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29 July 1836, Mevagissey

This Indenture made the twenty ninth day of July in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty six Between Thomas Roberts of the parish of Veryan in the County of Cornwall Yeoman William Grane of Bedford Row in the County of Middlesex Gentleman and Benjamin Best of Saint John Street Clerkenwell in the said County of Middlesex Coal Merchant of the one part and George John Dunn of Mevagissey in the said County of Cornwall Gentleman of the other part Witnesseth that the said Thomas Roberts William Grane and Benjamin Best in consideration of five shillings of lawful money of Great Britain to them in hand paid by the said George John Dunn at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged Have and each of them Hath bargained and sold and by these presents Do and each of them Doth bargain and sell unto the said George John Dunn his executors administrators and assigns All that house consisting of six rooms and a fish cellar now or late in the several occupations of Thomas Hicks and Nancy Cross being lot nine also all that house consisting of a fish cellar four rooms and a Barber’s shop now or late in the several occupations of William Jago and ______ Hicks being lot ten also all that house consisting of six rooms and a barklet now or late in the several occupations of Jane Coffin Mary Ley and John Robins being lot eleven and all that house consisting of eight rooms with two small gardens a Courtlage and lumber room to the same belonging now or late in the several occupations of Jane Rundle Richard Pawlyn and Jane Johns being lot twelve all which said hereditaments are situate in the parish of Mevagissey aforesaid and were formerly described as being bounded on the west with the Court and Palace of Roger Ball deceased on the south with the Kings Highway leading to the Quay on the east with a house of John Stephens on the north with a garden of the said John Stephens And also all that house consisting of a large Fish cellar and seven rooms now in the several occupations of Thomas Hunkin William Harding John Bunt and John Pearce being lot two And all that house consisting of a Fish cellar and salt house with a Courtlage adjoining late in the occupation of ____ Baker being lot three which said hereditaments forming lots two and three are of were formerly parcel of a certain tenement called the Malthouse tenement situate in the said parish of Mevagissey together with all and singular the rights members and appurtenances to the said houses and hereditaments mentioned and intended to be hereby bargained and sold belonging or appertaining And the reversion and reversions remainder and remainders rents issues and profits thereof and of every part thereof To have and to hold the said houses hereditaments and premises mentioned and intended to be hereby bargained and sold into the said George John Dunn his executors administrators and assigns from the day next before the day of these presents for and during and unto the full and end term of one whole year from thence next ensuing and fully to be complete and ended Yielding and paying therefore unto the said Thomas Roberts William Grane and Benjamin Best their heirs and assigns the rent of a pepper corn on the last day of the said term if the same shall be lawfully demanded To the intent and purpose that by virtue of these presents and by the force of the Statute made for transferring uses into possession the said George John Dunn may be in the actual possession of the hereby bargained and sold premises with the appurtenances and may be hereby enabled to take a grant or lease of the reversion and inheritance of the same premises and every part thereof To and Upon the uses and trust to be declared thereof by a certain Indenture already prepared and intended to bear the day next after the day of the date hereof and made between the said Thomas Roberts of the one part the said William Grane and Bejamin Best of the second part the said William Grane of the third part George Grane late of Hampstead in the County of Middlesex but now of the City of Worcester Esquire of the fourth part Thomas Stark of Mevagissey in the said County of Cornwall of the fifth part the said George John Dunn of the sixth part and John Browne of saint Austell in the said County of Cornwall Gentleman of the seventh part as shall be mentioned expressed and declared of and concerning the same In witness thereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written

Thomas Roberts

Wm Grane

Benj Best

(All three signed their name)
 
(Signatures on reverse)
William Warren Solicitor Truro
Jno Tresenneyer Clerk to Mr Grane 23 Bedford Row

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Transcribed by Jessie Evans from a document in the Malcolm McCarthy Collection