List of the Verney Letters

Roades, William

Bailiff at Claydon 1630s to 1657

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05-204
Sent by William Roades? Roades, William
on 1643/09/20
Notes: estate matters (report on crops such as oats, wood, logs)
05-206
Sent by William Roades? Roades, William
on 1643/09/20
Notes: estate matters (list referring to horses at Claydon)
06-355
Sent by William Roades Roades, William
on 1645/06/18
Notes: money matters
Queries: ?Who?
07-058
Sent by William Roades? Roades, William
on 1646/02/14
on 1646/03/4 (14 Mar)
Notes: ?
Queries: extremely hard to read
07-341
Sent by William Roades Roades, William
on 1646/08/00??
Notes: accounts
07-471
Sent by William Roades? Roades, William
on 1646/12/03
Notes: money matters (account money paid to Lady Verney by William Roades)
Queries: covers 5 pages
08-355
Sent by William Roades Roades, William
on 1647/01/11
To W Oksley Oksley, W
Notes: money matters (wants payment)
08-052
Sent by Will Roades Roades, William
on 1647/02/27
Notes: ?
08-022
Sent by William Roades Roades, William
on 1647/03/25
Notes: ? Mrs Denton
07-535
Sent by William Roades Roades, William
on 1647/05/00??
on 1647/05/30 (9 June)
Notes: household matters (Elizabeth Verney, John Verney, Thomas Benton)
08-230
Sent by William Roades Roades, William
on 1647/09/01
Notes: money matters (notes of money paid to Mary Verney)
08-279
Sent by William Roades Roades, William
on 1647/10/21
To Lady Mary Verney? Verney, Mary [Blacknall] d.1650
received at London
Notes: estate matters?
Queries: very hard to read
08-525
Sent by William Roades Roades, William
on 1648/02/18
To ? Right Worshipful Sir Thomas ffuggon? [Uncertain/Unknown/Not Applicable]
Notes: ?
Queries: hard to read
09-453
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1648/07/06
Notes: William Roades has approached Parson Aris at Claydon about enclosure. Aris reserving judgement. Rating of parish decided by 6 men, 3 chosen by Roades, 3 by parson
09-277
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1648/09/13
Notes: REREAD IN ORIGINAL on enclosureat Claydon N 1085(a)
09-330
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1648/10/21
Notes: * on tax rating of Middle Claydon and Farming practice
09-369
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1648/11/29
Notes: Material on repairs at Claydon
09-392
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1648/12/20
Notes: 17/27 –L – arguments for enclosure at Middle Claydon and about leases there.
10-165
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1649/00/00
Notes: Unreadable – See Original
09-469
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1649/01/18
Notes: Planning papers to be sent by WR about how 4 or 5 yardlands could be enclosed at Claydon
09-493
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1649/02/21
Notes: 1648/49
09-520
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1649/03/15
Notes: 1648/49
10-015
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1649/05/14
Notes: About possible ways of settling Verney debts, including raising cash from MC tenants secured on land "I make no question but to provide men, if not tenants that will do it. . . I know but few in our country but will take my word for anything that I have or do promise".
10-085
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1649/07/26
Notes: *on sales of Oxfordshire and Berkshire lands
10-118
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1649/08/18
Notes: REREAD
10-145
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1649/09/15
10-151
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1649/09/18
Notes: *has sent Claydon accounts and now sends Berks and Oxon where losses heavy . Cleaver has taken possession of Abingdon [monestery ] lands. Reckons more lost on cattle by this year's drought than by last year's rot.
10-171
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1649/09/26
Notes: 26 Sept and 18 Oct – READ IN ORGINAL
11-023
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1650/00/00??
Notes: says someone will take Fyfield at £120 PA – says take this, the great house there is going to decay
10-243
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1650/01/12
Notes: * 1649/50 - Complete rent roll of Middl Claydon and long and detailed discussion of tenants. Advocates total enclosure because 'the fields are so little already that they will not keep without rutting half sheep enough to fold half the land that should be' V important letter on estate policy
10-433
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1650/07/17
Notes: *says only £440 due to SRV. Craves he should not have to go to Dieppe to see SRV. Says his wife is afraid to do anything while he was away last time and has been ever since , and hearing the news of a new journey fell very ill.
10-440
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1650/07/20
Notes: * repeating that WR trying to get £440 rent arrears from tenants. SRV has asked for £600 by August, and WR says he will do what he can an even use his own credit to raise it . WR has 8 children
10-255
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1650/07/26
Notes: *In JAN 1649/50 Detailed estate and community matters at Claydon, inculding much on Parish Poor
11-007
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1650/12/09
11-042
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1651/01/22
Notes: 1650/1
10-273
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1652/02/14
Notes: * Estimate of Estate value - substantial overview of different Middle Claydon lands, their current rent, and what annuities and other liabities are paid out of it.
11-460
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1652/11/20
To Mr Lawrence Lawrence, Mr
Notes: Wants a writ to stop Quainton man pinching wood from MC.
11-235
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1653/01/24
Notes: 1652/3? Bricks at 19s per 1000 at Brill. They will cos 14s per thousand bringing to claydon
12-206
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1653/08/16
Notes: About Wasing
12-234
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1653/09/26
Notes: at Lord Eure's house in Malton, Yorks. ROBERT BUSBY DEAD
12-255
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1653/10/17
Notes: WR deputing his son to wait on SRV when he arrives, while WR goes to Wasing to collect rent
12-421
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1654/03/09
Notes: 1653/4 About Mr Meads Debts £650
12-422
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1654/03/09
Notes: 1653/4 nb about lead prices and transport
13-216
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1654/06/10
Notes: * shows WR still trying to collect arrears of rent back to 1644 and taking people to court.
13-173
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1654/08/17
Notes: * harvest over despite wet afternoons. Someone looking at Preston Crowmarsh farm [for purchase?]
13-155
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1654/08/21
Notes: * building work going on - lathing and tiling. Harvest near ending so workmen will be able to resume banking.
13-116
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1654/09/29
Notes: * Account of brick making. John Hamsheer.3 clamps made @ £4 10s per 1000 = £36 -17 -1; part of total bill for brickmaking, material charges, coal from Beaconsfield @54s per chaldron total £97 -17-11. nb srv adds loss of ground clay dug to the costs!
13-230
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1654/11/24
12-511
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1654/12/25
12-498
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1654/12/28
Notes: Tho Edwards wants to bring his kinsman to Claydon – Has gone to see srv about it.
