SUSSEX RECORD SOCIETY

DIGITAL EDITIONS

SUSSEX RECORD SOCIETY

VOL ADD4: WINCHELSEA COURT RECORDS 1765-1866

Edited by Malcolm Pratt

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WINCHELSEA COURT RECORDS 1765-1866

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COURTS OF THE ANCIENT TOWN OF WINCHELSEA IN SUSSEX 1765-1866

EDITED BY MALCOLM PRATT

SUSSEX RECORD SOCIETY VOLUME ADD4

Digital Edition published 2020 by Sussex Record Society Barbican House, High Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1YE. © Sussex Record Society, Malcolm Pratt

Contents v

CONTENTS

Introduction ...... vii Editorial Notes ...... xxi Acknowledgements ...... xxv

Proccedings of the Winchelsea Courts 1765-1815 ...... 1 Proceedings of the Winchelsea Courts 1816-1866 ...... 133

Appendix 1: Oaths taken on their appointment by the Mayor and other Officers etc ...... 305 Appendix 2: Oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration etc ...... 311 Appendix 3: Instructions received requiring the holding of a Parliamentary Election in Winchelsea ...... 313 Appendix 4: 1835: Report of Commissioners investigating the circumstances of Winchelsea Corporation ...... 315 Indexes ...... 323

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Introduction vii

INTRODUCTION

The documents transcribed here cover most of the final years of the legal jurisdiction exercised from medieval times by the Winchelsea Corporation. During the century they cover, the Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea continued to exercise the local government and judicial responsibilities required of the town since medieval times as a Head Port of the Confederation of the Cinque Ports. These responsibilities extended not only within the Ancient Town itself but also throughout its Liberty. The Liberty was an adjoining area, roughly triangular in shape, with the town at its apex, stretching from the Kent border to a point a little inside the Parish of Pett. This included a sea boundary of between six and seven miles.

Winchelsea had elected two members to the House of Commons since the time of Edward III. To these seats were originally returned leading town residents. Later they came under the influence of the Treasury, which promoted the election of those who would support the government of the day. Eventually Winchelsea’s seats were purchased by patrons who alone nominated the candidates who were then dutifully voted in by the very small electorate of freemen. It was not until Reform in 1832, by which time control had passed to the Duke of Cleveland, that Winchelsea lost its two members when the duke, a committed supporter of the Whig government, instructed them to vote for the abolition of their own seats.

‘Winchelsea Causes’

Many of the early documents here [1.2 – 1.10] describe contested votes for the appointment and removal of freemen and the election of Winchelsea’s Mayor. From this it is clear that in the 1760s two factions were vying for control of the corporation’s affairs. In essence these disputes involved who was and who was not on appointment legally entitled to the freedom of the Town and thus have the right to vote in parliamentary elections. In medieval times a man could claim the freedom by living in Winchelsea, paying the required taxes and engaging in an approved occupation for twelve months. Such claims were no longer permitted and appointments were usually made at the whim of those in control. However, it was still generally accepted that freemen had to be resident when elected.

The first of the patrons was Arnold Nesbitt. He had in fact earlier been Winchelsea’s agent for the treasury, with responsibility for ensuring that Winchelsea’s members would support the government in power, but he acquired so much property tenanted by voting freemen that he was able to viii Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

wrest that control from the treasury and use it in his own interests. Nesbitt’s control was eventually sold to Richard Barwell. As the documents show, both these men ensured that their requirements were followed by taking an active part in the corporation’s proceedings.

As a result of Arnold Nesbitt’s actions, disputes over the right to freedom of the Town were eventually submitted for a ruling to the Court of King’s Bench. There, hearing a case which became known as the Winchelsea Causes, Mr Justice Mansfield ruled that no such complaint could be justified where the complainant had long been a corporation member alongside the person of whom he complained. Unfortunately, Lord Mansfield then went on to make some inconsistent decisions about individuals so resentment festered and nothing was really sorted out.

The relevance of all this to the records edited here is that the court books from which the records are taken were sent to London to be used in evidence. Following Lord Mansfield’s generally unsatisfactory and indecisive findings the books were put away in a London solicitors’ attic and only rediscovered there in 1952. Unfortunately, one which had covered the years 1734 to 1768, the key period in the case, was found to be missing. It has been possible, through the use of other sources in Winchelsea’s archive, to reach back as far as 1765 but basically this edition begins at the point where the gap in the records ends.

Four courts

The courts through which the Corporation’s responsibilities were exercised, all presided over by the Mayor who was ex-officio senior justice of the peace, and all sitting in Winchelsea’s Court Hall, were four in number.

The Hundred met annually on Easter Monday for the appointment of the Mayor, the jurats, the Town Clerk, the chamberlain who was the treasurer, and all the more junior officials. The records of its sittings became standardised by 1770 [1.25] and, with minor variations and additions, appear each year thereafter. Crucially the Hundred was also the court which met for the election of members of parliament. The first example here is [1.23] where a deceased member was replaced. As in virtually all such cases, this was by unanimous vote of a limited electorate given their instructions by the patron.

The Assembly met more regularly for occasional elections; for the appointment of freemen; for the auditing and approval of accounts submitted by the chamberlain; to administer the corporation’s land Introduction ix

holdings and rental income; and to resolve problems associated with general administrative affairs.

The Quarter Sessions dealt routinely with the appointment of the Grand Jury, comprised of those who were contemporarily described as ‘the upper class of tradespeople and such householders as are thought fit’ (see Appendix 4). This body reported to the magistrates matters which in its opinion needed to be put right. The nature and variety of these problems is made clear in the subject index. Most commonly these reports concerned the condition of roads and their obstruction, but many other complaints feature. On one occasion [1.246] the Grand Jury even had the effrontery to accuse the Justices of not taking sufficient action in response to their complaints.

With effect from 1823 [2.40] the Quarter Sessions also regularly set the town rate, which was levied within the town and the liberty. The Quarter Sessions, of course, also heard criminal cases.

The Court of Record fell out of use during the period covered here. It dealt with the sale and tenancy of land, disputes between individuals and with all aspects of property, particularly ownership. A number of cases in Part I, [for example 1.96-1.99], give details of allegations regarding unpaid debts. The very few property cases heard within the period of this study have not been included because the way in which they were recorded gives no indication of the identity of the property concerned.

All four courts received professional guidance from the Town Clerk who was usually a Rye solicitor. His service was common to the four and so, at his appointment and sometimes elsewhere, he is referred to as the common clerk.

The considerable complexity of Winchelsea Corporation’s circumstances meant that a large amount of work was required from the many people, both salaried and unpaid, who served Winchelsea Corporation.

Officials and officers

Numerous officials were required and, as already mentioned, the Easter Monday Hundred Court was the occasion on which most were appointed or elected. The word ‘elected’ might be considered misleading. After the disputes of the 1760s [1.2-12], mentioned above, there was little or no competition for such posts. x Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

The Mayor was either selected by his fellow senior freemen or, more often during this period, nominated from among his friends and acquaintances by the patron who owned and controlled elections to Winchelsea’s parliamentary seats. In such cases the Mayor was frequently non-resident, which was contrary to the town’s traditional constitution, but in the circumstances had to be tolerated. The inconvenience of this was generally overcome by the appointment of a resident Deputy Mayor who undertook the day-to-day work while the absentee Mayor almost always attended on Easter Monday and at parliamentary elections.

Freemen were appointed, usually unanimously, at Assemblies, thus becoming parliamentary voters and Corporation members entitled to attend Hundreds and Assemblies.

For all other appointments it seems to have been the case that those who were willing to remain in office were allowed to do so.

The Jurats were entitled to sit as Justices of the Peace although not all did so. They were selected by the Mayor from the gentry and leading citizens of the area and, as leading members of Winchelsea Corporation, also had considerable influence in its affairs.

The Town Clerk, officially the Common Clerk, was a Rye solicitor who charged for his journeys from Rye and submitted a professional bill for his legal services. The enormous variety of subjects for which he could be required to act, and the appropriate fees, are listed in [2.110].

The Chamberlain was usually a person of some standing among his colleagues who acted as the Corporation’s treasurer, keeping and submitting accounts covering all its normal activities.

The Sergeant-at-Mace was a key figure in the town’s administration. He acted as the principal macebearer and was responsible for duties such as distributing notices of meetings, finding and gathering together potential jurors, and carrying out instructions issued by the courts.

The Common Sergeant was the second macebearer and the sergeant-at-mace’s deputy.

The Attorneys of the Court of Record, despite their title suggesting a legal duty, were certainly not lawyers: they were tradesmen and artisans, almost always the sergeant-at-mace and the common sergeant. The oath which they took on Introduction xi

appointment [see Appendix 1] makes them sound like a cross between a court usher and a prisoner’s friend. There is, however, no evidence to suggest that any duties accrued; the appointment was purely traditional. Eventually, however, its apparent legal significance led to the Town Clerk taking the position [2.352 et seq].

If the Attorneys of the Court of Record had nothing to do except fulfil a Winchelsea tradition by being appointed, the Constables were definitely important and active in the community. In the days before there was a professional police force, and later often supplementary to that body, they were the local police. They were usually volunteers with their own full-time jobs. Those were the days when voluntary service to one’s community such as being a constable or serving on the grand jury was readily undertaken and highly valued. Although unpaid, they received expenses [see 2.110]. By far the best example of the constables in action within these pages is at [2.134].

The Water Bailiff’s Sergeant was, by tradition, permitted to ‘execute warrants and make arrests’ within the Corporation’s seaward jurisdiction, the extent of which is not recorded. In 1835 the holder of that office thought it was three miles out to sea but said he had not executed any warrant further out than a quarter of a mile [see Appendix 4]. If he had actually done that no record of it has survived.

The Pound Driver was responsible for rounding up stray animals, confining them in The Pound, and collecting fines from owners when they were claimed.

Of the above positions, nomination of the Deputy Mayor, the jurats, the sergeant-at-mace and the common sergeant was the personal prerogative of the Mayor. The rest were appointed by the agreement of the body of Corporation members.

Issues

The corporation’s precarious financial position was a constant thorn in the side of Mayors, chamberlains (treasurers) and members. Income was extremely limited and comprised regular small sums for the rent of the ‘gaolhouse and prison’, for ‘cash collected at the fair’, for occasional fines and payments for licences issued and, by far the largest amount, income from the ‘King’s Dues and Town Rents’ which were paid by town householders. This amount was just over £19 but even some of that had to be passed to freeholders who had acquired the rights through property sales. These payments dated at least as far back as the time of Queen Elizabeth I: as a result of pleas for help, the xii Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Queen transferred to the corporation income from land acquired by her father at the time of the dissolution of the monasteries. It is perhaps worth noting that the King’s (now Queen’s) Dues are still collected in Winchelsea each autumn, the properties liable being identified through a bewildering array of surviving records.

Expenditure almost always considerably exceeded income and included such items as cleaning and maintaining wells, paying officers’ salaries, maintaining the workhouse and much other property as well as roads and bridges. A major further item involved paying the professional bill of the Town Clerk.

The discrepancy between income and expenditure tended to build up at the expense of the chamberlain, who was often a comparatively wealthy person, appointed for his ability to allow the debt to accumulate without frequently demanding payment. He was occasionally recompensed when the corporation took out a loan, often negotiated with wealthier members, specifically to pay him. However, individuals who acquired the town’s parliamentary seats usually felt it necessary financially to support the corporation whose members were their voters. Just one specific example of this features here [1.237] when, at Easter 1803, the debt had accumulated to an enormous £436 3s 6¼d and was paid on the spot by Richard Barwell.

The chamberlain’s accounts for this period, frequently referred to but not reproduced here, are available in ESRO WIN 618.

The existence of the Liberty introduced further problems for those managing Winchelsea Corporation’s affairs when the levying of a rate to cover ‘county or general charges’ was first required in July 1822 [2.36]. The problem was that four separate authorities were involved: the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea and parts of three other parishes, Icklesham, Pett and Broomhill. When this first demand came before the quarter sessions the Town Clerk was instructed to require all these parishes to submit a statement of the amount of poor rate being raised within that part of their areas which fell within the Liberty. To this Winchelsea, Icklesham and Pett responded but Broomhill failed to do so [2.40]. However, the threat of legal action was sufficient to bring Broomhill to heel and one of its overseers, Samuel Southerden, submitted the necessary figures to the January 1823 quarter sessions [2.41].

This was a considerable addition to the work involved for the Corporation’s officers and in order to prevent that responsibility accruing to the chamberlain (see below), a separate treasurer was appointed for the town rate [2.36]. He Introduction xiii

was Walter Fuller, a Winchelsea builder, and he was paid a salary for this work.

The long sea boundary of the Liberty considerably increased the frequency with which inquests were held, and another of the legal duties required of the Mayor was as ex-officio coroner for the town and its liberty. The available records [WIN 513-580 and DAP 70 1-34] show that of the ninety hearings held during the period covered here, no fewer than forty-nine involved drownings or bodies washed up on the seashore. Inquests into all types of sudden or unexplained deaths were held before a hurriedly gathered jury of local men on the day following the death, or sometimes even on the same day. During his duties as coroner, as in his other courts, the Mayor received professional legal support from the Town Clerk.

Brief lives

Thanks to the extensive nature of the archive which includes the court books from which the sittings are transcribed in Parts I and 2, it is possible to elaborate here on the lives of four men, one of them for his service to the community, one for the circumstances of his care in the community, and two for the tragedy which eventually overtook them.

Charles Arnett Charles Arnett was Winchelsea’s first salaried assistant overseer. Before he was appointed the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor, whose responsibility it was to care for the town’s poor and administer the Poor Rate, had tried numerous ways of keeping the cost down but with little success. Paying a full-time assistant overseer seemed to offer the best chance of sorting out the problem. Strangely, they chose somebody who had no experience in similar work but nevertheless they chose well. Previously Charles Arnett had been a clerk in a Maidstone company and a schoolmaster at Iden near Rye. The terms of his Winchelsea appointment were distinctly ungenerous. He was, initially, to be paid only £15 per annum. At this salary he was not only to have responsibility for the poor and the poor rate but also be Master of Winchelsea Workhouse where his wife would be Mistress without addition remuneration. To add, as we see it, insult to injury, they had to pay two shillings and sixpence a week to have their young son living with them.

Despite this meagre remuneration, Arnett proved himself to be an able administrator and enthusiastically set about reorganising the necessary book- keeping and thoroughly checking the right of all applicants to the poor rate allowances they were claiming. This efficiency, warmly welcomed by his xiv Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

employers, resulted in a considerable decrease in the poor rate and a considerable increase in his salary. Understandably Winchelsea’s poor were not so keen [2.115]. Arnett was able to claim that during his time at Winchelsea (March 1824 to March 1828) the poor rate demanded of the parish ratepayers was more than halved, and this claim can be verified from the records.

However, despite this success, his good relationship with the churchwardens and overseers was not sustained for long. Reading between the lines it is possible to deduce that some of them felt that, as they saw it, he had completely taken over and, except for being required to check and approve both his decisions and his accounts, they were largely excluded from the work they had previously undertaken. Latterly, others who approved of his qualities were annoyed that, without any notification to them, he applied for and obtained a much better paid similar job at Bexhill. These resentments resulted in accusations about inaccuracies and discrepancies in his accounts. To such charges Arnett mounted a spirited and unanswerable defence, namely that all those accounts had been checked and approved at meetings attended by his accusers [PAR 511 13/8]. His invaluable record of the remarkable circumstances of ‘the Winchelsea riot’ will be dealt with below.

Thomas Bennett Thomas Bennett was a sore trial to Arnett and the overseers. Frequently referred to as ‘alias Selden’, for that was his unmarried mother’s name, Bennett was mentally unstable and therefore, in the language of the time, a lunatic. Unfortunately, his ‘lunacy’ had both anti-social and criminal manifestations. He first appears here breaking windows in the workhouse [2.87]. Later we find him accused of failing to maintain himself [2.104], of indecently exposing himself in the street [2.118, 2.156, 2.179], of assaulting a man who was too frightened to give evidence in court against him [2.149], and of threatening Arnett [2.159]. For all this he was finally subjected to a public whipping and a prison sentence [2.180].

The Winchelsea authorities made some attempt to support Bennett by providing him with work breaking stones for use on the roads and by paying one shilling a week for him to live at the home of a Mrs Pitt. This arrangement was initiated by Arnett and was still going on until just after Arnett left the town. However, by 1829 the situation had deteriorated further and Bennett was then certified by the local doctor as being ‘of unsound mind and unfit to be at large’ [PAR 511 37/7/13]. Nevertheless he was taken in at the home of John Cogger and his wife Ellis who were paid three shillings a week to look after him [PAR 511 31/1/13]. Introduction xv

Sadly John Cogger died, and only two months later the overseers’ accounts record the payment of ‘£5 to hire a horse and cart for Thomas Bennett’ [PAR 511 31/1/16]. This was to take him, under supervision, to West Malling in Kent where he was admitted to a home for ‘pauper lunatics’ run by a couple called Benjamin and Jane Rix. We know nothing of the severity or otherwise of the regime administered by the Rixes but we do know that the Winchelsea authorities sent the sergeant-at-mace to West Malling, presumably to check in some way about Bennett and his situation there. The relevant accounts show that Winchelsea paid the Rixes thirteen shillings a week until October 1835 but at that point the surviving records cease and Thomas Bennett alias Selden disappears from our view.

John Eagles John Eagles was a Winchelsea butcher who at one time was one of Winchelsea’s overseers of the poor and in that capacity was entrusted with taking paupers into his household and employing them as servants. He first appears here being assaulted by Joash Jones, another Winchelsea butcher, [2.27] presumably as a result of some professional dispute between them. However, it was the case of Jane Jenkins’ child which led to Eagles’ disgrace and downfall.

Jane Jenkins was the sister of his first wife and their illicit union produced a son, John. We learn [2.38, 2.39] that Eagles, far from being the former respectable overseer, had failed to pay the maintenance which was due to the parish for the child’s keep and was imprisoned for the offence. The disgrace of this and the likelihood of further trouble led him to leave Winchelsea for London where, unable to find employment as a butcher, he eventually took a job with the Post Office. Having married again and desperate for money he stole an identifiable one pound note from a package in transit and used it to make payment at a local pub.

Arrested, he was put on trial at the Old Bailey and sentenced to death. This was a time when the number of capital offences was being reduced and greater clemency exercised. However, almost certainly because the judge and jury thought he had stolen more than the one pound which caused his conviction, no such clemency was shown him.

His second wife, now a widow and the responsibility of the Winchelsea authorities, was required to earn her keep by working at the Winchelsea Workhouse. Eagles’s son, John Jenkins, after the appropriate apprenticeship, followed his father’s trade as a butcher and gave long service to the Winchelsea community as a member of the grand jury and as a constable. xvi Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

George Stace George Stace senior was a leading member of Winchelsea Corporation with a record believed to be unique in its service. He was first appointed to multiple duties as Sergeant-at-Mace, Attorney of the Court of Record, Constable and Water Bailiff’s Sergeant on 1 May 1769 [1.13]. Of these four responsibilities the second and fourth had almost entirely fallen into disuse but the first and third demanded an active and important commitment to the Winchelsea community. Greatly respected, he was made a freeman in 1771, eventually serving as jurat, Deputy Mayor and as Mayor in 1794 [1.180].

At the annual mayoring ceremony in 1816 George Stace senior produced, to the surprise of his colleagues, a grant of land made to the Corporation by Queen Elizabeth I in 1586 [WIN 2359/1/1]. By that time this grant, often incorrectly referred to as a charter, seems to have been forgotten. How it came into his possession is not known. Just a year later George Stace senior died, proud in the knowledge that his son of the same name had succeeded him and was fully justifying the hope that the family’s distinction in the town would continue. George Stace junior had been ‘elected and admitted a freeman of the town’ in 1806 [1.253] and only eight years later [1.294] was made a jurat and thus became active and influential among Winchelsea’s justices of the peace. He it was, for example, who presided at the trials of five smugglers on 14 March 1820 [2.21].

Winchelsea’s freemen, as has been shown, were the only voters at the borough’s parliamentary elections, and it was the aftermath of the election held on 9 June 1826 [2.133] that brought about George Stace junior’s downfall. That we know the full story is thanks to Charles Arnett who, for reasons unknown, included what amounts to a verbatim account of the proceedings in his court book [2.134 et seq]. It appears that on that day Stace spent a good deal of his time, and probably the money he had received for voting for the patron’s candidates, in the New Inn. In the resulting state he later came across members of the Winchelsea community trying to gain unauthorised entry to the celebratory ball which was being held in the Court Hall. His encouragement of them and his active support of those demands led to what has become known as the Winchelsea riot.

The situation became so bad that ball guests ended up escaping on ladders from the Upper Court Hall [2.141]. George Stace and his fellow accused appeared in the dock of the court where he usually sat as a magistrate. The evidence was damning and when it eventually became clear that the case was to come before the Sussex Assizes at Lewes, where a guilty verdict was inevitable, the potential disgrace was too much for him. He walked out to the Introduction xvii

first bend on the Military Road between Winchelsea and Rye, put a gun in his mouth and pulled the trigger with such devastating effect that his body had to be identified by the clothes he was wearing [RYE 32/32]. This tragic incident still affects those who know this story who, often when passing the spot, think of the hat lying on the road which led to the discovery of the body nearby.

Reform and crisis

A crisis which threatened, and came close to ending, Winchelsea Corporation’s centuries of influence in the area arose through the Reform Act of 1832. Winchelsea, inevitably, lost both the seats in the House of Commons to which it had elected members (with a brief gap during the Civil War) since the time of Edward III. In 1832 the patron who controlled election to Winchelsea’s seats was The Duke of Cleveland. He was an enlightened supporter of the Whig government of the day, and instructed the six members who sat for constituencies he controlled to vote for the Act and thus for the abolition of their own seats.

With that purpose achieved Cleveland had no further reason to support Winchelsea Corporation financially as he had been doing, and no motive for encouraging its continued existence. He therefore instructed the Mayor, jurats and freemen who had been his obedient voters to boycott the Easter Monday Hundred in 1833 with the intention that, without properly elected officers, the Corporation would cease to exist and its remaining judicial functions would be transferred elsewhere.

All those so instructed obeyed except one. As is shown in [2.222] just one jurat, John Tilden, was present. No doubt the Town Clerk and the junior officials were in attendance but for the court to sit a quorum was required of the Mayor or Deputy Mayor with two jurats and two freemen. Frustrated on that day in his declared intention of keeping the Corporation in existence, Tilden observed the law as it then stood and instructed that the Hundred should be re- convened on the following day [2.223]. The result was the same. However, the absence of the usual elections and appointments left the existing officers in post and this gave Tilden time for much active lobbying. As a result he was able to persuade a number of local members that, regardless of the loss of the parliamentary seats, the Corporation’s judicial responsibilities and local influence were very important and should continue.

They met as an Assembly on 25 February 1834 [2.226], with the required quorum achieved by the presence of Joseph Hennah, Deputy Mayor, William Lipscomb and Tilden himself as jurats and freemen George Hill and John xviii Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Winstone. These five proceeded to name and appoint no fewer than thirty-five new freemen, of whom just thirteen were present to take the oath. Of those thirteen, willingly recruited from among the town’s artisans and tradesmen, all went on to serve the corporation and the town in many capacities but, class prejudice being what it was in those days, only one, William Sargent, a miller, eventually became Mayor. Many of the others may not even have known that they had been nominated!

However, it was clear that there were, among those present and absent, quite enough former and potential Justices of the Peace to allow the Corporation’s legal jurisdiction to continue as John Tilden wished. To justify this further, the following month [2.227], three more senior members of the community, Thomas Dawes, John Beaumont and William Longley, respectively a lawyer, a doctor and a Camber farmer but all described as ‘gentleman’, were sworn in. On this occasion the Mayor, fully appreciating that the Duke of Cleveland’s plans had been foiled, turned up and presided.

Later developments

As a result of John Tilden’s dedication and enthusiasm the Hundred (no longer, of course, undertaking parliamentary elections), the Assembly and the Quarter Sessions remained actively in existence beyond the conclusion of this study. However, the date of the final documents edited here, 1866, reflects the increasingly repetitive nature of the entries as the courts’ activities substantially reduced. The Winchelsea Quarter Sessions were brought to an end in 1886 when the provisions of the Municipal Corporations Act of 1883 came into force.

The final entry of the Quarter Sessions which was not a matter of routine is dated 18 October 1883 and reads: ‘Mr Barling’s tender to supply oil for public lights at ninepence per gallon was accepted’. This was Charles Barling whose family, principally as grocers and drapers but also in many other ways, gave distinguished service to Winchelsea for over a hundred years. The entry allows the present editor to feel a certain connection with these records for he recently spoke at the funeral of one of Charles Barling’s grandsons.

After the loss of its own parliamentary seats, Winchelsea had been included in the Rye constituency. Between 1880 and 1885, Rye was represented by Frederic Andrew Inderwick KC, a Winchelsea resident and five times Mayor. After persistent representations by Inderwick, a member of the governing Liberal party, a special clause (Clause 14) was inserted into the 1883 Act which allowed the Corporation, despite having been stripped of all its local Introduction xix

government and judicial functions, to survive as a charity with just two specific responsibilities. The first was to fulfil Winchelsea’s duties as a head port and the second was to maintain its property, which includes four medieval buildings, the Court Hall, which is Grade 1 listed, together with the Strand Gate, the Pipewell Gate and the New Gate, which are all ancient monuments. Unfortunately the same legislation removed the Corporation’s right to levy a local rate. As medieval buildings are expensive to maintain, the twenty-first century sees much charitable activity undertaken by those who are currently Winchelsea Corporation’s members, officers and supporters raising the necessary funds for this work.

From its establishment in 1888, East Sussex County Council took overall control although Hastings eventually become a separate county borough. Rye later lost its outlying areas to Battle Rural District Council but retained a Town Council within the terms of the Parish Councils Act of 1894. As a result of the same legislation Winchelsea, to its horror and despair, was placed within the boundary of a neighbouring village as part of a new minor civic authority, the Icklesham Parish Council. It later became one of that council’s four wards. The irony of this is that, in order to establish his New Winchelsea, King Edward I, in the late thirteenth century, had acquired a considerable part of the ecclesiastical parish of Icklesham. Late nineteenth century legislation put it back into the new civil parish! Despite still being designated a town, Winchelsea’s resentment at what it saw as an extreme downgrading of its civic status lasted a long time.

Winchelsea’s Hundred and Assembly survive to this day and continue, in most respects, to fulfil their original functions; without a Mayor and other appropriate officers, Winchelsea could not continue as a head port of the Confederation of the Cinque Ports. The Hundred, still held on Easter Monday, continues to appoint a Mayor, a Deputy Mayor, jurats (no longer magistrates but now the Mayor’s assistants), a Town Clerk, a chamberlain—who has some financial responsibility but is primarily the senior macebearer—and a sergeant- at-mace who is the second macebearer.

The fact that two of Winchelsea’s four courts, the Hundred and the Assembly, remain, probably uniquely, in use in the twenty-first century, largely with their original purpose, means that the continuity of Winchelsea’s mayoralty since at least 1292 is preserved: a tradition of which the town is justly proud.

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Editorial Notes xxi

EDITORIAL NOTES

The cases transcribed in this study are those which survive within the archival records and court books of Winchelsea Corporation whose jurats were the judiciary. While the court records reproduced here are extensive they are not indicative of all the matters which came before Winchelsea’s justices of the peace. Between 1765 and 1815 there were no fewer than 386 cases regarding matters such as settlement, removals to and from the parish, apprenticeships and bastardy which were dealt with by the churchwardens and overseers of the poor. Large numbers of these cases would have been referred to the courts for investigation or decision but it has not been possible to include them here.

We are, however, allowed a revealing insight into such matters through a book [WIN 237A] which survives in the Corporation’s archive. It was kept by Charles Arnett, Winchelsea’s first salaried assistant overseer. In it he recorded the circumstances of the cases he referred to the magistrates, and those appear in Part 2 between the years 1824 and 1828. Arnett’s record must have been technically unofficial but was nevertheless accepted by the court for a number of entries in it are countersigned either by the Town Clerk or the magistrates.

Entries are transcribed as they appear in the original volumes with editorial amendments in square brackets and explanatory notes in italics. There is one important exception: the annual Easter Monday Hundred Court, now generally known as the Mayoring Ceremony, has been reduced to a simple list to avoid the constant repetition of entries such as [A B] was elected/appointed into the office of [C] and duly sworn.

The court venue appears as the Court Hall, the Town Hall and the Guildhall. All are the same building these days known only as the Court Hall.

Full lists are included of appointments to corporation offices and to the grand jury. These have been indexed to allow a person’s career to be followed. As the occupation of each person is included where known it becomes clear that those were the days when it was considered by almost all levels of society that there was a moral duty to serve one’s community wherever possible.

Parts One and Two are numbered and indexed separately.

Appendices 1 and 2 give the text of oaths taken by officers and appointees. Appendix 3 is an example of the notifications received before a parliamentary election. The report of the commissioner sent from Whitehall to examine the xxii Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

affairs of Winchelsea Corporation with a view to its possible inclusion in the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835 appears as Appendix 4.

All references are ESRO. The table below links the references used in the transcripts to the ESRO catalogue entry for the relevant series of documents.

Editorial Notes xxiii

Transcript reference ESRO catalogue entry WIN 61 WIN 51-61 Court books, 1527-1886 WIN 62 WIN 62-64 Extracts from court books, 13th C - c1770 WIN 65-91 WIN 65-91 Copies of minutes of the court of assembly, 1771-1820 WIN 92-130 WIN 92-134 Copies of minutes of the court of hundred, 1765-1821 WIN 202-214 WIN 198-215 Grand Jury presentments, 1682-1821 WIN 216-221 WIN 216-221 Writs of capias and warrants to appear, 1769-1824 WIN 222-229 WIN 222-229 Sale of liquor without licence WIN 230 WIN 230 Thomas Edwards, labourer, for stealing a shift WIN 232-238 WIN 231-238 Informations and examinations, 1740-1851 WIN 239-245 WIN 239-257 Recognizances, 1785-1823 WIN 248-257 WIN 239-257 Recognizances, 1785-1823 WIN 258-292 WIN 258-293 Papers concerning individual trials, 1785-1862 WIN 294 WIN 294-352 Licences and recognizances of alehouse-keepers, 1775-1822 WIN 354-62 WIN 354-363 Orders of the courts, 1768-1824 WIN 372 WIN 372 Account of William Parker of 233 Holborn, London WIN 379 WIN 379 John Clare of Winchelsea, innkeeper, for selling beer at the time of divine service WIN 380-88 WIN 380-388 Precepts and recognizances, 1769-1778 WIN 389-97 WIN 389-397 Affidavits in pleas of debt, 1773-1781 WIN 419-423 WIN 418-442 Election of officers, nd, 1767-1795 WIN 448 WIN 448-449 Oaths against transubstantiation etc, 1783-1866 WIN 465-478 WIN 450-481 The mayor as returning officer, 1774-1831 WIN 670 WIN 670-853 Legal business, 1787-1889 WIN 1197 WIN 954-1225 Vouchers, 1715-1866 WIN 1986 WIN 1688-2011 Papers, 1778, 1793-1815 Aliens WIN 2017 WIN 2012-2017 Blank forms and circulars, 1797-1812 Navy Act WIN 2019-22 WIN 2018-2025 Papers, 1795-1823 Customs and excise WIN 2026-27 WIN 2026-2032 Papers concerning prosecutions, 1814-1824 property WIN 2151 WIN 2151 Gaol description-book WIN 2216-2217 WIN 2215-2217 The case of John Eagles WIN 2220 WIN 2220 Information of John Woods overseer xxiv Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Acknowledgements xxv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Sussex Record Society is grateful to the Mayor and Jurats of Winchelsea Corporation, who have welcomed this use of records taken from archives in their ownership.

I should like to express my gratitude to the Society, and to its Chairman, for suggesting that this research was worthy of publication in this way.

My thanks are also due to Dr Danae Tankard, General Editor, and Dr Roger Pearce, Digital Editor, for their invaluable help in preparing this volume.

Malcolm Pratt

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Proceedings 1765-1815 1

PART 1: PROCEEDINGS OF THE WINCHELSEA COURTS 1765 to 1815

[Note: In these transcriptions editorial amendments to the text appear in square brackets. Explanatory notes are also in square brackets but are italicised. All references are ESRO]

1.1 An Hundred held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 8 April 1765 [at which were appointed] Mayor: Edwin Wardroper Jurats: William Marten, Nathaniel Dawes, Richard Wardroper, John Parnell, Walter Gybbon [WIN 92]

1.2 An Assembly held on 12 March 1766 [at which a poll was held] at the election of John Johnson and John Easton to be freemen: For: Edwin Wardroper, Richard Wardroper, Walter Gybbon, Nathaniel Dawes, William Vousden, Richard Butler, Charles Stephens, John Knight jnr, Thomas Orby Hunter, Samuel Vousden, Richard Stileman, William Markwick, Trevor Cuckow, John Becket, John Milbourne, Gybbs Crawford. (16) Against: William Marten, John Parnell, Arnold Nesbitt, John Peters, Thomas Knight, John Knight snr, Edward Catt, Thomas Marten, Joash Adcroft, (9) Johnson and Easton being declared elected by a majority of votes were sworn. [WIN 62 f.125]

1.3 An Assembly held on 29 March 1766 The Poll for disfranchising John Peters and electing John Baldwin a freeman For: Edwin Wardroper, Richard Wardroper, Walter Gybbon, Nathaniel Dawes, William Vousden, Richard Butler, Charles Stephens, John Knight jnr, Samuel Vousden, Richard Stileman, William Markwick, Trevor Cuckow, John Becket, J3ohn Johnson, John Easton, Gybbs Crawford, Thomas Orby Hunter, John Milbourne, Richard Tireman. (19) Against: William Marten, John Parnell, Arnold Nesbitt, John Peters, Thomas Knight, John Knight snr, Edward Catt, Thomas Marten, Joash Adcroft (9) Ordered that Peters be disfranchised and his name struck from the Roll of Freemen. Baldwin being declared elected a freeman by a great majority was sworn. [WIN 62 f.125]

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1.4 An Hundred held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 31 March 1766 at which Nathaniel Dawes and William Marten were nominated candidates [for Mayor] The Poll: For Dawes: William Vousden, Richard Butler, Charles Stephens, John Knight jnr, Samuel Vousden, Richard Stileman, William Markwick, Trevor Cuckow. John Becket, John Johnson, John Easton, Charles Crawford, Thomas Orby Hunter, John Milbourne, Richard Tireman, Gybbs Crawford, Thomas Baldwin. (17) For Marten: John Knight snr, Edward Catt, Joash Adcroft, Thomas Knight, Thomas Marten, Arnold Nesbitt, (6) John Peters tendered his vote. Dawes being elected Mayor by a majority of votes was sworn into that office by the late Mayor whose [duty] it is to swear in his successor. Mr Marten desired to be sworn into the office of Mayor alleging he was elected by a majority of legal votes but he was refused and not sworn. [WIN 62 f.124] [Also at this Hundred the following were appointed Jurats] Edwin Wardroper, Richard Wardroper, Walter Gybbon [WIN 92]

1.5 An Assembly held on 28 June 1766 [at which] The Mayor informed the Assembly that judgment of Ouster had been obtained against Gybbs Crawford, John Milbourne, Richard Stileman, William Markwick, and Thomas Baldwin last Trinity Term and that they were ousted of their freedom. He proposed re-electing them. The Poll For: Nathaniel Dawes, Mayor, Edwin Wardroper, Walter Gybbon, Richard Wardroper, William Vousden, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, John Johnson, John Easton, John Becket, Trevor Cuckow, Samuel Vousden. (12) Against: William Marten, John Parnell, John Knight, Thomas Knight, Joash Adcroft, Thomas Marten, Edward Catt. (7) John Peters tendered his vote. The above five were declared re-elected by a majority of freemen. [WIN 62 f.124]

1.6 An Assembly held on 21 July 1766 [at which] the Mayor proposed striking Alexander Nesbitt, Albert Nesbitt, Jeremiah Snedge, William Johnston and James Bougle French off the list of freemen. The Poll Proceedings 1765-1815 3

For striking off: Nathaniel Dawes, Mayor, Edwin Wardroper, Walter Gybbon, Richard Wardroper, William Vousden, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, John Johnson, John Easton, John Becket, Trevor Cuckow, Samuel Vousden. (12) Against it: William Marten, John Parnell, John Knight, Thomas Knight, Joash Adcroft, Thomas Marten, Edward Catt. (7) John Peters tendered his vote. A majority of votes being for striking them off it was accordingly done and it was ordered that they should not be warned of any more Assemblies. [WIN 62 f.124]

1.7 An Assembly held on 15 December 1766 A Poll at the election of Richard Stileman, John Milbourne, Gybbs Crawford, William Markwick and Thomas Baldwin: For: Nathaniel Dawes, Mayor, Edwin Wardroper, Richard Wardroper, Walter Gybbon, William Vousden, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Thomas Orby Hunter, Samuel Vousden, Trevor Cuckow, John Becket, John Johnson, John Easton, Richard Tireman. (14) Against: William Marten, John Parnell, John Knight, Thomas Knight, Edward Catt, Joash Adcroft, Thomas Marten, John Peters. (8) Richard Stileman and John Milbourne [being present were] sworn [as freemen] [Also] At this Assembly John Peters was restored to his freedom with all the liberties thereof. [WIN 62 f.123]

1.8 An Assembly of the Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty held on 28 February 1767 The Poll at the election of Francis Cruttenden and Francis Wilson to be freemen For 'em: (sic) Nathaniel Dawes, Mayor, Walter Gybbon, Edwin Wardroper, Richard Wardroper, Richard Butler, Trevor Cuckow, Samuel Vousden, William Vousden, John Becket, Charles Stephens, Richard Stileman, John Easton (12) Against 'em: William Marten, Thomas Knight, Thomas Marten, Edward Catt, John Knight, Joash Adcroft, John Peters. (7) The Mayor declared Cruttenden and Wilson duly elected and Cruttenden [being present] was sworn. [Also at this Assembly it was] Ordered that the Books and Records of the Corporation be under the care of the Mayor and the Town Clerk and be by them carried to London and the Assizes to be inspected and given in evidence in the trial of Samuel Vousden, Trevor Cuckow and [John] Becket on their behalf. Adcroft's vote rejected by the Mayor. [WIN 62 f.123] 4 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

1.9 An Assembly of the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen held on Wednesday 18 March 1767 A Poll for the election of Samuel Vousden, John Becket, Trevor Cuckow, Charles Crawford and Francis Wilson to be freemen. For making 'em free: (sic) Edwin Wardroper, Richard Wardroper, Walter Gybbon, William Vousden, Richard Butler, Charles Stephens, Thomas Orby Hunter, Richard Tireman, John Johnson, John Easton, Richard Stileman, Francis Cruttenden, Nathaniel Dawes, Mayor (13) Against: William Marten, John Parnell, John Knight, Thomas Knight, Edward Catt, Thomas Marten, John Peters (7) Joash Adcroft tendered his vote. [The above] admitted and sworn as freemen. [WIN 62 f.122]

1.10 An Hundred held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 20 April 1767 [when there were two candidates for Mayor, Richard Wardroper and John Parnell] For Wardroper: Francis Cruttenden, Francis Wilson, John Milbourne, Richard Stileman, George Gray Esq, John Becket, Trevor Cuckow, Samuel Vousden, John Easton, John Johnson, Richard Tireman, Charles Stephens, Thomas Orby Hunter Esq, William Vousden, Richard Butler, Walter Gybbon, Richard Wardroper for himself, Edwin Wardroper, Nathaniel Dawes (19) For Parnell: John Peters, Arnold Nesbitt Esq, Thomas Marten, John Knight, Thomas Knight, Edward Catt, Joash Adcroft (7) Wardroper being elected by a majority of votes was sworn into that office by the late Mayor. Parnell desired to be sworn into the office as Mayor alleging he was elected by a majority of legal votes but was refused and not sworn. [WIN 62 f.221]

Also appointed Jurats: Edwin Wardroper, Nathaniel Dawes, Walter Gybbon [WIN 92]

1.11 An Hundred held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 4 April 1768 at which were appointed Mayor: Walter Gybbon Jurats: Edwin Wardroper, Nathaniel Dawes, Richard Wardroper [WIN 92]

At this point the Court Book records that: Judgments of Ouster were afterwards obtained against Dawes, Richard Wardroper and Gybbon for taking upon Proceedings 1765-1815 5

themselves the office of mayor not being elected therein by a majority of legal votes.

1.12 An Assembly held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on 29 July 1768 at which appeared Richard Wardroper, Mayor, William Marten, Nathaniel Dawes, John Parnell, Edwin Wardroper, Town Clerk, Jurats, William Vousden, John Knight snr, John Knight jnr, Thomas Knight, Charles Stephens, Richard Tireman, Joash Adcroft, John Peters, Nathaniel Pigram, Walter Gybbon, Samuel Vousden, Thomas Marten, Edward Catt, Freemen At this Assembly it having been represented that the public well called St Leonard's Well has been lately enclosed and a pump put up by some person or persons unknown and which was cut down and removed by order of the Mayor, it is now ordered that the person or persons who so removed the same shall be defended and indemnified at the expense of this Corporation and that the Mayor and Chamberlain for the time being do take care that no further encroachment be made on the said well or the road leading thereto but in case of any attempt of that sort the same be immediately removed and taken away at the expense of the Corporation. [WIN 354]

1.13 A Special Hundred held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 28 March 1769 held pursuant to the statute in that behalf provided before William Marten Esq, the eldest Jurat, and Nathaniel Dawes and others of the Jurats of the Town and the Freemen of the Town [at which are appointed] Mayor: William Marten Jurats: Nathaniel Dawes, Joash Adcroft, Thomas Marten Common Clerk: Jeremiah Curteis Chamberlain: Richard Butler Sergeant-at Mace: George Stace Common Sergeant: Benjamin Tree Attorneys of the Court of Record: George Stace, Benjamin Tree Constables: George Stace, Benjamin Tree, Robert Dean, Thomas Easden Water Bailiff's Sergeant: George Stace Pound Driver: John Cogger Deputy Mayor: Nathaniel Dawes [WIN 61 f.138v]

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1.14 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Monday 1 May 1769 at which appeared William Marten, Mayor, Nathaniel Dawes, Joash Adcroft, Thomas Marten, Jurats, John Knight, William Vousden, Edward Catt, Charles Stephens, John Peters, Richard Butler, Freemen At this Assembly Arnold Nesbitt Esq is unanimously elected and chosen a Freeman of this Town and he not being now present it is ordered that his taking the oath of a Freeman be deferred till the said Mr Nesbitt shall be present. [WIN 61 f.139]

1.15 Winchelsea Court Order issued on 22 May 1769 by William Marten, Mayor and the Jurats of Winchelsea to George Stace, Sergeant-at-Mace We command you that you take Thomas Morris, late of Winchelsea, husbandman if he be found in our Liberty and him safely keep so that you may have his body before us at the Court of Record of our Sovereign Lord the King to be holden at The Guildhall in and for the said Town on Tuesday the 30th Day of this instant to answer unto John Godden in a plea of trespass and also in a certain plea of trespass on the case upon premises to the damage of John Godden, four pounds four shillings. And that you have then and there this Writ. [signature of] H[enry] Waterman, Town Clerk. [Document endorsed] Bail £2 2s 0d. [WIN 380]

1.16 Notice of Distress issued on 15 June 1769 to Mr Nathaniel Dawes by John Tilden, Agent for Edwin Wardroper You are hereby to take notice that by Order of your Landlord, Mr Edwin Wardroper I have this day taken a distress of all the stock and effects consisting of raw hides, leather, bark and tan now being in the Tanyard in your own occupation and belonging to the said Edwin Wardroper for the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Pounds for five years rent due and ending the 24th day of June last of a messuage, stable, barn, tanyard, land and premises in Winchelsea in the County of Sussex. And unless the money due and owing and the charges of this Distress are and is paid and satisfied within five days from the date hereof the same will be appraised and sold according to Law. [signature of] John Tilden [WIN 356] Proceedings 1765-1815 7

1.17 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 20 June 1769 at which appeared William Marten, Mayor, Nathaniel Dawes, Joash Adcroft, Thomas Marten, Jurats, Edward Catt, Charles Stephens, John Peters, Richard Butler, Walter Gybbon, Freemen At this Assembly Arnold Nesbitt Esq is unanimously elected and chosen Freeman of this Town and being present at the Assembly hath taken the oath of a Freeman and the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and hath subscribed the Declaration enjoined by law of which an entry is made on a two shilling stamp. [WIN 61 f.139]

1.18 Winchelsea Court Order dated 20 June 1769 issued by William Marten, Mayor, and the Jurats of Winchelsea to George Stace, Sergeant-at-Mace Forasmuch as Arnold Nesbitt Esq and Thomas Marten, Gentleman, assignees of the estate and effects of Nathaniel Dawes of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, tanner, dealer and chapman against whom a commission of bankruptcy hath been lately awarded and issued have found as sufficient security as well for prosecuting of their action against Edwin Wardroper for taking and unjustly detaining of the goods and chattels following of all the stock and effects consisting of raw hides, leather, bark and tan now being in the Tanyard in Winchelsea late in the tenure of Nathaniel Dawes and belonging to Edwin Wardroper [who] takes and unjustly detains as is alleged as also for return thereof if return thereof should be adjudged. Therefore we command you that upon the behalf of Arnold Nesbit and Thomas Marten you [illegible] and cause to be delivered Arnold Nesbitt and Thomas Marten their said goods and chattels and that the aforesaid Edwin Wardroper gives or causes to be given sufficient pledges that he may be at the next Court of Record of Our Sovereign Lord the King to be held at The Court Hall in the Ancient Town of Winchelsea on Tuesday the 27th Day of this instant June at 10 o'clock in the forenoon to answer the aforesaid Arnold Nesbitt and Thomas Marten of a plea of taking and unjustly detaining of their goods and chattels and in what manner you have executed this Precept certify to us at the next Court of Record to be held at the time and place aforesaid. [signature of] [Jeremiah] Curteis, Common Clerk. [WIN 387]

1.19 Winchelsea Court Order issued by William Marten, Mayor 8 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

on 10 July 1769 To all Constables and other Peace Officers of the said Town These are in His Majesty's name to require you on sight hereof to bring before me or some other of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for Winchelsea the body of Joseph Lorty, weaver, of whom you shall have notice to answer to such matters and things as shall be objected against him by Peter Poreau, Peter Nouvaille, John Hickman and Richard Clay especially of leaving his work unfinished and suffering himself to be employed by another master as oath has been made this day before [me]. Thereof fail not at your peril. [WIN 216 WIN 217]

1.20 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 17 October 1769 before William Marten, Mayor, Nathaniel Dawes, Thomas Marten, Jurats At this Sessions William Vousden and Charles Stephens, Riding Officers at Winchelsea in the Port of Rye filed sacrament certificates and took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration enjoined by law. [WIN 61 f.74]

1.21 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 31 October 1769 at which appeared William Marten, Mayor, Nathaniel Dawes, Thomas Marten, Joash Adcroft, Jurats, John Knight, William Vousden, Edward Catt, Richard Wardroper, Arnold Nesbitt Esq, John Peters, Richard Butler, Charles Stephens, Freemen At this Assembly the accounts of Mr Richard Butler, Chamberlain of this Corporation, for the two years commencing from Easter 1766 to Easter 1768 were stated, examined and allowed, and a balance of £50 3s 9 3/4d is due thereon from the Corporation to the Chamberlain which balance the Chamberlain prayed might be forthwith paid him. Also at this Assembly Mr William Vousden demanded the sum of £142 principal money and the arrears of interest on the same due and owing to him on a bond under the seal of this Corporation. Also the further sum of £74 5s 5d the balance of his account as Chamberlain of this Corporation ending 12 March 1766 together with interest for the same from 31 July 1767. [Also at this Assembly] The Blacksmith's Shop and Traverse at the Churchyard Gate in this Town being a great nuisance it is ordered that the Mayor for the time being, Mr Joash Adcroft and Mr Thomas Marten, Jurats, and Mr Vousden and Mr Richard Butler, or any three of them, the Mayor being one, are appointed a Committee to cause the same to be taken down and to build Proceedings 1765-1815 9

another between the dwelling house of James Holt and the north corner of the Paradise Field. [Also at this Assembly] Resolved that a lease be given to Lewis Courant Esq. to lower the street at the Chestnut Barn and to enclose so much of the street as is marked out, paying the Corporation an annual rental of sixpence of the same and setting up and maintaining a good fence to prevent any damage [arising] therefrom. [WIN 61 f.139v]

1.22 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 9 January 1770 before William Marten, Mayor, Nathaniel Dawes, Thomas Marten and Joash Adcroft, Jurats At this Sessions [the Grand Jury was sworn in] for the hearing, trying and determining all felonies and misdemeanours committed within the Town and its Liberties. Names of the Grand Jury Charles Stephens, Foreman, Samuel Vousden, John Clarke, Benjamin Tree, Burford Jeakens, Septimus Stonestreet, Thomas Alce, William Seere, Richard Ade, Thomas Hoadley, John Baker jnr. Thomas Haisell, Richard Lamb, Edward Bennett, George Suters, Thomas Williams, Thomas Falla [WIN 61 f.74]

1.23 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Guildhall on 15 January 1770 At this Hundred the Writ of our Sovereign Lord the King for the electing of one Baron to serve for this Town in the present Parliament now holden at the City of Westminster in the place of Thomas Orby Hunter Esq who was lately chosen one of the Barons of the said Town and is since dead. And also the Mandate of the Rt Hon Robert Earl of Holdernesse, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports were publicly read and thereupon Arnold Nesbitt of West Wickham in the County of Kent Esq was unanimously elected to serve for this Town in the present Parliament in the place of Thomas Orby Hunter deceased. And Arnold Nesbitt, being present at the Hundred did take the oath of a Baron and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration enjoined by law. [WIN 61 f.140]

1.24 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 20 February 1770 before William Marten, Mayor, Nathaniel Dawes and Thomas Marten, Jurats 10 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

At this Sessions the several persons presented by the Grand Jury attended pursuant to summons and they respectively were ordered to remove the nuisances for which they were severally presented. [No details entered] [WIN 61 f.74v]

1.25 An Hundred held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 16 April 1770 [at which were appointed] Mayor: Joash Adcroft Jurats: William Marten, Nathaniel Dawes, Thomas Marten, sworn Common Clerk: Nathaniel Dawes Chamberlain: Richard Butler Sergeant-at-Mace: George Stace Common Sergeant: Benjamin Tree Attorneys of the Court of Record: George Stace, Benjamin Tree Constables: George Stace, Benjamin Tree, Robert Dean, Thomas Easden Water Bailiff's Sergeant: George Stace Pound Driver: John Cogger Deputy Mayor: William Marten [WIN 61 ff.140-140v]

1.26 An Assembly [held at Winchelsea Court Hall] on Wednesday 31 October 1770 at which appeared Joash Adcroft, Mayor, William Marten, Nathaniel Dawes, Thomas Marten, Jurats, William Vousden, Richard Butler, Charles Stephens, John Peters, Edward Catt, Walter Gybbon, Freemen. At this Assembly the accounts of Mr Richard Butler, Chamberlain of this Corporation, from Easter 1769 to Easter 1770 were audited and there appears to be a balance of £66 12s 1¼d due to the Chamberlain. It is by this Assembly ordered that a Bond be given by this Corporation to the said Mr Butler for the sum of £70 and that the same do be prepared and sealed with the common seal of this Corporation at the next Assembly. Also at this Assembly it having been represented by Mr William Vousden that there is due and owing from this Corporation to him for the balance of his account as late Chamberlain of this Corporation from Easter 1765 to 12 March 1766 the sum of £74 5s 5d and interest for the same to this time £17 0s 3 3/4d. And also £14 14s for the interest of £142 due and owing upon a Bond of this Corporation to the said William Vousden, amounting together to £105 9s 8 3/4d. And this Assembly having taken the same into consideration it is ordered that a Bond be given from this Corporation to William Vousden for the sum of £105 and that the Bond for the same be sealed with the common seal of this Proceedings 1765-1815 11

Corporation at the next Assembly. And that the Chamberlain do pay the remaining sum of 9s 8 3/4d to William Vousden on account of this Corporation. [WIN 61 ff.140v-141]

1.27 An Assembly [held at Winchelsea Court Hall] on Friday 30 November 1770 at which appeared Joash Adcroft, Mayor, William Marten, Nathaniel Dawes, Thomas Marten, Jurats, William Vousden, Richard Butler, Charles Stephens, John Peters, Edward Catt, Freemen. At this Assembly a Bond from this Corporation to Mr Richard Butler for the sum of £70 and also a Bond from this Corporation to Mr William Vousden for £105 were severally sealed with the common seal of this Corporation agreeable to the Order of the last Assembly. Also at this Assembly Mr Thomas Adcroft and Mr Samuel Vousden were by a majority of the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen of this Corporation duly elected Freemen of this Corporation but they not being present the oaths are respited to another opportunity. [WIN 61 f.141]

1.28 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 8 January 1771 before Joash Adcroft, Mayor, Nathaniel Dawes, Jurat At this Sessions [the Grand Jury was sworn in] for the hearing, trying and determining all felonies and misdemeanours committed within the Town and its Liberties. Names of the Grand Jury Robert Alce, Foreman, Richard Ade, John Clark, Samuel Vousden, Thomas Adcroft, Richard Lamb, William Seere, Burford Jeakens, James Holt, John Baker jnr, John Ade, Thomas Haisell, Benjamin Tree, Colin Bridger, Joseph Tree, George Suters, Samuel Harmer [WIN 61 f.75]

1.29 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 1 April 1771 [at which were appointed] Mayor: Nathaniel Dawes Jurats: William Marten, Joash Adcroft, Thomas Marten, sworn Common Clerk: Richard Butler Chamberlain: Richard Butler Sergeant-at-Mace: George Stace 12 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Common Sergeant: Benjamin Tree Attorneys of the Court of Record: George Stace, Benjamin Tree Constables: George Stace. Benjamin Tree, Robert Dean, Abraham Kennett Water Bailiff's Sergeant: George Stace Pound Driver: John Cogger Deputy Mayor: William Marten [WIN 61 f.141v]

1.30 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 28 May 1771 before Nathaniel Dawes, Mayor, William Marten, Joash Adcroft, Thomas Marten, Jurats At this sessions [inter alia] John Stevenson, Riding Officer at Pett in the Port of Rye, filed his sacrament certificate and took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration enjoined by law. [WIN 61 f.75v]

1.31 An Assembly of the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea held on Wednesday 6 June 1771 at which appeared Nathaniel Dawes, Mayor, Joash Adcroft, Thomas Marten, Jurats, William Vousden, Edward Catt, John Peters, Charles Stephens, Walter Gybbon, Richard Butler, Freemen At this Assembly Mr Mayor, Mr William Marten and Mr Joash Adcroft, Jurats and Charles Stephens and Richard Butler, Freemen, were elected and chosen on behalf of this Corporation to attend and appear at the Brotherhood and Guestling to be holden at the Town and Port of New Romney pursuant to letters of summons from the Town and Port of Dover, Speaker, on Tuesday 23 July next and it is hereby ordered that the Town Clerk do prepare the commissions for that purpose to be sealed with the common seal of the Corporation at the next Assembly. [WIN 65] [Note: The above representatives attended the Court of Brotherhood and Guestling on the appointed day. At that meeting William Marten ─ spelt Martin in the official record ─ was among those chosen to form a Committee to examine and list the archival records of the Confederation of the Cinque Ports. Also at that meeting Joseph Anton, Town Clerk of Hastings, was appointed joint solicitor of the Confederation in place of Edwin Wardroper of Winchelsea, deceased.]

1.32 An Assembly [held at Winchelsea Court Hall] on Wednesday 17 July 1771 Proceedings 1765-1815 13

at which appeared Nathaniel Dawes, Mayor, William Marten, Thomas Marten, Jurats, William Vousden, Edward Catt, John Peters, Richard Butler, Freemen. At this Assembly the commissions appointing Mr Mayor, Mr William Marten and Mr Joash Adcroft, Jurats, and Charles Stephens and Richard Butler, Freemen, to attend at the Brotherhood and Guestling to be holden at New Romney on 23rd instant were sealed with the common seal of the Corporation. [WIN 61 f.142]

1.33 An Assembly [held at Winchelsea Court Hall] on Thursday 17 October 1771 at which appeared Nathaniel Dawes, Mayor, William Marten, Joash Adcroft, Thomas Marten, Jurats, Arnold Nesbitt Esq, Edward Catt, William Vousden, Charles Stephens, John Peters, Richard Butler, Freemen At this Assembly Samuel Vousden, Richard Lamb and George Stace were by the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen present unanimously elected Freemen of this Corporation and they being in court severally took the oath of a Freeman and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration enjoined by law of which entries are made on two shilling stamps. Also at this Assembly Richard Butler did, with the consent of the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen present, resign the office of Common Clerk. Also at this Assembly Mr Thomas Marten is elected Common Clerk for the remainder of the present year, in the [place] of Richard Butler who hath resigned, and hath taken the oath of Common Clerk accordingly.

[WIN 61 f.142v]

1.34 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 7 January 1772 before Nathaniel Dawes, Mayor, William Marten, Thomas Marten, Joash Adcroft, Jurats At this Sessions [the Grand Jury was sworn in] for the hearing, trying and determining all felonies and misdemeanours committed within the Town and its Liberties. Names of the Grand Jury John Still, Foreman, George Stace, Samuel Vousden, John Stevenson, James Holt, John Baker jnr, Thomas Haisell, Burford Jeakens, William Seere, Robert Alce, John Clark, John Jenkin, Charles Stephens, John Johnson, Colin Bridger, Abraham Kennett, Septimus Stonestreet [WIN 61 f.75v]

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1.35 An Assembly [held at Winchelsea Court Hall] on Wednesday 25 March 1772 at which appeared Nathaniel Dawes, Mayor, William Marten, Joash Adcroft, Thomas Marten, Jurats, Edward Catt, William Vousden, Charles Stephens, John Peters, Arnold Nesbitt Esq, Samuel Vousden, George Stace, Richard Lamb, Walter Gybbon, Richard Butler, Freemen At this Assembly Peter Nonaille Esq, John Kirkman Esq and John Stevenson were by the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen present in court unanimously [elected] Freemen of this Corporation and the said John Stevenson being present [took the customary oaths] but Peter Nonaille and John Kirkman not being present their oaths are respited. [WIN 61 f.142v]

1.36 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 20 April 1772 [at which were appointed] Mayor: Thomas Marten Jurats: William Marten, Nathaniel Dawes, William Vousden Common Clerk: Nathaniel Dawes Chamberlain: Richard Butler Sergeant-at-Mace: George Stace Common Sergeant: Benjamin Tree Attorneys of the Court of Record: George Stace, Benjamin Tree Constables: George Stace, Benjamin Tree, Thomas Easden, Robert Dean Water Bailiff's Sergeant: George Stace Pound Driver: John Cogger Deputy Mayor: William Marten [WIN 61 f.143]

1.37 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 26 May 1772 before William Marten, Deputy Mayor, Nathaniel Dawes, William Vousden, Jurats At this Sessions Rev Drake Hollingberry, Vicar of Icklesham, took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the declaration enjoined by law. [WIN 61 f.76]

1.38 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 4 August 1772 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, William Vousden, Jurats Proceedings 1765-1815 15

At this Sessions Rev Drake Hollingberry, Prebendary of Chichester, took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the declaration enjoined by law. [WIN 61 f.76]

1.39 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 12 January 1773 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, William Vousden, Jurats At this Sessions [the Grand Jury was sworn in] for the hearing, trying and determining all felonies and misdemeanours committed within the Town and its Liberties. Names of the Grand Jury James Holt, Foreman, George Stace, Richard Lamb, Samuel Vousden, John Stevenson, John Baker jnr, Burford Jeakens, Robert Alce, William Seere, John Clark, John Alce, Thomas Easden, Thomas Fuller, Benjamin Tree, William Bragg, Edward Bennett, Thomas Haisell. [WIN 61 f.76v]

1.40 An Assembly [held at Winchelsea Court Hall] on Saturday 10 April 1773 at which appeared Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, Nathaniel Dawes, William Vousden, Joash Adcroft, Richard Butler, Edward Catt, John Peters, Walter Gybbon, Samuel Vousden, John Stevenson, Richard Lamb, George Stace, John Kirkman Esq, Peter Nonaille Esq, Arnold Nesbitt Esq, Charles Stephens, Freemen. At this Assembly Mr Richard Lamb was by the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen present, unanimously elected one of the Freemen of this Corporation and being present [took the customary oaths]. Also at this Assembly Mr Daniel Wier and Mr Samuel Sneyd were unanimously elected Freemen of this Corporation and Mr Daniel Wier being present in court [took the customary oaths] but the oath of Samuel Sneyd is respited to another opportunity. Also at this Assembly the accounts of Mr Richard Butler, Chamberlain of this Corporation, from Easter 1770 to Easter 1773 were audited and there appears to be a balance of £58 14s 3½d due to the Chamberlain and it is ordered by this Assembly that the sum of £70 be borrowed by the Chamberlain and that a Bond for the sum so borrowed be sealed with the common seal of this Corporation at the next Assembly. [WIN 61 f.143v]

1.41 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 12 April 1773 16 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

[at which were appointed] Mayor: William Marten Jurats: Nathaniel Dawes, Thomas Marten, William Vousden Common Clerk: Henry Waterman Chamberlain: Richard Butler Sergeant-at-Mace: George Stace Common Sergeant: Benjamin Tree Attorneys of the Court of Record: George Stace, Benjamin Tree Constables: George Stace, Benjamin Tree, Robert Dean, Thomas Easden Water Bailiff's Sergeant: George Stace Pound Driver: John Cogger Deputy Mayor: Thomas Marten [WIN 61 f.144]

1.42 Winchelsea Court of Record held on 2 June 1773 Affidavit sworn before William Marten, Mayor Joseph Botte of Boulogne in France, merchant, maketh oath and sayeth that John Sargent, late of the Town of Winchelsea in the County of Sussex, mariner, is justly and truly indebted to this deponent the sum of forty pounds ten shillings and elevenpence in several promissory notes under the hand of the said John Sargent payable to this deponent or order for value received. [signature of] Joseph Botte [WIN 389]

1.43 Winchelsea Court Order dated 2 July 1773 issued by William Marten, Mayor and the Jurats of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea to George Stace, Sergeant-at-Mace We command you that you take John Sargent late of Winchelsea aforesaid, mariner, if he be found in our Liberty and him safely keep so that you may have his body before us at the Court of Record of Our Sovereign Lord the King to be holden at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on Tuesday the 20th July next to answer unto Joseph Botte in a plea of trespass and also in a certain plea of trespass on the Case upon the Premises to the damage of Joseph Botte of eighty pounds and that you have then and there this Writ. [signature of] H Waterman, Town Clerk.

[Endorsed] Take bail for forty pounds ten shillings and elevenpence. [WIN 381]

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1.44 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Saturday 31 July 1773 at which appeared William Marten, Mayor, Thomas Marten, William Vousden, Jurats, Joash Adcroft, Richard Butler, Edward Catt, John Peters, Walter Gybbon, Arnold Nesbitt, Samuel Vousden, John Stevenson, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Charles Stephens, Daniel Wier, Freemen At this Assembly a Bond from this Corporation to Mr Thomas Marten for securing to him the payment of £70 and interest was sealed with the common seal of this Corporation pursuant to an order made at the last Assembly. Also at this Assembly Mr Daniel Wier and Mr Samuel Sneyd were unanimously elected Freemen of this Town and Corporation and they being present in court severally [took the customary oaths]. [WIN 61 f.144v]

1.45 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 31 August 1773 before William Marten, Mayor, Thomas Marten, William Vousden, Jurats At this Sessions the assize of bread [was] set at fourteen pounds the load of wheat with an allowance of one shilling and sixpence the bushel for the baker. [WIN 61 ff.76v-77]

1.46 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 5 October 1773 before William Marten, Mayor, Nathaniel Dawes, Thomas Marten, William Vousden, Jurats At this Sessions the assize of bread [was] set at thirteen pounds the load of wheat with an allowance of one shilling and sixpence the bushel for the baker. Also at this Sessions Samuel Vousden, one of His Majesty's Riding Officers at Rye, filed his certificate of having received the sacrament of the Lord's Supper and [took the customary oaths] [WIN 61 ff.76v-77]

1.47 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 11 January 1774 before William Marten, Mayor, Thomas Marten, William Vousden, Jurats At this Sessions [the Grand Jury was sworn in] for the hearing, trying and determining all felonies and misdemeanours committed within the said Town and its Liberties. Names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn John Stevenson, Foreman, James Holt, George Stace, Richard Lamb, Samuel Vousden, Burford Jeakens, Robert Alce, William Seere, John Alce, Thomas 18 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Easden, Benjamin Tree, Thomas Haisell, John Peters, Abraham Kennett, John Jenkin, Thomas Alce, Edward Bennett [WIN 61 f.77v]

1.48 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 1 February 1774 before William Marten, Mayor, Nathaniel Dawes, Thomas Marten, William Vousden, Jurats At this Sessions the Grand Jury delivered in their list of presentments and the persons presented are ordered to be summoned to appear here this day 15 days to answer to such things for which they may respectively be presented. [WIN 61 ff.77v-78]

1.49 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 15 February 1774 before William Marten, Mayor, Nathaniel Dawes, Thomas Marten, William Vousden, Jurats At this Sessions the persons presented by the Grand Jury appeared and certified that the nuisances were removed. [WIN 61 ff.77v-78]

1.50 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Saturday 2 April 1774 at which appeared William Marten, Mayor, Thomas Marten, William Vousden, Jurats, Richard Butler, Richard Lamb, George Stace, John Stevenson, Freemen At this Assembly: Resolved that a lease be granted to Arnold Nesbitt Esq for 99 years from Lady Day last of a small piece or parcel of land part of wastelands of and belonging to this Corporation adjoining the Saffron Gardens and containing in length from south to north 54 feet and in breadth from east to west 16 feet little more or less and on which piece of land the said Arnold Nesbitt hath lately erected and built a Blacksmith's Shop at and under the yearly rent of two shillings and sixpence and that Mr Mayor for the time being, Thomas Marten, Mr William Vousden, Jurats and Mr Richard Butler and Mr John Stevenson, Freemen, or any three of them, the Mayor being one, be and they are hereby appointed a committee to seal the said lease with the common seal of this Corporation. The expense of making the lease and the counterpart thereof is to be met by Arnold Nesbitt. [WIN 61 f.144v]

1.51 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 4 April 1774 Proceedings 1765-1815 19

[at which were appointed] Mayor: Thomas Marten Jurats: William Marten, Nathaniel Dawes, William Vousden, Walter Gybbon, Joash Adcroft, sworn, Richard Wardroper Common Clerk: Henry Waterman Chamberlain: Richard Butler Sergeant-at-Mace: George Stace Common Sergeant: Benjamin Tree Attorneys of the Court of Record: George Stace, Benjamin Tree Constables: George Stace, Benjamin Tree, Robert Dean, Thomas Easden Water Bailiff's Sergeant: George Stace Pound Driver: John Cogger Deputy Mayor: William Marten [WIN 61 f.145]

1.52 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 7 June 1774 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, William Vousden, Joash Adcroft, Jurats At this Sessions [inter alia] Rowland Gibson, Vicar of Heathfield, took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation. [WIN 61 f.78]

1.53 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 2 August 1774 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, Nathaniel Dawes, William Vousden, Walter Gybbon, Jurats At this Sessions [inter alia] George Stace, one of His Majesty's Riding Officers for the Port of Rye, handed in his certificate of having received the sacrament and took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation. [WIN 61 f.78v]

1.54 An Hundred held at the Winchelsea Guildhall on Saturday 13 August 1774 at which appeared Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, Nathaniel Dawes, William Vousden, Walter Gybbon, Joash Adcroft, Jurats, Richard Wardroper, John Peters, Richard Butler, Charles Stephens, Arnold Nesbitt Esq, John Stevenson, Richard Lamb, George Stace, John Kirkman, Daniel Wier, [Freemen] 20 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

At this Hundred the Writ of our Sovereign Lord the King for the electing of one Baron to serve for this Town in the present Parliament which is adjourned and prorogued to the 15 September next to be holden at the City of Westminster in the place of His Majesty's trusty and well-beloved cousin and councillor, Percy, Earl of Thomond in the Kingdom of Ireland, who was lately chosen one of the Barons for this Town and is since dead and the Mandate of the Rt Hon Robert, Earl of Holdernesse, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports, were publicly read and thereupon William Nedham of Howberry in the County of Oxford Esq was unanimously elected a Baron to serve for this Town in the present Parliament in place of the said Percy, Earl of Thomond, deceased, but the said William Nedham not being present his taking the oath of a Baron is respited. Also at this Hundred the said William Nedham is unanimously elected and chosen a Freeman of this Town and Corporation but he not being present the taking of the oath of a Freeman is respited. [WIN 61 f.145v]

1.55 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on [Saturday] 8 October 1774 at which appeared Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, William Vousden, Nathaniel Dawes, Walter Gybbon, Joash Adcroft, Jurats, Richard Butler, Chamberlain, John Peters, John Kirkman, Charles Stephens, John Stevenson, Richard Lamb, Daniel Wier, George Stace, Samuel Sneyd, Edward Catt, Peter Nonaille, Freemen At this Assembly Charles Wolfran Cornwall Esq, one of the Lords Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain, was unanimously elected and chosen a Freeman of this Town and he being present at this Assembly hath taken [the customary oaths]. [WIN 61 f.145v]

1.56 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Monday 10 October 1774 at which appeared Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, Nathaniel Dawes, William Vousden, Walter Gybbon, Joash Adcroft, Jurats, Richard Butler, Chamberlain, John Peters, John Stevenson, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Peter Nonaille, John Kirkman, Edward Catt, Samuel Sneyd, Daniel Wier, Charles Wolfran Cornwall Esq, Charles Stephens, Freemen At this Hundred the Writ of our Sovereign Lord the King for the electing of two Barons to serve for this Town in the Parliament to begin and to be holden Proceedings 1765-1815 21

at the City of Westminster the 29th November next ensuing and also the Mandate of Rt Hon Robert, Earl of Holdernesse, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports were publicly read and thereupon Arnold Nesbitt of West Wickham in the County of Kent Esq and Charles Wolfran Cornwall of Barton Priors in the County of Hants Esq, one of the Lords Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain, were unanimously elected to serve for this Town in the said Parliament and Charles Wolfran Cornwall, being present, did take the oath of a Baron and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration enjoined by law but Arnold Nesbitt not being present taking the oath of a Baron is respited. [WIN 61 f.146]

1.57 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Guildhall on Friday 3 January 1775 at which appeared Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, Nathaniel Dawes, Walter Gybbon, William Vousden, Joash Adcroft, Jurats, Richard Butler, Chamberlain, Edward Catt, John Peters, Charles Stephens, Arnold Nesbitt Esq, George Stace, Richard Lamb, Peter Nonaille, John Kirkman, Daniel Wier, John Stevenson, Freemen At this Hundred the Writ of our Sovereign Lord the King for the electing within the Town of Winchelsea one fit and discreet Baron of the aforesaid Town in place of Arnold Nesbitt Esq who was lately chosen for his said present Majesty's Parliament summoned to be holden at the City of Westminster on the 29th November last past and there then and now holden, one of the Burgesses for the Borough of Cricklade in the County of Wiltshire and also one of the Barons for the Town of Winchelsea and hath made his election to appear and stand one of the Burgesses for the Borough of Cricklade, and also the Mandate or Precept of Rt Hon Robert, Earl of Holdernesse, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports, were publicly read and thereupon William Nedham of Howberry in the County of Oxford was unanimously elected and chosen a Baron to go to and serve for this Town in the present Parliament in the place of Arnold Nesbitt and William Nedham being present did take the oath of a Baron and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration enjoined by law against Transubstantiation. [WIN 61 f.146v]

1.58 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 10 January 1775 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, William Vousden, Jurats 22 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

At this Sessions [the Grand Jury was sworn in] for the hearing, trying and determining all felonies and misdemeanours committed within the said Town and its Liberties. Names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn William Seere, Foreman, Richard Ade, Thomas Fuller, Charles Stephens, Richard Maplesden, Robert Clarke, William Bragg, John Alce, Benjamin Tree, John Jenkin, Burford Jeakens, George Stace, Richard Lamb, Robert Alce, Thomas Alce, James Holt, John Baker jnr. Also at this Sessions the Assize of Bread was set at £14 the load of wheat with an allowance of 1s 6d the bushel to the baker. [WIN 61 f.79]

1.59 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 31 January 1775 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, William Vousden, Jurats At this Sessions the Grand Jury delivered in their list of presentments and the persons presented are ordered to be summoned to appear here this day 15 days to answer to such things for which they stand severally presented. [WIN 61 f.79v]

1.60 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 17 April 1775 [at which were appointed] Mayor: William Marten Jurats: Nathaniel Dawes, Thomas Marten, Joash Adcroft, Walter Gybbon, William Vousden sworn, Richard Wardroper [not sworn] Common Clerk: Henry Waterman Chamberlain: Richard Lamb Sergeant-at-Mace: George Stace Common Sergeant: Benjamin Tree Attorneys of the Court of Record: George Stace, Benjamin Tree Constables: George Stace, Benjamin Tree, Robert Dean, Thomas Easden Water Bailiff's Sergeant: George Stace Pound Driver: John Cogger Deputy Mayor: Thomas Marten [WIN 61 f.147]

1.61 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 25 April 1775 before William Marten, Mayor, Nathaniel Dawes, Thomas Marten, William Vousden, Jurats Proceedings 1765-1815 23

At this Sessions [inter alia] Nathaniel Dawes, one of the Jurats of the said Town and Commander of the Susannah Maria, Cutter in the service of His Majesty's Customs, filed his sacramental certificate and took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration enjoined by law. [WIN 61 f. 79v]

1.62 An Assembly [held at Winchelsea Court Hall] on Tuesday 9 May 1775 at which appeared William Marten, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Joash Adcroft, William Vousden, Jurats, Richard Lamb, Chamberlain, Charles Stephens, John Peters, Richard Butler, Edward Catt, George Stace, John Stevenson, Freemen At this Assembly the accounts of Mr Richard Butler, Chamberlain of this Corporation, from Easter 1773 to Easter 1775 were stated, examined and allowed. The debtor side amounts to £19 19s 5d and the credited side to £66 13s 2d so the balance thereof being the sum of £46 13s 9d is due from this Corporation to Richard Butler. And it is ordered by this Assembly that Richard Butler be allowed and paid interest for the said sum at and after the rate of £5 per cent per annum from this day until he shall be fully paid and satisfied the said sum of £46 13s 9d. Also at this Assembly: Resolved that William Marten Esq, Mayor, Mr Adcroft, Mr Dawes, Mr Thomas Marten and Mr Vousden, Jurats, Mr Stephens, Mr Peters, Mr Butler and Mr Lamb, Freemen, or any five of them be and are hereby appointed a committee to inspect and regulate the Rental of this Corporation and the said committee for that purpose was desired to meet on the 6th day of June next. [Also at this Assembly] Ordered that the spyglass now in the hands of Mr Walter Gybbon belonging to this Corporation be forthwith delivered to Mr Mayor for the time being of this Corporation for the use and benefit of the Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty. [WIN 61 f.147v]

1.63 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 11 July 1775 before William Marten, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Walter Gybbon, Joash Adcroft, Jurats At this Sessions Charles Dean, Edward Pankhurst, & William Day are [charged with] running away and leaving the service of Peter Nouvaille Esq and Company, their masters, [and] brought before this Court to answer the [evidence] and by this Court, after hearing what could be alleged by the parties, it is ordered that Charles Dean be stripped from his waist upwards 24 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

and receive 20 stripes on his naked back in the yard of the Court Hall and then [be] discharged and that Edward Pankhurst and William Day be forthwith discharged. [WIN 61 f.80]

1.64 An Assembly [held at Winchelsea Court Hall] on Tuesday 7 September 1775 at which appeared William Marten, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Walter Gybbon, William Vousden, Joash Adcroft, Jurats, Richard Lamb, Chamberlain, Edward Catt, John Peters, George Stace, Peter Nonaille, Freemen At this Assembly: Resolved that a lease be granted to Arnold Nesbitt Esq for 50 years from Michaelmas next of a small piece or parcel of land, part of the Court Hall Platt, of and belonging to this Corporation containing in length from west to east 9 feet and a half, little more or less, and in breadth from south to north 8 feet little more or less, abutting to a messuage and garden of the said Arnold Nesbitt towards the east and north at and under the yearly rent of sixpence. And that the Mayor, Mr Thomas Marten, and Mr Gybbon, Jurats, and Mr Peters and Mr Lamb, Freemen, or any three of them the Mayor being one, be and they are hereby appointed a committee to seal the said lease with the common seal of this Corporation [WIN 61 f.148] [This lease, signed and sealed on 3 October 1775, survives in Winchelsea Corporation's archive as WIN 2034]

1.65 Winchelsea Court Order issued by William Marten, Mayor and Justice of the Peace on 13 September 1775 To all and every the Constables of Winchelsea in the County of Sussex: Whereas John Coppock, a soldier in the 11th Regiment of Dragoons, now residing in the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, hath this day made information on oath before me that William Perry of Winchelsea, labourer, does upon his own authority, not being thereat lawfully licensed, sell and retail distilled spiritous liquor or strong waters called gin in his dwelling house in Winchelsea contrary to the law in that case made and provided whereby he, William Perry, hath forfeited the sum of £10 to be disposed according to the statute. You are therefore hereby required in His Majesty's name forthwith to summon William Perry to appear before His Majesty's Justices of the Peace at the Court Hall within the Ancient Town of Winchelsea on Tuesday 3rd October next at 10 o'clock in the forenoon to answer the [evidence] and to be dealt with according to law and be you then and there to certify what you have done and in the premise hereof fail not. [WIN 223] Proceedings 1765-1815 25

1.66 Winchelsea Court of Record held on 20 September 1775 Affidavit sworn before William Marten, Mayor Justinian Allen of the Ancient Town of Rye in the County of Sussex, mariner, maketh oath and saith that James Jones late of Winchelsea, cordwainer, is justly and truly indebted to him, this deponent, the sum of three pounds eleven shillings on a promissory note under the hand of the said James Jones payable to this deponent or order. [signature of] Justinian Allen [WIN 390]

1.67 Winchelsea Court Order dated 20 September 1775 issued by William Marten, Mayor and the Jurats of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea to George Stace, Sergeant-at-Mace We command you that you take James Jones late of Winchelsea, cordwainer, if he be found in our Liberty and him safely keep so that you may have his body before us at the Court of Record of Our Sovereign Lord the King to be holden at The Guildhall, Winchelsea, on Tuesday the 24th October next to answer unto Justinian Allen in a plea of trespass and also in a certain plea of trespass on the Case upon the Premises to the damage of Justinian Allen of seven pounds and that you have then and there this Writ. [signature of] H Waterman, Town Clerk. [Endorsed] Take bail for three pounds seven shillings [WIN 383]

1.68 Winchelsea Court Order issued by George Stace Esq, Justice of the Peace on 29 September 1775 [requiring the Town Constables to summon Alexander Atchinson and John Nicolls to appear on 3 October 1775 to give evidence against William Perry] [see 1.70] [WIN 224]

1.69 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 3 October 1775 before William Marten, Mayor, Walter Gybbon, William Vousden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace. At this Sessions John Alce, Benjamin Tree and Lewis Meryon respectively were licensed to keep common alehouses, inns and victualling houses in the houses wherein they respectively dwell within the Town and Liberty of Winchelsea 26 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

for the term of one whole year from Michaelmas last and until the next General Licensing of Victuallers for the said Town. [WIN 61 f.80] [Note: The full document issued by the Court to John Alce, the first named above, is reproduced below as an example of the demands made on landlords by the licensing justices. Large numbers of similar surviving documents have not been reproduced] Be it remembered that the Day and Year aforesaid John Alce of Winchelsea, victualler, George Stace and Richard Lamb, both of Winchelsea, grocers, came before His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for Winchelsea and acknowledged themselves indebted to Our Sovereign Lord the King in the manner following that is to say John Alce in £10, George Stace £5, Richard Lamb £5 to be levied upon their several and respective goods and chattels, lands and tenements for the use of the said Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors if the said John Alce shall make default in performing the conditions hereunder written. The condition of the above written recognizance is such that whereas the above-bounden John Alce is licensed to sell ale and beer and to keep a common alehouse, inn or victualling house in his dwelling known by the sign of The Bear in Winchelsea for the term of one whole year from Michaelmas last and until the next general licensing of victuallers for this Town [he must] during the said term keep the true Assize in his Bread, Ale and Beer and shall keep and maintain good order and rule and shall not suffer any unlawful games to be used or any drunkenness or other disorder to be committed in his House, Yard, Garden or Bankside and shall not lodge any suspected person in his house without revealing the same to the Mayor for the time being or his Deputy and shall and do in all things conform to the Laws of the Realm in that case made and provided that the above written recognizances to be void or else to remain in full force. [WIN 294]

1.70 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 3 October 1775 before William Marten, Mayor, Walter Gybbon, William Vousden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace Appearance of William Perry ─ [see 1.65] charged with illegally selling spiritous liquors. John Coppock, a soldier in the 11th Regiment of Dragoons, now quartered in the Ancient Town of Winchelsea in the County of Sussex [saith] that on the 11th day of this instant, September, he, this deponent, together with Alexander Atchinson and John Nicolls, soldiers in the 11th Regiment of Dragoons, went into the dwelling house of William Perry of Winchelsea and called for several pennyworth of gin which was brought them by his housekeeper and for which she was paid by this informant and by Alexander Atchinson and John Nicolls and this deponent further saith that the said gin was drunk in the dwelling Proceedings 1765-1815 27

house of William Perry in Winchelsea and that he verily believes that William Perry doth sell and retail spiritous liquors and strong waters in his dwelling house in Winchelsea without any licence or authority so to do and that William Perry was present at and during the time that the gin was called for and drunk and consented to the same being sold and drunk in his house. [This document is endorsed with a note that William Perry was convicted. and that the sentence was ‘mitigated to five pounds’] [WIN 222]

1.71 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 9 January 1776 before William Marten, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Nathaniel Dawes, William Vousden, Jurats At this Sessions [the Grand Jury was sworn in] for the hearing, trying and determining all felonies and misdemeanours committed within the said Town and its Liberties. Names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn John Alce, Foreman, Richard Ade, Robert Clark, Thomas Haisell, Septimus Stonestreet, John Peters, Charles Stephens, Thomas Fuller, Thomas Alce, Benjamin Tree, Burford Jeakens, John Stevenson, John Jenkin, James Holt, Francis Sanders, John Clarke. [WIN 61 f.80v]

1.72 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 13 February 1776 before William Marten, Mayor, Nathaniel Dawes, William Vousden, Jurats At this Sessions the Grand Jury delivered in their list of presentments and the persons presented are ordered to be summoned to appear here this day 15 days to answer to such things for which they stand severally presented. [WIN 61 f.81]

