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The General Court Baron of The Right Honorable Arthur George Earl of Onslow Lord of the said Manor there held in and for the said Manor on Monday the twenty third day of April in the twelfth 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 forty nine Before Edmund Vincent Gentleman Deputy of Joseph Hockley Gentleman Steward there.

Homage to wit

Admittance of James Bedford
At this Court upon the second proclamation came here into Court in his proper person James Bedford and humbly prayed to be admitted Tenant to The several parts and parcels hereinafter mentioned and described of 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 late in the occupation of William Slaughter and since of John Hill that is to say the South end of the said Messuage the Garden before it the Orchard behind it half the Barn the West end half of 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 Which came into the hands of the Lord of this Manor on the Surrender of George Hill To whom the Lord of the Manor aforesaid by his Deputy Steward aforesaid granted the same and delivered seizin thereof by the rod To hold to the said James Bedford 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 aforesaid Gave to the Lord as a fine for such his admittance as appears in the Margin [£13 10s] and his fealty was respited.
 
Absolute Surrender Henry Loveland to William Tringham J.r
The Homage aforesaid being sworn and charged on their Oath present a certain Surrender taken out of Court and since the last Court to wit on the sixth day of February One thousand eight hundred and forty nine Whereby Henry Loveland of the Parish of Woking in the County of Surrey Farmer one of the Copyhold or Customary Tenants of this Manor in consideration of the Sum of three hundred and sixty nine pounds to him paid by William Tringham the elder of Long Cross in the Parish of Chertsey in the County of Surrey Esquire surrendered into the hands of the Lord of the said Manor by the rod and by the acceptance of James Street and John Loveland two other of the Copyhold or Customary Tenants of the said Manor according to the Custom of the same Manor  All those two Closes of Land called the Bisley field and Float field containing by estimation together ten Acres (more or less) situate lying and being in Bisley aforesaid within this Manor with all and every the appurtenances To the use and behoof of William Tringham the younger Son of the said William Tringham the elder his heirs and assigns for ever
Admittance of William Tringham J.r
Now at this Court upon the first proclamation came here into Court the said William Tringham the younger (by John Mears his Attorney) and humbly prayed to be admitted Tenant to the said two Closes of Arable of Land called the Bisley field and Float field containing by estimation ten Acres (more or less) with the appurtenances in pursuance of the said Surrender To whom the Lord of the Manor aforesaid by his Deputy Steward aforesaid granted the same and delivered seisin thereof by the rod To hold to the said William Tringham the younger 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 rent of One shilling 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 (by his said Attorney) in form aforesaid Gave to the Lord as a fine for such his admittance as appears in the Margin [£20] and his fealty was respited.
Guardianship
And because it appears to this Court that the said William Tringham the younger is an Infant under the Age of twenty one years to wit of the Age of Sixteen Years or thereabouts the Custody as well of the person of the said William Tringham the younger as of his said Estate is granted to his father William Tringham the elder until the said Infant shall attain the Age of twenty one years he the said William Tringham the elder keeping and observing the Customs of the said Manor in all things and keeping the Premises in good repair and rendering an account of the rents and profits of the premises to the said Infant when he shall attain the said age of twenty one Years And the said William Tringham the elder is admitted Guardian accordingly

Custom as to timber
The Homage also present that by the Custom of the Manor the Lord is intitled to one third only of the Timber growing on the Copyhold Lands holden of the said Manor And that from time immemorial the said one third has been compounded for at the following rates,  Viz.t fifteen shillings per Load for Oak Nine shillings and four pence per Load for Ash and Nine shillings and four pence per Load for Elm And that when any Trees are cut for Sale or repairs the same are first marked and set out by the Lords Bailiff for that purpose And the Homage further present that upon the copyhold Lands which are holden of this Manor in trust for Henry William Richard Westgarth Halsey Esquire there is now a quantity of Oak Timber which during the present season has been cut for sale on the same Lands without leave or licence from the Lord and thereby the same Copyhold Lands are become forfeited to the Lord.

Examined by
Edmund Vincent
Deputy Steward