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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D2535/M/3/3
TitleCovenant Godfrey Wentworth of Wolley, Yorkshire. Lord of the manor of Heage and Isaac Bowmer of (Crich) miller Recites that Bowmer has a water corn mill in Crich owned by Earl Thanet, Bowmer and Shipley Kestever, which serves Crich and Heage, that a sough or level "now bringing up" to lead mines in Crich is expected to lay the mill dry, that Bowmer has agreed to purchase 2 acres in liberty of Heage next to River Amber on which to build another mill, that Wentworth in a deed poll of even date has given permission for a weir to cross the Amber at the Walker Hole, from lands of George Alton of Heage, in the manor of Heage, to parcel of land on other side, owned by Earl Thanet, Mary Redfern and Joseph Bowmer in Crich and in possession Richard Verdon called Nether Meadow, and to erect floodgates. Bowmer covenants in consideration of above to indemnify Wentworth for injuries done to Wentworth by Bowmer's use of privileges granted in the deed poll, after the mill is built to do suit at the court of the manor of Heage and to pay 1d at the court to acknowledge the privileges granted.
Date1753
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorHurt family of Alderwasley
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