Gift of land, Eversden, Cambridgeshire

Margaret Wake, widow, of St Neots, and John Newman of Toft, confirm their gift to Richard Pek, William Pek jnr, and William Newman, all of Toft, and to Thomas Saykyn of Great Eversden, of a messuage with four houses in Great Eversden, between the lord of the manor's close and the tenement late in the possession of John, brother of Henry Wake, together with four acres one and a half rods of land in the fields of Eversden. Of this land, one acre lies at Orwellmar', between land of the lord and of William Pernell. One and a half rods lie at KyngestonWey between land late of Gilbert West and land of John Bocher, abutting on 'Les Pondis'. One rod lies at WodeWey between land of John Wright and land of Thomas Bradfeld. One and a half rods lie at Grenedich between land late of Gilbert West and land of John Bocher, abutting on KyngestonWey. Three rods lie together in the Wodefeld, between the lord's land on both sides and abutting on Grenedich. Half an acre lies at ?Petenenesmede between the lord's land and land of John Wright, abutting on the lord's land and land late of John Curthose. Three rods lie together at 'Le Layen', between land late of Gilbert West and land late of John Curthose, one headland abutting on land of John Wright. A further one and a half rods lie in the same place, abutting upon Kyngesmere. All these properties were formerly held by the late Thomas Wake. The above donors held jointly with Thomas Adam, now deceased, by the gift of Thomas Kyng of Great Eversden, as will appear by a deed dated 9 Oct 3 Edward IV. Deed poll, witnessed by William Adam, Thomas Bocher, John Saykyn, William Kyng, John Bernard of Great Eversden, and many others. Two tags with fragments of red seals.

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Presented by Mrs R G Harrison, The Little House, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, 13 May 1941

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