BS482

Covenant to levy a fine and suffer a recovery: (i) William Goldsmith of Luton, gentleman (ii) Benjamin West, citizen and goldsmith of London (iii) James Backhouse of Furnivalls Inn, gentleman. The manor of Chalton, Toddington [details given]. Witnesses: Edmund Benson, B Dodd, clerk to Mr Johnson

23 May 1743

From: 1743 To: 1743

Details given: -- the manor house in the occupation of Richard Cooper; and all manorial rights now belonging to William Goldsmith; -- a close of 10 acres; -- Over End Close containing 4 acres, near Burnd Mead east and Brache Lane west; -- Corn Brach Close containing 18 acres, bounded east by Grove wood and west by Brache Lane; -- Brache Mead containing 6 acres north of Bushy Brache; -- a close called Bushy Brache, formerly a wood, containing 16 acres; -- 7 doles of meadow in Farm Mead containing 7 acres; -- 4 doles in West Mead containing 4 acres; -- 4 doles in Cook Mead containing 4 acres; all which said doles are taken and held by lots; -- 204 acres arable in the open fields of Chalton,Toddington, Leagrave and Luton; all formerly in the occupation of Nathan Goldsmith, deceased.

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Goldsmith, William,
West, Benjamin,
Backhouse, James,
Benson, Edmund,
Dodd, B,
Johnson,
Cooper, Richard,
Goldsmith, Nathan

deed, gentleman, citizen of London, goldsmith, Chalton Manor, field names, fields, LUTON, Furnivals Inn, TODDINGTON, LEAGRAVE