Catalogue

Bargain and sale 2 June 1662 Parties: (1) Anthony Byerley of Aldridge Grange, esquire; (2) John Hodgshon of the Fitches, gentleman Operative Part - (1) released (a) to (2) for £190.16.8 Property: (a) two thirds of tithes, obligations, Easter reckonings and all fruits in the township of Lynesack and Softley in the parish or chapelry of Hamsterley formerly appertaining to the late collegiate church of St Andrew, Auckland, formerly in occupation of Robert Hyndmers, clerk, now dead Habendum: - to (2) for ever Witnesses: - John Moresby; - Henry [?] Hilton - Ralph Sumbancke

Release 4 July 1683 Parties: (1) William Blackett of Hoppyland, gentleman; (2) Robert Sanderson of Upper Wham, yeoman and William Ramshaw of Ravensford, yeoman Operative Part - (1) released tithes or corn and grain and sheaves of corn and grain growing on (a)-(b) to (2) for £3.2.2 Property: (a) lands of Robert Sanderson at Upper Wham rated at 1s 9d, two bodwells [a bodwell was one sixth of a penny] 'in the generall booke of Rates kept for the said County of Durham'; (b) lands of William Ramshaw called the Hill on Southside rated at 1s 4d Habendum: - to (2) for ever Witnesses: - John Brown; - John Ridley

Release 21 August 1683 Parties: (1) William Blackett of Hoppyland, gentleman; (2) Anthony Hodshon of the Wham, yeoman Operative Part - (1) released (a) to (2) for £1.11.1 Property: (a) tithes or corn and grain and sheaves of corn and grain growing in the Wham in the township of Southside and Linesecke rated at 1s 6d, four bodwells [1 bodwell was one sixth of a penny] 'in the gennerall Booke of Rates kept for the said County of Durham' Habendum: - to (2), to the use of (2) for ever Witnesses: - Pexall Forster; - Thomas Walker

Release 6 January 1684 [1685] Parties: (1) John Hodshon of Witton upon Weer, yeoman; (2) Michaell Blackett of Uper Wham in Lyneseek in the parish of Hamsterly, yeoman Operative Part - (1) released (a) to (2) for £3 Property: (a) third part of tithes of corn and grain and sheaves of corn and grain arising from the land of (2) in Lynesack rated at 1s 1d, two bodwells [a bodwell was one sixth of a penny] Habendum: - to use of (2) for ever No witnesses

Copy court roll, Manor of Linesack 4 March 1713 [Latin] - out of court at Durham before John Rudd, gentleman, steward Michael Blackett the younger took from the lord a house and half an acre of land adjoining and a close lying on E of the house adjoining on N of the Hill Green lying to Westfield and adjoining on S of the cornfield one close called Whitefield lying on N of the Highbanke adjoining upon New Sinking Hills with appurtenances surrendered by William Ramshaw and Thomas Ramshaw, his son; to the use of Michael Blackett examined by John Mowbray, deputy steward of the Halmot Court

Release of tithes 22 December 1713 [Latin] Parties: (1) William Ramshaw of Ravensford, yeoman; (2) Michael Blackett the elder of Salterburn, yeoman Operative Part - (1) released (a) to (2) for £10.2.2 Property: (a) tithes of corn, grain, sheaves of corn and hay and all manner Easter reckonings and fruits growing in half acre of land and house adjoining and a close lying on E side of the house adjoining the Green N and the Westfield S, a cornfield and pasture, a field called Whitefield on N of the high bank adjoining New Sinking Hill at Hill on Southside in the township of Southside and Line Seck [Lynesack] rated at 1s 4d 'in the Generall Book of Rates kept for the said County of Durham' Habendum: - to (2), to the use of (2) Indorsed with agreement that Michael Blackett would pay to the Curate of Hamsterley that share and part as shall be taxed on the tithes Witnesses: - John Perkins junior; - Elizabeth Perkins; - John Perkins senior

Manor of Linesack copy court roll 9 May 1715 [Latin] - lord - Nathaniel Crew, Bishop of Durham, held at Wolsingham - Christopher Dobinson, son and heir of William Dobinson, deceased, took from the lord a messuage and one rood of land held by William Dobinson; fine for demise 6d; examined by John Mowbray, clerk to the Halmot Court

Manor of Linesack copy court roll 9 May 1715 [Latin] - lord - Nathaniel Crew, Bishop of Durham, held at Wolsingham - Christopher Dobinson, son and heir of William Dobinson, deceased, took from the lord a messuage and a close of six acres of land held by William Dobinson; fine for demise 10s; examined by John Mowbray, clerk to the Halmot Court

Manor of Linesack copy court roll 9 May 1715 [Latin] - lord - Nathaniel Crew, Bishop of Durham, held at Wolsingham - Christopher Dobinson, son and heir of William Dobinson, deceased, took from the lord a parcel of land late of containing one acre of land, formerly the lord's waste, adjoining called Waterland in occupation of John Myre and William Dobinson; fine for demise 4d; examined by John Mowbray, clerk to the Halmot Court

