of Newark his Tenement in Milnegate he paying 6d. to the Bishop of Lincolne and 10d. to the Prior of Thurgarton to whom the said Symon afterwards wholly released it There were some other small parcells belonging to that Monastery as there were to divers others viz. St. Katherins Kirkestede and Neubo in Lincolnshire Croxton and Burton Lazars in Leicestershire Mountgrace in Yorkshire Shelford Brodholme and St. Leonards Hospital in this County and some others Besides here were a great company of Chantryes in the Church of Newark which is now one of the fairest Parish Churches I ever saw but I cannot think the present Fabrick older than Henry the sixth if so old Yet I suppose it better than all the ten mentioned in Doomsday Book which I guess were not all in the Town though in the Soc. Who built it or Founded all the Chantryes I cannot yet discover Here was one at the Altar of All Saints two at the Altar of the Holy Trinity one of St. Nicholas one of Corpus Christi one of Mary Magdalen another called William Saucemers another William Newarks Besides here were divers parcels of Land and several Houses given to the maintenance of Priests that were in the nature of Chantries Here was also a certain great House of Friers of the Order of St. Augustine which was granted from the Crown 35 H. 8. to Richard Andrewes and Nicholas Temple and their heirs Sir Iohn Markham had it and since it was Sir Francis Leekes dwelling House and also the Lord Deyncourts his sons but his son the present Earl of Sâ—arsdale sold it lately to Mr. Matthew Ienison the present owner Next it Southwards stands another great House called the Chantry in which dwelt William Leck half brother of the said Lord Deyncourt and Father of the present Sir Francis Leek Knight and Baronet who made it also his principal residence Next that is the Free-School which together with a Song-Schoole scituate on the North-west point of the Church-yard for an Organist and six Queristers was Founded by Thomas Magnus Arch-deacon of the East Rideing of Yorkshire and Warden of the Colledge of Sibthorpe in this County which after the dissolution he had for life it being granted to him and Richard Whalley Esquire and the heirs of Richard 37 H. 8. as in that place is shown By an old Tradition in the Town Printed by Dr. Thomas Fuller in his Englands Worthyes he is said to have been found in the Church Porch of Newarke and having neither Father nor Mother was by the people called Thomas Amang us but it appear to be otherwise in his Deed of Settlement wherein he mentions Iohn Magnus his Father and Alice his wife his Mother and Ioane Elizabeth and Katherine his sisters His Arms possibly but of his own time are still in several places of the School and other-where Bendy of six pieces Vert and Gules on a Fesse Or a Lion Passant between two Cinquefoiles of the second with his Motto under AS GOD WILL. The Lordship of Everton in this County was the pricipal part of the indowment for the said Schools with which he chiefly trusted the Vâ—car of Newarke and Brethren of Trinity Guild then the most considerable Governours of the Town of Newarke but shortly after viz. 1 Ianuar. 3 E. 6. it was made a Corporation of one Alderman and twelve Assistants and 2 C. 1. upon renewing the Charter the Alderman Commenced Major and the twelve Assistants Aldermen and so it continues with what additions our present Soveraign King Charles the second hath made in the new Charter as chusing two Burgesses to serve in Parliament inlarging the compass of their Jurisdiction by annexing several Towns and the like The whole Mannor Sok and Wapentak continued to the Bishops of Lincolne till the time of Edward the sixth that Rands alias Holbech then Bishop of Lincolne surrendred it to the Crown in which it still remains It was usually divided into the Borough of Newark and Northgate at the further end whereof from the Town stood a fair House belonging to the Hospital of St. Leonard of Stoke commonly called the Spittie which Sir Robert Constable had by Lease the interest whereof his son Henry Constable had and from him it came to William Cecill Esquire late Earl of Exeter who built a goodly House there which after his decease was by Act of Parliament 17 C. 1. exchanged from the Hospital for Lands of better value and estated upon his widow Elizabeth the Countess Dowager of Exeter and her heirs Shortly after the Wars happened and Newarke became one of the most considerable Garrisons the King had in which the Loyalty and courage of the Townsmen were ever remarkable and sufficiently manifested in all the three Sieges at the first whereof Sir Iohn Henderson the prudent Governour caused all Northgate and that fore-mentioned House the Spittle to be burned yet the Case of it made a receptacle for the Enemy at the second Siege where Prince Rupert took a goodly train of Artillery which I saw together with their Foot Arms when he so fortunately relieved the Town then under the Government of Sir Richard now Lord Byron but before the third there was not one Stone left unthrown down and in or near the place a strong Fortification raised in Sir Richard Willis his time as I remember and called the Kings Sconce which by his Majesties Special Command then in the Scots Quarters on the North side the River Trent was about the sixth of May 1646. with the Town and Castle and the rest of the Fortresses concluded by the Commissioners of the Right Honourable Iohn Lord Bellasis the last Governour to be Surrendred the Saturday following though 't is said that Mr. Smith the valiant Major upon his Lordships communicating to him the Kings Order urged the said Governour with Tears to Trust God and Sally rather than think of yielding the Town which indeed at that time suffered more by the Plague within than the Enemy without The Vicarage of Newark was 18l. when the Prior of St. Katherins was Patron 'T is now 21l. 5s. 2d. in the Kings Books and his Majesty Patron Upon the upper part of the North Porch on a Shield there is a Crosse Croslet Botoné The great Window of the Cross South I le sâ—ems to have been given by William Philpot wherein the Arms of Deyncourt are often placed In the contrary I le is Arg. a Chief Gules and Bendlet Azure Crumwell quartering with Cheque Or and Gules a Chief Ermine Tateshal Gules three Sheaves within a Bordure engrailed Or Arch-bishop of Cant. Arg. a Chevron with a Cinquefoil sable in the first quarter Rempston Azure two Chevrons Or Chaworth quartering Arg. an Orle of Cinquefoiles about a Scutcheon sable Caltoft Azure five Fusills in Fesse Or each charged with an Escallop Gules Plumpton quartering Sable A Bend between six Scallops Or Folejambe Arg. three Birdbolts Gules Bozome Arg. on a Saltier engrailed Sable
I HENRY Earl of Peterborow Deputy with His Majesties Approbation to the Right Honourable Henry Earl of Norwich Earl Marshal of England having perused a Book Entituled The Antiquities of Nottinghamshire Written by Robert Thoroton Doctor of Physick And finding that it contains only what the Title doth import and nothing contrary to the meaning of the Act of An. 14. Car. 2. Cap. 33. for preventing abuses in Printing c. do therefore License the Printing thereof Dated under my Hand this Third day of May 1677. PETERBOROW D. E. M. THE ANTIQUITIES OF Nottinghamshire EXTRACTED Out of Records Original Evidences Leiger Books other Manuscripts and Authentick Authorities Beautified with MAPS PROSPECTS and PORTRAICTURES BY ROBERT THOROTON Doctor of PHYSICK Quid genus proavos strepitis Si primordia vestra Authorémque Deum spectes Nullus degener extat Ni vitiis pejora fâ—vens Proprium deseret ortum Boet. de Consol. Phil. lib. 3. LONDON Printed by Robert White for Henry Mortlock at the Sign of the Phoenix in St. Paul's Church-yard and at the White-Hart in Westminster-Hall 1677. REVERENDISSIMO In CHRISTO Patri ac Domino D no GILBERTO Providentiâ Divinâ ARCHIEPISCOPO CANTUARIENSI Totius ANGLIAE Primati Metropolitano ET AUGUSTISSIMO PRINCIPI CAROLO II. Magnae Britanniae Franciae Hiberniae Regi E Secretioribus Consiliis Nottinghamiensi olim Advenae Et Exinde Plusquam indigenae Fautori Robertus Thoroton M.D. Hanc Otiis vix indulgendis Commutationem longe Imparem Merito D. D. D. TO MY WORTHY FRIEND William Dugdale Esq Norroy King of Arms. Sir BY your hand as it were I present these Collections to the Nobility and Gentry of our County and to all other lovers of this kind of knowledge that your name may procure the Book that esteem which its own worth cannot give it This priviledge I claim and use with the greater confidence not only because I am sufficiently assured of your kindness and good nature but also because indeed you put me upon the work and therefore though I may not have done so much or so well as you intended I should I think you are a little obliged to countenance your own choice of the Instrument You may remember that some very few years after your Visitation of our County you and I being with our Friend Mr. Gervas Pigot since deceased at his House at Thrumpton he brought us a kind of a Transcript of something which your old Acquaintance Gilbert Boun Serjeant at Law my Wives Father was designing or beginning towards a Description of Nottinghamshire whereof he had been Feodary which proved to be only Doomsday Book and a short Note or two on every Town but that served to give occasion to both your importunities that I should attempt something further in it which I proved more willing than able effectually to obey notwithstanding your promised assistance and directions which indeed my profession and other concerns would not suffer me in all things exactly to follow for I could never get opportunity to go my self and stay at York to abstract what might be useful for me from that Registry as you ever advised me and others it seems could not well do it for me for I had several undertakers who all failed in the point Yet I have made hard shift to be as little justly to blame in other things as possibly I could so that I hope you will not disown me and if you do not I shall be less sollicitous what others think for I allow no man for a Iudge who hath not done something of this nature himself And they that have even for your sake I am sure will be apt to be merciful to Carcolston Munday in Easter-week Apr. 16. Anno Dom. 1677. Your Faithful Friend and Servant ROB. THOROTON THE PREFACE THE Art of Physick which I have professed with competent success in this County not being able for any long time to continue the people living in it I have charitably attempted notwithstanding the difficulty and almost contrariety of the study to practise upon the dead intending thereby to keep all which is or can be left of them to wit the shadow of their Names better than precious Oyntment for the body to preserve their memory as long as may be in the World Though for this latter undertaking I expect no more Glory than I have gotten Riches by the former well knowing this place not to be the best chosen for either and the times such that too few are much concerned either for what is past or to come But seeing that by the especial favour and Providence of God I have lived happily in it beyond my own reasonable hopes or the opinions of my wisest Friends who would have set me on a better Stage I have thought my self bound to my Country to make it this further return of gratitude however it may relish or please which no body else of better abilities and qualifications hath hitherto performed and I have put it in the form of an Olla Podrida which any of them who shall be half so fond as I may the more easily augment or new model when they shall think fit and every Reader or rather looker on it for it cannot expect many more thorough Readers than a Dictionary may by the help of the Indexes pick out only those names of Places or Persons which he desires without being obliged to read very much of the rest which may be thought impertinent enough especially by those who will not consider that I present not here what I would have chosen but what I could find and that for the most part will be judged too little by any concerned and too much by others Yet the time this Work can pretend to is very little above six hundred years in the first third part whereof there is not too much to be found the oldest general Authentick Record we have being that most famous Survey made by King William the first in the latter part of his Reign which still remains in the Treasury of the Exchequer and is called Doomsday Book and was finished near about two hundred years after the first perfect Division of England into Shires or Counties or of them into Hundreds and Tythings by King Alured or Alfred as is said but hath respect also to the several Lands and their owners in the time of King Edward the Confessour This most noble light of those times as far as concerns this County of Nottingham I have therefore exhibited at large as plainly as I well could yet because the Phrase or Language of it is not suitable to this present Age I conceive it not amiss briefly in this place to observe and explicate some few things which may render it and some other things in this Book more easie to be understood To begin then with Shire as the Saxons called it or County as now more frequently is used we may know it to be one of those Shares Portions or Provinces whereinto this Kingdom
brother William Pietas Pitty and Roger his brother Robert the Sheriff and William his brother Robert Raph and William his son Henry the Clerk of the Sheriff and Henry of Huccanal and Henry Medicus Leech Roger de Burthon and Peter Palmer Reginald de Aslacton Walter de Whatton and Richard his son Ambrose and Iohn Plungun and Fulc servants of Sir Vlf de Wydmarpole and Gilbert the Parson and many others there named Robert de Heriz his brother confirmed the gifts and gave his whole Portion of Corn growing on his Land at Widmerpole with his Body to be there viz. at Lenton Christianly buried Ivo de Heriz 13 Joh. is certified to hold four Knights Fees of the honour of Peverell in Nott. and Derb. viz. in Oxcroft half a Fee in Gunnelveston half a Fee in Widmarepol one Fee in Tibbesell Oggedestone c. one Fee The last Iohn de Heriz by Fine 18 E. 2. settled this Mannor of Gunaldeston and the Darbishire Lands Winfeild and Tibghelf on himself for life then on Roger Beler for his life then to Roger the son of the said Roger Beler and Margaret the elder daughter of Richard de la Rivere Knight and the heirs of their Bodies then to Thomas Beler son of Roger and to Margaret the younger daughter of the said Richard de la Revere and the heirs of their Bodies remainder to the right heirs of the said Iohn de Heriz This Mannor and that of Gunaldeston after they had passed through the Families of Beler and Swillington by the help of another Fine levyed 9 H. 5. or 1 H. 6. by Sir Iohn Gray of Ingleby in the County of Lincoln and Margaret his wife daughter and after the death of her brother Iohn heir of Sir Roger Swillington wherein the last remainder was to the right heirs of Sir Iohn Heriz and by a great suit in the time of Henry the sixth were amongst others upon attonement obtained by the Family of Perpoint descended of Sarah sister of Sir Iohn Heriz and the Right Honourable Henry Marquess of Dorchester is now Lord of this Mannor by inheritance from his Ancestors of Heriz There is an Ancient Family which had their Sirname from their residence here which are still owners of considerable Lands in this Lordship The first that I have noted of them out of their own Evidences is in the time of Henry the third where Iohn the son of Iohn de Leke conveyed three Bovats and one Messuage in Widmerpole to Nicolas the son of Henry de Tydesworth and in another Deed Walter son of Walter Salmon of Widmerpole and Alice his wife released all their claim in three Bovats and one Mess. viz. those two which Iohn de Valeye Father of Alice held of Iohn Plunchun and one Bovat of Iohn de Heriz to Nicolas son of Henry de Diddisworth William de la Valeye 12 E. 1. of Widmerpole passed four Henricus de Diddisworth Nicolas de Widmerpole Nicolas de Widmerpol -Matilda 12 E. 1 -Alicia 10 E. 2. Thom. de Widmerpol 15 E. 2 -Elizabetha fil haer Will. 10 E. 2. 31 E. 1. Robertus de Widmarpole-Alicia 16 E. 3. Nicolas de Widmerpole Johannes de Widmerpole Ar. -Fina 16 R. 2. Nicolas de Widmerpole-Elizabetha 22 H. 6. Johannes de Widmerpole senior 5 H. 7. Johannes de Wydmerpole Ar. 6 H. 8. Edwardus Widmerpole de Everton 6 Eliz. Dorothea fil ... Danby Com. Ebor. Will. Widmerpole 6 Eliz. Anna fil ..... Grimston de Need in Com. Ebor. Georgius Widmerpole de Wid. 1614. Jana fil Termine Russell de Torchaster Josephus Widmerpole sine prol -Anna fil Mat. Palmer mil. relict ... Daniel Nicol. Josephus Widmerpole Nicolas Georgius Thom. Hug. Robertus 10 E. 2. Willielmus de Sheffeildnepos Nigelli de Lovetot Rob. Will. de Shefeud Dom. de Wisou 15 E. 1 -Avicia 27 E. 1. Thom. de Widmerpol 15 E. 2 -Elizabetha fil haer Will. 10 E. 2. 31 E. 1. Tho. fil Adae Walkelin -Margeria Acres of Land there to Nicolas son of Nicolas de Widmerpole and Maud his wife Iohn son of Sir Iohn de Heriz Knight 31 E. 1. granted and released to Nicolas son of Nicolas de Widmerpole marriage relief c. for Lands which the said Nicolas held of William son of Robert de la Valeye then within age Thomas son of Nicolas de Widmerpole married Elizabeth daughter and heir of William de Sheffeld of Wisou as there is shown by whom he had issue Robert which made a great increase in the Patrimony of this Family there and elsewhere which yet continueth at this place The Rectory was 15l. and Mr. Perpoint Patron Now in the Kings Books it is 14l. 16s. 0. ob and the Marquess of Dorchester Patron Staunton on the VVolds Stony Town THere was a Mannor in Stauntune of the Fee of R. Earl Moriton which before the Conquest Stori a great man in these parts had and discharged it to the publick Tax for 3. ½ Bovaâ— The Land was one Car. There Alured the man or Tenant of the Earl had one Car. six Vill. three Bord. with two Car. or Pâ—owes there was twenty Acres of Medow This in the Confessours time was 40s. value in the Conquerours 20s. Another Mannor here of the 〈◊〉 Earls Fee Frane had before the Conquest and paid to the Geld for it as one Bov. â…“ the Land was half a Car. when the survey was made three Vill. had there one Car. or Plow In Stantune belonged to Plumptrée as much as paid the Dane-Geld for half a Bovat There one Vill. had five Oxen in Flow this was of the Fee of Roger de Busli Here was also some of William Peverells Fee of the Soc of Clifton which paid the Geld for two Bov. ¼ which with what was of that sort in Willebe Cauord and Normantune was two Car. of Land and there were upon it four Sochm. one Vill. one â—ord having three Car. There William Peverell had in Stantune one Car. or Plow and two Acres of Medow Peter Fitz or son of Osbert held the fifth part of a Knights Fee here in the time of Henry the third of the Honour of Peverell and about 21 E. 1. Cecilia daughter of Seman de Stokes held the eighth part of a Fee of the same Honour Nicolas son of Seman de Stoke could not say in a suit he brought but that three others not named held Lands in Staunton upon Seggeswold besides Thomas de Rempston and Cecilia his wife who were therefore dismissed Robert de la Sauce held here the eighth part of a Knights Fee of the Honour of Peverell all the time of Henry the third and is mentioned still 11 E. 1. There was a Fine levyed at York 30 E. 1. between Raph de Vylers Quer. and Iohn de Lymare and Cecilia his wife Deforc. of the Mannor of Staunton by Keworth whereby it was settled on the said Iohn and Cecily and the heirs which he should beget on her Body
same Iohn had when he was disseised for King Iohns service when he was Earl which William son of Gobion was to deforce William Butler 17 Ioh. had seisin of one Knights Fee in Neubot and Huthorpe William son of Paganus de Vilers gave to God and the Church of Thurgarton four Bovats of Land in the territory of Outhorpe for which the Canons gave him thirty Marks of Silver Iohn de Vilers is certified to have held a Knights Fee in Newbolt and Ovethorpe of the honour of Lancaster Iohn de Vilers of Newbold son of William de Vilers confirmed to God and the Church of Thurgarton all held of his Fee in Outhorp free from all services except Scutage and Ward of the honor of Lancaster Sir Robert de Vilers Knight son of Alan was a very great Benefactor to that Monastery he gave five Bovats of his Demesne and several other parcells then all his Demesne in Outhorpe with his Capital Messuage and the Church of Outhorp and gave four Bovats and an half which he had in Marriage with his wife Mary the daughter of Raph son of Simon son of Richard for the Priory to find one of their own Canons or a secular Chaplain to celebrate Mass in the Church of Outhorp for his soul and his wife the said Mary's and the souls of his Ancestors and heirs Raph his wifes brother acknowledged a Fine 16 H. 3. and Mary his wife 20 H. 3. Robert de Vylers his son levied a Fine 40 H. 3. whereby he passed to the said Priory not only a Carucat of Land which Robert de Vilers his said Father had given to Robert de Brunnesley for ten years only as he there intimated which Robert de Brunnesley had likewise given to Thurgarton but also all his Lands and Tenements c. in Outhorp except the homage and service of Richard de Vilers and his heirs which should remain to the said Robert and his heirs for ever The Prior wanted not such priviledges as were convenient when he had gotten so considerable a part of this place as Court Leet and the like In the year of our Lord 1328. 2 E. 3. the Church was valued at twenty Marks and three Carucats of Land each at 40s. A Wind-mill at 10s. There were many Freeholders then held of the Priory Henry de Torlaxton held several parcells Iohn de Kniveton whose predecessours Gerard and Iohn his Father son of Nicholas de Kniveton were benefactors paid for half his Capital Messuage and ten Bovats of Land 2s. There were then Rents of Assize 7l. 4s. 1d. the value of the whole was 23l. 4s. 0d. Raph Bugge had Lands here also which went to his descendents of Bingham with Kinalton and Clipâ—ton c. There was a recovery 18 H. 8. wherein Humfrey Garret Clark Richard Musson Clark Richard Godeselowe Iohn Loide and Thomas Couper claimed against Richard Scote and Katherine his wife Thomas Doble and Elizabeth his wife and Nicholas Ryder and Agnes his wife the Mannor of Owthorpe with the Appurtenances and five Mess. two hundred Acres of Land forty of Medow one hundred of Pasture one hundred of Furz and Heath and 9s. Rent and the Rent of 1l. of Pepper and 1l. of Cummin-seed with the Appurtenances in Owthorpe they called to warranty Thomas Fishe The Ancestor of Sir Thomas Hutchinson bought that which was Hedons of the heir of Wastenes Sir Thomas was intire proprietor of the whole Township and Rectory impropriate the greatest part whereof with the house built by his son Iohn and sold by his widow remains the possession and place of residence of Charles Hutchinson son of the said Sir Thomas by his second wife Katherine the daughter of Sir Iohn Stanhope half Sister to the first Earl of Chesterfeild Tho. Hutchinson de Owthorp 1 Willielmus Hutchinson de Owthorpe .... fil .... Watson de Hareby Tho. Hutchinson de Owthorp ... fil Geo. Perpont mil. -Elianor fil Geo. Zouch de Codnor Tho. Hutchinson de Owthorp-Jana fil Hen. Sacheverell de Radcliff super Sore Tho. Hutchinson de Owthorp mil. -Marg fil Joh. Byron mil. -Kath fil Joh. Stanhope mil. Joh. Hutchinson-Lucia fil Alani Apsley mil. Thom. -Jana fil Alex. Radcliff mil. s. p. Edw. Lucius Georg. Hutchinson-Barbara sor Luciae Alanus Carol. Hutchinson de Owthorp -Isabella fil Fr. Butler de Hatfeild Woodhall in Com. Harts Carolus Hutchinson aet 10. 1675. Thom. aet 8. Elizab. aet 3. 1675. Botilerus aet 7. Stanhopus aet 6. Car. fil Car. Cotton de Beresford At. -Isab Beresfordus Cotton Jana-Fr Grantham ... Poulton Joh. Waring de Estwell Ar. Com. Leicest -Dorothea 2 Johannes Hutchinson Georgius Johannes There was 5s. per annum issuing out of the Lands of George Crosland in Outhorpe belonging to the Prior of Haverholm granted Nov. 4. 38 H. 8. to Giles Iseham and Gregory Isehm And there was about four Bovats in Owthorp belonging to the Hospital of St. Iohn of Ierusalem granted 17 Iuly 5 Eliz. to Stephen Holford and Iohn Ienkin Gent. The old Church which was pretty large and the Chancell both covered with Lead were pull'd down by Colonel Iohn Hutchinson and this little one built to the North Wall of the Chancel in which he made a Vault wherein his body now lies being brought from Dele Castle in Kent where he died a Prisoner Colesion Basset And Newbold THis Township being wholly omitted in Doomsday Book saving what is there recorded of Newbold the Reader must look back to Kinalton for what he would be satisfied in concerning it where he will find two parts of Newbold one King Williams and another his son William Peverells the greater part whereof 't is like concerned this place but how it was disposed is uncertain Raph Basset Justice of England 21 H. 1. gave one Carucat of Land in Chinalton and ten Oxen for the maintenance of a Monk in the Abby of Eynsham in Oxfordshire which Land was parcel of his Lordship of Colestune King Henry the first confirmed the gift of Richard Basset and Matildis Ridel his wife of several Lands and very many Churches amongst the rest this of Eoleston to the Church of St. Iohn Baptist of Laund in Leicestershire which they had Founded for the Soul of King William his Father Their Son Galfr. Ridel certified King Henry the second about the twelfth year of his Reign that Richard Basset his Father held at the death of King H. 1. ninescore Carucats of Land and four and one Virg. for the Fees of fifteen Knights and that Raph the son of Radulphus Basset Justic. Angl. temp H. 1. Richardus Basset Justic. Angliae temp H. 1. Steph. -Matildis Ridel Radulphus Basset haer Gevae -Alicia ... Galfr. Ridel haer Gevae -Sibylla sor Will. Manduit ux 2. Radulphus Basset de Drayton-Isabella Radulphus Basset de Draiton occis apud Evesham 50 H. 3 -Margareta fil Rogeri de Someri Radulphus Basset ob 27 E. 1 -Joanna fil Johannis Grey Justic. Cestr.
