Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

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book_n	king_n	name_n	write_v	2,936	5	5.7971	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70453	Historical antiquities, in two books the first treating in general of Great-Brettain and Ireland : the second containing particular remarks concerning Cheshire / faithfully collected out of authentick histories, old deeds, records, and evidences, by Sir Peter Leycester, Baronet ; whereunto is annexed a transcript of Doomsday-book, so far as it concerneth Cheshire, taken out of the original record.	Leycester, Peter, Sir, 1614-1678.	1673 (1673)	Wing L1943; ESTC R2116	480,429	448

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quaedam_fw-la scripsisse_fw-la sed_fw-la tempus_fw-la edax_fw-la rerum_fw-la ea_fw-la nobis_fw-la abstulit_fw-la anno_fw-la 1230._o claruit_fw-la confectus_fw-la senio_fw-la dum_fw-la henricus_fw-la tertius_fw-la sub_fw-la antichristi_fw-la tyrannide_fw-la in_o angliâ_fw-la regnaret_fw-la so_o bale_n and_o from_o he_o pitseus_n thus_o ranulfus_n glanvillus_fw-la ex_fw-la splendissimâ_fw-la familiâ_fw-la cestriae_fw-la comitum_fw-la in_o angliâ_fw-la natus_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr illustribus_fw-la angliae_fw-la scriptoribus_fw-la these_o be_v both_o mistake_v in_o the_o name_n confound_v randle_n blundevill_n and_o randle_n glaunvill_n together_o randle_n glaunvill_n indeed_o be_v chief_a justice_n of_o england_n under_o henry_n ii_o and_o write_v a_o book_n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la angliae_fw-la yet_o extant_a among_o we_o he_o die_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o accon_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1190._o hoveden_n pag._n 685._o but_o this_o randle_n blundevill_n earl_n of_o chester_n be_v of_o late_a time_n a_o little_a and_o die_v anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1232._o this_o earl_n be_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o damiata_n but_o write_v no_o book_n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la glaunvill_n write_v the_o book_n but_o be_v neither_o earl_n of_o chester_n nor_o of_o the_o race_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n so_o much_o of_o bale_n see_v spelman_n glossary_a pag._n 338._o b._n anno_fw-la 1224._o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n john_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n and_o other_o of_o the_o nobility_n be_v much_o displease_v with_o hubert_n de_fw-fr burgo_n chief_a justice_n of_o england_n allege_v that_o he_o do_v exasperate_v the_o king_n against_o they_o and_o do_v not_o well_o execute_v the_o law_n insomuch_o that_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n with_o his_o complice_n at_o leycester_n in_o stead_n of_o surrender_v up_o the_o castle_n which_o the_o king_n demand_v from_o he_o as_o belong_v to_o the_o crown_n have_v think_v to_o have_v send_v threaten_v message_n both_o against_o the_o king_n and_o his_o chief_a justice_n but_o upon_o more_o deliberate_a advice_n surrender_v they_o paris_n pag._n 318_o 319_o &_o 320._o anno_fw-la 1229._o the_o king_n have_v gather_v a_o great_a army_n together_o at_o portsmouth_n think_v to_o transport_v they_o beyond_o sea_n to_o recover_v those_o land_n which_o his_o father_n have_v lose_v but_o not_o find_v sufficient_a ship_n for_o half_a his_o army_n he_o impute_v the_o fault_n to_o the_o treachery_n of_o hubert_n de_fw-fr burgo_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v bribe_v thereunto_o by_o the_o queen_n of_o france_n and_o draw_v his_o sword_n to_o have_v kill_v hubert_n randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n interpose_v and_o save_v he_o that_o he_o get_v out_o of_o the_o king_n sight_n till_o his_o fury_n be_v pass_v paris_n pag._n 363._o and_o in_o the_o same_o year_n randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n refuse_v to_o pay_v tithe_n to_o the_o pope_n paris_n ibidem_fw-la anno_fw-la 1230._o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n march_v through_o anjou_n and_o take_v certain_a castle_n and_o so_o return_v into_o little_a britain_n where_o the_o king_n have_v make_v he_o commander_n in_o chief_a of_o his_o