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1) John Everett, Citizen & Embroiderer of London (Mortgagee absolutely vested in premises below on failure to pay by 8 June 1721)
2) Charles Lloyd & Lewis Youngr, Citizen & Skinner of London (Mortgagors.) Joseph Osman of Flamstead, Herts, Yeoman.
3) Timothy Smith of Flamstead, Herts, Yeoman. 1st recites :- Mortgage in £410 by Lease) or 500 years. 1) Mortgagors above.
2) Mortgagee above, 7 Dec 1720. 2/3rds of Manor of Peppyshall, Alias Pepshall Burrow in Flamstead, Herts with Courts etc incl leet & view of Frankpledge. Spring or piece of woodland called 'Pond Spring' (3A3R 26P)AND piece of wood or hedge ground called 'Heathy Close' Hedge Groves (2A, IR, 22P) AND Spring called Pond Spring (8A. 2R, 29P) AND Spring called Harris Croft Spring (4A, 2R, 22P) AND Spring of Woodgnd called 'Clarks Spring' (6A, 1R, 8P) AND Close or Wick called 'Little Empenny Wick"" (33 3/4 f)
AND Close called Great Empenny Wick (1A, 3R, 13 1/2p) AND Close called Great Haws Field (16A, 1R, 29P) AND Close or meadow called 'Little Meadow' (1R, 17P) AND Close or pightle called The Pightle next the Hayfield (3R. 32 1/4P) AND Close called Little Hawfield (6A, 3R, 5 1/2 P.) AND Close called 'Ten Acres Bottom' (3A, 1R, 14P) AND Close called 'Ten Acres Hill' (9A, 2R, 8P)
AND Close called Fower Acres Hay (4A, 1R, 6 1/4 P) AND Close called Six Acres Close' (3A, 2R, 11 3/4 P) AND Close of piece of ground called the 'Stocked Ground' (3A, 2R, 13P) AND Close called 'Heathy Close', next the 'Stocked Ground' (4A, 1R, 24P)
AND Close called Heathy Close next Home (4A, 2R, 4P) AND Close called'Three Cornered Close'. (5A, 2R, 18P) AND Close called 'Old Hay' (2A, 1R, 9P) above with orchards, gardens, yards, & curtillages to the capital messuage & the Little Pightles adj.
(106A) Flamstead, Herts. Consideration £464 (money & principal & interest owed) paid to 1) by Osman. 5s pd by 3) to 1) (sum total paid by John Osman, Purchaser) 27 Feb 1723 (1724). Endorsement Assignment to wait inheritance. 1) Joseph Osman, Timothy Smith,John Hastings of Grays Inn, John Hastings of South Sea House, London. Gentleman(Trustee) 5s each paid by Trustee to Osman & Smith. 10 Oct 1732. Witnesses to endorsement, John Sibley of Studham, W. Ginger of Hempstead, Edward Butterfield