Deeds of three separate customary or tenantright houses and lands at Coalbeck within...

Note Coalbeck is variously called Coale Beck, Cole Beck, Colbeck, Coldbeck and Coldbeck Tenement.

First farm: Caipe or Cape, Tiffin, Messenger, Sir Gilfrid (1775) for £550, 1657-1775

First farm mortgaged to Pearson 1768 with further charges in 1770, 1773-4.

Second farm: Wilson to Sir Wilfrid of Isel for £140, 1699.

Third farm: Penny, Fell, Sir Gilfrid (1770) for £640, 1750-1770

Includes:

First farm:

Exchange of customary closes (William Caipe of "Bastenthwait" [Bassenthwaite] and Matthew his son, to Mungo Scott "of the Uzebridge" [Ouse Bridge] p. Isel), as follows:

Exchanged byCaipe: 1 arable close called Hurdus, and the hedge at its upper end; in which close Matthew is undertenant to William his father

Exchanged by Scott: 1 close called Great Spring, larger than Hurdus, "being woodish ground" and Scott's portion of Great Spring's west hedge.

Provision for getting occupation road if desired through Hurdus "to the Old Park moore", for future hedge-makings, and for repair of gates called "chappell Yeate, Herddub Yeate, and Whate Yeate", 1657

"Matthew Cape's Account of the Lenth of his old Hedges at Colebeck in this Present year 1698, these "... hedge-lengths, locations, field names; for other hedge-lists see D/Law/1/202/5 above, 1698

Customary bargain and sale for £180 (John Tiffin of Cockermouth, merchant, to Robert Messenger of Isel Old Park, yeo.) - tenantright house and land or farmhold called "Coale Beck" at Isel Old Park (Manor of Isel), rent 13s. 4d., formerly the estate of William Cape of Bassenthwaite deceased, thence Thomas Cape of the City of Dublin his eldest brother and heir, thence John Tiffin by purchase; "Together with all .. Garths, Tofts Crofts Lands .. with the Tenant Right to the Woods and Underwoods .. to hold .. for ever according to the Custom of Tennantright had used and allowed of within the said Manor", 1731

Customary bargain and sale for £550 (John Messenger of Cole Beck yeo. and John Pearson of Isel Gate, blacksmith [his mortgagee] to Sir Gilfrid), reciting the mortgages from 1768, and that £286. 11s. 9d. is now owing to John Pearson, to be paid from the £550 - customary or tenantright house and land and farmhold called Cole Beck formerly the property of John Messenger's father Robert who had bought it from John Tiffin; together with all .. Garths Tofts Crofts ...; rents 13s. 4d., 8d. greenhew, 4½d cow farm, and 1 boon day mowing, 1 do. harrowing, 1 do. shearing, 12 May 1775

Lease and release of freehold 2-acre close in Bassenthwaite parish adjoining the south side of the customary or tenantright estate called Cole Beck in the Manor of Isel; abuttals given (John Messenger of Cole Beck [p. Isel] yeo. and Mary his wife to Sir Gilfrid) for £23. 15s. 0d., 12 May 1775

Second farm:

Customary bargain and sale for £140 (William Wilson of "Aspatrick", yeo., to Sir Wilfrid Lawson of Isel Hall, Bart.) - tenantright house and land at Colebeck in the Manor of Isel (no mention of tofts or garths), rents 18s. 2d., 8½d cow farm, 8d. greenhew, "and holden according to the Custome of Tennantright"; parchment deed, 1699

Third farm:

Customary bargain and sale for £239. 15s. 0d. (John Penny of Keswick, barber, to John Fell of Isel Old Park, yeo.) - tenantright house and land at "Coldbeck, called Coldbeck Tenement in Old Park" in the Manor and Parish of Isel; no mention of tofts or garths; rents 18s. 2d., 8d. greenhew, 8½d cow farm, 1 boon day mowing, 1 do. harrowing, 1 do. shearing, 1751

Customary bargain and sale for £47 (John Pearson of Whitehaven, butcher, and Margaret Pearson of do., widow, his mother, to Thomas Fell of Old Park p. "Isle", yeo.) - 4-acre parcel called Greenclose at Bassenthwaite (Manor of Bassenthwaite), part of a tenement of rent 1s.2d. apportioned to 7d., and paying half a bodle per purvey and a halfpenny for tithe prescription, 1756

Customary bargain and sale for £47 (Thomas Fell of Old Park p. "Isel", yeo., to John Fell of Coal Beck p. "Isle", yeo.) - Green Close as above, 1767

Customary bargain and sale for £640 (John Fell of Isel Old Park, yeo., to Sir Gilfrid) - "Messuage or tenement at Colebeck called Colebeck Tenement in Old Park" in the Manor of Isel, rents and boon days as in 1751 deed above; also Green Close, described as above; also the Bassenthwaite Inclosure Allotment awarded in right of Green Close; "And all the Estate Tenant Right Inheritance ..."; no tofts or garths mentioned; armorial seal, 29 Nov. 1770

Bond re same (Fell to Sir Gilfrid) in £200 - reciting the refusal of John Fell "and most of the other Tenants of the said Manor" of Isel to pay the general fines levied by Sir John Mordaunt the present lord, leading to Sir John's present lawsuit against them, now proceeding in Chancery; this bond includes covenant by John Fell to leave behind "the two Bed Steeds in the Parlour and all Grates and other Articles that are Nail fast or Commonly taken to be a part of the said Messuage and Tenement (the Corner Cupboard excepted)"; and covenant not to remove any hay, straw, or manure, except for "Twenty Cart Loads of Hay"; armorial seal, 29 Nov. 1770

Surrender by John Fell and admittance of Sir Gilfrid - states that Sir John Mordaunt's fine of £20. 12s. 0d. is still due; fees in margin ("Manor of Isell Old Park"); at foot, "the Estate Colebeck ½d to [the] Purvey; Green Close ½ Boadle [to the Purvey]", 29 Nov. 1770