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CHURCH AND CAUSEWAY
1. Feoffment 30 September 1606. Property in Cottenham, Over, Westwick and Oakington. Walter Mayle and Alexander Essex to John Russell, Thomas Jackson, John Bankes, Robert Ryvers, John Mayle, Richard Mayes and Richard Norman, all of Cottenham.
2. Feoffment 23 August 1606. Property as in (1) above. John Russell and Thomas Jackson to Walter Mayle and Alexander Essex on condition of regrant to John Russell and others (see (1) above).
3. Lease for term of 21 years 14 November 1608. 23.5a. in Westwick called Cottenham Land; 5a. arable and a ley (untilled land) in Oakington. John Russell and others (as in (1) above) to Henry Norman, all of Cottenham. Rent : £4 pa.
4. Lease for term of 21 years 6 March 1611. Lands in Over. John Russell, John Banks, Thomas Jackson, John Mayle, Richard Norman, Richard Mayes and John Haddow, the Cottenham trustees, to Robert Hatley of Over. Rent : £34 pa.
5. Feoffment 27 February 1618. Lands in Over. John Haddow and John Emerson to John Banks, Richard Mayes, Richard Norman, Alexander Essex, John Brigham and Edward Jackson, all of Cottenham.
6. Feoffment 27 February 1618. Lands in Over. John Haddow and John Emerson to John Banks, Richard Mayes, Richard Norman, John Haddow, Walter Male and William Emerson, all of Cottenham.
7. Feoffment 29 October 1611. Lands in Westwick Edmund Bendishe of Girton and Robert Bendishe of Westwick, his son, to John Russell, John Banks, Thomas Jackson, John Mayle, Richard Norman, Richard Mayes and John Haddow, all of Cottenham. (Damaged)
8. Feoffment 27 February 1618. Property in Cottenham, Over, Westwick and Oakington. John Banks, Richard Mayes and Richard Norman to John Haddow and John Emerson, all of Cottenham on condition of regrant to John Pepis and others of Cottenham (see (9) below).
9. Feoffment 27 February 1618. Property in Cottenham, Over, Westwick and Oakington. John Haddow and John Emerson to John Pepis, John Banks, Richard Mayes, Richard Norman, William Briggs, John Norman senr. and Thomas Brigham, all of Cottenham.
10. Feoffment 23 August 1631. A close in Over. Nathaniell Disbrowe, William Walman junr. and Henry Bond, all of Over, to John Williams, John Haddow senr., William Emerson, Walter Mayle, William Briggs, Alexander Essex and Thomas Brigham, all of Cottenham.
GENERAL
11.Bond 6 January 1631/2. Elias Payfoote of London, and Robert Payfoote of Wicken, woolcomber, to William Umfrie and Edward Haddow, churchwardens of Cottenham, and John Essex, Edward Badcocke, Thomas Brigham and Francis Emmerson, overseers of the poor; bond to perform covenant to maintain the trade of spinning jersey yarn in Cottenham for five years, for the sum of £40. CHURCH AND CAUSEWAY
12. Feoffment 25 July 1634. A close in Over. Thomas Bridgman of Over to John Williams and others of Cottenham (as in (10) above). Consideration : 23s.
13. Lease for term of 21 years 6 September 1636. Property in Westwick and Oakington (as in (3) above). John Pepis, John Haddow, Walter Maile, Alexander Essex, William Emerson, William Briggs and Thomas Brigham, trustees of Cottenham, to David Buckett of Westwick. Rent : £6 pa.
14. Counterpart of (13) above 6 September 1636.
15. Lease for term of 21 years 30 August 1636. Messuage with 5r. of marsh in Smithy Fen and 2r. of arable in Cottenham. John Peapes of Stoke Clare, Suffolk and others of Cottenham (as in (13) above) to Thomas Crissmas of Cottenham. Rent: 46s.8d p.a.
