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