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(1). Extract from court rolls of surrender by Thomas Powell Prawling of a cottage and parcel of land, 1/4 acre ...,

(1). Extract from court rolls of surrender by Thomas Powell Prawling of a cottage and parcel of land, 1/4 acre, parish of Penrhos, lying between the Earl's land now in the tenure of Hugh Richard, the land called Cae Pull, and the way leading from Lantillio towards Coed Porth to the use of William Richard James, 11 June 1606. (2). Extract from court rolls of surrender by William Richard James, parish of Penrhos, yeoman, of a cottage and parcel of land, 1/4 acre, parish of Penrhos, lying between the Earl's land now in the tenure of Hugh Richard, the land called Cae Pull, and the way leading from Lantillio towards Coed Porth to the use of John Stephens, Penrhos, 17 Feb. 1616/7. Paper, 1 leaf, foolscap, fair condition.

(A) [1590] (32 Elizabeth). Copy of writ appointing inquisition for Assize of Novel Disseisin in the suit begun at the ...,

(A) [1590] (32 Elizabeth). Copy of writ appointing inquisition for Assize of Novel Disseisin in the suit begun at the Great Sessions 9 May 32 Elizabeth between Jevan John Howell Lewis against Morgan Lewis and five others named. Concerning the common pasture of Llanbeder. (B) 1590, May (32 Elizabeth). Names of 24 recognitors. Copy of second inquisition taken at the Great Sessions at Brecon on the above suit. (C) [1590]. Note that Morgan Lewis and the five other defendants in the above suit have submited and are discharged. (D) [1590]. Jury panel for the suit of the Earl of Worcester against Jevan John Howell and John Howell Lewis [at Hereford Assizes: cf. No. 165]. 1 Bundle: 9 leaves paper.

A book containing the enrolments of the eleven surrenders contained in No. 1,695 and forty-three others, making a total of ...,

A book containing the enrolments of the eleven surrenders contained in No. 1,695 and forty-three others, making a total of fifty-four items, all at the Castle Gate of Monmouth. The marginal headings of the first eleven enrolments are as above, those of the remaining forty-three are all 'Manor of Monmouth with members'. All the enrolments, except the last dated, are signed or examined and enrolled by Thomas Evans, esq., who appears to have been chief steward until 1728, and the enrolment of 11 Nov. 1728, by John Burgh, esq., described as chief steward of Henry, Duke of Beaufort. Thomas Evans is, however, described at different times as chief steward, steward, or one of the stewards; in a single enrolment of 9 May 1713 James Smith and Thomas Evans are described as two of the stewards of Henry, Duke of Beaufort. In 1703-4 Thomas Evans is described as steward of John, Lord Granvill and Lady Rebecca, his wife, and from 1708 to 1712 as steward of Rebecca, Lady Granvill. From 1715 to 1728 he is described as steward of the Hon. James Bertie and the Hon. Doddington Grevill, trustees and guardians of Henry, Duke of Beaufort in one enrolment, 22 Oct. 1716, Francis Clarke being added as a trustee and guardian. On a fly-leaf to the vol. are 'The Names of the Several Burgisses that were sworn by Thomas Bellamy, Esqr, Mayor of Monmouth, A. D. 1717 in the several parishes of Langattock [nine], Rochfeild [twelve] and St Moughans [seven]'. Endorsed: Freeholders' names in the parishes of Langattock vibon Avel (33), Rochfeild (16), St Moughans (9), and Skenfreth (27). On the second fly-leaf is an index to the 'Surrenders Inrolled in this Book 1718'. Inset is a letter, 24 July 1732, from Wm Hallings to John Burgh, esq., on the customary lands of Mr William Milborne, dec., in dispute between the heirs at law. Book, 81 leaves, paper, foolscap, bound in vellum, good condition.

