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Lease of parsonage, Wilburton, Cambridgeshire

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1395

Scope and Contents

Richard Bentley, D.D., Archdeacon of Ely, lets the parsonage of Wilburton to James Mallabar for a term of three lives. A proviso is added that the lessee pays a certain sum yearly to the curate of Wilburton. The lessor appoints as his attorneys Clement Tubbs and John Cumbers, both of Wilburton. Witnessed by Thomas Bainbrigg, Eben. Bourne, Robert Mathews, and John Carroway.

Dates

  • Creation: 6 Feb. 1719 (Either 1719 or 1720?)

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 item(s) (vellum) : vellum

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Messrs. Puttick & Simpson, 18 April 1929

Existence and Location of Copies

MS Doc.1396 (except that the name Susannah Radford is deleted and that of Richard Bentley inserted)

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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