NUTHURST DEEDS OF NUTHURST, 1586-1877, AND DEED OF WARNHAM, 1704/5 ADD MSS5236-5291 1586-1877 SOURCE OF ACQUISITION: PRESENTED BY MESSRS. PAICE & CROSS, SOLICITORS, 12OLD SQUARE, LINCOLN'S INN, LONDON, W.C.2, PER BRITISH RECORDSASSOCIATION, NOVEMBER 1962. CONVEYANCE (BARGAIN & SALE) FOR £110, WITH COVENANT TO LEVY A FINE ADDMSS 5241 18 OCT. 1668 CONTENTS: JOHN MOGEWORTH ALIAS PACY OF PULBOROUGH, YEO., AND W. HANNAH (ONE OF THEDAUS. AND COHEIRS OF MARY PRICKLOVE, DECD., LATE W. OF JOHN SLATER OFWEST GRINSTEAD, YEO.) TO WILLIAM STRUDWICKE OF BILLINGSHURST, YEO MOIETY OF MESSUAGE, GARDEN AND ORCHARD, AND OF S. END OF THE BARN WITHHALF THE FLOOR; OF PARCEL OF LAND (10A.) HERETOFORE DIVIDED INTO THREECLOSES CALLED THE TENN OVERS LYING ON E. SIDE OF THE AFORESAID MESSUAGE,OF FIELD (5A.) CALLED THE SHEPPARDS FEILD, OF FIELD (5A.) CALLED THE PONDFEILD, AND OF FIELD OR CLOSE OF LAND (2A.) CALLED THE WEST CROFTE: ALLWHICH WERE PART OF A FARM AND LANDS CALLED AYLESLANDS ALIAS ALICE LANDSIN NUTHURST THE FINE TO BE LEVIED BY THE NAME OF THE MOIETY OF MESSUAGE, BARN,GARDEN, ORCHARD, 20A. LAND, 4A. PASTURE AND 4A. FURZE AND HEATH INNUTHURST RECITES: (I) THAT (A), IN RIGHT OF SAID HANNAH MOGEWORTH ALIAS PACY, AND(B), IN RIGHT OF W. ELIZABETH (SIS. OF SAID HANNAH, AND ANOTHER OF THEDAUS. AND COHEIRS OF SAID MARY PRICKLOVE), STAND JOINTLY SEISED IN FEESIMPLE OF THE ENTIRETY OF THE ABOVE PROPERTY, WHICH WAS ALLOTTED TO (B)AND SAID ELIZABETH, AND SAID HANNAH 'PACY' (THEN HANNAH SLATER,SPINSTER), AND THE HEIRS OF SAID ELIZABETH AND HANNAH, FOR THEIR SHAREUPON A DIVISION OF THE SAID FARM AND LANDS MADE BETWEEN THOMAS COOPER OFWEST GRINSTEAD, YEO., AND W. ANN (ONE OF THE DAUS. OF JOHN PRICKLOVE OFNUTHURST, DECD.), AND (B) AND SAID ELIZABETH AND SAID HANNAH 'PACY', BYTHE NAME OF HANNAH SLATER, AS APPEARS BY THE DEED OF PARTITION, 1 APR.1659, AND A FINE LEVIED THEREUPON; (II) THAT (B) HAS AGREED WITH (A) FORTHE PURCHASE OF THEIR MOIETY AS ABOVE SIGNATURE AND SEAL OF JOHN 'PACY ALIAS MOGWORTH'; MARK AND SEAL OF HANNAH'PACY ALIAS MOGEWORTH' WITNESSES - WILLIAM COE, WILLIAM SEAGRAVE, JOHN SLATER CONVEYANCE (FEOFFMENT) FOR £207. 