In October of 2022 a small team comprising Dave Harris, Helen Wright and Claire Wright finished the two year project of transcribing and translating nine Latin manorial court rolls for Stalbridge manor. The main printed document is available to view at the Stalbridge Archive. We have been given permission from the authors to display the summaries of the Translation of Stalbridge Manorial Court Rolls 1697-1702. In addition to this we have used, with kind permission, some of the explanatory text and the glossary from the website stalbridgewestonmanor.uk, which contains the Stalbridge Weston manorial court rolls.
A manor was the basic unit of land ownership and local administration in England from medieval times to the nineteenth century – in essence, an estate with a lord, tenants and a court. The court handled property transfers, boundary disputes, inheritance and the sort of local quarrels that small rural communities reliably generate. It was required to keep records.
Throughout the court summaries featured below, you will no doubt come across words and terms that are unfamiliar, like heriot or seneschal, which are explained in the glossary put together by Dave, Helen and Claire. The glossary can be accessed here. We aim to add links to this from the summary for each word (where it first appears), so where you see a word underlined and you click on it you will be taken to the glossary entry on the Stalbridge Weston Manor website.
Please note: the tables appearing in the Court Roll summaries are easily viewable on Desktop and Tablet, but unfortunately do not scale down to Mobile versions.
The Manor of Stalbridge, Dorset
Court Baron Summaries 1697 – 1702
Extracted from translations based on images of the original manuscripts held in Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies (HALS catalogue reference IX/C/48)
Prepared on behalf of the Stalbridge History Society (with permission) by David Harris, Claire Wright and Helen Wright.
Roll numbering refers to the numbering on the manuscripts.
Court Transaction Summaries by Court Session 3
Date |
Lord(s) |
Seneschal |
Roll |
Comment |
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[17?] October 1697 |
Francis, Viscount Shannon |
Peter Walter |
1 |
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20 April 1698 |
Francis, Viscount Shannon |
Peter Walter |
2 |
Special Court. Only 6 Homage members. |
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11 October 1698 |
Francis, Viscount Shannon |
Peter Walter |
4 |
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12 April 1699 |
Francis, Viscount Shannon |
Peter Walter |
7 |
Special Court. Only 6 Homage members. |
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13 October 1699 |
Richard, Viscount Shannon |
Peter Walter |
10 |
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14 October 1700 |
Francis Child, Knight and Robert Child, Squire |
Peter Walter |
11 |
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Thursday 1 May 1701 |
Francis Child, Knight and Robert Child, Squire |
Peter Walter |
13 |
Special Court. Only 3 Homage members. |
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15 October 1701 |
Francis Child, Knight and Robert Child, Squire |
Peter Walter |
13 |
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12 October 1702 |
Francis Child, Knight and Robert Child, Squire |
Peter Walter |
14 |
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Session Date: |
…. October 1697 |
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The Court of: |
Francis, Viscount Shannon |
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Peter Walter |
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Homage: |
Lewis Morgan, {…}is Coward, William Andrews, William Duffett, John Feazard, William Ga{.}t{.}rell, Robert Bullen, Thomas Murray, Stephen Strong, William Snooke, William Townesend, John Townesend, Henry Watkins |
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Court Total |
£33. |
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Transaction |
Individuals & Roles |
Premises / Land |
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Court item 1; Roll 1, item 1 |
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Surrender of Reversion and Admission in Reversion. Rent 1s 3d. Heriot 10s. Fine £16. |
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One enclosure of meadowland called Home Close otherwise Guggleton Meade with premises and appurtenances, recently in the tenure of James Hendy nearest to the land of John Coombs towards the south and on the public road towards the north. |
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Court item 2; Roll 1, item 2 |
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Rent 1s, Heriot nil. Fine £2 |
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One messuage or tenement with appurtenances with a small garden, near the Parish Church of Stalbridge and next to the tenement in the tenure of William Drew towards the south. |
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Court item 3; Roll 1, item 3 |
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Admission in Reversion Rent 1s, Heriot nil. Fine £1. |
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One messuage or tenement with appurtenances with a small garden, near the Parish Church of Stalbridge and next to the tenement in the tenure of William Drew towards the south. |
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Court item 4; Roll 1, item 4 |
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Admission after death |
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One tenement with appurtenances. Four enclosures of land totalling ten acres. |
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Court item 5; Roll 2, item 1 |
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Surrender of Reversion, Admission in Reversion. Rent 4s. Heriot nil. Fine £14. |
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Three enclosures of pasture called Bulks totalling seven acres (now in the tenure of Thomas Tyte) with the land of Osmund Arney to the north and the land of widow Rogers to the south. |
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Session Date: |
20 April 1698 (court for a special cause) |
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The Court of: |
Francis, Viscount Shannon |
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Peter Walter |
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Homage: |
Robert Tyte, John King, William Gartrell, Thomas Coombs, Thomas Snooke, William Watts |
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Court Total |
£37 15s 10d |
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Transaction |
Individuals & Roles |
Premises / Land |
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Court item 1; Roll 2, item 2 |
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Admission after death of father. Heriots: Brownes Hurne 3s 4d, the messuage Ives and Pieces the best animal; Redbrinke 14s 2d. |
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One enclosure of land Brownes Hurne. One messuage with appurtenances. Two enclosures of meadow called Ives. Two enclosures of land called Peices and Redbrinke. |
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Court item 2; Roll 2, item 3 |
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Admission after death of mother. Heriots: Roundhills £1 10s, Upper Redbrinke 3s 4d; the barn 2s 6d. |
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Thirteen acres of land called Roundhills. One enclosure of land called Upper Redbrinke. One barn with appurtenances.
