Reference
R6/14/9/12
Title
Assignment of a term of years
Date free text
26 June 1745
Production date
From: 1745 To: 1745
Scope and Content
Parties:
(i) Thomas Pearson of Saint Peter Martin, Bedford, gentleman;
(ii) Edward March of Cople, yeoman;
(iii) Matthew Daniel of Bedford, apothecary; Francis Mason of Bedford, innkeeper
Reciting:
- R6/14/9/9;
- default was made in payment;
- £32 was now owed to (i);
- (i) had agreed to purchase (a) to £40 (including the debt of £32);
- it was agreed to keep the residue of the term of 1,000 years “on foot”
Operative Part:
- (iii) gave 5 shillings each to (i);
- (i) assigned (a)-(b) to (iii) for the residue of the term of 1,000 in trust for (i)
Property:
(a) close of pasture in Cople in occupation of John Jones containing 1½ acres lying near the cottage of formerly of Stephen Harding, now Thomas Middleton, and divided from land of Thomas Middleton used as a hempland, by a hedge;
(b) ½ an acre of arable or sweard in occupation of John Jones in Brookfield, Cople, abutting: N on a meadow called High Mead; S on a pightle formerly in the occupation of John Warner, now William Skefford
Witnesses:
- Henry Horton;
- Griffith Morgan