| Description | LEASE for 1 year and SETTLEMENT previous to MARRIAGE by way of Assignment of Mortgages, between (1) Elizabeth Robinson of Old Elvett near City of Durham, widow, and Lydia Light of the same, spinster, (2) Cyril Arthington of Arthington, Yorks, esq, John Dyneley of Bramhope, Yorks., esq, and Robert Hitch of Leathley, Yorks., esq., (3) Thomas Kirke of Old Elvett, esq., s. & h. of Thomas Kirke late of Coobridge, Yorks, esq., deceased, (4) John Rudd of City of Durham esq and Jude Abby of Ripon, Yorks, gentleman, and (5) David Dixon of Cy. of Durham, gentleman, previous to the marriage of Thoss Kirke and Lydia Light, ---- Messuage/farmhold/tenement called Scutes House in par. of BRANCEPETH, 1 messuage/tenement at or near ALDINGRAINGE with barn byar/stable garden and orchard thereto belonging and the Malt Kiln there and the close of ground (2 a.) to the said messuage belonging and common of Pasture on Middlewood or Ushaw Moor, and the Tithes therefrom, and also a capital messuage/seat house/burgage or tenement with gardens, crofts, outhouses, etc., in STRANTON and also a barn there and part of a stackgarth there and also a farm of 3 closes of meadow/pasture there called Mr. Fulthrop's freeland Farm, and also one-fourth of the several parcels of ground called the Snook or Marsh and the Eight Beast Gates there, all being in STRANTON and/or NEWBURNE ROW, and also lands and closes there called Townend Well Flatt Stonyhill Flatt the Halfriggs of Towmire Flatt and Towmire, and also 6 more pasture gates for 6 beasts in the Snook or Marsh, and all cottages/house erected there, to secure £1500 for the marriage portion of Lydia Light. Seals, (i) i, (ii) 5, red. Parchment. |