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16.List of furnace owners and bond liability

Transcribed by Peter Titley on Thu, 04 Jul 2019 - 21:34

The names of [words illegible] Iron Workes/ [words illegible] 1590/

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The names of the Iron Masters wh[ich] were bound 1590/

A[nn]o reg[nu]m Eliza[beth] xxxij/

[Latin] Octobris/

1John [illegible] of Lambrest in the Countye of/ Sussex yeom[an], [illegible] Occupier of the furnace/ at Bedjberye in the Countie of Kent, bounde/in. iooo li

                 { John Polhitt of Thurnham in/ Kent, gent in/ioo li

Suretyes   {

{ Will[ia]m Tieghman of Eastmal/ linge in Kent, yeoman in/ioo li

2John Swayselande of Cowedene in Kent/ yeom[an] Occupior of the Furnace at Cowdene/ bounde in/iooo li

                 { Thom[a]s Burre of Cowden aforesaide/ yeoman in/ioo li

Suretyes   {

                 {Abraham Wyllarde of Tunbridge/ in Kent in gent in/       ioo li

3John Burre

Thomas Burre of Cowdene afore/ sayed yeoman Occupier of the upper furnace/ in the saide parish of Cowdene bounde in/iooo li

                 {Edmund Wyllarde of Tunbridge/ aforesaid gent. in/ioo li

Sureties    {

                 {John Swayeslande aforesayde/ in/      ioo li

4Abraham Willarde aforesayde Occupier/ of the Furnace at Bardeene/ in Kent, bounde in/iooo li

                 {Edmund Willarde aforesaid in/ioo li

Sureties    {

                 {John Swayselande aforesaide/      ioo li

5Edmund Wyllarde aforesayde/ Occupior of the Furnace at Bardene/ aforesayde bounde in/iooo li

                 Abraham Willarde aforesayde in/ioo li

                 Thomas Burre aforesaide in/       ioo li

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Primo die Novembris 1590/

6John Phillips of London Gonnfounder/Occupier of the Furnace at Ashehurst/ in the Countie of Kent, bounde in/iooo li

                 {Thomas Johnson of Hartefeilde/ in the Countie of                   ioo li

                 {Sussex in/

Sureties    {

                 {Franncis Johnson of Hartefeilde/ aforesayde yeom[an]/ioo li

7Thom[a]s Johnson aforesayde yeom[an]/ Occupier of the Furnace at Horsmonden/ in Kent called Shorndene bound in/iooo li

                 {John Phillips aforesaide in/ioo li

Sureties    {

                 {Franncis Johnson  aforesaide in/       ioo li

8Franncis Johnson  aforesayde Occupior/ of the Furnace called Skarlete at Cowden/ aforesayde bounde in/     iooo li

                 {John Phillips aforesayde/ioo li

Sureties    {

                 {Thom[a]s Johnson aforesaide in/       ioo li

Septe die Novembris 1590/

9Sir Richard Baker Knight Occupior/ of the Furnace at Hornden in Kent/ bounde in/iooo li

                 {John Baker       } of Lymfeilde }              }  ioo/ioo li

Sureties    {                        }    <Surrey>  }              }/

                {Thom[a]s Baker } in Sussex    } Esq[i]re }  ioo/ioo li

Octo die Novemb

10Thomas Browne of Chiddingstone in/ Kent Gunnefounder Occupior of the Furnace/ at Chiddingstone bounde iniooo li

                 {George Lustell of Chiddingstone in/ioo li

Sureties    {

                 {Edward Wiiloughbie de Lincolnes [illegible]/ in com     ioo li

                 {midlesex, gent in/

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Parish
Record Office
Kent County Library and Archive Centre
(with permission of South Staffordshire County Council)
Document Reference
The Sutherland Collection - Sir John Leveson of Halling
D593/S/4/28/16
Document type
List of Iron working furnace owners and the bonds that they were liable to pay to refrain from casting iron ordnance.



Document Date
Subject
Henry Darrell writing to Sir John Leveson
John Polhitt
William Tieghman
John Swaislande
Thomas Burre
Abraham Wyllarde
Edmund Wyllarde
John Phillips
Thomas Johnson
Francis Johnson
Sir Richard Baker
Thomas Baker
John Baker
Thomas Browne
George Lustett
Edward Willoughbie de Lincolnes


Names referred to within the document
Henry Darrell writing to Sir John Leveson
John Polhitt
William Tieghman
John Swaislande
Thomas Burre
Abraham Wyllarde
Edmund Wyllarde
John Phillips
Thomas Johnson
Francis Johnson
Sir Richard Baker
Thomas Baker
John Baker
Thomas Browne
George Lustett
Edward Willoughbie de Lincolnes
Key words
Transcribers Notes
The document is written in Secretary Hand and is very legible. The subject is a list of persons who were bound over not to produce iron ordnance. This in response to the Privy Council requiring the Lord Lieutenant of Kent to carry this out.