Held at:

Gwent Record Office

Reference:

D.1583.2.12

Source:

Catalogue, Marquess of Abergavenny's Papers held at Hereford Record Office

Title:

Lease for lives - Longtown Castle

Place name:

Longtown

Date:

1692

Description:

Lease for lives dated 24 November 1692

(1) Rt Hon George, Lord Abergavenny.
(2) John Watkins of Parish of Clodock, co. Heref, cooper

Consideration £45.

Site of the
castle of Longtown with one aunchient [ancient] house, a meadow of 4ac (boundaries given) 2 closes of pasture, one of 3ac and the other of 4ac (boundaries given). Excepting liberty of steward(s) of (1) to hold Ewyas Lacy manorial court within the house as accustomed.

For natural lives of (2), Anne his wife and Walter son of James Parry of Llanvino [Llanveynoe].

Rent 18/6d , 5/- as a heriot.

Witnesses: Will
Prichard , Will Williams, James Powell

Endorsed: "The lives all in being " (1
8 June 1718 ).

 

 

Observations:

None


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