Document Request: Cook and Risbridger of Albury
Document Description: Transcript of the manuscript notes of Miss Olive Mary Heath of Albury House (1879-1959), transcribed by Phillipa Brooker in 2014
Transcription URL: https://risbridger.surnametree.com/library/vdocs/D_134#134
Document Transcription:COOK AND RISBRIDGER OF ALBURY, SURREY
TRANSCRIPT OF THE MANUSCRIPT NOTES OF MISS OLIVE MARY HEATH
(Ref. 8261/1/9/3 - Surrey History Centre, Woking)
By Phillipa E. Brooker 4/5/2014
Introduction
Miss Heath (1879-1959) was the daughter of Captain Edward Heath onetime minister at the Catholic Apostolic Church in Albury. She was a dedicated local historian who lived at Albury House, and wrote copious notes on the lives of Albury residents and the village's history and was also secretary of the Executive Committee of the Surrey Archaeological, Society 1930-31. (Ref. 8261/9/3-SHC).
(The transcribed notes are in numerical order in the sequence they were written in ink and pencil transmitted by SHC on 3/4/2014. Cook and Risbridger have been put into two separate sections).
The Victoria County History, Surrey, Volume 3 (1911) contains information on the manors of the village of Albury in Surrey i.e. Albury Manor and Weston Manor (known in 17th and 18th centuries as Weston Gomshall) situated about the village of Albury. There was a second Weston Manor near the parsonage house in Albury but lying in a detached part of Shere (Weston in Shere).
The records of the Duke of Northumberland's Surrey Manors (Ref. 1322-SHC) including Albury and Weston are held at SHC. Below is an extract from the introduction to the collection:
“The manor and hamlet of Weston lay to the west of the manor and village of Albury and included at least part of the outlying portion of Shere parish close to Postford. It lost its separate identity in the 19th c. when Henry Drummond decided to build the new Catholic Apostolic parish church for Albury at Weston Street leaving the old church and a few cottages within the grounds of Albury Park. Although there is no indication of this on the Weston rolls, from Albury court and rent rolls it appears that this manor was, from at least 1525, held of the manor of Albury by military service for a heriot of a 'mounter' (horse, saddle and bridle)”.
PART I - COOK
Folio 1 Cooks
Ralph Cook (?first neighbour)
Walter Cook
16 Edward I (1288)
Assize roll 895
Folio 2 "Note by O.M.H.” Cook
There was a Walter and a Ralph Cook living in Albury in 1288 (see my "oddments” from Assize Rolls “Rose of Rubelare” Roll 895).
If this Ralph Cook should be the same person as the Ralph Cook referred to in the lists of the detached piece of Shere Parish in Albury Parish, then he was contemporary with Thomas Weston, William Weston and Percy Cook mentioned in the list. As there were so many Thomas Weston and William Weston this may not help much in the dating of the list.
(Assize Rolls are at The National Archives in Kew)
Folio 3 Cook BMDs from Albury parish register (1561-1591)
Folio 4 Fragment on locations
Cookes Parrocks 17d. p.a.
Cookes Place quit rent 12d.
1584 Lands called Cookes 20d.
Folio 9 Fragment on ownership of Cokes Parrocks
Weston Manor.
Cokes Parrocks 17d. rent p.a. brass pot heriot
Belonged to Ralph Cook
Belonged to Christine wife of John Risbridger. Distrained.
Belonged to Thomas Risbridger 1658.
Folios 10, 11 "Note by O.M.H. 13/11/1954"
So far as I have found out the family of Cook (or Cooke or Cok, or Couk or le Couk) were in Cookes Place till (apparently) 1419 since when the Risbridgers became the owners - Christine Cooke seems to have married John Risbridger and her son John inherited the property. The following items appear in the Court Rolls, Parish Register, Wills, Assize Rolls etc. (After John Risbridger's death Christine married Peter Walfelde).
