Z858/27/1-2

Lease and release (attested copy) i) Joseph Hinson, Potton, gentleman ii) John Foster, Biggleswade, merchant Benjamin Ryland, Biggleswade, draper consideration - 850 paid to i) by John Foster i) releases to ii) in their actual possession by virtue of a lease for a year dated the previous day - capital messuage in Potton in Rose Alley, reputed to have been formerly in the occupation of John Atkinson, gentleman, deceased, afterwards of Mary Atkinson, his widow, and later of Arthur Borron, clerk, deceased - Great Garden belonging to said capital messuage N Rose Alley W late Thomas Miller's garden S little garden here after mentioned E said capital messuage and homestall - Little Garden also belonging to said capital messuage N Great Garden and late Thomas Miller's garden S Home Close, late of Arthur Barron W said Home Close E said homestall in length 47 yards westward from one end of the barn adjoining to said garden in breadth in one part 11 yards 2 feet and in the other part 11 yards - Home Close N garden and homestall Thomas Miller W Mr William Hankin and Mr William Cooper both deceased (copyhold) S Little Dolmans E Thackey Close, otherwise the Dovehouse Close - Little Dolmans (pasture) adjoining Home Close - piece of ground taken from Thackey Close, otherwise Dovehouse Close in length from corner post of great barn, late belonging to Arthur Borron, eastward in a straight line - 11 yards 10 inches in breadth, from end of said 11 yards 10 inches, in a straight line westwards going into said Home Close - 13 yards 2 feet 2 inches for a way or passage into said Home Close together with the fence, made by Arthur Borron, on dividing said piece of ground from said Close - upper half of fence from the tree whereon the gates hang going into Home Close eastward to little pond - in length 70 yards 2 feet with trees growing therein or spiked thereto - half the fence from said pond to common brook - fence to Home Close next the orchard, sometimes in occupation of Catherine Edwards, widow - fence to last mentioned close from corner of close some time in occupation of Mr Richard Hearne as far as Plummers Lane - trees standing in several fences and spikes thereto all which said closes have been converted into one and were late in occupation of Arthur Borron, deceased, and now of Mr Henry Verrall - 5a enclosed freehold arable land being part of 2 parts (total 6a) in Windmill Field, being nos 41 and 42 and awarded to Arthur Borron S High road from Potton through Sandy N Old Bedford Road E Rebecca Wingfield and Martha Wingfield (now Mrs Monoux) (numbered 40) W (part) John Keeling (43) (part) Earl Spencer (44) said other acre land (remaining part of above 6a) was by feoffment of 4 October 1777 confirmed to use of Thomas Miller and heirs said 5a were late in occupation of John Miller, plumber and glazier, deceased, and now of Martha Miller, his widow - no 34 in same field (3a) N & E old Bedford Road W (part) Rebecca Wingfield and Mrs Monoux (37) S Edmond Bumbery (35) now in occupation of Mathew Munn and purchased from Thomas Miller, the elder, by Arthur Borron, by lease and release of 3 and 4 October 1777 together with houses, outhouses, water courses, easements, seats in the Parish Church etc All late the estate of Arthur Borron, Warrington, Lancs, Clerk, deceased, who died unmarried and intestate. On his death the same decended to William Borron, Manchester, Lancs, gentleman, his eldest brother, who with Susannah his wife, conveyed the estates to i) by lease and release of 23 and 24 January last to hold to use of ii) and the heirs of John Foster Also i) will at next Court for Manor of Potton Much Manured surrender, at cost of John Foster - copyhold messuage in Potton, formerly 2 tenements, and now in occupation of Nathaniel Bonest and held of said Manor at yearly rent of 2s to which i) was admitted at Court on 24 January 1792 on surrender of William Borron and wife Susannah, to use of John Foster to be held by i) indemnified from any claims except 1s 10d payable to Lord of Manor of Potton out of said mansion house and closes of pasture, and yearly payment of 20s for ever issuing out of same premises of which 10s is to be paid to minister of Parish Church of Potton for preaching a sermon annually and 10s to Churchwardens to put poor boys to learn to read, according to last will of Alexander Atkinson, formerly of Potton, gentleman, deceased, dated 3 October 1712. Also except said quit rent of 2s Hery Verrall, Potton, surgeon and apothecary shall stand possessed of term of years in trust for John Foster copy signatures of all various witnesses receipt 23 and 24 August 1792 Copy made 10 October 1792

1792

From: 1792 To: 1792

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Hinson, Joseph,
Foster, John,
Ryland, Benjamin,
Atkinson, John,
Atkinson, Mary,
Borron, Arthur,
Miller, Thomas,
Hankin, William,
Cooper, William,
Edwards, Catherine,
Hearne, Richard,
Verrall, Henry,
Wingfield, Martha,
Wingfield, Rebecca,
Monoux,
Keeling, John,
Spencer, Earl,
Miller, Martha,
Miller, John,
Bumbery, Edmond,
Munn, Matthew,
Borron, William,
Borron, Susannah,
Bonest, Nathaniel,
Atkinson, Alexander,
Verrall, Henry

merchant, draper, clerk, plumber, glazier, churchwardens, surgeon, apothecary, Potton Plummers Lane, Warrington, Manchester