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All Landbeach holdings demised to her grandson Henry Pyke and his heirs, failing whom her grandson Thomas Pyke and his heirs, failing whom her daugher Margaret Pyke and her heirs.

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In the event of his son, Thomas, dying without issue, Day leaves revenues from his estate at Shipdham, Norfolk, for the support of two 'poor lads' from the neighbourhood, after attendance at elementary school, at Westminster, Eton or Winchester and then for seven years at Corpus. Presumably Thomas had issue, as the college never inherited.
See Masters, p. 179

Scope and Contents Booth leaves £3 per annum from his lands in Laneham; £1 to be given yearly to the two students the speeches in the college on 5 November concerning the Gunpoder Plot; £1 to be spent on exceedings by the fellows and scholars; and £1 on 'some learned and pious work of some Protestant writer English or Latin to be placed in the public library'; he leaves his house nd lands at Laneham to his brother George, excepting the £3 above; he leaves to the college the 'De l'institution, usage, et...

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Genealogical notes, family trees, land documents, and wills, especially relating to the activities of John Ashbee of Pluckley, Richard Ashbee of Egerton, John Ashbee of Egerton and Joseph Ashbee of Charing.

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By John Godyn, chaplain, to the Alderman and brethren of the gild of St Mary
Witnesses: Robert de Brygham, mayor; Henry de Tangmere; Henry de (Water) Beche; Richard le Tableter; Simon de Sleford, clerk.
The property came to be part of the college site.

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This file contains an autograph manuscript draft will, 1917, correspondence with solicitors, 1940-1 and notes for executors, 1941.

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Witnesses: John Coke, Thomas Alen, Alexander Neville, Henry Maynard.
The version printed by Strype (Life and acts of Archbishop Parker, Appendix C, p. 186) was taken from John Parker's MSS, presumably the volume now at Lambeth (MS 737).

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She leaves her messuage and appurtenances to her grandson, Andrew Allen, with all her other goods, barring 1s each to her daughters Elizabeth and Ruth and her son Thomas.

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The will demonstrates that Brewer had a substantial number of freehold and leasehold properties in the town

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Negative photostat of the will of Marianne Thornton. Signed 19 May 1884, with a codicil signed 20 Nov. 1886, admitted to probate 3 Jan. 1888. Endorsed by E.M. Forster.
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Records relating to, more often than generated by, students, including old members.. See also under Dean, Tutor and Praelector.

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Archbishop Thomas Herring bequeathed £1000 in south-sea annuities to the college in 1757 'as his acknowledgement of the favour conferred upon his relations, and as his contribution to rebuilding the college'. The college was charged with the payment of annuities of £10 per annum to two of Herring's servants, Samuel Furze, his coachman, and Edward Swallow, his butler.

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Endorsements state that Mr Martindale died on 30 April 1822, that his executrix was sworn by commission on 26 July 1822 and that probate was granted on 12 Aug. 1822

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Archbishop Thomas Herring bequeathed £1000 in south-sea annuities to the college in 1757 'as his acknowledgement of the favour conferred upon his relations, and as his contribution to rebuilding the college'. The college was charged with the payment of annuities of £10 per annum to two of Herring's servants, Samuel Furze, his coachman, and Edward Swallow, his butler.

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Proved, PCC, 5 July 1782

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Nos 1, 12, 17-18, 21-22, 24, 26 and 28-31 relate to St Michael's parish, Cambridge, and are boxed in that sequence with XIII 1-24. Nos. 42, R5 not used.
Membrane 6 of 09/35/141 has records of the court baron at Chatteris for 1636 and 1639.

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He leaves his lands in Prior's Marston and Ratley to his wife Ann for her life and then to his grandson Joseph who is to make cash payments to John's children.

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Principle lands bequeathed to his grandson, John Greaves, who is to pay £30 to his sisters, Margaret and Elizabeth within three years of John senior's decease. See 28 below.

Scope and Contents £100 p.a. to his supposed son William Kirkham, alias Picard, and his heirs from the manor of Sibson, to cease if they shall sell the manor; £500 to Etheldreda Kirkham, alias Malin, on her marriage; £500 to Mildred Kirkham, alias Picard, on coming of age; £500 to Ann Kirkham, alias Picard, on coming of age; £20 p.a. to Mildred and Ann until come of age; £50 to Robert Kirkham of Cotterstock and £5 to each of his children; £15 among the children of Alexander Humfrey; £10 among the children...

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Lands to his wife, Janet, and, after her decease, to be sold by his executors, Joseph Procter and Thomas Paterson, to pay cash legacies to relatives.

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Proved, PCC, 5 July 1782

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His daughters Susan Tayler and Mary Hinton are his heirs and executors.

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Copy of will incorporated.

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Copies of wills from which the College received a bequest.

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Original copy and three further transcripts. Transcripts typed and handwritten