1255 Robert Cook (Assize Roll 872)
1288 Ralph Cook and Walter Cook (Assize Roll 895)
1332 Peter Cook and William Cook (Taxation Return)
1347 Walter Cook son of Walter of Albury (Patent Roll)
1391 William Cook, Tenant of Weston Manor (Court Roll – Weston)
1399 Walter Cook dead. Heriot 12d. (Court Roll - Albury)
1399 William Cook, Juror (Court Roll -Albury)
1399 William Cook, tenement formerly Fylpot (Court Roll – Albury)
1411 William Cook, land called Heryes [?] (Court Roll - Albury)
1413 William Cook, land and tenement formerly belonging to John atte Risbriger and sometime to Ralph Cook (Court Book - Weston). Note by O.M.H. I think William Cook was John's uncle and acted for him while he was a minor- assuming that John snr was dead and this is John jnr)
1413 Peter Walfelde, land and tenement formally Ralph Coci as in right of his wife Christine formerly wife of John Risbruggere 17d. rent (Court Book - Weston) (Coci = ? Latin for Cook. Verb coquere means to cook. Spanish cocinar, Italian cucinare).
1414 Peter Walfelde claims (for his wife) Cokesparrocks in Weston, formerly Ralph Coci (Court Roll - Weston)
1419 Death of Christine
1421 John Rysbriger son of Christine does homage to William Weston for lands in Weston Gomshall
Folios 12,13 Cooks (faint in places possibly written in pencil)
Albury (Manor Court Rolls)
1399 William Couk
1399 William Coke
1399 William Cook - dead heriot 12d. messuage and tenement seized
1410?William Cocke steward of Albury William Cooke tenant of land formerly Hen. Fylpot ?relieved ?with ?other and repair tenement
1411 William Cookes holds land and tenement called Heryes [?] and repair his tenement
Weston (Manor Court Rolls)
1391 William Cooces
1410 William Coke - trespass
1413 William Coke messuage and land (illeg.) held by Hen. Wynchester. Also distrained (illeg.) a tenement formerly belonging to John atte Risbridge (illeg.) and sometime of Ralph Coci. 17d. rent
1414 Peter Walfelde) does fealty for land of Ralph Coci ?son belonging to his wife pays arrears of rent
1419 Christine (Walfelde) Risbridger who held of the Lord land in Weston called Cokesparrock ..... - dead 17d. p.a. (illeg.) .......Heriot ?one ?oxen distrain
1421 Christine's son John atte Rysbrugge does fealty ?etc to Weston Clandon
Additional references to the Cook Family
Found by Phillipa E. Brooker
Surrey History Centre, Woking
Ref. 1322/7/1 - Manor of Weston (Parish of Albury and Shere) Court Rolls. Introduction to the collection Presentments include:
October 1411. Peter Walfelde, farmer of Albury, for putting eight score sheep on Le Hull 8 February 1416. Johanna widow of William Cook brought in a charter
Surrey Taxation Returns by Surrey Record Society (1923) a book available on line at https//archive/org (Internet Archive Digital Library)
1322 Lay Subsidy (Edward II)
Hundredum de Blackehethe, Villata de Aldebury (pages 28 and 29)
Petro Le Couk ijs.vid. Willielmo Le Couk xxd.
Henry J. Risbridger
From "The Risbridger Family”: In August 1971 Pat and I met Miss Rachel Warren, whose mother was a Bray, a real local character, who had a fund of information on Shere and Albury, she referred to a note written by an old Albury resident, Miss Olive M. Heath,who lived at Cookes Place:
A man named Cooke of Albury mentioned in 1255, his house came to be known as Cookes Place. The male line of the Cookes died out in 1419 and the heiress Christina Cooke married John Risbridger. The Risbridgers lived at Cookes Place till 1745.
