Richard Leveridge,
Yeoman of Watlington

Legal document of 1694

Transcription of a 17th century Indenture in the possession of
Richard Mervyn Leveridge, Oxford.

[1694-01-08]

THIS INDENTURE made the eighth day of January in the sixth yeare of the reigne of our Soveraigne Lord, William the Third by the Grace of God, of England Scotland France and Ireland, King Defender of the Faith. Anno Domini 1694 : BETWEENE Richard Leveridge of Watlington in the County of Oxon yeoman of the one parte, and Alexander Rose of Watlington aforesaid taylor, and Elizabeth his wife of the other parte,

WITNESSETH that the said Richard Leveridge for and in consideration of the sume of forty three pounds, Seventeen shillings and six pence, of lawfull money of England to him the said Richard Leveridge, att or before the sealinge and delivery of these assents, well and truely in hand paid by the said Alexander Rose and Elizabeth his wife, the receipt of which said sume he the said Richard Leveridge doth hereby acknowledge, and thereof and of every parte and parcell thereof doth acquitt exonerate and for ever discharge the said Alexander Rose and Elizabeth his wife and either of them theire heires executors administrators and assignes and every of them by these assents, and for divers other good causes and valuable considerations him the said Richard Leveridge thereunto especially moveing

HATH aliened, grannted, bargained, sold, remised, released, ratified and confirmed, and by these assents doth alien, grannte, bargaine, sell, remise release, ratifie and confirme unto the said Alexander Rose and Elizabeth his wife their heires and assignes in their actuall possession now being by virtue of an Indenture of Bargaine and Sale for one yeare bearinge date the day next before the day of the date hereof, made and grannted of the Three Acres of arrable land and hereditaments herein after mentioned, by the said Richard Leveridge, unto the said Alexander Rose and Elizabeth his wife, and by force and virtue of the Statute for Transferring uses into possessions

ALL those his Three Acres of arrable land by estimation be they more or less with Thappurtenances lyeing and being dispersed in the common fields of Watlington aforesaid in manner and forme as is herein after expressed that is to say One Acre lyeinge in a furlong called Short Marlbrooke neare Witheram bush, the land of Stephen Higgins on the North west side, and land sometime of Christopher Johnson and now in the occupation of John Lucas, on the South east side thereof, One Acre more thereof lyeinge in the Little feild and shootinge neare Cobditch, a Mearebaulke on the South east side, and land of Thomas Lucas on the North west side thereof, One halfe Acre more thereof lyeing in the Moore furlong, neare a certaine place there called the Bowlinge Alley, the land of Richard Shervill on the South east side, and One halfe Acre residue thereof lyeing in the Hill feild in Windinge furlong, land of Alexander Adkins on the North east side thereof (which said Three Acres of arrable land were lately purchased by the said Richard Leveridge (with other things) of and from Jeremiah Rose of the parish of St. Martins in the Feilds in the County of Middx. currier, and are now in the possession or occupation of the said Richard Leveridge his assignee or assignes) together with all wayes easements passages waters, watercourses, heads, baulkes, leas, commons, profitts, commodities hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever, unto the said Three acres of arrable land premisses or to any parte thereof belonging used or in any wise appertayninge, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profitts of all and singular the said grannted and released premisses and of every parte thereof with Th'appurtennces, and also all the estate, right, title, in law or equity, interest, possession property claime and demand whatsoever, of him the said Richard Leveridge his heires and assignes, of, in, or unto the same premisses with Th'appurtenances, and of, in and to every or any parte or parcell thereof, and alsoe all deeds, evidences and writings touchinge or concerninge the said grannted and released premisses onely, or only any parte thereof, and true coppies of all other deeds evidences and writings which doe concerne the same premisses joyntly with any other lands, tenements or hereditaments, the same coppies to be written out att the only costs and charges of the said Alexander Rose and Elizabeth his wife theire heires and assignes, or some of them,

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Three Acres of arrable land and all other the premisses herein and hereby before grantted, bargained, sold, released and confirmed, or meant mentioned or intended to bee grannted, bargained sold, released and confirmed with their appurtenances and every parte and parcell thereof, unto the said Alexander Rose and Elizabeth his wife their heires and assignes, to and for the onely proper use and behoofe of them the said Alexander Rose and Elizabeth his wife and of their heires and assignes for ever

