William Banfield

This indenture made the 29^th day of September in the year of our Lord seaven hundred and three

Between the Rt Honourable George Lord Bergavenny of the one part and William Banfield of Goytrey Tailor, county of Monmouth of the other part.

Witness that the said Lord Bergavenny for and in consideration of the rent and covenant on the lessees part and behalf herein after menconed to be paid done and performed of the said Lord Bergavenny. Hath demised, granted and to ffarme, lett/on and by these presents doth demise grant and to fine lett unto the said William Banfield all that one cottage and 2 acres of land thereunto belonging being part of Pellenny Comon in the possession of him the said William Banfield, with its appurtenances except out of this demise all mines and quarries of oare stone coals.

To have and to hold the said premise with the appurtenances unto the said William Banfield his heirs and assigns for and during the respectful lives of him the said William Banfield and Mary and Anne his daughters for the life and the longest liver of them.

Yeilding the sum of two shillings per year and two shillings of every person dying, seized or alienation of the premises and dooing suite to the court of the said Lord Bergavenny

This Indenture made the second day of February in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and forty nine between the Right Honourable George Lord Abergavenny of the one part and Walter Griffith of the parish of Goytrey in the County of Monmouth blacksmith of the other part.

Witnesseth that the said Lord Abergavenny for & in consideration of the sume of five pounds & five shillings of lawfull British money to him paid by the said Walter Griffith for & in the name of a fine and for and in consideration of the rents and covenants on the lessees part and behalf hereinafter mentioned to be paid done and performed he the sd Lord Abergavenny hath demised granted & to farm lett & in & by these presents doth demise grant & to farm lett & sett unto the said Walter Griffith all that decayed cott and barn with the appurtenances together with three small pieces of land thereto belonging containing about two acres of land scituate in the parish of Goytrey in the said County of Monmouth all which said premisses one by Indenture of Lease bearing date the twenty ninth of September one thousand seven hundred and one granted to Edward William Watkin of Goytrey for the lives of William, Ann and Mary his son and daughters at the rent of four shillings which said lease expired in April last (except out of this present demise all mines and quarries of stone and other mettalls) to have and to hold all and singular the same premisses with appurtenances (except before excepted) unto the said Walter Griffin his heirs & assigns from the twenty ninth day of September now last past for & during the respective lives of the said Walter Griffith, Ann his daughter aged about seventeen years, Joseph his son aged about ten years & of the life of the longest liver of them yielding and paying therefore yearly and every year dureing the said term unto the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or assigns the rent of four shillings on the feasts of the annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Michael the Arch Angell by even & equall portions the first half yearly rent to be due and payable on the feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary next ensueing and the sume of five shillings for & in the name of an herriott on the death of every person dyeing seized or alienation of the premiss & also doing suit to the Court of the said Lord Abergavenny when thereto required and shall not nor will alien or assign this present demise & grant without leave first had & obtained in writing under the hand & seal of the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or assigns and shall not nor will do or suffer to be done on the premisses hereby demised any act project or contrivance whereby any other of the estate of the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or assigns or his or their tenants may be prejudiced or lessened in yearly value and if it shall happen that the said yearly rent of four shillings & other acknowledgments hereinbefore mentioned or any part of them shall be behind & unpaid by the space of fifteen days next after any of the said feast days whereon the same ought to be paid (being lawfully demanded) or breach of any the covenants or agreements in these presents on the lessees part to be made done suffered or performed then it shall & may be lawfull to & for the said his heirs or assigns into the said hereby demised premisses or any part thereof (in the name of the whole) to re-enter & the same to have againe re-possess & enjoy as in his or their former estate any thing hereinbefore contained to the contrary in anywise notwithstanding and the said Walter Griffith for himself his heirs & assigns doth hereby covenant promise and agree to and with the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs & assigns that he the said Walter Griffith his heirs or assigns shall & will at his and their own proper costs and charges before the first day of July next ensueing putt the said cott and barn and all the fences hedges & ditches on the said hereby demised premisses in good sufficient & tenantable repairation & amendment & shall at all times from thenceforth dureing the continuance of this present demise maintaine sustain uphold & keep all & singular the same premisses with appurtenances in by and with all & all manner of good & sufficient repairs fences hedges ditches & amendments & at the end or other determination of this present demise peaceably & quietly yield and deliver up the same premisses with appurtenances so well & sufficiently repaired fenced hedged ditched and amended and the said Lord Abergavenny doth hereby authorize and in his place putt Phillip Lewis of Abergavenny yeoman and Thomas Jenkins of the same place yeoman or either of them to be his true and lawfull attorneys or attorney jointly or severally for him & in his stead to enter into & upon the premisses hereby granted or any part thereof (in the name of the whole) & to give possession thereof unto the said lessee Walter Griffith ratifieing allowing and confirming all and whatsoever the said attorneys or either of them shall lawfully do in the premisses as if the said Lord Abergavenny was personally present at the doing thereof. In witness whereof the parties to these presents have hereunto interchangeably sett their hands and seals the day and year first above written

On the cover of the document:-

Be it known that on the tenth day of March 1767 Livery of Seizin of and full possession of all & singular the within mentioned cott & other the premises within mentioned was delivered to the within named lessee Walter Griffith by Thos Jenkins Gent one of the attornies within named by virtue of the power to him within given according to the tenor & effect of the written? Indenture of Lease. Thos Jenkins

Sealed & delivered in the presence of us E Staples; C Hawkins, servant to Lord Abergavenny

Witnesses present John Morgan; the mark of Anne Stephen?

