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 |
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Urishay alias Hay Urry | jurors |
Clothie Hopking & | presentment. |
Trenant or Trelishope |
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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 |
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William Harries |
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Thomas Smyth |
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the mark of | Richard Gronow |
the mark of | Benjamine Pritchard |
James Smyth |
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David Smith |
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the mark of | Abrahall Price |
the mark of | Charles Price |
the mark of | Francis Price |
the mark of | Richard Thomas |
Thomas Prosser |
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the mark of | Richard Watkins |
Thomas Jones |
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the mark of | Richard Williams |
the mark of | Richard Hanley |
John Jones |
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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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