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Abstract of title of Charles, Lord Bruce, to divers manors etc. of Ampthill, Maulden, Dame Ellensbury, Millbrook, Ruxox and Ragons [SECOND PART]

From: 1241 To: 1719

PARCEL K (CXIII) Bargain and sale of 14 Sep 1603 from Robert Faldo, esquire to Edmund Bressey, gentleman, Eustace Grubb, gentleman, John Grubb, son of Eustace Grubb and Edmund Faldo, gentleman of Limbersey of 180 acres in Maulden (CXIV) Indenture of 9 Jun 1608 between (1) Robert Faldo; (2) Thomas Shepherd, gentleman, (3)Edmund Bressey, Eustace Grubb, John Grubb and Edmund Faldo in which it was recognised that conveyance at (CXIII) above was intended that (3) should convey all their estate to (1) in trust for (2) (CXV) Bargain and sale of 16 May 1610 from (1) Robert Faldo and Ann his wife, Edmund Bressey, Eustace Grubb, John Grubb and Edmund Faldo to (2) Thomas Hale, esquire, William Hale, esquire and Benjamin Hale for 770 of messuage known as Limbersey with two closes called Limbersey Pastures of 80 acres in Maulden adjoining Limbersey Lane to NE and lands of Sir Richard Conquest to SW and late belonging to Warden Abbey (CXVI) Bargain and sale of 14 May 1615 from Thomas Hale, William Hale and Benjamin Hale to Thomas Sheppard, Eustace Grubb and Edmund Faldo for 900 of Limbersey as in (CXV) (CXVII) Chirograph of fine of 1632/3 between Thomas Ansell, Nicholas Ansell, Richard Goldsmith and Abraham Goldsmith, plaintiffs and Thomas Sheppard, Eustace Grubb and John Grubb, deforciants of messuage and cottage, 2 gardens, 2 orchards, 174 acres of pasture and 6 acres of wood in Maulden and Limbersey (CXVIII) Marriage settlement of 10 Apr 1637 between (1) Mathew Denton and Nicholas his son; (2) Thomas Ansell the younger, yeoman, Nicholas Ansell, gentleman, Richard Goldsmith, yeoman and Abraham Goldsmith; (3) Amy Haynes, widow and Thomas Duncombe, esquire; in which Nicholas Denton and Amy his wife (daughter of Thomas Duncombe and granddaughter of Amy Haynes), to increase Amy's jointure, covenanted they would levy a fine sur conizance de droit come ceo to (3) of Limbersey (CXIX) Licence of alienation of 1 May 1637 for Mathew Denton, Nicholas Denton, Thomas Ansell, Nicholas Ansell, Richard Goldsmith and Abraham Goldsmith to sell to Amy Haynes and Thomas Duncombe (CXX) Will of 13 Nov 1650 of Nicholas Denton devising to his son Nicholas all his messuages and lands in Barton-le-Clay, Luton, Harlington, Faldo, Millbrook and Maulden (CXXI) Covenant of 10 Oct 1682 (1) Nicholas Denton, esquire; (2) John Firby, gentleman; (3) Jacob Pennington, gentleman and George Smith, innholder in which, to bar reversions and settle in fee, (1) covenanted to (2) to levy a fine sur conizance de droit come ceo of lands in (CXX) including Limbersey, to use of (2) who could then have his tenure confirmed by a common recovery from (3) (CXXII) Fine and recovery of Michaelmas 1682, parties not given, but probably refers to (CXXI) above (CXXIII) Lease of 30 Mar 1676 of lands in Maulden and Limbersey from John Barker to Nicholas Denton for 41 years at 100 per annum (CXXIV) Mortgage by demise from Nicholas Denton to Elizabeth Ayleworth, widow, for 400 secured on messuage in Limbersey in occupation of Richard Page and Ralph Childe and 80 acres of land (CXXV) Mortgage by demise of 4 Dec 1682 from Nicholas Denton to Joseph King, maltster for 550 of Limbersey in occupation of William Newman (CXXVI) Lease & Release by way of bargain and sale of 12 Sep 1690 between (1) Thomas Ansell, gentleman, (2) Nicholas Denton, gentleman, son and heir of Nicholas Denton, who was son and heir of Mathew Denton, deceased, (3) Mathew Denton, gentleman and John Williams, gentleman in which (1), by direction of (2) bargained and sold to (3) 2 messuages in Limbersey and 180 acres of land (CXXVII) Release of 2 Oct 1690 between (1) Nicholas Denton and Carole his wife; (2) Mathew Denton and John Williams; (3) Richard Marsh and John Foster, gentleman in which (1) and (2) conveyed to (3) for 3,000 messuages and lands