R6/1/1/18

Bound Volume containing surveys of manors comprising Honour, indentures affecting Honour etc.

27 Mar 1677

From: 1649 To: 1677

[note that with exception of Ampthill, the catalogue omits rental etc. values included in the volume, seeking mainly to catalogue the land and its owners/occupiers; note also that the word conveyance is used throughout the document with the sense of a lease rather than a conveyance in strict modern legal terms] (I) containing, at the start, a copy of R/6/1/1/11, then adding: (aa) 14 stalls in Market Place of Ampthill, also the butchers' shambles with tolls and profits of fairs and markets with houses and buildings, ways, tollgraine, customs, tallages, penns, stalls and shoepence; noting that there were two fairs per year on 30 Nov and 23 Apr and a weekly market on Thursdays [William Fowks claimed to hold the premises by letters patent from James I of 6 Jul 1616 made to Richard Hodgkis during lives of Thomas, Lord Bruce, Baron of Kinloss, now Earl of Elgin, Sir William Cavendish, late Earl of Devon and Christian his wife; and by indenture of 19 Jun 1641 between Henrietta Maria etc. and William Fowks for 15/- paid to Sir Richard Wynn, Receiver General, and surrender of the stalls, and for a yearly rent of 6/13/4; William Fowks, as lessee, to keep the premises in repair. The premises were previously let by Richard Hodgkis to Ambrose Sam, now Bailiff of the Honour at 20 per annum, Sam now being tenant of Fowks - the premises being worth above the rent 13/6/8 (ab) Ampthill Warren of 250 acres bounded N by Ampthill Great Park, W by Ampthill Little Park, abutting on highway from Ampthill to Maulden to E and Ampthill town fields to S; [marginal note that part of the warren held by Mrs.Walker was claimed by the writer, who, if his part did not make up 250 acres intended to claim it]; stock of conies worth 5/10/-; tenants and freeholders of the Honour claimed common for beasts, sheep and horses on the warren - worth 30 over rent (ac) Park Mead of 53a 2r 0p abutting town of Ampthill to S [Edmund Wingate claimed (ab)-(ac) by indenture of 24 Mar 1640 from Henrietta Maria etc. to Robert Hewett of Ampthill for 60 years during lives of Francis Hewett and Edward Butler, paying 6 for (ab) and 8 for (ac) per annum, paying 6/6/8 in addition on deaths of Francis Hewett and Edward Butler], worth 62 over rent (ad) note of Court Baron of Honour held at Ampthill Moot Hall and Court Leet "kept at usual times" and extended into following places: Ampthill, Millbrook, Flitwick, Steppingley, Maulden [in part], Houghton Conquest [in part], Marston Moretaine [in part], Harlington, Eversholt, Milton Bryan, Chalgrave, Wilstead and Wavendon [Buckinghamshire]; (ae) Abstract of present rents totalling 111/16/4; Surveyed by Thomas Fowle, Walter Blythe and S.Fine and John Ward; and examined by William Webb; examined on 18 Jun 1707 by James Whitehead and Robert Sharp (II) Order by Commissioners for removing obstructions in Bargain and sale of Honours of late King, Queen and Prince of 22 Oct 1652 allowing interest of William Hudson in cottage in Ampthill by virtue of letters patent of Jul 1616 (III) Order by Commissioners for removing obstructions in Bargain and sale of Honours of late King, Queen and Prince of 16 Nov 1652 allowing interest of William Fowk in 14 stalls in Ampthill by virtue of letters patent of Jul 1616 [(aa) above] (IV) Opinion of Commissioners for removing obstructions in Bargain and sale of Honours of late King, Queen and Prince of 15 Mar 1650 that interest of Edmund Wingate in warren in Ampthill by virtue of letters patent of 24 Mar 1641 be allowed [(ab) above] (V) Survey of Manor of Dunstable, part of Honour of Ampthill of Oct 1649 noting, amongst other things: (a) Office of Bailiwick of Dunstable with tolls and profits of three annual fairs held on Ash