TO bee holden of the cheife Lord or Lords of the fee or fees, of whome the said granted and released premisses or any of them are holden, by and under the yearly Rent of Three pence of lawfull money of England and such services thereof from henceforth to grow due and of right accustomed,

AND the said Richard Leveridge and his heires the said Three acres of arrable land, and all other the said granted and released premisses with their appurtenances, and every parte and parcell thereof, unto the said Alexander Rose and Elizabeth his wife theire heires and assignes, to and for the only proper use and behoofe of them the said Alexander Rose and Elizabeth his wife, and of their heires and assignes for ever, against him the said Richard Leveridge and his heires and assignes, and against all and every other person and persons whatsoever, lawfully clayminge or to claime, by from or under him, them or any of them shall and will warrant acquitt and for ever defend by these assents

AND THE SAID Richard Leveridge for himselfe his heires, executors and administrators and every of them doth covenant promise and grannt, to and with the said Alexander Rose and Elizabeth his wife, and either of them theire heires and assignes and every of them by these presents in manner and forme following that is to say That he the said Richard Leveridge the day of the date hereof and att the time of the executinge of these assents, is the very true lawfull and rightfull owner in fee simple of and in the said three acres of arrable land and all other the premisses with their appurtenances whatsoever, above by these assents granted and released and thereof and of every parte and parcell thereof is and doth stand seized of a good, sole, sure, lawfull, and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple to him and his heires, by an indefeasible title to his only use without any condition reservation provisoe or limitation whatsoever, to alter change defeat or determine the same estate

AND that he the said Richard Leveridge now hath good right, full power and lawfull authority to grante bargaine sell release and convey the said Three acres of arrable land and all other the said granted and released premisses with th'appurtenances and every parte and parcell thereof, unto the said Alexander Rose and Elizabeth his wife, theire heires and assignes to and for the onely proper use and behoofe of them the said Alexander Rose and Elizabeth his wife theire heires and assignes for ever, in manner and forme above said,

AND THAT they the said Alexander Rose and Elizabeth his wife their heires and assignes and every of them shall and may from time to time, and att all times for ever hereafter, lawfully, peaceably and quietly have, hold occupie possesse and enjoy the said three acres of arrable land and all other the said granted and released premisses, with their appurtenances and every parte and parcell thereof without the lett, suite, trouble molestation, vexation, evictionn, deniall, disturbance or interruption of the said Richard Leveridge his heires or assignes or any of them or of any other person or persons whatsoever, lawfully clayminge or to claime, by from or under him them or any of them, and that

FREE and cleare and freely and clearly acquitted exonerated and discharged, or otherwise from time to time, upon reasonable request, well and sufficiently saved, defended, kept harmlesse and indempnified by him the said Richard Leveridge his heires executors or administrators of and from, all and all manner of former and other bargaines, sales, gifts, granntes, leases, mortgages joyntures dowers and titles of dower, and from the dower and thirds of Joane the now wife of the said Richard Leveridge, intayles, wills limitations extents seizures outlawries forfeitures recognizancies judgements executions rents arrearages of rents, annuities fines, issues and amoriaments, and of and from all other charges, titles troubles, demands, and incumbrances whatsoever heretofore had, made, committed, suffered omitted or done, or hereafter to be had, made, committed, suffered, ommitted or done, by the said Richard Leveridge his heires or assignes, or by any other person or persons whatsoever lawfully clayminge or to clayme by from or under him them or any of them, or by with from or under his or theire assent, consent, meanes probity estate authority or procurement, the said rents and services from henceforth to grow due and payable to the chefe Iord or Lords of the fee or fees of the premisses as aforesaid onely excepted and foreprized

