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Account of the £5,000 due to Anne, wife of Philip Roberts, esq., from Sir John Newton, bart, her guardian, by virtue of the marriage settlement of her parents, Edward Coke, esq., and Carey his wife.

Acknowledgement by Matthew Carleton of Lincolns Inn, Middlesex, esq., that the £1,000 consideration specified in no. 20 is the money of Thomas Carleton of London, mercer, his brother, and that he acts in trust for the said Thomas Carleton.

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1 John Winstanley the younger of p. St Mary le bone, Middlesex, esq., and Anna Maria his wife (late Anna Maria Cauldwell, widow of Edward Cauldwell, esq., dec., and daughter and only child of Thomas Clark of p. St John the Evangelist, Westminster, plaisterer, dec.). 2 Mary Tufton of p. St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, spinster. Appointment by Anna Maria Winstanley, by virtue of powers reserved to her by her pre-nuptial settlement dated 6 March 1781, for the payment of £1,900, part of her settlement of £5,000, by 2 to John Winstanley. Recites no. 62 and that £11,000 of the principal sum of £16,000 was the money of 2, that £5,000 was the money of Peniston, lord Melborne, and that £5,000 had been assigned to the trustees of the pre-nuptial settlement of 1, with powers to get in the money as soon as convenient and to lay it out in a freehold estate of inheritance. Endorsed: receipt of John Winstanley for £1,900 paid by 2, dated 19 July 1782, and receipt and discharge of Anna Maria Winstanley for £3,100 paid by 2, dated 3 June 1783.

Appointment by Elisha Blayney of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, surgeon, and Sinah his wife, late Sinah Hudson, spinster, discharging the trustees of their pre-nuptial settlement. Recites the sale of part of the freehold and copyhold estates of Thomas Hudson late of Hemel Hempstead, dec., father of the said Sinah, to John Tomlin of Berkhamsted St Peter, draper, and that £325, a third of the purchase money, the share of Elisha Blayney and Sinah his wife, was laid out by George Hudson, the surviving trustee, and the said John Tomlin in the purchase of £410.14.10 3% consolidated bank annuities.

Appointment by George Hooper the elder of London, gent., for the equal distribution after his death, of £2,350 capital stock of the United Company of Merchants of Great Britain trading to East India, amongst his children, George Hooper the younger, John, Matthew, Richard, Anne, Sarah, Margaret and Elizabeth.

1 Thomas Coke, earl of Leicester. 2 Julines Beckford of Stepleton, Dorset, esq. Articles Of Agreement for the sale of the manors, advowsons and rectories of Durweston and Shillington, Dorset. Consideration: £23,817.

1 Henry Hare, baron Colerane. 2 Mathew Carleton of London, merchant. 3 Hugh Hare, son and heir apparent of 1. 4 Lydia Carleton, eldest daughter of 2. Articles Of Agreement previous to the marriage of 3 and 4, including:. (I) 1, before the marriage, to grant to 2 an annuity or rent charge of £450 for 80 years, if 1 live so long, to issue out of the manors of Denver and Walpole, a capital m. or manorhouse in the tenure of John Scott the elder at Churchfield in Walpole and other properties (400 a.) in the t's and p's of Denver, Walpole, Walton, and West Walton, all in Norfolk. (Ii) 1, before the marriage, to settle on trustees named by 2, the manors of West Walton, Walpole and Walsoken, the rectory and parsonage of Walpole, and the manors, m's, etc., of 1 in p's West Walton, Walpole, Walsoken, Terrington, Tilney, Ke[?mvick], Clenchwarton, Saddlebow Cum Sechy, Old Lynn, Emneth, and Well, all in Norfolk, and Well in Cambridgeshire, the advowsons of the moiety of the vicarages of the churches of the BVM of West Walton and St Peter and St Andrew of Walpole, and any other lands, tmt's, etc., of 1 in the precincts of Marshland, Norfolk, to the use of 1 for life, to the use of Sarah, dowager duchess of Somerset, his wife, for life, to their heirs and to the heirs of 3 and 4, the manors of Tottenham, Panbrooke, Bruses, Dawbuesse and Mockings, Middlesex, and all other m's, lands, etc., of 1 in p's Tottenham, Edmonton, Hornsey and Enfield, Middlesex, are to be settled to the use of 1 for life, to the use of his said wife for life, and then to the uses of trustees to be appointed by 1 for a term of 300 years in trust to raise £6,000. (Iii) 1, after the marriage but before 1 Nov. 1689, to settle on persons named by 2, man. Langford and m's, lands, etc., in Wiltshire, to the use of 1 for life, to trustees to be named by 1 for a term of 400 years in trust for 3 for life and to be a further security for the said sum of £6,000, and then to the heirs of 3 and 4, and the premises specified in (i) above to the use of 3 for life, to 4 for life for her jointure and in lieu of dower. (Iv) 2, before the marriage, to convey his m's, lands, etc., in Dorking, Mickleham, Betchworth, Wonersh, Shere, Leatherhead, Cranleigh, Great Bookham, Holmwood, and Capel, Surrey, to the use of 3 for life, then to the use of 4 for life, and afterwards to the heirs of the bodies of 3 and 4.

