There Are No Wills Relating to This Family

There are no wills relating to this family

1550

Gersum £5 10sWilliam Foster holds one tenement with the

paid to the lordappurtenances in the same place by the lord’s

warrant as before and renders per annum22s

1572

RespitedWilliam Foster holds the moiety of one tenement

Dismissedwith all the lands to the same belonging. And it

yields per annum at the feasts aforesaid;11sex’

Gersum £13 6s 8dWilliam Lund holds by the lord’s warrant dated

whereof £6 13s 4d2 September 10 Eliz for the term of his life etc

paid and thethe moiety of one tenement with all the lands

residue is to bebelonging to the same now in the tenure of the

paid at the feastsaid William Foster to hold etc. And it yields

of St Laurenceper annum at the feasts aforesaid;11sex’

next, wherof he

owes £6 13s 4d

At willThe said William holds at the will of the lord one

Respitedhalf rood of waste land at Bracanber. And it yields

Dismissedper annum at the feast of St Martin;3dex’

1583

Thomas Foster sone of Wm Foster haithe taken of the said Commissioners Tow mess 2 laythes one garden one croft one oxgang of land and medow with the apptnnce And certen pcells of Demeane lands there cont by estimacon 12 acres with the apptncces unto the said mess Lyinge of the rent of 12shillings now in the several tenures of the said Wm his father & of one Wllm Lownd who haithe surrendered before the said Commissioners his pt and porcen thereof unto those of the said Thomas And also one pcell of land laitlie at Brakenbarr of the rent of 4d To have & yelding And paying for his fyne £16 13s 9d

Provided that he shall pmytt and suffer the said Wm Lownd during his lief and after his deathe the wyef of the said Willm Lownd during her Widdowhood to occupie the one of the said mess and the moytie of the Resydew of the pmsses with the Appurtnnce which now are in the tenure of the said Willm Lownd And so the said Thomas is admitted

1602/03

Thomas Foster for two tenements / 22s 6d

[Fine] £87 ...3s 4d

Thomas Foster holds by indenture dated 1 October 2 James of England etc 1604

All those two messuages or tenements, with the appurtenances, lying in G aforesaid, then in his tenure and of one Jennett Lun, widow, of the ancient yearly rent of 22s.

And also one parcel

[Note in LH margin:

Thereof

... Franckeland 9s 4d

... Clapham 18d

... Foster 10s 6d]

[Note in RH margin:

23rd May 1626

It appears at the survey then taken that a parcel of ground called Lyverthwait of 12d Rent and another parcel at Estelbanck of 2d R[ent] was excepted in this lease and Lyverthwait granted to Tho. Dockrey & Ostelbanck to]

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[Note in RH margin:

Mr Chute & they ...... is but 21s 4 21s 4d]

of ground late improved at a place called Brakenbar, being of the yearly rent of 6d,

And all houses etc, Except etc,

To hold for 6000 years without impeachment of waste,

Yielding per annum 22s 6d at Martinmas and Pentecost equally,

And for Moore Rent 5s ½d at Michaelmas only,

With like reservations, covenants and conditions as in long leases of Gig.

[Note in RH margin:

examined

22s 6d

And for M[oore] Rent 5s

Thereof

Tho. Carre 14d

Ja. Foster 18d

Wm. Foster 16d

Ric. Browne 10d]