Lease of parsonage, Wilburton, Cambridgeshire

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 12 MS Doc.1393
  • Dates of Creation
      24 Mar. 1673 (Either 1673 or 1674?)
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      1 item(s) vellum vellum

Scope and Content

Thomas Wren, LL.D., Archdeacon of Ely, Parson of Wilburton, lets to [Sir] William Wren the parsonage of Wilburton. A proviso is added that the lessee is to pay a certain sum yearly to the curate of Wilburton for the service of the church and administration of the sacraments. Witnesses to the giving of possession: Robert Wright, John Gardner, and John Jellis. On the back is a declaration by Vertue Radford, assignee of Sir W. Wren, giving up his interest in the above lease to William Saywell, Archdeacon of Ely, 12 August 1690.

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Acquisition Information

Purchased from Messrs. Puttick & Simpson, 18 April 1929

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