Manor of Linesack copy court roll 9 May 1715 [Latin] - lord - Nathaniel Crew, Bishop of Durham, held at Wolsingham - Christopher Dobinson, son and heir of William Dobinson, deceased, took from the lord a parcel of land containing 2½ acres lying upon [lacuna]; examined by John Mowbray, clerk of the Halmot Court

Lease for a year forming part of a conveyance by lease and release for which see D/X 2352/12 11 May 1753

Release of tithes 12 May 1753 Parties: (1) Michael Blackett of Staindrop, gentleman; (2) Christopher Simpson of Southolde, yeoman Operative Part - (1) released (a) to (2) for £20.2.2 Property: (a) tithes of corn, grain, sheaves of corn and hay and all manner Easter reckonings and fruits growing in a house and half an acre of land adjoining and a close lying on E of the house adjoining on N of the Hill Green lying to Westfield and adjoining on S of the cornfield one close called Whitefield lying on N of the Highbank adjoining upon New Sinking Hills in the township of Southside and Lynesack rated at 1s 4d 'in the Generall Book of Rates kept for the said County of Durham' Habendum: To (2), to use of (2) for ever Witnesses: - Christopher Bell; - Christopher Johnson

Manor of Lynesack copy court roll 12 May 1753 - Christopher Bell out of court in Durham before David Hilton, steward took from the lord, half acre of inclosed land adjoining a pasture late of William Ramshaw and half an acre of land in front of a house formerly of William Ramshaw, surrendered by Michael Blackett; to the use of Christopher Bell rendering two shillings to the Curate of Hamsterley; fine for demise 4d; examined by Christopher Johnson, deputy clerk of the Halmot Court Manor of Lynesack copy court roll 12 May 1753 - Christopher Bell out of court in Durham before David Hilton, steward took from the lord, a house and half an acre of land adjoining and a close lying on E of the house adjoining on N of the Hill Green lying to Westfield and adjoining on S of the cornfield one close called Whitefield lying on N of the Highbanke adjoining upon New Sinkeing Hills surrendered by Michael Blackett to the use of Christopher Bell; fine for demise 5 shillings Manor of Lynesack memorandum 12 May 1753 - that the two surrenders were in trust to uses of Christopher Simpson of Southside who had purchased the surrendered premises; examined by Christopher Johnson, deputy clerk of the Halmot Court

Lease for a year [release missing] 7 May 1756 Parties: (1) Christopher Simpson of Southside, yeoman; (2) Christopher Johnson of Durham, gentleman Property: (a) tithes of corn, grain, sheaves of corn, hay, wool, lamb, calf, pig, goose and all other tithes, great and small, Easter reckonings, oblations, obventions, mortuarys, fruits, pensions, portions and payments in lieu arising from a house and half acre of land adjoining, a close lying on E of the house adjoining on N of Hill green lying to the Westfield and adjoining S of the cornfield, a close called the Whitefield lying on N of high banks adjoining on New Sinking Hills; (b) half acre of land adjoining on pasture late of William Ramshaw as inclosed; (c) half acre of land on front of house formerly belonging to William Ramshaw - (a)-(c) now divided into seven closes in occupation of Ralph Robson and lying in Lynesack and rated at 1s 4d Witnesses: - William Hugall; - Edward Fairless

Mortgage 21 October 1771 Parties: (1) Christopher Johnson of Queen Street, Durham, gentleman; (2) Leonard Robinson the younger of Stockton, merchant Reciting: - (2) had agreed to advance £1,600 to (1); - (1) and Thomas Thompson of Sunderland near the Sea, gentleman surrendered on 21 October 1771 copyhold property in Lynesack and Softley held from the lord of the manor of Wolsingham to the use of (2), described as: (a) Dodds Close alias Lambs Close containing 2 acres adjoining a tenement called Loop, a messuage, 4 acres of land and 2 acres of meadow with a close containing 3 acres of land and a land opposite formerly in occupation of John Sanderson and a parcel formerly inclosed from the waste as a new improvement containing 2½ acres bounded by an acre called the Flash on E formerly of John Sanderson in occupation of William Johnson - all formerly belonging to William Johnson, deceased and formerly in occupation of John Robinson and William Hodgson; also (b) 54 acres, 1 rood bounded by lands lately allotted to Mathew Gibbon E, lands lately allotted to Edward Liddle W, road N, Copley Road S, part of the moors and commons of Hamsterley lately allotted to (1) in respect of copyhold land in Lynesack and Softley and Hamsterley; - (1) and Tabitha, his wife, surrendered on 21 October 1771 to (2) more copyhold lands in Lynesack and Softley described as: (c) Woo[?] Close, close called Ryefield with all houses built on it adjoining Softley lately divided into several closes in occupation of John Hodgson containing 18 acres, 2 roods bounded by New Row Road E, lands allotted to William Henderson W, lands allotted to Christopher Perkin and John Stobbs N, Crane Row Road S, part of the moors and commons of Hamsterley lately allotted to (1) in respect of copyhold land in Lynesack and Softley and Hamsterley Operative Part - (1) agreed that the surrendered premises were to be held by (2) subject to (1)'s equity of redemption, interest 4% Witnesses: - Ralph Bradley; - William Hoar