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i) Anthony Keyford of Astwick, Bedfordshire, gentleman, son and heir of Anthony Keyford of Astwick (deceased)
ii) Elizabeth Beamont of Wrestlingworth, widow, wife of Michael Beamont, yeoman
Michael Beamont, son and heir of Michael Beamont the elder
Recites mortgage of 4 acres made by late Anthony Keyford to John Keyford of Wrestlingworth, yeoman, 5 February 1638/9: 1,000 years: and mortgage of residue of property: A Keyford the elder: Francis and George Audley of Hitchin: 13 February 1646/7: 300 years: both now assigned to Henry and Thomas Randall of Hinxworth, by special direction of Elizabeth Beamont
Assigns to use of Michael Beamont and his heirs
... Messuage situated in Shelley Close, pasture, in Wrestlingworth, 2 acres
... Cottage in Wrestlingworth, late in occupation of William Edwards
... Arable lands, meadow, pasture, ley or sward ground belonging to i) in Wrestlingworth and Cockayne Hatley. Terrier attached
Excepted from the deed: grant to Elizabeth Ruffell, widow, of cottage where she now dwells in Wrestlingworth, with yard or hempland belonging, 4 poles, for her lifetime only: and Raynes Acre, now in possession of Anthony, son of Thomas Keyford, to himself and his heirs forever
Places mentioned; Lordship ground, Church Way, Saunderdeane, Old Windmill heydon, Short-Warbrow, Borowdeane, Hatley Field, Wrestlingworth Field, Broadgreen field, Pincott Bush furlong, Portway, Bull Headland, Harris Headland, Paretree heydon, Tadhowes leys, Long Eastland, Shorteastland, Rang furlong, Caudwell Deane, Windmill field, Shortlarkehill, Upperlarkhill, Gore Acre, Potton Way, White Cross lands, Mill Ridey field, Dunwell Field, Roger Corner, Mill Riddey, High Inner field, Church Close, Tadcrast Hedge, Tadcrast Heydon, Cambridge Way, Cow pasture, Morgyn Bush, Broadmer hill, Lowsy Bush field, Road heydon, Fourwell Sutons heydon, Redfield, Waker Marsh, Bolles Corner, bowling leys, Red Deane, Rushdeane, Hustmer Field, Read Field
Owners and occupiers adjoining: Mr Harris, Lewis Clark, Mr Cockayne, Mr Hale, Barnard Squire, Nicholas Parker, Thomas Edwards, Edward Clark, Henry Wynn, Mr Bromsall, John Cullick, Richard Wenham, Henry Cullick, Mr Hall, Richard Newman, William Lawys
witnesses: Henry Randall (mark), Anthony Keyford, son of Thomas Keyford, Buttler Squire (mark), Jonathan Waller