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The volume includes copies of the wills of Stephen Cockin, parson of Theydon Mount, October 15, 1601 and of Thomas Cheveley of Theydon Garnon, Gent., April 29, 1608, followed by inventories of their possessions; memoranda of rents from property in Northampton, Ankerwyke and Wyrardisbury (Wraysbury), Buckinghamshire, Egham, Sy and Thaxted, Broxted and Theydon Mount, Essex; inventories; a copy of the judgment delivered by the court of Exchequer concerning the dispute between Edmund Kedermister, Esq., querentes and Maurice Hale and Richard Baven, deforciant over the enclosing of land in the manor and parish of Datchet, Buckinghamshire, November 15, 1600; and an outline for the proposed order of baronetage. Also, the accounts of the disbursements (continued at the back) and receipts of Sir Thomas Smyth, 1633-1641.
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. This collection reveals the history of English common law and Empire law in a vastly changing world of British expansio...