Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
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    AD1274
  • Title
    Mortgage: £50
  • Date free text
    16 May 1719
  • Production date
    From: 1719 To: 1719
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    Mortgage: £50. (i) James Briggs of Leagrave ymn. (ii) Thos. Knight of Luton ymn. -- Sev. pieces arable in Leagrave & Limbury (64 ac.):- Leagrave: circa 12 ac. in Townsend fld., (1 ac. being enclosed sward with a barn on it), in Deadwoman hedge, Ditchlow and Barley furls.: bounds: Runley Way N., Leagrave St. N., Hitchin Way S & N. Woburn Way, Leagrave Marsh N., Limbury Way S., Litlington Hill, Winters Hill. c. 13 ac. in Backside fld. in Jenkins Bush, Bottom Clay & Long furlongs (1 ac. in Clay f. being a picked acre). Bounds: Hitchin Way S. & N., Portway N. 1 ac. in Spittle Hill fld. c. 8 1/2 ac. in Whitefield.: Bounds: Sundon Way W., a Ridgeway nr. Leagrave Marsh S. c. 2 ac. in West Barley Furlong fld.: Bounds: the river N., Brickleys piece hedge W. c. 3 ac. in Out furlong fld.: bounds: Sundon Way E. Limbury: c. 24 ac. in West fld. (10 ac. being in one piece on Lully Hill). Bounds: Saltway N. & S. Wellhead Way S. c. 1 ac. in South fld.: bounds: Way Limbury to Leagrave N. 2 poles meadow in Dolemead. Owners or occupiers of neighbouring lands: Wm. Pedder, Jonas Briggs, late Thos. Bowstred, late Rchd. Bigg, Thos. Parratt, Mrs. Corbett, Jn. Crawley, Eliz. Prudden wid. Jn. Ordway, Jn. Freeman, Benj. Hill, Hugh Allbright, Michael Knight, Geo. Wingate, Mich. Newsom, Rch. Gardner, Rchd. Wood, Wm. Briggs, Rchd. Day, Fra. Crawley. Witns. Jn. Rowley, Josias Cotten, Jn. Rowley jnr. 13 Jan. 1717/8. Endorsed. £53. 7. pd. by Sir Robt. Raymond & Beversham Filmer to Thos. Knight. Trustees Fra. Hopkins, Sam. Simons, Mich. Heydon snr. of Leagrave, blacksmith - of will of James Briggs 23 Aug. 1718. Recites Arts. of Agreement sd. parties with Roger Coningsby 10 Oct. 1718 Witns. Roger Coningsby, Jn. Rowley of Luton, Jn. Rowley jnr.
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