Reference
Z455/19
Title
Lease (counterpart)
Date free text
11 May 1789
Production date
From: 1789 To: 1789
Scope and Content
i) Francis Biddulph
James Cocks, Charing Cross, Middlesex, esq.
Thomas Sommers Cocks
iii) John Butcher, Herne, Toddington, farmer
i) lease to ii)
in consideration of yearly rent
-Herne Farm in Toddington
-135 acres 1 rod 28 poles land now in occupance of ii)
all timber reserved to i) with right of entry to cut down and take away all such trees
terms - 21 years from Michaelmas 1790
rent - for first 7 years - £135 per annum
- for next 7 years - £142 10s per annum
-for last 7 years - £150 per annum
plus £20 per annum for any grassland etc. ploughed up. Permission of i) to be obtained
various covenants as to husbandry and repair
lease may determinable at end of 7 or 14 years, if desired
signature ii)
endorsed witness William Strong
Level of description
item