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Court item 3; Roll 2/3, item 3/1 |
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Surrender and Admission (3 lives) for part. Readmission for remainder. the best animal (included in the fine). Part 1: Rent 6d. Heriot best animal. Fine £40. Part 2: Rent 6d. Heriot best animal. Fine £15. |
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One dwelling house and another house newly built , barn, stable and garden with appurtenances. Premises divided: Part 1: The lower part with a workshop and half the orchard and garden, with permission to draw water at the well of the messuage. Part 2: The upper part of it and the other half of the orchard and garden with right of entry and return in through and across the area nearest to the public broadway. |
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Court item 4; Roll 3, item 2 |
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Admission after death of husband. |
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One messuage with appurtenances. One small piece of land. |
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Court item 5; Roll 3, item 3 |
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Surrender and Readmission (with exclusions). Rent 1s. Heriot 10s (included in the fine). Fine £2. |
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One messuage or tenement with appurtenances next to a messuage of Thomas Burge to the south. One acre of land near Stanbrooke called Forty Acres. Excluded from the readmission: one workshop and one piece of land belonging to it. |
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Court item 6; Roll 3, item 4 |
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Admission in Reversion (3 lives) Rent 1s 3d. Heriot 10s. Fine £2. |
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One messuage or tenement with appurtenances next to a messuage of Thomas Burge to the south. One acre of land near Stanbrooke called Forty Acres (except one workshop part of the premises, and one piece of land belonging to it). |
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Court item 7; Roll 4, item 1 |
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Admission (3 lives) Rent 2d. Heriot 2s 6d. Fine £1. |
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One workshop. One piece of land belonging to the workshop |
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Court item 8; Roll 4, item 2 |
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Rent 2d. Heriot 2s 6d. Fine 1s. |
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One barn and one piece of land belonging to it of three virgates, part of a tenement in the tenure of William Gartell the elder. |
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Court item 9; Roll 4, item 3 |
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Admission in Reversion (3 lives) Rent 2d. Heriot 2s 6d. Fine 1s 6d. |
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One barn and one piece of land belonging to it of three virgates, part of a tenement recently in the tenure of William Gartell the elder. |
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Session Date: |
11 October 1698 |
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The Court of: |
Francis, Viscount Shannon |
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Peter Walter |
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Homage: |
Lewis Morgan, John Arney, William Andrews, Samuel Bowles, John Douch, John Feazard, Samuel Cave, William Hayne, Bernard Jeanes, James Snooke, Henry Watkins, William Coombe, Stephen Strong, John West. |
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Court Total |
£16 11s |
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Transaction |
Individuals & Roles |
Premises / Land |
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Court item 1; Roll 5, item 1 |
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Admission after death Heriot £2 15s. |
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One tenement with appurtenances. |
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Court item 2; Roll 5, item 2 |
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Admission in Reversion (3 lives) Rent 2d Heriot £2. Fine £3. |
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The eastern half of one cottage and garden with appurtenances in Gold Street, next to the messuage of Elizabeth Green on the east. |
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Court item 3; Roll 5, item 3 |
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Heriot 16s. |
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One tenement with appurtenances. |
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Court item 4; Roll 5, item 4 |
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Admission (3 lives) Rent 1s Heriot 1s. Fine £1. |
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One cottage (in the tenure of John himself or of his subtenants) with garden and orchard about one rood, near the public road leading from Stalbridge to Kings Mill. |
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Court item 5; Roll 5, item 5 |
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Admission (3 lives) Rent 1s Heriot 1s. Fine £1. |
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One cottage or tenement with appurtenances with garden and orchard about half an acre adjoining the enclosure of pasture called Marsh Ground now in the possession of James Snooke to the north. |
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Court item 6; Roll 5/6, item 6/1 |
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Admission (3 lives) Rent 1s Heriot 1s. Fine £1. |
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One cottage or tenement with appurtenances together with garden and orchard about one rood, now in the tenure or occupation of Thomas Cole, near Wilcox Bridge in the waste land of the manor. |
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Court item 7; Roll 6, item 2 |
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Admission (3 lives) Rent 1s. Heriot 1s. Fine £1. |
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One cottage or tenement with appurtenances with garden and orchard or piece of land about one acre recently in the tenure or occupation of Hugh Ellis father of Hugh near the Puxey and a house called The Lodge House. |
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Court item 8; Roll 6, item 3 |
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Admission (3 lives) Rent 1s Heriot 1s. Fine £1. |
