Reference
MN45/8
Title
21 year lease - Manor of Caddington
Date free text
14 Jun 1828
Production date
From: 1824 To: 1828
Scope and Content
21 year lease of the Manor of Caddington
Parties:
(i) Edward Copleston, Bishop of Llandaff and Dean of Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London and the chapter;
(ii) John Pedley of Caddington Hill [Hertfordshire], esquire.
Operative Part:
- (ii) surrendered a former lease to him of the Manor of Caddington made on 10th November 1824
- (i) leased (a)-(d) to (i) for 21 years from Lady Day 1828; at a rent of £30/17/4 per annum and a further £36 per annum for the use of the vicarage of Caddington with £8 for redemption of Land Tax.
Property:
(a) the manor house of Caddington lying in the Hertfordshire portion of the parish;
(b) Bury Farm, Caddington containing, including (a), 509 acres, 2 roods, 7 perches in the occupation of John Pedley;
(c) lands allotted at the inclosure of Caddington on 20th June 1800 adjoining the high road from Dunstable to London and containing 135 acres, 2 roods, 28 perches;
(d) land allotted at inclosure containing 54 acres, 3 roods, 39 perches in the occupation of Edward Samm
Reserving to (i)
- rents of assize, annuities, fees, pensions, freeholders’ and copyholders’ rents, courts leet and barn, view of frankpledge, perquisites of courts, fines, heriots, reliefs, amercements, issues, privileges, franchises, services of courts and law days, waifs, strays, felons, goods, deodands, escheats, forfeitures, royalties and casualties;
- patronage of the living of Caddington;
- tithe of hay belonging to the rectory or vicarage;
- standing timber;
- the Great Wood called Caddington Wood;
- timber and underwoods growing in Caddington Wood and on Caddington Common;
- liberty of ingress, egress and regress to carry off timber.
Covenant by (ii)
- to deliver to the Vicar of Caddington “four quarters of good, sweet and wholesome wheat and four quarters of good and sweet barley”;
- to repair and maintain the manor house and chancel of the parish church.
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