Bisley Manor Court Roll 12 June 1908
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 Friday the Twelfth day of June in the Eighth year of the reign of Our Sovereign Lord Edward 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 eight Before Humphrey Percy Smallpeice Gentleman Deputy of Frederic Ferdinand Smallpeice Gentleman Chief Steward there.
Absolute Surrender William George Box to Rose Ella Chandler
At this Court came here into Court Rose Ella Chandler of Bisley in the County of Surrey Spinster by Hugh Alexander Merriman her 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 First day of May One thousand nine hundred and eight Whereby William George Box of Brooklands in the Parish of Chobham in the said County of Surrey Farmer a Copyhold Tenant of the said Manor in consideration of the sum of One hundred pounds to him paid by the said Rose Ella Chandler surrendered into the hands of the Lord of the said Manor by the Rod and by the hands and acceptance of the said Deputy Steward according to the custom of the said Manor All that piece or parcel of land formerly parcel of the waste of the said Manor lying in Bisley Green and stated to contain Thirty rods more or less but by a recent admeasurement thereof found to contain One rood and thirty three perches or thereabouts bounded on the South by the road leading out of or from the Guildford Road to Lucas Green and Frimley on the North and east by land now or late belonging to George Eacott and on the West by the Common or Waste Together with the tenements and outbuildings thereon erected with the appurtenances All which said hereditaments were late in the occupation of John Eacott and afterwards of John Turrell and Sarah his wife To the use of the said Rose Ella Chandler her heirs and assigns at the Will of the Lord according to the custom of the Manor at and under the rents suits and services therefore due and of right accustomed
Admission of Rose Ella Chandler
And thereupon at this Court upon the first proclamation came here again into Court the said Rose Ella Chandler by her said Attorney and humbly prayed to be admitted tenant to All that the said piece or parcel of land formerly parcel of the waste of the said Manor lying in Bisley Green and stated to contain Thirty rods more or less but by a recent admeasurement thereof found to contain One rood and thirty three perches or thereabouts bounded on the South by the road leading out of or from the Guildford Road to Lucas Green and Frimley on the North and east by land now or late belonging to George Eacott and on the West by the Common or Waste Together with the tenements and outbuildings thereon erected with the appurtenances All which said hereditaments were late in the occupation of John Eacott and afterwards of John Turrell and Sarah his wife pursuant to the said Surrender 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 Rose Ella Chandler her 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 penny Heriot when it shall happen Suit of Court and other services and customs therefore formerly due and of right accustomed And so the said Rose Ella Chandler was admitted Tenant of the said premises accordingly Gave to the Lord as a Fine for such her admittance as appears in the margin [£10] had seizin by the Rod and her fealty was pardoned
[Margin note: Enfranchised 24 June 1911]
Examined
Ferdinand Smallpeice
Steward.