Description:

A lease for lives with counterpart dated 29 March 1755 .

(1) Rt Hon George, Lord Abergavenny.
(2) John Lewis of parish of Clodock, co. Heref., joiner.

Consideration £7

A barn or hovel with about 1 ac of land lately inclosed from the common or waste of Lower Mescoed, together with 3 ac of poor land, formerly the lease lands of John Phillips situate on Lower Mescoed, township of Longtown all which premises being in parish of Clodock, co. Heref. And in the possession of (2).

For the lives of (2) aged about 40, Mary his wife, aged about 28 and John their son aged about 8.

Rent 2/- with 5/- as a heriot and with suit of court.

Witnesses: E Staples, Rice Price; Rowland Lewis, John Gilbert.

Endorsed: note re livery of seisin by John Gilbert 23 May 1755 . Witnesses Rowland Lewis and James Lloyd.

Memo: John Lewis, son of (2) and surviving life died on or about 7 March 1786 .

Observations:

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