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Transcript of grant of office by (1) Thomas Godwyn, bishop of Bath and Wells, to...
Catalogue reference: LR 15/300
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This record is about the Transcript of grant of office by (1) Thomas Godwyn, bishop of Bath and Wells, to... dating from 1585 Apr 27 in the series Office of the Auditors of Land Revenue: Ancient Deeds, Series EE. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1585 Apr 27
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Transcript of grant of office by (1) Thomas Godwyn, bishop of Bath and Wells, to Thomas Emely, otherwise Emley, of Halmeden [Helmden], Northamptonshire.
Grant of the office of steward and under steward, clerk, writer and recorder of all franchises, etc, of the bishopric of Bath and Wells, for life, at 5 marks a year from the manor of Westbury, Somerset.
Confirmation by the dean and chapter of Wells, same date.
Paper, 3ff.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- English
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11250637/
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Office of the Auditors of Land Revenue: Ancient Deeds, Series EE
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