Partition of the estate late Peter Farnden

Peter Gott of Catsfield, esq and his wife Martha, Walter Dobell the elder of Streat, esq, his eldest son Walter Dobell and his wife Mary, Peter Dobell of Southwark in Surrey, salter, youngest son of WD the elder, and his wife Ann, Walter Roberts of Boarzell in Ticehurst, gent and his wife Lucy, one of the daughters of Walter Dobell the elder, and John Godman of Cannon Street, citizen of London, John Baker the elder of Mayfield, gent, his eldest son John Baker, and Richard Gibbs of Barnards Inn, gent, to Benjamin White of Lewes, doctor in physic, and Richard Payne the younger of Lewes, gent, in trust

1 Messuage and farm called Hayes Farm, Ceilies and Ludlowes in Beckley and Peasmarsh, occupied by Widow Waters and PG, with 13a in Brede [?Snepps Farm], occupied by Henry Jarrett

2 Three pieces (8a) in Westfield occupied by John Minnage

3 Two messuages, a barn and 22a in Westfield, late occupied by Anthony Amond

4 Three pieces of land (15a) in Hollington, Ore and Castle, occupied by Richard Cayley

5 Furnace, forge and ironworks called Conster Furnace and Conster Forge in Brede and Beckley, occupied by PG, with a barn and 20a belonging to it, in Brede and Beckley

6 Forge or ironworks called Westfield Forge with 20a belonging to it, in Westfield, occupied by Thomas Westerne, esq and Peter Minnage

7 Messuage, windmill and 6a in Westfield, occupied by John Lingham

8 Woods called Maplehurst, Great and Little Austens, Great and Little Ashen Kicker and Small Hill Wood (202a) in Beckley, Brede, Hollington, Ore and Castle, with a farm and land in Brede occupied by [blank] Stephens, with a right of way from Austens Wood through 13 to the road leading to Broad Oak

9 Messuage, barn, buildings called Hoale Farm and 128a in Westfield, occupied by William Davis and WD the elder, with Crabb Brook (9a) in Westfield occupied by William Davis

10 18a woodland and coppice occupied by PG, part of Broad Oak Farm in Brede

11 Farm in Sedlescombe and Westfield occupied by William Davis

12 A little tenement, garden and backside in Sedlescombe, occupied by Widow Tillden

13 15a called Austens in Brede, occupied by John Ketchlowe, before William Cogger

14 Messuage, barn, malthouse and 28a called Standens Farm in Westfield, occupied by Richard Boucher

15 Messuage, barn and 1a in Sedlescombe, occupied by Henry Austen

16 Messuage, malthouse, barn and 28a in Brede, occupied by Henry Craddock

17 Messuage, malthouse, barn and 59a in Westfield, occupied by William Beale

18 Messuage, malthouse, barn and 60a in Westfield, occupied by John Dawe

19 Messuage and 46a called Broad Oak Farm in Brede, occupied by John Fuller

20 Manor or farm of Crowham with its buildings, land, woods and rights in Westfield and Beckley, occupied by Richard Thomas, JB the elder, WR and his wife LR, WD the younger and PD

21 Messuage and land at Crowham Gate in Westfield, occupied by Richard Thomas

22 9a woodland and coppice at Crowham, occupied by JB the elder, WR and his wife LR, WD the younger and PD

23 Four pieces of land (12a) in Beckley, occupied by Henry Jarrett, before Richard Cushman

BW and RP to hold:

1-8 above in trust for PG, paying £64 6s towards the £150 annuity charged on the estate by Peter Farnden of Sedlescombe, esq, deceased for his widow Anna

9-12 above for WD the younger, charged with £40

13-18 above for WR for life with remainder to his wife Lucy with remainders in pursuance of their marriage settlement of 13 May 1686, a trust deed between Robert Fowle of Iridge in Salehurst, esq, and his wife Lucy (both now deceased), Edward Polhill, esq, JB the elder and JG to raise £600, 14 Jun 1674, a further agreement to raise £200 (also involving John Bard of Cheapside), 1 Jul 1674

19 above for WD the younger, charged with £5 14s 2d, remainder to BW and RP in trust for sale to pay PD's debts (£100 to Thomas Isted of Lewes, gent, £200 to William Hay of Glyndebourne [in Glynde], esq, any surplus to PD

20-23 above to JB the elder for life, charged with £28 11 4d, remainder to RG in trust for sale for the payment of £300 for the daughters of JB the elder and his late wife Ruth [daughter of Peter Farnden] (Elizabeth Chauntler, widow, Dorothea, Michael, Peter, Lucy, George, Martha, Nizell, Charity and Ruth Baker), any surplus to JB the younger

Warranty against PG's parents Samuel Gott, esq, and his wife Joan Gott, Thomas Collins, esq and his wife Elizabeth and Edward Polhill, esq and his wife Martha [the deceased daughters of Peter Farnden]

W: W Turner, Thomas Hooper, Jonathan Cocks, John Hooper, Samuel Isted, Anthony Springett, Nicholas Pelham, Thomas Thurgood