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A View of frankpledge with a Court Baron of The Right Honorable Richard Lord Onslow Lord of the said Manor held for the said Manor on Wednesday the Eighteenth Day of October in the Fifteenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith and &c And in the Year of our Lord One Thousand seven Hundred & Seventy five Before John Chandler Gentleman Steward there.

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Jury to Inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King and the Lord of the Manor

Anthony Beauchamp - first Sworn

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Of the Court Baron

At this Court the Second proclamation is made if the Heir at Law of George Rempnant or any other Person or Persons who hath or have a right to be admitted to All that Croft of Land called Bullrowson and three Crofts of Land and one Brook formerly parcel of a Tenement of Simon Butler’s parcel of the Customary Land of this Manor with the Appurtenances and all Buildings and Edifices thereupon Erected which came into the Hands of the Lord of this Manor on the Death of the said George Rempnant would come into Court and take the Same out of the Lords Hands he she or they shall be heard but Nobody Came Whereupon the Second proclamation and Default are here inrolled.
Also at this Court the Second proclamation is made if the Heir at Law of the said George Rempnant or any other Person or Persons who hath or have a right to be admitted to All that one parcel of Land called Newcotts containing by Estimation four acres with the Appurts in Bisley aforesaid which came into the Hands of the Lord of this Manor on the Death of the said George Rempnant would come into Court and take the Same out of the Lords Hands he she or they shall be heard but Nobody Came Whereupon the Second proclamation and Default are here inrolled.

At this Court upon the second Proclamation came into Court in her proper Person Mary Searle the Wife of Thomas Searle the daughter and devisee for life of the Copyhold Messuage and Lands hereinafter mentioned named in the Will of her late Father George Rempnant deceased and Produced the Probate of her said Father’s Will (the said Will) dated the Seventh day of January one Thousand seven Hundred and Seventy four In which is the following clause viz.t “I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Mary now the Wife of Thomas Searle for the Term of her natural Life All that my Copyhold Messuage or Tenement Lands and Premises lying near the Ford of Bisley aforesaid formerly the Estate of William Millest containing by Estimation Twenty Eight Acres more or less and from and after her decease I Give and Bequeath my said House and Lands to and amongst my three Grandsons that is to say Thomas and William and James Sons of my said Daughter Mary Searle to them their Heirs and Assigns forever  They Paying out of the same unto their Father Thomas Searle the Sum of Ten Pounds a year and every Year for the Term of his natural Life And I Charge the said House and Lands as above Directed” Whereupon the said Mary Searle humbly Prayed to be Admitted to All that Customary Messuage or Tenement with the Appurtenances called or known by the Name of Collyers with the Edifices Buildings Barn Stable Garden Orchard and all and singular the Customary Arable Meadow and Pasture Lands to the same Messuage belonging and Appertaining situate lying and being in the Parish of Bisley within this Manor to which the said George Rempnant was Admitted on the death of his Father and which came into the Hands of the Lord of this Manor on the death of the said George Rempnant To whom the Lord of this Manor by his said Steward Granted the same To hold to her the said Mary Searle and her Assigns for and during the Term of her natural Life by Copy of Court Roll at the Will of the Lord according to the Custom of the said Manor by the yearly Rent of ______ Heriot when it shall happen Suit of Court and other Customs and Services therefore formerly due and of Right accustomed And she Gave to the Lord as a Fine for such her Admittance as appears in the Margin [£30] she is admitted Tenant thereof hath Seizin by the Rod and her Fealty is respited.

