Minute Book for the Manor of Wyken beginning 15th March 1785 ending 1850 (Shropshire Archives. 1190/1/448 & /449) The Court Baron purchased of William Yelverton Davenport held at the Wheel Inn 1785 before James Marshall Steward and in the presence of John Bache gentleman and John Nicholas, blacksmith. Allan Pollock of Chiselhurst, Kent, Doctor of Physick demise [lease] of Lord’s Meadow late Bache’s and one messuage and one yard land to Charles Bowen of Catstrey for 21 years or as Pollock sees fit. Pollock pays a fine of 1s for Lord’s Meadow and for the remainder (except the16th part of a nook or a small yard) 9s 9d Court Baron 23 July held at the house of Thomasine Painton, widow, known as the Wheel Inn Steward etc as above Thomas Smith of Hilton produces a letter of attorney for Job Beard of Halfway House, Quatford, innkeeper (16th part of a nook and a small yard). In 1767 it was occupied by Mary Smith spinster and Elizabeth Smith widow. Mortgaged to Job Beard for £36. Received from William Taylor £36 and the property goes to the work and use of Elizabeth Taylor wife of William Taylor, her heirs and assigns. Fine at ingoing 3 3/4d. Elizabeth Taylor then surrenders a 32nd part of a nook ie an eighth of an acre and half of the little yard to the use of Elizabeth Hill, widow and her heirs and assigns. Fine 2d. [a nook is therefore 4 acres] 27th March 1786 Steward etc as above John Rowley, maltster, of Ackleton and Elizabeth his wife (she examined separately) surrender into the hands of the lord a cottage and garden (formerly Nicholas’s) in Worfield to the use of William Slater of Winscote, his heirs and assigns. Fine 10s 6d 5th June 1786 Before William Taylor, gent, steward appointed by the lord for this term only and in the presence of John Bache gentleman and John Nicholas, blacksmith. To this court comes Thomas Smith of Hilton, gent, George Appleby and Gilbert Browne (trustee) both of Shifnal mortgagees and John Bache late of Swancote and now of Wyken and Abigail his wife (she examined separately). John and Abigail Bache surrender 3 parts with a barn erected estimated at half a nook of land late [2 acres] John Barker’s, a labourer and John Bache gent, father of the aforesaid John Bache and 5 pieces of land, Pit Leasow, Coat Leasow, Mustard Piece, Gravel Hill and Blaze Hill in all three and a half nooks. To the use of James Marshall until the repayment of £700 at the rate of £4.10s in £100. James Marshall gives a fine of 20s. [This is the surrender of the mortgage by Thomas Smith for Appleby and Browne to James Marshall ] 15 January 1788 Edward Idinson of Pattingham Parish surrenders half a little yard - the sixteenth part of a nook [a quarter of an acre] and a small edifice thereon anciently erected and another lately built in Wyken to the use of John Nicholas and Joan his wife Mortgage of £70 to Mary Bromwich and Esther Bromwich. Fine 1d three farthings and half a farthing. Mary Bromwich then surrenders her half to Esther. 2 April 1792 Before Thomas Devey for this turn only Minute Book for the Manor of Wyken beginning 15th March 1785 ending 1850 (Shropshire Archives. 1190/1/448 & /449) Thomas Smith of Hilton attorney of Allan Pollock of Chislehurst in Kent on the oath of Thomas Haslewood comes and surrenders on behalf of Pollock a meadow called the Lowe Meadow late Bache’s and a messuage, cottage with curtilage and one yard land (except the tenth part of a nook) with appurtenances in Wyken to the use of James Marshall. £10 fine for ingoing. 30 April 1794 Steward John Marshall and before Thomas Smith and John Bache at Joan Nicholls’ house. John Nicholls has died and Joan is admitted tenant. William Nicholls of Chelmarsh, blacksmith, the eldest son, surrenders the reversion after the death of Joan. Joan surrenders the thirty-second part of a nook of land on which an ancient edifice stands. The premises are part of a little yard, late John Nicholas’s and surrendered by him to Mary and Esther Bromwich. To this court comes William Nicholas of Chelmarsh to be admitted tenant, after Joan’s decease, of the land with the ancient edifice on ie part of the little yard, the other part having been surrendered to the Bromwich sisters. Fine for ingoing three farthings and half a farthing. 