13-268
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/01/04
Notes: 1654/5
13-308
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/02/06
Notes: 1654/5
13-305
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/02/08
Notes: 1654/5 – Stocking the warren
13-310
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/02/13
Notes: * 1654/5 Couldn't find Mr Searjeant to survey/map, but thinks he can get someone else to do it just as well. Wrasking SRV to help him protect interest of his 5 yr old granddaughter now his diwoed daughter dead. Has lived with wr since birth, worth £20 pa. Custom will transfer land to aunts. WR wants guardianship
13-322
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/02/19
Notes: 1654/5
13-329
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/02/24
Notes: * 1654/5. Leighton man found by WR who will 'return' (transfer) money to London next Saturday - £50
13-423
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/05/14
13-430
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/05/21
Notes: *Thomas Miller asking to take new enclosed land through his father in law WR. Will drop his questions about land exchanges, effectively dropping all opposition
13-431
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/05/21
Notes: *WR will have to borrow money in country expensively if SRV wants more. Brickmaking 22,000 made for £19. Breakdown of expenses. New enclosure leases; Putting cows in various fields (?unlet ones)
13-476
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/06/18
Notes: * buying sheep and oxen. Thinks he has buyer for Fifield (oxon) land. Update on building progress at Claydon
13-485
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/06/25
Notes: * details of oxen and sheep purchases. Also buying 8 Yokes, suggests using for ploughing/carrying
13-498
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/07/02
Notes: WR trying to help SRV borrow money through a friend in Herts
13-506
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/07/05
Notes: *Clark the potash man taking money to London when he goes next week, returning with coals 'and leaves his money at Mr Gapes for you'. WR only received £50 rent at Crowmarsh (oxon) when there. Money also sent up with 'Bayley the carrier', can be picked up from his son at Saracens Head in Carter Lane.
13-514
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/07/12
Notes: * Brickmaker has mis-fired one lot of 14,000, but they will be ok for garden wall. 'the house which is as good as done. Brickmaker away for 1 month for harvest.
13-526
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/07/18
13-537
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/07/24
To Lady V Verney Verney, Ursula, Lady
13-538
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/07/24
Notes: *Ash man unable to sell his potash at London. Brick men want more coal - 4 chaldron bought for £5 12 0. Consider brick men 'knaves' 'and they will not hinder their harvest time for no man's pleasure'
13-548
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/07/30
Notes: * Amounts of hay from fields listed
13-552
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/07/30
Notes: Has sent a rent roll of Claydon (SRV memorandum saying he put it with other papers)
13-560
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/08/06
Notes: *Estate matters - ox team fetching stones from Marsh [Gibbon] ; WR's views on Kibble - his wide range of London contacts.
13-575
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/08/13
Notes: *If SRV wants stone from Eydon [18miles as crow flies] will take at least 2 nights and 3 days. WR's own house needs repairs
13-580
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/08/15
Notes: *About the plumbers work. Piece rate. Putting in a new lead system. Brickmakers have made 67,000 in 3 kilns, and have 70k more to burn, one of 23,000 now, rest after harvest. But 'none but in September' too wet after that.
13-584
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/08/20
Notes: * has sown turnips as instructed and gardener weeding them . Has arranged for wheat carts going to Uxbridge to return via Brentford bringing coal, paying with the money they have got for the wheat, and returning to Claydon. Eydon stones being used at S and w ends of new buildings, and windows to be set up . 6 loads ready.
14-006
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/08/27
Notes: * Beginning bean harvest this week. Various tenants moving house at the enclosure. Brickmaker has gone away for harvest. Brick clamp 'proves for the most part well'. Using Sir R Temple's teams to carry stone.
14-048
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/09/12
Notes: nb word groling vs ploughing??
14-061
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/09/17
Notes: * Much on Word sales. Estate administration. On sheep and cattle buying and mechanisms of the fairs, markets and drovers.
14-073
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/09/22
Notes: Note about money received by Will Barker £41
14-083
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/09/24
Notes: Bean harvest finished. New hedges and enclosure.
14-099
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/10/08
Notes: * much rain at Claydon. Will Guttridge's house 'as wet inside as out'. Wr says if srv not coming to Claydon soon he should give order for Guttridge to move to Scott's house.
14-109
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/10/15
Notes: * finished mowing aftermath hay - but will never be persuaded to do it so late again. Problems with a money return at Leighton [Buzzard]
14-205
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/12/12
Notes: * negotiating lease for new enclosed land. John Gurney of Barton [Hartshorn?] wants 21 yr lease.
14-220
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1655/12/31
14-241
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/01/15
Notes: * 1655/6 Has Orphaned grandson in Adstock he wants to take over wants SRV to take out letters of aministration for him. His (dead) daughter had jointure of £20 pa which is now the grandchild's
14-273
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/02/04
Notes: 1655/6 About grandsons money in Adstock. Full statement
14-277
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/02/11
Notes: * 1655/6 Rent list valuing new enclosure fields
14-287
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/02/16
Notes: * 1655/6 crabtrees (2000 of them) Benson (oxon) stuff
14-299
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/02/26
Notes: 1655/6 Planting trees
14-305
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/03/02
Notes: 1655/6 Says SRV summoned – Suggests he (wr) should go at go at such short notice
14-338
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/03/31
Notes: * Roades using men from Buckingham and Towcester for fencing enclosures - a considerable distance away.
14-389
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/04/15
Notes: * leasing negotiations
14-356
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/04/20
Notes: Change of lease at Benson- Farmer Lever giving up for freeholder of South Stoke called Cadbury
14-367
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/04/23
Notes: * About organizing Fettiplace loan to srv. Meeting at Golden Steel (?) in Longacre.
12-488
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/04/29
Notes: 1656 out of place* letting new enclosed closes. Cottagers threatening to drive their cattle in customary way that will ruin several new enclosed grounds.
Queries: * (from Benson) About making bricks at Claydon
14-373
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/04/29
Notes: * discussing the wealth of potential farmers for Crowmarsh big farm. One has £80 pa freehold and £2000 in stock, another £30 pa freehold.
14-387
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/05/12
Notes: * WR's writing. Draft Deed about Road Repairs
14-393
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/05/18
Notes: * Quarrels between townspeople at Claydon and parson about cost of road repairs. About selling SRV's Horses because lame and blind
14-398
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/05/21
Notes: NB Ponds are drying up – drought but also nb sluices and channels to control levels.
