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Marriage Settlement: 1) Most Hon John Crichton Stuart, Marquis of Bute & Earl of Dumfries (marrying party). 2) Rt Hon Lady Maria North (eldest of 3 daughters of Rt Hon George Augustus, late earl of Guilford deceased) marrying party. 3) Rt Hon Sir Charles Stuart HM ""Embassador"" (sic) to court of France, Knight of the Bath, Rev John Kaye DD Master of Christ College, Cambridge
4) Rt Hon Frederick Wm Earl of Bristol, Hon Rev Henry Lewis Hobart DD & Dean of Windsor 5) Rev Francis North of Chelsea, Middlesex, Clerk eldest son & heir of Rt Rev Brownlow North Lord Bishop of Winchester - 1781-1820, Rt Hon William Dundas of Armston County of Edinburgh, Scotland Esq 6) Frederick William Earl of Bristol, Thomas Francis Kennedy the younger of Dunure, County of Air, Scotland, Seised of Hundred of Flitt, Manor of Luton, Mansion house & park etc in Beds & Herts (this & properties in Northumberland & Durham incl Collieries, security for £43500 mortgage. Mortgage deed, 1) John Earl of Bute 2) Rt Hon James Stuart Mackenzie 3) Alexander Wedderburn 4) Rt Hon Granville Leveson then Earl Gower , Sir Matthew Lamb Bart & also subj to £10000 for younger children of John late Marquis of Bute (grandfather of John Crichton Stuart above AND also seised of Castles of cardiff, Caerphilly Llanblethian alias St Quintins & other property in Glamorgan, parts subject to mortgage in £20,000 & interest
1) Augustus Warren the younger Esq 2)John Crichton Stuart Marquis of Bute & Earl of Dumfries 3)Sir Charles Morgan, Bart, Richard Clark esq, Richard Frewin Esq, Sir John Silvester, Robert Ray (Trustees of Equitable Assurance) 2 & 3 Dec 1817
Other parts subject to mortgage in £14,000 (pt of £19,000) 1) Rt John Earl of Bute, baron Cardif of Cardiff Castle (mortgagor)
2) Thomas Coutts of the Strand, Middlesex, Esq. (Mortgagee) 25 & 26 Mar 1793 Also seised of estate in Isle of Bute, Scotland
(subj to charges not listed) Also seised of estate in Counties of Air & Wigton Scotland called Dumfries estate. Deed of Entail:- (recorded in Register of Taillies 10 Aug 1768 & Books of Session 23 Aug 1768) executed by William Earl of Dumfries & Stair
to heirs of Failzie & barring them from Terce & courtesy excludes Manour place of Dumfries: House, offices, houses, yards, 'orchyards', dovecots & the whole inclosures lying about it, AND the mains & parks of Leisnorris, The Mains of Terringham, Stockiehill, Permantholm, Westburn, Woodhead, Blackburn hill, Hurneston & that part of Pennyfadzroch Easter which was disposed to him by, Newall of Deleagles & then encliosed all in parish of Cumnock the lands of waterside & Pennylands with those
parts of the lands of Kirkland & lands of Hill, Hapland, Glenhead, Glenside, & others which were purchased by William Earl of Dumfries & Stair from John Cochrane of Waterside & his Trustee & the lands of snaids lying in the Parish of Auchinleck & also any other gardens or inclosures that should afterwards be made or built by William Earl of Dumfries & stair, near to the house of Dumfries
House & within the aforesaid lands all which lands were then inclosed by a dyke, ditch or hedge provisions re life rents recites will of Rt Hon Frederick Earl of Guildford [George III's Prime Minister] died 23 Aug 1792, to Trustees to use of son George Augustus Lord North, Manors, farms, messuages, etc in Middlesex, Kent, Oxford, Northants, Cambs & Somerset, EXCEPT parsonage of Eastry &
word Kent, reversion to grandson George Augustus in tail male subsequent reversion to 2nd son Francis (later Earl of
Guilford) & entail male, then to 3rd son Frederick & entail male, made 21 July 1792, no date of probate given, death of grandson George Augustus without issue male recites will of George Augustus Earl of Guilford (died Ap 1802) creates ultimate reversion of above will to right heirs of Frederick above residue to pay debts & to divide equally between his 3 daughters Maria, Susan &
Georgina North Manors etc in Gloucestershire to Thomas Coutts & William Adams Esq as Trustee for sale, made 24 June 1801
