P106/25/1

Conveyance and Trust Deed (Feoffment)

23 Dec. 13 Jas.I

From: 1616 To: 1616

1) Edmund Crowe of Wilden, yeoman; John Ward of Wilden, yeoman; Stephen Smith of Bromham, yeoman (heir of William Cole of Wilden, deceased, yeoman); and Richard Harding of Godmanchester, Hunts., yeoman 2) John Fitzhugh of Wilden, gent.; Thomas Peet of Wilden, yeoman; Henry Smith (son and heir of Abraham Smith) of Wilden, yeoman; John Wiltshire of Wilden, yeoman; Thomas Smith (son and heir of Richard Smith) of Wilden, yeoman; Henry Wagstaffe of Wilden, yeoman; William Wagstaffe (son and heir of Richard Wagstaffe) of Wilden, yeoman; and John Crane (son and heir of Thomas Crane) of Wilden, yeoman Reciting: Trust deed (Feoffment): Saturday next before the Feast of St. Nicholas the Bishop, 3 Hen.VIII [29 November 1511] i) Richard Smith of Wilden, deceased ii) Thomas Dycons, Thomas Smith, William Cole, Thomas Harding, John Ward, John Samson, Thomas Ward, Thomas Crow, Thomas Samson, Henry Cooper, and Thomas Wiltshire Conveyance (by feoffment) from i) to ii) of: - one messuage in Wilden in East end, with 18 acres of land and 3 roods of meadow lying dispersedly in the town and fields of Wilden - White's close and a pightle, then bounded: :W. spinney of Thomas Sundrell :E. premises of Richard King :N. King's highway :S. common way To be held by ii) for the use of the church at Wilden Whereas: 1) are the heirs to ii) NOW by present deed, so that the lands may be "imployed and disposed according to the true intent of Richard Smith, the donor" and so that the parishioners "may be eased in the charges appertaining to the church", 1) convey to 2) - premises as above Appointment by 1) of Richard Smith and John Fowler of Wilden, yeoman, to deliver seisin of premises to 2) Endorsed: Livery of seisin, given in the presence of John Rogers, William Rushe junr., George Write, John Peotchebey, and William Lawrance [all sign by mark] Witnesses: Richard Taylor, Abraham Smith, William Doughtie scr[ibe?], and Thomas Deane (mark) Seals: four tags with three seals Signatures: Edmund Crowe (mark) and 1)

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Crowe, Edmund,
Ward, John,
Smith, Stephen,
Cole, William,
Harding, Richard,
Fitzhugh, John,
Peet, Thomas,
Smith, Henry,
Smith, Abraham,
Wiltshire, John,
Smith, Thomas,
Smith, Richard,
Wagstaffe, Henry,
Wagstaffe, William,
Wagstaffe, Richard,
Crane, John,
Crane, Thomas,
Dycons, Thomas,
Harding, Thomas,
Samson, John,
Ward, Thomas,
Crow, Thomas,
Samson, Thomas,
Cooper, Henry,
Wiltshire, Thomas,
Sundrell, Thomas,
King, Richard,
Smith, Richard,
Fowler, John,
Rogers, John,
Rushe, William,
Write, George,
Peotchebey, John,
Lawrance, William,
Taylor, Richard,
Doughtie, William,
Deane, Thomas

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