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Demise by (i) to (ii) for 8 years if she so long live, beginning on day of death of Edward Bell on 17 Feb last (i) John Bell, Pertenhall, gentleman, son and heir of Edward Bell late of Little Paxton, Huntingdonshire, gentleman, deceased (ii) Cecylie Bell, widow of Edward Bell, deceased Reciting that (ii) has released to (i) her third or right of dower, and to provide her with maintenance and livelihood and to discharge a written obligation of (i) in which he is bound to William Hullocke and John Bottom in penal sum of £500

22 Feb 14 James I [1617]

From: 1617 To: 1617

-- all that his messuage or farm in Little Paxton wherein the said Edward Bell lived at the time of his death with all houses, edifices, buildings and all lands in Little Paxton except woods and underwoods (other than the loppings of trees or willows usually lopped and plashes of quickhedges to be taken in seasonal times, except for the great elm near the barn) Rent: four bushels of good sound apples at Michaelmas and tenant not to plough up meadow or pasture Grant by (i) to (ii) yearly annuity of £30 charged on enclosed pasture ground called Stonely pasture containing 80 acres in the Hoo in Pertenhall in Bedfordshire, sometimes being parcel of the manor or lordship of Hooe and late being in tenure of Edward Bell, to be paid to Cecylie or her assigns at south porch of parish church of Pertenhall at the Annunciation and Michaelmas, the first payment to be made at the end of the 8 year lease of the farm above mentioned. Mark of Cecylie Bell Witnesses: Thomas Atkinson, William Bromesall, William Hullock, R Hattley, scriptor, Henry Reve, John Bottome, Thomas Bromesall, Henry Skegges, John Blewett

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Bell, Edward,
Bell, John,
Bell, Cicely,
Hullocke, William,
Bottom, John

agricultural leases, general legal process, PERTENHALL, Little Paxton, bonds, farms, rentals, annuities, Pertenhall fields, Pertenhall the Hoo, Pertenhall Hoo Manor