County: Essex
Code: D2681#10
Reference: Chelmsford, Essex RO: D/B 3/1/2, fol. 39r
Function: Note
[Latin: Memorand pro Pourt herne
Portlane & omniberȝ Cois̕ Strat̕ burg]
Be it remembred that in the thirde yeere of the Reyne of kyng henry the vijthe
that the Brygge in Maldon̕ Callid Fulbrygge was so Jn decaye bothe in stone
werke & also in wodyng & Pylyng for whiche wodyng & pylyng Rauff Syllis &
Thomas Dale bayllies Comaundid John Senkk & Reynold Foulle to take & to
Felle as moche wode as was growyng in the Comon̕ stretis & lanes of the Bourghe
the seyd John & Reynold beyng Chamberleynes at the seyd comaundement &
for the proffyte of the Bourghe went in-to the seyd stretis & lanes & sett felleris
in werke & then̕ be-gan̕ on the southe Syde of wedeham water̕ parke gate & so
felle alle that lane tille they come dovn̕ to lymborn̕ broke on-to the tye & comon̕
Ayenst brodehedis that is to sey alle poort lane & so come dovn̕ from̕ the broke
tylle alle the hyghe weye thourghe-oute bothe on noldis syde & of lytille Maldon̕ syde
& also the hoke of lytille Maldon̕ land side on the est syde of the strete ayenst the hider̕
Corner̕ of noldes grove and so in euery hoke & Corner̕ tille they come to the towenes
ende at the Wayour̕ in whiche circuyte ther̕ was Felde iij ~~~ lodis of tymber̕
whiche tymber̕ went to the reparaciones of Samannes housis perteynyng to the tovn̕
& xxx lodis of wode & busshis whiche seruyd for the wodyng & pylyng of
the seyd Bregge & when̕ the wode was Fellid in the lane by the parke gate come
Syr̕ Thomas Skarlett abbott of Byleighe & his Chanones & wolde haue caryed awey
the wode that ∧ was Fellid there & thider̕ went the seyd Baylies & alle the onest persones
of the tovne & lettid the abbot & brought awey the wode to the tovne & the abbot
hadde there neuer̕ a stykk & his Cartis went home ageyn̕ Jdille & so then̕ it
hyng in trauarsse by-twixt the Tovn̕ & th abbot vpon̕ a ix or x wykes
& th abbot shewid alle his evidence that he covde for that lane & labored soore
ayenst the tovn̕ & so at the last come Robert Plomer̕ a Justice of the peace & Cheffe
Styward of landis on-to lord henry Erle of Essex & withe the baylies & th abbott
& walked from̕ the seyd parke gate alle the lanes that the tovne hadde Fellid
& so in conclusion̕ the seyd abbot & his Counseille come to tovn̕ to Thomas Groos
& there shewyd his evedence & titille & the tovn̕ Shewyd ther̕ evidence & chartours
afforn̕ the seyd Robert plomer̕ And John Berdfeld Auditour̕ to the seyd Erle
of Essex̕ & there was it proved that the seyd lane was a-bovnde of the tovne
& comen̕ for the tovn̕ afforn̕ the abbey of Byleighe was an abbey & so the tovn̕
went quyte ayenst the seyd awey for the wode there so fellid & [...] So the abbot
& his conseille were peacid & the seyd abbot then̕ afforn̕ the seyd Gentillis
desyrid of the baylies & the felouship of the tovn̕ that he myght make barres & them̕
sett up at the corner̕ of the parke for to saue his Catelles out of wodeham
Mortymer̕ landes & at the request of the seyd Gentillis the tovn̕ grauntid it
& so the larreris Gate & Fense there stondithe at the Sufferance of the tovn̕ ~~~
and also a x yeere afforn̕ that Thomas Dale & Reynold Felde in the same lane
Fast by the parke gate Fellde there & caryed a-weye pacifically viij lodis of wode for
the repayryng & wodyng of the strete a lytille este benethe Seynt peters chirche