Notes re Hewett of Raw Roids, Yorks., yeoman to Robert Hartley of Cannon Hall

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Deeds concerning Rawroid

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Reference: SpSt/141/1.
Confirmation of a lease. 20 Sep 1534.
Thomas Bosvill of Ardesley, Yorks., esq., to John Walkar of Calthorn parish, Yorks., husbandman.
One measse, with all lands and buildings in Cawthorne, called Rawroyd, now occupied by John Walkar.
For 22 years at £3 13/4 rent per annum.

Reference: SpSt/141/2
Lease : 26 Sep 1563
Gervas Bosvyle of the Newhall, Yorks., esq., to Charles Walker of Cawthorne, Yorks., husbandman.
Messuage called Rawroyd, with all buildings and lands in Cawthorne.
For 21 years at £3 13/4 per annum, and 4 capons and 2 hens per annum.
Proviso that Charles Walker shall not chop any timber growing on the premises.

Reference: SpSt/141/3
Lease : 19 Jul 1586
Francys Bosseville of Goumldthwait, Yorks., esq., to Francys Addye of Cawthorne Lanes, Yorks., husbandman.
3 closes of pasture and arable called Giles Roides als Ox closes, in Cawthorne Lanes.
For 21 years, at 30/8d. per annum rent, plus 1 peck of sweet malt, containing a quantity of 4 metts, at the Barnsley Market measure.

Reference: SpSt/141/4-5
Final Concord 29 Sep 1587
Plaintiffs: William Hewett and Thomas Hewett.
Deforciants: Jervas Bossevile esq., and Thomas Bossevile, gent.
In 8 messuages, 5 cottages, 1 water mill, 100 acres land, 160 acres meadow, 40 acres pasture, 100 acres wood, in Caltheron.
For a consideration of 40 marks.

Reference: SpSt/141/6
Memorandum : c1587
That on 30 Sep 1587, Jervas Bosseville of Newehall, Yorks., esq., bound himself to William Hewett, citizen and clothmaker of London, and Thomas Hewett, his son, in £3,000.

Reference: SpSt/141/7
Bond : 28 Oct 1587
Thomas Bossevyle of Newhall, Yorks., gent., is bound to William Hewett, citizen and clothworker of London, in £3,000.

Reference: SpSt/141/8
Bond : c1587
Thomas Bosseville of Newhall, Yorks., gent., is bound to William Hewett, citizen and clothworker of London, and Thomas Hewett of London, his son in £40, to pay £3 6/8 per acre of land short of an agreed 500 acres to be sold, by a previous indenture of 28 Sep.

Reference: SpSt/141/9
Confirmation of a bond : 16 Jun 1590
William Hewytt, citizen and clothworker of London and Thomas Bosevyle of Newhall, Yorks., gent., confirm that they are the parties in a bond of equal date, for £120, to repay £62 10/-.

Reference: SpSt/141/10
Lease : 12 Feb 1591
William Hewett, citizen and clothworker of London, to Nycholas Hewett and George Hewett of the parish of Cathorne, Yorks., yeomen.
Messuage called Raw Roode, with all buildings and lands attatched, the lands containing 100 acres, and being in the township and fields of Calthorne; the herbage, pasturage and feeding of a parcel of wood ground called Margerye Parke, containing 60 acres, and also in Cathorne, with all timber reserved for William Hewett.
For 21 years, at £13 6/8 per annum rent.

Reference: SpSt/144/3
Lease : 19 Sep 1598
William Hewytt, citizen and clothmaker of London, and Thomas Hewitt, citizen and clothmaker of London, one of his sons, to Thomas Browne, of Stawley Netherthorpe, Derbys., joiner.
Moity of Jowett House messuage, in Cawthorne, with all appurtenances.
For 21 years, at £6 13/4 per year rent.

1622. William Hewytt, knight and Thomas Ferrers.
Deforciant: Thomas Hewett.8 messuages, 5 cottages, 2 mills, 400 acres land, 160 acres meadow, 40 acres pasture, 100 acres wood, in Caltheron. Consideration £320 sterling.Reference: SpSt/141/16

Lease 21 Apr 1626. Sir William Hewytt of the parish of St. Martins in the Field, Middlesex, knight, to George Hewytt, par. Cawthorne, Yorks., tanner.
Messuage called Raw Roode, with all houses and buildings, containing altogether 100 acres, with the herbage, pasturage and feeding of a parcel of wood ground called Margeri Parke, containing 60 acres, in the parish of Cawthorne; a water mill called Okenthorpe Mill, with all appurtenances; 5 small cottages, with appurtenances.For 21 years at £32 p.a. rent.

Reference: SpSt/145/26
Exemplification of a final concord : 23 Apr 1634
Plaintiffs: Thomas Waynewright, Thomas Lynley, Robert Hartley, Thomas Walshawe, Charles Oxley, George Hewett.
Deforciants: Godfrey Bosseville, knight, and Margaret his wife.
In 6 acres land, 2 acres meadow, 6 acres pasture, in Cawthorne.
Consideration £60 sterling.

Reference: SpSt/141/17 Confirmation of a bargain and sale with feoffment 24 May 1636 George Hewytt of Rawroide, Cawthorne, yeoman and William Hewytt, his son to William Hewytt of the parish of St. Martin in the Field, co. Middlesex, knight. Close of pasture or arable in Cawthorne, now in the tenure of George Hewytt, called Wilkinroide, containing by estimation 9 acres, and all tithes. £100, and to be held of the chief lord of the fee.

