Bisley Manor Court Roll 23 June 1866
At a Special Court Baron of The Right Honorable Arthur George Earl of Onslow Lord of the said Manor there held for the said Manor on Saturday the twenty third day of June in the thirtieth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lady Victoria by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen Defender of the Faith and in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and sixty six Before Joseph Hockley Gentleman Steward of the Courts of the said Manor.
Absolute Surrender James Bedford to James Hill
At this Court came here into Court in his proper person James Hill of Bisley in the County of Surrey Farmer and delivered to the said Steward the memorandum of a certain Surrender taken out of Court on the said twenty third day of June Instant Whereby James Bedford of Knaphill in the parish of Woking in the County of Surrey Blacksmith one of the copyhold or customary tenants of the said Manor in consideration of the sum of One hundred and seventy five pounds to him paid by the said James Hill Did Surrender into the hands of the Lord of the said Manor by the rod and by the acceptance of the said Steward according to the custom of the said manor All that Copyhold messuage or tenement called Radsells Grove with the Barn buildings Orchards Gardens and all the lands thereto belonging with the appurtenances containing by estimation Five acres more or less in the parish of Bisley then late in the occupation of William Slaughter and since of John Hill that was to say the South end of the said messuage the Garden before it the Orchard behind it half the Barn the West end o half the yard and four plots of ground one against the House two below that and one against the Common Southward containing about two acres and an half more or less To the use and behoof of the said James Hill his heirs and assigns for ever
Admittance of James Hill
And thereupon the said James Hill humbly prayed to be admitted tenant to the said Copyhold messuage or tenement called Radsells Grove with the Barn buildings Orchards Gardens and all the lands thereto belonging with the appurtenances containing by estimation Five acres more or less in the parish of Bisley then late in the occupation of William Slaughter and since of John Hill that was to say the South end of the said messuage the Garden before it the Orchard behind it half the Barn the West end half the yard and four plots of ground one against the House two below that and one against the Common Southward containing about two acres and an half more or less in pursuance of the said Surrender To whom the Lord of the Manor aforesaid by his Steward aforesaid granted the same and delivered seizin thereof by the rod To hold to the said James Hill his heirs and assigns for ever by Copy of Court Roll at the Will of the Lord according to the custom of the said Manor by the yearly apportioned rent of One penny Heriot when it shall happen suit of Court and other services and customs therefore formerly due and of right accustomed And so he was admitted tenant thereof in form Gave to the Lord as a fine for such his admittance as appears in the Margin [£13 10s] and his fealty was respited.
Exam.d by
Thomas Russell
Steward.