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WB/W4/1/Clop/FH2
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Abstract of Title of hereditaments in Clophill as Part of Wrest Park Estate, abstracted by Linklater & Company of Walbrook, London
Date free text
c.1917
Production date
From: 1805 To: 1917
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(I) Mortgage of 28 Jul 1840 Parties: (1) Thomas Philip Weddell [formerly Robinson, late de Grey, 2nd] Earl de Grey; (2) Seth Stephen Ward of North Terrace, Camberwell [Surrey], esquire; Seth Middleton Ward of Accountant General's Office, Chancery Lane [Middlesex] Reciting: - lease and release of 27-28 Jun 1805 (1) Amabell, Baroness Lucas; (2) Mary Jemima, Lady Grantham; (3) Thomas Philip Weddell, Earl de Grey (as Thomas Philip Robinson, 3rd Baron Grantham); (4) Charles Hodges Ware; (5) Thomas Chippendale; (6) James [Harris, 1st] Earl of Malmesbury; James Edward Harris; and pursuant common recovery of Trinity 45 George III in which numerous properties in Bedfordshire were assured and limited subject to certain preceding estates which had since determined to use of persons as (1) and (2) and (3) should appoint; - Inclosure Act of 14 apr 1808 for Clophill and Award of 31 May 1826 making many changes to land in Clophill in lease and release and common recovery of 1805; - marriage settlement of 3 Oct 1833 (1) George Augustus [Frederick 6th] Earl Cowper [then Viscount Fordwich]; (2) Thomas Philip [Robinson, then Weddell, the de Grey, 2nd] Earl de Grey; (3) Anne Florence Countess Cowper (then Anne Florence de Grey); (4) Richard [Charles Francis Christian Meade, 3rd] Earl of Clanwilliam; Anthony Ashley Cooper in which (2) charged several manors of Flitton with Silsoe, Over Gravenhurst, Nether Gravenhurst and Meppershall, Clophill and Cainhoe, Beadlow otherwise Bewlow and Clophill Hall as well as Wrest House and Wrest Park and properties in Flitton, Silsoe, Flitwick, Maulden, Upper Gravenhurst, Lower Gravenhurst, Meppershall, Higham Gobion, Clophill and Pulloxhill with 30,000 to be paid to (4) after his death for 1,000 years, the income to go to (2) and (3) and their children - (1) charged hereditaments with payment of 30,000 to be paid to Richard [Kerr, 1st] Earl of Clanwilliam and Anthony Ashley[-Cooper], Viscount Ashley after decease of (1); - deed poll of (1) of 16 Jan 1839 in which he appointed hereditaments in Wiltshire that had formed part of lease and release of 27-28 Jun 1805 to himself and his heirs for ever Operative Part: - (1) borrowed 15,000 from (2) secured on (a)-(ad) Property: (a) farm in Clophill and Gravenhurst of 155a 1r 19p of which 140a 3r 17p was in Clophill and 14a 2r 2p in Gravenhurst in occupation of William Arnold and 84 rent; (b) two closes in Clophill together containing 5a 1r 36p in occupation of Richard Appleby at rent of 6/0/10; (c) close of land in Clophill of 3a 2r 24p in occupation of William Brazier at rent of 8; (d) farmhouse and land totalling 156a 03 31p in Clophill in occupation of John Butcher at rent of 183; (e) cottage, garden and 2 closes in Clophill totalling 6a 1r 0p in occupation of Sarah Brittain at rent of 19; (f) farmhouse and land in Clophill, Gravenhurst and Silsoe of 442a 1r 7p [sic?] of which 186a 1r 5p was in Clophill, 55a 0r 9p in Gravenhurst and 3a 0r 33p in occupation of James Crouch at rent of 266; (g) close in Clophill of 8a 3r 30p in occupation of George Crouch at rent of 10; (h) cottage and close in Clophill of 2a 3r 12p in occupation of Vincent Doggett at rent of 8/8/-; (i) farmhouse and land in Clophill of 196a 1r 18p in occupation of George Horn at rent of 216; (j) corn mill and closes of 16a 3r 10p in Clophill in occupation of Joseph Burroughes as executor of Horton at 84 rent; (k) farmhouse and land in Clophill and Campton of 184a 0r 7p of which 124a 0r 27p was in Clophill and 59a 3r 20p in Campton in occupation of Robert Low at 230 rent; (l) farmhouse and land in Clophill of 179a 2r 14p in occupation of William Maddams at rent of 152; (m) three closes in Clophill containing 33a 3r 7p in occupation of Francis Read at rent of 40; (n) farmhouse [place and extent not stated but possibly connected to (o)]; (o) closes in Clophill totalling 201a or 22p in occupation of Low and Coxall, executors of Samuel Taylor and rent of 200; (p) land in Clophill of 20 perches in occupation of James Maddams at rent of 5/- and 10 acres in Clophill in occupation of James Rust at rent of 16 [marginal note in pencil "this is the land in sale", presumably that on which Flying Horse stood]; (q) Dungee Farm, Harrold and Bozeat [Northamptonshire] of 182a 3r 24p of which 178a 0r 35p were in Harrold and 4a 2r 29p in Bozeat in occupation of William Fairey at 135 rent; (r) Park Farm, Harrold of 266a 0r 11p in occupation of William Goff at 165 rent; (s) Manor House Farm, Harrold of 397a 2r 29p in occupation of Knight at rent of 346/10/-; (t) Mansion House Farm, Harrold of 365a 1r 37p in occupation of John Rogers at rent of 