Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    BS627
  • Title
    Covenant to levy a fine (Release; Lease missing), 'a certain competent sum of lawful money': (i) George Wyan of Mogerhanger, esquire (son and heir apparent to Thomas Wyan late of London, esquire, deceased) (ii) Thomas Cheyne of Luton, gentleman, Hugh Mason, citizen and grocer of London, and John Adams of London, scrivener. The manor and lordship of Mogerhanger and other nearby property [extensive details given]. Witnesses: Edward Carter, Nicholas Wilkins, Thomas Lathwell
  • Date free text
    15 Jun 1677
  • Production date
    From: 1665 To: 1677
  • Admin/biog history
    BRA Stamp 402 from Miss A Littleboy
  • Scope and Content
    Details given: -- the manor and lordship of Mogerhanger; -- the manor house in the occupation of George Wyan; -- Home Close (14 acres) divided into three, formerly in the occupation of Richard Lawrence, Stephen Harding and John Tottman, and now in the occupation of Robert Harrowden; -- the Lawnes Closes (5 acres; 20 acres, 5 acres, 22 acres, 4 acres; and 4 acres): the first in the occupation of Stephen Harrowden; the next four formerly in the occupation of Thomas Hampton and now of Samuel Thomas, John Mayes, Robert Harrowden and William Harrowden; the last formerly in the occupation of John Thomas, now of William Harrowden; -- Bury Close (4 acres), Close north of Hanger Wood (4 acres), 2 closes formerly part of Hanger Wood (7 and 5 acres), all late in the occupation of William Hanscombe, now of George Wyan; -- 60 acres dispersed in the fields of Mogerhanger, Southills [?Southmills], and Chalton; -- 3 acres meadow formerly in the tenure of William Hanscombe (4 1/2 acres), meadow late Henry Alleyn, now George Wyan; -- a farmhouse formerly in the tenure of William Hanscombe and now of Richard Yerrell; -- 2 closes next Berry Close, 6 acres; -- 3 cottages formerly in the occupation of John Tottman, Jeoffrey Osborne and John Favell, and now of Robert Hardinge and John Mayes; -- water and fishing called the West water with dams etc, formerly in the occupation of Isaac Smyth and now of John Wilson; -- part of Hanger Wood (24 acres), formerly in the occupation of Henry Alleyn and now of George Wyan; -- quit rents of forty shillings per annum in the manor; -- common of pasture in Beeston Leasowe and Mogerhanger Common; -- a messuage in Mogerhanger formerly in the occupation of Robert Farr and now of Thomas Parren; -- another formerly in the occupation of Stephen Harrowden and now of Robert Harrowden; -- 22 acres arable and 3 acres meadow in the fields of Mogerhanger, Chalton, Southmills, Blunham, Beeston and Sandy formerly in the occupation of Richard Lawrence alias Plowright, and now of Thomas Parren; -- 11 acres meadow in Mogerhanger, Westmead, formerly in the occupation of Thomas Wyan and now of George Wyan; -- all messuages etc formerly in the occupation of Robert Hanscombe, Richard Lawrence alias Plowright, Robert Farr, Thomas Franck, [-] Savill (widow of Richard Savill), and Nicholas Yerrell, and now of [blank]; -- a capital messuage in Mogerhanger formerly in the tenure of Thomas Alleyn and now or late of Richard Plowrett, Matthew Plowrett and Edward Plowrett, with lands as in BS 619 and 623, the three last-named closes now being in the occupation of Richard Plowrett, Matthew Plowrett and Edward Plowrett; -- a messuage in Mogerhanger formerly belonging to the late monastery of St Neots with 3 half yard lands and a piece of meadow, formerly let to John Gray and now to John Humphreys for 45 shillings; -- 2 acres meadow and 8 acres arable (of which 1 acre lies in Mogerhanger West Mead on Longwhippingpole adjoining meadow of Humphrey Loe, gentleman, south, and of Thomas Paternoster north, and 1 rood on Shortwhippingpole between the meadow of Stephen Thomas and William Franck, and 1 rood on Shorteared lands adjoining meadow of Ralph Bromsall south and John Alleyn, esquire, north, and 1 rood in the same furlong, adjoining meadow of Robert Brittin south and headlands of meadow formerly of George Noble east, and 1 rood similarly placed; -- 1 acre arable in Balland field or Springwell furlong called Bonds acre; -- 1 acre at Rillhead; -- 1/2 acre on Hounds furlong, butting east on Biggleswade way; -- 1/2 acre in Willyhill field, 'Bedford way goeth over it'; -- 1/2 acre in the Lye, adjoining land sometime of Robert Thomas junior south, abutting west on Franck’s house; -- 1/2 acre in Wood Close, abutting west on the land of Richard Thomas of Hatch; -- 3 acres in the Clay field on homary land; -- 1 acre in Norlong furlong adjoining land sometime of William Franck south; -- 1 acre arable in Balland field on Balland furlong; -- 2 acres meadow, of which one is in Mogerhanger West Mead on Shorteared Land, 1/2 acre in Longwhippingpole, abutting north on Shorteared land furlong, 1 rood in Shortwhippingpole, and 1 rood in Ditch furlong 'being the fifteenth rood there that never change butting north on Lamcott furlong and south on Westmead ditch'; with all courts, liberties etc pertaining to the said manor in Mogerhanger, Chalton, Southmills, Northill, Blunham, Thorncott, Beeston and Sandy. Recites: (A) Mortgage, £600: (i) George Wyan (ii) John Lloyd of Covent Garden, esquire, 13 January 1672. (B) Mortgage, £500: (i) George Wyan (ii) Sarah Wyan of Brill, spinster, 16 December 1673. (C) Mortgage, £300: (i) George Wyan (ii) Peter Hussey of Lincolns Inn, 18 May 1675. (D) Mortgage, £950: (i) George Wyan (ii) Mary Martin of Mogerhanger, widow, 14 December 1665. (E) Lease, for 6 years: (i) George Wyan (ii) Symon Potton; rent £35 per annum.
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