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Feoffment (Counterpart) i) William Fishe of Stanford [Southill] esquire, Edward Blowfeilde of Flitwick, gentleman, Oliver Randes of Radwell [Felmersham], gentleman, Giles Blowfeilde of Houghton Conquest, gentleman ii) William Tomlyns alias Tomlynson of Ampthill, blacksmith Consideration: £16

20 Jul 14 James I [1616]

From: 1616 To: 1616

-one messuage and one close of pasture adjoining containing 8 acres in Howend in Houghton Conquest :S. common highway or lane :N. piece of land or leys called West Croft :W. highway commonly called Bedford Way :E. common fields of Howend -2 acres land and leys together in the fields of Howend called Whealers Leyes :E. close above mentioned :S. close now in occupation of Thomas Bigge, late of William Bilcockes which said messuage and close of pasture was demised to David Edwards and wife Margaret for term of their lives by Robert Hewett of Northall in Hertfordshire, gentleman, son and heir apparent of Arthur Hewett by deed indented 7 February 4 James I [1607] said 2 acres were late in occupation of William Burwell, Simon Burwell and John Robynson with appurtenances etc. and with free liberty to make "escower" maintain and keep one ditch of the breadth of 4 ft on the out side towards the N. of the said close hedge paying 12d per annum to William Fyshe, Edward Blowfeild, Oliver Randes and Giles Blowfeild and their heirs, lords of the manor Signature: ii) Witnesses: William Fruite, Richard Montague, William Pryor, William Pryor senior

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Fyshe, William,
Blowfeilde, Edward,
Randes, Oliver,
Blowfeilde, Giles,
Tomlyns, William,
Bigge, Thomas,
Bilcockes, William,
Edwards, David,
Edwards, Margaret,
Hewett, Robert,
Hewett, Arthur,
Burwell, William,
Burwell, Simon,
Robinson, John,
Fruite, William,
Montague, Richard,
Pryor, William

DEEDS, legal papers, Houghton Conquest How End