Wednesday, 2 May and Lammas Day and of weekly market held on Wednesdays [let by farm by James I by letters patent of 30 Oct 1605 for 40 years]; (b) tenements of 14ft each previously taken in from manorial waste in middle of street in Dunstable, one end abutting S, the other N and called Middle Rents, freeholders, now willing to become copyholders, being as follows: John Potts and his undertenant Jane Copeland, widow; Daniel Leach; Daniel Fossey; William Clement; John Roe; Thomas Cheney; John Chapman; Thomas Powers; John Fanson; John Hudson; Thomas Stanbridge; Hannah Blackwell; Abel Field; George Bates; John Harris; Laughton Smith; Myles Whitehead; George Baker; Richard Short; William Typland; Francis Housham for an encroachment of 4 poles adjoining Chequers to N, in occupation of Francis Hensham; (c) one rood in Friars Close, next to Crown Yard on W, abutting on highway E and waste ground in High Street next to Red Lion; on which William Fisher built a house 11ft by 14ft, heretofore called Marshalls Lodge, now Black Spread Eagle consisting of four rooms in occupation of Widow Buckle, with two chambers over the Market Place; held by William Ironmonger of Dunstable, gentleman, by conveyance from Barons of Exchequer on 8 May 1626 for 31 years from Michaelmas 1624; (d) Ambrose Sam, Collector of Quit Rents, claimed 4d. per annum fee from the quitrents; (e) Court Manor and Court Leet held by Dunstable Manor, which had no copyholders Surveyed by Thomas Fowle, Walter Blythe and S.Fine and John Ward; and examined by William Webb; examined on 18 Jun 1707 by James Whitehead and Robert Sharp (VI) Survey of Manor of Millbrook, part of Honour of Ampthill, in Oct 1649, containing. amongst other things: (a) lands were held by will of Lord of Manor according to the custom, being copyhold inheritance by payment of a fine of three years' rent; (b) William Brace, copyholder, held a messuage with pightle and 2 acres of arable and paid upon the death of each tenant a best beast for heriot; (c) Thomas Squire, copyholder, held a messuage and 4 acres of land, paying upon the death of each tenant a best beast for heriot; (d) William Lycett leased a cottage and garden plot of one rood; (e) Richard Stephens leased a cottage and garden plot of one rood; (f) Naddon Morrison leased a cottage and garden plot of one rood; (g) John Sam leased a cottage and garden plot of one rood; (h) John Meade leased a cottage and garden plot of one rood; (i) Richard Evans leased a cottage and garden plot of one rood; (j) John Huckle leased a cottage and two garden plots of one rood [(d)-(j) abutted on Millbrook Warren to N and were built on the manor common, the present tenants having their estates from letters patent of James I of 24 Apr 1616 to Richard Hodgkis for 21 years then by letters patent of Henrietta Maria etc. of 20 Feb 1632 to Edmund Lycett for 21 years after the first term ceased]; (k) new erected cottage in occupation of Henry Rochford; (l) new erected cottage in occupation of Robert Legatt; (m) new erected cottage in occupation of James Allen [(k)-(l) were built on manorial waste, abutting on Millbrook Warren to N]; (n) Millbrook Warren of free conies of 104 acres bounded by Beckerings Park to W, Little Park to E, Steppingley fields to S and Millbrook new fields to N, in occupation of Spencer Potts and Nicholas Potts, held by them from indenture of Henrietta Maria etc. of 20 Feb 1632 for 21 years; the tenants and freeholders of the manor claimed common rights on the warren for beasts, sheep and horses according to a given scheme; (o) there was no manor house, nor woods as part of manor, Court Baron was held; Surveyed by Thomas Fowle, Walter Blythe and S.Fine and John Ward; and examined by William Webb; examined on 18 Jun 1707 by James Whitehead and Robert Sharp (VII) Survey of Manor of Newnham, part of