Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	hold_v	lord_n	manor_n	3,946	5	10.1291	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40860	The famous tryal in B.R. between Thomas Neale, Esq. and the late Lady Theadosia Ivy the 4th of June, 1684, before the Right Honourable the late Lord Jeffreys, lord chief justice of England, for part of Shadwell in the county of Middlesex ... together with a pamphlet heretofore writ ... by Sir Thomas Ivy ...	Mossam, Elam.; Ivy, Theadosia Stepkins, Lady, d. 1694 or 5?; Neale, Thomas, d. 1699?; Ivie, Thomas. Alimony arraigned, or, The remonstrance and humble appeal of Thomas Ivie, Esq.; England and Wales. Court of King's Bench.	1696 (1696)	Wing F386; ESTC R35557	155,074	101

whereby_o tirrill_a and_o harris_n convey_v the_o say_a land_n to_o anthony_n bateman_n and_o his_o heir_n who_o hold_v the_o possession_n thereof_o and_o receive_v the_o rent_n till_o he_o fail_v about_o 1666._o and_o under_o who_o sir_n robert_n cotton_n as_o trustee_n for_o the_o creditor_n claim_n and_o in_o easter-term_n 1686._o after_o a_o full_a hear_v in_o the_o king's-bench_n have_v a_o verdict_n for_o this_o and_o the_o twelve_o acre_n copyhold_n land_n title_n to_o the_o copyhold_n land_n 1551._o edward_n ascugh_n and_o his_o wife_n surrender_v twelve_o acre_n in_o wall_n and_o wapping-marsh_n to_o richard_n hill_n 1563._o copy_n whereby_o john_n stepkins_n surrender_v the_o twelve_o acre_n to_o john_n harding_n and_o recite_v they_o have_v be_v alwine_n and_o gibson_n and_o that_o he_o have_v they_o by_o grant_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o manor_n and_o release_v of_o jasper_n hill_n note_n there_o be_v not_o know_v to_o be_v any_o but_o this_o twelve_o acre_n copyhold_n in_o the_o whole_a marsh._n 1571._o john_n harding_n surrender_v to_o john_n osborne_n 1576._o john_n osborne_n surrender_v to_o richard_n wotton_n and_o robert_n harrell_n 1578._o john_n osborne_n have_v forfeit_v for_o have_v let_n without_o licence_n the_o lord_n of_o the_o manor_n admit_v walthal_n and_o finch_n 1581._o walthal_n and_o finch_n surrender_v to_o io._n glascock_n 1584._o glascock_n surrender_v to_o tho._n cook_n and_o his_o wife_n 1603._o cook_n and_o his_o wife_n surrender_v to_o richard_n glover_n citizen_n and_o pewterer_n of_o london_n 1616._o richard_n glover_n die_v the_o copyhold_n be_v gavelkind_a fall_v to_o his_o several_a son_n who_o all_o after_o surrender_v to_o richard_n the_o elder_a who_o die_v in_o 1646._o his_o son_n after_o admittance_n in_o 1647._o surrender_v to_o robert_n smith_n and_o anthony_n bateman_n who_o be_v till_o he_o break_v in_o possession_n and_o receive_v the_o rent_n sir_n robert_n smith_n die_v 12_o june_n 21_o car._n 2._o so_o sir_n anthony_n be_v the_o survivor_n sir_n anthony_n become_v a_o bankrupt_a see_v the_o commission_n 2._o the_o commissioner_n assignment_n of_o the_o ten_o acre_n freehold_a and_o twelve_o acre_n copy_n hold_v to_o sir_n robert_n cotton_n enroll_v 2._o sir_n robert_n cotton_n admit_v to_o the_o twelve_o acre_n copyhold_n 1686._o a_o verdict_n for_o sir_n robert_n cotton_n the_o heir_n of_o whichcot_n title_n to_o pruson_n island_n peter_n osborne_n convey_v the_o breach_n etc._n etc._n to_o woodshaw_n 1583._o by_o estimation_n three_o not_o exceed_v four_o acre_n butt_v east_n on_o a_o sluice_n south_n on_o the_o thames_n north_n on_o wapping-marsh_n west_n on_o a_o piece_n of_o ground_n next_o abut_a and_o adjoin_v on_o a_o certain_a way_n or_o lane_n there_o call_v gravel-lane_n enroll_v james_n woodshaw_n convey_v the_o same_o to_o richard_n glover_n 1616._o livery_n and_o seisin_n endorsed_n richard_n glover_n devise_n by_o general_a word_n wapping-land_n to_o richard_n glover_n his_o son_n book_n of_o wi_n the_o say_v richard_n glover_n convey_v the_o same_o to_o warren_n and_o his_o heir_n enroll_v 1646._o the_o say_v richard_n confirm_v the_o same_o to_o warren_n enroll_v 1646._o richard_n glover_n the_o grandson_n confirm_v the_o same_o 1646._o george_n