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BUCKS SESSIONS RECORDS

PREFACE

Volume III of the Calendar to the Records of the Quarter Sessions for Buckinghamshire was printed and published in 1939.  The material for Volume IV was commenced in that year, but owing to the mobilization of the present editor and of his partner Mr. G. L Reckitt all work was suspended until 1947.  About a third of the material was then in draft typescript.  After the close of hostilities Mr. Reckitt was not available to continue the work and consequently Miss Cecily Baker, F. S. A. greatly assisted by Mrs. D. V. Sansome, undertook to prepare the Calendar to the remainder of the material down to the Epiphany Session, 1718, under my supervision

By this time printing costs had risen to such an extent that General Purposes Committee considered the publication of a volume similar to the previous three calendars was impossible and decided to consider all other methods of producing a volume which could be made available for study by those interested in the history of the county.  It was finally decided to produce 100 duplicated typed copies bound between cloth-covered boards.

In appearance the production naturally falls far below that of previous volumes, but it is hoped that the saving of money will amply compensate the fastidious bibliophile.  Apart from appearance, the volume has been prepared on exactly the same lines as those previously printed, and if printing costs fall it will be possible to commit the typescript to print without any serious re-arrangement except for the index.  Even this should present no great difficulties and the only alteration will be in the pagination.

For various reasons Miss Baker had to give up her share of the work, which then fell solely on the shoulders of Mrs Sansome.  This painstaking lady is now thoroughly versed in the method of calendaring, and I have confidence that she will be of the greatest assistance to me in the continuation of the work.

The present Calendar covers the period from Easter Session.  1712 to Epiphany Session.  1718 and deals with the closing years of Queen Anne’s reign and the first four years of King George I.  The appendices give an alphabetical list of Justices of the Peace and of High Sheriffs mentioned in the Calendar: the writs of venire facias and of capias ad respondendum: the Register of Gamekeepers and a completely new series of documents which have been found filed out of date. This last mentioned class covers a period somewhat anterior to that dealt with by the Calendar, as the earliest document is dated 1703.  The documents are called “Traverse Rolls” and record the cases where the prisoner “traverses the indictment”.

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The period covered by the Calendar illustrates conditions of post-war political and social activity not entirely dissimilar from the times in which this Preface is written.  While the Whigs were in power, the Tories had only a slight minority in the House and had the strong support of Queen Anne.  The Tories were accused of having sympathy with the Pretender and certainly represented the “High Church Party”.  Marlborough, the beloved hero of the Army, had been somewhat ignominiously relegated to the Reserve, to be replaced by the Duke of Ormonde who, with remarkable agility, proceeded to throw away all the military advantages which had been gained by Marlborough. The Peace of Utrecht, a triumph of the Whig administration, was considered as an insult to the nation.

In Buckinghamshire, political opinions appear to have been fairly evenly matched.  There were a few ardent Catholics who, no doubt, supported the claims of the Pretender, and many rabid Non-Conformists, but the majority - if the Records of the Quarter Sessions can act as a guide - were far more anxious to keep their own homes in order than worry about the machinations of Louis XIV of France, of Philip V of Spain, or of Prince Eugene of Austria.

The slow demise of Queen Anne, an event watched with much anxiety by all peoples in Europe and one which survived as a form of schoolboy humour well into Edwardian days, passed without a single comment by the Justices of Buckinghamshire.  True it is that the actual date of that long awaited calamity (August 1st) was during the vacation, and the Michaelmas Session did not assemble until 7th October 1714.  On that occasion the Justices of the County took official action by sending a congratulatory address to its new-crowned Hanoverian monarch.  In this they went to great pains to stress their service to the late Queen and gave a promise to show like loyalty to George I.  They expressed their joy at the King’s “safe and quiet accession to the throne” and their determination “to defend your majesties undoubted right to the crowne of these kingdomes to the utmost of our Power against the Pretender and his adherents” (p.95).

The main effect of the accession of George I on the County’s administration was the rush of persons to take the oaths of allegiance, and to produce certificates of their having received the Lord’s Sacrament in accordance with the rights of the Church of England, thereby giving assurance that they renounced any tendencies towards the Roman Church.

During the reign of Queen Anne the number of Sacrament Certificates registered averaged 6 or 7 at each Sessions but this number rose to 80 at the Michaelmas Session 1714 (p.90) and to 46 and 24 respectively at the following two Sessions (pp.99-103,113-115).  At the Michaelmas Session 1715, the Justices remarked on the number of persons who “have no knowledge of the recent Order requiring them to take an Oath of Allegiance in accordance with Act 1 George I Statute 2 Chapter 13, an act for the further security of his majesty’s person and government, and the succession of the Crown in the heirs of the late Princess Sophia, being protestants: and for extinguishing the hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales and his open and secret abottors”.

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households, all ecclesiastical persons of any denomination, all members of colleges etc. in any university, all persons teaching, all schoolmasters and ushers, all constables, serjeants at law, counsellors at law, barristers, advocates, solicitors etc.  should appear in open court and take the oaths laid down.

The justices decided that there must be many persons who owing to distance from home or through infirmity were unable to take the Oaths at Aylesbury, and consequently agreed to adjourn the Sessions to Chepping Wycombe and Buckingham for the convenience of those living in such areas.  Orders to this effect were to be affixed to the doors of all parish churches (p.133) and as a result many took the Oaths (pp.136-140).

a list of persons who refused appears in the records of the Epiphany Session 1716.  Many were popish recusants, while others pleaded they were poor persons possessing neither horses nor arms (p.141) and therefore were not compelled to take the oaths.

There are cases which show that there were some who did not support George I.  Lidicy, wife of Samuel Taylor of Oakham, co. Rutland was thrown into the Bridewell at Aylesbury for speaking “severall disrespectful words against our sovereign lord King George” (pp.148,168): Elizabeth, the wife of John Hester of Great Marlow, was accused of speaking “scandalous words reflecting on the Government” (p.149) but the most serious case arose in connexion with the official celebrations which had been ordered throughout the country on 7th June, 1716, to celebrate the defeat of the Pretender’s Army.  As a loyal citizen Ann Meade the wife of a gentleman resident of Aylesbury went to considerable pains to decorate the wall of her house with candles but Agnes, wife of Richard Tuckwell, a cutler of Aylesbury, set out to destroy the illuminations, calling them “Presbetarian candles”, and encouraged others to sing bawdy songs in the hearing of poor Ann.  Agnes also shouted out most offensive remarks, and expressed the wish that she should burn all Whigs in the same way as the candles had burnt (pp.157,160,175 and 230).

The usual string of recusants whose names appeared throughout the last Calendar, continue to be recorded at every Session except Ann Howes whose name disappears in 1713.  On the other hand, the names of Robert Burnham of Hughenden (p.3), Robert Cutler of Drayton Parslow (p.l03), and Ambrose Smith of Great Marlow (p.172) appear from time to time.

At the Easter Session 1713 the constable of Steeple Claydon produced a certificate that the reason for the absence of John Aris from church was on account of a defect of hearing (p.38) and not from any objection to attend Divine Service.

A further Act, 1 George I Statute 2, Cap. 55 enacted that all Papists should register their names and real estate, and an adjourned Session was held at the Town Hall, Aylesbury on 15 June 1717 for the purpose of recording their names (p.188).

The rise in Non-Conformity is indicated by the number of houses which were licensed by the magistrates as “Meeting Houses”.  Over 25 houses were so licensed in the period under review.  A newly-erected house in Crendon

 

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Lane, Chepping Wycombe (p.88), and the house of a dissenting preacher at Ashendon (p.141) are also mentioned.

It is obvious that although the Peace Treaty of Utrecht was signed, the Army had by no means been disbanded, and the cost of transporting the baggage of troops moving through the county - over and above what was paid by the regiment (i.e. 1s. a mile), - fell as a heavy burden upon the rates.

Mention is made of the regiments of Brigadier Hill (pp.9-10), the Earl of Rivers (pp.16 and 28), the Earl of Northumberland (p.18),  Colonel Dort (p.144), the Earl of Stafford’s dragoons (p.107), Colonel Kerr’s dragoons (p.185), the Prince of Wales Own Welsh Fusiliers (p.205) and of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards (pp.48 and 93).

The pensions of disabled soldiers and seamen also cost a considerable amount of money.  An apothecary of Wendover was paid his expenses in attending to a poor soldier who by reason of sickness was unable to march any further north to Scotland with his majesty’s troops (p.153).

Samuel Day who had served as a sailor for 30 years was granted a pension of £2.5s.6d. (p.83) while another who had been discharged from H. M. S. Elizabeth “near the Hope” received help to send him on his way to Liverpool his place of normal settlement (p.112).

The theory that old soldiers never die is borne out by the case of William Leaver of Aylesbury, a veteran from the Civil Wars.  In 1716 his pension was £6 a year but by 1718 it had been raised to £12 in view of the fact that he had reached his 100th birthday (pp.165,193,207).

James Robinson, a sailor who was blown up in the Sevallo Galley off Cape Cleare in Ireland, asked for help to get to London where he intended to board a man of war or a passage boat to go to New England (p.169).

On the whole the behaviour of the inhabitants was good. The most usual offences dealt with by the Justices were confined to poaching and minor assaults.  Punishments were usually restricted to fines but occasionally the Justices appear to have indulged in an outburst of severity, as when Hannah Whitmell of Winterborne was ordered to be whipped “in full and open market at Winslowe” for stealing a few items of household goods, the property of Dr. William Holloway of Great Horwood (p.146).  Several disorderly persons at North Marston made a brutal attack on horses which had been impounded in the village pound.  They cut off their ears and sheared their manes and tails.  They also pulled down buildings and smashed up gates.  In order to suppress such desperate acts, the constables were authorized to enlist six able residents for a year to assist them in keeping watch during the night.  It is satisfactory to note however, that at the following Sessions this precaution was suspended owing to the improvement in the situation (pp.27,33).

Other cases of pound-breaking were reported when Edward Allome of Steeple Claydon removed his sheep which had been impounded by the constables (pp.91,104) and when Abel London of Pitstone removed two geldings from the pound, the property of John Saywell (p.91).

Sir John Chetwood (Chittwood) bart. was presented for not keeping the Pound belonging to the Manor of Chetwode in repair (p.150).

 

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At the Easter Session 1715 the Gaoler reported that 20 “notorious offenders” made a desperate attempt to escape but the plot was discovered in time.  However, the offenders made breaches in the walls which necessitated extra watches by day and night.  The gaoler received £4.13s.4d. to pay for the extra guards, £2.18s.3d. towards the repairs of the breaches, and £3.7s.0d. for strengthening the guard (pp.118,172,185).

The house of William Benson, a gentleman of Aylesbury, continued to be used as the County Gaol and so it is not surprising that escapes were attempted (p.40 etc.).

The gaoler appears to have had moments of compassion for the health of the inmates and on one occasion when a prisoner was “taken with the small pox” he removed him to another house and provided for him throughout the period of his sickness.  The patient died but the gaoler asserted that by his prompt action he saved the lives of a great number of prisoners who had “never had the distemper” (p.193).  Apparently the overseers of the poor had to discharge the expenses of persons suffering from smallpox (p.133).

The Bridewell Keeper of Chepping Wycombe showed sympathy when a “notorious cheat”, one Elizabeth Turner who was arrested “sorely afflicted with the falling sicknesse and convulsions and in a poore naked condition”. He provided two nurses to look after and maintained her in his own house (p.143).

In 1717 Jeremiah Francis successfully petitioned for permission to apply to the Lord Chancellor for a “brief” to collect charitable donations to recompense him for the losses he had incurred by a fire at his paper and corn mills at Lowdwater in Chepping Wycombe. This had totally destroyed the paper warehouse, drying rooms, paper mills, water corn mills and the house wherein he lived, to the damage of over £467 (p.186).

Jonas Humfrey the elder, a baker, was reported for being negligent “of the fires in his house”, and for having a dangerous oven wherein he baked his bread, owing to the rotten timber and thatch which lay around the oven, “the whole town (Ivinghoe) is daily in danger of being burnt” (p.164).

A fight between two surgeons of Colnbrook is reported at the Midsummer Session 1716, but no details are given (p.161).

The repairs of highways, footpaths and bridges were the constant concern of the Justices.  The mention of footpaths will no doubt assist local authorities in compiling the survey of these, which has now been made compulsory.

The County acknowledged their responsibilities to repair certain bridges but many others had to be attended to by the local landowners.  If they neglected this duty they were brought before the Justices, as for instance, when the inhabitants of Beachampton failed to repair a bridge, which was appropriately enough called “Broken Bridge”.  The damage was caused by the miller allowing the river to overflow its banks (pp.62,69,77,84,94,104).

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County Surveyor today.  His predecessor was paid £2.8s.0d. for several loads of gravel which he appears to have placed on top of the timber planks of the bridge to preserve them (p.159).

Persons who attempted to enclose common land or to build upon it, were fined or ordered to restore the Common to the condition it was in before.

Two inhabitants of Newton Longeville were had up for enclosing the Common and obstructing the Church way (p.l50).

References to unusual weather are made in the records, as, for instance, the unusually heavy fall of snow in January 1716.  All fines imposed on jurymen who failed to attend the Session had to be respited “in regard the extremity of the weather and of the great snow that has fallen whereby the highways are impassable” (p.144).  These conditions also prevented people attending to take the oaths of allegiance, and consequently a Special Session had to be held in “the Great Chamber at the Bull at Olney” (p.144,148).

The administration of the poor law was the most expensive item to be faced by the County Treasurer.  The system whereby a vagrant had to be conveyed to the place of his legal settlement, and whereby the cost of such conveyance within the bounds of the county had to be borne by that County, fell particularly heavily on Buckinghamshire with all its important main roads.  Unfortunately the contactors who were appointed to undertake the work do not appear to have been content with their legitimate earnings, and to have overcharged to a large extent.  Regulations were continually being tightened up and all bills had to be passed by the Justices.  On one occasion the bills put forward by the contractors were cut down by as much as 50 per cent.  Eventually contracts were made to carry out the work for a fixed amount per year.

The Justices also had to certify any vagrant or cripple before he was handed over to the contractors and a receipt had to be obtained from the constable to whom the vagrant was delivered.  At the Michaelmas Session 1714, the examination of many vagrants as to their circumstances is recorded in the rolls of the Sessions.  This makes interesting reading and Shows many ex-service men and some “Pensioners of Chelsea College” (pp.97-98).

Another scandal connected with the passes was that it was possible to buy these for 2s.6d. a time (p.58) but those caught travelling with counterfeit passes were committed to the House of Correction (p.84).

Mis-appropriation of public money is reported against the Collector of Rates for Great Marlowe (pp.126-7,133) while the “Sheriffs Steward” was accused of extortion (p.131).

While most inhabitants appear to have accepted local offices in good grace, some were anxious to avoid such duties.  Samuel Dodson of Eton refused to serve as constable, as he claimed that he was “a brother of Trinity House” and has an “Act of parlyment to stand by him” (p.82) when served with a warrant compelling him to serve he “thrust the door” against the retiring constable.

A problem which faced many a constable was the conveyance of women, great with child.  The accounts of Henry Miles the constable of Little Brickhill in the such case are given in full:  For meat drink washing and

 

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necessaries at 6s. a week for 3 weeks amounted to 18s.0d.: the nurse at 2s.6d. a week, 7s.6d.:  clothes, linen and woollen for the child 10s.6d.:  the midwife 1s. and the parson and clerk for baptising the child 2s.0d. (p.158).

The lives of vagrants are sometimes given in all their pathetic details, as for instance Mary, the wife of Mathew Parish, a weaver of Ivinghoe.  Before her marriage with Parish she had been the wife of a travelling shoemaker, but when he found she was with child, he enlisted and was shipped off to Portugal where he was killed.  She later married Parish, but he left her destitute (p.123).

Another curious case is noticed when Richard Juffs and his family were charged with vagrancy.  Juffs pleaded that he owned property at Stone cum Bishopstone, but that several persons had “got into their power the deeds evidences and writings” which would have proved his title in the estate (p.159).

The case of a seaman who had been captured by the Barbary Pirates, and kept as a slave in Algiers for over three years until rescued by Sir John Jennings in the “blenheim” was considered by the Justices.  He asked for assistance on his journey from Bristol to Yarmouth (p.80).

A romantic story lay behind the case of Elizabeth, the wife of Edward Turner, a maimed and disabled soldier in St. Thomas Hospital, who asked for relief. She alleged that she was the daughter of Samuel Rolle Esquire of Piddleton in Dorset, and that the said Edward was butler to her father.  At the age of 15 she ran away with him and married him in Ireland (p.111).

Some light is thrown on the question of hiring domestic servants, when Martha Waterman was accused of vagrancy.  It was explained that she had been a chambermaid in the house of Mr. Samuel Hosey for several years, but that Mr. Hosey never engaged his maids for any fixed time “nor for any certaine wages, but to goe a way or be turned away at either of their pleasures”. Maids so employed were only provided by Mr. Hosey with their “vailes” (pp.8-9).

An insight into the entertainment of the young in Aylesbury is given in the report by Mary Blye of the conduct of one Christopher Foster, who broke into her house and abused and insulted her.  He then went up to her chamber, and was rude to several children who were learning to dance (p.189).

Persons who profaned the Sabbath were brought to justice, but the case against Thomas Miller of Cuddington caused the Justices some embarrassment.  He had been accused of encouraging the inhabitants to visit his Inn on Sundays during the time of Divine Service, under the guise of giving them their Sunday shave.  His accusers alleged that he actually encouraged them to tipple and to play unlawful games.  His licence was removed, but Miller appealed and proved that the complaint against him was malicious.  The Justices were most sympathetic and favoured the restoration of his licence but the Clerk pointed out that by law no licence could be restored except after a period of three years.  The Clerk was ordered to attend upon the Lord Chief Justice to obtain a ruling (p.119).

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A bargeman of Oxford and his son were prosecuted for enticing persons to play “cups and balls” (p.13) while two inhabitants of Winslowe were found playing “thimbale and bale” (p.14).  Others were accused of playing cards in a disorderly alehouse “at undue hours during the night” (p.23).

Several cases concerning apprenticeships were considered by the Court.  Complaints were made of harsh behaviour by masters, and of ill-behaviour by the apprentices.

Among unusual trades found in the Calendar mention may be made of a “Bibliopola of Eton” (p.70) and a “chartarius” of Great Brickhill (p.79).  According to the New English Dictionary the former is a “seller of rare books” while the meaning of the latter is obscure, unless it be a paper maker or a law stationer.

Several cases of the loss of goods on which duty had been paid were brought before the Justices, in order that the duty might be reclaimed.  The “Unicorn” barge carrying 32 quarters of malt was sunk in Boulters Lock (p.41), and the “Rose and Crowne was likewise sunk at Great Marlowe, causing the loss of 410 quarters of malt on passage to London (p.153).

Attempts to defraud the officers of the excise were also reported as for instance when Henry Fellows of Beaconsfield and Hugh Shrimpton of Chipping Wycombe were fined for “mixeing together” corn of “severall wettings” (pp.8,17). Thomas Day, a victualler of Little Missenden, was reported by the Collector of Excise for making and selling “sweets” without having given notice to the Excise officer (p.112).

Lists of debtors in the Gaol with the names of the creditors are given for the first time in the Sessions Records. This is no doubt due to the Act (10 Anne Cap 29) recently passed for the relief of insolvent debtors (pp.21,29,35 etc.)

In this Preface the Editor has only attempted to mention a few of the many items of interest which are to be found in these records.  It is hoped that the index will give a more general indication of those episodes which have been omitted from the Preface.

It is with considerable satisfaction that I have been informed of the decision of the General Purposes Committee to continue the Calendar in its present form down to the year 1731, when the use of the Latin language in official documents was finally abolished in this country.  It is believed that after this date, as all documents are recorded in English, the average student should have no great difficulty in deciphering the originals.

My deep thanks are due to members of the Committee and to the Clerk of the Peace for the patient manner with which they have borne with the various delays and difficulties which have arisen in the compilation of the Calendar.  It is believed that from now onwards the work will make more regular progress.

WILLIAM LE HARDY

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BUCKINGHAMSHIRE SESSIONS RECORDS

QUARTER SESSIONS BOOK VOLUME 8.

EASTER SESSION

AT AYLESBURY, 1st May, 1712 [11 Anne]

Jurors for the body of the county.

p.209. Richard Backhouse of Beauchampton, James Bates of Penn, Thomas Ford of Stoke Mandevile, Thomas Fountayne of Stoke Hammond, William Gomme of Ilmer, Ephraim Holt of Dynton, John Jorden and Arthur Lawrence, both of Upton, John Lucas of Ashendon, Thomas Markham of Tyncwick, Edward Playsted junior of Hardwick, John Pinckard of Leckhamsted, Thomas Ray of Aylesbury, collarmaker, Richard Redding of Hardwick, William Styles of Stoke Poges, John Toplady of Langley Marish, and Richard Towersey of Long Crendon.  (Sess.R. 41/145, and 43/15 and 21)

The following were not sworn: William Cooke junior of Newton Longvile, Richard Ellis of Hanslopp, Joseph Hawkins of Aston Abbotts, Grant Hewett of Great Horwood, Ralph Lattimer of Newport Pagnell, James Leach of Olney, William Parker of Marsh Gibbons, Ralph Parratt of Amersham, and John Rayner of Brandsfee. (Sess.R.43/21)

Royal Proclamation dated 25th January, 1 Anne, was road.  [See Vol.3, p.l.]

Jurors for the case against Katharine Biddle, widow, and Katharine Biddle, spinster.

John Aldridge, Joseph Basbridge, Stephen Chesmore, William Cox, James Dell, John Goldsworth, Henry Meade, John Rayner, Richard Tallboyes, Thomas Tombs, Richard Tuckwell, and John Turner.  (Sess.R.43/14)

Sacrament certificates

Produced by John Cursey [Cursens] of Ratcliffe cum Chackmore, gentleman; certified by the Rev. Oliver Pashler, vicar, and Thomas Allen, churchwarden, of Buckingham, and witnessed by Daniel Buckingham, cooper, and Ralph Pursell, cordwainer, both of the same.  (Sess. R. 41/188)

Benjamin Rainsford of Waddesden, gentleman, “Officer in the leather duty”;  certified by the Rev. Isaac Lodington, vicar, and Thomas Price, churchwarden, of Aylesbury, and witnessed by Arthur Hodskin, gentleman, and Robert Wheeler, labourer, both of the same.  (Sess.R. 41/186)

Joseph Martin of Drayton Beauchamp, gentleman; certified by the Rev. William Chaloner, rector, and Robert Smith, churchwarden, of Drayton Beauchamp, and witnessed by Thomas East, collarmaker, and Henry Wright, labourer, both of the same.  (Sess.R.41/184)

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Easter Session 1st May, 1712 [11 Anne]

Richard Allen, junior, bailiff of Chepping Wycombe; certified by the Rev. Samuel Guise, vicar, and William Parker, churchwarden, of Chepping Wycombe, and witnessed by John Carter, grocer, and John Rose, blacksmith both of the same.  (Sess.R. 41/185)

John Carter, another of the bailiffs of Chepping Wycombe; certified by the Rev. Samuel Guise, vicar, and Nathaniel Morgan and William Parker, churchwardens, and witnessed by the said Richard Allen junior, and John Rose.  (Sess.R. 41/187)

Indictments.

p.210.  Ann House and John Typper both of Beirton, John Mawby and Ann, his wife, Dorothy, wife of Thomas Waters, and Frances Carter, widow, all of Mursley, and John Brinckhurst of Great Marlowe, as popish recusants.  (Sess. R. 40/67 and 85a.)

Allden Fuller of Mursley, for not repairing a highway in Skernedon Close.  (Sess.R. 40/82)

Katherine Biddle, widow, and Katherine Biddle, spinster, both of Great Marlow for stealing four napkins, the goods of Richard Millechampe Clerke.  [whipped]. Information of Mary Flower.  (Sess.R. 40/57 and 103)

Henry Pratt, Thomas Deane, Samuel Martingall and William Claydon of Dagnall for assaulting Joseph Austin. [Pratt fined 3s. 4d. and 3s. 4d. for negligence; Deane fined 3s. 4d.] (Sess.R. 40/81)

Martha Horwood of Aylesbury for stealing a yard and a half of ribbon.  (Sess.R. 40/63)

The inhabitants of Middle Claydon for not repairing the highway leading to Addington Bridge.  (Sess.R.40/50)

Thomas Scegg of Chesham, for assaulting Abraham Whitro.  (Sess.R. 40/69 and 41/92)

William Noble and Moses Berkley of West Wycombe for setting snares to destroy game.  (Sess.R. 43/7)

John Ginger and Thomas Tooley of Edlesborough for refusing to assist Henry Turpyn, constable.  [Each fined 3s. 4d.]  (Sess.R 43/10)

Jasper Chandler of Edlesborough for suffering Joan Jackson to escape from the constable.  [Fined 3s. 4d.] (Sess.R. 40/68)

Henry Cooley of Cheddington for obstructing a common highway.  [Not guilty.]  (Sess.R. 41/92)

George Grove of Chipping Wycombe for not lending his waggon and horses to draw the baggage and ammunition of a troop of horse.  (Sess.R. 43/17)

William Chantrell of Stewkley for a disorderly ale- house.  (Sess.R. 40/9)

Abraham Whitro and Nicholas Mudge of Chesham for assaulting Thomas Skeggs, officer of excise.  [Both not guilty.]  (Sess.R. 40/64)

 

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Easter Session 1st May, 1712 [11 Anne]

 

David Stonell, constable of Ashenden, for allowing William Foster of the same, labourer, to escape.  (Sess.R. 42/34)

Presentments.

p.211.  The persons indicted above for recusancy,

and Robert Burnham of Hughendon, were presented for the same

offence.

Allden Fuller, gentleman for not repairing the highway in Shorneden close, in Mursley, leading from Stony Stratford to Aylesbury.  (Sess.R. 40/82)

Treasurers sworn.

For the Queens Bench and Marshalsea.	Thomas Axtell of Little Missenden and John Webb of Stewkley vice William Hawthorne and Robert Prentice, Thomas Gren of Whitchurch, John Theed of Mentmore, William West and William Hackwill both of Chesham nominated but not sworn.  (Sess.R. 41/2 and 15)
For the maimed soldiers.	Thomas Horwood of Buckland and John Markham of Little Horwood vice Richard Brigginshaw and George Stone, Daniel Hill of Wendover, William Wells, junior, of Aston Clinton, Thomas Tharpe of Hogston and Edward Plested of Weedon, nominated but not sworn.  (Sess.R. 41/16 and 20)

Chief constables sworn.

