The Court Baron of Our Most Gracious Sovereign Lady Queen Victoria Lady of the said Manor held at Rushden in and for the said Manor on Monday the Twenty eighth day of October in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy eight Before George Hodson Burnham Esquire Steward of the said Manor

Thomas Wilmott
on the surrender of
William Betson

At this Court it was found and presented by the Homage that William Betson of Rushden in the County of Northampton Cordwainer a customary tenant of the said Manor by his surrender dated the Twenty-seventh day of December One thousand eight hundred and seventy six In consideration of One hundred and ten Pounds to him paid by Thomas Wilmott of Rushden aforesaid Railway Ganger Did out of Court surrender by the Rod into the hands of the said lady of the said Manor by the hands and acceptance of the said Steward of the said Manor according to the custom thereof All that small plot or piece of land or ground situate in Rushden aforesaid (and adjoining the Road leading from Rushden aforesaid to Wellingborough) containing by admeasurement One thousand one hundred and eight five square yards or thereabouts (were the same more or less) lately in the occupation of the said William Betson and lately forming part or piece of garden ground at the back of Four Messuages Cottages or tenements with the outbuildings and appurtenances thereto belonging situate and standing and being in Duck Street in Rushden aforesaid then or lately in the several occupations of the said William Betson John Denton George Facey and Thomas Wilmot which said small plot or piece of land or ground thereby surrendered was separated from the other parts of the said piece of garden ground (retained by the said William Betson and not intended to be thereby surrendered) by stumps then set down and in the line of which stumps a fence was to be erected across the said small plot or piece of land or ground thereby surrendered by and at the expense of the said Thomas Wilmott his heirs or assigns within six calendar months from the date of that surrender (which fence was to be the property of and forever to be kept in repair by and at the expense of the said Thomas Wilmott his heirs and assigns) And to which said premises intended to be thereby surrendered (together with other hereditaments) the said William Betson was admitted Tenant at a Court held in and for the said Manor on the Fifth day of July One thousand eight hundred and fifty four Together with all easements rights members and appurtenances to the same premises intended to be thereby surrendered belonging or appertaining And all the estate right title and interest of him the said William Betson out of in to or upon the same To the only proper use and behoof of the said Thomas Wilmott his heirs and assigns forever at the will of the Lady according to the custom of the said Manor Now to this Court came the said Thomas Wilmott in his own proper person and humbly prayed of the said Lady of the said Manor to be admitted Tenant to the said hereditaments so surrendered to him as aforesaid with the appurtenances  To whom the Lady of the said Manor by her aforesaid Steward hath granted seisin thereof by the Rod To have and to hold the said hereditaments with the appurtenances unto the said Thomas Wilmott his heirs and assigns forever at the will of the Lady according to the custom of the said Manor by fealty suit of Court fines rents and other customs and services anciently due and of right accustomed And for such his admission he hath given unto the Lady for a Fine as appears in the margin and so saving always the right of the Lady and of all persons whomsoever the said Thomas Wilmott was admitted Tenant in manner aforesaid but his fealty was respited because & d

Examined by me

Geo Burnham

Steward