Reference
LHE12
Title
Piece of inclosed land in east corner of Great Dippel Field, pieces of Common field in Ash Well Field & in Cradle Field; inclosed meadow near Ashwell Bridge. Lands in Hyde Mill Corner Field (by exchange)
Date free text
12 Jun 1778
Production date
From: 1778 To: 1778
Scope and Content
Memorandum of Exchange
1) Rt Hon John Viscount Lord Mountstuart, Baron of Cardiff Castle. 2) John Bettesworth of East Hyde. Luton Dr of Laws.
lands granted by 1) to 2).
a) piece Abs NE & SE enclosed land of 2) NW. Common field land belonging to Poor of Whethamstead & Harpenden
& Common field land belonging to Thomas Newman. SW Common field belonging to John Sibley [2A2R32P]
b) piece Abs NE by Common field land belonging to John Sibley. & Common field land of 2) NW by Common field belonging to poor of Wheathamstead & Harpenden. SW Common field land belonging to John Watkins. SE by Common field land to 1).
[2A0R30P]. c) AND piece Abs NE Common field land belonging to John Sibley. NW Common field land belonging to Poor of Whethamstead & Harpenden. SW enclosed ground of John Watkins. SE. Common field land belonging to 2) (3R3P)
AND one piece Abs N & E by Common field land of 2). S Common field land belonging to Thomas Newman.
W enclosed land belonging to 2). (1A2R26P). e) piece Abs E, S, N Common field land of 2) W. enclosed land of 2), (1R26P).
f) Proposed that 1) shall agree with the proprietors of the properties below & give them in exchange for Bettesworth lands.
g) piece belonging to John Sibley. Abs E Common field land belonging to 1) W Common field land belonging to 1) & Common field belonging to Poor of Wheathamstead & Harpenden & Common field land belonging to William Hale. N. by Common field land belonging to Thomas Newman & William Hale. S. Common field land belonging to 2) (1A1R5P) c) AND piece belonging to John Sibley. Abs E by Common field land belonging to John Watkins. W. Common Field land belonging to 1) N. Common field belonging to Poor of Wheathamstead & Harpenden. S. land belonging to Poor of Wheathamstead & Harpenden. S. Land belonging 2) (late Nichollas's)(2R11P). d) AND piece belonging to John Sibley Abs N, S, E by Common field land of 2) W. enclosed land of 2)
2R31P. e) AND piece belonging to Thomas Newman lying in South Shot. Abs E & S. by Common field land belonging
to 2). N by Common field belonging to 1) W by enclosed land belonging to 2) [0A0R35P]. f) AND one piece belonging to Poor of
Wheathamstead & Harpenden (a headland piece to the Middle Shot Abs NW. Common field belonging to William Hale
NE Common field land belonging to John Sibley. SW enclosed land belonging to Poor of Wheathamstead & Harpenden [30P]
g) AND one piece belonging to Poor of Wheathamstead & Harpenden in NE corner of the common. SW Common field land belonging to Thomas Newman. [2R5P] all in Hyde Mill Common Field TOTAL 11A3R25P.
Lands to be granted by 2) to 1). a) piece of enclosed land east corner of Great Dippel field Abs E. enclosed land of 1) & enclosed land of John Sibley. W. enclosed land belonging to 1) N. Hedge that fronts Gt & Little Dippel field [1A2R]. b) a) piece of Common field land in Ashwell field Abs S & W Common field land. belonging to.) NE & by Commonfield land of John Sibley.[2R34P]
c) piece of land in Cradle field & Ashwell field Abs SW Hedge that parts Cradle field & Ashwell field NE Common field land belonging to John Sibley. NW Common field land belonging to 1) SE Common field belonging to John Sibley [35p]
d) AND messuage or cottage in 2 tenements called the Blockhouse with orchards, yards, gardens etc. Abs E Road from Luton to
Wheathamstead. W River Lee. N enclosed land of John Sibley. S. enclosed land belonging to 1). (1A). e) AND enclosed Meadow near to Ashwell Bridge Abs No 5 by meadows of 1) W. River Lee, E Road Luton to Wheathamstead. (1A). f) AND one enclosed Meadow lying below Ashwell Bridge crossed by River Lee, Abs E, W, S by enclosed lands of 1) Abs N Road from Luton to
Wheathamstead. all in Luton [NB when 1) is refered as an owner of an abuttal this is meant to refer to the Earl of Bute alone AND NOT Baron Cardiff )] Red Bundle No 34
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