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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 equity e, 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 gramidfather of the sayd Sir John Earneley 

 in truste for the good of your sayd oratrix and her sayd deceased sister and 

 by him lefte unto Michael Earneley 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 Reahne [&c] May it therefore please your good 

 Lordship the premisses considered to graunt unto your said oratrix our 



