Contents of the Muniment Room 1921

Box	Contents
1	Redgrave and Botesdale. An Extent made by Willm Horneby in 1604 Redgrave, Botesdale and Gislingham Manors Court Book 1660 do. 1670-79 do. 1700-06 do. 1707-10 do. 1710-15 do. 1715 do. 1716-27 do. 1728-33 Redgrave and Botesdale Manors survey and rental 1748 Redgrave, Botesdale and Gislingham Manors Minute Book 1717-93 do. 1797-53 do. Index do. List of Free and Copyhold Tenants 1824-31 packet of Admissions and Surrender 1771 do 1860
2	Redgrave, Botesdale and Gislingham Manors Court Book 1733-57 do. 1758-66 do. bundles of Surrenders do. 1733-62 do. 1763-1801 do. small bundle of Surrenders 1800
3	Hinderclay Manor Extent 1632 do. Court Book 1660-1685 do. 1686-1700 do. 1701-09 do. 1710-16 do. 1717-34 do. 1735-57 do. 1758-69 do. Minute Book 1713-1813 do. 1815-46 do. Index 1660 do. ? later date Burgate Manor Court Book 1700-29 do 1730-63 do. 1764-95 do. Index from 1660 Facons Hall Manor Extent 1600 do. from time of King Charles II do. 1599 do. Court Book 1682 do. 1700 do. Minute Book 1700 packet of manorial papers
4	Wortham Manor Court Book 1660-99 do. 1700-17 do. 1718-38 do. 1739-63 do. 1764-87 do. Minute Book 1700-1830 Blackborne Hundred Court Book 1694-1723 do. 1724-69 do. Minute Book 1695 do. 1724 bundle of various manorial rentals on sheets 1806-1827 FitzJohns Manor Extent 1656 do. another copy do. Court Book 1680 do. 1700-10 do. 1711-69 do. Index, from 1660 Finningham Manor, Minute Book and some papers 1772 Heigham manor Court Book 1611 Westhall Manor bundle of Surrenders 1769-1803
5	Westhall Manor Survey 1608 do Court Book 1600 do. 1673 do. 1700 do. 1713-16 do. 1717-40 do. 1741-68 do. 1769-91 do. Minute Book 1716-96 do. 1797-1850 do. 1851 do. Index and Custome 1660 do. List of Tenants' names 1840 do. bundles of Surrenders 1726-69 do. 1727
6	Rushes and Jennys Manor, two Court Books, c.1540 & c.1575 do. 1636 (and at the end a Title of FitzJohns Manor do. 1700-20 do. 1721-69 do. Index from 1660 do. 1683 do. list of Tenants 1826 do. bundle of Surrenders 1702-1801 Will of Sir John Holt 1709 Marriage Settlement of Osbaldeston and Head 1781 do. James and Pratt 1780 Probate of the Will of Sir T. Head 1779 two deeds: 1) R. Bacon of Redgrave 1650; 2) Settlement in trust of the estate of Mettingham Foxearth & Stody 1657 Will of Robert Proctor 1668 Deed concerning Facon's Hall 1613 a Bexwell deed and counterpart 1722 Will of Miss Anne Proctor 1677 Admission of Richard Hinkley post mortem Edward Fowle to land in Redgrave 1708
7	Will of William Smear of Gislingham 1610 do. Christopher Smeare do. 1658 bundle of 24 deeds all connected with the Smear property purchased by Sir John Holt, now called Manor Farm four Cropley deeds C.17^th & 18^th, connected with marriage settlement of Sir John Holt bundle of farm leases: Botesdale 1618 do. 1624 do. 1696 do. 1704 Botesdale Market 1701 Westhall 1611 Botesdale White Hart 1711 Walsham 1605 do. High Hall 1713 Rickinghall Inferior 1697 do. 1704 do. 1713 do. 1795 Facons Hall 1718 Wyverstone 1611 Burgate 1627 do. 1708 do. 1718 Wortham 1705 Hinderclay Woods 1706 Gislingham 1718 Colston Hall, Badingham 1739 Woods in Suffolk and Norfolk 1736 6. bundle of farm leases: Botesdale 1619 do. 1612 do.1619 do. 1624 do.1632 do. 1647 do. 1624 Mellis 1608 do. 1636 Rickinghall 1610 do. 1636 do. 1642 Redgrave 1608 do. 1629 do. 1629 do. 1644 Burgate and Mellis 1613 Wortham 1625 7. bundle of leases of distant properties (Ilketshall, Thornage, Foxearth etc.)
