Llangattock Lingoed Genealogy: Exchequer

Exchequer


Date
Parties Involved
Ref.
1606 Robert Gunter and John Parrie
Edward James and Roger Kemys
John William Parrie
E 40
/5541
1611 John William Parrie
John James, son and heir of James John Richard, deceased
E 40
/5542

1615

Edward Neville, Lord Burgavenny
John William Parry, William Howell, David Powell, David John William, James John, William Thomas, David Thomas, Edward William Edward
E 134
/13Jas1/Mich23
1675 John Jones
Matthew Price and his wife Margaret
Edward Morgan, attorney-at-law
E 134
/27&28Chas2/Hil18
1675 John Jones
Matthew Price and his wife Margaret
Edward Morgan, attorney-at-law
E 134
/28Chas2/Trin2
1691 Charles Morgan
William George and Arnold George (an infant)
Walter Williams
E 134
/3W&M/East13
1692 Charles Morgan
Arnold George, William George, William Prichard
Walter Williams, Richard Rawlins, William Hughes
E 134
/3&4W&M/Hil25
1712 Richard Prichard, Morgan Prichard
James Davies, James Prichard
Thomas John Richard and John Thomas (father and elder brother of defendant James respectively)
E 134
/11Anne/Mich26


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5 January, 3 James I (1605/06). Indenture between Robert Gunter of Abergevenny, esquire, and John Parrie of Llanvihangell Killkorney, gentleman, of the first part, Edward James, late of Lanvetherin, gentleman, and Roger Kemys of Wickwicke, co. Glouc., gentleman, of the second part, and John William Parrie of Lanvetherin, gentleman, of the third part, witnessing the intent of a recovery had in a writ of entry sur disseisin en le post, by which the said Robert Gunter and John Parrie recovered against the said John William, a messuage, mill, lands, and wood in Llangattocke Llingoed; viz. that the said Robert and John are to be seized of the said premises for the use of the said John William for ever: Monm.   FULL TRANSCRIPTION
Also refers to John James ap Gwatkyn and Edward Howes. Witnesses: Tho[mas] Probert, William Pritchard, Thomas Gunter, Richard Gunter, John Pritchard [undecipherable], James ap David [undecipherable], William John ap John. Commissioners etc: John Lewis, Richard Lewis, William Morgan, John Price.    BACK TO TABLE

Last day of August, 9 James I., A.D.1611. Grant by John William Parrie of Gwerne y Come, gentleman, to John James of Gwerne y Come, gentleman, son and heir of James John Richard, deceased, of the premises described in E40/5539, and of a messuage, lands and wood, &c. in Llangattocke Llingoed, and a meadow called 'Gworlod Genmargh', in Llanvetherine, also a messuage and barn, with lands, &c. in Llangattock, with the reversions of the said premises: Monm. Endorsed:- Names of witnesses to delivery of seisin.   BACK TO TABLE

13 Jas 1 (1615)
. Edwd. Neville, Lord Burgavenny. v. John Wm. Parry, Wm. Howell, David Powell, David John William, Jas. John, William Thomas, David Thomas, Edwd. Wm. Edward: Grounds called Parke Lingoed, in the parishes of Llanvihangel, Kilcorney, and Llangattock Llingoed (Monmouth), and ground called The Forest intra Usk and Avon, within the lordship of Bergevenny. Right of common. Alleged trespass on grounds by cattle and digging of quarries. Customs of lordship.: Monmouth.   BACK TO TABLE

27 & 28 Chas 2 (1675). John Jones v. Mattw. Price and his wife Margaret: "Bill or specialty" entered into by defendant Margt. "when she was sole" with plaintiff, and delivered to Edward Morgan, late of Llangattock Lyncoed (Monmouth), attorney-at-law, &c., &c.: Monmouth.   FULL TRANSCRIPTION
28 Chas 2 (1675). John Jones v. Matthew Price and his wife Margaret: Bill or specialty entered into by defendant Margt. (when she was a single woman) with the plaintiff, and delivered to Edward Morgan, late of Llangattock Lyncoed (Monmouth), attorney-at-law, &c., &c.: Monmouth.
A case in which Edward Morgan was employed for the recovery of a debt and where his charges took up most of what was recovered. Witnesses: William Lewis, Charles Morgan, John Parry, Sheldon Powell, Richard Prichard, Anthony Jenkins. Other persons involved: Rowland Jennings, Phillipp Morgan, Mathewe Prichard, Edward Roberts, Joan William Thomas, Thomas Williams. Commissioners etc: John Lewis, Richard Lewis, David Morgan, William Price.   BACK TO TABLE

3 W & M (1691). Charles Morgan v. Wm. George and Arnold George (an infant), by the said William George, his father and guardian.: Messuage and lands in the parish of Llangattock Lyngoed belonging to Walter Williams, now or late of the City of London, silk dyer, which said Walter mortgaged to his nephew Wm.   FULL TRANSCRIPTION
3 & 4 W & M (1692). Charles Morgan v. Arnold George, Wm. George, Wm. Prichard: Messuage and lands in the parish of Llangattock Llingoed (Monmouth), late of Walter Williams (now or late of the City of London), silk dyer, formerly in the tenure of Richard Rawlins or William Hughes, and now in the occupation of defendant William George.   FULL TRANSCRIPTION
A very complicated case. It appears that Walter Williams (or his then guardian John Arnold) had mortgaged the farm leased by William George to the same. Charles Morgan claimed that, while in London, Walter Williams had sold the property to him; that he had asked William Prichard to inform William George of this fact and that at a certain time he would come to his house to redeem the mortgage; and that he was turned away when, accompanied by a servant, John Hudson, William Jackson, John Jones, John Price and William Morgan, he attempted to do so. William George claimed that he had paid £150 to John Arnold to release Walter Williams from debtors' prison and that the latter had then released the property to him. Witnesses: William Jones, Jane Morgan, John Morgan, John Oliver and Charles Powell. Arnold Cooke and Robert Levy are also referred to.   BACK TO TABLE

11 Anne (1712). Richard Prichard, Morgan Prichard v. James Davies, James Prichard: Right and title to copyhold lands in the parish of Langattock Lingoed (Monmouth), formerly belonging to Thos. John Richard and John Thomas (father and elder brother of defendant James respectively), &c.   BACK TO TABLE

 


Definitions
Copyhold: Tenure of land according to the custom of the manor, by copy of the manorial roll.
Entry sur disseisin en le post: The last part means literally ‘in the (time) after (the disseisin)’. Pollock & Maitland History of English Law (1895): The statute of Marlborough . . gave the disseisee or his heir ‘a writ of entry sur disseisin in the post’, an action, that is, in which he might allege that his adversary ‘had no entry into the land save after (post) the disseisin’ that some one or another (X) perpetrated against the demandant or his ancestor. In such an action it was unnecessary for the demandant to trace the process by which the land passed from the disseisor (X) to the tenant whom the action attacked.
Feoffment: Conveyance of a freehold estate in lands and the associated feudal obligations.
Indenture: An agreement or contract between two or more parties.
Messuage: A dwelling house together with its outbuildings and the adjacent land assigned to its use.
Seisin (from which disseisin/seized etc): (to give) possession.

 



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