232; (u) cottages in Harrold of 1a 0r 8p in occupation of William Webb at rent of 1/10/-; (v) farmhouse and land in Gravenhurst of 16a 2r 24p in occupation of Joseph Chamberlain at rent of 30; (w) messuage and land in Gravenhurst of 9a 3r 11p in occupation of John Dennis at 20/17/- rent; (x) land in Gravenhurst of 27a 0r 3p in occupation of Henry Hare at 40 rent; (y) messuage and land in Gravenhurst of 35a 3r 3p in occupation of Thomas Hill at rent of 37; (z) farmhouse and land in Gravenhurst of 428a 2r 21p in occupation of executors of Thomas Kempton at rent of 504; (aa) messuage and land in Gravenhurst of 55a 1r 25p in occupation of Samuel Kidman at rent of 45/7/-; (ab) homestead and closes in Gravenhurst of 15a 2r 39p in occupation of John Peacock at rent of 20; (ac) farmhouse and land in Gravenhurst and Higham Gobion of 220a 0r 28p of which 220a 0r 10p were in Gravenhurst and 18p in Higham Gobion in occupation of Samuel Queenby at 218/12/6 rent (II) Assignment of Mortgage of 28 Nov 1844 Parties: (1) Seth Stephen Ward; Seth Middleton Ward; (2) Arnold Wallinger, esquire of Middle Temple, barrister-at-law; Seth Charles Ward, Clerk of Records and Writs in High Court of Chancery; Laurence Desborough of Sise Lane, London, gentleman Reciting: - (I); - 15,000 remained outstanding but all interest had been paid; - (1) held the 15,000 in trust - 10,500 of it for Arnold Wallinger, Seth Charles Ward and Laurence Desborough and 4,500 for Seth Stephen Ward Operative Part: - (1) assigned 15,000 and released (a)-(ac) in (I) to (2) subject to equity of redemption (III) Assignment of Mortgage of 24 Jun 1876 Parties: (1) Seth Charles Ward; Laurence Desborough; (2) Seth Charles Ward; Rev.Henry John Desborough, rector of Christchurch, Blackfriars [Surrey] Reciting: - death of Arnold Wallinger on 3 Apr 1860 and his burial at St.Mary in the Castle, Hastings [Sussex] on 11 Apr 1860; - 15,000 still outstanding; - death of Seth Stephen Ward on 10 Mar 1845 and his will of 29 Nov 1843 and codicil of 28 Nov 1844 appointing his sons Seth Middleton Ward, Seth Charles Ward and Frederick Oldfield Ward and Catherine Elizabeth Ward (as long as she remained a spinster) as executors and executrix; will proved in PCC on 2 May 1845; - Catherine Elizabeth Ward had married George Tyler, now deceased Operative Part: - (1) assigned 15,000 and released (a)-(ac) in (I) to (2) subject to equity of redemption (IV) Assignment of Mortgage of 31 Dec 1878 Parties: (1) Laurence Desborough; (2) Rev.Samuel William Wayte, President of Trinity College, Oxford; henry Tylee of 14 Essex Street, Strand [Middlesex]; (3) Laurence Desborough; Samuel William Wayte; Henry Tylee Reciting: - death of Henry John Desborough on 15 Apr 1877 and his burial at Barham [Suffolk]; - death of Seth Charles Ward in Jun 1878 and his burial at Boyne Hill [Berkshire]; - 15,000 still outstanding Operative Part: - (1) assigned 15,000 mortgage and released (a)-(ac) in (I) subject to equity of redemption to (3) (V) Assignment of Mortgage of 28 Aug 1899 Parties: (1) Nicholas Gyde Heaven of Bristol, solicitor; Herbert Innes Fripp of Naval Bank Chambers, Plymouth [Devon], solicitor; (2) William George Spencer Scott [Compton, 5th] Marquis of Northampton; William Henry Grenfell of Taplow Court [Buckinghamshire], esquire Reciting: - death of Henry Tylee on 9 Mar 1886 and Laurence Desborough in Sep 1888; - will of Samuel William Wayte of 7 Apr 1898 appointing (1) as his executors; - death of Samuel William Wayte on 7 Sep 1898 and proof, together with three codicils, on 26 Oct 1898 in Bristol DPR; - 15,000 remained outstanding but all interest had been paid Operative Part: - (1) assigned 15,000 mortgage and released (a)-(ac) in (I) subject to equity of redemption to (2) (VI) Assignment of Mortgage of 21 Mar 1914 Parties: (1) William Henry [Grenfell, 1st] Baron Desborough; (2) Aubone Alfred Surtees of 6 St.Helens Place, London, esquire; (3) William Henry, Baron Desborough; Aubone Alfred Surtees Reciting: - (I)-(V); - 15,000 remained outstanding but all interest had been paid; - (3) had become entitled in equity to 15,000 Operative Part: - (1) assigned 15,000 mortgage and released (a)-(ac) in (I) to (3) subject to equity of redemption (VII) Release of 29 Sep 1917 Parties: (1) William Henry [Grenfell, 1st] Baron Desborough; Aubone Alfred Surtees; (2) Nan Ino, Baroness Lucas Reciting: - (I)-(VI); - will of Thomas Philip, Earl de Grey of 31 Jul 1858, his death, marriage of Florence Amabel Herbert, issue of her marriage, death of Anne Florence, Countess Cowper, death of Florence Amabel Herbert, death of Henry Frederick Cowper without issue, death of Earl Cowper without issue, disentailing deed of 14 Sep 1907, will of Lord Lucas, his death and probate of his will; - 15,000 still remained outstanding but all interest had been paid Operative Part: - (2) paid 15,000 to (1) to discharge the mortgage debt; - (1) released (a)-(ac) in (I) to (2) discharged from the 15,000
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