X440/67

Copy of Court Roll, Manor of Biggleswade

13 & 14 May 1679

From: 1679 To: 1679

Admission William Helder, Edward Burr & John Hunger, surrender 29 April 1679 to uses as below: a) - 2 messuages in Biggleswade containing 3 burgages called the White Hart in occupation of William Rudd & David Irish b) - 3 cottages in occupation Henry Jeve, William Matthewes & widow Jeve c) - 2 acres 3 roods meadow in Backmeade in occupation of William Rudd d) - 5 acres 1 rood meadow called Horscroft or Longmead alias Raymead e) - 94 acres 2 rood arable in common fields of Biggleswade in occupation of William Rudd to following uses: as to b) & e) - to use of William Rudd & wife Mary & the survivor for life & to their heirs as to rest: to William for life, then to heirs, in default of heirs of body, to Mary for life, then to right heirs of William fines: a) 12d b) Matthewes's cottage 4d, others 4d & 1/3 of 2d c) 5d d) 1½ acres arable in Griggs Peece & 3 halfacres & 2 roods arable on Woland 13d & 1/3 of 2d 6 acres called Griggs Peece 8d close near Gilletts 2d & 1/3 2d 12 acres arable called Crowne lands 16d 10 acres arable in North & South Fields formerly occupied by Jasper Chambers 12d 1 acre arable in Simon Furlong in Middle Field formerly Robert Goodes 3 acres arable in North & South Fields formerly Jasper Chambers 1 rood & 1 acre arable on Nether Hunger Hill in South Field & overell yard in Middle Field & 1 rood on Bridge Furlong in same field & 57 acres 1 rood arable late of William Finch 4s

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Helder, William,
Spicer, William,
Burre, Edward,
Munger, John,
Rudd, William,
Irish, David,
Jeve, Henry,
Matthewes, William,
Jeve,
Rudd, Mary,
Chambers, Jasper,
Goods, Robert,
Finch, William

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