Ashendon	Edward Burneham of Peper Shabbington and William Herbert of Hogshaw vice Edward Madge and Christopher Sheriffe; Thomas Vere of Wornall, William Williams of Aston Sandford, John Perkins of Westcote and John Reeves of Gritmore, Grendon, were nominated but not sworn.  (Sess.R. 41/36 and 37)
Aylesbury	Henry Stanbridge and Thomas Monk of Beirton vice John Towne and William Hoare; John Plumer of Stone, George Willson of Aylesbury, Thomas Ford of Stoke Mandeville, Thomas White of Owlswick nominated but not sworn. (Sess.R. 41/13 and 33)
Buckingham	Thomas Hogg of Adstock and Thomas Harding of Hillersden vice Hugh Ethersey and John Yates; William Raulings of Marsh Gibbon, Thomas Dudley of Preston Bisset, Thomas Hog of Adstock, Joseph Woolhead of Thornborough and John Smith of Rathe cum Chackmore were nominated but not sworn.  (Sess.R. 41/38 and 137)

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Burnham	Charles Piercy of Chalfont St. Giles and Phillip Ware of Chesham vice Thomas Hill and John Birch; Robert Hill senior of Chalfont St. Giles, Thomas Butterfield of Chalfont St. Peters, Nicholas Statham and James Child were nominated but not sworn.  (Sess.R.41/ 33a and 35)
Cotteslow	Daniel Keene of Wingrave and Richard Chandler of Hollingdon [of Holmden, Soulbury] vice William Coles and John Simpson; Jeremiah Knight junior, of Ivingho, Henry Woodman of Crofton, Thomas Blake of Winslow and Jo: Rosman of Whaddon were nominated but not sworn.  (Sess.R. 41/8 and 34)
Desborough	Thomas Spence of Hughendon and Aaron Medwin of Little Marlow vice Richard Chalfont and Charles Gray; William Lane of Hughendon, George Stehn of Wooburn, gentleman, William Ellott of Great Marlow and James Batting of Fingest were nominated but not sworn.  (Sess.R. 41/17 and 19)
Newport	Robert Adams senior of Sherrington and Alden Fuller of Newton Longville, vice Edward Cripps and James Crosby; Thomas Chenell of Bow Brickhill, Ralph Coallman of Bletchly, John Tripps of Olney and Thomas Creke of  Hanslopp were nominated but not sworn. (Sess.R. 41/21 and 30)
Stoke	Thomas Smith of Stoke and John Toplady vice Thomas Biddle and Joseph Dillon; Thomas Johnson of Langley Marish, John Stanley of Denham, Thomas Randall of Stoke and Robert Turner of Upton nominated but not sworn.  (Sess.R.41/1 and 18)

Petty constables and tithingmen sworn.

Beaconsfield	John Briars and John Grove vice Arthur Treadway and Edward Chaundler; Richard Hoare junior as tithingman vice Robert Minor; Stephen Chasemore and John Curt not sworn.  (Sess.R. 40/46 and 48)
Eton	Joseph Johnson and Thomas Hopkins vice Bartholomew Wilcox and Daniel White; John Godfrey and John Mathews as tithingmen vice Henry Howard and Robert Cooper.  (Sess.R.40/51)
Dinton	Edward Duncombe vice John Sympson; John Cox not sworn.  (Sess.R. 40/28)
Horton	Edmund Bowry and Aaron Slater vice [blank];  Joseph Wilkins as tithingman vice [blank].  (Sess.R. 40/50)

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Upton cum Chalvey	John Baving vice David Perryman; John Bushup and Nicholas Rogers not sworn.  (Sess.R. 40/52)
Upton	Arthur Lawrence vice [blank]. (Sess.R.40/53)
Stewkley	Edward Critwell vice William Griffin.  (Sess.R. 40/11)
Beauchampton	John Dixon vice John Thompson; William Heddy not sworn.  (Sess.R. 40/41)
Twyford	Robert Mann vice Arthur Truelock; Thomas Smith not sworn.  (Sess.R. 40/42)
Tingewick	Thomas Bonham vice John Strange. (Sess.R.40/42)
Adstock	William Whiting vice Jonathan Doe. (Sess.R. 40/2)
Hugendon	Thomas Jakeman vice Jonathan Widmore; William Aldridge and Henry Brandon not sworn.  (Sess.R. 40/2)
Aston Abbots	Henry Whitborne vice Thomas Gower; Edward Eeling not sworn.  (Sess.R. 40/3)
Hogston	John Willis vice [blank].  (Sess.R. 40/4)
Cheynes	William Shepherd vice Thomas Mayhoe; Joseph Porl not sworn.  (Sess.R. 40/5)
Broughton	William Howes vice John Moores.  (Sess. R.40/10)
Little WoollSton	Thomas Benian vice Edward Perry.  (Sess R.40/10)
Simpson	Joseph Woollhead vice John Goodman. (Sess.R. 40/10)
Bow Brickhill	John Davies vice Thomas Cooke; William Forge not sworn.  (Sess.R. 40/10)
Wavendon	James Allen vice Thomas Chappell. (Sess.R. 40/10)
Stoke Hammond	John Cooke and Thomas Hurndall vice Richard Chadd and Richard Franklyn. (Sess.R. 40/10)
Charndon	Charnell Middleton vice Thomas Lamborne.  (Sess.R. 40/6)
Little Missenden	John Crawley vice Thomas East; Christopher Aby and Thomas Peirce not sworn.  (Sess.R. 40/7)
Bradenham	Edward King vice Francis Loveday; John Springwell not sworn. (Sess.R.40/1)

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Grendon Underwood	Richard Holt vice Edward Hearne;  James Judge not sworn.  (Sess.R. 40/33)
East Burnham	Thomas Ball vice James Devonshire; William Bass not sworn.  Witnesses: Thomas Bayley, Edward Clark and William Golding.  (Sess.R. 40/34)
Borestall	Edward Pryor vice John Ladyman; William North not sworn.  (Sess.R. 40/36)
Amersham	James Boarton and Thomas Batcheldor vice William Kingham and Thomas Hobbs; Christopher Wingfield not sworn.  (Sess.R. 40/35)
Hitcham	John Saunders vice Richard Dell
Mentmore	William Goodson and William Brandon vice [blank] (Sess.R. 40/20)
Mursley cum Salden	Richard Gurney and Ralph Carter vice Charles Pitkyn and Thomas Wade.  (Sess.R. 40/47)
Hogshaw cum Fulbrooke	Joseph Worrall vice [blank].  John Harbord not sworn.  (Sess.R. 40/23)
Cheddington	Francis Kimpton vice John Seabrooke; Edward Newensen and Thomas Seare junior, not sworn.  (Sess.R. 40/39)
Drayton Beauchamp	Robert Smith vice John Smith;  John West not sworn.  (Sess.R. 40/24)
Wornehall	Thomas Smith vice Richard Stevens;  John Tipin not sworn.  (Sess.R. 40/25)
Cuddington	John Norris vice Richard Fitch; Andrew Carnard and William Gifford not sworn. (Sess.R. 40/26)
Studley	Peter Newton vice William Blake, (Sess.R. 40/40)
Aston Sandford	Richard Barnard vice John Lamborne. (Sess.R. 40/40)
Haversham	John Wease vice Thomas Lyne.  (Sess.R. 40/29)
Sherrington	Robert Babbington vice Bartholomew Course. (Sess.R. 40/29)
Fulmer	William Allen vice Richard Bachelder. Witnesses: Henry Goldwin, John Allen, Edmond Williames and Samson Hooks.  (Sess.R. 40/37)
Cippenham	Thomas North vice John Adkins;  John Westcott and Bater Style not sworn. Witnesses: John Lidgold, John Banister, Edmond Mason and Robert Pidder.  (Sess.R. 40/38)
Mursley	John Hares vice [blank]; Ralph Carter not sworn.  (Sess.R. 40/13)

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Towersey	William West vice Henry Browne.  (Sess.R. 40/14)
Bledlowe	Robert Dean and Richard Stone vice [blank].  (Sess.R. 40/12)
Wooburn	Richard Stannemett vice Thomas Savage; Clement Headington as tithingman vice William Webb.  (Sess.R. 40/15)
Monks Risborough	Henry Costard and John Beddall vice John Smith and John Williams; William Welch not sworn.  (Sess.R. 40/22)
Beirton	Thomas Oliffe vice Henry Webb; Samuel Dofer and John Stos not sworn.  (Sess.R. 40/49)
Bransfee	John Putnam vice John Haires; Moses Putnam and Thomas Newell not sworn.  (Sess. R. 40/21)
Ipstone	Henry Rackley vice William Deane; William Barton senior not sworn.  (Sess. R. 40/9)
Turvile	Francis Stiles vice John Keene; Nathaniel Binfield not sworn.  (Sess.R. 40/19)
Hambledon	Thomas Tyler and John Keiley the elder vice John Davis and William Denham; John Stacey and William Mole not sworn. John House as tithingman vice Henry Floyd; Richard Rance not sworn.  (Sess. R. 40/18a, 30 and 32)
Little Marlow	John Costard vice Joseph Russell; Henry Elines not sworn.  (Sess.R. 40/18)

 

p.214.  Henry Munday, John Rose and William Worsley, the bridewell keepers, were paid their quarterly salaries.

 

p.215.  John Edmonds, Charles Heywood, William Noy, and Angell Weard, the county bakers, were paid their respective bills of £8.3s.2d., £8.2s.6d., £6.4s.2d., and £8.11s.6d.

 

p.216.  John Collshill was paid £2 for fifteen weeks mainten- ance of William, the male bastard child of Jane Whitebread, born in the county gaol ,and 10s. for one quarter's clothing.

 

Robert Ratcliff and Samuel Hawkins, the constables of Little Brickhill and Christopher Carter and Samuel Evans, the constables of Stonny Stratford, were paid their respective bills of £25 and £12.10s. for their expenses in passing vagrants.

 

William Worsley was paid 17s.4d. for maintenance of John Edwards, a prisoner committed to his care by the Judges at the Lent Assizes.

 

p.217.  Edward Cripps, constable of the three hundreds of Newport, Joseph Dillon, constable of the hundred of Stoke, and Thomas Hill, constable of the hundred of Burneham, were paid their respective sums of £7, £19.4s., and £20.8s. for their quarterly expenses in passing vagrants.

 

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p.218.  The appeal of Chesham against a warrant removing William Lacy and Elizabeth his wife, and their children William and Mary, from Princes Risborough on the evidence that William Lacy, senior, had been an apprentice to James Carter, was allowed (Sess.R. 40/97)

p.219.  The appeal of Mursley against an order to relieve Thomas Elmer and Bridget his daughter, allowed.  (Sess.R. 40/43)

The Petition of Thomas Powell, a poor inhabitant of Monks Risborough aged 70 or over, who was unable to maintain Martha his wife, and family, was referred to the Justices of the Hundred of Aylesbury.  (Sess.R. 40/54)

The appeal of Whitchurch against the removal of Henry Fryer, his wife, and children from Weston Turvile was allowed upon the evidence of John Piddington, gentleman.  (Sess.R. 40/45)

p.220.  The appeal of the Rev. John Davys, rector of Saunderton,against his assessment to the poor rate was referred to the Justices of Desborough to report.

p.22l.  The appeal of the west side of Stonny Stratford against the removal of Stephen Baldwyn, his wife, and children from Beachampton was allowed.  (Sess.R. 40/96)

The appeal of Henry Fellowes of Beaconsfield, maltster, from a judgement against him on the information of John Wood, gentleman, for “mixeing together two hundred seaventy and six bushells of corne of severall wettings which had beene wetted and was makeing into malt for sale”, contrary to the statute, for a fine of £69 which had been reduced by the Justices to £50 was dismissed, and orders given to the officer of excise at Beaconsfield to distrain. (Sess.R. 40/104 and 105)

p.222.  The petition of Joan Munday, widow of Oveing against her assessment to rates, was referred to the Justices of Ashendon.

p.223.  The appeal of Battlesden, co. Bedford, against the removal of John Tombs from Stewkley, was dismissed on the evidence that nineteen years ago when the said John had been unmarried he had been a hired servant for a year at Battlesden and for the year following at Mentmore.  (Sess.R. 40/31)

p.224.  John Piddington was paid £ll.16s.4d. for medicines supplied to the gaol.

Francis Woodcock, gaol-keeper at Aylesbury, was paid £l.ls.ld. for the funeral expenses of Margaret Crosse, a prisoner.

p. 225.  The accounts of John Hutchins, George Turner, Thomas Berry, Thomas Watson, William Cannon, William Leadbury, John Clerke, John Darvill and Ralph Rice, trustees of the Poor Folks Pasture in Brill and Oakley, were allowed.  Thomas Winter of Wornehall was elected a trustee in the place of John Woodbridge late of the same, who had recently died. (Sess.R. 40/103a)

p.226.  The appeal of Maydenhead in the parish of Cookeham, co. Berks, against the removal of Martha Waterman, single- woman, from Horton was adjourned.  Deposition of Elizabeth, wife of John Beach of Fulham, co.Middlesex, a mariner, who

 

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was too weak to attend the Court; sets out that she was a chambermaid with Mr. Samuel Hosey for several years and that during that period Martha Waterman was engaged in the same capacity; it was never the custom of Mr. Horsey to engage his chambermaids for any fixed period of time “nor for any certaine wages, but to goe a way or be turned away at either of their pleasures”.  The maids were given their “vailes” only.  (Sess.R. 41/41, 42, 48 and 43/46)

The order for the removal of John Pearse from Great Missenden to Northall in the parish of Edlesborough was confirmed.  (Sess.R. 40/91).

The removal of Richard Rogers junior, from Little Missenden to Great Missenden was confirmed “neverthelesse that it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Richard Rogers to reside and dwell in the said parish of Little Missenden aforesaid he the said Richard Rogers haveing now produced a legall certificate under the hands and seales of the officers of Great Missenden aforesaid thereby owneing him and Sarah his wife to be settled inhabitants of that parish”.  Certificate signed by John Reading and Thomas Honner, churchwardens, and William Hill, John Saunders and John Fryer, overseers, and witnessed by John Hoare and John Birch.  (Sess.R. 40/90 & 93)

p.227.  The appeal of the west side of Stonny Stratford against the removal of Stephen Baldwyn, his wife, and children, from Beachampton was allowed upon the evidence of Mr. Harris, Mrs. Rebeccah Baldwyn and others.

Upon the appeal of John Pitkyn on behalf of the officers of Mursley, the order whereby those officers were ordered to pay Thomas Ilmer [Elmer] and Bridget his daughter 4s. a week on account of their poverty, was quashed as it was shown that the said Thomas had means to support himself and his daughter without parish relief.

p.228.  The indictments against the inhabitants of Aylesbury, Horsendon, and Shabbington and against Gervase Harris for not repairing the highways, were respited.

Upon complaint of the expense to the county for conveying vagrants, owing to the number of illegal passes which had been used, the Court ordered that henceforth no vagrant or cripple was to be conveyed through the county until he had been brought before a justice and examined, and that payment should not be made to the constable until he had produced a receipt from the constable to whom he had delivered the vagrant or cripple.

The recognizances of Robert Twitchell and John Parrett were discharged.  [See Vol.3, p.305]

p.229.  Barnabas Abbott, a prisoner in the county gaol for want of sureties for his good behaviour, was further committed until he found sureties.  He had confessed his intention to kill Thomas Kilsby of Cookshee, co.Northampton, with a pistol found in his pocket when he was arrested. [See Vol.3, p.303] Recognizance of William Hillier of Hanslope, victualler, to give evidence, and examination of Barnabas Abbott.  (Sess.R. 40/44 and 95 and 42/39)

Order, after reciting that the treasurer of the county was authorized to pay to constables all reasonable sums which had been disbursed for the carriage of troops and baggage out of the public stock of the County according to rates laid down by the Justices; that an officer of the Regiment of Foot under the command of the Hon. Brigadier Hill

 

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then at Buckingham had issued his warrant to the constable of Steeple Claydon for one waggon “with five able horses and two sufficient drivers” to be at the Crown Inn at Buckingham on the l0th November at 5 a.m. to be paid at the rate of 1s. a mile for a load not exceeding twenty hundred weight to go to Northampton, a distance of 12 miles; that the said constable had provided the waggon, horses and men and had actually paid £3.8s. more than the 12s. which he had received of the officer; that the County Treasurer shall reimburse the sum of £3.8s. paid by the constable.

p.230.  The fine imposed upon William Parker of Marshe Gibbon, yeoman, for not appearing on the Grand Jury was respited “in regard of extraordinary occasions and intervening businesse happening to the sd. Wm. Parker”.

p.231.  The indictment against Ambrose Curle of Newton Longvile for obstructing a footway leading to Stonny Stratford was respited as the Court was satisfied that the obstruction had been removed.

The recognizance of John Horwood of Aylesbury, butcher, and Martha Horwood of the same, spinster, his daughter, for the latter’s appearance to answer for stealing a yard and a half of ribbon from Elizabeth Horton, the goods of Ann and John Bradley of the same, which she stole out of the shop at “William Webbs”, and of Elizabeth and Ann to give evidence. [Respited.]  (Sess.R. 40/63, 75, 76, 77 and 92)

John Kibble of Chalfont St. Gyles, labourer, who had been adjudged the father of Barbara, the bastard child of Jane Haydon alias Page of Abbotts Langley, co.Herts., and had been ordered by Thomas How Esqre and Charles Turner gentleman, late Mayor of St. Albans, two of the Justices of the Peace for the Liberty of St.Albans, to pay ls.6d. a week to Abbots Langley for the maintenance of the said child and had failed to do so, was now ordered to remain in custody until he had indemnified the said parish for maintenance of the said child from 1st November 1710 until he be discharged.  (Sess.R. 40/44)

p.232.  [blank]

Indictments confessed and traversed.

 

p.233.  The convictions of Katherine Biddle, senior, Katherine Biddle, junior, Henry Pratt, Thomas Deane, Jasper Chandler, John Ginger and Thomas Tooley [See p.210] and the adjournments of the trials of Abraham Whitrow, Nicholas Madge, Thomas Skeggs and Henry Cooley [See p.210].

Thomas Ligoe of Stokemandevile, gentleman, for detaining John Penwary [Pennary] an apprentice to John Wildgoose.  [Not guilty.]

Recognizances extended.

 

p.234.  The following already given above: John Taylor [See Vol.7, p.24], Richard Baldwin [See Vol. 7,p.148], John Stopp [See Vol.8, p.16], William Rance [See Vol.8, p.156], Thomas White [See Vol.8, p.182] and William Noble [See Vol.8, p.182].

Henry Bailey of Aylesbury, brickmaker, with William Goldesworth, cordwainer, and William Collyer, victualler, of the same, for assaulting Mary, the wife of James Brandon,

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of the same, labourer, when she demanded the wages, which were due to her husband and son.  (Sess.R. 43/4)

Jonathan Chapman of Wendover, labourer, with Bernard Chapman, labourer, and John Turner, waggoner, both of the same, for a bastard child of Katherine Hill.  (Sess.R. 40/78 and 101)

Recognizances entered into.

 

The recognizances of Thomas Ligoe, Abraham Whitrow of Chesham, gentleman (Sess.R. 40/65) and of Nicholas Mudge of Chesham Woolcombe.  Sureties, William Goldar,gentleman, and Henry Trumper, wheelwright (Sess.R. 40/66); of Thomas Skeggs and Henry Cooley indicted above.

John Cozens of Long Crendon for a bastard child of Marie Dubs [Dicks].  (Sess.R. 40/83 and 100)

John Bunker, overseer of North Crawley, to give evidence against Thomas Cook of Bow Brickhill for not paying poor rates.  (Sess.R. 40/70 and 86)

Fines and Issues.

 

p.235.  Grant Hewett of Great Horwood, James Leach of Olney and William Cooke, junior, of Newton Longvile fined £1.10s. each for non attendance on juries.

The fines of persons convicted on p.233.

Recognizances discharged.

 

John Brandley and Elizabeth Horton both of Aylesbury, Thomas Cooke of Bow Brickhill, Nicholas Mudge, William Goldar, Henry Trumper and Abraham Whitrow all of Chesham, John Mascall, William Arden and John Atkyns all of Dorney, Katherine Biddle. John Clark and John Biddle all of Great Marlow (Sess.R. 40/79 and 80)

p.236.  [blank]

 

Warrants.

 

28 April, 1710.  To take Henry Lawrence to answer David Piggot and Elizabeth Cunnick.  (Sess.R. 40/16, 17 and 27)

18 September, 1711.  To take Jonathan House to answer John Hobbs.  (Sess.R. 42/10)

Jury Writ.  (Sess.R. 43/18)

Writ of Capias, see Appendix No. II  (Sess.R. 43/20)

Writ of Venire facias, see Appendix No. II  (Sess.R. 43/19)

Indenture of lease by James Weely of Cheddington, yeoman and Joyce his wife, to William Glenister of Pightles- ton, gentleman, of land in Cheddington etc.  Used as a wrapper.  (Sess.R. 40/133)

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AT AYLESBURY

 

17th July, 1712 [11 Anne]

 

Jurors for the body of the county.

 

p.237.  John Alnutt of Towersey, John Ashby of Edlesbury, Annanias Barnaby of Bransfee, John Brittaine of North Crawley, Thomas Brue of Quainton, William Grover of Boveney, Tobias Gutteridge, junior, of Chalfont St. Peter, Zebulon Hawkins of Langley Marsh, Thomas Hedges of Abbotts Ashton, Henry Lake of Aston Clinton, Henry Horeton of Amersham, Paul Munday of Wiccombe Forrens, William Rice, junior, of Waddesden, Thomas Stevenson of Monks Risborough, Richard Titt of Ickford and John Wood- ward of Little Horwood.  The following were not sworn: Richard Adams of Thornborough, Thomas Brittaine of Olney, William Corbett of Adstock, Thomas Davey of Akeley, Jonathan Grove of Pen, John Grove of Tingewick, Adiel Hawes of Ashley Green, Chesham, Thomas Hodgkins of Stoake Goldington, Daniel Horton of Newport, Thomas Mabley of Dinton, Thomas Nichols of Haddenham, James Parratt of Newport, John Peale of Soulbury, Richard Perrott of Castlethrop, Thomas Symonds of Aylesbury, Edward Taylour of Cleydon, William Tomson of Long Crendon, James Turney of Slapton, William Ward of Ludgershall and Thomas Windmill of Bradwell.  (Sess.R. 40/87, 41/159, 170 and 171).

Jurors for the cases against John Browne, Thomas Ligoe, Abraham Whitroe, Nicholas Mudge and Henry Cooley, for various offences.

Thomas Brookes, junior, John Goldsworth senior, William Goldsworth, John Holloway, John Hunt, Henry Lucas, Thomas Piddington, Samuel Phillipps, Thomas Ray, senior, Thomas Smith, Ralph Tatham and John Welch,junior. (Sess.R. 40/88)

p.238. Jurors for the case against Elizabeth the wife of Richard Fitkyn.

Same names as above except that Robert Wheeler takes the place of Henry Lucas.

Sacrament certificates.

 

Produced by William,Viscount Newhaven,and Lord Cheyne, Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the County, certified by the Rev. Dr. Pelling, rector of St. Ann’s, Westminster, and John Pearce, churchwarden, and witnessed by John Roberts of Drayton, and John Austen of St.Ann’s, Westminster.  (Sess. R. 41/166)

John Stevens, one of the aldermen of Chepping Wiccombe, certified by the Rev. Samuel Guise, vicar, and Samuel Welles and Francis Williams, churchwardens, and witnessed by John Rose, blacksmith, and Valentine Beadon, maltmaker, all of the same.  (Sess.R. 41/183)

John Cannon of Chepping Wiccombe, gentleman, certified by the Rev. St.John Davies, vicar of West Wycombe,and Richard Barrabee, churchwarden, and witnessed by Joseph Master and

 

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James French, gentlemen, all of the same.  (Sess.R.41/169)

 

James French and Joseph Master certified by the same and witnessed by John Cannon and themselves respectively. (Sess.R. 41/167 and 168)

All the above took the statutory oaths.

Licenced preachers.

 

p.239.             Thomas Foster, John Young junior, and William

Redding.

Meeting houses.

 

The house standing upon a piece of ground of John Cooke, late purchased of John Wilkinson in Chesham, was registered in accordance with the Act of 1 William and Mary, C.18.

Convictions of swearers.

 

John Phillipps of Emberton, carpenter, and John Nicholas of Denham, in accordance with the Act of 6 and 7 William III, C.11. (Sess.R. 41/100)

Indictments.

 

Ann House of Beirton, widow, John Typper and Ann his wife, John Mawby and Ann his wife, Dorothy the wife of Thomas Waters and Frances Carter, widow, all of Mursley, John Brinkhurst of Great Marlowe, and Robert Burneham of Hugendon, for popish recusants.  (Sess.R. 40/85a and 41/71, 152, 158, 176 and 181)

William Rowland, senior, bargeman, William [John] Rowland junior, his son, both of Oxford, and Thomas Fletcher of Oxford [Thame, co. Oxford], labourer, for using and exercising unlawful games i.e. cups and balls, at Winslow and defrauding William Gyles of Winslow, linen-draper, and William Gyles his son thereby.  Sureties for Rowland and his son: Richard Tallboys and Samuel Freeman both of Aylesbury, victuallers.  Sureties for Fletcher: William Low of Thame co. Oxford, tailor, and James Footman of Aylesbury, carpenter.  Witness: Robert Hamps of Winslow, victualler.  (Sess.R. 40/12 and 82, 41/72, 84, 89, 97, 119 and 120, and 42/82)

Elizabeth, wife of Richard Phipkins alias Fitkyn of Weston Turvile for stealing a hard cheese from the shop of Daniel Welch of Aylesbury.  Witness:John Parrot of Bedgrove, yeoman.  Sureties for the said Elizabeth: Richard Fitkin senior and Richard Fitkin, junior, both of Weston Turvile, labourers.

Informations of:- John Parrot of Bodgrove in the parish of Weston Turvile, yeoman, that he was in the shop of Daniel Welch and saw Elizabeth Phepkin take a hard cheese and “put it under her hood” and carried it away.

Daniel Welch that John Parrot told him that Elizabeth Phepkin had stolen the cheese.  He ran after her and she eventually confessed.

Elizabeth Phepkin that she was buying two yards of silk in Daniel Welche’s shop and intended to buy a “quarter of a hundred of cheese”.  She took this up and carried it to

 

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John Hackwell's shop but afterwards delivered it back to Welch.

[Not guilty.] (Sess.R.41/69, 88, 90 96 and 163)

Gervase Harris of Chalfont St. Peter, yeoman, and William Copland alias Coblin of the same [Burnham], butcher and Ann his wife for ejecting Elizabeth Harris [alias Hawkes] from her house.  Sureties: Thomas Powney and Robert -----, both of Chalfont St. Peter, yeoman.

[Not guilty.]  [Sess.R. 41/92 and 112)

Ann, wife of Richard Major of Loughton, labourer, for wounding Jane Mathews alias Mathew, spinster. Recognizances of Susan Granger, Elizabeth Usherwood and the said Jane to give evidence.  Surety for the said Jane: John Mathews of Lowton, labourer, her father. [Not guilty.]  (Sess.R 41/70, 85, 86, 87 and 114)

William Plant of Long Crendon, yeoman, for breaking the Pound and taking away his horse.  [Not guilty.] (Sess.R. 41/73)

Presentments of the constables.

 

p.240.  John Brinkhurst, abovementioned, for being a popish recusant.

George Forster of North Marston for selling ale without a licence.

The constables of Stony Stratford, Stoke, Burnham, Newport Pagnell, Buckingham, Aylesbury, Ashenden and Cotteslow, Upper Division have nothing to present. (Sess.R. 41/146-7, 149-151, 153-157, 173 and 180)

The constables of Cotteslow, Lower Division, present “two men and one boy of Winslow” for playing with “thimbel and bale”.  (Sess.R. 41/158)

 

Gaol and Bridewell calendars.

 

John Kibble for bastardy with Jane Hayden.

Elizabeth Phipken for theft from Daniel Welsh of Aylesbury.

William Rowland, John Rowland and Thomas Fletcher for unlawful games.

Henry Cope for stealing cocks and hens.

George Ince.  Dead.

Robert French alias Coleman for bastardy with Bridget Tunch alias Plestid.  (Sess.R. 41/44 and 164)

Chepping Wycombe: John West of Little Marlow, charged with cutting and stealing wood.  Discharged.

Edward James for being of a lewd life and conversation and given to pilfering.  Discharged.

