Contents of the Muniment Room 1919

Box	Contents
	TOP ROW
40	List of lands of both Sir Nicholas and Sir Edmund Bacon. Also some Mettingham College deeds.
39	Roll of Fitzjohn's Manor. Rent roll of Bressingham (old Bacon property); another roll prob. Mellis - has the name of Ant. Yaxley on it, or it may be Facon's Hall; and several Norfolk rolls of property belonging to the Bacons in pre-Reformation times.
38	Roll of Ilketshall St Andrew, property of Sir N Bacon in 1563; also roll of Thornage from whence Sir N Bacon came, and a roll of Facon's Hall.
37	Various Ct rolls: Fitzjohn's, Brandon & Burgate 1677. Redgrave, Botesdale and Gislingham 1647 (Geo. Gardiner Senr.) and Westhall rental 1710.
36	Roll of Redgrave and Ilketshall, from Sir N Bacon, 1st Bart. Some in very bad state.
35	Some very old Rolls - I undid one bundle and unrolled it: Hinderclay temp Richard II 1377. I believe all the rolls are of this date thereabouts.

	SECOND ROW
21	Some very interesting farm leases, among them Billingford when Chisenhale property 1698; of Colson Hall Badingham 1739 to Wm Edwards by Eliz widow of Rowland Holt, for his son John who married Lady Wharton; one of Hinderclay Hall c.1618 to gentlefolk named Danbery. Very nice little deed of Anne Lady Drury (dau of Sir N Bacon and wife of Sir Robert Drury of Hamstead after her husband's death 1615). Seal in lozenge of High Hall Walsham. Ditto Thomas Herne, sealed with Herne coat of arms (1704-1713).
22	Lease of Colson Hall & cottage Michaelmas 1738. Rent £160 to Geo Bailey & Danl Clarke. / Also several farm leases of Billingford & Redgrave.
23	Book. List of all lands of Bury Abbey, early C16th, before Reformation. Another one late C16th Sir Nicholas Bacon's list of his lands in Suffolk, Norfolk & Herts, Essex & London 9th Eliz (1567). / Letter to Edmund Ventris at his house near Ipswich, from Edmund Howard Aug 2oth 1720. It also relates to a dispute between Mt Holt and Mr Vernon of Hundon as to Bury Abbey privileges [..... .......] on account of woman killed at Hundon in 1719. Also a long list of [felo de se] whose goods and chattels had been claimed. / A Bardwell list of 1744. / And bundle of old charters.
24	An interesting doc relating to the Knights Hospitaller, signed by Richard Southwell (the King's Commissioner) from whom I think Sir N Bacon purchased Redgrave. It relates to the Mellis portion of their property but [......] from Battisford. / A Mellis St Johns rental 1725. Also a packet of Bacon apers one of which also relates to battisford Priory. NB Sir N Bacon and Sir John Gresham of Battisford were related.
46	Redgrave Ct Rolls. Not examined.
49	Ct Rolls, some of the Lord Keeper and some later. Not examined.
53	Warrant for Sir John Holt on the Privy Council of the 2 Kingdoms 1708. Warrant for the same Privy Council 1689. List of the securities of the Lord Chief Justice 1709/10. Also account of Personal Estate after death. Funeral expenses. Warrant for Thos Holt as Steward of Reading, signed Charles R 1672. Commission to Sir J Holt to keep the Great Seal of England signed William R. Warrant to redeliver it also signed William R 1700. Also a declaration signed by Sir John Holt 1709.
8	Redgrave and other Ct Rolls. Not examined.
61	Lots of old deeds and charters, all destroyed by rust and damp except one fine seal.
33	Calendarium. Book of lands belonging to the Abbey. / The estate of Sir J Holt c.1709. / List of lands and tenants in Norfolk 35 Hen VIII. "A calendar made by one Nich Bacon 3 Apr 4 Ed VI (1551)" probably all his lands in that year. The Accounts of Richard Weybred Master of the College of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Mettingham 4 Hen VIII (1513) and another earlier. Wortham lands 1604. Another 1606, and nice Hinderclay deed of Ed VI (seal broken).

