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THIS INDENTURE made the 21st day of July in the 17th year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith and so forth and in the year of Our Lord 1777 BETWEEN Joseph Bennett of the Parish of Saint Kew in the County of Cornwall Clerk of the one part and John Marshall of Borough of Camelford in the said County Surgeon of the other part WITNESSETH that the said Joseph Bennett for and in consideration of the sum of £25 good and lawful money of Great Britain in hand paid by the said John Marshall at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents (the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged) HATH granted demised and leased and hereby doth grant demise and lease unto the said John Marshall ALL that messuage and tenement with all and singular its appurtenances commonly called or known by the name of the Horselings and the Wellpark being 2 fields and do contain by estimation 2 acres and a half and are part or parcel of the Manor of Trewassa situate lying and being in the village and fields of Trewassa within the parish of Davidstow in the County aforesaid and lately in the possession of Charles Martin his undertenant or undertenants EXCEPTING and always reserving out of this present demise and grant unto the said Joseph Bennett his Heirs and Assigns all timber trees and saplings and trees likely to become timber now growing or hereafter to grow in or upon the said premises or any part thereof with free liberty of ingress egress and regress in and through the said premises to fell root up cut down and carry away the same and also free liberty to dig delve and search for tin or any other metals and quarries and tin or any other metals or stone there found to take and dress and carry away and likewise excepting free warren and all that to free warren belongeth and all Royalties whatsoever TO HAVE AND TO HOLD and all and singular the said premises with appurtenances (except before excepted) unto the said John Marshall his Executors Administrators and Assigns from the day of the date of these presents for and during the full term of 99 years thence next ensuing fully to be complete and ended Elizabeth Marshall aged 8 years Christian Marshall aged 6 years and Sarah Marshall aged 4 years the daughters of Nicholas Marshall of Tintagel Gentleman who is the brother of the said John Marshall or any or either of them shall so long happen to live HE the said John Marshall his Executors Administrators and Assigns YIELDING AND PAYING therefore yearly and every year during the said Term unto the said Joseph Bennett his Heirs and Assigns the rent or sum of 4/- of lawful money of Great Britain clear of all deductions whatsoever at the 4 most usual days of payment of rent in the year that is to sayd Michaelmas Christmas Ladyday and Midsummer by equal quarterly payments the first and second payments whereof to be made4 at Michaelmas next ensuing the date hereof and one capon at Michaelmas yearly or one shilling for the same at the election of him the said Joseph Bennett his Heirs and Assigns AND ALSO yielding and paying nuto the said Joseph Bennett his Heirs and Assigns by and upon the deaths of the said John Marshall for himself his Executors Administrators and Assigns DOTH covenant promise and agree to and with the said Joseph Bennett his Heirs and Assigns that the said John Marshall his Executors Administrators and Assigns shall and will pay or cause to be paid unto the said Joseph Bennett his Heirs and Assigns the said yearly rent and other payments in manner and form aforesaid AND shall and will repair uphold maintain and keep all and singular the said premises hereby granted with the appurtenances and each part thereof in and with the necessary reparations during the said term and the same at the end thereof so well and sufficiently repaired and kept at his and their costs and charges shall and will leave and yield up AND shall and will do and perform suit and service to the Court and Courts of him the said Joseph Bennetts Manor of TREWASSA and also execute the office of Reeve as often as thereunto elected and all other offices and services belonging to the same Manor AND if it happen the said yearly rent or other payments aforesaid or any part of them shall be behind and unpaid after any of the days of payment aforesaid THEN it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Joseph Bennett his Heirs and Assigns into and upon the said premises to enter and distain and the distress herefound to sieze sell and dispose of according to Law AND in default of sufficient distress to be found on the said premises for satisfaction of the rent and other payments with all costs and charges thereon OR if the said John Marshall his Executors Administrators and Assigns shall suffer the said premises or any part thereof to be ruinous or in decay to the value of 10/- the same shall commit permit suffer any act or thing whatsoever prejudicial to the Title oe Estate of the said Joseph Bennett his Heirs and Assigns and in the said premises THEN for all any or either of the causes aforesaid it shall and may be lawful for the said Joseph Bennett his Heirs and Assigns into and upon the said premises or any part thereof in the Name of the whole to re-enter the same to have again repossess and enjoy as in his or their former Estate notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary AND the said Joseph Bennett and his Heirs all and singular the said demised premises with the appurtenances (except before excepted) unto the said John Marshall his Executors Administrators and Assigns under the yearly rent covenants conditions and agreements before expressed against all persons whatsoever lawfully claiming the same shall and will warrant acquit and by these presents during the said term hereby granted defend IN WITNESS whereof the p[arties aforesaid have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year above said 1777
Jos Bennett
 
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of
John Wade Junior
Arthur Wade

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A document from the Malcolm McCarthy Collection