| Description | Lease for 80 years
1. Rt Worshipful Sir Thomas Posthumus Hoby of Hackness Kt
2. Henry Marriott, eldest son of Henry Marriott late of Everley and Winifred his wife, kinswoman to Lady Margaret Hoby deceased, Sir Thomas Posthumus Hoby's late wife
Messuages and tenements and 4 oxgangs of land, with yards, gardens, buildings and closes, including those lately taken in and improved from the wastes all in Everley and formerly occupied by Robert Awdons, Matthew Awdons, William Fuister, Robert Migar, Francis Stirriker, widow, John Stirriker and Mary Rowse
commonable places in Harwooddale [Harwood Dale], Silpho, Suffield, Hackness and Broxa so long as they lie open and unenclosed
Also liberty to grave, cut and carry away turves on the commons each year in such places as Sir Thomas Posthumus Hoby may appoint
(Woods and underwoods, mines and quarries, ingress, egress and regress to same, excepted)
Habendum from feast of St Michael the Archangel last for 80 years at rent of £8
Clause of avoidance for 14 days arrears of rents, or sub-letting to any person not Henry Marriott's issue....
Liberty of houseboot, ploughboot, cartboot and hedgeboot to Henry Marriott for repair of premises and fences
Signed: Thomas Posthumus Hoby
Witnessed: Arthur Beverley, John Richardson, Anthony Easton, Jeremy Cockerill, William Warde 1 November 1638
Folded inside above: Memorandum by Sir Thomas Posthumus Hoby: that Henry Marriott above is intending to marry and has asked for Sir Thomas Posthumus Hoby's license to assure the messuage and 2 oxgangs (part of the above premises) for 70 years to his future wife in lieu of jointure: Sir Thomas Posthumus Hoby now gives licence to assure the 2 oxgangs 30 November 1638 |