no date of probate given. Death of Francis North without issue, Frederick North: Earl of Guildford, Gloucester estate still unsold but still Personal estate. Lady Maria North entitled to £16,810.3% Consolidated Bank Annuities, £3500, 3% Reduced Bank Annuities in her name at Bank of England & to £7000 Old South Sea annuities in books kept at Old Southsea House. £10000 & interest secured on estates of Frederick Earl of Guildford by her father & mother's Marriage Settlement (actual date of marriage 30 Sept 1755)
£6266.13s 4d (her 3rd share) of £20000 secured to Thomas Coutts as Trustee (secured on estates of Earl of Guildford)
(parties as follows) 1) Margaret Bankes of Duke St Westminster, Middlesex, widow, Dame Mary Stapleton of Greys Court, Oxford, widow, coheiresses of Sir William Wynne late of Doctors Commons in City of London, Knight deceased 2) Henry Bankes (nephew & sole executor of Will of William Wynne above) of Kingston Hall, Dorset 3) Rt Hon Frederick, Earl of Guilford 4) Thomas Coutts
5) William Chamberlayne of Weston Grove, Hants (sole executor of his father William late of Lincoln's Inn Middlesex, Esq
& sole executor of Joseph White of Lincoln's Inn esq 6) Edward Majoribanks of the Strand Esq 7) Edmund Antrobus the younger of the same place Esq 22 - 23 Dec 1817. Hundred of Flitt, Manor of Lordship of Luton, Manor or Lordship of Luton Hoo of Dallo alias Dellow alias Delloc, Brach, David Ashby alias Davy D'Ashby, Hallford alias Lallford, Aynells alias West hide Aynells alias aynels
hallyard, Woodcroft, Bayliffs alias Bayleys, Farley, all in Beds & Herts. Capital Messuage or Mansion House in Luton formerly called Luton Hoo now Luton Park & inclosed park called Luton Park [365A] Part occupied by John Marquis of Bute & part now let to William Yardley, Advowson etc of vicarage of Luton & Chapel adj Chancel, Fairs & Markets in Luton & tolls, stallage, pickage etc, free fishery
Swannery & right of keeping & preserving Swans in River Lea within the parish of Luton. Corn & grain tithes within the manor of Farley
& in Bridge field, Blackwater Field, Turners Hill field & Barley Field & at Crawley Green, Luton. Messuages etc of him the Marquis of Bute within towns, townships etc of Luton, East Hide, West Hide, Ashwell, Stopsley, Stoppleford, Leagrave, Limbury alias Limbury cum biscot, Flitton, Chiltern alias Chilthome, Hensdon, Blackwater, Saywell alias seathwell, Wandon, Flamstead, Pepperstock alias Pepersell End, Totternhoe, Farley, caddington, Whethampstead, Harpenden Kings Warden, in Beds & Herts (& leasehold lands held from Trininty College, Oxford & Samuel Crawley Esq not to be affected by this deed) let to people listed in 1st schedule
(detailed list NAMES & RENTALS ONLY) as tenants of John Marquis of Bute held by him as result of Bargain & sale enrolled
in Court of Common Pleas 1) John Crichton Stuart, Marquis of Bute 2) Thomas Farrer of Lincoln's Inn, Middlesex, Gent 3) Thomas Atkinson of Lincoln's Inn Field, Gentleman 10 Feb 1815 & 2 Recoveries AND Glamorganshire estate vizt :- Castles of Cardiff,
Caerphilly & Lamblethian alias St Quintins, and Manors of: Spitlle Layry alias Spitlle Kayry, Llanmaes Bedford & Malefont, Walterstone, Llantwitt, Ruder alias Llantwitt Rawley, Boverton, alias Bovearton alias Boverton Llantwitt, Rudley, Whitchurch, Lenghenith Rooth, alias Rooth Dogfield, Llequeth alias Lequeth, Myskin, Pentrych Clunn, Glynrouthy, Comeston, Llanblethian, Ruthin,
Listalybont alias Listalbont & Ogmore all in Glamorganshire, Fair & Fishings of Ogmore, ward silver & yearly & annual payment & payments called ward silver to Castle of Cardiff & property etc lying in lordships etc of Cardiff, Listalybont, Roath Dogfield,
Llequeth, Llandougllan, Comeston, Walterstone, Llanmaes Bedford & Mallefont, Llantwit Rawley, Llantwit Major, Llantwit Vaerdre, Boverton, Llanblethian, Ogmore, Ruthin, Llantrissent, Miskin, Pentrirch & Clun Glynrouthy & Lenghenith (tenants listed in 2nd Schedule 1 John Chrichton Stuart, marquis of Bute 2 Thomas Atkinson 3 Henry Hollier of Adams Down, Glamorganshire,10 Feb 1815
15 July 1818, examined 16 Nov 1832