BS1005

Conveyance (feoffment): (i) Robert Woodward of Barton–in-the-Clay, yeoman (ii) Henry Butler of Bramfield, Hertfordshire, esquire, John Butler of Higham Gobion, gentleman, his son and heir apparent. 3 acres arable lying dispersed in the south field of Higham Gobion [details given]. These 3 acres were inherited by Robert Woodward from Thomas Woodward, son and heir to James Woodward, who acquired them from John Rowhed formerly of Barton by deed, 29 February 1492. Witnesses: John Attwood, scrivener, Thomas Hollden, William Whitbread, Walter Giles, clerk

14 Oct 1598

From: 1492 To: 1598

Details given: -- 2 half-acres lying together in furlong formerly called Wonwe furlong, demesne lands on either side, abutting on hedge next Barton field, being the 32nd and 33rd lands east from west end of said field; -- 1 half-acre in same furlong, demesne lands on either side, being 6th land east from said two parcels, abutting on said hedge; -- 3 half-acres lying together in the same furlong, demesne lands on either side, next the last mentioned half-acre on the east (except for 1 acre demesne land lying between), abutting on said hedge. These 3 acres have boundary stones at their heads.

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Woodward, Robert,
Butler, Henry,
Butler, John,
Woodward, Thomas,
Woodward, James,
Rowhed, John,
Attwood, John,
Hollden, Thomas,
Whitbread, William,
Giles, Walter

deeds, yeoman, Higham Gobion fields, scrivener, clerks, field names, Barton in the Clay, BARTON-LE-CLAY, Bramfield, HIGHAM GOBION