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The Lambs had an interest in chambers in 7 and 8 Serles Court (now New Square), Lincolns Inn. In 1815 Peniston Lamb, lord Melbourne, conveyed the chambers to Cornelius Pitt (no. 98), and Pitt in turn conveyed them to Isaac Lloyd Williams in 1818. In 1850 the chambers were conveyed by Matthew Davies Williams of Cwmcynfelyn, Cardiganshire, the eldest son of Isaac Lloyd Williams, to John Wood of Coventry Street, Haymarket, wine and spirit merchant. Deeds relating to the Serles Court chambers are held at the Lincolns Inn Library (Serles Court Books and D1e12/1-11). Photocopies of the admission to chambers of Matthew Lamb, Peniston Lamb and Cornelius Pitt, together with a draft list of deeds relating to New Square, are in NLW Facs 861.

1 Ralph Baynes of Stallingborough, Lincolnshire, clerk. 2 William Epworth of Stallingborough, gent. 3 Nathaniel Taylor of Stallingborough, yeoman. 4 John Grantham of Stallingborough, yeoman. 5 Robert Marshall of Stallingborough, yeoman. 6 John Hunter of Stallingborough, yeoman, and Elizabeth his wife. 7 Mary Smith of Stallingborough, spinster. 8 Joel Ashton of Stallingborough, yeoman. 9 Edward Vessey of Stallingborough, yeoman. 10 Elizabeth Blythe of Stallingborough, widow. 11 Peter Maltby of Stallingborough, yeoman. 12 William Penson of Stallingborough, yeoman. 13 Saint Andrew Thornhagh of Asherton, Nottinghamshire, esq. (trustee of 14). 14 Matthew Boucherett of Stallingborough, esq., and Ayscogh Boucherett, esq., his only son and heir apparent (purchaser). Lease and Release by 1-12 to 13, in trust for 14, of several parcels of ground in Kirkdales, Knot, Bicar, Mannerholm, Walnut Nook, and Cartbridge Meere, all in p. Stallingborough, intermixed with the lands of 14, to be held by 13 upon the same trusts as a deed dated 1 July 1737. Recites an Act of 10 Geo. II entitled 'An Act for dividing and inclosing certain open and common fields within the lordship and parish of Stallingborough in the county of Lincoln'. Consideration: 22 years' purchase paid by 14 to 1-12. No. 89 frail at the creases.

1 John Rogers of Wrington, Somerset, BD, late fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and Lydia his wife, Charles Hutchinson of London, gent., and Constantia Hare of Tottenham Highcrosse, Middlesex, spinster. 2 Thomas Reason of London, gent. 3 Edward Gilbert and William Gilbert of London, gents. Lease and Release by 2, at the request of 1, to 3 in trust for the said Edward Gilbert of a m. or inn called Upper Chequer, a m. adjoining, being formerly part of the same, in the tenure of [ ]Wheeler and [ ] Yates, a parcel of land (1 a.) in a field called Squire Croft, a parcel of land called Bottom Acre in a field called Colliers Dene otherwise Broomfeild, 5 a. of land in a field called Townfeild Close, and closes or parcels of pasture land and woodground called Deaths (10 a.), otherwise Deaths Chart, near Debden, all in p. Dorking, Surrey, a m. or farm house and 4 a. in the tenure of William Brown, in p's Dorking and Capel, a close of land called Swytefeild (8 a.), otherwise Whitland, a close of meadow called Swyte Meadow (6 a.) and a close of land called Rydon Close, (4 a.) all in. p. Dorking, a meadow called Southaw Meadow (1 a.) at Beargreave, p. Capel, coppices, coppiced woods, groves and underwood (partly grubbed up) on or near the west and east of the said Swytefeild, Swyte Meadow and Rydon Close, a parcel of land called Swyte Grove (5 a.) and a field called Swyte Feild (2 a.) all in p. Dorking, lands, meadows, etc., called Sudberries (20 a.), being four fields and three coppices (all or most of which have been ploughed up) near the common called Homewood, all in p's Dorking and Capel, and a m. and land called Bakers (15 a.) near the said Homewood, in p. Dorking and Indemnity [?by 3] to 1 from a perpetual annuity of £10 charged on the lands called Deaths, to be hereby conveyed by John Carpenter, gent., former owner of the same, to Christopher Ryth, esq., and now payable to George Wattle, and henceforth to be paid by John Hall of Dorking, esq., out of a m. formerly called Lower Chequer, now the Kings Head, lately purchased by the said Thomas Rogers and Thomas Reason.

