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Conveyance Parties: (i) Walter Cary of Everton, esquire; (ii) Thomas Gibbs of Bedford, gentleman Operative Part: - (i) conveyed (a)-(d) to (ii) for £237/10/- Property: (a) four closes called Fishponds Closes containing together 6.5 acres in Bedford, St.Cuthbert and Goldington, formerly in occupation of William Grant, miller; (b) square piece of ground enclosed with a moat together with fishponds, wood and underwood within the moat in occupation of Robert Gale; adjoining (a); (c) liberty for (ii) every twelve years to put soil and mud from west part of moat onto bank which was part of Fishpond Leyes when they were fallow or common and to take it away any time the following winter; (d) tithes of (a)-(b) and of two holmes called Swineholme and Patemans Holme alias Dickmill Holmes formerly purchased by (ii) of (i) and of three acres of arable in fourteen selions next to Pecks Close in Bedford, St.Cuthbert also purchased by (ii) of (i) Warranty clause against Henry Wollaston, esquire, John Langham, esquire and Tobias Harvey, esquire Covenant to levy a fine sur conizance de droit come ceo etc. Endorsed livery of seisin witnessed by R.Welborne, Robert Tilney, Thomas Alderman and Henry Robinson

26 Mar 1661

From: 1661 To: 1661

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Cary, Walter,
Gibbs, Thomas,
Grant, William,
Gale, Robert,
Wollaston, Henry,
Langham, John,
Harvey, Tobias,
Welborne, R.,
Tilney, Robert,
Alderman, Thomas,
Robinson, Henry

BEDFORD, St. Cuthbert Bedford, GOLDINGTON, Bedford fields, Goldington fields