14-402
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/05/25
Notes: * “There is very good grass” - describes building work done. problems of sheep overstocking @ Benson.
14-404
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/05/28
14-409
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/06/03
Notes: * 3 letters of same date on detailed estate matters at Claydon. Road repair problems. Large scale fencing from enclosure. Settement case.
14-410
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/06/03
14-411
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/06/03
14-408
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/06/05
Notes: * Intending to plough wood walk before midsummer. At present both ox teams carrying 'spars'. Buckingham men carrying 'mould' into garden. 3 kilns of bricks burnt. 'Mr Challenor who builds the scool house at Steepl Claydon desires to buy some time of you. . . '
14-413
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/06/09
Notes: House of John Dandridge @ Waseing burned down. SRV to build it up again
14-418
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/06/10
Notes: Suggests selling hay by the acre rather than by the load
14-421
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/06/12
Notes: Gardener drunk and misbehaving Suggests SRV gets rid of him.
14-428
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/06/14
14-425
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/06/15
14-429
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/06/16
14-438
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/06/20
Notes: * Wasing and Crowmarsh tenants have both had houses burnt down. Requesting timber to rebuild . New malthouse at Crowmarsh destroyed. Total of 27 bays.
14-441
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/06/23
14-442
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/06/23
Notes: * Wants to know what SRV wants plumber to do about Roof laying and pipes. Costing a new cistern.
14-445
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/06/26
14-460
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/07/01
14-481
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/07/24
Notes: Quotations on building work
14-487
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1656/07/28
15-113
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1657/02/05
Notes: 1656/7
15-153
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1657/03/00
Notes: 1656/7
15-186
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1657/03/14
Notes: 1656/7
15-210
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1657/03/31
15-211
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1657/03/31
Notes: * About Mr Abell's fences between M Claydon and East Claydon, and who should mend them.
15-214
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1657/04/02
Notes: * Nicholas wyatt offering to take one field at Claydon for 3 or 6 years at 30s an acre
15-219
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1657/04/06
Notes: * Hedging and ditching activities - very busy
15-220
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1657/04/09
15-244
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1657/05/13
15-246
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1657/05/14
Notes: * on enclosing Crowmarsh's 3 field system. Intending to buy a bull at Buckingham fair on Thursday week, and it would be good to buy oxen there.
15-252
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1657/05/20
15-254
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1657/05/23
15-253
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1657/05/28
15-280
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1657/06/16
15-433
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1657/06/20
To tv (Copy) Verney, Thomas
15-300
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1657/06/25
15-222
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1657/07/08
15-330
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1657/07/10
To John Wigson Wigson, John
15-226
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1657/07/16
Notes: * 3 packs of hemp seeds needed. Overseer of poor Thomas Kent wants information on rents from srv so that he can rate the new inclosures 'at a pound rate as they do the rest of the parish'.
15-355
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1657/08/12
To J Wigson Wigson, John
Notes: About Stones
15-358
Sent by wr Roades, William
on 1657/08/13
Notes: About hedges

Letters Received

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Showing 273 letters out of 273.

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03-090
Sent by Ursula Verney Verney, Ursula, Lady
from Lon[don]
on 1636/10/14
To Mr Roades Roades, William
Notes: Asking for her money. Is sick, wants money. Hears from Wm Denton that SRV not well. Sends best wishes
05-197
on 1643/09/11
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: note asking WR to be careful of all his estate
Queries: annotated 'enclosed in a letter'
05-360
Sent by Thomas Verney Verney, Thomas
on 1644/03/25
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: money matters (Mr Aris)
05-364
on 1644/03/29
To William Roades? Roades, William
Notes: chat (letters, Moyses?, Croton); estate matters (tenants); money matters (Boulton, rents, Sutton, Tuckwell, Jerome, Horsly, in code)
05-366
Sent by Mall Verney? Verney, Mary [Lloyd]
on 1644/03/31
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: family matters (sister Susan, sister Pen, Sir Peter, aunt Verney)
05-365
Sent by Sam Lavington Lavington, Sam
on 1644/04/31
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: estate matters? (East Horsly, Will Brewer?)
05-397
Sent by Thomas Verney Verney, Thomas
on 1644/05/13
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: money matters (his need for money, SRV desires to govern his brothers and sisters, Cambridge,Mr Lavington)
05-446
on 1644/06/21
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: business matters (owner of Moyses, Croton, Mrs Alp); money matters (rent of Bolton, Henns, Mr Thomas); chat (Mall, Sir Gar ?, use of a symbol as code, Sutton)
Queries: hard to read, faded and smudged
05-455
Sent by Thomas Verney Verney, Thomas
on 1644/07/06
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Claydon
Notes: money matters (demand for money, says is destitute, Claydon)
06-138
on 1644/12/00?
To William Roades? Roades, William
Notes: money matters (list of payments made, Miller the Taylor, Rob, Ireland, Sir William's servant, Richard Preston, Francis Rogers, Simon Delbo?, James Butler)
Queries: note says referred to in his letter of 1644/12/20
06-139
on 1644/12/00?
To William Roades? Roades, William
Notes: money matters (list of monies received, Sir William's servant, Sir George G, Mr Richards, London, Henry G, Ireland, Westshoste?)
06-140
on 1644/12/30
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Mid Claydon
Notes: money matters (letter suggests items 06-138 and 06-139 were enclosed with this); chat (little girl has smallpox)
Queries: note says about Sir Edmund Verney's business
06-175
Sent by Dr William Denton Denton, Dr William d.1691
on 1645/01/30
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: money matters (Sir R, about money owed, Th Heather?); also a handwritten transcription of this letter
06-238
on 1645/03/14
To ? Wiliam Roades? Roades, William
Notes: chat (Croton?, London, Lady Ursula); money matters (content to allow Harry 50 shillings); legal matters (Pardon of Alienation for Manor of Croton about 1638, John D)
Queries: 14 Mar/24 Mar
06-254
on 1645/03/28
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: business matters; money matters (Old Tom, Mr Badnage, Sir Alexander, Pen, Harry, Lady Ursula, Dr, Mrs Elisabeth J); legal matters (deed of Croton, Littleton, James H, Poron?, Boulton, deeds); chat (2 colts)
Queries: 28 Mar/7 Apr
06-352
Sent by Tho Verney Verney, Thomas
on 1645/06/14
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: money matters (his need for money, Sir Ralph, annoyance at Roades not paying him)
06-358
Sent by Thos Verney Verney, Thomas
on 1645/06/20
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: money matters (letter gave him no comfort at all, his need for money, anger at Roades)
06-382
Sent by Edmund Verney Verney, Edmund [d.1649]
from Lleweny?
on 1645/07/08
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: money matters? (Dr, advises him 'not to breake with me', unless he hears very speedily he will be obliged to take a course to be fooled no longer)
06-592
Sent by John Green Greene, John
on 1645/08/00???
