Abstracts of Wiltshire Inquisitiones Post Mortem, Returned Into the Court of Chancery (Volume 1); King Charles the First (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901. Excerpt: ... heirs male; for default, to the use of Richard Yerbury, another son of the said John, and his heirs male; for default, to the use of Walter Yerbury, another son of the said John, the father, and his heirs male; and for default, to the use of the right heirs of the said John Yerbury for ever. Afterwards, to wit, on the 4th day of November, 12 James I 1614, the said John Yerbury died, and the said William Yerbury entered into all the said premises. He, being so seised, levied a fine at Westminster in Easter Term, 14 James I 1616, to George Felt ham and his heirs, of certain parcels of the premises by the names of the manor of Southweeke, 9 messuages, 110 acres of land, 110 acres of meadow, 200 acres of pasture, 60 acres of wood, and common of pasture for all beasts in Southweeke and Northbradley. And in this said term Henry Shuter, gent., came before the Justices at Westminster and recovered the said premises against the said George Feltham: which said fine and recovery were levied and suffered for the better establishing and confirmation of the premises to the said William Yerbury and his heirs in fee simple, as by an indenture made between the said William Yerbury, of the one part, and the said George Feltham and Henry Shuter, of the other part, dated 10th April, 14 James I 1616, more fully appears. By another indenture, dated 20th November, 14 James I 1616, the said William Yerbury, for a certain sum of money, granted to the said George Feltham and his heirs the other premises not specified in the said fine, by the name of the manor of Southwicke and all other the premises in Southwicke and Northbradley. Afterwards, to wit, in Michaelmas Term in the said year, the said Henry Shuter recovered the said premises last mentioned against the said George Feltha...