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One cottage or tenement with appurtenances together with orchard and garden about one rood now in the tenure or occupation of Henry Lemmon adjoining an enclosure of land of Mary Cole to the west. |
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Court item 9; Roll 6, item 4 |
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Admission (3 lives) Rent 1s. Heriot 1s. Fine £1. |
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One cottage or tenement with appurtenances together with garden and orchard of about half an acre now in the tenure or occupation of Robert himself near the tenement of Edith Jeanes widow to the west. |
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Court item 10; Roll 6/7, item 5/1 |
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Admission (3 lives) Rent 1s. Heriot 1s. Fine £1. |
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One cottage or tenement with appurtenances together with garden and orchard about one rood lately in the tenure or occupation of Richard Davies and near the cottage of Henry Lemmon to the south. |
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Court item 11; Roll 7, item 2 |
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Admission in Reversion (3 lives) Rent 2d. Heriot 2s 6d. Fine £3. |
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The western half of the cottage and of the garden with appurtenances belonging to the same in Gould Street, the messuage of Elizabeth Green being to the east. |
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Session Date: |
12th April 1699 (court held for a special cause) |
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The Court of: |
Francis, Viscount Shannon |
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Peter Walter |
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Homage: |
John West, Jonas Pavett, William Duffett, Joseph Snooke, George Poole, Phillip Chaffie |
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Court Total |
£60 6s 8d |
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Transaction |
Individuals & Roles |
Premises / Land |
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Court item 1; Roll 7, item 3 |
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Heriot 6s 8d. |
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One enclosure of pasture or arable land called Townesend Close of four acres, part of a tenement lately in the tenure of John Harbyn deceased. |
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Court item 2; Roll 7, item 4 |
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Admission (3 lives) Rent 6d. Heriot 6d. Fine 10s. |
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One small piece of land with appurtenances about one rood, adjoining the dwelling of Richard Lemmon himself (the father) to the north. |
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Court item 3; Roll 7/8, item 5/1 |
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Admission (3 lives) Rent 1s. Heriot 1s. Fine £1. |
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One cottage on Stalbridge Common with orchard and garden and appurtenances, about three roods, adjoining the garden lately in the tenure of Richard Lemmon to the south. |
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Court item 4; Roll 8, item 2 |
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Admission (3 lives) Rent 1s. Heriot 1s. Fine £3 10s. |
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One cottage with its small piece of land with appurtenances near The Rings next to the dwelling house of Sarah Hayne to the south. |
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Court item 5; Roll 8, item 3 |
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Admission (3 lives) Rent 1s. Heriot 1s. Fine £1. |
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One cottage with appurtenances and a small piece of land on the eastern side of the cottage, next to the dwelling house of Thomas Turner to the east. |
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Court item 6; Roll 8, item 4 |
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Surrender and Admission (3 lives) Rent 4s. Heriot £1 10s. Fine £45. |
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One messuage or tenement with appurtenances lately in the occupation of a certain John or his subtenants. Three enclosed pastures called Herberts of about twelve acres. One enclosure of arable land called Herberts of four acres. |
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Court item 7; Roll 8, item 5 |
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Admission after death of husband Heriot £2. |
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Two enclosures or parcels of land called Broad Close and Furzy Close. |
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Court item 8; Roll 9, item 1 |
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Admission (3 lives) Rent 1s. Heriot 1s. Fine £1. |
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One cottage with appurtenances with garden and orchard about one rood on Stalbridge Common. |
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Court item 9; Roll 9, item 2 |
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Admission (3 lives) Rent 1s. Heriot 1s. Fine £1. |
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One cottage with garden and orchard about half a rood of near Green Lane Style on Stalbridge Common, the cottage of Mary Dyke to the east. |
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Court item 10; Roll 9, item 3 |
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Admission (3 lives) Rent 1s. Heriot 1s. Fine £1. |
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One cottage with appurtenances with garden and orchard about half an acre on Stalbridge Common, with the land of Robert Round to the west. |
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Court item 11; Roll 9, item 4 |
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Admission (3 lives) Rent 1s. Heriot 1s. Fine £1. |
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One cottage with appurtenances with garden and orchard about half an acre near Huletts Lane, the cottage of Christopher Rose to the east. |
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Court item 12; Roll 9, item 5 |
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Admission (3 lives) Rent 1s. Heriot 1s. Fine £1. |
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One cottage with appurtenances with garden and orchard about three roods in Bagbere Lane on Stalbridge Common, the land of Margery Galpin to the east. |
