The Swearing of the Enclosure Award

The Swearing of the Inclosure Award 1773

John Lord        John Rogers    Charles Chester           Catherine Lowndes Stone           Thomas Lowndes

Thomas Harrison        Richard Lowndes        William Lowndes            The Mark of the said Michael Nash

Be it Remembered that at the house of Richard Hall known by the sign of the Castle at North Crawley in the County of Bucks the ninth day of March one thousand seven hundred and seventy two John Lord, Thomas Harrison and John Rogers the Commissioners named and authorized in and by the Act of Parliament hereinafter mentioned Did administer to each other and take and subscribe the Oath appointed by the said Act before they proceeded to act as Commissioners in the execution of the powers given by the said Act.

I John Lord Do swear that I will faithfully impartially and Honestly according to the best of my skill and judgment hear and determine all such matters and things as shall be brought before me as a Commissioner by virtue of an Act of Parliament made for dividing and inclosing the Open Common Fields, Meadows and Waste Grounds within the Manors and Parish of North Crawley in the County of Bucks

Sworn before me Thomas Harrison                                                                            John Lord

I Thomas Harrison Do swear that I will faithfully impartially and Honestly according to the best of my skill and judgment hear and determine all such matters and things as shall be brought before me as a Commissioner by virtue of an Act of Parliament made for dividing and inclosing the Open Common Fields, Meadows and Waste Grounds within the Manors and Parish of North Crawley in the County of Bucks

Sworn before me John Lord                                                                                       Thomas Harrison

I John Rogers Do swear that I will faithfully impartially and Honestly according to the best of my skill and judgment hear and determine all such matters and things as shall be brought before me as a Commissioner by virtue of an Act of Parliament made for dividing and inclosing the Open Common Fields, Meadows and Waste Grounds within the Manors and Parish of North Crawley in the County of Bucks

Sworn before me John Lord                                                                                       John Rogers

I A B Do swear that I will faithfully impartially and Honestly according to the best of my skill and judgment value quality and appraise all and every the lands and grounds directed to be inclosed by an Act of Parliament made for dividing and inclosing the Open Common Fields, Meadows and Waste Grounds within the Manors and Parish of North Crawley in the County of Bucks or such parts thereof as I shall hereinafter be directed and employed to quantify value or appraise by the Commissioners appointed by the said Act and that I will do and execute all other things appertaining to the Office of Quality man and impartially truly and honestly and according to the best of my skill and judgment

Sworn and Subscribed by John Buckwell a quality man                   So help me God

appointed by the Commissioners named in and by the

the above mentioned Act of Parliament before me one                     John Buckwell

of the said Commissioners

Thomas Harrison

Sealed and delivered by the within named John Lord, Thomas Harrison and John Rogers in the presence of us John Coates, James Clark, William Etheridge, Clerk to Mr Holt.

Sealed and delivered by the within named Charles Chester, Richard Lowndes and Michael Nash in the presence of us Thomas Holt, William Etheridge.

Sealed and delivered by the within named Catherine Lowndes Stone in the presence of Henry Lowndes, Thomas Holt

Sealed and delivered by the within named William Lowndes and Thomas Lowndes in the presence of Thomas Holt, William Speed servant to Mr Lowndes

I do hereby Certify that the above is a true Copy of the Award made

upon the Inclosure of the Parish of North Crawley as inrolled in my Office

of Clerk of the Peace Being duly examined therewith this twenty third day

of September one thousand eight hundred and fifty nine.

By me

Aclon Tindaly

Clerk to the Peace for the County of Buckingham