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they_o come_v into_o scandia_n the_o name_n of_o kimmerii_n be_v frequent_a in_o the_o time_n of_o herodotus_n who_o live_v about_o 440_o year_n before_o christ_n anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 3508._o which_v name_n be_v very_o ancient_a they_o be_v call_v cerberii_n before_o cimmerii_n and_o their_o city_n call_v cerberium_fw-la before_o it_o be_v call_v cimmerium_n pliny_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 6._o sheringham_n pag._n 50._o afterward_o these_o kimmerii_n or_o cimmerii_n be_v call_v cimbri_n or_o kimbri_n d._n vide_fw-la plutarchum_fw-la tom._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 75â—_n diod_n siculus_n lib_n 5._o pa._n 309._o cimmerii_n be_v call_v cimbri_n by_o the_o grecian_n strabo_n li._n 7_o p._n 293._o d._n the_o name_n of_o cimbri_n be_v first_o know_v to_o the_o roman_n anno_fw-la vrbis_fw-la conditae_fw-la 640._o antè_fw-la christum_fw-la natum_fw-la 110._o which_v in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o ancient_a gaul_n scilicet_fw-la linguâ_fw-la gallicâ_fw-la signify_v robber_n or_o stout_a warrior_n thysius_n upon_o justin_n pag._n 391._o and_o all_o those_o people_n who_o the_o roman_n general_o call_v cimbri_n part_n of_o they_o the_o german_n call_v saxon_n sheringham_n pag._n 46._o quamvis_fw-la enìm_fw-la saxones_n antè_fw-la ptolomaeum_n solo_fw-la cimbrorum_n nomine_fw-la à _fw-la graecis_fw-la &_o romanis_n scriptoribus_fw-la appellantur_fw-la initio_fw-la igitur_fw-la saxones_n pars_fw-la tantùm_fw-la cimbrorum_n fuerunt_fw-la reliquis_fw-la autem_fw-la cimbris_fw-la ab_fw-la eisdem_fw-la caecis_fw-la victÃsque_fw-la aut_fw-la factâ_fw-la deditione_n in_fw-la amicitiam_fw-la receptis_fw-la omnes_fw-la mutato_fw-la nomine_fw-la saxones_n dici_fw-la coeperint_fw-la atque_fw-la ità _fw-la cimbrorum_n nomen_fw-la paulatìm_fw-la exolevit_fw-la sheringham_n pag._n 47._o so_o the_o cambro-brettan's_a name_n seem_v rather_o to_o savour_v of_o the_o kimmerii_n than_o of_o the_o gomari_fw-la the_o town_n cimmerium_n be_v situate_a in_o taurica-chersoneso_a 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leap_v andragathius_n with_o his_o man_n and_o forthwith_o slay_v gratian._n cambden_n britannia_n pag._n 57_o but_o maximus_n by_o his_o own_o soldier_n be_v take_v and_o bring_v to_o theodosius_n than_o emperor_n of_o the_o eastern_a province_n who_o put_v he_o to_o death_n after_o he_o have_v wear_v the_o purple_a robe_n five_o year_n anno_fw-la scilicèt_fw-la 388._o and_o andragathius_n who_o condition_n be_v now_o desperate_a cast_v himself_o out_o of_o the_o ship_n into_o the_o sea_n and_o victor_n the_o son_n of_o maximus_n be_v overcome_v in_o france_n by_o valentinian_n and_o there_o take_v and_o slay_v but_o those_o brettan_n who_o maximus_n carry_v out_o of_o brettaine_n forcible_o invade_v armorica_n in_o france_n as_o some_o writer_n deliver_v and_o there_o plant_v themselves_o cambd._n pag._n 58._o 44._o theodosius_n upon_o the_o victory_n over_o maximus_n restore_v to_o valentinian_n ii_o son_n of_o valentinian_n the_o emperor_n what_o maximus_n take_v from_o he_o and_o 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ipsius_fw-la comitis_fw-la sicùt_fw-la eidem_fw-la illum_fw-la tertium_fw-la denarium_fw-la concessimus_fw-la vincent_n upon_o brooke_n pag._n 316._o mat._n paris_n pag._n 296._o and_o from_o this_o time_n to_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n he_o be_v usual_o style_v in_o all_o his_o charter_n ranulphus_fw-la comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la &_o lincolniae_fw-la some_o deed_n i_o shall_v insert_v here_o prove_v the_o same_o couchir_n book_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n tom_n 2._o honour_n siuè_fw-la soca_fw-la de_fw-fr bolingbroke_n pag._n 111._o num_fw-la 5._o of_o land_n in_o lincolnshire_n omnibus_fw-la praesentibus_fw-la gilbertus_n de_fw-la beningeworth_n salutem_fw-la noverit_fw-la universitas_fw-la vestra_fw-la i_o dedisse_fw-la ranulpho_n comiti_fw-la cestriae_fw-la &_o lincolniae_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la totum_fw-la manerium_fw-la meum_fw-la de_fw-la halton_n in_o dominicis_fw-la in_fw-la hominibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n &_o homahomagium_fw-la radulfi_n de_fw-fr gousle_fw-fr de_fw-fr feodo_fw-la unius_fw-la militis_fw-la in_o yreby_o etc._n etc._n &_o totum_fw-la manerium_fw-la meum_fw-la de_fw-la kynthorp_n etc._n etc._n pro_fw-la hâc_fw-la verò_fw-la donatione_fw-la dedit_fw-la mihi_fw-la praedictus_fw-la ranulphus_fw-la comes_fw-la ducentas_fw-la libras_fw-la sterlingorum_fw-la et_fw-la adquietavit_fw-la i_o versùs_fw-la elyam_n filium_fw-la martrinae_n judaeum_n lincolniae_fw-la de_fw-fr octiès_fw-fr viginti_fw-la &_o decem_fw-la marcis_fw-la argenti_n etc._n etc._n hiis_fw-la testibus_fw-la radulfo_n filio_fw-la simonis_n gilberto_n cusyn_n tunc_fw-la seneschallo_n etc._n etc._n ibidem_fw-la pag._n 111._o num_fw-la 6._o sciant_fw-la praesentes_fw-la &_o futuri_fw-la quod_fw-la ego_fw-la gilbertus_n de_fw-fr beningworth_n quietè_fw-la clamavi_fw-la ranulpho_n comiti_fw-la cestriae_fw-la &_o lincolniae_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la totum_fw-la manerium_fw-la de_fw-la stepinge_v quod_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la feodo_fw-la ipsius_fw-la 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filgiers_n in_o normandy_n and_o widow_n to_o alan_n the_o dinnam_n ferne_n in_o his_o lacy_n nobility_n pag._n 58._o and_o powel_n on_o the_o welsh_a history_n pag._n 296._o most_o absurd_o call_v she_o the_o daughter_n of_o ferrer_n earl_n of_o derby_n and_o the_o translator_n of_o polychronicon_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 32._o call_v her_o daughter_n of_o ralph_n de_fw-fr filgiers_n who_o in_o truth_n be_v her_o grandfather_n but_o she_o be_v daughter_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr filgiers_n and_o sister_n to_o geffrey_n see_v monasticon_fw-la 2_o parson_n pag._n 997._o and_o for_o far_a proof_n hereof_o take_v these_o two_o subsequent_a deed_n couchir_n book_n in_o the_o duchy_n office_n at_o gray_n inn_n tom._n 2._o comitatus_fw-la northampton_n num_fw-la 3._o omnibus_fw-la tam_fw-la futuris_fw-la quam_fw-la praesentibus_fw-la ad_fw-la quos_fw-la literae_fw-la praesentes_fw-la pervenerint_fw-la gaufridus_n de_fw-fr filgeriis_fw-la salutem_fw-la notum_fw-la sit_fw-la vobis_fw-la i_o concessâ—sse_n &_o dedisse_fw-la ranulfo_n comiti_fw-la cestriae_fw-la cum_fw-la clementia_n sorore_fw-la mea_fw-la in_o
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county_n palatine_n as_o well_o in_o our_o law_n as_o in_o common_a language_n as_o comitatus_fw-la palatinus_n or_o palantinus_n or_o counter-paleys_a corrupt_o for_o county-paleis_a as_o sometime_o it_o be_v in_o our_o law-book_n and_o although_o indeed_o it_o be_v true_o a_o county-palatine_a and_o have_v so_o continue_v ever_o since_o the_o first_o gift_n to_o hugh_n lupus_n unless_o we_o except_v the_o short_a time_n while_o it_o be_v a_o principality_n statute_n 21_o rich._n 2._o cap._n 9_o which_o be_v repeal_v 1_o hen._n 4._o cap._n 3._o yet_o neither_o in_o their_o summons_n to_o parliament_n nor_o in_o any_o other_o write_v direct_v to_o they_o be_v they_o style_v earl-palatines_a neither_o do_v i_o see_v testimony_n to_o persuade_v i_o that_o when_o the_o first_o grant_n be_v make_v to_o hugh_n lupus_n it_o be_v grant_v to_o he_o by_o the_o name_n of_o earl-palatine_a but_o this_o earldom_n be_v give_v he_o with_o such_o liberty_n and_o kind_a of_o regal_a jurisdiction_n 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of_o john_n scot._n he_o marry_v helen_n daughter_n of_o lhewellin_n prince_n of_o north-wales_n about_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1222._o 6_o hen._n 3._o this_o marriage_n be_v conclude_v on_o as_o a_o final_a peace_n between_o lhewellin_n and_o randle_n surname_v blundevill_n earl_n of_o chester_n knighton_n pag._n 2430._o take_v here_o the_o agreement_n about_o this_o marriage_n the_o original_a deed_n whereof_o remain_v in_o possession_n of_o somerford_n oldfield_n esquire_n at_o somerford_n in_o cheshire_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1653._o haec_fw-la est_fw-la conventio_fw-la facta_fw-la inter_fw-la dominum_fw-la ranulfum_fw-la comitem_fw-la cestriae_fw-la &_o lincolniae_fw-la &_o dominum_fw-la lhewellinum_n principem_fw-la northwalliae_fw-la quòd_fw-la johannes_n do_v scotiâ_fw-la nepos_n praedicti_fw-la comitis_fw-la de_fw-la sorore_fw-la suâ_fw-la primogenitâ_fw-la ducet_fw-la in_o vxorem_fw-la helenam_fw-la filiam_fw-la ipsius_fw-la lhewelini_n ità _fw-la quòd_fw-la dictus_fw-la lhewelinus_fw-la dabit_fw-la dicto_fw-la johanni_n in_fw-la libero_fw-la maritagio_fw-la totum_fw-la manerium_fw-la de_fw-la