| fine 6li | to this court came
Jn Knighte
son and heir of
Robt Knighte
who held for himself and the heirs of his body legitimately procreated from the lord by the rod etc one capital messuage with garden and curtilage adjoining sometime called
Sonningwells
with one tenement adjoining called
Tabers
with their appurtenances lying in the said Colne as it is clearly divided and shown by the metes and bounds according as in a court here held the
wednesday in easter week being 19.4.1598
it was fully shown and appeared and in full and open court he surrendered into the hands of the lord by the hands of his said steward all the said premises with appurtenances to the use and behoof of
Sam Brewer
and his heirs who present in court sought admittance for himself from the lord to whom the lord by his said steward granted seisin thereof to have the said premises with appurtenances to the same
Sam
and his heirs to hold from the lord by the rod 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 shown in the margin and he made fealty to the lord and was admitted tenant thereof
afterwards let it be known that to this court came
Thos Anderson
in person and by the lords licence complained against the aforesaid
Sam Brewer
in a plea of land viz of one messuage one curtilage one garden and one customary tenement with appurtenances in the said Earls Colne within the jurisdiction of this court held of the aforesaid manor by copy of court roll according to the custom of the said manor and he made protest to present his said complaint in this same court in the form and nature of a writ of our lord the now king of rightful letters patent at the common law and according to the custom of the same manor and found pledge to prosecute his complaint aforesaid viz Jn Doe and Rich Roe and sought process for himself thereof to be made according to the custom of the said manor against the aforesaid
Sam Brewer
by the bailiff of the said manor to direct to summons the aforesaid
Sam Brewer
to reply to the aforesaid
Thos Anderson
of the said plea and it was granted to him and upon this the aforesaid
Sam Brewer
present here in court in person freely without further process by licence of the court and by the assent of the said
Thos Anderson
replied to the complaint of the said
Thos Anderson
and presented separately and replied thereto and upon this the said
Thos Anderson
as the first sought by protest to present his said complaint in court in the said form against the said
Sam Brewer
present here in court of the said lands viz one messuage one curtilage one garden and one customary tenement with appurtenances in the said Earls Colne within the jurisdiction of this court as his right and inheritance according to the custom of the said manor by which claim holding to himself and his heirs from the lord of this same manor as of the same manor by the rod at the will of the lord according to the custom of the said manor etc and whereupon he says that he was seised of the said tenements with appurtenances in his demesne as of fee and right at the will of the lord according to the custom of the said manor in the time of peace in the time of our lord the now king within sixty years now last past by taking thereof the profits to the value etc and that such should be his right etc and the said
Sam Brewer
in person defended his right to the said
Thos Anderson
whenever etc and his seisin of such seisin and all etc and whatever etc and most of all of the said tenements with appurtenances in his demesne as of fee and right etc according to the custom of the said manor and he called thereof to warranty
Jn Knighte
who is present here in court in person and freely warrants to him the tenements aforesaid and upon this the said
Thos Anderson
complains against the said
Jn Knight
tenant by his warranty for the said tenements with appurtenances here in court in the said form and whereof he says that he was seised of the said tenements with appurtenances in his demesne as of fee and right at the will of the lord according to the custom of the said manor in the time of peace in the time of our lord the now king by taking thereof the profits to the value etc and that the same should be his right etc and upon this the said
Jn Knighte
in person came and defended to the said
Thos Anderson
whatever etc and his seisin of such seisins etc and altogether etc and whatever etc and most of all concerning the said tenements with appurtenances in his demesne as of fee and right according to the custom of the said manor and furthermore he called thereof to warranty
Guy Groome
who also present here is court in person freely warranted to him the said tenement and appurtenances and upon this the said
Thos Anderson
complained against the said
Guy Groome
tenant by his warranty here in court the aforesaid tenements with appurtenances in the said form and whereof he says that he was seised of the said tenement with appurtenances in his demesne as of fee and right at the will of the lord according to the custom of the said manor in the time of peace in the time of our lord the now king by taking thereof the profits to the value etc and that such should be his right etc and upon this the said
Guy Groome
in person came and defended his right to the said
Thos Anderson
whenever etc and his seisin of such seisins etc and altogether etc and whatever etc and most of all concerning the said tenements with appurtenances in his demesne as of fee and right according to the custom of the said manor and he put himself upon the homage of this court in place of and by way of the great assize of our lord the now king at the common law according to the custom of the said manor and he seeks judgement thereof which of the two more nearly should have the right of possession to hold the said tenements to himself and his heirs at the will of the lord according to the custom of the said manor as that tenant or rather if the said
Thos Anderson
should have the right to have the said tenement with appurtenances as the better claim and the said
Thos Anderson
sought a licence thereof to implead until twelve o'clock this same day and it is granted to him etc and the same hour was given to the aforesaid
Guy Groome
by their assent etc and afterwards namely at that same hour of twelve o'clock on this same day the said
Thos Anderson
came again in person and complained against the aforesaid
Guy Groome
in the aforesaid plea and the said
Guy Groome
although solemnly required did not return but in contempt of court went away and made default whereupon proclamation was openly and publicly three times made in court according to the custom of the said manor that if anyone would claim the said tenements or any of the estate title claim or demand thereof he should come before final judgement is made according to the custom of the said manor to make his claim and no one came and upon this the same
Thos Anderson
sought judgement and seisin of the said tenements with appurtenances by the said default to be adjudged his upon which it was considered by the court that the said
Thos Anderson
recovered his seisin of the aforesaid tenements with appurtenances against the aforesaid
Sam Brewer
to hold to the same
Thos Anderson
and his heirs according to the custom of the said manor in peace from the aforesaid
Sam Brewer
and his heirs and from the aforesaid
Jn Knighte
and his heirs and from the aforesaid
Guy Groome
and his heirs forever and that the said
Sam Brewer
should have from the lands and tenements of the said
Jn Knighte
within the jurisdiction of this court to the value etc and that the said
Jn Knighte
furthermore should have of the lands and tenements of the said
Guy Groome
within the jurisdiction of this court to the value etc and the same
Guy
in mercy etc |