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CHRISTMAS SESSION

AT BUCKINGHAM 1680-81

Vol.1 (1678 -1694)

Page 66 that the said John Clerk be suppressed for three yeares for selling beer or ale (except to Travellers).This is interesting as there is an entry in the Wendover Parish Records which couples the names of John Olay and John Clark so as to appear that they are one and the same person

Richard Piggott of Wiccomb to be " discharged from his pension, and William Newland's pension increased by 40s a year.

P. I4I Order for the settlement of James Foster at Wingrove.

William Oxlade, tenant to Richard Turner of Lane End, "suppressed " from selling beer for three years. *****

Edward Hadgood of Aylesbury, who was indicted for "nott sellinge a full quart of stronge beer for a penny, " is discharged upon payment of a fine of 20s. [And see ante,p.133)

P. I42 Fines, issues, and recognizances forfeited. John Kippinge , junior, of Wendover and Henry Hill of Hadenham each fined £1, for being absent when summoned as jurors.

Edward Hadgood of Aylesbury fined £1, for not selling strong beer at a penny a quart.

William Massum of Parnesham, co. Northampton,yeoman, forfeits his

recognizance of £10 for non-appearance,and his sureties, Richard Massum and John Wekes - both of Parnesham, labourers, forfeit £5 each

Recognizances entered into.

Thomas Hicks, junior, and Thomas Hicks, senior, both of Marsh Gibbon, yeomen, in £40 each, in respect of the bastard child of Mary Butcher.

Thomas Whippam of Blechly in £20, to appear and answer.Page 143.

Discharged.

Thomas Hicks of Marsh Gibbon, James Forster of Wingrove, Henry Taylor of Fingest, J ohn Mossenden of Chepping Wiccomb, Henry Newell of Saunderton, John

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Presentments of the petty constables

Slapton: Thomas Radwell and Robert Ames vice

James Turney and Francis Seabrook.

Great Marlow : John Herne, Abel Bird,* [blank], Rumball,

and John Stevens viceThomas Lovejoy, John Ellyott, Roger

Fletewoode, and William Oxlade,junior.

P. 403. Orders.

Usual order for the payment of the bridewell keepers'

salaries.

Order that the clerk of the peace shall " waite upon the

Commissioners of the Treasury and of the hearth money

with such certificate as this Court shall dirrect."

Memorandum that Mr. Norton paid Mr. Barnewell, the

under-sheriff, £3 as part of a fine levied for a conventiele

held at Sherrington.

The inhabitants of Westwycomb, Radnedge, Chepping Wycomb Forrens, and Woobore are discharged from the indictments against them, as they have brought certificates showing that

their highways have now been repaired.

William Smith and Hannah, his wife, having disobeyed a settlement order, are to be sent from Aston Clinton to the bridewell at Aylesbury, to be kept to hard labour for such a time as certain justicesdirect, and afterwards are to be settled at Weston Turvile.

P.404. Order adjourning the case against

Mr. Benjamin Fellowes.

Order for the removal of Anne Truelock and Sarah,

her daughter, from Marsh Gibbon to Poundon.

Margaret Smith ordered to be discharged from theservice of her master, John Day, who is to restore to her all her clothes.

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P. 409. Indictments.

William Newland, junior, of Winge, for assaulting

Richard Greene and his wife, Thomas Greene, and

Robert Greene. [And see post, P. 42I.)

John Serch of Aylesbury, for assaulting Diana Kempster.

Joseph Cook of Chesham, for speaking " aprobiously of

ing Charles II, and for assaulting Mr. Collins [And see post,

P. 435).

John Denton of Shenly, for stealing a ewe and two lambs.

John Ware, weaver, Timothy Downes, Joseph Moorse, and

Thomas Naylor, currier, all of Chesham, for rioting and for breaking into Lady Terrill's house.

Edward Porter of Hiteham, for building a cottage without assigning four acres of land.

