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[He] conveyed his property to various feoffees, to the use of himself and certain of his heirs--specifically, the heirs he might beget by marrying a series of six women, all of whom were already married to other men--then for ten years as he might appoint by his will--then to his feoffees' use during Christopher's life--then to the use of Christopher's male heirs.
In this curious situation, the feoffors granted their land, by law, to feoffees to be held for the benefit of themselves or some others in order to evade feudal incidents.
Over the centuries it has been used as a prison, a court and a school and once was a meeting room for the Lord Feoffees, who are now sole trustees of this Grade I-listed building and scheduled Ancient Monument.
 
 
 
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