Reference
Z268/69
Title
Copy of Release (lease missing)
Date free text
17 Mar 1691/2
Production date
From: 1691 To: 1700
Scope and Content
i) Elizabeth Emery, Ampthill, spinster (sister and heir of Sarah Emery, late of Ampthill, spinster)
ii) John Salmon, Meppershall, clerk
George Watson, Ampthill, clerk
Benjamin Norman, Pulloxhill, clerk
Thomas Arnold junior, Ampthill, gentleman
Edward Hill, Maulden, yeoman
Thomas Harvy junior, Ampthill, grocer
i) in pursuance of will of Sarah Emery, grants, releases, quitclaims and confirms to ii)
... messuage lately in occupation of Robert Bray and now of John Lindford, at Wilstead
... 1 close of pasture ground adjoining (6 acres)
... 11 acres arable and ley in common fields of Wilstead
... meadow and pole grass
late in occupation of Robert Bray and now of John Lindford or his assigns, now in the possession of ii) by virtue of a lease for a year
to be held by ii) on trust:
to hold for benefit of i) for life
after her decease - ½ part of rents, profits etc. to putting forth poor children of Ampthill to school
- remaining part to put children of Meppershall to school
accounting to be made yearly to the Minister and Churchwardens of Ampthill and Meppershall on Monday in Whitsun week, one year in Ampthill Church and the next in Meppershall Church
trustees to be allowed all reasonable charges
copy signature of i)
copy signature of witnesses: Ambrose Redall, Robert Pake, Mary Pake 17 Mar 1691/2
acknowledgement by surviving trustees that this is a true copy of the original ‘lying in the Parish Church of Ampthill’
Thomas Salmon, rector of Meppershall, George Watson, Thomas Arnold, Edward Hill, Thomas Harvey
witnesses: Nathaniel Salmon, John Power, William Blundell
memorandum: there is a Mistake in this indenture of John Salmon instead of Thomas Salmon of Mepersal, clerk May 20 1700
being Whitsunday
endorsed: ‘The Surviving feoffees Mr George Watson and Mr Thomas Harvey of Ampthill; the new ffeoffees are to be Mr Watson, Mr E Rowe [?Rowse], Mr Powers [?Towers] Ashcroft and Mr Thomas Harvey new ffeoffment and Mr Urlin’
and other minor notes regarding the trustees
Level of description
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