Reference
X215/6-7
Title
Mortgage: £1000 with covenant to surrender assignment
Date free text
6, 7 Oct 1823
Production date
From: 1823 To: 1823
Scope and Content
(i) William Bodger of Shefford, miller and mealman and wife Harriette
(ii) Hesketh Martin Davis of Leadenhall Street, London
(iii) Richard Bodger of Southill, farmer
(iv) Bartholomew Churchill, carter of Staple Inn, gent, trustee of (ii)
(Rec. of certificate by 3 commissioners of H.M Woods, Forests and Land Revenues (i) seised of a watermill called the Port Mill with site and garden ground. Rec. of conveyance (L&R) appointment and assignment of 10 & 11 Dec 1819 between (a) Joseph Ibbs of Shefford, farmer and (b) William Bodger (c) Thomas Wells Fitzjohn and Robert Fitzjohn of Baldock, gents, surviving exors of will of George Fitzjohn of Baldock, maltster, decd. (d) Richard Bodger. Lands (below) appointed and released to (b) [(c) interested in same for residues of 2 terms of 1000 years each created by deed of 25 Mar 1737 between Robert Plomer and Oliver Humphreys junior and Robert Humphreys; and another of 28 October 1801 between George Edwards Esq and James Smyth) in trust for (a) to attend inheritence. These terms assigned by (c) to (d)]. Rec. of surrender at court of Manor of hitchin Portman and Foreign of 18 Oct 1815 by John Ransom of Hitchin, mealman to William Bodger for £180 of copyhold cottage etc (below). Bodger admitted tenant for 40 years. (i) borrowing £1000 from (ii)
- watermill called Portmill near River Hiz on north side of Mill Land in Manor of Hitchin, with site of 11p. and garden ground of 33 perches on south side of mill lane occ. by John Ransom, then Joseph Watson, with all app. except right of Crown to use River Hiz without prejudice to the mill, and except Crown's right of fishing there (Demised by Letters Patent of 26 Nov 1785 to William Bodgam, esq for 17 1/2 years, beginning 28 July 1798 ended about 28 January 1816 (rent of £78 p.a.)
- 12 1/4acs. 4p. in Hitchin and Shefford fields, Clifton (occ. Mr Handscombe, then Joseph Ibbs, then James Paine and Thomas Stagger)
- 6 1/4 ac. 31p. in Meppershall occ. by Christopher Fowler then John Fox, then Joseph Ibbs, adjg. Hitchin Turnpike Road. (Bt. by Joseph Ibbs of William Squire)
- 1/4ac. in Upper Downs Shot in Shefford Field in Clifton, N. townland, S. land of Mr Arch, E. Wilkers Hill, W. Redhouse Gate
- 1/4 ac. & 36p. in same field in Lower Downs Shot, N. Arch, S. Ibbs. E. Upper Downs, W. Sow & Pigs piece, occ. by Handscombe, then Joseph Ibbs who bt. them of Susanna Endersby, widow and others. (All above lands of 10 & 11 Dec 1819)
Cov. by (i) to surrender at next court of Manor of Hitchin
- cottage near Portmill Lane in Hitchin with app. etc in icc. of Elizabeth Caithin, widow, then Joseph Bonfield, then Joseph Watson
To use of (ii) for redr. of 40 years
Both above properties on trusts - reconveyance and readmittance of (i) if £1000 loan is repaid. Otherwise (ii) to sell both for repayment.
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