Description | Indenture of assignment by Moreton Slaney, gent, Robert Mansell, cutler, Isaac Spooner, ironmonger, all of Birmingham, Richard Parkes of Wednesbury, Staffordshire, ironmonger, and John Piddock of the parish of Birmingham, baker, with the consent of John Hopkins of Birmingham, ironmonger, to John Williams of the borough of Warwick, gentleman, Henry Jephcott of the Priory in or near Warwick, gentleman, and Francis Smith of the borough of Warwick, mason of the residue of several terms of 500 years, relating to the mills, springs, streams, lean-to stable, powers, licences, etc for the water supply to the inhabitants of Warwick, as laid out in indentures of leases dated 10 and 12 March 1693 [1694] and assignment of 25 Dec 1703, in consideration of £570. 25 March 3 Anne 1704. Endorsed with memorandum of receipt of consideration money, comprising £515 paid by Williams, Jephcott and Smith, and £55 paid by Dame Jane Bowyer, widow of Sir Henry Puckering alias Newton in full satisfaction of arrears of £62 for rent from John Hopkins, 24 January 1704 [by modern calendar 1705]. Seals: six, applied on tags. |