• Reference
    BS658
  • Title
    Mortgage, £70: Thomas Sheffeld of Lincolnshire, esquire, to John Leeds of Little Gransden, Cambridgeshire, yeoman. Lands in Tempsford [details given]. The names of the following owners or tenants of adjoining properties: Thomas Bayes senior, William Barcock, William Carter, William Chamber, William Couper, John Colbeck, late Marster Dale, James Dyngle, late Thomas Fraunce, William Hale gentleman, John Hawes, Thomas Harryson and wife Ellen, Thomas Jelybrane, Thomas Kyng, George Lucy esquire, John Lewys, Richard May, John Maltman, Henry Manley, Richard Merell of Roxton, Robert Multon, William Norman, Richard Perkyn, Robert Perkyn, Richard Staplo, Thomas Staplo, John Spencer, gentleman, Thomas Spryng, Robert Tingey, Richard Wilcocks of Blunham. Lands 'late the obytt' and lands of the late dissolved chantry are also mentioned. Witnesses: John Colbeck, Robert Colbeck, Roger Aldryche, John Cut
  • Date free text
    3 Jul 1556
  • Production date
    From: 1556 To: 1556
  • Admin/biog history
    BRA Stamp 328 from Messrs Farrer & Co
  • Scope and Content
    Details given: -- a close in Church End between the mansion house of John Colbeck, gentleman, south and the tenement and croft of Magdalen College, Oxford, in the occupation of John Ponde north; -- a second close in Watlond furlong; -- 2 acres pasture at Aldwych [?Aldewyke in Tempsford]; -- 2 acres pasture in Northmead furlong next Litellhale. The following lands in the open fields: -- 23 acres 1 1/2 roods in the occupation of John Cutt; -- 12 acres 1/2 rood in the occupation of James Dyngle; -- 2 1/2 acres in the occupation of Thomas Totnam: - in Crandon Field (Bothom furlong, Dunswell furlong, Hungerhill furlong, Oxsonbellond furlong, Little Clay furlong, Furwell furlong; Berkford hedon) - in Little North Field (Behynde Eldell furlong, Eldell furlong ,Block furlong, Lake furlong, Berkford hedon; at the Block; Bulles bridge) - in Great North Field (Eldell furlong, Wale furlong, Holme furlong, Syneas lake furlong, Grenedy furlong, Northmead furlong, Shortstoples furlong, Gannock furlong, Lede furlong, Mede furlong; Husterland; Behynde Gret Hoydyche; Little Heydiche; Midelsonds; the Drove; Potterslond; Gravellpytte; Fowlerstate) - in South Field (Pease furlong, Middle furlong, Stonyden furlong, Westmede furlong) - in Millsonds (? field)
  • Level of description
    item