36 Elizabeth, 29 March; 1. John Layton 2. Sir Nicholas Bacon and William Barrowe, Esq, by Mres Carter, Fermor of the Mannor of Brookehall in Foxherd; 40s; Entrance fine for fourth part of the said mannors after decease of Dame Jane Butts, widow late wife of Sir William Butts, deceased (Watermark); Note: 15 April 1594; 1. Richard Carter for John Layton 2. Robert Felgate; 40s
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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