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Counterpart lease for 11 years: (1) Corporation of the Town of Bedford (2) Thomas Stratton of St Leonards in the parish of St John, Bedford, yeoman. Lease by (1) to (2) for 11 years from Michaelmas 1742 of the dung, filth and compost from the New Hill from the north end of the Market Cross to the end of the pavement or stone pitching against the sign of the Half Moon. Rent: 1s. a year, payable on Michaelmas Day: the Guildhall. Witnesses: John Pepiatt, Thomas Cawne (Town Clerk). Signature: Thomas Stratton

26 September 1743

From: 1743 To: 1743

(2) agrees to clean and sweep the Hill weekly and to take away all such dirt, filth, dung or compost as shall be found there, "that it may not annoy or become a nuisance to the Street or Passengers therein".

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Stratton, Thomas,
Pepiatt, John,
Cawne, Thomas

refuse collection, yeoman, St. Leonard Bedford, Bedford Half Moon, Town Clerk