Deed – James Creed – 9 Oct 1754

To all Christian People, to whom the presents shall come We Sir James Creed Knight Peter Burrell, William Baxter, Thos Ripley Esqr Doctr David Cockburne Jams Spilman Wm Allix William Young Esqr & John Savary Esqr Nine of the Commissioners or Governors & Diretors of the Royall Hospital for Seaman at Greenwich Send Greeting Whereas by an Act of Parliament made and Passede in the twenty second year of his present Majestys Reign Intituled an Act for Vesting the several Estates of James late Earl of Derwentwater and Charles Radcliffe deceased comprized in several Settlements therein mentioned in Trustees for an Absolute Estate of Inheritance for the benefit of the Royal Hospital at Greenwich and for raising certainsum of Money out of the Part of the said Estates for the relief of the Children of the said Charles Radcliffe It is amongst other Things Enacted that



All that the Barony manor or Lordship of Langley with the Rights Members & Appurtenances thereof in the County of Northumberland. And also All those the Manors of Whittingstall alias Quittingstall and Newlands Dilston alias Develston Aydon Shields Warke Erlington & Meldon

&every of them with their and every of their Rights Members & Appurtenances in the said County of Northumberland And all those Manors or reputed Manors of Spindleston Utchester Throckley Coastley Middleton Hall East Thounton alias Thornton East Westwood and Thornbrough & every of them with their & every of their Rights Members and Appurtenances in the said County of Northumberland And also All that the Advowson of the Church of Symondburne with the Appurtenances in the said County of Northumberland 



And also all those the Manors or reputed Manors of Castlerigg & Darwentwater alias Keswick and Thornwaite with their & every of their Rights Members and Appurtenances in the County of

Cumberland And also All that the Manor of Scremerston with the Rights Members & Appurtenances in the County Palatine of Durham And also all & singular the Messuages Granges Farms Lands Meadows pastures Feedings Woods Underwoods Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever late the Estate of the said James late Earl of Darwentwater or whereof he was seized of any Estate of Inheretance in Possession Reversion Remainder or Expectancy situate lying and being in the said Counties of Northumberland &Cumberland County palatine of Durham & every of them with their Appurtenances which by the therein recited Indentures of Lease & Release of the twenty third & twenty fourth days of June One Thousand Seven hundred and Twelve were settled limited and assured to the uses in the said Indenture of Release of the twenty fourth day of June One Thousand Seven hundred twelve mentioned And the Reversion & Reversions Remainder & 

Remainders Rents Issues & profits of all Singular the same Premisses should from & immediately after the Death of the said Charles Radcliffe be &be deemed to be re to have been divested out of his Majesty his Heirs & Successors settled upon & vested in the same were thereby from thence forth settled upon & Vested in the most Noble Chas Duke of Richmond & Lenox & the Right Honble Henry Fox Esqr their Heirs & Ass[ignee]s freed & acquited re absolutely discharged of from & agt all& every of the uses Estates & Limitations in & by the said Indre of Release or Settlemt. bearing date the said 24th. day of June 1712 limitted and created of & concerning the same to & for the first y other son of the sd. Chas Radcliffor the Issue Male of such first & other sons freed and absolutely discharged of & from all such Right Title Estate Interest Claim Demand as was Vested in his Majesty his heirs and Successors by Virtue of the several Attainders in the aid Act menconed or of the sev Acts of Parliament thereen recited or any of them and also freed & absolutely discharged of from all such Right Title Estate Int Claim demand as was was vested or that might or could Accrue or belong to his Maty his Heirs or Successors by Reason or means of James Barth.w Radcliffe & James Clement Radcliffe both in the sd. Act mentioned) or either of them having been born out of the Dominions of the Crown of Great Britain or otherwise howsoever (save as therein aforesaid) To the use of them the said Chas. Duke of Richmond & Lenox & Henry Fox their Ex.tors Admors Assigns for & during & unto the full end sterm of five hundred Years to be Computed from the Day of the Death of the sd Cha. Radeliffe and from thence next ensuing & fully to be compleat & ended without Impeachment of Waste from after the End Expiration or other

