Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    SL1/47
  • Title
    Lease and release (being mortgage) (endorsed with further charges):
  • Date free text
    27 & 28 Apr 1837, 9 Mar 1843, 19 May 1847, 10 Mar 1848
  • Production date
    From: 1837 To: 1848
  • Scope and Content
    i) Lord Ongley ii) Sir Edmund Antrobus, The Strand, Middlesex, baronet Reverend Gilbert Elliott, St Peter, Newington, Surrey, clerk Peter Evan Turnbull, Baker Street, Portman Square, Middlesex, esquire John Elliott Drinkwater Bethune, The Temple, London, esquire whereas: i) is seized of and well-entitled to property hereinafter described in fee simple from encumbrances except a clear annual sum of £1200 charged thereon by SL 1/32 : i) has requested ii) to lend him £24,000 which they have agreed to do upon having repayment and interest (at 4%) secured to them in manner hereinafter mentioned now in consideration, i) has released to ii) - manors of Southill and Stanford otherwise Stamford Bury otherwise Stamford Berry - manor of Hill in Old Warden - capital messuage or mansion house wherein i) resides, in Old Warden - 2 closes arable in village of Warden in parish of Old Warden (2 acres) in occupation of i) - pieces of meadow ground called the Park, the Paddocks, the Cherry Orchard, the Bowling Piece and the Cherry Orchard or Blacksmith’s Close, in Old Warden, and in occupation of i). Total 173 acres - warren or wood ground in Old Warden and small part in Southill called the Warren (123 acres) but formerly said to contain 300 acres - summerhouse standing thereon late in occupation of i) - spinneys etc. containing 30 acres 3 roods 21 perches in Old Warden and Northill, now or late in occupation of i) - spinneys, woods etc. in Southill (23 acres 2 roods) now or late in occupation of i) - farmhouse in Old Warden now or late in occupation of John Davis and formerly of George Neal - several closes etc. belonging to above used by John Davis as tenant to i) containing together 153 acres 3 roods 30 perches in Old Warden and Southill i.e. 10 acres 1 rood 28 perches of arable and 76 acres 1 rood 16 perches of the meadow and pasture land in Old Warden and 43 acres 2 roods 4 perches of said arable and 23 acres 2 roods 4 perches of said arable and 23 acres 2 roods 22 perches of meadow in Southill - farmhouse in Old Warden formerly in occupation of William Mitchell and late of Prime Coleman - closes of arable belonging held by Prime Coleman as tenant total 276 acres 1 rood 6 perches in Old Warden and Southill i.e. 86acres 3 roods 20 perches arable and 87 acres 3 roods 18 perches of meadow in Old Warden and 87 acres 3 roods 29 perches arable and 13 acres 2 roods 19 perches meadow and pasture in Southill - public house called the Hare and Hounds and garden belonging containing with orchard opposite 3 acres late in occupation of Lydia Pidford, widow, in Old Warden - cottage and close adjoining (4 acres) in Old Warden late in occupation of Sarah Sear - several cottages in Old Warden in occupations of Thomas Preston, John South, Thomas Collop, Thomas Willshire, Thomas Roberts, Benjamin Robinson, George Goodship, Samuel Harradin, William Wells, William Sims, Samuel Hudson, Samuel Mantell, Edward Samuel, Philip Wheatley, Abraham Wheatley, Thomas Fox, William Kilby, John Fir, Thomas Wheatley, William Mantill, James Beagarie, Fanny Woodley, Samuel Waring, Samuel Ward, Joseph Bryant, William York, Sarah Bygrave, Thomas Street, James Trueman, William Peacock, Joseph Scott, Samuel Goodship, George Wheatley, Daniel Dickins, Mary Willshire, Benjamin Baines, William Baines senior, Edward Jackson, William Purser, William Goodwin, James Hart, James Bavage, William Ford, John Dickins, James Dilley, William Baines junior, William Wright, Thomas Wells, Ellis Hare, William Hills, William Marston and William Hind - farmhouse in Hill in Old Warden formerly in occupation of Robert Green and late of Samuel Wells, esquire - land belonging formerly in occupation of Robert Green and late in occupation of Samuel Wells total 284 acres 3 roods 8 perches in Old Warden and Southill i.e. 144 acres 3 roods 7 perches arable and 5 acres 3 roods 16 perches meadow and 77 acres 2 roods 37 perches in Old Warden and 41 acres 2 roods 7 perches arable and 14 acres 3 roods 21 perches pasture in Southill - farmhouse in Hill in Old Warden formerly in occupation of William Holder and late of George Neal - land belonging formerly in occupation of said William Holder, and late of said George Neal total 307 acres 2 roods 17 perches in Old Warden and Southill i.e. 174 acres 8 perches arable and all meadow and pasture in Old Warden and 42 acres 1 rood 15 perches remainder of arable in Broom, in Southill - all cottages let with said last mentioned farm to George Neal and in occupations of James Willsher and William Fuller - farmhouse in Hill, Old Warden, formerly in occupation of James Kingsley, since of Charles Plyer and now, or late of William Heading - land belonging formerly in