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Bond, in £15, from Richard Stafford of Codnor, in the parish of Heanor, co. Derby, shoemaker, to John Clerke of Codnor, yeoman, to observe the covenants contained in a pair of indentures of even date between the parties. Dated as: 29 April, 9 James I Endorsements: 29th April, 9 James. Richar...
Will of Agnes Fearne (d. by 1575), widow, of Wirksworth in Derbyshire. Among bequests to family and executors, she leaves her house and all her other houses, gardens, land and tenements in Wirksworth establish a free school and a bedehouse in the town; dated to 14 July 1574. Her sister’s stepson...
Statute Staple Bond, in £1,000, from Nicholas Allen of Woodhouse, co. Derby, gentleman, to Barbara Allen of Woodhouse, co. Derby, widow.[Scrivener] Dobson. Dated as: 1 May, 42 Elizabeth
Grant, for an annual rent of 20s.3d., from John Greaves and Edward Deyne of Beeley, co. Derby, yeomen, in the performance of covenants, to John Held of the same place, yeoman, of a 9th part of the manor of Beeley, namely all those lands in Beeley in the tenure of the said John Held, together wit...
Exemplification of a Fine or Final Concord whereby German Buckston, John Buckston and Margaret, wife of John Buckston, grant to Richard Buckston a messuage, garden and lands in Ible; quitclaim by German, John, Margaret and the heirs of German; consideration, £41. Dated Westminster, co. Midd. D...
Fine or Final Concord whereby Godfrey Bradshawe grants to Ottwell Alen and John Savage 3 messuages, one cottage, 4 gardens and orchards and lands in Bowden in the parish of Chapel en le Frith, to hold for the life of the said Godfrey and after his death to hold to Francis Bradshawe, one of the ...
Grant by Godfrey Bradsha, of Bradshaw, co. Derby, gentleman, to Jervice [Gervase] Eyre, Leonard Shalcros, James Lynacar, Anthony Brown, Henry Bagsha, Adam Eyre and John Savage, of a capital messuage and lands in Bradshaw aforesaid, to the uses contained in articles of agreement between the sai...
Release by Godfrey Bradshaw of Bradshaw, co. Derby, gentleman, to Francis Bradshaw, son and heir of the said Godfrey Bradshaw, and Anne his wife, and to Leonard Bradshaw and Amice [Amite] Bradshaw, children of the said Godfrey, of all his goods and chattels, moveable and immoveable within the co...
General release by Richard Bradsha of Marple, co. Chest. to William Bradsha of the same, yeomen. Dated as: 16 November, 37 Henry VIII Endorsements: { 37 H8 } A general release from Richard Bradshaw to William Bradshaw dated the 17th November 37H8.