YORKSHIRE                                                                        1735

BARGAIN AND SALE WITH FEOFMENT

Indenture dated  26th  September 1735 BETWEEN  John
Hodgson of Leeshead in the parish of Whitby in the county of York, yeoman, of the one part, and Elizabeth Sanderson of Comondale in the parish of Gisborough
in the said county, widow, of the other part….. WITNESSETH that the said John Hodgson for and in consideration
of the sum of three hundred and eighty pounds HATH bargained and sold
etc…. ALL that farm or farmhold situated in the
precincts of  Ugthorp
in the parish of Lyth and formerly known by the name
of 'the new erected dwelling house' or fire house and all that barn called the
high barn, and also all those closes of land called the low hunside
and the hunside rood and also that other close called the priest capp, and also all that other
close called biggin house new close otherwise the intack and also all that close being formerly part of
the new close formerly in the possession of Thomas Pattison and also the moiety of the close adjoining the
ancient messuage commonly called high calf close…

Signed: John Hodgson

Attached to the seal fold is a seal, in red
wax, bearing an armorial impression:

A chevron, three maunches?

The witnesses are names on the dorse. They are Thomas
Atkinson and  John Farside.

YORKSHIRE                                                                        1745

LEASE FOR A YEAR

Indenture dated 28th February
1745…. BETWEEN Thomas Ingeldew  of
Winsley Hill in the township of Great Broughton in
Cleveland in the county of York, yeoman, of the one part and  John
Haviside of Stokesley
in Cleveland, dyer, of the other part… WITNESSETH that for and in
consideration of 5/-… the said Thomas
Ingeldew HATH bargained and sold unto John Haviside
ALL  that messuage, farm and tenement commonly called  Winsley Hill Farm
and all those three several closes of arable meadow and pasture ground
thereunto belonging … containing in the whole about 20 acres of
land… and which were formerly in the occupation of  Peter
Donaldson and afterwards of John
Castle… TO HAVE AND TO HOLD for the term of one whole
year….YIELDING AND PAYING THEREFORE at the end of the term one whole
pepper corn if lawfully demanded…

Signed:   Thomas Ingeldew

wax, bearing the impression of a devise.

The witnesses are named on the dorse. They are Robert
Wood and J Preston.

YORKSHIRE                                                                        1746

FINAL CONCORD

FINE dated Easter in 15 days   1746   BETWEEN John Haviside plaintiff and Thomas Ingeldew
and Lucy his wife deforciants…Of one messuage
3 acres of land 7 acres meadow 13 acres pasture common of pasture for all
cattle… in the parish of Kirkby in Cleveland,
in Yorkshire.

YORKSHIRE                                                                        1774

LEASE FOR A YEAR

Indenture dated 21st November
1774 BETWEEN Thomas King of the
parish of St Paul Covent Garden in the county of Middlesex and William King, brother of the said
Thomas, of the one part and Francis
Lonsdale of Bellerby in the county of York yeoman
of the other part…WITNESSETH that for and in consideration of 5/- the
parties of the first part HAVE bargained and sold unto Francis Lonsdale ALL that messuage,
tenement or dwelling house situated within the township of Gilling
in the county of York heretofore in the possession of Thomas Thompson deceased… and late of Simon Alderson as tenant thereof… and adjoins upon a house
and garth now or late of John Brewster towards the south and upon the house  and garth
heretofore of Robert Scroope
afterwards of Francis Dawson towards
the north and to the townstreet of Gilling towards the west all which said messuage
& co. were purchased by the said Thomas
Thompson deceased of Margaret
Hammond widow, relict and devisee of Henry
Hammond deceased and Peter Hammond
brother and heir at law of the said Henry
Hammond… TO HAVE AND TO HOLD for the term of one
whole year… YIELDING AND PAYING therefor
one pepper corn if lawfully demanded…

Signed:   Thomas King
William King

Attached to the seal fold are two very worn impressions of a device.

The witnesses are named on the dorse:

Robert King and William Sleigh.

COUNTY
OF YORK
1797 -

SHEFFIELD

ABSTRACT OF TITLE

ABSTRACT OF TITLE TO PREMISES AT
ATTERCLIFFE IN THE PARISH OF SHEFFIELD

21st Nov  1797

Indenture between the Most Noble Charles Howard Duke of Norfolk
hereditary Earl Marshal of England of the one part and John Best of Attercliffe in the parish of Sheffield in the county
of York potter of the other part - The said Duke in consideration of the yearly
rent thereby made payable & of the several covenants & agreements
thereinafter contained &c... did demise unto the said John Best

ALL that piece or parcel of ground on Attercliffe Green on the south side of
the turnpike road from Sheffield to Doncaster then
late in the possession of William Crapper deceased afterwards of Messrs Hartops
and containing in the whole by late survey thereof 7 perches or thereabouts,
together with the messuage or dwelling house and all
other erections then already or thereafter to be erected thereon...

To hold the same unto said John Best his heirs executors &c...
from 29th day of Sept last for the term of 99 years at the yearly
rent of 7/6 payable half yearly... premises being non-assignable to third
parties, except by last will and testament...

8th
October 1805

Indenture
between Mary Best of Attercliffe (therein
described to be the widow and executrix of the last will and testament of John Best then deceaced ) of the first
part, John Best of Attercliffe
potter ( therein described to be the son of the said John Best deceased ) of the second part and Charles Brown of Attercliffe meal man of the third part.

That the said John Best in or by his last will and testament dated 4th
day of July 1801 gave and bequeathed to Mary
Best so long as she kept unmarried ALL the premises comprised in the above
indenture of lease

And that the said Mary Best and John Best
the son were the only next of kin of the said John Best... and also reciting that the said Charles Bower had agreed with the said Mary Best for the purchase of the said piece of ground &c...
for the residue unexpired of the said term of 99 years for the sum of £150...

and with the consent of the Duke
of Norfolk did grant bargain sell &c unto the said Charles Bower...

COUNTY OF YORK                                                           1822

An
indenture, being a lease for one year, made between James Dale of Castleton, in the parish of Danby, in the county of
York, butcher, of the one part, and William
Baker of the same place, grocer, and John
Irvine of Guisbrough, in the county of York,
gentleman, of the other part. The property consists of four closes of ground in
Danby called great croft, the little
croft, the flats and the bottoms.

Signed
and sealed by James Dale.

Dated 12th May 1822.