| whereas at a view with court here held
6.10.1610
Hen Pullen
was admitted to the remainder or reversion of certain lands and tenements called
Loshes
and
Foule Meade
when they should happen by or after the death of
Margt Pullen
lately wife of
Jn Pullen
deceased and afterwards wife of
Thos Smyth
deceased and afterwards wife of
Joseph Harvey
by the surrender and according to the testament of
Jn Pullen
his father upon the condition that the aforesaid
Hen Pullen
his heirs executors or assigns should pay or ca use to be paid to a certain
Ann Pullen
daughter of the said
Jn Pullen
the sum of 10li of legal money of England within two years next following after the death of the said
Margt
his wife and to
Thomasine Pullen
another daughter of the said
Jn
10li of legal money within four years next following after the death of the said
Margt
and to
Sibil
another daughter of the said
Jn
10li of legal money of England within six years next following after the death of the said
Margt
and to
Eliz Pullen
another daughter of the said
Jn
10li of legal money within eight years after the death of the said
Margt
and to
Margt Pullen
another daughter of the said
Jn
10li of legal money of England within ten years next following after the death of the said
Margt
his wife and to
Edith Pullen
another daughter of the said
Jn
10li of legal money of England within twelve years next following after the death of the said
Margt
his wife and if it should happen that the aforesaid
Hen Pullen
his heirs or assigns should make default in the aforesaid payments of the separate sums of money in the aforesaid manner and form or in any of them that then the aforesaid daughters and each of them to whom the aforesaid sum was bequeathed by the aforesaid testimony of the aforesaid
Jn Pullen
as long as it is shown that payment was not made in the aforesaid manner and form they should be permitted to enter into the aforesaid premises with appurtenances and to have and to hold the same to themselves and their assigns for and during the term of four years as by a roll of the aforesaid court it clearly appears and also whereas the aforesaid
Edith
after the death of the said
Jn Pullen
died in the lifetime of the said
Margt
and whereas at the aforesaid court the aforesaid
Hen Pullen
after his admission surrendered his remainder or reversion of the said premises to the use of
Thos Smyth
and the heirs of the body of the said
Thos Smyth
legitimately procreated and in default of such issue the remainder thereof to the rightful heirs of the said
Margt
then wife of the said
Thos
forever upon the condition that the aforesaid
Thos Smyth
or
Margt
then his wife or their heirs executors or assigns or any of them should pay or cause to be paid the aforesaid separate sums of money to the aforesaid daughters in the aforesaid manner and form excepting the said 10li of the said
Edith
then deceased as stated provided also that if any of the aforesaid daughters then surviving should die before the aforesaid sum of money or the portion devised to them can be paid that then the aforesaid
Thos Smyth
or the said
Margt
their heirs or assigns or any 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 dying to the children of the aforesaid daughters thus dying and if she does not have children then to the remaining daughters living at that time to be divided equally between them and upon the condition also that the aforesaid
Thos
or
Margt
his wife their heirs executors or assigns should pay or cause to be paid to the aforesaid
Hen Pullen
his heirs executors or assigns the sum of 33li of legal money of England within one year next following after the said title of the said court in the porch of the parish church of White Colne and whereas at the aforesaid court the aforesaid
Thos Smyth
was admitted for himself and his aforesaid heirs to the remainder or the aforesaid reversion when it should happen by or after the death of the said
Margt
as by a roll of the aforesaid court it is clearly shown now at this court it is shown by the homage that after the said court and before this court the aforesaid
Thos Smyth
died thus seised thereof of the remainder or aforesaid reversion etc and that
Thos Smyth
is his son and the heir of his body legitimately procreated and of full age and that the aforesaid
Margt
after the last court and before this court died upon which came here into court the aforesaid
Thos Smyth
the son and heir of the body of the said
Thos
and humbly sought admittance to whom the lord by the aforesaid steward granted and delivered thereof seisin by the rod to have the aforesaid premises with appurtenances to the aforesaid
Thos Smyth
and the heirs of his body legitimately procreated the remainder thereof in the aforesaid form upon the condition that the aforesaid
Thos Smyth
his heirs or assigns should pay or cause to be paid the aforesaid separate sums in the aforesaid manner and form of the daughters excepting the said sum of 10li thus devised to the said
Edith
now dead and such as the aforesaid
Thos Smyth
and
Margt
his wife ought to pay to hold from the lord by the rod at the will of the lord by the rents services and customs thereunto belonging and by right accustomed and the fine assessed by the court at 26li of legal money of England to be paid to the lord of the manor or his assigns in the following manner viz 16li at or before michaelmas next following the title of this court and 10li of legal money of England in or before the
1.1.next
following the title of this court and for security of the aforesaid payment of 26li in the aforesaid manner and form the aforesaid
Thos
came into court and in person surrendered the aforesaid lands and tenements into the hands of the lord by the hands of the aforesaid steward to the use of
Rich Harlakenden
lord of the aforesaid manor and his heirs forever upon the condition that if the aforesaid
Thos Smyth
his heirs or assigns should pay or cause to be paid the aforesaid 16li at or before the said feast of michaelmas and the said 10li before
1.1.
in the aforesaid form that then the aforesaid surrender should be void and of no force |