force_n together_o with_o william_n martial_n and_o william_n albemarle_n paris_n pag._n 367._o anno_fw-la 1232._o in_o the_o parliament_n assemble_v at_o london_n the_o king_n demand_v money_n for_o the_o discharge_v of_o his_o debt_n occasion_v by_o the_o war_n the_o earl_n of_o chester_n answer_v for_o the_o nobility_n of_o the_o kingdom_n tell_v he_o that_o the_o earl_n baron_n and_o knight_n which_o hold_v of_o he_o in_o capite_fw-la be_v personal_o with_o he_o in_o the_o service_n and_o have_v exhaust_v their_o own_o money_n in_o that_o service_n and_o therefore_o ought_v not_o to_o pay_v any_o thing_n and_o so_o nothing_o be_v grant_v paris_n pag._n 372._o in_o this_o year_n randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n do_v a_o second_o time_n save_o the_o life_n of_o hubert_n de_fw-fr burgo_n when_o the_o king_n be_v exasperate_v with_o hubert_n send_v to_o the_o mayor_n of_o london_n to_o send_v away_o all_o the_o arm_a he_o can_v raise_v immediate_o to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n who_o in_o one_o night_n space_n be_v increase_v to_o 20000._o willing_a of_o the_o occasion_n but_o the_o king_n by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n tell_v how_o dangerous_a it_o may_v be_v to_o raise_v

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church_n 75000_o knight_n fee_n whereof_o house_n of_o religion_n have_v 28015._o but_o now_o be_v more_o town_n and_o village_n enclose_v and_o inhabit_v then_o be_v at_o that_o time_n and_o whereas_o before_o it_o be_v write_v that_o cornwall_n be_v not_o set_v in_o the_o shire_n of_o england_n it_o may_v stand_v among_o they_o well_o enough_o for_o it_o be_v not_o in_o wales_n nor_o in_o scotland_n but_o it_o be_v in_o england_n and_o so_o reckon_v cornwall_n be_v 37_o shire_n in_o england_n thus_o the_o monk_n of_o chester_n in_o his_o polychronicon_n who_o write_v under_o edward_n the_o three_o but_o the_o monk_n err_v in_o his_o account_n for_o there_o be_v 33_o shire_n name_v in_o doomsday_n book_n with_o cornwall_n and_o if_o yorkshire_n in_o doomsday_n book_n have_v five_o other_o shire_n take_v out_o of_o it_o and_o be_v add_v to_o the_o rest_n than_o there_o must_v be_v in_o all_o 38_o shire_n and_o not_o 37._o as_o the_o monk_n count_v and_o if_o we_o add_v rutlandshire_n which_o be_v former_o part_v of_o northamptonshire_n but_o since_o edward_n plantagenet_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o edmund_n of_o langley_n duke_n of_o york_n be_v make_v earl_n of_o rutland_n under_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o it_o have_v be_v reckon_v for_o a_o county_n and_o also_o richmondshire_n which_o be_v part_n of_o yorkshire_n be_v now_o also_o put_v into_o the_o number_n of_o our_o county_n then_o have_v we_o just_a 40_o county_n in_o england_n at_o this_o present_a vi_o wales_n be_v new_o divide_v into_o shire_n and_o hundred_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1283._o 11_o edw._n 3._o say_v stow_n in_o his_o annal_n in_o which_o year_n wales_n be_v total_o subdue_v by_o edward_n the_o first_o who_o then_o build_v two_o strong_a castle_n there_o one_o at_o conway_n the_o other_o at_o caernarvan_n cambden_n say_v there_o be_v only_o six_o shire_n in_o wales_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o constitute_v and_o the_o rest_n be_v ordain_v by_o parliamentary_a authority_n under_o henry_n the_o eight_o in_o his_o britannia_n printed_n 1607._o pag._n 115._o but_o the_o statute_n of_o 34_o &_o 35_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 26._o tell_v we_o that_o eight_o shire_n be_v of_o ancient_a and_o long_a time_n to_o wit_n the_o shire_n of_o glamorgan_n caermarthen_n pembroke_n cardigan_n flint_n caernarvan_n anglesey_n and_o merion_v but_o other_o four_o be_v make_v and_o appoint_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 27_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 26._o beside_o monmouthshire_n to_o wit_n radnor_n brecknock_n montgomery_n and_o denbigh_n and_o divers_a dominion_n and_o lordship_n in_o the_o march_n of_o wales_n be_v then_o also_o unite_v and_o annex_v to_o shropshire_n herefordshire_n and_o gloucestershire_n so_o that_o there_o be_v five_o shire_n new_o make_v under_o henry_n the_o eight_o