Lease of parsonage, Wilburton, Cambridgeshire

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 12 MS Doc.1396
  • Dates of Creation
      6 Feb. 1719 (Either 1719 or 1720?)
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      1 item(s) vellum vellum

Scope and Content

Richard Bentley, D.D., Archdeacon of Ely, lets the parsonage of Wilburton to James Mallabar for the term of three lives. The lessee is to pay a certain sum yearly to the curate of Wilburton in addition to the rent. The lessor appoints as his attorneys Clement Tubbs and John Cumber of Wilburton. Witnessed by Richard Walker and Richard Penson.

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Acquisition Information

Purchased from Messrs. Puttick & Simpson, 18 April 1929

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Alternative Form Available

MS Doc.1395 (except that in the latter the name Susanna Radford is deleted and Richard Bentley inserted)