Colne Priory Manor Court Rolls (ERO D/DPr21)

6.10.1610 (Saturday 6 October 1610)

document 33302286

whereas Jn Pullen late of White Colne yeoman deceased who held for himself and his heirs from the lord of this manor by the rod etc certain customary lands called or known by the name of Loshes and Foule Meade with appurtenances before he died surrendered the aforesaid premises with appurtenances into the hands of the lord according to the custom of the aforesaid manor to the use and behoof of his testament and last will by which he gave and bequeathed the premises with appurtenances to Margt his wife during the natural lifetime of Margt herself the remainder thereof after the decease of the aforesaid Margt to Hen Pullen son of the aforesaid Jn and his heirs forever upon condition that the said Hen Pullen his heirs or assigns should pay or cause to be paid to Ann Pullen one of the daughters of the said Jn Pullen the sum of 10li within two years next following the death of the aforesaid Margt his wife and to Thomasine Pullen another daughter of the aforesaid Jn the sum of 10li within four years next following upon the death of the aforesaid Margt and to Sibil Pullen another daughter of the aforesaid Jn Pullen the sum of 10li within six years next following after the death of the aforesaid Margt and to Eliz Pullen another daughter of the aforesaid Jn the sum of 10li within eight years next following after the death of the said Margt and to Margt Pullen another daughter of the aforesaid Jn the sum of 10li within ten years next following upon the death of the aforesaid Margt the mother and to Edith Pullen another daughter of the aforesaid Jn Pullen 10li within twelve years next following after the death of the aforesaid Margt the mother and if it should happen that the aforesaid Hen Pullen his heirs or assigns should default in the aforesaid payment of the separate sums of money in the manner and form as shown or in any of them that then the aforesaid daughters should be allowed and any of them concerning the aforesaid sums thus bequeathed as stated if they are not paid in the manner and said form to enter into the aforesaid premises with appurtenances and to have and hold the same to themselves and their assigns for and during the term of four years as by the aforesaid testament it is clearly shown and whereas also the aforesaid Edith Pullen after the aforesaid testament was made and declared in the aforesaid form died and then for her part the aforesaid Margt Pullen the mother was admitted tenant of the lord to the premises with appurtenances according to the tenor and effect of the testament and aforesaid last will at a court here held tuesday being 21.6.1603 according as by copy of a roll of that court here in this court produced and shown now to this court came the aforesaid Hen Pullen and humbly sought from the lord admittance to the reversion or remainder of the said premises when it should happen by and after the death of the aforesaid Margt his mother upon the aforesaid conditions to whom the lord by his aforesaid steward granted thereof seisin to have to the same said Hen and his heirs upon the aforesaid condition 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 and afterwards this court sitting came the aforesaid Hen Pullen and in full and open court surrendered into the hands of the lord by the hands of his aforesaid steward all that his reversion or remainder of the premises with appurtenances to the use and behoof of Thos Smithe now husband of the aforesaid Margt the mother and the heirs of the body of the aforesaid Thos legitimately procreated and in default of such issue the remainder to the rightful heirs of the said Margt forever upon the following conditions viz that the said Thos Smithe or Margt his wife or their heirs executors or assigns or any one of them should pay or cause to be paid all the aforesaid separate sums of money to the aforesaid daughters in the aforesaid manner and form except however the said sum of 10li bequeathed and devised to the aforesaid Edith now deceased as it is stated above provided also further that if any of the aforesaid daughters of the aforesaid Jn Pullen now living should die before payment of their aforesaid sum of money as bequeathed and devised to them by the testament and last will should be paid to them in the manner and form above mentioned that then the aforesaid Thos Smithe or Margt his wife or their heirs executors or assigns or any one of them should pay or cause to be paid the aforesaid sum or portion or sums or portions of the said daughter or daughters thus dead to the aforesaid children of the daughters thus living and if they should not have children then to the remaining daughters then living to be divided equally between them and upon this condition also that the aforesaid Thos Smithe or Margt his wife their heirs executors or assigns or any one of them should pay or cause to be paid to the aforesaid Hen Pullen his heirs executors or assigns the sum of 33li within one year now next following after the title of this court at or in the church porch of the parish church of the aforesaid White Colne otherwise the said surrender should be void and of no force in law upon which now to this court came the aforesaid Thos Smithe and sought from the lord admittance thereof upon the separate aforesaid conditions to whom the lord by his aforesaid steward granted thereof seisin to have to the same said Thos and the heirs of his body legitimately procreated and in default of such heirs the remainder thereof to the rightful heirs of the aforesaid Margt forever 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     and made fealty to the lord and was admitted thereof tenant of the lord