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licence in mortmain

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

 File — CCCC09/11/1(2)

Confirmation of licence in Mortmain of 1353 for transfer of the advowson of St Botlolph's to the college (CCCC09/3/1), 1439-10-12

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC09/11/1(2)
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

A note by G. A. Wise, dated 12 Sept. 1936. 'on the cataloguing of the deeds of St Botolph parish' analyses the sub-groups 1 to 8; 9 consists of miscellaneous deeds in chronological order. XII 97 and 98 relate to the parish of Over and are listed there.

Dates: 1439-10-12
 Item — CCCC09/36B/O1

Confirmation of licence of mortmain for the Manor of Barton (O2, below)., 1362-07-12

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC09/36B/O1
Scope and Contents

Sir Robert de la Beche to hold the manor for his lifetime before it comes to the college as gift of Henry Earl of Lancaster.

Dates: 1362-07-12
 Item — CCCC02/M/14/1

Licence for Parker to preach in Latin and in the vulgar tongue throughout the kingdom, 1537-03-26

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC02/M/14/1
Scope and Contents

Although Parker was BD by this date, his degree, presumably originally entered as 'doctor', has been erased and no substitution made.
Signed by Thomas Cromwell ['Crumwell'].

Dates: 1537-03-26
 Item — CCCC09/01/32

Licence in mortmain., 1705-05-23

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC09/01/32
Scope and Contents

Letter patent licensing the purchase of not more than ten advowsons, rectories and vicarages, and manors up to an annual value of £500 p.a.
Obtained at the costs, £72 13s 4d, of Archbishop Thomas Tenison.

Dates: 1705-05-23
 File — CCCC09/03/1

Licence in mortmain in respect of (1) 3 messuages, 31 acres of arable, and 8 acres of meadow in Landbeach, and (2) a messuage in the parish of St Benedict, Cambridge, for conveyance to Corpus Christi College, 1411-07-11

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC09/03/1
Scope and Contents

Crown to, for (1) Thomas Bodeney, clerk, and John Titteshall, clerk, and, for (2) Thomas Bodeney, Rector of Landbeach, and William Pontrell of Cambridge, barber.

Dates: 1411-07-11
 File — CCCC09/01/6

Licence in mortmain in respect of an annual sum of £5 to Corpus Christi College, William Sowode, Master, 1535-02-02

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC09/01/6
Scope and Contents From the Management Group:

Entries in Lease Book 1 are noted as copies, or, where the originals are no longer held, are intercalated, Note that this lease book has many marginal notes, mostly by Matthew Parker, seldom entered here, giving cross-references to later leases of the same proprty, and indications of the 'present' tenant.

Dates: 1535-02-02
 File — CCCC09/36/88

Licence of mortmain for advowson of Grantchester., 1365-02-24

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC09/36/88
Scope and Contents

Granted to Alan Banastre, parson of Lolworth, John, vicar of St Botolph's, John de Tamworth and William de Horwode to assign to the college.

Dates: 1365-02-24
 Item — CCCC09/36B/O2

Licence of mortmain for the manor of Barton., 1359-08-25

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC09/36B/O2
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Nos 30 (now 43), 31, 42, 44, 45, 54, 73 not used. Nos 1-40 formerly XXXVII 19-21. Nos. 41-76 formerly XXXVII 16. Nos. 77-83 formerly XXXVII 15.
The section has been extensively re-numbered in the past.
For further deeds relating to Barton and the manor of Barton Lancaster see CCCC09/37 (XXXVII).
For copies of early deeds see 87.


Dates: 1359-08-25
 Item

Notarial copy of 88 by William Riley., 1658

Reference Code: GBR/0268/CCCC09/36/88.1
Scope and Contents From the File:

Granted to Alan Banastre, parson of Lolworth, John, vicar of St Botolph's, John de Tamworth and William de Horwode to assign to the college.

Dates: 1658