in Limbersey, Barton-le-Clay, Higham Gobion, Faldo, Maulden and Millbrook (CXXVIII) Fine of 1690 levied on land in (CXXVII) (CXXIX) Assignment of mortgage of 3 Oct 1690 between (1) Elizabeth Aylesworth; (2) Nicholas Denton; (3) Richard March and Francis March, merchant in which (1) assigned mortgage at (CXXIV) to (3) for 481 (CXXX) Assignment of 15 Jun 1691 of mortgage in (CXXV) from Joseph King to Francis March for 732/2/- (CXXXI) Articles of 6 Oct 1693 between (1) Nicholas Denton; (2) Rowland Carleton, esquire and (3) Earl of Ailesbury in which (1) agreed to convey Limbersey and all other lands in Maulden to Earl for 2,760 (CXXXII) Warrant of attorney of 21 Feb 1693 from Joseph King acknowledging satisfaction of judgement obtained against Nicholas Denton for 2,000 at Easter 1685 (CXXXIII) Lease & Release by way of conveyance of 1 & 2 May 1694 between (1) Nicholas Denton; (2) Richard March; (3) Sir Edmund Wiseman and Robert Beddingfield, merchant tailor; in which for 2,000 paid to (2), (1) and (2) granted to (3) two messuages in Maulden with 180 acres in Limbersey, with spinney of 3 acres adjoining Maulden Wood (CXXXIV) Assignment of 3 May 1694 (1) Richard March and Francis March; (2) Nicholas Denton; (3) Sir Edmund Wiseman and Robert Beddingfield and Charles Becher, gentleman in which Sir Edmund Wiseman and Robert Beddingfield paid 2,000 to Richard March [as in (CXXXIII)] and Francis March bargained and sold property in (CXXXIII) to Charles Becher for 1,000 years in trust for Sir Edmund Wiseman and Robert Beddingfield (CXXXV) Assignment of 3 May 1694 of lands mortgaged to Elizabeth Aylesworth and assigned to Francis March [(CXXIV) and (CXXIX)] to Andrew Card, gentleman for residue of term of 1,000 years in trust for Sir Edmund Wiseman and Robert Beddingfield (CXXXVI) Lease & Release by way of mortgage of 18 & 19 May 1694 between (1) Thomas, Earl of Ailesbury; (2) Sir Edmund Wiseman and Robert Beddingfield; (3) John Smith, gentleman and Peter Delamott, draper; (4) Sir Andrew Card and Charles Becher in which John Smith paid 2,700 to (1) and (1), by direction of (2) granted as mortgage to (3) lands conveyed in (CXXXIII) (CXXXVII) Note of 1 May 1694 from Mr.Rayner to Mr.Foulkes regarding judgement against Denton and satisfaction thereon [see (CXXXII)] (CXXXVIII) Note of 1 May 1694 "that Denton's judgement is out of date" (CXXXIX) Lease & Release by way of conveyance of 23 & 24 Dec 1708 between (1) Peter Delamott; (2) Jonathan Smith, esquire, executor of John Sloman, gentleman, deceased; (3) William Rogers, esquire, Master in Chancery, Nathaniel Smith, esquire and Richard Knight, gentleman and Rachael his wife and Robert Handy, esquire and Elizabeth, his wife (Rachael and Elizabeth were surviving children of William Porter, deceased); (4) Joseph Taylor in which (4) paid 787/10/- [referring back to (CXXXVI)] to (3) to be divided equally between (2), Nathaniel Smith, Richard and Rachael Knight and Robert and Elizabeth Handy and (1), (2) and (3) granted lands conveyed in (CXXXIII) to (4) in trust for (2) (CXL) of 24 Dec 1708 between (1) Jonathan Smith and Nathaniel Smith; (2) Richard Knight and Rachel, his wife and Robert Handy and Elizabeth, his wife; (3) Joseph Taylor in which (1) and (2) assigned bond from Earl of Ailesbury for repayment of mortgage to (3) in trust for Jonathan Smith (CXLI) Lease & Release by way of assignment of mortgage of 17 & 18 Mar 1709 between (1) Jonathan Smith and Joseph Taylor; (2) Charles, Lord Bruce; Andrew Card and Charles Becher; (4) Thomas Elyott and Richard Swift; (5) John Gasper and Edward Porter, gentleman in which (4) paid 1,350 to Jonathan Smith (second such payment) and (1) released to ((4) lands conveyed at (CXXXIII), with term of years being assigned by (2) to (5) (CXLII) Deed poll of 20 Mar 1709 by Thomas Elyott and Richard Swift acknowledging they acted as agents for Charles, Lord Bruce in (CXLI) above PARCEL L (CXLIII) Marriage settlement of 22 Mar 1616 in which Thomas Hambledon alias Tyler, yeoman, granted to