| fine 6li13s4d | it is found by the homage that
Jn Gerard
that held to him and his heirs of the lord by the rod etc one messuage with appurtenances called
Skinners
one croft of land with the houses thereupon builded one garden called
Burtons Garden
with free ingress and egress by the gate of the manor there viz leading from the highway toward Colchester to the said garden and through the croft called
Berecroft
as well to carry and recarry there through the said gate as through the said croft of land and one tenement with appurtenances called
Gentries
and three crofts of land containing 12a of land called
Bromecrofts
and one croft of land containing 11a of land called
Berecrofte
together with a way leading to the same field aforesaid to drive and chase and one meadow late parcel of the croft called
Berecroft
containing 3a of land with appurtenances lying in Earls Colne aforesaid as by the meets and bounds etc as in the leet with the court here holden on
monday being 24.9.7Eliz1
died since the last court of and in the foresaid messuage and other the premises sole seised in his demesne as of fee according to the custom of the manor and they say further that
Jn Gerard
is his son and next heir and of full age who being present in the court came and prayed to be admitted thereto to whom by the lord's steward there is seisin thereof delivered to hold to him his heirs and assigns of the lord by the rod to the will of the lord according to the custom of the manor and he giveth fine etc and made fealty and is admitted the lord's tenant
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