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

19.6.1570 (Monday 19 June 1570)

document 65700606

fine 10sit is found by the homage that Thos Turner that held to him and his heirs and assigns of the lord by the rod etc one cottage with a garden adjoining and the appurtenances called Cloviers and one tenement or cottage with the appurtenances called Brays in Colne aforesaid died since the last court of and in the cottage with appurtenances sole seised and they say further that Edw Turnor is his son and next heir and hath right to the aforesaid premises to which Edw Turnor 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 whereupon to this court came the aforesaid Edw Turnor in his proper person and surrendered into the lord's hands by the hands of his steward the said cottage and other the premises to the use and behoof of Joan Turnor widow mother of the said Edw on condition that the said Joan pay the debts of the said Thos her husband with the profits of and in the said cottage and other the premises growing and arising whether it be by the surrender and sale of the premises at the will of the said Joan or by any other means according to the true intent of the said Thos Turnor and the trust which the foresaid Thos reposed in the said Joan whereupon to this court came the said Joan and according to the surrender aforesaid prayed to be admitted to the premises to whom by the lord's steward there is seisin thereof delivered to hold to her heirs and assigns of the lord by the rod to the will of the lord according to the custom of the manor etc and on condition aforesaid etc and she made fine and fealty and is admitted the lord's tenant