• Reference
    C28-29
  • Title
    Covenant to levy fine & suffer recovery: settlement to use of Hillersdon, wife & heir (i) Guy Hillersdon, clerk, & wife Eliz. (only daughter & heir of Michael Knight of Clerkenwell, brewer, deceased.) (ii) Knightly D'Anvers of Inner Temple, esq., Henry. Barwell of Lyons Inn, gent. (iii) Charles Freeman of St. Botolph's without Aldersgate, clerk;
  • Date free text
    1708
  • Production date
    From: 1708 To: 1708
  • Scope and Content
    - - the manor of Plenties alias Plentyes; the site, capital messuage or manorhouse in Stopsley called Plenties, with appurtenant lands, 220 acres, occupied byThomas Sorrey (no details); - - the capital messuage & farm called Fosseys or Neales in Luton, Leagrave, Limbury, Biscot & Caddington, occupied by Thomas Prudden, yeoman; cottage called Milksops alias Ladyhouse, with close belonging, in same occupation.; containing in all 300 acres; purchased by George King (grandfather of said Elizabeth Hillersdon) of Robert Pemberton of St. Albans, gent., & John Pemberton of same, esq.; - - a capital messuage in Luton, with cottage adjoining S.E., & pieces of arable dispersed in the fields of Luton (about 8 in 16 a.); place-names: Winsdon alias Bissel Field; Beggars lane alias Beggars St.; fieldway from Luton to Bucksternes Wood; Dallow churchpath leading from Luton to Dallow farmhouse; Blackwater Field; Blackwater bridge; fieldway from bridge to Safforne garden; common highway from bridge to Crawley Green; Somis Hill; churchpath from Luton to Somis (Someries); Burge Field; Seven Acres Hedge; footpath from Stopsley to the hedge; highway Leading out of Church Street in Luton towards Barton highway; all in parish of Luton, purchased by Henry Knight alias Brothers, citizen & brewer of London (grandfather of Elizabeth Hillersdon) of Thomas Crawley of Luton, maltster, & son Edward; - - a messuage in the town of Luton, Hogg Lane on one side, abutting east on the common street, occupied by Thomas Wood; - - all tithes on said lands in Leagrave occupied by Prudden.
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  • Level of description
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