Honour of Ampthill, in Jun 1650, containing, amongst other things: (a) tenement in Peter's Street, Bedford, St.Mary abutting on tenement of Mr.Bulstred to S with small yard and in possession of Robert Sawyer; (b) messuage with small adjoining garden in Bedford, St.Cuthbert abutting on church to E and castle to S, in possession of Simon Beckett and William Graunt; (c) Star hostelry with outhouses in Angel Street, Bedford, St.Paul with yards, abutting on common street to W and in occupation of William Trewlove; (d) piece of land of one acre in Bedford, whereon had been formerly a tenement, abutting on tenement of Samuel Gibbs to E, a back river running River Ouse to W and highway to N, in occupation of Samuel Gibbs; (e) messuage and small garden in Forth Street, Bedford, abutting on Well Street to N and land of Mr.Abbis to S; in occupation of Thomas Casseworth; (f) a fourth part of toft ground in Bedford in possession of Thomas Hollyman; (g) another fourth of toft ground in Bedford in possession of John Easton, gentleman; (h) one half of toft ground in Bedford in possession of William Claver; (i) tenement in Bridge Street, Bedford in possession of George Leeds; (j) garden ground, previously called Old Barn Place, with small yard, in St.Peter, Bedford upon which two small cottages were built by present tenant with small yard of 30 perches in possession of Jane Morgan, widow who held it under indenture of 7 Dec 1640 from Henrietta Maria etc. to Henry Brown of The Strand, esquire; (k) Cock hostelry in Bedford, St.Cuthbert, with two small cottages within the yard, in occupation of Thomas Simpson and containing 60 poles who held it due to an indenture of 20 Feb 1632 from Henrietta Maria etc. to Thomas Simpson of Bedford, gentleman to hold for 60 years [he was, in 1650, aged 56 years and Elizabeth Simpson aged 45 years, their daughter Elizabeth being 18]; (l) messuage and small garden in Faith Street and Well Street, Bedford, St.Paul abutting on common street to N and lands and tenements of Dr.Bannister to S; in occupation of Thomas Ross who held it by letters patent of 5 Jun 1627 to James Elliot of Westminster, esquire and William Loving of London, gentleman for 31 years at expiration of letters patent granted by Elizabeth I on 22 Jul 1594 to run for 40 years; (m) cottage called Barn Place in Oaks Lane, Bedford, St.Paul abutting on tenement of Dr.Bannister and in possession of Dr.Bannister who held it by letters patent of 5 Jun 1627 to James Elliot of Westminster, esquire and William Loving of London, gentleman for 31 years at expiration of letters patent granted by Elizabeth I on 22 Jul 1594 to run for 40 years; (n) manor had Court Baron Surveyed by Thomas Fowle, Walter Blythe and John Ward; and examined by William Webb; [examined on 18 Jun 1707?] by James Whitehead and Robert Sharp (VIII) Additional Survey of Manor of Newnham of 24 Mar 1653 containing, amongst other things: (a) tenement in Angel Street, Bedford, St.Paul, previously known as the Star, now as Red Lettice containing 3 rooms on ground floor and two upstairs, a little yard and barn and a stable of two bays, abutting N on house in occupation of Mr.Hawes, or an assign, called the Star, S on house in occupation of Mr.Hawes, or assign, called the Angel; Mr.Beckett, brewer, was undertenant to Mr.Hawes Surveyed by Francis Congrave, John Thorne and Gabriel Taylor, examined by William Webb; examined on 18 Jun 1707 by James Whitehead and Robert Sharp (IX) Order of Commissioners for removing obstructions in Bargain and sale of Honours of the late King, Queen and Prince of May 1654 that surveyors carrying out the survey of Manor of Newnham included a tenement of Thomas Hawes called the Star [(c) in (VII) above], but missed another premises which was rectified by (VIII) above and that the purchaser needed a reprise of the same