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RefNoKFE/6/334
AltRefNoFE 334
TitleLease for 9 years
Description1. J. Pedley of Tetworth, Esq. 2. J. Darlow of Tetworth, dairyman. Green man Inn or dovehouse in Tetworth, near Gamlingay Sinks, with dovehouse etc. Home Sand Close between Ash Lane and Oak Lane in Tetworth divided into 4 closes 22acres pasture. 4 pasture closes: Dovehouse close, Hill Close, Great Beavers Close and Little Beavers, 25acres. Upper Lawnd and Nether Lawnd Closes pasture 10.5acres. Wood Close, between 2 parts of Weavely Wood called Sand Field and Claywood, 17acres. Wood field Close, now used as 2 closes pasture, 17acres furthest next to Weavely bounds, another next that through which is a way to wood Riding and another next that and the other next Oak Lane, 55acres. 10acres arable, leys and meadow in Common Fields Part of these premises was lately occupied Margaret Reynolds and afterwards Richard Thorne: The other part occupied Susan Gilbert. Right of pasturing 8 cows in the Cow pasture from 1 May to St Simon and St Jude. Except: 2 pieces of ground called the Nursery and Cowgrove, now or intended to be made into gardens, and on part of one of them is built a house occupied J.Sale. Pieces of ground nearby lately hedged by 1 for preservation of trees with right entry. Furze Leys, with right of commoning thereon, as well as on further part of Middle Field and Low Field and other land lately enclosed by 1. All timber. Rents: £105 per year and 2 couples capons at Christmas. £5 per year for every acre pasture, ancient sward or ley converted to arable except Woodclose (so as to take one crop thereof) Lower Lawnd Close and biggest part of Wood Field Close (so as to take 4 crops thereof) and furthest sand close but one next Waresley adjoining the Wood Riding and having way through it, 13acres (so as to take 5 crops) Usual husbandary covenants: asloe 1 is to set up an addition called a porch to the thatched barn and to floor board the lefts or chambers over the brewhouse and hogstyes; to pitch with stones the thatched stable of the end of the said barn, to pave the floor of the chaffhouse to pale in the back part of the premises to make shutts to the windows of the cellar. Also provision for exchanging lands at 6 months notice if Pedley should want any to make conveniently shaped enclosures.
Date30 December 1714
CreatorNameEarl of Feversham
RepositoryHuntingdonshire Archives
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