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Court item 13; Roll 10, item 1 |
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Admission (3 lives) Rent 1s. Heriot 1s. Fine £1. |
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One cottage with appurtenances with garden and orchard about half a rood on Stalbridge Common next to the house of James Seniour to the south. |
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Court item 14; Roll 10, item 2 |
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Admission (3 lives) Rent 1s. Heriot 1s. Fine £1. |
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One cottage with appurtenances with garden about half a rood, on the public road from Stalbridge to Henstridge and adjoining the enclosure of the lord in The Warren Close to the west. |
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Session Date: |
13th October 1699 |
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The Court of: |
Richard, Viscount Shannon. |
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Peter Walter |
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Homage: |
Robert Tyte the elder, Thomas Tyte the elder, Thomas Coombs, Thomas Tyte the younger, William Tyte, William Coombs, John King, John Douch, Samuel Bowles, Henry Snooke, Bernard Jeanes, Stephen Strong, John West. |
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Court Total |
£4 16s 8d |
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Transaction |
Individuals & Roles |
Premises / Land |
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Court item 1; Roll 10, item 3 |
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Surrender and Admission (3 lives reordered) Rent 4s 6d. Heriot 16s 8d. |
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One enclosure of pasture called Hasketts Shepney of five acres. Two enclosures of meadowland called The Home Meades of three acres. |
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Court item 2; Roll 10, item 4 |
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Admission (3 lives) Rent 1s. Heriot 1s. Fine £1. |
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One cottage with appurtenances and garden about one rood near Wilcox Bridge and next to the cottage of Hugh Duffet to the south. |
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Court item 3; Roll 11, item 1 |
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Surrender and Admission (3 lives) Rent 1s 4d. Heriot 1s. Fine £3. |
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One cottage with appurtenances and one parcel of land belonging to it, about one rood, in Gummersea Lane. |
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Court item 4; Roll 11, item 2 |
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Admission after death Heriot based on custom. |
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One piece of meadow called Kings Meade of four acres. |
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Court item 5; Roll 11, item 3 |
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Admission after death Heriot one feather bed. |
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Two messuages. One enclosure called Furlongs of five acres. One enclosure called Pilclose about three acres. One enclosure next to Pilclose of two acres. |
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Session Date: |
14th October 1700 |
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The Court of: |
Francis Child, Knight and Robert Child, Squire, his son and heir apparent. |
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Peter Walter |
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Homage: |
Thomas Coombs, Lewis Morgan, John King, Robert Tyte the younger, Thomas Tyte the elder, Thomas Tyte the younger, William Tyte, Bernard Jeanes, James Cave, Christopher Rose, William Coombs, John West |
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Court Total |
£55 17s 6d |
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Transaction |
Individuals & Roles |
Premises / Land |
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Court item 1; Roll 11, item 4 |
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Heriot 5s. |
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Two enclosures of pasture at Burrough Hill of three acres. One enclosure of pasture of two acres, Pasture for one beast on Stalbridge Common. A piece of land of sixty perches. |
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Court item 2; Roll 11, item 5 |
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Admission after death of husband. Heriot one cow to the value of £3. |
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One messuage and diverse lands belonging to it. |
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Court item 3; Roll 11, item 6 |
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Admission after death of father. Heriot 30s. |
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One enclosure of arable land called Shepney of four acres. One enclosure of land called Whitfeild of eight acres. One enclosure called Riseing Meade of three acres. One enclosure called Plecke of three acres. Pasture for four beasts on the Common of Stalbridge. |
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Court item 4; Roll 12, item 1 |
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Admission after death of brother. Heriot one cow to the value of £3. |
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A messuage with appurtenances and various lands belonging to it. |
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Court item 5; Roll 12, item 2 |
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Admission after death of father. Heriot £2 6d |
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One messuage with appurtenances. |
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Court item 6; Roll 12, item 3 |
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Admission after death of father Heriot 10s. |
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One enclosure called Larkewood of nine acres. |
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Court item 7; Roll 12, item 4 |
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Heriot nil. |
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One enclosure called Lowsewood. One enclosure with appurtenances called Common Close. |
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Court item 8; Roll 12, item 5 |
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Surrender and Admission (3 lives) Rent 1s. Heriot based on custom. Fine £7 10s. |
