Held at: | Gwent Record Office |
Reference: | D.668.71 (bundle of loose folded sheets) |
Source: | ELSG digital images & transcription |
Title: | Court Baron of the Manor of Clothy Hopkin Minutes of Court 1725,1728 |
Place name: | Clothy Hopkin, Michaelchurch Escley |
Date: | 1725, 1728 |
Description:
This item comprises four sheets pinned together.
Transcription of image 358
1725 & 1728
ClothyHopkin
Minutesof court.
[Thesedetails were added to the dorse of the document by a later hand. Perhaps in1818 ]
Transcription of image 359
HerefordshierTo the shirriff of the said county etc.
WhereasJohn Delahay esquire lord of the manor of Urishay Clothye Hopkin and TrileisHope alias Trenant lately deceased did give devise and bequeath the said manorwith their appurtenances unto his couzen Thomas Delahay of Welbrooke gentlemanfirst and nearest relation to continue the name of Delahay. This is thereforeto certifie you that the said Thomas Delahay have caused a court of view offranck pledge and enquiry to be made within the said mannor concernnge the dueobservaccion of the king’s peace and other things relatinge to the said courtein manner as heretofore tyme out of minde the same hath been kept And that itwas held the nineteenth day of this instant April Anno domini 1726 at the placewhere the same is usually kept within the mannor of Clothye Hopkin where thetenants appeared a jurry sworn and the charge given.
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| By John Price steward there |
Transcription of image 360
Maneriumde Clothye Hopkin ex parte Thome Delahay gent.
Advisum francki pledgii unacum Curia Baronis Thome Delahay domini maneriipredicti tentum infra manerium predictum duo decimo die Octobris Anno regnidomini nostri Georgii dei Gracia Magna Brittania Francia & Hiberniae regisfidei defensor etc. Annoque domini 1725.
| John Price gent. Richard Greenow John Perrot Thomas Griffitts William Griffitts John Williams Richard Watkins William Harrys Thomas Griffitts Thomas Madox David Prosser Richard Hanley Richard Griffitts Charles Jones James Pritchett John Jones John Jones Richard Williams |
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Imprimis Weethe said jurors doe say & present that all persons that were lawfullysummoned to appear at this court and thereof have made default are in thelord’s mercy. Tenants per caput 3s Resiants per caput 1s
Item: Wee the said jurors doe present the death ofElinor the wife of James Gilbert and that there was a heriot due to the lord ofthis manor unless a just cause can be shewd to the contrary.
Item: Wee the said jurors doe present ThomasPrichard and John Price for not keeping sufficient gates and fences upon thelane leading from Oatley to the Urishay Common & also to Thomas Smyths.
Item: Unless it [so put] in right order between thisand the [?following ] if not: wee the said jurors doe amerce themin: 6s -8d .
Lastly:Wee have nothing more to present at this time.
[signatures of]
JohnPrice
WillHarris
RichardGrunow
JohnPerrot
ThomasGriffiths
WilliamGriffiths
JohnWilliams
RichardWatkins
ThomasGriffits
ThomasMaddox
DavidProsser
RichardHanley
RichardGriffiths
CharlesJones
JamesPrichard
JohnJones
JohnJones
Richard[?W ].
Transcription of image 361
Anaccounts of the amearsments of the Uryshay Common paid and received asfolloweth.
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| £ | s | d |
| Thomas Smith | 00 | 00 | 6 |
| Daniell Smith | 00 | 01 | 00 |
| Richard Williams | 00 | 01 | 00 |
| Elenor Hareys widow | 00 | 01 | 00 |
| Thomas Price | 00 | 01 | 00 |
| Richard Watkins | 00 | 05 | 00 |
| John Jones | 00 | 01 | 00 |
| David Prosser | 00 | 07 | 00 |
| Constance Thomas widow | 00 | 05 | 00 |
| Richard Griffits | 00 | 00 | 06 |
| Thomas Maddox | 00 | 03 | 00 |
| John Perrot | 00 | 01 | 00 |
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| 1 | 8 | 00 |
Transcription of image 362
Maneriumde Clothye Hopkin ex parte Magdalena Delahay vidua mater et gardina JohannisDelahay domini manerii predicti.
Advisus francki pledgii unacum Curia Baronis Magdalene Delahay et domini maneriipredicti tentum infra manerium predictum vicesimo septo die Aprilis Anno regnidomini nostri Georgii secundo dei Gratia Magna Brittaniae Franciae & Hiberniaeregis fidei defensor etc. primo. Annoque domini 1728.
JohnPrice gent.
WilliamHarryes yeom
RichardGrunow
ThomasPrichard
ThomasGough
WalterBeavan
RichardBale
ThomasLewis
WilliamGriffitts
RichardWatkins
DavidSmith
JamesPritchett.
Imprimis: Wethe said jurors doe say and present that all persons that were lawfullysummoned to appear to this courte and thereof have made default are in thelord’s mercy vizt. tenants per caput. 3s ressiants 1d
Item: Wepresent all the cottagers and inchroacher upon the lord’s waste without leaseor license from the lord that they are in the lord’s mercy.
Lastly:Wee have made diligent enquiry and finde nothing presentable at this court.
[signatures of]
JohnPrice
WilliamHarries
RichardGrunow
ThomasPrichard
ThomasGough
WalterBeavan
RichardBale
ThomasLewis
WilliamGriffitts
RichardWatkins
DavidSmyth
JamesPrichard.
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Observations:
Transcription details are based on the work of Dewi Bowen Williams, see http://www.ewyaslacy.org.uk/Michaelchurch-Escley-and-Peterchurch/Manorial-Court-Records-for-the-Manors-of-Clothy-Hopkin-Urishay-Trenant-amp-Wellbrook/1466-1833/tg_mic_0127
For zoomable images see http://www.ewyaslacy.org.uk/docs/rs_ewy_0060_2.pdf
Ref: gc_mic_5358_62