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: chat (Mr Gardiner, cousin Edward); money matters (London)
Queries: very hard to read
06-420
on 1645/08/22
To Will (William Roades?) Roades, William
Notes: money matters (does not know lady who intends to take house for 3 years, rent, would prefer shorter lease, John D, Harry, Cowley, Bess, keys)
Queries: 22 Aug/1 Sept
06-487
Sent by Susan Verney Alport, Susanna [Verney] d.1651
on 1645/10/11
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: money matters (sister Peg in the country, bro Thomas not had his money, asks him to pay him)
06-493
Sent by Martha Roades Roades, Martha
on 1645/10/20
To William Roades (loving uncle) Roades, William
Notes: chat (about her mother)
Queries: hard to read
06-505
Sent by Susan Verney Alport, Susanna [Verney] d.1651
on 1645/10/25
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: money matters (bro Jn, asks for money, also asks him to lay out 20 shillings for clothes for Thomas Machell, Buckingham)
06-525
on 1645/11/09
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: business matters (glad has received money from 'my Lady', little box, Rouen, Mr Martin)
Queries: 9 Nov/19 Nov; annoted 'copy of part of a letter'
06-549
on 1645/11/30
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: business matters; money matters (JD)
Queries: 30 Nov/6 Dec
06-560
Sent by Thomas Brookes [Uncertain/Unknown/Not Applicable]
from London
on 1645/12/08
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: money matters (asks for payment to be made to his man John Morgan)
07-007
Sent by Thomas Verney Verney, Thomas
on 1646/01/05
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: money matters (requests fifty shillings)
07-013
Sent by Thomas Verney Verney, Thomas
on 1646/01/05
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: money matters (receipt for £10)
07-008
Sent by Thomas Verney Verney, Thomas
on 1646/01/12
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: money matters (receipt for £2/10 shillings)
07-073
Sent by Col Henry Verney Verney, Henry [d.1671]
on 1646/02/06
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: family matters (Frank Drake, Pen, Miss Willcock, Anne)
Queries: hard to read
07-273
on 1646/07/17
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: money matters (has no money, Claydon, stockings, aunt Verney); chat (sister ?, Mr Alcock, Jack)
07-292
Sent by Thomas Verney Verney, Thomas
on 1646/07/25
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: chat (unruly soldiers at his heels, request for money)
07-368
on 1646/09/18
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: money matters (bro Harry, Claydon, her need for money, sister Elmes, bro Thomas)
07-384
Sent by Thomas Verney Verney, Thomas
on 1646/10/04
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: money matters (Sir Ralph, wants five pounds)
07-409
Sent by Thomas Verney Verney, Thomas
from Mid Claydon
on 1646/10/19
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: money matters (requests money by next return of goodman Bayley, shall be imprisoned if money does not arrive)
07-394
Sent by Dr William Denton Denton, Dr William d.1691
on 1646/10/22
To Will Roades, William
Notes: legal matters; money matters (landlady, deed, Eliott, land to be sold for payment of debts, rents, Roger and Frank Drake)
08-077
Sent by Elizabeth Isham Isham, Elizabeth [Denton]
from London
on 1647/00/00???
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: money matters
Queries: letter dated '28 1647'
08-094
on 1647/00/00???
To good Will' Roades, William
Notes: chat (aunt Sherard, sister Mary, thanks to Mrs Allcock for her cheeses, Claydon, Cary)
Queries: annoted 'must be around 1647'
08-108
on 1647/00/00???
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: estate matters (John Denton to get ordinance WR requires, Hillsdon); money matters (her bro Tomas has written to him for some)
08-116
Sent by A Alcock Alcock, Mrs A
on 1647/00/00???
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: money matters (greatly disadvantaged as WR has not paid)
15-070
Sent by D Leeke Leeke, Dorothy [Doll]
on 1647/00/00Before 1657
To wr Roades, William
Notes: (Late 1640's)
08-129
on 1647/01/00??
To Will Roades, William
Notes: chat (Mr Whoare's horse, Mrs ?, Claydon, London, sister Betty)
08-130
on 1647/01/00??
To Will Roades, William
Notes: chat (Lady Ursula)
08-131
on 1647/01/00??
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: note (received glass, paid carrier, Mrs Allcock, Mrs Fry)
08-111
Sent by Thomas Verney Verney, Thomas
on 1647/01/11
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: money matters (request for money)
08-051
on 1647/02/13
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: money matters (urgent request for money, Harry, sister Verney, Winchester, sister Gardiner)
Queries: neatly written copy, given by Sir Harry Verney to the Mayor of Abingdon for the archives in 1912
08-053
Sent by Tho Verney Verney, Thomas
on 1647/02/22
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: money matters (London, his need for money)
08-069
Sent by Col Henry Verney Verney, Henry [d.1671]
on 1647/02/22
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: money matters (angry, has disobliged him, treatment of sister Denton, her great need for money)
08-004
Sent by Thomas Verney Verney, Thomas
on 1647/03/29
To Mr Roades Roades, William
Notes: money matters
07-618
Sent by Elizabeth Isham Isham, Elizabeth [Denton]
on 1647/04/09
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: money matters (money due for Mary Dilat?, bro John)
07-598
Sent by Col Henry Verney Verney, Henry [d.1671]
from London
on 1647/04/11
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: money matters (sister Gardener, Mr Osley, Miss ?, sister Denton)
07-599
Sent by Edward Balsor? Belson, Edward
from Hanington?
