Ale House Recognisances held at Sherborne 5th September 1753
This was like a licensing process. A sum of £20 was guaranteed in case there was a disturbance.
The first named usually ran the House
| Place | Name of House | Amount | |||
| Leigh | Crown | William | SPENCER | £10 | |
| William | HOOPER | £5 | of Batcombe | ||
| Richard | HARE | £5 | |||
| Yetminster | 5 Bells | Benjamin | COOMBS | £10 | Yetminster |
| William | COOMBS | £5 | Yetminster | ||
| Thomas | BARTLETT | £5 | Yetminster | ||
| Chetnole | Huntsman & Hounds | Bernard | WINCH | £10 | |
| Bryant | SHEAR | £5 | |||
| Thomas | BARTLETT | ||||
| Chetnole | Boot | John | MEECH | £10 | |
| Thomas | CHINNOCK | £5 | Yetminster | ||
| Bryant | SHEAR | £5 | |||
| Yetminster | Half Moon | Susannah | BUCKLAND | ||
| Bartholomew | WEBB | £10 | |||
| William | DENNING | £10 | |||
| Yetminster | Flower Deluce | Henry | FOX | £10 | |
| Richard | HARE | £5 | |||
| William | HARE | £5 | |||
| Yetminster | New Inn | Thomas | BARTLETT | £10 | |
| William | BARTLETT | £5 | Rhyme Intrinsica | ||
| William | COOMBS | £5 | Yetminster | ||
| Yetminster | Bell | Thomas | CHINNOCK | £10 | |
| William | BARTLETT | £5 | |||
| John | MEECH | £5 | Chetnole | ||
| Chetnole | Royal Oak | Edward | CAVE | £10 | |
| Bryant | SHEAR | £5 | |||
| William | BARTLETT | £5 | |||
| Yetminster | Swan | Susannah | CONWAY | £10 | |
| Benjamin | COMBE | £5 | Yetminster | ||
| William | DENNING | £5 | |||
| Leigh | White Hart | William | BASTABLE | £10 | |
| Thomas | CHAFFEY | £5 | Nether Compton | ||
| William | HARE | ||||
| Yetminster | Blackimores Head | James | HAYWARD | £10 | |
| William | DENNING | £5 | |||
| Bartholomew | WEBB | £5 | |||
| Yetminster | White Hart | Elizabeth | HAYES | £10 | |
| Edward | NOAK | £5 | |||
| Richard | HARE | £5 |