Inquisition of Peter Osborne 1597

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Inquisition of Peter Osborne 1597.^[1]

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Inquisition taken at the Guildhall, 6 April, 39 Eliz. [1597], before Henry Dillingsley , knight, Mayor and escheator, after the death of Peter Osborne, esq., by the oath of William Harvy, John Jennynges, Andrew Feilde, Robert Saunders, Peter Noxon, Henry Best, Richard Milles, Michael Crowche, George Holman, Henry Earsley, Humphrey Heoper, William Chambers, Richard Blinckhorne, Thomas Pulford and Nicholas Askwith, who say that

Long before the death of the said Peter Osborne one Edward Snowe of Hawnes in co. Bedford, gent., was seised in his demesne as of fee of all that house and site of the late monastery of Chicksand alias Chixsand alias Chicksandes in the said county, and of all the Church, belfrey and cemetery of the said late monastery, all the lordship and manor of Chickesond in the said county, and all the messuages, houses, meadows, woods, tithes, mills, waters, &c, &c, in Chicksand and Deane in the said county to the said monastery belonging ; all that grange, farm and tenement called Hawnez graunge in the said county; all the rectory and Church of Hawnez in the said county ; the advowson, gift and right of patronage of the said Church ; and all the messuages, lands, mills, waters, &c, &c, in Hawnes to the said grange and monastery belonging; all that wood and land called Awferney Wood in the parish of Hawnes, to the said monastery of Chicksand belonging ; and the reversion and remainder of all the said premises.

So seised, the said Edward Snow, by deed dated 17 May, 29 Eliz. (the licence of the said Queen first had and obtained), for divers considerations therein mentioned, granted all the said premises to the said Peter Osborne and to John Osborne, esq., his son, and their heirs for ever : by virtue whereof full possession and seisin of the said premises was delivered to the said John Osborne on the 20th day of May in the said 29th year.

Afterwards, viz., on the Morrow of Holy Trinity, 29 Eliz., a fine was levied of the said premises between the said Peter Osborne and John Osborne, pits., and the said Edward Snowe and Emma his wife and Richard Smyth, gent., and Mary his wife, deforciants, of the said premises, whereupon the said Edward and Emma and Richard and Mary acknowledged the said manor, site and tenements in Chicksand, Deane and Hawnes to be the right of the said Peter and the same remised to the said Peter and John and the heirs of the said Peter for ever : which said fine so levied was to the use of the said Peter and John Osborne and their heirs for ever, as by a certain indenture dated 20 May, 29 Eliz., more fully appears : by virtue of which said premisses the said Peter and John entered into the said premises, and were thereof seized in their demesne as of fee.

Afterwards, viz. on the 7th day of June, 34 Eliz. [1592], the said Peter Osborne died, and the said John was solely seised of the said premises in his demesne as of fee.

The said Peter Osborne and a certain Richard Josua of Maldon in co. Essex, gent., were seised in their demesne as of fee of the manor of Southfambridge in co. Essex, and of the advowson, gift and right of patronage of the Rectory and Church of Southfambridge ; and being so seised, the said Richard by deed dated at Maldon, n February, 3 Eliz. [1561], granted, released and quitclaimed to the said Peter Osborne and his heirs all his right, title and interest in the said manor and advowson, by pretext whereof the said Peter was thereof seised in his demesne as of fee.

The said Peter long before his death was seised in his demesne as of fee of all those tenements situate in Westcheape in the parishes of St. Mary Colchurch and St. Martin in Iremonger Lane, London, one whereof was late in the occupation of John Blackman and is now in the tenure of Robert Cutte, another was late in the occupation of Thomas Muffett and is now in that of William Lynacre, and another was late in the occupation of Cuthbert Beeston and is now in the tenure of Thomas Bacon ; also of the reversion and remainder of the manor of Lachingdon Barnes alias Purley Barnes in the said county of Essex after the death of John Latham, gent., who still survives, and for default of issue male of the body of the said John Latham lawfully begotten.

So seised, the said Peter made a certain indenture of 7 parts, dated 4 July, 30 Eliz. [1588], between himself of the first part ; Hugh Broughton of London, preacher, William Fowler of Harnedge Graunge in co. Salop, esq., Richard Fowler, son and heir apparent of the said William Fowler, Francis Blythe, Ambrose Rowse, esqrs., and John Astell of Grays Inn, gent., of the 2nd part; John Osborne, gent., son and heir apparent of the said Peter, of the 3rd part ; Christopher Osborne, 2nd son of the said Peter, of the 4th part ; Henry Osborne, 3rd son of the said Peter, of the 5th part; Richard Osborne, another of the sons of the said Peter, of the 6th part, and Thomas Osborne, another of the sons of the said Peter, of the 7th part, witnessing that in consideration of the marriage already solemnised between the said Peter Osborne and Anne now his wife, and for part of a convenient jointure to be assured to the said Anne for her natural life, if she overlive the said Peter, and for the better advancement in living of the said Christopher, Henry, Richard, and Thomas Osborne, younger sons of the said Peter, and of the heirs of their bodies, it is covenanted and agreed to between the said parties as follows :

