Between Thomas Turner and Robert Elwes of Throcking

Created 6th June 1700

This indenture made the sixth day of June Anno Dui One thousand seaven hundred and in the twelfth Yeare of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord William the Third by the Grace of God of England Scotland ffrance and Ireland Kind Defender of the ffaith Betweene

Thomas Turnor of Little Court in the parish of Layston in the County of Hertford Gentleman Sonn and heire and Executor of Bernard Turner late of Little Court aforesaid Esquire deceased of the One part and

Robert Elwes of Throcking in the said County of Hertford Esquire and

Samuel Calbeck of London Gent of the other part

Witnesseth That the said Thomas Turnor for and in consideration of the sume of ffive shillings of Lawful money of England to him in hand paid by the said Robert Elwes and Samuel Calbeck the receipt and payment whereof he doth hereby acknowledge and thereof and of every part and parcel thereof doth clearly acquitt release and discharge the said Robert Elwes and Samuel Calbeck there Exec’rs Adm’rs and assignes and every of them by these presents hath bargained sold and demised and by these presents Doth Bargain sell and Demise unto the said Robert Elwes and Samuel Calbeck their Executors Administrators and assignes All that the mannor of Affledwick Alias Beauchamps with the Rights members and appurtenances whatsoever in the said County of Hertford

And also all and every the Messuages Cottages Lands Tenements Meadows Pastures ffeedings Woods Underwoods Rents Revertions Services Courts Baron courts Leet perquisites and profitts of Courts and Leets priviledges profitts Comodities Emoluments and Hereditaments whatsoever

or of what kind or nature soever they be or by what Name or Names soever they or any of them or may be knowne discerned named or called to the said Mannor belonging or in any wise appertaining or accepted reputed taken or knowne as part parcell or member thereof Or now or at any time Heretofore demised leased used occupyed or enjoyed And also All that the Mannor or Mansion House or ffarme calle or knowne by the name of Affledwick alias Beauchamps or by whatsoever Name or Names the same now is or hath been called or knowne scituate lying and being in the parish of Layston aforesaid heretofore in the Occupation of John Sibley his assignee or assignes and

now or late in the possession or occupation of Nathaniel Sabin his assignes Lessees or Undertenants

And all those severall closed [parcells or parcells]? of Land Meadow Pasture and Wood ground to the said Mannor house and ffarme belonging or therewith used and occupyed containing together by estimation Three hundred Acres be the same more or less scituate lying and being with the severall Townes ffeilds and Territories of Layston aforesaid Anstye Great Hormead and Widyall in the said County of Hertford

And all houses Outhouses Dovecoats Barnes Stables Edifices Buildings Barksides Orchards Gardens Woods Underwoods comons and comon of pasture profitts Comodities Emoluments Hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever to the said Mannor or Mansion house ffarme Lands and Hereditaments belonging or many wise appertaining or therewith now Leased used occupied or enjoyed and

All that the advowson Donation Nomination Collation Presentation Right of Patronage and free disposition of in and to all that the Rectory Parsonage and parish church of Little Hormead als Hormead in the said County of Hertford with the rights Members and appurtences whatsoever to the said Advowson Rectory Parsonage and Parish church belonging or in any wise appertaining and also All those two third parts the whole in three equall parts to be divided of and in all that the advowson Donation Nomination Patronage and Right of Presentation of in and to the church Vicaridge and Chappell of Great Hormead alias Hormead in the said County of Hertford with the Rights Members and appurtenances whatsoever to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining and the Revertions and Remainders Rents Issues and profitts thereof and of every part and parcell thereof

To have & to hold the said Mannor Messuages Advowsons Lands Tenements Hereditaments and all and singular other the premises above bargained sold and demised with their and every of their appurtenances unot the said Robert Elwes and Samuel Calbeck their Executors Administrators and assignes from the day next before the day of the date of these presents for and dureing and unto the full end and Terme of one whole yeare from theure next ensuing and fully to be compleat and ended Yeilding and paying therefore the Rent of one Pepper Corne only on the ffeast day of St Michael the Archangell now next ensuing if the same shall be Lawfully demanded To the intent and purpose That the said Robert Elwes and Samuel Calbeck by virtue hereof and by force of the Statute for transferring uses unto possession may be in the actuall possession of the said Mannor Messuages Advowsons Lands Tenements Hereditaments and premises with the appurtenances and thereby be enabled accept a Grant and Release of the Revertion and Inheritance of the same premises To the use of them the said Robert Elwes and Samuel Calbeck their heires and assignes forever In Witness whereof the said parties first above named have to these present Indentures interchangeably sett their hands and seales the day and yeare first above written

Tho: Turner

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