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

11.6.1538 (Tuesday 11 June 1538)

document 63200298

Lavenhams Garden Xfine 6d to this court came Thos Harrison and Alice his wife and the same Alice alone and secretly examined by the lord's steward surrendered into the lord's hands one garden customary with the appurtenances called Lavenhams Garden otherwise called Orlegersgarden and sometime called Drapersgarden in Colne aforesaid to the use and behoof of Thos Asplond and Joan his wife and their assigns during the whole term of the life of Thos Harrison and Alice his wife and either of them longer living to remain after the decease of the said Thos Harrison and Alice his wife and the longer liver of them to the wardens of the parish church of Earls Colne aforesaid and their successors to sell and the money thereof coming to be bestowed in works of charity in the said church according etc as in the leet with the court here holden on tuesday in the week of pentecost in the 23Hen8 30.5.1531 more at large appears which Thos Asplond and Joan his wife by the foresaid Joan being present in the court came and craved to be admitted thereunto and they are admitted thereunto to whom by the lord's steward there is seisin thereof delivered to hold to them and their assigns during all the term of the lives of the aforesaid Thos Harrison and Alice his wife and the longer liver of them by the rod to the will of the lord according to the custom of the manor and after the decease of the said Thos Harryson and Alice his wife and the longer liver of them to remain as above and they give fine etc and made fealty