13 Elizabeth, 8 April; 1. Robert Rookewood of Lawsell, Suff, Esq 2. Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper; £500; Part payment of £1800 for purchase of Moitye of Manor of Burgate, Suff according to indenture of same date
Sir Nicholas Bacon Collection of English Court and Manorial Documents The Sir Nicholas Bacon Collection comprises a chronological series of English court and manorial documents spanning the period from 1200 to 1785. The core of the collection consists of the muniments of title, court rolls, account rolls, rentals, and other documents that came to Sir Nicholas Bacon (1510-1579), Lord Keeper of the Great Seal under Queen Elizabeth and father of Sir Francis Bacon, when he purchased monastic and other lands in the mid-sixteenth century.
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