1.73 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 8 April 1776 [at which were appointed] Mayor: Thomas Marten Jurats: William Marten, Nathaniel Dawes, Walter Gybbon, Joash Adcroft, William Vousden Common Clerk: Henry Waterman Chamberlain: Richard Lamb Sergeant-at-Mace: George Stace Common Sergeant: Benjamin Tree Attorneys of the Court of Record: George Stace, Benjamin Tree 28 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Constables: George Stace, Benjamin Tree, Thomas Easden, James Holt Water Bailiff's Sergeant: George Stace Pound Driver: John Cogger Deputy Mayor: William Marten [Also at this Hundred] The books and records of and belonging to this Corporation having been taken and withheld therefrom by some one or more persons it is therefore by this Hundred ordained and unanimously resolved that the Town Clerk of this Corporation do, in order to recover such books and records for the use of this Corporation forthwith, file a bill in Chancery and take such other methods or means as he shall be advised against such person or persons as he shall be informed may have the books and records of this Corporation in his or their custody or power to compel him and them to deliver up such books and records for the use of this Corporation. The expense whereof shall be borne and paid by this Corporation. [WIN 61 ff.148-148v]

1.74 Winchelsea Court Order dated 21 May 1776 issued by Thomas Marten, Mayor and the Jurats of the Town to George Stace, Sergeant-at-Mace We command you that you take Judith Dann late of Winchelsea aforesaid, spinster, if she be found in our Liberty and her safely keep so that you may have her body before us at the Court of Record of Our Sovereign Lord the King to be holden at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on Tuesday the 18th day of June next to answer unto Daniel Edwards in a plea of trespass and also in a certain plea of trespass on the Case upon the Premises to the damage of Daniel Edwards of ten pounds and that you have then and there this Writ. [signature of] H Waterman, Town Clerk. [Endorsed] Take bail for five pounds seven shillings. [WIN 384]

1.75 Winchelsea Court of Record held on 27 May 1776 Affidavit sworn before Thomas Marten, Mayor Daniel Edwards of Pett in the County of Sussex, husbandman, maketh oath and saith that Judith Dann, late of Winchelsea, spinster is justly and truly indebted to this deponent in the sum of five pounds seven shillings of lawful money of Great Britain for money lent and advanced by this deponent unto and for Judith Dann, the defendant. [signature of] Daniel Edwards [WIN 391]

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1.76 Winchelsea Court Order dated 27 May 1776 by Thomas Marten, Mayor, and the Jurats of Winchelsea [Recognizances required] Judith Dann of Pett in the County of Sussex, spinster £12 James Beale of Icklesham in Sussex and Nicholas Wingfield of Hastings in the County of Sussex £12 The condition of this obligation is such that if the above bounden Judith Dann do appear before the said Mayor and Justices at the Court of Record to be holden in and for Winchelsea on Tuesday the 18th Day of June now next ensuing to answer Daniel Edwards in a plea of trespass and also a certain plea of trespass on the Case upon the Premises to the damage of Daniel Edwards of Ten Pounds then this present obligation to be void and otherwise to remain in full vigour and effect. [The document is signed by those to whom the obligation applies] [WIN 388]

1.77 Winchelsea Court Order dated 2 June 1776 issued by Thomas Marten, Mayor and the Jurats of the Town to George Stace, Sergeant-at-Mace and also to Benjamin Tree our Bailiff for this purpose only. We command you that you take William Vinall late of Winchelsea, mariner, if he be found in our Liberty and him safely keep so that you may have his body before us at the Court of Record of Our Sovereign Lord the King to be holden at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on Tuesday the 30th Day of this instant, June, to answer unto Richard Crane in a plea of trespass and also in a certain plea of trespass on the Case upon the Premises to the damage of Richard Crane of twenty-eight pounds and that you have then and there this Writ. [signature of] H Waterman, Common Clerk. [Endorsed] Take bail for fourteen pounds seven shillings [WIN 385]

1.78 Court Record of evidence given at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on 9 June 1776 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, and William Marten, Jurats and Justices of the Peace The voluntary confession of John Gyles taken on oath: This examinant saith that he this day went to the house of William Field in Winchelsea and bought half a pint of Geneva of the wife of William Field and paid her the sum of twopence and Richard Pike of Winchelsea paid twopence which was the price of the said half pint of Geneva. [WIN 225] 30 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

1.79 Winchelsea Court Order to the Town Constables issued by Thomas Marten, Mayor and Justice of the Peace on 13 June 1776 Whereas information hath been made on oath before me that William Field of Winchelsea, labourer, doth on his own authority, not being lawfully licensed, sell and retail distilled spiritous liquors and strong waters in his dwelling house, particularly that William Field did the 9th day of this instant, June, sell and retail distilled spiritous liquor or strong water called gin in his dwelling house contrary to the law in that case made and provided whereby William Field hath forfeited the sum of ten pounds. You are therefore hereby required forthwith to summon William Field to appear before His Majesty's Justices of the Peace at Mr John Alce's at the sign of The Bear in Winchelsea on the 9th day of July at six o'clock in the afternoon to answer the evidence and to be dealt with according to law and be you then and there to certify what you shall have done in the premises. Hereof fail not. [WIN 226]

1.80 Winchelsea Court Order to the Town Constables issued by Thomas Marten, Mayor on 6 July 1776 You are hereby required forthwith to summon John Gyles, labourer, and Richard Pike, labourer, to appear before His Majesty's Justices of the Peace at Mr John Alce's at the sign of The Bear on the 9th day of July at six o'clock in the afternoon to [give evidence in the case against William Field]. Endorsed that the summonses were served. Countersigned '7 July 1776 Served the within named John Gyles and Richard Pike with a copy of this summons. G. Stace, constable' [WIN 227]

1.81 Winchelsea Court Order to the Town Constables issued by Thomas Marten, Mayor on 15 July 1776 You are hereby required forthwith to distrain the goods and chattels of Richard Pike, labourer, to the value of ten pounds being the fine imposed on him for his refusal to be sworn to give evidence in the case of William Field. [WIN 228]

1.82 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 8 October 1776 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, William Vousden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace Proceedings 1765-1815 31

At this Sessions John Alce, Benjamin Tree and William Bragg respectively were licensed to keep common alehouses, inns and victualling houses in the houses wherein they respectively dwell within the Town and Liberty of Winchelsea for the term of one whole year from Michaelmas last and until the next General Licensing of Victuallers for the said Town. [WIN 61 f.81v]

1.83 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 14 January 1777 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, Nathaniel Dawes, William Vousden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions [the Grand Jury was sworn in] for the hearing, trying and determining all felonies and misdemeanours committed within the said Town and its Liberties. Names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn John Peters, Foreman, James Holt, John Baker, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Robert Alce, William Seere, Thomas Easden, Benjamin Tree, John Jenkin, Richard Maplesden, Abraham Kennett, Thomas Fuller, Burford Jeakens, Thomas Alce, Thomas Haisell, Robert Clarke [WIN 61 f.82]

1.84 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 25 February 1777 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, William Vousden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the Grand Jury delivered in their list of presentments and the persons presented are ordered to be summoned to appear here this day 15 days to answer to such things for which they may respectively be presented. [WIN 61 f.82]

1.85 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 11 March 1777 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, William Vousden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the persons presented by the Grand Jury appeared and certified that the nuisances were removed. [WIN 61 f.82v]

1.86 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 31 March 1777 at which appeared 32 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, Nathaniel Dawes, Walter Gybbon, Joash Adcroft, William Vousden, Jurats, Richard Lamb, Chamberlain, Charles Stephens, John Peters, Richard Butler, Arnold Nesbitt Esq, George Stace, John Stevenson, Samuel Sneyd, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: William Marten Jurats: Nathaniel Dawes, Thomas Marten, Walter Gybbon, Joash Adcroft, William Vousden, Richard Butler sworn Common Clerk: Henry Waterman Chamberlain: Richard Lamb Sergeant-at-Mace: George Stace Common Sergeant: Benjamin Tree Attorneys of the Court of Record: George Stace, Benjamin Tree Constables: George Stace, Benjamin Tree, Thomas Easden, James Holt Water Bailiff's Sergeant: George Stace Pound Driver: John Cogger Deputy Mayor: Thomas Marten [WIN 61 f.149]

1.87 Winchelsea Court of Record held on 11 August 1777 Affidavit sworn before Thomas Marten, Mayor John Easton of Icklesham in the County of Sussex, husbandman, maketh oath and saith that Samuel Easton late of Winchelsea, wheelwright, is justly and truly indebted to him, this deponent, the sum of thirty-one pounds seven shillings and sixpence on a promissory note under the hand of the said Samuel Easton payable to him, this deponent, or order on demand. And also the further sum of fifteen pounds and seventeen shillings for the rent of a messuage or tenement hired by the said Samuel Easton of this deponent and for board and lodging found and provided by this deponent for Samuel Easton and his servants and at his request for goods sold and delivered by this deponent to and for Samuel Easton and for money paid, laid out and expended by this deponent to and for the use of Samuel Easton which said sum of thirty-one pounds seventeen shillings and sixpence and fifteen pounds make together the sum of forty-seven pounds four shillings and sixpence. [signature of] John Easton [WIN 392]

1.88 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 7 October 1777 before William Marten, Mayor, Thomas Marten, William Vousden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace Proceedings 1765-1815 33

At this Sessions John Alce, Benjamin Tree and William Bragg respectively were licensed to keep common alehouses, inns and victualling houses in the houses wherein they respectively dwell within the Town and Liberty of Winchelsea for the term of one whole year from Michaelmas last and until the next General Licensing of Victuallers for the said Town. [WIN 61 f.83]

1.89 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 25 November 1777 before William Marten, Mayor and Justice of the Peace John Souden confesses that he fired and threw a rocket in the Liberty of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea on the 5th day of November instant in the public street of the said Town. [signature of ] John Souden [WIN 232]

1.90 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 25 November 1777 before William Marten, Mayor and Justice of the Peace William Seager, bricklayer, confesses that he on the 5th day of November instant did fire and throw several rockets within the Liberty of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea. [signature of] William Seager [WIN 233] [Note: George Stace, Sergeant-at-Mace, had been on the lookout for miscreants on 5th November for the above confessions are accompanied by a note from Stace confirming that he saw Souden's and Seager's offences and adding that he also saw Thomas Jeakens and Richard Holt let off rockets. An endorsement states: 'Paid ten shillings a piece'. A further footnote says that Benjamin Tree saw James Holt jnr fire a rocket in Winchelsea.] [WIN 234]

1.91 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 13 January 1778 before William Marten, Mayor, Nathaniel Dawes, William Vousden, Thomas Marten, Walter Gybbon Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions [the Grand Jury was sworn in] for the hearing, trying and determining all felonies and misdemeanours committed within the said Town and its Liberties. Names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn George Stace, Foreman, John Peters, James Holt, Robert Alce, William Seere, Thomas Easden, Burford Jeakens, Thomas Alce, John Woodhams, Charles 34 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Stephens, Benjamin Tree, John Alce, Richard Ade, Thomas Haisell, Robert Clarke, James Holt jnr [WIN 61 f.83v]

1.92 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 10 February 1778 before William Marten, Mayor, Nathaniel Dawes, William Vousden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the Grand Jury delivered in their list of presentments and the persons presented are ordered to be summoned to appear here this day 15 days to answer to such things for which they may respectively be presented. [WIN 61 f.83v]

1.93 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 24 February 1778 before William Marten, Mayor, Walter Gybbon, William Vousden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the persons presented by the Grand Jury appeared and certified that the nuisances were removed. [WIN 61 f.84]

1.94 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 20 April 1778 at which appeared William Marten, Mayor, Nathaniel Dawes, Walter Gybbon, Joash Adcroft, William Vousden, Jurats, Richard Lamb, Chamberlain, Charles Stephens, John Peters, Richard Butler, Arnold Nesbitt Esq, George Stace, John Stevenson, Samuel Sneyd, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Thomas Marten Jurats: William Marten, Nathaniel Dawes, Walter Gybbon, Joash Adcroft, William Vousden, sworn, Richard Butler Common Clerk: Henry Waterman Chamberlain: Richard Lamb Sergeant-at-Mace: George Stace Common Sergeant: Benjamin Tree Attorneys of the Court of Record: George Stace, Benjamin Tree Constables: George Stace, Benjamin Tree, James Holt, Thomas Easden Water Bailiff's Sergeant: George Stace Pound Driver: John Cogger Deputy Mayor: William Marten [WIN 61 f.149v] Proceedings 1765-1815 35

1.95 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 28 April 1778 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, Walter Gybbon, William Vousden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions William Seager appeared and was discharged from the recognizances entered into by him and others for his appearance at this Sessions to answer what should be objected against him by the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea touching his being the reputed father of a female bastard child born of the body of Sarah Avery in the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle aforesaid. [WIN 61 f.84]

1.96 Winchelsea Court of Record held on 12 June 1778 Affidavit sworn before Thomas Marten, Mayor Richard Crane of Boughton Mulharb in the County of Kent, gardener, maketh oath and saith that William Vinall late of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, mariner, is justly and truly indebted to him, this deponent, the sum of fourteen pounds and seven shillings for money advanced and paid by Mary, this deponent's wife, unto and for the said William Vinall and by his order and for board, lodging and clothes found and provided by this deponent (at the special instance and request and by the order and direction of William Vinall) unto and for Frances Vinall, the infant daughter of William Vinall, and on his promising to pay this deponent for the same. [signature of] Richard Crane. [WIN 393]

1.97 Winchelsea Court of Record held on 5 July 1778 Affidavit sworn before William Marten, Deputy Mayor Gilles Podevin of Boulogne in France, merchant, maketh oath and saith that Robert Haffenden late of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, mariner, is justly and truly indebted unto him, this deponent, the sum of twenty-three pounds one shilling and elevenpence for goods sold and delivered by this deponent unto and for the use of Robert Haffenden. [signature of] Gilles Podevin [WIN 394]

1.98 Winchelsea Court of Record held on 27 July 1778 sworn before [magistrate not named] 36 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Whereas I am owner of and entitled to the sixth part of a cutter called The Swallow now lying at the Back Sluice near Winchelsea in Sussex which sixth part I do value at the sum of ten pounds and whereas I am indebted to Gilles Podevin in the sum of eighteen pounds eighteen shillings which at present I am unable to pay and therefore do hereby charge all that said sixth part share of the said cutter with the materials thereto belonging to and with the payment so far as the sum will go of the said sum of eighteen pounds eighteen shillings and I do hereby promise to sell my sixth part of the cutter with the materials thereto belonging as soon as I possibly can and to pay the money arising therefrom such sale unto him Gilles Podevin or his order towards satisfying the said debt now owing from me to him or order on demand the sum of eighteen pounds eighteen shillings for value received. [signature of] Robert Haffenden. [WIN 395]

1.99 Winchelsea Court of Record held on 4 September 1778 Affidavit sworn before H[enry] Waterman, Town Clerk Henry Ottaway of Smarden in the County of Kent, carpenter, maketh oath and saith that Richard Hunt, late of Lenham in the County of Kent is justly and truly indebted to this deponent the sum of eleven pounds and twelve shillings for oak laths sold and delivered by this deponent unto and for the use of the said Richard Hunt. [signature of] Henry Ottaway. [WIN 396]

1.100 Winchelsea Court Order dated 15 September 1778 issued by Thomas Marten, Mayor and the Jurats of the Town to George Stace, Sergeant-at-Mace We command you that you take Richard Lenham late of Lenham on the County of Kent, carpenter, if he be found in our Liberty and him safely keep so that you may have his body before us at the Court of Record of Our Sovereign Lord the King to be holden at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on Wednesday 6th October next to answer unto Henry Ottaway in a plea of trespass and also in a certain plea of trespass on the Case upon the Premises to the damage of Henry Ottaway of twenty-three pounds four shillings and that you have then and there this Writ. [signature of] H Waterman, Common Clerk. [Endorsed] Take bail for eleven pounds twelve shillings [WIN 386]

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1.101 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 6 October 1778 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, Nathaniel Dawes, William Vousden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions John Alce, Benjamin Tree and William Bragg respectively were licensed to keep common alehouses, inns and victualling houses in the houses wherein they respectively dwell within the Town and Liberty of Winchelsea for the term of one whole year from Michaelmas last and until the next General Licensing of Victuallers for the said Town. [WIN 61 f.84v]

1.102 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 12 January 1779 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, Nathaniel Dawes, William Vousden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions [the Grand Jury was sworn in] for the hearing, trying and determining all felonies and misdemeanours committed within the said Town and its Liberties. Names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn John Woodhams, Foreman, John Stevenson, Robert Alce, Burford Jeakens, Thomas Alce, Charles Stephens, John Peters, James Holt jnr, Richard Ade, William Hoadley, Richard Maplesden, John Alce, Benjamin Tree, John Jenkin, Thomas Fuller Also at this Sessions Rev Drake Hollingberry, Prebendary of [?] Somerley and Chancellor of Chichester took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation. [WIN 61 f.85]

1.103 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 9 March 1779 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, Nathaniel Dawes, Walter Gybbon, William Vousden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the Grand Jury delivered in their list of presentments and the persons presented are ordered to be summoned to appear here this day 15 days to answer to such things for which they may respectively be presented [WIN 61 f.85v]

1.104 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 5 April 1779 at which appeared Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, Nathaniel Dawes, Walter Gybbon, Joash Adcroft, William Vousden, Jurats, Richard Lamb, Chamberlain, Charles 38 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Stephens, John Peters, Richard Butler, George Stace, John Stevenson, Peter Nonaille, William Nedham, Samuel Sneyd, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: William Marten Jurats: Nathaniel Dawes, Thomas Marten, Walter Gybbon, Joash Adcroft, William Vousden, sworn, Richard Butler Common Clerk: Henry Waterman Chamberlain: Richard Lamb Sergeant-at-Mace: George Stace Common Sergeant: Benjamin Tree Attorneys of the Court of Record: George Stace, Benjamin Tree Constables: George Stace, Benjamin Tree, Thomas Easden, Robert Edmett Water Bailiff's Sergeant: George Stace Pound Driver: John Cogger Deputy Mayor: Thomas Marten [WIN 61 f.150]

1.105 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 20 April 1779 before William Marten, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Joash Adcroft, William Vousden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions Rowland Gibson, Clerk, Prebendary of Seaford in the County of Sussex took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation. Also at this Sessions the persons presented by the Grand Jury appeared and certified that the nuisances for which they respectively were presented are removed. [WIN 61 f.85v]

1.106 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 11 January 1780 before William Marten, Mayor, Nathaniel Dawes, Thomas Marten, Walter Gybbon, William Vousden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions [the Grand Jury was sworn in] for the hearing, trying and determining all felonies and misdemeanours committed within the said Town and its Liberties. Names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn Robert Clarke, Foreman, Benjamin Tree, John Stevenson, James Holt snr, Thomas Alce, Charles Stephens, Burford Jeakens, John Woodhams, Samuel Easton, William Seere, Richard Lamb, James Holt jnr, Abraham Kennett, Thomas Fuller, Stephen Laurence, Thomas Easden, John Jenkin. [WIN 61 f.86v] Proceedings 1765-1815 39

1.107 A Meeting to hold An Hundred at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 27 March 1780 William Marten Esq, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Jurat, John Peters, Richard Lamb, George Stace, John Stevenson, Peter Nonaille, Samuel Sneyd, John Kirkman, Freemen, met at Winchelsea Court Hall on this day to hold An Hundred Court for the election of Mayor and other officers for this Town for the year ensuing. And Mr Mayor sent the Town Clerk and the Sergeant-at- Mace to Mr Nathaniel Dawes, Mr Walter Gybbon, Mr Joash Adcroft and Mr William Vousden, Jurats of this Town, and required their attendance to hold such Hundred Court but [those summoned] being all met and assembled together at the Dwelling House of Walter Gybbon in Winchelsea returned answer that they would not attend the Court, therefore and [because] there is only one of the Jurats of Winchelsea present all proceedings are deferred till tomorrow being the statute day for such election, the refusal to attend and non-attendance of the said four Jurats rendering such of the Court as are now present not competent for such elections. [WIN 61 f.149v]

1.108 A Special Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 28 March 1780 pursuant to the Statute in that behalf presided by and before John Peters, the eldest Freeman of the Town, Thomas Marten, one of the Jurats of the Town and by and before George Stace, Richard Lamb, John Stevenson, Peter Nonaille, John Kirkman, and Samuel Sneyd, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Thomas Marten Jurats: William Marten, John Peters, sworn, Samuel Sneyd Common Clerk: Henry Waterman Chamberlain: John Peters Sergeant-at-Mace: George Stace Common Sergeant: Benjamin Tree Attorneys of the Court of Record: George Stace, Benjamin Tree Constables: George Stace, Benjamin Tree, Thomas Easden, Robert Edmett Water Bailiff's Sergeant: George Stace Pound Driver: John Cogger Deputy Mayor: William Marten [WIN 61 f.150(2)]

[Note: This volume has folio numbers in pencil ─ the number 150 has been entered twice]

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1.109 An Assembly of the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen on Friday 8 September 1780 at which appeared Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, John Peters, Jurats, William Vousden, Nathaniel Dawes, Walter Gybbon, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Peter Nonaille, Samuel Sneyd, Richard Lamb, John Stevenson, George Stace, Charles Wolfran Cornwall Esq, Joash Adcroft, Freemen At this Assembly John Nesbitt Esq is unanimously elected a Freeman of this Town and being present hath taken [the customary oaths]. [WIN 61 f.150(2)]

1.110 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Saturday 9 September 1780 at which appeared Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, John Peters, Jurats, William Vousden, Nathaniel Dawes, Walter Gybbon, Joash Adcroft, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Peter Nonaille, Samuel Sneyd, George Stace, Richard Lamb, Charles Wolfran Cornwall, John Stevenson, Freemen At this Hundred the Writ of our Sovereign Lord the King for the election of two Barons to serve for this Town in the Parliament to begin and be holden at the City of Westminster on 31st day of October next ensuing and also the Precept and Mandate of Rt Hon Sir Frederick North commonly called Lord North, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports were publicly read and thereupon Charles Wolfran Cornwall of Barton Priors in the County of Hampshire Esq, Chief Justice in Eyre of His Majesty's Forests of North of Trent and John Nesbitt of Winchelsea Esq were unanimously elected to serve for this Town in the said Parliament and Charles Wolfran Cornwall and John Nesbitt being present did each take the oath of a Baron and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration enjoined by law. [WIN 61 f.151]

1.111 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 3 October 1780 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, John Peters, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions John Alce and William Bragg respectively were licensed to keep common alehouses, inns and victualling houses in the houses wherein they respectively dwell within the Town and Liberty of Winchelsea for the term of one whole year from Michaelmas last and until the next General Licensing of Victuallers for the said Town. [WIN 61 f.67v] Proceedings 1765-1815 41

1.112 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 9 January 1781 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, John Peters, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions [the Grand Jury was sworn in] for the hearing, trying and determining all felonies and misdemeanours committed within the said Town and its Liberties. Names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn Richard Maplesden, Foreman, Thomas Haisell, John Stevenson, James Holt snr, John Alce, Burford Jeakens, Samuel Easton, Robert Alce, Robert Clarke, William Seere, Richard Lamb, James Holt jnr, Abraham Kennett, Thomas Fuller, Joseph Hoad, Thomas Easden, John Jenkin [WIN 61 f.87v]

1.113 An Assembly of the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen held on Saturday 14 April 1781 at which appeared Thomas Marten, Mayor, William Marten, John Peters, Jurats, Charles Stephens, William Vousden, Joash Adcroft, Richard Lamb, George Stace, John Stevenson, John Nesbitt Esq, Richard Butler, Freemen At this Assembly Mr Mayor having informed this Assembly that it was called to examine and audit the Chamberlain's accounts but the Chamberlain not having his accounts ready for that purpose the doing thereof is deferred to the next Assembly. [WIN 61 f.151v]

1.114 An Hundred held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 16 April 1781 [at which were appointed] Mayor 'by a great majority': William Marten Jurats: Thomas Marten, John Peters, Joash Adcroft, William Vousden, Samuel Sneyd Common Clerk: Henry Waterman Chamberlain: John Peters Sergeant-at-Mace: George Stace Common Sergeant: Benjamin Tree Attorneys of the Court of Record: George Stace and Benjamin Tree Constables: George Stace, Benjamin Tree, Thomas Easdon, Robert Escott Water Bailiff's Sergeant: George Stace Pound Driver: John Cogger Deputy Mayor: Thomas Marten [WIN 93] 42 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

[Note: The 'great majority' referred to in this mayoral election was that William Marten received 8 votes and the other candidate, Walter Gybbon, 4 votes. [WIN 419]]

1.115 An Hundred held at the Guildhall, Winchelsea on 8 September 1781 at which appeared Thomas Marten, John Peters, William Vousden, jurats, Richard Butler, Peter Nouvaille, John Stevenson, Richard Lamb, freemen At this Hundred, the horn being blown or sounded according to the ancient custom of the town, there were appointed Mayor: Thomas Marten elected unanimously [in place of William Marten deceased] except that Richard Butler refused to vote. Jurats: John Peters, John Stevenson, Richard Butler Sergeant-at-Mace: George Stace Mr Nathaniel Dawes being present in the town and not attending at the election was by the court sent for to attend this Hundred but returned for answer to the court that he would not attend thereat. [WIN 94]

1.116 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 2 October 1781 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, John Peters, John Stevenson, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions John Alce and Nathaniel Bragg respectively were licensed to keep common alehouses, inns and victualling houses in the houses wherein they respectively dwell within the Town and Liberty of Winchelsea for the term of one whole year from Michaelmas last and until the next General Licensing of Victuallers for the said Town. [WIN 61 f.88]

1.117 Winchelsea Court of Record held on 24 November 1781 Affidavit sworn before Thomas Marten, Mayor Thomas Chatterton of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea in the County of Sussex, baker, maketh oath and saith that Mary Tilden, late of Winchelsea aforesaid, widow, is justly and truly indebted unto this deponent the sum of nineteen pounds two shillings and fivepence of lawful money of Great Britain on a promissory note under the hand of the said Mary Tilden payable to this deponent or order on demand for value received. [signature of] Thomas Chatterton [WIN 397] Proceedings 1765-1815 43

1.118 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 15 January 1782 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, John Peters, John Stevenson, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions [the Grand Jury was sworn in] for the hearing, trying and determining all felonies and misdemeanours committed within the said Town and its Liberties. Names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn Burford Jeakens, Foreman, Richard Lamb, William Seere, Benjamin Tree snr, Thomas Easden, John Jenkin, Thomas Haisell, James Holt jnr, Robert Alce jnr, Richard Maplesden, Joseph Cogger, Thomas Hoadley, George Suters, Joseph Hoad, John Woodhams, William Seager, Robert Clark. Also at this Sessions Thomas Adcroft, one of His Majesty's Riding Officers, filed his sacrament certificate and took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration. [WIN 61 ff.88-88v]

1.119 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 1 April 1782 at which appeared Thomas Marten, mayor, Joash Adcroft, Richard Butler, John Nesbitt, Peter Novaille, Richard Lamb, Samuel Sneyd, George Stace, William Vousden, John Stevenson, Nathaniel Dawes, John Peters, Charles Stephens [at which were appointed] Mayor: John Peters Jurats: William Vousden, Thomas Marten, John Stevenson, John Nesbitt Common Clerk: Henry Waterman Chamberlain: Thomas Marten Sergeant-at-Mace: George Stace Common Sergeant: Benjamin Tree Attorneys of the Court of Record: George Stace, Benjamin Tree Constables: George Stace, Benjamin Tree, Thomas Easden, Richard Escott

Water Bailiff's Sergeant: George Stace Pound Driver: John Cogger Deputy Mayor: Thomas Marten [WIN 95] [Note: The official record does not include that on this occasion there was a vote in the election of the mayor in which John Peters received 9 votes and Charles Stephens 4] [WIN 423]]

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1.120 Winchelsea Court Order issued on 18 May 1782 by John Peters, Mayor, and Thomas Marten, two of the Commissioners of the Land Tax acting in and for the Town of Winchelsea. to Mr John Broadley, Mr John Chunn, and Mr William Lee, the Landlords, and Mr Robert Kennett, the Tenant, of certain lands, part of the Camber Lands, lying and being in the Parish of Winchelsea and within the Liberty of the Town of Winchelsea in the County of Sussex. [We] hereby summon you and each and every of you personally to be and to appear before us at The Court Hall in the Town of Winchelsea on Tuesday the 28th Day of May instant at 10 o'clock in the Forenoon to show cause why you refuse to pay and why a Warrant should not be issued to levy by Distress and Sale according to law the sum of Fifteen Pounds Two Shillings and Threepence assessed on certain lands called the Camber Lands and being in the Parish of Winchelsea and within the Liberty of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea late in the possession of the said John Chunn and now in the occupation of the said Robert Kennett for the first, second, third and fourth quarterly payments pursuant to an Act of Parliament for granting an aid to His Majesty by a Land Tax to be raised in Great Britain for the year 1781. [WIN 362]

1.121 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 8 October 1782 before John Peters, Mayor, Thomas Marten, William Vousden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions Thomas Parker was licensed to keep a common alehouse, inn and victualling house in the house wherein he dwelt within the Town and Liberty of Winchelsea for the term of one whole year from Michaelmas last and until the next General Licensing of Victuallers for the said Town. [WIN 61 f.89]

1.122 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 14 January 1783 before John Peters, Mayor, Thomas Marten, William Vousden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions [the Grand Jury was sworn in] for the hearing, trying and determining all felonies and misdemeanours committed within the said Town and its Liberties. Names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn Stephen Laurence, Foreman, Thomas Parker, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Joseph Hoad, William Sargent, Thomas Haisell, Benjamin Tree jnr, James Holt Proceedings 1765-1815 45

snr, John Woodhams, Robert Clarke, Burford Jeakens, Robert Alce jnr, Richard Maplesden, John Alce snr, Joseph Cogger, William Seere. [WIN 61 f.89v] 1.123 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Saturday 19 April 1783 at which appeared John Peters, Mayor, Thomas Marten, William Vousden, John Stevenson, Jurats, Joash Adcroft, Richard Lamb, Charles Stephens, George Stace, Freemen At this Assembly: The Mayor called and chose for his assistant and Jurat Mr Joash Adcroft who, being present in Court, took the oath of a Jurat and the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration. Also at this Assembly Mr William Vousden, one of the Jurats of this Town, having delivered to the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen of Winchelsea a Deed Poll under his hand and seal (being a surrender and resignation of the place and office of a Jurat of Winchelsea) in the words following (that is to say): ‘I, William Vousden, one of the Jurats of this Ancient Town of Winchelsea in the County of Sussex, do hereby voluntarily resign and surrender up to the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen my office or place of one of the Jurats of Winchelsea. And I hereby willingly and voluntarily relinquish and disclaim all Rights, Title, Interest, Liberties, Privileges and Pre-eminences whatsoever belonging to or in any wise appertaining to the office or place of a Jurat of Winchelsea. And I do hereby desire and request you, the said Mayor, Jurats and Freemen of the Town and Corporation of Winchelsea, to receive and accept this my resignation and surrender and cause the same to be entered, recorded and enrolled in proper manner and form and as my Act and Deed in one of the public books of and belonging to the said Town and Corporation. In witness whereof I, William Vousden, have hereunto set my hand and seal this 19th day of April in the Year of our Lord 1783’. William Vousden (£5) Signed, sealed and delivered (being first duly stamped) in the presence of Robert Peters, Henry Waterman. To the Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea in the County of Sussex. [The resignation was duly entered] and the said William Vousden is acquitted and discharged from his office of Jurat. [WIN 61 ff.153v-154]

[Note: 1. The postscript must have been entered by a clerk rather than personally signed for the name of the Mayor, John Peters, is written as Robert Peters. 2. It must have been known that the Easter Monday mayoring would be inquorate and thus the reason for William Vousden's resignation as a Jurat would have been to allow 46 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

him, according to the rules then in place, to preside as the eldest Freeman at the Special Hundred on the Tuesday. No record has survived of the Easter Monday proceedings.]

1.124 At a Special Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 22 April 1783 pursuant to statute in that behalf provided and before William Vousden, the eldest Freeman of Winchelsea, Joash Adcroft, Thomas Marten, and John Stevenson, Jurats, and Richard Lamb, George Stace, Peter Nonaille, Samuel Sneyd and John Nesbitt, Freemen [there were appointed] Mayor: Thomas Marten Jurats: Joash Adcroft, John Stevenson, sworn, John Peters being absent was not sworn Common Clerk: Henry Waterman Chamberlain: George Stace Sergeant-at-Mace: George Stace Common Sergeant: Benjamin Tree Attorneys of the Court of Record: George Stace, Benjamin Tree Constables: George Stace, Benjamin Tree, Thomas Easden, Robert Edmett Water Bailiff's Sergeant: George Stace Pound Driver: Robert Woodzell Deputy Mayor: John Peters [WIN 61 f.154v]

1.125 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 29 April 1783 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, Joash Adcroft, John Peters, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the Grand Jury delivered in their list of presentments which were opened and the persons presented are ordered to be summoned to attend the next court to answer to such things for which they may respectively be presented. [WIN 61 f.89v]

1.126 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Wednesday 3 September 1783 at which appeared Thomas Marten, Mayor, Joash Adcroft, John Peters, John Stevenson, Jurats, William Vousden, George Stace, Richard Lamb, Freemen At this Assembly John Nesbitt Esq, one of the Freemen of the Town, having delivered to the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen of the said Town a Deed Poll Proceedings 1765-1815 47

under his hand and seal [of the resignation] of his place and office of a Freeman of the said Town in the words following, that is to say: ‘I, John Nesbitt, one of the Freemen of this Ancient Town of Winchelsea in the County of Sussex, do hereby voluntarily resign and surrender up to the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen my office or place of one of the Freemen of Winchelsea. And I hereby willingly and voluntarily relinquish and disclaim all Rights, Title, Interest, Liberties, Privileges and Pre-eminences whatsoever belonging to or in any wise appertaining to the office or place of a Freeman of Winchelsea. And I do hereby desire and request you, the said Mayor, Jurats and Freemen of the Town and Corporation of Winchelsea to receive and accept this my resignation and surrender and cause the same to be entered, recorded and enrolled in proper manner and form and as my Act and Deed in one of the public books of and belonging to the said Town and Corporation. In witness whereof I, John Nesbitt, have hereunto set my hand and seal this 19th day of April in the Year of our Lord 1783’. John Nesbitt (£5) Signed, sealed and delivered (being first duly stamped) in the presence of Jeremiah Curteis, Henry Waterman.

To the Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea in the County of Sussex. [The resignation was duly enrolled] And accordingly the said John Nesbitt is acquitted and discharged from the office and place of a Freeman. And Afterwards at this Assembly the said John Nesbitt was by the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen present in Court unanimously elected a Freeman of the Town and Corporation of Winchelsea and John Nesbitt being present [took the customary oaths]. [WIN 61 ff.155-155v] [The reason for this this elaborate resignation and re-appointment procedure is not known, unless it had something to do with his intended re-election as one of Winchelsea's MPs ─ see 1.129]

1.127 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 7 October 1783 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, John Peters, John Stevenson, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions Thomas Parker and William Bragg were respectively licensed to keep common alehouses, inns and victualling houses in the houses wherein they dwelt within the Town and Liberty of Winchelsea for the term of one whole year from Michaelmas last and until the next General Licensing of Victuallers for the said Town. [WIN 61 f.90]

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1.128 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 13 January 1784 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, Joash Adcroft, John Peters, John Stevenson, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions [the Grand Jury was sworn in] for the hearing, trying and determining all felonies and misdemeanours committed within the said Town and its Liberties and the Precincts thereof. Names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn William Sargeant, Foreman, Richard Lamb, Robert Alce jnr, Robert Clarke, Thomas Haisell, Joseph Cogger, Thomas Hoadley, Stephen Laurence, William Seere, Abraham Kennett, Thomas Fuller jnr, Richard Maplesden, Robert Woodzell, Benjamin Tree jnr. Also at this Sessions Richard Lamb, one of His Majesty's Riding Officers, delivered his sacramental certificate, took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation. [WIN 61 f.90-90v]

1.129 An Hundred held at the Court Hall of Winchelsea on Thursday 1 April 1784 At this Hundred the Writ of our Sovereign Lord the King for the electing of two Barons to serve for this Town in the Parliament to begin and be holden at the City of Westminster the 18th Day of May next and also the Precept or Mandate of Rt Hon Sir Frederick North, commonly called Lord North, Knight of the Garter, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports were publicly read and thereafter John Nesbitt of Winchelsea Esq and William Nedham of Howberry in the County of Oxford Esq were unanimously elected Barons to serve for this Town in the said Parliament and John Nesbitt and William Nedham being present each did take the oath of a Baron and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration enjoined by law. [WIN 61 f.156]

1.130 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Saturday 10 April 1784 at which appeared Thomas Marten, Mayor, Joash Adcroft, John Peters, John Stevenson, Jurats, William Vousden, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, George Stace, Richard Lamb, John Nesbitt Esq, Samuel Sneyd, Freemen At this Assembly Mr John Peters, one of the Jurats of this Town, having delivered to the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen of Winchelsea a Deed Poll under his hand and seal (being a surrender and resignation of the place and office of a Jurat of Winchelsea) in the words following (that is to say): Proceedings 1765-1815 49

‘I, John Peters, one of the Jurats of this Ancient Town of Winchelsea in the County of Sussex, do hereby voluntarily resign and surrender up to the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen my office or place of one of the Jurats of Winchelsea. And I hereby willingly and voluntarily relinquish and disclaim all Rights, Title, Interest, Liberties, Privileges and Pre-eminences whatsoever belonging to or in any wise appertaining to the office or place of a Jurat of Winchelsea. And I do hereby desire and request you, the said Mayor, Jurats and Freemen of the Town and Corporation of Winchelsea, to receive and accept this my resignation and surrender and cause the same to be entered, recorded and enrolled in proper manner and form and as my Act and Deed in one of the public books of and belonging to the said Town and Corporation. In witness whereof I, John Peters, have hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th day of April in the Year of our Lord 1784.’ John Peters (£5) Signed, sealed and delivered (being first duly stamped) in the presence of Jeremiah Curteis, Henry Waterman. To the Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea in the County of Sussex. [The resignation was duly entered] and the said John Peters is acquitted and discharged from his office of Jurat. [WIN 61 ff.156v-157] [Once again we have the elaborate and expensive documentation of the resignation of an officer followed by his reappointment two days later ─ reason unknown see also 1.131 and 1.134]

1.131 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 12 April 1784 at which appeared Thomas Marten, Mayor, Joash Adcroft, John Stevenson, Jurats, William Vousden, John Peters, Richard Butler, Charles Stephens, George Stace, Richard Lamb, Samuel Sneyd, John Nesbitt Esq, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Joash Adcroft Jurats: Thomas Marten, John Peters, John Stevenson, sworn Common Clerk: Henry Waterman Chamberlain: Thomas Marten Sergeant-at-Mace: George Stace Common Sergeant: Benjamin Tree Attorneys of the Court of Record: George Stace, Benjamin Tree Constables: George Stace, Benjamin Tree, Thomas Easden, Robert Edmett Water Bailiff's Sergeant: George Stace Pound Driver: Thomas Easden Deputy Mayor: Thomas Marten [WIN 61 f.157v] 50 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

1.132 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 5 October 1784 before Joash Adcroft, Mayor, Thomas Marten, John Peters, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions Thomas Parker and William Bragg were respectively licensed to keep common alehouses, inns and victualling houses in the houses wherein they dwelt within the Town and Liberty of Winchelsea for the term of one whole year from Michaelmas last and until the next General Licensing of Victuallers for the said Town. [WIN 61 f.90v]

1.133 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 11 January 1785 before Joash Adcroft, Mayor, Thomas Marten, William Vousden, John Peters, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions [the Grand Jury was sworn in] for the hearing, trying and determining all felonies and misdemeanours committed within the said Town and its Liberties and the Precincts thereof. Names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn Thomas Fuller, Foreman, Richard Lamb, James Holt jnr, John Baker jnr, Stephen Laurence, Robert Alce jnr, Thomas Hoadley, Joseph Cogger, Burford Jeakens, Joseph Lamb, Benjamin Tree jnr, Samuel Easton, John Tree, Thomas Haisell, John Woodhams, Charles Suters, William Seere. Also at this Sessions the Assize of Bread is set at £10 the load of wheat with the usual allowance of one shilling and sixpence the bushel to the baker for their charges. [WIN 61 f.91]

1.134 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Saturday 26 March 1785 at which appeared Joash Adcroft, Mayor, Thomas Marten, John Peters, John Stevenson, Jurats, William Vousden, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Peter Nouvaille, Samuel Sneyd, John Nesbitt Esq, Freemen At this Assembly Mr John Peters, one of the Jurats of this Town, having delivered to the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen a deed poll under his hand and seal (being the surrender and resignation of his place and office of Jurat) in the words following (that is to say): ‘I, John Peters, one of the Jurats of this Ancient Town of Winchelsea in the County of Sussex, do hereby voluntarily resign and surrender up to the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen my office or place of one of the Jurats of Winchelsea. And I hereby willingly and voluntarily relinquish and disclaim all Proceedings 1765-1815 51

Rights, Title, Interest, Liberties, Privileges and Pre-eminences whatsoever belonging to or in any wise appertaining to the office or place of a Jurat of Winchelsea. And I do hereby desire and request you, the said Mayor, Jurats and Freemen of the Town and Corporation of Winchelsea, to receive and accept this my resignation and surrender and cause the same to be entered, recorded and enrolled in proper manner and form and as my Act and Deed in one of the public books of and belonging to the said Town and Corporation. In witness whereof I, John Peters, have hereunto set my hand and seal this 26th Day of March in the Year of our Lord 1785’. John Peters (£5) Signed, sealed and delivered (being first duly stamped) in the presence of Jeremiah Curteis, Henry Waterman. To the Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea in the County of Sussex. [The resignation was duly entered] and the said John Peters is acquitted and discharged from his office of Jurat Also at this Assembly it is ordered that the Mayor for the time being, Mr John Stevenson, Jurat, Mr Peters and Mr Stace, Freemen or any three of them, the Mayor being one, be and they are hereby appointed a Committee to examine and allow the Chamberlain's accounts and to make their report thereof to the next Assembly. [WIN 61 ff.158, 158v]

1.135 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 28 March 1785 at which appeared Joash Adcroft, Mayor, Thomas Marten, John Stevenson, Jurats, William Vousden, John Peters, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Peter Nouvaille, Samuel Sneyd, John Nesbitt Esq, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Thomas Marten who was unanimously elected save that Mr Charles Stephens and Mr Richard Butler refused to vote for anyone to be Mayor. Jurats: Joash Adcroft, John Stevenson, John Nesbitt Common Clerk: Henry Waterman Chamberlain: Samuel Sneyd Sergeant-at-Mace: George Stace Common Sergeant: Benjamin Tree Attorneys of the Court of Record: George Stace, Benjamin Tree Constables: George Stace, Benjamin Tree, Thomas Easden, Joseph Cogger Water Bailiff's Sergeant: George Stace Pound Driver: Thomas Easden Deputy Mayor: Joash Adcroft [WIN 61 f.159] 52 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

1.136 Winchelsea Court Order issued on 18 April 1785 before John Stevenson, Jurat and Justice of the Peace [Recognizances required]: John Foard of Icklesham in Sussex £40 Joash Adcroft, Christopher Hoad, William Blackman, all of Icklesham, Gentlemen, each £10 The condition of these recognizances is such that if the above bounden John Foard shall and do personally appear at the next General Quarter Sessions of the Peace of our Sovereign Lord the King to be holden in and for the Ancient Town of Winchelsea and shall then and there abide by and perform such order or orders as shall be made in pursuance of an Act passed in the 18th year of the reign of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth concerning bastards begotten and born out of lawful matrimony upon the complaint of the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea for begetting a child on the body of Mary Seagar, singlewoman, which child is likely to be born a bastard and to be chargeable on the said Parish and do not depart the Court without leave, this recognizance to be void, otherwise of force. [The document is endorsed Discharged ─ Paid 4 shillings and eightpence] [WIN 239]

1.137 Winchelsea Court Order issued on 26 July 1785 by Thomas Marten, Mayor and the Jurats, Justices of the Peace as well as the Keeping the Peace of Winchelsea as hearing, trying and determining of felonies and misdemeanours committed in the Town and Liberty. To George Stace, Sergeant-at-Mace and Servant of the Court, Greeting. We command you that you cause to come before us at the next Gaol Delivery to be holden at the Court Hall in and for the Ancient Town and Liberty on Tuesday the 9th Day of August next at 10 of the Clock in the forenoon four and twenty good and lawful men [of Winchelsea] to make a Jury to inquire, search and try all and singular such matters and things as shall be then and there given them in charge and have you then and there as well the names of the four and twenty men as the Precept. Hereof fail not. The names of the Petty Jury Richard Ade, Robert Alce snr, Philip Bray, Robert Clarke, Thomas Fuller snr, James Holt snr, Richard Holt, Thomas Easton, Robert Woodzell, Thomas Easden, James Cockburn, John Brook, Joseph Hoad, Richard Maplesden, Stephen Bennett, Josiah Boots, Thomas Jeakens, Thomas Chester, James Jones. [Document endorsed] The King against William Stretton, Venire. [WIN 258]

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1.138 Winchelsea Court Order issued on 26 July 1785 by Thomas Marten, Mayor and the Jurats, Justices of the Peace as well as the Keeping the Peace of Winchelsea as hearing, trying and determining of felonies and misdemeanours committed in the Town and Liberty. To George Stace, Sergeant-at-Mace and Servant of the Court, Greeting. We command you that you cause to come before us at the next Gaol Delivery to be holden at the Court Hall in and for the Ancient Town and Liberty on Tuesday the 9th Day of August next at 10 of the Clock in the forenoon of the same day four and twenty good and lawful men [of Winchelsea] to do and execute search and try for and on behalf of our Lord the King all and singular such matters as shall be then and there given them in charge and to their office doth belong and have you then and there as well the names of the said four and twenty [as well as] of the Constables of Winchelsea that they may be then and there also to perform such things as to their office doth belong. The names of the Grand Jury John Peters, Thomas Fuller, Richard Lamb, James Holt jnr, John Baker jnr, Stephen Laurence, Robert Alce jnr, Thomas Hoadley, Joseph Cogger, Burford Jeakens, Joseph Lamb, Benjamin Tree jnr, Samuel Easton, John Tree, Thomas Haisell, John Woodhams, Charles Suters, William Seere, Abraham Kennett, William Sargent, John Jenkins. [WIN 259] [Note: Documents requiring the officers to summon juries such as 1.137 and 1.138 above appear regularly in the records and have not been included except here as examples]

1.139 [General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall] [on 9 August 1785] [Justices not named but see 1.140 below] The Jurors for Our Sovereign Lord the King upon their oaths present that William Strutton late of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea in the County of Sussex, labourer, on the 19th Day of July 1785 within the Liberty [of Winchelsea], one saddle of the value of tenpence then and there being found, then and there feloniously did steal take and carry away against the Peace of Our Lord the King his Crown and Dignity. [Document endorsed] Samuel Dunn, Giles Grist. Sworn in Court. A True Bill. [Further endorsed] Pleaded Guilty [WIN 260]

1.140 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace and Gaol Delivery held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on 9 August 1785 54 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

before Thomas Marten, Mayor, Joash Adcroft, John Stevenson, Jurats & Justices of the Peace for the hearing, trying, and determining of all felonies, trespasses and other misdemeanours perpetrated within the said Town and the Liberties and Precincts thereof. At this Sessions William Strutton was indicted for petty larceny and pleading guilty he was ordered to be stripped from the waist upwards, his hands fastened to the tail of a cart and publicly whipped on his naked back at the Market Place in the said Town and any other place where the Crier usually makes proclamation, and then discharged. [WIN 61 f.91]

1.141 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 10 January 1786 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, Joash Adcroft, John Stevenson, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions [the Grand Jury was sworn in] for the hearing, trying and determining all felonies and misdemeanours committed within the said Town and its Liberties and the Precincts thereof. Names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn Robert Woodzell, Foreman, James Holt jnr, Benjamin Tree jnr, John Baker jnr, Thomas Easton, Abraham Kennett, Richard Maplesden, Thomas Fuller, Joseph Tree, Josiah Boots, Philip Bray, Joseph Hoad, Burford Jeakens, Joseph Lamb, William Sergeant, William Seere At this Sessions the Grand Jury delivered in their presentments which were opened and the persons presented ordered to be summoned to attend the next Court. [WIN 61 f.91v]

1.142 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 17 April 1786 at which appeared Thomas Marten, Mayor, Joash Adcroft, John Stevenson, John Nesbitt, Jurats, William Vousden, Charles Stephens, John Peters, George Stace, Richard Lamb, Peter Nouvaille, Samuel Sneyd, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Joash Adcroft Jurats: Thomas Marten, John Stevenson, John Nesbitt Common Clerk: Henry Waterman Chamberlain: Thomas Marten Sergeant-at-Mace: Benjamin Tree jnr Common Sergeant: John Jenkin Proceedings 1765-1815 55

Attorneys of the Court of Record: Benjamin Tree jnr, John Jenkin Constables: Benjamin Tree jnr, John Jenkin, Thomas Easden, Joseph Cogger Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Benjamin Tree jnr Pound Driver: Thomas Easden Deputy Mayor, Thomas Marten [WIN 61 f.159v]

1.143 Court Declaration made by the Town Clerk. dated 20 January 1787 Henry Waterman of the Ancient Town of Rye in the County of Sussex, Gent, maketh oath and saith that he, this deponent, as Town Clerk of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea in the County of Sussex being one of the Ancient Towns of and within the Liberties of the Cinque Ports [declares that] no fine or fines, issues, amercement or amercements hath or have been set, lost, imposed or forfeited or paid into court at any Session of the Peace held in and for the Town of Winchelsea between the 1st Day of St Michael the Archangel in the 25th Year of our Sovereign George III and the 1st Day of St Michael the Archangel then next following in the 26th Year of His Majesty's reign to the best of this deponent's knowledge, remembrance and belief. [WIN 670]

1.144 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Saturday 7 April 1787 at which appeared Joash Adcroft, Mayor, Thomas Marten, John Nesbitt, Jurats, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, George Stace, Richard Lamb, Peter Nouvaille, Samuel Sneyd, Freemen At this Assembly the accounts of the Chamberlain of this Corporation commencing from Easter 1775 and ending this day were stated, examined and allowed and the balance thereof being £103. 16s 11½d now remains due from the Corporation to Mr Thomas Marten, the present Chamberlain. [Concern had been expressed, or at least implied, about the checking of the accounts being neglected. [1.113 and 1.134]. After such a long time the action taken here can hardly have been more than arbitrary. The actual amount due to the chamberlain was £110 19s 7¼d.] [WIN 61 f.160]

1.145 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 9 April 1787 at which appeared 56 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Joash Adcroft, Mayor, Thomas Marten, John Nesbitt, Jurats, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, George Stace, Richard Lamb, Peter Nouvaille, Samuel Sneyd, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Thomas Marten Jurats: Joash Adcroft, John Nesbitt, Richard Lamb, sworn, Samuel Sneyd Common Clerk: Henry Waterman Chamberlain: Joash Adcroft Sergeant-at-Mace: Benjamin Tree jnr Common Sergeant: John Jenkin Attorneys of the Court of Record: Benjamin Tree jnr, John Jenkin Constables: Benjamin Tree jnr, John Jenkin, Thomas Easden, John Cogger Water Bailiff's Sergeant: John Woodhams Deputy Mayor: Joash Adcroft [WIN 61 f.160v]

1.146 General Quarter Sessions held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 10 July 1787 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, Joash Adcroft, Richard Lamb, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions Henry Leadbetter and James Ashdown, committed for misdemeanour by Richard Lamb one of the Jurats and Justices of the Peace of this Town, were discharged by Proclamation. [WIN 61 f.92]

[By this time the normal interval between Quarter Sessions has been extended from 15 days to 6 weeks]

1.147 General Quarter Sessions at The Court Hall, Winchelsea held on Tuesday 15 January 1788 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, Joash Adcroft, Richard Lamb, Jurats & Justices of the Peace At this Sessions [the Grand Jury was sworn in] for the hearing, trying and determining all felonies and misdemeanours committed within the said Town and its Liberties and the Precincts thereof. Names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn Burford Jeakens, Foreman, Robert Alce, Thomas Fuller, John Baker jnr, Richard Maplesden, Stephen Bennett, Robert Woodzell, Joseph Cogger, Thomas Hoadley, Francis Saunders, Stephen Laurence, Charles Suters, William Sargent, Josiah Boots, Joseph Lamb, James Holt jnr, Robert Clarke [WIN 61 f.92v]

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1.148 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Saturday 22 March 1788 at which appeared Thomas Marten, Mayor, Joash Adcroft, Richard Lamb, John Nesbitt, Jurats, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, George Stace, Samuel Sneyd, Freemen At this Assembly: Benjamin Tree the elder is, by a great majority of the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen, elected a Freeman of this Town and Corporation and, being present in Court, [took the customary oaths]. [WIN 61 f.161]

1.149 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 24 March 1788 at which appeared Thomas Marten, Mayor, Joash Adcroft, Richard Lamb, John Nesbitt, Jurats, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, George Stace, Samuel Sneyd, Benjamin Tree snr, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Joash Adcroft Jurats: Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, John Nesbitt, sworn, Samuel Sneyd Common Clerk: Henry Waterman Chamberlain: Thomas Marten Sergeant-at-Mace: Benjamin Tree jnr Common Sergeant: John Jenkin Attorneys of the Court of Record: Benjamin Tree jnr, John Jenkin Constables: Benjamin Tree jnr, John Jenkin, Thomas Easden, Joseph Cogger, Robert Woodzell, Charles Suters Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Benjamin Tree jnr Pound Driver: John Woodhams Deputy Mayor: Thomas Marten [WIN 61 f.161v]

1.150 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 1 April 1788 before Joash Adcroft, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, Jurats & Justices of the Peace At this Sessions George Mugliston, late of Winchelsea, Yeoman, pleaded not guilty to and traversed an indictment professed against him for setting up, using and exercising for the space of two months and upwards at the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle for his own lucre and gain the Art, Mystery or Manual Occupation of a Butcher, not being brought up therein for a space of seven years as an apprentice against the Form of the Statute in such case made and provided. 58 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

[Recognizances required] The said George Mugliston, Yeoman of Winchelsea, [in the sum of] £20 Robert Woodzell, Yeoman of Winchelsea £20 On condition that if George Mugliston shall and do personally appear at the next General Quarter Sessions to be holden in and for Winchelsea and then and there prosecute his traverse (now entered into) with effect and not depart the Court without leave, then the recognizance to be void. [WIN 61 f.92v]

1.151 Winchelsea Court Order dated 1 April 1788 issued by [Henry] Waterman, Town Clerk. Writ to Burford Jeakens, Robert Woodzell, Thomas Austin, and Henry Leadbetter and every one of you that laying aside all other pretences, excuses and delays whatsoever you and every of you be and appear before our Justices assigned to Keep the Peace in and for our Ancient Town of Winchelsea and also to hear and determine divers felonies, trespasses and other misdemeanours in the said Town perpetrated at the next Quarter Sessions to be holden on Tuesday 15 July next to give evidence and to testify the truth according to your several knowledge between George Mugliston on an indictment for misdemeanours and on our behalf and this by no means omit or any one of you omit under the penalty of one hundred pounds. [Waterman's order is authenticated by the attachment of the seal of the mayoralty] [WIN 262]

1.152 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 15 July 1788 before Joash Adcroft, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, Jurats & Justices of the Peace At this Sessions George Mugliston, late of Winchelsea, yeoman, was found guilty on an indictment professed against him for setting up, using and exercising for the space of two months and upwards at the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle within the Liberty of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea for his own lucre and gain the Art, Mystery or Manual Occupation of Butcher, not being brought up therein for the space of seven years as an apprentice against the form of the Statute in such case made and provided and fined Four Pounds which he paid in Court. [WIN 61 f.93]

1.153 General Quarter Sessions held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on [no date but probably December 1788] Magistrates not named. Proceedings 1765-1815 59

The jurors for Our Sovereign Lord the King upon their oaths present that George Mugliston, late of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea in the County of Sussex [contrary to the statute made on] the 5th Day of January in the 5th Year of the Reign of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth did not lawfully use or exercise any art, mystery or manual occu[pation] within England or Wales, yet he, George Mugliston, afterwards to wit on the 6th day of October 1788 and continually afterwards until the day of the taking of this Inquisition (that is to say for the space of two months or upwards) contrary to law at the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea for his own lucre profit and gain did set up and exercise the Art, Mystery or Manual Occupation of a Butcher [having not been] brought up for the space of seven years as an apprentice against the form of the statute in such case made and provided and against the Peace of Our Sovereign Lord the King, his Crown and Dignity. [Endorsed: Abraham Kennett, Robert George Jenkin sworn in Court ─ a True Bill] [Further endorsed: Guilty. Fined £4. Paid in Court. Pleads not guilty] [WIN 264] [Note: A slip of paper which has survived gives some information about evidence given at the trial by Abraham Kennett, Robert George Jenkins, Burford Jeakens and Robert Woodzell. Appearing for the prosecution they said that Mugliston ‘on 27 October 1787 set up and exercised the trade of Butcher in Winchelsea and continued it until this time’. He 'exposed' meat for sale for his own profit and was never an apprentice. He bought and sold as other butchers did, kept an open shop and had a journeyman who killed. Jeakens told the Court that he thought Thomas Austin was the journeyman and Mugliston the master. Woodzell's evidence was that he had bought meat at the shop.] [WIN 265]

1.154 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Saturday 11 April 1789 at which appeared Joash Adcroft, Mayor, Richard Lamb, John Nesbitt, Jurats, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, George Stace, Peter Nouvaille, Samuel Sneyd, Benjamin Tree snr, Freemen At this Assembly the accounts of the Chamberlain of this Corporation commencing from Easter 1787 and ending this day were stated, examined and allowed and the balance thereof being £123 14s 10½d now remains due from this Corporation to Mr Thomas Marten, the present Chamberlain. [WIN 61 f.162]

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at which appeared Joash Adcroft, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, John Nesbitt, Jurats, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, George Stace, Peter Nouvaille, Samuel Sneyd, Benjamin Tree snr, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Thomas Marten Jurats: Joash Adcroft, Richard Lamb, John Nesbitt, sworn, Samuel Sneyd Common Clerk: Henry Waterman Chamberlain: John Nesbitt Esq Sergeant-at-Mace: Benjamin Tree jnr Common Sergeant: John Jenkin Attorneys of the Court of Record: Benjamin Tree jnr, John Jenkin Constables: Benjamin Tree jnr, John Jenkin, Thomas Easden, Joseph Cogger, Robert Woodzell, Charles Suters Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Benjamin Tree jnr Pound Driver: John Woodhams Deputy Mayor: Joash Adcroft [WIN 61 f.162v]

1.156 Winchelsea Court Order issued on Tuesday 22 September 1789 by Thomas Marten, Mayor [Recognizances required] James Jones of Winchelsea, cordwainer £10 William Marden of Winchelsea, cordwainer £10 Upon condition that if [they] appear at the next Quarter Sessions of the Peace and Gaol Delivery to be holden for Winchelsea and shall then and there present and give evidence against Thomas Dowle for feloniously stealing, taking and carrying away one linen shirt, one pair of cotton stockings and one linen handkerchief of the value of sixpence, the property of William Marden, and do not depart the Court without leave then the recognizances to be void. [Document endorsed] 6th October 1789 discharged. [WIN 266]

1.157 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday [6 October 1789] before [magistrates not named but see 1.159 below] The Jurors of Our Sovereign Lord the King upon their oath present that Thomas Dowle late of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, labourer, on 22 September 1789 with force and arms at the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle within the Ancient Town of Winchelsea one brush commonly called a shoe brush and one measure commonly called an assize stick of the value of four Proceedings 1765-1815 61

pounds of the goods and chattels of James Jones then and there being found then and there feloniously did steal, take and carry away against the Peace of Our Lord the King, his Crown and Dignity. [Endorsed] James Jones, William Marden sworn in Court. A True Bill. [WIN 268]

1.158 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday [6 October 1789] before [magistrates not named but see 1.159 below] The Jurors of Our Sovereign Lord the King upon their oath present that Thomas Dowle late of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, labourer, on 22 September 1789 with force and arms at the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle within the Ancient Town of Winchelsea one linen shirt, one pair of cotton stockings and one linen handkerchief of the goods and chattels of William Marden then and there being found then and there feloniously did steal, take and carry away against the Peace of Our Lord the King, his Crown and Dignity. [Endorsed] William Marden, John Jenkin, James Jones. Sworn in Court. [Further endorsed] Found Guilty [WIN 269]

1.159 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 6 October 1789 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, Joash Adcroft, Richard Lamb, Jurats & Justices of the Peace At this Sessions Thomas Dowle was indicted for petty larceny and found guilty thereof and he was by the Court ordered to be stripped from his waist upwards, his hands fastened to the tail of a cart and publicly whipped on his naked back at the Market Place in the said Town and at every other place where the Crier would normally make proclamation and then discharged. [WIN 61 f.93v]

1.160 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Wednesday 7 October 1789 at which appeared Thomas Marten, Mayor, Joash Adcroft, Richard Lamb, John Nesbitt, Jurats, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Samuel Sneyd, Benjamin Tree snr, Freemen At this Assembly: Thomas Marten the Younger is, by a great majority of the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen present, elected a Freeman of this Town and Corporation and being present in Court [took the customary oaths] [WIN 61 f.163]

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1.161 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Saturday 3 April 1790 at which appeared Thomas Marten, Mayor, Richard Lamb, John Nesbitt, Jurats, George Stace, Peter Nouvaille, Samuel Sneyd, Benjamin Tree jnr, Thomas Marten the Younger, Freemen At this Assembly The Hon William Henry Vane, commonly called Lord Viscount Barnard, Richard Barwell Esq., Jonathan Perrie Coffin Esq and Charles Coles Esq were by the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen unanimously elected and chosen Freemen of this Town and Corporation. And the said Richard Barwell, Jonathan Perrie Coffin and Charles Coles, being present in Court [took the customary oaths]. [WIN 61 f.163v]

1.162 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 5 April 1790 at which appeared Thomas Marten, Mayor, Richard Lamb, John Nesbitt, Jurats, George Stace, Peter Nouvaille, Samuel Sneyd, Benjamin Tree snr, Thomas Marten the Younger, Richard Barwell, Jonathan Perrie Coffin, Charles Coles, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Richard Lamb Jurats: Thomas Marten, John Nesbitt, Jonathan Perrie Coffin, George Stace Common Clerk: Henry Waterman Chamberlain: Jonathan Perrie Coffin Esq Sergeant-at-Mace: Benjamin Tree jnr Common Sergeant: John Jenkin Attorneys of the Court of Record: Benjamin Tree jnr, John Jenkin Constables: Benjamin Tree jnr, John Jenkin, Joseph Cogger, Robert Woodzell. Charles Suters, James Drury, John Woodhams Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Benjamin Tree jnr Pound Driver: John Woodhams Deputy Mayor: Thomas Marten [WIN 61 f.164]

1.163 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Friday 18 June 1790 At this Hundred the Writ of our Sovereign Lord the King for the electing of two Barons to serve for this Town in the Parliament to begin and to be holden at the City of Westminster the 10th August next ensuing and also the Precept and Mandate of the Rt Hon Sir Frederick North, commonly called Lord North, Knight of the Garter, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Proceedings 1765-1815 63

Ports were publicly read and thereupon the Rt Hon William Henry Vane, called Lord Viscount Barnard, of Roby Castle in the County of Durham and Richard Barwell of Stansted in the County of Sussex Esq were unanimously elected Barons to serve for this Town in the said Parliament and being present did each take the oath of a Baron and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the declaration enjoined by law, the aforesaid William Henry Vane, Lord Viscount Barnard, having first taken the oath of a Freeman of this Town and Corporation. [WIN 61 f.164v]

1.164 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 11 January 1791 before Richard Lamb, Mayor, Thomas Marten, George Stace, Jurats & Justices of the Peace The names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn to inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King: Richard Maplesden, Foreman, Thomas Fuller, William Sargent, William Burden, William Seere, Robert Alce jnr, John Baker jnr, James Holt jnr, James Drury, Joseph Cogger, Joseph Hoad, Thomas May, Philip Bray, Stephen Laurence, Charles Suters, Robert Woodzell, Josiah Boots, Thomas Hoadley. [WIN 61 f.94]

1.165 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Saturday 23 April 1791 at which appeared Richard Lamb, Mayor, Thomas Marten, George Stace, Jonathan Perrie Coffin, Jurats, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Benjamin Tree snr, Thomas Marten jnr, Freemen At this Assembly John Dowse Esq and John Paddy Esq were by the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen unanimously elected and chosen Freemen of this Town and Corporation and being present in Court [did take the customary oaths]. [WIN 61 f.165]

1.166 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 25 April 1791 at which appeared Richard Lamb, Mayor, Thomas Marten, George Stace, Jonathan Perrie Coffin, Jurats, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Benjamin Tree snr, Thomas Marten jnr, Rt Hon William Henry Vane, Lord Viscount Barnard, Richard Barwell Esq, John Dowse, John Paddy, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Thomas Marten 64 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Jurats: Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jonathan Perrie Coffin, John Dowse, sworn Common Clerk: Henry Waterman Chamberlain: John Dowse Sergeant-at-Mace: Benjamin Tree jnr Common Sergeant: John Jenkin Attorneys of the Court of Record: Benjamin Tree jnr, John Jenkin Constables: Benjamin Tree jnr, John Jenkin, Joseph Cogger, Robert Woodzell, Charles Suters, James Drury, John Woodhams Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Benjamin Tree jnr Pound Driver: John Woodhams Deputy Mayor: Richard Lamb [WIN 61 f.165v]

1.167 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 10 January 1792 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats & Justices of the Peace The names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn to inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King: Burford Jeakens, Foreman, William Sargent, Thomas Fuller, Robert Alce jnr, Philip Bray, Joseph Hoad, John Tree, William Leonard, Charles Suters, Stephen Laurence, Thomas Hoadley, Richard Maplesden, John Baker jnr, James Drury, Walter Fuller, Joseph Cogger, James Holt jnr [WIN 61 f.94v]

1.168 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Saturday 7 April 1792 at which appeared Thomas Marten, Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jonathan Perrie Coffin, John Dowse, Jurats, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Benjamin Tree snr, Thomas Marten jnr, Richard Barwell Esq, John Paddy, Freemen. At this Assembly the said Jonathan Perrie Coffin was again elected and chosen a Freeman of this Town and Corporation and Isaac Coffin Esq and Godfrey Scholey Esq were elected and chosen Freemen of the said Town and Corporation and, being present [they took the customary oaths]. [WIN 61 f.166]

1.169 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 9 April 1792 at which appeared Proceedings 1765-1815 65

Thomas Marten, Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jonathan Perrie Coffin, John Dowse, Jurats, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Benjamin Tree snr, Richard Barwell, John Paddy, Isaac Coffin, Godfrey Scholey, Freemen. [at which were appointed] Mayor: Richard Lamb Jurats: Thomas Marten, George Stace, John Dowse, Godfrey Scholey Common Clerk: Henry Waterman Chamberlain: John Dowse Sergeant-at-Mace: Benjamin Tree jnr Common Sergeant: John Jenkin Attorneys of the Court of Record: Benjamin Tree jnr, John Jenkin Constables: Benjamin Tree jnr, John Jenkin, James Drury, Charles Suters, Joseph Cogger, John Woodhams Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Benjamin Tree jnr Pound Driver: John Woodhams Deputy Mayor: Thomas Marten [WIN 61 f.166v]

1.170 An Assembly held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Saturday 23 June 1792 at which appeared Richard Lamb, Mayor, Thomas Marten, George Stace, Jurats, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Benjamin Tree [snr], Freemen At this Assembly Sir Frederick Fletcher Vane Bt is elected a Freeman of this Town and Corporation and being present in Court took the oath of a Freeman and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the declaration enjoined by law of which an entry is made on a proper stamp. [WIN 66]

1.171 An Assembly held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Saturday 1 September 1792 at which appeared Richard Lamb, Mayor, Thomas Marten, George Stace, Jurats, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Benjamin Tree [snr], John Paddy Esq, Freemen At this Assembly the said John Paddy Esq was again elected and chosen a Freeman of this Town and Corporation and being present in Court did take the oath of a Freeman and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the declaration enjoined by law of which entry is made on a proper stamp. [WIN 66]

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1.172 An Hundred held in the Guildhall, Winchelsea on Wednesday 24 October 1792 At this Hundred the Writ of our Sovereign Lord the King for the electing of one Baron to serve for this Town in the present Parliament which is adjourned and prorogued to the 15th October next to be held at the City of Westminster in the place of William Harry Vane commonly called Lord Viscount Barnard who was lately chosen one of the Barons of the said Town and hath since become a Peer of Great Britain and [is] summoned to Parliament [as such] and also the Mandate of Rt Hon William Pitt, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports were publicly read and thereupon Sir Frederick Fletcher Vane Bt of Hutton in the County of Cumberland was unanimously elected to serve for this Town in the present Parliament in [his place], the said Sir Frederick Fletcher Vane not being present the oath of a Baron is respited. [WIN 66]

1.173 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 15 January 1793 before Richard Lamb, Mayor, Thomas Marten, George Stace, Jurats & Justices of the Peace The names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn to inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King: Richard Maplesden, Foreman, Thomas Fuller, William Sargent, James Drury, John Baker [jnr], Robert Alce, Joseph Cogger, William Burden, Philip Bray, Joseph Hoad, Thomas May, Stephen Laurence, Charles Suters, Josiah Boots, Thomas Hoadley, James Holt jnr, Joseph Lamb [WIN 61 f.95v]

1.174 Winchelsea Court Order issued on 30 January 1793 before Richard Lamb, Mayor and Justice of the Peace [Recognizances required]: Stephen Streeter late of Woodchurch in the County of Kent, now of Hunton in the said County, labourer, £30 Thomas Streeter of Hunton aforesaid, labourer £20 John Bowles of Hunton aforesaid, labourer £20 Upon condition that the above bounden Stephen Streeter personally appear at the next Quarter Sessions to be holden for the Ancient Town of Winchelsea to answer touching his being the reputed father of the bastard child or children whereof Mary Drew of Winchelsea, singlewoman, is now pregnant and not depart the Court without leave. Proceedings 1765-1815 67

[Notes have been added stating that Mary Drew was delivered of a boy on 10 March 1793, Stephen Streeter being the father was ordered to pay 2s 6d per week and the mother sixpence. 'Streeter lodges at his father's in Hunton'] [WIN 240].

1.175 An Assembly held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Saturday 30 March 1793 at which appeared Richard Lamb, Mayor, Thomas Marten, George Stace, Jurats, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Benjamin Tree [snr], Thomas Marten jnr, Freemen At this Assembly Barwell Browne and John Lyne Esqs are elected and chosen Freemen of this Town and Corporation and [they] being present in Court did severally take the oath of a Freeman and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation enjoined by law of which entries are duly made on a proper stamp. H Waterman, Court Clerk [WIN 67, 68, 69]

1.176 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 1 April 1793 at which appeared Richard Lamb, Mayor, Thomas Marten, George Stace, John Dowse, Godfrey Scholey, Jurats, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Benjamin Tree, Thomas Marten jnr, Richard Barwell, Barwell Browne, John Lyne, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Thomas Marten snr Jurats: Richard Lamb, George Stace, John Dowse, Godfrey Scholey, Barwell Browne, all sworn Common Clerk: Henry Waterman Chamberlain: John Dowse Sergeant-at-Mace: Benjamin Tree jnr Common Sergeant: John Jenkin Attorneys of the Court of Record: Benjamin Tree jnr, John Jenkin Constables: Benjamin Tree jnr, John Jenkin, Charles Suters, Joseph Cogger, John Woodhams, James Drury Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Benjamin Tree jnr Pound Driver: John Woodhams Deputy Mayor: George Stace [WIN 69]

1.177 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 9 April 1793 68 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

before Thomas Marten, Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats & Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the Grand Jury delivered in their presentments which were opened and the persons presented ordered to be summoned to attend the next Court. Also at this Sessions: On the complaint of the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea against Stephen Streeter, touching his being the father of the male bastard child of which Mary Drew, singlewoman, was delivered on 10 March last in the said Parish and which child was then chargeable to the Parish on examination of the matter Stephen Streeter was adjudged the father and it was ordered that from henceforth he should pay 2s 6d per week towards the maintenance of the child so long as it should be chargeable to the Parish and Mary Drew should henceforth pay sixpence per week for that purpose. [WIN 61 f.96]

1.178 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 14 January 1794 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats & Justices of the Peace The names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn to inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King: Thomas Fuller, Foreman, William Sargent, William Burden, Joseph Lamb, Robert Alce, James Holt jnr, James Drury, Joseph Cogger, Joseph Hoad, Thomas May, Philip Bray, Stephen Laurence, Charles Suters, Josiah Boots, Thomas Hoadley, Edward Jeakens, William Leonard, John Tree. [WIN 61 f.96v-97]

1.179 An Hundred held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on Monday 17 February 1794 At this Hundred: The Writ of our Sovereign Lord the King for the electing of one Baron to serve for this Town in the present Parliament in the place of Sir Frederick Fletcher Vane Bt who was lately chosen one of the Barons of [this] Town and hath since accepted the office of Steward of His Majesty's Manor of East Hendred in the County of Berkshire and also the Mandate of the Rt Hon William Pitt, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports, were publicly read and thereupon John Hiley Addington in the County of Middlesex Esq was unanimously elected a Baron to serve for this Town in the present Parliament and the said John Hiley Addington, being first elected a Freeman of this Town and Corporation, not being present at this election the oaths of a Freeman and of a Baron are respited. [WIN 69] Proceedings 1765-1815 69

1.180 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 21 April 1794 at which appeared Thomas Marten, Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Godfrey Scholey, Jurats, Barwell Brown, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Benjamin Tree, John Paddy, John Lyne, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: George Stace Jurats: Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, Godfrey Scholey, John Dowse, Barwell Brown Common Clerk: Henry Waterman Chamberlain: Barwell Browne Sergeant-at-Mace: Benjamin Tree junior Common Sergeant: John Jenkin Attorneys of the Court of Record: Benjamin Tree jnr and John Jenkin Constables: Benjamin Tree jnr, John Jenkin, Charles Suters, Joseph Cogger, John Woodhams, James Drury, Josiah Boots Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Benjamin Tree jnr Pound Driver: John Woodhams Deputy Mayor: Thomas Marten [WIN 96]

1.181 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 29 April 1794 before George Stace, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, Jurats & Justices of the Peace At this Sessions Rev Drake Hollingberry, Prebendary of Woodhorne and Chancellor of Chichester, took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation. [WIN 61 f.97]

1.182 An Assembly held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Monday 2 June 1794 at which appeared George Stace, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, Jurats, Richard Butler, Benjamin Tree, Freemen. At this Assembly John Simpkinson, clerk, and George Knight were elected and chosen Freeman of this town and being present were sworn. [WIN 96]

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1.183 An Assembly held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Wednesday 6 August 1794 at which appeared George Stace, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, Jurats, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Benjamin Tree, Freemen At this Assembly Thomas Raddish, clerk was elected and chosen a Freeman of this town and being present took the customary oaths. Also at this Assembly John Simpkinson, clerk, and George Knight were re- elected freemen of this town and corporation and being not present their oaths were respited. [WIN 96] [Note: It is not known why these appointments, originally made on 2 June 1794, were repeated on this occasion.]

1.184 An Assembly held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Friday 15 August 1794 at which appeared George Stace, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, Jurats, Richard Barwell, Barwell Browne, Richard Butler, Charles Stephens, Benjamin Tree, Captain Isaac Coffin RN, Freemen At this Assembly: Alexander Tulloch was elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and being present in Court did take the oath of a Freeman and also the oath of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the declaration against Transubstantiation enjoined by law of which an entry is made on a proper stamp. Also at this Assembly Jonathan Perrie Coffin Esq was re-elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and being present did take [the customary oaths]. [WIN 70, 71]

1.185 An Assembly held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on [Wednesday] 20 August 1794 at which appeared George Stace, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, Jurats, Richard Barwell, Barwell Browne, Captain Isaac Coffin RN, Jonathan Perrie Coffin Esq, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Benjamin Tree, Freemen At this Assembly: John Shakespeare, Charles Graeme and Arthur Balfour Esqs were elected and admitted Freemen of this Town and Corporation and [they] being present in Court did severally take [the customary oaths]. Also at this Assembly: Jonathan Perrie Coffin Esq is elected and appointed Recorder of and for the Town and Corporation. Proceedings 1765-1815 71

Also at this Assembly Jonathan Perrie Coffin took the oaths of a Recorder and the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation. [WIN 71]

1.186 Winchelsea Court Hearing held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 8 September 1794 before George Stace, Mayor Thomas Seere of Winchelsea, cordwainer, made oath before me this day that William Marden of Winchelsea, cordwainer, did on Thursday 28 August last violently assault, beat and ill-use him and likewise threatened him at future time as opportunity might offer. [signature of] Thomas Seere [WIN 273]

1.187 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 7 October 1794 before George Stace, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, Jurats & Justices of the Peace The jurors of Our Lord the King upon their oaths present that William Marden, late of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, cordwainer, on the 28th Day of August 1794 with force and arms at the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle within the Liberty of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea in and upon Thomas Seere then and there being did make an assault on him then and there did beat, wound and ill-treat so that of his life it was greatly despaired and other wrongs to Thomas Seere did do great damage of Thomas Seere and against the Peace of Our Lord the King, his Crown and Dignity. [Endorsed] Thomas Seere sworn in Court. A True Bill. Pleaded Guilty. Fined one shilling. [WIN 274]

1.188 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 13 January 1795 before George Stace, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, Jurats & Justices of the Peace The names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn to inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King: Walter Fuller, Foreman, William Sargent, Thomas Fuller, Burford Jeakens, Robert Clarke, Stephen Laurence, Charles Suters, Thomas Haisell, Thomas Easton, James Holt jnr, William Leonard, James Drury, John Tree, Edward Jeakens, William Seere, John Jenkin, William Burden, John Woodhams, Josiah Boots, Thomas May. 72 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Also at this Sessions: George Tilden and Richard Maplesden were fined twenty shillings a piece for not attending the Court to be of the Jury although duly summoned for that purpose Also at this Sessions the foreman of the Grand Jury delivered in the list of the Jury's presentments. [WIN 61 ff. 98-98v] 1.189 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 6 April 1795 at which appeared George Stace, Mayor, Jonathan Perrie Coffin Esq, Recorder, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, Jurats, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Benjamin Tree, Thomas Marten jnr, Richard Barwell, Barwell Browne, Esq, Chamberlain, Isaac Coffin Esq RN, John Lyne, Rev John Simpkinson, George Knight, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Thomas Marten Jurats: Richard Lamb, George Stace, Barwell Browne, sworn, Jonathan Perrie Coffin Esq, not sworn. Common Clerk: Henry Waterman Chamberlain: Isaac Coffin Esq RN Sergeant-at-Mace: Benjamin Tree jnr Common Sergeant: John Jenkin Attorneys of the Court of Record: Benjamin Tree jnr, John Jenkin Constables: Benjamin Tree jnr, John Jenkin, Charles Suters, John Woodhams, Josiah Boots, William Leonard Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Benjamin Tree jnr Pound Driver: John Woodhams Deputy Mayor: Richard Lamb [WIN 71]

1.190 Winchelsea Petty Sessions held on Tuesday the 26th day of May 1795 before Thomas Marten Esq, Mayor, Richard Lamb and George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace for putting in execution a certain Act of Parliament made and passed in this present session of Parliament for enabling the magistrates in the several counties in Great Britain to raise and levy under certain regulations such able- bodied and idle persons as shall be found within the said counties to serve in His Majesty’s navy. At this Sessions: The act being read the Mayor and Jurats appointed Henry Waterman their clerk to attend their meetings to transact such business as shall belong to him by virtue of the said Act and issue their precepts to the constables of Winchelsea requiring their attendance at the next succeeding Proceedings 1765-1815 73

sessions to be holden at the Court Hall in and for the said town on Monday the first day of June next at ten o’clock in the forenoon to receive instructions for carrying the Act into execution and give notice to the Secretary of the Admiralty of the time and place appointed for holding such sessions. Adjourned to 1st of June. [WIN 2019] 1.191 Admiralty Office communication dated 27 May 1795 to the Mayor of Winchelsea ‘In return to the letter signed by you and other magistrates of yesterday's date I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you that they have directed Captain Ballard to attend at the Sessions to be held [at Winchelsea] on the day appointed to receive the men that may be levied for that part of Sussex.’ [signature of] Evan Nejean [WIN 2021]

1.192 Petty Sessions held on Monday the 1st day of June 1795 before Thomas Marten Esq, Mayor, Richard Lamb and George Stace, Jurats and Justices: At this Sessions: The constables appeared pursuant to the precepts and received instructions and warrants under the hands of the Mayor and Jurats to search for and apprehend within Winchelsea all such men who shall appear to them to be within any of the descriptions in the Act mentioned to bring such men so apprehended before the magistrates at their next petty sessions here to be holden to be examined and dealt with according to the directions of the Act. Adjourned to the 9th of June. [WIN 2019]

1.193 Winchelsea Court Order dated 1 Jun 1795 To the constables of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea in the county of Sussex and also the Overseers of the Poor of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle within the town of Winchelsea and to every of them: By virtue and in pursuance of an Act of Parliament made and passed in this present session of Parliament for enabling the magistrates in the several counties in Great Britain to raise and levy under certain regulations such able- bodied and idle persons as shall be found within the said counties to serve in His Majesty’s navy, we, His Majesty’s justices of the peace for the town of Winchelsea, do hereby require and command you, the constables and overseers of the poor and every of you forthwith to make a general search 74 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

throughout Winchelsea and the limits thereof for all able-bodied, idle, disorderly persons who cannot upon examination prove themselves to exercise and industriously follow some lawful trade or employment or to have some substance sufficient for their support and maintenance and also all men who shall have offended against any law in force at the time of passing this Act by virtue whereof they shall be or be liable to be deemed or adjudged to be idle disorderly persons or rogues and vagabonds or incorrigible rogues and punishable as such respectively. And also all men who shall be adjudged to be guilty of illegal landing, running, unshipping, concealing, receiving or carrying prohibited goods, wares or merchandises or any foreign goods liable to the payment of the duties of customs or excise, those same duties not having been paid or secured, or of embezzling any naval stores, the property of His Majesty, or of aiding or assisting in any of the offences before mentioned. And all such men as you shall find within the Town and Liberty who are or shall appear to you to be within any of the descriptions aforesaid, we, the Justices, do hereby command and require you, the constables and overseers, to convey and bring before us at the Court Hall in Winchelsea on Tuesday the ninth day of June instant at ten o’clock in the forenoon on the same day to be examined and dealt with pursuant to the directions of the said Act of Parliament and be you yourselves there present to make a return of this warrant and how you have executed the same hereof fail not at your peril. Given under our hands and seals at Winchelsea this 1st day of June 1795 [WIN 2022] [Note: The magistrates would have been the same as those above and below but the document here transcribed is a copy and does not contain their names or signatures]

1.194 Petty Sessions held by adjournment in the Court Hall on Tuesday the 9th day of June 1795 before Thomas Marten Esq, Mayor, Richard Lamb and George Stace, Jurats and Justices. At this Sessions: The constables appeared and informed the court that they had not as yet found any person or persons within the meaning of the said Act of Parliament in Winchelsea or the Liberty thereof. Adjourned to the 15th June. [WIN 2019]

1.195 Petty Sessions held by adjournment in the Court Hall on Tuesday the 15th day of June 1795 before Thomas Marten Esq, Mayor, Richard Lamb and George Stace, Jurats and Justices. At this Sessions: [The Constables again reported that no persons within the meaning of the Act had been found]. Adjourned to 23rd June 1795 [WIN 2019] Proceedings 1765-1815 75

1.196 Petty Sessions held by adjournment in the Court Hall on Tuesday the 23rd day of June 1795 before Thomas Marten Esq, Mayor, Richard Lamb and George Stace, Jurats and Justices. At this Sessions: [The Constables reported that no persons within the meaning off the Act had been found]. [WIN 2019] [Note: At this point the court sittings in response to the requirement of the Act cease. No record has been found that any Winchelsea man was found to be taken by Captain Ballard (see 1.191) to serve in the navy.]

