Mortgage, Outwell, Cambridgeshire and Upwell, Norfolk

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 12 MS Doc.1389
  • Dates of Creation
      27 Nov. 1678 (30 Charles II)
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      1 item(s) vellum vellum

Scope and Content

Nicholas Girling of Bury St. Edmunds mortgages to Robert Colman of Brent Eleigh, Suffolk, Edward Colman of London, and Robert Canham of Milden..., Suffolk, certain lands in Outwell and Upwell for a term of thousand years. The deed is an ordinary conveyance of sale with provisos to ensure the mortgagor's right of re-entry on payment of the specified sums. Witnessed by William Egerton and John Maltyward.

Access Information

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Messrs. Puttick & Simpson, 18 April 1929

Other Finding Aids

A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.