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18th April 1715 (English)
Manor of Rowington
View of frank pledge with the Court Baron
John Sanders Gen (Lord of the said manor) in the same place there held
for the same manor on 18th day of April in the 1st year of the reign of
our Sovereign George by the grace of God of Great Britain
ffranc and Ireland King defender of the faith in the Year of Our Lord
1715 In the presence of John Sanders the younger Gen
seneschal in this same place.
At this learned Court
it was found by the homage a certain William Briers one customary tenant
of this manor recently
outside Court (viz) on the twenty third day of February 1712 surrendered
into the hands of the Lord of the said manor through
the hands of Benjamin Reeve the younger and William Averne two other
customary tenants of the same manor and Attorneys
of the same with regard to that part of the custom in the same place All
that his customary messuage or tenement with its
gardens orchards barns stables buildings and appurtenances overlooking
the same messuage and one cultivated field called
the pingle adjoining the same orchard and one meadow called Old Meadow
one other meadow called petoes meadow one
other meadow adjoining the same said orchard called the home meadow one
other cultivated field called Barley Field one
other cultivated field or pasture called the home close with all and
singular their appurtenances situate lying and being in
Turners End within the said manor and just now or recently in the tenure
or occupation of the said William Briers his Assign or
Assigns And comprising by estimation three parts of one virgate of land
with all trees paths pools commons commodities
overlooking the same premises To the use of Richard Briers eldest son
and heir apparent of the same William Briers for and
during the term of his natural life (without impeachment of Waste) and
after his decease Then to the use of Elizabeth his wife
for the term of her natural life and after the deceases of Richard and
Elizabeth themselves then to the use of the heir of the
body of the same Elizabeth having been born or to be born to the
aforesaid Richard or for default of such issue Then to the
use of the rightful heirs of the same Richard for ever according to the
custom of the same manor In Addition to which into
this Court came Richard in his proper person and desired to be admitted
tenant to the said premises with appurtenances to
whom the Said Lord through his said Seneschal granted seisin to the said
premises with appurtenances by the rod according
to the custom of the same manor
To Have
and to hold the same premises with appurtenances the same Richard for
the term
of his natural life and after his decease Then to the uses as delimited
earlier according to the custom of the same manor by
an annual rent of ............ and all other works burdens customs and
services therefore due and of right Accustomed
Whence It Fell To The Lord for a heriot over the said transfer by
Composition a sum of four pounds and fifteen shillings paid
to the Lord's Bailiff and for a fine paid here in Court the sum of
........... (being the yearly rent for the said premises)
according to the custom of the same manor and so was thenceforth
admitted tenant And the same Richard did fealty to the
Said Lord In testimony to which the aforesaid seneschal appended his
seal and signature on the day and Year previously
stated above
Examined by
John Sanders Seneschal in this place
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