Earls Colne Manor Court Rolls (ERO D/DPr91 checked with D/DPr74)

5.11.1563 (Friday 5 November 1563)

document 65401120

fine 6li Curds it is found by the homage that Jn Whyte who held jointly together with Peter White and Joan his wife and the heirs of the said Jn of the lord by the rod to the will of the lord according to the custom of the manor etc one tenement and 26a of land and 3a of land and 1r of meadow called Curds as by the meets and bounds more at large they are divided and shown and also three crofts of land containing 15a of land whereof one is called Barmansfield another is called Rownces and the other is called Pellesland lying in Barmansfield as by the meets and bounds they are more fully divided and shown as in the leet with the court here holden tuesday in the week of pentecost 30.5.34Hen8 more at large appears the foresaid Jn died since the last court of and in the foresaid tenement and other the premises with the appurtenances sole seised in his demesne as of fee according to the custom of the manor etc and they say further that Peter Whyte of the age of 12yrs and more is son of the said Jn and next heir thereunto and hath right to the premises who by Wm Fisher his lawful attorney on this behalf came and prayed to be admitted thereunto 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 to the hands of his attorney aforesaid there is seisin thereof delivered to hold to the foresaid Peter his heirs and assigns of the lord by the rod at the will of the lord according to the custom of the manor by the rents and services therefore due and of right accustomed and because the foresaid Peter is under age as aforesaid therefore the custody as well of the body of the afore said Peter as of the foresaid tenement and other the premises with appurtenances is committed to Kath now the wife of the foresaid Wm Fisher and mother of the foresaid Peter during the nonage of the foresaid Peter and the foresaid Wm Fisher in the name of the foresaid Kath giveth fine as well for such custody thereof to be had as for the foresaid Peter when he shall come to his lawful age as appears in the head and the fealty is respited until etc