BS503

Assignment of trust, £1488: (i) Sir William Becher, John Tate and Francis Becher (ii) Thomas Hillersdon (iii) John Hillersdon of Howbury, esquire (iv) George Hadly of East Barnet, Hertfordshire, esquire, George Horsnell of Holborn, esquire; trustees for John Hillersdon. The manor of Colmworth with the manor house; with other land [very full details given; also recites other deeds]. Witnesses: William Ferrar, Edmund Gardner, John Willsheiere, Robert Kingscote, Mary Russell, St John Becher.

1 May 1679

From: 1679 To: 1679

Details given: -- The manor of Colmworth with the manor house; -- Grasse croft containing 10 acres; -- Collow meadow containing 6 acres; -- Nether Callow meadow containing 6 acres; -- Carrions croft containing 3 acres; -- Dovehouse close containing 6 acres; -- Little White Brook close containing 3 acres; -- Collow hill close containing 35 acres; -- New close containing 13 acres; -- Nether White Brook close, containing 10 acres; -- Lady croft alias Lady brook containing 9 acres; -- 200 acres land in the occupation of William Dyer; -- a farm house with pightle containing 3 acres called Nether Topham closes and 3 acres of enclosed meadow; -- 64 acres land in the common fields; in the occupation of Leonard Fisher; -- a messuage and Pound pasture containing 24 acres; -- Pound field containing 33 acres; -- Long close containing 7 acres; -- Stand brook meadow containing 4 acres; -- 65 acres in the common fields; in the occupation of William Riseley; -- a messuage and pightle of 3 acres; -- Long meadow containing 7 acres; -- 82 acres in the common fields; in the occupation of Thomas Judd; -- a messuage and 4 closes of 4 acres; -- Collow meadow containing 2 acres; -- 10 acres in the common fields; in the occupation of William Cooper; -- a messuage and 2 closes of 4 acres; in the occupation of Thomas Wagstaffe; -- Reding close containing 5 acres; -- Page's close containing 2 acres; -- Barnell's yard containing 1 acre; -- another close containing 1 acre; -- 1 acre arable land; in the occupation of Thomas Hart; -- Burned Wood containing 20 acres; -- a messuage in the occupation of John Jaye; -- a cottage in the occupation of Thomas Warner. The following are excepted from the present deed: -- Colmworth advowson; -- Burne close containing 20 acres; -- Ley close containing 12 acres; -- Long close (new) containing 20 acres; -- Netherstead fields containing 20 acres; late in the occupation of William Dyer and now of Edward Wagstaff; -- 42 acres arable and 11 acres meadow in Broad mead, late in the occupation of John King; -- 42 acres arable and 1 acre meadow in Broad mead, in the occupation of John King; -- Penny land containing 7 acres; -- Heines close and another pightle containing 5 acres; -- 7 acres in the common fields in the occupation of Robert Berkly; -- a farmhouse and Jennyes piece containing 9 acres; -- Mapel Well meadow containing 3 acres; -- the Leys containing 20 acres; -- Wats pightle containing 1 acre; -- the Severall close containing 2 acres; -- Long croft containing 1 acre; -- another pightle containing 1 acre; -- Brounes close containing 3 acres; -- Grove pightle containing 1 acre; -- 115 acres in the common fields; -- a close of 1 acre; -- 3 acres in the common fields; in the occupation of William Symons; -- a house, Odgers field containing 12 acres; -- Nether Odgers field containing 32 acres; -- Old Orchard Close containing 3 acres; -- Calues close containing 5 acres; -- New close containing 4 acres; -- the Hill closes containing 6 acres; -- Netherstead meadow containing 13 acres; in the occupation of Clements Johnson; -- a cottage and Brooks wast close containing 3 acres; in the occupation of William Fisher; -- Great field close containing 25 acres; -- Beyward meadow containing 10 acres; in the occupation of Henry Gore; -- Ladys close, Over Topham close and 2 pightles, in the occupation of Henry Loall; -- 3 acres in the common fields, in the occupation of John Block; -- a pightle containing 2 acres, in the occupation of Thomas Boston; -- 3 closes called the Warrens containing 22 acres; -- a close called the Leys or Bliches containing 7 acres; -- 27 acres in the common fields, in the occupation of Richard Worland; -- a cottage in the occupation of Widow Linford; -- a cottage in the occupation of one Carington; -- Foxholes close containing 7 acres; -- 14 acres arable; -- 2 pightles containing 1 acre; -- 2 acres in Pinfold mead; in the occupation of [–] Peacoke; -- Dyers croft containing 5 acres, in the occupation of Boston; -- Warrens mead containing 12 acres; -- Langly wood containing 100 acres; -- 20 acres in Netherstead field; -- Netherstead house; 'in Mr Hillersdon's own Hands'; -- Maggotts close in the occupation of James Robison; -- a cottage and pightle in the occupation of [-] Flanders; -- 1 acre in the occupation of William Kiphest. Recites: BS 492 BS 500 A BS 493 BS 496 BS 498 BS 500 B BS 500

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Becher, William,
Tate, John,
Becher, Francis,
Hillersdon, Thomas,
Hillersdon, John,
Hadly, George,
Horsnell, George,
Ferrar, William,
Gardner, Edmund,
Willsheiere, John,
Kingscote, Robert,
Russell, Mary,
Becher, St John,
Dyer, William,
Fisher, Leonard,
Riseley, William,
Judd, Thomas,
Cooper, William,
Wagstaffe, Thomas,
Hart, Thomas,
Jaye, John,
Warner, Thomas,
Wagstaff, Edward,
Symons, William,
Johnson, Clement,
Fisher, William,
Gore, Henry,
Loall, Henry,
Block, John,
Boston, Thomas,
Worland, Richard,
Linford,
Carington,
Peacoke,
Robison, James,
Flanders,
Kiphest, William

deed, Colmworth Manor, field names, advowsons, Renhold Howbury Hall, East Barnet, Holborn, COLMWORTH