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| Long Ditton Manorial Roll Extract |
Updated 1st July 1999
This is the translation of the relevant section of document G165/59/6 - Manorial Roll for Long Ditton , 1722 (Lovelace Papers). This translation from the Latin original revealed that James Howard's wife was indeed a Babara and in addition provided her maiden name - Loach. They were seeking legal tenancy to a piece of land in Long Ditton previously granted to one William Ginger. A great find which confirmed a link to a couple I had discovered some 3 years earlier. To return to the current edition of WebNews click here Return to WebNews.
G165/59/6 - Manorial Court Roll
for Long Ditton, 1722 (Lovelace Estate Papers)
Manor of Ditton, also Long Ditton in the county of Surrey
formerly belonging to the Hospital of the Blessed Virgin Mary
outside Bishopsgate, London.
The first Court Baron of the honourable Peter King, knight, lord
Chief Justice of the Court, of the King's Bench and lord of the
manor of the same aforesaid place, made Tuesday 26th day of June
in the reign of George, Ruler of Great Britain in his eighth
year, 1722. Before Thomas Nuthall, Gent. Steward.
Homage: William Browne
Henry Pryor juror
William Hitchcock jurer
The jurors on their oath present the following persons who owe
suit to this court.
To this Court came James Howard and Barbara
his wife, George Dowse, Martha his wife and Richard
Rust and Susanna his wife (and those
certain Barbara, Martha and Susanna daughters
and coheirs of Marie Loach formerly called Maria
Hook) and customary tenants of this manor came in person
and the aforesaid Barbara, Martha and Susanna
each made secret examinations before the aforesaid Court Steward
and agreed to surrender into the hands of the lord of the manor
aforesaid and were accepted by the Court Steward of the aforesaid
Manor all total three customary messuages or tenement and six
acres of land with appurtenances situated and lying in Long
Ditton within the aforesaid Manor formerly one messuage with
appurtenances and six acres of land for the use and behoof of William
Ginger of Long Ditton aforesaid, gardener and his heirs
and by the will of the aforesaid lord of the manor (against
individual breach of his faith thereafter) that is that the
aforesaid William Ginger surrendered those
customary aforesaid tenements, appurtenances in three equal parts
or divided portions following, namely one part thereafter
enclosed with one messuage or tenement now in the possession of
the aforesaid George Dowse, one granary and an
orchard lying behind, in english 'behind' and in part adjoining
the aforesaid messuage and two small pieces or parcels of ground,
in english 'ground', lying behind, in english 'behind', the said
granary and one atrium, in english 'a yard', adjoining the yard
of the aforesaid Richard Rust and continuing in
length along the pale fence, in english 'the pale fence', erected
upto the granary. And also half of one acre of land lying in that
shott called Famborough, abbutting against the close of the
Rectory of Long Ditton in the northern part and half of one acre
of land lying in that field now called Westfield abbutting
against Grum... , in english 'The Worple' and half of one acre of
land lying in the other part of Grum... , in english 'The Worple'
and half of one acre lying in the other part of that place called
the Sandhills in Long Ditton within the aforesaid manor.
To the use and behoof of the aforesaid George Dowse,
Martha his wife and her heirs forever, And one other
part of the customary premises aforementioned in three equal
shares containing one messuage or tenement formerly in the
possession of Thomas Gage adjoining the
aforesaid messuage of the aforementioned George Dowse
and one orchard lying on the other side of the ditch in the same
place and one yard adjoining the aforesaid messuage containing in
length along the road from the aforesaid Long Ditton as far as
the Pond, in english 'the Pond', in the same place, seven and a
half virgates of land and in width at the southern end by sixteen
feet and in width at the northern end fourteen feet or
thereabouts. And also one and a half acres of land and lying in
the place called le Fleece in the aforementioned Long Ditton and
one acre of land lying in the Thames side shott, within the
aforesaid manor. To the use and behoof of Richard Rust
and Susanna his wife, his heirs and hers forever
And part of three equal parts of half one messuage or piece of
land and one orchard with appurtences in the possession of Martha
Loach situated and being near the Wharf and adjoining
near the lane called Rushett lane, to the use and behoof of James
Howard and Barbara his wife, his heirs
and hers forever. Whereon the aforesaid William Ginger did
come before this court and did humbly petition the lord of the
manor to be admitted tenant to that customary messuage, land and
aforesaid tenements with appurtenances that had been surrendered.
