Catalogue description Old Stratford, Shottery etc

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Details of ER 3/131
Reference: ER 3/131
Title: Old Stratford, Shottery etc
Description:

Lease from the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Stratford-upon-Avon to Thomas Bloxham of Aston-sub-Edge, co. Glouc., gent., of a messuage, backside or close and 'two yardland' of arable meadow in Shottery, in the tenure of John Barber for 50 years for a yearly rent of 20 shillings and a couple of capons and a fine of £200.

 

Witnesses: Thomas Ainge, Thomas Woolmer.
Date: 3 April 1688
Held by: Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, not available at The National Archives
Language: English

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