Cartulary for Braunton, Ilfracombe and Marwood (Devon)

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 133 RYCH/164
  • Dates of Creation
      n.d. [16th cent.]
  • Language of Material
      Latin
  • Physical Description
      1 item; roll of 5 membranes.

Scope and Content

Cartulary roll on which are transcribed, in a sixteenth-century hand, the following deeds:

  • 1) Indenture between Hugh Stucley, esq., and Lewis, his son and heir, on the one part, and Anthony Culme, youngest son of Hugh Culme, late of the parish of Molland in Devon, on the other part, 24 April 1544;
  • 2) Release by Anthony, son of Hugh Culme, late of Molland, to Anthony, son of John Culme, 16 April 1551;
  • 3) Release and quitclaim by Antony Culme of Shobroke [Shobrooke], Devon, to Hugh Stuckley, knight, and Lewis Stuckley, esq., 20 January 1551;
  • 4) Bond of Antony Culme, youngest son of the late Hugh Culme of Molland, to Hugh Stucley, esq., and Lewis Stucley, son and heir of the said Hugh Stucley, 24 April 1544;
  • 5) Sale by Hugh Stuckeleigh, knight, and Lewis, his son and heir, to Hugh Culme, 15 January 1551;
  • 6) Sale by Hugh Culme, esq., to Anthony, son of the late John Culme, 15 March 1551;
  • 7) Release and quitclaim by Hugh Culme, esq., to Anthony, son of the late John Culme, 22 March 1551;
  • 8) Release and quitclaim by Hugh Stuckeleigh, knight, and Lewis, his son, to Hugh Culme, 25 January 1551;
  • 9) Release and quitclaim by Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Bremell, to John Culme, 23 October 1469;
  • 10) Grant by the Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Bremell, to John Culme, 20 March 1469;
  • 11) Grant of powers of attorney from Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Bremell to Richard Clyffe, Walter Mauncell, and William Marys, 20 March 1469;
  • 12) Grant by William Belmyslond, rector of the church of Heannton [?Heanton Punchardon], and John Colyn of Southole to John Billynge, senior, and Agnes, his wife, 26 July 1388;
  • 13) Final concord between John Culme and Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Brenell, 14 July 1469;
  • 14) Release and quitclaim by Alicia Culme of Whitlackyngton [Whitelackington], Somerset, widow, to Hugh Culme of Shoghbroke, 3 December [n.y.];
  • 15) Grant by Anthony Culme, gent., to his kinsman, Hugh Culme, 10 August 1534.

Acquisition Information

Rylands accession no. R57431. Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the Leicester bookseller Bernard Halliday for £13 9s in March 1924, along with RYCH/163 and /174-189.