This Indenture is made the first day of February in the year of our lord 1868 between Henry Fricker of the parish of Bradford in the County of Wilts, Plumber and Glazier (herein called the Mortgager) on the one part and Ann Pickard of West Ashton in the said County of Wiltshire, Spinster (herin called the Mortgagee) of the other part. Whereas the said Mortgagor is seized of or otherwise will entitled to the heridiaments and premises herein after firstly described and intended to be hereby granted and conveyed for an estate of inheritance in fee simple in possession fee from all the encumbrances and is also possessed of or otherwise well entitled to the premises also herein after described and intended to be hereby assigned that is the position of there hereinafter secondly described for the residue of a term of one thousand years created by a certain Indenture of leasehold the first day of February 1695 and the remainder of them herein after kindly described for the residue of another term herein of 1000 years and having occasion for the sum of £700 hath applied and requested the said Mortgagee to lend and advance him the same which she hath agreed to do on having the repayment thereof with interest secured as herein after mentioned now this indenture witnesses that in pursuance of the aforesaid agreement and in consideration of the sum of £700 to the said Mortgager paid by the said Mortgagee immediately before the execution of these presents the receipt whereof the said Mortgagor doth hereby acknowledge he the said Mortgagor doth by those presents grant unto the said Mortgagee her heirs and assigns, Firstly All that messuage or Mansion House now in the possession of the said Mortgager situate lying and being in Saint Margaret’s Street in the Town and Parish of Bradford in the County of Wilts. With the Offices, Gardens, Paddocks, Stables, Coach house, yard and Garden to the same adjoining and belonging and which are marked on the tythe Map of the said parish with the numbers 457, 482 and 458 and in the book of reference to the said map stated to contain together 2 acres and 1 perch. And also those Workshops with the land, outbuildings, erections and premises belonging thereto adjoining the last described heridiaments and premises and leading out into Nowhere Lane and 488 on the said Tythe Map and in the said book of reference therein stated to contain 8 perches and which said workshops formally consisted of 3 messuages, cottages or tenements that have recently been converted into workshops by the said mortgagor and which are now in his possession and part of the same in the occupation of Charles Long, Builder. And also those 2 messuages or tenements (formally one messuage) also situated in St Margaret’s St. the aforesaid and adjoining the Mansion House firstly described with the yard and outhouses and garden to the same belonging no 456 on the said tythe map and in the said book of reference thereto stated to contain 14 perches. And also all those four tenements or dwelling houses with the yard and garden passage and appurtenances to the same belonging and adjoining on the north side of Mansion House firstly described. Also situate in or near the said street called St Margaret’s Street and numbered 459 on the said tythe map and in the said book of reference thereto stated to contain 12 perches (more or less). In the several occupations of Thomas Jones, Frederick King, Janus Holton and one void and also all those two tenements or dwelling houses with the stable yards, gardens and appurtenancies to the same belonging situate lying and being in Morgan’s Hill in the said town and parish of Bradford aforesaid numbered 481 and 483 on the said Tythe Map and in the said book of reference there stated to contain 8 perches more or less together with all and singular fixtures, houses, outhouses, edifices, buildings, walls, ways, waters, wells, watercourses, ditches, fences, walls and backsides, privileges, rights, easements, advantages and appurtenances whatsoever to the said hereditaments and premises and hereby granted or intended so to be belonging in anyway belonging to hold the said several messuages or Mansion House or tenements, gardens, yards, paddock, stables, coach house, workshops, cottages, hereditaments, and all other the premises hereby granted or attended so to be and every part thereof with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said morgagee per heirs and assigns subject to the proviso redemption hereinafter contained. And this indenture further witnesseth that in further pursuance of the aforesaid agreement and for the consideration aforesaid her the said mortgagor doth assign unto the said mortgagee her executors administrators assigned secondly all those four cottages or tenements with the plot piece or parcel of ground occupied as gardens to the same situate lying and being at a place called the Square on Morgan’s Hill in the town and Parish of Bradford in the said county of Wiltshire. Now or late in respective occupations of Joseph Banison, Robert Jones and William Banison and the other void. Thirdly also all those five several messuages tenements situate being at or near St Margaret’s Hill in the Parish of Bradford aforesaid and adjoining the last described cottages or tenements and now or late in the respective occupation of Joseph Austin, William Uncles, Rachel Wheeler, Alfred Bryant and William Hessant and all the rights, easements and appurtenances to the said premises respectively belonging to have and to hold the said cottages or tenements, gardens and premises herein before assigned or expressed and intended so to be unto the said mortgagee her executors, administrators and assigns for all the residues and remainders now to come and unexpired of the said several terms one thousand years and one thousand years and subject to the said proviso for redemption hereinafter contained provided always that if the said mortgagee his heirs executors or assigns shall on the first day or August next pay to the said mortgagee her executors or administrators the sum of £700 with interest for the same in the meantime after the rate of five pounds for one hundred pounds by the year without any deduction or abatement whatsoever except the property or income tax then the said mortgagee her heirs administrators or assigns will at any time thereafter upon the request and at the cost of the said mortgagor his heirs executors administrators or assigns convey the said hereditaments and premises herein before firstly described and hereby granted or intended so to be also reassigned the said premises herein before secondly and thirdly described and hereby assigned or intended so to be unto the said mortgagor his heirs his executors administrators and assigns respectively as he or they shall in their behalf direct free from all incumbrancies whatsoever made and committed by the said mortgagee her heirs executors and administrators or assigned…….and it is hereby declared that the said power of sale maybe exercised by any person or persons for the time being intitled to give a discharge for the moneys for the time being due on the security of these present in witness thereof said parties to the presents have hereunto set their hands in seals Henry Fricker and Anne Pickard.

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Received on the day of the date of written indenture of and from the within named Anne Pickard the sum of 700 pounds being the full consideration money within mentioned and expressed to be paid by her to me signed Henry Fricker witness Henry Shrapnell Solicitor Bradford.
Signed sealed and delivered by the within named Anne Pickard in the presence of Frederick Webber Solicitor Trowbridge.
Memorandum
left on 1st day of June 1896 all principle monies and interest within written mortgage were paid and discharged by Julius Augustus Fricker but no conveyance was executed by the mortgagor.
memoradum that by indenture dated 25th day March 1914… of first part being … Emily Fricker and Sarah Agnes Fricker of second part and John Molton of the third part within mentioned hereditaments 481 482 483 and part 458 were conveyed to the said John Molton and his rights to …