Catalogue description Bargain and Sale

By SIR JOHN ASHBURNHAM, kt., and Dame ELIZABETH his wife to EDWARD BROMFEILD and THOMAS OVERMAN both of Southwark, co. Surrey, gents., - for £8000 - of the manor of Ashbornham with its appurtenances and the following lands & c

Messuages lands &c. called Kitchenham with the Forge or Ironwork called Kitchenham Forge and 30 ac. of land covered with water, which were used as a pond for the said forge and 480 ac. of roughland or woodland called Hoadswood

A messuage called Hassoks and 25 ac. of land belonging in the occupation of Richard Vericamor

A messuage called Broughtons, with 35 ac. of land in the occupation of Elizabeth Weldon, widow

A messuage, barns, stables & c called Woolseys and 100 ac. belonging in the occupation of Amys

The manor of seignoury of Penborne als Horst Mogham als Wilsham sometime Shoswell (repeated later as Sheiswell); tenants:- Richard Berishford, gent., Richard Browne, John Bray, senr., John Bray junr., Abraham Franck, clerk, Lawrence Slauter, Anne Edsall, widow, Richard Bray, Allen Millard, .... Amys, Francis Forminger, Richard Varnam, Symon Wood, Richard Hastlyn ... Stroude, blacksmith, William Rolf, gent., Elizabeth Wolden, widow, Richard Bray, miller; all in the parishes of Ashburnham, Penherst, Nenfeild, Dallington, Warbleton, Catesfeild, Wartlinge, Bryghtlyng and Horsmonseux. Except rents of 10s and 9s. issuing out of lands of William Wood in Catesfeild and John Sheather in Dallington and also lands in Dallington called Buckholt, Robins and Lakehurst

Signatures: John Ashbornham and Elizabeth Ashbornham and armorial seals. Witnesses:- William Newton, Ro. Heath, Anthony Carleton, John Greene, John Pottevell

Memo. that a deed of feoffment by William Ashbornham esq. dated 20 Sep., 21 Hen. VIII of the manor of Ashbornham should be safely kept in a chest under 3 locks and keys in the manor house of Ashbornham, one key to be kept by Sir John Ashbornham, one by Mr Bromfeild and Mr Overman and the 3rd by Mr Wm. Relf