View of frankpledge and court baron, 16 April 1711

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Originals in Latin unless stated (individual words are sometimes in English, marked with "..."). Only entries concerning Winslow have been summarised here, apart from the lists of jurors and defaulters which also include Little Horwood and Granborough.

[f.1r] Manor of Winslow with members. Court of View of Frankpledge with Court Baron of Robert Lowndes esq., 16 April 10 Anne 1711 by Nicholas Merwin, gent, steward.

Essoins: Peter Goldsworth gent. & Philip Webster with many others.

Jurors for the lady Queen:
Daniel Gyles, William Firth, John Bollard, Augustine Seaton
Joseph Turner, Thomas Miller, William Townsend sr, Philip Bayly sr
George Illing, Philip Budd, John Thorpe, Mathew Clarke & Robert Spooner

Default by resident: Thomas Spratley, Daniell Kirby, Ralph Hall, William Bull, Thomas
Hogson, Michael Ginger, Christopher Bigg, John Toe, John Small, Philip Bayley, John Allen, Squire Emerton
Richard Bull, William Brint[?], Robert Grange, Emer Firth, Benjamin Dudley and Richard Punn; amerced 3d each.

Robert Eden sr tithingman of Winslowe, Richard Benboe assessor of Winslow, Thomas Harrupp tithingman of Shipton, Robert Stevens & Benedict Holland tithingmen of Grandborough did not appear at this court; amerced 1s each.

Daniel Gyles 6s 8d, John Bollard 5s, Thomas Gibbs 5s, Robert Spooner 1s and Mathew Clarke 2s 6d withdrew separately from their service as jurors; therefore amerced.

Court Baron

Essoins: Richard Benboe jr, Daniel Cooley, William Eden & Thomas Foster with many others

Homage:
William Gyles, Stephen Bigg, Thomas Blake, Mathew Hobbs, John Longbridge, Joseph Meakes
William Mead, William Norman, Edward Pitkin, Benjamin Saunders, John Henley, John Woodward
Thomas Rutland, William Stevens, Thomas Deeley sr, Robert Spooner, Robert Smith, Thomas Wainwright
Henry Townsend, John Hodgekins, John Ward jr, John Mountague & Robert Stevens sr

Default by tenants: James Allen, William Bence; amerced 3d.

John Townsend died since the last court seised of a messuage and 105½ acres of copyhold land. John Townsend is his son and heir, of full age. Heriot [blank]. John was called and did not come; 1st proclamation made.
[The will of John Townsend, gent., of Hinton in the Hedges, was proved on 7 Dec 1710 but doesn't mention his Winslow property; National Archives PROB 11/518/344]

Thomas Deeley and Matha [=Martha] his wife, customary tenants, surrendered a messuage and 4 acres of grassland in Old Mill Field in the occupation of themselves or their assigns (1 uncultivated land lying to the south next to the land of Richard Lowndes esq. excepted). To the use of William Lowndes of Westminster esq., on condition that the surrender is to be void if they pay him £41 on 16 Oct next at his domicile in Westminster. William sought admission through Peter Lowndes his attorney. Rent [blank], fine [blank].

[f.1v] Granborough only

[f.2r] William Short and Martha his wife, customary tenants, on 20 Feb last surrendered all estate and equity of redemption in a messuage or messuages in Winslowe late in the occupation of himself and Robert Newman, now of Samuel Greaves and William Gyles, their assigns or subtenants, the house of Mathew Hobbs north, the house of Samuel Norman south. To the use of John Longbridge. Rent [blank], fine [blank].
[This was on the site of 15 Market Square; William and Martha mortgaged it to William Gyles in 1704]

John Spooner (brother and heir of Thomas Spooner deceased, who was son and heir of William Spooner jr deceased, who was eldest son and heir of William Spooner sr deceased) on 21 Feb last surrendered a close of pasture called Great Cowmead Close containing 8 acres in Old Mill Feild, the close of Richard Lowndes esq. called Little Cowmead Close east, the land of Hugh Seaton west, abutting north on the common field of Great Horwood. To the use of William Lowndes of Westminster esq.
Robert Spooner and Ann his wife, customary tenants, on 9 March last surrendered all the premisses to the use of William Lowndes. William Lowndes sought admission by Peter Lowndes his attorney. Rent 2s, fine 16s.
[Cowmead Close, on the south side of Great Horwood Road next to the brook, can be traced from 1347 when it was granted to Henry le Couk, to 1897, when it was part of Roddimore Farm in the Winslow Hall Estate sale]

Thomas Miller, customary tenant, and Priscilla his wife on 24 Oct last surrendered all those separate pieces and parcels of arable land, meadow and pasture in the common fields of Winslowe:

To the use of Richard Bigg of Winslowe gent. Rent 3s 7½d, fine 29s.

