Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    BS2038
  • Title
    Mortgage (Lease and Release – release only) £6,000 @ 5% (i) John Wagstaffe, Colworth esquire (ii) Humphrey Morice London, Merchant;, John Morice esquire (iii) George Smith, London, merchant.
  • Date free text
    10 Jul 1708
  • Production date
    From: 1708 To: 1708
  • Scope and Content
    £5,900 are due from John Wagstaffe to Trevor and £100 interest. reciting assignment of even date (BS2039) John Wagstaffe to John Morice and George Smith in trust for Humphrey Morice -- as BS2023-2024, and -- farm house late in the occupation of William Chapman (Souldrop), belonging to manor of Colworth. A -- as BS2023-2024, and -- farm house late in the occupation of William Chapman (Souldrop), belonging to manor of Colworth -- South Ashill close (35 acres) and north Ashill close (35 acres) Souldrop -- Ram Leys (late in the occupation of William Chapman) (8 acres) part of Colworth manor -- grove or spinney abutting southeast on Ashill closes -- Windmill Hill close (21 acres) and way from Windmill Hill to Gotsoe close -- the Rideing in Colworth Thick (2 acres) -- Old Close (7 acres) late in the occupation of Robert Hanger -- Gotsoe spinney (3 roods 7 perches) and fences, late in the occupation of Robert Mountagu -- Colworth Thick and adjoining Spinney (39 acres 1 rood 16 perches) -- predial and minxt tithes arising from these premises excepting a tithe of 5/4d payable to rector of Souldrop and wood which rector has right to fell in half acre of Colworth Thick -- Messuage in Sharnbrook late in the occupation of Nicholas King -- Bushey Leys close, a brook running through, along the Twelve Shillings Close, late in the occupation of James Ilson. -- Round Wood abutting on Bushey Leys south and east, lane from Colworth and Sharnbrook to Souldrop west (15 acres 1 rood 14 perches) -- 30 acres arable in Sharnbrook fields, late in the occupation of Robert Mountagu, Nicholas King and Robert Hanger. all purchased by John Wagstaffe on two occasions from Robert Mountague B. -- farmhouse and pightle in Radwell (Felmersham) late in the occupation of John Read, formerly George Gascoigne, common street from Radwell to Felmersham north, lands of Oliver Rands south, J. Hawes west. -- Hunts close and pightle in Radwell late in the occupation of John Read, late John Gascoigne,opposite the farmhouse, street south, Nether Howe close (Oliver Rands’) north, John Berry and Oliver Rands east, cottage late Martin Harding and Long Stocking field west -- several pieces of arable and meadow in Felmersham and Radwell Moor End late in the occupation of Robert Berry the grandson, deceased in a terrier annexed to Release 10 June 1680. [reciting: Release (i) Robert Berry, Moor End, gentleman and wife Audrey (ii) Francis Brace, Astwood, Buckinghamshire -- close where cottage lately stood, late in the occupation of Richard Barringer, formerly William Davies, late John Read, Felmersham near Pinchmill -- ½ acre meadow late in the occupation of William Davies, then Richard Barringer, late John Read, in Pinchmill Meadow] all purchased by (i) of Francis Brace C. -- messuage Moor End, Felmersham, in the occupation of Robert Berry and his grandson Robert Berry -- Butler’s close or orchard with dovehouse. -- Martin’s close in Moor End and pightle adjoining -- close where messuage late stood, formerly in the occupation of Samuel Cock, then Robert Berry the grandson, and close adjoining -- 266 acres 2 roods arable and leys in fields of Moor End, Radwell and Felmersham, late in the occupation of James Morris, James Smith, then Robert Berry the grandson and James Smith. [reciting: release 29 January 1683/4 (i) Robert Berry and wife Audrey John Wiltshire gentleman Thomas Castle junior gentleman (ii) Richard Wagstaffe gentleman Richard Read, tanner (iii) John Wagstaffe -- 15 acres 1½ roods in Moor End, Radwell and Felmersham, late in the occupation of Robert Berry -- cottage in Moor End late in the occupation of Thomas Hayes -- close adjoining cottage] all purchased by (i) from Robert Berry (grand-son) D. -- Farm late in the occupation of Robert Wagstaffe, late Bartholomew Best, in Sturtley End, Ravensdell alias Ravensden, -- pightle (2 acres) -- Pryor’s closes in Sturtley End -- 68 acres arable late occupied with the farm -- cottage late in the occupation of Francis Beale,then Bartholomew Best, -- 3 little pightles occupied with the cottage (6 acres) -- 14 acres arable occupied with the cottage -- cottage formerly in the occupation of John Smith , late Bartholomew Best, in Renhold part formerly in the occupation of [ ] Levett, widow -- pightle -- tithes of Pryor’s close -- part of Stocking’s close as formerly ditched and set out in Ravensden and Renhold. land late John Ardeis esquire west; other part of Stocking’s close east; Stockings pightle north; land late Thomas Dillingham clerk, south and all other lands and tenements of (i) in Ravensden and Renhold, and Wilden late in the occupation of Bartholomew Best, E. -- Messuage Sturtley end late in the occupation of Richard Bull -- 3 closes (22 acres) adjoining messuage, late in the occupation .of Richard Bull Witnesses: Benjamin Whiten, H. Bendysh, John Penington.
  • Archival history
    Gift from A.C. Benedict Eyre esquire Hartwell House, Buckinghamshire., via British Records Accociation.
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