hath heretofore been at F. aforesaid And all the said Bargain of Woolls to be well washed and to be wrought by a sworn man as the Woolls of the said Sir R. K hath heretofore accustomarily been In consideration of which said Bargain of Woolls the said R. W. hath paid and delivered to the said Sir R. the Summ of 500 l. of c. wherof the said Sir R acknowledgeth the Receipt accordingly by these presents And the said Sir R. for him his Executors Administrators and Assigns doth covenant and grant to and with the said R. W. his Executors and Assigns by these presents That he the said Sir R his Executors Administrators or Assigns at his or their own proper costs and charges shall and will well and truly deliver or cause c. to the said R. W. his Executors or Assigns all the said bargain of Wolls of the said kind growth and goodnesse aforesaid at or before the last day of September next coming after the date hereof at the Mannor place of the said Sir R. scituate in F. aforesaid And the said R. W. for him c. covenanteth c. That he the said R. W. his Executors Administrators or Assigns at and upon the full delivery of the said bargain of Wools at F. aforesaid shall well and truly content and pay or cause c. to the said Sir R. his c. the rest and residue of such Sums of money as the said bargain of Woolls at the price above specified shall amount unto over and above the said 500 l. paid and disbursed by the said R to the said Sir R. before hand upon the bargain of Wools as aforesaid And the said Sir R. covenanteth c That if the said bargain of Woolls at and upon the delivery therof as aforesaid shall not amount to the full Sum of 500 l. after the rate and price of 22 s. the Todd that then he the said Sir R. his Executors or Assigns at or upon the delivery of the same Wools shall well and truly content and pay or cause c. to the said R. his Executors and Assigns all such money as the same Woolls shall want of the same 500 l. at the rate and price aforesaid without fraud or covin In witnesse c. A Bargain and Sale by two Co-heirs in Land of a Reversion THis Indenture made c. Between I. K. c. and K. his wife and E. C c. Heirs of I. S. deceased on the one party and T. B. c. on the other party witnesseth That wheras A. S. of B. in the County Recitall of the Estate for life in being Of Freehold of H. Widow late the wife of W. S. deceased now is lawfully seised of an Estate of Free-hold for term of her life of and in one Messuage set and builded in B. aforesaid and of and in divers Lands Meadows and Pasture lying and being in the Parishes of c. containing by estimation 20. acres be they more or lesse The Reversion of two six parts of all and singular the premisses do severally belong and appurtain to the said J. K. and K. his wife and C. and M. his wife as to two of the Sisters and Heirs of the said I. S. And wheras also the said J K did late purchase to him and his Heirs of W H of c. and of R. his wife and of T E. of H c. and A. his wife two other of the Sisters and Co-heirs of the said J S their two six parts of all singular the premises that is to say one third part of all the same premises as by one Indenture betwixt them therof made and bearing date the 13th day of May now last past more plainly will appear The said I K and K his wife for the sum of 60 l. of c. to them paid before the ensealing of these presents by the said T. B. have given granted bargained and sold and by these presents do c. unto the said T B and to his Heirs and Assigns for ever as well all the sixt part of the said J. K. and K. his wife which they have in the right of the same K of and in the said Messuage and all other the premisses as also all those two sixt parts or one third Part of all and singular the same Messuage and Premisses so by the said J K purchased of the said W. H. and R. his wife and T E and A his wife as aforesaid and all the estate right reversion title interest part parts and purparts whatsoever which they the said J K and K. his wife have or either of them hath or ought to have of in or to the said Messuage and Premisses or to every or any part or parts therof whatsoever and also the said E. C and M his wife for the sum of 24 l. of c. have aliened granted bargained and sold and by these presents c. to the said T B and to his Heirs or Assigns for ever all the sixt part of the said E and M which they have in the right of the same M of and in the said Messuage and all other the premisses and all their estate right title reversion interest part parts and purparts whatsoever which they the said E. and M his wife have or either of them hath or ought to have of in or to the said Messuage and Premisses or in or to every or any part or parcel therof whatsoever and the said J K and K. his wife and the said E C and M his wife for the consideration aforesaid do by these presents bargain and sell to the said T. B. all the Deeds Charters Evidences and Writings touching the premisses and every of them severally do promise grant to deliver unto the said T upon reasonable request at any time so many of the said Evidences as they or any of them have or without Suit may come by without any manner of fraud or covin to have and to hold all the said parts of the Habend said Messuage and Premisses with all and singular their appurtenances and all other the premisses by these presents above bargained and sold to the said T. B and to his Heirs and Assigns for ever to the only use c. and the said I. K. and T. C. for themselves and for their wives Covenant for knowledging of Fines their Heirs Executors and Administrators and every of them do severally and apart every of them only for the part of himself and of the Heirs Executors and Administrators Covenant and Grant to and with the said T. B. his Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns by these presents in manner and form c. that they the said J. K. and K his wife for their part and also that the said E. C. and M. his wife for their part at the cost and charges in the Law of the said T. B. or of his Executors or Administrators in this present Hillary Term holden at Westminster by
the one part and R. B. of c. of the other part Recitall of a Lease witnesseth That wheras the said W. D and S. his wife by their Indenture of Lease bearing date c. Have demised and let to Farm to the said R. B. and his Assigns for the term of one and twenty years next ensuing after the death of the Survivor or longer liver of M. wife of the said R. and H. L. Sister of the said M. or from the end of one Lease determinable upon their lives all that one Messuage or Tenement and all Lands Meadows Closes Pastures and Closures of Land Common of Pasture and Turbary to the said Messuage or Tenement belonging or appurtaining or with the same usually occupied demised or letten or accepted reputed taken or known as part member or parcell therof scituate lying and being in B. aforesaid then or late in the Tenure or Occupation of the said R. B. for certain yearly Rents and Services to be paid and done for the same And wheras also the said W. D. and S. his wife by the same Indenture did also covenant and grant to and with the said R. B. his Executors and Assigns and every of them to make all such further assurance or assurances of the Premisses to the said R. B. and his Assigns for the term aforesaid as should be reasonably devised by the said R. B. or his Assigns or his or their learned Councell as by the said Indenture of Lease it doth and may more at large appear Now the said W. D. and S. his wife for the accomplishment of the said Covenant and Grant mentioned in the said Indenture and for the good and perfect assurance of the same Premisses to the said R. B. according to the tenor and effect of the said Indenture Do covenant and grant for them and the Heirs and Assigns of the said W. to and with the said R. B. his Executors and Assigns that they the said W. D. A Covenant to levy a Fine and S. shall and will at the next Assizes or generall great Sessions for Pleas to be holden at C. in the County of C. before the Queens Majesties Justices or their Deputies there for the time being levy and acknowledge a Fine with Proclamations to T. R. and I. A. Yeomen of the same Premisses by the name of one Messuage one Garden twenty acres of Land ten acres of Meadow twenty acres of Pasture and four acres of Turbary with their Appurtenances in B. and the same shall acknowledge to be the right of the said T. R. and I. A. as these which the said R. and I. A. have of the Gift of the said W. D. and S. and the same shall remise and quit claim for them and their Heirs to the said R. and I. and the Heirs of the said T. for ever And furthermore the said W. D. and S. and the Heirs of the said W. To warrant the Lands in the Fine to be mentioned shall by the same Fine warrant the same Premisses to the said R. and I. A. and the Heirs of the said T. against all men for ever And so shall suffer the same Fine and Proclamations therupon to proceed according to the common course of Fines and Proclamations within the said County of Chester And it is agreed between the said parties that the said Fine so to be That the Fine shall extend to no other Lands then what are mentioned in the Lease levied and acknowledged as is aforesaid shall only extend to the Lands and Tenements mentioned and expressed in the said Indenture of Lease and to none other Lands or Tenements in any wise And shall likewise after the levying and ingrossing therof be adjudged taken and reputed to be to and for the preservation of the Estate of the said R. B. and his Assigns in and to the same Premisses contained in the said Indenture of Lease for and during the Term mentioned in the said Lease And that then the said W. B. and S. and the Heirs of the said W. shal stand and be seised therof to the use of the said R. and his Assigns for and during the term before specified according to the intent and meaning of the said Indentures of Lease And after the determination of the said term to the use and behoof The Use after determination of the Lease of the said W. D. and the Heirs of the said W. for ever and to no other use intent or purpose in any wise In witness c. VVherby the Father covenanteth with his Son and Heir apparant to Estate him and his wife in certain Lands before a day limited THis Indenture c. between Ri. H. of c. in the County of L. Gentleman of the one part and Ra. H. Son and Heir apparant of the said Ri of the other part witnesseth That it is covenanted granted concluded and agreed by and between the said parties to these presents in manner and form as hereafter followeth That is to say First the said Ri. H doth covenant grant conclude and agree to and with the said Ra. H. his Executors and Administrators by these presents That he the said Ri. shall and will at and upon the reasonable request costs and charges of the said Ra or his Assigns before the Feast-day of c next after the date hereof demise grant and passe over to the said Ra. H. and B. his wife and their Assigns one Messuage or Tenement of him the said Ri. H. scituate lying and being in H. neer W. in the said County of L. late in the Tenure or Occupation of I. L. of H. aforesaid Yeoman deceased And all the Houses Edifices Buildings Lands Tenements and Hereditaments therunto belonging with their and every of their appurtenances whatsoever containing by estimation c. To have hold occupy and enjoy the said Houses Buildings Lands Tenements and all other the Premisses with their Appurtenances unto the said Ra. and B. his wife and their Assigns from the 10. day of J. which shall be in the year of our Lord God according to the Computation of the Church of England c. for and during the term of forty years from thence next ensuing and fully to be compleat and ended if the said Ra. and B. his wife or either of them so long do live yeilding and paying therfore yearly during the said term to the said Ri. H. his Heirs and Assigns one Pepper Corn at the Feast of P. being lawfully demanded for all and all manner of Rents Suits Services and Demands whatsoever And the said Ri. H. doth also covenant c. to and with the said R. his Executors and Administrators by these presents That he the said Ri. shall and will before the Feast of c. next at and upon the reasonable request costs and charges of the said Ra. or his Assigns convey assure and passe over unto the said Ra. H. and to the Heirs Males of the body of the said Ra. lawfully begotten or
said G his Heirs or Assigns all such Deeds Evidences or Writings as the said G or his Heirs or of any of them hath now made or delivered or hereafter in the mean time shall make or deliver to the said T G or his Heirs concerning the Premisses or any part therof A Covenant for giving Acquittances at every payment c. In witness c. A Covenant to suffer a Recovery of Copy-hold Land by a Plaint in a Court Baron after the order of a Recovery at the Common Law THis Indenture tripertite c. between R. H. Citizen and Inholder of L. on the first party and H. L. of H. in the County of M. and E. his wife on the second party and W. W. of L. Inne in the County of M. Gentleman on the third party witnesseth That for divers considerations moving the said parties It is covenanted granted and agreed by and between the said R. H. H L. and E his wife and the said Covenant to suffer a Recovery of c. W. and every of them in manner and form following that is to say The said R. H. doth covenant and grant that he the said R. before the 20. day of J. next c. shall permit and suffer the said W. W. to bring and pursue against the said R H. in the Court Baroa of the Mannor of H. in the said County of M. one Plaint in the nature of a Writ of Entry sur Disseisin in le post of all and singular those his Messuage one Cottage and twenty acres of Meadow with the appurtenances which said Messuage c. being scituate together and do abutt upon c. and which said Messuage c. the said R. H. late had in Remainder of the Surrender of M H his Father by the names of one Tenement herietable and two Crofts therunto appertaining containing in the whole by estimation nine acres somtime I H and an acre c. lying between c. as by the Court Roll of the generall Court of the said Mannor holden at H. on Thursday being the 17. day of N. in the first year c. amongst other things more fully and plainly doth and may appear And that the same Plaint in the nature of the said Writ of Entry in the Post shall he entred commenced and sued of all and every the Premisses with the appurtenances by the names of c. with the Appurtenances in H. within the Jurisdiction of the Court of the said By the name Mannor of H. to the which Writ the said R. H. also promiseth that he shall and will appear in his own proper person or by his Attorney in such behalf lawfully authorized And therupon shall make his defence according to the law and therof shall Vouch to Warranty of and for the Premisses one I M and that the said I M shall enter into the Warranty of the Premisses and after shall make default according to the manner and form of common Recoveries in Writs of Entry sur disseisin in le post wherby the said W W shall have Judgment to recover the said two Messuages and twenty acres of Meadow and other the Premisses against the said R H and the said R H to recover over in value against the said I M according to the manner and form of common Recoveries in Writs of Entry c. which said Recovery the said R H covenanteth promiseth and granteth to suffer to be executed by Precept and Warrant out of that Court in the nature of a Writ Le use of Habere facias seisinam according to the order of the Law And it is further in like manner covenanted granted condescended and agreed between the said R H H. L and E his wife and the said W W that the said Recovery and the Estate of the Premisses to be had and to be recovered and obtained by reason therof shall be to the only use behoof intent and meaning hereafter in these presents expressed and declared and to none other uses behoofs intents and meanings that is to say To the use and behoof of the said E. L. the Daughter of the said R. H. and of her Heirs and Assigns for ever And moreover it is covenanted granted condescended and agreed between the said parties to these presents and the same parties for them their Heirs Executors and Assigns and for the Heirs Executors and Assigns of every of them do covenant promise grant condescend conclude and agree by these presents that the said W. W. and his Heirs and Assigns after the said Recovery of the said Premisses and execution therupon had by the said W. accordingly shall therupon and therto stand and be seised of the said Messuage c. to the only use and behoof of the said E. L. and of her Heirs and Assigns for ever And to no other use or uses In witness c. An Indenture for knowledging of a Fine and Recovery of Land and leading the Vse therof with Covenants of Warranty and discharge of Incumbrances THis Indenture c. between T. S. of West A. in the County of S Gentleman Son and Heir of I S late wife of C S deceased Father of the said T which I was Daughter and Heir of R P the younger which was Son and Heir of R P the elder on the one party and N. B Citizen and Grocer of L and S B eldest Son of the same N. on the other party witnesseth That for and in consideration of the Sum of c. to the said T before the ensealing c. paid and contented by the said N B. wherof c. It is now covenanted concluded and agreed between the said parties And the said T S for him his Heirs Executors and Administrators and every of them doth covenant and grant to and with the said N B and S B their Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns and every of them by these presents in manner c. That he the said T. S and A. now his wife before the 27th day of June now next coming at the costs and charges in the Law of the said N and S. shall and will knowledge one Fine sur Conizance de droit come ceo qui ad de Son done in due form of Law and according to the usuall course of Fines unto the said N and S as well of all that Messuage with all and singular Barns Stables Houses Buildings Lands Tenements and other Appurtenances therunto belonging now or late in the Tenure or Occupation of c. or of his Assigns scituate c. in T. in the County of M. with one W R by his Indenture of Lease dated c. did demise and let to Farm to one R. F for a certain Term of years yet not expired and of one Close c. containing by estimation 0. acres of Land and of a Feild called c. containing c. and of one Meadow c. to and with the Messuage aforesaid now occupyed and belonging As also of all and singular other
