Volume 1

Hertford County records.

  • Hertfordshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1905-
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Credit: Hertford County records. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    towards Eoyston is in decay, and that the inhabitants of the several parishes of Buckland, Tharfield, and Keede, had hitherto repaired the said highway, and should still do so See No. 65. 47. Indictment of Thomas Kilbarn, late of Sandon, yeoman, Francis Kilat, Eichard Day.’Thomas Wood, Edward Bardott, and John Borton, all of Sandon, laborers, for breaking into a close called Eyfield, belonging to James Weedon, of Sandon, yeoman, and filling up a pond in or near the same. 49. Indictment of William Springe, late of Ware, brewer, for seiving John Hills, of Ware, an unlicensed alehouse-keeper, with two eighteen-gallon casks of beer. See No. 65. 52. Indictment of Francis Wright, late of Cottered, yeoman, for stopping-up paths there called Church path. Mill path, and Market path, in the Church croft, in the parish of Cottered. See also No. 65. 54. Indictment of John Smith and Mathew Johnson, both late of Hitchin, laborers, for stealing a piece of cloth called “ per- petuany stuffe,” containing 44 yards, of the value of 40s., the property of Nathaniel Hobbs. See No. 14. 61. Presentment of Ealfe Fitch, John Gente, and Nathanile Grub, yeomen, for harboring vagrant rogues in Hatfield. See No. 39. 65. Presentment of Thomas Anthony and Eichard Edwards, of Layston, for that, having been elected surveyors of the high- ways for the parish of Layston for the current year, they now neglect to perform their said offices, whereby the high- ways of the said parish leading to other parishes are much decayed. 66. Presentment of John Moncke, bailiff of Hitchin half hundred [“ Hitch, halfe Cth.”] for taking bribes. 67. Presentment of Danyell Smyth, of Hodsdon, yeoman, for not attending church. I I'esentment of Augustin Brograve, of Braughing, gent., for not doing service with his team and cart towards the mending of the highways.