It shows land, I'm assuming owned by Timothy Brigginshaw, that are jointure? and entailed?. I'm guessing that jointure and entailed are legal jargon for how the land is to be used? divided? passed on?
Yes, as I understand it ...
The
Jointure Lands were freehold lands to be enjoyed jointly by husband and wife during their lifetimes. After the husband’s death, the widow continued to have a life interest in them, but she couldn’t sell them. After her death they were to descend to their legitimate sons (from p. 1: ‘To the use & behoof of the s(ai)d Ann Barneby for her Jointure & in satisfaction of the Dower & the heirs Males of her body by the s(ai)d T. Brigginshaw to be begotten’). The rent value of these jointure lands was £100 per annum (£83 + £17).
The
Entailed Lands were freehold lands which did not go to the wife after the husband’s death, but descended in ‘fee tail’, in this case to their legitimate sons (from p. 1: ‘And allso some other of his lands & tenements to the farther value of 150
li p(er) ann(um) and more, to the heirs Male of her body to be begotten as af(oresai)d after the decease of him the s(ai)d T. Brigginshaw’). The rent value of these entailed lands was £153 8s. 4d per annum.
Grand Total £253 8s. 4d per annum.
Also, I can see the £83 referred to previously in transcript but cannot make out the name of the person who is renting Earl's Court ..... William H?? any ideas please? Thank you.
I think the tenant is
Wm Hewster(?).