Scope and Content
Parties:
(i) John Purser of Cople, yeoman and Mary, his wife
(ii) Henry Fleming of Bedford, alderman
Operative Part:
- (i) demised (a)-(an) to (ii) for £200
Property:
(a) farmhouse in Cople with two orchards and homestall adjoining containing 2 roods;
(b) Home Close of 4 acres adjoining (a);
(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;
(e) in Nunsway Furlong, Park Field, with hedges and trees growing on it of 3 roods at Gamletts with common lane E and land of Sir William Gostwick W;
(f) in Nunsway Furlong 6 lands with hedge and trees growing on it containing 4 acres with land late of Sir William Gostwick E and W;
(g) in Illands Furlong, Park Field, 4 lands containing 2 acres lying behind Turpins, land late of Sir William Gostwick N and S;
(h) in Brook Furlong in Windmill Field, 3 lands and 1 pightle pf pasture containing 1½ acres with Possessioning Way W, land late of Sir William Gostwick E, common brook N, headland formerly of Captain Spencer S;
(i) in Brook Furlong in Windmill Field, 5 lands and 1 pightle of pasture containing 2½ acres with land of Sir William Gostwick E and W, common brook N and headland formerly of Captain Spencer S;
(j) in Brook Furlong in Brook Field, 2 lands containing 1 acre, Hattle pightles W, land formerly of Captain Spencer E and common brook S;
(k) in Rye Furlong in Brook Field 4 lands containing 1½ acres, land late of Sir William Gostwick N, land formerly of Captain Spencer W, land of Mr Luke S and E;
(l) in Ashmead Furlong in Brook Field 1 land of 3 roods, land of Sir William Gostwick N, land late of Captain Spencer S and Possessioning Way W;
(m) in Ashmead Furlong 1 rood with land late of Captain Spencer N and S, the Possessioning Way W;
(n) in High Meadow Furlong in Brook Field 1 na d and heydon of 3 roods abutting down to the mill wheel N, land late of Sir William Gostwick S and W;
(o) in High Meadow Furlong 2 lands and heydons of 1 acre lying by Heywards Baulk, land formerly of Captain Spencer W, land now or late of Sir William Gostwick E;
(p) in Little Mead Furlong in Brook Field 4 lands containing 2 acres abutting down to Little Mead S, land formerly of Captain Spencer W and land of Sir William Gostwick E;
(q) in Dean Furlong in Blackland Field 2 lands containing 1 acre abutting to Cople End Close Ends E and on The Dean W, land of Mr Luke N, land late of Sir William Gostwick S;
(r) in Dean Furlong 1 land containing ½ acre abutting as (q) with land late of Sir William Gostwick N and S;
(s) in Dean Furlong 2 lands containing 3 roods abutting as (q), land formerly of Captain Spencer N and S;
(t) in Cambridge Way Furlong in Blackland Field 3 lands containing 1½ acres near the gravel pits, Cambridge Way N, land formerly of Captain Spencer W, land of Mr Luke E;
(u) in Short Homer Furlong in Blackland Field two leys with trees growing thereon containing 3 roods abutting E on watercourse ditch, W on furlong that heads up to Gills Ditch, land late of Sir William Gostwick N, land formerly of Captain Spencer S;
(v) in Short Homer Furlong one ley with trees growing thereon containing 1 rood abutting E on watercourse ditch, W on furlong going to Gills Ditch, land formerly of Captain Spencer on both sides;
(w) in High Meadow 1 rood with River Great Ouse N, High Meadow Furlong S, ground of Mr Luke E and W;
(x) in Ash Meadow 1½ roods abutting S on Ash Mead Furlong, N on River Great Ouse, ground late of Sir William Gostwick E, ground of Mr Luke W;
(y) in Midsomer Meadow 2 acres with hedge and trees growing thereon abutting E on Rye Piece, W on common field, ground of Mr Luke N, ground formerly of Captain Spencer S;
(z) in The Dean Meadow 2 acres abutting E on furlong shooting to Cople End, W on lower furlong in Windmill Field, ground late of Sir William Gostwick both sides
(a)-(z) purchased by (i) from Mathew Watts in R6/14/11/8-9
10 acres, 1 rood in Cople as follows:
(aa) in Empty Field alias Park Field two lands in Middle Furlong, 1 acre and a baulk between them abutting N on Long Empty Furlong, S on Nunway Furlong, land of Sir William Gostwick E and Mr Luke W;
(ab) five lands next the park in Middle Piece, 2 acres, 1 rood abutting on Long Empty Furlong and Nunway Furlong south with land of Mr Luke W;
(ac) in How Field two lands lying together on Ditch Furlong, 3 roods abutting N on the ditch, lands of Mr Luke E;
(ad) in How Field two lands lying together, 1 acre near Prinner Pond abutting N on the ditch and S on land of M E Spencer formerly in the occupation of William Brace, lands late of M E Spencer on both sides;
(ae) in Windmill Field 1 rood lying on Rye Furlong abutting E on Dean Furlong and W on Windmill Furlong, land of Sir William Gostwick S,
(af) in Windmill Field 2 roods lying together on land shooting up to Cardington Way “whereupon the windmill did stand” abutting E on Middle Furlong, W on Cardington Way, land of Sir William Gostwick both sides;
(ag) in Blackland Field three lands, 1½ acres abutting E on Short Homer Furlong and W on Gills Ditch, lands of Mr Spencer both sides;
(ah) in Blackland Furlong 2 lands 3 roods lying behind Britchfords abutting N on gravel pits and S on Britchfords Close, Sir William Gostwick’s land both sides;
(ai) in Blackland Field 1 land in Britchfords, ½ acre abutting N on furlong shooting to Cambridge Way and S on Dodmore Ditch, land of Mr Spencer W;
(aj) in Blackland Field 1 land, 1 rood with The Dean W and Cople Way E, land of Sir William Gostwick N and land late of Mr Spencer S;
(ak) in Blackland Field 1 land, 1 rood abutting W on The Dean and E on Merrills Close End land late of Mr Spencer both sides;
(al) in Brook Field 1 land, ½ an acre lying near Cowbridge abutting E on on furlong leading to Willington Field side and W on Richards’ headlands, land of Mr Luke N;
(am) in Brook Field 1 land ½ acre abutting as (l), land late of Mr Spencer both sides;
(an) in Brook Field 1 land , 1 rood in a furlong shooting to Hill Meadow E and on Mr Thorowgood’s headland W, land of Sir William Gostwick S
(aa)-(an) purchased by John Purser from Mathew Watts by R6/14/11/6-7
Habendum:
- to (ii) for 1,000 years paying a peppercorn rent, with proviso for equity of redemption by (i), interest at 5%
Covenant:
- by (i) to levy a fine sur conizance de droit come ceo etc
Witnesses:
- Henry Horton;
- John Grey