1.197 An Assembly held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Wednesday 23 July 1795 at which appeared Thomas Marten, Mayor, Jonathan Perrie Coffin, Recorder, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Barwell Browne, Jurats, Richard Barwell, John Shakespeare, Charles Graeme, Arthur Balfour, Thomas Farror, Rev Thomas Raddish, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Benjamin Tree, Alexander Tulloch, Freemen At this Assembly: The Chamberlains of the Corporation delivered in their accounts from Easter 1793 to Easter 1794 and from Easter 1794 to Easter 1795 in order to the same being examined and allowed. Ordered that the said accounts do remain with the Town Clerk for the inspection of the Corporation until the next Assembly and that the Mayor do warn An Assembly to be holden here on Wednesday 29th instant at 11 o'clock in the forenoon. [WIN 72]

1.198 An Assembly held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Wednesday 29 July 1795] at which appeared Thomas Marten, Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Barwell Browne, Jurats, Richard Barwell, John Shakespeare, Charles Graeme, Thomas Farror, Arthur Balfour, Rev Thomas Raddish, Rev John Simpkinson, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Benjamin Tree At this Assembly: The accounts of the Chamberlain of this Corporation from Easter 1793 to Easter 1794 and also the accounts of the Chamberlain from Easter 1794 to Easter 1795 were stated, examined and allowed and the said accounts are ordered to be entered in this book and are as follows: [The accounts have not been entered on the copy which survives]

[Also at this Assembly] The Mayor thinks it proper to take the opinion of this Assembly whether it would be more regular and obviate the possibility of any mistake in serving the warrants for future Assemblies by the following form 76 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

being henceforth observed as preferable to that which hath heretofore been taken, the same not being sufficiently clear and direct in the service: [The instructions to be issued to the Sergeant-at-Mace to be as follows:]

1.To ...... Sergeant-at-Mace, Winchelsea

I do hereby direct and require you to warn An Assembly to be held in the Court Hall in the Ancient Town of Winchelsea on ...... the ...... day of ......

at ...... o'clock in the ...... noon

and to serve the different members of the Corporation with such notices as are herewith delivered to you by leaving the same at their respective habitations in Winchelsea and immediately after such service to make return to me [of] the hour you served the same and the Precept to be laid before the Assembly.

...... Mayor

[There follows a list of those entitled at that time to receive such notices who were:]

Charles Stephens Benjamin Tree Charles Graeme Esq

Richard Butler Richard Barwell John Paddy Esq Esq George Stace John Dowse John Hiley Addington Esq

Thomas Marten Godfrey Scholey Rev John jnr Esq Simpkinson

Jonothan Perrie John Lyne Alexander Coffin Esq Tulloch

Isaac Coffin Esq George Knight John Shakespeare RN Esq

Barwell Browne Rev Thomas Arthur Balfour Esq Raddish Esq Proceedings 1765-1815 77

Thomas Marten Thomas Farror Sir Frederick Esq Fletcher Vane Bt

Richard Lamb

[The notification delivered was to take the following form:]

1...... Winchelsea

I hereby warn An Assembly to be held at The Court Hall in and for the Town of Winchelsea on ...... the ...... day of ...... at ...... o'clock in the ...... noon at which your attendance is required...... Mayor

[Also at this Assembly] The above mode is approved of and ordered to be pursued accordingly. [WIN 72]

1.199 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 12 January 1796 before Thomas Marten, Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace The names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn to inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King: George Tilden, Foreman, William Sargent, Thomas Fuller, Robert Alce, Burford Jeakens, Philip Bray, Joseph Hoad, William Leonard, Charles Suters, Walter Fuller, Stephen Laurence, Richard Maplesden, John Baker jnr, James Drury, Joseph Cogger, James Holt jnr, Josiah Boots, Abraham Kennett. Also at this Sessions: Upon complaint of the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea against John Price, servant to Colonel O'Reilly of the Westminster Regiment of Middlesex Militia, touching his begetting Mary Coleman, singlewoman, with child of a male bastard child which was born in the said Parish and was then chargeable thereto upon examination of Mary Coleman on oath and other circumstances the Court did adjudge the complaint to be true and that John Price was the father of the child and did order that John Price should from 26 November 78 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

then last past pay weekly the sum of two shillings and sixpence towards the maintenance of the child so long as the child should be chargeable to the Parish and that Mary Coleman should for such time pay weekly the sum of sixpence for that purpose. [WIN 61 ff.100-100v]

1.200 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 28 March 1796 at which appeared Thomas Marten, mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Barwell Brown, jurats, Richard Barwell, John Lyne, Rev John Simpkinson, Rev Thomas Raddish, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Benjamin Tree, Thomas Marten junr, George Knight, Alexander Tullock, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Barwell Brown Jurats: Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, George Stace sworn, Jonathan Perrie Coffin not sworn Common Clerk: Henry Waterman Chamberlain: Isaac Coffin Sergeant-at-Mace: Benjamin Tree jnr Common Sergeant: John Jenkin Attorneys of the Court of Record: Benjamin Tree junr, John Jenkin Constables: Benjamin Tree jnr, John Jenkin, Charles Suters, John Woodhams, Josiah Boots, William Leonard, Philip Bray Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Benjamin Tree jnr Pound Driver: John Woodhams Deputy Mayor: Thomas Marten [WIN 97]

1.201 An Hundred held at the Guildhall (Court Hall) Winchelsea on Friday 27 May 1796 At this Hundred the writ of our Sovereign Lord the King for the electing of two barons to serve the town in the Parliament to begin and to be holden at the City of Westminster on the 12th day of July next and also the precept or mandate of the Rt Hon William Pitt, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports were publicly read and thereupon Richard Barwell of Stansted in the County of Sussex Esquire and William Currie of East Horsley in the County of Surrey Esq were unanimously elected to serve for the town in the said Parliament and Richard Barwell being present in court took the oath of a baron but William Currie not being present his taking the oath is respited. [Note: In this copy from the missing original volume no list is included of those who voted or those who didn't vote see 1.202] [WIN 97] Proceedings 1765-1815 79

1.202 An Assembly held in the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Monday 25 July 1796 at which appeared Barwell Brown, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats, Richard Barwell, Thomas Harrod, Charles Graeme, John Shakespeare, Arthur Balfour, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Benjamin Tree, Freemen

At this Assembly the account of Isaac Coffin Esq, Chamberlain of the Corporation, from Easter 1795 to Easter 1796 was stated, examined and allowed and there appears to be £96 16s 0d owed therein to the Chamberlain including therein the balance of the year 1795 and the said amount is ordered to be entered in the book. Also at this Assembly Godfrey Scholey Esq was re-elected and admitted a freeman of this town and Corporation and being present in court took the oaths as required. Also at this Assembly the mayor chose Godfrey Scholey to be a jurat and he was sworn. [Note: Jurats were chosen by each mayor in office. The fact that Scholey had served as a jurat under Thomas Marten in 1794 and was here appointed to that same office by Barwell Brown is therefore unremarkable. Why he was also on this occasion readmitted as a freeman is not known.] [Also at this Assembly] Mr Richard Butler observed that in an entry made at the Hundred held on 27 May last for electing members to serve in Parliament for this town it is stated that he did not vote at the election. Upon referring to the minutes of the said Hundred it appears that Mr Butler did vote and that the entry so far as it relates to his not voting is an error made by the entering clerk and by this Assembly is ordered to be corrected. The Chamberlain, at the request of the mayor, hath delivered to this Assembly a rental of the King's Rents and Town Rents belonging to the Corporation dated 22 March 1777 and another rental thereof made in 1796 abstracts of which rentals are ordered to be assembled in this Assembly Book in which the rental of 1796 as entered is to remain with the Corporation. [WIN 97]

1.203 Winchelsea Court Hearing at The Court Hall on 1 December 1796 before Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor, and Justice of the Peace The information of Joseph Jones of Icklesham in the County of Sussex, farmer: This informant on his oath saith that some time before 6 o'clock on the evening of Sunday 20 November last he, being in the home of William Leonard, victualler, in the Town of Winchelsea, Benjamin Tree the Younger of Winchelsea, carpenter, came into the house and asked this informant if they 80 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

should drink together to which he replied no but Benjamin Tree insisting on treating this informant and calling for sixpennyworth of brandy, he and Benjamin Tree did drink together and Benjamin Tree did pay sixpence for the brandy and water and that he, this informant, some time before six o'clock in the evening of 20 November left Benjamin Tree at the house of William Leonard. [WIN 229] [The signature on this document, which presumably relates to some potential charge against Leonard, appears to show that the evidence was given, not by 'Joseph' Jones, as the clerk recorded, but by Joash Jones]

1.204 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 1 December 1796 before Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor, George Stace Justices of the Peace This informant [Robert Clark] on his oath saith that between the hours of 6 o'clock and 8 o'clock on the evening of Sunday 20 November last past [his] dwelling house was broken open and a bureau in one of the chambers in his house was broken open and that a small brown linen bag and two hundred guineas therein of the proper coin of this realm and also a paper on which was wrote [sic] 'in this bag two hundred guineas' and also eighty-six guineas more feloniously stolen, taken and carried away and this informant further saith that he hath great reason to suspect that Benjamin Tree the younger of Winchelsea, carpenter, is the person who did break and enter this informant's dwelling house and carry away the money for the said Benjamin Tree the younger (who is usually short of money) did on the morning of 22 November last give cash for a five pound note and for that Benjamin Tree has a wound on his left hand which this informant apprehends was cut or scratched by the glass of the window which he broke to get into [the] house and for that Benjamin Tree gives an evasive account of what place he was at between the hours of six and eight on the evening of Sunday 20 November and that this deponent further saith that he has cause to suspect and does suspect that the linen bag and money are concealed in the dwelling house, outbuildings and premises of Benjamin Tree and further saith that the linen bag and money so stolen were the property of this informant. [signature of] Robert Clark. [WIN 235]

1.205 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Guildhall on Tuesday 13 December 1796 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, Jonathan Perrie Coffin Esq, Recorder, Thomas Marten, Godfrey Scholey, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Proceedings 1765-1815 81

Jurats, Richard Barwell, John Shakespeare, Rev Mr John Simpkinson, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Alexander Tulloch, Benjamin Tree, Freemen. At this Hundred the writ of our Sovereign Lord the King for the electing of one Baron to serve for this town in the present Parliament in the place of Richard Barwell Esq who was lately chosen one of the Barons for Winchelsea hath since accepted the office of Steward of His Majesty's Manor of East Hendred in the County of Berkshire and also the mandate of the Rt Hon William Pitt, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports, were publicly read and thereupon William Devaynes of Dover Street in the County of Middlesex Esq was unanimously elected a Baron to serve for the town in the present Parliament in the place of Richard Barwell, the said William Devaynes being first elected a Freeman of the town and Corporation but not being present at this election his taking the oath of a Freeman and the oath of a Baron is respited. The abovenamed Richard Lamb, George Stace and Charles Stephens did not vote or presume to vote at the above election. [WIN 98]

1.206 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 10 January 1797 before Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace The names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn to inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King: Josiah Boots, Foreman, Walter Fuller, Joseph Hoad, William Leonard, Charles Suters, Thomas Jenkins, Thomas Fuller, William Sargent, Joseph Cogger, James Holt, Edward Jeakens, William Seere, Richard Maplesden, William Burden, George Jenkins [WIN 61 f.101v]

1.207 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 17 April 1797 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Godfrey Scholey, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats, Richard Barwell, John Lyne, Rev John Simpkinson, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Alexander Tulloch, George Knight, Benjamin Tree, Freemen. [at which were appointed] Mayor: Godfrey Scholey Jurats: Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Barwell Browne, sworn, Jonathan Perrie Coffin not sworn. Common Clerk: Henry Waterman Chamberlain: Isaac Coffin 82 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Sergeant-at-Mace: Benjamin Tree junior Common Sergeant: John Jenkin Attorneys of the Court of Record: Benjamin Tree jnr, John Jenkin Constables: Benjamin Tree jnr, John Jenkin, Charles Suters, John Woodhams, Josiah Boots, William Leonard, Philip Bray. Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Benjamin Tree jnr Pound Driver: John Woodhams Deputy Mayor: Thomas Marten [WIN 98]

1.208 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall. Winchelsea on Tuesday 11 July 1797 before Godfrey Scholey, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace and Jonathan Perrie Coffin, Recorder. At this Sessions the recognizance of John Price and James Charles Michell is estreated. [i.e. forfeited but no details given] [WIN 61 ff.102-102v]

1.209 An Assembly held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Saturday 22 July 1797 at which appeared Godfrey Scholey, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Barwell Browne, Jurats, Richard Barwell, John Shakespeare, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Freemen. At this Assembly: The accounts of Isaac Coffin Esq, Chamberlain of this Corporation, for Easter 1796 to Easter 1797 were stated, examined and allowed and there appears to be £121 14s 3 3/4d due thereon to the Chamberlain and the said amount is ordered to be entered in this book and is as follows: [The account does not appear on this record which is copied from a missing book] Also at this Assembly Mr Marten having reported to the Court that 156 feet of ash and elm timber were felled on the wastelands belonging to the Corporation in the years 1795 and 1796 and sold to James Drury at 1s 3d per foot the amount whereof being £9 15s 0d [the Chamberlain] has received and desires the Court will instruct him how the same shall be disposed of, it is now ordered that the same be paid to the Chamberlain to be placed to the debit of his account. Also at this Assembly: The Deputy Mayor having reported that he hath requested the Chamberlain of this Corporation to pay 6d per mile for the removing of soldiers' baggage from Winchelsea to Battle and Hastings over and above what is allowed by Government and assigns as his reason for so doing that the justices of the County of Sussex have made the same allowance and that the Chamberlain in compliance with his request has paid the sum of Proceedings 1765-1815 83

£3 17s 6d towards the cost of moving such baggage. Ordered that the same be allowed the Chamberlain in his account. [WIN 73]

1.210 An Assembly held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Saturday 29 July 1797 at which appeared Godfrey Scholey, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Barwell Browne, Jurats, Richard Barwell, Arthur Balfour, Charles Stephens, Richard Butler, Freemen At this Assembly Richard Barwell the Younger was elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation of which an entry is made on a proper stamp but the taking of the oath of a Freeman is respited. [Also at this Assembly] the Chamberlain of this Corporation is ordered to inspect and examine the bills of Walter Fuller, carpenter, and if the charges given of £49 2s 9d are reasonable for repairing the Court Hall [to] pay him the same and which the Chamberlain shall be allowed in his accounts. [WIN 73]

1.211 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 9 January 1798 before Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions: George Stace the Younger of Winchelsea, Gentleman, one of His Majesty's Riding Officers within the Port of Rye, filed a certificate of his having received the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against transubstantiation. Also at this Sessions: The names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn to inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King: Abraham Kennett, Foreman, Thomas Fuller, William Sargent, Joseph Hoad, John Baker jnr, William Leonard, Stephen Laurence, Charles Suters, James Holt, Josiah Boots, William Burden, William Seere, Robert Alce, Benjamin Tree jnr, George Bray, George Jenkins. [WIN 61 f.103]

1.212 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 9 April 1798 at which appeared Thomas Marten Esq, Deputy Mayor, who presided in the absence of Godfrey Scholey, Mayor, who is ill and unable to attend this Hundred, Barwell Browne, 84 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

George Stace, Richard Lamb, Jurats, Richard Barwell, John Lyne, Rev John Simpkinson, Richard Butler, Alexander Tulloch, George Knight, Freemen. [at which were appointed] Mayor: Barwell Browne Jurats: Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, George Stace, sworn, Richard Barwell, Jonathan Perrie Coffin, not sworn. Common Clerk: John Woollett Chamberlain: Isaac Coffin Sergeant-at-Mace: Benjamin Tree jnr Common Sergeant: John Jenkin Attorneys of the Court of Record: Benjamin Tree jnr, John Jenkin Constables: Benjamin Tree jnr, John Jenkin, Charles Suters, John Woodhams, Josiah Boots, William Leonard, George Harrod Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Benjamin Tree jnr Pound Driver: John Woodhams Deputy Mayor: Thomas Marten At this Hundred Richard Barwell junior Esq who was elected and admitted a Freeman of this town and Corporation on 29 July last took the oath of a Freeman and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the declaration enjoined by law. [WIN 99]

1.213 An Assembly held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 24 July 1798 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, Jurats, Richard Barwell, Richard Butler, Rev John Simpkinson, Rev Thomas Raddish, John Shakespeare, Charles Graeme, Arthur Balfour, Richard Barwell jnr [Freemen] At this Assembly the account of Mr Thomas Marten, Deputy Chamberlain, to Isaac Coffin Esq, Chamberlain of this Corporation from Easter 1797 to Easter 1798 was stated, examined and allowed and there appears to be £199 10s 6d due thereon to the Chamberlain and the above amount is ordered to be entered in this book and is as follows: [The account is not reproduced in full but the following entries relate to the other records included here:] [(i) The Corporation is paying rent to the Lord Bishop of Chichester for its use of the Court Hall. (ii) Benjamin Tree junior's annual salary in respect of the offices he holds - see for example 1.212 - is £4 13s 10d (iii) John Jenkin's annual salary in respect of the offices he holds - see for example 1.212 - is £3 1s 8d Proceedings 1765-1815 85

(iv) The Town Clerk does not receive a salary but charges for all the legal work he does. In this case the annual bill amounts to £21 16s 4d and is submitted on behalf of Messrs Waterman and Woollett, Solicitors of Rye, Henry Waterman having been succeeded as Town Clerk during the financial year by his partner John Woollett] Also at this Assembly in consequence of the long illness of Godfrey Scholey Esq and the improbability of his attendance, Barwell Browne Esq, Mayor, has chosen John Shakespeare Esq for his assistant and Jurat and he took the oath of a Jurat accordingly and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration enjoined by law. [WIN 74]

1.214 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 9 October 1798 before Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions: Thomas Seere was appointed an additional Pound Driver for the Town of Winchelsea and the Liberties thereof. Also at this Sessions: The names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn to inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King: Thomas Easton, Foreman, Edward Jeakens, Joseph Hoad, William Leonard, James Bourner, Charles Suters, Stephen Laurence, Robert Jenkins, George Jenkins, Richard Maplesden, James Drury, James Holt, Josiah Boots, George Harrod, Joseph Cogger, James Bray Also at this Sessions: William Richardson's recognizance was discharged he having given proper security to the Parish Officers of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea to indemnify them for the bastard child sworn to him. [WIN 61 f.104-104v]

1.215 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 25 March 1799 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, Thomas Marten, John Shakespeare, George Stace, Jurats, Richard Barwell, Richard Butler, Thomas Marten jnr, John Lyne, Rev Thoms Raddish, Alexander Tulloch, George Knight, Freemen. [at which were appointed] Mayor: John Shakespeare Jurats: Barwell Browne, Thomas Marten, George Stace, John Lyne, Rev Thomas Raddish sworn, Richard Barwell, Jonathan Perrie Coffin, Richard Barwell jnr not sworn. Common Clerk: John Woollett Chamberlain: Isaac Coffin 86 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Sergeant-at-Mace: Josiah Boots Common Sergeant: John Jenkin Attorneys of the Court of Record: Josiah Boots, John Jenkin Constables: Josiah Boots, John Jenkin, John Woodhams, Charles Suters, William Leonard, George Harrod Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Josiah Boots Pound Driver: Thomas Seere Deputy Mayor: Thomas Marten At this Hundred: The Deputy Mayor having reported that a small piece of woodland containing about one quarter of an acre, the property of this Corporation, and which is situated near the Newgate Field in this town is going into decay and the underwood thereof needs to be immediately cut [it was] Resolved that such underwood be immediately sold by the Chamberlain or his deputy for the most money that can be procured for the same and the product be paid to the Chamberlain or his deputy for the use of this Corporation. [there is no record of the appointment of a Deputy Chamberlain ─ the minute therefore must refer to someone acting on his behalf] Also at this Hundred: The Mayor having stated that the Corporation being considerably in debt he therefore recommended the sale of the above piece of woodland. Resolved that such sale do take place at the next Assembly and it is ordered that the town clerk do in the intermediate time make proper inquiry as to the actual value of the piece of woodland and that he report to the next Assembly the result of such inquiry in order that the same may be sold for the utmost money that can be procured for it. [WIN 100]

1.216 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 2 April 1799 before Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor, George Stace, Rev Thomas Raddish, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions Richard Lamb took the oath of a Jurat to which office he was called at An Hundred for the election of Mayor held for this Town on 25 March then last past and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration. [WIN 61 ff.104v-105]

1.217 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 16 July 1799 before Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor, George Stace, Richard Lamb, Rev Thomas Raddish, Jurats and Justices of the Peace Proceedings 1765-1815 87

At this Sessions Rev Thomas Raddish, Rector of Storrington in the County of Sussex took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation. [WIN 61 f.105]

1.218 An Assembly held at the Winchelsea Court Hall on Wednesday 23 July 1799 at which appeared John Shakespeare, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Barwell Browne, Rev Thomas Raddish, Jurats, Richard Barwell, Mr Commissioner Coffin, Charles Graeme, Richard Barwell jnr, Arthur Balfour, Rev John Simpkinson, Richard Butler, Thomas Marten jnr, Freemen, At this Assembly Lavor Oliver Esq was elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation of which an entry was made on a proper stamp. Lavor Oliver being present [took the customary oaths]. Also at this Assembly the account of Mr Commissioner Coffin, Chamberlain of this Corporation, was presented by his Deputy and acceded to by him which account is from Easter 1798 to Easter 1799 was stated examined and allowed and there appear to be £269 6s 3¼ due thereon to the Chamberlain and the same amount is ordered to be rendered and is as follows: [The account does not appear on the surviving copy document] [Also at this Assembly] It having been represented to this Corporation that there is a considerable sum due to the Chamberlain for allowances paid to the wives and children of militia which now ought to be repaid to the Chamberlain. Resolved: That the Town Clerk do use the proper means to enforce such repayment from the persons who ought to pay the same and in case of their refusal that he adopt legal measures to recover such money. [Also at this Assembly] The Town Clerk having reported that in obedience to the order made at An Hundred held on 25 March last he had caused an inquiry to be made to this Assembly of the value of the small piece of land containing about a quarter of an acre belonging to this Corporation that it was worth about £12 and the Town Clerk on behalf of Richard Barwell Esq having offered to this Assembly to purchase and buy such piece of ground at the price of £12. Resolved by this Assembly that such offer be accepted and that a proper conveyance be made to the said Richard Barwell or such person as he shall appoint and that the purchase money be paid to the Chamberlain for the use of this Corporation. [WIN 75]

1.219 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 14 January 1800 88 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

before Thomas Marten, [Deputy] Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions: The names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn to inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King: Stephen Laurence, Foreman, Edward Jeakens snr, Joseph Hoad, William Leonard, James Bourner, Josiah Boots, George Harrod, Joseph Cogger, Charles Suters, Richard Maplesden, John Baker, James Holt, William Sargent, James Drury.

Also at this Sessions: The Act of His Present Majesty's reign entitled 'An Act for the due making of bread and to regulate the price and assize thereof and to punish persons who shall adulterate meal, flour or bread' was publicly read and it having been most seriously taken into consideration by the Court it was ordered that no finer bread shall be made within Ancient Town of Winchelsea than such as is called the Standard Wheaten Bread which is directed by the said Act to be made of the flour of wheat which flour, without any mixture or division, should be the whole product of the grain, bran or hull thereof only excepted and which shall weigh three fourth parts of the weight of the wheat whereof it shall be made. [WIN 61 ff.105v-106]

1.220 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 2 April 1800 before Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the Grand Jury delivered a list of presentments which was ordered to lie on the table. [WIN 61 f.106]

1.221 An Hundred held at the Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 14 April 1800 at which appeared John Shakespeare, Mayor, Barwell Browne, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Rev Thomas Raddish, Jurats, Richard Butler, George Knight, Alexander Tulloch, Thomas Marten jnr, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Barwell Brown Jurats: John Shakespeare, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Rev Thomas Raddish sworn, Richard Barwell, Jonathan Perrie Coffin, Richard Barwell jnr not sworn Common Clerk: John Woollett Chamberlain: Isaac Coffin Proceedings 1765-1815 89

Sergeant-at-Mace: Josiah Boots Common Sergeant: John Jenkin Attorneys of the Court of Record: Josiah Boots, John Jenkin Constables: Josiah Boots, John Jenkin, John Woodhams, Charles Suters, William Leonard, George Harrod Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Josiah Boots Pound Drivers: John Woodhams, Thomas Seere Deputy Mayor: Thomas Marten [WIN 103]

1.222 An Assembly held at the Winchelsea Court Hall on Monday 21 July 1800 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, John Shakespeare, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Rev Thomas Raddish, Jurats, Richard Barwell Esq, Lavor Oliver, Arthur Balfour, Rev John Simpkinson, Richard Butler, Thomas Marten jnr, [Freemen] At this Assembly the account of Mr Commissioner Coffin, Chamberlain of this Corporation was presented by Mr Thomas Marten, his Deputy, which account is from Easter 1799 to Easter 1800 and is stated, examined and allowed and there appears to be the sum of £320 19s 2d due thereon to the Chamberlain and the said account is ordered to be entered and is as follows: [The account does not appear on the surviving copy document] Also at this Assembly a feoffment or conveyance from the Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty unto the above named Richard Barwell of a piece of woodland containing by estimation two rods with the appurtenances situate in Winchelsea near a certain field or piece of ground of his, the said Richard Barwell, called Newgate Field and also of one piece of unenclosed wasteland leading to The Friars containing by estimation half an acre more or less situate in Winchelsea and in the possession of the Mayor, Jurats and Corporation and which said piece of wasteland lies between two certain pieces of land [belonging to Richard Barwell] and called the Cherry Garden and the Two Acre Field which said Two Acre Field is in the occupation of Mr George Stace for the consideration or sum of £18 was sealed with the common seal of this Corporation. [WIN 76]

1.223 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 7 October 1800 before Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace 90 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

At this Sessions Thomas Marten junior of Winchelsea, Supervisor of His Majesty's Riding Officers at the Port of Rye in the County of Sussex, filed a certificate of having received the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation. Also at this Sessions a certificate under the hands of Thomas Marten and George Stace, two of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for Winchelsea, was delivered into Court respecting the turning a footway from out of a field called Monday's Market belonging to Richard Barwell Esq through a field called Two Acres also belonging to Richard Barwell and to John Nesbitt Esq, or one of them, which certificate is in the words and figures following: 'We, Thomas Marten and George Stace, two of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for Winchelsea having upon view and inspection thereof found that a certain footway leading out of and from a certain Lane or Road leading from the Town of Winchelsea to a certain messuage and lands belonging to Richard Barwell into over and through a certain field or piece of land of him, Richard Barwell, called Monday's Market unto a certain Road or Highway leading from Winchelsea to the Parishes of Icklesham and Pett in the said County of Sussex and more particularly delineated and described in the plan thereof hereunto annexed and which footway is marked with the letter A [the plan is not reproduced in this record] may be conveniently directed and turned and thereby a commodious footway made for all travellers and persons on foot in going, coming, passing and re-passing from Winchelsea to Icklesham and Pett and otherwise. And we, the said justices, having also viewed and inspected a certain field or piece of land of him, Richard Barwell, and of John Nesbitt Esq or one of them, called Two Acres in the occupation of the said George Stace and a proposed course of the new footway over and through the same in lieu of the said footway before mentioned which is also more particularly delineated and described in the plan hereto annexed and marked with the letter B. And having received evidence of the consent of Richard Barwell and John Nesbitt to the footway being [diverted] we do hereby [order and approve] the diversion [upon condition that] it shall be kept in repair by Richard Barwell, his heirs and successors or assigns. [WIN 61 ff.106v-107v]

1.224 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 13 January 1801 before Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions: The names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn to inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King: Proceedings 1765-1815 91

Thomas Marten jnr, Foreman, Steven Laurence, Robert Alce, Edward Jeakens snr, Joseph Hoad, William Leonard, James Bourner, Charles Suters, James Holt, Josiah Boots, George Harrod, Robert Clarke, Richard Maplesden, William Sargent, William Hunt. A certificate was at this Sessions produced. [WIN 61 f.108]

1.225 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 28 February 1801 before Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor and Justice of the Peace And first Mary Graddon, on her oath, saith that she hath at different times lost several tea cloths, towels and other things, the property of Simon Graddon her husband, out of the house wherein she and her husband now [reside] in Winchelsea and which she hath suspected to have been feloniously stolen thereout by some person or persons and, having cause to suspect Mary Clandenbold of Winchelsea, she communicated her suspicions to her husband on Thursday the 26th of this instant, February, and all these examinants, Mary Graddon, Simon Graddon and Mary Colegate, on their oaths severally say that on yesterday, the 27th day of February, they did together go and search the room wherein Mary Clandenbold doth now lodge in Winchelsea and that they did find therein and in a chest in the room pieces of sheeting made into four tea cloths, one small piece of diaper cloth and several pieces of rags which these examinants severally say are the property of Simon Graddon and … that they do suspect and verily believe that the same were feloniously stolen by Mary Clandenbold and that she is guilty of the offence. [signatures of] Mary Graddon and Mary Colegate. Mary Clandenbold being charged before me by Simon Graddon of Winchelsea, excise officer, with the felonious stealing out of his house of several items, the following goods, that is to say four pieces of sheeting made into tea cloths, one small piece of diaper and several pieces of rags of the value of eightpence. She, Mary Clandenbold, upon her examination now taken before me confesseth that she hath at several times feloniously stolen from and out of the house of Simon Graddon the several goods above particularly mentioned. [signature of] Mary Clandenbold. [WIN 275] [Note 1: diaper cloth = a linen or cotton fabric with a small diamond pattern] [Note 2: Recognizances were required from Simon Gradden and his wife £40 and Mary Colegate £40 that they would appear at the next Quarter Sessions to give evidence.] [WIN 276-278]

92 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

1.226 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 6 April 1801 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Rev Thomas Raddish, Jurats, Richard Butler, Thomas Marten jnr, Rev John Simpkinson, Arthur Balfour, Alexander Tulloch, George Knight, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Rev Thomas Raddish Jurats: Barwell Browne, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, George Stace sworn, Richard Barwell, John Shakespeare not sworn Common Clerk: John Woollett Chamberlain: Isaac Coffin Sergeant-at-Mace: Josiah Boots Common Sergeant: John Jenkin Attorneys of the Court of Record: Josiah Boots, John Jenkin Constables: Josiah Boots, John Jenkin, Charles Suters, William Leonard, George Harrod, Thomas Osborne Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Josiah Boots Pound Driver: Thomas Seere Deputy Mayor: Thomas Marten Also at this Hundred: John Lyne Esq was re-elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation and being present in court did take the oath of a Freeman and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation enjoined by law of which an entry is made on a proper stamp. [WIN 102]

1.227 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 14 April 1801 before Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions a bill of indictment was preferred against Mary Clandenbold the wife of John Clandenbold late of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea in the county of Sussex, labourer, otherwise Mary Clandenbold, widow for stealing four pieces of linen cloth commonly called sheeting, one small piece of other linen cloth commonly called diaper cloth and several pieces of linen rags of the value of 8d of the goods and chattels of Simon Graddon. The jury upon their oaths did say that the said bill was a true bill against Mary Clarenbold whereupon she was arraigned for the petty larceny and thereto pleaded guilty and it was considered and by this court adjudged, ordered and pronounced that she be immediately stripped from the waist upwards and do receive twelve stripes from a cat of 9 tails on her bare back at the foot of the steps Proceedings 1765-1815 93

leading up to the Guildhall of Winchelsea and then be discharged paying her fees. Also at this Sessions the Grand Jury delivered a list of presentments which was ordered to lie on the table. Also at this Sessions Robert Clarke, one of the Overseers of the Poor of St Thomas the Apostle, delivered into Court his answer and return to the questions contained in the Schedule to an Act entitled 'An Act for taking an account of the Population of Great Britain and of the increase or diminution thereof' and was sworn as to the truth of such answers and return. Also at this Sessions Jeremiah Curteis Esq appealed from an assessment bearing the date 22 February 1801 made for the relief of the Poor of the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea entitled 'An assessment made and agreed by the Churchwardens, Overseers of the Poor and other Inhabitants of the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle at the rate of four shillings in the pound full rents towards maintenance of the Poor of Winchelsea and defraying all necessary charges thereunto belonging upon the hearing of which appeal the said assessment was quashed for that the Rector of the Parish was not assessed in the assessment for the tithes [WIN 61 ff.108-109] [Note: The return submitted by Robert Clarke ─ see above ─ provided the following information: By an account of the population taken on the 10th day of March 1801 under the authority of Parliament it appears that this parish contains one hundred and six houses or tenements occupied by six hundred and twenty seven persons whereof two hundred and eighty five are males and three hundred and forty two females and that seventy-six persons are employed in agriculture and seventy-one in trade and the remaining four hundred and eighty consists of women, children and others not falling under the above descriptions.] [AMS 2398]

1.228 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 14 July 1801 before Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions Mr John Woollett took the oath of office of Town Clerk of this Corporation and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration. [WIN 61 f.109v]

1.229 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Tuesday 25 July 1801 at which appeared 94 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Rev Thomas Raddish, Mayor, Barwell Browne, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats, Richard Barwell Esq, Mr Commissioner Coffin, Chamberlain, Charles Graeme, Lavor Oliver, Richard Butler, Thomas Marten jnr, [Freemen] At this Assembly the account of Mr Commissioner Coffin, Chamberlain of this Corporation, was by him presented which account is from Easter 1800 to Easter 1801 and was at this Assembly stated, examined and allowed and the balance of £366 2s 3 3/4d remains due to the Chamberlain from this Corporation and it is ordered that such account be entered and it is as follows: [The account does not appear on the surviving copy document but is available in WIN 618] [WIN 77] 1.230 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 12 January 1802 before Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions: The names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn to inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King: Walter Fuller, Foreman, James Holt, Josiah Boots, George Harrod, Richard Maplesden, Thomas Fuller, George Jenkins, William Seere, John Baker, Edward Jeakens, Joseph Hoad, John Tree, Stephen Laurence, James Bourner, William Hunt, William Burden jnr, Robert Clarke. [WIN 61 f.110]

1.231 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 19 April 1802 at which appeared Rev Thomas Raddish, Mayor, Barwell Browne, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats, Richard Barwell, Arthur Balfour, Richard Butler, Rev John Simpkinson, Thomas Marten jnr, Alexander Tulloch, George Knight Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Barwell Browne Jurats: Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Rev Thomas Raddish, George Knight sworn, Richard Barwell not sworn Common Clerk: John Woollett Chamberlain: Isaac Coffin Sergeant-at-Mace: Josiah Boots Common Sergeant: John Jenkin Attorneys of the Court of Record: Josiah Boots, John Jenkin Constables: Walter Fuller, Josiah Boots, John Jenkin, Charles Suters, George Harrod, Thomas Osborne Proceedings 1765-1815 95

Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Josiah Boots Pound Driver: Thomas Seere Deputy Mayor, Thomas Marten [WIN 104]

1.232 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 27 April 1802 before Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the Grand Jury delivered into Court a list of Presentments which was ordered to lie on the table. [WIN 61 f.110v] 1.233 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Guildhall on Wednesday 7 July 1802 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Rev Thomas Raddish, George Knight Jurats, Mr Commissioner [Isaac] Coffin, [two illegible names] Arthur Balfour, Rev John Simpkinson, Richard Butler, Thomas Marten jnr, Alexander Tulloch, Freemen At this Hundred: The writ of our Sovereign Lord the King for the electing of two Barons to serve for this town in the Parliament to be held at the City of Westminster on 31 August next ensuing, also the precept or mandate of the Rt Hon William Pitt, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports, were publicly read and thereupon Robert Ladbrooke of Pall Mall, London and William Moffat of Point Hill in the County of Surrey were unanimously elected Barons to serve in the said Parliament and Robert Ladbrook, being present in court, took the oaths of a baron and freeman, Robert Ladbrook and William Moffat being first elected freemen of this Town and Corporation but the taking of the oaths by William Moffat is respited he not being present at this election. Richard Lamb and Thomas Marten did not vote or presume to vote at the above election. Also at this Hundred John Shakespeare Esq was re-elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation and being present in court did take the oath of a Freeman and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation enjoined by law of which an entry was made on a proper stamp. Also at this Hundred: Barwell Browne Esq, Mayor, chose for his assistant and Jurat John Shakespeare who being present did take the oath of a Jurat and also the other oaths. 96 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Also at this Hundred: Mr Commissioner Coffin, who was at the last election of Mayor for this town appointed Chamberlain, took the oath of office. [It is not known in what capacity Isaac Coffin had become Mr Commissioner Coffin] Mr Mayor having reported to this Hundred that he did in the month of May last for and on behalf of the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen of this Corporation subscribe the sum of twenty-five guineas to be added to the fund for erecting a statue or monument for the memory of the Rt Hon William Pitt, late First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer, for the distinguished services which he has rendered to this country during the course of his able and upright administration. Resolved that the thanks of this Hundred be given to the Mayor for what he has done on this occasion and this Hundred do highly approve of such a donation and it is ordered by this Hundred that the Chamberlain of this Corporation do repay the Mayor the said sum of 25 guineas and which sum shall be allowed the Chamberlain in his accounts. Also at this Hundred the account of Mr Commissioner Coffin from Easter 1801 to Easter 1802 was stated and examined and allowed the balance whereof being the sum of £401 8s 8p remained due to the Chamberlain from this Corporation. [WIN 105] [The proposed 'statue or memorial' was in recognition of William Pitt's service as Prime Minister from which he had resigned. He was later to return to that office and to serve again until his death in 1806]

1.234 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 11 January 1803 before Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions: The names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn to inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King: George Bray, Foreman, Thomas Fuller, Thomas Marten jnr, Stephen Laurence, Robert Alce, John Baker, James Holt, Josiah Boots, George Harrod, Edward Jeakens, Joseph Hoad, James Bourner, Charles Suters, Robert Clarke, William Sargent, William Hunt, Charles Terry. [WIN 61 f.111v]

1.235 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 11 April 1803 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Rev Thomas Raddish, Jurats, Richard Barwell, Arthur Balfour, Richard Butler, Thomas Marten jnr, Freemen. [at which were appointed] Proceedings 1765-1815 97

Mayor: Rev Thomas Raddish Jurats: Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Barwell Browne all sworn, Richard Barwell, John Shakespeare, George Knight Common Clerk: John Woollett Chamberlain: Isaac Coffin Esq not being present the oath is respited Sergeant-at-Mace: Josiah Boots Common Sergeant: John Jenkin Attorneys of the Court of Record: Josiah Boots, John Jenkin Constables: Walter Fuller, Josiah Boots, John Jenkin, Charles Suters, George Harrod, Thomas Osborne Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Josiah Boots Pound Driver: Thomas Seere Deputy Mayor: Thomas Marten but he not being present the oath is respited. Thomas Marten senior who is at this Hundred chosen as a Jurat and chosen by the Mayor as his Deputy for the year ensuing being ill and unable to attend the Hundred holden this day at the Court Hall at Winchelsea this Hundred is therefore now adjourned to be holden at the dwelling house of Thomas Marten snr in Winchelsea for the purpose of administering to him the oath of office of Deputy Mayor and also the oath of a Jurat and the usual oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration. This Hundred returned afterwards to the Court Hall in Winchelsea and there being no further business to be transacted this Hundred is now dissolved. [WIN 106]

1.236 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 4 October 1803 before Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions: Richard Maplesden the elder, Richard Maplesden the younger, James Holt, Francis Saunders and James Bray were duly sworn into the office of Constable of Winchelsea and severally took the oath of Constable of Winchelsea and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration. [WIN 61 f.112v] [Note: The appointment of additional constables is likely to have been because of the threat of Napoleonic invasion.]

1.237 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Thursday 13 October 1803 at which appeared Rev Thomas Raddish, Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats, Richard Butler, Thomas Marten jnr, Freemen 98 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

At this Assembly Thomas Lloyd Esq is unanimously elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation of which an entry is made on a proper stamp and the said Thomas Lloyd, being present, [takes the customary oaths]. Also at this Assembly the Mayor chooses for his Jurat and assistant the said Thomas Lloyd who, being present, took the oath of a Jurat. Also at this Assembly the account of Mr Commissioner Coffin, Chamberlain of this Corporation, was presented by his deputy which account is from Easter 1802 to Easter 1803 is stated, examined and allowed, the balance whereof due to the Chamberlain being the sum of £436 3s 6¼d is this day paid unto the Deputy Chamberlain by Richard Barwell Esq. [WIN 78]

1.238 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 10 January 1804 before Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions: The names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn to inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King: George Tilden, Foreman, Thomas Fuller, Thomas Marten jnr, William Hunt, Robert Alce, Richard Maplesden, John Baker, James Holt, George Harrod, Edward Jeakens, Joseph Hoad, James Bourner, Charles Suters, Josiah Boots, John Jenkin, William Sargent. [WIN 61 f.112v] [Also at this Sessions: A Bill of Presentment made by the Grand Jury was delivered to the Mayor and Jurats and reads as follows:] We present The Chamberlain for having the gatehouse secured leading to The Strand from any person going up to the top, also for not being sufficient height to convey a load through the gateway leading to The Ferry [it] not being safe, the top being [in a poor] state. The Earl of Darlington, the Ferry Bridge being in a dangerous state. J H Franks for not keeping the fence in good and safe repair round the Barrack Yard, also the footpath. Richard Denne Esq for the unsafety of his haha opposite his house which has been presented several times. Mr Burford Jeakens for not keeping a good fence on the Strand Hill and not any on the Ferry Hill. Mr James Drury for not keeping a safe fence at the top of his garden in Strand Hill. Mr Robert Clarke for not causing the Assize of Bread to be stuck up in his shop. Proceedings 1765-1815 99

The inhabitants of the [Barrack] Square for laying their ashes and the soil without [illegible] in the High Street. Mr Thomas Easton for having a ½ hundredweight short. Mr Robert Clarke for having a 4 lb weight short. The Widow Alce for having [illegible] short weight. [WIN 202]

1.239 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Saturday 31 March 1804 at which appeared Rev Thomas Raddish, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Thomas Lloyd, Jurats, Richard Butler, Alexander Tulloch, Thomas Marten jnr, Freemen. At this Assembly Thomas Scarth Esq is unanimously elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation which entry is entered on a proper stamp and the said Thomas Scarth being present hath taken [the customary oaths]. Also at this Assembly Rev George Davison is unanimously elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation which entry is entered on a proper stamp and the said Rev George Davison being present hath taken [the customary oaths]. [WIN 79]

1.240 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 2 April 1804 at which appeared Rev Thomas Raddish, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Barwell Browne, Thomas Lloyd, Jurats, Richard Butler, Thomas Marten jnr, Alexander Tulloch, Thomas Scarth, Rev George Davison, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Thomas Lloyd Jurats: Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Barwell Browne, Rev Thomas Raddish, all sworn, Richard Barwell not sworn. Common Clerk: John Woollett Chamberlain: Isaac Coffin not being present the oath is respited. Sergeant-at-Mace: Josiah Boots Common Sergeant: John Jenkin Attorneys of the Court of Record: Josiah Boots, John Jenkin Constables: Walter Fuller, Josiah Boots, John Jenkin, Charles Suters, George Harrod, Thomas Osborne. Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Josiah Boots Pound Driver: Thomas Seere Deputy Mayor: Thomas Marten [WIN 107] 100 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

1.241 An Assembly held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Wednesday 31 October 1804 at which appeared Thomas Lloyd, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats, Richard Butler, Thomas Marten jnr, Freemen At this Assembly John Dowse Esq is unanimously elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation which entry is entered on a proper stamp and the said John Dowse being present hath taken [the customary oaths]. Also at this Assembly Thomas Lloyd Esq, Mayor, chooses for his assistant and Jurat the said John Dowse who, being present, did take the oath of a Jurat. Also at this Assembly the account of Admiral Coffin, Chamberlain of this Corporation, was presented by his deputy, Thomas Marten, which account is from Easter 1803 to Easter 1804 and was stated, examined and allowed the balance whereof being the sum of £66 2s 5¼ remains due to the Chamberlain. Also at this Assembly John Stevenson is elected into the office of an assistant Pound Driver for the remainder of the year and is sworn. [WIN 80]

1.242 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 15 January 1805 before Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions: The names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn to inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King: Thomas Fuller, Foreman, Thomas Marten jnr, Edward Jeakens, John Tree, James Bourner, James Holt, George Harrod, Robert Clarke, William Sargent, Charles Suters, Thomas Easton, Richard Maplesden, John Baker, William Hunt, Charles Terry, Samuel Easton, Josiah Boots, Edward Jeakens. [WIN 61 f.113v] [Also at this Sessions: A Bill of Presentment made by the Grand Jury was delivered to the Mayor and Jurats and reads as follows:] We present Burford Jeakens for having a 2 lb weight too light. William Ockenden for having a ½ lb weight too light also a 6 oz weight. John Chester for having two 1 lb weights too light. Thomas Hoadley for having 1 lb and ½ lb weights too light. Richard Maplesden for having a 2 lb weight too light. Widow Jenkins for having a 2 lb weight too light. Robert Jenkins for having three ½ cwt, one 8 lb two 4 lb one 2 lb and one 1 lb weights too light. Proceedings 1765-1815 101

Robert Clarke for having one 2 oz weight too light. John Elliott for having one 3 lb weight too light. Richard Dunne for not having any fence against his haha adjoining the Highroad. Mr Cropper for suffering his sew[age] to run into the High Street. The Barrack Master for leaving the privy at the New Huts in an unfinished state. The footpath round The Square for not being kept in proper repair. Burford Jeakens and the Surveyors for not having a sufficient fence against the Strand Hill and also the Ferry Hill being in a dangerous state. Burford Jeakens for not having any fence against his Tanyard joining the Highroad being considered dangerous. The Trustees of the Dam Gate for not keeping good the gate upon the turn by the Horseshoe Wall. Thomas Marten Esq for suffering his sew[age] to run into the public street. John Elliott for suffering his sew[age] to run into the public street. [WIN 203]

1.243 Easter Monday 15 April 1805 The following gentlemen met in the Court Hall, Winchelsea on this day for the purpose of holding An Hundred Court for the election of a Mayor and other Officers for this Town for the year ensuing: Thomas Lloyd, Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Barwell Browne, Rev Thomas Raddish, Jurats, Richard Butler, Freeman but such Hundred cannot now be held for the purpose aforesaid by reason that only one Freeman is present when the attendance of two Freemen is necessary to constitute a Hundred Court for the purposes aforesaid therefore all proceedings are deferred until the morrow, the 16th instant being the statutory day for such election, the non attendance of another freeman rendering such of this Corporation as are now present not competent for such election of Mayor and other officers of this Town for the year ensuing [WIN 108]. [1. At this time no Corporation meeting was deemed to be quorate unless it was attended by the Mayor or Deputy Mayor, two Jurats and two Freemen. 2. No record of the following day's meeting has come to light. It is, however, known that Barwell Browne was appointed Mayor, in which capacity he appears below.]

1.244 Winchelsea Court Order issued on 7 July 1805 before George Stace, Jurat and Justice of the Peace [Recognizances required]: 102 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

James Brasselay, labourer £100. Whereas Ann Easton of Winchelsea hath in and by her voluntary examination, taken in writing and on oath, declared that she is with child and that the child is likely to be born a bastard and to be chargeable to the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea and that the above bounden James Brasselay is the father of the child. The condition of these recognizances is such that if James Brasselay shall and do personally appear at the next General Quarter Sessions of the Peace of our Sovereign Lord the King to be holden in and for the Ancient Town of Winchelsea and shall then and there abide by and perform such order or orders as shall be made in pursuance of an Act passed in the 18th year of the reign of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth concerning bastards begotten and born out of lawful matrimony upon the complaint of the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea and do not depart the Court without leave, this recognizance to be void, otherwise of force. [Document endorsed: Appeared 8 October 1805 and an order of bastardy was made.] [WIN 241]

1.245 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 16 July 1805 before Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Assembly Richard Lamb, Supervisor of the Riding Officers belonging to the Port of Rye, and William Lownes, a Riding Officer belonging to the Port of Rye, severally filed Certificates of having received the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation. Also at this Sessions upon the complaint of the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea against James Brasselay of the Parish of Hamsey in the County of Sussex, labourer, touching his begetting Ann Easton, singlewoman, with child of a female bastard child born in the Parish and now likely to become chargeable thereto. At this Sessions James Brasselay appeared in pursuance of the recognizances entered into by him and admitted that he was the father if the child and this Court therefore ordered that he should pay forty shillings towards the lying in of Ann Easton and which he actually paid the Churchwardens and Overseers and the Court did further order that James Brasselay should from 23 November then instant pay weekly two shillings and sixpence to the Churchwardens and Overseers for and towards the maintenance of the child so long as the child should be chargeable to the Parish and the Court did further order that Ann Easton should pay sixpence a week for that purpose. Proceedings 1765-1815 103

The above-named James Brasselay in forty pounds upon condition that he performed and obeyed the above order. [WIN 61 ff.114-114v]

1.246 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 14 January 1806 before Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions: The names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn to inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King: George Harrod, Foreman, Thomas Fuller, Robert Alce, Edward Jeakens, Joseph Hoad, William Hunt, Samuel Easton, Edward Jeakens jnr, Charles Suters, Richard Maplesden, John Baker, William Sargent, Thomas Osborne, Josiah Boots, Thomas Seere [WIN 61 f.115]

[Also at this Sessions: A Bill of Presentment made by the Grand Jury was delivered to the Mayor and Jurats and reads as follows:] We present The Chamberlain for not keeping a standard coal bushel. Mary Jeakens for one 2 lb, one 1 lb and one ¼ lb weights too light. Mr Elliott one 4 lb and one ½ lb weights too light. Mr Burford Jeakens one 2 lb weight too light. Mr R Bragge one 4 lb, one 1 lb, one ½ lb and one 2 lb weights too light. Mr James Clarke one 3 lb, one ½ lb and one 2 lb weights too light Mr Thomas Keene one 1 lb weight too light. Mr Alce one ½ lb weight too light Mrs Elizabeth Jeakens one 1 lb weight too light Mr John Chester one 1 lb weight too light Thomas Legge Esq for laying the dung in the street and taking away the beach in the street before the New Stables. R Denne Esq for not keeping a proper fence against his haha. The Barrack Master General for letting the sew[age] of the New Huts run in the street. The inhabitants of the Square for laying ashes and filth in the street. Mr Burford Jeakens and the Surveyors for not keeping a proper fence on the Strand and Ferry Hills. Mr Burford Jeakens for not keeping a proper fence against the Tanyard. We also wish to present the magistrates with neglect of duty only wishing them to see the above executed. [WIN 204] 104 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

1.247 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Saturday 5 April 1806 at which appeared Barwell Browne Esq, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Thomas Lloyd, Jurats, Richard Butler, Rev Thomas Raddish, Alexander Tulloch, John Dowse, Freemen At this Assembly Thomas Mosley Esq is elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation of which an entry is made on a proper stamp and the said Thomas Mosley being present [took the customary oaths] but although the above-named George Stace and Richard Butler are present at this Assembly they severally refused and declined to vote either for or against the admission of Thomas Mosley as a Freeman of this Town and they severally declined to vote at this Assembly and desired their refusal to be recorded which is hereby done accordingly. Also at this Assembly the account of Thomas Lloyd Esq, Chamberlain of this Corporation, was perused, stated and examined and which account is from Easter 1804 to Easter 1805 the balance whereof being the sum of £196 18s 7 3/4d remains due from the Corporation to the Chamberlain and which amount is allowed. [WIN 81]

1.248 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 7 April 1806 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Thomas Lloyd, Jurats, Rev Thomas Raddish, Alexander Tulloch, John Dowse, Thomas Mosley, Freemen [at which are appointed] Mayor: Thomas Lloyd Jurats: Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Barwell Browne, all sworn, John Dowse, not sworn. Common Clerk: John Woollett Chamberlain: Thomas Lloyd Esq, Mayor Sergeant-at-Mace: Josiah Boots Common Sergeant: John Jenkin Attorneys of the Court of Record: Josiah Boots, John Jenkin Constables: Walter Fuller, Josiah Boots, John Jenkin, Charles Suters, George Harrod, Thomas Osborne Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Josiah Boots Pound Driver: John Stevenson Deputy Mayor Thomas Marten [WIN 109] Proceedings 1765-1815 105

1.249 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 15 April 1806 before Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the Grand Jury delivered in a list of Presentments and the persons presented were ordered to be summoned to appear at the next Sessions to answer the complaints against them. [WIN 61 f.115v]

1.250 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 15 July 1806 before Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions several persons appeared in pursuance of the summons for that purpose to answer what should be alleged against them for permitting nuisances within the Town of Winchelsea when they severally undertook to remove the same. [WIN 61 ff.115v-116]

1.251 Winchelsea Court Order issued on [blank] August 1806 by [no names of issuing magistrates] [Recognizances required] Walter Fuller of Winchelsea, carpenter £40 John Soldier, a private in the Royal Staff Corps stationed in Winchelsea £40 Joseph Cooper of Winchelsea, blacksmith £40 Upon condition that they do personally appear at the next Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be holden for [Winchelsea] at the Town Hall then and there Walter Fuller to prosecute the law with effect and the [others] to give evidence against [blank] Eason for a certain misdemeanour in unlawfully buying and receiving of and from John Soldier one hundred and four deals of the value of [blank], the goods and chattels and property of Walter Fuller and of Robert Alce, his carpenter, he, Eason, knowing the same to have been feloniously taken and stolen. The said John Soldier, the principal felon, though amenable to justice is not yet convicted of the felony. And if the Bill be found a True Bill and returned by the Grand Jury that then they do appear in Court then and there to prosecute and give evidence upon the indictment and do not depart the Court without license then the recognizances to be void or else to remain in full force. [WIN 248] 106 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

[Note: The following month recognizances were required of [blank] Eason, carpenter (£100), John Nokes, bricklayer (£50) and Thomas Stiles, mason (£50) to appear at the next Quarter Sessions to answer the above charge.] [WIN 249]

1.252 Winchelsea Court Order issued on 19 August 1806 by Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor and Justice of the Peace [Recognizances required]: James Crawford, bricklayer, lodging at Joseph Weller's £50 Richard Bragg, victualler, at the sign of The Ship at the New Harbour in the Parish of Pett £50 Upon condition that James Crawford do personally appear at the Town Hall at the next Quarter Sessions of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea to answer such complaint as shall be preferred against him for unlawfully, notoriously and riotously assembling with certain other persons on the 17th day of August instant in Winchelsea with intent to disturb the peace and then and there making, exacting and demanding to be made a great riot and disturbance and then and there assaulting and ill-treating Edmund Barford, gentleman, and not depart the Court without leave, then this recognizance to be void or else to remain in full force. [Endorsed] Appeared and discharged 7 October 1806. [WIN 242] [Note: A further order was issued the same day adding 'assaulting and ill-treating George Dunn, Gent' to the charge. The following day recognizances were required of Solomon Suters who was said to have been involved both in the attack on Dunn and in the riot. All the documents are marked Appeared and discharged 7 October 1806] [WIN 243-245]

1.253 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Saturday 30 August 1806 at which appeared Thomas Lloyd, Mayor, Thomas Marten, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Barwell Browne, Jurats, Richard Butler, Alexander Tulloch, John Dowse, Freemen At this Assembly Rev John Thornhill is unanimously elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation of which entry is made on a proper stamp and [he] being present [takes the customary oaths]. Also at this Assembly [Mr Henry Pearch Butler, Mr George Stace the Younger, Mr Charles Terry and Mr George Tilden are similarly elected and admitted as Freemen and sworn]. [WIN 82] Proceedings 1765-1815 107

1.254 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 7 October 1806 before Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this sessions Solomon Suters appeared in pursuance of his recognizance to answer what should be alleged against him by Edmund Barford, gentleman, for assaulting and ill-treating him when, by consent of the prosecutor's agent, the recognizance was ordered to be discharged. Also Solomon Suters appeared in pursuance of his recognizance to answer in like manner as to assaulting George Dunn, gentleman, when, by consent of the prosecutor’s agent, the recognizance was ordered to be discharged. Also at this Sessions James Holt appeared in pursuance of recognizances of him and of his son Richard Holt to answer what should be alleged against him, James Holt, for a breach of the peace in assaulting the before-named Edmund Barford when by consent of the prosecutor's agent the recognizance was ordered to be discharged, [WIN 61 f.116]

1.255 An Hundred held at the Guildhall, Winchelsea on Saturday 1 November 1806 at which appeared Thomas Lloyd, Mayor, Thomas Marten, George Stace, Richard Lamb, Jurats, Richard Butler, Rev Thomas Raddish, Alexander Tulloch, John Dowse, George Stace jnr, Charles Terry, George Tilden, Freemen. At this Hundred the writ of our Sovereign Lord the King for the electing of two Barons to serve for this Town in the Parliament to be holden at the City of Westminster on the 15th day of December next ensuing and also the Precept or Mandate of the Rt Hon Robert Banks Jenkinson commonly called Lord Hawkesbury, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports, were publicly read whereupon Sir Frederick Fletcher Vane, Baronet, of Armanthwaite near Cockermouth in the County of Cumberland and Calverley Bewicke of Close House near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, were unanimously elected Barons to serve for this Town in the said Parliament and Sir Frederick Fletcher Vane and Calverley Bewicke were first elected Freemen of this Town and Corporation but not being present the oaths of a Baron were respited. The above-named Richard Lamb, George Stace the younger, Charles Terry and George Tilden did not vote or presume to vote at this election. [WIN 110]

1.256 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 13 January 1807 108 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

before Thomas Marten, Deputy Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions: The names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn to inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King: Edward Jeakens, Foreman, George Harrod, Thomas Fuller, Joseph Hoad, Charles Suters, Edward Jeakens jnr, Thomas Osborn, Josiah Boots, Thomas Seere, Richard Maplesden, John Baker, William Sargent, William Hunt, George Stace jnr, James Jones. [WIN 61 f.116v] [Also at this Sessions] A Bill of Presentments made by the Grand Jury of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea to be delivered to the Mayor and Jurats: We present: The Chamberlain for not keeping a ½ quart measure and for not keeping a coal bushel. Mr Chester for one 3 lb, one 2 lb, one 1 lb and one ½ lb and one 2 oz weights too light. William Ockenden for one ¼ lb weight and one 2 oz weight too light. Mr Denne for not keeping a proper fence against his haha. The Barrack Master for letting the filth into the street from the Hut Barracks. Thomas Lloyd Esq for not keeping the footpath good round the Square, likewise for letting the dung lay in the road near the New Stables. Mr Crowther for selling beer without a licence and throwing filth in the High Street. [WIN 205]

1.257 Winchelsea Court Order dated 11 March 1807 issued by [J. G Shorter,] [Recognizances required] James Phillips of Hastings, sailmaker £30 Jane Phillips of Hastings £10 Upon condition that if James Phillips do appear at the next Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be held for [Winchelsea] and shall then and there abide and perform such Order or Orders as shall be made upon complaint of the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea for begetting a child on the body of Ann Hoadley, singlewoman, which child is likely to be born a bastard and to be chargeable to the said Parish then this obligation to be void, otherwise of force. [WIN 250]

[Note: The document states that J G (John Goldsworthy) Shorter 'one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace' is the examining magistrate. His signature appears at Proceedings 1765-1815 109

the foot and has 'Mayor' beside it but there is something indecipherable between the two which could be 'per pro'. John Goldsworthy Shorter was never Mayor but it is quite possible that he was acting in his capacity as County Magistrate not as a Winchelsea Jurat]

1.258 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Saturday 28 March 1807 at which appeared Thomas Lloyd, Mayor, Richard Lamb, Barwell Browne, Jurats, Richard Butler, Rev Thomas Raddish, Alexander Tulloch, John Dowse, Henry Pearch Butler, George Stace jnr, Charles Terry, George Tilden, Freemen At this Assembly John Edward Wright Esq is unanimously elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation of which entry is made on a proper stamp and [he] being present [takes the customary oaths]. Also at this Assembly it is ordered that a new rental of the King's Rents and Town Rents arising and payable for certain lands and tenements and payable to this Corporation be forthwith made and it is ordered that the gentlemen now present and such other Jurats and Freemen as choose to attend be and they are hereby appointed a committee to prepare and make such new rental and lay the same before the next Assembly to be held for this Corporation. [WIN 83] [The resulting new rental is recorded at WIN 2361/2/1]

1.259 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 30 March 1807 at which appeared Thomas Lloyd, Mayor, Richard Lamb, Barwell Browne, Jurats, Richard Butler, Rev Thomas Raddish, Alexander Tulloch, John Dowse, Henry Pearch Butler, George Stace jnr, Charles Terry, George Tilden, John Edward Wright, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Barwell Browne Jurats: Thomas Marten, not sworn, Thomas Lloyd, sworn, Richard Lamb, sworn, George Stace snr, not sworn, Rev Thomas Raddish, sworn, George Tilden, sworn Common Clerk: John Woollett Chamberlain: Thomas Lloyd Esq Sergeant-at-Mace: Josiah Boots Common Sergeant: William Hunt Attorneys of the Court of Record: Josiah Boots, William Hunt Constables: Walter Fuller, George Harrod, Josiah Boots, William Hunt, Charles Suters, Thomas Osborne Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Josiah Boots 110 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Pound Driver: John Stevenson Deputy Mayor: Thomas Marten and he not being present the oath is respited The above-named Thomas Marten who is at this Hundred chosen a Jurat and appointed by the Mayor to be his Deputy being ill and unable to attend this Hundred, this Hundred is therefore now adjourned to be holden at the dwelling house of Thomas Marten for the purpose of administering to him the oath of office of Deputy Mayor, and also the oath of office of Jurat and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration. This Hundred returned afterwards from the dwelling house of Thomas Marten to the Winchelsea Court Hall where there being no further business to be transacted at this Hundred the same was dissolved. [WIN 113]

1.260 An Hundred held at the Guildhall, Winchelsea on Wednesday 6 May 1807 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, Thomas Lloyd, Rev Thomas Raddish, George Tilden, Jurats, Richard Butler, Alexander Tulloch, John Dowse, Thomas Scarth, George Stace jnr, Charles Terry, John Edward Wright, Freemen. At this Hundred the writ of our Sovereign Lord the King for the electing of two Barons to serve for this Town in the Parliament to be holden at the City of Westminster on the 22nd June next ensuing and also the Precept or Mandate of the Rt Hon Robert Banks Jenkinson, Lord Hawkesbury, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports were publicly read and thereupon Sir Frederick Fletcher Vane, Baronet, of Armanthwaite near Cockermouth in Cumberland and Calverley Bewicke of Close House near Newcastle-upon- Tyne Esq were unanimously elected to serve for this Town in the said Parliament and Calverley Bewicke being present at this election took the oath of a Freeman and the oath of a Baron but Sir Frederick Fletcher Vane not being present he taking the oaths of a Freeman and Baron is respited. The above-named Richard Lamb, George Stace the younger, Charles Terry and George Tilden did not vote or presume to vote at the above election. Also at this Hundred the above named George Stace the elder took the oath of office of a jurat of this Corporation and the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration. [not having been present on Easter Monday - see 1.259] [WIN 111]

1.261 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 13 July 1807 before Barwell Browne Esq, Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace, George Tilden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace Proceedings 1765-1815 111

At this Sessions the Grand Jury delivered in a list of Presentments and the persons Presented were ordered to be summoned to answer the complaints against them. [WIN 61 f.117]

1.262 An Hundred held at the Guildhall, Winchelsea on Monday 27 July 1807 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, George Stace, Richard Lamb, Thomas Lloyd, George Tilden, Jurats, Richard Butler, Alexander Tulloch, Henry Pearch Butler, Charles Terry, George Stace jnr, Freemen At this Hundred the writ of our Sovereign Lord the King for the electing of one Baron to serve for this Town in the present Parliament in the place of Sir Frederick Fletcher Vane Bt who was lately chosen one of the Barons for [this] Town in the present Parliament and who hath since accepted the office of Steward or Bailiff of His Majesty's three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Bondnham [i.e. Burnham] in the County of Buckingham and also the Mandate of the Rt Hon Robert Lord Hawkesbury, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports, were publicly read and thereupon Sir Oswald Mosley, Baronet, of Bruton Street in the County of Middlesex was unanimously elected a Baron to serve for this Town in the present Parliament in the place of Sir Frederick Fletcher Vane Bt, he, Sir Oswald Mosley, being first elected a Freeman of this Town and Corporation but Sir Oswald Mosley not being present at this election his taking of the oath of a Freeman and also the oath of a Baron is respited. The said Richard Lamb, Henry Pearch Butler, George Stace the younger, Charles Terry and George Tilden did not vote or presume to vote at this election. At this Hundred the said George Stace the elder is unanimously elected Deputy Mayor of the Town of Winchelsea for the remainder of the year in the room or place of the late Deputy Mayor, Thomas Marten Esq, deceased, and George Stace, being present, hath taken the oath of the Deputy Mayor and the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration. At this Hundred: The committee who were appointed at An Assembly held on 28 March last [258] for the purpose of preparing a new rental for the King's Rents and Town Rents belonging to this Corporation delivered to this Hundred such new rental which bears the date 24 July instant and such rental has been carefully perused and examined and this Hundred finds it strictly correct and it is ordered that such new rental be entered in the Hundred Book of the Corporation and afterwards the same rental to remain with the Chamberlain for the time being of this Corporation. 112 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

At this Hundred: Application was made by Thomas Amon of Winchelsea, carpenter, for the hiring of a piece of unenclosed ground in Winchelsea belonging to this Corporation adjoining Cook's Green on the east which said piece of ground contains 30 feet [at the] east end thereof, 29 feet in the front, 28 feet on the west side and 30 feet on the north side as the same is now stumped off and on which, or some part thereof he, the said Thomas Amon intends forthwith to build a house and which piece of ground fronts the ground of Thomas Amon purchased by him from Mr Edward Jeakens. Resolved by this Hundred that a lease be granted for a term of 99 years from Michaelmas Day next at the rent of 2s 6d per annum. And it is ordered that such lease be sealed at the next Hundred or Assembly that may be held for this Corporation. Also at this Hundred: Application was made by Nathaniel Bragg of Winchelsea, thatcher, for the hiring of a piece of unenclosed ground in Winchelsea belonging to this Corporation adjoining the above-mentioned piece of ground whereof a lease hath been ordered to be granted to Thomas Amon on the east and which said piece of ground contains on the east end thereof 28 feet, 50 feet in front, 20 feet on the west side thereof and 50 feet on the north side as the same is now stumped off and on which or on some part thereof Nathaniel Bragg intends forthwith to build a house and which piece of ground fronts the ground of Nathaniel Bragg purchased by him of Mr Edward Jeakens. Resolved by this Hundred that a lease be granted to Nathaniel Bragg of this piece of ground for the term of 99 years at the rent of 2s 6d per annum and it is ordered that such lease be sealed at the next Hundred or Assembly that may be held for this Corporation. It is further resolved that the tenants pay for the leases. [WIN 112]

1.263 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 6 October 1807 before George Stace, Deputy Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Tilden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the Grand Jury of the Town having in their list of Presentments made and delivered to the Court presented Richard Denne Esq for having dug a ditch in or adjoining the High Street or Public Road in this Parish of Winchelsea opposite his dwelling house and for not having put up a proper fence between such ditch and the High Street to prevent persons in passing and re-passing such highway from falling into the ditch, it was Ordered and Directed that Richard Denne should be summoned to attend the Sessions to answer the complaint of the Grand Jury. At this Sessions Josiah Boots, the Mayor's Sergeant of this Corporation, made oath that he had summoned Richard Denne to attend this Sessions to answer the complaint but that Richard Denne had neglected or declined to attend in Proceedings 1765-1815 113

pursuance of the Summons. This Court were of the opinion that from their knowledge of the Premises aforesaid what had been done by Richard Denne was a Public Nuisance and that a good and proper fence ought to be put up by and at the expense of Richard Denne to prevent accidents happening for the future to His Majesty's liege subjects passing and re-passing the said Public Road or Highway (it having been represented that accidents had often happened by reason of such fence not being put up). And the Court therefore did Order and Direct that Richard Denne should at his own cost within the space of one calendar month from that day in proper manner put up a good and sufficient fence so as to prevent accidents for the future. And it was further Ordered that Richard Denne should be served with a copy of this Order of Sessions. [WIN 61 ff.117-117v]

1.264 Winchelsea Court Order made on 5 November 1807 by the Right Worshipful the Mayor and Jurats of Winchelsea This is to give notice that if any person or persons shall cast or fire any rockets, squibs, serpents, crackers or other fireworks within the Ancient Town of Winchelsea they will be prosecuted for the same according to law. [signature of] John Woollett, Town Clerk [WIN 355]

1.265 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 12 January 1808 before George Stace, Deputy Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Tilden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions: The names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn to inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King: Charles Terry, Foreman, Edward Jeakens, Thomas Fuller, Richard Alce, William Sargent, William Hunt, Edward Jeakens jnr, Thomas Osborne, Josiah Boots, Richard Maplesden, James Holt, Walter Fuller, George Stace jnr, Isaac Hearnden, David Lawrence, Francis Meade, James Bray. [WIN 61 ff.117v-118] [Also at this Sessions] A Bill of Presentment made by the Grand Jury to deliver to the Mayor and Jurats. We present The Chamberlain for not keeping the road to the New Well in good repair, likewise for not keeping a turnstile at the Strand Well. The Surveyors for not keeping the filth carried away from the streets within the Town of Winchelsea. 114 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Richard Denne Esq for not keeping a proper fence against the street adjoining the haha. Mr Robert Sharps for his shade for his door for projecting too far into the street. Mrs Jeakens for letting her cart stand in the public street in the night time and Mr Robert Clarke, Mr Charles Bannister, Mr Francis Meades, Mr Zebulon Baker, Mr Charles Suters for the same offence. Mr Thomas Whiteman for letting his carts and waggons stand in the public street in the night time. [On this document a note has been placed against the complaint about Richard Denne's unfenced haha which states Since done.] [WIN 206]

1.266 Winchelsea Court Order issued by George Stace, Deputy Mayor and Justice of the Peace on 11 February 1808 To George Harrod, Josiah Boots, Thomas Osborne, Walter Fuller, William Hunt, Constables of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea and the Liberties thereof and to others whom this may concern: Ann Harwood, the wife of Thomas Harwood of Winchelsea, labourer, hath this day made information and complaint before me that Thomas Harwood, her husband, did on Tuesday last and Wednesday last the 7th and 8th days of this instant, February, violently assault, beat and ill-treat her in Winchelsea without any provocation. These are therefore to command you in His Majesty's name forthwith to apprehend and bring before me or some other Justice of the Peace of Winchelsea, the body of Thomas Harwood to answer unto the said complaint and to be further dealt withal according to law. [WIN 218]

1.267 Winchelsea Court Order issued by George Stace, Deputy Mayor and Justice of the Peace on [undated but probably 11 February 1808] To all and every the Constables and other Officers of the Peace for Winchelsea and the Liberties thereof whom they may concern and to the Keeper of His Majesty's gaol at the said Town: These are in His Majesty's name to command to all and every of you forthwith safely to convey and deliver into the custody of the Keeper the body of Thomas Harwood of Winchelsea, labourer, he being charged before me, one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace, by the oath of Ann Harwood his wife with violently assaulting, beating and ill-treating her in Winchelsea without any provocation on Tuesday evening the 9th and Wednesday evening the 10th of this instant February. Proceedings 1765-1815 115

And you, the said Keeper, are required to receive Thomas Harwood into your gaol and him safely there to keep for want of sureties until he shall be thence delivered by due Order of Law. And for your so doing this shall be to you and every of you sufficient Warrant. [WIN 219]

1.268 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Saturday 16 April 1808 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, George Stace Esq, Deputy Mayor, Thomas Lloyd, Rev Thomas Raddish, Richard Lamb, George Tilden, Jurats, Richard Butler, Alexander Tulloch, Henry Pearch Butler, George Stace, jnr, John Edward Wright, Charles Terry, Freemen. At this Assembly John Jones of this Town is unanimously elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation of which entry is made on a proper stamp and [he] being present [takes the customary oaths]. [WIN 84]

1.269 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 18 April 1808 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, Thomas Lloyd, Rev Thomas Raddish, George Stace snr, Richard Lamb, George Tilden, Jurats, Richard Butler, Alexander Tulloch, Henry Pearch Butler, George Stace jnr, Charles Terry, John Edward Wright, John Jones, Freemen [at which are appointed] Mayor: Rev Thomas Raddish Jurats: Barwell Browne sworn, Thomas Lloyd sworn, Richard Lamb sworn, George Stace snr not sworn, George Tilden sworn Common Clerk: John Woollett Chamberlain: Thomas Lloyd Sergeant-at-Mace: Josiah Boots Common Sergeant: William Hunt Attorneys of the Court of Record: Josiah Boots, William Hunt Constables: Walter Fuller, George Harrod, Josiah Boots, William Hunt, Joseph Hoad the elder, Nathaniel Bragg Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Josiah Boots Pound Driver: John Stevenson Deputy Mayor: George Tilden At this Hundred: It was stated by Mr Richard Butler that the Chamberlain's accounts have not been audited for some time past whereupon the Chamberlain was asked to prepare and make up his accounts and it was at the 116 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

same time ordered that Mr Tilden, the Deputy Mayor, Mr Lamb, Mr Richard Butler, Mr Terry, and Mr Wright do and they are hereby appointed a committee to inspect and audit the same and that they do make their report thereon at the next Assembly to be holden for this Town and Corporation at Midsummer next or so soon after as the same can be conveniently warned. [WIN 114]

1.270 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 26 April 1808 before George Tilden, Deputy Mayor, Thomas Lloyd, Richard Lamb, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the Grand Jury delivered in a list of Presentments and the persons Presented were ordered to be summoned to answer the complaints against them. [WIN 61 f.118]

1.271 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 10 January 1809 before George Tilden, Deputy Mayor, Richard Lamb, George Stace Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions: The names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn to inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King: William Sargent, Foreman, George Harrod, Charles Suters. Edward Jeakens, Edward Jeakens jnr, James Bray, Josiah Boots, George Stace jnr, Joseph Hoad, William Hunt, Isaac Hearnden, David Laurence, Francis Mead, James Jones, Nathaniel Bragge, George Bray, James Holt, John Tree [WIN 61 ff.118v-119]

1.272 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 3 April 1809 at which appeared Rev Thomas Raddish, Mayor, Barwell Browne, Thomas Lloyd, Richard Lamb, George Tilden, George Stace, Jurats, Alexander Tulloch, Henry Pearch Butler, George Stace jnr, John Edward Wright, Charles Terry, John Jones, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Barwell Browne Jurats: Rev Thomas Raddish sworn, Thomas Lloyd sworn, George Stace snr sworn, George Tilden sworn, Richard Lamb not sworn, Charles Terry sworn Common Clerk: John Woollett, he being not present the oath of office is respited Chamberlain: Thomas Lloyd Sergeant-at-Mace: Josiah Boots Proceedings 1765-1815 117

Common Sergeant: William Hunt Attorneys of the Court of Record: Josiah Boots, William Hunt Constables: Josiah Boots, William Hunt, Joseph Hoad the elder, Thomas Keene, Thomas Amon, Nathaniel Bragg Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Josiah Boots Pound Driver: John Stevenson Deputy Mayor: George Stace the elder [WIN 115]

1.273 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 11 April 1809 before George Stace, Deputy Mayor, George Tilden, Charles Terry, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the Grand Jury delivered in a list of Presentments and the persons Presented were ordered to be summoned to answer the complaints against them. [WIN 61 f.119]

1.274 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Monday 22 July 1809 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, George Stace, snr, Rev Thomas Raddish, Thomas Lloyd, George Tilden, Charles Terry, Jurats, Richard Lamb, George Stace jnr, John Edward Wright, Freemen. At this Assembly the account of Thomas Lloyd Esq, Chamberlain of this Corporation, was presented, part of which had been previously examined, audited and allowed by the Committee appointed to examine the Chamberlain's accounts at a Hundred held for this Corporation on the 18th day of April which was in the year 1808 [see 1.269] which account, together with the subsequent one, is again by this Assembly perused, stated and examined and which accounts commence at Easter 1805 and run to Easter 1809 the balance whereof in favour of the Chamberlain due from this Corporation being the sum of £170 0s 7 3/4d was today paid to the said Thomas Lloyd and a proper receipt on stamp has been given [for the said amount]. Also at this Assembly Thomas Lloyd requested to resign [as Chamberlain] which resignation is by this Assembly accepted and John Edward Wright Esq, one of the Freemen of this Town, is elected into the office of Chamberlain of this Corporation for the remainder of this present year and is sworn accordingly. [WIN 85]

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1.275 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 3 October 1809 before George Stace, Deputy Mayor, George Tilden, Charles Terry, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions Mr John Woollett the Town Clerk of the Corporation of Winchelsea took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation. [WIN 61 f.119v]

1.276 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 9 January 1810 before George Stace, Deputy Mayor, George Tilden, Charles Terry, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions: The names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn to inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King: Robert Clarke, Foreman, Charles Suters, Edward Jeakens, Richard Maplesden, William Hunt, James Bray, Jacob Holt, Esau Holt, George Stace jnr, John Hoad, Isaac Hearnden, David Laurence, Francis Meade. Joseph Hoad, Thomas Amon, William Sargent, Josiah Boots. [WIN 61 f.119v-120] [Also at this Sessions] A Bill of Presentment made by the Grand Jury to deliver to the Mayor and Jurats. We present The Chamberlain for not keeping in good repair the road leading to the New Well and it being in a dangerous state and likewise the turnstile at the Strand Well for not being in good repair. Mr Wright attended [and stated that] the well in question and the road leading thereto were not repairable by the Corporation and asked time to consider the same which was granted. The Surveyors for not keeping in good repair the road from the Five Houses to the gate leading to the Ferry, likewise the road leading from Joseph Cogger's to the next crossroad along the Barrack Yard, likewise for suffering dung, filth and stones lying in the highroad. Mr Denne appeared it appearing that the causes complained of were chiefly removed. Steps would be taken to remove the dunghills. Mr Thomas Easton for not keeping a [illegible] round the houses occupied by William Bayley and Esau Holt [name illegible] states this to have been done. The Commanding Officer of the garrison for suffering sentry boxes to stand in the public highroad. The Commanding Officer appeared and said the sentry boxes would be removed. [WIN 207]

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1.277 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 20 February 1810 before George Stace, Deputy Mayor, George Tilden, Charles Terry, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the Grand Jury delivered in a list of Presentments and the persons Presented were ordered to be summoned to answer the complaints against them. [WIN 61 f.120]

1.278 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 23 April 1810 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, Rev Thomas Raddish, Thomas Lloyd, George Stace snr, George Tilden, Charles Terry, Jurats, Alexander Tulloch, Henry Pearch Butler, George Stace jnr, John Edward Wright, John Jones, Richard Lamb, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Rev Thomas Raddish Jurats: Barwell Browne, Thomas Lloyd, George Tilden, George Stace snr, Charles Terry, all sworn Common Clerk: John Woollett Chamberlain: John Edward Wright Sergeant-at-Mace: Josiah Boots Common Sergeant: William Hunt Attorneys of the Court of Record: Josiah Boots, William Hunt Constables: Josiah Boots, William Hunt, Joseph Hoad the elder, Thomas Keene, Thomas Amon. Nathaniel Bragg Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Josiah Boots Pound Driver: John Stevenson Deputy Mayor: George Tilden At this Hundred: The Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of this Town having at An Hundred held on 27 July 1807 upon the application of Thomas Amon for having a piece of ground then unenclosed in Winchelsea belonging to this Corporation [measurements of ground and terms of lease as in [1.262]] such lease not yet having been executed and Thomas Amon having since written to the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen of this Corporation a letter stating that he had sold the said piece of ground to Rt Hon William Henry, Earl of Darlington, and therefore requesting that the lease might be made to the Earl of Darlington and the Earl of Darlington having applied by letter to and requesting the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen of this Corporation to permit the lease to be granted to him and the Earl also requested that the lease be made for a term of five hundred years instead of ninety-nine years it is by this Hundred ordered that such lease 120 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

be granted to the Earl instead of Thomas Amon and that the term be 500 instead of 99 years and that the rent be 2s 6d per annum as previously agreed. Also at this Hundred the lease granted to Nathaniel Bragg [see 1.262] was extended to a term of 500 years. Also at this Hundred application was made by Josiah Boots, carpenter, for having a piece of ground in Winchelsea belonging to this Corporation adjoining the piece of ground above directed to be demised to Nathaniel Bragg and which contains in width on the east side thereof 20 feet and in length from east to west as well on the north as on the south side thereof 97 feet and at the west end thereof 6 feet as the same is now stumped off. It is by this Hundred resolved that a lease be granted to Josiah Boots of the last mentioned piece of ground for the term of 500 years from Michaelmas Day 1807 at the rent of four shillings per annum. And at this Hundred the lease before directed to be granted to William Henry, Earl of Darlington, was sealed with the common seal of this Corporation and it is ordered that the leases to Nathaniel Bragg and Josiah Boots be prepared and sealed at the next Hundred or Assembly that shall be held for this Corporation. And it is further ordered that the tenants pay for the leases. [WIN 116] [Counterpart leases made to Nathaniel Bragg and Josiah Boots in the above terms survive in the Winchelsea Corporation archive as WIN 2036 and 2036a]

1.279 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 15 January 1811 before George Tilden, Deputy Mayor, George Stace, Charles Terry, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions: The names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn to inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King: George Bray, Foreman, Robert Clarke, Edward Jeakens snr, Edward Jeakens jnr, William Hunt, Jacob Holt, Nathaniel Bragg, William Sargent, John Hoad, Isaac Hearnden, David Laurence, James Bray, Robert Alce, Josiah Boots, Thomas Keene, John Tree [WIN 61 f.121] [Also at this Sessions] A Bill of Presentment made by the Grand Jury to deliver to the Mayor and Jurats We present The Chamberlain for not having a good scale beam that being out of repair it would not weigh the different weights. The Chamberlain for not having the road leading to the New Well [in repair, it] being very dangerous going up and down. The Commander of the garrison for having a sentry box near the summerhouse in the highway. [WIN 209] Proceedings 1765-1815 121

1.280 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 15 April 1811 at which appeared Rev Thomas Raddish, Mayor, Barwell Browne, George Tilden, George Stace snr, Charles Terry, Jurats, Alexander Tulloch, Henry Pearch Butler, George Stace jnr, John Jones, John Edward Wright, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Barwell Browne Jurats: Rev Thomas Raddish sworn, Thomas Lloyd not sworn, George Stace snr sworn, George Tilden sworn, Charles Terry sworn, Richard Lamb not sworn Common Clerk: John Woollett Chamberlain: John Edward Wright Sergeant-at-Mace: Josiah Boots Common Sergeant: John Hoad Attorneys of the Court of Record: Josiah Boots, John Hoad Constables: Josiah Boots, John Hoad, Joseph Hoad snr, Thomas Keene, Nathaniel Bragg, David Laurence Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Josiah Boots Pound Driver: John Stevenson Deputy Mayor: George Stace snr Also at this Hundred: [The lease to Nathaniel Bragg - see 1.262 - was read, approved and sealed] It having been represented to this Hundred that persons frequently build [on] and enclose ground in Winchelsea belonging to this Corporation and other persons take and carry away earth, mould, gravel and sand from such ground without having obtained a lease or any authority from this Corporation for so doing it is Resolved that public notice be given that if any person or persons shall hereafter enclose or build on any of the ground or premises belonging to this Corporation or take away mould, earth, gravel or sand from such ground without having had the previous consent in writing of this Corporation for that purpose that such buildings be immediately removed and the person or persons offending be prosecuted according to law. [WIN 118]

1.281 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 23 April 1811 before George Stace Deputy Mayor, George Tilden, Charles Terry, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the Grand Jury delivered in a list of Presentments and the persons Presented were ordered to be summoned to answer the complaints against them. 122 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Also at this Sessions it having been represented to the Court by George Bray, the Foreman of the Grand Jury, that Isaac Hearnden, one of the Grand Jury (who was called upon to perform his duty as a juryman at the time the Jury made their Perambulation and View within the Town of Winchelsea on 15 January then last) absented himself from his duty having in his possession one of the weights belonging to the Corporation of the Town in consequence of which the Jury were unable to examine and try some of the weights used within the [Town] which Isaac Hearnden therefore was directed to be summoned to attend the next Quarter Sessions to be held in Winchelsea to answer such neglect in his duty. [WIN 61 ff.121-121v]

1.282 An Assembly held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Monday 22 July 1811 at which appeared George Stace Esq, Deputy Mayor, George Tilden, Charles Terry, Jurats, George Stace jnr, John Jones, Freemen. At this Assembly Mr Deputy Mayor, Mr Tilden and Mr Terry, Jurats, Mr Wright, Chamberlain, and Mr Stace jnr are elected Barons to appear for and on behalf of this Corporation at the General Brotherhood and Guestling of the Cinque Ports, the two Ancient Towns and their Members to be holden at the Town and Port of New Romney on Tuesday the 23rd day of July instant and the above named persons are to have commissions under the common seal of this Corporation and the Town Clerk [to] be included in such Court and attend with them at the time and place aforesaid and at this Assembly the Commissions from this Corporation to the Brotherhood and Guestling are sealed with the common seal of this Corporation but this Assembly are of opinion in consequence of information from the Town Clerk that it is supposed that the right of the Speaker does not this year fall on the Town and Port of Dover and that the proposed Brotherhood and Guestling is therefore improperly convened, this Corporation claiming the right of being Speaker in rotation with the Five Ports and the other Ancient Town (being Rye) all of which the above-named persons are to take notice at the meeting so to be held at New Romney tomorrow and support the privileges of this Corporation. [WIN 86] [Note: No Court of Brotherhood and Guestling took place on 23 July 1811, possibly because of the improper convening alleged above. The next was not held until 21 July 1812 when Winchelsea failed to attend and was fined £50 for the offence.]

