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Manor of Biggleswade
reciting that Denis Herbert, merchant, held
- part of the wharf, Biggleswade to which he was admitted tenant on 23 and 24 October 1764 on surrender of Henry Winn by the then description of --- part of certain orchard, in Biggleswade, called Salthouse Orchard, formerly in occupation of widow Barratt containing in length 121 ft and in breadth 72ft at bottom and 66ft at top E John Hide W common river of Biggleswade S formerly Henry Winn and then in occupation of widow Barratt N formerly Samuel Wright theretofore Brothertons
-(yearly rent of 1s) messuage with compting house, warehouses, coal sheds, vaults, cellars, barns, stables, etc, yards, wharf, orchard, garden etc in Shortmead End, Biggleswade, late in occupation of Denis Herbert and now of George Herbert, his son to which said Denis Herbert was admitted tenant on surrender of John Hide at Court on 23 and 24 October 1764 by description of ---customary cottage in Biggleswade, in Shortmead End --- garden ground (1r)
once in occupation of Alice Stennett, widow, then Joseph
Meadows, late John Smith, Andrew Cook and William Carter W John Winn
E common street
S cottage of Henry Winn
N cottage formerly of Thomas Brotherton then Samuel Wright
- 3 customary messuages in Shortmead End, Biggleswade, formerly in occupations of William Carter, John Musick and Joseph Meadows and were then divided into 2 tenements in occupations of Thomas Sheffield and Thomas Southoe, at yearly rent of 4d
- messuage etc late in occupation of John Carrington and cottage adjoining in occupation of John Cooper
- 2 cottages, stables and close of pasture late in occupation of Denis Herbert and now of George Herbert all in Shortmead End, Biggleswade, adjoining each other to which said Denis Herbert was admitted tenant at a Court on 29 and 30 October 1765 on surrender of William Crowley [?] by description of--- messuage in which Christopher Foster inhabited in Shortmead Street, Biggleswade, lately converted into 3
--- 1 close or pightle of pasture adjoining (1åa) and extending from messuage to common river, then in occupations of William Crout, George Clarke and Samuel Soal, at yearly rent of 4d
---cottage in Shortmead End formerly Thomas Goods' and sometime in occupation of John Kettle, then Denis Herbert and now of Thomas Grantham, clerk to George Herbert to which Denis Herbert was admitted tenant at Court held on 15 and 16 April 1766 and 21 May, on surrender of Samuel Wright
-(yearly rent of 2s) cottage or malting in Biggleswade, in Langford End adjoining Back Lane leading from Holm, formerly in occupation of John Mann, maltster, and now Ellis Firby, baker, and Samuel Wells,brewer to which Denis Herbert was admitted tenant at Court on 26 and 27 April 1768 on surrender of Richard Taylor, elder
- (yearly rent 2d) cottage in Shortmead Street, Biggleswade, called the Black Swan
- piece land belonging in occupation of Richard Richardson
- cottage standing near and made out of a stable belonging thereto late in occupation of Thomas Dalton to which Denis Herbert was admitted tenant at Court on 24 and 25 October 1769 on surrender of Austen Drage
-(yearly rent of 2s) messuage in occupation of Mr Willis, woolstapler
- 2 cottages adjoining in occupations of - Osborne and - Richardson, in Shortmead Street
- 2a meadow, part of close of 5a, in Back Meadow, Biggleswade, in occupation of George Herbert
- (rent 6d) remainder of said meadow
to which Denis Herbert was admitted tenant at Court on 5 and 6
May 1772 on surrender of Jacob Hunt, George Pettit,younger, and wife Letitia, Levitt Heading and William Heading, by description of
--- cottage lately divided into 2, and orchard and pasture adjoining in Shortmead End formerly in occupation of widow Green and John Cherry
--- 2a meadow in Lammas Meadow formerly in occupation of Sarah Hide, widow, then Jeremiah Bryant and late of Denis Herbert
--- Back Mead, Biggleswade, formerly in occupation of Levitt Fielding, deceased, and then of Jeremiah Bryant but now laid to last described 2 acres, and late in occupation of Denis Herbert
-(2åd) messuage,orchard or close pasture adjoining in Shortmead Street, Biggleswade, called the Salthouse, formerly in occupations of Mary Blewitt and John Toseland and afterwards of Thomas Barrett and now of George Herbert and James Keefe, his Clerk
to which Denis Herbert was admitted tenant at Court on 23 and 24 April 1776 and 1 May on surrender of Robert Forster and Francis Wootton
