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Lease for 12 years

1 Jan 1674/5

From: 1674 To: 1675

i) Nathaniel Townsend, citizen and fishmonger of London ii) Richard Hale junior of Beckenham, Kent, gentleman iii) William Halsey alias Chambers of Houghton Regis, yeoman … 2 messuages in Houghton Regis, 177 acres land, 10 acres 5 doles, 16½ poles meadow, in Houghton, which Nathaniel Townsend holds for life, and which revert to Richard Hale who had the property from Elizabeth his wife Rent: to Nathaniel Townsend - £42 per annum, to be paid at the house of John Midgeley, scrivener, in Old Fish Street, London (freehold land) £30 per annum for copyhold land to Richard Hale - £72 per annum for the messuage Witnesses: John Midgley scrivener, Thomas Gilbert scrivener, John Dakins servant to Mr Midgley

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Townsend, Nathaniel,
Hale, Richard,
Halsey, William,
Chambers, William,
Hale, Elizabeth,
Midgley, John

BUILDINGS & LAND USE, agricultural leases, London, citizen of London, fishmonger, Beckenham, HOUGHTON REGIS, yeoman, HOUSING, Houghton Regis farms, Houghton Regis fields, rentals, City of London Old Fish Street, scrivener, freehold land, copyhold