Following a decree in chancery, and by way of settlement of her claim to jointure as widow of the late Sir William Pope Kt, Pope's father and brother, William, earl of Downe, and Sir Thomas Pope of Wroxton, Oxfordshire, lease to Dame Elizabeth Penyston of Cogges, Oxfordshire, and to her husband Sir Thomas Penyston, Holy Court Farm and Ashford Mill in North Leigh, land in Cogges and Hook Norton, and Enston Farm, Enston[e], Oxfordshire, for 99 years or for the life of Dame Elizabeth, at peppercorn rent. See Doc 3945. Indenture, signed and sealed by both Penystons, witnessed by Ed Brouncker, Erasmus ?Chauncy, Martin Tustian, Ed? Wood, Richard Perkins, G Morton, Thomas Tustian, and Antoni Litlfild.
Lease, North Leigh etc., Oxfordshire
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- ReferenceGB 12 MS Doc.3946
- Dates of Creation22 June 1630 (6 Charles I)
- Language of MaterialEnglish .
- Physical Description1 item(s) vellum vellum
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Presented by Lord Fairhaven, 9 April 1949
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