Scope and Content
Court roll, Manor of Cranfield:
- jurors: Richard Partridge, gentleman; Tawyer Turney, gentleman; Thomas Partridge, gentleman; Henry Arnald; William Paine; Robert Norris; Robert Slater; Thomas Odell of The Leyes; John Cripps, gentleman; Andrew Park; George Wheeler; Thomas Odell the draper;
- Richard Hayley and George Hall sworn constables;
- Henry Arnald and Thomas Odell sworn ale tasters;
- Richard Partridge and John Cripps sworn field reeves;
- John Brice sworn hayward;
- presentment of death of Magdalen Dymoke, widow, seized of messuage in Wharley End and several closes of pasture and sward containing 16 acres and 17½ arable and sward; her heir was her daughter Susannah Gregory who did not attend;
- presentment of death of William Armes seized of a cottage in Wharley End but his wife did not attend for admission;
- presentment of the death of Ann Baker, widow, seized of parcels of pasture and sweard and arable, Baker Coleman, her grandson and heir did not attend for admission;
- presentment of absolute surrender by Thomas Wheeler on 20 January 1736 [1737] via John Field, gentleman, one of the headboroughs, of ten acres of arable and sweard to the use of Charles Wheeler of Ampthill, grocer in consideration of £87; Charles Wheeler was not present for admission;
- absolute surrender by George Osborne in court of cottage in Broad Green End to the use of William Brackley of North Crawley [Buckinghamshire], carpenter; admission of William Brackley, rent 1d.;
- presentment of absolute surrender on 5 April 1737 by Thomas Cole, via Thomas Partridge, one of the headboroughs, of cottage in Town End in occupation of Thomas Cole and ten poles of ground to the use of Robert Babington of Cranfield, mat maker and Sarah, his wife, who were admitted; fine 13/4;
- presentment of absolute surrender on 12 November 1737 by Joseph Billington, via Thomas Partridge, one of the headboroughs, of cottage in Wharley End with one rood of ground in occupation of Thomas Fullford to the use of Thomas Fulford, who was admitted; rent ½d., fine 10/-;
- presentment of absolute surrender of Elizabeth Wheeler, widow, and her son John Wheeler of Wootton Pillinge, Houghton Conquest, on 15 June 1737, via John Field, one of the headboroughs, of cottage in Wood End called Doswell House and a close of sweard called Doswell Close of two acres adjoining and five acres of arable including one acre in Millside Field, to the use of John Butcher of Woburn Abbey, coachman, who was admitted; rent 4/7; fine £2/6/6; heriot £1/1/-;
- presentment of absolute surrender on 3 December 1737 by Thomas Sugar via Thomas Partridge, one of the headboroughs, of 7 roods of arable and sward in Stellipers Field at Broadnum Corner, two of them lying next to land of Peter Edwards “miss two there is two more miss two there is two more miss two there is one more” to the use of Edward Odell of Cranfield, collar maker, who was admitted; rent 1/-, fine 7/-;
- presentment of absolute surrender by Margaret, wife of Thomas Cooper, formerly wife of Thomas Loxley the younger of cottage divided into two formerly in the occupation of Thomas Loxley, to the use of John Loxley, her son, who was admitted, rent 2/6½ , fine £1;
- presentment of conditional surrender on 1 May 1727 by Thomas Kent, via Francis Taylor, one of the headboroughs, of cottage in Town End divided into three parts in occupation of Thomas Kent, John Webb and William Hix to the use of Thomas Partridge of Cranfield, yeoman with proviso for surrender on repayment of £50; admission of Thomas Kent; rent 1/6