LK181

Assignment of Leasehold Property i) Francis Fane of St. James, Westminster, Middlesex, esq., Henry Fane of same place, esq. ii) Thomas Whethan of Wyboston, esq.

16 Jul 1752

From: 1752 To: 1752

Recites: LK27 John Whetham possessed of leasehold estate from Peterhouse, Cambridge at rent of £8 p.a., which is of improved yearly value of £37 As leasehold intermixed with freehold estate of John Whetham, lease was renewed from time to time by execttors on payment of fine of £52 Lease 7 Oct 1745 i) the Rev. John Whalley, D.D, Master of Peterhouse ii) i) -property as in LK170 term: 21 years. in trust to uses expressed in LK27 Licence of Alienation (deed poll) 7 Oct 1745 (i) grant (ii) right to assign above property i) entered on above estate and received profits until Michaelmas 1747 by decree of High Court of Chancery, 30 Nov 1747, in which John Lawson and wife, Theodosia, Archibald Stewart and wife Mary and Elizabeth Thicknesse, then Elizabeth Whetham, were plaintiffs and John Scrope, i), Thomas Whetham and John Whethan were defedants, in which all parties agreed that no settlement made by John Whetham on his wife, Theodosia, could be found, therefore they agreed that i) should come to an account before Mr Sawyer, one of the Masters in Chancery, for personal estate, rents and profits of real estate received by them. Thereby declared that surplus of personal estate and produce therefrom and all surplus rents and profits from real estate, from time of death of Theodosia, testator's widow, until time Thomas Whetham reached age of 22, ought to be equally divided among all children. Declaration (deed poll) 7 July 1748 (i) John Lawson and wife, Theodosia Archibald Stewart and wife, Mary, William Thicknesse and wife, Elizabeth. Recites: as above According to Mr Sawyer's accounts a considerable overplus of said personal and real estate John Whetham's settlement on wife, Theodosia, now found, whereby manor of Wyboston and lands to value of £200 p.a. purchased by testator from the Hon. John Stafford esq., settled on testators wife, with remainder to first and other sons successively in tail male. Therefor said Thomas Whetham on death of mother, Theodosia, on 12 Apr 1741, ought to have received said profits. In order to prevent great expense attendant on altering accounts said Thomas Whetham to become purchasor of said leasehold estate in satisfaction of rents and profits of said settled estate. NOW: (i) declare they will assign their share in leasehold estate to Thomas Whetham and confirm Master's accounts Above also for benefit of John Whetham, who was still an infant NOW: i) assign above leasehold property to ii) for reminder for 21year term Signatures: i) Witnesses: W. Speer, Walter Hughs, Darcy Hebden, Benjamin Bastard

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Fane, Francis,
Fane, Henry,
Whetham, John,
Whalley, John,
Lawson, John,
Lawson, Theodosia,
Stewart, Archibald,
Stewart, Mary,
Thicknesse, Elizabeth,
Thicknesse, William,
Whetham, Elizabeth,
Scrope, John,
Whetham, Thomas,
Whetham, Theodosia,
Sawyer,
Stafford, John,
Speer, W.,
Hughs, Walter,
Hebden, Darcy,
Bastard, Benjamin

legal papers, DEEDS, Cambridge Peterhouse College, Chancery, Wyboston Manor