| Description | Parties: 1) Brian Empson senior, Gowle [Goole], yeoman 2) William Stephenson, Gowlefeild Houses, yeoman, John Stephenson, Swinfleete [Swinefleet], yeoman Property: mansion house in which he lives in Gowle, parish of Hooke [Hook], with 20 acres called Bishop Ground (River Ouse north; Moore Bancke south) To use of Brian Empson senior for life and then to his younger sons Mathew, Thomas and John Witnesses: Richard Hogg, William Parker, Bryan Empson Original dated 20 Jan 1648 Note: see also DDSE(2)/17/74 |