Earls Colne Manor Court Rolls (ERO D/DPr91 checked with D/DPr71)

13.10.1526 (Saturday 13 October 1526)

document 62000737

Shawes messuagefine 6d it is found by the homage that Agnes Hunte widow late the wife of Thos Hunte deceased which held to her and her assigns during the whole term of her life of the lord as of this manor by the rod etc one messuage with a garden adjoining and lying at Colfordhill sometime Shawes to remain after her decease to Eliz Hunt singlewoman daughter of the foresaid Thos and Agnes and her heirs as in the leet with the court here holden on tuesday in the week of pentecost in the 18Hen8 22.5.1526 more at large appeareth the foresaid Agnes died since the last court of such estate seised by reason of whose death the foresaid messuage with appurtenances ought to remain to the foresaid Eliz Hunt and hereupon now to this court came the said Eliz and craved to be admitted to the foresaid messuage with the appurtenances by reason of the remainder aforesaid and because it is so found out that the said Agnes is deceased and appeareth by the court roll aforesaid that the foresaid messuage with the appurtenances ought to remain to the foresaid Eliz therefore the foresaid Eliz is admitted the lord's tenant to whom by the lord's steward there is seisin thereof to hold to her and her heirs and assigns of the lord by the rod to the will of the lord according to the custom of the manor and she giveth fine etc and made fealty