Colne Priory Manor Court Rolls (ERO D/DPr24)

23.2.1679 (Sunday 23 February 1679)

document 35700909

recovery Jn Sandford gentleman (abbreviated) whereas at a court here held 9.1.1679 Jn Sandford gentleman was admitted to him and his heirs to one messuage and eight parcels of land meadow and pasture customary called Loshes and Fowlemead lying in White Colne now at this court came the said Jn Sandford and surrendered by the rod into the hands of the lord by the hands of the steward the aforesaid messuage and parcels of land meadow and pasture with appurtenances to the use of Jn Last his heirs and assigns forever which Jn Last petitioned admittance of the lord to whom by the steward seisin was delivered to have and to hold the said premises to the said Jn Last his heirs and assigns of the lord by the rod etc and the fine was pardoned etc and after in the same court came Solomon Grimston and by licence of the lord brought a plea of land against Jn Last etc in one messuage 30a of land 5a of meadow and 10a of pasture in White Colne aforesaid etc into which Jn Last did not have entry after the disseisin of Hugh Hunt etc and Jn Last present in court etc defended himself and brought to warrant Wm Cox and Mary his wife Jn Sandford and Susanna his wife who present in court etc and brought to warrant Jn Cooke etc and Solomon Grimston recovered seisin against the said Jn Last etc and afterwards in the same court the said Solomon Grimston surrendered by the rod into the hands of the lord etc the premises aforesaid in the form of the recovery to the sole use of the said Jn Sandford his heirs and assigns forever who present in court humbly petitioned admittance etc to whom the steward delivered seisin by the rod to have and to hold the said messuage lands meadows and pastures with appurtenances to the said Jn Sandford his heirs and assigns etc and the fine was pardoned