bear widow against bear ld raym count in dower Northumberland to wit Ann Bates  widow who be the wife of Ralph Bates Esq by Edward Hansley her attorney demand  against Thomas Bates gentle the three part of twenty message two garden acre  of land acre of meadow acre of pasture and acre of more with the appurtenance  in Hertford east Harford Halliwell milburn and the parish of Woodhorne Garsden  and pont island as her dower of the endowment of the aforesaid Ralph sometime  her husband whereof she nothing have c and the say Thomas by Robert Bewicke  Esq who be admit by the king court here to prosecute for the say Thomas who be  within age as the guardian of he the say Thomas come and say that the  aforesaid Ann ought not to have her dower of the tenement aforesaid with the  appurtenance of the endowment of the say Ralph sometime her husband because he  say that the say Ralph sometime her husband neither on the day when he marry  the aforesaid Ann nor at any time afterward be seize of the tenement aforesaid  with the appurtenance whereof c of such estate so that the say Ann can be  endow thereof and of this he put himself upon the country and the say Ann  likewise therefore the sheriff be command that he cause to come here in three  week from the day of the holy Trinity twelve c by who c and who neither c to  recognize c because as well c at which day the jury between the party  aforesaid of the plea aforesaid be respite thereupon between they here until  this day that be to say from the day of saint Michael in three week then next  follow unless the justice of the lord the king assign to take the assize in  the county aforesaid by form of the statute c shall before come on Saturday  the that day of August next Lord Raymond pass at the castle of Newcastle upon  tine in the county aforesaid and now here at this day come as well the say Ann  by her attorney aforesaid as the say Thomas by his guardian aforesaid and the  say justice before who at the assize c have send here their record in these  word afterward on the day and at the place within contain before Edward ware  Knt chief baron of the exchequer of the lord the king and John Turton Knt one  of the justice of the lord the king assign to hold plead before the king  himself justice of he the say lord the kin assign to take the assize in the  county of Northumberland by form of the statute Lord Raymond er p c come as  well the within name Ann Bates by her attorney within contain as the within  write Thomas Bates by his guardian within write and the juror of the jury  whereof mention be within make be call some of they that be to say Francis  Huntridge Lionel Windship John hall Gerard Browel John Alder Roger Snawden  Christopher milburn and Thomas armourer come and be swear upon that jury and  because the rest of the juror of the same jury do not appear therefore other  of the bystander choose by the sheriff of the county aforesaid at the request  of the say Ann Bates and by command of the justice aforesaid be new appoint  who name be affiled in the panel within write accord to the form of the  statute in such case make and provide which say juror so new appoint that be  to say Cuthbert heron John wade Thomas Reanly and George harle be call  likewise come who be choose try and swear to speak the truth concern the  matter within contain together with the other juror aforesaid before impanel  as to message two garden acre of land acre of meadow acre of pasture and acre  of more with the appurtenance in Hartford east Harford Halliwell and the  parish of Woodhorne and Garsden within write parcel of the tenement within  specify say upon their oath that long before the espousal celebrate between  the aforesaid Richard Bates and the say Ann one Ralph Bates Esq the father of  he the say Ralph Bates sometime her husband c be seize of and in the aforesaid  parcel of the tenement aforesaid with the appurtenance in his demesne as of  fee and he the say Ralph Bates the father be so seize thereof he the say Ralph  Bates the father on the d day of may in the that year of the reign of the Lord  Charles the second late king of England c by a certain indenture make between  he the say Ralph Bates the father and the within name Ralph Bates the son of  the say Ralph the father by the name of Ralph Bates of Halliwell in the county  of Northumberland Esq and Lord Raymond Ralph Bates the son and heir apparent  of the say Ralph Bates of the one part and Robert Bewicke Esq and Thomas  Bewicke gentle by the name of Robert Bewicke of Closehouse in the county of  Northumberland Esq and Thomas Bewicke of the town and county of Newcastle upon  tine gentle of the other part seal with the seal of the aforesaid Ralph Bates  the father and Ralph Bates the son to the jury