Colne Priory Manor Court Rolls (ERO D/DPr20)

1.6.1556 (Monday 1 June 1556)

document 53800589

to this court came Wm Wade junior and in full court surrendered into the hands of the lord two crofts of land containing about 5a of land now built on a customary parcel of six crofts called Seven Acres lying altogether namely between the lane leading as far as Bowerfeld on one part and a certain croft of land called Slowcrofte and Debnams on the other part and also one small parcel containing 2r of land situated against the king's highway next to and adjoining Burtonfeld lately in the tenure of Agnes Wade widow as etc to the use and behoof of Jn Leffingwell of Pedmarshe his heirs and assigns upon divers conditions and agreements agreed between them as by the indenture made between them it is clearly shown who the same said Jn present in court came and sought admittance thereof and he was admitted thereof tenant of the lord to whom by the steward the lord delivered thereof seisin to hold for himself and his assigns from the lord by the rod etc upon the conditions made in the writing and he gave to the lord etc
fine 6s8d and made fealty to the lord