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Enfeoffment of Trustees (L & R) (i) Rbt. Ashwell of L.B. Esq. Surviving Trustee Joseph Disney of Cranbrook, Kent Surviving Trustee Clerk, s & h of Matt. Jn. Hannell, Stebonheath, Mx., hempdresser gs. & h. of Isaac Hannell. (ii) Jn. Salusbury of L.B. Esq. New Trustee Wright Hawes, Rct. of Shalestone, Bucks. New Trustee. Hy. Hawes of L.B. Draper New Trustee. Abraham Baskerfield of L.B. Maltster. New Trustee. Emor Firth, jnr., of L.B. Hatter New Trustee. Ben Pyne of L.B. Gent. New Trustee. (i) and (ii) to act jointly as trustees. In accordance with order of Chancery (8-6-1752) in Ashwell others v. Rich. Ward, admin. of Edw. Ward, once Treasurer of trust estates, Jos. Disney and Jn. Hannell. (Long recital of previous history of charity property all of which appears in section of Charity Commissioners' Report Pgs. 170 et seq., except: Purchase of 2 x ½ yards of meadow in Billington by money raised from sale of timber on the Charity Estate) Long Stowe (Cambs.) in occ. of Abroham Evans Half Peter's Yard and 7 acres adjoyning to the farm. Ravens Close 7 acres Cole Martin's Close 3 acres The Grovage (alias Cages Close) 4 acres Spratford's Close 3 acres Peter's Close 3 acres 23½ acres in common fields and meadows. Little Beds Cott. in occ. Th. Fuller Linslade (Bucks) Bullocks Breed-2 closes cont. together 8 acres now pasture once arable in Southcott bt. of Wm. Camp, late occ. Jn. Collett and now Rbt. Nash Little Close of pasture cont. 1 acre in Southcott had in exchange with Sir Vincent Corbett for an acre of land called Bloody Wort - late occ. Wm. Langdale, now Jn. White and next Bullocks Breed. Leightonn Buzzard Hartwell Grove cont.1½ acres Nr. Leck Bridge in occ. Wid. Peverell. Stone Pitt Close, being Lammas Ground (alias Quarry) in N.pt. L.B., nr. the almshouse in occ. Ric. Samwell. (All the above premises being vested in Jos. Disney heir of last surviving trustee) Leighton Buzzard - Billington. 2 x ½ yd. in Longmead in occ. Geo. Brown vested in above Jos. as heir of trustees to whom sold in 1714 Soulbury (Bucks) - Braggenham. North Dean contg. 5 acres pasture and barn thereon. Upper Burge Close cont. 10 acres Burge Meadow cont. 4 acres Broomhill Close 8 acres Above in sev. occ. Th. Gilbert & Lawrence Stevens and vested in Jn. Hannell as heir Isaac, last survivor of trustees to whom conveyed by Matt. Disney by decree of Chancery 1693. To i & ii in trust for charitable purposes described in will of Matthew Wilkes. Seals: i & ii all applied and apparently tokens only. Witnesses: Edw. Ashwell, Rbt. Wheeler, Wm. Disney, Chas. Payne, Jn. Blake, Jn. Whittingstall

28-29 Mar 1753

From: 1753 To: 1753

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Ashwell, Robert,
Disney, Joseph,
Hannell, John,
Hannell, Isaac,
Disney, Matthew,
Salusbury, John,
Hawes, Wright,
Hawes, Henry,
Baskerfield, Henry,
Firth, Emor,
Byne, Benjamin,
Ward, Richard,
Ward, Edward,
Evans, Abraham,
Fuller, Thomas,
Camp, William,
Collett, John,
Nash, Robert,
Corbett, Vincent,
Langdale, William,
White, John,
Peverell,
Samwell, Richard,
Brown, George,
Gilbert, Thomas,
Stevens, Lawrence,
Wilkes, Matthew,
Ashwell, Edward,
Wheeler, Robert,
Disney, William,
Payne, Charles,
Blake, John,
Whittingstall, John

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