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BISHOPRIC OF BATH AND WELLS ESTATES

Catalogue reference: T\PH\vch/5

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This record is a file about the BISHOPRIC OF BATH AND WELLS ESTATES dating from 1331-1590.

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T\PH\vch/5

Title

BISHOPRIC OF BATH AND WELLS ESTATES

Date

1331-1590

Description

Microfilm negative (1 roll) of Ministers' Accounts from collections at the Lambeth Palace Library, the Public Record Office, and the Bodleian Library.

(i) Lambeth Palace Library: compotus rolls bearing the references CR 222, etc., for the undermentioned estates and dates:

CR 222 Banwell 1443-1444

223 Banwell 1474-1475

224 Banwell 1499-1500

224b Bishopric Estates - accounts of John Lane, steward and receiver [Huish (Episcopi), Kingsbury (Episcopi), (Bishop's) Lydeard, Wells Manor, Wookey, Westbury, Cheddar, Blackford (in Wedmore), Compton (Parva, Co.Berks.), Banwell, Congresbury, Yatton, Chew, Westerleigh (Co. Gloucs.), Pucklechurch (Co. Gloucs.), Wyke (Co. Gloucs.), Bathampton, Claverton, (East) Cranmore, Evercreech, Kingsbury Hundred, Wells Forum Hundred, Bath City, Wellington Borough, Winterstoke (and Banwell) Hundred, Pucklechurch Hundred, Stratton, Wells Borough, Chard Borough, Axbridge, (Rodney) Stoke and Draycott, Stavordale and Bath 'Palace'.] 1442-1443

286a Buckland, West 1434-1435

287 Buckland, West 1442-1443

324 Cheddar 1446-1447

325 Cheddar 1494-1495

335 Cheddar Parsonage 1474-1475

347 Compton Parva 1422-1423

348 Compton Parva 1442-1443

349 Compton Parva 1451-1452

354 Cranmore, East 1400-1401

363 Dogmersfield (Co. Hants) - collector of rents and bailiff 1426-1427

364 [as 363] 1432-1433

437 Curry, East or 'Churley' (?) 1415-1416

440 Evercreech 1382-1383

441 Evercreech 1427-1428

442 Evercreech 1431-1432

1131 Wiveliscombe 1443-1444

1132 Wiveliscombe 1464-1465

1133 Wookey 1461-1462

1158 Yatton 1442-1443

(ii) Public Record Office:

Ref. SC6 1131/9. Accounts of Ministers and Stock-keeper for Wells Borough, Wells Forum, Axbridge Borough, Winterstoke Hundred (Cheddarm Banwell, Congresbury and Yatton), Kingsbury Hundred (Hewish, Kingsbury, Winsham, Chard, Wellington, Wiveliscombe, 'Lydeard'), Bath City, Pucklechurch (Co. Gloucs.), Wellington Borough, Chard, Wiveliscombe, Rodney Stoke and Draycott, Bath 'Palace', Stavordale, Chew, Buckland, Cranmore, Claverton, Compton, Cheddar and Huish. 1459

Ref. SC6 834/31. Ministers' Accounts for Wyke (CO. Gloucs), 1458-9.

(iii) Bodleian Library:

Banwell; account of Nicholas Moureman, reeve, 1430-1431 (ref. MS rolls, Som. 4)

Banwell; Account of Thomas Grey, reeve, 1484-1485 (ref. MS rolls, Som. 5)

Banwell and Compton; Halimote held at both manors, 1445 (ref. MS rolls, Som. 6)

Compton; Account of John Gylys,1497-1498 (ref. MS rolls, Som. 7)

Cranmore; Account of John Buryman, reeve, 1482-1483 (ref. MS rolls, Som. 8)

Evercreech; Account of William Savery, reeve, 1368-1369 (ref. MS rolls, Som. 9)

Wiveliscombe; Account of Walter Mason, reeve, 1451-1452 (ref. MS rolls, Som. 15)

Related material

<p>In addition to the main series of Bishopric Estate records deposited by the Church Commissioners (DD/CC), further related items will be found under the references: DD/SAS/BA 1-6; DD/BR/su; DD/SAS/BK 5</p>

Held by
Somerset Heritage Centre (South West Heritage Trust)
Language

English

Physical description

1 film

Record URL
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