Volume 1

Hertford County records.

  • Hertfordshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1905-
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Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Credit: Hertford County records. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    68. Information of Willi'am Brown, the elder, of Bengeo, aged 73 years, deposing that about 1593 no bridge existed but a small footbridge about 2 rods from the bridge in question, but that about 1606 Mr. Leonard built a bridge for horses to go over, and that during the time of the said John Leonard no repair was needed. He remembers no repairs being done except by Mr. Bromley. George Tyler, aged 71, deposes that about 1600 he used to carry corn over a little footbridge about 2 rods from the bridge in question, but that about 5 years later Mr. Leonard built a bridge for horses to go over, and he remembers no repair being done except by Mr. Bromley. 72. Presentment that a ditch at Polehill, in the parish of Sabridg- worth is, from want of scouring, an annoyance to persons passing from Sabridgworth to Stanstead, and that Benjamin How, the younger, ought to repair the same. 73. Presentments of Jeremy Burrall, minister of All Saints’, Hertford, for not reading the book of Common Prayer in the church on the Sabbath day. (See also No. 79); and of numerous persons, named, for not attending their parish church on the Sabbath day. 74. Presentments of John Stratton, of Yardley, for “ heding up ai stile in Yardley which the anchient church path, to Yardley Church from Lufi'ell Hall, led over between the closes of Wiliam Harlowe and the said John Stratton, commonly called Cuppers Close and New Close.” Also of John Payne, of Bishop’s Stortford, “vicker,” for not reading ‘‘the book of Common Prayer and divine service the last Lord’s Day.” 75. Presentments of Thomas Topkin, of Cheshunt, for making an encroachment on the highway by the setting up of several “ pales.” (See Nos. 98 and 236); and that a footpath in the parish of Cheshunt, leading to Albuiye is out of repair, and that John Jennings ought to repair the same. 79. Presentment that the parishioners of Amwell have not re- paired a certain footbridge, leading from Ware into a meade called “ Crane Meade,” which is in great decay.