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i)Honourable Charles Leigh.
ii)Randle Wilbraham of Lincoln’s Inn.
Messauge late in occupation of Francis Peele in Rammy Mare, Soulbury.
Cottage late in occupation of Hudson in same. Cottage in Great Brickhill & Gardens (50 poles) late possession Webb. 8 closes (66 acres) in Rammy Mare late possession Ambrose Hanch, now – Burgoin, called Great Brickhill Park, part of which, called the Delve (33 acres) purchased by Francis Peele from William Wheeler & wife Marah, & of Christopher, Grace & wife Agnes, rest purchase of John Duncombe & wife Philippa as 5 closes, late enclosed; Bragenham Heath south & south east Park Lane South West, Brickhill Heath West, land in occupation of John Peele North, all purchased, by (i) of Philip Clark of St Giles in the fields distiller in 1720.
2) Farm-house late in occupation of Francis Cox now Henry Cox (son) in Heath & Reach with liberty of ingress to Upwell. Close (2 acres) adjoining orchard. Sand Close (8 acres) Henry Bird South, Richard Bird North., Studds Lane East 4 closes together called the Groves (12 acres) Richard Bird North, late Francis Johnson now Richard Brown esq East Reach Lane south 5 ½ acres meadow in Winmead, late Caleb Tomlinson now William Bonnick North. late widow Felce now Henry Buffin south ½ acre in Winmead, William Griffith North, John Carpenter South 3 ½ acres Winmead, Charles Leigh North. William Bonnick South. 4 roods Winmead, lot land of Thomas Smith South. late Griffin, now Brown North. 1 rood in Thornemead. late Thomas Smith now Richard Blunt, South, John Carpenter North 3 ½ acres in Sowmead, late Thomas Smith now John Smith East 5 ½ acres. in same, Thomas Hanwell East. Francis Cox South. 1 acres in same, John Carpenter East. Edward Stare West, 1 acre in same, John Felce East, John Carpenter West, 1 acre in Upper Sowmead, John Felce West. John Smith East
Arable land (total not given) Field & persons, names below. All (2) purchases by (i) of David Willaume, Dixie Gregory, John Vaux & Thomas Howard in 1737.
Field Names (Heath & Reach): Middle Field :- Brumshole, Grove End, Middenhill, Howards Hill, Beshelton, Slough furlong, Pease furlong, Dean Butts, Long Sands, Croft Long, Winmead Butts, Astley way but, Claypitt furlong, Wordee alias Wordeefield, :-Lyehill, Lankfurl, Lower season in the Wordee. North field.:-Sedgers Lane End, Weyways furlong, furlong, l next the Riddy, Willow Tree Slad, Sandy Corner, Long St furlong, Patgrave Gate, Rodgey Hill, the ridges, Meadfield alias Sowmead field, Sowmead long, Smallways, Ruskin Gapp, Gossland Dockstrill furlong, Fornehille piece, Fornehill Gate, Long Winterborne, Short Winterborne, Winterborne Baulk, Thorn-Meadham furlong Kingstreethill baulk, Normans bush, Foreshooter acre, Long Marstlong, Clarks piece, Sixpenny piece.
Person Names:- William & Richard Sharpe, Edward Hanwell, Francis Johnson, Richard Brown esquire, Edward Stare, John Felce, Francis Cox, Thomas & John Smith, Richard Meridale, John Carpenter, Jane Cart, Mr Franks, Mr Griffin, John Honnour, William Seare, John King, John Stratford, Richard Bird, Mr Partridge.
Witnessed :- Frances Welles, Jonathan Robinson.