RO5/326

Assignment of Mortgage by Demise for Years i) James Cutts of St Paul's, Covent Garden, Middlesex, son and heir and sole executor of Charles Cutts late of the same, haberdasher ii) Benedict Conquest of Houghton Conquest, son and heir of John Thimelby Conquest late of the same deceased, and wife Hannah iii) Jane Cart of St Sepulchers, Middlesex, widow iv) James Cart of St Sepulchers, Middlesex, gentleman

14 Sep 1724; endorsement 14 Jun 1733

From: 1724 To: 1733

Recites: RO5/322-4 and endorsement on last Indenture [not on the copy preserved here - see RO5/324] 6 May 1686[??] (further charge of £100) 9 December 1687 (further charge of £60) 15 February 1708 (further charge of £60) Whereas: Charles Cutts is dead; i) is entitled to several principal sums of £500, £100, £60, £60 ii) owes i) for principal, interest and costs £1,075 Now: consideration: £1,075 paid to i) by iii) at direction of ii) i) assigns premises to iii) for remainder of term of 500 years further; consideration: £325 paid to ii) by iii) ii) assigns premises to iii) for residue of term of 500 years further: to secure the payment of the two sums, together £1,400 ii) convey to iv) -Bury Wood in Houghton Conquest now divided into 2 closes, one called the Parke or Warren and other called Strawberry Wood and part of said Bury Wood is now added to a close of pasture called the Frith alias Crouches alias Crocketts Close -close formerly the Frith alias Crouches Close 10 acres now the Frith alias Crouches alias Crocketts Close 15 acres -manor of Houghton Conquest alias Conquest Bury -manor house of Houghton Conquest alias Conquest Bury -close called the Twelve Acres alias Crocketts Close 12 acres -Parsonage Peice 6 acres -several parcels of meadow in Great Meadow, together 4 acres -several parcels of meadow in Little Meadow, together 2 acres -pightle of pasture called Allens Green alias Adams Pightle 1 rood all which premises are in the occupation of Benedict Conquest and James Goodman -cottage in Houghton Conquest called the Warren House in occupation of James Goodman -cottage in Houghton Conquest in occupation of Thomas Perrott -2 closes adjoining aforesaid cottage called Perrotts Pightles in occupation of said Thomas Perrott -6 cottages in Houghton Conquest in occupations of: Thomas Richardson, Thomas Perrott junior, John Dudley, widow Richardson, John Edwards, Richard Pierson -close of pasture and ploughed called Little Brickhill Pasture 12 acres in occupation of John Jenings -close called the Middle Brickhill Pasture with rickyard 30 acres in occupation of Goddard Urlin, gentleman -2 little closes near Sallow Wood 5 acres in occupation of Christopher Bennell -closes formerly known as Lay Close, Broome Close and Brickhill Pasture alias Holcroft 70 acres now laid together as one close called Great Brickhill pasture in occupation of said Christopher Bennell -Horse Close 50 acres now in occupation of John Harborough -2 closes, Great Fatting Pasture, Little Fatting Pasture 60 acres in occupation of Edward King which premises are in Houghton Conquest, Ampthill and Haynes -Sallow Wood 36 acres -Little Limboses Wood 10 acres lying near close hereinbefore mentioned called the Great Fatting Pasture -wood called the Grove 6 acres adjoining Little Fatting Pasture -Crouches Close Spinney 5 acres adjoining the Frith alias Crouches Close alias Crocketts Close -Seyre Close Spinney 1 acre lying between Seyre Close and Hill Close all which woods are in Houghton Conquest and Ampthill and are in occupation of Benedict Conquest to iv) for term of 1000 in trust for iii) repayment 14 September 1725 £1,470 Witnesses: Samuel Cart, Goddard Urlin Endorsement: whereas: James Cutts on 30 December 1726 made will and appointed iii) executrix who proved in Prerogative Court of Canterbury; Benedict Conquest senior died, £1,452..10 due to iii) now: consideration: £1,452..10 paid to iii) premises assigned to Laurence Cotham of Shiffnall, Shropshire for remainder of term of 500 years in trust for Benedict Conquest junior Witnesses: Samuel Cart, Goddard Urlin, Francis Creswell, William Onion

Volume V, pages 137-8, bundle 1, no. 11

item

Cutts, Charles,
Cutts, James,
Conquest, Benedict,
Conquest, John Thimelby,
Conquest, Hannah,
Cart, Jane,
Cart, James,
Goodman, James,
Perrott, Thomas,
Richardson, Thomas,
Dudley, John,
Richardson,
Edwards, John,
Pierson, Richard,
Jenings, John,
Urlin, Goddard,
Bennell, Christopher,
Harborough, John,
King, Edward,
Cart, Samuel,
Cotham, Laurence,
Creswell, Francis,
Onion, William

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