Reference
X297/23
Title
Lease for a year: release missing [for this see CC1]
Date free text
2 May 1664
Production date
From: 1664 To: 1664
Scope and Content
i) Thomas Rolt of Milton Ernest, esquire, son and heir of Sir John, knight
ii) Sir John Bankes of Kent, baronet
William Coxe of Hertfordshire, gentleman
… manor of Wilden and advowson
manor of Bassetts, Milton Ernest
close of pasture in Oakley, 41 acres, called Mill pasture, now divided into 3; late in occupation of Thomas Rolt deceased, grandfather of i); part now in occupation of Richard Williamson, part Dame Anne Rolt
Oakley leys "lying common", 39 acres, in occupation of Dame Anne Rolt
Baldwin's pasture, 20 acres;
a messuage and close and 12 acres in Milton Ernest, formerly purchased of John Cobbe, gentleman; in occupation of Edward Lewis, yeoman, 16 acres;
a messuage in Milton Ernest called the Taulton;
1 acre meadow in the common meadow;
cottage in Milton Ernest and ½ acre abutting East and North on common green, South, on Back lane, late in occupation of William Wells, shoemaker;
cottage in Milton Ernest and 1 acre late inheritance of Sir John Rolt;
1½ acres arable (part of 2 acres which John Smith purchased of Thomas Honnor, late of Milton, deceased);
½ acre arable in Crowsline furlong which Thomas Chace, gentleman, exchanged with John Smith;
½ acre in Milton Ernest in Portway Field in Portway furlong, abutting North on Byway piece, South, on Crowbridge (which Joan Gilman, widow, assured to John Smith, clerk);
cottage and close in South end of Milton Ernest in occupation of Christopher Savage;
3 acres arable purchased by Christopher Savage of John Giles of Bletsoe, yeoman;
1½ acres purchased by same of John Edwards and wife Alice
Witnesses: Samuel Barnardiston, Richard Cocks, Henry Dawson
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