Conditional Surrender James Steptoe to C C J Low
Be it remembered that on the twelfth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three James Steptoe of Bisley in the County of Surrey Husbandman one of the copyhold or Customary Tenants of the said Manor personally came before Joseph Hockley Gentleman Steward of the Courts of the said Manor out of Court and in consideration of the sum of Sixty pounds of lawful money of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland of English value and currency to him the said James Steptoe in hand well and truly paid by Clementina Clara Jane Low of Guildford in the said County of Surrey Widow Hath Surrendered and Doth Surrender into the hands of the Lord of the said Manor by the rod and by the acceptance of the said Steward and according to the custom of the said Manor All Copyhold messuage or tenement barn yard outhouses workhouses garden orchards and backsides thereunto belonging together with a Close of arable Land thereto adjoining Containing by estimation one acre more or less heretofore in the occupation of William Taylor and now of the said James Steptoe to which premises the said James Steptoe was admitted tenant at a General Court Baron held for the said Manor on the twenty sixth day of October one thousand eight hundred and twenty four and the reversion and reversions remainder and remainders rents issues and profits thereof And all the Estate right title interest property possession claim and demand whatsoever of the said James Steptoe of into or out of the said premises or any part or parcel thereof To the only proper and absolute use and behoof of the said Clementina Clara Jane Low her heirs and assigns for ever according to the custom of the said Manor Provided always and upon this condition nevertheless that if the said James Steptoe his heirs executors administrators or assigns do and shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Clementina Clara Jane Low her executors administrators or assigns the full and just sum of Sixty pounds together with interest for the same after the rate of five pounds for one hundred pounds for a year of lawful money of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland of English Value and Currency upon the twelfth day of September next ensuing the date hereof without any deduction or abatement to be made or taken out of the same on any account whatsoever (except the property tax) and without fraud or further delay Then this Surrender to be void and of no effect otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue James Steptoe. This Surrender was taken the day and year first above written by the acceptance of me Joseph Hockley Steward in the presence of Edw.d Cha.s Quilley Received the day and year first above written of and from the above named Clementina Clara Jane Low the sum of Sixty pounds being the consideration money above mentioned to be paid by her to me £60 James Steptoe Witness Edw.d Cha.s Quilley.
[Margin note: Be it Remembered that on the thirty first day of May one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight Clementina Clara Jane Low in this Surrender named did acknowledge that she had that day had and received of and from James Steptoe in this Surrender also named All principal and interest monies due and owing upon and by virtue of this Surrender And the said Clementina Clara Jane Low did by writing under her hand of that date authorize and empower the Steward of this Manor to enter his acknowledgement of such satisfaction on the Court Rolls or Books of the said Manor accordingly Witness my hand Joseph Hockley Steward]
Examined by
Joseph Hockley
Steward