1.283 Directive from the Home Office, Whitehall dated 1 January 1812 addressed to the Mayor of Winchelsea Proceedings 1765-1815 123

[States]: 'It appearing that notwithstanding the precautions which have been adopted for making known to Aliens arriving and residing in the Kingdom that their residence here without having obtained a licence from the Alien Office is illegal; many Aliens wilfully neglect to comply with the regulations laid down in the Aliens Act in this respect; and there being also reason to believe that many Aliens have found means of introducing themselves into the Country for the illegal purpose of assisting in the escape of Prisoners of War etc. Mr Secretary Ryder has directed me to call your special attention to this subject and to suggest to you the expediency of proceeding as the Aliens Act directs against all such Aliens as may be found resident in your District under the Circumstances above stated. I am at the same time directed to point your attention to the 30th Section of the above Act where you will perceive that all Housekeepers who receive Aliens to lodge or reside in their houses for more than twenty-four hours without complying with the conditions therein are liable to a Penalty of £10. In all cases where Aliens shall be committed by you for being at large without having obtained a Licence or whose Licences have expired or who shall have failed to comply with the conditions therein expressed I have to request you will transmit me an account of your proceedings for Mr Secretary Ryder's information in order that he may decide as to the ultimate disposal of such Persons when the period shall have expired for which they stand committed. [signature of] Henry Goulburn [WIN 2017] [Note: Richard Ryder was Home Secretary 1809-12]

1.284 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 14 January 1812 before George Stace Deputy Mayor, George Tilden, Charles Terry, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions: The names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn to inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King: David Laurence, Foreman, Robert Clarke, George Harrod, Charles Suters, Edward Jeakens, Joseph Hoad, Nathaniel Bragg, Walter Fuller, Josiah Boots, Richard Maplesden, John Hoad, James Bray, Jacob Holt, Thomas Keene, John Falla, Thomas Hoadley. [WIN 61 ff.122-122v] [Also at this Sessions] A Bill of Presentment made by the Grand Jury to deliver to the Mayor and Jurats: We present The Chamberlain for not keeping a turnstile at the Strand Well [WIN 209] 124 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

1.285 Directive from the Home Office, Whitehall dated 20 January 1812 addressed to the Mayor of Winchelsea [States]: The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty and the Commissioners for the Transport Service having addressed to Mr Secretary Ryder various representations respecting the escape of French Prisoners of War on Parole I am directed by him to acquaint you that the Commissioners of the Transport Service have been directed to instruct their Agents to make immediate communication of the escape of any French prisoners to the nearest Signal Station and to the nearest Deputy Lieutenants and Magistrates in the County where such escape may take place. With a view therefore to give full effect to this measure I am directed by Mr Ryder to call your serious attention to this subject and to recommend you upon receiving such notices to take the most active steps for the apprehension of any prisoners who may have made their escape. [signature of] Henry Goulburn [WIN 1986]

1.286 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 30 March 1812 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, Rev Thomas Raddish, Thomas Lloyd, George Stace snr, George Tilden, Charles Terry, Jurats, Alexander Tulloch, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, George Stace jnr, John Jones, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Rev Thomas Raddish Jurats: Barwell Browne, Thomas Lloyd, George Stace snr, George Tilden, Charles Terry, all sworn Common Clerk: John Woollett Chamberlain: John Edward Wright Sergeant-at-Mace: Thomas Sylvester Keene Common Sergeant: John Hoad Attorneys of the Court of Record: Thomas Sylvester Keene, John Hoad Constables: Thomas Sylvester Keene, John Hoad, Joseph Hoad the elder, Nathaniel Bragg, David Laurence Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Thomas Sylvester Keene Pound Driver: John Stevenson Deputy Mayor: George Tilden [WIN 119]

1.287 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 7 April 1812 Proceedings 1765-1815 125

before George Tilden, Deputy Mayor, George Stace, Charles Terry, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the Grand Jury delivered in a list of Presentments and the persons Presented were ordered to be summoned to answer the complaints against them. [WIN 61 f.122v]

1.288 Proclamation of the forthcoming election of Barons to Parliament issued on 3 October 1812 [I] George Tilden, Deputy Mayor of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea in the County of Sussex, do hereby proclaim and give notice that a Hundred Court for the Election of two Barons of the Town to serve in a certain Parliament to be holden at the City of Westminster on the 24th Day of November next ensuing will be holden on Thursday the 8th Day of October instant at 11 o'clock in the forenoon at the Guildhall in and for the said Town of Winchelsea when and where all persons interested in the said Election may be present. [The document is subscribed] I, Thomas Keene, Crier of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea in the County of Sussex, do hereby certify that I did make Proclamation in the Ancient Town of Winchelsea to the above effect the 3rd Day of October 1812. [signature of] Thomas Sylvester Keene. [Note: Keene's declaration that he has carried out this duty is countersigned by a witness, John Hoad] [WIN 476]

1.289 An Hundred held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on Thursday 8 October 1812 at which appeared Rev Thomas Raddish, Mayor, Barwell Browne, George Tilden, Thomas Lloyd, George Stace snr, Charles Terry, Jurats, Henry Pearch Butler, Alexander Tulloch, John Edward Wright, George Stace jnr, John Jones, Freemen. At this Hundred: The writ of our Sovereign Lord the King for the election of two Barons to serve for this Town in the Parliament to be holden at the City of Westminster on 24th November next ensuing and also the precept or mandate of the Rt Hon Robert Banks [Jenkinson], Earl of Liverpool, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports were publicly read and thereupon the Hon William John Frederick Vane of Grosvenor Square in the County of Middlesex and Calverley Bewicke of Close House in the County of Northumberland Esq were unanimously elected Barons to serve for this Town in the said Parliament and William John Frederick Vane being present at this election was first elected a Freeman of this Town and Corporation and took the oath of a Freeman and the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration but 126 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Calverley Bewicke not being present at this election his taking the oath of a Baron is respited. The above-named George Stace the younger did not vote or presume to vote at the above election. [WIN 117]

1.290 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 12 January 1813 before George Stace, Deputy Mayor, George Tilden, Charles Terry, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions: The names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn to inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King: William Sargent snr, Foreman, John Woods, Edward Jeakens jnr, David Laurence, Robert Clarke, James Bray, Joseph Hoad, Josiah Boots, Robert Alce, Charles Suters, Edward Jeakens snr, Richard Maplesden, John Hoad, John Tree, John Fuller, Thomas Keene, Thomas Hoadley. [WIN 61 ff.123-123v]

1.291 Winchelsea Court Order dated 12 January 1813 issued by George Tilden Jurat and Justice of the Peace Be it remembered that on the 12th day of January 1813 Thomas Chester of Winchelsea, labourer, and George Bray of Winchelsea, farmer, personally came before me and acknowledged themselves to be indebted to our Sovereign Lord the King, Thomas Chester in the sum of £50 and George Bray in the sum of £25 to be levied on their lands and tenements, goods and chattels for the use of our Sovereign Lord the King if Thomas Chester shall make default in the conditions hereunder written: The condition of this recognizance is that if Thomas Chester do and personally appear at the next Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be held in Winchelsea to answer for violently beating, bruising, assaulting and ill-treating Ann, the wife of James Hoadley of Winchelsea, tailor, and in the meantime keep the peace and be of good behaviour towards all people and especially towards Ann Hoadley, then these to be void, otherwise of full force. [Document endorsed 'Appeared and discharged'] [WIN 251]

1.292 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 19 April 1813 at which appeared Proceedings 1765-1815 127

Rev Thomas Raddish, Mayor, Barwell Browne, George Stace snr, George Tilden, Charles Terry, Jurats, Alexander Tulloch, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, George Stace jnr, John Jones, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Barwell Browne Jurats: Rev Thomas Raddish sworn, Thomas Lloyd not sworn not being present, George Stace snr sworn, George Tilden sworn, Charles Terry sworn Common Clerk: John Woollett Chamberlain: John Edward Wright Sergeant-at-Mace: Thomas Sylvester Keene Common Sergeant: John Hoad Attorneys of the Court of Record: Thomas Sylvester Keene, John Hoad Constables: Thomas Sylvester Keene, John Hoad, John Woods, Joseph Hoad the elder, Nathaniel Bragg, David Laurence Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Thomas Sylvester Keene Pound Driver: John Stevenson Deputy Mayor: George Stace the elder [WIN 120]

1.293 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 11 January 1814 before George Stace, Deputy Mayor, George Tilden, Charles Terry, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions: The names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn to inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King: William Thorpe, Foreman, James Bray jnr, Edward Jeakens snr, David Laurence, Robert Clarke, Charles Suters, Joseph Hoad, Nathaniel Bragg, Richard Maplesden, Josiah Boots, William Marten, William Sargent snr, Thomas Hoadley, John Holt, Jacob Holt. [WIN 61 f.124] [Also at this Sessions] A Bill of Presentment made by the Grand Jury to deliver to the Mayor and Jurats We present The Chamberlain for not keeping a turnstile at the Strand Well. Mr Charles Gausden for keeping hogs near the highway and being a great nuisance to the same. Mr Thomas Oyler for laying dung in the highways and being a great nuisance to the same. [WIN 210]

1.294 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 11 April 1814 128 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, Rev Thomas Raddish, George Tilden, Charles Terry, Jurats, Alexander Tulloch, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, George Stace jnr, George Hill, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Rev Thomas Raddish Jurats: Barwell Browne sworn, George Stace snr not sworn, George Tilden sworn, Charles Terry sworn, George Stace jnr sworn Common Clerk: John Woollett Chamberlain: John Edward Wright Sergeant-at-Mace: Thomas Sylvester Keene Common Sergeant: John Hoad Attorneys of the Court of Record: Thomas Sylvester Keene, John Hoad Constables: Thomas Sylvester Keene, John Hoad, Joseph Hoad the elder, Nathaniel Bragg, Henry Barham, Jacob Holt Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Thomas Sylvester Keene Pound Driver: John Stevenson Deputy Mayor: George Tilden [WIN 117A]

1.295 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 19 April 1814 before George Tilden, Deputy Mayor, Charles Terry, George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions a Certificate under the hand of James Rees of Rye in the County of Sussex, Protestant Minister, bearing the date 24 March last directed to the Justices of the Peace of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea and to the Clerk of the Peace thereof was delivered into Court whereby the said James Rees did certify that a certain room, part of a messuage in the New Square commonly called The Factory in the Town of Winchelsea late in the occupation of John Lockyer, was intended forthwith to be used as a place of Religious Worship by An Assembly or Congregation of Protestants and he did thereby require [the justices] to register and record the same according to the Provisions of an Act passed in the 52nd Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George III entitled 'An Act to repeal certain Acts relating to Religious Worship and Assemblies and persons Teaching or Preaching therein' and he did request a Certificate thereof. And it was Ordered by the Court that the said Certificate be recorded pursuant to the Act and the Town Clerk of the Corporation was directed to give a Certificate thereof accordingly when demanded. Also at this Sessions the Grand Jury delivered in a list of Presentments and the persons Presented were ordered to be summoned to answer the matter complained of and objected against them. [WIN 61 ff.124-125v] Proceedings 1765-1815 129

1.296 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 20 August 1814 before George Stace, magistrate. Thomas Hill of Winchelsea in Sussex, one of the Officers of the Duties of Excise and Inland Duties of coffee, tea etc maketh oath and saith that he, this deponent, hath cause to suspect and doth suspect that run goods are fraudulently hid and concealed in some Place or Places in and about the house of John Daniels in the Parish of Winchelsea with an intent to defraud His Majesty of the duties thereon for this deponent hath received an information. [signature of] Thomas Hill [WIN 2026]

1.297 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 10 January 1815 before George Tilden, Deputy Mayor, George Stace the elder, Charles Terry, George Stace the Younger, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions: The names of the Grand Jury empanelled and sworn to inquire for our Sovereign Lord the King: James Bray the Elder, Foreman, John Woods, Edward Jeakens snr, Edward Jeakens jnr, David Laurence, Richard Maplesden, Joseph Hoad, Francis Meade, Thomas Hoadley, Jacob Holt, Nathaniel Bragg, Josiah Boots, William Marten, William Sargent, Charles Suters, James May, John Tree, Henry Barham, Peter Stonham. [WIN 61 ff.125v-126]

1.298 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 25 February 1815 before George Stace, magistrate. Thomas Hill of Winchelsea in Sussex, one of the Officers of the Duties of Excise and Inland Duties of coffee, tea etc maketh oath and saith that he, this deponent, hath cause to suspect and doth suspect that run goods are fraudulently hid and concealed in some Place or Places in and about the house of Henry Buttonshaw in the Parish of Winchelsea with an intent to defraud His Majesty of the duties thereon for this deponent hath received an information. [signature of] Thomas Hill [WIN 2027]

1.299 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 27 March 1815 at which appeared 130 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Rev Thomas Raddish, Mayor, Barwell Browne, George Stace snr, George Tilden, Charles Terry, George Stace jnr, Jurats, Alexander Tulloch, John Edward Wright, John Jones, George Hill, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Barwell Browne Jurats: Rev Thomas Radddish, George Stace snr, George Tilden, Charles Terry, George Stace jnr all sworn Common Clerk: John Woollett Chamberlain: John Edward Wright Sergeant-at-Mace: Thomas Sylvester Keene Common Sergeant: John Hoad snr Attorneys of the Court of Record: Thomas Sylvester Keene, John Hoad snr Constables: Thomas Sylvester Keene, John Hoad snr, Nathaniel Bragg, Henry Barham, Jacob Holt, James May Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Thomas Sylvester Keene Pound Driver: John Stevenson Deputy Mayor: George Stace snr [WIN 121]

1.300 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 4 April 1815 before George Stace snr, Deputy Mayor, George Tilden, Charles Terry, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the Grand Jury delivered in a list of Presentments and the matters and things therein contained having been done and repaired or undertaken to be done and repaired by the parties complained of no order was made thereupon. [WIN 61 f.126]

1.301 General Quarter Sessions held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 11 July 1815 before George Stace the Elder, Deputy Mayor, George Tilden, Charles Terry, George Stace the Younger, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the recognizance of William Sheather was respited until the next Sessions. [WIN 61 f.126v]

1.302 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Guildhall on 21 July 1815 at which appeared Proceedings 1765-1815 131

Barwell Browne, Mayor, Rev Thomas Raddish, George Stace snr, George Tilden, Charles Terry, George Stace jnr, Jurats, Alexander Tulloch, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, John Jones, George Hill, Freemen At this Hundred the Writ of our Sovereign Lord the King for the electing of one Baron to serve for this Town in the present Parliament in the place of the Honourable William John Frederick Vane Powlett who was lately chosen as one of the Barons for this Town for the present Parliament and who has since accepted the office of Steward of the Manor of East Hendred in the County of Berkshire and also the Mandate of the Rt Hon Robert Banks, Earl of Liverpool, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports, were publicly read and thereupon Henry Brougham of Brougham in the County of Westmoreland Esq was unanimously elected a Baron to serve for this Town in the present Parliament in place of William John Frederick Vane Powlett, he, Henry Brougham, first being elected a Freeman of this Town and Corporation and being present at this election took the oath of a Freeman and the oaths of a Baron and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration. The above named George Stace the Younger did not vote or presume to vote at the above election. [WIN 122]

1.303 Winchelsea Court Order dated 11 July 1815 issued by George Stace the Elder, Deputy Mayor and Justice of the Peace William Sheather of Beckley in the County of Sussex, labourer, and Peter Delvey Stonham of Winchelsea, miller, do personally come before me and acknowledge themselves to be indebted to our Sovereign Lord the King as follows: That is to say William Sheather in the sum of £20 and Peter Delvey Stonham in the sum of £10 to be levied on their respective goods and chattels, lands and tenements if William Sheather shall make default on the conditions hereunder written: The condition of this recognizance is such that if the above bounden William Sheather do and shall personally appear at the next Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be held for Winchelsea and shall then and there abide and perform such Order or Orders as shall be made on him upon complaint of the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of St Thomas the Apostle for begetting a bastard child on the body of Alice Whiteman, singlewoman, of which she is now pregnant and which is likely to become chargeable thereto and do not depart the Court without leave then these recognizances to be void or else to remain in full force. [Document endorsed: Appeared and discharged] [Further endorsed: Recognizances respited till the Michaelmas Sessions 1815] [WIN 252] 132 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

[Note: At the Michaelmas Sessions Sheather was ordered to pay two pounds 'towards the lying-in of Alice Whiteman' and to pay two shillings and sixpence a week towards the maintenance of the child 'for and so long as the child remains chargeable' with the mother required to pay a further one shilling a week 'in case she shall not take care of the child herself'.] [PAR 511/34/4/5]

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PART 2: WINCHELSEA COURT RECORDS 1816-1866

2.1 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held in the Court Hall on 9 January 1816 before George Stace snr, Deputy Mayor, George Tilden and George Stace jnr, Jurats and Justices of the Peace. At this Sessions the names of the Grand Jury impannelled and sworn to inquire for Our Lord the King: John Woods, Foreman, James Bray jnr, James Bray snr, Edward Jeakens, David Laurence, Charles Suters, Joseph Hoad, Nathaniel Bragg, Isaac Heath, Josiah Boots, William Marten, William Sargent, Robert Alce, Thomas Hoadley, Jacob Holt, Henry Barham. [WIN 61 f.127] [Also at this Sessions] A Bill of Presentment made by the Grand Inquest [named above] was delivered to the Mayor and Jurats. We present the Surveyors of the Highways for not keeping a proper fence at the bottom of Strand Hill adjoining the Malthouse. We present the Surveyors of the Highways for not keeping the road in good repair opposite Mrs Woodhams' house. [WIN 212]

2.2 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Guildhall on Monday 12 February 1816 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, Rev Thomas Raddish, George Stace snr, George Tilden, Charles Terry, George Stace jnr Jurats, Alexander Tullock, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, John D Jones, George Hill, Freemen At this Hundred the Writ of our Sovereign Lord the King for the electing of one Baron to serve for this Town in the present Parliament in the place of Calverley Bewicke Esq who was lately chosen one of the Barons for the said Town in the present Parliament and who is lately dead and also the Mandate of the Rt Hon Robert Banks, Earl of Liverpool, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports were publicly read and thereupon the Rt Hon Henry Vane commonly called Lord Viscount Barnard was unanimously elected a Baron to serve for this Town in the present Parliament in place of the said Calverley Bewicke. He, the said Henry Vane, Lord Viscount Barnard, being first elected a Freeman of this Town and Corporation. But the said Henry Vane, Lord Viscount Barnard, not being present at this election his taking the oath of a Freeman and also the oath of a Baron is respited. The above-named George Stace the younger did not vote or presume to vote at the above election. [WIN 123] 134 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

2.3 An Assembly of the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea held in the Court Hall of Winchelsea on Saturday 13 April 1816 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, Rev Thomas Raddish, George Tilden, Charles Terry, George Stace jnr, Jurats. John Edward Wright, Alexander Tullock, John Jones, George Harrod, Freemen At this Assembly Mr Henry Powell of this town is unanimously elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation of which an entry is made on a proper stamp and Henry Powell being present hath taken the oath of a Freeman and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration. [WIN 87]

2.4 An Hundred held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 15 April 1816 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, Rev Thomas Raddish, George Stace snr, George Tilden, Charles Terry, George Stace jnr, Jurats, Alexander Tullock, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, George Hill, Henry Lowell, Freemen. [at which were appointed] Mayor: Rev Thomas Raddish Jurats: Barwell Browne, George Stace snr, George Tilden, Charles Terry, George Stace jnr, all sworn. Common Clerk: John Woollett Chamberlain: John Edward Wright Sergeant-at-Mace: Thomas Sylvester Keene Common Sergeant: Joseph Hoad the elder Attorneys of the Court of Record: Thomas Sylvester Keene, Joseph Hoad the elder Constables: Thomas Sylvester Keene, Joseph Hoad the elder, George Harrod, Nathaniel Bragg, Henry Barham, Jacob Holt, Edward Jeakens Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Thomas Sylvester Keene Pound Driver: John Stevenson Deputy Mayor: George Tilden At this Hundred: Richard Stileman Esq applied for a lease of a piece of ground, part of the waste ground belonging to this Corporation. It is ordered that the Deputy Mayor and such of the Jurats and Freemen of the Corporation as can make it convenient to attend be and they are hereby appointed a Committee to agree with Mr Stileman for the ground to be demised and to set out the same and agree with him the rent, form and conditions of the lease and to report Proceedings 1816-1866 135

their opinion thereon at the next Assembly or Hundred to be held for this Corporation. Also at this Hundred Mr Stace senior delivered in a Grant made in the reign of Queen Elizabeth of certain lands to this Corporation which Grant is ordered to be delivered into the hands of the Mayor for the purpose of investigation which when done is to be by him delivered into the hands of the Town Clerk to be by him at any time delivered up to the Corporation when required so to do and in the meantime to be by the Town Clerk kept for the use of this Corporation. Also at this Hundred complaint having been made by the Chamberlain that there are arrears of King's Rents or Town Dues due to the Corporation from various persons Resolved that application be forthwith made by the Town Clerk to such defaulters and, unless the arrears are speedily paid, that legal measures be taken to enforce such payments accordingly and that by and at the expense of this Corporation. [WIN 124]

2.5 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held in the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 16 July 1816 before George Tilden, Deputy Mayor, George Stace the elder, George Stace the younger, Jurats and Justices of the Peace. At this Sessions George Tilden, Charles Terry and George Stace jnr, Jurats of Winchelsea, severally filed certificates of their having received the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper and took the Oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and made and subscribed the Declaration enjoined by law. Also at this Sessions the Grand Jury delivered in a list of Presentments and the parties presented were ordered to be informed thereof and if the matters complained of were not done in the meantime they were to be summoned at the next Court of Quarter Sessions. [WIN 61 f.127v]

2.6 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held in the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 14 January 1817 before George Tilden, Deputy Mayor, Charles Terry and George Stace, Jurats The names of the Grand Jury enpannelled and sworn to inquire for Our Sovereign Lord the King Richard Maplesden, Foreman, John Woods, James Bray jnr, James Bray snr, Edward Jeakens, Nathaniel Bragg, John Fuller, Thomas Hoadley, Jacob Holt, David Laurence, Charles Suters, Joseph Hoad, Francis Meades, Richard Osborne, Henry Barham, Thomas Osborne. [WIN 61 ff.128-128v] 136 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

2.7 An Assembly of the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea held in the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Saturday 5 April 1817 at which appeared Rev Thomas Raddish, Mayor, Barwell Browne, George Tilden, Charles Terry, George Stace, Jurats, Alexander Tullock, Henry Pearch Butler, George Hill, Henry Powell, Freemen At this Assembly Mr John Winstone of this town is unanimously elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation of which an entry is made on a proper stamp and John Winstone being present hath taken the oath of a Freeman and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration. [WIN 88]

2.8 An Hundred held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 7 April 1817 at which appeared Rev Thomas Raddish, Mayor, Barwell Browne, George Tilden, Charles Terry, George Stace, Jurats, Alexander Tullock, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, George Hill, Henry Powell, John Winstone, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Barwell Browne Jurats: Rev Thomas Raddish, George Tilden, Charles Terry, George Stace, all sworn Common Clerk: John Woollett Chamberlain: John Edward Wright Sergeant-at-Mace: Thomas Sylvester Keene Common Sergeant: Joseph Hoad the elder Attorneys of the Court of Record: Thomas Sylvester Keene, Joseph Hoad the elder Constables: Thomas Sylvester Keene, Joseph Hoad the elder, Nathaniel Bragge, Henry Barham, Jacob Holt, Edward Jeakens Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Thomas Sylvester Keene Pound Driver: John Stevenson Deputy Mayor: George Tilden [WIN 125]

2.9 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held in the Court Hall, Winchelsea on 15 April 1817 Proceedings 1816-1866 137

before before George Tilden, Deputy Mayor, Charles Terry and George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace. At this Sessions the Grand Jury delivered in a list of Presentments which were ordered to be considered at the next Sessions. [WIN 61 f.128v]

2.10 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held in the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 13 January 1818 before George Tilden, Deputy Mayor, Charles Terry and George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace The names of the Grand Jury enpannelled and sworn to inquire for Our Sovereign Lord the King George Harrod, Foreman, Henry Barham, John Woods, James Bray snr, James Bray jnr, Edward Jeakens, David Laurence, Charles Suters, Richard Maplesden, Nathaniel Bragg, William Martin, John Fuller, William Sargent snr, Robert Alce, Thomas Hoadley, Jacob Holt, George Bray. [WIN 61 ff.129-129v]

2.11 An Assembly of the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea held in the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Saturday 21 March 1818 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, George Tilden, George Stace, Jurats, Alexander Tullock, John Edward Wright, Henry Pearch Butler, George Hill, Henry Powell, John Winstone, Freemen At this Assembly Rev Samuel Philip Sheppard is unanimously elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation and Samuel Philip Sheppard being present hath taken the oath of a Freeman and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration Also at this Assembly, Barwell Browne Esq, Mayor, chose for his Assistant and Jurat Alexander Tullock who, being present, did take the oath of a Jurat and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration. [Also] At this Assembly the Grant made in the reign of Queen Elizabeth of certain lands to this Corporation which had been delivered into the hands of the Mayor for the purpose of investigation was delivered into the hands of the Town Clerk by Barwell Browne Esq, Mayor, in confirmation of an order made at the Hundred held on 15 April 1816 and the Town Clerk is desired to deliver back the said Grant into the hands of the Mayor and which from time to time is to be handed over to the Mayor for the time being by whom the same is to be 138 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

kept for the use of the Corporation and it is ordered that the said Grant be produced to the Hundred every Easter Monday. Also at this Assembly it is ordered that the Chamberlain do give notice to Thomas Lloyd Esq forthwith to restore to the Corporation about six or seven rods of waste belonging to this Corporation enclosed by him forming a part of his field or piece of land called Monday's Market in Winchelsea. [WIN 89]

2.12 An Hundred held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 23 March 1818 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, George Tilden, George Stace, Alexander Tullock, Jurats, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, George Hill, Henry Powell, John Winstone, Rev Samuel Philip Sheppard, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Alexander Tullock Jurats: Barwell Browne, George Tilden, George Stace, Henry Powell, all sworn Common Clerk: John Woollett Chamberlain: John Edward Wright Sergeant-at-Mace: Thomas Sylvester Keene Common Sergeant: Joseph Hoad the elder Attorneys of the Court of Record: Thomas Sylvester Keene, Joseph Hoad the elder Constables: Thomas Sylvester Keene, Joseph Hoad the elder, Nathaniel Bragge, Henry Barham, Jacob Holt, Edward Jeakens Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Thomas Sylvester Keene Pound Driver: John Stevenson Deputy Mayor: George Stace [WIN 126]

2.13 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held in the Court Hall, Winchelsea on 31 March 1818 before George Stace, Deputy Mayor, George Tilden, and Henry Powell, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the Grand Jury delivered in a list of Presentments which were ordered to be considered at the next Sessions. [WIN 61 f.129v]

2.14 An Hundred held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on 18 June 1818 at which appeared Proceedings 1816-1866 139

Alexander Tullock, Mayor, Barwell Browne, George Tilden, George Stace, Henry Powell, Jurats, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen At this Hundred the Writ of our Sovereign Lord the King for the electing of two Barons to serve for this Town in the Parliament to be holden at the City of Westminster on the 4th day of August next ensuing and also the Precept or Mandate of the Rt Hon Robert Banks, Earl of Liverpool, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports were publicly read and thereupon Henry Brougham of Brougham Castle in the County of Westmoreland Esq and George Mills of Twickenham in the County of Middlesex were unanimously elected Barons to serve for this Town in the said Parliamen and the said George Mills was first elected a Freeman of this Town and Corporation but Henry Brougham and George Mills not being present at this election [their oaths] are respited. The above-named George Stace did not vote or presume to vote at the above election. [WIN 127]

2.15 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held in the Court Hall, Winchelsea on 20 October 1818 before George Stace, Deputy Mayor, George Tilden, and Henry Powell, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions George Stace filed a certificate of his having received the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper and took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and made and subscribed the Declaration enjoined by law. [WIN 61 f.130]

2.16 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held in the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 12 January 1819 before George Stace, Deputy Mayor, George Tilden and Henry Powell, Jurats and Justices of the Peace The names of the Grand Jury enpannelled and sworn to inquire for Our Sovereign Lord the King Walter Fuller, Foreman, James Bray snr, Edward Jeakens, David Laurence, George Harrod, Richard Maplesden, Joseph Hoad, Nathaniel Bragg, William Martin, John Fuller, William Sargent, Thomas Bennett, Thomas Hoadley, Jacob Holt, Richard Osborne, Thomas Osborne, George Haisell. [Also] at this Sessions George Tilden and Henry Powell filed certificates of having received the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper and took the oaths of 140 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration enjoined by law. [WIN 61 f.130v]

2.17 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 12 April 1819 at which appeared Alexander Tullock, Mayor, Barwell Browne, George Tilden, George Stace, Henry Powell, Jurats, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, Rev Samuel P Sheppard, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen. [At which were appointed] Mayor: Barwell Browne Jurats: Alexander Tullock, George Tilden, George Stace, Henry Powell, all sworn Common Clerk: Weeden Dawes Chamberlain: John Edward Wright Sergeant-at-Mace: Thomas Sylvester Keene Common Sergeant: Joseph Hoad the elder Attorneys of the Court of Record: Thomas Sylvester Keene, Joseph Hoad the elder Constables: Thomas Sylvester Keene, Joseph Hoad the elder, George Harrod, Nathaniel Bragg, Jacob Holt, Edward Jeakens Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Thomas Sylvester Keene Pound Driver: Thomas Hoad Deputy Mayor: George Tilden Also at this Hundred it is ordered that the Chamberlain do give notice to Richard Stileman Esq forthwith to restore to the Corporation about six or seven rods of the wasteland belonging to this Corporation lately enclosed by Thomas Lloyd Esq and laid into and forming a part of a certain field or piece of land called Monday's Market lately purchased by the said Richard Stileman. Also at this Hundred Mr [George] Tilden, Mr [George] Stace, Mr [Henry] Powell, Mr [George] Hill and Mr [John] Winstone are appointed a Committee to survey the piece of woodland sometime since conveyed by this Corporation to Richard Barwell Esq and now the property of Richard Stileman Esq and report to the next Hundred or Assembly whether more ground belonging to the said Corporation than what was conveyed to Mr Barwell has been enclosed and laid into the said piece of woodland. [WIN 128]

2.18 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held in the Court Hall, Winchelsea on 13 July 1819 Proceedings 1816-1866 141

before George Tilden, Deputy Mayor, George Stace and Henry Powell, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions George Tilden, George Stace and Henry Powell filed certificates of having received the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper and took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation enjoined by law. [Also] at this Sessions Walter Fuller, Foreman of the Grand Jury, delivered in a list of Presentments which being read was ordered to be taken into consideration at the next Sessions. [WIN 61 ff.131-131v]

2.19 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held in the Court Hall, Winchelsea on 11 January 1820 before Barwell Brown, Mayor, George Stace, and Henry Powell, Jurats and Justices of the Peace The names of the Grand Jury enpannelled and sworn to inquire for Our Sovereign Lord the King: William Sargent snr, Foreman, Walter Fuller, James Bray snr, Edward Jeakens, David Laurence, William Martin, John Fuller, Robert Alce snr, Henry Barham, Richard Maplesden snr, Joseph Hoad, Nathaniel Bragge, Josiah Boots, Thomas Hoadley, Jacob Holt, Richard Osborne, James Holt, George Haisell. [WIN 61 f.132]

2.20 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Monday 8 March 1820 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, Alexander Tullock, George Stace, Henry Powell, Jurats, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Freemen At this Hundred the Writ of our Sovereign Lord the King for the electing of two Barons to serve for this Town in the Parliament to be held at the City of Westminster on 21 April next ensuing and also the Precept or Mandate of the Rt Hon Robert Banks, Earl of Liverpool, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports were publicly read and thereupon Henry Brougham of Brougham Hall, Westmorland Esq and Lucius Concannon of St James's Street in the Count of Middlesex were unanimously elected Barons to serve for this Town in the said Parliament and the said Lucius Concannon was first elected a Freeman of this Town and Corporation. But Henry Brougham and Lucius Concannon not being present the oath of Henry Brougham as a Baron is respited and the oaths of Lucius Concannon as a Freeman and Baron are respited. [WIN 61AA] 142 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

2.21 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 14 March 1820 before George Stace, Justice of the Peace for Winchelsea Be it remembered that on [this day] John Johnson, a seaman belonging to His Majesty's Ship Severn but at present stationed with others of the said ship at a Watch House near Jury's Gut in the Parish of Winchelsea in the County of Sussex and within the Liberty of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea and which said John Johnson is one of the seamen belonging to the Coast Blockade under the command of John Jones, an Admiralty Midshipman of the Severn, having command of the party stationed at the said Watch House for the prevention of smuggling (who prosecutes as well for His Majesty as for himself in this behalf) in his person cometh before me, George Stace Esq, being one of the Justices of Our Lord the King assigned to Keep the Peace of our said Lord the King in and for the Ancient Town of Winchelsea and also to hear and determine divers felonies, trespasses and other misdemeanours in Winchelsea committed, residing near the place where the offence hereinafter mentioned was committed and as well as for our Lord the King as for himself giveth me to understand and be informed that between the hours of five and six o'clock this morning this informant seized and secured a certain person now present whose name he has since learned to be Joseph Honeysett on or near a certain farm called Camber Farm having thrown two tubs containing spiritous liquors from his shoulders and this informant seized Joseph Honeysett and such two tubs containing spiritous liquors because the same liquors were intended to be run as this informant believes without payment of duty. Whereupon Joseph Honeysett, being brought before me, George Stace, in order to make answer and make good his defence to the information and having heard the same is asked by me why [he] should not be convicted of the offence above charged upon him. And therefore Joseph Honeysett doth not show any cause before me why he should not be convicted of the offence charged in the information. Whereupon all and singular the premises [evidence] being seen and fully understood by me and mature deliberation thereupon being had it manifestly appears to me that Joseph Honeysett is guilty of the [charge]. It is therefore adjudged by me that Joseph Honeysett is guilty. It is therefore adjudged by me upon due proof thereof to my satisfaction that the matter and things in the information are true and thereupon [I] do convict John Honeysett and he is therefore convicted (upon the oath of John Johnson) according to the form of the Statute in such case made and provided. And the said Joseph Honeysett for this offence hath forfeited the sum of one hundred pounds mitigated to twenty-five pounds of lawful money of Great Britain to be distributed as the law provides. In witness whereof I have put my hand and seal this 14th day of March in the year1820. [signature and seal of] George Stace. [WIN 283A] Proceedings 1816-1866 143

Note: On the same day four others were convicted by Stace of the same offence and with the same penalty on the evidence of other members of Midshipman Jones's Coast Blockade party. They were: William Hyde of Brookland in Kent who attempted to escape but was seized, James Holdstock also of Brookland, Stephen Filmer, labourer, of Rye and Samuel Barber, also a labourer, of Ivychurch in Kent. Apart from the fine, each is recorded as agreeing a Recognisance that he will be liable to pay £200 should he, within a period of three years 'again be convicted of offending against any law in force relative to the law of customs'. [WIN 283B-E]

2.22 An Assembly held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on 1 April 1820 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, Alexander Tullock, George Stace, Henry Powell, Jurats, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, George Hill, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Freemen. The Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea having agreed with Mary Denne, Widow and Relict of Richard Denne of Winchelsea, deceased, William John Denne of Doctors Commons, London Esq and Richard Greenland Denne of Lincoln's Inn in the County of Middlesex to convey to them All that piece or parcel of ground for many years past used for impounding stray cattle and on part whereof stands the Pound for impounding cattle therein. And which said piece or parcel of ground is situate in the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea and contains by admeasurement twenty-one rods and an half be the same more or less. [The agreement was] read over to this Assembly and approved and the same was ordered to be sealed with the Common Seal of this Corporation accordingly. [WIN 90] Note: For the full text of the document see 2.23

2.23 An Hundred held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 3 April 1820 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, Alexander Tullock, George Stace, Henry Powell, Jurats, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, Rev Samuel P Sheppard, George Hill, Freemen at which were appointed Mayor: Alexander Tullock Jurats: Barwell Browne, George Stace, Henry Powell, Rev Samuel P Sheppard, all sworn Common Clerk: Weeden Dawes Chamberlain: John Edward Wright 144 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Sergeant-at-Mace: Thomas Sylvester Keene Common Sergeant: Joseph Hoad the Elder Attorneys of the Court of Record: Thomas Sylvester Keene, Joseph Hoad the elder Constables: Thomas Sylvester Keene, Joseph Hoad the elder, George Harrod, Nathaniel Bragg, Jacob Holt, Edward Jeakens. Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Thomas Sylvester Keene Pound Driver: Thomas Hoad Deputy Mayor: George Stace Also at this Hundred an Indenture of Release bearing date the present day and made between the Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea of the first part, Mary Denne of Winchelsea, Widow and Relict of Richard Denne of Winchelsea deceased, William John Denne of Doctors Commons, London Esq and Richard Greenland Denne of Lincoln's Inn in the County of Middlesex Esq of the second part and John Woods of Winchelsea, shopkeeper of the third part whereby the Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty for the consideration therein mentioned have granted and conveyed unto John Woods and his heirs All that piece or parcel of ground for many years used for impounding stray cattle and on part whereof stands the Pound for impounding cattle therein and which piece or parcel of ground is situate in the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea and contains admeasurement twenty-one rods and a half be the same more or less and is bounded on the south by an out-office and wall belonging to the Dwelling House of Mary Denne, on the west by a garden wall of Mary Denne, on the north by the highroad called Cross Street and on the east partly by the road leading to Icklesham and Pett and partly by out-offices belong to the House of Mary Denne together with all ways, paths, passages, trees, gates, walls fences, rights and appurtenances except the wooden fences of the said Pound to the said piece or parcel of ground or in any wise appertaining. To hold the same unto the said John Woods and his heirs to the use of the said Mary Denne and her assigns during her life without ?unpeacement of waste and from and immediately after her decease to the use of the said William John Denne and Richard Greenland Denne respectively and their respective heirs and assigns and to be divided between them as Tenants in Common and not as Joint Tenants and whereby (and by a lease for a year upon which the said indenture was grounded so far as concerned the piece of Garden Ground after mentioned) the said Mary Denne, William John Denne and Richard Greenland Denne for the consideration therein mentioned have granted and conveyed to the Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty and their successors All that piece or parcel of Freehold Garden Ground being part and parcel of a piece or parcel of land called or known by the name of Ballader's Plat containing by admeasurement one rod and twenty perches one half of a perch to be the same Proceedings 1816-1866 145

more or less situate in the said Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea and which piece or parcel of Freehold Garden Ground is boarded on the south by Cross Street aforesaid, in the west by certain stables and coach houses belonging to Mary Denne, William John Denne and Richard Greenland Denne and lying between the said piece of Garden Ground and the High Road called the Back Street on other parts of the said Ballad Singer's Plat and the premises belonging to Thomas Easton and on the east by other part of the said Ballad Singer's Plat with the appurtenances to the said last mentioned piece or parcel of ground belonging or in any wise appertaining (except the cellar which runs under part of the same piece or parcel of ground at the north-west corner thereof. To hold the last mentioned piece of ground and premises (except as before excepted) unto and to the use of the said Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty and their successors for ever, was sealed with the Common Seal of this Corporation. Also at this Hundred it is Ordered that the Chamberlain do give notice in writing to Richard Stileman Esq to restore within one month to the Corporation the wasteland belonging to the Corporation lately enclosed by Thomas Lloyd Esq and laid into and forming a part of a certain field or piece of land called Monday's Market lately purchased by Richard Stileman. Also at this Hundred it is Ordered that the Chamberlain do also give notice in writing to the said Richard Stileman to restore within one month to the Corporation the wasteland belonging to the Corporation lately enclosed by him and laid to Woodland under his occupation at or near Newgate within the Liberty of the Corporation and also so much of the New Gate as hath been enclosed within the fence set up by [him]. Also at this Hundred the Deputy Mayor, Mr [Henry] Powell, Mr [George] Hill and Mr [John] Winstone be and they are hereby appointed a Committee with full power for making the Pound lately used for impounding strayed cattle to be taken down and for erecting the same at such place within the Liberty of the Corporation as the Committee shall think proper. And the said Committee are hereby also authorised and empowered to fix a place where it will be most proper to erect public stocks upon and for the ordering and erecting of stocks thereon. And the Chamberlain is hereby directed to pay all such bills as shall be necessarily incurred in removing of the Pound and the placing thereof elsewhere and also for the said stocks and the erecting of the same. Also at this Hundred it is ordered that Mrs Mary Denne shall have the use and occupation of the Garden Ground this day conveyed to the Corporation until the 19th day of November next paying to the Chamberlain of this Corporation one guinea and a half by way of rent for the same. [WIN 129] 146 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Note: The Pound was moved to a site in School Hill, part of which remains the freehold of Winchelsea Corporation and is let on a long lease as an electricity sub- station. A plaque on the fence records the Corporation' ownership.

2.24 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 8 May 1820 before George Stace, Justice of the Peace who issued a warrant for the arrest of John Ockenden, labourer, of Winchelsea. [WIN 284] Note: Ockenden's offence was exactly as detailed in [21] above except that he had been trying to land four tubs of spiritous liquor rather than two and had evaded capture.

2.25 An Assembly held in the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Monday 10 July 1820 at which appeared Alexander Tullock, Mayor, Barwell Browne, George Stace, Henry Powell, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Jurats, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen. At this Assembly Mr John Tilden of this Town is unanimously admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation of which an entry is made on a proper stamp and the said John Tilden being present hath taken the Oath of a Freeman and also the Oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation enjoined by law. Also at this Assembly Mr Joseph Hennah is unanimously admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation of which an entry is made on a proper stamp and the said Joseph Hennah being present hath taken the Oath of a Freeman and also the Oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation enjoined by law. Also at this Assembly Mr Mayor delivered in a Precept under the hand and seal of the Right Honourable Robert Banks, Earl of Liverpool, Constable of Dover Castle and Admiral of the Cinque Ports in the words and figures following: To the Mayor, Jurats and Common Council of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea. The Coronation of His Majesty King George IV being appointed on the 1st day of August next and your claim having been allowed on the 9th day of June last You are hereby required within a convenient time after the receipt hereof to proceed to an election of two persons fully qualified to be Bearers of the Canopy at the said Coronation and you are to make proper return to me under the Seal of your Corporation of the names of such persons as you shall choose with all convenient speed. Given under my hand and seal the 6th day of July 1820. [signed] Liverpool. Proceedings 1816-1866 147

And the said Precept having been read, Henry Brougham and Lucius Concannon Esqs, two of the Freemen of this Corporation were unanimously elected and chosen the two Barons of this Corporation to join with the other Barons in supporting the Canopy over His Majesty King George IV at the Solemnity of His Majesty's Coronation and they were appointed to attend His Majesty's Coronation in the words following: We this present day have unanimously elected and chosen Henry Brougham and Lucius Concannon Esqs, two of the Freemen, our two Barons, being persons fitly qualified to be Bearers of the Canopy over His Most Excellent Majesty King George IV at the Solemnity of His Majesty's Coronation on the 1st day of August next. And then and there to do and perform all such services as at such Coronation belong to them and as time out of mind the Barons of the Cinque Ports and the two Ancient Towns have been accustomed to do and perform. And the appointment was by the Order of this Assembly duly sealed with the seal of this Corporation. Also at this Assembly Mr Joseph Hennah having applied to this Corporation to rent of them a small piece of ground, Mr [George] Stace, Mr [John Edward] Wright, Mr [Henry] Powell, Mr [George] Hill and Mr [John] Winstone are hereby appointed a Committee to visit the said piece of ground to locate the same to Mr Hennah and to put him in possession thereof and to report what they have done herein at the next Assembly. [Also] at this Assembly the Town Clerk is directed to revise the Book of King's Dues and Town or King's Rents and correct the same where it may be necessary and that he do procure the assistance of Mr Walter Fuller and other persons in ascertaining a correct knowledge of the property so chargeable and the present owners and occupiers thereof. [WIN 91]

2.26 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held in the Court Hall, Winchelsea on 17 October 1820 before George Stace, Deputy Mayor, Henry Powell, and Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions George Stace and Henry Powell filed certificates of having received the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper and took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation enjoined by law. Also at this Sessions William Sargent the Elder, the Foreman of the Grand Jury delivered into Court a Presentment against the Chamberlain for not keeping doors of the gaol in a proper state of repair and for not keeping the walls without the prison of sufficient height to prevent the approach of persons from without whereby it is supposed persons have made their escape. 148 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

[Also] at this Sessions the Chamberlain of the Corporation is directed to be summoned to appear at the next Sessions to be holden for this Town and Corporation to answer the complaint contained in the Presentment delivered in. [WIN 61 ff.132v-133]

2.27 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 17 October 1820 before George Stace, Justice of the Peace [Wherein the magistrate states that] Joash Jones of Winchelsea, butcher, Edward Jeakens of Winchelsea, tanner and Joseph Hoad of Winchelsea, shopkeeper, personally came before me and acknowledged themselves to be indebted to our Sovereign Lord the King, Joash Jones in the sum of fifty pounds, Edward Jeakens in the sum of £25 and Joseph Hoad in the sum of £25 of lawful money of Great Britain to be levied on their respective goods and chattels, lands and tenements for the use of our Lord the King, his heirs and successors, if Joash Jones shall make default in the condition hereunder written. The condition of this recognisance is that if the above bounden Joash Jones do and shall personally appear at the next General Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be holden in and for the Ancient Town of Winchelsea to answer for assaulting, beating and ill-treating John Eagles of Winchelsea, butcher, and in the same time keep the peace and be of good behaviour towards our Lord the King and all his liege people and especially towards John Eagles then this recognisance to be void otherwise of force. [signature of] George Stace [WIN 253]

2.28 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 21 December 1820 before George Stace, Justice of the Peace [Wherein the magistrate states:] Be it remembered that Robert Wheeler of Winchelsea, labourer, personally came before me and acknowledged himself to be indebted to our Sovereign Lord the King in the sum of fifty pounds of lawful money of Great Britain to be levied on his goods and chattels, lands and tenements for the use of our Lord the King, his heirs and successors, if default is made in the condition hereunder written: The condition of this recognizance is such that if the above bounden Robert Wheeler and Harriett his wife do and from henceforth and until the twenty- first day of December 1821 keep the peace and be of good behaviour towards our Lord the King and all his liege people and especially towards Edmund Proceedings 1816-1866 149

Morris of Winchelsea, labourer, and Elizabeth his wife, then this recognizance to be void otherwise of force. [signature of] George Stace [WIN 254]

2.29 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held in the Court Hall, Winchelsea on 8 January 1821 before George Stace, Deputy Mayor, Henry Powell, and Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Jurats and Justices of the Peace The names of the Grand Jury impannelled and sworn to inquire for Our Sovereign Lord the King: Walter Fuller, Foreman, John Woods, Edward Jeakens, David Laurence, Charles Suters, Joseph Hoad, William Sargent snr, William Sargent jnr, Nathaniel Bragge, Isaac Hearnden, Josiah Boots, William Martin, Thomas Bennett, Robert Alce snr, Robert Alce jnr, Jacob Holt, Richard Osborne, George Haisell. [WIN 61 f,33]

2.30 A Bill of Presentment made by the Grand Inquest of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea dated 9 January 1821 We present the Surveyor of the Highways for not keeping a safe fence on Strand Hill such as to prevent people from slipping down the cliff under the present fence. We present the Surveyors of the Highways of the Parish of Icklesham for not keeping a good road against the Harbour Lands. We also present the aforesaid Surveyors for not making good the bank and keeping a good fence against the ditch at the little Horseshoe Wall gut. We also present the Surveyors of this Parish for not seeing that all rubbish, dunghills, timber etc that are laid in the public streets are removed un a reasonable time. [WIN 214]

2.31 An Hundred held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 23 April 1821 at which appeared Alexander Tullock, Mayor, Barwell Browne, George Stace, Henry Powell, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Jurats, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, George Hill, Joseph Hennah, Freemen. [at which were appointed] Mayor: Barwell Browne 150 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Jurats: Alexander Tullock, George Stace, Henry Powell, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Joseph Hennah, all sworn. Common Clerk: Weeden Dawes Chamberlain: John Edward Wright Sergeant-at-Mace: Thomas Sylvester Keene Common Sergeant: Joseph Hoad the elder Attorneys of the Court of Record: Thomas Sylvester Keene, Joseph Hoad the elder Constables: Thomas Sylvester Keene, Joseph Hoad the elder, George Harrod, Nathaniel Bragge, Jacob Holt, Edward Jeakens. Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Thomas Sylvester Keene Pound Driver: Thomas Hoad Deputy Mayor: George Stace [WIN 130]

2.32 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held in the Court Hall, Winchelsea on 1 May 1821 before George Stace, Deputy Mayor, Henry Powell, and Joseph Hennah, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions Mr Walter Fuller, the Foreman of the Grand Jury delivered in a list of Presentments which being read is ordered to be taken into consideration at the next Sessions. [WIN 61 f.133v]

2.33 An Assembly of the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea held at the Court Hall on 29 June 1821 at which appeared George Stace, Deputy Mayor, Henry Powell, Joseph Hennah, Jurats, Henry Pearch Butler, George Hill, John Winstone, John Tilden, Freemen. At this Assembly the Deputy Mayor delivered in a Precept under the hand and seal of the Rt Hon Robert Banks, Earl of Liverpool, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden and Admiral of the Cinque Ports in the words and figures following: To the Mayor, Jurats and Common Council of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea. The Coronation of His Majesty King George IV being appointed on the 19th day of July next and your claim having been allowed on the 9th day of June last you are hereby required within a convenient time after the receipt hereof to proceed to an election of two Barons fully qualified to be bearers of the canopy Proceedings 1816-1866 151

at the said Coronation and you are to make a proper return to me under the seal of your Corporation of the names of such persons as you shall choose with all convenient speed. Given under my hand and seal at Dover Castle this 18th day of June 1821. The Lord Warden, being ill, has authorised me to sign this Precept. George Jenkinson, Deputy Warden of the Cinque Ports. By command of the Constable, Warden and Admiral. [countersigned] Thomas Pain, Registrar. [Also at this Assembly] The Precept having been read, Henry Brougham and Lucius Concannon Esqs were unanimously chosen the two Barons for this Corporation to join with the other Barons in supporting the canopy over His Majesty King George IV at the solemnity of His Majesty's Coronation and they were appointed to attend His Majesty's Coronation in the word following: To the Rt Hon Robert Banks, Earl of Liverpool, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden and Admiral of the Cinque Ports: We, the Mayor, Jurats and Common Council of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea in the County of Sussex, being of the Liberty of the Cinque Ports, do humbly certify that in obedience to Your Lordship's Precept bearing the date the 18th day of June instant under your hand and seal at arms We, this present day, have unanimously elected and chosen Henry Brougham and Lucius Concannon Esqs, two of the Freemen and two Barons (being persons fully qualified to be Bearers of the Canopy) to join with the other Barons in supporting the Canopy over His Excellent Majesty King George IV at the Solemnity of His Majesty's Coronation on the 19th day of July next and then and there to do and perform all such services as at such Coronation belong to them and as time out of mind the Barons of the Cinque Ports and Two Ancient Towns have been accustomed to do and perform. Given under our Common Seal at Winchelsea this 29th June 1821 and the said appointment was by Order of this Assembly duly sealed with the seal of this Corporation [WIN 61AA/WIN 4]

2.34 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held in the Court Hall, Winchelsea on 13 January 1822 before George Stace, Deputy Mayor, Henry Powell, and Joseph Hennah, Jurats and Justices of the Peace The names of the Grand Jury enpannelled and sworn to inquire for Our Sovereign Lord the King William Sargent jnr, Foreman, Richard Maplesden. Walter Fuller, John Woods, Edward Jeakens, David Laurence, George Harrod, Charles Suters, Nathaniel Bragge, Robert Alce snr, Joseph Bigg, Josiah Boots, William Martin, Robert Alce jnr, Henry Barham, Thomas Hoadley, Jacob Holt, Richard Osborne. At this Sessions George Stace, Henry Powell and Joseph Hennah filed certificates of their having received the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper and 152 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation enjoined by law. [WIN 61 ff.134-134v]

2.35 An Hundred held in Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 8 April 1822 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, Alexander Tullock, George Stace, Henry Powell, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Joseph Hennah, Jurats, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, John Tilden, Freemen. [at which were appointed] Mayor: Alexander Tullock Jurats: Barwell Browne, George Stace, Henry Powell, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Joseph Hennah, all sworn Common Clerk: Henry Pearch Butler Chamberlain: John Edward Wright Sergeant-at-Mace: Thomas Sylvester Keene Common Sergeant: Joseph Hoad Attorneys of the Court of Record: Thomas Sylvester Keene, Joseph Hoad Constables: Thomas Sylvester Keene, Joseph Hoad, George Harrod, Nathaniel Bragg, Jacob Holt, Edward Jeakens Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Thomas Sylvester Keene Pound Driver: Thomas Hoad Deputy Mayor: George Stace [Also at this Hundred] Mr Weeden Dawes having requested on account of his health to resign the office of Common Clerk, his resignation was accepted. And he is hereby Ordered to deliver to George Stace, the Deputy Mayor, all books, papers and writings in his custody belonging to this Corporation who is desired to receive a list or schedule thereof and to give to Mr Dawes a receipt for the same. [Also at this Hundred] The thanks of this Corporation be given to Mr Weeden Dawes for his regularity and attention to the duties of Common Clerk of this Corporation and that the Corporation regret that he was obliged through ill- health to resign his situation. [Also at this Hundred] Thomas Sylvester Keene having stated to the Hundred the additional duties which are imposed upon him as gaoler on account of the present commitment of Persons for Smuggling and their subsequent removal by Habeas Corpus and on that account applied for some additional remuneration. It is referred to the magistrates at their next Quarter Sessions to consider this application and to make such order thereon as they shall think fit. [WIN 61AA]

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2.36 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held in the Guildhall, Winchelsea on 10 July 1822 before George Stace, Deputy Mayor, Henry Powell, and Joseph Hennah, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions George Stace, Henry Powell and Joseph Hennah severally filed certificates of their having received the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper and took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration enjoined by law against Transubstantiation. [Also] at this Sessions it is ordered that for and towards the repairing of the Gaol and for the relief of the prisoners and in furnishing the House of Correction with the salary of the keeper thereof, the treasurer's salary, the coroner's fees, the charges concerning vagrants, soldiers, convicting and transporting felons and other County or General charges, an equal county or general rate for raising the sum of £136 be assessed and charged upon the whole of the Ancient Town and the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle within the same. Also upon those parts of the several parishes of Icklesham, Pett and Broomhill which lie within the Liberty of the Ancient Town to be paid out of the money collected or to be collected for the relief of the poor of the said several parishes or places above named if poor rates shall have been made. And that payment thereof be demanded by the Sergeant-at-Mace of the Churchwardens and Overseers of the aforesaid parishes or places proportionately to the amount of the poor's rates so by them respectively collected. And for more effectually ascertaining the amount of such poor's rates so by them collected or to be collected as aforesaid. It is ordered that the Town Clerk do prepare summonses to be to them directed and forthwith issued requiring them respectively to attend at the next General Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be holden for this Town and render an account on oath of the amount of such poor rate by them respectively collected or to be collected as aforesaid and assessed upon those lands which lie within the Liberty of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea aforesaid. And it is also ordered that such of the parishes or places or parts of parishes or places as have no Churchwardens or Overseers of the Poor or poor rates be rated and assessed as the Act of Parliament in that case directs. Note: This entry records the first occasion that a town rate was levied, the 'County or General' charges having made it necessary. This occurs next the following January [41]. By November 1823 [56] the wording had been standardised and on each occasion thereafter it appears in summary form but with the amounts per parish always included. And it is further ordered that Mr Walter Fuller of Winchelsea aforesaid, builder, be appointed treasurer of the rate or assessment so to be raised, levied 154 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

and assessed as aforesaid. Whose accounts, verified on oath, are hereby ordered and directed to be inspected, examined and allowed by such and so many of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace (but not less than three) as shall be assembled at any General Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be holden in and for the Town of Winchelsea aforesaid. And the balance if any which shall remain (after payment of the said treasurer's salary, the amount whereof to be hereafter fixed and other incidental expenses to be allowed by the Justices aforesaid) in the hands of the said treasurer shall be paid, applied and disposed of as such Justices so assembled shall think proper and legally to appoint, order and direct. [WIN 61 ff.135-136]

2.37 Winchelsea Court Hearing held at the Court Hall on 16 July 1822 Before George Stace, Jurat and Justice The information and complaint of John Woods, one of the Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle in the Ancient Town of Winchelsea who upon his oath saith that there is now due to this informant as such Overseer the sum of £3 7s 6d for the maintenance etc of a bastard child born of the body of Mary Ann Clarke at Winchelsea and that John Hope, late of that place, is the reputed father of the said bastard child. [WIN 2220]

2.38 Warrant issued to the Constables of Winchelsea on 24 August 1822 by Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace for Winchelsea Whereas it hath been duly made appear unto me upon the oath of John Woods, one of the present Overseers of the Poor of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, that by an order under the hands and seals of George Stace and Charles Terry, two of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for Winchelsea, (one whereof at the time of making the said order was of the quorum) and both residing next unto the limits of the parish church of Winchelsea bearing date the fifth day of September which was in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, John Eagles of Winchelsea, butcher, was adjudged by [those] justices, to be the reputed father of a male bastard child born of the body of Jane Jenkins, singlewoman, in the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, on the twenty-second day of July, 1815 and whereas John Eagles had due notice of the order, a true copy thereof in writing having been personally delivered to him by David Laurence, then one of the Overseers of the Poor of Winchelsea, on the fifth day of September 1815, and that no appeal had been made to the court of Quarter Sessions against the order and whereas upon the oath of John Woods it manifestly appears to me that the sum of Proceedings 1816-1866 155

twelve pounds twelve shillings now remaining justly due, owing and unpaid from John Eagles under and by notice of the order which he hath neglected and refused to pay and still doth neglect and refuse to pay although payment of twelve pounds twelve shillings hath been and is now duly demanded from him by John Woods. Now these are therefore to command you, the [Winchelsea] constables and every one of you in His Majesty’s name to apprehend John Eagles and bring him before me or some other of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for Winchelsea as shall be sitting at the Guildhall, Winchelsea on Tuesday next the twenty-seventh day of this instant month of August by eleven o’clock in the forenoon then and there to answer such complaint and to be further dealt with according to law. Herein fail you not at your peril. [WIN 2216]

2.39 General Petty Sessions held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 27 August 1822 before George Stace, Deputy Mayor, Henry Powell, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [see 2.38 above] John Eagles being now called upon by us, the Justices, to show cause why the sum of twelve pounds and nineteen shillings is so due and unpaid by him, [he] doth not show to us any reasonable or sufficient cause for [the offence] and doth now neglect and refuse to pay the said sum of money or any part thereof to John Woods, one of the Overseers of the Poor for Winchelsea. Therefore, we, the justices, do adjudge John Eagles guilty of the offence and that for this offence he be committed, and he is accordingly by us hereby committed to the House of Correction of and for the Town of Winchelsea there to be kept to hard labour for the space of three months unless he shall, before the expiration of the three months pay or cause to be paid to one of the Overseers of the Poor of Winchelsea the sum of twelve pounds and nineteen shillings [now] due and unpaid. And we do charge and hereby command you, the constables, and every of you, forthwith to take and convey John Eagles to the House of Correction for Winchelsea and there deliver him to the keeper together with this precept. And we do hereby also command you, the keeper of the House of Correction, to receive John Eagles into your custody and him there safely to keep to hard labour for the space of three months unless he shall before the expiration of the three months pay [the aforesaid sum]. [WIN 2217B] Note: On this document the amount earlier quoted as twelve pounds twelve shillings has been deleted and twelve pounds nineteen shillings substituted without explanation.

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2.40 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held on 15 October 1822 before Alexander Tullock, Mayor, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard and Joseph Hennah, Jurats and Justices of the Peace. At this Sessions Thomas Sylvester Keene, Sergeant-at-Mace made an affidavit of the respective summonses as mentioned at the last Quarter Sessions held for the Ancient Town and the Liberties thereof and thereupon the following gentlemen came forward and verified their returns on oath respectively as to the total amount of the rental assessed to the Poor Rate by them as Overseers of the respective parishes or places hereunder mentioned for those lands lying in such parishes or places as are within the Liberty of the Ancient Town: Mr Robert Cooper, Overseer of that part of the Parish of Icklesham which lies within the Liberty of the Ancient Town produced a valuation for that part of the said Parish amounting to £1128 10s 0d. Mr Thomas Russell for that part of the Parish of Pett £127 0s 0d Mr John Woods, Overseer of the Poor of the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle £1476 0s 0d No person appearing for that part of the Parish of Broomhill that lies within the Liberty of this Ancient Town it is Ordered that the Town Clerk do write to the Officers of that parish and state that unless a return is made at the next Quarter Sessions of the Peace for this Town further proceedings will be taken herein. [WIN 61 ff.136-137]

2.41 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at Winchelsea Guildhall on 14 January 1823 before George Stace, Deputy Mayor, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Joseph Hennah, Jurats and Justices of the Peace. The names of the Grand Jury empannelled and sworn to inquire for Our Lord the King: Robert Alce jnr, Foreman, John Woods, Walter Fuller, William Sargent jnr, David Laurence, Josiah Boots, Nathaniel Bragge, William Sargent snr, Robert Alce snr, William Martin, John Fuller, Henry Barham, Thomas Hoadley, Jacob Holt, Thomas Sylvester Keene, George Haisell, Isaac Hearnden, John Bennett. At this Sessions: Mr Samuel Southerden, Overseer of that part of the Parish of Broomhill which lies within the Liberty of the Ancient Town, delivered in a return of the amount of the rental assessed for that part of the said Parish amounting to the sum of £1248. [Also] at this Sessions it is Ordered that for and towards the repair of the Gaol and for the relief of the prisoners therein confined and in furnishing the House of Correction with the salary of the keeper thereof, the Coroners' fees, the Proceedings 1816-1866 157

charges concerning vagrants, soldiers, carriages, convicting and transporting felons and other general charges an equal rate or assessment for raising the sum of £134 12s 8d be assessed and charged upon the under-mentioned Parishes or Places that lie within the Liberty of the Ancient Town to be paid out of the money collected or to be collected for the relief of the poor of the said respective parishes or places or parts of places where poor rates have been or shall be made. And that the payment thereof be demanded by the Sergeant- at-Mace of the Churchwardens or Overseers of such parishes or places according to the following quotas, rates and proportions:

£ s d On the Ancient Town of Winchelsea and the Parish of St Thomas the 49 4 0 Apostle within the liberty of the same Ancient Town On that part of the Parish of Icklesham which lies within the Liberty of 39 12 0 the Ancient Town On that part of the Parish of Broomhill ditto 41 12 0 On that part of the Parish of Pett ditto 4 4 8 Total 134 12 8

It is also Ordered that such of the aforesaid parishes or places or parts thereof as have no Churchwardens or Overseers of the Poor or poor rate be rated and assessed as the Act of Parliament in that case directs. It is likewise Ordered that a copy of this order be made and signed by the Town Clerk and given to the Sergeant-at-Mace who is hereby directed to issue his precepts to the Churchwardens and Overseers of the several parishes or places or parts of places above-named and are situate and lying within the Liberty of the Ancient Town to pay over the aforesaid to him, the Sergeant-at-Mace to be by him paid over to the Treasurer thereof who was duly appointed at the last Quarter Sessions holden for this Ancient Town. [WIN 61 ff.137v-138]

2.42 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Guildhall on 20 February 1823 at which appeared Alexander Tullock, Mayor, Barwell Browne, George Stace, Henry Powell, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Joseph Hennah, Jurats, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, John Tilden, Freemen. At this Hundred the Writ of Our Sovereign Lord the King for electing one fit and discreet Baron of the aforesaid Town and Port in the place of Lucius Concannon Esq who was lately chosen one of the Barons of the said Ancient Town for the present Parliament but is since lately deceased to go and attend 158 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

the said Parliament now holden in the City of Westminster in the County of Middlesex according to the tenor and effect of His Majesty's Writ and the Mandate of the Rt Hon Robert Banks, Earl of Liverpool, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports to the said Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of Winchelsea which were publicly read over. And thereupon William Loader of Putney Heath in the County of Surrey Esq was unanimously elected a Baron to serve for this Town and Corporation in the present Parliament and he, William Loader, having been duly elected a Freeman of this Town and Corporation and being also present at this election, the oath of a Baron or Burgess and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration. were duly taken and sworn by him, the said William Loader. The above-named George Stace did not vote or presume to vote at the above election. [WIN 61AA]

2.43 Winchelsea Court of Record [no date or names of magistrates] held on or about 28 February 1823 The Jurors of Our Lord the King upon their oath present that Thomas Edwards, labourer, late of the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea in the County of Sussex and within the jurisdiction of the Court of Record for the Ancient Town, did on the 25th day of February inst[ant] with force and arms at the Parish aforesaid one shift of the value of two shillings of the goods and chattels of Mary Baker then and there being found feloniously steal take and carry away against the peace of Our Lord the King his Crown and Dignity. [Note: The document is endorsed 'sworn in open court' under which is written 'no bill'. The witnesses were Mary Baker, Elizabeth Saunders, Harriett Hoadley and William Chasmar.] [WIN 230]

2.44 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 8 March 1823 before George Stace and Henry Powell, Justices of the Peace Mary Baker of Winchelsea, singlewoman, Thomas Hoadley of Winchelsea, blacksmith, the said Thomas Hoadley as mainpernor of Elizabeth Saunders, his servant an infant, and William Chasmar, labourer, do severally acknowledge to Our Sovereign Lord the King the sum of £40 to be levied on their several goods and chattels, lands and tenements by way of recognisance to His Majesty's use in case default shall be made on the condition following: The condition of this recognisance is such that if the above bounden Mary Baker, Thomas Hoadley, Elizabeth Saunders and William Chasmar do personally appear at the next General Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be Proceedings 1816-1866 159

holden in and for the Ancient Town of Winchelsea then and there to prosecute 3the law with effect and give evidence in His Majesty's behalf Thomas Edwards for feloniously stealing on the 20th day of February last one shift of the value of two shillings, the property of Mary Baker, against the peace. And if the Bill shall be found a True Bill and returned so by the Grand Jury that they do appear in court and prosecute and give evidence upon that indictment and do not depart the court without leave then this recognisance to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect. [signatures of] George Stace and Henry Powell. [WIN 255]

2.45 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 31 March 1823 Present: Alexander Tullock, Mayor, Barwell Browne, George Stace, Henry Powell, Rev Samual Phillip Sheppard, Joseph Hennah, Jurats, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, John Tilden, Freemen. [At which were appointed] Mayor: Barwell Browne Jurats: Alexander Tullock, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Henry Powell, George Stace, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, all sworn. Common Clerk: Henry Pearch Butler Chamberlain: John Edward Wright Sergeant-at-Mace: Thomas Sylvester Keene Common Sergeant: Joseph Hoad the elder Attorneys of the Court of Record: Thomas Sylvester Keene, Joseph Hoad the elder Constables: Thomas Sylvester Keene, Joseph Hoad the elder, Nathaniel Bragg, Jacob Holt, Edward Jeakens, Joseph Biggs Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Thomas Sylvester Keene Pound Driver: John Bennett Deputy Mayor: Henry Powell [WIN 61B ff.1-2]

2.46 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at Winchelsea Guildhall on 8 April 1823 before Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, George Stace, Joseph Hennah and John Tilden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace. [At this Assembly] The names of the Grand Jury duly sworn and charged to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lord the King: 160 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Robert Alce jnr, Foreman, David Laurence, John Woods, Walter Fuller, William Sargent jnr, Robert Alce snr, Josiah Boots, William Martin, John Fuller, Henry Barham, George Haisell, Isaac Hearnden, John Bennett, George Harrod, Richard Osborne, John Baker, Charles Suters. [Also] at this Sessions: A bill of indictment was sent before the Grand Jury against Thomas Edwards, late of the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, labourer, for feloniously stealing on the 25th day of February 1823 one shift of the value of two shillings of the goods and chattels of Mary Baker, against the Peace of Our Lord the King, his Crown and Dignity. And the aforesaid Grand Jurors having returned on their oaths by them respectively taken as aforesaid that the said Bill of Indictment was not a True Bill and no other indictment having been at the same Sessions preferred against Thomas Edwards it is Ordered that Thomas Edwards forthwith be discharged out of the custody of the keeper of the Common Gaol of this Ancient Town into whose custody for the cause aforesaid he had been before duly committed. [Also at this Sessions] Mr Walter Fuller and Mr Robert Alce of this Town having undertaken to put the Town Pound in repair for the sum of one pound and four shillings and that being the lowest sum at which the aforesaid repairs have been tendered it is therefore Ordered that it be forthwith accepted and that they immediately proceed on the said repairs. [WIN 61D ff.1-2]

2.47 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at Winchelsea Guildhall on 20 May 1823 before Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, George Stace, Joseph Hennah and John Tilden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace. At this Sessions the magistrates signed an Order for Mr Walter Fuller, Treasurer of the Town's Rate to pay to Mr George Stace the sum of twenty-two pounds thirteen shillings on account of his disbursements during the period he was Deputy Mayor. [WIN 61D f.3]

2.48 An Assembly of the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea held on 25 June 1823 [at which appeared] Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, George Stace, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Jurats, John Edward Wright, Chamberlain, George Hill. John Winstone, Freemen. [At this Assembly] It appears that it is this year the turn of this Ancient Town to be Speaker at the Brotherhood and Guestling Court to be held this year should it appear necessary by a majority of the Cinque Ports and Ancient Proceedings 1816-1866 161

Towns. It is at this Assembly Ordered that the following customary notice be forthwith sealed with the seal of the Mayoralty and transmitted in the usual way to the Ports and Members. To: The Right Worshipful our very loving Brethren, Combarons and Friends the Mayors and Jurats of the Towns and Ports of Hastings, Sandwich, Dover, New Romney, Hythe and of the Ancient Town of Rye: Loving Brethren, Combarons and Friends: After our very hearty salutations We hereby acquaint you that, as for the present year the Office of Speaker of the Cinque Ports, the Two Ancient Towns and their Members is devolved on us, We have taken the same into consideration and knowing that the accustomed time for holding a Brotherhood and Guestling of the Ports is approaching Do, according to ancient custom in that behalf, Issue this our letter on which we entreat a subscription of your several opinions whether it is requisite that a Brotherhood and Guestling, or either of them, shall be held in this present year. We for our part, considering the great charges and expenses that attend these meetings and the little benefit arising to the Ports, Towns and Members thereby, that neither Brotherhood or Guestling should be convened this year. Nevertheless, we submit to the opinion of the majority. Gentlemen, Your Loving Brethren Combarons and Friends The Mayor and Jurats of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, Speaker Pray pay the messenger 2s 6d each Town. To which said letter the Mayors of the said Towns and Ports of Hastings, New Romney, Hythe, Dover, Sandwich and the Ancient Town of Rye returned a subscription of their several opinions as follows, that is to say: Hastings: We have perused the written letter from our Loving Brethren, Combarons and Friends, the Mayor and Jurats of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, Speaker and do not consider it necessary for Brotherhood or Guestling or either of them to be arreared the present year. And rest your loving Brethren, Combarons and Friends. 24 June 1823 G S Crouch, Mayor Paid the messenger 2s 6d. [Note: It is not clear how Hastings is recorded as having signed the day before the letter was issued!]

New Romney: We have perused the written letter from our Loving Brethren, Combarons and Friends, the Mayor and Jurats of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, Speaker and 162 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

do not consider it necessary for either a Brotherhood or Guestling to be arreared this year. And rest your loving Brethren, Combarons and Friends. 26 June 1823 Walker, Mayor Paid the messenger 2s 6d.

Hythe: We have perused the written letter from our Loving Brethren, Combarons and Friends, the Mayor and Jurats of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, Speaker and are of opinion that a Brotherhood ought to be arreared this present year in order that the Solicitors' Bill of Charges for prosecuting the Ports' Claims agreeable to their instructions to perform the Canopy Service at His Majesty's coronation should be defrayed by a proportionate allotment in the Cinque Ports and two Ancient Towns in conformity with the recommendation contained in the Speaker's letter of 13 May 1820 and assented by each Cinque Port and Ancient Town respectively as well as according to ancient usage and custom in like cases. And rest your loving Brethren, Combarons and Friends. 26 June 1823 Wm Fritton, Mayor Paid the messenger 2s 6d.

Dover We have perused the written letter from our Loving Brethren, Combarons and Friends, the Mayor and Jurats of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, Speaker and although we agree with our Loving Brethren, Combarons and Friends of Hythe as to the propriety of defraying the expenses incurred by the Solicitors in consequence of His Majesty's Coronation, still from the shortness of the present notice and some important duties interfering in consequence thereof We are reluctantly compelled to recommend that neither a Brotherhood or Guestling be arreared this year. And rest your loving Brethren, Combarons and Friends. 26 June 1823 John Jeken, Mayor Paid the messenger 2s 6d.

Sandwich We have perused the written letter from our Loving Brethren, Combarons and Friends, the Mayor and Jurats of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, Speaker and recommend that the Court of Brotherhood and Guestling or either of them be not arreared this year. And rest your loving Brethren, Combarons and Friends. 27 June 1823 The Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of the Town and Port of Sandwich Proceedings 1816-1866 163

Paid the messenger 2s 6d.

Rye: We have perused the within circular letter from our Loving Brethren, Combarons and Friends, the Mayor and Jurats of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, Speaker and agree with them in opinion that neither Brotherhood or Guestling should be arreared this present year. And rest your loving Brethren, Combarons and Friends. 28 June 1823 The Mayor and Jurats of the Ancient Town of Rye Paid the messenger 2s 6d. [WIN 61B ff.3-5]

2.49 An Assembly held in the Guildhall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 15 July 1823 Present: Barwell Browne, Mayor, Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, Alexander Tullock, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, George Stace, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Jurats, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen. At this Assembly: the warrant issued at the Assembly held on 25 June last to the Cinque Ports and the Ancient Town of Rye was read. And it was Ordered that a letter be sent to the several Mayors that it is the opinion of the majority of the Ports and Ancient Towns that neither Brotherhood or Guestling be arreared this year. [Also at this Assembly] the Chamberlain having reported that several persons had refused to pay the King's and Town Rents it is Ordered that the Town Clerk do proceed against them for the recovery thereof. [Also at this Assembly] the Chamberlain having also reported that he had taken such steps as he thought requisite for the recovery of some property belonging to this Corporation and late in the occupation of Rev Drake Hollingberry and likewise an arrears of rent due thereon. It is Ordered that the Chamberlain do take the advice of the Town Clerk thereon and that they take such steps to recover such property and arrears of rent as they may deem necessary. It is also Ordered that the Town Clerk do take proceedings to recover a piece of ground belonging to this Corporation situate at the bottom of the Hill adjoining a Barn in the occupation of Edward Jeakens. [Also at this Assembly] Dr Scott having applied for leave to continue Posts and Chains to the west of his house, this Assembly agrees thereto upon his paying to the Chamberlain a yearly acknowledgement of sixpence for the accommodation. That he remove the same when thereunto requested. And that the said posts and chains be put up in such manner and at such distance as the Surveyor may deem necessary. But at the sole expense of the said Dr Scott. [WIN 61B ff.6-7] 164 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

2.50 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at Winchelsea Guildhall on 15 July1823 before Barwell Brown, Mayor, Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, Alexander Tullock, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, George Stace, Joseph Hennah and John Tilden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace. At this Sessions Barwell Browne, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard and Alexander Tullock took the oath of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation enjoined by law. Alexander Tullock also exhibited a Certificate under the hand of the Minister of the Parish of St James, Westminster in the County of Middlesex of his, the aforementioned Alexander Tullock, having received the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. [Also at this Sessions] Henry Powell, George Stace and Joseph Hennah filed Certificates of their having received the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper and took the oath of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation enjoined by law. [Also at this Sessions] Whereas at the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace holden in and for the Ancient Town on the 14th day of January last Thomas Sylvester Keene was appointed Keeper of the Common Gaol of the said Ancient Town it is at the present Sessions Ordered that the said appointment is hereby confirmed. And it is further Ordered that Thomas Sylvester Keene be paid out of the rate levied for the repairs of the gaol and other general charges for this Ancient Town the sum of £25 per annum as a salary to commence from the 14th day of January last. And it is hereby further Ordered that the said Thomas Sylvester Keene do not on any pretence whatsoever exact, demand or receive, directly or indirectly any other fees, perquisites or emoluments in respect of his situation as such Gaoler as aforesaid from any person or persons whomsoever contrary to the Acts of Parliament in that case made and provided. The said salary to be paid to him as aforesaid being in lieu being or stead of any fees, perquisites or emoluments. And it is likewise Ordered that a copy of this order be laid before His Majesty's Justices of Assize at the next Assize Sessions of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery to be holden in and for the County of Sussex for their perusal. [WIN 61D ff.4-5]

2.51 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at Winchelsea Guildhall on 26 August1823 before Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, George Stace, Joseph Hennah and John Tilden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace. At this Sessions it is Ordered that the Gaol windows be glazed and that two new locks for the gaol doors be provided from Mr Edward Hilder of Rye. [WIN 61D f.6] Proceedings 1816-1866 165

2.52 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 29 August 1823 before Henry Powell, Jurat and Justice of the Peace [The magistrate states:] Be it remembered that on [this day] Henry Brignall of Broomhill in the County of Kent, yeoman, and John Smoad of Brookland in the same county, grazier, personally came before me and severally acknowledged themselves to owe Our Sovereign Lord the King the sum of £50 each of good and lawful money of Great Britain to be made and levied of the goods and chattels, lands and tenements for the use of His Majesty, his heirs and successors, if the said Henry Brignall shall make default on the condition hereunder written: The condition of this recognisance is such that if the above-named Henry Brignall do personally appear at the next General Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be holden at the Guildhall in the Ancient Town of Winchelsea on Tuesday the 14th day of October next then and there to answer the complaint of George Hill, Joseph Bigg, Nathaniel Bragg, John Bennett and Isaac Jones for unlawfully molesting and abusing them in the execution of a certain warrant against John Stutely on the 25th day of August instant at that part of the Parish of Broomhill which lies within the Liberty of the Ancient Town aforesaid and in the meantime to keep the peace towards all His Majesty's subjects and not to depart the Court without leave then this recognisance to be void or otherwise to remain in full force and effect. Taken and acknowledged before me. [signature of] Henry Powell. [WIN 256] [Note: The document has an endorsement dated 14 October 1823 which reads 'Discharged pursuant to an Order of Sessions at the said Henry Brignall's request'. This is signed by Henry Butler, Town Clerk.]

