Collection GB 0074 CLC/178 - SMALL MANORIAL COLLECTIONS

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/178

Title

SMALL MANORIAL COLLECTIONS

Date(s)

  • 1500-1662 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

Three production units.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

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.

Archival history

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.

Content and structure area

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.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

The items have been ordered according to the MS numbers assigned at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

Related descriptions

Notes area

Alternative identifier(s)

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

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.

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

    Sources

    Accession area