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Deed to lead to the uses of a fine

7 November 1683

From: 1683 To: 1683

Deed to lead to the uses of a fine Parties: (i) John Bolton of Bedford, gentleman and Katherine, his wife (daughter of John Bowstredd of Bedford, gentleman, deceased); (ii) William Whitbread of Cardington, gentleman; John Dillingham of Dean, gentleman Operative Part: - (i) paid 10/- to (ii); - to dock all estates entail and remainders of (a)-(b) (i) covenanted with (ii) to levy a fine sur conizance de droit come ceo etc. together with Robert Carter and Sarah, his wife and William Stratton and Elizabeth, his wife. Property: (a) two messuages in Bedford High Street in the occupation of James Limby and [blank] Sims abutting: the messuage formerly in the occupation of Joane Honylove, widow S; messuage in the occupation of Nicholas Hawkins N; High Street E; (b) an acre of meadow in Fenlake Meadow, Cardington (c) messuage in Bedford, Saint Mary next to the Bakers Arms in the occupation of Widow Clarke, Richard Clarke and Samuel Debell; (d) messuage called The Star, Elstow in the occupation of John Munns; (e) close of pasture in Marston Moretaine of twenty acres in the occupation of Jeremiah Bosworth Witnesses: - F. Brace; - Ambrose Reddall; - Henry Whitbread

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Bolton, John,
Bolton, Katherine,
Bowstredd, John,
Whitbread, William,
Dillingham, John,
Carter, Robert,
Carter, Sarah,
Stratton, William,
Stratton, Elizabeth,
Limby, James,
Sims,
Honylove, Joane,
Hawkins, Nicholas,
Clarke,
Clarke, Richard,
Debell, Samuel,
Munns, John,
Bosworth, Jeremiah,
Brace, Francis,
Reddall, Ambrose,
Whitbread, Henry

BEDFORD, Bedford High Street, Fenlake, CARDINGTON, Cardington fields, Bedford Bakers Arms, ELSTOW, Elstow Star, MARSTON MORETAINE