Indenture being a feoffment by William Rogers, of Dowdeswell, gentleman, in consideration...

Indenture being a feoffment by William Rogers, of Dowdeswell, gentleman, in consideration of a marriage already had between John Higford, son and heir apparent of John Higford, of Dixton, esquire, and 'Dorothie the sole and only daughter and nowe heire apparant of the said William Rogers,' and in part performance of covenants in indentures, 6 May, 33 Elizabeth, between the said John, the father, and himself, to John Pledall and George Masters, esquires, and Kynnard Delabere and John Whittington, gentlemen, to the uses in the said indentures contained, of the capital messuage or farm of Rosseley alias Rostley with its appurtenances, in the parish of Wythington, and of all other his land, etc. there, sometime parcel of the possessions of the monastery of Wynchcombe; also of the 'mannour howse mancion place capitall messuage or farme in Dowdeswell aforesaide wherein I the saide William Rogers doe nowe inhabite and dwell,' with the appurtenances, as enjoyed by himself or William Rogers, his father, deceased, with all his land, etc. in Over and Nether Dowdeswell and in Peglesworth, 'lyinge on the south side or south parte of the Queene's Majesties highe waye leadinge from Cheltnam and from the lordshipp or mannor of Charleton Kinges,' 'throughe the parishe of Nether Dowdeswell aforesaide by the churchyard wall of the parishe churche there neare unto a place there called' 'the Perrye Tree Quarre or the newe Quarre, and from the sayde Quarre towardes Northlache'; to hold to the uses specified in the said indenture. Gloucestershire. 13 May, 33 Elizabeth. Signed Wyllyam Rogers. Witnesses' names, Walter Compton, Abraham Huggeford, and others, endorsed; also 16. John Hygford.