Scope and Content
(i) Paul Bamforth of Bedford, gent., alderman, only surviving feoffee in trust of certain lands and tenements in the parish of St. Peter Martin. (ii) Arthur Humfreies, rector of St. Peter Martin, clerk; William Paradine, gent.; Thomas Ward, yeoman; Thomas Partridge, maltster; John Richardson, innholder; Thomas Hornbuckle, millwright; Henry Tansley, tailor, William Petch, junior, labourer; George Maynard, carpenter; Edward Marks, tailor; Gilbert son of Phillip Negus, tailor; John Davison, weaver; and Thomas Tansley, tailor; all of the said parish. A messuage and a strip of ground in the said parish, now in the tenancy of Edward Saunders, tinker; abutting N. on common street, E. on a messuage late of Thomas Margetts, S. on an orchard late of Thomas Margetts, W. on a tenement late of Widow Purser, now of David Jones. Another cottage and strip of ground late in the occupation of Widow Purser, now of David Jones; abutting N. on common street, E. on the said messuage of Edward Saunders, W. on a tenement of Widow Chandler, S. on the said orchard. A cottage heretofore in the occupation of John Brown, now of Robert Moore; abutting E. on St. Peter's green, S. on a tenement heretofore in the occupation of John Wiffin, now of William Morris, N. on a tenement heretofore of John Thompson, now of William Maynard. A backside or strip of ground, formerly part of John Brown's backsides, since held by John Wiffin, 42 feet by 20 feet. A cottage and strip of ground, heretofore in the tenancy of Widow Abbott and her daughter Widow Everard, now of Geoffrey Radwell; abutting S. on the common street, E. on Richard Hamond's tenement, W. on a tenement heretofore of John Linford, now of Eliz. Linford, N. on Berry close. A cottage and pightle, heretofore in the tenancy of Richard Robinson, now of Widow Arthur alias Bonskill; abutting E. on Oak Lane, S. on a tenement heretofore of Francis Ruffe, now of James Munns & Abe. Gadsden, N. on Sparrow close, W. on Berry close. Two small cottages heretofore in the several tenures of Widow Tansley, William Brittaine and Katherine Hall, and now one in the tenore of Widow Purser and William Brittan, "the other stands tenantless"; abutting S. on the common street, E. on the tenement heretofore of Widow Fardle, now of Mary Joy, W. on the tenement heretofore of Widow Morgan, now of Morgan Peere, N. on the chantry ground. Witnesses: Thomas Chaplin, John Pearle.