Abergavenny. Monmouthshire. A lease from the Rt Hon’ble Lord Abergavenny to Walter Griffith for 3 lives of lands in Goytrey dated 2d Feb 1749

Fine £5 – 5 – 0

Rent? 4s

Herriott 5s

This Indenture made the twenty fourth day of September in the tenth yeare of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord George the Second by the grace of God of Great Brittaine France & Ireland King defender of the faith and so forth in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & thirty six between the Right Hon’able William Lord Abergavenny of the one part and Walter Griffith of Goytre in the County of Monmouth smith of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Lord Abergavenny for and in consideration of a surrender of a former lease and alsoe of a certain fine in hand paid and alsoe of the rents covenants & services on the lessees part & behalfe hereafter menconed to be paid done & performed he the said Lord Abergavenny hath demised granted & to farme letten & by these p’sents doth demise grant & to farme lett unto the said Walter Griffith all that house smiths shop & app’tenances in Goytre afores’d on the highway there leading from Pelleney to Usk to have and to hold the said demised premisses with their & every of their appurtenances unto the said Walter Griffith his heirs & assigns fore & during the respective lives of the said Walter Griffith, Anne his wife and Walter his son aged one yeare & the life of the longest liver of them yielding and paying therefore yearly & every yeare during the said terme unto the sd Lord Abergavenny his heirs or assigns the rent of six pence of lawfull money of England without any deducon for any manner of taxes whatsoever at the four most usual feasts or days of payment in the years, viz, the twenty ninth of September the twenty fifth of December the twenty fifth of March & the twenty fourth of June by equal porcons and the sume of five shillings of like money to be paid by the person that is seized of the premisses as an increase of rent at the death of every person named by whose lives the said premisses are held and doing suit to the Court of the said Lord Abergavenny when thereto required.

And the said Walter Griffith his heirs or ass’s shall not nor will not erect or build nor cause or suffer to be erected or built any other or more house or houses on the premisses hereby demised nor will not alien or assigne the same p’misses without leave first had & obtained in writing under the hand & seale of the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or ass’s nor shall not nor will not do nor cause or suffer to be done on the premisses hereby demised any act project or contrivance whatsoever whereby any of the estate of the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or assigns or his or their tennants may be anyways damaged or lessened in the yearly value or otherwise. And if it shall happen that the said yearly rent of sixpence pr any parte thereof be behind and unpaid by the space of fifteen days next after any of the said feast days on which the same ought to be paid being lawfully demanded or if the said increase of rent of five shillings to be paid by the person that is seized of the premisses at the death of every person named by whose lives the said p’misses are held, to witt, at the death of the sd Walter Griffith, Anne his wife and Walter his son be behind and unpaid to the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or ass’s or his or their agents or stewards by the space of six months without any demand being made thereof or breach of any of the covenants or agreements herein contained on the lessees part & behalfe should be made done or suffered that then it shall & may be lawfull to & for the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs & assigns into the said premisses to reenter and the same to have againe repossess and enjoy as in his & their first and former estate any thing herein before contained to the contrary notwithstanding and the said Walter Griffith doth hereby for himself his heirs & for every of them covenant promise & agree to & with the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs & ass’s & to & with every of them in manner following (that is to say) that the sd Walter Griffith his heirs or ass’s shall & will well & truly pay or cause to be paid to the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs & ass’s the rent above reserved and on the days & times before herein appointed for the payment thereof and also pay & discharge all and all manner taxes imposicons & charges which are or shall be imposed on the premisses during the said terme and shall & will well & sufficiently repaire uphold maintaine fence keep all & singular the premisses and every part thereof with the appurtenances during the said terme and at the end expiracon or other sooner determinacon of this demise and grant shall & will yield up and deliver the same to the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or ass’s well & sufficiently repair and fenced and in all respects tennantable and the sd Lord Abergavenny doth hereby authorize and in his place put & depute John Day of Fletching in the County of Sussex Gent and Richard John of Aberustruth on the County of Monmouthshire Gent to be his lawfull attorney or attorneys jointly or severally for him and in his name to enter into & upon the said demised premisses or any part thereof in the name of the whole and to give livery of Seizin thereof unto the said Walter Griffin or his assigns.

In witness whereof the partys to these presents have interchangeably sett their hands & seals the

Walter Griffith

On the cover of the document:-

Sealed and delivered (being first duely stampt) in the presence of Richard Jones?; John Day

Abergavenny. 24 Sep 1736. Lease} Lord Abergavenny to Walter Griffith of Goytre on the County of Monmouth

NOTE: The final part of the last line of the main document is missing. It was probably to the effect ‘ day and year first above written’. DW

This Indenture made the second day of February in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and forty nine and in the twenty third year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the second King of Great Britain and so forth between the Right Honourable George Lord Abergavenny of the one part and Walter Evans of the parish of Goytrey in the County of Monmouth yeoman of the other part.

