RO5/155

Agreement (Covenant) i) John Godfrey alias Cooper of the Town of Bedford, yeoman ii) John Goldsmyth of Houghton Conquest, yeoman

2 Jul 36 Elizabeth [1594]

From: 1594 To: 1594

Recites: RO5/153 Now: i) covenants, promises and grants that ii) will peacefully enjoy aforesaid premises together with the customary lands heretofore held by copy of court ro;; by Edmond Bylcocke of Sir Thomas Rotherham, knight sometime lord of the manor of Houghton Conquest by payment from ii) of £8 at the 2 usual feasts, then the aforesaid lease to be void Signed: ii) Seal: as in RO5/153 Witnesses: Humphrey Wynch, Thomas Cranfield Endorsement: : no.262 Note endorsed: Query, how Thomas Rotherham came to be lord of the manor of Houghton Conquest? [The manor referred to must be that of Britens alias Grove, granted by Edward IV to Thomas Rotherham Archbishop of York and held by the successors of his nephew during the 16th century – see VCH III page 292]

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Goldsmyth, John,
Godfrey, John,
Cooper, John,
Bylcocke, Edmund,
Rotherham, Thomas,
Wynche, Humphrey,
Cranfield, Thomas

legal papers, DEEDS, HOUGHTON CONQUEST, Houghton Conquest Manor, Houghton Conquest Britens Manor