1 James Rose of Betchworth, Surrey, farmer, and Ann Rose his wife. 2 William Stephens of London, brewer. Lease and Release of a m. and land (3 a.) in Holmwood, p. Dorking, late in the tenure of William Brown and now of William Peter, with Covenant by 1 to indemnify 2 against a mortgage for £40 made by the said William Brown of Dorking, farrier, to Richard Peters of Dorking, hoopshaver, now vested in John Mills of Dorking, farmer. Consideration: £70.

1 Edward Goodwyn of Dorking, gent., son and heir apparant of Jasper Goodwyn, gent. 2 Matthew Carleton of Lincolns Inn, Middlesex, esq. Lease and Release of a m. or tmt near the churchyard in p. Great Bookham, Surrey, purchased by 1 from Edward Goodwyn the elder on 16 Dec. 1640, a m. or inn called The Upper Chequer, p. Dorking, a m. or tmt in the tenure of Richard Hall, purchased by 1 from Edward Goodwyn the elder on 27 June 1640 (see no. 13), and all 1's m's, farms, etc., in p's Dorking, Westbetchworth, Godalming, Wonersh, Shere, Leatherhead, Cranleigh which the said Jasper Goodwyn conveyed to 1 on 18 June 1641. Consideration: £1,000. No. 645 endorsed: '(1)'.

1 William Lee of Hart Street, Bloomsbury, Middlesex, carpenter. 2 Jane Waldo of Weybridge, Surrey, spinster. Lease for 131/2 years, by virtue of a licence, dated 16 May 1796, from James Farrer, esq., steward of man. Byfleet with its members, of a m. or dwelling house in p. Weybridge, Surrey, with the garden and pleasure ground adjoining, together with 1's right or priviledge of walking in the adjoining park or pleasure grounds of Lord Portmore. Schedule of fittings appended. Annual rent: £25.

1 Jane Wakefield of the city of London, widow. 2 Thomas Taylor of Tiverton, Devon, yeoman. Lease for 14 years of three quarters of a m. or tmt called Higher Patcott in p. Tiverton, Devon, and Covenant by 1 to pay an annuity of £10 charged upon the premises and the adjoining Burridge estate; covenants relating to husbandry, planting of trees and hedges. Annual rent: £15.15.0 and £5 for every a. of meadow and pasture converted to tillage.

1 Sir Timothy Waldo of Clapham, Surrey, kt. 2 John Calvert, esq., Peter Calvert, Edward Barnes and Jeremiah Morrell, all of p. St Giles without Cripplegate, London, brewers and partners. Lease for 21 years of a m. or tmt in Black Horse Alley, on the north side of Fleet Street, p. St Bridgets otherwise St Brides, London. Annual rent: £24.

1 Sir Timothy Waldo of Clapham, Surrey, kt. 2 Samuel Bedford of Fleet Street, p. St Bride, London, haberdasher. Lease for 21 years of a m. or tmt on the north side of Fleet Street, p. St Bridget otherwise St Brides, London. Annual rent: £60.

1 Sir Timothy Waldo of Clapham, Surrey, kt. 2 Thomas Markins of Throgmorton Street, London, victualler. Lease for 21 years of a m. or tmt on the south side of Throgmorton Street, p. St Bartholomew behind the Royal Exchange in the ward of Broad Street in the city of London, heretofore in the tenure of Adam Shekel, perukemaker, and late of William Owen, confectioner; covenants that 2 shall spend £50 in substantial repairs in the first year of the lease. Annual rent: £30. Endorsement: assignment of lease by Richard Edwards of Southwark, Surrey, brandy-merchant, administrator of the will of 2, dec., to George Barlow of Throgmorton Street, London, victualler, 26 July 1793, for £150.

1 Sir Timothy Waldo of Clapham, Surrey, kt, and Dame Katharine his wife. 2 William Anstey of p. Tiverton, Devon, yeoman. Lease for 21 years of three quarters of the m's or tmt's called Burridge (95 a.) and Higher Patcott (82 a.) in p. Tiverton, Devon; covenants as in no. 103. Annual rent: £30 and £5 for every a. of meadow and pasture converted to tillage. Counterpart.

