Earls Colne Manor Court Rolls (ERO D/DPr91 checked with D/DPr72)

11.6.1549 (Tuesday 11 June 1549)

document 64300478

Dines Xfine 2s8d it is found by the homage that Joan Otes widow late the wife of Thos Otes deceased and before the wife of Rich Garrard deceased which held to him and his assigns during the term of his life of the lord as of this manor by the rod etc one tenement customary with the appurtenances called Dynes situate and lying over against the chapel of Blessed Mary the Virgin in the wall of the late Pryory of Colne aforesaid near a parcel of customary land there called Lowfield as by the metes and bounds etc to remain after the decease of the said Joan to one Jn Garrard the younger son of the foresaid Rich deceased and to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten and for default of such issue to remain after his decease to Nich Garrard the other son of the foresaid Rich and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten and for want of such issue to remain after the decease of the foresaid Nich to the executors of the said Nich Garrard deceased to sell and the money thereof coming to be bestowed in works of charity for the soul of the foresaid Rich Garrard deceased and his parents and all the faithful deceased as in the leet with the court here holden on tuesday in the week of pentecost in the 19Hen8 11.6.1527 more at large appeareth the foresaid Joan died since the last court of such estate sole seised and hereupon to this court came the foresaid Jn Garrard son of the foresaid Rich Garrard deceased and craved to be admitted to the foresaid tenement by force of the remainder aforesaid and because it is so found by the homage therefore he is admitted the lord's tenant thereof to whom by the lord's steward there is seisin thereof delivered to have and to hold to him and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten of the lord by the rod to the will of the lord according to the custom of the manor etc and for default of such issue to remain as before etc and he giveth to the lord for fine etc and made fealty