aforesaid in evidence show the  date whereof be the day and year last abovesaid for and in consideration of  five shilling of lawful money of England to the say Ralph Bates the father and  Ralph Bates the son by the say Robert Bewicke and Thomas Bewicke pay bargain  and sell to the say Robert Bewicke and Thomas Bewicke and their assign the  aforesaid parcel of the tenement aforesaid with the appurtenance among other  thing and the say Ralph Bates the son by the same indenture confirm the  aforesaid bargain and sale to have and to hold the aforesaid parcel of the  tenement aforesaid with the appurtenance to the say Robert Bewicke and Thomas  Bewicke and their assign from the day next before the date of the indenture  aforesaid for and during the term of one year then next follow by virtue of  which say bargain and sale and by force of the statute in the parliament of  the Lord Henry the eight late king of England hold in the that year of his  reign make and provide for transfer of use into possession the aforesaid  Robert Bewicke and Thomas Bewicke be possess of the say parcel of the tenement  aforesaid with the appurtenance and be so possess thereof and the say Ralph  Bates the father be seize in his demesne as of fee of the reversion thereof he  the say Ralph Bates the father afterward to wit on the that day of may in the  that year of the reign of the say late king Charles the second abovesaid by a  certain other indenture make between they the say Ralph Bates the father and  Ralph Bates the son of the one part and the aforesaid Robert Bewicke and  Thomas Bewicke of the other part and seal with the seal of the say Ralph and  Ralph to the juror in evidence show the date whereof be the day and year last  abovesaid for the consideration in the same indenture mention grant and  release to the say Robert Bewicke and Thomas Bewicke and their heir the  aforesaid parcel of the tenement aforesaid with the appurtenance among other  thing and the reversion thereof and the say Ralph Bates the son confirm the  say grant and release to have and to hold to the aforesaid Robert Bewicke and  Thomas Bewicke and their heir to the use intention and purpose and under the  proviso and limitation in the same indenture last abovesaid of and concern the  say parcel of Lord Raymond er p the tenement aforesaid with the appurtenance  limit Lord Raymond declare and express the tenor of which say indenture follow  in these word this indenture make the that day of may in the that year of the  reign of our sovereign Lord Charles the second by the grace of God of England  Scotland France and Ireland king defender of the faith c between Ralph Bates  of Halliwell in the county of Northumberland Esq and Ralph Bates son and heir  apparent of the say Ralph Bates of the one part and Robert Bewicke of  Closehouse in the county of Northumberland Esq and Thomas Bewicke of the town  and county of Newcastle upon tine gentle of the other part witness that the  say Ralph Bates the father and Ralph Bates the son for and in consideration of  the sum of five shilling of good and lawful money of England to they in band  pay by the say Robert Bewicke and Thomas Bewicke before the seal and delivery  hereof the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge and for and in  consideration of a marriage by God permission to be short have and solemnized  by and between the say Ralph Bates the son and Margaret Bewicke daughter of  Thomas Bewicke of Closehouse aforesaid Esq and in consideration of a marriage  portion to be pay by the say Thomas Bewicke the father and for provide a  competent jointure and maintenance for the say Margaret in case she shall  survive the say Ralph Bates her intend husband and for settle the land  tenement and hereditament hereafter mention have give grant bargain and sell  release and confirm and by the see present do for they and their heir give  grant bargain and sell release and confirm unto the say Robert Bewicke and  Thomas Bewicke their heir and assign all and every the manor lordship demesne  town township capital message farmholds land tenement and hereditament of  Halliwell milburn and east Hertford with their and every of their right member  and appurtenance situate lie and be in the say county of Northumberland  together with all message house edifice building barn bears stable garden  orchard mill water watercourse land meadow pasture commons common of pasture  more waste warren rend service royalty privilege emolument profit commodity  advantage and appurtenance whatsoever to the say manor lordship demesne town  township capital message farmholds land tenement hereditament and premise or  any of they or any part or parcel thereof belong or in any wise appertain or  now or at any time