Witnesseth that the said Lord Abergavenny for and in consideration of the rents and covenants on the part and behalf of the said Walter Evans herein after mentioned to be paid done and performed he the said Lord Abergavenny hath demised granted and to farm lett and by these presents doth demise grant and to farm lett and sett unto the said Walter Evans all that small piece of rough ground called Cae yr Orloth scituate lying and being in the said parish of Goytrey and County aforesaid and now in the possession of the said Walter Evans as tenant to the said Lord Abergavenny (save and except out of this present demise unto the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs and assigns all mines and quaries of stones oar and coal and all woods timber and trees whatsoever now growing and being in and upon the said granted premisses or any part thereof with free liberty of ingress egress and regress at all convenient and seasonable time and times in the year during the term hereby granted to and for the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs and assigns his and their servants agents and workmen at his and their will and pleasure with horses cattle and carriages into through and from the said hereby demised and granted premisses or any part thereof to cut down hew digg work and carry away all the same mines stones oar coal woods timber and trees and to have full liberty of ingress egress and regress to take and carry away the same or any part thereof at all seasonable and convenient time and times in the year doing thereby as little hurt or damage as may be to the corn grain hay or grass of the said Walter Evans his executors administrators and assigns growing increaseing or being or which shall during the said term hereby demised and granted grow and be in or upon the same premises from time to time in carrying away all or any part of the same mines stones oar coal woods timber and trees whatsoever respectively to have and to hold all and singular the same premises with appurtenances (except as before is excepted) unto the said Walter Evans his executors administrators and assigns from the feast day of Saint Michael the Archangel now last past for and during the full end and term of twenty one years and fully to be compleated and ended yeilding and paying therefore yearly and every year during the said term unto the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or assigns the rent or sume of seven shillings of lawfull British money by two equal payments in the year (that is to say) on the feast of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Michael the Archangell the first half yearly payment to begin and to be due and payable unto the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or assigns on the feast day of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary now next ensuing the date of these presents provided allways and it is the true intent and meaning of these presents and of the p…. hereto that if it shall happen that the said yearly rent of seven shillings or any part thereof shall be behind and unpaid by the space of fifteen days next after any or either of the days of payment …ed wherein the same ought to be paid that then it shall and may be lawfull to ands for the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or assigns to enter on the said demised premises or any part thereof and distrain for the same and the same distress to lead drive take and carry away and appraise and dispose of the same according to the direction of the statute in that case made and provided and for want of such distress that then it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or assigns into and upon the said granted premisses or any part thereof in the name of the whole to re-enter and the same to have again and repossess as in his or their former estate or estates any thing herein before contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding and the said Walter Evans doth by these presents for himself his executors and administrators covenant promise and agree to and with the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs and assigns in manner following (that is to say) that he the said Walter Evans his executors administrators and assigns will well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or assigns during the aforesaid term hereby granted the said yearly rent of seven shillings on the days and times herein before limitted for payment thereof according to the true intent and meaning of these presents clear of all deductions whatsoever for taxes or other …. howsoever and also that the said Walter Evans his executors administrators and assigns shall and will at his and their own proper costs and charges at all time and times during the said term hereby demised maintain sustain and keep all the fences hedges and ditches of the said hereby granted premises in by and with all manner of good and sufficient fences hedges ditches and reparations and at the end or other sooner determination of this demise shall and will peaceably and quietly yeild and deliver up the same premises with appurtenances so well and sufficiently fenced hedged ditched and repaired. And further that he the said Walter Evans his executors administrators or assigns shall not nor will not dureing the said term hereby demised committ or suffer or cause or procure to be committed any manner of spoil or waste on the said hereby demised premises or any part thereof. In witness whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto interchangeably set their hands and seals the day and year first above written

NOTE: There is some damage to this document. DW

2nd February 1749

This Indenture made the first day of December in the fourteenth yeare of the Reigne of our Soveraigne Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King defender of the faith and so forth and in the yeare of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty between the Right Honourable William Lord Abergavenny of the one part and Walter Evans of Goytree in the County of Monmouth mason of the other part.

Witnesseth that the said Lord Abergavenny for and in consideration of a surrender of a former lease and also of a certaine fine in hand paid and also of the rents covenants and services on the lessees part and behalfe ought to be observed performed fulfilled and kept he the said Lord Abergavenny hath demised granted and to farm letten and by these presence doth demise grant and to farm lett unto the said Walter Evans all that messuage garden and three peices of land containing four acres lying in Goytree aforesaid and late in lease to Jane Pritchard and joyning to the west to the lease lands of John Watkins on all other parts to the waste and highway leading from Uske to Abergavenny.

