158 The Society's MSS. Chiseldon, §&c. 
marryed To have and to hold unto the sayd Suzan and your sayd oratrix 
Anne for terme of theire lyves and the longest lyver of them suc- 
cessivelye accordinge to the custome of the sayd mannor, forthwith when as 
by death surrender or forfeyture, or by any other wayes or meanes the same 
should happen to come into the hands of the lord of the sayd mannor, as by 
the coppy of court roll mencioninge and comprysinge the said graunte more 
at large may appere. By vertue whereof the sayd Suzan was intituled to have 
the sayd copyhold messuage and premisses there in the tenure or occupacion 
of the sayd Robert Jefferyes immediately when as by death, surrender, or 
forfeyture the same should happen to come into the hands of the lord of the 
sayde mannor and to hold it solely for her life, for that the auncient and 
approved custome of the said mannor is That that person which is firste named 
in any copye there shall firste enjoy the sayd copyhold messuage and lands 
graunted, solely, and soe the nexte named in the sayd copye, and soe the 
third, and not all the partyes joyntly Sythence which tyme the sayd Robert 
Jefferyes is dead, and his wife also who by custome of the saide mannor, 
surviveinge him he dying tenaunte, is with out any speciall graunte to enjoy 
the copyhold premisses her sayd husband helde by copy of court roll there 
duringe her widowes estate therein is also dead Soe that the copyhold 
messuage and premisses graunted unto the sayd Suzan and your sayd oratrix 
Anne doth now and ever since the death of the said Suzan hath properly and of 
righte appurteyned and belonged unto your said oratrix Anne as nexte named 
in the sayd copy to the sayd Suzan and she oughte to be admitted tenaunte 
thereunto accordynglye for the life of her the said Anne. But soe it is may 
it please your good Lordship That Martha Calley widowe late wife of John 
Calley gentleman deceased, sonne and whole heyre of the said Ralph Calley 
gentleman deceased, joyninge and agreeinge with Sir John Earnely Knighte, 
who hath or some other to his use or at his direccion haue the sayd coppy of 
court roll conteyninge and comprisinge the saide graunte of the sayd copyhold 
messuage and premisses unto the sayd Suzan and your oratrix Anne as 
aforesayd, doth not only deny to admitte your sayd oratrix tenaunt to the 
premisses, but also doth deny and withhold from your said oratrix the 
possession and occupation of the sayd copyhold premisses of righte belonginge 
unto your sayd oratrix as aforesaid contrary to all righte and equitye, and the 
rentes yssues and profittes thereof doth take perceive and converte to her 
owne use And the sayd Sir John Earnely Knighte by the meanes and 
procuremente of the said Martha Calley doth deny to deliver the sayd coppy 
of court roll unto your sayd oratrix, although the same was heretofore delivered 
unto John Earnely esquier deceased graundfather of the sayd SirJohn Earneley 
in truste for the good of your sayd oratrix and her sayd deceased sister and 
by him lefte unto Michael Karneley esquier his son and heyre upon like truste 
and by him the sayd Michaell Earnely committed or lefte upon like truste 
unto the sayd Sir John Earneley Knighte his sonne and next heyre The 
sayd copye of courte roll, in truth, dulye, and in all equitye rightfully 
apperteyninge unto your said oratrix. In consideracion of all which premisses, 
and for that your sayd oratrix hath noe remedye by the stricte course of the 
Common lawes of this Realme [&c.] May it therefore please your good 
Lordship the premisses considered to graunt unto your said oratrix our 
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