BUTTERWALK LEASES

17th Century

DRO Ref:

62322 Date: 31/7/1628. Lease from Feoffees to William Gurney for 80 years.

Gurney hands over a lease previously made by feoffees to William Kent the Elder of one piece of land adjoining unto the New Kaye for the term of 80

years, of which there are 76 years yet to run ....... and also for 22 shillings ..

... (They now grant to him):

“All that piece of land lying on the south side of the tenement now adjacent to

the New Kaye wherein Walter Mansfeld now dwells and adjacent the cellar

and courtlage of the tenement aforesaid, being the easter part of the said

tenement ..... which was inclosed by William Gurney, containing in breadth

from north to south at the wester end 38 feet, and in length from east to west 64 feet and upon the same part whereof William Gurney hath begun to erect one dwelling house ....”

62415/6 16/11/1629. Lease from feoffees to William Gurney for 80 years:

“All that piece of waste land with appurtenances ..... next adjoining unto the

wall of the tenement there now newly erected ... by the said Wm. Gurney

which said piece containeth from the said wall towards the east 14 feet and

from south to north so much as the said wall there doth containe.”

Consideration: £30, rent 3s. 4d.

62417 31/10/1629. Lease from feoffees to Mark Hawkins for 80 years.

Consideration: £60

“All that piece of waste land with appurtenances ..... at New Kaye .... on the

east parte of the 14 feet of waste land next adjoining the easter wall of the

tenement there newly erected by William Gurney ..... which said piece of

land contained in length from the aforesaid piece of waste land towards the east 48 feet and in breadth at the wester end 34 feet and half a foote, and in breadth at the easter end 42 feet.”

63196 1655. Lease from feoffees to Henry Crue, Vintner.

“Messuage ...... at New Kaye between lands of feoffees now in possession of

John Barnes, lessee of Mark Hawkings, in west, water of Dart in north and east and street in south ....... which said tenement Henry Crue does now

inhabit.”

63197 1655. Lease from feoffees to Ambrose Mudd.

“Messuage ... between lands now in tenure of Alexander Staplehill on west and north, of Mark Hawkings in east, the street on south ... which tenement is in the occupation of Ambrose Mudd ...”

53422 24/6/1665. Lease from feoffees to Henry Crue Vintner.

Leave to fix pipe to cistern of conduit in Broad Street and connect it to .....

the brewhouse of Henry Crue situated on the Fosse.