And also all that scite of an house and all those several peices of land near Pellenny in Goytree aforesaid late in lease to William Jenkin Jones containing three acres adjoyning to the lands of Moses Lowman Gentleman and on all other sides to the waste there except and always reserved out of this present demise unto the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs and assigns all and all manner of timber and timber like trees tellows mines and quarrys of stone ore coale or other mettal or mineral whatsoever now growing being or found or which shall hereafter be grow or be found in or upon the said demised premises or any part thereof with free liberty to and for the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs and assigns servants labourers and workmen to fell cutt down coale digg for and carry away the said trees mines stone ore or other mettal or mineral at his and their free will and pleasure to have and to hold the said demised premisses with their and every of their appurtenances (except as before excepted) unto the said Walter Evans his heirs and assigns for and during the respective lives of him the said Walter Evans, Elizabeth his wife aged twenty five years and Margarett Hugh his wifes sister aged twenty two years and the life of the longest liver of them yielding and paying therefore yearly and every yeare during the said term unto the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs and assigns the rent of five shillings and six pence of lawful money of England without deduction for any manner of taxes whatsoever on the four most usual feasts or days of payment in the yeare (that is to say) the twenty fifth of December, the twenty fifth of March, the twenty fourth of June and the twenty ninth of September by equal portions and the sume of five shillings of like money to be paid by the person that is seized of the premisses as an increase of rent at the death of every person named by whose lives the said premisses are held and doing suit to the Court of the said Lord Abergavenny when thereunto required.

And the said Walter Evans his heirs or assigns shall not nor will not erect or build nor cause nor suffer to be erected or built any other or more house or houses on the premisses hereby demised nor will not alien nor assign the said premisses to any person or persons whatsoever without leave first had and obtained in writing under the hand and seale of the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or assigns nor shall not nor will not do nor cause or suffer to be done on the said premisses any act project or contrivance whatsoever whereby the same premisses any of the timber or any other of the estate of the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or assigns or his or their tenants may be any ways prejudiced damaged or lessened in the yearly value or otherwise.

And if it shall happen that the said yearly rent of five shillings and six pence or any part thereof be behind and unpaid to the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or assigns by the space of fifteen days after any of the said feast days on which the same ought to be paid being lawfully demanded or if the said increase of rent of five shillings to be paid by the person that is seized of the premisses at the death of every person named by whose lives the said premisses are held to witt at the death of the said Walter Evans, Elizabeth his wife and Margarett Hugh sister to the said Elizabeth be behind and unpaid to the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs or assigns or his or their agents or stewards by the space of six months without any demand being made or breach of any of the covenants or agreements herein contained that then and from thenceforth it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs and assigns into the said premisses to reenter and the same to have againe repossess and enjoy as in his and their first and former estate any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

And the said Walter Evans for himself his heirs and assigns and for every of them doth covenant promise and agree to and with the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs and assigns and to and with every of them in manner following (that is to say) that he the said Walter Evans his heirs or assigns shall and will well and truly pay or cause to be paid to the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs and assigns the rent or rents above reserved and on the days and times before herein limitted and appointed to be paid and also shall and will from time to time and at all times during the demise bare pay and discharge all and all manner of taxes impositions and charges which are or shall be imposed on the premisses during the said term and shall and will from time to time and at all times at his and their own proper costs and charges in all things maintaine uphold and keep all and singular the said demised premisses with all needfull and necessary reparations and amendments and at the end expiration or other sooner determination of this demise and grant shall and will leave surrender and yield up the same to the said Lord Abergavenny his heirs and assigns well and sufficiently repaired and fenced and in all respects tenantable and the said Lord Abergavenny doth hereby authorize and in his place putt and depute the Reverend John Day of Abergavenny in the County of Monmouth Gentleman and Thomas Williams of Crickhowell in the County of Brecknock Gentleman to be his lawfull attorneys or attorney joyntly or severally for him and in his name to enter into and upon the said demised premisses or any part thereof in the name of the whole and give Livery of Seizin thereof unto the said Walter Evans or his assigns. In witness whereof the said parties to these presents interchangeably their hands and seals have sett the day and yeare first above written.

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1 Dec 1740 Goytree. Abergavenny. Monmouthshire

The counterpart of a lease

William Lord Abergavenny to Walter Evans of Goytree for three lives

Dated the first day of December 1740

Sealed & delivered by the within mentioned Walter Evans (being first duly stampt) in the presence of Juliana Day; John Day

This Indenture made the fowerteenth day of September in the yeare of our Lord God according to the computation of the Church of England one thousand six hundred ninety and two betweene the right hono’ble George Lord of Abergavenny of the one part and Walter Cecill of the parish of Llanover in the County of Monmouth gent of the other part. Witnesseth that the said George Lord of Abergavenny for and in consideration of the surrender of a lease bearinge date the five and twentieth day of November in the fower and twentieth yeare of the reigne of King James the first made betweene the right hono’ble Edward Nevill then Lord of Abergavenny and Sr William Sedely of Aylsford in the County of Kent Knight and Baronet of the one part and Bartholomew Springet of the City of Bristoll merchant of the other part of a certaine parcell of land called Alt and Burgum conteyning one hundred acres beinge in the parish of Goytree in the Lordship of Abergavenny formerly part of the Lords wast .

