whereas at a court here held 27.12.1676 Thos Brewer was admitted to him and his heirs to one cottage with a way and a yard parcel of a tenement called Francis now at this court came the said Thos Brewer and in full court surrendered by the rod into the lord's hands by the hands of the steward the said cottage and yard with appurtenances now in the occupation of the said Thos to the use of the said Thos Brewer for the term of his life and after his decease to the use of Kath Brewer his wife for the term of her life and after her death to the use of the right heirs of the said Thos forever who present here in court humbly petitioned admittance to whom the steward delivered seisin etc to have and to hold the cottage and yard aforesaid to the said Thos Brewer and his assigns for the term of his life and after his death to the said Kath and her assigns for the term of her life with the remainder as in the surrender aforesaid of the lord etc and gave the lord for fine etc