| RefNo | K588/M/8 |
| AltRefNo | 588/M/8 |
| Title | Manor of Exning (alias Exning Hall): Court Baron |
| Description | Lord of the Manor: John Cotton, knight, 1559-1585; John Cotton, Esquire, son and heir of same 1595; John Cotton, knight 1597-1618. Mainly concerned with reliefs, surrenders, admissions, distraints. Frequent orders for regulation of agriculture including: after N7, two paper sheets of orders in English, 1581, later confirmed at Court of Manor of Coggishall; extensive orders for drainage etc, 1595 (588/M11), about stinting of sheep, 1597 (588/M12D), about pasture, 1616 (588/M16D, much rubbed). sewn in 588/M4D is a writ capias against Isabella Adam, widow, recently of Cambridge, for trespass at Landwade against Robert Cotton knight (6 February 20 Henry VII, 1504/1505) and paper copy of quit claim of latter, Lord of the Manor to Isabella (23 July 1505). (17 membranes and 2 paper sheets) |
| Date | 23 October 1559-15 October 1618 |
| CreatorName | Cotton family of Madingley and Landwade |
| Repository | Cambridgeshire Archives |
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Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| F/0003 | Cotton; family; of Madingley Hall and Landwade; Baronets Cotton | 1423-1871 |
| P/0025 | Cotton; Sir; John (1513-1593); High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire (1549,1556); of Landwade | 1513-1593 |
| P/0026 | Cotton; Sir; John (c.1543-1621); High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire (1591); of Landwade | c.1543-1621 |