A composite 18 cent. vol. mainly relating to the lordship of Chepstow, containing transcripts, records, and notes,

(1). P. 1. The manor of Chepstow appears by a statute made in 27 Henry VIII, Chapter 26, to have been a Lordship Marcher of Wales. Extracts from 27 Henry VIII, C. 26, ss 2, 23, 26, 27, Statutes of Realm (R. C.), vol. 3, pp. 563-569. (2). P. 2. This lordship of Chepstow descended to the Duke of Beaufort in the following manner as appears by an old book in the evidence room at Badminton. This item is copied from no. 1789 (Forest of Wentwood), item 6, pp. 16-18. (3). P. 9. A brief note of the speech courts presentments in no. 1789, item 5, and on present use of Wentwood. (4). Copy of enrolment and decree in the Court of Exchequer, 18 July, 12 James I, Edward, earl of Worcester, plaintiff, John Smith and divers others, defendants, touching the wreck of a Dutch or Flemish ship on the River Severn, Oct., 10 James I, in favour of the plaintiff's right to wreck of sea and the boundaries thereof in the lordship of Chepstow. (5). P. 13. Exemplification, 28 Nov., 29 Charles II, of a grant and confirmation of 11 Sept., 5 James I to Edward, earl of Worcester within his castle, manor, lordship, and borough of Chepstow and Raglan, with members and appurtenances, and within the manor of Barton, alias Pentherie, within all the late monastery of Tynterne, and within the manors of the late monastery heretofore belonging in co. Mon. and Gloucestershire, now parcel of the possessions of the Earl of Worcester, within his lordship, manor, and land of Wysham and his lordship or manor of Troy, co. Mon., as also within his lordship or manor of Tudenham, with its members and appurtenances, Gloucestershire, within his borough, castle, and manor of Crickhowell and Tretower, co. Brec., with their several members, and also within his borough, castle, and manor of Swansy, Oystermouth, and Llougher, and also within all his lordship and lands of Gomer and Kilvey, within his manors of Kithull and Treudua, Lunon, Penard, and West Gower, co. Glam., of the following liberty: bailiffs to have full return of all writs as well of assize, new deseisin, deaths, barnests, and attainders, as of all other writs attainder. Precepts, bills of the King and his justices and commissioners to be sued out at the suit of any person whatsoever, also all manner of summonses out of the Exchequer and of all estreats and all manner of executions within the castles, lordships, manors, boroughs, lands, and other premises. No sheriff or other officer or minister of the King shall come in themselves about such returns or executions, nor enter unless the Lord's bailiffs were in default. Earl, heirs, and assigns to have all fines for liberty of agreeing for any lands and tenements and every parcel thereof assessed and to be assessed within the castle, manors, lordships, lands, and boroughs. Also all and all manner of fines, issues, amercements, redemptions, penalties, and losses whatsoever, as well of all and singular his men as of all and singular his entire tenants and residents whatsoever within the said castles, manors, lordships, and boroughs, in any of the King's courts, chancery, King's Bench, common please, exchequer, itinerant justices, the Court of the Steward and Marshal of the King's Household, Justices of the Peace, sheriffs and other justices and commissioners whatsoever, on any occasion whatsoever forfeited or to be forfeited, assessed, or to be assessed, imposed or to be imposed, adjudged or to be adjudged, to be lawful for the bailiffs or other ministers of the Earl to receive and cause to be levied to the use and profit of the Earl all and all manner of such amercements, fines, issues, penalties, redemptions, and losses, and all other the said fines and sums of money and everything that should or ought to belong to the King. To have all manner of goods and chattels, called waifs and strays, and all and all manner of goods and chattels of all felons whatesoever convict or to be convict, condemned or to be condemned of or for any felony in any or whatsoever courts or in any court of the King and otherwise howsoever; also all goods and chattels of fugitives, outlaws, and persons to be outlawed, waifs and to be waived, and all and singular things howsoever put or to be put in exigent for felony or murder; and all manner of goods and chattels of felons de se and all goods and chattels, deodands, and all treasures found and to be found; and all goods and chattels whatsoever in any manner forfeited or to be