TW788

Paper book, containing terrier of the land in BIDDENHAM once of Dyve Downes. Title: “A terror upon survaye made the xviij th of May 1958 by Dyve Downes, Thomas Wright, John Burdsie and Thomas Gudgine of all the Lands, tenements, Meaddows, pastures and feadings or grasinge places of John Dyve esquire in Biddenham, nowe in the tenure or Occupacion of the sayd Wright and Burdsie and of John Brough or their Assignes”

1598

From: 1598 To: 1598

Gives under each field, the exact description of furlong, each piece of land with bounds, and in the margin the name of the tenant Place names include: Church Field cum Middell field; The Claye alias North field which includes “the furlonge wheron the Myll standyth”, land near the waterside digged for stone, ground digged for stone “butinge North on thold pack and prime waye”; the South field. Total land and leys c.130 acres A messuage called the Lordship with close and meadow; another messuage abutting S on the green and pasture, grazing and meadow; the Shippload, the Conygre, Brayes meadow, Warden Holme.

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Downes, Dyve,
Wright, Thomas,
Burdsie, John,
Gudgine, Thomas,
Dyve, John,
Brough, John

terriers, BIDDENHAM