ECR 53 025
Reference code
ECR 53 025
Title
Shipdham and East Bradenham, Norfolk: Indenture of agreement
Level
Item
Date
11 February 1825
Extent & medium
1 manuscript
Content description
Indenture of agreement, between Wirley Birch, of Wretham Hall, esquire, and the Provost and College of Eton, for an exchange of estates in Shipdham and East Bradenham belonging to the former and East Wretham belonging to the latter. The former estate consists of a messuage or tenement farm and lands situate in Shipdham containing 301 acres, 11 perches, now in the occupation of Samuel Lock under a lease, which will expire at Michaelmas 1828, at a rent of £430; also a messuage or tenement farm and lands in Shipdham containing 252 acres 1 rood 35 perches now in the occupation of Fuller Peck under a lease which will expire at Michaelmas 1828 at a rent of £353; also a messuage or tenement farm and lands in Shipdham containing 325 acres 27 perches now in the occupation of [ ] Cordy and [ ] Yull under a lease which will expire at Michaelmas 1828 at a rent of £500; which several farms were formerly laid together and (with the exception of 126 acres 2 roods 8 perches) formed the ancient part of Shipdham and are now commonly know as the Park Farm; also a messuage or tenement farm and lands in Shipdham and East Bradenham containing 272 acres 17 perches now in the occupation of Hugh Bougham under an agreement for a lease to Hugh Bougham the elder which will expire at Michaelmas 1829 at an apportioned yearly rent of £300 subject to a mortgage of the whole of the premises together with other hereditaments to Edmund Turnor of Panton, co. Lincs, esquire, by indenture of lease and release dated 5 and 6 October 1820 and 3 and 4 January 1821 between Charles, Marquis Cornwallis and the said Turnor for securing £24,000 and interest at the rate of £5 per cent.
The latter estate consists of the manor of East Wretham, also of certain lands and tenements in East Wretham measuring 1864 acres 1 rood 19 perches now in the occupation of the said Wirley Birch, of the Annual value of £1076 1s 9d and the estate is contiguous to the mansion house and intermixed with the lands of Wirley Birch at East Wretham where the said Wirley Birch lives.
The premises belonging to Wirley Birch are of the annual value of £1188 6s 2d.
Edmund Turnor agrees to the exchange upon having the sum of £24,000 secured to his satisfaction by mortgage of the manor and estates to East Wretham.
Signatures of Wyrley Birch.
witness: Charles Parker, clerk to Mr Tooke, Grays Inn.
Seals,
(1) Red wax, square, 13mm, applied. A horse.
(2) Doubled tag for the College seal, which has not been appended.
The latter estate consists of the manor of East Wretham, also of certain lands and tenements in East Wretham measuring 1864 acres 1 rood 19 perches now in the occupation of the said Wirley Birch, of the Annual value of £1076 1s 9d and the estate is contiguous to the mansion house and intermixed with the lands of Wirley Birch at East Wretham where the said Wirley Birch lives.
The premises belonging to Wirley Birch are of the annual value of £1188 6s 2d.
Edmund Turnor agrees to the exchange upon having the sum of £24,000 secured to his satisfaction by mortgage of the manor and estates to East Wretham.
Signatures of Wyrley Birch.
witness: Charles Parker, clerk to Mr Tooke, Grays Inn.
Seals,
(1) Red wax, square, 13mm, applied. A horse.
(2) Doubled tag for the College seal, which has not been appended.
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