-(1s and 6d and 4d) messuage called Crown Inn, Biggleswade
- piece ground (1r), part used as garden and part as hogstye and yard adjoining malting, formerly of Richard Hide and afterwards of William Nightingale late in occupation of James Grigg and now of William Grigg
-(6d) stable in Biggleswade
S or SE messuage lately sold by Denis Herbert
to William Bunt, and by Crown Yard
E or NE John Down and wife Ann
N or NW Back Lane
also in occupation of William Grigg
- Slipe or piece of land on which are erected or built stables used with the Crown Inn
S or SE yard or stables fronting Back Lane
W or SW garden of Crown Inn
to which Denis Herbert was admitted tenant at Court on 5
February 1783 on surrender of Joseph Weston
-(2s 6?d) moiety of
--- toft or piece ground (1r 10p) whereon old Swan Inn and premises formerly stood, once in occupation of Jeremiah Bryant afterwards Edward Bryant since of Robert Sanders and William Crouch
to which Denis Herbert and Samuel Wells were admitted
tenants at Court on 21 and 22 October 1785 on surrender of Jeremiah Bryant
-(1åd) toft on Market Hill of Biggleswade fronting the Crown
Inn whereon the Brick Shops burnt down in the fire of Biggleswade once stood, in occupation of James Grigg to which Denis Herbert was admitted tenant at last
mentioned Court on surrender of Turner Boston
- (8d) toft or small piece ground on which Malthouse stood before the fire, purchased by Denis Herbert of William
Nightingale and now laid into the Crown Inn garden
-(1s 11d and 7åd) moiety of
---site of former Queens Head Inn now used as backyard or garden to Swan Inn to which Denis Herbert and Samuel Wells were admitted at Court
on 21 and 22 October 1791 on surrender and will of John French
-(1åd) moiety of
---messuage in Biggleswade late in occupation of David Moses and now of Mrs Gardner built on site of Masons and Bricklayers Arms to which Denis Herbert and Samuel Wells were admitted tenants at Court held on 24 and 25 April 1795 on surrender of Ann Winn John Winn and Henry Warren Winn
-(1s 6d for whole) 8 undivided 1/9th parts of
--- cottage now divided into 2
--- close pasture adjoining in Shortmead Street, Biggleswade, formerly in occupation of Ralph Thompson, then Mary Easey, widow, deceased, and John Bolnhurst and late of John Bolnhurst and Edward Sanders
--- right of common belonging to said cottage
- other cottage in Shortmead Street, Biggleswade, formerly in occupation of Richard Richardson and now of William Richardson
to 7 undivided 1/9th parts of which Denis Herbert was admitted tenant at Court on 25 and 26 October 1799
on surrender of William Archer, wife Elizabeth, and others
- one other undivided 1/9th part to which Denis Herbert was admitted tenant at Court
held on 4 February 1801 on surrender of John Cooper
-(6s) new erected capital messuage, gardens, coach house etc
2 cottages adjoining in Shortmead Street, Biggleswade
- close meadow or pasture behind extending back to the river
- 7 roods meadow in Long Mead otherwise Rhee mead in Biggleswade
E commom
W the river
- 2 pieces meadow (1a 1r)
to which Denis Herbert was admitted tenant at Court on 7 and 8 May 1802 on surrender of John Robinson, Esq. by description of
--- copyhold messuage called the Wrestlers Inn in
Biggleswade late in occupation of John Tilcock, afterwards divided into 5 tenements in occupations of widow Mills, John Millward, John Culver, Sperry Cupis and Robert Reynolds
--- 2a arable or garden ground belonging late also in occupation of John Tilcock and then of William Hughes Biggleswade - Shortmead Street E Shortmead Street
W river
N houses formerly of Edward Bray then of John Collison
- 7r meadow in Long Mead alias Rhee Mead formerly in occupation of Edward Bray then of William Hughes
E commom
W river
N and S late Lady Bromsall
-1a meadow in Back Mead formerly in occupation of
Edward Bray and late of William Hughes
N late Edward Rudd
S Duchess of Marlborough
- 2r meadow in Back Mead
N Duchess of Marlborough
S Viscount Torrington
late in tenure of William Hughes
At said last Court Denis Herbert surrendered all his property to use of his will. He is now dead leaving George Herbert, merchant, his eldest son. By his will dated 7 July 1803 he devised all his property (except part of an estate at Girtford in Sandy) to said son, chargeable, in repect of personal estate, with funeral expenses and legacies.
George Herbert now came into Court and was admitted tenant to above premises
Fines - 7s 6?d