Reference
Z455/1
Title
Feoffment
Date free text
3 Aug 1686
Production date
From: 1686 To: 1686
Scope and Content
i) Ekins Lenton, Wigtoffe, Lincolnshire, gentleman, and wife Martha.
ii) John Marshe, Leighton Buzzard, gentleman, consid - £3200.
i) Enfeoffs to ii)
- Messuage wherein Henry Wells, junior, now dwells, at Hearne, Toddington.
-220 acres land in Hearne in occupation Henry Wells, senior and Henry Wells, junior. Said land was formerly called North Field and estimated to contain 240 acres.
- - - Purney Green (13 acres)
- - -How Green and lanes (12 acres)
- - -Lower Herne Green (20 acres)
- - - Fran Cookes grounds (20 acres)
- - - Bonners Close (10 acres)
- - - Crawleys Close, as was (10 acres)
- - -Crawleys Close, as now is (10 acres)
all said pieces of land are on North East (NE) side of Hearne Lane and in occupance said Henry Wells, junior
- - -Butchers Close (7 acres)
West John Beale, gentleman
North Arthur Mawdett, Esq
- - - Farme Close (14 acres)
- - - Barne Close (10 acres)
- - -Gravell Pitt Close (14 acres)
- - - Cooks Little Grounds (13 acres)
- - - Cooks Great Ground (20 acres)
- - - Upper Full Meads and Nether Full Meads (15 acres)
- - -Woodcocks Corner (10 acres)
- - -Roberts Twoe Grounds (12 acres)
- - -Clay Pitt Close (10 acres)
to be held by ii) indemnified from all claims by i) and family and ancestors [details given] except those under lease of 16 October 29 Charles II [1678]
a) Ekins Lenton
b) Henry Wells, senior
- property on southwest of Hearne Lane
term - 21 years from 25 March following
rent - £76 5s per annum
and also
lease of said 16 October [1678]
1) Ekins Lenton
2) Henry Wells
- property on northeast side of Hearne Lane
term - 21 years from 25 March following
rent - £74 per annum
covenant to levy fine
signature i)
endorsed livery of seisin
receipt
witnesses: Daniel Marshe, John Marshe, Anthony Favell, Edward Doggett, Henry Wells senior and junior, Henry Lenton.
Attached:
Receipt of Thomas Brace 'Received then of John Marshe gentleman for licence of Consol. with Ekins Lenton gentleman for a messuage thirty acres of Meadow twoe hundred acres of Pasture in Hearne & Tuddington. LXXXs. I say received fower pounds by me' (sic).
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