warren_n sell_v the_o same_o to_o richard_n lloyd_n and_o john_n wicken_n enroll_v 1646._o richard_n lloyd_n and_o john_n wicken_n by_o lease_n and_o release_n sell_v to_o william_n crowder_n 1649._o thomas_n jordan_n thomas_n horton_n and_o john_n jolliff_n trustee_n for_o rebecca_n whichcot_n late_a glover_n wife_n 1649._o crowder_n jordan_z and_o horton_n dye_v before_o 1680._o john_n jolliff_n in_o 1680._o be_v the_o survive_a trustee_n and_o in_o william_n jolliff_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n the_o inheritance_n of_o these_o land_n remain_v in_o trust_n for_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o say_v rebecca_n whichcot_n to_o this_o day_n and_o note_v the_o land_n now_o call_v pruson_n island_n which_o name_n be_v assure_o take_v from_o have_v be_v long_o in_o possession_n of_o one_o pruson_n under_o glover_n title_n be_v above_o three_o and_o not_o four_o acre_n butt_v east_n on_o a_o place_n where_o there_o be_v a_o sluice_n south_n on_o the_o thames_n north_n on_o wapping-marsh_n and_o west_n on_o bridewel-hospital-land_n heretofore_o a_o piece_n of_o ground_n which_o butt_v and_o adjoin_v upon_o gravel-lane_n and_o be_v hold_v under_o glover_n title_n by_o mrs._n rebecca_n whichcot_n till_o out_v by_o lady_n ivy_n 1679._o and_o if_o lady_n ivy_n can_v show_v what_o land_n it_o be_v possible_a the_o ten_o acre_n in_o wapping-marsh_n shall_v be_v but_o the_o land_n in_o question_n butt_v west_n on_o gravel-lane_n and_o where_o the_o twelve_o acre_n of_o copyhold_n in_o wapping-marsh_n shall_v be_v that_o be_v late_a hill_n in_o the_o 10_o and_o glascock_n the_o 23d_o of_o eliz._n and_o lie_v east_n of_o the_o last_o ten_o acre_n but_o the_o land_n in_o question_n and_o which_o have_v be_v always_o enjoy_v by_o those_o the_o creditor_n claim_v under_o by_o copy_n of_o court-roll_n since_o edward_n the_o sixth_n time_n and_o where_o there_o shall_v be_v three_o and_o not_o exceed_v four_o acre_n that_o butt_v east_n on_o a_o sluice_n south_n on_o the_o thames_n north_n on_o wapping-marsh_n and_o west_n on_o a_o piece_n of_o ground_n that_o butt_v on_o gravel-lane_n unless_o the_o ground_n now_o call_v pruson_n island_n which_o real_o do_v so_o abutt_o they_o will_v then_o quit_v their_o claim_n to_o these_o land_n which_o they_o otherwise_o hope_v will_n at_o some_o time_n or_o other_o be_v allow_v to_o be_v they_o as_o to_o what_o lady_n ivy_n be_v please_v to_o say_v concern_v the_o several_a verdict_n she_o have_v have_v for_o her_o title_n the_o reader_n be_v hereby_o inform_v that_o those_o verdict_n be_v get_v on_o produce_v of_o deed_n which_o be_v not_o mention_v in_o her_o print_a paper_n nor_o yet_o to_o be_v find_v on_o record_n and_o as_o to_o what_o she_o be_v please_v to_o suggest_v concern_v the_o conviction_n of_o her_o adversary_n attorney_n one_o johnson_n note_v there_o be_v one_o duffet_n a_o notorious_a common_a forger_n of_o deed_n and_o a_o intimate_a acquaintance_n of_o my_o lady_n he_o first_o apply_v himself_o to_o mr._n johnson_n as_o a_o witness_n without_o johnson_n seek_v to_o he_o and_o discover_v his_o treaty_n with_o johnson_n draw_v he_o into_o a_o snare_n be_v as_o suppose_v employ_v by_o somebody_o else_o as_o for_o the_o record_n and_o deed_n which_o make_v up_o three_o part_n of_o her_o paper_n they_o be_v most_o of_o they_o such_o as_o be_v never_o make_v use_n of_o at_o any_o trial_n and_o serve_v only_o for_o a_o show_n and_o a_o amusement_n and_o when_o right_o consider_v be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n at_o all_o and_o that_o the_o world_n may_v also_o see_v what_o title_n both_o on_o record_n and_o otherwise_o the_o lady_n ivy_n have_v yet_o be_v please_v to_o produce_v for_o the_o land_n in_o question_n with_o what_o may_v reasonable_o be_v object_v against_o it_o by_o argument_n only_o deduce_v from_o other_o deed_n on_o record_n the_o same_o be_v insert_v here_o and_o if_o any_o mistake_v be_v make_v in_o it_o it_o be_v not_o wilful_o do_v and_o