2.53 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at Winchelsea Guildhall on 14 October1823 before Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, George Stace, Joseph Hennah and John Tilden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace. At this Sessions John Tilden Esq filed a certificate of his having received the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper and took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation enjoined by law. [Also at this Sessions] It is Ordered that the recognizance entered into by Henry Brignall be discharged, application to that effect having been made on the part of the said Henry Brignall. [WIN 61D ff.7-8]

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2.54 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 22 October 1823 before Henry Powell, Jurat and Justice of the Peace Samuel Southerden of Winchelsea, farmer, on oath charges James Rhodes and [blank] Edwards on suspicion of illegally fishing and taking away a great quantity of fish called eels, the property of this deponent. [WIN 236] 2.55 Winchelsea Court Order made on 21 November 1823 by Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor and Justice of the Peace Be it remembered that John Hall of Rye in the County of Sussex, fish curer, personally came before me and acknowledged himself to owe Our Lord the King the sum of £5 of lawful money of Great Britain to be levied on his goods and chattels, lands and tenements to the use of His Majesty his heirs and successors if John Hall shall make default on the condition hereunder written: The condition of this recognisance is such that if John Hall do appear personally at the next General Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be holden for Winchelsea on the 13th day of January next then and there to answer the complaint of Philip Kennedy for having menaced him on the 15th day of November now instant at Winchelsea aforesaid and in the meantime shall keep the peace towards all His Majesty's subjects and particularly the said Philip Kennedy and not to depart the Court without leave then this recognisance to be void or otherwise to remain in full effect. Taken and acknowledged before me. [signature of] Henry Powell. [WIN 257] [Note: The document is endorsed '13 Jan 1823(must be 1824) Estreated' signed Henry Butler, Town Clerk. This indicates that Hall did not appear and therefore forfeited his £5.]

2.56 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 25 November 1823 before Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, Joseph Hennah and John Tilden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] It is ordered that for and towards the repairing of bridges, repairing the Common Gaol and for the relief of prisoners therein and in furnishing the House of Correction with the salary of the keeper thereof, the Treasurer's salary, the Coroner's fees, the charges concerning vagrants, soldiers, carriages, convicting and transporting felons and other general charges, an equal or general rate or assessment for raising the sum of one hundred pounds nineteen shillings and sixpence be assessed and charged upon the whole of the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, in the said Ancient Proceedings 1816-1866 167

Town and the several other parts of the Parishes or Places that are situate lying and being within the Liberties of the said Ancient Town to be paid out of the money collected for the Relief of the Poor of the said Parish of St Thomas the Apostle and the several other parts of the Parishes or Places where Poor Rates have or shall be made. And that payment thereof be demanded and received by the Sergeant-at-Mace or Constables of the Churchwardens and Overseers of such Parishes or Places according to the following rates and proportions, namely:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 36 18 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 29 14 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 3 3 6 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 31 4 0 Total 100 19 6

And which said Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, and the several other parts of the said other parishes or places as are situate lying and being within the Liberty of the said Ancient Town are hereby charged, rated and assessed at the several and respective sums above mentioned. And it is also Ordered that such Parishes or parts of Parishes within the Liberty of the said Ancient Town as have no Churchwardens or Overseers or Poor Rates be rated and assessed as the Act of Parliament in this case directs. [Note: The above wording became standard for each subsequent rate demand and only the sums required will be included hereafter.] Also at this Sessions: Ordered that the Treasurer do pay Thomas Sylvester Keene, the Gaoler, the sum of five pounds on account of the relief for the prisoners confined in the gaol. [WIN 61D ff.8-9]

2.57 Winchelsea Court Order made on 5 December 1823 by Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace to the Constables of Winchelsea and the Liberties thereof: Whereas John Hull, late of Rye in Sussex, fish curer, and William Hook, late of the same place, labourer, have been duly convicted before me Henry Powell Esq, one of His Majesty's Justices assigned to keep the peace in and for the Ancient Town of Winchelsea and the Liberties thereof in the County of Sussex and also to hear and determine divers felonies, trespasses and other misdemeanours done and committed within the Ancient Town and the Liberties thereof upon the oaths of Philip Kennedy and Owen Donovan, two 168 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

credible witnesses in that behalf. How that they, John Hull and William Hook, did on the 19th day of November 1823 at that part of the Parish of Icklesham in Sussex which lies within the Liberty of the Ancient Town and within the jurisdiction of His Majesty's Justices of the Ancient Town, one oaken rail of the value of sixpence of the goods and chattels of our Sovereign Lord the King then and there being on a certain road called the Royal Military Road feloniously did steal, take and carry away. For which offence [they] have forfeited the sum of forty shillings. And whereas the said penalty or any part thereof hath not yet been paid. These are therefore in His Majesty's name to command you and every of you to levy the said sum of forty shillings by distress of the goods and chattels of the said John Hull and William Hook, or either of them and if they or one of them do not pay immediately the penalty of forty shillings, that then you and every of you do sell the said goods and chattels so by you distrained together with the reasonable charges of your keeping and detaining the said distress and the costs of procuring this warrant ─ returning the overplus (if any) to John Hull and William Hook or one of them and if sufficient distress cannot be found of the goods and chattels of them or either of them whereon to levy the said sum of forty shillings that then you and every of you do certify the same to me together with the return of this warrant. [WIN 359]

2.58 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace holden at the Guildhall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 13 January 1824 before: Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, George Stace, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace The names of the Grand Jury duly charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of our Sovereign Lord the King: Isaac Hearnden, Foreman, Richard Maplesden snr, George Harrod, Charles Suters, Robert Alce snr, Richard Osborne, George Haisell, John Baker, Josiah Boots, William Martin, John Fuller, Thomas Hoadley, Charles Southerden, James Bray, William Sargent jnr. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that the Town Rate made at the last adjourned Sessions be confirmed, no appeal having been made against the same. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that the recognizances entered into by John Hall on 21st day of November last be estreated. Mr Samuel Southerden having sometime since commenced an action against three of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the Ancient Town, a letter from Mr Stringer, attorney for Samuel Southerden, was now read, a copy whereof is as follows: To Mr Butler, Town Clerk, Winchelsea Proceedings 1816-1866 169

Sir, Southerden v Powell and Others From circumstances which have occurred since our last correspondence I am directed to intimate to you the plaintiff's intention not to proceed in this matter and therefore the necessity of entering an appearance to the process pursuant to your undertaking will of course be done away with. Henry Stringer, New Romney. 31 October 1323 Ordered that the contents thereof be communicated to the magistrates and Corporate Body [the Corporation]. [Also at this Sessions] The following warrant from the Right Honourable Robert Banks, Earl of Liverpool and Constable of Dover Castle was read, a copy whereof is as follows: Cinque Ports to wit The Rt Hon Robert Banks, Earl of Liverpool, Constable of Dover Castle, and also to William Sell, jointly and severally, Greeting. By virtue of the Writ of His Majesty to me directed I command you and every of you that you omit not by reason of any liberty but that you can enter the same and by good and lawful [illegible] of my Liberty give notice to the Town Clerks within the jurisdiction of the Cinque Ports, two Ancient Towns and their Members that not withstanding they are required by the Act of Parliament of the 3rd Year of His Present Majesty to send all fines, issues, recognizances and forfeitures imposed, lost and forfeited at the several Sessions of the Peace before His Majesty's Justices of the Peace to the Sheriffs on rolls in order to be levied by him; they are by the same Act required to make and deliver unto the Exchequer on or before the second Monday after the morrow of All Souls a duplicate thereof to the intent that the Sheriff on his approval in the Exchequer may be charged with the money levied to the use of His Majesty or for the benefit of Corporations, Lords of Liberties and others who may be entitled to claim the same before the foreign [?] apposed as formerly and to apprize the same Town Clerks that a strict attention to this duty will be required by the court from each of them. And it having been remarked that several of the Sheriffs have been remiss in their seizing the goods and chattels of felons and fugitives and of persons attainted and outlawed so as to return the same into the Exchequer as required by the affidavit which they make touching the same. In passing their accounts they are cautioned to be particular[ly] attentive to this service and with respect to persons becoming ?felo de se and also with respect to deodands much remissness having of late prevailed. I am directed to apply to the several Coroners requiring them to apprize the said Constable forthwith on their taking inquisitions in all such cases and in default of the delivery of the appraised value of the goods and chattels of persons becoming ?felo de se and deodands the Constable is required to seize the same. 170 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Dated at Dover Castle under the Seal of Office there the 6th day of November 1823. By the same Constable. (Writ signed) Lord Treasurer's Remembrance Office: 25 July 1823. Ordered that the Town Clerk do pay strict attention to the contents of the said warrant [Note: deodand: a personal chattel which, having been the immediate occasion of the death of a human being, was given to God as an expiatory offering, i.e. forfeited to the Crown to be applied to pious uses e.g. to be distributed in alms (OED)] [Also at this Sessions] The Grand Jury delivered in the following Presentment: At a meeting of the Grand Inquest held this day by the request of Mr William Sargent, Surveyor of the Highways ─ We present the fence standing in and obstructing the Highway near the Strand Gateway belonging to Mr Charles Terry and in the occupation of Mr William Blackman. [signed] John Woods, David Laurence, Isaac Hearnden, John Bennett, Jacob Holt, Richard Osborne, George Haisell. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that the Treasurer of the Town Rate do pay off all bills due out of the funds now in his hands. [WIN 61D ff.10-13]

2.59 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace holden at the Guildhall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 24 February 1824 before: George Stace, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] The Town Clerk reported that he had received a letter relating to the commitment of smugglers, a copy whereof is as follows: No: 456 Custom House, London 16 December 1823 Gentlemen It appearing from a report by our solicitor that Henry Wise, alias Wickens, who was detained at Dover for smuggling and convicted by the magistrates had been brought up by Habeas Corpus to London and discharged in consequence of informality in the proceedings. We refer you to the back hereof for the particulars of the objections in this case. And direct you to apprise the Clerk to the magistrates of the same in order that the same defects may be avoided in future in filling up the Commitments of Smugglers. 1st It should appear that the defendant is arrested by an officer of the Customs and Excise 2nd The particle 'and' should be inserted between the words 'aiding' and 'assisting' and not 'aiding or assisting' 3rd That the magistrate should be requested to commit the prisoner to the County Gaol which in the Cinque Ports is Sandwich Proceedings 1816-1866 171

4th That in describing the goods found: If East India handkerchiefs it should appear on the face of the commitment that they were 'wrought silk of the manufacture of Persia, China and the East Indies'. And in describing French silks they should not be called by that name but the words 'Foreign wrought silks' should be used. To: H P Butler, Town Clerk of Winchelsea for his information. Custom House, Rye 7 January 1824 Wm Tickner for the Collector Mr Procter, Comptroller Ordered that the contents of the said letter be strictly attended to. [WIN 61D ff.14-15]

2.60 An Hundred held at Winchelsea Court Hall on Easter Monday 19 April 1824 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, Alexander Tullock, Henry Powell, George Stace, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Jurats, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen. [at which were appointed] Mayor: Alexander Tullock Jurats: Barwell Browne, George Stace, Henry Powell, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, all sworn Common Clerk: Henry Pearch Butler Chamberlain: John Edward Wright Sergeant-at-Mace: Thomas Sylvester Keene Common Sergeant: Joseph Hoad the elder Attorneys of the Court of Record: Thomas Sylvester Keene, Joseph Hoad the elder Constables: Thomas Sylvester Keene, Joseph Hoad the elder, Nathaniel Bragg, Jacob Holt, Edward Jeakens, Joseph Bigg Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Thomas Sylvester Keene Pound Driver: William Chasmar Deputy Mayor: Henry Powell Also at this Hundred: The lease granted to Richard Stileman Esq which at the last Hundred was directed to be prepared was read and approved and sealed with the common Seal of this Corporation. [WIN 61B f.9] [Note: This lease, dated as above, remains in force [2020] with the counterpart among Winchelsea Corporation's archive as WIN 2037. In the twenty-first century the owner of Greyfriars pays an annual rental of 3p.]

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2.61 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 27 April 1824 before Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, George Stace, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace. [At this Sessions] It is Ordered that a General Rate or Assessment for raising the sum of one hundred pounds nineteen shillings and sixpence be assessed and charged upon the whole of the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle in the said Ancient Town and the several other parts of the Parishes or Places that [lie within the Liberty of Winchelsea] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 36 18 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 29 14 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 3 3 6 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 31 4 0 Total 100 19 6

[Also at this Sessions] Ordered that the recognizance entered into by Henry Stevenson and his surety on the 21st day of January last and the recognizance entered into by Stephen Laurence and his sureties on the 22nd day of March last be discharged on payment of the Town Clerk's fees otherwise the said recognizances are to be estreated into His Majesty's Court of Exchequer. [WIN 61D ff.16-18]

2.62 Winchelsea Court Order made on 24 May 1824 by Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor and Justice of the Peace to the Constables of the Town. Whereas Charles Arnett of Winchelsea, assistant overseer, hath this day made information on oath before me that Richard Edwards, late of Winchelsea, did on the 22nd day of May instant unlawfully threaten to run away from the parish of Winchelsea leaving his wife and family chargeable thereto; these are therefore to command you in His Majesty’s name forthwith to apprehend and bring before me or some other justice of the peace for Winchelsea the body of Richard Edwards to answer unto the said complaint and to be further dealt with according to law. Herein fail not as you will answer the contrary at your peril. [WIN 220]

2.63 Winchelsea Court Order made on 24 May 1824 by Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor and Justice of the Peace Proceedings 1816-1866 173

to the Constables of the Town Whereas Charles Arnett of Winchelsea hath this day made information and complaint upon oath before me that Richard Edwards, late of Winchelsea, did on the 22nd instant unlawfully threaten and [?assault] him whereby he has on oath declared that he goes in danger of his life or that some bodily harm will be done or caused to be done to him; these are therefore to command you in His Majesty’s name forthwith to apprehend and bring before me, or some other justice of the peace for Winchelsea, the body of Richard Edwards to answer unto the said complaint and to be further dealt with according to law. Herein fail not, as you will answer the contrary at your peril. [WIN 221]

2.64 An Assembly held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 25 May 1824 Present: Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, George Stace, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Jurats, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen [At this Assembly] It is unanimously resolved that a meeting of the magistrates of the Corporation do take place every Tuesday fortnight on all general business to commence 8th day of June next at 11 o'clock in the forenoon at the Court Hall. [WIN 61B f.10] [Note: It is not known for how long, if at all, these meetings were held because no record has survived.]

2.65 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 8 June 1824 before Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, George Stace, Joseph Hennah, Jurats and Justices of the Peace. [At this Sessions] Ordered that Richard Edwards be discharged out of custody at the expiration of the calendar month for which he was committed as Rogue and Vagabond and that he enter into his own recognizance of £40 to keep the peace towards all His Majesty's liege subjects and particularly towards Charles Arnett, the Assistant Overseer, either for a limited period or for his appearance at the next General Quarter Sessions there to answer any charge that may be made of him. [WIN 61D f.18]

2.66 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 26 June 1824 before Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace 174 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Richard Stileman Esq of Winchelsea, being sworn, upon his oath saith that James ?Morse, a carter in the employ of Henry Farncomb of Icklesham, farmer, did on the twenty-fifth inst[ant] at Winchelsea unlawfully ride on a certain cart without having any person on foot or on horseback to take charge of the cattle drawing the same. [Three days later before an unnamed Justice] Defendant appeared with this summons but, from the good character received from Mr Farncomb, his master, Mr Stileman stated he did not wish to proceed further, the defendant undertaking not to offend in like manner again and paying the expenses of the summons. [Endorsed] Summons and levies paid [WIN 237A f.1]

2.67 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 29 June 1824 before Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace Charles Arnett, Assistant Overseer, on oath saith that William Blackhall, a pauper of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle in the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, did this day refuse to be examined as to his place of last legal settlement. [signature of] Charles Arnett [Endorsed – same day] Blackhall examined and his further examination postponed sine die. [signature of] Henry Butler [town clerk] [WIN 237A f.1v]

2.68 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 30 June 1824 before Henry Powell and Joseph Hennah, Justices of the Peace Charles Arnett, Assistant Overseer, on oath saith that Sarah Barden of Winchelsea, singlewoman, is now with child and that the child or children to be born of her body are likely to become chargeable to the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea. [Endorsed – same day] Sarah Barden apprehended and examined and passed to Icklesham by order of removal. [signature of] Henry Butler [town clerk] [WIN 237A f.2] [Note: This order of removal, dated and signed the same day, is recorded at ESRO PAR 511/32/3/78.]

2.69 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 13 July 1824 before Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, George Stace, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace. Proceedings 1816-1866 175

At this Sessions the said Henry Powell, George Stace and John Tilden filed Certificates of their having received the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper and took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abrogation and subscribed the Declaration enjoined by law. [Also at this Sessions] Upon reading the affidavit of John Betts it is Ordered that the recognizance entered into by Ann Hills and Sarah Bonner on the 13th day of May last be discharged they having satisfied Mary Woodhams, the prosecutrix, for the assault committed by them on her. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that the recognizance entered into by George Willard, otherwise Edwards, on the 25th day of May last be discharged. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that Mr Walter Fuller, the Treasurer of the Town Rate, do receive a salary of three guineas per year for his services from the time he was appointed. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that the said Treasurer do pay the Gaoler his salary due up to this day. [WIN 61D f.19]

2.70 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 20 July 1824 before Joseph Hennah, Justice of the Peace Henry Butler of Winchelsea on oath charges Isaac Hearnden with abusing Henry Powell Esq, George Stace Esq, and John Tilden Esq, three of the commissioners for the ?affairs of land and assessed taxes in and for Winchelsea in the due execution of their office and also with making use of divers potent oaths in the presence of the commissioners on this present day. [signature of] Henry Butler [Endorsed] Defendant bailed on date. No fees paid. [initials of] H[enry] B[utler] [Town Clerk] [WIN 237A f.2v]

2.71 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 26 July 1824 before Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace Charles Stephens of Winchelsea [occupation illegible] on oath charges William Turner with assaulting this examinant this day at Winchelsea. [Endorsed] 27 July 1824 Heard and discharged. Turner to pay the fees but did not. [initials of] H[enry] B[utler] [Town Clerk] [WIN 237A f.3]

2.72 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 2 August 1824 before Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace 176 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Charles Arnett of Winchelsea, assistant overseer, on oath charges John Sinden with unlawfully detaining certain wearing apparel the property of the churchwardens, overseers and parishioners of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea. [Endorsed] 6 August 1824 Heard before Mr [John] Tilden and Mr Powell and discharged. [Initials of] H[enry] B[utler] [Town Clerk] [WIN 237A f.3]

2.73 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 3 August 1824 before Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace Charles Arnett of Winchelsea, assistant overseer, on oath charges James Relfe with unlawfully neglecting to maintain in whole or in part his family, and also charges Henry Burkenstock with the like offence, they having respectively children born in lawful wedlock chargeable to the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, as this examinant has been informed and verily believes to be true. [signature of] Charles Arnett [Endorsed] [same date] [Charles Arnett] attended at Rye with [Thomas Sylvester] Keene after Relfe but did not succeed. 22 Aug Henry Burkenstock committed and discharged on the 24th. 23 Aug [Charles Arnett] also attended [at Rye] with Keene but did not succeed. 27 Aug 1824 Defendant [Relfe] committed for one calendar month on the above information being duly verified before us. [signatures of] Henry Powell, Joseph Hennah [WIN 237A f.3v]

2.74 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 24 August 1824 before Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, George Stace, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace. The Court having been opened by the Town Clerk in the accustomed manner and there being no business whatever to transact it was immediately dissolved. [WIN 61D f.20]

2.75 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 27 September 1824 before Henry Powell and Joseph Hennah, Justices of the Peace Charles Arnett, assistant overseer of Winchelsea, on oath charges Isaac Carpenter of Hastings, shoemaker, with unlawfully discharging Ann Stevens, a pauper belonging to the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea and a Proceedings 1816-1866 177

servant by contract to Isaac Carpenter, prior to the expiration of the term of the contract made for the service of Ann Stevens. [Endorsed] 30 Sep 1824 Defendant appeared. Summons discharged. Mr Carpenter to take the girl back and pay expenses. [signature of] H[enry] Butler [Town Clerk] [WIN 237A f.4]

2.76 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 12 October1824 before Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace William Morris of Winchelsea, labourer, on oath saith that this deponent is unable to maintain and support Jane Elizabeth Morris aged nearly fourteen years old, the daughter of this examinant’s wife by her former husband Michael Morris and also William Morris aged 9 years and upwards, an illegitimate child born of the body of this examinant’s wife after the decease of her first husband Michael Morris. [signature of] William Morris [WIN 237A f.4v]

2.77 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 12 October1824 before Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace Charles Arnett of Winchelsea, assistant overseer, on oath charges the above- named William Morris with abusing this examinant on Sunday the 3rd day of October in the due execution of his office as assistant overseer at the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea. [signature of] Charles Arnett [Endorsed] Defendant entered into his own recognisance of £40 to keep the peace towards Mr Arnett and all other persons from this date before me. [signature of] Henry Powell [WIN 237A f.4v]

2.78 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 15 October1824 before Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace Charles Arnett of Winchelsea, assistant overseer, on oath charges Henry Burkenstock with unlawfully neglecting to maintain in whole or in part his family three of whom are now chargeable to the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea. [signature of] Charles Arnett [Endorsed] 16 Oct Committed for further examination on 19th. 19 Oct Committed for 21 days. [WIN 237A f.5] 178 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

2.79 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 18 October1824 before Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace William Chasmar, driver of the common pound, Winchelsea, on oath charges Thomas Veniss otherwise Thomas Veness of Winchelsea, butcher, with unlawfully obstructing him, this examinant, in the due execution of his office on the 15th inst[ant] at Winchelsea. [signature of] William Chasmar [Endorsed] 19th Oct 1824 Discharged [signature of] H[enry] Butler [Town Clerk] [Note: The pound driver was the official responsible for rounding up stray cattle and sheep and confining them in the town pound to be later claimed by their owners on payment of a fine.] [WIN 237A f.5v]

2.80 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 19 October 1824 before Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, George Stace, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace. [At this Sessions] Upon reading the affidavit of Charles Arnett and the Certificate of Henry Powell Esq it is Ordered that the recognizance entered into by Samuel Dean and his surety on the 29th day of September last be respited till the next General Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be holden in January next. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that the recognizance entered into by Isaac Hearnden on the 13th day of July last be forthwith discharged. [Also at this Sessions] Upon perusing the Act of the 5th George IV Chap. 85, the propriety of contracting for the maintenance of prisoners in County Gaols it is Ordered that the consideration of the propriety of entering into the contracts therein mentioned to be made be adjourned for a difference of opinion among the magistrates. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that the Treasurer of the Town Rate do pay Mr Bellingham the sum of £3 for medical attendance to prisoners confined in the town gaol. [Also at this Sessions] Mr Walter Fuller, the Treasurer of the Town Rate having requested to resign his office was requested by the Court to continue in office till the next Sessions. [WIN 61D ff.21-22]

2.81 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 18 November1824 before Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace Proceedings 1816-1866 179

Stephen Laurence of Winchelsea, glazier, saith [on oath] that [he] hath applied to the overseers and assistant overseer of Winchelsea for parochial relief but that they have refused the same to him and that he is now actually in need thereof. [signature of] Stephen Laurence [WIN 237A f.5v] 2.82 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 26 November1824 before Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace Charles Arnett, assistant overseer of Winchelsea, on oath saith that by virtue of an order under the hands and seals of two of His Majesty’s justices of the peace for Winchelsea, William French was adjudged to be the father of a bastard child then lately born of the body of Lucy Barnes (then Lucy Stonestreet, singlewoman) at the house of [blank] Fairhall in Winchelsea; and that it was ordered that William French should pay the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of Winchelsea the sum of two shillings and sixpence weekly for the maintenance of the bastard child; and this deponent further saith that there is now due and owing the sum of four pounds from William French for the maintenance of the child; that he, this deponent, has applied to William French for payment thereof who has refused the same. [signature of] Charles Arnett [Endorsed] Settled [WIN 237A f.6]

2.83 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at the Guildhall of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea on 30 November 1824 before Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, George Stace, Joseph Hennah, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions Mr Walter Fuller, the Treasurer of the Town Rate, was requested to continue in the office till the next Quarter Sessions to be held in January. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that the Chamberlain do within fourteen days from this period pay to the trustees of the estate of Thomas Hoadley the sum of six pounds five shillings and ninepence halfpenny for repairs done to the town gaol prior to the town rate being made. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that the Treasurer of the Town Rate do pay Henry Powell Esq, the Deputy Mayor, the sum of two pounds and five shillings for expenses incurred in holding a coroner's inquest and the sum of four pounds and seven shillings to Mr Henry Pearch Butler, the Town Clerk, for law business done by him. [WIN 61D ff.22-23] 180 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

2.84 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 4 January 1825 before: Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace Charles Arnett of Winchelsea, assistant overseer of the poor, on oath charges William French with unlawfully neglecting to maintain a male bastard child which has been affiliated to him and which is now chargeable to the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea and that the sum of one pound six shillings is now due from William French for the maintenance of the male bastard child. [signature of] Charles Arnett [Endorsed] Not executed [WIN 237A f.6v]

2.85 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 8 January 1825 before: Henry Powell, John Tilden Justices of the Peace Charles Arnett of Winchelsea, assistant overseer of the poor, saith that James Baker, John Daniel, Thomas Morris, Hannah Jeakens, Edward Jeakens, and William Whiteman, all of Winchelsea, have respectively neglected and refused to pay the several rates and assessments made for the relief of the poor of Winchelsea and that William Martin of Winchelsea hath neglected and refused to pay one rate or assessment made for the same purpose although the same have and has been respectively demanded by this deponent. [signature of] Charles Arnett [WIN 237A f.6v]

2.86 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at the Guildhall of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea on 11 January 1825 before Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, George Stace, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] The names of the Grand Inquest duly charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Lord the King: James Holt, Foreman, George Harrod, Joash Jones, Robert Alce, George Bray, George Hill, Charles Winter, Robert Sharps, Edward Jeakens, William Sargent jnr, John Bennett, Richard Osborne, Henry Barham, David Laurence, John Fuller, James Bray, George Martin, William Ballard. [Also at this Sessions] Upon reading the affidavit of Charles Arnett and the Certificate of Henry Powell Esq. thereunto annexed it is Ordered that the recognizance entered into by Samuel Dean on 29th September last be again respited till the next Quarter Sessions to be holden on 12 April next. [WIN 61D f.24]

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2.87 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 12 January 1825 before: Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace Charles Arnett, assistant overseer of Winchelsea, charges Thomas Bennett with unlawfully breaking several squares of glass in the poorhouse, the property of the churchwardens and overseers of Winchelsea for the time being. [signature of] Charles Arnett [Endorsed] Defendant committed to the Battle House of Correction for 28 days and once privately whipped. [WIN 237A f.5]

2.88 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 22 January 1825 before: Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace Hannah, the wife of Richard Edwards of Winchelsea, labourer, on oath charges Hannah Beale with violently assaulting and beating her this day at Winchelsea. [mark of] Hannah Edwards [Endorsed] Heard and discharged on date. [WIN 237A f.7]

2.89 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 16 February 1825 before: Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace Henry Butler of Winchelsea charges William Martin with assaulting him this day at Winchelsea. [signature of] Henry Butler [Town Clerk] [WIN 237A f.7]

2.90 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at the Guildhall of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea on 22 February 1825 before Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, George Stace, John Tilden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace The Court having been opened by the Town Clerk in the accustomed manner and there being no business whatsoever to transact it was immediately dissolved. [WIN 61D f.25] [Note: As time passed the number of occasions on which there was no business to conduct at Winchelsea Quarter Sessions increased considerably. From hereon in this record such hearings are not included.]

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2.91 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 31 March 1825 before: [magistrate not named] Isaac Hearnden committed on oath of Thomas Sylvester Keene, he standing indicted at the last assizes at Horsham of an assault on Charles Arnett. [WIN 237A f.7] 2.92 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 1 April 1825 before: Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace [Recognisances entered into] Isaac Hearnden of Winchelsea, grocer, acknowledges 40 shillings Richard Osborne of Winchelsea, victualler 20 shillings David Laurence of Winchelsea, carpenter 20 shillings Upon condition that Isaac Hearnden do personally appear at the next Assizes to be holden at Lewes then and there to answer a certain indictment found against him for assaulting Charles Arnett and in the meantime to keep the peace towards all His Majesty’s subjects and particularly Charles Arnett, then this recognisance to be void. [WIN 237A f.7v]

2.93 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 4 April 1825 at which appeared Alexander Tullock, Mayor, Barwell Browne, George Stace, Henry Powell, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Jurats, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Barwell Browne Jurats: Alexander Tullock, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Henry Powell, George Stace, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, all sworn Common Clerk: Henry Pearch Butler Chamberlain: John Edward Wright Sergeant-at-Mace: Thomas Sylvester Keene Common Sergeant: Joseph Hoad the elder Attorneys of the Court of Record: Thomas Sylvester Keene, Joseph Hoad the elder Constables: Thomas Sylvester Keene, Joseph Hoad the elder, Charles Hill, Samuel Easton, Joseph Bigg, John Chester Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Thomas Sylvester Keene Pound Driver: William Chasmar Deputy Mayor: Henry Powell [WIN 61B ff.11-12] Proceedings 1816-1866 183

2.94 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 5 April 1825 before: Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace Charles Arnett on oath charges Maria Whiteman with being in the family way and likely to be chargeable to the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, she, Maria Whiteman, being a single woman and having as this examinant believes, one bastard child which is likely to become chargeable to the parish. [signature of] Charles Arnett [Endorsed] Executed on date. Defendant committed for refusing to be examined. 6 April Defendant discharged and sent to Udimore by an order of removal [WIN 237A f.8]

2.95 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held in the Court Hall, Winchelsea on 12 April 1825 before Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, George Stace, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Jurats [At this Sessions] Upon reading the Act of the 5th Geo IV Ch 85 entitled 'An Act for amending an Act of the last session of Parliament relating to the building, repairing and enlarging of certain Gaols and Houses of Correction and for procuring information as to the state of all of the Gaols and Houses of Correction in England and Wales it is Ordered that application be made to the Magistrates acting in and for the Eastern Division of the County of Sussex that the Mayor and Jurats of this Ancient Town of Winchelsea may be allowed to contract with the said Magistrates for the maintenance of persons liable to be committed to the common gaol of this Ancient Town and in lieu thereof that they may be committed to the Common Gaol and House of Correction of the said County in pursuance of the above recited Act. And it is also Ordered that in the event of the said contract being entered into that the Treasurer of the Town Rate of this Town do pay such sum or sums of money as may accrue due under such contract and that any two of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace of this Ancient Town be and are hereby authorised to enter into such contract. [Also at this Sessions] It is Ordered that a General Rate or Assessment for raising the sum of one hundred pounds nineteen shillings and sixpence be assessed and charged upon the whole of the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle in the said Ancient Town and the several other parts of the Parishes or Places that [lie within the Liberty of Winchelsea] as follows:

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£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 36 18 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 29 14 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 3 3 6 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 31 4 0 Total 100 19 6

[Also at this Sessions] Jacob Holt, the Foreman of the Grand Jury delivered in a presentment a copy of which is as follows: Winchelsea ─ 11 January 1825: We present the Surveyors of the Highways for not keeping the highway leading from Mr James Bray's towards The Ferry in good repair and likewise leading from near Mr Thomas Hoadley's to the old gateway leading to The Ferry. Also for not keeping a proper fence on the Ferry Hill on the side of Mr Jeakens' estate. And also for suffering dung, ashes and other filth for lying on the side of the highways in different parts of the Town. We also present the Earl of Darlington for setting the garden fence near the house occupied by Thomas Scarth Esq too far into the Highway. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that an order of affiliation made on Samuel Deane be continued [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that the Treasurer do pay the sum of £1 7s 7d to Henry Pearch Butler the Town Clerk for business done by him. [Also at this Sessions] Mr Walter Fuller to remain in the Office of Treasurer till July next. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that the Gaol and the locks should be repaired under the direction of the said Walter Fuller. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that the Town Clerk do inquire the prices of the under-mentioned articles namely: handcuffs, constables' staves, body irons and pistols for the use of the Gaolers and the Constables and that two magistrates be directed to purchase them. [WIN 61D ff.26-29]

[Note: On 6 August 1825 a receipt for the sum of eight guineas was issued by William Parker, Gun Maker to 'His Majesty's the Honourable Board of Ordnance, The Hon East India Company etc etc of No 233, Holborn, London' for the following supplied to Winchelsea Corporation: 6 wood truncheons with the Arms of England emblazoned in gold marked 'W C' and numbered and leather straps. 3 pairs if figure eight handcuffs engraved 'W Gaol' 3 pairs of Spring, Snap and Chain handcuffs with extra keys marked as above. 2 body chains to let out with spring locks and handcuffs affixed [also marked as above].] [WIN 372] Proceedings 1816-1866 185

2.96 An Assembly held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Friday 22 April 1825 Present: Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, George Stace, Joseph Hennah, Jurats, John Edward Wright, George Hill, Freemen. At this Assembly it is ordered that application be made to the members of the Corporation to state whether the interests thereof will be infringed upon by the Bill now pending in Parliament for the better regulation of Juries. And that the Deputy Mayor do forthwith make application to them accordingly. [WIN 61B f.13]

2.97 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 17 May 1825 before: Henry Powell, John Tilden Justices of the Peace [Recognisances entered into] Thomas Bright the younger, apprentice to Mr Ditch of Iden, carpenter, an infant, on pain of imprisonment £40 Mr Ditch, the mainperson of his apprentice £20 Thomas Bright the elder of the parish of Tenterden, Kent, bailiff to Henry Godden Esq of Maidstone in Kent £20

Thomas Bright the younger [to appear at] Winchelsea Quarter Sessions [to be] held [on] 12 July 1825 to answer the complaint of the parish officers of Winchelsea for unlawfully begetting Elizabeth Watson, singlewoman, with child of a bastard child and likely to become chargeable to the parish of St Thomas the Apostle and then and there to abide by such order as may be made. Taken and acknowledged this 17th day of May 1825 before us [signatures of] Henry Powell, John Tilden [Endorsed] Executed warrant with [Samuel] Easton on date and defendant bailed as above. [WIN 237A f.8v]

2.98 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 25 May 1825 before: Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace Charles Arnett, assistant overseer of the poor of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, on oath charges William French with unlawfully neglecting to maintain a male bastard child which has been duly affiliated to him and which is now chargeable to Winchelsea and this examinant further saith that the sum of six shillings is now due from William French for the maintenance of the bastard child which he has neglected to pay although the same has been demanded of him. 186 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

[signature of] Charles Arnett [Endorsed] Warrant granted on date. Keene attended but did not take defendant. 28 [May] Defendant taken and brought here by Mailey. Settled. [WIN 237A f.9]

2.99 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 14 June 1825 before: Henry Powell and John Tilden, Justices of the Peace Charles Arnett, assistant overseer of the poor of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, on oath charges Hannah Jeakens and Edward Jeakens with neglecting to pay the several rates or assessments made for the relief of the poor of Winchelsea. [signature of] Charles Arnett [Endorsed] Distress warrants granted. [WIN 237A f.9]

2.100 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 14 June 1825 before Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace Charles Arnett, assistant overseer of the poor of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, on oath charges Thomas Fisher with unlawfully by means of certain false pretences obtaining from this examinant a quantity of wearing apparel the property of the parish officers and inhabitants of Winchelsea. [signature of] Charles Arnett [Endorsed] Discharged on date [initials of] H[enry] B[utler] [Town Clerk] [WIN 237A f.9v]

2.101 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 12 July 1825 before Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace Charles Arnett, assistant overseer of the poor of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, on oath charges Henry Burkenstock with unlawfully neglecting to maintain in whole or in part his family and that several children born in wedlock by him, Henry Burkenstock, are now chargeable to the parish of St Thomas the Apostle contrary to the statute etc. [signature of] Charles Arnett [Endorsed] 18 July 1825 Committed to Lewes House of Correction for two months by Mr Powell and Mr [John] Tilden [WIN 237A f.9v]

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2.102 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at the Guildhall, Winchelsea on 12 July 1825 before: Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, George Stace, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions Henry Powell and John Tilden filed Certificates of their having received the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper and took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation enjoined by law. [Also at this Sessions] The Deputy Mayor informed the bench that he and Mr Tilden had entered into a contract with the County Magistrates for receiving prisoners into the Common Gaol and House of Correction at Lewes and Battle pursuant to the directions of the Act of the 4th George IV. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that Mr Langridge's bill, the Clerk of the Peace, be paid by the Treasurer, amounting to £8 15s 4d. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that the Mayor do provide the necessary Weights and Measures agreeable to the Acts of Parliament passed in the 5th and 6th Years of King George IV. [WIN 61D f.31]

2.103 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 25 July 1825 before Henry Powell and John Tilden, Justices of the Peace John Chester, one of the constables of Winchelsea, on oath charges Thomas Turner as a vagrant, he being seen by this examinant to beg at the house of Mr Dawes, Mr Benfield, and others in Winchelsea. [mark of] John Chester Thomas Turner acknowledged that he has been convicted under the last Vagrancy Act and sentenced to one month’s imprisonment in the House of Correction at Louth in the County of Lincoln. [Endorsed] Two months to the House of Correction at Lewes [WIN 237A f.10]

2.104 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 25 July 1825 before Henry Powell and John Tilden, Justices of the Peace Charles Arnett, assistant overseer of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, charges Thomas Bennett, rogue and vagabond, in not maintaining himself in whole or in part and that Thomas Bennett is now and has been for some time chargeable to Winchelsea. [signature of] Charles Arnett [Endorsed] Committed same day to Lewes House of Correction [WIN 237A f.10v]

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2.105 A Meeting held at Winchelsea Court Hall on 8 August 1825 Present: Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, George Stace, Joseph Hennah, Jurats and Justices of the Peace Upon a view being taken this day of two Ash Trees growing upon the waste belonging to this Corporation near to the house of James Chart and they being considered in a dangerous state and liable to become a considerable nuisance. It is Ordered that the same be immediately removed and that the Chamberlain be directed forthwith to cause the said trees to be sawn off at the trunk instead of the same being dug out by the roots which are likely to support the banks whereon the same grow. And it is further Ordered that the Town Clerk do present a copy of this order to the Chamberlain. [WIN 61B f.14]

2.106 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 29 August 1825 before Henry Powell and Joseph Hennah, Justices of the Peace Charles Arnett, assistant overseer of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, on oath saith that Thomas Veness, late of Winchelsea, James Baker, late of Winchelsea, George Martin, William Morris the younger and Benjamin Boots, now residing in Winchelsea, have neglected and refused to pay the several rates and assessments made for the relief of the poor of Winchelsea. [Endorsed] Baker dismissed, Boots and Veness paid, Morris to pay on Saturday next and Martin tomorrow week [WIN 237A f.11]

2.107 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 29 August 1825 before Henry Powell and Joseph Hennah, Justices of the Peace Ann, the wife of James Hoad of Winchelsea, on oath saith that her husband is now very ill and that he, together with this examinant and her three children are now actually in need of parochial relief. [mark of] Ann Hoad [Endorsed] Relief ordered until [next meeting of] vestry [WIN 237A f.11]

2.108 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 8 September1825 before Henry Powell and Joseph Hennah, Justices of the Peace James Hoad of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, tailor, maketh oath and saith that he is very poor and impotent and incapable of maintaining Proceedings 1816-1866 189

himself and family and that he did this day apply to the assistant overseer of the parish for relief and was by him refused. [signature of] James Hoad [Endorsed] Order made for 8s per week till next select vestry [WIN 237A f.11v]

2.109 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 27 September 1825 before George Stace and Joseph Hennah, Justices of the Peace James Hoad of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, tailor, on oath saith that he is very poor and impotent and incapable of maintaining himself, wife and three children and that he did this day apply to the assistant overseer of the poor of the parish for relief and was by him refused the same. [signature of] James Hoad [Endorsed] ?deferred on date 28 [September] Order made [by same magistrates] for 6 shillings per week till next select vestry. [WIN 237A f.11v]

2.110 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at the Guildhall, Winchelsea on 18 October 1825 before: Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, George Stace, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Ordered that the following Table of Fees be taken by the Town Clerk and that the same be presented to His Majesty's Justices of Assize for their approbation: Proceedings: Drawing every information, complaint or examination of a prosecutor or witness ─ 1 shilling; Oath on ditto ─ 1 shilling; Every examination of a party charged ─ 1s; Every summons or warrant ─ 1s; Endorsing every summons or warrant into another jurisdiction ─ 1s; Oath of a magistrate's handwriting ─ 1s; Every commitment ─ 1s; Every discharge ─ 1s; Search warrant ─ 1s; Return to ditto ─ 1s; Recognizances to prosecute on felony ─ 2s; Ditto on misdemeanour ─ 3s; Ditto to appear and answer indictment ─ 3s; Ditto for keeping the peace ─ 4s; Notice to the parties signed by a magistrate ─ 6d; Fee on filing recognizance ─ 1s. Parochial Business: Precept to deliver lists of Overseers ─ 2s; Return to ditto ─ 1s; Appointments with abstract of charge ─ 4s; Duplicate each ─ 1s; Allowing old Overseers' accounts and oath ─ 3s; Every adjournment of allowance ─ 2s; Inhabitants - any objection to account ─ 1s; Allowance of Poor Rate ─ 2s; Summons for relief and oaths ─ 1s; Hearing and Order thereon ─ 2s; Information for non-payment 190 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

of Poor Rate and oath ─ 2s; Summons on ditto ─ 1s; Oath of Service ─ 1s; Hearing and Order thereon ─ 2s; Distress Warrant ─ 2s; Return of ditto ─ 2s; Commitment for want of Distress ─ 2s; Examination of Settlement and oath ─ 3s; Order of Removal ─ 3s; Duplicate of same ─ 1s; Order of suspension and duplicate ─ 2s; Taking off suspension ─ 2s; Taking an account of ditto and oath ─ 3s; Allowance of Parish Certificate and oath ─ 4s; Order for binding Parish Apprentices ─ 2s; Allowance of ditto and counterpart ─ 4s; Allowance of Assignment of Parish Indentures ─ 2s 6d; Discharge of any apprentice ─ 3s; Examination on bastardy before birth ─ 2s; Warrant ─ 1s; Recognizance and notice thereof ─ 3s 6d; Commitment ─ 1s; Discharge ─ 1s; Certificate to suspend order, Charge and Recognizances ─ 1s; Examination after birth ─ 3s; Warrant or Summons to the father or mother ─ 2s; Duplicate to prove ─ 1s; Order of filiation ─ 4s 6d; Each duplicate thereof ─ 1s 6d; Information for disobedience or Orders and Oaths ─ 2s; Warrant on ditto ─ 1s; Commitment ─ 2s; Discharge ─ 1s; Precept for giving notice for calling Parish Meeting for making lists of Surveyors of the Highways ─ 2s; Return to ditto ─ 1s; Appointment with abstract of charge ─ 3s; Every duplicate ─ 1s 6d; Allowance of old Surveyors' Accounts ─ 2s; Oath on ditto ─ 1s; Every adjournment of allowance of accounts ─ 2s; Application for an extra rate and oath ─ 2s; Hearing and order for ditto ─ 2s; Every information or complaint by or against any Overseer, Surveyor or other Officer respecting any act belonging to his office ─ 1s; Oath on ditto ─ 1s; Hearing and Order on ditto ─ 2s; Certificate of repair of roads indicted ─ 5s; Magistrate's signature to Order for turning or stopping up a Highway ─ 3s; For any additional Highway included in the same Order 1s; Each consent to ditto ─ 1s. Vagrants Etcetera: To every information and oath ─ 2s; For every examination of a prisoner ─ 1s; For every commitment ─ 1s; For drawing and engrossing the conviction and parchment for same ─ 3s; Fee on filing same ─ 1s; Examination by visiting magistrate of a discharges prisoner ─ 3s; Ascertaining Route and filling up pass and magistrate's signature thereto ─ 5s. Ale Licences: Notice of meeting to grant licences: each victualler ─ 2s; Filling up licences and returning recognizance ─ 5s; Papers and printed form of licence ─ 1s; Engrossing recognizance and parchment ─ 2s; Certificate of good name ─ 2s 6d; Allowing assignment of licence ─ 5s; Fee on filing recognizance ─ 2s. Military: Information against a deserter. Warrant, commitment, letter to secretary at [illegible] discharge on delivering to Military and Order for payment of rewards ─ 3s; Attesting a recruit ─ 1s; Allowance of Regimental or other Military accounts each ─ 1s; Warrant to press waggons each ─ 1s; Orders for relief of families of non-commissioned officers of militia including complaint Proceedings 1816-1866 191

and oath ─ 2s; Certificate of ditto ─ 1s; Allowance of account and order to reimburse ─ 2s 6d; Proceedings on penal statutes information and oath ─ 3s; summons and copy ─ 3s; Every summons to a witness to attend ─ 2s; Hearing and judgement ─ 2s; Every witness examined and such hearing ─ 2s; Drawing and engrossing conviction if found given by the Act or if penalty does not exceed 40s ─ 2s 6d; If no force and penalty above 40s ─ 7s 6d; Additional for every convicted law sheet exceeding ten ─ 1s; Fee on filing same ─ 1s; Order for payment of forfeiture ─ 2s; Warrant of Distress ─ 3s; Return to ditto ─ 1s; Commitment for want of Distress ─ 2s; Search warrant for [illegible] and engines ─ 3s. Miscellaneous proceedings: To every information, complaint, examination or affidavit taken in writing before one magistrate ─ 1s; Before two magistrates ─ 2s; Oath on ditto in either case ─ 1s; Every summons or warrant by one magistrate ─ 1s; by two magistrates ─ 2s; Endorsing ditto from another Jurisdiction ─ 1s; Oath of magistrate's handwriting ─ 1s; Every Order not before specified by one magistrate ─ 1s; The same by two magistrates ─ 2s; Every distress warrant not before specified ─ 3s; Return of ditto or other process ─ 1s; Every commitment not before specified by one magistrate ─ 1s; If the signature of two magistrates required ─ 2s; Every oath of office: Oath of list of freeholders to serve on Juries or of persons fit to serve in the militia and every oath not hereinbefore specified which one magistrate is authorised to administer and every certificate of allowance of accounts and every other act not hereinbefore specified which one magistrate is authorised to do ─ £1; Every such oath, certificate, allowance and other act which requires the concurrence of two magistrates ─ £2 [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that the following allowances be made to the Constables for conveying prisoners to gaol namely the sum of one shilling per mile for one prisoner and sixpence per mile additional for every prisoner above that number; for the subsistence of such prisoners ninepence per day, ninepence per night. Turnpikes actually paid on the road. For each assistant to the constable 2s 6d per day and 2s 6d per night and to the constable the same allowance. The whole charges to be ascertained on oath before one magistrate. [Also at this Sessions] [Ordered] that the Constables be allowed the sum of one shilling for the service of any warrant or summons within this Town and the sum of sixpence per mile going and sixpence per mile returning for every mile they travel to execute same and for their trouble five shillings per day and two shillings and sixpence per night for every day and night they are necessarily absent from home to be ascertained on oath before one magistrate. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that a certain order of filiation under the hands and seals of Henry Powell and John Tilden Esqs and bearing date 12 192 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

September last on George Harper Blake Esq be confirmed with the consent of the said George Harper Blake. [WIN 61D ff.33-39]

2.111 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 26 November 1825 before Henry Powell and John Tilden, Justices of the Peace Charles Arnett of Winchelsea, gentleman, on oath charges William Martin with unlawfully assaulting this examinant on the 14th day of November instant at [Winchelsea] [signature of] Charles Arnett [WIN 237A f.12v]

2.112 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 26 November 1825 before Henry Powell and John Tilden, Justices of the Peace [Recognizances entered into] William Martin of Winchelsea, shoemaker 50s Richard Osborne of same, victualler 40s William Martin to appear at Sussex General Quarter Sessions and in the meantime to keep the peace towards all His Majesty’s liege subjects and particularly towards Charles Arnett [WIN 237A f.12]

2.113 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 26 November 1825 before Henry Powell and John Tilden, Justices of the Peace Charles Arnett of Winchelsea, gentleman, on oath charges David Tree, Edward Whiteman, William Foster, Thomas Fisher [and] George Hearnden, with a breach of the peace and that this examinant verily believes he goes in danger of his life and that they, or some one of them, will do him some grievous bodily harm. [signature of] Charles Arnett [WIN 237A f.12v]

2.114 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 29 November 1825 before Henry Powell, George Stace and John Tilden, Justices of the Peace [Recognizances entered into] David Tree of Winchelsea, shoemaker £20 Richard Osborne of same, victualler £20 Winchelsea General Quarter Sessions: Proceedings 1816-1866 193

David Tree to appear at the next general sessions of the peace for [Winchelsea] and the liberties thereof, then and there to answer the complaint of Charles Arnett and in the meantime to keep the peace towards all His Majesty’s liege subjects. [WIN 237A f.13]

2.115 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 29 November 1825 before [magistrates not named] Charles Arnett, Assistant Overseer of the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, being sworn: Upon my oath [say] that About one o’clock in the day of Monday the 14th I was going home. Just before I got to the gatehouse [Strand Gate] David Tree came down from the steps at the Watchhouse and insisted on knowing in what way I walked as I did. I looked at him for a short time and he replied he should suppose he should get his head broke through me [Arnett]. He said that on the night before a boulder had been thrown at him as he was going up the hill [and] that he called out to them, ‘Halloa’ and the parties who threw thought it was Arnett. He then called me a hypocrite and said I deserved to have my arse kicked. After some more words he said that if he [had] not a bad leg he would kick my arse. I was about to proceed home when several came down the steps and on my saying there were such a ?clan of them that I did not know what they meant, one person amongst them said, ‘If you repeat that again I’m damned if I don’t give it you.’ I said to them all it was not for me to pick my words to oblige them. The same person then said he would give it me. He pulled off his coat and hat and put himself in a posture but was prevented from attacking me by George Hearnden. Afterwards several of them abused him very much with words. I then went away. I am certain that the five defendants were all there around me in one company. They came down from the Watchhouse into the main road. I was after that again abused by David Tree at the bottom of the hill. I have every reason to believe from their assembling together and the boulders being thrown that I go in danger of my [life] or that some bodily harm will be done me. I have since received information that a plan had been laid to attack me on that day. [signature of] C[harles] Arnett. [WIN 237] [Notes: 1. The names included in the preamble to this document of others due to give evidence on oath are those of David Tree, Edward Whiteman, William Foster, Thomas Fisher and George Hearnden. 2. The Watchhouse, as its name suggests, was, for at least part of this period, an excise observation post. It is now known as The Lookout, a public shelter and viewpoint from Winchelsea towards the sea.] 194 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

2.116 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 6 December 1825 before Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace Charles Arnett, assistant overseer of the poor of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea charges Bourne Russell with unlawfully begetting Elizabeth Watson, singlewoman, with child and this examinant further saith that there appears by the books of accounts of [Winchelsea] to be a considerable sum of money due for the maintenance of the bastard child born of the body of Elizabeth Watson. [signature of] Charles Arnett [WIN 237A f.13v]

2.117 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at the Guildhall, Winchelsea on 10 January 1826 before: Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, John Tilden, George Stace, Jurats and Justices of the Peace. The names of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to enquire on behalf of Our Lord the King: Henry Dunk, Foreman, Jacob Holt, Richard Maplesden, William Sargent snr, Walter Fuller, David Laurence, Richard Osborne, Charles Hill, Nathaniel Bragge, Joseph Bigg, Samuel Easton, Richard Wilson, John Bennett, Robert Sharps, John Daniel, Thomas Hoadley, George Haisell, John Fuller, Thomas Sylvester Keene. At this Sessions: George Stace filed a Certificate of having received the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper and took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation enjoined by law. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that the recognizances of David Tree and Thomas Foster be discharged. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that the Treasurer do pay the tradesmen's bills due and also half a year's salary to the gaoler. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that a new Town Rate be made at ninepence in the pound. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that Mr Thomas Sylvester Keene, Sergeant-at- Mace, be appointed to have the custody and possession of the new weights and measures and to give his attendance to adjust the weights and measures of such persons as shall apply to him for that purpose. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that the treasurer to pay the said Thomas Sylvester Keene, gaoler, the sum of six pounds on account of the relief of the persons confined in the gaol. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows: Proceedings 1816-1866 195

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 55 7 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 44 11 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 15 3 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 46 16 0 Total 151 9 3 [WIN 61D ff.40-42]

2.118 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 21 February 1826 before Henry Powell, George Stace and John Tilden, Justices of the Peace Charles Arnett, assistant overseer of the poor of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea on oath charges Thomas Bennett with unlawfully exposing his person indecently on the 8th instant at [Winchelsea] contrary to the statute and further that William Morris and Rowland Price of Winchelsea are material and necessary witnesses against Thomas Bennett. [signature of] Charles Arnett

[WIN 237A f.14] 2.119 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 21 February 1826 before Henry Powell, George Stace and John Tilden, Justices of the Peace Charles Arnett, assistant overseer of the poor of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea on oath saith that he verily believes that Thomas Martin of Wittersham, Kent, shoemaker, is a material and necessary witness to be examined as to the place of last legal settlement of William Martin who now resides in [Winchelsea]. [signature of] Charles Arnett [WIN 237A f.14v]

2.120 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 21 February 1826 before Henry Powell, George Stace and John Tilden, Justices of the Peace Charles Arnett, assistant overseer of the poor of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea on oath charges Thomas Morris and James Booth of Winchelsea with unlawfully neglecting to pay the several rates or assessments made for the relief of the poor of the parish and also on oath charges Isaac Hearnden with unlawfully neglecting to pay one rate made for the relief of the poor of the parish. [signature of Charles Arnett] [WIN 237A f.15] 196 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

2.121 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 26 February 1826 [no magistrates named] [see 2.120] James Booth applied [for] [blank] Jeakens to pay one part of the said rate and James Booth the other part Thomas Morris to pay £1 14s 6d in a fortnight and the expenses of the summons or a distress warrant to [be] issue[d] [WIN 237A f.15]

2.122 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 26 February 1826 before Henry Powell, John Tilden, Justices of the Peace Harriet, the wife of Robert Wheeler of Winchelsea, labourer, on oath charges Thomas Hoadley of Winchelsea, smith, with neglecting to pay the sum of forty shillings and upwards for work and labour done by this examinant. [mark of] Harriet Wheeler [WIN 237A f.15v]

2.123 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 14 March 1826 before Henry Powell, John Tilden, Justices of the Peace Charles Arnett, assistant overseer of Winchelsea, on oath charges Samuel Easton, late of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea with unlawfully running away and leaving his wife and children whereby they are become chargeable to the parish and thereby committing an act of vagrancy. [signature of] Charles Arnett [appended note] Warrant granted and Charles Arnett made special [constable] [WIN 237A f.15v]

2.124 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 14 March 1826 before Henry Powell, John Tilden, Justices of the Peace Charles Arnett of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, assistant overseer, charges William Blackhall the elder, labourer, and Jane Foster, widow, both of Winchelsea, with unlawfully keeping possession of certain premises in the Barrack Square of Winchelsea after due notice given by the churchwardens and overseers or the major part of them contrary to the statute in that case made and provided. [signature of] Charles Arnett [WIN 237A f.16]

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2.125 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 27 March 1826 at which appeared Barwell Browne, Mayor, Alexander Tullock, George Stace, Henry Powell, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, John Tilden, Jurats, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Alexander Tullock Jurats: Barwell Browne, George Stace, Henry Powell, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden Common Clerk: John Haddock Lardner Chamberlain: John Edward Wright Sergeant-at-Mace: Thomas Sylvester Keene Common Sergeant: Joseph Hoad the elder Attorneys of the Court of Record: Thomas Sylvester Keene, Joseph Hoad the elder Constables: Joseph Biggs, Charles Hill, William Chasmar, Richard Wilson, Thomas Sylvester Keene, Joseph Hoad the elder Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Thomas Sylvester Keene Pound Driver: William Chasmar Deputy Mayor: Henry Powell [WIN 61B f.16]

2.126 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at the Guildhall, Winchelsea on 4 April 1826 before: Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, George Stace, John Tilden, Joseph Hennah, Jurats and Justices of the Peace. At this Sessions Revd John William Dugdale appealed against the existing Poor Rate and upon the hearing of which and with the consent of the Overseers and the several parishioners named in the rate (except Mr [John] Hollingberry to whom notice of appeal was proved to have been served) it is Ordered that the sum of ninety pounds at which Mr Dugdale was rated be now reduced to the sum of forty-five pounds. [Also at this Sessions] The Foreman of the Jury had no presentments to make. [WIN 61D f.44]

2.127 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 12 April 1826 before Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace Charles Arnett of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, assistant overseer, charges William Foster, late of Winchelsea, shoemaker, with having 198 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

run away and left his wife and one child chargeable to the parish and thereby committed an act of vagrancy. [signature of] Charles Arnett N.B. Warrant granted this day by the same magistrate. William Foster was taken at Liverpool on the 15th inst[ant] by Charles Hill, constable, after great perseverance, and committed to the House of Correction at Lewes for the space of three months and there kept at hard labour. [WIN 237A f.16]

2.128 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 4 May 1826 before Henry Powell, John Tilden, Justices of the Peace The information of Thomas Westover, assistant overseer of the parish of Icklesham in the Liberties of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, taken on oath before us, two of His Majesty’s justices of the peace, acting in and for the Ancient Town. [Thomas Westover] saith that Richard Bragge, innkeeper, and Thomas Durham of the parish of Icklesham hath refused and still doth refuse to pay the several rates and assessments made for the relief of the poor of the parish of Icklesham, although this informant hath made a demand on them for the payment of such rates and assessments. [signature of] Thomas Westover Summons granted same day for £1 12s 6d each and to meet at the Court Hall on Wednesday the 16th to pay the rate and expenses. Also the case of Thomas Durham the same kind allowed. [WIN 237A f.16v]

2.129 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 8 May 1826 before John Tilden, Justice of the Peace Charles Arnett of Winchelsea, assistant overseer, and Joseph Bigg of Winchelsea, grocer, state on oath that they attended a public meeting held at the Parish Church on the 28th day of March last at which Vestry Isaac Hearnden of Winchelsea, grocer, was also present and who in the presence of these deponents insulted Henry Powell Esq of Winchelsea, one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said Ancient Town and the Justices thereof by uttering the following words: 'Old Powell granted a summons against certain persons for the purpose of putting money into his own and Henry Butler's pockets (meaning, these deponents believe, the son of the Town Clerk) which money was paid out of the Parish Rates'. And these deponents further say that the words so uttered by Isaac Hearnden are as they verily Proceedings 1816-1866 199

believe utterly false and untrue and a malicious defamation of the character of Henry Powell. [signatures of] Charles Arnett and Joseph Bigg. Sworn before me, John Tilden. [WIN 285] [Note: This evidence was corroborated by Dr Adam Scott of Winchelsea who had been at the same meeting.] [WIN 286]

2.130 Winchelsea Court Hearing on 11 May 1826 before Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace The case of Samuel Easton [II 123] heard. Found guilty of vagrancy and committed to the House of Correction. Lewes and kept to hard labour for the space of three calendar months. [see 2.123] Warrant granted 14 May 1826. [WIN 237A f.16v]

2.131 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 18 May 1826 before John Tilden, Justice of the Peace Henry Powell maketh oath and saith that he now is and hath been Deputy Mayor of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea and the Liberties thereof for upwards of three years last past. And Charles Arnett maketh oath and saith that he now is and hath been Assistant Overseer for the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle since the 29th day of September 1823. And said deponent Charles Arnett further maketh oath and saith that on the 10th day of January 1825 one Isaac Hearnden of Winchelsea, grocer, did violently assault this deponent in the execution of his Office for which offence he was bound over to appear before the judges of Assize at Lewes on the 3rd day of August last and was fined one shilling and bound over to keep the peace for three years on his own Recognisance of fifty pounds. And this deponent further saith that both before and since the 28th day of March last he heard Isaac Hearnden use very insulting language about the deponent Henry Powell as a magistrate and treat him with great derision and contempt. [signatures of] Henry Powell, Charles Arnett Sworn at Winchelsea [on this day] before me John Tilden. [WIN 287] [Note: On 1 June 1826 Henry Powell appeared before John Tilden JP and swore on oath that the words spoken by Isaac Hearnden were entirely false and untrue. [WIN 288] An undated note headed 'Pardon asked' was written by Isaac Hearnden or prepared on his behalf. It reads 'Whereas I, Isaac Hearnden of Winchelsea in the County of Sussex, grocer, did on the 28th day of March last at the Public Vestry 200 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

held in the Parish Church of Winchelsea utter the [above words ─ see 2.129] For which since Mr Powell has proceeded against me in the Court of King's Bench. But upon my asking the public pardon and paying the expenses already promised he has kindly agreed to withdraw any further proceedings. I therefore ask his pardon accordingly and do thank him for the lenity he has shown to me as I believe the charge uttered by me against him was utterly false and untrue'.] [WIN 289]

2.132 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 22 May 1826 before Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace Amy Blackhall alias Haisell of Winchelsea, singlewoman, on oath charges Edwin Hoadley and John Jenkins alias Eagles with strong suspicion of petty larceny on or about the twelfth day of May in the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea. [mark of] Amy Blackhall alias Haisell [following day] In consequence of Mrs Hoadley giving the information to Dr [Adam] Scott he has withdrawn the prosecution. The warrant is therefore discharged. [WIN 237A f.17]

2.133 An Hundred held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 9 June 1826 at which appeared Alexander Tullock, Mayor, Barwell Browne, George Stace, Henry Powell, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, John Tilden, Joseph Hennah, Jurats, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen. At this Hundred the Writ of Our Sovereign Lord the King for the electing of two Barons to serve for this Town in the Parliament to be held at the City of Westminster on the 25th day of July next ensuing. And also the Precept or Mandate of the Right Honourable Robert Banks, Earl of Liverpool, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports were publicly read and thereupon Henry Brougham of Brougham Hall in the County of Westmorland Esq and the Honourable Henry Grey commonly called Lord Viscount Howick of Howick in the County of Northumberland were unanimously elected Barons to serve for this Town in the said Parliament and the said Henry Grey, Lord Viscount Howick, was first elected a Freeman of this Town and Corporation but the said Henry Brougham and Henry Grey, Lord Viscout Howick, not being present the oath of Henry Brougham as a Baron is respited and the oaths of Henry Grey as a Freeman and Baron are respited. [WIN 61B ff.17-18]

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2.134 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 12 June 1826 before Henry Powell, John Tilden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace The information of Charles Hill, one of the constables for [Winchelsea] and of Henry Dunk of Winchelsea, grocer, and George Haisell of Winchelsea, hairdresser, and Richard Wilson of Winchelsea, constables of the town and of Mary Broadfoot and John Edward Wright Esq and also James Wilson, [all] of Winchelsea, before us, Henry Powell Esq, deputy mayor, and John Tilden Esq, one of the jurats of Winchelsea, this 12th day of June 1826 regarding James Harman, George Stace, William Huggett, Henry Vinehall, Joseph Cogger, Edward Whiteman, William Martin and David Laurence charged with being guilty of a riot and assault. First Charles Hill on his oath saith that between the hours of 10 and 11 o’clock in the evening of [the 9th of June last] he was coming up the steps leading to the Court Hall at Winchelsea and he desired the people assembled on the steps to make way for the mayor when a certain person whom this deponent knows to be James Harman of Hastings, tailor, said ‘Who are you?’ when this deponent answered ‘A constable’ upon which James Harman answered ‘Damn you and your constableship too’ and seized this deponent by the collar of his coat and said that he would throw this deponent downstairs. And this deponent further saith that he saw James Harman use forcible means to enter the Court Hall where there were several persons dancing. [signature of] Charles Hill And Henry Dunk on his oath saith he was coming into the Court Hall between the hours of 10 and 11 o’clock on the 9th June to attend the ball. Seeing a great crowd and hearing an uproar he stopped at the bottom of the stairs when he saw James Harman knock or push George Haisell of Winchelsea, hairdresser, down with his head against the wall upon which this deponent remonstrated with James Harman who said that he would serve this deponent the same if he interfered. [signature of] Henry Dunk And Richard Wilson on his oath saith that he was present in the evening of the 9th day of June and saw James Harman conduct himself in a most riotous manner and saw him in the Court Hall with a large stick or bludgeon in his hand. [signature of] Richard Wilson And George Haisell on his oath saith that he was coming down the steps leading from the Town [Court] Hall between the hours of 10 and 11 o’clock in the evening of the 9th of June instant when James Harman without any provocation whatsoever caught this deponent by the collar with both hands and threw him down upon the ground with great violence. [signature of] George Haisell 202 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

And Richard Wilson on his oath saith that hearing a row he came to the Court Hall to assist in quelling the mob. When he came to the stairs leading to the Court Hall he was unable to get up for some time in consequence of the crowd. He at length got through when the first man who insulted him was whom he has since ascertained to be of the Christian name of William (inserted – Huggett alias Smith) in the employ of Thomas Hoadley (a smith). He [Huggett] asked who this deponent was when this deponent answered ‘I am a constable’. He then said that he would kick this deponent and all constables to hell. This deponent afterwards saw the person whose name he has since learnt to be William (Huggett alias Smith) walk down the street with a stick and bludgeon in his hand when he swore that he would murder someone. This deponent then followed him to the Court Hall steps when he saw Frederick Jones wrench the stick out of his hands. [signature of] Richard Wilson And Charles Hill on his oath further saith that he saw William (Huggett alias Smith) the blacksmith with a stick or bludgeon in his hand striking right and left and forcing his way into the Court Hall. [signature of] Charles Hill John Edward Wright Esq on his oath saith that in the night of the 9th instant between the hours of 10 and 11 o’clock he was in the act of assisting in preventing a mob of people from forcing their way into the Town [Court] Hall. During this time a person unknown to [him] seized him by the collar. He, this deponent, desired him to desist but he continued to hold this deponent by the collar [for] two or three minutes. He then quitted his hold. This deponent hath since been informed that the person’s name is Henry Vinehall. [signature of] John Edward Wright And Charles Hill on his oath further saith that he was close by the last named deponent, John Edward Wright, and saw Henry Vinehall having John Edward Wright fast by the collar and this deponent with his staff struck Henry Vinehall for the purpose of leaving his hold which Henry Vinehall did. [signature of] Charles Hill And Richard Wilson on his oath further saith that he was present and did see Henry Vinehall have hold of John Edward Wright’s collar at the time before stated. [signature of] Richard Wilson And Charles Hill upon his oath saith further that he saw Joseph Cogger in a riotous state and swearing that he would enter the Town [Court] Hall by force. This deponent used every means to prevent him from getting in and sometime afterwards this deponent saw him in the Court Hall. He [Joseph Cogger] then said that if he had a stick he would be b……..d if he would not clear the whole room. [signature of] Charles Hill Proceedings 1816-1866 203

And Richard Wilson upon his oath further saith that he was present and corroborates the before mentioned statement made by Charles Hill respecting Joseph Cogger. [signature of] Richard Wilson And Richard Wilson upon his oath also further saith that in the evening of 9th June inst[ant] Edward Whiteman told this deponent that he would come into the ballroom; he forced his way and said that he would behave quietly when he got in. [signature of] Richard Wilson And Richard Wilson also upon his oath saith that in the evening of the 9th instant William Martin junior told this deponent that he would come into the ballroom and that he also found his way into the room. [signature of] Richard Wilson And Charles Hill also upon his oath further saith that in the evening of 9th June between the hours of 10 and 11 o’clock he was called out of George Harrod’s [The New Inn] to quell a resolute set of people at the Court Hall who were using every means to force their way into the hall. This deponent then came upstairs and saw certain persons collaring Mr Wright and endeavouring to obtain an entrance into the hall. Mr Wright said, ‘Constable, do your duty and keep them (meaning the mob) out of the hall’. This deponent went home and obtained 2 staffs. He entered the hall again, forcing his way through a crowd many of whom had sticks. When this deponent entered the hall he called two or three persons to his assistance and assisted Mr Wright in closing the door. The mob then came in front of the Town [Court] Hall and broke many of the windows by flinging large stones at them some of which by the force used came to the opposite side of the room. The party then remained quiet for about half an hour when George Stace came up and tried the door. And this deponent further saith that when George Stace entered the room he immediately seized James Wilson by the collar and called him a damned rascal when James Wilson said, ‘Good God, Mr Stace, I hope you mean no harm’. George Stace then said that you [James Wilson] are a damned rascal and I will serve you out’. This deponent then took hold of George Stace and demanded him to keep the peace in the king’s name. He then damned this deponent and the peace too. This deponent then did his utmost in a fair way to release James Wilson out of [George Stace’s] hands but George Stace struck this deponent two or three times and said that this deponent had no authority and that this deponent and James Wilson were both damned rascals and that he would serve them both alike. This deponent then released himself from [George Stace’s] hands and went on one side thinking that he would pacify himself. [George Stace] was then in the hands of William Sargent junior who endeavoured to hold him for the purpose of keeping him quiet. He then appeared pacified for a short time but seeing this deponent again he then 204 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

seized him by the collar a second time. This deponent then told him if he would leave go and not use any violence that this deponent would not take any further notice of it. [George Stace] then persevered in dragging this deponent about and struck him again. This deponent then went up with his staff and told him that if he did not desist this deponent would strike him down. He then went up and with his hand struck this deponent a severe blow upon his shoulder. Some of the party, being handy, seized hold of George Stace and tried to pacify him. A person by the name of David Laurence came up and seized this deponent’s staff with both hands and said, ‘How dare you offer to lift up your hand against a magistrate?’ when this deponent said that George Stace was no more than a private individual in such a riotous case. David Laurence tried to get the staff out of this deponent’s hand but being the stronger of the two this deponent retained possession and told him that if he did not desist that this deponent would use means to make him. [signature of] Charles Hill And Richard Wilson the constable upon his oath further saith that he saw George Stace strike Charles Hill a severe blow on the breast. This deponent then went to the assistance of Charles Hill and laid hold of George Stace by the collar and at that time saw David Laurence trying to get the staff from Charles Hill’s hands by taking hold of it with both his hands. [signature of] Richard Wilson. James Wilson maketh oath and saith that he came to the Court Hall door on the evening of the 9th instant and could not get in. He then came round to the front of the Court Hall and saw persons making their escape by a ladder out of the windows. He then entered the Court Hall by the same ladder. He then went to the door to assist the constable to disperse the mob who then bolted through the door. He took a staff from one of these people named Cogger and placed himself at the door to assist the constables. Then George Stace came up to him and seized him by the collar. This deponent said, ‘Good God, Mr Stace, you don’t know what you are doing. I am aiding the constable’. This deponent was very near choked when two or three persons came to his assistance and this deponent observed that Charles Hill the constable was one of them. About half an hour afterwards this deponent returned to the [New] Inn at Winchelsea and saw George Stace sitting in a room where James Wilson had previously left [him] and [George Stace] said that this deponent was a rascal, blackguard, and a poor good for nothing fellow. This deponent said that it was more than he [George Stace] or any other man could say. He then came up to this deponent and struck him. This deponent then knocked him down. He then seized this deponent by the collar and would have choked him if it had not been for Joel Benfield and Needham ?Martin who came to his assistance. [signature of] James Wilson Proceedings 1816-1866 205

Mary Broadfoot maketh oath and saith that she was present in the yard of the Court Hall at Winchelsea on the evening of the 9th June between the hours of 10 and 11 o’clock and heard George Stace say, ‘Come up and force the door open if they won’t let you in for the constables have no authority before the morning’. [mark of] Mary Broadfoot William Chasmar maketh oath and saith that he is a constable and saw George Stace enter the ballroom on the evening of 9th June instant and ask this deponent where that damned rascal Hill was. This deponent heard Hill say something when George Stace said, ‘I will fight you’. This deponent heard Hill say, ‘Mr Stace is no gentleman’. This deponent then took hold of Mr Stace and he begged Mr Stace to be quiet and [George Stace] said, ‘No, damn him, I will give it to him’. George Stace hit this deponent two or three times and then said, ‘If you strike me again I will split your head in two’. [signature of] William Chasmar [WIN 237A ff.17v-21]

2.135 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 14 June 1826 before John Tilden, Joseph Hennah, Jurats and Justices of the Peace The information of Henry Powell Esq, deputy mayor of [Winchelsea], taken before us, John Tilden and Joseph Hennah Esqs, two jurats of Winchelsea, regarding James Harman, William Huggett alias Smith, Joseph Cogger, Edward Whiteman, William Martin junior, Henry Vinehall and George Stace charged with being guilty of riot and assault. [Henry Powell] upon his oath saith that on Friday evening the 9th of June 1826, it having been the day of election for two members to be sent to parliament, about 10 o’clock while sitting at The New Inn with several friends who had dined together, an alarm was given that a large mob were assembled who wanted to force their way past the constables into the Town [Court] Hall where there was An Assembly given in honour of the day. He, this deponent, as deputy mayor, immediately proceeded thither and found it to be true. With difficulty he got entrance into the hall when the populace seemed to increase. He then ordered the constables to do their duty, shut the door and keep every person out but the uproar continuing and being apprehensive of some serious mischief, this deponent called out of the window for some persons to get him a ladder that he might get out of the hall in order to swear in some special constables to assist the regular ones who were quite overpowered. After he had got down the ladder he met in the mob Mr Stace, a magistrate, to whom he, this deponent, said, ‘I am glad you are here. I am going to swear in some special constables. I wish you would go along with me as they are endeavouring to break in the hall door’. Stace went along with him when several persons on the steps immediately called out, ‘Mr Stace, we are shut out of the hall’, whereupon he 206 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

replied, ‘You have as much right there as those who are inside, why don’t you break in the door?’ It was answered they could not. He, Stace, said, ‘Why don’t you get a crowbar and force it?’ He, this deponent, immediately replied to Stace, ‘You are a very pretty magistrate to encourage such riotous proceedings, you ought to be ashamed of yourself.’ He, this deponent, then left him and the persons who were assembled and returned to the New Inn where he reported to the mayor and another magistrate what he had seen and heard. [signature of] Henry Powell [WIN 237A ff.21v-22]

2.136 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 14 June 1826 before Henry Powell, John Tilden, Justices of the Peace The information of Joseph Hoad, town sergeant, one of the constables of [Winchelsea] and of Thomas Sylvester Keene, mayor’s sergeant and one other of the constables of [Winchelsea] regarding James Harman, William Huggett alias Smith a person in the employment of Thomas Hoadley a blacksmith, Joseph Cogger, Edward Whiteman, William Martin junior, Henry Vinehall and George Stace charged with being guilty of riot and assault. And first [Joseph Hoad] saith that he was present at the Court Hall at Winchelsea between the hours of 10 and 11 o’clock in the evening of the 9th of June instant [and] that whilst in the act of seeing Mr [Barwell] Brown[e], one of the magistrates, down the steps (who was ill) he was violently pressed and obstructed in the execution of his duty by a mob assembled; that finding himself much hurt he, this deponent, went to the doctor in the evening but he [the doctor] being in bed he called the next day and was attended by the doctor who gave him medicine to take and a lotion to apply to the side. [signature of] Joseph Hoad And secondly Thomas Sylvester Keene maketh oath and saith that being on duty by order of the mayor on the evening of the 9th of June instant in the Court Hall he was endeavouring to keep the people out who were forcing their way in. This deponent saw Mr Barwell Browne coming from the Court Hall very ill and this deponent forced a way for Mr Browne to get down the steps. This deponent saw Hoad and requested him to assist Mr Browne. Just as this deponent said this the crowd was such that he could not return to the hall. This deponent then kept his post at the steps for some minutes when some persons unknown to this deponent sprang upon him and dragged this deponent from the top to the bottom of the steps tearing his clothes nearly off his back and this deponent was so much hurt that he was stunned by the fall, is now very ill and under the hands of the doctor. [signature of] Thomas Sylvester Keene [WIN 237A ff.22v-23] Proceedings 1816-1866 207

2.137 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 29 June 1826 before Henry Powell, John Tilden, Justices of the Peace The information of Charles Arnett, assistant overseer of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, taken on oath before us, two of His Majesty’s justices of the peace acting for [Winchelsea], who saith that Henry Burkenstock labourer, Benjamin Boots labourer, John Daniels shoemaker, George Martin shoemaker, Thomas Skinner labourer, William Chasmar labourer, and James Claise labourer, had neglected to pay the several rates or assessments made for the relief of the poor of the parish. [signature of Charles Arnett] [WIN 237A f.23v]

2.138 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 11 July 1826 before Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, George Stace, John Tilden, Joseph Hennah, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions Henry Powell Esq, George Stace and John Tilden Esqs filed Certificate of their having received the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper and took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration of Transubstantiation enjoined by law. [WIN 61D f.46]

2.139 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 11 July 1826 before Henry Powell, George Stace, Justices of the Peace The information of Charles Arnett, assistant overseer of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, taken on oath before us, two of His Majesty’s justices of the peace for [Winchelsea]. [Charles Arnett] saith that on the 19th of June last Ann Stevens, a pauper of Winchelsea, ran away from the workhouse of Winchelsea and took with her two gowns, one apron, two shifts and one flannel petticoat the property of the overseers of Winchelsea. [signature of] Charles Arnett [WIN 237A f.23v]

2.140 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 11 July 1826 before Henry Powell, George Stace, Justices of the Peace The information of Charles Arnett, assistant overseer of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea and of Charles Hill, one of the constables of Winchelsea, taken on oath before us, two of His Majesty’s justices of the peace for Winchelsea. [They] say that on the night of Friday the seventh day of July 208 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

last between the hours of eleven and twelve o’clock these deponents saw Ann Stevens in an outhouse commonly called the Watch House in [Winchelsea]; that she could give no account of herself or of how she maintained herself. [signatures of] Charles Arnett, Charles Hill [WIN 237A f.24]

2.141 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 12 July 1826 before Henry Powell, John Tilden, Justices of the Peace The information of Henry Malapert Powell, gentleman, of the town and port of Hastings, taken before Henry Powell Esq and John Tilden Esq two of His Majesty’s justices of the peace for Winchelsea. [Henry Malapert Powell] upon his oath saith that he, this deponent, was present on the ninth day of June last at the election ball at the Town [Court] Hall when he heard a violent uproar at the door caused by some persons attempting to break into the hall and there not being sufficient constables to keep the peace, this deponent was called to their assistance. While [he was] assisting the constables in keeping the peace, George Stace, a magistrate (whom he had previously seen exciting the mob to insubordination telling them they had as much right as any person in the room) laid violent hands upon and collared this deponent. A struggle ensued and he then threw George Stace upon a seat and left him in the hands of two constables. After that there was a great deal of riotous proceedings and many people escaped out of the windows down a ladder into the street but deponent being a stranger to the place was unable identify the persons of the rioters. [signature of] Henry M Powell [WIN 237A f.24v]

2.142 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 14 July 1826 before Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace In the case of Ann Stevens who is charged with being a rogue and vagabond, Charles Arnett, assistant overseer of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, maketh oath and saith [that] on Friday night last the 7th day of July he did find Ann Stevens in an outhouse commonly called the Watch House and that she would not give an account of how she maintained herself and she having no visible means thereof. [signature of] Charles Arnett Charles Hill, constable, corroborated the evidence of the former witness. Ann Stevens confessed the same to be true. She was then committed to the gaol of Winchelsea for the space of three calendar months by Henry Powell Esq, deputy mayor. [appended note] 5th Geo IV Cap 83 Sec 4 [WIN 237A f.17] Proceedings 1816-1866 209

2.143 An Assembly of the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on 20 July 1826 at which appeared Alexander Tullock, Mayor, George Stace, Henry Powell, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Jurats, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen. At this Assembly Fielding Browne Esq is unanimously elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation of which entry is made on a proper stamp and the said Fielding Browne being present hath taken the oath of a Freeman and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation enjoined by law. [WIN 61B f.19]

2.144 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 22 July 1826 before Henry Powell, John Tilden, Justices of the Peace The information of Edward Buttonshaw, labourer, of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, taken before Henry Powell and John Tilden Esqs, two of His Majesty’s justices of the peace for Winchelsea. Edward Buttonshaw on his oath saith that he, this deponent, went to the election ball at the Town [Court] Hall on the evening of the ninth day of June last between the hours of nine and ten o’clock. He had not been there more than half an hour when George Stace, a magistrate, entered the room. The first person he insulted was James Wilson. He, George Stace, took James Wilson by the collar and shook him violently and also tore his shirt very much. The constables then interfered and separated them. A short time afterwards George Stace inquired for ‘old Wilson’ and said, ‘wherever he is I’ll do for him’. George Stace then left the room and deponent saw nothing further. [signature of] Edward Buttonshaw [WIN 237A f.25]

2.145 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 6 August 1826 before Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace Information of Charles Arnett, assistant overseer, against Joseph Hoad for unlawfully neglecting his work. [signature of] J[ohn] H[addock] Lardner [town clerk] Heard on the 14th [August 1826] before H[enry] Powell Esq and discharged on condition of returning the clothes he had, the property of the parish, which was done the same evening. [initials of] Charles Arnett [WIN 237A f, 25v] [Note: Joseph Hoad had been serving as common sergeant and returned his uniform.] 210 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

2.146 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 16 September 1826 before Henry Powell, John Tilden, Justices of the Peace Information of Charles Arnett, assistant overseer, against Thomas Edwards and William Willard for unlawfully retaining possession of the[ir] houses and premises after due notice from the churchwardens and overseers or a major part of them. Heard the 23rd [September 1826] before H Powell Esq and time given until Tuesday the 26th at 12 o’clock when they [were] to appear before the above two justices of the peace if they did not previously give up possession to the assistant overseer. [initials of] Charles Arnett The parties attended again on the 26th inst[ant] [before Henry Powell and John Tilden as arranged] as they had not given up possession and a warrant [was] granted against each to break open the house of each and forcibly to remove the goods. Thomas Edwards hired the house he occupied of George Bray for the ensuing year. William Willard’s goods removed by the constables. [WIN 237A f.25v]

[Note: The parish had resolved no longer to pay the rents on Edwards’ and Willard's homes as part of their poor relief.]