1 Thomas Wakeman the elder of Mildred Court, Poultry, in the city of London, carpet warehouseman. 2 Thomas Wakeman the younger of the same place, carpet warehouseman, son of 1. Assignment by 1 of his moiety of the stock in trade, etc., belonging to the partnership of Wakeman and Wakeman. Consideration: an annuity of £500 for the life of 1.

1 Sir William Maynard of Waltons, Essex, bart. 2 William Strode of p. St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, esq., eldest son and heir of William Strode of Punsborn, Hertfordshire, esq., dec., by Lady Ann his wife, one of the daughters of James, earl of Salisbury, dec., by Ann his wife, dec. 3 James Strode of Harley Street, Middlesex, the youngest son of the said William Strode and Lady Ann Strode, both dec. 4 Sir Matthew Lamb of Brockett Hall, Hertfordshire, bart. Assignment by 1 to 4 of £5,500 secured on an estate of the late earl of Salisbury in trust for securing the portion of Cecil [sic] Strode, aged 16, until she reaches the age of 21 or is married. Consideration: £5,500 paid by 2 to 1. Recites as no. 60. Damaged by rodents.

1 Lydia Hare of Totenham Highcrosse, Middlesex, spinster, Charles Hutchinson of London, gent., and Lucia his wife, and Constantia Hare the younger of Tottenham Highcrosse aforesaid, spinster, which Lydia, Lucia and Constantia are the three daughters of Hugh Hare, esq., dec., by Lydia his late wife, dec., the eldest daughter of Mathew Carleton, late of London, dec. 2 Elizabeth Debnam of Edmonton, Middlesex, widow, relict and executrix of the will of John Debnam senior, late citizen and mercer of London, dec. 3 John Rogers, BD, fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, Thomas Reason and Thomas Bedwell, both of London, gents. Assignment Of A Term Of 200 years by 2, by the direction of the said John Rogers and Thomas Reason, to the said Thomas Bedwell in trust for the said John Rogers and Thomas Reason, until such time as it can be sold or conveyed in pursuance of the trusts reposed in them. Recites nos 38-9.

1 William Carpenter of Leominster, Herefordshire, gent. 2 Sir Michael Newton of Barrescourt, Gloucestershire, Knight of the Order of the Bath, and Margaret, countess of Coningesby, his wife. 3 Matthew Lamb of Lincolns Inn, Middlesex, gent. Assignment Of A Term of 500 years, reciting a lease and release, dated 19 and 20 July 1717, relating to a capital m. and man. called Hampton Court, otherwise Hampton Richards, otherwise Hampton Mappener in p. Hope Under Dinmore, Herefordshire. Incomplete, recital only.

1 John Rogers of Wrington, Somerset, BD, late fellow of Corpus Christ College, Oxford, and Lydia his wife, Charles Hutchinson of London, gent., and Constantia Hare of Tottenham Highcrosse, spinster. 2 Thomas Reason of London, gent. 3 Thomas Bedwell of p. St Clements Dane, Middlesex, gent. 4 Edward Gilbert of London and Thomas Gilbert, citzen and dyer of London. Assignment Of A Term Of Years by 3, at the request of 1 and 2, to the said Thomas Gilbert in trust to attend the inheritance for the said Edward Gilbert of a m. or inn called Upper Chequer, a m. adjoining, being formerly part of the same, in the tenure of [ ]Wheeler and [ ] Yates, a parcel of land (1 a.) in a field called Squire Croft, a parcel of land called Bottom Acre in a field called Colliers Dene otherwise Broomfeild, 5 a. of land in a field called Townfeild Close, and closes or parcels of pasture land and woodground called Deaths (10 a.), otherwise Deaths Chart, near Debden, all in p. Dorking, Surrey, a m. or farm house and 4 a. in the tenure of William Brown, in p's Dorking and Capel, a close of land called Swytefeild (8 a.), otherwise Whitland, a close of meadow called Swyte Meadow (6 a.) and a close of land called Rydon Close (4 a.) all in. p. Dorking, a meadow called Southaw Meadow (1 a.) at Beargreave, p. Capel, coppices, coppiced woods, groves and underwood (partly grubbed up) on or near the west and east of the said Swytefeild, Swyte Meadow and Rydon Close, a parcel of land called Swyte Grove (5 a.) and a field called Swyte Feild (2 a.), all in p. Dorking, lands, meadows, etc., called Sudberries (20 a.), being four fields and three coppices (all or most of which have been ploughed up) near the common called Homewood, all in p's Dorking and Capel, and a m. and land called Bakers (15 a.) near the said Homewood in p. Dorking. Consideration: £1,500 paid by the said Edward Gilbert to the said John Rogers and 2. Recites nos 41-2.