forfeited or confiscated or to be confiscated to the King. Grant that neither the men nor the entire tenants and residents within the said castles, manors, lordships, lands, boroughs, and other the premises, with their members and appurtenances, or any parcel thereof, nor any of them should be or shall be drawn into any plea before any sheriff of the said county in his county or any other his courts or of any other for the time being under pretext of any plaint of debt not amounting 40s., or for any other trespass or other matter whatsoever, the damages being under 40s., for any contract or any trespass done or committed within the said castles, manors, lordships, and other the premises by any process in the county or other courts before such sheriff or his deputies or any of them to be held, prosecuted, or made in the said county or other court before such sheriff should be obliged, summoned, or destrained to answer to any such plaint, nor shall be attached, taken, nor in them nor in any of them anyways disturbed by the chattels, goods, or bodies of them or any of them. Grant to the Earl, his heirs, and assigns to appoint their own coroners in all the castles, manors, lordships, lands, and boroughs and that the coroners shall have full power and authority of exercising, doing all and singular the things which belong to the office of coroner in the said castles, manors, lordships, lands, and boroughs or any parcel or precinct thereof to be exercised so that no Coroner of the King may any ways concern himself in the castles, etc. Grant to appoint clerks or a Clerk of Markets within the castles, etc. and that these clerks or clerk may have full power of exercising all and everything belonging to the office of a Clerk of the Market of the King's Household, that the Earl, his heirs, and assigns may have, hold, and execute before his steward or stewards all and all manner of such pleas and other things whatsoever which to the office and Court of Admiralty any ways soever appertain or belong concerning all and singular causes, plaints, and demands touching the Earl, his heirs and assigns, his men and tenants and residents arising and as fully in his courts by his stewards and bailiffs, together with the fines and amercements, issues, and other profits whatsoever preceeding or arising as the King's Admiral, heirs, and successors and their servants could have held, perceived, and executed if this present grant thereof had not been made. Grant the wreck of sea, wharfage, and tolls within the said castles, etc. happening and to have and hold within the said castles, etc. all Courts Baron, Courts Leet, and have View of Frankpledge and all other things which belong to View of Frankpledge, all fairs, markets, tolls, and all other liberties and privileges whatsoever held, had, or enjoyed by the Earl or any other lord of the castles, etc. so that the sheriff, escheator, Clerk of the Market of the King's Household, the Admiral, the Steward or Marshal of the King's Household, nor the deputy or servant of any of them may enter nor sit within the castles, etc. to enquire concerning any things or matters belonging to their offices nor concerning anythings done or hereafter to be done and happen or arise within the castles, etc. by any colour to enquire nor cause to be enquired nor in any thing interfere in anything belonging to their said offices, unless by default. Grant and confirmation of all manner of wines and tuns of wine called Prize Wines of whatsoever kind in the castle, manor, lordship, lands, and borough of Chepstoll, co. Mon., the borough of Swansey and the lordship and manor of Gower, co. Glam., and within every port or creek of the sea of the castles, etc. happening, belonging, or appertaining, and that all such wines and tuns of wines called Prize Wines as often and whensoever any wines shall be brought into the ports, creeks, and places aforesaid and from foreign parts from time to time may like, choose, receive, and seize to their own proper uses, retain, and enjoy, sell, and dispose of them at pleasure, lawfully and unpunishably without the hindrance, reproach, disturbance, or contradiction of the King; also the butlerage of all wines whatsoever in the castles, lordships and manors, lands, and boroughs of Chepstoll, Swansey, and Gower, and all profits and commodities by reason of the said butlerage, to hold of the King in free socage, paying therefore to the King for every tun of the said wines called Prizage Wines, 2s.6, for every tun of wines called Butlerage Wines, 2s.

