Reference
L9/30&31
Title
Deed declaring the uses of a recovery. & Copy.
(i) John Skinner of Hitchin, Herts. gent.
(ii) John Meager of Hexton, yeom.
(iii) John Bellasis of Worlaby, Lincs., esq. and w. Jane.
(iv) Fra. Taverner of Hexton, esq.
Ric. Taverner and w. Martha, John Sheppard.
Recites 9/29.
2 closes (13 ac.) adjg. S.lands of Fra. Taverner cd.
Wheat Crofts in Hexton;
fld. (60ac.) cd. the fld. lying next Hexton or East fld.;
Pudding Marsh or South fld. (60ac.);
pightle adjg. last two;
Gt. fld. lying next Barton or West fld.;
clo. of mead. and past. at lower end of Gt. fld. and adjg.
thereto cd. Harley croft (4ac.);
Jennings pightle, past., (lac.) also at lower end of Gt. fld.;
7 clos. of mead. and past. as the same are now divided,
abtg. the brook running betwn. Barton and Higham, and
extending from Gt. fld. and the common highway thereto
adjg. to the brook or rivulet which divided grounds of
Higham from Fielden (83ac.): Elm close. abtg. the brook
W., highway S.; clo. on N. side of Elm clo. Bushy
clo. on N. side of preceding; 10 ac. clo. on N. side
of Bushy clo.; Bryans past. on N. side of 10ac. clo.;
clo. of mead. on N. of Bryans past. adjg. the brook
next Fielden; clo. of mead. E. of last and abtg. Midland
mead.;
parcel of mead. and past. late occ. Hen. Earl of Kent
cd. Wrest mead, lying under the Park of the Earl,
reputed to be parcel of the manor of Higham Gobion;
moiety of an arable fld. (52 ac.) cd. Middle fld.;
moiety of Lt. Highams closes lying betwn. Middle fld. and
Hook lane;
and allother lands in Higham, Silsoe,Barton, Shillington,
Flitton.
Uses: 1. Closes13ac., fld. next Hexton, Elm clo., clo. adjg.
moiety of Bushy clo., mead. on N. on Bryans past.,
Wrest mead;
to use of Fra. Taverner. for life, then to Ric. Taverner.
2. Pudding Marsh fld., 1r. adjg. South fld., West
fld., Harley Croft, Jennings pightle;
to use of Ric. Taverner for life, then to w. Martha,
then to heirs.
3. moiety of Bushy clo., 10ac. clo. N. of Bushy clo.,
Bryans past.;
to use of Fra. Taverner for ever.
4. clo. of mead. (10ac.) abtg. Midland mead.;
to use of John Sheppard.
5. moiety of Middle fld. and Lt.Highams to Fra.
and Rich. Taverner.
Witns. Geo. Needham, Tho. Este, Tho. Docwar jr., Geo. Hall,
Jo. Belwood, Tho. Forward.
Seals: 6 on tags, 1 tag only.
24 May 1641
Date free text
1641
Production date
From: 1641 To: 1641
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No. of pieces: 1
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