1 John Coke of Holkham, Norfolk, esq. 2 William Gwavas of the Middle Temple, London, gent. Lease for forty one years of the capital m. or house of Huntingfeild, otherwise Huntingfeild Hall, in p. Huntingfield, Suffolk, and the park called Huntingfeild Parke, now in the tenure of Raph Woolmer, gent., and the stock of ninety five deer and the coneys there. Consideration: £50 annual rent.

1 Margaret, dowager countess of Leicester and baroness Clifford, Sir Mathew Lamb of Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire, bart, and Ralph Cauldwell of Godwick, Norfolk, esq. 2 James Williams of the city of Bristol, mariner. Lease for three lives of a cottage in p. Portishead, Somerset, where James Williams, dec., father of 2, formerly dwelt. Consideration: £15. Annual rent: 1s. Duties: suit of court at man. Portbury and Portishead.

1 Edward Coke of Longford, Derbyshire, esq. 2 Thomas Goodwin of Oldhall, p. Manchester, Lancashire. Lease for three lives of a m. and tmt (9 a.) in the tenure of Richard Goodwin, in p. Pendlebury, Lancashire. Consideration: £40 and the surrender of a former lease, dated 29 June 1699. Annual rent: £1.1.0. Duties: suit of mill that 1 is to build at Prestwich or thereabouts, and heriot of £20. Counterpart. Not executed.

1 Thomas Coke of Holkham, Norfolk, esq., son and heir of Edward Coke of the same, esq., dec. 2 Anthony Grey, earl of Harrold, only son and heir apparent on Henry, duke of Kent, and Sir Edward Coke of Longford, Derbyshire, bart. Lease To Vest Possession (being part of the Pre-nuptial Settlement of 1 and Lady Margaret Tufton, daughter of the Earl of Thanet) of the manors of Berke, otherwise Berkhall, Billingford, Bilaugh, Foxley, Burwood Hall, otherwise Burrow Hall, otherwise Burghall, Castle Acre, Foxes, Cockford, otherwise Coxford, otherwise Cokesford, Dunton cum Doughton, Roses in South Creek, and Flitcham, the man. and priory of Fulmodeston, the manors of Godwick, otherwise Goodwick Hall, Grainston Calies otherwise Grainston Hall and Nortons, Hastings in Bintree, Kempston, Longham, otherwise Longham Hall, Gruntons Prior and Wathingtons, Moregraves, Knightleys in Marcham, Neles, otherwise Lucas, North Elmham, Nowers, Panworth Hall, Sparham-Stowkhall, Beeston, Sparham, Maultbyes, Wellingham, West Lexham, Wesenham, North Hall, Kipton and Castleacre in Wesenham, Feltham and Munks, otherwise Feltham and Monks, Tittleshall, Prakehall, Burrowhall, otherwise Burghall, Holkham, Burrowhall and Waterden, and the park of North [?Spar]ham, the rectories of Bilaugh, Castle Acre, Dunton Cum Doughton, Flitcham, Kempston, Wendling, Longham, Holkham, and Weasenham, the advowsons of the churches of Billingford, Bilaugh, Castle Acre, Dunton Cum Doughton, Tittleshall, Godwick, Flitcham, Kempston, Wendeling, Longham, Holkham, Waterden, and Wellingham, all other manors, m's etc. of 1 in t's, p's and precincts of Billingford, Bilaugh, Bawdeswell, Foxley, Bintree, Twyford, Sparham, Whitwell, North Elmham, Brisley, Gateley, Mileham, Beeston, Longham, Wendling, Tittleshall, Godwick, Wisensett, Pattesley, Stanfield, Lucham, Wellingham, Raynham, Great Raynham, Little Raynham, Weasenham St Peter, Weasenham All Saints, Massingham Great, Massingham Little, Roughton, Harpley, Castle Acre, South Acre, West Acre, Narford, Narborough, Pagrave, Dunton Cum Doughton, Tatterford, Sherford, Flitcham, Great Appleton, Little Appleton, Anmer, Fulmodeston, Clipstone, Kettlestone, Croxton, Kempstone, Maston, Ashill, Saham, Martham, South Creek, Siderston, East Lexham, West Lexham, Newton [By Castle Acre], Waterden, Egmere, Holkham, Wyghton, Wells, Burnham Norton, Burnham Thorpe and Burnham Overy, all in Norfolk, the manors of Huntingfield, otherwise Huntingfield Hall, Newhaw, Aldam, otherwise Aldham, otherwise Aldham Hall, Laxfeild, Horham, otherwise Horham, Fernegan, Cratfeild, Sporham, Thorphall, Huntingfeild Chauntrey, otherwise Alriches, otherwise Cokes, otherwise Wyvills, the man. called the rectory man. of Laxfeild, a capital m. called Huntingfeild Hall, the park called The Park in Huntingfeild, the advowsons of the churches of Huntingfield, Cokeley, Horham, Laxfield, Cratfield and Aldham, hd Blything, all other freehold m's, farms, etc., of 1 in t's, p's and precincts of Laxfield, Cratfield, Fressingfield, Stradbroke, Brundish, Welby, Dennington, Badingham, Horham, Allington, Redlingfield, Denham, Eye, H[?or]ton, Aldham, Hadleigh, Karsey, Whatfield, Elmsett, Hintlesham, Chattisham, Copdock, Darsham, Wingfield, Huntingfield, Aldritches, Wyvills, Cokes, Cookley, Great Linstead, Little Linstead, Heveningham and Newham, all in Suffolk, the manors of Hever, Chipstead, Kingsdown, and Maplescombe and all other manors, m's etc. of 1 in the t's, fields etc. of Kingsdown, Farningham, Eynsford, Kemsing, Seal, Ash, Shoreham, Fawkham, Hartley, and Chipstead all in Kent, the advowsons of the churches of Bishops Cleeve and Stoke Orchard, Gloucestershire, man. Minster, otherwise Minster Lovell, and all other lands, tmt's, etc., of 1 in t's, p's and precincts of Minster Lovell, [ ] Shortington, Asthall, Asthall Leigh, Langley and Shipton-under-wychwood, all in Oxfordshire, man. Farnham Royal and the site of man. Farnham Royal, and all other m's, farms, etc., of 1 in t's, p's, etc., of Farnham Royal, Seer Green and Hedgerley Dean, Buckinghamshire, except the m. or tmt called Cuntsforth, otherwise Conyforth House in the city of Norwich, and the manors of Candelent otherwise Campdolent, Lambleholme, and Westleton otherwise Minsmere otherwise Stotts, and all other m's, farms, etc., belonging to the said Thomas Coke in t's, p's, etc., of Trimley St Mary, Trimley St Martin, Walton, Felixstowe, Falkenham, Kirton, Holmligh, Bokilham, Naketon, Lavington, Chediston, Holton, Westleton, Middleton, Feverton, Fordley, Danwick, Leyston, Mildenhall and Ulston, all in Suffolk. Endorsed: 'Lease for a year to the settlement on the marriage of Tho's Coke Esq'r with Lady Margaret Tufton'. Damaged by rodents.

