Earls Colne Manor Court Rolls (ERO D/DPr77)

5.10.1610 (Friday 5 October 1610)

document 37601182

whereas at a court here held friday being 2.10.1607 Thos Harvie was admitted tenant of the lord for himself and his heirs to one cottage with garden adjoining with appurtenances called Frannces as by copy of roll of the same said court here in this same full court produced and clearly shown now at this court it is shown by the homage that the said Thos Harvie after the last court died solely seised of the said premises with appurtenances in his demesne as of fee and that Jn Harvie is his son and next heir of the said Thos and he should have right to the said premises who came to this court by Joan Harvie his mother and deputy for his part and sought his admittance to the said premises with appurtenances as his fee and inheritance and because it is thus shown by the homage therefore the lord by his said steward granted to the same said Jn by his mother and said deputy seisin of the premises to have to the same Jn 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 etc fealty however was respited and he was admitted thereof tenant of the lord and because the said Jn Harvie is under age viz 8yrs or thereabouts therefore the lord granted custody of the body of the said Jn and of the premises to the aforesaid Joan his mother until the full age of the said Jn and the said Joan gave to the lord her fine for such custody as is shown in the margin