Following this up with Miss Margarite Gollancz, Surrey County Archivist, she suggested that information could possibly be verified by consulting the records of the Manor of Albury and deeds held by the Duke of Northumberland's Surrey Estate, adding that a manuscript calendar of these records was held by her office. Having obtained permission from his Grace, through his solicitors, Miss Gollancz kindly sent me copies of documents relating to the Risbridger Family. Before looking at these records it is interesting to reflect on this romance between John and Christina daughter of this family of Cookes, long established at Albury. We can traverse the narrow lanes from Rysbrug via Woodhill and Farley Heath past the site of the old Roman temple to Albury - lovely lanes which I discovered in my cycling days - and, no doubt, the route John took when they settled at Cookes Place toward the end of the fourteenth century. From the earliest days the family were yeomen, owning their own freehold land; it is this ownership of freehold land that gives the reason for the survival of such adequate records. During the time the Risbridgers occupied Cookes Place, the village was grouped around the Green alongside the Tillingbourne stream with the water mill, the church and the manor house at the east end. Cookes Place was a freehold enclave on the outskirts of the village to the west. At that time the road to Shere passed to the south of the church and the manor house, and the road passing Cookes Place to the east all beautifully shown on the plan accompanying Mr. Walmsley's "Risbridger Story”.
From an article in the Newdigate Society Magazine June 1988: .... Christina Cook daughter of Peter Cook....... (no source provided)
Part II - RISBRIDGER
From "The Risbridger Story - being the story behind the Risbridger Monument in the Old Parish church, Albury, Surrey" by R. Charles Walmsley (1976)
Cookes Place is a fifteenth century house lying less than a quarter of a mile west of the Old Church. This house and the previous ones on the same site, together with various fields, had for centuries comprised an enclave of freehold land within the manorial lands of Albury. Even in respect of freehold land it was not uncommon for some "free rent" to be paid. The "free rent" for Cookes Place, payable to the lord of the manor was six broad arrows with barbed heads called Broad Arrow Heads, worth and so received one shilling and eight pence.
The last few generations of the Risbridgers of Cookes Place were all christened William. Around 1655 a dispute arose between the Risbridger family and the lords of Albury Manor relating to a water course to run from Sherbourne Ponds (Silent Pool) across Risbridger land supplying water to Albury Park's new pleasure gardens designed by John Evelyn. The expensive litigation which had started in 1696 was only concluded in 1749 when William Risbridger sold his freehold properties and 30 acres of copyhold land to Lord Aylesford.
Further references: Typescript “The Risbridger Family of Cookes Place, Albury" by Olive M. Heath (updated and unsigned). Held by Mr. Ernest Risbridger of Albury. Ref. Manuscripts left by O.M. Heath held in the Library of the Surrey Archeological Society, Guildford (Box 93/1).
Folio 5 Rentals: Albury (written in pencil)
Cookes (Place) paid a quit rent of 12d.
(See Rental 1589)
Edward Risbridger for Cookes 12.d
“Spooreland 12d.
“Rakeland 2s.6d.
“Bakons 2s.6d.
“Serylands [?] 20d
“ Waterlands 20d
7 William and Mary (1694-95) death of William Risbridger, 4 heriots for Rakelands, Bacons, Serylands [?] and Waterlands (Court Roll, Albury). 3 oxen and a horse (son William 10 years).
1749 surrendered to Lord Aylesford of 2 fields called Watercrofts also a field (illeg.) Smallthorne all of which are known by the name of Rakeland, Bacon, Seryland [?] and Waterlands (copy). (1322/6/51-64-SHC)
Folio 6 Weston Manor
1625 William Risbridger holds Croft and Toft called Le Hasele. Also tenement and land called Cookes, Croft called Rusham and (illeg.) adjoining. (1559 feoffment with counterparts. William Risbridger yeoman to son Edward parcel called Le Heselle alias Haselys with appurtenances moiety of parcel called Speers in common fields called southfield and eastfield all in Albury. 1322/6/51-64-SHC)
1602? Katherine Risbridger who held freely for term of life Cookes - dead since last court. Edward Risbridger heir.
1584
William Risbridger holds freely of the Manor tenement and certain lands called Cookes. Rent 20d. Also held Haselere.
Folio 7 Albury Manor
1693 Same as entry above,
William Risbridger - dead. Held Rakelands, Bacons, Serylands [?], Waterland. 4 separate heriots, 3 oxen and 1 horse. His son William age 10.
