Title
Release
i) John Pedder, Houghton Regis, yeo. s. and h. of John Pedder
late of same place decd.
Matthew Page, London, turner, and w. Joan a dau. of Jn. Pedder decd
Luke Noone, H.R., yeo. and w. Mary, another dau. of J.P. decd.
Hannah Kidgell, Northall, Bucks., widow
ii) Alice Smyth, Ware, herts., widow
RELEASE of Conv. by L. and R. by (i) to (ii) for 1750 of
- mess. or tent. in Houghton Regis now or late in the ten.
of Hen. Buckingham lying near Cooks Lane W, the Common
Green N, with all houses, outhouses, buildings, barns,
dovecotes etc. and all other messuages in H.R. sometime
in the ten. or occ. of Jeremy Stringer and now or late of
Luke Noone.
- all the lands in the annexed schedule which are freehold in
H.R., and which, with copyhold lands convenated to be
surrendererd to the use of (ii), were late in the tenures
of John Pedder, Henry Buckingham, Henry Tompkins, Thos.
Buckingham, Hen. Howe, John Long
the greatest part of all of which were the inheritance of John
Pedder decd., and some were formerly the inheritance of Wm.
Pedder and Joan his wife, both decd., the grandfather and
grandmother of Jn. Pedder party hereto
excepting always:
- the mess. with appurts. and land sometime in the ten. of Rich.
Impey and now or late Nath. Weed at Bidwell in H.R., and
- 29a 1r in fields of Bidwell and H.R. as below:
North Field
- 1a. on Luddage flg., wid. Fossey E, Prior W
- 1.1/2a at backside of Bidwell, Nehemiah Brandreth S, Luddage
flg. N
- 1/2a ditto, Jn. Wallis S, Jn. Britton N
- 1/2a on Ruttucks Hill,
- 1a Beninton Bush,
- 1/2a at bottom of Tuttucks Hill, Geo. Goring N, baulk S,
headland W
- 5 butts same flg., headland W
- 1 head cont. 3r. in Woodcocks hole, Thos. Wallis E, flg. W
- 3r. in Woodcocks hole flg., als. Chalke Dean
- 1 land next to Michael Tobye's forshooter in Edecorke
South Field
- 1r. in Midle Head way, Thos. Timberlakes close N,
- 3r. same flg., Jeffery Baseley N
- 2a. at Lutton Pitts, Wm. Crawley N
- 1 land abtg. on Edw Fosseye's headpeice in Lutton Pitts
flg.
- 1 land in Applegraineflg.,
- 2.1/2a ditto at the lower end
- 1 land same flg.
- one foreshooter in Lutton Way flg. Mr. Marsh W
Sewell Field
- a 2 acre piece abtg. on headland next to Milley way N,
Mr. Briggs E, Robt. Cook W
West Field
- in Milley flg. one acre, wid. Francis S, wid. Britton N
- 1 land abtg. into Hookatts,
- 1r. ditto, Henry Norris W
- 1 land, the hedge E
- 1a. at Dayton path
- 1 land on Green Hill flg., Geo. Goring N
- 1 land at Sewell Green, the way S
- 1 land
- 1a. beyond Sewell Green way in the flg. 3 furlongs from
the town
- 1 land, longer than the other, at the upper end, land of
Hen. Tompkins N, Jas. How S.
- a head acre at Choakes Hill, Mrs. Morton W, the flg. E
- 1a on Choak hill, Wm. Newman N and S
- 1 land in Hollow Dean flg.,
- 1 other land same flg., Nehemiah Brandreth bet. them
- 1 piece at Holloway Pitt, the pit N, widow Francis S
- 1 land
- the little mead, called Torch or Roufle mead
Astell field
- 1 land in Sudernway flg., Jeffrey Baseley E, Wm. How W
- 1 land same flg., Wm. Ho E, Hen How W
all of which land once in ten. Edw Hatton, now Nath. Weed
excepting also:
- closes called Church or Freeman cl., adjoining on the N side
a close called Freeman next to the church yard and lane on
the S; Bullock pightle, which together cont. 3.1/2 a in H.R.
- 3 half acres arable in the West field of H.R. in Peasy flg.,
lying next Pudle Road.
- the mess. with appurts. lately erected on the last mentioned
three half acres of arable next Puddle Road
all now in the tenure of Jn. Pedder, party to these presents.
- mess. and orchard. or part of mess. and orchard at E end of
Houghton Regis. pur. by Luke Noone of Reynold Wells: and
the orchard in East End pur. of Henry Buckingham.
Covenants to levy fines etc. and to surrender copyhold.
Mention of a lease 10 Nov. 1689 by John Pedder to Thos. and
Esther Goddard for 500 years by way of mortgage, and now vested
in Wm. Dixon.