| Title | Copy of lease for possession dated 29 September 1772 by 1. Robert Holden of Aston esquire, eldest son and heir of Alexander Holden late of Newark esquire, deceased, James Shuttleworth of Forcett eldest son and heir of Richard Shuttleworth late of the same place esquire, deceased, Mary his wife, only child and heir at law and a devisee of the will of Robert Holden late of Aston esquire, and James Holden of Aston esquire, (heretofore James Shuttleworth) second son of James and Mary Shuttleworth to 2. William Masterman of Grays Inn esquire, for 10s. of manor of Aston, advowson of Aston, capital messuage or mansion house of Aston, all property late the estate of Robert Holden the testator deceased, in Aston, 3 ancient fee or chief rents payable out of various lands (details given), pension or rent of £3 6s 8d issuing out of Mr Finch's hereditaments, cottage, close adjoining called the Croft, parcel of land containing 3 acres 38p as in D 779B/T 637 above, which were purchased out of Robert Holden's the testator's personal trust estate after his death, from John Saxon of Sawley waterman, close containing 23 acres as in D 779B/T 645-6 above purchased likewise from William Rolleston of Aston, the Holt as in D 779B/T 637 purchased likewise from Thomas Hickinbottom of Ratcliffe, county Nottingham, yeoman, messuage and 3 yardlands in Aston late in tenure of John Bancroft of Aston yeoman and purchased likewise from Bancroft, chief rent of 1s 6d issuing out of Holden's lands in Aston likewise purchased from William Chambers, the manors of Weston, Wilne alias Great Wilne, Shardlow, with all property in same places, late the estate of Robert Holden the testator deceased, and all premises late his estate in Sawley, Long Eaton, Little Wilne, and all property of party 1. in above-named places which were Robert Holden deceased's or have been purchased out of his trust estate;
the Leicestershire property purchased from John Man of Lincolns Inn (see D 779B/T 643-4) out of the trust estate, the rectory of Sawley or Sallow and Wilne, with mansion place and all premises within the prebend and parish, demised by lease of 18 June 1745 to Robert Holden esquire, deceased, see D 779B/T 559, and everything devised in trust by the testator to Robert Holden son of Alexander, of party 1. above, and to Joseph Greaves, or purchased out of his personal estate.
Dated 7 October |