1 Rev. Verney Peter Littlehales of Burton, Lincolnshire, clerk. 2 Thomas Williams of Leadenhall Street, city of London, bookseller. Lease To Vest Possession of a m. near the west end of the north side of Leadenhall Street, p. St Peter Cornhill, London (previous tenants named). Not executed. Damaged.

1 George Duncumb of Chalford, Surrey, esq., son and executor of the will of George Duncumb, late of Albury, dec. 2 Ottwell Meverell of Grays Inn, Middlesex, esq., George Carleton and Phillipp Lasinby, citizens and mercers of London. Lease To Vest Possession of a m. or inn called The Lower Chequer, parcels of land (6 a.) in the tenure of Richard Day, gent., lying dispersed in the common field called Foster Wood, closes or parcels of pasture and woodground called Deaths (10 a.), a parcel of land and woodground called Huckstall (7 a.), otherwise Hagstooles, adjoining the pale of Betchworth Park, two closes or parcels of land and pasture (6 a.) in the tenure of Edward Sheffeild and adjoining the said park pale, a parcel of land (1 a.) in the tenure of Ralph Arnold and lying in the common field called Stonyland, all in p. Dorking, Surrey, a close or parcel of land and pasture called Kennells (2 a.) lying on 'this' side of Cottman Deane, a croft of land (2 a.) in the tenure of Widow Day and lying on the north side of the highway leading from Dorking to Reigate, a little pightell or parcel of meadow called Stanbridge Meade, a tmt and orchard (1 a.) lying on the west side of the highway leading from Dorking to Newdigate, a little parcel of land lying in the East Street of Dorking, a yearly rent of 18d. issuing out of a parcel of land called Squires in p. West Bechworth, three closes called Spittleheath, and a little parcel of land in the tenure of John Comber and adjoining the tmt of Richard Shoes in p. Dorking. Endorsed: note of exhibition in Chancery to Matthew Carleton and Ralph Mill, gents, in a cause between Thomas Faines. complainant, and Thomas Carleton, one of the defendants and '4'.

