Scope and Content
Copy Agreement:
Parties:
(i) Thomas Sworder the younger of Luton, brewer;
(ii) Thomas Sworder the elder of Hertford
Reciting:
- X95/232;
- on 24 Jun 1860 (i) was indebted to (ii) for £20,497/10/1;
- since that date (ii) had advanced other considerable sums to (i);
- (ii) had, on 20 Aug 1857, become personally indebted to Thomas Foster, Henry Vyse and Edmund Vyse for £4,500 on behalf of (i) and has assigned to them a mortgage of 27 Jul 1853 to himself from (i) and Robert Sworder, his brother;
- (ii), at request of (i), by memorandum of 18 Sep 1860 guaranteed repayment by (i) to London & County Banking Company of up to £4,000;
- (ii), at request of (i), had become responsible for £2,500 advanced to (i) by Henry Vyse
Operative Part:
- (i) agreed with (ii) to make a mortgage, when requested to do so, making as security for all debts to (ii) [£20,497/10/1, £4,500, £4,000 and £2,500 making a total of £31,497/10/- at 7.5% interest] (a)-(am) along with real and personal estate to which he, or his wife, became entitled under the wills of: Richard Vyse, late of Luton, esquire of 15 Sep 1854; Thomas Vyse, father of Richard; Robert Sworder late of Stondon Lodge [Hertfordshire], farmer and maltster, grandfather of (i) of 1 Jul 1837; and Robert Sworder of Westmill [Hertfordshire], farmer, deceased, father of (i) of 16 Jul 1842; and under marriage settlement of John Smitheman and Mary Ann Collin (née Sworder)
Property:
(a) Bedford Road Brewery, Luton including stables, spirit warehouse, premises and brewer's house;
(b) Crown & Anchor, Luton adjoining (a);
(c) Boot, Burr Street, Luton;
(d) Bute Arms, Peel Street, Luton
(a)-(d) subject to a mortgage to (ii) for securing £5,000 and interest and to assignment to Thomas Foster, Henry Vyse and Edmund Vyse;(e) all land at rear of (a) since purchased by (i);
(f) Queens Hotel, Luton;
(g) Green Man, Chalk Hill, Houghton Regis;
(h) Crown, Woburn;
(i) Globe, Dunstable;
(j) all estate of (i) in brewery, land and premises at Dowlas, Merthyr Tydfil [Glamorgan] late in occupation of Robert Sworder (brother of (i));
- (f)-(j) subject to repayment of monies to London & County Banking Company;
(k) Saracens Head, Dunstable;
(l) house adjoining (k);
(m) six cottages near or adjoining (k);
(n) three cottages in Houghton Regis;
(o) Red Lion, Stanbridge;
(p) White Horse, Dunstable;
(q) cottage adjoining (p);
(r) Waggon & Horses, Luton;
(s) land adjoining Railway Station in Dunstable
(k)-(s) subject to charge of £2,000 and interest due to William Lettsom
(t) Balloon, Caddington [Hertfordshire];
(u) Ewe & Lamb, Dunstable;
(v) Cock Beerhouse, Dunstable;
(w) George Inn, Dunstable'
(x) three cottages adjoining (w);
(y) four cottages at Chalk Hill;
(z) Waggon & Horses, Toddington [marginal note Caddington];
(aa) house adjoining (z);
(ab) Unicorn, Houghton Regis;
(ac) 32 acres at Stopsley;
(ad) Crystal Palace public house near Luton;
(ae) Red Lion, Luton;
(af) two cottages and 3 acres near Crystal Palace;
(ag) stock of Hertford, Luton and Dunstable Railway to be converted into Great Northern stock to the extent of £1,000;
(ah) life insurance policy for (i) for £1,000 in National Provident Office;
(ai) Cennen Tower estate, Llandilo [Carmarthen]
(t)-(ah) subject to charge of £5,000 to John Smitheman of Hertford
(aj) Woolpack, London Road, Luton;
(ak) Waggon & Horses, Barton-le-Cley;
(aj)-(ak) subject to charge of £700 to Robert Cooke, solicitor of Luton
(al) Railway Hotel, Dunstable
(am) messuage and land at Winifred Street, Dunstable
Witness:
- J.H.Fairchild, clerk to Mason & Company of 7 Gresham Street, London