Reference
S/AM147
Title
Lease for 16 years: £280 per annum
i) John Earl of Ashburnham
ii) Dorothy Willis of Bedford, widow
Date free text
24 Mar 1753
Production date
From: 1753 To: 1753
Scope and Content
... capital messuage called the Friars in Bedford;
closes called Dovehouse, Creamers, Bishops, Hanchetts, Tirrells, Coneygree, Haycroft in Conduit field;
346 acres arable in Saints Peter, Paul and Cuthbert;
tithes;
except a little pightle (½ acre) late in occupation of Francis Brace, divided from Dovehouse close by a fence made by Brace;
all wood and timber; and free fishery in the moats and ponds
Tenant to deliver at end of term the farm house, dovehouses close, meadow ground, yard next the pond with the stable therein, except the barns, wheathouse, coachhouse, stable, parlour, chamber over the kitchen, little garret, and great pantry
Witnesses: James Grassineau, Henry Horton
Level of description
item