Sarah Robanson for cutting unlawful wood.  Discharged. (Sess.R. 40/98)

Mary Coacks for stealing wood.  Discharged.  (Sess.R. 41/164a)

Newport Pagnell: Richard Allin for being a disorderly person.  Discharged.

Thomas Asaly.  Discharged. Mary Tailor.  (Sess.R.40/99)

John Edwards, Richard Sweby and Thomas Kent for disorderly conduct.  (Sess.R. 41/165)

 

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Chief constables sworn.

 

Cotteslow 3 Hundreds. Percival Chandler vice Richard Chandler his father.

Aylesbury Hundreds.  Thomas Gibbs of Cuddington, yeoman, Thomas Stevenson of Monks Risborough, gentleman, Paul Heward and John Palmer, were nominated but not sworn.  (Sess.R. 41/14)

Petty constables sworn.

 

North Marston.  John Denchfeild and Richard Betham vice Robert Fuller and John smith. Thomas Tallam and John Symons not sworn.  (Sess.R. 41/29 and 32)

Burnham.  Henry Browne [Grove] vice John Bowler.  William porter not sworn. Witnesses: John Batling, John Vaughan, Joseph Hone, Henry Colcey, Francis Tue and Thomas Carter. (Sess.R. 41/43)

Turvile cum Ipstone.  Nathaniel Binfield vice John Keen. William House not sworn.  (Sess.R. 41/3 and 176)

Saunderton.                         John Darvall vice William Meade.

John West not sworn.  (Sess.R.41/4)

Orders.

 

Henry Munday, John Rose and William Worsley, the bridewell-keepers, were paid their salaries.

p.241.  Angell Weard, John Edmonds, Charles Heywood and William Noy, the County bakers, were paid their respective bills of £5.13s.10d., £5.6s.10d., £3.19s.4d., and £5.18s.

John Colshill Was paid£l.9s.4d. for maintaining a “county child” for eleven weeks.

p.242.  John Piddington was paid £6.9s. for medicines supplied to the gaol.

Henry Hands and Samuel Hawkins, the constables of Little Brickhill, were paid their respective bills of £6.l4s.6d. and £7.4s. for their expenses in passing vagrants.

p.243.  Charles peircey, chief constable of Burneham,was paid his bill of £9.14s. for his expenses in passing vagrants

Alden Fuller, chief constable of the three hundreds of Newport, was paid £24.2s.6d. for similar expenses.

Henry Munday was paid £2.13s.6d. for his expenses in the christening and burial of the bastard child born to Elizabeth Goldsworth, a prisoner.

William Worsley, bridewell-keeper of Newport Pagnell, was paid 13s.4d. for providing read to John Edwards who had been committed to his custody by the Judges of Assizes over twelve months ago and who was unable to support himself.

p.244.  Francis Woodcock, keeper of the county gaol at

 

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Aylesbury, was paid £2.8s.6d. for his expenses in nursing and burying Barnabas Abbott and George Ince who died while prisoners.

The constables of Addington and Tingewick were respectively paid £l.ls.6d. and £2.12s. for extra allowance over the shilling a mile allowed by the Act 7 Anne for the carriage of soldiers' baggage.  The waggons were required for the carriage of the baggage of the regiment under the command of the Earl of Rivers from the Swan at Buckingham to Aylesbury, and were to be supplied with “five able horses and twoe sufficient drivers” each.

p.245.  The appeal of Haddenham against the order removing Ann Taylor aged 10 years from Princes Risborough was, by consent of both parties, referred to Mr. Justice Blencowe, one of H.M. Justices of Assize.  Ann was the daughter of Elizabeth Taylor, widow, a vagrant, and was born in Haddenham, but Elizabeth had lately married “one Somersby” who was legally settled in Princes Risborough, whose house rent was paid by that parish.  Mr. Justice Blencowe held the opinion that Ann had gained no legal settlement in Princes Risborough.  (Sess.R. 41/126 and 189)

p.246.  William Noy of Aylesbury appointed a county baker vice Mary Pratt the elder, widow, his late grandmother, deceased.

Robert Newman of Winslowe, a poor debtor in the gaol, was admitted to an allowance of county bread.  (Sess.R. 41/141)

Elizabeth Goldsworth “a lewd woman” lately delivered of a bastard child in the bridewell at Aylesbury, to be sent “immediately after the next Assizes” to the bridewell at Chepping Wiccombe where she was to undergo 12 months hard labour and then be discharged.

Matthew Webb of Aylesbury, costermonger, surety to Daniel Horn of the same, cordwainer, charged with being the father of the child.  (Sess.R. 41/98)

Henry Cope “a person of an ill reputacon” was to remain a prisoner in the county gaol on suspicion of stealing a cock and hen until he had found sureties for his good behaviour.

The proceedings against the inhabitants of Aylesbury for not repairing the road from Aylesbury to Leighton Bussard, co. Bedford, were stayed until the next Sessions.

The appeal of Chalfont St. Gyles against the removal of Mary Plaisted from Chepping Wiccombe, dismissed.  (Sess.R. 41/143)

p.247.  Robert Couzens of Long Crendon, yeoman, was adjudged by the court to be the father of the male bastard child of Mary Dix of the same parish, singlewoman, which was chargeable on the parish.  He was to pay £4 and 3s. a week to the parish officers until ordered otherwise.  (Sess.R. 41/182)

p.248.  The indictment of Thomas Fletcher [See p.240] to be discharged on account of “many defects, imperfeccons and omissions therein”.

Matthew Cherry of Bletchley, who had been adjudged the father of a bastard child born in that parish, was ordered to be arrested for refusal to pay for its maintenance.

The recognizances of Anthony Barker, John Lambert,

 

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James Morris and Samuel Dunckley of Ecton, co. Northampton, yeomen, for the appearance of Edward Hensman to answer for begetting Sarah Elliott, widow, at Addington, with a female bastard child, were discharged, as the said Edward has now married the said Sarah.  Letter from Thomas Busby recommending the discharge.  (Sess.R. 41/40 and 92)

p.249.  The considerations of the appeal by Joan Munday against her assessment to rates in Oveing was again referred to certain Justices and in the meanwhile the said Joan was to pay her rates as at present assessed.  (Sess.R. 41/190)

The appeal by Hugh Shrimpton of Chepping Wiccombe, maltster, against a conviction brought on the information of Richard George, gentleman, that he was “a public malster and maker of malt for sale (and not a compounder for the dutyes on malt) and an inhabitant and user of a common malt- house” within the jurisdiction of the Justices, and having 158 bushels of corn in a “couch” at his malthouse “steeped in order to the makeing thereof into malt to prevent and hinder the said corne from riseing and swelling in the said couch and to render it difficult to any officer of the dutyes on malt to knowe the true quantity thereof had so pressed and forced together the said corne” in the couch that the corn could not rise or swell, contrary to the statute, whereby he had incurred a fine of £19.15s. , i.e. 2s.6d. for each bushel of corn; dismissed on the evidence of both parties and of James French and John Cannon.  (Sess. R. 40/94, 106-112)

p.250.  The officers of Great Horwood to pay 1s.6d. a week to Mary Francklyn a poor inhabitant upon her agreeing that she and her children shall wear “the parish badge”.

p.251.  The appeal of Cookham, co. Berks, against the removal of Mary Saunders from Chalfont St. Gyles dismissed. (Sess.R. 41/142)

Upon the report of the Justices to whom the appeal by John Page against his assessment to poor rates in the parish of Mursley had been referred, it was found that the rents of the lordship and precincts of Salden in that parish exclusive of Mursley did amount to £910, and that the rents of Mursley exclusive of Salden amounted to £646.5s.4d. Whereupon the justices ordered that in future Mursley and Salden should be rated proportionately, except that two closes in Salden in the occupation of Widow Tompkyns and Ralph Rutland respectively should be rated with the “liberty of Mursley exclusive of Salden”.

p.252.  Upon the complaint of the Rev. John Davys, rector of Saunderton that the rates for the relief of the poor were very unequally rated and that he was rated excessively, the matter was referred to the Justices to determine, but those who were appointed failed to arrive at a decision.  By an order made 6th October, 10 William III, the rector had been assessed at £100 but the tithes had never been let for more than £80 a year and the glebe at £15 a year.  There was also two hundred pounds of woodland from which the rector received no income.  The justices now ordered that the rector should continue to be assessed at £100.  (Sess.R. 41/178 and 179)

p.253.  The recognizance of John Mann of Little Marlowe to be estre ted unless within one month he enter into a bond with full security to maintain the bastard child of Susannah Carter of which he is the reputed father.  Surety for the recognizance dated 10 May 1712, William Man, bargeman, his father.  (Sess.R. 41/124)

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The appeal of Nash in the parish of Whaddon against the removal of Thomas Cooke, Ann his wife, and two children from Newton Longvile was adjourned.  (Sess.R. 41/161)

The appeal of Apsley Guise, co. Bedford, against the removal of Katharine Ward from Loughton, was adjourned. Writ for John Doe to give evidence on behalf of the inhabi- tants of Loughton.  (Sess.R. 41/103 and 162 and 42/61)

The indictment against George Grove, gentleman, for contempt of court for refusing to carry the baggage and ammunition of a troop of horse under the command of the Earl of Northumberland is respited.  (Sess.R. 43/17)

p.254.  The appeal of Cookeham in the parish of Maidenhead, co. Berks, against the removal of Martha Waterman and her child from Horton in the parish of Colebrooke adjourned.

The constable of Cippenham was paid his bill for conveying Sarah Swining and her two children to Maidenhead on her way to Bristol.  (Sess.R. 41/46)

The recognizance of Francis Syred [Syrett] senior discharged.  [See p.258]  (Sess.R. 41/111)

Upon the complaint of Richard Dossett “a poor lame impotent person”, residing at Monks Risborough because his last legal settlement cannot be determined, that he is not able to maintain his wife and children who must “inevitably perish if not relieved”, it was ordered that the overseers of Monks Risborough pay him 9s. and in future 4s. a week until further order be made.  [See Vol.8, p.72] (Sess.R. 41/12)

Upon application of George Smith, late overseer of Dynton, that he had been put to great expense in “this court” and in the Queen's Bench in regard to the rates of that parish which beyond his travelling expenses had amounted to £4.10s., ordered that he may deduct out of the “parish moneys now in his hands”. Recognizance of William Atkins of Dinton, yeoman, for refusing to obey this order.  [See printed Vol. 3, Appendix VII]  (Sess.R. 40/84 and 41/94 and 144)

p.255.  The appeal of Branson, co. Northampton, against the removal of John Sutton the younger from Haddenham, allowed. (Sess.R. 41/45)

The surveyors of Aylesbury were authorized to raise a 6d. rate for highway repairs in accordance with the Act 3 and 4 William and Mary, C. 12.

p.256.  William Dawney “the present cryer of this court” to be discharged at the end of the session and that William Marshe be appointed in his stead.

James Chamberlayne removed from Wavendon to Pottesgrove, co. Bedford, where he had been a servant to Edward Botsworth, dairyman.  (Sess. R. 42/49)

The issues set upon jurors for non-appearance shall be discharged “in regard there hath been a full appearance”.

Memorandum that in accordance with the recent Act the justices signed warrants directed to the chief constables commanding them to issue precepts to the petty constables, tithingmen and headboroughs within the several divisions of the County, requiring them to meet within fourteen days to

 

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deliver to them lists “fayrely written and signed by them” of the names and places of abode of all such persons being of the age of twenty one years and upwards and under the age of seventy who hold freehold or copyhold lands, or tenements of ancient demesne or rents of lands in fee simple, fee tail, or for lives, of the value of £10 a year or upwards.

Orders and certificates for the conveyance of vagrants

 

The following were conveyed by the constable of Chalfont St. Peter: John Ruther, Margaret his wife, and one child, and Thomas Cooke, Jane his wife, and three children all to Maidenhead on their way to Long Ashton, co. Somerset; Mary Palmer, widow, and Mathew her son to Princes Risborough.  (Sess.R. 41/47 and 48)

The following were conveyed by the constable of Taplow: Mary Godfrey and two children for St. John's. Wapping, Margaret Ward and two children and Briget Dooling and her child, for Aldgate, London, Nicholas Baker and Margaret his wife, for St. George's, Southwark, Elizabeth Lillywhite and two children, for Whitechapel, James Jane, his wife and two children, Joseph Dowty, Margery his wife, Mary their daughter, and Henry Cooke and Jane his wife, for St. Martins, Westminster, Mathias Ellis and William and Mathias, his sons, for Stepney, Margaret Dymocke, and two children, for St. James, co. Middlesex, Thomas Howell, his wife and child to St. Dunstan's ,Canter- bury, Elizabeth wife of John Gay, Sarah their daughter, and Mary Bray and two children for St. Giles, co. Middlesex, to Stanwell co. Middlesex, Elizabeth Wells and William her son for Hatfeild, co. Hertford, Mary Beacham and two children and Mary Hide, widow, John Salmon, his wife and two children, all for Ware, co. Hertford, Jane Mathews and five children for Hitchin, co. Hertford, and Nicholas Freeman, his wife and three children for St. Peters, St. Albans, all to Rickmansworth, co. Hertford, Mary Beamon and John and Mary her children for Hertford, and Ann Ladyman and three children for Dunstable, co. Bedford, all to Berkhamstead, co. Hertford.  (Sess.R. 41/49-66)

Indictments confessed and traversed.

 

The acquittals of Elizabeth Phipkin, Thomas Ligoe (Sess.R. 41/192), Abraham Whitroe, Nicholas Mudge and Henry Mudge.(See pp. 210, 233 and 239)

The acquittal of John Browne of Aylesbury for selling unwholesome and corrupt bacon.

Recognizances extended.

 

p.257.  The following already given above: John Taylor [See Vol.7, p.24], Richard Baldwyn [See Vol.7, p.148], John Stopp [See Vol.8, p.16], William Rance [See Vol.8, p.156], Thomas White [See Vol.8, p. 82], William Noble [See Vol.8, p.182], John Mann [See Vol.8, p.253], Thomas Fletcher and William Rowland [See Vol.8, p.239].

Francis Syred, junior, of Marshe Gibbon with John Bishopp of the same, to keep the peace towards John Truluck [See p.254].  (Sess. R. 41/110 and 111)

Sarah Abraham of Stoke Golding, spinster, and John Jeffery of the same, labourer, to give evidence against William Garner of the same, 1abourer, concerning his

 

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misbehaviour towards William Gandern of the same yeoman; of William Gandern to prosecute William Garner; and of William Garner to keep the peace towards William Gandern. (Sess.R. 41/83, 84, 113 and 118)

Amos Title of Astwood, victualler, with John Kent and Richard Kilpin to keep good order in his alehouse. (Sess.R. 41/95)

Joseph Langton of Farnham Royal, yeoman, for Mary, wife of William Mansfield of the same, to keep the peace towards Mary, wife of William Beamount.  (Sess.R. 41/108)

Richard Shirley of Lurgershall, yeoman, and John Shirley of the same, for assisting Robert French alias Colman to escape.  (Sess.R. 41/106)

Richard Barrat, blacksmith, of Wavenden to prosecute John Gilpin for assault, and John Senfeild of Penny Tole House, co. Bedford, victualler, to give evidence. (Sess.R. 41/106, 116 and 117)

William Hillier of Hanslop, victualler, to give evidence against Barnabas Abbot, a dangerous rogue. (Sess.R. 42/39)

Robert Adams of Mursley, yeoman, with Roger Adams of Little Horwood, gentleman, to answer the complaint of James Gibbs of Whadden.  (Sess.R. 44/31)

Anne Abraham of Marsh Gibbon, spinster, with John Abraham of Ambrosden, co. Oxford, husbandman, to answer John Truluck of Marsh Gibbon.  (Sess.R. 41/107)

John Truluck of Marsh Gibbon, yeoman, with William White of the same baker, to answer Francis Syrett, junior.  (Sess.R. 41/109)

Richard Barrat of Wavendon, blacksmith, to prosecute Mr. John Gilpin of the same, for assault.  (Sess.R. 41/115)

Recognizances discharged.

 

p.258. John Browne, Henry Bailey, William Goldsworth, William Collyer, Daniel Horne, Matthew Webb, and Daniel Welch, all of Aylesbury.  John Parratt of Bedgrove, William Copland of Burnham, Gervase Harris and Thomas Pooney of Chalfont St. Peters, Abraham Whitroe and Nicholas Mudge of Chesham, Henry Cooley of Cheddington, Antony Barker, John Lambert, James Morris and Samuel Dunckley of Ecton, co. Northampton, Thomas Major, Susannah Grainger, John Mathews and Elizabeth Husherwood of Loughton, Richard Shirley and John Shirley of Ludgershall, Ann Abraham, John Truluck, William White and Francis Syrett of Marshe Gibbon, John Mann and William Mann of Little Marlowe, John Senfeild of Pennytole House, co. Bedford, John Jeffrey, Sarah Abraham, William Gandern and William Garner of Stoke Goldington, Thomas Ligoe of Stoke Mandevile, John Gilpin and Richard Parratt of Wavendon, Jonathan Chapman, Bernard Chapman and John Turner of Wendover, Richard Fitkyn senior, Richard Fitkyn junior, of Weston Turvile, Daniel Gyles, William Gyles and Robert Hamps, all of Winslowe.

Certificate that James Leverett, senior, of Newport Pagnell is not capable of travelling by reason of “indisposition of body”.  (Sess.R. 41/38)

 

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Schedule of debtors in gaol.

The following who were prisoners on 7 December, 1711, who petition for their discharge in accordance with the Act 2 and 3 Anne, cap.  16 with which they had complied.

p.259.	Debtor	Debt	Costs	Creditor
Samuel Fensham		£5.10s.	£2.10s.	Thomas Pilkington
Henry Vade		£20		Daniel Oley
William Sergeant		£45.l7s.6d.		John Merry
Anne Pilgrim		£48		John Perrott
Thomas Tatham		£23.6s.3d.		Charles Blackham
Samuel Hartley		£20		Elizabeth Swayne
John Mustow		£60	£43	John Tipping, clerke.
Henry King		£20		John Kiston
Robert Pryor		£26		Symon Mayne
Robert Sutton		£10.10s.		Matthew Savage
Daniel Willson		£33		John Dourne
John Butler		£17		Symon Mayne
Thomas Hawkins		£15		John Seymour
Thomas Manton		£40.14s.5d.		Christopher Atcheson
Thomas Durley		£11.7s.		Richard Olliffe
Margaret Furnace		£10		John Perrott
John Kerne		£10		George Blackgrove
Thomas Clements		£24		Henry Curtis
William Head		£16		John Quinney

 

Deposition of John Lonsdale that Thomas Clements owed him £70 and that the debt is still unsatisfied (Sess.  R. 41/133)

 

Writs

Jury Writ (Sess.R.  41/121)

Writ of Capias, see Appendix No. II (Sess.R.  41/123)

Writ of Venire facias, see Appendix No. II (Sess.  R41/122)

pp.260-262.  [b1ank ]

 

 

MICHAELMAS SESSION

AT BUCKINGHAM

9th October, 1712 [11 Anne]

Jurors for the body of the county.

p.263.  Richard Ashwell of Akeley, William Baldwin of Padbury, Edward Carter of Mursley, William Coles of Brill, John Eustace of Haddenham, Thomas Goodman, junior, of Woughton, Edward Hooton of Sherrington, Thomas Howlett of Long Crendon, William Illing of Little Horwood, Robert King of Middle Cleydon, Henry Markham and William Perkins senior, both of Tingewick, John Rance of Padbury, James Sale of Brandsfee, Thomas Scott of Marsh Gibbon,

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Thomas Short of Great Horwood, Edward Spicer of Marsh Gibbon, James Walls of Westbury, William Woodbridge of Wornall, Joseph Woolhead of Thornborough, and

William Wyatt of Long Crendon.

The following were not sworn: Henry Biddle of Horton[“noe such person”], John Bovingdon of Amersham, John Devere11 of Granborough, Richard Fulkes of Beirton [“dead”], Thomas Grimes of Steeple Cleydon [“noe such person”] , John Ingram of Akeley, John Kimble of Tingewick, John Merrydale of Great Brickhill, John Norman of Shenley Churchend, Robert Onley of Stony Stratford [“noe such person”], Thomas Osborne of Olney, — Phillpott of Maids Moreton [“dead”], Thomas Randall of Stoke Poges, Henry Redman of Wing, William Stevens of Mursley, Edward Stone of Great Hampden, Thomas Theed of Mentmore, William Warwick of Ravenstone, John Webb of Stewkley and John White of Aylesbury.  (Sess. R. 41/172 and 42/53)

Sacrament certificates.

 

Produced by John, Lord Viscount Fermanagh, of Middle Claydon, certified by the Rev. William Butterfeild, clerk, rector, and by Richard Olliffe and John Rose, churchwardens, and witnessed by Charles Chaloner, gentleman, and Joseph Ayres, all of the same.  (Sess.R. 42/73)

Peter Dayrell of Lillingston Dayrell, esquire, certified by the Rev. Robert Crosley, rector, and by Henry Stokes, churchwarden, and witnessed by William Elliot, yeoman, and Nicholas Capron, dairyman, all of the same.  (Sess.R. 42/70)

Thomas Price of Westbury, esquire, certified by the Rev. Isaiah Knibb, rector, and by Richard Harris and Thomas Butcher, churchwardens, and witnessed by Richard Shortland, gentleman, and John Baldwin, yeoman, all of the same.  (Sess.R. 42/72)

Edward Bate of Maids Moreton, esquire, certified by the Rev. Matthew Bate, rector, and by John Philpott, and witnessed by William Tyner, gentleman, and Thomas Caporn, husbandman, all of the same.  (Sess.R. 42/74)

The Rev. James Armistead, rector of Ashington, co. Essex, certified by the Rev. John Armistead, rector of Mursley and by John Pipkin, churchwarden, both of the same, and witnessed by John Burr of Drayton Parslow, yeoman, and William Brampton of Mursley, labourer. (Sess.R. 42/71)

The above also took the statutory oaths.

Oaths of Allegiance.

 

p.264  William Miller, Joseph Deely and John Rudrupp.

Meeting House.

 

The house of Elizabeth Barnes, widow, at Olney. (Sess.R. 42/8)

Conviction of a swearer.

 

Thomas Aldridge of Aylesbury, victualler.  (Sess.R. 42/6)

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Indictments.

 

John Brinckhurst of Great Marlowe, gentleman, for a popish recusant.

George Forster of North Marston for an unlicenced alehouse.

William Rowland, John Rowland and Thomas Fletcher, all of Oxford, for unlawful games at Winslowe.  [See Vol. 8, p.239]

Thomas Aldridge of Aylesbury for assaulting Bridget, wife of John Colshill of the same.  Fined 1s.  Sureties: William Haly and Richard Talboys, both of the same.  (Sess.R. 42/4 and 13)

Richard Blackwell and John Fletcher, churchwardens of Monks Risborough, for failing to give relief to Richard Dossett as ordered at the last Sessions.  (Sess.R. 42/33 and 40)

Henry Bayly of Aylesbury, brickmaker, [fined 1s.] for assaulting William Collyer.  [Acquitted].  Sureties: Henry Clark and James Gillet, both of the same, labourers. (Sess.R. 42/16 and 12)

Richard Betham and John Denchfeild, both of North Marston [Fined 1s.] for not keeping watch at North Marston, being constables.

William Worsley and George Blackett both of North Marston for refusing to watch.  (Sess.R. 41/74)

William Betham, husbandman, and Charles Price, labourer, both of North Marston [acquitted] for frequenting a disorderly alehouse of John Smith and playing cards there at undue hours during the night.  (Sess.R. 41/80, and 42/15)

David Stonell, constable of Ashendon, for allowing George Forster to escape from his custody.  (Sess.R. 42/34)

Thomas Simpson of Bow Brickhill for poaching hares (Sess.R. 42/38)

The following indictments dated in Michaelmas 1708 have been filed in the roll for Michaelmas 1712.  [See Calendar Volume 3, p.140].

Richard Dell.  (Sess.R. 42/18) John Inwood.  (Sess.R. 42/19) William Ivett.  (Sess.R. 42/20) Anthony Davies.  (Sess.R. 42/21) Edward Welles.  (Sess.R. 42/22)

Finch Howes, John Typper and other recusants.  (Sess.R. 42/23 and 24)

Richard Wood and Edward Hutchins of Brill for digging pits in Greenway Lane.  (Sess.R. 42/25)

William Buck and Elizabeth Webb.  (Sess.R. 42/26 and 27)

Presentments of the constables.

p.265.  John Typper, gentleman, John Mawby and Ann his wife, Dorothy, wife of Thomas Waters and Frances Carter, widow, all of Mursley and John Brinckhurst, gentleman, of Great Marlow, for recusancy.  (Sess.R. 42/29, 75 and 58)

 

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Thomas Hewitt of Aston Clynton, blacksmith, for erecting a shop stand on the highway.  (Sess.R. 42/17 and 191)

Henry Gillman and John Beck, constables of Waddesdon, Peter Hughes and John Eells, constables of Quainton, Richard Betham and John Denchfeild, constables of North Marston, Robert Mainwaring and John Sharp, constables of Granborough, Henry Steevens and Edward Franklin, constables of East Claydon with Bottle, William Roades, constable of Middle Claydon, Richard Hows, constable of Wootton Underwood, Richard Holt, constable of Upper Winchendon, George Wilson, constable of Lower Winchendon, John Ivatts, constable of Fleet Marston, Thomas Smith, constable of Quarendon, Joseph Worrall, constable of Hogshaw with Fullbrook, John Jeffs, constable of Pitchcott, John Taylor, constable of Oving with William Harbutt, chief constable of the North Division of the three hundreds of Ashendon, have nothing to present.  (Sess.R. 42/63)

Joseph Potter and Nathaniel Putnam, constables of Chesham, John Downes, constable of Hundridge, William Hakewil1, constable of Charteridge, John Peirce, constable of Asheridge, Thomas Horwood, constable of Bellingdon, Abraham Attaway, constable of Ashley Green, Thomas South, constable of Bottley, Thomas Digger, constable of Lattimers, Robert Dane, constable of Waterside, James Boston, Thomas Batchelor, William Tompson, Edward Mondy and Joshua Gardiner, constables of Amersham, William Shepard, constable of Cheynes, Henry Wingrave, constable of Penn and John Studman, constable of Chesham Bois and Phillips Ware, chief constable of the hundred of Burnham, have nothing to present.  (Sess.R. 42/65)

Francis Kimpton, constable of Chedington, John Trumper, constable of Chelbury, Robert Smith, constable of Draighton, Henry Turpin, constable of Edlesburowe, Jonas Humphery, constable of Ivinghoe, Simon Cresse, constable of Lynston, John Greening, constable of Marsworth, William Goodson, constable of Mentmore, Roger Glenester, constable of Pidleston, James Turney, constable of Slapton, Edward Critnell, constable of Stewkley, Richard Bate, constable of Wing, John Keene, constable of Wingrave and David Keene, chief constable of the three hundreds of Cotteslow, have nothing to present.  (Sess.R. 42/59)

The chief constables of Ashendon, Aylesbury, Buckingham, Burnham, Desborough, Newport and Stoke have nothing to report. (Sess.R. 42/56, 57, 60, 62-67, 76 and 77)

Petty constables and tithingmen sworn.