[f.2v] Edward Tomlin, son and heir of Mary Tomlin deceased, customary tenant, and Mary his wife surrendered 1 acre of land dispersed in the common fields of Winslowe and Shipton:

To the use of John Wyatt and Ann his wife and the heirs of their bodies, or John's heirs. Rent [blank], fine 2s.

Dorcas Elliot of Shipton widow and William Elliot of Shipton Yeoman her son surrendered 1 acre of arable land and grassland in Winslowe Feild in Old Mill Feild in Adderswell Furlong, Thomas Blake west and Daniel Gyles east. To the use of Benjamin Saunders of Winslow Baker and Elizabeth his wife for their lives, then to the heirs of their bodies, or Benjamin's heirs. Rent 3d, fine 2s.

Thomas Deely sr and Martha his wife, customary tenants, surrendered a messuage and 4 acres of grassland in Old Mill Feild (1 uncultivated land lying on the south next to the land of Richard Lowndes esq. excepted) now in the occupation of Thomas or his asigns. To the use of William Norman. Procedure of common recovery: William West complained on a plea of land of 1 messuage, 1 cottage and 4 acres.
[f.3r] Thomas called to warrant Abraham Day. Robert Gibbs minister of the court delivered seisin. All surrendered to Thomas and Martha. Rent [blank], fine [blank].
[This must have been a requirement for the sale to William Lowndes above]

Robert Spooner of the parish of Waddon Yeoman and Ann his wife, customary tenants, surrendered a selion called a "headland" of arable land in New Mill Feild abutting between Overleas furlong and Clarks furlong. To the use of Benjamin Saunders of Winslow Baker and Elizabeth his wife for their lives, then to the heirs of their bodies, or Benjamin's heirs. Rent 3d, fine 2s.

Thomas Worrall surrendered the cottage to which he was admitted at this court. To the use of himself and Elizabeth his wife. Rent [blank], fine 5s.
Thomas Worrall sought admission to the equity of redemption of a cottage late in the occupation of Mary Seaton widow which came into the lord's hands on the death of Mary Seaton his mother presented at the next court. Rent [blank], fine 5s.

4th proclamation for Ann King on the surrender of John Seaton
3rd proclamation for William Kurby on the death of William Kurby
2nd proclamation for Samuel Norman
2nd proclamation for John Wright
2nd proclamation for Peter Lowndes and John Henley
2nd proclamation for Thomas Bates
2nd proclamation for Ann Willeat

Signed: Nicho: Merwin steward

View of frankpledge and court baron, 17 October 1711

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[f.1r] Manor of Winslow with members. Court of View of Frankpledge with Court Baron of Robert Lowndes esq., 17 October 10 Anne 1711 by Nicholas Merwin, gent, steward.

Essoins: John Phillipps & Philip Webster

Jurors for the lady Queen:
Peter Lowndes, Robert Manwaring, Joseph Glenister, Pounall Short, William Perkins
Edward Tomlin, Samuel Missenden, John Bence, William Morecroft
Robert Stevens jr, John Stevens at Newhouse, George Thorpe and John Bond sr

Default by residents: Squier Emerton, William Tatham, Daniel Hogson, William Fenimore, Richard Bull, Henry Firth
Thomas Taylor, William Bunce, Robert Brincklow, John Allen, Henry Cock, Phillip Bayley, Joseph Rogers, John Pitkin, Michael Ginger, Thomas
Spratley, Christopher Bigg, Daniel Kirby, John Tow, Oliver Main, Richard Benbo, Francis Robinson, Mathew Clark, William Firth, Benjamin Dudley, William Reddall; amerced 3d each.

