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ENFEOFFMENT OF NEW TRUSTEES (Document very badly damaged. Large sections missing and others illegible.) I. William Barbar the Elder of Kaynsworth, Herts, gent. Oliver Thedy of Camelton alias Campton. (..illeg.) John Cranfeild Nicholas Cranfeild (..illeg.) Thomas Wright John Davy (..illeg) of Shefford, yeoman II. Thomas Cranfeild, gent. Henry Whitbred Robert Willonote Thomas Steavens Abraham (Illeg) Thomas Steavens (Illeg) Barber, gent Oliver Thedy the younger Thomas ?East, smith Francis Whitbred Richard Shawns Thomas Willonote (The rest illegible.) Recites: that in order that there shall be sufficient feoffees to order, rate and govern the messuages, cottages and (illeg) I have granted to II: --14 messuages or cottages in Shefford. Details of messuages are given, but difficult to decipher as central part of document is missing. They include: --messuage in Water End, bounded N. by Mess. of Rob. ?Weller --by Duck Lane E by highway W by Duck Lane -- ...at Water End, bounded S by tenement of Thos Cranfield N by Duck Lane E by highway W by Duck Lane -- ... at Water End, bounded S by mess. of King's Majesty N by mess. of John Ashbolt W by highway E by Ford Mead --messuage in ... bounded S by mess. of Wm Goldsmyth --byland mess, close of Rob..... --the Crosse Shopp in High Street, Shefford, bounded W by Green Dragon E by Duck Lane --by highway.... --...and 2½ ac. of arable belonging to the above in the fields of Shefford, bounded N by land of King's Majesty --by land of Wm Goldsmyth E by S. Water Mead W by land of John Goldsmyth -- ...(another property) bounded E by ... W by land of Wm Barber --messuage in High Street, bounded --by land of John Francklin of Tyrvey N by highway.... --messuage in High Street --messuage...bounded W. by highway --byway leading to South... --5...meadow of Camelton called Burnham Meade. (Description of this given, but large parts missing.) --...one close of pasture sometime 2 closes, called Maysides in Great Gravenhur bounded --by mess. SE by mess of Wm Millward S by ... N end being between close of Rt Hon Henry Earl of .... .....bounded N and S by close of Wm Chosier --10 ac and...1½ac of meadow in fields and meadows of Jon? alias Eyre Great Gravenhurst...of Shitlington (description given but much missing.) --many other pieces of land, but large parts of document missing.

10 February 1631

From: 1631 To: 1631

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Barber, William,
Thedy, Oliver,
Cranfield, John,
Cranfield, Nicholas,
Wright, Thomas,
Davy, John,
Cranfield, Thomas,
Whitbred, Henry,
Willonote, Robert,
Steavens, Thomas,
East, Thomas,
Whitbred, Francis,
Shawns, Richard,
Willonote, Thomas,
Weller, Robert,
Ashbolt, John,
Goldsmyth, William,
Goldsmyth, John,
Francklin, John,
Millward, William,
Earl, Henry,
Chosier, William

gentleman, smith, cottages, highway, arable, DOCUMENTS, Shefford Green Dragon, KENSWORTH, Hertfordshire, CAMPTON, SHEFFORD, Shefford Water End, Shefford High Street, TURVEY, GRAVENHURST, SHILLINGTON, Shefford fields, Shefford Duck Lane