Title | Copy of letters patent dated 31 January 29 Elizabeth I [1587] leasing to Thomas Manners knight, for £80, the site of the capital messuage of the manor of Weston and Aston, barn, orchard, garden, closes called the Parke containing 24 acres, Poole Yard 3 acres, Gorsie Close 3 acres, Hall Orchard 2 acres, the New Close alias Hollow recently enclosed from the common 40 acres, Cote Close 1 acre, lying in Shardlow, Coldwell Hill, recently enclosed from the common fields, containing 40 acres, first vesture of 3 parcels of meadow in common meadow of Weston containing 20 acres, parcel of meadow in Aston meadow called Lakholme, parcel of meadow called ?Comholme, 5 acres, within township of `Wylme' and Shardlow, pieces of meadow called Gill Meadow, 2 acres, lying in Aston Meadowe, and Alsommer Meadow 3 acres, in Aston, 3 virgates of arable in common fields of Weston and Aston, 3 small closes called Deane Leazowe, le Middle Close and le olde close, parcels of meadow called Reddye Pytt and Forcke meadowe, piece of meadow called Hall Greene, together 3 acres, in Aston |
Description | All recently in the tenure of said Thomas Manners knight, and parcel of the manor aforesaid and of possessions recently of Charles Pagett esquire who was attainted, reserving great trees, woods, underwoods, wards, marriages, minerals, quarries, courts, advowsons, to hold from Michaelmas last for 21 years, at rent of £26 13s 4d, Manners to have various `botes' |