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One enclosure or parcel of meadowland with appurtenances called Haddon Meade of ten acres. |
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Court item 9; Roll 12, item 6 |
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Surrender and Admission (3 lives) Rent £2 8s, Heriot according to custom. |
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One messuage or tenement with appurtenances in Hill Lane with various enclosures or parcels of land belonging them, namely: One enclosure of pasture of five acres, One enclosure of pasture called Phelps Broadfield of twenty-five acres, One enclosure of meadowland called Phelps Meade of nine and a half acres, One enclosure of meadowland called Little Phelps Meade of two and a half acres. One enclosure of pasture called Beare Close of five acres. One parcel of land called The Orchard of half an acre. One enclosure of pasture called Beane Close of two acres. One enclosure of pasture called Beane Close of three acres. All those enclosures called The Fallow Closes of five acres. One enclosure of pasture called The Paddock of three acres. Pasture for eight beasts on the waste ground of Stalbridge Common. |
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Session Date: |
1st May 1701 (court held for a special cause) |
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The Court of: |
Francis Child, Knight and Robert Child, Squire, his son and heir apparent. |
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Peter Walter |
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Homage: |
Roger Young, William Harris, William Drew |
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Court Total |
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Transaction |
Individuals & Roles |
Premises / Land |
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Court item 1; Roll 13, item 1 |
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Heriot 40s. |
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One enclosure of pasture called Broad Close bordering the orchard belonging to the tenement formerly of John Willoughby now in the tenure of William Langdon. |
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Session Date: |
15 October 1701 |
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The Court of: |
Francis Child, Knight and Robert Child, Squire, his son and heir apparent. |
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Peter Walter |
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Homage: |
Thomas Coombe, Samuel Cave, William Andrews, Samuel Bowles, Lewis Morgan, Joseph Snooke, Thomas Tyte the elder, Robert Tyte the younger, Thomas Tyte the younger, William Hayne, Phillip Chaffie, John West, William Tyte the younger. |
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Court Total |
£46 17s |
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Transaction |
Individuals & Roles |
Premises / Land |
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Court item 1; Roll 13, item 2 |
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Heriot 2s. |
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One lodging house with appurtenances. Pasture for four beasts in Stalbridge Common. |
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Court item 2; Roll 13, item 3 |
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Admission after death of brother. Heriot the best animal. |
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One messuage or tenement with appurtenances called Hole House. Several enclosures belonging it, in all twenty three acres. |
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Court item 3; Roll 13, item 4 |
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Admission after death. Heriot the best animal. |
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One enclosure called Haddon. One enclosure called Church Ground. |
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Court item 4; Roll 13/14, item 5/1 |
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Admission after death of husband. Heriots (by parts): the best animal; 10s; 5s. |
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Part (listed by heriot): One enclosure of pasture in East Field called Common Close of seven acres. Two enclosures in Southfield of seven acres. One enclosure called Runn Meade of six acres. One enclosure near the South Common of two acres and two roods. Part (by heriot): One enclosure of pasture called Rewthornes of eight acres. Pasture for two young bulls on Stalbridge Common. Part (by heriot): Part of the dwelling house called The Hitchin, the part with garden, orchard and curtilage. One enclosure called The Witch of nine acres. |
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Court item 5; Roll 14, item 2 |
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Heriot 20s. |
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One messuage or tenement with appurtenances and a small enclosure next to it of one rood. One enclosure called Rixbed of ten acres. |
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Court item 6; Roll 14, item 3 |
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Admission in Reversion (3 lives) Rent 3s. Heriot 20s. Fine £32. |
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One messuage or tenement with appurtenances, and a small enclosure belonging to it of one rood. One enclosure called Rixbed of ten acres. |
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Court item 7; Roll 14, item 4 |
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Admission in Reversion Fine £12. |
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One enclosure called Lowsards of two acres. |
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Session Date: |
12 October 1702 |
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The Court of: |
Francis Child, Knight and Robert Child, Squire, his son and heir apparent. |
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Peter Walter |
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Homage: |
Thomas Coombe, Robert Bullen, Samuel Bowles, William Drew, William Hayne, Thomas Murrey, Lewis Morgan, John Oliver, Thomas [R]oo[tc]liffe the elder, James Snooke, James Senior, Thomas Tyte the younger. |
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Court Total |
£162 |
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Transaction |
Individuals & Roles |
Premises / Land |
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Court item 1; Roll 14, item 5 |
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Admission after Forfeit Heriot the best possession. |