and_o eight_o shire_n under_o edward_n the_o first_o but_o some_o now_o account_n monmouth_n among_o the_o shire_n of_o england_n as_o cambden_n and_o speed_n and_o so_o make_v 41_o county_n in_o england_n because_o in_o that_o statute_n of_o 27_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 26._o it_o be_v make_v subject_n to_o the_o chancery_n of_o england_n and_o to_o the_o king_n judge_n of_o westminster_n as_o all_o other_o the_o king_n subject_n be_v within_o every_o shire_n of_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n by_o the_o same_o reason_n we_o may_v now_o account_v all_o the_o 13_o shire_n of_o wales_n for_o county_n of_o england_n because_o by_o the_o same_o statute_n of_o 27_o hen._n 8._o the_o dominion_n of_o wales_n be_v from_o thenceforth_o incorporate_v unite_a and_o annex_v to_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n yet_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o more_o proper_a that_o monmouth_n be_v place_v among_o the_o shire_n of_o wales_n in_o regard_n it_o be_v former_o part_v of_o wales_n to_o preserve_v the_o memory_n thereof_o and_o so_o we_o have_v at_o this_o day_n 13_o shire_n in_o wales_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o mercia_n i._o for_o my_o better_a method_n and_o clear_a passage_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o brief_o to_o

that_o they_o can_v not_o convenient_o frequent_v the_o same_o it_o be_v indulge_v to_o such_o that_o they_o may_v build_v a_o private_a oratory_n in_o or_o near_o their_o mansion-place_n reserve_v for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o rite_n of_o baptism_n and_o sepulture_n to_o the_o parish_n church_n which_o in_o respect_n of_o these_o lesser_a oratory_n be_v to_o be_v account_v the_o baptismal_a or_o mother-church_n it_o be_v also_o provide_v that_o these_o family_n notwithstanding_o their_o grant_n from_o the_o bishop_n for_o a_o private_a oratory_n shall_v upon_o more_o solemn_a feast-day_n repair_v to_o their_o parish_n church_n as_o it_o seem_v by_o the_o council_n hold_v at_o agatha_n these_o private_a oratory_n be_v afterward_o call_v capellae_fw-la chapel_n and_o those_o that_o do_v exercise_n in_o they_o the_o ministerial_a function_n be_v call_v capellani_n chaplain_n thus_o ridley_n now_o the_o word_n capella_n quasi_fw-la capsella_n be_v a_o diminutive_a from_o capsa_n which_o signify_v a_o chest_n or_o coffer_n because_o the_o relic_n of_o saint_n or_o holy_a person_n be_v keep_v in_o such_o a_o chest_n and_o the_o place_n where_o such_o chest_n be_v keep_v be_v so_o call_v also_o undè_fw-la nomen_fw-la capella_n capellanus_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o spelman_n in_o his_o glossary_n upon_o that_o word_n beatus_fw-la rhenanus_fw-la with_o durand_n do_v derive_v the_o word_n capella_n from_o capa_fw-la or_o cappa_fw-la st._n martin_n hood_n be_v so_o call_v barbarous_o and_o carry_v about_o for_o good_a luck_n by_o lewis_n the_o french_a king_n in_o all_o his_o war_n but_o other_o derive_v it_o à_fw-la pellibus_fw-la caprarum_fw-la wherewith_o such_o portable_a tent_n for_o god_n service_n as_o be_v to_o be_v remove_v in_o their_o warlike_a expedition_n be_v cover_v dr._n prideaux_n in_o his_o consecration_n sermon_n of_o excester_n college_n chapel_n in_o oxford_n pag._n 26._o none_o may_v of_o right_o build_v oratory_n without_o licence_n from_o the_o bishop_n at_o lest_o none_o may_v administer_v divine_a service_n there_o without_o the_o bishop_n special_a licence_n oratory_n erect_v in_o the_o house_n of_o great_a person_n for_o the_o use_n of_o a_o private_a family_n i_o call_v such_o domestic_a chapel_n when_o build_v by_o one_o or_o several_a person_n in_o some_o convenient_a place_n for_o the_o use_n of_o several_a family_n or_o of_o a_o township_n or_o township_n not_o have_v liberty_n of_o baptism_n or_o burial_n i_o call_v such_o chapel_n of_o ease_n when_o build_v by_o a_o more_o numerous_a multitude_n of_o the_o neighbourhood_n consist_v of_o one_o or_o more_o village_n have_v get_v liberty_n for_o baptism_n and_o burial_n with_o consecration_n thereof_o by_o the_o bishop_n and_o sometime_o a_o allowance_n in_o money_n or_o tithe_n from_o the_o mother-church_n i_o call_v such_o parochial_a chapel_n