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Transcribed by Shirley Denton, 2007
The Manor of Rushden

The Manor of Rushden
with the Members in the
County of Northampton - to wit the twenty first day of December in
the year of our Lord 1750.

Be it remembered that on the day and year above written Thomas Mee a customary tenant of the said Manor did out of court by the rod surrender into the hands of the Lord of the said Manor by the hands and acceptance of John Fisher and Joseph Loydall two like customary tenants of the said Manor.  All those messuages or tenements with the barns, stables orchard and & closes of pasture to the same adjoining being Bondhold lying in the north end of Rushden aforesaid, and also all that Little Close of pasture lying in the northend of Rushden aforesaid and also all those three acres of arable land lying dispersedly in the fields of Rushden aforesaid with the commons profits and appurtenances to the said premises belonging and all other the lands tenements and hereditaments of the said Thomas Mee held of the said Manor and the reversion and reversions remainder and remainders thereof  to the use and behoofe of John Waller of St Neots in the county of Huntingdon gentleman his heirs and assignes for ever according to the customs of the said Manor.

Provided nevertheless and upon this condition that if the said Thomas Mee his heirs executors or administrators do well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said John Waller his executors administrators or assigns the full and just sum of eighty pounds with lawfull interest for the same of good and lawfull money of Great Britain on the Twenty first day of June next ensueing the date hereof without any deduction thereout for any matter cause or thing whatsoever or howsoever then this surrender to be void.

Surrended and taken the day
and year above written by us 
Thos Mee
John Fisher
Joseph Loydall.    
I have the original surrender in my
                                                           hands whereof this is a copy.
                                                                  John Fisher.

NRO Ref: YZ5176
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