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The patronage of the living was accepted by the college in 1929 from the trustees of the Rev. George Walker Hall (1875), Vicar of Norton since 1888 and Rector from 1926, in accordance with his known wishes.
For further details of the parish see Bury, p. 286

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Also assignment of two terms for 1000 years each in the latter hereditaments to a trustee for the Bank.
The properties are Fen Farm and Upware Farm.

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Includes schedule of evidences.

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Notes on dorse: 1. of receipt of £200 pounds, 9 Oct. 1713; 2. of receipt on 14 April 1724 of £205 from Charles Percy, executor of Francis Percy, by John Grove, executor of Dr Berry of £205 in full satisfaction of the principal money and all interest due on the mortgage

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High Fen Farm was purchased by the college in 1882 for £8000, part of the proceeds of the sale in 1882 to the Great Northern Railway and Great Eastern Railway Joint Committee of 67 acres at Doddington for £11,5000.
Nos 42 to 54 and 58 not found, March 2008.
Nos 60 to 69 seem to have been dissociated from the series for many years.

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Includes list of evidences.

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Endorsed with list of payments due between 20 Sept. 1710 and 25 March 1713.

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Witnesses: Stephen son of Bartholomew Morice; Stephen son of John Morice; Daniel de Felsted; John de Berney; Thomas de Titchwell.

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Witnesses: Thomas Cross, mayor; Richard Toogood; John Sexton; Thomas Sturmin; Henry Simson, bailiff

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The lease is recorded on pp. 402-05 of Lease Book 2 (1563-1632). The present document is cut from the whole, otherwise lost, and was at one time used as a wrapper for court rolls.

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If Walter should die in the prevailing pestilence the lands are to revert to his wife, Matilda, so that she may pay his lawful debts; and after her death Ralph and Adam are to sell the lands, to have masses said for the souls of his parents, self and wife, all the failthful departed, and to distribute to the poor. If he survives, the lands are to revert to him after a year and a half.
Witnesses: Hugh Tornour; William in Le Grene; Richard Wyth; John Aylgar; John Templeman.

Scope and Contents For £100 received from Parker the Master and Fellows of CCCC bind themselves to the other parties to pay £5 per annum for (1) £4 a year for a fire in the hall at dinner and supper time between 1 November and 2 February when no other allowance is made at 6d a fire, (2) 13s 4d for increase of diet and pittance at the annual library audit on or around 6 August, and 3s 4d each to the auditors from Gonville and Caius and Trinity Hall.Landbeach payments largely as in 23 but the students...

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Counterpart of 28, above.

Scope and Contents In consideration of Parker's grant to the college of the ground purchased from King's and of his gift of £500 the Master and Fellows covenant with the other parties to maintain and repair on the monition of the Masters of Gonville and Caius and of Trinity Hall the books as listed in three tripartite registers, and to make augmentation of commons as follows.Each of the three messes [i.e. a table of four persons] of fellows is to be increased by 2d a mess at dinner on Monday to Thursday...

Scope and Contents The books are to be kept under three locks and the keys to be held by the Master and the two keepers of the Billingford chest who are to see that the library should be always in decent order and that no-one should be admitted without first taking an oath not to abuse the books in any way. Access is to be allowed in the winter from 8 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. and in the summer from 6 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 5 p.m. No books are to be taken out of the college, but the Master may have up to three...

Scope and Contents Whereas by indenture of 17 Apr. 1578 [53.1a above] John Parker, in fulfilment of his father's will, has granted an annuity of £10 from property in Lambeth for support of three scholars, the nominations are to lie with John Parker during his life and the Archbishop of Canterbury, and, in a vacancy in the see, with the Master and Fellows of CCC. The first scholar is to be born in Canterbury and educated at Canterbury school, the second born and educated at Aylsham and the third born and...

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Signed and sealed by Sir Nicholas Bacon and his son.

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Summaries of clauses noted in margin, perhaps by Norgate.

Scope and Contents One parcel is in Trumpington field, called 'Heycroft' and the other near Cambridge town opposite St Edmund's c hapel on payment of 2s to the feudal lords; also a meadow, which is specially guaranteed against any claims by the Prioress and nuns of Swaffham. Robert to pay 1d annually to the said John, The parcels are not to be sold during Robert's lifetime without his having the option of redeeming them at the price now paid, viz. 17 marks.Witnesses: Richard son of Laurence; Robert de...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The estate was purchased by Dr John Spencer, Master 1667-93, in 1687 for £3600, with an annual value of £200, and settled by Deed of Gift on the College for the augmentation of the Mastership, Fellowships, Scholarships and various other purposes.(see Masters, Appendix no. LIII (pp. 79-80).It was sold in 1929 for £3425 (Bury, p. 165).The two items under 43 have been reclassified as 39a and 40c.No. 60, which relates to St Bene't's parish has been reassigned to XVIII 237.41. Nos 68...

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Witnesses: Sir John de Ingoldsthorp; William de Swineford; Hamo de Monstroyl; Hugh de Cayly; James de Stinynton, knights; Adam de Brancaster; Stephen de Sitlindon; Andrew de Sarneburn; William de Sedgeford; Gilbert de Titchewell; Robert de Hale.

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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.

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Consideration: £410 to Viscount Shannon; 5s to John Clement.

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Witnesses: Eudo de Elpringham, mayor; Alan de Babraham; Reginald de Trumpington; Henry de Toft, of Cambridge; Simon Bernard of Barnwell; Nicholas de Gransden of Hinton.

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£5 9s 5d from Mr Abbs for books respectuated in the account of Mr Rewse, 1589; £3 13s for a book debt of Mr Abbs in Mr Harris' time; £3 10s for Mr Rewse's debt for certain plate for Robert Gill, butler, in time of stewardship; 35s 1d for a debt of Mr Broome towards Mr Smith's debt.