X80/193

Marston Changes to apportionment of Tithes

26 Jan 1722/3

From: 1722 To: 1723

Whereas Moses St Eloy, clerke, Rector of the parish of Marston Moretaine in the County of Bedford hath Endeavoured to breake the Antient Rates Modus or way of Tything the inclosed lands and Grounds within the said parish of Marston Moretained and in order thereto hath lately procured Mr William Prior, one of the occupiers of the said Inclosed lands within the said parish, to be served with a subpoena out of his Majesties Court of Exchequer at Westminster Now these presents witnesse and it is hereby Covenated and agreed by and Between all the said parties subscribing to these presents and we do hereby severally covenant and agree each with the other that the said action brought against the said William Prior and all other action and actions to be commenced or brought by the said Moses St Eloy or any Tenant or Farmer of the said Rectory or Parsonage of Marston Moretaine against any of the Occupiers of the Inclosed Lands and Grounds within the said parish shall be defended at the Equall Share and expense of us, the said Owners of Inclosed Lands and ground, in Equal proportions. And we do hereby agree with each other to pay our said proportionable share of the Expences of such suite or suites accordingly. In Witnesse whereof we have hereto set our hands and seales the twentysixth day of January Anno domini 1722 Annoque Regni Regis Georgij magne Britanie etc. Nono" Signed: Richard Sheard, Samuel Wheeler, John Hill, mark of Elizabeth Pearse, William Renalds, William Pedder, Michael Woodward, Charles Copperwheat, Charles Richards on behalf of John Richardson's children, John Woolhead, mark of John Howard, William ?Hetlay, Thomas Baker, John Day, Elizabeth Hobbs, Thomas Lane, Stephen Parish, John Chester, John Hole, John Findlay for Madam Billingsby, William Wheeler, John Denbigh, Robert Pemberton, Thomas Warburton, William Mitchell, William Denis, Nicholas Black, Ed. Snagg, Francis Peresh, Elizabeth Farey, Joseph Thomson, Dorothy Dee, Dennis Farrer, Thomas Bird, William Pryor, Samuel Kington, John Foskett, Richard Partridge, George Pearse, William Farr, William Fovell (? Howell), John Bassett, William Meads, Robert Baskerfeild Witnesses: Ann Reddall, Ann Allen, Thomas Smith, William Salisbury, Jeremiah Bosworth, John Gibbons, John Smith, Ann Pearce, John Dickson

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St Eloy, Moses,
Prior, William,
Sheard, Richard,
Wheeler, Samuel,
Hill, John,
Pearse, Elizabeth,
Renalds, William,
Pedder, William,
Woodward, Michael,
Copperwheat, Charles,
Richards, Charles,
Richardson, John,
Woolhead, John,
Howard, John,
Hetley, William,
Hetlay, William,
Baker, Thomas,
Day, John,
Hobbs, Elizabeth,
Lane, Thomas,
Parish, Stephen,
Chester, John,
Hole, John,
Findlay, John,
Billingsby,
Wheeler, William,
Denbigh, John,
Pemberton, Robert,
Warburton, Thomas,
Mitchell, William,
Denis, William,
Black, Nicholas,
Snagg, Edward,
Peresh, Francis,
Farey, Elizabeth,
Thomson, Joseph,
Dee, Dorothy,
Farrer, Dennis,
Bird, Thomas,
Kington, Samuel,
Foskett, John,
Partridge, Richard,
Pearse, George,
Farr, William,
Fovell, William,
Howell, William,
Bassett, John,
Meads, William,
Baskerfeild, Robert

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