on 1647/04/25
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: money matters (need for money)
07-588
Sent by Col Henry Verney Verney, Henry [d.1671]
from London
on 1647/05/03
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Mid Claydon
Notes: money matters (third time he has written, wants money, Dr, sister Denton, Mr Gape)
07-547
on 1647/05/16
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: household matters (received the cheeses); money matters (aunt Eure? Bayly, Harry, sister Mary)
08-007
Sent by Lucy Sheppard Sheppard, Luce
from London
on 1647/06/01
To Mr Roades Roades, William
Notes: chat (send pair of paniers but no more chickens, old Andrews )
07-573
Sent by Col Henry Verney Verney, Henry [d.1671]
from London
on 1647/06/05
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Claydon
Notes: money matters (Claydon, cannot give more details yet), parson
07-515
Sent by Thomas Verney Verney, Thomas
on 1647/06/12
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: money matters (London, John Denton, Barett)
07-508
on 1647/06/18
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: household matters (sister Gardiner, Claydon, child)
07-540
on 1647/06/18
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: money matters (Mr Bampton, aquittance, France)
07-526
on 1647/06/29
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: household matters (child to St Albans, nurse, Tring?, arrangement for journey with horse, sister Mary)
07-502
Sent by Thomas Werney? Verney, Thomas
on 1647/07/03
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: money matters (has been neglected, need for payment, aunt Verney)
08-156
Sent by Lady Mary Verney Verney, Mary [Blacknall] d.1650
on 1647/07/24
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: chat (horses, Claydon, he may borrow her uncle John's man John Green, her cousin Drake extremely angry with him); money matters (Busby); Mrs ?
08-176
Sent by Thomas Verney Verney, Thomas
on 1647/08/12
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: money matters
08-229
on 1647/09/15
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Claydon
Notes: chat (Mr Whoare's horse, Claydon, London, John Greene); money matters (sister Elmes)
08-213
on 1647/09/22
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: money matters (bro Henry, uncle John Denton, sister Allport, she is due money for her wedding clothes from SRV)
08-300
Sent by Lady Mary Verney Verney, Mary [Blacknall] d.1650
on 1647/11/01
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: her sadness at her loss, cannot think of business at present; money matters
08-301
Sent by Lady Mary Verney Verney, Mary [Blacknall] d.1650
on 1647/11/08
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: household matters (received bundle, thank Mrs Hoare for cheeses, pewter, silver spoons); money matters (£20 for her brother, Lady Ursula Verney); estate matters (lease, Claydon)
08-346
Sent by Mary [Blacknall] Verney Verney, Mary [Blacknall] d.1650
on 1647/12/00???
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: estate matters (Dr, her weakness, Mrs Allcock, a cradle, hard pillow, Claydon, sister Mary)
09-297
on 1648/00/00??
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * Quibbles over titles (at MC?) also suggest Belson be settled out of Brill land.
09-298
on 1648/00/00??
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * Letting SRV's London house in Covent Garden for £65 this year, hopes for £80 next
08-456
Sent by Sir Edmund Verney Verney, Edmund [d.1649]
from Claydon
on 1648/01/21
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Finmore Athele?
Notes: money matters (London, request for money)
08-468
Sent by Mary [Blacknall] Verney Verney, Mary [Blacknall] d.1650
on 1648/01/24
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: money matters (Aylesbury, Thomas Cox, cousine Leake, Lady Ursula, Dr, Berkshire, Mun, Claydon); household matters (Claydon, pewter, brass); chat (last letter he wrote to master was stopped and opened, suggests treats a cold with liquorice)
08-461
Sent by Dr Denton Denton, Dr William d.1691
on 1648/01/26
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: legal matters
08-471
Sent by Lady Mary Verney Verney, Mary [Blacknall] d.1650
on 1648/02/01
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: chat (received baskets, she would like a handsome mastiff dog, Jack); money matters (sister Denton, maid Luce); estate matters (Berkshire, tenants at Britt?, Lady Denham)
08-523
Sent by John Phelpe Phelpe, John
on 1648/02/17
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: chat
Queries: hard to read
08-532
Sent by Mary [Blacknall] Verney Verney, Mary [Blacknall] d.1650
on 1648/02/28
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: money matters (has not received money from Mr Joseph Busby, her need for money, Jack); chat (John Andrewes); estate matters(cousin Leake)
08-541
Sent by Jos Busby Busby, Sir John
on 1648/03/02
To William Roades Roades, William
Notes: chat (Dr Denton, London)
08-568
Sent by Mary [Blacknall] Verney Verney, Mary [Blacknall] d.1650
on 1648/03/20
To William Roades Roades, William
received at Middle Claydon
Notes: money matters (sorry he didn't send her money, Mr Joseph Busby); family matters (Jack, Aylesbury wagon, weather hotter than it was, aunt Sherrard,Barton's son)
09-001
on 1648/04/00?
To wr Roades, William
Notes: Dentons in trouble - sending Oxen to Claydon with instructions - sequestration? Denton making over land in trust to srv
09-037
on 1648/04/27
To wr Roades, William
Notes: ?she doesn't know he's in France?
09-056
Sent by Joseph Chicheley Chicheley, Joseph
on 1648/05/07
To wr Roades, William
Notes: Husband of Ursula Verney (UV)
09-065
on 1648/05/07
To wr Roades, William
09-082
Sent by Edward Belson Belson, Edward
from Hampton Gay, Oxon
on 1648/05/26
To wr? Roades, William
Notes: *has contacts who will buy land worth £3-400 in Berkshire
09-101
Sent by Eliz Isham Isham, Elizabeth [Denton]
on 1648/06/14
To wr Roades, William
Notes: wr has said he can't pay till midsummer
09-173
on 1648/07/08
To wr Roades, William
Notes: Wants money as he is out of pocket for srv
09-184
on 1648/07/22
To wr Roades, William
09-192
on 1648/07/30
To wr Roades, William
09-228
on 1648/08/13
To wr Roades, William
Notes: WR now offering Brill for £1800 when in 1643 srv had offered it for £600
09-229
Sent by Mary V Verney, Mary [Lloyd]
on 1648/08/15
To wr Roades, William
09-261
on 1648/09/11
To wr Roades, William
Notes: Wants money for himself and Betty, quickly
09-302
on 1648/09/30
To wr Roades, William
09-388
Sent by E, Isham Isham, Elizabeth [Denton]
on 1648/12/08
To wr Roades, William
09-385
on 1648/12/11
To wr Roades, William
10-129
on 1649/00/00??
To wr Roades, William
Notes: Details of the Cleaver Sale
09-463
on 1649/01/03
To wr Roades, William
Notes: (Must be 1647/48)
09-465
on 1649/01/05
To wr Roades, William
Notes: “If the farm at Longworth will go at £80pa it will be a good proportion for Dacre's.
