| Description | At an inquisition held at Maidstone on 8 Mar 1670 before John Kelynge, knight, chief justice, Roger Twisden, knight and baronet, and Anthony Aucher, knight and baronet, the jurors said that the king's highway to the south of Blean Wood, 50 perches long, leading from the vill ('villa') of Harbledown in Harbledown parish to the vill of Boughton under Blean in the parish of Boughton under Blean was out of repair and should be repaired by the dean and chapter of Canterbury because of their tenure of Blean Wood. The dean and chapter was summoned to attend the sessions held on 31 Mar 1671, held before William Morton', knight, Roger Twisden', knight and baronet, and Thomas Lee, esq. They pleaded not guilty by Nicholas Nicholson of the city of Canterbury, their attorney, and placed themselves on the country. At the sessions held at Maidstone on 8 Aug 1671 in the presence of Thomas Twisden, knight and baronet, William Morton, knight, and Thomas Peyton, baronet, a jury was empanelled by William Hugesson' sheriff of Kent and the jurors said that the dean and chapter was guilty. [Date: dated copy examined by A. Belke.]
Jurors (1st jury): Henry Higford of Boxley, gent; Samuel Manning of Chislehurst, gent; Robert Yardley of Chatham, gent; Ralph Buskin of Loose, esq; Brett Netter of Maidstone, gent; James Reader of Maidstone, gent; George Maplesden of Marden, gent; John Kennard of Yalding, gent; Robert Drayner of Biddenden, gent; Robert Spracklyn' of Boughton under Blean, gent; Edward Chapman' of Molash, gent; Walter Roberts of Great Chart, gent; William Andrewes of Sevington, gent; John Smyth of Chart, gent
Jurors (2nd jury): John Thatcher of Molash; Robert Lake of Maidstone; Henry Tapley of Sheldwich; Richard Cozens of Cuxton; Thomas Knowler of Herne, gent; William Stanley of Ripple; William Austen' of Westbere; John Curlinge of St Lawrence Thanet; Henry Pannell of St Lawrence Thanet; Henry Harnett of St Lawrence Thanet; James Hurt of Maidstone; Thomas Weller of Cranbrook
Endorsed with derscription in contemporary hand. |