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(i) Dame Mary Abdy, widow, of Saville Row, Middlesex [vendor]
(ii) Sir William Abdy, Baronet, of Mill Street, Berkeley Square, Middlesex [vendor]
(iii) Thomas Gardiner Bramston esq of Freens, Essex [trustee of (ii)]
(iv) John Edwards esq of Silsoe
(v) Thomas Field, cheesemonger, of Newgate Street, London [purchaser]
(vi) Samuel May, draper, of Ampthill [trustee of (v)]
(i) stands seised of the property, and (ii) is entitled to the reversion on the death of (i) his mother
(i) and (ii) contract with (iv) for the absolute sale of the freehold in fee simple and inheritance in possession for 10,000 but no conveyance has yet been made. (iv) has agreed to sell 2 closes to (v) for 600, and it has been agreed that the 600 will be paid to (i) and (ii) as part of the 10,000
(a) 4 ac 2r close called Press Meadow in Flitton and Pulloxhill, bounded S by Cross Close, E by Luton to Silsoe turnpike road, and N and W by brook running from Hartington Mill to New Inn Bridge
(b) 2 ac 2r close of meadow called Blundells in Flitton and Pulloxhill, bounded S by Luton to Silsoe turnpike road, W by a close of William Mullins, N by brook from Hartington Mill to New Inn Bridge, and E by property of ... Laporte esq
The 2 closes have been held with other lands as one farm known as Fielden Farm occ by Francis Hawkins or his undertenants, and sometime occ by John Whitbread Tuck, under 14 year lease from Dame Mary and Sir William Abdy 26 August 1813 at 360 yearly rent
The legal estate of the two closes is vested in (iii), only son of the late Thomas Berney Bramston of Freens, who survived his co-trustee William Abdy, baronet and grandfather of (ii), named in indenture of 2 & 3 December 1728
Recites Lease and Release dated 3rd and 4th June 1774 between
1) Margaret and Martha Abdy, spinsters, of Kensington, now deceased
2) Sir Anthony Thomas Abdy baronet of Albyns, Essex, late uncle of (ii) Sir William Abdy
3) Revd Edward Woodcock of Watford, Herts and Elborough Woodcock, gent of Lincolns Inn, trustees
Recites will of Sir Anthony Thomas Abdy 8 June 1774, proved PCC 28 Apr 1775 which appointed executors Thomas Walker and John Heaton, his heirs being his wife Katherine Abdy, who has since died, then his brother William Abdy later Sir William Abdy baronet of Chobham, Surrey, father of Sir William Abdy (party (ii)), now deceased, then his first and other sons successively
Declaration barring dower
1st schedule - Covenant to produce scheduled deeds relating to the 2 closes, deeds which also relate to other property of greater value belonging to Sir William Abdy
Recites lease and release 1779 between Thomas Walker, Serjeant at Law, and John Heaton esq both of Lincolns Inn, in trust
Indenture Nov 1792 between 1) Sir William Abdy, 3rd son of Sir William Abdy, Baronet, deceased and brother of Sir Anthony Thomas Abdy also deceased, 2) Dame Mary Abdy wife of Sir William, formerly Mary Gordon, spinster, daughter of James Gordon esq of Moor Place, Hertfordshire and 3) James Gordon the younger and Francis Perkins esq
Lease and release Nov 1799 between Sir William Abdy, his only son Sir William Abdy esq then of Chobham, John Woodcock esq a trustee of premises not comprised in this indenture, also mentions William Baker, John Tubb, gent, of Grays Inn, John Woodcock, William Lawson of Grays Inn, gent, Francis Wightwin esq
2nd schedule concerns title to to be sold to Jn Edwards with other property of greater value, so a covenant was agreed for production of deeds on reasonable request
