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THIS INDENTURE made the third day of September one thousand eight hundred and sixty one between EDWARD CAPEL WHITEHURST of six Lower Belgrave Street in the City of Westminster Gentleman of the one part and HENRY COOM of Bodmin in the County of Cornwall Land Surveyor of the other part WHEREAS by Indenture of Lease bearing date the first day of November one thousand eight hundred and forty nine and made between Henry Coom (party hereto) of the one part and William Fitze of the other part FIRSTLY all that messuage or dwellinghouse with the appurtenances together with the several fields or closes of land held Herewith containing by admeasurement seven acres three roods and twenty two perches be the same more or less heretofore part of Mulberry Common in the parish of Lanivet in the said County of Cornwall formerly in the occupation of Richard Higgs deceased then of William Chapman late of Messieurs Thomas and Eade and now of James Cowl SECONDLY all that dwellinghouse and premises with the appurtenances together with the several fields and closes of land held therewith containing by admeasurement seventeen acres one rood and thirty one perches be the same more or less heretofore part of Mulberry Common aforesaid formerly in the occupation of John Stephens late of John Penne and now of the said James Cowl and THIRDLY all that field and close of land called Ropers Meadow part of the estate of Lower Woodly in the said parish of Lanivet containing by admeasurement one acre one rood and eighteen perches late in the occupation of James Retallick (as tenant to the said Henry Coom ALSO all that piece or parcel of unenclosed land situate immediately below and adjoining to the premises thereinbefore demised and described as formerly occupied by the said Richard Higgs containing by admeasurement two acres two roods more or less which said field called Ropers Meadow and the piece or parcel of unenclosed land. ALL WHICH said hereditaments and premises contain together twenty nine acres and thirty one perches and is intended henceforth to be held and enjoyed as one tenement to be called “Barrington Lodge” and their respective appurtenances were demised by the said Henry Coom unto the said William Fitze his executors administrators and assigns from the first day of November One Thousand eight hundred and forty nine for the term of ninety nine years if William Fitze then aged twenty nine years Frances Elenora his wife then aged twenty nine years and John William Mahony Fitze brother of the said William Filze then aged twenty five years or either of them should so long happen to live and under and subject to the rent covenants conditions and agreements in the said Indenture of Lease contained with their rights members and appurtenances were demised unto the said William Fitze his executors administrators and assigns from the twenty fifth day of December then next for the term of ninety nine years at the yearly rent of ten pounds and ten shillings during the first seven years of the said term and the yearly rent of twelve pounds and five shillings during the remainder of the said term of ninety nine years and under and subject to such covenants and conditions therein contained and in the part of the lease his executors administrators and assigns to be performed and observed AND WHEREAS by Indenture of Assignment dated the fourteenth day of July one thousand eight hundred and fifty three and made between the said William Fitze of the one part and the said Edward Capel Whitehurst of the other part the said premises were assigned to the said Edward Capel Whitehurst his executors and administrators and assigns for all the residue of the said term subject to a lieu or mortgage therein credited in favor of one Thomas Tilson AND WHEREAS the said Edward Capel Whitehurst hath contracted and agreed with the said Henry Coom for the sale to him of the said hereditaments and premises comprised in and demised by the said recited Lease with their appurtenances for the residue now to come and unexpired of the said term and determinable as aforesaid at the price or sum of TWENTY POUNDS subject as in the said Indenture mentioned and also subject to an Indenture of Lease dated first day of April One thousand eight hundred and fifty four and made between the said Edward Capel Whitehurst of the one part and the said William Thomas and Henry Eade of the other part NOW THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH that in consideration of the sum of twenty pounds to him the said Edward Capel Whitehurst paid He the said Edward Capel Whitehurst hath by these presents granted sold assigns and transferred and doth by these presents grant sell assign and transfer unto the said Henry Coom his executors administrators and assigns all the premises granted by the hereinbefore recited Lease together with all rights members and appurtenances thereto belonging TO HOLD the same premises with the appurtenances unto the said Henry Coom his executors administrators and assigns subject nevertheless as hereinbefore expressed for all the rest residue and remainder of the said term of ninety nine years now to come and unexpired ALSO that he the said Edward Capel Whitehurst now hath power to assign the said premises subject as aforesaid unto the said Henry Coom his executors administrators and assigns for the term and in manner aforesaid IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said parties hereto have hereunto set their hands the day and year first above written
(Signed) Edward C Whitehurst
Signed sealed and delivered by the within named
Edward Capel Whitehurst in the presence of
Charles Lewis
Clerk to Edward C Whitehurst
6 Guildhall Chambers
Basinghall Street
London
Solicitors
RECEIVED the day and year first above written      )
of and from the within named Henry Coom            )
the sum of twenty pounds being the consideration )
money within expressed to be paid by him to me    ) GBP20.0.0.
(Signed) Edward C Whitehurst
Witness
Charles Lewis

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Transcribed by Kay Thomson from a document in the Malcolm McCarthy Collection