Reference: SpSt/141/18 Sale 8 Nov 1638 George Hewett of Raw Roids, Yorks., yeoman to Robert Hartley of Cannon Hall, Yorks., yeoman.
All tithes of corn, grain, wool, hay and lamb issuing out of Raw Roid messuage, in the chapelry of Cawthorne, and of all buildings and lands belonging, whereof 22 closes of land, meadow and pasture, parcel thereof, contains 120 acres, and are called High Bab, Thorne Bab, West Bab, Bab Inge, Babshaw, Babshaw Botham, Parke Hall, Smythie Royd, Long Smythie Roid, Broom Smythye royd, Smythie Royd Inge, Walker Carr Inge, Tenon Royd, Micklefield, now divided into 2, Barkehouse Inge als Micklefield botham, Barkehouse Yard, Well Close, New Royd, Rawroid Ing, Harriroid Inge and Rent Royd, and in one park or close of wood called Margery Parke, containing 60 acres of wood; one mill in Cawthorne; 4 cottages in Cawthorne. For £120, and to be held of the King's manor of East Greenwich, Kent.

Reference: SpSt/141/19. Bond. 8 Nov 1638. George Hewett and William Hewett of Raw Roid, Cawthorne, Yorks., yeoman, are bound to Robert Hartley of Canon Hall, Cawthorne, Yorks., yeoman, in £240, to keep the covenants of a deed of equal date.

Reference: SpSt/144/7-8
Copy of an exemplification of a final concord : 21 Nov 1650
Plaintiff: Robert Hartley.
Deforciants: William Hewytt, knight and Ursula, his wife.
In 8 messuages, 5 cottages, 1 water mill, 120 acres land, 160 acres meadow, 40 acres pasture, and 100 acres wood in Caltheron, als Cawthorne.
Consideration of £600.

Reference: SpSt/144/9
Copy of an exemplification of a common recovery : 28 Nov 1650
Plaintiffs: Richard Walker, gent., and John Shirt.
Demandant: Robert Hartley.
Vouchee: William Hewytt, knight.
13 messuages, 1 water mill, 100 acres land, 160 acres meadow, 40 acres pasture, 100 acres wood, in Caltheron, als Cawthorne.

Reference: SpSt/141/203 Dec 1650. Robert Hartley of Cannon Hall, p. Cawthorne, yeoman to William Bossevile of Gunthwaite, Yorks., esq. Messuage called Rawroyde, par. Cawthorne, with all lands and buildings belonging; Wylkinroyde close, with all tithes; close, or spring wood, called Margery Parke, containing 50 acres.£1,040.

Reference: SpSt/141/21 3 Dec 1650. Robert Hartley of Cannon Hall, p. Cawthorne, Yorks., yeoman and William Bosseville of Gunthwayte, Yorks., esq., Reciting a bargain and sale of equal date. By this indenture, Hartley agrees to guarantee Bosseville's title.

Reference: SpSt/141/22: 15 Mar 1651. Robert Hartley of Canon Hall, Cawthorn, Yorks., yeoman to Robert Taylor of Cawthorne, corviser.Cottage with a close adjoining, now in the tenure of Robert Taylor; cottage with a backside or garden, belonging to Charles Hawrcestle.For £26, and to be held of the chief lord of the fee.

Reference: SpSt/141/23-241673 Plaintiffs: John Spencer, gent., and John Spencer, junior Deforciant: Margaret Hartley, spinster.In a 4 messuages, 4 barns, 4 gardens, 4 orchards, 80 acres land, 80 acres meadow, 80 acres pasture, 10 acres wood, in Cawthorne.£200 sterling.

Reference: SpSt/141/25 14 Nov 1673. Margaret Hartley acknowledges receipt of £18 13/-, for rent arrears from John Spencer of Cannon Hall.

Reference: SpSt/141/26. Final Concord. 1695. Plaintiffs: John Spencer, gent., and Thomas Hawksworth, clerk.
Deforciants: Gervase Cutler, knight, and Elizabeth, his wife, and Francis Langley and Mary, his wife.
In 6 messuages, 100 acres land, 50 acres meadow, 50 acres pasture and common of pasture in Silkston, Cumberworth and Cawthorne.£20 sterling.

1616. William Greene of Micklethwet, Yorks., yeoman, of the first part, and Sir Thomas Hewitt of the City of London, knight, and William Shirt, of Cawthorne, Yorks., yeoman, of the second part.
Reciting Letters Patent, of 9 Feb 1588, when tithes of corn and grain in Cawthorne (part of the rectory of Silkstone) were granted to Edmund Downinge and Miles Dodding: deed of 10 Jul 1588, by which Downinge and Dodding granted the same to William Fisher and Robert Leake; deed of 25 Feb 1590 by which Leake granted to Fisher, the tithe corn from the town of Cawthorne; letters patent of 12 Aug 1591, when tithes of wool, lamb, and all other tithes from the parishes of Silkstone, Barnsley and Cawthorne (parcel of the rectory of Silkstone), were granted to Edmund Downinge and Roger Rant, of London, gent: deed of 30 Aug, 1591 by which Downinge and Rant granted tithes of hay, wool and lamb from Silkstone, Barnsley and Cawthorne to William Fisher; deed of 7 Nov 1598, by which Fisher granted to Thomas Cutler, gent., tithes of corn and grain from Silkstone, and tithes of hay, wool and lamb from Silkstone, Barnsley and Cawthorne; deed of 9 Mar, 1609 by which Cutler grants to William Greene all tithes from Cawthorne.
By this indenture, Greene grants all tithes of hay, wool, lamb, corn and grain, issuing out of 4 closes of arable or pasture in Cawthorne, called the Milnefields, measuring 16 acres, being the inheritance of Sir Thomas Hewitt.

 

Spencers of Cannon Hall

Refer to William Hewett born in Wales, Rotherham - of the Clothworkers' Company

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