Also at this Court came into Court upon the second Proclamation in his proper Person George Rempnant Searle devisee of the Messuage and Lands hereinafter mentioned named in the aforesaid Will of the said George Rempnant In which said Will is also contained the Following Clause Viz.t “I Give and Bequeath unto my Grandson George Rempnant Searle and his Heirs and Assigns forever All that my Copyhold Messuage or Tenement and ten Acres of Land more or less with the Appurtenances to the same belonging lying near the Pound in Bisley aforesaid the which I purchased of one Terry” Whereupon the said George Rempnant Searle humbly Prayed to be Admitted to All that Messuage or Tenement with the Barn Stable and Edifices belonging with the Appurtenances called by the name of Paynes One Close of Land by Estimation four Acres One Close of Land by Estimation three Acres One Piece of Land called Brook Plott by Estimation one Acre And one Piece of Wood by Estimation one Acre at Knaphill adjoining to Hankmore Coppice with the Appurtenances in Bisley aforesaid which the said George Rempnant purchased of George Sterry And which also came into the Hands of the Lord of this Manor on the death of the said George Rempnant To whom the Lord of this Manor by his said Steward Granted the same To hold to him the said George Rempnant Searle 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 ______ Heriot when it shall happen Suit of Court and other Customs and Services therefore formerly due and of Right accustomed And he Gave to the Lord as a Fine for such his Admittance as appears in the Margin [?] He is admitted Tenant thereof hath Seizin by the Rod and his Fealty is respited until§.
And because it Appears to this Court that the said George Rempnant Searle is under the Age of Twenty one Years viz.t of the age of Ten Years or thereabouts the Custody as well of the Person of the said George Rempnant Searle as of the said Estate of the said George Rempnant Searle is granted to Thomas Searle his Father until the said George Rempnant Searle shall attain the Age of Twenty one Years He the said Thomas Searle keeping and Observing the Customs of the said Manor in all Things and keeping the said Premises in good Repair and Rendering an Account thereof to the said Infant when he shall attain the said Age of Twenty one Years And the said Thomas Searle is admitted Guardian accordingly.

Also at this Court came into Court in his proper Person Anthony Beauchamp Gentleman one of the Copyhold or Customary Tenants of this Manor and Surrendered by the Rod into the Hands of the Lord of the said Manor by the Acceptance of the said Steward according to the Custom of the said Manor All those copyhold Lands Arable Meadows and Pasture with the Appurtenances containing by Estimation Nineteen Acres more or less lying and being in the said Parish of Bisley and to which the said Anthony Beauchamp was admitted at a General Court Baron held for the said Manor the Eighth day of May one Thousand seven Hundred and Thirty four on the death of his Father Philip Beauchamp To the Use and Behoof of William Field his Heirs and Assigns To the Intent that he the said William Field might be admitted thereto and become a Perfect Tenant of the same So that a Perfect common Recovery with double Voucher might be had and suffered thereof with the Appurtenances in this court according to the Usual Course of Common Recoveries for the Assurance of Lands Whereupon the said William Field Present here in Court humbly Prayed to be Admitted to the said Premises with the Appurtenances To whom the Lord of this Manor by his said Steward Granted the same To hold to him the said William Field 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 ______ Heriot when it shall happen Suit of Court and other Customs and Services therefore formerly due and of Right accustomed And he Gave to the Lord no Fine his Admittance being only for further Assurance He is admitted Tenant of the same Premises with the Appurtenances hath Seizin by the Rod and his Fealty is Pardoned And afterwards at this Court comes Charles Pembroke in his Proper Person and complains against the said William Field in a Plea of Land (that is to say) of Fifteen Acres of Land and Six Acres of Meadow with the Appurtenances held of the said Manor by Copy of Court Roll at the Will of the Lord according to the Custom of the said Manor within the Jurisdiction of this Court and makes Protestation to Prosecute his Suit against the said William Field in the Name of a Writ of Entry Sur Desseizin in le Post at Common Law according to the Custom of the said Manor and finds Securities for Prosecuting his said Writ to wit John Doe and Richard Roe and Prays Process may Issue against the said William Field to appear here in Court to answer to the said Charles Pembroke of the Plea aforesaid and it is granted to him But the said William Field Present here in Court in his Proper Person freely appears and asks leave of the said Court that He may without any Process against him be admitted to answer the said Charles Pembroke and it is Granted to him And thereupon the said Charles Pembroke in his Proper Person demands against the said William Field the Acres aforesaid with the Appurtenances in the said Manor of Bisley within the Jurisdiction of this Court and held by Copy of Court Roll as his Right and Inheritance and into which the said William Field hath not entry until after the Disseizin which Hugh Hunt unjustly and without Judgement