Walter Smythe of Tong Castle Esq. younger brother of Sir Edward Smythe of Acton Burnell...

Walter Smythe of Tong Castle Esq. younger brother of Sir Edward Smythe of Acton Burnell Bart., Thomas Ottley of Pitchford Esq. and John Windsor of Shrewsbury gentleman TO Sir Walter Wagstaff Bagot of Blyfield co Staffs Bart., William Fenwick of Byewell co Northumberland esq. and William of Lutwyche Esq.

Confirmation of an assignment of 15 August 1755 Walter Smythe, Thomas Ottley and John Windsor TO the same trustees, of £5000 secured on the manor of Acton Reynold, capital messuage and land (tenant late John Dickin), property in Shrewsbury and Moreton Corbett (tenants late John Dickin, Robert Beech and Elizabeth Burrey widow), a messuage and land (reserving Duncott meadow, Little Duncott and Mill Leasow), with the Upper New Leasow, Lower New Leasow, Bradmore croft near Fern Hill, Further Fern Hill, Nearer Long Breach, Further Long Breach, Old Hill, Old Hill meadow, Over Field, New Piece, Clover Leasow, Chappel Yard, and Sheeps Yard, all in Uckington in the parish of Atcham (tenant William Jones); another messuage and land called Broad Yard, Long Croft, Turners Hedge Buttfurlong, Marsh Furlong, Tilmoor furlong, Gorsty Piece, Seech Leasow, Brice Furlong, Bolas Hill, Springswell Bines, and Swindle, in Uckington (tenant Robert Bolas Meadow Brook Leasow, Bradmoor croft, Tilmoor New Leasow, the Patch, the Croft Wall Hill, and Bine Wickett in Uckington (tenant Joseph Bennett); a messuage and Meadow Marsh Furlong, and Marsh meadow in Uckington (tenant Edward Blockshead); a messuage and Crossfeild, Wettreans, Butlers Yard, Wheat Hill, Lower Whiteway, Middle Whiteway, Upper Whiteway, Charlton Field side, piece by Grices, the Yard, New Leasow, Overfield, Marsh Meadow, and Further Field in Uckington (tenant Nathaniel Jones at £113 10 rent); a messuage (tenant Joseph Battley) at £3 10. 0d. rent; a third share in the Shrewsbury waterworks and of an island in the Severn belonging to the waterworks; all for the remainder of a term of 1000 years (created by a mortgage of 30 October 1752 John Corbet TO John Windsor).

As settlement on the marriage of Walter Smythe and Mery Errington, younger daughter of John Errington Esq deceased by Maria his wife now wife of the Hon. Thomas Molyneaux; and confirmation of the further assignment in the deed of 15 August, 1755 of a mortgage term of 500 years (created 15 December 1721 John Kynaston Esq and Corbet Kynaston Esq. his son and heir TO Richard Hill Esq.) of a messuage and farm in Uffington called Pimley Farm (tenant Thomas Druryor), 2 messuages in Little Withiford (late tenants Andrew Peplow and Ralph Hamshaw father and son); and a messuage in Acton Reynold (tenant Thomas Birch); which by several assignments came to Randle Wilbraham who assigned it (by direction of John Ford esq.) TO Thomas Ottley in trust for Corbett by deed 26 March 1751.

By 2 deeds poll of 31 October 1752 John Corbet agreed that Ottley should be possessed of this term of 500 years in trust for Windsor until repayment of the mortgage for £5000 on the manor of Acton Reynold and the other property; and Windsor acknowledges the £5000 to belong to Smythe.

Witnesses:- Robert Jenkinson of Walcot co. Oxon, bart; Thomas Blakeway and Edward Payton, both of Shrewsbury.