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1) Sir St Andrew St John, baronet, son and heir of Sir Oliver St John late of Woodford, baronet deceased
2) Oliver Earl of Bullingbrook Lord St John of Bletsoe
Pawlet St John of Warden, Bedfordshire, esquire
Henry St John of the Inner Temple, London, esquire
Sir Thomas Barnardiston, Ketton alias Keddington, Suffolk, baronet
Sir Samuel Barnardiston, Brightwell Hall, Suffolk, baronet
Sir Philip Shippon [?Skippon], Wrentham, Suffolk, knight
Arthur Barnardiston, London, merchant
3) Dame Jane Bloys, New Culpho Hall, Suffolk, widow, late the wife of Sir William Bloys late of Grundishborough, Suffolk, knight Jane Bloys, only daughter and heir apparent of said William and Jane
reciting that Sir St Andrew St John is seised of;
... 50 acres (2 ¼ yardlands) in East Haddon occupied by John Willes and William Laughton bought by Sir Oliver St John from one Knightley
... a messuage and 3½ quaternions in Wormditch, one quaternion in New towne, one messuage, 2 cottages and 4½ quaternions in New towne, 1 quaternion and 1 pightle in New towne, one close 3½ acres in Newtowne etc., all held of the manor of Kimbolton, by copy of court roll.
reciting that Dame Barbara mother of Sir St Andrew St John is seised of:
... messuage and 3 yardlands in Rolston, Leicestershire and in a close in Tichmarsh late in occupation of Christopher Clark, gentleman, Sir Rowland St John K.B., Ralph Loftis, John Kirke, Francis Tutthill and William Negose
... Green Pole Close in Tichmarsh in occupation of William Brainford, Ralph Loftis or John Kirke (both being 120 acres and now occupied by one Haxtell)
... Stevens alias Lentons manor in Woodford, and a manor house occupied by W Beecher, clerk or Anne Shaw, and 50 acres (2 yardlands) called Everards alias Lentons occupied by Richard Morton and Anne Shaw
... a farm in Woodford in the occupation of Thomas Harris
... arable in Woodford 50 acres accounted 2 yardlands late in tenure of Richard Morton and Anne Shaw
... messuage or farmhouse with appurtenances in Woodford [---]
... manors and lordships of [---] and Hardwicke and Porters Fee in Bedfordshire
... messuages etc. in Tilbrook and Over and Nether Dean, Pertenhall Hoo, and Little Staughton, Bedfordshire
... freehold messuage and lands in Kimbolton, Wormditch, Jewtowne, and Easton, Huntingdonshire
purchased by the said Sir Oliver St John of Sir Beauchamp St John of Tilbrook, knight, and charged with the payment of £2,000, £400, £60 in trust for the payment of the debts of Sir Oliver St John and the raising of £6,500 as portions for the younger children of Sir Oliver by Dame Barbara
reciting that Dame Barbara is tenant for life with remainder in tail male to Sir St Andrew St John of:
... manors of Woodford near Thrapston, [---] manor, Norwiches manor, Pyellsals Vauxes manor in Woodford, and in Denford and Cranford
... capital messuage in Woodford (late in occupation of Dame Barbara) and 2 closes nearby; 3 closes in Woodford called [---] and Twynell Holme, Cutletts Yard, East Hedge, the Spinney, Catenouts Corner
... 3 watermills under one roof in Woodford
... 60 acres arable
... mansion house and 5½ yardlands in Woodford late in occupation of Ann Tuthill, widow
... messuage and 2½ yardlands in Woodford late in tenure of Oliver Boyes
... 2½ yardlands in Woodford late in tenure of Robert Fletcher
... messuage and ½ yardland in Woodford late in tenure of Thomas Cox
... messuage and ½ yardland in Woodford in tenure of Robert Brown
... messuages and land in Woodford in tenures of Thomas Allingham, John Mitton, John Porter, Nathaniel Eaton
... land in Woodford in tenures of John Tuthill, John Wells, William Shawe, Richard Fawscott
... 6 cottages in Woodford in tenures of Edward Paine, John Curtis, John Fleming, Richard Bayly, James Fisher, Thomas Torends
... presentation to moiety of parish church of All Saints, Woodford [---]
reciting that Dame Barbara St John is tenant for life with remainder to Sir St Andrew St John in tail male remainder in fee to Dame Barbara in:
... 5 closes (170 acres); capital messuage or manor house or scite of East Haddon; close in occupation of widow Garfeild; St Andrew close late in tenancy of Francis Butlin; Jackwells close in tenure of widow Bliss; messuage and close adjoining (2 acres) late in tenure of Francis White in East Haddon
reciting that Sir John Robinson, baronet, son and heir of Sir John Robinson, baronet deceased, H.M. late Lieutenant of the Tower of London is seised of the manor of East Haddon, Northamptonshire and messuages and land in East Haddon, Bifield, Pisford, Brampton, Northamptonshire in divers occupations (given) and land which on the late enclosing of the manor of Rolston, Leicestershire, was laid out for Dame Barbara as daughter and coheiress of her father John St Andrew deceased
reciting that Sir Samuel Barnardiston is seised in fee simple in trust for Dame Jane Bloys and heir in:
... Payton Hall in Ramshalt alias Ramshott in Suffolk (bounds given and lands described) in the tenure of William Mahew
reciting that all the real estate of Sir William Bloys by Chancery decree is to be sold to raise portions for Elizabeth Bloys and Mary Bloys daughters of Sir William Bloys by his first marriage and for Jane Bloys his daughter by Dame Jane Bloys
reciting a marriage to be solemnised between Sir St Andrew St John and Jane Bloys daughter of Dame Jane Bloys
Settlement of property to uses.