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Admission (copy), Sutton, Cambridgeshire

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1781

Scope and Contents

Certifying that Thomas Maylin gent having surrendered on 6 Apr 1779 by the hands of Thomas Custance senior in the presence of William Boon his 6 acres of copyhold fen or marsh ground in Sutton North Fen, manor of Sutton, to the use of Freeman Cawthorne of Chatteris, yeoman, and his heirs (Doc 1780), Cawthorne is now formally admitted tenant to the property at the unchanged annual rent of 2s 8d. Copy of court roll, examined by Aungier Peacocke esq, steward of the court, duty stamps. Endorsed in red: 'late Maylins, 6 acres (more or less)', and in pencil: '7 acres.

Dates

  • Creation: 28 Apr. 1779

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Extent

1 item(s) (vellum) : vellum

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented by E.A.B. Barnard, F.S.A., November 1931

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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