of her body lawfully to be begotten by N. D son and heir apparant of the said C. D. shall be then in full life the full summ of c. that then the said recognizance writing Obligatory or Statute-Marchant taken sealed and acknowledged as aforesaid shall be meerely and utterly void and of none effect or else to stand remaine continue and be in full power force strength and vertue Hesketh Vpon a Recognizance with a Condition THis Indenture made the day c. between the right honorable Sir W. C. Knight of the most honorable order of the Garter Baron of B c. of the one part and the right honorable E Earle of O. c. of the other part witnesseth that whereas the said Earle standeth bound to the said W. Baron of B. by one recognizance bearing date c. and inrolled in the Queens Highnes Court of Chancery in the summ of 4000 l. of good and lawfull money of England to be paid to the said Baron at the day limited and expressed in the same as by the same recognizance more at large appeareth the said Baron of B. for him his Executors c doth covenant grant and agree to and with the said Earle his Heirs c. that if the said E. his Heirs Executors and Adminstrators shall and do well and truly observe performe fullfill and keep all and singular Covenants Grants Articles and Agreements comprised and specified in one paire of Indentures bearing date c. made betweene him the said Baron of B and the said Earle his Heires Executors or Administrators are and ought to be observed performed fulfilled and kept according to the true intent and meaning of the said Indentures that then the said recognizance shall be utterly void and of none effect And further the said W. Baron of B. for him his Executors c. doth Covenant Grant and Agree by these presents to and with the said E. Executors and Administrators that if the Lady A now Countess of O wife to the said E. and daughter to the said Baron of B. do die no action suit or execution thentofore at any time Commenced taken or sued in or upon the said recognizance for the said summ of 4000 l nor any parcell thereof that then and from thenceforth the said Recognizance shall be utterly void and of none effect In witness c. Vpon an Indenture to which it relateth THis Indenture of Defeazance made c between W. L of H in the County of L yeoman of the one party and J P of B. in the said County yeoman of the other party witnesseth that whereas the said I P by his Indenture of Assignment bearing date c For the consideration in the said Indenture of Assignment specified and declared did demise grant set and let over unto the said VV L. and his assignes one peice or parcell of pasture Land called or known by the name of c containing by estimation five acres be it more or lesse in B aforesaid together with all waies entries passages waies waters watercourses c thereunto belonging or at any time heretofore known reputed or taken as part or parcell thereof to have and to hold the said peice of pasture Land with all and singular the Appurtenances thereof unto the said VV L his Executors Administrators and assigns from and immediatly after the day of the decease of the said I P for and during all the Term time and space and unto the full end and term of sixty years then next following to be fully compleat and ended If the Remainder or Remainders of the naturall life or lives of W P. G P. and J P. sonnes of the said J P. party to these presents or any of them do fortune so long to live as in and by the said recited Indenture of Assignment relation thereto being had more plainly and at large it doth and may appeare Now this Indenture of Defeazance doth further witnesse That the true intent and meaning of the said Indenture of assignment and of the said parties thereunto was is and shall be That if the Executors Administrators or Assignes of the said J P. partie to these presents or any of them do and shall well and truly content satisfie and pay or cause to be well and truly c. unto the said W L. his Executors or Administrators or any of them the full and just summe of 40 l. of good and lawfull money of England within one yeare next after the decease of the said J P. party to these presents at or in the Church porch of W. in the said County of L. If J P. Wife of the said J P bee then living But if the said I. be then departed this life then the said 40 l. to cease to be paid And that then and from thenceforth after the day of the decease of the said I. or the payment of the said 40 l. which shall first happen That then the said Indenture of Assignment and every Covenant Article and Clause therein contained to be utterly void and of none effect And that then and from thenceforth the said W L his Executors or Assignes are to surrender and redeliver the said Assignment to the Executors Administrators or Assignes of the said J P. party to these presents And that also the Executors Administrators or Assignes of the said I P. are then to stand and be lawfully seised possessed estated and interessed of and in the said peece of Pasture-Land with the appurtenances thereof during the remainder of the said Indenture of assignment any thing herein contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding In Witnesse c. Vpon a Statute Staple THis Indenture made c. Between A B of c. of the one part and C D. of c. of the other part Witnesseth that whereas the said C D. by his Recognizance in the nature of a Statute Staple bearing date with these presents and taken and acknowledged before Sir T L Knight Mayor of the staple and I G Esquire Recorder of the City of London is and standeth bound to the said A B. in 4000 l. of lawfull c. payable as by the Statute or Recognizance appeareth Now this Indenture witnesseth that the said A B. is contented and agreed and by these presents for themselves their Heirs c. Do promise grant and agree to and with the said C D. That if the said C D his Heirs Executors Administrators and Assignes and every of them do and shall well and truly observe pay performe fulfill and keep all and singular the Covenants Grants Articles payments promisses conditions and Agreements and all other things which on his or their part and behalfe are to be observed c. mentioned and contained in one pair of Indentures bearing date c. made between the said c. according the tenor effect and true meaning of the said Indenture without fraud or guile That then and at all times then after the said A B his heirs executors
form of a Surrender TO all people to whom this present Writing shall come R. W. Citizen and S. of L. sendeth greeting Wheras I the said R. at this present stand and am lawfully and sole seised for term of my naturall life of and in all that Messuage or Tenement with the Appurtenances now being in the Tenure or Occupation of me the said R. and mine Assigns set lying and being in c. by force of one Indenture of Lease bearing date c. therof made and granted by the right Reverend Father in God E. by the permission of God late Bishop of L. unto me the said R. W. and to K. then my wife and now deceased and to R. W. the younger then my Son and now also deceased for term of our lives and the life of the longer liver of us And wheras the Reversion of all and singular the Premisses doth belong and appertain to the Reverend Father in God I. by the Divine Providence of God now Bishop of L. and his Successors Now know yee that I the said R. M. for divers good causes and considerations me therunto moving Surrendred and do by these presents fully and cleerly Surrender unto the said Reverend Father I. by the Divine Providence of God now Bishop of L. and his Successors as well the said Tenement and other the Premisses with the Appurtenances as also all that my said Lease and Estate for term of my naturall life of and in the same together with the said Indenture and all my Right Title and Interest of and in all and singular the Premisses with the appurtenances to have and to hold the same together with the said Estate and Interest and all and singular other the Premises unto the said Reverend Father and his Successors from henceforth for ever In witness c. A Surrender of Copy-hold Land Conditionall H. in commitat M. MEmorand That on the 10th day of Septem in the 24. year of the Raign c. R. N. of H. in the County of M. Yeoman one of the Customary Tenants of the said Mannor of H. hath without the Court surrendred into the hands of the Lord of the said Mannor by the hands of T. K. and I. K. Yeomen two of the customary Tenants of the said Mannor of H. one Croft with the appurtenances commonly called or known by name of G. Lands now in the Tenure or Occupation of the said R. N. or his Assigns containing by estimation 18. acres be it more or lesse scituate lying and being within the said Mannor to the use and behoof of T. S. Citizen and Cloth-worker of L. and of his Heirs and Assigns for ever according to the custom of the said Mannor upon and under this Condition neverthelesse That is to say That if the said R. N. his Heirs Executors Administrators or Assigns do well and truly pay or cause to be paid to the said T. S. his Heirs Executors Administrators or Assigns the summ of 44 l. of c. at one entire payment of the 10th of February which shall be c. at the now Mansion house of the said T. S. scituate c. That then and from thence forth the said Surrender to be void and of none effect And that then and from thenceforth it shall be lawfull to and for the said R. N. his Heirs and Assigns to have again and re-enjoy the said Croft as in the former Estate of the said R. The said Surrender to the contrary notwithstanding TRUSTS THis Indenture made c. Between I W of B in the County of E. of the one part and W. H. of G. in the County of M. of the other part Witnesseth That the said I. W. for and in consideration of the summ of c. of lawful money of England to him in hand paid by the said W H at and before the ensealing and delivery of these Presents And for divers other causes and considerations him the said I W therunto especially moving hath granted bargained sold aliened released and confirmed and by these presents doth grant bargain sell alien release and confirm unto the said W. H. his Heirs and Assigns for ever all that the Mannor c. and the Reversion and Reversions Remainder and Remainders of all and singular the said Mannors Lands Tenements and Hereditaments and Premisses and every part and parcel therof and all the estate right title interest claim and demand whatsoeuer of him the said J W of in to or out of the said Mannors Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments and Premisses and every part and parcel therof all which said Mannors Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments and Premisses the said J W by a certain Indenture bearing date c. hath for the considerations therin expressed granted bargained sold demised and to farm-letten unto the said VV H his Executors Administrators and Assigns from the time of the ensealing and delivery of the same recited Indenture for the term of c. thence next ensuing and fully to be compleat and ended at and under the rent of c. payable c. if the same be lawfully demanded as by the said recited Indenture more at large appeareth And all which Mannors Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments and Premisses before mentioned by vertue therof and of the Statute of uses now are in the actual possession of the said W H To have and to hold the said Mannor Messuages Lands Tenements Heredâ—taments and Premâ—sses hereby granted bargained sold aliened released and confirmed or meant mentioned or intended to be hereby granted bargained sold aliened released and confirmed and every part and parcel therof to him the said W. H. his Heirs and Assigns for ever to the only and proper use and behoof of him the said W. H. his Heirs and Assigns for ever And it is hereby agreed by and between the said parties That the said W. H. and his Heirs shall have and hold all and singular the Mannors Messuages Lands and Premisses with their appurtenances upon this speciall Trust and Confidence nevertheless That he the said W. H. his Heires and Assignes shall and may during the joynt lives of the said I. W. and M. his now wife receive all the benefits issues rents and profits of all and singular the Mannors Houses Tenements Lands and Premisses whatsoever and imploy the same and every part therof wholly for the use maintenance benefit and livelihood of M. now wife of the said I. VV. and to and for the livelihood maintenance and education of the children of them the said I. and M. and for the maintenance upholding and reparation of the Mannor and Mansion House of the said I. VV. aforesaid called B being a great House and much decaied with all the out-houses barns stables dove-houses and buildings therunto belonging And upon this further trust and confidence That he the said W. H. and his Heirs from and after the death of the said I. VV. shal and wil permit and suffer the said M. W during her life to have take perceive
to be begotten upon the body of the said B. or any other woman whom he the said Ra. shall after the decease of the said B fortune to marry All such ancient Lands Tenements Rents Reversions Services and Hereditaments of him the said Ri. in F H. and M. in the County of L. which did descend and come to the said Ri. from I. H. deceased Father of the said Ri. as Son and Heir of the said J. together with one acre of Land lying and being in H. aforesaid which the said Ri. had by exchange of and from I. S of S in the said County of L. Esquire for other Lands about the same quantity and quality To have and to hold the said Lands Tenements Rents Reversions Remainders Services and Hereditaments with their appurtenances unto the said Ra. H. and to the Heirs Males of his body lawfully begotten and to be begotten from and immediatly after the severall death and decease of the said Ri. H. and M. one Lease of part of the Premisses made to T. H. for the term of c. bearing date c. only excepted and foreprised And the said Ri. H. doth further covenant c. to and with the said Ra H his Executors by these presents that he the said Ri H. shall and will before the Feast of c. next coming at and upon the reasonable request costs and charges of the said Ra. or his Assigns convey assure and passe over to the said B. H and her Assigns the third part of that the Mansion House of the said Ri. H. scituate and being in F. aforesaid And all the Houses Buildings Yards Orchards Gardens Lands Tenements Meadows Leasows Pastures Feedings and Common of Pasture in F. aforesaid and likewise the Turbary therunto belonging with their appurt whatsoever together with the third part of the rent of the said Messuage or Tenement in H aforesaid late in the Tenure of I L deceased in full recompence and satisfaction of her Dower or Title of Dower in or to any of the Messuages Lands or Tenements of him the said Ri H in the County of L. or elsewhere in the Kingdome of England To have hold occupy and enjoy the third part of the Mansion House and all other the last before mentioned Premisses with their Appurtenances to the said B. H. and her Assigns from and immediatly after the severall deceases of the said Ri. H. M his wife and the said Ra H for and during the term of forty years then next following fully to be expired and determined if the said B. so long shall live and if it shall fortune the said B. to have issue Male by the said Ra H then living so that the said B. surviving and over-living the said Ra. do keep her self sole and unmarried or do not miscarry or mis-govern her self And if it shall happen the said B to have no issue Male by the said Ra H. living at the time of the Commencement of her said estate or to survive or over-live the said Ra H or after the decease of the said Ra to joyn her self in Marriage with any person or to misgovern her self then the said Ri H. doth further Grant and Covenant to and with the said Ra H his Executors c. by these presents by the same or such like Assurance to Assure and Passe over unto the said B before the Feast of c. next comming at and upon the reasonable request costs and charges of the said Ra. or his Assigns c. one House or Cottage of him the said Ri containing two Bayes of Building Scituate standing and being in F aforesaid now in the Occupation of E G. Widow or of her Assigns and three acres of land of him the said Ri H lying and being in F aforesaid adjoyning to the said House with the Wayes Liberties Easements c. therunto belonging with their appurtenances To Have and to Hold the said House or Cottage and three acres of land with the appurtenances to the said B and her Assigns from and immediatly after the several deceasses of the said Ri. M. and Ra F for and during the term of forty years from thence next following fully to be expired and determined if the said B so long do live in full recompence and satisfaction of her said Dower And the said Ri H for himself his Heirs Executors and Administrators doth also further Covenant Promise and Grant to and with the said Ra H his Executors and Administrators by these presents That if it shall fortune the said Ra to decease without issue Male of his body that he the said Ri H shall and will well and truly content and pay or cause to be contented and paid to the daughter or daughters of the said Ra H lawfully begotten 200 l. of lawful English money within three years next after the decease of the said Ra. for and towards the preferment and advancement of the said daughter or daughters And that all the several Clauses Covenants and Agreements c. above specified may well and truly be performed accomplished and kept by and on the behalf of the said Ri. H. his Heirs c. He the said Ri H doth acknowledge himself to stand bound to the said Ra in the sum of c. and the said Ra H for himself c. doth Covenant Promise and Grant to and with the said Ri H his Executors Administrators and Assigns by these presents That he the said Ra H his Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns shall and will permit and suffer the said M H his Mother and her Assigns to Have Hold Occupy and peaceably enjoy that the said Mansion House of the said Ri in F aforesaid And all the Edifices Buildings Yards c. therunto belonging Together with all the Ancient lands Tenements Rents c. of the said Ri in F H and M aforesaid in the said County of L the Messuage or Tenement by the said Ri granted to the said T for the term aforesaid and the said Tenement lately in the Tenure of the said I L deceased with the Lands Tenements Services c. to the said several Messuages belonging and likewise the Rent of the said Tenement late in the Occupation of the said I L deceased only excepted from the immediatly after the decease of the said Ri H for during the term of forty years from thence next ensuing fully to be expired and determined if the said M so long do live to and for the most gain and profit of the said M and her Assigns during the said Term yeelding c. And the said Ra H doth Covenant and Grant for him c. to and with the said Ri. H. his Executors c by these presents that he the said Ra. his Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns shall permit and suffer the said M. H. his Mother during her natural life after the decease of the said Ri. to Take Receive and Perceive the Rent of the said Tenement granted to the said
