mill called a Brasell Mill, with the houses, lands, &c., thereto belonging, lying in the parishes, vills and fields of Ospringe, Fersham and Devington aforesaid, now or late in the tenure of William Hampton; also in his demesne as of fee of the manor of Churchestrete in the parish of Allhallowes Stoke and St. Mary's in co. Kent.

And further the said Henry Coppinger long before his death in consideration of a marriage formerly had between the said Thomas Coppinger his son and heir apparent of the one part, and Frances Coppinger daughter of William Broke, Knight, Lord Cobham, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, and now the wife of the said Thomas Coppinger, of the other part, and in performance of certain covenants specified in a deed dated 16 February, 10 Eliz. [1568], by deed dated 1 May, 10 Eliz. [1568], made between Henry Nevill, Knight, Lord Burgavenye and William Broke, Knight, Lord Cobham of the one part and the said Henry Coppinger of the other part gave to Francis Coppinger, daughter of the said Lord Cobham and now wife of the said Thomas Coppinger, an annuity or yearly rent of 100 marks issuing out of all the premises in Devington and Ravens in co. Kent, and Preston, Feversham, Ludnam, Devington and Newington in the said county, now or late in the several tenures of Alvered Gyles, William Ashurste, John Bradbourne, gentlemen, Bartholomew Ball, and William Hampton: to hold to the said Frances after the death of the said Thomas during the life of the said Henry and Agnes his now wife.

By another deed of even date the said Henry Coppinger gave to the said Frances an annuity of £100 issuing out of all the said premises: to hold for her life after the deaths of the said Henry, Agnes and Thomas Coppinger.

Afterwards the said Henry and Thomas died, but the said Agnes still

survives.

The said Thomas Coppinger long before his death, by indenture dated 28 March, 17 Eliz. [1575], in consideration of the sum of £100 to him paid by John Taylor of Cobharn in co. Kent, gent., gave to the said John Taylor an annuity of £10 issuing out of the manor of Churchstreete and all the lands thereto belonging, situate in the parish of All Saints and out of all other the manors of the said Thomas in co. Kent: to hold to him and his heirs for ever, on condition that if the said Thomas should pay to the said John the said sum of £100 on the last day of March, 1577, at the porch of the Church of Cobham, then the said grant to be void and of no effect: at which said day neither the said Thomas Coppinger or his heirs had paid the said sum.

So seised, the said Thomas made his will dated 16 March, 1579 [here given in English], as follows:

I Thomas Coppinger of Allhallows in co. Kent, esq., and "highe shirryf" of the same county give to my brother Robert Coppinger the lease of the tenement and lands now in the tenure of John Waller for the same yearly rent as he now pays.

I give to my brother Raffe Coppinger a lease of my lands which he now occupies, for 21 years if he so long shall live, he paying no rent for the same.

I give to Frances my wife the annuity of £100 assured to her upon her marriage out of my lands in Feversham, &c.; also all my houses, lands, tenements and hereditaments whatsoever lying within the parishes of Allhallows Stoke and St. Mary, which I late purchased of my brother Ambrose Coppinger, for her life.

I will that my son William shall have to him and the heirs male of his body all my lands whatsoever and wheresoever on condition that he pay to my son Francis an annuity of £40 yearly for life, and also to my child unborn, if a man child £30 yearly, for life, and if a woman child then the sum of £300 on her marriage day.

Touching the entail of all my lands and tenements, if all my men children should die then my will is that the last will of my late father Mr. Henry Coppinger, deceased, shall be of full force and strength on condition that my said brother to whom I have made a devise of my lands and tenements in Feversham, Preston, Dore, Ludnam, Newenton, Stockeberrye, Babchild and Hartlippe shall be liable to pay to the marriage of my child unborn if a daughter £500.