8	1. bundle of deeds: lease of Burgate Hall to Coleman 1705 Mortgage of Burgate to Sir Robert Baldock from Sir J. Castleton 1675 Stanborough Wood (Hinderclay) 1714 damaged Burgate deed 1704 lease of the ? White Hart to Denny 1704 Burgate, the Fisher marriage Settlement on the 'Hill' 1682 a deed on the same 1676 two leases of Red Hall Farm to Flowerdew 1693; 1705 2. a Recovery signed by Lord Brougham 3. Redgrave: five Bacon mortgage deeds 1650-1675 4. bundle of farm leases: Ilketshall Hall 1614 Ilketshall 1610 do. 1613 do. 1634 Shipmeadow 1631 do. 1613 Foxearth 1611 do. 1631 Mettingham 1623 do. 1636 Edgefield 1607 Pentlow 1639 Brook Hall on Foxearth 1630 do. 1636 5. packet of 15 deeds: small property in Botesdale 1711 two deeds relating to Burgate 'Hill' grant of lands in Burgate by John Scott to the Lord Keeper 1583 lease of Tithes issuing on Lodge Farm in Redgrave and Botesdale 1804 admission of Edward Fowle 1686 lease to Rev John Fowle 6. packet of small deeds; all relating to property in Redgrave and Botesdale,on the which is situated 'Barkersfield' 1557-1618. 7. packet of deeds: Will of Gilbert of Forncett 1730. bundle of obligations (Davy, Blake and Meadows) 1718. final settlement of the mortgages on Redgrave Estate from Sir R. Bacon, Edmund Bacon, Elizabeth Thruston and John Thruston, to Sir John Holt in 1702. Mellis farm lease 1630. lease of Hinderclay Manor 1527. lease of land in Botesdale to Tipple 1632 do. in Rickinghall Inferior to Davy 1648 two leases of pasture in Hinderclay 1698 lease of land in Hinderclay to Nicholas Gosse 1640 list of monies laid out for Sir Edmund Bacon Kt. And Bart. since the last reckoning, 24th May 1626 Will of Thomas Copping in a bad state three other old deeds 8. packet of deeds relating to the Copping property in Burgate 'Hill'. 9. packet of deeds relating to the Smear property of Gislingham (see Box 7, 1-3) 10. bundle of bonds relating to Burgate 'Hill' and other Copping lands in Burgate; also a note signed by Robert Pykerell, Rector 1653. 11. packet of five deeds: Will of John Kew 1685 do. Richard Copping 1634 do. Edward Fowle 1700 damaged deed 12. packet of 19 deeds, all relating to pieces of land called 'Wadlings' 'Foxborough' and 'The Lays', all situated between Broomhills and Rickinghall Rectory; one deed relating to Suggenhall. All C.17th. 13. Receipts for the teachers' salaries for Botesdale School 1628-29.
9	1. three bundles of receipts: signed by members of the Bacon family, mostly by the 1^st baronet or his wife Anne or his son Sir Edmund. receipts all connected with Redgrave rentals. do. other properties e.g. Mettingham, Thornage, Foxearth. 2. five sheets of paper written in 1597 by Sir Nicholas Bacon; mostly notes of "things which needed to be done". 3. packet of deeds relating to a little property in Burgate, formerly in posession of the Hobart family, then of Rev Robert Williams, then of Rev Robert Proctor, then of Anne Proctor, and bequeathed by her to the Gilbert family, and of them purchased and added to the Burgate estate. 4. small packet of deeds: a property in Beccles 1606 do. in Ilketshall 1626 do. do. 1628 4) do. in Foxearth 162 5) do. 1621 5. Westhall Manor Admissions 1711-57 (see Box 5). 6. Redgrave Manor Admissions 1756-84 (see Box 1). 7. A very interesting little deed being the sale of an annuity granted by John Abbott of Bury to one William Lake 1549. 8. Abstract of Sir John Holt's Will (see Box 6). 9. two deeds of land in Foxearth and Acton. 10. bundle of Holt documents. 11. packet of papers, mostly rather damaged and none of any account. 12. packet of receipts: by members of the Butts family in the time of King Edw VI by Jane Stourton, widow by Sir Nicholas Bacon 1st baronet relating to Egmere and other distant estates. one by William Butts Kt and Thomas Burrow; 3 Edw VI. 13. 24 documents all signed by Sir Nicholas bacon, 1st baronet; three by Lady Bacon, and some bills relating to Melton and Thornage. 14. packet of Admissions, early C.17th: 2 for Mettingham; 2 for Gislingham; 1 for Ingham; 2 for Foxearth; 7 for Hinderclay. 15. Admissions relating to Wortham, early C.17th. 16. Westhall rental, 1610 (see Box 5). 17. Facon's Hall rental, 1703 (see Box 3). 18. Hinderclay "The Leet and Court Baron" 1628 (see Box 3). 19. bundle of receipts for all sorts of things and among them some for payment of the legacy left by the Lord Keeper to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. 20. small bundle: Admission to Manor of Mellis St John. 21. a grant of the Lord Keeper.
10	A small bundle of deeds from Broom Hills house, Botesdale. Will of the Rt Hon Sir John Holt, dated 2nd Sept 1702, to which is added in his own handwriting "Revoked by a subsequent Will made lately, but I let this remain as an evidence to prove my last. Witnesse my hand this 18th of April 1707". The will is also signed and sealed with a coat of arms of Holt. "Copy of Lord Chief Justice Holt's Will", being a copy of the will made Sept 4th 1708, with the several codicils, the last of which is dated 1st March 1709. Will similar to the last, of exactly the same dates but on smaller paper. "Rowland Holt Esq, Settlement on his Lady", dated 25th November 1729. This relates to the Manor of Hesley Hall in Thorndon cum membris, also the estate of Hesley Hall, with buildings etc; also the Church House in Thorndon, all purchased by Sir R. Raymond and Edward Ventris (trustees of Sir John Holt's Will) with money bequeathed for the purchase of lands to add to the Redgrave Estate. The former owner was Penelope Grey, spinster. a counterpart of the same. Probate of the Will of Rowland Holt Esq, deceased, dated 24th July 1739. Proved 2nd November 1739. Probate of the Will of Prisca Vanburgh, widow, deceased, dated 15th Jan 1804. Proved 23rd March 1804. She then resided at 6 Brook Street, Bath, which house she bequeathed for her life to Charlotte Holt, her sister, both being daughters of Rowland Holt and Elizabeth Washington his wife.