October 1749
William Risbridger of Cookes Place surrendered above lands to Lord Aylesford (lands described). (Drafts, papers, letters Manor of Albury William Risbridger conveyance to Lord Aylesford Cooks Place and other lands in Albury and Shere for £3,000. 1322/6/51-64-SHC). “All legal procedures to be stayed". June 1749 another deed allowing William to reside at Cookes Place till his death (Ref. The Risbridger Story).
Folio 8 Weston Manor
1658
Thomas Risbridger who held freely of the Lord of the Manor one tenement etc. called Cookes Parrocks - dead. 17d. p.a. John his son and heir, (at this time William Risbridger was at Cooks Place so are we dealing with two properties?)
1658 William Risbridger held (or holds) of this Manor 2 acres at Smallthorne also lands called Speers and Haseleen.
Folio 14 Letter of Patent, reign of Henry VIII., Vol. I (2076 c Brit Mus (? British Museum – ?now British Library) (done to Vol. 8.)
22 November 1512 To John Risbrigger junior of Albury, Surrey.
Pardon for having killed Walter Parkhurst in self-defence for which he was appealed by Agnes, Parkhurst's Widow. Pat .4. Henry VIII p.2.m.5
Early part of reign of Henry VII grants could be issued as Charters or Letters of patent. After 8 Henry VIII all grants under the great seal issued as letters of patent (Patent Rolls). In highly abbreviated Latin. TNA guide. Curiously John's great-nephew William Risbridger married a Katherine Parkehurst in Shere.
Folio 15. The writing is poor and in pencil, some parts too faint to decipher
19 Edward IV (1480 (from 1746 - litigation)
One Sir John Norbury, Knt. then lord of said Manor of Albury and seized and entitled to said land where said spring (Sherbourne) arose. Did by Deed dated same 10th October give, grant and confirm to one John Risbridger son and heir of Henry Risbridger and that said John and Henry were (the present) plaintiff's ancestors. One small watercourse containing in breadth four feet, rendering to Sir John Norbury one red rose on Feast of St. John the Baptist, if demanded. (Sir John Norbury of Stoke d'Abernon, Surrey (c.1443-1504) held high office, i.e. King's Vice-Marshal, Knight of the Shire for Surrey, Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex. In July 1483 attended the coronation of Richard III. Seems to have worked for both the dynasties of Lancaster and York. - I.S. Rogers).
Earl of Aylesford d. 1719 (illeg.) she died in 1743. (illeg.)
Folio 15. Consists of one line too faint to read
Folio 17. List of Risbridger wills
Folio 18 Pedigree of the Risbridgers of Albury
Henry living 1464 = Agnes
John (the elder) living 1480 d. 1517
John (the younger) living 1480 (probably of age)
1501 John snr and jnr
1505 John
1507 John jnr
1513“
1514 John snr
1516 John snr and jnr. (1516 Albury Court Rolls John Risbridger snr holds Cokes or Risbridgers for a rent of 6 barbed arrows and by military service for a part of knight's fee. Ref. 1322/1/3 introduction SHC).
1517 John, Constable
1517 John snr dead
William living 1522 (probably of age) inherited Cooks 1517 d. 1544. (Son of John d. 1517)
John of full age in 1544 d. 1564 = Katherine d. in 1601 (bur. Shere 1597. H.J. Risbridger states on marriage in 1544 John acquired Palfremans in Shere).
Edward b. 1548 living 1589 (rental), second son = Julian Cockes 1571
William
John b. 1552
William b. 1574 d, 1549 = Joan Johnson 1613 (Son of Edward)
Robert living 1522 (probably of age) (Son of John d. 1517)
Folio 19 Risbridgers of Shere BMDs (see West Surrey Family History Society's cds.)
Folio 20 Weston Roll
1525. John Risbridger senior. 1 croft and 1 toft called Le Haselle in Albury formerly Fillart [?] at Speers and afterwards Peter Rye and certain lands called Cokes - dead. William Risbridger son.
1544. William Rysbridger of Shere who held land called Cokes 20d. p.a. - dead since last Court. Heriot. John Risbridger son and heir of William of full age to be distrained. Also that the said William who held 9 acres of land "apud” Le Smallthorne now John att Rysbrydges by military service and rent 2d. p.a. and scutage etc. ... John to be distrained.
