Scope and Content
a) Assignment of Mortgage with Further Borrowing
i) London Assurance Loan Company
ii) Charles James Metcalfe and wife Elizabeth
iii) John Savill of St Neots, Huntingdonshire, sole executor in Will of Joseph Savill of St Neots deceased
iv) Sir Charles William Kent of Her Majesty's 1st Royal Regiment of Life Guards, baronet
v) Charles Appleyard of Lincolns Inn, Middlesex, gentleman
vi) Charles James Metcalfe junior of Colesden, gentleman
vii) Isaac Sewell of Throgmorton Street, London, gentleman
Reciting: X478/4
X478/5
X478/7
Mortgage 15/16 February 1837
Deed of Further Charge endorsed on above Mortgage, 3 April 1840
Deed of Further Charge with increased Security, endorsed on indenture of 16 February, 22/23 April 1841
Principal Sums of £20,000, £5,000 and £8,000 still owing but interest paid
Death of William Calver [Carver] August 1825 leaving Joseph Savill as surviving trustee
Death of Joseph Savill 17 October 1836, appointing iii) as sole executor in Will proved 3 November 1836
iv) agrees to pay ii) £33,000 and to advance further sum of £12,000
… all messuages, farms and lands comprised in Mortgage of 15/16 February 1837 and Deed of Further Charges 22/23 April 1841
As extra security:
… manor of Netherbury in Great Barford
… manor of Roxton
… manor of Chalverstone alias Chawson, Colesden and Eaton Socon
… capital messuage called Roxton House with lands in Roxton, Colesden and Chawson comprised in Deed of Further Charge 23 April 1841 and mentioned to contain 101 acres 1 rood 9 perches with lands since added making 113 acres 1 rood 15 perches
… farm house with appurtenances in Chawson and Roxton called Manor or Lordship Farm late occupied by Peter Addington, since William Flitton then Janes Hedding with 295 acres arable, meadow and pasture in Chawson
… 24 acres 3 perches in Nagshead Field, formerly containing 29 acres 13 perches of which 5 acres next Turnpike Road taken away
… 70 acres 1 rood 10 perches in field adjoining the Rookery
… 105 acres 3 roods 33 perches in Bush Field, formerly containing 116 acres 3 roods 33 perches of which 11 acres next road from Roxton to Chawson from Roxton end of spinney to the Brook taken away together with cartway from road to residue of field
… 15 acres 3 roods 4 perches allotment in Eaton Socon
… 9 acres 16 perches in Spring Close
… 9 acres 24 perches in Pound Close
… 9 acres 3 roods 19 perches in Broad Close
… 2 acres 1 rood 19 perches in the Rookery
… 6 acres 34 perches farm homestall
… 8 acres 3 roods 11 perches in Farm Close exclusive of 1 acre for gravel pit
… 1 acre 1 rood 18 perches close
… 1 acre 1 rood 24 perches in Thoroughfare Close
… 3 acres 1 rood 8 perches in Dove Close
… 1 acre 29 perches close
… 26 acres 1 rood 30 perches in Chawson Great Meadow
… 50 perches now a rush and ozier bed in Botany Bay near Roxton
… land called the Hills below Tempsford Staunch Water reaching from Great Barford Jump to Rockham Ditch below Tempsford Bridge
… land occasionally covered with water in straight line from middle of Navigation Foot Bridge leading from meadow of Robert Ayres to middle arch of Tempsford Bridge on North of River occupied by Thomas Gurney on which are dividing stumps and all the fishery in the half of the River with reeds and rushes growing thereon from Rockham Bridge to end of parish of Roxton where it adjoins Great Barford
… fishery in half of River with reeds and rushes growing thereon from junction of Roxton and Great Barford to end of Great Barford parish where it adjoins Reynhold
… fishery in other part of River in all parts where River runs between lands wholly situate in Roxton and Great Barford
… wheelwrights shop and appurtenances in Roxton occupied by Pierson George
… messuage used as a public house and 13 acres 7 perches land adjoining in Great Barford occupied by Mrs Allen
… cottages with appurtenances called Bourtons Cottages in Roxton occupied by William Barker, Maria Hull, Thomas Smith, William Hull, Mary Kitely and Richard Lee
