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AN ABSTRACT OR BRIEFE RELATION OF THE TVVO MANNORS OR Lordships of Stebunheath, alias, Stepney; and Hackney, in the County of Middlesex; with the free customes, benefits, and priviledges to them belonging; and how they are holden by the Copy-hold Tenants, of the right Honourable, Thomas Lord Went∣worth: with some other especiall and remarkeable notes, both of reverend Antiquity, and moderne memory.
Concerning the Indenture of Covenants, &c.
WHereas (of late) differen∣ces have arisen betweene the right Honorable Tho∣mas L. Wentworth,* 1.1 Lord of the Mannors of Stepney and Hackney, and his Lordships Copy∣hold Tenants of the said Mannors, for and concerning some of the customes, benefits, and priviledges of the said Tenants: It hath now pleased the said Thomas Lord Wentworth, in considera∣tion of three thousand pounds,* 1.2 of law∣full money of England, in the thirtieth yeere of the Reigne of our late Sove∣raigne Lady Queene Elizabeth, by the Copy-holders of the said Mannors, un∣to the right Honourable Henry Lord Wentworth (his Lordships Father) then satisfied and paid: As also of other three thousand and 5. hundred pounds more, to him the said Thomas Lord Wentworth now paid, by Indenture bea∣ring date the 20. day of Iune, in the 15. yeere of the Reigne of our Soveraigne Lord King Iames of England, France, and Ireland, and of Scotland the 50. made betweene him the said Thomas Lord Wentworth,* 1.3 Lord of the said Mannors on the one part, and Sir Iohn Iolles Knight, and Alderman of London, and divers other of the Copy-hold Tenants of the said Mannors (whose names are parti∣cularly in the said Indenture recited) on the other part: for the appeasing and finall end of the said differences, and for prevention of the like, and all other which (in time to come) might happen, arise or grow, betwixt the said Lord his heires or assignes, Lords of the said Mannors, and the said Copy-hold Te∣nants, their heires or assignes, to cove∣nant, grant, conclude, and fully agree to the effect following, that is to say:
Imprimis, that the said Thomas Lord Wentworth is,* 1.4 and untill a perfect Act of Parliament shall bee had and made, whereby all the liberties, priviledges, benefits, customes, immunities, dis∣charges, additions, alterations, enlarge∣ments, matters and things, in the Sce∣dules to the said Indenture annexed, mentioned; shall be for ever confirmed, shall be and continue seized of a good, absolute and indefeazeable estate of In∣heritance in fee-simple to him and his