This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1861 Excerpt: ...to Geoffrey, bishop of Chester, Lichfield and Coventry master, and the scholars of King's hall for 99 years at 3s. 4rf. per annum, with a clause of renewal. In this lease the garden is stated to abut on the tenement of Michaelhouse, called Grammer hostel, in the tenure of Thomas Ayer, clerk, then part of King's hall. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1861 Excerpt: ...to Geoffrey, bishop of Chester, Lichfield and Coventry master, and the scholars of King's hall for 99 years at 3s. 4rf. per annum, with a clause of renewal. In this lease the garden is stated to abut on the tenement of Michaelhouse, called Grammer hostel, in the tenure of Thomas Ayer, clerk, then part of King's hall. (J) The king on 20th March, 1338-9, commissioned the mayor of the town of Cambridge and Thomas Powys, jointly and severally to purchase all such houses and places in the said town, which they should deem necessary and fit for the enlargement of the mansion of the warden and clerks in his hall of Cambridge, by his alms sustained. (c) On 30th November, 12 Edw. III. 1338, the king by writ empowered llichard Twylet, mayor of the town of Cambridge, to take seizin on his behalf of a messuage, with the appurtenances, in Cambridge, contiguous to the mansion of the warden and scholars of the King's hall, which messuage the king had purchased of master Edmund de Walsingham. S. Edmund of Cambridge, (a) and one place of land at Damenicolesheth in the same town, of Bartholomew Peryn, and one place of land with the appurtenances in the same town, of Robert de Syggesford, and one place of land with the appurtenances, at Damenicolesheth in the said town of Cambridge, of John the son of William de Comberton of Cambridge, and one place with the appurtenances, at Damenicolesheth in the same town, of William de Glacton, and one place of land with the appurtenances, at Damenicolesheth in the same town, of Stephen the son of Bartholomew Morys of Cambridge, as by the charters thereupon to him made would more fully appear; he gave and granted to the warden and scholars of his hall in the said town of Cambridge, the aforesaid messuage and places with the appurtenances, ...
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