Cranfield, Beds. Documents relating to the manor
Reference code
MSS/0816
Title
Cranfield, Beds. Documents relating to the manor
Date
1586-1593
Level of description
item
Extent and format
Paper; ff. ii + 175. Small quarto. Vellum covers, fols. i, ii, formed from a fragment of a court roll (court baron, 1583-4, of William, Provost of Eton, held before Thomas Docwray and George Cury).
Scope and content
Rental of the manor of Cranfield, Beds.; Contains other related memoranda conc, surrenders of leases, rents due to the Queen, arrears, stray cattle, etc., and several references to George Cury as bailiff of the Queen (cf. fol. 77v). Also includes references to Lewis, 3rd Baron Mordaunt, e.g. fols. 128, 142v, and a surrender of lease by John Vaux, Merchant Taylor of London, fol. 170v.
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/816