have any Estate Right Title or Interest of in or to the said Hereditaments and Premisses or of in or to any part or parcell therof by from or under them or any of them except before and in manner and form only before excepted And further also that he the said Sir R. H. and Dame K. his wife and the Heirs of the said Sir R. H. shall and will from time to time and at all times during and within the space of 7. years next ensuing after such non-payment or default of payment to be had or made or hapning of the said Sum c. or of any part therof at any of the said severall daies times or places before mentioned at and upon the reasonable request costs and charges in the Law of the said R. S. his Heirs or Assigns do make knowledge levy suffer and execute and cause to be done made knowledged levied suffered and executed all and every such further Act and Acts Thing and Things Devise and Devises Conveyances and Assurances in the Law whatsoever for the further better and more assured surety sure making conveying and assuring of all and singular the said Hereditaments and Premisses and of every part therof and of the Reversion and Reversions Remainder and Remainders therof and of all his and their Estate Right Title Interest Claim and Demand whatsoever of in and to the Premisses and of every part therof with the Appurtenances unto or for the only proper and absolute use and behoof of the said C. and D. and of their Heirs and Assigns for ever be it either by Fine Feoffment Recovery with Voucher or Vouchers over Deed or Deeds inrolled or not inrolled Release with warranty against the said Sir R. H. his Heirs and Assigns except onely and in manner and form aforesaid excepted or otherwise without Warranty Confirmation or by all or any of the said waies or means or by any other lawfull waies or means whatsoever as by the said R. S. his Heirs or Assigns or his or their Councell learned in the Law shall be in that behalf reasonably devised or advised so that for the doing making knowledging or executing therof they or any of them be not enforced to travell alone the distance of ten miles from such place or places where he or they respectively shall be abiding or dwelling at the time of such Request or Requests so to be made And it is further agreed that if it shall happen to be comprehended or contained by or by reason or means of the Number or Contents of Acres to be mentioned in such said intended Fine any Messuages Lands or Hereditaments other then the said covenanted or intended Hereditaments so formerly agreed in or by these presents to be contained as aforesaid That then the said Fine aad the Estate therby to be had or made for such and so much only of the said other Hereditaments not being parcell of the said Hereditaments and Premisses so covenanted and agreed in or by these presents to be assured or conveyed as aforesaid as shall happen by means of such Surplusage of Acres to be comprised in or by such said intended Fine shall be and so for ever shall be taken to be to the use and behoof of the said Sir R. H. and Dame K. his wife for and during their naturall life and for and during the naturall life of the longer liver of them and after their decease then to the use of the Heirs Males of the body of the said Sir R. H. upon the body of the said Dame K. lawfully begotten and to be begotten and for default of such Issue then to the use of the Heirs Males of the body of the said Sir R. H. lawfully to be begotten and for default of such Issue then to the use of the right Heirs of the said Sir R. H. for ever In witness wherof c. Walmysley Davenport Settlement of an Estate THis Indenture tripartite made c. Between L. S. of S. c. of the first part R. S. great Cosin and Heir apparant of the said L. of the second part W. D. and E. I. c. of the third part witnesseth That wheras a Marriage was and hath been hereafter duly solemnized and consummate by and between the said R. S. and M. now his wife one of the Daughters of the said E. I. And wheras certain conveyances and assurances were and have been heretofore had and made of the Mannors Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments hereafter in these presents mentioned or specified to the uses declared contained or specified in and by certain Indentures bearing date the fourth day of A. c. made betwixt the said L. S. of the one part and the said E. I. of the other part as by the same Indentures and Conveyances more fully and at large appeareth And wheras also it is now concluded and agreed by and between all and every the said parties to these presents for themselves their Heirs and Assigns by these presents that all and every the said Mannors Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments hereafter mentioned or specified shall from henceforth remain continue and be to the severall and only uses behoofs intents purposes and under and upon the Liberties Limitations Provisoes and Agreements hereafter in these presents mentioned or specified notwithstanding any the said mentioned Conveyances or Assurances or any the Use or Uses or Limitations therin or in any of them contained or any other matter or thing whatsoever to the contrary notwithstanding Now therfore it is covenanted concluded and fully agreed by and between all and every the said parties to these presents for themselves their Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns in manner and form following And first the said L. S. and R. S. for themselves their Heirs Executors and Administrators do covenant grant and agree to and with the said W. D. c. and E. I. their Heirs Executors and Administrators by these presents that they the said L. S. and R. S. and their Heirs or the Survivor of them and his and their Heirs shall and will on this side and before the Feast day of S. M. the Arch-angel next ensuing after the date of these presents at and upon the equall costs and charges in the Law of the said L. S. and E I. by Fine or Recovery or other good and sufficient Conveyances and Assurances in the Law lawfully and sufficiently convey and assure or suffer to be conveyed and assured to the said W. D. and the said E. I. or to the Survivor of them his or their heirs or to the heirs of one of them all those the Mannors or Lordships of S. and F. with all and singular their and every of their Rights Members and Appurtenances whatsoever scituate lying and being within the said County of D. and also all and singular the other Mannors Messuages Mills Cottages Lands Tenements Meadows Pastures Closes Commons Woods Under-woods Rents Reversions Services and Hereditaments whatsoever being of the nature of Free-hold with all
for the same tenement in Flagg as is formerly in or by these presents limited or appointed In witnesse c. An Indenture of Covenants to levy a Fine and suffer a Recovery in Ancient Demesne THis Indenture tripartite c. Between F. C. of the first party R C and T. B of the second party and I. H. and F. P. of the third party witnesseth that it is covenanted condescended and agreed unto by and between all and every the parties to these presents in manner and form following that is to say That whereas the said F. C the day of the date of these presents is lawfully seised in his Demesne as of Fee-tail to him and the Heirs males of his body of and in divers Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments within the Liberty of Havering at Bower in the County of Essex hereafter in these presents particularly mentioned and expressed and being now fully resolved and determined how and in what manner his said Messuages Lands Tenements and He editaments should be established and continued hereafter by the Grace of God in the name of the Parties hereafter mentioned being of his blood and alliance he the said F. R. as well for the considerations aforesaid as also for the better maintenance of M. C. his mother and for divers other good causes and considerations the said F. G. hereunto especially moving doth for himself and his Heirs covenant grant and agree with the said R. C. T. B. I. H. and F. P. and to and with every of them their and every of their Heirs Executors and Administrators by these Presents that he the said F. C. at his own proper cost and charges in the Law before the thirtieth day of September next ensuing the date of these presents shall and will in due form of Law acknowledge and levy one or more Fine or Fines in the Court of ancient Demesne within the said Liberty of Havering at Bower according to the course and common usage for levying of Fines for lands and Hereditaments within the said Liberty unto the said R C and T B. and the heirs of the said R. of all that Messuage c. And it is further covenanted condescended and agreed unto by and between all the said parties to these presents that the said Fine or Fines so to be levied and acknowledged as aforesaid by the said F. C. to to the said R. C. and T. B. and the Heirs and Assigns of the said R. shall be levied and acknowledged by the name of three messuages three gardens forty acres of Land twenty acres of pasture forty acres of Wood and fifty acres of Furze and Heath and one hundred shillings Rent with the Appurtenances in Havering at Bower R. and H. or by such other name or names as shall be thought meet and that the said Fine or Fines so to be had and levied of the said Premisses shall enure and be adjudged deemed and taken to be that the said R. C. and T. B. and the heirs and Assigns of the said R. from and immediatly after the levying and engrossing of the said Fine and Fines shall stand and be seised of the said Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments and of every part and parcell thereof with their and every of their Appurtenances to the use of the said R. C. and C. B. and their Heirs shall stand and be adjudged perfect Tenements of the Freehold of the said messuages Lands and Premisses and of every part and parcell thereof with their and every their Apurtenances untill a perfect Recovery according to the usuall course of common Recoveries for Assurances of Lands Tenements hereditaments within the said Liberty of Havering at Bower shall and may be lawfully had and executed against the said R. C. and C. B. and their heirs of the said messuages Lands and Premisses And it is further covenanted condescended and agreed unto by and between all the parties to the presents that the said I. H. and F. P. or any other person or persons which the said F. C. shall nominate and appoint shall and may at the Costs and Charges in the law of the said F. C. before the said day of next insuing the date thereof purchase one or more writ or writs of Right Close directed to the Judges Bayliffs or others that have power to hold Plea in suits reall arising within the said Liberty and shall prosecute the writ or writs in the same nature of his highnes writ or writs of entry Sur Desseisin Sur le post at the common law after the manner and course of common Recoveries there used and accustomed against the said R C. and T B. whereby they shall demand against the said R. C. and T. B. by the name or names and quantity or quantities of acres in the said fine or fines to be contained or by any other name or names quantity or quantities whatsoever the said Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments and premisses with their and every their appurtenances before mentioned to be scituate lying being within the said liberty of Havering at Bower unto which writ or writs the said R. C. and T. B. shall appear in their proper persons or by their Attorney or Attornies lawfully and sufficiently authorized who shall vouch to warranty the said F. C. and that the said F. C. shall appear upon the said voucher in the said court in his proper person or by his Attorney lawfull authorized by the course and custom of the said court and shal vouch to warranty the common vouchee and that the said common vouchee appeare and imparl and afterwards make default wherby a perfect Judgment may be had and given for the said demandants in the writ or writs against the said R. C and T. B. for the said recovery of the said Messuages Lands Tenements and premisses and upon the said Recovery so to be had and made against the said R. C. and T. B. that they the said R. C. and T. B. shall recover in value against the said F. C. and the said F. C. shall thereupon have judgement to recover in value over against the said common vouchee after and according to the manner and course of common Recoveries in such Cases used in the court of the said liberty of Havering alias Bower and it is fully covenanted condisended and agreed unto by and between all the said parties to these presents and all the said parties for themselves and their severall Heirs do severally covenant and agree to and with the others of them and with their severall Heirs that the said Recovery and Recoveries and the said Fine and Fines after the said Recovery and Recoveries shall be had and executed and the full execution therof of for and concerning the Premisses therin to be contained shall be and enure and be adjudged deemed expounded and taken to be and enure that the said Conuzees and their Heirs and the said Recoverors and their Heirs and all and every other person and persons which shall then be
to re-enter and the same to have again repossess and enjoy as in his or their former Estate this Indenture or anything therin contained to the contrary therof in any wise notwithstanding RELEASES A Lease for a year wheron to ground a Release THis Indenture c. between A B of the one part and C D of the other part witnesseth That the said A B for and in consideration of the summ of 5 s. of lawfull money of Eng to him in hand paid by the said C D the receipt wherof he doth hereby acknowledge hath bargained and sold and by these presents doth bargain and sell unto the said C D all that Messuage c. and the Reversion and Reversions Remainder and Remainders together with the Rents and Profits of the Premisses and of every part and parcel therof to have and to hold the said c. and all and singular other the Premisses herein mentioned and intended to be hereby bargained and sold with their and every of their Appurtenances unto the said C D his Executors and Assigns from the day before the date hereof for and during the term of one whole year from thence next ensuing and fully to be compleat and ended yeilding and paying therfore the yearly Rent of one Pepper Corn at the Feast of St. Michael the Arch-angel only if the same be demanded to the intent that by virtue of these presents and of the Statute for transferring Uses into Possession the said C. D. may be in the actuall possession of the Premisses and be enabled to accept a Grant of the Reversion and Inheritance therof to him and his Heirs In witness c. The Release THis Indent made c between T H. of the Parish of D in L. Gent. and I H of the Parish of M. in the County of M. Merchant-taylor and A his wife I W in the Parish of M Esq and E his wife of the one part and K S of R in the County of L Gent. on the other part Witnesseth That for and in consideration of the summ of c. of lawful money of England to the said T. H. in hand paid by the said K. S. at and before the ensealing and delivery of these Presents the Receit wherof he doth hereby acknowledge and therof and of every part and parcel therof doth clearly acquit and discharge the said K. S. his Executors and Administrators and every of them by these presents and of the several sums of five shillings of like mony of England to the said I. H. and I. W. in hand paid by the said K. S. The Receit wherof they do likewise hereby acknowledge the said T. H. and the said I. H. and I. W. with the consent and at the request and appointment of the said T. H. have granted aliened released and confirmed and by these Presents do grant alien release and confirm unto the said K. S. in his actual possession more being by vertue of a bargain and sale to him therof made for one whole year by Indenture bearing date the day before the date herof and by force of the Statute for transferring uses into possessions All those Closes or enclosed Pastures Ground commonly called or known by the name or names c. containing by estimation six score and eight acres be they more or less lying and being in N. in the County of L now or late in the tenure or occupation of the said K. S. or his Assigns and all and singular other the Lands Tenements Closes and Hereditaments whatsoever in N. aforesaid wherof or wherein the said T. H. I. H. and I. W. or any of them have any estate of Freehold or Inheritance in Possession Reversion Remainder or Expectance and all the estate right title interest reversion claim and demand whatsoever of them the said T. H. I. H. and I. W. and every or any of them of in and unto the Ptemisses and every or any part or parcel therof and the Reversion and Reversions Remainder and Remainders yearly and other rents and profits of the Premisses and of every part and parcel therof to haue and to hold the said Closes and all and singular other the Premisses herein before mentioned and intended to be hereby granted with the appurâ—enances unto the said K. S. and his Heirs to the use of the said K. S. and of his Heirs and Assigns for ever And the said T. H. for himself his Heirs Executors and Administrators doth Covenant and Grant to and with the said K. S. his Heirs and Assigns by these presents That he the said T. H. and the said I. H. and I. W. or some or one of them now are or one of them now is and standeth lawfully and rightfully seised of and in the said Closes and Premisses with their appurtenances of a good sure perfect absolute and in defeasable estate in Fee-simple and now have or some or one of them now hath good rightful power and lawful and absolute authority to grant and convey the said Closes and Premisses unto the said K. S. and his Heirs according to the purport true intent and meaning of these Presents and that it shall and may be lawful and to and for the said K. S. his Heirs and Assigns from time to time and at all times for ever hereafter peaceably and quietly to have hold possess and enjoy the said Closes and all and singular other the Premisses herein before mentioned and intended to be hereby granted with their appurtenances without any lawful let suit trouble or interruption or him the said T. H. his Heirs or Assigns or any other person or persons whatsoever except as is herein after excepted discharged of and from all incumbrances whatsoever the Rents and Services from henceforth to grow due and payable to the Lord or Lords of the Fee or Fees of the Premisses for and in respect of his or their Seigniory and one Lease by Indenture bearing date c. made of the Premisses by the said I. unto the said K. S. for the term of one and twenty years wherupon the yearly rent of c. is reserved only excepted and foreprized And the said T. H. for himself his Heirs Executors Administrators doth Covenant and Grant to and with the said K. S. his Heirs and Assigns by these Presents that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said K. S. his Heirs and Assigns from time to time and at all times for ever hereafter peaceably and quietly to have hold and possess and enioy the said Closes and Premisses with their appurtenances without the lawful let suâ—t trouble or interruption of him the said I. H. his Heirs or Assigns or any of them or any other person or persons lawfully claiming or to claim in by from or under him them or any of them except before excepted the like Covenant for Mr. W. And the said T. H. I. H. and I. W. for them their Heirs Executors Administrators do Covenant and grant to and with the said K.
