Earls Colne Manor Court Rolls (ERO D/DPr71)

26.5.1523 (Tuesday 26 May 1523)

document 61700764

one cottage and gardenfine 6d at this court the lord by the advice of Jn Veer knight his head steward present in court granted out of his hands to Jn Game of Colne aforesaid one cottage with a garden adjoining and a certain piece of land upon which a piece a barn lately stood now put down and containing in length 9rods and in breadth 2rods at one end and 1rod at the other end as it is situate and lying in Colne aforesaid viz between the highway leading from Colne aforesaid towards Colchester towards the south and the customary land of Jeff Carter toward the northwest one head thereof abutting upon the highway leading from Colne aforesaid toward Sudbury toward the east and the other head thereof abutting upon the common at Colfordhill toward the west to which Jn Game by the lord's steward there is seisin thereof delivered to hold to him and his heirs and assigns of the lord by the rod to the will of the lord according to the custom of the manor yielding yearly to the lord and his heirs lord's of this manor 3d sterling to be paid at two usual term of the manor and suit at the court and he giveth fine etc and made fealty