Scope and Content
Counterpart 21 year Lease
Parties:
(i) Edward Copleston, Bishop of Llandaff, Dean of Saint Paul’ Cathedral London and the chapter;
(ii) Timothy Nugent Macnamara of Laning near Worthing [Sussex], esquire and Michael Clayton of Lincoln’s Inn [Middlesex], gentleman – trustees under the will of John Pedley, late of Caddington Hall [Hertfordshire], esquire, deceased
Reciting:
- MN42/10;
- 14 years remained on MN42/10
Operative Part:
- (ii) surrendered the former lease to John Pedley of the Manor of Caddington made on 25th March 1835;
- (i) leased (a)-(e) to (i) for 21 years from 25th March 1842 at an annual rent of £30/17/4, £8 for redeemed Land Tax, £15 and £36 for the Vicar of Caddington
Property:
(a) Caddington Bury farmhouse
(b) Bury Farm, Caddington containing 509 acres, 2 roods, 7 perches;
(c) land in Caddington adjoining the high road from Dunstable to London containing 135 acres, 2 roods, 28 perches;
(d) land in Caddington containing 54 acres, 3 roods, 39 perches in the occupation of Edward Samm;
(e) Zouches Farm, Caddington, including the farm house and site containing 3 acres, 3 roods, Little Zouches and Home Field, now in one, containing 12 acres, 1 rood, 5 perches, Home Wick containing 2 acres, 3 roods, 19 perches, The Lane between Zouches Castle Croft Spinney and Little John’s and leading out of Bury Farm containing 2 roods, 26 perches, Little John’s Spinney containing 4 acres, 3 roods, 27 perches, Little John’s Field containing 11 acres, 3 roods, 16 perches, Dame Ellen’s Spinney containing 5 acres, 1 roods, 13 perches, Dame Ellen’s Field containing 25 acres, 2 roods, 28 perches, Dame Ellen’s Spinney next Little Zouches containing 2 roods, 22 perches, Cherry Tree Field containing 9 acres,1 rood, Grove Close containing 15 acres, 1 rood, 8 perches, Grove Spinney containing 3 acres, 2 roods, 6 perches, Pond Close containing 12 acres, 1 rood, 24 perches, Ash Tree Hill containing 20 acres, 1 rood, 7 perches, Grove Hill containing 11 acres, 2 roods, 10 perches, Gadlers Hill containing 27 acres, 1 rood, 8 perches, part of the Downs adjoining Grove Hill and Gadlers Hill containing 37 acres, 1 rood, 15 perches – total 201 acres, 3 roods, 34 perches
Reserving to (i)
- rents of assize, annuities, fees, pensions, freeholders’ and copyholders’ rents, courts leet and barn, view of
MN45/11 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;
- the patronage of the living of Caddington;
- tithe of hay belonging to the rectory or vicarage;
- standing timber;
- the Great Wood called Caddington Wood;
- liberty of ingress, egress and regress to carry off timber.
Covenants 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.
Witnesses:
- Christopher Hodgick, chapter clerk;
- Charles B. Shiers, esquire of 11 Liverpool Place, Worthing