Roger Winton, yeoman and Barnard Attwell alias Wells, innholder, in trust for his intended bride Emy Hescott, a messuage in How End, Houghton Conquest late in occupation of Roger Winton, with close of pasture of 5 acres called Long Close between highway to W and Berry Pasture with copyhold ground of Nicholas Colquit to E, highway to N and cottage in How End called Wrights (CXLIV) Feoffment of 3 Apr 1616 from (1) William Fish, esquire, Edward Blowfield, gentleman, Oliver Rands, gentleman and John Winton to (2) Thomas Hambledon alias Tyler for 170 copyhold lands of Manor of Houghton Conquest alias How End in occupation of John Winton at rent of 10/- per annum payable to William Fish, Edward Blowfield and Oliver Rands (CXLV) Feoffment of 15 Oct 1618 from Thomas Hambledon alias Tyler and Emma, his wife to Richard Hodgkis, gentleman for 55 of lands in (CXLIII) above (CXLVI) Fine of Michaelmas Term 1618 between Richard Hodgkis, plaintiff and Thomas Hambledon alias Tyler, deforciant (CXLVII) Deed poll of 1 Nov 1621 of Richard Hodgkis who agreed to reconvey premises in (CXLIII) to Thomas Hambledon for 71 in addition to 55 paid in (CXLV) above (CXLVIII) Bond of 1 Nov 1621 from Thomas Hambledon alias Tyler to Richard Hodgkis (CXLIX) Bond of 27 Nov 1628 from Richard Hodgkis to Thomas Hambledon for quiet enjoyment of lands conveyed by him and Elizabeth, his wife, to William Caynthoe by deed of same date (CL) Feoffment of 9 Nov 1632 from William Cainhoo, clerk, to Richard Warren, bricklayer, his kinsman, of all his tenements in Houghton Conquest with 2.5 acres of land, part of Long Close (CLI) Feoffment of 29 Sep 1634 from Paul Assendine and Elizabeth, his wife to Richard Warren for 6/16/8 of one acre in common fields of Houghton Conquest (CLII) Bond of 29 Sep 1634 from Paul Assendine and Edmund Cowper to perform covenants in (CLI) (CLIII) Feoffment of 10 Feb 1659 from Thomas Baule, yeoman to Richard Warren for 12 of one acre in fields of How End in Cowkens Furlong (CLIV) Will of Richard Warren of 20 Aug 1660 devised all his messuages to his daughters Martha and Mary (CLV) Feoffment of 1 Apr 1661 from Martha and Mary Warren to Ann Skarrat, widow for 130 of (a) messuage in How End; (b) adjoining close of pasture of 3 acres between highway to W and pasture called Dame Ellinsbury to E; (c) 2 acres of arable dispersed in common fields of Houghton Conquest; (d) one acre in Cockens Furlong (CLVI) Bond of 1 Apr 1661 by Martha and Mary warren to perform covenants in (CLV) PARCEL M (CLVII) 4 & 5 Dec 1701 from Sarah Winton and William Deards, milliner to Rowland Carleton, esquire for 20 of close called Stockings Corner, How End of half an acre in occupation of Francis Beal, which descended to them from Francis Winton PARCEL N (CLVIII) Feoffment of 16 Oct 1644 from Richard North to Francis Jones for 30 of two acres of arable in fields of Lawrence, Houghton Conquest and Wootton of which three lands, totalling one acre, lay in Pilling[e] Field, Wootton (CLIX) Bond of 16 Oct 1644 of Richard North to perform covenants in (CLVIII) (CLX) Feoffment of 29 Apr 1647 from John Jones to Francis Jones for 30 of cottage in How End with one pightle of pasture adjoining of two acres (CLXI) Cancelled bond of 21 Jun 1649 from Francis Jones to Elizabeth Brace to perform covenants (CLXII) Cancelled mortgage of 17 May 1651 from Francis Jones to Ann Audley of one acre of arable in common fields of Houghton Conquest and Wootton (CLXIII) Cancelled bond of 17 May 1651 from Francis Jones to Ann Audley to perform covenants (CLXIV) Mortgage by feoffment of 21 Apr 1652 from, John Jones to Benjamin Rhodes of cottage in How End, Houghton Conquest in occupation of John Jones the elder with pightle of 1.5 acres adjoining and land dispersed in common fields, one acre being in Manton Field, four roods in Long Land, Manton Field, two roods in Middle Field (CLXV) Bond of 21 Apr 1652 from Francis Jones and John Jones the elder to perform covenants (CLXVI) Bond of 11 May 1652 from Francis Jones to Benjamin Rhodes to