Manor of Redbourn Court Rolls

D/EV M12 (1733-40 in English, before that in Latin)

  • Susanna Dixon, widow (late Susanna Beasley) to Edward Dolling (1737)

D/EV M13 (1740-75)

  • John Dixon admission (1748 folio 48)
  • Sarah Payne admission death of Matthew Hanscombe (1750 folio 60)
  • Thomas Payne and Sarah his wife and Swepson and wife to Mark Young conditional sale (1755 folio 55 [98])
  • Anthony Sharpe his death and will (1765 folio
  • 196)
  • John Deykin surrender to John Dixon the younger (1767 folio 216)
  • John Dixon the elder admitted on the surrender of John Franklyn and Mary his wife (1772 folio 239/240)
  • John Dixon the elder to Marvin Goulds conditional surrender (1772 folio 240)
  • satisfaction acknowledged on the said surrender (1772 folio 241)
  • John Dixon the elder surrenders to the use of his will (1772 folio 241)
  • William Swepson to John Dixon the younger absolute surrender (1773 folio 246)
  • John Dixon to John Stonell recital of a conditional surrender and Barbara Stonell admitted on the same being forfeited (1773 folio 251)
  • John Dixon to Barbara Stonell surrender of equity of Acdemcon (1773 folio 252)
  • Thomas Lake admitted on surrender of Barbara Stonell (1775 folio 267)

John Dixon often one of the two jurors

D/EV M14 (1775-1825)

  • John Dixon to William Dixon conditional surrender (1779 folio 11)
  • Surrender of Marvin Goulds to Anne Dixon (an infant) (1783 folio 27)
  • Anne Dixon admitted on surrender of Marvin Goulds (1783 folio 28)
  • John Dixon to Mary Dixon absolute surrender (1788 folio 38)
  • Mary Dixon admitted thereon and surrender to will (1788 folio 38)
  • John Dixon to Elizabeth Niccoll absolute surrender (1792 folio 53)
  • John Dixon to William Dixon satisfactory acknowledgement of this conditional surrender (1792 folio 54)
  • Mary Dixon to John Dixon – also surrender and John Dixon admitted (1821 folio 485)

John Dixon admission – September 2nd 1748 (folio 48)

At this court came William Canfield and Sarah Canfield hisSur.r of W.m

mother customary tenants of the said manor and did in open& Sarah

court surrender into the hands of the Lord of the said manor byCanfield

the hands and acceptance of the said steward by the rodd accordingto John

to the custom thereof all that messuage or tenement situate inDixon

Redbourn Street and formerly part of a messuage called The

George Inn with the appurtenances to the use and behoof

of John Dixon of Redbourn aforesaid baker his heirs and assigns

for ever who being present in court humbly prayed of the lord

of the said manor to be admitted tenant to the aforesaid premises

with the appurtenances to whom the lord by his said steward

granted seisin thereof by the rodd to hold the same to himAdmission

the said John Dixon and his heirs for ever of the lord by the roddof Jno. Dixon

at the will of the lord according to the custom of the said manor

by the annual rent of two pence and other services heretofore due

and of right accustomed and he gave to the lord for a fine thereofRent 0.0.2

ten pounds ten shillings and so he is admitted tenant butFine 10.10.2

fealty is respited.

Examined by me Delart Deputy Steward

William Swepson to John Dixon the younger absolute surrender – April 7th 1773 (folio 246)

At this court came William Swepson grandson and heir at

law of Sarah Payne and Sarah his wife the said Sarah being

first solely and secretly examined by the said steward and

consenting and did in open court surrender into the hands of

the lord of the said manor by the hands and acceptance of the said

steward by the rodd according to the custom thereof and did

also remit released and for ever quite claims all the right

title benefit and equity of redemption of him the said

William Swepson of in and to a messuage or tenement in

Redbourn Street with the appurtences heretofore the estate of

the said Sarah Payne to the only proper use and behoof of

John Dixon the younger of Redbourn aforesaid his heirs and

assigns for ever

Examined by me Delart Deputy Steward

John Dixon to Elizabeth Niccoll absolute surrender – 16th/30th April 1792 (folio 53)

Also at this court it was presented by the homage that John Dixon one

Of the customary tenants of the said manor did out of court (to wit) on the

seventeenth day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety

surrender by the rod into the hands of the lord of the said manor by the

hands and acceptance of the said steward according to the custom thereof

all that messuage of tenement called the George Inn in Redbourne

aforesaid, and heretofore described as two cottages or tenements late Puddephatts

and the yard and appurtenances and a messuage or tenement late Halseys

together with all outhouses, edifices, buildings, barns (save and except a

certain barn which formerly belonged to the said messuage and premises

which hath for some time past been separated from the same and now parcel

of the estate of his daughter in law Mary Dixon, widow) stables, yards, gardens, orchards and backsides, ways, waters, watercourses, paths, passages, commons

common of pasture, profits, privileges, hereditaments and appurtenances

to the said messuages or tenements belonging or in anywise appertaining, and

also all other the copyhold or customary messuages, lands, tenements and

hereditaments whatsoever of him the said John Dixon within and holder of the

said manor, and also all his estate, rights, title, interest, inheritance,

possession, property, claim and demands if, in and to the same and every

part thereof, to the use and behoof of Elizabeth Niccoll of the borough

of Saint Alban in the county of Hertford spinster her heirs and assign for ever

Also at this court the said John Dixon together Mary Dixon

the widow of William Dixon late of Redbourn aforesaid, baker, did acknowledge

to have had and received off and from the said Elizabeth Niccoll the principal

sum of one hundred pounds and all interest for the same and with which

the above premises stood chargeable for the said sum of one hundred

pounds and interest Now the said Mary Dixon the widow

and executrix of the said William Dixon together with the abovenamed

John Dixon do acknowledge to have had and received the said principal

sum of one hundred pounds and all interest due for the same, and do

discharge the said premises accordingly and by warrant of attorney

have power made to enter satisfaction on the court rolls of the said

manor accordingly and the said conditional surrender is hereby vacated and made void.