for the Vicar is so small as it too often happens both in this Church of Southwell and many others of like sort that it is not to be mentioned without a good wish that the Law did not or might not suffer any alienation of profits from Churches great or small without a more effectual reservation of a competent share to that to which they did and do originally belong For the Layety to have good Leases may be good policy in some sort to preserve the Church but for so many places to be so extraordinarily ill supplied cannot consist with Religion or good Government whatever some modern Statesmen fancy The Lessees of the two Prebends of Oxton are at present Patricius Viscount Chaworth of Armagh and Sir William Child for Mr. Iohn Andrews his Son-in-laws Children The Freeholders are George White Ioseph Henson Thomas Haukinson Thomas Mabbott c. The Vicarage was ten Marks 'T is now 5l. 3s. 4d. in the Kings Books and the said Prebendaries Patrons as they ever were Crophill Butler SO called because it was long held by the Family of Butlers of Warington in the County of Lancaster In the Conquerours great survey it appears that Vluric had a Mannor here in the Saxon Government which defended it self against Foreign or Publick payments for two Car. and six Bov. The Land of it was six Car. And that it became after the change the Fee of Roger Pictavensis who had here three Car. eight Sâ—chm and seventeen Vill. having six Car. There was twenty Acres of Medow Pasture Wood â— leuc long four qu. broad In the Confessours time the value of it was 8l. in the Conquerours 5l. In Crophill were two Mannors which before the Conquest Vlviet and Godriâ— had rated to the Robertus Pincerna-Ivetta Richardus Pincerna Willielmus Pincerna Almericus Pincerna Pip. 18 H. 3. fil haer Willielmi Willielmus Pincerna de Werington 22 H. 3 -Dionysia Henricus le Botillet Willielmus le Botiller 13 E. 1. voc ad Parl. 25 E. 1. Willielmus Botiller mil. 6 E. 3 -Elizab 17 E. 3. Johannes Botiller mil. 17 E. 3. Willielmus Botiller Chr. Johannes Botiller 4 H. 5. Johannes Botiller Thom. Botiller Marg. fil Johannis Delves mil. de Dodington in Com. Cestr. Thom. Botiller temp H. 8. Cecilia fil Petri Leicester de Lyme in Com. Cestr. Tho. Botiller de Beausey juxta Warington Alianora fil Johannis Huddleston Edw. Botiller Margareta Elizab. Johannes Richardus s. p. Normanus 42 E. 3. Walterus de Staunton-Albreda de Vilers Walterus de Staunton 20 H. 3 -Agatha Walterus de Staunton-Alicia Robertus de Staunton de Crophill Robertus Pincerna Johannes Dane-geld at four Bov. The Land two Car. Of this Land Ilbert de Laci was seized but when Roger of Poytiers or Pictavensis received his Land he seized that Mannor over Ilbert The Wapentach bore testimony that Ilbert was seized when Doomsday Book was made it was in the Kings hand except the third part and the Tene or Tayn Teneum qui est Cap. Maner who was chief of the Mannor whom quem Ilbert held There was then in Demesne one Car. and four Sochm. having nine Oxen in Plow or nine Bov. in Car. and six Acres of Medow In the Confessours time this was 16s. value in the Conquerours 10s. Here and in Wivreton was some of Walter de Ayncurts Fee Soc to Granby which was rated at four Bovats to the Geld. The Land being one Car. There were four Sochm. seven Bordars having two Carucats and thirteen Acres of Medow This Roger Pictavensis was third son of Roger de Montgomery first Earl of Shrowsbury after the Conquest And gave amongst many others the Churches of Cotegrave and Crophill to the Monastery of St. Martins at Sais in France which 't is like his Ancestors founded howbeit they were afterwards disposed otherwise The Sheriff 23 H. 2. gave account of 51s. 8d. of the firm of Crophull for the half year which had been the Lands of Richard the Butler Robert the Butler of Ranulf Gernons Earl of Chester was Father of Robert and I suppose of William le Botyller and Richard his brother who lived in the time of Henry the second and possibly of Iohn also who had interest at Outhorp 6 Iohn William the Botiller Pincerna 9 H. 3. gave account for four Marks concerning two Knights Fees in Crophill and Uvetorp and Keniton and Caverton Aumericus the Botiller son and heir of William the Butler 18 H. 3. gave account of 30l. of the Fine for his relief of six Knights Fees which the said William held of the King in Capite William Earl Ferrars 19 H. 3. gave 100l. for having the Custody of the Land and heirs of Aumerick le Buteler untill they should be of age together with their marriage William le Butiler seems to be of age 22 H. 3. for then he accounted to the Sheriff for six Marks William son of Almeric le Botiller confirmed to the Priory of Thurgarton for the health of his own soul and of Dionysia his wifes several gifts viz. two Bovats of Walter de Stauntons who married Albreia de Vilers who was daughter of Richard Butler and had a son and Grandson of his own name who succeeded him here which last Walter de Staunton had a son named Robert resident here also This William Butler likewise confirmed the gift of Sir Matthew de Vylers his Grandfather who by the consent of his heirs viz. Robert son of Helgod and Beatrix his own daughter and of his brothers Thomas and William de Vylers gave to the Canons and Brethren serving God and St. Peter at Fiscarton upon Trent one Carucat of Land in Crophill of his Demesne for which the Canons gave him their habit and made him a Brother who had been a Benefactor This Matthew and his Brothers William and Alan and Thomas de Vylers gave to God and the Church of St. Peter at Thurgarton with Richard his brother all his Land of Lound and the service of Raph de Sanchr and his Church of Warington and the Church of Tytheby and Chappell of Crophill and Thomas his brother gave the Church of Outhorpe and the said Matthew granted the Lambskins of his house Walter de Staunton for the soul of Albreiâ— de Vylers his wife confirmed the said gifts of Sir Matthew and his Successors c. Walter de Staunton his son for the soul of Agatha his wife who I suppose was daughter of Godfr le Angevin confirmed also all the forementioned gifts There were other Benefactors here to the Priory of Thurgarton of less condition as William son of Robert de Leik and Idonia his wife who gave a Toft and one Bovat in Crophill and Petronilla and Alice daughters of William Gernet and several others William le Botiller of Werington 13 E. 1. had a Charter of Free Warren in Crophill There was a Fine levyed 8 E. 2. between Robert son of William de Kercolston
being then returned to be five Carucats There afterwards Roger the Man or Tenent of Roger de Busli had two Carucats in Demelne thirteen Sochm. three Vill. seven Bordars having eight Plows or Carucats there was seventeen Acres of Medow This in the Confessours time was valued at 30s. in the Conquerours at 40s. Another Mannor here was which Tori Lord of Aslacton and many other Towns in this and other Counties had in which he was succeeded after the Normans came by Walterus de Ayencurt whose Fee it was and whose Man or Tenent Walchelin who held Aslacton also of him held it being rated to the Tax at two Bovats and an half and one Acre The Land one Carucat Here one Bordar plowed one Bovat and here was three Acres of Medow this was 10s. value in the Confessours time when the Conquerour took his Survey but 5s. That Roger before named who held that of Roger de Buslies Fee here held several very considerable Mannors of him in this County besides this viz. at Flintham Wisoe Gresthorp Normanton Clifton below Newark Tireswell Gringley Walkringham and Wirksop as the Book of Doomsday manifesteth in all which he was succeeded in the time of King Henry the first by William de Luvetot a very great man who by the consideration and consent of Emme his wife and their children which Emme I therefore conjecture was heir of that Roger did amongst the rest of the Churches of his Demesne of the honour of Blyth the Seat of the said Roger de Busli give this Church of Coleston to the Priory of Radford by Wirksop which he then Founded and besides his other endowments gave to it the tenth penny of all his set Rents both in Normandy and England Richard de Luvetot son of the said William the Founder by the consent of his own son and heir William confirmed and inlarged his Fathers gifts as here in Colestun the Church and two Bovats of his Demesne with one dwelling house In Wyshou also two Bovats of his Demesne and the like which Matilda de Lovetot daughter and heir of the latter William and wife of Gerard de Furnivalle also confirmed Yet the first William de Lovetot had another son besides Richard called Nigellus whose Barony lay in Huntingtonshire having only five Knights Fees of the Honour of Blyth added to it as by the Red Book in the Exchequer is manifest which five Knights Fees in this County lay all on this South side the River Trent And the said Richard and his posterity who had also Sheffeild and Halomshire in the County of York inherited only those Lordships of the first William Lord Lovetots which lay on the North side that River in this County of which Wirksop was the chief which accordingly descended through the Lords Furnivalls Nevill and Talbots Earls of Shrowsbury to the present Duke of Norfolk as in Wirksop more particularly will be declared Nigellus de Lovetot had his Seat at Wishou as in the Notes concerning that place may be observed as also the confirmations both of himself and of his sons as particularly that of his son Richard who by the consent of his brethren Roger Nigellus Robert and William de Lovetot his other sons confirmed the gifts of his and their ancestors to the said Priory of St. Cuthbert at Radford by Wirksop to which Robert de Lovetot who it seems had his residence here so as to be called of Coleston by the consent of Hugh his heir gave the Church of Coleston and the whole Village or Town of Sloswiâ— His next successour here whom I suppose son of Hugh was Robert de Lovetot who held a Knights Fee in Carcolinston of the honour of Tikhill whose son and heir was Oliver de Lovetot who had a son called Iohn who died about 26 E. 1. seized of this Mannor or Capital Messuage and Lands in Flintham c. leaving his three sisters his heirs Ioan first married to Robert Morin of Kilvington and then to Roger de Whatton called in several Records Roger de Skerington from his interest or residence there at that time having that Mannor of Scarington Isabell the second sister wife of Ranulf Morin and Alice the youngest then wife of William Morin The said Roger de Skerington and Ioan his wife and the rest of the said sisters and heirs of the said Iohn de Lovetot with their said husbands did homage and had Livery of their Lands 27 E. 1. and divided them and 28 E. 1. paid Relief for a Knights Fee here held of the honour of Thekill To Roger de Whatton King Edward the second committed the Mannor of Kesclingbury which was Warinus de Insula's and the Rent which Iohn de Insula had there being forfeited for Rebellion but upon the said Iohns making Fine to the King he had order to deliver it back the same year viz. 16 E. 2. so that I suppose neither he nor his posterity was much the richer for it His interest here which he had by the division of this Mannor went with Scarrington in which share happened to be some of the Lands of Deincourts Fee also which descending to Cheyney as in Scarrington may be observed came amongst others to William Vaux Lord Harowdon before named who 20 Ian. 8 Eliz. sold it being three Closes and twelve Oxgangs of Land to William Alvey for 161l. 13s. 4d. who settled it on Robert Alvey his younger brother whose son Robert Alvey sold two Medow Closes of which his said Father had good share at the inclosure of this Lordship whereof he is said to have been a principal promoter to Robert Earl of Kingston which are now the Marquess of Dorchesters And his son the third Robert Alvey sold about half the remaining part to Henry Sherwin of Nott. and not many years after viz. about 1669. the rest to Isaac Hodgekin of London Vintner Ranulf Morin who married Isabella de Lovetot the second of the co-heirs had a son named Iohn and he one called Thomas Morin of Carcolston Willielmus de Luvetot fundator de Wirksop temp H. 1 -Emma Nigellus de Luvetot 7 H. 2. lib. râ—br 12 H. 2 -Margareta Robertus de Coleston Hugo de Lovetot haer Roberti Robertus de Lovetot Dom. de Coleston Oliverus de Lovetot de Carcolston-Alicia Joh. de Lovetot ob 26 E. 1. s. p. Rob. Morin marit 1 -Joana-Rog de Whatton de Skerington dict Johannes Morin de Carcolston Joana Morin Agnes fil haer Rich. de Whatton Isabel. ux Ranulfi Morin Alesia ux Will. Morin Radulphus Willielmus Nigellus Rogerus Rich. de Lovetot Nigellus ult Baro. ut in Wishou -Rogerus de Thurverton Will. de Thurverton-Matilda fil cohaer Walteri de Boyvill ut suppon Galfridus de Thurverton Hugo Johannes 1360. Robertus Rogerus de Thurverton -Lecia John Morin-Will de Thurverton Richardus de Thurverton-Christiana Johannes de Thurverton-Joana-Simon de Bredsale marit 2. Robertus de Thoroton de
his second wife left many Thomas de Staunton Esquire his eldest about 4 H. 4. had to wife Margaret the daughter of Thomas Mapurley and afterwards two others 2 H. 6. Elizabeth and 10 H. 6. Ioane Thomas de Staunton his son by Elizabeth his wife daughter of .... Sleford as 't is said left many sons on whom the Estate was entailed he had a sister called Margaret who 36 H. 6. was second wife of Iohn Barret of Horbling in Lincolnshire His first son William Staunton Esq married Katherin Deisney but had no issue for he left this Mannor 4 Mar. 14 H. 7. to George his brother who had a daughter married to .... Brookesby but after him this Mannor went to William his brother who was both Lord and Parson of this place and left it to his brother Thomas Staunton Iohn being dead before These had a sister named Alice married to Iohn Thorold of Marston in Lincolneshire This last Thomas by his wife Anne daughter of Thâ—mas Pourment or Paramour who had cut on the Brass of her Tomb a Chevron between three Roses had a son called Anthony who married Sith daughter of Robert Nevill of Ragnell Esquire and by her had very many children Elizabeth first wife of Roger North then of Hugh Thornhil and after of Arthur Walpole Ellen wife of William Wild of Nettleworth Brigitt of Ierome Brand before named Katherin of Richard Marshall Anne of William Snow Sith unmarried his sons were Anthony Richard Iohn William but his eldest was Robert Staunton Esquire a very pious good man he married Brigitt one of the two daughters and coheirs of Gabriel Barwick Esquire Lord of Bulcote in this County by whom he left William Staunton Esquire a very good man too but he sold his share in Bulcote to his Cousin Gabriel Odingsells for 1500l. to purchase his Cousin Brands here for 1200l. which were those belonging to the Priory of Haverholm already mentioned after which he sold other Lands as in their places may be observed His wife was Elizabeth the daughter of Dan. Deisney of Norton Deisney in Lincolneshire Esquire with whom he had 300l. portion She after his death married .... Aston and ... Bussy He left his son Anthony Staunton under age who was Ward to the Earl of Rutland and the Tradition is that Sir Matthew Palmer of Southwell won him at Bowls of Robert Dallington servant to Earl Roger who gave him to that Gentleman 1604. and when he the said Sir Matthew had him he married him to his sister Frances who had to her second Husband Robert Waring of Wilford to whom she bare a son called also Robert Waring and two daughters the elder Frances was the first wife of Matthew Morgan of Aberhavesp in the County of Montegomery the second Elizabeth died unmarried but first to her husband the said Anthony Staunton she brought a son called William who married Anne Niece to her said second husband being daughter of Edmund Waring of Leycroft in the County of Stafford Esquire his elder brother This William Staunton went with the King to Edge-hill Fight and afterwards was a Colonel for him in the Garrison of Newark which impaired his Estate as the Parliament Souldiers did his house here in which they sometimes quartered He sold some of this Lordship to William Cartwright the Lawyer before named as after his death his Trustees did another part to Dr. Iames Margetson now Lord Primate of Ireland He left many children his eldest son Malger died a Batchelor and left his brother Harvy Staunton Esquire the present inheriter of this Mannor who married Anne the daughter and heir of George Cam of Tuxford by whom he hath daughters and may have sons to continue this most ancient Family in the Male Line his sister Mary is wife of William Sacheverell of Barton Esquire his sister Anne of Peter Broughton of Lowdham younger brother of Sir Brian Broughton his sister Katherine of Mr. Holbrooke Parson of Edgemond in Shropshire brother of William the present Parson of Staunton his sister Elizabeth is yet unmarried and his brother Raph Staunton a Scholar in Trinity Colledge in Cambridge the rest of the Colonels Children are dead The Rectory of Staynton was 18l. 'T is now 16l. 13s. 11d. ob in the Kings Books and Harvy Staunton Esquire Patron as his Ancestors have been There is a certain kind of Rhyming Bard-like Pedegree of this Family made by one Robert Cade who did the like for the Family of Skeffington and 't is like for some others in this he hath Transcribed the Epitaphs out of this Church and therefore it cannot be much a-miss to insert it for an Example of such like work which hath been much esteemed by some Families To the Reader GOod Reader thou which hereon lookes Abandon mynde so haultye It may be proved that ys averde Though thou think it be faultye Forget the Basenesse of thy byrthe Do not the best condem The Stauntons may compare with thee And thou canst not with them Therefore better I do conclude To rest and not to ryse Leest that thou rise and fall againe By meanes of Enterprise Then Petigrewe go shew thy self Truth lurkes not in the darke And you that Supervysores are Attentyve be and marke Under this is Stauntons two Chevrons with a Fox for the Crest And Dysneys three Flowers de Lis upon a Fesse and a Lyon passant gardant for the Crest The Stauntons Petygrewe O Champion cheefe and warlike wight Of Stauntons stocke the pryme The and thy sequele I must blase And Petigrewe define Though Haroldes they in noble sorte Thy Arms not pende in vaine Yet somethinge warâ—s that here is writte As Books and Toumbes shew plaine The first Sir Manger Staunton Knight Before Wylliam came in Who this Realme into one Monarche Did conquer it and winne At which same time this Mauger Knight Thrughe feats of Arms and Sheeld In Marcyall prowes so valeant was That then he wanne the Feelde In Belveor Castle was his houlde That Stauntones Tour is highte The strongest Forte in all that front And hiest to all mens fighte Unto which Forte with force and Flagge The Stauntons stocke must sticke For to defende against the Foe Which at the same could kicke His lodgeinge large in that Turritte At all times for his ease He may command both night and day And no man to displease And therefore Stauntons Mannor nowe Whiche in Staunton doth stande Of Belveor Castle is now helde By tenure of the Lande This Staunton Knight gott sure to wife One Emme of worthy fame Also a son that Knighted was Which Mauger had to name Whiche last Syr Mauger tooke to wife Beautrix both sage and wise As valeant as his father was In every Enterprise Whiche Lady Beautrix daughter was To him that then was Lord Of Belveor Castle in the Vale As Tombes and Armes accorde Whiche two Sir Knights cross-legged lieth In Male and Armoure fine Theire superscriptions worne away Theire deathes are without time Yet