made thereof to the said Charles Pembroke within thirty Years last Past §  And whereupon he said That he was seized of the Acres aforesaid with the Appurtenances in his Demesne as of Fee and Right at the Will of the Lord according to the Custom of the  said Manor in the Time of Peace in the Time of our Lord the Present King by taking the Profits thereof to the Value § And into which § And thereupon he bringeth Suit §  And the said William Field Present here in Court in his Proper Person cometh and Defendeth his Right when §  And thereupon Voucheth to Warrant the said Anthony Beauchamp who is Present here in Court in his Proper Person and freely Warrants to him the Acres aforesaid with the Appurtenances And whereupon the said Charles Pembroke Demandeth against the said Anthony Beauchamp Tenant by his own Warranty the Acres aforesaid with the Appurtenances in form aforesaid And whereupon He saith that he was Seized of the Acres aforesaid with the Appurtenances in his Demesne as of Fee and Right at the Will of the Lord according to the custom of the said Manor in the Time of Peace in the Time of our Lord the Present King by taking the Profits thereof to the Value §  And into which § and thereupon he bringeth Suit § And the said Anthony Beauchamp Tenant by his own Warranty Defends his Right when § And thereupon further Voucheth to Warrant John Rogers who is likewise Present here in Court in his Proper Person and freely Warranteth to him the Acres aforesaid with the Appurtenances And hereupon the said Charles Pembroke demandeth against the said John Rogers Tenant by his own Warranty the Acres aforesaid with the Appurtenances in form aforesaid And Whereupon He saith that he was Seized of the Acres aforesaid with the Appurtenances in his Demesne as of Fee and Right at the Will of the Lord according to the custom of the said Manor in the Time of Peace in the Time of our Lord the Present King by taking the Profits thereof to the Value § and into which § and thereupon he bringeth Suit § And the said John Rogers Tenant by his own Warranty Defendeth his right when § and Saith that the said Hugh Hunt did not Disseize the said Charles Pembroke of the Acres aforesaid with the Appurtenances as the said Charles Pembroke by his said Plaint and Declaration aforesaid above doth Suppose And of this he Putteth himself upon the Homage of this Court according to the Custom of this Manor  And the said Charles Pembroke thereupon Craveth leave of the Court to Imparle ‘till Twelve of the Clock of this Day and he hath it § And afterwards at this same Court at the Hour aforesaid cometh here again into Court the said Charles Pembroke in his Proper Person and the said John Rogers altho’ Solemnly called cometh not again but Departs in Contempt of the Court and maketh Default  Therefore it is Considered that the said Charles Pembroke do Recover his Seizin against the said William Field of the Acres aforesaid with the Appurtenances And that the said William Field have of the Land of the said Anthony Beauchamp to the Value §   And further that the said Anthony Beauchamp have of the Land of the said John Rogers  to the Value §  and  that the said John Rogers be Amerced §  And hereupon the said Charles Pembroke Prays a Precept according to the Custom of the said Manor to be directed to the Officer of this Court to cause him to have full Seizin of the Acres granted to him returnable here without Delay  And afterwards to wit the same Day the said Court yet sitting the said Charles Pembroke comes again into Court in his Proper Person and the Officer to wit Edward Jenkins returneth that by he by virtue of the said Precept to him directed had caused the said Charles Pembroke to have full Seizin of the Acres aforesaid with the Appurtenances as by the said Precept he was commanded  And thereupon the said Charles Pembroke prayed to be admitted to the Acres aforesaid with the Appurtenances To whom the Lord of the said Manor by his said Steward granted the same To hold to him the said Charles Pembroke 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 ______ Heriot when it shall happen Suit of Court and other Customs and Services therefore formerly due and of Right accustomed And he Gave to the Lord no Fine his Admittance being also only for further Assurance and so he is admitted Tenant thereof hath Seizin by the Rod and his Fealty is pardoned.  And Afterwards at this Court came again into Court in their Proper Persons the said Charles Pembroke and Anthony Beauchamp and Surrendered by the Rod into the Hands of the Lord of the said Manor by the acceptance of the said Steward according to the Custom of the said Manor All the said Premises with the Appurtenances of which a Recovery has been immediately before suffered in this Present Court To the only Use and Behoof of the said Anthony Beauchamp his Heirs and Assigns forever Whereupon the said Anthony Beauchamp being Present in Court in his Proper Person humbly prayed to be admitted to the said Premises with the Appurtenances To whom the Lord of the said Manor by his said Steward granted the same To hold to him the said Anthony Beauchamp 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 ______ Heriot when it shall happen Suit of Court and other Customs and Services therefore formerly due and of Right accustomed And he Gave to the Lord no Fine this Admittance being in the further Execution of the Recovery he is admitted Tenant thereof Hath Seizin by the Rod and his Fealty is respited.
