Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    X440/69
  • Title
    Copy of Court Roll, Manor of Biggleswade
  • Date free text
    9 & 10 Apr 1706
  • Production date
    From: 1666 To: 1706
  • Scope and Content
    Admission Edward Rudd, gentleman, surrenders to use of: Edward Rudd until intended marriage between him & Mary Anderson, spinster, daughter of Edward Anderson of Eyworth, gentleman & then to use of Edward for life & then to Mary for life & then to their heirs a) - 2 messuages, in Biggleswade containing 3 burgages formerly called the White Hart now in occupation of William Rudd, gentleman, father of said Edward & in occupation of Marmaduke West b) - 2 cottages in Biggleswade formerly in occupation of William Mathewes & widow Jeve, now John Crick & widow Cooper c) - 2 acres 3 roods meadow in Back Mead in occupation of William Rudd d) - 5 acres 1 rood meadow in Horsecroft or Longmead alias Raymead e) - 94 acres 2 roods arable in fields of Biggleswade in occupation of William Rudd f) - Whites Close 2 acres in occupation of William Rudd & all other lands held of the manor which were surrendered by William Rudd gentleman deceased, late father of above & Margaret late wife of William Rudd to use of William Helder alias Spicer of Offley, Hertforshire, gentleman, Edward Burr, junior, of Great Wimbley, Hertfordshire, gentleman & John Hunger of Potton, gentleman who were admitted 11 May 17 Charles II [1666] [X440/66]; afterwards surrendered by them 13 & 14 May 31 Charles II [1679] [X440/67] for separate uses except one cottage lately sold by William Rudd to Samuel Blowes & his heirs g) - parcels of meadow containing 3 acres & ¼ rood to which Edward Rudd was admitted on surrender of William Rudd fine: 12 separate fines for a)-f) 10s 5d & for g) 4d
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