Reference
AN38/23
Title
Counterpart lease
Date free text
26 June 1747
Production date
From: 1747 To: 1776
Scope and Content
Parties:
(i) Anne Godfrey and Mary Godfrey of Bishop’s Stortford [Hertfordshire], spinsters;
(ii)Thomas Botterell of Arlesey, yeoman
Operative Part:
- (i) leased (a) to (ii)
Property:
(a) farm of 150 acres of arable, and 40 acres of meadow and pasture in Arlesey formerly in the occupation of Francis Patten
Habendum:
- to (ii) for 12 years at a rent of £75 per annum
Witnesses:
- Nathaniel Jennings;
- John Topham
Indorsed with memorandum of 4 July 1757 in which Thomas Botterel [signs by mark] surrendered the lease and was granted a new lease of 12 years so that he could benefit from sowing Bush Close with sanfoin grass; witnesses by Christopher Lofft and Nathaniel Jennings
Indorsed with surrender of lease by Thomas Botterel [signs by mark] on 17 April 1776 witnessed by Christopher Lofft and Trimer Robinson
Level of description
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