| Title | Post nuptial settlement by covenant to stand seised to uses, made between 1. Anthony Rooper of Eltham (- indicates missing information, due probably to mice damage) - [Kent] - [2. Thomas Holte of ? Aston] iuxta Birmingham knight and baronet, Richard Midlemore of Edgbaston, county Warwick, esquire and Richard Shilton of - esquire, by which Rooper - [?in consideration] of a marriage between Anthony and his wife Dorothy, one of the daughters of Sir Thomas Holte and for part of her jointure, covenanted to stand seised of the manor house of Weston, 3 closes or pasture ground containing 18 acres in Tobias Taylor's occupation, park in the occupation of John Holdinge 50 acres, close or pasture called Cawdwell Hill 50 acres in Robert Holdinge's occupation, pasture called Dean Leyes Close in Richard Pallfreeman's occupation 4 acres, closes of pasture called Gorsey Close and the old Close in Richard Sale's occupation 14 acres, close of meadow called the New Close in John Roleston's and William Dowley's occupation 14 acres, piece of meadow called Mris Eyers Hollowe 24 acres, in the occupations of John Williamson, Richard Shelton and others, close of meadow or pasture called Midle Close in John Williamson's occupation 10 acres, all in Weston parish, late part of the demesne of the manor, parcels of meadow called Lock Holme 14 acres in occupation of Widow Hill, Robert Holdinge, Richard Pallfreeman and others, Allsome medowe 6 acres. in occupation of Christopher Harvye and others, Gill medow and the Hall Greene 6 acres in occupation of Miles Russell and Robert Porter, close of meadow called Cowholme Meadowe 10 acres in occupation of John Sale, John Wright and others, all in Aston parish, parcels of the demesnes of the manor of Weston, to hold to the use of Anthony for life, then to Dorothy for life for part of her jointure, with remainder to Rooper, his heirs and assigns forever.
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