Whereas Gyles Ascham of Cambridge and Thomas Ascham of Walthamstow, Essex, are seised of the rectory of Whittlesford and the lands appertaining for life by conveyance from the Queen by Letters Patent dated 6 July 1583; Gyles Ascham lets to Robert Simond of Whittlesford, the elder, and Robert Simond his son and heir the rectory and lands for a term of sixty years, if Gyles and Thomas live so long, at a peppercorn rent. Witnesses: Robert Ewyne, Andrew Byre.
Lease indenture, Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire
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- Dates of Creation6 Nov. 1599
- Language of MaterialEnglish .
- Physical Description1 item(s) vellum vellum
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Purchased from G. David, Cambridge ('Lot 607'), 9 May 1917
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