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(i) Dame Dorothy Monoux late of Wootton widow of Sir Phillip baronet, William Farrer of the Inner Temple, London esq., John Cater of Kempston esq., William Aspin of Felmersham esq. (Farrer, Cater and Aspin being executors and trustees of Sir Phillip Monoux deceased).
(ii) Samuel Ongley of Old Warden esq.
Recites Post Nuptial Settlement 30, 31 May 1701: Sir Phillip Monoux and wife:- -- property in Broom, Southill. Will of Sir Phillip Monoux 6 Nov. 1707, property on Southill purchased by his father Sir Humphrey from Sir John Keiling knight, to trustees to be sold. Court Order in Chancery 7 June 1709 in case between creditors of Sir Phillip Monoux and Oliver Nicholas esq., Dame Dorothy Monoux and Sir Humphrey Monoux infant by his guardians Sir Robert Cotton and Phillip Cotton esq. and Farrer, Cater and Aspin ordered that Southill property should be sold. Act of Parliament Nov. last "for the sale of lands and tenements late of Sir Phillip Monoux baronet in Broom and Southill." -- messuage or farmhouse in Broom, Southill, in the occupation of Thomas Fisher, Home close (1/2 ac.), Great Ashwell's close (6 ac.), Little Broom close (2 ac.), Bancroft close (6 ac.), Lower Holmes meadow (5 ac.) and several pieces of meadow :- in North mead, 5a.3r., in South mead 1a.1r., and 2 ac. in the South North mead, and in South Slapp mead 3p. 110 ac. in the fields :- in Stanford Broom field, in the furlong above the Broad piece, on Wareland furlong, above the Brade, abutting Long Baulk, next the hedge, abutting Farm haydon, and Hodenhole, abutting the Glebeland, abutting Stanford field, abutting Longlandhead furlong, and Farm close, in Hogsden furlong, abutting Greenway, on Greenway furlong, abutting the Town land, on Long Hogsden, abutting the furlong above the Brade, adjoining the Mill Baulk, abutting Long Bryer Bush furlong, abutting Short Bryer Bush furlong,
1 land called Longland, abutting Sudrell furlong; in Southill field, abutting St. Neots highway, abutting Sudrell sward. abutting Sudrell furlong, abutting Hitchin way and Fish's headland, adjoining Greenway joint, 1/2 ac. being the headland to Willowcraft furlong, abutting Long Spring, in Short Bryer Bush furlong, abutting Short Spring furlong, and the furlong on Greenway, abutting on Greenway joint, abutting Fisher's close; in Home Mill field, abutting Longhead Land, Mead furlong and Brown Bank, in South mead furlong, abutting Southmead herdon and Long headland furlong, abutting Biggleswade highway, abutting Findings close and a furlong leading to St. Neots highway, abutting St. Neots highway and the furlong leading to the Farm close, abutting Farm close, abutting Cook's close, abutting Fisher's piece and Fisher's headland; in Hill hedge field abutting North mead herdon and Biggleswade highway furlong; in Stanford field, abutting Broadmead and Long Broom herdon, on Pound furlong abutting the Marsh and the way to Hill, abutting the furlong leading to St. Neots way, in Pound furlong abutting the Marsh and Hillway, abutting Sharpe joint, abutting Marsh furlong, 5 ac. called Homan's piece, on Fair Mill furlong, in Farmilo furlong, abutting the Twentyacres and Glebeland, abutting Little Broom piece and Clifford's Baulk joint, and the Claypit, abutting Wheat Hill, abutting Pressmead and Marehole, abutting Cooper's acre, Lower Wheathill; in Hill Hedge field abutting Marehole, abutting Wheathill, abutting Middle furlong, abutting the furlong leading to Hillway, abutting Lammas meadow, and Twentyacres; in Southill field, on Blackland furlong, abtg. Blackland and Lammas mead, abutting Upper Black land, on Press mead furlong abutting Broom Wheathill, at Woman's end, in Short Mattick furlong,
abutting Little Broom Knowle, abutting Churchway, in Long Nattick furlong, abutting Little Broom close and Broom churchway, in Little Broom furlong; messuage or farmhouse in Broom, in the occupation of William Robinson, Home close adjoining (6 ac.), pieces of meadow: 5a.2r in Northmead, 3 1/2 ac. in South mead, 1 ac. in Fann mead, 120 ac. in the fields [fully described, details much as before]; messuage in Broom, hempland adjoining (2 ac.), in the occupation of Edward Sharpe, and 6 ac. land; messuage called the Grange, hempland adjoining (1 1/2 ac.) in Broom, in the occupation of George Leonard and 2 ac. land; messuage and hempland (1 1/2 ac.) in Broom, in the occupation of Widow Haynes, 1a.1r. meadow in Northmead, and 1 ac. arable; messuage and orchard (1/2r.) in Broom, in the occupation of Nicholas Pryor, 1 ac. land; 30 ac. in the fields in the occupation of John Capon; tithes of corn, grain and hay; Owners and occupiers of adjoining lands: William Robinson, William Alston, Mr. Fish, - Inskipp, William Barber, Mr. Wye, - Page, Edward Sharpe, Mr. Upwood, - Finch, - Randall, Thomas Collop, John Capon, Nicholas Pryor, - Dilley, Sir George Byng, - Rudd, Mrs. Barker.
Schedule of deeds attached, from Keeling - Monoux transactions, 1671 - 85.
Witnesses: William Harvey, F. Brace Jr., Grey Arnald, William Becher of Howbery, Joseph Margetts, rector of Kempston, William Goodhall.