and should pay for the additional premises (X) Survey of Three Hundreds of Newport [Buckinghamshire], called Bunsloe, Seglowe and Mulsowe, part of Honour of Ampthill, carried out in Jul 1651 including, amongst other things: (a) certainty money from inhabitants of Bletchley; Loughton, Wolverton, Stoke Hammond, Woughton, Willen, Caldecotte, Sherington, Lavendon, Gayhurst, Lathbury, Weston Underwood, Filgrave, Broughton, Middleton [Milton Keynes Village], Clifton Reynes, Hardmead, Simpson, Cold Brayfield, Newton Blossomville and Ravenstone (XI) Survey of Manor of Steppingley, part of Honour of Ampthill, made in Oct 1649 and containing, amongst other things: (a) Rents etc. from parish of Steppingley and part of parish of Maulden; (b) coppice of 5 acres of woodland in Steppingley abutting on Wheat Close to N and Pease Close to E, on highway to Ampthill on W and in occupation of John Styles, which he held by conveyance from John Eldred and William Whitmore of London, gentlemen; (c) Holmes Land, comprising Cobbs Close, a little pightle called Corn Pightle and 47 acres of land in Steppingley common fields, held by Henry Collop, gentleman by letters patent from James I of 16 Feb 1607 to begin at Michaelmas 1621 for 40 years; (d) manor had Court Baron and had no heriots Surveyed by Walter Blithe, S.Fine, Thomas Fowle and John Ward; examined on 18 Jun 1707 by James Whitehead and Robert Sharp (XII) Survey of Manor of Campton [Camelton] & Shefford, part of Honour of Ampthill, made in Nov 1649 and containing, amongst other things: (a) cottage in Campton previously belonging to William Fowks, gentleman, being out of repair, with little backside, in occupation of Thomas Ravens, on S of main street with hempland of Widow Shakespeare to N, Lady Grayes Yard to W and tenement of Phineas Laws to E; (b) tolls of weekly market, held every Friday, and annual fair held on Michaelmas Day, granted by Henrietta Maria to James Sampson of Henlow on 19 Jun 1635 for 21 years; (c) White Hart hostelry in Shefford, at W end of Butchers Shambles, with 4 [low] rooms and 4 [bed]chambers, well tiled, with barn and stable of 4 bays, with 3 roods in Fords Meadow on backside of hostelry to E and 4a 1r 0p of arable in common fields of Shefford to S; tenant was William Farr by conveyance from John Eldred and William Whitmore who had it from James I by letters patent of 31 Aug 1610 for 60 years; (d) terrace of 4 cottages in Shefford, known as Rotten Row, with half a rood of meadow on backside in occupations of Henry Thorn, Henry Jennings, Thomas Holmes and Nathaniel Butcher; claimed by William Wheeler of Silsoe, gentleman, by letters patent of James I of 31 Aug 1610 to John Eldred and William Whitmore for 60 years; (e) Feathers hostelry in Shefford on N side of town street, with 4 rooms downstairs and 3 rooms upstairs with stable and garden plot or yard on backside of 3 roods on which 3 cottages were erected; with one pole or rood of land in Midsummer Meadow on N side of highway from Shefford to Ampthill; in occupation of William Collins; (f) Adam & Eve hostelry (formerly the Wrasters [Wrestlers?]) in Shefford town street abutting on chapel to E and Butchers Shambles to S; with 3 rooms downstairs and 4 rooms upstairs, a kitchen, barn and stable on backside, with an acre of meadow on backside and 7 acres of meadow between Hardwick River and common on N side of town; in occupation of Thomas Jordan; (g) tenement in Shefford, on N side of street leading to Ampthill at W end; with shop, three small rooms and garden plot on backside; with three small cottages adjoining; with 2 acres of land or common of pasture on backside towards Hardwick River on N; with 7 leys or 1.5 acres of arable in Lammas Pasture abutting on highway to Ampthill on N; in occupation of Robert Townsend [(e)-(g) were claimed by William Wheeler of