Abraham Glover of East Bumham, for assaulting Edward Pond.

William Hastings of Thame, for assaulting Samuel Roades.

Richard Oxlade and Elizabeth, his wife, William Oxlade and

Mary, his wife, and Anne Oxlade, spinster, all of Great Marlow,

for assaulting Richard Turnor, the coroner.( See Bastardy

Bond and suppression from selling beer both mention Turner.) ******

Edward Daniel of Great Marlow, for stealing 2 sacks

and 3 pecks of wheat.

P.4I0. Presentments of the grand jury.

John Rose, Elizabeth Rose, widow, Richard Vere and his

wife, Katherine Nicholls, widow, Edward Nicholls and his

wife, John Cox glover, and his wife, James Rose,- James

Clarke, Elizabeth Clarke, and Richard Collett and his wife,

all of Cuddington, and James Monck, Joseph Monck,

Benjamin Monck, junior, Mary Monck, widow, John Howes, gentleman, and his wife, and Richard Harding, all of Bereton,

for being absent from church for one month.

PP. 4II-4I5. Presentments of the petty constables.

Edward Bate and John Rowland, both of Marsworth,

John Eustace, yeoman, Nathaniel Costard, senior,

William Towne, Henry Stevens, Edward Stevens,

Thomas Bourne, senior, John Pearce, and

Richard Gibbons all of Bledlow,

I72

A request for information regarding the attack on the

Coroner received the following reply from Eve McLaughlin - Genealogist,Author of the McLaughlin Guides for Family Historians and Secretary,Bucks Genealogical Society.

"Interesting - did the Oxlades have a death in the family

which wasnatural but he queried? Did, and this sounds

possible - one of thebuilders find some treasure buried

in a building plot and failed todeclare it? Treasure Trove

was also the responsibility of the coroner. A study of the

actual sessions papers (grimy rolls with bits of actual

evidence) would probably clarify the matter. The events

may have taken place before the records survive, though.

They were a rough lot in Marlow, off and on - though in

this case, it was probably in Lane End, then partly in

Marlow parish."

MIDSUMMER SESSION

AT BUCKINGHAM

16 July, 1685 [1 James II)

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P. 424. Jurors for the body of the County.

Edward Carter, gentleman, William Harding, William

Cannon, Thomas Coles,Peter Hughes, William Greene,

Thomas Gibbs, Richard Major, Thomas Snow, John Fellow,

John Seabrook,John Sawell, Bernard Collyus, Richard

Blackett, Henry Shepard, Richard Ellis, John Travell,

Robert Adams, and Nicholas Lucas.

(signed) Robert Hart, esquire, sheriff.

The following persons took the oaths of allegiance and

supremacy and subscribed the statutory declaration-

John Miller, esquire, and Michael Sear, gentleman, both

of Marsworth, Arthur Claver of Oving, gentleman,

William Rice of Warmestone, gentleman, Thomas Muson

of Edgecott, clerk, Jonas Taylor of Hambledon, gentleman, Francis Bowrey of Wyraidisbury, gentleman, and

William Dorrell of Wooborne, gentleman.

P. 425. Indictments.

Mary Bridges of Edlesbrough, widow,

for not doing her statutory work upon the highways.

William Holland, Henry Stevens, Thomas Hicks, and

Richard Thurstram, all of Bottle Cleydon, for rioting

and for cutting down the trees of Edmund Verney, esquire.

[And see post, p. 435.1

Thomas Loughton of Iver, for assaulting Benjarnin Fellows.

[And see post, P. 435.1

John Snow of Steeple Claydon, for stealing a load of oats.

[And see post, p. 447.]

Richard Oxlade of Steeple Claydon carpenter, John North

and John East, both of Great Marlow, and William North of Fingest, for building cottages without assigning four acres

of land. *********

I79

A query to Eve McLaughlin,author of the McLaughlin

Guides for family historians and Secretary of Bucks Genealogical Society,received the following reply

Every house built had to have 4 acres (a garden and the

rest in stripsof land in the fields) allotted, since this was

reckoned to be theamount required to support a family.