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One house called The Oathouse with a parcel of land called The Garden formerly in tenure of Lucy Mitchell. One enclosure of pasture called Juner Green Lawnes of four acres. |
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Court item 2; Roll 15, item 1 |
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Surrender and Admission of enlarged property. (3 lives) Rent 3s 6d. Heriot £3. Fine £82. |
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One enclosure or parcel of meadowland called Haddon Meade of ten acres lately in the possession of the Reverend Thomas Dent and now in the occupation of Robert Langman or his subtenants. One enclosure of meadow called Ives of six acres. |
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Court item 3; Roll 15, item 2 |
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Licence to Sublet (Re-Lease) Licence granted with all rents, heriots accustomed and services reserved to the lords. |
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Premises implied as Ives and Haddon. |
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Court item 4; Roll 15, item 3 |
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Surrender and Admission (3 lives) Rent 7s. Heriot £1 10s. Fine £51. |
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One enclosure of pasture called Shepney of four acres. One enclosure of pasture called Whitefield (to be divided) totalling eight acres. One enclosure of meadow called Riseing Meade alias Pleck Meade of three acres. One enclosure of arable land called Plecke of three acres and sixteen perches. Pasture for four beasts on Stalbridge Common. |
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Court item 5; Roll 15, item 4 |
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Surrender and Admission (3 lives) Rent 5s. Heriot the best animal or goods Fine £5. |
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One dwelling house with appurtenances (occupied by James Browne). One enclosure of meadow called Ivy Meade of two and a half acres. One enclosure of land called Larkewood of seven acres. All the premises in the tenure of Joan Pitman. |
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Court item 6; Roll 15, item 5 |
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Surrender and Admission (3 lives) Rent 4s 2d. Heriot 12s 6d. Fine £20 (incl. heriots from both surrenders). |
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First copy: One dwelling house with garden, orchard and appurtenances. Second copy: Two enclosures of land called Larkewood of nine acres. |
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Court item 7; Roll 16, item 1 |
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Rent 1s. Heriot 1s. Fine £2. |
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One small piece of land, now an orchard of one rood on Stalbridge Common near Wilcox Bridge. |
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Court item 8; Roll 16, item 2 |
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Surrender and Admission (3 lives) Rent 6d Heriot 1s. Fine £2. |
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One cottage with appurtenances in Barrowhill with a small garden, now in the tenure of John Grimes or his subtenants. |
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Court item 9; Roll 16, item 3 |
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Admission after death of mother Heriot: 40s. |
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Two enclosures of pasture of twelve acres. One messuage or cottage with garden. One enclosure of pasture called Barley Close of eight acres. |
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Court item 10; Roll 16, item 4 |
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Admission after death of mother Heriot the best animal. |
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One messuage or tenement with garden and orchard. One enclosure called The Haddon of five acres. One enclosure called Sandhill of eight acres. One enclosure called Guggleton of four acres. One enclosure called Southfield of three acres. One piece of land called Chess Allyats of eight acres. One enclosure called The Home Meade of two acres. One enclosure of meadowland called Great Meade of twelve acres. One enclosure called Common Close of six acres. One enclosure called Long Hedge. |
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Court item 11; Roll 16, item 5 |
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Admission after death of father Heriot 10s. |
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One enclosure of land called Lower Lowselands with free entry, exit and return in through and across an enclosure called Upper Lowselands. |
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Court item 12; Roll 16, item 6 |
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Admission after death of father Heriot 2s 6d. |
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One enclosure of land called Middle Furlong. One enclosure called Lower Furlong of five acres. |
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Court item 13; Roll 16, item 7 |
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Admission after death of father Heriot 20s. |
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One messuage or tenement with appurtenances. One enclosure called Pill Close. One enclosure called The Meade. One enclosure called The Furlong. |
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Court item 14; Roll 16, item 8 |
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Admission after death of father Heriot nil |
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One enclosure of land called Common Close of three acres. |
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Court item 15; Roll 16, item 9 |
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Admission after death of father Heriot 2s 6d. |
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One enclosure of land called East Common Close of two and a half acres. |
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Court item 16; Roll 16, item 10 |
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Admission after death of father Heriot nil. |
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One enclosure of meadowland called Newmeade of three acres. |
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Court item 17; Roll 16, item 11 |
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Admission after death |
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The southern part of a messuage or tenement and garden in The Back Lane. |
