DECR. 6, 1810

• 1. Overseer of Ampthill. Complaint of Redman against the contractor. I ordered the overseer to look over the contractor’s house.

• P 30/18/2: 30 July 1810: contract for building a poorhouse at Ampthill: Evan Jones and Robt. Furze, carpenters and builders.

• 2. Huckle about the Bell.

• 3. Mr. G. Inskip, Neal & Taylor about Tuck’s business.

• W 1/279-99: 9 Aug. 1810-28 Nov. 1810: farm drainage dispute, Sam. Tuck v. Stephen Thornton: S. W. appointed arbitrator at Summer Assizes.

• 4. Robinsons about the summons to come on Monday morning, (cf 17, 28).

• 5. Mr. Peppercorn, delivered him the cup.

• X 136/1: 26 Oct. 1810: Beds. Agricultural Society prize, 8 guinea silver cup for “greatest improvement of under-drainage” on a farm between 1809-10, won by Jn. Peppercorn of Southill. Peppercorn was S.W.’s tenant of Stanfordbury farm: W 1/1490-1.

DECR. 9, 1810

• 6. Hannah Thody of Langford to apply for a part of her husband’s bounty. Refused till she obtains an order from her husband signed by his officer. Gave an order for is 6d per week to the overseer of Langford.

• P 99/12/1: 8 Dec. 1810: Langford overseers: “paid James Thody’s wife 10 weeks pay 15s.”

• 7. James Tingay from Meppershall: complaint against John Field of Polehanger for an assault. Granted a warrant, (cf 15).

• 8. Mr. Petwyn about the Clophill road to enquire whether the fencing by the side of the road is to be done at the public expense. Answered that it was; wrote a note to that effect. Gave directions for a hand-post opposite the Flying Horse and a board at Beadlow.

• QSM 29 p.171: 16 Jan. 1811: presentment of road by S.W. at Easter Sessions, 1809; Sam. Taylor, Clophill, and Thos. Hare, Upper Gravenhurst, both farmers, appeared for Clophill; presentment respited. The presentment is QSR 1811/288. For various letters and plans, see W 553-9.

• 9. Sent a note by Mr Petwyn to the surveyor of Maulden to come tomorrow morning by eight o’clock, (cf 14).

• 10. Mr. Parry to make application for a farm. Mr. Partridge asks £980 per ann. He now pays ¿500. Inskip took it off Tingay. Tingay had 21 years lease at £280. Now expiring.

• W 1/1564-79: 6 May - 31 Dec. 1813: S.W.’s purchase of Shefford Hardwick farm from Partridge