In consideration of 5s, the Revd William Gale Townley, rector of Upwell, Norfolk, Robert Gregge Hopwood esq, of Hopwood, Lancashire, and Richard Greaves Townley esq, of Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, lease 3+ acres in Fulbourn (awarded to the late Richard Greaves Townley esq by the enclosure commissioners for Fulbourn) for one year to John Hancock of Fulbourn, farmer, at peppercorn rent as first stage in process of lease and release. Release: Doc 3764. Indenture, signed and sealed by the three lessors, witnessed by Charles Wodehouse, Daniel Gurney, Mary Gregge Hopwood, James Topham, Charles Mitford, and William Acton; duty stamp. Parchment supplied by Andrew Northcroft of Chancery Lane.
Lease, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire
This material is held atCambridge University Library
- Reference
- GB 12 MS Doc.3763
- Dates of Creation
- 3 Aug. 1829 (10 George IV)
- Language of Material
- English .
- Physical Description
- 1 item(s) vellum vellum
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Acquisition Information
Presented by Bedfordshire County Council, 19 March 1947
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