Portbury Hundred Quarter Sessions.
Collated by
Mary Mason.
1600-1700.
Wells
Sessions. Jan 21. 1670.
Admission of
Richard Brockman of Portbury , a poor man who faithfully served Charles I in
the late unhappy wars, to a yearly pension of 40s.
Wells
Sessions. Jan 14. 1673.
Order to
the treasurer of the maimed soldiers to pay 20s. to Merven Hales for the use of
William Browne of Portbury, a poor maimed soldier.
Bridgwater
Sessions.
15 Jul
1673.
Order for
payment of 20s by the treasurer of the maimed soldiers to ………..Browne of
Portbury.
Wells
Sessions. Jan 12 1669.
A
conventicle of Quakers is called at the house of Thomas Parsons in the parish
of Portishead every month on a Wednesday.
Wells
Sessions. Jan 11 1676.
Order on a
dispute between the inhabitants of Portishead and William Beakes of the same.
That Beakes do keep and provide for Sarah Heale, a poor child of the parish
placed with him as an apprentice in respect of a tenement worth 60s. yearly
which he rents of Sir Thomas Hooke, in accordance with an indenture of
apprenticeship dated 28 July 1675, unless he show could cause to the contrary
at the next General Sessions.
Jan 11
1676.
On
complaint by William Phillipps of Long-Ashton that he and Richard Large of
Bedminster were chosen constables for the Hundred of Hartcliffe cum Bedminster
at a Court Leet held about Michaelmas last, and that Large has refused to be
sworn; the Court orders Large take the Oath forthwith, and desires Sir Hugh
Smith, K.B. and Bart, Edward Gorges and Richard Morgan, Esquires, justices, to
bind him over to the next General Sessions if he refuses to do so.
Wells
Session. Jan 9. 1666.
The Court
desires Francis Vaughan, Samuel Gorges, and John Tint Esquires, justices to, to
enquire into a dispute between John Godwin of Naysey and John Lawrence touching
an alleged detention of wages from the latter; and if they pay them, with
costs, binding him over to appear at the next Sessions if he refuses. The
matter was referred at last Sessions to the two first-named justices but
nothing has been done, Mr. Gorges having been lately sick.
Ilchester
Sessions. April 12. 1670.
Order for
the absolute settlement of Nicholas Pym in the parish of Naylsey; as it appears
upon the testimony of himself and Nicholas Heath that he was a covenant servant
with John Twitt of Naylsey with wages 5s a year, and that he stayed there for a
quarter from Michaelmas last and received his covenant money.
Illchester
Sessions.
Apr 4
Discharge on appeal of an Order by Sir Hugh Smith K.B. and Bart, and Edward
Gorges, Esquire, justices for the removal of Nicholas Rogers from Nailsey to
Clutton; and order that he be absolutely settled at Nailsey.
Illchester
Sessions.April 4.
The Court
desires Sir Hugh Smith K.B. and Bart. Sir Edward John Churchill, Knight and Sir
Edward Gorges, Richard Morgan, Francis Vaughn and Hugh Tynt Esquires to examine
into a dispute between the parishioners of Backwell and Mrs Eleanor Goodrick
touching the refusal of the latter (on the grounds that she is over-rated to
the poor and that the others in the parish have no apprentice placed on them)
to maintain Hannah Pope, a poor child of the parish, who was placed as an
apprentice on her or her tenant in Backwell, and was maintained by the said
tenant until he died. The said Justices are also desired to order payment to be
made of the costs of the parishioners in maintaining the child since the death
of the said tenant.
Wells
Sessions. Jan 13 1674.
Discharge
of Hugh Jeanes from his apprenticeship with James Norcott of Wrington, in
accordance with an order by Francis Vaughn and John Prowse, Esquires, justices;
as Jeanes is a very infirm person and suffers from a running sore called the
King`s Evil, which was well known to his Uncle John Harris of Yatton, who
directed Jeanes not to discover the same until after the indentures of
apprenticeship were sealed.
Wells
Sessions Jan 12 1675.
Order on an
appeal against an order by Sir Hugh Smith and Sir Thomas Gore, Knights,
justices, for the removal of Thomas Jeanes from Clapton to Kenn. For the return
of Jeanes to Clapton, where he was formally for more than a year an apprentice
to Thomas Rogers of that parish, husbandman, and for his settlement there.
Wells
Sessions. Jan 10 1671.
Discharge
of an order by Sir Hugh Smyth. K. B. and Bart and Samuel Gorges Esquire,
justices, touching the maintenance of James, a base child of Joan Nethway of
Clevedon by James Barber of the same, the latter having a very small estate,
and fresh order touching the matter.
Bath
Sessions. Oct 6 1674.
Confirmation
of an order by Sir Hugh Smith, Knight and Edward Gorges, Esquire, justices, for
the removal of Thomas Mudge from Tickenham to Clevedon, an order accordingly.
Wells
Sessions. Jan 12 1675.
Order by
Sir Hugh Smith K.B. and Bart and Sir Thomas Gore, Knight, justices, touching
the maintenance of a bastard daughter of Frances Gay, single woman, born at Barrow;
the reputed father being John Leamon of Bleadon/Blagdon innholder.
Dated at
Fayland, Wraxall, 18 Dec 1672.
Ilchester
Sessions. April 24 1666.
Confirmation
of a monthly rate of 14-2-9d made by Sir George Norton, Knight, Thomas Gore,
Knight and Samuel Gorges and Thomas Pigott, Esquires the four justices nearest
to Bedminster, on the hundreds and parishes within 5 miles of Bedminster,
towards the relief of the persons in the parish of Bedminster infected with the
plague: as the 400 inhabitants of Bedminster are very poor, their chief
maintenance consisting in manufactory, which they cannot prosecute at present,
being debarred from trade with Bristol, where most of their commodities were
sold.
Wells
Sessions. Jan 13 1674.
Order by
Sir Hugh Smith K.B. and Bart and sir Thomas Gore, Knight for the relief of the
parish of Bedminster, touching the maintenance of a bastard daughter of
Elizabeth Polton, late of Bristol. John Christopher being the reputed father.
Dated 7 January 1674.
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1656 June
30.
Complaint
of Blanche Tripp of Long Ashton made to Richard Jones, who made unreasonable
charges against Joseph Crossman; for although his men had by mistake shorn and
marked two of her sheep; he had offered the wool and five shillings to finish
the matter.
1655/6 Jan 20.
Confession
of Susan Saunders of Abbots-Leigh concerning her present condition, made to
William Cole.
1656 Apr
14.
Complaint
of the bad behaviour of John Salter of Wraxall, made to William Cole.
Thomas
Gorges minister of wraxall said that Salter while drunk had come into church
and there behaved in a very unseemly manner. And on Easter Monday last in the
afternoon when Mr. Gorges and the parishioners were in the churchyard making
choice of churchwardens and overseers of the poor, the said Salter and his wife
behaved in a very uncivil manner.
No date.
Uppon
hearing of the several parishes of Portbury and Clevedon touching of a
settlement of one Maudelin Patch who was born at Portbury and is now residing
at Clevedon. This Court doth see no cause to remove the said Maudlin from
Clevedon but doth conceive her to be settled there.
1658 Nov
16.
Examination
of Thomas Doubting and John Lullett concerning a deer found dead in the river
near a park of ground of William Coles of Clevedon; taken before Thomas Baynard
at Wrington.