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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1404/57
TitleVolume titled 'Duffield First Old Book'
Datec1596-1787
DescriptionComprising:
notes on the Duchy of Lancaster by Richard Paul Jodrell, 1787 (at start);
directions for stewards of the manors of Duffield Frith and Melbourne, with rates of fines and herriots 1596 (pp.1-2); fees for court actions and surrenders (pp.2-4);
draft index of contents, with no page numbers given (pp.5-10);
duties of officers of the Honour of Tutbury (pp.11-24);
notes on liberties and customs of the hundreds and towns within the Hounor of Tutbury (pp.25-35);
notes of fees paid to the receiver of the Honour of Tutbury (pp.36-38);
note on yardlands, farms, hides, knight's fees, oxgangs and mese [messuage] (p.39);
memorandum of steward (Andrew Bradshaw) on fines and heriots, c1600 (pp.40-41);
computation of kings' (and queens') reigns, Saxon times to Queen Elizabeth (pp.42-43);
copy of Duffield Frith charter, 1471 (in Latin, pp.44-51);
copy of charter for Duchy men on tolls, etc, 1552 (pp.51-55);
copy of "Old Note of Oxning Lands" in Duffield (pp.55-56);
rental of Duffield, 1596, including for Makeney, Windley, Turnditch and Hazelwood (pp.57-60);
rental of Southwood (p.61);
note of cases and opinions of counsel on rights of common, Easter 36 Eliz [1594] (pp.62-66);
note of names for people to do "reeveship" in Belper lordship, with number of acres of bondhold land, 28 Hen VIII [1536-1537] (p.67);
directions for reeves of Duffield Frith, temp. Queen [Elizabeth] (p.68);
notes on laws of Duffield Frith, 1597, with index (pp.69-82);
note of charge in the courts of attachment and woodmote in the Forest of Duffield, late 16th cent (pp.83-89);
summons to John Brockshawe, gent, Collector of Diffield and Colebrook in Duffield Frith and Forest, 1597 (pp.91-92;
poem of commendation of Duffield Frith, 1588 (pp.93-99)
Extent1 volume
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorManor of Duffield Fee
CopiesMicrofilm M142 vol 2
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