| Description | From: Thomas Winniffe, DD, dean of St Paul's Cathedral, London; the chapter of St Paul's Cathedral, London
To: William Cotton, precentor ('chaunter') of Exeter Cathedral
[Document damaged. Some text lost or illegible.] A messuage in Creed Lane in St Martin Ludgate within parish, London, late in the occupation of James Redfearne, citizen and innholder of London, Henry Martin, stationer, Roger Redington, Randal Lynnye, Ralph Martin, Henry Kirkham, stationer, and John Fletcher, shoemaker, and now in William's occupation. Lying with the stables and garden belonging to the great messuage late in the tenure of William Ermested, clerk, Sir Christopher Wray, knight, Lord Chief Justice of England and [Lancelot] Andrewes, bishop of Ely, built over the great gate leading to the stables, to west, Creed Lane to east, the tenements formerly belonging to ... College ... to north and the turn gate called 'Blackfryers gate' to south. For a term of 21 years, for an annual payment of 40s and 2 capons or 5s, payable as specified. Conditions on repairs. Right of re-entry if payment in arrears or repairs not carried out. William has made a bond in £40 to observe the terms of the lease. William surrenders the previous lease, dated 19 Jun 1613, made between Dean John Overall, DD, and the chapter and George Cotton of Exeter, gent. Date Jan 1641, 17CharlesI, rest of date lost.
Endorsed with description in 17th cent hands. |
| Physical Description | Parchment, 1m, indented at top, badly damp damaged, stained, tears along vertical fold to right, several large holes along vertical fold to left and several areas of text lost, several large holes along bottom edge |