budeford_n in_o warewicâ_fw-la &_o manerium_fw-la de_fw-la suttehele_n in_o comitatu_fw-la wigorniae_fw-la cùm_fw-la omnibus_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la sicùt_fw-la dominus_fw-la johannes_n rex_fw-la ea_fw-la illi_fw-la dedit_fw-la in_o libero_fw-la maritagio_fw-la et_fw-la totum_fw-la manerium_fw-la de_fw-la welneton_n in_o comitatu_fw-la salopesburiae_n cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la infrà _fw-la villam_fw-la &_o extrà _fw-la habendum_fw-la dicto_fw-la johanni_n &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la ex_fw-la dictâ_fw-la helenâ_fw-la provenientibus_fw-la sicùt_fw-la idem_fw-la lhewelinus_fw-la ea_fw-la aliquo_fw-la tempore_fw-la meliùs_fw-la &_o integriùs_fw-la tenuit_fw-la et_fw-la praetereà _fw-la dabit_fw-la eidem_fw-la johanni_n mille_fw-la marcas_fw-la argenti_n etc._n etc._n testibus_fw-la domino_fw-la reverendo_fw-la episcopo_fw-la de_fw-la sancto_fw-it asaph_n domino_fw-la h._n abbate_n cestriae_fw-la domino_fw-la hugone_n de_fw-la lasci_fw-la comite_fw-la ultoniae_fw-la philippo_n de_fw-fr orreby_n tùnc_fw-la justiciario_n cestriae_fw-la h._n de_fw-fr aldideley_n gualtero_fw-la de_fw-fr daivill_a ricardo_n fitton_n edrevet_n liagham_n edmundo_n filio_fw-la righerit_n goronon_n filio_fw-la edrevet_n helin_n idhit_n magistro_fw-la estruit_fw-la magistro_fw-la adâ_fw-la davide_n clerico_n lhewelini_n magistro_fw-la h._n &_o clericis_fw-la domini_fw-la comitis_fw-la cestriae_fw-la &_o multis_fw-la aliis_fw-la v._o the_o death_n of_o john_n scot._n this_o john_n scot_n earl_n of_o chester_n and_o huntingdon_n die_v without_o issue_n at_o the_o abbey_n of_o dernhale_n in_o cheshire_n the_o seven_o day_n of_o june_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1237._o 21_o hen._n 3._o not_o without_o suspicion_n of_o be_v poison_v by_o the_o contrivance_n of_o helen_n his_o wife_n and_o be_v bury_v at_o chester_n have_v be_v earl_n of_o chester_n 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these_o variance_n concern_v middleton-chappel_n between_o robert_n abbot_n of_o the_o monastery_n of_o st._n mary_n of_o norton_n and_o richard_n aston_n of_o aston_n esquire_n be_v compose_v by_o the_o mediation_n of_o thomas_n dutton_n esquire_n and_o anne_n his_o wife_n dame_n isabel_n late_a wife_n of_o sir_n john_n carrington_n and_o jenkin_n of_o leycester_n dated_n the_o ten_o of_o november_n 32_o hen._n 6._o the_o same_o chartulary_a pag._n 23._o num_fw-la 501._o &_o pag._n 21._o num_fw-la 503._o &_o pag._n 216._o num_fw-la 504._o but_o after_o that_o middleton-chappel_n fall_v into_o decay_n another_o chapel_n be_v erect_v in_o late_a age_n somewhat_o near_o to_o the_o hall_n of_o aston_n call_v aston-chappel_n situate_v within_o the_o parish_n of_o runcorne_n and_o in_o lieu_n of_o find_v a_o priest_n to_o officiate_v here_o by_o the_o abbot_n of_o norton_n the_o king_n after_o those_o land_n come_v into_o his_o hand_n give_v five_o pound_n yearly_o rend_v to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o a_o minister_n here_o at_o aston-chappel_n issue_v out_o of_o the_o land_n late_o belong_v to_o norton-abby_n by_o a_o decree_n in_o the_o court_n of_o augmentation_n at_o london_n
and_o nether-tabley_a i_o believe_v this_o town_n be_v waste_a in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n over-tabley_a exit_fw-la chartulis_fw-la daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a i_o find_v little_a mention_n thereof_o before_o henry_n the_o three_o about_o that_o time_n robert_n de_fw-fr bexton_n seem_v to_o be_v possess_v of_o a_o moiety_n thereof_o at_o least_o for_o he_o and_o sibyl_n his_o wife_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o matthew_n de_fw-fr bexton_n their_o son_n and_o heir_n do_v give_v to_o randle_n son_n of_o thomas_n de_fw-fr picmere_n with_o margery_n their_o daughter_n totam_fw-la quartam_fw-la partem_fw-la medietatis_fw-la totius_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la bexton_n reddendo_fw-la annuatìm_fw-la unum_fw-la denarium_fw-la argenti_n ad_fw-la nativitatem_fw-la beati_fw-la johannis_n baptistae_n lib._n c._n fol._n 240._o e._n john_n son_n of_o matthew_z de_fw-fr bexton_n release_v to_o adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n and_o beatrix_n his_o wife_n all_o the_o land_n which_o maude_n mother_n of_o the_o say_v john_n hold_v in_o dower_n in_o bexton_n under_o edward_n the_o second_o whereunto_o another_o john_n de_fw-fr bexton_n be_v witness_n lib._n c._n fol._n 241._o f._n adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n be_v lord_n of_o half_a of_o bexton_n 1304._o as_o appear_v by_o the_o agreement_n make_v inter_fw-la johannem_fw-la de_fw-la lostocke_n dominum_fw-la medietatis_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la bexton_n ex_fw-la unâ_fw-la parte_fw-la &_o adamum_n de_fw-fr tabley_n dominum_fw-la medietatis_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la villae_fw-la ex_fw-la alterâ_fw-la supèr_fw-la clausturas_fw-la bladorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la de_fw-la bexton_n datum_n apud_fw-la knotsford_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1304._o lib._n c._n fol._n 241._o h._n and_o then_o adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n son_n of_o the_o other_o adam_n settle_v his_o dominium_fw-la parcenarium_fw-la de_fw-fr bexton_n after_o his_o death_n on_o thomas_n son_n of_o thomas_n daniel_n 35_o edw._n 3._o 1361._o lib._n c._n fol._n 241._o k._n since_o which_o time_n the_o moiety_n of_o bexton_n have_v belong_v to_o the_o daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a even_o to_o this_o present_a 1666._o concern_v this_o adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n see_v more_o in_o over-tabley_a in_o a_o loose_a paper_n among_o the_o evidence_n of_o daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a i_o find_v a_o copy_n of_o a_o deed_n wherein_o john_n de_fw-fr bexton_n give_v ricardo_n filio_fw-la johannis_n de_fw-fr croxton_n &_o margeriae_fw-la uxori_fw-la ejus_fw-la filiae_fw-la meae_fw-la tertiam_fw-la partem_fw-la totius_fw-la medietatis_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la bexton_n excepto_fw-la capitali_fw-la messuagio_fw-it habendum_fw-la sibi_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la inter_fw-la eos_fw-la remanere_fw-la hawisiae_fw-la &_o elianorae_fw-la filiis_fw-la meis_fw-la remanere_fw-la rectis_fw-la haeredibus_fw-la meis_fw-la testibus_fw-la willielmo_n de_fw-fr massy_n johanne_n de_fw-fr legh_n militibus_fw-la rogero_n de_fw-fr leycester_n etc._n etc._n sub_fw-la edw._n 3._o memorandum_n quòd_fw-la praedicta_fw-la hawisia_n nupta_fw-la fuit_fw-la willielmo_n de_fw-fr moulton_n et_fw-la elinora_fw-la nupta_fw-la fuit_fw-la willielmo_n filio_fw-la roberti_n de_fw-fr winnington_n this_o memorandum_n be_v write_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o paper_n lib._n c._n fol._n 244._o p._n this_o john_n bexton_n i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o john_n lostock_n abovenamed_a and_o call_v bexton_n from_o the_o place_n of_o his_o residence_n i_o find_v also_o john_n de_fw-fr bexton_n give_v to_o william_n son_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr winnington_n and_o to_o elianour_n his_o wife_n totam_fw-la tertiam_fw-la partem_fw-la totius_fw-la medietatis_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la bexton_n tempore_fw-la edw._n 2._o john_n booth_n book_n lib._n h._n pag._n 117._o h._n the_o original_a penès_fw-la leycester_n of_o toft_n and_o hugh_n toft_n of_o toft_n grant_v to_o sir_n hugh_n venables_n of_o kinderton_n all_o his_o land_n in_o kinderton_n apud_fw-la rushford_n and_o a_o place_n of_o land_n in_o sproston_n in_o exchange_n pro_fw-la sextâ_fw-la parte_fw-la manerii_fw-la de_fw-fr bexton_n 24_o edw._n 3._o 1350._o lib._n c._n fol._n 226._o l._n penès_fw-la leycester_n of_o toft_n in_o a_o ancient_a feodary_n of_o halton_n we_o read_v johannes_n the_o bexton_n tenet_fw-la medietatem_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la bexton_n pro_fw-la vicesimâ_fw-la parte_fw-la unius_fw-la feodi_fw-la militis_fw-la and_o over_o the_o head_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr bexton_n be_v write_v thomas_n daniel_n ralph_n hulse_n and_o thomas_n croxton_n these_o last_o as_o i_o conceive_v as_o the_o present_a tenant_n about_o henry_n the_o sixth_n time_n when_o that_o rental_a be_v renew_v the_o other_o as_o he_o stand_v in_o former_a record_n of_o edw._n 1._o or_o edw._n 2._o lib._n c._n fol._n 86._o thomas_n holford_n of_o holford_n hold_v land_n in_o bexton_n of_o the_o baron_n of_o halton_n in_o knight-service_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o office_n 12_o eliz._n a_o small_a parcel_n so_o robert_n bromfield_n of_o witton_n die_v seize_v of_o land_n in_o bexton_n hold_v of_o the_o