BS656

Exchange: William Wollascott of Tidmarsh, Berkshire, gentleman, and wife Eleanor, with Thomas Sheffyld of Tempsford, gentleman, and wife Anne. Lands in Tempsford [details given]. The names of the following occupiers of adjoining properties are given: William Barcoke, Thomas Bayes, William Butler, William Hawes, Thomas Kinge, Robert Perkyn, Thomas Sheffyld, William Wollascott; also formerly of Sawtrey and St Neots monastery and late Northill College.

17 Jun 1553

From: 1553 To: 1553

Details given: -- a close called Sernes close; -- a meadow plot adjoining, between the king's highway east and the river west, abutting south on the land of Thomas Sheffyld and north on the common; -- a pightle adjoining the land of Thomas Sheffyld; -- Brayes Dole close adjoining king's highway west; -- a close of 8 acres adjoining Brayes Dole north, Pynfold close south, king's highway west, the Cawsey east; all in Tempsford. The foregoing lands in Tempsford are exchanged for the following: -- Hicks close containing 3 acres in Ree End between Thomas Sheffyld's close appertaining to Northill College north and the common highway south, abutting east on the messuage of Robert Parkyn and west on the king's highway; -- a second close with a pightle containing 2 acres at Lampytt Ende between the land of John Colbecke, gentleman, west and the land formerly of Blunham chantry east, abutting south on the king's highway; -- a third close and pightle containing 2 acres in Lampytt Ende next the land of Robert Molton east and Thomas Sheffyld, late Northill College, west; abutting south on the common green in Lampitt End. Also land in the open fields: -- in Great North Field (2 acres 3 roods): - on Wale furlong abutting on the highway east and river west; - in Eldynge furlong; - in Little Haydytchefurlonge, the common ditch south and the king's highway north; -- in Sandy Field (5 acres 1 rood): - in Hungerell furlong abutting north on Barkford Haydon and south on Southwest furlong; - in Eldynge furlong abutting south on Middlemarsh haydon and north on Hellden haydon and south on Eldon haydon; -- in North Mead (3 1/2 acres): - 'as it lyeth stonyd out by the measure of the same common meadowe', abutting southwest on the common field (9 1/2 pole at the rate of 16 1/2 feet per pole) and northwest on the river.

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Wollascott, William,
Wollascott, Eleanor,
Sheffyld, Thomas,
Sheffyld, Anne,
Barcoke, William,
Bayes, Thomas,
Butler, William,
Hawes, William,
Kinge, Thomas,
Perkyn, Robert,
Parkyn, Robert,
Colbecke, John,
Molton, Robert

deed, gentleman, Northill College, Tempsford fields, field names, Berkshire, TEMPSFORD, Sawtry, St Neots, Tempsford Ray End, Tempsford Lampitts End