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Feoffment competent sum. (i) Jas. Beverley of Clophill, esq. (ii) Rbt., Ld. Bruce. manor of Clophill hall, all lands and appurt. bt. by (i) of Wm. Wimmonswold capital mes. with appurt. in which (i) dwells and all lands etc. purchased by (i) of Rbt. Wilcocks farm in Clophill with lands bt. by Jas. f. of (i) of Sir Wm. Bryers farm and land late in occ. of Jos. Tidd bt. of Wm. Norman. all ten. and lands formerly Copyhold of manor of Clophill and Cainhoe bt by (i) of father of Sir Wm. Bryers, Rbt. Wilcocks, Wm. Norman, Ralph Atterton, Jn. Deacon alias Dyer, Ric. Reade and enfranchised by (i) while lord of the manor. all closes in Clophill called Inlands with the damm and inlands spithill Pidley wood in Clophill with Pidley closes, Sallowes or Hassocks meadow, late in ten. Jn. Stevens and Howgrove past. all which past. meadows and woods cont. 338 a. and arable 278 a. all mes. and other hereditaments in Clophill, Maudlen, Silsoe and all rights and appurt therein seal of (i) ; bad. witnesses: Ric. Hassall, (?Hy. Faryman), Chas. Wroughton, Arther Wichall, Jn.Wrightson, Edm.Hall, Christ.Taylor Livery of seisin witnessed by Th.How, Paul Wilson, Rbt. North, Jn. Stephens.

21 Oct 1656

From: 1656 To: 1656

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Beverley, James,
Bruce, Robert, 1st Earl of Ailesbury,
Wimmonswold, William,
Wilcocks, Robert,
Bryers, James,
Bryers, William,
Tidd, Joseph,
Norman, William,
Atterton, Ralph,
Deacon, John,
Dyer, John,
Reade, Richard,
Hassall, Richard,
Faryman, Henry,
Wroughton, Charles,
Wichall, Arthur,
Wrightson, John,
Hall, Edmund,
Taylor, Christopher,
How, Thomas,
Wilson, Paul,
North, Robert,
Stephens, John,
Stevens, John

Clophill Hall Manor, Clophill & Cainhoe Manor, CLOPHILL, Clophill fields, Clophill Pidley Wood, MAULDEN, SILSOE