barony_n of_o halton_n in_o knight-service_n by_o office_n take_v 12_o eliz._n but_o this_o land_n be_v sell_v afterward_o by_o bromfield_n to_o the_o lady_n mary_n cholmondley_n of_o holford_n who_o give_v it_o to_o hugh_n cholmondley_n her_o young_a son_n sir_n randle_n manwaring_n of_o overpeve_a have_v land_n in_o bexton_n and_o baggiley_n find_v by_o office_n anno_fw-la 5_o &_o 6_o phil._n &_o mar._n to_o be_v hold_v of_o edward_n legh_n of_o baggiley_n by_o fealty_n and_o render_v a_o red_a rose_n yearly_a sir_n ralph_n leycester_n of_o toft_n have_v land_n in_o bexton_n and_o plumley_n find_v by_o office_n 14_o eliz._n to_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o honour_n of_o halton_n paver_fw-la of_o northwich_n have_v a_o message_n in_o bexton_n find_v by_o office_n 5_o eliz._n to_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o barony_n of_o halton_n and_o so_o anne_n pavers_n office_n 40_o eliz._n thomas_n winnington_n of_o ermitage_n nigh_o holmes-chappel_n have_v land_n in_o bexton_n find_v to_o be_v hold_v of_o john_n croxton_n by_o office_n 34_o eliz._n a_o small_a parcel_n william_n croxton_n of_o ravenscroft_n die_v seize_v of_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o bexton_n find_v to_o be_v hold_v of_o halton_n by_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o twenty_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n by_o office_n take_v 32_o eliz._n and_o john_n croxton_n office_n 41_o eliz._n tenuit_fw-la medietatem_fw-la totius_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la bexton_n but_o croxton_n land_n in_o bexton_n be_v sell_v to_o the_o lady_n mary_n cholmondley_n of_o holford_n aforesaid_a who_o give_v those_o purchase_a land_n in_o bexton_n to_o her_o young_a son_n hugh_n cholmondley_n who_o son_n and_o heir_n robert_n afterward_o become_v heir_n to_o all_o cholmondley-land_n and_o be_v now_o lord_n viscount_n kelles_n in_o the_o county_n of_o meth_n in_o ireland_n and_o live_v 1666._o so_o that_o now_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1666._o the_o town_n of_o bexton_n be_v possess_v by_o these_o person_n follow_v 1._o robert_n lord_n cholmondley_n lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o bexton_n he_o have_v about_o 70_o cheshire_n acre_n in_o possession_n of_o his_o tenant_n there_o who_o pay_v one_o shilling_n chief_a to_o halton_n yearly_o 2._o thomas_n daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a esquire_n lord_n of_o the_o other_o moiety_n of_o bexton_n he_o have_v about_o 65_o acre_n in_o possession_n of_o he_o and_o his_o tenant_n there_o 3._o george_n leycester_n of_o toft_n one_o tenement_n in_o bexton_n in_o possession_n of_o william_n highfield_n about_o 20_o acre_n 4._o thomas_n deane_n of_o nether-peve_a one_o tenement_n in_o possession_n of_o george_n swinton_n about_o 30_o acre_n this_o former_o belong_v to_o one_o hulse_n of_o middle-wich_a middle-wich_a middle-wich_a of_o clyve_v near_o to_o middle-wich_a and_o pay_v a_o chief_a to_o cholmondley_n and_o also_o to_o halton_n 5._o thomas_n cholmondeley_n of_o holford_n esquire_n a_o small_a cottage_n about_o four_o acre_n in_o possession_n of_o hugh_n woodward_n his_o tenant_n this_o ancient_o belong_v to_o holford_n before_o the_o lady_n mary_n cholmondley_n purchase_v any_o land_n in_o bexton_n bollinton_n this_o town_n have_v its_o name_n from_o the_o river_n of_o bollin_n which_o run_v along_o after_o the_o side_n thereof_o it_o be_v not_o mention_v in_o the_o record_n of_o doomsday-book_n so_o that_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v waste_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o conqueror_n hamon_n de_fw-fr massy_n baron_n of_o dunham-massy_a give_v unto_o geffrey_n dutton_n son_n of_o geffrey_n dutton_n all_o his_o land_n in_o bolinton_n to_o wit_n all_o the_o moiety_n of_o bolinton_n with_o agnes_n his_o daughter_n in_o free-marriage_n render_v yearly_o a_o pair_n of_o gild_a spur_n at_o the_o nativity_n of_o st._n john_n baptist_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o lib._n c._n fol._n 150._o a._n the_o same_o agnes_n in_o her_o widowhood_n by_o the_o name_n of_o agnes_n de_fw-fr nechel_n perhaps_o mean_v for_o etchells_n late_a wife_n of_o sir_n geffrey_n de_fw-fr chedle_n give_v unto_o her_o elder_a son_n geffrey_n de_fw-fr chedle_n all_o that_o land_n of_o bolinton_n which_o she_o have_v of_o the_o gift_n of_o hamon_n massy_n her_o father_n lib._n c._n fol._n 150._o b._n william_n
one_o half_a of_o gropenhale_n shall_v revert_v to_o the_o heir_n of_o sir_n john_n and_o the_o other_o half_a to_o the_o heir_n of_o joan._n lib._n c._n fol._n 242._o v._o &_o fol._n 290._o a._n sir_n john_n daniel_n have_v issue_n by_o joan_n a_o daughter_n and_o heir_n call_v nicolaa_n mother_n of_o margaret_n wife_n of_o alan_n de_fw-fr rixton_n in_o lancashire_n which_o margaret_n die_v without_o issue_n 6_o rich._n 2._o margaret_z the_o wife_n of_o john_n savage_n of_o clifton_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n thomas_n daniel_n of_o bradley_n the_o young_a elder_a brother_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n daniel_n have_v the_o purpart_n of_o the_o say_a land_n as_o one_o of_o the_o heir_n of_o margaret_n late_a wife_n of_o alan_n de_fw-fr rixton_n 9_o rich._n 2._o and_o thomas_n boydell_n son_n of_o william_n surnamed_n boydell_n son_n of_o howell_n son_n of_o margaret_n sister_n of_o joan_n mother_n of_o nicolaa_n be_v the_o other_o heir_n lib._n c._n fol._n 290._o c._n who_o land_n be_v after_o divide_v as_o anon_o shall_v appear_v margaret_z wife_n of_o john_n savage_n afterward_o marry_v piers_n legh_n of_o maxfield_n 1388._o 12_o rich._n 2._o young_a son_n of_o robert_n legh_n of_o adlington_n and_o she_o give_v unto_o peter_n legh_n of_o lyme_n her_o son_n the_o moiety_n of_o gropenhale_n 4_o hen._n 4._o in_o her_o widowhood_n which_o she_o have_v as_o heir_n to_o margaret_n late_a wife_n of_o alan_n de_fw-fr rixton_n from_o who_o the_o legh_n of_o lime_n now_o lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o gropenhale_n 1666._o lib._n c._n fol._n 290._o d._n the_o original_n penes_fw-la legh_n of_o lime_n the_o other_o moiety_n of_o gropenhale_n descend_v to_o thomas_n boydell_n aforesaid_a budworth_n exit_fw-la chartulis_fw-la merbury_n de_fw-fr merbury_n juxta_fw-la great_a budworth_n come_v to_o the_o part_n of_o hugh_n reddish_n of_o caterich_n young_a son_n of_o reddish_n of_o reddish_n in_o lancashire_n in_o right_o of_o margaret_n his_o wife_n daughter_n and_o co-heir_n of_o thomas_n boydell_n by_o partition_n make_v of_o all_o thomas_n boydell_n land_n 5_o hen._n 5._o lib._n c._n fol._n 282._o i._o isabella_n the_o other_o daughter_n and_o co-heir_n of_o thomas_n boydell_n marry_v john_n alburgham_n who_o son_n gilbert_n have_v also_o two_o daughter_n and_o heir_n constance_n wife_n of_o henry_n byrom_n of_o byrom_n in_o lancashire_n and_o isabel_n wife_n of_o james_n holte_n 3_o hen._n 7._o the_o part_n belong_v to_o reddish_n of_o caterich_n come_v to_o william_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n esq_n in_o right_n of_o maud_n his_o wife_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n reddish_n of_o caterich_n in_o gropenhale_n anno_fw-la 1556._o lib._n c._n fol._n 284._o p._n who_o heir_n have_v ever_o since_o enjoy_v the_o same_o to_o this_o present_a 1666._o in_o this_o township_n have_v be_v ancient_o and_o yet_o be_v a_o parish-church_n dedicate_v to_o st._n wilfrid_n who_o feast_n of_o dedication_n be_v usual_o celebrate_v the_o twelve_o day_n of_o october_n yearly_a and_o have_v only_o two_o township_n in_o its_o parish_n to_o wit_n  _fw-fr the_o mize_n  _fw-fr l._n s._n d._n gropenhale_n 00_o 14_o 00_o lachford_n 00_o 10_o 00_o  _fw-fr 01_o 04_o 00_o i_o find_v gropenhale_n church_n be_v a_o rectory_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o lib._n c._n fol._n 283._o x._o and_o have_v then_o the_o boydell_n of_o dodleston_n for_o its_o patron_n who_o be_v lord_n of_o gropenhale_n and_o lachford_n both_o but_o now_o byrom_n of_o byrom_n in_o lancashire_n have_v the_o advowson_n hereof_o 1666._o sir_n william_n boydell_n of_o dodleston_n build_v a_o chapel_n in_o this_o church_n wherein_o william_n boydell_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n swear_v to_o find_v a_o honest_a chaplain_n to_o pray_v for_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n william_n and_o nicolaa_n his_o wife_n for_o evermore_o 8_o edw._n 3._o 1334._o she_o be_v daughter_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr doncaster_n lib._n c._n fol._n 285._o d._n e._n charterer_n now_o in_o 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style_v agnes_n de_fw-fr gant_n lib._n c._n in_o the_o paper_n before_o fol._n 84._o by_o which_o it_o may_v seem_v that_o william_n son_n of_o nigell_n marry_v a_o