yearly at Michaelmas to the hand of the Treasurer of the King's Chamberlain or to the hand of the King's Chief Butler of England, with orders to the Chief Butler of England and Wales and deputies, customers, collectors of custom and subsidies, controllers and searchers, and other officers in the ports, creeks, and places aforesaid in no wise to concern themselves concerning the said wines happening to the King but that they be favouring, counsulting, and aiding to the Earl, his heirs, and assigns. Enrolled in the office of William Godolphin, kt, Auditor of Wales, 13 Dec., 33 Charles II, 1681. (6). Pp. 20-33. Survey of the lordship of Chepstow, 16 Sept. 1584. See no. 1595. (7). Pp. 34-37. Survey of the manor of Barton, [16 Aug. 1580]. (8). Pp. 38-64. Survey of the manor of Chepstow, 15 Aug. 1687. See no. 1598. (9). Pp. 64-69. Survey of the manor of Newton Iuxta Mathern, otherwise Moyn's Court and Baron's Green, 8 Oct. 1711. See no. 1606. (10). P. 70. Note of a grant of the rectory of Newchurch, formerly of the Priory of Chepstow, to Henry Best and Robert Holland, 41 Elizabeth, and granted the same year by them to Thomas Morgan. (11). 2 Dec., 16 Henry VIII (1584). A copy of a charter granted to the town of Chepstow by Charles, earl of Worcester, 16 Henry VIII, 'but noe use is now made thereof however it follows at length': For the love and zeal which he has and bears to justice and the common weal of his town of Chepstow and for the relief, prosperity, and love which he has to the same town which is fallen to great injuries and decay for lack of reparation and good order, Charles, Earl of Worcester, Lord of Gower, Chepstow, and Tudenham, etc., grants that henceforth at Michaelmas the burgesses may have free election in chosing of their two bailiffs, that is to say, the burgesses may choose and appoint four sufficient burgesses which they shall present to the Lord if within the realm of England or Wales, or, if beyond the seas, to the Lord's steward; the bailiff and burgesses shall be corporate and plead and be impleaded by the name of bailiff and burgesses; that the Lord shall appoint two of the said four burgesses to be bailiffs for the year and that the two said bailiffs with the burgesses may choose two other burgesses to be their servants to gather the Lord's amercements and rents and to do all manner of attachments and execution of precepts as shall appertain to their office; that the two bailifs, with the steward or lieutenant, shall have power and knowledge of all manner of pleas and plaints as well of real as personal, except in such matters or causes in which the Lord shall be party unto, and that all manner of judgements and punishments upon trespasses and affrays or any other misdemeanours, except it be for murder, rape, or other felonies committed within the said town, shall be ordered and adjudged by the discretion of the steward or, in his absence, by the Lord's Lieutenants and the two bailiffs; that the two serjeants shall bear in their hands two maces of silver, with the Earl's arms at the end, before the bailiffs; the bailiffs, at the Earl's coming or being or his heirs after his death, in the said town, as often as the Earl or his heirs after him shall command the said two bailiffs, shall bear in their hands the two maces themselves before the Earl, and the two serjeants shall bear that time each of them a battle axe before the bailiffs when they shall be in the Earl's presence, and in the Earl's absence the two serjeants shall bear the said maces of silver with the arms before the bailiffs; the bailiffs, by the assent of the burgesses, shall have power to make and ordain amongst themselves, with the assent of the Earl and his heirs, if he or his heirs be present, and in the absence of the Earl or his heirs, with the assent of the steward or lieutenants, such ordinances for the good rule and commonwealth of the town, tenants, and inhabitants of the same as shall be thought unto them best to be made for the common profit of the town, and so the same ordinance to hold and to change as often as shall be need for