| the bailiff discharged of 2s rent to his account |
to this court came
Jn Payn
and sought for himself and his heirs to be discharged of 2s rent per annum and suit of court by
Jn Turnor
bailiff of this manor for the same said
Jn Payn
eight years last past for one tenement with appurtenances called
Werkemannes
unjustly levied as he says by virtue of gifts which were given by a deed of
Jn de Veer
earl of Oxford and plainly appear contained in these words
these presents made on
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Jn de Veer
earl of Oxford chamberlain of England as a grant and gift to
Jn Werkeman
of Earls Colne his heirs and assigns to hold the said lands and tenements with their appurtenances which devolved into the hands of the said earl by escheat and by the outlawry of
R alph de Lamarche
in the said village of Colne and to have and to hold the said lands and tenements with the appurtenances to the said
Jn Werkman
his heirs and assigns returning of the profits per annum to the said earl and his heirs 15s sterling at the four usual terms by equal portions and if the said annual rent should be in arrears for fifteen days after the said terms in part or in whole at any of the said usual aforesaid terms then truly it should be allowed to the said earl and his heirs to distrain upon the said lands and tenements with their appurtenances and to retain the distraint until the full sum of the arrears should be paid to the said earl and his heirs of the said annual rent and the said earl and his heirs all the said tenement with appurtenances guarantee to the said
Jn Werkeman
his heirs and assigns with all appurtenances for the said annual rent in the granting of which it was truly indentured between the said earl and the said
Jn Werkeman
interchangeably granted at our manor of Great Bentlegh the said day and year above mentioned
and upon this in the same said court by virtue of the same said deed indentured the steward of all the manor lands and tenements of
Jn de Veer
now earl of Oxford in full court openly declared and examined and by and inquisition of the whole homage who the aforesaid
Jn Payn
by the said steward for the aforesaid 2s and suit of court to be discharged by virtue of the said deed indentured under his seal signed etc whereof memo |