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Bargain and Sale of lands at Bideford and other places, Devon, 11 July 1645

Grafton Collection Northamptonshire Record Office ref: G 3129

Transcribed by David Carter

This indenture made the eleventh daye of July in the one and twentieth yeare of the raigne of our soveraigne Lord Charles by the grace of god of England Scotland France and Ireland Kinge defender of the faith. Between Dame Grace GRENVILE of Stow in the county of Cornwall widow the sole and only daughter and heir of Dame Grace SMITHE widowe deceased of the one parte And Symon COTTELL of the parish of Morewinstowe in the said county of Cornwall all gen of the other parte. Witnesseth that the said Dame Grace GRENVILE for and in consideration of the sume of three hundred pounds of lawfull money of England to her in hand paid by the said Symon COTTELL att and before the ensealinge and deliverie of these presents whereof the said Dame Grace GRENVILE acknowledges the receipt. Hath given and granted bargained and sold and confirmed, and by these presents doth geve and granunt bargaine and sell and confirme unto the said Symon COTTELL, all those Messuages lands and Tenements with the appurtenances lying and being within the Towne and parish of Bideford and county of Devon nowe or late in the tenure or occupation of John HEARD his assigne or assignes, together with the rents reversions and services thereof, And all that the third parte of two closes of land called Moorepkes late parcel of the Barton of woode lyinge and beinge within the parish of Alwington and said county of Devon nowe or late in the tenure or occupation of John GYFFORD, William GYFFORD and Anthonie GYFFORD, gentlemen, or of some or one of them, their or one of their assigne or assignes, Togeather with the rents reversions and services of the same, And all those Messuages lands and tenements with the appurtenances comonly called or known by the name of Haypaules lyinge and being within the parish of Littleham and said county of Devon nowe or late in the tenure or occupation of [blank] SHURTE, Togeather with the rents reversions and services thereof, And all that one parcell of land called North Stert with the appurtenances lyinge and beinge within the parish of Parkeham in the said county of Devon nowe or late in the tenure or occupation of Anthonie LEMON and all that cottage or tenement with the appurtenances called Stert in Parkham aforesaid nowe of late in the tenure or occupation of Agnes TRICKE her assigne or assignes, Togeather with the rents revertions and services of the same premises, And all those Messuages lands and Tenements called Belliford lying and beinge in Buckland Brewer in the said county of Devon nowe or late in the tenure or occupation of John TURNER his assigne or assignes, and one meadowe called Babely meadowe in Buckland Brewer aforesaid, Togeather with the rents reversions and services of the same premises, And all those two closes of land with the appurtenances comonly called by the name of Scarletts Wells conteyninge by estimation eight acres be hit more or lesse lyinge and beinge in the Burghe and parish of Bodmyn within the said county of Cornwall nowe or late in the tenure or occupation of Elizabeth COCKE her assign or assignes, Togeather with the rents reversions and services of the same. And all that one Messuage or tenement with the appurtenances in Bodmyn aforesaid nowe or late in the tenure or occupation of George HELLYER his assigne or assignes, with the rents reversions and services of the same. And all that one Messuage or Tenement with the appurtenances in Bodmyn aforesaid nowe or late in the tenure or occupation of Johane LANE her assigne or assinges, with the rents reversions and services thereof. And all that one Tenement with the appurtenances lyinge and beinge in a Streete called Bar~~ [~crease~] and two orchards thereunto belonging or there with all enioyed in Bodmyn aforesaid sometimes in the tenure or occupation of Ralphe MICHELL his assigne or assignes, Togeather with the rents reversions and services thereof, And all other the Messuages lands tenements rents reversions and services and hereditaments whatsoever of heires the said Dame Grace GRENVILE situate lyinge and beinge in the severall Burghes Townes Villadges and parishes of Bideford, Alwington, Littleham, Parkham, Buckland Brewer and Bodmyn within the said counties of Devon and Cornwall, or in any or either of them, all with demisses lately were or are accoumpted to be the lands and inheritance of the same Dame Grace SMYTHE deceased. To have and to holde all and singular the said Messuages lands tenements rents revertions services and hereditaments and all other the premises unto the said Symon COTTELL his executors administrators and assignes for and during the full and whole terme of one thousand years fully to be complete finished and ended, The said terme to comence and begine in the demisses imediately from and next after the thirteenth daye of July which shall be in the yeare of our Lord god according to the computation of the Church of England one thousand five hundred fourtie and seaven, And the said Dame Grace GRENVILE for her selfe her heires executors and administrators and for evrie of them doth covenante promise and agree to and with the said Symon COTTELL his executors administrators and assignes and to and with evrie of them by their partes(?), That shee the said Dame Grace GRENVILE nowe is and standeth lawfully seized in her owne right of a good perfect and indeferible estate in the lawe in fee simple of the inheritance of all and singular the said Messuage lands and premises and of evrie part parcel thereof, And that he the said Symon COTTELL his executors administrators and assignes and evrie of them shall and may from and after the comencement of the said terme and duringe the continewance of the same peaceably and quietly have holde use and enioye all and singular the said Messuages lands rents reversions and demisses and evrie parte and parcel thereof without any maner of lett denyall chardge on encumbraunce of her the said Dame Grace GRENVILE her heires or assignes or any of them or any other person or persons whatsoever (such leases and graunts as have bine heretofore made of the demisses or of any parte or partes thereof by the said Dame Grace SMITHE deceased or by her auncesters or predecessors or any or either of them and the highe and cheif rents and services herefourth to be due and payable unto the highe and cheif Lords of the fee of the said demisses for and in respect of the same demisses or of any parte or partes thereof only excepted and fore prised). Provided alwayes and it is conditioned, That if the said Dame Grace GRENVILE her heires or assignes or any of them doe well and truly content satisfie and paye or cause to be paid unto the said Symon COTTELL his executors administrators or assignes or to any or either of them the full and whole sume of three hundred forty and eight pounds of lawfull money of England on the twelvth daye of July which shall be in the yeare of our Lord god according to the said computation one thousand six hundred fortie seaven att or in the nowe dwelling house of the said Symon COTTELL situate in Wolleighe within the parish of Morewinstowe aforesaid That then and from thence fourth theis indentures evrie thinge and things herein conteyned to cause end and determine and to be utterly voide frustrate and of noe effect, And that then and from thence fourth it shall and maye be lawfull to and for the said Dame Grace GRENVILE her heires and assignes into all and singular the said messuages lands tenements and demisses to reenter and the same to have againe repossesse and enioye as in her or their former estate. Theis pu..tes(?) or any thinge herein conteyned to ~~son the contrary in any wise not withstanding. In witnes whereof the said parties to theis presents ~?~ sealed interchaungeably have sett, Yeonen(?) the daye and yeare first above written.