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ECR 02 037

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ECR 02 037

Title

Piddlehinton, Dorset: Indenture of lease of site of manor

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Item

Date

19 November 1744

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Indenture of lease, upon surrender of lease to Nicholas Kellway and Elizabeth Kellway, by the Provost and College to James Kellaway, of Piddlehinton, yeoman, and the said Elizabeth Kellaway, widow of John Kellaway, late of Dorchester, mercer, of the site of the manor of Piddlehinton, and a cottage with a garden, orchard and backside, excepting all timber on the premises, and all ash trees on the westdown and the water mills and brooks belonging to the same, for a rent of £4 9s 10d and 3 quarters 3 bushels, 2 pecks and 1 potle of wheat and 4 quarters, 4 bushels of malt, or their money value at the current rate of the Windsor market. The lessee to provide lodging for the lessors or their Officers for 2 days and 3 nights, not more than twice in one year, and to receive all rents of assise, fines, heriots and other profits of the courts of the manors of Piddlehinton and Charlton Parva, and account for the same to the College twice yearly. To hold for 20 years from Michaelmas last.
The College Seal, red wax, papered, on doubled tag.
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