CVI. 20 July 1552

Know all present and future that 1, Richard Collard, have given, granted, and by this my present indented charter have confirmed to Henry Jelcyn, and John Jolle, a messuage, a fruit garden, and nine acres and a half of land and wood, of which the said messuage, fruit garden, and two acres of land more or less, with appurtenances, lie and are in the parish of Swinefield, in the county of Kent, at a certain place commonly called Evering, on the King's highway there to the south, and the aforesaid seven acres and a half of land and wood together lie in three plots or parcels in the parish of Alkham, in the county aforesaid, of which one plot, containing four acres of ground, is called Massingham, another plot of wood, containing one acre and a half of wood, is called Ghoshet, and a third plot, containing two acres of land, and adjoins to the aforesaid acre and a half of wood, and >vas recently acquired from John Colley : to have and to hold as well the aforesaid messuage, fruit garden, and two acres of land with appurtenances in the parish of Swinefield aforesaid, as the aforesaid seven acres and a half of land and wood in the parish of Alkham aforesaid, to the aforesaid Henry Jekyn, and John Jolle, and their heirs for ever, for the use of me, Richard Collard aforesaid, for the term of the life of me, the aforesaid Richard, without im peachment of waste, and after the decease of me, the aforesaid Richard, for the use of a certain Daniel Collard, my son, and his heirs for ever, from the capital lords of that fee by the service therefor formerly owed and by right accustomed : and I, the aforesaid Richard Collard, and my heirs, will warrant the aforesaid messuage, fruit garden, and other the premises with appurtenances to the aforesaid Henry Jekyn, and John Jolle, and their heirs, to the use aforesaid against all men by the presents for ever. 

In witness whereof I have affixed my seal to either part of this my present indented charter. 

Given on the twentieth day of July in the sixth year of the reign of the Lord lulward V'l., by the grace of God King of England, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, and on earth Supreme Head of the English and Irish Church. 

In dono : Wytnes at thys sayt delyveryng Wyllyam Ovenys : John Scot — , vicar off" Alkham ; Wyllyam Ncdcrsalt ; Nycholas Lade.