Earls Colne Manor Court Rolls (ERO D/DPr91 checked with D/DPr73)

26.5.1556 (Tuesday 26 May 1556)

document 65000383

Mychells Crofts Xfine 6s8d to this court came Ann Ashefield late the wife of Edw Ashefield gentleman deceased and surrendered into the lord's hands four crofts of land called Michelles with their appurtenances as by the metes and bounds etc to the intent that the lord being so thereof seised might regrant the said four crofts of land called Michells with their appurtenances to the foresaid Ann to hold to her and her assigns during the whole term of her life to remain after her decease to Wm Ashefield his son his heirs etc and the lord by virtue of the surrender aforesaid being in the premises so seised at this present court by his steward regranted out of his hands the said four crofts of land called Mychelles with the appurtenances to the foresaid Ann Ashefield to hold to her and her assigns during the whole term of her life of the lord by the rod etc to remain after her decease to the foresaid Wm Ashefield and his heirs to which Ann by the lord's steward there is seisin thereof delivered to her and her assigns during the whole term of her life of the lord by the rod etc to remain after her decease to the foresaid Wm and his heirs and she giveth fine and made fealty