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Lease for a year. (copy). Release missing.
(i) Wm. Tompkins of Wilstead, gent., s. and h. of Wm. Tompkins dec?
and w. Mary.
(ii) Tho. Walker of Bedford brewer and Wm. Franklyn of Bedford,
brewer.
- - mess. and pightle of past. adjg. in Wilstead, sometime called
Meads, betwn. mess. of Tompkins E., common highway from
Wilstead to Bedford W., abtg. common lane S.;
4 clo. of past., 1 cont. 2 ac., lying betwn. clo. on Tompkins
E., highway to Bedford W., N. head abtg. ground of Tompkins,
1 clo. cont. 4 ac. cd. Queen croft, betwn. flds. of Wilstead
N., land of Tompkins and others S., abtg. Bedford highway W.,
E. common flds.; 1 clo. cd. Great clo., E. flds., W. land of
- - -, S. common lane, 1 clo. (2 ac.) W. land of - -, E. of
Tompkins, S. head common lane, N. flds.;
2 1/2 ac. 1/2 r. mead. in South and North mead;
63 ac. 3 1/2 r. arable in common flds. of Wilstead;
1 ac. arable and 1/2 ac. in Home fld., E. land late of Mr. Bedell,
W. - -, S. headland late Bedell, 1/2 ac. on Hill fld., W.
Tompkins N., Short Bannington flg. S., E. headland late Mr.
Edwards W., Edway Common;
10 ac. arable and 1 swarth of mead. in Home mead., N. lands of
Mr. Bull, S. land of manor of Wilstead;
Doggett's clo., clo. of Mr. Parker E., com. fld. W., abtg. Doggett's
lane;
West Croft clo., clo. of Mr. Parkers S., com. highway E., Doggett's
lane SW.;
4 ac. in Wilstead;
mess. in Wilstead and pightle of past., ground of Wid. Osmond W.,
clo. of Tompkins E., abtg. com. highway S., pightle of Wid.
Osmond N.;
mess. in Wilstead, 3 ac. arable, 1 swarth of mead. in the Further
mead.;
mess. in Nether End, clo. adjg., mess. Tompkins E., and W.;
Copy clo., E. Ivy lane, land late Sir Geo. Blundell W.;
clo. of past., S. highway to Cotton End;
cot. in Wilstead, cott. late John Stratton S., Mrs. Emery N.,
W. highway, E. land of Mrs. Emery;
22 1/2 ac. land and 5 r. 1 swarth of mead. in Hither and Further
meads;
4 1/2 ac. arable in Wilstead and Houghton Conquest, and 1 swarth
of mead. in North mead.
Wtns. John Costin, Ric. Cox, clerk(?) to Mr. Marsh.