said C. D. and his Assigns all that and those the Messuage and Tenement with the Appurtenances in B. c. called R. house then or late in the Tenure holding or occupation of A. B. Father of the said A. B. or of his Assignee or Assigns or by what other name soever the said Messuage was then called or known c. To have and to hold the said Messuage and Tenement and all and singular the said Edifices Houses Buildings Yards Orchards Gardens Closes Inclosures Fields Meadows Pastures Parcels of Land and all other the premisses with the appurtenances before therin mentioned to be demised whatsoever and the Reversion and Reversions therof unto the said A. B. his Executors Administrators and Assigns from and immediatly after the decease of the said A B I. A. and Ann. A. unto the end of the term and for and during all the whole term time and space of one and forty years then next and immediatly following fully to be compleat ended and determined without impeachment of any manner of Wast for building in or upon the premisses or for digging or getting of Marle or of any manner of Under-wood to be spent and bestowed in and upon the premisses and not elsewhere yeilding and paying therfore yearly during the said term of one and forty years from and after the commencement therof to the said H. A. his Heirs and Assigns the yearly Rent of 13 s. 4. d. of c. at the Feast daies of the Nativity of Saint Iohn Baptist and the Birth of our Lord God by even portions the first day of payment therof to commence and begin at such of the said Feasts as should chance to be next after the death of the Survivor and longest liver of them the said c. and further as in and by the said Indenture of Lease relation therunto being had may more plainly and at large appear And wheras the said H. A. Alice A. then wife of the said H. and E. Son and Heir apparent of the said H. for the more better confirming of the said Indenture of Lease and the Estate and Term therin and therby granted have by their Indentures of Covenants bearing date the second day of May in the said thirty eighth year of the Raign of our late Soveraign Lady Queen Elizabeth for the considerations therin mentioned covenanted and agreed to and with the said A. B. his Executors and Assigns that they the said H. A Alice then his wife and the said E. A. the Son should at the next Assises or generall great Session for pleas then to be holden at Lancaster before the Justices or Justice of our said late Soveraign Lady Queen Eliz. her Heirs or Successors there for the time being levy and acknowledge a Fine Sur Connizance de droit come ceo c. with proclamations in due from of Law to I. W. and I. S. and their Heirs as that which they had of the gift of the said H. A. and E. Son of the said Humphrey of and in all and singular the said Messuage and Tenement and all and singular other the premisses with the Appurtenances comprised and mentioned in the said Indenture of Lease by the name of one Messuage two Gardens eighteen acres of Land six acres of Meadow and seven acres of Pasture with the Appurtenances in Billing And it was therby further agreed by and between all the said parties that the said fine so to be levied and acknowledged as is aforesaid at all times after the levying and ingrossing therof and the Lands and Tenements therin to be contained should be to the uses of the said A. B. and his Assigns for and during all the term of one and forty years mentioned in the Indenture of Lease with other uses therin expressed And immediatly after the determination of one and forty years then to the use of the said H. A. his Heirs and Assigns for ever And further as in and by the said last recited Indentures relation being therunto had may more at large appear And wheras a Fine was levied in the Court of our said late Soveraign Lady Queen Elizabeth at Lancaster upon Tuesday the tenth day of August in the year of the Raign of our said late Soveraign Lady Queen Elizabeth c. the 38. before her Majesties then Justices at Lancaster and others between the said I. W. and I. S. Plaintiffs and the said H. A. Gentleman and Alice his wife and Ed. A. Son and Heir apparent of the said H Deforciants of one Messuage two Gardens eighteen acres of Land six acres of Meadow and seven acres of Pasture with the appurtenances in B. as by the said Fine more at large it doth and may appear Since the making of which said Indenture of Lease the said I. A. and Anne A are dead Now this Indenture further witnesseth that the said A B. for and in consideration of the sum of sixty pounds of good c. to him in hand paid by the said C. D at and before the ensealing of these presents wherof and wherwith the said A. B. doth hereby acknowledge himself well and truly satisfied and paid and therof and of every part and parcell therof doth clearly acquit exonerate and discharge the said C. D. his Executors Administrators and Assigns and every of them for ever by these presents Hath given granted assigned and set over and by these presents doth fully and absolutely grant assign and set over unto the said C. D. his Executors Administrators and Assigns all and every the said Messuage and Tenement Lands and Premisses c. together with the recited Indenture of Lease and all the Estate Right Title Interest Common Right Power Possibility Claim and Demand whatsoever which the said A. B. now hath or ought to have or can or may by any waies or means hereafter ask challenge or demand of in or to the said Messuage and Tenement Lands and other the premisses before mentioned or of in or to all or any part or parcell therof and the Reversion and Reversions Remainder and Remainders of all and every the said Premisses with the appurtenances whatsoever To have and to hold all and every the said Messuage and Tenement Lands Tenements and Hereditaments and all other the premisses whatsoever hereby granted meant or mentioned to be granted with all and singular their and every of their appurtenances and every part and parcell therof together with the said Indenture of Lease and all the Estate Right Title Interest Right Power Possibility Claim and Demand whatsoever which the said A. B. hath or ought to have or can or may by any means ask challenge or demand of in or to the said Messuage and Tenement Lands or other the premisses with the appurtenances or of in or to any part therof and the Reversion or Reversions Remainder and Remainders of all and every the said premisses to the said C. D. his Executors Administrators and Assigns from and immediatly after the death and decease of the said A. B.
I P. or his Assigns to be paid and performed onely except and foreprised for and concerning the which rents c. and every of them the said R. R. covenanteth c. that he the said R. his Executors Administrators or Assigns shall and will save harmless the said I. P his Executors and Administrators and every of them for and during the said term of 21 years contained in the said Indenture of Lease In witness c. Dat. 26 July Of severall terms in Leases of a Ferry by Letters Patents THis Indenture made c. Between T. M. c. and V. his wife of the one partie and T. L. of the other partie Witnesseth that Recital of the Letters Patents whereas our late Soveraigne Lord King James by his highnesse Letters Patents bearing Date c. for the considerations therin specified and expressed did demise grant betake and to farm let unto E. C. and E S. Gentlemen among other things All that passage of water upon the Thames called Ferry with all and singular the profits commodities and advantages whatsoever to the said passage belonging or appertaining lying and being in the Town of R. in the County of S. between c. on the West end c. To have and to hold to the said E. C. and E. S. their Executors and Assigns from the Feast of the Annunciation Habend in the Letters Patents of the blessed Virgin Mary which then should be in the year of our Lord God 1622. unto the end and term and for by and during all the term of forty years from thence ensuing and fully to be compleat and ended Yeilding and paying therfore from thenceforth yearly unto the said late Kings Majesty his Heirs and Successors the yearly Rent of 13 s. 4 d. of lawfull money of England at the Feast of Saint M. the Arch-angel and the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary at the receipt of the Exchequer of his Highness his Heirs and Successors or to the hands of the Bayliffs or Receivers of the Premisses for the time being by equall portions to be paid during the term aforesaid granted in and by the said Letters Patents as in and by the said Letters Patents amongst other things therin contained more plainly and at large it doth and may appear The Residue of which term by mean Assignments and Conveyances in the Law came to the Right Honourable the Lady I. Countess of S. as by the same mean assignments and conveyances may further appear And wheras one G. W. c. did by his Indenture of Lease bearing Recital of a Lease date c. according to a licence in that behalf demise unto one N. W. amongst other things five acres of customary Lands in the Fields of T. c. for the term of 42. years from thence next ensuing and fully to be compleat and ended And wheras M. W. late wife of the said N. W and sole Executrix of his last Will and Testament by her Deed in Writing bearing date c. did for the considerations therin expressed grant and assign unto one I. B. the residue of the said term of 42. years in one acre and one rood of arable Land being parcell of the said five acres lying in and upon one Flat or Furlong of ground called the W. in the East field of T. aforesaid towards the said Ferry which by mean Assignments and Conveyances in the Law came to the said Countess of S. as by the same may appear And wheras the Right Honourable Lady M. Countess of H. did by her Indenture bearing date c. let and set to the said Countess of S. two Messuages called the Ferry Meads containing c. one other meadow containing c. one other close called by the name of the plow close containing c. lying and being in the parish of T. aforesaid with all waies easements commodities and appurtenances thereunto belonging To have and to hold to the said Countess of S. and her Assigns from the Feast day of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary last past before the date thereof for and during the term of six years from thence next ensuing at and under the yearly Rent of twenty pounds Per annum payable in such manner and form as in that Indenture is mentioned as by the said Indenture may further appear And whereas the said I Countess of S. by her last will in writing Recitall of a will bearing date c. did bequeath to the said V. by the name of V. C. the said severall Terms of and in the premisses and of the same her Will made the said V. her sole Executrix who since the decease of the said Countess hath in due form of Law proved the said Will and taken upon her the Execution thereof as by the same Will and the probate thereof under the seal of the prerogative Court of Canterbury may further appear Now this Indenture witnesseth that the said T. M. and V. his wife Consideration for a good and valuable consideration in money to them paid by the said T. L. the receipt whereof they do acknowledge by these presents Have granted bargained sold assigned and set over and by these presents Assignment of the Lenses do grant bargain sell assign and set over unto the said T L the said leases mean assignments and conveyances and all the residue of the said severall Terms yet to come in the premisses and every part and parcell thereof and all their Right title terms interest estate and demands of in or unto the same premisses and every part and parcell thereof and all those two Boats commonly called the one by the name of the Horse boat and the other by the name of the Ferry boat riding or rowing at or neer the sayd Ferry with the chains and other things thereunto belonging To have and to hold the said boats with the said Habend of part chains and other things thereto belonging unto the said T. L. and his Assigns as his and their own proper goods and chattells for ever And to have and to hold all the residue of the premisses unto the said And of the residue T L and his assigns for and during all the residue of the said severall terms respectively and in as ample manner and form to all intents and purposes as the said T M. and V his Wife or either of them their or either of their Executors or assigns may can or ought to hold and enjoy the same by force of the said Letters Patents Leases Assignments Conveyances and Devises or by any of them and by any other ways and means whatsoever And the sayd T. M for himself his heirs Executors and Administrators and for every of them doth covenant promise and agree to and with the said T. L. his Executors and assigns A Covenant for quiet enjoying by these presents that he the said T L his Executors and assigns shall or may from henceforth during the residue of
the said term of forty two years hold and enjoy the said one acre and one Rood of arable Land in the said flat or furlong called the W. and receive and take the Rents Issues and profits thereof to his or their own use without any let suit trouble eviction expulsion disturbance interruption or incumbrance of or by the said T. M. and V. his wife or either of them or of or by any person or persons having or claiming either in Law or in equity by from or under them or either of them or by from or under the said Countess of S or by from or under Sir H. L. Knight or by from or under his her or their either or any of their Right Title Interest act estate means assent privity or procurement And that the said T. L. his Executors and assigns under the severall Rents Covenants and agreements respectively in the said Letters patents and Leases thereof contained shall or may from henceforth have hold and enjoy all the Residue of the premisses and every part and parcell therof and take and receive the Rents Issues and profits thereof to his and their own use during the residue of the said severall terms therein yet to come and unexpired without any let c. other then such as claim by force of the Lease hereafter in these presents excepted And the said T M for himself his heirs Executors and administrator and for every of them doth covenant grant and agree and with the said T L A Covenant to free the premises from incumbrances his Executors and assigns by these presents That all and singular the premisses and every part thereof shall remain continue and be unto the said T L and his assigns during the said severall terms respectively free and clear or otherwise well and sufficiently saved and kept harmless of and from all and every other grants bargains sales devises Leases assignments charges and incumbrances whatsoever had made committed done or suffered of or by them the said T M and V his wife or either of them their or either of their executors or assigns or any of them or by any other person or persons having or claiming by from or under them or either of them or by or under the said Countess of S. or by from or under her their or any of their Right Title Interest act estate assent means privity or procurement except Exceptions the Rents Covenants and services in the said Letters patents and Leases of the premisses respectively contained and which from henceforth shall first grow due of or on the behalf of the Lessees and patentees thereof are ot ought to be done or performed in respect of the premisses or any of them and except only one Lease by indenture bearing date c. made by the said Countesse of S of the said passage or Ferry to W. G. and H. G. for the term of twenty years from the Feast of the annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary then last past whereupon the yearly rent of 16 pounds is reserved payable in such sort as in that indenture is mentioned which from hence forth during all the residue of that term shall remain continue and be payable to the said T H. and his assigns according to the reservation of that Lease And whereas the said H. G. and VV. G. by their Obligation bearing Assignment of an Obligation for performance of Covenants date c. became bound to the said Countess of S. in the sum of 40 l. of lawful mony of England with condition thereunder written for their performance of all the Covenants Grants and Agreements on their parts to be performed mentioned in the said Indenture of Lease to them made by the said Countess of S. as aforesaid the benefit of which Obligation the said T. M hath agreed shall wholly come and accrew to the said T. L. Now the said T. M. to that intent doth hereby for the consideration aforesaid Grant and Assign the said Obligation and benefit thereof to the said T. L. and doth hereby give and grant unto him the said T. L. full Power Warrant and Authority in case the Condition of the said Obligation shall be broken in the name of him the said T. M. and the said V. or either of them to commence and prosecute such Suits thereupon and do and execute all such Acts either for recovering of the money which shall become due therupon or for releasing or discharging of the said Obligation as he the said T. L. shall think fit And lastly the said T. M. for himself his heirs executors and administrators and for every of them doth Covenant Grant and Agree to and with the said T. L. his executors and assigns by these presents That he the said T. M. and the said V. his wife and either of them their and every of their executors and administrators and all and every other person and persons having or claiming either in Law or in Equity by from or under them or either of them or by from or under the said Countess of S. shall and will from time to time and at all times hereafter at the reasonable request cost and charges in the A Covenant for further assurance Law of the said T. L. his executors or assigns do and execute all such acts for the further and better conveying of the premisses or any part or parts thereof unto the said T. L. his executors and assigns for and during the residue of the said several terms repectively and enabling the said T. L. his executors and assigns to have recover and receive the benefit of the said Obligation as by the said T. L. his executors or assigns or any of them shall be reasonably required In VVitness c. An Assignment of Lands granted by Letters Patents THis Indenture made c between I. P. of c. of the one party and Recital of the Letters Patents C. D. of c. of the other party Witnesseth That whereas our Soveraign Lady the Queen by her Graces Letters Patents bearing date c. Did Give Grant and Assure unto Sir P. C. Knight all that the Scite of the late Monastery of I. with the appurtenances in the County of S. and all Orchards Gardens and other commodities to the same belonging all that Park or Ground imparked contained by estimation ninescore Acres commonly called VV. Park in the said County of S to the said Monastery belonging c. and all the Rents Reversions and Services of all and singular the same Premisses and every of them to have hold and enjoy the said Scite Parke Messuages Houses Edifices Habend in the Letters Patents Buildings Lands Tenements Medows Feedings Pastures Rents Reversions Services and all and singular other the premisses with the appurtenances to the said Sir P. C. and to the Heirs of the body of the said Sir P. C. lawfully begotten or to be begotten and after the foresaid estate of the said Sir P. C. for
