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i) Mark Fountaine, heretofore of Leighton Buzzard, gent., now
of Puddlehill, Bedford
George Stevens, L.B., glover
James Clarke, L.B. innholder
devisees and trustees named in will of Ric. Poynton
late of L.B. shopkeeper, who was the eldest son and
heir of Daniel Poynton deced.
ii) Sarah Poynton of L.B. widow of Daniel Poynton
Mary Poynton, widow and executrix of Richard Poynton
iii) Edmund Stubbe, Leighton Buzzard, surgeon and apothecary
Reciting will of Richard Poynton (children Daniel & Mary)
CONVEYANCE (Lease and Release) by (i) and (ii) to (iii) in consideration
of £150 and 5/- of certain freehold land, in Leighton Buzzard:
Grovebury Field
... 2 lands (1 a.) lying near Edward Ashwells sheephouse, and
heading 15 lands supposed to be copyhold, and shooting up to
Grovebury Highway (bd. Paul Bennett, Robt. Nash)
Clay Furlong
... 3 butts (1 a.) Billington Green Highway S (bd. Hen. Miller)
... 1 a. next Windmill Way E
... 3 butts (1a.) abutting to Chapman's Close E
Middle Field
Arslong Furlong
... 1 half acre by Dunstable Highwayside
Hale Furlong
... half acre in the Hanging of the Hale shooting towards
Oxipoole on the S (bnd. Edw. Ashwell)
... half acre being a headland at the Lane End, the highway W
... 2 acres being Thoroughouts shooting into Hunts Way
(bnd. Mr. Crouch)
Shenley Hill Field
... one land shooting to Lords Hedge, Gregorys Close N, Little
Hunts way S (bnd. Mr. Salusbury, Wm. Yarrold)
Long Linslade
... 1a. (late Thos. Hunt)
... 1/2 a.
... 1/2 a.
Lower Woe Furlong
... 2 lands by Hunts Way side on S.
COVENANT TO SURRENDER to the use of (iii) following copyhold property
held of the Manor of Leighton Buzzard:
customary messuage with appurtenances in the Leck End heretofore in
the occupation of Richard Poynton deced. now of Mary Poynton and
Robert Nash;
and so much of the following as is copyhold and not freehold:
Grovebury Field
on Ratley Hill
... 1 land lying by the Green Highway shooting towards the
river
... 1 land ditto. (bnd. John Swinstead)
Sheep House Furlong
... 15 lands lying together, Peeds piece S and Groveway
Bottom N. (bnd. Mr. Waters, Mr. Flemons)
Groveway Bottom
... 1 land being a headland shooting down to 2 acres of sweard
ground in the Bottom (bnd. Mathew Rutley)
... 2 acres sweard ground shooting up to the Highway leading to
Penny Highway (bnd. Ann Jeffs)
Peeds PondFurlong
... 2 lands one shooting to Billington Bottom (six lands between
them)
Wedlock Furlong
... 2 lands, a footpath leading to Wedlock stile on W (bnd.
Henry Woodman)
Great Stonhill
... 3 acres lying together, Billington Way W, shooting up to
lands of Collins Millard S
... 1 rood
Clay Furlong
... 1 land
by Chapmans Close
... 2 lands shooting to Brewers Close
Eggington Cross Furlong
... 1 a. being 2 lands lying six lands from the hedge on the S
(bnd. Mr. Franklin, Baskerfield)
... 1 land
Long Deed Furlong
... 2a. being 4 lands (bnd. Gabriel Harwood S)
Short Deed Furlong
... a headland and 3 lands shooting to it, Black Swan land N
... 1 rood ley ground sweard, Kings mead N, Mount Close W
Middle Field
Arslong Furlong
... 1a. 1r. (bnd. Mrs. Capon)
Water Leys
... 5 lands shooting towards Billington E
... 1a. 1 land shooting towards Brigginton
Mans Mead Furlong
... 6 lands shooting to Mrs. Flemons headland, Mansmead Brook
NE, Leak Brook N
Oxipoole Furlong
... 4 lands shooting N to Oxipoole river (bnd. Ellingham
& Paul Bennet)
Leak Brook Furlong
... 1 land shoots to Leak Brook S, Flitch of Bacon Highway N
... 1 land shooting to Leak Brook S, (bnd. Mr. Head & Wm. Hearty)
... 3 Hades being sweard Ground belonging to 3 lands heretofore
of Ste. Perrins, Leak Brook S, and the three lands from
which they were purchased N.
Middle Furlong
... 1 land, Flitch of Bacon Way S, Little Hunts Way N
Slow Furlong
... 1 land, South Clypson Field E, headland of Edw Ashwell W
... 1 headland, Clypson Field E
Hale Furlong
... 2 lands half sweard, the other half towards the Bushes
ploughed, the Bushes S
... 1 land from Slow Headland shooting to the Hale Bushes
... 1/2 acre in the Hanging of the Hale adjoins the Slow Headland
N, shoots S to lands towards Oxipoole
... 2 roods 1 land between Picked Acre
Shenley Hill Field
... 1 land at the Towns End by Mr. Richard Walkers Windmill, the
Town S, the way to Gregory's Close E, rd to Heath opposite
Lamsey W
... the Three Cornerd Piece with Headland, being 3 a. shooting
down to Hattoms Bottom and Blooms Hill N, one corner shoots
to the road to the Hatches, the third corner to Mr.
Baskerfields Furzen Ground
... 1 a. sweard, the road to Hattoms Bottom W.
... 5a. called the Hatch Close, one of which is supposed to be
freehold
Row Ditch Furlong
... 5 lands shooting to lands of Ann Jeffs E, road to Hatches W
Watry Ley Furlong
... 1 land, road to Hatches W, Hatch Close S
... 2 lands shooting to Shenley Hill
... 1 land of ley
Short Lindslade
... 3 lands, Hatch Road N, and one other land
Long Lindslade
... 1 land being eight from Walkers Hatch W, shooting N to
Hatchway to Heath
Shenley Hill Furlong
... 5 lands, 2 of these are 'throughout from the joint'
Blakes Mead Furlong
... 1a. land Mr. Ashwell W
Upper Woe Furlong
... 1 land
Middle Woe Furlong
... 4 lands, 2 of which are called Lakes Headland and Fellow,
Great Hunts Way S
Slough Furlong
... 2 lands, Hunts Way by the Tree S
... 1 land more two lands distant
The Middle Field
... 2 lands shooting to Collets Hedge, Great Huntsway N
... 1 rood, Great Huntsway N.
excepting always
a) Mortgage term of 500 years created 20th October 1739 made by Dan
Poynton & Mark Fountaine to Jos. Johnson of Milton Bryant deced., now
vested in Robert Parker of Steppingley gent.
b) Surrender copyhold lands, hereinafter covenanted to be surrendered, of
same date 20 October 1739, as part of above mortgage
c) annual quit rent of 5/10d for copyhold premises.
14/15 July 1766