… 12 cottages with appurtenances in Roxton occupied by Samuel Bond, Thomas Darrington, ---Randall, Sarah Norwood, James Holden, James Darrington, William Jefferies, D Allen, James Parker, Edward Brace, John Fowler and Webb Manning
… building used as bakehouse with appurtenances in Roxton occupied by D Allen
Interest: 4% per annum
iii) at direction of ii) transfers to v):
… all hereditaments and premises granted by X478/7 to William Calver and Joseph Savill:
In trust for better securing of payment of £45,000 to iv) and upon trusts expressed in X478/7
i) appoints vi) their lawful attorney to take full possession of hereditaments and deliver them to iv) or vii), lawful attornies of iv)
30 Nov 1842
b) Indenture of Feoffment and Release
i) Edward Burmester of St Helens Place, London, merchant
ii) London Assurance Loan Company
iii) Sir Charles William Kent
iv) John Talbot Clifton of Her Majesty's 1st Regiment of Life Guards, esquire
Reciting: X478/15
Assignment of Mortgage with Further Borrowing on same security
i) James Morrison
ii) Charles James Metcalfe
iii) London Assurance Loan Company
iv) Edward Burmester
Mortgage in X478/15 assigned to iv) upon trust for better securing of payment by ii) to iii) of £20.000 16 Feb 1837
Deed of Further Charge
i) Charles James Metcalfe
ii) London Assurance Loan Company
iii) Edward Burmester
further borrowing of £5,000
endorsed on above Assignment 3 Apr 1840
Deed of Further Charge
i) Charles James Metcalfe
ii) London Assurance Loan Company
iii) Edward Burmester
further borrowing of £8,000
iii) to stand possessed of property in X478/15 for term of 1,000 years in trust for securing payment of £5,000 and £8,000
endorsed on Assignment of Mortgage 16 February 1837; 23 Apr 1841
Assignment of Mortgage and Further Borrowing, X478/24a
i) at request of ii) and upon nomination of iii) sets over to iv) all hereditaments demised in X478/15 to hold in trust for better securing of repayment of £45,000 and interest to iii) 30 Nov 1842
c) Appointment of a Receiver
i) Charles James Metcalfe
ii) Sir Charles William Kent
iii) Charles Appleyard
reciting: X478/24b
agreed between i) and ii) that for securing of regular ½ yearly payments of interest, a receiver should be appointed for collecting rents and profits of mortgaged property
iii) appointed as first receiver for term of 99 years to collect rent if i) 60 days in arrears with payment of ½ yearly interest
iii) to have 1s in £ of gross amount for expenses 30 Nov 1842
d) Deed of Further Charge on Same Security
i) Charles James Metcalfe and wife Elizabeth
ii) Sir Charles William Kent, baronet
iii) Charles Appleyard
ii) agrees to lend i) further £5,000 22 May 1846
e) Deed of Feoffment and Release
i) Charles James Metcalfe
ii) Sir Charles William Kent, baronet
iii) John Talbot Clifton
reciting: X478/24d
iii) appointed to hold lands in X478/2415 in trust for ii) for better securing of repayment of extra £5,000
endorsed on X478/24b 22 May 1846
f) Appointment of a Receiver
i) Charles James Metcalfe
ii) Sir Charles William Kent
iii) Charles Appleyard
reciting: X478/24d
appointment of iii) as receiver of rents and profits of mortgaged property including interest on £5,000 for term of 99 years 22 May 1846
g) Mortgage
i) Charles James Metcalfe and wife Elizabeth
ii) Sophia Metcalfe of Leamington, Warwickshire, spinster
iii) Reverend Josh[ua[ [? Joseph] Penuel Dobson of Edward Street, Hampstead Road, Middlesex, and wife Katherine
iv) Charles Burton of Tavern Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, merchant
v) Charles Burton and Isaac Sewell of Throgmorton Street, London, gentleman
reciting: X478/4
X478/5
X478/7
i) is indebted to ii) in £5,725, £2,225 being balance of her share in £12,000 under Will of James Metcalfe, £1,625 to which ii) entitled on death (intestate) of sister Frances, being 1/3 of £4,875 due to Frances at time of death from i), and £1,875 due to ii) on note of hand by i). All interest paid on £5,725.