heretofore common use occupy or enjoy repute take or know  as part parcel or member thereof or any part or parcel Lord Raymond thereof  and also all other the message land tenement and hereditament whatsoever of  they the say Ralph Bates the father and Ralph Bates the son or either of they  lie or be within the say county of Northumberland and the reversion and  reversion remainder and remainder of all and singular the say premise to have  and to hold all and every the say manor lordship demesne town township and  capital message farmholds land tenement hereditament and premise and every  part and parcel thereof with their and every of their appurtenance to the say  Robert Bewicke and Thomas Bewicke and their heir to the use intent and purpose  and under the proviso and limitation hereafter mention that be to say as for  and concern the manor lordship town township farmholds land tenement and  hereditament of milburn aforesaid to the use and behoof of the say Ralph Bates  the son for and during the time of his natural life without impeachment of or  for any manner of waste and from and after the death of the say Ralph Bates  the son then to the use and behoof of the say Margaret Bewicke his intend wife  for and in lieu of her jointure and in full satisfaction of all her right and  title of dower to all and every the land and tenement whereof the say Ralph  Bates shall be seize during the coverture between they and after the death of  the say Margaret Bewicke to the use and behoof of the first son of the body of  the say Ralph Bates the son upon the body of the say Margaret Bewicke his  intend wife lawful to be beget and to the heir male of the body of such first  son lawful to be beget and in default of such issue then to the use and behoof  of the second son of the body of the say Ralph Bates upon the body of the say  Margaret lawful to be beget and to the heir male of the body of such second  son lawful to be beget and in default of such issue then to the use and behoof  of the three son of the body of the say Ralph Bates upon the body of the say  Margaret Bewicke lawful to be beget and to the heir male of such Lord Raymond  er p three son lawful to be beget and in default of such issue then to the use  and behoof of the four son of the body of the say Ralph Bates upon the body of  the say Margaret lawful to be beget and to the heir male of the body of such  four son lawful to be beget and in default of such issue then to the use and  behoof of the five son of the body of the say Ralph Bates upon the body of the  say Margaret lawful to be beget and to the heir male of the body of such five  son lawful to be beget and in default of such issue then to the use and behoof  of the six son of the body of the say Ralph Bates upon the body Lord Raymond  of the say Margaret lawful to be beget and to the heir male of the body of  such six son lawful to be beget and in default of such issue then to the use  and behoof of the seven eight nine ten eleven and twelve son and all and every  the other son and son of the body of the say Ralph Bates the son upon the body  of the say Margaret lawful to be beget several and respective and to the heir  male of the body of every such seven eight nine ten eleven and twelve and  every other son or son of the body of the say Ralph Bates upon the body of the  say Margaret lawful to be beget several and respective the elder and the heir  male of his body always to be prefer before the young and the heir male of his  body accord to their several priority of birth and seniority of age respective  and in default of such issue then to the use and behoof of the heir male of  the body of the say Ralph Bates the son and in default of such issue then to  the use and behoof of the say Ralph Bates the father and the heir male of his  body lawful beget or to be beget and in default of such issue then to the use  and behoof of the right heir of the say Ralph Bates the son for ever and as  for and concern the manor lordship town township land tenement and  hereditament of Halliwell and east Hartford aforesaid to the use intent and  purpose that it shall and may be lawful to and for the say Ralph Bates the  father and Margaret his wife during their two natural life and the life of the  long liver of they to have take perceive and receive out of the same the  yearly sum or rend of one hundred and twenty pound of lawful money of England  at four day or time in the year that be to say the Feast of saint Philip and  Jacob common call Mayday the first day of August common call LammasDay the  Feast of saint Martin the bishop in winter common call MartinmasDay and the  second day of February common call candlemasday by even and equal portion the  first payment thereof to begin at or