2.147 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 26 September 1826 Magistrate(s) not named Information of Richard Wilson against Robert Broadfoot and [--] Peckett upon suspicion of stealing some part of a fence or gate on the night of Tuesday the 24th inst[ant]. [initials of] Charles Arnett [WIN 237A f.25v]

2.148 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 3 October 1826 before Henry Powell, John Tilden, Justices of the Peace The information of the Revd J[ohn] W[illiam] Dugdell, rector of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, against Benjamin Boots, Sarah Buttenshaw, William Leonard, George Martin, Thomas Skinner, Thomas Edwards, Mary Woodhams [and] Thomas Hoad the elder for refusing to pay him the tithes due [at] Michaelmas 1825. [entry marked]

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George Martin was ordered to pay the tithes and expenses on the 9th Paid Sarah Buttenshaw ditto on the 30th Benjamin Boots warrant granted Paid Mary Woodhams ditto Thomas Edwards ordered to pay the tithes and expenses on the 9th Paid William Leonard ditto on the 30th Paid Thomas Skinner ditto on the 9th Paid Thomas Hoad senior Thomas Hoad senior

[initials of] J W Dugdell [WIN 237A f.26]

2.149 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 5 October 1826 before Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace Job Watt, labourer, of Winchelsea on oath charges Thomas Bennett alias Selden with assaulting him in his own house on Wednesday the 4th day of October 1826 in Winchelsea. [mark of] Job Watt [endorsed] Discharged as Job Watt would not appear against him. [WIN 237A f.26]

2.150 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 13 October 1826 before Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace [entry marked] Copy for information. William Bennett, servant, of Winchelsea maketh oath and saith that on Friday last the 16th inst[ant] [dating discrepancy not explained] he saw John Murrell and James Holt, labourers, both of Winchelsea, picking up walnuts. John Murrell did throw into the walnut tree with a stick and they did deliver some of the walnuts to him, William Bennett, upon the premises of his master, Richard Stileman Esq in Winchelsea, the said premises being enclosed. [signed by] William Bennett [initials of] Charles Arnett [endorsed] Convicted at sessions October 17th 1826 in the penalty of 1s each fine and expenses. 3s paid by James Holt. [WIN 237A f.26v] [Note: The discrepancies in the dating, in the levying of fines, and why this case does not appear in the Quarter Sessions record (see 2.152 below) have not been explained. William Bennett was a long-serving and greatly respected gardener in the service of the Stileman family at The Friars. On his death in 1865 aged 70, the family had his graveyard headstone appreciatively engraved in his honour.] 212 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

2.151 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 17 October 1826 before Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace [entry marked] Copy for information. Be it remembered that on the 17th day of October inst[ant] Charles Hill of Winchelsea informeth me, Henry Powell Esq, one of His Majesty’s justices of the peace for Winchelsea, that Stephen Field the younger of Winchelsea did on Saturday the fourteenth inst[ant] allow his team to pass along the highway within Winchelsea without any driver or person (either on foot or horseback) to the damage of His Majesty’s liege subjects and contrary to the statute of 13th George III which hath imposed a forfeiture of ten shillings for the offence. [signed by] Charles Hill [initials of] Charles Arnett [entry endorsed] Convicted at sessions same day in the penalty of 5s and 3s costs. Paid by D[avid] Tree [who was the owner of the cart and horses] [WIN 237A ff.26v-27] [As above, we do not know why this case is not recorded in the Quarter Sessions Record 152]

2.152 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 17 October 1826 before Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, John Tilden, Joseph Hennah, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions: Ordered that notices be given to the publicans within the Town and Liberties of Winchelsea to keep their house shut up and cleared by twelve o'clock at night. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that notices be printed and stuck up cautioning persons against the making, selling and firing of Squibs and other fireworks and that the Clerk extract the penalties and forfeitures inflicted by the Act upon such misconduct and insert the same in such Notices. [Also at this Sessions it was reported that] On 11 October 1826 the following letter, dated 9 October, was received by the Mayor from Mr John Shipdem. Dear Sir, Mr Jenkinson, the Lieutenant Governor of Dover Castle and Deputy Warden of the Cinque Ports, having requested me as Solicitor to the Ports to procure him impressions of the seals of all the Cinque Ports and Ancient Towns and their Members, I have to request that you will at your early convenience favour me with impressions of the seals in use in your Town as well as of the Town Arms and of those used by the Mayor and for every other public purpose connected with the Town and I have further to request that you will be pleased to send duplicates of the impressions. I am, Sir, Your obedient servant etc. Proceedings 1816-1866 213

Ordered that the impressions and duplicates be made by the Clerk and transmitted to Mr Shipdem acknowledging also receipt of his letter. [WIN 61D ff.48-49]

2.153 An Assembly of the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on 18 October 1826 at which appeared Alexander Tullock, Mayor, Henry Powell, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Jurats, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen At this Assembly William Lipscomb Esq is unanimously elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation of which entry is made on a proper stamp and the said William Lipscomb being present hath taken the oath of a Freeman and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration against Transubstantiation enjoined by law. [Note: This document has been under-written by the Town Clerk as follows: I do hereby certify that the whole of the Persons admitted to this Corporation since the last inspection are registered in this Book and entered on proper stamps.] Date: 7 May 1828 [signature of] John Haddock Lardner, Town Clerk. [WIN 61B f.20]

2.154 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 6 November1826 before Henry Powell, John Tilden, Justices of the Peace [entry marked] Copy The information and complaint of Charles Arnett, assistant overseer of the poor of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, who [on his oath] saith that Thomas Morris, George Martin and Thomas Broadbridge of Winchelsea hath refused and still doth refuse to pay the several rates or assessments made for the relief of the poor of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle although this informant hath several times made a demand on them for payment of such rates and assessments. [signature of] Charles Arnett [endorsed] Summons issued on that day to appear before the [same] magistrates on Tuesday the 13th day of November 1826 at 12 o’clock in the forenoon. Tuesday November 13th 1826 at Mr Tilden’s house: Thomas Morris appeared agreeable to summons before Henry Powell and John Tilden Esqs and was ordered to pay £1 13s 9d rates and 4s expenses on or before Monday the 19th inst[ant]. [marked] Paid the 26th inst[ant]. 214 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

George Martin also appeared to his summons and pleaded impotence and inability to which William Martin the elder and Elizabeth Bennett, the wife of Thomas Bennett gave [evidence] upon oath. The magistrates ordered the rates [of] 13s 6d to be struck off but to pay 4s expenses. [marked] Paid at the time. Thomas Broadbridge hath not appeared to his summons. It was ordered (if the parish wished) that a distress warrant be granted against his effects [but] Thomas Broadbridge having absconded and there not being effects sufficient to cover his rent it was then ordered to stand over to a future day. [WIN 237A ff.27-27v

2.155 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 28 November1826 before Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Justices of the Peace After the adjourned sessions the magistrates proceeded to the examination of Sarah Elliott, widow, who was charged with being pregnant. She declared on oath that she was not pregnant. [initials of] Charles Arnett

[WIN 237A f.27v]

2.156 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 28 November1826 before Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Justices of the Peace Thomas Bennett alias Selden was charged with committing an act of vagrancy against the statute; also charged with committing an act of indecency viz exposing his person in the public streets. 5 Geo IV Cap 8 Sec 4. Ordered that a certificate from Dr Adamson be obtained to ascertain if Thomas Bennett alias Selden was capable to work. [endorsed] Certificate obtained November 30th which says, ‘He is capable to work’. [WIN 237A f.27v]

2.157 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 16 December1826 before Henry Powell, John Tilden, Justices of the Peace The information and complaint of Charles Arnett, assistant overseer of the poor of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, who [on oath] saith that Charles Skinner and James Bray, both of Winchelsea hath neglected to pay and still doth neglect to pay the rates or assessments made for the relief of the poor of Winchelsea although this informant hath made a demand on them for the payment of such rate or assessment. [signature of] Charles Arnett Proceedings 1816-1866 215

[endorsed] Summons granted against Charles Skinner 6s 6d and 1s 6d [costs] to be paid the 30th [marked] Paid Summons granted against James Bray. The serving summons 1s. [WIN 237A f.28]

2.158 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 9 January 1827 before Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, John Tilden, Joseph Hennah, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] The names of the Grand Jury duly charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lord the King: David Laurence, Foreman, Henry Dunk, Jacob Holt, Walter Fuller the elder, Richard Osborne, Charles Hill, Nathaniel Bragge, Joseph Bigg, Richard Wilson, Robert Sharps, Thomas Hoadley, John Fuller, Thomas Sylvester Keene, William Sargent the younger, James Bray, Thomas Bennett, George Harrod, John Baker, William Martin the elder, Charles Arnett, George Haisell. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that the sum of ten shillings be paid by the Chamberlain to Charles Jones for the use of a horse and cart and expenses in carrying the weights and measures to Camber, [Also at this Sessions] Henry Dunk, Foreman of the Grand Jury sworn into office on 10 January 1826 delivered in a Presentment a copy whereof is as follows: To the Worshipful the Mayor and Jurats of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea ─ 9 January 1827: We present the Surveyors of the Highways for not keeping in a proper state of repair the road leading from The Post Office to the Salutation Houses particularly that part of it situated between the back part of Mr Walter Fuller's house and the house occupied by Mrs Broadfoot and Thomas Hoad junior, the water being suffered to lay in holes for want of a proper drain. Ordered that the Surveyors of the Highways, through the Town Clerk, shall have notice of such presentment made by the Jury. [WIN 61D ff.51-52]

2.159 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 24 January 1827 before Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace Charles Arnett of Winchelsea, assistant overseer, on oath charges Thomas Bennett alias Selden with a breach of the peace and that he, this examinant, verily believes he goes in danger of his life and that [Thomas Bennett] will do him some grievous bodily harm. [signature of] Charles Arnett 216 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

[endorsed] Thomas Bennett alias Selden was adjudged to find two sureties of £10 each and himself in £20 to keep the peace for the space of one year and having no bail to offer he was committed to the [Winchelsea] gaol. [further endorsed] Discharged by Henry Powell Esq 12 April 1827

[WIN 237A ff.28-28v]

2.160 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on (date not entered) before Henry Powell, John Tilden, Justices of the Peace Charles Arnett, assistant overseer of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, charges Charles Jones, butcher, of Winchelsea with unlawfully begetting Maria Hill with child of a female bastard child and which bastard child is likely to become chargeable to the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea. [signature of] Charles Arnett [WIN 237A f.28v]

2.161 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 29 January 1827 before Magistrate: [not named] [entry headed] Bail bonds Charles Jones, butcher £20 Henry Barham, tailor £20 The above bonds are for the appearance of Charles Jones, butcher, at the next quarter sessions of the peace to be holden at the Guildhall, Winchelsea on a charge of bastardy, to abide and perform such order or orders as shall then and there be made. [entry endorsed] 23 April 1827 The above bonds are this day discharged. [signature of] Charles Arnett [on behalf of] J H Lardner, town clerk. [see also 2.174] [WIN 237A f.29]

2.162 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 12 February 1827 before John Tilden, Justice of the Peace John Simes, overseer of the parish of Wartling, took out a warrant at Hastings signed by Musgrove Brisco Esq, one of His Majesty’s justices of the peace for Sussex, against Job Baker of this town for bastardy, which [warrant] was regularly ?backed and signed by John Tilden Esq. Proceedings 1816-1866 217

[signature of] Charles Hill, constable [WIN 237A f.28v]

2.163 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 20 February 1827 before Henry Powell, Deputy Mayor, John Tilden, Joseph Hennah, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Ordered that the sum of six pounds be advanced by the Town Treasurer to Thomas Sylvester Keene, the gaoler, for the support of the prisoners. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that the sum of £14 14s 6d be paid to Dr Scott by the Town Treasurer for medicines provided and for professional services rendered to the prisoners in the Gaol. [Also at this Sessions] It being represented to us that the Surveyors are in want of stones for repairing the Highways it is Ordered that they provide the same so as the price does not exceed three shillings per ?cord. [WIN 61D f.53]

2.164 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on [-] March 1827 before Magistrate: [not named] William Bray, farrier, of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, upon oath charges Reuben Morris with illegally leaving his service on Friday last the 10th inst[ant]. [entry endorsed] Settled by consent [but see also 2.169] [WIN 237A f.29]

2.165 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 13 March 1827 before John Tilden, Justice of the Peace William Mays of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, labourer, maketh oath and saith that on Tuesday the 13th day of March inst[ant] in Winchelsea, Esau Holt of Winchelsea, bricklayer, did violently assault this deponent by striking him with his fists several blows on the head, face and other parts of his body. [mark of] William Mays [entry endorsed] A warrant granted [WIN 237A f.29]

2.166 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 14 March 1827 218 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

before John Tilden, Justice of the Peace Charles Arnett of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, assistant overseer, charges William Blackhall the elder with unlawfully retaining possession of a house and premises after due notice has been given by the churchwardens and overseers or a majority of them. [signature of] Charles Arnett [WIN 237A f.29v]

2.167 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 14 March 1827 before Magistrate: [not named] Esau Holt taken into custody by Charles Hill, constable, and was offered 24 hours to procure bail which he refused and was accordingly committed [to Winchelsea gaol] for want of bail. [WIN 237A f.29v]

2.168 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 15 March 1827 before Magistrate: [not named] Take notice that you, Charles Hill, shoemaker are bound in the sum of £10 also Jacob Holt, bricklayer, are bound in the sum of £10 also Esau Holt, bricklayer, is bound in the sum of £20 for the personal appearance of Esau Holt at the next General Quarter Sessions of the peace to answer a charge of assault and battery preferred against Esau Holt by William Mays, labourer. [endorsed] This bail bond is discharged by mutual consent on Monday 23rd April 1827. [signature of] Charles Arnett [on behalf of] J H Lardner, town clerk. [see also 2.174] [WIN 237A f.29v]

2.169 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 20 March 1827 before Henry Powell, John Tilden, Justices of the Peace William Bray of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, farrier, upon oath charges Reuben Morris of Winchelsea, labourer, with illegally leaving his service on Friday the 10th inst[ant]. [signature of] William Bray [countersigned by] Charles Hill, constable [endorsed] Summons granted [further endorsed] The case was heard on Wednesday 21st May 1827 and ordered to stand over until the next quarter sessions [WIN 237A f.30] Proceedings 1816-1866 219

2.170 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 26 March 1827 before Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace The deposition of William Betts of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, relative to a quantity of gunpowder being fired off in the public streets of Winchelsea. This deponent saith that on Thursday last the 22nd inst[ant] (March 1827) about 9 o’clock in the evening as he was passing by the Post Office he saw three lads standing together viz Samuel Kadwell, George Haisell and Thomas Daniel, as though consulting together. About half an hour afterwards he saw Daniel at his father’s house stripped of all but something round his shoulders. Hearing from his father he had been burnt very much he inquired if the boy had been burnt much. The mother replied that [this deponent] was a rascal and was the most likely of any in the town to set her son on fire. She immediately took the poker from the fire and attempted to strike this deponent but deponent ran out of the house to avoid the blow. [signature of] William Betts Joseph Almond, postmaster of Winchelsea, deposeth that on Thursday last about 9 o’clock in the evening he was getting to bed. He heard a noise like a boy or two passing. Soon after[wards] he saw a flash of light which caused him to look out of the window and there discovered two boys namely Thomas Daniel and George Haisell the younger standing together. George Haisell had a lighted cigar in his hand and while looking out at the window [this deponent] saw another flash of lighted gunpowder which threw a light directly upon the two boys. They then ran away laughing. [signature of] Joseph Almond John Wilson, shoemaker, of Winchelsea deposeth that on Thursday evening the 22nd inst[ant] about 10 minutes past 9 o’clock he was standing in the street and saw three boys against the house lately occupied by Mrs Hollingberry. The boys appeared to him as though they were doing something together. About 10 minutes afterwards he saw Thomas Daniel (one of the boys’) clothes on fire; he heard a report like a pistol. [signature of] John Wilson Henry Dunk, grocer of Winchelsea, deposeth that the lad stated in the aforegoing deposition by the name of Samuel is an apprentice of his and his name is Samuel Kadwell [signature of] Henry Dunk Samuel Kadwell, George Haisell the younger and Thomas Daniel [were] ordered to attend at the Court Hall on Tuesday the 10th day of April 1827 at 11 o’clock in the forenoon when [they] were convicted (upon the aforesaid affidavits and their own confessions) in the penalty of 20s each and expenses. Samuel Kadwell paid his fine and expenses £1 2s 6d George Haisell to pay on Tuesday the 17th inst[ant] or be committed 220 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Thomas Daniel to pay on Tuesday 17th or be committed George Haisell paid the fine and expenses April 17th 1827 Thomas Daniel summonsed to appear the 18th inst[ant] at 11 o’clock to answer why he had not paid the fine. Thomas Daniel was excused by Dr [Adam] Scott who recommended that he should remain quiet a few days when his wound would be healed. [WIN 237A ff.30-31] 2.171 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 16 April 1827 at which appeared Alexander Tullock, Mayor, Barwell Browne, Henry Powell, Joseph Hennah, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, John Tilden, Jurats, John Edward Wright, Fielding Browne, William Lipscomb, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard Jurats: Barwell Browne, Henry Powell, Alexander Tullock, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Fielding Browne. Common Clerk: John Haddock Lardner Chamberlain: John Edward Wright Sergeant-at-Mace: Thomas Sylvester Keene Common Sergeant: Joseph Hoad the elder Attorneys of the Court of Record: Thomas Sylvester Keene, Joseph Hoad the elder Constables: Joseph Bigg, Charles Hill, William Chasmar, Richard Wilson, Thomas Sylvester Keene, Joseph Hoad the elder Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Thomas Sylvester Keene Pound Driver: William Chasmar Deputy Mayor: John Tilden [WIN 61B ff.21-22]

2.172 An Assembly held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on 16 April 1827 at which appeared Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Mayor, Barwell Browne, Henry Powell, Alexander Tullock, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Fielding Browne, Jurats, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, William Lipscomb, Freemen [At this Assembly] It was Ordered that Messrs [John Edward] Wright, [Barwell] Browne, [William] Lipscomb, [Henry] Powell and [Joseph] Hennah take into consideration the application made by Dr Adam Scott for a small piece of wasteland in front of his house lately occupied by Bray and Corbeaux and report their ideas on the subject and the majority of them to decide on the propriety of granting the request made. Proceedings 1816-1866 221

[Also] Ordered that the last mentioned gentlemen view and ascertain the expense of the repairs of the Spring at Cook's Green. [WIN 61B f.23]

[Note: This is the water source usually now known as Queen Elizabeth's Well. This record is correct in stating that it is not a well but a spring from which Spring Steps takes its name.]

2.173 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 19 April 1827 before John Tilden, Justice of the Peace Charles Arnett, assistant overseer, on oath charges James Brown with being an idle and disorderly person, having begged alms of this deponent and saying at the same time that he would not remove from the place without alms from this deponent in the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, against [the statute of] 5th Geo IV Cap 83. [signature of] Charles Arnett [endorsed] James Brown was adjudged to be an idle and disorderly person and committed to the House of Correction at Battle for one calendar month. [WIN 237A f.31]

2.174 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 23 April 1827 Magistrate: [not named] Bail bonds of Esau Holt to appear at the General Quarter Sessions for an assault and battery on the person of William Mays, also of Charles Hill and Jacob Holt for the appearance of Esau Holt are discharged by mutual consent this day. [initials of] Charles Arnett [same date] Bail bonds of Charles Jones and Henry Barham are this day discharged by payment of expenses. [initials of] Charles Arnett [WIN 237A f.31v]

[for Jones and Barham see 2.161]

2.175 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 24 April 1827 before John Tilden, Deputy Mayor, Henry Powell, Joseph Hennah, Fielding Browne, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows: 222 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 36 18 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 29 14 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 3 3 6 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 31 4 0 Total 100 19 6

[Also at this Sessions] Ordered that the recognizances of Esau Holt and Charles Jones be discharged. [WIN 61D ff.54-55]

2.176 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 13 June 1827 before John Tilden, Justice of the Peace Charles Arnett, assistant overseer of the poor of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea on oath charges Henry Burkenstock, labourer, with being an incorrigible rogue by unlawfully neglecting to maintain the whole or in part of his family and that several children born in wedlock are now chargeable to the parish of St Thomas the Apostle contrary to statute. [signature of] Charles Arnett [WIN 237A f.31v]

2.177 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 13 June 1827 before John Tilden, Justice of the Peace Charles Arnett, assistant overseer of the poor of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, on oath charges William Mays with being an idle and disorderly person by unlawfully neglecting to maintain the whole or in part of his family and that several children born in wedlock by him are now chargeable to the parish of St Thomas the Apostle contrary to the statute. [signature of] Charles Arnett Warrants granted against Henry Burkenstock and William Mays for acts of vagrancy. [WIN 237A f.31v]

2.178 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 19 June 1827 before John Tilden, Henry Powell, Justices of the Peace Henry Burkenstock convicted and committed to the House of Correction at Lewes for trial at the next sessions. [WIN 237A f.32] Proceedings 1816-1866 223

2.179 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 19 June 1827 before John Tilden, Henry Powell, Justices of the Peace Thomas Bennett alias Selden convicted (upon the evidence of Charles Hill, constable, and Charles Arnett, assistant overseer), as an incorrigible rogue for having on Monday the 18th inst[ant] wilfully, openly, lewdly and obscenely exposed his person in the public streets and highway in the parish of St Thomas The Apostle, Winchelsea, and committed to the gaol of Winchelsea until the next general or quarter sessions [WIN 237A f.32].

2.180 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 10 July 1827 before John Tilden, Deputy Mayor, Henry Powell, Joseph Hennah, Fielding Browne, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] the said Fielding Browne filed a Certificate of his having received the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper and took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration enjoined by law. [Also at this Sessions] the said Henry Powell Esq delivered in a conviction made by him against Thomas Bennett otherwise Thomas Selden late of the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle in the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, labourer, who was on the 18th day of June last convicted before the said Henry Powell for being an incorrigible rogue and vagabond within the intent and meaning of the statute made in the 5th year of His Majesty King George IV entitled 'An Act for the punishment of idle and disorderly persons and Rogues and Vagabonds in that part of Great Britain called England, that is to say that he did on the 18th day of June in the year aforesaid at the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle in the Ancient Town aforesaid and within the jurisdiction of Henry Powell, Justice of the Peace, unlawfully, wilfully, openly, lewdly and obscenely expose his person in the public streets and highways there for which offence he was ordered to be committed to the Common Gaol in and for the Ancient Town, there to remain until the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be holden this day. Now, upon reading the record of the conviction and upon due examination of the witnesses on oath of the facts therein contained: It is Ordered that the conviction be confirmed and upon the records of two former convictions of Thomas Bennett otherwise Thomas Selden being produced and duly verified upon oath [he] is adjudged to be an incorrigible Rogue and Vagabond within the true intent and meaning of the said statute. And it is Ordered and adjudged that Thomas Bennett otherwise Thomas Selden be stripped by the middle upwards and affixed to a cart's tail and that he do receive six stripes on his naked back at each place the Crier makes his Proclamation within the Ancient Town and that he be imprisoned afterwards 224 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

in the House of Correction, Lewes for the space of six weeks now next ensuing there to be kept to hard labour. Ordered that the said corporal punishment be inflicted tomorrow at 12 o'clock and that the constables be ordered to attend. [WIN 61D ff.57-58]

2.181 Note of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace at Lewes Date: 13 July 1827 Magistrate: E J Curteis Esq, chairman [others not named] Henry Burkenstock was sentenced by the bench (holding their General Quarter Sessions of the Peace at Lewes) to be further imprisoned at the House of Correction, Lewes, for the space of six months and kept to hard labour and told by the chairman, E J Curteis Esq, that if he came before that court again he should be punished with the utmost rigour of the law [WIN 237A f.32].

2.182 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 10 September 1827 before Henry Powell, Joseph Hennah, Fielding Browne, Justices of the Peace Charles Arnett, agent to J W Dugdell, clerk, of the parish of Preston in the county of Kent and rector of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, humbly complaineth that [this] complainant did by the space of twenty days and upwards before the day of the date hereof demand of Benjamin Boots, labourer, John Daniel, shoemaker, Samuel Easton, shoemaker, Thomas Hoad the elder, labourer, Stephen Laurence, painter, William Leonard, sawyer [and] Thomas Morris, labourer, all of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, the small tithes, offerings, oblations and obventions justly become due within two years now last past from Benjamin Boots 6s 1½d, John Daniel 18s, Samuel Easton 4s, Thomas Hoad the elder 19s 7d, Stephen Laurence 9s, William Leonard 7s [and] Thomas Morris 4s unto him the complainant (for the Revd J W Dugdell) and that the [above persons] did upon the demand refuse to pay or compound for the same or any part thereof; [this] complainant therefore prayeth such redress in the [evidence] as to you shall seem meet and to the law doth appertain. [signature of] Charles Arnett, agent to the Revd J W Dugdell [endorsed] Summons [issued] against the seven defaulters [WIN 237A ff.32v-33] [Note: An oblation is the offering of something for the service of the church and an obvention is a fee OED.]

2.183 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 24 September 1827 before Henry Powell, Fielding Browne, Justices of the Peace Proceedings 1816-1866 225

This entry is a repetition of [182] above with the following amendments: (a) The magistrates declare that they make the order, ‘being neither of us patron of the parish church of St Thomas the Apostle, nor any way interested in any of the tithes, offerings, oblations or obventions’. (b) Each of those charged is ordered, ‘to pay or cause to be paid’ the amount stated in the original entry. (c) To each amount due is added, ‘the sum of 4s for his costs and charges (each and every one of you) in prosecuting you. (d) The magistrates declare that this revised order has been made on the twenty-fourth day of September 1827 and is ‘Given under our hands and seals’. [The seals are affixed after the signatures – the only time this occurs in the volume] [WIN 237A ff.33v-34]

2.184 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 24 September 1827 before John Tilden, Henry Powell, Justices of the Peace William Chasmar, constable of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, charges John Huggett with a breach of the peace and that this deponent verily believes that he goes in danger of his life and that John Huggett, cordwainer, will do him some grievous bodily harm. [signature of] William Chasmar [endorsed] Ordered to pay a fine of 5s and 6s 6d expenses and warrant for swearing stands committed for 14 days. [WIN 237A f.34]

2.185 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 24 September 1827 before John Tilden, Henry Powell, Justices of the Peace William Lipscomb, gentleman, of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, upon his oath saith that Durell Baptiste did on Sunday last the sixth day of January inst[ant] violently assault him, this deponent, by striking him upon the arm with his fists and also did break the windows of this deponent. [signature of] William Lipscomb [endorsed] Committed until the quarter sessions for trial. [further endorsed] Discharged at the quarter sessions with a reprimand. [WIN 237A f.34v]

2.186 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 15 January 1828 before John Tilden, Deputy Mayor, Henry Powell, Joseph Hennah, Fielding Browne, Jurats and Justices of the Peace 226 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

The names of the Grand Jury duly charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Lord the King: Richard Osborne, Foreman, Thomas Hoadley, Joseph Bigg, William Sargent snr, Richard Wilson, Charles Arnett, Jacob Holt, Charles Jones, David Tree, David Howell, Henry Barham, William Martin, Walter Fuller jnr, Charles Hill, James Bray, John Baker, George Haisell, Robert Sharps, George Martin, Stephen Laurence, David Laurence, Joseph Hoad. At this Sessions: Ordered that the sum of £12 10s be paid by the Treasurer to Thomas Sylvester Keene for half a year's salary. [WIN 61D f.62]

2.187 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 28 January 1828 before John Tilden, Henry Powell, Justices of the Peace Charles Arnett, assistant overseer St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, charges Mary Martin alias Pickett with being delivered on or about the first day of December last past of a male bastard child and that the bastard child is likely to become chargeable to the parish of St Thomas the Apostle. [signature of] Charles Arnett [WIN 237A f.34v]

2.188 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 28 January 1828 before John Tilden, Henry Powell, Justices of the Peace Charles Arnett, assistant overseer St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, on his oath saith that Louisa Bidwell alias Blenkarn is now with child and that the child or children is likely to be born a bastard and to be chargeable to the parish of St Thomas the Apostle. [signature of] Charles Arnett [WIN 237A f.35]

2.189 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 29 February 1828 before John Tilden, Henry Powell, Justices of the Peace Charles Arnett, assistant overseer of the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, on his oath saith that Ann Easton was delivered on the twenty- seventh day of January last past of a female bastard child and that the bastard child is actually chargeable to the parish of St Thomas the Apostle and that John White of Christchurch, Hampshire, did beget Ann Easton with child. This deponent now charges John White with unlawfully begetting Ann Easton with child of a female bastard child and which bastard child is actually chargeable to the parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea. Proceedings 1816-1866 227

[signature of] Charles Arnett [WIN 237A f.35]

2.190 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 7 April 1828 at which appeared Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Mayor, Alexander Tullock, Henry Powell, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Fielding Browne, Jurats, John Edward Wright, Henry Pearch Butler, William Lipscomb, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Alexander Tullock Jurats: Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Henry Powell, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Fielding Browne. Common Clerk: John Haddock Lardner Chamberlain: John Edward Wright Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: Joseph Hoad Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, Joseph Hoad Constables: Charles Hill, Joseph Hoad Joseph Bigg, Richard Wilson, William Chasmar, Charles Jones. Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: William Chasmar Deputy Mayor: Joseph Hennah [WIN 61B ff.24-25]

2.191 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 15 April 1828 before Joseph Hennah, Deputy Mayor, Henry Powell, John Tilden, Fielding Browne, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions: Richard Osborne, Foreman of the Grand Jury sworn into office on 15 January 1828, delivered in a Presentment a copy of which is as follows: We present Mr Foster for not keeping the cellar at the Salutation House in a proper and safe state, it being considered by the said inquest as very unsafe in the present state. [Also at this Sessions] We Present the Surveyors of the Highways for not keeping a proper and safe fence at the bridge leading to Icklesham. [Also at this Sessions] We present the Surveyors for not keeping a proper and safe fence at the bottom of the Strand Hill and adjoining the ruin of the Malthouse belonging to Richard Stileman Esq. Ordered that the Surveyors of the Highways, through the Town Clerk, shall have notice of such presentments made by the Grand Jury. 228 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

[Also at this Sessions] Ordered that the bill of Dr Scott amounting to £9 5s 6d for medical attendance on John Foster, lately confined in Winchelsea Gaol be referred to the opinion of three medical men as to the correctness of the charges and that the opinion of two of these three medical men is final. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that Charles Hill be and is hereby appointed Gaoler of the Common Gaol and House of Correction at Winchelsea and to be paid a salary after the rate of twenty five pounds per annum which office shall be held by the said Charles Hill during the pleasure of the majority of the magistrates at Winchelsea for the time being. [Also at this Sessions]: Ordered that [a Town Rate be levied as follows]:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 36 18 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 29 14 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 3 3 6 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 31 4 0 Total 100 19 6

[Also at this Sessions] Joseph Hennah filed a Certificate of his having received the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper and took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and subscribed the Declaration enjoined by law. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that the Order under the hands and seals of Henry Powell and John Tilden Esqs dated 29 January 1828 made for the removal of Stephen Sinden from Winchelsea to Rye be quashed by mutual consent. [WIN 61D ff.64-66]

2.192 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 13 February 1829 before Joseph Hennah, Deputy Mayor, John Tilden, Fielding Browne, Jurats and Justices of the Peace The names of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lord the King: Henry Barham, Foreman, George Haisell, Richard Wilson, William Sargent jnr, David Laurence, Charles Hill, Charles Jones, Joseph Bigg, Walter Fuller jnr, David Howell, Thomas Hoadley, Charles Beaufoy, Jacob Holt, Richard Osborne, William Bray, William Martin snr, Isaac Hearnden, Stephen Laurence, John Daniel, William Leonard, John Baker. [Also at this Sessions: Ordered that [a Town Rate be levied as follows]:

Proceedings 1816-1866 229

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 55 7 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 44 11 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 15 3 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 46 16 0 Total 151 9 3 [WIN 61D ff.72-73]

2.193 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 20 April 1829 at which appeared Alexander Tullock, Mayor, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Fielding Browne, Jurats, John Edward Wright, Henry Pearch Butler, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard Jurats: Alexander Tullock, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Fielding Browne all sworn. Common Clerk: John Haddock Lardner Chamberlain: John Edward Wright Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: Joseph Hoad Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, Joseph Hoad Constables: Charles Hill, Joseph Hoad Joseph Bigg, Richard Wilson, William Chasmar, Charles Jones. Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: William Chasmar Deputy Mayor: John Tilden [WIN 61B ff.26-27]

2.194 An Assembly held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on 20 April 1829 Present: Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Mayor, Alexander Tullock, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Fielding Browne, Jurats, Henry Pearch Butler, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen [At this Assembly] It was Ordered that the Town Clerk shall not attend the adjourned sessions until further directions and that in future the various adjournments shall be made without a personal attendance at Winchelsea. 230 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

[Note: This was to save money. As the years passed Quarter Sessions were more and more frequently adjourned because there was no business to consider. This procedure took only a few moments and the Town Clerk had been charging a fee for his attendance and expenses for his journey from Rye.] [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that the Town Clerk shall answer a certain letter of the 20th March 1829 from Messrs Shipdem and Stringer, the Solicitors to the Ports, to the Mayor requesting that all fines imposed at any Sessions of the Peace might be remitted to the Solicitors to the Ports in future instead of the usual Return into the Exchequer and that the Town Clerk shall state in his answer that no fines as yet have been imposed and that the usual affidavit had been returned into the Exchequer when no fines had been imposed. [Also at this Assembly] Ordered that the before-mentioned letter and also a certain letter from Messrs Wharton and Ford of the 14 April 1829 as to the liability of paying fines for non-attendance at the last Brotherhood and Guestling be deposited among the documents belonging to the Corporation of Winchelsea. [WIN 61B f.28]

2.195 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 28 April 1829 before John Tilden, Deputy Mayor, Joseph Hennah, Fielding Browne, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Henry Barham, the Foreman of the Grand Jury, sworn into office the 13th day of January 1829 delivered in a Presentment a copy of which is as follows: We present Alexander Tullock and Thomas Scarth Esqs for enclosing a certain piece of land formerly belonging to the Highways and situated near the Blacksmith's occupied by Mr Thomas Hoadley there not being sufficient room for carriages to pass with safety. We also present Mr Joseph Bigg for enclosing a piece of land where the house and shop lately occupied by Joseph Cogger formerly stood as an encroachment upon the Highways by contracting the width of the said Highway too much for the convenience of passengers. We also present Richard Stileman Esq for suffering certain spikes to remain in the chains in front of the house lately occupied by the late Mrs Hollingberry which spikes are considered very dangerous to passengers. We also present Thomas Martin Esq for suffering certain posts to remain without any chains in front of the house lately occupied by Dr Scott. Ordered that the necessary steps be taken to abate the nuisances and encroachments complained of. [WIN 61D ff.75-76]

Proceedings 1816-1866 231

2.196 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 12 January 1830 before John Tilden, Deputy Mayor, Joseph Hennah, Fielding Browne, Jurats and Justices of the Peace The names of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lord the King: Richard Wilson, Foreman, George Haisell, Henry Barham, William Sargent jnr, Isaac Hearnden, David Laurence, Charles Jones, William Fuller, Richard Osborne, Thomas Hoadley, George Blackman, Jacob Holt, Joseph Bigg, William Bray, Robert Sharps, William Leonard, Stephen Laurence, John Baker, David Howell, William Martin, William Chasmar, George Martin, John Daniel. [Also at this Sessions]: Ordered that [a Town Rate be levied as follows]:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 55 7 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 44 11 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 15 3 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 46 16 0 Total 151 9 3

[WIN 61D ff.79-81]

2.197 An Assembly held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on 15 February 1830 at which appeared Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Mayor, Alexander Tullock, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Fielding Browne, Jurats, John Edward Wright, William Lipscomb, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen At this Assembly John Williams Esq of Grosvenor Square in the County of Middlesex is elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation. And the said John Williams, being present, hath taken the oath of a Freeman and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration. [WIN 61B f.29]

2.198 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on 15 February 1830 at which appeared Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Mayor, Alexander Tullock, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Fielding Browne, Jurats, John Edward Wright, William Lipscomb, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen 232 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

At this Hundred the Writ of Our Sovereign Lord the King for the electing of one fit and discreet Baron of the aforementioned Ancient Town in the place of Henry Brougham Esq who was lately chosen one of the Barons of [Winchelsea] for the present Parliament but who has since accepted the Office of Steward or Bailiff of our three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Benenham in the County of Buckingham. And also the Mandate or Precept of the Most Noble Arthur, Duke of Wellington, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports were publicly read. And thereupon John Williams of Grosvenor Square in the County of Middlesex Esq was unanimously elected and chosen a Baron to go and serve for this Town in the present Parliament in the place of the said Henry Brougham. He, the said John Williams, being present at the election took the oath os a Baron and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration. [WIN 61B ff.30-31]

2.199 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 12 April 1830 at which appeared Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Mayor, Alexander Tullock, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Fielding Browne, Jurats, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, William Lipscomb, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Alexander Tullock Jurats: Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Fielding Browne, William Lipscomb Common Clerk: John Haddock Lardner Chamberlain: John Edward Wright Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: William Chasmar Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, William Chasmar Constables: Charles Hill, William Chasmar, Charles Jones. William Bray, Walter Fuller Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: William Chasmar Deputy Mayor: Fielding Browne [WIN 61B ff.32-33]

2.200 An Assembly of the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea held on 22 May 1830 at which appeared Proceedings 1816-1866 233

Fielding Browne, Deputy Mayor, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, William Lipscomb, Jurats, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen [At this Assembly] It appearing that it is this year the turn of this Ancient Town to be Speaker at the Brotherhood and Guestling Court to be held this year should it appear necessary by a majority of the Cinque Ports and Ancient Towns. It is at this Assembly Ordered that the following customary notice be forthwith sealed with the seal of the Mayoralty and transmitted in the usual way to the Ports and Members. To: The Right Worshipful our very loving Brethren, Combarons and Friends the Mayors and Jurats of the Towns and Ports of Hastings, Sandwich, Dover, New Romney, Hythe and of the Ancient Town of Rye: Loving Brethren, Combarons and Friends: After our very hearty Salutations We hereby acquaint you that, as for the present year the Office of Speaker of the Cinque Ports, the Two Ancient Towns and their Members, is devolved on us, We have taken the same into consideration and knowing that the accustomed time for holding a Brotherhood and Guestling of the Ports is approaching Do, according to ancient custom in that behalf, Issue this our letter on which we entreat a subscription of your several opinions whether it is requisite that a Brotherhood and Guestling, or either of them, shall be held in this present year. We for our part, considering the great charges and expenses that attend these meetings and the little benefit arising to the Ports, Towns and Members thereby, that neither Brotherhood or Guestling should be convened this year. Nevertheless, we submit to the opinion of the majority and remain with great respect, Gentlemen. Your Loving Brethren Combarons and Friends The Mayor and Jurats of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, Speaker Pray pay the messenger 2s 6d each Town. To which said letter the Mayors of the said Towns and Ports of Hastings, New Romney, Hythe, Dover, Sandwich and the Ancient Town of Rye returned a subscription of their several opinions as follows, that is to say: Hastings: We have perused the within circular letter from our Loving Brethren, Combarons and Friends, the Mayor and Jurats of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, Speaker and are not of opinion that a Brotherhood and Guestling should be arreared this present year. Frederick North, Mayor Paid the messenger 2s 6d.

234 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Hythe We have perused the within circular letter from our Loving Brethren, Combarons and Friends, the Mayor and Jurats of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, Speaker and are not of opinion that a Brotherhood and Guestling should be arreared this present year. George Shipdem, Mayor Paid the messenger 2s 6d.

Dover We have perused the within circular letter from our Loving Brethren, Combarons and Friends, the Mayor and Jurats of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, Speaker and are not of opinion that a Brotherhood and Guestling should be arreared this present year. Henry P Bruyerer, Mayor Paid the messenger 2s 6d.

Sandwich We have attentively considered the subject matter of the within circular letter from our loving Brethren, Combarons and Friends the Mayor and Jurats of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, Speaker, and are decidedly of opinion that there is no necessity for convening a Brotherhood and Guestling or either of them this year. By Order and in the name of the Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty . David Walker, Mayor 26 May 1830

New Romney We have perused the within circular letter from our Loving Brethren, Combarons and Friends, the Mayor and Jurats of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, Speaker and are not of opinion that a Brotherhood and Guestling should be arreared this present year. Bachr Walker, Mayor Paid the messenger 2s 6d.

Rye: We have perused the within circular letter from our Loving Brethren, Combarons and Friends, the Mayor and Jurats of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, Speaker and are not of opinion that a Brotherhood and Guestling should be arreared this present year. Nathaniel Procter, Mayor Paid the messenger 2s 6d. [WIN 61B ff.34-36] Proceedings 1816-1866 235

2.201 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 13 July 1830 before Fielding Browne, Deputy Mayor, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Fielding Browne Esq, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, John Tilden, Joseph Hennah, and John Haddock Lardner, Gentlemen, severally took the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration. [Also at this Sessions] appeared William Bray, Robert Alce, William Fuller, David Howell, Jacob Holt, George Marten, Richard Osborne, William Sargent jnr, and David Laurence as Persons born within the Ancient Town of Winchelsea paying Scot and Lot one year and a day. And also Robert Alce and Walter Fuller as Persons born within the Ancient Town aforesaid and paying Scot and Lot one year and a day and as residents paying Scot and Lot one year and a day and possessing each a freehold tenement and paying Scot and Lot one year and a day. And also Henry Barham, George Barden, Benjamin Boots, Levi Barden, Richard John Collings, Charles Jones, and Charles Wilson as residents paying Scot and Lot one year and a day and respectively demanded to be admitted to the Freedom of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea. Which demand having been considered by the Court, the several Persons were answered by Mr Deputy Mayor in the following words: 'Gentlemen, I have consulted with my brother magistrates and it is their unanimous opinion that your claims cannot be admitted’. [WIN 61D ff.82-83]

2.202 An Hundred held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 30 July 1830 At which appeared Alexander Tullock, Mayor, Fielding Browne, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, John Tilden, Joseph Hennah, William Lipscomb, Jurats, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen. At this Hundred the Writ of Our Lord the King for the electing of two Barons to serve for this Town in the Parliament to be holden at the City of Westminster on the 14th day of September next ensuing; And also the Precept or Mandate of the Most Noble Arthur, Duke of Wellington, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports were publicly read and thereupon John Williams of Grosvenor Square in the County of Middlesex Esq, and the Hon Henry Dundas, Lt Col of His Majesty's 83rd Regiment of Infantry were unanimously elected Barons to serve for this Town in the said Parliament. And the said John Williams and the Hon Henry Dundas being present did each take the oath of a Baron. [WIN 61B f.37] 236 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

2.203 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 19 October 1830 before Fielding Browne, Deputy Mayor, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] appeared Daniel Butler Dawes and claimed the freedom as being the eldest surviving son of a Freeman and born during his father's Mayoralty having resided also in the place more than a year and a day and paying Scot and Lot and willing to pay all fines and fees and to take the oath of a Freeman. Answer from the Bench ─ that the request cannot be granted. [Also at this Sessions] The Accounts of the Surveyors of the Highways were examined, allowed, sworn and passed. [Also at this Sessions] The Accounts of the Overseers [Also at this Sessions] Daniel Butler Dawes Esq. and Richard Osborne were chosen Surveyors of the Highways for the year ensuing. [WIN 61D f.84]

2.204 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 4 January 1831 before Fielding Browne, Deputy Mayor, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, William Lipscomb, Jurats and Justices of the Peace The names of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lord the King: Jacob Holt, Foreman, George Blackman, George Haisell, Richard Wilson, Richard Osborne, William Sargent jnr, David Laurence, Henry Barham, Walter Fuller, Charles Jones, William Leonard, Joseph Bigg, John Baker, William Chasmar, Robert Sharps, John Daniel, David Howell, George Bourner, Isaac Hearnden, William Marten snr, Stephen Laurence, William Fuller, Charles Hill [WIN 61D f, 85]

2.205 An Hundred held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 4 April 1831 At which appeared Alexander Tullock, Mayor, Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Fielding Browne, William Lipscomb, Jurats, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen. [At which were appointed] Mayor: Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard Jurats: Alexander Tullock, Fielding Browne, William Lipscomb, all sworn Common Clerk: John Haddock Lardner Chamberlain: John Edward Wright Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: William Chasmar Proceedings 1816-1866 237

Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, William Chasmar Constables: Richard Wilson, James Claise, John Daniel, George Haisell, Charles Hill, William Chasmar Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: William Chasmar Deputy Mayor: William Lipscomb [WIN 61B ff.38-39]

2.206 An Hundred held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 4 April 1831 At which appeared Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Mayor, Alexander Tullock, Fielding Browne, William Lipscomb, John Tilden, Joseph Hennah, Jurats, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen. At this Hundred the Writ of Our Lord the King for the electing of one fit and discreet Baron for the said Ancient Town in place of the Hon Henry Dundas who was lately chosen one of the Barons for the said Ancient Town in the present Parliament but who has since accepted the Office of Steward of Our Manor of East Hendred in the County of Berkshire. And also the Precept or Mandate of the Most Noble Arthur, Duke of Wellington, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports were publicly read and thereupon Stephen Lushington Esq, Doctor of Civil Laws, was unanimously chosen to go and serve for this Town in this present Parliament in the place of the said Henry Dundas. He, the said Stephen Lushington, being first elected a Freeman of this Town and Corporation. And the said Stephen Lushington being present at this election took the oath of a Baron and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration. [WIN 61B f.37]

2.207 An Hundred held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 29 April 1831 At which appeared Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Mayor, Alexander Tullock, Fielding Browne, William Lipscomb, John Tilden, Joseph Hennah, Jurats, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen. At this Hundred the Writ of Our Lord the King for the electing of two Barons to serve for this Town in the Parliament to be holden at the City of Westminster on the 14th day of June next ensuing. And also the Precept or Mandate of the Most Noble Arthur, Duke of Wellington, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports were publicly read and thereupon John Williams of Grosvenor Square in the County of Middlesex Esq, and Stephen Lushington Esq of Great George Street in the City of Westminster, Doctor of 238 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Civil Law, were unanimously elected Barons to serve for this Town in the said Parliament. And the said John Williams being present did take the oaths of a Baron and of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration but the said Stephen Lushington not being present at this election the oath of a Baron was respited. [WIN 61B f.41]

2.208 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 28 June 1831 before William Lipscomb, Deputy Mayor, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Fielding Browne, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the Overseers of the Poor delivered upon oath a Schedule of the number of Inhabitants within the Ancient Town of Winchelsea (not including the Liberties) pursuant to the Direction of an Act passed in the eleventh year of the reign of His late Majesty King George IV entitled 'An Act for taking an account of the population of Great Britain and of the increase or diminution thereof'. Whereby it appears that there are, within the said Town and Parish, 143 inhabited houses occupied by 172 families, 5 houses uninhabited, that 45 families are chiefly employed in agriculture, 40 in trade and 37 not coming under those headings, 343 males and 409 females making a total population of 772 and a decrease of persons upon the return of population made in 1821. [WIN 61D f.87]

2.209 An Hundred held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 15 July 1831 At which appeared Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Mayor, Alexander Tullock, Fielding Browne, William Lipscomb, John Tilden, Joseph Hennah, Jurats, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen. At this Hundred the Writ of Our Lord the King for the electing of one fit and discreet Baron for the said Ancient Town in place of Stephen Lushington Esq who was lately chosen one of the Barons for the said Ancient Town in the present Parliament and also a burgess for the Borough of Ilchester in the County of Somerset and who has since made his election for the said Borough of Ilchester. Also the Precept or Mandate of the Most Noble Arthur, Duke of Wellington, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports were publicly read and thereupon James Brougham of Brougham Hall in the County of Westmoreland was unanimously elected and chosen a Baron to go and serve for this Town in this present Parliament in the place of the said Stephen Lushington. And James Brougham not being present at this election the oath of the said James Brougham as a Baron is respited. Proceedings 1816-1866 239

[WIN 61B f.42] 2.210 An Assembly held in the Court Hall, Winchelsea on 16 July 1831 before Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard, Mayor, William Lipscomb, Fielding Browne, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, jurats, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen At this Assembly George Morant Esq of this Town was unanimously elected a Freeman of this Town and Corporation of which an entry hath been made on a proper stamp and George Morant being present in Court took the oath of a Freeman and the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abrogation. Also at this Assembly: A lease from the Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of Winchelsea of a piece of garden ground belonging to the said Corporation situated in Winchelsea was granted to the Most Honourable the Marquis of Cleveland for the term of ninety-nine years from Michaelmas Day last at the rent of three pounds per annum and which seal was sealed with common seal of the Corporation. [WIN 61B f.43] [Note: The counterpart of this lease survives in the Corporation archive with the reference ESRO WIN 2037a. This is the land acquired from the Denne family in exchange for The Pound's former site beside their home. See 2.22 and 2.23.]

2.211 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 18 October 1831 before William Lipscomb, Deputy Mayor, Joseph Hennah, Fielding Browne, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions a Bill of Indictment was preferred by John Tilden Esq against Thomas Hall, late of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, labourer, for feloniously stealing, taking and carrying away on the 21st day of September last past at the Parish of Winchelsea aforesaid one razer of the value of tenpence of the goods and chattels of the said John Tilden. To the Grand Jury namely Jacob Holt, William Sargent, Richard Osborne, George Blackman, Henry Barham, Charles Jones, William Leonard, David Laurence, Walter Fuller, William Fuller, Isaac Hearnden, Stephen Laurence, and George Bourner, good and lawful men of the same Town who, being then and there sworn to inquire for Our Lord the King for the Town and Liberties aforesaid upon their oath say that the said Bill of Indictment is a True Bill. Whereupon the said Thomas Hall was arraigned for the larceny aforesaid and thereto pleaded guilty. It is therefore by the [Deputy] Mayor and Jurats aforesaid Ordered and adjudged and considered that for the larceny aforesaid the said Thomas Hall be imprisoned in the common gaol of this Town for the space of fourteen days now next ensuing. Prosecutor: John Tilden Esq. Prisoner: Thomas Hall 240 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Amount of law expenses allowed as for Justices' Certificate: £1 8s 0d. Amount of expenses for Indictment, swearing witnesses and Order: 14 shillings. Total £2 2s 0d. [Also at this Sessions] It is Ordered that the Treasurer of the Town Rate do forthwith pay the above-mentioned sum of two pounds and two shillings incurred in a Prosecution against Thomas Hall in a case of felony. [signature of] John Haddock Lardner, Town Clerk. [WIN 61D ff 88-89]

2.212 Required Government Return notified on 18 November 1831 to The Mayor of Winchelsea in his capacity as both Chief Magistrate and Returning Officer: The notification came from Samuel Phillips of the Secretary of State's Office, Whitehall requiring a return detailing the number of houses which were within the Borough of Winchelsea and the number which were within the Liberty outside the Borough. [WIN 477] He replied that there were 16 houses outside the Borough area, 10 in the Parish of Icklesham, 2 in the Parish of Pett and 4 small cottages at Camber in the Parish of Broomhill. The Icklesham houses were listed as Monk's, Catt's, Watson's, Stonham's, Durham's, Bragge's and 4 small cottages at 'Harbour's Mouth'. The Pett properties were Eldridge's and Southerden's, Broomhill as above. In the Borough [i.e. the Town as we know it] there were 148 houses [WIN 478] [Note: This inquiry was in connection with Winchelsea's position regarding the forthcoming 1832 Reform Act when it would lose both its Parliamentary seats and become part of the Rye constituency, Rye having at that stage retained one of its MPs.]

2.213 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 3 January 1832 before William Lipscomb, Deputy Mayor, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Fielding Browne, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Jacob Holt, Foreman of the Grand Jury sworn into office on 4 January 1831 delivered in a Presentment a copy of which is as follows: We present Mr Winston for suffering his fence to project too far into the street opposite the Blacksmith's shop occupied by Mr William Stace. We also present Mr Saxby for suffering his fence to project too far into the High Road. Ordered that the Surveyors of the Highways, through the Town Clerk, shall have notice of such presentments made by the Jury. Proceedings 1816-1866 241

[Also at this Sessions] The names of the Grand Jury duly charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Lord the King: Walter Fuller, Foreman, Richard Osborne, David Laurence, Charles Jones, George Haisell, Richard Wilson, William Stace, John Daniel, George Blackman, Walter Fuller (?should be jnr or William),. James Clark, Isaac Hearnden, William Noon, William Bray, Jacob Holt, William Martin snr, George Bourner, Robert Sharps, William Sargent jnr, David Howell, William Leonard, William Bennett. [Also at this Sessions]: Ordered that [a Town Rate be levied as follows]:

£ s D The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 36 18 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 29 14 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 3 3 6 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 31 4 0 Total 100 19 6 [WIN 61D ff.91-92]

2.214 An Hundred held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Monday 2 April 1832 at which appeared Joseph Hennah, Chief Magistrate, John Tilden, Fielding Browne, William Lipscomb, Jurats, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen. At this Hundred William Lipscomb is unanimously elected into the office of Mayor for the said Town in the place and stead of Rev Samuel Phillip Sheppard (late Mayor of Winchelsea aforesaid) deceased, until the next accustomed time for the electing of mayor and other officers for the Town of Winchelsea and accordingly took the oath of Mayor and made and subscribed the Declaration required by the Act of 9th George IV Cap 17 and sworn and the said Mayor chose for his assistants and jurats the persons whose names are hereafter written namely: Alexander Tullock, John Tilden, Joseph Hennah, Fielding Browne, George Morant. [Also] at this Hundred the mayor chose Charles Hill as his Sergeant-at-Mace. [WIN 61B f.44] [Note: William Lipscomb's was to be Winchelsea's shortest mayoralty, just 21 days. See 2.216]

2.215 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 3 April 1832 before William Lipscomb, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Fielding Browne, Jurats and Justices of the Peace 242 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

[At this Sessions] Upon the representation of Mr William Stringer, the Vestry Clerk for the Parish of Broomhill that a meeting of Parishioners and Occupiers of land and tenements in the Parish of Broomhill in the Counties of Kent and Sussex, holden at The George Inn, Rye on Monday the 19th day of March last, the following Order was made: 'It appearing to this Vestry that the boundaries between the Corporations of New Romney and Winchelsea are not defined, the Vestry do direct the Vestry Clerk to represent the same to such Corporations and express the wish of the Vestry that the same may be adjusted and determined.' Ordered that this Corporation, immediately after the next Quarter Sessions to be holden in and for the Ancient Town of Winchelsea and the Liberties thereof report to such Vestry through the Vestry Clerk the steps intended to be pursued by the Corporation of Winchelsea with reference to the Act of 56 Geo III Cap 49 s.2 authorising Justices in Sessions to appoint justices to fix boundaries between separate jurisdictions and that the Town Clerk in the interim do transmit a copy of the above Order to the Vestry Clerk for the Parish of Broomhill. [Also at this Sessions] William Bray of Winchelsea, Veterinary Surgeon, and Richard Wilson of the same place, yeoman, were appointed Overseers of the Poor of the Parish for the year ensuing. [Also at this Sessions] William Bray passed his annual accounts on oath for the last year as one of the Overseers of the Poor. [WIN 61D ff.94-95] [Note: The appointment of Overseers of the Poor and the examination of their accounts was normally the duty of the Vestry Meeting. It is not clear why the magistrates dealt with them between this date and 1840.]

2.216 An Hundred held at The Court Hall. Winchelsea on Easter Monday 23 April 1832 at which appeared William Lipscomb, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Fielding Browne, George Morant, Jurats, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen. [at which were appointed] Mayor: George Morant Jurats: Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, Fielding Browne, William Lipscomb, all sworn Common Clerk: John Haddock Lardner Chamberlain: John Edward Wright Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: William Chasmar Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, William Chasmar Proceedings 1816-1866 243

Constables: Richard Wilson, James Claise, John Daniel, Charles Hill, William Chasmar Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: William Chasmar Deputy Mayor: Joseph Hennah [WIN 61B ff.45-46]

2.217 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 3 July 1832 before Joseph Hennah, Deputy Mayor, William Lipscomb, John Tilden, Fielding Browne, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] It is ordered that the Town Clerk do inform the Town Clerk of New Romney that as the Boundary Bill may decide the question with regard to the boundaries between the two Corporations without their interference, that the appointment of two justices to meet the Corporation of New Romney is adjourned until the next General Quarter Sessions. [WIN 61D f.96]

2.218 Special Licensing Petty Sessions held at Winchelsea Guildhall on 17 July 1832 before Joseph Hennah, Fielding Browne, William Lipscombe Esqs [At this Sessions] Charles Jones of Winchelsea, butcher, applied for and obtained a Licence for the sale of Game pursuant to Act of Parliament. [WIN 61D f.97]

2.219 Special Licensing Petty Sessions held at Winchelsea Guildhall on 30 July 1832 before Joseph Hennah, Deputy Mayor, Fielding Browne, William Lipscomb Esqs But no person applied for a license. [WIN 61D f.102]

[Note: As in the case of Quarter Sessions, occasions when no business is contracted at Licensing Petty Sessions will not be recorded below]

2.220 An Hundred held in the Guildhall of Winchelsea on 31 July 1832 at which appeared Joseph Hennah, Deputy Mayor, John Tilden, Fielding Browne, William Lipscomb, Jurats, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen At this Hundred the Writ of Our Sovereign Lord the King for the electing of one fit and discreet Baron of the aforesaid Town in the place of James Brougham Esq who was lately chosen one of the Barons of the said Ancient 244 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Town for the present Parliament but who hath since accepted the office of Clerk of the Patents and Registrar of Affidavits in the Court of Chancery. And also the Mandate or Precept of the Most Noble Arthur, Duke of Wellington, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports were publicly read. And thereupon the said James Brougham was unanimously chosen a Baron to go and serve for this Town in the present Parliament. And the said James Brougham not being present at this election [his] oath as a Baron is respited . [WIN 61B f.47]

[Note: This is believed to be the last election held in a disestablished rotten borough before the Reform Act of 1832 came into force later in the year. The profitable appointment which James Brougham had accepted at the behest of his brother Henry who had become Lord Chancellor, did not disqualify him from being an MP but required him to stand at a by-election.]

2.221 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 1 January 1833 before Joseph Hennah, Fielding Browne, William Lipscomb, Jurats and Justices of the Peace The names of the Grand Jury duly charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lord the King: William Stace, Foreman, Stephen Laurence, Richard Osborne, David Laurence, Charles Jones, George Haisell, Henry Barham, Richard Wilson, John Daniel, George Martin, Walter Fuller, James Clark, William Fuller, William Bray, Jacob Holt, William Martin snr, George Bourner, Robert Sharps, William Sargent jnr, Charles Hill, David Howell, William Leonard, William Bennett. [WIN 61D f.99]

2.222 Winchelsea: Easter Monday 8 April 1833 John Tilden Esq being the only Jurat present in the Court Hall within the Town to attend a Hundred Court to be holden annually on the present day being Easter Monday for the choice and election of a Mayor and other officers for the said Town and the Liberties thereof, Notices of which said Hundred Court having been given by the lowing or sounding of the Town Horn on the present day at break of day according to ancient custom and no other Jurat, Mayor, Deputy Mayor or any of the Freemen of the Town attending, the Hundred Court could not be called on or held or any business regarding the Corporation done and after waiting one hour from eleven o'clock in the forenoon until 12 o'clock noon on the present day John Tilden retired deferring all proceedings until the morrow being the Statute day for such election. [WIN 61B f.49]

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2.223 Winchelsea: Tuesday 9 April 1833 John Tilden Esq being the only Jurat present in the Court Hall within the Ancient Town of Winchelsea to attend a Special Hundred Court to be holden on this present Tuesday the 9th April 1833 pursuant to the Statute of the eleventh year of the reign of His Majesty King George the First for the choice and election of a Mayor and other Officers for the said Ancient Town and the Liberties thereof. Notice of which Special Hundred having been given by the blowing or sounding of the Town Horn on this present day at break of day according to ancient custom and no other Jurat, Mayor, Deputy Mayor or any of the Freemen of the Ancient Town attending the said Special Hundred could not be called on or held or any business regarding the Corporation done and after waiting one hour from eleven o'clock in the forenoon until 12 o'clock at noon of this present day the said John Tilden retired. [WIN 61B f.49]

2.224 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 15 October 1833 before Joseph Hennah, Deputy Mayor, Fielding Browne, William Lipscomb, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the Accounts of the Surveyors of the Highways were examined, allowed, sworn and passed. [WIN 61D f.103]

2.225 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 31 December 1833 before Joseph Hennah, Fielding Browne, William Lipscomb, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] The names of the Grand Jury duly charged and sworn to inquire for Our Sovereign Lord the King: Charles Jones, Foreman, William Bray, George Blackman, Richard Wilson, William Martin snr, James Claise, Jacob Holt, George Haisell, Charles Hill, Henry Barham, David Laurence, Walter Fuller, William Fuller, Richard Osborne, William Stace, David Howell, Robert Sharps, William Bennett, William Leonard. [WIN 61D f.104]

2.226 An Assembly held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 25 February 1834 at which appeared Joseph Hennah, Deputy Mayor, John Tilden, William Lipscomb, Jurats, George Hill, John Winstone, Freemen. 246 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

At this Assembly William Bray, David Laurence, William Sargent, Richard Osborne, Walter Fuller, Henry Barham, Charles Hill, Robert Sharps, George Harrod the elder, Jacob Holt, Charles Jones, Richard Wilson, George Blackman, William Fuller, Robert Alce the elder, Thomas Weekes, Thomas Dawes, Richard Stileman, Herbert Barrett Curteis, Weeden Dawes, Charles Franklin Head, John Beaumont, William John Denne, William Bennett, William Stace, Isaac Hearnden, James Smith, William Longley, Charles Southerden, Joel Benfield, John Hollingberry, James Wilson, William Chatterton, Thomas Chatterton, and Richard Griffin are elected and admitted Freemen of this Town and Corporation. And the said William Bray, David Laurence, William Sargent, Richard Osborne, Walter Fuller, Charles Hill, George Harrod, Jacob Holt, Charles Jones, Richard Wilson, George Blackman, Robert Alce, and Thomas Weekes, being present, did severally tale the oath of a Freemen and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration but the several other persons being absent their taking the oath of a Freemen and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration is respited. [WIN 61B f.50]

2.227 An Assembly held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Saturday 29 March 1834 at which appeared George Morant, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, William Lipscomb, Jurats, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, William Bray, Charles Jones, Walter Fuller, William Sargent, Richard Osborne, Thomas Weekes, Richard Wilson, George Blackman, George Harrod, Jacob Holt, David Laurence, Robert Alce, Freemen. At this Assembly Thomas Dawes Esq, John Beaumont, and William Longley, Gentlemen did each of them take the oath of a Freeman and the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abrogation. Also at this Assembly George Morant Esq, Mayor, chose for his assistant and jurat the said Thomas Dawes who, being present, took the oath of a Jurat. [WIN 61B f.51]

2.228 An Hundred held in the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 31 March 1834 at which appeared George Morant, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, John Tilden, William Lipscomb, Thomas Dawes, Jurats, John Edward Wright, George Hill, John Winstone, William Bray, Walter Fuller, William Sargent, Richard Osborne, Thomas Weekes, George Blackman, Richard Wilson, George Harrod snr, Jacob Holt, David Laurence, Robert Alce, John Beaumont, Freemen. [at which were appointed] Mayor: Thomas Dawes Proceedings 1816-1866 247

Jurats: John Tilden, Joseph Hennah, Fielding Browne, William Lipscomb, John Beaumont. Common Clerk: John Haddock Lardner Chamberlain: Walter Fuller Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: William Chasmar Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, William Chasmar Constables: David Howell, George Haisell, James Claise, Barnard Morris, Charles Hill, William Chasmar Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: William Chasmar Deputy Mayor: John Tilden [WIN 61B ff.52-53]

2.229 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 1 July 1834 before Thomas Dawes, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, John Beaumont, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions]: Ordered that [a Town Rate be levied as follows]:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 36 18 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 29 14 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 3 3 6 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 31 4 0 Total 100 19 6

[WIN 61D ff.106-107]

2.230 Special Licensing Petty Sessions held at Winchelsea Guildhall on 11 September 1834 before John Tilden, Joseph Hennah, John Beaumont Esqs [At this Sessions] Resolved that in pursuance of an Act passed in the 4th and 5th years of King William IV entitled 'An Act to amend the Act passed in the first year of his present Majesty to permit persons to sell ale, beer and cider in England' we do fix and appoint that in the working days of the week the hour for opening all houses and premises which shall be licensed to sell beer under the said Act within the Ancient Town of Winchelsea and the Liberties thereof shall be five o'clock in the morning from the 1st day of March to the 30th day of September including both days and six o'clock in the morning from the 1st day of October to the last day of February including both days and the hours for 248 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

closing such houses and premises shall be ten o'clock at night and that the hours for opening the same houses and premises on Sunday, Good Friday, Christmas Day and any day to be appointed for a public fast or thanksgiving shall be one o'clock in the afternoon and that the same houses and premises may be opened again at five o'clock in the afternoon and shall be closed at eight o'clock in the evening. [WIN 61D f.109]

2.231 A Special Petty Sessions held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 30 December 1834 before John Tilden, Deputy Mayor, Joseph Hennah, John Beaumont [At this Sessions] Charles Hill was by the Deputy Mayor and Jurats present appointed Inspector of Weights and Measures in pursuance of the Act of the 4th and 5th William IV Cap 49 and entered into the required recognizance to His Majesty for the due performance of his duty. [WIN 61D f.111]

2.232 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 6 January 1835 before John Tilden, Deputy Mayor, Joseph Hennah, John Beaumont, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] The names of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Lord the King: William Noon, Foreman, William Bray, George Bourner, Richard Wilson, William Martin, Stephen Laurence, George Blackman, Jacob Holt, George Haisell, Henry Barham, David Howell, David Laurence, Robert Sharps, Walter Fuller, Charles Jones, Richard Osborne, William Bennett, John Saxby, Charles Hill. [WIN 61D f.112]

2.233 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 7 April 1835 before John Tilden, Deputy Mayor, Joseph Hennah, John Beaumont, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions William Noon passed his annexed accounts on oath for the last year as one of the Overseers of the Parish. [these accounts have not been annexed in the volume] Also at this Sessions Walter Fuller of Winchelsea, carpenter, and William Bennett of the same place, gardener, were appointed Overseers of the Poor of the Parish for the year ensuing. [WIN 61D f.113]

Proceedings 1816-1866 249

2.234 An Hundred held in the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 20 April 1835 at which appeared Thomas Dawes, Mayor, John Tilden, Joseph Hennah, John Beaumont, Jurats, George Hill, John Winstone, William Bray, Walter Fuller, William Sargent, Richard Osborne, George Blackman, Richard Wilson, George Harrod snr, Jacob Holt, David Laurence, Robert Alce, Freemen. [at which were appointed] Mayor: John Tilden Jurats: Joseph Hennah, Fielding Browne, Thomas Dawes, John Beaumont, William Longley Common Clerk: John Haddock Lardner Chamberlain: Walter Fuller Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, George Haisell Constables: Charles Hill, George Haisell, David Howell, Barnard Morris, Richard Griffin, Stephen Laurence Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: Barnard Morris Deputy Mayor: John Beaumont [WIN 61B ff.54-55]

2.235 An Assembly held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Friday 17 July 1835 at which appeared John Tilden, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, John Beaumont, Jurats, Richard Osborne, George Harrod, George Blackman, George Hill, John Winstone, Jacob Holt, Charles Jones, Robert Alce snr, Richard Wilson, William Sargent, David Laurence, Charles Hill, Walter Fuller, Freemen At this Assembly: David Manser, Gentleman of this Town, is elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation. Also at this Assembly application was made by Richard Stileman Esq to have a small piece of waste ground belonging to this Corporation containing in width from east to west varying from [blank] foot to fifteen feet more or less and in length from north to south sixty feet little more or less (upon which said piece of wasteland or upon part thereof the Corporation [has] lately placed but has since been removed) abutting to the plantation of the said Richard Stileman on the north, east and south and to the King's Highway leading from the Town of Winchelsea to Icklesham towards the west or howsoever otherwise abutted or bounded. Resolved: That a lease be granted to the said Richard Stileman for the term of 999 years from Michaelmas last at the rent of sixpence per annum. [WIN 61B ff.56-57] 250 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

[Note: This lease remains in force and the counterpart is at ESRO WIN 2037. In the twenty-first century the owner of Greyfriars pays the Corporation a rent of 3p per annum.]

2.236 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 20 October 1835 before John Tilden, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, John Beaumont, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions]: Ordered that [a Town Rate be levied on the various parts of the Liberty as follows]:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 36 18 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 29 14 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 3 3 6 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 31 4 0 Total 100 19 6

[WIN 61D ff.116-117]

2.237 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 5 January 1836 before John Tilden, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, John Beaumont, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] The names of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Lord the King: William Bennett, Foreman, William Bray, William Noon, William Stace, William Martin, William Leonard, Walter Fuller, George Blackman, Charles Jones, David Laurence, Stephen Laurence, Jacob Holt, David Howell, James Claise, George Haisell, John Williams [WIN 61D f.118]

2.238 A Special Petty Sessions of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the Ancient Town of Winchelsea held at the Guildhall, Winchelsea on 2 April 1836 Present: John Tilden, Joseph Hennah, John Beaumont Esqs The Accounts of the Surveyors of the Highways were examined, allowed, sworn and passed and Richard Stileman Esq and William Sargent were chosen Surveyors of the Highways for the year ensuing. [WIN 61D f.119] Proceedings 1816-1866 251

[Note: The appointment of Surveyors of the Highways was normally made at the Vestry Meeting. It is not clear why the magistrates dealt with it on this occasion.]

2.239 An Hundred held in the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 4 April 1836 at which appeared John Tilden, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, John Beaumont, Jurats, George Hill, William Bray, David Laurence, Richard Osborne, George Blackman, Charles Jones, Charles Hill, Richard Wilson, George Harrod, Jacob Holt, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Joseph Hennah Jurats: John Tilden, Thomas Dawes, John Beaumont, William Longley Common Clerk: John Haddock Lardner Chamberlain: Walter Fuller Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, George Haisell Constables: Charles Hill, George Haisell, David Howell, Barnard Morris, Richard Griffin, Stephen Laurence Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: Barnard Morris Deputy Mayor: John Tilden [WIN 61B ff.58-59]

2.240 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 5 April 1836 before John Tilden, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, John Beaumont, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions Walter Fuller passed his accounts on oath for the last year as one of the Overseers of the Poor of the Parish. Also [at this Sessions] Charles Jones of Winchelsea, butcher, and Richard Osborne of Winchelsea, innkeeper, were appointed Overseers of the Poor of the Parish for the year ensuing. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that [a Town Rate be levied on the various parts of the Liberty as follows]:

£ s D The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 36 18 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 29 14 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 3 3 6 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 31 4 0 Total 100 19 6 252 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

[Also at this Sessions] A letter from William John Denne to Mr Lardner, the Town Clerk, of which the following is a copy, was read when it was agreed that An Assembly should be called. Dear Lardner Having fenced my back field with posts and rails I think it advisable that the Corporation of Winchelsea should be informed thereof to prevent any dispute hereafter in regard of any supposed encroachment upon their rights and as there will be a Court held on Monday next I consider it better to request you officially to communicate that circumstance to the Corporation that the opportunity may be given to make any objection which, however, I do not anticipate as I believe not an inch has been taken in beyond what was even in the memory of some of the inhabitants belonging to the field or comprised in the hedge. [WIN 61D ff.120-122]

[Notes: 1. John Tilden is recorded as having presided as mayor at this meeting despite the fact that he had been succeeded by Joseph Hennah the previous day. 2. No record survives of An Assembly to discuss the above letter.]

2.241 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 3 January 1837 before Joseph Hennah, Mayor, John Beaumont and William Longley, Jurats and Justices [At this Sessions] The names of the Grand Jury duly charged and sworn to inquire for Our Sovereign Lord the King: Henry Barham, Foreman, William Sargent, William Bray, William Noon, William Stace, Walter Fuller, Charles Jones, Richard Osborne, William Leonard, James Claise, Jacob Holt, George Blackman, Stephen Laurence, Robert Sharps, John Lunn. David Howell, David Laurence, George Haisell, William Martin snr, William Bennett, Richard Griffin, Charles Hill, Richard Wilson, William Fuller, [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that [a Town Rate be levied on the various Parishes and parts of Parishes in the Liberty as follows:]

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 18 0 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 14 17 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 1 11 9 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 15 12 0 Total 50 9 9 [WIN 61D ff.126-128] Proceedings 1816-1866 253

2.242 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 27 March, 1837 at which appeared Joseph Hennah, Mayor, John Beaumont, Richard Stileman, William Longley, David Manser, Jurats, George Hill, William Bray, George Blackman, Charles Hill, Richard Wilson, George Harrod, Jacob Holt, Walter Fuller, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: John Beaumont Jurats: Joseph Hennah, William Longley, John Tilden, Thomas Dawes, Richard Stileman, David Manser Common Clerk: John Haddock Lardner Chamberlain: Walter Fuller Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, George Haisell Constables: Charles Hill, George Haisell, David Howell, Barnard Morris, Richard Griffin, Stephen Laurence Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: Barnard Morris Deputy Mayor: Richard Stileman [WIN 61B ff.60-61]

2.243 A Meeting held on Saturday 1 April 1837 for the purpose of appointing the days of holding Special Sessions of the Highways pursuant to the Act of Parliament 5th & 6th William IV Cap 50 and also to appoint a time for holding Special Sessions to pass Overseers' Accounts. Present: John Beaumont, David Manser [Justices of the Peace] Resolved: That a Special Petty Sessions for the Highways within the Ancient Town of Winchelsea be held in every ensuing month throughout the year at the Court Hall of the said Ancient Town at the hour of eleven o'clock in the forenoon. Also [resolved] that a Special Sessions be held on the said 8th of April for the examining and passing of the Overseers' Accounts. [WIN 61D f.129]

2.244 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 4 April 1837 before John Beaumont, Mayor, Richard Stileman, Joseph Hennah, David Manser, Jurats and Justices [At this Sessions] George Blackman, grocer, and Robert Sharps, grocer, were appointed Overseers of the Poor for the Parish for the year ensuing. 254 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

[Also at this Sessions] Ordered that the gaoler obtain an estimate for heightening the prison yard wall and for fixing ironwork therein so as to prevent the escape of prisoners. [Also at this Sessions] The magistrates above-named visited the Gaol and found the same in good repair and properly attended to. [WIN 61D f.130]

2.245 A Special Petty Sessions held at Winchelsea Guildhall on 8 April 1837 Present: John Beaumont, Mayor, Richard Stileman, Joseph Hennah, David Manser Esqs. [At this Sessions] The Surveyors' Accounts for the past year were passed. [Also at this Sessions] The Overseers not being prepared, the passing of their accounts is adjourned to Saturday next at 10 o'clock. [WIN 61D f.131]

2.246 An adjourned Special Petty Sessions held at the Winchelsea Guildhall on 15 April 1837 Present: John Beaumont, Mayor, Joseph Hennah Esq [At this Sessions] The Accounts of the Overseers were not allowed, they being imperfect. [WIN 61D f.132]

2.247 A Special Petty Sessions for the Ancient Town of Winchelsea held at Winchelsea Guildhall on 5 May 1837 Present: Joseph Hennah Esq No business was transacted. [WIN 61D f.133] [Note: As with General Quarter Sessions and sittings of the Licensing Justices, occasions at Petty Sessions when no business was done will not be recorded below.]

