• Reference
    AN7/52
  • Title
    Release
  • Date free text
    30 January 1779
  • Production date
    From: 1779 To: 1779
  • Scope and Content
    Parties: (i) James Burton of Stotfold, baker (only son of William Burton and Johanna, his wife - née Johanna Mailes, both deceased and tenant in tail with remainders to himself under the will of James Mailes of Stotfold , deceased); (ii) George Hooper of Hitchin [Hertfordshire], gentleman Operative Part: - (i) conveyed (a)-(m) to (ii) for £420 Property: (a) messuage in Stotfold; (b) close of pasture belonging to (a) containing one acre; (c) 6 acres, 3 roods of arable in the common fields of Stotfold formerly in the occupation of Richard Peer now Thomas Slade; (d) arable in Stonehill Field of 1 rood, 20 poles described as an old rood abutting on The Rushes lying between land formerly of Estwick William Freeman S and Joseph Frost N; (e) half acre of arable in High Field in Springell Shot, land formerly of Estwick William Freeman Sand Joseph King E; (f) arable in Marsh Field in Blackmerland Shot, land formerly of William North S and Granger N; (g) one and a half roods of arable in Stonehill Field abutting against Rush Hedge W, land formerly of Granger on both sides; (h) one rood of arable in Marsh Field in Marehill Furlong with parsonage lands both sides; (i) half an acre of arable in Marsh Field in Hammerdine Shot, abutting on Marsh Shot, land formerly of Thomas Bently W and William North E; (j) half an acre of arable in Marsh Field, in Marsh Shot between land formerly of William Ford W and land formerly of Granger E; (k) one rood of arable in High Field, in Ball Green Furlong with land formerly of Joseph King N and land of Thomas Adams S; (l) one old rood (i.e. one and a half roods) in Ball Green Furlong with land formerly of Joseph King S and Thomas Inskip N; (m) one rood of arable in Ray Field, in Long Ansell Furlong with land of William Gore N and William Ford S; (n) 20 acres of arable in the common fields of Stotfold (d)-(n) in occupation of Thomas Slade Covenant: - by (i) to levy a fine sur cognizance de droit come ceo etc Witnesses: - Simon Dove of Stevenage [Hertfordshire]; - John Hooper
  • Level of description
    item