09-480
on 1649/01/29
To wr Roades, William
Notes: 1648/49 – Fears letters to france stopped by troubles there.
09-489
on 1649/02/12
To wr Roades, William
Notes: 1648/49
09-491
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1649/02/19
To wr Roades, William
Notes: 1648/49
09-500
on 1649/02/26
To wr Roades, William
Notes: 1648/49
10-028
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1649/05/02
To wr Roades, William
10-044
on 1649/06/14
To wr Roades, William
10-050
on 1649/06/18
To wr Roades, William
Notes: Two men trading for Longworth but nb on wants reversion. “There is due to Mabel Willington £300 &6 or 7 years interest”
10-053
on 1649/06/25
To wr Roades, William
10-057
on 1649/06/28
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * Offer for Longworth at 18yp based on £70pa rental.
10-065
on 1649/07/09
To wr Roades, William
09-190
on 1649/07/27
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * Selling Longworth to Mr Parrett for 18 yp present 11 or 11.5 yp reversion. SRV in Paris and WD will send him deeds there for signing in 8 - 10 days
10-079
on 1649/07/27
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * 'I have made an absolute bargin with Mr Parret for all Longworth'. WR to bring all leases to Aylesbury on 2 Aug. Wants deed written out on v. thin parchment and as closely as possible to reduce postage costs to France.
10-106
on 1649/08/13
To wr Roades, William
10-116
Sent by Thomas Clansey Clansey, Thomas
on 1649/08/18
To wr Roades, William
10-132
on 1649/08/30
To wr Roades, William
10-147
on 1649/09/15
To wr Roades, William
10-155
on 1649/09/20
To wr Roades, William
10-164
on 1649/10/01
To wr Roades, William
10-174
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1649/10/24
To wr Roades, William
10-226
on 1649/12/17
To wr Roades, William
10-244
Sent by margt elmes (Greens Norton) Elmes, Margaret [Verney] d. January 1670
on 1650/01/15
To wr Roades, William
Notes: 1649/50 from Greens Norton
10-308
Sent by edward chamberlain (stratton Audley) Chamberlain, Edward
on 1650/03/25
To wr Roades, William
Notes: Desperate Actions at Brill. Chamberlain asking for WR's help.
10-336
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1650/04/29
To wr Roades, William
10-345
on 1650/05/09
To wr Roades, William
Notes: WD saying that SRV wants WR to conclude with lovelace as quickly as possible
10-373
on 1650/05/27
To wr Roades, William
10-385
on 1650/06/07
To wr Roades, William
10-390
on 1650/06/14
To wr Roades, William
10-392
on 1650/06/17
To wr Roades, William
Notes: Wants money for 1) Mourning 2) the Fens
10-410
Sent by mary v Verney, Mary [Lloyd]
on 1650/07/02
To wr Roades, William
10-438
on 1650/07/18
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * Abingdon land sales
10-442
on 1650/07/24
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * WD needs cash from SRV. £90 for 'small things', £150 laid out for funeral, plus fens investment will be lost if unpaid. On MVs funeral, rumour has it that many intend to be present but wr to ensure it is as private as may be. MV to be buried immediately on arrival at Claydon and 'not to have any stranger'
10-477
on 1650/08/17
To wr Roades, William
10-468
on 1650/08/22
To wr Roades, William
Notes: on MV funeral
10-513
on 1650/09/21
To wr Roades, William
Notes: “I have purposely sent a strong that it may bear water to the beteen” 12 Gallons of wine to be drunk
10-515
Sent by mary V Verney, Mary [Lloyd]
on 1650/09/22
To wr Roades, William
10-518
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1650/09/28
To wr Roades, William
10-529
on 1650/10/11
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * Criticising estate rental sent by WR to him, noting omissions of woods, and not providing valuations of estates for lives or years, widows' estates, or on improvement potential.
10-551
on 1650/11/06
To wr Roades, William
Notes: funeral. Has dealt with Willington's bond debt.
10-556
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1650/11/11
To wr Roades, William
11-129
Sent by Richard Sleigh Sleigh, Richard
on 1651/00/00
To wr Roades, William
Notes: About TV
11-029
Sent by Doll Leake Leeke, Dorothy [Doll]
on 1651/01/03
To wr Roades, William
11-032
on 1651/01/09
To wr Roades, William
Notes: 1650/1
11-053
on 1651/02/18
To wr Roades, William
Notes: 1650/1
11-062
on 1651/02/19
To wr Roades, William
Notes: 1650/1
11-066
on 1651/02/24
To wr Roades, William
Notes: 1650/1
11-089
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1651/03/24
To wr Roades, William
11-090
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1651/03/24
To wr Roades, William
11-103
Sent by William Wigge William Wigge
on 1651/03/28
To wr Roades, William
11-101
on 1651/03/29
To wr Roades, William
11-107
on 1651/04/18
To wr Roades, William
Notes: Asking if her team (OXEN) can graze at MC. She hasn't any grass for them
11-112
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1651/05/17
To wr Roades, William
Queries: PAGE 36
11-116
Sent by Lady U Verney Verney, Ursula, Lady
on 1651/05/25
To wr Roades, William
Notes: Demanding last Lady Day's rent
11-108
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1651/05/31
To wr Roades, William
11-123
on 1651/06/06
To wr Roades, William
11-125
Sent by mary V (in Hants) Verney, Mary [Lloyd]
on 1651/06/08
To wr Roades, William
Notes: Her allowance up to £40 pa (at 21)
11-126
Sent by John Smith (at Waseing) Smith, John
on 1651/06/12
To wr Roades, William
Notes: (at Waseing)
11-128
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1651/06/14
To wr Roades, William
11-131
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1651/06/21
To wr Roades, William
11-145
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1651/07/18
To wr Roades, William
11-149
on 1651/07/26
To wr Roades, William
11-152
on 1651/07/27
To wr Roades, William
Notes: Hoping to be “quit of that town” (Abingdon)
11-171
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1651/08/23
To wr Roades, William
11-172
on 1651/08/23
To wr Roades, William
11-195
on 1651/10/07
To wr Roades, William
11-200
on 1651/10/13
To wr Roades, William
Notes: *' I understand that mr Aris is informed against by some of your town to make him delinquent'. Hopes tempers can be calmed, for a new parson would make trouble over enclosures.