perform covenants (CLXVII) Deed Poll of 26 Jan 1659[1660] in which Thomas, Earl of Elgin, as executor of Benjamin Rhodes, released to Francis Jones for 100 premises in (CLXIV) (CLXVIII) Bond of 13 Apr 1660 from Francis Jones to perform covenants (CLXIX) Mortgage of 21 Oct 1663 from Francis Jones and Mary his wife, Thomas Jones and Harvey Jones [sons of Francis Jones] to Thomas Page secured on (a) messuage and adjoining two acres of pasture in How End, Houghton Conquest; (b) half acre of land in How End; (c) acre of arable in Tippers Furlong PARCEL O (CLXX) Deed poll of 20 Dec 1594 in which Theophilus Adams and Robert Adams enfeoffed to Stephen Eastwick a piece of land in Stocking Corner, How End, Houghton Conquest of half an acre formerly belonging to Monastery of Reading (CLXXI) Deed poll of 28 Aug 1604 in which Richard Eastwick enfeoffed land in (CLXX) to Roger Winton (CLXXII) Exemplification of Exchequer proceedings of 28 Nov 1611 by William Roberts, plaintiff, against George Clarke and Constantine, his wife, deforciants regarding copyhold land in Houghton Conquest (CLXXIII) Feoffment of 6 Oct 1617 from William Fythe, Edward Blowfield, Oliver Rand and John Winton to Nicholas Colquit for 80 of 12a 1.5r 0p arable land in, late copyhold land of Francis Winton, in How End, Houghton Conquest and Wootton (CLXXIV) Counterbond of 10 Nov 1624 of William Crayford to Thomas, lord Bruce, for Bruce's being bound to James I for Crayford for discharging rents etc. of lands in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire (CLXXV) Grant of 7 Dec 1639 from Thomas Wingate to Thomas, Earl of Elgin for 240 of two closes in Park of Dame Ellinsbury during life of Richard Button and 40 years after his death (CLXXVI) Bond of 22 Jun 1640 from Robert Webb senior and junior to Lewis Conquest for performance of covenants (CLXXVII) Deed poll of 3 May 1654 in which Robert Winton enfeoffed to Francis Winton half an acre of land in Stocking Corner, How End, Houghton Conquest (CLXXVIII) Lease and release by way of conveyance of 11 & 12 Apr 1660 from Francis Stanton DD and Bridget, his wife to Earl of Elgin for 20 of cottage, yard and backside in How End, Houghton Conquest in occupation of Richard Hawkin (CLXXIX) Chirograph of fines of Michaelmas 1663 between Lord Elgin, querant and Thomas Carter and Ann, his wife, deforciants, of two messuages, three acres of land and four acres of pasture in How End, Houghton Conquest (CLXXX) Counterpart agreement of 13 Jan 1663 [1664] from Margaret Faircloth to Thomas Tyther [her son-in-law] of assignment of land to Margaret Faircloth for her life, remainder to Anthony Tyther, her grandson, remainder to Hester, Ann and Margaret Tyther, her granddaughters, land being: (a) messuage in Watling Street, Allhallows, Bread Street [London] called Windmill late in occupation of William Marshall; (b) White Swan in Watling Street late in occupation of Francis Croft; (c) messuage and adjoining close of pasture of 4 acres, with 14 acres of arable and 2 acres of meadow in Houghton Conquest, formerly in occupation of George Audley; (d) messuage and adjoining close of pasture of 3 acres, with 14 acres of arable and 2 acres of meadow in Houghton Conquest formerly in occupation of John Cox, John Morgan and Francis Morgan; (e) 12a 1r 20p of land and leys, formerly copyhold land of Francis Winton, deceased, in How End, Houghton Conquest and Wootton; (f) land and leys in common fields of How End; (g) freehold lands late of Nicholas Colquitt, citizen and draper of London, deceased in Houghton Conquest and Wootton devised in his will to Margaret Faircloth (CLXXXI) Agreement of 27 May 1665 between Margaret Faircloth, widow and Thomas Tyther in which Thomas Tyther agreed to pay legacies, when they became due, to his children under will of Nicholas Colquitt from money given to him by Margaret Faircloth PARCEL P (CLXXXII) Mortgage of 29 Jun 1683 from Thomas Page to Thomas Jones, gentleman, for 50 (CLXXXIII) Bond of 29 Jun 1683 from Thomas Page to Thomas Jones (CLXXXIV) Assignment of mortgage of 22 Jan 1686 [1687] from Thomas Page and Thomas Jones to Elizabeth Storer, widow (CLXXXV) bond of 22 Jan 1686 [1687] from Thomas Page to Elizabeth Storer (CLXXXVI) Conveyance of 1 Jun 1695 from Thomas Page (paid 5) and Elizabeth Storer (paid 55) to Thomas, Earl of Ailesbury (CLXXXVII) Bond of 1 Jun 1695 from Thomas Page to Earl of Ailesbury PARCEL Q (CLXXXVIII) Bargain and sale of 28 Jul 1558 from Sir Thomas Strading to Nicholas West, esquire and Johana his wife of (a) land in Ruxox, Flitwick lying next to Gate also Yate in Flitwick of 7 acres; (b) 8 acres in Little More, Ruxox; (c) 5 acres of pasture in Rushmoor, also Bushmoor in Ruxox; (d) Holme Close also Home Close of 10 acres in Ruxox; (e) 5 acres of pasture known as Middle Close, Ruxox; (f) 20 acres of pasture in Great More, Ruxox; (a)-(f) being former lands of Dunstable Priory (CLXXXIX) Feoffment of 30 Jul 1558 from Sir Thomas Strading to Nicholas West and Johanna his wife of (a)-(f) in (CLXXXVIII) (CXC) Copy Marriage settlement of 12 Dec 1572 between (1) Francis Hynde and (2) Nicholas West, esquire and William West, gentleman, his son; the marriage being between William West and Jane Hynde, eldest daughter of (1); in which (2) agreed to convey to 91) in trust for William and Jane West the Manor of Ruxox, Flitwick with a farm in Berry End, Eversholt and land in Ashwell [Hertfordshire] (CXCI) Copy fine of Hilary 1573 relating of (CXC) (CXCII) Exemplification of letters patent of 8 Mar 1576 of land to be granted to Sir Thomas Strading at request of Nicholas West, then one of the Six Clerks of the Chancery (CXCIII) Copy will of William west of 19 Oct 1581 devising all his lands in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire to his son Nicholas West (CXCIV) Copy will of Nicholas West of 28 Mar 1586 devising all his real estate, except copyhold lands, to his son Edmund West, except those assured to William and Jane West by (CXC) which were to be devised to Edmund only after Jane's death (CXCV) Feoffment of 11 Aug 1600 from Edmund West, Mary West and Hugh Losse to Edmund Blofield and Edward Blofield his son (CXCVI) Bond of 11 Aug 1600 from Edmund West to Edmund and Edward Blofield to perform covenants (CXCVII) Copy marriage settlement of 23 Nov 1599 between (1) Edmund West, esquire and (2) Sir Edward Blunt and William Myntone, gentleman; the marriage having been between Edmund West and his wife Marie; to grant a portion for Marie after Edmund West's death; (1) conveyed to (2) a third part of his lands in trust for him and Marie (CXCVIII) Extract from books of Prior of Dunstable of 1601 relating to right of common claimed by Pulloxhill and Flitton on waste of Ruxox Manor PARCEL R (CXCIX) Receipt of 14 May 1684 from Henry Pearce to his brother Richard Pearce for 60 given him in the will of Henry Pearce, his father (CC) Copy feoffment of 29 Dec 1684 from John Parratt, citizen and apothecary of London and Richard Pearce of London, haberdasher, his eldest son to Thomas Arnald, esquire and Thomas Arnald, gentleman, his son for 300 of (a) messuage in Ampthill, late in occupation of Henry Pearce, deceased, then Charles Richards; (b) cottage in Ampthill in occupation of Paul Limley; (c) close of pasture in Ampthill in occupation of Elizabeth Webb, widow (CCI) Copy will of Thomas Arnald of 18 Dec 1685 in which he devised all his lands in Ampthill not devised to Michael his son, together with 8 acres of land in Flitton and lands in Maulden and Millbrook to Thomas and William Arnald his sons, together with his stock and money at interest for raising the portions of his three youngest daughters (CCII) Lease and release of 18 & 19 Jun 1719 from William Arnald, gentleman and Elizabeth his wife and Grey Arnald, gentleman, son of Thomas Arnald (brother of William Arnald) to Charles, lord Bruce of close of pasture in Ampthill of 3.5 acres in occupation of Thomas Bedcott (CCIII) Indenture of 2 Jul 1719 between (1) William Arnald and Elizabeth, his wife; (2) Joseph Barker, yeoman; (3) Charles, Lord