i) is also indebted to iii) or trustees of marriage settlement in £1,625, being 1/3 share of Katherine Dobson, also sister of Frances Metcalfe deceased, in sum of £4,875 due to Frances
i) is also indebted to iv) in several sums of money amounting to £3,000
i) covenants to pay ii) £5,725 with interest at 4% per annum
i) covenants to pay iii) £1,625 with interest at 4% per annum
i) covenants to pay iv) £3,000 with interest at 5% per annum
i) with agreement of ii), iii) and iv) mortgages to v)
… farm at Roxton and Great Barford occupied by James Wilkerson with 496 acres 1 rood 36 perches land:
… Inclosures in Great Barford:
… 20 acres 3 roods 22 perches in Bandys Corner
… 11 acres 1 rood 4 perches in Bandys Ploughed Close
… 3 acres 2 roods 29 perches in Flawns Sward Close
… 3 acres 1 rood 19 perches in Flawns Mowed Close
… 14 acres 3 roods 25 perches in Bushey Pasture
… 18 acres 1 rood 36 perches in Ploughed Pasture
… 12 acres 3 perches in Furzon Pasture
… 8 acres 2 roods 27 perches in Ploughed Six Acres
… 18 acres 2 roods 3 perches in Great Ploughed Pasture
… old enclosures in Roxton:
… 4 acres 3 roods 29 perches in Wood End Close
… 22 acres 11 perches in Canfield Close
… 2 roods 19 perches in Canfield Close Spinney
… 5 acres 3 roods 13 perches in Brook Close
… 7 acres 2 roods 35 perches in Little Pasture
… 16 acres 1 rood 12 perches in Great Pasture
… 3 acres 1 rood 11 perches in Hillands
… 7 acres 37 perches in Long Close
… 2 acres 1 rood 29 perches in Broad Close
… 1 acre 10 perches in Wood Close
… 2 roods 30 perches in wood and [?Wood End] close
… 7 acres 2 roods 6 perches in Holme
… 2 roods 32 perches in farm homestead
… 3 roods 35 perches in farmyard and dove cote
… allotments in Roxton:
… 2 acres 6 perches in Stone Holme, 8th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe
… 1 acre 29 perches in common by Tempsford Ford, 7th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe
… 17 acres 1 rood 31 perches in Roxton Little Meadow, 9th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe
… 81 acres 13 perches in Sykefield by homestead, 7 acres 3 roods 32 perches of which allotted to Charles James Metcalfe as lord of the manors of Roxton and Chawson, residue 10th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe
… 103 acres 1 rood 24 perches in Sykefield and Wood End Furlong, part of 11th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe
… 29 acres 1 rood 11 perches in Ley Field, 12th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe
… 2 acres 3 roods 30 perches in common by South Brook
… old enclosures in Chawson:
… 2 roods 3 perches in Tongue Hill Spinney
… 3 acres 3 roods 6 perches in Tongue Hill Close
… allotments in Chawson:
… 47 acres 2 roods 35 perches in Greenway Field, 17th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe
… allotments in Great Barford:
… 10 acres 18 perches in Barford Meadow, 9th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe
… 23 acres 32 perches in ploughed field, Flawn side of Turnpike, 8th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe
… farm in Roxton and Great Barford, late occupied by William Sanderson, then John Newling with 261 acres land:
… old enclosures in Roxton:
… 11 acres 3 roods 6 perches farm homestead and home close
… 3 acres 2 roods 3 perches in Hewitts
… 1 acre 37 perches in Wood End Close
… 1 acre 3 roods 27 perches in Wood End Close
… 3 acres 2 roods 3 perches in Calves Close
… allotments in Roxton:
… 14 acres 37 perches in Bridge Field, part of 6th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe
… 8 acres 3 roods 26 perches in Roxton Great Meadow, remaining part of 6th allotment
… 145 acres 3 roods 20 perches in South Brook Field, Half Hill Field and Round Hill Field, part of 11th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe
… allotments in Chawston:
… 32 acres 2 roods 30 perches in Greenway Field, 5th allotment to Charles James Metcalfe
… allotments in Great Barford:
… 33 acres 3 roods 32 perches in open fields and meadows of Barford, of which 13 acres 1 rood 20 perches other part of 8th allotment, and residue other part of 9th allotment
which old enclosures called Tongue Hill Spinney, containing 2 acres 3 perches and Tongue Hill Close, containing 3 acres
3 roods 6 perches, were formerly occupied by William Bodger, late John Bodger
which old enclosure called Wood End Close containing 1 acre 37 perches was awarded in exchange from estate of Robert Ayres
which old enclosure called Wood End Close containing 1 acre 3 roods 27 perches was awarded in exchange from estste of George Rowles
All of which other messuages and lands were formerly described as:
… see further descriptions in X478/15
… all other messuages and land of Charles James Metcalfe in Roxton and Great Barford then in occupation of James Wilkerson and John Newling
