Field Notes
from the first Parish Register

These notes, dated 1730 & 1731, are entered into the first parish register, following the 1725 burials.

BH:= bondhold, CH:= copyhold, N:= north, S:= south, W:= west, E:= east,

fur:= furlong, shoot:= shooting towards, Do.= ditto.

An Acct. of ye Lanes in Rushden within which ye great Tyths are due to ye Rector.
Imprimis From Dun lane upto Bedford road, thence to ye upper end of Clares lane, thence to a lane below ye last house in ye town so to ye towns end.
From Dun Lane down to ye street, thence to ye upper end of ye town & leaving out Richards Piece & Rappits Close on ye right hand, to ye lane between Richard Mallerys orchard & his Close, thence to Mr Halls house - down water lane - to Rapports lane - except a close belonging to St. Jno. Hospital in Northampton Tyth free.
Bond Hold Closes
A close of Mr Richards called ye Coney Gear above his homestead plus in one acre a small close of Mr Cooper shoot on Bedford road - a close of R. Ekins adjoining to ye same two closes of Jos. May above his homestead - a little close of Tho. Mallery's above his homestead of Palmers adjoining - a close of Tho. Mallery in Cleaves - a close of Robt. Stevens above Rapports land & of Jno. Deiton adjoining, a close of Jos. May in Broadwell - Spittle Closes pay five shillings per Annum at St. Thomas.
Acct. of ye Bond hold Land in Rushden Common fields
Blackfen field
Imprimis on a fur: shoot on Mr Grays Close
		Mr Manning Copyhold	E: ye 3d from ye Balk
	One Land
		Mr Richards	CH: W:
On a fur: shoot into Longdale
		Mr Tho Smith	CH: N:
	forty one Lands
		Mr Manning	CH: S: ye 17 in ye fur: S:
On Lang fur:
		A road way	W:
	Four Lands
		Moses Gobby	CH: E:
On Stone Hill
		Common Balk	N:
	Eleven Lands
		Common Balk	S:
Fur: shoot into Tippel Deans
		Common Balk	S:
Twenty one Lands
		Mr Tho Smith	CH: N:
Auters Well fur:
		Common swag	S: W:
	Twelve Lands
Do. Another Hide nearer home
		Mr Tho Smith	CH: S:
	Nineteen Lands
		… ...	CH: N: with a quick hedge at ye end
Hold Brook shoot into Blackfen slade
		Common B….	N:
	twenty Lands - 10 on each side ye Lot grass
		Mr Hall	CH: S:
Fur: shoot into Blackfen & on High haden
		Common Balk	S:
	eleven Lands
		Common Balk	N:
On High haden fur:
		Common Balk	S:
	fourteen Lands - besides two of Mr Ekins		CH:
On ye other side of two Common Leys
	ten lands
		Mr Hall	CH: N:
On Red stone Galls
		Common Balk	N:
	fourteen Lands
		Common Balk	S:
Another hide shoot: to High haden & Blackfen
		Mr Ekins	CH: S:
	thirteen Lands
		a joynt way	N:
On Long Red Lands
		Mr Hall	CH: S:
	seventeen Lands - at ye Bottom
	thirteen - at ye top - a joynt between
		Mr Ekins	CH: NW:
On Long Woolsac
		Jno Darnelly	CH: NW:
	thirteen Lands
		Mr Richards	CH: SE:
	Do. another hide more		SE shoots & ag'st Jno Deiton …
		Mr Hall	CH: NW:
	thirteen Lands
		&	SE:
On Thurspits
		a joynt way	SE:
	ten Lands
		Robt Achurch	CH: W:
fur: shoot on Parsonage Close
		Mr Richards	CH: SE:
	four lands
		Ley ground	CH: NW:
In Vessels
		Richard Clark	CH: S:
	eight Lands
		a quick hedge next ye Road	N:
Long fair fur:
		Jos May	CH: S:
	fourteen Lands
		a road way	N:
Short fair fur:
		a road way	S:
	fourteen Lands - besides a land of Mr Ekins		CH:
		John Darnelly	CH: N:
On Short Woolsac
		a joynt way	W:
	six Lands
		Mrs Beles	CH: E:
On ye Top of Dowpit
		Robt Achurch	CH: W:
	twelve Lands
		a joynt & Parsons Butts	NE:
On Short Stocks
		Mr Ekins	CH: NW:
	fiveteen Lands
	between ye hide & ye joynt six Lands