Bruce regarding a fine levied in Trinity Term 1719 PARCEL S (CCIV) Copy (1241/2) of charter of King John to hold a weekly market on a Thursday and an annual fair of three days in Ampthill (CCV) Copy order of 2 Jun 1638 regarding Office of Steward of Honour of Ampthill granted to Earl of Elgin (CCVI) Copy presentment of 2 Oct 1639 by homage of Honour of Ampthill regarding cartway for taking wood from Kings Wood to Houghton Conquest (CCVII) Grant of 18 Dec 1663 from (1) Queen Henrietta Maria, Henry Earl of St.Albans, Sir Kenelm Digby, Sir John Winton, Sir Charles Harbord, Sir Robert Long, Sir Peter Ball and Sir Henry Wood to (2) Robert, Lord Bruce to hold Stewardship of Honour of Ampthill after death of Thomas, Earl of Elgin (CCVIII) Grant of 16 Jun 1675 from Henry Dewe, citizen and merchant tailor of London to Robert, Earl of Ailesbury and Elgin of 14 stalls in Ampthill market and butchers shambles with tolls etc. (CCIX) Grant of 18 Jul 1677 from Queen Catherine of Braganza to Robert, Earl of Ailesbury for 30 of stalls, butchers shambles, tolls. in Ampthill market for 60 years if his sons Charles, Lord Bruce and Robert Bruce lived so long to commence from death of Sir William Fowkes at yearly rent of 6/13/4 (CCX) Agreement of 25 Jul 1710 between (1) Charles, Lord Bruce; (2) Robert Bruce; (3) Richard Allen, Rector of Maulden, Matthias Tomkins and John Betts junior, Overseers of the Poor and Robert read and Thomas Field, Churchwardens in which (2) paid 100 to (1), the money to be used, at 5% per annum, to provide for the poor of the parish of Maulden under will of Thomas, Earl of Elgin of 6 Apr 1647 (CCXI) Agreement of 25 Jul 1710 between (1) Charles, Lord Bruce; (2) Robert Bruce; (3) Ezekiel Rouse, Rector of Ampthill, Jasper Webb junior and Thomas Bedcott, Overseers of the Poor and Charles Richards and John Richardson, Churchwardens in which (2) paid 100 to (1), the money to be used, at 5% per annum, to provider the poor of the parish of Ampthill under will of Thomas, Earl of Elgin of 6 Apr 1647 PARCEL T (CCXII) Copy of Hilary Term 1287 of plea of Abbess of Elstow of quo warranto for her privileges in Maulden, Elstow, Wilstead and Kempston (CCXIII) Confirmation of 1323/4 by Edward II of charter of Henry III of privileges and liberties of Abbess of Elstow (CCXIV) Copy record taken from Augmentation or Auditor's Office concerning freehold rents of Manor of Maulden during reign of Henry VIII (CCXV) Copy record taken from Augmentation or Auditor's Office concerning freehold rents of Manor of Maulden, 1556/7 (CCXV) Copy letters patent of 20 Mar 1559 from Elizabeth I to Henry Carey, Baron of Hunsdon of Manor of Maulden and Rectory of Maulden (CCXVI) Copy letters patent of 22 Dec 1617 from James I to John Boteler and Edward Casson, esquire for 520 of Manor of Maulden (CCXVII) Lease of 14 Jun 1630 from Earl of Dover and Viscount Rochford to Sir James Stonehouse of Manor of Maulden for 40 (CCXVIII) Demise of 16 Jun 163 from Sir James Stonehouse to Earl of Dover and Viscount Rochford of Manor of Maulden (CCXIX) Assignment of lease of 17 Jun 1633 from Sir James Stonehouse to Edward Atkins and Thomas Colville of Manor of Maulden (CCXX) Recovery of Trinity Term 1630 of Manor of Maulden between Sir Thomas Walsingham and John Hampden, esquire, demandants, Sir Alexander St.John and Henry Pelham, tenants and Viscount Rochford, vouchee (CCXXI) Exemplification of a recovery of 1631/2 suffered of manor of Maulden between Charles, Earl of Nottingham and Thomas Cary, esquire, demandants, Charles Cockayne, esquire and Thomas Fish, gentleman, tenants and Henry, Earl of Dover and John, Viscount Rochford, vouchees PARCEL U (CCXXII) Copy feoffment from Michael Crigg, gentleman to Benjamin Rhodes, esquire for 800 of (a) messuage in Hall End, alias Water End, Maulden in occupation of Richard Hill; (b) messuage in Maulden in occupation of Mathew Palmer (CCXXIII) Lease and release of 20 & 21 Jan [1699?] between (1) Samuel Rhodes, esquire and Jane, his wife; (2) Earl of