Various accounts, deeds, etc., relating to Bury St. Edmund's
Various accounts, deeds, etc., relating to Bury St. Edmund's, 1521-1643, among which are:
- Fol. 8. Computi of the feoffees of the lands of the Gild of the Purification of the Virgin at Bury, 1520-1 to 1533-4, except 1525-6
- Fol. 30. Rentals of the town lands, 1619-20, 1624-5 (the cover of this latter is part of a petition from Roger Lynge about the manor of Haughley, of James i's reign, on parchment), 1625-6, 1626-7, 1628-9, 1629-30, and 1636-7 (the cover of the last is part of a parchment lease by John Mallowes of Bury, early 17th cent.)
- Fol. 87. Two papers relating to the tithes of Foxerth in Essex, 1570 and 1613
- Fol. 99. A copy of the Gild Hall feoffment, July 23, 1639, with notes
- Fol. 116. Particulars of fee-farm rents once belonging to the abbey, 17th cent.
- Fol. 123. 'Some Account of the Priviledges etc. of the Abbey ... by the Revd Mr. James Reynolds' (about 1720)
- There are also two original wills, of Robert Pope of Weybread, May 21, 1635 (fol. 6), and of Henry Wakeman of Benhall, March 11, 1642/3 (fol. 121)
- At fol. 2 are notes of the Ipswich assizes of July, 1637, cf. fol. 94
Dates
- Creation: Written in the 16th-18th century
Extent
147 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Multiple languages
- Latin
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Suffolk b. 1, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Top. Suffolk b. 1
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20560
Abstract
Various accounts, deeds, etc., relating to Bury St. Edmund's
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 30808
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired by The Bodleian Library in 1890.
Physical Facet
On paper and parchment
Dimensions
15 3/4 × 11 1/4 in.
- Title
- Various accounts, deeds, etc., relating to Bury St. Edmund's
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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