Scope and Content
19 meetings recorded at each meeting questions of title were reviewed and order for dates for meetings in the hundreds agreed.
1st mtg. Theed Pearse appointed clerk.
2nd mtg. Mrs Margaret Rudd declared intention to redeem land tax at Biggleswade and Northill asked to provide evidence of title to Northill as assessment in the name of Edward Rudd deceased.
3rd mtg. William Pembroke by his agent, James Lesley, proved to be entitled to land tax at Standbridge assessed in name of William Charles Pembroke. John Thornton of Woburn, draper recommended as trustee for small proprietors of Manshead hundred. John Edwards required to give evidence of title to land tax at Thurleigh and Clapham in the name of the late Mrs Reynolds.
4th mtg. Levi Lavender by Thomas Kidman his agent proved title to land tax at Hawnes assessed in the name of John Lavender.
5th mtg. Edmund Rolfe to give evidence of title to land in Ravensden assessed in the name of Thomas Rolfe. John Higgins junr proved that Mr Higgins had purchased estate of Mr Stokes at Turvey part assessed in the name of John Abraham.
6th mtg - no business.
7th mtg. Revd James Harvey proved title to estate at Northill.
8th mtg. William Dawson proved that the assessment on land at Biggleswade in the name of John Dawson was erroneous. Thomas Potter, John Bolding, Mrs Pye, Mrs Bolding (mother of John Bolding), Miss Wiles, The Earl of Ashburnham, William Baker of Houghton Conquest and John Seabrook declared their intention of redeeming land tax on their estates in the county.
9th mtg - orders re meetings only
10th mtg. Proved that estates in Houghton Regis assessed in the name of Hugh Inglis are the property of his son Robert Harry Inglis a minor. Ann Dover, widow, Thomas Lucas, William Dolton, and Thomas Butler applied to redeem land tax on estates at Woburn, Edward Hanwell applied to redeem on land at Hockliff and Woburn, William Bullock on land at Eversholt and John Buttfield on land at Houghton Regis.
11th mtg. Proved that estate in Chalgrave assessed in the name of John Perry is the property of Simon Le Blanc and estates in Chalgrave assessed in the name of Trinity College Cambridge belong to Trinity Hall, Cambridge. Estate in Ravensden assessed in the name of Thomas Roofe is the property of Edmund Rolfe. William Gibbard declared his intention to redeem land tax on his estate.
12th mtg. Proved that estates in Tempsford assessed in the names of John Payne, Peter Payne are property of Sir Gillies Payne bt. James Musgrove and Catherine Taylor, widow applied to redeem on land at Thurleigh and Woburn respectively.
13th mtg. progress report made to man from the Treasury. Estate in Pulloxhill assessed as belonging to the late William Young is the property of John Baker and Ann Bettesworth.
14th mtg. William Cox to prove title to land at Stopsley. Estate in Luton property of Thomas Jones. Revd John Tilmer, John Agutter gave intention to redeem.
15th mtg. Proved estate in Felmersham is property of Thomas Hipwell junr. Henry Thomas rescinded his contract and made a fresh contract. Benjamin Bradley did the same. Estate in Risley is the property of Thomas Beatles. Estate in Pertenhall is property of John Lettice DD.
16th mtg. Intention to redeem received from William Hayton as agent for Sarah Halsey, an infant, on land at Studham, Clapham and Great Barford and from Eton College on estates at Oakley, Clapham and Bromham.
Proved estate at Potsgrove is the property of George Henry Rose, estates in Oakley property of John Stokes, estate in Kempston is the estate of James Whittingstall and William Long, estate in Steppingley is property of John Parker, estates in Harlington, Eversholt, Aspley Guise and Steppingley are the property of Ann Bolding, estate in Bletsoe and Riseley are the property of Mary Allison, widow., estate in Kempston is the propert of James Wadman Alexander Clerk, estate in Wilshamstead is property of Henry Bull, estate in Eaton Socon is property of Sarah Baxton, widow, estate in Dunstable is property of John Puddiphatt, another property in Dunstable the property of Jeremiah Puddephatt, estate in Leighton Buzzard property of David Willis, estate in Houghton Regis is property of Daniel Queneborough, estate in Dunstable property of Matthew Champkin, estate in Ampthill property of Joseph Butcher, estate in Wilshamstead property of William Norman and Henry Inskip as trustees under the will of Thomas Inskip deceased, estate in Leighton Buzzard property of William Stevens as trustee for his wife Mary Ann Cooper & Catherine Elizabeth Firth, estate in Stopsley property of William Cox, estate in Shillington Flitt and in Higham Gobion is the property of William Young, estate in Meppershall property of James Webster as rector of the the parish, estate in Shillington property of Thomas Bates.
Ann Ashwell, widow notifies of intention to redeem land tax on her estate in Bedfordshire by sale of estates in Buckinghamshire. Leeson Wright and Daniel Quenesborough gave notice of intention to redeem for land in Dunstable. Richard Gutteridge gave notice, William Wootton gave notice re Marston, George Exton and Lucy Wiles, spinster gave notice.
17th mtg. John Franklin does not intend to redeem the Land Tax charged on his moiety of the navigation of the river Ouze or the parishes Blunham, Roxton, Tempsford & Eaton Socon or the sluices or stannches thereon or the tolls thereof and consenty that Susanna Palmer widow who is entitled to the other moiety shall redeem the same and she contracted accordingly. Notices of intention to redeem from Peregrine Nash, William Hooper (Carlton), Thomas Gadsby (Wootton), John Crope Crook, John Markham (Northill), Mrs Wingfield, Mrs Wynstanley, Thomas Evans, Thomas Wood, Alexander Deacon, Thomas Woollard (Henlow), John Foster (Marston Moretain), John Owen. Proved estate in Turvey and Stevington property of Mary Boon and Rebecca Webb, estates at Goldington, Roxton, Cople, Willington, Blunham, Tempsford are property of Susanna Palmer, widow, estate in Wrestlingworth property of Jonathan Millar, estate at Dunstable property of William Elliott, estate in Harlington property of Hugh Smith, estate in Tempsford property of John Emery, estate in Girtford property of Dennis Herbert.
18th mtg. Richard Vernon Sadleir will not redeem Land Tax on his property at Apsley Guise but consent' that it should be purchased by Robert Sadleir Moody who by Richard How produced a conveyance of the revertion of the estate from Mr Sadleir to Mr Moody. Proved estate in Eaton Bray is property of William Beckford, estate in Aspley Guise property of William Joyce How, Thomas How, Richard Camps and William Camps.
19th mtg. Proved estate in Kempston property of John Whish, estate in Lidlington property of Jos Pierson Waldeck, property in Shillington property of William Housman, estate in Biggleswade property of Turner Boston.
Note that at meeting of 11 Oct 1799 Mr Hooper took the oath required [presumably to end the commission as this is the last entry].