sister_n of_o walter_n de_fw-fr gant_n and_o daughter_n of_o gilbert_n this_o william_n constable_n junior_a die_v in_o normandy_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n stephen_n without_o issue_n and_o so_o his_o inheritance_n be_v divide_v and_o share_v between_o his_o two_o sister_n and_o heir_n lib._n c._n fol._n 85._o b._n his_o seal_n have_v the_o impression_n of_o a_o griffin_n with_o a_o serpent_n or_o snake_n suck_v at_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o griffin_n iv_o eustace_n fitz-john_n in_o right_a of_o agnes_n his_o wife_n be_v the_o four_o baron_n of_o halton_n to_o who_o randle_n the_o second_o surnamed_n gernoun_n earl_n of_o chester_n restore_v totum_fw-la honorem_fw-la qui_fw-la fuit_fw-la willielmi_n filii_fw-la nigelli_n constabularii_fw-la cestriae_fw-la in_fw-la rebus_fw-la &_o dignitatibus_fw-la omnibus_fw-la &_o 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the_o duchy_n office_n at_o grays-inn_n london_n tom._n 1._o fol._n 41._o a._n comitatus_fw-la cestriae_fw-la num_fw-la 2._o which_o i_o have_v transcribe_v at_o large_a in_o this_o book_n suprà _fw-la pars_fw-la 3._o pag._n 160._o this_o eustace_n be_v son_n of_o john_n monoculus_n so_o call_v because_o he_o have_v but_o one_o eye_n which_o make_v hoveden_n to_o call_v eustace_n luscus_n &_o proditor_n nequam_fw-la a_o wicked_a traitor_n with_o one_o eye_n because_o his_o father_n have_v but_o one_o eye_n p._n 483._o where_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o this_o eustace_n defend_v the_o castle_n of_o malton_n in_o yorkshire_n against_o king_n stephen_n anno_fw-la 1137._o 2_o steph._n johannes_n monoculus_n be_v brother_n to_o serlo_o de_fw-fr burgo_n siuè_fw-fr de_fw-fr pembroke_n this_o serlo_n build_v knaresburough_n castle_n in_o yorkshire_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n his_o inheritance_n descend_v to_o this_o eustace_n fitz-john_n monasticon_fw-la anglicanum_n 2_o parson_n pag._n 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pag._n 189._o by_o the_o consent_n of_o agnes_n his_o first_o wife_n found_v the_o monastery_n of_o watton_n in_o yorkshire_n and_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o beatrix_n his_o second_o wife_n found_v the_o abbey_n of_o malton_n and_o alnwick_n and_o the_o hospital_n of_o broughton_n where_o he_o call_v agnes_n first_o wife_n of_o eustace_n contrary_a to_o cambden_n in_o his_o britanniâ_fw-la pag._n 588._o in_o yorkshire_n and_o to_o monasticon_fw-la 2_o parson_n pag._n 801._o where_o agnes_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o second_o wife_n and_o so_o probable_o she_o be_v obiit_fw-la 1157_o this_o eustace_n fitz-john_n be_v slay_v in_o battle_n against_o the_o welsh_a together_o with_o robert_n curcy_n and_o many_o other_o 3_o hen._n 2._o 1157._o stow_z in_o his_o annal_n and_o willielmus_fw-la neubrigensis_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 5._o pag._n 100_o speak_v of_o this_o battle_n with_o the_o welsh_a say_v ibique_fw-la eustachius_n johannis_n filius_fw-la vir_fw-la magnus_fw-la &_o grandaevus_fw-la atquè_fw-fr inter_fw-la primos_n angliae_fw-la proceres_fw-la divitiarum_fw-la &_o sapientiae_fw-la titulis_fw-la refulgens_fw-la cùm_fw-la roberto_n de_fw-fr curcy_n aequè_fw-la nobili_fw-la viro_fw-la aliisque_fw-la pluribus_fw-la interiit_fw-la v._o richard_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n son_n of_o eustace_n and_o agnes_n succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o barony_n of_o halton_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o he_o hold_v one_o knight_n fee_n in_o smathe_n in_o the_o county_n of_o york_n exit_fw-la libro_fw-la rubro_fw-la scaccarii_fw-la westmonasteriensis_fw-la he_o marry_v albreda_n or_o awbrey_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr lizour_n and_o sister_n by_o the_o mother_n id_fw-la est_fw-la half_a sister_n to_o robert_n lacie_n baron_n of_o pomfret_n castle_n in_o yorkshire_n common_o call_v pontefract_n who_o make_v she_o his_o heir_n also_o because_o he_o have_v no_o other_o so_o near_o ally_v unto_o he_o in_o who_o right_a her_o posterity_n enjoy_v sexaginta_fw-la feoda_fw-it militum_fw-la sixty_o knight_n fee_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o pomfret_n undè_fw-la illa_fw-la post_fw-la roberti_n de_fw-fr lacie_n mortem_fw-la utrámque_fw-la hereditatem_fw-la fraternam_fw-la de_fw-fr lacie_n &_o paternam_fw-la de_fw-la lizour_n occupavit_fw-la these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o book_n of_o stanlaw_n monastery_n say_v cambden_n in_o his_o britannia_n pag._n 566._o of_o the_o last_o edition_n print_v 1607._o and_o here_o i_o can_v pass_v by_o the_o mistake_n of_o pecham_n in_o the_o place_n before_o cite_v where_o he_o call_v this_o aubrey_n daughter_n of_o eudo_fw-la de_fw-fr lizour_n when_o i_o find_v her_o father_n name_n plain_o record_v to_o be_v robert_n de_fw-fr lizour_n in_o a_o fine_a levy_v at_o winchester_n 21_o die_v aprilis_n 5_o rich._n 1._o 1194._o couchir_n book_n in_o the_o duchy_n office_n at_o gray_n inn_n tom._n 2._o pag._n 110._o honour_n siuè_fw-la soca_fw-la de_fw-fr bolingbroke_n num_fw-la 1._o of_o which_o fine_a i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o speak_v more_o full_o when_o i_o come_v to_o roger_n lacie_n the_o seven_o baron_n of_o halton_n see_v also_o monasticon_fw-la anglicanum_n 2_o parson_n pag._n 188._o lineâ_fw-la 18._o a._n richard_n fitz-eustace_n have_v issue_n by_o aubrey_n his_o wife_n john_n who_o succeed_v constable_n of_o cheshire_n robert_n the_o hospitall_a id_fw-la est_fw-la of_o the_o hospital_n of_o st._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o england_n the_o grand_a priory_n be_v at_o jerusalem_n marry_o opinor_fw-la marry_o alii_fw-la hic_fw-la saram_fw-la legunt_fw-la monasticon_fw-la 2_o parson_n p_o 188._o sed_fw-la perperam_fw-la ut_fw-la opinor_fw-la marry_a robert_n de_fw-fr aldford_n and_o awbrey_n marry_v to_o henry_n bysset_n lib._n c._n fol._n 85._o b._n &_o le_fw-fr paper_n antè_fw-la fol._n 66._o c._n pecham_n tell_v we_o of_o another_o son_n call_v roger_n lord_n of_o warkworth_n in_o northumberland_n from_o who_o be_v descend_v the_o ancient_a baron_n of_o clavering_n the_o baron_n evers_n and_o sir_n john_n clavering_n of_o caloley_n in_o northumberland_n but_o quaere_fw-la of_o this_o roger_n whether_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o this_o richard_n fitz-eustace_n i_o find_v another_o family_n call_v constable_n descend_v from_o the_o constable_n of_o gloucester_n and_o that_o milo_n constable_n have_v issue_n roger_n henry_n walter_n matthew_z and_o william_n monasticon_fw-la 2_o parson_n pag._n 66._o sed_fw-la quaere_fw-la richard_n fitz-eustace_n be_v dead_a before_o 24_o hen._n 2._o 1178._o but_o i_o find_v not_o the_o precise_a year_n when_o he_o die_v aubrey_n his_o widow_n afterward_o marry_v william_n fitz-williams_n and_o have_v issue_n william_n monasticon_fw-la 1_o parson_n pag._n 831._o &_o lib._n c._n fol._n 64._o g._n vi_o john_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n and_o awbrey_n succeed_v his_o father_n and_o be_v the_o six_o baron_n of_o halton_n he_o found_v the_o abbey_n of_o stanlaw_n in_o wirral_n in_o cheshire_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1178._o 24_o hen._n 2._o in_o these_o word_n universis_fw-la sanctae_fw-la matris_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la filiis_fw-la johannes_n constabularius_fw-la cestriae_fw-la salutem_fw-la sciatis_fw-la i_o dedisse_fw-la &_o hâc_fw-la praesenti_fw-la chartâ_fw-la meâ_fw-la confirmâsse_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o sanctae_fw-la mariae_fw-la &_o
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not_o that_o they_o be_v ever_o redeem_v this_o edmund_n be_v invest_v king_n of_o sicily_n
