X284/8/2/5

Deed of Appointment: Parties: (i) Justinian Alston of Odell Castle, esquire, eldest son of Thomas Alston, late of Harrold, esquire, deceased (ii) Edward Hughes Ball Hughes of Upper Brook Street, Grosvenor Square [Middlesex], esquire; (iii) William Henry Surman of Lincolns Inn [Middlesex], gentleman Reciting: - indenture of bargain and sale of 8 Feb 1814 recited in X284/8/3/1; - indentures of lease and release of 17 & 18 Jun 1816 recited in X284/8/3/1; - death of Thomas Alston on 31 Jan 1823; - indenture of mortgage of 18 Aug 1824 from (1) Justinian Alston; (2) Edward Hughes Ball Hughes for 8,000 lent for 7 years at 5% interest by (2) to (1); (1) taking out life assurance policies with: Law Life Assurance Office for Insurances for 3,000 with annual premium of 113/12/- dated 2 Aug 1824 and policy number 543; Palladium Life Assurance Office for 2,000 at a premium of 75/15/- dated 18 Aug 1824 and policy number 24; Sun Life Assurance Office for 3,000 at a premium of 112/17/6, dated 18 Aug 1820, policy number 2762; (1) also conveying to (2) (a)-(at) below (subject to the annuities etc. arising from them as set out below) as security for the loan for 120 years and also for 600 years from determination of the uses created by the settlement of 17 & 18 Jun 1816; with (2) to pay himself interest on the mortgage from their rents and profits, the remainder being paid to (1); covenant by (1) not to occupy any part of the mortgaged premises, except for Harrold House at a rent of 200 per annum, without paying rent to (2); - a receiver was appointed for the rents and profits of (a)-(at) Operative Part: - (i) and (ii) appointed (iii) to be receiver of rents and profits and to: pay Land Tax on the properties; pay all rent charges etc. (set out below) arising from the properties; pay interest on the 8,000 mortgage Property: (a) farm house, barn and stable at Cowesby [Yorkshire, North Riding] occupied by Christopher Hill at 102 rent; (b) farm house, barn and stable at Cowesby occupied by Benjamin Alley at 226 rent; (c) farm house, barn and stable at Cowesby occupied by John May, paying part of rent of (b); (d) farm house, barn and stable at Cowesby occupied by Martin Chapman at 76 rent; (e) farm house, barn and stable at Cowesby occupied by William Johnson at 73 rent; (f) farm house, barn and stable at Cowesby occupied by John Hill at 54 rent; (g) farm house, barn and stable at Cowesby occupied by John Brown at 51 rent; (h) farm house, barn and stable at Cowesby occupied by John Wright at 44 rent; (i) water mill, house, barn and stables at Cowesby occupied by William Almack at 46 rent; (j) house and garth at Cowesby occupied by Thomas Holmes at 10/10/- rent; (k) house and garth at Cowesby occupied by James Ellinor at 5/5/- rent; (l) stone quarry at Cowesby occupied by John Humble at 3/3/- rent; (m) stone quarry at Cowesby occupied by Mabert Kirk at 2/2/- rent; (n) stone quarry at Cowesby occupied by Nathan Blaydes at 1/1/- rent; (o) glebe house, barn and stable at Cowesby ocupied by John Wilson at 25 rent; (p) Cowesby tithes at 66/7/6 per annum; (q) farm, farm house, barn and stable at Foston [Yorkshire, East Riding], occupied by Richard Mook at 94/10/- rent; (r) farm farm house, barn and stable at Thixendale [Yorkshire, East Riding], occupied by William Hilborn at 200 rent; (s) farm, farm house, barn and stable at Thixendale occupied by John Wright at 180 rent; (a)-(s) acreage eas 1,561 with a total of 1,159/8/6 rent (t) house and land at Odell occupied by Thomas Whitmee at 500 rent; (u) house and land at Odell occupied by Thomas Hine at 400 rent; (v) house and land at Odell occupied by William Kendall at 500 rent; (w) house and land at Stevington occupied by William Soames at 350 rent; (x) pasture at Pavenham occupied by William Soames at 60 rent; (y) pasture at Pavenham occupied by executors of Daniel Nichols at 45 rent; (z) house and land at Carlton occupied by executors of Benjamin Rogers at 190 rent; (aa) house and land at Odell occupied by Thomas Swannell at 242 rent; (ab) land at Odell occupied by Rev.Vere Alston at 16 rent; (ac) land at Odell occupied by William Hine at 36 rent; (ad) land at Pavenham occupied by William Swannell at 75 rent; (ae) land at Pavenham occupied by John Perry at 16 rent; (af) land at Pavenham occupied by Joseph Bull at 30 rent; (ag) land at Odell occupied by Thomas Wells at 6 rent; (ah) land and fishery at Stevington occupied by Lord Tavistock at 7 rent; (ai) house and land at Felmersham occupied by Joseph Pain at 48 rent; (aj) land at Harrold occupied by Samuel Benfield at 31 rent; (ak) land at Felmersham occupied by Thomas Harrison at 12 rent; (al) land at Felmersham occupied by Samuel Abbott at 12 rent; (am) land at Felmersham occupied by William Hipwell at 12 rent; (an) land at Carlton occupied by Robert Tressler at 57 rent; (ao) land at Odell occupied by Charles Coleman at 15 rent; (ap) cottages at Odell occupied for 77/8/- rents; (aq) cottages at Odell, value of timber and wood about 200; (ar) Odell Castle with gardens and land occupied by Lady Egmont at 200 rent; (as) Harrold Hall occupied by Justinian Alston at 200 rent; (at) annual amount of quit rents, courts leet, courts baron etc. at several manors; total rents for (t)-(at) 3,121/0/7; total rents for (a)-(at) 4,280/9/1 Annuities, Interest etc. - 1,890 mortgage on Bedfordshire estates payable to executors of Mrs.Fraser at 4.5% interest (85/1/- per year); - 5,000 under indenture of 6 & 7 May 1776 on Bedfordshire estates payable to daughters and younger sons of Thomas and Elizabeth Alston at 5% interest (250 per year); - 4,000 charged by indenture of 5 & 6 Jun 1778 on Bedfordshire and Yorkshire estates (except tithes) for portions of daughters and younger sons of Thomas and Elizabeth Alston at 5% interest (200 per year]; - 400 charged on Yorkshire tithes by mortgage to Mrs.Ann Brooks, widow at 5% (20 per year); - 7,000 charged on Bedfordshire and Yorkshire estates (except tithes) by mortgage to Booth & Haselwood at 5% interest (350 per year); - 280 annuity charged on Bedfordshire and Yorkshire estates (except tithes) by indentures of 5 & 6 Jun 1778 payable to Elizabeth Alston; - 720 annuity charged on Bedfordshire & Yorkshire estates (except tithes) by indentures of 8 Feb 1814 payable to Elizabeth Alston; - 1,000 charged on Bedfordshire and Yorkshire estates (except tithes) by indenture of 18 Jun 1816 payable to Mary Alston after the death of Justinian Alston; - 10,000 charged on Bedfordshire and Yorkshire estates (except tithes) by indenture of 18 Jun 1816 as portions for children of Justinian and Mary Alston payable after death of Justinian Alston; - 5,000 charged on all Bedfordshire and Yorkshire estates for benefit of four youngest children of Thomas and Elizabeth Alston at 5% interest (250 per year); - 4,000 and a sum of 12,000 in securities charged by indenture of 7 Jun 1820 to Jeremiah Cloves at 5% interest (335/16/8 including 135/16/8 life assurance premium); - 4,000 and sum of 12,000 in securities charged by indenture of 27 Apr 1824 to Edward Hughes Ball Hughes at 5% interest (351/10/- per year including 151/10/- life assurance premium); - 8,000 charged on Bedfordshire and Yorkshire estates by indenture of 18 Aug 1824 to Edward Hughes Ball Hughes at 5% interest (702/4/6 including 302/4/6 assurance premium) total outgoings by annuities, interest etc. 3,544/12/2 Witnesses: - T.Bonner, clerk to W.H.Surman of Lincolns Inn; - John Roche, clerk to W.H.Surman