Silsoe, gentleman and Thomas Brown of Northill, yeoman by letters patent of James I of 31 Aug 1610 to John Eldred and William Whitmore]; (h) 6 acres of ground in several poles in Southwater Mead lying from Polehanger Pits towards Shefford chapel to N; with hog yard in Shefford abutting N and E on common stream and end of Southwater Mead to N; in occupation of Richard Willows, Thomas Willows and Robert Willows, all of Shefford who held by letters patent of James I of 31 Aug 1610 to John Eldred and William Whitmore for 60 years; (i) cottage, garden plot and hempland of 1 rood in street of Campton between close of Matthias Rutton, gentleman to N and close of Michael Ford to S; with 7 acres of arable in common fields of Campton and 1 rood of meadow in Southwater Mead; in occupation of Lewis Elce; held by Henry Goldsmith of Campton, gentleman, by letters patent of James I of 31 Aug 1610 to James Eldred and William Whitmore for 60 years; (j) farmhouse with 4 small rooms downstairs and 4 rooms upstairs with dairy house, stable, barn and smaller outhouses for cattle and half an acre, in Campton street near churchyard to S; lease held by Oliver Thodie; (k) 119 acres belonging to (j) dispersed in common fields of Campton bounded by highway from Shefford to Ampthill to S; (l) 12 belonging to (j) acres in Oatmeal Mead on N side of highway from Shefford to Ampthill; (m) 8 acres belonging to (j) in Southwater Mead abutting on common fields of Campton to S and stretching from Stoney Dole to Polehanger Pit; (n) 5 small closes totalling 6 acres of mowing ground or pasture belonging to (j) in Campton near the church and E and W of lane leading from common field gate on N; (o) 3 cottages with garden or hempland in Campton street on highway from church to common fields on W and E; hempland containing 1 rood and cottages in occupation of George Mouse, Hugh Boff and Christopher Frale [Mattias Rutton held (j)-(o) by letters patent from Elizabeth I of 3 Feb 1598 for 31 years from death of Richard Wood, Margaret Wood and John Wood, Richard and John being long since dead and Margaret, who remarried Edward Coleby, having died on 25 Mar 1633, being buried in Stagsden churchyard]; (p) cottage in Campton street with hempland formerly in occupation of John Saye, now Phineas Laws; (q) cottage in Campton street in occupation of formerly in occupation of Christopher Lightfoot, now of Henry Crawley; (r) cottage in Campton street formerly in occupation of Robert Wright, now Robert Bentley; (s) cottage and croft with hempland and one rood of land in Campton street in occupation of Michael Ford, 3 cottages having lately been erected on the rood of land in occupation of Stephen Law, Andrew Lightfoot and Widow Law; (t) croft or small close of pasture in Campton street abutting on tenement of Henry Crawley to N and lands of Mr.Wagstaff to S; (u) 2 acres in common fields of Campton between lands of Matthias Rutton to N and of parsonage lands to S [Henry Goldsmith of Campton held (p)-(u) by indenture of 16 May 1636 from Henry, Earl of Holland and other Commissioners for Queen Henrietta Maria to begin on 15 Mar 1633 for 60 years during lives of Charles Goldsmith of London, drugster, Thomas Lody of Campton and Samuel Childes of [Shefford] Hardwick - all trees were excepted to Lord of Manor with best beast due for heriot upon the death of Goldsmith, Lody and Childes; (v) manor had Court Baron and Court Leet Surveyed by William Blyth, Thomas Fowle, John Ward and S.Fine; examined by William Webb (XIII) Survey of messuage in Shefford, part of Honour of Ampthill and Manor of Campton & Shefford in Nov 1649 (a) messuage on S side of Shefford town street leading from Campton chapel consisting of a workshop, hall and two other rooms downstairs and 3 chambers upstairs being 20ft E-W and 12ft N-S; adjoining tenement of John Doggett