QSH2/58

Assignment of mortgage (7 parties) - 2 messuages in St Paul's, ground & cherry orchard, 4 acs in common fields, cottage at Fenlake and 1 ac in Mother Field occ Wm Creek, Pillowcroft closes in Cauldwell St, Jewell's close occ. Dor Edwards Recites unpaid mortgage of 1759

1558 - 1949

From: 773 To: 1773

Assignment of mortgage to attend inheritance: (i) Thos. Croote of Riseley, gent. (ii) Jas. & Mary Lucas as before; (iii) Robt. Parkinson & Jn. Edwards; (iv) Thos. Gadsby; (v) Thos. Palmer of Bedford, gent.; (vi) Ric. Smith al. Lion of Bedford, butcher; (vii) Thos. Clayton of Bedford, yeo.; (vii) Fra. Mason of Bedford, gent. (trustee for Gadsby); -- a messuage in St. Paul's par., heretofore occ. Fra.Brace, gent., then Fra.Jessop,surgeon, then Wm. Smith, clerk; another messuage in St. Paul's par. called the Ragged Staff, occ. Wm. Creek; a piece of ground; cherry orchard; 4 a. in the common fields; a cottage at Fenlake & pightle, & 1 a. in Mother Field, occ. Wm. Creek; 2 closes (9 a.) in St. Mary's par. in Cauldwell St., called Pillcroft closes, in same occ.; Jewell's close, 2 a., in St. Mary's, late occ. Dor. Edwards; recites:- 2 June 1759: mortgage Dor. Edwards (now dcd.) to Thos.Croote; principal has not been repaid; messuage sold to Gadsby; witn. Wm. Bourn, J. Cawne, Wm. Palmer, Ric. Lovesey, Edw.Wells, Thos. Woodham, Ric. Long, Hen. Parkinson, Fra. Garland, J. Fisher. 25 March 1773.

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Croote, Thomas,
Bourne, William,
Brace, Francis,
Cawne, J.,
Clayton, Thomas,
Creek, William,
Edwards, Dorothy,
Edwards, John,
Fisher, J,
Gadsby, Thomas,
Garland, Francis,
Lovesey, Richard,
Jessop, Francis,
Long, Richard,
Lucas, James,
Lucas, Mary,
Mason, Francis,
Palmer, Thomas,
Palmer, William,
Parkinson, Henry,
Parkinson, Robert,
Smith alias Lion, Richard,
Smith, William,
Wells, Edward,
Woodham, Thomas

Quarter Sessions, Sessions House, butcher, surgeon, clerk, Bedford Ragged Staff, orchard, BEDFORD, Bedford Shire Hall, RISELEY, Fenlake