2.248 Special Petty Sessions held at the Guildhall, Winchelsea on 7 October 1837 Present: John Beaumont, Mayor, Richard Stileman Esqs At this Sessions Charles Jones passed his accounts for the last year as one of the Overseers of the Poor of the said Town. [WIN 61D f.136]

2.249 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 2 January 1838 Proceedings 1816-1866 255

before Richard Stileman, Deputy Mayor, Joseph Hennah, William Longley, Jurats and Justices [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s D The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 55 7 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 44 11 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 15 3 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 46 16 0 Total 151 9 3

[Also at this Sessions] The names of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen: William Fuller, Foreman, John Lunn, James Claise, Jacob Holt, Richard Osborne, William Sargent, William Bennett, Robert Sharps, David Laurence, Thomas Coleman, Richard Griffin, Walter Fuller, David Howell, Stephen Laurence, William Leonard, George Bourner, George Haisell, George Blackman, George Hearnden, William Bray, William Stace. [WIN 61D ff.138-140]

2.250 Special Petty Sessions held at the Guildhall, Winchelsea on 7 April 1838 Present: [no entry] [At this Sessions] The Surveyors' Accounts for the past year were passed. Also at this Sessions George Blackman passed his accounts on oath as one of the Overseers of the Poor of the Town and Parish of Winchelsea Also at this Sessions William Fuller, farmer, and William Stace, blacksmith, were appointed Overseers of the Poor for the Town and Parish for the year ensuing. [WIN 61D f.142]

2.251 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 16 April, 1838 at which appeared John Beaumont, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, Thomas Dawes, Richard Stileman, Jurats, George Hill, William Bray, George Blackman, Charles Hill, Richard Wilson, Jacob Holt, Walter Fuller, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Richard Stileman 256 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Jurats: Joseph Hennah, William Longley, Thomas Dawes, John Beaumont, David Manser Common Clerk: John Haddock Lardner Chamberlain: Walter Fuller Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, George Haisell Constables: Charles Hill, George Haisell, David Howell, Barnard Morris, Stephen Laurence, John Lunn Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: Barnard Morris Deputy Mayor: David Manser [WIN 61B ff.62-63]

2.252 Special Petty Sessions held at the Guildhall, Winchelsea on 19 April 1838 Present: Richard Stileman, Thomas Dawes Esqs At this Sessions John Lunn was appointed Overseer of the Poor for the Town and Parish of Winchelsea in the stead of William Stace who had become insolvent. [WIN 61D f.143]

2.253 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 1 January 1839 before Richard Stileman, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, John Beaumont, Jurats and Justices [At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s D The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 36 18 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 29 14 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 3 3 6 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 31 4 0 Total 100 19 6

[Also at this Sessions] The names of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen: Henry Barham, Foreman, William Sargent, William Bray, Richard Osborne, David Laurence, George Blackman, William Bennett, Jacob Holt, Stephen Laurence, George Haisell, James Claise, William Leonard, David Howell, Proceedings 1816-1866 257

Henry Jones, John Jenkins, Thomas Coleman, Thomas Hoad, George Hearnden, Charles Hill, Robert Sharps, William Stace, Walter Fuller. [WIN 61D ff.146-148]

2.254 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 1 April, 1839 at which appeared David Manser, Deputy Mayor, Thomas Dawes, Joseph Hennah, Jurats, George Hill, Charles Hill, Richard Osborne, Robert Alce, David Laurence, Charles Jones, George Blackman, Walter Fuller, Richard Wilson, William Bray, Jacob Holt, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: Richard Stileman Jurats: Thomas Dawes, David Manser, Joseph Hennah, William Longley, John Beaumont. Common Clerk: John Haddock Lardner Chamberlain: Walter Fuller Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, George Haisell Constables: Charles Hill, George Haisell, David Howell, Barnard Morris, Stephen Laurence, Thomas Hayward Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: Barnard Morris Deputy Mayor: David Manser [WIN 61B ff.64-65]

2.255 Special Petty Sessions held at the Guildhall, Winchelsea on 16 April 1839 Present: Richard Stileman, Joseph Hennah, Esqs At this Sessions the accounts of the Surveyors of the Highways for the last year were passed. Also at this Sessions Henry Barham, tailor, and Henry Jones, butcher, were appointed Overseers of the Poor for the Town and Parish for the year ensuing. [WIN 61D f.150]

2.256 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 7 January 1840 before Richard Stileman, Joseph Hennah, John Beaumont Esqs, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] The names of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen: 258 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

George Hearnden, Foreman, William Sargent, Nathaniel Benfield, David Howell, Joseph Bailey, William Stace, David Laurence, Thomas Hayward, Henry Barham, George Haisell, Henry Jones, Richard Osborne, Thomas Hoad, John Jenkins, Jacob Holt, George Blackman, Stephen Laurence, William Bray, James Claise, William Bennett, Charles Hill. [WIN 61D ff.154-155]

2.257 An Assembly holden in the Court Hall of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea on 2 March 1840 [with] the Mayor [Richard Stileman] presiding [At this Assembly] It was moved by Mr [David] Manser and seconded by Mr Walter Fuller and resolved unanimously that a loyal address be presented to Her Majesty Queen Victoria on the occasion of her marriage to His Royal Highness Prince Albert of Sax Coburg and Gotha. [Also at this Assembly] It was moved by Mr Manser and seconded by Mr Walter Fuller that the following be the address Viz: To Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria: May it please Your Majesty. We, the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea beg to approach Your Majesty and to express our unmingled satisfaction and happiness on the occasion of your alliance in marriage with His Royal Highness Prince Albert of Sax Coburg and Gotha. Offering at the same time our fervent prayers that by the divine blessing of providence the Union may be attended by every domestic comfort and promote to the utmost the welfare and prosperity of all Your Majesty's subjects. And we pray Your Majesty to accept our earnest hope that Your Majesty's reign may flourish and that the holy Union of Church and State may under Your Majesty's benevolent dominion be maintained indissoluble and inviolate in all its purity. And which was adopted accordingly. It was moved by Mr [Joseph] Hennah and seconded by Mr D[avid] Laurence and resolved unanimously that an address be presented to His Royal Highness Prince Albert of Sax Coburg and Gotha on his marriage with Her Majesty Queen Victoria. It was moved by Mr [George] Blackman and seconded by Mr D[avid] Laurence and adopted unanimously that the following be the address. Viz: To: His Royal Highness Prince Albert of Sax Coburg and Gotha May it please Your Royal Highness We, the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea beg to convey to Your Royal Highness our sincere and heartfelt congratulations on the occasion of the auspicious alliance of Your Royal Highness in marriage with Her Majesty Queen Victoria. Proceedings 1816-1866 259

Long may Your Royal Highness live in the full enjoyment of every domestic comfort. Long may you live securely fixed in the hearts of Her Majesty's subjects and may Providence in his unerring wisdom direct your efforts in aiding your royal consort in the attainment of every measure calculated for the benefit of our Country, the stability of Her Majesty's throne and preserve in all its purity indissoluble and inviolate the holy union of Church and State. It was moved by Mr Walter Fuller and seconded by Mr George Blackman that the address[es] be transcribed and signed by the Mayor on behalf of the Assembly and that the seal of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea be affixed and that they be presented to Her Majesty and His Royal Highness by the Mayor and Town Clerk assisted by Mr Thomas Gybbon Moneypenny Esq the Member for the Borough of Rye and the Electoral District [which included Winchelsea] and such of the Jurats and Freemen as may be disposed to join the deputation. It was moved by Mr Manser and seconded by Mr Hennah that a vote of thanks be given to the Mayor for his ready compliance in calling the Assembly and for his conduct therein. [WIN 61B ff.66-68]

2.258 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 7 April 1840 before David Manser, John Beaumont, Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the accounts of the Overseers were passed on oath for the past year. Also at this Sessions Walter Fuller and Thomas Hayward were appointed Overseers of the Poor for the Town and Parish for the year ensuing [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s D The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 36 18 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 29 14 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 3 3 6 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 31 4 0 Total 100 19 6 [WIN 61D ff.156-158]

2.259 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 20 April 1840 At which appeared: Richard Stileman, Mayor, Thomas Dawes, Joseph Hennah, John Beaumont, David Manser, Jurats, George Hill, Charles Hill, Richard 260 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Osborne, David Laurence, Charles Jones, George Blackman, Walter Fuller, William Sargent, William Bray, Jacob Holt, Robert Alce, Freemen [At which were appointed] Mayor: Thomas Dawes Jurats: Richard Stileman, David Manser, Joseph Hennah, John Beaumont, William Longley Common Clerk: John Haddock Lardner Chamberlain: Walter Fuller Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, George Haisell Constables: Charles Hill, George Haisell, David Howell, Barnard Morris, Stephen Laurence, Thomas Hayward. Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: Stephen Laurence Deputy Mayor: Richard Stileman [WIN 61B ff.69-70]

2.260 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 16 February 1841 before Richard Stileman, Joseph Hennah, John Beaumont, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s D The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 36 18 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 29 14 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 3 3 6 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 31 4 0 Total 100 19 6

[WIN 61D ff.162-163]

2.261 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 12 April 1841 At which appeared: Thomas Dawes, Mayor, Richard Stileman, Joseph Hennah, John Beaumont, Jurats, George Hill, Charles Hill, Richard Osborne, David Laurence, Charles Jones, George Blackman, William Sargent, Jacob Holt, Robert Alce, Freemen. [At which were appointed] Proceedings 1816-1866 261

Mayor: Richard Stileman Jurats: Thomas Dawes, Joseph Hennah, John Beaumont, David Manser, William Longley Common Clerk: John Haddock Lardner Chamberlain: Walter Fuller Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, George Haisell Constables: Charles Hill, George Haisell, David Howell, Barnard Morris, Stephen Laurence, Thomas Hayward. Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: Gilbert Wood Deputy Mayor: John Beaumont [WIN 61B ff.71-72]

2.262 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 4 January 1842 before Richard Stileman, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, John Beaumont, Jurats and Justices of the Peace The names of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen: William Sargent, Foreman, Nathaniel Benfield, Joseph Bailey, William Stace, Robert Sharps, David Laurence, Thomas Hayward, Stephen Laurence, George Blackman, Jacob Holt, James Claise, Henry Barham, Charles Hill, William Bray, Charles Neeves, William Bennett, George Haisell, Walter Fuller, Henry Jones, George Hearnden, Richard Osborne, John Jenkins, Thomas Hoad, Richard Pain. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s D The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 36 18 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 29 14 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 3 3 6 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 31 4 0 Total 100 19 6

[Also at this Sessions] A letter from Mr [George] Hill was read when it was Resolved that an answer be given stating that the Ancient Town of Winchelsea will not join in the proposed Sessional Division of the Rape of Hastings. [WIN 61D ff.167-169] 262 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

2.263 An Assembly held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Monday 28 March 1842 at which appeared Richard Stileman the elder, Mayor, Thomas Dawes, Joseph Hennah, William Longley, Jurats, Richard Osborne, Charles Hill, Charles Jones, George Blackman, George Hill, William Bray, David Laurence, William Sargent, Walter Fuller, Jacob Holt, Richard Wilson, Robert Alce, Freemen At this Assembly John Innis Pocock is elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation but he, being absent, the oath of a Freeman and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration are respited. Also at this Assembly Richard Stileman the younger is elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation but he, being absent, the oath of a Freeman and also the oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration are respited. [WIN 61B f.73]

2.264 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 28 March 1842 At which appeared: Richard Stileman, Mayor, Thomas Dawes, Joseph Hennah, William Longley, Jurats, George Hill, Charles Hill, Richard Osborne, David Laurence, Charles Jones, George Blackman, William Sargent, Robert Alce, Richard Wilson, Freemen. [At which were appointed] Mayor: Thomas Dawes Jurats: Richard Stileman, Joseph Hennah, William Longley, George Hill, David Manser Common Clerk: John Haddock Lardner Chamberlain: Walter Fuller Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, George Haisell Constables: Charles Hill, George Haisell, Stephen Laurence, Barnard Morris, Joseph Bailey Pound Driver: Charles Hill Deputy Mayor: Richard Stileman [WIN 61B ff.76-77]

2.265 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 3 January 1843 before Richard Stileman, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, George Hill, Jurats and Justices of the Peace Proceedings 1816-1866 263

[At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s D The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 55 7 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 44 11 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 15 3 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 46 16 0 Total 151 9 3

[Also at this Sessions] The names of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen: William Sargent, Foreman, Nathaniel Benfield, Joseph Bailey, William Stace, Robert Sharps, David Laurence, Thomas Hayward, Stephen Laurence, George Blackman, Jacob Holt, James Claise, Henry Barham, Charles Hill, William Bray, Charles Neeves, William Bennett, George Haisell, Walter Fuller, Henry Jones, George Hearnden, Richard Osborne, John Jenkins, Thomas Hoad, Richard Pain. [WIN 61D ff.173-175a]

2.266 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 17 April 1843 At which appeared: Richard Stileman, Deputy Mayor, Joseph Hennah, William Longley, George Hill, Jurats, Walter Fuller, David Laurence, George Blackman, Charles Jones, Richard Wilson, Jacob Holt, William Bray, Charles Hill, William Sargent, Richard Osborne, Freemen. [At which were appointed] Mayor: Richard Stileman Jurats: Thomas Dawes, Joseph Hennah, David Manser, William Longley, George Hill Common Clerk: John Haddock Lardner Chamberlain: Walter Fuller Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, George Hill (surely, Haisell) Constables: Stephen Laurence, William Stace, Joseph Parsons, Joseph Bailey, Charles Hill, George Haisell Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: John Daniel Deputy Mayor: George Hill [WIN 61B ff.78-79] 264 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

2.267 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 24 October 1843 before Richard Stileman, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, George Hill, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 36 18 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 29 14 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 3 3 6 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 31 4 0 Total 100 19 6

[WIN 61D ff.178-179]

2.268 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 2 January 1844 before Richard Stileman, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, George Hill, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] The names of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen: William Bray, [Foreman], William Sargent, William Stace, Joseph Bailey, Nathaniel Benfield, David Laurence, Henry Barham, Thomas Hayward, Walter Fuller, George Blackman, James Claise, Stephen Laurence snr, George Haisell, Henry Jones, George Hearnden, Richard Osborne, Richard Paine, Jacob Holt, John Jenkins, Thomas Coleman, Thomas Hoad, Charles Neeves, Charles Hill. [WIN 61D f.180]

2.269 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 8 April 1844 At which appeared: Richard Stileman, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, George Hill, Jurats, Jacob Holt, Charles Jones, Richard Osborne, William Bray, Charles Hill, Richard Wilson, Walter Fuller, Freemen. [At which were appointed] Mayor: Richard Stileman Jurats: Thomas Dawes, Joseph Hennah, David Manser, William Longley, George Hill Common Clerk: John Haddock Lardner Chamberlain: Walter Fuller Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Proceedings 1816-1866 265

Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, George Haisell Constables: Stephen Laurence, William Stace, Joseph Bailey, Charles Hill, George Haisell Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: John Daniel Deputy Mayor: George Hill [WIN 61B ff.80-81]

2.270 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 22 October 1844 before George Hill, Joseph Hennah, Esqs, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 36 18 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 29 14 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 3 3 6 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 31 4 0 Total 100 19 6

[WIN 61D ff.183-184]

2.271 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 22 October 1844 before Joseph Hennah, George Hill, Esqs, Jurats and Justices of the Peace The names of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen: William Stace, [Foreman], Walter Fuller, David Laurence, Jacob Holt, William Bray, George Bourner, Nathaniel Benfield, George Hearnden, George Haisell, Thomas Amon, Thomas Hoad, Henry Barham, Richard Osborne, William Sargent, George Blackman, Henry Jones, John Jenkins, Thomas Hayward, Joseph Bailey, Richard Paine, Stephen Laurence, James Claise, Henry Hoad, William Bennett. [WIN 61D f.185]

2.272 An Hundred held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 29 October 1844 At which appeared 266 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Joseph Hennah, William Longley, George Hill, Jurats, William Bray, Richard Osborne, Charles Hill, Jacob Holt, Richard Wilson, George Blackman, Walter Fuller, William Sargent, Charles Jones, Freemen At this Hundred Joseph Hennah is elected into the office of Mayor for the said Ancient Town in the place and stead of Richard Stileman Esq deceased (the late Mayor) until the next accustomed time for the electing of Mayor of the said Town and accordingly took the oath and subscribed the Declaration required by the Act of 9th George IV Cap 17 and sworn and the said Mayor chose for his Assistants and Jurats the persons whose names are hereunder written: George Hill, William Longley. [Also] at this Hundred the Mayor chose Charles Hill to be his Sergeant-at- Mace. [WIN 61B f.82]

2.273 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 24 March 1845 At which appeared: Joseph Hennah, Mayor, George Hill, Jurat, Walter Fuller, Charles Jones, William Bray, Charles Hill, Robert Alce, Richard Wilson, Richard Osborne, Jacob Holt, Freemen. [At which were appointed] Mayor: Joseph Hennah Jurats: William Longley, George Hill, William Bray Common Clerk: John Haddock Lardner Chamberlain: Richard Wilson Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, George Haisell Constables: William Stace, George Haisell, Joseph Bailey, Stephen Laurence, Charles Hill, James Claise Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: John Daniel Deputy Mayor: George Hill [WIN 61B ff.83-84]

2.274 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 1 July 1845 before Joseph Hennah, George Hill, Esqs, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

Proceedings 1816-1866 267

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 36 18 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 29 14 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 3 3 6 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 31 4 0 Total 100 19 6

[WIN 61D ff.187-188]

2.275 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 6 January 1846 before Joseph Hennah, George Hill, William Bray, Jurats and Justices of the Peace The names of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen: William Sargent [Foreman], William Bennett, George Blackman, David Laurence, Jacob Holt, Henry Jones, Nathaniel Benfield, William Stace, Henry Hoad, Richard Osborne, James Claise, Walter Fuller, George Hearnden, Thomas Hoad, Thomas Hayward, Stephen Laurence, William Leonard, Richard Paine, Thomas Amon, Henry Barham, John Jenkins, George Bourner, Charles Jones. [WIN 61D f.190]

2.276 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 7 April 1846 before Joseph Hennah, George Hill, Jurats and Justices of the Peace Ordered that [a Town Rate be levied on the various Parishes and parts of Parishes in the Liberty as follows:]

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 36 18 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 29 14 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 3 3 6 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 31 4 0 Total 100 19 6

[WIN 61D ff.191-192]

268 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

2.277 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 13 April 1846 At which appeared: Joseph Hennah, Mayor, George Hill, William Bray, Jurats, Walter Fuller, William Sargent, Charles Hill, Richard Osborne, Charles Jones, Jacob Holt, Freemen. [At which were appointed] Mayor: Joseph Hennah Jurats: William Bray, William Longley, William Sargent, Walter Fuller, David Laurence, George Hill Common Clerk: John Haddock Lardner Chamberlain: Richard Wilson Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, George Haisell Constables: Charles Hill, George Haisell, Stephen Laurence, John Jenkins, George Hearnden, Spencer Larkin Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: John Daniel Deputy Mayor: William Bray [WIN 61B ff.85-86]

2.278 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 5 January 1847 before Joseph Hennah, William Sargent, Jurats and Justices of the Peace. [At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 55 7 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 44 11 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 15 3 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 46 16 0 Total 151 9 3

[Also at this Sessions] The names of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen: George Blackman [Foreman], Jacob Holt, Charles Kennard, William Stace, Spencer Larkins, Walter Fuller, George Bourner, Stephen Laurence, William Leonard, Thomas Amon, John Jenkins, George Haisell, William Bennett, David Laurence, Henry Jones, Henry Hoad, Richard Osborne, Charles Jones, George Proceedings 1816-1866 269

Hearnden, Basil Kennett, Richard Pain, Henry Barham, William Mitchell, James Claise. [WIN 61D ff.195-197]

2.279 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 5 April 1847 At which appeared: Joseph Hennah, Mayor, William Bray, William Sargent, Jurats, David Laurence, Charles Hill, Richard Wilson, Jacob Holt, Richard Osborne, Robert Alce, Walter Fuller, Freemen. [At which were appointed] Mayor: Joseph Hennah Jurats: William Bray, William Longley, William Sargent, Walter Fuller, David Laurence, George Hill Common Clerk: John Haddock Lardner Chamberlain: Richard Wilson Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, George Haisell Constables: Charles Hill, George Haisell, Stephen Laurence, John Jenkins, George Hearnden, Spencer Larkin Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: John Daniel Deputy Mayor: William Bray [WIN 61B ff.87-88]

2.280 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 4 January 1848 before Joseph Hennah, Mayor, William Bray, William Sargent, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] The names of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen: George Blackman [Foreman], Walter Fuller, Spencer Larkins, Henry Jones, Jacob Holt, William Bennett, William Mitchell, Joseph Bailey, Charles Jones, Thomas Hayward, George Bourner, Charles Kennard, George Hearnden, Stephen Laurence, George Haisell, Thomas Morris, Richard Osborne, William Leonard, Richard Pain, James Claise, William Stace, Henry Hoad, Charles Neeves. [WIN 61D ff.201-202]

2.281 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 4 April 1848 270 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

before Joseph Hennah, Mayor, William Sargent, William Bray, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 55 7 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 44 11 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 15 3 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 46 16 0 Total 151 9 3 [WIN 61D ff.203-204]

2.282 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 24 April 1848 At which appeared: Joseph Hennah, Mayor, William Bray, William Sargent, Jurats, David Laurence, Charles Hill, Richard Wilson, Jacob Holt, Richard Osborne, Walter Fuller, Charles Jones, [Freemen]. [At which were appointed] Mayor: Joseph Hennah Jurats: William Sargent, William Bray, George Hill, William Longley, David Laurence, Walter Fuller. Common Clerk: Edwin Nathaniel Dawes Chamberlain: Richard Wilson Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, George Haisell Constables: Charles Hill, George Haisell, Stephen Laurence, John Jenkens, George Hearnden, Spencer Larkins Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: James Hoad Deputy Mayor: William Bray [WIN 61B ff.89-91]

2.283 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 9 January 1849 before Joseph Hennah, Mayor, William Bray, William Sargent, Jurats and Justices of the Peace The names of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen: Proceedings 1816-1866 271

George Miners, Foreman, Henry Hoad, William Bennett, Charles Kennard, George Blackman, Jacob Holt, Richard Osborne, Walter Fuller, William Stace, Henry Jones, John Jenkins, James Claise, Charles Neve, Richard Pain, Joseph Bailey, George Haisell, George Hearnden, George Bourner, Stephen Laurence, George Laurence, Thomas Amon, Nathaniel Benfield, Spencer Larkins, Charles Hill. [WIN 61D ff.207-208]

2.284 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 9 April 1849 At which appeared: Joseph Hennah, Mayor, William Bray, William Sargent, Jurats, Charles Hill, Walter Fuller, Jacob Holt, Richard Wilson, Richard Osborne, Freemen. [At which were appointed] Mayor: Joseph Hennah Jurats: William Sargent, William Bray, William Longley, Walter Fuller Common Clerk: Edwin Nathaniel Dawes Chamberlain: Richard Wilson Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, George Haisell Constables: Charles Hill, George Haisell, Spencer Larkins, Stephen Laurence, John Jenkins, George Barden Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: James Hoad Deputy Mayor: William Bray [WIN 61B ff.91-92]

2.285 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 17 April 1849 before Joseph Hennah, William Bray, William Longley, William Sargent, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 36 18 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 29 14 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 3 3 6 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 31 4 0 Total 100 19 6 [WIN 61D ff.209-211] 272 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

2.286 An Assembly held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on 28 February 1850 At which appeared: Joseph Hennah, Mayor, William Sargent, William Bray, Jurats, Richard Wilson, Charles Hill, Walter Fuller, Richard Osborne, George Blackman, Freemen. At this Assembly William Southey Esq, Commander in the Royal Navy, and Robert Coker Nash Davies Esq, were elected and admitted Freemen of this Town and Corporation and being present did severally take the oath of a Freeman. [WIN 61B f.93]

2.287 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on 28 February 1850 At which appeared: Joseph Hennah, Mayor, William Sargent, William Bray, Jurats, Richard Wilson, Charles Hill, Walter Fuller, Richard Osborne, George Blackman, Freemen. At this Hundred the Mayor chose as his Assistants and Jurats in addition to those already chosen William Southey and Robert Coker Nash Davies Esqs and they being present were severally sworn and made and inscribed the Declaration required by the Act of 9th George IV Cap 17. [WIN 61B f.94]

2.288 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 1 April 1850 At which appeared: Joseph Hennah, Mayor, William Sargent, William Bray, William Southey, Robert Coker Nash Davies, Jurats, Charles Hill, Richard Osborne, George Blackman, Jacob Holt, Freemen. [at which were appointed] Mayor: William Sargent Jurats: Joseph Hennah, William Bray, William Longley, William Southey, Robert Coker Nash Davies Common Clerk: Edwin Nathaniel Dawes Chamberlain: Richard Wilson Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, George Haisell Constables: Charles Hill, George Haisell, Stephen Laurence, Spencer Larkin, George Hearnden, Charles Woollett Pound Driver: James Hoad Deputy Mayor: William Southey Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill [WIN 61B ff.95-96] Proceedings 1816-1866 273

2.289 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 16 April 1850 before William Sargent, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, William Southey, William Bray, William Longley, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the Treasurer's Accounts were examined and allowed. [Also] at this Sessions the Gaoler's Accounts were examined and allowed. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 49 4 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 39 12 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 4 8 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 41 12 0 Total 134 12 8

[WIN 61D ff.215-216]

2.290 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 9 July 1850 before Joseph Hennah, William Longley, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the Chamberlain brought in his accounts which were passed. [WIN 61D f.217]

2.291 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 7 January 1851 before William Sargent, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, William Bray, Robert Coker Nash Davies, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] The names of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen: William Bennett, Foreman, Henry Hoad, Jacob Holt, Richard Osborne, Joseph Bayley, Walter Fuller, George Blackman, Henry Jones, Stephen Laurence, Francis Packham, Charles Woollett, Spencer Larkin, George Haisell, John Jenkins, Thomas Amon, Richard Paine, John Sharps, Charles Neve, Thomas Harnden, James Claise, Joseph Goble, William Stace, George Bourner, Thomas Morris. [WIN 61D ff.219-220]

2.292 An Assembly held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on 7 January 1851 Present: William Sargent, Mayor, William Southey, William Longley 274 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

[At this Assembly] Thomas Dawes Esq, one of the inhabitants of the said Ancient Town, asked for the appropriation of a piece of ground within the said Town whereon to construct a well to supply water for the use and enjoyment of the inhabitants of the Town at his own expense which request having been considered it was by the Court resolved that the same be granted and that a piece of ground commencing at the distance of twelve feet from the northern extremity of the western wall of the garden occupied by Robert Coker Nash Davies Esq and running twelve feet towards the south and extending ten feet deep at each end towards the High Road there shall be appropriated for ever for the purpose aforesaid Viz: Of making a well for the free public use of the inhabitants of the Ancient Town without anything to be paid now or hereafter for the same. The said well to be constructed at the expense of the said Thomas Dawes and to be hereinafter kept in repair without any expense to the Corporation of Winchelsea. [WIN 61B f.97] [Note: The well still stands in Castle Street with notices displayed detailing the regulations which were applied to its use on completion. The clauses stating that no future expense will accrue to the Corporation no longer apply!]

2.293 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 15 April 1851 before William Sargent, Mayor, William Southey, William Bray, Joseph Hennah, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the Treasurer's accounts were examined and allowed. [Also] at this Sessions the Gaoler's accounts were examined and allowed. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 49 4 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 39 12 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 4 8 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 41 12 0 Total 134 12 8

[WIN 61D ff.221-223]

2.294 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 21 April 1851 Proceedings 1816-1866 275

At which appeared: William Sargent, Mayor, William Bray, Joseph Hennah, William Southey, Jurats. Charles Hill, Richard Osborne, Richard Wilson, George Blackman, Jacob Holt, Walter Fuller. Freemen. [at which were appointed] Mayor: William Sargent Jurats: Joseph Hennah, William Bray, William Longley, William Southey, Robert Coker Nash Davies Common Clerk: Edwin Nathaniel Dawes Chamberlain: Richard Wilson Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, George Haisell Constables: Charles Hill, George Haisell, Stephen Laurence, Spencer Larkin, George Hearnden, Charles Woollett Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: James Hoad Deputy Mayor: William Southey [WIN 61B ff.98-99]

2.295 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 15 May 1851 before William Sargent, Justice of the Peace The information and complaint of Thomas Hatter of the Parish of Rye who saith that John Hoad of Rye did on the 13th day of May now instant in the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle did assault, beat and otherwise ill-treat this deponent without any just cause or provocation and therefore he prays that justice may be done in the Premises. [signature of] Thomas Hatter [WIN 238]

2.296 A Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea held in the Town Hall on Tuesday 28 October 1851 Present: The Mayor [William Sargent], Joseph Hennah, William Longley, William Southey, Richard Osborne, Charles Hill, Richard Wilson, Joseph Hoad, Robert Coker Nash Davies, William Bray, George Blackman, Walter Fuller, Jacob Holt, George Haisell, Stephen Laurence. At this Meeting the Mayor presided. At this meeting it was moved by Mr Longley and seconded by Mr Bray and carried unanimously that a testimonial be presented to Mr Thomas Dawes as a mark of gratitude for his having at his own expense constructed and given to the public of the Town for their use for ever a well in Castle Street. 276 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

It was also moved by Captain Southey and seconded by Mr Hennah and carried unanimously that a committee be appointed to carry out the object of the foregoing resolution and to collect subscriptions and that such committee do consist of the following persons: Viz The Mayor, Mr William Bray, Mr Walter Fuller, Mr Hennah, Capt Southey and Mr Davies. This meeting is adjourned to Tuesday the 18th day of November next to be then held in the Town Hall at 11 o'clock in the morning. [WIN 61B f.100]

2.297 An adjourned Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea held in the Town Hall on Tuesday 18 November 1851 with reference to the testimonial to be presented to Mr Thomas Dawes. Present: The Mayor [William Sargent], Mr [RCN] Davies, Mr W[alter] Fuller, Mr W[illiam] Bray, Mr Thomas Amon, Mr George Haisell, Mr Charles Hill, Mr Stephen Laurence. At this meeting the Committee appointed to collect subscriptions reported that they had collected nine pounds fifteen shillings and sevenpence halfpenny. And at this Meeting it was considered desirable that the above sum should be expended in the purchase of a silver tankard with an inscription on it stating the object and purpose of the gift and the source from which the subscriptions emanated. Also it was left to Mr Davies to obtain pattens to be submitted to an adjourned meeting. The meeting is adjourned to the 25th inst[ant] to be then held in the Town Hall at 11 o/clock in the morning. [WIN 61B f.101]

2.298 An adjourned Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea held in the Town Hall on Tuesday 25 November 1851 with reference to the testimonial to be presented to Mr Thomas Dawes Present: The Mayor [William Sargent], Joseph Hennah, William Bray, Walter Fuller, Richard Wilson, George Blackman, Thomas Amon, Stephen Laurence, Charles Hill, Joseph Hoad. At this meeting the Committee received from Messrs Makepeace Etc, through Mr R C N Davies, the plans and prices of some Tankards when it was Resolved that [the Tankard] numbered 5 in the particulars and of the price of £9 16s 0d should be selected. Proceedings 1816-1866 277

It was also Resolved that the following should be the inscription ─ Viz: 'This goblet was presented to Thomas Dawes Esq on the [ ] day of [ ] 1851 by the inhabitants of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea as a token of their gratitude for his having at his own cost constructed and given to the public of the Town for their use for ever a Well in Castle Street’. It was also Resolved that all the proceeds relative to the testimonial together with a list of the subscribers with the amount shall be fairly copied and deposited with the records of the Town. The meeting adjourned to Tuesday next ─ 2 December 1851 at 11 o'clock in the morning. List of Subscribers Joseph Hoad 5 shillings; Mr Sargent 10 shillings; Mr William Fuller 10s; Mr Charles Hill 2s 6d; Mr Robert Alce 2s; Mr Richard Wilson 5s; The Misses Stileman £1; Rev William Clarke 10s; Mrs S Stace 10s; Mrs Woodhams 10s; Mr R C N Davies £1; Mr Henry Hoad 2s 6d; Mr F Packham 1s; Mr Thomas Legg 10s; Mr George Blackman 2s 6d; Mr Jacob Holt 5s; Mr William Mitchell 6d; Mr James Claise 6d; Miss Harrod 5s; Mr Hennah 5s; Mrs Fuller snr 2s 6d; Mr Richard Osborne 2s 6d; Mr Thomas Amon 2s 6d; Mr Robert Sharps 2s; Mr William Stace 3s; Mr John Jenkins 2s; Mr Nathaniel Benfield 2s 6d; Mr William Bray 2s 6d; Mr William Bennett 2s 6d; Mr William Longley 10s; Mr Stephen Laurence 2s 6d; George Haisell 1s; School Children 1s 7½d; Mrs Hearnden 1s 6d; Mr E N Dawes 10s; Mrs William Breeds 10s; Mr Ruck 10s. Total £10 15s 1½

[WIN 61B ff.102-104]

2.299 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 13 January 1852 before William Sargent, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, William Southey, Robert Coker Nash Davies, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] The names of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen: Walter Fuller, Foreman, George Blackman, Francis Packham, Richard Osborne, Jacob Holt, Thomas Morris, William Leonard, Stephen Laurence, Charles Neeves, John Jenkins, Edmund Morris, Henry Hoad, Henry Jones, George Laurence, Richard Paine, George Haisell, William Stace, Spencer Larkins, William Bennett, Charles Woollett, James Claise, William Larkin, John Sharps, Richard Wilson. [Also] at this Sessions: A Bill of Indictment was preferred by John Baker against George Edwards and Charles Edwards, both late of that part of the Parish of Icklesham which lies within the Liberty of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea, labourers, for feloniously stealing taking and carrying away on 20th day of December last past at the said part of the said Parish of Icklesham 278 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

two cloth jackets of the value of twenty shillings and two pairs of cloth trousers of the value of twenty shillings of the goods and chattels of John Baker to the Grand Jury who on their oath say that the Bill of Indictment against George Edwards and Charles Edwards is a true Bill. Whereupon George Edwards and Charles Edwards were arraigned for the felony aforesaid and thereto pleaded not guilty and for trial put themselves upon God and their Country. And thereupon, on being called, cometh the Petty Jury to wit Charles Thorpe, James Davis, Spencer Davis, Thomas Woodhurst, Thomas Masters, Joseph Bailey, George [illegible] William Wheeler, George Bourner, Thomas Easton, Thomas Amon and George Booth, good and lawful men of the said Ancient Town and the Liberties thereof who, being chosen, tried and sworn to speak the truth, from their oath say that the said George Edwards and Charles Edwards respectively are severally guilty of the felony whereof they stand indicted. It is therefore by the Mayor and Jurats aforesaid ordered, adjudged and considered that for the felony [they] be severally committed to the Common Gaol of Winchelsea to wit George Edwards for the space of three calendar months and Charles Edwards for the space of one calendar month and there [be] kept to hard labour respectively. [WIN 61D ff, 226-227] [Note: The Winchelsea Gaol Book reveals that George Edwards was a Rye fisherman aged 19, discharged on 12 April 1853. Charles, aged only 12 and described as a Rye labourer, was discharged two months earlier.]

2.300 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 12 April 1852 At which appeared: William Sargent, Mayor, William Southey, Robert Coker Nash Davies, William Bray, Joseph Hennah, Jurats. Richard Wilson, Charles Hill, Jacob Holt, Walter Fuller, George Blackman, Freemen. [at which were appointed] Mayor: Robert Coker Nash Davies Jurats: William Sargent, Joseph Hennah, William Bray, William Longley, William Southey, Common Clerk: Edwin Nathaniel Dawes Chamberlain: Richard Wilson Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, George Haisell Constables: Charles Hill, George Haisell, Stephen Laurence, Charles Woollett, Spencer Larkin, George Hearnden Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: James Hoad Proceedings 1816-1866 279

Deputy Mayor: William Longley [WIN 61B ff.106-107]

2.301 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 13 April 1852 before William Sargent, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, Robert Coker Nash Davies, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the treasurer's accounts were examined and allowed. Also at this Sessions the gaoler's accounts were examined and allowed. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 49 4 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 39 12 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 4 8 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 41 12 0 Total 134 12 8

[WIN 61D ff.229-229]

2.302 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 6 January 1853 before Robert Coker Nash Davies, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, William Sargent, William Bray, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] The names of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen: Walter Fuller, Foreman, George Blackman, Richard Wilson, Jacob Holt, Henry Jones, Francis Packham, Charles Robins, George Laurence, Stephen Laurence, Thomas Amon, Charles Woollett, James Claise, Spencer Davis, Henry Hoad, William Stace, John Sharps, William Bennett, Richard Paine, Spencer Larkin, George Haisell, Charles Thorpe, Charles Neve, George Hearnden, John Jenkins. [WIN 61D f.232]

2.303 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 28 March 1853 At which appeared: William Longley, Deputy Mayor, Joseph Hennah, William Sargent, William Bray, Richard Wilson, Charles Hill, George Blackman, Walter Fuller [at which were appointed] Mayor: William Longley 280 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Jurats: Joseph Hennah, William Sargent, William Bray, Common Clerk: Edwin Nathaniel Dawes Chamberlain: Richard Wilson Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, George Haisell Constables: Charles Hill, George Haisell, Stephen Laurence, Charles Woollett, Spencer Larkin, George Hearnden Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: James Hoad Deputy Mayor: Joseph Hennah [WIN 61B ff.108-109]

2.304 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 5 April 1853 before William Longley, Joseph Hennah, William Sargent, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 49 4 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 39 12 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 4 8 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 41 12 0 Total 134 12 8

[Also at this Sessions] A Bill of Indictment was preferred by William Whiteman against Charles Gaymer, late of the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, labourer, for feloniously stealing, taking and carrying away on the 14th day of March last past at Winchelsea a cotton shirt of the value of ninepence of the goods and chattels of the said William Whiteman to the Grand Jury namely Jacob Holt, Walter Fuller, Henry Hoad, Richard Wilson, George Blackman, Charles Robins, William Bennett, George Haisell, George Laurence, William Stace, John Sharps and Richard Osborne who, upon their oath say that the said Bill of Indictment against Charles Gaymer is a true Bill whereupon Charles Gaymer was arraigned for the larceny and thereto pleaded guilty. It is therefore by the Mayor and Jurats Ordered, adjudged and considered that for the larceny Charles Gaymer be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the Common Gaol of the Town for the space of one calendar month next ensuing. [WIN 61D ff.233-235] Proceedings 1816-1866 281

2.305 An Assembly held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 2 August 1853 At which appeared: The Mayor [William Longley], William Bray, Richard Osborne, Charles Hill, Jacob Holt, Joseph Hennah, Richard Wilson, Walter Fuller, William Sargent At this Assembly Charles Robins and William Bennett were elected and admitted Freemen of this Town and Corporation and being present did take the oath of a Freeman. [WIN 61B f.110]

2.306 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Tuesday 2 August 1853 At which appeared: The Mayor [William Longley], William Bray, Richard Osborne, Charles Hill, Jacob Holt, Joseph Hennah, Richard Wilson, Walter Fuller, William Sargent, Charles Robins, William Bennett. At this Hundred the Mayor chose for his assistant and jurat Mr Charles Robins and he being present was sworn and made and subscribed the Declaration required by the Act of 9 Geo IV Cap 17 [against transubstantiation] [WIN 61B f.111]

2.307 Winchelsea Court Notice of Conviction issued on 27 September 1853 by William Sargent and Charles Robins, Justices of the Peace Be it remembered that [on the above date] John Clare of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea in the County of Sussex, innkeeper, was duly convicted before us for that he, John Clare, on Sunday the 28th day of August now last past at the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle in the Ancient Town of Winchelsea did then and there unlawfully keep open his house during the usual hours of morning divine service in the Church of the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle otherwise than for the reception of travellers, namely for the sale of beer against the tenor of his licence and contrary to the form of the Statute in that case made and provided whereby John Clare has forfeited the sum of ten shillings, this being adjudged to be the first offence against the provision of an Act to regulate the granting of licences to keepers of Inns, Alehouses and Victualling Houses in England besides the cost of the conviction which we, the Justices, do hereby assess at the sum of fifteen shillings and sixpence pursuant to the Statute in such cases made and provided. Given under our hands and seals [signatures of] William Sargent, Charles Robins. [WIN 379/1]

282 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

2.308 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 5 April 1853 before Joseph Hennah, William Bray, William Sargent, Charles Robins, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the said William Sargent and Charles Robins delivered in a Conviction made by them against John Clare, late of the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, innkeeper, who was on the 27th day of September now last past convicted before William Sargent and Charles Robins for that he, John Clare, on Sunday the 28th day of August now last past at the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea did then and there unlawfully keep open his house during the usual hours of the morning divine service in the Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea, in which the said house was situate otherwise than for the reception of travellers, namely for the sale of beer against the tenor of his licence and contrary to the form of the statute in that case made and provided whereby the said John Clare has forfeited the sum of ten shillings that being adjudged to be the first offence against an Act to regulate the granting of licences to keepers of Inns, Alehouses and Victualling Houses in England besides the costs of fifteen shillings and sixpence pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided. Also at this Sessions the said John Clare entered his appeal against the said conviction [307] so delivered in by William Sargent and Charles Robins as aforesaid upon the hearing of which appeal it is now hereby Ordered by the Court that the conviction be and the same is hereby quashed without costs. [WIN 61D ff.238-239]

2.309 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 10 January 1854 before Joseph Hennah, William Sargent, William Bray, Charles Robins, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] the names of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen: Francis Packham [Foreman], George Laurence, Richard Wilson, John Sharps, Jacob Holt, Spencer Larkin, Charles Thorpe, Charles Neve, George Bourner, Stephen Laurence, James Tolhurst, John Clare, Richard Osborne, William Bennett, George Haisell, James Claise, William Mitchell, John Jenkins, Richard Pain, George Hearnden, Walter Fuller. [WIN 61D f.240]

2.310 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 17 April 1854 At which appeared: William Longley, Mayor, William Sargent, William Bray, Charles Robins, Jurats, Jacob Holt, Richard Wilson, Charles Hill, George Blackman, Walter Fuller, William Bennett, Freemen Proceedings 1816-1866 283

[at which were appointed] Mayor: William Longley Jurats: Joseph Hennah, William Sargent, William Bray, Charles Robins Common Clerk: Edwin Nathaniel Dawes Chamberlain: Richard Wilson Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, George Haisell Constables: Charles Hill, George Haisell, Stephen Laurence, Charles Woollett, Spencer Larkin, George Hearnden Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: Thomas Easton Deputy Mayor: Charles Robins [WIN 61B ff.112-113]

2.311 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 18 April 1854 before William Longley, Mayor, Charles Robins, William Bray, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 49 4 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 39 12 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 4 8 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 41 12 0 Total 134 12 8 [WIN 61D ff.241-242] 2.312 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 9 January 1855 before William Longley, Mayor, Charles Robins, William Bray, William Sargent, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] the names of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen: John Sharps, Foreman, Henry Hoad, Spencer Davis, William Stace, Richard Wilson, George Blackman, Henry Foster, Stephen Laurence, Charles Woollett, Jacob Holt, James Tolhurst, Greenland George Mills, William Bennett, Francis Packham, Walter Fuller, Henry Jones, Richard Osborne, Charles Neve, George Hearnden, James Claise, Charles Thorpe, John Jenkins, George Laurence, George Haisell. 284 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

[Also at this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 49 4 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 39 12 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 4 8 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 41 12 0 Total 134 12 8

[WIN 61D ff.245-247]

2.313 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 9 April 1855 At which appeared: William Longley, Mayor, Charles Robins, William Sargent, Jurats, Richard Wilson, Charles Hill, George Blackman, Walter Fuller, William Bennett, Jacob Holt, Freemen [at which were appointed] Mayor: William Longley Jurats: William Sargent, Charles Robins, George Blackman, William Bennett Common Clerk: Edwin Nathaniel Dawes Chamberlain: Richard Wilson Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, George Haisell Constables: Charles Hill, George Haisell, Stephen Laurence, George Hearnden, William Mitchell, George Harman, John Austin Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: Joseph Hoad Deputy Mayor: William Sargent [WIN 61B ff.114-115]

2.314 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 8 January 1856 before William Longley, William Sargent, Charles Robins, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

Proceedings 1816-1866 285

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 49 4 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 39 12 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 4 8 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 41 12 0 Total 134 12 8

[WIN 61D ff.251-252]

2.315 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 24 March 1856 At which appeared: William Sargent, Deputy Mayor, Charles Robins, Jurat, George Blackman, Walter Fuller, Jacob Holt, Richard Osborne, Joseph Hennah, William Bray, Freemen. [at which were appointed] Mayor: Charles Robins Jurats: William Sargent, William Longley, Joseph Hennah Common Clerk: Edwin Nathaniel Dawes Chamberlain: George Blackman Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, George Haisell Constables: Charles Hill, George Haisell, Stephen Laurence, George Hearnden, George Harman, John Austin Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: Joseph Hoad Deputy Mayor: William Longley [WIN 61B ff.116-117]

2.316 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 8 January 1856 before Charles Robins, William Sargent, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 49 4 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 39 12 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 4 8 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 41 12 0 Total 134 12 8 286 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

[Also at this Sessions] The names of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen: Edgar Cooper, Foreman, Henry Hoad, Henry Jones, John Jenkins, John Wilson, Stephen Laurence, George Laurence, Richard Osborne, Richard Paine, George Blackman, William Stace, George Hearnden, Andrew Perry, Edgar Thorpe, John Sharps, William Bennett, Jacob Holt, George Haisell, James Tolhurst, Greenland George Mills, Charles Neve, James Claise, Walter Fuller, Charles Woollett. [WIN 61D ff.256-258]

2.317 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 13 April 1857 At which appeared: Charles Robins, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, William Longley, William Sargent, Jurats, George Haisell, Charles Hill, Jacob Holt, William Bennett, George Blackman, Walter Fuller, Freemen. [at which were appointed] Mayor: Charles Robins Jurats: William Sargent, William Longley, Joseph Hennah Common Clerk: Edwin Nathaniel Dawes Chamberlain: George Blackman Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, George Haisell Constables: Charles Hill, George Haisell, Stephen Laurence, George Hearnden, George Harman, John Austin Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: Joseph Hoad Deputy Mayor: William Longley [WIN 61B ff.118-119] [Note: George Haisell was never a freeman but no doubt the clerk was so used to seeing him present that he recorded him as one!]

2.318 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 14 April 1857 before Charles Robins, William Sargent, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the accounts of the Chamberlain were examined, allowed and passed. [WIN 61D f.259]

2.319 An Assembly held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on 11 August 1857 Proceedings 1816-1866 287

Present: Charles Robins, Mayor, William Sargent, Joseph Hennah, Jurats, Charles Hill, William Bennett, Walter Fuller, George Blackman, William Bray, Jacob Holt, Freemen. At this Assembly Robert Curteis Stileman Esq was elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation and the said Robert Curteis Stileman being present did take the oath of a Freeman. [WIN 61B f.120]

2.320 An Hundred held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on 11 August 1857 Present: Charles Robins, Mayor, William Sargent, Joseph Hennah, Jurats, Charles Hill, William Bennett, Walter Fuller, George Blackman, William Bray, Jacob Holt, Freemen. At this Hundred the Mayor chose for his assistant and jurat (in addition to those already chosen) Robert Curteis Stileman Esq and he being present was sworn and made the Declaration required by law. [WIN 61B f.121]

2.321 An Assembly held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on 12 January 1858 Present: Charles Robins, Mayor. Joseph Hennah, William Sargent, Robert Curteis Stileman, [Jurats], Jacob Holt, Charles Hill, William Bennett, William Bray, Walter Fuller, Richard Osborne, George Blackman, [Freemen] At this Assembly Robert Vaile Skinner Esq was elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation and being present did take the oath of a Freeman. [WIN 61B f.122] 2.322 An Hundred held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on 12 January 1858 Present: Charles Robins, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, William Sargent, Robert Curteis Stileman, [Jurats], Jacob Holt, Charles Hill, William Bennett, William Bray, Walter Fuller, Richard Osborne, George Blackman, [Freemen]. At this Hundred the Mayor chose for his assistant and jurat (in addition to those already chosen) Robert Vaile Skinner Esq and he being present was sworn and made the Declaration required by law. [WIN 61B f.123]

2.323 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 12 January 1858 before Charles Robins, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, William Sargent, Robert Curteis Stileman, Jurats and Justices of the Peace 288 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

[At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 49 4 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 39 12 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 4 8 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 41 12 0 Total 134 12 8

[Also at this Sessions] The names of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen: John Sharps, Foreman, Henry Jones, Richard Osborne, William Stace, George Haisell, Charles Woollett, Edgar Thorpe, John Jenkins, George Laurence, Thomas Morris, George G Mills. Thomas Benfield, Stephen Laurence, Spencer Davis, Charles Neve, Edgar Cooper, George Blackman, James Tolhurst, James Claise, Richard Paine, William Bennett, Jacob Holt, George Hearnden, Joseph Bailey. [WIN 61D ff.262-264]

2.324 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 4 April 1858 At which appeared: Charles Robins, Mayor, Joseph Hennah, William Longley, Robert Curteis Stileman, Robert Vaile Skinner, Jurats, Walter Fuller, George Blackman, Jacob Holt, Charles Hill, William Bennett, Freemen. [at which were appointed] Mayor: Robert Curteis Stileman Jurats: William Longley, Charles Robins, Robert Vaile Skinner Common Clerk: Edwin Nathaniel Dawes Chamberlain: George Blackman Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, George Haisell Constables: Charles Hill, George Haisell, Stephen Laurence, George Hearnden, George Harman, William Caister, Edward White Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: Joseph Hoad Deputy Mayor: Robert Vaile Skinner [WIN 61B ff.124-125]

Proceedings 1816-1866 289

2.325 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 1 July 1858 before Robert Curteis Stileman, Mayor, Charles Robins, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 49 4 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 39 12 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 4 8 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 41 12 0 Total 134 12 8

[WIN 61D ff.265-266]

2.326 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 11 January 1859 before Robert Curteis Stileman, Mayor, Charles Robins, Robert Vaile Skinner, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 49 4 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 39 12 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 4 8 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 41 12 0 Total 134 12 8

[Also at this Sessions] The Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen: Henry Jones, Foreman, Spencer Davis, George Hemmings, George Laurence, Richard Fuller, Joseph Bayley, Richard Osborne, George Hearnden, Thomas Benfield, Charles Woollett, Jacob Holt, Isaac Winter, Charles Newton, John Jenkins, Edgar Cooper, Charles Neve, John Sharps, Edgar Thorpe, William Stace, George Blackman, Stephen Laurence, James Claise, George Haisell, Thomas Lester, [WIN 61D ff.268-270]

290 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

2.327 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 25 April 1859 At which appeared: Robert Curteis Stileman, Mayor, Charles Robins, Robert Vaile Skinner, Jurats, Walter Fuller, George Blackman, Jacob Holt, Charles Hill, George Haisell, William Bennett, William Bray, Freemen. [at which were appointed] Mayor: Robert Curteis Stileman Jurats: William Longley, Charles Robins, Robert Vaile Skinner Common Clerk: Edwin Nathaniel Dawes Chamberlain: George Blackman Sergeant-at-Mace: Charles Hill Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Charles Hill, George Haisell Constables: Charles Hill, George Haisell, Stephen Laurence, George Hearnden, George Harman, William Caister, Edward White, John Austin, Edward Allison Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Charles Hill Pound Driver: Stephen Laurence Deputy Mayor: Robert Vaile Skinner [WIN 61B ff.126-127]

2.328 An Assembly held at The Court Hall, Winchelsea on 7 May 1859 Present: Robert Vaile Skinner [Deputy Mayor], Charles Robins, Jurat, Charles Hill, William Bennett, Jacob Holt, [Freemen] At this Assembly Rowland Thomas George Legg was elected and admitted a Freeman of this Town and Corporation and being present did take the oath of a Freeman [WIN 61B f.128]

2.329 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 28 June 1859 before Captain Robert Curteis Stileman, William Longley, Robert Vaile Skinner, Charles Robins, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions the accounts of the Gaoler were examined, allowed and passed. [WIN 61D f.271]

2.330 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 11 October 1859 before Charles Robins, Robert Vaile Skinner, Jurats and Justices of the Peace Proceedings 1816-1866 291

[At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 49 4 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 39 12 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 4 8 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 41 12 0 Total 134 12 8

[WIN 61D ff.273-274]

2.331 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 3 January 1860 before Charles Robins, Robert Vaile Skinner, Jurats and Justices of the Peace The names of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen: Henry Jones, Foreman, Spencer Davis, Stephen Laurence, Jacob Holt, George Laurence, James Claise, Charles Newton, Joseph Bailey, George Haisell, John Jenkins, George Hearnden, George Playford, Edgar Cooper, Charles Woollett, George Hemmings, Charles Neve, Isaac Winter, Richard Fuller, John Sharps, William Stace, Richard Osborne, Edgar Thorpe, George Blackman, Spencer Larkins. [WIN 61D f.275]

2.332 Winchelsea Court Order dated 20 January 1860 issued by Robert Curteis Stileman, Justice of the Peace Be it remembered that [on the above date] William Henbrey of Rye in the County of Sussex, retailer of beer, Edmund Gibbon Vennall of the same place, grocer, and Isaac Parsons of the same place, stationer, personally came before me and acknowledged themselves to owe to Our Lady the Queen, that is to say William Henbrey the sum of £50, Edmund Gibbon Vennall and Isaac Parsons each the sum of £25 separately of good and lawful money of Great Britain to be made and levied of their goods and chattels, lands and tenements respectively to the use of Our Lady the Queen, her heirs and successors if the said William Henbrey shall make default on the condition hereunder written: Whereas William Henbrey was on 17 January inst[ant] convicted before Robert Curteis Stileman, Robert Skinner and Charles Robins Esqs, Justices of the Peace, upon the information or complaint of Walter Hore, Officer of Excise, for that he, William Henbrey, being a person carrying on a certain trade and 292 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

business under and subject to certain laws of excise, to wit: the trade and business of a person licensed to Retail Beer under certain Acts of Parliament in that case made and provided did then and there make use of a certain place to wit a certain House for storing and retailing beer without having made entry thereof as required by Statute. And also that the same William Henbrey being such person as aforesaid did not place or cause to be placed over the door of the said house in which he was so licensed to sell beer such a board so painted with such names and words publicly visible and legible as in the Acts mentioned and contrary to the form of the Statute. Now the condition of the above written recognizances is such that if William Henbrey shall duly prosecute an appeal against this conviction in Her Majesty's Court of Exchequer and forthwith abide the judgment of the Court and pay or cause to be paid such cost as the Court shall be awarded then the said recognizances to be void or else to remain in full force. Taken and acknowledged the day and year first above written. [signature of] Robert Curteis Stileman. [WIN 379/2] [Note: As Henbrey, Vennall and Parsons are recorded as being 'of Rye' a document such as this would normally make clear that Henbrey's offence took place within the Liberty of Winchelsea and thus came under the jurisdiction of the Winchelsea magistrates. This one does not make that clear.]

2.333 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 3 April 1860 before Charles Robins, Robert Vaile Skinner, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 49 4 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 39 12 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 4 8 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 41 12 0 Total 134 12 8 [WIN 61D ff.277-278]

2.334 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 9 April 1860 At which appeared: Robert Curteis Stileman, [Mayor], Charles Robins, Robert Vaile Skinner, William Longley, Jurats, William Bennett, George Blackman, Walter Fuller, Rowland Thomas George Legg, Freemen. Proceedings 1816-1866 293

[at which were appointed] Mayor: Robert Vaile Skinner Jurats: Robert Curteis Stileman, William Longley, Charles Robins, Rowland Thomas George Legg Common Clerk: Edwin Nathaniel Dawes Chamberlain: George Blackman Sergeant-at-Mace: Stephen Laurence Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Stephen Laurence, George Haisell Constables: Stephen Laurence, George Haisell, George Harman, George Willis, William Caister. Water Bailiff's Sergeant: George Hill [should surely be Haisell] Pound Driver: Thomas Coleman Deputy Mayor: Captain Robert Curteis Stileman [WIN 61B ff.129-130]

2.335 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 9 October 1860 before Charles Robins, Robert Vaile Skinner, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Ordered that George Haisell be and he is hereby appointed Gaoler of the Common Gaol and House of Correction at Winchelsea and to be paid the same salary as his predecessor. Which office shall be held by the said George Haisell during the pleasure of the majority of the magistrates for Winchelsea for the time being. [Also] At this Sesions Stephen Laurence is appointed Inspector of Weights and Measures. [WIN 61D f.279]

2.336 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 8 January 1861 before Robert Vaile Skinner, Mayor, William Longley, Charles Robins, Robert Curteis Stileman, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 49 4 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 39 12 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 4 8 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 41 12 0 Total 134 12 8 [WIN 61D ff.280-281] 294 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

2.337 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 1 April 1861 At which appeared: The Mayor [Robert Vaile Skinner], Capt. Robert Curteis Stileman, Charles Robins, Rowland Thomas George Legg, Walter Fuller, Jacob Holt, William Bennett, George Blackman [at which were appointed] Mayor: Charles Robins Jurats: Robert Curteis Stileman, Robert Vaile Skinner, William Longley, Rowland Thomas George Legg Common Clerk: Edwin Nathaniel Dawes Chamberlain: George Blackman Sergeant-at-Mace: Stephen Laurence Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Stephen Laurence, George Haisell Constables: Stephen Laurence, George Haisell, William Sturgis, George Harman Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Stephen Laurence Pound Driver: Thomas Coleman Deputy Mayor: Captain Robert Curteis Stileman [WIN 61B ff.131-132]

2.338 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 15 October 1861 before Charles Robins, Mayor, Robert Vaile Skinner, William Longley, Robert Curteis Stileman, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 49 4 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 39 12 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 4 8 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 41 12 0 Total 134 12 8 [WIN 61D ff.284-285] 2.339 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 7 January 1862 before Charles Robins, Robert Vaile Skinner, Robert Curteis Stileman, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] The members of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen: Proceedings 1816-1866 295

George Blackman, Foreman, Edgar Cooper, Jacob Holt, John Jenkins, Spencer Davis, George Hemmings, George Hearnden, George Laurence, George Playford, John Thorpe, William Mitchell, Richard Fuller, William Bray, James Claise, James Edwin Hunter, Henry Jones, Walter Fuller snr, George Haisell, Charles Neve, Thomas Suters, James Tolhurst, William Stace, William Daniel Hoad, Isaac Winter. [WIN 61D f.286]

2.340 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 8 April 1862 before Charles Robins, William Longley, Robert Vaile Skinner, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 49 4 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 39 12 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 4 8 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 41 12 0 Total 134 12 8

[WIN 61D ff.287-288]

2.341 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 21 April 1862 At which appeared: The Mayor [Charles Robins], William Longley, Robert Vaile Skinner, Robert Curteis Stileman, Walter Fuller, Jacob Holt, William Bennett, George Blackman, William Bray, Rowland Thomas George Legg [at which were appointed] Mayor: Robert Curteis Stileman Jurats: Charles Robins, Robert Vaile Skinner, William Longley, Rowland Thomas George Legg Common Clerk: Edwin Nathaniel Dawes Chamberlain: George Blackman Sergeant-at-Mace: Stephen Laurence Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Stephen Laurence, George Haisell Constables: Stephen Laurence, George Haisell, George Hearnden, William Sturgis, George Harman, William Henbrey Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Stephen Laurence 296 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Pound Driver: Thomas Coleman Deputy Mayor: Robert Vaile Skinner [WIN 61B ff.133-134]

2.342 Winchelsea Court Hearing held on 16 May 1862 before Robert Stileman and Charles Robins, Justices of the Peace Charles Southerden and Parker Butcher appear before the magistrates in the presence and hearing of Anna Louise Bonny who is charged before us that on the 12th day of May 1862 within the Liberty of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea [she] did unlawfully steal, take and carry away one pair of shoes of the price of four shillings of the goods and chattels of Charles Southerden. This deponent, Charles Southerden, on his oath saith as follows: The shoes now produced are my property. They are of the price of four shillings. Last Monday afternoon I went to set my nets and took off my shoes and left them on the sand. I was gone about three hours and when I came back they were gone. They were taken from the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea. [signature of] Charles Southerden. Parker Butcher: From information on Tuesday evening I went to the prisoner's house. I saw her mother but she could not find any shoes. I then tried to find the prisoner but could not but went to the house of a man called Rhodes and he gave me the shoes now produced. The next day I apprehended the prisoner, told her that she was charged with stealing a pair of shoes of Mr Charles Southerden. [She] said she did not steal them, her little brother picked them up and gave them to her, she had sent them the night before to James Rhodes. I took her to gaol and showed her the shoes now produced. She said they were the same she brought home and took to Rhodes. [signature of] Parker Butcher. [WIN 290] [Notes: 1.When charged the prisoner pleaded not guilty and elected to be tried by the magistrates rather than have the case referred to the Quarter Sessions or Lewes Assizes. She was found guilty and sentenced to two days in Winchelsea Gaol. [WIN 291-292] 2. The gaol book records the crime as theft and the sentence as two days. It states that Anna Louise Bonny, aged 16, lived at Broomhill and was 4 feet 9 inches tall. The date she was committed is given as 15 May 1862, presumably a clerical error. There is no date of release.] [WIN 2151]

2.343 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 13 January 1863 Proceedings 1816-1866 297

before Robert Curteis Stileman, Robert Vaile Skinner, Charles Robins, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 49 4 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 39 12 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 4 8 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 41 12 0 Total 134 12 8

[Also at this Sessions] The members of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen: George Blackman (Foreman), Edgar Cooper, Walter Fuller, James Hemmings, James Edwin Hunter, George Hearnden, John Jenkins, Thomas Lester, John Sharps, Charles Neve, George Playford, Abraham Thorpe, William Bray, Spencer Davis, Richard Fuller, Jacob Holt, Alfred Hayward, Henry Jones, George Laurence, William Mitchell, George Stevenson, Richard Pain, James Tolhurst, Isaac Winter. [WIN 61D ff.291-293]

2.344 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 6 April 1863 At which appeared: Robert Curteis Stileman, Charles Robins, Rowland Thomas George Legg, Jacob Holt, William Bennett, William Bray, Walter Fuller. [at which were appointed] Mayor: Robert Curteis Stileman Jurats: Charles Robins, Robert Vaile Skinner, Rowland Thomas George Legg Common Clerk: Edwin Nathaniel Dawes Chamberlain: George Blackman Sergeant-at-Mace: Stephen Laurence Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Stephen Laurence, George Haisell Constables: [no names have been entered] Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Stephen Laurence Pound Driver: [no name here either] Deputy Mayor: Robert Vaile Skinner [WIN 61B ff.135-136]

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2.345 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 9 July1863 before Captain Robert Curteis Stileman, Charles Robins, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 49 4 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 39 12 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 4 8 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 41 12 0 Total 134 12 8

[WIN 61D ff.295-296]

2.346 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 13 October 1863 before Robert Curteis Stileman, Mayor, Robert Vaile Skinner, Charles Robins, Jurats and Justices of the Peace At this Sessions it is Ordered that the Inspector of Weights and Measures do attend for adjustment at the Town Hall on 3 August next at ten o'clock in the forenoon. [WIN 61D f.297]

2.347 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 12 January 1864 before Captain Robert Curteis Stileman, Robert Vaile Skinner, Charles Robins, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 49 4 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 39 12 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 4 8 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 41 12 0 Total 134 12 8 Proceedings 1816-1866 299

[Also at this Sessions] The members of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen: George Haisell, Foreman, Richard Paine, George Laurence, Charles Neve, George Blackman, Henry Jones, Isaac Winter, James Tolhurst, James Glazier, Alfred Hayward, John Hurley, James Edwin Hunter, William Mitchell, Spencer Davis, Edwin Laurence, Walter Fuller the younger, John Jenkins, Richard Fuller, John Sharps, Thomas Relf, Charles Wilson, Mariner Kemp, Thomas Longley, David Williamson, [WIN 61D ff.298-300]

2.348 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 28 March 1864 At which appeared: Robert Curteis Stileman, Robert Vaile Skinner, Charles Robins, Jacob Holt, Walter Fuller, George Blackman, William Bray, Rowland Thomas George Legg, William Bennett. [at which were appointed] Mayor: Robert Curteis Stileman Jurats: Charles Robins, Robert Vaile Skinner, Rowland Thomas George Legg Common Clerk: Edwin Nathaniel Dawes Chamberlain: George Blackman Sergeant-at-Mace: Stephen Laurence Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorneys of the Court of Record: Stephen Laurence, George Haisell Constables: William Mitchell, Richard Pain, Charles Neeves Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Stephen Laurence Pound Driver: Thomas Coleman Deputy Mayor: Robert Vaile Skinner [WIN 61B ff.137-138]

2.349 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 28 March 1864 before Captain Robert Curteis Stileman, Robert Vaile Skinner, Charles Robins, Rowland Thomas George Legg, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 49 4 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 39 12 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 4 8 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 41 12 0 Total 134 12 8 [WIN 61D ff.301-302] 300 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

2.350 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 12 July 1864 before Captain Robert Curteis Stileman, Charles Robins, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] The Town Clerk is directed to state a case for the opinion of counsel as to whether Winchelsea is included in the new Highway District. [WIN 61D f.303]

2.351 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 10 January 1865 before Captain Robert Curteis Stileman, Charles Robins, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 49 4 0 Part of the Parish of Icklesham 39 12 0 Part of the Parish of Pett 4 4 8 Part of the Parish of Broomhill 41 12 0 Total 134 12 8

[Also at this Sessions] The members of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen: James Edwin Hunter (Foreman), Charles Neve, Edgar Cooper, Walter Fuller, James Tolhurst, Thomas West, John Guy, Robert Hutchings, Isaac Winter, James Glazier, William Mitchell, Francis Catt, Edwin Laurence, Richard Fuller, George Blackman, John Jenkins, Richard Pain, Mariner Kemp, Henry Jones, John Sharps, George Haisell, James Crowhurst. [WIN 61D ff.305-307] 2.352 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 17 April 1865 At which appeared: Robert Curteis Stileman, Robert Vaile Skinner, Charles Robins, Walter Fuller, George Blackman, William Bray [at which were appointed] Mayor: Charles Robins Jurats: Robert Curteis Stileman, Robert Vaile Skinner, Rowland Thomas George Legg Common Clerk: Edwin Nathaniel Dawes Chamberlain: George Blackman Sergeant-at-Mace: Stephen Laurence Proceedings 1816-1866 301

Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorney of the Court of Record: Edwin Nathaniel Dawes Constables: Stephen Laurence, George Haisell, William Mitchell, Richard Pain, Charles Neeves Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Stephen Laurence Pound Driver: Thomas Coleman Deputy Mayor: Robert Curteis Stileman [WIN 61B ff.139-140]

2.353 An Assembly held in the Court Hall, Winchelsea on 2 October 1865 Present: Charles Robins, [Mayor], Robert Curteis Stileman, William Bray, Walter Fuller snr, Robert Vaile Skinner, George Blackman At this Assembly Messrs Henry Jones, Samuel Griffiths, Spencer Davis, George Laurence and Walter Fuller the younger were elected and admitted Freemen of this Town and Corporation and [they] being present did severally take the oath of a Freeman. [WIN 61B f.141]

2.354 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on 2 October 1865 Present: Charles Robins, Mayor, Robert Curteis Stileman, Robert Vaile Skinner, Jurats, George Blackman, William Bray, Walter Fuller senior, Samuel Griffiths, Freemen. At this Hundred the Mayor chose for his assistant and jurat, in addition to those already chosen, Samuel Griffiths Esq and he being present was sworn. [WIN 61B f.142]

2.355 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 24 October 1865 before Charles Robins, Robert Vaile Skinner, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 48 16 10½ Part of the Parish of Icklesham 40 15 11½ Part of the Parish of Pett 4 18 4½ Part of the Parish of Broomhill 39 0 0 Total 133 11 10½ [WIN 61D ff.310-312] 302 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

2.356 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 10 January 1866 before Charles Robins, Mayor, Robert Vaile Skinner, Robert Curteis Stileman, Samuel Griffiths, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] The members of the Grand Jury charged and sworn to inquire on behalf of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen: George Blackman, (Foreman), James Croft, Richard Fuller, John Gurr, John Jenkins, William Mitchell, Alfred Hayward, Thomas Catt, Walter Fuller jnr, James Glazier, Henry Jones, James Hemmings, George Haisell, James Edwin Hunter, Charles Neve, Mariner Kemp, Richard Pain, James Tolhurst, George Laurence, Edwin Laurence, John Sharps, Thomas West.

[WIN 61D ff.313-314]

2.357 An Hundred held at the Court Hall, Winchelsea on Easter Monday 2 April 1866 At which appeared: Charles Robins, Samuel Griffiths, Robert Curteis Stileman, Robert Vaile Skinner, Rowland Thomas George Legg, Walter Fuller, William Bray, Spencer Davis, George Blackman, Henry Robert Jones, Walter Fuller the younger. [at which were appointed] Mayor: Samuel Griffiths Jurats: Robert Curteis Stileman, Robert Vaile Skinner, Charles Robins Common Clerk: Edwin Nathaniel Dawes Chamberlain: George Blackman Sergeant-at-Mace: Stephen Laurence Common Sergeant: George Haisell Attorney of the Court of Record: Edwin Nathaniel Dawes Constables: George Rubie, George Gamblen, Richard Stace the younger, Charles Woollett, John Blackman, James Hemmings, George Haisell, Stephen Laurence Water Bailiff's Sergeant: Stephen Laurence Pound Driver: [no entry] Deputy Mayor: Charles Robins [Also at this Hundred] A vote of thanks was given to the late Mayor for his services during the past year. [WIN 61B ff.143-144]

2.358 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 17 July, 1866 before Samuel Griffiths, Mayor, Charles Robins, Robert Curteis Stileman, Jurats and Justices of the Peace Proceedings 1816-1866 303

[At this Sessions] Ordered that a Town Rate [be charged upon parts of the Liberty] as follows:

£ s d The Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Winchelsea 48 16 10½ Part of the Parish of Icklesham 40 15 11½ Part of the Parish of Pett 4 18 4½ Part of the Parish of Broomhill 39 0 0 Total 133 11 10½

[Also at this Sessions] Ordered that The Lookout be paved with flagstone and some railings to be put up and the urinal to be removed and the roof to be covered with tine. [WIN 61D ff.316-318]

2.359 General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at The Guildhall, Winchelsea on 9 October, 1866 before Samuel Griffiths, Mayor, Charles Robins, Robert Curteis Stileman, Robert Vaile Skinner, Jurats and Justices of the Peace [At this Sessions] The police rate amounting to thirty-seven pounds two shillings and twopence farthing is allowed and Ordered to be paid. [Also at this Sessions] Ordered that ten pounds be paid to Mr Growse of Hastings on account of his bill. [WIN 61D f.319] 304 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Appendices 305

APPENDIX 1

Oaths taken on their appointment by the Mayor and other Officers of Winchelsea Corporation and Proclamations made at the election of Freemen and the Mayor during the period covered by this study.

1. Oath of the Mayor You shall faith and truth bear to our Sovereign Lord the King's Majesty and to the Commonalty of the Town of Winchelsea and the Franchises, Liberties and Usages of the same you shall rightfully maintain and keep to your Power. And to the Common Profit thereof you shall have Respect and Regard and to Rich and Poor you shall ever do right to your Power. So help you God.

2. Oath of the Deputy Mayor You shall well and truly execute the office of Deputy Mayor of this Town in the absence or sickness of the Mayor for the year ensuing to the best of your Power and Ability. So help you God.

3. Oath of the Jurats You shall faith and truth bear to our Sovereign Lord the King's Majesty, his heirs and Successors and to the Mayor and Commonalty of this Town of Winchelsea. The Franchises, Liberties and Usages of the same you shall rightfully maintain to the Common Profit thereof. You shall have regard to Rich and Poor. You shall do right to your Power. To the Mayor's Counsel you shall readily come and whenever thereto you shall be required and there to him such Counsel and Advice give as shall be good and rightful to your Power. So help you God.

4. Oath of the Common (Town) Clerk You shall faith and truth bear to our Sovereign Lord the King's Majesty, his heirs and Successors and to the Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of this Town of Winchelsea and the Counsel of the Mayor and Jurats you shall secret keep. To the Common Profit of the Town you shall rightfully apply yourself and all manner of Plaints between Party and Party you shall truly enter or cause to be entered and the Court there truly Certify. And all manner of things needful and accustomable to be registered you shall truly write or cause to be written in the Books of this Town and no Book or Writing appertaining to this Town you shall take without licence of the Mayor of Winchelsea aforesaid and all other things appertaining to your office you shall truly and diligently apply yourself to your Power. So help you God.

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5. Oath of the Chamberlain You shall faith and truth bear to our Sovereign Lord the King's Majesty and to the Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of this Town of Winchelsea and no man to favour for Love or Dread but truly and duly to gather the Issues and Revenues and Profits due and accustomed to be gathered within this Town and thereof true accounts to give without any concealment and no Allowances to be asked but what shall be true and right. So help you God.

6. Oath of a Freeman You shall faith and truth bear to our Sovereign Lord the King's Majesty and to the Commonalty of the Town of Winchelsea and to the Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of this Town of Winchelsea you shall well and truly use, support, maintain and keep all Liberties, Privileges, Franchises and Customs of all the Five Ports, the Two Ancient Towns and their Members but especially of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea. To the Common Profit of the Town you shall have regard. You shall truly pay all Scots and Lots which shall be due or shall happen to be assessed or granted to be levied on you within this Town. You shall also be obedient to all Mayors of this Town in all causes lawful and you shall observe and keep all causes Lawful and you shall observe and keep all Lawful Acts and Decrees by Laws and Statute made by the Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty for the good of this Town's Profit and Benefit. You shall due attendance give at all Assemblies within this Town upon due and orderly warning and all other things which belong and appertain to a Freeman you shall truly and duly execute to your Power. So help you God.

7. Oath of the Mayor's Sergeant (Sergeant-at-Mace) You shall faith and truth bear to our Sovereign Lord the King's Majesty and to the Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of this Town of Winchelsea you shall duly and truly execute the office of Mayor's Sergeant and be ready at the Mayor's Commandment and all arrests and attachments your Fee for you shall truly and duly do with diligence without any fraud, love, favour or dread and all Precepts truly execute and thereof true return to make betwixt Party and Party and all Estreats and Amercements of the Court you shall truly levy and gather. And thereof true Accounts to make or give without concealment and all other things to the said office appertaining or belonging you shall truly and diligently apply yourself and do to your Power. So help you God.

8. Oath of the Common Sergeant You shall faith and truth bear to our Sovereign Lord the King's Majesty and to the Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of this Town of Winchelsea and their Counsel you shall truly keep and at the Mayor's Commandment you shall be always ready and his Commandment truly do without favour, dread or Appendices 307

partiality and all other things belonging or appertaining to your office of Ancient and Laudable Custom used you shall truly and diligently fulfil to your Power. So help you God

9. Oath of the Attorneys of the Court of Record You shall justly, truly and uprightly serve as Attorneys in the King's Majesty's Courts of the Town of Winchelsea during the year to come in which time you shall not implead any foreign plea thereby to find the Court out of Jurisdiction. You shall diligently see unto your client's causes and carefully pay and content unto your clients such sum and sums of money and other duties as by the order of this Court they shall recover and be by you received so as by your default the Court be not slandered nor your clients delayed their rights and all other things faithfully and uprightly you shall do and execute as appertaining to an Attorney of this Court to be done and executed so near as God shall give you Grace. So help you God.

10 Oath of the Constables You shall well and truly serve the King's Majesty in the office of Constable of this Ancient Town of Winchelsea. All Commissions, Warrants and Precepts that are directed to you and shall come to your hands you shall to the best of your Power cause to be truly and duly executed. All Riots and Misdemeanours and Breaches of the Peace Suppress. You shall punish all vagrants and idle persons according to the Laws of this Land in that case made and provided. You shall diligently pursue all Hues and Cries. You shall see that His Majesty's Watch within this Town be truly and duly set according to His Majesty's Law. You shall also do your best endeavours to suppress drunkenness within the said Town and to see the Laws and Statutes concerning the same put in execution. And all other things belonging to the office of Constable so long as you shall continue in your Office you shall well and truly perform and do so near as you can. So help you God.

11. Oath of the Water Bailiff's Sergeant You shall faith and truth bear to our Sovereign Lord the King's Majesty and to the Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of this Town of Winchelsea. You shall truly and uprightly execute the office of Bailiff's Sergeant within this Town and the Liberties thereof wherein you shall do nothing hurtful or prejudiced to the said Town and Liberties. All arrests and attachments appertaining to your office you shall duly and uprightly serve and execute within this Town and the Liberties thereof taking your due and accustomed fee for the same and of the Arrests and Attachments shall make due certificate to the Town Clerk as heretofore has been used and accustomed and generally you shall do and 308 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

execute uprightly and justly all other things to your said office appertaining as other Sergeants of the Water Bailiff have heretofore done. So help you God.

12. Oath of the Drivers of the Common (Pound Driver) You shall truly, justly and diligently view and survey the Commons or Common Pasture of the Town of Winchelsea for the year ensuing and all cattle thereupon feeding or trespassing (not being such as by the Mayor and Jurats of this Town thereupon are licensed to common or feed) You shall take and Impound. So help you God.

13. Oath of the Recorder You swear that you will truly and faithfully execute the Office or Place of Recorder of this Town and Corporation according to the best of your Skill and Knowledge. So help you God.

14 Oath of the Grand Jury Foreman You, as foreman of the Grand Jury, shall diligently inquire and a true presentment make of all such matters and things as shall be delivered you in charge. The King's Counsel your own and your fellows you shall keep secret. You shall present nothing from envy hatred and malice nor leave anything unpresented for fear, favour, affection, reward or the hope of reward. But you shall well and truly present all things which shall be delivered you in charge according to the best of your knowledge and understanding. So help you God and of the Grand Jurymen: The same oath your foreman has taken on his part you and each of you shall well and truly observe, fulfil and keep on your respective parts So help you God

15. Proclamation at the Election of Freemen The Mayor and Jurats of Winchelsea in the King's Majesty's name do strictly charge and command that everyone in this present Hundred lay from him his weapons, keep His Majesty's peace and that no man be present at this election but such as be freemen and no Advocant of this Town of Winchelsea And that all other Persons depart from the place of Election and not presume to give voice there contrary to the Laws and Usages of this Town upon pain of everyone offending contrary to this proclamation to be imprisoned and fined at the discretion of the Mayor and Jurats of Winchelsea aforesaid and upon pain of losing their uppermost garments and twenty-two pence in money without any favour. God save the King

16. Proclamation at the Election of Mayor Appendices 309

All you Combarons and Freemen of this Town that have anything to do here this day at the Hundred holden before Mr Mayor and his brethren for the choice of Mayor and other Officers of this Town for the year ensuing draw near and give your attendance on Pain and Peril that shall fall thereon. God save the King

[WIN 2359/3/5]

310 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Appendices 311

APPENDIX 2

The Oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration and the Declaration against Transubstantiation

I A...... B...... do sincerely promise and swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King George. So help me God.

I A...... B...... do swear that I do from my heart abhor, detest and abjure as impious and heretical that Damnable Doctrine and Position that Princes excommunicated or deprived by the Pope or any Authority of the See of Rome may be deposed or murdered by their subjects or any other whatsoever. And I do declare that no Foreign Prince, Person, Prelate, State or Potentate hath or ought to have any Jurisdiction, Power, Superiority, Preeminence or Authority Ecclesiastical and Spiritual within the Realm. So help me God.

I A...... B...... do truly and sincerely acknowledge, profess, testify and declare in my Conscience before God and the World that Our Sovereign Lord King George is lawful and rightful King of this Realm and all other His Majesty's Dominions and Countries thereunto belonging. And I do solemnly and sincerely declare that I do believe in my Conscience that not any of the Descendants of the Person who pretended to be Prince of Wales during the life of the late King James II and since his Decease pretended to be and took upon himself the Stile and Title of King of England by the name of James the Third as of Scotland by the name of James the Eighth or the stile and title of King of Great Britain hath any right or title whatsoever to the Crown of this Realm or any other the Dominions thereunto belonging. And I do renounce. refuse and abjure any Allegiance or Obedience to any of them. And I do swear that I will bear faith and true Allegiance to His Majesty King George and him will defend to the utmost of my power against all Traitorous Conspiracies and attempts whatsoever which shall be made against his Person, Crown and Dignity. And I will do my utmost Endeavour to disclose and make known to His Majesty and his Successors all Treasons and Traitorous Conspiracies which I shall know to be against him or any of them. And I do faithfully promise to the utmost of my power to support maintain and defend the Succession of the Crown against the Descendants of the said James and against all other Persons whatsoever which succession by an Act entitled "An Act of Her Body being Protestants". And all things I do plainly and sincerely acknowledge and swear according to these express words by me spoken and according to the plain common sense and understanding of the same words without any Equivocation, Mental Evasion or secret Reservation whatsoever. And I do make this Recognition, 312 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Acknowledgement, Abjuration, Renunciation and Promise heartily, willingly and truly upon the true Faith of a Christian. So help me God

I A...... B...... do declare that I do believe that there is not any Transubstantiation in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper or in the elements of Bread and Wine at or after the Consecration thereof by any Person whatsoever. [WIN 448]

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APPENDIX 3

Instructions received requiring the holding of a Parliamentary Election in Winchelsea

The following examples relate to the Election held on Saturday 13 August 1774 ─ see 1.54

1.The Writ of the King George the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith. To our Constable of our Castle of Dover and Warden of our Cinque Ports or to his Lieutenant or Deputy, Greeting. Whereas our Right Trusty and Right well-beloved Cousin and Councillor, Percy Earl of Thomond in the Kingdom of Ireland was lately chosen one of the Barons for the Town and Port of Winchelsea for our Present Parliament summoned to be holden at our City of Westminster the Tenth Day of May in the Eighth Year of our Reign on which day our said Parliament was begun and held and from thereby several Adjournments and Prorogations unto Thursday the Fifteenth of September next is adjourned and prorogued to be then there held. And whereas the said Percy, Earl of Thomond is since dead as by a letter from our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Councillor, Sir Fletcher Norton, Knight, Speaker of our Lower House of Parliament more fully appears by means whereof our subjects of the said Town and Port are deprived of one Baron to speak for the benefit of the same Town and Port in our said Parliament. Nevertheless we being unwilling that the Commonalty of our Kingdom in our said Parliament Assembled to treat of business concerning us, the State of the Defence of our Kingdom and the Church from the aforesaid cause should be diminished and lessened whereby those affairs may not have a due end We command you that in Place of the said Percy Earl of Thomond within the Port and Town aforesaid, one other fit and discreet Baron of the aforesaid Town and Port. Proclamation being first made of the Premises and of the Day and Place freely and efficiently by those who shall be Present at the Proclamation in the Form of the Statute in that case made and Provided you cause to be Elected and the name of such Baron to be inscribed in a certain Indenture to be thereupon made between you and those who shall be present at such Election whether at such election he shall be Present or Absent and to cause him to come to the said Parliament so that the same Baron so to be chosen may have full Power and sufficient Authority for himself and the Commonalty of the aforesaid Town and Port to do and consent to those things which our Parliament aforesaid by the Common Council of our Realm by the Blessing of God shall happen to be ordained upon the aforesaid Affairs and the Election so made distinctly and openly under your seal and the seals of them who shall be 314 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Present at such Election Certify ye who in our Chancery forthwith remitting who on a part of the aforesaid indentures to those Present together with this Writ. Witness ourselves at Westminster the Ninth Day of August in the Fourteenth Year of our Reign. Yorke To the Constable of the Castle Of Dover or to his Lieutenant or Deputy there a Writ for a new election of one Baron for the Town and Port of Winchelsea. Yorke

The Mandate of the Lord Warden The Right Honourable Robert Earl of Holdernesse, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports to the Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of the Town and Port of Winchelsea in the County of Kent (sic) (one of the Cinque Ports aforesaid) Greeting. Know ye that I have this day received a Writ of our Gracious Sovereign Lord the King for electing one Baron for the Town and Port of Winchelsea in the place of His Majesty's right trusty and well-beloved Cousin and Councillor Percy, Earl of Thomond in the Kingdom of Ireland who was lately chosen one of the Barons for the Town and Port aforesaid for this Present Parliament and is since lately dead by means whereof His Majesty's subjects of the aforesaid Town and Port are deprived of one Person to treat for the same Town and Port in the aforesaid Parliament a true copy of which said Writ annexed and sealed to this Mandate upon the seal of Office of Dover Castle transmit to ye as well to inspect as execute and therefore by virtue of the said Writ on the part of our said Sovereign Lord the King I command you that in the place of the said Percy Earl of Thomond within the said Town and Port one other fit and discreet Person of the aforesaid Town and Port (Proclamation being first made of the Promises and of the Day and Place) freely and indifferently by those who shall be present at the Proclamation according to the Tenor and Effect of the said Writ ye cause to the Elected and how ye shall have executed that Writ and this Mandate ye are distinctly and duly to certify and make appear to me at the Castle of Dover aforesaid immediately after the execution thereof remitting to me this Mandate together with the annexed copy of the said Writ after the Inspection and Transcript of the same by ye taken to remain with ye if it shall seem expedient to ye and in the due execution of the Promises ye are in no wise to be negligent under the Peril that shall fall thereon. Dated at Dover Castle under the Seal of Office there the Ninth Day of August in the fourteenth year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third and in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Five. By the Same Constable [WIN 465]

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APPENDIX 4

1835: Report of Commissioners investigating the circumstances of Winchelsea Corporation with a view to its inclusion or otherwise in the Municipal Corporations Act of that year.

