R6/5/4/44

Counterpart release [lease missing]

2 Nov 1692

From: 1692 To: 1692

Counterpart release [lease missing] Parties: (i) Ralph Hough of Kingston-upon-Thames [Surrey], esquire and Ursula, his wife; (ii) John Eston of Bedford, esquire Operative Part: - (i) released (a)-(j) to (ii) for £1,890 Property: (a) lately erected farmhouse in Harrowden, Cardington, in the occupation of Robert Wiltsheire, formerly John Strett; (b) ancient farmhouse in Fenlake, Cardington, in the occupation of Robert Wiltsheire, formerly John Strett; (c) several closes of meadow and pasture in Fenlake and Harrowden containing 16½ acres; (d) twelve acres of meadow in Fenlake; (e) two acres in Elstow Meadow; (f) 160 acres of arable in the common fields of Cardington, Elstow and Bedford; (g) closes of pasture called Benyons alias Bunyons containing 20 acres; (h) land in Cardington formerly in the occupation of Widow Crump, now Robert Wiltsheire; (i) cottage in Fenlake formerly in the occupation of John Knott, now Robert Wiltsheire; (j) cottage with an orchard of one rood formerly in the occupation of Steffen (a)-(j) held of (i) at an annual rent of £84 Covenant by (i) to levy a fine sur conizance de droit come ceo etc. Witnesses: - Mary Cox [by mark]; - William Houlker

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Hough, Ralph,
Hough, Ursula,
Barton, Ursula,
Boteler, Ursula,
Eston, John,
Wiltsheire, Robert,
Strett, John,
Crump,
Knott, John,
Steven, Joseph,
Cox, Mary,
Houlker, William

Bedford Saint Leonard's Farm, BEDFORD, Eastcotts Harrowden, Eastcotts farms, Fenlake, ELSTOW, Elstow fields, Bedford fields, CARDINGTON, widow, SANDY, literacy