will_v be_v undoubted_o answer_v by_o lady_n ivy_n direction_n if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n in_o it_o untrue_a her_o ladyship_n have_v already_o appear_v twice_o in_o print_n in_o these_o matter_n and_o thereby_o give_v occasion_n for_o the_o print_n of_o this_o the_o lady_n ivy_n title_n that_o wapping-marsh_n be_v one_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o acre_n drown_v land_n be_v for_o a_o moiety_n thereof_o undertake_v before_o the_o 27_o hen._n 8_o to_o be_v inn_v and_o drain_v by_o one_o vanderdelfe_n who_o sell_v his_o moiety_n to_o one_o richard_n hill_n on_o who_o that_o moiety_n be_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n 27_o hen._n 8._o settle_v 6._o a_o lease_n produce_v by_o which_o richard_n hill_n let_v sixteen_o acre_n to_o one_o clayton_n a_o butcher_n for_o five_o year_n lie_v along_o gravel-lane_n 6._o a_o deed_n whereby_o richard_n hill_n sell_v to_o thomas_n stepkin_n and_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o sixteen_o acre_n in_o wapping-marsh_n in_o the_o tenure_n of_o one_o clayton_n and_o fifteen_o acre_n and_o three_o rood_n of_o land_n in_o wapping-marsh_n then_o in_o the_o possession_n of_o richard_n hill_n lie_v by_o the_o pond_n in_o the_o say_a marsh_n and_o all_o those_o his_o message_n pond_n land_n and_o soil_v in_o the_o parish_n of_o stepney_n and_o st._n mary_n matfellon_n or_o elsewhere_o in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n and_o be_v parcel_n of_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o acre_n former_o drown_v but_o not_o of_o the_o fifty_o three_o acre_n that_o be_v stepkins_n before_o the_o drown_n note_v the_o word_n be_v drown_v and_o not_o draining_n in_o the_o deed._n see_v lady_n ivy_n answer_n to_o dr._n whichcot_n bill_n 1677._o mar._n a_o

it_o have_v be_v know_v what_o be_v say_v as_o a_o excuse_n why_o the_o rent_n be_v not_o pay_v be_v reserve_v to_o the_o lessor_n his_o executor_n and_o not_o heir_n be_v of_o no_o weight_n for_o it_o may_v have_v be_v help_v in_o chancery_n beside_o have_v that_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o rent_n be_v not_o ask_v nor_o pay_v note_v richard_n glover_n who_o lady_n ivy_n go_v about_o to_o prove_v pay_v the_o first_o six_o year_n rent_n will_v never_o have_v pay_v any_o to_o her_o father_n john_n stepkins_n he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o that_o john_n stepkins_n who_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v let_v this_o lease_n in_o 1620._o and_o die_v in_o 1624._o so_o that_o way_n no_o rent_n have_v be_v due_a at_o all_o richard_n glover_n in_o 1616._o die_v and_o by_o his_o will_n give_v several_a of_o his_o child_n 500_o l._n apiece_o and_o particular_o mary_n and_o if_o the_o money_n be_v not_o pay_v according_o by_o richard_n glover_n his_o son_n who_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v take_v this_o lease_n he_o devise_v his_o wapping_n land_n over_o to_o his_o say_a child_n and_o mary_n portion_n be_v not_o pay_v george_n almony_n her_o husband_n enter_v and_o on_o payment_n of_o the_o say_v 500_o l._n in_o 1624._o resettle_n by_o fine_a and_o deed_n particular_o name_v these_o land_n the_o same_o on_o richard_n glover_n again_o who_o thus_o accept_v a_o fine_a have_v be_v a_o forfeit_v the_o lease_n have_v he_o hold_v it_o by_o one_o at_o that_o time_n lady_n ivy_n father_n and_o grandfather_n will_n enumerate_v all_o their_o land_n to_o very_o small_a parcel_n take_v no_o notice_n at_o all_o of_o this_o lease_n nor_o of_o any_o land_n in_o it_o comprise_v but_o only_o as_o a_o boundary_a to_o their_o own_o note_v there_o be_v a_o lease_n let_v by_o richard_n glover_n to_o aaron_n williams_n of_o the_o five_o acre_n be_v part_n of_o the_o twelve_o acre_n of_o copyhold_n land_n on_o which_o kingstreet_n in_o wapping_n be_v build_v for_o fifty_o year_n with_o licence_n from_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o manor_n to_o let_v for_o so_o long_o from_o 1630._o at_o 