PM290

Deed of partition: i) Edmund Smythe of Girtford, husbandman ii) Thomas Smythe of same, husbandman iii) brother Richard of same, husbandman

6 Sep 1591

From: 1591 To: 1591

... 1/3 of the property in PM288, which is recited (messuage and close of land and meadow, sometime parcel of the possessions of Caldwell Priory, and purchased by Edmund Cosyn of John Burgoyn); Richard’s share is given in terrier attached; Witnesses: Humphrey and William Winch; seals: 2 on tags (1 armorial) Share of rent 6s..5d; land = about 12½ acres:- N. side of homestall and yard with buildings thereon, abutting W. on Edmund’s Meade close, N. on a tenement of Richard Edropp; in Downe Field 11 roods on Slade, Rowswell, Redgrasse, nether Stonehill, Ekeland, Langford greene, “Seafeete?”, and Delve furlongs; abutting on St Neots way E. and W., Reddydole W., theRedmeadslacke W., Martynscroft E.; in Bellonde Field 11 roods on Curleybaulke, Wellande, Cartwaye, Water Deane, the Watrey hurste, the Longe hurste and Copwell hill furlongs; abutting on parsonage headland N., on Whytley haydens W., on Whytley E., on Bellonde W., Whytley way E., Copwell Hill S.; in Awstreete Field 13 roods on Thessey, Slowe leys, Wydale, Hayfield, Awstreete furlongs; abutting on Copwell haydons S., the Longe Furrs E., the Hasells E.; in Kynwicke Field 2 roods on Hasell furlong, abutting W. on Hasell wood; in St Ellen Field 6 roods on Long and Nether furlongs; at the Fenn; abutting on Mill holme W., the “Heythe” E., Gadlocke haydons W., the Fenne green S.; in Meade Field 6 roods on the Claye pitts, Long Freshlande, Shorte Freshlande, Long Hyllond, and Reddydole furlongs; abutting on Maye ditch S., Temple mead W., Shorte Hyllonde S.; 3 swathes on Reddydole; owners and occupiers adjoining: John Underwood senior, and junior, Richard Edropp, Roger Rawlye, Joshua Cater, Edward Brytten, Joan Fisher widow, William Allen, William Bromsall of Beeston, John Taylor of Hatch, Thomas Smythe, the lord of Chicksands, Thomas Mays, John Bestbrowne clerk;

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Smythe, Edmund,
Smythe, Thomas,
Smythe, Richard,
Cosyn, Edmund,
Burgoyn, John,
Winch, Humphrey,
Winch, William,
Edropp, Richard,
Underwood, John,
Rawlye, Roger,
Cator, Joshua,
Brytten, Edward,
Fisher, Joan,
Allen, William,
Bromsall, William,
Taylor, John,
Smythe, Thomas,
Mayes, Thomas,
Bestbrowne, John

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