| fine of the said
Joan
20s fine of the said
Geof
and for his guardianship 5s | whereas at the court with the leet here holden the
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etc
Wm Finche
was admitted the lord's tenant to him and his heirs of a cottage with a garden adjoining with appurtenances called
Cloviers
and to three crofts of customary land with appurtenances called
Pettiscrofts
as by the roll of the same court appeareth now at this court it is found by the homage of the same court that since the last court and before this court the foresaid
Wm
being of such estate seised of the premises and lying upon his death bed did surrender into the lord's hands by the hands of
Edw Reade
instead of the bailiff in the presence of
Rookes
and
Jn Somersham
two customary tenants of the same manor the same witnessing according to the custom of the same manor in manner and form following and by the names underwritten viz two crofts of land called
Perycrofts
containing by estimation 4a with all and singular their appurtenances to the use and behoof of
Joan
his wife for term of her life and after her decease then to the use and behoof of
Wm Finch
his elder son and his heirs for ever on condition nevertheless that the said
Joan
pay or cause to be paid to the four daughters of the same
Wm
the father viz
Marie
Barbara
and
Margt
and
Joan
to every of them 40s of good and lawful money etc when they shall come to their several ages of twenty one years and also one croft of land called
Perrie Croft
containing by estimation 1a more or less with appurtenances now in the tenure or occupation of one
Jn Coote
of Earls Colne aforesaid to the use and behoof of
Geof Finche
his son and his heirs forever which
Geof
shall not receive the profits or rents thereof coming until the term of the said
Jn Coote
shall be ended etc whereupon to this court came as well the said
Joan
as the said
Geof
and pray to be admitted to the premises according to the form of the surrender aforesaid to which
Joan
the lord by his steward aforesaid granted seisin of the foresaid two crofts of land to hold to the same
Joan
for term of her life according to the surrender aforesaid to remain as aforesaid and also seisin was granted to the foresaid
Geof
to the said croft of land called
Perrie Croft
containing 1a parcel of the premises and to hold to the same Geof and his heirs according to the form and effect of the surrender of the foresaid
Wm Finche
deceased of the lord by the rod to the will of the lord according to the custom of the manor aforesaid according to the rents services and customs therefore due and of right accustomed and they made their several fines for their several estates therein to be had as appears etc and the foresaid
Joan
made fealty etc and the fealty of the foresaid
Geof
is respited etc and they are admitted in form aforesaid etc and because the foresaid
Geof
is within age therefore the custody as well of the body of the foresaid
Geof
as of the lands aforesaid is committed unto
Robt Rookes
until the same
Geof
shall come to his age of twenty one years according to the mind and disposition of the said
Wm Finche
his father deceased and for such custody he made fine
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