Bean fur:
		Jno Geary	CH: S:
	eleven Lands
		Mr Ekins	CH: N:
On Pease … fur:
		a joynt way	S:
	eleven Lands
		Mr Ekins	CH: N:
On Little Dale fur:
		Jos May	CH: E:
	eleven Lands
		Common Balk & Wm Mallery	CH: W:
Clay fur:
		Samuel Mallery	CH: E:
	seventeen Lands
		Common Balk	W:
Another Hide in Little dale
	two lands between ye hide & ye hedge
		Mr Cooper	CH: E:
	sixteen Lands
		Mr Ekins	CH: W:
On Broad Lands
		a joynt way	N:
	half a Land
	do. 4 Lands at ye bottom & 5 at ye top of Mr Ekins		CH:
	In or between ye Hides
	forty Lands
		Tho Mallery	CH: S:
In Clarks Piece
		a Close of R Ekins	BH: N:
	two Leys
		Richard Sergeant	CH: S:
Long Field
On Bisdale shoot: on Bracken
		Mr Nath Smith	CH: S:
	twenty one Lands
		Mr Tho Smith	CH: N:
		a rick place being at ye end
On a fur: shoot: to Church headland
		Mr Ekins	CH: NW:
	fourteen Lands
		Nath Smith	CH: E:
Do. nearer home
		Tho Mallery	CH: NW:
	fourteen Lands
		Mr Ekins	CH: SE:
fur: shoot: on Knuston Delves & Church headland
		Mr Nath Smith	CH: NW:
	fourteen Lands
		Mr Ekins	CH: SE:
On Beggars Bush fur:
		a joynt way	E:
	thirteen Lands & a ley of Grassground
		Robt Stevens	CH: W:
fur: shoot: to Knuston Meer
		Knuston Balk	N:
	ten Lands
		Tho Mallery	CH: S:
On a fur: shoot: on both Rowly sl…
		John Darnelly	CH: S:
	eighteen Lands
		Jos May	CH: N:
Knuston Corner fur:
		Nath Smith	E:
	fiveteen Lands & a gore
		Knuston Meer	W:
On a fur: shoot: on Wilsons Pits
		Mr Tho Ekins	CH: SE:
	fiveteen Lands
		Mr Rust	CH: NW:
Wilsons Pits fur:
		Jno Darnelly	CH: N:
	ten Lands
		Mr Bletsoe	S:
In Nathaniel Smiths field Close butt: on Wilsons pits
		Nath Smith	CH: W:
	two Lands or Leys
		The Hedge of ye Close	SE:
A field Close of Robt Stevens
		Butt: on Wilson Pits
A field Close of Mr Rust
		Butt: on Wilson Pits
On a fur: shoot: on Deans Close
		Mr Ekins Piece	CH: SE:
	four Lands
		a joynt way	NE:
On Dufcote Hill shoot into Deans
		An Highway	N:
	eleven Lands
		Mr Tho Smith	CH: SE:
On a fur: shoot: on Hall Spinney
		Common Balk	SE:
	eleven Lands
		Mr Tho Smith	CH: W:
On Barly fur:
		Mr Hall	CH: E:
	eleven Lands
		Jno Deiton	W:
On Crook fur: shoot: in Deans
		Wm Wolston	CH: W:
	sixteen Lands
		a joynt way between them
		The Slade	E:
On a fur: shoot: on Wimmington Meer
		Margets	CH: E:
	twenty two Lands
		Jos May	CH: W:
On Meer fur:
		Mr Richards	CH: E:
	fiveteen Lands
	besides a land of Mr Ekins		CH:
		Moses Gobby	CH: W:
On a fur: shoot: on Neather Crafts
		Moses Gobby	CH: E:
	fiveteen Lands
		Jos May	CH: W:
In Neather Crafts
		Glebes Land	CH: W:
	two lands
		Mr Ekins	CH: E:
On Milshway shoot: on Brownsden
		Wm Campion	CH: E:
	fiveteen Lands
		Mr Richards	CH: W:
Another fur: shoot: on Brownsden
		Tho Bletsoe	CH: E:
	nine Lands
		Mr Richards	CH: W:
On Brownsden fur: shoot: on Milshway
		Drables	CH: E:
	fourteen Lands
		Mr Tho Smith	CH: W:
In upper Crafts
		John Mallery	W:
	three Lands
		a Common Balk	SE:
On Fidlers Butts
		Tho Mallery	CH: N:
	twelve Lands
		Bedford Road	S:
Achurch's Ditch fur:
		a joynt way	N:
	fourteen Lands besides Land of Jos Tapp		CH:
		Mr Richards	CH: S:
On Long Pottello
		Saunders of Higham	CH: W:
	eighteen Lands
		Robt Achurch	E:
Garsden Hill fur: shoot: into Garsdens & Longden
		Mr Ekins	CH: W:
	fiveteen Lands shoot: into Garsden &
	fourteen into Longden - besides a land of Jos May		CH:
		Mr Ekins	CH: E:
On a fur: below short Pottello
		Common Balk	W:
	eighteen Lands besides 3 Lands of Robt Stevens & one of Mr Richards		CH:
		Park Leys	E:
Brook Field
