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215/166 – Buxton  – 1865 – Agreement for sale of Leasehold Property at Lynby, Notts. by Administrators of late Thomas Allen [Martha and Rev. Joseph Ford (Edinburgh) & John Downs (Buxton) to Andrew Montagu (Melton Park, West Riding, Yorksh) [his agent was Thomas Lyson Cundy (nr Weatherby, Yorksh)].  The sale was of the remaining Term of the Lease of property at Lynby adjoining Andrew Montagu’s existing lands. Gives names & acreages of various Closes of land and details of original 1699 Lease  between Sir William Stanhope (Lynby) to Edward Clarke (of Shelford, Limner servant to Stanhope).  6 page paper booklet (sewn together at edge, but beginning to separate) and written 4 sides. Signed Tho. L Cundy, witnessed by John W. Forrest.  £30

44/45 Chesterfield – 1810 – Counterpart of Lease of the Stags Head Public House, corner of New Cavendish Street and Duke Street, St. Marylebone, Middx by Richard Roundell Hurwood (Chesterfield) to Nicholas Beail (St. Marylebone). Incorporates a Schedule of  Fixtures & Fittings in each of the rooms – including windows, chimney pieces, grates, partitions, etc.  Large parchment sheet with decorative 1st 2 words. Occasional pencil note to text – probably in connection with the preparation of a later Lease. Signed & sealed by Nicholas Beail, witnessed on reverse by Wm. Nicholson (Clerkenwell). £60

44/46 Chesterfield – 1816 –  Assignment of Lease of the Stags Head Public House, New Cavendish Street, St Marylebone, Middx  by George Pringle (New Cavendish Street) to William Jones (Molyneux Street, St Marylebone ). Refers to original 1810 Lease granted by Richard Roundell Hurwood (Chesterfield) to Nicholas Beail (New Cavendish Street), and 1812 assignment of Lease by Beail to Pringle.  Parchment sheet with decorative 1st 2 words. Some dusting to reverse, occasional amendment / insertion to text. Signed / sealed by George Pringle & William Jones.  £49

44/49 Chesterfield – 1822 – Lease of the Stags Head Public House, corner of New Cavendish Street and Duke Street, St. Marylebone by Richard Roundell Hurwood (Chesterfield) to Luke Samuel Keep (Stags Head). The Stags Head was previously occupied by John Hurwood (Clerkenwell) who was party to the agreement. Incorporates a Schedule of  Fixtures  in  the various rooms – such as chimney pieces, grates, pot shelves, closets, etc.  Parchment sheet with decorative 1st 2 words. Signatures and wax seals cut out from the foot of the document (not affecting text), occasional pencil underlines to text – probably in connection with the preparation of a later Lease. Signed on reverse by  R. R. Hurwood and witnessed by Gill. Dance (New Inn), Patrick Dunn (his clerk), Thomas Ludlow & Edwd. Blagrave (clerks to Messrs. Holmes & Elsam, Bedford Row). £48

161/7 Derby – 1677 – Lease for a year (1st part of Lease & Release for sale of property) by Thomas Ward (Furnivails Inn, London), son & heir of late Thomas Ward (Staples Inn, London)  and James Ward (Derby) to Robert Shiers (Nuneaton, Warwicks.) of a cottage near the church at Bicester, Oxon. Successive occupiers of the cottage were widow Leaper and Thomas Styles, adjoining properties occupied by Joseph Smyth and William Hones.  Refers to Release of following day [see 161/8, below]. Parchment document with 2 irregular holes (probably the result of rodent damage) one at the top and the other at bottom of centre fold with small loss of text. Signed by Thomas Ward & James Ward with the seal tag and seal still present for James. Witness signatures on reverse of William Burnett, Fra. Hanbury, Wm. Walker, Jo. Bonett & Jo. Mathews.  £85

161/8 Derby – 1677 – Release or sale (2nd part of Lease & Release for sale of property) by Thomas Ward (Furnivals Inn, London), son & heir of late Thomas Ward (Staple Inn, London)  and James Ward (Derby) as trustee for Thomas to Robert Shiers (Nuneaton, Warwicks.) of a cottage near the church at Burcester / Bicester. Successive occupiers of the cottage were widow Leaper and Thomas Styles, adjoining properties occupied by Joseph Smyth and William Hones. Property acquired by Thomas Ward the elder from Margaret & John  Allen in 1660 and put in Trust for Thomas. Refers to Lease of previous day [161/7]. Large sheet of parchment with 1 irregular hole in fold (probably the result of rodent damage) with slight loss of text. Signed by Thomas Ward & James Ward with 2 seal tags and  1seal remaining. Witness signatures on reverse of William Burnett, Fra. Hanbury, Wm. Walker, Jo. Bonett & Jo. Mathews.  £130

