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There is no doubt that these copies were made for the use of 

 the Rev. Nicholas Felton ; about half of the book is in his own 

 handwriting. He was the eldest son of Nicholas Felton, Bishop 

 of Ely, who presented him to the Rectory of Stretham, to which 

 he was inducted 10 March 162^. It is stated in Carter's u History 

 of Cambridgeshire " that he was ejected by Manchester's warrant 

 dated 19 March 1644. There are two other copies of the Decree 

 of the Court of Exchequer, one of them being a certified copy, 

 with which the copy here printed has been carefully collated. 



Considerable interest appeared to be aroused among the members 

 of the Royal Historical Society who were present when I alluded 

 to the contents of these papers at the last Annual Meeting, (R. Hist. 

 Soc. Trans. Third Series, IV. 12) and I am glad that an opportunity 

 has so soon arisen of putting them in type. 



Trin : Coll : Cambridge. W. C. 



Dec. 1910. 