1573. Henry Rysbridger, William Rysbridger and Edward Rysbridger all are sons of John Rysbridger (of Shere) who held by military service 2 acres called Smallthorne in Shere (illeg.) - dead. The said John who held freely with Katherine his wife for the term of life - Le Hasley in Albury, formerly Filliart[?] at Speers and land and tenement Cooks 20 (20d.?) - dead since last Court .... Edward Risbridger son.
Folio 21 From Lawsuit (Title)
26 August 2 Henry VIII (1511). Cooks Place and other land were given to William Risbridger and his heirs by Will of John Risbridger the Elder of Albury my wife Joan” “lands in Albury and Shere. Rest illeg. Probably parts of the will.
15 June Ed. VI (1553). John Risbridger of Romsey bargained and sold (Capital messuage called Peter Cooks) to John Risbridger of Shere (his cousin).
22 March 13 Charles I (1638)
William Risbridger the elder seized of Cooks Place 100 acres of land belonging to it and of a... called Speers and of Staple Lands 60 acres in Shere and other land in Albury and Shere.
16 October 11 James I (1613) Marriage Settlement William Risbridger and Joan Johnson (Ref. G.108//15SHC)
Folio 22 Weston Roll
1573 October John Risbridger (d. 1564) who held by military service 2 acres called Smallthorne lying in Shere- dead. The said John Risbridger who held freely with Katherine his wife for term of his life Le Hasley ..... Cooks 20d. ..... Edward Risbridger second son of John and Katherine is their heir.
Folio 23 Weston Roll
1517. John Risbridger senior who held a tenement called Cooks alias Risbridgers by the rent of six arrows and Knight's service .... and other services at his death .... The same John by his Will devised that Joan his wife should hold the land and premises for the term of her life, with remainder to Robert Risbridger the son of said John and his heirs and for default to John Risbridger son of the said John and his heirs and for default to William Risbridger son of John the father and his heirs and for default to the right heirs of the said John son. (Actually made two wills, in 1511 and 1517 the second one more of a codicil)
Folio 24 Weston Roll 1517
Smitten left to John Risbridger son of John snr and his heirs. Heriot
Tyllyes (as above)
Cooks left to William Risbridger son of John snr
Waterland and Seryland [?] parcels lying near tenement called Cookes left to Robert Risbridger son of John Bacon to William Risbridger who comes and does fealty
Rakelands and Speers to William Risbridger
1522 Robert Risbridgger
1522 William Risbridgger (Roll continues to 1527 but there does not seem to be more about Risbridgers)
Folio 25 Weston Roll
September 1544. William Rysbridger of Shere who held 1 toft and 1 croft of land called Haselle in Aldbury formerly Fillart [?] of Speers and later Rye and one tenement and certain lands called Cookes 20p.a. – dead since last Court by whose death there falls to the lord a heriot two cows and John Risbridger son and heir of William of full age to be distrained. Also held Smallthorne by knights service and 2d rent.
Folio 26 Weston Roll contd.
1507 John Risbridger
1507 John Risbridger jnr.
1507 William Risbridger
1508 John Risbridger
1509 John Risbridger
1510 John Risbridger (“Les Bullens")
1511 idem
1513 idem
1513 John Risbridger snr and John jnr who hold freely tenement and lands called Joyes, Wienns [?], Foxholes, Aldboure [?], Sedhamhill [?], % rent. (illeg.)
1514 John Risbridger snr
1516 John Ribridger snr and jnr
1517 John Risbridger juror - Constable for the Lord King
Folio 27 Risbridgers mentioned in Court Rolls – Weston Court
1391 John atte Rysbrugges
1398 idem
1399 idem
1410 John atte Risbrugge destrained to do homage and fealty for lands etc. "lands late of”
1413 Lands and tenement formerly belonging to John atte Risbrugge and sometime belonging to Ralph Coci 17d. rent p.a.
1413 Peter Walfelde who held the land and tenement formerly belonging to Ralph Coci as in right of his wife Christine and formerly wife of John atte Rysbrgge_17d. p.a. two small crofts etc. called Cockesparrocks
Folio 28, 29 Albury Roll
1399 John atte Risbrugge
1411 (June) Christine already married to Peter Walfelde so her first husband John Risbridger must be dead.
