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i) Charles Pole, Wyck Hill House, Gloucestershire, esquire
Claude George Thornton, Marden Hill, Hertfordshire, esquire
Charles Bell Ford, formerly of Somerset Street, Portman Square, Middlesex, but now of Grafton Street, Piccadilly, esquire
ii) Frederick Charles Polhill Turner (formerly Frederick Charles Polhill), Howbury Hall, late a captain in the Army and wife Emily Frances
iii) Arthur Edward Polhill, Montague Street, Russell Square, Middlesex, esquire
Reverend William Henry Mountain, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, clerk
Sir Edward Page Turner, Battleston (sic) Park, baronet
Henry Page Turner Barron, Barron Court, Waterford, Ireland, esquire
iv) Richard Beachcroft, Kings Road, Bedford Row, Middlesex, gentleman
reciting lease and release of 28 and 29 November 1832
a) Daniel Freeth
b) Frederick Polhill and wife Frances Margaretta
c) Sir William Knighton, baronet
d) George Freeth
e) Lewis Allsop Lowdham
f) Thomas Cartledge
g) James Parke
in consideration of a fine levied in pursuance of a covenant in above deed and in consideration of £20,000 paid by c) to Frederick Polhill
… all lands as mentioned in schedule to above deed were mortgaged to c) subject to payment of certain rents etc.,
interest - 4½ % per annum
reciting also a term of 1,000 years regarding part of the premises created by deed of 11 November 1769, which premises were assigned to e) for the remainder of the term
reciting also a term of 500 years regarding part of the premises created by deed of 21 November 1796 which premises were assigned to g) for remainder of said term
in trust for c)
reciting lease and release of 28 and 29 May 1835
1) Sir William Knighton
2) Frederick Polhill
3) Charles Pole
John Pearse (since deceased)
Claude George Thornton
Charles Bell Ford
4) Lewis Allsop Lowdham
5) James Parke
6) Charles Ranken
7) John Richards
consideration - £10,000 paid by 3) at direction of 2) to 1)
said mortgage debt etc. was transferred to 3), and premises etc.,
said 2 mortgage terms assigned to 6) and 7)
reciting marriage settlement of 9 February 1852
A) Frederick Charles Polhill Turner (Frederick Polhill being dead)
B) Emily Barron
C) Arthur Edward Polhill
William Henry Mountain
Sir Edward Page Turner
Henry Page Turner Barron
property conveyed to C) in trust
now in consideration of £10,000 paid by iii) at request of ii) to i)
i) assign to iii)
… said £10,000
… manors [as X341/57]
… Howbury House (5 acres)
... close of pasture called The Grove on South West side of said capital messuage (12 acres)
… Mill Close (divided into 2) (28 acres)
… west part of the Dairy Pasture (24 acres)
… pieces of meadow in Gadsey and Wet Mead (18 acres 1 rood)
… all tithes of grass and hay and other tithes of Gadsey and Wet Meadow in Renhold
… 21½ acres arable in Renhold common fields, formerly in occupation of William Becher
… Maiden [Malden] Woods, Early Grove Wood and March Wood (35 acres) in Renhold
… fishing in River Ouse belonging to said mansion house
… farmhouse in Renhold once in occupation of Thomas Stratton
… Great High Field (43 acres)
… Barn Close (12 acres)
… Calves Close (4 acres)
… Little Dairy Pasture (29 acres)
… Little High Field (29 acres)
all in Renhold and in occupation of Thomas Stratton
… the west part of the Great Meadow (16 acres) once in occupation of Philip Benson
… Bayard's Furlong (16 acres) once in occupation of said Philip Benson
… mansion house called Salpho Bury, in Renhold, once in occupation of Thomas Best
… 8 closes pasture in Salpho End in Renhold (74 acres) , once in occupation of Thomas Best
… Long Close
… New Close
… Row Silk Close
… Eight Acre Close
… Barn Close
… Three Leizures
… Calves Close
… Dove House Close
… 195 acres arable in common fields of Renhold, once in occupation of Thomas Best
… cottage, 2 pightles pasture and 7 spinneys (5 acres) once in occupation of Thomas Best
… 20 acres arable in occupation of said Thomas Best
… 16 acres in Elworth in Renhold
… 2 acres in Nether Field in Renhold
… 2 acres in Goldington
… Hithermost Broadfield and Middle Broadfield (32 acres)
… 8 acres of arable
… 5 acres near Ravensden Church
… 3 acres in Goldington near Apledine
… Furthermost Broad field in Renhold (16 acres)
all were once in occupation of said Thomas Best
… Great Meadow (30 acres) near the river Ouse in Renhold
… close pasture lying above said meadow on North part called the Hill Close (14 acres)
… middle part of Great Meadow lying near River Ouse (22 acres)
… close pasture lying above said meadow to the North called Lesser Hill Close (8 acres)
all situate in Renhold and were in occupation of William Pierson
… messuage once in occupation of John Hall
… closes pasture adjoining (26 acres)
… 145 acres arable in common fields of Renhold
