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RefNoKBLC/5/5/57
AltRefNoR59/31/box152/bundle4
TitlePapers concerning the Waldersea Receptacle
DescriptionPetition of Lancelot Burrell and Michael Morfield who farm over 4000 acres in Waldersea and whose lands have been flooded by leakage through the banks of the rivers: the petitioners seek compensation as they have lost their crops.
Petition heard at Middle Temple, claim of Lancelot Burrell and Richard Fyennes for £1010 agreed to be paid for land in Waldersea, not all paid.
Includes witness statements of William Peters, John Tyler, William Bore, Ralph Woodfirn, Richard King, William Adam, Baldwyn Glassey, Robert Bedford, William Sherman, John Bate and Edmond Smith.
Date1650 - 1651
CreatorNameBedford Level Corporation
RepositoryCambridgeshire Archives
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