Content Description | Outlines the bequest by Nicholas Winniffe of houses leased from St Paul's Cathedral to the Merchant Taylors Company and the Master of the Almshouses, Sherborne, Dorset; refers to the money they were forced to pay to keep the houses during 'ye late Usurpation'; petitions for the King's support in their request to the preceptor of the Cathedral, Dr Crowther, who has delayed in deciding the renewal of their lease of the property.
This petition is undated, the range provided is based on the restoration of Charles II. |