and_o apuly_n with_o a_o ring_n send_v from_o the_o pope_n by_o the_o bishop_n of_o romania_n 1255._o 39_o hen._n 3._o mat._n paris_n but_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a delusion_n for_o he_o never_o have_v it_o he_o have_v the_o castle_n of_o kenilworth_n give_v he_o 16_o decembris_fw-la 51_o hen._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 71._o f._n and_o the_o savoy-house_n in_o london_n by_o the_o gift_n of_o queen_n elinor_n his_o mother_n 24_o die_v februarii_fw-la 12_o edw._n 1._o 1283._o lib._n c._n fol._n 72._o n._n and_o the_o castle_n of_o chartley_n he_o have_v by_o the_o grant_n of_o his_o brother_n king_n edward_n the_o first_o 26_o die_v julii_n 4_o edw._n 1._o 1276._o lib._n c._n fol._n 72._o k._n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1271._o 55_o hen._n 3._o in_o the_o month_n of_o may_n prince_n edward_n son_n of_o king_n henry_n with_o edmund_z his_o brother_n and_o four_o earl_n and_o so_o many_o baron_n and_o many_o other_o gentleman_n take_v a_o voyage_n into_o the_o holy_a land_n so_o mat._n paris_n 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pag._n 473._o &_o lib._n c._n pag._n 73._o a._n b._n vincent_n pag._n 293._o will_v have_v the_o queen_n of_o navarr_n name_n here_o to_o be_v elinour_n and_o not_o blanch_n from_o a_o record_n which_o he_o there_o vouch_v quaere_fw-la if_o that_o record_n be_v not_o mistake_v for_o i_o find_v she_o call_v blanch_n in_o sundry_a deed_n in_o the_o register-book_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n evidence_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n call_v the_o two_o couchir-book_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1296._o 24_o edw._n 1._o this_o edmund_n the_o king_n brother_n and_o henry_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n go_v into_o gascoyn_n with_o a_o strong_a army_n where_o many_o castle_n be_v deliver_v unto_o they_o but_o when_o they_o come_v within_o two_o mile_n of_o bordeaux_n the_o french_a army_n come_v out_o of_o bordeaux_n as_o it_o be_v unaware_o upon_o they_o after_o a_o sore_a conflict_n retreat_v to_o the_o city_n and_o the_o earl_n burn_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o suburb_n and_o short_o after_o edmund_z died_z hypodigma_fw-la neustriae_fw-la pag._n 483._o ob._n 1296_o xii_o henry_n of_o lancaster_n lord_n of_o monmouth_n surnamed_n grismond_n second_o son_n of_o edmund_n crook-back_a and_o brother_n and_o heir_n to_o thomas_n plantagenet_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n be_v restore_v to_o all_o his_o brother_n land_n and_o honour_n 3._o 1_o edw._n 3._o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1326._o and_o then_o his_o title_n be_v thus_o henricus_fw-la comes_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la &_o leycestriae_fw-la seneschallus_fw-la angliae_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 74._o k._n 13_o edw._n 3._o and_o he_o be_v the_o twelve_o baron_n of_o halton_n he_o marry_v maud_n daughter_n and_o sole_a heir_n of_o sir_n patrick_n de_fw-fr chaworth_n or_o de_fw-fr gadurcis_n lord_n of_o kidwelly_n in_o caermarthenshire_n and_o of_o ogmore_n castle_n in_o glamorganshire_n cambden_n britannia_n print_v 1607._o pag._n 619._o sub_fw-la titulo_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la &_o lib._n c._n fol._n 73._o d._n this_o maud_n be_v former_o give_v to_o edmund_n son_n of_o henry_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n by_o edward_n the_o first_o anno_fw-la 1282._o being_n then_o a_o girl_n but_o five_o year_n old_a which_o edmund_n die_v very_o young_a before_o he_o come_v to_o maturity_n without_o issue_n as_o you_o may_v see_v above_o in_o henry_n lacy._n henry_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n have_v issue_n by_o this_o maud_n only_o one_o son_n henry_n make_v earl_n of_o derby_n in_o his_o father_n life-time_n to_o wit_n 1336._o 11_o edw._n 3._o hypodigma_fw-la neustriae_fw-la and_o vincent_n pag._n 297._o and_o six_o daughter_n blanch_n marry_v thomas_n lord_n wake_v of_o lidell_n maud_n marry_v william_n lord_n burgh_n earl_n of_o ulster_n in_o ireland_n and_o after_o to_o sir_n ralph_n ufford_n joan_n marry_v john_n lord_n mowbray_n of_o axholme_n isabel_n be_v abbess_n of_o ambersbury_n elinour_n first_o marry_v to_o john_n son_n of_o henry_n lord_n beaumond_n and_o earl_n of_o bughan_n in_o scotland_n after_o to_o richard_n earl_n of_o arundel_n and_o marry_o six_o daughter_n marry_v henry_n lord_n percy_n of_o alnwick_n so_o break_v in_o his_o catalogue_n of_o nobility_n this_o henry_n of_o lancaster_n with_o other_o be_v send_v by_o the_o queen_n into_o wales_n where_o the_o king_n then_o skulk_v to_o take_v king_n edward_n the_o second_o her_o husband_n who_o they_o take_v with_o hugh_n spenser_n the_o son_n robert_n de_fw-fr baldock_n and_o simon_n de_fw-fr reading_n the_o king_n be_v commit_v to_o the_o custody_n of_o this_o henry_n of_o lancaster_n this_o be_v in_o anno_fw-la 1326._o soon_o after_o this_o be_v the_o king_n depose_v and_o edward_n his_o young_a son_n make_v king_n by_o the_o name_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o which_o young_a king_n be_v knight_v by_o this_o henry_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n walsingham_n hist_o ang._n edw._n 2._o pag._n 125_o 126_o 127._o but_o this_o henry_n be_v in_o nothing_o more_o infamous_a than_o in_o betray_v his_o lawful_a sovereign_n obiit_fw-la 1345_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1345._o obiit_fw-la henricus_fw-la grismond_n frater_fw-la thomae_fw-la comitis_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la iaceo_fw-la apud_fw-la leycestriam_fw-la x_o calendas_fw-la octobris_fw-la which_o be_v the_o twenty_o second_o of_o our_o september_n 19_o edw._n 3._o a_o manuscript_n in_o the_o university_n library_n at_o oxford_n among_o the_o book_n give_v by_o archbishop_n laud_n of_o a_o ancient_a character_n note_v g._n 9_o fol._n 125._o and_o walsingham_n hist_n ang._n edw._n 3._o pag._n 165._o thus_o anno_fw-la 1345._o 19_o edw._n 3._o obiit_fw-la henricus_fw-la comes_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la pater_fw-la henrici_fw-la comitis_fw-la de_fw-la derby_n &_o sepultus_fw-la est_fw-la leycestriae_fw-la in_o monasterio_n canonicorum_fw-la praesentibus_fw-la rege_fw-la &_o reginâ_fw-la tà m_fw-la antiquâ_fw-la quà m_fw-la nouâ_fw-la archiepiscopis_fw-la &_o episcopis_fw-la comitibus_fw-la &_o baronibus_fw-la quasi_fw-la totius_fw-la regni_fw-la filius_fw-la ejus_fw-la eo_fw-la tempore_fw-la in_o wasconiâ_fw-la ut_fw-la praefertur_fw-la actus_fw-la bellicoso_n &_o strenuos_fw-la exercebat_fw-la quamobrèm_fw-la interest_n non_fw-la potuit_fw-la exequiis_fw-la patris_fw-la svi_fw-la xiii_o henry_n of_o monmouth_n surnamed_n tort-coll_n or_o wryneck_n only_a son_n of_o henry_n grismond_n succeed_v his_o father_n in_o all_o his_o land_n and_o honour_n and_o be_v the_o thirteen_o baron_n of_o halton_n he_o be_v earl_n of_o derby_n in_o his_o father_n life-time_n create_v 16_o martii_fw-la 11_o edw._n 3._o after_o his_o father_n death_n his_o title_n be_v thus_o 21_o edw._n 3._o 1346._o henricus_fw-la comes_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la derbiae_fw-la leycestriae_fw-la seneschallus_fw-la angeliae_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 75._o o._n he_o be_v create_v earl_n of_o lincoln_n 23_o edw._n 3._o and_o then_o his_o style_n be_v 1349._o henricus_fw-la comes_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la derbiae_fw-la leycestriae_fw-la &_o lincolniae_n seneschallus_fw-la angliae_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 75._o p._n last_o he_o be_v create_v duke_n of_o lancaster_n 6_o martii_fw-la 25_o edw._n 3._o 1350._o vincent_n pag._n 297._o selden_n title_n of_o honour_n pag._n 754._o but_o walsingham_n place_v his_o
militis_fw-la ut_fw-la autèm_fw-la haec_fw-la nostra_fw-la confirmatio_fw-la futuris_fw-la temporibus_fw-la rata_fw-la &_o inconcussa_fw-la permaneat_fw-la eam_fw-la sigilli_fw-la mei_fw-la impressione_n corà m_fw-la hiis_fw-la testibus_fw-la confirmavi_fw-la ricardo_n de_fw-fr vernon_n &_o matthaeo_n de_fw-fr filio_fw-la svo_fw-la gilberto_n de_fw-fr bostock_n &_o willielmo_n filio_fw-la svo_fw-la hugone_fw-mi de_fw-fr tiwâ_fw-la hamone_n briton_n matthaeo_n de_fw-fr muneshull_n &_o ricardo_n fratre_fw-la svo_fw-la radulfo_n filio_fw-la rogeri_n dispensatoris_fw-la &_o willielmo_n fratre_fw-la svo_fw-la willielmo_n capellano_n de_fw-fr shibbrok_n &_o aliis_fw-la multis_fw-la a_o very_a fair_a seal_n in_o a_o rondlet_n a_o lion_n rampant_a write_v about_o thus_o sigill_n warini_n de_fw-fr vernun_n the_o original_a hereof_o remain_v among_o the_o evidence_n at_o merbury_n 1666._o from_o hence_o have_v this_o family_n the_o surname_n of_o merbury_n and_o seem_v to_o be_v original_o a_o vernon_z nothing_o more_o usual_a than_o in_o those_o elder_a age_n to_o be_v style_v from_o the_o place_n of_o their_o habitation_n which_o after-age_n retain_v as_o surname_n this_o family_n have_v continue_v in_o this_o seat_n ever_o since_o by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o merburies_n and_o thomas_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n esq_n be_v now_o owner_n thereof_o 1666._o out_o of_o this_o family_n branch_v randle_n merbury_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o who_o son_n simon_n marry_v idonea_fw-la daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n de_fw-fr walton_n from_o who_o the_o marburies_n of_o walton_n in_o this_o hundred_o be_v propagate_v see_v more_o hereof_o in_o walton_n marston_n this_o township_n of_o marston_n be_v not_o in_o doomsday-book_n and_o seem_v to_o have_v its_o name_n from_o the_o two_o mere_n whereto_o it_o adjoin_v to_o wit_n budworth-mere_a and_o pickmere-mere_a as_o it_o be_v meres-town_n or_o the_o town_n abut_a on_o