she Anne match'd her selfe with Wilyam Snowe Whose life was shorte we reede Yet yssue had he to be seene Iohn and Richarde indeede Ellen the next wedde Wilyam Wilde Of Nettelworth Lord he was After him a yonge man she tooke Cotes brought it soe to passe Ellen to Wilde did bear a sonne Edwarde we doe him call The onlie heire of all his Landes If right may to him fall And Brigit like a woman wise Was match'd with Ierome Brande Lorde of West-hall or Stauntons Grange For so I understande Though his life shorte yet children foure Robert Wilyam also Isbell and Anne he did beget God send them well to do Katherin Staunton Brigits sister A lovinge housebande tooke Richard Marshall a proper man Most comelie on to looke And Sithe her sister was not wedde God lov'de her not amisse The earth her body hath entoumb'd Her Soule remaines in blisse This Anthonie the brother of Theis godlie children all Buil'te Stauntons Chimney as it stands And Windowe in the Hall And soon after was laide downe flatte And chested under stone Over whose Toumbe you may discerne That there lies suche a one Hic jacet Anthonius Staunton Armiger filius Thomae Staunton Armigeri Sitha uxor ejus filia Roberti Nevell Senioris de Ragnell Armigeri Qui obiit Septimo die Februarii Anno Christi 1569. Quorum animabus propitietur Deus Amen Anima Domino Deo meo vivet Et semen meum serviet ipsi En Dieu maffie Robert Staunton was eldest next And Anthonies heire by bludde For he was worthiest of theim all A famouse Squire and good His doinges in his Fathers life To small gaine did amounte Eight hundred poundes then did he owe And more by just accounte Yet in few yeares discharg'd it all Without raiseing of Rente Fewe Leases likewise did he make To furnishe his intente And or he dide such order tooke That thirtie poundes by yeare Soone purchased of Landes in Fee And left theim to his heire Well learn'd he was and studiouse His Bookes and writeings shewe His deedes and notes are wonderfull To prove the same most true He built the Porch at Stauntons house And other buildings faire Towardes the Southe next the Orcharde Which remaines to his heire Hic jacet Robertus Staunton Armiger filius haeres Anthonii Staunton Armigeri Qui quidem Robertus obiit 19 Junii 1582. Wilyam Staunton being under age Is Lord of all his Lande His mother likewise gave him hers Confirmed with her hande To Edwarde Ros Earle of Rutland This Wilyam warde was founde In Newarke by a Jury juste Thrughe tenor of his grounde Which Wilyam in minoritie He so his God dothe feare Hundreds of poundes his fathers debte He doth alreadie cleare At Schoole he learn'd to serve the Lorde His learninge standes in steade Good fathers steppes let him out-trace And his Bookes often reade This Wilyam married Eâ—â—zabeth God graunt theym still accorde Daughter to Daniell Disney ' Squire Of Norton Disney Lorde An house of greate antiquitie As many that I can name And when that she a mayden was All did commende her fame Most vert'uslie she was brought up According to her age On Instruments she can well plaie Modest she is and sage Both Booke and Needle she can use And Romaine write full well With qualities moe she is indu'de Which were too longe to tell In Romaine letters Capitall Thy Stauntons Posy trust En Dieu maffoye writte first above Which Christians followe must The Disneys Posy not forget Which is Suffrance doth ease Then without doubt for to be toulde Fewe folkes you maie displease Nowe farewell Wilyam with thy Spouse God graunt worshippe increace And Nestors years to live on earthe And youre love not to seace God graunt you off-springe to your â—oye God grant you have his grace God grant that I may see in heaven You all look face to face And all that knowe you saie Amen No other cause ye have Yf any thing be done amisse Free pardon I doe crave Finis then Qd. a freende of yours And servaunt in his trade Which writeing wrought and Verse alsoe His name is Robert C. â—ade The mistakes committed by this Bard may easily be corrected and pardoned On the South side the Church at Staunton Betweene the Church North I le at Staunton this On the North side at Staunton On the North side at Staunton In the Church is Arg. two Chevrons sable with a Bordure Engrailed sable also And without a Bordure for Staunton And Gules a Fesse Ermine between three Waterbougets Arg. or Ermine And Gules a Bâ—nd Or. And Azure a Fesse Dancè and Billettè Or Deyncurt And there was also Hic jacet Tho. de Staunton Armiger filius Thom. de Staunton Armigeri Qui obiit nono die Augusti Anno Domini 1482. Kilvington Chelvington IN this Town there was Sok to Newark of the Bishop of Lincolnes Fee as much as paid the Geld for one Bov. Here was some also Soc to Sibetorpe of Ilbert de Lacies Fee but the Mannor in Chelvington and Alvreton which one Colegrim had before the Conquest was the chief part which he then discharged to the publick Tax or Geld for three Bov. The Land being two Carucats After the Conquest Hugh the Sheriff son of or Fitz-Baldric had it of whom one Ausger held it and had here two Car. and one Sochm. of half the Land and three Vill. two Bord. having two Car. and twenty Acres of Medow The value of this in King Edward the Confessors time was 30s. in King Williams but 20s. The next to Ausger that I have seen was in the time of Henry the second William Morin who married Beatrix daughter of Randulf and sister of Robert to whom he confirmed two Bovats of Land one in Kilvington and the other in Alurington which the said Robert's father had given him to be held of the said William Morin for 2s. per annum These two Bovats were confirmed to this Robert son of Randulf also by Ranulf Morin son of the said William Morin to whose Deed were also Witnesses Ranulf the Clark and Eustacinus Bailiffs of Newerch Malger de Staunton Galfr. de Musters William de Stâ—kes Raph son of Robert de Sibetorp c. This Ranulf Morin was living and Lord of this Mannor in the former part of the Reign of Henry the third William Morin succeeded him and in the time of Edward the first three of these Morins married the three daughters of Oliver de Lovetot of Carcolston as in that place is shown Robert Morin had Ioan the eldest Ranulf his brother had Isabell the second and William Morin had Alice the youngest of the three which were sisters and at length heirs of Iohn de Lovetot son of the said Oliver William Morin had a son called Robert who held this Mannor of Hugh de Rabaz of Ardingworth by the service of 3s. 4d. which said service he the said Hugh 21 E. 3. conveyed to
Medow and forty of Pasture with the Appurtenances in Bramcote Shelton Flaburgh and Dalington They suffered another 7 H. 8. wherein Sir William Mering Knight Rowland Digby Esquire Everard Digby Esquire Nicholas Strelley of Linby Esquire Nicholas Strelley of Strelley Esquire and Iohn Digby Gent. claimed against them the Mannors of Watnowe Chaworth and Shelton and the Advowson of Shelton Church Robert Markham Esquire suffered a Recovery to Francis Leek Esquire and Thomas Markham Esquire of the Mannor of Shelton with the Appurtenances and two Mess. one Cottag two Tofts one Dovecote three Gardens two hundred Acres of Land forty of Medow sixty of Pasture with the Appurtenances in Shelton Dallington and Flawborowe and called to warrant George Purefey Esquire 10 Eliz. Sir Robert Markham the destroyer of that Family sold it to Sir Thomas Bennet an Alderman of London whose issue enjoyes it at this day intire and inclosed The Rectory of Shelton was 8l. and Mr. Markham and Mr. Bingham Patrons 'T is now 6l. 15s. 2d. ob in the Kings Books and Simon Bennet Esquire Patron Sibthorpe Sibetorpe THis is no great Lordship for content of ground only the soil may be thought tolerably good because the Book of Doomsday gives us notice that in those daies here were four or five several Mannors whereof Earl Alan of Richmond had some viz. two which were Vnspaec's before the Conquest who paid the Geld for them as two Bov. ½ The Land being then one Car. Fredgis held this of Earl Alan and there had one Car four Sochm. on one Bovat and two Bordars having one Car. There was a Priest and a Church to which belonged the fourth part of the Land There was ten Acres of Medow The value of this in the Confessours time was 20s. then 12s. Another Mannor in Sybetorpe this Earl had which before was Osberts who was rated for it to the Dane-geld at one Bov. and three Acres The Land half a Car. There was a Priest two Bord. four Acres of Medow This had been 10s. but then was 4s. value Of William Peverells Fee here were two Mannors which before the Normans came Leuvine and Turvert had and were rated for them to the Geld at four Bov. The Land of them was thirteen Bovats There Robert the Man or Tenant of William Pevrel had one Plow or Car. and five Villains with one Plow or Car. and one Mill 20d. and seven Acres of Medow This was in the Confessours time 40s. value then but 24s. Here was another Mannor which before the Conquest Pileuvin had for which he paid the Tax as two Bov. ½ The Land of it was one Car. Afterwards when this great Survey was made by the Conquerour Ilbert de Lacy had it Arnegrime held it of him There was one Car. in Demesne and three Sochm. on half a Bovat of Land and sixteen Bordars having three Plows or Carucats and the third part of a Mill 10d. and ten Acres of Medow The fourth part of this Land belonged to the Church of the same Mannor There was a Priest This kept the old value 30s. Earl Alans part here as most of the Richmond Fee in these parts was held immediately of the Family of Musters of Treswell in this County where Robert de Musters their Ancestor had his residence and was called the Man of Earl Alan in Doomsday Book Iohn de Musters of Tireswell Chr. 22 E. 3. claimed 3s. Rent here whereof his Ancestor Iohn de Musters was seised in the time of King Richard the first the right of which descended to Robert his son and heir and from the said Robert to Iohn his son and heir who dying without issue it was inherited by William his said sons brother who in like manner left it to Robert his brother from whom it came to his son and heir the said Iohn de Musters who then claimed it Iohn de Musters of Tireswell Chivaler by Fine 22 E. 3. passed to Thomas de Sibethorp Parson of Bekyngham 3s. Rent in Sibethorpe together with the Homages and Services of Robert son of William del Grene of Sibthorp Robert Adam William Elys Henry Elys Robert de Stridelington Parson of Skeldingthorpe Isabell who was the wife of Robert de Stridelington Robert son of Robert de Stridelington and Isabell his wife Iohn Alisaundre of Sibethorp Simon de Sibethorp and Iohn his younger son William son of Simon de Sibethorp and Cecily his wife Constance daughter of Roger de Botelesford of Sibthorp Alice daughter of Constance de Botelesford Sarra who had been wife of Walter de Essewellethorp of Sibethorpe Henry son of Walter de Essewellethorpe of Sibethorp Hughde St. Paul Geoffrey Bythelane of Sibethorpe Iohn son of Geoffrey by the Lane William son of Iohn Iohn de Cougham William de Middelton and Elias de Middelton and their heirs for all the Tenements they held of the said Sir Iohn de Musters in Sibthorpe Robert son of William del Grene of Sibthorpe 20 E. 3. claimed an Acre of Medow and 16d. farthing Rent in Sibthorpe as heir to Goscelinus de St. Paul son of Roger de Sibthorpe Rogerus de Sibthorp Goscelinus de St. Paul R. 1. Thomas Rogerus Alicia fil haer Willielmus Robertus del Grene de Sibethorp 20 E. 3. Tericius de Sibethorp temp R. 1. Petrus Robertus Henricus Nicole fil haer -Will de Middelton Elias de Middleton 23 E. 3. Willielmus de Middleton 23 E. 3. which Gocelinus had it in the time of Richard the first and left it to his son and heir Thomas who had a son called Roger who left it to his daughter and heir Alice the mother of William father of the said Robert del Grene who passed it and other things to the said Thomas de Sibthorp so did Elias de Middleton and William his son 23 E. 3. which Elias claimed two Mess. three Tofts three Bov. ½ of Land ten Acres of Medow and 20s. Rent in Sibthorpe and Syreston from Tiricius de Sibethorp his Ancestor in the time of Richard the first who left his right to Peter his son and heir who did the like to his son Robert who had Henry father of Nicola wife of William and mother of the said Elias de Middleton The rest who held any of this Fee or most of them before named conveyed their several interests to this Thomas de Sibthorp Parson of Bekingham Lacies Fee it seems came to Sir Stephen Waleys of whom it was held in the time of Edward the third The most ancient Lord of this Mannor that I have met with was Raph de Sancto Paulo who had a daughter and heir called Dionysia married Radulphus de Sancto Paulo Dionysia fil haer -Alexander Bozon de Kirketon in Hoyland miles temp R. 1. 1 Radulphus s. p. -Alicia relict 2 Hugo Simon de Kirketon in Holand miles Johannes de Kirketon s. p. Margareta ux Johannis fil Rad. Chaumpeneys de Quaplade Alicia ux Fulc
also to Richard Newdigate Serjeant at Law By his second wife Sir Iohn had Colonel Roger Molyneux The Lands in Hawton belonging to the Priory of Thurgarton were granted 4 Eliz. to Iames Hardwick and his heirs and so came to the Earl of Devonshire The Lordship is depopulated very much since the War and a great part of it inclosed since then too which never fails to produce that effect The Rectory of Hawton was 20l. value and Mr. Molyneux Patron 'T is now 17l. 13s. 4d. in the Kings Books In the Church there was upon a Marble Stone cut in Brass Of your Charitie pray for the Soules of Degory Adys Knight of the Sepulcre and Marchaunt of the Stapull of Calys and Dame Anne his wife daughter of Thomas Powtrell Esquire the which Degory deceased 27 Febr. 1521. Upon it is Arg. a Bull sable Horned Or amongst long Reeds Or the tops sable and by it Or a plain Crosse between four Croslets Gules the first impales with Arg. a Fesse between three Cinquefoils Gules Poutrell In the Brass of another Stone Of your Charitie pray for the Soules of William Molyneux and Marget his wife their Childrens Soules and all Christian Soules which William departed this present life the last day of Octob. 1541. There is Molyneux Arms with a Crescent In the Chancel on a piece of Brass upon a little plain Stone was Of your Charity pray for the Soules of Robert Molineux Esquire and Dorothy his wife which Robert deceased 13 Apr. 1539. Upon a little Stone for a Child Johannes filius quintus Thomae Halgh de Wigtoft generos In the Windows Molyneux impales with Markham Arg. a Lion Ramp sab Gules a Bend Cotised betwixt six Martlets Or. Cheque Arg. and Gules a file of three Labels Az. On the North side of the Chancell at Hawton Iuxta Newarke Molineux impales with Az. a Spread Eagle Arg. Cotton Arg. 3 Bars sab Bussy Or upon a Fesse Gules three Waterbougets Arg. Bingham Lozengy Arg. and Gules Fitz-Williams Arg. an five Fusellâ— in Fesse Gules five Scallops Or Aslacton Az. a Bend between six Martlets Arg. Lutterell Leeke Gules upon a Bend Arg. three Crosse Croslets Azure Sab. six Annulets Or 3.2.1 Arg. three Chevronells and a bordure engrailed Sable Arg. upon Bend Az. three Waterbougets Or Booth Arg. a Chief Varry Or and Gules a Bend Sable Fitz-Herbert impaling with Molineux of Northbury By the Wall side in the Chancel an old cross-leg'd Monument with a Shield not ordinary Farneton Doomsd. Farendune THe Book of Doomsday certifies that Baldertune and Farendune were Berewes of the great Sok of Newarke and are there involved in that which was the Fee of the Bishop of Lincolne I have met with nothing memorable in old time worth inserting saving that the Wapentak and Town of Newark presented Mr. William le Tanner of Newark 8 E. 1. that he held certain Medow in Farnedon at the will of the Bishop of Lincolne for which he was bound to repair Morkerbrigg and that he came and acknowledged it to be his duty But this I think only now amounts to the leading of certain Loads of Gravell There is a Mannor here parcel of Richmund Fee which in the time of Henry the seventh was the possession of William Nevill in the time of Henry the eight of Thomas Sutton and afterwards of Sir Iohn Molyneux of Thorpe great Grandchild to Sir Edmund Molineux the Judge The Vicarage of Faringdon was 8l. Now it is 6l. 13s. 4d. in the Kings Books and the Patron the Prebendary of Balderton in the Church of Lincolne who hath both the Churches served by the same Vicar Balderton BEsides the Berew here was in this Town of Balderton which was not reckoned together with Newark in the Conquerours great Survey Soc of the Mannor as much as was rated to the Dane-geld at six Bovats and an half The Land three Carucats There twenty six Sochm. three Bord. had nine Car. Robert de Kayneto Bishop of Lincolne Founded the Priory of St. Katherins in the Suburbs of that City to which he gave amongst other things three Bovats of Land in Baldertune with the dwelling Houses which King Henry the second confirmed in whose Reign viz. 21 H. 2. it appears William de Dive had interest here for his Land of Balderton then ought two Marks for defect Here was a Mannor in Balderton to which several Lands in Barneby Codington Farnedon Stoke Elston and Sireston and other places did belong whereof Iohn de Dyve of Kingerby in Lincolneshire son of Sir William de Dive and Ermetrida de Amundevill the heir of that Family by whom that place and many other descended to him died seised about 21 E. 1. held of the Bishop of Lincolne leaving Ioan then the wife of Raph de Trehampton formerly of William Deisney and Elizabeth wife of Sir Iohn D'aubeney his sisters and heirs which Elizabeth the year following viz. 22 E. 1. left Sir Hugh de Bussey Knight her son by Sir Lambert de Bussey her former husband her heir then aged about thirty years Sir Hugh de Bussey left the Mannor of Balderton and many other Lands about 34 E. 1. to his son and heir Iohn de Bussey then being twenty four years of age To this worthy Family whose principal Seat was at Hougham in Lincolneshire did this Mannor remain till the heir Female of it carried it to Meeres and that in Queen Elizabeths time Francis Meeres the heir and issue of that match sold it to Gyles Foster whose heir sold it to Iames Leeke Gent. whose son and heir Francis Leek succeeded and left only a daughter who was married to George Lascells of Elston The Rectories of Balderton and Farneton were anciently appropriated to the Church of Lincolne and do make one good Prebend there called Balderton Prebend Jordanus Bussy temp Conq Lambertus Bussy temp W. 1. ob 1082. Jordanus Bussy Lambertus Bussy Hugo Bussy ob 20 Joh. de Hougham-Mabilia fil Hen. de Braybrook Lambertus Bussie-Lucia fil Gilb. de Beningworth Hugo Bussie ob 7 E. 1. Nov. 1. Lambertus Bussie-Elizabetha cohaer ob 22 E. 1 -Johannes de Albiniaco marit 2. Hugo Bussie mil. aet 25.22 E. 1 -Elizabetha Johannes Bussie miles de Hougham ob 4 Septemb. 1349 -Elizabetha vel Joanna Johannes Bussie miles ob in vita patris-Agnes fil ... Com. Suffolk Willielmus Bussie miles-Isabella fil Johannis Paynell de Botheby Johannes Busâ—ye miles decapitat apud Bristow 1 H. 4 -Matilda fil haer Philippi Nevile mil. Dom. de Scotton Johannes Bussie miles-Catharina fil haer Johannis Cumberworth de Hundon C. Linc. Johannes Bussie miles ob 20 Febr. 13 H. 7 -Elizabetha fil Laurent Barkeley mil. Hugo Bussie de Hougham ob in vita patris -Joana fil Johannis Wichecote Milo Bussie de Hougham mil. -Margareta fil Hen. Foljambe Johan Bussie-Agnes fil Tho. Dom. Burgh Agnes Bussie-Edm Brudenell mil. sine prole Joana-Thom Meeres Francisc. Meeres -Elizab fil Tho.
