Scope and Content
(i) Wm. Birch of Middx. esq.
(ii) Edw. Baber of Middx. esq.
(iii) Chas. Hen., Earl of Peterborough and Monmouth.
(iv) Chris. Norris of Middx. gent.
-- all such lands in the manor or lordship of Turvey (mortgage 18 July 1783 for £17,000 to Edw. Baber) as have not been assigned by 2 indentures to John Higgins.
Recites:
24 Nov. 1685. Mortgage £3000.
Chas., Lord Visct. Mordaunt, to Sir Roger Hill of Bucks.
-- manors of Turvey, Carlton, Chellington, Dilwick, Stagsden, Duckford, ""Tempeses"" and Bosoms; the parks of Turvey and Dilwick; free warren at Turvey and Stagsden; with his other lands in said parishes and in Stevington; and other lands in Beds., Bucks., and Northants
26 June 1710. Assignment to attend the inheritance.
Chas., Earl of Peterborough and Monmouth; Thos. Gibson and John Jacob; Sir Roger Hill; Jos. Welch of Surrey.
Recites a mortgage of 1686; the Earl has now conveyed the manor of Thrapston to Hill; assignment of mortgage to Robt. Atkins; Earl has conveyed the manors of Stagsden, Dilwick, Bosoms and Chellington to Sir Thos. Trevor; present deed relates to the remaining manors.
26 June 1710. Mortgage.
Chas., Earl of Peterborough and Monmouth; Thos. Gibson and John Jacob; Jon. Green of London, mercht. & Jos.Welch; Robt. Huckell of London, gent.
-- manor or lordship of Turvey, with hereditaments
occ. Wm. & Sam. Richardson, Robt. Skevington, Wid. Brand,
Wm. Carter, John Harrison, Jon. Skevington, Wid. Odell,
Wid. Richardson, John Mayhoe, Wm. Luddington, Sam.Stratton,
John Allen, Thos. Thos. Dexter, Chas. Grundon, - Kinsley, Wm.
Reynolds, Robt. Grundon, Robt. York, Thos. Saunders,
Hen. Peers, Wm. Harrison, Wid. Skevington, Ben. Odell,
Wid. Yeo, Wid. Cunningham, John Walthorpe, Jos. Hartwicke,
Robt. Woodell, Thos. Peers, Thos. Reeve, John Woodin,
Wm. Woodward, Wm. Smith, Lew. Woodwin, John Howe,
Wid. Church, Wm. Bull, Wm. Howe, Jas. Walthorpe, Thos.
Spencer, Martin Coates, Wid. Hobbs, Thos. Churchman,
Jon. Spencer, Ric. Brice, Ann How, Wid. Cox, Wm. Rose,
John Plaister, John Ball, Wm. Hitcock, Chas. How, Wm.
Saunsum, Geo. Gascoyne, Fra. Martin, John Tyso, Wm. Haynes,
Edw. Eaton, John Woodin, Wid. Tibbett, Hen. Hayes, Hen.
Bywater, Ric. Bard, Sam. Impey, Sus. Eaton, Wm.Shelton,
John Boddington, Robt. Jeffries; in Turvey, Carlton,
Stevington and Odell.
also a number of other deeds (mainly mortgages of the Earls of Peterborough), of many dates, including 26 June 1718, 25,26 Oct. 1702, 28 Feb. 1 March 1734, 6 Jan. 1737, chancery decree 21 July 1760; 19,20 June 1783; 21 June 1783; 17,18 July 1783;
and recites indenture of even date by which Chas. Higgins has covenanted to buy the manor of Turvey for £11,000 (the purchase price to be paid to Edw. Baber in part payment of money owing to him).