• Reference
    BY15/14
  • Title
    Abstract of title to land in Caddington.
  • Date free text
    1682-1715
  • Production date
    From: 1682 To: 1715
  • Scope and Content
    June 1682 lease and release George Bigge of St Albans and Thomas Bunnion of Caddington, yeoman and Mary his wife for £40 8s - all that close of arable land comonly called Pipers Close containing by estimation 5 acres abutting northward way leading from Chaulend to Souches, West William Thebridge and East Wm Pedder. Sept 1682 lease and release George Bigge and William Bridgeman of Luton, yeoman for £12 7 s - all those three peices of arable land lying in field of Caddington called Northfield containing by estimation 1 ac and 3 r. May 1700 Feofment Judith Birt of Caddington, spinster, Richard Bigg of Wanden end, Kings Walden and George Halsey of Markett Street, yeoman to Daniel Gosbell of Popsall end in Flamsted, yeoman. £49 to Judith Birt and 10 shillings to Danield Gosbell - all that close called Pipers Close. Masy 1700 Bond from Judith Birt to Daniel Gosbell. March 1714 Lease and release Zachariah Neale the younger of Caddington, yeoman and Daniel Gosbell of Caddington, yeoman. £125 1 s 6d. - All that close of arable land called Lanemans Croft in Caddington containing by estimation 5 acres South abutting lane called the Bottom Lane, South east lane leading from Caddington Common to Caddington Green, north west on close of Daniel Gosbell's called Great Mans Croft. And also that close of arable land called Lonmans Croft in the parish of Caddington containing by estimation 2 acres, and 3 pieces of arable land lying in a common field. March 1714 - Bond March 1714 Assignment between 1) Edmund Neale of Redbourn and 2) Zachariah Neale the younger of Caddington and Daniel Gosbell of Caddington and 3) Thomas Man of Caddington, wheelwright. Recites indenture of 19 April 1703 and others. Land as before January 1715 Will of Daniel Gosbell gave to daughter Mary wife of Edmund Field all those closes of freehold arable land and pasture lately bought of Zachariah Neale etc.
  • Physical description
    Very fragile and difficult to read, awaiting conservation.
  • Level of description
    item