Reference
CRT130WOB/39
Title
Transcript of
1. Covenant between Francis Lord Russell Baron of Thornehaughe and his brother Edward, Earl of Bedford
2. Letter of Attorney of Francis Lord Russell Baron of Thornehaughe appointing George Sherman and John King
Attached Memorandum lists the tenures held in June 1619
Originals identified as R.Beds. General Evidence I 25-28. However, location of originals is unknown.
[The note on the CRT indicates the originals are in Bedfordshire Archives but they do not appear to be listed and being concerned with the family members rather than the property they are more likely to be at Woburn Abbey.]
Date free text
1619
Production date
From: 1619 To: 1619
old accession number 8344
Scope and Content
1. Covenant (headed Bundle I no 25)
'i) the rt. hon Francis Lord Russell baron of Thornehaughe son and heir of William late Lord Russell baron of Thornhaughe decd., one of the sons of Francis late earl of Bedford and Margaret his wife decd.
ii) Edward Earl of Bedford, Lord Russell son and heir of Francis late Lord Russell decd., one other of the sons of the said Francis late earl of Bedford and Margaret his wife
COVENANT by (i) in consideration of the natural love which he has for (ii) and to settle ........ messuage park and tenements for (ii) and his assigns to stand seized in
....... all that capital messuage or cheife mansion house of Woborne alias Abbottes Woborne and all of the houses, buildings, orchards gardens and other appurts, and in the Park of Woborne whereof the said Lord Russell is seised for term of his natural life "the Immediate revercion or remainder thereof to the said Earle for terme of his naturall life expectant"
to the use of (ii) for the term of the natural life of (i)'
one copy signed Fra Russell
one copy signed E. Bedford
10 Jan16 & 52 Jas I 1619
2. Letter of attorney (headed Bundle I no 26)
'Letter of attorney of Francis Lord Russell baron of Thornehaughe
reciting that Edward Earl of Bedford, Lord Russell was seised for term of life with the immediate remainder over to me and my heirs of and in the
..... Lordshippe and Manor Capitall Messuage or Cheif Mancion House and park and desmesnes of Wobourne alias Abbottes Wobourne with appurts in Beds
..... two mills in Crawley, one called Nicholles mill, the other Upwell mill and
..... the granges or tenements called Upcote Grange, Crawley Grange and Whetnowe Grange in Bedfordshire
..... rectories of Woborne and Birchmere
..... divers other messuages in Bedfordshire
reciting that the Earl together with the rt. hon. the Lady Lucy Countess of Bedford his wife in the term of St Hillary last past before the date hereof before the justices of the court of common pleas at Westminster did alien and convey away (amongst other things) ... the said manor lordship messuages and tenements to Francis Randall esq. and Thomas Cokeyn gent., and to the heires of one of them by a fine or fines sur cognisans de droit "which said fine and fines of the said manor lordships messuages and premises being levied to be disinherison of me and of my heires was and is by the laws of this realm a forfeiture of the said estate for life of the said earl therein and hath entitled me lawfully to enter in and claim the said manor"
Appointment of George Sherman and John King to be his attornies'
1st March 1618
16& 52 James I (1619)
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