 

Woughton John Crapper.  (Sess.R. 42/2)

Great Brickhill John Wright, senior, and William Lawson

vice Edward Cooke and Christopher Lawson. William Firby and William Edwyn not sworn.  (Sess.R. 42/3 and 9)

Chalfont St. Peter Robert Bennet, junior, and Richard Hunt vice John Copland and William Courtney. Thomas Butterfield, senior, and Edward Wallinton not sworn.  William Garman as headborough vice Thomas Burrow. Witnesses: Edward Weatherley, Tobias Goodridg, junior, John Bennett, John Newman, John Charsley and Thomas Hunt. (Sess.R. 42/43)

Ickford John Couzens vice Thomas Cole, junior.(Sess.R. 42/4)

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Dynton Richard Hutchins vice Thomas Gates. Thomas Saunders and Henry Gosse not sworn.  (Sess.R. 42/5)

Weston Turvile John Baker, junior, and Richard Babham vice James Greening and William Syred.  Edward Moss not sworn.  (Sess. R. 42/11)

 

Orders.

 

p.266.  Henry Munday, John Rose and William Worsley, the bridewell-keepers, were paid their Quarterly salaries.

Angell Weard, John Edmonds, William Noy and Charles Heywood, the county bakers, were paid their respective bills of £3.13s.2d., £3.6s.6d., £3.4s.l0d., £3.10s.10d.

John Colshill was paid £1.12s. for 12 weeks mainten- ance of William, bastard child of Jane Whitebread, a county child, and 10s. for one quarter's clothing.

Mr. John Piddington, apothecary, was paid [blank] for medicines supplied to the gaol.

p.267.Mr. Francis Sheldon, under-sheriff, was paid £25 for performing his office.

William Benson, gentleman, was paid £10 for 6 months' rent of his house in Aylesbury used as a county goal.

Henry Hands and Samuel Hawkins, constables of Little Brickhill, were paid £13.2s.6d. and Christopher Carter and James Bevin, constables of Stony Stratford, were paid their respective bills of £31.14s.3d. and £29.6s. for passing vagrants.

p.268.  Robert Adams, constable of Newport, and John Toplady, constable of Stoke, were paid their respective bills of £8.1s.l0d. and £12.9s.3d. for passing vagrants.

William Worsley, governor of the bridewell at Newport Pagnell, was paid 17s. for maintenance of John Edward, a poor prisoner committed at the Assizes.

p.269.  In accordance with 11 and 12 William III, cap 18, the sum of £314.ls.5½d. was to be raised for conveying and relieving vagrants and beggars.  This amount was assessed among the hundreds, as follows:-

Aylesbury £49.5s.7d.

Ashendon £49.5s.0d.

Buckingham £28.8s.9d.

Cotteslow £49.4s.6½d.

Newport £60.3s.2d.

Burnham £28.1s.8d.

Desborough                          £25.11s.6d.

Stoke £24.1s.3d.

The boroughs of Buckingham and Chipping Wycombe are exempted.

The appeal of Nash in the parish of Whaddon against a warrant removing Thomas Cooke, Ann his wife and two children from Newton Longville was allowed.

 

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p.270.  Upon the complaint by Richard Dossett, a poor, lame, impotent person living at Monks Risborough, it has been ordered at the last Sessions, that he was unable to maintain his wife and family and that the overseers of that parish had refused to give him any relief, it was ordered that the overseers shall pay him 9s. and a weekly allowance of 4s.  Now the court was informed that the overseers had refused to obey the said order.  It was therefore ordered that James Reynolds, one of the overseers, shall forthwith pay him all arrears of the allowance.

The complaint of Henry Hicks, an inhabitant of East Clayton that he was very poor and altogether incapable of maintaining himself and his family was referred to the justices of the three hundreds of Ashendon and Cotteslow.

p.271.  The appeal of Haddenham against a warrant removing Ann Taylor of the age of 10 from Princes Risborough, which had been referred to Mr. Justice Blencowe, one of the justices of assize, as it was shown that Ann had been born in Haddenham and was the daughter of Elizabeth Taylor, widow and vagrant, who had intermarried with one Somersby, a legally settled inhabitant of Princes Risborough who was a poor person and whose rent was paid by the parish, was quashed on the judgment of Mr. Justice Blencowe that Ann Taylor, the infant, had been born at Haddenham during the vagrancy of her mother and at the time of the remarriage of her mother was above the age of nine years.  The mother had therefore not acquired any legal settlement at Princes Risborough.

p.272.  The appeal of Apsley Guise, co. Bedford, against a warrant removing Katherine Ward from Loughton was quashed on the evidence that she was the wife of William Ward, a vagrant born at Apsley Guise, who before his marriage travelled up and down the country “and sometymes worked and sometymes begged haveing no certeyne dwelling or place of abode”.  A note of the baptism of William son of Thomas Ward, dated 30 June, 1632.  (Sess.R. 42/1)

The appeal of Winslowe against a warrant removing Roger Finch from Whaddon was allowed upon reading a formal warrant removing him from Stowe, co. Gloucester, to Whaddon.(Sess.R. 42/ 47 and 54)

The appeal of Maidenhead in the parish of Cookham, co. Berks, against a warrant removing Martha Waterman and her child from Horton in the parish of Colebrooke was quashed.

p.273.  The appeal of Weston Turvale against a warrant removing Eleanor Staples and her three children from Little Hampden was quashed upon the evidence of Thomas Staples and Ann Smith.  (Sess.R. 42/ 23 and 24)

The proceedings against the inhabitants of Aylesbury for failing to repair the highway leading to Leighton Buzzard from Horsendon for not repairing their highways, and Alan Fuller, gentleman, for not repairing the highway in his grounds at Mursley were respited.

The warrant removing James Chamberlain and Elizabeth his wife from Wavendon to Pottsgrave, co. Bedford, was confirmed after the hearing of the evidence that he had been a hired servant of Edward Botsworth, dairyman, at Pottsgrave.  (Sess.R. 42/49)

The warrant removing Martha Saxby from Stone to St. Martin’s, Ludgate in the City of London was quashed, as it had been obtained by “wrong informacon”.

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p.274.  Upon the complaint by Richard Saunders, esquire and other inhabitants of Northmarston that divers disorderly persons had met together and committed many disorders and illegal acts “by cutting of the yeares of horses depastureing in the common ffeilds and comonable place of Northmarston aforesaid by sheareing of theire manes and tayles by pulling downe buildeings breakeing of gates and burneing of buildeings and suchlike notorious and wicked practices” and praying the production of the court it was ordered that the petty constables of North Marston be charged and commanded “nightly and every night for the yeere untill after or shall bee made therein to keepe a strict and able watch within the said parish aforesaid and that they may be the better unable soe to doe they the said petty constables are hereby impowered and authorized to summon and warne six able and several persons of the inhabitants resideing and liveing within the said parish in theire turnes nightly and every night to keepe a strict and diligent watch for the surpreseing of all ryotts and unlawfull assemblyes and for the preventing of the committing of all illegall and unwarrantable acts and for the apprehending of loose and disorderly persons whom they shall find or suspect of being guilty of the offences complaint of or disturbeing the publick peace of this kingdom”.

The appeal of Joan Mundy, widow, occupier of lands and tenements in Oveing against the assessment to poor rates Which was referred to the justices of the hundreds of Ashendon and Cotteslow was quashed.

p.275.  The surveyors of Weston Turvile were authorized to raise sixpenny rates for the repair of the highways in accordance with the Act of 3 and 4 William and Mary, c. 12.

The complaint of Elizabeth Playstowe, widow, a poor inhabitant of Weston Turville was adjourned to the next Sessions.

The indictment against Thomas Chandflower of Clifton Reynes for selling ale without a licence was respited. Sureties for his appearance, Richard Vessing of the same, yeoman, and John Crockett of Winslow, labourer.  (Sess.r. 42/69)

The recognizance of Robert Hawes of Oakley, yeoman, to answer for beating Thomas, son of William Veesey was respited.  Sureties, Richard Hawes and Francis Johnson, both of Ashley, yeomen.  (Sess.R. 42/41)

p.276.  The recognizance of John Keble of Chalfont St. Giles, hoop-shaver, with James Smith, gentleman, and Francis Woodcock, cordwainer, as sureties, to answer for a bastard child of Jane Heydon was respited on the undertaking by Francis Woodcock for his appearance at the next.  (Sess.R. 42/46 and 103 and 43/27)

Fragment of an order concerning the assessment of Thomas North for his lands in Steeple Claydon [see Vol.8, p.84].  (Sess.R. 42/52)

The appeal of William Tripp against the order of the churchwardens and overseers of Olney by which Martha Fisher a poor child was apprenticed to him under 43 Elizabeth, c. 2 and 8 and 9 William III, c. 30 was quashed and that he was to take and receive the apprentice and to provide for her according to law.

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Michaelmas Session , 9th October, 1712 [11 Anne]

The orders to Thomas Lawrence of Olney to receive John Carroll; John Battison of Newport Pagnell to receive Henry Russell; and to Henry Waggstaffe gentleman, of the same to receive John Norris.  (Sess.R. 42/35 and 36)

Elizabeth Goldsworth, a prisoner in the bridewell at Chepping Wiccombe, was discharged on her petition that throughout the time of her confinement she had suffered from "sore breasts and layne under the care of chyryrgeon" and is in great danger of death.  (Sess.R. 42/78)

p.277.  The constables of Adstock and Padbury were paid 8s. over and above the sum of 12s. paid to him by the officer of the regiment of foot commanded by the Earl of Rivers then at Buckingham for a waggon with 5 horses and 2 drivers to convey baggage from Buckingham to Aylesbury.

Upon complaint of the bridewell-keeper of Newport Pagnell that John Markham, treasurer of the maimed soldiers' money collected in the Lower Division, had refused to pay the quarterly salary due to him, it was ordered that the Justices acting within the three hundreds of Cottesloe were to examine the matter and that in the meanwhile Mr. Neale was to pay the salary to the bridewell-keeper.

The fines set upon the jurors for non-appearance were stayed "in regard of the season of the year".

Joseph Crook, senior, of Quainton, smith, and Edward Eles of the same, husbandman, to keep the peace towards John Wood, junior, of the same.  (Sess.R. 42/37)

Petition of Francis East of Winslow for an allow- ance for herself and four children as her husband had "gone from her some time".  (Sess.R. 42/44)

Indictments confessed and traversed.

The acquittals of Thomas Aldrige , Henry Bayly and Charles Price.  (See p.264)

Recognizances extended.

The following already given above: John Taylor [see Vol. 7, p.24], Richard Baldwin [see Vol.7, p.148], John Stopp [see Vol.8, p.16], William Rance [see Vol.8, p.156], William Noble [see Vol.8, p.182], John Mann [see Vol.8, p.253], Thomas Fletcher, William Rowland and John Rowland [see Vol.8, p.239], Francis Syred, senior [see Vol.8, p.254] and Francis Syrett, junior [see Vol.8, p.257], John Keble [see Vol.8, p.276] and Robert Hawes [see Vol.8, p.275].

p.278. Charles Price of North Marston, labourer, with William Price of the same as surety, to answer charges by Richard Sanders, esquire, Robert Ward and Thomas Linney, for committing several disorders.  (Sess.R. 41/104)

Thomas Mills, senior, of Marsh Gibbon to keep the peace towards John Marsh.  (Sess.R. 42/30)

Richard Wall of North Marston, cordwainer, with Robert Ward labourer, John Denchfeild, yeoman, William Price and Ralph son of Ralph Stevens, senior, yeoman, all of the same, Joseph Rogers of Winslow, currier, and Henry Wootton of Steeple Cleydon as sureties, to answer charges brought by Richard Sanders esquire, Robert Fuller and Richard Baker, esquire.  (Sess.R. 41/76 and 91)

 

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John Egerly of Medmenham, victualler, with Philip Huges and Thomas Fountaine, both of the same, yeomen, as sureties, to keep good order in his alehouse.  (Sess. R.41/75)

William Smith of Oven, with Jonathan Howes of the same, yeoman, as surety for good behaviour towards Francis Boxmore.  (Sess.R. 41/81)

Recognizances discharged.

 

Joseph Langton of Farneham Royall, Thomas Aldridge, William Haley, Richard Tallboys, Henry Bailey, Francis Clarke, and James Gillett of Aylesbury, Thomas Bond and Francis Pond of Brittwell in the parish of Burneham, William Edgson of East Burneham, James Battison and Henry Waggstaffe, gentleman, of Newport Pagnell, Richard Wall, John Denchfeild, Ralph Stevens, Richard Wall, Robert Ward, Charles Price and William Price of North- marston, Joseph Rogers of Winslowe, William Cooke and Jonathan Howes of Oveing, and Joseph Crooke and Edward Coles of Quainton.

Schedule of debtors in gaol.

 

p.279.The following who were prisoners on 7 December 1711, petitioned for their discharge in accordance with the Act 2 and 3 Anne, c. 16 with which they had complied.

Jonathan Howes at the suit of John Hobbs, Thomas Phillipps, gentleman, and Thomas Whittmell.  (Sess.R. 41/127-132, 134 and 139-140, and 42/7 and 10)

Henry Lawrence, at the suit of Elizabeth Cumick, David Piggott and W. Serjeant.  Notice sent to Cornelius Latmer, Mr. Godard, John Oxlet, the widow Haumon and Richard Harden.  (Sess.R. 41/127-132, 134, 136 and 139-140 and 42/7 and 10)

Henry Bartlett at the suit of Martha Berjew.  (Sess.R. 41/127-132, 134 and 139-140)

Richard Pryor at the suit of Charles, late Earl of Carnarvon deceased.  (Sess.R. 41/127-132, 134 and 139-140, and 42/7 and 10)

James Neale at the suit of William Stokes.  (Sess.R. 41/127-132, 134 and 139-140, and 42/7 and 10)

William Taylor at the suit of Thomas Reeves.  (Sess. R. 41/127-132, 134 and 139-140, and 42/7 and 10)

William Perkins at the suit of Anne Stevens, widow. (Sess.R. 41/127-132, 134 and 139-140 and 42/7 and 10)

Thomas Frayle at the suit of George Dale.  (Sess. R. 41/134 and 135)

p.280 Richard Harding at the suit of Cornelius Lattimer. Remanded.  (Sess.R. 41/134)

Robert Newman.  Remanded.  (Sess.R. 41/134)

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Michaelmas Session, 9th October, 1712 [11 Anne]

 

Bridewell Calendars.

Aylesbury: John Keeble, for the maintenance of the bastard child of Jane Heydon.  (Sess. R. 42/45 and 46)

Chepping Wycombe: Elizabeth Goldworth, for a bastard child; James Staples for a disorderly person; and Thomas Wingrove for pilfering.  (Sess.R. 42/50)

Newport Pagnell: John Edwards, Richard Sweby, Elizabeth Gunn and Elizabeth Booth; all discharged.  (Sess. R.42/68)

Writs.

Jury Writ.  (Sess.R. 41/99)

Writ of capias, see Appendix No. II (Sess.R. 41/125)

Writ of venire facias, see Appendix No. II (Sess.R. 41/101)

p.281, 282.  [blank]

 

 

EPIPHANY SESSION

AT AYLESBURY,

15 January 1712-13 [11 Anne]

Jurors for the body of the county.

p.283.  Daniel Aldridge, John Baker, junior, John Ball, John Bangwin, Thomas Barneby, Thomas Bigg, senior, John Birch, William Corbett, Paul Darvell, Joseph Glenister, Joseph Hobbs, Thomas Langley, John North, John Palmer, Richard Price, William Rose, John Thompson, William Wigg and Thomas Winter.

Jurors for the cases against Thomas Aldridge of Aylesbury and Charles Price of North Marston, both labourers.

Henry Baily, William Bell, John Bishopp, William Edmonds, John Goldsworth, senior, John Goldsworth, junior, Isaac Greene, Mathew Hitchendon, Henry Munday, Thomas Price, Thomas Ray, blacksmith, and William White.

Sacrament certificates.

Produced by Hatton Tash the elder, esquire, high sheriff: certified by the Rev. John Alcock, vicar of Iver, and Thomas Goldwin, churchwarden and witnessed by Richard Langley, tailor, and Thomas Fountaine, all of the same.  (Sess.R. 43/49)

Edward Lane of Hanslope, esquire: certified by the Rev. William Ward, vicar, and John Parrat, churchwarden, and witnessed by Samuel Evans, yeoman, and John Carter, yeoman, all of the same.  (Sess.R. 43/53)

 

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Andrew Cripps of Great Marlow, gentleman: Certified by the Rev. Richard Millechamp, vicar, and Samuel smith, churchwarden, and witnessed by George Bruere, esquire, and Charles Etheridge, esquire, all of Great Marlowe. (Sess.R. 43/48)

Sir James Etheridge of Harleford, in the parish of Great Marlowe, knight: Certified and witnessed as above. (Sess.R. 43/52)

Nicholas Merwin of Winslowe, gentleman: Certified by the Rev. John Croft, vicar, and William Firth, church- warden and witnessed by Henry Langley and John Hill, both gentlemen, all of the same.  (Sess.R. 43/50)

All the above also took the statutory oaths.

Meeting houses.

 

p.284.  The houses of Moses Bass in Aston Clynton, and William Ayre, junior, in West Wycombe, were registered in accordance with the Act of 1 William and Mary, c. 18.

Convictions of swearers.

 

Thomas Aldridge of Aylesbury, victualler, in accor- dance with the Act of 6 and 7 William III, C. 11.  (Sess.R. 43/24)

Indictments.

 

John Typper, gentleman, John Mawby and Ann his wife, Dorothy, wife of Thomas Waters, and Francis Carter, all of Mursley, and John Brinkhurst of Great Marlowe, gentleman, as popish recusants.

Thomas Hewitt of Aston Clynton for obstructing the highway.

Nathaniel Brookes of Wingrave, labourer, for wounding Edward Barnett at Wing, and Isaac Greene at Wingrave. [Fined 6s.8d.]  (Sess.R. 43/2 and 6)

Daniel Pratt of Wingrave, labourer, for suffering George Chandler to live with him as an inmate.  [Fined 1s.] (Sess.R. 42/28)

Sarah, wife of Richard Morton of Great Marlow, labourer, for being a common barrator.  [Acquitted.] (Sess.R. 43/11)

Presentments of the constables.

 

The six persons indicted above for recusancy, were presented for the same offence.

Thomas Cussens, a constable of Ickford for harbouring vagrants.

Sarah Gurneham, spinster, Thomas Bigg and Ann his wife, all of Walton in the parish of Aylesbury, for disturbing the peace and for assaulting Frances, wife of Thomas Clarke. (Sess.R. 47/48-50)

William Montague of Chesham Waterside for bastardy with Elizabeth Lovett.

Samuel Hutchinson alias Petter of Great Marlowe, for destroying game in West Wycombe.

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Thomas Tyler and John Kelley, constables of Hambledon for not keeping watch.

The inhabitants of Amersham for not repairing the highway called Old Lane, leading from Hempstead, co. Hertford, to Uxbridge, co. Middlesex.  [Acquitted]  (Sess.R. 43/12)

 

Petty constables sworn.

 

p.285.  Great Marlow Robert Grey and John Martin vice

Thomas Lockwood and Joseph Grey.

Moulsoe Robert King vice Thomas Dawborne.

Bletchley Edmund Newman vice John Ashby.

Penn Richard Birch vice Henry Wingrave.

Denham John Smith and Thomas Tyler vice

William Smith and Richard Allen.

Halton John Weedon vice Samuel Woodward.

Buckland Thomas Horwood vice James Grover.

Great Marlowe Forrens William Phillipps vice Robert King.

West Wycombe Samuel Greene vice Joseph Delafield.

Orders.

 

Henry Munday, John Rose and William Worsley, the bridewell- keepers, were paid their salaries.

Angell Weard, John Edmonds, William Noy, Charles Heywood and John Collshills the county bakers, were paid their respective bills of £3.7s., £3.11s.l0d., £5.2s.8d., £5.0s.2d., and £l.7s.4d.,

p.286.  Mr. John Piddington, apothecary was paid £8.17s.8d. for medicines supplied to the gaol.

Widow James was allowed the continuance of a pension of 10s. a week granted to her late husband, now deceased.

p.287.  John Toplady and Thomas Smith, chief constables for Stoke, Henry Stanbridge, chief constable for Aylesbury, and Henry Hands and Samuel Hawkins, chief constables of Little Brickhill, were paid their respective bills of £6.14s.6d., £9.3s.6d., 10s., £14.17s.6d., and £13.0s.6d. for relieving, passing and conveying of vagrants and cripples.

William Worsley, bridewell-keeper of Newport Pagnell, was paid 16s.4d. for maintenance of John Edwards, a poor man, for one quarter.

p.288.  Robert Adams and Alden Fuller, chief constables for Newport, and Charles Peircy, chief constable for Burneham were paid their respective bills of £43.17s.6d., £28.10s. and £25.9s. for relieving, passing and conveying of vagrants and cripples.

The appeal of Burneham against a warrant removing Luke Mitchell, cordwainer, from Becconsfield, was adjourned. (Sess.R. 43/47)

The appeal of Warborough, co. Oxford, against a warrant removing George Peart and his wife from Haddenham was allowed. (Sess.R. 42/53)

 

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p.289.  The appeal of Little Horwood against a warrant removing William Willis, his wife and children from Wavendon was allowed.  (Sess.R. 43/39)

Confirmation of a warrant removing Edward Bradbury from Great Brickhill to Battlesden, co. Bedford, was confirmed, as he was once a hired servant to William Spence.  (Sess.R. 43/38)

Confirmation of a warrant removing John Mann and Katherine his wife from Great Marlowe to Little Marlow, was confirmed.  (Sess.R. 43/37)

p.290.  The appeal of Wooburn against a warrant removing Elizabeth, Hannah and Ann Camplin from Great Marlow was adjourned.  (Sess.R. 43/40)

The appeal of Stoke Goldington against a warrant removing William Bannum from Guyhurst was adjourned. (Sess.R. 43/45)

Confirmation of a warrant removing Thomas Cooke, junior, his wife and children, from Newton Longvile to Hogston was confirmed, upon the examination of William Cooke.  (Sess.R. 43/43)

p.291.  The appeal of Ilmer against a warrant removing Edward Oxley, his wife and child from Stone, was adjourned. (Sess.R. 43/41)

Confirmation of a warrant removing John Bassett and Ann his wife from Buckingham to Staple Cleydon.  (Sess.R. 43/23)

The indictment against Alden Fuller of Newton Longvile, gentleman, for not repairing that part of the highway in his grounds in Mursley in a place called Shorndon Close leading from Stony Stratford to Aylesbury, was quashed upon production of a certificate that the repairs had been under- taken and the payment of 3s.4d. fine to be paid to the surveyor of Mursley for the “service of the highways”. (Sess.R. 43/34)

The appeal of Chesterton, co. Oxford, against a warrant removing Richard Andrew and Elizabeth his wife, from Kingswood in the parish of Ludgershall, was adjourned.

p.292.  Order to apprehend William Foster of North Marston who had been accused of being the father of the bastard child of Mary Davis of Tring, for his appearance at the next Sessions.

Order to suspend the extra vigilance of the constables of North Marston which had been ordered at the last sessions on account of the improvement in the condition of affairs. [See p.274]

The treasurers of the Queen's Bench, Marshalsea and maimed soldiers for the Lower and Upper Divisions of the County, were to take their accounts before the Justices for

examination.

p.293.  The common alehouse in the occupation of Nathaniel Brookes in Wingrave, was suppressed.  [See p.284]

Confirmation of a warrant removing James Bampton, his wife and two children from Woolume to Farnham Royall. (Sess.R. 43/42)

 

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The appeal of North Marston against the warrant removing Mary Collett, singlewoman, from Buckingham, was allowed upon the evidence that she had been apprenticed as a tailor in the town of Buckingham.  (Sess.R. 42/51)

The appeal of Weston Turvile against a warrant removing Eleanor, late wife of John Staples deceased, and her three children, Mary, William and Ann, from Little Hampden was allowed.  (Sess.R. 43/44)

p.295.  The appeals of John Seaton and Thomas North against their assessment for rates made by the surveyor of highways of Steeple Cleydon were allowed.

Appointment of Gilbert Pickering as bridewell-keeper of Newport Pagnell in place of William Worsley, discharged.

p.296.  All vagrants and cripples, brought to the constables of Little Brickhill to be passed to Northamptonshire, were to be sent to Passenham instead of to Cosgrave, a saving of one mile in distance, there to be handed over to Thomas French, constable of Old Stratford in the parish of Cosgrave.

William Lawson, constable of Great Brickhill, was paid £1.15s. for relieving, passing and conveying of vagrants and cripples.

Francis Neale, gentleman, clerk of the peace, was paid £25.2s. for his extraordinary expenses in raising the “weekes taxes for passing of vagrants etc.”

p.297.  Mathew Little was allowed 40s. for his maintenance in respect of the public service he had done in the militia.

Warrant to pay to the constable of Beirton 13s. in addition to the sum he had received from the officer commanding the regiment when he provided a waggon for the conveyance of baggage from Aylesbury to Chalfont St. Peters, a distance of 13 miles.

Similar warrant to the constables of Steeple Claydon for a waggon supplied for conveyance of baggage from Buckingham to Northampton.  (Sess.R. 43/25)

William, the male bastard child of Jane Whitebread, born in the county gaol and maintained with John Coleshill at the county charge, to be bound apprentice to Mr. Leadbeater of Aylesbury, tailor, for the sum of £10 and 40s. for clothing.

p.298.  The Indictment against William Buck to be respited to the next Sessions.

Indictments confessed and traversed.

 

The acquittals of Charles Price and the conviction of Richard Betham, John Denchfield, Henry Bayley, Thomas Aldridge[see p.264] and Nathaniel Brookes [see p.284].

Recognizances extended.

 

p.299. The following already given above: John Taylor

[see Vol.7, p.24], Richard Baldwin [see Vol.7, p.148], John Stopp [see Vol.8, p.16], William Rance [see Vol.8, p.156], William Noble [see Vol.8, p.182], Thomas Fletcher, William Rowland and John Rowland [see Vol.8, p.239], Francis Syred, senior [see Vol.8, p.254], Francis Syred, junior [see Vol.8, p.257], and Thomas Mills [see Vol.8, p.277], John Keeble [see Vol.8, p.276] and Robert Haes [see Vol.8, p.275].

 

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Epiphany Session, 15th January 1712-3 [11 Anne]

Henry Waggstaffe of Newport Pagnell, gentleman, for his appearance.  (Sess.R. 44/50)

Fines and issues.

William Stevens of Granborough, Jonathan Grove of Penn and John Turney of Stoke Hammond each fined £l.10s. for non appearance.

The fines of the persons convicted on pages 264 and 284.

p.300.  Recognizances discharged.

Thomas Aldridge and Henry Bayly, both of Aylesbury, Charles Price, William Price and Richard Wall of North- marston, John Mann and William Mann, both of Little Marlow, Henry Wooton of Steeple Cleydon, Henry Waggstaffe of Newport Pagnell and Nathaniel Brookes, John Keen and Daniel Lucas, all of Wargrave.

Bridewell calendars.

Chepping Wycombe: Richard Burroughs, John Goss and Edward Barton for stealing wood from the Earl of Wharton. Discharged.  Easter Larance, spinster, as a lewd and idle person.  Discharged.  (Sess.R. 43/36)

Newport Pagnell: John Edwards and Richard Swely. Gabriel Johnson, Ann Plowman, Mary Collins, Mary Claud and Elizabeth Blaind.  Discharged.  (Sess.R. 43/35)

Aylesbury: John Keeble for bastardy and William Montague for the like with Elizabeth Lovet.  (Sess.R. 43/26 and 27)

p.301. Insolvent Debtors.

John Liveing; discharged.  William Lee junior; remanded.

Writs.

Writ of certiorari for William Perkins to answer Anne Stevens, widow in a plea of trespass.  (Sess.R. 43/28 and 29)

Jury writs.  (Sess.R. 43/14 and 15)

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QUARTER SESSIONS BOOK

VOLUME 9

EASTER SESSION

AT AYLESBURY.

