1. Thomas King of the city of Bath, Coach master, and Jane his wife late Jane Stevens, daughter and one of the divisees named in the will of John Stevens, late of Oxford, Gent., dec'd. 2. John Stevens of the University of Oxford, Apothecary and Sackville Parker of the same University, Bookseller
Reciting: Lease and Release, 29-30 April 1771 1. Thomas King and jane his wife 2. Margaret Stevens , city of Oxford, Widow 3. John Stevens and Sackville Parker A freehold farm, p. St. Giles, city of Oxford from 1. to 3. in trust, and a covenant from 2. to transfer a soon as possible the sum of £2000 in stock to 3. in trust to pay the interest and dividends thereof to 2. for her life, and after her decease to layout the same for the purchase of freehold messuages and tenements in Fee Simple in trust for 1.
Whereas Margaret Stevens is since deceased without having transferred the said £2000 in stock, but having made her will on 17 April 1771 thereby appointing John Stevens her sole Executor. Whereas Thomas King has lately purchased an estate in fee Simple hereinafter described at the sum of £3000, and whereas he is desirous of settling, agreeable to the directions of the before recited indenture, on being paid the money arising from the sale of the said £2000 3% consolidated annuities. The said jane having approved of the said proposal, the aid John Stevens has therefore sold the said £2000 annuities, which after deduction of the expenses of sale have produced £1710.
All that capital messuage and barn called Lyncombe Farm, and all that tenement and garden thereunto adjoining and belonging. And also a piece of pasture ground called the Batch, and five acres of arable land to the said capital messuage near adjoining, one meadow ground called Dolemead (18a.), one parcel of land called Viniards (10a.) adjoining also to the capital messuage, one close of arable pasture called Foxhill (8a.), and one close of arable meadow or pasture ground called New Tyning (14a.), situate and being in the Westfield below the way to Englishcombe. And also all those several acres of arable land situated above the way to Englishcombe (24a.). All which said lands are in p. Lyncombe and Widcome, and are part of Lyncombe Farm. From 1. to 2. in trust for Jane King. Consideration: £1710
