• Reference
    W2297
  • Title
    Assignment of lease: "competent sum"
  • Date free text
    1 Sep 1610
  • Production date
    From: 1610 To: 1610
  • Scope and Content
    (i) John Eldred & William Whitmore (ii) Sir Baptist Hickes -- Park Grange in Old Warden:- Park leaze mead (40 acres), Cow close (2 acres), Uttermere leaze, pasture (30 acres), Innermere leaze, pasture (10 acres), Trayle field, pasture (50 acres), Trayler, pasture (50 acres), New close alias Swetebrere, (20 acres), Bushe Barton close, pasture (21 acres), Byfield, pasture (20 acres); the 6 acres at Woodend; 14 acres lying North of the Grange; 16 acres adjoining last; 18 acres adjoining last; 30 acres adjoining last to North; St. John's Field (10 acres); 40 acres adjoining last; pasture abutting on Blandisshe way, North (43 acres); pasture abutting on Capley stile, West of same way (7 acres); the Willow piece, pasture (18 acres); land between Blandon Aishe and Mr. Gascoigne's gate (20 acres); 18 acres between Blandon Aishe and pasture late of Sir William Gascoigne, knight, called the Hill; pasture adjoining Doves close, North, Sir William Gascoigne's pasture, West (14 acres); pasture adjoining Doves close, West (3 acres); pasture abutting on Knights wood, North (5 acres); 14 acres abutting on Blandisheway, West, Moxfield, North; arable or pasture abutting on Knights grove (7 acres); 10 acres abutting on land called 3-score acres, East, and wood called 7 acres, West; 60 acres abutting on Blandisshe way, West, and way to Brickleswood, East; 10 acres abutting on Brickles wood way, West, and balk from Blandon way, East; 7 acres abutting on close late of Sir Walter Luke, knight; pasture called 30 acres; tithes of above; late in the occupation of Anthony Lawe; parcel of the manor of Warden and of possessions of late monastery of Warden; annexed to Honour of Ampthill; recites letters patent 31 Aug 1610 (see W2295) leased to Eldred & Whitmore for 60 years at £27..5s per annum rent; witnesses. Edmund Sawyer, William Forbes, William Beare
  • Level of description
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