OR1484

Assignment of lease. remainder of term of 99 years. £240.

1640-28 December 1648.

From: 1640 To: 1648

(i) Oliver Boteler, Ware Park, Hertfordshire, son of Oliver Boteler deceased Humfrey Newton, Lincoln’s Inn, esquire, son and heir of H. Newton late Caldwell (sic.) esquire deceased John Newton, clerk. Eleanor Newton spinster both children of H. Newton deceased. (ii) Thomas Pairson, Kempston, yeoman reciting: Lease 99 years. 4 July 1640. (i) Humfrey Newton, deceased William Doughtie, Lincoln’s Inn, gentleman Thomas Doughtie, gentleman his brother. Sir William Boteler, Biddenham. Richard Tayler, Clapham, sergeant-at-law. Thomas Rolt, Milton Ernest, esquire (ii) Anne Lee, widow London. -- farm house in parish of St. Mary, Bedford, and other lands in Bedford and Kempston. reciting: Mortgage £1080. 10 July 1640. (i) Anne Lee ii) Humfrey Newton, (deceased) -- as above. reciting: the money was not paid so (i) was repossessed of the premises after the death of (ii) Reciting: Assignment of lease. 18 February 1647/8. (i) Anne Lee. Humfrey Newton junior, John Newton, Eleanor Newton. (ii) Oliver Boteler (as in present) -- as above. (i) to (ii) Lands in Kempston. -- Hill close (12 acres) abutting north on Bedford – Kempston highway, west on Kempston Ham field, north on a slipe south on the ‘Paradise’ and the warren alias Connygree -- slipe or piece of ground (1 acre) abutting north on Kempston Ham meade, east on the ditch of the Paradise, west, on Ham field, north to the hill close then turning west between the Hill close south, and Ham field north, to Ham field west. reserving to Oliver Boteler free passage from the Paradyse to Ham field through the slipe by the usual passage through it from Ham meade. Covenant: that Oliver Boteler shall fence up the north and south end of the east ditch of the Connygree, the north end being the north east corner of the Hill close to the Paradyse. Witnesses. Anthony Rush, Thomas Smith, Anthony Rush junior. 28 Dec. 1648

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Boteler, Oliver,
Newton, Humfrey,
Newton, H,
Newton, John,
Newton, Eleanor,
Pairson, Thomas,
Doughtie, William,
Doughtie, Thomas,
Boteler, William,
Tayler, Richard,
Rolt, Thomas,
Lee, Anne,
Rush, Anthony,
Smith, Thomas

St. Mary Bedford, KEMPSTON, Ware Park, Lincolns Inn, Cauldwell, BIDDENHAM, CLAPHAM, MILTON ERNEST, London, BEDFORD, non-agricultural leases, mortgages, field names, SEALS & COATS OF ARMS