Lease of parsonage, Wilburton, Cambridgeshire

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 12 MS Doc.1395
  • 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 a term of three lives. A proviso is added that the lessee pays a certain sum yearly to the curate of Wilburton. The lessor appoints as his attorneys Clement Tubbs and John Cumbers, both of Wilburton. Witnessed by Thomas Bainbrigg, Eben. Bourne, Robert Mathews, and John Carroway.

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Acquisition Information

Purchased from Messrs. Puttick & Simpson, 18 April 1929

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Alternative Form Available

MS Doc.1396 (except that the name Susannah Radford is deleted and that of Richard Bentley inserted)