Earls Colne Manor Court Rolls (ERO D/DPr79)

3.11.1657 (Tuesday 3 November 1657)

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whereupon the said Geo did desire the precept of the lord of the said manor by his steward to the bailiff of the said manor to be directed to deliver unto him seisin of the tenements aforesaid recovered and it is granted to him returnable here at four o'clock this instant 3.11. at which hour the said Geo did come in his own person and Giles Crow bailiff of the said manor and officer of this court did come and testify that by virtue of the said precept to him directed he hath delivered full seisin to the said Geo of the tenements aforesaid as by the said precept he was commanded and thereupon the lord of the said manor at the petition of the said Geo and in further execution of the said recovery did by his said steward grant and deliver to the said Geo seisin of the said lands and tenements so as aforesaid recovered to have and to hold the same to the said Geo his heirs and assigns of the lord by the rod at the will of the lord according to the custom of the said manor by the rents and services due etc and his fine was pardoned and afterwards sitting the court the said Geo did come and did in open court surrender into the hands of the lord of the said manor by the hands of his said steward the said tenements so as aforesaid recovered with their appurtenances to the only use of the said Robt Abbott his heirs and assigns forever who being present in court desired to be admitted tenant to the same to whom the lord of the said manor by the said steward did grant and deliver thereof seisin by the rod to have and to hold the tenements aforesaid with the appurtenances to the said Robt Abbott his heirs and assigns forever of the lord by the rod at the will of the lord according to the custom of the said manor by the rents services and customs for the same severally and respectively due and accustomed and he gave to the lord for his fine