CO/VC/4/3/1/4
Reference code
CO/VC/4/3/1/4
Level of description
Item
Title
Counterpart Lease from the Procurator and Commonalty of Vicars to William Benson Earle
Date
4 Aug 1792
Quantity & Format
1 sheet
Description
Lease between the Procurator and Commonalty of Vicars of the Cathedral Church of Sarum on the one part and William Benson Earle of the Close on the other part. The Procurator and Commonalty of Vicars lease to William Benson Earle the messuage or tenement with the gardens and appurtenances in the Close, fronting on the south to the King's highway within the Close which leads westward towards the Church and abuts on the north upon the walls of the Close to have and to hold for 40 years. The yearly rent was 20 shillings at the 4 feasts of the year. The item is marked 'In the Close. No 14' (in red ink).
Language
English
Physical Characteristics
Material: parchment
Keywords
Earle, William Benson
The Close
The Close