the_o mere_n it_o have_v very_o ancient_o belong_v to_o the_o baron_n of_o kinderton_n andrew_n prior_n of_o norton_n and_o the_o convent_n there_o grant_v unto_o sir_n william_n venables_n charissimo_fw-la amico_fw-la nostro_fw-la to_o find_v he_o the_o celebration_n of_o divine_a service_n in_o his_o chapel_n at_o marston_n during_o his_o life-time_n when_o either_o he_o or_o his_o wife_n shall_v be_v there_o and_o do_v also_o lease_n to_o robert_n his_o son_n clerk_z their_o tithe_n of_o the_o mill_n and_o of_o the_o fishing_n there_o about_o the_o begin_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o lib._n h._n num_fw-la 21._o it_o seem_v hugh_n son_n of_o alfred_n of_o marston_n have_v some_o parcel_n of_o land_n here_o tempore_fw-la edw._n 3._o for_o richard_n venables_n release_v to_o hamon_n de_fw-fr venables_n all_o his_o right_a de_fw-fr pveris_fw-la hugonis_fw-la de_fw-fr marston_n ibidèm_o num_fw-la 7._o peter_n venables_n esquire_n now_o baron_n of_o kinderton_n 1666._o have_v a_o old_a manor-house_n in_o marston_n with_o ancient_a demain-land_n thereunto_o belong_v and_o have_v also_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o marston_n township_n in_o possession_n of_o his_o tenant_n there_o except_o only_o 1._o richard_n symcock_n tenement_n in_o marston_n now_o belong_v to_o sir_n peter_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a which_o tenement_n be_v sell_v by_o sir_n thomas_n venables_n of_o kinderton_n and_o thomas_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n to_o peter_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n esquire_n 6_o elizabethae_fw-la 1564._o and_o adjoin_v to_o nether-tabley_a b._n num_fw-la 2._o 2._o bromfield_n land_n in_o marston_n which_o ancient_o belong_v to_o bromfield_n of_o witton_n but_o now_o richard_n wilcocson_n have_v buy_v part_n hereof_o and_o the_o other_o part_n call_v sim-field_n peter_n kennardy_n of_o aston_n juxtà _fw-la pickmere_n have_v buy_v marthall_n in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n in_o doomsday-book_n i_o find_v no_o mention_n of_o marthall_n but_o this_o town_n ancient_o belong_v to_o the_o wynningtons_n of_o wynnington_n nigh_o northwich_n in_o who_o office_n they_o be_v find_v to_o hold_v it_o of_o the_o heir_n of_o manwaring_n of_o warmincham_n in_o soccage_n by_o the_o yearly_a rent_n of_o one_o penny_n of_o which_o family_n richard_n wynnington_n of_o wynnington_n esquire_n marry_v katherine_n the_o five_o daughter_n and_o co-heir_n to_o robert_n grosvenour_n of_o houlme_n in_o allostock_n esquire_n by_o who_o he_o have_v the_o manor_n of_o pulford_n beyond_o chester_n by_o partition_n anno_fw-la 1465._o and_o a_o five_o part_n of_o allostock_n as_o heir_n to_o her_o sister_n margery_n grosvenour_n by_o partition_n anno_fw-la 1474._o and_o have_v issue_n three_o son_n richard_n wynnington_n peter_n and_o george_n and_o two_o daughter_n jane_n and_o elizabeth_n all_o live_v 5_o hen._n 7._o lib._n c._n fol._n 125._o f._n &_o 161._o o._n richard_n wynnington_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n and_o katherine_n marry_v joan_n smith_n and_o have_v issue_n two_o daughter_n katherine_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n 23_o hen._n 7._o as_o appear_v by_o her_o office_n take_v 6_o hen._n 8._o and_o elizabeth_n marry_v sir_n piers_n warburton_n of_o arley_n 2_o hen._n 8._o be_v then_o sole_a daughter_n and_o heir_n for_o richard_n wynnington_n die_v 19_o hen._n 7._o joan_n his_o wife_n die_v 24_o hen._n 7._o and_o sir_n piers_n warburton_n die_v 4_o edw._n 6._o and_o elizabeth_n his_o wife_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n wynnington_n of_o wynnington_n esquire_n die_v anno_fw-la sexto_fw-la mariae_fw-la so_o that_o warburton_n of_o arley_n have_v by_o this_o match_n all_o the_o land_n then_o belong_v to_o wynnington_n of_o wynnington_n as_o well_o as_o the_o part_n of_o grosvenour_n land_n beforementioned_a which_o descend_v also_o who_o heir_n at_o this_o day_n 1666._o be_v possess_v of_o the_o town_n of_o marthall_n entire_o there_o be_v no_o freeholder_n or_o charterer_n in_o this_o township_n at_o all_o mere._n this_o town_n undoubted_o take_v its_o name_n from_o the_o mere_a therein_o and_o be_v hold_v by_o gilbert_n venables_n baron_n of_o kinderton_n in_o the_o time_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n which_o one_o ulviet_v hold_v before_o not_o many_o age_n after_o it_o become_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o mere_n who_o take_v their_o surname_n from_o hence_o among_o who_o robert_n the_o mere_a senior_n live_v about_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n whether_o original_o a_o venables_n i_o can_v positive_o affirm_v exit_fw-la bundello_n escaetarum_fw-la in_o turri_n londinensi_fw-la 8_o rich._n 2._o willielmus_fw-la de_fw-la mere_n tenuit_fw-la villam_fw-la de_fw-la mere_n cùm_fw-la medietate_fw-la manerii_fw-la de_fw-la bollinton_n de_fw-fr hugone_n de_fw-fr venables_n which_o hugh_n be_v lord_n of_o kinderton_n certain_a it_o be_v this_o family_n of_o mere_a of_o mere_n continue_v in_o this_o seat_n a_o long_a time_n together_o until_o in_o our_o day_n john_n mere_a of_o mere_a esquire_n and_o william_n his_o son_n sell_v this_o manor_n of_o mere_a unto_o peter_n brooks_n young_a son_n of_o thomas_n brook_n of_o norton_n esquire_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1652._o which_o peter_n also_o buy_v the_o estate_n of_o thomas_n merbury_n of_o walton_n and_o be_v after_o sir_n peter_n brooks_n knight_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1660._o and_o sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n 1669._o he_o have_v beautify_v and_o build_v anew_o the_o hall_n of_o mere_a very_o handsome_o and_o have_v three_o wife_n the_o first_o be_v alice_n hulse_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n hulse_n of_o killingworth_n in_o warwickshire_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n thomas_n brooks_n elder_a son_n who_o marry_v margaret_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o henry_n brereton_n of_o eccleston_n in_o cheshire_n gentleman_n 1663._o richard_n brooks_n second_o son_n who_o marry_v margaret_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o robert_n charnock_n of_o charnock_n in_o lancashire_n 1666._o the_o second_o wife_n of_o sir_n peter_n brooks_n be_v frances_n the_o widow_n of_o william_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n nigh_o comberbach_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n and_o daughter_n of_o sir_n nicholas_n trot_n of_o quickshot_n in_o hartfordshire_n but_o have_v no_o issue_n by_o she_o the_o three_o wife_n of_o sir_n peter_n brook_v of_o mere_a be_v mabill_n the_o widow_n of_o richard_n clayton_n of_o crook_n in_o lancashire_n esquire_n and_o daughter_n of_o william_n farrington_n of_o werden_n in_o lancashire_n esquire_n who_o with_o sir_n peter_n her_o husband_n be_v now_o live_v 1669._o but_o have_v no_o issue_n by_o she_o charterer_n in_o mere_a 1666._o 1._o henry_n legh_n de_fw-fr east-hall_n in_o high-legh_n esquire_n pro_fw-la strethull-farm_n not_o long_o since_o purchase_v from_o hugh_n cocker_v of_o pickmere_n 2._o one_o message_n in_o possession_n of_o robert_n simmons_n give_v to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o parish_n whereof_o massy_a of_o mosse-house_n be_v a_o feoffee_n 3._o george_n venables_n of_o agden_n esquire_n one_o small_a tenement_n in_o mere._n 4._o john_n spinke_v of_o howes-heath_n in_o mere._n 5._o william_n pownall_n of_o barnton_n for_o granthams_n land_n 6._o peter_n fernhead_n of_o mere_n for_o granthams_n land_n 7._o john_n bradburne_n of_o mere._n