Determination of the said Term then to and for the only proper use & behoof of the Right Hon. Archibald Hamilton Esqr comonly called Lord Archibald Hamilton, Chas Smith Esqr James Gunman Esqr. Sir John Thompson Knight Sr. James Creed Knight Petr Burrell Esqr. Wm Fewkener Esqr. Wm. Baxter Esqr Edwd Vernon Esqr Thos Ripley Esqr Dotr. David Cockburn Jas Spilman Esqr. William Allix Esqr. Fitz William Plumtree Esqr Wm Young Esqr & Capt. Francis

Dansays being Sixteen of the Comrs. or Govr. & Directors of the sd Royall Hospatal, for Seamen at Greenwich their Heirs & Apr. forever In trust nevertheless for themselves & the rest of the Comrs or Gov. & Directors for the time being of the said Royal Hospital 



for the Uses & purposes foll[owing] (that is to say) In the first place for & towards the finishing & Compleating the Building of the sd Royal Hospital & after the Building of the same shall be compleated and Finished for ye towards the Support of the said Royal Hospital for the better

Maintenance of the Seamon of the said Hosptal worn out & become decript in the Service of their Country 



And it is by the said Act further Enacted That all that the Manor and Lordship of Alstone alias Aldstone Moor or Garrigill & all & every the Rights Members & Appurts thereunto betong in the sd Countyof Cumberland and all those the two parts (the whole into three parts being equally to be divided) of the Manor and Lordship of Newton Hall in the said County of Northumberland as all that the Moiety or one half part of the Village or Township of Buteland in the parish of Chollerton & County of Northumberland and all those the Rectories & Parsonages of Kirke Welpington harburne

alias Hartburne and Mitford in the said County of Northumberland & all & Singular the Mes[uag]ses Tythes Farm Lands Tenemts & Heredits wtsoever situate lying & being in the sd County of Northumberland wch by ye therein recited Indres of Lease & Release of the 23th 24th days of March 1691 were Settled limitted and Assured to the uses in the said Indres of Release of the

24th. Day of March 1691 mentioned, And which by Virtue of the several Attainders in the said Act ment.d & of thesd recited Acts of parliamt or some of them did then remain vested in his Maty his heirs Successors subject to such Appropriation of the rents Profits thereof for the use benefit of the said Royal Hospital of Greenwich as aforesaid and the Reversion & Reversion Rem[ainde]r & rents & profits of all & singular the said last mentioned Premes should from theneceforth be divested out of his Majesty his Heirs & Successors & the same shoud be demed to be & they were accordingly from thence forth by the sd. Act setled upon & vested in the sd. Archibald Hamilton Chas Smith, Jas Gunman St John Thompson, St. Jas Creed Peter Burrell, Wm Fawkner Wm Baxter, Edwd.

Vernon, Thos Ripley, David Cockburn, James Spilman, Wm Allix, Fitz Wm Plumtree, Wm Young, & Fr. Dansays their Heirs & Assigns, To the use of them their Heirs & Assigns forever In Trust nevertheless for themselves of the rest of the Comrs or Governors & Directors for the time being of the said Royal Hospital for &towards finishing & compleating the Building of the sd Royal Hospital & after the Building the same should be compleated finished for & towards the support of the sd Royal Hospital for the better Maintenance of the Seamen of the sd Hospital worn out & become decript in the Service of their Country freed and absolutely discharged of e from all such Right Title Estate Interest Claim& Demand as was Vested in his Maty his heirs & successors by Virtue of the several Attainders therein before mentioned or of the sd sevl Acts of Parliamt therein before recited or any of them, or otherwise howsoever, and freed & absolutely discharged of & from all such Right Title Estate Interest Claim or Demand as any other pson or psons wtsoever had or might or could have into the sd last mentd Manors Messes Lands Tenamnts & Heredits or in & to any part or Parcell thereof upon any acct howsoever Save as thereinafter is mentioned.