… messuage and farm with homestead and appurtenances in Great Barford called Netherbury Farm, then occupied by William Risely
… 154 acres 2 roods 14 perches enclosures and allotments of arable, meadow and pasture occupied by James Marrett, then William Risely in Great Barford
… 15 acres 2 roods 23 perches in lower part of Langley Slip
… 14 acres 3 roods 24 perches in upper part of Langley Slip
… 47 acres 2 perches stockings in different divisions
… 21 acres 2 roods 13 perches in Farther Northfield
… 5 acres 34 perches in Five Acre Ploughed Millfield
… 16 acres in Old Millfield, including sward next River
… 4 acres 1 rood 15 perches in Gravel Spit Sward
… 6 acres 2 roods 10 perches meadow, part of lees by River
… 11 acres 2 roods 27 perches in Upper Lees Pasture
… 3 acres 19 perches in River Close
… 8 acres 2 roods 7 perches in homestead close at back of barn, Dove Close, garden and yard
… farm with appurtenances in Great Barford occupied by Joseph Joyce with 74 acres 1 rood 34 perches land, all which land before described as being occupied by William Risely and Joseph Joyce consisted of ancient enclosures and parts of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 9th allotments to Charles James Metcalfe under Barford Enclosure Award and which formed parts of farms known as:
… all manor houses, barns, stables and 182 acres arable in common fields, 52 acres pasture, and 15 acres meadow with appurtenances in Barford occupied by Thomas Spring
… messuage, 100 acres arable in common fields, 10 acres meadow, 2 acres pasture, and 25 acres pasture in Barford occupied by William Peck
All other lands of Charles James Metcalfe occupied by William Risely and Joseph Joyce
… farmhouse with appurtenances late occupied by James Frost then Charles James Metcalfe
… 64 acres 2 roods 22 perches enclosures and allotments of arable and pasture in Roxton and Chawson:
… old enclosures:
… 4 acres 10 perches farm homestead and home close
… 2 acres 1 rood part of Lower Hillands
… 7 acres 2 roods 6 perches Ploughed Hillands
… 13 acres 1 rood Upper Hillands
… allotments to Charles James Metcalfe:
… 17 acres 27 perches in Bridge Field and Broad Moor, 3rd allotment
… 1 acre 19 perches in Bridge Field and Broad Moor, 4th allotment
… 2 acres 2 roods 11 perches in Broad Moor, 16th allotment
… 17 acres 1 rood 29 perches in Greenway Field, Chawson, part of 17th allotment
All which pieces of ground described as old enclosures were formerly comprised in one of farms described as in occupation of Thomas Chandler, John Freshwater, Robert Wills and Paul Freshwater
… all other lands of Charles James Metcalfe occupied by James Frost in Roxton and Chawson
For better securing payment of £5,725, £1,625 and £3,000 i) confirms to ii)
… land as in X478/24a 22 Sep 1846
h) Death of Sir Charles William Kent, intestate and unmarried, on 8 April 1848
Administration granted to Honourable Edward Pyndar Lygon of Spring Hill, Worcestershire, Lieutenant General and Sarah Ann Childers of Doncaster, Yorkshire, widow
Heirs at Law: Sir John Charles Thorold of Syston Park, Lincolnshire, Baronet
Louisa Elizabeth Litchford, wife of John Litchford of Boothby Hall, Lincolnshire
Sarah Ann Childers
Sir John Charles Thorold only son of Dame Mary Thorold, deceased, who was one of 3 only sisters of Sir Charles Egleton Kent, father of Sir Charles William Kent who died in lifetime of Sir Charles William Kent.
Louise Elizabeth Litchford and Sarah Ann Childers being the other 2 sisters of Sir Charles Egleton Kent
i) Appointment of Trustees
i) Charles James Metcalfe and wife Elizabeth
ii) Oswald Lee Rasch of Shooters Hill Road, Woolwich, esquire
iii) Martin Hunnybern of Huntingdon, gentleman
iv) William Medland of St Neots, Huntingdonshire, gentleman
v) Oswald Lee Rasch
William Bowyer of Southoe, Huntingdonshire, gentleman
Robert Beart of Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, gentleman
Reciting: X478/4, X478/5, X478/7
Mortgage of 15/16 February 1837
Deed of Further Charge of 3 April 1840
Deed of Further Charge of 23 April 1841
X478/24a, X478/24b, X478/24c, X478/24d, X478/24e, X478/24f, X478/24g
Charles James Metcalfe borrowed from ii), iii) and iv) £1,000 each with interest at 5% per annum for securing repayment of £1,000 to ii), judgement had been obtained and entered up against i) at suit of ii) for £2,000 deposit and costs in pursuance of a Warrant of Attorney given by i) and for better securing of other 2 sums of £1,000 borrowed
i) agrees to convey to v)
… all property in X478/18 in trust to sell and discharge all claims charged on estate 17 Aug 1849
j) Comments of Mr Day on Abstracts on behalf of Mr Harwood, the purchaser
endorsed: Roxton Estate No. 3 21 Aug 1851