… demesne arable land (45 acres) in common fields of Renhold
… Cannons Closes -2- (12 acres)
… toft adjoining where house formerly stood in occupation of Joel Hall [Hull] senior
… 1 acre leys in East Field
… 1½ acres in Gadsey Mead
… ½ acre in Wet Mead
… Byards Meadow (7 acres)
all in occupation of said John Hall
… farmhouse in Bury end in Renhold (4 acres)
… 3 closes pasture belonging (25 acres)
… 2 little meadows (5 acres)
… East part of Great Dairy Pasture (28 acres)
… East part Great Meadow (10 acres)
… 6 acres arable
all in Renhold and once in occupation of widow Newman
… cottage and 2 pightles adjoining (6 acres)
… Hogges Holme (1 acre)
in Renhold and once in occupation of John Poole
… pasture now divided into 3 (74 acres)
… 2 acres leys
also in Renhold and once in occupation of John Poole
… Middle New Field divided into 2 parts (49 acres) once in occupation of John Willis
… 2 little Wet Meads (2 acres and 5 acres 1 rood) in Renhold once in occupation of William Winney
… reed beds, osier beds and rush beds in river Ouse in Renhold once in occupation of Henry Ashley, esquire
… cottage and 5 acres pasture adjoining
… 18 acres arable in common fields of Renhold
… west part of North New Field divided into 2 (26 acres)
in Renhold and late in occupation of Thomas Smith
… farmhouse in occupation of Joel Hull
… 28 acres pasture and 7 acres meadow in Gadsey Meadow
… 142 acres arable
… 3 acres other arable called demesne
all in Renhold or Barford, and once in occupation of said Joel Hull
… cottage and pightle pasture adjoining and 3 acres arable in Renhold once in occupation of Selby Robinson
… cottage and pightle of pasture adjoining late in occupation of widow Pierson
… 3 acres meadow in Gadsey Meadow in occupation of John Walcombe
… cottage and pightle pasture adjoining in Renhold in occupation of Thomas Finding
… cottage and pightle pasture adjoining and 1 acre leys in Renhold once in occupation of John Waltham
… cottage and pightle pasture (2 acres) in Renhold once in occupation of Francis Sharp
… farmhouse in occupation of William Watenough in Renhold
… 48 acres pasture belonging
… 106 acres arable
… 42 acres arable called demesne
… East part of North New Field (30 acres)
in Renhold and once in occupation of William Watenough
… cottage with 9 acres pasture and 10 acres meadow in Gadsey in West Mead in Renhold in occupation of William Field
… cottage with orchard adjoining now in occupation of Edward Gale
… cottage with blacksmith's shop and orchard adjoining and Gadsey's Close (3 acres) in Renhold once in occupation of George Goddard
… cottage in Renhold once in occupation of Susanna[h] Page
… cottage and pightle of pasture and ½ acre arable in Renhold once in occupation of widow Edwards
… 9½ acres arable in common fields of Renhold once in occupation of Richard Smith
… tithes of corn, grain, grass and hay on Salpho Bury lands once belonging to the late dissolved Abbey of Newnham
… all other tithes great and small, on above mentioned property
… advowson of Renhold
… manor or lordship of Britvilles at Great Barford
… mansion at Great Barford once in occupation of --- Willis
… messuage in Great Barford in occupation of Jeremiah Nottingham together with :-
… The House Close (5 acres)
… Britfields Close (30 acres)
… Meadow Close (9 acres)
… Sheep Close (4 acres)
… 118 acres arable and leys in common fields of Great Barford, once in occupation of John Meager
… close lying opposite said messuage, in occupation of Jeremiah Nottingham, and other side the way there (1½ acres)
… Pear Tree Close lying near said messuage (5 acres)
… The Closes and Moates (6 acres) lying next said close
… Parkers Close adjoining (12 acres)
… Daming Field adjoining (23 acres)
… 6 acres arable in common fields of Great Barford formerly in occupation of Mathew Corley
… Further Daming Field (22 acres)
… coppice adjoining and meadow ground on West part (6 acres 1 rood)
… close once in occupation of William Brace (3 acres 1 rood)
South and West: common fields
East and North: late Mathew Corley
… Bushey Close (4 acres)
South: Lady Gold
East: Rosevile Lane
… Pryors Close (3 acres)
East: Rosewell field
West: Pryors Lane
once in occupation of said William Brace
… close pasture once in occupation of William Bedford (2 acres)
South: Pryors Close
West: Pryors Lane
… close pasture and wood ground once in occupation of John Spring (1½ acres)
North and West: late Madam Huxley
East: lane
… close pasture once in occupation of Thomas Poole (1½ acres)
South East: Fullers Bank
North East: Easting Brook
… Further Great Britfield once in occupation of Robert Wootton (24½ acres)
East: Little Britfield
West: Meagres Britfield
South: Hither Great Britfield
… Hither Great Britfield, once in occupation of said Robert Wootton (17 acres)
East: Rosewell Field
West: Meagres Britfield
