Scope and Content
i) Sarah Beemond of Studham, spinster
ii) her brother John Beemond of St Albans, Hertfordshire, draper
... a messuage formerly 2 tenements at Studham, in the possession of the said Sarah Beemond, between a messuage of Henry Bellfield, gentleman, East, and a messuage of John Barton, West, abutting on Charlewood; 5 roods in Impey field, Studham, between the land of Thomas Beemond, brother of John and Sarah, North, and the meadow late of John Beesouth, South, abutting on Hone Lane, West; 1 rood between the land of the Earl of Caernarvon in the occupation of William Higbey, East, and of John Barton senior, South, and abutting on Hoane Lane, West; ½ acre between the land of the said Earl in the same occupation, East, and the land late of John Payce, West and North; 5 pieces of meadow: 1 rood near Pedley field, adjoining the land of the said Earl in the occupation of John Garrett and William Higbey, West and East and abutting on the road to Hemslei(?) [?Hemel Hempstead], South; 1 rood near Impey field adjoining the land of the said Earl in the tenure of Joseph Beech, East, and the meadow of the said John Beesouth, West, abutting South on the meadow of the said Henry Bellfield; 4 acres 3 roods in Studham of which 3 roods are in Great Noke (?) field adjoining the land of John Sibley, South, Edward Halsey, West, and Thomas Plumme, East; 3 roods in Middle Noke field adjoining the lands of the said John Sibley, South, and of Edward Halsey, East, and of Widow Bailey, West; ½ acre abutting North and South on the land of said John Sibley; 2 roods in the same field next the lands of John Sibley, West and South, and John Honer, gentleman, North.
All the above were late in the occupation of Thomas Beemond and Richard Sobey.
witnessed: John Howard, Ann Tombes, J Tombes