Scope and Content
to (i): -- manor of Beeston, Thorncote & Hatch;
manor of Beeston with Caldecote, late Trumpingtons;
a farmhouse in Beeston, Home close (6 acres), Church close (6 acres), Wilholme pightle (3 roods), Berry close (8 acres),
Landside pightle (1 acre), Miles close (3 acres), Chitty Leyes, (3 acres); Stantons course (1 acre);
4 acres meadow in a place known as Dame Magles home;
19 acres in "meadows and places" called White farm, Millhouse and Langlake meadow; 32 acres arable in Padworth Field;
33 acres in Girtford Bridge Field; 9 acres in Budmore Field; White farm hill and Berry piece, 14 acres; 6 acres in Longland Field; Stantons corner, 1 acre;
all in the occupation of Thomas Woodham, late Isaac Atterton and in Beeston, Thorncote and Hatch;
-- close of 3 acres, Holts close, 4 acres; Upper Trumpingtons, 4 acres; Lower Trumpingtons, 2 acres; Chambers close, 2 acres;
Hatch Corner pightle, 1 rood; 6 acres meadow in White farm, Millhouse and Langley meadows; 32 acres in Padworth Field;
and 2 acres leys; 32 acres in Girtford Bridge Field; 28 acres in Budux Field;
in the occupation of Richard Richardson and in Beeston, Thorncote and Hatch;
-- messuage called Beeston Cross used as an inn; Home close; close of 3 acres; Riddy close, 3 roods; 2 acres arable;
in the occupation of John Welles, and in Beeston;
-- House close, 3 acres; Home close, 2 acres; in the occupation of Thomas Walker;
-- cottage and close called Churching Orchard, 1 acre; in the occupation of Jonathan Reed;
-- cottage and 2 closes in the occupation of Thomas Lucas;
-- cottage and hempland in the occupation of George Leonard;
-- cottage and hempland in the occupation of William Boi(?r)y;
-- cottage and hempland in the occupation of John Christmas;
-- 2 cottages and hemplands in the occupation of Thomas Woodham; & 3 acres m[eadow];
-- a 12-acre close, 2 acres in Padworth Field, and Butmore leys, 2 acres, in the occupation of John Hitchcocke;
-- pightles in the occupation of Richard Barr;
all in Beeston, Thorncote, Hatch;
and all other the manors, messuages and lands late the estate of Sir Thomas Bromsall, baronet, deceased, in Beeston, Thorncote and Hatch, or in Northill and Sandy;
-- close of 3 acres in Beeston; Over End close, 2 acres; 4 acres meadow in Beeston; 30 acres in the common fields of Beeston;
and 44 acres in Northill, Sandy, Hatch or Beeston; formerly in the occupation of Thomas Walker of Beeston;
-- the manor of Tunstall, Lancashire, and property in Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland (details);
all valued at £11,351;
to (ii):
-- a capital messuage or mansion house, part whereof was rebuilt by said Sir Thomas Bromsall in his lifetime, and dovehouse,
in Short Mead End, Biggleswade; orchard, 2 acres; close called the park and as such sometimes used by said Sir Thomas, 28 acres; Dovehouse close, 4 acres; 2 acres next "the fuzzes"; Roundhill field, 29 acres; Chestnut close, 5 acres; Pond field, 5 acres;
Park field, 25 acres; Marehold field, 23 acres; Long Dane field, 21 acres; Binghams closes, 4 acres; Millers close near Carters lane,
4 acres; late in the occupation of John Samm and are in Biggleswade, and now known as "The Fuzzen Farm";
-- a messuage in Short Mead street late in the occupation of Edward Layton;
another therewith occupied;
41 acres enclosed land; Folmouth piece or Money hole, 27 acres; Simon piece, 7 acres; 70 acres enclosed land called Reves Stick furlong, Mark acre, New pasture, Hitchmead furlong; Cartwright close, 5 acres; Little Gillets close, 5 acres; Marehold piece, 5 acres; 11 acres enclosed land in places called Middle Hunger Hill and Rough Hadens;
in the occupation of Samuel Cunthorpe and in Biggleswade;
-- Three-cornered piece, 6 acres; 10 acres in Hunger Hill and Rough Hadens; 8 acres in Middle Field; 2 acres abutting on Butt balk;
7 acres in South Field in Upper Hunger Hill; 2 acres in Dead Daintree furlong in same field;
in the occupation of John Firby, gentleman, and in Biggleswade;
-- close of 5 acres in the occupation of John Whitehead;
wood and meadow (several blanks);
and all other lands in Biggleswade and Potton formerly the estate of said Sir Thomas Bromsall (other than those in indenture
16 Apr 1741, being a release to Thomas Borrett), (and all copyhold lands late of above; by decrees of the House of Lords and Court of Chancery directed to be sold and not comprised in the allotment of said court to heirs of Sir Thomas;)
-- 1/3 of a meadow called Dame Margaret's Holmes held of the manor of Sandy rectory, rent per annum 6d; one other 1/3;
-- fee-farm rent of £78..6s..2 3/4d from the manor of Shillington; (as in W3272); purchased by John Borrett, deceased, of Roger Gillingham, but subject to £10 per annum for Luton schoolmaster;
all valued at £11,493;
therefore (ii) is to pay to (i) £70;
witnesses. Gascoigne Frederick, Richard Cocks