8._o john_n bentley_n of_o the_o hole_n in_o mere._n 9_o george_n bentley_n of_o mere-heys_a 10._o william_n grantham_n of_o mere_n a_o small_a parcel_n 11._o edward_n allen_n of_o rosthorne_n one_o small_a tenement_n in_o mere._n 12_o john_n barker_n of_o little-legh_n one_o small_a tenement_n in_o mere._n middleton-grange_n this_o be_v but_o one_o farm_n so_o call_v lie_v in_o aston_n juxtà _fw-la sutton_n vide_fw-la suprà _fw-la in_o aston_n juxtà _fw-la sutton_n millington_n in_o the_o time_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n william_n son_n of_o nigell_n baron_n of_o halton_n hold_v millington_n in_o bucklow-hundred_n so_o we_o read_v in_o doomsday-book_n john_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n and_o baron_n of_o halton_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o give_v to_o wrono_n of_o stretton_n half_a of_o millington_n to_o wit_n that_o which_o he_o have_v in_o his_o demain_fw-fr render_v yearly_o a_o little_a irish_a nag_n call_v a_o hobby_n at_o midsummer_n whereunto_o hugh_n dutton_n and_o adam_n his_o son_n with_o several_z other_o be_v witness_n lib._n c._n fol._n 154._o c._n out_o of_o vernon_n note_n whereby_o it_o shall_v seem_v he_o have_v then_o but_o half_a of_o millington_n in_o his_o fee_n if_o these_o word_n quam_fw-la habuit_fw-la in_o dominico_n svo_fw-la be_v understand_v of_o his_o fee_n unless_o dominico_n here_o be_v understand_v of_o his_o demain_fw-fr or_o in_o his_o own_o hand_n not_o give_v away_o from_o he_o as_o the_o other_o moiety_n be_v which_o very_o probable_o be_v so_o mean_v here_o for_o hugh_n de_fw-fr millington_n be_v seize_v of_o land_n here_o before_o the_o grant_v make_v by_o john_n constable_n to_o wrono_n de_fw-fr strettonâ_fw-la give_v unto_o wrono_n punterling_n call_v also_o wrono_n de_fw-fr stretton_n dvas_fw-la bovatas_fw-la terrae_fw-la in_o millington_n faciendo_fw-la servitium_n forense_fw-la quantum_fw-la pertinet_fw-la aliis_fw-la duabus_fw-la bovatis_fw-la undè_fw-la octo_fw-la bovatae_fw-la faciunt_fw-la 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john_n son_n of_o augustine_n which_o shall_v have_v descend_v to_o john_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n by_o the_o settlement_n of_o sir_n ralph_n mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n date_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1359._o have_v not_o the_o say_v john_n leycester_n release_v all_o his_o right_n and_o claim_n as_o well_o in_o the_o say_a advowson_n as_o in_o all_o the_o land_n which_o belong_v to_o sir_n ralph_n mobberley_n unto_o john_n dumbill_n of_o mobberley_n and_o to_o cicely_n his_o wife_n date_v at_o chester_n on_o tuesday_n next_o after_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n mark_v the_o evangelist_n 1_o rich._n 2._o scilicèt_fw-la in_o april_n 1378._o which_o release_n be_v upon_o record_n at_o chester_n in_o the_o prothonotaries_n office_n there_o die_v martis_n proximè_fw-la post_fw-la festum_fw-la sanctae_fw-la margaretae_n virgin_n 5_o rich._n 2._o lib._n a._n fol._n 129._o gg_n kk_v from_o dumbill_n it_o come_v to_o hulse_n from_o hulse_n to_o troutback_n from_o troutback_n to_o talbot_n of_o 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any_o lawful_a issue_n of_o his_o body_n concern_v the_o chapel_n of_o nether-peve_a see_v above_o in_o budworth_n picmere_fw-la this_o township_n of_o picmere_n be_v not_o in_o doomsday-book_n whereby_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v waste_n at_o that_o time_n it_o be_v ancient_o of_o two_o fee_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n one_o moiety_n ralph_n manwaring_n sometime_o judge_n of_o chester_n give_v unto_o henry_n de_fw-fr aldithley_n or_o audley_n in_o free-marriage_n with_o bertrey_n his_o daughter_n together_o with_o the_o town_n of_o smallwood_n and_o snelston_n and_o a_o mark_n of_o annual_a rent_n in_o the_o city_n of_o chester_n of_o the_o land_n which_o belong_v to_o one_o fagun_fw-ge unto_o which_o deed_n philip_n orreby_n then_o judge_v of_o chester_n be_v a_o witness_n the_o original_a be_v in_o cotton_n library_n at_o westminster_n lib._n b._n pag._n 1._o a._n henry_n of_o audley_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o bertrey_n his_o wife_n give_v to_o thomas_n son_n of_o randle_n de_fw-fr longsdon_n libero_fw-la homini_fw-la svo_fw-la half_a of_o his_o land_n in_o picmere_n and_o half_a of_o his_o wood_n there_o render_v yearly_o 3_o s._n 4_o d._n as_o i_o find_v the_o deed_n extract_v in_o vernon_n note_n this_o moiety_n of_o picmere_n be_v now_o enjoy_v by_o these_o person_n follow_v 1666._o 1._o thomas_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n esquire_n have_v one_o half_a of_o this_o moiety_n which_o former_o belong_v to_o the_o cocker_n of_o picmere_n ever_o since_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o until_o hugh_n cocker_v of_o pickmere_n sell_v the_o reversion_n hereof_o after_o his_o life_n unto_o thomas_n merbury_n father_n of_o thomas_n aforesaid_a anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1604._o probably_n this_o be_v that_o part_n which_o henry_n audley_n give_v to_o thomas_n longsdon_n 2._o thomas_n daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a esquire_n have_v four_o tenement_n here_o in_o lease_n these_o be_v former_o hold_v by_o william_n wiche_n and_o call_v wiche_n land_n which_o upon_o the_o attainder_n of_o sir_n william_n stanley_n of_o holt-castle_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1495._o lord_z chamberlain_z to_z henry_n the_o seven_o escheat_v to_o the_o king_n and_o be_v afterward_o give_v to_o george_n sutton_n one_o of_o the_o groom_n of_o the_o chamber_n 14_o h._n 8._o sutton_n sell_v they_o to_o richard_n sneyd_n 7_o novembris_fw-la 14_o hen._n 8._o and_o william_n sneyd_n sell_v they_o to_o thomas_n daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a esquire_n 36_o hen._n 8._o 3._o sir_n peter_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a baronet_n have_v one_o tenement_n here_o now_o in_o possession_n of_o john_n perceivall_n which_o be_v part_n of_o wiche_n land_n and_o be_v sell_v by_o william_n sneyd_n to_o gawen_n legh_n of_o northwood_n in_o high-legh_n 35_o hen._n 8._o 1543._o before_o he_o sell_v the_o rest_n to_o daniel_n and_o this_o tenement_n afterward_o richard_n legh_n of_o northwood_n gentleman_n sell_v among_o other_o land_n to_o peter_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n esquire_n 1633._o 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cheshire_n be_v a_o witness_n which_o roger_n die_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1211._o 13_o johannis_n regis_fw-la say_v matthew_n paris_n in_o his_o history_n lib._n b._n pag._n 50._o a._n this_o maud_n have_v two_o husband_n the_o first_o be_v ralph_n son_n of_o roger_n the_o second_o be_v hugh_z de_fw-fr bixis_n or_o brixis_n this_o hugh_n and_o his_o wife_n grant_v to_o hugh_n venables_n all_o the_o land_n which_o william_n the_o offley_n hold_v of_o they_o in_o picmere_n and_o the_o wardship_n of_o the_o child_n of_o hugh_n son_n of_o the_o say_v william_n de_fw-fr offley_n till_o they_o come_v to_o such_o age_n as_o to_o govern_v the_o say_v land_n lib._n b._n pag._n 50._o e._n picmere_n exit_fw-la chartulis_fw-la glover_n de_fw-fr picmere_n hugh_n venables_n grant_v to_o hugh_n de_fw-fr picmere_n and_o his_o heir_n the_o whole_a moiety_n of_o the_o village_n of_o picmere_n for_o the_o same_o service_n contain_v in_o the_o deed_n of_o william_n venables_n his_o father_n the_o 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of_o ease_n within_o the_o parish_n of_o great-budworth_a call_v stretton-chappel_n but_o it_o be_v now_o very_o ruinous_a and_o in_o decay_n 1666._o sutton_n juxta_fw-la frodsham_n sutton_n nigh_o frodsham_n be_v not_o mention_v in_o doomsday-book_n it_o be_v of_o the_o fee_n of_o halton_n adam_n de_fw-fr dutton_n young_a son_n of_o hugh_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n and_o and_o ancestor_n to_o warburton_n of_o arley_n be_v possess_v of_o this_o township_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o richard_n the_o first_o who_o heir_n enjoy_v the_o same_o at_o this_o day_n 1666._o this_o adam_n dedit_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la constructionem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la beatae_fw-la mariae_fw-la de_fw-la norton_n &_o canonicis_fw-la ibidem_fw-la deo_fw-la servientibus_fw-la three_o shilling_n yearly_a rent_n issue_v out_o of_o his_o mill_n in_o sutton_n juxta_fw-la halton_n and_o after_o his_o own_o life_n the_o mill_n of_o sutton_n entire_o to_o which_o deed_n roger_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n be_v witness_n 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lancashire_n esquire_n 14_o eliz._n 1571._o lib._n c._n fol._n 243._o i._o l._n this_o peter_n purchase_v the_o hall_n of_o woodland_n in_o over-tabley_a 3_o &_o 4_o phil._n &_o mar._n 1556._o which_o escheat_v to_o the_o crown_n upon_o the_o attainder_n of_o matthew_n de_fw-fr tabley_n 22_o edw._n 4._o as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o in_o over-tabley_a this_o peter_n daniel_n die_v 9_o die_v novembris_fw-la 4_o &_o 5_o phil._n &_o mar._n 1557._o at_o the_o age_n of_o 28_o year_n within_o a_o month_n leave_v thomas_n his_o brother_n and_o heir_n to_o succeed_v he_o lib._n c._n fol._n 238._o k._n ix_o thomas_n daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a esquire_n brother_n and_o heir-male_n to_o the_o last_o peter_n matryed_z alice_z daughter_n of_o fouk_n dutton_n of_o the_o city_n of_o chester_n and_o have_v issue_n peter_n son_n and_o heir_n thomas_n second_o son_n richard_z three_o son_n william_n four_o son_n die_v 20_o die_v maii_n 33_o eliz._n 1591._o john_n five_o son_n and_o margaret_n a_o 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staffordshire_n release_v afterward_o to_o sir_n john_n massy_n of_o tatton_n 1_o rich._n 2._o 1377._o for_o which_o sir_n john_n give_v