R6/1/3/1

Abstract of title of Duke of Bedford to Ampthill estates: MANORS OF STEPPINGLEY, NEWNHAM PRIORY, MILLBROOK, CAMPTON alias CAMELTON, SHEFFORD and AMPTHILL etc.

1750 or after

From: 1750 To: 1765

(I) Agreement of 15 Aug 1676 Parties: (1) Robert, Earl of Ailesbury and Thomas, Lord Bruce, his son; (2) Elizabeth Seymour; Henry, Marquis of Worcester and Sir Henry Capel Reciting: - intended marriage of Thomas, Lord Bruce and Elizabeth Seymour; - Thomas, Lord Bruce was a minor, precluding a perfect marriage settlement Operative Part: - (1) agreed to convey (a)-(d) to (2) to various uses as detailed in the abstract Property: (a) land in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Middlesex; (b) Ampthill Great Park with mansion house; (c) Houghton Park, alias Dame Ellingsbury, Ampthill; (d) closes of arable, meadow and pasture called Kingsmead, Caters, Thomlins, Bushy Close and Buryfield with Kings Wood alias Dame Ellingsbury Grove (II) Lease & Release by way of marriage settlement of 23 & 24 May 1678 Parties: (1) Robert, Earl of Ailesbury; Thomas, Lord Bruce; Sir Charles Harbord; Thomas Raymond, serjeant at law; Thomas Christie; (2) Henry, Marquis of Worcester; Sir Henry Capel; (3)John Ryley; Rowland Carleton, gentleman Operative Part: - (1) released (a)-(m) to (3) for various trusts regarding the marriage as detailed in the abstract Property: (a) various properties in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and Middlesex; (b) mansion house and park called Houghton Park alias Dame Ellingsbury; (c) closes of arable, meadow and pasture called Kingsmead, Caters, Thomlins, Bushy Close and Buryfield and wood called Kings Wood alias Dame Ellingsbury Grove; (d) cottage and pasture called Bury Pasture, Houghton Conquest; (e) Middle Bury Pasture, Hitherbury Pasture and Osmonds Close all in Houghton Conquest; (f) Wards Farm, Maulden, purchased from Sir Henry Pigott; (g) Kingsmead, Houghton Conquest; (h) Beal's Farm, Maulden; (i) lands in occupation of Mr.Neale in Houghton Conquest; (j) Stoughton's Farm in Maulden; (k) Inward Stonefield, Outward Stonefield, Hill Close, 7 Acre Close, Square Close, Tufted Close, Hallow Close, Hanging Close and Long Close, all in Ampthill; (l) Berrystead Farm, in occupation of Edward Hill in Maulden; (m) Dudson's Grounds, Horsey Piece and Buryfield in Maulden (III) R6/1/2/24 (IV) (CCCVIII) in R6/1/2/3 (V) Bargain & Sale of 14 Oct 1703 Parties: (1) Thomas, Earl of Ailesbury and Charles, Lord Bruce; (2) Robert and James Bruce, brothers of Earl of Ailesbury Operative Part: (1) bargain and sold to (2) to enact a common recovery in which Charles, Lord Bruce would be vouched Property: (a) castles, manors, hundreds, lordships, messuages, tenements, advowsans etc. in Wiltshire, Somerset, Berkshire, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Middlesex; (b) Manor of Maulden Ragons; (c) mansion house; (d) Houghton Park alias Dame Ellingsbury; (e) closes called Kingsmead, Carters, Thomlins, Bushy Close and Buryfield and wood of Kings Wood or Dame Ellingsbury Grove; (f) advowsan of Maulden church; (g) Wards Farm, Maulden; (h) land in Maulden called Hitherbury Pasture, Osmonds Close, Kingsmead, Beale's Farm, Stoughton's Farm, Inwards Stonefield, Outwards Stonefield, Hill Close, 7 Acre Close, Square Close, Tufted Close, Hallow Close, Hanging Close, Long Close, Berrystead Farm, Dudson's Grounds, Horsey Piece and Buryfield; (i) Limbersey alias Limersey Farm, late purchased from Nicholas Denton, esquire; (j) Stanbridge's Farm, late bought from Daniel Williams; (k) ground lately bought from Thomas Page; (l) 7 acres of land bought from Samuel Rhodes, esquire; (m) ground lately bought from John Auger; (n) Sadlers Estate, Ampthill (VI) Exemplification of a common recovery of Michaelmas Term 1703 in which William Longueville, esquire was demandant, Robert and James