Lease indenture, Benwick, Cambridgeshire
Scope and Contents
John Turner of Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire, lets to Thomas Burgesse of Benwick certain fen land in Benwick for a term of twenty-one years. The lessee may plough only limited amounts of land during the last two years of the term. The lessee may not dig turf. Witnesses: Joseph Surrage, Phillipp Skinner. One seal is attached.
Dates
- Creation: 1 July 1702
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Extent
1 item(s) (vellum) : vellum
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from G David, Lot 522/3, 24 November 1910
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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