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Our library files contain the following notes relating to selected sixteenth century Brixham documents.
1572 Lease
John Upton, elder, esq., John Upton yr, gent., John Prowse, elder and his son John Prowse, Richard Gybbe [Gibb], John Colton [Coleton] and John Lake, feoffees,
to Stephen Lewcombe of Brixham, husband, wife Elizabeth and daughter Orrenge,
for £5 fine, of messuage and garden in Lewcombe's possession in Brixham adjoining the church earth with commons at yearly rent of 7s. 6d. paid quarterly, tenant to repair, re-entry clause
Associated document - 1572
Lewcombe's acknowledgement of obligation to pay the wardens of the poor 4s. yearly during the life of Jamesse Swett [Sweet]
1576 Lease
Hittene and Mathewe Lewys [Lewis], church wardens and Prowse the elder, Richarde Gybbe [Gibb], James Edwardes [Edwards] and John Colton governors of the Church
to Frauncys Bowdon of Brixham, thatcher w. Isabel and Jone Crocker
in Milton Streete in Brixham, Gybbe on the east, Mr. Foscue [Fortescue] on the north and the highway
at yearly rent of 7s. 6d. paid quarterly
1578 Lease
John Reves [Reeves] and John Maddick churchwardens
with consent of chief of parish Thomas Fraunces, esq., John Upton, esq., Peter Luscu [Luscombe], Richard Gibbe, William Edwardes, [Edwards], William Prowse, Wm. Easton, John Lock and Richard Clyf [Cliff] of Brixham
to Fraunces Bowdon, John Ferris and wife Johan, of tenement in Milton Street with herb garden and meadows adj. and piece of ground on Chysseldon [Chisledon] one and a half acres, now in tenure of Margery Bussell
at yearly rent of 6s. 8d. paid quarterly
1586 Will
of John Reeve [Reeves] on the hill of Brixham
To poor mens box in Brixham to use of poor annual rent of &s. paid quarterly from tenement in which Wm. Reeve now lives in Brixham with right of entry for distraint
to collectors for poor;
13s. 4d. to Wm. Rotherforth of Brixham;
5s. to goddaughter, Richord Erne [Earne], daughter of Nicholas Erne, 1 herring net and trammel to her brothers
Thomas and Walter Erne;
3s. 4d. to his cousin Margaret Tonye;
herring net to Nichols Stayne of Brixham;
20d. to each of children of cousin John Condett;
herring net to Robert Wheaton of Lupton;
12d. to Robert Styce [Stace]; herring net to John Styce;
20d. to each of servants;
12d. to each god child;
12d. to John Halswell;
release parish from remainder of debt for building alms houses;
residue to niece Johan, sole executrix.
Witnesses Wm. Rotherforth; George Gillard and Henry Watkin
1592 Feoffment
Will. Colton [Coleton] son and heir of John Colton of Brixham, Richard Costyn [Costin] Richard Reve [Reeves] and George Gillerd [Gillard]
Messuage, tenements, and hereditaments: 2 cottages in Brixham in Mylton Streate [Milton Street] and 2 orchards and one close of land of 2 acres now in tenure of Tracis Cowden; One other cottage in Mylton Streate and one orchard; one close of one acre now in tenure of Walter Lamsyde [Lamzed]; and one other cottage in B. and 2 closes of 3 acres called Wester Chysellond [West Chisledon] now in tenure of Eliz. Lucombe [Luscombe]; one other cottage in Peyngton and parcel of land formerly in tenure of Silfestris Horssham [Sylvester Horsham] 4 houses called the Churche Housses of which two lie at entrance of Brixham, and 2 others on East part of Street of which one House now in tenure of John Glover; one other cottage and one parcel of land in Brixham now in tenure of Richard Madayock [Maddock]; one other parcel of land of 3 acre in Kingeston [Kingston] now included between Boundaries there called the Churche or parishe lande of Brixham and common pasture now in tenure of John Lake; annual rent of 12d. of tenement in Kyngeston now in tenure of Peter Vyttrey
Attorneys: Richard Clyff [Cliff] and Peter Vittery
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