Bruce, tenants and Charles, Lord Bruce vouchee over the common vouchee (VII) Indenture of 24 Jan 1703 [1704] Parties: (1) Thomas, Earl of Ailesbury and Charles, Lord Bruce; (2) Robert and James Bruce; (3) William Longueville Operative Part: - it was agreed that common recovery in (VI) should be to use of (2) upon trusts for Earl of Ailesbury for his life remainder to Charles, Lord Bruce MANOR OF RUXOX alias ROXOX (VIII) Lease & Release of 11 & 12 Jun 1703 Parties: (1) Elizabeth Scarburgh, spinster; (2) Francis Wilks, yeoman; (3) Michael Arnald, gentleman Operative Part: (1) released (a)-(c) to (3) in order to bar estates tail and confirm the property to (1) Property: (a) Manor of Roxox alias Ruxox, Flitwick ; (b) 7 closes of arable, meadow and pasture of 70 acres being Barn Close, Long Mead, Ley Close, Cock Close, Turf Ground, Bayleys Ground; (c) close called Fattingley Ground between common fields of Maulden to N, Flitton Moor to NE, ground of Samuel Rhodes to SE and Flitwick Common and ground of Mary Cheyne, widow to SW in occupation of William Rowstred (IX) Fine of Trinity Term 1703 between Michael Arnald, plaintiff and Elizabeth Scarburgh, deforciant of Manor of Roxox alias Ruxox, 8 acres of land, 12 acres of meadow, 50 acres of pasture and common of pasture for all cattle in Flitwick (X) Exemplification of a common recovery of Trinity Term 1703 in which Francis Wilks was demandant, Michael Arnald tenant and Elizabeth Scarburgh vouchee (XI) Bargain & Sale of 4 Oct 1704 Parties: (1) Elizabeth Scarburgh; (2) Charles, Lord Bruce Operative Part: (1) sold to (2) for 1,280 plus 100 paid to mortgagees Property: (a)-(c) in (VIII) above (XII) R6/1/2/2 (XIII) R6/1/2/27 (XIV) Demise for 1,000 years by way of mortgage of 18 May 1723 Parties: (1) Thomas, Earl of Ailesbury; (2) Charles, Lord Bruce; (3) Robert and James Bruce, brothers of (1); (4) Henry, Lord Carleton Operative Part: (4) paid 10,000 to Maximillian, Prince of Hornes by direction of (1), (2) and (3), with (2) as mortgagor on security of Manors of Fingall, Ellington and Newton Morker cum Sertin in Yorkshire (XV) mortgage of 3 Aug 1725 Parties: (1) Charles, Duke of Queensbury and Dover; Richard, Earl of Burlington and Henry, Earl of Clarendon & Rochester (executors of Henry, Lord Carleton, deceased); (2) Catherine, Duchess of Queensbury & Dover; (3) William Hamilton and Alexander Burne, esquires Operative Part: (3) lent 10,000 to (1) on security of Manors of Fingall, Ellington and Newton Morker cum Sertin in Yorkshire (XVI) R6/1/2/4 (XVII) Fine of Hilary Term 1728 between Erasmus Lewis and John Howell, plaintiffs and Charles, Lord Bruce and Robert his son, deforciants of manors of Maulden Ragons, Houghton How End, Ruxox and Dame Ellingsbury (XVIII) Exemplification of a common recovery of Hilary Term 1728 between James Rolfe and Maurice Butler, demandants, Erasmus Lewis and John Howell, tenants and Robert Bruce, vouchee of manors of Maulden Ragons, Houghton How End, Ruxox and Dame Ellingsbury (XIX) R6/1/2/6 (XX) Bargain and sale by way of marriage settlement of 24 Jan 1732 [1733] Parties: (1) William Hamilton and Alexander Burne; (2) Catherine, Duchess of Queensbury; (3) Lady Ann Douglas; (4) William Finch; (5) Henry, Lord Cornbury and John Finch, esquire Operative Part: (1) at request of (2) and (3) and consent of (4) set over Manors of Fingall, Ellington and Newton Morker cum Sertin in Yorkshire to (5) subject to equity of redemption of mortgage upon trusts to secure marriage settlement (XXI) R6/1/2/13 (XXII) R6/1/2/10 HONOUR OF AMPTHILL (XXIII) (XVIII) in R6/1/1/18 (XXIV) R6/1/2/24 (XXV) R6/1/2/25 (XXVI) R6/1/2/26 (XXVII) R6/1/2/27 (XXVIII) R6/1/2/6 (XXIX) R6/1/1/25 (XXX) R6/1/2/11 (XXXI) R6/1/2/15 (XXXII) R6/1/1/26 (XXXIII) R6/1/2/19 (XXXIV) Deed poll of 18 Jan 1744 [1745] to better secure R6/1/2/19 (XXXV) R6/1/2/23 (XXXVI) R6/1/2/26