to E and of [blank] Franklyn to W; with small back yard adjoining; in occupation of Nathaniel Duke; William Wheeler of Silsoe pretended title to it by letters patent of James I of 21 Aug 1610 to John Eldred and William Whitmore, which the Commissioners, after studying the documents and interviewing Wheeler, found to be a false claim and he disclaimed the messuage before the Commissioners at Ampthill on 24 Nov 1649 under the letters patent of 1610 but claimed title to it by other letters patent which he could not find, stating it was part of Rotten Row [see (d) in (XII) above], which the Commissioners dismissed as Rotten Row lay on E side of Shefford whereas (a) above lay on S side at W end Surveyed by S.Fine, William Blythe, John Ward and Thomas Fowle; examined by William Webb; examined [on 18 Jun 1707] by James Whitehead and Robert Sharp (XIV) Act of Henry VIII "considering that the King's most Excellent Majesty mindeth and intendeth... to erect and build and edify upon his Grace's Manor of Ampthill....sumptuous, stately, beautiful and princely Buildings....and the same as his Highness hath already with goodly and parkly Parks" to use as a royal palace, annexing lands in the following places to the Manor, thus creating the Honour: Ampthill, Millbrook, Flitwick, Maulden, Steppingley, Westoning, Houghton Conquest, Wilshamstead, Lidlington, Husborne Crawley, Ridgmont, Aspley Guise, Clophill, Cainhoe, Shefford, Cranfield, Pulloxhill, Harlington, Toddington, Barton-le-Clay, Shillington, Chalgrave, Marston Moretaine, Woburn, Eversholt, Milton Bryan, Old Warden, Elstow, Cauldwell [Bedford], Dunstable, Salford, Hulcote, Bedford, Wootton, Kempston, and Colmworth and, in Buckinghamshire, Newport Pagnell, Tickford, Moulsoe, Great Linford, Little Linford, Stewkley, Little Brickhill, Bow Brickhill, Wavendon, North Crawley and Swanbourne (XV) Fine of 23 Jan 1612 levied by Viscount Fentoun of stewardship of Honour of Ampthill and custody of parks, bailiwicks etc. therein [in Latin] noting the following additional places as being part of the Honour: Tingrith; Brogborough; Totternhoe (XVI) Patent of 24 Feb 1640 of High Steward of Honour of Ampthill granted to William, Earl of Devon, William, Lord Russell and Charles, Viscount Andover during the life of Robert, Lord Bruce [in Latin] (XVII) Note of determination of certain leases within the Honour of Ampthill including, amongst other things: (a) Millbrook Warren to Francis Marsh, gentleman for 21.5 years from 25 Mar 1696; (b) 7 cottages in Millbrook and 2 in Ampthill to Humphrey Taylor, Edmund Perkins and Edward Ashdon for 23 years from determination of lease to William Sheppard; (c) messuage and several acres in Campton in trust for Thomas Rutton for 12 years from 29 Sep 1696; (d) Shefford market tolls to Mr.Rumb for 26 years from 25 Mar 1681; (e) cottage and backside in Shefford in occupation of Henry Oldsborow, formerly Margaret Cranfield together with Rotten Row demised to Thomas Cawood, gentleman for 31 years from 25 Mar 1676; (f) tenement in Church Street, Ampthill called Old House Yard demised to Mr.Wolin and John Hancock from 25 Mar 1692 for 16 years; (g) messuage in Church Street, Ampthill in occupation of Jeffrey Palmer, demised to Wolin and Hancock for 16 years from 24 Jan 1691; (h) cottages in Ampthill, in occupation of George Parker, Helen Sanders, Thomas Simpson and William Cooper demised to Thomas Cawood for 26 years from 29 Sep 1681; (i) office of Bailiff of Dunstable demised to John Warner for 26 years from 29 Sep 1681; (j) messuage in Potters Street, Bedford and several other tenements there demised to Mary Messenger, widow, for 21 years from 29 Sep 1660, Mr.Wolin having held the premises since 29 Sep 1681; (k) Park Mead, Ampthill and the warren there demised to Sarah Walker, widow, for 31 years from 25 Mar 1676; (l) leaseholds