Pipe Leases for Dorset.

By EDW. ALEX. FRY.

(Read 19th February, 1918.)

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the Public Record Office, London, is an Index of Leases granted by the Clerk of the Pipe, of Crown lands; and, quoting from Mr. Scargill Bird's "Guide to the Public Records," in order to obtain a Crown Lease a Petition or Memorial was preferred to the Treasury, which was then referred to the Surveyor General of Crown Lands to be reported upon. A Warrant was thereupon issued to the Surveyor General to make a Constat or to obtain from the Auditor a Particular of the premises as described in former leases. The Constat or Particular was then rated by the Surveyor General, which rate contained a specification of the term of years, and of the reserved rent and fine, with the covenants and provisoes, the Constat, Particular, and Rate being then sent back to the Treasury.

A Warrant was then issued from the Treasury to the Clerk of the Pipe to prepare the lease to be passed under the seal of the Court of Exchequer, a copy of the draft of the lease, which was called a Transcript, being transmitted to the Chancellor of the Exchequer ; and after receiving his signature and those of the Lords of the Treasury, it was returned to the Pipe Office, where it was engrossed and afterwards enrolled.

The Index referred to is merely a list, more or less in chronological order, and the first three entries for Dorset read as follows:—

No. 165 3 Charles I. John Warren &c. C.

171 3 213 4

Robert Stickland C.
John Warren &c. C.

It will be seen, therefore, that very little information is vouchsafed in the Index, but on examination of the documents themselves it was found that they were full of interesting topographical and genealogical information, and, with a view of enabling others to participate in their contents, I went through all the Dorset leases and compiled the Calendar now presented.

Of course there are many other series of Calendars or Indexes of Crown Leases; and a reference to Mr. Bird's Handbook will convince anyone that many years might be spent in compiling Calendars (not to mention extracting the contents of the Leases themselves) relating to Dorset only. This particular Index, however, being comparatively short and in a little book by itself, I thought it worth while to extend it into a Calendar, and I hope it will be found interesting and useful.

EDW. ALEX. FRY.

CALENDAR OF CROWN LEASES AND FEE FARM RENTS IN THE PIPE OFFICE, EXCHEQUER, GENERALLY CALLED PIPE LEASES RELATING TO DORSET.

No. 165. 3 Charles I. 1627. C.

Lease to John Warren of lands in Ryme Intrinseca called Pound Barton at 20 pence p. ann.

Lease to George Lyde of messuage and lands in Ryme
at 12d p. ann.

Lease to John Chafy, of New Inn, gent, of lands in
Ryme called Buckbarrow at 2/- p. ann.

171. 3 Charles I. 1627. C.

Lease to Robert Stickland of fishery in Fordington at 8/- p. ann.

213. 4 Charles I. 1628. C.

Lease to John Warren of lands in Ryme Intrinseca
called Pound Barton for 99 years at 20d
p. ann.
Lease to Joan Lide, widow, of a cottage in Ryme for
99 years at 12d p. ann.

458. 11 June 11 Charles I. 1635. C.

459.

Lease to Lawrence Squibb and John Loope of 10 gardens in Wareham, certain tithes there and in Best wall and Bere Regis at 40/-, 10/-, and 6/8 p. ann. respectively.

11 Charles I. 1635. C.

Lease to Lawrence Squibb and John Loope of tythes of the Golden Prebend of Charminster, for 21 years, at £4 3 2 p. ann.

701. 25 February 23 Charles I. 1647. C. & P.

702. Lease to Roland Jewkes and Richard Ingram of Clenstone Farm & Mill formerly of George Morton, Bart., outlawed, for 1 year at 50/

713. 14 December 24 Charles I. 1648. C. & P. Lease to Philippa Banckworth, widow of John Banckworth, of manors of Shitterton, Lalee, Milborne St. Andrew, Winterborne Kingston and Whatcombe and Clenstone farm & 10 messuages in Wimborne Minster, formerly of George Mooreton, Bart., outoutlawed for 1 year at 40/8.

789.13 February 1654. C. & P.

2137. Lease to Owen Owens, of Mothvey, co. Carmarthen, gent, the husband of Martha Hastings late spinster, Manors of Milborne St. Andrew, Shitterton, Winterborne Kingston, Whatcombe, Lalee, mansion called Milborne St. Andrew, Clenston farm, all formerly

belonging to Sir George Morton of Clenstone, outlawed, during the term of his outlawry, at 21/91 p. ann.

854. date 1657 ? C.

873.)

Lease to Luke Weekes, gent, of lands formerly of Cecil Lord Baltimore, recusant, of 2/3rds of moiety of 18 ac. pasture in Hide in parish of Lidlinch for 21 years at £8 p. ann.

2230. 6 March 1657. C. & P.

Lease to George Moore of Shaftesbury, gent, of old rents and farm in Gussage St. Andrew formerly of George Thimbleby of Gussage St. Andrew in right of Mary his wife late Mary Mallett, widow, a recusant, for 21 years at £76 p. ann.

946. 18 November 24 Elizabeth 1581. P.

Particulars only for lease of lands &c. (not specified) in Wareham formerly belonging to the Fraternity of Corpus Christi there, 2 ac. in Holmeade in Wareham formerly belonging to the Monastery of Shene; Tithes in Dodingbere, Bindon and Longmeade formerly belonging to Thomas Wryottesley, Knt; Rectory and advowson of East Lulworth, parcel of Monastery of Marten, Surrey. To be granted to George Skerne, John Cleves and Augustin Cleves for their lives jointly (successively is struck out).

1244. 15 September 8 James I. 1610. P.

Particulars for lease of manor of Uphaye in Broadwinsor and other lands in Devon, part of lands of Thomazine Turbervile recusant, deceased, wife of Thomas Turbervile, of Bere Regis, arm., to Adam King, gent, for 21 years at £5 p. ann.

1431. 4 July 15 James I. 1617. P.

Particulars for a lease of office of Steward of the Hundreds of Bromeshall and of Redlane for 21 years to James Galley, gent.

1432. 17 February 38 Elizabeth 1596. P.

Particulars of the Prebend of Sherborne (and manor of
Yeovil, Som), leased to Sir Ralph Horsey, Knt,
John Horsey and Ralph Horsey his sons for their
lives.

1442. 19 James I. 1621. P.

1443. Particulars of property of John Webb (apparently) 1444. owing to the Crown, viz, 1 messuage and land in Lynwood in Ellingham, Hants, manor of Canford, of certain property in Wymborne, Dorset, and property in New Sarum, Wilts, to be granted to Thomas Plomer.

1928. 2 September 1650. F..

Particulars of farm of the town of Dorchester to the
Burgesses of the same to hold from 26 July, 11
Edward III., 1337, to them and their successors
for ever.

1929. 1 July 1650. P.

Particular of rent of a mill, a quay called the Cobbe and two fairs on 1st February and 20 September at Lyme Regis, to the Burgesses of the same.

1930. 6 January 1651. P.

Particular of two Fairs held yearly at Corffe in Isle of Purbeck, rent of assize &c. and of manors of Mappercombe and Nettlecombe, Milborne (Melcome, crossed out), (Bridport, crossed out), Pourstock, (Canford crossed out).