Boys Marriage settlement of 1626.

The following is full description of the above lands ect.

The messuage or tenement called Kettington also Kethampton the fferme house barnes orchards gardens curtilages two acres and two roods occ. Ralphe Adams.

All that little close of pasture to the said mess. two acres two roods adjoyning to the east.

All that close of pasture adj. To the said close to the North and to the said mess. to the East and to other lands of the sd. Mess. to the South and west five acres two roods.

And those closes of land commonly called the Gate Close four acres abutting to the Kings Street  to the West  and Tye Bottom to the South.

All that close of pasture adj. Four and a half acres and one rood about the house to the North Gate Close to the West and Tye Bottom. To the South.

All that part and parcell commonly called Upper ffastall one acre one rood.

And all that close of pasture thereunto being or adj. the Upper ffastall towards the South and to other lands to the said mess. belonging to the East West and North contg. by est. two acres and thirteen perches.

All that pasture and close called the Great Close adj.  to the last mentd.  close and thereupon abutting towards the East to the mess. on the West and other mess. land to the North and South.  Six acres two roods 20 perches.

All that close of arable land called Tye Bottom : forty five acres three roods twentie perches.

And one other peece or parcell of arable land called Downlands abutting upon the Kings Highway to the East Tye Bottom to the West other land belonging to the messuage to the North and South.  Fifteen acres one rood.

All that pce.  or parc.  called DowneLand abuttg. On the said last mentd.   parc.  of arable land to the South and West and the Kings Streete to the East and land belong.  to  the heirs of Sir Samuel Peyton Kt. and Bt., (of Knowlton Court) called Knowlton Field to the North. Fifty six acres one rood.

All that pce  and parc of arable lands abuttg upon the last mentd  to the East the messuage to the West other lands to the North and South. Twentie one acres two roods called Pasture Close.

All that pce or parc of arable land abuttg on the last mentd pce to the South to a pce of land called Sheeps Close to the North other lands East and West. Nyne acres.

All that close of arable land called Sheeps Close abuttg on the last mentd to the South other messuage lands to the East West and North. Nyne acres one rood twentie perches.

All that little close abuttg on Sheeps Close to the East other lands to the South  West and North. Three acres one rood.

All that pce and parc of arable land adj Sheeps Close  the last mentd pce to the South Knowlton Fld to the North  Kings Highway to the West and other messuage lands to the South. Twentie two acres two roods.

All that pce and parc of arable land abuttg the last mentd to the North and saide  last mentd pce or parc of arable land here toward the East  the Kings Highway to the West and other mess lands to the South . Twentie acres.

All that ect now being a sheep pasture and adj the said parc of land called Knowlton Fld to the North  the Kings Highway to the West and to messuage lands to East and South. Fortie seven acres three roods twentie perches.

All of the arable land called Roodes Hill  abuttg upon the lands of Ladie Hamond to the West and Knowlton Fld to the North. Twentie five acres.

All that little close of arable land called Creakes Close abuttg the Kings Highway to the East to the lands of Nicholas Creake to the West and other lands of Sir Ed. Boys the Elder to the North and South. Three and a half acres and one rood.

All that close of arable land abuttg upon the King hway to the East to a certain close of Sir Ed. Boys the Elder commonly called Thirtie Acres or Kettington Bushes occ John Jordan to the South lands of Nich Creake to the West and Creakes Close to the North. Six acres three roods.

All that close of arable land called the Thirtie Acres or Kettington Bushes occ. John Jordan abuttg the Kings hwy to the East to a certaine parc of land of the sd Sir Ed Boys the Eld called the Millner Downe towards the South to the lands of the sd Sir Ed Boys lieng or being in a certain fld called Yeresole fld towards the West and to the land in the tenure of Nich Creake and Ralph Adams towards the North. Thirtie acres.

All that pce of land there called the Millner Downe with a wind mill thereupon late in the tenure or occ of John Jordan and his assigns contg by est nyne and twentie acres  and twoe roods more or less.

Al that arable land called Tye close occ by Jn Jordan.  Twentie three acres.

All that pce ect of land or wood called Tye Wood occ by Sir Ed Boys the Eld thirtie Twoe acres twoe roods thirtie perches.

And all that close of land occ Thos Gaunt abuttg Tye Wood to the West the land of the heirs of Edward Merriwether to the South to the Kings hway and certain lands called Elvington lands towards the East and lands in the tenure of Ralphe Adams to the North.

And to the lands called Tyewood to the West contg thirtie six acres twoe roods.

All that pasture close occ Thos Gaunt abuttg upon Tyewood to the South and the Kings hway to the North. Three acres.

End of Kettington.

Four closes of pasture called Henley Downe contg thirtie three acres occ Thos Haywood Geo Sharpe Rich Epps and Jn Mundaie

And all that close of land called Three Barrows Downe (included part of the present Ruberry Downs and Big & Little Ruberry’s Woods) contg by est three score and eighteen acres twentie perches occ Thos Haywood and Elias Browninge.

And all that pce ect of arable land abuttg Three Barrows Downe to the South land of Wm Proude to the West and a parcell of land called Henley Downe to the East and a certaine parc of land called Rowbarrows to the North occ Thos Haywood. Twentie twoe acres ten roods ten perches.

All those closes of lands arable pasture and woods called Rowbarrows occ Henry Dixon and Sir Ed Boys.

ffifteen acres.

The above all lie in Nonington and Womenswold (Wimlingswell, Wymlingswell, Wymygold, Wymlingswold).

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