This Indenture of four Parts made the twenty
third Day of October in the thirty fourth 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 four Between Lucy Crabb of Kesgrave
in the County of Suffolk Widow and Relict of Denny Crabb
late of Kesgrave aforesaid deceased and one of the two
Grand Daughters and Devisees names in the last Will and
Testament of Richard Frost late of Playford in the said County
Gentleman also deceased of the first part John Carter of
Ipswich in the said County of Suffolk Gentleman (eldest
Son of Sarah the late Wife of the Reverend John Carter of
Wickham Market in the said County and which said Sarah
Carter was the other Grand Daughter and Devisee named
in the said Will of the said Richard Frost of the second
part Robert Baxter of Furnivals Inn in the City of London
Gentleman of the third Part and Stafford Squire Baxter of
Furnival Inn aforesaid Gentleman of the fourth Part
Whereas the above named Lucy Crabb is under and by Virtue
of the Will of her Grand Father the said Richard Frost bearing
Date on or about the seventh Day of December One thousand
seven hundred and forty one and of a certain Decree or
certain Decrees made and pronounced by his Majestys Court
of Exchequer and of divers Settlements made and executed
in Pursuance of such Decree or Decrees Tenant for Life in
Possession of an undivided Moiety or equal half part of the
several Freehold Messuages Lands Tenements and
Hereditaments in Kesgrave Great Bealings, Little Bealings
Earl Stonham Otley Credtingham Waldringfield Helmly
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Newbourn Martlesham Swefling and Rendham in the County
of Suffolk herein after particularly described with remainder
to her first and other Sons successively in tail Male with
remainder to her Daughters as Tenants in common in tail
female with cross remainders between them with remainder
to the Use of the said John Carter in tail Male with
remainders over And whereas the said Lucy Crabb is
by the ways and means aforementioned intitled to a like
Estate with similar Remainders over in divers Copyhold or
Customary Lands and Hereditaments (Parcel of the said
Freehold Premises) holder of the several Manors of Tuddenham
in Kesgrave Overhall in Otley Martlesham with Newborn and
Waldringfield with Hilton in the said County of Suffolk And
Whereas the said John Carter so seised of and intitled to an
Estate of Inheritance in Possession in the other undivided
Moiety of the said several Freehold and Copyhold or
Customary Premises aforementioned by Virtue of the aforesaid
Will of the said Richard Frost and of the said decrees and
Settlements herein before mentioned and of diverse other
subsequent Acts Means legal Assurances and Operations in
the Law And Whereas the said Lucy Crabb has no Issue
and is beyond Child bearing And Whereas in regard
thereof and for the Convenience and Accommodation of both
Parties they the said John Carter and Lucy Crabb have agreed
between themselves that the Intirety of the aforementioned
Freehold Premises at Kesgrave Great Bealings Little
Bealings Waldringfield Hembly Newbourn and Martlesham
and of the several Copyhold or Customary Lands and
Hereditaments belonging to the same or which have been
usually held therewith respectively shall be settled and
limited to the Use of the said Lucy Crabb during her Life
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freed and discharged of and from all Mortgages Charges or
other Incumbrances whatsoever save Kings taxes and Lords
Rents and the rent charge of twenty Shillings after mentioned
with remainders to the said John Carter and his Heirs and that
the Intirety of the said Freehold Premises at Earl Stonham
Otley Cretingham Swefling and Rendham aforesaid and of the
Copyhold or Customary Lands and Hereditaments belonging to or
usually holden with the same respectively shall be immediately
limited and assured To the use of the said John Carter in
Fee Simple in Possession and in regard that the annual
Value of a Moiety of the said Premises at Kesgrave
Great Bealings Little Bealings Waldringfield Helmly Newbourn
and Martlesham aforesaid so agreed to be limited and
settled to the use of the said Lucy Crabb for Life exceeds the Annual Value
of the Premises at Eart Stonham Otley Cretingham Swefling
and Rendham aforesaid by the Sum of seventy Shillings it
hath been agreed that the Premises at Kesgrave Great Bealings
Little Bealings Waldriingfield Helmly Newbourn and Martlesham
aforesaid shall be charged with the Payment of a Rent charge
of twenty Shillings per Annum to the said John Carter and his
Heirs during the Life of the said Lucy Crabb and that the said
Lucy Crabb shall engage to keep the Houses and Buildings
belonging to the said last mentioned Premises in tenantable
repair against Wind and Water during her life and to commit
no Waste thereon Now this Indenture Witnesseth that in
pursuance of the said herein before recited Agreement and in
Consideration of the Sum of ten Shillings of lawful Money of
Great Britain by the said Robert Baxter in hand paid to the
said Lucy Crabb and John Carter upon or before the sealing
