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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    tarily into the Low Countries and served there one year under Captaine Wilford and Capt. Fairefax as sergeant of their companies. And lastly he served in Ireland voluntarily as sergeant under Sir George Carey. Having received many wounds, spent many years in the said services, impoverished himself and overthrown his youthful for- tunes, he begs for a pension. 272.] List of badgers and higlers. 14 July. Presentment of the township of Stapleford, for not scouring the river there, through which neglect the highway leading from Hertford to Watton is damaged. Broad Coney Bridge is returned as being in decay. Petition of the inhabitants of Walkerne, concerning a dispute between the same town, and that of Benington touching rates and taxes. Verdict of the grand jury at Hertford Sessions. Presentment that the cartbridge in a field called Church Feild, in the parish of Chesthunt, which was first made by Mr. Middleton, of London, over the New River there, is so decayed and broken downe that those which have lands there cannot pass to their lands “ to have their corn away on the other side of the said New River. [Ibid.] SESSIONS FOR 1618-19.* Presentment that a certain part, being near Cowbridge, of the highway in the parish of Benjeo, leading from Benjeo to the vill. of Hertford is in great decay, [Deeds 74-1.] Presentment of Thomas Gould and Henry Baker, overseers for the poor of the parish of Hemel Hempsted, for not assembling at the parish church on Sunday afternoon, after Divine service, to consider means for the relief of the poor. [Ibid.] Presentment of George Meade, the younger, of Ware, yeoman, for shooting “in a peece at conyes,’^ at Ware. [Ibid.] Presentment of Thomas Howe, of Hunsdon, for that being a tailor he exercised the art mistery or occupation of “ le grocer.” Presentment of Thomas Crawly, of King^s Wolding, for en- croaching on the highway. [Ibid.]