Reference
R6/5/12/20
Title
Mortgage
Date free text
28 April 1716
Production date
From: 1716 To: 1716
Scope and Content
Mortgage
Parties:
(i) Henry Lowen of Bedford, gentleman;
(ii) Robert Bell of Bedford, esquire;
(iii) William Aspin of Felmersham, esquire; William Edwards of Bedford, gentleman
Reciting:
- Lease and Release by way of marriage settlement of 26-27 April 1716, the release between (1)Robert Bell and Mary, his wife; Elizabeth Bell, spinster (2) Henry Lowen; (3) William Aspin and William Edwards in which Elizabeth Bell and Henry Lowen were to be married and (1) and (2) released (a) a messuage in Kempston and Bromham formerly in the occupation of Thomas Freeman, now Staines and John Fowler with an orchard belonging to; (b) close of pasture called Home Close and two other closes called Bushey Closes, five roods and one swath of meadow; (c) sixty acres of arable to (3) in trust for Elizabeth Bell as part of her jointure;
- the lands in Kempston and Bromham, along with other lands of (i) were charged with an annuity of £40 per annum to Elizabeth Horton to commence on the death of Margaret Lowen;
- (i) had agreed with (ii) to release the messuage and land in Kempston and Bromham from the annuity
Operative Part:
- (i), in order to acquit the land in Bromham and Kempston and also Elizabeth Bell from paying the £40 annuity to Elizabeth Horton, and for 5/- paid him by (iii), released (a)-(c) to (iii) for 99 years at a peppercorn rent
Property:
(a) White Swan Inn, Bedford, Saint Paul now in the occupation of William Staines;
(b) Castle Hill or the Bowling Green;
(c) close where Bedford Castle once stood called Castle Close adjoining (b) containing four acres now in the occupation of William Staines lying between the River Great Ouse and Castle Lane and the Bowling Green
Habendum:
- to (iii) – if Elizabeth Horton survived Margaret Lowen and (i) paid her a £40 annuity for her life then a term of 99 years granted to (iii) became void and, until that time, (i) was to receive the rents and profits from (a)-(c)
Witnesses:
- Robert Bell junior;
- John Pepiatt;
- Thomas Howen
Indorsement of 11 January 1717 [1718] reciting that Henry Lowen had died without issue and the reversion of (a)-(c) after the death of Margaret Lowen had come to Elizabeth Horton who purchased her jointure from Elizabeth Lowen thus determining the term of 99 years and it was agreed that the resudie should be assigned to trustees for the benefit of Elizabeth Horton – Operative Part: Margaret Lowen and Samuel Southouse of Bedford, gentleman gave 5/- each to William Aspin and William Edwards and Aspin and Edwards by direction of Elizabeth Horton and Elizabeth Lowen transferred the remainder of the term to Margaret Lowen and Southouse in trust for Elizabeth Horton; witnessed by Francis Brace, John Goodhall and William Goodhall
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