Catalogue description PILTON, SHIRWELL.

This record is held by North Devon Record Office (South West Heritage Trust)

Details of 48/25/13/2
Reference: 48/25/13/2
Title: PILTON, SHIRWELL.
Description:

18 Charles II

 

Counterpart of lease, for 99 years or 3 lives.

 

(1) Sir John Chichester of Youlston, bart.

 

(2) Philip Bowchier of Harford, in Landkey parish, gent.

 

Lands, messuages, and underwoods at Westway (in Pilton parish), and closes of land and pasture called Hoocleife (in Shirwell parish).

 

Consideration: £100, surrender of previous lease, and performance of a covenant made between (1) and Sir Ralph Sydenham.

 

Lives Lessee's sons, Robert, Joshua, and Richard Bowchier.

 

Rent: £1. 9s. 8d., and 2 bushels of Clean oats.

 

Heriot: Best beast or £2. 13s. 4d.

 

Lessee to do suit to Raleigh mills and Raleigh manor court, and to make hay in Holleford meadow, (1) covenants to grant to (2), at any time during the period of the lease, a new lease for 99 years or 2 lives, at the same rent
Date: 19 May 1666
Held by: North Devon Record Office (South West Heritage Trust), not available at The National Archives
Language: English

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