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Covenant for levying a Fine. (i) Rbt. Chapman of Dunstable, shoemaker (son of Robert Chapman of Dunstable, Maltster decd.) and Pheby his wife; William Element of Dunstable, Braiser & wife Alice; John Hebbs of Tebworth, parish of Chalgrave, shoemaker & wife Sarah; John White of Studham, poulterer & wife Hellen & son & heir William White. (elder son) (ii) Thos. Groome of Dunstable, yeo. (iii) Jn. Briggs Esq., the younger, of Dunstable. (iv) Hen. Blacknell the younger of Studham, yeo.

22 Oct 1686

From: 1686 To: 1686

-- Messuage once dwelling of R. Chapman decd., now of Wm. Chapman the younger, in South streete of Dunstable abutting east on 'the comon highwaye called watling streete'; Close adjoining with right of way for servants, horses, cattle and carriages to pass through and at harvest time to pass through to Malthouses belonging to messuage; 1 acre abutting east the 'waye leading from the Fryers into the field', north land of (ii), south and west land belonging to George Inn, Dunstable. (Conveyed to (ii) by Chapman in Enfeoffment of 28 January 1685/6.) -- Crabtree Close (2acres) in Hockly. (Conveyed by Hebbs to (iii) on 9 April 1686.) -- 1 3/4 acre in fields of Houghton Regis, viz. in Midle furlong in the Innings and in Short furlong abutting north on Mixewaye. (Conveyed by Element to (iii) on 7 May, 1686.) -- Cottage occupied by Herculus Hodman decd. (father of Hellen White) in Little Mill Hill in Studham and adjoining orchard abutting west on lane from Studham to Kensworth. (Conveyed by J, H, & W. White to (iv) 20 October, 1686.) (Messuage etc. to use of (ii), Crabtree Close & 1 3/4 acre to use of (iii), cottage to use of (iv).) Witnerssed: Jn. & Dan. Marshe. Others mentioned: Thos. Ordwaye, Jn. Ordwaye, Thos. Ordwaye, Jas. Alec alias Cooke, Jn. Punn, Francis White, Jn. Poulton, Jn. Briggs sen., Thos. Cheyne Esq., Ric. Frauncis, Hen. Earle, Thos. Halsey. 11 seals.

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Chapman, Robert,
Chapman, Pheby,
Element, William,
Element, Alice,
Hebbs, John,
Hebbs, Sarah,
White, John,
White, Hellen,
White, William,
Groome, Thomas,
Briggs, John,
Blacknell, Henry,
Chapman, William,
Hodman, Herculus,
Marshe, John,
Marshe, Daniel,
Ordwaye, Thomas,
Ordwaye, John,
Alec, James,
Cooke, James,
Punn, John,
White, Francis,
Poulton, John,
Briggs, John,
Cheyne, Thomas,
Frauncis, Richard,
Earle, Henry,
Halsey, Thomas

DEEDS, legal papers, DUNSTABLE, shoemaker, maltster, brasier, Tebworth, STUDHAM, poulterer, Dunstable South Street, Dunstable Watling Street, rights of way, Dunstable George, Houghton Regis fields, STUDHAM