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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    Gosbell, who hath committed some acte of folly, but he knows not what himself. Eeally, Sir, he is more than halfe a madman, hath a pretty comiDetent estate of about 40Z. per ann., but by his foolish management of it is worse than the poorest day labourer, seldom cloathes to his backe or money in his purse, and yett no spender, but through his folly makes no profit of his land, plowes much, but seldome sows or reapes, so that I beceech you, sir, pitty him, and get him out of the bryers, and he shall come no more in if his neighbours cann prevayle with him to take good advice.” 349. Certificate by two justices of the peace that the pump, for which the inhabitants of Standon were indicted, in Puckeridge Street is now well repaired. 350. 4th July. Barkhamstead St. Peter. Letter from Josias Geary to Mr. Chauncey, clerk of the peace:—“ Pray be pleased to drawe an indictment at your next quarter- sessions in Hertford against James Page, of Barkhamstead St. Peter, shoemaker, for a forcible deteyner committed by the said James Page in the dwelling house of Emlin Penning, his owne mother. The nature of the deteyner is this, vizt., one James Page, late husband of the said Emlin, and owne father of the said James Page, gave the same house to the said Emlin, his wife, for life, and she after the death of her husband entered and held the same 20 years and upwards, but of late she hath permitted the said James, her sonne, to lye in the house when he came home from worke, and not long since he hath taken the advantage of his mother being from home, and shut the doores against her and will not lett her in agame, although shee hath requested him soe to do. James, the sonne, is bound to appears at your sessions, and the bearer will show you the will, and will give evidence on the bill of indictment.” (See also No. 311). 357. Petition of the inhabitants of Ware. Showing “ That one Thomas Collup, an inhabitant of the said town, being seized of an inn called the King’s Head, for which lOOZ. or there- abouts may be procured, and having besides in the hands of