1624 November 26th, in the 22nd year of James. Admittance extracted from the court rolls of the manor of Colley; at the Small Court of the Most Noble Thomas Earl of Arundel and Surrey and William Earl of Pembroke Lord Chamberlain of the King's Court of Chancery held on the above date when it was found by the homage, to wit, by the oath of Humfrey Willson, Stephan Fox, John Waynewright, John Foster, Francis Jessopp, and George Ibotson, that John Oxpring son and heir of John Oxpring, died before the holding of that Court, to wit, about the 15th day of August then last passed, seised of his demesne as of fee, according to the custom of the said manor, of and in two messuages and two cottages with the appurtenances in Crookes, with all lands and tenements to the same messuages and cottages belonging, late of Richard Birkinshawes formerly Shawes, and then or late in the several tenures or occupations of Robert Gilbert, William Hartley, Emma Myles and Emote Oxpring widow, and that Thomas Oxpring then of Wickersley was a kinsman and next heir of the said John Oxpring the son, namely as brother of the said John Oxpring, father of the said John Oxpring the son, and aged fifty-seven years or thereabouts at the time of taking the inquisition; to which said Thomas Oxpring the lords, by their steward forthwith granted seisin, to hold to him and his heirs for ever, according to the custom of the manor. He was admitted tenant and did fealty to the lords. Ro Butler deputy steward. witness, Fr. West.
1625(-6) March 11th, in the 1st year of Charles I. Surrender and Admittance extracted from the court roll of the manor of Colley at a Court Baron of the Most Noble Thomas Earl of Arundell and Surrey and William Earl of Pembroke, held there on the above date, when it was found by the homage, to wit, by the oath of Anthony Rallinson gent, John Hoole, William Carr, John Beete, John Machon, Humphrey Willson, William Wyld, Richard Woodrove, John Waynewright, William Hinchclyffe, Francis Jessopp and Hugh Spooner that Thomas Oxpring senior formerly of Wickersley co York yeoman, who previously, to wit, at the court of the said manor held the 17th day of December 1624 came and surrendered into the hands of the lords, two messuages and two cottages with the appurtenances in Crookes, within the jurisdiction of that court, and all customary land, tenements and hereditaments whatsoever or wheresoever appurtenant, or with the same usually used, enjoyed and occupied, and known as parcel or member thereof; to the use of himself Thomas and Anne his wife for the term of their lives and the longest liver; and after their decease to the only use and behoof of Thomas Oxpring his son and heir apparent and the heirs and assigns of him Thomas Oxpring the son; further it was found that Thomas Oxspring senior died on the 9th day of March then instant ; and the said Anne still survived, to wit, at Wickersley; upon which came the said Thomas Oxpring the son and prayed to be admitted as tenant to the reversion of the said tenements with the appurtenances, on the falling in after the death of the said Anne, according to the form and effect of the said surrender and the custom of the manor, to whom the lords by their steward granted seisin, the tenant doing fealty to the lords. Signed Ro Butler deputy steward.