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Admission (copy), Sutton, Cambridgeshire

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1784

Scope and Contents

Certifying that in his will dated 1 Sep 1794 the late Freeman Cawthorne bequeathed two parcels of lands containing 8 and 6 acres respectively in Sutton North Fen, held copyhold of the manor of Sutton, to his sons Philip and William Cawthorne to be held in common, and that the two sons are admitted tenants at the former specified rents: 2s 8d per annum on each parcel of land. (The will as quoted refers to 26 acres.) Copy of court roll, examined by the deputy steward, Hugh Robert Evans gent; the Dean of Ely cathedral (William Pearce DD), and chapter being lords of the manor, and Charles Nalson Cole esq the steward, duty stamps. Endorsed in pencil 'Bundle 4'.

Dates

  • Creation: 13 May 1800

Conditions Governing Access

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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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