Colne Priory Manor Court Rolls (ERO D/DPr22)

18.1.1650 (Friday 18 January 1650)

document 34701758

and furthermore whereas at a court here held 7.10.1643 abovementioned the aforesaid Antho Bentall was admitted tenant of the lord for himself and his heirs to one parcel of land called Oxen Fenn containing by estimation 4a and to one field called Homefeild containing by estimation 4a and to one capital messuage with pond and yard and one part of a large orchard lying and abutting there upon a piece of land called Blakes as it was divided from the rest of the said orchard except for the hall room and kitchen parcel of the said messuage and the rooms above the hall room and kitchen and another part of the said orchard lying removed from the said parcel of land called Blakes as by a roll of the aforesaid court it appears now at this court it is shown by the homage that the aforesaid Antho Bentall after the last court viz 21.8.last surrendered into the hands of the lord by the hands of Wm Adams senior instead of the bailiff in the presence of Jn Brewer and Robt Abbott two customary tenants of the aforesaid manor the same testifying etc the aforesaid parcel of land called Oxen Fenn and Homefeild and the aforesaid messuage and other premises with appurtenances excepting the exceptions and all his other customary lands and tenements held of the aforesaid manor to the use and behoof of the said Thos Osborne his heirs and assigns forever upon the condition that the aforesaid Thos Osborne his heirs or assigns should pay or cause to be paid to the aforesaid Antho or his assigns at the dwelling house of the said Antho situated in Halstead 100li of legal money of England in or upon 2.2.next upon which the aforesaid Thos humbly sought admittance to the premises to whom the lord by the aforesaid steward granted and delivered thereof seisin by the rod to have and to hold the aforesaid messuage lands and other premises with appurtenances excepting the exceptions to the aforesaid Thos Osborne his heirs and assigns upon the aforesaid conditions 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 for a fine and made fealty