To have and to hold the said hundred acres unto the said Bartholomew dureing the naturall lives of the said Bartholomew William John Morrite of Llanvihangell Pont Mole and Richard Hanbury the son of Philip Hanbury of Trevethin in the sayd County of Monmouth or any such of them longest liveing under the rents covenants and reservations therein conteyned as by the said lease may appeare.

The before named Richard Hanbury living. As alsoe in consideration of the sume of forty pounds of lawfull English money unto him the said Lord George in hand payd as alsoe for the rents covenants and services herein set downe and to bee payd and pformed by the said Walter Cecill his heyers and assignes hath demised graunted and to farme let and by these p’sents doth demise graunt and to farme let and set unto the said Walter Cecill all the said land called Alt & Burgum by meares there well knowne.

And alsoe one other parcell of land called Tyr Gorvith haveing … held by Copy of Court Roll scituate on the mountayne neere the sayd Alt and Burgum conteyning about thirty acres bounded north by the free lands of the said Walter, east to the said Alt, south and west by the said Lords Comon or wast ground. And alsoe about forty acres of the said wast or …ntained ground lying on the east side of the said lands called Tyr Gorvith and adioyning to the said Alt (…? excepted out of this devise all mines of coale, iron oare or other mettalls whatsoever) to have and to hold all and singular the fore demised premises with theire & every of theyre appurtnances (except as in the before excepted) unto the said Walter Cecill his heyres and assignes for & dureing the naturall lives of James Cecill, Walter Cecill and Lary? Cecill sons of Phelip Cecill of Werne Coome in the parish of Llanvetherin in the said County gent and the longest liver of them three yeldinge and payinge there fore yearly dureing the said terme unto the said George Lord of Abergavenny his heires and assignes or to such person or persons to whome the re… or remainder of the premises after his decease shall come or of right appe… the summe of six & thirty shillings and eight pence for Alt Birgam and three shillings fower pence for Tyr Gorvith and the said wast. And alsoe five shillings in the name of a herriot at the death & change of every tenant of the premises or any part thereof. And moreover yelding and payinge one couple of well fatted capons at every the feast of St Thomas thapostle. And the said rent at the feast of St Michael tharchangell & thnuncacon of our blessed Lady St Mary the virgin by equall portions yearly dureing the said terme. And to do sinte? and service every yeare dureing the said terme at the h… Court of Llanv… the sd Lo… of Abergavenny and if it shall happen that ……………………… six and thirty shillings & eight pence for Alt Birgam or three shillings fower pence for Tyr Gorvith and the forty acres of wast to bee behind in part or in the whole by the space of eight & twenty dayes ………………….it ought to bee pd being lawfully demanded that then and from thenceforth this present lease to cease and determine any thinge in this prsents ….. to the contrary notwithstanding and the said Walter Cecill for himself his heyres exors adm’rs & assignes and for every of them doth covenant and graunt to and with the said George Lord of Abergavenny his heyres and assigns and to and with every of them by these presents that the … Walter Cecill his heyres and assignes shall and will at all tymes dureing this demise when & often as need shall require well & sufficiently inclose fence & maintayne the sd Alt & Birgam and Tyr Gorvith in and with …………….. sufficient fences & inclosures and the same soe well and sufficiently fenced and inclosed shall leave …. up at the determination of this lease provided alwayes that it shall and may … lawfull to and …………… of Abergavenny his assignee or assignees at any tyme dureing the sd lives to open any mine of coale ………….. minerall mettall whatsoever with

(On the cover of the document)

Seal’d & dd in the presence of …? Powell; Phillip James; Will Prichard

NOTE: It looks as this document has been attacked by mould – there are black patches of various sizes all over it. Also the bottom of the original is folded up thus hiding the last several lines of text. DW

NOTE: Re the above “24^th year of James I” – according to my list of regnal years, James didn’t finish his 23^rd year which was 24 Mar 1625 to 27 Mar 1625. Charles I came to the throne 27 Mar 1625. DW

This Indenture made the twenty ninth day of September in the thirty second year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third by the grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King defender of the faith and so forth and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety two between the Right Honorable Henry Earl of Abergavenny of the one part and Thomas Hobbes of the town of Monmouth in the County of Monmouth, Doctor of Physick of the other part.