two Villains likewise two Bov. three Car. if it be not mistaken for three Acres I cannot certainly understand this repetition of three Car. and eight Acres of Medow In King Edward the Confessours time the value was 10s. in the time of Doomsday Book 6s. Another Mannor there was in Clifton but of Roger de Buslies Fee which before was Ougrim's and paid the Tax for six Bovats The Land whereof was three Car. There Roger the Man of Roger de Busli had one Car. one Sochm. on one Bov. of this Land and seven Villains with three Plows or Car. and the fourth part of a Church and thirty Acres of Medow Pasture Wood two qu. long and half so much broad In the Confessours time this was 40s. value in the Conquerours when the Survey was taken 30s. This of the Fee of Roger de Buslie in the time of King Henry the first was William de Lovetots as was all that which this Roger the Man or Tenant of Roger is said to hold in this County by which William was the Ancestor of William Picot then enfeoffed of two parts of a Knights Fee and Richard de Cliftons Ancestor of one part as the Red Book in the Exchequer in the Certificat of Nigellus de Luvetot to King Henry the second of his Knights Fees in Huntendoâ—ser and of the honour of Roger de Buisli in this County doth manifest which is noted in Wisowe as is also in the Fine in the 11 E. 3. whereby Iohn de Lovetot conveyed to Richard de Willughby and Ioane his wife four Knights Fees and 10l. Rent with the Appurtenances in Wisowe Kercolston Eyleston Flyntham and this North Clifton together with the Services of divers persons who held them and amongst the rest of Iohn son of Iohn de Pigot of Dodington in Lincolneshire but not far distant I suppose the Suttons of Averham had their first interest here by the marriage of a daughter or heir geeral of Pigot Iohn de Willughby son of Robert de Willughby late Lord of Eresby and Katherin his wife 4 H. 5. granted and to Farm let to Henry de Sutton Esquire Hugh Huse Chr. William Compton Esquire and others Lands and Tenements in Averham together with the Mannors of Kertlington Cliftun Hardeby and Kelum There were two Fines levied in the Octaves of Sr. Iohn Baptist 22 H. 6. in the same words except the names of the persons One was between Sir Thomas Chaworth Knight Quer. and Richard Sutton Esquire and Katherin his wife Deforc. of the Rent of a pound of Pepper with the Appurtenances in Hardeby and of the Mannor of Kertlington called Pigots Mannor or Pigot Hall with the Appurtenances except seven Mess. one Toft two hundred Acres of Land forty of Medow ten of Pasture and twenty of Wood with the Appurtenances in the same Town of Hardeby and North Clifton in the same Mannor The said Richard and Katherin acknowledged the premises to be the right of the said Thomas Chaworth to whom they further granted together with the said Rent the Homages and Services of Iohn Pigot Knight and his heirs for the Tenements which he held of them in the said Town of Hardeby c. The other Fine was between the same Sir Thomas Chaworth and Thomas Curson Esquire and Margaret his wife There was also a Fine levied 21 H. 6. between Iohn Arch-bishop of Yorke Raph Crumwell Knight William Babington Knight William Babington Esquire Iohn Cokfeild Esquire c. and Thomas Howson Quer. and William Skypwith of Haburgh Esquire and Ioane his wife Deforc. of the Mannor of South Clifton with the Appurtenances thereby recognized to be the right of Thomas c. There was a Recovery suffered by George Chaworth Esquire 15 Eliz. wherein Edward Earl of Rutland Lord Ross William Paston Thomas Stanhope Bartholomew Armin and Henry Chaworth Esquire claimed against him the Mannors of South Marneham North Marneham Cropwell Butler South Clifton and Annesley c. In another 17 Eliz. the same Earl and others claimed against Nicholas Buller and Iohn Gelsthorpe the same Mannors with Burton Iorce and Bridgeford on the Hill who called to warranty George Chaworth Esquire Hugh Willughby of Risley 22 H. 7. suffered also a Recovery of three Mess. six Bovats of Land and 40s. Rent in South Clifton and 6s. Rent in Trowell Augustine Earle 15 Eliz. claimed against George Willughby Gent. and Iohn Willughby his son and heir the Mannor of South Clifton with the Appurtenances and eight Mess. four Cottages eight Tofts one Dovecoat eight Gardens three hundred Acres of Land sixty of Medow seventy of Pasture twenty of Wood one hundred of Moore and 4l. Rent with the Appurtenances in South Clifton North Clifton and Spaldforth William Brun of Clifton held one Bov. in Clifton of Constancia de Lysures about 50 H. 3. he committed Theft for which he was hanged William Cause held Lands in South Clifton of Richard de Howell by the Service of the eighth part of a Knights Fee Thomas Cause 20 E. 2. was found his son and heir and to be then twenty five years of age and upwards and that he had Lands at Laceby in Lincolneshire By an Inquisition taken at Nott. 18 Sept. 32 H. 8. it appears that William Dymock of Eyton in Leicestershire Gent. died seized of Lands in South Clifton and Spaldforth 10 Iun. 1 H. 8. whose sister Margaret married to ... Alyn had Iohn Alyn whose sister Elena was his heir and wife of William Gregory who had a son called Thomas Gregory the Cousin and heir of William Dymock and was forty years old at the time of the taking the Inquisition Laurence Sturtivant 21 H. 8. claimed against William Abys two Mess. thirty Acres of Land six of Medow ten of Pasture in Hareby and North Clifton Here were some Lands belonging to Torkesey Priory in the County of Lincolne as in Saundby will be noted 35 H. 8. granted to Philip Habbye but 14 May 3 and 4 Ph. and Mar. Raph Parker Gent. and Henry Parker his son and heir had licence to Alienate the Demesnes and Scite of that Priory and all and singular the Mess. houses c. in the Counties of Lincolne Nott. and York belonging to it and all Mess. Lands and Tenements in the Parishes of Saunby Clyfton Rampton Cotham Retford and Sturton in this County to Iohn Fenys Esquire and his heirs The Vicarage of Clyfton was 10l. and the Prebendary there I suppose of Lincolne Patron The Vicarage of North Clifton is now 7l. 6s. 0â— ob in the Kings Books and the Prebendary Patron Spaldford THe greatest part of this Town was of the Soc of Newark which before and in the time of King William was rated to the publick Tax at three Car. and an half which together with the parcels in Scorveley Greton Torneshay Wiggesley Herdrebye and Cotum together paid the Geld for six Car. and an half and half a Bovat though the parcels summ'd
son and Amicia his wife The Jury 6 E. 3. found it no loss if the King granted to Iohn de Sutton of Ashefeld Clerk that he might give ten Acres and an half of waste in Sutton held of the King by 5s. 3d yearly to the Exchequer to Robert de Hâ—noure of Sutton and his heirs Males remainder to Alianor daughter to the said Robert and hers remainder to Beatrix her sister and hers remainder to Iohn son of Iohn de Sutton and Avicia his wife and the heirs Males of the body of the said Avicia for want whereof to revert to the said Iohn de Sutton and his heirs Thomas de Mareslee purchased one Mess. one Bovat and one Acre of Land half an Acre of Medow with the Appurtenances in Sutton in Ashfeild of Roger de Somervile who bought them of Iohn de Sutton By a Fine 20 E. 3. they were settled on Tho. de Merseley and Agnes his wife during their lives and afterwards on Iohn de Montford and Maud his wife and their heirs Roger Grenehaugh Esquire of Teversholt died 23 Ian. 5 Eliz. seised of this Mannor Elizabeth the wife of Francis Molyneux and Anne the wife of Gervase Nevill Esquire daughters and co-heirs of Thomas Grenehalgh Esquire son and heir of the said Roger being then his heirs There was a Recovery 14 Eliz. wherein Robert Rockley Thomas Draxe and Henry Nevile Esquire claimed against Gervase Nevile Esquire and Anne his wife the Mannor of Sutton in Ashfeild and ten Mess. ten Cottages twenty Gardens ten Orchards five hundred Acres of Land two hundred of Medow four hundred of Pasture twenty of Wood and twenty of â—urz and Heath with the Appurtenances in Sutton Ashefeild Claworth Bekingham Hothewayt and Sellefton and likewise the Mannor of Rowthorne in Darbyshire And another Recovery 16 Eliz. wherein Nicholas Hardwick and Richard Eckingfeild claimed against Iames Hardwick Esquire these Lands in larger particulars who called to warrant Gervase Nevyle and Anne his wife This Mannor remains the Inheritance of the Right Honourable William Earl of Devonshire who is son of Earl William son of Earl William son of Elizabeth Countess of Shrowsbury sister of Iames Hardwick Esquire In 1612. the owners of Sutton in Ashefeild are set down William Lord Cavendish Edward Langford Thomas Clark William Lyndley of Skegby Gent. and Edward Fitz-Randolph Gent. The Forest Book mentions many Essarts and Inclosures made in Fullwood an old decayed Wood now only a great Common without Wood to belong to Hucknall Howthwayte At the Assises at Nott. 28 E. 3. Iohn son of Hugh Cole recovered his seisin of one Mess. one Carucat of Land and 20s. Rent in Hothewayts Hokenale and William son of Iohn Cole was amerced In the year 1328. the Church of Sutton on Ashefeld yielded twenty Marks yearly Rent to the Priory of Thurgarton aed there was then half a Carucat which then also was a Mark Rent and the Tyth of the Watermill was then 5s. and Iohn Fraunceyes paid for a Toft 2s. which made the whole 14l. 7s. per annum Skegby SChegeby was also a Berew of the great Sok of Maunsfeild Ancient Demesne of the Crown King Iohn 28 Aug. in the eighth year of his Reign granted to Godfrey Spigurnell his Serjeant of his Chappel five Bovats of Land and his Mill with the Appurtenances in Scheggeby to Fee Farm 20s. whereof the Tenants used ancâ—ently to pay Galfr. Spigurnell the Kings Servant viz. Sealer of Writs 11 H. 3. had the Customs and Services of the Kings men of Skegby holding twenty Bovats of Land in Fee Farm for 54s. 4d. in number per annum 8 Apr. 11 H. 3. he had it granted with the Kings stock and the 18 Apr. as before is said the same year The Jury 24 E. 1. found that Edmund Spigurnell who had also the Mannor of Staundon in Essex held this Mannor in Fee Farm for 4l. 4s. 4d. per annum being a Capital Messuage with five Bovats in Demesne and a Water-Mill and twenty Bovats which the Tenants held by the Custom of the Mannor of Maunsfeild and two Bovats in Bondage and that Iohn Espigurnell his brother and heir was then forty years of age Iohn Spigurnell 2 E. 2. left his son and heir Edmund aged twenty three years Edmund Spigurnell about 8 E. 2. died seised of this Mannor and left his daughter and heir Ioane half a year old Howbeit he eiâ—her as I suppose left his wife with Child or else that Ioane should have been Elizabeth for in the Quo Warranto of 3 E. 3. Thomas Gobion and Elizabeth his wife daughter and heir of Edmund Spigurnell claimed view of Franke pledge in the Mannor of Skeggeby The Jury 8 E. 3. found it not to the Kings loss but gain if he granted Thomas Gobion the younger and Elizabeth his wife licence to enfeoffe Richard de Pensax in the Mannor of Skeggeby To have to him and his heirs for ever because the said Richard held 100s. Land c. in Belgrave in the County of Leicester of the Earl of Lancaster and 100s. Land and Rent in Wysowe in this County of Maud de St. Andrew Lady of Wysow whose custody belonged to the King This Maud was widow of Sir Roger de St. Andrew and before that of Iohn son of Sir Robert Poutrell in whose right she then held Wissowe in Dower Richard Pensax 35 E. 3. left William his son and heir and the Jury 40 E. 3. returned it not to the Kings loss if he granted licence to Percivall Pensax to have to him and his heirs one Mess. and twenty Acres of Land in Sutton in Ashefeild and the Mannor of Skegby with the Appurtenances and Easements except one Mill forty Acres of Medow ten of Wood and the moyety of the Capital Mess. and five Bovats of Land in the same Mannor which the said Percivall purchased of William Pensax by the Kings licence One of the Family of Linley in Yorkeshire married a daughter of Pensax and with them it continueth Percivallus Linley-Elena fil Will. Pensax de Hernegate in Com. Ebor. 2 Willielmus Linley-Joana fil Roberti â—ighley de Newhall in C. Ebor. Thom. Linley de Althorp-Margareta fil .... Evers de Axholme 1 Willielmus Linley de Skegby 1659-Margareta fil Joh. Farmery Com. Linc. Franciscus Linley 1614 -Jana fil Franc. Molineux de Teversalt 1 Thom. Linley-Rosafil Godfr Clark de Somerfall Com. Darb. 2 Percivallus .... ux Roberti Morton de Morton Richard s. p. Elizab. Elianora 2 David-Anna fil .... Rothwood Johannes Linley 1 Thom. Linley sine prol masc .... fil haer Joh. Gowland Hugh son of Hugh de Skeggeby for the health of his Soul and his wife Mauds gave 4d. a year to the Priory of Thurgarton to be paid by himself and his heirs for ever at the Feast of the Nativity of the blessed Mary In 1612. the owners here were William Lyndley Gent. Lord of the
Lowdham In the South West Window Paly of six Arg. and Gules on a Chief Azure a Fesse Dancè Or Hathersege North East Window Barry of six Arg. and Az. Grey of Codnor In the Church South I le East Window Arg. a Fesse and a Mullet in the dexter point Gules Odingsells In the Steeple Window Paly of six Arg. and Az. Strelley In the South West Window of the South I le of the Church Arg. a Saltier engrailed Gules Tibtot Calverton And Salterford IN the Conquerours Survey in Calverton was there certified to be a Berew of the Mannor of Blidworth of the Arch-bishop of Yorkes Fee and it answered the Dane-geld for six Bovats The Land being twelve Bovats There seven Vill. and two Bord. had two Car. There was a Church and a Priest and two Acres of Medow Pasture Wood eight qu. long three broad This made up the ancient value of the Mannor 40s. as in Blidworth is noted Here was also a Mannor which before the Conquest Vlvric had which paid the Geld for three Bovats The Land was for one Plow or one Car. This afterwards was the Fee of Rogerius Pictavensiis and here then were two Vill. and one Virgat of Medow In the Confessours time it had been valued to 20s. but then was 5s. 4d. In Caivreton of the Tayn-land Alvric had one Car. which paid the Dane-geld for three Bovats There two Sochm. four Vill had two Car. In former time this was valued at 16s. then at 10s. and the same Alvric continued to hold it In Salterford a Berew of Granby of the Fee of Osbern Fitz-Richard if this be not mistaken for some parcel of or about Colston Basset was as much as was rated to the Tax or Dane-geld at six Bovats and in the Conquerours time was waste as it is still there being scarce any memorial of it left but a place called Salterford Damm in the Forest near the beginning of the River Doverbek between Calverton and Oxton there was Pasture Wood one leue long four qu. broad The Prior of Land which Priory was Founded by the Bassetts was certified to hold the Town or Village of Salterford in pure Alms and so were the Chapter of Suwell and the Prioress of Brewode to hold three parts of the Town of Kalverton of the Honour of Peverell it seems William Peverel got the Tayn-land here as he did that at Woodborough That of the Fee of Roger Pictavensis was afterwards accounted of the Honour of Lancaster of which Honour William le Butiler held in Calverton and Crophill one Fee Likewise Iohn de Vylers who held of it one Knights Fee in Neubolt and Outhorp held the fourth part or one here at Calverton The Jury found that Paganus de Vilers who was first infeoffed gave to Alan his son five Carucats of Land in Knights Service The same Paganus gave to the Hospital of Hierusalem one Car. in Bekaneshon in Alms. The same Pagan gave to William de Vilers his son the Land of Newbold to hold by Knights Sâ—rvice which William the son of Paganus the younger then held by that Service The same Pagan gave to Thomas de Vilers the moyety of Uvethorp and the Land of Hole and the Land of Calverton in Knights or Military Service whereof Robert de Vilers held Hole and the moyety of Calverton except one Carucat which William de Vilers held The same Robert de Vilers held also the Land of Calverton by the same Service c. Raph de Vilers gave and confirmed to Robert his brother one Bovat of Land in Calverton which Bernard held reserving only one pound of Cummin or three half-pence at Easter this he gave to the Priory of St. Cuthbert at Radford by Wirkesop William de Vilers confirmed it and so did Robert son of Robert de Vilers and Iohn son of William de Vilers The fourth part of the Knights Fee of Iohn de Vilers Lord of Outhorpe was the Inheritance of Sir Thomas Hutchinson Knight the moyety whereof did descend to him from his Ancestors the other moyety he bought which was the Inheritance of ... Barton of Holme near Newark the chief of which Family Sir Thomas Barton Knight besides that Holme had great possessions in Lancashire By a Fine 5 E. 2. between Sampson de Stretley and Philippa his wife Querents and William son of Walter de Ludham Deforc. forty Acres of Land forty of Wood and 11s. Rent in Saltreford and Calverton were settled on the said Sampson and Philippa and the heirs which the said Sampson should beget on the body of the said Philippa remainder to the right heirs of Sampson Godefrey Folejamb 45 E. 3. who prosecuted against Sampson de Strelley Chr. for taking the heir and Lands of William de Strelley of Woodburgh whom he affirmed to hold of him Lands and Tenements in Calverton viz. six Carucats of Land and ten Marks Rent by Homage Fealty and Scutage c. surceasing his prosecution was Amerced The Free-holders of Calverton 1612. were Christopher Strelley Iohn Scurtivant Robert Cooper Iohn Lees Thomas Leeson Ed. Benet Iohn Barber Iohn Labrey Humfr. You le Euseby Marshall of Arnall Iohn Chaworth of Southwell Esquire Iohn Cressewell Colonel Iohn Hutchinson son and heir of Sir Thomas Hutchinson had that which he called the Mannor of Salterford in the Forest. At Calverton was born William Lee Master of Arts in Cambridge and heir to a pretty freehold here who seeing a woman knit invented a Loom to knit in which he or his brother Iames performed and exercised before Queen Elizabeth and leaving it to .... Aston his Apprentice went beyond the Seas and was thereby esteemed the author of that ingenious Engine wherewith they now weave Silk and other Stockings c. This .... Aston added something to his Masters invention he was sometimes a Miller at Thoroton nigh which place he was born The Vicarage of Calverton was eight Marks 't is now 4l. value in the Kings books The Prebendaries of Oxton should be Patrons or the Chapter of Southwell but this like Woodborough is a great and populous Village with an empty Church for the most part Oxton Oston ELvod paid for his Mannor in Oston before the Normans came to the Dane-tax then in use after the rate of six Bovats The Land of it being two Car. There afterwards Thomas Arch-bishop of York had one Car. in demesne and one Sochm. one Vill. one Bordar having two Car. Of this Land the King had one Bovat viz. lying to Arnall the rest lay in Blidworth In King Edward the Confessours time this was valued at 40s. when the book of Doomsday was made at 20s. In Ostune of Roger de Buslies fee were two Mannors which Thurstan and Odincale had before he came and answered the Geld for one Car. The Land being then accounted two Car. and an half There Roger had two Car. five Villains six Bordars having two Car. There was one Mill. 5s. 4d. In the Confessours time
in Sudwelle with its Berues then numbred twelve were twenty two Car. and an half for the Tax or Geld. The Land twenty four Car. There Arch-bishop Thomas had ten Car. in Demesne ten Sochm. seventy five Villains twenty three Bordars having thirty seven Car. There were two Mills 40s. and a Fishgarth Piscina or Pool and a Passage 6s. Of this same Land held six Knights four Car. and an half Three Clarks had one Car. and an half according to my Copies or four Car. and an half as Mr. Dugdales of that were two Bovats in Prebend Two English-men had three Carucats and five Bovats The Knights had seven Car. in Demesne thirty five Vill. twenty eight or twenty three Bordars having twenty one Car. and one Mill of 8◠or as Mr. Dugdale's Copy 3s. The Clarks had one Car. and an half in Demesne seven Vill. five Bord. having three Car. The English-men had four or three Car. in Demesne twenty Vill. six Bord. having six Car. and an half To Sudwelle belonged one hundred and fourscore and eight Acres of Medow Pasture Wood eight leuc long two quarentens and an half broad the half is wanting in the Monasticon Angl. vol. 3. part 2. page 10. Arable Land five leuc long three broad In the time of King Edward the Confessour it was valued at 40l. and when the Book of Doomsday was made at 40l. and 15◠St. Mary of Sudwelle had a Mannor in Croppehille which had a Berue in Hegelinge which the Canons then had and another Mannor in Nortwelle but how many Prebendaries there were at this time or whether they held their Prebends distinct or in Common is not easie positively to determine yet seeing that in Woodborough it is recorded that a Clark whom I take for the Prebendary of that place held under the Arch-bishop Lands which answered the Dane-geld for one Bovat 't is most probable that every one enjoyed his own apart Now because in the White-Book of Southwell still remaining with the Chapter there is nothing of the Foundation of the Prebends of Woodborough Normanton the three of Norwell the two of Oxton that of North Muskam that of South Muskam nor of the Sacrista called Sakerson and Segiston and now Sexton it may reasonably be guessed these or the most of them were in being then or near that time viz. the latter end of the Reign of King William the first Most of the rest as by that Book appeareth were not long after for King Henry the first son of the said King William gave to Thurstan Arch-bishop of York the Church of Dunham that he might make it a Prebend in the Church of Southwell and likewise confirmed the gift which that Arch-bishop made of the Churches of his Mannors of North Leverton and Bekingham to make another Prebend in that Church King Henry the second confirmed to his Clark Roger the brother of Martin de Capella the Prebend which Roger Arch-bishop of York had made of the Land of Halton which William the Steward of the aforesaid Thurstan held in the time of the said King Henry the first and afterwards gave to the Church of Southwell Roger Arch-bishop of York certified King Henry the second that his Predecessours did enfeoffe more Knights than they ought to the King not for the necessity of the Service which they did owe but because they were willing to provide for their Kinsmen and Servants Pavia the daughter of Nigellus de Ramtun by the consent of Robert Malovell her son not long after gave the Church of Ramton with the Appurtenances to make another Prebend in this Church of Southwell And Iohn Arch-bishop of York in the year of our Lord 1289. made another of the Church of Eton. And in the year 1291. William Rotherfeild Prebendary of Bekingham resigning for that purpose the said Arch-bishop at his request and by the consent of the Chapters of York and Southwell did ordain the Church of North Leverton before a part of the Prebend of Bekingham to be a distinct one of it self and the Prebendary to have his Stall in the Quire on the North side next that of the Sacrist and his place in the Chapter-house duely assigned by the Chapter and to have and pay his Vicar Choral as the other Canons used and the said William Rotherfeild to enjoy Bekingham so divided during his time which made the number of the Prebends Sixteen as they now are which have been and are thus valued viz.   l. 3. d. Norwell Overhall or prima pars was 42l. is now 48 1 3 Norwell Palacehall or secunda pars was 30l. is now 27 19 7 Norwell tertia pars was 6l. is now 5 2 0 ob Normanton Prebend was 20l. is now 22 6 0 ob Halton or Halloughton was 10l. is now 8 -17 -6 Dunham before the Survey taken by H. 8. was 45 marks is now 23 11 3 Rampton then also was 24 mar is now 15 17 11 Woodborough is wanting in my Copy of the old but is now  9 17 11 Eton before the Survey of H. 8. was 10l. is now -2 11 3 South Muskham then also was 20 mar is now 13 4 7 Oxton prima pars was 40 mar is now 22 19 7 Oxton altera pars was then also 40 mar is now 24 10 0 Beckingham was 20l. is now 16 15 10 North Muskham was 34l. is now -32 5 0 Sacrista was in elder time 30◠is now -1 3 4 North Leverton was 5l. is now 4 17 11 in the Kings Books and the Arch-bishop of York is Patron of all Very great and many priviledges were anciently granted to this Church by several Kings Archbishops and Chapters of York which Pope Alexander the third in the twelfth year of his Pontificate viz. 1171. refers to in his Bull wherein he confirmed to the Canons of the Church of St. Mary of Southwell amongst many others their ancient Liberties and Customs to wit the same which the Church of York had of old and were known to have then and that the Churches of the Prebends and also those belonging to the Chapter should be free from Episcopal Jurisdiction and that they might institute fit Vicars in them without any contradiction as the said Arch-bishops and Chapters of York ever suffered them and their Predecessours to do who likewise granted to them as was of long custom observed and also by the said Pope approved that both the Clergy and Laity of the County of Nottingham should at the Feast of Pentecost come to their Church with solemn procession and that every year according to the old and rational usage of that Church a Synod should there be celebrated and that thither the Chrisma should be brought by the Deans of the County from the Church of York to be thence distributed through the other Churches c. There is yet and from the beginning of this Church I suppose even hath been at Whit sunday a certain small Pension paid from
