Scope and Content
Parties:
(i) Julius Alington of Little Barford, esquire;
(ii) Frank Paul Matthews of Goodwyns [Hampshire]; Ralph Montague Bernard of Clifton [Gloucestershire], esquire; Rev George Nugee of Wymering [Southampton]
Operative Part:
- (i) covenanted to repay £7,927 to (ii) with interest at 5%;
- (i) conveyed (a)-(l) to (ii)
Property:
Firstly
(a) farmhouse called Creakers, Great Barford and 251 acres, 27 perches of land comprising Creakers Farm, of which 186 acres, 1 rood, 10 perches were formerly in the occupation of Robert Ayres and the residue formerly in the occupation of Mathew Pedley and John Trapp - the whole estate formerly in the occupation of William Pedly [as shown on included plan];
Secondly
(b) farmhouse at Abbotsley [Huntingdonshire] with cottage and homestead adjoining containing 1 acre formerly in the occupation of William Lenton;
(c) plot of land in The Downs and Drewell’s Corner, Abbotsley containing 25 acres, 1 rood, 15 perches bounded: N by allotment to John Alington, deceased in right of his purchase of (d) from Mrs Berry’s trustees; E by copyhold of John Alington in right of his purchase of hereditaments from Robert Virley; S by turnpike road from Saint Neots [Huntingdonshire] to Potton; W by parish of Eynesbury [Huntingdonshire];
(d) land in Pits Dean, Abbotsley of 2 acres, 1 rood, 19 perches bounded: N by (e); E by allotment to Thomas Woodham; S by allotment to churchwardens and overseers of Abbotsley; W by road from Abbotsley to Potton
(c)-(d) allotted at inclosure of Abbotsley in lieu of lands owned by Robert Virley in common fields and of right of common of (b)
(e) land in Pits Dean, Abbotsley containing 1 acre, 32 perches bounded: N and NE by allotment to Queen’s College, Cambridge; E by allotment to Thomas Woodham; S by (d); W by road from Abbotsley to Potton allotted at inclosure in right of common of a messuage called Chequers, property of Robert Virley subject, with (b)-(d), to annuity of 10/6 by will of George Virley, deceased of 2 November 1801 to churchwardens and overseers of the poor of Abbotsley for ever
Thirdly
(f) farmhouse in Abbotsley;
(g) two closes of pasture called House Close of 2 acres and White’s Close of 4 acres in Abbotsley;
(h) 65 acres of arable in the fields of Abbotsley;
(f)-(h) formerly of Gilbert
(i) 3½ acres of arable in the fields of Waresley [Huntingdonshire] formerly of Astwood and Elizabeth, his wife;
(j) half acre of arable in Dunstall’s Field, Abbotsley formerly of James and Thomas Astwood;
(k) 1 acre and ½ rood of arable in the fields of Abbotsley formerly of Barrett and Susannah, his wife;
(l) all lands allotted in the Abbotsley inclosure to Titus Berry and Sarah Isabella, his wife, or to John Alington, deceased in respect of (f)-(k)
Habendum:
- to (ii) subject to equity of redemption
Covenants:
- by (i) to conditionally surrender the following copyhold lands to the use of (ii)
Firstly
(m) copyhold at The Downs of Drewell’s Corner of 23 acres, 3 perches bounded: E and parts S by allotment to John Alington in right of purchase from Mrs Berry’s trustees; part S by turnpike from Saint Neots to Potton; W by (c) above
(n) copyhold in Black Land Furlong, Abbotsley of 8 acres, 1 rood, 34 perches, bounded: N by allotment to John Alington in right of purchase from Mrs Berry’s trustees; E by road from Abbotsley to Potton; S by allotment to Pym; W by allotment to John Alington in right of purchase from Mrs Berry’s trustees
(m)-(n) allotted to Robert Virley in Abbotsley inclosure
Secondly
(o) 2½ acres of arable formerly of Susan Wright;
(p) 2½ acres of arable formerly of Mary Barrett;
(q) 21 acres of land and a close of pasture of 1 acre;
(r) yardland of 15 acres and a pightle of pasture;
(s) yardland of 12 acres;
(t) two halflands called Hutchens containing 30 acres;
(u) ½ acre of land late of Thomas Chaffen then James Astwood;
(v) 6 acres of land formerly of William Townsend
Schedule of lands in Great Barford catalogued as (a) above referred to by numbers on included plan:
23. Turvey’s Close of 11 acres, 2 roods, 24 perches of pasture;
25. The Woods of 9 acres, 3 roods, 4 perches of pasture;
26. spinney of 1 acre, 30 perches;
27. spinney of 1 acre, 22 perches;
28. The Woods of 11 acres, 2 roods, 6 perches of pasture;
29. The Woods of 8 acres, 0 perches of pasture;
30. The Woods of 4 acres, 1 rood, 4 perches of pasture;
31. Creakers Close, Long Close and spinneys of 18 acres, 3 roods, 38 perches of pasture;
32. Creakes Close and spinneys of 9 acres, 2 roods, 6 perches of pasture;
33. Creakers Homestead and close of 22 acres, 1 rood of pasture;
34. Coneygeares of 4 acres, 3 roods, 34 perches of pasture;
35. Creakers Close of 9 acres, 1 rood, 6 perches of pasture;
36. Long Close of 1 acre, 1 rood, 22 perches of pasture;
38. Long Close of 2 acres, 1 rood, 1 perch of pasture;
41. Kitts Close of 15 acres, 3 roods, 18 perches of pasture;
42. Kitts Close of 7 acres, 1 rood, 16 perches of pasture;
43. Pear Tree Close of 11 acres, 3 roods, 31 perches of pasture;
48. Long Meadow of 12 acres, 5 perches of pasture;
6th allotment in Moorings Field of 16 acres, 2 roods, 12 perches of arable;
7th allotment being part of Creakers Lane of 18 perches;
8th allotment in Hither North Field of 51 acres, 2 roods, 34 perches of arable;
24. 9th allotment in Wood Close from Whitbread’s Trustees of 7 acres, 1 rood, 4 perches of pasture;
37. 10th allotment in Long Close late Metcalfe of 1 acre, 2 roods, 32 perches of pasture;
39. 11th allotment part of Goulds Close late Whitbreads Close of 31 perches of arable
Witness:
Alfred A Pollock of 13 Lincoln’s Inn Field, London, solicitor
Indorsed with reconveyance on 1 November 1870 on redemption of mortgage witnessed by: Stuart L L Richards, lieutenant in 17th Regiment of Foot at Aldershot [Berkshire]; Francis Ralph Bernard of Clifton [Gloucestershire], batchelor of medicine; Amelia la Touche of Wymering, widow