Colne Priory Manor Court Rolls (ERO D/DPr19)

6.6.1547 (Monday 6 June 1547)

document 53600351

it was shown by the homage that Agnes Sparrow widow late wife of Jn Sparrow deceased who jointly held together with the aforesaid Jn now dead for themselves and their heirs during the whole term of their lives and to the longer liver from the lord as of the same said manor by the rod etc one garden called Juds in the said Colne as by the metes and bounds etc the remainder thereof after their decease and of the longer liver to Antho Sparrow son of the said Jn and Agnes and his heirs as in the view with court here held saturday being 31.7.1540 it was clearly shown she died after the last court seised of such estate and upon this to this court came the aforesaid Antho Sparrow and sought admittance to the said garden by right of the said remainder and thus it was shown by the homage therefore he is admitted tenant thereof of the lord to whom by the steward the lord delivered seisin thereof to hold for himself his heirs and assigns from the lord by the rod at the will of the lord according to the custom of the manor etc and he gave the lord his fine as is shown in the margin
4d and made fealty to the lord