	THIRD ROW
4	Abstract of Billingford property, 3 or 4 deeds. Will of Christopher LeGrys in 1601. Lots of Billingford leases and releases.
20	Lots of loose Hinderclay Charters and an interesting document concerning Sir E Bacon and James Hale of Fressingfield 1634, and also a deed as to the sale of Stanboro Woods c.1640
19	Almost all are deeds relating to property purchased at Gislingham by Sir John Holt in1704, belonging to the Smear family. Also Higham Manor deeds. (This manor lies between Burgate and Mellis.)
36	Hinderclay Rolls. Early.
47	Lots of Ct Rolls of Sir N and Sir Edmund Bacon; some Burgate deeds.
43	All Ct Rolls. Not examined.
44	All Ct Rolls. Not examined.
28	Wortham Ct Rolls to 1710. Not examined.
11	Bundle of old deeds with fine seals broken. Wangford. A little deed of same signed Sir R Wright (Brandon). Wangford Terrier. Sir J Holt's Will: "All plate left to his wife". / Will of Thos Wright of Kilverston proved 1653. / An interesting document answering queries as to the pedigree of the Holt family. / Pedigree of the Wrights of Kilverston. List of Quit Rents of Brandon 1704.
42	Lots of Court Rolls of manors of Sir N Bacon. / One interesting document relating to 'poors money', N Bacon Esq 1558 'owner of the manor of Redgrave'.

	FOURTH ROW
1	Court Rolls: Brandon 3; Redgrave 6; Gislingham 1; Wortham 4.
2	Bexwell deeds.
3	Billingford deeds.
34	All Ct Rolls, mostly Hinderclay.
55	Deeds in an awful state.
52	Box full of Charters, some with very interesting seals. I noticed an early Howard seal.
59	Hundred of Samford. "1562 The names of them which lent to Quene Marie". From the date this was drawn up early in the reign of Elizabeth. The Suffolk list is a large one, as there were may Papists in the County. This must be the list which the [Commoners] worked from which was made out the sums recusants had to pay, which ruined so many gentry. Needless to say, Sir N Bacon was not among them, probably he received some portion of the fines. King's Rental in 1616. London Subsidy of 1572 (a most interesting document, though probably there would be another in the second office). Will of Will Rede, with splendid seal. Letter probably from Sir Edmund Bacon "to my loving brother Sir Robert Drury".
48	Court Rolls, mostly Redgrave, but one I saw of Ryburgh, Norfolk, probably of the Bacons before they owned Redgrave.
45	Inventory of the goods of Sir Edmund Bacon deceased at Redgrave 17th April 1649 (NB a list of all the furniture etc in the old house). Bundle of Mettingham Court Rolls, among them some of Ilketshall.
5	Some books: (1) Westhall, (2) Walsham, (3) Mettingham Castle, (4) Hinderclay, (5) Manor of Foxearthe (in Essex); (6) Walsham, Mettingham, Redgrave, Burgate and other manors, temp Q Elizabeth, and this note: "Halimote and other Court Books in the Hundred of Blackborn. Survey of Redgrave, Rickinghall & Hinderclay taken in Henry VIII's tyme, a courts booke in Henry 8 tyme, in the Abbots' tymes, and a booke wherein is entered all the purchases made by Sir Nicholas Bacon". Also Survey of the manor of Redgrave cum Botesdale, Hinderclay cum Rickinghall Inf; and the manor of Rickinghall, Wortham and Burgate, taken Sep 34 Hen VIII (1543). A survey of Redgrave taken 35 Hen VI (1447), and Breviary of Sir Edmund Bacon's lands made 1562.

	FIFTH ROW
27	Lots of Rentals of Redgrave, Mettingham, etc.
31	Inventory of Hawstead in 1615 (a most interesting document). Manor Roll of Hinderclay 1713, and lots of early ones of Mettingham.
51	All Charters.
56	Bills of Thomas Holt (late C.18th), servant's bills, etc.
60	Deeds in an awful state.
57	Bills of Rowland Holt (late C.18th). One is for repairing the house in Pall Mall, London £373.2.0.
6	Some old books. 7 Ed IV (1468). Court books of Wyverstone and Walsham. Another book seems to relate to all Abbey Manors for it commences "Acton"; another one Walsham and "Liber Cunarum Nicholas Bacon 8 James (1611)". / Other very early rolls and several of Thornage 1583.
7	Deeds in a dreadful condition. One has the seal of Queen Elizabeth and there are several Drury deeds, among them one signed by Sir Robert Drury who died in 1615.