North: Further Great Britfield
South: Meadow Close
… Little Britfield once in occupation of said Robert Wootton (21 acres)
West: Further Great Britfield
South: Rosewell Field
… 15 acres arable or leys lying in Rosewell in Great Barford once in occupation of William Brace or John Spring
… 7 lands lying together (2 acres)
East: John Meager
West: Mathew Corley
… 10 lands and hedges adjoining (1 acre)
West: William Delawn
East: Rosewell Lane
… 1 land (1 rood)
West: Easting brook
East: William Farey
North: William Spencer
South: John Spring
… 6 lands more in same furlong (1 acre 3 roods)
South: the brook
East: William Farey
West: Walter Hancock
… 1 land (1 rood)
West: Easting brook
North and South: Walter Hancock
… 10 lands more (1 acre)
West: Pryors Close
South: Walter Hancock
… 3 lands (1 acre 1 rood)
West: Pryers Close
North: once William Spencer, now John Spring
… 6 lands (2 acres)
South: Mr Parrott
North: John Meager
… 3 lands and 1 goar (1 acre)
North. Mr Parrott
South: Walter Hancock
… 4 lands (1½ acres)
North: Walter Hancock
South: William Brace
… 6 lands and 1 goar (2 acres 1 rood)
South: Easting brook
William Delawn
North: William Brace
… 2 lands more (3 roods)
West: Easting Brook furlong
East: John Meager
being last residue of said 15 acres lying in Rosewell
… 11 selions arable (4 acres) in further North Field
North: Wildenmere way
East: a field way there
West: Mr Gall
South: John Rycroft
… 4 lands on same furlong (1 acre)
North: the Slade
East: Edward Ward
West: Walter Hancock
… 6 lands in Hither North Field (1 acre)
North: Little Bedford Way
South: joint way there 'on the west'
… 10 lands more on same furlong (2½ acres)
North: Little Bedford Way
South: the Slade
East: Thomas Aspland
West: John Ryecroft
… 12 roods more in same furlong, 2 between them
last 10 roods abutting North as before
South: headland of Thomas Aspland
East: John Rycroft
West: George Flavell
all once in occupation of William Brace
… 4 leys (2 acres) now in occupation of William Brace or John Spring
East: way there
West: several people's land
… 2 selions more, with one headland and a goare (2 acres) with the sward at the ends in occupation of William Brace lying beyond the ditch there
North: Deadmore Moor
West: William Huckle
East: said John Spring
… 2 lands and 2 goares more in same furlong (2 acres) once in occupation of said John Spring and William Brace
North: headland into Deadmore
East: William Huckle
West: Britfield land
all which lands were once in occupation of John Grant and Edward Taylor
… rectory and parsonage of Renhold
… parsonage house of Renhold situate near the Church
… 2 pieces of pasture, once 3 closes, in Renhold (19 acres) one of which lay near said parsonage and was called Holme Close. The other was called the Lymbars or Lymmars
… glebe
… tithes and tenths belonging in Renhold and Goldington
… land in North Field (1 acre 1 rood 28 perches)
South and West: private road number 4 on Great Barford enclosure
North West and North East: allotment under enclosure to John Polhill
South East: second public drain
… allotment in Northfield and Fryers Lane including the public drain passing through the same (49 acres 3 roods 25 perches)
West and part South West: impropriator for tithes
South East: end of private road number 4
South East further part, )
South West remaining part ) John Polhill as lord of manor
South East further part George Rowles
John Polhill in Rosehill
all other parts: Birchfield belonging to John Polhill
… allotment in Rosehill field (41 acres 1 rood 39 perches)
North West part: John Polhill
West: first public drain
South West and part South East: George Rowles
South East remaining part: Charles James Metcalfe
North East and North West: Brickfield belonging to John Polhill
… allotment in Creakers Lane (1 acre 14 perches)
East (part): trustees of Whitbread Charity Estate
East (part): William Pedley
South: The Mowing Pasture
all other parts: Parish of Renhold
… allotment in Millfields (10 acres 8 perches)
North West: Bedford turnpike road
East and South: Impropriators for tithes
West: Parish of Renhold
… allotment in the meadow (2 acres 36 perches)
West: Parish of Renhold
all other parts: back Brook
… allotment at Millfield (16 acres 1 rood 10 perches)
South East: Bedford turnpike road
South West: Parish of Renhold
North: trustees of Whitbread Charity Estate
North East: Impropriators for tithes
… allotment in Manage Croft Furlong, Renhold (2 acres 32 perches)
all parts John Polhill
… allotment in Gadsey Meadow in Renhold (3 roods 16 perches)
all parts John Polhill
… 4 allotments in Gadsey Meadow (4 acres 7 perches)
all parts Frederick Polhill
to i) to hold to use of iv) in trust for iii) subject to terms of years still existing in above mentioned mortgages
signatures of i) and ii)
endorsed: receipt
various witnesses