16 April, 1713 [12 Anne]

Jurors for the body of the county.

p.1.  William Chaloner, gentleman, William Edmonds, Thomas Emerton, John Goldsworth, junior, Richard Goodman, Isaac Green, William Grove, John Ives, Richard Phillipps, Thomas Ray, senior, John Reeve, Andrew Rice, William Seare, Thomas Thorne, John Wells, Michael Welles and Richard Widmore.

Jurors for the case against Richard Clarke [blank J

Sacrament certificates.

Produced by Johnshall Crosse of Bledlow, esquire; certified by the Rev. William Stevenson, Rector of Bledlow and John Harris, churchwarden, and witnessed by Robert Johnson and Henry Towerton all of the same. (Sess.R. 44/56)

Richard Smith, doctor of physic; certified by the Rev, Isaac Lodington, vicar of Aylesbury, and William Bell, churchwarden, and witnessed by William Goldsworth, gentleman, and William Marsh, grocer, all of the same. (Sess.R. 44/59)

William Goldsworth; certified by the above and witnessed by William Marsh and Richard Smith of the same, esquire. (Sess.R. 44/53)

Thomas Board of Chepping Wycombe, gentleman, certified by the Rev. Samuel Gruse, vicar, and Nathaniel Morgin and William Packer, churchwardens of Chepping Wycombe, and witnessed by the Rev. St. John Davies, M. A. rector of Sanderton and John Pardoe , of West Wycombe, gentleman. (Sess.R. 44/54)

The Rev. St. John Davies, certified by the above and witnessed by Thomas Board and John Pardoe. (Sess.R. 44/55)

John Carter, Alderman and one of the bailiffs of Chepping Wycombe; certified by the above vicar and by Nathaniel Morgin and Samuel Welles, churchwardens and witnessed by Richard Allen, ironmonger, and John Rose, blacksmith, all of the same. (Sess.R. 44/61)

Richard Allen, alderman and another of the bailiffs of Chepping Wycombe; certified by the above and witnessed by John Carter, grocer, and John Rose, all of the same. (Sess.R. 44/60)

Gilbert Pickering of Broughton, gentleman; certified by the Rev. Thomas Stockhouse, Rector and John Kent, church- warden of Broughton and witnessed by Henry Hands and Samuel Hawkins both of Little Brickhill. (Sess.R. 44/59)

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John Pardoe of West Wycombe, gentleman; certified by Rev. Samuel Guise and Nathaniel Morgin and William Packer, Rector and churchwardens of Chepping Wycombe, and witnessed by the Rev. St. John Davies, M. A., Rector of Sanderton, and Thomas Board of Chepping Wycombe, gentleman.  (Sess.R. 44/57)

All the above took the statutory oaths.

Meeting houses.

p.2.  The houses of John Campion of Stoke Goldington and William Listall of Lavendon were registered in accordance with the Act of 1 William and Mary, C. 18.

Indictments.

John Typper, John Mawby and Ann his wife, Dorothy wife of Thomas Waters, and Frances Carter, widow, all of Mursley, and John Brinckhurst, esquire, of Great Marlow, as popish recusants.  (Sess.R 47/40)

William Smith of Chalfont St. Peters for being a common disturber of the peace against John Copland and Mary his wife.  (Sess.R. 44/27 and 47/51)

Simon Cooker of Northmarston for an unlicensed alehouse.  (Sess.R. 44/6)

Thomas Cussens of Ickford, esquire for harbouring vagrants and beggars.  [Fined 1s.]  (Sess.R. 47/42)

Samuel Hutchinson alias Potter of Great Marlowe for setting ginns and snares and destroying the game.  (Sess.R. 47/44)

Thomas Tyler and John Keiley of Hambledon for not keeping watch as constables.  [Acquitted.]  (Sess.R.47/45)

Thomas Aldridge of Aylesbury for assaulting James Footman and unlawfully imprisoning him.  [Fined 1s.] (Sess.R. 44/3)

James Priest of Charlton super Ottmore, co. Oxford, for cozening and cheating John Witt, a tailor, of £3.10s. at Taplow.  Surety for James Priest; Richard Priest, yeoman.  (Sess.R. 44/12, 51 and 52)

The Inhabitants of Amersham for not repairing the highway called Old Lane leading from Hempstead, co. Hertford, to Uxbridge, co. Middlesex.  [Acquitted.] (Sess.R. 44/13)

Timothy Hill of Amersham, labourer, for obstructing and stopping up a common highway.  [Acquitted.]  (Sess.R. 44/14)

Richard Clarke of Wavendon, labourer, for stealing a bushel and a half of wheat of John Gilpin.  [Acquitted.] Surety for Richard Clarke; William Clarke, labourer.  (Sess.R. 42/2, 22 and 34)

George Day of Shenley Brookend for stealing cocks and hens of Thomas Adams of the same, labourer.  [Ignoramus.] (Sess.R. 44/4 and 47)

William Clare of the same for allowing George Day to escape.  (Sess.R. 44/46)

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Easter Session, 16th April, 1713 [12 Anne]

 

Francis Foster of Wendover for shooting pigeons. [ignoramus]  (Sess.R. 44/5)

Presentments.

p.3.  The six persons indicted above for recusancy and John Aris of Steeple Claydon were presented for the same offence. (Sess.R. 44/11)

Certificate that John Aris had failed to attend church because of some defect in his hearing and not because he was a recusant.  (Sess.R. 47/74)

John Hollis, labourer, and Edward Smith, glover, both of West Wycombe for catching and destroying the game. (Sess.R. 44/8)

William Higgs, Richard Higgs and Henry Higgs all of Ivinghoe, for assaulting Henry Humphry.  [Ignoramus.] (Sess.R. 44/7 and 47/34)

William Hakewill of Ivinghoe, yeoman, for not making his returns.  (Sess.R. 44/10)

William Hill and John Tebworth both of Beirton for taking in William Cooke, Joseph Glenister, Peter Symons, John Wells and Daniel Flexman as inmates.  (Sess.R. 47/33 and 36)

Thomas Walker of Beirton for taking in Henry Grace as an inmate to dwell in his cottage.  (Sess.R. 47/35)

Treasurers sworn.

For the Queens Bench and Marshalsea	William West of Chesham and John Theed of Berrystead in the parish of Mentmore vice Thomas Axtell and John Webb.
For the maimed soldiers	William Hill of Beirton and Henry Curtice of Little Horwood vice Thomas Horwood and George stone.

Chief constables sworn.

Ashendon	William Jackson of Chearsly and John Perkins of Wescott vice Edward Burneham and William Harburt.
Aylesbury	John Fletcher of Monks Risborough and John Benning of Wendover vice Henry Stombridge and Thomas Monke.
Buckingham	Richard Backhouse of Beachamp- ton and John Watts of Burton Harthouse vice Thomas Harding and Thomas Hogg.
Cotteslow	John Seare of Marsworth and Samuel Norman of Winslowe vice Daniel Keene and Percivall Chandler.
Newport.	Thomas Parett of Loughton and Edward Hooton of Sherrington vice Alden Fuller and Robert Adams.

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Burneham	Nicholas Statham of Chesham and Thomas Reeding of Chalfont St. Gyles vice Phillip Ware and Charles Peircey.
Desborough	Thomas Hayden of Wooburne and Robert Gray of Hambledon vice Thomas Spencer and Aron Medwin.
Stoke	Thomas Chilton of Eaton and William Turner of Hedgerly vice Thomas Smith and John Toplady.

Petty constables and tithingmen sworn.

pp.4-5.  Aston Sandford John Lamborne vice Richard Bernard.
Chesham Boyes	John How vice John Studman.
Towersey	Henry Hunt vice William West.
Medmenham	John Keene vice Edward Benfield.
Little Marlowe	Henry Elmes vice John Corster.
Hambledon	Robert Denham and Abraham Gray vice Thomas Tyler and John Keiley.
Twivile	John Janes, junior, vice Nathaniel Binfeild.
Cuddington	William West vice John Norris.
Little Missendon	John Page vice John Crawley.
Adstock	William Cooper vice William Whiteves.
Twiford	Thomas Smith vice Robert Man.
Ludgershall	William Hatchman vice Edward Wallington.
Wornhall	John Tipping vice Thomas Smith.
Studley	Robert Saunders vice Peter Newton.
Thornborough	Thomas Dynweh and Francis Parsell vice John Allen and John Adams.
Little Kimble	James Allen vice Stephen Favour.
Mursley	William Syred and John Lane vice Richard Gueney and Ralph Carter.
Edgecott	Peircivall Holt vice John Burges.
Upton cum Chalvey	Robert Webb vice Aaron Lawrence.
Datchett	John Dell vice William Harborough.
Horton	Henry Swayne and John Lewyn vice Edward Bowrey and — Slaughter.
Eaton	John Franklyn and Samuell Dodson vice John Godfrey and John Mathews.
Eaton	Thomas Hopkyns and William Ford vice Robert East and Joseph Johnson.
Fulmer	Edward Biggs vice William Allen.
Hedgerly	William Grove vice John Needles.
Wexham	Phillip Greene vice Phillip Mitchell.
East Burneham	William Basse vice Thomas Ball.
Becconsfeild	John Harding and John Birt vice John Grove and John Briars.
Sherrington	William Higgins vice Robert Babington.
Great Linford	John Bull vice William Fidgen.
Monks Risborough	Thomas Stevenson, junior and Thomas Cooper vice Henry Costard and John Beddall.
Beirton	John Slapp vice Thomas Illiffe.
Drayton Beauchamp	Edward Seare vice Robert Smith.
Abbotts Aston	William Smith vice Thomas Mortimer.
Brill	John Adkins vice Daniel Dodson.
Grendon Underwood	William Perry vice Richard Holt.
Ashwood	John Meas vice Thomas Sheffeild.
Bow Brickhill	William Farr vice Henry Burd.
Wavendon	Edward Aston vice Robert Adams.
Simpson	Edward Chadd vice Henry Page.

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Easter Session, 16th April, 1713 [12 Anne]

North Crawley	John Kightly, William Williamson and Richard Vaux vice Robert Nash, Richard Brookes and Jeffery Cann.
Middleton Keynes	Thomas Kent vice Samuel Porter.
Bledlowe	John Bostard vice Edward Stevens.
Bledlowe Ridge	John Bennett vice Richard Stone.
Hughendon	Jacob Janes vice Thomas Jackman.
Woodburne	Thomas Savage vice Richard Staninut.
Bransfee	John Wanslow vice John Putnam.
Radnage	Daniel Chapman vice Phillip Gibbons.
Bradenham	John Alice vice Edward Wing.
Padbury	Thomas Hillersden and Christopher Warren vice Thomas Seare and John Baldwin.
Beachampton	John Godfrey vice John Dixon.
Hogshaw cum Fulbrooke	John Syrett vice Joseph Worrall
Chittwood	John Serjeant vice Edward Quainton.
Edlesborough	Edward Leach junior, vice [blank].
Linslade	John Simes vice [blank].
Ledborne	John Payne vice [blank].
Mentmore	John Theed, gentleman vice [blank].
Great Kimble	Richard Clarke vice John West.
Quainton	Thomas Ingram vice John Elles.
Cheddington	William Collings vice Francis Kympton.
Swanbourne	Thomas Curle and Anthony Bates vice William Deverell and William Lane.
Bishopstone	Joseph Cleydon continued.
Little Brickhill	John Ping vice Henry Hanus.
Cuddington	William West vice John Morris.
Stewkley	Thomas Prentice vice Edward Brittnell.
Slapton	Richard Blunt vice James Turnly.

Orders.

p.6.  Henry Mundey, Gilbert Pickering and John Rose, the bridewell-keepers, were paid their salaries.

Angell Wearde, John Edmonds, Charles Heywood and William Noyes, the county bakers, were paid their respective quarterly bills of £6.0s.2d., £3.18s.10d., £4.2s.2d., and £4.15s.8d.

p.7.  Mr. John Piddington, apothecary, was paid £4.16s.l0d. for medicines supplied to the gaol.

Mr. John Toplady, one of the chief constables of Stoke was reimbursed £4.3s.2d. for money spent in the repair of a bridge called Denham Highbridge repaired at the county's charge.

p.8.  Mr. John Toplady and Mr. Thomas Smith, constables of Stoke, Mr. Charles Peircey constable of Burnham and James Bevin and Samuell Evans, constables of Stony Stratford, were paid their respective bills for £5.5s.6d., £4.9s., £20. and £l2.10s. for passing vagrants and cripples.

p.9.  Gilbert Pickering, bridewell-keeper of Newport Pagnell was paid 8s. for maintenance of John Edwards, a poor man, for 48 days.

William Benson, gentleman, was paid £10 for half a year's rent of his house in Aylesbury, used as the county gaol.

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p.10.  John Gascoine and William Gascoine, both of Newport Pagnell, labourers, who had pleaded guilty to charges of assault on Thomas Tibbs at Lathbury, John Andrews, gentleman, Edward Hobbs, William Barker and Henry Andrews, esquire, and had been fined 20s. on each count but were unable to pay, were committed to gaol until the fines were paid.  (Sess.R.  47/38, 39, 41 and 47).

Confirmation of a warrant removing Edward Oxley from Stone to Ilmer was confirmed.

p.11.  The appeal of Brill against a warrant removing Frances, wife of Thomas Greene from Boarstall, was allowed, on the evidence of the Rev. Gervas Widdowes and William Greene.

The appeal of Ovencott, co. Warwick against a warrant removing Mary, wife of Thomas (alias John) Garrett and her family from aston Abbotts was allowed, on the evidence of Henry Garrett.

p.12.  The warrant removing Jonas Smith, Ann, his wife, and their family from Newport Pagnell to Lathbury was quashed.

Confirmation of a warrant removing Robert Dell from Cheynes to Chesham on the evidence of indentures of apprenticeship.

p.13.  The appeal of Stoke Goldington against a warrant removing William Bonnum and his family from Guyhurst was allowed.

The appeal of Princes Risborough against a warrant removing Thomas Parish and Hannah his wife from Chepping Wycombe was allowed, on the evidence of Martha Parish.

p.14.  The appeal of Ashton, co. Northampton against a warrant removing Jane Bennett from Olney was respited

In accordance with 11 and 12 William III, C. 18, the sum of £314.1s.5½d. was raised for conveying and relieving vagrants and beggars.  This amount was assessed amongst the hundreds as follows:- Aylesbury £49.5s.7d., Ashendon £49.5s., Buckingham £28.8s.9d., Cottesloe £49.4s.6d., Newport £60.3s.2d., Burneham £28.ls.8d., Desborough £25.11s.6d., and Stoke £24.1s.3d. The boroughs of Buckingham and Chepping Wycombe were exempted

p.15.  Owing to the sinking (in the River Thames at Boulters Lock) of a barge called The Unicorn, of 90 tons burden, the duty paid on 32 quarters of malt by Francis Carter of Becconysfield was refunded

p.16  Confirmation of a warrant removing Richard Andrew and Elizabeth his wife from Kingswood in the parish of Ludgershall to Chesterton, co. Oxford

The appeal of Mr Snell against his assessment to rates for the parish of Brill was referred to the Justices of Ashendon and Cottesloe  (Sess.R. 45/79)

p.17.  Confirmation of a warrant removing Ann Collins from Ilmer to Syddenham, co. Oxford

Nicholas Dench, a poor debtor in the gaol, was admitted to an allowance of the county bread

p.18.  The appeal of Wooburne against a warrant removing Elizabeth, Hannah and Anne Camplin from Great Marlowe was quashed

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Easter Session, 16th April, 1713 [12 Anne]

Confirmation of a warrant removing Thomas Walker an infant aged 3½ years from Great Missendon to Croydon, co. Surrey.

The appeal of Burneham against a warrant removing Luke Mitchell and his family from Becconsfield was respited.

p.19.  The appeal of Whaddon against a warrant removing William Willis from Wavendon, was allowed.

Confirmation of a warrant removing John Andrews, bargeman, with Elizabeth his wife, and George, Thomas, William, Anne and Elizabeth hiscchildren from Wooburn to Woking, co. Surrey.

p.20.  The accounts of the charities called the “Poor Folkes Pasture” lying in Brill, Borestall and Oakley, were passed.

Thomas Newman of Marsh Gibbon, husbandman, was ordered to pay John Philipps his hired servant, his wages. (Sess.R. 44/25)

The surveyors of Steeple Cleydon were authorized to raise 3d. rates for highway repairs in accordance with the Act 3 and 4 William and Mary, C. 12.

p.21.  Owing to the “greate exhorbitant charge” and of the “many abuses and ill practices” by several petty constables in relieving and passing vagrants, all bills were to be inspected and audited by three Justices before the same were paid, who were to report on means to redress and reform these abuses.

Sarah Lutt, widow, in gaol for bastardy was to remain there until she finds sureties to indemnify the parish of Haddenham.

Ann Wildgoose, now in Aylesbury Bridewell on account of her indisposition occasioned by her confinement, was discharged.

Hannah Hollis committed to the gaol for want of sureties for her good behaviour was discharged.

p.22.  John Edwyn, junior, of Bow Brickhill, blacksmith, was discharged of his recognizance to appear and answer as to the bastard child of Elizabeth Burrowes, he having given security for its maintenance.  John Evans, senior, of Woburn, co. Bedford, tailor, was his surety.  (Sess.  R. 44/49)

Indictment against James Preist for being a cheat was quashed.

The report of the Justices appointed to examine the accounts of Mr. Robert Graine and Mr. Robert Stevens, the treasurers of the Lower Division of the county.  Shows that £125.10s. was received in money by each of them, but that the accounts of their disbursements were kept by Mr. Nicholas Merwin and were destroyed or lost two years ago when his house was broken into.  The balance of the account of Mr. Thomas King, another treasurer amounted to £1.10s.3d., and of Mr. Samuel Norman to £11.6s.11d.  It was thought that the amount due by Graine and Stevens was probably about the same.  Upon consideration of this report Mr. Merwin was ordered to pay £20 to cover the deficiencies of Grainge and Stevens and King and Norman were to pay the amount of their deficiencies.

 

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p.23.  Writs of certiorari from the Queen's Bench for removing the cases against Henry Waggstaffe of Newport Pagnell, gentleman, the Inhabitants of Mursley and the Inhabitants of Wooburne were read.

Indictments confessed and traversed.

The convictions of John and William Gascoine [see p.10], Samuel Martingall [see Vol. 8, p.210], and Daniel Pratt [see Vol. 8,p.284] and the acquittal of Thomas Aldridge and Richard Clarke [see p.2].

Recognizances extended.

p.24.  The following already given above: John Taylor [see Vol. 7, p.24], Richard Baldwin [see Vol. 7, p.148], John Stopp [see Vol. 8, p. 16], William Rance [see vol. 8, p.156], Thomas Fletcher, William Rowland and John Rowland [see Vol. 8, p.239], Francis Syred, senior, [see Vol. 8, p.254] Francis Syred junior [see Vol. 8,p.257], Thomas Mills [see Vol 8, p.277], Jamas priest [see p.2], Richard Clarke [see p.2], and of Robert Staples of Halton, labourer with Francis Staples of the same, labourer and John Bates of Aston Clinton, yeoman, as sureties for bastardy with Mary Wilkins of St. Leonards, singlewoman. (Sess.R. 44/39)

Martha Horwood, daughters of John Horwood of Aylesbury, labourer, with William Collier, victualler and John Horwood, labourer, both of the same, as sureties to prosecute John Sudwell, pipemaker, with Thomas Read, innholder and Thomas Brookes, maltster, all of Aylesbury, as sureties, for his appearance for breach of the peace. (Sess.R. 44/41 and 42)

William Gaskins of Newport Pagnell, with John Ingram  and James Gilloway, both of the same as sureties for stealing conies from the warren of Henry Andrews, esquire. (Sess.R. 44/28 and 29)

Arthur Annis of Mursley, butcher, with John Stevens of North Marston, yeomen, as surety, and Robert Adams of Mursley, yeoman, with Roger Adams of Little Horwood, gentleman, as surety, to answer James Gibbs for “several disorders at Whaddon”. (Sess.R. 44/30 and 37)

Mary Weight with August Seaton, innholder, both of Winslow, as surety, for assaulting Mary, wife of William Stockly of the same.  (Sess.R. 44/26)

George Hatter, cordwainer, with Robert Clifton, both of Olney, and William Gibbs of Fenny Stratford, as sureties, for wounding Thomas Abraham.  (Sess.R. 44/45)

William Cosens, yeoman with Thomas Neale, surgeon, both of Chersly, and Henry Wilmot of Brill, as sureties for forcibly entering the house of William Guntrip. (Sess.R. 44/43)

Joseph Gibbs, butcher, with Alexander Coleman, labourer, both of Fenny Stratford, Bletchleyside, as surety for stealing sheep of Thomas Cox of Little Linford, yeoman.  (Sess.R. 44/15 and 33)

Thomas Hinton of Newton Longville, yeoman, “Inspector of the poor” to show cause why he refused to grant a certificate to Thomas Barton, schoolmaster of Great Linford. (Sess.R. 44/16 and 17)

 

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Easter Session, 16th April, 1713 [12 Anne]

Richard Collins of Hollingdon, Soulbury, husbandman, with Francis Eden and John Taylor, both of Soulbury, yeomen, to answer Bernard Turney, esquire.  (Sess.R. 44/63)

William Jones of Hanslopp, gentleman, with John Newman as surety, for Elizabeth his wife, John Newman, Hannah Jones, Francis Ellis and Hannah Hollis, to answer for publishing dangerous libels against Lewis Freeman, lace merchant, John Higgins, esquire, Mary Caesar, spinster, and Elizabeth Hussey, spinster, all of the same. Witnesses: Sarah Miles alias Harrison and Elizabeth Glanister, spinster, both of the same.  (Sess.R. 44/18-21, 23,32,35-37 and 48)

William Mountague, labourer, with Adiell Hawes, yeoman, and Benjamin Birch, gardener, all of Ashley Green, Chesham, as sureties to appear.  (Sess.R. 44/40)

Sarah Miles alias Harrison to give evidence.

William Clare of Shenley, with John Norman, John Cooke, and John Hailes all of the same, as sureties, to appear.

Thomas Williams of Waddesdon, victualler, with Samuel Williams of Aston Sandford and Stephen Dagnall of Aylesbury as sureties, to keep good order in his alehouse.  (Sess.R. 44/44)

Amos Title of Astwood, victualler, with Richard Kilpin of the same, and Robert Cowly of North Crawley both yeomen, as sureties for the like.  (Sess.R. 44/65)

Fines and issues.

p.25.  Richard Bacchus of Beachampton, Ralph Parrett of Amersham, John Comings of Medmenham, Richard Stratford of Beirton and John Browne of Stoke Mandevile, for non- appearance as jurymen £1.10s. each.

The fines of persons convicted on p.23.

Recognizances discharged.

Robert Hawes, Francis Johnson and Richard Hawes, all of Oakley, William Cursens, and Thomas Neale, both of Chersley, Henry Willmott of Brill, George Hatter and Robert Clifton, both of Olney, William Gibbs, Joseph Gibbs and Alexander Coleman, all of Fenny Stratford, William Montague, Adiell Hawes and Benjamin Birch, all of Ashley Green in the parish of Chesham, John Sudwell, Thomas Read and Thomas Brookes, all of Aylesbury, John Edwin, senior, of Wooburn, John Edwin, junior, of Bow brickhill, John Newman, William Jones, junior, Hannah Jones spinster, Elizabeth Hussey, Elizabeth Glenister, Lewis Freeman, John Higgins, and John Freeman, all of Hanslopp, William Clare, John Norman and John Cooke, all of Shenley, John Gilpin, Richard Clarke and William Clarke, all of Wavendon, Thomas Hinton of Newton Longvile, Thomas Newman of Marshe Gibbon, Mary Weight and Augustin Seaton of Winslow, Arthur Annis of Mursley, John Stevens of Northmarston and William Smith of Chalfont St. Peter.

Prisoners remanded.

p.26.  Henry Fryer, Joseph Evett, Joseph Cobb and Thomas Prentice all prisoners for debt.

pp.27-28. [blank]

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MIDSUMMER SESSION

AT AYLESBURY

16 July, 1713 [12 Anne]

Jurors for the body of the county.

p.29.  John Barnaby of Great Missenden, William Boveington of Pen, John Buckmaster and Thomas Chappell, both of Slapton, Samuel Cooper of Bradwell Abbey, Joseph Corbet of Adstock, Daniel Elliott of Tingewick, William Gomm of Ilmore, Joseph Sirett of Marsh Gibbon, Samuel Smith of Great Marlow, Ralph Swinbourne of Great Missenden, William West of Towersey, Henry Whitchurch of Stoke Mandevile, Richard Whitehead of Stone and John Woodward of Little Horwood.

The following were not sworn: William Adams of Wing, Thomas Burgess of Beirton, William Buckmaster of Soulbury, William Chibnall of Newport Pagnell, Matthew Evans of Amersham, William Gilpin of Stony Stratford, William Hale of Datchet, John Hill of Amersham, Thomas Hill of Chalfont St. Giles, John Jordan of Aylesbury, Richard Lovet of Chalfont St. Giles, Thomas Mabley, senior, of Dinton, Thomas Mountague of Granborough, Henry Stanbridge of Stone, William White of Aylesbury, Hugh Willeat of Whaddon and John Wright of Great Brickhill.  (Sess.R. 45/ 22, 25, 59 and 97)

 

Sacrament certificates

Produced by Charles Blunt, gentleman, bailiff of the borough of Buckingham, certified by the Rev. Oliver Pashler, vicar, and Francis Smith, junior, churchwarden, and witnessed by Samuel Greenwood and William Cannon, “messengers or gaugers”, all of Buckingham.  (Sess.R. 45/104)

William Cannon, H.M. “messenger or gauger of Buckingham out Ride”, certified by the same, and witnessed by Charles Blunt and Samuel Greenwood.  (Sess.R. 45/103)

John Harrison of Buckingham, gentleman, certified by the same, and witnessed by Henry Pulley, gentleman, and John Townsend, sadler, both of the same.  (Sess.R. 45/102)

Samuel Greenwood, certified by the same and witnessed by Charles Blunt and William Carmon.  (Sess.R. 45/100)

Phillipp Hill, gentleman, of Winslowe, certified by the Rev. John Pilkington, rector of Swanbourn, and George Turnour, churchwarden, and witnessed by Matthew Adams and Thomas Turner, both of Swanbourn.  (Sess.R. 45/1 and 99)

William Northend of Loughton, gentleman, certified by the Rev. Anthony Norman, vicar, and William Tue, churchwarden, and witnessed by John Biggs and James Teagle, all of the same.  (Sess.R. 45/67)

William Sneath of Wingrave, gentleman, certified by the Rev. William Newbolt, vicar, and John Keene and Richard Stratford, churchwardens, and witnessed by Thomas Stevens and Thomas Seal, all of the same.  (Sess.R. 45/101)

All the above also took the statutory oaths.

 

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Midsummer Session, 16th July, 1713 [12 Anne]

Meeting houses.

p.30.  The houses of Isaac Robinson and Richard Putnam in Chesham and of Thomas Crouch in Cawcott, Bow Brickhill. (Sess.R. 45/7 and 21)

Indictments.

