Richard Potts (EDT) Calendar of Cornish Glebe Terriers 1673-1735

Annotation

Glebe terriers were records of parish income and endowments compiled to help the Church monitor its possessions.Glebe terriers were records of parish income and endowments compiled to help the Church monitor its possessions. They tell us much about local history, including information about the parsonage and church lands, church furnishings, tithes and local topography and field names. The parsonage buildings are described in great detail that tells us much about local buildings and furniture. This edition publishes for the first time the 126 records surviving from 1679-80 and the 118 records for 1726-7, covering over half the parishes in Cornwall.