The premises in the City of London are held of the Queen in chief by the service of the 20th part of a knight's fee and by the yearly rent of 295., and are worth per ann.. clear, £13 os. 4d. The manor of Buxall alias Bukesalles, Cockesalles, Old Nectons and Fasebornes with the advowson of Buxall, in Buxall, Ratisden, Hecham, Fynbarrowe and Bretham in co. Suffolk are held of the Queen as of her Duchy of Lancaster, by knight's service, and are worth per ann., clear, £36 7s. 54d. The 60 acres of land and other the premises in Buxall, Ratisden, Fynbarrowe, Hecham and Bitchenham are held of the Queen as of her said Duchy and are worth per ann., clear, £10. The manor of Devington in co. Kent is held of the Queen as of her manor of Feversham by fealty, suit at court and the yearly rent of £4 8s. od., and is worth per ann., clear, £10. The manor of Worndall alias Borden in co. Kent, is held of the Queen as of her manor of Milton by fealty and the rent of 135. 4d., and is worth per ann., clear, £16 13s. 4d. The manor of Ravens is held of the Dean and Chapter of the Church of Christ in Canterbury as of their manor of Copton, by fealty and the yearly rent of 31s. 6 d., and is worth per ann., clear, 100s. The 2 mills in Ospringe, Feversham and Devington

are held of Henry Lord Cheynee as of his manor of Quenecourt by fealty and the rent of 3s., and are worth per ann., clear, 60s. The mill called a Brasel mill in Ospringe, Feversham and Devington is held of the said Lord Cheynee as of his said manor by fealty and a rent of 12d., and is worth per ann., clear, 2s. 6d. The manor of Churchstrete is held of the Queen as of her manor of Wyndell by fealty and the rent of 10s., and is worth per ann., clear, £10.

Thomas Coppinger died 21 March, 22 Eliz. [1580]; the said William Coppinger is his son and next heir and is now aged 6 years, 10 months and 7 days.

Chan. Inq. p. m., 22 Eliz., part 2, No. 25.

Bartholomew Brookesbie, Gentleman. nquisition taken at the Guildhall, 18 May, 22 Eliz. [1580],

before William Cordell, Knight, Master of the Rolls of the Court of Chancery, Ruland Heyward, Knight, David Lewes Doctor of Laws and William Necton, gent., after the death of Bartholomew Brookesbie, gent., by virtue of a commission to them and to Thomas Fanshawe directed, by the oath of Robert Dickenson, Thomas Russell, John Ireland, William Stitche, Arthur Reynescrofte, Roger Hoell, Thomas Eliott, John Crowche, John Ricardes, Griffin Jones, William Jones, Henry Shawe, William Curtes, John Keblewhite, William Povie and Richard Smythe, who say that

Bartholomew Brookesbie was seised in his demesne as of fee of the moiety of a messuage called The Three Cranes in the Vyntree, lying in the parish of St. Martin in the Vintree in the ward of the Vintree in the City of London, now in the tenure of Thomas Prouse citizen and vintner of London; 1 messuage called the Sarazen's Head next the Yeldhall Gate of the said city, lying in the parish of St. Lawrence in Old Jewry, in the ward of Chepe, London, now or late in the several tenures of George Allen, Joan Frend, Robert Whipp and Fulk Heath; and 2 messuages in the parish of St. Dunstan in the West in the ward of Farringdon, without the said city, now or late in the tenures of William Kingsley, gent., and Henry Beverley.

The said moiety of the messuage called The Three Cranes in the Vintree is held of the Queen in free burgage of the said city, and is worth per ann., clear, £10. The said messuage called the Sarazen's Head in the parish of St. Laurence in Old Jewry is held of the Queen in free burgage of the said city by fealty only, and not in chief, and is worth

per ann., clear, £36 16s. 8d. The said 2 messuages lying in the parish of St Dunstan's in the West are held of the Queen in free and common socage by fealty only and not in chief, and are worth per ann., clear, £8.

Bartholomew Brookesbie died 10 August last past; Thomas Brookesbie is his kinsman and next heir, viz., son of Bartholomew Brookesbie, son of John Brookesbie, son of Bartholomew Brookesbie, father of William Brookesbie, father of the said Bartholomew named in the said commission, and was then aged 40 years and more.

Chan. Inq. p. m., 22 Eliz., part 2, No. 26.