11-503
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1652/00/00?
To wr Roades, William
11-505
on 1652/00/00?
To wr Roades, William
11-256
Sent by Ed Thorne Thorne, Ephraim
on 1652/01/10
To wr Roades, William
Notes: 10 Jan?
11-247
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1652/02/09
To wr Roades, William
Notes: 1651/2
11-248
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1652/02/10
To wr Roades, William
Notes: 1651/2
11-257
Sent by E Denton Denton, Edmund
on 1652/03/01
To wt Roades, William
11-278
Sent by T Verney Verney, Thomas
on 1652/04/05
To wr Roades, William
Notes: Composing his debt with a goldsmith – Meynell
11-281
on 1652/04/08
To wr Roades, William
11-284
on 1652/04/09
To wr Roades, William
11-285
Sent by M Gras Gras, M
on 1652/04/11
To wr Roades, William
11-294
on 1652/04/21
To wr Roades, William
11-298
on 1652/04/29
To wr Roades, William
11-300
on 1652/05/03
To wr Roades, William
11-319
on 1652/05/27
To wr Roades, William
Notes: Belson debt ending - £432
11-324
on 1652/06/01
To wr Roades, William
11-339
Sent by srv (Amsterdam) Verney, Sir Ralph [d.1696]
on 1652/06/25
To wr Roades, William
Notes: 25 June/05 July – Seems WR writing once a month dec-April 1651-2. SRV intending to return hom.
Queries: Page 42
11-355
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1652/07/16
To wr Roades, William
11-365
on 1652/07/23
To wr Roades, William
11-360
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1652/07/24
To wr Roades, William
11-378
on 1652/08/18
To wr Roades, William
11-381
on 1652/08/19
To wr Roades, William
11-388
on 1652/08/25
To wr Roades, William
11-391
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1652/08/28
To wt Roades, William
11-400
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1652/09/08
To wr Roades, William
11-413
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1652/09/11
To wr Roades, William
11-434
on 1652/10/20
To wr Roades, William
11-436
on 1652/10/23
To wr Roades, William
11-462
on 1652/11/03
To wr Roades, William
11-450
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1652/11/06
To wr Roades, William
11-453
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1652/11/08
To wr Roades, William
Queries: Page 45
11-456
on 1652/11/11
To wr Roades, William
11-467
on 1652/11/28
To wr Roades, William
11-474
on 1652/12/09
To wr Roades, William
11-475
on 1652/12/09
To wr Roades, William
11-485
on 1652/12/16
To wr Roades, William
11-490
Sent by John Okey Okey, John
on 1652/12/26
To wr Roades, William
Notes: about one Clements, who has been hindered by people of MC – he is ex soldier of T Key's regiment
Queries: Page 46
12-002
on 1653/01/10
To wr Roades, William
Notes: 1652/3 SRV Expected in London
12-065
on 1653/03/17
To wr Roades, William
Notes: 1652/3
11-263
on 1653/03/19
To wr Roades, William
Notes: 19/29 March 1652/3
11-306
on 1653/04/11
To wr Roades, William
Notes: Pen D's husband arrested for debt
12-095
on 1653/04/23
To wr Roades, William
12-134
on 1653/05/00
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * ABSTRACTs OF SEVERAL LETTERS. Enclosure matters, and estate admin.
12-107
on 1653/05/05
To wr Roades, William
Notes: *Memorandum with instructions for activities in preparation for enclosure - finding out about leases for lives, measuring road widths, enquiries about getting stone and gravel, inspecting 'Cozen Smith' west country hedges at Akely and give opinion of them.
11-304
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1653/05/08
To wr Roades, William
12-118
on 1653/05/18
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * 18/28 WR's 'son Miller'. Claydon smith called Spooner. Spooner to make a grate for 4.5d in pound, London smiths charge 6d in pound [presumably weight of iron]. New cook {French] being sent to Claydon where to be taught to read and write to stop him being idle
12-139
on 1653/06/02
To wr Roades, William
Notes: abstract as above
12-177
on 1653/06/30
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * 30 June/10 July – About ownership of sheep of one Collins – made over to WR on security of Debt? Estate admin and letting land
12-172
on 1653/07/07
To wr Roades, William
12-191
Sent by W Tomkins Tomkins, W
on 1653/07/28
To wr Roades, William
Notes: About WR's watch which is running right
12-196
on 1653/08/03
To wr Roades, William
Notes: 03/13 – Going to Hampshire before Claydon
12-243
on 1653/09/30
To wr Roades, William
Notes: 30 Sept/10 Oct
12-320
on 1653/10/27
To wr Roades, William
12-296
on 1653/11/29
To wr Roades, William
Notes: SRV wants to be in Middle Claydon on 10 Dec
12-311
on 1653/12/15
To wr Roades, William
Notes: (SRV still in London) Not coming down till January
12-496
Sent by Elizabeth Fitzherbert Fitzherbert, Elizabeth
on 1654/00/00
To wr Roades, William
Notes: (to her brother)
12-330
on 1654/01/05
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * 1653/4 Instructions on selling Brill. Telling WR to buy beef and salt it.
12-355
on 1654/02/02
To wr Roades, William
Notes: 1653/4
12-362
on 1654/02/04
To wr Roades, William
Notes: 1653/4
12-425
Sent by Mary Verney Verney, Mary [Lloyd]
on 1654/03/11
To wr Roades, William
Notes: 1653/4
12-481
on 1654/04/20
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * SRV sees empty carts going into country, some carrying coal. Wants WR to find some to carry his, told cost is 20s a cartload from Brentford. Building a new cart road @ Claydon. Acts for highway surveyors, suggests Claydon appointees
13-208
on 1654/06/10
To wr Roades, William
13-182
on 1654/06/22
To wr Roades, William
Notes: “Trial of ye warren” - fix the jury
13-188
on 1654/07/14
To wr Roades, William
13-172
on 1654/08/13
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * wants information on wheat and pease harvests after heavy rain in London '6 hours together'
13-137
on 1654/09/16
To wr Roades, William
13-066
on 1654/11/00
To wr Roades, William
12-501
on 1654/12/29
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * Deals being done with tenants at Claydon (Edwards, Gibbs) preparing for enclosure
20-455
on 1655/00/00??
To W Roades Roades, William
21-006
on 1655/00/00???
