Colne Priory Manor Court Rolls (ERO D/DPr21)

6.10.1610 (Saturday 6 October 1610)

document 33302122

whereas at a court here held monday being 20.10.1578 Geo Cressener was admitted tenant of the lord for himself and the heirs of his body legitimately procreated and in default of such issue the remainder thereof as declared in the said court to one aldercarr called Tilekell Fenne lying between a certain croft of Jn     called Welecrofte on one part and a croft of Jn Butler called     on the other one head thereof abutting upon a parcel of Lowefielde and the other head upon the king's highway at The Tilekelne as it is divided and shown by the metes and bounds as by a roll of the said court it is clearly shown now at this court it is shown by the homage that the aforesaid Geo Cressener after the last court died of such estate seised of his premises and that Edw Cressener gentleman is his son and next heir of the body of the said Geo Cressener deceased and should have the right to the aforesaid premises who now came to this court and sought for himself admittance thereof and because it was thus shown by the homage therefore the lord by his aforesaid steward granted thereof seisin to him to have the aforesaid premises to the same said Edw and the heirs of his body legitimately procreated to hold from the lord by the rod at the will of the lord according to the custom of the aforesaid manor by the rents and services thereunto belonging and by right accustomed and he gave to the lord his fine as is shown in the margin     and made fealty to the lord and was admitted thereof tenant of the lord