in Park Mead, Ampthill, held by Jasper Webb including: 21 acres; 7 acres; 12 Acre Close in occupation of Jasper Webb Junior; 10 Acres Close; Mill Mead, held by William Bayly; tithe; a pole of dead venison to Jasper Webb junior next to Steppingley Field; (m) further memoranda concerning financial situation in 1707 including a letter from George Walker, seemingly about eviction from his holdings; (n) Ampthill Warren let to Anthony Dunkin, and Clement Howard for 21 years from 25 Mar 166 [1660?], with cottages let to Peter Dickinson, William Patrick, William Copeland, Richard Squire, William Pymer, Widow Layman, Widow Park, Bevis Bushby, Widow Woolman, Widow Gardiner, Henry Page, Richard Sanders, John Wilkinson, Robert Atterton, Widow Upton, Widow Ruffhead, Thomas Camkin, Widow Hollis, Winfield Creake and Randolph Clarke (XVIII) Lease by Charles II to his cousin, Robert, Earl of Aylesbury of 27 Mar 1677, in exchange for lands of Earl of Aylesbury, the following: (a) Manor of Steppingley (b) advowsan of Steppingley church; (c) 1.5 acres of waste land at "Cowaldston" [presumably in Steppingley] called Horse Cheepings, stocked with rabbits, late in occupation of Peter Gray, gentleman; (d) coppice in Steppingley in occupation of William Danby; (e) Manor of Newnham Priory; (f) messuages in Potters Street, Bedford, St.Mary in occupation of Thomas Russell, then Richard Joy; (g) messuage in Forth Street, Bedford, in occupation of Joan Court, widow then of John Johnson; (h) toft in Colts Lane, Bedford, St.Paul, in occupation of Henry Houghton; (i) messuage and plot of ground in West Street, Bedford, St.Paul, in occupation of Thomas Kewth then Widow Kendall; (j) pightle of land in Bedford, St.Cuthbert, between messuage of Master of St.Leonard's Hospital to W, in occupation of Edward Stanton, then Thomas Paradine; (k) garden in Bedford, St.Paul, lying near garden of Henry Crouton to S; in occupation of Elizabeth Waneman; (l) tithes issuing out of the Swan, Bedford demised to Edward Bray; (m) barn and 30 perches of land adjoining in Bedford, in occupation of Robert Blott; (n) Millbrook Warren in Spencer Potts and Nicholas Potts ; (o) cottages built on Ampthill manorial waste in occupation of John Robins and Widow Baker; (p) cottage and orchard and garden in Millbrook in occupation of Andrew Lycett; (q) newly erected cottage in Millbrook with orchard and two gardens in occupation of Joan Harris, widow; (r) cottage in Millbrook with orchard and garden on manorial waste in occupation of William Sam; (s) lately built cottage in Millbrook with garden and orchard in occupation of Henry Styles; (t) lately built cottage in Millbrook on manorial waste, with orchard and garden in occupation of William Serjeant; (u) cottage in Millbrook lately built on manorial waste in Where Lane End, with small, garden, in occupation of Thomas Hildersdown; (v) cottage in Millbrook with orchard and garden in occupation of John Meade; (w) Millbrook Manor; (x) advowsan of Millbrook church; (y) messuage in Campton demised to Simon Leaper; (z) Manors of Campton & Shefford; (aa) messuage in Campton with 72 acres of land, 10 acres of meadow and 3 acres of pasture in Southwater Mead with 6 acres of arable; in occupation of Charles Newton, then Oliver Horseley; (ab) 30 acres of land, 3a 1r 0p, pightle and hempland in Southwater Mead from Stoney Dole to Polehanger Pit with 11 acres of land; all in Campton and in occupation of Thomas Horseley; (ac) tolls of Shefford market and fair demised to William Sheppard; (ad) cottage, with curtilage, in Shefford and other cottages comprising Rotten Row; (ae) Manor of Ampthill; (af) advowsan of Ampthill church; (ag) 14 stalls in Ampthill Market; (ah) Butchers Shambles in Ampthill in occupation of Edward Blofield, late Bailiff of the Manor; (ai) profits of markets and fairs in