• Reference
    AD1498-99
  • Title
    Conveyance (Lease & Release): £537 & £13.
  • Date free text
    31 Jan., 1 Feb 1689/90
  • Production date
    From: 1689 To: 1690
  • Scope and Content
    (i) Matthias Neale of Lilley Herts. ymn & Eliz, Prudden of Leagrave, widow. (ii) Robt. Jenkyn the ynger Of Harpenden, Herts. gent - messuage in Leagrave in Luton occ. by Matthews Neale, uncle of said M.Neale., Wm. Martin & Wm. Deacon fronting W. on Leagrave st.,abutting S. on mess. of Thos. Prudden. - Sandpitt Close ( pasture - 1 ac.), Brickeslow Close (7 ac.)bounded W. & N by Brickeslow Brook. - 90 ac. arable land in Leagrave & Limbury (Luton) Chalton (Toddington) & Caddington:- 'In Limbury or Leagrave' (sic.). Little Wallwood or Wallhood fld.; 2 ac. 1 r. near Wellhead Brook West fld.: 8,1/2 ac. In Leagrave. Whitefield: 7 ac. (1 ac. away by Rotten Corner). Spittle Hill fld.: 8 ac. (by Sundon high way, on Bragberry Nap.) Backside fld,: 7 ac. (on Houghton way S., on Rundley Way.). Ditcheslow or Townsend fld.: 18 ac.(one being Deadwomanacre, others on Littington Hill, Winters Hill (Gravelpit piece), byways from Leagrave to Runley and Limbury and Icknell way and in Long furl.) In Chalton. 35 ac. (one piece being called Fogmore Piece & one Fogmore Close, others in Chalton way, on Lewsey Hill & Egginton Hill, some being bounded by a hedge.). In Caddington Chaules End fld. 'one piece of arable ( 4 a. 2r.) newly taken out of a common fld. called Chaules End field' bounded by Luton - Dunstable rd. N.E. Wm. Pedder, & 1 ac. shooting on the Downs. - - 4 doles of meadow in Cooksmead, Charlton. Owners or occupiers of neighbouring lands: Mr. Knight, Jones Briggs,Thos. Plummer, Mr. Ordway, Jn. East, Mr. Jn. Freeman, Mr. Conley, Wm. Crawley, Thos. Swaines, Mrs. Wingate, Nathan Southerne, Jn.Strange, Jn. Napier, Ralph Hartwelle, Mr.Goldsmith, Wm. Strange, Mr. Whitley. -Tithes of corn grain & hay bel. M. N. in the Same. Endorsed: Rec't for £537 - M. Neale, £13 - E.P. Released from claims of late Thos. Neale grfather. late T.N father of M.N. or Jn. Crawley late owner of some part of premises & of Mary w. of M.N. Witns. Jn. Sibley, Simon Freeman.
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