Conditional Surrender Mr and Mrs Cook to Mr George Holt
Be it remembered that on the nineteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one Henry Cook of Bisley in the County of Surrey Gardener and Sarah his Wife late Sarah Giles Widow which the said Sarah is one of the copyhold or Customary Tenants of the said Manor in consideration of the sum of Three hundred pounds of lawful money of Great Britain to them in hand paid by George Holt of Guildford in the said County Cabinet maker at or immediately before the making of this surrender as the said Henry Cook and Sarah his Wife do hereby acknowledge and declare came before Joseph Hockley Gentleman Steward of the Courts of the said Manor out of Court and (the said Sarah being first separately examined apart from her said husband by the said Steward and freely and voluntarily consenting thereto) Have and each of them Hath Surrendered and Do and each of them Doth Surrender into the hands of the Lord of the said Manor by the rod and by the acceptance of the said Steward and according to the custom of the said Manor All That Cottage or Tenement with all the Lands thereunto belonging containing by estimation one acre and an half formerly in the occupation of John Crouch and late of John Carman situate lying and being within and held of the said Manor by the yearly rent of sixpence heriot when it shall happen suit of Court and other services and customs And also All those two acres of Land part of a parcel of Land called Miles Grove within this Manor and which said two acres of Land adjoin Port Lane on the East the copyhold land late of William Walden called Wheat Leaz on the West two acres other part of Miles Grove heretofore surrendered by James Living to the use of James Stedman on the North and to an acre other part of Miles Grove heretofore surrendered by the said James Living to the use of James Stedman and another acre part of Miles Grove heretofore surrendered by the said James Living to the use of James Hone on the South held by the yearly apportioned rent of one penny heriot when it shall happen suit of Court and other services and customs To which the said Sarah Cook was admitted at a General Court Baron holden for the said Manor the thirtieth day of April one thousand eight hundred and forty one on the death of James Gyles and the reversion and reversions remainder and remainders rents issues and profits thereof And all the Estate right title interest property claim and demand whatsoever of them the said Henry Cook and Sarah his Wife and each of them of in and to the said premises and every part and parcel thereof To the only proper use and behoof of the said George Holt his heirs and assigns for ever according to the custom of the said Manor Provided always and upon this condition nevertheless that if the said Henry Cook and Sarah his Wife or either of them their or either of their heirs executors administrators or assigns do and shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said George Holt his executors administrators or assigns the full and just sum of Three hundred pounds together with interest for the same after the rate of five pounds for every one hundred pounds for a year of lawful money of Great Britain upon the nineteenth day of December next ensuing the date hereof without any deduction or abatement to be made or taken out of the same on account whatsoever and without fraud or further delay Then this Surrender to be void and of no effect otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue Henry Cook Sarah Cook. This Surrender was taken the day and year first above written by the acceptance of me Joseph Hockley Steward In the presence of Edw.d Cha.s Quilley Received on the day and year first above written of and from the above named Joseph Hockley the sum of Three hundred pounds being the consideration money above mentioned to be paid by him to me £300 Henry Cook Sarah Cook Witness Edw.d Cha.s Quilley.
Examined by
Joseph Hockley
Steward