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.

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