Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire

The Manor House was evidently in the hands of Thomas Smythe and his wife Margaret, when in 1562, for 280 pounds they sold it to Francis Cotton. Seven years later, in 1569, Francis Cotton and his wife Alice convey it to Brian Cave much improved. Brian Cave and his wife Bridget Skipwith[http://books.google.com/books?vid=0HrP2TKGW9XneD_m&id=oGMBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA80&lpg=PA80&dq=%22Brian+Cave%22], of Ingarsby, feoff the Manor to William Brocas in 1573. By 1590 when there is a recovery by John Gobart, the manorlands have been much reduced, in fact it would appear perhaps that they have been divided in two albeit unequal portions.  A few years later in 1593/4 John Gobart and his wife Lucy Smyth convey their interest to Erasmus Smyth and his son Roger Smyth for a total of 1600 pounds. In 1597, a pre-nuptial conveyence from Erasmus Smyth to his son Roger Smyth his bride Jane Heron and their issue.

Witnesses: Richard Estwicke, James Smyth, Thomas Davenporte, David Chapman, Roger Haddon, Erasmus Gille.

----- recital of grants of annuities of £50 to Jane and £100 to Roger by (i) by deeds of previous day.

(ii) to (i) the manor of Boresworth with appurtenances and of one messuage, 2 cottages, 2  

watermills, a dovecote, 2 gardens, 120 acres of land, 50 acres meadow, 100 acres of pasture and

100 acres of furze and heath and five shillings rent with rent of a pound of pepper and a pound

of cinnamon and view of frankpledge but not the advowson of the church of Boresworth.