Ampthill; (aj) cottage in Bedford Lane, Ampthill, with pightle and hemplot in occupation of Thomas Kirby; (ak) cottage, with garden and hemplot, called Copthall in Dunstable Street, Ampthill in occupation of John Charge; (al) tenement in Bedford Lane, Ampthill, with hemplot, in occupation of William Blithe; (am) cottage and little piece of land in Ampthill of 6 perches inclosed and erected by William Beard, deceased; (an) Old House Yard, Church Street, Ampthill, in occupation of Jeffrey Palmer; (ao) tenement in Dunstable Street, Ampthill, with adjoining close of 4 acres in occupation of Reginald Rowland; (ap) Ampthill Moot Hall, partly in occupation of James Woodward; (aq) messuage in Church Street, Ampthill, with orchard and garden in occupation of Jeffrey Palmer; (ar) cottage built on Ampthill manorial waste in occupation of George Parker; (as) cottage built on Ampthill manorial waste in occupation of Helen Saunders; (at) cottage lately built on Ampthill Heath in occupation of Henry Bushby; (au) cottage lately built on Ampthill manorial waste in occupation of Robert Woolman and Thomas Killingworth; (av) cottage lately built on Ampthill manorial waste in occupation of Richard Page; (aw) cottage built on Ampthill manorial waste in occupation of Jane Wilkinson; (ax) cottage built on Ampthill Heath in occupation of Mary Upton, widow; (ay) cottage built on Ampthill Heath in occupation of George Upton; (az) cottage built on Ampthill Heath in occupation of Richard Streton; (ba) cottage built on Ampthill Heath in occupation of Widow Holles; (bb) cottage built on Ampthill Heath in occupation of Thomas Ruffhead; (bc) cottage built on Ampthill Heath in occupation of John Turney; (bd) cottage built on Ampthill Heath in occupation of Richard Wilkinson; (be) cottage built on Ampthill Heath in occupation of Francis Pymor; (bf) cottage built on Ampthill Heath in occupation of William Charge; (bg) cottage built on Ampthill Heath in occupation of Thomas Simpson; (bh) cottage built on Ampthill Heath in occupation of Thomas Crawley; (bi) cottage built on Ampthill Heath in occupation of William Cooper; (bj) cottage built on Ampthill Heath in occupation of Widow Farmer; (bk) cottage built on Ampthill Heath in occupation of Widow Williamson; (bl) cottage built on Ampthill Heath in occupation of Edward Perkins; (bm) cottage built on Ampthill Heath in occupation of Mary Heady; (bn) cottage built on Ampthill Heath in occupation of Edward Briggs; (bo) cottage built on Ampthill Heath in occupation of Widow Hartwell; (bp) cottage built on Ampthill Heath in occupation of William Patrick; (bq) cottage built on Ampthill Heath in occupation of William Copeland; (br) cottage built on Ampthill Heath in occupation of Edward Warlow; (bs) windmill built on Ampthill Heath in occupation of John Oakley, gentleman; (bt) Park Mead, Ampthill; (bu) Ampthill Warren; (bv) several inclosed farms in Ampthill; (bw) certainties of hydage and view and duties for fair pleading in Honour; (bx) pe

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Fowks, William,
Hodgkis, Richard,
Bruce, Thomas (Lord),
Elgin, Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of,
Devonshire, William, 3rd Earl of,
Cavendish, William (Lord),
Cavendish, Christian (Lady),
Henrietta Maria (Queen),
Wynn, Richard,
Sam, Ambrose,
Walker,
Wingate, Edmund,
Hewett, Robert,
Hewett, Francis,
Butler, Edward,
Fowle, Thomas,
Blythe, Walter,
Fine, S,
Ward, John,
Webb, William,
Whitehead, James,
Sharp, Robert,
Hudson, William,
Potts, John,
Copeland, Jane,
Leach, Daniel,
Fossey, Daniel,
Clement, William,
Roe, John,
Cheney, Thomas,
Chapman, John,
Powers, Thomas,
Fanson, John,
Hudson, John,
Stanbridge, Thomas,
Blackwell, Hannah,
Field, Abel,
Bates, George,
Harris, John,
Smith, Laughton,
Whitehead, Myles,
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