| Description | Lease and release by Richard Smith of Sedgley, Staffs., maltster to John Smith of the Straits, parish of Sedgley, farmer and Benjamin Bissell of the parish of Kingswinford, Staffs., butcher, of his real estate in the parishes of Dudley and Sedgley, and assignment of leasehold premises in Sedgley, and covenant to surrender copyholds held of the Manor of Sedgley, all in trust for themselves and the other creditors of Richard Smith (i.e. upon trust for sale, applying the proceeds to pay off mortgages, then upon trust to pay other debts as far as the money will allow, etc.). |