Counterpart of demise by John Reskymer, esquire, son and heir of John Reskymer, esquire,...

Counterpart of demise by John Reskymer, esquire, son and heir of John Reskymer, esquire, to John Humfray, Joan his wife, and John and William, their sons, for the term of their lives in survivorship, of a toft in Marhasbean, to build a new house thereon within seven years, and of three closes, called 'Parke Chypons,' 'Parke an Parcour' and 'Began Knappe,' and a piece of land, whereof the toft lies between lands of the heirs of Lanharth, the heirs of Vyvyan, the heirs of John Rawe and 'le cornyn,' on the east, west, north and south; the close called 'Parke Chypons' lies between other lands of his, the bridge called in English 'Pons Bolyn,' land of the heirs of Vyvyan and land of the heirs of Lanharth, on the north, south, east and west; the close called 'Park an Parcour' between 'Parke eneythyn,' land of the heirs of Brevannek Wolas, the highway to Trethwall mill and land of John Mercer, on the north, west, south and east; the close called 'Began Knape' between land of the marquess of Dorset on the east, of John Clys on the north and west, and of David Manegere on the south; and the piece of land lies between the lands of Lanharth and Vyvyan on the east and west; rent, 28s. 6d. viz. 2s. for the toft and 26s. for the closes and land, doing suit of his court of Marhas- bean twice a year, in May and September, and 6s. 8d. heriots on deaths; attorneys to deliver seisin, John Penros and James Chynowth. Marhasbean, 30 September, 24 Henry VIII. Signed John Reskym'. [Cornwall]