1498 John Risbridger
1499 Robert Risbridger as surety for John Risbridger
1500 John Risbridger
1501 John Risbridger snr
1501 John Risbridger jnr
1501 Robert Risbridger
1502, 1502, 1504, 1505 John Risbridger
1420 Christine formerly wife of John atte Rysbrugge and afterwards of Peter Walfeld - dead. Cokesparrocks – heriot a brass pot 3/4 fealty, relief, ?suit, homage
1421 The sureties of John atte Rysbrugge, son and heir. John atte Rysbrugge destrained.
1421 July. John son of John does homage to William Weston snr for lands and tenement with appurtenance which he held of aforesaid William and did fealty and homage.
1439 John atte Rysbrugger fined 6d. (gap from 1446 to 1525)
Folio 30 Typed list of Risbridger Fields etc. Freeholds - mentions “lands of Earl of Aylesford”
Folios 31, 32 Risbridger Title (The writing on this page is difficult to read looks as though it was in pencil)
1663 William Risbridger - dead. William his son admitted by guardian.
16 June 1694 William Risbridger (bur. 1694 Albury) by his wife devised to her son William his heirs and assigns for any and all his messuage and farms, lands and tenement in Albury. Proved Prerogative Court 17/6/1695. These estates came to William the intestate as only son and heir of his father. First purchase of the Weston by John Risbridger 3 Henry VI (1425)
26 August 2 Henry VIII (1510) Cooks Place and other lands were given to William Risbridger and his heirs by will of John Risbridger elder of Albury.
15 June 7 Edward VI (1553) John Risbridger of Romsey bargained and sold to John Risbridger of Shere 22 March 13th Charles I (1638) William Risbridger the elder comes to stand seized of Cooks Place and 100 acres of land belonging to it and of a ----- called Speers and of Staple. Land being 60 acres in Shere and all his other lands in Albury and Shere etc.
16 October 11th James I (1613) marriage settlement (already cited)
Folios 33,34,35 are notes in someone else's handwriting . Transcript of will of John Risbridger 1562. References to abstract of Lay Subsidies in a "bad state” (the handwriting is minute). Mentions Risbridger marriages in Shere and a possible connection between the Risbridger and Mellersh families.
Folio 36 Indenture
1553. This Indenture between John Risbridgger of Romsey son and heir of Robert Risbridger late (illeg.) he lived at Albury of the first part ----- and John Risbridger of Shere of the other part ----- interesseth ----- that the said John hath bargained and sold ----- to the said John of Shere all that his capital messuage ----- called Peter Cook's wherein Thomas Risbridger doth now ----- dwell and all his freehold land ----- to have and to hold ----- and also a lease made to Thomas Risbridger now farmer thereof for a term of eight years to come. (Is this property Cookes Place? Which was owned by John of Shere's father William) D XXII.1.c.(2)
Folios 37,38 Indenture and Marriage Settlement (G. 108/15-SHC) 1614. Indenture between: Edward Risbridger of Albury yeoman and William Risbridger of Albury yeoman
Whereas the marriage settlement between William and Joan Johnson widow, late the wife of Richard Johnson late of Wonersh ------
2 messuages called Cookes Place and Speers with all ----- etc late in the tenure of the said Edward Risbridger and of Francis Parmeson and Matthew Farley ----- except and always reserved to the same Edward ---- the use and occupation of all and every the rooms, lofts, chambers and garrets, parcel of the said tenement Cookes Places for the said Edward's life ---- (that is to say) the parlour and the new loft over the garrett loft over the same new loft and the storehouse and inner celler ----- and of the oven and brewing furnace with the brewing vessels there to take and brew on at the free will and pleasure of the said Edward Risbridger .... And also one full fourth part of all the pears and apples (Wardens) and other fruit ---- and also some of the best beeches standing and growing about the Ind ---- and also all those elder and trees of elder standing and being in the meadow ---- over against the tenement of Richard Warner ---- before the feast of the Assumption in the year 1615 and except five of the last oats standing or growing without the lodges in the land called Heathfield? ---- Lands called Whitecroft and the Rycked Close, also so much of the gateroom lying next to the parlours there as the said Edward shall necessarily use for the laying wood or anything else ---- And it is agreed that the said William shall daily and every day --- well and truly deliver unto the said Edward at Cookes Place one quart of milk new from the cows in the forenoon of every day with all convenient speed after milking time, the said Edward paying ---- a penny in silver of lawful money. Also loads of good Broom.
