Scope and Content
i) Anne Brace of Bedford (widow of Francis Brace of Bedford, gentleman),
John Thurloe Brace of Astwood, Buckinghamshire (son of Anne),
Elizabeth Rolt of London, widow,
Elizabeth Yarnton of Bedford (widow of Richard Yarnton of Bedford, plumber)
(one of executors of Mary Yarnton, widow),
William Yarnton of Bedford, tailor, (other executor)
ii) James Maxey of London, baker and wife Mary (daughter of late Alice Bayley, widow),
John Bayley of London, salesman (son of Alice),
Thomas Perren of Bedford, gentleman,
Francis Oakley of Bedford, barber
iii) Henry Lowen of Bedford, gentleman,
Francis Brace of Bedford, gentleman,
William Oakley of Covent Garden, Middlesex, barber (brother of Francis)
... a) messuage called the Maidenhead (now divided into 3) in St Paul's, High Street, Bedford late occupied by Williamson now by Widow Yarnton, John West, John Brampton and Richard Freelove (£56 mortgage)
b) messuage in High Street between the Maidenhead on South, and messuage occupied by John Goodhall on North.
c) meadows, etc. and fisheries in river Ouse in St Mary's parish sometime occupied by Widow Richardson
d) Duck Mill holmes (?part of c))
Recites:-
referring to a) -
Mortgage 22 February 1676/7: Richard Barber to Thomas Snag
Assignment 23 May 1681: i) Thomas Snag, ii) Alice Bayley (by name of Alice Barber, relict of Richard Barber of Bedford, grocer), iii) Henry Clark of Bedford (by name of Henry Clark the younger) (£50)
Assignment 21 November 1690: i) Henry Clark, ii) William Bayley (recently married to the said Alice) and Alice, iii) Henry Lowen (since deceased) (£50)
Assignment 4 November 1696: i) Henry Lowen, ii) Richard Barber (son and heir of Richard Barber) and Alice Bayley (William being dead), iii) Francis Brace (since deceased) (£80)
Will of Richard Barber (son of Alice Bayley) 21 October 1707
referring to c) -
Will of Elizabeth White, widow (died after) in favour of Alice Bayley
referring to a), b), and c) -
Will of Alice Bayley entrusting property to Francis Brace and William Nichols of Bedford, mercer, to pay debts
Mortgage 10 June 1704; Francis Brace and Elizabeth Rolt reciting Will of Alice Bayley and that Nichols had not proved it but had relinquished trusteeship and premises to Francis Brace. Francis Brace had disposed of personal estate and paid some debts, repaired messuage, was educating children; and being willing to preserve the real estate until children reached age 21 (£100)
referring to d) -
Mortgage 19 August 1708; i) Francis Brace, ii) Mary and Richard Yarnton (£50 and £50)
Will of Mary Yarnton in favour of William Yarnton and Richard Yarnton, who agreed that Richard should have the property
Will of Richard Yarnton in favour of Elizabeth Yarnton (both sums of £50)
referring to a), b), and c) -
Will of Francis Brace in favour of Anne Brace, who has assigned it to Thurloe Brace and he has paid the moneys to John Bayley and James Maxey
They have conveyed the property in High Street (a) and b)) to Francis Oakley and in St Mary's (c)) to Thomas Perrin and trustee arrangements have been agreed
Now assigned to Henry Lowen
for £100 Elizabeth Rolt assigns to Francis Brace
for £100 Elizabeth Yarnton assigns to William Oakley (c))
witnessed: William Goodhall, William Turner, John Okeley, W Helder