Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    R6/2/4/9
  • Title
    Deed to declare the uses of a fine Parties: (i) John Brotherton of Husborne Crawley, cordwainer and Elizabeth, his wife; (ii) John Capon of Leighton Buzzard, currier and Jane, his wife; (iii) Thomas Meade of Lidlington, butcher and Sarah, his wife, sole daughter and heir of Samuel Fenn, deceased; (iv) Ezekiel Houghton of Eversholt, yeoman and Dorcas, his wife; (v) Francis Huckle of Woburn, gardener; (vi) Richard Nockett of Billington, yeoman; (vii) Lawrence Stivens of Salford, dairyman; (viii) Thomas Houghton of Eversholt, labourer Whereas: - fine sur conizance de droit come ceo of Easter 1697 between (v) and (vi), plaintiffs and (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), deforciants as two cottages, two gardens, two orchards, six acres of land and nine acres of pasture with appurtenances in Aspley Guise, Leighton Buzzard, Clophill and Eversholt Operative Part: - Fine to stand and be limited to following uses: - four [?] closes known as Fritnells of 8 acres in Aspley Guise, lately purchased by (v) from (i), to use of (v) absolutely; - 4 acres of freehold arable and ley in Leighton Buzzard lately settled on Jane Capon as a jointure by John Capon to the use of (vi) for 1,000 years to secure 20 with interest, to use of (ii); - cottage in Clophill, late inheritance of Samuel Fenn to use of (vii) to secure 20 with interest by mortgage of 26 Mar 1697 to use of Thomas Meade;; - cottage in Hills End, Eversholt in occupation of (viii) to use of (viii) Elizabeth Brotherton, Jane Capon, Sarah Meade, Thomas Meade, Ezekiel Houghton and Dorcas Houghton all signed by marks Witnesses: - William Simes; - Edmund Fowkes; - Ambrose Reddall; - John Ashwell junior; - John Lake
  • Date free text
    1 Jun 1697
  • Production date
    From: 1697 To: 1697
  • Level of description
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