1 Matthew Lamb of Lincolns Inn, Middlesex, esq., sole executor of the will of Peniston Lamb, late of Lincolns Inn, esq., dec. 2 Wilbraham Tufton, brother of Sackville, earl of Thanet, and administrator of the goods and chattels of John Tufton, esq., his late brother, dec. 3 Thomas Coke, earl of Leicester in trust to attend the inheritance. 4 Thomas Anson of Shugborough, Staffordshire. 5 Philip Stephens of p. St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, esq. (trustee of 4). Assignment Of A Term Of Years in trust to attend the inheritance by 3 to 5, with the consent of 1 and 2, in trust for 4, of man. Knightly, otherwise Knightley, and other m's, farms, etc., in the t's, p's etc., of Knightly, otherwise Knightley, Gnosall, Chatwall, Winnington, Muckleston, Knighton, Knighton Juxta Adbaston and Hill, otherwise Hill House, all in Staffordshire. Consideration: £14,000 paid by 4 to 2 with the consent of 3 and 1, and £1,000 paid by 4 to 3 with the consent of 1. Recites a mortgage by demise for 1,000 years for £15,000 (5%), dated 7 April 1720, by 3, then known as Thomas Coke of Holkham, Norfolk, esq., and the said Peniston Lamb, of the same premises, and further advances of £4,000 and £6,000 (both 5%) charged on the same premises by endorsements on the said mortgage, dated 24 June 1720 and 10 Jan. 1720, an assignment of the term of years, dated 11 June 1725, by the said Peniston Lamb to 2 (excepting certain parcels of land in Somerset), in trust, a mortgage by demise for 1,000 years for £34,000 (41/2%), dated 12 June 1725, between 3, 2, and the said John Tufton and Peniston Lamb, of the same premises, reciting that all interest and £5,000 had been paid off, reducing the principal money to £20,000, and that John Tufton had agreed to advance £14,000, that 4 has agreed with 3, with the consent of 1 and 2, for the absolute purchase of the premises for £15,000, that the sum of £20,000 shall remain charged on the premises assigned in the last recited indenture [?the Somerset lands], and that man. Knightley and the other premises shall be discharged.

1 Sir George Kelley of Bishops Down, p. Speldhurst, Kent, kt. 2 James Spagg of Limehouse, Middlesex, esq. Assignment Of Lease of a m. and land on the east side of Southampton Street, p. St George Bloomsbury, Middlesex. Consideration: £700. Endorsed: assignment of the said lease to Isaac Lloyd Williams of Lincolns Inn, Middlesex, esq., for £275, 1 June 1799.

1 Sir George Kelley of Speldhurst, Kent, kt. 2 James Spagg of Limehouse, Middlesex, esq. Assignment Of Lease of a m. and land on the east side of Southampton Street, p. St George Bloomsbury, Middlesex. Recites a lease for 62 years dated 25 Sept. 1759, from John, duke of Bedford, to Joseph Clark of p. St Marylebone, Middlesex, carpenter, of a parcel of ground and the m. or tmt being erected, on the east side of Southampton Street, in p. St George Bloomsbury, Middlesex, and that the lease has since become vested in 1.

1 Conquest Jones of p. St Mary le Bone, Middlesex, gent. 2 William Mace of p. St George Bloomsbury, Middlesex, carpenter. Assignment Of Lease of a parcel of land fronting on the east side of Southampton Street, p. St George Bloomsbury, Middlesex. Consideration: £213.