Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    HT1/18/6
  • Title
    Assignment of a term of years in trust to attend the inheritance
  • Date free text
    22 Jan 1744/5
  • Production date
    From: 1744 To: 1745
  • Scope and Content
    i) John Harris of Biddenham, yeoman ii) John Preston of Aspley Guise, clerk, and Martha his wife (one of the sisters and devisee named in the will of Michael Dymoke, late of Bedford, gentleman deceased) iii) Thomas Cawne of Bedford, gentleman iv) John Findlay the elder of Ampthill, gentleman Recites: HT1/18/4 and 5 Whereas: sum of £100 remained unpaid, and £104..10s. was due to i) for principal and interest; ii) have agreed to sell the moiety of the messuage and tenement in Bedford to iii) for £137..10s, and it was agreed that iii) should pay the sum owing to i) out of the purchase money, and that the residue of the term of 1000 years should be assigned in trust for iii), and that the unsold fourth part of the closes etc. in Cranfield should be released to ii) for the residue of the term for the use of the heirs of Martha Preston NOW consideration: £104.. 10s. paid by iii) to i), and 5s. paid by iv) to i), i) at the direction of ii) grants to iv) at nomination of iii) for the residue of the term of 1000 years - half part of Martha Preston in a messuage and garden thereto belonging and adjoining in the parish of St. Paul, Bedford, in the occupation of Thomas Cawne, gentleman to hold to iv) in trust for the use of iii) and his heirs ALSO i) grants to ii) for residue of the term of 1000 years - property in Cranfield as in HT1/18/4. endorsed: receipt by i) to iii) for £104..10s. witnesses: Peter Yerrall) ...Paine) servants to Mr. Willaume of Tingrith Thomas Hollingworth John Blakely William Theed Joseph Dunham seals: five applied signatures: all parties
  • Level of description
    item
Hierarchy browser