Box	Contents
	TOP ROW
111 to 120	All empty.

	SECOND ROW
17	2 Books of Rushes & Jennyes Manor in Gislingham. Another book, early Elizabeth? / Some Smear leases.. "Sir Miles Hubbard and his Lady", a deed of 1631. I had no time to digest it. An early C16th book. Bundles of Charters.
26	A very large Bacon deed of 1701, and another 1697. The property was mortgaged to the Wyndhams, and in 1677 there is an assignment of property to John Holt, another mortgage. Receipt by Charles Morris of [Loddington] for £5000, being the portion of his wife, being one of Sir Edmund Bacon's daughters, 30th May 1709. / Will of Henry Baldock of [Tacolneston], Norf 1691. An arrangement between Sir E Bacon and the Lord Chief Justice as to the payment of some interest money 12th April 1703. Deed 9 Eliz (1567) concerning White Hart, Botesdale, and Mr Carrington by Sir Nicholas Bacon Esq. / A [Seyleard] deed of 1702. / Sir Nicholas Bacon's Will 1578. / A deed signed "Wm Burghley", 22 Eliz (1580), evidently the great Lord Burghley, Lord High Treasurer of England. Lady Bacon's "[joyntuse]" 1650. A document relating to the Thurstons of Hoxne in which several local names occur among them the Buxtons of St Margaret and William Cropley of Thetford; thus probably it was in connection with the wife of the Lord Chief Justice.
18	A most interesting family document, but in a bad state, 1723. It is between the Duke of Wharton, Duke of Kingston, Earl of Carlisle and John Holt. All signatures there still. A Will of Sir T Head Kt, 1779. / Articles previous to the marriage of Walter James James Esq and the Hon Miss Pratt. / Settlement on marriage of Geo Osbaldeston Esq with Miss Head 28 Sep 1781.
105 to 101	All empty.

	THIRD ROW
98 to 100	All empty.
13	Mortgage deed 1618, raising £1000 a year. Portion for Sir E Bacon's four daughters. / Rookwood deed. Interesting to note that Robert Rokwood was "of Lavenham 20 Eliz" (1578). An early Burgate book. Lots of Charters, some in a rather bad condition, as also most of the seals.
9	Empty.
16	Survey of Redgrave, Hinderclay, Wortham & Rickinghall, No7 (temp Eliz) and probably of the Lord Keeper. / An Indenture of the bargain and sale of the Manor of Fitzjohn's by Mr Southwell to Mr Yaxley (nb Mr Southwell was the [jobber] in monastic lands as well as commissioner) Lots of Fitzjohn's deeds, one connected with Sir R. Drury. ____ sold by Henry Yaxley to Nicholas Bacon of Culford in 1619. / A Rental of Fitzjohn's 1710, and another in 1593.
15	An interesting ded between the Lord Keeper and William Butts, on the marriage of the eldest son Nicholas Bacon to Miss Butts, 13 Eliz (1571). / A Burgate deed commencing the sale of the property of the Rokewoods to Sir N Bacon which took place 10 April 15 Eliz (1573). / An Indenture between Sir E Bacon of Garboldisham and Sir John Holt 1706; 4 deeds of Facon's Hall; also 2 old books of its tenants. / A most beautiful plan, with picture of the house of Facon's Hall in 1599. / Lots of Facon's Hall deeds. Wm Yaxley 31 Eliz (1589) and Henry Yaxley in 1600, thus it was still in the Yaxley family in 1599.
14	Survey of Burgate, temp Eliz. Will of Ed Fowle of Redgrave 1700. Will of Ann Proctor of Weybread 1677. Will of John Kew of Brockford 1688. / Lots of Charters in a bad state, probably mostly Burgate, if so very interesting.
91, 96	Both empty.