John Brinckhurst, gentleman, of Great Marlow, and John Typper, gentleman, and Ann his wife, Dorothy, wife of Thomas Waters, Frances Carter, widow, John Aris [and John Mawby and Ann his wife] as popish recusants.  (Sess. R. 45/32)

Joseph Churchill, of Castlethorp, labourer, Thomas Samon, John Smith, petty constable [Fined 6s.8d.] John Leabrook, all of Hanslopp, labourers, James Petty and John Pease, both of Old Stratford, co. Northants, labourers, Richard Odell of Woolverton, and Thomas Parrott of Stony Stratford for riot and assault upon William Curtis at Hanslopp and wounding Bartholomew May. [Ignoramus.]  (Sess.R. 45/34 and 41)

Thomas Walker of Beirton for allowing Henry Grace as an inmate to dwell with him.  [Discharged by order of the Court.]  (Sess.R. 47/35)

William Hakewell, petty constable of Charteridge for not making his returns.  [Fined 3s.4d.]

John Tebworth and William Hill, both of Beirton for taking in Peter Symons, William Cooke and Joseph Glenister all of the same as inmates.  [Discharged by order of the Court.] (Sess.R. 47/33 and 36)

John Bates of Aston Clynton, labourer, for wounding Mary, wife of Thomas Stopp.  Surety, Henry Golder of the same, yeoman.  [Not guilty.] (Sess.R. 45/30 and 46)

Nicholas Capon, Mary his wife, and John Capon, all of Lillingstone Dayrell, for wounding Thomas Winterborne  [Ignoramus.]  (Sess.R. 45/36)

Elizabeth Langley, widow and Jane and Ann Langley spinsters, all of Ashington for wounding Sarah Bliss, spinster.  Surety: James Sumner of Pollicote, Ashenden, esquire.  (Sess.R. 45/40 and 54)

Presentments of the constables.

p.31.  Samuel Bunce of Little Missenden, labourer, for a disorderly alehouse.  (Sess.R. 45/37 and 98)

Thomas Johnson of Wendover for diverting a footpath across the land of John Meade.  [Fined 1s.] (Sess.R. 45/35 and 98)

Charles Cooke of Datchet, labourer, for an unlicenced alehouse.  (Sess.R. 45/31)

Christopher Ford of Radnage, labourer, for a disorderly alehouse.  (Sess.R. 44/1 and 45/89)

The petty constable of Creslow for neglecting his returns.  (Sess.R. 45/39)

 

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Midsummer Session, 16th July, 1713 [12 Anne]

The seven persons indicted above for recusancy (less John Aris) were presented for the like offence.  (Sess.R. 45/90, 95 and 96)

The chief constables of Ashendon, Aylesbury, Buckingham, Burnham, and Newport have nothing to present.  (Sess.R. 45/63, 64, 87, 88, 91, 93 and 94)

The petty constables of Adstoke, Akley, Beachampstead, Biddlesdon, Foscott, Leckhamstead, Lillingstone Dayrell, Maidsmoreton, Padburye, Ratlife cum Charkmore, Stow, Thornborough and Thornton have nothing to present.  (Sess. R. 45/2-6, 8-10 and 12-19)

Petty constables and tithingmen sworn.

North Marston  William Hoare and John Bayley vice John Denchfield and Richard Betham: Richard Tattam and Nathaniel Brookes not sworn.  (Sess.R. 45/27)

Stokehamond Samuel Sutton and Thomas Fowler vice John Cooke and Thomas Hurndale. (Sess.R. 45/26)

Aylesbury John Higgings and Henry Kempster vice John Kingham and Thomas Reade. John Hollaway and Robert Hickman not sworn.  (Sess.R. 45/23)

Saunderton John West vice John Danvall.  Edward Neatner not sworn.  (Sess.R. 45/28)

Drayton Parslow Edward Thorne vice William Pearce. (Sess.R. 45/24)

Upton cum Chalvey Richard Bishopp vice John Baving. Witnesses Thomas Baldwin, John Daun, David Peryman, Robert Webb and James Benett.  (Sess.R. 45/25)

Burneham.   John Colney and Thomas Turner vice John Bowler and Henry Peverell.  William Porter and Richard Policot not sworn. Witnesses: John Batting, Joseph Hone, Thomas Wood, John Vaughan and Richard Grue.  (Sess.R. 45/29)

Orders.

Henry Munday, Gilbert Pickering and John Rose, the bridewell keepers, were paid their quarterly salaries.

p.32.  John Edmonds, Angell Weard, William Noy and Charles Heywood, the county bakers, were paid their respective bills of £6.8s.2d., £5.1s.2d., £4.17s.8d. and £4.15s.

Mr. John Piddington, apothecary, was paid £5.8s.1d. for medicines supplied to the county gaol.

James Bevin and Samuel Evans, constables of Stony Stratford, Mr. William Turner and Thomas Chilton, chief constables of Stoke, Mr. Thomas Redding, chief constable of Burneham, Mr. Thomas Haydon, chief constable of Desborough and Edward Hooton chief constable of Newport were paid their respective bills of £12.10s., £5.9s.6d., £l.9s.6d., £ll.7s., £2.18s.6d. and £4.15s.6d. for relieving, passing and conveying vagrants.

 

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Midsummer Session, 16th July, 1713 [12 Anne]

p.33.  Henry Munday, bridewell-keeper of Aylesbury, was paid £1.4s. for the burial of Mary Taylor, who died in his custody.

p.34.  The constable of Twyford was allowed 12s. in addition to the 12s. paid by the officer of the Queen for his extraordinary expenses in conveying the baggage of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards from Buckingham to Aylesbury in a cart drawn by six horses with a driver at 4 a.m.  (Sess.R. 45/80)

p.35.  The justices appointed to examine the accounts of constables for the conveyance of vagrants allowed claimed for the period from Epiphany to Easter last, as under.

Samuel Hawkins, constable of Little Brickhill £21.6s.6d. in lieu of £28.6s.6d.

Henry Hands, another Constable of Little Brickhill, £20.15s.6d. in lieu of £33.11s.6d.

Thomas Hall alias Hill and George Jennings, constables of Newport Pagnell £ll.2s.6d. in lieu of £17.11s.6d.

John Smith, constable of Hanslopp £7.15s.6d. in lieu of £l3.6s.6d.

John Gilpin, constable of Stoke Goldington £8.7s.6d. in lieu of £12.l0s.

Daniel Broughton, constable of Lathbury, £3.0s.6d. in lieu of £4.8s.6d.

William Boy, constable of Brafeild, £1.7s.6d. in lieu of £2.5s.

Thomas Sheffeild, constable of Astwood, £3.5s. in lieu of £4.15s.6d.

William Lawson, constable of Great Brickhill, £l.ls. in lieu of £1.15s.6d.

Robert Smith, constable of Loughton, £1.4s. in lieu of £l.l2s.  (Sess.R. 48/1)

Jacob Allin, constable of Wavendon 14s. in lieu of 18s.

William How, constable of Loughton, 5s. in lieu of 7s.6d.

Mr. Valentine, constable of Lavendon, 3s.8d. in full.

pp.36-38.  Regulations drawn up by the justices for redressing and preventing the “many evil practices and abuses” which have been committed by the chief constables, the petty constables and by their agents “in and about the relieving and passing vagrants through the county”.

No person shall be “received, relieved, passed and carryed through this county at the county charge but such persons only as are vagrants by lawe and brought or sent to them by legall passes and that the laws made for punishing vagrants bee strictly putt into execution upon them unlesse it bee on such persons as have served her Majesty in the Army or Navy as soldiers or Marriners and such vagrants as are lame sick or impotent”.

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Midsummer Session, 16th July, 1713 [12 Anne]

No justice shall allow any constable any greater sum for maintaining carrying or conveying of vagrants than six pence for every twenty four hours which they shall stay in the county.

All vagrants shall be passed out of the county the morning following the day when they are brought in either by cart, horse or on foot “according to the abilityes of the persons or of theire respective Bodyes or circumstances” unless the next day after they be brought in happens to be a Sunday.

The constable shall be allowed six pence a mile for each cart or not exceeding five shillings a day and if more than one cart is necessary, four shillings a day for every cart in addition.

For every vagrant passed by “horse or on horseback a sum of four pence a mile shall be allowed and not more than three shillings for the first horse: but if more than one horse has to be employed then one shilling and six pence shall be allowed for each additional horse.

For every vagrant passed on foot a sum of two pence a mile shall be allowed but not more than one shilling and six pence for each person per day.

Constables were to bring back certificates from the constables to whom every vagrant had been handed over, which shall indicate the number of carts and horses used.

The constables accounts shall be audited by the Justices before being passed for payment.

Chart showing the number of vagrants which were passed from Little Brickhill to Old Stratford, co. Northampton. (Sess.R. 45/82)

p.38.  The chief constables were to render a list of all persons between the ages of twenty one and seventy who were liable to serve on juries.

p.39.  George Johnson late of Lackbridge in Scotland, a poor debtor in the gaol was admitted to an allowance of the county bread.  (Sess.R. 45/84)

John and William Gascoine who were committed to the gaol [see p.10] were set at liberty.

William Hill, John Tebworth and Thomas Walker of Beirton who were indicted for receiving inmates were dis- charged on account of “many defects, imperfections and omissions” in the indictments [see p.3].

The appeal of several inhabitants of Steeple Cleydon against their assessments to rates was referred to the justices of the hundreds of Buckingham and Cottesloe to determine.

p.40.  The recognizances entered into by Thomas Mills, senior, and Francis Syred, junior, were estreated, as both persons had neglected to appear.  [See Vol.8, pp.257 and 277].

The recognizance of Thomas Eason of Calverton, yeoman, to answer for non payment of wages to John Goodman his servant, and to William Trowell of the same, overseer of the poor, is respited on account of his sickness.  (Sess.R. 45/ 49–51)

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Midsummer Session, 16th July, 1713 [12 Anne]

The surveyors of Walton in the parish of Aylesbury, Aylesbury and Ellesborough were authorized to raise 6d. rates for highway repairs in accordance with the act of 3 and 4 William and Mary, C. 12.

p.41.  Confirmation of a warrant for the removal of Thomas Greene and his wife from Borestall to Thame.

Confirmation of a warrant for the removal of Elizabeth, Hannah and Anne Camplin from Woodburne to Great Marlowe.  (Sess.R. 45/76)

Confirmation of a warrant for the removal of John Moores and Elizabeth his wife from Great Kimble to Ellesborough.  (Sess.R. 45/83)

p.42  The appeal of Burneham against a warrant removing Luke Mitchell and his family from Becconsfeild to Burnham was allowed.

Confirmation of a warrant for the removal of Joseph Sanders and Anne his wife from Little Horwood to the parish of St. Johns in the town of Bedford.  (Sess.R. 45/74)

p.43.  Confirmation of a warrant for the removal of Anne Harwood, spinster, from Wyrasdisbury to Laleham alias Lalam, co. Middlesex.  (Sess.R. 45/77)

The appeal of Mr. Snell against his assessment for rates in Brill [see p.16 ] was again referred to the justices in the hundreds of Ashendon and Cottesloe to determine.  (Sess.R. 45/66)

The application by the officers of Monks Risborough for a reduction in the allowance of 4s. a week to Richard Dossett, a poor, lame, impotent person, was referred to the justices for the three hundreds of Aylesbury to decide.

p.44.  The writ of certiorari issued by the Queen’s Bench for the removal of all indictments against the inhibitants of Amersham was read.

Another similar writ for the removal of all indictments against Timothy Hill of Amersham yeoman was read.  (Sess.R. 45/11)

A similar writ for the removal of all indictments against Thomas Aldridge of Aylesbury, was read.

The fines of jurors for non attendance was discharged in regard there was a full attendance.

Indictments confessed and traversed.

The acquittals of John Bates [see p.30], John Smith [see p.30], and the convictions of William Cleydon, John Cozens, Thomas Tyler and John Keely [see p.2].

Timothy Hill of Agmondesham, husbandman, with Henry Gillman of the same, innholder, as surety [see p.44].  (Sess. R. 45/11)

Thomas Aldridge of Aylesbury with Robert Meade and William Symonds of the same as sureties.  [see p.4]

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Midsummer Session, 16th July 1713 [12 Anne]

Recognizances extended

p.45. The following already given above: John Bates [see p.30], John Smith [see p.30], Jonn Taylor [see Vol.7,p.24], Richard Baldwin junior [see Vol.7, p.148], John Stapp [see Vol.8, p.16], William Rance [see Vol.8, p.156], and Thomas Fletcher, William Rowland and John Rowland [see Vol.8, p.239].

Edward Deely of Oving, husbandman, with William Barton of Aylesbury and John Perry of Weedon, Thomas Deeley of Heath, Leighton, co. Bedford, and Richard Hodges of Cublington, husbandman, as sureties for bastardy by Mary Humphry of Wingrave.  (Sess.R. 45/45)

James Breach of Wescott, Waddesdon, yeoman, with Charles Heyward of Aylesbury, baker, and Martin Wright of the same, victualler, as sureties for bastardy by Anne Virgin of North Marston.  (Sess.R. 44/62)

James Reynolds of Turweston, with Edward Reynolds of Barton Hartshorne as surety, for bastardy by Frances Newman.  (Sess.R. 44/24)

Richard Clarke of Wavendon, with William Clarke of the same, as surety for good behaviour.

William Smith of Chalfont St. Peters to appear.

Joseph Andrews, with John Dell and John Ellis, all of Hedgerly Deane, labourers, as sureties, for bastardy by Grace Moreton.  (Sess.R. 44/64)

John Botley, junior, labourer, with John Botley, senior, labourer, and Charles Webb, yeoman, all of Grendon Underwood, as sureties for bastardy by Mary Baylis of Marsh Gibbon, singlewoman.  (Sess.R. 45/37a)

Stephen Salter, junior of Amersham, brickmaker, with Stephen Salter, senior, of Coleshill, Amersham, brickmaker, and Robert Salter of Penn, brickmaker as sureties, for bastardy by Sarah Bunce of Little Missenden, singlewoman. (Sess.R. 45/43)

Edward Holmes of Datchet, victualler, with William Miller of Iver and Thomas Boulter of Langley as sureties to keep an alehouse.  (Sess.R. 45/20)

Christopher Carter, Peter Harris, both of Stony Stratford and John Blinco of Woolverton, all victuallers, with Thomas Harris and Samuel Evans both yeomen of the same, to keep alehouses.  (Sess.R. 45/47)

Thomas Collis of Warrington, yeoman, with Thomas Steward of Newport Pagnell as surety to keep an alehouse. (Sess.R. 45/48)

Richard Green of Aston Abbot, victualler, with Robert Green of the same, husbandman, and George Harris of Cublington, architect, as sureties to keep an alehouse. (Sess.R. 45/52)

Christopher Foster of Bledsloe, woollen draper, with Thomas Frizell of Hartwell, gardener as surety, to answer charges by Hannah Coles of Monks Risborough, and Elizabeth, wife of John Moores of Monks Risborough.  (Sess.R. 45/42 and 52a)

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Midsummer Session, 16th July 1713 [12 Anne]

Thomas Gibbs of Winslow, baker, with Thomas Blake of the same, gentleman, as surety, for neglecting his duty as constable in not conveying Thomas Tayler to the stocks.  (Sess. R. 45/38)

Thomas Tyler of Denham with John Tyler of the same, both yeoman, as surety, to keep the peace towards Sarah his wife. (Sess.R. 45/53)

Fines and issues.

p.46.  The fines of persons convicted on pp.2, 10 and 44.

Bridewell calendars.

Chipping Wycombe: William Goodalle for an idle and lewd life, Martha Enstone for an idle vagabond, John Branch and John Laye for idle and lewd persons.  (Sess.R. 45/65)

Newport Pagnell: William Hobcraft, Elizabeth Burges, Edward Bennit, Elizabeth Colback and Elizabeth Linn, dis- charged.  (Sess.R. 45/75)

Prisoners to appear.

James Breach for bastardy with Ann Virgin.

Richard Newman, Sarah Lutt for a bastard child and John and William Gascoine.  (Sess.R. 45/85)

Recognizances discharged.

p.47.  William Clare, John Newman, John Cooke and John Hailes, all of Shenley, Robert Staples, Francis Staples and John Bates, all of Halton, Edward Deeley, Thomas Deeley and Richard Hedges a11 of Oveing, John Bates, and Henry Goldar both of Aston Clynton, James Breach of Wescott in the parish of Waddesden, Charles Heywood and Martin Wright, both of Aylesbury, Joseph Andrews, John Dell and John Ellis all of Hedgerly, Thomas Tyler and John Tyler, both of Denham, Christopher Foster of Bledlowe, Thomas Frizell of Hartwell, Richard Collins of Hollingdon in the parish of Soulbury, Francis Eden and John Taylor, both of Soulbury, William Hill, Philip Larkin and Richard Cordwell, all of Chesham, Stephen Salter, junior of Agmonesham, Stephen Salter, senior, of Coleshill, co. Hertford, and Ralph Salter of Penn, and William Treswell and John Goodman, both of Calverton.

Writs.

Jurors writ.  (Sess.R. 45/56)

Writ of capias, see Appendix No. II  (Sess.R. 45/58)

Writ of venire facias, see Appendix No. II  (Sess.R. 45/57)

p.48.  [blank]

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MICHAELMAS SESSION

AT BUCKINGHAM

8th October, 1713 [12 Anne]

Jurors for the body of the county.

p.49.  John Adams of Thornborow, George Chappell of Great Brickhill, John Chibnall of Sherrington, Henry Curtis of Little Horwood, John Horseman of Towersey, John Hughs of Quainton, John Jones of Ludgarshall, George Jordan of Leckamstead, Thomas Key of Stow, Thomas Knight, John Philpot, junior of Maidesmoreton, John Pingard of Leckamstead, Thomas Rutland of Granborow, William Scott of Maidesmoreton, Richard Tatham of North Marston, James Watts of Westbury, John Whitmill of Tingewick, George Willeat, junior, of Horwood and Thomas Withers of Newport Pagnell.

The following were not sworn: Ananias Barnaby of Brands Fee, Henry Balcheldor senior, of Amersham, Richard Brigingshaw of Aston Clinton, John Brettain of North Crawley, John Cuddesdon of Great Missenden, William Curtis of Olney, Zacharias Dean of Towersey, Thomas Edmonds of Aylesbury, Ezekiel Ewer of Chalfont St. Gyles, Edward Fastnidge of Hugendon (dead), Timothy Harding of Amersham, Thomas Hodkins of Stoke Goldington, Thomas Hughs of Quainton, Thomas Jones of Great Missenden, Richard Newman, senior of Olney, John Parrat of Chesham, butcher, John Randolph of Long Crendon, Thomas Ray of Aylesbury, Rivis Revis of Newport Pagnell, Thomas Reynolds of Long Crendon, Thomas Rose, junior of Haddenham, Thomas Sear of Iveinghoe, John Ward of Little Horwood, Samuel Ware, senior, of Chesham, grocer, William Weston of Drayton Beauchamp, Thomas Widmore of Hugendon and Thomas Winter of Brands Fee.  (Sess.R. 45/59 and 46/60 and 61)

 

Sacrament certificates

Produced by Thomas Stevens, esquire, Mayor of Chepping Wiccombe: certified by the Rev. Samuel Guise, vicar, and William Turner and Hugh Shrimpton, churchwardens, and witnessed by Ambrose Eldridge, gentleman, and John Rose, blacksmith, all of the same.  (Sess.R. 46/55)

John Robarts of Drayton Beauchamp, gentleman; certified by the Rev. Isaac Lodington, vicar, and William Church, churchwarden of Aylesbury, and witnessed by Jane Richmond of Haddenham and Thomas Wright of Aylesbury.  (Sess.R. 46/58)

Lawrence Bishopp of Bourton in the parish of Buckingham, gentleman; certified by the Rev. Oliver Pashler, vicar, and John Cowley, churchwarden, and witnessed by Richard Walls, innholder, and Bartholomew Purdon, victualler, all of the same.  (Sess.R. 46/59)

James Richmond, officer in the Excise, now residing at Haddenham; certified by the Rev. Isaac Lodington, vicar, and William Church, churchwarden, of Aylesbury, and witnessed by John Robarts of Drayton Beauchamp and Thomas Wright of Aylesbury.  (Sess.R. 46/57)

Thomas Wright, officer in the Excise for the duty on hides and skins, residing at Aylesbury; certified by the same, and witnessed by James Richmond and John Robarts.  (Sess. R. 46/56)

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Michaelmas Session, 8th October, 1713 [12 Anne]

All the above also took the statutory oaths.

Meeting houses.

p.50.  The house of Edward Barton at Hudnall in the parish of Edlesborough: certified by William Brittin, John Cooke and Richard Morton, dissenters of the baptist persuasion: and of Joseph Dossett at Princes Risborough, were registered in accordance with the Act of 1 William and Mary, C. 18.  (Sess. R. 46/4 and 11)

Indictments.

Charles Cooke of Datchett for selling ale without licence.

Christopher Ford of Radnage and Samuel Bund of Little Missenden for disorderly alehouses.

John Brinckhurst of Great Marlow, esquire, John Typper, gentleman, John Mawby and Ann his wife, Dorothy, wife of Thomas Waters and Frances Carter, widow, as popish recusants.

The petty constable of Creslowe for not making his presentments.

Thomas Johnson of Wendover for obstructing and diverting a common footway.

John Oxlade and Stephen Stevens both of Great Marlow, yeomen, surveyors of the highways, for neglect of duty.  [Each fined 2s.6d.] (Sess.R. 46/19 and 44)

William Montague of Chesham Waterside for begetting a bastard child on Elizabeth Lovett, a common whore, now deceased. [Ignoramus.]  (Sess.R. 46/16)

Presentments.

The six persons indicted above for recusancy, with the addition of Robert Cutler of Drayton Parslow, were presented for the same offence.  (Sess.R. 46/34)

Mary Harne, widow, and James Woodward, both of Chepping Wiccombe Forens, for disorderly alehouses.  (Sess.R. 46/20 and 36)

Jonathan Hamond of Great Marlow, yeoman, for laying dung in the highway there.  (Sess.R. 46/41)

William Gunnill, John Hutchinson, junior, William Hobbard, and Charles Carter, junior, all of Great Marlow, labourers, for setting gins and snares to catch hares.  (Sess.R. 46/21, 32, 37 and 39)

George Clerk, son of William Clerke, George Clerk, son of John Clerk, William Carter and John Bailey, a11 of Great Marlow, labourers, for being common drunkards and disturbers of the peace.  (Sess.R. 46/40 and 43)

Thomas Aylewood of Great Marlow for a common swearer. (Sess.R. 46/42)

Richard Langley of Great Marlow for a disorderly ale- house.

John Ox1ade and Stephen Stevens, surveyors of the highways in Great Marlow for taking away twenty cartloads of dung lying in the highway and for failing to repair the highway leading to Chepping Wiccombe, “Lower way leading

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thence to Little Marlow and the church way.  (Sess.R. 46/18, 31 and 45)

John Seaton and John North of Winslowe for failing to repair the highway leading through Pear tree hill from Steeple Cleydon to Middle Cleydon.  (Sess.R. 46/33)

Francis Ligo, esquire, and Thomas Millward of Weston Turville for failing to repair the highway called Coney Lane.  (Sess.R. 46/35)

Katherine Wigg of Steeple Cleydon, widow, for failing to repair the highway to Twiford.  (Sess.R. 46/38)

Petty constables sworn.

p.51.  Chalfont St. Peter  George Cawdrey and John Hatch vice Robert Bennett and Richard Hunt: Robert Monk and Jarvis Harris, not sworn.  witnesses John Newman, William Jennings, James Burrows, John Charsley and Thomas Hunt.  (Sess.R. 46/l0)

Chalfont St. Giles Ezekiel Ewer and Thomas Lane vice Robert Murray and Nicholas Redding: John Nash, junior and Henry Belson not sworn: Witnesses Joseph Bartlett, Robert Hill, senior, John Grimsdale, Charles Piercy, Thomas Niokall, Richard Lovett and Robert Hill.  (Sess.R. 46/9)

Woughton Richard Puttnam vice William Roberts.  (Sess.R. 46/3)

Weston Turvile Daniel Sweby and Samuel Birch vice Richard Babham and John Baker, junior.

Orders.

Henry Munday, Gilbert Pickering, and John Rose, the bridewell-keepers, were paid their quarterly salaries.

p.52.  John Edmonds, Angell Weard, William Noys and Charles Heywood, the county bakers, were paid their respective bills of £4.1s.4d., £4.1s.8d., £3.8s.2d., and £3.18s.10d.

p.53.  James Bevin and Samuell Evans, constables of Stony Stratford, Mr. William Turner, chief constable of Stoke, and Mr. Thomas Redding, chief constable of Burneham, were paid their respective bills of £12.10s., £9.1s.4d., and £8.0s.ll½d. for their quarterly expenses in passing vagrants and cripples.

Upon the report of the justices appointed to examine the accounts for passing vagrants and cripples, that Henry Hands late constable of Little Brickhill had rendered accounts from Epiphany to Easter amounting to £33.11s.6d. from which £l2.16s. was deducted, but that only £20 had been paid to him leaving a balance of 15s.6d. due, and that he had omitted to deliver a bill for passing six vagrants on April 17 last for which he was allowed 13s.6d. these two amounts were ordered to be paid to him.

p.54.  William Benson was paid £10 for six months rent of his house in Aylesbury, used as a county gaol.  (Sess.R. 46/4)

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p.55.  John Gilpin, constable of stoke Goldington, was paid £3.l7s.6d. for passing vagrants and cripples during Easter quarter, and £11.10s.3d. and £4.5s. for the Midsummer quarter.

Mr. Nicholas Merwin, the under-sheriff, was paid £25 for his extraordinary expenses.

William Stevens, constable of Little Brickhill, was paid £28.16s.6d. for his quarterly expenses in passing vagrants and £33.13s. which had been allowed to him at the last Sessions.

p.56.  John Ping, the other constable of Little Brickhill was paid £36.5s.6d. for conveying vagrants and cripples during the Easter quarter and £33.9s.6d. for his similar expenses during the last quarter.

Mr. Edward Hooton, chief constable of Newport was paid £3.6s. in repayment of monies paid to the petty constables in his division for passing vagrants and cripples.

p.57.  Confirmation of a warrant removing John Ball from Drayton Parslowe to Winfeild in the parish of Chalgrave, co. Beds.  (Sess.R. 45/70 and 86)

The surveyors of Aylesbury were authorized to raise 3d. rates for highway repairs in accordance with the Act 3 and 4 William and Mary, C. 12.

p.58.  The appeal of Imley, co. Northampton, against a warrant removing Roger Massey, the elder, his wife and family from Waddesden, was allowed.  (Sess.R. 45/68)

The complaint of James Lovett, an owner of lands in Stokemandevile against his assessment for poor rates was referred to the justices acting for the three hundreds of Aylesbury to determine.

p.59.  The complaint of John Snell, gentleman, against his assessment for poor rates in Brill [see p.43] was again adjourned.  (Sess.R. 46/6)

Confirmation of an order whereby Isaac Hawes of Oakley yeoman, who had been adjudged the father of a bastard child born to Joan New, singlewoman of the same parish, was ordered to pay £4.5s. to the parish for maintenance already supplied and to enter into security to indemnify the parish for the future.  (Sess.R. 45/73)

p.60.  Confirmation of a warrant removing Eleanor Staples late wife of John Staples and her three children, William, Mary and Ann from Little Hampden to Lee alias Lea.  (Sess.R. 45/71)

p.61.  The appeal of Tattenhoe against a warrant removing Mary Coles, singlewoman from Newton Longvile was respited. (Sess.R. 45/72)

William Clarke, apprentice to Thomas Phillipps of Wendover, committed to the bridewell at Aylesbury for refusing to serve his master, was discharged.  (Sess.R. 46/12)

The estreating of the recognizance entered into by John Truelock of Marshe Gibbon, labourer, and by Richard Offliff, yeoman, and Thomas Aldridge, victualler, both of Aylesbury, for begetting a bastard child on Ann Hunt, was respited as he had fled from justice and could not be found.  (Sess.R. 45/33)

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p.62.  Elizabeth Langley, widow, of Ashendon and Jane her daughter, to remain in gaol until they find sureties for their good behaviour.

