BorBE7/2/53

Counterpart lease for 33 years: (1) Corporation of the Town of Bedford (2) John Cawne of Bedford. Lease by (1) to (2) for 33 years from Michaelmas next of a piece of ground in the parish of St Paul, Bedford, being a passage to the River Ouze: West - messuage now in occupation of John Cawne; East - messuage called the White Lion in occupation of Mercer Skevington. Annual rent: 2s. Lease to be renewed every 11 years, and (2) not to assign lease without the consent of the Common Council. Witness: Thomas Cave, Deputy Town Clerk. Signature: John Cawne [In very poor condition]

28 September 1770

From: 1770 To: 1770

English

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Cawne, John,
Skevington, Mercer,
Cave, Thomas

River Ouse, Bedford White Lion