assigns all and singular the Rents and services for all and every the said Mannors Lands Tenements and Premisses and for every parcell therof due accustomed as by the said Indenture of Lease more plainly it doth and may appear which said Lease was made to the said H. P. I. L. and T. C. by the appointment of the said E. and upon the speciall trust confidence that they the said H. P. I. L. and T. C. and the survivor and survivors of them should pay the c. unto such person or persons as the said E. should nominate and appoint and that the said E. should and might at all times dispose the same at his good will and pleasure and afterwards the said T. C. died and the said H. P. and I. L. him over lived and by reason thereof the interest and term was and is wholy vested in the said H. P. and I. L. as survivors Now the said H. P. and J. L. at the request of the said Earl The Grant and assignment and by his appointment according to the said trust and confidence in them reposed have granted assigned and set over and by these presents do grant assign and set over unto the said E. the said Lease and term of years and all the Mannors Lands and premisses and every part and parcell thereof for and during all the years and term to them granted and demised by the said A. R. and R. C and also all the Estate and term of years which they the said P. H. and J. L. have or of right ought to have in the said Mannors Lands and premisses by virtue of the said Indenture of Lease or otherwise together with the said Indenture to the intent that the said E may use the same at his good will and pleasure And the said H P and I H do covenant c. to and with the said Earl c. that the said Mannors and Premisses and the said Interest and term of years are the day of the date hereof cleerly freed and discharged of and from all former Bargains Assignments and Incumbrances whatsoever had made or done by the said H P or I L or either of them c Where a Fine was levyed for 100. years the Fine recited and the Lands assigned TO all to whom this present Writing Indented shall come I. B. and H. B. send greeting Wheras by one Fine levied between E. S. Esquire and R. F. Gentleman Plaintiffs H. S. Esquire D. S. Sister and Heir apparant to E. G. Esq M. S. T. S. c. Deforciants of the Mannors of L. St. B. c. in the said County of Y. and of 200. Messuages 100. Cottages 100. Tofts 10. Water Mills 10. Fulling Mills 10. Wind Mills 4. Dove-coates 100. Gardens 100. Orchards 6000. acres of Land 2000. acres of Meadow 6000. acres of Pasture 1000. acres of Wood 1000. acres of More 1000. acres of Mosse ground 1000. acres of Turbary 2000. acres of Heath and Furrs and 20 l. Rent with the Appurtenances in H. c. in the said County of York And also of the Advowson of the Parâ—sh Church of E. by which the said H. D. c. did recognize the foresaid Mannors Tenements and Rent with the Appurtenances and the Advowson aforesaid to be the Right of the said E. as those which the said E. and R. had of the Gift of the said H. D. c. And the same did remise and quit claim from them the said H. D. and their Heirs to the said E. and R. and to the Heirs of the said E. for evermore And furthermore the said H. D. c. did for them and the Heirs of the said D. that they shall warrant to the said E. and R. and the Heirs of the said E. the foresaid Mannors Tenements and Rents with the Appurtenances and the Advowson aforesaid against the said H. D. c. and the Heirs of the said D. for ever more And for the same Recognizance Release Quit claim Warranty Fine and Concord the said E. and R. did grant to the said T. T. and I. B. the said Mannors Tenements and Rent with the Appurtenances and the Advowson aforesaid and the same to them did give again To have and to hold to Habend the same T. and J. for the term of 100 years next ensuing the levying of the said Fine without impeachment of Wast if the said E. should so long live And after that term ended the said Mannors Tenements and Rent with the Appurtenances and the Advowson aforesaid wholly to remain to the said H. S. and to the Heirs Males of his body lawfully to be begotten with divers other Remainders over as by the said Fine remaining of Record in her Majesties Court of Common Pleas at Westminster more plainly it doth and may appear By virtue of which said Fine the said T. T. and J. B. into the said Mannors Lands and Premisses entred and were therof lawfully possessed for and during the term and space of 100. years if the said E. C. so long should live And they being so therof possessed the said T. T. by good and lawfull assurance in the Law did lawfully convey and assure all his Estate Interest and Demand in and to the Premisses unto the said Consideration I. by reason whereof the said I. B. then was and did stand lawfully possessed of the said whole Term and Interest And he the said I. B. being so therof possessed did grant and convey all his whole Estate and Interest in and to the Premisses to the said H. B. his Son and to one E. B. Gentleman whose Interest therin the said H. B. by good assurance and lawfull conveyance now hath Now know yee that we the said H. B. and I. B. as well for and in Assignment consideration of the sum of 100 l. of lawfull English money to us the said l. and H. B. well and truly contented and paid before the ensealing and delivery hereof by the Right Honourable G. E. D. S. of which said sum we acknowledge our selves fully satisfied and paid and therof do acquit the said E. by these presents As also for divers good causes and considerations as the said I. and H. therunto especially moving Have bargained and sold given and granted and by these presents do clearly and absolutely bargain sell give and grant unto the said E. all our Estate Right Title Interest Possession Claim Demand and Term of years which we or either of us have ot should might or ought to have of in or to the said Mannor Lands Tenements and other the Premisses mentioned in the said Fine in or to any part or parcell therof by virtue of such Fine such Interest and Terms of years of and in one Tenement or Freehold with the Appurtenances in H B commonly Exception called T late in the Tenure or Occupation of I. C. the elder and I. C. the younger only excepted and fore-prised And we the said I. B. and H. B. do covenant for
the same during the time wherin the said Wood Underwoods and Trees shall be in felling carrying and avoiding away from the said ground called c. and shall therin leave standing the said Timber Trees and Wavers and Standels aforesaid without fraud or covin And the said Lord C. covenanteth c. that he the said R. M. his Executors For quiet enjoyment and Assigns for their own use and commodity from time to time and at all times during the said term of three years shall and may lawfully and quietly have take fell and carry away and enjoy the said Woods Under-woods and Trees except only before excepted without any let impediment deniall or resistance of the said Lord C. his Heirs or Assigns and without any lawfull c. of any other person or persons And further that wheras J. E. a Copyholder of the said Lord C. within his said Lordship of T. hath bargained and agreed to surrender to the use of the said R. M. and his Heirs for ever according to the custom of the said Lordship all the Copyhold of the said J. within the said Lordship The said Lord C. covenanteth c. That at all times hereafter at and Covenant to enfranchise Copy-hold Land upon the reasonable request and costs and charges in the Law of the said R. M. or his Heirs the said Lord C. his Heirs and Assigns shall and will enfranchise and make free to the said R. and his Heirs all the said Copy-hold Land to be had and holden to the said R. and his Heirs for their own use in Fee-simple for ever without reservation of any manner of Rent Service or Demand whatsoever In witness c. A very good Bargain and Sale of a Lordship and Mannor from a a man and his wife the wife having Joynture c. THis Indenture c. between H. VV. and D. his wife on the one party and I. B. on the other party witnesseth That the said H. W. and D. his wife for and in consideration of the sum of c. to the said H. before the ensealing of these presents well and truly paid by the said I. B. wherof and wherwith the said H. and D. do acknowledge themselves satisfied and paid and thereof and therfore do clearly release discharge exonerate and acquit th said I. B. his Heirs Executors and Administrators by these presents have aliened granted bargained and sold and by these presents do alien c. unto the said I. B. his Heirs Grant and Assigns for ever all that the Lordship and Mannor of C. with the appurtenances in the County of E. c. and all those woods groves underwoods and wood-grounds with their appurtenances in C. aforesaid called L. Wood and S. Wood and all and singular Mannors Messuages Lands Tenements Rents Reversions Waters Fishings Commons Wasts Wayes Profits Easements Commodities and their Hereditaments with their appurtenances which the said H. W. and D. his wife have or either of them hath or ought to have within the said parish of C. in the said County of E. and all and singular Courts Leets vew of Frank-pledge Franchises Liberties Jurisdictions Priviledges Rents Profits Royalties and commodities whatsoever which the said H. and D. have or ought to have or lawfully might have in the said Lordship and Mannor and other the premisses or in any part or parcel thereof and the Advowson and Right of Patronage of the Parish Church of C. aforesaid and also the Reversion and Reversions Rents and Profits of all and singular the premisses and all and singular Letters Patents Deeds Charters Evidences and Writings whatsoever touching or concerning the premisses or any part therof except and alwayes foreprised out of the Bargain and Sale aforesaid all that house and 75. Acres of Medow Land and Pasture whether it be more or less Exception called Woodhern R. or otherwise R. and eight acres of land late in the occupation of I. B. Gent. to have hold and enjoy the said Lordships Habend Mannors Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments and the Avowson aforesaid and all other the premisses with all and singular their appurtenances and the Reversion and Reversions therof except only before excepted to the said I. B. his Heirs and Assigns for ever to and for the only use and behoof of the said I. B. and of his Heirs and Assigns for ever and the said H. W. for him his Heirs Executors and Administrators and every of them doth Covenant and Grant to and with the said I. B. his Heires Executors Administrators and Assigns and every of them by these presents in manner and form following that is to say That he the said H. and the said D. his wife to the only use and behoof of the same H. and D. and of the Heirs and Assigns of the same H. now are and at the ensealing and delivery of these presents shall be and stand seised the said H. in his Demesne as of Seised in Fee and power to sell Fee-Simple and the said D. in her Demesne as of Free-hold for term of her life of and in all and singular the said Mannors and Lordships and all and every other the premisses with all and singular their appurtenances without any condition or determination or limitation of use and that of such estate the said H. and D. now have good right and lawful power and authority to Grant Alien Convey and Assure the said Mannor and Lordship and all and every other the premisses with the appurtenances except only before excepted to the said I. B and to his Heirs and Assigns in form aforesaid for ever And that the said Mannor and Lordship and all and every other the premisses with their appurtenances except only before excepted now are and from henceforth for ever shall be and continue to the said I. B. his Heirs and Assigns cleer and free discharged and acquitted or otherwise from time to time and at all times upon request sufficiently saved harmless of and from all and singular former Bargains former Sales Gifts Discharged of Incumbrances Grants Leases Estates Rrecognizances Bonds Joyntures Dowers Fees Annuities Rents Charge Rents-seck Arrerages of rent Title of Dower Wills Entailes Entrusions Fines Amerciaments Titles and Incumbrances whatsoever had made done or suffered or to be had c. by the said H. W. and D. his wife or by S. T alias C. widow or by any of them or by any other person or persons having any lawful Estate Title or intetest in or to the said Mannor or Lordship and other the above bargained premisses or any part therof by or under the estate of the said H. D. and S. or of any of them before a lawfull estate shall be therof made and lawfully executed to the said I. B. and his Heirs according to the intent and true meaning of these presents except alwayes as well the chief Rents and Services hereafter to grow due to chief Lords of the fee or fees of the premisses in respect
last Will and Testament of the said Capital Messuage with the appurtenances and of the said Tenement therunto belonging or appurtaining and by the said Testament after divers limitations devised the said Messuage and Testament unto the said Wardens Keepers and Fellowship of the Mystery of B. by the name of the Wardens and Fellowship of the Craft of B. and brother of c. in the City of L. upon divers and sundry conditions and to divers intents and purposes as by the said last will and testament more plainly may appear The said Wardens c. do Covenant c. that they and their Successors shall cleerly and freely acquit exonerate discharge and save harmless the said capital Messuage with the appurtenances and the said Tenement thereunto adjoyning for ever of and from all manner of Conditions Limitations Uses and Intents and of and from all manner of Scruples Doubts Ambiguities Articles Clauses Sentences Legacies or Bequests to and with every thing and things contained mentioned expressed bequeathed or otherwise mentioned within the said Will and Testament And in consideration of the said Grant Bargain Sale Covenants and Agreements abovesaid made and granted by the said Wardens c. and on their party truly to be performed and fulfilled towards the said A. R. his Heirs and Assigns in manner and form aforesaid The said A. R. before the date hereof hath contented and paid to the said Wardens c. the sum of forty Marks of c. wherof and wherwith the said Wardens c. knowledge themselves to be truly satisfied and paid And further the said A. by these presents doth Give and Grant to Grant of a Rent Habend the said Wardens c. and their Successors for ever one yearly Rent of 12 l 6 s. 8 d. of c. to be issuing and going out of the said Messuage and Tenement with the appurtenances and all and every other the premisses with their appurtenances to have hold perceive receive and take the said annual rent to the said c. and their Successors for ever yearly to be paid at the Feasts of c. or within c. next after every of the same Feast dayes by even portions the first payment therof to begin and to be made at the Feast c. or within c. and if it shall A clause of distress happen the said annual Rent of c or any part thereof to be behind and unpaid by the space of c. after any of the Feast dayes wherin it ought to be paid as aforesaid that then and so often it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Wardens c into the said Messuage and Tenement and all other the premisses with their appurtenances to enter and distrein and all and every the distress and distresses there to be found lawfully and quietly to take bear and carry away and with them to hold retain and keep untill they or their Assigns or some of them shull be fully paid and satisfied of and for the said Annuity and all arrerages therof if any be Provided alwayes that the said Wardens Proviso not to charge the person c shall not at any time charge the person or persons of the said A. R. his Heirs and Assigns to or with the said yearly Rent of c. This present Gift or Grant notwithstanding And the said A. R. Covenanteth c that he the said A his Heirs and Assigns at all times from henceforth plainly and uprightly without any fraudulent or covenous practise or confederacy to be made with any other person or persons according to his and their lawful Estate Right and Title and as by course of the Laws of this Realm they may do and by their Councel learned in the same Laws shall be advised to be done shall and will maintain and defend all claimes titles challenges and demands whatsoever which shall be hereafter made to the premisses or any part therof and that as often as any such claime title challenge or demand shall be so made to the knowledge of the said A. his Heirs or Assigns that then and so aften he or they shall therof give or leave notice and knowledg to the said Wardens c. or their Successors at their Common Hall scituate in G. Lane in L. and upon reasonable request shall suffer and agree that the Councel learned in the said Laws of the said Wardens c shall and may have conference witb the Councel of the said A. and of his Heirs and Assigns for and concerning the defence of all the said claimes challenges and demands and shall and will condiscend and agree to such pleading and defence therin to be made as upon such conference between their Councellors by the same Councellors shall be resolved to be most meet and convenient for the defence of such title and claim as shall chance or fortune hereafter at any tlme or tlmes so to be made In witness c. A Bargain and Sale of the Moyetie of a Mannor and of an Advowson THis Indenture c. between A. C. c. T. H. c. and A. H. of c. on the one party and I. L. c. on the other party witnesseth That wheras one N. S. Son to E. of late of c. Son and Heir of I. S. c. by sufficient Conveyance and Assurance in the Law was lawfully seised of an estate of Inheritance of and in all the Moiety and half Deal of of the Mannor of W. with the appurtenances and of the Moiety of ten Messuages four Lofts one Water-Mill ten Gardens four hundred acres of Land two hundred acres of Medow four hundrd acres of Pasture thirty acres of Wood and 40 s of yearly Rent and appurtenances in W. and of the Moiety of the Advowson of the Church of W. and of divers other Lands and Tenements to the said Moiety of the said Mannor of W. belonging and so being therof seised and to the intent to convey the absolute Fee-simple and Inherirance unto the said A. C. and his Heirs of the one Moiety of the said Premisses and Mannors by his Deed Indented dated c. did bargain and sell unto E. R. and J. H. Esquires and to their heirs all that the said Moiety and half deal of the said Mannor of VV with the appurtenances in the said County of O. together with the Moiety and half deal of the Water-Mill in VV. aforesaid and Moiety of the Advowson and right of Patronage of the Rectory and Parish Church of VV. aforesaid and all Lands Tenements Medows Feedings Pastures Woods Underwoods and Trees and the soyl and ground of the Commons Wast-grounds Heaths Rents Reversions Services Liberties Franchises Priveledges Profits Commodities and advantages whatsoever to the said Moiety and half deal of the said Mannors and other the premisses belonging or appurtaining or part parcel or member therof being and also all other his Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments with the appurtenances in VV. aforesaid or
