| fine 6li14s4d | whereas at a view with court here held of
saturday 14.6.37Eliz1
Edm Potter
was admitted tenant of the lord to himself and his heirs by the surrender of
Wm Garrard
to one messuage with appurtenances called
Skinners
and to one croft of land which is now built on to one yard or garden called
Burtons Garden
with free ingress and egress by the gates of the manor viz from the road leading to Colchester from the garden and a croft called Bearcroft to carry and recarry by the said gate through the said croft of land and to one tenement with appurtenances called
Gentries
and also to three crofts of land containing 12a called
Broomcrofts
also to a croft of land containing 11a with a way leading from it to hunt and chase and to one meadow late parcel of the said croft called Bearcroft containing 3a with appurtenances lying in Earls Colne as shown by copy of court roll now the homage aforesaid present that after the last court and before this court the aforesaid
Edm Potter
died seised of all and singular the premises with appurtenances except the aforesaid croft called
Bromescroft
which he had beforehand surrendered to the use of
Xoph Isaack
and his heirs etc and that
Edw Potter
aged 12years is his eldest son and next heir which said
Edw
present here in court is granted the lands and tenements by inheritance seisin to himself and his heirs to hold of the lord by the rod at the will of the lord according to the custom of the manor aforesaid by the rents services and customs before due and of right accustomed and he made fine and his fealty is respited until he is of full age etc also the aforesaid lord by the steward granted the custody of the aforesaid lands and tenements to
Margt
the natural mother of the said
Edw
until he is aged 14years and to provide him in the meantime with all necessaries and not to create any waste etc and the lord granted to the aforesaid
Margt
guardianship of a pond existing in the premises until the aforesaid
Edw
is aged 14years paying annually 13s4d at the feast of michaelmas and the annunciation by equal portions and for the aforesaid custody she made the lord fine etc
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