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CH/20/82

Reference code

CH/20/82

Level of description

Item

Title

Letter from Sir James Ley about the Manor of Beaminster, 1608

Date

25 Dec 1608

Quantity & Format

1 sheet

Description

Letter addressed from "Westbury this 25th of December 1608" by Sir James Ley (c1552-1629), judge and several times MP for Westbury. No address, but presumably to the Dean and Chapter. The letter concerns a tenancy or tenancies involving the Manor of Beaminster; one "James Bale Lessee" is mentioned. There is to be a meeting in Shaftesbury on "the fourth of January next" at "the sign of the George"; "I . . .wish that your Attorney or Agent may be present for the better effecting the business". It appears that by September 1609 this issue had developed into a lawsuit between Beaminster tenants and the Church (see CH/20/85).

Language

English

Physical Characteristics

Material: paper