else-where in the said County of O. and after leavied a Fine and suffered a Recovery therof in form of Law which Fine and Recovery as is expressed in the said Deed Indented were had levied and executed to and for the use of the said A. C. and his Heirs as by the same Deed appeareth And wheras afterwards the said A. C. and I. his wife VV. C. and M. his wife B. P. and E. his wife which said M. C. and E. P. were the daughters and only next heirs of I. S. which was the eldest Son of the said E. S. by their Deed indented bearing date the c. did bargain and sell to the said A. H. and his heirs all the said Moiety of the said Mannors of VV. with the appurtenances and two hundred acres of Land fifty acres of Medow c. and all and singular Lands Tenements and Hereditaments and every part and parcel therof in the Parishes aforesaid late the Inheritance of the said E. S. and after that the same A C. and I. VV. C. and M. B. P. and E. his wife did levy a fine of all the said moiety of the said Premisses to the use of the said A. H. and of his heirs for ever as further by the said Fine and former Conveyances and the circumstances thereof doth and may appear Now the said A T. C H. and A. H. for a certain Sum c. wherof c. have bargained and sold and by these presents do grant alien bargain sell release and continue unto the said I. L. his Heirs and Assigns for ever all the said Moyety of the said Mannor of W. c. And also all other the Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments with the appurtenances in W. aforesaid or elsewherin the said County of B. which late were of the said E S. except 20. acres of Land in T. of which the said A C. lately heretofore hath bargained and sold unto one A. B. and his Heirs together with all Deeds Charters Evidences and Writings concerning the Premisses or any part therof To have and to hold all the said Moyety of the said Mannor of W. and all and every other the Premisses with their appurtenances except only before excepted to the said I. L. his Heirs and Assigns for ever to and for the only use and behoof of the same I. L. his Heirs and Assigns for ever And the said T. H. and A. H. for themselves c. covenant c. with the said I. L. That the said Moyety of the said Mannor and all other the Premisses with their appurtenances except before excepted now be and for ever hereafter shall abide continue and be to the said Discharged of Incumbrances I L his Heirs and Assigns clear and free discharged and acquitted or otherwise by the said T and A their Heirs Executors or Administrators saved harmless from time to time and at all times of and from all and singular former Bargains Sales Gifts Grants Leases Joyntures Dowers Fees Annuities Rents arrerages of Rents Estates Titles Charges Demands and Incumbrances whatsoever before the ensealing and delivery of these presents had made done procured or agreed unto by the said T. and A. or either of them the chief Rents and Services from henceforth to be due to the chief Lords of the Fee and all such bargains and conveyances as the said A. heretofore hath made to the said A. C. and his Heirs only except and fore-prised Provided alwaies that these Indentures or any Article or Covenant contained in the same shall not extend to charge the said T. and A. H. or either of them or the Heirs Executors or Administrators of either of them otherwise or further then only for such acts incumbrances and charges as are already done executed or agreed upon by the said T and A. or either of them which shall or may incumber charge or impeach the Premisses or any part therof contrary to the intent and true meaning of these presents And the said A C. covenanteth c. in form c. That he the said Seised in Fee A C and the said T H and A H or some of them at the ensealing and delivery of these presents are or be the rightfull true and perfect Owner or Owners of the said Moyety of the said Mannor of W. and other the said bargained Premisses with the appurtenances except before excepted And that they or some of them now are and do stand therof and of every part therof now at the ensealing and delivery of these presents lawfully seised in his or their Demesne as of Fee to the only use of him or themselves and of his or their or some of their Heirs without any condition or limitation of use or uses And that they or some of them have or hath good rightfull power and lawful authority to give grant bargain sell and assign the said Moyety of the said Mannor and all other the Premisses with their appurtenances except before excepted to the said I L his Heirs and Assigns in manner form aforesaid ever And that the said Moyety of the said Mannor and all other the said above bargained Premisses with their appurtenances except before excepted now be for ever hereafter shall abide continue and be unto the said I. L. his Heirs and Assigns freely and clearly discharged and acquitted or otherwise by the Discharged of Incumbrances said I C his Heirs or Executors saved harmless from time to time and at all times of and from all and singular former Bargains c. and Incumbrances whatsoever heretofore had made done or executed by the said A C A H E S and N S. or any of them or any the Ancestors of the said E or N. or by any other person or persons which had or have any former Estate in the Premisses or any part therof by or under the Estate of the said A C A H E S and N S or any of them or any the Ancestors of the said N or E the chief Rents c. and one Lease made by word to one R. B. of c. to endure for the term of c. now to come by and under the payment of the yearly Rent of c. and one other Lease c. to one R. L. c. and such interest of Common and other benefits as the Lords and Tenants of the Mannor of S. W. can lawfully claim in a peece of Ground called R parcel of the above bargained Premisses only except and fore-prised And further that he the said A. C. and I. now his wife and the said For further assurance W. C. and M. his wife and B P. and E. his wife and the said R. L. and M. his wife saving only to the said R. the Lease for years above excepted and all and every other person and persons having or lawfully claiming to have any former Estate Right Title Demand or Interest of in out or to the said Moyety c. and all other the above bargained
during all the terms of the naturall lives of the said M and I his wife and of the life of the longer liver of them And the said M for himself and for the said J his wife his Executors and Administrators doth covenant c. in form c. That the said two Messuages and all other the Premisses are and from henceforth during the lives of the said M. and I and the life of the longer liver of them shall abide and continue to the said I and his Assigns clear and free discharged and acquitted of and from all and every former A discharge of incumbrances mer Grants Charges and Incumbrances whatsoever before the ensealing knowledging and enrolling of these presents had made done or agreed unto or to be had c. by the said M and I or either of them In witness c. A Bargain and Sale of Land where notwithstanding it is provided that if the Vendor to pay the Vendee a certain sum of money within ten years and a yearly rent for the Premisses he shall occupy the the Sale shall be void THis Indenture c. Between I K. the younger of N. c. on the one party and A. R. c. on the other party witnesseth That the said I. K. for and in consideration of the sum of 400 l. of c. wherof c. Consideration And thereof c. hath given granted bargained and sold and by these Bargaine presents doth give grant bargain and sell to the said A. R. and his Heirs for ever all that the capital Messuage or Inn commonly called the H. or White H. with his appurtenances and all Chambers Halls Buildings Houses Barns Stables Orchards Dove-houses Lands Medows Feedings Pastures and Hereditaments thereunto belonging lying and being within the Town and Fields of N. c. and the Reversision Reuersion c. and Reversions of all and singular the premisses and all and singular other Lands Tenements Rents Reversions and Hereditaments with their appurtenances whatsoever which the said I. K. hath or ought to have within the Town Parishe or Fields of N. aforesaid and Deeds C. c. and all and singular Deeds Evidences Charters and writings concerning the premises or any part or parcel therof as many of which said Deeds c. as the said J. K. now hath or can come by he hath at the Ensealing of these presents delivered to the said A. R. and the residue doth promise to deliver to the said A. and his Heirs as they or any of them shall come to the hands of the said I. K. or by him or his Heirs may be had or gotten without suit in the Law to have hold and enjoy all and Habend singular the the said Messuages Lands Tenements Rents Reversions and all and every other the premisses with their appurtenances to the said A. R his Heirs and Assigns for ever to and for the only use and behoof of the said A. R. and of his Hâ—irs and Assigns for ever And the said I. K. for him his Heirs Executors and Administrators and every of them doth Covenant and Grant to and with the said A R. his Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns and every of them by these presents in manner and form following that is to say That he the said I. K. and A his wife on this side and before the 4th day of To acknowledge a Fine of Feb. now next comming at the costs and charges in the Law of the said A shall knowledge one fine and Sur Conusanses de droit come ceo c. of all and singular the Messuages and other the premisses to the same A R and his Heirs before the Justices of the Common Bench at Westminster with Proclamations according to the form of the Statute in that Case made and provided by the name of four Messuages four Cottages eight Gardens five acres of Land three acres of Pasture two acres of Medow two acres of Wood and 40 s. Rent with the appurtenances in N. upon T. and C. in the said County of N. and by the said fine shall knowledge all the said Tenements and Rent with their appurtenances to be the right of the said A. R. as those which the said A. then shall have of the Gift of the said I. and A. and so further according to the usual manner of Fines and that now and untill the knowledging and enrowling of these presents and the Recording and Engrossing of the said Fine the said I. K. and A. or some other person or persons to their use are and shall be plainly and lawfully seised of and in all the said Messuages and other the Premisses by these presents above bargained and sold to the use and behoof of the said I. K. and A. his wife and of the Heirs of their two bodies between them two lawfully begotten and for lack of such issue to the only use and behoof of the right Heirs of the said I K for ever without any Condition Mortage or any other use or uses whatsoever and that the said I. K. of such estate hath lawfull Power and Authority to bargain and sell the said Messuages and other the premisses to the said A R and his Heirs for ever according to the Tenor and Purport of these presents And that the said Messuages and Premisses and every part and parcel Discharged of Encumbrances therof now be and at all times hereafter shall be discharged or saved harmless to the said A his Heirs and Assigns by the said I his Heirs Executors and Administrators of and from all and singular former Bargains Estates Rights Conditions Grants Leases Titles Entailes and Encumbrances whatsoever one Lease made of a parcel of the Premisses Exception to the said A B which shall expire c. and one other Lease c. and one yearly Rent charge at 40 s. yearly issuing out of the Premisses and the chief Rents and Services hereafter to grow due to the chief Lords of the Fee of the Premisses only except and foreprised And To make further assurance further that he the said I. K. and A. his wife and their Heirs and the Heirs of the said I. from time to time upon every reasonable request of the said A R or his Heirs and at his and their costs and charges in the Law at all times within seveâ— years next ensuing the date of these presents shall and will do make and knowledge all and every such lawful and reasonable Act and Acts Thing and Things in the Law for the further assurance suerty and sure making of all the said Messuages and Premisses to be had and made sure to the said A R and his Heirs for ever to and for the only use and behoof of the said A. R. and of his Heirs and Assigns for ever be it by Fine Feoffment Deed or Deeds Enrowled Recovery Release with warranty against all men or otherwise without warranty as by the said A. R. his Heirs and
Fine to be orderly levied and recorded before the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas c. shall grant to the said T. and his Heirs all the said four sixt parts of the said Messuage Lands and Tenements and all other the premisses by these presents above bargained and sold by the name of four Parts into six parts divided of one Messuage one Barn one Garden one Orchard 22. acres of Land 2. acres of Medow 15. acres of Pasture with their appurtenauces in B. L. A. W. A. and T. in the said County of H. into six parts divided as aforesaid and the same shall severally warrant against them and the Heirs of the said K. and M. for ever and that the said Messuage and Premisses and every of them at the time of the levying and Engrossing For discharge Incumbrances of the said Fine shall be and stand clearly acquitted and discharged or otherwise or at all times sufficiently saved harmless by the said I. K. his Heirs or Executors for the part of the said I. and K. his wife and by the said E. his Heirs or Executors for the part of the said E. and M. his wife of and from all and singular former Bargains Sales Grants Titles Estates and Incumbrances whatsoever had made granted or willingly suffered by the said I. K. and K. his wife on their part and by the said E. C. and M. his wife on their part and also that the said J. K. and K. his wife on their behalf and their Heirs and the E. C. For further assurance and M. his wife on their behalf and the Heirs of the said M. shall and will at all time and times during four years next c. at and upon the reasonable request costs and charges in the Law of the said T. B his Heirs or Assigns do suffer and acknowledge all and every such thing or things act and acts in the Law with such warranty as aforesaid as shall be reasonably devised or advised by the learned Councel of the said T. B. or of his Heirs or Assigns for the assurance sure conveying and sure making of all the said four sixt parts and of all other part and parts and of all the estate right title reversion and interest which the said I. and K. his wife and their Heirs and which the said E. and M. his wife and the Heirs of the said M. severally have or may have or claim to have to of or in the said Messuage or other the premisses to be had conveyed and made sure to the said T. B. his Heirs and Assigns to and for the only use and behoof of the said T. and of his Heirs and Assigns for ever In witness c. A Bargain and Sale of a Reversion or Remainder of the third part of certain Lands THis Indenture made c. between R T. c. on the one party and I. L. c. on the other party witnesseth That wheras the late King H. 8. by his Letters Patents under the great Seal of E. bearing date at Westminster c. Did amongst divers other things Give and Grant to A B the Scite Circuit and Precinct of the late dissolved Monastery or Priory of M with the appurtenances in the County of L. and all manner of Messuages Houses Cottages Barns Stables Dove-houses Mills void Grounds Gardens Orchards and other Edifiees and Buildings with their appurtenances within the Scite Circuit and Precinct of the said late Monastery or Priory the Church-yard therof and all great Trees Woods and under-Woods growing and being in and upon the said Scite Circuit and Precinct of the said late Monastery or Priory or any part or parcel therof and the soyle and ground of the same great Trees Woods and under-Woods and certaine Messuages Lands Tenements Meadows Pastures Feedings and Hereditaments of the clear yearly value of 8 l. 12 s. of lawfull c. scituate lying and being in B. H. B. and M. in the said County of L. to the said late Monastery or Priory sometime belonging and appurtaining To have and to hold the same to the said A. B. for term of their lives and the longer liver of them the remainder therof after their deceases to the Heirs of the body of the said A B lawfully begotten the Reversion therof in Fee-simple to the said late King the which said Reversion or Remainder of the third part of all and singular the forenamed premisses is descended to the Lady M. now wife of H. Earle of D. and to the Heirs of her body as one of the Co-heirs of the said A. B. to take effect immediatly after the decease of the said R. And the said Reversion or Remainder of one third part of all the same Premisses the said Earle and Lady M. now have to them and the Heirs of the said Lady M. for ever of the Gift and Grant of our said Soveraign Lady Queen Eliz. by her Hignesse Letter Patents bearing date c. as by the said Letters Patents appeareth And the said Earl and Lady M. by their Indenture of Bargain and Sale dated 9 Iunij 16. Eliz. and enrolled in her Majesties Court commonly called the Kings Bench at Westminster have bargained sold and conveyed all their said Reversion and Remainder and their whole Estate of and in all and singular the Premisses to the said R. T. and his Heirs for ever As by the said last recited Indenture may appear Now the said R. T. for and in consideration of the Sum of 533 l. 6 s. 8 d. of lawfull c wherof c. hath aliened bargained and sold and by these presents doth c. unto the said I. L. his Heirs and Assigns for ever all those the said Remainder and Remainders Reversion and Reversions which late were to the said Earl and Lady M. and the Heirs of the said Lady M. and which he the said R. now hath of and in the said third part and portion of and in all the said Scite Circuit and Precinct of the said late Monastery or Priory of M. with the appurtenances in the said County of L. and of and in the third part and portion of the Demesne Lands of the said late dissolved Monastery or Priory of M. and of and in the third part of all the said Messuages Lands Tenements Meadows Feedings Pastures and Hereditaments of the said yearly value of 8 l. 12 s. in B. H. B. and M in the said County of L. And also all the Right Estate Title Interest Reversion Remainder Demand which he the said R T hath or ought to have of in or to the said bargained Scite Circuit and Precinct Demesne Lands Tenements Messuages Lands Hereditaments and all and singular other the said bargained Premisses with their appurtenances by force and virtue of the said Indenture of Bargain and Sale aforesaid or otherwise And all Deeds Evidences Charters Writings Rentals Books of Survey Court Rolls Terrors and Mynuments whatsoever only concerning the above bargained Premisses or only any
