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(Rec. (a) Will of Jas. Wiffin, 23 Jan. last, bequeathing residual estate to bro. Thos. & nephews James. & Wm. ; He died Mar. last, residue of £1,900.
(b) Agreement that £630 each be pd. to Thos.Wiffin & Wm. Wiffin & they were torelease claims on effects & exorship. to Jas.
(c) Mortgage 26 July 1723 by Jn. Green ofWootton tailor to testor, for £100 of lands inWootton.
- Mortgage 14 May 1720 by Jn. Oakley of Bedford, barber to same, for £100 of mess in St. Paul's.
- Mortgage 12 May 1716: Thos. Mayes sen. of Keysoe, tailor & Thos Mayes jun. to Jn. Wiffin of Goldington (dec.) for £24 - cottage, pightle,4 ac. leys in Keysoe, which fell due to testor on d. of Jn., as exor.
- Bond in £100 of 23 Nov. 1713, Jn. Oakley to Jas. Wiffin (testor.).
- Bond in £40 of 5 Mar. 1724, Jas. Warren of Elstow yeoman to same, to pay £41.
- Bond of 6 July 1717 in £60, Abr. & Thos. Barber of Keysoe yeoman to same, to pay £30. 15s.
- Bond of 14 May 1715 in £60, Jn. & Geo. Sugar of Goldington yeoman to Jn. Wiffin (dec.), to pay £30. 15s.
- Bond of 3 May 1710 in £60, Jn. & Geo. Sugar of same to testor. to pay £30. 18s.
- Bond of 29 May 1727 in £40, Wm. Islip of Bromham grasier & Jas. Bray of Bedford, innholder to same, to pay £20.
(d) All the above are still owing to (i), totalling £424. (i) agree to assign them to (iii) to hold in trust for Thos. Wiffin, towards the paymentof £630, his share in effects of testor.)
(Further Rec. (a) Testor owned mess. & malting yards in St. Paul's Bedford, purch. from Nath. Bardelph, part occ by Jn. Grey, & died without expressly
bequeathing it. (worth £260)
(b) £93 worth of Malt, at above mess.
(c) Bond of 21 June last in £80 by Jn. Whitbread of Goldington yeoman to testor, to pay £40.
- Bond of 27 Mar. 1727 in £60, by Jn. Richards of Souldrop gent & Robt. his son to same, to pay £30.
(d) Wm. Wiffin has agreed to take the above, ammounting to £423, as part of his share of £630. Mess. in St. Paul's conveyed to (iii) by L & R of even date to hold in trust.)
(Further Rec. (a) testor owned cott., pightle, orchard (3 r.), cott., pightle in Greenditch Fd., 1 selion (1/2 ac.) in Windmill fd., 1 selion (1/2 ac.) in Rood
Close, 1 selion (1/2 ac.) in River Fd. in Crosspiece in Goldington purch. from Fra. Brace & Geo. Beck gent. and 1 ac. arable in Small Croft, Goldington, purch. of Jn. Thurloe Brace. Died without making express bequest.
(b) Jane & Jas. Wiffin own 3 ac. arable in Goldington, viz.: 1 ac. in Appledine close, 1 ac. in Wood close, 1 ac. in River Fd., late of Jn. Wiffin husb. of Jane, purch. from Ann Brace. This is to be conveyed in trust for Jas. Wiffin.
(c) Testor bequeathed to nephew Edw. Wiffin £20 at age 22, & to receive interest on from testor's decease. - To nieces Mary & Martha £60 each. - To Ann, dau. of Ant. Cook £20.
(d) Since these were not due to fall due for a long time, pties. agree that proceeds of all above lands to be used to pay legacies.)
- - - All above recited props. conveyed to trustees.
Residuary estate of testor assigned by (i) to (iii) in trust for Jas. Wiffin. £100 owed to testor by Jn. Thurloe Brace of
Astwood, Bucks. & Edw. Boswell of Goldington yeoman & Thos. Richards of Bromham, if unpaid, is to be borne proportionately by Thos, & Wm.
Wiffin.
Jas. agrees to pay all funeral expenses, debts & legacies.
Witn. : Wm. Glynn, Jos. Grey jun.
4 applied seals (conv.)