To Will Roads Roades, William
Notes: About money owed
13-295
on 1655/02/03
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * 1654/5 About Coneys – Rabbits to be got – lists nos from Stow and other places. Brickyard and new trees to be drained with trenches, new trees fenced; Wasing settlement case.
13-306
on 1655/02/08
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * 1654/5 – About Claydon building and Scaffolding: New stairs and beams. 26ft long scaffolding poles 4 ins square at the top, very straight. John fralkins must have at least 5 trees that tall and 6 ins sqare 'to prop up ye roof'; much on fencing and enclosure
13-428
Sent by R Kibble Kibble, Robert [Robin]
on 1655/05/19
To wr Roades, William
Notes: Return of money via Leighton
13-488
Sent by Elizabeth Verney Adams, Elizabeth [Verney] d.1721
on 1655/06/28
To wr Roades, William
13-499
Sent by Mr Kibble (for SRV) Verney, Sir Ralph [d.1696]
on 1655/07/02
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * Instruction to brand the sheep. WR not to lathe, lime nor hair at Claydon (building terms) nor glaze the new building 'till the times grown better'
13-507
Sent by R Kibble Kibble, Robert [Robin]
on 1655/07/05
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * talks of “setting some hay” in various fields. One of WR's returns of money to London hasn't worked so person mustn't be used again. . Plumber at Claydon from Brackley, not to be paid by day, but given board and lodging.
13-509
Sent by R Kibble Kibble, Robert [Robin]
on 1655/07/07
To wr Roades, William
13-510
Sent by R Kibble Kibble, Robert [Robin]
on 1655/07/10
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * Coal has been 19s 'at the Pool' [?of London]. Hopes WR has enough coal for the clamp [?brick making]. Oxen teams working . Brick making late, will delay building; Malt house at Fifield needs inspection. Fowle of Buckingham a tiler, he is better than Evans who tiled the Almeshouse 'reasonable well'. Whoever does it shall do it 'by the great and not by the day'. Old tiles re-used. A ferret house. Hay crop more than enough, some can be sold.
13-528
Sent by Mr Kibble Kibble, Robert [Robin]
on 1655/07/19
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * enjoining him to only use oxen morning and evening when carrying stone, otherwise they will die. Original brick contract for 300,000 bricks, now brickmaker look like going before half done. Some bricks so bad can't even be used for garden wall 'nor in any place where the weather comes in both sides'. About building 'windows in the roof'
13-541
on 1655/07/27
To wr Roades, William
13-542
Sent by R Kibble Kibble, Robert [Robin]
on 1655/07/27
To wr Roades, William
13-553
on 1655/08/01
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * nb putting posts and rails across arable – fears sheep will get under them. SRV has fired Kibble because of his drinking. SRV needs cash 'on tick to all' Complains WR has not answered all his queries, and must do so by next carrier, or if hasn't time to do all, by one after that/
13-577
on 1655/08/14
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * Instructions to put brick dust from old kiln at Fimer on new footway. Laying paving squares, carrying stone, will 6 oxen be enough roads are very good. Asks whether turnips sown 'about Raphe Roads his house and on both sides and at the head of Chalcroft pond, according as he directed you.' Has heard ex-tenant James Lea going to settle in London. Wants wood accounts for Runts coppice
14-034
on 1655/09/06
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * Various matters of enclosure, harvest, sawyers. WR to get 8 carpenters to put up post and rails dividing srv's and parson's land.
14-047
on 1655/09/13
To wr Roades, William
Notes: Upbraiding WR for Parson business
14-054
on 1655/09/13
To wr Roades, William
Notes: (as above
14-068
on 1655/09/20
To wr Roades, William
Notes: about building
24-102
on 1655/10/30?????
To WR Roades, William
Notes: NOT 1670 - 1655 an arbitrary date assigned
14-231
on 1656/01/07
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * 1655/6 srv pleading with WR to try and get a settlement for £20 in suit with Thomas Denton (srv's uncle) being sued by Middle Claydon 'town' in a bastardy case – Trying to avoid court. Srv on his travels - either at Elmes' house at \greens Norton, or with Ishams at Lamport, or Sir Edward griffins' house at Dingly 1 mile from Harborough.
14-301
on 1656/02/28
To wr Roades, William
Notes: 1655/6 “a nursery to be sold about Horwood”
14-304
on 1656/02/29
To wr Roades, William
Notes: 1655/6 Says there is rumour he is summoned to Aylesbury
14-330
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1656/03/22
To wr Roades, William
Notes: had borrowed off a goldsmith in Wrs now 6 yrs back
14-342
on 1656/04/03
To wr Roades, William
14-357
Sent by Ed Lever Lever, Ed
on 1656/04/19
To wr Roades, William
14-337
on 1656/04/24
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * various letters extracts.Much detail on post-enclosure lettings. Borrowing £200 of Fettiplace
14-391
Sent by Barth:Syms Symms, Bartholomew
on 1656/05/23
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * on Benson & Crowmarsh tenancy changes
14-406
Sent by Geo Eliot Eliot, George
on 1656/05/27
To wr Roades, William
Notes: “good brother”
14-454
on 1656/06/28
To wr Roades, William
14-479
on 1656/07/19
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * results of srv's researches in Birch settlement case at Claydon. Father in London, son in Middle Claydon claiming subsistence. Father says son born in Gloucester - Blockley near Bourton.
23-347
on 1657/00/00
To WR Roades, William
Notes: Must be out of place if WR < 1657
15-200
on 1657/03/22
To wr Roades, William
Notes: 1656/7
15-218
on 1657/04/04
To wr Roades, William
Notes: About Abells Hedge
15-221
on 1657/04/07
To wr Roades, William
Notes: * Details the requirements of formal receipt of rent at Claydon. Concerns what precisely must be observed before distraining tenant Scarlet.
15-229
on 1657/04/20
To wr Roades, William
15-235
on 1657/04/30
To wr Roades, William
15-302
on 1657/06/25
To wr Roades, William
15-334
on 1657/07/15
To wr Roades, William
15-340
on 1657/07/17
To wr Roades, William
Notes: Mall's acquit
15-341
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1657/07/18
To wr Roades, William
15-360
on 1657/08/13
To wr Roades, William
15-396
Sent by tv Verney, Thomas
on 1657/09/12
To wr Roades, William
15-406
Sent by W White White, William
on 1657/09/21
To wr Roades, William
15-408
on 1657/09/21
To wr Roades, William