The steward of the lord's aforesaid manor thence granted by the
rod to have and to hold the aforesaid tenements with
appurtenances of the aforementioned William Ginger
and his heirs (payment formerly specified) by will of the
aforesaid lord of the manor and paid rent of one shilling and
four pence, herriot and services as previously owed by the custom
of the lord of the manor and was admitted tenant and thence made
his oath of allegiance. And hereafter into this court came the
aforesaid William Ginger in person and did
surrender into the hands of the lord of the aforesaid manor and
accepted by the steward by the rod that land and one messauge or
tenement lately in the possession of the aforesaid George
Dowse, one granary and an orchard with appurtenances
lying, in english 'behind' the aforesaid messuage with two small
pieces or parcels of ground, in english 'ground' lying behind the
granary and one yard adjoining the yard of the aforesaid Richard
Rust containing in length along the pale fence, in
english 'pale fence', in the same place erected up to the said
granary in the same place as three virgates or thereabouts. And
half of one acre of land lying in that shott called Famborough
abbutting against the close of the Rectory of Long Ditton on the
north side and half of one acre of land lying in that field
called Westfield abbutting Grum.... , in english 'the Worple', in
the same place, half of one acre of land lying on the other side
of Grum... , in english 'the Worple' and half of one acre lying
on the other side of that place called Sandhills in the aforesaid
Long Ditton within the aforesaid manor. To the use and behoof of George
Dowse and Martha his wife, his heirs
and Martha's forever. Whereon the aforesaid George Dowse
and Martha his wife did humbly petition the lord
of the manor to be admitted tenants of the aforesaid land with
appurtences.Which the lord of the aforesaid manor by his steward
granted by the rod to have and hold those lands with appurtences
of the aforementioned George Dowse and Martha,
his heirs and Martha's forever by the will of
the lord of this manor court aforesaid paid annual rent of one
shilling and four pence (the apportionment of the aforesaid
Homage, heniott and services as previously owed by the custom of
the lord of the manor) and were thus admitted tenants by the
terms of this document and gave to the lord for a fine at their
entry forty shillings and the aforesaid George made
an oath of allegiance.
Moreover, before this court came the aforesaid William
Ginger and surrendered into the hands of the lord of the
manor and was accepted by the aforesaid steward by the rod all
that messuage or tenement with appurtenances in the possession of
Thomas Gage adjoining the aforesaid messuage of
the aforementioned George Dowse and one orchard
lying on the other side of the ditch in that same place and one
yard adjoining the aforesaid messuage containing in length along
the road of Long Ditton as far as the aforesaid pond, in english
'pond', in the same place as seven and a half virgates length at
the south, ending sixteen feet and in width near the north
fourteen feet or thereabouts. And also half of one acre of land
lying near that place called le Fleece in the aforesaid Long
Ditton, one acre of land lying in the Thames side shott within
the aforesaid manor. To the use and behoof of Richard
Rust and Susanna his wife, his heirs
and Susanna's forever more.
Whereupon the aforesaid Richard Rust and Susanna
his wife came into this court and did surrender into the hands of
the lord of the manor and did petition to be admitted tenants to
the aforesaid tenements with appurtenances which the aforesaid
lord of the manor and his steward did grant by the rod to have
and to hold those tenements with appurtenances of the aforesaid Richard
and Susanna and his heirs and Susanna's
forever by the will of the lord and the custom of the manor for
an annual rent of one shilling and four pence (the apportionment
of the aforesaid Homage) and by ancient services as previously
owed by the custom of the lord of the manor and (excepting always
whatever right of the lord of the manor) and were admitted thence
as tenants by the terms of this document and gave to the lord for
a fine at their entry forty shillings and the aforesaid
Richard made an oath of allegiance.
Moreover before this court came the aforesaid William
Ginger and did surrender into the hands of the lord and
was accepted by the aforesaid steward by the rod all of one
messuage or tenement, one orchard thence belonging to and with
appurtenances in the possession of Martha Loach situated
and being near the wharf in the aforesaid Long Ditton within this
aforesaid manor and adjoining that lane formerly called Rushett
lane in the same place and in this court the aforesaid
James Howard and Barbara his wife did
humbly petition before the lord of the manor to be admitted
tenants of all that land with appurtenaces Which the lord of the
aforesaid manor and his steward did grant by the rod to have and
to hold all that aforesaid tenement with appurtenances of the
aforesaid James and Barbara his
wife, his heirs and Barbara's forever and by the
will of the lord and the custom of the aforesaid manor for an
annual rent of one shilling and four pence (the apportionment of
the aforesaid Homage) herriot and ancient services previously
owed (excepting always whatever rights of the lord of the manor)
and were admitted thence tenants by the ten-ns of this document
and gave to the lord for a fine at their entry forty shillings
and the aforesaid James made an oath of
allegiance.
Examined by me Thomas Nuthall Steward in the
same place.