I

Miles Exelbye, citizen and merchant-tailor.

nquisition taken at the Guildhall, 17 March, 22 Eliz. [1580],

before Thomas Woodroffe, Knight, Mayor and escheator, after the death of Miles Exelbye, citizen and merchant-tailor of London, by the oath of Robert Dyckenson, John Harrison, Thomas Russell, John Irelond, William Stytche, Arthur Reynescrofte, Roger Hoell, George Gynne, Thomas Elyot, John Crowche, John Ricardes, Griffin Jones, William Jones, William Curteys, John Keblewhite, William Povye, Richard Smyth and John Stoddard, who say that

Miles Exelbye was seised in his demesne as of fee of 2 messuages late purchased by him of Richard Tonge, gent., situate in Fleetstrete in the parish of St. Dunstan in the West in the suburbs of the city of London, between the messuage of John Walker on the west side and the messuage in the tenure of John Wooddie, skinner, on the east side, abutting upon the highway towards the Bar, and a certain parcel of land or garden belonging to the Inner Temple, London, towards the south; and I other messuage late in the tenure of Richard Bolto and now in that of John Nusham situate in Chancery Lane, in the parish of St. Dunstan aforesaid.

Long before the death of the said Miles Exilbye a certain William Reinold of the said Inner Temple, gent., and Lucy his wife were seised in their demesne as of fee of 1 messuage then in the tenure of Edward Lutwiche, gent.; and 2 cottages then in the several tenures of John Tressham and Thomas Trowte situate in Chancery Lane in the said parish of St. Dunstan; and so seised, the said William and Lucy for a sum of money to them paid by the said Miles Exelbye and Alice his wife, by their charter dated 6 April, 11 Eliz. [1569], granted and confirmed to the said Miles and Alice the said messuage and cottages, with all the shops, cellars, &c., thereto belonging, situate in Chancery Lane:

to hold to the said Miles and Alice and to the heirs of the said Miles for ever.

The said Miles was also seised in his demesne as of fee of 2 messuages in the several tenures of John Whytwell and Chamberlain, situate

in the city of Westminster in co. Middlesex and late parcel of the possessions of the Cathedral Church of Westminster, with the shops, cellars, &c., thereto belonging.

And so seised of all the above recited premises the said Miles Exelbye made his will dated 16 October, 21 Eliz. [1579], as follows [here given in English]:

I will that after the Queen shall be satisfied of a full third part (in 3 equal parts to be divided) of all my lands, &c., held of her in chief by knight's service or by socage in chief, the said third part shall descend immediately after my death to my eldest son William Exelbye. And as to the remaining 2 parts: whereas I made my wife Alice joint purchaser with me for her life of certain messuages, lands, &c., in Chancery Lane in the said parish of St. Dunstan, now or late in the several tenures of William Boby, Thomas Tresham and James Trowte: I will that after her death the said premises shall remain to my son Miles Exelbye and to the heirs of his body; for default, to my son William Exelbye and the heirs of his body; and for default, to my right heirs for ever.

I give to my said wife one other house in Chancery Lane in the tenure of John Newsham, for her life; after her decease I give the same to my said son Myles and to the heirs of his body; for default, the remainder thereof to my said son William and to the heirs of his body; and for default to my right heirs for ever, provided always that if my said wife will not accept in full recompense of her dower such lands as I have hereby assured to her, then my will is that she shall take no benefit of this my will.

Whereas my brother Richard Millward with my money has purchased to him and his heirs 1 messuage with shops, &c., thereto belonging, situate in Fletestrete in the said parish, in the tenure of John Woodye, skinner my will is that he shall convey the same to my wife and my son William and his heirs for ever, but if my wife shall claim any dower contrary to this my will then the said assurance of the said premises shall be made to my said son William and his heirs for ever.

I give all my lands, &c., in Westminster to my executors for so long and until they may have received out of the profits thereof the sum of £100 to the use of my daughter Elizabeth Exelbye, to be paid to her on the day of her marriage or at her age of 21 years; and afterwards to the use of my child unborn and the heirs male of his body if a son, but if it be a daughter and she be still living after the said £100 shall have been