And Immediately after such Admittance the said Anthony Beauchamp being Present Still in Court in his Proper Person Surrender by the Rod into the Hands of the Lord of the said Manor by the acceptance of the said Steward according to the Custom of the said Manor All and Singular the said Premises with the Appurtenances of which a Recovery had been just before suffered To the Use and Behoof of such Person or Persons for such Estate or Estates as he the said Anthony Beauchamp already hath or hereafter shall in or by his last Will and Testament in Writing or any Writing Purporting to be his last Will and Testament Give Devise Limit or Appoint the same.
Also at this Court Came into Court upon the second Proclamation in his Proper Person Henry Rogers Brother and Heir at Law of Ephraim Rogers deceased and humbly prayed to be admitted to All that Copyhold Messuage or Tenement Gardens Orchards Backsides Edifices and other Buildings whatsoever thereto belonging with the Appurtenances with two Closes of Arable Land near adjoining containing together by Estimation Six Acres more or less One other Piece or Parcel of Meadow Land containing by Estimation four Acres more or less And also three Closes more of Arable or Pasture Land lying and abutting upon some Part of Bisley Green with their and every of their Appurtenances which came in to the Hands of the Lord of this Manor on the Death of John Rogers his Father deceased who Purchased the same of Humphrey Field and which said John Rogers his Father in and by his last Will and Testament in writing bearing date the Thirty first day of October One Thousand seven Hundred and Sixty three Devised the same (amongst other things) in the words following “I Also Give and Devise to my third Son Ephraim Rogers his Heirs and Assigns All that my Freehold Messuage or Tenement Garden and Orchard called Burnt Stubb situate lying and being in the said Parish of Chobham and now in the Occupation of William Daborne Shoemaker together with the several Closes or Parcels of Land to the said Messuage belonging also situate lying and being in the said Parish of Chobham containing by Estimation Fifteen Acres or thereabouts and now in my own Occupation and which said last mentioned Messuage or Tenement Lands and Premises descended and came to me on the Death of my said late Brother as his Heir at Law and also all that my Copyhold Messuage now in two Tenements in the Occupation of Edward Spong and the Widow White together with the several Freehold and Copyhold Closes Pieces or Parcels of Land thereto belonging containing by Estimation Twenty Acres or thereabouts (be the same more or less) and now in my own Occupation and which said last mentioned Messuage or Tenement Lands and Premises were by me purchased of and from Humphrey Field and are situate lying and being in Bisley and Chobham aforesaid And also all those my Copyhold Pieces or Parcels of Land called Pinygrove and the Heathy Inl??s containing by Estimation thirteen Acres or thereabouts be the same more or less now in my own Occupation and lying and being in Chobham aforesaid And also all those my three Acres of Copyhold Land in Bisley Common field and one Close of Land inclosed containing by Estimation half an Acre or thereabouts and one other half Acre in a Common Road called Burn all which said last mentioned Premises are situate lying and being in Bisley aforesaid formerly Cobbetts and now in my own Occupation”  To whom the Lord of the said Manor by his said Steward granted the same To hold to him the said Henry Rogers 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 ______ Heriot when it shall happen Suit of Court and other Customs and Services therefore formerly due and of Right accustomed And he Gave to the Lord as a Fine for such his Admittance as appears in the Margin [Fine included in that Paid in Chobham] He is admitted Tenant thereof hath Seizin by the Rod and his Fealty is respited.
