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X525/10
Title
1) Francis Atwood, St Neots, cordwainer, only surviving trustee
Date free text
5 October 1778
Production date
From: 1778 To: 1778
Scope and Content
2. Thomas Field, Tempsford, gent., John Ravens, Blunham, gent, John Leach, Sandy, gent., James Knott, Sandy, gent., John Freshwater, Charlton, Blunham, yeoman., Edward Sutton, Beeston, Northill, yeoman., Matthias West, Blunham, yeoman., Simon Page, Beeston, cordwainer, Joseph Wells, Sandy, labourer, Samuel Cutler, Hatch, Northill, labourer, Samuel Brown, South Mills, Blunham, labourer
Reciting surrender of even date of property.
- cottage or tenement (sometime since newly rebuilt) with appurtenances in Blunham, once in occupation Thomas Aspinall later of the rev Thomas Craner now of William Lovell.
- house or building adjacent cottage used as a meeting house for religious worship by a congreation of protestant dissenters.
- close of pasture adjoining cottage and premises containing by estimation 2 acres.
Reciting that cottage has been for many years inhabited and occupied by the pastor or minister for the time being of the church and congregation of Protestant Dissenters meeting for religious worship at the meeting house adjacent late under the pastoral care of the Reverend [blank] Clark, and that 1. is the only surviving trustee.
Declaration of trust, that is, that the cottage or tenement or close may be for ever inhabited and occupied by the Pastor, Minister or Teacher for the time being of the church and congregation at a rent to be decided by trustees, which rent is to be used in repairing and maintaining both the cottage or tenenement and the meeting house; and the Meeting House shall be used by the Church and Congreation meeting there.
Clause to provide for creation of new body of trustees.
Signed by all parties. Marks for Francis Atwood, Samuel Cutler, and Samuel Brown.
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