| whereas at a court specially held for the said manor
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Mary
the wife of
Jn Morley
gentleman
Eliz Nevill
Grisel
the wife of
Hen Wealls
gentleman
Bridget Nevill
and
Margt
the wife of
Math Butcher
the younger gentleman sisters and coheirs of
Rich Nevill
gentleman deceased were admitted tenants to them and their heirs in coparcenary to one croft of land called
Whitecroft
and one parcel of land called
Beanfield
Welfield
and
Bamble
and a croft of land called
Mundons Croft
and one other croft called
Murdons
and one garden called
Murdons
and one garden called
Buggs Garden
and one pasture land enclosed in two parcels upon part whereof a tilekiln was lately built and a parcel of land with a garden or grove adjoining called
Sturpitts
and a tenement with a garden adjoining called
Doddingpolehoe
and a tenement called
Wanstaves
and a croft of land called
Howletts
and a croft of land with an aldercarre called
Smiths
and a croft of land late of
Jn Sexton
and one tenement late of
Rich Hoe
and the pasture upon
The Hoe
late of
Jn Wallis
and a garden called
Hegges Garden
with a lane lying between the lands late of the earl of Oxford called
Bridgemans
and a croft called
Teynter Croft
and whereas at the same court the said
Hen Wealls
and
Grisel
his wife the said
Grisel
being by the steward solely and secretly examined and consenting did surrender into the hands of the lord of the said manor by the hand of his said steward all their fifth part of the said lands and tenements and all their and either of their purparty part and estate in the said lands and tenements to the use of the said
Math Butcher
his heirs and assigns and the said
Math
was then admitted tenant to the same accordingly now at this court it was presented by the homage upon the testimony of the said
Jn Joscelyne
steward of the said manor that since the last court that is to say upon
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aforesaid the said
Math Butcher
did come before the said steward and did by the rod surrender into the hands of the lord of the said manor by the hands of his said steward according to the custom of the said manor all that his fifth part of the said lands and tenements which he had as aforesaid by the surrender of the said
Hen Wealls
and
Grisel
his wife with the appurtenances to the use and behoof of
Ralph Josselin
of Earls Colne clerk and of his heirs and assigns forever and it was further presented by the said homage upon the testimony of the said steward that the said
Math Butcher
and
Margt
his said wife did upon
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aforesaid come before the said steward and the said
Margt
being by the said steward solely and secretly examined and consenting they the said
Math
and
Margt
did by the rod surrender into the hands of the lord of the said manor by the hands of the said steward all that fifth part of the said lands and tenements which the said
Margt
had to her and her heirs as one of the sisters and coheirs of the said
Rich Nevill
as aforesaid with the appurtenances and all the purparty part and estate of the said
Margt
in the said premises to the use and behoof of the said
Ralph Josselin
his heirs and assigns forever and thereupon the said
Ralph Josselin
desired to be admitted tenant to the said two fifth parts of the said lands and tenements to whom the lord of the said manor by his said steward did grant and deliver thereof seisin by the rod to have and to hold the said two fifth parts of the said lands and tenements with the appurtenances to the said
Ralph Josselin
his heirs and assigns of the lord by the rod at the will of the lord according to the custom of the said manor by the rents services and customs due and of right accustomed and he gave to the lord for a fine and did his fealty |