| Title | Assignment of lease by 1. William Stanhope of Elvaston esquire, third son of Sir John Stanhope deceased and executor of the last will of Dame Katherine Stanhope widow, late wife of Sir John, and Katherine, Dorothy and Jane daughters of Dame Katherine and Sir John and sisters of William to 2. John Gage of Firle, Sussex, esquire and Thomas Stich of London gentleman, reciting that Queen Elizabeth by letters patent dated 20 July 36 Elizabeth I [1594] demised to Sir Edward Stanhope, Thomas Wright and William Mansfield (nominated in trust to the use of Sir Edward), the site or capital messuage of the manor of Weston and Aston, barn, orchard, garden and one close called the Parke 20 acres, Poole yeard 3 acres, Gorsey Close 3 acres, Hall Orchard 2 acres, Newe Close alias Hallow Close lately inclosed out of the Common 40 acres, Cote close la in Shardlow, Caldwell Hill lately inclosed out of the common fields 40 acres, first moth or crop of 3 parcels of meadow in common meadow of Weston 20 acres, parcels of meadow called Lakeholme in Aston Meadow, Comholme in Wilne and Shardlow 5 acres, Gill Meadow in Aston Meadow 2 acres, and Alsomer meadow in Aston 3 acres, 3 yards of arable in the common fields of Weston and Aston, 3 little closes called the Deane Leasowe, Middle Close and the old close, parcels of meadow called Reddy pitt, Forke Meadow, Hall Grene also containing 3 acres in Aston, all lands etc, in Weston, Aston, Shardlow and Wilne belonging to the site of the manor, late in the occupation of Thomas ? Mannors and late parcel of the possessions of Charles Pagett esquire, fishings, mines, quarries, courts, perquisites of courts, goods of felons etc, advowsons of the churches and chapels belonging to the manor, to hold for their lives successively, and reciting that after, Wright and Mansfield assigned their estates to Sir Edward Stanhope according to their trust;
Mansfield died;
Sir Edward by his will dated 28 Feb 1602/3 devised to Sir John Stanhope his nephew the said lease under a proviso;
Sir Edward died and Sir John performed his trust and by his will dated 19 July 1610 bequeathed the lease to Katherine, Dorothy and Jane Stanhope, his daughters;
Katherine and Dorothy assigned their parts in the premises to Dame Katherine by deed dated 24 Feb 16 James [1619] for 80 years if Thomas Wright should live so long;
Lady Katherine, intending the advancement of her youngest daughter Jane, by her will dated 7 Sep 17 James [1619] empowered her executors to sell the lease of Weston and all her interest in it and to pay Jane £1,000 and Jane to convey her interest in the lease to the executors of the will, who were her sons Sir John and William, and Sir Thomas Delves and Thomas Levinge gentleman;
all except William Stanhope refused administration of Lady Katherine's will;
and witnessing that William by virtue of the executorship of Dame Katherine's will and for £800 paid by Gage and Stich assigned to them the two parts of the premises had by assignment from Katherine and Dorothy for the remainder of the term of 80 years or the life of Thomas Wright and that Katherine, Dorothy and Jane assigned their estates to Gage and Stich, Katherine and Dorothy the reversion dependent on the lease of 80 years and Jane her estate for the life of Thomas Wright.
Attornies for livery of seisin : John Porter of Aston clerk, John Holden of "Wildney" [Wilne] yeoman.
Dated 22 June 19 James
Endorsed with livery of seisin 4 September 1621 |