Some unusal consideration in memorial books – Registry of Deeds Index project
Mike Vancouver
November 2018
I have found the following occurrences of unusual consideration in memorials. The landlords were demanding some interesting items of their tenants. I would be interested in hearing from others some more examples to add to my initial collection.
| Volume | Page | Memorial | Year | Consideration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 88 | 9852 | 1717 | £26 rent + 2 sugar loaves or 10s. in lieu |
| 34 | 193 | 21166 | 1722 | £80 rent with 2 fat capons at Christmas or 5s. in lieu, and one bushel of Eels every year |
| 49 | 536 | 33189 | 1724 | £40 ster. rent, if rent is behind, 1 full hogg or 20s. in lieu |
| 76 | 116 | 53130 | 1725 | £22.8.4 for 1st year £27.1.8 for years 2 to 16, and £18.2.6 for the last 15 years together with 1 fat custom or duty mutton or 3s. 8p. in lieu at the election of Joshua Tench and 1 couple of fat pulletts yearly from each house or tenement, excepting Murphy’s house |
| 48 | 344 | 31797 | 1725 | 5s. ster. rent plus 2 fat capons or 2s. 6p. in lieu at the Nativity of our Lord, yearly |
| 49 | 408 | 32667 | 1726 | £60 rent for the first 3 years and afterwards at £80 with 2 fatt capons at Christmas yearly or 5s. ster in lieu, also one Bushell of Eeles every year to be taken in the Eles weyre on the premises |
| 69 | 251 | 48156 | 1731 | £52 ster. plus 2 hens from each house every year or 1s. in lieu, 1 fat hog per year or 1s. in lieu when requested, also 600 oysters as Thomas Hodder demands, per year or 6s in lieu |
| 76 | 533 | 55741 | 1735 | £40 ster. and 2 fat capons at Christmas or 2s.6p. in lieu |
| 108 | 214 | 76004 | 1742 | £16 ster. with 6p. ster. for every pound for receiver fee, and at Christmas day each year, 4 fat pullets or 2s. 6p. in lieu |
| 114 | 424 | 79470 | 1744 | £45 rent together with one fat weather or 5s in lieu |
| 116 | 373 | 80935 | 1744 | £31 7s. with one fat sumers sheep, four horses and carriages to draw home turfe or stones’ or 10s. in lieu yearly |
| 200 | 368 | 133508 | 1751 | £21 6s. 1p. with 1 fatt hogg or 10s. in lieu every Feb 1 |
| 187 | 533 | 126558 | 1753 | £25.4 together with a couple of Duly hens out of each house or 1 shilling in lieu at the election of Joshua Tench, plus one hoggs head of cider 4 barrells of choice Red apples to make same, and 1 fatt Hogg worth at least 15 shillings |
| 199 | 366 | 132485 | 1759 | £21 10.s ster. rent plus one Michaelmas goose 2 strovetide hens plus 3 horses and carriages to draw turf or stones or 2s. in lieu |
| 255 | 398 | 169269 | 1767 | £35 rent plus 2 suggar loaves of ten pounds each at Christmas or 5s in lieu |
| 350 | 23 | 233074 | 1782 | 14s. per acre rent including 5 bacon hogs to be delivered in December or £10 in lieu |
| 317 | 294 | 217568 | 1788 | £38 rent + 2 fat capons or 2s. 6p. in lieu |