LHE20

Lease & Release

25 & 26 Feb 1765

From: 1765 To: 1765

1) Rt Rev Edward, Lord Bishop of Bath & Wells, [Edward Willes & Jane his wife (vendor). 2) Rt Hon John Earl of Bute (purchaser) 3) Rt Hon Joseph Stuart Mackenzie. Privy Councillor (Trustee) in purchaser. Messuage or tenement where Samuel Cocks the elder formerly dwelt. Called West Hide Agnells alias Aynells alias Ennells, West Hide, Luton with all barns, stables, outhouses, edifries, buildings, yards, gardens, orchards & all backsides & lands [72A] vizt. a) 2 closes of land lying together on south side of the messuage above. (formerly 1 close [13A) one of them now or late called 'Home Close' & the other Long Close. b) close called 'Bread Croft' [3A] lying next to above messuage on NE side c) Close called 'Hickam's Croft' [7A] abs. as land sometime of Thomas Weeks N Mr Southen d) 2 closes of land now or late called 'Reddings Closes' lying together [5A, IR] abs N land formerly Sir John Napier Bart (& now of 2) S. Philip Marshall e) Close now or late called 'Alldick' 5 1/2A abs N & S land formerly of said Philip Marshall f) Close now or late called Hidefield Close (2 1/2A) abs. NE land formerly of Sir John Napier Bart & now of 2) S land of Philip Marshall g) Close now or late called 'Hedge Croft' (3A) abs. N Wood formerly of Sir John Napier and now of 2) called 'Scorches Wood' South land formerly of Sir John Napier now of 2). h) Several pieces of arable land lying in Hither Hidefield & Further Hidefield commons [13A] allon Luton (late the estate of Samuel Cocks the Elder purchased by Edward above 1), then Dean of Lincoln from John & Samuel Cocks (devisees & sons of Samuel Cocks the Elder) - conveyed by them & Samuel Cocks the Elders other children to 1) by Lease & Release of 15 & 16 Mar 1733 [1734] all above (incl Messuage) sometime since in occupation of John Cox & now or late occupation of Henry Sams as Tenant to 1) at yearly rent of £40 (covenant to levy fine) Free of all incumbrance except residue of Term of 500 years created by lease for that period to secure Mortgage of £300 1) Samuel Cocks the Elder (mortgagor). 2) John Dell Gent (mortgagee) 26 Ap. 1698. Assigned to John Pilgrim (since deceased) of Cockernhoe, Offley, Herts 29 Oct. 1729, long since paid Consideration of £1290 . Red No. 46

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Willes, Edward,
Willes, Jane,
Bute, John Stuart, 3rd Earl of,
Mackenzie, Joseph Stuart,
Cocks, Samuel,
Weeks, Thomas,
Southen,
Napier, John,
Marshall, Philip,
Cocks, John,
Sams, Henry,
Dell, John,
Pilgrim, John

DEEDS, Bishop of Bath and Wells, West Hyde, LUTON, Hyde fields, Cockernhoe