Record Description |
Peter Manwood and William Sedley, wardens, to William Betts: in consideration of surrender of former lease and in consideration of his expense of improving the buildings and planting an orchard, all that mansion or dwelling house of the manor of Nashenden with all the barns stables houses buildings yards orchards and gardens and also the woods called Zeale Wood Buckmore Wood and Bridge Wood and also the landes meadows marshes pastures woods underwoods moors commons and ways appertaining to the manor house, except for a small piece of land in the west end of a field called Rosamountaynes (described) and the timber rights for oak elm and ash: for the lives of lessee's wife Dorothy Betts, his son William Betts and William son of Richard Barham of Wateringberie at £32 rent per annum; Thomas Woodward, attorney, to deliver seisin; wardens to enter and hold manorial court every three years; other covenants as before; 20 August 41 Elizabeth (parchment, 9 signatures, seal missing). |