AND FURTHER the said Richard Leveridge for himselfe his heires executors administrators and assignes doth covenant promise and grannte to and with the said Alexander Rose and Elizabeth his wife, and either of them, their heires and assignes and every of them by these assents, that he the said Richard Leveridge his heires and assignes and Joane his wife, and the aforesaid Jeremiah Rose his heires and assignes and Anne his wife and each and every of them and all and every other person and persons whatsoever anything haveing or lawfully clayminge or which shall or may have or claime any manner of estate right title or interest of in or to the said Three acres of arrable land and other the said granted and released premisses with th'appurtenances or any parte thereof by from or under the said Richard Leveridge or Jeremiah Rose or either of them, shall and will from time to time and att all times hereafter, upon the reasonable request and att the cost and charges in the law of the said Alexander Rose and Elizabeth his wife theire heires or assignes, make, doe, acknowledge, levy, suffer and execte, or cause or procure to be made done acknowledged suffered and executed all and every such further and other lawfull and reasonable, act and acts, thing and things, devise and devises, conveyancies and assurances in the law whatsoever, for the further better more perfect and absolute assuringe, grannting settling and conveying of the said three acres of arrable land and other the said grannted and released premisses with th'appurtennces and every part and parcell thereof, unto the said Alexander Rose and Elizabeth his wife their heires and assignes for ever, according to the true meaning and intent of these assents,

BEE IT by fyne or fynes, recovery or recoveries with one or more voucher or vouchers, deed or deeds, inrolled or not inrolled the inrollment of these assents, release or confirmation with warranty or without warranty, or by any other lawfull wayes or meanes whatsoever, as by the said Alexander Rose and Elizabeth his wife theire heires and assignes, or their or any or either of their councell learned in the law shall be reasonably devised or advised and required

AND IT IS hereby covenanted grannted concluded condiscended unto and agreed upon by and betweene the said parties to these assents that all and every fyne and fynes, feoffaments recoveries and conveyancies whatsoever, soe to be had, made, acknowledged, suffered and executed of the said three acres of arrable land and other the said granted and and released premisses with th'appurtenances or of any part or parcell thereof either by it selfe, or joyntly with any other lands, tenements or hereditaments whatsoever, by and betweene the said parties to these assents or any of them, or by, with or betweene them or any of them with others, shall be and inure, and shall be deemed taken adjudged and construed to bee and inure, and by these assents is and are declared concerning the said granted and released premisses with their appurtenances to bee and inure, to and for the onely proper use and behoofe of them the said Alexander Rose and Elizabeth his wife and of their heires and assignes for ever, and to and for none other use intent or purpose whatsoever

AND LASTLY the said Richard Leveridge for himselfe his heires and assignes doth covenant promise and grannt to and with the said Alexander Rose and Elizabeth his wife their heires and assignes and every of them by these assents, that hee the said Richard Leveridge his heires and assignes shall and will att all times hereafter upon the reasonable request of the said Alexander Rose and Elizabeth his wife theire heires or assignes, or any of them, show forth and produce all and all manner of fynes, recoveries, deeds, writinges and evidencies whatsoever, which doe any wayes touch or concerne the said granted and released premisses which hee or they shall have in his or their hands, custodie or possession att the time of such request or can then come by without suite in law or equity, to be made use of, as often as occasion shall require, for the clearinge corroboratinge manifestinge and defendinge of the title of the said Alexander Rose and Elizabeth his wife theire heires and assignes, of in or unto the same premisses, or enablinge the sale thereof

IN WITNESSE whereof the parties first above named to these present Indentures have interchangeably sett their hands and seales the day and yeare first above written:

The marke of Richard Leveridge

[reverse of document]

Received the Day of the Date of the Deed within written By me the within named Richard Leveridge of the within named Alexander Rose and Elizabeth his wife the sume of forty three pounds seventeen shillings and sixpence of lawfull money of England being the consideration money of the Deed within written; soe I say paid the said sume of

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Witnesse hereunto By me Richard Leveridge John Grendowne his marke Tho Lucas Senr William Burnham Thomas Lucas Junr

Sealed and Delivered After the Deed of Bargaine and Sale for one yeare within mentioned, first duly Executed in the presence of us - John Grendowne Tho Lucas Senr William Burnham Thomas Lucas Junr

[Document transcribed by Richard Mervyn Leveridge, 24 December 1983]

 

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