the common profit for the maintenance of the town; the bailifs shall be Clerks of the Market and shall have authority and correction to see the assize of bread and ale and of all other victuals to be well and firmly kept and to be good and able for the commonwealth and to punish the offenders and breakers of the same according to due order of law custom, and good ordinances; the burgesses shall have free election among themselves in making and choosing of burgesses, by common assent and agreement; they shall have like power to discontinue any such burgesses or burgess thought by them not convenient for their company, with the assent of the Earl of his heirs and, in his absence, by the steward; the burgesses shall appoint at their pleasure brokers, porters, carriers, and all other labourers for the salarage of marchants, goods received to the town and port of Chepstow; they shall be quit and free of all manner of customs within the port and town of Chepstow for their own proper goods, except only such merchandise as the burgesses shall sell into the port and town in ingress as by the ton, hundred, kintale, holle clothiers and such other merchandise, for which they shall pay for every ton 3d., for all other merchandise, the moiety of half kindale of such customs, and they shall be free and quit of and for retailing all manner of goods and merchandise within the said town, provided that it shall not extend to the assise of brewing of ale or beer within the said town; that they may compel any craftsmen inhabiting within the town to be a burgess if they think any such able and convenient to their company, with the assent of the Earl or his heirs after his death, or of the steward or lieutenant; grant to the burgess that they shall have the high ways, streets, ports, and streams of the lordship of Chepstow and Tydnam open and free to go and come in using their goods and merchandise as well by land as by water, without any disturbance or any manner of let of the Earl, his heirs, or any of his officers, or anything therefor to be yielded and paid, except the custom before excepted, ferryage, or passage; and also that all manner of merchant strangers which shall come to the port of Chepstow within the precinct or jurisdiction of the Earl's streams shall not sell nor bargain with any foreigner or stranger but only with the burgesses within the space of twenty-one days after the arrival of such ships or vessels, without special licence of the Earl or his heirs after his death, the stranger shall not sell any manner of merchandise by way of retail but only in gross, that is to say, by the ton, pipe, and hundred, under pain o forfeiture of the same goods, and merchandise so sold, the one half to the Earl and the other half to the maintenance and reparation of the Earl's bridge of Chepstow; grant to the burgesses that no manner of wheat nor wool growing within the lordships of Chepstow and Tydnam shall not be licenced nor suffered to be laden in any manner of vessel, ship, or ships to pass over the sea within the Earl's haven of Chepstow or within the precinct or jurisdiction of his streams upon pain of forfeiture of the same, the one half to the Earl and the other half to the reparation and maintenance of the said bridge of Chepstow, without the Earl's special licence, except at such times as wheat shall be at 10d. the English bushel or under; from henceforth the burgesses shall not choose or elect any manner of gentleman to be burgess nor to enjoy any manner of liberties or franchises of the town of Chepstow without the special licence of the Earl or his heirs after his death; grant to burgesses that no manner of wreck shall be judged to the Earl or his heirs after his death upon any of the goods and merchandise of any of the said burgesses, if such burgess, his heirs, executors, or attorney, within one year after such wreck, sufficiently proved the said goods or merchandise to be of any such burgess by any sign or mark or any other reasonable wise; grant to the burgesses that they may bequeath their tenements, burgages, and goods in ....

