Notes Made from Essex Record Office Items.Research by John & Nia Watkiss

Notes made from Essex Record Office items.Research by John & Nia Watkiss.

D/DQ 14/192

D/DQ 14/38 Barrington map and estate book 1766

D/DB a L 4 1564/5

Copy write of precipe Mentions £10 rent in various parishes including Takeley.

D/DB a L31 ?1646

Draft Power of Attorney by Sir John Barrington to John Kendall of Hatfield Broad Oak gent authorising him to compound and agree with Sir William M (?asham) and Sir Thomas H ( ?ewitt) trustees of Mary Barrington, widow, who have commenced a Bill in Chancery against Sir John Barrington for 2 annuities of £20 , or, in default of an agreement to prosecute the same by appeal, petition or otherwise, as councel learned in the law shall advise.

D/DB a L35 1677

Copy of Lady Judith Barrington’s exceptions against John Kendall’s Bill for Sir Tim Tyrrell which I sent to Sir Thomas Hewett.

Kendall claims expences incurred on behalf of Sir Toby Tyrrell who married 2ndly Lucy, the daughter of Sir Thomas Barrington (died 1614) and apparently in connection with lands settled for his marriage.

Lady Judith disputes expenses and will make a matter of proceedings unless Kendall “ will surrender the land voluntarily or not, I refusing to except of his p{ro}position, to pay the bill”..

…” he ( Kendall) may Challenge all the money he laid out for my husband; I being the manager of all things and usually what he did was by me Command as from my husband”

D/DB a L37 1647/8

Letter form William Bayson of “Melendine” ( Manuden) to { John} Kendall with a copy of the latter’s reply, concerning the seizure of a grey mare as felon’s goods. Kendall raises the question whether in law “ Fealons good{es} cann be Carryed out of ye hundred {Half hundred of Clavering} here { Hatfield Broad Oak Half Hundred of Harlow} they are seized before ye p{ar{ty by Convit” and states that “I have sent to Mr Humfrey on Robt Hill to p{ro}vide Keeping for her till after yo Assizs” also” I have sent you a warrant under Sr Jo: Barrington’s hand for seazing all other Fealons good{es} wayfes Estrayes and c w{I}th in the hundred but I pray you be Carefull to Keepe a booke w{ha}t you seaze and the tyme of the seasure and loging of them”

D/DB a L40 1648—1649/50

Papers in the cross pleas of trespass and assault John Kendall et al. (named|) and Tho Walley et al. ( named) for trial at Essex Assizes

N.B. This is not in the calendar of Assizes.

D/DB a L45 c 1650

Breviates in action of trespass. Richard Franke, gent and Francis Franke versus John Kendall gent, and Edward Marable et al ( not named) concerning breaking of trees in Ongar Grove ( Hatfield Broad Oak)

D/DB a L52 1658 or c 1658

Letters from William Povey in Ireland to John Kendall concerning Sir John Barrington’s lands.

see L60 E75/6

D/DB a L60

Letter form William Povey in Dublin to John Kendall re settlement of Sur John Barrington’s Irish estate with draft of Kendall’s reply on the back.

D/DB a L62 1668

Arbitration Award, with draft, of John Kendall of Bassingbourne Hall, Thomas Cheveley of Writtle, Thomas Smith of High Roothing and John Bourne of High Easter, gents in dispute between Joan Cooke of Hatfield Broad Oake widow and Thomas Wood of Great Canfield, yeoman.

ie he was an arbitrator.

D/DB a L67 1674

Confession of George Hawkins of Takeley, labourer, that he trespassed in one of the coppices by Takeley Street belonging to Sir John Barrington by carrying away and converting to his own use “ an arme of an alm Tree blowne off by the great windes” and request for Sir John’s forgiveness

D/DB a L71

Draft of a Covenant by John Kendall to convey to Sir John Barrington, as soon as the latter has purchased the Forest or Chase of Hatfield Broad Oake all common rights of common in the said Forest or Chase belonging to a messuage in Takeley, purchased by him to the sue of Sir John, in consideration of Sir John having conveyed to him a messuage in Takeley called James at Ford, both messuages”lying upon the the Manor of Bassingbournes which Kendall had lately purchased for his own use.

D/DB a L83 1737

Papers in plea of trespass in Takeley alias HatfieldForest. Jacob Houblon esq., versus Matthew Grey yeoman and William Duncombe, gent attorney at Essex Assizes.

D/DB a 06 1597

Parish returns of corn stocks, alehouses, bakers etc.

D/DB a 06/11

a Takeley Returns to 9 articles.

1)we have none such { names of purchasers and sellers of barley giving quantities and price in 1 of 2 transactions}

2)2) names of purchasers

3)“ we know none such but John Wright malster an ouldman doth buye some Barlye at home and some at the market and doth sell it out again by the peck and half peck to poore folk{es}

4)3 &4 ) ? corn to sell “ we know none such”

5)5 & 6 number (3) of alehouse keepers giving their prices for beer and bread.

6)7) we have none such

7)8) we have three Ale houses as aforesaid and do think them needefull and od good conversatio{n} all of them

8)we knowe none such

D/DB a 09 c 1600

List of names {?landholders} in Takeley, Great and Little Hallingbury and Great and Little Easton.

D/DB a 10 c 1600

Returns of carts for Takeley and other parishes.

D/DB a 018 018/31 T 1643

Returns—possibly to Divisional Committe for West Essex.

“ According to our warrant for Pressing the Rest of our men wee the Constables have tacken grate paynes in it and as yet can tacke none they that we would have are run A way out of our \Towne but we desire a lettell time and we hope wee shall breng them whether you to Apynt us Wee delivered four men at Downmoue. We deleavered 2 solgers at stansted.

John Laper “xl” added—a fine for failing to raise the assigned number of men

D/DB a 038 1678

Warrant to the constables of Takeley to attach Ellen Wright alias Godfrey of the same and bring her before {Sir} John Barrington or some other justice to answer for suspicion of felony objected against her by Nicholas Rand

Signature of John Barrington

D/DB a 138 1672

Letter(signature and recipients name torn away) concerning repayment of £106 13s 4d on a Bond “ at Mr Kendall’s house in ye Strand” for Sir John Barrington’s use.

D/DB a C5 1664

Letter form John Kendall to unnamed recipient asking him to convey a letter “of some importance” to “ Mr Hall of Swanston ( Isle of Wight) who will explain “ why his name is not ( as usually it hath bene) sup}er}scribed upon it”

Notes

M.E.Bohannan The Essex Election of 1604 English Histoical Review vol xlviii ( 1933) p 395

also at BritishMuseum ( Library) B.M. Addit Charters 28313—28637 Egerton 2643—2651

Transcripts Essex Archaeology SocietyN.S. vol 1 and 111 and Royal Commision Historical ms 7th Report 1879 p 537—589

Essex Arch Soc xix 1930 N.S. p27—32

1237-8Tax roll for a 30th in Essex based on property

Walden 8 13 5

Depeden 4 12

Stansted 65 3

Birchanger 8 7

Thakeleghe 37 3

Elsenham 32 1

Henham 31 2

Essex Arch Soc N.S. Takeley windmill Harleian 4809 f107

Admission to Essex Livings by The Triers E.A.S. N.S. xx 1933

Takeley ( West Tukeley Abel Collier 19 Jan 1654/5 Trustees for Maintenance 997 iii, 116

James Small 27 April 1659 Trustees for Maintenance 999, 256

William de Takeley granted to monks a meadow called “le Knel” to Colchester Abbey

mentions Court Rolls

William married William de Hauville’s daughter

His seal can be seen in E.A.S. N.S. xxii 1940