Scope and Content
i) Humphrey Fyshe of Ickwell, Northill, esq.
Humphrey Fyshe of Grey's Inn, Middlesex, gent., son and heir of said Humphrey Fyshe
Roger Coningsby of North Mimms, Herts., esq.
John Pedley of Lincoln's Inn, Middlesex, esq.
ii) William Dobyns of Lincoln's Inn, Middlesex, esq.
Richard Bentley, clerk, His Majesties Library Keeper
-- farmhouse with barns, stables, outhouses, etc. and 14 acres pasture consisting of several closes:
...Home Close containing 3 acres
...2 closes called Ramseys and Cow Close containing 8 acres
...1 close called Wiltshires close containing 3 acres
all in Ickwell, now occupied by Alice Clerke, widow.
-- 135 acres arable, 15 acres sward and 7 acres 1rood meadow lying dispersedly in common fields of Ickwell, Over Caldecott and Nether Caldecott and occupied by Alice Clerke
-- farmhouse and appurtenances and farm yard and adjoining close of pasture containing 3 acres.
-- close pasture called Govins containing 6 acres
-- Harvy Close containing 2 1/2 acres.
all situated in Over Caldecott formerly occupied by John Abbis and John Day, since John Midleton, now Humphrey Fryshe senior, Richard Miles and William Tompion, gent.
-- 152 acres arable, 6 acres sward, 16 1/2 acres meadow in Ickwell, Northill, Over Caldecott and Nether Caldecott formerly occupied by John Midleton, now Humphrey Fryshe senior, Richard Miles and William Tompion, gent.
-- cottage with barn, garden, orchard and adjoining close pasture containing 4 acres and a common baulk adjoining said close in Ickwell and 1 acre meadow in Caldecott Meadow, occupied by Stephen Thomas at £7 6s. p.a. rent.
-- cottage with barn, orchard and hempland and close pasture adjoining containing 2 acres in Ickwell, occupied by Richard Lands at £5 10s. p.a. rent
-- cottage with barn, stable, slaughter house and other out houses and close pasture adjoining containing 2 acres, occupied by Mary Pateman, widow, at £6 p.a. rent, in Ickwell
-- cottage with barns, stables and outhouses and adjoining close pasture containing 2 acres and close sward ground adjoining said close of pasture containing 1 1/2 acres in township of Northill and also 6 acres arable in common fields of Northill, occupied by John Wray at £6 p.a. rent
--cottage with barn, orchard and hempland and adjoining close pasture containing 2 acres and adjoining close sward containing 1 1/2 acres in Caldecott together with 1acre hooke and swarth of meadow in Caldecott Meadow, occupied by Thomas Jellyons at £5 10s. p.a. rent
-- wood in Old Warden called Parke Wood containing 141 acres and close pasture containing 40 acres, formerly part of said wood, lately grubbed up and turned into pasture and 2 messuages erected thereon and pightle pasture called Dansyboures adjoining said 40 acres in Warden; the messuages, 40 acres pasture
and pightle pasture late occupied by William Gillman
--messuage in Bedford with appurtenances, formerly occupied by Nicholas Bolton, now Humphrey Cotton, apothecary
-- capital messuage or manor in Ickwell now occupied by Humphrey Fryhe, senior, with all appurtenances and 2 closes pasture called Well head and Calves close containing 3 acres, 2 other closes pasture called Mote Closes containing 5 acres, 1 close pasture called Broad Meadow, containing 5 acres, 1 close pasture called
Broxes Close, all which occupied by Humphrey Fryshe senior, and in Ickwell
-- cottage with barn, orchard and adjoining close pasture containing 1 acre in Ickwell occupied by John Swyntoe
-- cottage with smith's shop and adjoining close pasture containing 1acre in Ickwell occupied by Edward Hospital
-- cottage with garden and orchard in Ickwell occupied by Richard Wiltshire
-- cottage with orchard and grove containing 1 acre in Ickwell, occupied by William Alban
-- cottage with orchard, garden and hempland containing 3 roods in Ickwell, occupied by John Topham
-- cottage with barn, hempland and adjoining close pasture containing 1 acre in Ickwell occupied by Thomas Tingee
-- cottage with barn, hempland and adjoining close pasture containing 1 acre in Ickwell occupied by Lawrence Peete
-- cottage with garden and yard containing 1rood and 1/2 acre arable in Ickwell occupied by John Rush
-- cottage with close pasture adjoining containing 3 acres in Northill occupied by Jonathan Law
-- cottage with barn, orchard and hempland containing 1acre in Caldecott occupied by Benjamin Squire
-- cottage with barn, garden and adjoining close pasture in Caldecott occupied by John Biggans
-- 7 roods arable and 4 acres meadow in fields of Over and Nether Caldecott occupied by William Halfehead at £3 p.a. rent
-- half of rectory of Southhill and Broome alias Southhill, with appurtenances and all tythes of corn and grian and all barns and glebelands and other meadows belonging to said Rectory in township of Broome and
Southhill, formerly in tenure of Henry Upwood, Thomas Upwood and Thomas Inskipp and now Thomas Dilley and Thomas Inskipp
-- 2 farmhouses and appurtenances with 2 closes pasture adjoining containing 14 acres and grove of wood containing 2 acres in Southill, formerly occupied by William Deere, deceased, and now by ___ Deere, widow.
-- cottage with smith's shop, outhouses, barns and orchard and close pasture and 2 groves containing 4 acres in Broome occupied by Nicholas Bluett
-- cottage with barn, shop, orchard and hempland and adjoining close pasture containing 2 acres occupied by Thomas Alban
-- cottage with barn and hempland adjoining occ. by Thomas Gibbs
-- cottage with barn and orchard adjoining occupied by Robert Feild
all which 4 cottages in Broome and Southhill and farm houses purchased by Humphrey Fryshe senior from John Cumberland, gent., deceased.
signature: i)
witnesses: W. Peere Williams, Thomas Watson, John Eakins, Thomas Norres, William Linsey