and delivery of these Presents the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged they the said Lucy Crabb and John Carter
Have and each of them according to his and her
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respective Estate and Interest) Hath granted bargained sold and
released and by these Presents Do and each of them in manner
aforesaid Doth grant bargain sell and release unto the said
Robert Baxter (in his actual Possession now being by Virtue of
a Bargain and Sale to him thereof made by the said Lucy Crabb
and John Carter in Consideration of five Shillings by Indenture
bearing date the Day next before the Day of the Date of these
Presents for one whole year commencing from the Day next before
the Day of the Date of the same Indenture of Bargain and Sale
and by force of the Statute for transferring Uses into Possession)
and to his Heirs All such and so many and such part and
parts of the several and respective Messuages Lands Tenements
and Hereditaments next herein after described as are or be of
Freehold Tenure (that is to say) of All that Messuage or
Tenement and Farm with the Houses Outhouses Edifices
Buildings Barns Stables Yards Gardens and Orchards to the
same belonging And of all the Lands Meadows Pastures Feedings
Woods Wood Grounds and Hereditaments thereto belonging or
appertaining or used or occupied therewith or accepted reputed
deemed taken or known as part parcel or member thereof
with the Appurtenances situate lying and being in Kesgrave
Great Bealings and Little Bealings aforesaid now in the
Tenure or Occupation of the said Lucy Crabb her Undertenants
or Assigns And also of all that Messuage or Tenement
and Farm with the Houses Outhouses Buildings Barns
Stables Yards Gardens and Orchards to the same belonging
And of all Lands Meadows Pastures Feedings Woods
Wood Grounds and Hereditaments thereto belonging or
appertaining or used or occupied therewith or accepted
reputed deemed taken or known as part parcel or member
thereof with the Appurtenances situate lying and being
in Eart Stonham aforesaid and now in the tenure or
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Occupation of Robert Ploughman his Undertenants or Assigns
And also of all that messuage or Tenement and Farm with the
Houses Outhouses Edifices Buildings Barns Stables Yards Gardens
and Orchards to the same belonging And of all Lands Meadows
Pastures Feedings Woods Wood Grounds and Hereditaments thereto
belonging or appertaining or used or occupied therewith or
accepted reputed deemed taken or known as part parcel or
member thereof with the Appurtenances situate lying and being
in Otley and Cretingham aforesaid and now in the tenure or
Occupation of John Miller his Undertenants or Assisgns And of all
those Lands Meadows Pastures, and Feeding Grounds with Houses
Outhouses Barn Stable Yards and Garden to the same belonging or
used or occupied therewith or accepted reputed deemed taken
or known as part parcel or member thereof with Appurtenances
situate lying and being in Waldringfield Helmly Newbourn and
Martlesham aforesaid and now in the tenure or Occupation of the
aforesaid Lucy Crabb her Undertenants or Assigns And also of all
those Freehold Meadows or Pasture Grounds situate lying and being
in Swefling and Rendham aforesaid and now in the tenure or
Occupation of John Sutton his Undertenants or Assigns And also
all other Freehold Messuages Tenements Farms Lands and
Hereditaments and parts and shares of Freehold Messuages
Tenements Farms Lands and Hereditaments whatsoever of them the
said Lucy Crabb and John Carter either in Possession Reversion
Remainder or Expectancy and to which they or either of them in
any manner become intitled under or by Virtue of the last Will
and Testament of the aforesaid Richard Frost deceased situate
lying and being in Kesgrave Great Bealings Little Bealings
Earl Stonham Otley Cretingham Waldringfield Helmly Newbourn
Martlesham Swefling and Rendham aforesaid or in any of them And
all Ways Waters Watercourses Commons and Common of Pasture
Aldercars Trees Mounds Fences Liberties Priviledges Easements
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Profits Commodities Emoluments Advantages Hereditaments Rights
Members and Appurtences whatsoever to the said several
Messuages or Tenements and Farms Lands Hereditaments and
Premises or any of them respectively belonging or appertaining or
therewith or with any of them or any part or parts of them held
used occupied or enjoyed or accepted reputed deemed taken or
known a part parcel or member thereof or of any of them
respectively And the Reversion and Reversions Remainder and
Remainders thereof And all the Estate right Title and Interest of
them the said Lucy Crabb and John Carter respectively in to and out
of the same Premises and every part thereof To have
and to hold the said several Freehold Messuages Lands Tenements
Hereditaments and all and singular other the Premises hereby
granted and released or mentioned or intended so to be and
every part parcel thereof with their and every of their
Appurtenance unto the said Robert Baxter and Heirs
To the use of the said Robert Baxter and Heirs To the
