Reference
X26/1
Title
Grant by Letters Patent of the reversion
Date free text
15 July 5 Eliz. (1563)
Production date
From: 1537 To: 1563
Scope and Content
Grant by letters patent (in Latin)
Reciting:
- lease for 21 years from 1537 by the Crown to William Gostwicke and Ann, his wife of (a)-(u) below at an annual rent of £14/9/4 (£12/6/8 for the priory, £2/2/8 for the land etc.);
- lease of 1546 from the end of the 21 years for another 19 years by the Crown to Thomas Leigh of London, gentleman of (a)-(u) below at a rent of £14/9/4 as in 1537
Operative Part
- the Crown granted reversion of the priory and (a)-() to Thomas Leigh and Anne, his wife, for £404 and an annual rent of £13/9/4 excepting from the grant all bells and lead on the premises, lead in the windows, advowsons, rectories, vicarages and ecclesiastical premises
Property:
(a) house and site of the late dissolved Priory of Cauldwell;
(b) Mother Field of 34 acres;
(c) Bedhole Field of 29½ acres;
(d) Roiver Field of 12 acres;
(e) Moswell Field of 25½ acres;
(f) land lying next to the wall of the late priory of 23 acres;
(g) Barks Ditche of 47 acres;
(h) land in Kempston Field of 14½ acres;
(i) arable and grazing lying beyond le Conygre of 8 acres;
(j) Hamme Meade of 8 acres;
(k) two crofts called Weste Crofte and Longe Crofte of 18 acres;
(l) croft called Pilcrofte Close of 11 acres;
(m) Water Close of 11 acres;
(n) le Conyngree of 12 acres;
(o) le barne yarde of 1½ acres;
(p) Great Ramsell and Little Ramsell of 14 acres;
(q) Clay Crofte of 12 acres;
(r) Meghell Close of 14 acres
(b)-(r) were reserved to the use of the guest-house of the priory
(s) close of pasture called Stockinge in Kempston in the occupation of John Fayrie at a rent of 15/8 per annum;
(t) close of pasture called More Close in Kempston in the occupation of John Fyssher at 6/8 per annum rent;
(u) an acre of arable land worth 4d. per annum in Willington
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