18 Aug 1824

From: 1776 To: 1824

item

Bonner, T.,
Roche, John,
Alston, Justinian,
Alston, Thomas,
Hughes, Edward Hughes Ball,
Surman, William Henry,
Green, William,
Jones, Gilbert,
Green, Francis,
Green, John,
Praed, William Tyringham,
Caddell, David,
Alston, Elizabeth,
Palladium Life Assurance Office,
Law Life Assurance Office,
Sun Life Assurance Office,
Hill, Christopher,
Alley, Benjamin,
May, John,
Chapman, Martin,
Johnson, William,
Hill, John,
Brown, John,
Wright, John,
Almack, William,
Holmes, Thomas,
Ellinor, James,
Humble, John,
Kirk, Mabert,
Blaydes, Nathaniel,
Wilson, John,
Hilborn, William,
Mook, Richard,
Whitmee, Thomas,
Hine, Thomas,
Kendall, William,
Soames, William,
Nichols, Daniel,
Rogers, Benjamin,
Swannell, Thomas,
Swannell, William,
Alston, Vere John,
Hine, William,
Perry, John,
Bull, Joseph,
Wells, Thomas,
Pain, Joseph,
Benfield, Samuel,
Hipwell, William,
Tressler, Robert,
Coleman, Charles,
Egmont,
Fraser,
Alston, Mary,
Cloves, Jeremiah

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