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Court of Augmentations, and Exchequer, Pipe Office: Counterparts and Transcripts...

Catalogue reference: E 311

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E 311

This series mainly consists of office copies, known as transcripts, of Crown leases, prepared by the Clerk of the Pipe, which passed under the Exchequer seal between 1554 and 1617. There are also, however, some counterparts of Crown leases...

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Reference
E 311
Title
Court of Augmentations, and Exchequer, Pipe Office: Counterparts and Transcripts of Crown Leases
Date
1538-1629
Description

This series mainly consists of office copies, known as transcripts, of Crown leases, prepared by the Clerk of the Pipe, which passed under the Exchequer seal between 1554 and 1617.

There are also, however, some counterparts of Crown leases passing under the seal of the Court of Augmentations, a few leases surrendered into the Court, as well as other miscellaneous material relating to the leasing of Crown land, including some leases under the seals of Catherine of Aragon and Catherine Parr.

Related material

Particulars, warrants and transcripts are in E 367

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Creator(s)
  • Court of Augmentations, 1536-1547
  • Exchequer, Pipe Office, 1109-1833
Physical description
51 bundle(s)
Subjects
Topics
Government finances
Crown lands and estates
Unpublished finding aids
A manuscript calendar, 'Transcripts of leases, Elizabeth to James I', is in order of the place leased and also gives the names of the lessees, the nature of the lands, and the county, IND 1/16990
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6690/

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