20_o l._n yearly_a rent_n it_o be_v a_o building_n lease_n and_o such_o part_n of_o it_o as_o aaron_n williams_n build_v not_o himself_o he_o dispose_v of_o to_o other_o and_o as_o it_o be_v something_o hard_o to_o imagine_v that_o richard_n glover_n who_o be_v a_o man_n of_o repute_n if_o he_o have_v but_o forty_o six_o year_n in_o it_o in_o 1630._o shall_v let_v it_o for_o fifty_o year_n so_o it_o be_v very_o much_o hard_a to_o believe_v that_o aaron_n williams_n who_o be_v a_o great_a builder_n in_o several_a place_n and_o those_o under_o he_o shall_v accept_v of_o a_o lease_n and_o build_v on_o it_o for_o a_o long_a term_n than_o richard_n glover_n can_v have_v let_v have_v he_o hold_v it_o by_o this_o now_o produce_v lease_n for_o fifty_o six_o year_n from_o 1620._o which_o if_o true_a can_v not_o have_v be_v but_o public_o know_v at_o that_o time_n which_o very_a lease_n so_o let_v to_o aaron_n williams_n as_o aforesaid_a lady_n ivy_n purchase_v in_o 1659._o and_o give_v about_o 2000_o l._n for_o it_o and_o so_o get_v the_o possession_n of_o it_o as_o she_o in_o she_o own_o answer_n to_o sir_n robert_n cotton_n bill_n in_o 1676._o do_v confess_v and_o be_v a_o great_a argument_n she_o believe_v it_o a_o good_a lease_n and_o that_o 20_o l._n yearly_a rent_n be_v pay_v to_o bateman_n for_o it_o be_v plain_a if_o the_o answer_n of_o one_o michael_n oldsworth_n of_o who_o lady_n ivy_n purchase_v the_o say_a lease_n to_o a_o bill_n put_v in_o against_o he_o by_o the_o relation_n of_o one_o william_n thomas_n to_o who_o oldsworth_n be_v executor_n and_o so_o come_v possess_v of_o this_o lease_n for_o a_o account_n of_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o say_v william_n thomas_n may_v be_v believe_v as_o it_o must_v in_o other_o case_n though_o no_o evidence_n in_o this_o because_o it_o be_v in_o another_o cause_n may_v not_o in_o this_o be_v read_v that_o in_o the_o account_n say_v thus_o pay_v sir_n anthony_n bateman_n arrear_n of_o rent_n at_o wapping_n 20_o l._n per_fw-la ann_n 150_o l._n and_o the_o say_a lady_n ivy_n be_v so_o in_o possession_n of_o the_o five_o acre_n on_o which_o kingstreet_n be_v build_v by_o have_v get_v aaron_n williams_n his_o lease_n into_o her_o own_o hand_n bring_v a_o ejectment_n about_o 1675._o against_o the_o creditor_n of_o sir_n anthony_n bateman_n who_o then_o be_v possess_v of_o the_o other_o seventeen_o acre_n and_o they_o claim_v under_o a_o bankrupt_a who_o refuse_v to_o assist_v they_o and_o know_v not_o how_o to_o defend_v their_o title_n and_o lady_n ivy_n have_v the_o good_a fortune_n to_o make_v those_o deed_n against_o which_o so_o much_o be_v say_v in_o this_o paper_n and_o especial_o the_o fifty_o six_o year_n lease_n from_o 1620._o to_o be_v believe_v as_o true_a deed_n she_o get_v a_o verdict_n and_o judgement_n then_o for_o the_o say_v seventeen_o acre_n about_o 1676._o and_o hold_v the_o same_o till_o a_o verdict_n be_v give_v against_o she_o in_o easter-term_n 1686._o for_o the_o whole_a twenty_o two_o acre_n upon_o the_o now_o creditor_n title_n such_o evidence_n be_v then_o give_v as_o make_v this_o fifty_o six_o year_n lease_n and_o other_o deed_n not_o believe_v the_o deed_n date_v february_n 1664._o settle_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o five_o acre_n of_o land_n on_o which_o kingstreet_n in_o wapping_n be_v build_v on_o one_o edward_n burtbee_n and_o edward_n temple_n for_o the_o secure_v 800_o l._n by_o 100_o l._n yearly_a to_o sir_n thomas_n ivy_n in_o which_o the_o 56_o year_n lease_n be_v recite_v seem_v to_o have_v be_v make_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o that_o very_a recital_n and_o can_v in_o reason_n be_v true_a for_o note_v lady_n ivy_n have_v purchase_v aaron_n williams_n his_o lease_n as_o aforesaid_a and_o that_o be_v in_o december_n 1664._o mortgage_v to_o joseph_n sabberton_n and_o edward_n simonds_n for_o 800_o l._n and_o sir_n thomas_n ivy_n then_o offer_v to_o lay_v down_o 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