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To all Christ's faithful to whom the present writing shall come, Morgan
Gogh, greeting in the Lord. Know ye that I have demised, granted and by
this my present writing indented confirmed to John Druwere a cottage
with a curtilage situate in Modbury between the cottage of John Janekyns
on the east side and the tenement of Thomas Cobbe on the west side, and
three acres, one rood of arable land lying in the fields of Modbury,
whereof one acre lies in Brokeryg between the lord's land on either
side, one acre in Totecombe between the lord's land and the land of
Thomas Cobbe, three roods in Brokeryg between the lord's land and the
land of William Cockes, a half acre there between the land of Thomas
Cobbe and the land of Ralph Smale, and a half acre of meadow lies in
Sturtilmede between the meadow of Gilbert Scolemaystre on either side,
with pasture for one plough-beast and two draught-beasts in common;
which land, meadow and pasture John Pipere lately held for term of his
life; to have and to hold all the aforesaid cottage with the curtilage,
land, meadow, and pasture, to the aforesaid John for term of his life,
of me and my heirs or my assigns freely, quietly, well and in peace,
rendering therefor yearly to the aforesaid Morgan and his heirs or his
assigns 3s. 4d. sterling at the four principal terms of the year by
equal portions for all services, saving the royal service, and doing
suit to my court yearly upon reasonable summons.... Nor shall it be
lawful for the aforesaid John to demise to any man the said cottage,
with the curtilage, land, meadow and pasture, as well in parcels as in
whole, during his life, under penalty of loss of the aforesaid cottage
with all its appurtenances.... In witness whereof the parties aforesaid
have interchangeably set their seals to these indentures. These
witnesses:--Richard Pokeswell, Thomas Wodham, Robert Grey, John Hunte,
John Iryssh and many others. Given at Modbury on Thursday next after
Michaelmas, 21 Richard II.
4. REGULATION OF THE COMMON FIELDS OF WIMESWOULD [_Hist. MSS. Com.,
Middleton MSS., p. 106_], _c._ 1425.
For neat [_i.e._ cattle] pasture we ordain Orrow and Breches, Woldsyke
and Wylougbybroke, for to be broken[119] on Crowchemesseday [14
September]; and whoso break this, every man shall pay for each beast
that may be taken in any other several pasture a penny to the church;
therefor to go a sevennightday [_i.e._, to endure for a week].
Also, for the neat pasture, after that be eaten, all the wheatfield, to
wit, Hardacre field namely, save Strete headlands, where they may not go
for destroying of corn; this for to endure another sevennightday under
the pain beforesaid.
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