unto all manner of persons as them shall please according to their ancient custom, as it hath been used time out of mind; grant that the rent of the Earl's tenure of Chepstow shall be paid at the same four terms of the year as it hath been before used, that is, Michaelmas, Candlemas, Trinity Sunday, and Lammas; that the Court of Piepowder shall be granted to any stranger, plaintiff, or defendant that cannot conveniently tarry for the justice of our hundred of Chepstow, and all other inhabitants within the town of Chepstow to have their remedy by the course of justice in the said hundred; grant to the burgesses that none of our foreign bailiffs or officers shall have any authority to attach or arrest any person within the borough or franchises of the town, except it be to appear before Justice in Eyre, and that no man of the said borough shall be indicted within the said borough in any manner of surety by foreigners, neither that such foreigner shall not be sworn in any inquest depending between the Earl and any party or between any other common person inhabiting within the said town, except he have lands and tenements within the said town, and when my tollage or aid is granted to the Earl by the commonalty of the town it shall be taxed and levied by the burgesses as they will answer therefor at their peril; that no burgess shall be retained to any manner of gentleman in any manner of wise, saving only to the Earl or his heirs, and, if any such be that it shall be lawful to the burgesses, any such person or persons so retained to discommon with the assent of the Earl and his heirs after his death, and, in his absence, with the assent of the steward or lieutenant; that none of the burgesses shall be imprisoned for any manner of suits or other cause upon any of them commenced, so that any such be bailable or mainpernable by the law and that he may find sufficient sureties by the direction of the steward or lieutenant and the said two bailiffs; none of the Earl's officers, porters, or gaolers, by colour of their offices, shall take any thing except only his accustomed fee of the burgesses imprisoned or committed to ward; if any of the burgesses have any cause of action against any of the Earl's officers, they may have their remedy by the law in the hundred of the town, except it be for any matter touching the Earl or his heirs, and for such matter or cause to sue unto the Earl by way of petition; grant to the burgesses that from henceforth no fairs of the town shall be holden in manner and form as followeth: the first fair shall be holden yearly the first Friday and Saturday before Trinity Sunday, the second fair upon St Pater ad Vincula's Day, and, if the Feast of St Peter happens to fall upon a Sunday, then the said fair to be holden the Friday and Saturday immediately before, the third fair to be holden the Friday and Saturday before the Feast of St Hock's Day [sic]; grant that none of the Earl's customers shall meddle with any manner of merchandise, nor to buy nor to sell within the said franchises, except to sell victuals, meat, or drink in his own house; grant to the burgesses and the bailiffs for the time being, with the steward or lieutenant that shall have correction and punishment of all demands of debt, affrays, petty trespasses, disobediences, and other small offences committed and done within the borough of the said town, reserving the fines of either of them to the Earl and his heirs, lords of the same, the same fnies to be cessed by the bailifs and steward or lieutenant, and the said bailiffs to have their person for the punishment of the said offences within the great gate, which they have builded by the Earl's commandment; grant provided always that, if the said liberties and franchises or any of them be now used, misused, abused, invicted, usurped, or in wise offended by the said bailiffs, sergeants, and burgesses, or any of them otherwise than according to the very tenor of their premises, the grant to be void and of none effect; also they that shall be of the said town shall be bailiffs for one year shall not be bailiffs nor elected bailiffs by the common election by the space of three years then next following. [The text appears to have been copied from an English translation of the original charter. Both the copying and the translation have been very indifferently done. The above rendering has endeavoured to make some of the more absurd and obscure passages read sensibly.]