3S. 0D ADD MSS 5242 26 MAR. 1689 CONTENTS: JOHN LINFEILD OF STORRINGTON, GENT., TO HUMPHREY BENNETT OF WESTGRINSTEAD, YEO MOIETY OF FIELD OR CLOSE OF LAND (5A.) CALLED BRIDGE MEADE, OF TWO FIELDSOR CLOSES OF LAND (10A.) CALLED PYNNERS AND INNOPPS, OF CLOSES OR PARCELSOF WOODGROUND (8A.) CALLED THE EAST FEILD AND THE WOOD, AND OF N. END OFTHE BARN BELONGING TO THESE LANDS, AND HALF THE FLOOR: ALL PART OF ACERTAIN FARM AND LANDS CALLED AYLSLAND ALIAS ALICE LAND IN NUTHURST,FORMERLY OF JOHN PRICKLOVE OF NUTHURST, YEO.,DECD WARRANTY BY THE VENDOR AGAINST ALL PERSONS CLAIMING ANY INTEREST FROM ORUNDER HIMSELF, OR ANN COOPER, DECD. (DAU. OF SAID JOHN PRICKLOVE), ORMARY LINFEILD, DECD. (RESPECTIVELY HIS GRANDMOTHER AND MOTHER) RECITES THAT (A) AND JOHN GOFFE OF HENFIELD, BUTCHER, AS TENANTS INCOMMON, STAND SEISED IN FEE SIMPLE IN THE ENTIRETY OF THE ABOVE PROPERTY SIGNATURE AND SEAL (A) WITNESSES - WILLIAM COE, WILLIAM CHAMBARS, RICHARD LUCKIN [ENDORSED WITH MEMORANDUM OF THE DELIVERY OF SEISIN, 27 MAR. 1689, IN THEPRESENCE OF THOMAS SHEPPARD, JOHN ROLFE, JOHN HEAVER.] CONVEYANCE (LEASE & RELEASE) FOR £215 ADD MSS 5243, 5244 1, 2 OCT. 1689 CONTENTS: JOHN GOFFE OF HENFIELD, BUTCHER, TO WILLIAM STRUDWICKE OF BILLINGSHURST,YEO MOIETY OF BARNS AND LANDS (25A.), BEING PART OF AYLESLAND OTHERWISE ALICELAND IN NUTHURST, I.E. OF N. END OF SAID BARN AND OF THE FLOOR THEREOF,OF FIELD OR CLOSE OF LAND (5A.) CALLED BRIDGE MEADE, OFTWO FIELDS ORCLOSES OF LAND (10A.) CALLED PYNNERS AND INNOPPS, AND OF CLOSES ANDPARCELS OF WOODGROUND (8A.) CALLED THE EAST FEILD AND THE WOOD; ALL NOWOR LATE IN THE SEVERAL TENURES OR OCCUPATIONS OF[BLANK] HEAVER, HENRYMICHELL AND EDWARD GEEREING, AND HERETOFORE PARCEL OF LAND (50A.) INNUTHURST CALLED AYLESLAND OTHERWISE ALICE LAND, FORMERLY PURCHASED BYJOHN PRICKLOWE OF NUTHURST, YEO., DECD., OF JOHN FARLEIGH OF ASHURST,YEO., DECD WARRANTY CLAUSE SIGNATURES AND PAPERED SEALS (A) WITNESSES - RICHARD SHEPPARD, WILLIAM MARCHANT, NICHOLAS GOFFE CONVEYANCE (FEOFFMENT) FOR £225 ADD MSS 5245 29 APR. 1691 CONTENTS: HUMPHREY BENNETT OF HORSHAM, YEO., TO JOHN WICKER OF HORSHAM, GENT PROPERTY, AS IN ADD MSS 5242 COVENANT BY THE VENDOR THAT THE PROPERTY MAY BE HELD DISCHARGED FROM THEDOWER OF ANN, HIS WIFE SIGNATURE AND SEAL (A) WITNESSES TO SEALING AND DELIVERY OF SEISIN - THOMAS SHEPPARD, JOHNROLFE, JOHN HEAVER COVENANT BY WILLIAM STREDWICKE (BUT SIGNS STRUDWICKE), AS IN ADD MSS5241, TO JOHN STREDWICKE OF PULBOROUGH, YEO., AND JAMES NAPPER OFBILLINGSHURST, YEO ADD MSS 5246 1 JUNE 1691 CONTENTS: TO STAND SEISED OF THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROPERTY, AS IN ADD MSS 5241, NOWOR LATE IN