Officers:
Mathew Clerke & Thomas Miller: constables of Winslowe in place of Philip Budd and Richard Gibbs.
Philip Bayly: tithingman of Winslowe in place of Robert Eden sr
William Capp: constable of Shipton in place of William Townsend

Due and payable to the lord for the common fine: inhabitants of Winslow 16s 4d, Shipton 8s 4d, Granborough 8s 4d, Little Horwood 12s 4d, Oveing and North Marston £1 6s 4d.

Court Baron

Essoins: William Bence, Richard Benboe jr, John Bollard, Charles Bowler, John Chandler, Daniel Cooley, Joseph Harding & Augustine Seaton with many others

Homage: William Gyles, Henry King, Samuel Norman, William Eden, Robert Gibbs jr, Thomas Barton
William Smith, Newman Willeatt, Henry Emerton, Benedict Holland at Elm, Joseph Worrall
George Stevens, John Wyatt, John Ward and Robert Stevens sr

Default by tenants: Richard Bigg, Thomas Bett, Stephen Bigg, Joseph Bigg & wife, Alice East widow, Philip Egerton
Thomas Foster, Thomas Gibbs, John Hogson, Richard Humphreys, Graunt Hewett, William Hogg, John Haynes, William Lowndes esq., Richard Letman
John Longbridge, Henry Miller, Joseph Meakes, William Mead, Nicholas Plested, John Plomer, William Parradine infant, Robert Reddall, Sylvester
Reddall, Edward Reddall, Richard Rose by right of his wife, Mary Seaton widow, Hugh Seaton, Robert Seaton, John Seaton butcher, Jane Deverell widow, Mary Shaw widow, Daniel
Seaton, John Shelton Drover, Robert Smith, Thomas Smith sr of Cleydon, Thomas Smith jr, William Smith of Winslowe, John Stevens, Margaret Tring
Widow, Henry Toms jr, Robert Tims, Thomas Urlwin, John Too, Hugh Willis, Samuel Wilston, William Ashfield, Charles Bowler, Edward Berkley infant
William Cooke, William Glenister, Robert Adams, William Beven, Richard Barton jr, Thomas Cooke, Thomas Cox, Charles Coy, Thomas Collins, Thomas Curtis, John
Faulkner, Anthony George, James Hosler, George Illing, John Markham, Robert Mead gent., Avis Norman widow, Joan Pitkin, William Richardson
Christopher Smith, Mary Tuttle widow, Thomas Tatham, William Viccars, Roger Vaughan gent., Dorothy wife of Robert Emerton, John Woodward, Thomas
Woodward, Thomas Willis, Joseph Weston, Robert Bowden of Adstock, Robert Bowden of Winslowe, John Benboe, John Clark, Thomas Gibbs, Joyce
Holland Spinster, Robert Hughes, Thomas Holland, Simon Holt, Thomas Heath by right of his wife Elizabeth, John Holland sr, Christopher King, Thomas Rutland
John Rutland sr, Thomas Rutland sr, Sarah Styreman widow, John Thorpe sr, John Thorpe jr, Hugh Thorpe, John Thorpe of London
Ithamar Wittmill, Thomas Worrall, John Wheatley & Ann his wife & Joseph Worrall; amerced 3d each.

John Worsley died seised of 4 tenements in the separate tenure of Alice Guesse, Richard Westley, William Ridgward and Robert Brincklow, and the reversion expectant on the decease of Ann his wife of 1 acre of grassland in a furlong called Nantditch. On 10 May last he surrendered by Thomas Foster and John Chandler all the premisses to the use of his will. He made his will but the contents are not known. John Worsley infant is his son and next heir. He was called and did not come; 1st proclamation.
[In his will, John left all the property to his son John. He had inherited in 1704 from his father Richard Worsley.]

Daniel Hams on 10 Aug surrendered all right and equity of redemption in the separate tenements now in the occupation of himself, Benjamin Scot, William Redding, Richard Pitkin and Daniel Gyles or their subtenants at The Townsend in Winslowe in The Common Street there, the common road west, the lord's close in the occupation of Robert Wyatt east. To the use of Edward Insley of Burmingham Chapman, on condition that the surrender to be void if Daniel pays him £8 with interest: £4 in 4 quarterly payments and £4 at the same quarter days in 1712, the first payment at Michaelmas after the date of the surrender. Edward was called and did not come; 1st proclamation.

