• Reference
    R6/14/11/9
  • Title
    Release
  • Date free text
    11 April 1716
  • Production date
    From: 1716 To: 1716
  • Scope and Content
    Parties: (i) Matthew Watts late of Cople, now of saint Clement Dane’s [London], bookseller; (ii) John Purser of Cople, yeoman Operative Part: - (i) released (a)-(y) to (ii) for £225/7/6 Property: (a) farmhouse in Cople with two orchards and homestall adjoining containing 2 roods; Pasture (b) Home Close of 4 acres; (c) close of 2 acres abutting E on orchard belonging to a cottage in occupation of William Day and John Godfrey; (d) little piece of hop ground and the east end of (c) planted with fruit trees and containing half a rood Arable (e) in Park Field on Nunway Furlong one land with hedgerow and trees growing thereon of 3 roods at Gamletts, the common lane E and land of Sir William Gostwick W; (f) in Park Field on Nunway Furlong six lands with hedge and trees growing thereon lying at Nunway containing 4 acres, land of Sir William Gostwick E and W; (g) in Park Field on Illands Furlong 4 lands containing 2 acres lying behind Turpins, land of Sir William Gostwick N and S; (h) in Windmill Field on Brook Furlong 3 lands and 1 pightle of pasture adjoining containing together 1½ acres the Possessioning Way W, land of Sir William Gostwick E, common brook N and headland late of Captain Spencer S (i) in Windmill Field on Brook Furlong 5 lands containing 2½ acres, land of Sir William Gostwick E and W, common brook N, headland late of Captain Spencer S; (j) in Brook Field in Brook Furlong 2 lands containing 1 acre, Hatley Pightles W, land late of Captain Spencer E, common brook S (k) in Brook Field on Rye Furlong 4 lands containing 1½ acres land of Sir William Gostwick N, land late of Captain Spencer W and land of Mr Luke S and E; (l) in Brook Field on Ash Mead Furlong 1 land containing 3 roods, land of Sir William Gostwick N, land late of Captain Spencer S, the Possessioning Way W; (m) in Brook Field in Ash Mead Furlong 1 land containing 1 rood land late of Captain Spencer S and N, the Possessioning Way W; (n) in Brook Field in High Meadow Furlong 1 land and heydon containing 3 roods abutting down to the mill wheel N, land of Sir William Gostwick S and W; (o) in in Brook Field in High Meadow Furlong 2 lands and 2 heydons containing 1 acre lying by Heywards Baulk land late Captain Spencer W and land of Sir William Gostwick E; (p) in Brook Field in Little Mead Furlong 4 lands containing 2 acres abutting down to Little Mead S land late of Captain Spencer W and land of Sir William Gostwick E; (q) in Blackland Field on Dean Furlong 5 lands containing 1 acre abutting on Cople End Close E and The Dean W, land of Mr Luke N and land of Sir William Gostwick S; (r) in Blackland Field on Dean’s Furlong of 3 roods abutting as (q), land late of Captain Spencer N and S; (s) in Blackland Field on Cambridge Way Furlong 3 lands containing 1½ acres near the gravel pits , Cambridge Way N, land land of Captain Spencer W, land of Mr Luke E; (t) in Blackland Field on Short Homer Furlong two leys with trees growing thereon containing 3 roods abutting E on the water course ditch, W on the furlong that leads to Gills Ditch, land of Sir William Gostwick N, land late of Captain Spencer S; (u) in Blackland Field on Short Homer Furlong one ley with trees growing thereon containing 1 rood, abutting E on the ditch, W on the furlong going to Gills Ditch, land late of Captain Spencer on both sides Meadow (v) in High Meadow 1½ roods abutting River Great Ouse N, High Meadow Furlong S, ground of Mr Luke E and W; (w) in Ash Meadow 1½ roods abutting S on Ash Mead Furlong , N on River Great Ouse, ground of Sir William Gostwick E and Mr Luke W; (x) in Midsomer Meadow 2 acres with the hedge and trees growing, abutting E on Rye Piece, W on common field, ground of Mr Luke N and late Captain Spencer S; (y) in The Dean Meadow 2 acres abutting E on furlong shooting to Cople End, W on Lower Furlong in Windmill Field, ground of Sir William Gostwick on both sides Witnesses: - John Gurney; - Samuel Harvey [by mark]
  • Level of description
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