Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    V231/1-2
  • Title
    Conveyance (Lease and Release). (i) William Stevens of Shefford , baker, and wife Elizabeth (ii) Joseph Barber of Ampthill, grocer
  • Date free text
    17 and 18 May 1705
  • Production date
    From: 1705 To: 1705
  • Scope and Content
    consideration: £325 -- cottage about the middle of Clifton with adjoining pightle ½ acre in the occupation of Thomas Lovlage :west common street :south Town Street and Town wall :east ground belonging to Meeting House :southeast street :west John Basterfeild -- messuage with adjoining pightle 1 acre in the occupation of William Lovell :south street :north Thomas Palmer :west Mr. Lee :southeast common street -- 22½ acres arable and meadow in Clifton -- Shefford Field and Little Field In Twisden Furlong: 1 rood :south and east Cumberland In Street Furlong: 3 roods together :west Comberland :east Mr. ------- ½ acre; :east Mr. Bedford :west Joseph Barber 1 rood :west Symcots :east Mr. Lee 2 roods together against Shefford High Way :west Halley :east Symcots In Hedge Furlong: 1 rood :south Comberland :north James Tayler -- Little Field 1 acre abutting on the Town side :north Mathew Umberston :south Halley 3 half-acres :north Joseph Barber :south Halley Street Furlong ½ acre :south and north Joseph Barber Wooland Furlong ½ acre :north Thomas Palmer :south Halley -- Hitching Field In Longland Furlong: 3 roods together :west Mr. Bedford; :east Halley ½ acre :east and west Halley In Ryland Furlong: 1 rood :south Thomas Winse :north Cumberland In Staning Deane Furlong: 1 rood :north Halley :south Mr. Lee In Dogditch Furlong: ½ acre :south Mr. Lee :north highway 5 roods together :south Joseph Barber :north William Baker 1 rood :south Mr. Bedford :north Mr. Halley In Bradland Furlong: 1 rood :north John Matthews: south Mr. Halley ½ acre :south and north Symcots ½ acre :south Symcots :north James Tayler -- Hoe Field 3 acres together :north Halley :south Short Peasland -- East Field In Brooke Furlong: 1 rood :north Buckby :south Halley 5 roods together :south Halley :north James Tayler ½ acre :north John Matthews :south Halley ½ acre :south said[sic] Samuel Mathews north Joseph Barber ½ acre south Mr. Lee :north Halley In Stanford Home Furlong: ½ acre :north Samuel Pointon :south Symcots In Wooland Furlong: 3 roods together :south James Tayler :north Buckby 1 rood :south Joseph Barber :north Buckby In Twisden Furlong: 1 rood :west Mr. Lee :east Comberland -- Stanford Home Meadow 3 roods together :south and north Halley ½ acre :south Buckby :north Mr. Lee -- Redgrasse Meadow ½ acre :south James Tayler :north Mr. Bedd’ ½ rood :south Mr. Bedd’ :north Thomas Oliver ½ rood :south Comberland :north Joseph Barber 1 rood :south Joseph Barber :north James Tayler 1 rood :south James Tayler :north Joseph Barber 3 roods together :south Halley :north Joseph Barber 2 roods more in same meadow William Stevens and wife Elizabeth will together with John Wright and wife Joan, William Geary and wife Susan, Mary Sansom widow, before end of present Easter Term levy to Mathew Woodward in trust for Joseph Barber a fine, by name of :- 2 messuages; 3 cottages; 1 toft; 1 watermill; 26 acres land; 5 acres meadow; 6 acres pasture and common pasture for all cattle, in Litlington [? Lidlington], Clifton, Flitwick and Maulden. premises are free of incumbrances except mortgage to Edward Laundey of Baldock, Hertfordshire gentleman for £202 principal. Witnesses: Edward Laundey, Michael Arnald piece of paper attached: “Their is 2 poals of Meadow in Red Grass mead more then is Mentioned in William Stevenses wrightinges, Cumberlande south, and Bugber north.”
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