Scope and Content
[reciting: surrender, Manor of Cranfield, to use of William Pain
-- copyhold farm house with dovehouse, garden, and orchard Wood End, Cranfield.
-- 4 acres close adjoining messuage
-- 14 acres 2 roods arable, Cranfield fields:
-- 2 acres Stellipers field, Willow Slade Hill furlong
-- 8 acres, South Side field, Sty furlong and Chalcroft furlong
-- 2 acres Lean field, upper Stigdale furlong
-- 2½ acres Thilland field
-- 2 cottages (one late pulled down) formerly in the occupation of Ann Bruce widow and William Grammont, then Ann Bruce and George Hartwell, now William Archurch
-- close (formerly 3 called Barn Close, Middle Close, and Hangman’s Pightle) now George Close, adjoining the cottages, late in the occupation of William Grammont, then John Carr.
-- Chalcroft Baulke (sward), South Side field, shooting from the corner of Hangman’s Pightle to Chalcroft Gap.
-- 1 rood arable, Stellipers field, Great Ridgeway furlong, late in the occupation of John Carr, adjoining land of Edward Willaume.
-- ½ acre 1 rood adjoining above,
all formerly the estate of Samuel Vaux and Richard Vaux, late in the occupation of John Carr.
-- 12 acres 1 rood arable, Cranfield fields:
-- 7½ acres Southside field, Chalcroft furlong and Sty furlong
-- 3 acres Stelliper field, Great Ridgeway and Willow Slade Hill furlong
-- 1½ acres Thilland
(part of which were formerly held by John Scott and wife Elizabeth, then in the occupation of Charles Dymoke senior then John Carr)
-- 2 acres arable, Cranfield fields:
-- 1½ acres Thilland, Long furlong
-- ½ acre Stellipers, Witherslade alias Willow Slade Hill
formerly the estate of Thomas Doe.
-- Ten Leys close (2 acres)
-- Hoo Corner (sward) adjoining the Hoos Close
-- piece of arable or sward adjoining the land of Edward Willaume formerly purchased by Thomas Dymoke of John Scott and wife Elizabeth
-- 2 meadows, South Side field, with headland adjoining (5 acres)
-- 2 pieces of leys at lower end of meadow.
-- two ‘thirdingdales’ of arable, Southfield, all formerly the estate of John Scott and wife Elizabeth
-- 4 acres arable and sward:
-- 2 roods South Side field, Sty Furlong.
-- ½ acre, Stellipers, Willow Slade Hill furlong, shooting on Cooper’s Mead.
-- 5 acres (sic) Thilland field.
to all of which Edward Willaume was admitted 28 March 1764 as heir of his mother.
-- cottage, Town End, Cranfield, late in the occupation of Robert Hubbins
-- three pieces of meadow called The Doles, Pertnal field and meadow.
-- Pertnal pightle (5 roods) formerly Grammonts
-- 5 acres arable, and sward and one dole in Pertnal Mead.
formerly purchased by David Willaume esquire deceased of John Butcher.
To all of which Edward Willaume was admitted 28 March 1764 as heir of David Willaume and wife Elizabeth.
-- 2 closes with house and barn, Town End, Cranfield, (9 acres)
-- 22 acres 3 roods 2 perches arable and sward, Cranfield fields:
(Perry field, Longland furlong, Sallow Leys, Short Longland, Small Brook Hill, Hartley’s Croft, Claverbed, Brocklehanger, Lean Field, Lincroft, Longborn, Over Longborne, Black furlong, Broad Green, Newland, Stigdale, Short Strigdale, Dolecroft, Church headland, Green Ditch Baulk, the Mill, Goose furlong, Galloway.
occupiers:
Baker Coleman Esquire, William Pain, Mr. Hartley, Mr. Partridge, Charles Wheeler, Mr.Parker, Mr. Baskerfield, Mr. Robert Hill, Mr. Frank, Mr. Hobbs, Mr. Buckle, John Odell, Ambrose Bass, John Roe]
To which Edward Willaume was admitted 29/30 May 1767, as heir of David Willaume.
-- 5 acres arable, Thilland field, formerly land of Susan Field deceased
-- 1 acre arable, Thilland field, late land of Gould Arnold deceased
-- 1½ acres Thilland field, late Thomas Frank’s, clerk.
-- 1 acre 1 rood Stellipers field, formerly Susan Field’s
-- 6 acres arable, Stelliper’s field [ five acres of which were formerly Mary Baker’s and Thomas her son’s
-- 1 acre Stelliper’s field formerly land of Thomas Franks deceased
-- 5 acres Stellipers field
-- 2 acres (Giggers piece), Southside field, late Joseph Field’s
-- 2 acres arable and sward, Thilland field, formerly John Odell’s
to which Edward Willaume was admitted 29/30 May 1767 on surrender of John Field]
Edward Willaume to William Pain
-- Peartree close (divided into two) , Cranfield, (7 acres) adjoining land formerly John Vaux deceased west, Common Way east
-- Lea Close (6 acres) John Saunders deceased west, highway east
-- The Howes (close) (divided into two; 5 acres) near Wood End adjoining south Side field.
-- close (formerly Barwick’s and Truman’s pightles) adjoining ground on which a cottage formerly stood, late in the occupation of William Pulley. (2 acres)
all in the occupation of William Butcher.
Witnesses: Ambr. Reddall, John Rotherham his clerk.