| Description | This bundle largely consists of deeds, numbered from 4-15 and from 17-27. It also contains papers dating from John Howard Galton's ownership of the Hadzor estate The deeds include: 1714 marriage settlement with clauses relating to the manor or lordship of Hadzor, Richard Amphlett of Astley, gent, John Holmden of Lincolns Inn, Middlesex, gent and William Alington of Lincolns Inn, gent, Mary Hyett of Upcott, Anely, Herefordshire, widow of Charles Hyett and Sarah her daughter, Joseph Amphlett of Clent, Staffordshire and Thomas Janns of Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, Robert Aglionby Slaney of Inner Temple, London and Edward Lowbridge of Worcester, gent; 1718 recovery of Hadzor by trustees of the Amphlett /Hyett marriage settlement; 1726 papers relating to the assignment of mortgage of land at Churchfield and Blackmore, John Gardner of Hadzor, husbandman and Joyce his wife to Richard Amphlett of Hadzor; 1738 lease and release of premises at Churchfield, Meadowfield and salt meadow at Dodderhill, Thomas Joliffe of Cofton Hackett, Humphrey Lowe of Bromsgrove to Richard Amphlett of Hadzor; 1743 printed letters of administration of Richard Amphlett; 1744 termination of mortgage, Richard Lloyd of Woodgreen, Warndon, Richard French formerly of St Peter, Droitwich, now of Oakley, Salwarp, Worcestershire, William Amphlett of Hadzor, Joseph Amphlett of Enfield, Staffordshire; 1743 articles of agreement between Richard French and William Amphlett relating to the purchase of the Cochshutt Hill estate; 1744 lease and release of Cockshutt Hill estate, Richard French to William Amphlett; 1745 lease and release of pasture in Hadzor, Mary Wood of Droitwich, widow of devisee of John Wood apothecary and daughter of William Waldron, late of Hadzor, clerk to William Amphlett, together with schedule of title deeds to this land; 1748 exchange of lands in Churchfield and Hadzor meadow, Thomas Vernon of Hanbury Hall, Worcestershire and William Amphlett of Hadzor; 1750 papers relating to recovery of the manor of Hadzor, the advowson of the parish church and premises in Astley and St Peter, Droitwich, William Amphlett, John Woodhouse of Essex Steet, Strand, London and Gilbert Wheeler; 1751 counterpart of marriage settlement containing clause relating to the manor of Hadzor, William Amphlett and Christian his wife, Mary Amphlett, John Amphlett, Thomas Vernon of Stourbridge, Worcestershire; 1754 lease and release in fe of land in Churchfield and Hempleck, Hadzor, Edward Bearcroft of Droitwich, gent to William Amphlett of Hadzor, gent. The bundle includes a deed with no obvious connection to Hadzor. It dates from 1749 and relates to a lease of land and premises at the foot of Brandon Hill, Bristol from John Palmer of Bristol, merchant tailor to William Welsh of Bristol, coachmaker. |