now his wife shall for more assurance c. A Covenant for levying a Fine to the said I L both for the Mannor of I and the Rent-charge of 50. Marks and 5 l. Nomine poene And it is agreed and granted between the said Lord M and I L for them their Heirs and Assigns That the said Fines so to be levied as aforesaid from and after the ingrossing therof shall be to the only use hereafter expressed And that the said I L his Heirs and Assigns and all and singular other persons and their Heires and Assigns shall stand and be seised of and in all the said Premisses to the same uses That is to say Of and for the said rents and other the premisses out of S to the only use and behoof of the said I L and of his Heirs and Assigns for ever And of and for the said Mannor of I with the appurtenances to the use of the said I L and of his Heirs and Assigns for and during the term of the naturall life of the said K H and after her decease to the only use and behoof of the said Lord M and of his Heirs and Assigns for ever In witness c. A Bargain and Sule of a Reversion or Remainder in Land well passed THis Indenture c. between E R c. Son and Heir of P R deceased late the wife of I B Esquire Father of the said E. and Daughâ—â—r and Heir of R W c. deceased on the one party and R S c. and Recitall of the estate for life of the present possessors â— L c. on the other party witnesseth That wheras the said R S and A his wife sometimes the wife of the said R W are now lawfully seised in their Demesne as of Free-hold as in the right of the said A for and during the naturall life of the same A of and in the Mannor of B c. with the appurtenances and of and in all and singular Lands Tenements Medows Pastures Feedings Woods Under-woods Rents Services Profits and Hereditaments with their appurtenances to the said Mannor belonging or appurtaining or accepted c. scituate lying and being c. And of and in all that Messuage or Tenement c. And also of and in one peice of Meadow c. the Reversion or Remainder Reversions or Remainders of all and singular which Premisses with the appurtenances and of every part and parcell therof now lawfully is or are to the said E R. and his heirs belonging The said E R for and in consideration of the Sum of c. wherof c. hath aliened granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth clearly and absolutely grant alien c. unto the said R S and The Bargain I. L. their heirs and assigns for ever the foresaid Mannor Messuages and peice of Meadow and also all and singular other the Premisses with the appurtenances And Moreover all that the Mannor of B. c. with all the Rights Members Appurtenances therof And all those sixteen acres c. and all and singular Messuages Houses Edifices Tofes Cottages Mills Lands Tenements Medows Feedings Pastures Rents Reversions Services Rent-charge Renseck Rents reserved upon whatsoever Demises or Grants Annuities Annual Rents Farms Fee-Farms Waters Piscaries Fishings Woods under-Woods Firrs Heath Moores Marâ—hes Commons Wayes void Grounds Courts-Leets Perquisites and Profits of Courts and Leets Views of Frankpledge and all things to Court-Lees and Views of Franckpledge belonging or hereafter belonging Bond-men and Bond-women and Villaines with their Sequels Knights fees Wards Marriages Escheats Reliefs Heriots Goods and Chattels Waied Profits Commodities Emoluments and Hereditaments whatsoever with all and singular their appâ—rtenances scituate lying or being in the Towns Fields or Hamlets of c. to the said Mannor of B. belonging or appurtaining or as Members Parts or parcels of the same Mannor being had known accepted used reputed demised or letten and the Reversion and Reversions Remainder and Remainders of the aforesaid Mannor c. and of all and singular other the Premisses with their appurtenances and all and singular other the Mannors Messuages Lands Tenements Reversions Remainders Rents Services and Hereditaments whatsoever which the said E. hath or ought to have or at any time heretofore had within the said County of K. and also all the right title interest reversion remainder and demand whatsoever which the said E. hath or ought to have or at any time heretofore had of in or to the said Mannor Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments and all and singular other the Premisses with all and singular their appurtenances and all and singular Letters Pattents Deeds Evidences Charters Wills Writings Court-Rools Writings Terrors and Mynuments whatsoever touching or concerning the premisses with the appurtenances or any part therof so many wherof as now be in the Possession or Custody of the said E. and which he may lawfully come by without Suit in the Law the said E. for him c. Covenanteth c. to deliver or cause c. to c. before the Feast c. unhurt uncancelled and undefaced to have hold and enjoy the aforesaid Mannor of B. c. and all and singular the aforesaid Messuages Habend Covenant for discharge of Incumbrances c. unto the said R. S. and I L their Heirs and Assigns to the only use and behoof of the said R. and I. and of their Heirs and Assigns for ever And the said E. R for him his Heirs Executors and Administrators and every of them Covenanteth c. to and with the said R and I. and either of them and the Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns of them and of either of them by these presents That all and singular the premisses with all and singular the appurtenances and every part and parcel therof now be and at all times hereafter and from time to time shall be and continue unto the said R. and I. their Heirs and Assigns clearly acquitted exonerated and discharged or well and sufficiently saved harmless by the said R. his Heirs Executors or Administrators of and from all and singular Feoffments Bargains Sales Gifts Grants Leases Wills Annuities Rent Charge Arrerages of Rent Bonds Statutes Recognisances Morgages Judgements Executions Titles Charges and Incumbrances whatsoever had made done or agreed unto by the said E. P. R. his Mother and the said I. R. his Father or any of them or by the means assent consent or procurement of them or of any of them or hereafter to be made done or agreed unto by the said E. the chief Rents and Services from henceforth to grow due for the premisses to the chief Lord or Lords of the Exception of the chief rents and the estate for life For further assurance Fee or Fees therof and the said estate interest of the said R. C. and A. for and during the term of the natural life of the said A. only except and foreprised And the said E. further Covenanteth c.
usually yearly Rents are reserved only except And also that he the said W. S and all other persons having or which shall have any right title or interest in or to the freehold of the premisses or any part thereof by or from the said W S at all times during one yeare next after the said marriage had and solemnised between the said R and A at the reasonable request and costs and charges of the said R. shall and will make do knowledge and suffer all and singular Act and Acts thing and things with warranty only against the said W and his heirs as by the said R or his learned Councell shall be lawfully and reasonably devised or advised for the better or further assurance of all and singular the premisses to be had conveyed and made sure to the uses abovesaid without any fraud or covin and also that for the consideration aforesaid he the said W at or before the day of the solemnization of the said marriage shall and will give and deliver to the said R and A so much Plate Jewells Houshold-stuffe and apparrell as being reasonably and indifferently prised shall amount to the summe of 60 l. of c and shall pay moreover to the said R and A 25 l. of like money at or before the day of the same marriage and other 25 l. within one yeare then next following and shall procure that the said R and A by the space of two years next after their marriage shall and may have and occupy Rent free all that Tenement Scituate c if A B. Widdow whom the said W by Gods favour shall shortly take to Wife do live so long and shall also give moreover to the said R and A their Marriage Dinner at the costs and charges of the said W S. Provided alwayes and the said parties to these presents for them and their heirs do conclude and agree together that if the said W at any time during his life shall be minded to alienate grant bargaine or sell away one of the said Messuages Scituate in M Lane in L aforesaid which now is in the occupation of A B or his Assignes for the yearly Rent of 4 l. That then it shall be lawfull to and for the said W S to alienate grant bargaine sell and assure the same to any person or persons and their heirs in Fee-simple or otherwise as to the said W shall seem convenient and that then from the time of such bargaine and sale thereof the said Messuage with the appurtenances shall remaine and be to the use of such person and persons and their heirs as the said W shall bargain and sell the same unto These presents to the contrary c In witnesse c. A Womans Joynture in Land where if any of the Land be evicted from the woman use is raised to her in other Land during her life THis Indenture c. Between W. B. of L. Marchant-taylor of the one party and R. S. c. and G. P. of c. on the other party Witnesseth That where by the grace of God there is a Marriage to be had and solemnized between the said W B and one S S. daughter of the said R The said W B for and in consideration of the same Marriage and for the tender love and affection that he the said W beareth to wards the said S. and for a competent Joynture and stay of living for the said S. during her natural life after the decease of the said W. and in full satisfaction and recompence of the Dower of the said S. doth for him his Heirs Executors and Administrators Covenant and Grant by these presents to and with the said R. and G and either of them their and either of their Executors that he the said W before the c. To convey land by a day next comming after the date hereof shall lawfully assure and convey or cause c. to be lawfully c. unto the said R and G and either of them and their or either of their Heirs or to the Heirs of the said R and G one Capital Messuage with the appurtenances together with two Houses therto adjoyning in or neer unto R in the County of M and also 56. acres of Land Meadow and Pasture in W. K. R. By the name and C in the said County of M. by the name of three Messuages one Dove-House three Gardens forty acres of Land twenty acres of Medow and ten acres of Pasture with the appurtenances in W R R and C aforesaid which said Assurance and Conveyance so to be made as is aforesaid shall be and remain And the said R. and G. and their Heirs shall stand and be seised of the said Premisses with the appurtenances to the only uses purposes limitations and intents hereafter in these presents limited and declared and to none other uses intents or Vse of the Conveyances purposes that is to say to the use of the said W. and S. after the said Marriage had and solemnized between them according to the Laws Ecclesiastical of this Realm for the term of their two lives and the longest liver of them And after the decease of the said W. and S. and the longest liver of them to the use of the Heirs of the body of the said VV. B. and the said S. lawfully begotten and to be begotten and for default of such issue to the use of T. B. brother of the said VV. and of the Heirs males of the body of the said T. lawfully begotten and to be begotten and fot default of such issue to the use of such and so many of the Sisters of the said VV. that is to say S. now wife of R. V. E. B. M. B. and M. B. Sisters to the said VV. and of their Heirs for ever as at the time of such deceasing without issue as is aforesaid shall be in life And further the said W for him c. Covenanteth c. with the Covâ—nant for the vaâ—ue said R and G c. That the Premises and every part and parcel therof with their appurtenances shall at the time of the said Assurance and Conveyance of the Premises to be made as is aforesaid and so from thence forth shall from time to time continue remain and be of the clear yearly value of 30 l. of c. above all charges and reprises notwithstanding any act or or acts thing or things had made done or willingly suffered to be had c. by the said W B or any person or Discharges of incumbrances Further Assurance persons by his assent means or procurement and that all and singular the Premisses with the appurtenances shall at the making of the said Assurance and Conveyance be discharged or otherwise sufficiently saved harmles of and from all and all manner of former Bargains c. had made done or willingly suffered or to be had made or done or willingly suffered by the said W B or his Heires or by T
M. my true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name and to my only use and behoof to take and receive possession and seisin of and in all and singular the said Mannors Messuages Goods and Chattels specified and contained in the said Inquisition at the hands and delivery of the said Sheriff or his Deputy and every part and parcel therof and so many parts and parcels therof as to my said Attorney shall happen to be delivered to my use according to the tenor form and effect of the said Writ and the same Mannors Messuages Lands Tenements Goods and Chattels to use and dispose to my most profit and commodity in as large ample and effectual manner as I my self might or could do being personally present ratifying and confirming c. To Surrender Copy-hold Land KNow all men by these Presents That I A. B. of c. Have made ordained constituted and appointed and by these Presents in my place and stead have put my Welbeloved C. D. and E. F. two Copy-hold or Customary Tenants by Copy of Court-Roll according to the Custome of the Mannor of G. my true and lawful Atturneys joyntly and severally to Surâ—ender for me and in my name into the hands of the Lord of the Mannor of G. aforesaid one Messuage and twenty acres of Land be it more or less commonly called or known by the name of Bartons to the use and behoof L. M. his Heirs and Assigns for ever according to the Custome of the said Mannor to be holden by the Rents and Services of right due and accustomed Ratifying and confirming c. In witness wherof c. Another of the same TO All Christian people to whom this present shall come R. M. of P. in the County of C. Esquire sendeth greeting Know ye That I the said R. for and in part of performance of certain Covenants Grants Articles and Agreements specified and expressed in certain Articles Indented bearing date the the 10th day of May in the 20th year of the Raign of C. late King of England and made between the said R. M. of the one part and T. S. of S. in the said County Esq of the other part and for divers other good causes and considerations me hereunto especially moving Have made ordained constituted and by these Presents in my Place have put my Welbeloved Friends G. H. and I. K. my true and lawful Atturneys for me and in my name and place joyntly and severally to Surrender into the hands of the King as Lord of the Mannor and Forrest of M. in the said County of Chester by his Steward there at the next Halimote or Court of the Mannor and Forrest aforesaid or at any other Court or place within the Mannor and Forrest aforesaid all and singular those Messuages Lands Tenements Medows Feedings Pastures Rents Reversions Services and Hereditaments whatsoever with all and singular their appurtenances scituate lying and being within the Mannor and Forrest of M. aforesaid now or late in the several joynt occupations of I. L. R. T. c. or any of them to the intent purpose that the said King having possession and Seisin therof by his Steward of the Mannor and Forrest aforesaid will Give and Grant the foresaid Messuages Lands Tenements and other the Premisses to R. S. and T. W. to hold to them the said R. S. and T. W. their Heirs and Assigns for ever according to the Custome of the Mannor and Forrest by the Rents and Services heretofore due and of right Accustomed Ratifying c. In witness c. To make Entry into Lands BE it known unto all men by these Presents that we H. D. of G. in the County of Middlesex Esquire and M. his Wife and A. S. sister of the said M. have authorised and appointed and by these Presents do authorise and appoint J. R. and J. T. and either of them joyntly and severally for and in the name and to the use of us the said H. D. and M. as in the Right of the said M. and for and in the name to the use of the said A. and of F. M. Son and Heir apparant of P. M of C. in the County of Y. and for and in the name and names and to the use of all and every of us the said H. and M and in the Right of the said M. and the said A. and F to enter into all and every the Messuages Mills Lands Tenements and Hereditaments scituate or being in F. G. and H in the County of N and in every or any of them which at any time heretofore was or were the inheritance or did appertain or belong unto F. S. of S Esquire late deceased Father of the said M and A and Grand-Father of the said F M in whose severall or other tenures or occupation soever the same or any of them now are or heretofore have been and all and every the said Hereditaments for and in the name and names and in the right of us the said H. D. M A and F as aforesaid to claim challenge and demand as the proper and lawfull Inheritance of the said H M A and F M And furthermore for us the said H. M F and A S and for every of us aforesaid in and upon all and every or any of the said Hereditaments joyntly and severally to claime and demand in the name and names of us the said H. and M as in the Right of the said M. and in the name and names of the said A. and of F M. and of every of us all and every such the Reversion and Reversions Remainder and Remainders of and in all and every or any of the said Hereditaments which do or doth lawfully or rightfully unto us the said M. A. and F. or to any of us and did heretofore appertain or belong to R S Esquire the late deceased Brother of the said M and A. and uncle to the said F. M. and lastly jontly or severally to do and make all and every such Entry and Entries Claim and Claims in or upon all and every or any the premisses for and in the names and right of us the said H M A and F. M. and for the reducing setling or revesting unto us the said H and M. as in the right of the said M and the said A S and F M and to every of us all such estate possession reversion and remainders as to the said M A and F M did or doth lawfully appertain or belong of or in the premisses as to the said J. R. and J T or to either of them shall at any time or times seem expedient and convenient In witness c. Davenport To Sue for Lands TO all to whom these Presents shall come A B of C. c. Gentleman sends greeting Know yee that I the said A. B have constituted and ordained and by these presents in my place have put my welbeloved Freind E F of c. my true and lawfull Attorney for me and in my