occupation of James Kingley , since of Charles Plyer and now of William Heading total 274 acres 2 roods 8 perches in Hill and parish of Old Warden - 4 cottages in Hill and parish of Old Warden at Frogs Hall, in occupations of William Blunt, William Warner, John Bygrave and Robert Bunting - closes in Hill Meadow in Old Warden --- piece of meadow (11 acres 22 perches) formerly in occupation of Lawrence Gall and now of Thomas Aires --- other piece meadow (3 acres 3 roods 17 perches) formerly in occupation of Richard Richardson and late of Samuel Wells --- other piece meadow (5 acres) in occupation of John Graves --- other piece meadow (2 acres 2 roods 18 perches) late in occupation of John Willis, esquire, and now of William Mitchell --- other piece meadow (6 acres 3 roods) now in occupation of William Crouch --- other piece meadow (4 acres 2 roods 28 perches) late in occupation of Thomas Magrath and now of said William Crouch --- other piece meadow (9 acres 2 roods 27 perches) late in occupation of Thomas Perkins - great and small tithes payable to i) within Hill, Hill Meadow, said farm and lands in occupation of Prime Coleman and other lands of i) in Old Warden - 4 closes meadow in Biggleswade (4 acres) in occupation of said John Graves - other piece meadow (5 acres 2 roods) in Biggleswade near the Mills there in occupation of Henry Squires formerly part of Gore and Smith’sMeadow - pieces land late in occupation of Samuel Wells as tenant to i) lately containing (with homestall) 65 acres 11 perches but 8 acres (with homestall) have been sold off, lying in Broom and Southill - farmhouse in Broom in occupation of Samuel Neal and Sarah Sarl - pieces land belonging containing (together with homestall) 256 acres 14 perches in Broom and Southill also in occupation of Samuel Neal and Sarah Sarl - The Lodge divided into 3 in Southill in occupations of Margaret Simons, Elizabeth Nottingham and Thomas Elliman - cottages in Broom in occupation of George Dilley, George Green, Elizabeth Hawkins, John Head, William Rook, John Hills and John Field all of which premises etc. hereinbefore described are, with the exception of the manors more particularly mentioned in underwritten schedule and are called by the respective names and are in the respective occupations (except such parts as are in hand) at respective rents and contain respective quantities of land as mentioned in said schedule, together with all buildings and common rights etc. appertaining to said manors and lordship to use of ii) for ever subject to said rent charge of £1200 and said term of 200 years and subject to provisos for redemption i.e. mortgage of £24,000 with 4% interest to be paid half yearly on 28 Oct and 28 April. If property through default in payments by i) then money to be in trust to pay expenses of sale etc. and to repay to ii) said sum of £24,000 and interest and other costs. Residue to go to i). 27 and 28 Apr 1837 With schedule giving total quantity of land involved in Old Warden as 1414 acres 15 perches and in Southill as 598 acres 3 roods 30 perches. Total rents involved £2735. 15s Signatures i) endorsed receipt witnesses Robert Lindsell James Curtis 27 and 28 Apr 1837 endorsed also with Further charge i) Lord Ongley ii) Sir Edmund Antrobus Reverend Gilbert Elliott Peter Evan Turnbull Further charge i) Lord Ongley ii) Sir Edmund Antrobus Reverend Gilbert Elliott Peter Evan Turnbull John Elliott Drinkwater Bethune whereas: principal sum of £20,000 only remains owing (£4000 having been paid off) : i) having occasion for further sum of £5000 has applied to ii) to lend him the same which ii) have agreed to do at 4% interest upon having the sum secured by a further charge on the hereditaments i) agrees to charge hereditaments with the repayment of this and other sum no part of premises shall be redeemed until full repayment is made all provisions in previous mortgage to apply to this one signed i) receipt witness Robert Lindsell 9 Mar 1843 Further charge i) as above ii) as above whereas: £20,000 only remains due (£4000 having been paid) : £5000 secured by indenture of 9 Mar 1843 still remains due : i) has occasion for further £5000 has applied to ii) for further loan of this sum at 4% interest which ii) have agreed to do upon having this further sum secured on the premises - property as in indenture of 9 Mar 1843 other provisions as in indenture of 9 Mar 1843 signature i) receipt witnesses Robert Lindsell Thomas North 19 May 1847 Further charge i) as above ii) as above whereas: principal sum of £20,000 only remains due, £4000 having been repaid : £5000 secured by indenture of 9 Mar 1843 : £5000 secured by indenture of 19 May 1847 still remain due : i) has occasion for further sum of £8000 has applied to ii) to lend it to him at 4% interest per annum secured by further charge upon said hereditaments provisions etc. as before signed i) receipt witnesses Robert Lindsell Jonathan Parkinson 10 Mar 1848
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