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Indenture concerning Trenarlet and Penhale, St Tudy, 18 October 1832

Manor of Tinten
 
Be it remembered that a Special Court held in and for the said manor at Holles Gate in the parish of Saint Tudy in the County of Cornwall/ parcel of the Customary Lands of the said Manor/ the Eighteenth day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight Hundred and thirty two Before Charles Coode Gentleman, Deputy Steward, Giles Jory Lang, Reeve, Henry Cottell, and Richard Grose, Customary Tenants of the said Manor.
 
Whereas, Harry Hocken of Trenarlet in the parish of Saint Tudy in the County of Cornwall Gentleman hath by his Petition set forth that he holds for his own life and the life of Mary Hocken his Sister by copy of Court Roll bearing date the fourteenth day of February One thousand Eight hundred and six three Tenements in Trenarlet and a Cottage House and garden at Penhale within the said Manor parcel of the annexed Duchy of Cornwall in the County of Cornwall under the old yearly Rent of Three pounds ten shillings and Four pence halfpenny together with Five pounds Eighteen shillings and eight pence per annum for the redeemed Land tax and praying that a Reversionary copy of the said premises might be granted to him for the life of William Hocken his son aged two years for a moderate fine and under the same old yearly Rent Which Petition being referred to Timothy Brent Esquire, Surveyor General of the Duchy of Cornwall he hath reported that he was of opinion that the said Harry Hocken might add a third life thereon as desired for the fine and Fees of Four hundred pounds reserving the old yearly Rent of Three pounds ten shillings and Four pence halfpenny together with Five pounds Eighteen shillings and eight pence per annum for the redeemed Land tax upon the said premises.
 
Whereupon at this court came the said Harry Hocken and took of the Lord of the said Manor by the Rod according to the custom of the said Manor by His delivery of the said Deputy Steward/ in pursuance of a Warrant bearing the Nineteenth day of April last past directed to the Steward of the said Manor or his lawful Deputy/ the Tenements Cottage House and Garden with the appurtenances for the life of the said William Hocken To hold to him for life according to the custom of the said Manor in the Reversion of the said Harry Hocken and Mary Hocken/now Mary Bligh Under and subject to the old yearly Rent of Three pounds Ten shillings and four pence halfpenny together with Five pounds Eighteen shillings and Eight pence per annum for the redeemed Land tax Together with all Heriots works customs and other Services heretofore formerly due and of right accustomed And for such his Estate in the premises as aforesaid the said Harry Hocken gave to the Lord of the said Manor for a Fine Three hundred and ninety four pounds and his admittance and fealty is respited Until and so forth Given under my hand and Seal the day and year first above written/.

  Chas Coode
Gy Steward

 
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Transcribed by Christine Connon Perry from a document in the Malcolm McCarthy Collection