Colne Priory Manor Court Rolls (ERO D/DPr24)

28.7.1679 (Monday 28 July 1679)

document 35700992

recovery Sam Burton and Frances his wife (abbreviated) at this court came Sam Burton and Frances his wife the said Frances examined by the steward and consenting and surrendered into the hands of the lord by the hands of the steward one messuage with a garden and an orchard with appurtenances in Earls Colne in the street called Church Street in the occupation of the said Sam Burton to the use of Geo Toller gentleman his heirs and assigns forever and upon this the said Geo humbly petitioned admittance of the lord who by the steward granted and delivered seisin to have and to hold the premises aforesaid to the said Geo Toller his heirs and assigns etc and the fine w as pardoned and after in this court came Rich Harlakenden gentleman and by licence of the lord according to the custom of the manor and complained against the said Geo Toller in a plea of land viz of one messuage one garden and one orchard with appurtenances in Earls Colne aforesaid within the jurisdiction etc and said that Geo Toller did not have ingress after the disseisin of Hugh Hunt etc and petitioned the bailiff to bring Geo Toller to reply at the hour of eight am this same day etc and Geo present in court defended himself etc and brought to warrant the said Sam Burton and Frances his wife etc Rich Harlakenden complained against them and they brought to warrant Jn Garret who defended himself against Rich Harlakenden etc court adjourned and afterwards Jn Garret failed to appear so that the said Rich Harlakenden recovered seisin against him Giles Crow the bailiff delivered seisin to Rich Harlakenden etc and the fine pardoned and afterwards in this court the said Rich Harlakenden surrendered the premises aforesaid to the use of Sam Burton and Frances his wife and their heirs and assigns forever and after that the said Sam Burton and Frances petitioned admittance of the lord to whom by the steward seisin was delivered etc fine pardoned