Interest that he the said Robert Baxter or his Heirs may by Virtue
of these Presents be and become perfect Tenant or Tenants of the
Freehold of the same Messuages Land Hereditaments and Premises
hereby granted and released or mentioned and intended so to be
To the End that one or more good and perfect Common Recovery
or Common Recoveries maybe thereof had and suffered in such
manner as herein after mentioned for which purpose is hereby
declared and agreed by and between all the said Parties to these
Presents that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said
Stafford Squire Baxter or some other proper Person at the
Costs and Charges of the said John Carter to sue forth and or
prosecute out of his Majestys Court of Chancery one or more
Writ or Writs of Entry Sur Disseisin en le post returnable
before his Majestys Justices of Court of Common Pleas at
Westminster on some return within the next Michaelmas Term
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or in some other subsequent Term thereby demanding by apt and
convenient Names Quantities Qualities Number of Acres and other
descriptions and certainties the said Messuages Lands Hereditaments
and Premises against the said Robert Baxter or his Heirs to which
said Writ or Writs of Entry the said Robert Baxter or his Heirs
shall appear Gratis in his or their own proper Person or Persons
or by his or their Attorney or Attornies thereto lawfully authorized
and vouch over warranty the said Lucy Crabb and John Carter
who shall also appear gratis in their own proper Persons or by
their Attorney or Attornies thereto lawfully authorized and
enter into the Warranty and vouch over to warrant the common
Vouchee of the same Court who shall also appear and after
Imparlance shall make Default so as that Judgement shall and
may be thereupon given for the Demandant in such Writ or Writs
to recover the said Messuages Lands Hereditaments and Premises
against the said Robert Baxter or his Heirs and for him the
said Robert Baxter or Heirs to recover in Value against the
said Lucy Crabb and John Carter and for the said Lucy Crabb
and John Carter to recover in Value against the said Common
Vouchee and that Execution shall and maybe thereupon had and
awarded accordingly and all and every other Acts and Things
done and executed needful and requisite for the suffering and
perfecting such common Recovery or Recoveries after the manner and
according to the usual course of common recoveries with double
Voucher or Assurance of Lands in such cases And it is hereby
declared and agreed by and between all the said Parties to these
Presents that immediately from and after the suffering and perfecting
Thereof such common Recovery or Recoveries so as is aforesaid
or in any other manner or at any other Time or Times to be
suffered and all and every other common Recovery or common
Recoveries Fines Conveyances and Assurances in the Law
whatsoever heretofore had made levied suffered or
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executed or hereafter to be had made levied suffered or executed
the said Messuages Lands Hereditaments and Premises or any
part thereof by or between the said Parties to these Presents
or any of them or whereunto they or any of them are or shall
be Parties or Privies shall be and enure and shall be adjudged
deemed construed and taken and so are and were meant and
intended to be and enure and the Recoveror or Recoverors named
or to be named and his or their Heirs shall stand and be seized
thereof to the Uses following that is to say As to and concerning
all such part and so many of the Freehold Messuages Lands Tenements
and Hereditaments hereinbefore described as are situate lying and
being in Earl Stonham Otley Cretingham Swefling and Rendham
aforesaid To the Use of the said John Carter his Heirs and
Assigns for ever And as to and concerning alll such part and
so many of the said Freehold Messuages LandsTenements
and Hereditaments herein before described as are situate
or being in Kesgrave Great Bealings Little Bealings Waldringfield
Helmly Newbourn and Martlesham aforesaid To the Use Intent
and Purpose that the said John Carter his Heirs or Assigns may
yearly upon Michaelmas Day in every year during the Life of the
said Lucy Crabb have receive and take by and out of the Rents
Issues and Profits of the said last mentioned Premises one
Annuity clear yearly rent charge or annual Sum of twenty
Shillings of lawful Money of Great Britain free from all
deductions and beyond all Reprizes and subject as aforesaid
To the Use of the said Lucy Crabb and her Assigns during the
term of her Natural life (without Power of committing Waste
but with full Power to fell Timber for repairs and not
otherwise And from and after her decease To the Use
and Behoof of the said John Carter his Heirs and Assigns
for ever and to and for no other Use Intent or Purpose
whatsoever And the said Lucy Crabb and John Carter do
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hereby for themselves respectively and for their several and
respective Heirs Executors and Administrators covenant with
the said Robert Baxter and his Heirs that they the said Lucy
