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admission of
Rose Churche
widow to 1a of Berecroft a garden and a pond for her lifetime | item it is shown by the homage that
Robt Churche
late of Earls Colne doctor of divinity lately customary tenant of this manor after the last court and before this court by his surrender here in court presented bearing the date
22.12.1615
surrendered into the hands of the lord of the said manor by the hands of
Robt Cobbe
instead of the bailiff in the presence of
Jn Churche
Edw Cressner
gentleman and
Sam Brewer
customary tenants of the said manor to the use and intention stated and declared in the last will and testament of the said
Robt Churche
bearing the date
29.11.1615
which same said last will here in court produced and read by the same established and shows that the said
Robt Churche
gave and bequeathed among other things about 1a of land and one customary garden with a certain pond adjoining the same to the use and behoof of
Rose
his wife for the term of her natural life and after her decease the remainder thereof to
Barth Churche
son of the said
Robt
his heirs and assigns forever provided however that if the said
Barth
died before the full age of twenty one years then the said 1a of land and garden with appurtenances should remain to
Rosamund Churche
the daughter of the aforesaid
Robt
her heirs and assigns forever and now to this court came the aforesaid
Rose
and humbly sought admittance to the said premises according to the form and effect of the said last will whereof the lord of the said manor by his said steward granted seisin thereof to her to have and to hold the said premises with appurtenances to the use and behoof of
Rose
herself for the term of her life according to the form and effect of the said last will 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 she gave to the lord her fine and made fealty and was admitted thereof tenant of the lord
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