Marriage Settlement OMH Writes "date? between Thomas Risbridger of Albury and John Risbridger son of the said Thomas ---- in consideration of a marriage to be made between the said John and Mary Robinson daughter of John Robinson .... Rent arising out of the messuage or tenement, garden, orchards, lands etc. called or known by the name of Peter Cookes D.XXII 1.c.(2) Thos. Risbudger b. 1615 had a son John Damaris 1678, he d. 1699 of Cooks Parrochs
Folio 39 (The writing on this page and the following three can only be described as scribble and looks as though it is in pencil). Fortunately there are better copies in the Risbridger History by H.J. Risbridger which obtained through Miss Marguerite Gallancz, Surrey County Archivist in 1971).
Release. (SHC title is Quitclaim)
Given at Albury 27 Nov. (no year) Edward IV (1461-83). Thomas Adene of Ledered to John atte Rysbrygge the elder and Johanna his wife and the heirs of John; all those lands and tenements, rents and services with their appurtenances lying in the vill and parishes of Albury and Shere called Coukes lande. (on death of his father 1481 (HJR)
Grant (SHC title is Gift for life with remainders).
Sunday after Michaelmas 16 Ric. II (1393) John atte Risbrigger of the parish of Wonersh to Henry Elyot of the same parish all my land, tenements with appurtenances in the vill of Albury. To have and hold etc. Witnesses: Wm. Bulleyngs, John Clerk, Henry Clerk, Wm. Elstede, Wm. Serle.
Folio 40
Grant (SHC title is Gift for life with remainders). Given at Albury Sunday after Michaelmas 20 Richard II (1397). Grant of Henry Elyot of the parish of Wonersh to John atte Rysbrug of the same and Christina his wife: all my lands and tenements which I have by the gift of the said John in the vill of Aldebury to ?hold of the said John and Christina (illeg.) and after their deaths to John younger son and his issue. In default to revert to the right heirs of the said John the father.
Witnesses: John Clerk, Wm. Elstede, Gillant atte Ssere, Wm. Serle, Wm. Cook
Folio 41
Release
Weston, Feast of the Nativity 3 Henry VI (1424) John Weston ?Esq releases (illeg.) to John atte Rysbrugg of all his claims and rights in land and tenements called Cookeys alias Ryshbrugge in the vill of Albury. Witnesses: John (Cl ....), John Hyne, John Farley, Richard Hamond, Thomas Shanefeld, William Clark and others.
Release
Weston, Feast of the Nativity 3 Henry VI (1424). Thomas Wyntershull, William Weston and Thomas Eliot release to John atte Ryyshbryg, all his claim to lands called Cokyes alias Rysbrug in Albury his heirs and assigns, all the lands and tenements rents and services with all their appurtenances called Cooks alias Ryshbryg in the vill of Albury.
Witnesses: John Chale, John Hyne, John Farley, Walter Clerk, Thomas Clarefeld, Richard Hammond
Folio 42
Will 26" day August 2 Henry VIII (1511) John Risbridger the elder of Albury to my wife Joan lands in Albury and Shere. Son Robert lands in Wonersh. Son John tenement Joyes (lands called Lytheland, Shylfelde, Smythes, Tyllyes (lately acquired from John Cottel). Son William Speers and Cookes (A fuller extract from this will can be found in The Risbridger History by H.J. Risbridger who said original was at Syon House).
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