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M1/4/1
Title
Deed to lead the uses of fine; £7,356:
(i) Robert Yarway, citizen and merchant taylor, and William Warne, citizen and scrivener, both of London;
(ii) Mathew Denis the younger of Kempston, gent.
Date free text
24 Nov 1660
Production date
From: 1660 To: 1660
Scope and Content
-- The manors of Kempston Daubeny and Kempston St. John's with lands and appurtenances in Kempston,
Wootton, Bedford and Bromham;
-- a mansion house in Kempston, with 3 closes containing 26 acres, late in the tenure of Ralph Snagg esq., deceased.;
7 acre meadow in Earle's Holme, 8 acre meadow in the Home Meadow; 39 acres arable in the occupation of
John and Thomas Amps;
--a cottage in wood end in the occupation of Robert King with a close adjoining;
-- 80 acres wood in Kempston wood, late in the occupation of Ralph Snagg deceased;
-- wood end close with 2 spinneys being part of Newold's farm adjoining the land of Matthew Denis north, Matthew Faldoe east and the close of Robert King west ;
-- the manor house of Marston Morteyne with 90 acres land late in the tenure of John Higgins and now in the occupation of Ambrose Cooper and Sylvester Doggett;
-- 3 closes in Marston Morteyne called the Holmes, Gadwicks and Dovehouse, late in the occupation of Ambrose Cooper;
-- 3 other closes called Ashcroft, Church close, and the Old Orchard in the occupation of Sylvester Doggett;
-- Redlands close, 25 acres;
-- 6 cottages in occupation of Sylvester Doggett, John Doggett, John Tatham, Thomas Impey, Simon Adkins
and John Newman;
-- courts and view of frankpledge appertaining to the said manors.
From the above are reserved:
- the residue of Newold's farm, late in the occupation of widow Newold
- 5 cottages in the occupation of Abraham Feild, William Punn, John Reynolds, John Holmes and John Curtys; - a close called Dixlane pightle lying near Dix lane, now in the occupation of George Read;
- a close in the Box called Furzen piece containing 8 acres,
- the little Furze piece containing 1 acre;
- a close called Blakelands containing 61 acres;
all which were formerly the inheritance of Thomas Snagg, sergeant-at-law, and afterwards of Sir Thomas Snagg knight, and then of his son Ralph, and lately sold to Robert Yarway and William Warne by Thomas and Charles Snagg, sons of Ralph.
Robert Yarway's wife Elizabeth is mentioned.
Witnesses: William Denis, Thomas White, Cuthbert Redshaw, Thomas Brow
Endorsed: produced to John Browne gent. and William Denis esq. in a cause depending in the Court of Chancery, 14 Aug. 1669.
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