Catalogue description Survey of the manor of Woolbeding by Christopher Mason
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Reference: | Add Mss 13,420 |
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Title: | Survey of the manor of Woolbeding by Christopher Mason |
Description: |
f.1 blank f.2r. 'A Scheme of Woolbeding Mannor 1724', giving types of tenure, names of properties, tenants, heriots, quitrents, acreages and references to the maps following ff.2v.,3 Perambulation of the manor. Peneil note at the end presumably of a perambulation on 4, 5 April 1799 ff.4-29 A series of double-page maps, to varying scales, each approx. 16½ x 20½ ins., of parcels of the manor Note: The total area covered is the same as that of Add Mss 13,419, which also tallies in detail with the present series and uses the same representational devices, though the grid system of the larger map is not present on the lesser ones. Each of the smaller maps also has its own reference table of field-names and acreages. All the maps are highly coloured but vary considerably in treatment of compass, cartouche, etc ff.4,5 'A Map of that part of Woolbeding demesne which lays adjacent to Woolbeding House.' ff.6,7 'A Map of that part of ye Demesne laying at Elmeres Marsh & Adjacent.' ff.8,9 'A Map of that part of Woolbeding Mannour which lyes at Mill-land.' ff.10,11 'A Map of Woolbeding Glebe-land.' ff.12,13 'Freehold belonging to Lord Viscount Montacute'; 'That part which lyes in North-Park.' ff.14,15 'North-land a Free-hold in Possession of blank Piper': 'Brick-kiln House a Free-hold belonging to Wm Denyer'; 'Tyland Farm being a Freehold in the Possession of blank True Gent:' ff.16,17 'Shay-land a Freehold belonging to Jno Ayling of Bentley'; 'Bendbrook a Freehold belonging to Thos Stilwell'; Farthings field a Leas-hold for one thousand years to Jno Bridger' ff.18,19 'Hookland and High-lane land Free-holds ye first belonging to Jno Ayling ye other to Jno Buttler &c.' ff.20,21 'Hump: Rudman's Copy-hold of Inheritance A Leas-hold for ten Thousand Years'; 'Pidgeons hill a Copy-hold of Inheritance to Joseph Smith' ff.22,23 'A Map of Poundhouseland Being a Copyhold of inheritance with the Mead belonging thereunto'; 'Dean-house a Copy-hold of Inheritance In Nicho: Bridger's Possession' ff.24,25 'Jno Bridger's Copy-hold of Inheritance lying at East Shaw'; 'Mary Bridger's Copy-hold of Inheritance lying at East Shaw'; 'Richard Bridger's Copy-hold of Inheritance at East Shaw'; William Saunders's Copy-hold of Inheritance at East-Shaw'; 'Nicho: Bridger's Copy-hold of Inheritance at Dean-house' ff.26,27 'Thos Dennyer's Messuage Being a Copy-hold of Inheritance lying at Redford'; 'Nicho: Chalcroft's Free-hold Being a small Tenement lying at Redford'; 'A Map of Redford land Being a Copy-hold of Inheritance Now in Possession of Wid: Ayling'; 'Thos Delloway's Cottage Being part of Woolbeding demesne lying at Redford' ff.28,29 'West-Shaw a Lease-hold for Lives to Jaspr Heather'; 'Breech-land a Lease-hold for Lives to Richd Ayling'; 'Eades-bottom a Lease-hold for Lives to Thos Valler'; 'A Cottage on Elmers-Marsh Rented by Widd: Stephens'; 'A Cottage on Hollder-hill rented by Thos Sandham'; 'A Copy-hold of Inheritance lyeing under Holder-hill on the West side of North-Park in ye Possession of blank Luffe'; 'A Lease-hold for 1000 years a cottage lying under Holder-hill In the Possession of blank Boxall' The note on f.29v. that there are '9 leaves cut out' is mistaken, based on a misconception of the method of binding used |
Date: | 1724 |
Held by: | West Sussex Record Office, not available at The National Archives |
Language: | English |
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