Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    HN2/B1/1
  • Title
    Assignment of remainder of lease for 99 years of the manor of Flitwick and Maulden.
  • Date free text
    12 December 1639 with later annotations
  • Production date
    From: 1639 To: 1639
  • Scope and Content
    1. Robert Michell, William Williams, Walter Markes and Robert Marsh, citizens of London. 2. Richard Gamble of Pulloxhill, yeoman and John Bedcord of Marston, yeoman. Recites - Indenture of 15 June 1624 between James I and Henry Hobart, Sir James Fullerton, Sir John Walter, Sir Thomas Trevor grant of the honour of Ampthill to the Prince of Wales. - Indenture of 16 May 1628 sale of lands and tenements in Flitwick and Maulden to 1) 1) by direction of aldermen etc of the city of London sell to 2) remaining term of the lease except milne called Easttonne Milne in Flitwick of the yearly rent of £3 and 48 acres of Flitwick Great and Little woods of the yearly rent of £4.8s11d, and any other parts of the honour of Ampthill previously sold, yearly sum of 13s 4d for hidage payable by the town of Flitwick to the honour of Ampthill and all real suites and services to be done to the said court and except forests etc used for deer and all knightly fees wards and marriages and all advowsons etc. To have and hold in consideration of yearly sum of £11 6s 5d. Signed and sealed by 2). 12 December 1639 Annotated in later hand ‘Richard Gamble and John Bedcord (or Bedcott as he is called in the deed of trust) were trustees in this purchase of the remainder of the term of 99 years for the Blowfields (under whom Mrs Brooks derives her Title) & others. Wm Bedcott, son of John, who survived Gamble, held court quasi trustee till 1667 and afterwards conveyed the manor as if seized of the fee to the Honeywoods. Peter Honeywood devised the Manor with the advowson of the Vicarage & several parcels of land to Mildmay for life remainder to his Godson Peter Cotton and his heirs. On Peter Cotton’s death his brother Sir Robert became (as they pretend) seized & it was settled in Jointure upon Sir John’s marriage upon this defective Title Lord Ossory it is presumed purchased and sold to the Duke of Bedford See the Grant of the fees & the Court rolls, in this.’ No date 18thC?
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