In consideration of #4, Richard Godfrey of Great Eversden, husbandman, leases to Richard Adam of the same, husbandman, his close called ?Dunnhines in Eversden aforesaid, from Lady Day next for six years. No rent is mentioned. Clauses to protect trees and hedgerows. Both parties enter into bonds of #10 for sure performance of the covenants. Indenture, unsigned, witnessed by Crystofor Rychemond, John Wyckkes, William Wyckkes, and others. Seal wanting. Endorsed in contemporary hand: 'Eversden'.
Lease, Great Eversden, Cambridgeshire
This material is held atCambridge University Library
- Reference
- GB 12 MS Doc.3687
- Dates of Creation
- 10 Mar. 1562 (Possibly 1563?, 5 Elizabeth I)
- Language of Material
- English .
- Physical Description
- 1 collection paper paper
Scope and Content
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Acquisition Information
Presented by Mrs R G Harrison, The Little House, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, 13 May 1941
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