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- 1500-1662 (Creation)
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Three production units.
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In the Domesday book the manor of Stepney is described as part of the demense lands of the Bishop of London. In 1550 Bishop Ridley gave the manor to King Edward VI, who granted it to Lord Wentworth, and it subsequently passed to the Earls of Cleveland. The manor then passed to the Colebrooke family.
The manor of Worcesters was established in 1298 from land granted to the son of the Lord of Enfield. In 1550 it was granted to Princess Elizabeth, who, as Queen, granted it to Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury.
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GB 0074 CLC/178 1500-1662 Collection Three production units. Manor of Worcesters , Enfield
Manor of Stepney
In the Domesday book the manor of Stepney is described as part of the demense lands of the Bishop of London. In 1550 Bishop Ridley gave the manor to King Edward VI, who granted it to Lord Wentworth, and it subsequently passed to the Earls of Cleveland. The manor then passed to the Colebrooke family.
The manor of Worcesters was established in 1298 from land granted to the son of the Lord of Enfield. In 1550 it was granted to Princess Elizabeth, who, as Queen, granted it to Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury.
MS 03035 was formerly owned by William Dethick, Garter King of Arms (1586-1604) and was purchased by Guildhall Library in 1931. It was catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in 1932. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Collection of documents relating to manors, comprising: admittance from the Court Baron of the Manor of Worcesters cum Enfield; legal forms for the use of a steward of a manor; and custumal and precedent book for the manors of Stepney and Hackney.
The items have been ordered according to the MS numbers assigned at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Available for general access.
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
August to October 2010. Land use Manor of Stepney Manor of Worcesters , Enfield Western Europe Europe UK England Middlesex Enfield Manors Information sources Documents Manorial records Custumal People People by occupation Manorial officers Manorial stewards Tower Hamlets London Stepney Primary documents
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
MS 03035 was formerly owned by William Dethick, Garter King of Arms (1586-1604) and was purchased by Guildhall Library in 1931. It was catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in 1932. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Scope and content
Collection of documents relating to manors, comprising: admittance from the Court Baron of the Manor of Worcesters cum Enfield; legal forms for the use of a steward of a manor; and custumal and precedent book for the manors of Stepney and Hackney.
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The items have been ordered according to the MS numbers assigned at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Available for general access.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English