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Russell, John (4th Duke of Bedford),
Ailesbury, Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of,
Ailesbury, Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of,
Seymour, Elizabeth,
Worcester, Henry, 3rd Marquess of,
Capel, Henry,
Bruce, Elizabeth,
Harbord, Charles,
Raymond, Thomas,
Christie, Thomas,
Ryley, John,
Carleton, Rowland,
Pigott, Henry,
Neale,
Hill, Edward,
Bruce, Charles (Lord),
Bruce, Robert,
Bruce, James,
Denton, Nicholas,
Williams, Daniel,
Page, Thomas,
Rhodes, Samuel,
Auger, John,
Longueville, William,
Scarburgh, Elizabeth,
Wilks, Francis,
Arnald, Michael,
Cheyne, Mary,
Rowstred, William,
Carleton, Henry (Lord),
Maximillian, Prince of Hornes,
Queensberry, Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of,
Burlington, Richard, 3rd Earl of,
Clarendon, Henry, 2nd Earl of,
Queensberry, Catherine, Duchess of,
Hamilton, William,
Burne, Alexander,
Lewis, Erasmus,
Howell, John,
Rolfe, James,
Butler, Maurice,
Douglas, Ann (Lady),
Finch, William,
Finch, John,
Cornbury, 2nd Viscount

Steppingley Manor, Bedford Newnham Priory Manor, Millbrook Manor, Campton Manor, Ampthill Manor, marriage settlements, private parks, sergeant at law, Maulden Wards Farm, Maulden Beales Farm, Maulden Stoughtons Farm, Maulden Berrystead Farm, Maulden Ragons Manor, Houghton Conquest Dame Ellensbury Manor, advowsons, Maulden Limbersey Farm, Maulden Stanbridges Farm, Flitwick Ruxox Manor, Yorkshire Fingall Manor, Yorkshire Ellington Manor, Houghton Conquest How End Manor, Yorkshire Newton Morker cum Sertin Manor, STEPPINGLEY, Newnham, BEDFORD, MILLBROOK, CAMPTON, SHEFFORD, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Middlesex, Ampthill Great Park, Ampthill Houghton Park, Ampthill fields, Houghton Conquest fields, HOUGHTON CONQUEST, Wiltshire, Somerset, Berkshire, Leicestershire, MAULDEN, Limbersey, FLITWICK, Flitwick fields, Houghton Conquest How End