Settlements - Higham Ferrers Borough

Rushden is one of the thirteen parishes of the ancient administration area of "The Higham Ferrers Hundred"
and Higham Ferrers was where the Hundred Court would deal with business for the whole area.
I have highlighted the parishes to show the wide area from which people were drawn into the borough.

This small bundle of documents details people coming into the Borough and those who gave surety that no relief costs
would fall to the Borough if they were unable to keep themselves, and the fate of two children of George West deceased.
Names of Borough officials who agreed to the settlements and witnesses who signed the documents are all listed here.

According to the Parish Register George West’s wife Elizabeth had died in 1617 leaving him with 4 children. A further
baptism and burial in November 1619 record “Francis reputed son of George WEST” but no burial was found for George.

Ref	Date	Year	Forename	Surname	sign/mark	Details
33/1	Dec-21	1619	Simon	BAKER	M	husbandman of Irthlingborough, "hath taken to keep & bring upp" one of the children of George WEST late of Higham Ferrers deceased at no cost to the Borough
			Christopher	RUDDE		Mayor, agreed
			Henry	FREEMAN		gent. Alderman, agreed
			Robert	BISHOPP	S	witness
33/2	Jan-09	1642	Matthew	STRATTON a WEBSTER		weaver lately come to Higham Ferrers
			Thomas	ROWELL	M	hatter of Higham Ferrers gives surety to Borough
			John	STRATTON	M	weaver of Stanwick gives surety to Borough
			John	EKINS	S	witness
			Thomas	PAGE	S	witness
33/3	Dec-21	1619	Thomas	ADDERSON	M	shepherd of Higham Ferrers "hath taken to keep & bring upp" one of the children of George WEST late of Higham Ferrers deceased at no cost to the Borough
			Christopher	RUDDE		Mayor, agreed
			Henry	FREEMAN		gent. Alderman, agreed
			Robert	BISHOPP	S	witness
33/4	Jun-27	1625	Nicholas	LEONARDE	S	clerk of Higham Ferrers "hath received Daniel MATHIN a foreigner to inhabit"
			Arthur	GOODDAY	S	witness
			John	WEEKLIE	S	witness
			Daniel	MATHIN		came to Higham Ferrers
33/5	Jan-24	1630	William	MATHEW	M	husbandman of Higham Ferrers "has taken in Thomas GOODWIN without leave"
			Thomas	GOODWIN		came to Higham Ferrers
			Hugh	PRATT	S	witness
			Daniel	FLAWNE	M	witness
33/6	Sep-04	1637	Richard	GRUNDON	M	cooper of Riseley BDF & wife Martha have come to Higham Ferrers
			John	GRUNDON	M	joiner of Lavendon BKM gives surety to Borough
			Thomas	RUDD	S	witness
			Francis	BARREE	S	witness
33/7	Aug-01	1631	George	GOODDALL	S	saddler of Geddington & wife & children have come to Higham Ferrers
			Thomas	MOSSENDEW	S	innkeeper of Geddington gives surety to Borough
			Lawrence	GOODDALL	S	tailor of Geddington gives surety to Borough
			Jacob	FREER	S	clerk & witness
			Robert	EKINES	S	witness
			Thomas	LINAKER	S	witness
33/8	Aug-01	1631	Edward	HUITT	S	yeoman of Knotting BDF gives surety to Borough
			William	SELBYE		& wife & family have come to Higham Ferrers
			William	GOODE	S	witness
			Thomas	LINAKER	S	witness
			Matthew	STEANES		Mayor, agreed
			Henry	FREEMAN		Esq, agreed
33/9	Nov-09	1628	Henry	TRENTAM	S	(TRENTHAM) shoemaker of Higham Ferrers "or any wife he may take or children he may have"
			Francis	WINGRAVE	S	fuller of Higham Ferrers gives surety
			Thomas	COE	M	labourer of Higham Ferrers. gives surety
			Matthew	STAYNES	S	witness
			William	MATHEW	M	witness
			Roger	GOODDAY	S	witness
33/10	Dec-19	1642	John	STRATTON	M	weaver of [Higham Ferrers] has let property to Edm BERRIDGE & gives surety to Borough
			Edmund	BERRIDGE	M	labourer of Higham Ferrers lately come as tenant to John STRATTON & gives surety to Borough
			John	PYNCKARD	S	witness
			Hugh	PRATT	S	witness
33/11	Aug-05	1634	John	SABIE	S	husbandman of Higham Ferrers has lately admitted Thomas LOLE as a tenant
			Thomas	LOLE		lately admitted as tenant of John SABIE
			Arthur	GOODDAY	S	witness
			William	GOODE	S	witness
33/12	Oct-19	1637	Thomas	PEPLOW	S	baker of Higham Ferrers has taken George PEPLOW of Hargrave as a tenant & gives surety to Borough
			George	PEPLOW	S	husbandman of Hargrave lately come as tenant
			Arthur	GOODDAY	S	witness
			George	NEGUS	S	witness and bailiff
			Thomas	DAUSON	S	witness
33/13	Dec-31	1625	Nathaniel	HERBERT	S	gent of Hargrave gave surety to Borough for John YARNER to be taken into the Hospital to be a Beadman
			Anthony	BROWNE	M	hubandman of Hargrave gave surety to Borough for John YARNER to be taken into the Hospital to be a Beadman
			John	YARNER		labourer of Hargrave to be addmitted to the Hospital to be a Beadman
			Robert	BYSHOPP	S	witness
33/14	Jan-12	1635	William	MIDDELTON	S	has admitted Steven DAVIS & wife to inhabit his house - gives surety to Borough
			Steven	DAVIS		& wife lately come to Higham Ferrers. "to inhabit the house of" William MIDDLETON
			William	GOODE	S	witness
			Thomas	FREEMAN	S	witness
33/15	Jul-11	1631	Thomas	FISHER		husbandman of Rushden stands surety to Borough for William MEY glover of Rushden to be admitted to "be one of the poormen of the hospital or Beadhouse"
33/16	Jul-11	1631	John	MEY	S	glover of Rushden stands surety to Borough for William MEY glover of Rushden to be admitted to "be one of the poormen of the hospital or Beadhouse"
			William	MEY		glover of Rushden admitted to "be one of the poormen of the hospital or Beadhouse"
			Matthew	STEANES		Mayor, agreed
			Henry	FREEMAN		Esq, agreed
			Thomas	RUDDE	S	witness
			Twiford	WORTHINGTON	S	witness
33/17	Oct-20	1623	Nathaniel	AGUTTER	M	baker of Higham Ferrers "has received out of another town" John PHESANT & his wife
			John	PHESANT		& wife "received" into Higham Ferrers by Nathaniel AGUTTER
			Robert	BYSHOPP	S	witness
33/18	Aug-12	1635	William	DEERE	M	of Puddle Wharf in Te[mm]us Street London stands surety to Borough for John DEERE & wife & family
			John	DEERE		& wife & family lately admitted to Higham Ferrers
			Arthur	GOODDAY	S	witness
			William	GOODE	S	witness
33/19	May-25	1629	Nicholas	HARVYE	M	tailor of Raunds stands surety to Borough for Adam OSBORNE
			John	OSBORNE	S	tailor of Raunds stands surety to Borough for Adam OSBORNE
			Adam	OSBORNE		of Raunds labourer admitted to Higham Ferrers
			Roger	GOODDAY		Mayor, agreed
			John	JACKSON		Alderman, agreed
			Matthew	STEANES	S	witness
			Richard	BARNEIAME	M	witness

NRO Ref: Box X.713 33/1-19