Bisley Manor Court Roll 7 February 1903
At a Special Court Baron of The Right Honorable William Hillier Earl of Onslow Lord of the said Manor held for the said Manor on Saturday the Seventh day of February in the Third year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord Edward the Seventh by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King Defender of the Faith and in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and three Before Humphrey Percy Smallpeice Gentleman Deputy of Frederic Ferdinand Smallpeice Gentleman Chief Steward there.
Absolute Surrender John Mersh on behalf of Esther Mersh to John Over
At this Court came here into Court John Over of York Town in the County of Surrey Outfitter by Ferdinand William Smallpeice his Attorney and delivered to the said Deputy Steward a certain Absolute Surrender taken out of Court and since the last General Court to wit on the Eleventh day of November One thousand nine hundred and two Whereby John Mersh of Kemishford Farm Woking in the County of Surrey Farmer the person appointed to exercise the powers of a Committee of the Estate of Esther Mersh a person of unsound mind not so found by inquisition (which said Esther Mersh was one of the Copyhold or customary tenants of the said Manor) in consideration of the sum of One hundred and forty five pounds paid by the said John Over did surrender in place and on behalf of the said Esther Mersh into the hands of the Lord of the said Manor by the Rod and by the acceptance of the said Deputy Steward and according to the custom of the said Manor All that piece or parcel of land or ground containing Four acres one rood and twenty four perches situate and being in Westbourne Mead in the Parish of Bisley bounded on the North and North west in an irregular line partly by old enclosed land formerly the property of Daniel Gosden and now of _________ and partly by old enclosed land formerly of William Tringham and now of _________ and on the East in an irregular line and also on the South by land now or formerly belonging to the Estate of the late Richard Collyer and on the West by an allotment awarded to John Robinson and which piece or parcel of land or ground is numbered 16 on the Inclosure plan for the parish of Bisley and is numbered 10 on the Ordnance Map for the same Parish and was subject to the right of way more particularly referred to in the admission hereinafter mentioned to which said premises with other premises the said Esther Mersh was admitted tenant at a General Court Baron held for the said Manor on the Seventeenth day of May One thousand eight hundred and sixty To the only proper use and behoof of the said John Over his heirs and assigns for ever To hold by Copy of Court Roll at the Will of the Lord according to the custom of the said Manor by and under the yearly rent of Seven pence (portion of a yearly rent of One shilling and three pence) fines heriots suits and services therefore due and of right accustomed
[Margin Note: I hereby certify that the Surrender herein was duly stamped. As witness my hand Ferdinand Smallpeice Steward]
Admission of John Over
And thereupon at this Court upon the first proclamation came here again into Court the said John Over by the said Ferdinand William Smallpeice his Attorney and humbly prayed to be admitted Tenant to All that the said piece or parcel of land or ground containing Four acres one rood and twenty four perches situate and being in Westbourne Mead in the Parish of Bisley bounded on the North and North west in an irregular line partly by old enclosed land formerly the property of Daniel Gosden and now of _________ and partly by old enclosed land formerly of William Tringham and now of _________ and on the East in an irregular line and also on the South by land now or formerly belonging to the Estate of the late Richard Collyer and on the West by an allotment awarded to John Robinson and which piece or parcel of land or ground is numbered 16 on the Inclosure plan for the parish of Bisley and is numbered 10 on the Ordnance Map for the same Parish and was subject to the right of way more particularly referred to in the admission hereinbefore referred to pursuant to 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 John Over 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 Seven pence Heriot when it shall happen Suit of Court and other services and customs therefore formerly due and of right accustomed And so the said John Over was by his said Attorney admitted tenant of the said premises accordingly and gave to the Lord as a Fine for such his admittance as appears in the margin [£10] had seisin by the Rod and his fealty was respited
Examined
Ferdinand Smallpeice
Steward.