Demise for lives of Rees Lewis, wife Margaret Lewis, son Rees Lewis (aged 3), for yearly rent of £2 6s, 2 capons or 20d in lieu, a day's mowing in hay harvest or 1s in lieu, a day's reaping in corn harvest or 1s 4d. in lieu, 20s in lieu of heriot, and suit of court and mill Herbert Mackworth (as in 8p, to Rees Lewis of Neath, carpenter A dwelling house in New Street, with outhouses and gardens; in Neath; Covenants: Rees Lewis to demolish old house and build a new one (30 x 18ft.), then to keep it in good repair and fenced, and to pay toll to Portreeve on salt unloaded in river Neath. 1 Feb 1768. Mark and seal of Rees Lewis. Witnesses William Cross, John Jenkins

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      GB 216 D/D Gn 400
  • Dates of Creation
      1 Feb 1768
  • Language of Material
      English
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      1 parchment