P16/25/8

Conveyance (feoffment) to uses

18 Jul 1656

From: 1656 To: 1656

1) Nicholas Crouch of Pulloxhill and John Bread of Westoning, yeomen - surviving feoffees 2) Francis Astrey of Harlington Esq.; Thomas Burte of Westoning, gent.; Thomas Wells the younger of Great Gaddesden, Herts., gent.; Thomas Piggott of Tingrith, gent.; Edmund Crouch of Pulloxhill, yeoman; Bernard Bread of Westoning, yeoman; Christopher Crouch of Westoning, yeoman; Solomon Penifather of Pulloxhill, yeoman; John Allin of Westoning, yeoman; William Vause the elder of Westoning, yeoman; Edward Crawley of Westoning, yeoman; William Cripsey of Westoning, yeoman, and Richard Cockayne of Westoning, yeoman Whereas 1) are surviving feoffees of Town Lands in Westoning Recites that lands tenements etc. were given to charitable uses, the rents and profits to be applied for the use and benefit of poor people of Westoning, and to apprentice poor children NOW 1) convey to 2) - all that messuage called the Town House and yard :N. land of Christopher Crouch :S. Sir William Farmer :W. the highway - all those 20 acres of arable land and meadow ground dispersed in the fields of Westoning and Tingrith, viz: - an acre in Middle Field :N. highway :S. Vicarage land :E. Sir William Farmer - half an acre :W. highway :E and S. Sir William Farmer - half an acre :W. highway :E. Sir William Farmer :S. Francis Astrey - half an acre in Cross Furlong :W. highway :E. Francis Astrey :S. Vicarage land - half an acre :W. highway :S. Sir William Farmer :E. Nicholas Vause - half an acre :W. highway :E & S. Sir William Farmer - half an acre :E. Sir William Farmer :S. Nicholas Vause - half an acre :W. highway :E. Nicholas Vause :S. John Bread - half an acre in Sheepes Morre Furlong :E. John Allin :S. Sir William Farmer :W. Solomon Penifather - half an acre :E. Vicarage land :S. Thomas Burte :N. Sir William Farmer - half an acre :E. Vicarage land :S. Gunwell Hall land - half an acre in Cogge hedge Furlong :S. highway :W. John Allin :E. Sir William Farmer - half an acre :S. highway and Gunwell Hall :E. Solomon Penifather - half an acre : S. highway :N. Solomon Penifather :E. Sir William Farmer - an acre in Patch Furlong :N. Gunwell Hall land :S & E. Sir William Farmer - land in Windmill Furlong :N & W. Sir William Farmer :E. Thomas Dixe - 2 roods in West Field Grove Furlong W. highway :N & S. Sir William Farmer - half an acre in furlong leading to Toddington :S. highway :W. Gunwell Hall :E. Sir William Farmer - 1 rood in Rush Furlong :N. "angger Slade" :W. Vicar's land :E. Christopher Crouch - 1 rood in Watts Bush Furlong :E. "the Armentarye" :N. Gunwell Hall :S. John Bread - another rood :E. "the Armentarye" :N. Solomon Penifather :S. Sir William Farmer - half an acre in Ridgeway Furlong :E. All Meade :S. Gunwell Hall :N. Sir William Farmer - half an acre :W. Ridgway :S. Gunwell Hall :N. Sir William Farmer - half an acre :W. Ridgeway :S. Sir William Farmer :N. Thomas Burte - an acre in Heyes Cross Furlong :W. Christopher Crouch :N. William Gattinge :S. John Bread - 1 rood in Middle Furlong :S. John Allin :E & W. between Solomon Penifather - half an acre in Rye Field in Smale land Furlong :N. Smale Land :E. Gunwell Hall :W. Sir William Farmer - 1 rood :N. Smale land between land of Sir William Farmer - half an acre :N. Smale land :E. Thomas Burte :W. Christopher Crouch - half an acre :N & E. Sir William Farmer :W. John Allin - half an acre in Sandpitt Furlong :W. Thomas Burte :E. John Bread :N. Thomas Burte - 1 rood in Little Broome Hill Furlong :W. Inninges :N & E. Thomas Burte - half an acre :W & E. Sir William Farmer :N. Thomas Burte -1 rood in Smale land Meade :E. Augger Slade :S. John Allin :N. Christopher Crouch - half an acre :E. Wood End field :S. John Allin :N. Nicholas Vause - half an acre in Putchookemeade :N. brook :W. Gunwell Hall :E. John Bread - 1 rood in Northall meade :N. brook :S & E. Solomon Penifather - Cranford Meade in the parish of Tingrith - Brooke furlong, 2 poles of meadow :N. brook :E. Mr. Mole :W. Thomas Burte - 1 pole of land :N. brook :E. Francis Astrey :W. Solomon Penifather - 1 pole of meadow land :N. brook :E. Nicholas Vause :W. Town Land of Tingrith - 3 poles of land :N. brook :W. William Crawley. :E. The Lord - 1 pole of land :E. Town Lands of Tingrith :W. Francis Astrey - 2 poles in Land meade :W. brook :N. Francis Astrey :S. Solomon Penifather - 1 pole of land :N. Thomas Burte :S. Lord All in the parishes of Westoning and Tingrith To hold to 2) in trust for the use and benefit of the poor of Westoning and for apprenticing poor children from the parish Witnesses: George Godfrey (mark) and William Welles (mark) Signatures: Nicholas Crouch (mark) and John Bread (mark)

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Crouch, Nicholas,
Bread, John,
Astrey, Francis,
Burte, Thomas,
Wells, Thomas,
Piggott, Thomas,
Crouch, Edmund,
Bread, Bernard,
Crouch, Christopher,
Penifather, Soloman,
Allin, John,
Vause, William,
Crawley, Edward,
Crispey, William,
Cockayne, Richard,
Farmer, William,
Vause, Nicholas,
Dixe, Thomas,
Gattinge, William,
Mole,
Godfrey, George,
Welles, William

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