Reference
R6/14/11/1
Title
Feoffment
Date free text
1643-1719
Production date
From: 1643 To: 1719
Scope and Content
Parties:
(i) Sir Samuel Luke of Wood End, Cople; Thomas Bambridge of Cambridge, doctor of divinity; George Keynsham of Tempsford, esquire; William Ashwell of London, alderman ; Francis Reade of Willington, gentleman;
(ii) Mathew Watts Cople, yeoman
Operative Part:
- (ii) paid £760 to Sir Samuel Luke;
- (ii) paid 5/- to Thomas Bambridge, George Keynsham, William Ashwell and Francis Reade;
- Thomas Bambridge, George Keynsham, William Ashwell and Francis Reade, by direction of Sir Samuel Luke enfeoffed (a) to (ii)
Property:
(a) farmhouse with appurtenances and 3 acres, 2 roods of meadow and 72 acres of arable in Cople in occupation of (ii)
Witnesses:
- Henry Moundfourt;
- Henry Homes;
- Thomas Sigswicke;
- George Hill;
- John Turner;
- Henry Deane;
- Robert Godfrye
Witnesses to seisin by Mathew Watts the younger and Thomas Beeche:
- Edward Priore[?];
- Robert Palmer;
- Thomas Beech senior
Note: a long and detailed terrier of the land feoffed is attached. The lands are in the following fields: Blackeland Fielde; Emptey Fielde; Dunstowe Fielde; Howe Field; Brooke Feilde; “The Meadow that doth belonge to the farme house herein theise presents menconed to be bargained and solde lyeing in Cople and Willington abovemenconed”; East Meadowe on Willington Meadowe; Midsomer Ground lyeing in Midsomer Meadowe
Level of description
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