CH/13
Reference code
CH/13
Level of description
Series
Title
Contract Registers
Original Title
Lease Books
Description
Initially notes of documents which received the chapter seal were probably recorded in the Chapter Act books but from the sixteenth century it became customary in Cathedrals to maintain a separate register of such document.
The two earlier volumes which start this series are deposited with the bishop and diocesan records at the Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre. Details (taken from the WSHC catalogue) as follows:
(1)
Ref: CC/Bishoprick/460/1
Former reference in its original department: C.C.136777
Date: 1533-1561
Description: Volume containing chapter leases and appointment of officials (some by the bishop), correspondence etc.
(2)
Ref: CC/Chapter/207
Former reference in tis original department: C.C. 136778
Date: 1563-1608
Description: Volume containing leases, appointment of prebendaries and other officials etc, chiefly by the dean and chapter but some by the bishop.
Contents
- CH/13/1 - Contracts Register, 1608-1636
- CH/13/2 - Contracts Register, 1636-1660
- CH/13/3 - Contracts Register, 1659-1667
- CH/13/4 - Contracts Register, 1670-1674
- CH/13/5 - Contracts Register, 1673-1675
- CH/13/6 - Contracts Register, 1675-1685
- CH/13/7 - Contracts Register, 1685-1700
- CH/13/8 - Contracts Register, 1700-1710
- CH/13/9 - Contracts Register, 1710-1722
- CH/13/10 - Contracts Register, 1722-1736
- CH/13/11 - Contracts Register, 1737-1751
- CH/13/12 - Contracts Register, 1751-1762
- CH/13/13 - Contracts Register, 1762-1773
- CH/13/14 - Contracts Register, 1773-1780
- CH/13/15 - Contracts Register, 1782-1786
- CH/13/16 - Contracts Register, 1792-1800
- CH/13/17 - Contracts Register, 1799-1818
- CH/13/18 - Contracts Register, 1818-1838
- CH/13/19 - Contracts Register, 1834-1843
- CH/13/20 - Contracts Register, 1843-1849
- CH/13/21 - Contracts Register, 1849-1855
- CH/13/22 - Contracts Register, 1855-1859
- CH/13/23 - Contracts Register, 1859-1860
- CH/13/24 - Contracts Register, 1860-1863
- CH/13/25 - Contracts Register, 1863-1877
- CH/13/26 - Contracts Register, 1877-1889
- CH/13/27 - Contracts Register, 1890-1911
- CH/13/28 - Contracts Register, 1912-1927