R6/63/7/13

Copy admission, Manor of Woburn Abbotts - Lord: Francis, Duke of Bedford; - Steward: Samuel Davis, gentleman Operative: - admission of Thomas Gale and Samuel Davis to (a-i) in trust on the surrender of Stephen Taylor and Mary his wife for the term of 21 years. Property: (a) Two cottages or tenements in George Street, Woburn with yard and garden belonging now in the tenure or occupation of William Granborough and Henry Dodd; (b) copyhold messuage or tenement in Woburn with shop adjoining formerly in the tenure or occupation of Henry Rock, deceased and now of John Latham; (c) room or chamber of said shop and passage leading to Swan yard sometime in the occupation of David Risley… 'which said part of the said messuage shop and chamber was used as part and parcel of the said messuage or tenement heretofore called the Horse Inn East and fronteth North into the market place there'. (d) little yard with barn next to Duck Lane, Woburn of 1p; (e) copyhold close of pasture or sward ground in Woburn known as Little Caswells of 2a 2r late in the tenure or occupation of Martha Bayliss and now Rev. Aveling; (f) cottage in Woburn formerly known as the Swan Inn late in the occupation of Edward Mansfield… 'being a corner house fronting North into the Market place there and West into Duck Lane'; (g) copyhold close of pasture known as Great Caswells Close otherwise Castle Close of 3a 2r 32p; (h) two cottages or tenements fronting George Street late in the occupation of Hugh Dawborn and Rebecca Barlow; (i) little close or slip of ground leading into Caswells Lane, Woburn and lying next to Butlers garden. Habendum: - To the use of Thomas Gale of Ampthill, brazier and Samuel Davis the younger of Ampthill, gentleman for the term of 21 years upon the following trusts: - to the use of Stephen Taylor and Mary his wife for their life; - after decease of survivor, to the use of any of their children; - in default of such issue, to the use of any person Mary has appointed; - in default of such appointment, to the use of the right heirs of Mary; - yearly rents: £-/5/2, £1/8/- and £-/10/-. Covenants: - Stephen and Mary retain certain powers of sale and revocation over (a-i). - examined and signed by Samuel Davis.

20 Mar 1788

From: 1788 To: 1788

No. of pieces: 1

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Russell, Francis (5th Duke of Bedford),
Gale, Thomas,
Davis, Samuel,
Taylor, Stephen,
Taylor, Mary,
Granborough, William,
Dodd, Henry,
Rock, Henry,
Latham, John,
Risley, David,
Bayliss, Martha,
Aveling,
Mansfield, Edward,
Dawborn, Hugh,
Barlow, Rebecca

Woburn Abbotts Manor, shops, Woburn Horse, Woburn Swan, brazier, Woburn George Street, Woburn Duck Lane