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Assignment of Mortgages - £2500 (copy) 1. Edward Nightingale of Kneesworth, Cambs., Esq., only son and heir of Edward Nightingale of Kneesworth, Esq., deceased. 2. Elizabeth Carver of St. George the Martyr, Middlesex, spinster.

1679-1742

From: 1679 To: 1742

i) Mortgage (Demise for 500 years) - £850 - 29 Nov. 1689 Thomas Bromsall of Biggleswade, Esq., to Abraham Carter Esq. Inn called Beeston Cross Hempland, 1acre Close of arable or pasture, 1acre occupied William Armitage. Cottage and hempland, 1acre J. Harrington. Toft, Barn, orchard and close, 4 acres, occupied H. Walker Cottage, orchard and 3 roods meadow, occupied widow Langland. 5 acres land, 5 acres meadow, 5 acres pasture, at a place called the Berry The Horn Close, 2 acres Grove of wood, 1/2 acre Hempland, 1rood Church Close, 5 1/2 acres at the Berry Cottage in Brook End, hempland (1acre) & close (2acres) occupied Philip Miles. Cottage and hempland, 3 acres, late occupied William Stanton Cottage occupied Robert Boddington 1/2 acre ley ground & 2 acres pasture, occupied Edward Malyn. Cottage and close, 3 roods occupied Thomas Heinse. 100 acres arable } occupied H. Walker 20 acres meadow } " " 2 closes called Trumpington, 5 1/2 acres Assignment to Elizabeth, widow of J. Mathews of London, vintner, and afterwards wife of J. Bradshaw, gent. - 30 June 1690 Assignment to J. Clarke, citizen and brewer of London - 15 Feb. 1691/2 Further Charge : total principal due £920 15 Feb. 1692/3 Assignment to Edward Nightingale the father 28 May 1696 ii) Mortgage (Demise for 500 years) - £120 - 22 Oct. 1679 Thomas Bromsall to Edward Chester of Cockin Hatch, Barkway, Herts., Esq., Messuage in Hatch, Northill, with hempland & close, occupied J. Chandler, 3 acres Close in Thorncott at Hatch Corner, Northill, 2 acres Close, 1rood, occupied J. Chandler Cottage and hempland at Brook end, Beeston, Northill, occupied William Stanton Mortgage (Demise for 500 years) - £400 - 30 March 1680 Thomas Bromsall to Edward Chester Farmhouse etc. in Northcote, Northill, late occupied Joseph Hitchcock. 96 acres land Closes of pasture, 13 1/2 acres 6 acres meadow all in Thorncott, Northill and Sandy Assignment of both mortgages by Chester to Nightingale, & further charge (£80) - Total sum : £615 - 6 May 1697 iii) Mortgage - Bromsall to Stone, 1683, Assignment to Wren, 1694, & to Nightingale, 1697 (as above) iv) Will of Edward Nightingale, dated April 1722, was proved Prerogative Court of Canterbury 12 July 1723 14 March 1738/9 Endorsed : Assignment to Thomas Borrett of Inner Temple, London Esq. (& William Robinson, his trustee - £2533-15-6 23 Sept. 1742

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Nightingale, Edward,
Carver, Elizabeth,
Bromsall, Thomas,
Carter, Abraham,
Armitage, William,
Harrington, J,
Walker, H,
Langland,
Miles, Philip,
Stanton, William,
Boddington, Robert,
Malyn, Edward,
Heinse, Thomas,
Mathews, Elizabeth,
Mathews, J,
Bradshaw, J,
Clarke, J,
Chester, Edward,
Chandler, J,
Hitchcock, Joseph,
Stone, Thomas,
Wren, Thomas,
Borrett, Thomas,
Robinson, William

BIGGLESWADE, mortgages, Kneesworth, Sandy Beeston Cross Inn, Beeston Brook End, London, vintner, brewer, Hatch, NORTHILL, Thorncutt, SANDY, Edward will: Nightingale, PROBATE, London Inner Temple