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Jn Churche
steward and by the homage that on
24.1.1554
before the aforesaid steward at Colne Priory came
Geo Byston
and
Ann
his wife
Ann
herself solely and secretly examined by the steward and acknowledged surrendered into the hands of the lord by the hands of the said steward in the presence of
Barth Church
and
Robt Greene
tenants of the lord and the same testifying one tenement with garden adjoining with appurtenances called
Mathewes Acre
and one piece of land with a certain well being in the same which was parcel of a tenement late of
Thos Elmested
and also a croft of land with appurtenances called
Elmesteds Croft
with one barn built at the southern end of the same croft with appurtenances as by the metes and bounds etc and one tenement with appurtenances called
Flannermans
and one garden called
Grapnels
excepting and reserving to the lord thereof and to his successors a certain worthless plough breadth between the said garden and the dwelling house of
Barth Churche
to the use and behoof of
Wm Hallden
and
Ann
his wife and the heirs of
Wm
himself to whom the same said
Wm
and
Ann
on the said day in the year and place in the presence of the said witnesses by the aforesaid steward the lord delivered thereof seisin to hold to them and the heirs of
Wm Hallden
himself from the lord by the rod etc and afterwards the said
Wm Hallden
and
Ann
his wife being seised of and in the said tenements and other premises with appurtenances on the said day and year and in the place
Ann
herself solely and secretly examined by the steward and acknowledged surrendered into the hands of the lord by the hands of the said steward the said tenements and other premises with appurtenances to the use and behoof of
Robt Peirson
and
Joan
his wife and the heirs of
Robt
himself who the same said
Robt Pereson
present in court came and sought admittance thereof for himself and the aforesaid
Joan
his wife and as it thus appears rightful by the homage therefore they are admitted tenants of the lord to whom the lord by the steward delivered thereof seisin to hold to themselves and the heirs of
Robt
himself from the lord by the rod etc at the will of the lord according to the custom of the manor etc and they gave to the lord their fine as is shown in the margin etc
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