• Reference
    SJ1786
  • Title
    Covenant to levy a fine and suffer a recovery
  • Date free text
    6 Aug 1620
  • Production date
    From: 1620 To: 1620
  • Scope and Content
    1) Gabriel Shawller, Riseley, Bedfordshire, gentleman, eldest son of Michael Shawller Ann Shawller wife of Gabriel 2) Robert Johnson of Riseley, labourer 3) Edward Reeve, gentleman William Rootham of Riseley, yeoman reciting Covenant to levy a fine dated 24 December 1610 between i) Michael and Johane Shawller ii) Thomas Wightman, gentleman and William Foster the fine to be to ii), and a recovery to be suffered to the uses of Michael and Joan Shawller for life, then one third to the use of Gabriel and Ann Shawller for their lives and their heirs male; two thirds to the use of Michael Shawller for life then to use of Gabriel Shawller and his heirs male ... all that capital messuage and farm called Steyners then or late in possession of Michael Shawler in Riseley with all land appurtaining to it, and all his possessions in Riseley reciting death of Michael and division of estate when one third allotted to Johane and two thirds to Gabriel Covenant by 1) in consideration of £80 from 2) to levy a fine on 9 acres of land, part of the two-thirds share, and also for 3) to suffer a recovery to the use of 2) ... nine acres of arable land, of which, ... 14 lands lie on a Furlong Against Hardmead in the West Field and two of them abut upon Hardmeade and the residue abut on a furlong called Hardmeade furlong next the ground of Thomas Talbot ... 3 lands lying for one acre are on Grinditch furlong in the Hills Field next the land of the heirs of Thomas Parker deceased ... 2 lands lie on same furlong next ground of Oliver Harvey, esquire ... 3 lands lie for one acre on same furlong next land of Thomas Fyshe ... 1 rood lies on Coldam furlong in the East Field next the Vicarage land ... two lands taken as 3 roods lie on same furlong next land of John Abolno alias Miller ... one land lies on same furlong next Vicarage land ... one land lies on same furlong next land Oliver Harvey, esquire ... three lands lie for one acre beyond the Riddy next the land of Richard Cadwell witnesses: William Bletsoe, Henry Pecke, Thomas Stot
  • Level of description
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