... fil haer Tho. -Em fil haer Fr. Leeming Rob. Mat. Franc. Cleric Marg. -Laur Sturtivant Tho. Will. 3 Robertus Leek In Halam 1612. the owners were William Leek senior Gent. and William Leek junior Gent. William Cowper junior William Astlyn Thomas Leek Gent. Thomas Maye but not long since Mr. William Loscoe had interest here and at Farnesfeild Iohn the son of Tho. Chamberleyn of Polington by Fine 20 E. 3. and afterwards 21 E. 3. passed to Thomas de Metheley of Thornehill and his heirs the Mannor of Eddinglée by Southwell with the Appurtenances except 49s. and 3d. Rent and the Rent of a pair of Gloves in the same Mannor which Simon Iorce of Lughteburgh and Margaret his wife held for term of life together with the Reversion after their decease and the Homages and all the Services of Richard de Willughby Iohn de Loudham Knights Iohn de Bella aqua Thomas de Nevill Knights and divers others and their heirs for Lands which they held of the said Iohn in the said Mannor In Edingley 1612. William Cartwright Gent. was owner of one Mess. one Cottage one Water-mill one Garden twenty two Acres of Medow and sixteen Acres of Pasture Then in Osmundthorpe was Lawrence Leek Gent. owner In Greaveslane William Beeston Gent. Stephen Tayler and Richard Bennet In Farnesfeild Edward Coppinger of Hexgrave Park Gent. Charles Butterworth Gent. Nicholas Farrington Iohn Watson junior William Leak Iohn Cooper Richard Gunthorpe were owners The Book of Doomsday shows that in Franesfeld the King had one Bovat of Land for the Geld near Snotingham Soc to his Mannor of Grymston and that Walter de Aincurt had Soc to his Mannor of Horingham in Farnesfeild two Bovats for the Geld whereof one was in the Soc of Sudwell and the other of the Kings Soc yet belonged to the Hundred of Sudwell There was one Car. in Demesne In the time of King Edward the Confessour this was valued at 5s. in the Reign of the Conquerour when the Survey was taken at 18s. There was in Osmutthorp Soc to Nortwell which belonged to St. Mary of Sudwell as much as was rated to the Dane-geld at four Bovats The Land two Car. There four Sochm. had two Car. eight Acres of Medow Pasture Wood four qu. long three broad Though there be mention of seven Sochmen in Opeton and Colingham in the Book of Dooms-day which belonged to the Mannor in Rolleston of the Fee of Odo Bishop of Baion yet Vpton is certainly involved amongst the twelve Berues of Southwell of which it is an Hamlet wherein I have not found any great possessions of note The Jury 12 E. 3. said that Will. Melton Archbishop of York when he died held three parts of two Mess. two Bov. and six Acres of Land in Vpton by Southwell of Peter del Wyche and the heirs of Iohn de Wimbishe by the Service of 10s. 6d. ob per annum and that William son of Henry de Melton Cousin of the said William the Arch-bishop was his next heir There was in Vpton a Capital Mess. and a good Demesne of Freehold Land which was heretofore the Inheritance of the Pakenhams from whom it came to Oglethorp It is now Iohn Truemans who hath built a pretty little House there The residue consisteth of small Freeholds but most Copy-holds of the Mannor of Southwell The owners 1612. are said to be Iohn Trewman of Stok Bardolf Owen Oglethorp Thomas Pryde George Pryde The Rectory is appropriate to the Chapter of Southwell and was lately in Lease to Mr. Burnell of Winkeburne after whose death the Chapter augmented the small Vicarage 20l. per an as I have heard about the year 1667. or 1668. There are Vicarages of the Chapters Patronage in this Soc viz. Southwell which was 10l. is now 7l. 13s. 4d. Farnesfeild which was eight Marks is now 4l. Edingle which was ten Marks is now 4l. Vpton which was eight Marks is now 4l. 11s. 5d. value in the Kings Books Kertlington Doomsd. Cherlington I Suppose this the ancient meeting place of Southwell Hundred mentioned in that place and that it is corrupted into Chadlington Hundred because of the very long disuse of this place However the Conquerours Survey shows that in Cherlington Vlf a Saxon whom Gisâ—ebert de Gand succeeded in the chief part of his Estate in this County had three Bov. ½ for the Geld. The Land two Car. But the Soc belonged to Southwell the Mannor of the Archbishop There Gislebert had one Car. four Vill. having two Car. one Mill 16s. In the Confessours time the value of this was 40s. in the Conquerours when the Survey was taken 30s. The Red Book in the Exchequer shows that William de Bella aqua held a Knights Fee of the Arch-bishop of York and half one of Walter de Ayncurt One of that name married a daughter of Iohn Lord Deincourt named in Granby and Sutton In 22 H. 2. William de Beleu gave account of twenty Marks of the Amercements of the Forest. Hugh Bardulf 10 R. 1. gave account of an hundred Marks for having the Custody of the Land and heirs of William de Bella aqua and to have their marriages William had a son called Rod. de Bella agua temp Regis Steph. Willielmus-Beatrix de Bella aqua lib. Alb. 176. de Southwell Willielmus de Bella aqua Willielmus de Bellewe tertius ... fil Johannis Dom. Deincourt Thom. de Bella aqua-Alicia Thom. de Bella aqua Johannes de Bella aqua miles 18 E 3 -Isabella Lucia fil haer -Johannes de Burgh senior Thom. de Burgh Johan de Burgh-Katherina 5 R. 2. Margareta fil haer-Johannes le Zouch mil. mar 1-Johannes Lowdham mil. sine prole Elizabetha fil haer -Nic Bowyt de Ripingale miles Elizab. consang haer de Corp. Joh. de Bella aqua Isab. ob 20 Mar. 17 H. 7 -Will Chaworth mil. mar 1 -Joh Dunham Ar. mar 2. Thom. Chaworth sine prole Joana haer frat -Johannes Ormund Joh. Dunham mil. fil haer aet 28. 18 H. 7-Jana fil Tho. Thurland de Gamelston milit ux 1 -Bennet fil Godâ— Foljamb ux 2. Johannes Dunham obiit juvenis Kath. ux Rad. Okeover Hen. Leigh de Rushall Ar. Fran. ux Joh. Hazelwood Anna ux Georgii Meverell Maria ux Tho. Grantham de Com. Linc. Johannes Chaworth-Margareta Tho. Chaworth s. p. ob 25 Dec. 2 H. 7. Tho. Burgh de Colthorp Ebor. Claus. 33 H. 6. m. 21. Thom. Burgh 33 H. 6. Joana-Guido Roucliff â—rian Roucliff Bar. Scaccar Johannnes fil haer 1297. Adam miles Robertus-Dionysia Hugo Radulphus William and â—e one Thomas de Bella aqua whose wife was Alice Iohn de Bella aqua son and heir of Sir Thomas de Bella aqua granted that he his heirs or Assigns whosoever should hold his Mannor of Kirtelington should be obliged to pay every year to the Church of St. Mary and St. Iames at Wellebek and
three sons more Nicolas Edmund Iohn and three daughters Iane Elizabeth Olive Sir William married Susan daughter of Thomas Cony of Basingthorpe in Lincolneshire on whom he begot Robert Sutton Esquire and three sons and four daughters more Richard Henry Gervas Alice Susan Elizabeth Mary Robert to his first wife had Elizabeth daughter of Sir George Manners of Haddon in Darbyshire sister to Iohn now Earl of Rutland his second was Anne daughter of Sir Guy Palmes and widow of Sir Thomas Browne of Walcott in Northamptonshire Baronet by whom she had two daughters Elizabeth and Anne widow of .... Lord Pawlett since married to ... Stroud his third was Mary daughter of Sir Anthony S. Leger Warden of the Kings Mint by whom only he left issue Robert Bridgett and Anne born after his death which was Oct. 13. 1668. his Lady died at Paris Sept. 1669. from whence she was brought and laid by him at Averham Sept. 25. 1669. He very much increased his Patrimony ever kept a plentiful sober House and was much out of purse for King Charles the first who created him Lord Lexington of Averham 21 C. 1. Richard Sutton his brother married .... Stanhope half sister of Philip first Earl of Chesterfeild and had a son Robert Sutton who was Captain of a Troop of Horse which he carried into Portugall he died without issue Male. Henry Sulton next brother of the Lord Lexington married Mabel daughter of Henry Faunt and hath several sons Robert William Gervas Robert married Katherine Shirbourne and hath issue Robert and Richard The Rectory of Averham was 16l. But is now 20l. in the Kings Books and the Lord Lexington is Patron as his Ancestors the Suttons have been In the Church upon a small Monumental Stone ......... obiit vi Kal. Octobr. Ao. Dom. mo. ccco. viio. Upon a fair Tomb M. S. Illustrissimo D o Gulielmo Sutton de Averham Equiti Aurato Generis nobilitate virtutum dotibus ornatissimo Qui post annos xxvii cum conjuge amantissim◠peractos octo filiorum totidemque filiarum pater factus Deo dilectus patriae charissimus suis desideratissimus citâ nec improvisà morte obiit in Christo Anno Dom. MDCXI aetatis suae LII D. Susanna conjux Moestissima Officii peitatis ergo P. Siste morae nec te pigeat nisi nosse recuses Quo juvet exemplo vivere quove mori Vive Deo patrie vicinis conjugi amicis Charus quoque ortus sanguine vive memor Et quocunque vocet fati Deus impiger ito Alea ceu vitae jacta suprema foret His titulis surgit lapis hic sic vixit obitque Suttonus quali carmine dignus Eques Sir William Suttons Corps here Toombed sleepes Whose happy Soul in better mansion keepes Thrice nine yeares liv'd he with his Lady faire A lovely noble and like virtuous payre Their generous of-spring Parents joy of heart Eight of each sex of each an equall part Usher'd to Heaven their Father and the other Remain'd behind him to attend their Mother On the out-side of the Steeple there is cut in Stone Sir Thomas Suttons Arms which was Arg. a Canton Sable and his Ladies viz. 3. Piles a Canton Varry which was Bassets of Fledborough nigh which was T. S. and two Tuns Kelham Kelum Doomsd. Calune And Parke Lathes THis place the Book of Doomsday shows to have been of several Seigniories the most considerable was of the Fee of Roger de Busli where in Lyde Wapentac before the Conquest Turchill and Godric are said to have had in Calun ten Bov. ⅓ ad Geld. for two Mannors The Land whereof was three Car. There afterwards Turold the man or Tenant of Roger had one Car. and seven Sochm. on five Bov. of this Land and three Vill. and three Bordars having two Car. ½ There were twenty two Acres of Medow small wood sixteen qu. long and seventy four Virg. broad In King Edward the Confessours time this was valued at 60s. in King Williams at 28s. Another great parcel of this Township was of the Fee of Walter de Ayncurt and Soc to Rolleston which answered the Geld or Tax for nine Bovats and one third of a Bov. The Land being two Car. and an half There eighteen Sochm. and three Bord. had seven Car. and an half and sixteen Acres of Medow small wood nine qu. long fifty Virg. or rods broad Another part was of the Fee of Raph de Buron where Osmund before the Norman invasion paid to the Geld as two Bov. ⅓ for his Mannor There William the Man or Tenant of Raph had one Car. and two Bordars with two Oxen plowing and nine Acres of Medow small wood eight qu. long twelve Virg. broad In the Confessours time this was 4s. in the Conquerours 15s. value Another parcel in Calum was of the Fee of Gislebert Tysun which before the Conquest was Alurics who had two Bov. ad Geld. for his Mannor The Land whereof was six Bovats There were two Sochm. one Bord. with half a Car. and six Acres of Medow small wood eight qu. long fourteen Virg. broad In the Confessours time 16s. value at the time of the Conquerours survey 3s. Another parcel was of the Land of the Taynes which Vlchell before the Conquest had his Mannor being then rated to the Geld at one Bov. and two thirds of a Bovat The Land six Bovats There Aldene progenitor of the family of Crumwelle afterwards had two Vill. two Bord. with one Car. and six Acres of Medow small wood eight quarters long and eight Virgats broad In the Confessours time 20s. value in the Conquerours 10s. That of Roger de Buslies Fee Lord of the Honour of Tikhill was held by Gilbert de Chelum whose gift to the Priory of Rufford King Stephen confirmed and William de Tulc or Tuk who for five Marks sold his in the presence and by the consent of Raph Silvain his Lord who also confirmed to the brethren of Rufford all that Land of the Fee of Tikhill which Gilbert de Kelum and William de Tulc held of him in the territory of Kelum from the west side of Buggewonge and that also tilled and untilled unto the bounds of Wyncheburne c. VVilliam del Tulc son of VVilliam del Tulc confirmed the fore-mentioned Land which his father gave in which the Sheep-house or Lathe Bercaria of the Monks was scituate which I take to be the original of Parkelathes a Grange or Hamlet in this Lordship belonging to that Monastery which was made up by the Gifts of many several persons VVilliam Tuke son of VVilliam Tuke of Kelum gave twenty four Acres of his Demesne measured by the Perch of sixteen foot lying between the Wong which Malger de Rolleston gave the said Monks and five Bovats which Malger de Staunton bestowed on them which twenty four Acres stretch from the west into the east viz. from Souhtwell way which is the bound between the fields of Wynkeburne and Kelum unto the wood
to Henry de Lacy Earl of Lincoln for his Service two Cantreds in Wales viz. of Roos and Roweignok He had by Margaret daughter of William Longespey Edmund de Lacy junior who died young and Iohn who was slain by a fall from a Tower in Pontefract Castle before he was marriageble and Alise his daughter and heir who at nine years old was betrothed to Thomas of Lancaster King Edwards Nephew son of Edmund Earl of Lancaster his brother which Thomas Earl of Lancaster her husband was beheaded in the year 1321. and she after married her old Love Ebulo le Strange but had no issue her Father the said Henry Earl of Linc. died 3 E. 2. 1310. aged sixty years having settled a great part of his Estate 22. E. 1. for want of heirs of his said daughter Alesia on the heirs of the said Thomas Earl of Lancaster her husband and thus ended this Noble Line Henry Earl of Lincolne died seiâ—ed of this Mannor of Knesale and the Wapentak of Allerton and other Lands of the Fee of Gaunt and Tikhill The heirs of Iohn Burdon held of him a Knights Fee in Maplebeck Kirketon and Bucketon Iohn de Kiâ—nesaâ—e in Kirnesale a 〈◊〉 part Raph de Welwike Iohn de Calneton Robert Coly and Richard Freman a fourth part in Kenesale Margery Foliot a Fee in Grimston with its members Richard de Sutton a Fee in Alerton William Fitz-William three parts of a Fee in Weston Sternethorp Sutton and in â—ieworth in Cotum by Dunham Marneham Batheley Muscham Karleton â—keggeby another Fee in Mareton Hareworth and Lympole half a Fee in Plumtre by â—areworth a sixth part of a Knights Fee in Sâ—yrap and Vlcotes a fourth part in Costerthorp and Hardwick another Fee in Claverburgh and Hayton the fourth and eighth part of a Fee in Clumbre a sixth part in Allerton a third in Drayton a fourth and an eighth part c. Iohn de Felton 3 E. 3. claimed to have view of Frank-pledge and Weyf and Free Warren in his Mannor of Knesale Thomas Earl of Norforlk and Suffolk and Marescal 6 E. 3. passed to the King and his heirs the Mannor of Knesall with many others in several Counties The Jury 34 E. 3. found that William de Bohun Earl of Northhampton held when he died the Mannor of Knesale by the Charter of King Edward the third and that Humfrey de Bohun was his son and heir The Jury 1 H. 4. found that Alianor wife of Thomas late Duke of Gloucester one of the daughters and heirs of Humfrey de Bohun late Earl of Hereford died feised of this Mannor of Knesale Anne wife of Edmund Earl Stafford Willielmus Boun Com. Northampton Humfr. de Bohun Com. Hereford-Essex Northampton Alianor-Tho de Woodstock Dux Glocestr Anna-Edmundus Com. Stafford Humfr. Dux Buckingham Humfr. Stafford Henricus Dux Buckingham Edmund Dux Buckingham attinct 13 H. 3. Joana at 15. 1 H. 4. Isabella aet 13. 1. H. 4. Ioane then aged fifteen years and Isabell thirteen were her three daughters and heirs In 4 H. 4. they found that Edmund Earl of Stafford when he died held the Mannor of Knesale of the inheritance of Anne his wife and that Humfrey his son and heir was then one year old she the said Anne afterwards 7 H. 4. was wife of Iohn William le Bourghchier Chr. Humfr. Duke of Buckingham about 38 H. 6. died seized of the Mannors of Radcliffe on Sore Knesale and Colston Basset leaving Henry son of Humfrey son of the said Duke his heir The Mannor of Knesall late Edmund Duke of Buckinghams 13 H. 8. was granted to Iohn Hussey Knight and the heirs males of his body Iohn Lord Hussey was attaint in Parliament 31 H. 8. and in 3 or 5 E. 6. this Mannor and many others were granted to Edward Fynes Lord Clinton and Say Lord Admiral of England and his heirs Robert Earl of Kingston had it and with his posterity it continueth There was a Chantry founded at the Altar of St. Nicolas in Knesall by one Iohn Chapman of the City of York Publique Notary who held Lands while he lived in Knéesall Ampton and Allerton which were granted by Queen Eliz. 18 Eliz. To Iohn Mershe Esquire and Francis Greneham Gent. there was a recovery 17 and 18 Eliz. wherein Iohn Meringe Gent. and Iohn Burton claimed against William Meringe Knight two Mess. one hundred Acres of Land five hundred Acres of Pasture in Knesall who called to warrant Thomas Meringe Esquire son and heir of the said William In the year 1612. the owners of Kneesall were reckoned to be Samuel Hartop Gilbert Rosse Gent. Robert Clark and William Walhead The Vicarage of Knesall was ten Marks when the Vicars Choral of Southwell were Patrons 't is now ten Pounds value in the Kings Books and the Church of Southwell retains the Patronage Kernesall Kersal Cheuersale THis was a Member as it were of Knesale yet there was a Grange or Hermitage in Kersale which Hugo de Burun a great benefactor and afterwards Monk of Lenton held who gave Land in Almeton to that Monastery but I suspect this Hermitage of Kersale might be in Lancashire Richard son of Robert de Croxton confirmed to the Canons of Stanley Parke otherwise called Dale-Abby the whole gift which his brother Iohn made to them of all his Land in Mickleverge in the territory of Kirnesale which the Abbat and Covent released to Avicia sometime wife of Sir Iohn de Kirnesale and her heirs Robert Walensiâ— son of Rob. Walensis of Kirneshal gave four Acres of Arable Land in an essart of Kirneshal to the Monastery of Rufford with his body paying the Lord of the Fee 6 d. per annum which it seems was one Thomas de Ywardeby Clark who wrote to Sir William de Sutton and Sir Robert his brother Knights Iohn Burdon Iohn de Kirmshale Rob. Maleshover Richard Freman and Henry son of Silvester de Kirmshale stiling them Noble and discreet men that he had released to the Monks of Rufford all his interest in the said Land which Robert Walensit gave of his Fee and likewise the 6â— per annum Rent due to him and his heirs and diligently intreated them that they would bear testimony to that Deed of release sealed with the same seal with which his Letters to them were sealed because they knew certainly that he had not a seal in which his proper name was contained Silvester de Kirneshale son of Henry de Laxton gave to the said Monastery of Rufford one Acre of Arable Land in Kirneshale of his Wong which lay on the North part of the way which leads from Kirneshale to the wood called Bergelhage the witnesses were Robert de Laxton Mr. Peter and Mr. Stephen his brothers Raph son of Henry de Laxton his own brother William son of Iohn de Kalnatheton Robert Broune Esquire Thomas Smith Richard Bevercotes Gent. and others 17 H. 8. claimed against Robert Kellome
Church and his heirs also Robert de Perpoynt was Lord here 9 E. 2. and had free-warren granted that year with whose posterity then and now seated at Holme according to the descent in that place inserted it moved and remains That which Turold the man of Roger de Busli had who had also Hodsak it should seem by a Fine levied in the Kings Court at Clarendon the Munday after mid-lent 5 Ioh. between Cecily daughter of Gervas de Clifton who had been the wife of Roger de Creissi and William de Creissi concerning her reasonable dower in Hoddishac Gedling Kelum Weston Rampton and Marcham that this Weston was inherited by those Lords the successours of that Turold The family of Normanvile held this which occasioned the distinction of Weston Normanvile and Weston Hercy which yet remains in the Town divided by the Brook Sir Thomas Normanvile 16 E. 4. passed this with Gedling as in that place is noted to Robert Roos of Laxton from which family it came to Sir Brian Broughton as above is said Richard de Colingham by a Fine levyed before William Herle and his fellow Justices Itinerant at Nottingham 3 E. 3. estated two Mess. one Toft one hundred thirty two Acres of Land and twenty of Medow with the Appurtenances in Weston and Normanton upon Trent on Hugh de Normanton for his life and after on Iohn son of the said Hugh These Lands were held of William Basset as of his Mannor of Fledburgh Since the dissolution if not before the Patronage of Weston Church is come to the family of Clifton The Rectory was 16l. 't is now 19l. 2s. 11d. value in the Kings books and Mr. Clyfton formerly and lately Sir Gervas Clifton Patron Marnehams THese are two Hamlets but were both the Fee of Roger de Busli Before he came with King William In Marneham were two Mannors the free-hold of Aluric and Dane who paid the Geld or Tax of that time for six Bov. ½ and ¼ The Land was two Car. There Fulc the man of Roger before named had one Car. and there were one Sochm. having twelve Acres of Land and ten Vill. four Bord. having four Car. and an half There was Medow forty Acres In the Confessours time this was 40s. in the Conquerours 20s. value In the other Marneham in the Saxon government Vlsi had for his Mannor which paid the Dane-geld for two Caruc Land for four Plows or four Car. There in the Norman times Roger de Busli had in Demesne four Car. and two Sochm. on forty Acres of Land and twenty Villains having seven Car. one Mill 4s. one Fishing and 24. Acres of Medow small Wood half a leu long and so much broad In King Edward the Confessours time this was 4l. in King Williams 3l. value Raph son of William de Walichvill sent in his Certificate to King Henry the second amongst the rest of the Barons which shows that he did hold in the life of King Henry the first by the service of one Knights Fee and that Robert de Chaurcijs held at that time that which he did before by the same service with the daughter of the said William excepting two Carucats of Land whereof the King made his Plea Robert de Chaurces 14 H. 2. gave account of one Mark for one Fee of the aid for Maud the Kings daughter William de Kawres son of Robert de Kawres for his Souls health and the Soul of Agnes his wife by the consent of his heirs gave to God St. Mary and St. Cuthbert of Radeford and the brethren and their servants and their carriages free-passage in his Ferry Boat of Marnham without custome or demand which Robert son of William de Kawirs confirmed to the said Canons and which the Prior of Wirkesop claimed in Eyre 3 E. 3. and had accordingly King Iohn 5 Ioh. and 6 Ioh. Feb. 26. gave or confirmed to Robert de Chaurcis and his heirs the Mannor of Marneham and Wadworth for the service of one Knights Fee which were the inheritance of the said Robert and of William his Father William de Chawurcis 14 H. 3. acknowledged that he then ought to Alice Countess of Augi or Ewe fifty five Marks of the Fine made between them The King 28 H. 3. confirmed the gift and grant which Alice Countess of Ewe or Augi made to Robert de Lexington of the custody of the whole Land which was William de Chaurces in Marneham with the Appurtenances it should seem this William was then dead having married one of the sisters and co-heirs of Thomas son of Robert Baron of Alfecton by whom he left a son Thomas de Chaurcis in minority 26 H. 3. Robert de Lathum had to wife Ioane whom other Authors call Amicia the other co-heir and gave a great Fine for having the custody or wardship of Thomas de Chaurcis Nephew and one of the heirs of Thomas son of Robert de Alferton until he should come to be of age saving to the King all Wards Escaets Marriages and Advowsons of Churches and the Marriages of other the heirs of the said Thomas if he should chance to dye before he came of age Thomas de Chaworth 34 H. 3. had a suit against the Bishop of Lincolne for taking Toll of passengers to his passage at Marneham Thomas de Chaworth 41 H. 3. had Mercat and Fair granted at Marneham Chaworth and free-warren which he had also at Alfreton and Norton Osberton and Edwalton as there is noted as here ought also the mistake Monastic Angl. vol. 2. p. 607. which supposeth this Marneham to have been the Land of Robert Fitz-Ranulph Baron of Alfreton and founder of Beauchief Priory in Darbyshire and from William his son who was father of Robert father of Alice the wife of William de Cadurcis son of William de Cadurcis to have first by inheritance come to this noble family which by what I have here set down appears to be manifestly otherwise The first Robert de Chaurces held a Knights Fee of William de Albeni in Leicestershire his Grand-child the second Robert whom I supposed father of William who married the great co-heir though it seems by Mr. Glovers Book he was his brother kept not so true to the Crown but that there is a note of his returning to his fidelity and the Kings trust in the first year of King H. ◠Thomas son of William de Chaworth was a great benefactor to Beauchief and gave several parcels of Land in Alfreton and Norton and Grenehull an Hamlet of that Sok and Wodesetes and little Norton and other places in that County of Derby Thomas de Chaworth son of William de Chaworth confirmed the gifts of Thomas de Chaworth his Grandfather and other his Ancestors in Alfreton Norton Wymundwold Leicestershire and Marneham all which were confirmed by the King 9 E. 2. The Jury 20 E. 1. found that Thomas de Chaworth had new erected his
