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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    “ I am unhappily detayned from giving my attendance this sessions as well against my will as custome, but necessity will sometimes impose upon men as at this time on mee. One thing more I desire of you, that you would please to take notice of and to certify to the court that at a private sessions at Puckeridge lately, before 7 or 8 justices, whereof your brother [was] one, an account was taken of the toll money in my hand over and above what was given up to the court at Mich, sessions last and a distribution of that money designed to severall parishes on the northern and north-east road, which said distribu- tion wee desire may have the approbation and direction of the court of quarter sessions in order thereunto, that soe we may deale plainly securley in this case and matter. “ Peradventure it may be moved by some justice allready, present at that private sessions, if not pray doe you on my behalfe, for the time and season drawee on for amend- ment of highways, and we would not bee wanting to this service.” Ordered accordingly. 599. 4 October. Letter from H. Gore. “ For Mr. John Chauncey.” “ Mr. Clerke of the Peace, I understand there is an indictment upon Mrs. Westwood (?), of St. Margarets, for a gravell pit lying near the New Eiver Bridge, in the parish of Great Amwell. I did this day view it and find it not at all dangerous to the highway, of which I pray you to inform the justices of the bench that the said indictment may be taken off.” 600. 10 September. Gaddesden. Letter from Jo. Eddowes (?) to “the Eight llonble. my most honoured good Lord, John, Lord Viscount Brackley, at Ashridge.” “I have a great complaint to make to your lordship, not only on the behalf of my Lord your father, hut also of all the gentry in this neighbourhood, who are desirous to preserve the game in these parts and see the laws putt in execution. “ The case is this. In Hempstedd there live two brothers who have several surnames, but most comonly known by