William Ballard bought for £150:
All that close, piece or parcel of pasture land of him the said John Wilson containing by estimation two acres and a half or thereabouts be the said more or less commonly called or known by the name of Netherfield Close and situate lying and being in Badsey aforesaid in the said county of Worcester now in the tenure of the said William Ballard and which said close is bounded on the east side by land belonging to Roberta Robarts and on the west side thereof by the lane leading from Badsey aforesaid to South Littleton and was lately purchased with two other closes (also called Netherfield Closes) by the said John Wilson of and from the devisee and trustee named in the will of John Darrill late of Badsey aforesaid, yeoman, deceased.
A lease and release is a form of property conveyance that historically involved two separate documents: a lease and a release. This method was commonly used in England to transfer full freehold title to real estate. The process typically worked as follows:
1. Lease: The property owner (lessor) grants a lease to the tenant (lessee) for a nominal term, often just one year. This lease does not transfer ownership but gives the tenant a current interest in the property.
2. Release: Following the lease, a release is executed, which relinquishes the landlord's future interest in the property to the tenant. This effectively transfers full ownership to the tenant, as they now hold both the current and future interests in the land.