Reference
R6/15/2/2
Title
Grant
Date free text
17 June 1731
Production date
From: 1731 To: 1731
Scope and Content
Grant
Parties:
(i) Wriothesley, 3rd Duke of Bedford;
(ii) Hon Robert Lee of Ditchley [Oxfordshire], esquire
Operative Part:
- to secure an annuity of £100 to (ii) for his life free from tax (ii) paid £1,200 to (i) and (i) granted (a) to (ii)
Property:
(a) Manor of Cranfield with rights of assize amounting to 16/9 per annum, rents of customary tenants amounting to £57/13/8¾ per annum and pension of 20/- per annum arising from the Rectory of Cranfield with a common fine of 13/4 per annum
(b) messuage and two pieces of fenland at Corfield Fen at Leverington, Isle of Ely [Cambridgeshire] containing together 19 acres, 2 roods, the messuage containing 1 acre, 2 roods and abutting: Seville Drove S; the two fenlands containing 18 acres N formerly in the occupation of George Ruff now Robert Gardner;
(c) 3 acres of fenland in Corfield Fen formerly in the occupation of George Ruff now Robert Gardner;
(d) 1 acre lying next to (b) lately purchased from William Hawkins formerly in the occupation of George Ruff, now Robert Gardner;
(e) 40 acres of land and pasture in Wisbech [Cambridgeshire] in Hinhams Field next to lands of Edward Butterworth, esquire E and W and abutting on a common drain N formerly in the occupation of Thomas Ewing now Thomas Freeman
(f) messuage and three acres of meadow and pasture at Walsoken [Norfolk] in Walsoken Marsh next to lands of Robert Winchley W, Barns Delf Lane E, Barton Ea Sewer N and a common way called Walsoken Marsh S formerly in the occupation of William Robinson now Lewis Kisby;
(g) 1 acre in Walsoken next to Briggs Drove E abutting lands late of Hunston N, Broad End Drove S, formerly in the occupation of William Robinson now Lewis Kisby;
(h) 16 acres in Leverington Parson Drove in North Innhams next of John Twells E and lands formerly of Ferdinando Adams W the north head on Harolds Bank and south head on Parsons Drove Gate formerly in the occupation of Abraham Provost the younger now Robert Gardner;
(i) 2 acres of pasture in Leverington Parson Drove in North Innhams next lands late of Robert Bryan S and W and abutting on lands of Colvile’s heirs E, Harolds Bank N formerly in the occupation of Abraham Provost now Robert Gardner;
(j) messuage and 40 acres, 3 roods in Leverington Parson Drove in North Innhams next lands of John Hawkins W and lands late of John Newdike E abutting on lands late of William Chatteris N and Parson Drove Gate S formerly in the occupation of Abraham Provost now Robert Gardner;
(k) 6 acres in Leverington Parson Drove part of 16 acres called Lott Grounds formerly in the occupation of Abraham Provost now Robert Gardner;
(l) 3 roods called Nutton abutting on Dampiers W and N, lands late of Thomas Newdike E and Parson Drove Gate S formerly in the occupation of Abraham Provost now Robert Gardner
Habendum:
- to (ii) for 99 years provided (i) pay (ii) £100 per annum free of taxes for his life in which case this grant was void
Witnesses:
- William Tennens;
- Francis Loggin
Annotated “Robert Lee Esq., since Lord Litchfield died in 1777 and this Grant was delivered up by his representatives”
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