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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    157. Indictment of John Nobbs, otherwise Waypole, of Stansted, husbandman, for not repairing a watercourse pertaining to his land in the parish of Stansted. 158. Indictment of the inhabitants of Barkway, for not repairing an ancient highway there, leading thence towards Eoyston. 160. Indictment of John Simpson, otherwise Cooke, of Stanstead Abbott, for that he “ did streighton and make narow ” a certain ancient watercourse to the detriment of John Burnapp. 167. Presentment of Nicholas King, of Chesthunt, bricklayer, for permitting a burying-place in his orchard adjoining his house, and for allowing unlawful assemblies there. 170. Indictment of Richard Hall, of Stondon, husbandman, for being drunk. 176 & 177. Indictment of Henry Carter, the younger, of Sabridg- worth [Sawbridgeworth], laborer, for entering the freehold of Margarett Hewitt, widow, and destroying the frye of fish ” in the river there next Pishebury at the place called “ le watering jDlace,” with a hop bag and other engines. 178. Indictment of a person unnamed, for not repairing a cart- bridge called Jenninges, in the parish of Braughin. (See No. 191). 185. Indictment of Thomas Axtell, of Plemelhemsted, husband- man, for entering the close of George Weedon at King’s Langley, and taking fish from a stream there called Apsley Mill. 188. Indictment of Thomas Grey, of Shenley, woolcomber (?) and Thomas How, of Southmyms, co. Middlesex, husband- man, for breaking into the house of Thomas Groome, at Shenley, and stealing an iron porridge pot, a brass skillett, a frying pan, a gridiron, and a pair of tongs. 191. Indictment for not repairing a common cartbridge called Jenninge Bridge. (See No. 178). 194. Presentment of John Middleton, of Essendon, esq., Robert Hickenson, of the same, husbandman, and Richard Bradley, of the same, labourer, for riotous assembly, and entry into