1. The Rev. William Bates late of Bridgnorth now of Willey, clerk, and William Coley...

1. The Rev. William Bates late of Bridgnorth now of Willey, clerk, and William Coley of Bridgnorth surgeon

2. Anne Stanier of Saint James's spinster

3. Thomas Plowden Presland of Cosford Grange esq.

Recital of lease and release 31 January and 1 February 1825 (S.R.O.1267/24-25) and will of John Stanier (see endorsement S.R.O.1267/25) Dethick died 22 December 1833 and was buried at Oldbury co Salop. Anne Edwards the mother died August 1840 and was buried at Wolverhampton.

All debts and legacies have been paid except the £12,000. George Stanier's annuity has been paid up to date

Anne Edwards has contracted to sell the fee simple to Presland, subject to the £12,000 mortgage debt, the annuity, and land tax of £10.12.4; and a modus of 10s p.a. to the vicar of Albrighton in lieu of tithes.

S.R.O 924/98

Consideration: £3000

Lease and release (intended to be enrolled in Chancery pursuant to the statute for abolition of fines and recoveries) of the manor of lordship of Cosford otherwise Gosford, Cosford Grange, (formerly Bartholomew Martin and Giles Martin, afterwards Edward Martin, Orlando Stubbs, Christopher Dickenson, and William Wood successively, now of Francis Southern), and lands in Cosford, Albrighton and Donnington; water corn mill of the site of a water corn mill with lands (formerly John Wheeler, now John Shenton); to use of Presland his heirs and assigns for ever, discharged from all estates tail of Anne Stanier and as to the land within the parish of Albrighton, discharged from tithes; but subject to the mortgage, the annuity, the land tax and the modus

Covenants as to title and non-encumbrance, quiet possession and further assurance. Presland covenants to pay the £12,000 to Grove and the annuity

Schedule

Tenant Francis Southern

Cottage plock on which two cottages have lately been erected 0.1.33

Brook leasow 14.2.6

Rough in Brook Leasow 1.30

Marlpit leasow 29.0.1

The Bent 19.0.12

Rockmeadow and pool 5.2.16

Road to the barn 1.1.1

Barn fold and rick-yard 1.29

Barn leasow 12.1.26

Bent hemp-yard 19.0.25

Rough in Bent hemp-yard 26

Lower big field 16.1.33

Shackerley field 21.2.27

Upper Big field 18.1.22

Hawthorn tree piece 23.3.23

Fernyfield (marked in pencil "sold to Mr Holyoake March 1842") 30.2.5

Lower Hill Bank (marked in pencil "sold to Mr Holyoake March 1842") 29.2.7

Bog meadow (marked in pencil "sold to Mr Holyoake March 1842") 9.1.11

Spring Coppice meadow 6.2.18

Middle Hell Bank (marked in pencil "9½ 3½ 25. Sold to Mr Holyoake March 1842) 12.0.13

Near Hell Bank 21.3.21

Field adjoining Barn 19.0.4

Spring Coppice field 10.3.25

Lay Hill Wood field 15.2.34

Lay Hill meadow 10.2.22

Little Holloway leasow 6.0.7

House piece 4.2.38

Garden 36

House gardens buildings etc 1.0.37

Rick yard piece 4.3.33

Broomy field 16.1.8

Rough in Broomy field 2.24

Little mill field 6.2.11

Big mill field 15.2.32

Quarry leasow 16.3.15

Corn leasow 16.3.26

Far Atchley field 18.0.33

Near Atchley field 19.1.32

Far White field 18.0.9

Wheelers field 17.1.22

Near Wheelers field 18.2.12

Shop leasow 21.3.32

Holloway field 9.2.4

Ware meadow 1.0.18

Four cottages and gardens in the several occupations of John Edwards, John Edwards, John Moore, William White and Thomas Owens

On hand

The Bent Coppice 5.0.25

Rough in Rock meadow 1.2.16

Rough Gorsh and Bankside in near Hell Bank 6.0.18

Spring Coppice 4.2.18

Lay Hill Wood 8.1.20

Wood adjoining Little Holloway leasow 3.0.16

Rough adjoining garden 0.3.8

Wood adjoining Holloway field 3.1.11

Part of dingle 0.2.10

Another part of dingle 2.25

Lower Mill close 2.38

Part of Mill pool 1.33

John Shenton

Slang 1.2.5

Garden 16

Part of dingle 3.2

Upper field 5.2.24

Lower field 5.1.25

Big field 10.2.32

Rough in Big field 1.37

Field beyond barn 7.1.20

Rough in field beyond barn 1.25

Barn and fold 13

Bylet Bank 3.9

Barn close 2.0.3

Rough in Bank close 2.13

635.0.1

Signatures of William Bates, William Coley, Ann Stanier, Thomas Plowden Presland.

Witnesses:- George Pritchard, solicitor, Broseley.

Endorsed

Memorandum that by indenture 25 April 1842, the land called Ferny field (30.2.5), Lower Hell Bank (29.2.7), and Bog meadow (9.1.11) and part of Middle Hell Bank as fenced out (9.3.25) were sold and conveyed by Thomas Plowden Presland and the mortgagees of his estate to George Holyoake of Neachley esq. Presland entered into a covenant for payment of the annuity to George Edwards alias Stanier and indemnify Holyoake.

Enrolled in Chancery 24 April 1841. D.Drew