Particular of the Manor of Worth Matravers

 23 October 1770
by ‘JB’

Dorset History Centre: D/RWR/E107

 

 

Number

Tenants Names

Premises within the Manor of Worth

Yearly Rents

£ s d

Lords Rents

Lives

Years Purchs

Values [available in original – not transcribed here]

Total Value

£ s d

1

Reverend Mr John Pyke @ will

2 - -

A Tenement Late Purbicks, in Hand

16 - -

£14 - -

   

30

 

£420

2

Reverend Mr John Pyke @ will

2 - -

A Tenement Late Vincents, in Hand

18 - -

£16 - -

   

30

 

£480

3

John Curtis @ will

1 - -

A Tenement Late Susanna Curtis’s in Hand

6 - -

£5 - -

   

30

 

£150

4

John Curtis @ will

A Tenement Late Chamberlains in Hand

£18 - -

 

Mr Pykes moiety of This Tenement in Lease for 3 Lives

30

 

£540

5

Robert Chinchen @ will

A moiety of the first Cut of mild meadow at Swanage in Hand

£3 - -

   

30

 

£90

6

John Curtis @ will

18 now in hand

1 - -

A Tenement Called Dorey’s, in Lease for 1 Life

18 - -

Lords Rent for Ditto

£17 - -

- 17 4

for the Life of Hannah Dorey upwards of 80 yrs of age

a Herriot at the Death of the Life

25 [30 added]

5

 

£429 6s 8d

7

Edward Smith

20 - 3 - -

A Tenement Called west Gate, in Lease for 1 Life

3 - -

Lords Rent

£17 - -

- 16 6

for the Life of John Smith over 80 yrs of age

a Herriot at the Death of the Life

25

5

 

£429 6s 6d

8

Samuell Smith

A Tenement Called the Farm, in Lease 1 Life

Lords Rent

£42 - -

2 6 -

for the Life of Jane the wife of the Reverend Mr Cooth 48 yrs of age

23

7

 

£989 2s -

9

Edward Smith

A Tenement Called Bodmans Field, in Lease for 1 Life

Lords Rent

£40 - -

1 0 4

for the Life of Hannah the wife of Joseph Greenway 68 yrs of age

23

7

 

£927 2s 4d

10

John Pyke

3 - - 10 0

A Cotage & Garden in Good Repaire, on 1 Life

Lords Rent

£2 10s -

- 1 3

for the Life of Francis [Frances] the wife of John Pyke 43 yrs of age

13

7

 

£32 18s 9d

11

John Barnes

- 5 -

A Stable and Garden, the Dwelling House Latly Burnt down, on 1 Life

Lords Rent

- 5s -

- 3 4

for the Life of Martha Barnes 48 yrs of age

13

7

 

£6 18s 4d

12

Thomas Cosefild [Coastfield]

A Cotage and Garden in Repaire, on 1 Life

Lords Rent

£3 - -

- 3 -

for the Life of Rebecca wife of Thomas Cosefild [Coastfield] about 52 yrs of age

13

7

 

£40 1s -

13

Edward Smith

5 - 5 - 5 -

A Tenement Late Abbotts, on 1 Life

Lords Rent

£5 - -

- 4 -

for the Life of William Abbott 68 yrs of age

23

7

 

£116 8s -

14

Samuell Smith

7 10 - - 10 -

A Tenement Called Haskells, on 1 Life

Lords Rent

£7 - -

- 10 -

for the Life of Elizabeth Benfield 36 yrs of age

23

7

 

£164 10s -

15

Richard Smith

4 10 - - 10 -

A Cotage & Garden and 4 acre’s of Land, on 1 Life

Lords Rent

£4 - -

- 10 4

for the Life of Ester the wife of Joseph Dowland 53 yrs of age

15

7

 

£63 12s 4d

16

George Smith

The first Cut of 5 acre’s of Holme meadow, in Lease 1 Life

Lords Rent

£2 10s -

- 4 -

for the Life of Elizabeth wife of George Smith 54 yrs of age

23

7

 

£58 18s -

17

Edward Smith

4 - - - 10 -

A Dweling House Garden Smiths Shop etc, on 2 Lives

Lords Rent

£3 10s -

- 3 4

for the Lives of Edward Smith 67 yrs of age & William Smith 75 yrs of age

a Herriot at the Death of Each Life 10s

12

8

 

£43 6s 8d

18

Samuell Smith

A Tenement called Benfields, on 2 Lives

Lords Rent

£20 - -

- 17 -

for the Lives of John Benfield aged 70 and James Benfield aged 72 yrs

a Herriot at the Death of Each life £5

20

10

 

£408 10s -

‘Query’ [later additional entry added under 18]

John Barnes

3 - -

‘Answer’ Tenement on 1 Life [a higher number of lives crossed out] Lives [‘of same person & Mary Benfield’ crossed out] wife of David Hibbs.

Elizabeth Benfield [in margin]

£2 5 – [amended over a previous amount]

- 3 4

       

19

John Curtis

4 10 - 1 10 -

A meadow about 3 acrs Called Hay Crofts, on 2 Lives

Lords Rent

£3 - -

- 6 8

for the Life of John Curtis aged 54, Ann the wife of John Winham [or Wenham] 51 yrs of age

18

12

 

£58 - -

20

Samuell Smith

A Tenement called Cooks, on 2 Lives

Lords Rent

£24 - -

1 - -

for the Life of Sarrah wife of Reverend Mr Blackstone 46 yrs & William Abbott 68 yrs of age

18

12

 

£444 - -

21

‘Lander’ [added above]

Edward Smith

30 - - 1 - -

A Tenement Called Browns, on 2 Lives

Lords Rent

£29 - -

1 14 -

for the Lives of William Lander 64 and Sarrah his daughter 32 yrs of age

18

12

 

£550 8s -

22

William Smith

4 10 - 1 - -

A Messuage Garden and about 5 acre’s of Land in the fields on 3 Lives

Lords Rent

£3 10s -

- 2 6

for the Lives of Temprance [Temperance] Smith aged 72, William Smith aged 75 and Mary Smith aged 76 yrs

16

14

 

£57 15s -

   

23 October 1770 JB

£279 5s -

     

Total:

Chief Rents payable to the manor per annum 1 13 4 at 35 yrs purchs:

Total:

Chief Rents payable out of the mannor to John Bankes Esquire as Land of the mannor of Corfe £4 2s 0d per annum at 35 yrs purchs: deduct

Total:

£6492 19s 7d

£58 6s 8d

£6551 6s 3d

£143 10 0d

£6407 16s 3d