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Abstract of title to three mills at Banbury

5 vellum sheets (30 cm x 20 cm) providing an abstract of Mr Darnelly's title to lands in Banbury traced back to: a lease by Queen Elizabeth I to Anthony Cope of two Banbury Mills dated 7 July 1587; a conveyance of a third mill "being a Windmill" from Thomas Hawtaine (son of Henry and Mary Hawtaine) to Richard Vivers dated 18 July 1632; a deed dated 6 October [1616] under which Henry Hawtaine made a "jointure of the premises" to his wife, Mary, being "the windmill the Ivy Close b[y] the Meadow....all part of Easington Farms" which he had purchased "from the king"; a conveyance of "the Fine yard Lands at Nethrop" from Richard Cope, John Churchill and Richard Hastings to Richard Vivers dated 27 April 1616; a conveyance of "the Barns" from Thomas and Edward Kirton to Robert Vivers dated 18 June 1652. The abstract is completed with Mr Darnelly obtaining judgement in Trinity Term 1662 for £900.

Two 18th century documents relating to mills at Haughton and Thoresby Park, and to tree planting in the parkland of the Duke of Kingston (the Pierrepont Family)

1 folded sheet measuring 38cm x 31cm recording an agreement between the agent of the Duchess of Kingston and Thomas Thorpe (miller) relating to the diversion of the water supply to Haughton Mill and a weekly lease of new corn mill at Thoresby Park, the Duchess' corn and malt to be ground free of charge. For further content click on the link to the document transcription. A second folded sheet measuring 41cm x 31cm gives, "An Account of all the Trees taken out of the Nurserys and Planted in the Parke to 31 December 1762", seeming to relate to tree planting at either Thoresby Park or Holme Pierrepont Hall.

Transcript of rent agreement for Tingewick Mill

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  • 2018 (copy of document from 1766)
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Image and transcription of agreement for rent of Tingewick Mill, made 1766 between William Ross, on behalf of the Rt Hon George Grenville, and Thomas Bowden, miller.

Boughton, Pauline

Notebook from Royal Gunpowder Factory, Faversham

Pages from a 1798 notebook containing text and images relating to the processes carried out at the Royal Gunpowder Factory, Faversham. These have been pasted into another notebook, which has the following handwritten title page: "Papers and sketches relating to the manufacture of Gunpowder at the Royal Gunpowder Factory, Faversham in the last century. AGH and C Godfrey 23/10/78". The opening two pages are also stamped with "Curtis's and Harvey, Limited".

Godfrey, C

Final concord relating to mills in Cradley and Suckley

Final concord dated to eight days of St Hilary in the third year of George IV [1822] between James Trehearn and Walter Henry Johnson and wife Martha, relating to "two messuages, two water corn mills, two barns, two stables, three gardens, six orchards, eighty acres of land, forty acres of meadow, forty acres of pasture, ten acres of hop ground, twenty acres of furze and heath and common of pasture ... in the parishes of Suckley and Cradley".

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Final concord relating to mills in Cradley and Suckley

Final concord dated to three weeks of the Holy Trinity in the seventh year of George IV [1826] between James Trehearn and Richard Walker and Mary Ann his wife, relating to "two messuages, two water corn mills, two barns, two stables, three gardens, six orchards, eighty acres of land, forty acres of meadow, forty acres of pasture, ten acres of hop ground, twenty acres of furze and heath and common of pasture ... in the parishes of Suckley and Cradley".

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Lease of a watermill at North Cave, Yorkshire

2 sheets of paper measuring 27 cm x 46 cm comprising a lease from the Governors of the Edward VI Grammer School, Giggleswick to Elizabeth Cade (widow) and Richard Tindall Cade, corn miller (both of North Cave), of a broad variety of premises and land at North Cave including: a water corn mill at North Cave, together with the water wheel, pit wheel, [whallow] wheel, the spur wheel (frame and upright) and associated ironwork. Also a manuscript note to Robert Cade about the drafting of the Lease from his solicitor, Mr Robinson dated 3 June 1859.

Lease of Purwell Mill, Hitchin

6 page paper indenture (approx 38 x 24 cm); lease of Purwell Mill, Hitchin, Hertfordshire for 7 years, rent £110 per year. A detailed inventory of fixtures, machinery and equipment leased is included in the schedules. Original document available for reference. For content click on the link to the document transcription.

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