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THIS INDENTURE made the 5th day of August 1854 BETWEEN GEORGE WESTLAKE late of the Parish of North Petherwyn in the County of Devon but now of the Parish of Tintagel in the County of Cornwall yeoman of the one part and WILLIAM BAKER of the said parish of North Petherwyn yeoman of the other part WHEREAS by indenture of lease and release and appointment and the Release and appointment bearing date the 28th day of September 1811 and made between Edward Coode of the Parish of St Austle in the said County of Cornwall and Richard Westlake of the Parish of North Petherwyn yeoman of the other part For the valuable consideration therein mentioned the hereditaments and premises therein and hereafter described and hereby granted and conveyed or mentioned so to be were granted bargained sold and released and to the use of the said Richard Westlake his heirs and assigns for ever AND WHEREAS by indenture of Release dated on or about the 1st day of March 1851 and made between the said Richard Westlake of the one part and the said George Westlake therein described as the only son of the said Richard Westlake of the other part for the good and valuable considerations therein expressed the said Richard Westlake did bargain sell release and assume unto the said George Westlake and his heirs (inter alia) the hereditaments and premises hereinafter described and hereby assigned or intended so to be To Hold unto the said George Westlake his heirs and assigns for ever. And premises hereby TO THE USE intent and purpose that the said Richard Westlake and his assigns might during the term of his natural life receive out of the rents and profits a certain rent charge thereinafter mentioned and from and after the decease of the said Richard Westlake To the Use Intent and purpose that Mary the wife of the said Richard Westlake if she should survive him and her assigns might during the term of her natural life secure out of the rents and profits a certain rent charge therein mentioned and subject as in the said indenture now in recital mentioned To the use of the said George Westlake his heirs and assigns for ever AND WHEREAS the said Richard Westlake departed this life on the 10th day of February 1854 but the said Mary Westlake is still living and now aged about 77 years AND WHEREAS the said George Westlake has contracted and agreed or intended so to be and the inheritance thereof in fee simple free from incumbrances at or for the price or sum of £130 NOW THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH that in pursuance of the said agreement and in consideration of the sum of £130 sterling paid by the said William Baker to the said George Westlake at or before the execution of these presents the receipt of which said sum the said George Westlake doth hereby acknowledge and from the same and every part thereof doth release and for ever discharge the said William Baker his heirs executors and assigns HE the said George Westlake DOTH hereby grant and convey unto the said William Baker and his heirs ALL THAT one piece or parcel of ground or moor with the appurtenance commonly called or know by the name of HIPS MOOR situate lying and being in the parish of Warbstow in the said County of Cornwall containing by estimation 7 acres of land (be the same more or less) formerly in the occupation of John Sheers or his undertenant late of the said Richard Westlake and now of the said George Westlake Together with all ways paths passages hedges fines profits privileges commodities hereditaments rights members and appurtenances whatsoever to the same hereditaments and premises hereinbefore mentioned to be hereby granted and conveyed incident belonging or in any wise appertaining AND all the estate right title interest use trust property claim and demand whatsoever as well legal and equitable of him the said George Westlake of in to or out of the said hereditaments and premises mention or intended to be hereby granted and conveyed and every or any part thereof TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said hereditaments and premises hereby granted and conveyed or otherwise assured or intended to be with their appurtenances unto and to the use of the said William Baker his heirs and assigns for ever AND the said William Baker having been married in or about the year 1842 declares that no woman who shall become his widow shall be entitled to Dower into or out of the said hereditaments and premises hereby granted and conveyed AND the said George Westlake for himself his heirs executors and administrators doth hereby covenant and agree with the said William Baker his heirs and assigns that he the said George Westlake hath not at any time heretofore nor of his knowledge hath the said Richard Westlake save as appears by these presents committed or suffered and act deed matter or thing whereby the said hereditaments and premises hereby assured or any part thereof respectively are is can shall or may be impeached affected or incumbered in title estate or otherwise howsoever AND FURTHER that he the said George Westlake now hath in himself good right and absolute authority by these presents to grant and convey or otherwise msne the said hereditaments and premises hereby granted and conveyed or intended so to be and every part of the same with the appurtenances unto and to the use of the said William Baker his heirs and assigns for ever according to the true intent and meaning of these presents AND also that the same hereditaments and premises shall and may at all times hereafter be peaceably and quietly held and enjoyed by the said William Baker his heirs and assigns without any let suit eviction interruption or denial whatsoever from or by the said George Westlake or any person or persons whomsoever rightfully or lawfully claiming or to claim any estate right title or interest at law or in equity in to or out of the said hereditaments and premises or any part thereof by from under or in trust for him the said George Westlake or the said Richard Westlake deceased or by or through their his or either of their acts defaults privity or procurement and that free and clear or freely and clearly and absolutely exonerated and discharged power by the said George Westlake his heirs executors or administrators effectually kept indemnified against all former or other estates rights titles charges and incumbrances whatsoever made created or occasioned by the said George Westlake or any person or persons rightfully claiming from through under or in trust for him or the said Richard Westlake deceased or by or through his their or either of their acts defaults privity or procurement AND FURTHER that the said George Westlake and his heirs and every person whosoever rightfully claiming my estate right tile charge or interest at law or in equity in to or out of the said hereditaments and premises hereby granted and conveyed or intended so to be or any part thereof from through under or in trust for him or their will from time to time and at all times hereafter on the request and at the costs and charges of the said William Baker his heirs or assigns make do or execute and perfect every such lawful and reasonable deed conveyance or assurance in the law whatsoever for more effectually or satisfactory appointing granting conveying confirming or otherwise assuring the said hereditaments and premises hereby released or intended so to be and every part of the same with their appurtenances in manner aforesaid in true intent and meaning of these presents by the said William baker his heir or assigns or his or their counsel in the law shall be reasonably advised and required AND LASTLY that he the said George Westlake his heirs and assigns shall and will from time to time and at all times hereafter unless prevented by fire or some other unavoidable accident upon the request and at the costs of the said William Baker his heirs and assigns produce and show forth or to be produced and shown unto the said William Baker his heirs or assigns or their counsel solicitor attorney or agent or on any trial or hearing commencing or examination or directed by any court or courts of law or equity or other court of judicature in the United Kingdom or otherwise as often as occasion shall require the said indenture of the first day of March 1851for the purpose of manifesting and defending the title of the said William Baker his heirs and assigns in or to the said hereditaments and premises hereby granted or conveyed or any part thereof and shall and will unless so prevented as aforesaid at the like requests cost and charges of the said William Baker his heirs and assigns deliver to him or them any abstract or abstracts copy or copies such copy or copies to be attested if required of all or any of the deeds instruments or writings and shall and will permit and suffer the said William Baker his heirs and assigns to compare and examine the same with the originals PROVIDED always and it is hereby declared and agreed by and between the said parties hereto that d if the said George Westlake his heirs or assigns shall at any time hereafter part with the custody and possession of the hereinbefore recited indenture of the 1st day of March 1851 for any person or persons who may at the time being be owner or owners of the residue of the said hereditaments comprised therein or if some part of such residue and shall and do at the expense of the purchase or purchasers thereof or if the said William Baker his heirs or assigns produced deed of covenant to be made created and delivered to the said William Baker his heirs or assigns for the production and furnishing copies of the said indenture to the effect of the covenant herein before contained in that behalf shall be and become wholly null and void IN WITNESS the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written
Signed sealed and delivered
George Westlake
George G White

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Contributed by Malcolm McCarthy, (Malc in Sunny Padstow), who has the original document.