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"Given tlie seventh day of July, in the 18th year Henry 7th. 

 1503." 



"Be it known, that I, Lawrence Cotom, son of Edmund Cotom, 

 demised to Ughtred Cotom, of Dilworth, all those messuages and 

 lands, also all my right in Dilworth, and also a certain annual rent of 

 13s. 4d., arising from a certain mill in Dillworth, which I lately had 

 along with Lawrence Cotome, senior, now dead, by gift of the afore- 

 said Ughtred by a charter, of which the date is the eighth day of the 

 month of March, in the 20th year of Henry 7th, to be held by the 

 aforesaid Ughtred and his heirs from the chief lords. Know, more- 

 over, that I have attornied Millon Alston. 



" Given the last day of the month of March, in the 2 year of Hen. 

 8, in presence of John Singleton, of Clingehall, Knight, Henry 

 Singleton, James Singleton, James Walton de Preston, John Dillworth, 

 of Studley in Chipendale, and many others. 1511." 



" It appears that I, John Lynols, gent, received fi-om Eichard 

 Hoghton, Knight, ten povmds sterling, in full discharge of £20 

 specified in certain indentures made between me and Eichard, the 

 dates of which are the foui-th day of Feb., in the 20th year of Hen. 

 8, for the sale as for my title, which I had in all and singulis, those 

 messuages and lands which lately belonged to Aghtred Coton, deceased, 

 and Eobert Cotome, kinsman and heir of the aforesaid Aghtred, in 

 the wills of Dillworth and Eibchcster. 



" Given the 18th day of August, in the year 21 Hen. 8. 1530." 

 "To all true people. To Ughtred Cotum, of Dilworth. KJaow ye 

 me, that I stand leased to my own use of, and in all my Messuages, 

 landes and tenements in Dilworth, and if any estate to be made by me 

 of any of the premisses to any person, I, the said Utred, declare that 

 every such said estate was, and is, unlawfully sealed and made, except 

 a certaine deed, with a schedule to the same, to Lawrence Cotom, 

 Sonne of Edmund Cottom and Lawrence Cottom, the elder, and Landes 

 in Dilworth, and alsoe a certain annual! rent of 13s. 4d., goeiug out of 

 my milne in Dilworth, bearinge date the 8 day of March, the 20th 

 yeare of Henry the 7th, aU which premisses the said Lawrence Cottom 

 ha'h refeofled to me, the said Utrede. In witness, I have set my scale, 



