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

30.7.1540 (Friday 30 July 1540)

document 63400486

Pondecrofte Xfine 12d to this court came Geo Bieston and surrendered into the lord's hands one croft of land called Pondecrofte alias Pondfield in Colne aforesaid to the intent that the lord thereof seised might regrant the said croft of land with the appurtenances called Pondcrofte to the foresaid Geo Bieston and Agnes his wife and the heirs of their bodies lawfully begotten and for default of such issue to remain to the right heirs of the said Geo and his heirs and the lord by virtue of the surrender aforesaid in the premises so seised at this present court by his steward regranted out of his hands to the foresaid Geo and Agnes the foresaid croft of land with the appurtenances to hold to the same Geo and Agnes and the heirs of their bodies lawfully begotten and for default of such issue to remain to the right heirs of the said Geo and their heirs to which Geo and Agnes by the lord's steward there is seisin thereof delivered to hold to them and the heirs of their bodies lawfully begotten of the lord by the rod to the will of the lord according to the custom of the manor etc to remain to the right heirs of the said Geo and their heirs etc and they give fine etc and made fealty