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Conveyance (Feoffment). (i) John Fitzieoffery of Felmersham, gentleman (ii) Humphrey Walcott of Walcot, Lincolnshire, Thomas Wells junior of Carlton.

1 May 16 Charles I [1640]

From: 1640 To: 1640

consideration: £250 for jointure of John Fitzieoffery’s wife Cicily (sister of Humphrey) lands of value of £50 per annum -- 5 messuages in Felmersham, late in respective tenures of John Fitzieoffery , John Allen, Richard Brook, Richard Jacques. -- 76 acres in parish fields belonging to above messuages, in the occupation of as above. messuages were lately purchased by John Fitzieoffery of Nicholas Jerrard, citizen and merchant of London and wife Elizabeth and son and heir apparent John, heretofore being the inheritance of Richard Otway late citizen and merchant of London deceased -- close 1 acre adjoining messuage where John Fitzieoffery lives, extending from street to field there and now in the occupation of John Fitzieoffery -- Horse[?] Close, 2 acres in East End of Felmersham, next grounds of William Leach gentleman and William Hall gentleman. -- meadow in Felmersham, 3 roods in the occupation of John Fitzieoffery -- ley ground in Southfield with quickhedge next Bedford way on one side, with ground of John Fitzieoffery at both ends, now in the occupation of William Smith. -- 42 acres arable land and meadow in schedule, last mentioned premises lately purchased by John Fitzieoffery of Oliver Earl of Bolinbroke and Sir Henry St. John and Sir Beauchamp St. John. seal: on tag, red wax, depicting death’s head. endorsed: Livery of Seisin. Schedule annexed. acreage and abuttals are given. [names shown here thus: ( ) are mentioned only as abuttals] East Field: Hargrave Furlong, Sandy Furlong Rowley Field: (parsonage headlands), Foxepit Hill (Foxepit Slade), Stony Furlong (Wollon Furlong), (Rowley Way), The Malme South Field: East Slade (church hedge), Over Coxehead (Ridgeway), Bagwell Furlong, Hinedge Gapp, Felmersham Meere, Scollyans, Hackswell, Copped Hedge, Bernehedge (Bulls Slade), Over Furlong by Bernhedge West Field: the Quarrye, Wilks Meade Furlong, the Wong (Portway), Gerbelly Wong, Horse Croft Furlong, Sand Furlong (next Odell way) (West Meadow), Mudd Furlong West Meadow total: 42 acres 3½ roods [?]

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Fitzieoffery, John,
Walcott, Humphrey,
Wells, Thomas,
Fitzieoffery, Cicily,
Allen, John,
Brook, Richard,
Jacques, Richard,
Jerrard, Nicholas,
Jerrard, Elizabeth,
Jerrard, John,
Otway, Richard,
Leach, William,
Hall, William,
Smith, William,
St.John, Oliver,
St.John, Henry,
St.John, Beauchamp

DEEDS, legal papers, FELMERSHAM, Felmersham fields