Witnesseth that as well for and in consideration of the sum of twenty five pounds of lawful money of Great Britain by the said Thomas Hobbes to the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny in hand on or before the sealing and delivering of these presents well and truly paid the payment and receipt whereof he the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny hereby admit and acknowledge as also for and in consideration of the yearly rent hereby reserved and of the covenants and agreements herein contained on the part and behalf of the said Thomas Hobbes his heirs executors administrators and assigns to be paid done and performed he the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny hath demised granted and to farm let and by these presents doth demise grant and to farm let unto the said Thomas Hobbes and his heirs during such lives as are herein after mentioned all that piece or parcel of rough pasture and woody land called Cae Susanna containing by estimation about eighteen statute acres situate lying and being in the parish of Goytrey in the said County of Monmouth now in the occupation of Mr Edward Jones having freehold lands of John Capel Hanbury Esquire freehold lands of John Williams and the Old Road leading from Pellennigg towards Rydymyrchon all or most parts and sides thereof except and always reserved out of this demise unto the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny and such person and persons as for the time being shall be entitled to the inheritance freehold or other estate of or in the said hereby demised hereditaments subject to and immediately expectant upon the determination of the lease hereby granted all mines and quarries whatsoever and all and all manner of timber trees and trees likely to become timber and also all coppices woods and underwoods now standing growing or being or which shall or may at any time hereafter during the continuance of this demise stand grow or be in upon within or under the said demised premises or any part thereof with full and free liberty of ingress egress and regress way and passage to and for the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny and such other person and persons as aforesaid and his and their agents servants and workmen with beasts carts and carriages or otherwise at all times in the year to dig root fell cut down lop crop cord char take and carry away the same to have and to hold the said piece or parcel of land and all and singular other the premises herein demises or mentioned or intended so to be with the appurtenances (except as herein before is excepted) unto the said Thomas Hobbes and his heirs for and during the natural lives of him the said Thomas Hobbes now aged about thirty five years, Elizabeth his wife now aged about forty two years and William Morgan one of the sons of William Morgan of the parish of Lanover in the said County of Monmouth farmer now aged about [BLANK] years and the life of the longest liver of them yielding and paying therefore yearly and every year during the continuance of this present lease unto the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny and such person and persons as for the time being shall be entitled to the inheritance freehold or other estate in reversion of and in the said premises so hereby demised as aforesaid subject to and immediately expectant upon the lease hereby granted the yearly rent or sum of four shillings of lawful money of Great Britain free from land tax and all other taxes and deductions whatsoever now imposed or hereafter to be imposed by authority of Parliament or otherwise howsoever at the four most usual feast or days of payment of rent in the year (that is to say) the twenty fifth day of December the twenty fifth day of March the twenty fourth day of June and the twenty ninth day of September in every year by even and equal portions the first payment thereof to begin and to be made on the twenty fifth day of December next ensuing the date hereof and also yielding and paying unto the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny or such person or persons as for the time being shall be so entitled as aforesaid the sum of five shillings for and in the name of an heriot on the death of each of the three persons by whose lives respectively the said premises are hereby demised as aforesaid and also the like sum of five shillings on the alienation of the same premises provided nevertheless that if the said Thomas Hobbes his heirs or assigns do or shall grant demise lease sell assign or part with or from the said hereby demised premises or any part or parcel thereof without the licence or consent in writing under the hand and seal of the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny or such person or persons as for the time being shall be so entitled as aforesaid or his or their steward for the time being of the Manor of Pellennigg in that behalf first had and obtained or shall do or cause or suffer to be done on or near the said hereby demised premises any act project or contrivance whatsoever whereby the same premises or any other of the estates of the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny or of such person or persons as aforesaid or of his or their tenants may be any wise prejudiced damaged or lessened in the yearly value thereof respectively or if the said yearly rent or sum of four shillings hereby reserved or any part thereof shall be behind or unpaid by the space fifteen days next after either of the said feast days on which the same ought to be paid as aforesaid or if the said sum of five shillings herein before reserved and made payable as aforesaid shall be behind or unpaid by the space of six months next after any of the times on which the same ought respectively to be paid or if there shall be any breach of any of the covenants provisoes or agreements herein contained on the lessee’s part and behalf at any time or times then and in every of such cases it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny or such person or persons as shall be entitled in reversion as aforesaid into and upon the said hereby demised premises or any part thereof in the name of the whole to re-enter and the same to have again repossess and enjoy as in his or their former estate any thing herein before contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding and the said Thomas Hobbes for himself his heirs executors and administrators doth covenant promise and agree to and with the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny and such person and persons as for the time being shall be so entitled in reversion as aforesaid by these presents in manner following (that is to say) that he the said Thomas Hobbs his heirs executors administrators or assigns shall and will well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny or such person or persons as for the time being shall be so entitled as aforesaid the yearly said rent herein before reserved on the days and times and without deduction and in the manner herein before mentioned and appointed for payment of the same and according to the true intent and meaning of these presents and also that he the said Thomas Hobbes his heirs and assigns shall and will from time to time and at all times during the continuance of this present lease at his and their proper expence well and sufficiently repair amend and keep in repair the gates stiles hedges ditches mounds and fences of and belonging to the said demised premises and the same premises so well and sufficiently repaired amended and kept in repair as aforesaid shall and will peaceably and quietly leave and yield up unto the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny or such person or persons as for the time being shall be so entitled as aforesaid at the expiration or other sooner determination of this present lease. And further that he the said Thomas Hobbes his heirs or assigns shall not nor will during the continuance of this present lease grant demise lease assign or part with or from the said hereby demised premises or any part or parcel thereof to any person or persons whomsoever without the licence or consent in writing under the hand and seal of the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny or such person or persons as aforesaid or of his or their steward for the time being of the said Manor of Pellennigg in that behalf first had and obtained and the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny for himself his heirs executors and administrators and also for such person and persons as for the time being shall be so entitled as aforesaid doth covenant and agree to and with the said Thomas Hobbes his heirs and assigns by these presents that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Thomas Hobbes his heirs and assigns upon payment of the rent and performance of the covenants provisoes and agreements herein before reserved and contained on his and their parts and behalfs peaceably and quietly to hold and enjoy all and singular the said hereby demised premises without any let denial hinderance or interruption of from or by the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny or such person or persons as for the time being shall be so entitled as aforesaid or any other person or persons whomsoever lawfully claiming or who shall or may lawfully claim from by or under him them or any of them and the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny doth hereby authorize and in his place put and depute Robert Morgan Kinsey of Abergavenny in the said County of Monmouth Gentleman, Lewis Osborne of the same place and William Morgan of Penstair in the parish of Goytrey aforesaid Gentleman his lawful attornies or attorney jointly or severally for him and in his name to enter into and upon the said hereby demised premises or into any part thereof in the name of the whole and to give Livery and Seizin thereof unto the said Thomas Hobbes or to his attorney in that behalf lawfully authorized in order that this present lease may have its due effect.