Besthorpe with the Soc of Grimston and Members and that Iordan was above fifty years old and died within five weeks of his Father leaving his wife Margery behind him and his son and heir Richard Foliot then about fifteen years old and that he had Lands in several Counties Yorkshire Norf. c. Margaret Foliot 4 E. 3. had Mercat and Fair in Wellehagh The Jury 4 E. 3. found that Margery Foliot held when she died the Mannor of Grymeston of the inheritance of Margery and Margaret daughters of Richard Folioth of Thomas de Thornhaw as of his Mannor of Thornhaws by the service of one Knights Fee and that Margery aged then seventeen years the wife of Hugh de Hastings and Margaret sixteen the wife of Iohn de Camoys daughters of Richard Foliot were then her heirs and that there was at Welhawe stallage of the Market and Fair on Saint Swithuns day there valued at 40s. yearly Hugh de Hastings 21 E. 3. was found heir of his Father Hugh de Hastings who held the Mannor of Grimston An. who had been wife of Sir Hugh de Hastings Knight and of Thomas Lord Morley left her son Edward Hastings Knight 5 H. 6. her heir and above forty four years of age Iohn son of Edward Lord Hastings and Stotevile Knight 14 H. 6. released to Robert Clifton Knight and others and their heirs his right in the Mannor of Grimston and Township of Welhawe and in other Mannors in Yorkshire Norf. and Suff. By vertue of that Feoffment which it seems Edward had made before Iohn Hastings Esquire 16 H. 6. was found heir of his Father the said Sir Edward Hugh Hastings Knight made his Will 14 Decemb. 32 H. 8. which was proved 9 Febr. following viz. 1540. whereby it appears that he had Lands in Elsing and Wesenham in Norfolke in Fenwyk Norton Mosseley Smeton South Caves Snayth Pollington Askerne Elmeshall Thorpe in Balne Barneby upon Don Cusseworth and Bramwick in Yorkshire Elias Foliot Jordanus Foliot 13 H. 3. Richardus Foliot miles Jordanus Foliot-Margeria superst 27 E. 1. Richardus Foliot aet 15. an 27 E. 1. Margeria aet 17. 4 E. 3 -Hugo de Hastings Johannes de Hastings 21 E. 3. Hugo de Hastings miles-Anna-Thom Dom. Morley mar 2. Edward de Hastings miles Dom. Hastings Stoteville aet 44. ampl 5 H. 6. Johannes Hastings 16 H. 6. Hugo Hastings miles-Katherina Johannes Hastings 1540. Anna. Elizab. Martinus Joh. Camoys-Margareta aet 16. 4 E. 3. the Mannors of Wellowe and Grimston in this Country and in Whitley c. his Wifes name was Catherin he had a son called Iohn and two daughters Agnes and Elizabeth and a brother named Martin Hastings a Nephew called Laurence and Hugh and William Hastings his Cousins The Jury in Assize 10 E. 3. found that Iohn Enneston dyed seized of thirteen Mess. seven Tofts thirteen Stalls fourscore and ten Acres of Land seven of Medow and 3s. 10d. Rent in Grimston and Knesale and that he had two Wives viz. Maud on whom he begot Agnes the wife of Iohn in the Lane of Eckering and Alice the second wife on whom he begot Alice Ioan and Margaret which two latter dying without issue Alice recovered their purparts as heir of the whole blood There was a recovery 8 H. 8. wherein William Basset Esquire Richard Basset Knight Thomas Sutton Knight Edward Basset Clark and Iohn Hall Clerk claimed against Richard Clark Edward Beresford and William Robertson the Mannor of Grimston with the Appurtenances and three Mess. fourteen Tofts two hundred Acres of Land twenty of Medow and 19s. 8d. Rent with the Appurtenances in Grimston and Welhagh who called to warrant Richard Stanhope Esquire son and heir of Edward Stanhope Knight Roger Norton and Francis Gardiner 16 Eliz. claimed against Rowland Tayler one Mess. one Garden 46 Acres of Land five of Medow 7. of Pasture with the Appurt in Welley and Grimston who called Edward Basset Esquire The free-holders in Welley and Ampton 1612. are these Michael Clarkson of Kirton Gent. Iames Bacon of Welley Gent. Hugh Taylor Seth Batcheler Iohn Lownd Thomas Lownd Simon Grange Stephen Camme Richard Cooke Iohn Taylor Thomas Kitchen Robert Gibson Richard Birket Henry Vauntinge Richard Radford William Walkeden William Smith Miles Cosson Iohn Fresure Widow Stanfeild Robert Gillowe of Ampton Almton Ampton Dooms Almentune THis Township in the Book of Doomsday is represented to be Soc to several other Mannors of differing places and Lordships Here was Sok to the Kings great Mannor of Maunsfeld one Bov. ½ for the Geld to Lexington of the Fee of Goisfrid de Alselin two Bov. ad Geldam that was then waste to Oschinton of Raph de Burons Fee as much as answered the Geld for three Bov. The Land was one Car. There two Bord. had one Car. and to Chenesale and Cheversale of the Fee of Gislobert de Gand one Bov. ad Geldam The Land two Bov. There two Sochm. one Bord. had two Car. This last parcel with Knesale belonged to the Constables of Chester and Anneyssa the daughter of William Constable of Chester gave to the Church of Saint Mary of Ruchford and the brethren there living all the Land she had in Helmetun viz. two Bov. and an half in perpetual Alms for the health or safety of her Soul her Fathers and Mothers and Children and also for the Soul of Eustace son of or Fitz-Iohn her Lord who in his life time promised it in recognition or acknowledgment of this gift she received of the brethren ten and eight Marks Iohn the Constable of Chester for the health of his Soul and of his Wife and Children and of his Father and of his Grand-father Eustace and all his Ancestors gave and confirmed to God Saint Mary and the Monks of Ruford all the Land which he had in Elmetun reserving to himself and his heirs xs. per annum and forreign service except the enemy of the King and in time of War which he and his heirs would acquit and the Land defended it self against forreign service for two Bovats and an half and if it should happen that he could not warrant it to them they should have all the Cattel and whatever was builded upon it safe and over and above forty Marks of Silver for the exchange of that Land within half a year before they should be disseized of the Land for which concession they gave him twenty Marks of Silver in the beginning of that agreement Adelecia his wife confirmed it as in Knéesale is said so did Roger the Constable son of Iohn Constable of Chester and Iohn de Laci Earl of Lincolne and Constable of Chester son of Roger who also released to the Monks suit of Court for ten Bovats which they held of him in Almeton and for the Lands which Robert de Lexington gave them in Buketon Henry de Lasci Earl of Lincolne and Constable of Chester confirmed the gift of Iohn the
St. Iohns the Master and Fellows of Trinity Colledges in Cambridge The Vicarage of West Markham was 8l. when the Abbat of Westminster was Patron 'T is now 7l. 12s. 1d. value in the Kings Books and the Earl of Clare Patron East Markham OR Great Markham THere was in Marcham of the Kings Land Soc to Dunham which answered for three Car. and an half to the Geld. The Land ten Car. There twenty five Sochm. and fifteen Vill. had ten Car. There was a Church and a Priest forty Acres of Medow and some small Wood. Another Mannor in Marcham Frane before the Conquest had which answered the Tax for three Bov. The Land being two Car. There afterward Turold the Man or Tenent of Roger de Busli whose Fee it was made had one Car. and one Vill. with two Oxen in Plow This then kept the former value it had in the time of Edward the Confessour viz. 20â— Two other Mannors in Marcham Godwin and Vlchel had before the Conq. which were publickly Taxed at seven Bov. and an half The Land three Car. and an half There afterwards Vlchel and four Sochm. and two Bord. had one Car. and an half This also kept the old value 16s. and was of Roger de Buslies Fee The Family of Cressy of Hodsac were successours of Turold as in Weston is noted and had likewise the most considerable interest here where a branch of that name also continued I find Anno Domini 1272. William de Cressy of Marcham and that 6 E. 3. Roger de Cressi held half a Knights Fee there William de Cressy of Markham 38 E. 3. had on his Seal within the Circumscription of his name 3. Crescents on a Bend. Sir William and Sir Iohn Cressy of Hoddishac had a Lion Rampant with a forked Tayle Avicia daughter of Ranulf the Sheriff wife of Iordan de Chevercourt by the spontaneous assent of Letice her eldest daughter and Ranulf de Novoforo or de Novomercato her said daughters husband and their heirs and of Mabel her second daughter and her heirs and likewise of Albreda her third daughter and Robert de St. Quintin her husband and their heirs gave to the Church of St. Mary at Blith and the Monks there William son of Gaufr de Marcham and his heirs and one Bovat of Land yielding 6s. yearly which he held of her which she assigned for the refection of the Monks in the day of her Anniversary that by their intercession her Soul in Heaven might have refection with celestial meat and drink c. Ranulf de Novoforo and Letice his wife confirmed the gift Fulc son of Roger de Est Marcham gave to the same Monastery a Toft and Croft and six Selions of Land in Est Marcham Richard de Marcham granted the said Monks 20s. per annum for the moyety of the Mill at Murihild Bridge which the said Prior and Monks granted to him and his heirs which payment he took his oath he would perform whether Thomas Fitz-William would warrant to them the suit to it or no and his heirs were to do the like and never to implead the said Monks concerning the said suit to that Mill. Nigellus de Marcheham the Man or Tenent of William de Lyneham of the Mannor of Marcham 9 E. 1. offered himself the fourth day against the said William de Lyneham concerning a Plea Why seeing the King lately commanded the said William that he should not exact of the said Nigellus other customes and services than ought and were wont to be done in the times past in which this Mannor was in the hands of the Kings of England he yet ceased not to distreyn the said Nigellus to perform the said undue services in contempt of the King and to the manifest damage of the said Nigellus c. Robert son of Iohn de East Marcham and Isabell his wife or sister acquired one Bovat of Land there of Robert son of Iohn de Saundeby 17 E. 2. and Anabella daughter of Iohn de Saundeby perquired thirteen Acres ½ of Robert de Saundeby in the same Town Iames son and heir of Richard Bosevill of East Markham 15 R. 2. released to Iohn de Markham the Judge and his heirs all his right in all the Tenements c. which were Adam de Lynhams in the Town and Fields of East Markham and which were Henry Cressys there The King 29 Ian. 15 R. 2. took the homage of Robert Cressy of East Markham who married Isabell daughter and heir of Constantia who had been wife of William Paunton deceased Richard Topcliffe Esquire 1 Eliz. suffered a recovery of the Mannor of East Markham and Robert Williamson Gent. 14 Eliz. another of the same with the Appurtenances in East Markham West Markham and Sutton on Lound who called Richard Topcliffe Johannes Williamson de Walkringham Egidius Williamson-Kath fil Rob. Thornehill mil. Rob. Williamson-Eliz fil .... Rither-Anna fil .... Stokeham ux 2. Rob. Williamson de Great Markham -Fayth fil .... Aiscough Thom. Williamsâ—n Baronettus Eliz. fil Ed. Hussey de Hunnington Bar. ... fil .... Halys superst 1674. ux 2. Thom. Williamson Bar. .... fil cohaer ..... Fenwick Robertus Jana-Johannes White Eliz. -Willielmus Clarkson Barnabas de Loundhall Franciscus Joh. Williamson de Gainsburgh -Jana fil Chr. Dobson ux 2. Ric. Williamson mil. Mr. supplie Libellor Ric. Williamson-Marg fil Rob. Thornhill sor Kath. Robert Williamson in the time of Queen Elizabeth paid for Lands in Great Markham late Richard Topcliffs and sometimes William Cressyes 6s. 8d. being then held by the service of a whole Knights Fee and Robert Markham Esquire then also paid for Lands there sometime ... Cressyes held by half that service 3s. 4d. Robert Markham sold his to ... Hewyt and Robert Williamson was Grand-faâ—her of Sir Thomas Williamson Baronet father of Sir Thomas the present owner The owners in 1612. are said to be William Hewet of London Knight Robert Williamson Esquire Widow Bowyer Originall Bellamy of Langford Grange in Yorkshire Gent. William Turnell Henry Wright of Egmanton Brian Birket of London Iames Bellamy William Rayner Thomas Iackson Robert Dunston Richard Dunston Alexander Rayner Thomas Bellialde Iames Dunstone Robert Grene Richard Gunthorp of Kirsall William Cooke c. These Churches of East and West Marcham seem to have been annexed amongst many others as in Lowdham and other places may be observed to the Kings Chapel of Tikhill King Philip and Queen Mar. 10 Nov. 3 and 4 Ph. and Mar. granted to the Abbat and Covent of St. Peter at Westminster amongst other things the Advowsons Donations and Rights of Patronage of the Chapels of East Markham Drayton Bevercotes and Houghton in this County late belonging to the Cathedral Church of St. Peter at Westminster The Vicarage of East Markham was twenty Marks value when the Abbat of Westminster was Patron The Rectory is now said to be 11l. 18s. 6d. ob in the Kings Books and the Earl
of Clare Patron In great Markham Church collected by St. Lo Kniveton Sable a Bend betwen 6. crossecrostets Arg. Lungvillers Ermine a Fesse Gules betwixt 3. Rats Sab. impales with party per Fesse indented Or and Azure on the upper part something Gules which he supposeth was intended for Markham Sable a Bend betwixt 6. Escallops Or Folejamb Impales with Arg. on a Bend. Az. 5. Crosletts Or Lowdham and in the same Shield with Arg. a Chevron between 3. Cocks Gules Arg. a Talbot Ermines Upon a Tomb in the Chancel Orate pro anima Johannis Markham Iusticiarij qui ob in festo Sti. Silvestri Anno Domini 1409. In a Window Orate pro anima Thomae Cressy civis London Over it is Sab. a Chevron Ermine between 3. Starres Arg. And Arg. on a Bend Cotised Sable 3. crescents Or Cressy Upon a fair Marble Tomb Hic jacet Domina Millicensia Mering quondam Vxor Willielmi Mering militis quae ob 17 Sept. 1419. Upon that Tomb Mering impales with Bekering And in the Window by it Arg. 3. Palmers staves Gules Burdon impales with the same Cheq Arg. and Gules a Bend. sable Bekering It seems she was first wife of Sir Nicolas Burdon then of Sir Iohn Markham and last of Sir William Mering Markham viz. party per Fesse Or and Az. a demy Lion Ramp Gules impales with Arg. a Lion Ramp Sable qu. Furchè Cressy of Hodsak and Arg. a Saltier Gules impales with that Lion Az. 3. Chevrons and a chief Or. Gules 2. Lions passant Or. Arg. fretty Az. Darleton Derlington Ragnall Ragenhill And Kingshaugh THe Book of Doomsday shows that Derlington and Ragenhill were two of the four Bernes of the Kings great Mannor of Dunham the other two Wymenton and Swarnesterne are now totally lost except the remembrance of some Closes of Wympton or Swensterne yet continue The men of Derleton and Ragenell 11 H. 3. had Pasture for their Cattel in the Wood of Kingshaugh as they were wont in the times of King Henry the second and King Iohn until the said King Iohn made the houses be built and the Wood inclosed and a Park made thereof which was in the time of King Rich. 1. his brother against whom when he was Earl Iohn he made War in this place Baldwin or Brian de Insula Chr. 14 H. 3. had a grant of the Haie of Kingshagh to him and his heirs King Edward the first left to Farm to the men of Ragenhall and Darleton the said Towns for c. There was an Inquisition taken at Blithewath 8 E. 1. before Galfr. de Nevill and Henry de Perepunt Justices of Assize by the Kings open Writ amongst other matters if Galfr. de Langley by his own Authority held the Township of Derleton and Kingeshay and a certain part of the Town of Bolewell deafforested so that the Kings Ministers could not make their attachements and do other things belonging to their office there The Jury said that Galfr. de Langele held only Kingeshay deafforested and that it was of the Kings Demesne and that he held neither Derleton nor Bolewell but that the King held in Demesne a certain part of Derleton and William de Valence another part and that it was out of the bounds of the Forest. Before that Galfr. de Langele had Kingshawe viz. 43 H. 3. Simon de Montefort Earl of Leicester and Alianor the Countess the Kings sister had it George Duke of Clarence 3 E. 4. by vertue of the Kings Letters Patents to him granted was to receive 14l. yearly of the Farm of the Mannors of Derlington and Ragenhill by the hands of the Sheriff of Nott. and Derb. Ranulf son of or Fitz-Engelr the Sheriff 2 H. 2. gave account of 7l. of the firm of Derlinton William Fitz-Randulf 20 H. 2. gave account of 8l. and 8d. of the Assize Rent of Derlinton Philip Minekan who had Clipston and the Hays c. 9 Ioh. ought that half year to answer the King for this Farm as the Sheriff said Roger de Ros Cyssar Regis 29 H. 3. gave account of the issues of the Mannor of Kingshawe Isabell who had been the wife of Iohn de Castre 17 E. 2. had the Kings pardon for the transgression which she made in acquiring together with her said husband the Mannor of Kingshaugh There was a Recovery in the Court of Dunham 13 and 14 H. 6. which was then Henry Lord Greys of Codnor and Margaret his wifes and William Lucys Knight and Elizabeth his wifes between Iohn Moreby and Eustachia his wife and Iohn Fordham and Matilda his wife Plaintiffs and Iohn Brauncepath the elder and Ioane his wife and Thomas Brauncepath Defendents of six Mess. ten Tofts one hundred Acres of Land and sixty of Medow with the Appurtenances in Dunham Ragenhyll and Wympton In another recovery 10 H. 7. Robert Nevyll claimed against Hugh Fordham six Mess. c. in the same places and Lanam Richard Nevill Gent. Iohn Hewet Yeoman and Thomas Nicolls Yeoman 38 H. 8. suffered a recovery of the Mannor of Kingshawe and Lands in Darleton Dreyton Tuxford and Newark and called William Mering Esquire Augustine Erle 8 Eliz. suffered another of the said Mannor of Kingshawe with the Appurtenances and called William Mering Knight Kingshaw is now the inheritance of Sir Richard Earle under age Grand-child of Sir Richard Erle of Thragelthorpe in Lincolnshire William Nevile of South Leverton brother of Thomas Nevill of Rolleston had a son named George who married Isabell the daughter of Iohn Croftes of Ragnall and his heir and thereby became owner and resident at this place he had by her many children Robert Nevill his son who succeeded him married the daughter of ... Woodford and begot on her several sons and daughters Robert his eldest was husband of Alice daughter of Thomas Boswell of Chete in Yorkshire and father of George Nevill who had to wife Barbara one of the sisters and heirs of Sir Iohn Hercy of Grove where the chief residence of his posterity hath by that occasion been for the most part since and that of Ragnall is now the possession of Robert Mellish Esquire father of Reason Mellish Francis Meverell Esquire dyed 16 Decemb. 7 Eliz. and left Samson Meverell his son and heir within age he had the Mannors of Throwley and Froddeswell in Staffordshire Tiddeswell in Darbyshire and this Mannor of Darleton The owners of Ragnell Town all which held in ancient Demesne of the Mannor of Dunham 1612. are said to be Gervas Nevill Gent. Hugh Dobson Gent. William Addye Robert Nevell Edward Clark of Gringley George Fetch Augustine Hawkesmore the heirs of Francis Stone Gilbert Nevell Esquire William Hawkmore Dunham Wimenton Swansterne KIng Edward the Confessour had a Mannor in Duneham with the four Beruits which answered the Geld for five Car. of Land and an half The Land being then returned to be sufficient for twelve Plows or twelve Car. There King
