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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    and are now “ continued by Richard Anndrow, of Rayston, shoemaker. (e) William Munes, of Therfield, victualler, for keeping a common victualling house without a licence, and for harbouring suspected persons. if) John Wall, of Tharfield, for the like and for abusing the constable of Royston with evil speeches. 25. Presentments of the Hundred of Dacorum :— (a) Eliz., the wife of Richard Partridge, of Bovingdon, laborer, for not coming to church to divine service nor sermon there. (h) William Wells, of Great Gadsden, yeoman, and John Jefrye and his wife, of the same, and George Car- penter, of Wheathamstead, for a similar offence. (c) John Rose, John Goodalle, and Joane Healye, for severally keeping an alehouse without licence. (d) William Fletcher for serving the three last-named persons with beer which they sell without licence. 26. Presentments of the Hundred of Braughin The inhabitants of Bishop Starford for not mending the “ street leading from the mill to the Wheat Hill in Starford, which [street] is now in decay. 27. The great inquest present that the great bridge of Bounting- ford, in the parish of Laistone, is in great decay, and that the county should repair and maintain it for horse and man. 28. 24 June. Presentment of Peter Page, of Aldenham, higgler, and Thomas Feme, of the same, higgler, for buying and regrating butter, cheese, fish, and other “ dead ” victuals at Watford market, whereby the said market is made much dearer and such like victuals much scarcer. Henry Spencer, of Elstree, maltman, Phillipp Cockdall, of the same, meal- man, and John Meade, of Watford, mealman, are presented for a similar offence, in respect of grain. 29. Presentment of William Wright, of Little Hadham, for plough- ing up part of a common church footpath in a common field in Little Hadham, called Taskefeild, which path is the common path from Little Hadham church to Berry Green