• Reference
    PM2837/14
  • Title
    Mortgage 1) Francis Merriweather, Everton, Bedfordshire, gentleman, 2) William Astell, Everton, Bedfordshire, esquire
  • Date free text
    1 Dec 1736
  • Production date
    From: 1736 To: 1736
  • Scope and Content
    1) to the use of 2) in consideration £150 and 4% interest annually ...6 acres arable land and 1 acre meadow in the common fields at Tempsford late in occupation George Mayes and now Edward Bull and assignees formerly purchased by Francis Merriweather senior,deceased from William Meakes, Sandy, yeoman, deceased Annual rent: 1d Mortgage to be redeemed: 4 June 1737 In Default: in possession of 2) for 1000 years And: 1) declares that £50 out of the £150 is the proper money of his young children Thomas, Mary and Jane Merriweather in equal shares and his name to be used in trust for each
  • Level of description
    item