NRO 3883

Extracts from the Grafton Estate Minutes Book 1725 - 1730

Aug 5th. 1725

Ann Smith daughter of Joseph Smith agrees to pay £10 per. ann. for a messuage and 40 year lease of the land in the said Joseph Smith and to lay down all of it to pasture the 1st. year of the term & use the same for pasture ground during the residue of the said term, to be allowed £5 towards building ye barn.

The Orchard
0-1-31
The acre taken out of Great Ground
1-0-15
Spring Meadow
7-1-23
Horse Close
7-3-14

Aug 18th. 1725

John Wait agrees to pay £14 for 21 years not to plow above 3 years together and to lay all down the last 10 years.
Hill Ground 21-1-9 next the ley ground 1-0-0 = £14
And some other enclosures belonging to Mr.Sharp

Sept. 23rd. 1725

Thomas Smith of Grafton being sent for in order to settle the Tyth and future rent of his land there, it was proposed to him that the same should be divided into 2 farms and Lett to him and Mrs. Fineall who was not present to consider of the same till Wednesday 27th

Dec.7th - 13th

The particulars given of the said 5 farms by Thomas Smith one of the said tenants are viz.
1 Farm & ½ Thomas Smith

2 Farms Alice Foster
½ a Farm Brown

1 Do. Newman

That the said farms to consist of 4 acres in three Cow Common Fields to each farm, also each Farm has eight Cow Common and the Parson three. And five Cottagers have two Cow Commons also each Farm has about three acres of lot meadow, and house. The Homestall Vc. The two ½ Farms in Smith & Brown portion have a house and Homestall and one acre of land and one Cow Common V ½ an acre of Ley reserved out of the same which is now enjoyed by Clarke.

Bell at Grafton several cottages
Goodman at Do. one of the 5 Farms.

31st. March 1726

Richard Browne
Common field and land
24-2-11
Lott meadow
11s 0d
1-1-25
Alice Foster
No. 4 Clarke's Farm house and yard
1.1.0
No. 9 Dwelling house yard and close adjoining
Lands in Common fields
90-1-27
Lott meadow
£56
7-3-33
Round close
Alice Foster
No. 12 house & garden Vc.
10s 0d
No. 24 Blackmoreshead [alehouse]& land belonging thereto
Thomas Smith
House yard & close
Land in Common field
49-2-10
Lott meadow
£27 10s
4-3-32
Low Common