Held at:

Gwent Record Office

Reference:

D.668.71 (bundle of loose folded sheets)

Source:

ELSG digital images & transcription

Title:

Jurors’ Presentments, October 1739, Urishay, Clothy Hopkin, Trenant

Place name:

Urishay, Michaelchurch Escley, Peterchurch

Date:

1739

Description:

 

Transcription of image 389

 

Michaelmas Leet 1739

 

Mannors of

 

Urishay alias Hay Urry

jurors

Clothie Hopking &

presentment.

Trenant or Trelishope

 

 

Presentment of the death of John Jenkins & an incroachment upon Urishay Common.

 

Thomas Jones’s House

King’s Arms.

 

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

 

 

Transcription of image 390

 

Michaelmas 1739

 

Mannors of Urishay alias Hay Urry, Clothie Hopkin and Trenant alias Trellishope.

 

At the court of our sovereign lord the king and court baron of John delahay esq. lord of th said mannors kept at the dwelling house of Thomas Jones of the parish of Michaelchurch Esckly the 23rd day of October in the thirteenth 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 God 1738. before Thomas Williams gentleman steward.

 

The names of the jurors.

 

John Price

William Harries

Thomas Smyth

Richard Gronow

Benjamine Pritchard

James Smyth

David Smith

Abrahall Price

Charles Price

Francis Price

Richard Thomas

Thomas Prosser

Richard Watkins

Thomas Jones

Richard Williams

Richard Hanley

John Jones

 

We the jurors aforesaid impannelled to enquire on behalf of our sovereign lord & king and the lord of the said mannors Do upon our several oaths present.

 

That John Watkins gentleman who owed suit and service to this court died since the last court possessed of several messuages or tenements and lands within this mannor part whereof is held by lease and o[f] the lord of this mannor for a term of 500 years and other part thereof freehold. But what heriot or other benefit happens to the said lord we know not, but refer our selves to the deeds & former court rolls.

 

We present that an incroachment has been lately made by some of the tenants to Henry Jenkins land of part of the common of Urishay at a place called Hewl Moch Deon and inclosed into a parcel of land of the said Henry Jenkins now in the occupation of Peter Powell called Cae Monneth containing in length about 60 yards and in breadth 5 or six yards with several trees growing in the said incroachment which now growing on the said common [ ] we [?lay] the said Peter Powell and or a penalty of xxxxs that to [?his] the same open before Lady day next and that Mr John Price and James Smith do certify under like penalty.

 

 

We have not further to present.

 

[Signed by and the mark of]

 

John Price

 

William Harries

 

Thomas Smyth

 

the mark of

Richard Gronow

the mark of

Benjamine Pritchard

James Smyth

 

David Smith

 

the mark of

Abrahall Price

the mark of

Charles Price

the mark of

Francis Price

the mark of

Richard Thomas

Thomas Prosser

 

the mark of

Richard Watkins

Thomas Jones

 

the mark of

Richard Williams

the mark of

Richard Hanley

John Jones

 

 

 

ELSG image accession ref. cwmbran1 – 389 & 390

 

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_3.pdf

 

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