Absolute Surrender Henry Knight to Thomas Hockley
Be it remembered that on the twentieth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty five The Reverend Thomas Hockley of Shiplake in the County of Oxford Clerk came before Joseph Hockley Gentleman Steward of the Courts of the said Manor out of Court and delivered to him the said Steward the Memorandum of a certain Surrender taken out of Court the seventeenth day of June last Whereby Henry Knight of Bisley in the said County of Surrey Husbandman in consideration of the sum of one hundred and fourteen pounds twelve shillings then remaining due and owing by the said Henry Knight to him the said Thomas Hockley for principal Interest and costs on Mortgage of the premises hereinafter mentioned and also in consideration of the further Sum of two Shillings and six pence paid by the said Thomas Hockley to the said Henry Knight did surrender into the hands of the Lord of the said Manor by the rod and by the acceptance of the Deputy Steward and according to the custom of the said Manor All that Copyhold cottage or tenement with all the copyhold lands by estimation half an Acre of Land more or less situate lying and being near Bisley Green with all the appurtenances thereto belonging late the estate of Elizabeth Dudman formerly Elizabeth Collyer and late in the occupation of the said Henry Knight To the only proper and absolute use and behoof of the said Thomas Hockley his heirs and assigns according to the custom of the said Manor freed and discharged from all benefit and equity of Redemption whatsoever
Admittance of Thomas Hockley
Whereupon the said Thomas Hockley humbly prayed to be admitted Tenant to the said Cottage or tenement and lands in pursuance of the said Surrender To whom the Lord of the Manor aforesaid by his Steward aforesaid granted the same and delivered seizin thereof by the rod To hold to the said Thomas Hockley 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 four pence Heriot when it shall happen Suit of Court and other Services and customs therefore formerly due and of right accustomed And so he was admitted tenant thereof in form aforesaid Gave to the Lord as a fine for such his admittance as appears in the Margin [£5] and his fealty was respited.
Examined by
Joseph Hockley
Steward