The complaints against John Bull, constable of Linford for refusing to execute a warrant, were referred to the justices of Newport, to report.  Surety, John Gilpin of Great Woolston, yeoman.  (Sess.R. 46/17)

p.63.  Confirmation of the rates raised for the relief of the poor in Mursley.

The constables of Adstock were paid l2s. in addition to the sum paid by the Queen's officers, for providing a waggon with five horses for the conveyance of baggage from Buckingham to Bandbury, co. Oxford.  (Sess.R. 46/1,7 and 8)

p.64.  The recognizance of William Smith of Chalfont St. Giles is estreated in regard of his contempt in non- appearance [see p.45].

The recognizance of John Bates of Aston Clynton, labourer, is stayed [see p.30].

The order made at the last sessions in regard to the relief and passing of vagrants and cripples [see pp.36-38] having been printed and distributed is to be strictly complied with and if any person refuse to accept the rates there laid down, the Clerk of the Peace shall appoint others to undertake the work at reasonable rates.

John Bottley, junior, of Grendon Underwood, labourer, charged to have begotten Mary Baylis of Marshe Gibbon with child, is committed to gaol until he find security to indemnify the parish of Marshe Gibbon of the cost of maintenance of the child [see p.45].

Indictments confessed and traversed.

p.65.  The convictions of John Oxlade [see p.50], Stephen Stevens [see p.50], John Smith [see p.30] and Thomas Johnson [see p.31].

Elizabeth, wife of William Hicks of Buckingham, labourer, and Frances, wife of Nicholas Grace of the same, labourer, for a riot and assault on Richard Ashwe11, each fined 6d.

Edward Lyne of Whaddon, labourer, for a riot and assault on John Crotchett was fined 6s.8d.

Recognizances extended.

The following already given above: Ralph Judkins [see Vol.8, p.128], John Bates [see Vol.9,p.30], John Taylor [see Vol.7, p.24], Richard Baldwyn [see Vol.7, p.148], William Rance [see Vol.8, p.156], Thomas Fletcher, William Rowland and John Rowland [see Vol.8,p.239], Edward Deely [see Vol.9,p.45], James Breach [see Vol.9, p.45], James Reynolds [see Vol.9, p.45], Richard Clarke [see Vol.9, p.45] and John Truelock [see Vol.9, p.61].

William Hill of Chesham, husbandman, with Philip Larkin, sawyer, and Richard Cordwell, innholder, both of the same, as sureties, to answer Martha, wife of Daniel Browne of Chesham, husbandman.  (Sess.R. 45/44)

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Midsummer Session, 8th October, 1713 [12 Anne]

Recognizances entered into.

Ralph Taylor of Farnham Royal, collarmaker, with John Norman, senior, tailor, and Onion Tredway, shoemaker, both of the same, as sureties, to keep the peace towards Anne Dalling of the same.  Letter from John Aleyn, to the Clerk of the Peace that Ralph Tayler had made her satisfaction and that the prosecution has been dropped.  (Sess.R. 46/5 and 27)

Joseph Meakes of Adington, dairyman, to answer Mrs. Egerton and John Davis for assault.  (Sess.R. 46/28)

Thomas Higgins of Great Marlow, shoemaker, with William Boveington, shoemaker, and John Harris, gunsmith, both of the same, as sureties, to appear.  (Sess.R. 46/26)

Thomas Munns of Great Marlow, schoolmaster, with Thomas Williams of Aylesbury, apothecary, and John Harris of Great Marlow, gunsmith, as sureties, to appear, and of John Doble and Andrew Crisp both of Great Marlow, gentlemen, to give evidence against Thomas Higgins and Thomas Munns. (Sess.R. 46/24, 29 and 30)

Joseph Gobbett of Ashley Green to keep good order in his alehouse.  (Sess.R. 46/25)

John Fastnadge of Great Marlow, collarmaker, to give witness on behalf of Elizabeth Powell, widow, and Thomas her son, against William Parsons of the same, cooper, and of William Parsons with Thomas Stevens, oatmealmaker, and John Lake, cordwainer, both of the same, as sureties, to appear.  (Sess.R. 46/22 and 23)

Christopher Geary of Chesham, gentleman, with Francis Woodcock of Aylesbury and Philip Reading of Hughenden as sureties, to appear for assaulting Anne Welsh, widow. [Fined 1s.]  (Sess.R. 46/15 and 53)

Fines and issues.

p.66.  Richard Newman, senior of Olney, Thomas Ray of Aylesbury, Thomas Edmunds of Aylesbury, and Thomas Seare of Ivinghoe, fined £1.10s. for non-attendance on juries.

The fines of persons convicted on p.65.

Recognizances discharged.

p.67.  John Smith of Hanslopp, John Stopp, Thomas Higgins, William Boveington, John Harris, Thomas Munns, John Oxlade, Stephen Stevens, John Doble, Andrew Crisp, William Parsons, Thomas Stevens, John Lake, and John Fasttenidge, all of Great Marlowe, Ralph Taylor, John Norman, senior, and Onion Treadway, all of Farnham Royal, Thomas Williams of Aylesbury, Joseph Meakes of Addington, Joseph Sumner, Elizabeth Langley and Jane Langley, all of Pollicott, and Thomas Gibbs and Thomas Blake, both of Winslowe.

Examination.

Margaret Prices that her mother bought her pass of a woman that had three or four passes and sold them for 2s.6d. She meets people at Mr. Fennell’s house “that keeps a Brady shoope and a tayler be trade”.  In order to reach it “you must turne by a greats Boocke sellers shope in a paved alley”. (Sess.R. 46/13)

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Midsummer Session, 8th October, 1713 [12 Anne]

Warrant.

To convey William Parsons to the gaol for ill-treating Thomas Powell, his apprentice.  (Sess.R. 46/46)

Bridewell calendars.

Newport Pagnell: Richard Sweby, and John Stones, Ann Long and Ann Meecham, discharged.  (Sess.R. 46/47)

Chepping Wycombe: Rachael Adams, a vagrant and disorderly person, Margaret Thoreketle and her children, Margaret and Jonathan, vagrants with a counterfeit pass, and Thomas Higgins.  Mary Jonson alias Taylour and Elizabeth Jonson, notorious vagrants and cheats, discharged. (Sess.R. 46/48)

Aylesbury: Thomas Mills senior and Thomas Mills junior for robbing the fishponds of Mr. John Creswell of Lillingstone Love11: Ann Langley, for assaulting Sarah Blisse in the highway at Ashendon, John Truluck [see p.61] and Thomas Munns [see p.65].  (Sess.R. 46/49 and 50)

Writs

Jury writ.  (Sess.R. 45/60)

Writ of capias, see Appendix No. II  (Sess.R. 45/62)

Writ of venire facias, see Appendix No. II  (Sess.R. 45/61)

p.68.  [blank]

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EPIPHANY SESSION

AT AYLESBURY

14th January, 1713-14 [12 Anne]

Jurors for the body of the county.

p.69.  John Adams of Thornborough, John Allnutt, senior, of Towersey, Thomas Attwood of Maidesmorton, Robert Botley of Stewkley, Daniel Browne of Little Marlow, John Capp of Great Horwood, William Cordwell of Pen, Edward Cripps of Newport Pagnell, William Cuthbert of Wingrave, William Duncombe of Maseworth, Daniel Francklyn of Hadenham, Nicholas Gaffeild of Wingrave, John Grace, gentleman, of Rowsame, Joseph King of Beachampton, John North, senior, of Towersey, Thomas Prentice of Stewkley, Joseph Rose of Cuddington, Richard Smallbones of Newport Pagnell and William Stevens of Mursley.

The following were not sworn: William Allerbury of Newport Pagnell, William Baldwin of Chesham, Henry Batcheler, senior of Amersham, John Bates of Masworth, Ralph Bragg of Eaton, Thomas Burt of Wornehall, John Carter of Newport Pagnell, John Chybnall of Sherrington, John Edmonds of Aylesbury, John Hogg of Adstock, George Horner of Great Missenden, Thomas Hooton of Stoke Golding, Thomas Jackson of Stoke Mandevile, Joseph King of Beachampton, James Leverett, senior, of Newport Pagnell, Aaron Medwin of Little Marlow, Thomas Millward of East Cleydon, Thomas Nicholls of Hadenham, Edmund Pryor of Eaton, Samuel Ware of Chesham, William Weston of Drayton Beachamp, John Windmill of Bradwell Abbey, Thomas Winter of Wornehill. (Sess.R. 47/32 and 58)

Sacrament certificate

Produced by John Cowley of Buckingham, cordwainer: certified by the Rev. Oliver Pashler, vicar, and Francis Smith, churchwarden, and witnessed by Charles Nurse, junior, and Mrs. Rebecca Hewes, all of the same.  (Sess.R. 47/85)

Statutory oaths.

John Cowley, Thomas Parr of Waddesden, a dissenter and William Butterfeild, clerk.

Jurors for the case against John Bates.

Henry Bailey and Joseph Brasbridge, both of Aylesbury, William Gaffeild of Rowsam, William Edmonds, Peter Golds- worth and Edward Hawkins, all of Aylesbury, John Higgs of Rowsham, John Keen of Wingrave, Thomas Piddington, Thomas Ray of Aylesbury, John Symons of North Marston and Samuell Ware of Chesham.

The following were not sworn: William Beckley of Swanbourne, Timothy Childes of Amersham, John Coles of Quainton, William Cozens of Chearsley, John Ginger of Aylesbury, Timothy Harding of Amersham, Henry Harrupp of Great Horwood, Joseph Hartley of Stony Stratford, John Mathew, junior, of Newport Pagnell, Thomas Tarbox of Soulbury, Jonathan Toe of Adstock and John White of Aylesbury.  (Sess.R. 47/57)

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Epiphany Session , 14th January 1713-14 [12 Anne]

Indictments.

p.70.  John Marsham of Swanborne for digging a pit at Forty Hades in the highway.  (Sess.R. 47/52)

James Woollwood [Woolhead] of Chepping Wiccombe Forrens for a disorderly alehouse. [Fined 6s.8d.] (see p.112)

Charles Carter, junior, of Great Marlowe for setting snares for hares.

Thomas Aylewood of Great Marlowe baker for a common swearer and disturber of the peace.

John Oxlade and Stephen Stevens, surveyors of highways in Great Marlowe, for not repairing the highways.

John Hutchinson, junior, of Great Marlowe, for setting snares to catch hares.

George Clerk, son of William Clerk, George Clerk, son of John Clerk, William Carter and John Bailey, all of Great Marlowe, for common drunkards, nightwalkers and disturbers of the peace.

William Hobbard and William Gunnill of Great Marlow for setting snares to kill hares.

Mary Harne of Chepping Wiccombe Forrens, widow, for keeping a disorderly alehouse.

John Typper, gentleman, John Mawby and Ann his wife, Dorothy, wife of Thomas Waters all of Mursley cum Salden, Robert Cutler of Drayton Parslowe and John Brinckhurst of Great Marlow as popish recusants.

John Seaton and Thomas North both of Steeple Cleydon, for not repairing the highway to Middle Cleydon through their grounds called Peartree Hill.

Jonathan Hamond of Great Marlowe for laying straw and dung in the highway.

Francis Ligo esquire and Thomas Millward, both of Weston Turvile, for not repairing Coney Lane leading from Steeple Cleydon to Middle Cleydon as, by reason of their tenure, they ought to do.

Katherine Wigg of Steeple Cleydon, widow, for not repairing a highway leading to Twiford.

Mathew Ayres of Stony Stratford east side, innholder, churchwarden, overseer and constable of the poor, for suborning Ann Saunders, Singlewoman, to charge Joseph Bigg of Winslow, bricklayer, a married man, with begetting her with a bastard child, instead of William Coxhead of Wakefeild Lodge, co. Northampton, keeper, [Not Guilty.] (Sess.R. 47/18, 19, 56 and 77)

The Inhabitants of Whaddon for not repairing the highway at Sworne Land leading from stony Stratford to Winslowe.  (Sess.R. 47/43)

Edward Hatton and Richard Miles, surveyors of highways at Little Brickhill for not repairing the highways. [Each fined 6d.] (Sess.R. 47/53)

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William Edwin and Joseph Tidd, surveyors of the highways at Great Brickhill for the like.  (Sess.R. 47/54)

p.71.  Elizabeth Langley, widow, Jane Langley and Ann Langley, both spinsters, all of Ashendon, for a riot, and assault upon Sarah Blisse.

Christopher Geary of Chesham, gentleman, for assaulting Ann Welsh, widow.  Prosecutor Thomas Calvin.  (Sess.R. 47/91)

Robert Statsbury of Buckingham, bailiff of the three hundreds of Buckingham and William Curtis of the same, labourer, for an affray at Steeple Claydon, and for wounding John Aris and imprisoning him without a warrant.  [Ignoramus.] (Sess.R. 47/55)

Robert Mills of Stoke Poges, gardener to William Lamb, esquire, for stealing geese of Thomas Randall (Randolph) of the same, yeoman.  Edward Parks of the same and William Green, sureties for Mills, and Susan Randall and Edward Parks to give evidence.  (Sess.R. 47/21-23, 27 and 37)

John Gascoine and William Gascoine, both of Newport Pagnell, labourers for taking rabbits from the free warren of Henry Andrews.  (Sess.R. 47/46)

Presentments by Francis Duncombe, J.P.

The Inhabitants of Little Brickhill and Great Brickhill, for not repairing the highways leading to Wooburn, co. Bedford, and between Great and Little Brickhill.  (Sess.R. 47/80 and 51/176-8)

Presentments of the grand jury and constables.

George Wilson, John Ginger, Thomas price, William James, William Brookes, junior, Humphrey Nurton, John Welsh, grazier, John Welsh, butcher, Richard Tombs and Edward Hawkins, all of Aylesbury, for failing to cleanse and scour the common river or brook next their grounds from a place called Dockmore to a place called Lettnum whereby the highways, drains and ditches become overflowed so that people cannot pass from town to town. (Sess.R. 47/81)

Thomas Skillman, felmonger, Robert Liveing, tailor, John Veerey, hempdresser, John Southwell, labourer, John Bigg, baker, William Jenkins, James Mayden, John Oviatts, Joseph Ingram, Francis Wallis, Henry Wadbridge, John Search, William Weaver, Josiah Rose, William Wildgoose, William Forous, Joseph Whitchurch, Francis Seabrooke, Richard George, Mathew Webb, all labourers, and Robert Mayden and Samuel Veery, both bakers, and John Reade, butcher, for a riot and breaches of the peace and refusing to obey Richard Tuckwell and William Goldsworth the constables.  (Sess.R. 47/79 and 49/67)

p.72.  The Inhabitants of Beachampton for not repairing a bridge called “Broken Bridge”.  (Sess.R. 47/81)

Richard Backhouse of Beachampton for penning the water at his mill whereby the river overflowed the said bridge so that people cannot pass.  (Sess.R. 47/81)

Samuel Bunce of Little Missenden for keeping a common bawdy house and a disorderly alehouse.  (Sess.R. 47/88)

The seven persons indicted above for recusancy were presented for the same offence.  (Sess.R. 47/62 and 86)

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Joseph Anstey of Gorefield in the parish of Hanslopp tenant to Mr. Wilkinson, for not paying his week’s tax for passing vagrants.  (Sess.R. 47/92)

John Langley of Great Marlowe for being a common “poulcher and destroyer of the same”.  (Sess.R. 47/86)

The chief constables of Ashendon, Aylesbury, (West Division), Cotteslowe, Dosborough (Sanderton Division), Newport and Stoke, and their petty constables make no presentments.  (Sess.R. 47/1, 2, 4-9, 11-13, 28, 29, 31, 62-4, 67, 78, 82-4, 86 and 87)

Chief Constables sworn.

Burneham John Fellowe of Chesham vice Nicholas Statham, deceased: James Child and John Gosham, were nominated but not sworn.  (Sess.R. 47/15)

Petty constables and tithingmen sworn.

Boveney Richard Talbot and William Webb vice John Herbert and [blank]. Roger Dawson was nominated but not sowrn. Witnesses, William Grover, Henry Ball, Thomas Lee, Thomas Smith, Michael Clarke, Ralph Weston, John Richardson, and John Webb.  (Sess.R. 47/17)

Ickford Thomas Coles, junior, vice John Coszors.  (Sess.R. 47/3)

Dynton Thomas Saunders vice Richard Hutchins. Henry Goss and Thomas Rennalf were nominated but not sworn.  (Sess.R. 47/14)

Ford Edward Radwell vice John Dollye: William March and Isaac Parkins were nominated but not sworn.  (Sess.R. 47/14)

Upton William Butler vice Richard Hunt. John Sanders and Nicholas Stifnes were nominated but not sworn.  (Sess.R. 47/14)

Halton Thomas Seely vice John Weedon: Henry Johnson and William Mountague were nominated but not sworn.  (Sess.R. 47/l0)

Denham Joseph Paine, Robert Tyler, John Hill and William Watkins were nominated vice John Smith and Thomas Tyler, but there is no record as to the persons elected. Witnesses John Gayler, Penn Cogs (?), James Gayler and John Smith. (Sess.R. 47/16)

Orders.

Henry Munday, Gilbert Pickering and John Rose, the bridewell-keepers, were paid their quarterly salaries.

p.73.  John Edmonds, Angell Ward, William Noy and Charles Heywood, the county bakers, were paid their respective bills of £3.15s.2d., £3.12s.4d., £4. 11s. and £4. 13s.

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Mr. John Piddington, apothecary, was paid £11.7s.8d. for medicines supplied to the gaol.

James Bevin and Samuel Evans, constables for Stony Stratford, Mr. Thomas Redding, chief constable of Burneham, Mr. William Turner, chief constable for Stoke, William Stevens and John Ping, constables of Little Brickhill, John Kilpyn, constable of Stoke Goldington were paid their respective bills of £l2.10s., £9.6s.8d., £4.1s.7d., £25, £25, and £6 for conveying and relieving vagrants.

p.74.  Francis Neale, gentleman, clerk of the peace, was allowed £34.19s. for repaying of his out of pocket expenses during the last year.

John Rose, bridewell-keeper of Chepping Wycombe, was paid £4.9s. for the nursing and burial of Robert King, a disorderly vagrant committed to his charge.

p.75.  Francis Woodcock, keeper of the county gaol, was paid £4.6s.2d. for nursing of Ann Peirsey and her infant.

Mr. Noah Pitcher, surgeon, was paid £5.7s.6d. for curing a poor prisoner in the gaol.

Thomas French, constable of Cosgrave, co. Northampton, was paid £5 “for discovering and detecting severall abuses and indirect practices” used by petty constables in and about relieving of vagrants.

John Colshill was paid 7s. for nursing and maintenance of a male bastard child born to Jane Whitebread, in the county gaol, before he was put apprentice to Mr. Ledbetter of Aylesbury.

Samuel Bampton, was paid £10 “in regard of his greate poverty and low condicon to which hee is now reduced by extraordinary losses and other misfortunes”.

Thomas Freeman “a person reduced to great want by reason of great losses and misfortunes” was given 40s.

p.76.  Daniel Dellafield of Aylesbury was paid 40s. “towards his present support” on account of his sickness.

In accordance with 11 and 12 William III, C. 18, the sum of £314.1s.5½d. was raised for conveying and relieving vagrants and beggars among the hundred.  This amount was assessed as follows: Aylesbury £49.5s.7d., Ashendon £49.5s., Buckingham £28.8s.9d., Cottesloe £49.4s.6½d. Newport £60.3s.2d., Burneham £28.1s.8d., Desborough £25.11s.6d., and Stoke £24.1s.3d.  The boroughs of Buckingham and Chepping Wycombe were exempted.

Confirmation of the warrant for removing Mary Coles, singlewoman, from Newton Longvile to Tattenhoe.  The parish of Tattenhoe is to pay 16s.8d. cost, as their appeal appeared to the Court to be groundless and vexatious.

p.77.  Confirmation of a warrant removing Sarah Barnes, spinster, from Great Missenden to Chesham, on the evidence of Richard Barnes, her father, that four years ago she had been a hired servant in the parish of Chesham for one whole year and had then gone to her father, a labourer in a cottage built on the waste in Great Missenden, who hired her to live with him for a year for 10s. wages besides what she could get by her labour and industry, and that she lived with her father as his hired servant for one

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whole year and afterwards continued to live with him but not as his hired servant.  (Sess.R. 47/68)

The appeal of Lukenor, co. oxford, for a warrant removing Mary Plumridge and Jane plumridge, her daughter, from Great Marlow was adjourned.  (Sess.R. 47/66)

p.78.  The appeal of Sanderton against a warrant removing Joseph Harman and his family from Princes Risborough, was allowed.  (Sess.R. 47/73)

The appeal of Princes Risborough against a warrant removing Ann, widow of William Adkyns, and her three children, from Great Missenden was quashed with costs of 6s.8d. against Princes Risborough, as the court considered the appeal groundless and vexatious.  (Sess.R. 45/69 and 47/72)

The appeal of Farneham Royall against a warrant removing Luke Mitchell from Beaconsfeild was allowed. (Sess.R. 46/52)

p.79.  Confirmation of a warrant removing William Allen and Martha his wife, with Martha, Elizabeth and William, their children, from Chepping Wycombe to Great Marlowe. (Sess.R. 46/54)

Confirmation of a warrant removing Richard Finch from Whitchurch to Hardwick cum Weedon.  (Sess.R. 47/69)

The appeal of Grandborough against a warrant removing Matthew Jerroms, labourer, from Thornborough, was allowed.  (Sess.R. 47/71)

p.80.  The appeal of Hockley, co. Bedford, against a warrant removing Thomas Coaleman and Elizabeth his wife, from Stewkley was allowed.  (Sess.R. 46/51)

Elizabeth Langley of Ashenden, widow, Ann Langley and Jane Langley, both spinsters, who were indicted for an assault upon Sarah Blisse [see p.71], were each fined £20, but in regard to their poverty, the fine of Elizabeth was reduced to 10 nobles and the fine of Ann and Jane to 20 nobles, but being unable to pay these fines, they were committed to the County Gaol until their respective fines had been paid to the sheriff.

The complaint of John Snell, gentleman, against his assessment to rates in Brill [see p.43 ], was again adjourned.  (Sess.R. 47/90 and 98/115)

p.81.  The complaint of James Lovett, owner and occupier of several lands in the parish of Stoke Mandevile against his assessment for poor rates which had been referred to the Justices for the three hundreds of Aylesbury to be determined was by them considered just and reduced the rates by 4d. a month, and that 3d. a month shall be added to the sum now paid by Thomas Jackson and 1d. to that paid by Thomas Ford.  (Sess.R. 47/89)

p.82.  Complaint of the churchwardens and overseers of Marshe Gibbon that Mary Baylies of that parish, single- woman, had been delivered of a male bastard child, and that the parish have had to maintain it.  She had charged John Botley, the younger, of Grendon Underwood,

 

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butcher, to be the father who was ordered by the Justices to pay to the parish officers 2s. a week until the child was twelve years old, and £4 within three months after the child arrived at the age of 12 towards putting it forth as an apprentice.  He should also pay £3. 2s. for the expenses of the birth of the child.  The mother was also to pay 6d. a week.

The recognizance entered into by John Botley with Robert Ethersey of Buckingham, innholder, and Henry Scott of Lemborough, grazier, as sureties, was discharged, as he had given security to the parish for the child’s maintenance. (Sess.R. 47/26 and 70)

The recognizance entered into by John Truelock of Marshe Gibbon, labourer, to indemnify the parish for the bastard child of Ann Hunt, singlewoman, was respited.

p.83.  All indictments against John Aris of Steeple Cleydon, yeoman, were discharged on payment of the Court fees [see p.3.].

The assessment for poor rates in Stoke Mandevile was referred to the Justices of the three hundreds of Aylesbury to determine [see p.81].

Upon information that several of the salaries and Pensions allowed by the Justices and payable out of the county stock, had not been paid, “to the dishonour of the Court and disappointment of those who were to receive the same”, the Court on 8 October 1701, had ordered that all the treasurers should bring their accounts before the Justices to be passed and that they should pay over all money which was then due and that their accounts should be entered into a book by the Clerk of the Peace and laid before the Justices at every Midsummer Session, for which Mr. Neale was to receive a salary of £10 a year to be paid Quarterly.  Upon his shewing that the “accounts of the county stock are much increased soe that they require a much greater tyme and much more labour care and paynes then they formerly did”, the salary was raised to £20 a year payable quarterly.

p.84.  Mr. Ambrose Eldridge was paid £12 to reimburse him for his expenses in employing Counsel to defend the County in a complaint in the Court of Exchequer by William Blackwell and John Fletcher against the estreating of two recognizances entered into by them.

The indictments against Francis Ligoe and Thomas Millward for failing to repair Coney Lane leading from Steeple Cleydon to Middle Cleydon: against Katherine Wigg for the highway from Steeple Cleydon to Twiford: and against John Seaton and Thomas North for the highway through their grounds in Steeple Cleydon, were respited on their pleading guilty and on their promising to repair the same [see p.70].

Henry Munday, bridewell-keeper of Aylesbury was allowed £1.9s.2d., for providing bread for John Fletcher convicted of felony and committed to his charge by the Justices of Assize.

p.85.  The fines upon jurors for non attendance were spared in regard to a full appearance.

The petition of Elizabeth Pointing for relief in regard her husband had “been in the service of the Govern- ment ever since the beginning of the late war to about

 

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Midsummer last past”.  On his discharge he settled at Aylesbury and went to London eleven weeks ago.  She has nothing on which to subsist and has been turned out of doors “forst to lye in the street ever since last Munday”:

(Sess.R. 47/30)

Indictments confessed and traversed

The acquittal of John Bates [see p.30], Matthew Ayres [see p.70], and Samuel Bunce [see p.30] and the acquittal of Christopher Geary [see p.65].

Recognizances extended

The following already given above: John Taylor [see Vol.7, p.24], Richard Baldwin [see Vol.7, p.148], William Rance [see Vol.8, p.156], Thomas Fletcher, William Rowland senior, and John Rowland [see Vol.8, p.239], Richard Clarke [see Vol.9, p.45], John Truelock [see Vol. 9, p.45], Edward Deeley [see Vol.9, p.45], Mathew Ayres [see Vol.9, p.70] and Samuel Bunce [ see Vol.9, p.31].

Recognizances entered into

p.86.  Henry Shawberry of Stoke Mandevile with Richard Shawberry and Anthony Godman of the same as sureties, for bastardy with Marie Baylies [Gardiner].  (Sess.R. 47/24)

Robert Bates of Becconsfield, innholder, for John Bates his son, to appear for bastardy with Hester Izord. (Sess.R. 47/65)

John Judge of Lee, with Joseph Willis of St. Leonards, clerk, and John Barrabee of Great Missenden, yeoman, as sureties, to keep the peace towards Thomas Munday of the Lee.  (Sess.R. 47/20)

Edward Rodwell of Ford, Dinton, with Thomas Read of Aylesbury, innholder, as surety to keep good order in his alehouse.  (Sess.R. 47/25)

Fines and issues.

The fine of Christopher Geary convicted on p.65.

Recognizances discharged.

