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Bargain and sale by Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, to Elizabeth I of the manors...

Catalogue reference: E 355/68

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This record is about the Bargain and sale by Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, to Elizabeth I of the manors... dating from 1580 Dec 21 in the series Exchequer: Pipe Office: Ancient Deeds, Series PP. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
E 355/68
Date
1580 Dec 21
Description

Bargain and sale by Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, to Elizabeth I of the manors of Arustley [Arwystli] and Kevilock, Montgomeryshire, Kenlleth Owen, Denbighshire, and Knolle, Warwickshire, in exchange for Crown lands of equivalent value. Attached is a list and valuation of the manors surrendered to the queen and a memorandum of a prior exchange of the manors of Meaux and Raskell, Yorkshire, granted by Dudley, and the manors of Great and Little Hampton, Worcestershire and Hampton and Knoll in Arden, Warwickshire, granted by Elizabeth I. Also attached is a bond for £4000, voided if Dudley keeps the terms outlined in the indenture, and a confirmation that Dudley is bound to the queen for £4000. Sealed by Dudley. 23 Eliz I

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Access conditions
Open Immediately
Physical condition
Damaged
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Government finances
Manors
Litigation
Crown lands and estates
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16921282/

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Exchequer: Pipe Office: Ancient Deeds, Series PP

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