Held at: | Gwent Record Office |
Reference: | D.668.71 (bundle of loose folded sheets) |
Source: | ELSG digital images & transcription |
Title: | Jurors’ Presentments, 1726 & 1728, Urishay, Clothy Hopkin,Trenant |
Place name: | Urishay. Michaelchurch Escley, Peterchurch |
Date: | 1726, 1728 |
Description:
This item comprises four sheets pinned together.
Transcription of image 358
1725[?] & 1728
Clothy Hopkin
Minutes of court.
[These details were added to the dorse of the document by a later hand. Perhaps in 1818 ]
Transcription of image 359
Herefordshier To the shirriff of the said county etc.
Whereas John Delahay esquire lord of the manor of Urishay Clothye Hopkin and Trileis Hope alias Trenant lately deceased did give devise and bequeath the said manor with their appurtenances unto his couzen Thomas Delahay of Welbrooke gentleman first and nearest relation to continue the name of Delahay. This is therefore to certifie you that the said Thomas Delahay have caused a court of view of franck pledge and enquiry to be made within the said mannor concernnge the due observaccion of the king’s peace and other things relatinge to the said courte in manner as heretofore tyme out of minde the same hath been kept And that it was held the nineteenth day of this instant April Anno domini 1726 at the place where the same is usually kept within the mannor of Clothye Hopkin where the tenants appeared a jurry sworn and the charge given.
| By John Price steward there |
Transcription of image 360
Manerium de Clothye Hopkin ex parte Thome Delahay gent.
Ad visum francki pledgii unacum Curia Baronis Thome Delahay domini manerii predicti tentum infra manerium predictum duo decimo die Octobris Anno regni domini nostri Georgii dei Gracia Magna Brittania Francia & Hiberniae regis fidei 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 Wee the said jurors doe say & present that all persons that were lawfully summoned to appear at this court and thereof have made default are in the lord’s mercy. Tenants per caput 3s Resiants per caput 1s
Item: Wee the said jurors doe present the death of Elinor the wife of James Gilbert and that there was a heriot due to the lord of this manor unless a just cause can be shewd to the contrary.
Item: Wee the said jurors doe present Thomas Prichard and John Price for not keeping sufficient gates and fences upon the lane leading from Oatley to the Urishay Common & also to Thomas Smyths.
Item: Unless it [so put] in right order between this and the [?following ] if not: wee the said jurors doe amerce them in: 6s -8d .
Lastly: Wee have nothing more to present at this time.
[signatures of]
John Price
Will Harris
Richard Grunow
John Perrot
Thomas Griffiths
William Griffiths
John Williams
Richard Watkins
Thomas Griffits
Thomas Maddox
David Prosser
Richard Hanley
Richard Griffiths
Charles Jones
James Prichard
John Jones
John Jones
Richard [?W ].
Transcription of image 361
An accounts of the amearsments of the Uryshay Common paid and received as followeth.
| £ | 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 |
| 1 | 8 | 00 |
Transcription of image 362
Manerium de Clothye Hopkin ex parte Magdalena Delahay vidua mater et gardina Johannis Delahay domini manerii predicti.
Ad visus francki pledgii unacum Curia Baronis Magdalene Delahay et domini manerii predicti tentum infra manerium predictum vicesimo septo die Aprilis Anno regni domini nostri Georgii secundo dei Gratia Magna Brittaniae Franciae & Hiberniae regis fidei defensor etc. primo. Annoque domini 1728.
John Price gent.
William Harryes yeom
Richard Grunow
Thomas Prichard
Thomas Gough
Walter Beavan
Richard Bale
Thomas Lewis
William Griffitts
Richard Watkins
David Smith
James Pritchett.
Imprimis: We the said jurors doe say and present that all persons that were lawfully summoned to appear to this courte and thereof have made default are in the lord’s mercy vizt. tenants per caput. 3s ressiants 1d
Item: We present all the cottagers and inchroacher upon the lord’s waste without lease or 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]
John Price
William Harries
Richard Grunow
Thomas Prichard
Thomas Gough
Walter Beavan
Richard Bale
Thomas Lewis
William Griffitts
Richard Watkins
David Smyth
James Prichard.
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ELSG image accession ref. cwmbran1 – 358 to 362 |
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
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