upon the Feast of saint Philip and Jacob  common call Mayday next ensue the date hereof and if it shall happen that the  say yearly rend or sum of one hundred and twenty pound or any part or parcel  thereof shall be behind in arrear or unpay by the space of twenty day next  after any of the say feast or time whereon the same ought to be pay as  aforesaid that then it shall and may be lawful to and for the say Ralph Bates  the father and Margaret his wife and the long liver of they into the say manor  lordship town township land tenement and hereditament of Halliwell and east  Hartford and every or any part or parcel Lord Raymond of they or either of  they to enter and distrain and the distress and distress there find to take  lead drive and carry away and the same to bold detain and impound until the  say rend and arrearage thereof shall be full pay and satisfy and to the  further use intent and purpose that it shall and may be lawful to and for mark  Bates second son of the say Ralph Bates the father during his natural life to  have hold perceive and receive out of the say manor lordship town township  land tenement and hereditament of east Hartford the yearly rend or sum of  thirty pound of lawful money of England at two day and time in the year that  be to say the first day of August common call LammasDay the second day of  February common call candlemasday by even and equal portion the first payment  thereof to begin at or upon the first day of August next ensue the date hereof  and if it shall happen that the say yearly rend or sum of thirty pound or any  part or parcel thereof shall be behind in arrear or unpay by the space of  twenty day next after any of the say feast or time whereon the same ought to  be pay as aforesaid that then it shall and may be lawful to and for the say  mark Bates into the say manor lordship town township land tenement and  hereditament of east Hartford and every or any part or parcel thereof to enter  and distrain and the distress or distress there find to take lead drive and  carry away and the same Lord Raymond er p to hold detain and impound until the  say rend of thirty pound and the arrearage thereof be full pay and satisfy and  further as for and concern the say manor lordship town township land tenement  and hereditament of HaIliwell and east Hartford so charge as aforesaid the  same shall go and be to the use and behoof of the say Ralph Bates the son for  and during his natural life without impeachment of or for any manner of waste  and after his decease to the use and behoof of the say Robert Bewicke and  Thomas Bewicke party to these present their executor and administrator for and  during the time and time of ninety and nine year from thenceforth next ensue  full to be complete end and run nevertheless upon the trust and subject to the  intent and purpose hereafter in or by these present mention and declare and  from and after the expiration or other determination of the say time of ninety  and nine year then to the use and behoof of the heir male of the body of the  say Ralph Bates the son lawful beget a d to be beget and in default of such  issue then to the use and behoof of the say Ralph Bates the father lawful  beget and in default thereof to the use of the right heir of the say Ralph  Bates the son for ever and it be Lord Raymond by these present provide and  declare that the say term for ninety and nine year unto the say Robert Bewicke  and Thomas Bewicke shall and be hereby declare to be upon this trust and  confidence and to the intent and purpose that in case the say Ralph Bates the  son shall die without issue male of his body lawful beget upon the body of the  say Margaret Bewicke his intend wife leave one or more daughter or daughter  between he and the say Margaret or in case the say issue male of the say Ralph  and Margaret shall fail in the lifetime of such daughter or daughter that then  the say Robert Bewicke and Thomas Bewicke their executor administrator or  assign or some of they shall levy and raise out of the clear rend issue and  profit of the say manor lordship town township land tenement and hereditament  of Halliwell and east Hartford aforesaid the full and just sum of fifteen  hundred pound of good and lawful money of England to be pay unto such daughter  or daughter and if more than one to be equal divide among they and also shall  levy raise and provide out of the say clear rend issue and profit thereof  convenient and sufficient maintenance for such daughter or daughter accord to  their degree and quality until the whole sum of fifteen hundred pound shall be  full raise and levy and if any of the say daughter or daughter shall die  before she attain the full age of one and twenty year or be marry that then  the