• Reference
    RO5/280
  • Title
    Demise for a Term of Years i) Maurice Thomson of London esquire. William Webb of Grays Inn, Middlesex esquire, Humphrey Towne of London, scrivener; persons entrusted on behalf of Maurice Thomson ii) Richard Conquest of Houghton Conquest esquire
  • Date free text
    30 Sep 1659. Endorsement 1681
  • Production date
    From: 1659 To: 1681
  • Scope and Content
    -Hawhills and Miles Grove with the pightles adjoining 40 acres -the New Pasture 35 acres -the Fourteene Acres, the Dairy House Pightles and the Backside Meadow 40 acres in Houghton Conquest, reputed to be part of the manor of Houghton Conquest alias Conquest Berry, in occupation of ii) -several messuages, cottages and tenements in Houghton Conquest in the several occupations of ...Feild widow, William Rowse, Robert Freeman, William Holdstack, Philip Brand, ... Bullard widow, Richard Allyn, Robert Webbe, Thomas Hawkins, William Fox, Edward Ward, Thomas Harris, John Cocker, Edward Blade, John Wood, ...Woodward widow, Nicholas Greene -capital messuage lately erected in Chappell End in Houghton Conquest aforesaid near the Green there, late in occupation of Lewis Conquest and now in occupation of ii) -ancient messuage near the said capital messuage in occupation of ii) -close or parcel of pasture adjoining said capital messuage 5 acres in occupation of ii) -messuage with appurtenances in Houghton Conquest late in occupation of Robert Yarrell and now of ii) -40 acre dispersed in the common fields of Houghton Conquest in occupation of ii), granted to Lewis Conquest by Sir Richard Conquest deceased -messuage and pightle or little close adjoining, 1 acre in Chappell End in Houghton Conquest late in occupation of Thomas Wilcocks, now in occupation of ii) -Grange and lands called Haughton Grange in Houghton Conquest in occupation of ii) -field or pasture called Highfeild being parcel of the said Grange and near adjoining the pightle in occupation of ii) -Bushy Pightle called Gosse Close adjoining to the Highfeild in Houghton Conquest and reputed to be parcel of the said Grange and all other lands and tenements etc. of i) in Houghton Conquest for 1,999 years paying, for the first 21 years, at the dwelling house of Humphrey Towne in the parish of Bennett Sinck in London, £300 per annum, peppercorn rent for remainder of the term Signature: Maurice Thomson Witnesses: John Amherst, William Goldesborough, Joseph Baker, Elias Aston Endorsement: lect. per Querent (read by querulant) 33 Charles II [1681]
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