THE TENURE OR OCCUPATION OF HENRY STREDWICKE, HIS SON, TO THEUSE OF SAID HENRY STREDWICKE, HIS HEIRS AND ASSIGNS FOREVER SIGNATURE AND SEAL WITNESSES - THOMAS SHEPPARD, ELEANOR SHEPPARD CONVEYANCE (LEASE & RELEASE) FOR £230, WITH BOND IN £460 TO PERFORMCOVENANTS ADD MSS 5247-5249 13, 14 APR. 1692 CONTENTS: WILLIAM STRUDWICKE, AS IN ADD MSS 5241, TO JOHN WICKER, AS IN ADD MSS5245 PROPERTY, AS IN ADD MSS 5242, NOW OR LATE IN THE TENURE OR OCCUPATION OF(A), WILLIAM LINFEILD AND JOHN HEAVER (EXCEPTING THE BARN STANDING UPONTHE LANDS CALLED ALICE LAND, WITH THE WAY LEADING FROM THE LANE CALLEDCOBSALE LANE TOWARDS THE SAID BARN) WARRANTY CLAUSE SIGNATURES AND SEALS (A) WITNESSES - JOHN HINDLY, THOMAS SHEPPARD, WILLIAM STRUDWICKE, JUN., JOHNROLFE CONVEYANCE (LEASE & RELEASE) FOR £175 ADD MSS 5250, 5251 5, 6 AUG. 1697 CONTENTS: JOHN WICKER, AS IN ADD MSS 5245, TO JOHN ELLIS OF HORSHAM, YEO FIELDS OR CLOSES OF LAND CALLED AYLESLAND OTHERWISE ALICE LAND, I.E.FIELD OR CLOSE OF LAND (5A.) CALLED BRIDGE MEAD, TWO FIELDS OR CLOSES OFLAND (10A.) CALLED PINNERS AND INNOP(P)S, AND TWO CLOSES ORPARCELS OFWOODGROUND (8A.) CALLED THE EAST FEILD AND THE WOOD: ALL [IN NUTHURST,AND] NOW OR LATE IN THE TENURE OR OCCUPATION OF JOHN HEAVER AND WILLIAMLINFEILD RESERVING TO THE VENDOR ALL TREES OF OAK, ASH AND BEECH, AND ALL POLLARDTREES, WITH LIBERTY OF INGRESS ETC. TO CUT DOWN AND CARRY AWAY THE SAMEBEFORE MICHAELMAS 1698 WARRANTY CLAUSE COVENANT BY THE VENDOR THAT THE PROPERTIES MAY BE HELD DISCHARGED FROMTHE DOWER OF SARAH, HIS WIFE SIGNATURES AND SEALS (A) WITNESSES - THOMAS SHEPPARD, THOMAS PYKE MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT (LEASE & RELEASE) ADD MSS 5252 2 NOV. 1697 CONTENTS: JOHN ELLYS, AS IN ADD MSS 5250, TO JOHN WICKER, AS IN ADD MSS 5245, ANDHENRY GROMEBRIDGE OF HORSHAM, YEO. [LEASE FOR A YEAR MISSING] PROPERTY AS IN ADD MSS 5250 (BUT NOW DESCRIBED AS IN NUTHURST) RESERVING ALL TREES OF OAK, ASH AND BEECH, AND ALL POLLARD TREES,STANDING UPON PIECE OF LAND CALLED THE WOOD AND MARKED I W (PRESUMABLYFOR JOHN WICKER; SEE ADD MSS 5251) TO HOLD TO THE USE OF (A) FOR LIFE, THEN TO THE USE OF W. KATHARINE FORLIFE, THEN TO THE USE OF THE RIGHT HEIRS OF (A) FOR EVER SIGNATURE AND SEAL OF JOHN WICKER; SIGNATURE OF HENRY GROMEBRIDGE, SEALMISSING WITNESSES - WILLIAM SHEPPARD, THOMAS SHEPPARD, THOMAS PYKE MORTGAGE (BY DEMISE FOR 1,000 YEARS) (AND COUNTERPART) TO