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Court of Wards and Liveries: Feodaries' Surveys

Catalogue reference: WARD 5

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WARD 5

Surveys prepared by the feodaries of the Court of Wards and Liveries.They include paper extents or schedules of wards' lands showing terms of sales and also certificates of improved value, indented extents and other documents relating to the...

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WARD 5

Title
Court of Wards and Liveries: Feodaries' Surveys
Date

Elizabeth I - Charles I

Description

Surveys prepared by the feodaries of the Court of Wards and Liveries.

They include paper extents or schedules of wards' lands showing terms of sales and also certificates of improved value, indented extents and other documents relating to the administration of wardship.

Arrangement
Arrangement

By county

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English and Latin

Physical description

53 bundle(s)

Unpublished finding aids
Some 1 400 surveys in the series have been calendered in detail in a manuscript list which can be found on open access and organised alphabetically by the name of the tenant. Please speak to staff at the Map and Large Document Room enquiry desk for the precise location.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14200/

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Court of Wards and Liveries: Feodaries' Surveys