John Bates of Aston Clynton, Ralph Judkyns and John Bottley, both of Grendon Underwood, Edward Deeley of Oving, William Barton, Martin Wright, Charles Heywood, and Francis Woodcock, all of Aylesbury, John Perry of Weedon, James Breach of Wescott in the parish of Waddesden, James Reynolds of Turweston, Edward Reynolds of Barton Hartshorne, Christopher Geary of Chesham, Philip Reading of Hitchendon, Matthew Ayres of Stony Stratford, Joseph Bigg of Winslowe, Robert Ethersey of Buckingham, Henry Scott of Lenborough, Thomas Randall, Edward Parks, Robert Mills, Edward Parkes and William Greene, all of Stoke Poges, Robert Bates of Becconsfield, John Judge of Lee, Joseph Willis of St. Leonards, clerk, and John Barrabee of Great Missenden.

Bridewell calendars.

Newport Pagnell: Richard Sweeby,and Ann Griffin, Roger Bonin and Stephen Colman, discharged.  (Sess.R. 47/75)

 

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Chepping Wycombe: John Sherwyn and Richard King, being disorderly vagrants and for shewing jugglers' tricks with cups and ball, discharged.  (Sess.R. 47/76)

Writs.

Jury Writ.  (Sess.R. 47/59)

Writ of Capias, see Appendix No. II  (Sess.R. 47/61)

Writ of venire facias, see Appendix II  (Sess.R. 47/60)

pp.87, 88 [blank].

 

 

EASTER SESSION

AT AYLESBURY

8th April, 1714 [13 Anne]

Jurors for the body of the county.

p.89.  Thomas Adams of Waddesdon, Samuel Bampton of Ashendon, James Bates of Pen, Joseph Birch of Great Missenden, Thomas Bunce of Padbury, John Cooke of Nash, Antony Davyes of Brill, George Harding of Wendover, Thomas Hill of Chalfont St. Giles, Bartholomew Humphry of Edlesbury, John Jorden of Walton, Daniel Keane of Wingrave, Richard Lovett of Chalfont St. Giles, Joseph Lucas of Wingrave, Edward Munday of Edlesborough, William Neighbour of Halton, Andrew Rice of Ashenden, John Smith of Ellesborough, Joseph Syred [Syrett] of Marsh Gibbon, John Thomson of Beachampton, John Towersey of Long Crendon, Thomas Wheeler of Great Missenden and John Woolhead of Thornborough.

The following were not sworn: Robert Adams of Sherrington, Nicholas Chibnall of Newport Pagnell, Elias Cooke of Chesham, Joseph Ginger of Walton, William Grover of Burnham, Ephraim Holt of Dynton, Thomas Horwood of Buckland, Thomas Knight of Sherrington, Edward Newens, senior, of Chedington, William Sills of Beackonsfeild, Joseph Smith of Ellesborough, William Stevens of Halton, Peter Stile of Burnham, Henry Tillcock of Edlesborough, Richard Toms of Newport Pagnell, John Trip of Olney and William Verey of Cuddington.  (Sess.R. 48/112, 113 and 135)

 

Sacrament certificates.

Produced by Christopher Carter of Stony Stratford, inn- holder; certified by the Rev. Leonard Sedgwick, vicar of St. Mary Magdalen, Stony Stratford, and Matthew Eyre, church- warden, and witnessed by Robert Edge, gardener and Samuel

 

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Evans, yeoman, all of the same.  (Sess.R. 48/144)

Richard Allen, junior, one of the bailiffs of Chepping Wycombe; certified by the Rev. Samuel Guise, vicar, and Edward Sparkes, churchwarden, and witnessed by John Carter, grocer, and John Rose, blacksmith, a11 of the same.  (Sess.R. 48/138)

John Carter, mother of the bailiffs of Chepping Wycombe; certified by the same and witnessed by Richard Allen, ironmonger, and John Rose, all of the same.  (Sess.R. 48/139)

p.90.  Lieutenant Samuel Barnes of Whitchurch, an officer in Colonel Sir Robert Rich's regiment of foot; certified by the Rev. John Roe, vicar, and Joseph Stevens and Thomas Steward, churchwardens, and witnessed by Edward Kibble and Francis Gower, all of Whitchurch.  (Sess.R. 48/140)

Henry Langley of Winslow, gentleman; certified by the Rev. John Croft, vicar, and Thomas Blake, church- warden, and witnessed by William Norman, parish clerk, and Ralph Cooke, labourer, all of the same.  (Sess.R. 48/141)

The Rev. Thomas Wood, LL.D., rector of Hardwick; certified by the Rev. Isaac Lodington of Aylesbury, vicar, and William Bell of the same, churchwarden, and witnessed by Joseph Bell and John Burnham both of the same, gentlemen.  (Sess.R. 48/137)

All the above took the statutory oaths.

Memorandum that the house of Isaac Robinson of Chesham was certified as a meeting house for religious worship.

 

Indictments.

pp.90 and 91. George Willson, John Ginger and other inhabitants of Aylesbury, presented at the last session for not scouring the brook from Dockmore to Lettnum [see p.71], were indicted for the same offence.

The inhabitants of Beachampton for not repairing the bridge called Broken Bridge.

Richard Backhouse of Beachampton for penning the water at his mill whereby the water overflows Broken Bridge so that people cannot pass.

Samuel Bunce of Little Missenden for keeping a common bawdy-house and a disorderly alehouse.

Joseph Langley of Great Marlowe for being “a common poulcher” and destroyer of game.

John Typper, gentleman, John Mawby and Ann his wife, Dorothy, wife of Thomas Waters, Frances Carter, widow, all of Mursley cum Salden, Robert Cutler of Drayton Parslowe and John Brinckhurst of Great Marlowe, esquire, as popish recusants.  (Sess.R. 48/77 and 81)

John Anstey of Gorefield in the parish of Hanslopp, for not paying his “weeks tax”. [Not guilty].

 

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Silvester Carter, junior, carrier, Robert Moone, farrier, Richard Langley, victualler, Elizabeth Carter, spinster, and Mary, wife of John Ryder, all of Great Marlowe, for assaulting John Law and Thomas Aldridge.  Surety for their appearance: John Pomfret, innholder.  (Sess.R. 48/80 and 103-106)  [Not guilty except Mary Ryder who did not come]

Robert Webb of Farnham Royall, for assaulting George Moody at West Wycombe.  (Sess.R. 48/78)

Isaac Howes, dairyman, and George Howes, husbandman, both of Oakley, for assaulting William Messor [Mercer], carpenter, constable there, in the execution of his office. [Each fined 6s.8d.] Sureties, Richard Howes of Oakley, yeoman, Thomas Aldridge of Aylesbury, victualler, and Leonard Pawling of Oakley, shoemaker.  Cadwallader Cooker of Oakley, husbandman, to give evidence.  (Sess.R. 48/79, 86, 87 and 101)

John Slater of Eton, "bibliopola", for not scouring the common sewer next the highway leading from Eton to Slough and another adjoining the highway from Eton to Dorney. (Sess.R. 50/85) Prosecutors, John Cooper, Thomas Talbott, Edmond Prior.  True bill.

Presentments of the constables.

p.92.  Hugh Shrimpton, Thomas Littleboy and John Widmer of Chepping Wycombe, yeomen, for all being common poachers and destroyers of game in the manor of West Wycombe. (Sess.R. 48/82-84 and 134)

The seven persons indicted above for recusancy are presented for the same offence.  (Sess.R. 48/125 and 142)

William Tarbox of Drayton Parslowe for erecting a cottage and not laying four acres of land thereto. (Sess.R. 48/125 and 85)

The constables of the hundreds of Ashendon, Aylesbury, Buckingham, Burnham, Cottesloe, Newport and Stoke present nothing.  (Sess.R. 48/108, 110, 111, 126-133, 136 and 143)

Treasurers sworn.

For the Queen’s Bench and Marshalsea  Francis Puttnam of Chesham and John Theed of Mentmore Green vice William West, gentleman, and John Theed o Berrysted; John Birch, James Knight of Ledborne, Mentmore, and John Seabrooke of Cheddington, both yeomen, were nominated but not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/3 and 4)

For the maimed soldiers.                          Joseph Wells, junior, of Aston Clinton and Thomas Stevens, senior, of Mursley vice William Hill, gentleman, and Henry Curtis; John Wade of Ellesborough, James Saell of Brandsfee and Thomas Curle of Swanbourn were nominated but not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/2 and 5)

 

Chief constables sworn.

Ashendon John Hughes of Quainton and Edward Randall of Long Crendon vice John Perkins

 

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	and William Jackson; John Reeve of Gritmore, Thomas Rutland of Greenborough, William Cannon of Long Crendon and William Gomm of Ilmer were nominated but not sworn. (Sess.R. 48/65 and 66)
Aylesbury	John Eustace of Haddenham and John Honnor of Great Missenden vice John Fletcher and John Benning: Henry Hawes of Princes Risborough, John Goodchild of Great Kimble, Samuel Gorney of Bierton and Thomas Edmonds of Aylesbury were nominated but not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/67 and 68)
Buckingham	John Ingram of Akely and Edward Spyers of Marsh Gibbon vice Richard Backhouse and John Watts; William Dixon of Thorneton, Joseph Corbet of Adstock, Thomas Dudley of Preston cum Cowley, and William Olervear (?) of Twiford were nominated but not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/15 and 17)
Cottesloe	Richard Phillipps of Whaddon and Thomas Chappell of Slapton vice Samuels Norman and John Seare; Robert Wiett of Winslow, Thomas Stevins of Mursley; Thomas Keene of Wingrave and John Goodspeed of the same were nominated but not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/69 and 70)
Newport	Thomas Goodman of Woughton and John Tripp of Olney vice Thomas Parrott and Edward Hooton; Charles Holt of Loughton, William Cooke of Shenley Churchend, Robert Parratt of Newport and John Chibnall of Sherrington were nominated but not sworn. (Sess.R. 48/7 and 19)
Burnham	William Hakewill of Chesham and Thomas Butterfield of Chalfont St. Peters vice John Fellow and Thomas Redding; John Gosham, James Child, James Garratt and Henry Norwood were nominated out not sworn. (Sess.R. 48/71 and 72)
Desborough	John Fastnidge, son of Edward Fastnidge of Hugendon, and John Flood of Fawley vice Thomas Haydon and Robert Gray; Thomas Widner of Hugendon, gentleman, Robert Mitchell, James Balting of Fingest and Richard Watson of Turville were nominated but not sworn.  (Sess. R. 48/73 and 74)
Stoke	Arthur Lawrance of Upton and John Bradford of Iver vice Thomas Chilton and William Turner; Edward Bowry of Horton, Robert Webb of Upton, John Hill of Denham and Joseph Besouth of Langley Marsh were nominated but not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/75 and 76)

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Petty constables and tithingmen sworn. 

pp.93-94.  Hardwick	William Duncombe vice [blank]
Little Brickhill	John ping and William Stevens vice Henry Hands and Samuel Hawkins (Sess.R. 48/22)
Stewkley	Robert Prentice vice Edward Brittnell.  (Sess.R. 48/23)
Aylesbury	John Palmer and Thomas Price vice Richard Tuckwill and William Goldsworth; William Parker not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/24)
Chilton	Jeremy Ladymer vice John Saunders; William Norcutt not sworn.  (Sess. R. 48/25)
Wooburne	John Sparrow and William Martin, junior, vice John Carter and John Robinson; John Robinson vice Edward Henman.  (Sess.R. 48/26)
Drayton Parslow	Edward Wells and William Rutland vice Edward Thorne and William Reeve.
Broughton	John Fuller vice William How.  (Sess.R. 48/36)
Nash in the parish of Great Kimble	David Mose vice Richard Clarke.  (Sess. R. 48/28)
Charndon in the parish of Twiford	Robert Hitchcock, junior, vice Charnell Middleton; Robert Hitchcock, senior, not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/37)
Little Missenden	Christopher Abby vice John Page; John Stalyon and Philip Coon not sworn. (Sess.R. 48/30)
Brandsfee	Thomas Newel1 and Francis Burneham vice John Winslow and Stephen Nash; John Winch, Thomas Howlett, William Tomson and Richard Jesskons not sworn. (Sess.R. 48/29)
Oving	Richard Jeffs vice John Taylor; William Smith not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/32)
North Crawley	Richard Hall and John Smith vice John Ritley and William Williamson.  (Sess. R. 48/18)
Little Crawley	Benjamin Winkleys vice Richard Vaux. (Sess.R. 48/18)
Twiford	Vincent King vice Thomas Smith (Sess. R. 48/12)
Water Stratford	Benjamin Gibbs vice George Crow (Sess. R. 48/8)
Beaconsfield	Samuel Roand and John Holmes vice John Harding and John Birt; William Harding and Thomas Snapes not sworn. (Sess.R. 48/31)

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Towersey	George West vice Henry Hunt: John Buckland and Samuel Gay not sworn. (Sess.R. 48/14)
Aston Sandford	Samuel Williams vice John Lambert; Richard Barnes not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/33)
Ipstone	Francis Symons vice Randolph Rolls: John Jacon not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/52)
Drayton Beauchamp	John West vice Edward Seare; Robert Smith not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/38)
Wavendon	Thomas Jarvis vice Edward Auston.  (Sess. R. 48/35)
Stoke Hammond	Thomas Fountaine vice Thomas Fowler. (Sess.R. 48/35)
Walton	Reginald Gosse vice Thomas Kent. (Sess.R. 48/35)
Little Woolston	William Brincklow vice William Binion (Sess.R. 48/35)
Haversham	Jeremy Broughton vice John Wasy.  (Sess.R. 48/35)
Bow Brickhill	Edward Cooke, junior, vice William Farr.  (Sess.R. 48/35)
Milton	John Holloway vice Thomas Kent.  (Sess.R. 48/35)
Ashenden	John Lucas vice David Stowell.  (Sess.R. 48/27)
Studley	Richard Coats vice John Saunders. (Sess.R. 48/39)
Quainton	Francis Taylor vice John Elles; Thomas Ingarham and William Lee, junior, not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/40)
Bledlow	James Pratt vice [blank].  (Sess.R. 48/43)
Eaton	Thomas Hopkins and John Fennell vice Thomas Cotterell and William Ford; James Wright and Samuel Dodson vice John Franklin and John Mathews.  (Sess.R. 48/34)
Datchett	John Seymour and Matthew Read vice James Dell and Edward Carter; William Cox not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/41)
Braddenham	Francis Alls vice John Alls; George Wingrave not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/42)
Hughendon	Richard Ward vice James Jones: John Fastnedge not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/45)
Monks Risborough	John Herbert and Thomas Deavon vice Thomas Stevenson and Thomas Cooper; Edward King and John East not sworn. (Sess.R. 48/44)
Great Brickhill	Henry Bacchus vice John Wright: Thomas Pepiat not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/46)

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Bledlowe Ridge	William Stevens vice [blank].  (Sess.R. 48/13)
Mentmore	Benjamin Tayler and William Tayler vice John Theed and John Payne; Francis Sawell not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/48)
Great Marlow	Samuel Philipps and Richard Cotterell vice Robert Grey and John Martin. (Sess.R. 48/49)
Northall	William Jeffs vice William Toby; Richard Tatham not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/47)
Beachampton	John Burgis vice John Godfrey.  (Sess.R. 48/50)
Boarstall	Richard Dutton vice Edward Prior; William North not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/51)
Hambledon	William Norcott and Thomas Keene of Rockall vice Abraham Gray and Robert Denham; Thomas Rider and Edward Denham not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/54 and 57)
Medmenham	Richard Corby vice John Keene; John Nebbs not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/53)
Little Marlowe	Thomas Medwyn vice Henry Elmes; David Beckford not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/55)
Turvile	Richard Read vice John Janes; William Symons not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/56)
Stony Stratford, East side	Robert Edge vice Samuel Backley deceased, Witnesses, Thomas Harris, William Watts, William Penn, John Mathews, Henry Potter, R. Wendlebourough, Thomas Woolman, Christopher Panter, Robert Bradford, Henry Lucas, Christopher Hearne, Joseph Hartley, Thomas Penn, Anthony Forfiett, William Bullock, Christopher Carter and L. Sidgwick.  (Sess.R. 48/58)
Brill	John Spyer, shoemaker, vice John Adkins; Richard Webb not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/16)
Thornborough	John Moarecraft and John Adcock vice Thomas Dymock and Francis Pursell. (Sess.R.48/9)
Padbury	John Read and Robert Swanhill vice [blank].  (Sess.R. 48/11)
Wornall	William Woodbridge vice John Tipping. (Sess.R. 48/6)
Horton	John Haynes [Heans] and John Cocks vice Henry Swain and Richard Lewing; James Hamling not sworn; and George Channell vice Joseph Wilkyns, head- borough.  (Sess.R. 48/62)
Hitcham	John Sedding vice Thomas Compter; John Gumm not sworn.  Witnesses, the Rev. Richard Sleech, rector, Richard Dell and Edward Ire.  (Sess.R. 48/20)

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Cippenham	Peter Style vice Thomas North; Edmund Masson and Robert Pither not sworn. Witnesses John Lidgold, John Banister and John Westcut.  (Sess.R. 48/63)
Upton	Jonathan Sander and [blank] Candby vice [blank]; Thomas Chater vice Richard Attwood.  (Sess.R. 48/61)
Wexham	William Bavin vice [blank].  (?) Philip Miche11, Philip Green and John Dean not sworn.  (Sess.R. 46/10)
Fulmer	Richard Batchelor vice Edward Biggs; Edward Williams not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/60)
East Burnham	Edward Pond vice William Basse; Thomas Terry not sworn.  Witnesses Thomas Ball, Edward Edgson, John Pond, Thomas Baily, Thomas Sexton and Edward Clarke. (Sess.R. 48/59)
Cheddington	Daniel Luck vice William Collins; Thomas Seare, junior, and Jonathan Stonly not sworn.  (Sess.R. 48/21)
Slapton	William Fountayne vice Richard Blount; Roger Howes, junior, not sworn.  (Sess. R. 48/64)

Orders.

p.95.  Henry Mundey, Gilbert Pickering and John Rose, the bridewell-keepers, were paid their quarterly salaries.

Angel Weard, John Edmonds, William Noy and Charles Heywood, the county bakers, were paid their respective bills of £5.14s.2d., £5.18s.4d., £5.7s.4d. and £5.13s.l0d.

William Benson of Aylesbury, gentleman, was paid £10.2s.6d. rent for his house used for the County gaol.

p.96.  Francis Woodcock, keeper of the County gaol, was paid £2.3s.5½d. for nursing Ann Pierce and her child.

John Piddington, apothecary, was paid £9.1s.1d. for medicines supplied to the gaol.

p.97.  Francis Woodcock to receive 22s.6d. to pay for the journey of Ann Pierce and her child to their place of settlement.

James Bevyn and Samuel Evans, petty constables of the East and West sides of Stony Stratford, were paid £12.12s.6d. for their expenses in relieving vagrants.

p.98.  Edward Hooton, chief constable of Newport Hundreds, was paid £6.l6s.l0d. for money disbursed by him to the petty constables of his division for relieving vagrants.

John Ping, petty constable of Little Brickhill, was paid £30.15s.6d. for his expenses in relieving vagrants.

p.99.  John Kilpyn, petty constable of Stoke Goldington, was paid £15.1s.6d. for the same.

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William Stevens, petty constable of Little Brickhill, was paid £25.13s.0d. for the same.

John Fellowe, one of the chief constables of the hundred of Burnham, was paid £3.2s.8d. for money disbursed by him to the petty constable of Chesham for care of vagrants.

p.100.  Thomas Redding, one of the chief constables of the hundred of Burnham, was paid £10.1s.6d. for money disbursed by him to several petty constables of his division.

The tythingman of Marsh Gibbon was paid 17s.6d. for his expenses in conveying John Brown, a vagrant, with his wife and child thence to Long Marston, co. Herts.

p.101.  The petty constables of Aylesbury were paid lls.6d. for conveying John Gates, vagrant, and Joanna his wife thence to Leighton Buzzard, co. Beds

Robert Gray, one of the chief constables of the Hundreds of Desborough, was paid £l.l8s.2d. for money disbursed to petty constables of his division for relieving vagrants, and for the burial of Mary Price, a vagrant, in the parish of Fawley.

William Turner, one of the chief constables of the Hundreds of Stoke, was paid £3.14s.6d. to repay his petty constables for relieving vagrants.

Griffin Fennell of Shenley Inn in the parish of Loughton and Roger Fuller of Bradwell, poor insolvent prisoners for debt, admitted to have their share of County Breed upon their petition.  (Sess.R. 48/l24)

(Extra to Order Book)

Receipt by Thomas Parrott, chief constable, who was paid £1.4s.0d. by Mr. Neale, treasures, for money disbursed by him to Robert Smith, petty constable of Loughton, for conveying a vagrant.  (Sess.R. 48/1)

p.102.  John Mill, vagrant, sent to one month's hard labour at the House of Correction and then to be passed to Yarmouth, Norfolk, the place of his birth.

The Trustees of the Royal Charity called 'Poor Folks Pasture' in Brill, Borestall and Oakeley, produced their accounts for the years 1712 and 1713, which were openly read and allowed.

Removal order of John Brassett, his wife and children, from Preston to Chettwood, was quashed.  (Sess.R. 48/122)

p.103.  Removal order of Katherine, wife of Thomas Thorneton, deceased, from Buckingham to Blackthorne, co. Oxon, was quashed.  (Sess.R. 48/114)

p.104.  Complaint of Daniel Pontifax, requesting that Treadway or some other be appointed overseer of the poor of Wooburne in his stead, was referred to Sir James Etheridge and John Freeman.

Complaint by officers and inhabitants of the hamlet of Westcott in the parish of Waddesdon against rates made for the relief of the poor, was referred to the justices for the three Hundreds of Ashendon and Cottesloe to inquire and determine.

 

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The common alehouse in the occupation of James Wool- wood in Chepping Wycombe Forrens to be suppressed from the following May 1st, and the said James not to sell any beer or ale in the future.

p.105.  Removal order of William Clarke from Great Missenden, where he had come lately to dwell with his parents who were in receipt of parish relief, to Wendover, his legal settlement.  (Sess.R. 48/121)

The complaint of John Snell, gentleman, against his assessment to rates in Brill [see p.80] was referred to William Awbrey, Justice, to hear and determine.  Whereas there was a meeting appointed at the Crown in Cuddington on 31st March 1714 to decide the said difference, and the inhabitants of Brill did not appear, the justices appointed, that another meeting be held at the same place and notification was sent to the overseers of Brill.  (Sess.R. 48/76a and 115)

p.106.  The accounts of Allden Fuller, one of the chief constables of the hundred of Newport, relating to the moneys due from him to the county during the time of his office which were unaccounted for, and the demands of Anthony Chapman, his deputy, were referred to the justices of Aylesbury, Cottesloe and Newport for hearing.

Proceedings against the inhabitants of Little Brickhill, for not amending and repairing their highways, were respited to the next sessions.

The like order against the inhabitants of Great Brickhill for the same, respited as above.  [See p.71]

Proceedings against Thomas Willward of Steeple Cleydon, gentleman, for not repairing a highway there called Coney Lane, also respited.

Proceedinds against Francis Lygoe of Weston Turvile, esquire, for not repairing the same way, also respited.

Proceedings against Thomas North of Steeple Cleydon for not repairing a highway, also respited.

p.107.  Proceedings against the inhabitants of Whaddon for not repairing a highway at Sworne Land, likewise respited.

Proceedings against the inhabitants of Beachampton for not repairing a common bridge there called Broken Bridge, also respited.

Proceedings against the inhabitants of Horsendon and Aylesbury, likewise respited.

Confirmation of an order for an equal pound rate for the relief of the poor made by the vestry of Stoke Mandeville, pursuant to an order made by Jonshall Crosse and Richard Smith, justices, at the Crown, Cuddington on March 31st, the complaint of the inhabitants of Stoke Mandeville having been referred at the last quarter sessions. (Sess.R. 48/l2la and 121b)

p.108.  Indictments against George Wilson, John Ginger and other inhabitants of Aylesbury for not scouring the brook, were discharged by the oaths of John Jessett and John Petti for that the said brook is sufficiently scoured by the said persons indicted.  [See p.71]

p.109.  Recognizance for Edward Deeley, bound for begetting a child on Mary Humfrey of Wingrave, discharged on his

 

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having given security to indemnify the parish.

John Seaton of Steeple Cleydon, yeoman, indicted for not repairing a highway there leading through his ground called Pear Tree Hill, discharged upon certificate from the justices.  (Sess.R. 48/123)

p.110.  Katherine Wigg of the same, widow, indicted for not repairing a highway leading through her grounds called Furzen Closes there, likewise discharged.

John, son of Robert Bates of Becconsfield, inn- holder, charged with begetting a child on Hester Izord at Becconsfield, discharged on his having given security to indemnify the parish.  (Sess.R. 47/65 and p.86)

John Collyer of Puttnam, co. Herts., labourer, charged with begetting a child on Anne Pitkyn of Masworth, widow, which was born at Broughton in the

parish of Bierton, discharged of his recognizances (his sureties being John Fitkyn and John Nash) as neither the officers of Marsworth nor Bierton had made application to the justices for him, the reputed father, to indemnify either of the said parishes.

p.111.  Arthur Glover of Hanslopp,  (John Warren his surety) and Hugh Baldwin of the same, both charged with begetting a child on Mary Levers, respited to the next sessions.  (Sess.R. 49/15 and 51/180 and 181)

Warrant for removal of Mary Plumridge, widow, and Jane Plumridge her daughter, from Great Marlowe to Lewknor, co. Oxon, which had been respited on the appeal of the inhabitants of Lewknor, is now ratified and confirmed because the letter did not appear.

Memorandum that the wages of labourers and artificers were proclaimed and the rates for the salt and for quartering soldiers were ascertained as formerly.

Indictments

p.112.  Silvester Carter and others for assault: traversed [p.91].

Thomas Aylewood of Great Marlow, labourer [baker], indicted for disturbing the peace, appeared, pleaded guilty, fined 3s.4d. and discharged.  Surety for his appearance Thomas Aylewood senior of the same, barber. (Sess.R. 48/119)

James Woolhead discharged [see p.70].

Isaac Hawes and George Hawes discharged.  [p.70].

William Hakewill, petty constable of Charteridge in Chesham, yeoman, indicted for a misfeazance in his office in not bringing in his presentments nor "paying his quarteridge", pleaded guilty, fined 3s.4d. and discharged.

Recognizances extended.

p.113.  The following already given before: John Taylor, Richard Baldwin, William Rance, Thomas Fletcher, William Rowland senior, John Rowland, Richard Clarke and Samuel Bunce [see p.85], Arthur Glover, John Warren and Hugh Baldwin [see p.111].

 

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Recognizances entered into

William Adeane of Dynton, with Robert Meade of Aylesbury, gent.  [innholder] and Joseph Verey [Vere] of Upton, yeoman, as sureties to answer Jonshall Crosse, esq.  (Sess.R. 48/100)

Robert Richardson of Finmore, co. Oxon, with John Richardson of Westbury as surety, for bastardy with Sarah Lovell.

Silvester Carter and others [see p.112]

William Lucas of Hogston [labourer] with Richard Love11 and John Cooke of Farthings co. Northampton, for bastardy with Elizabeth Gardner of Foscott, widow. Further sureties, William Batt of Aylesbury, victualler, and James Footman of the same, carpenter.  (Sess.R. 48/l07)

Extra to Order Book

Edward Bigg of Great Kimbell, yeoman, with Thomas Leving of Princes Risborough, butcher, for John Mason of Princes Risborough, surgeon, to keep the peace towards Thomas Bowler and Joseph Chapman.  (Sess.R. 48/86)

William Hepkens, churchwarden, William Pursil, overseer of the poor, and Anthony Hoten, "chartarius", all of Great Brickhill, for John Holmes of the same, labourer, to appear for bastardy with Elizabeth Webb of Wiggint