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i) William Clegg, Snelscoe, Whaley, Lancashire, yeoman, and wife Grace (Grace Clegg is one of sisters and co-heirs of Nicholas Aspinal); David Gibbins, London, yeoman and wife Mary (late Mary Clegg, daughter of William and Grace); Ann Clegg, London, spinster (daughter of William and Grace); ii) Reverend Michael Arnauld, Bedford, clerk; consideration - £234 paid by ii); one moiety of - messuage, garden and pightle in parish of St Peter's in Bedford, late in the occupation of John Gamble and Thomas Prigmore and now of Mrs Fownds and Spencer How - orchard and garden ground adjoining next the garden in the occupation of Mrs Fownds, in the occupation of William Groves - White Hart, in St Peter's, Bedford, in the occupation of Tim Bunker, William Stewardson and William Grummet - orchard adjoining - pightle, orchard or piece garden ground in St Peter's, late in the occupation of Tim Bunker and now of William Freelove; West, Perks Farm garden; East, Oak Lane; South, street; - messuage in St Peter's, Bedford, late in the occupation of Thomas Hornbuckle and now of widow Hornbuckle - cottage in Maulden once in the occupation of Thomas Underwood and now of - known as the 'Badger'; - close arable now divided into several pieces and adjoining to said cottage (8 acres) also once in the occupation of Thomas Underwood and now of - ; South, highway; North, John Bells; East, Pot Lane; West, Dean Close, property of Lord Bruce; - 2½ roods ground in Sunder Mead in Maulden, also once in the occupation of Thomas Underwood and now of - ; - 7 acres meadow in Priory Mead otherwise Lowsey Mead, Maulden, once also in the occupation of Thomas Underwood and now of - ; West, John Wardall; East, William Lynford; North, highway; South, river; - cottage in Maulden, known as the Harrow, barn etc, formerly in the occupation of Mathew Bushby, since of Robert Britain and now of - ; East, cottage above mentioned; covenant to levy fine to better assure said moiety; a mortgage has been made previously of the premises by the Cleggs & Thomas Stagg, gentleman to secure £100 and interest to Thomas Rolls, St Giles, Cripplegate, London, citizen and pewterer, which mortgage is to be paid off out of the consideration money above; yearly quit rent is payable from Maulden property; yearly quit rent of 4s 6d payable from St Peter's property, in the occupation of Tim Bunker, William Stewardson and William Grummet; yearly quit rent of 1s 6d payable from St Peter's property, in the occupation of William Freelove; signatures (copy) i); Witnesses: (copy) A Greenwood, George Glover, Thomas Stagg, John Pepiatt 28 Sep 1734; Copy made 11 Aug 1736