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Conveyance by lease and release from John Baxter of Great Whitley, Worcs, gentleman and Ruth his wife, one of the daughters of William Roper gentleman deceased to John Lea of Ladbrookes Parke in Tanworth yeoman for £25 of a third part of Portway leasow in Tanworth. Signed: John Baxter, Ruth Baxter. Dated 20 and 21 October 4 William and Mary, 1692. Witnesses, endorsed: for John Baxter: Edmund Chambers the elder, William Smith, Catherine Brown; for Ruth Baxter: Henry Harris, John Anderton, Anne Cox. 1, Circular seal of red wax applied on tag, 1/2 in. 2, Circular seal of red wax applied on tag, 1/2 in., on a shield a fess between three roses. Endorsed: Release: Receipt, dated 30 April 1694, for £6 with a bond for the payment of £20.15s on 28 May next. Signed: John Baxter. Witnesses: Edmund Chambers the elder, William Smith. Seal of red wax applied on parchment. Agreement dated 30 April 1694 between the said John Baxter and the said John Lea that the said Ruth Baxter should deliver the deeds belonging to the said property to the said John Lea. Signed: John Baxter. Witnesses: Edmund Chambers, William Smith. Seal of red wax applied on parchment. English, parchment, lease: 6.75 x 10.75 ins., indented. release: 17.25 x 13.5 ins., indented.