Reference
S/AM8-9
Title
Demise for 50 years, with counterpart
i) John Lord Ashburnham
ii) Sir Thomas Fowle of London, knight and William Ball of St James, Westminster, esquire, and Richard Bayley of Gray's Inn, esquire
iii) Sir Edward Smith of Edmondthorpe, Leicestershire, baronet, and William Sherard of London, esquire
iv) Bridget wife of Richard Bayley
Date free text
6 Mar 1689/90, endorsement1702
Production date
From: 1689 To: 1702
Scope and Content
Recites 15 July 1661; 21 July 1666
In consideration of "faithful services by the said Richard Bayley rendered to the said John Lord Ashburnham and his family for an uninterrupted course of many years" and for securing payment of an annuity of £50 for Bayley for life and then to his wife Bridget "as a mark of the particular esteem and kindness" which Ashburnham has for Bayley
... close called Park Field (24 acres);
close called Park Hall (20½ acres);
close of meadow called Old meadow (20 acres);
several closes called Marston Lawn, and the Paddocks (54 acres); all late parcel of Ampthill Great Park in occupation of Robert Squire, gentleman:
With proviso that Smith and Sherard shall demise the premises to Ashburnham (see S/AM10)
Endorsed with memorandum that Richard Bayley died soon after the making of the indenture, that Sir Edward Smith then married Bridget, who is also dead, and that Smith has received the arrears of the annuity
Level of description
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