R6/63/16/3

Release Parties: (i) John, Duke of Bedford; (ii) Eve Martin of Woburn, Beds, widow; Thomas Gale of Toddington, Beds, tallow chandler and Eve his wife; (ii) Richard Smith of Woburn, Beds, gentleman and Joseph Cooke of Eversholt, Beds, malster. Reciting: - Eve Martin is seized for life to a copyhold close in Woburn known as Houghtons Close and (iii) are seized to the reversion upon her death; - R6/63/16/1; - agreed that (i) would convey (a-c) to (iii) & (iii) would surrender one moiety of the Upper or W part of Houghtons Close in Woburn of 2a 14p to (i) for his use forever; Operative: - in consideration of the said agreement (i) conveys and enfranchises (a-c) to (iii) Property: (a) moiety of the lower or E part of a copyhold close in Woburn called Houghtons Close, bounded S by Wind Close, W by a freehold close of (i) and abutting into Woburn Town, now in the occupation of Joseph Butcher… ‘and is now bounded or fenced out from the upper or west part thereof’; (b) moiety of the lower or E part of a freehold close in Woburn of 2a 2r 3p with the moiety of a barn standing thereon now in the occupation of Brookes Shepherd; (c) moiety of a freehold pightle of pasture in Woburn of 1½a late in the occupation of Martha Woolhead, widow and now of George Bosworth; bounded S by copyhold property of Thomas Ashpole and N,E and W by pasture ground of (i). Habendum: - unto (iii) to the use of Eve Martin until her decease; - after, to the use of Thomas Gale and Eve his wife until the death of the survivor of them; - after, to the use of any issue or rightful heir. - signed by (i), (ii) & (iii). - witnessed and signed by Goddard Urlin and Charles Pyne.

4 Jul 1739

From: 1737 To: 1739

No. of pieces: 1

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Russell, John (4th Duke of Bedford),
Martin, Eve,
Gale, Thomas,
Gale, Eve,
Smith, Richard,
Cooke, Joseph,
Butcher, Joseph,
Shepherd, Brookes,
Woolhead, Martha,
Bosworth, George,
Ashpole, Thomas,
Urlin, Goddard,
Pyne, Charles

tallow chandler, malster, woburn corn close, WOBURN