Reference
Z659/10
Title
Farms in Clapham
The Green Farm
Counterpart lease
(i) Earl of Ashburnham
(ii) John Bazley, Clapham, farmer
(i) Demises to (ii)
- messuage, farm, yard, gardens, orchard, land etc in Clapham (1a 1r 2p)
- pieces arable, meadow and pasture
--- Home Close (pasture) (2a 3r 5p)
--- Halls Close (pasture) (5a 22p)
--- Rose Close (pasture) (7a 7p)
--- Ploughed (arable) (5a 2r 18p)
--- Forty Acre Close (arable) (2a 1r 36p)
--- Six Pound Close (pasture) (22a 2r 32p)
--- part of an old road (pasture) (2a 2r)
--- Robinsons Close (arable) (6a 1r)
--- Near Lodge Close (arable) (7a 2r 13p)
--- Middle Lodge Close and Spinney (arable) (9a 39p)
--- Lavendar (arable) (15a 3r 28p)
--- Over Close and Cottage (pasture) (5a 2r 36p)
--- Brides Close (pasture) (7a 1r 2p)
--- Near Ley Field (arable) (63a 2r 34p)
--- Far Ley Field (arable) (17a 3r 17p)
--- Clover Field (arable) (17a 1r 27p)
--- Copthall Close (pasture) (3a 1r 12p)
--- messuage with outbuildings, orchard and close pasture adjoining (4a 3r 2p)
--- Coombs Close (pasture) (5a 32p)
--- Finding Close (pasture) (2a 1r 39p)
(Total - 226a 23p) and now in occupation of (ii)
Reserved to (i) - timber term - 9 years from 29 September last
Rent-£330 pa
- £40 pa for every acre meadow and pasture ploughed up during first 8 years of term without consent of (i)
- £80 pa for every acre meadow or pasture converted into tillage during last year of term
- £40 pa for every acre meadow or pasture mowed more than one half part in any one year
- £40 pa for any meadow mowed twice in one year or 2 years in succession
- 10 x value of every maiden timber tree cut down or pruned
No sub-letting without consent various detailed conditions as to husbandry [similar to above] 4 course system to be used. Very detailed provisions as to way land is to be left in last year of tenancy.
Reciting proposed Court case by the Rev William Pulley relating to the small tithes of the farms in Clapham. If claim of William Pulley succeeds, then rent of (ii) reduced to £305 pa
Signature of (ii)
Endorsed Willm Custance, Cambridge
Joseph Traylen of Gt Thurlow, Suffolk
Date free text
1 Mar 1814
Production date
From: 1814 To: 1814
Level of description
item