Ailesbury; (3) Rowland Carleton, esquire and Michael Arnald, gentleman in which (2) paid 50 to (1) for 5a 1r 0p of arable in How Close, Hall End, Maulden ((3) acting as trustees of (2)) (CCXXIV) Bond of 21 Jan 1698 [1699] from Samuel Rhodes to perform covenants (CCXXV) Agreement of 20 Apr 1698 between (1) Samuel Rhodes; (2) Benjamin Rhodes, gentleman, son of (1); (3) William Barnwell, clerk with intention by (1) of making (2) tenant of his lands, and (3) being demandant, in order to suffer a common recovery of two farmhouses in Maulden in occupation of William Astry and Thomas Field (CCXXVI) Copy common recovery as referred to in (CCXXV) PARCEL W (CCXXVII) Feoffment of 24 Jan 1634 [1635] from William Sherman, citizen and woodmonger of London to Richard Hill of Maulden for 57 of (a) messuages in Hall End, Maulden with three roods adjoining in occupation of William Ederrepp; (b) houses with one acre of pasture called Lady Mead in occupation of William Ederrepp; (c) two acres of arable in Halstockings Field in occupation of Henry Field; (d) one acre of land in Trulley Field in occupation of Henry Field (CCXXVIII) Copy feoffment of 30 Sep 1639 from William Palmer, esquire (son of Robert Palmer, esquire, deceased) to Richard Hill the younger of Maulden, yeoman for 10 of copyhold lands of Manor of Warden being: (a) meadow in Picorie Mead alias Friars Mead, Maulden of 7 acres between meadow of John Charnock, esquire to E and meadow of Richard Hill to W; (b) 5 roods of meadow in Dole alias Cowsey Mead in Maulden with meadow of Earl of Elgin to W and meadow of Henry Crosse to E (CCXXIX) Deed poll of 19 May 1646 in which Ralph Hill, yeoman, granted to his brother Richard Hill the elder for 19 (a) 3 acres lying together in Hawle Croft, Maulden; (b) half acre in West Field between lands of Richard Hill on both sides; (c) one rood in Brymrowe Furlong with land of Richard Hill to N and Lord of Manor of Maulden to S (CCXXX) Will of 23 Sep 1653 of Richard Hill the elder in which he devised to his son Richard Hill the younger the homestall bought from John Sherman [see (CCXXVII)] and 2 acres of land bought from his brother Ralph [see (CCXXIX)] (CCXXXI) Deed poll of 2 Jun 1656 in which Mary Sheppard, spinster, for 300, released her brother Thomas Sheppard from a legacy of 500 given her by her father Thomas Sheppard (CCXXXII) Feoffment of 20 May 1660 from Thomas Sheppard of Maulden, gentleman to Richard Hill, yeoman for 60 of (a) messuage in occupation of Francis Mores, widow in Hall End, Maulden, (b) 3.5 acres of arable dispersed in Hawe Field, Maulden, (c) 1 acre of meadow in Lowesye Mead (CCXXXIII) Deed poll of 8 Apr 1663 in which Joan Sheppard, widow, released (a)-(c) in (CCXXXII) to Richard Hill

The abstract is an extremely lengthy document and the database had no space for input in full; thus the document has been broken down into three items, R/6/1/2/3 a, b and c

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Bruce, Charles (Lord),
Faldo, Robert,
Bressey, Edmund,
Grubb, Eustace,
Grubb, John,
Faldo, Edmund,
Shepherd, Thomas,
Faldo, Ann,
Hale, Thomas,
Hale, William,
Hale, Benjamin,
Conquest, Richard,
Sheppard, Thomas,
Ansell, Thomas,
Ansell, Nicholas,
Goldsmith, Richard,
Goldsmith, Abraham,
Denton, Mathew,
Denton, Nicholas,
Haynes, Amy,
Duncombe, Thomas,
Denton, Amy,
Duncombe, Amy,
Firby, John,
Pennington, Jacob,
Smith, George,
Barker, John,
Ayleworth, Elizabeth,
Page, Richard,
Childe, Ralph,
King, Joseph,
Newman, William,
Williams, John,
Denton, Carole,
Marsh, Richard,
Foster, John,
Marsh, Francis,
Carleton, Rowland,
Ailesbury, Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of,
Wiseman, Edmund,
Beddingfield, Robert,
Becher, Charles,
Card, Andrew,
Smith, John,
Delamott, Peter,
Rayner,
Foulkes,
Smith, Jonathan,
Sloman, John,
Rogers, William,
Smith, Nathaniel,
Knight, Richard,
Knight, Rachael,
Handy, Robert,
Handy, Elizabeth,
Porter, Rachael,
Porter, Elizabeth,
Porter, William,
Taylor, Joseph,
Elyott, Thomas,
Swift, Richard,
Gasper, John,
Porter, Edward,
