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Conveyance (Bargain, Sale and Feoffment) by i) to ii) for £21..1s..6d i) Simon White senior, Bedford, tanner; Simon White junior, Bedford, butcher, his son and heir ii) Matthew Denis, Kempston, esquire, Thomas Carter, Kempston, gentleman, William Babington, Kempston, gentleman, John Pitkins, Kempston, gentleman, Thomas Peirson junior, Kempston, yeoman, Thomas Money junior, son and heir of Thomas Money senior, Kempston, gentleman, Henry Sheppard, son and heir of William Sheppard deceased, late of Kempston, yeoman, James Marriott, son and heir of James Marriott of Kempston, yeoman iii) John Faldo, Bedford, gentleman, John Headlyn, Harrowden, Cardington, husbandman.

6 Aug 1678

From: 1678 To: 1678

Reciting the Will of William Denis, esquire, uncle of Matthew Denis above, by which he bequeathed £10 fro the benefit of poor people of the town of Kempston Reciting Will of Thomas Peirson, grandfather of Thomas Peirson above, by which he bequeathed 5s a year to the poor of Kempston, by the sale of which, and the £10 above, there is a sum of £22 … close of pasture in Bowend, Kempston called Amys Pightell once in the occupation of John Stanbridge, containing 1½ acres, abutting on Box meade E., and the common field S., heretofore purchased by William White of Kempston, yeoman deceased, of John Browne of Kempston, gentleman and William Browne deceased, brother of John … stripe of pasture late the inheritance of William Denis late of Stevington, yeoman deceased, 1 rood in Boxend between the pasture called Watts Hunt late of said William White N., and Amys Pightle S. Both devises to Simon White senior by Will of William White deceased and are now in the occupation of Robert Roberts, on trust to use the rents from the same for the benefit of the poorer sort of the inhabitants of Kempston, and for this purpose the trustees will pay over the rents to the Overseers of the Poor of Kempston Covenant to levy a fine Signed by i) and John Faldo Witnesses: F Brace, Thomas Smith Witnesses to livery of seisin: Jo. Brown, F Brace, Thomas Hine

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White, Simon,
Denis, Matthew,
Carter, Thomas,
Babington, William,
Pitkins, John,
Peirson, Thomas,
Money, Thomas,
Sheppard, Henry,
Sheppard, William,
Marriott, James,
Faldo, John,
Headlyn, John,
Denis, William,
Stanbridge, John,
White, William,
Browne, John,
Browne, William,
Roberts, Robert,
Brace, F.,
Smith, Thomas,
Brown, Jo,
Hine, Thomas

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