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Senate House Library, University of London

Letters concerning Middleton Cheney rectory


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS 564

Held at: Senate House Library, University of London

Title: Letters concerning Middleton Cheney rectory

Date(s): 1572

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: Single sheet

Name of creator(s): Unknown

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Middleton Cheney is the largest village in Northamptonshire.Edmund Scambler was Canon of the 6th Prebendary, Westminster (1560-1561), Prebendary of Wistow, Yorkshire (1559-1564), Bishop of Peterborough (1561-1585) and Bishop of Norwich (1585-1594). He died in 1594.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Acknowledgment by Edmund Scambler, bishop of Peterborough, of the receipt on 20 Oct 1571 of an instrument of resignation (with the attestation of Mark Broughton, notary public) of Dr James Ellis (Ellys) as rector of Middleton Cheney. Signed and sealed [seal wanting] at Northampton on 26 Oct 1572 [sic]. Endorsed: 'The bysshappe of Peterboroo Reyleyse for monny I pd' hym'.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: Latin

System of arrangement:

Single item.

Conditions governing access:

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Uncatalogued material may not be seen. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Physical characteristics:

6" x 11¼". Seal wanting.

Finding aids:

Collection level description.

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

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Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Given by Miss W.Myers in 1962.

ALLIED MATERIALS

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Sep 2001


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Protestantism | Christianity | Ancient religions | Religions
Religious institutions

Personal names
Ellis | James | fl 1572 | rector
Scambler | Edmund | d 1594 | Bishop of Norwich

Corporate names
Church of England

Places
London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Middleton Cheney | Northamptonshire | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe