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L8/8
Title
Lease for 21 years. Rent 30.
(i) Chas. Earl of Kent.
(ii) Geo. Noble gent., clerk of the kitchen to the Earl.
In return for faithful services and virtue of powers given by
indenture of 10 May 1591.
1 barn on a rood in tenure of Edm. Couper gent.;
another barn on Holt close (4 1/2ac.);
hemplott next the above ( 1/2 ac.);
Hollowells mead. (3ac.3r.15p.);
18ac. clo cont. 17ac. next the above;
Hidgens mead. (4ac.);
71 ac. of arable in common flds. being parcel of the Holt;
13 doles 8 r. of mead. in common mead. (6ac.);
late Edm. Couper by right worshipful Margery Pigott decd.,
mother of Earl of Kent:
Sterte mead. in Henlow (30r.), betwn. mead. of Prior of
Lanthony;
21ac. arable, 2 1/2 ac. mead. in Henlow also demised to
Edm. Couper;
8 ac. in the flds. of Henlow late occ. Tho. Rotchford;
7ac. mead., 7 ac. past cd. Sydams in Henlow;
1 1/2r. arable in Lt. Hill fld. called Five Ell Yarde, Over
Ell Yarde, W. Nether Stondon fld.;
1/2ac. arable in Lt. Hill fld., S. Ranryck close in Henlow;
timber reserved to lessor.
Also for 21 years, Rent 4.
mess. with houses etc. late occ. John Field;
10 ac. arable, 1 1/2ac. mead, all in Henlow, late of John Field;
timber reserved.
Also for 21 years, rent 3s.
3 1/2ac. of arable: 1/2ac. in Dogditch flg., 1/2ac. in Short
Larrydge flg., both in Dogditch fld., 1/2ac. in a flg. abtg.
Stondon fld., Henlow;
1/2ac. arable in City fld. in Pallmer's plot, in Henlow.
Tenant to repair.
Witnesses: Tho. Daniel, Miles Conquest, John Collenson,
Ben. Cooper.
Signed by Noble. Seal on tag.
11 November 1616.
Date free text
1616
Production date
From: 1616 To: 1616
Exent
No. of pieces: 1
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