Scope and Contents
Following a decree in chancery, and by way of settlement of her claim to jointure as widow of the late Sir William Pope Kt, Pope's father and brother, William, earl of Downe, and Sir Thomas Pope of Wroxton, Oxfordshire, lease to Dame Elizabeth Penyston of Cogges, Oxfordshire, and to her husband Sir Thomas Penyston, Holy Court Farm and Ashford Mill in North Leigh, land in Cogges and Hook Norton, and Enston Farm, Enston[e], Oxfordshire, for 99 years or for the life of Dame Elizabeth, at peppercorn rent. See Doc 3945. Indenture, signed and sealed by both Penystons, witnessed by Ed Brouncker, Erasmus ?Chauncy, Martin Tustian, Ed? Wood, Richard Perkins, G Morton, Thomas Tustian, and Antoni Litlfild.
Dates
- Creation: 22 June 1630 (6 Charles I)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 item(s) (vellum) : vellum
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by Lord Fairhaven, 9 April 1949
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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