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The Blaker Society © Richard Blaker senior
CUCKFIELD B

John Rowe’s Book

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John Rowe’s Book was finished in 1622, and used material from
Cuckfield court rolls as far back as 1559. The tenement that was to be called
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Blakers is described thus:

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Ric’us Baker 24. Eliz: tenet j quadrantem terr’ cont’ 25 acr’ & Dimid’ voc’ Amfryes p redd’
viij q Di’ gall’ et 6. ovor
a
s
16. Sept. 10. El.
Item p eandem copia’ tenet vnu’ cotagiu’ et j ferlingat’ terr’ cont’ [blank] acr’ voc’ Blakers
in C. p redd’ xxij
d
24. El. 28. El. 12 oct. 1. Ed. 6.

The main text thus shows that Richard B(l)aker held by copy of court roll from
the 24th year of Elizabeth (17 November 1581 to 16 November 1582) both a
farthing-land of 25½ acres called Amfryes, and a cottage (and a ferling of land,
added later) called Blakers in Cuckfield, the rents being 8s 0¼d and half a hen
and six eggs, and 22d, respectively. Rowe had found references to this land in
court rolls of 16 September 1568, 1581-2, 1585-6 and 12 October 1547.
Presumably Richard Blaker came into occupation as a young man, not long
after his marriage, in 1581-2: if by inheritance, it would be (by Borough
English) as the youngest surviving son.

‘Amfreys’

John Rowe also records:
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Ed’us Challoner gen’ 23. Eliz: tenet vna’ ferlingat’ terre voc’ Amfreys cont’ xxv acr’ in C. p
d
s
a
redd’ vij x ob’ q j gallin’ et sex ovor
10. Ja.

Edmund Challoner gentleman (23 Elizabeth) holds a ferling of land called Amfreys
containing 25 acres in Cuckfield, by rent of 7s 10¾d, a hen and six eggs

The only other copyhold property in Cuckfield listed by Rowe as held by
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Edmund Challoner is:

4 see CUCKFIELD
5 fol. 14, p. 26 of the printed edition
6 sic
7 fol. 12v, p. 23 of the printed edition
8 fol. 15, p. 28 of the printed edition
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