Colne Priory Manor Court Rolls (ERO D/DPr22)

16.10.1633 (Wednesday 16 October 1633)

document 34200651

whereas at a court here held 19.5.1619 Jane Machyn then wife of Thos Machyn was admitted tenant of the lord for her lifetime to one croft of customary land enclosed with appurtenances late parcel of Broadfield containing by estimation 4a more or less the remainder thereof after her decease to Thos Machyn son of the said Jane and the heirs of the body of the said Thos legitimately procreated the remainder thereof to the rightful heirs of the said Jane and the aforesaid Thos Machyn was admitted at the aforesaid court to his aforesaid remainder as by a roll of the aforesaid court it is clearly shown and the aforesaid Jane after the said court and before this court died the aforesaid Thos being the son and heir of the said Jane after her death the aforesaid Thos Machyn inherited the aforesaid croft of land with appurtenances now at this court it is shown by the homage that the aforesaid Thos Machyn before this court died seised of such his estate without heirs of his body legitimately procreated and that Jn Machyn is his brother and next heir and son and heir of the said Jane and should have the right to the premises upon which came here into court the aforesaid Jn Machyn and humbly sought admittance to whom the lord by the aforesaid steward granted and delivered thereof seisin by the rod to have the aforesaid croft with appurtenances to the aforesaid Jn and his heirs 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 services and customs thereunto belonging and by right accustomed and he gave to the lord his fine but fealty was respited because he was under age
fine 22s after death