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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    a common highway in that parish, leading from Sawcombe towards Ware called “ The Bourne.’^ 280. Indictment of the inhabitants of Chesthunt, for not repairing the King’s bridge there. 294. Indictment of John Eeddington the elder, and John Peachy, both of Sabridgworth, for not repairing a foot-bridge, lying between Butt Mead, in the parish of Gillston, and a place called Great Hallisen, in the parish of Sabridgworth. 298. Indictment of John Oakman, of Albury, laborer, for carrying horseflesh on Sunday during the hour of Divine service. 300. Indictment of Eichard Twisden, otherwise Tisdell, Michael Cooke, and William Saile, all of Barkhamstead St. Peters, labourers, for riotously assembling there, and breaking into the messuage of John Sayer, esquire, called the Court House, and intimidating the servants there, &c. 304. Order of the sessions for the conveyance of Ealph Pearte back to his master William Eolfe, of Upper Holloway, in the parish of Islington, there to remain as his apprentice. See No. 183. 307. 11th Oct. Order of quarter sessions, that whereas it was agreed at the last sessions that four justices of the peace should take an account of the charges of the repairs of Standon bridge, and appoint what sum they consider ought to be paid by Mr. John Chauncey out of the money in his hands lately raised for that purpose. Sir Eohert Jocelyn, Sir John Gore, Sir Humphrey Gore, and William Newce, esq., have taken the said account, and found that the said bridge is not finished, and that 1^31 9s. 5^d. has already been expended upon it, and that the cost of completing the repairs is estimated at about £13 6s. 8d. more, and it is therefore ordered that Mr. John Chauncey is to pay to Mr. Philip Hammond, of Puckridge, the sum of £20 towards defraying part of the charge, and that the whole account shall be delivered upon oath at the next quarter sessions. 308. 6 Nov. Order of quarter sessions. “ Forasmuch as it appeareth unto us by the information of John Hicks, that he was hired by Hugh Hunt, of Pendley, yeoman, at the