Bisley Manor Court Roll 11 July 1894
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 Wednesday the eleventh day of July in the 58th 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 ninety four Before Humphrey Percy Smallpeice Gentleman Deputy of Frederic Ferdinand Smallpeice Gentleman Chief Steward there.
Absolute Surrender Hester Parker to Alfred Mitchell
At this Court came here into Court Alfred Mitchell of Knaphill in the County of Surrey Farmer by John Mudge Furneaux 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 twenty seventh day of June One thousand eight hundred and ninety four Whereby Hester Parker of Bisley in the County of Surrey Widow one of the copyhold or customary tenants of the said Manor in consideration of the sum of Sixty pounds to her paid by the said Alfred Mitchell did surrender into the hands of the Lord of the said Manor by the rod and by the acceptance of the Deputy Steward for that turn and purpose only All that one close of customary Arable land containing by estimation One Acre more or less now commonly known as “Black Jacks” situate near to Bisley Church and containing by estimation One acre one rood and three perches which said close formerly formed part and parcel of the copyhold premises described on the Court Rolls of the said Manor as “All that customary messuage or tenement with the Orchard formerly in the tenure of Philip Roberts and one close of land to the same belonging containing by estimation one acre more or less and one acre of land more or less in Neltro with the appurtenances” to which the said Hester Parker was admitted tenant at a Special Court Baron held for the said Manor on the eleventh day of January One thousand eight hundred and eighty four To the use of the said Alfred Mitchell 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 rents fines suits and services therefore due and of right accustomed
Admission of Alfred Mitchell
And thereupon at this Court upon the first proclamation came here again into Court the said Alfred Mitchell by the said John Mudge Furneaux his Attorney and humbly prayed to be admitted tenant to All that the said one close of customary Arable land containing by estimation One Acre more or less now commonly known as “Black Jacks” situate near to Bisley Church and containing by estimation one acre one rood and three perches which said close formerly formed part and parcel of the copyhold premises described on the Court Rolls of the said Manor as “All that customary messuage or tenement with the Orchard formerly in the tenure of Philip Roberts and one close of land to the same belonging containing by estimation one acre more or less and one acre of land more or less in Neltro with the appurtenances” which came into the hands of the Lord of the said Manor on the death of the said James Parker 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 Alfred Mitchell 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 Sixpence heriot when it shall happen suit of Court and other services and customs therefore formerly due and of right accustomed And so he was by his said Attorney admitted tenant thereof in form aforesaid Gave to the Lord as a Fine for such his admittance as appears in the margin [£3] and his fealty was respited.
Examined
Ferdinand Smallpeice
Steward