Reference
S/AM149
Title
Lease for 21 years: £60
i) John Earl of Ashburnham
ii) Abraham Purser of Houghton Conquest, farmer
Date free text
27 Nov 1730
Production date
From: 1730 To: 1730
Scope and Content
... messuage and cottage in Clapham late in occupation of William Bonfield deceased;
closes: Home pightle ("pikethillls") 2 acres, Spence close (2 acres), Dovehouse close (4 acres), First Baseings (5 acres), Second Baseings (4 acres), Third Baseings (7 acres), Haycroft (19 acres);
1 acre in Oakley mead; all which are pasture or meadow closes;
arable: the Warren (4 acres), in Carrol field ½ acre, in Gravel field
1½ acres, in Pear tree field 1 acre;
and 3 cow commons;
except the dovehouse standing in one of the closes with liberty to feed, draw and carry away the pigions and dung; timber; liberty to hawk and hunt, fish and fowl
Tenant to buy from the Widow Bonfield all the hay that she has left, and spend the same upon the premises; and not to mow more than half the pasture or sward and feed the other half
Witnesses: Thomas Armstrong, Denis Brien
Level of description
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