136 THE MANOR OF ABNEY. 



eldest son of George Bradshawe,^ who had succeeded his brother 

 Francis, the High Sheriff, in 1635. He was born in 1630, and 

 had married, in 1652, Ehzabeth, elder daughter and co-heir of 

 John Vesey, of Brampton, co. York. With his wife came to him 

 the estates and ancient mansion house of the Veseys, and there 

 he had taken up his abode. He held this, his first Court Baron, 

 two years after his marriage, namely, October, 1654. His eldest 

 son, and eventual successor, was born in the April of that 

 same year. 



Abney. The great Court Baron of Francis Bradshawe, Esq'' Lord of 

 the said Manor holden for the said Manor the 20th day of October 

 1654 before Henry Kniveton Gentleman, Steward there. 

 Names of Jurors. 



Thomas Booking 



Wm. Middleton 



Robert Daykane 



Edward Padley ^ Sworn 



Wm. Worrall 



Francis Marshall 



Roger Bagshawe 



Which said Jurors being sworn and charged upon their oathes say and 

 present that John Greaves Thos Eyre Robert Hall the heirs of Wm 

 Bagshaw Thomas Bagshaw Robt Dolphine & Thos Drable owe suits 

 and service to this Court, and have not appeared to do the same but made 

 default therefore everyone of them is in the mercy of the Lord as 

 doth appear over their head. 2 Paines laid there. 



First we lay a pain that the orders hereafter menconed for ye eateing 

 of the towne field of Abney shall be duely observed untill the next Court 

 to be holden for theis Manor Otherwise every the partyes offending against 

 the same shall forfeit to the Lord of the Manor for every offence i2<i 



Which said Orders are as followeth viz. First that itt shall & may 

 be lawfull for any two or more of the best inhabitants of the towne 

 aforesaid upon the Twentyeth day of March every yeare to drive the said 

 townefield and to give warneing to the rest of the inhabitants to keep forth 

 their Cattell till after harvest & that none of the said Inhabitants shall 

 keepe or tether their horses or beasts in the said towne field in harvest 

 tyme unlesse itt be when his hay or come is drie & then to tye his horse 

 to the Cart till he hath put his hay together; that y^ next day after ye 

 corne is shorne & last load lead out of the Townefield aforesaid that the 

 inhabitants aforesaid shall putt in for every acre of land a beast untill 

 Martlemas Day then next followeing and then to put in till St Andrewe's 



Wm. Bradwall x 



George Troute 



Wm. Redferne 



Francis Eyre S Sworn 



Geo. Hallom 



Wm. Fox 



Thos. Bagshaw ^ 



1 Vol. XXV., p. 46, oi \h\% Journal. 



2 2d. is placed over the name of each. 