SECURE £200ADD MSS 5253, 5254 23 MAR 1704/5 CONTENTS: HENRY STREDWICK (BUT SIGNS STRUDWICKE) OF BILLINGSHURST, YEO. (ONE OF THESONS OF WILLIAM STREDWICK, AS IN ADD MSS 5241), TO EDWARD ELLIS OFHORSHAM, BUTCHER ENTIRETY OF PROPERTY, AS IN ADD MSS 5241, NOW OR LATE IN THE TENURE OFOCCUPATION OF (A) COVENANT BY THE MORTGAGOR THAT, IN THE EVENT OF BREACH OF PROVISO, THEPROPERTY MAY BE HELD DISCHARGED FROM THE DOWER OF ELIZABETH, HIS WIFE SIGNATURE AND SEAL (A) (ON ADD MSS 5253); SIGNATURE AND SEAL (B) (ON ADDMSS 5254) WITNESSES, TO BOTH DEEDS - (?)WALL MICHELL, JOHN LINFEILD [ADD MSS 5254 IS ENDORSED WITH RECEIPT BY THE MORTGAGEE OF FOUR'PARCHMENT WRITEINGS' AND FOUR 'INDENTURES OF FINES' TO BE RE-DELIVEREDUPON PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL SUM AND INTEREST.] SURRENDER OF A TERM OF YEARS IN TRUST TO ATTEND THE INHERITANCE ADD MSS5255 4 MAR. 1707/8 CONTENTS: (A) JOHN ELLIS OF STAMMERHAM IN HORSHAM, YEO. (EXECUTOR OF EDWARD ELLIS,AS IN ADD MSS 5253, DECD.), (B) HENRY STRUDWICKE OF CUCKFIELD, YEO.(ELDEST SON AND HEIR OF WILLIAM STRUDWICK, AS IN ADD MSS 5241, DECD.),(C) JAMES BAKER OF HORSHAM, APOTHECARY PROPERTY, AS IN ADD MSS 5243 SURRENDER OF THE TERM OF YEARS IN (I) BELOW, FROM (A), BY THE CONSENT ANDDIRECTION OF (B), TO (C) IN TRUST TO ATTEND THE INHERITANCE, UPON THEPURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY BY (A) [SEE ADD MSS 5256] RECITES: (I) ADD MSS 5253; (II) THE WILL (DATED 23 NOV. 1705) OF SAIDEDWARD ELLIS, WHICH WAS PROVED AFTER HIS DEATH BY (A), THE SOLE EXECUTOR,IN WHOM BECAME VESTED THE TERM OF YEARS IN (I) ABOVE; (III) THAT (D) HASCONTRACTED WITH (B) FOR THE ABSOLUTE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY [SEE ADDMSS 5256] SIGNATURES AND SEALS (A) AND (B) WITNESSES - JOHN LINFEILD, THOMAS PARHAM CONVEYANCE (LEASE & RELEASE FOR £300, WITH COVENANT TO LEVY A FINE ADDMSS 5256 6 MAR. 1707/8 CONTENTS: [LEASE FOR A YEAR MISSING]) HENRY STRUDWICKE, AS IN ADD MSS 5255, AND W. ELIZABETH, TO JOHN ELLIS OFSTAMMERHAM IN HORSHAM, YEO PROPERTY, AS IN ADD MSS 5243 WARRANTY BY SAID HENRY STRUDWICKE AGAINST ALL CLAIMS UNDER HIMSELF ORUNDER WILLIAM STRUDWICKE, DECD., HIS FATHER (EXCEPT THE MORTGAGE IN ADDMSS 5253) THE FINE TO BE LEVIED BY THE NAME OF MESSUAGE, BARN, GARDEN, ORCHARD,15A. LAND, 5A. MEADOW, 5A. PASTURE AND 4A. WOOD IN NUTHURST SIGNATURES AND SEALS (A) WITNESSES - JOHN LINFEILD, THOMAS PARHAM