| fine 20d | whereas at the leet with the court here holden on monday viz
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etc
Greg Garrard
was admitted the lord's tenant to him and his heirs to a parcel of waste upon which one cottage is now builded as it lieth in the highway leading toward Coggeshall over against the park of Earls Colne aforesaid containing by estimation 1r of land one head abutting upon the land late
Jn Peacock's
and since
Jn Tilwick's
as by meets and bounds it is divided and shown etc now the homage aforesaid present that since the last court and out of court
Greg Garrard
lying on his death bed surrendered into the hands of
Hen Abbotte
the younger instead of the bailiff in the presence of
Rich Parker
and
Wm Wade
two customary tenants of this manor the same witnessing according to the custom of the same manor all and singular the premises with appurtenances to the use and behoof of his last will and testament the tenor whereof concerning the same followeth in these words viz item I will and bequeath unto
Agnes
my wife my tenement or cottage with appurtenances wherein I now dwell except the lower end of the yard or orchard wherein a cottage is come to be builded as it is now severed and enclosed with a hedge from the yard adjoining to the said tenement or cottage to have the same to the said
Agnes
my wife for term of her life the remainder to
Geo Garrard
my eldest son and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten and that said lower end of the yard or orchard I give to
Agnes
my eldest daughter during her natural life and after her decease to
Greg Garrard
one other of my sons and to his heirs forever to which
Agnes
there is severally granted seisin of the premises according to their titles thereof to hold to them of the lord by the rod to the will of the lord according to the custom of the manor renting therefore yearly to the lord every of them 1d and all other services and customs therefore due and of right accustomed and they made their several fines with the lord and are admitted tenants
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