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Lease for 199 years at £6 per annum: (i) Henry Bendysh of Tempsford, esquire (ii) Henry Blows of Tempsford, mealman. [Details given] Witnesses: Robert Robins, Adams Brace. Applied seal (armorial)

1 Oct 1742

From: 1742 To: 1742

Details given: -- Little river, from ford at end of Mill lane to Mill green, to Blunham -- Foundations of an old mill and floodgates adjoining, called Old Mills on said river -- Land on south of river adjoining foundations, 54 feet by 54 feet With licence to rebuild water corn mill. Reserving to (i) all 'little islands, slipps or little pieces of ground' in or adjoining river, and willows and osiers. (ii) to repair banks of river, not to take in merchandise from coal merchants etc using Ouse, including Joseph Field and Ebenezer Foskett of Tempsford, merchants, or any future tenants of their wharf, except corn brought for milling.

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Bendysh, Henry,
Blows, Henry,
Robins, Robert,
Brace, Adams,
Field, Joseph,
Foskett, Ebenezer

Ivel river navigation, River Ivel, non-agricultural leases, mealman, personal seals & coats of arms, water mills, osiers, coal merchants, River Ouse, merchants, TEMPSFORD, Tempsford Mill Lane, BLUNHAM