16. Feoffment 10 September 1651. Property in Cottenham, Over, Westwick and Oakington. William Essex to Richard Emerson senr., John Barnes senr., Thomas Ivatt, John Phillipps, John Barnes junr., Francis Jackson, John Brigham junr., John Male junr., Edward Norman, John Hunt, Raph Haddoe, John Emerson, Richard Emerson junr., John Wright senr., John Brigham senr., John Woods junr., John Haddoe, Richard Norman, Thomas Briggs, Richard Abrey, Thomas Greaves, William Jackson and John Collin, all of Cottenham (feoffees of the lands).
17. Feoffment 29 July 1651. Property as in (16) above. James Glover and Edward Graves to Richard Emerson senr. and others of Cottenham (as in (16) above).
18. Feoffment 28 July 1651. Property as in (16) above. William Brigges and William Emerson, both of Cottenham, and Richard Norman of Cambridge to James Glover and Edward Graves, both of Cottenham on condition of regrant to Richard Emerson senr. and others (as in (16) above - see (17) above).
19. Lease for term of 21 years 10 April 1656. Lands in Over. John Barnes, John Philips, John Wright senr., Francis Jackson senr., Richard Norman, John Brigham, junr. and Richard Aubrey, trustees of Cottenham, to Roger Pyke of Over. Rent: £44 p.a. MORETON'S CHARITY
20.& 21. Lease and Release 25/26 August 1671. Messuages etc. and land in St. Andrew's Holborn, Middlesex (near Gray's Inn Lane and part of Licorpond field). John Moreton of St. Andrew's, Holborn, to John Pepys, John Barnes, senr., Thomas Dowsing senr. and John Bond, all of Cottenham; Lawrence Wood, Nathaniel Barnard and John Woodford all of St. Andrew's Holborn and Rowland Johnson of London on trust for the relief of the poor of Cottenham the placing out as apprentices of the poor children of Cottenham and the relief of the poor of St. Andrew's, Holborn (above the Bar only).
GENERAL
22.Feoffment 20 March 1673. A freehold messuage with 1r. of marsh in Smithy Fen and 3r. of meadow in the Holme. William Scott of Cambridge to Steven Fullston of Cottenham. Consideration : £130.
PEPY'S SCHOOL TRUST
23. Mortgage 12 October 1677. Ywo parcels of land in Loadmore, Bottisham (9 1/2a. and 8a.). Oliver Bridgman of Stow cum Quy to Nicholas Jacob of Cambridge. Security on £63 12s.
24.& 25. Lease and release 3/4 April 1679. 8a. 5r. of fen ground in Loadmore, Bottisham. Oliver Bridgman and Elizabeth his wife to John Benstead, Alice his wife and Cornelius Benstead his son, all of Bottisham. Consideration: £96.
CHURCH AND CAUSEWAY
26. Lease for term of 11 years 19 May 1685. Lands in Over. John Phillips, Thomas Ivatt senr., Thomas Dowsing, Richard Norman, Thomas Ivatt junr., Robert Norman and Thomas Brigges, all of Cottenham, to Jacob Eversden and John Eversden, both of Over. Rent: £40 pa.
27. Feoffment 7 May 1685. Property in Cottenham, Over, Westwick and Oakington. William Maile and Robert Caverly to John Phillips, Thomas Ivatt senr., Thomas Dowsing, Richard Norman, Thomas Ivatt junr., Robert Norman and Thomas Brigges, all of Cottenham.
28. Feoffment 6 May 1685. Property as in (27) above. Thomas Ivatt senr. and Richard Norman to William Maile and Robert Caverly, all of Cottenham on condition of re-grant to John Phillips and others of Cottenham (see (27) above).
TOWN LANDS
29. Admission (manor of Crowlands) 12 April 1689. 5a. of arable land and 1a. of meadow in the Holme. Thomas Ivat, Joseph Kettle and Thomas Haddoe, on surrender of Thomas Ivat senr. on trust; revenue to be distributed among the poor of Cottenham. CHURCH AND CAUSEWAY
30. Lease for term of 12 years 6 March 1697. Lands in Over. John Phillips of Cambridge, Thomas Ivatt, senr., Thomas Dowsing, Thomas Ivatt junr., Robert Norman and Thomas Brigges, all of Cottenham to John Eversden of Over. Rent: £40 pa. |