part or portion of each daughter so die shall fall and be pay to the  survive daughter or daughter and after the say sum of fifteen hundred pound so  raise and pay as aforesaid then the say term of ninetynine year shall cease  and determine and the say Ralph Bates the father and Ralph Bates the son do  for themselves their heir executor and administrator and every of they  covenant grant and agree to and with the say Robert Bewicke and Thomas Bewicke  their executor administrator and assign and every of they that all and every  the say manor lordship town township land tenement and hereditament above  mention shall remain continue and be to the use intent and purpose above  mention and that the say manor lordship town township land tenement and  hereditament of milburn limit in jointure to the say Margaret Bewicke intend  wife of the say Ralph Bates the son as aforesaid and every part and parcel  thereof shall remain continue and be clear and free of or from all title  charge and encumbrance whatsoever during the natural life of the say Margaret  Bewicke and the say Ralph Bates the father and Ralph Bates the son do for  themselves their heir executor administrator and assign several covenant grant  and Lord Raymond agree to and with the say Robert Bewicke and Thomas Bewicke  their executor administrator and assign that the say Ralph Bates the father  and Ralph Bates the son or the one of they now be or be at the time of seal  and delivery of these present lawful and rightful seize in their or the one of  their demesne as of fee of and in the say manor lordship town township land  tenement hereditament and premise of and in a good and absolute estate in the  law of feesimple and that they the say Ralph Bates the father and Ralph Bates  the son or the one of they now have or have good power and authority in the  law to grant the premise above mention to the use intent and purpose aforesaid  and that the same be or shall be free or otherwise well and sufficient save  harmless and indemnified of and from all and Lord Raymond er p all manner of  encumbrance whatsoever commit do or suffer by the say Ralph Bates the father  and Ralph Bates the son or either of they and that they the say Ralph Bates  the father and Margaret his wife and Ralph Bates the son and every other  person or person lawful claim or to claim by from or under they or either or  any of they shall and will from time to time and at all time hereafter within  the space of seven year next ensue upon the reasonable request of the  said Robert Bewicke and Thomas Bewicke their executor administrator or assign  and at the proper cost and charge of the say Ralph Bates the father and Ralph  Bates the son make do acknowledge levy suffer perfect finish and execute or  cause to be make do acknowledge levy suffer perfect finish and execute all and  every such further and other lawful and reasonable act and act thing and thing  conveyance and conveyance assurance or assurance in the law whatsoever for the  further better and more perfect grant convey assure and secure of the say  manor lordship town township land tenement hereditament and premise and every  part and parcel thereof to the use intent and purpose aforesaid be it by deed  or deed fine or fine with proclamation or without recovery or recovery with  single or double voucher or voucher or by all or any of the say way or mean or  by any other way or mean whatsoever as by the say Robert Bewicke and Thomas  Bewicke their heir or assign or any of they or their or any of their council  learned in the law shall or may be reasonable devise advice or require in  witness whereof the say party to these present indenture interchangeable have  set their hand and seal the day and year first abovewritten and the say juror  further say upon their oath that the aforesaid manor tenement and hereditament  of Halliwell and Lord Raymond east Hartford in the say indenture last mention  specify lie and be in Hartford east Hartford Halliwell and the parish of  Woodhorne and Garsdon within mention and be the aforesaid parcel of the  tenement aforesaid with the appurtenance within specify and that after the  make of the indenture aforesaid to wit on the that day of June in the that  year abovesaid the espousal be celebrate between the aforesaid Ralph Bates the  son and the say Margaret Bewicke and that the say Ralph Bates the son by  virtue of the grant aforesaid and by force of the statute aforesaid be seize  of the say parcel of the tenement aforesaid with the appurtenance as the law  require and they the say Ralph Bates the son and Margaret after the espousal  be celebrate between they as before be set forth bad issue of their body  lawful beget the aforesaid Thomas Bates the now tenant their first