Manor Rental of Gorhambury, St Michaels, St Albans, 1655
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| Copy & herriotable Roll: an. 1654 | Robert Lazeby for One Close called Longreadings conteyninge five acres, Wheats Pightle conteyninge five acres, Stonefleet four acres, Three closes late foure closes lyeinge betweene the ways called Whites Lane & Blacke lane conteyninge sixteene acres, and two closescalled Crofts in Westwicke conteyninge ten acres, rent for the 3 closes late four closes& the 2 closes called the Crofts x.y. Roll 13th January 1644, and for the 3 closes called Longreadings Wheate pightle & Stonefleet iiij-viij d_ | £18=01=08 |
| Copy | Robert lazeby for one measuage or tenement with Orchards Gardens & Curtilage to the same belonging and xxxvj acres of land surrendered unto him by Henry Lazeby rent xy Roll:4 May 17 Car | |
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Copy Roll an.1655 'gbrio:ii Car |
Richard Finch sonne and heyer of Richard Finch for one feild of earrable land called Burryfeild conteyninge five acres abbuttinge upon a parcell called Great Bunsfeild belonginge to Megdells........and upon...... Joseph Ewers called Burryfeild west, | 00=01=? |
| Copy Roll an 1655 | Joseph Winsor sonne heyer of Joane Winsor for one barne or ..house & three pightels land & two acres of earrable land abutting upon the haye in my leadinge to Pottery recing right now in the tennure of Thomas Purrall | 00=00=? |
| Copy Roll an 1653 | Thomas Woodward of St. Albanes Shoemaker for two closes of land called Plashfeilds conteyninge by estimacon Twenty acres and one parcell of wood and woody ground conteyning four acres situate in St.Michaells heretofor James Grunning before that Thomas Marston rent | 00=06=? |
| N.B. Written in a very tiny script beginning in the left hand margin of the above entry, and continuing over and between the lines of the above entry was the following.(If I couldn't make it out then I have put - for each apparent letter.)] | ||
| -ennechebury lane north the one adjoining to the high way leadinge from St. Albanes L. & Danebury rule & little plash feild west & the land of Edward Caserby called haings (?hangings) on the east, theother adjoining to the same feild on the north and abbutting upon a feild of Edward Cawton called Needles -ene west upon a hedge now - - springe belonginge to Windridge farme east ^ abuttinge upon the last mentioned feild north and upon a feild of James Ewer called Apsmore Wood west and a hedge rounde a springe belonginge to Windridge farme. | ||
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Copy Roll an.1652 Heriotable Roll6th Oct.1646
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John Finch for an acre and a half of land called Harpes wich hee had of the surrender of Tho. Hill and Joane his wife & Elizabeth Hillyard spinsteer as appearde by the Roll of 21st October (written 8brio) 1645 Rent | 00=00=? |
| [N.B. Written in extremely small spidery writting within the lines of the above entry is the following;] | ||
| nor abbutting upon the highway leading from St. Albanes ---- upon a close of heriotable land of the sayd John south east upon the lands of Robert Lazeby held of the Manor of Markyate Oake West this lies hard by King feild . | ||
| [N.B. at the very bottom of the page is just written ---ie of Robert Lazeby.] | ||
| Copy Roll an 1652 | James Dagnall for a Cottage or tenement Orchard garden and backside abuttinge upon Leverstocke Greene south west and upon the land of the Widdow Pope north east | 00=00=? |
| Copy Roll an.1646 6th 8brio | Ann Pope Widdow for ten acres of land lyinge at Westwicke abuttinge upon Leverstocke Greene south west & upon Twitchell Lane south east and upon a feild of Joseph Ewers called Homefeild north east and upon a close of Thomas Kentish the younger called Newelings north west | 00=04=08 |
| Copy Roll an. 1652 | William Hatten Smyth in the right of Sarah his wife daughter and heyre of Joseph Heyward for one Cottage with a backside with th'appertenances abbuttinge upon the land of the Widdow Popes & a close of Thomas Kentish the younger called Newelings north east and upon Leverstocke greene South west | 00=00=02 |
| Copy Rol an. 1652 | Mathew Hannell sonne of Richard Hannell for one close or pightle of earrable land lyinge in Westwicke conteyninge by estimacon one acre and a halfe abbuttinge upon a lane called Blacks Lane on the part of the West and upon the land of John Branch south east laste Thomas Hawgoods rent viiid | 00=00=08 |
| Copy Roll 21st 8ber his sonne was called with him | Richard Hannell for two closes of earrable land the one abbuttinge upon the way called Whites lane on the part of the east called Middlefeild conteyninge four acres, the other adjouneth to the sayd way & called by the name of Upper Feild and Conteyninge three acres rent | 00=03=? |
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free x one other cottage by fealty & ap epy situate at Westwicke
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The same for a freehold Messuage wherein ye sayd Richard Hannell dwelleth situate in Westwicke aforesayd rent | 00=00=06 |
| heriotable as apeares by the roll July 1639 | Christopher Longe for two Thirds of a Barne part of a Cottage part of an orchard wich hee had of the surrender of John Branch & Elizabeth his wife, Thomas Hoddesdon & Mary his wife as appeares by the Roll in the yeare 1652 | 00=00=03 |
| Richard Hannell for one close of freehold land called Blake Reddinge conteyninge foure acres which hee late purchased of John Dell as appeares by the rolle of 8th April 1656 rent | 00=01=? | |
| [N.B. Presumably the above mentioned entry re Richard Hannell was entered later as it was dated 1656 not 1655.] |
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