the Service of half a Knights Fee The owners of Headon cum Vpton in 1612. are said to be Robert Swift Knight Hardolph Wastneyes Esquire Thomas Nicholson 20s. William Hawksmore Henry Swifte Alexander Bellamy a Cottage William Colt Cott. William Nicholson Cott. There was a Cottage in Vpton by Hedon belonging to the Free Chapel in Vpton 18 Eliz. granted among other things to Iohn Mershe Esq and Francis Greneham Gent. 30 March and their heirs The Rectory of Hedon was 20l. and Mr. Wastnes Patron The Vicarage of the same Town was ten Marks and the Rector Patron The Rectory is now 15l. 12s. 6d. value in the Kings Books and Sir Hardolfe Wasteneys Patron as he is also of the Vicarage which is now 4l. 3s. 4d. in the Kings Books Gamston Gameleston upon Idle IN Gameleston was some of Roger de Buslies Fee which was Soc to Agemanton of which one Garden and one Sochm. belonged to Marcham and one Garden ortum to Etton But the greatest part was of the Fee of Rogerius Pictavensis two Mannors whereof before the Conquest were the free-hold of Gamel and Swain and answered the Taxation for one Car. The Land being then eight Car. There Roger had in Demesne two Car. and seven Sochm. on two Bov. of this Land and three Vill. one Bord. having three Car. and an half There two Mills yielded 40s. twenty or twenty eight Acres of Medow twenty Acres of small Wood. This kept the value it had in the time of King Edward the Confessour viz. 4l. Another Mannor Chetelberne had before the Conquest which paid for one Bov. to the Geld. The Land one Car. That Mannor Chetelberne had of Roger Pictavensis and there had one Car. two Bord. and three Acres of Pasture Wood. In King Edward the Confessours time this was 20s. 8d. in the Conquerours but 10s. value The owners of this place had their name it seems from Matersey or Maresey in this County where they founded a Monastery of Gilbertines to which they gave this Church and were likewise Lords of Heton by Lancaster Rogerus de Maresey Ranulf de Maresey 1 Joh. 7 R. 1. Isabella relict 12 Joh. Rogerus de Maresey 9 H. 3. 18 H. 3. Ranulf de Maresey Thom. de Marsey ob 26 E. 1. Thom. de Mersay Phil. de Chauncy-Isabella Gerard de Chauncy ob 15 E. 2. Isabella de Chauncy ... aet 1. an 15 E. 2 -Georgius Monboucher Nicol. Monboucher infra aet 24 E. 3 -Margareta 39 E. 3. 1 Bertram Monboucher s. p. 2 Georg. s. p. 3 Rad. -Margareta sor Tho. Foljamb relict Jo. Cokfeld Jo. Burgh-Isab Matild ux Joh. Kevermond Hugh Bardulf 7 R. 1. gave account of Cxviiis. viâ— of the issue of Gameleston which was Ranulf son of Rogers for the whole year Ranulph de Maresi 1 Ioh. gave account of fifty Marks for having his Land which was in the Kings hand after the death of his Father Isabell who had been wife of Ran. de Mâ—resey 12 Ioh. gave account of thirty eight Marks and one Palfrey that she should not be constrained c. Eustace de Mortein 8 Ioh. held two Knights Fees in Gameleston with the heir of Ranulf de Marisco for the Custody or Wardship of whom he gave 100l. that year Roger son of Ranulf de Mareseâ—y paid four Marks in the Scutage of Montgomeri 9 H. 3. for two Knights Fees in Gameleston and in after times Ranulf son of Roger paid for two Fees in Gamelston The Jury 26 E. 1. found that Thomas de Maresey held in the town of Gamelston one Mess. nine score Acres of Arable Land c. when he died and divers Lands in Hatfeild Houghton Kirkton West Retford Misen Meresey Kirkeby Walesby Wilheby of the Honour of Lancaster and that Thomas de Maresey was his son and heir he had also a Capital Mess. and five Bovats of land in Everton held of the Arch-bishop of Yorke Isabell was daughter of Sir Thomas de Marsey and wife of Sir Philip de Chauncy who confirmed the gifts of her ancestors in this and other places to the Priory of Marsay or Mattersey in this County in the Monasticon mistaken and said to be in Lincolneshire The Jury 15 E. 2. found that Gerard de Chauncy held the Mannor of Houghton and two parts of the Mannor of Gamelston of the Earl of Lancaster and that he overlived Isabell de Chauncy his mother whose heir he was of these Lands and that he left Isabell de Chauncy his daughter and heir one year old the Fryday after the Feast of the Annuntiation then last past he had the Mannors of Willughton Swynhope c. in Lincolnshire George Monbocher Lord of Gameleston left his son and heir Nicholas under age who in 24 E. 3. was in the Custody of Thomas Cok Knight by the gift of the Earl of Lancaster Nicolas Mounboucher Chr. about 8 R. 2. dyed seized of this Mannor and that of Hoghton upon Idle which with the Mannor of Bylynggay in Lincolneshire and many other Hereditaments in this County 39 E. 3. were settled on him and Margaret his wife and the heirs of their bodies remainder to the right heirs of the said Nicolas on whose seal within the Circumscription of his name is A Chevron between 3. Pitcheri with 3. Feet Within a Border charged with roundells The Deed was dated at Hoghton the Thursday after the Feast of St. George the Martyr 39 E. 3. These Mannors of which he died seized extended themselves in the Towns of Houghton Gamilston Flintham Willughby Walesby Elkeslee Kyrton Grimston Welhagh Almton Drayton Barneby Everton Mysyn Clareburgh West Retford and Morton in this County and Maresey and Thorpe as the book of Fees of Henry Earl of Lancaster in the Dutchy office shows This Sir Nicolas Monbocher had issue Bertram George aged fifteen years 8 R. 2. Raph Isabell and Matilda Bertram dyed before his Father without issue and so did George after his fathers death and Raph entred as his brother and heir and married Margaret the relict of Iohn Folejambe the sister of Thomas Cokefeild but had no issue Isabell had for her husband Iohn Burgh Esquire and Matildis Iohn Kevermond who 5 H. 5. levied a Fine of these Mannors to Thomas Folejambe the elder Esquire Robert Thornhagh William Foljambe and William Webster Chaplain Margaret Cokefeild held for her life the Mannors of Houghton upon Idle and Gameleston of the honour of Lancaster by the Rent of 40s. for Ward of the Castle of Lancaster the reversion in 4 E. 4. belonged to Thomas Thurland William Gull William Babington and their heirs Thomas Thurland about 13 E. 4. left these Mannors and West Drayton to William Gull Clark and others his Cousin and heir Thomas Thurland was then twenty one years old This Mannor was sold by .... Thurland the late unthrift of that Family to Thomas Markham Esquire eldest son of Sir Iohn Markham of Cotham by his
Monasterijs gave to the Priory of Thurgarton that Bovat of Land in Leyrton which was Vlfkells viz. that which Adam and Ernis held Roger de Capella confirmed it of whom the said Adam and Ernis held it and so did Henry de Capella This was in the year 1328. divided and Henry de Wentelane and Emme Arnwy then paid each of them 2s. 2d. for each of them paid half a Bovat to the said Monastery in Leverton The Jury 24 E. 1. found that Robert de Hayton when he died held Lands here viz. one Mess. three Bovats five Acres c. of Iohn de Hastings in Socage for 18s. 7d. Rent and that Thomas and Robert his sons were his heirs as in Hayton will also be noted The Jury 8 E. 3. found that Thomas Latymer Bouchard held when he died joyntly with Lora his wife 30l. and 12d. Rent for term of life whereof in South Leverton 11l. 9s. 4d. ob q. in Cotom 22s. 2d. ob in Stretton Fenton Littelburgh Clareburgh Wellum Morehouses Wheatlye Wyston North Woodhouse c. certain Rents of the free-holders and Oswardbek Court then held of the King by reason of the minority of Lawrence son and heir of Iohn de Hastings In 22 E. 3. Lawrence de Hastings late Earl of Pembrok was found to have held the said Rent of the free-holders and a certain Wong in South Leverton containing an Acre and an half and halfe Rood and other very small parcels in some of the other Towns Laurence Moigne and Elizabeth his wife who 10 H. 6. had the Mannor of Hayton and Marshall Hall had also something in South Leverton Iohn Wimbish and Ioane his wife 3 H. 8. suffered a recovery of twenty Mess. one Dovecote one thousand Acres of Land three hundred of Medow one hundred of Pasture one hundred of Moor and 46s. Rent with the Appurtenances in South Leverton North Leverton Cotom East Retford West Retford Wellum Moregate Clareburgh Norwell and Heydon which Simon Stalworth Clark Iohn Byron Esquire Richard Basset Esquire Edward Bussy Esquire Gyles Husey Esquire and others claimed against them In 14 H. 8. the same persons with Hamond Sutton Gent. and others claimed against the said Iohn Wymbyshe and Iohan his wife the moyety of the said twenty Mess. one Dovecote one thousand Acres c. in the said places Humfr. Bentley Gent. 36 H. 8. claimed against Thomas Wymbyshe Esquire twenty Mess. c. in the said places William Oglethorp and Iohn Mason 11 Eliz claimed against William Bette and Isabell his wife two Mess. two Tofts one Dovecote two Gardens eighty Acres of Land thirty of Medow twenty of Pasture six of Wood forty of Marsh and 2s. 1d. Rent with the Appurtenances in South Leverton and Cotham who called Robert Harryson Gent. Ed. Pickering Gent. and William Caryer 17 Eliz. claimed against Hugh Monnock Robert Caworth and Alexander Sampson three Mess. three Tofts three Gardens one hundred Acres of land thirty of Medow thirty of Pasture and four of Wood with the Appurtenances in South Leverton and Cotham by Cotes who called Iohn Bussy Esquire There was a fair house and Demesnes with divers Tenements and Farms heretofore of long time the inheritance of Nevile of South Leverton sold in our times by the Neviles now of Mattersey unto the Right Honourable the Earl of Kingston with whose posterity it continueth In 1612. the owners of South Leverton Town are said to be William Keyworth Thomas Sampson Edward Barker Henry Sampson William Sampson Alexander Carrier Hugh Husband Robert Porter Edward Carrier Cott. Thomas Tong c. The Vicarage of South Leverton was eight Marks and the Chapter of Lincoln had the Patronage 'T is now 6l. 13s. 4. value in the Kings Books and the Dean of Lincolne Patron as he is of Maunsfeld with which 't is like this Church passed to that of Lincolne by the gift of King William 2. Rufus noted in Maunsfeild Little Greeneley Greenlege THe greatest part of this Hamlet was of the Soc to Dunham the Kings Land to which there belonged in Greeneleigâ— as much as answered the ordinary Tax of that time viz. before the Conq. for two Bovats and the sixth part of a Bovat The Land being then also two Car. There five Sochm. and one Bord. had two Car. and Pasture Wood four qu. long and four broad Another less parcel in Greeneleig was of the Arch-bishop of Yorks Fee and Soc to Sudton and Lund and Scroby c. being as much as paid to the Geld for one Bov. and ¼ Mr. Alan de Bolleshoure brother and heir of Henry Norreis gave to his Nephew Henry Norreis and his heirs all his Land which he had in the Clay viz. in Greenley and in Stretton in Wyston in Fenton in Leieton paying yearly to him and his heirs a pair of Gilt Spurrs at Whitsontide for all services And he gave him likewise the moyeâ—y of the Mills of Redford with the Suits works Fishings and all Customs paying to him and his heirs yearly four Marks of Silver and he would acquit the said Henry and his heirs against the King concerning 20s. and a pair of Guilded Spurrs and other 20s. against the Lords of Wheteley The King 30 E. 1. granted Alexander le Norreys upon his Fine leave to give to Richard de Fenton during his life with remainder to the said Alexander and his heirs one Mess. eighty Acres of Land and ten Acres and four of Medow with the Appurtenances in Greeneley which were held of the King in Capite The Jury 9 E. 2. found that Alexander le Norreys held of the King in Capite or Chief by the service of a pair of Gilt Spurrs in Greenely Retford and Wiston one Mess. sixty six Acres of Land c. and in Claworth of Robert de Hardreshull one Mess. thirty Acres of Land c. by the service of 24s. per annum and that Iohn le Norreys son of the said Alexander was his next heir Robert Blackwall Clark one of the Masters of the Kings Chancery Robert Lytton Knight Iohn Morton Esquire William Bolling Gent. and Roger Bryde Clark 15 H. 7. claimed against Iohn Bolore son and heir of William Bolore one Mess. eighty Acres of Land eleven of Medow forty of Pasture and 12s. Rent with the Appurtenances in Gryngley East Radford and Wellom Iohn Hercy Esquire 1 Febr. 35 H. 8. had licence to alienate one Mess. fourscore Acres of Land twelve of Medow forty of Pasture and 12s. Rent with the Appurtenances in Grinley East Retford and Wellome to Iohn Clark and his heirs Lion Sherbroke 8 Eliz. claimed against Brian Clark one Mess. one Toft one Garden one Orchard 100. Acres of Land 100. of Medow 100. of Pasture one hundred of Wood and one hundred of Furz and Heath with the Appurtenances in little Grynley by Grove East Retford and Wellom There were fifteen Oxgangs of Land of the Soc of Oswaldbek in this place
that Adam Prat was his only son and heir and then seven years old At the Assizes at Nott. 30 E. 3. Iohn at Vykers recovered his seisin of one Mess. and one Toft in East Retford and Walter son of Adam Prat and others were Amerced In another Assize he recovered against the said Walter and others four Tofts two hundred and sixty Acres of Land sixteen of Medow and 16◠Rent in Greneley Ordesale Thurmeton Tylne Wellum Wellum Morehouse Blith Stirap Serleby Thoreworth and Hodesake There was a Fine levied at Westminster 48 F. 3. between Thomas de Southorp Vicar of the Church of East Retford and Robert de Loversdale Vicar of Everton Quer. and Iohn de Walton of Retford and Alice his wife Deforc. of thirteen Mess four Tofts one hundred twenty three Acres of Land and an half eight Acres of Medow 9s. 8d. Rent and the moyety of two Mess. with the Appurtenances in East Retford West Retford Ordesale Babbeworth Wellum-Morehouse Wellum Everton Eton Milneton Hoghton and Little Markham whereby most of the said Lands were settled on the said Iohn and Alice and the heirs of their bodies remainder to Elias de Thoresby and Ioane his wife and the heirs of their bodies remainder to the right heirs of Alice The Jury 8 R. 2. found it no damage if the King granted Mr Richard de Raucliffe Parson of Cloun William de Burgh Parson of Babworth and Peter le Cooke Chaplain licence to give to the Prior and Covent of Wirksop and their successours five Mess. and the moyety of three Mess. with the Appurtenances in East Retford for ever to find a Chaplain to pray for the good estate of the said Richard William and Peter whilst they should live and daily to celebrate for them all when they should be dead in the Church of that Priory The Lands were held of the King in Free Burgage by the service of 9s. 2d. yearly paid by the hands of the Bayliffs of East Retford as parcel of the Fee Farm of that Town In the same year viz. 8 R. 2. there was another return of an Ad quod damnum that the King might grant to Iohn Liola Parson of West Retford Thomas Vicar of Clarburgh Thomas Vicar of East Retford Iohn de Treyswell Chaplain Hugh de Tylne of Retford William de Burgh Parson of Babworth Iohn Atte-Vikers and Thomas de Besthorp licence amongst them severally to give to the Bayliffs and Community of East Retford and their successours for ever nine Mess. five Tofts and 8s. Rent in East Retford held of the King in free Burgage by the service of 1d. per annum to find two Chaplains to officiate at the Altars of St. Mary and the holy Trinity in the Church of East Retford according to the Ordinance of the Arch-bishop of York At the dissolution the Abby of Rufford had a Grange here The Abby of Wellebek had Lands then Rented at 2l. 17s. 4d. The Priory of Radford by Worksop had Rents of Assise 7s. 6d. and Lands valued at 3l. 11s. The Priory of Mattersays Lands here were 13s. 4d. The Town and Borough of East Retford is the Kings Town and hath been an ancient Borough as appears by a Grant made by King Edward the first who granted the Town in fee Farm to the Burgesses of the same paying ten pounds per annum giving them power to chuse Bayliffs for the Government of the said Town Henry the third granted them a Fair. Edward 3. exempted them from all Tolles and foreign services Henry the sixth gave them a Court of Record to hold plea of Action without limitation of summ and to use the Office of Escheator and Clark of the Market All which priviledges have been from time to time confirmed by the several Kings and Queens of this Land and King Iames in the fifth year of his Reign did not only confirm all former grants made by his predecessours but also incorporated it anew by the name of Bayliffs and Burgesses and appointed the same to be governed by two Bayliffs and likewise twelve Aldermen to make a Common Council for the Town also they have a Common Seal with power to alter it at their pleasure And that the said two Bayliffs for the time being and the learned Steward shall be Justices of the Peace and Quorum within the said Borough Gilbert Earl of Shrowsbury was High Steward and Sir Richard Williamson Knight learned Steward Since then Sir Gervas Clifton hath been High Steward and Sir Hardolph Wastenes who in his younger time was a Barrester at Law learned Steward At this time his Grace the Duke of Newcastle as I take it is High Steward and Iohn Millington Esquire learned Steward They have a Town Clark and two Serjeants at Mace The Vicarage of East Retford was 5l. when the Sacrist of St. Maries at York called also St. Sepulchers was Patron 'T is now 5l. 5s. 0d. in the Kings Books and the Earl of Devonshire Patron In the Church North I le on a Marble Grave-stone Hic jacet Johannes Smith Merser de East Retford qui obiit 26. die Maii Anno Dom. 1496. Cujus Animae propitietur Deus Amen On another raised three Foot high Circumscribed Hic jacet Johannes Bowly .... qui obiit ... mensis Aprilis Anno Dom. 1455. Cujus animae propitietur Deus Amen In the middle two Coats on each Three Crescents upon a Bend. On a Grave-stone at the East end of the Quire Hic jacet Johannes ... Vicarius de East Redford Rector de Hayton Orsall qui obiit 28 Decemb. Anno 1502. Cujus c. In the old Quire Hic jacet Johannes Denman Armiger qui obiit 16 Novemb. Anno Dom. 1517. Cujus c. On it is twice cut A Cinquefoyle upon a Chevron In a West Window France and England and Sab. Fretty Arg. a Carpentars square Or and Sab. Fretty Arg. an Ax Shaft Or and head Arg. There was Gules a Chief Arg. Hercy quartering Leek And Gules a Saltier Ermine Nevill impaling Arg. a Chevron between three Stars or Mullets pierced Sable and under the same all in one Scutcheon Arg. upon a Bend Azure three Crescents Arg. Bollome BOlum in the Book of Doomsday is certified to be one of the Berues of the Arch-bishop of Yorks great Mannor of Sok of Lanum In Bolum likewise there was a Mannor of Roger de Buslies Fee which Turvert had before the Conquest for which he paid to the Danegeld as seven Bovats The Land being then two Car. There were four Sochm. four Bord. having three Car. To this Mannor lay six Bovats for the Geld of which the Sok was in Saundby The Land two Car. There Gaufr the Man of Roger had one Car. two Sochm. four Vill. three Bord. having four Car. ½ Medow eight qu. long two broad Pasture Wood one leu long three qu. broad In King Edward the Confessours time this was valued at 40s. in King Williams at 50s. The Mill of Bolum was of
Rogerus Flower Richard Flower Rogerus Flower Richardus Flower infra aet 22 H. 8. consang haer Annae Fitz-William Cecilia .... Poge Joh. Poge Johannes Pogge Thom. Poge Tho. Pogge un consang haer Annae Fitz-William 20 H. 8. Agnes Eliz. fil haer Georgius Laken Andreas Laken Richardus Laken alter consang haer Annae 20 H. 8. Cecilia fil haer Willielmus Wynslowe alter consan haer Annae 20 H. 8. of the said Agnes were found Cousins and Heirs also of the said Anne Fitz-William Another Inquisition taken 29 Iuly 22 H. 8. finds Richard Flower then under age Cousin and heir of the said Anne viz. son of Roger son of Richard son of Roger son of Thomas Flower and Agnes his wife daughter of the said Margery Iohn Flower Gent. 11 Eliz. claimed against Iohn Poge the Mannor of Heyton with the Appurtenances and one Mess. one hundred Acres of Land twenty of Medow and thirty of Pasture with the Appurtenances in Clerburgh Est Retford Welhom Lownd and Stokwyth which Raph Cromewell Knight Lord Cromewell and others gave to Nicolas Fitz-Williams Esquire and Margery his wife c. Iohn Clay 22 H. 7. suffered a Recovery of two hundred Acres of Land ten of Medow two hundred of Pasture ten of Wood and 10â— Rent with the Appurtenances in Hayton and Clarburgh The King 16 Aug. 38 H. 8. granted to Robert and Hugh Thornhill and their heirs a Mess. in Hayton in the tenure of Thomas Peke and a Grange there in the Tenure of Richard Peke both lately belonging to the Monastery of Wirkesop .... which Grange they had lâ—cence 29 Octob. that year to settle on Richard Pecke for life remainder to Humfr. Pecke his son and heir King Philip and Queen Mary 12 Novemb. 5 and 6 P. and M. granted to Nicolas Arch-bishop of York and his successours the right of Patronage of the Churches of Wyfall Gamston Bothomsell Heyton and Gréeneley The Grange and Lands belonging to Wirksop were rated or rented at the Dissolution at 3l. 15s. 4â— and 2s. chief Rent The Chantry of St. Iohn of Mattersey had Lands here granted to Reeve and Cotton in Fee 7 E. 6. The Freeholders of Hayton Town in 1612. are said to be William Lord Cavendish Sir Francis Lâ—ck Knight Francis Gargrave Gent. William â—essop Gent. of Darbyshire .... West Gent. Iervas Markham of Dunham Gent. Nicolas Padley George Worsley Iohn Garlicke Robert Williamson Charles Woode William Sowthworthe Thomas Eastwood Francis Aukeland Cott. George Humfrey and William Padley each a Cottage The Vicarage of Haiton was eight Marks when the Sacrist of St. Maries at York was Patron 'T is now 4l. 15s. 5d. value in the Kings Books and the Earl of Devonshire Patron Clarborough CLarburge and Tillne were part of them of the Kings great Soc of Maunsfeild as much as answered the Tax for two Bovats ¼ The Land one Car. There also two Sochm. one Vill. one Bord. had six Oxen in Plow or six Bov. in Car. and two Mills 32s. six Acres of Medow the value was 40s. There was in Claverburth belonging to Sudton of the Arch-bishop of Yorkes Fee which paid the Geld for six Bovats and an half The Medow was four Quarent and an half long and so much in breadth and at the time of the Conquerours Survey forty five Acres Pasture Wood two leu ½ long two leu broad In Oswardbec Wapentac the Kings part of this Town may probably be that Cledreton noted in Truswell There was of the Fee of Roger de Busli in Claverburch a Mannor which before the Conquest one Reginald had which paid the Geld or Tax for two Bovats The Land of it being two Car. There afterward Fulco the Man of Roger had half a Car. eight Vill. one Bord. with one Car. ½ and seven Acres of Medow Pasture Wood four qu. long two broad In the Confessours time this was 6s. value in the Conquerours 20. There also Vlchill had half a Bovat for the Giâ—â— with Sac and Soc. The Land being sufficient for two Oxen or two Bovats The very same Vlchill himself held it of Roger and had there two Bordars with two Oxen and one Acre of Medow Pasture Wood two qu. long one broâ—d This continued the old value it had before the Conquest viz. 16l. In Claverburge also of the Land of the Taynes was a Mannor which Vlmer named in Truswell held for one Bovat and an half to the Geld with Soc and Sac without an Hall The Land three Bov. The same Vlmer held it of the King William and there had two Vill. three Bord. with half a Car. and three Acres of Medow Pasture Wood six leu long three broad In the Confessours time the value was 3s. when the Conquerours Survey was taken 2. There was another parcel which Archill did hold in this Town in the time of King Edward the Confessour then valued at 4s. in King Williams Erwin held it valued at 2â— there being two Vill. and six Acres of Medow Ernald Flamang of Claverburg by the consent of his heir Roger gave to the Church of St. Cuthbert of Radeford the fourth part of the Church of Claverburg and one Bovat in Drayton and a certain part of Land in the Field of Bolum Roger his son was Witness Iohn Flamang of Claverburg ratified the gift of Arnald Flamang his Grandfather Adam son of Iohn Flandrensis of Claverburgh granted to the Canons of Wirkesop all the Land which they held of his Fee in the Territory of Hayton and of Claverburg There was another Charter of like import of Adam le Fleming dated 5 Non. Iuly 1244. to which were Witnesses Sir Simon de Hedon Robert de Wlfrington and Robert de Ripariis Knights Iohn son of Adam le Fleming released his right to the said Canons Adam the Chaplain of Radeford named before in Hayton gave to Blyth what he bought and held of Iohn Flemenge the elder and others in Clarburgh and Haiton as there is set down In the year 1258. 3 vel 4 Non. May amongst the rest of the Churches belonging to the Chapel of St. Mary and All Angels called Sepulchers near York Minster Sewall Arch-bishop of York ordained that the Vicar of Clarborough should have the Altarage with a Toft and Croft lying next to the Church-yard and the Tythes of the inclosed Crofts of the Town and the Tythe of the Mills of Bolum and should find honest sustentation for the Chaplain of Gréeneley and to another Chaplain if he should serve at Clareburgh Weslum and Bolum and the Sacrist of the fore-mentioned Chapel should give to the poor of this Parish five Marks yearly Thomas Fitz-William held of Alice Countess of Augi Lady of Tikhill in Clareburghe and West Drayton three parts of a Knights Fee and she of the King of the old feoffment Iohn de Boughton gave half a Mark 3 E. 3. for licence of Concord with Robert de