Crabb and John Carter respectively or their respective Heirs shall
and will at the proper Cost and Charge of the said John Carter
his Heirs Executors and Administrators at or before the next
General or special Courts Baron to be holden for the said several
and respective Manors of Tuddenham in Kesgrave Overhall in
Otley Martlesham with Newbourn and Waldringfield with
Hilton by such good and effectual Surrenders Customary
Recoveries or other Acts Deeds Ways and means as the several
and respective Customs of the said several and respective
Manors and the Tenure of the Premises shall require duly and
effectually convey limit and assure all and singular the
Customary and Copyhold Lands Tenements and Hereditaments
of them the said Lucy Crabb and John Carter or either of them
which are holden of the said manors or any of them and are
part and parcel of the Freehold Hereditaments hereby granted
and released or expressed so to be or of any of them or which
have been usually holden with the same or any of them To
such and the same uses and for such and the same Ends Intents
and purposes shares and proportions as are herein before declared
and expressed concerning the Freehold Messuages Lands Tenements
or other Hereditaments wherewith such Copyhold or Customary
Premises respectively have been usually holden or of which they
have been usually reputed or deemed part or parcel or as
nearly agreeable thereto as the Nature of the Tenure and the
rules of Law or Equity will admit And the said Lucy Crabb
doth hereby for herself her Heirs Executors and Administrators
covenant with the said John Carter his Heirs and Assigns
by these Presents in manner following that is to say that she
the said Lucy Crabb and her Assigns shall and will during
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the Term of her Life uphold maintain and keep all and
singular the Houses and Building of or belonging to the
Premises hereinbefore limited to her for Life as aforesaid in
tenantable repair and Condition against Wind and Water and
shall not or will do permit or wilfully suffer to be done any
manner or Waste or spoil or upon the same Premises or any
part thereof And the said John Carter doth hereby declare that
the said Lucy Crabb shall not be held or obliged to do any further
or other repairs or to keep the said last mentioned Premises
in any better state and Condition than is expressed in her
Covenant herein before contained in that behalf And each
of them the said Lucy Crabb and John Carter doth hereby for
himself and herself and for his and her Heirs Executors and
Administrators mutually and reciprocally covenant with the
other of them his and her Heirs and Assigns that they the said
Lucy Crabb and John Carter have not respectively at any Time
heretofore made done committed or wittingly suffered to be done
any Act Deed Matter of Thing whatsoever whereby or by
reason or means whereof the said Freehold and Copyhold
Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments herein before
expressed to be hereby granted and released and covenanted to
be surrendered and assured respectively or any of them or any
part of them are is can shall or may be impreached charged
or incumbred in any wise howsoever And further that they
the said Lucy Crabb and John Carter respectively and their
respective Heirs and all other Persons claiming or to claim
by from thro’ or under them respectively shall and will at
any time or times hereafter at the Cost and charge of the
said John Carter his Heirs Executors Administrators or Assigns
do and execute or cause the procure to be done and
executed all such further and other Acts Deeds and Things
for the more effectual and absolute conveying and assuring
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all and singular the Premises expressed to be hereby granted
and released and covenanted to be surrendered and assured
respectively To the Uses and for the Intents and Purposes
herein before expressed concerning the same as by any Person
or Persons interested in that behalf or by his or their
Counsel learned in the Law shall be lawfully and
reasonably advised or required In Witness whereof the
said Parties to these Presents have hereunto set their
Hands and Seals the Day and Year first above written
Lucy Crabb Jno Carter Robt Baxter Staffd Squire Baxter
Sealed and delivered by the within named Lucy Crabb
and John Carter (being first duty stampt)
In the Presence of us
Hen: Browne Charles Moor
Sealed and delivered by the within named Robert Baxter
and Stafford Squire Baxter in the Presence of us John Dayrell Martin Phil. Peard
Outside
Dated 23rd Day of Oct 1794 Copy of
Release to
Mrs Lucy Crabb make a Tenant
So 2/4 Precipe
and for suffering
a Recy & Declg
Mr John Carter the Uses –
thereof ——
to
Mr Robt Baxter
1794 Copy of Release. Lucy Crabb of Kesgrave (widow of Denny Crabb and granddaughter of Richard Frost of Playford) and John Carter of Ipswich (son of Sarah Carter who was the late wife of Rev. John Carter of Wickham Market and granddaughter of Richard Frost) to Robert Baxter of Furnivals Inn in the City of London-certain premises in Waldringfield Hilton.