| fine to term of years 3s4d |
it is found by the homage that whereas
Hen Prentice
that held to him and his heirs of the lord by the rod etc one cottage and curtilage and the appurtenances sometime called
Coopes
lying between the said messuage late
Steph Miller's
of the one part and the garden late
Jn Wright's
of the other part one head abutting upon the way leading towards Colchester as by the meets and bounds etc late
Wm Swattock's
deceased and one parcel of land of the lord's waste at Colford Hill upon the which the said
Wm Swattock
late builded one swine sty containing in length 13ft and in breadth 12ft as by the meets and bounds etc and being so thereof seised out of the court and since the last court lying upon his death bed made his last will and testament and by the same last will among other things gave and legacied the said cottage and other the premises with all and singular their appurtenances by these words viz item I will and give to
Joan
my wife all my tenements and lands both free and copy with their appurtenances set lying and being in Earls Colne Colne Engaine and White Colne to have and to hold to her and her assigns during all the term of her natural life item I give my tenement with appurtenances in Earls Colne now in the occupation of
Clem Turnor
to
Rich Prentice
my son and to
Agnes Man
my daughter in manner and form following viz I will that my said son
Rich Prentice
shall have the part from the entry unto the east end viz the hall the chamber over the hall with free going to the same by the stairs there the chamber beyond the hall and the shop and the one half of the yard most meet for the same to have to him and his heirs forever and I will my said daughter
Agnes Man
shall have the west end of the same tenement and the other half of the yard with free access unto the well there during all the term of her life and after her decease I will as well her part in the said land called
Bynga
with appurtenances as also her part in the said tenement with appurtenances shall wholly remain to my said son
Rich Prentice
and his heirs forever paying out of the same unto my daughter
Alice Jenor
40s of lawful money of England which said tenement with appurtenances in Earls Colne aforesaid now in the occupation of
Clem Turnor
is one and the same cottage and curtilage before specified and surrendered into the lord's hands by the hands of
Wm Finche
the elder and
Thos Culverton
to the foresaid
Joan
by the name of all his lands and tenements with appurtenances set lying and being in Earls Colne aforesaid whereupon to this court came the said
Joan
and according to the surrender aforesaid prayed to be admitted to the premises aforesaid to whom by the lord's steward there is seisin thereof delivered to hold to her and her assigns during the whole term of her life to remain after the decease of the said
Joan
to the foresaid
Rich Prentice
and
Agnes Man
and the heirs of the said
Rich Prentice
according to the use and behoof and the true intent of the last will and testament of the foresaid
Hen
of the lord by the rod to the will of the lord according to the custom of the manor and the foresaid
Joan
Rich
and
Agnes
gave fine and the foresaid
Joan
made fealty and they are admitted the lord's tenants |