| Description | Counterpart indenture of lease by Sir Thomas Puckering of the Priory near Warwick, knight and baronet, to William Colton of Heathcote, yeoman, and Richard Colton of the borough of Warwick, yeoman, of closes of land called the Over Ground, the Middle Close, the Brooke Close and the Hill Close, with two adjoining meadows called Heathcote Grounds, then in the tenure of William Colton, to be held from the next feast of the Annunciation (25 Mar) for a term of 21 years, at the annual rents of £23 for the first 4 years, £21 for the next 8 years, £20 for the next 4 years after that, and £26 for the final 5 years: the four closes are, in turn, to be individually ploughed and sown "to halves" with corn, for four years each, starting with Hill Close, and then, successively, Brooke Close, Middle Close and Over Ground.
25 Jan 7 Chas [1632].
Seals: two, for William Colton (who made his mark), partially damaged, and Richard Colton (who made his mark), red, attached by tags. |