Deed of covenants on sale of copyhold

Scope and Content

Parties 1. William Dawson of Swillington, yeo.

2. Joseph Green of Swillington, yeo.

3. Charles Viscount Irwin

Consideration: £30 to 1. and £60 to 2. paid by 3.

Reciting that 1. and 2. had surrendered by a straw to a messuage and Samuel Keeling, steward of the manor, out of court, a cottage in Colton with outhouse, croft and garden and 2 acres 31 per. by survey in the fields of Colton which had been mortgaged by 1. to 2.

Covenant that 1. and 2., or one of them, were seized in fee by copy of Court Roll according to the custom of the manor; for quiet enjoyment and further assurance.

Sigs. 2. seal, red wax, appl. on fold, dev.

Endorsed: Receipts for £30 and £60

Witensses: Richard Robson, Sam.Keeling

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Parchment 30 x 24 indented.