Lease, Penhellick, Illogan, 12 Jun 1747. 2
Parties:
1) Christopher Hawkins, esquire, of Trewinnard
2) Walter Reed, gentleman, of Stitheans [Stithians]
Recites 99 year lease of 13 October 1725 to Christopher Hawkins of Penhellick, Illogan, late in the possession of Benjamin Hockin the elder and now of George Dunkin and others determinable on the deaths of Benjamin Hockin the elder Alice his wife and Benjamin Hockin the younger his son.
Consideration: £360 and yearly rents
Term: 76 years to be completed and ended if the term and estate of 1) shall so long continue
Rent: £3 and 3 shillings yearly....
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Counterpart lease, Foag Pillar and mills on Trelowith Common, Illogan, 10 Oct 1754. 3
Parties:
1) George Hunt, Esquire, of Lanhydrock, Cornwall.
2) Benjamin Hockin the younger, Yeoman, of Illoggan [Illogan], Cornwall.
Property: Messuage with grist and stamping mills known as Foage Pillar [Vogue Beloth] on Trelowith Common. Part of Trelowith Manor.
Consideration: £280, 1 guinea of gold on the day of marriage of either George Hunt or Thomas Hunt.
Term: 99 years and lives Charles Hockin (8 years), Ann Hockin (10 years) son and daughter of Benjamin Hockin, and Jane Pearce (15 years).
Annual rent: £3 and 10 shillings.
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Lease, stamping mills and burning house, Tolvaddon Downs, Illogan, 6 Jul 1764. 4
Parties:
1) Francis Basset, esquire, of Tehidy, in the County of Cornwall
2) Benjamin Hockin the younger, gentleman, of the parish of Illogan, in the said County
On or about 3 August 1749 2) did propose to give the sum of £10 for a lease for three lives to be named by him for an acre of ground to be inclosed by him out of Tolvaddon Downs near Tehidy Mills in the parish of Illogan aforesaid and thereon to erect a stamping mill or mills and burning house and without prejudice toTehidy Mills and to pay for the same the yearly rent of thirty shillings during the continuance of such lease and whereas in consequence of such proposal or agreement 2) has erected and built two stamping mills and a tin burning house on part of the said acre of ground so proposed to be inclosed by him for that purpose as above mentioned but no lease was ever executed to him for the same....
Consideration: Erection of stamping mills and burning house and £10
Term: Ninety nine years from 29 September 1756 on the lives of the said Benjamin Hockin, aged about 45 years, Charles his son, aged about 18 years and Blanch his daughter, aged about 13 years
Rent: Thirty shillings
Suit to Court of the Manor of Tehidy
All those the aforesaid stamping mills and burning house and one acre of the aforesaid Downs called Tolvaddon Downs parcel of the waste of the manor of Tehidy to be inclosed by him the said Benjamin Hockin his executors administrators or assigns on the south side of the leat or watercourse running to Tehidy Mills (in which acre of ground are to be included the aforesaid stamping mills and burning house and the stamps plots and other the conveniences thereunto belonging or now occupied or enjoyed therewith) with the use of all waters and watercourses as hitherto enjoyed by the said Benjamin Hockin for working the said stamping mills so far as the same can or may be had and used without prejudice to Tehidy Mills....[no plan present], Manor of Tehidy, number 175
Witnessed by George Veale and Thomas Kevill.
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Benjamin Hockin died intestate. Administration of his goods and chattels was granted to his widow and relict Jane Hockin on 23 Feb 1770. 5
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