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Lease, Tadmarton, Oxfordshire

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.3951

Scope and Contents

In consideration of œ52, Lady Beata Pope, Lady Frances Pope, and Lady Finetta Pope, sisters and coheirs of the late Sir Thomas Pope Bt, grant a lease in reversion to Robert Pargiter the younger of Tadmarton, Oxfordshire, yeoman, of two and a half yardlands customary, and one yardland demesne, in Tadmarton, formerly in the occupation of Anne Potter, widow, deceased, and now in the tenure of Pargiter, for 99 years or for the life of Pargiter's son Robert, at an annual rent of 35s 9d. Reserving timber rights over stands of oak, ash, and elm. The current lease, dated 1654, is for 99 years or three lives, including those of Pargiter and his brother Daniel. Pargiter is also to carry three quarters of coal for the lessors. Clause against subletting. Replanting clause. 2 pages, indenture, signed and sealed by 'Pargeter', witnessed by Thomas Gorstelowe, Thomas Davis, Daniell Lord jnr, Samuel Greene, and Danniell Pargeter.

Dates

  • Creation: 12 Sep. 1668 (20 Charles II)

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 item(s) (vellum) : vellum

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented by Lord Fairhaven, 9 April 1949

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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