ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT made before Rt.Wshpful. Thomas Owen, one of H.M.Justices of Common Pleas at Westminster, William Leighton, Esq., Chief Justice of North Wales, and Henry Townshend, Esq., one of H.M. Justices of Chester.

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  • Reference
    • GB 220 ZM407/1
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1598 Sept 11 Shrewsbury

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1. Richard Mytton, Esq., Lord of the Manor and Lordship of Mowthwey.

2. John Owen Vaughan, Esq., and 105 other tenants of the said Manor.

the tenants agree to pay Richard Mytton the acoustomed mise, whether it be £66-13-4d or £33-6-8d., at his entry into the said-manor; and £100 for the assurances contained in the Articles. The tenants recognise Richard Mytton's right to certain forests and waste ground [specified], and his right to all strays, goods and cattle of felons and fugitives, and herists; and agree to pay £40p.a., in addition to other payments specified. Richard Mytton covenants to levy a fine to his own use in Fee Simple of the said-manor, to create estates in Fee Tail to the various tenants, to be held in free and common Socage and not in Capite or by Knights' Service; and, at the cost of the tenants, to convey to them all lands now held in Fee Simple or by Copyhold Tenure, and all inclosed wastes; and various provisions for the enforcement of these arangements.

VERA COPIA - NOTE: Another copy, by Charles Ashton, is catalogued as Ms.2132B in the National Library of Wales.

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