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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    3G0 service of the church, and sermon, either morning or even- ing on the Lord’s day, “ time of sickness excepted.” 410-431. Constables’ returns. 432. Letter, dated at Stondon, 5th January, 1685-6, from Jo. Wade to Alexander Wild, J.P. The bearer, Henry Hicks, has often complained that William Beadle has endeavoured to make him “ odious and contemptible ” for his conformity, and that Beadle said, in order to discourage others from coming to church, that he would never damn himself by doing as Hicks has done. This is “ such a piece of insol- ence, as deserves, me thinks, to be suppressed.” Note at the end of the letter that “ Mr. Uthwatt, the younger, of Ware ” is lame of the gout.” 435. Letter dated at Stortford, 10 January, 1685-6, from John Yardley to W. Chauncy. “ In November last, I received from you s£9 for the repair of a bridge at Sawbridgeworth. The parishioners say it will cost as much again.” Asks for advice as to keeping and laying out the money. 438. Letter dated 11 January, 1685-6, from Jo. Gill to Mr. Chauncy. “ My brother Delawood, tenant of his manor of Hormead Hall, having for his landlord and upon his own lands taken some partridges, had sent them up to his lord- ship by one, Spicer, of Cheshunt, a poulter (sic) who it seems was searched on his way to London, and the birds taken from him, and the poulterer (sic) bound over to answer it at the sessions. I have herewith sent on Mr. Patch, my brother’s tenant, to affirm the truth of the premises, and request you to be instrumental that the poor man who bought not the goods, paying his fees, may be discharged.” 1687. 482. Recognizance for the appearance of John Crane, of Ches- hunt, at the next quarter sessions, to give evidence against John Webster, late of Essenden, as to certain seditious words spoken against the King. (See also No. 506).