[f.1v] Edward Tomlin, customary tenant, and Mary his wife surrendered a parcel of "Ley Ground" in Shipton Cowpasture in a furlong called Short Foxton containing 1 acre, William Townsend south, with common of pasture for 1 cow. To the use of John Wyatt of Shipton gent. and Ann his wife and the heirs of their bodies, or John's heirs. Rent 3d, fine 2s.
[See also Tomlyn property 1650-1711]

Pounall Short and Mary his wife surrendered 3 acres:

and another 3 acres:

To the use of Newman Williatt. Plea of common recovery: Robert Eden complained on a plea of land of 3 acres of land and 1 acre of meadow. Pounall Short called Abraham Day. Robert Gibbs, minister of the court, delivered seisin. All surrendered to Pounall and Mary. Rent [blank], fine 6s.
[Pounall Short acquired this land in 1709 from Thomas and John Short.]

Pownall Short, customary tenant, and Mary his wife surrendered 2 ridges of arable land containing 1 acre in Clarkes Furlong [as above]. To the use of Richard Bigg of Winslowe, gent., who was called and did not come; 1st proclamation.

Ann Worsley widow surrendered the reversion expectant on the death of Richard Letman her father of the messuages now in the occupation of Richard Letman and Ephram Firth in Great Horne Street with outhouses, barns, stables, yards, backyards. To her own use during her life, then to John Worsley her son, on condition that John pays his sister Jane Worsley the "Legacy" of £40 devised to her in the will of John Worsley his father deceased when it becomes due, and a further sum of £20 when Jane is 24 or within 6 months after John enjoys the premisses, whichever happens last. And that he pays to Ann Worsley his sister £40 when she is 21 or within 6 months after John enjoys the messuages, whichever happens last. And that immediately after John or his heirs enjoys the messuages, if Ann Worsley's sister Elizabeth Letman is alive, he pays her 2s weekly on Mondays. If he neglects or refuses any payment, the messuages will be to the use of Jane and Ann Worsley his sisters and Elizabeth Letman, to be divided in equal portions. Ann Worsley and John sought admission. Rent 5s.
[This refers to The Bull]

Pownall Short, customary tenant, and Mary his wife surrendered 3 ridges in The Old Mill Feild in a furlong extending on The Close in the occupation of Daniel Kirby, Samuel Norman east. To the use of Daniel Gyles. Rent [blank], fine 2s.
They also surrendered 4 ridges in Demoram Feild, Samuel Norman south. To the use of Samuel Norman and Martha his wife for their lives, then to Samuel's heirs. Rent 3d, fine 2s.
[f.2v] They also surrendered 6 ridges in Breach Furlong in New Mill Feild [as above]. To the use of Roger West, on condition that the surrender to be void if Pownall pays him £25 with 5% inerest on 18 April next at Roger's domicile in Winslowe. Rent [blank], fine 6s.

John Townsend sought admission to a messuage and 105½ acres of copyhold land which came into the lord's hands on the death of John Townsend his father. Rent [blank], fine 10s 9d.

Robert Eden sought admission to a cottage in the Sheep's Street (expectant on the death of Catherine his mother widow of Robert Eden sr his father). Rent [blank], fine [blank].
He also sought admission to another cottage in the Sheep's Street and 1 acre of land which came into the lord's hands on the death of Robert Eden his father. Rent [blank], fine [blank]
[This was opposite Winslow Hall]

John Wright sought admission to 5 acres of land which came into the lord's hands on the surrender of Robert Eden presented at the court on 18 Oct 1710. Seisin was granted on the condition in the surrender. Rent [blank], fine [blank].

5th proclamation for Ann King on the surrender of John Seaton
4th proclamation for John Ward on the death of Thomas Ward
4th proclamation for William Kirby on the death of William Kirby
3rd proclamation for Samuel Norman
2nd [=3rd] proclamation for Peter Lowndes and John Henley
3rd proclamation for Thomas Bates
2nd proclamation for Joan Holland wife of Benedict Holland
2nd proclamation for Robert Grange on the surrender of Richard Barton
2nd proclamation for Edward Bate on the surrender of John Mountague
2nd proclamation for Thomas Rutland and John Holland
2nd proclamation for Elizabeth Holland and Joan Holland
2nd proclamation for John Holland son of Benedict Holland
2nd proclamation for Charles Inwood
2nd proclamation for Jane Cox

End of this court
Nichos Merwin

Copyright 17 January, 2017