RepositoryCheshire Record Office
LevelItem
ReferenceDCH/C/810
TitleCONDITIONS for Agreement between (Lord Cholmondeley) and Mr. Drake
Datec 1731
DescriptionCONDITIONS for Agreement between (Lord Cholmondeley) and Mr. Drake, whereby the said Lord Cholmondeley is willing to allow Mr. Drake the tolls of MALPAS FAIR, reserving 1/8 of the tolls called Pitching Pennys, and with the proviso that Mr. Drake undertakes the collection thereof and the expence of the Fair Dinner; he concedes Drake's right of walking and proclaiming Fairs and the right to swear Constables etc: in his Court; he allows him the royalty of towns, cottages, rents etc: in AGDEN, BADELEY, CALDECOT [Caldecott], CARDEN, CASTLETOWNE [Castletown], DUCKINGTON, NEWTON, STOCKTON, STRETTON, SHOCKLATCH [Shocklach], but reserves the right to cottage rents in EDGE, MALPAS and TILSTONE [Tilston], a quarter of the rents of any new cottage erected there, suit of court and a quarter of the waifs, strays etc: he insists on the royalty of BARTON and all cottage rents etc: there, but allows that tenants owe suit of court to Mr. Drake's Courts; he postpones the settlement of the dispute about the moor part of William Overton's tenements. Paper.
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