23 June 1794 sub steward William Parker before ...Smith and Joan Nicholas James Marshall surrenders one messuage and one close divided into 3 parts with a barn erected, in all half a nook, late John Barker’s labourer and John Bache senior now deceased and now John Bache, son, and 5 pieces of land Pitt Leasow, Coat Leasow, Mustard Piece, Gravel Hill, Blaze Hill, in all 3 and a half nooks of land. [see 5 June 1786] to use and behoof of John Bache - 20d ingress. They then return to the court and Abigail examined separately and it is given to the use and behoof of John Bache 12 July 1794 In the dwelling house of Richard Peaton before Thomas Devey the younger, deputy steward and in the presence of John Bache and William Peaton, yeoman. Mortgage Thomas Smith of Hilton surrenders Rush Croft and half a nook of land to Thomas Barnfield of Ewdness for 1000s [amount may be wrong, hard to read]. Barnfield 2/6d ingress Thomas Smith of Hilton surrenders a messuage, toft and half a yardland (except one twentieth of a nook) to Thomas Barnfield who pays 2/6 ingress Thomas Smith of Hilton surrenders a messuage, toft and half a yardland except (as above), and a cottage with curtilage. Barnfield pays 9/9d for ingress to the messuage and half a yardland and for cottage and curtilage, 1/- 12 June 1797 In the dwelling house of Richard Peaton, The Wheel Inn, before James Marshall, steward and T. Smith and John Bache, gentleman. Will of Elizabeth Hill, Dec 1785 The homage surrender an eighth of an acre of land belonging to Elizabeth Hill, deceased, on which she had built a dwelling house with one other building. Under the will the property is to go to her nephew, John Parton, gent, of Stableford who will then make the following arrangements 1. His mother Sarah, Elizabeth Hill’s sister to live in the cottage for her life the on her death 2. Mary Corfield may similarly live in it for her life and after her death 3. He may sell it and divide the money between Elizabeth Taylor, widow of John Taylor, of Edmonton, Middlesex, Elizabeth Sedgewick, wife of Thomas Sedgewick, of Mark Minute Book for the Manor of Wyken beginning 15th March 1785 ending 1850 (Shropshire Archives. 1190/1/448 & /449) Lane, London, Ann Corfield, daughter of Mary Corfield. John Corfield and William Corfield, brothers of the said Ann Corfield. John Parton pays 2d for ingress. Court Baron 25 November 1802 Before James Marshall, gent, steward. Witnesses: Thomas Smith, gent and William Slater The homage present that John Bache deceased since the last court was seized of a toft called Barretts Yard, the messuage with close adjoining containing half a nook of land customary and two other messuages, one yardland and one nook and the half of one other nook customary and 2 cottages, two fisheries in Churle, a meadow called Bridge End Meadow otherwise Mill Parock one meadow called the Paddock and three acres of arable land all situated in Wyken within this manor and also 2 cottages with curtilages with a parcel of land called Beards Yard and Beards Meadow, a parcel of land called Butlers Hill, a little meadow called Broad Bridge Meadow all situated in the Lowe within this manor and also of all that meadow with the appurtenances containing by estimation the half of one nook of land customary except the tenth part of a nook situated in Wyken and also of a small piece of land containing the 20th part of a nook heretofore inclosed from or taken out of a certain piece of land formerly John Smith’s called the Yard in Wyken, half a yardland there and also the meadow called Churlfield Meadow with appurtenances. And thereby there happened to the lord of this manor 5 heriots (to wit) 5 of the best beasts or goods of which John Bache died seized and further that John Bache junior is the only son and heir. John Bache junior takes subject to an annuity yearly rent charge of £80 payable to Abigail Bache his mother. Fines for ingoing: 3 messuages, 1 toft, 1 yard land & half a yardland £1.10s 2 cottages 2s 2 fisheries 2s Bridge End Meadow 30s Paddock & 3 acres of arable land £3 for the 20th of a nook 3d Churlford Meadow £1.7s 6d [the total comes to £21.14.3d of which the above is only a part] Court Baron 4 April 1805 Before James Marshall, gent, steward. Witnesses: Joan Nicholas and William Slater To this court came Thomas Smith of Hilton, copyholder and Thomas Barnfield late of Ewdness, now of Bridgnorth, mortgagee and surrendered into the hands of the lord Rush Croft otherwise the Upper Wyken Meadow with appurtenances, half a nook in all which Barnfield held in 1796 and surrendered now to the use & behoof of John Bache of Wyken, his heirs and assigns and Bache pays 2/6d for ingress.