Z937/4/31

Mortgage of 1,000. 1) John Field, gent of New Inn, Silsoe, brother of the late Carolus Nicholls Field of Hitchin who was the eldest son of the late John Field of Hitchin, who was the eldest son of the late Ann [sic] Field formerly Ann Nicholls, who was the only sister and heiress of the late Charles Nicholls of Hitchin 2) Robert Arnold, yeoman of Maulden. (1) requests loan from (2) on the security of the estate he has inherited from his brother Carolus - messuage formely occ by Thomas Peirson, then Thomas Bosworth, then William Day, now William Godfrey - (a) Little close or pightle of pasture ground containing 1a 3r 25p. - (b) Oat Close, now Oat Leys, 2a 2r 37p, formerly occ Oliver Hale - (c) Home Close adj a messuage formerly occ by Nicholas Cawdle and John Green, long since been pulled down, containing 4a 1r 27p - (c1) Long close 2 ac pasture - (c2) Sandalls or Field Close containing 3r 15p pasture, now laid together as Greens Closes - (d) Well Close cont 2a 2r 2p pasture, formerly occ Nicholas Cawdle and John green. - (e) Church Pightle now Ashbys Pightle formerly occ Oliver Hale or his undertenants - (f) Little Green Close formerly occ John Pepyatt - (g) Little plot of ground where a house formerly stood occ by Widow Field - (g1) Close where a house formerly stood occ by Widow Field - (g2) the Cherry Orchard where a barn formerly stood, now laid to Little Green Close and called Greens Pightle. - (h) Clapper Pond Head, formerly occ Oliver Hale, 5 ac - (i) Penley Park and Millwards Piece, 4 ac, now laid together as Millwards Piece, formerely occ John Pepyatt - (j) Green Pightle, 2ac, formerly occ John Pepyatt - (k) 2 closes formerly Hill Pastures occ John Pepyatt, now 3 closes called Bushy Mead 14 ac 12p all lying in Pulloxhill and formerly occ William Day, now William Godfrey Recites will of John Field 19 Apr 1757 - wife Sarah executrix; residue to eldest son Carolus Nicholls Field Recites will of Carolus Nicholls Field 4 Oct 1765, devising freehold and copyhold estates to brother John Field in default of issue Wits: E Eagles, Geo. King Endorsed 1817 by Robert Arnold that all money owed by this mortgage and the further charge 20 March 1813 had been repayed with interest by Thomas Field

1809 Nov 30

From: 1809 To: 1815

3, No. of pieces: 1

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Field, John,
Arnold, Robert,
Bosworth, Thomas,
Cawdle, Nicholas,
Day, William,
Eagles, E,
Field, Ann,
Field, Carolus Nicholls,
Green, John,
Hale, Oliver,
Godfrey, William,
King, George,
Nicholls, Ann,
Nicholls, Charles,
Peirson, Thomas,
Pepyatt, John

farms, SILSOE, Silsoe New Inn Farm, Hitchin, MAULDEN