On ye fur: shoot: into Bottom of Blackfen
		Robt Achurch	CH: S:
	thirteen Lands
		Mr Hall	CH: N: which is next ye Meer
On Hancross fur: beyond Hancross Bush
		Nath Smith	CH: E:
	fourteen Lands
		Henry Hall	CH: W:
Do. nearer home
		Mrs Lettice	CH: E:
	thirteen Lands
		Mr Tho Smith	CH: W:
	& a joynt way in part
On a fur: at Spittle Haden end
		a Common Balk	E:
	seventeen Lands
		Henry Hall	W:
fur: shoot: upto Spittle haden end
		Jno Darnelly	CH: E:
	twelve Lands
		Tho Mallery	CH: W:
On Sand pit fur:
		Jos May	CH: E:
	thirteen Lands
		Mr Tho Ekins	CH: W:
On Rockwell
		John Saunders	CH: E:
	eighteen Lands
		Mr Manning	CH: W:
On three Thorns
		Mr Tho Smith	CH: E:
	fiveteen Lands - besides a land of Mr Ekins		CH:
		Henry Hall	CH: W:
On Rang Lands
		Margets	CH: E:
	four Lands
		Henry Hall	CH: W:
Green Swarth in upper Cleaves
		Mr Manning	CH: E:
	Twelve Leys
		Rushes of ye Cow pasture	W:
In Neather Cleaves
	A Close of Tho Mallery
Do. adjoining to ye s'd Close
	Leys
Millhole fur: shoot: on Rockwell hedge
		Jos May	CH: E:
	six Lands
		Robt Stevens	CH: W:
	Do.	Mr Ekins	CH: SE:
	four Lands
	greenswarth adjoining to ye s'd hide
	seven Leys
		Town Ground	Nor:
On Seo Meadow Brook fur:
		Mr Richards	CH: E:
	twenty nine Lands
		green swarth	BH: W:
Green swarth aforesaid			S:
	eleven Leys
		passage to ye Meadow	W:
On … Hills
		Mr Richards	CH: E:
	four Leys …		S:
		Nath Smith	W:
On a fur: shoot: on ye Meadow & Northampton way
		Deiton	CH: E:
	fourteen Lands shoot: on ye meadow
	& fiveteen on Northampton Way
		Mr Ekins	CH: W:
Do. shoot: on ye Meadow			E:
		a Common Balk
	nine Lands
		Mr Ekins	CH: W:
On Gully Soe
		John Gobby	CH: E:
	fourteen Lands
		Saml Mallery	CH: W:
fur: shoot: on Westwell Spring
	fiveteen Lands or Leys - ye whole fur:
		Mr Ekins hedge	W:
On New Dicke fur:
		Mr Tho Smith	CH: N:
	three Lands
		a joynt way	S:
another hide in Gully Soe shoot: on Wolstons Hland
		Mr Smith	CH: E:
	fourteen Lands & a Ley
		Mr Tho Smiths close	CH: W:
On Bracken
		Palmer	CH: NW:
	thirteen Lands
		Westmores	SE:
Upper Brancrofts
		Tho Mallery	CH: W:
	seven Lands - besides a Land of Nath Smith		CH:
		Jos May	CH: E:
Nether Brancroft
		Peaks Sheep Coat	N:
	twenty two Lands
		Mr Ekins	CH: S:
Green swarth between Broadwell closes
	five Leys
In Broadwell
		Close of Jos May
At bottom of Rowly slade
		Ley of Wm Campion	CH: E:
	two Leys
		Water Course	W:
On Broadwell fur:
		Jno Darnelly	CH: S:
	five Lands
		a joynt way	N:
On Brook fur:
		Wm Wolston	CH: N:
	twenty two Lands
		Messrs Cooper & Geary	CH: S:
On Chippen Way fur:
		Wm Campion	CH: W:
	six Lands
		Mr Cooper	CH: E:
another Hide in Brook fur:
		Mr Tho Smith	CH: W:
	twelve Lands
		Mr Ekins	CH: E:
On Upper Chippen fur:
		a Common Balk	W:
	five Lands
		Mr Cooper	CH: E:
Do. nearer Home
	ten Lands - besides a land of Mr Ekins		CH:
		a Common Balk	E:
Upper Field
On Cones Bush fur:
		a joynt way	N:
	eleven Lands
		Mr Smith	CH: S:
On Garbroads
		Mr Ekins	CH: S:
	eleven Lands
		Mr Hall	CH: N:
On Newton Meer fur:
		Common Leys	N:
	thirteen Lands
		Common Balk	S:
On Ashwell fur:
		a joynt way	S:
	four Lands
		Tho Mallery	CH: N:
On Black Piece
		Jno Darnelly	CH: E:
	five Lands
		Mr Richards	CH: W:
On Broad Corner
		a joynt way	N:
	thirteen Lands
On Har Lands
		a joynt way	E:
	thirteen Lands
		Jos May	CH: W:
Taken upon view in years 1730 & 1731 by us
John Wollaston		Tythmen
The mark of Fran Smith
The mark of Willm Bayes

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NRO Ref: 285P/205