Scope and Content
Recites
(A) Ref: HA23
(B) Lease & Release, dated 28, 29 Sep. 1704: [Parties as in HA22]
-- A capital Messuage in Holwell & Shillington late in occupation of Robt. Hanscombe, & now of Thomas Crouch. Also several closes etc. in Holwell & Shillington. viz:
Horncakes Pightle (4 acres.)
Watersheires Close. (3 acres.),
Hempwicks (2 acres.),
the Old Orchard & Pond Close. (together 1 1/2 acres.),
[?Sennins] (2 acres.), &
the Townesend Close. (2 acres.)
Also 78 3/4 acres dispersed in the Field called 'The Field next Shillington [Place-names: Hamborough Hill, Horse Crofts, Brooke Roods, Upper Downs, Lower Downs, Alams Mare, New Ditch Roods, Long Hob, Middle Furlong, Bedlow Butts, Normead Close, Normead Butts, Partridge Shotts, Duckriddy,
Hempwicks, Gravell Piece, & the Crafts].
Also 73 acres in Burroughs Hill & 'the Field next Ickleford', in Holwell & Shillington [Place-names: Burroughs Hill, Long Stones, Short Stones, Low Furlong, Wat Patch, Breach Hale, Short Malden, Catch Pole, Coxenhead, Long Malden, Long Breach, Portway Fulong, Harra Stones, Mildens, Long Breach & Ley Close]
And also 86 1/2 acres in 'the Feild next Ramerick' [Place-names: Upper Innins, Neither Innins, Little Clackeland, Great Clackeland, Shorthare, Shipland, Long Hale, Sharpe Land, Pa[?mu]t Land, Weland, Long Dane, Short Dane, Ridgeway, Upper Drinest, Neither Drinest, Ramrick Corner, Long Sta[nm]er, Neither Sta[nm]mer].
(C) Lease & Release, dated 28, 29 Sep. 1704: [Parties as in HA22].
-- The Manor, Manor-house & site of the Manor of Holwell, with appurtenant buildings & lands in Holwell, Shillington & Cadwell: also a close called the Leyes (3 roods.); & 5 1/2 acres in the Feilds of Holwell.
Place-names: Mildens, Breach Hale, Lords Breach, Long Hale, Neither Innings, Short Hale, Sharpe Land, Middle Furlong & Duckriddy. In occupation of George Nodes, Thomas Crouch, Ste. Woodfeild
& William Woodfeild].
Witnesses: John Draper, William Bury & Edmund Knight.
[Armoreal seal; used by all parties].