of these presents was and is and it is by these presents and by all the parties therunto declared that the said Fine and all effects therof shall be and enure and shall be construed and taken to be and enure to the only uses behoofs intents and purposes hereafter mentioned that is to say to the use and behoof of them the said I VV and A his wife their and either of their Assigns for and during the naturall life of the said A and from and after the decease of the said A then to the use and behoof of the said R F and I. his wife their Heirs and Assigns for ever and to no other use or uses intents or purposes any matter or thing in the said Fine contained to the contrary therof notwithstanding In witnesse c. To declare the Vse of a Fine levyed ANd wheras the said T F and M his wife have last Easter Term levyed a Fine to the said F T and H H as well of all and singular the said Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments by the said Indenture bearing date c. mentioned to be bargained and sold to the said H H and his Heirs as also of all and singular the said Messuages Land Tenements and Hereditaments by the said Indenture bearing date c. mentioned to be bargained and sold to the said F T M P and T T their Heirs and Assigns And also of two other Tenements or Cottages Orchards Gardens and Back-sides with the appurtenances therunto belonging and therwith used occupyed or enjoyed now or late in the Tenure Possession or Occupation of E M and Eliz. M. neer adjoyning to the said Capital Messuage or Mansion-house Now these presents do witnesse and declare that the true intent and meaning of the levying of the said Fine at the time of the levying therof was and so is to be taken to be to the uses intents and purposes following as for and concerning the said Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments mentioned to be granted bargained and sold to the said H H and his Heirs by the said Indenture bearing date c. To the use of c. Vses THis Indenture c. Between A R of the one party and R G Citizen c. and T G c. of the other party witnesseth That the said A R for divers considerations him moving doth by these presents covenant grant conclude condescend and agree to and with the said R and T That the said A. shall and wâ—ll in this present Term of St. Michael knowledge and levy unto the said T and R one Fine with Proclamations and Cognizances of Right as that which the said R. and T had of the Gift of the said A of the Mannor c. 53. Messuages 26. Cottages 12. Tofts 800. acres of Land 400. acres of Meadow 1000. acres of Pasture 100. acres of Wood and 20 s. Rent with their appurtenances in c. in the said County of S and of all other the Lands Tenements Rents Titles Services and other Hereditaments of the said A. set lying and being in the said County of S And the said Fine so to be levyed and the Mannors Lands Tenements and Hereditaments in the said Fine expressed shall be to the use of the said A R. hereafter expressed and to the use and intent that the said A R shall or may at any time hereafter during the life of the said A make Leases for term of 21. years of all and singular the Premisses with their appurtenances or of any part therof shall remain and come after the death of the said A according to the quantity portion or part of the said Lands Tenements and Hereditaments that so shall remain or come to every such person and after such Lease or Leases so made the said R and T and either of them and all other person and persons claiming by from or under them or any of them shall stand and be of the Premisses seised to the use of such Leases during their severall Terms and no longer Provided alwaies that if the said Leases or any of them shall not content and pay the said Rents and every part therof within fifteen daies the daies of payment therof that then and from thenceforth the Uses limited by these presents unto the said Leases shall be utterly void cease and determine And that then and from thenceforth the said R and T. and all other persons claiming from by or under the said R. and T or the said A shall stand and be of the Premisses seised to other the Uses in these Premisses limited as if no such Lease had been had or made any thing to the contrary notwithstanding And if it fortune M now wife of the said A to decease and dye during the life of the said A then the said parties do further grant covenant conclude and agree the one with the other That the said R. and T shall stand and be seised to the use of such person as the said A shall take to wife in such manner and form and of so much of the Premisses as the said A shall by his Deed made to or with any person limit declare and appoint to such person as the said A shall take to wife And it is further covenanted and granted between the said parties That if the said A fortune to decease leaving the said M now wife of the said A that the said R and T and all other claiming by from or under them shall stand and be seised of the Moyety and half part of the said Mannors Lands Tenements and Hereditaments as shall be expressed and nominated in the said Fine to the use of the said M for term of her naturall life And it is further covenanted granted concluded condescended and agreed between the said parties that the said Fine so to be levyed during the life of the said A shall be to the use of the said A for term of his naturall life and after the decease of the said A R the said Fine to be levyed of the said Mannors Lands Tenements and Hereditaments and of all other the Premisses with their appurtenances shall be to the use of the said R R Son of the said A and M wife of the said A and of the Heirs Males of his body lawfully begotten saving and alwaies reserved the interest and Estail of the said M. and other the wives of the said A by these presents limited and appointed as also the interest and Estail of such Tenant and Tenants for term of years as the said A shall make and according to the true meaning and intent of these presents as is aforesaid And if the said R R dye without Issue of his body lawfully begotten then the said Fine so to be levyed shall be to the use of other the Heirs Males of the body of the said A and to the Heirs of their bodies lawfully begotten and for default of such Issue Males then to the use of the Heirs Females of the body of the
c. being in health of body and of good and perfect memory thanks be to God do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say First J bequeath my Soul and Spirit into the hands of Almighty God my Heavenly Father by whom of his meer and only Grace J trust to be saved and received into Eternall rest through the death of my Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ in whose pretious blood J set the whole and only hope of my Salvation my wretched body in hope of a joyful Resurrection I commit to the Earth to be buried with such charges and in such place as my dear wife M. shall think good And touching the distribution of my mortal goods J dispose of the same as followeth First J will that all such Debts as J owe shall be truly paid Item J give to my said wife M M 100 l. of c. upon condition that she claim no Title or Interest of Dower or thirds of and upon my House and Land in E. in the County of M. which J have in Fee-simple Item c. Item c. Item To Mr. J. F. Minister J do cleerly forgive the summ c. of lawfull c. which he oweth unto me Item J give and bequeath to the Company of F. of the City of L. the sum of 6 l. of c. in such manner form and condition and to be bestowed as followeth that is to say That after my death the Wardens of the said Company for the time being whatsoever or any other in that behall having sufficient authority shall lend it yearly unto 3. such poor men of the said Company as they shall think to have most need 40 s. a peece for and during the space of two whole years next following so that the said poor men put in sufficient Sureties for the repaying of the same at the end of the said two years and then to be asked and required again by the said Wardens or others having authority for the time being and forthwith to be delivered to 3. other in manner and form and for the term aforesaid And so I will the said 6 l. to be used from two years to two years for ever Provided alwaies that the said Company shall put in sufficient Sureties unto mine Executors or any other having right to take any such Bond of them for the full accomplishing for ever of this my last Will herein or else this Legacy to be of none effect The residue of all and singular my Goods and Chattels whatsoever herein not bequeathed the thirds due by Law and Custom unto my said wife except the Thirds and Dowry of my said House and Lands in E. aforesaid and also the part and portion unto my Son J. M. according to the custom of the City of L paid and discharged I wholly give and bequeath unto my other two Children T M and S. M. equally amongst them to be divided Item I will and ordain that the parts and portions of my said Children and all and every other thing and things to them belonging shal for their behoofs during their and every of their severall Minorities remain and be in the hands custody and governing of the said R. M. to imploy every of the same as he shall think good for the profit and commodity of my said Children And that if any of my said Children dye under age that then the part portion and Legacies of him or them so dying under age shal belong and appertain unto the Survivors or Survivor of my said Children And I will that my said Children shal be trained and brought up in virtuous Learning or such other honest Vocation as it shall please God to make them apt unto And I will that A. B. shall have the education and custody of my said Son J. M. during his Minority And that C. D. shall have the education of my said Son T. M. curing c. And I will that E. F. shall have the education of my said Son S. M. during c. And that my Executor out of this my last Will and Testament out of the Profits to be gotten by the use and occupying of my said Childrens Parts Portions and Legacies shall yearly yeeld pay and allow to every of the said severall persons before severally appointed to have the severall educations of my said Children towards their finding and School 20. Nobles a peece of lawfull c. during such time only as they shall go to School and longer And if the Charges therof come to more the same to be allowed by my said Executors Provided alwaies and my intent will and meaning is that my said Executor or any other by his title or authority shall not sell or alienate by any means any part or parcel of my Leases Houses or Lands but shall let them remain in such sort as they are in at the time of my death to my Children and their use and behoof in such manner and form as is aforesaid But as for my Household Stuff my will is that it shall be sold to the best advantage excepting such parcels of any manner of thing as my wife shall choose out for part of her portion if she like of any thing Item I make and ordain the said R. M. to be my full whole and only Executor of this my last Will and Testament and my very dear friends C. D. and E. F. J make and ordain Overseers of this my last Will and Testament and I give unto every of them c. a Peice for their pains to be taken in the Overseeing therof requiring them in the name of God to see this my last Will and Testament performed accordingly And I do utterly revoke all former Wills and Testaments by me in any wise heretofore made or declared In witness c. WARRANTS A Warrant of Attorney to suffer a Recovery both by the Tenant and the Voucher York ss COmmand Thomas Vintner that justly c. he render unto William Mowbray Gent. the Mannors of T. and S. with the Appurtenances and 100. Messuages 50. Tofts 10 Mills 20. Dove-houses 100. Gardens 500. acres of Land 200. acres of Meadow 200. acres of Pasture 100. acres of Wood 300. acres of Furze and Heath 10 l. Rent and the Rent of 20. Henns with the Appurtenances and also free Fishing in the Water of D. within the Mannor of S. and free Warren within the said Mannor of S. And also the view of Frankpledge and whatsoever to the view of Frank-pledge appertaineth in T. and S. which he claims c. York ss THomas Vintner putteth in his place F. B. and T. C joyntly and severally against William Mowbray in a Plea of Land to gain or loose York ss RIchard Hart and Anne his wife who Thomas Vintner calleth to Warranty put in their place I. H. and I. C. joyntly and severally against William Mowbray in a plea of Land to gain or loose Taken and acknowledged the 7th day of May
Messuages Lands Tenement Rents and Services and the Reversion and Reversions therof whatsoever which the said T. hath or ought to have in T. aforesaid And the same by the said Fine shall remise and quite claim from them and their Heirs to the said N and S and the Heirs of the said N for ever with Warranty of the said T and A against themselves and the Heirs of the said T for ever which Fine so had and levied shall be to the use of the said N. and S and their Heirs for ever And moreover it is agreed between the said parties that immediatly or soon after the said Fine shall be knowledged and recorded one N. N. shall bring and pursue one Writ of Entry in the Post in the Kings Court of Common Pleas at W. before his Justices there and therby shall demand the Premisses by words of Course against the said N. B and S. or the Survivor of them to which Writ the said N and S. or the Survivor of them shall appear gratis and Vouch to Warranty the said T S. And the said T S for him his Heirs Executors and Administrators doth covenant and grant to and with the said N and S their Heirs Executors and Administrators by these presents That he the said T upon reasonable premonition and request therof to him before hand to be given and made will therupon appear in the said Court and there enter into the said Warranty gratis and after Vouch over the common Vouchee who may them likewise enter into the Warranty and Imparl and after Imparlance depart in contempt of the Court so as a perfect Recovery with double Vouchee may then be had and passed of all the Premises in due form of the Law and Seisin therof had and executed accordingly for the perfect executing and performing of which said Recovery with double Voucher as before the said T S for him his Heirs and Assigns doth covenant and grant upon reasonable request to do all such reasonable act and acts as before is limited or otherwise shall bâ— meet and convenient by him to be done and executed concerning the Premisses the same to be done at the costs and charges in the Law only of the said N or S. their Heirs or Assigns And it is further covenanted concluded and agreed between the said parties to these presents for themselves their Heirs and Assigns and every of them for himself and his Heirs doth covenant grant and agree to and with each other of them and his and their Heirs by these presents that as well the said Fine and Recovery aforesaid and either of them to be levied or had of the Premisses or of any part therof as also all and every other Conveyances and Assurances whatsoever therof or of any part therof to be knowledged had or made at any time hereafter between the said parties their Heirs or Assigns shall be and by these presents are fully and plainly expressed declared and agreed to be to the only use and behoof of the said N S and of their Heirs and Assigns for ever and to none other use behoof intent or purpose whatsoever And the said T S. covenanteth c. to and with the said N and S c. in manner c. viz. That he the said T S. now is and standeth and untill the levying and engrossing of the Fine aforesaid shall be and stand lawfully and solely seised of and in all and singular the Premisses of a good perfect and sure Estate in the Law in Fee-simple or Fee-tail And that the same Premisses are and stand and at the engrossing of the Fine aforesaid shall be and stand and for ever therafter shall abide and continue clear and freely discharged and acquitted or otherwise by the said T. his Heirs Executors or Administrators at all times sufficiently saved harmlesse of and from all and singular former Bargains Sales Leases Bonds Statutes Recognizances Rents Arrerages of Rents Forfeitures Re-entries and Causes of Forfeiture or Re-entry and all other Estates Rights Titles Grants Charges or Incumbrances whatsoever had made caused procured or agreed unto by the said T. S. or any of his Ancestors or of any other person or persons by his or their Means Title or Procurement one yearly Rent of five pounds sixteen shillings eight pence and sur to the Court of the Mannor of T. reserved of and for the Premisses yearly to be paid and done to the Heirs and Assigns of W C Knight deceased and the said Lease made by the said W R to the said W F as aforesaid alwaies except and fore prised And also that the said N and S their Heirs and Assigns shall and lawfully may from henceforth have hold and enjoy the Premisses and have take perceive and enjoy all the Rents Revenews Issues and Profits therof to their own use without any let disturbance or Eviction of or by the said T S his Heirs or Assigns or of or by any other person or persons by his Means Title or Procurement And moreover that he the said T. and his Heirs at all times during five years next after the date of these presents at and upon every reasonable request and at the costs and charges in the Law only of the said N and S their Heirs Executors or Assigns or any of them shal and will do make knowledge and suffer all and singular act and acts thing and things in the Law with Warranty onely against the said T. and his Heirs for the further or better conveyance assurance and sure making of all and singular the Premisses to be had conveyed and made sure to the said N and S and their Heirs and the Survivor of them his Heirs and Assigns for his and their own use clearly and absolutely without any manner of Condition for ever as by the said N. and S. or the Survivor of them his Heirs Executors or Assigns or by his or their Councel learned in the Laws of this Realm shall be lawfully and reasonably devised or advised In witness c. An Indenture for acknowledgement and leading the use of a Fine and Recovery THis Indenture Tripartite made c. Between H. G. Esq on the first part A. G. natural Mother of the said H. on the second part and T. G. Gent on the third part witnesseth That it is Covenanted and Agreed by and between the said parties for themselves their Heirs and Assigns in manner and form following that is to say That the said H. G. and A. his wife before the end of Michaelmas Term next comming before the Kings Majesties Justices of his Common Bench at Westminster shall leavy one Fine with Proclamations according to the Statute in that behalf provided unto the said T. G. and his Heirs of all those two Messuages with their appurtenances in F. and W. in the County of M now or late in the several Tenures or Occupations of c. or their Assigns by the name of two Messuages two Barns two Gardens sixteen acres of