Reference
Z1550/5
Title
Lease for a year between Joseph Williamson and John Coles. Apparently part of a conveyance by lease and release, but release is missing.
[See WB/B4/1/Lu/Bell12 for transfer in 1788 of this and other land from John Coles to Matthew Coles and others to settle debts]
Date free text
1 January 1776
Production date
From: 1776 To: 1776
Scope and Content
Parties:
(i) Joseph Williamson the younger of Luton, hatter;
(ii) John Coles of Luton, grocer and tallow chandler.
Reciting:
- Z1550/4, purchase by Joseph Williamson from John Okey of Bath, Elizabeth his wife and William Okey of High Wycombe
Operative part:
- (i) leases (a) to (ii) for 1 year for a peppercorn rent (lease to be associated with a release dated the following day)
Property:
(a) Land in common fields of Luton late in the occupation of Andrew Ewbank as follows:
- 1 acre, 1 rood and 20 poles in Bridge Field, abutting: footpath to Round Green; highway from Luton to Round Green; land formerly of Mr Dalby, now of John Procter, clerk;
- 1 acre, 1 rood and 33 poles being the NW side of a piece of arable land lying in Bridge Field containing 4 acres 1 rood and 6 poles, the remainder of 2 acres 3 roods and 13 poles being conveyed by (i) to Matthew Coles of Luton, grocer and tallow chandler, abutting: on one side land formerly of Mr Ewer and now of Samuel Chase; on the other side land formerly of Sir Theophilus Napier and now of the Earl of Bute; at one end land formerly of Mr Ewer and now of Samuel Chase; on the other end land formerly of Mr Dalby and now of John Proctor
Witnesses:
- William Hampson
- William Pittman
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