In witness whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written

On the cover of the document:-

Monmouthshire 29^th September 1792

The Earl of Abergavenny to Doctor Hobbes – counterpart of lease of premises in the parish of Goytrey for 3 lives

Fine £25 – 0 – 0

Rent 0 – 4s – 0

Heriot 0 – 5s – 0

To be leased to Capt Bird Nov? 96

This Indenture made the twenty ninth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven between the Right Honorable Henry Earl of Abergavenny of the one part and Thomas Cooke of Clydach Furnace in the parish of Lanelly in the County Brecon Ironmaster of the other part Witnesseth that as well for and in consideration of the sum of five pounds of lawful money of Great Britain by the said Thomas Cooke to the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny in hand on or before the sealing and delivering of these presents well and truly paid the payment and receipt whereof he the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny doth hereby admit and acknowledge as also for and in consideration of the yearly rent thereby reserved and of the covenants and agreements herein contained on the part and behalf of the said Thomas Cooke his heirs executors administrators and assigns to be paid done and performed.

He the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny hath demised and granted and by these presents doth demise and grant unto the said Thomas Cooke and his heirs during such lives as are hereinafter mentioned all that piece or parcel of rough pasture and woody land commonly called and known by the name of Fose y Booch containing by estimation about four customary acres or covers and a half be the same more or less situate lying and being in the parish of Goytrey in the County of Monmouth having lands of the said Earl now held by William Morgan of Penstare, lands of Thomas Wollings, lands of Edward Blewett, called Lase Wern, and a certain road leading from Penstare aforesaid to a place called Pellenigg on all or most parts and sides thereof now in the occupation of John Moses (except and always reserved out of this demise unto the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny and such person and persons as for the time being shall be intitled to the inheritance freehold or other estate of or in the said hereby demised hereditaments subject to and immediately expectant upon the determination of the lease hereby granted all mines and quarries whatsoever and all and all manner of timber trees and trees likely to become timber and also all coppice woods now standing growing or being or which shall or may at any time hereafter during the continuance of this demise stand grow or be in upon within or under the said demised premises or any part thereof with full and free liberty of ingress egress and regress way and passage to and for the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny and such other person and persons as aforesaid and his and their agents servants and workman with beasts carts and carriages or otherwise at all times in the year to dig root fell down lop crop cord char take and carry away the same) to have and to hold the said pieces or parcels of land and all and singular other the premises hereinbefore demised or mentioned or intended so to be with the appurtenances (except as hereinbefore is excepted) unto the said Thomas Cooke and his heirs for and during the natural lives of him the said Thomas Cooke now aged about thirty one years, Elizabeth his wife now aged about twenty eight years and Thomas Cooke their son now aged about BLANK months and the life of the longest liver of them yielding and paying therefore yearly and every year during the continuance of this present lease unto the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny and such person and persons as for the time being shall be intitled to the inheritance freehold or other estate in reversion of and in the said premises so hereby demised as aforesaid subject to and immediately expectant upon the lease hereby granted the yearly rent or sum of two shillings of lawful money of Great Britain free from land tax and all other taxes and deductions whatsoever now imposed or hereafter to be imposed by authority of Parliament or otherwise howsoever at the four most usual feasts or days of payment of rent in the year (that is to say) the twenty fifth day of December, the twenty fifth day of March, the twenty fourth day of June and the twenty ninth day of September in every year by even and equal portions the first payment thereof to begin and to be made on the twenty fifth day of December next ensuing the date hereof and also yielding and paying unto the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny or such person or persons as for the time being shall be so intitled as aforesaid the sum of five shillings for and in the name of an heriot on the death of each of the three persons for whose lives respectively the said premises are hereby demised as aforesaid and also the like sum of five shillings on the alienation of the same premises provided nevertheless that the said Thomas Cooke his heirs or assigns do or shall grant demise lease sell assign part with or from the said hereby demised premises or any part or parcel thereof without the license or consent in writing under the hand and seal of the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny or such person or persons as for the time being shall be so intitled as aforesaid or his or their steward for the time being of the Manor of Pellenigg in that behalf first had and obtained or shall do or cause or suffer to be done on or near the said hereby demised premises any act project or contrivance whatsoever whereby the same premises or any other of the estates of the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny or such persons or persons as aforesaid or of his or their tenants may be in any wise prejudiced damaged or lessened in the yearly value thereof respectively or if the said yearly rent of two shillings hereby reserved or any part thereof shall be behind or unpaid by the space of fifteen days next after either of the said feast days on which the same ought to be paid as aforesaid or if the said sum of five shillings hereinbefore reserved and made payable as aforesaid shall be behind or unpaid by the space of six months next after any of the times on which the same ought respectively to be paid or if there shall be any breach of any of the covenants provisoes or agreements herein contained on the lessees part and behalf at the time or times then and in every of such cases it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny or such person or persons as shall be entitled in reversion as aforesaid into and upon the said hereby demised premises or any part thereof in the name of the whole to reenter and the same to have again repossess and enjoy as in his or their former estate ant thing hereinbefore contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding and the said Thomas Cooke for himself his heirs executors and administrators doth hereby covenant promise and agree to and with the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny and such person and persons as for the time being shall be intitled in reversion as aforesaid in manner following (that is to say)