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Court item 18; Roll 16, item 12 |
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Admission after death of father Heriot 1s. |
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One messuage, garden, curtilage and barn. Two enclosures of land called Newmeade of five acres. |
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Court item 19; Roll 16, item 13 |
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Admission after death Heriot 10s 8d. |
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One messuage and garden called Stanbrooke of twenty perches. Two enclosures of land called The Common Closes of four acres. |
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Court item 20; Roll 17, item 1 |
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Admission after death of husband Heriot 10s. |
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One messuage and an enclosure of meadowland called Common Meade of three acres. |
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Court item 21; Roll 17, item 2 |
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Forfeit on Marriage and Admission Heriot after forfeit 6s 8d. |
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One piece of land called The Backside. One enclosure of pasture called Newmeades of five acres. One enclosure of pasture called Little Cockles Hills of two and a half acres. Half of one enclosure of arable land called Jaerwood Close alias West Close of three acres, lately part of the tenement of William Legg One parcel of land lying in Higher Cockles Hills of one and a half acres. One enclosure called New Close in Cockles Hills of two and a half acres. |
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Court item 22; Roll 17, item 3 |
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Admission after death Heriot 6s 8d. |
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One enclosure of land called Common Close. |
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Surname |
Rolls(Count) |
Surname |
Rolls(Count) |
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Allen |
6(2), 9(6) |
Hendy |
1 |
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Andrews |
1, 4, 13 |
Hope |
2(2), 3(3) |
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Arney |
2, 4 |
Hunt |
9(5) |
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Bapstocke |
10(4) |
Huson |
5 |
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Bowles |
4, 10, 13, 14 |
Jeanes |
3(3), 4, 5, 6, 10(3), 11, 13(3), 14(3), 16(2) |
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Brown/Browne/ |
2(2), 3(8), 4(4), 5(3), 7, 9(2), 15 |
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Buffett |
6(2) |
Jolliffe |
16(2) |
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Bullen |
1, 14 |
Joyce |
7 |
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Burge |
3(2), 9(2), 12(7) |
King |
2, 4, 10, 11, 13(3), 14 |
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Cave |
4, 5(2), 11, 13 |
Langdon |
13 |
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Chaffie |
7, 13 |
Langman |
12(3), 15(5) |
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Chaffin |
6 |
Legg |
17 |
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Chamberlaine |
8(3) |
Lemmon/Limmon |
6(5), 7(6), 16(4) |
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Child |
11(2), 13(4), 14(2) |
Locke |
3(5), 4 |
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Clarke |
6(2), 10(3) |
May |
5(2) |
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Cole/Coles |
5(4), 6 |
Mitchell |
14 |
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Coombe/Coombes/ |
1, 2(7), 4, 10(2), 11(2), 13, 14, 16(6) |
Morgan |
1, 4, 11, 13, 14 |
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Mouseley |
8(3) |
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Mullins |
10(3) |
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Coward |
1 |
Murray/Murrey |
1, 8(3), 14 |
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Cutler |
11(2) |
Nicholls |
12 |
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Davies |
6(2), 7(3) |
Oliver |
12(6), 14, 15(3) |
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Dent |
12(6), 15 |
Parsons |
8(4) |
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Dober |
16(3), 17 |
Pavett |
7 |
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Douch |
4, 8(2), 10 |
Pitman |
15 |
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Drew |
1(2), 13, 14 |
Poole |
7, 9(2) |
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Duffett |
1, 7, 10 |
Rand |
6(5) |
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Dyke |
5(5), 9 |
Rogers |
2 |
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Ellis |
6(5) |
Roll |
4, 7, 9(3) |
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Feazard |
1, 4, 11(4) |
Rose |
9, 11 |
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Galpin |
9 |
Round |
9 |
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Gartell/Gartrell |
2, 4(5) |
Seaward |
6 |
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Gerrard |
13(3) |
Senior/Seniour |
7(2), 8, 10, 14 |
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Gould |
7 |
Sharpe |
10(2) |
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Green |
5, 7 |
Shepard |
7(2), 8(2) |
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Grimes |
16(4) |
Sherring |
9(3) |
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Harbyn |
7 |
Snooke |
1, 2, 4(10), 5, 7, 9(2), 10, 11(2), 13(5), 14, 15, 16(2), 17(4) |
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Harding |
5 |
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Harris |
1(12), 13 |
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Hayne |
4, 8, 13, 14 |
Stone |
11(2) |
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Heele |
11(2) |
Strong |
1, 2(2), 3(5), 4, 10 |
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Townesend/ Townsend |
1(2), 3, 7(3), 12(3) |
Walter |
1, 2(2), 4(2), 7(2), 10(2), 11(2), 12, 13(2), 14(2), 17 |
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Turner |
8 |
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Tyte |
1(10), 2(9), 10(7), 11(10), 12(3), 13(4), 14(14), 16(13) |
Watkins |
1, 4 |
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Watts |
2, 11(3), 15(12) |
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West |
4, 7, 10, 11, 13, 17 |
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Willoughby Young/Younge |
13 11(2), 13 |
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Note: Town names (e.g. Stalbridge, Henstridge) are not included.