. (12). P. 76. 'The Toll of Chepstow appears by the foregoing Inquisitions and Surveys to belong to the Lord of the Manor but several persons pretend an exemption from paying toll as being freeholders or freemen within the Duchy of Lancaster and produce the following decree as justification:. Inspeximus of 5 April, 3 James II (1687) of a decree in the Duchy Chamber of Lancaster, 21 July 1625, in a suit between Philip Morgan, Howell Watkins, and John Hugh, tenants, residents, and inhabitants within the manors of Monmouth, Skenfrith, Grosmont, and White Castle, parcel of the Duchy of Lancaster, complainants, and Toby Paine, bailiff of the town of Ross, and Robert Reve, collector of toll at a bridge called Wiltons Bridge near the town of Ross. First defendant to pay the plaintiffs for the wrongful taking of toll, £20 for their costs, and 6s.3 received of them for toll.'. (13). Pp. 78-80. 17 March 1685. Form of certificate of freedom to exempt persons from toll. Begins: Manor or lordship of the Three Castles, otherwise called the manors or lordships of Grosmont, Skenfrith, and White Castle, parcel of the King's possessions of his Duchy of Lancaster within the county of Monmouth: Certificate issued by Henry Milborn, one of the deputy stewards of Henry, Duke of Beaufort, chief steward of King James II, Lord of the manors or lordships aforesaid, that William Price of the town of Abergavenny, grazier, is one of the burgage-holders and tenants and has a real estate in fee within the manors or lordships aforesaid, which entitled him to freedom of toll in any fair, market, town, or city within the realm of England and dominion of Wales.Form of certificate of freedom to exempt persons from toll. See under the manor of Three Castles (no. 1790, 27 March 1685). (14). P. 80. 'Pursuant the foresaid decree [item 12, above] it is presumed all persons living or being freemen of the Dutchy claimed a right of exemption from all Toll by Sea and Land not for the Product of their Estates only but also as carryers of other persons goods, whereupon a case was stated to Sir Francis Pemberton for his advice and opinion.' A case for two queries: (a) whether cinders for making iron, and cider, rape seed, etc. should pay tunnage at Chepstow, and whether the boats might be stopped until the payment was made and the goods taken out and secured? (b) whether tenants of the Duchy living in the town of Monmouth, buying corn there, and selling it in Bristol shall be freed from payment of duties? Opinion: That tenants of the Duchy are free only from toll of such things as they feed or manufacture in the Duchy lands, but not for what they buy or sell as merchants, tradesmen, or dealers at large in the world. (15). P. 81. Note of a bill in the Court of Exchequer by Henry, marquess of Worcester and Temperance Morgan, his tenant of the Toll, against Henry Probert and others, on the freedom of inhabitants freeholders, or freemen of the Duchy of Lancaster. (16). Commission by Henry, duke of Beaufort to Walter Morgan, Chepstow, mercer, and his deputies, to distrain and seize goods etc. of persons refusing to pay duties thereon, 14 Dec. 1683. (17). P. 82. Bill of Rates and Tunnage and Wharfage belonging to the Duke of Beaufort for commodities transported and trading on the River Wye within the lordship of Chepstow (annexed to the commission of 14 Dec. 1683, item 16 above). (18). P. 83. Decree of Court of Exchequer, 12 Feb. 1608/9, on breaking bulk at Chepstow within the liberties of the Earl of Worcester without paying the King's duties thereon nor making entry of their goods at the Customs House at Chepstow. As they were paid and entered at H.M. Customs House at Bristol, ordered that H.M. farmers of the King's Customs at Bristol shall repay all the moneys secured by them (£50 and upwards) to the Customs House at Chepstow to H.M. officers there, with such other duties as appertain to the Earl of Worcester. (19). P. 84. Inquisition post mortem on Roger Bigod, earl of Norfolk, [29 Dec.] 1306, copied from no. 1791, item 1d (q.v.). (20). P. 105. Abstract of a grant by Edward II to Thomas de Brotherton of castles etc. sometime of Roger Bigod, 16 Dec. 1312. See no. 1791, item 2. (21). P. 106. Inquisition post mortem [on Mary, countess of Norfolk] taken at Chepstow, 6 July 1362. See no. 1791, item 4. (22). P. 107. Inquisition post mortem on Sir Walter Manny, kt, taken at Chepstow, 12 Feb. 1371/2. See no. 1791, item 5. (23). P. 108.

