Earls Colne Manor Court Rolls (ERO D/DPr77)
document 37900790
whereas at a view with court here held
monday being 23.9.1611
Rich Parker
was admitted tenant of the lord for himself and his heirs to certain customary lands with appurtenances called
Gosses
lying in the said Colne as they are divided by the meets and bounds as by a roll of a certain court fully binding and certain now at this court it is shown by the homage that the aforesaid
Rich Parker
after the last court and before this court died seised in his demesne as of fee of the said premises and that before his death he surrendered the said premises with appurtenances into the hands of the lord by the hands of
Wm Dashe
instead of the bailiff in the presence of
Thos Smyth
and
Robt Crowe
two customary tenants of this manor the same testifying according to the custom of the said manor to the use and behoof of his last will and testament which said testament concerning these premises in the following english words viz the rest of my lands and tenements by what name or names soever they be called
both free and copy I give and bequeath unto
Eliz Parker
my daughter and to her heirs forever as by the said testament here in court produced bearing the date
29.12.1618
and under the signature of the ordinary of this place fully approved and also the homage present that after the death of the said
Rich
father of the said
Eliz
and before this court the aforesaid
Eliz Parker
being of the age of 1year and a half or thereabouts and the sole daughter and next heir of the aforesaid
Rich
died seised of the said premises with appurtenances in her demesne as of fee and right and that
Margt
now wife of
Hugh Potter
and
Agnes
now wife of
Jn Bullock
Jane
now wife of
Thos Machin
and
Ann
now wife of
Jn Kent
sisters of the said
Rich Parker
are aunts and coheirs of the aforesaid
Eliz
and should have the right to the said premises upon which to this court came the aforesaid
Margt
Agnes
Jane
and
Ann
and sought their admittance from the lord to the said premises to whom the lord by his said steward granted to them seisin thereof to have to themselves and their heirs forever 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 they gave to the lord their fine and were admitted tenants