An account of the corporation of Beccles Fen, with a tr. of their charter. Repr. with notes and additions1826 |
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... manner the same late abbot , and all the " other abbots of the same place , of the same 1400 acres of pasture , as par- " cel of the manor aforesaid , were seised as in right of the church afore- said , à tempore cujus non extat memoria ...
... manner the same late abbot , and all the " other abbots of the same place , of the same 1400 acres of pasture , as par- " cel of the manor aforesaid , were seised as in right of the church afore- said , à tempore cujus non extat memoria ...
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... manner pro- bably as by the second grant of Henry VIII . In the transactions which took place upon the dis- solution of the monastery , relative to the procurement of a grant of the fen from the king , there seems to have been much ...
... manner pro- bably as by the second grant of Henry VIII . In the transactions which took place upon the dis- solution of the monastery , relative to the procurement of a grant of the fen from the king , there seems to have been much ...
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... manner , to a select body of the inhabitants , who were to be incorporated under the name of the Portreeve , Surveyors , and Commonalty of the Fen of Beccles , in the county of Suffolk . Letters patent were accordingly granted , bearing ...
... manner , to a select body of the inhabitants , who were to be incorporated under the name of the Portreeve , Surveyors , and Commonalty of the Fen of Beccles , in the county of Suffolk . Letters patent were accordingly granted , bearing ...
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... manner of Beccles we cold not p❜cede concernyng them " because the ladie * Gresham and W. Rede esquier her sonne are the chief p'sones to be delt withal in that " behalfe . " This award was so much in favor of the corporation , that it ...
... manner of Beccles we cold not p❜cede concernyng them " because the ladie * Gresham and W. Rede esquier her sonne are the chief p'sones to be delt withal in that " behalfe . " This award was so much in favor of the corporation , that it ...
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... manner and form fol- a Portreeve lowing to be ( Prepositus ) Portreeve of the Fen afore- said ; and so shall from henceforth be named during such time as he shall continue in that office . And also , that three other discreet men and ...
... manner and form fol- a Portreeve lowing to be ( Prepositus ) Portreeve of the Fen afore- said ; and so shall from henceforth be named during such time as he shall continue in that office . And also , that three other discreet men and ...
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abbot accompte according acres aforesaid Portreeve appointed Barsham Beccles aforesaid Beccles Fen belonging cattall cause charter com❜on Common Clerk Common Council common seal Commonalty constituc'ons constitutions corporac'on county of Suffolk Court dayes ditches Downinge ev'y tyme everye feast Fen aforesaid Fen of Beccles Fen-reeves fenn forfeite for ev'y form aforesaid Gillingham grant henceforth iiiid Item John John Leman land late king letters patent marsh or pasture noe p'son notwithstanding number of twelve oath office of Portreeve office or offices ordain order or class ordynance p'cell p'chase p'son or p'sons p'te p❜son parcel thereof pasture aforesaid payde payne of forfeiting Portreeve and Surveyors premises presents putt reeve rent residue Ringsfield seid Will'm Rede Sergeants at Mace seyd shal be lawfull shillings Suffolk sworn swyne tenements things town aforesaid town of Beccles twenty-four inhabitants twoe unto veyors w'ch whatsoever whereof the Portreeve William Worlingham xijd yearly
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