Hambledon, Thomas,
Tyler, Thomas,
Winton, Roger,
Attwell, Barnard,
Wells, Barnard,
Hescott, Emy,
Wells, Emy,
Attwell, Emy,
Fish, William,
Blowfield, Edward,
Rands, Oliver,
Winton, John,
Hambledon, Emma,
Tyler, Emma,
Hodgkis, Richard,
Hodgkis, Elizabeth,
Caynthoe, William,
Warren, Richard,
Assendine, Paul,
Assendine, Elizabeth,
Cowper, Edmund,
Baule, Thomas,
Warren, Mary,
Warren, Martha,
Skarrat, Ann,
Winton, Sarah,
Deards, William,
Beal, Francis,
North, Richard,
Jones, Francis,
Jones, John,
Brace, Elizabeth,
Audley, Ann,
Rhodes, Benjamin,
Jones, Mary,
Jones, Thomas,
Jones, Harvey,
Page, Thomas,
Adams, Theophilus,
Adams, Robert,
Eastwick, Stephen,
Eastwick, Richard,
Roberts, William,
Clarke, George,
Clarke, Constantine,
Fythe, William,
Colquit, Nicholas,
Crayford, William,
Elgin, Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of,
James I,
Wingate, Thomas,
Button, Richard,
Webb, Robert,
Conquest, Lewis,
Stanton, Francis,
Stanton, Bridget,
Hawkin, Richard,
Carter, Thomas,
Carter, Ann,
Faircloth, Margaret,
Tyther, Thomas,
Tyther, Anthony,
Tyther, Ann,
Tyther, Ann,
Tyther, Margaret,
Marshall, William,
Croft, Francis,
Audley, George,
Cox, John,
Morgan, John,
Morgan, Francis,
Storer, Elizabeth,
Stradling, Thomas,
West, Nicholas,
West, Johanna,
West, Jane,
Hynde, Francis,
Hynde, Jane,
West, Edmund,
Losse, Hugh,
Blofield, Edmund,
Blunt, Edward,
Myntone, William,
West, Marie,
Pearce, Henry,
Pearce, Richard,
Parratt, John,
Arnald, Thomas,
Arnald, William,
Arnald, Elizabeth,
Richards, Charles,
Limley, Paul,
Webb, Elizabeth,
Arnald, Grey,
Bedcott, Thomas,
Barker, Joseph,
John (King),
Henrietta Maria (Queen),
St.Albans, Henry, 1st Earl of,
Digby, Kenelm,
Winton, John,
Harbord, Charles,
Long, Robert,
Ball, Peter,
Wood, Henry,
Ailesbury, Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of,
Elgin, Robert, 2nd Earl of,
Dewe, Henry,
Catherine of Braganza (Queen),
Fowkes, William,
Allen, Richard,
Tomkins, Matthias,
Betts, John,
Read, Robert,
Field, Thomas,
Rouse, Ezekiel,
Webb, Jasper,
Richards, Charles,
Richardson, John,
Edward II,
Henry III,
Henry VIII,
Elizabeth I,
Carey, Henry (1st Baron Hunsdon),
Boteler, John,
Casson, Edward,
Dover, Henry, 1st Earl of,
Rochford, John, 2nd Viscount,
Stonehouse, James,
Atkins, Edward,
Colville, Thomas,
Walsingham, Thomas,
Hampden, John,
St.John, Alexander,
Pelham, Henry,
Nottingham, Charles, 2nd Earl,
Cary, Thomas,
Cockayne, Charles,
Fish, Thomas,
Crigg, Michael,
Palmer, Mathew,
Rhodes, Samuel,
Rhodes, Jane,
Barnwell, William,
Astry, William,
Field, Thomas,
Sherman, William,
Hill, Richard,
Ederrepp, William,
Field, Henry,
Palmer, William,
Palmer, Robert,
Charnock, John,
Crosse, Henry,
Hill, Ralph,
Sherman, John,
Sheppard, Mary,
Sheppard, Thomas,
Mores, Francis,
Sheppard, Joan

Warden Abbey, Richard will: Hill, marriage settlements, general marriage, innholder, widow, maltster, merchant, merchant tailor, woods, religious foundations, draper, Master in Chancery, Ampthill Manor, Maulden Ragons Manor, Flitwick Ruxox Manor, Houghton Conquest Dame Ellensbury Manor, Houghton Conquest How End Manor, clergy names index, bricklayer, milliner, Allhallows Windmill, Bread Street, Allhallows White Swan, Bread Street, Dunstable Priory, Clerk of the Chancery, Nicholas will: West, William will: West, waste & encroachment, commons, apothecary, haberdasher, Thomas will: Arnald, markets, trade & industry fairs, rights of way, butchers, Overseers, churchwardens, parochial charities, quo warranto, Elstow Abbey, liberty, Court of Augmentations, woodmonger, Warden Manor, MAULDEN, AMPTHILL, Limbersey, Maulden Limbersey Lane, Maulden fields, BARTON-LE-CLAY, LUTON, HARLINGTON, Faldo, MILLBROOK, Maulden Wood, Houghton Conquest How End, Houghton Conquest fields, Wootton fields, Buckinghamshire, Allhallows Watling Street, Bread Street, Bread Street Allhallows, London, FLITWICK, Flitwick fields, EVERSHOLT, Ashwell, PULLOXHILL, FLITTON, Houghton Conquest Kings Wood, Ampthill Market Place, Ampthill Butchers Shambles, KEMPSTON, ELSTOW, WILSHAMSTEAD, Maulden Hall End