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Michaelmas Court

18^th October 1738

[These details were added to the dorse of the document by a later hand. Perhaps in 1818 ]

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Michaelmas 1738

Mannor of Willbrook alias Wirkbrook.

At the court baron of John Delahay esq lord of the said mannor kept at the dwelling house of Thomas Draper within the aforesaid mannor the eighteenth day of October in the twelfth year of the reign of our sovereign lord George the second by the grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland king defender of the faith etc. And in the year of our lord 1738. Before Thomas Williams gent steward of the said mannor.

The jurors names.

George Parry

Lewis Powell

Sylvanus Lloyd

Rice Medlycote

Francis Pritchard

John Beavan

John Rudge

Thomas Davies

Thomas Lawrence

Henry Prosser

William Williams

Edward Hoskins

Henry Gannell

William Price

James Legg

Daniel Bird

Imprimis We the jurors aforesaid do present Robert Howard, John Powell, Phillip Morgan, Charles Watkins, James Prichard, James Jones [?], John Howard and John Morgan as defaulters in appearing at this court to do their duty; and do amearce them in six oence a oiece for their neglect.

Lastly we have nothing to present at this time.

[signed or mark of]

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

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