the said Peter for him and his heirs promises the said Hugh Broughton, William Fowler and others that immediately after the ensealing hereof he will stand seised of the manor of Southfambridge and of the advowson, presentation and right of patronage of the Rectory and Church of Southfambridge, and of all the messuages, houses, mills, barns, orchards, tithes, lands, meadows, woods, rents, &c, situate growing or coming in the town, parish, fields or hamlets of Southfambridge, and also of all those tenements lying in Westcheape in the parish of St. Mary Colchurch and St. Martin in Iremonger Lane, and of all shops, cellars, sollars, warehouses, chambers, windows, lights, courts, &c, to the said 3 houses belonging ; and of the reversion, remainder and inheritance of the manor of Lachingdon Barnes in co. Essex: of which said manor of Lachingdon Barnes alias Purley Barnes the said Peter Osborne stands seised in fee simple in reversion or remainder now expectant upon certain uses, estates or limitations mentioned in a pair of indentures tripartite dated 10 January, 15 Eliz. [1573], made between John Latham of Sandon in co. Essex, gent., of the 1st part, the said Peter Osborne of the 2nd part, and Sir Thomas Wrothe of Enfield in co. Middlesex, knight, and Robert Creswell of London, esq., of the 3rd part ; and of all other the messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments of the said Peter Osborne in the parishes of Lachingdon and Purley, to the uses following, viz., of the said manor of Southfambridge and all other the premises there, to the use of the said Peter and the said Anne his wife for their natural lives, and the life of the longer liver of them, without impeachment of waste; and after their several deceases, then of one 4th part of the said manor and premises, to the use of the said Christopher Osborne and of the heirs of his body lawfully begotten ; and for default, to the use of the said Henry, Richard and Thomas Osborne and of the heirs of their bodies : and of one other 4th part of the said manor and premises, to the use of the said Henry Osborne and the heirs of his body ; and for default, to the use of the said Christopher, Richard and Thomas Osborne and of the heirs of their bodies : and of 1 other 4th part of the said premises, to the use of the said Richard Osborne and the heirs of his body ; and for default to the use of the said Christopher, Henry and Thomas Osborne and the heirs of their bodies: and of one other 4th part of the said manor and premises, to the use of the said Thomas Osborne and the heirs of his body; and for default to the use of the said Christopher, Henry and Richard Osborne and the heirs of their bodies ; and for default, to the use of the right heirs of the said Peter Osborne for ever. And of the said 3 houses in London, to the use of the said Peter Osborne during his natural life ; and after his decease, to the use of John Osborne, son and heir apparent of the said Peter, and of the heirs of the said John for ever. And of the reversion and inheritance of the said manor of Lachingdon Barnes and of all other the messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments of the said Peter in Lachingdon and Purley, to the use of the said Peter for his natural life ; and after his decease, to the use of the said John Osborne and his heirs for ever ; provided nevertheless that it may be lawful for the said Peter at any time at his pleasure by one or more writings to alter, determine, diminish or enlarge any uses, limitations or intents herein comprised.

After the decease of the said Peter, the said Anne Osborne entered into the said manor of Southfambridge and is still thereof seised in her demesne as of free tenement, the remainder thereof as above.

Long before his death, the said Peter Osborne was seised in his demesne as of fee of all that messuage called le White Harte situate in Westcheape in the parish of St. Mary Colchurch in London, now or late in the tenure of Annabell Baye, widow; and so seised, the said Peter and Anne his wife by deed dated 4 July, 30 Eliz. [1588], enfeoffed thereof Hugh Broughton of London, preacher, William Fowler of Harnedge Graunge in co. Salop, esq., Richard Fowler, son and heir apparent of the said William, Francis Blyth, esq., Ambrose Rowse, esq., and John Astell of Greys Inn, gent., and their heirs for ever: to hold to them and their heirs for ever to the use of the said Peter Osborne during his natural life ; and after his decease, to the use of John Osborne, son and heir apparent of the said Peter, and his heirs for ever, as by the said deed acknowledged before William Fleetwood, esq., serjeant-at-law, and Recorder of the City of London and Henry Prannell one of the Aldermen of the said City on the 19th day Of July, 30 Eliz. [1588], and enrolled in the Hustings of the pleas of land held in the Guildhall, London, on Monday next after the feast of St. Mildred the Virgin in the said 30th year, more fully appears.

The house and site of the said late monastery of Chicksande and the said lordship and manor of Chicksand in co. Bedford are held of the Queen in chief by the service of the 20th part of a knight's fee and by the yearly rent of £4 10s. 1d., and are worth per ann., clear, £45 0s.10d. The grange or farm and tenement called Hawnes Grange in the said county are held of the Queen in chief by the service of the 40th part of a knight's fee, and by the yearly rent of 20s. 5³/₄d., and is worth per ann., clear, £8 16s. 6¹/₄d. The said rectory of Hawnes in the said county is held of the Queen in chief by the service of the [blank] part of a knight's fee, and is worth per ann., clear, £4. 17s. 10d. The said wood called Awferney Wood in Hawnes is held of the Queen by fealty only, and is worth per ann., clear, 10s.

The manor of Southfambridge and the advowson of the rectory and Church of the same in co. Essex is held of the Queen in chief by the service of the [blank] part of a knight's fee, and are worth per ann., clear, £8.

The 3 tenements in Westcheap are held in free burgage of the City of London, and are worth per ann., clear, £6. The manor of Lachingdon Barnes, alias Purley Barnes in co. Essex, is held of the said Christopher Osborne as of his manor of Northfambridge by the yearly rent of 12s. and suit at court, and is worth per ann., when it shall happen, 33s. 4d. The said messuage called le White Harte in Westcheap, London, is held of the Queen in chief by the [blank] part of a knight's fee, and is worth per ann., clear, 66s. 8d.

The said Peter Osborne died 7 Iune, 34 Eliz. [1592] ; John Osborne, esq., is his son and heir, and was then aged 38 years.

Chan. Inq. p. m., ser. 2, vol. 249, No. 59.

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1. ↑ https://archive.org/details/indexlibrary3619brit/page/244/mode/2up The Index library by British Record Society Publication date 1908 Publisher London : Chas. J. Clark, Boston : Cupples & Hird