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Place |
Rolls(Count) |
Place |
Rolls(Count) |
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Back Lane (The) |
16 |
Huletts Lane |
9 |
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Backside (The) |
17 |
Ives |
2, 15 |
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Bagbere Lane |
9 |
Ivy Meade |
15 |
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Barley Close |
16 |
Jaerwood Close |
17 |
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Barrowhill |
16 |
Juner Green Lawnes |
14 |
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Beane Close/Beare Close |
12(2) |
Kings Meade |
11 |
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Broad Close |
8, 13 |
Kings Mill |
5 |
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Brownes Hurne |
2 |
Larkewood/ Larkwood |
12, 15(3) |
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Bulks |
2 |
Little Cockles Hills |
17 |
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Burrough Hill |
11 |
Little Phelps Meade |
12 |
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Chess Allyatts |
16 |
Lodge House (The) |
6 |
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Church Ground |
13 |
Long Hedge |
16 |
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Cockles Hills |
17 |
Lower Furlong |
16 |
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Common Close/ Common Closes (The) |
12, 13, 14, 16(3), 17(2) |
Lower Lowselands |
16 |
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Lowsards |
14 |
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Common Meade |
17 |
Lowsewood |
12 |
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Common of Stalbridge |
11 |
Marsh Ground |
5 |
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East Common Close |
16 |
Meade (The) |
16 |
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East Field |
13 |
Middle Furlong |
16 |
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Fallow Closes (The) |
12 |
New Close |
17 |
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Forty Acres |
3(2) |
Newmeade/Newmeades |
16(2), 17 |
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Furlong (The)/ Furlongs |
11, 16 |
Oathouse (The) |
14 |
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Furzy Close |
8 |
Orchard (The) |
12 |
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Garden (The) |
14 |
Paddock (The) |
12 |
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Gould Street |
5, 7 |
Parish Church of Stalbridge |
1(2) |
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Great Meade |
16 |
Peices |
2 |
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Green Lane Style |
9 |
Phelps Broadfield |
12 |
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Guggleton |
16 |
Phelps Meade |
12 |
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Guggleton Meade |
1 |
Pilclose |
11 |
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Gummersea Lane |
11 |
Pill Close |
16 |
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Haddon/Haddon (The) |
13, 15, 16 |
Pleck Meade |
15 |
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Haddon Meade |
12, 15 |
Plecke |
11, 15 |
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Hasketts Shepney |
10 |
Puxey (The) |
6 |
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Herberts |
8 |
Redbrinke |
2 |
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Higher Cockles Hills |
17 |
Rewthornes |
13 |
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Hill Lane |
12 |
Rings (The) |
8 |
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Hitchin (The) |
13 |
Riseing Meade |
11, 15 |
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Hole House |
13 |
Rixbed |
14(2) |
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Home Close (The) |
1 |
Roundhills |
2 |
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Home Meade (The)/ Home Meades (The) |
10, 16 |
Runn Meade |
13 |
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Sandhill |
16 |
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Shepney |
11, 15 |
Upper Lowselands |
16 |
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South Common (The) |
13 |
Upper Redbrinke |
2 |
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Southfield |
13, 16 |
Warren Close (The) |
10 |
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Stalbridge Common |
7, 9(4), 10, 11, 12, 13(2), 15, 16 |
West Close |
17 |
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Whitefield/Whitfeild |
11, 15 |
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Wilcox Bridge |
6, 10, 16 |
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Stanbrooke |
3(2), 16 |
Witch (The) |
13 |
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Townesend Close |
7 |
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