1 Edward Gilbert and William Gilbert of London, gents. 2 Richard Hopkins of Clapham, Surrey, esq. Lease To Vest Possession of a m. or inn called Upper Chequer, a m. adjoining, being formerly part of the same, in the tenure of [ ]Wheeler and [ ] Yates, a parcel of land (1 a.) in a field called Squire Croft, a parcel of land called Bottom Acre in a field called Colliers Dene otherwise Broomfeild, 5 a. of land in a field called Townfeild Close, and closes or parcels of pasture land and woodground called Deaths (10 a.), otherwise Deaths Chart, near Debden, all in p. Dorking, Surrey, a m. or farm house and 4 a. in the tenure of William Brown, in p's Dorking and Capel, a close of land called Swytefeild (8 a.), otherwise Whitland, a close of meadow called Swyte Meadow (6 a.) and a close of land called Rydon Close (4 a.) all in. p. Dorking, a meadow called Southaw Meadow (1 a.) at Beargreave, p. Capel, coppices, coppiced woods, groves and underwood (partly grubbed up) on or near the west and east of the said Swytefeild, Swyte Meadow and Rydon Close, a parcel of land called Swyte Grove (5 a.) and a field called Swyte Feild (2 a.) all in p. Dorking, lands, meadows, etc., called Sudberries (20 a.), being four fields and three coppices (all or most of which have been ploughed up) near the common called Homewood, all in p's Dorking and Capel, and a m. and land called Bakers (15 a.) near the said Homewood in p. Dorking.

1 Ralph Montagu, earl Montagu, and Christopher Moncke of Newhall, Essex, esq. 2 John Weddell of Lincolns Inn, Middlesex, esq., and Anthony Warde of Furnivalls Inn, London, gent. Lease To Vest Possession of man. Grindon, and of m's and lands in the tenures of Job Wheildon, Edward Smith, Richard Hall, Richard Smith, Thomas Anables, Ralph Smith, Widow Smith of Felthouse, William Mycocke, Nicholas Buxton, Richard Gold and William Smith, Anthony Smith, and James Smith (acreages given in most cases), a parcel of land called Calbrook (6 a.), m's and lands in the tenures of John Titterton, William Micoik, William Wardle, James Yeates, John Buxton, John Chadwick, Nicholas Lomas, George Thorley, William Sant, and Francis Smith, woodland called Ladyside (32 a.), m's and land in the tenures of Sarah Adams, John Smith, Thomas Johnson, William Chadwick senior, Humphrey Chadwick, Humphrey [ ], Widow Yeates, Thomas [ ], Ralph Hall, Widow Belfeild, John Belfeild, John Mellor, and Samuel Sheldon, a m. and mill and lands (20 a.) in the tenure of John Stubbs, m's and lands in the tenures of Edward Woodhouse, Ralph Lovatt, Thomas Johnson, Richard Chadwick, Francis Thorley, Richard Howerth, Daniel Sladon, Roger Lovatt, John Joanes, Robert Coxestake, Widow Ball and George Ball, John Willcoxen, William Mort, Richard Fletcher, Thomas Smith, George Titterton, Middleton Shaw, William Chadwick junior, Widow Smith of Grindon, Widow Stoderth, Widow Plant and John Hambleton, Dorothy Wardle, Widow Oliver, and John Woolley, pieces of pasture called Pasture Intacke (43 a.) and June Moore Pasture (46 a.), a piece of woodground called Brookewood ([ ]y a.), and a piece of land called Newclose (40 a.), cottages in the tenures of Anne Stubbs, Widow Charlesworth, Widow Gasguine, and John Sout, the advowson of the parish church of Grindon, all in t's, p's and ht's of Grindon, Butterton, Waterfall, Alstonfield, Throwley, Leek and Blower, Staffordshire. Worn at the creases.