And it is by the sd. Act further enacted That the said Archibald Hamilton Charles Smith, James Gunman, St John Thompsons. James Creed, Peter Burrell, Wm Fawkner, Wm Baxter, Edwd Vernon, Thos. Repley David Cochburn, James Spilman, Wm Allex, Fitz William Plumtree Wm Youngr Francis Dansays their Heirs & Assigns should in Trust as aforesd but subject to the said Term of 500 years as to the Premes comprized in the said Settlemt of the 24th. Day of June 1712 And as the same is therein before created limited) hold and enjoy all & singular the Manors Lands Tenemts &eredits comprized in the said Settlemts. Of the 24th Day of March 1691 o the 241th day of June 1712 and which were therein before mentioned Vested or mentioned to be Vested in them the said Archibald Hamilton, Chas. Smith, James Gunman, St. John Thompson, St. James Creed Peter Burrell, William Fawknes, Wm Baxter, Edward Vernon, Thos Ripley, David Cockburn James

Spilman, Wm Allix, Fitz William Plumtree Willm Young Francis Dansay’s and the same should be & be demed to be held of the Kings Maty his heirs & successors as of his Matys Manor of East Greenwich in the County of Kent by free & Comon Soccage Tenure, But nevertheless the sd

Manors Lands Tenemts & Heredits should be & should be deemed to be subject to such Quit Rents Crown Rents and Dutchy Rents Issuing thereout respively as the same were respectively liable to on the 23. Day of June 1715.



And it is thereby further enacted that so soon as it should happen that so many of them That the said Archibald Hamilton Charles Smith, James Gunman, St John Thompsons. James Creed, Peter Burrell, Wm Fawkner, Wm Baxter, Edwd Vernon, Thos. Repley David Cochburn, James Spilman, Wm Allex, Fitz William Plumtree Wm Youngr Francis Dansays their Heirs & Assigns the Trustees nominated ye Appointed in and by the said Act for and on the Behalf of the sd Commr or Governt & Directors of the sd Royall Hospital at Greenwich should happen to die so as that the Number of such Trustees should be reduced to Eleven or to any lesser number that then & in that case it should & might be lawfull to & for the Commrs of Govern: & Directors of the sd Hospital for the time being or any seven or more of them & they are thereby authorized & impowered at any time thereafter by any Deed or Instrumt in Writing under their respective Hand & seals & to be inrolled in his Majestys High Court of Chancery to nominate such other psons as they the Sd. Comrs or Governrs & Directors of the sd Hospital Or any Seven or more of them should think fit in the Places of such of the said Trustees as should so happen to Die 



And Whereas the sd Archibald Hamilton, Chas Smith, St. John Thompson Wm Fawkner, Fitz William Plumtree, and Francis Dansay, Six of the Trustees in the said Act ment named are since deced so that the Number of the said Trustees are now reduced to Ten Now Know Ye that the said Sr. James Creed Peter Burrell Wm Baxter, Thos. Ripley, David Cockburn, James Spilman, Wm Allix, Willm Young, & John Savery in Pursuance of the said Act do hereby nominate the Honbl Isaac Townsend Esqr Govr of the Royal Hospl. aforesd Charles Saunders Esqr. Treasurer of the said Hospital Nicholas Tindal Clerk one of the Chaplains of the same Hospital Capt. John Major of Savage Gardens Towerhill London Capt James Loyd Lieutenant Governor of the said Hospital & Timothy Brett of East Greenwich in the County of Kent Esqr to be Trustees in the Place of the sd Archibald Hamilton Charles Smith, Sr. John Thompson, Wm Fawknre, Fitz William Plumtee & Francis Dansay’s so deceased In Wilness whereof we the said St. James Creed Peter Burrell, Wm Baxter, Thos Ripley, David Cockburne James Spilman, William Allex, William Young, and Francis Dansays have hereunto set our hands & seals the 9th Day of October in the 28th. Year of the Reign of our Soveraign Lord George the second by the grace of God of Great Britain France & Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c in the year of our lord 1754.



Sealed & delivered (being first duly stamped) In the presence of 

Rd Horne Jno Everest

Sol[icitor]s of Greenwich Hospital





[annotated on cover:] Coppy of a deed appointing New Trustees of the Derwentwater Estate dated 9 October 1754