Extract from the Will of Edmund Arnold (late of Doctor's Commons, London) re Charitable Annuities out of Furtho Manor.

Annotated as to persons mentioned in the Will.
Refers to kinsman John Blancher and requests that he be employed by the Trustees to gather in the rents. Also Abstract of bequests mentioned in the Will.

MS.

Copy of Information assembled by the Attorney General to settle the functioning of the Arnold Charities and to allot the surplus to augment the said Charities as the Trustees wish.

Copy of the Answers of John Buncher to the Questions of the Attorney General as to the rents of the lands enjoyed by Yrs. Arnold (later Lady Etheridge), and his handling of the money.

Copy of Answers of Thomas Arnold (a defendant) to questions of the Attorney General in a cause with William Hartley as plaintiff.

English. 11 fol.

Copy of the In Joint Answers

of Matthew John esq. & Thomas Bedford gent. to the Attorney General’s questions  at the suit of William Hartley - gent. and mention of their desire to be relieved their Trusteeship obligations.

Copy of Answers

of Thomas Arnold to questions of the Attorney General in the case of William Hartly (plt.) against Thomas Arnold (one of the defts.)

3 sheets

Copy of joint Answers

of Matthew Johnson esq. & Thomas Bedford gent. to the Questions of the Attorney General,

"copied from Mr. Crawfords draught & corrected & approved of by Mr. Bedford "

Bill of Complaint

addressed to the Attorney General on behalf of Charities intended to benefit under the Will of Edmund Arnold reciting the said Will & Codicils and asking for settlement because John Buncher the younger refuses to manage the rents.

This is in fact another copy of the A-G’s information of  15 June 1692, i.e. xiii/23

Abstract of Court Order

in the cause of Attorney General against Thos. Arnold & others as to the interpretation of Edmund Arnold's intentions with regard to money for charitable causes & further abstracts (1693 - 1694) relating to the appointment of Trustees.

MS & enclosing Draft of above.

Copy of Order in Chancery

of the Master (Miles Cooke) taxing the defendants' (Trustees & John Buncher) Bill of Costs (the bill of Mr. Cockcroft)

Endorsed 'B'

Copy of Order in Chancery

of the Master (Miles Cooke) taxing the defendants' (Trustees') Bill of Costs.

certifying that he has settled and allowed a conveyance of the Manor of Furtho from Mr. Johnson & Mr. Bedford to Sir Thos. Pinfold, Wm. Thusby esq., Rev. Wm. Carpenter & Thos. Sheppard - gent.

(in a cause of Attorney Genl. plt. v. Thomas Arnold gent., Mathew Johnson esq., Thomas Bedford etc. defts.) decreeing that the surplus of Arnold Charity funds should be used by the appointed charities, but that Thos. Arnold should be allowed money to meet cost of suit (from sale of timber), & that Anne Carrs should be similarly indemnified.

Breviat

consisting of a Bill of Complaint & reply in the cause of Attorney Genl. v. Thos. Arnold (deft.) attached: Affidavit of John Buncher 1.2.1692/3 & Affidavit of William Dixon. 11.2.1692/3

Breviat

relating to the Chancery cause between the Attorney General & Thos. Arnold etc. recounting replies of witnesses, court orders and details of Arnold estate accounts.

Bill of Complaint with reply of John Buncher (one of the defts.) attached in the cause of Atty. Gnl. v. T. Arnold and others.

Copy of Depositions of Witnesses

taken before Commissioners at the Saracens Head, Old Stratford (Passenham) in a Cause in Chancery (Attorney Genl. – plt. v. Thomas Arnold - deft.) on behalf of the Complainants.

Witnesses:
Richard Foddy of Denshanger – butcher,
Michael Parret of Furthoe – glover,
Robert Basse of Potterspury – sheppard,  
Peter Ludgate of Cosgrave – sheppard,
Edward Creake of Castlethorpe (Bucks)- yeoman,
Robert Archer of Cosgrave - ,
John Leach of Stoney Stratford- butcher,
Joseph Horton of Cosgrave – gent.,
George Stevens of Potterspury – wheelwright,
Robert Thornebacke of Old Stratford – labourer,
John Mansell of Furthoe- clerk,
John Toomes of Potterspury – sheppard,
Francis Cabben of Furthoe – labourer,
William Davy of Potterspury – sheppard

followed by Copy of Interrogatories to witnesses on behalf of the Attorney General.

Copy of Depositions of Witnesses in a Cause

in Chancery between the Attorney General (at the relation of Wm. Hartley) (plt.) v. Thomas Arnold - gent. (deft.)