That he the said Thomas Cooke his heirs executors administrators or assigns shall and will well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny or such person or persons as for the time being shall be so intitled as aforesaid the said yearly rent herein before reserved on the days and times and without deductions and in the manner herein before mentioned and appointed for payment of the same and according to the true intent and meaning hereof and also that he the said Thomas Cooke his heirs and assigns shall and will from time to time and at all times during the continuance of this present lease at his and their own proper expence well and sufficiently repair and amend and keep in repair the gates stiles hedges ditches ditches mounds and fences of and belonging to the said demised premises and the same premises so well and sufficiently repaired amended and kept in repair as aforesaid shall and will peaceably and quietly leave and yield up unto the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny or such person or persons as for the time being shall be so intitled as aforesaid at the expiration or other sooner determination of this present lease and further that he the said Thomas Cooke his heirs or assigns shall not nor will during the continuance of this present lease grant demise lease assign or part with or from the said hereby demised premises or any part or parcel thereof to any person or persons whomsoever without the licence or consent in writing under the hand and seal of the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny or such person or persons as aforesaid or of his or their steward for the time being of the said Manor of Pellenigg in that behalf first had and obtained and the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny for himself his heirs executors and administrators and also for such person and persons as for the time being shall be so intitled as aforesaid doth hereby covenant and agree to and with the said Thomas Cooke his heirs and assigns by these presents that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Thomas Cooke his heirs and assigns upon payment of the rent and performance of the provisoes and agreements herein before reserved and contained on his and their parts and behalfs peaceably and quietly to hold and enjoy all and singular the said hereby demised premises without any let denial hindrance or interruption of from or by the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny or such person or persons as for the time being shall be so entitled as aforesaid or any other person or persons whomsoever lawfully claiming or who shall or may lawfully claim from by or under him them or any of them and the said Henry Earl of Abergavenny doth hereby authorize and in his place put and depute Lewis Osborne of Abergavenny in the County of Monmouth Gentleman and William Morgan of Penstare in the parish of Goytrey aforesaid Gentleman his lawful attornies or attorney jointly or severally for him and in his name to enter into and upon the said hereby demised premises or into any part thereof in the name of the whole and to give livery and seizin thereof unto the said Thomas Cooke or to his attorney in that behalf lawfully authorized in order that this present lease may have its due effect. In witness whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.

(On the cover of the document)

Dated 29^th September 1797

Abergavenny

The Earl of Abergavenny to Mr Thomas Cooke

Counterpart of Lease of lands in the parish of Goytrey for 3 lives

£sd

Fine 5 0 0

Rent 0 2 0

Heriot 0 5 0

…. to be regranted to Mr Owen

William Absalom

 This indenture made this twenty fifth day of June in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and sixty eight Between the Right Honourable George Neville town of Abergavenny of the first part and William Absalom of the parish of Goytrey county of Monmouth yeoman of the other part.

Witnesseth that the said Lord Abergavenny for and in consideration of the surrender of a fine and three pounds paid him by the said William Absalom

All that cott with its appurtenances heretofore in the occupation of David Thomas and since of Roger Reynold now of the said William Absalom together with three parcells of land thereto belonging and known by the name of Grddy y Croft and Wain Fach containing by estimation two acres situate, lying and being in the parish of Goytrey at a certain place called Croes Hoped and as the same premises were heretofore by lease bearing date the 9^th day of October 1756 granted to the said Roger Reynold for certain lives therein mentioned

Unto William Absalom his heirs and assigns the 29^th day of September last and for and during the natural lives of the said William Absalom aged 36 years , Elizabeth his wife also aged 36 years and Thomas David the son of Thomas David of Mohythusloyn in the said county aged 2 years

Yearly rent of two shillings

Philip Powell, George Jones and William Morgan lawful attorneys for Lord Abergavenny.