1. That which is at present called the parish of Winchelsea was originally composed of three separate parishes St Leonard, St Giles and St Thomas the Apostle. The whole of the Town is situated within the last. The jurisdiction of the Corporation extends throughout them and both [St Thomas and St Giles] are now designated of St Thomas the Apostle. St Leonard's Parish is entirely under that of the Corporation of Hastings; it consists of about 30 acres only. Parts of the parishes of Pett, Broomhill and Icklesham also are within the Jurisdiction of Winchelsea but these parts are entirely agricultural and contain a very small population there being only one house in Pett, about 10 in Broomhill and about 6 in Icklesham situated within them. The relative rentals of these are given in Section 25. The jurisdiction extends along the coast for 6 or 7 miles, the western boundary is a point between the two [Martello] towers numbered 31 and 32 and the eastern runs up to Rye Harbour within half a mile of that Town and it was towards this extremity of the liberty that the Old Town was situated.1 2. The Corporation possesses no private Charter. It is thought that some charters were surrendered to one of the Stuart kings which were never after recovered. 3. The title of the Corporation is 'The Mayor, Jurats and Commonalty of the Ancient Town of Winchelsea'. 4. The officers appointed by the Corporation are: Mayor 1, Jurats 12, Town Clerk 1, Chamberlain 1, Sergeant-at-Mace 1, Town Sergeant 1, Water Bailiff 1, Gaoler 1, Constables 6, Pound Driver 1. 5. The number of Freemen at present, exclusive of the Jurats is three. 6. The Mayor is elected annually on Easter Monday from the freemen at what is called a hundred court by the Mayor, Jurats and freemen. In order to form this court there must be present the Mayor or his Deputy and at least two Jurats and two freemen. It has been always customary for the Corporation and Town Clerk to meet together the evening before the election and arrange who shall be Mayor for the following year ─ such person has been then proposed the next day and elected as a matter of course. For many years the Mayor has seldom been resident. The duties have generally been performed by a deputy

1 A note added later points out that this is not correct and that the boundary of the liberty extends 'as far as Jury's Gap'. 316 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

except on the day of the election when the Mayor has usually attended. The office has for some years been confined to three individuals one of whom has always been elected. The object of the system pursued in this election and that of the Jurats as well as in the admission of freemen may be briefly stated. Previously to the Reform Act the freemen had the exclusive right of voting for the Members of Parliament for the town. For many years the patronage of the Borough was considered to be entirely in the hands of one individual. All the elections therefore have been made with reference to his Parliamentary interest. Most of the persons elected Jurats have been on first coming into the Corporation strangers to the town. There can be no doubt that some of them have taken up their residence there solely for the purpose of keeping up the patron's interest. In order to preserve the Borough as close as possible the number of electors has been kept as low as would secure the existence of the Corporation. By this means one or two individuals could prevent any valid meeting of the Corporation taking place by merely staying away from it. One object of always electing a personal friend of the patron into the office of mayor was that of having him for returning officer in case of an election. Additional security was also obtained by the mayor [having] the appointment of his own deputy whom he can displace at pleasure and the presence of one or other of them is necessary for every corporate meeting. They two would have been able to prevent any admission into the body even if all the other members of it had combined to open the Corporation. No election took place at Easter 1833 and the mayor of the preceding year continues still in office. The town clerk and other inferior officers went into the hall on the day of the election but as neither the Mayor or his deputy attended no court could he held. Another attempt was made the following day pursuant to the statute with the same success. The Deputy Mayor stated that the reason for his non- attendance was his having had no instructions from the mayor to attend. He admitted, however, that it was understood beforehand that no election should be come to. There seemed to be no doubt that this proceeding had been agreed upon between the patron and his friends purposely to cause a dissolution of the Corporation, the disfranchisement of the Borough having taken away all inducement to them to take any further trouble in the affairs of the Town.2 7. A Deputy Mayor is annually appointed by the Mayor to officiate for him. [The] appointment is made after that of Jurats has taken place one of whom is always appointed. The Deputy Mayor has always been resident. 8. The Jurats are appointed annually by the Mayor out of the Freemen. As soon as he has taken the oaths he calls upon each Freeman, not exceeding twelve in number, as he thinks proper who then take the oaths of justices of the peace. It

2 See 2.232, 2.233. Appendices 317

is not necessary that they should be present at the time as they may take the oaths at any time during the year. It has been usual to re-appoint all who have ever been jurats of late years. 4 or 5 have generally been appointed. 9. All the other officers are elected annually on the same day as the Mayor. The right of election of all of them except the Sergeant-at-Mace and the Constables is in the Mayor, Jurats and Freemen jointly. As long as the present Freemen have been acquainted with the Corporation all the elections have been merely matters of form, the election of the officers having been made by those members of the Corporation who have had the principal management of the Borough. As soon as the Deputy Mayor and Jurats were appointed a list was handed to the Mayor containing the names of the officers for the following year. Persons who wished it were continued in office. When anyone had signified a wish to resign his office the name of his successor was inscribed instead of his. The Mayor then read over the list, and proposed each person. No opposition was ever made and the officers were severally sworn into their offices. The appointment of constables is probably in the justices only. The sergeant-at-mace is appointed by the Mayor. 10. The freemen are admitted at a common assembly consisting of the Mayor, jurats and freemen. There have seldom been more than 12 at one time including the Mayor and jurats. The Members of Parliament have generally been admitted but as they have not resided and paid rates they were not entitled to any privileges. The object in all the admissions being to keep the parliamentary borough in the hands of the patron, no one has been admitted who was not either a personal friend of his, or who had not some strong inducement to promote his interest. Most of those admitted of late years have come to reside within the town from a distant part of the kingdom. Some of them have a nominal residence and are rated in the town but have seldom gone there except on occasions of elections of Mayor or of Members of Parliament. 11. The Mayor, jurats and freemen form the governing body of the Corporation. Forty-eight hours notice of every meeting is requisite. This is given to each resident member personally by the sergeant-at-mace on a precept directed to him by the Mayor. 12. The Mayor is a justice of the peace for the town and liberties. The duties of a justice are not onerous; the chief part of them arises from the apprehension of smugglers. He or his deputy is a quorum judge of the Court of Record: the duties of this office are almost nominal. The Mayor is also coroner. The number of inquests is greater than what might be expected. This arises partly from smugglers being occasionally shot by Government force. Several instances also have occurred of persons employed by the Government in the Blockade Service having destroyed themselves. It was stated that until within about three years ago the class of persons employed in that service was of a 318 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

very low description; that the continuance in it was compulsory and that punishment inflicted on the members of it was very severe. To these causes was attributed the frequency of suicides. The system seems to have undergone a thorough change in these respects. The extent of the jurisdiction of the Corporation along the sea coast allots them a large proportion of the bodies washed on shore from wrecks. Where any wreck is visible and there are survivors to identify the body so that the cause if death seems manifold, no inquest is held. There have been at least nine or ten inquests within the last eight years. The town clerk always attends the inquests with the Mayor or deputy mayor and conducts the proceedings. The sergeant-at-mace summons the jury. He usually selects such tradespeople or farmers as are taken for grand jurors at the sessions. The coroner's jury are allowed one guinea out of the town rate. The mayor or deputy mayor receives £1 with the usual allowances of 9d a mile for every inquest. This is paid out of the town rate. The mayor has no salary or any other emoluments. 13. The duties of the jurats are confined to those which devolve upon them as Justices of the Peace for the Town and liberties. They have no emoluments. 14. The Town Clerk attends all the meetings of the Corporation and enters the proceedings. He acts as Clerk to the Justices and attends the Quarter Sessions as Clerk of the Peace. He has no salary but charges for his services in a professional bill upon the Corporation. His bill, on an average of six years, amounts to £70 a year. 15. The Chamberlain acts as the Treasurer of the Corporation. The accounts do not appear to have been audited since October 1812. At that time there is stated to be a balance due to the Chamberlain from the Corporation of £109 10s 8½d. The balance has been regularly carried forward since and by the last entry dated July 1833 was stated to be £1369 8s 6d in favour of the Chamberlain. This is in fact merely nominal as will be mentioned in Section 28. The Chamberlain seems to have had no salary or emoluments. He is a freeman. 16. The sergeant-at-mace attends and proclaims all the courts and assemblies. He serves all the precepts and summons the juries. When the Court of Record was in operation the sergeant-at-mace was one of the attorneys of it and the person to whom the process was directed. The present sergeant-at-mace is also gaoler, crier, water bailiff and constable. His salary as sergeant is £3 2s 8d. He receives from the Corporation five shillings for every jury which he summons. He has an annual allowance of £1 for taking care of the Court Hall. He has a salary as gaoler of £25 paid out of the town rate. He has no emoluments as water bailiff. He has the customary fees of constables for executing warrants. He has no allowance as crier and his earnings as such are very trifling. Appendices 319

17 The duties of Town Sergeant are the same as those of sergeant-at-mace. The Town Sergeant is Pound Driver.3 As sergeant he has a salary of £3 2s 8d and £1 annually for cleaning the outside of the Court Hall. His profits as pound driver do not amount to one pound in the year. 18. The Water Bailiff is the officer authorised to execute warrants and to make arrests upon the sea within the jurisdiction of the Corporation. The extent of this jurisdiction is not known. The present officer stated that he had understood that it extended three miles from the shore. He has himself not executed any warrant further than a quarter of a mile from it. There are no emoluments attending the office beyond the usual fees for executing warrants. 19. The constables are seldom called upon. They all reside within the town of Winchelsea. 20. It was not known that the freemen had ever enjoyed any privilege beyond that of voting for Members of Parliament. They are entitled to the same exemption from toll as other freemen of the Cinque Ports, an account of which is given in the introductory report on the Cinque Ports. 21. The Quarter Sessions are held regularly at the usual times before the Mayor or deputy Mayor and other justices. The jurisdiction of the court extends to capital felonies but they and indeed all serious cases are sent for trial at the Assizes or County Sessions. The town clerk is Clerk of the Peace. The juries are summoned by the sergeant-at-mace. He selects the upper class of tradespeople and such householders as he thinks fit for the duties. For the Petty Juries he takes any respectable householders not upon the other pannel. There is sometimes a difficulty in finding a sufficient number for both juries properly qualified for performing the duties. A Grand Jury is regularly summoned once in the year which continues in office during four Sessions but does not attend after the first unless there be occasion. Presentments of encroachments are occasionally made by it. A petty jury is not summoned except when there is some offence for trial. The Grand Jury are allowed two guineas out of the town rate and the Petty Jury one guinea every occasion at which they attend. There has been only one indictment preferred since the present town clerk came into office in 1826. The expenses allowed upon this were £2 2s 0d. 22 Sufficient has been retained in the forms of the Corporation to show what the original constitution was. The town has long been in a state of decay and insignificance and excepting the return of Members to Parliament the Corporation has existed for no useful purpose but that of providing magistrates. It ought to be mentioned, however, that notwithstanding the non- residence of the mayor and some jurats there has been a sufficient and

3 This is an error on the Commissioner's part. As these documents show the offices of town [common] sergeant and pound driver were almost always held by different people. 320 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

satisfactory discharge of the duties of magistrates up to the time of the disfranchisement of the Borough. The course adopted by the influential members of the Corporation after that event was mentioned in Section 6. The proceeding seems to have been a most unjustifiable one for, as the County magistrates have no jurisdiction within the Liberty it might be a question whether or not the town was left entirely without magistrates or peace officers. This would depend upon considerations as to such I could not obtain sufficient information. The inhabitants generally showed no disposition at the time of my visit to enter the Corporation, stating that the only desirable privilege of a freeman had been taken away. Since my return to London I have received a letter from the town clerk stating that 35 freemen have been admitted amongst which was a sufficient number qualified to keep up the bench of magistrates, two of whom are County magistrates.4 The jurisdiction, however, is too small to allow of Quarter Sessions being held without the risk of private and personal feelings obtruding themselves even if a sufficient number of jurymen fit for the office could always be found. As the inhabitants might consider themselves prejudiced by having to serve on County juries to prosecute at the Quarter Sessions I see no objection which could arise from an amalgamation of the Winchelsea and Rye magistracy and from both boroughs being placed under the same sessions jurisdiction. This might be effected either by allowing the freemen or £10 householders of Winchelsea to join with those of Rye in electing the magistrates for both boroughs or in authorising them to elect a certain number of magistrates from their own borough who, as well as the Rye magistrates should have jurisdiction over both boroughs, each act of magistracy confining itself to its own borough as is done in the districts of counties. If one of these plans should not be adopted it would be very desirable that the county magistrates should have at least a concurrent jurisdiction.5 23. The Court of Record is to be held every fortnight before the mayor or his deputy and two or more jurats. In practice the court is never held except when there is business to be done but regular entries of adjournments are made in the book. It has jurisdiction over all actions real and personal. It was thought that no action had been brought in the court within the last 50 years. Fines are occasionally levied. There have been two instances since 1826. The expense is about £4 each fine. 24. There is an idea among some of the inhabitants that there was many years ago a Court of Requests in the town. This is not at all improbable as a court of

4 See 2.236. 5 Neither of these plans was adopted and there was no concurrent jurisdiction. It was only in 1886 that the remaining Winchelsea magistrates joined the Rye bench. Appendices 321

this nature for debts under forty shillings has immemorially existed at Rye and the constitutions of the two towns are in all respects the same. Some of the tradespeople expressed a strong desire for a small debt court. 25. A Rate in the nature of a County Rate is imposed upon the whole district within the jurisdiction of the Corporation by the justices at the Quarter Sessions. It was first imposed about the year 1818.6 The usual rate is 6d in the pound upon a fixed rental. The rental for Winchelsea is £1.47%, for the part of the Liberty in Icklesham £1.18% of Broomhill £1.24% of Pett £ ·12%. A sixpenny rate produces £100. The frequency of the rate is very uncertain depending chiefly upon the number of smugglers taken. The present rate has run into a third year but rates are frequently required in two consecutive years. The charges upon it consist of the usual expenses of inquests and prisoners, gaoler's salary, allowance to the juries for dinners as mentioned in Section 21 and the Treasurer's salary. The latter is £3 3s 0d. His accounts are audited by the justices when the money in his hands has been exhausted. 26. There is a strong place of confinement under the Town Hall in which smugglers have been occasionally imprisoned but it is not at all adapted for the confinement of prisoners for any length of time. 27. The Poor rates for the Parish of Winchelsea amount to about ten shillings in the pound in the year upon an assessment of about two thirds of the annual value. They have been as high as twenty-four shillings in the year. Hopes were entertained that they would be reduced below the present amount both by the diminution of pauperism and by improvement in management. 28 The only Revenue which the corporation possess is derived from what are called the town rents. These are fee farm rents which have existed immemorially and are paid in respect of buildings which have been built on what was originally the wasteland of the town. An exchange was made three or four years ago of the site of the public pound for a small piece of ground. The pound has been removed to another part of the waste and the ground taken in exchange is let by the Corporation at an annual rent of £3 3s 0d.7 The fee farm rents amount to £19 0s 7½d8 so that the whole in come of the Corporation is only £22 3s 7½d. The Town Hall belongs to a private individual for which a rent of £14 is paid. The expenditure of the Corporation has far exceeded the income every year. In 1812, the last time the accounts were audited the balance in favour of the Chamberlain was £189 10s 8½d This was regularly carried forward and in July 1833 amounted to £1369 8s 6d. There seems to be no doubt however that this

6 Actually 1823 see 2.40. 7 see 2.23. 8 Referred to here as the King's or Queen's Dues. 322 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

was merely nominal and that the Chamberlain had been always paid by the patron of the Borough although no entry to this effect appears in the books.9 The chamberlain was from home at the time of my visit and I was unable therefore to ascertain this as a certainty. The town clerk's bill in 1832 amounted to £102 14s 9d, on an average of six years £70. He stated that he had always been paid by the chamberlain. Many of the heavy expenses of the year have been connected with the election of Members of Parliament and will not recur but it is probable that in future the town rate will be charged with some expenses with which it has not hitherto been burdened; these however will not amount to any large sum. 29 In the tables given below the parish of St Thomas the Apostle only is mentioned, by this however, is probably designated the whole parish of Winchelsea. If any part is excluded it is the parish of St Leonard's which however contains little or no population.

1801 1811 1821 1831 The population was 627 652 817 772 The number of inhabited houses 105 126 153 143

30 There are no Local acts relating to this Town.

[signed] D Maude

9 A payment of this kind by Richard Barwell, patron at the time, is recorded at 1.237. Indexes 323

INDEX OF PERSONS PART 1

Abbreviations used to indicate appointment to one of the offices of Winchelsea Corporation: ACR = Attorney of the Court of Record, CC = Common (Town) Clerk, Ch = Chamberlain, Co = Constable, CS = Common Sergeant, DM = Deputy Mayor, GJ = Grand Jury, M = Mayor, MP = Member of Parliament, PD = Pound Driver, PJ = Petty Jury, R = Recorder, SM = Sergeant-at-Mace, WBS = Water Bailiff's Sergeant

(F) = Grand Jury foreman

e.g. 3/66-9/01 = first and last month and year of entries for those appearing at a very high proportion of the recorded meetings

This index does not indicate where a name appears twice or more in the same document.

Adcroft, Joash 3/66-10/89 M 25 Atchinson, Alexander 68 70 131 142 149 DM 135 145 155 J 29 Austin, Thomas 151 153 51 60 73 86 94 104 114 123 124 Avery, Sarah 95 135 145 155 Ch 145 Thomas Baker, John GJ 83 John jnr GJ riding officer 118 F 27 GJ 28 22 28 34 39 58 133 138 141 147 Addington, John Hiley MP 179 164 167 173 199 211 219 230 234 198 238 242 246 256 Zebulon 265 Ade, John GJ 28 Richard GJ 22 Baldwin, John 4 5 F 3 Thomas F 28 58 71 91 102 PJ 137 7 Alce, John, victualler 69 79 80 82 Balfour. Arthur 197 198 202 210 88 101 111 116 J 39 47 58 GJ 71(f) 213 218 222 226 231 233 235 F 91 102 112 John snr GJ 122 185 Richard GJ 265 Robert GJ 28(f) Ballard, Captain 191 196 34 39 47 58 83 91 102 112 147 173 Bannister, Charles 265 178 Mr 246 Robert snr PJ 137 Barford, Edmund gentleman Robert jnr 252 254 carpenter 251 GJ 118 122 128 133 Barham, Henry, tailor GJ 297 138 164 167 199 211 224 234 238 Co 294 299 246 279 290 Thomas GJ 22 47 58 Barnard - see Vane 71 83 91 102 106 Widow 238 Barwell, Richard 162 166 168 Allen, Justinian 66 67 169 176 184 185 189 197 198 200 Amon, Thomas carpenter 262 202 205 207 209 210 212 213 215 278 Co 272 278 GJ 276 218 222 223 229 231 235 237 F Ashdown, James 146 161 153 J 212 215 221 226 231 235 324 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

240 MP 163 201 Richard jnr 212 Brown(e), Barwell 4/93-7/15 F 213 218 F 210 J 215 221 175 M 200 212 221 231 243 259 Bayley, William 276 272 280 292 299 J 176 180 189 207 Beale, James 76 215 226 235 240 248 269 272 278 Becket, John 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 F 9 286 294 Ch 180 Bennett, Edward GJ 22 39 47 Burden William, yeoman GJ Stephen GJ 147 PJ 137 164 173 178 188 206 211 William Bewicke, Calverley MP 255 260 jnr GJ 230 289 Butler, Henry Pearch 258 259 Blackman, William 136 262 268 269 272 278 280 286 289 Boots, Josiah, 292 294 302 F 253 Richard 3/66- shopkeeper/carpenter 263 266 4/08 J 86 94 104 115 CC 29 Ch 13 278 SM ACR Co WBS 215 221 25 29 36 41 51 226 231 235 240 248 259 269 272 Buttonshaw, Henry 298 278 280 Co 180 189 200 207 212 Catt, Edward 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 GJ 137 141 147 164 173 178 188 14 17 21 26 27 31 32 33 35 40 44 199 206(f) 211 214 219 224 230 55 56 57 62 64 234 238 242 246 256 265 271 276 Chatterton, Thomas baker 117 279 284 290 293 297 PJ 137 Chester, John 242 246 Mr 256 Botte, Joseph merchant of Thomas 291 PJ 137 Boulogne 42 43 Chichester, Bishop of 213 Bourner, James GJ 214 219 224 Chunn, John 120 230 234 238 242 Clandenbold, John labourer 227 Bowles, John labourer 174 Mary widow 225 227 Bragg(e), Richard, victualler 252 Clark(e), James 246 John GJ 22 Nathaniel thatcher 116 262 278 28 34 39 71 Robert 204 227 238 280 Co 269 272 278 280 286 292 242 GJ 58 71 83 91 106(f) 112 118 294 299 GJ 271 279 284 293 297 122 128 147 188 224 230 234 242 Mr R 246 William victualler 82 276(f) 279 284 290 293 PJ 137 88 101 111 127 132 GJ 39 58 Clay, Richard 19 Brasselay, James 244 245 Cockburn, James PJ 137 Bray, George, farrier 281 291 GJ Coffin, Capt Isaac 169 184 185 211 234(f) 271 279(f) James Co 189 198 202 209 213 222 229 233 236 GJ 214 265 271 276 279 284 237 241 F 168 Ch 189 200 207 212 290 293(f) 297(f) Philip, 215 221 226 231 235 240 victualler Co 200 207 GJ 141 164 Jonathan Perrie 162 165 166 168 167 173 178 199 PJ 137 169 185 189 197 198 205 208 218 Bridger, Colin GJ 28 34 F 161 168 184 J 162 166 189 200 Broadley, John 120 207 212 215 221 R 185 Ch 162 Brook, John PJ 137 Cogger, John Co 145 PD 13 25 Brougham, Henry MP 302 29 36 41 51 60 73 86 94 104 108 114 119 Joseph 276 Co 135 142 Indexes 325

149 155 162 166 169 176 180 GJ F 165 241 J 166 169 176 180 241 118 122 128 133 138 147 164 167 248 Ch 166 169 176 173 178 199 206 214 219 Drew, Mary 174 177 Colegate, Mary 225 Drury, James 209 238 Co 162 Coleman, Mary 199 166 169 176 180 GJ 164 167 173 Coles, Charles 162 F 161 178 188 199 214 219 Cooper, Joseph blacksmith 251 Dunn, George gentleman 252 Coppock, John 11th Regt 254 Samuel 139 Dragoons 65 70 Dunne, Richard 242 Cornwall, Charles Wolfran 56 Easden, Thomas Co 13 25 36 41 109 110 MP 56 110 F 55 51 60 73 86 94 104 108 114 119 Courant, Lewis 21 124 131 135 142 145 149 155 PD Crane, Richard gardener 77 96 131 135 142 GJ 39 47 83 91 106 Mary 96 112 118 PJ 137 Crawford, Charles 4 F 9 Gybbs -- Eason 251 2 3 4 5 F 7 James bricklayer 252 Easton, Ann 244 245 John, 3 4 5 Cropper, Mrs 242 6 7 8 9 10 87 F 2 Samuel Crowther, Mr 256 wheelwright 87 GJ 106 112 133 Cruttenden, Francis 9 10 F 8 138 242 246 Thomas 238 276 GJ Cuckow, Trevor 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 141 188 214(f) 242 PJ 137 F 9 Edmett, Robert Co 104 108 124 Currie, William MP 201 131 Curteis, Jeremiah 18 130 134 227 Edwards, Daniel 74 75 76 CC 13 Elliott, John 242 Mr 246 Dann, Judith 74 75 76 Escott, Robert ?Richard Co 114 Daniels, John 296 119 Darlington, Earl of 238 278 Falla, John GJ 284 Thomas GJ Davison, Rev George 240 F 239 22 Dawes, Nathaniel 4/65-4/82 M 4 Farror, Thomas 197 198 29 DM 13 J 1 10 11 13 25 36 41 51 Field, William 78 79 81 60 73 86 94 104 CC 25 36 Franks, J H 238 Day. William 63 French, James Boyle 6 Dean, Charles 63 Robert Co 13 Foard, John 136 25 29 36 41 51 60 Fuller, John GJ 290 Thomas GJ Denne, Richard 238 246 256 263 39 58 71 83 102 106 112 133(f) 265 276 138 141 147 164 167 173 Devaynes, William F 205 MP 178(f)188 199 206 211 230 234 205 238 242(f) 246 256 265 Thomas Dowle, Thomas labourer 156 snr PJ 137 Thomas jnr GJ 128 157 158 159 Walter carpenter 210 251 266 Co Dowse, John 166 168 169 176 259 GJ 167 188(f) 199 206 230(f) 198 247 248 253 255 258 259 260 265 269 284 326 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Gausden, Charles 293 141 164 167 173 178 199 206 211 Gibson, Rev Rowland Vicar of 214 219 224 230 234 238 246 256 Heathfield/Prebendary of 271 276 284 290 293 297 PJ 137 Seaford 52 105 Joseph snr Co 269 272 278 280 Godden, John 15 286 292 294 Goulburn, Henry 283 285 Hoadley, Ann 257 291 James Graddon, Mary 225 Simon tailor 291 Thomas, blacksmith excise officer 225 227 242 GJ 22 118 128 133 138 147 Graeme, Charles 197 198 202 164 167 173 178 284 290 293 297 213 218 229 F 185 William GJ 102 Gray, George 10 Holdernesse, Robert, Earl of 23 Grist, Giles 139 54 56 57 Gybbon, Walter 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 Hollingberry, Rev Drake rector 12 17 26 31 35 40 44 53 54 55 56 of Winchelsea/Diocesan 57 62 63 64 69 70 86 91 93 94 95 Chancellor/Prebendary of 103 104 106 107 109 110 M 11 J 1 Woodhorne 37 38 102 181 10 51 60 73 86 94 104 Holt, Esau 276 GJ 276 Jacob Co Gyles, John labourer 78 80 294 299 GJ 276 279 284 293 297 Haffenden, Robert 97 98 James, mason/bricklayer 21 90 Haisell, Thomas GJ 22 28 34 39 Co 73 86 94 GJ 28 34 39(f) 47 58 47 71 83 91 112 118 122 128 133 71 83 91 James snr GJ 106 112 138 188 122 PJ 137 James jnr 254 Co 236 Hall, Richard, mariner GJ 91 102 106 112 118 133 138 Harmer, Samuel GJ 28 141 147 164 167 173 178 188 199 Harrod, George, victualler 266 206 211 214 219 224 230 234 238 Co 212 215 221 226 231 235 240 242 265 271 John GJ 293 248 259 269 GJ 214 219 224 230 Richard 90 PJ 137 234 238 242 246(f) 256 271 284 Hull, John, labourer Thomas 202 Hunt, Richard 99 William, Harwood, Ann 266 267 Thomas tailor 266 SM ACR Co 259 269 labourer 266 267 272 278 GJ 224 230 234 238 242 Hawkesbury, Lord see 246 256 265 271 276 279 Jenkinson Hunter, Thomas Orby 2 3 4 7 9 Hearnden, Isaac 281 GJ 265 271 10 23 276 279 Jeakens, Burford 151 153 238 Hickman, John 19 242 246 GJ 22 28 34 39 47 58 71 Hill, George 294 299 302 83 91 102 106 112 118(f) 122 133 Thomas 296 298 138 141 147(f) 167(f) 188 199 Hoad, Christopher 136 John, Edward, tanner 262 GJ 178 188 baker 288 SM ACR Co 280 286 206 214 230 234 238 242 246 292 294 299 GJ 276 279 284 290 256(f) 265 271 276 279 284 290 Joseph grocer GJ 112 118 122 293 297 Edward snr GJ 219 224 Indexes 327

Edward jnr GJ 246 256 265 271 the riding officers 3/72-7/09 F 33 279 290 297 Elizabeth 246 Mary 40 M 162 169 DM 166 189 J 145 246 Mrs 265 Thomas 90 PJ 137 149 155 166 176 180 189 200 207 Jenkin, John, schoolmaster 158 212 221 226 235 240 248 259 269 213 CS ACR Co 142 145 149 155 272 280 Ch 60 73 86 94 104 GJ 22 162 166 169 176 180 189 200 207 28 39 47 58 83 106 112 122 128 212 215 221 226 231 235 240 248 138 Joseph GJ 133 138 141 147 GJ 34 47 58 71 83 102 106 112 118 173 178 Robert GJ 58 138 188 Robert George 153 Laurence, David, carpenter Co Jenkins, George GJ 206 211 214 280 286 292 GJ 265 271 276 279 230 John GJ 238 Robert 242 GJ 284(f) 290 293 297 Stephen GJ 214 Thomas GJ 206 Widow 242 106 122(f) 128 133 138 147 164 Jenkinson Rt Hon Robert 167 173 178 188 199 211 214 Banks (Lord Hawkesbury later 219(f) 224 230 234 Earl of Liverpool) 255 260 262 Leadbetter, Henry 146 151 289 302 Lee, William 120 Johnson, John, 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 F 2 Legge, Thomas 246 GJ 34 Lenham, Richard carpenter 100 Johnston, William 6 Leonard, William, victualler 203 Jones, James cordwainer 66 67 Co 189 200 207 212 215 221 226 156 157 158 GJ 256 271 PJ 137 GJ 167 178 188 199 206 211 214 Joash ?203 John 269 272 278 280 219 224 282 286 289 292 299 302 F 268 Liverpool, Earl of see Jenkinson Joseph 203 Lloyd, Thomas 239 240 241 243 Keene, Thomas Sylvester, 247 248 253 255 256 258 259 260 yeoman 246 288 SM ACR Co 262 268 269 270 272 274 278 286 WBS 286 292 294 299 Co 272 278 289 F 237 M 240 248 J 237 259 280 GJ 279 284 290 269 272 278 280 286 292 Ch 248 Kennett, Abraham, butcher 153 259 269 272 Co 29 GJ 34 47 83 106 112 128 Lockyer, John 295 138 141 199 211(f) Robert 120 Lorty, Joseph 19 Kirkman, John 40 54 55 56 57 Lownes, William riding officer 107 108 F 35 245 Knight, John 5 6 7 8 9 10 14 21 Lyne, John 176 180 189 198 200 John snr 2 3 4 12 John jnr 2 3 4 207 212 215 F 175 226 J 215 12 George 189 198 200 207 212 Maplesden, Richard snr 188 242 215 221 226 231 233 235 F 182 Co 236 GJ 58 83 102 112(f) 118 183 J 231 Thomas 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 122 128 141 147 164(f) 167 173(f) 10 12 199 206 214 219 224 230 238 242 Ladbrooke, Robert MP 233 246 256 265 276 284 290 293 297 Lamb, Richard PJ 137 Richard jnr Co 236 gentleman/grocer/supervisor of 328 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Marden, William cordwainer Mugliston, George, 156 157 158 186 187 butcher/yeoman 150 151 152 153 Markwick, William 2 3 4 5 F 7 Nedham, William 104 MP 54 57 Marten, Thomas 3/66-7/07 M 36 129 F 54 51 73 94 108 115 124 135 145 155 Nejean, Evan 191 166 176 189 DM 41 60 86 87 88 Nesbitt, Albert 6 Alexander 6 104 114 119 120 131 142 149 162 Arnold 2 3 4 10 18 21 33 35 40 44 169 180 200 207 212 215 221 226 50 54 57 64 86 94 MP 23 56 F 14 231 235 240 248 259 J 13 25 29 30 17 John 113 119 124 126 130 131 41 60 86 104 114 119 131 142 149 134 135 142 144 145 148 149 154 162 169 180 200 207 212 215 221 155 160 161 162 223 F 109 126 J 226 231 235 240 248 259 CC 33 119 135 142 145 149 155 162 Ch Ch 119 131 142 149 Thomas jnr 155 MP 110 129 riding officer 161 162 165 166 Nicolls, John 68 70 168 175 176 189 200 215 218 221 Nokes, John bricklayer 251 222 223 226 229 231 233 235 237 North, Sir Frederick (Lord 239 240 241 F 160 GJ 224(f) 234 North) 110 129 163 238 242 William 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 12 Nouvaille also Nonaille, Peter 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 26 27 19 40 55 56 57 63 64 104 107 108 30 32 33 34 35 37 38 39 40 42 43 109 110 115 119 124 134 135 142 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 52 53 54 55 144 145 154 155 161 162 F 35 56 57 58 59 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 Ockenden, William 242 256 69 70 71 72 78 82 83 84 85 86 88 Oliver, Lavor 222 229 F 218 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 97 101 102 O'Reilly, Colonel 199 103 104 105 106 107 109 110 111 Osborn(e), Richard, victualler 112 113 M 13 41 60 86 104 114 Thomas 265 Co 226 231 235 240 DM 25 29 36 51 73 94 108 J 1 25 246 248 259 GJ 256 265 29 36 51 73 94 108 William jnr Ottaway, Henry carpenter 99 GJ 293 297 100 May, James Co 299 GJ 297 Oyler, Thomas 293 Thomas GJ 164 173 178 188 Paddy, John 166 168 169 171 180 Mead(e), Francis 265 GJ 265 271 198 F 165 171 276 297 Pankhurst, Edward 63 Meryon, Lewis, Parker, Thomas, victualler 121 brewer/victualler 69 127 132 GJ 122 Michell, James Charles 208 Parnell, John, 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 12 J Milbourne, John 2 3 4 5 10 F 7 1 Moffat, William MP 233 Perry, William labourer 65 68 70 Morris, Thomas 15 Peters, John 3/66-4/86 F 7 M 119 Mosley, Sir Oswald MP 262 DM 124 J 108 114 115 124 131 Thomas 248 F 247 Ch 108 114 GJ 47 71 83(f) 91 102 138 Indexes 329

Phillips, James sailmaker 257 185 233 J 213 221 226 233 235 M Jane 257 215 Pigram, Nathaniel 12 Simpkinson Rev John 189 198 Pike, Richard labourer 78 80 81 200 205 207 212 213 218 222 226 Pitt, William 172 179 201 205 231 233 F 182 183 233 Sharps, Robert 265 Podevin, Giles of Boulogne, Sheather, William labourer 301 merchant 97 98 303 Poreau, Peter 19 Shorter, John Goldsworthy 257 Price, John 199 208 Skinner, Thomas, yeoman Raddish Rev Thomas Rector of Snedge, Jeremiah 6 Storrington 7/95-7/15 F 183 J 215 Sneyd, Samuel 55 56 86 94 104 221 231 240 259 272 280 292 299 107 108 109 110 119 124 130 131 M 226 235 269 278 286 294 134 135 142 144 145 148 149 154 Rees, James Protestant Minister 155 160 161 162 F 40 44 J 108 114 295 145 149 155 Ch 135 Richardson, William 214 Soldier, John 251 Ryder, Richard 283 285 Souden, John 89 90 Sanders, (Saunders) Francis Co Southerden, Charles, fisherman 236 GJ 71 147 Stace, George, Sargent (Sargeant), John gentleman/grocer/riding officer mariner 42 43 William 5/69-7/15 F 33 M 180 J 162 166 miller/baker GJ 122 128(f) 138 169 176 189 200 207 212 215 221 141 147 164 167 173 178 188 199 226 231 235 240 248 259 269 272 206 211 219 224 234 238 242 246 278 280 286 292 294 299 DM 176 256 265 271(f) 276 279 290(f) 293 262 272 280 292 299 Ch 124 SM 297 ACR Co WBS13 25 29 36 41 51 Scarth, Thomas 240 260 F 239 60 73 86 94 104 108 114 119 124 Scholey, Godfrey 169 176 180 131 135 142 SM 115 GJ 34 39 47 198 205 207 208 209 210 212 M 58 83 91(f) 122 George jnr riding 207 F 168 202 J 169 176 180 202 officer 211 255 258 259 260 262 Seager, Mary 136 William 265 268 269 272 274 278 280 282 bricklayer 90 95 GJ 118 286 289 292 294 297 299 301 302 Seere, Thomas cordwainer 186 F 253 J 294 299 GJ 256 271 276 187 GJ 246 256 PD 214 215 221 Stephens, Charles riding officer 226 231 235 240 William GJ 22 3/66-5/75 86 94 5/79-7/97 GJ 22(f) 28 34 39 47 58(f) 83 91 106 112 34 71 91 102 106 118 122 128 133 138 141 164 188 Stevenson, John, gentleman 30 206 211 230 40 44 50 54 55 56 57 62 86 94 104 Shakespeare, John 197 198 202 107 108 109 110 113 115 116 118 205 209 213 215 218 221 222 F 119 123 124 126 127 128 130 131 134 135 136 140 141 142 F 35 J 330 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

115 119 124 131 135 142 GJ 34 39 170 171 175 176 180 182 183 184 47(f) 71 102 106 112 John ?jnr 185 189 197 198 200 202 205 207 PD 241 248 259 269 272 278 280 F 148 GJ 118 Benjamin jnr, 286 292 294 299 carpenter 161 203 204 213 SM Stileman, Richard 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 ACR Co WBS 142 149 155 162 F 7 166 169 176 180 189 200 207 212 Stiles, Thomas mason 251 SM ACR Co 145 GJ 122 128 133 Still, John GJ 34(f) 138 141 211 John victualler GJ Stonestreet, Septimus GJ 22 34 133 138 167 178 188 230 242 271 71 279 290 297 Joseph victualler GJ Stonham, Peter Delvey miller 28 141 303 GJ 297 Tulloch, Alexander 7/95-5/15 F Streeter, Stephen 174 177 184 Thomas labourer 174 Vane, Sir Frederick Fletcher 179 Strutton, William 137 139 140 198 262 MP 172 255 260 Hon Suters, Charles 265 Co 149 155 William Henry (Viscount 162 166 169 176 180 189 200 207 Barnard), 166 171 278 F 161 163 212 215 221 226 231 235 240 248 170 MP 163 see also Darlington, 259 GJ 133 138 147 164 167 173 Earl of Hon William John 178 188 199 206 211 214 219 224 Frederick Vane MP 289 302 234 238 242 246 256 271 276 284 Vinall, Frances 96 William 290 293 297 George GJ 22 28 118 mariner 77 96 Solomon 252 254 Vousden, Samuel 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Terry, Charles 11/06-7/15 F 253 J 10 12 35 40 44 46 F 9 27 33 GJ 22 278 280 286 292 294 299 GJ 234 28 34 39 47 William riding 242 265(f) 272 officer 3/66-4/86 J 36 41 51 60 73 Thomond, Percy, Earl of 54 86 94 104 114 119 Thornhill, Rev John F 253 Wardroper, Edwin 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 Thorpe, William GJ 293(f) 10 12 16 18 32n M 1 J 10 11 Tilden, George 1/95-3/15 F 253 J Richard 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 12 21 54 M 259 269 272 278 280 286 292 294 10 J 1 11 51 60 299 DM 269 278 286 294 GJ Waterman, Henry 15 43 67 74 77 199(f) 238(f) John 16 Mary 99 100 123 126 130 134 143 151 widow 117 175 190 213 CC 41 51 60 73 86 94 Tireman, Richard 3 4 7 9 10 12 104 108 114 119 124 131 135 142 Tree, Benjamin, 145 149 155 162 166 169 176 180 carpenter/victualler 69 77 82 88 189 200 207 90 101 CS ACR Co 13 25 29 36 Whiteman, Alice 303 Thomas 41 51 60 73 86 94 104 108 114 119 265 124 131 135 GJ 22 28 39 47 58 71 Wier, Daniel 44 54 55 56 57 F 40 83 91 102 106 Benjamin snr 149 44 154 155 160 162 165 166 168 169 Williams, Thomas GJ 22 Indexes 331

Wilson, Francis F 8 9 10 Wingfield, Nicholas 76 Woodhams, John Co 162 166 169 176 180 189 200 207 212 215 221 WBS 145 PD 149 155 162 169 176 180 189 200 207 212 221 GJ 91 102(f)106 118 122 133 138 188 Woods, John Co 292 GJ 290 297 Woodzell, Robert yeoman 150 151 153 Co 149 155 162 166 PD 124 GJ 128 141(f) 147 164 PJ 137 Woollett, John 228 264 275 CC 212 215 221 226 231 235 240 248 259 269 272 278 280 286 292 294 299 Wright, John Edward 259 260 268 269 272 274 278 280 282 286 289 292 294 299 302 F 258 Ch 274 278 280 286 292 294 299

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Indexes 333

INDEX OF PLACES PART 1

Armanthwaite Pett 30, 75, 76, 223 (Cumberland) 255, 260 Pett New Harbour 252 Barton Priors Pett The Ship 252 (Hampshire) 56, 110 Point Hill (Surrey) 233 Battle 209 Roby Castle (Co Durham) 163 Beckley 303 Rye 20, 30, 46, 53, 66, 143, 213, Burnham 282, 295 (Buckinghamshire) 262 Seaford 105 Boughton Mulharb (Kent) 96 Smarden (Kent) 99 Boulogne (France) 42, 97 Somerley 102 Brougham St Leonard's Well 12 (Westmoreland) 302 Stansted 163, 201 Bruton Street (Middlesex) 262 Stoke (Buckinghamshire) 262 Chichester 38, 102, 181 Storrington 217 Close House (Newcastle on Thomond (Ireland) 54 Tyne) 255, 260, 289 West Wickham (Kent) 23, 56 Cricklade (Wiltshire) 57 Westminster 54, 56, 57, 110, Desborough 129, 163, 172 (Buckinghamshire) 262 Winchelsea Dover 31, 282 Back Sluice 98 Dover Castle 54, 56, 57, 110, Barrack Square 238 129, 163, 172 Barrack Yard 238, 276 Dover Street (Middlesex) 205 Blacksmith's Shop 21 East Hendred Camber Lands 120 (Berkshire) 179, 205, 302 Cherry Garden 222 East Horsley 201 Chestnut Barn 21 Grosvenor Square Churchyard Gate 21 (London) 289 Cook's Green 262 Hamsey 245 Court Hall Platt 64 Hastings 31, 76, 209, 257 Dam Gate 242 Heathfield 52 Ferry Hill 238, 242, 246, 276 Howberry (Oxford) 54, 57, 129 Five Houses 276 Hunton (Kent) 174 Guildhall 15 Hutton (Cumberland) 172 High Street 242, 256, 263 Icklesham 37, 76, 87, 136, 203, Highroad 242 223 Horseshoe Wall 242 Lenham (Kent) 99 Hut Barracks 256 London 8 Market Place 140, 159 New Romney 31, 32, 282 Monday's Market 223 Pall Mall (London) 233 New Huts 242, 246 334 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

New Square 295 New Stables 246, 256 New Well 265, 276, 279 Newgate Field 215, 222 Paradise Field 21 Saffron Gardens 50 Strand Hill 238, 242 Strand Well 265, 276, 293 Tanyard 16, 18, 242, 246 The Bear 80 The Bear 69, 79, 80 The Factory 295 The Ferry 238 The Ferry Bridge 238 The Friars 222 The Square 242, 246, 256 The Strand 238, 246 Traverse 21 Two Acre Field 222, 223 Woodchurch (Kent) 174 Woodhorne 181

Indexes 335

INDEX OF SUBJECTS PART 1

In this index statutory oath taking is recorded only when it happens at a separate hearing and not as part of appointment to an office.

Accounts mayoring inquorate 107 124 bond as security 44 243 of chamberlain 21 26 27 40 62 refusal to attend elections 107 113 134 144 154 197 198 202 115 209 213 218 222 229 233 241 salaries 213 247 269 274 Confederation of the Cinque Appointment/Election of Ports officials archival records 31 various at the annual Courts of Brotherhood and mayoring 13 25 29 36 41 51 60 Guestling 31 32 282 73 86 94 104 108 114 119 124 joint solicitor 31n 131 135 142 145 149 155 162 Court of Record 166 169 176 180 189 200 207 debt 42 66 75 76 87 96 97 98 99 212 215 221 226 231 235 237 100 117 240 248 259 269 272 278 280 detention of goods 18 286 292 294 299 Court case subjects of chamberlain 274 resignation appeal against poor rate 274 assessment 227 of common clerk 33 assault 186 187 252 254 266 267 resignation 33 291 of constables 236 bastardy 95 136 174 177 199 of deputy mayor 235 262 214 244 245 257 303 of freemen 3 5 7 8 9 14 17 27 33 burglary 204 35 40 44 54 55 109 126 148 160 debt 66 161 165 168 170 171 175 182 escape of prisoners of war 285 183 184 185 202 210 212 218 fireworks banned 264; their 226 233 237 239 241 247 253 misuse 89 90 258 268 contested 2 3 247 leaving place of work 63 removal/resignation 3 5 6 126 liquor licensing 69 82 88 101 of jurats 4 10 11 115 123 202 111 116 121 127 132 213 216 233 235 237 241 260 illegal sale of liquor 70 78 79 80 resignation 123 130 134 81 202 of mayor 1 11 115 contested 4 misdemeanour 146 10 naval recruitment 190 191 192 of pound driver 214 241 193 194 195 196 of recorder 185 non-conformist place of of sergeant-at-mace 115 worship 295 336 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

presence of aliens 283 assize of bread not displayed theft: of cash 204; of deals 251; 238 of linen etc 156 158 225 227, of beach removed from street 246 a saddle 139 140, of a shoe condition of Dam Gate 242; brush and an assize stick 157 Ferry Bridge 238; Ferry Hill riotous assembly 252 242; footpath at New Square smuggling 296 298 242 256; Pipewell Gate 238 unauthorised - building 280; failure to keep standard removal of earth, gravel, sand measures 246 256 etc 280; trading as butcher 150 fencing inadequate at Barrack 151 152 153; Yard 238; at Ferry Hill 238 246; warrants for convening at the High Street 263 at meetings 198 Strand Hill 238 242 246; at the Court orders to arrest for Tanyard 242 246 debt 43 67 74 77 neglect of duty; by magistrates deserting workplace 19 246; by jury member 281 illegal sale of liquor 65 no turnstile at Strand Well 256 trespass 15 284 293 Court punishments obstruction: of public highway fines 70 81 143 187 265 276 by pigs 293 by sentry imprisonment 267 box 279 of Strand Gate 238 recognizances deferred 301; road repair inadequate 265 276 forfeited 208 279 stripes on the naked back 63 roads fouled: with ashes and 140 159 227 soil 238 with ashes and filth Grand Jury 246 256 265 276 with dung 246 fines for non attendance 188 256 276 293 with sewage 242 named members sworn in: 22 246 with stones 276 28 34 39 47 58 71 83 91 102 106 selling liquor without a licence 112 122 128 133 138 141 147 256 164 167 173 178 188 199 206 unfinished privy 242 211 214 224 230 234 238 242 unsafe haha 238 242 246 256 246 256 265 271 276 279 284 265 290 293 297 weighing scales in poor repair presentments 279 (accusations/complaints) weights too light 238 242 246 unspecified: 24 48 49 59 72 84 256 85 92 93 103 105 125 141 177 Leasing of Corporation land 188 220 227 232 249 250 261 21 50 64 262 270 273 277 281 287 295 300 Miscellaneous tour of inspection 281 allowances to garrison wives specific complaints: and children 218 Indexes 337

assize of bread 45 46 58 133 219 blacksmith's shop - removal of 21, construction 50 Corporation in debt 215 Court Hall repairs 210 rent 213 diversion of footpath 223 king's dues and town rents 62 202 258 262 land tax 120 leases of Corporation land 278 notice of distress 16 population census 227 records of the Corporation 8 73 removal of soldiers' baggage 209 St Leonard's Well 12 sale of woodland and timber 209 215 218 222 spyglass 62 tribute to William Pitt 233 Parliamentary elections 23 54 56 57 110 129 163 172 179 201 202 205 233 255 260 262 288 289 302 Petty Jury summons 137 Sacramental Certificates 20 30 46 61 118 128 211 223 245 Statutory oath taking 20 30 37 38 52 53 61 102 105 118 128 181 211 217 223 228 245 275

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Indexes 339

INDEX OF PERSONS PART 2

The swearing of statutory oaths is noted only when it happens at a separate hearing, not when it is part of an appointment or additional to the provision of a sacramental certificate

This index does not indicate where a person is mentioned more than once in a document.

Abbreviations used for positions to which appointments were made: ACR Attorney of the Court of Record CC Common (Town) Clerk Ch Chamberlain Co Constable CS Common Sergeant DM Deputy Mayor F Freeman GJ Grand Jury J Jurat and JP M Mayor OP Overseer of the Poor PD Pound Driver PJ Petty Jury SH Surveyor of Highways SM Sergeant-at- Mace T Treasurer WBS Water Bailiff's Sergeant

Adamson, Dr 156 326 331 PJ 299 Co 264 266 269 Albert HRH Prince 257 273 Alce, Robert snr 227 228 234 Baker, James 85 106; Job 162; 235 261 263 264 273 279 F 226 John 299 GJ 46 58 158 186 192 GJ 1 10 19 29 34 41 46 58; 196 204; Mary singlewoman 43 Robert jnr 46 201 254 259 298 44 46 GJ 29 34 41(F) 46 (F) 86 Ballard, William GJ 86 Allison, Edward Co 327 Banks, Robert (Earl of Almond, Joseph postmaster Liverpool) Constable of Dover 170 Castle & Lord Warden 2 14 20 Amon, Thomas 297 298 GJ 271 25 33 42 58 133 275 278 283 291 302 PJ 299 Baptiste, Durell 185 Arnett, Charles Assistant Barber, Samuel labourer 21n Overseer, Winchelsea, 62 63 65 Barden, George 201 Co 284; 67 68 72 73 75 77 78 80 82 84 85 Levi 201; Sarah singlewoman 86 87 91 92 94 98 99 100 101 104 68 106 111 112 113 114 115 116 118 Barham, Henry tailor 161 174 119 120 123 124 127 129 131 137 195 201 F 226 GJ 1 6 10 19 34 139 140 142 145 146 147 150 151 41 46 86 186 192(F) 196 204 211 154 155 157 159 160 161 166 168 221 225 232 241(F) 253(F) 256 173 174 176 177 179 182 187 188 262 265 268 271 275 278 Co 4 8 189 GJ 158 186 12 OP 255 Austin, John Co 313 315 317 Barnard, Viscount see Vane, 327 Henry Bailey (Bayley), Joseph GJ 256 Barnes, Lucy neé Stonestreet 262 265 268 271 280 283 291 323 82 340 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Barwell, Richard gentleman Blackman, George grocer 227 17 228 234 235 239 242 250 251 254 Beale, Hannah 88 257 259 261 263 264 266 272 286 Beaufoy, Charles GJ 192 287 288 294 296 298 300 303 310 Beaumont, John gentleman 313 315 317 319 320 321 322 324 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 327 334 337 341 348 352 353 354 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 357 F 226 J 313 Ch 315 317 324 243 244 245 246 248 251 253 256 327 334 337 341 344 348 352 357 258 259 260 261 262 F 226 M GJ 196 204 211 213 225 232 237 242 DM 234 261 J 228 234 239 241 249 253 256 262 265 268 271 251 254 259 261 275 278 280 (F) 283 291 299 302 Bellingham, James surgeon of 304 312 316 323 326 331 339(F) Rye 80 343(F) 347 351 356(F) OP 244; Benfield, Joel 134 F 226; Mr John Co 357, William 58 103; Nathaniel 298 GJ 256 262 Blake, George Harper 110 265 268 271 275 283; Thomas Blenkarn - see Bidwell GJ 323 326 Bonner, Sarah 69 Bennett, Elizabeth 154; John Bonny, Anna Louise 342 52 58 GJ 41 46 86 117 PD 45; Booth, George PJ 299; James Thomas GJ 16 29158, Thomas 120 121 alias Selden 87 104 118 149 Boots, Benjamin labourer 106 156 159 179 180; William 137 148 182 201; Josiah GJ 1 19 servant/gardener 150 298 306 29 34 41 46 58 310 313 317 319 320 321 322 324 Bourner, George GJ 204 211 327 328 334 337 341 344 348 F 213 221 232 249 271 275 278 280 226 305 J 313 OP 233 GJ 213 283 291 309 PJ 299 221 225 232 237(F) 241 249 253 Bragg(e), Richard innkeeper of 256 262 265 271 275 278 280 283 Icklesham 128; Nathaniel 52 291(F) 299 302 304 309 312 316 GJ 1 6 10 16 19 29 34 41 117 158 323 Co 4 8 12 17 23 31 35 45 60 Betts, John 69; William 170 Bray, ── 172; George 146 GJ Bewicke, Calverley MP 3 10 86; James snr GJ 1 6 10 16 Bidwell, Louisa alias 19 James jnr 157 GJ 1 6 10 58 Blenkarn188 86 95 158 186; William Bigg(s), Joseph grocer 52 129 farrier/veterinary surgeon 164 195 GJ 34 117 158 186 192 196 169 201 215 227 228 234 239 242 204 Co 45 60 93 125 171 190 251 254 259 263 266 269 272 273 193 275 277 279 280 281 282 283 284 Blackhall, Amy alias Haisell 285 286 287 288 289 291 293 294 singlewoman 132; William 296 297 298 300 302 303 305 306 labourer, pauper 67 124 166 308 309 310 311 312 315 319 320 321 322 327 341 344 348 352 353 Indexes 341

354 357 F 226 DM 277 279 282 Butto(e)nshaw, Edward 284 J 273 277 279 282 284 288 labourer 144; Sarah 148 294 300 303 310 GJ 192 196 213 Caister, William Co 324 327 221 225 232 237 241 249 253 256 334 262 265 268(F) 271 339 343 Co Carpenter, Isaac of Hastings, 199 shoemaker 75 Breeds, Mrs William 298 Catt, Francis GJ 351; Thomas Bright, Thomas snr bailiff 97; GJ 356 Thomas jnr apprentice 97 Chart, James 105 Brignall, Henry of Broomhill, Chasmar, William labourer 43 Kent, yeoman 52 53 79 134 137 184 GJ 196 204 CS Brisco, Musgrove JP for ACR Co 199 205 216 228 Co Sussex 162 125 171 190 193 PD 60 93 125 Broadbridge, Thomas 154 171 190 193 199 205 216 228 Broadfoot, Mary 134 158; Chatterton, Thomas F Robert 147 226;William F 226 Brougham, Henry MP 14 20 25 Chester, John 103 Co 93 33 133 198; James MP 209 220 Claise, James labourer 137 298 Brown, James 173 GJ 237 241 249 253 256 262 265 Brown(e), Barwell 2 3 4 7 8 11 268 271 275 278 280 283 291 299 12 14 17 19 20 22 23 25 31 35 42 302 309 312 316 323 326 331 339 45 49 50 60 93 125 133 136 171 Co 205 216 225 228 273 172 M 8 17 31 45 93 J 4 12 23 35 Clare, John 307 308 309 60 125 171; Fielding 171 172 Clark(e), James GJ 213 221; 175 180 182 183 186 190 191 192 Mary Ann 37; Rev William 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 298 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 Cleveland, Marquis of 210 209 210 211 213 214 215 216 217 Cogger, Joseph 134 135 136 218 219 220 221 224 F 143 DM 195 199 J 171 190 193 199 205 214 Coleman, Thomas PD 334 337 216 228 234 341 348 352 GJ 249 253 268 Bruyerer, Henry P Mayor of Collings, Richard John 201 Dover 200 Concannon, Lucius MP 20 25 Burkenstock, Henry labourer 33 42 73 78 101 137 176 178 181 Cooper, Edgar GJ 316(F) 323 Butcher, Parker 342 326 331 339 343 351; Robert Butler, Henry 129; Henry overseer for Icklesham 40 Pearch 2 4 7 8 11 12 14 17 20 22 Corbeaux ── 172 23 25 31 33 35 42 45 52 55 58 59 Croft, James GJ 356 60 64 67 68 70 71 72 75 79 83 89 Crouch, G S Mayor of 93 95 100 125 133 143 153 190 Hastings 48 193 194 CC 35 45 60 93 Crowhurst, James GJ 351 342 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Curteis, E J county magistrate Eagles, John butcher 27 38 39; 181; Herbert Barrett F 226 John jnr see Jenkins Daniel(s), John shoemaker 85 Easton, Ann 189; Samuel 137 182 GJ 117 192 196 204 213 shoemaker 97 123 130 182 GJ 221 Co 205 216 PD 266 269 273 117 Co 93; Thomas 23 PJ 299 277 279; Thomas 170 PD 310 Dargent, William jnr GJ 221 Edwards, ── 54; Charles 299; Darlington, Earl of 95 George 299; Hannah 88; Davies, Robert Coker Nash Richard 62 63 65 88; Thomas 288 291 292 296 297 298 299 300 labourer see also Willard 43 46 301 302 F 286 M 300 J 287 288 146 148 294 Elizabeth I 4 11 Davis, James PJ 299; Spencer Elliott, Sarah 155 357 F 353 GJ 302 312 323 326 Fairhall ── 82 331 339 343 347 PJ 299 Farncomb, Henry of Dawes, Daniel Butler 203 SH Icklesham, farmer 66 203; Edwin Nathaniel 298 CC Field, Stephen the younger 282 284 288 294 300 303 310 313 151 315 317 324 327 334 337 341 344 Filmer, Stephen labourer 21n 348 352 357 ACR 352 357; Mr Fisher, Thomas 100 113 115 103; Thomas gentleman 227 Foster, Jane widow 124; John 228 229 234 251 252 254 259 261 191; Henry GJ 312; Mr 191; 263 264 292 296 297 298 M 228 Thomas 117; William 259 264 F 226 J 227 234 239 242 shoemaker 113 115 127 251 254 261 266 269; Weeden French, William 82 84 98 35 F 226 CC 17 23 31 Fritton, William Mayor of Dean(e), Samuel 80 86 95 Hythe 48 Denne, Mary 22 23; Richard Fuller, John GJ 6 10 16 19 41 22 23; Richard Greenland 22 46 58 86 117 158; Mrs snr 298; 23; William John 22 23 240 F Richard GJ 326 331 339 343 226 347 351 356; Walter builder 18 Ditch, Mr of Iden 97 25 32 36 46 47 69 80 83 95 158 T Donovan, Owen 57 36 GJ 16(F) 19 29(F) 34 41 46 Dugdell, Rev John William 117 158; Walter jnr carpenter Rector of Winchelsea 126 148 227 228 234 235 240 242 251 254 182 257 259 263 266 269 272 273 277 Dundas Hon Henry MP 202 279 282 284 286 287 294 296 297 206 298 300 303 305 306 310 313 315 Dunk, Henry grocer 134 170 317 319 320 321 322 324 327 334 GJ 117(F) 158 337 341 344 348 352 353 354 357 Durham, Thomas of F 226 J 277 279 282 284 Ch 228 Icklesham 128 234 239 242 251 254 259 261 264 Indexes 343

266 269 OP 233 258 GJ 186 192 Harman, George Co 313 315 204 211 213(F) 221 225 232 237 317 324 327 334 337 341; James 241 249 253 262 265 268 271 275 of Hastings, tailor 134 135 136 278 280 283 291 299 302(F) 304 Harnden, Thomas GJ 291 309 312 316 339 343 351 Co Harrod, George 3 134 227 228 199; Walter the 3rd 357 F 353 234 235 239 242 F 226 GJ 10(F) GJ 347 356; William farmer 16 34 46 58 86 158 Co 4 17 23 201 250 298 F 226 GJ 196 204 31 35; Miss 298 211 221 225 241 249(F) OP 250 Hatter, Thomas of Rye 295 Gamblen, George Co 357 Hayward, Alfred GJ 343 347 Gaymer, Charles 304 356; Thomas GJ 256 262 268 George IV 25 33 271 275 280 Co 254 259 261 265 Glazier, James GJ 347 351 356 OP 258 Goble, Joseph GJ 291 Head, Charles Franklin F 226 Godden, Henry of Maidstone, Hearnden, George 113 115 GJ Kent 97 262 265 275 278 280 283 302 309 Grey, Hon Henry MP 133 312 316 323 326 331 339 343 Co Griffin, Richard 241 F 226 GJ 277 279 282 288 294 300 303 310 241 249 Co 234 239 242 313 315 317 324 327 341; Isaac Griffiths, Samuel 356 357 358 grocer 58 70 80 91 92 120 129 359 F 353 M 357 J 354 131 F 226 GJ 29 41 46 58(F) 192 Growse, Mr of Hastings 359 196 204 211 213 249 253 256(F) Gurr, John GJ 356 268 271; Mrs 298 Guy, John GJ 351 Heath, Isaac GJ 1 Haisell, Amy - see Blackhall; Hemmings, George GJ 326 George hairdresser 58 134 296 331 339; James GJ 343 356 Co 297 298 317 327 GJ 16 19 29 41 357 46 58 117 158 186 192 196 204 Henbrey, William of Rye, 213 221 225 232 237 241 249 253 retailer of beer 332 Co 341 256 262 265 268 271 278 280 283 Hennah, Joseph 25 31 32 33 34 291 299 302 304 309 312 316 323 35 36 40 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 50 326 331 339 347(F) 351 356 CS 51 53 56 58 59 60 61 64 65 68 69 ACR Co 234 239 242 251 254 70 73 74 75 80 83 86 93 95 96 259 261 264 266 269 273 277 279 102 105 106 107 108 109 110 126 282 284 288 294 300 303 310 313 133 135 138 143 152 153 155 156 315 317 324 327 334 337 341 344 158 163 171 172 175 180 182 186 348 CS Co 352 357 WBS 334; 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 Co 205 228 G 335; George jnr 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 170 206 207 208 209 210 211 213 214 Hall (Hull), John of Rye, fish 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 224 curer 55 57 58; Thomas 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 labourer 211 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 344 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

242 244 245 246 247 249 251 253 Hills, Ann 69 254 255 256 257 259 260 261 262 Hoad, Ann wife of James 107; 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 Henry 298 GJ 271 275 278 280 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 283 291 299 302 304 312 316; 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 James tailor 108 109 PD 282 287 288 289 290 291 293 294 296 284 288 294 300 303; John of 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 Rye 295; Joseph snr 306 308 309 315 317 319 320 321 shopkeeper 27 136 145 GJ 1 6 322 323 324 F 25 M 239 272 273 16 19 29 186 CS ACR Co 4 8 12 277 279 282 284 DM190 216 17 23 31 35 45 60 93 125 171 190 303 J 31 35 45 60 93 125 171 190 193; Joseph jnr 296 298 PD 313 193 199 214 216 228 234 242 251 315 317 324; Thomas the elder 254 259 261 264 266 269 288 294 labourer 148 182 PD 17 23 31 300 303 310 315 317 35; Thomas jnr 158 GJ 253 256 Hilder, Edward of Rye 51 262 265 268 271 275; William Hill, Charles 134 140 142 151 Daniel GJ 339 162 167 168 169 171 174 179 235 Hoadley, Edwin 132; Harriett 239 242 251 254 259 261 263 264 43; Mrs 132; Thomas 266 269 272 273 277 279 282 284 blacksmith 83 95 122 134 136 286 287 288 294 296 297 298 300 195 GJ 1 6 10 16 19 34 41 58 117 303 305 306 310 313 317 319 320 158 186 192 196 321 322 324 327 328 F 226 GJ Holdstock, James 21n 117 127 158 192 204 221 225 232 Hollingberry, Rev Drake, 241 253 256 262 265 268 283 Rector of Winchelsea 49; John SM ACR Co WBS 190 193 199 126 F 226 ; Mrs 170 195 205 216 228 234 239 242 251 254 Holt, Esau bricklayer 165 167 259 261 264 266 269 273 277 279 168 174 175; Jacob bricklayer 282 284 288 294 300 303 310 313 58 95 168 174 201 213 227 228 315 317 324 327 SM 214 272 Co 234 235 239 242 251 254 259 261 93 125 171 PD 264 Gaoler 191 263 266 269 272 273 277 279 282 IWM 231; George 2 4 7 8 11 12 284 288 294 296 298 300 305 306 14 17 20 22 23 25 31 33 35 42 45 310 313 315 317 319 320 321 322 48 49 52 60 64 93 96 125 133 143 324 327 328 337 341 344 348 F 153 172 190 193 194 197 198 199 226 GJ 1 6 10 16 19 29 34 41 117 200 202 205 206 207 209 210 214 158 186 192 196 204(F) 211 213 216 220 226 227 228 234 235 239 221 225 232 237 241 249 253 256 242 251 254 259 261 262 263 264 262 265 268 271 275 278 280 283 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 291 299 302 304 309 312 316 323 273 274 275 276 277 DM 266 326 331 339 343 Co 4 8 12 17 23 269 273 J 264 266 269 272 273 31 35 45 60; James labourer 150 277 279 282 GJ 86 186; Maria GJ 19 86(F) 150 Honeysett, Joseph 21 Indexes 345

Hook, William of Rye, Henry butcher 357 F 353 GJ labourer 57 253 256 262 265 268 271 275 278 Hope, John 37 280 283 291 299 302 312 316 323 Hore, Walter officer of excise 326(F) 331(F) 339 343 347 351 332 356 OP 255 ; Isaac 52; Joash Howell, David 201 GJ 186 192 butcher 27 GJ 86; John 196 204 213 221 225 232 237 241 midshipman 21; John D 2 3 249 253 256 Co 228 234 239 242 Kadwell, Samuel 170 251 254 259 261 Keene, Thomas Sylvester 35 Howick, Viscount see Grey 40 50 56 73 91 98 118 136 163 Huggett, John cordwainer 184; 186 GJ 41 117 158 SM ACR Co William alias Smith134 135 WBS 4 8 12 17 23 31 35 45 60 136 93 125 171 Hull, John ─ see Hall Kemp, Mariner GJ 347 351 356 Hunter, James Edwin GJ 339 Kennard, Charles GJ 278 280 343 347 351(F) 356 283 Hurley, John GJ 347 Kennedy, Philip 55 57 Hutchings, Robert GJ 351 Kennett, Basil GJ 278 Hyde, William 21n Langridge, Mr Clerk of the Jeakens, ── 1201; Edward Peace 102 tanner 27 49 85 95 99 GJ 1 6 10 Lardner, John Haddock 153 16 19 29 34 86 Co 4 8 12 17 23 161 168 201 211 240 CC 125 145 31 35 45 60; Hannah 85 99 171 190 193 199 205 216 228 234 Jeken, John Mayor of Dover 239 242 251 254 259 261 264 266 48 269 273 277 279 Jenkins, Jane 38; John alias Larkin(s), Spencer GJ 278 280 Eagles 132 298 GJ 253 256 262 283 291 299 302 309 331 Co 277 265 268 271 275 278 283 291 299 279 282 284 288 294 300 303 302 309 312 316 323 326 331 339 310; William GJ 299 343 347 351 356 Co 277 279 282 Laurence, David 38 58 92 134 284 201 227 228 234 235 239 254 257 Jenkinson, George Deputy 259 261 263 264 266 279 282 F Lord Warden, Lt Governor of 226 J 277 279 282 GJ 1 6 10 16 Dover Castle 33 152 19 29 34 41 46 86 117 158(F) 186 Johnson, John seaman 21 192 196 204 211 213 221 225 232 Jones, Charles butcher 158 160 237 241 249 253 256 262 265 268 161 174 175 201 218 227 235 239 271 275 278; Edwin GJ 347 351 254 259 261 263 264 266 269 272 356; George F 353 GJ 283 299 273 277 282 F 226 GJ 186 192 302 304 309 312 316 323 326 331 196 204 211 213 221 225(F) 232 339 343 347 356 ; Stephen 237 241 248 275 278 280 OP 240 glazier/painter 61 81 182 296 Co 190 193 199; Frederick 134; 297 298 SM ACR 334 SM ACR 346 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Co WBS 337 341 344 348 SM Lowell, Henry 4 Co WBS 352 357 GJ 186 192 Lunn, John GJ 241 249 Co 251 196 204 211 221 232 237 241 249 OP 252 253 256 262 265 268 271 275 278 Lushington, Stephen MP 206 280 283 291 299 302 309 312 316 207 209 323 326 331 Co 234 239 242 251 Mailey ── 98 254 259 261 264 266 269 273 277 Makepeace, Messrs 298 279 282 284 288 294 300 303 310 Manser, David gentleman 242 313 315 317 324 327 334 PD 259 243 244 245 254 257 258 259 F 327 IWM 335 235 DM 251 254 J 242 251 254 Legg, Rowland Thomas 259 261 264 266 269 George 334 337 341 344 348 Maplesden, Richard GJ 6(F) 349 357 F 328 J 334 337 341 344 10 16 19 34 58 117 348 352; Thomas 298 Masters, Thomas PJ 299 Leonard, William sawyer 148 Marten, George 201; William 182 GJ 192 196 204 211 213 221 GJ 1 204 225 237 241 249 253 275 278 280 Martin, George shoemaker 299 106 137 148 154 GJ 86 186 196 Lester, Thomas GJ 326 343 221; Mary alias Pickett 187; Lipscomb, William gentleman ?Needham 134; Thomas 195; 171 172 185 190 197 198 199 200 Thomas of Wittersham, Kent, 202 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 shoemaker 119; William 211 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 shoemaker 85 89 111 112 119 220 221 224 226 227 228 M 214 134 135 136 154 GJ 10 16 19 29 DM 205 F 153 J 199 205 216 34 41 46 58 158 186 192 196 213 228 221 225 232 237 241 Liverpool, Earl of see Banks, Mays, William labourer 165 Robert 168 174 177 Lloyd, Thomas gentleman 11 Meades, Francis GJ 6 17 23 Mills, George MP 14; George Loader, William MP 42 Greenland GJ 312 316 323 Longley, Thomas GJ 347; Miners, George GJ 283 (F) William gentleman 227 241 Mitchell, William 298 GJ 278 242 249 263 264 266 272 285 289 280 309 339 343 347 351 356 Co 290 292 296 298 303 304 305 306 313 348 352 310 311 312 313 314 317 324 329 Moneypenny, Thomas 334 336 338 340 341 F 226 M Gybbon MP for Rye 257 303 310 313 DM 300 315 317 J Morant, George Esq 216 227 234 239 242 251 254 259 261 264 228 M 216 F 210 J 214 266 269 272 273 277 279 282 284 Morris, Barnard Co 228 234 288 294 300 315 317 327 334 337 239 242 251 254 259 261 264 PD 341 234 239 242 251 254; Edmund Indexes 347

labourer 28 GJ 299; Elizabeth Perry, Andrew GJ 316 28; Jane Elizabeth 76; Michael Phillips, Samuel of the 76; Reuben 164 169; Thomas Secretary of State's Office, labourer 85 120 121 154 182 GJ Whitehall 212 280 291 299 323 ; William Pickett - see Martin labourer 76 77 118; William Playford, George GJ 331 339 jnr 106 343 ?Morse, James carter 66 Pocock, John Innis F 263 Murrell, John labourer 150 Powell, Henry 7 8 11 12 13 14 Neeves (Neve), Charles GJ 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 25 26 29 262 265 268 280 283 291 299 302 31 32 33 34 35 36 38 39 42 44 45 309 312 316 323 326 331 339 343 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 347 351 356 Co 348 352 57 58 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 Newton, Charles GJ 326 331 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 Noon, William 233 GJ 213 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 232(F) 237 241 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 North, Frederick Mayor of 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 110 Hastings 200 111 112 113 114 116 117 118 119 Ockenden, John labourer 24 120 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 Osborne, Richard 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 victualler/innkeeper 58 92 112 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 114 191 201 227 228 234 235 239 145 146 148 149 150 151 152 153 254 259 261 263 264 266 269 272 154 157 158 159 160 163 169 170 273 277 279 282 284 286 287 288 171 172 175 178 179 180 182 183 294 296 298 305 306 315 321 322 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 F 226 GJ 6 16 19 29 34 46 58 86 DM 45 60 93 125 F 3 J 12 17 23 117 158 186 192 196 204 211 213 31 35 45 60 93 125 171 190; 221 225 232 241 249 253 256 262 Henry Malapert gentleman of 265 268 271 275 278 280 283 291 Hastings 141 299 304 309 312 316 323 326 331 Price, Rowland 118 SH 203 OP 240; Thomas GJ 6 Procter, Mr Controller of 16 Customs 59; Nathaniel Mayor Packham, Francis 298 GJ 291 of Rye 200 299 302 309(F) 312 Raddish, Rev Thomas 2 3 4 7 8 Pain(e), Richard GJ 262 265 M 4 J 8 268 271 275 278 280 283 291 299 Relf(e), James 73; Thomas GJ 302 309 316 323 343 347 351 356 347 Co 348 352; Thomas Registrar Rhodes, James 54 342 of the Cinque Ports 33 Robins, Charles 306 307 308 Parsons, Isaac of Rye, 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 stationer 332; Joseph Co 266 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 Peckett ── 147 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 348 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 Sheppard, Rev Samuel Philip 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 12 17 20 22 23 25 26 29 31 35 40 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 41 42 45 49 50 60 93 95 125 133 357 358 359 F 305 M 315 317 171 172 190 193 194 197 198 199 337 352 DM 310 357 J 306 310 201 202 203 205 206 207 209 210 313 324 327 334 341 344 348 357 214 F 11 M 171 193 205 J 23 31 GJ 302 304 35 45 60 93 125 190 199 Rubie, George Co 357 Shipdem, George Mayor of Ruck, Mr 298 Hythe 200; John Solicitor to Russell, Bourne 116; Thomas the Cinque Ports 152 194 of Pett 40 Simes, John overseer of the Sargent, William snr 26 58 GJ parish of Wartling 162 1 10 16 19(F) 29 41 117 186; Sinden, John 72; Stephen 191 William jnr miller134 201 227 Skinner, Charles 157; Robert 228 234 235 259 261 263 264 266 Vaile 324 326 327 328 329 330 272 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 284 285 286 287 288 289 291 292 339 340 341 343 346 347 348 349 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 352 353 354 355 356 357 359 F 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 321 M 334 DM 324 327 341 344 309 310 312 313 314 315 316 317 348 J 322 324 327 337 341 344 318 319 320 321 322 323 F 226 348 352 357; Thomas labourer M 288 294 DM 313 J 277 279 137 148 282 284 300 303 310 313 315 317 Smith, James F 226 GJ 29 34(F) 41 46 58 86 158 192 Smoad, John of Brookland, 196 204 211 213 241 249 253 256 Kent, grazier 52 262(F) 265(F) 268 271 275(F) Southerden, Charles 342 F 226 SH 238 GJ 58; Samuel farmer, Saunders, Elizabeth servant overseer at Broomhill 41 54 58 43 44 Southey, William, Saxby, John GJ 232; Mr 213 Commander RN 288 289 292 Scarth, Thomas 95 195 293 294 296 299 300 F 286 DM Schoolchildren 298 288 294 J 287 288 294 300 Scott, Dr Adam 49 10 29 132 Stace, George snr 1 2 4 5 J 4; 163 170 172 191 195 George jnr 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Sell, William 58 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Sharps, John GJ 299 302 304 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 309 312(F) 316 323(F) 326 331 34 35 36 37 38 39 41 42 44 45 46 343 347 351 356; Robert grocer 47 48 49 50 51 53 58 59 60 61 64 298 F 226 GJ 86 117 158 186 65 69 70 74 80 83 86 90 93 95 96 196 204 213 221 225 232 241 249 102 105 109 110 114 117 118 119 253 262 265 291 OP 244 120 125 126 133 134 135 136 138 139 140 141 143 144 DM 12 23 Indexes 349

31 35 J 4 8 12 17 23 31 35 45 60 Thorpe, Abraham GJ 343; 93 125; Mrs Sarah 298; Charles GJ 302 309 312 PJ 299; Richard the younger Co 357; Edgar GJ 316 323 326 331; William blacksmith 213 252 John GJ 339 298 F 226 GJ 213 221(F) 225 237 Tickner, William Collector of 241 249 253 256 262 265 268 Customs 59 271(F) 275 278 280 283 291 299 Tilden, George 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 302 304 312 316 323 326 331 339 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DM Co 266 269 273 OP 250 4 8 17 J 4 8 12 17; John 33 35 42 Stephens, Charles 71 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 53 56 58 59 Stevens, Ann pauper servant 60 61 64 69 70 72 74 80 85 86 90 75 139 140 142 93 95 97 99 101 102 103 104 110 Stevenson, George GJ 343; 111 112 113 114 117 118 119 120 Henry 61; John PD 4 8 12 122 123 124 125 126 128 129 131 Stileman, Richard gentleman 133 134 135 136 137 138 141 143 4 17 23 60 66 150 191 195 235 144 146 148 152 153 154 155 156 242 244 245 248 249 251 252 253 157 158 160 162 163 165 166 169 255 256 257 259 260 261 262 263 171 172 173 175 176 177 178 179 264 265 266 267 268 269 272 F 180 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 226 M 251 254 261 266 269 348 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 DM 259 264 J 242 259 264 SH 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 238; Richard jnr F 263; Robert 207 208 209 210 211 213 214 215 Curteis 321 322 323 324 325 216 217 220 222 223 226 227 228 326 327 329 332 334 336 337 338 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 339 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 238 239 240 M 234 DM 171 193 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 356 228 239 F 25 J 45 60 93 125 171 357 358 359 F 319 M 324 327 190 193 199 214 216 228 239 242 341 344 DM 334 337 352 J 320 Tolhurst, James GJ 309 312 334 337 352 357; The Misses 316 323 339 343 347 351 356 298 Tree, David 113 114 115 117 Stonestreet, Lucy 151 GJ 186 singlewoman see Barnes Tullock, Alexander 2 3 4 7 8 Stringer, Henry Town Clerk, 11 12 14 17 20 22 23 25 31 35 40 New Romney, Solicitor to the 42 45 49 50 60 93 125 133 143 Cinque Ports 58 194; William 153 171 172 190 193 194 195 197 Vestry Clerk Broomhill 215 198 199 202 205 206 207 209 M Sturgis, William Co 337 341 12 23 35 60 125 190 199 J 11 17 Stutely, John 52 31 45 93 171 193 205 214 Suters, Charles GJ 1 6 10 29 34 Turner, Thomas 103; William 46 58; Thomas GJ 339 71 Terry, Charles 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Vane, Henry (Viscount 38 58 J 4 8 Barnard) MP 2 350 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Veness, Thomas butcher 79 shoemaker 170 GJ 316 ; 106 Richard yeoman 134 147 215 Vennall, Edmund Gibbon of 227 228 234 235 239 242 251 254 Rye, grocer 332 263 264 266 269 272 273 279 282 Victoria, Queen 257 284 286 287 294 296 298 300 303 Vinehall, Henry 134 135 136 305 306 310 313 F 226 Ch 273 Walker ─ ─ Mayor of New 277 279 282 284 288 294 300 303 Romney 48 200; Bachr Mayor 310 313 GJ 117 158 186 192 of David Mayor of Sandwich 196(F) 204 213 221 225 232 241 200 299 302 304 309 312 Co 125 171 Watson, Elizabeth 190 193 205 216 singlewoman 97 116 Winston(e), John 8 11 12 14 17 Watt, Job labourer 149 20 23 25 33 35 42 45 48 49 60 64 Weekes, Thomas 227 228 F 93 125 133 143 153 171 172 190 226 193 194 197 198 199 200 202 205 Wellington, Duke of Lord 206 207 209 210 213 214 216 220 Warden 198 202 206 207 209 226 227 228 234 235 F 7 220 Winter, Charles GJ 86; Isaac West, Thomas GJ 351 356 GJ 326 331 339 343 347 351 Westover, Thomas assistant Wise, Henry alias Wickens overseer, Icklesham 128 smuggler 59 Wharton & Ford, Messrs 194 Wood, Gilbert PD 261 Wheeler, Harriett 28 122; Woodhams, Mary 69 148; Mrs Robert labourer 28 122; 1 298 William PJ 299 Woodhurst, Thomas PJ 299 White, Edward Co 324 327; Woods, John shopkeeper & John of Christchurch, overseer 23 37 38 39 40 58 GJ Hampshire 189 1(F) 6 10 29 34 41 46 Whiteman, Edward 113 115 Woollett, Charles GJ 299 302 134 135 136 ; Maria 312 316 323 326 331 Co 288 291 singlewoman 94; William 85 294 300 303 310 357; John CC 4 304 8 12 Wickens, Henry see Wise Wright, John Edward 2 3 4 8 Willard, George, otherwise 11 12 14 17 20 22 23 25 31 35 42 Edwards 69; William 146 45 48 49 60 64 93 96 125 133 134 Williams, John MP 198 202 143 153 171 172 190 193 194 197 207 F 197; John of Winchelsea 198 199 200 202 205 206 207 209 GJ 237 210 214 216 220 227 228 Ch 4 8 Williamson, David GJ 347 12 17 23 31 35 45 60 93 125 171 Willis, George Co 334 190 193 199 205 216 Wilson, Charles 201 GJ 347; James 134 144 F 226 ; John Indexes 351

INDEX OF PLACES PART 2

Battle Pett 23 36 40 41; properties House of Correction 87 102 173 named 212 Brookland 21 52 Sandwich 48 59 200 Broomhill 36 40 41 52 212 215 Tenterden 97 Camber 158 212; Farm 21 Udimore 94 Christchurch, Hants 189 Westminster Dover 48 200 Great George Street 207 Horsham - assizes 91 Westmoreland Hastings 48 134 141 162 200 Brougham Hall 14 20 209 Hythe 48 200 Winchelsea Icklesham 23 30 36 40 41 128 Back Street 23 191 235; properties named 212 Ballad Singer's Plat 23 Iden 97 Barrack Square 124 Ilchester 209 Blacksmith's Shop 213 Ivychurch 21 boundary with New Romney Jury's Gut 21 215 216 Lewes Cook's Green 172 assizes 92 131 Court Hall 134 136 141 144 House of Correction 101 102 Cross Street 23 103 104 127 130 178 180 181 Ferry, The 95 Liverpool 127 Gaol (House of Correction) 26 London 22 23 36 39 46 51 142 180 Doctor's Commons 22 23 Greyfriars 60 Lincoln's Inn Lookout, The 115 358 Louth, Lincolnshire 103 Malthouse, The 1 191 Maidstone 97 Monday's Market 11 17 23 Middlesex: 22 23 197 New Gate 23 Grosvenor Square 197 198 202 New Inn 134 135 207 Pipewell Gate 95 St James's Street 20 Pound, The 23 46 Twickenham 14 Queen Elizabeth's Well 172n Westminster 50 Royal Military Road 57 New Romney 48 200 215; Salutation House 191 boundary with Winchelsea 215 Spring Steps 172n 216 Stocks, The 23 Rye 21 48 57 73 200 295; Strand Gate 115; Hill 1 30 191 George Inn 215 Town Well 292 296 297 298 Rye Harbour (Harbour's Watch House 21 115 140 142 Mouth) 212 Worthing 162 352 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

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INDEX OF SUBJECTS PART 2

Appointment/Election of overseers of the poor: officials appointment 215 233 244 240 various at the annual 250 252 255 258; accounts 215 mayoring: 4 8 12 17 23 31 35 233 240 243 245 248 250 258; 45 50 93 125 171 190 193 199 accounts disallowed 246 205 216 228 234 239 242 251 sergeant-at-mace: 254 259 261 264 266 269 273 appointment 214 272; duties 277 279 282 284 288 294 300 36 40 41 56 73 117 303 310 313 315 317 324 327 surveyors of the highways: 334 337 341 344 348 352 359 203; appointment 238; chamberlain: accounts 290 accounts 203 224 238 245 250 318; duties 11 23 26 49 105 255; duties 30 49 191 213; 158 complaints to 158 common clerk (town clerk): town clerk - see common clerk resignation 35; duties 25 35 town crier: duties 180 36 40 49 58 59 105 158 191 194 treasurer: 36; accounts 289 213 215 217 350; fees 61 110; 293 301; duties 36 41 47 58 83 payments 83 95 95 117 163 211; salary 69; constables: duties 39 56 57 63 resignation 80; continued 63 103 127 133 141 144 146 service 83 95 162 179; assault of 52; vestry clerk: duties 215 provision of equipment 95; weights and measures payments 110; appointment inspector: appointment 335; of specials 123 duties 346 coroner: duties 58 Confederation of the freemen: appointment 3 7 11 Cinque Ports 25 143 153 197 210 226 227 attendance at coronation 235 263 286 305 319 321 328 (Honours at Court) 25 33 353; application for freedom communication from Lord 201 203 Warden 58 gaoler: 50; accounts 289 293 Courts of Brotherhood and 301 329; appointment 191 214 Guestling 48 49 194 200 335; duties 35 39; payment seals 152 56; salary & allowances 69 speakership 200 163 186 335 Court case subjects jurats: appointment 11 227 abuse of tax commissioners: 272 287 306 320 322 354 70; physical 77 mayor: election 214 death of adjournment 74 90 214 272; vote of thanks to 357 354 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

assault 63 69 71 88 89 91 92 magistrates: meetings 64; 111 113 131 149 165 168 174 disagreement 80 184 185 295 mayoring inquorate: 222 223 bastardy 37 38 39 68 76 82 83 menace: 55 94 97 98 110 116 155 160 161 neglecting work 145 162 187 188 189 obstruction of Pound Driver: begging 103 173 79 breach of the peace 159 order of removal: 191 breaking workhouse poor rate: appeal against 126; windows 87 payments 85 99 121; failure cart driven unlawfully 66 to pay 106 120 128 137 154 certificate of ability to work 157 156 poor relief application: 81 detention of prisoners in 107 108 109 county gaols: 80 premises retained illegally: discharge of servant: 75 124 failure to maintain self 104 prisoners: medical family: abandonment:123 127 attendance 80 191; transfer to 130; desertion 62; failure to county gaols 95; welfare 163 maintain/support 73 78 101 quarter sessions retained: 262 176 177 178; inability to retention of parish property: support 76 100 146 166 fines to be paid to sheriff: 58 rogue and vagabond: 142 fireworks: misuse 152 170 riotous assembly 134 135 141 fishing illegally: 54 144 gaol: condition of 244; settlement: 119; examination repairs 83 95 244; purchase of refusal 67 equipment 95 theft:132; of a shift 43 44 46; inadequate control of of an oaken rail 57; of waggon: 151 Corporation property 139; of indecent exposure: 118 156 a fence or gate 147; of 179 180 walnuts 150; of a razor 211; inquest expanses 83 of a jacket and trousers 299; insulting magistrate 129 131 of a cotton shirt 304; of a pair juries: regulation of 96 of shoes 342 leaving place of work smuggling: 21 24 59 unlawfully: 164 169 threatening assistant liquor licensing 152 218 219 overseer: 115 243; opening hours defined tithes - failure to pay 148 182 230; premises open 183 unlawfully 307 308; uniform retained unlawfully: unlicensed premises: 332 72 Indexes 355

vagrancy: 156 road repair inadequate: 1 95 wages withheld: 122 158 Court punishments roads: obstructed 95; with corporal punishment: 87 180 dung 95; with rubbish 30 fines: 184 194 leasing and management of imprisonment: 142 167 211 Corporation land 299 304 4 17 22 23 25 45 49 60 103 172 recognizances (bail 210 235 240 conditions): 27 28 44 52 53 55 Miscellaneous 61 65 69 77 80 86 92 97 112 bill payment: 359 114 131 168 174 175 332 census figures: 208 discharged 117 Court of Exchequer: 332 Grand Jury grant of land by Queen named members sworn in: 1 Elizabeth I: 4 11 6 10 16 19 29 34 58 86 117 158 highways: condition of 243; 186 192 196 204 213 221 225 establishment of highway 232 237 241 249 253 256 262 district 350 265 268 271 275 278 280 283 King's Bench, Court of 131 291 299 302 309 312 316 323 king's dues and town rents 4 326 331 339 347 351 356 25 49 presentments loyal address to the Queen (accusations/complaints): and Prince Albert on their unspecified: 5 9 13 18 32; marriage 257 none submitted 126 oaths of Allegiance, trial by 304 Supremacy and Abjuration tour of inspection 201 specific complaints: police rate 359 cellars unsafe 191 property in the town and enclosure of highway land: liberty listed 212 195 records of the Corporation encroachment on highway: 194 213 shortage of stone for roads fencing inadequate:at 163 Horseshoe Wall Gut 30; near weights and measures: 117 Strand Gate 58; at Strand Hill 158; provision of 102; 1 30 191; at bridge leading to inspector appointed 231 Icklesham 191 Parliamentary elections gaol and its walls in poor 2 14 20 42 133 135 198 202 206 repair: 26 207 209 220 obstruction: of public Sacramental Certificates highway: by spikes 195 5 15 16 18 26 34 36 50 53 69 102 117 138 180 191 356 Winchelsea Court Records 1765-1866

Town Rate amounts only: 61 95 117 175 191 192 196 213 229 236 240 241 249 253 260 262 265 267 270 274 276 278 281 285 293 301 304 311 312 314 316 323 325 326 330 333 336 338 340 343 345 347 349 351 355 358 confirmed: 58 full text of demand: 36 41 56 legal action withdrawn: 58 response by parish: 40