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Mortgage, £1000: (i) Robert Bell of Bedford, esquire, brother and heir of Richard Bell, gentleman, who was son and heir of Robert Bell, deceased, and adviser of mother Mary Bell who was executrix of Robert Bell (ii) Sir John Francklin of Lincoln's Inn, knight, Master in Chancery. [Property in Wilden, Roxton, Ravensden, Keysoe and Pertenhall] Witnesses: F. Brace, Richard Fisher, servant to Sir John Francklin

19 January 1697/98

From: 1697 To: 1698

[Property in Wilden, Roxton, Ravensden, Keysoe and Pertenhall] A messuage in East End of Wilden; 3 closes adjacent called Chanose, Bartholomew and Hopkins, 12 acres; Smithyfield close, 20 acres, in Roxton; 1 1/2 acres in East End meadow (in several parcels) in Wilden; 79 acres in the common fields of Wilden; all late in occupation of Thomas Warner, now Edward Palady; a messuage in Ravensden late in occupation of Stephen Jarvis, now Edward Jones; a cottage in Ravensden late in occupation of Margaret Mason, now John Day; Pateman close, 4 acres, late in occupation of Thomas Maidbury, Old Orchard close, 1 acre, Moore's pightle, 1 acre; Lumbert's close, 2 acres; Greens end close, 1 acre, Boltills pightle, 1 acre; 2 acres meadow in Dole meadow; 2 acres meadow in Day meadow; 66 acres arable in the common fields of Ravensden; all in Ravensden, late in occupation of Margaret Mason and Stephen Jarvis and now of Edward Jones; a capital messuage or farm in Keysoe wherein Thomas Palmer sometime dwelt; 36 acres arable and meadow in the common fields of Keysoe; Sallowones grove, 1 acre, in Bolnhurst; 11 acres in the common fields of Keysoe, late in occupation of John Sheppard; South Bateman's closes, 12 acres, in Pertenhall, adjoining Wood End Field east; West Batemans close, 3 acres; Bateman's grove, 6 acres; North Batemans close, 12 acres; all in Pertenhall, all in occupation of William Church.

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Bell, Robert,
Bell, Richard,
Bell, Mary,
Francklin, John,
Brace, F.,
Fisher, Richard,
Warner, Thomas,
Palady, Edward,
Jarvis, Stephen,
Jones, Edward,
Mason, Margaret,
Day, John,
Maidbury, Thomas,
Palmer, Thomas,
Sheppard, John,
Church, William

mortgages, gentleman, Master in Chancery, servant, Wilden fields, Ravensden fields, Keysoe fields, BEDFORD, Lincolns Inn, WILDEN, ROXTON, RAVENSDEN, KEYSOE, PERTENHALL