84/198  Derby – 1899 – Sale of Land by Trustees of Will of Henry Green to William Frederick Eagle & Ebenezer Eagle (both of Derby) For details see Northamptonshire page – Property –  East Farndon

84/200 Derby – 1908 – Sale of Land by W F & E Eagle (both of Derby) to William Edward West. For details see Northamptonshire page – Property –  East Farndon

130/117 Derby – 1910 – Sale of parcel of land, Loughborough, by Hugh Major Messenger (Westminster) to Owen Jemson Taylor (Loughborough). The land formed part of the estate of Hugh’s father Thomas Goode Messenger  (Loughborough). Hugh’s late brother in law was Douglas Rickard (Derby). Location of land by reference to adjoining properties & landowners including a small location plan and a schedule of Title Deeds from 1885 – the date it was acquired by Thomas, including a number of mortgages & redemptions. Large parchment sheet folded in 2 and written 3 sides, signed / sealed by H. M. Messenger & Owen J. Taylor.  £38

103/11 Mackley, Sudbury – 1852 – Assignment of mortgage debt by William Turner (Mackley, Sudbury) to Joseph Stubs (Warrington, Lancs.).   For full details & price of document, please turn to my Cheshire page – Property – Overton Hill

54/66 Mapperley  – 1928 / 1930 – Typed Balance Sheets for  Mapperley Colliery Co. Ltd for the 3 years ended 31/3/1930 together with a Summary Profit & Loss Account for the year ended 31/3/1930. Directors named as W. H. Quarrell, Thornton Blunt & F. M. Brown. 7 large sheets of paper + a cover sheet, prepared by Wykes & Co, Chartered Accountants, Leicester. £13

130/107 Newtown, New Mills – 1903? – License Agreement between The Midland Railway Company and the Executors & Trustees of  the late Wright Howarth t/a Messrs Wright Howarth & Co of Albert Works, Newtown, New Mills to retain a Pumping Station, Water Tanks & Electric Cables on the company’s land at Disley. Large sheet of watermarked paper folded in 2 and pre-printed with manuscript insertions on 2 sides. The third side contains a ½ page Location Plan including the L&NW Rly line (from New Mills Station towards Stockport), the Peak Forest Canal and the Midland Railway Line (from Chinley towards Heaton Mersey) and Wright Howarth & Co’s Bleach Works. A number of small splits / holes – mainly in folds not affecting text. Signed by Melinda Howarth, Alice Howarth, James E. Howarth & John N? Mather, witnessed by Thomas Jordan (Cashier) 72 Church Rd, New Mills. Not dated, but pencil note in margin reads “Briggs 24/12/03 and the Embossed Duty Stamp is dated 23 – 11 – 03. £20

84/27 Thorpe, Hathersage – 1659 – Conveyance of Property by Trustees (Edward Pegg the younger, Humphrey Pegg (Ashborne) & John Morewood (Norewood) son of Rowland of Norton) of William Fitzherbert and his son Bassill Fitzherbert, to George Eyre. The document relates to a Messuage & Farm at Thorpe, previously occupied by Christopher Brittlebanke and names the various closes of land included. Attorneys appointed – George & Adam Knyveton of Castleton. Parchment with ‘mark‘ of George Eyre and seal tag (pendant wax seal missing). 2 tears (approx. 3 + ” & 4 + “) at top of document.  £65

190/34 Thorpe – 1769 – Obligation Bond given by Sampson Salt (Greenlow Head, Butterton, Staffs) to Thomas Gould (Thorp, Derby) For details / price see Staffordshire page – Property – Butterton

104/1 Whitchough, Chapel en le Firth  – 1828 – Bond of Indemnity given by Thomas Brown,  Samuel Lee / Leigh ,  Benjamin Redfern, (all of Stockport),  William Brown (Whitchough, Chapel en le Firth) – residuary beneficiaries of the Will of James Thornley dec’d (Disley, Cheshire),  to John Kitchen (Bradford, Yorks).  For details see Cheshire page – Property – Stockport.