This was a developer cashing in ona piece of land he had bought, the way they do. And as far as I know,that requirement

to allocate 4 acres of land has never been officiallyaltered.

Try this on the building developers nowadays??I would definitely associate the Oxlades with the south of the county-

any connection with Steeple Claydon would seem to be a purelytemporary one (while building there?)

Eve McLaughlin

MICHAELMAS SESSION

AT BUCKINGHAM 1685

Vol.1 (1678 -1694)

P. 444. Orders.

Usual order for the payment of the bridewell keepers'

salaries.

Thomas Plumridge to be allowed 2s.6d. a week by the

overseers of Taplow on account of his " greate lameness and infirmity.". His brother, Richard, ordered to be paid 5s. for the costs of obtaining this order.

Certain justices appointed to report upon the necessary

repairs to a County bridge in Denham, near to Uxbridge.

The dispute between Mr. Le Grice of Iver and [blank] Verney,

his servant, concerning wages, is referred to certain justices.

Order that a special process shall be issued against Richard Oxlade of Lane End, (previously shown as of Steeple Claydon) carpenter, and William Monday of Turfield. ( probably a relative)

William Martyn of Weston Turvile licensed to keep an alehouse.

Mr. Thomas Coles, surveyor of Ickford bridge, to be paid £26 for repairs thereto.

P.445. Ellen Wilson ordered to be discharged from gaol.

Order for the removal of the two younger children of

Robert Perry from Ivingho to Edlesborrough.

Order discharging all indictments and presentments against John Clerk of Wendover.

Order for the removal of Ralph Woolman from Chalfont St. Peters to Chalfont St. Giles.

Order for the removal of Thomas Baldwin and Thomas Quartermaine, with their families, from Aylesbury to Har;twell.

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and Barkhamstead St. Peters, co. Hertford, concerning the settlement of [blank] Bugby.

Sarah Edges of [blank] " suppressed " from keeping an alehouse, and given until the Ist February next to sell off her stock.

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P.457. an Complaint was made to the Court that John Law, petty constable of Great Marlow, has been" very malitious and vexatious in troubling his neighbours . . . under pretence of his said office." In particular it was alleged that he " did lately seiz and take into his Custody out of the Crowne Inne in Greate Marlow one John Oxlade, and him did lay or sett in the Stocks in the publique markett place att or about 8 of the Clock att Night tho itt alsoe appeared to this Court that the said John Oxlade is a person of Civill life and conversation and att that tyme was not in any wise disorderly or abusive to any Person, neither had he dranck one flaggon of beer." This action was apparently a malicious device to discredit Oxlade because he

had brought an action for trespass againt Law recently. Law is, therefore, discharged from his office and Anthony Feild, tailor, is to be sworn in his place.

Order for the removal of Thomas Quartermaine from

Aylesbury to Stone.

John Norman and William Powney to be discharged from gaol.

P.458. The complaint of Robert Andrews of Berton is referred to certain Justices.

Thomas West of Quainton licensed to keep an alehouse.

John West and his wife ordered to be sent to the bridewell at Aylesbury unless they forthwith obey a justices' order for their removal.

Order discharging the presentment against Thomas Lovejoy.

QS/JC/1/142 Justice's Casebook Michaelmas Sessions, 1807

In the case of John Stallwood stealing six geese, the property of Richard Webb

Thos. Oxlade, Serv't to Mr Webb "(I) shut in 10 geese into the farm yard on Sat'y night, which was shut up but not locked. (I) went into the yard next mom'g at 6 and missed six of the ten. I know one by a particular mark of his leg being broken, he was ten or a dozen years old. I have lived 20 years and there was one goose there before my time.etc.

BOLD ITALICS are my emphasis and indicate people, surnames or places connected to the OXLADES.

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