Earls Colne Manor Court Rolls (ERO D/DPr77)
21.5.1604
(Monday 21 May 1604)
document 37300924
whereas at a view with court here held
21.7.1587
Thos Smith
son of
Thos Smith
of White Colne deceased was admitted tenant for himself and his heirs to the reversion or remainder of a messuage with curtilage adjoining called
Seabrights
and a certain
Eliz Smith
wife of the aforesaid
Thos Smith
deceased was admitted tenant to possession of the said messuage with curtilage called
Sebrights
for and during the lifetime of the said
Eliz
as is clearly shown and demonstrated by a certain copy of court roll bearing date
now at this court it is shown by the homage that the said
Thos Smith
the son of
Thos
after the last court and before this court surrendered into the hands of the lord by the hands of
Robt# Cobbe
instead of the bailiff and in the presence of
Jn Pennocke
and
Robt Pearetree
two customary tenants of this same manor all his right and title of and in the said messuage and curtilage with their appurtenances to the use and behoof of
Thos Man
and his heirs forever upon the stated condition that the aforesaid
Thos Man
his heirs executors or assigns should pay or cause to be paid to the aforesaid
Thos Smith
his heirs executors or assigns the sum of 3li=s4d the
6.10.next following
in the south porch of the church of the said Earls Colne otherwise this surrender to be null and void in law and that anything should be doubted concerning the abovementioned surrender in this that the aforementioned
Thos
was not admitted tenant to the reversion or remainder of the said messuage in any other way except by the acknowledgement of the said
Eliz
in possession to the reversion of the said messuage therefore the aforementioned
Rich Harlakenden
lord of this manor before the said surrender by the said
Thos Smith
to the said
Thos Man
by the hands of the lord
Rich Harlakenden
himself granted to the aforesaid
Thos Smith
seisin by the rod of the reversion or remainder of the abovementioned messuage to have to himself and his heirs to hold from the lord
at the will of the lord according to the custom of the said manor by the rents and services thereunto belonging and by right accustomed and he gave to the lord his fine as is written in the margin
as is clearly shown and demonstrated by certain writings of the said
Rich Harlakenden
produced here in court bearing the date
=.11.1604
and afterwards came the aforesaid
Thos Man
and sought admittance for himself to the reversion or remainder of the said messuage according to the form made in the surrender by the said
Thos Smith
to whom the lord by his said steward granted to him seisin thereof to have for himself and his heirs to hold from the lord by the rod at the will of the lord according to the custom of the manor by the rents and services thereunto belonging and by right accustomed and he gave to the lord his fine as is shown in the margin
and was admitted tenant thereof although fealty was respited until it should fall vacant at this court the court sitting came the aforesaid
Thos Man
in person and surrendered into the hands of the lord by the hands of his said steward all that customary tenement with appurtenances called
Sebrights
or by whatever other name it should be recognised or called with this intention that the lord should regrant the premises to the aforesaid
Thos Man
and
Eliz
his wife throughout their lifetime and to the longer liver thereof and after their decease to the rightful heirs of the said
Thos
forever to whom the same said
Thos Man
and
Eliz
his wife the lord by his steward granted seisin thereof to them to have to the said
Thos
and
Eliz
for their lifetimes and to the longer liver the remainder thereof after their decease to the rightful heirs of the said
Thos Man
forever to hold from the lord by the rod at the will of the lord according to the custom of the manor by the rents and services thereunto belonging and by right accustomed and they gave to the lord their fine as in the margin
and made fealty to the lord and were admitted tenants thereof