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William Brown (who survived his wife Jane, who had been the widow of Benjamin Findin of Sundon, yeoman), to Archibald Buchanan.
... The cottage formerly in occupation of William Crawley and Richard Roe, and now of William Prior and John Jackson; and the pightle adjoining. Also 13 acres dispersed in the Fields of Sundon.
Place names: Common Field, Riggington, Dunstable Way, the Middle Field, Brindsley Furlong, Astway, Long Ryecroft, Dunscomb; the Holt Field, Farnells Wood, Bullington.
Personal names: Late William Clayton now Archibald Buchanan, Thomas Maile, Andrew King, John Sanders, Laurence Smyth, John Lilburn (All purchased by Benjamin Findin from Thomas Pierson). And also 10½ acres dispersed in the Fields of Sundon; also [?rectius "namely"]: A close called Brindsley (5 acres) in Middle Field, with land late in occupation of Thomas Mayles west, 1 acre with Sundon Common on west; 2 acres under Sundon Hill on north, and the land formerly of Mr Othgar and sometime in occupation of Thomas Prudden on south;
1½ acres in Holt Field; and a head acre in Streatley Knapp, shooting west to Widmore Pond. (All purchased from John Saunders of Sundon, yeoman and wife Judith). And also 10¾ acres in the Common Fields of Sundon.
Place names: Burr Lane, Burr Land, Long Close, Long Close Way, Catshill Path, Crow Piece, Lay Hill, Catts Hill Bush, Dunscombe, Broadbushway, Stone Bird Hill, Wetland Close, Wetland Short, Butter Path, Chick's Hill, Ast Hedge, Sweet Hill Short, Oldmans Headland, Grooms Lane End, Long Brindleys Shott, Brindley Joint, Craves, Spiners Craves, Anslo, Processioning Baulk, Hunters Hill, Bullington, Chaulk Way, Mill Path Way.
Personal names: Late Thomas Groom esquire, late [blank] Sibley, late James Smith, late Richard Carter (All purchased from Thomas Mastin of Sundon, yeoman).
Witnesses: William Cole and William Hampson.