he_o two_o message_n in_o wrenbury_n in_o cheshire_n also_o it_o appear_v that_o nicolas_n de_fw-fr alditheley_n or_o audley_n grant_v to_o sir_n richard_n massy_n and_o isabel_n his_o wife_n all_o his_o land_n in_o tatton_n and_o owlarton_n testibus_fw-la reginaldo_n de_fw-fr grey_n justiciario_n cestriae_fw-la johanne_n filio_fw-la svo_fw-la radulfo_n de_fw-fr vernon_n hamone_n de_fw-fr massy_n willielmo_n de_fw-fr venables_n militibus_fw-la roberto_n le_fw-fr grosvenour_n vicecomite_n gestershiriae_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v about_o 1286._o the_o original_a of_o which_o deed_n be_v now_o among_o the_o evidence_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o bridgewater_n 1667._o so_o that_o it_o shall_v seem_v to_o i_o that_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o one_o moiety_n of_o tatton_n be_v hold_v of_o the_o baron_n of_o dunham-massy_a and_o the_o other_o moiety_n of_o the_o prior_n of_o st._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n that_o of_o the_o fee_n of_o john_n of_o jerusalem_n probable_o be_v the_o moiety_n that_o in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n belong_v to_o the_o barony_n of_o halton_n it_o be_v manifest_a by_o deed_n that_o alan_n son_n of_o alan_n de_fw-fr tatton_n release_v to_o helen_n manwaring_n and_o her_o heir_n and_o to_o robert_n manwaring_n and_o his_o heir_n sequelam_fw-la halmoti_fw-la mei_fw-la de_fw-la tatton_n under_o henry_n the_o three_o lib._n c._n fol._n 135._o num_fw-la 34._o so_o that_o alan_n de_fw-fr tatton_n seem_v to_o have_v the_o royalty_n of_o all_o tatton_n and_o he_o grant_v the_o land_n call_v bruchel_n in_o tatton_n unto_o william_n son_n of_o william_n massy_n ibid._n num_fw-la 36._o but_o whether_o he_o have_v any_o more_o than_o a_o moiety_n of_o the_o town_n i_o can_v affirm_v in_o regard_n we_o see_v above_o william_n son_n of_o william_n son_n of_o quenild_n of_o tatton_n have_v a_o good_a part_n how_o 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by_o the_o appointment_n of_o the_o king_n council_n t._n num_fw-la 80._o so_o end_v the_o family_n of_o toft_n of_o toft_n the_o descent_n of_o leycester_n of_o toft_n collect_v careful_o out_o of_o the_o evidence_n of_o that_o family_n 1672._o the_o first_o of_o the_o issue_n of_o joan_n that_o possess_v the_o manor_n of_o toft_n who_o i_o meet_v withal_o be_v robert_n leycester_n son_n of_o robert_n son_n of_o this_o ralph_n and_o joan_n and_o that_o 2_o edw._n 4._o 1462._o t._n num_fw-la 51._o for_o that_o till_o about_o this_o time_n robert_n toft_n father_n of_o joan_n survive_v or_o roger_n his_o son_n when_o john_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a sell_v away_o all_o his_o right_n and_o title_n to_o the_o moiety_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o mobberley_n with_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o mobberley_n unto_o john_n dumvill_n of_o mobberley_n and_o cicely_n his_o wife_n 1_o rich._n 2._o 1377._o which_o land_n be_v settle_a on_o the_o say_a john_n leycester_n by_o sir_n ralph_n mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n his_o uncle_n by_o feoffee_n entrust_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1359._o m._n num_fw-la 32._o and_o m._n num_fw-la 33._o and_o t._n num_fw-la 31._o it_o be_v then_o agree_v that_o one_o three_o part_n of_o that_o moiety_n shall_v descend_v to_o ralph_n leycester_n his_o brother_n after_o the_o death_n of_o john_n dumvill_n and_o cicely_n which_o be_v estate_v according_o by_o thomas_n fitton_n of_o gowesworth_n and_o other_o feoffee_n entrust_v after_o division_n thereof_o make_v by_o the_o name_n of_o 15_o message_n two_o part_n of_o a_o message_n 316_o acre_n half_o a_o acre_n half_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o acre_n ten_o perch_n and_o half_a a_o perch_n of_o land_n sixteen_o acre_n of_o wood_n one_o quarter_n and_o five_o perch_n eight_o acre_n of_o moss_n the_o three_o part_n of_o a_o water-mill_n and_o the_o three_o part_n of_o all_o the_o waste_v of_o mobberly_a then_o unmeasured_a together_o with_o the_o rent_n and_o service_n of_o the_o say_v 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wilavestan_a 1._o 2._o broxton_n dudestan_n 2._o &_o cestre_n 3_o 3._o edesbery_n riseton_n 4._o &_o roelau_n 5._o 4._o northwich_n mildestvic_n 6._o 5._o nantwich_n warmundestrou_fw-fr 7._o 6._o maxfield_n hamstan_n 8._o 7._o bucklow_n bochelau_n 9_o &_o tunendune_n 10._o  _fw-fr atiscros_n 11._o  _fw-fr exestan_n 12._o the_o division_n of_o the_o county_n into_o these_o new_a hundred_o i_o conceive_v exceed_v not_o much_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o the_o town_n in_o these_o two_o last_o old_a hundred_o be_v long_o since_o take_v from_o cheshire_n and_o be_v now_o part_v of_o flintshire_n vide_fw-la le_fw-fr statute_n 33_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 13._o many_o more_o town_n be_v now_o in_o cheshire_n than_o be_v in_o doomsday-book_n as_o make_v habitable_a since_o only_o dodleston_n remain_v yet_o to_o cheshire_n reader_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o author_n absence_n several_a fault_n have_v escape_v the_o press_n these_o which_o be_v the_o most_o material_a thou_o be_v 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parochial-chappels_a p._n 197._o l._n 18._o r._n burges_n of_o chester_n p._n 207._o l._n 1._o r._n 17_o novembris_fw-la p._n 214._o l._n 33._o r._n 1635._o p._n 219._o l._n 11._o r._n robert_n vawdrey_n p._n 219._o l._n 22._o r._n march_n 27._o 1621._o p._n 227._o l._n 36._o r._n picmere_fw-la 0_o l._n 12_o s._n 2_o d._n ibid._n l._n 37._o r._n wincham_n 0_o l._n 12_o s._n 2_o d._n p._n 245._o l._n 16._o r._n 1461._o p._n 311._o l._n 8._o r._n galfridus_n de_fw-fr warburton_n p._n 317._o l._n 27._o r._n 34_o edw._n 1._o ibid._n l._n 33._o r._n robert_n son_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr huxley_n p._n 317._o l._n 37._o after_o william_n jeffeson_n shall_v follow_v thus_o anno_fw-la 1372._o 10_o martii_fw-la william_n brackley_n admit_v to_o the_o church_n of_o mobberley_n by_o the_o resignation_n of_o william_n wickford_n which_o he_o change_v for_o drayton-basset_a lib._n c._n fol._n 16._o b._n m._n num_fw-la 16._o p._n 318._o l._n 40._o r._n ashton_n supèr_v mersey_n p._n 319._o l._n 12._o 13._o deal_n among_o his_o sister_n ibid._n l._n 24._o r._n 1379._o p._n 319._o l._n 9_o deal_n have_v no_o lawful_a issue_n of_o his_o body_n p._n 333._o l._n 8._o r._n in_o the_o township_n of_o eccleston_n p._n 342._o l._n 33._o r._n 5_o edw._n 1._o p._n 343._o l._n 21._o r._n 9_o hen._n 4._o p._n 351._o l._n 23._o after_o dedicate_v to_o all_o saint_n shall_v be_v insert_v for_o that_o be_v the_o day_n of_o their_o wake_n but_o since_o the_o print_n of_o this_o book_n i_o find_v it_o call_v the_o church_n of_o st._n bartholomew_n of_o runcorn_n in_o a_o deed_n of_o sir_n willoughby_n aston_n of_o aston_n juxtà _fw-la sutton_n in_o runcorn-parish_n date_v 9_o hen._n 5._o and_o in_o the_o book_n of_o his_o evidence_n pag._n 15._o p._n 355._o l._n 17._o r._n this_o be_v about_o the_o reign_n p._n 356._o l._n 32._o r._n about_o 1_o edw._n 3._o 1327._o p._n 357._o l._n 7._o deal_n have_v no_o lawful_a issue_n but_o eight_o sister_n expect_v to_o share_v his_o inheritance_n p._n 366._o l._n 17._o r._n 18_o hen._n 6._o p._n 367._o l._n 24._o r._n the_o hall_n of_o wood_n in_o over-tabley_a with_o the_o land_n thereto_o belong_v p._n 368._o l._n 28._o r._n alanus_fw-la de_fw-fr tatton_n p._n 376._o l._n penult_n r._n t._n num_fw-la 48._o also_o deal_n these_o word_n quaere_fw-la if_o john_n de_fw-fr holford_n do_v not_o afterward_o marry_v this_o alice_n t._n num_fw-la 35._o and_o insert_v in_o stead_n thereof_o unless_o alice_n be_v there_o mistake_v for_o felice_n p._n 377._o l._n 22._o r._n in_o the_o fourteen_o year_n p._n 378._o l._n 29._o deal_n by_o the_o grant_n of_o mary_n his_o mother_n p._n 379._o l._n 11._o r._n 12_o hen._n 8._o ibid._n l._n 26._o r._n 36_o hen._n 8._o p._n 384._o l._n 6._o r._n roger_n fitz-alured_n p._n 395._o l._n ult_n r._n sanguis_fw-la effusus_fw-la the_o countye_o palatine_a of_o chester_n with_o that_o most_o ancient_a city_n describe_v the_o arm_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n sinâ—_n the_o norman_n conquest_n hugh_n lupus_n 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20_o newgate_n 21_o do_v lane_n 22_o love_v lane_n 23_o barker_n lane_n 24_o s_n worchargd_v ni_fw-fr 25_o st_n johns_n church_n 26_o s._n mary_n church_n 27_o canon_n hall_n 28_o claver_a lane_n 29_o s._n nicholas_n lane_n 30_o the_o bar_n 31_o boughton_n perform_v by_o john_n speed_v assistal_n by_o william_n smyth_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o roger_n rea_n the_o elder_a and_o young_a at_o the_o golden_a cross_n in_o cornhill_n against_o the_o exchange_n