Also at this Court Came again into Court upon the second Proclamation in his Proper Person the said Henry Rogers and humbly prayed to be admitted to All that Parcel of Land with the Appurtenances called Butts containing by Estimation half an Acre three Acres of Land with the Appurtenances lying in the Common Field called Ridecroft and half an Acre of Meadow with the Appurtenances lying in Churchborn Mead in Bisley aforesaid within this Manor and which also came into the Hands of the Lord of this Manor on the Death of the said John Rogers his Father to whom the same descended from his Brother Henry Rogers And which said John Rogers in and by his said Will devised the same to the said Ephraim Rogers and his Heirs To whom the Lord of the said Manor by his said Steward granted the same To hold to him the said Henry Rogers 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 ______ Heriot when it shall happen Suit of Court and other Customs and Services therefore formerly due and of Right accustomed And he Gave to the Lord as a Fine for such his Admittance as appears afterwards He is admitted Tenant thereof hath Seizin by the Rod and his Fealty is respited.
Also at this Court came again into Court upon the second Proclamation in his Proper Person the said Henry Rogers and humbly prayed to be admitted to All those two Parcels of Arable and one Parcel of Meadow Land with the Appurtenances lying in the Common Field called Ridecroft and half an Acre of Meadow with the Appurtenances lying in Bisley within this Manor And which also came into the Hands of the Lord of this Manor on the Death of his said Father to whom the same descended also on the death of his Brother Henry Rogers And which said John Rogers in and by his said Will also devised the same to the said Ephraim Rogers and his Heirs To whom the Lord of the said Manor by his said Steward granted the same To hold to him the said Henry Rogers 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 ______ Heriot when it shall happen Suit of Court and other Customs and Services therefore formerly due and of Right accustomed And he Gave to the Lord as a Fine for such his Admittance as appears in the Margin [£16] He is admitted Tenant thereof hath Seizin by the Rod and his Fealty is respited.

The Homage Present a certain Surrender taken out of Court and since the last Court, to wit, the Thirty first day of December one Thousand seven Hundred and Seventy four Whereby William Cobbett of Bisley in the County of Surrey Yeoman did Surrender by the Rod into the Hands of the Lords of the said Manor by the Hands and Acceptance of the said Steward according to the Custom of the said Manor All the Estate Right Title Benefit and Equity of Redemption of him the said William Cobbett of in to and out of all that Customary Messuage or Tenement with the Barns Buildings Gardens Orchards and Backsides together with all and every the Copyhold Lands and Hereditaments whatsoever and wheresoever And all Arable Meadow Pasture and feeding Lands with their and every of their Appurtenances which were late the Estate of John Cobbett his late Brother deceased and to which the said William Cobbett was admitted as the only Brother and next Heir of the said John Cobbett at a Court Baron holden for the said Manor at Bisley on the Tenth day of  October one Thousand seven Hundred and Seventy To the Use and Behoof of John Jarrett of Horsel in the said County of Surrey Husbandman his Heirs and Assigns forever according to the Custom of the said Manor and to or for no other Use Intent or Purpose whatsoever Provided always nevertheless if the said William Cobbett his Heirs Executors Administrators or Assigns did and should well and truly Pay or cause to be Paid unto the said John Jarratt his Heirs Executors Administrators or Assigns the full and just Sum of one Hundred and fifty Pounds together with Interest for the same from thenceforth at the rate of four Pounds for one Hundred Pounds for a year of Lawful Money of Great Britain upon the Thirty first day of June then next ensuing the Date thereof without making any Deduction or Abatement thereout whatsoever for Parliamentary or other Taxes imposed or to be imposed or for or in respect of any other Matter or Thing whatsoever and without Fraud or further Delay That then the above mentioned Surrender and all other Surrenders of the said Premises made by the said William Cobbett to the Use of the said John Jarratt should be void and of no effect.

