Colne Priory Manor Court Rolls (ERO D/DPr21)

8.10.1618 (Thursday 8 October 1618)

document 33600657

item it is presented that after the last court Jn Churche gentleman customary tenant of this manor died seised of certain lands held by copy of court roll which premises he surrendered to the use and behoof of his last will and testament in writing the tenor of which will is unknown and because no one came to this court to take the aforesaid premises out of the hands of the lord and arrange with the lord for his fine therefore proclamation was made that if no one came to the next court to be held here to take the aforesaid premises that then it should be seised thereof for the lord