1632 Stocken Farm Summary

click 1631 Lease of Stocken Farm for summary of 1631 document.

This long document dated 14th April 1632 is held in the Hants Record Office. It details the assent of the letting of Stocking (Stocken) Farm to Henry Lacey.

It confirms that Laws made the Great Seal of Queen Elizabeth hold good throughout

On 15th January 1578 Queen Elizabeth let the Manor of Princes Risborough to Thomas Cornwallis for 50 years, lately in the tenure of one Elizabeth Pigott widdow. (15 January 1578 to 14th January 1628), paying an annual rent of £16 11s 7d half penny. To be paid to her bayliffe in Princes Risborough in two half yearly installments

On October 9th Queen Anne reconfirmed this.

1612 King James let the Manor of Princes Risborough to Henry Knollys Esq. for 21 years from the end of the former lease. (January 1628 to January1649)

An Indenture dated 1st December 1620 Henry Knollys and his wife assined the Manor of Princes Risborough to William Inkett, including one messuage called Stocking and ten acres of land now or late in the occupation of Henry Lacey and one acre of meadow called Bedmeade with their appurtenances, which were already lett

An Indenture dated 13 August 1621 in 18th year of the reign of King James which stated that William Inkett lett Stockings to Henry Lacey for 21 years 13 August 1621 to 12th August 1642 from Michaelmas for £4- 5 shillings and one coupleof capons? to be paid to Joane Chibnall and her assignes. Confirming that neither William Wydsor, Susan Biscrowe both or one of them have the right to assign the messuage.

1612 King James let the Manor of Princes Risborough to Henry Knollys Esq. for 21 years from the end of the former lease. (January 1628 to January1649)

An Indenture dated 1st December 1620 Henry Knollys and his wife assined the Manor of Princes Risborough to William Inkett, including one messuage called Stocking and ten acres of land now or late in the occupation of Henry Lacey and one acre of meadow called Bedmeade with their appurtenances, which were already lett.

William Inkett died

10th January of ? year of the reign of King Charles Elizabeth Inkett, widow, and John Housey, Knight, Manor of Princes Risborough,demised the messuage called Stockings and the ten acres of land and one acre of meadow and other things mentioned to Susan Biscowe for 35 years

In 1628 King Charles I, Sold the Manor of Princes Risborough to the City of London to go towards his debts. The Manor then went into private ownership. The Chibnalls are thought to have been the first

Joan Chibnall paid £55 to William Wyndsor and Susan Biscrowe for the certain properties including the messuage Stockings Farm.

This Indenture dated 1632 witnesses that Joan Chibnall and her assignes have sold to Edmund Gregorie and his assignes the messuage Stockings Farm, lett to Henry Lacey, and his assignes for the next ? years, and it is lawful for Edmund Gregorie to hold the messuage, land etc.,without disturbance