The Homage also Present that Ann Field the Wife of William Field of Walton upon Thames in the County of Surrey Timber Merchant who held to her and her Heirs by Copy of Court Roll at the Will of  the Lord according to the Custom of the said Manor All that Messuage Barn Garden Orchard and one Acre and an half of Arable and Meadow Land with the Appurtenances in the Parish of Bisley formerly in the Occupation of John Cheeseman Died some time since Seized thereof  Whereupon there became due to the Lord of this Manor an Heriot, to wit, the best living Animal of the said Ann Field but she had not at the Time of her Death any living Cattle And that Robert Field is her Eldest Son and next Heir within Age Whereupon the said Robert Field being Present here in Court in his Proper Person humbly Prayed to be admitted to the said Premises with the Appurtenances which came into the Hands of the Lord of the said Manor on the Death of the said Ann Field his Mother To whom the Lord of the said Manor by his said Steward Granted the same To hold to him the said Robert Field 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 and Eight Pence Heriot when it shall happen Suit of Court and other Customs and Services therefore formerly due and of Right accustomed And he Gave to the Lord as a Fine for such his Admittance as appears in the Margin [£4.10s] He is admitted Tenant thereof hath Seizin by the Rod and his Fealty is respited until §.
And because it appears to this Court that the said Robert Field is under the Age of Twenty one years to wit of the Age of Seventeen Years or thereabouts The Custody as well of the Person of the said Robert Field as of the Estate of the said Robert Field is Granted to William Field his Father until he shall attain the Age of Twenty on Years He the said William Field keeping and Observing the Customs of the said Manor in all Things and keeping the said Premises in good Repair And Rendering an Account thereof to the said Infant when he shall attain his Age of Twenty one Years And the said William Field is admitted Guardian of his said Son accordingly.
At this Court came George Slifield of Bisley in the County of Surrey Husbandman and Mary his Wife two of the Copyhold or Customary Tenants of the said Manor And (the said Mary being first Separately examined apart from her said Husband and Consenting) Surrendered by the Rod into the Hands of the Lord  of the said Manor by the acceptance of the said Steward according to the Custom of the said Manor All that Customary Messuage or Tenement with the Appurtenances together with the Edifices Buildings Garden Orchard and Curtilage to the said Messuage or Tenement belonging situate and lying in Bisley Green in the Parish of Bisley aforesaid abutting on the said Green on the South North and East Parts and now in the occupation of the said George Slifield And all the Estate Right Title Interest Property Claim and Demand whatsoever of them the said George Slifield and Mary his Wife of in and to the said Premises or any part or Parcel thereof To the only Proper Use and Behoof of John Smith of New Windsor in the County of Berks Baker his Heirs and Assigns forever and to or for no other Use Interest or Purpose whatsoever  Provided always and upon condition nevertheless that if the said George Slifield and Mary his Wife or either of them their or either of their Heirs Executors or Administrators do and shall well and truly pay or cause to be Paid unto the said John Smith his Executors Administrators or Assigns the full Sum of one Fifteen Pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain with lawful Interest for the same on the Eighteenth day of April next ensuing the Date hereof Then this Surrender shall be void and of no effect or else remain in full Force and virtue.
[Margin Note: Be it Remembered that the said John Smith Did on the 18th day of April 1777 by a Warrant under his hand Authorize and Impower me to Enter his Acknowledgement of his having received Satisfaction on the Mortgage made to him by George Slyfield and Mary his Wife of a Copyhold Messuage or Tenement holden of the Manor of Bisley.  Witness my hand. John Chandler Steward.]