Z1118/1/13/10

Attested copy assignment and covenant to surrender Parties: (i) Joshua Hopkins of Leighton Buzzard, butcher; (ii) Martin Miles of Stoke Hammond [Buckinghamshire], dairymen; Henry Franklin of Leighton Buzzard, maltster; Jeremy Willis of Leighton Buzzard, gentleman; (iii) Thomas Purratt of Tilsworth, yeoman; (iv) "several other persons whose names are hereto subscribed and seal affixed, creditors of Joshua Hopkins" Reciting: - (i)'s property was encumbered by two mortgages amounting to 1,000 to Martin Miles and 200 to Richard Fountaine of Wing [Buckinghamshire], dairyman; - (i) had contracted to sell 31a 2r 0p land in Leighton Buzzard to (iii) for 1,330 of which (iii) was to be allowed 96, being (i)'s debt to him and 1,234 was to be paid to (ii); - (i) had agreed to surrender his copyhold estate and personal estate to (ii) upon trusts for his creditors Operative Part: - (i), at request of (iv), covenanted to surrender (a)-(b) to (ii) for 10/- paid by them; - (i), at request of (iv), bargained and sold his personal estate to (ii) Property: (a) Cottage in leck End, Leighton Buzzard called Sun late in occupation of John Hopkins, now Joshua Hopkins; (b) cottage formerly in occupation of Joseph Bates some time past divided into two tenements in occupation of George Day and Daniel Phillips, late William James and Rebecca Stratford, now William James and Widow Brewer in Leck End, Leighton Buzzard Habendum: - to (ii) upon trusts for sale for settlement of debts of (i) Creditors, with sums owed: - Martin Miles - 162/9/-; - Juliana Franklin (represented by Henry Franklin) - 112/14/11; - Jeremy Willis and B.Hopkins, executors of J.Norman - 103; - Richard Fountaine for his father - 24; - Thomas Whitworth; - Thomas Gurney; - Thomas Miles; - William Miles - 5; - Thomas Chapman (by mark) - 20; - George Scroggs; - Joseph Chew; - John Eames (by mark) - 63; - Henry Hancher - 13/16/-; - Edward Lawford for Grant and self; - Richard Bates - 7/19/-; - Nathaniel Stonhill - 6; - Caleb Ginger; - Bernard Fountaine - 17/2/10; - R.A.Reddall for self and Young - 2/18/2; - John Fountaine - 15/7/3; - Henry Woodman - 10/13/5; - Henry Woodman for "my Sun" - 3; - John Turney - 1/1/-; - Thomas Chapman (by mark) - 2; - John Osborn - 3/11/-; - John Chew - 6/5/2; - James Procter - 19/8/1; - Henry Taylor - 29/18/7 examined 26 Feb 1822 by William Cawdell and John Gartside, clerks to Messrs.Willis of Leighton Buzzard, solicitors

18 Jun 1821

From: 1821 To: 1821

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Hopkins, Joshua,
Miles, Martin,
Franklin, Henry,
Willis, Jeremy,
Purratt, Thomas,
Fountaine, Richard,
Hopkins, John,
Bates, Joseph,
Day, George,
Phillips, Daniel,
James, William,
Stratford, Rebecca,
James, William,
Brewer,
Franklin, Juliana,
Hopkins, Benjamin,
Norman, John,
Whitworth, Thomas,
Gurney, Thomas,
Miles, Thomas,
Miles, William,
Chapman, Thomas,
Scroggs, George,
Chew, Joseph,
Eames, John,
Hancher, Henry,
Grant,
Lawford, Edward,
Bates, Richard,
Stonhill, Nathaniel,
Ginger, Caleb,
Fountaine, Bernard,
Reddall, R.A.,
Young,
Fountaine, John,
Woodman, Henry,
Turney, John,
Osborn, John,
Chew, John,
Procter, James,
Taylor, Henry,
Cawdell, William,
Gartside, John,
Willis

specific solicitors, butcher, dairyman, maltster, yeoman, debt, Leighton Buzzard Sun, literacy, Jeremy Willis