	FOURTH ROW
89	Large bundles of Court Rolls, Manor of Rushes and Jennyes.
88	Hinderclay, 9 books and 2 deeds.
75	Redgrave and Botesdale, probably mostly Court Rolls: 1 large bundle.
76	Empty.
58	Old bills of 1814.
80	Old bills of 1823.
62	Mostly deeds connected with Wangford, but some very interesting Holt pedigrees, c.1790.
10	"An abbreviate of all my leases made in 1562", a very interesting document of the Lord Keeper. "Franches de Bury St Edmunds". "Book of Thos Buttes". And some old Bury Abbey Registers of Lands. An interesting lot.
90	Empty.

	FIFTH ROW
65	A few old deeds, some relating to the Manor of Bressingham, Norfolk, one with a very fine specimen of the Duke of Norfolk's seal. / Some interesting letters: 1) From Sir Francis Walsingham "to my loving ffriend Sir Nicholas Bacon 1588"; 2) Sir R and Lady Drury at Culford in 1614, the year previous to his death. 3) Letter from Lord Hunsdon with a good seal of Eliz.; 4) From Francis [Crofts] of Saxham. / A Manor roll of Brandon. Some [C..sar] deeds with arms. / Manor roll of Thornage. Some Culford bills. (Evidently an old Bacon box).
29	Hinderclay Ct Rolls (this is one the box), all in a fine condition.
82	A large bundle of Redgrave, Botesdale and Gislingham documents labelled "Old Index & Presentments".
64	Some Drury deeds: "An Inventorie of the householde stuff of Sir Robert Drurye" at his house in Drury Lane 1614. / Ditto at Sir R [Copes], Kensington. / Will of Sir R Drury./ Mettingham deeds. Winston deed. Deed signed "Ed Coke" with fine seal (NB the great Sir E Coke). Letter concerning the goods of Dudley Fortescue who "hanged himself" given of the King to one of the Queen's Ladys of the Bedchamber. This letter from the Court at Windsor enjoins the High Sheriff to do his duty and presents these goods "from [embesilment]" and [...] that they are [....ed] for her to whom they were given of the King. Signed "Northumberland Lenox, Suffolke, Cranborne, W Knollys, J Balmerino, L Stanhope", "to our loving freind Sir Nicholas Bacon, Knight, High Sheriff of the County of Suffolke". / A bundle of Charters. / Deed signed [S] Wooton and Bacon. Brandon manor Roll. / A large bundle of deeds (small) with fine seals of Corpus Christi College (St Bennets) Cambridge, where the Lord Keeper was educated, and where he founded scholarships for Botesdale school boys. An interesting document concerning the property of the Lord Keeper 1577.
86	Bundle of Westhall deeds.
77	Billingford and Thorpe Parva Ct Rolls.
95	Wortham Ct Rolls, 3 books and 1 Parcel.
108	Large bundle of Westhall deeds, Ct Rolls and copies of Admission.
109	Redgrave Survey and Rentals, 1748, and some old rolls.
106	Facon's Hall: bundle of 7 Books.

	SIXTH ROW
50	Manor Rolls. The one I examined was temp Hen VI (c.1422) and concerning Hinderclay. / Some were Mellis and some Redgrave.
54	Manor of "Dale" 1600. / Manor of Brandon (Wrights), Wangford (Wrights). Lots of Wright deeds and letters; also deeds of the Pleasaunce family, the Drurys, and a fine one of Denny with shield (they owned Ilketshall). These are all in a rather bad state.
32	Manor rolls of Fitzjohn's and Burgate; also a Holt one in 1710.
67	Manor Roll of Westhall 1727, and an early extent of the manor, temp Hen VI (1422). Several bundles of old charters in a very bad state from rust and damp.
63	Gawdy letters. Assignment of lands at Mildenhall to Mr Warner. / Lots of Drury letters. / A letter from Francis Bacon to his brother touching the goods of Dudley Fortescue, 1604. Will of Anne Lady Drury, 1624, with a comment on one legacy, by Sir Fr Bacon, it touches a gift to one Judith Stalling, who seems to have been a ward of Sir R Drury's. / Mettingham, Ilketshall and Shipmeadow, 1623. / A Swan Mark Roll (a very long one and seems to relate to all England).
84	Letters of George St Vincent Wilson.
68	Ilketshall Ct Rolls, also Burgate, and some more rolls of manors of the Lord Keeper.
110	Heigham Ct Rolls, lots of. / Burgate & Mellis St John Ct Rolls.
83	Empty.
102	Mostly bills in terrible state of decay.