Description Survey of lands of Henry Brune Esq.

Source 37M73 P32 Hampshire Record Office, Winchester

R.Roberts

R.Towner 19th March 1996

Richmond, Crofton. May 7th 1612.

A Survey of the Royalty of Henry Brune Esq. taken by the homage there at the Lay day there the eighth day of May in the year five and thirtieth of our Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth.

Impis: from a ground called Mill Hills, unto Hill Head. Joyning upon Posbrook Mead on ye South side and extendeth throughout a little parcel of meadow being the inheritance of one Richard Edwards, mod rici White.

Item. It extendeth throughout ye Common Meadow called the Salt Mead, except the meadows belonging to Posbrooke farme and half an acre called Newland half.

Item. It extendeth through Myrabell Mead, the East half part of Warmans Bridge and an half an acre in Stubbington Mead belonging to the tenants of Crofton.

Item. From Hollow Hill unto Catisfield Gate at Pyke lane end, and throughout a ground being the inheritance of Thomas White called Pykes lying at the East side of Pyke lane.

Item. It extendeth from Slankly Corner Southward unto Newland Mead and throughout a ground called Gay's. Joyning upon Stroud Green and throughout Adam's field parcel of Crofton is throughout Plummers and Colles tenements and from Maudes Pool to Lannel Stile and from thence to Coxcroft, and from Coxcroft to Gryme Sharde, Southward from Gryme Sharde to a place called Land and from Thence to Peasecroft and so to Gayosly Corner.

Item. It extendeth throughout the Manor of Lee Marks and throughout all the lands of Richard Whetam in Crofton and Lee Brytton and throughout eight acres of Arable Land in the hands of Edward Eaton, William Bound, Richard Whetam, Robert White, William Whetam and John Delaplye a parcell of land called Rentgatherers two parcells of ground called inygs and Pyckmans and an acre and one yard of land in Furzecroft which are in the holding of Robert White, Robert Wedg and William Plasket.

Item. Throughout one half acre of land lying in coops in the holding of William Plasket.

Item. It extendeth through the tenement of Richard Whetam in Stubbington, part of Crofton Manor.

Item. Through William Whetams tenement in Stubbington parcel of ye Manor of Crofton.

Item. Throughout William Plaskets tenement with th'appurtinances and Jane Sodons tenement with th'appurtinances.

Item. Through Thomas Knights tenement in Lee Marks and through certain lands called Newton in ye hands of John Taylor and through seven acres of land called Newton in ye hands of Henry Bryan.

Item. Through Roger Daylor his copyhold called Bushfield, Mr.John Ludton his nine acres in Aysetts in ye hands of John Lermer, a tenement called Rome in ye hands of Mrs.Drew Widow and a parcel of ground called Staple Coppice in the hands of John Elmes.

Item. Two Fowel's(?) tenements ye one called EastSwags in the hands of John Lormer and ye other called West Swags in ye hands of John Bryan mods Edward Hartwell.

Item. Two Fowel's(?) tenements of William Whetams called Reades and throughout all the Manor of Lee Britten.

Item. From Birchey crop to Longland Corner and so to ye southwest corner of Longland and so to the Southest corner of the said Longland and from thence Eastward all Churchfield in ye south part to Crabcroft corner and from thence to Pitcroft and so Eastwards to Sandhill Lane from Sandhill Lane on the south part unto the southwest end of Pitcroft and from thence south to Youngcroft and from thence east to Sandhill Common and from thence south to Prodcroft(?) and from thence east to Grange Gate and from thence South to Gomer Stone and thence west to Hooke Poynt.

Item. Ye liberty extendeth through those parcels following: John Swales a yard land pertaining to Hooke Mortimer, George Rider a house with th'appurtinances in Hooke Mortimer and a yard land Edmond Legate a yard land pertaining to Hook Mortimer called Hodgpicks James Swales a yard land called Fishers in west Hooke.

The yearly rents of ye hundred silver of Richmond Crofton is 18s 6d.

The Priviledges within ye liberty are Wrecks Weyass Estrays Felons Gards Royal of Hawking Hunting Fishing Fowling.

The Royalty of this liberty together with other lands was granted by letters patent unto William Le Brune and Isabel his wife 5th B.g Edward I.

Note on the cover: Copy of a survey of Henry Brune Esq. sent me by Mr.Pafford June 21st 1744.

This Royalty has been in the Le Brune family 530 years it was given them by Edward I.