• Reference
    R6/14/9/16
  • Title
    Release
  • Date free text
    4 October 1753
  • Production date
    From: 1753 To: 1753
  • Scope and Content
    Parties: (i) Thomas Pearson of Saint Peter Martin, Bedford, gentleman (only brother and heir of John Pearson late of Sutton, deceased and devisee in fee in his will); (ii) William Theed of Bedford, merchant (son-in-law of Thomas Pearson); (iii) Robert Butcher of Saint George, Bloomsbury [Middlesex], esquire; Samuel Davis of Woburn, gentleman Reciting: - (i), with the consent of (ii), agreed to sell (a) to (iii) and (ii) agreed to join in the conveyance Operative Part: - Robert Butcher paid £230 to (i); - Samuel Davis paid 5 shillings to (i); - (i), by nomination of (ii), released (a)-(d) to (iii) at nomination of Robert Butcher Property: (a) cottage called Cople Dog in Cople with two pightles of pasture adjoining and containing four acres; (b) three acres of arable in the common fields of Cople and occupied with (a); (a)-(b) formerly in the occupation of Robert Samuel, now Robert Larkins; (c) close of pasture in Cople formerly in the occupation of John Jones, now Robert Larkins containing 1½ acres lying near and formerly belonging to the dwelling formerly of Stephen Harding, then Thomas Middleton, now of [blank] divided by a hedge from the ground of [blank] used as hempland; (d) ½ acre of arable and sweard formerly in the occupation of John Jones, now Robert Larkins in Brookfield, Cople, abutting N on a meadow called High Mead and S on pightle formerly in the occupation of John Warner, then Robert Richardson, now [blank] Habendum: - to (iii) to the use of (iii) and heirs and assigns of Robert Butcher for ever; to the use of Samuel Davis in trust for Robert Butcher Covenant - by (i) to levy a fine sur cognizance de droit come ceo etc to Samuel Davis Witnesses: - Francis Mason; - Henry Horton