Stokham and Matilda his wife concerning a plea of Covenant of five Acres of Land three Rod of Medow and two parts of a Mess. with the Appurtenances in Clareburgh and they had a Cirograph viz. a Fine Sir Robert Waterton Knight whose sister and heir Iane was wife of Leo Lord Welles and by him had four daughters and heirs had Lands in Clareburgh Wellum Wellowe Amton Scaftworth Gringley Walesby and Boughton in this County the Mannors of Metheley and Woodhall in Metheley Barley and Houghton and Lands in Potterton in Yorkshire the Mannor of Dobbledyke and Lands in Gosberton Pinchbek Spalding Quadring and Waterton in Lincolneshire of which a partition was made by consent 26 Apr. 2 H. 7. between Sir Christopher Willughby Knight son of Robert Lord Willoughby and Cicely the first daughter Sir Robert Dymmock Knight son of Sir Thomas and Margaret the second and Thomas Lawrence Esquire son of Sir Iames Lawrence and Elianor the third and Katherine first wife to Sir Thomas de la Laund Knight and after to Robert Tempest Esquire the fourth daughter and heir of the said Iane Lady Welles sister and heir of the said Sir Robert Waterton Alexander Banester and Marmaduk Fankys 28 H. 8. claimed against William Banester twenty Mess. ten Tofts four hundred Acres of Land forty of Medow one hundred of Pasture and forty of Furz and Heath with the Appurtenances in Clareburgh Wellum Morehouse Bollome Tylne and Ordsall Thomas Denman and Thomas Dawes in another Recovery 16 Eliz. claimed against Francis Denman Clark two Mess. c. in Clareburgh The Freeholders in Clareburghe Town 1612. Thomas Fee Gent. Alexander Sherbrook senior Iohn Sherbrooke senior de Gringley Parva Edward Clark of the same Thomas Seaton Thomas Sowtheworthe of Wellam George Browne Richard Otter of Wellam William Barker Iohn Otter of Clarebroughe Richard Sowthworthe William Aston Charles Oxenforthe of Bole Alverey Keyworth of Moregate William Childers of Moregate Robert Parnell William Howle Richard Elsam Iohn Spybye Thomas Eastwood Iohn Garlick of Heaton Dennys Huddlestone Richard Harpham The Vicarage of Clareburgh was 8l. when the Sacrist of St. Maries Ebor. was Patron 'T is now 9l. 15s. 5d. value in the Kings Books and the Earl of Devonshire Patron North Leverton LEgreton is certified to be a Berew of the Arch-bishop of Yorkes great Soc of Lanum and no other mention can I find of it in Doomsday Book There was a Fine at Nott. the Saturday after the Feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul 4 Ioh. between Gilbert de Everingham Pet. and Robert de Everingham Tenant of one Bovat of Land with the Appurtenances in Leghirton which Gilbert remised to the said Robert and he for it gave the said Gilbert in Helpirthorp one Bovat of which Land twelve Carucats made one Knights Fee This Mannor continued to the Family of Everingham as in Laxton may be discerned Robert son of Alexander 31 H. 3. called to warrant Adam de Everingham concerning fourteen Acres of Land in North Leirton which Simon son of Alexander claimed against him Richard son of Moysy 10 E. 1. by his Atturney claimed against William de Knapton and Matild his wife one Mess. and one Car of Land in North Leyrton to whom he afterwards remitted his whole right By a Fine 2 E. 2. between Adam son of Robert de Everingham and Claricia his wife Plaintiffs and Thomas de Staynton Deforc. the Mannor of Leverton with the Appurtenances was settled on the said Adam and Claricia and the heirs of their bodies remainder to the right heirs of Adam Robert de Dyggeby and Sibyll his wife 2. E. 3. levied a Fine at York of the Mannor of Leyrton to Adam de Everingham of Laxton By another Fine at York 11 and 12 E. 3. between Adam de Everingham the elder Quer. and Nicolas de Scalton Parson of Laxton Deforc. this Mannor was settled on the said Adam for life and after his decease the moyety with the Appurtenances towards the East to Adam de Everingham the younger and the heirs Males of his body remainder to Robert his brother and his remainder to Edmund his brother and his remainder to Alexander his brother and his remainder to Nicolas his brother and his remainder to the right heirs of the said Adam de Everingham the elder The other moyety was likewise intailed much after the same manner George son of Adam de Everingham made a Deed of release 28 May 7 H. 4. to Robert de Waterton son of William Elys Chr. and to the heirs of the said Robert son of William and heir of William son of Adam de Everingham Knight concerning his whole right c. in the Mannor of North Leverton and other Lands which Mannor Robert de Elys was to have for life after the decease of Robert de Waterton c. In a Recovery 9 H. 7. Robert Moresby claimed against Iohn Babington Knight the Mannor of North Leverton with the Appurtenances seventy five Mess. one thousand Acres of Land six hundred of Medow eight hundred of Pasture forty of Wood 8l. Rent and Rent of fifty Cocks and one hundred Hens with the Appurtenances in North Leverton Cotes Habilsthorp Bole and Bekingham William de Chadworth Chr. in the time of Edward the first gave the Mannor of North Leverton to Elen the daughter of Iohn de Bosevill and the heirs of her body which Elen 3 E. 3. had a son and heir named Thomas Shadworth The Mannor of North Leverton was heretofore William Willoughbyes and after Katherins the wife of Iohn Eaton and after Christopher Kendalls After the death of Christopher Kendall Esquire 25 Oct. 3 Eliz. who held the Mannor of North Leverton of the Arch-bishop of York of his Mannor of Scrowby called the North Soke by fealty and 2s. per annum Marmaduk Kendall his son and heir was found of the age of nineteen years and seven Months It was of late the Inheritance of Peter Roos and since of Thomas Broughton Esquire .... Norton of Yorkeshire had Lands there which came to the Crown by his Attainder in the Northern Rebellion and were granted to Appleby and Shepston in Fee 22 Eliz. The Freeholders of North Leverton Town 1612. were many viz. the heirs of Edward Nightingale Iohn Cotton William More Alvered Gelland Roger Fretwell Henry Parnham of East Retford Nicolas Colton Iohn Spencer William Butler Peter Sawe Iohn Hopkinson Thomas Bunby Iames Husband Edward Burden Iohn Draper c. The Church is appropriated to and makes a Prebend in the Collegiate Church of Southwell as is there noted The Vicarage of North Leverton was ten Marks but is now 5l. value in the Kings Books and the Prebendary continueth Patron Littleburgh Segelocum HEre was a famous passage over Trent and near it have been found some old pieces of Roman Antiquities Coyns or the like as I have heard which I suppose determined this place to be the Agelocum corrupted from
the said Iohn de Bekering Ioane who had been wife of Iohn de Bekering 9 E. 3. holding Lands which were the said Iohns gave the King 6d. for a pair of Gilt Spurrs for fifteen Acres of Land with the Appurtenances in Wyston which Iohn de Bekering father of the said Iohn late her husband held of the King in Capite Iohn son and heir of Alexander le Norreys 16 E. 2. had ten Acres and 2s. Rent in Wyston c. The Jury 3 E. 3. also found that Iohn de Markham when he died held Lands and Tenements in Wyston of Thomas le Latymer by the service of 2s. 4d. and two appearances at his Court yearly for all services and that he held likewise other Lands in the same Town of Alan de Bekingham by the service of 5d. per annum and that Elizabeth twelve years old and Cecilia ten years old and upwards were the daughters and heirs of the said Iohn de Markham The Priory of Mattersey 20 E. 4. had Lands in Wyeston by Claworth which were granted to Sir Anthony Nevill with the site of that Monastery by King H. 8. The Priory of Wirkesop had Lands here at the dissolution rated at 5l. 3s. 0◠The owners of Wiston Town 1612. are said to be Oliver Bromhead Anthony Whitwell Thomas Smith Thomas Draper Bole. BOle and Bolum are not distinguished in Doomsday Book being both there written Bolum and some of the Arch-bishop of Yorkes Fee and some of the Fee of Roger de Busli There was a Mannor in Bolun which Vlmer had before the Conquest and answered the Geld as one Bov. and an half for it The Land one Car. There Roger de Busli had one Car. and the fourth part of a Church and two Mills 32s. and ten Acres of Medow this continued the old value it had in the Confessours time viz. 40s. The application of this record is so uncertain that what is set down for Bollum may possibly belong to this place and this to that The Mannor and Rectory of Bole do make a Prebend in the Cathedral Church of York valued heretofore at xx Marks The Jury 17 R. 2. found it no damage if the King granted to William Rothewell of Bole leave to give and assign to Gilbert Tynne Vicar of the Church of Bole and his successours eight Acres of Land and six of Pasture with the Appurtenances in Bole to help to sustain them which Lands were held of Iohn Danby Clark as of the Prebend of Bole by two appearances at the Court of Bole and paying 2d. And the said William held a Mess. and twenty Acres of Land and Pasture with the Appurtenances of Iohn Duke of Lancaster as of the Honour of Tykhill and the said William held a Mess. and one Acre ½ of Land in Bole of Mr. Thomas Arundel Arch-bishop of Yorke as of his Mannor of Scrooby paying 5d. per annum and some other small parcels there of the said Prebendary Duke and Arch-bishop The owners of Boale Town in 1612. are reckoned The Lady Elizabeth Gilby Widow Hugh Hodgeson Charles Oxenford Iennat Asheton Widow Katherine Gregory Widow Charles Asheton Anthony Dickens William Rodgers Dorothy Birche Widow William Bradley Edward Kirkeby Richard Carre Iohn Frances Henry Broomehead of Wheatley The Vicarage of Boole was five Marks 'T is now 4l. 13s. 4d. value in the Kings Books and the Prebendary continueth Patron Saundeby SOc to Maunsfeld in Wardebec Wapentac in Saundeby one Villan held one Garden to find Salt for the Kings Fish in Bigredic The rest of Saundeby was a Berue of the Arch-bishops great Soc of Lanum Gaufrid de Mauquincy gave to the Church of St. Peter at Thurgarton and the Canons there in pure Alms Hugh son of Aufrid with his Land viz. one Bovat which he held in Saundebi with the Appurtenances for his own Soul and the Souls of his Father and Mother and for the Soul of Matilda his wife and of all their Parents departed Robert de Saundeby 11 H. 2. ought his relief for two Knights Fees of Tikehull Honour Hugh de Saundebi 7 R. 1. gave account of twenty Marks for having 8l. Land which was his Fathers in Marcham and in Sandebi and in Burton and in Bekingham and in Misterton and in Babewurd and in Wellum and in Warshop and in Wudehus and in Greseley and in Quikene and in Tikehull Hugh de Sandebi 2 Ioh. accounted for twenty Marks for having seisin of his Land in Saundebi whereof he was disseised by occasion of Earl Iohn Alice sometimes wife of Hugh de Sandeby 5 Ioh. ought twenty Marks and one Palfrey for having the custody of the Land and heir of the said Hugh until the said heir should be of age to hold the Land The Sheriff 25 H. 3. accounted for a Mark of William de Saundeby for having a Precept or Wri◠William de Saundeby paid for half a Knights Fee and a ninth part 15 s In Nom. Vill. 9 E. 2. Saundeby and the half of Burton answered for a whole Villa and the King and Robert de Saundeby were certified to be Lords By a Fine 8 E. 2. between Robert de Saundeby Quer. and Isabell de Musters of Basingham Linc. Deforc. the Mannor and Advowson of the Church of Saundeby were settled on the said Robert for life remainder to Thomas son of the said Robert and to Isabell his wife and the heirs of their bodies remainder to the right heirs of the said Robert By another Fine 2 R. 2. this Mannor and Advowson were settled on Bertram de Saundeby and Ioane his wife and the heirs of the body of the said Bertram remainder to Meliora wife of Adam de Rotherfeild Chr. and the heirs of her body remainder to William de Saundeby and his heirs Iohn Tee and Meliora his wife 18 R. 2. by Fine passed the Mannor of Saundeby with the Appurtenances except four Mess. three Tofts two Bovats of Land and 10s. Rent to William de Saundeby and his heirs wherein it seems the said Meliora had interest for her life Elizabeth the wife of Hugh Hercy held the moyety of the Town of Saundeby by two parts of the service of one Knights Fee and held in Saundeby Misterton Holbek Woodhouse and Burton one Fee and the eighth part of a Fee and paid for Ward of the Castle xs. xvd. and for the meat of the Watchmen 9d. and for Common Fine 10s. and to the Sheriffs aid 9d. Sir Iohn Markham the Chief Iustice Elizabeth one of the daughters and heirs of Simon Leke late of Cotum Esquire widow of Hugh Hercy late of Grove Esquire Richard Willoughby Esquire Gervas Hercy Esquire and Geoffrey Staunton 11 Novemb. 6 E. 4. had licence to purchase Lands to Found a Chantry of one Chaplain in the Church of St. Martin of Saundby In 10 E. 1. because it was found that William son of Iohn de Saundeby demised to William
Iohn de Hothum Bishop of Ely bearing date 29 Decemb. 1329.3 E. 3. was to this effect viz. That for the Mannor of Cukeney with the Appurtenances and two Mess. one hundred and twenty Acres of Land eight of Medow six of Wood with the Appurtenances in Holbeck by Cukeney which the said Bishop gave to the said Abbat and Covent they the said Abbat and Covent without any compulsion freely bound themselves and their successours to find eight Canons in their Abby daily to celebrate Divine Offices for the Soul of Edward King of England Grandfather of the then King and for the Soul of Edward late King of England father of the said then King for the wholesome estate of the Lady Isabell Queen of England the said Kings mother and of her children and chiefly for the state of the King and the Lady Philippa his Consort Queen of England while they lived and for their souls when they should die Also for the souls of Alan and Maud father and mother of the said Lord Iohn de Hothum Bishop of Ely and for the souls of the children of them the said Alan and Matildis then dead and of the living when they should die and for the Soul of Frier or Brother William de Hothum sometimes Bishop of Dublin for the state of the Lady Mary de St. Paul Countess of Pembroke and her Soul when it should be separated from the body and also for the Soul of Peter de Gaveston late Earl of Cornewall and for the Souls of Sir Iohn de Wogan and Isabell his wife and for Sir Raph Camoys and Elizabeth his wife and for their Souls after death for Sir Iohn de Fawconberg and for his Soul after his decease and especially for the healthful state of the said Lord Bishop while he should live and afterwards for his Soul and for all theirs who had faithfully served him and bestowed benefits upon him and for all the faithful departed And besides this they and their successours to celebrate in their Abby as long as the world should endure the Anniversary of the said Lord Bishop with such solemnity as the Anniversary of their first and principal Founder as well in Alms to the poor as in Divine Obsequies was wont in times past to be celebrated and every day whereon Commemorations of the dead should be read in their Chapter House his Soul should therein be absolved by name And when any of the said eight Canons should by sickness or other lawful cause be hindred from celebrating another Canon of their House should faithfully supply his turn And when any of those eight should go the way of all flesh another Canon should immediately be put in his place They were also to swear that they would never diminish the number of eight but maintain the said celebration for ever decently and that they would never obtain any thing of the Pope or the K. of England or the superior of the Order of the Praemonstratenses or of any other whereby any thing should be subtracted from the said celebration And every new Abbat before the Covent should do him obeisance or he be installâ—d in the Monastery and every Novice before he should be admitted to probation in their Monastery should be bound by the same Oath faithfully to keep every Article of the said ordination according to his utmost power for ever Furthermore if their said Order which God forbid should by any emergent chance be suppressed or transferred to any other Order then they willed and granted by the Tenour of the said agreement that the said Bishop or his heirs without any obstacle might enter and peaceably enjoy the said Mannor of Cukeney and two Mess. one hundred and twenty Acres of Land eight of Medow six of Wood with the Appurtenances in Holbeck by Cukeney But that the present ordination might last for ever without any diminution the said Abbat and all the Priests of the Covent with Candles burning and Stoles hung at their necks solemnly excommunicated all and every one that should weaken break diminish or violate or procure the said ordination or any part of it to be weakned broken diminished or violated by any means or presume to go against it in any thing subjecting themselves and their successours in this to the Jurisdiction and cohercion of the Abbat of Neuhus father of their Abbat and of the yearly Visiteâ—s that if in their Visitation they found any thing of this ordinance violated or diminished they might proceed against them as guilty of Perjury and excommunicate And lest oblivion should obolish what gratitude had charitably instituted This Ordination was every year on All Souls day to be read through in their Monastery in the presence of all the Brethren But King Henry the eighth 26 Febr. 30 H. 8. granted to Richard Whalley and his heirs the Scite of the Abby of Welbeck and all the Houses and Lands beneath the Scite of it and the two Granges called Bellers Grange and Hirst Grange and the several Closes and Groves c. Queen Elizabeth 20 May 1 Eliz. granted licence to Richard Whalley Esquire and William Whalley Gent. to alienate the House and Scite of the Monastery of Welbeck by the name of the Demesne of the Mannor of Welbeck and the said two Granges Bellers and Hurst and the Grange of Gledethorpe and the Mannor of Norton and the Grange called Hardwick Grange to Edward Osborne Citizen and Cloathworker of London and his heirs She 9 Febr. 42 Eliz. granted to Robert Booth Esquire and Ranulph Catterall Gent. the whole Scite c. which sometime was belonging to and parcel of the Lands late of Richard Whalley Esquire It is now Nov. 11. 1674. the Mansion House of his Grace the Duke of Newcastle of whose Noble Atchievements I ought to have given some particular account but that the Dutchess his wife not long since dead hath done it far beyond my hopes in her famous Books especially that of his Life besides what himself hath communicated to the World in several Poems and his most excellent pieces concerning Horsmanship both in French and English whereof he is so great a Master that though he be above eighty years of age he very constantly diverts himself with it still insomuch that he is thought to have taken as great pleasure beholding his great store of choice well-managed Horses wherewith his fine stables are continually furnished appear to exercise their gifts in his magnificent Riding-house which he long since built there of Brick as in elder time any one could take to see the religious performances of the Monks in the Quire of the great Church of St. Iames now utterly vanished except the Chapel for the house was any part of it which of late years also hath lain buried in the ruines of its roof the want whereof doth a little diminish the glory of this brave Palace yet seeing that neither the Wisdome nor Piety nor Charity of those formerly concerned here nor their Right
Prior of Mathersey 35 E. 1. had free warren in Mathersay and Thorpe The Prior of Mathersey of the Order of Sempringham 3 E. 3. claimed to have for himself and his Men quittance in City and Borough in Markets and Fairs in passage of Bridges and Ports of the Sea and in all places through England from Toll and Pontage There was an Ad quod Damnum 4 H. 4. for Market and Fair to be kept at Mattersey Mathersey and Thorp 9 E. 2. answered for an intire Villa whereof the King and Earl of Lancasser were then found to be Lords Robert de Sumervill son of Robert de Sumervilla granted to the Abby of Wellebek that the Canons their Brethren and Men and all their matters should be carried over Ydele in the Boat at his passage of Madersey as oft as they should come there by the passers passoribus of his Fee freely and quietly so that nothing should be exacted of them for that passage Raph de Sumervill was witness The Abbat of Beacheif 31 H. 3. claimed against Roger de Osherton four Bov. of Land and 3s. Rent in Mareseye as the right of his Church and Roger came and demanded view c. Iohn Markham Knight Sneth Snawzell Esquire and others 22 H. 8. claimed against Thomas Wentworth Knight and Isabell his wife three Mess. two Coâ—tag sixty Acres of Land forty of Pasture two hundred of More and 1d. Rent with the Appurtenances in Mattersey and Mattersey Thorp Barneby and Ranby and called to warrant Thomas Wentworth the younger brother of the said Thomas Wentworth Knight The King 4 Novemb. 31 H. 8. granted to Anthony Nevill Esquire and Mary his wife the Monastery Mannor and Rectory of Mattersey with Blakawe Grange there and Claworth Grange c. the Monastery to them and the heirs Males of the said Anthony the Mannor and Lands in Thorp Wyeston and Stirton to him and his heirs see Claworth The Church was appropriated to the Priory about 8 E. 1. to repair the Priories then losses by a sudden fire It was the Inheritance of Iohn Nevill Esquire by descent from Sir Anthony Nevill his great Grandfather to whom it was conveyed from the Crown Sir William Hickman married .... the daughter and heir of .... Nevill and now enjoyes it A Mess. and Tenement in Mattersey and another in Heyton belonging to the Chantry of St. Iohn of Mattersey were amongst other things 18 May 7 E. 6. granted to Thomas Reeve and George Cotton The owners of Mattersey and Thorpe Towns in 1612. are thus expressed Alexander Iessop of Mattersey Thorp senior Henry Iessop of tâ—e same Richard Eltonhead Gent. Thomas Robinson of the same Alexander Iessop junior of the same Iohn Iessop of the same Iohn Hall of Bekingham for Lands in Mattersey Thorp Henry Bower Anthony Nevell of Mattersey Abby Esquire Thomas Hall of Mattersay Bartholomew Hall of the same Thomas Dawson Robert Oldfeild Iohn Ellyot Robert Hodgeson Thomas Wood Robert Fletcher all of the same William Chapman Gyles More William Staynton William Atkingson Peter Scot Robert Chappell Henry Holmes William Hamond Raph Waddington junior Gent. Tho. Drew Robert Williamson Robert Whitehead William Milner Raph Bing senior The Vicarage of Mathersey was 8l. 'T is now 6l. 8. 9d. value in the Kings Books and is in the Collation of the Arch-bishop of York as it hath been Sutton And Lound THe Arch-bishop of York when the great Survey was made in the time of King William the first had a Mannor in Sudton of which Lund and Scrobye and Madrisseig were Berues which answered the Geld for one Carucat six Bovats before the Conquest The Land then being known to be six Carucats There afterwards the Arch-bishop had two Carucats in Demesne fourteen Villains six Bordars having six Carucats There was Medow of seven Acres Pasture Wood half a leug and eight quarentens long eight qu. and an half broad In the time of King Edward the Confessour it was valued at 8l. and in King Williams time likewise having Soc in Etton Tilne Wellom and Suuenton Gréenleig Scaftord Evarton and Claverburch which Land was for twelve Plows or twelve Carucats and then were there thirty eight Sochm. with eighteen Villains twenty Bordars having twenty five Plows or twenty five Carucats In Lunde and Barnebye Soc to the Kings Mannor of Bodmeschel were six Bovats ½ â…“ ad Geldam The Land .... There three Sochmen had one Carucat and three Acres of Medow Pasture Wood two qu. long half a quarenten broad Of Roger de Busli's Fee in Lund was a Mannor which was Vlchels before the Conquest who paid for it to the Geld as two Bovats ½ The Land one Carucat There after the Conquest in Demesne was one Carucat and six Villains with two Carucats and five Acres of Medow Pasture Wood six qu. long two broad The value of this in the Confessours time was 20â— in the Conquerours but 10s. The Mannor of Sutton continueth with the Nort Soke to the Arch-bishoprick of York The Jury 24 E. 1. found that Robert de Hayton died seized of nine small Bovats in Lound held of Tikhill By an Inquisition taken at Nottingham the Thursday after Palmsunday 23 H. 7. before Sir William Perpoint Knight Sir Edward Stanhope Knight and Raph Agard it appears that Iohn Strelley of Lindeby named in that place died seized of the Mannor of Sutton on Loâ—nd then valued at 10l. beyond all reprises Iohn Porte Serjeant at Law Thomas Coken Knight German Pole Esquire Percivall Strelley and William Blake 16 H. 8. claimed against Nicolas Strelley of Lindeby Esquire and Elizabeth his wife one Mess. forty Acres of Land twenty of Medow sixty of Pasture four of Wood and eighty of Furz and Heath with the Appurtenances in Lownd Robert Hekeling held the third part of a Knights Fee in Lunde and Clumber Iohn Freiston Esquire in the time of Queen Elizabeth paid 20d. for his Lands in Lound sometime Iohn Styrley's held by the fourth part of a Knights Fee The Jury 30 H. 3. said that Gilbert de St. George held half a Bovat in Lound of Robert de St. George Lord of Bodmeshill Alice who had been wife of Robert son of Eustachius de Lund 18 E. 1. withdrew her self from her Writ against the Arch-bishop of Yorke and others for one Mess. sixty Acres of Medow and ten Acres of Land with the Appurtenances in Lound and Sutton By a Fine 19 E. 3. between Thomas son of Adam de Lound Chaplain Quer. and Walter Power Parson of the Church of Wark Deforc. the said Thomas settled one Mess. twenty four Acres of Land fourteen of Medow four of Turbary and 3â— 6d. Rent in Lound nigh Mathersey on himself for life then to his brother William for life then to his brother Robert for life then to Thomas son of his brother Robert and the heirs of his body remainder to Margery sister of the last Thomas and the heirs