Depositions taken at the house of John Smith known as the Saracens Head Inne at Old Stratford (Passenham)

Witnesses:
John Clarke of Cosgrave – yeoman,
Robert Hampts of Potterspury – sheppard, 
Christopher Rigby jnr. of Cosgrave – gent,
Henry Longvill of Cosgrave esq. -
Jane Smith of Potterspury - widow of John Smith, 
Thomas Salt of Hanslopp (Bucks)- chandler,
Thomas Rands of Cosgrave – yeoman,
Joseph Horton of Cosgrave – gent.,
John Smith of Old Stratford - innholder,
Hugh Lloyd of Cosgrave – yeoman, William Gurney of Cosgrave - gent.,
Thomas Walker of Old Stratford - labourer
followed by Copy of Interrogatories to witnesses on behalf of Thomas Arnold (deft.)

Mainly refers to value of Furtho lands.

Copies of Depositions of Witnesses

relating to the lands of Furtho Manor taken on behalf of the Complainant (Atty.Genl.)

Witnesses: John Buncher of Furtho - gent. Wm. Daniell of Stoney Stratford - cordwainer 

also copy of the Interrogatories put to the Witnesses.

Copy of Depositions of  Witnesses

questioned as to the actions of John Buncher in making payments to settle his account

Witness: William Dainell of Stony Stratford (Bucks) - cordwainer questioned on behalf of John Buncher.

Endorsed with rough columns of accounts.

Enclosing :-

File of Receipts 1692 - 1693 to John Buncher of Furtho for sundry payments made by him (tax, scouring a ditch, plashing of a hedge, poor rates, charity payments) - endorsed as having been shown to William Daniel.

relating to the cause of the Attorney General at the relation of William Hartley (gent.) -plaintiff versus Thomas Arnold gent., Mathew Johnson esq., Thomas Bedford gent., and John Buncher, with particular reference to appointment of new trustees.

38 separate documents ( 25 groups) MS

Copy of Bill in Chancery

exhibited by Thomas Arnold against Sir L. Jenkins, Wm. Dyer, Matthew Johnson and Thomas Bedford, & also Mrs. Mary Arnold.

Bundle marked BB.

Copy of Answers

of Sir Leoline Jenkins Kt. as one of the defendants to the Bill of Complaint of Thomas Arnold gent. (plaintiff)

of William Dyer & Mathew Johnson esqs. in reply to the Bill given by Thomas Arnold (complainant)

exhibited by Thomas Arnold against Madame; Arnold, Sir Leoline Jenkins, Matthew Johnson, William Dyer & Tho. Bedford on the subject of the residue of the real estate of Edmund Arnold.

Copy of Order of the House of Lords that the Respondents

may have a copy of the appeals in a Cause in Chancery between Thos. Arnold (Appellant) & the Atorney General & others (Respondents)

2 versions of the same copy

Text of the Appeal to the House of Lords

of Thomas Arnold of Nether Heyford — yeoman (appellant) In the cause between him & the Atty. Gen', Matthew Johnson esq., Thomas Bedford gent. etc. (respondents)

Copy of Answer of the Attorney General, Matthew Johnson, Thomas Bedford and John Buncher (respondents) to the Petition & Appeal of Thomas Arnold (appellant) in Parliament

Exhibited to the House of Lords. 6.5.(16)98

relating to an Appeal in Parliament (House of Lords) by Thomas Arnold against a Chancery Decree (stating that the surplus of Edmund Arnold's charity monies should be absorbed by the Trust) consisting of a printed and annotated Respondent's case reciting period 1675-1697, & of the progress of the case from the defendant Thomas Arnold's appeal in Parliament 1692-1697 (MS).

for applying the surplus of the Rents of Furtho to augment the Charities mentioned in E. Arnold's Will,

arising from a claim by Thomas Arnold (heir at law of E. Arnold) and Anne Carr (sister of E. Arnold) to have the surplus.

Deed Poll - Release & Quitclaim
(1) Thomas Arnold late of Heyford - yeoman to (2) Francis Arundell, Thomas Thornton the elder Wm. Wootton, John Mansell, Richard Freeman, Wm. Trinnell & Thomas Thornton the younger pursuant to specified Order in the Court of Chancery & in consideration of the sum of 5/-paid by (2) to (1), of all claim in the Manor, Manor house & lands at Furtho (the Arnold Charity estate)

Attached: Deposition of William Chadwick of Northampton -.gent. Dated 9.7.1718 that he saw Thomas Arnold execute the annexed deed, and saw the witnesses subscribe their names.

Loose on scrap of paper enclosed in Deed is note that "this deed came down from Mr. Brydges  10.9.1718"