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22" x 27". 2 vellum sheets written on one side. Two vertical folds and three horizontal folds. Plus the probate certificate is attached , including the paper/wax seal. ** Family history records show Francis Cresswell was born in 1762. He married Jane Okes on October 12, 1807, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. He died on November 17, 1841, in Suffolk, England, having lived a long life of 79 years, and was buried in Great Waldingfield, Suffolk. *** "1807 - Francis Cresswell, S.T.B., Clare College, Cambridge; B.A. 1785; M.A. 1788; B.D. 1796; Fellow and Tutor; was instituted March 24, 1807, enjoying the benefice thirty-five years.He died Nov. 17. and was burried here November 24, 1841, aged 78 years. There is a tablet in the church. In the churchyard, West of the church, is a stone with the initials: "F.C." 1841, J.C. 1870. The Parish register gives Francis Cresswell, buried 24 Nov., 1841, aged 78. Jane Cresswell, of Melford, late of Great Waldingfield, buried Feb 5, 1870, aged 91." - See Rectors of Great Waldingfield By Rev. Francis Haslewood . Seller Inventory # 49886
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