Scope and Contents Copy of indenture between Richard Brakyn, lord of the manor of Chesterton, and Thomas Brakyn his son and heir, and the copyhold tenants of part of the manor, 13 Nov. 1577, with index and modern copy; Chesterton rental, 1585; John Benstead, ferryman: list of persons paying acknowledgement to lord of manor for ferry passage, 1693. fo. 1: 'For Mr Francis Carter Written by Ri. Meade g[ent] in the yeare 1693', 'Thos H. Naylor MA 1881', 'in the year 1715 Abd. Halls His Book', 'Jonathan Johnson...

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Possibly intended for business of the Vice Chancellor's Court of the University when Dalton was deputy steward. Includes notes on duties of the clerk of the market, weights and measures and fines payable, draft minutes of the court, 1598 and copies of Elizabeth I's charter to the University, 1575. Also includes draft minutes of the courts of various manors in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk, mostly the manors of Newmarket and Halesworth and Wratting Magna.

Scope and Contents Court rolls and associated papers for the manors of Chesterton and Wicken, Cambridgeshire, including court books for Chesterton, 1641-1717, 1737-58, and for Wicken, 1413-21, 1656-1880; royal confirmation of Chesterton to Barnwell Priory, 13 Edward I; rental of Chesterton, 1585; quitrents of Chesterton copyholders, 16th cent; and a copy of the Wicken [Inclosure] Award, 1849. 1285-1888. Great seal of Edward I. For the Edward I confirmation see R H Edleston, Chesterton Manor, Buckden Palace and...