Reference
AN29/31
Title
Mortgage by release
Date free text
20 August 1771
Production date
From: 1763 To: 1771
Scope and Content
Parties:
(i) Thomas Lee of Saint George, Hanover Square [Middlesex], esquire;
(ii) Thomas Middleton of Lincoln’s Inn [Middlesex], gentleman
Reciting:
- AN29/7;
- the marriage took place;
- AN29/11;
- lease of 1 December 1765 in which (1) John Schutz the younger and Mary, his wife leased the Manors of Little Barford and Astwick to (2) Thomas Lee at rent of £344;
- Thomas Lee duly entered the manors;
Operative Part:
- (i) released (a)-(ab) to (ii) for £1,000
Property:
(a) Manor of Little Barford with advowson of the rectory;
(b) free fishing on Great Ouse at right of free fishing in Great Ouse at Eaton Socon and Tempsford;
(c) Finnums Close of 10 acres of pasture;
(d) Forge Close of 4 acres of pasture;
(e) close of 4 acres of pasture adjoining the parsonage yard;
(f) Lamas Close of 3 acres of pasture;
(g) Midsummer Meadow of 9 acres;
(h) parcels of meadow containing 29 acres, 1 rood;
(i) 277 acres of arable in the common fields
(j) farm containing 140 acres of arable, 10 acres of meadow,
(k) tenement with adjoining close of 3 acres formerly in the occupation of Edward Thrassell, since Jasper Edwards;
(l) farmhouse with appurtenances containing 140 acres of arable, 10 acres of meadow and close of pasture of 3 acres adjoining the homestead in occupation of Richard Peck;
(m) farmhouse with appurtenances containing 76 acres of arable, 10 acres of meadow and two closes of pasture containing together 2 acres, 2 roods in occupation of Thomas Tingey;
(n) farmhouse and appurtenances containing 176 acres of arable, 15 acres of meadow and two closes of pasture containing 8 acres in occupation of Widow Harding;
(o) farmhouse with appurtenances containing 9 acres of ley, 3 roods of meadow and 2 acres of pasture formerly in the occupation of William Savile;
(p) messuage with close of 1 acre, 2 roods of pasture adjoining formerly in the occupation of Oliver, 2nd Earl of Bolingbroke;
(q) cottage and adjoining close formerly in the occupation of Thomas Wats;
(r) cottage and adjoining close of 2 roods formerly in the occupation of Richard Ady;
(s) cottage and adjoining close of 2 roods formerly in the occupation of Widow Tilly;
(t) cottage with adjoining close formerly in the occupation of Widow Alenson;
(u) nine cottages in occupation of John Collier, John Hookes, John Roods, John Peck, Anne Tilly, Widow Betham, James Bayley and Leonard Wright;
(v) quit rent of 13/4 issuing out of lands of Thomas Tingey;
(w) quit rent of 2/4 issuing out of lands of Ashcombe [Sir Oliver Ayshcombe?] in Little Barford and Eynesbury;
(x) Manor of Astwick alias Estwick in Astwick, Stotfold and Langford with manor house and all lands;
(y) adowson of Astwick;
(z) Greyhound or New Inn near the London Road, Astwick in occupation of William Lennard;
(aa) meadow and pasture belonging to Manor Farm containing 170 acres, 19 perches in Astwick in occupation of Edward Pain and William Lennard;
(ab) parcels of arable in the common fields of Astwick in Redfield Chain Field alias Marsh Field alias Middle Field, John a Vine’s Field, Topliss Hill Field, Langford Hill Field and Stocking Close containing together 468 acres , 2 roods, 10 perches in occupation of Edward Pain
Habendum:
- to (ii)
Proviso:
- for equity of redemption
Witnesses:
- Thomas Combe;
- Thomas Hall
Level of description
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