Inquisition post mortem on Roger Mowbray, duke of Norfolk, taken at Newent, Feb. 1399/1400. See no. 1791, item 6. (24). P. 109. Inquisition post mortem on Thomas Mowbray, duke of Norfolk, taken at Gloucester, 13 March 1406/7. See no. 1791, item 7. (25). P. 109. 20 Jan. 1427/8. Inquisition post mortem on John, duke of Norfolk, taken at Thornbury. See no. 1791, item 8. (26). P. 112. 3 March 1469/70. Inquisition post mortem on William, earl of Pembroke, taken at Gloucester. See no. 1791, item 9. (27). P. 113. 3 May 1469. Confirmation to William, earl of Pembroke of the lordships of Chepstow, Tudenham, Gower, Kilvery, etc. See no. 1791, item 10. (28). P. 114. Tudenham is a member of Chepstow of ancient because in the old patents Tudenham is not named but the grants are of the castle of Strogoile, with appurtenances (examples given). (29). P. 114. Note that, in 13 or 14 Charles I, there appears to have been a cause depending between Ralph Sadler, esq., and John Lewellin (who it is supposed was tenant to the Earl of Worcester) for a wreck which happened in the River Severn within the lordship of Henbury, and a trial was had thereupon at the Assizes held at Gloucester, 15 Charles I, with a verdict for Lewelin, which is exemplified in the Court of Common Pleas, 8 July, 15 Charles I. (30). P. 114. 1678. Case and opinion on the Duke of Beaufort's 'Pattent of Liberties in the Seigniory of Gower which .... may likewise serve for this and all other Manors where the said Pattent extends' (cf. item 5 above): (a) Whether the sheriff of co. Glam., by virtue of 34 H. VIII, c. 26, or the Marquess of Worcester, by his patent, has the right to return writs within the seignory and whether, by the same statute, all coroners within the county must be selected by the freeholders of the county? Grant of the return of writs in Wales is good and the statute does not alter the case, for, by that statute, they are to execute their offices as sheriffs in England. (b) Whether, if the right to execute and return writs belongs to the Marquess generally, the sheriff may execute and return writs with the clause non omittas propter aliquam libertatem out of the Exchequer? Clearly, where there is a non omittas, the sheriff may enter the liberty. (c) Whether it will be a breach of privilege for the sheriff to execute writs in the seignory in time of Parliament and what other danger the sheriff may incur thereby, and what will you advise him to do if any person comes with his company within the limits of the seignory, against whom the sheriff has a writ? It is difficult to determine what will be accounted a breach of privilege. If the Marquess had been in possession and executed this power it would have been a breach, but, never having executed this power, it will not, but I cannot advise you to run that hazard. If the sheriff arrests within the liberty the arrest is good, but the sheriff is subject to an action for infringing the liberty. He may forbear to execute his writ and no action lies against him. (d) Whether the sheriff can take, attach, or distrain upon the free tenants of the seignory or hold pleas of any cause arising within the said seignory for any debt, trespass, or damage under 40s., or gran replevins and keep County Courts? The sheriff cannot attach or distrain any free tenant within the said manor nor keep County Courts there, but, if he grants warrants for replevins, if the then grantee of the King does not execute, he may enter the liberty and execute them without danger. (e) Whether the Marquess be both Admiral and Judge of the Admiral within the seignory and whether, by the general words of the patent, he is entitled to all the profits belonging to the Admiralty arising within the precincts, as, for instance, goods taken below the high water mark and above the low water mark, where this is divisum imperium? He is both Judge and Admiral and is entitled to all the profits belonging to the Admiralty and the goods floating between the high water and low water mark. (f) Whether, notwithstanding the statute made 17 Charles I, c. 19, the Marquess can constitute a Clerk of Market within the seignory and give him the like power as the Clerk of the Market of the King's Household? He may make a Clerk of the Market, and 17 Charles I, c. 19, rather strengthens than takes away his power. (g) Whether the Marquess and his ancestors, from whom he claims having never executed the said liberties and offices, and consequently having been defective in executing his offices, the same be not void, or at least voidable, on a sci. fac? The non user or not executing these offices do not make the grant absolutely void, but, upon a duo warranto or a sci. fac., it is good cause for the King to seize them and make the patent void. Wm Ellis, 2 April 1678. All the above are written in a hand of the eighteenth century and the text of the last record therein is 1683. Book, paper, foolscap, with an index of contents on the fly-leaf, pp. 1-116, with 22 blank leaves at the end, bound in stiff brown paper, good condition.

A copy of no. 2662

Paper, 4 leaves, fair condition. [2010-03-17. Both this item and another (Priorstown court book, 1733-1757) are numbered 2664 in the original schedule. The other item has been renumbered 2664A.].

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