| Description | These deeds concern copyhold land; some are connected to those described at MS3101/A/B/5/2. They comprise: 1733 lease of house, garden and closes adjoining Oddingley Heath, Thomas Foley of Witley Court, Worcestershire to James Cross of Besford Court, Worcestershire, gent, for the lives of Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Harber of Rock, Worcester and Francis Cross of Birmingham, innholder and his wife Elinor. Deed recites lease of 1710 from Thomas Foley to George Cross; 1741 lease of cottage, garden, orchard and pleck of land in Oddingley, Thomas, lord Foley to Sarah Chance, widow and relict of John Chance of Oddingley, Worcestershire, labourer for the lives of Sarah Chance, John Point of Claires, Worcestershire, husbandman, and Daniel Tibbetts of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, husbandman; 1745 lease of house, garden, orchard and closes next to Oddingley Heath, including closes enclosed out of the heath, Right Honourable Thomas Foley to William Hulme of Flamstead, Hertfordshire, gent and Ann Collington of Flamstead, spinster for the lives of Francis Cross of Birmingham and his daughters Mary and Ellen Cross |