beget son  and one r Bates their second son and they have no other issue of their body  beget and afterward the say Margaret who be marry to the say Ralph Bates the  son as aforesaid and the say r Bates and the say Ralph Bates the father and  Margaret his wife die and the say Ralph Bates the son survive the say Margaret  his wife and the say Ralph Bates the father and Margaret his wife and the say  Ralph Bates the son be seize of the aforesaid parcel of the tenement aforesaid  with the appurtenance as before be set forth afterward marry to his wife the  aforesaid Ann the now demandant and moreover the say juror say upon their oath  aforesaid that the say Ralph Bates sometime her husband on the day when he  espouse the aforesaid Ann and afterward be seize of the aforesaid parcel of  the tenement aforesaid with the appurtenance by virtue of the indenture  aforesaid and by force of the say statute for transfer of use into possession  as the law require accord to the form and effect of the indenture aforesaid  and be so seize thereof afterward die seize of such his estate thereof and as  to the residue of the tenement within write with the appurtenance they the say  juror upon their oath aforesaid say that the within name Ralph Bates sometime  the husband and c neither upon the day when he marry the aforesaid Ann nor at  any time afterward be seize of the say residue of the tenement aforesaid with  the appurtenance of such his estate so that the say Ann the now demandant can  be endow thereof as the aforesaid Thomas Bates within in plead thereof have  allege but whether upon the whole matter aforesaid by the juror aforesaid  above find the say Ralph Bates sometime the husband c on the day when he marry  the aforesaid Ann the now demandant or at any time afterward Lord Raymond be  seize of the say message two garden acre of land acre of meadow acre of  pasture and acre of more with the appurtenance in Hartford east Harford  Halliwell and the Lord Raymond er p parish of Woodhorne and Garsdon aforesaid  whereof c of such his estate so that the say Ann can be endow thereof or not  they the say juror be whole ignorant and thereupon pray the advice of the  court here and if upon the whole matter aforesaid in form aforesaid find it  shall seem to the court here that the say Ralph sometime the husband c on the  day when be marry the say Ann the now demandant and afterward be seize of the  say message two garden acre of land acre of meadow acre of pasture and acre of  more with the appurtenance whereof c of such his estate so that the say Ann  can be endow thereof then the juror aforesaid say upon their say oath that the  say Ralph sometime the husband of the say Ann be now demandant on the day when  he marry the say Ann and afterward be seize of the say message two garden acre  of land acre of meadow acre of pasture and acre of more with the appurtenance  whereof c of such his estate so that the say Ann can be endow thereof and that  the say Ralph sometime the husband c of the say message two garden acre of  land acre of meadow acre of pasture and acre f more whereof c of such his  estate be seize on the that day of July in the that year of the reign of the  lord the now king die so seize thereof and that the say message two garden  acre of land acre of meadow acre of pasture and acre of more with the  appurtenance whereof c be worth by the year in all issue beyond reprize and  they assess the damage of her the say Ann the now demandant by reason of the  detain her dower thereof beyond the value aforesaid and beside her cost and  charge by her lie out about her suit in this behalf to two penny and for those  cost and charge to S and if upon the whole matter aforesaid in form aforesaid  find it shall seem to the court here that the say Ralph sometime the husband c  neither on the day when be marry the say Ann the now demandant nor at any time  afterward be seize of the say message two garden acre of land acre of meadow  acre of pasture and acre of more with the appurtenance whereof c of such his  estate so that the say Ann can be endow thereof then they the say juror say  upon their say oath that the say Ralph sometime the husband c neither on the  day when he marry the say Ann the now demandant nor at Lord Raymond any time  afterward be seize of the say message two garden acre of land acre of meadow  acre of pasture and acre of more with the appurtenance whereof c of such his  estate so that the say Ann can be endow thereof and because the justice here  will advice themselves of and upon the premise before they give judgement  thereupon day be give to the party aforesaid here until in eight day of saint  Hilary to bear their judgement thereof for that the say justice here be not  thereupon yet c