L5/1132-1133

Lease & counterpart: 46 (i)Phil., Earl Hardwicke & Jem., March. Grey (ii)Hen. Sharp of Silsoe, carrier farmyard, barn, rickyard, 3 cottages adj., occ. Geo. Giddings, Jas. Boston, Wid. Stapleton; 2 cottages near George Inn,occ. Alex. Tilcock, Jn. Sells; Smith's close, 5 ac.; Hern pond mead, 8 ac. in Clophill; 51 ac. in the common fields; all but Hern pond in Silsoe; tenant to pay 5 for acre ploughed up, may deduct land-tax, do repairs, maintain hedges & ditches, shall pay parochial taxes and window-tax, not set hemp, flax, woad, furze or gorse (except only furzon seed for a fence round Hern pond mead); shall not cross-crop; shall employ compost on premises; witn. Jos. Cole, Wm. Harrison; end. ''I Hen. Sharp do hearby acknowledge that Smith's close goes with the fallow''.

26 August 1765

From: 1765 To: 1765

No. of pieces: 1

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Hardwicke, Philip Earl of,
Grey, Jemima, Marchioness,
Sharp, Henry,
Giddings, George,
Boston, James,
Stapleton, Widow,
Tilcock, Alexander,
Sells, John,
Cole, Joseph,
Harrison, William

carrier, ponds, ploughing, hedging, Window Tax, crops, CLOPHILL