for_o these_o have_v all_o the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n as_o the_o mother-church_n or_o parish_n church_n have_v except_o the_o tithe_n so_o that_o indeed_o they_o be_v as_o lesser_a parish_n create_v within_o the_o great_a for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o neighbourhood_n as_o to_o the_o consecration_n of_o church_n we_o find_v the_o jew_n have_v their_o encaenia_fw-la or_o feast_n of_o dedication_n of_o their_o temple_n john_n 10._o for_o 22.1_o maccabaeorum_n cap._n 4._o ver_fw-la 59_o but_o there_o be_v no_o dedication_n of_o our_o christian_a church_n to_o saint_n until_o pray_v to_o saint_n be_v in_o use_n and_o after_o church_n begin_v to_o be_v dedicate_v to_o saint_n their_o dedication_n feast_n be_v usual_o keep_v on_o that_o day_n which_o be_v the_o feast-day_n appoint_v in_o the_o calendar_n for_o commemoration_n of_o that_o saint_n to_o who_o such_o church_n be_v particular_o dedicate_v this_o time_n be_v call_v with_o we_o the_o wake_n from_o wake_v as_o the_o latin_a word_n vigiliae_fw-la à_fw-la vigilando_fw-la because_o at_o such_o time_n the_o people_n pray_v most_o of_o the_o night_n before_o such_o feast-day_n in_o the_o church_n and_o though_o the_o primitive_a custom_n herein_o be_v sacred_a yet_o how_o it_o be_v abuse_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n edgar_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 967._o aut_fw-la circitèr_fw-la appear_v by_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o church_n in_o his_o reign_n num._n 28._o docemus_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o ecclesiarum_fw-la encaeniis_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la se_fw-la modestum_fw-la exhibeat_fw-la &_o orationi_fw-la incumbat_fw-la diligentèr_fw-la non_fw-la poculis_fw-la non_fw-la luxui_fw-la deditus_fw-la spelman_n council_n pars_fw-la 1._o pag._n 451._o and_o at_o last_o it_o turn_v to_o feast_v and_o merriment_n of_o neighbour_n now_o invocation_n of_o saint_n for_o three_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n can_v be_v find_v among_o any_o of_o the_o father_n none_o do_v teach_v invocation_n of_o saint_n till_o by_o rhetorical_a expression_n and_o poetical_a fancy_n like_o invocate_a of_o the_o muse_n basil_n nyssen_n and_o nazianzen_n have_v lead_v the_o way_n dr._n prideaux_n lecture_n 15._o pag._n 243._o amplissimo_fw-la clarissimoque_fw-la viro_fw-la domino_fw-la petro_n leycester_n baronetto_n patriae_fw-la antiquitatis_fw-la instauratori_fw-la faelicissimo_fw-la qua_fw-la latus_fw-la hiberno_fw-la regina_fw-la britannia_fw-la ponto_n obvertit_fw-la leto_n cestria_fw-la pandit_fw-la agros_fw-la cestria_fw-la nobilium_fw-la densa_fw-la stellata_fw-la corona_n qualiter_fw-la innumero_fw-la flore_fw-la superbit_fw-la agre_z emicat_fw-la hos_fw-la inter_fw-la proceres_fw-la clarissimus_fw-la heros_n leycester_n docta_fw-la nobilitate_fw-la nitens_fw-la quicquid_fw-la miratur_fw-la musarum_fw-la graecia_n sedes_fw-la et_fw-la quicquid_fw-la romae_fw-la pagina_fw-la docta_fw-la probat_fw-la quicksand_n quid_fw-la condiderit_fw-la praeclaris_fw-la anglia_fw-it fastis_fw-la leycester_n vasto_fw-la pectoris_fw-la or_o be_v tenet_n instat_fw-la edax_fw-la rerum_fw-la tempus_fw-la morsuque_fw-la maligno_fw-la decerpens_fw-la patriae_fw-la deterit_fw-la omne_fw-la decus_fw-la occurrit_fw-la perdocta_fw-la manus_fw-la monumentaque_fw-la fato_fw-la interitura_fw-la olim_fw-la vivere_fw-la penna_fw-la jubet_fw-la splendida_fw-la plebeios_fw-la dedignatura_fw-la labores_fw-la gaudent_fw-la patricia_n stemmata_fw-la ducta_fw-la manu_fw-la robertus_fw-la hunter_n knotsfordiensis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la pastor_n in_o agro_n cestrensi_fw-la postea_fw-la vero_fw-la maxfeldensis_fw-la the_o four_o part_n comprehend_v the_o antiquity_n of_o bucklow_n hundred_o in_o cheshire_n acton_n grange_n h_o find_v no_o mention_n of_o this_o hamlet_n or_o village_n in_o doomsday_n book_n so_o that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o conqueror_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v waste_n and_o many_o other_o also_o in_o this_o hundred_o be_v now_o inhabit_v which_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o name_v in_o that_o ancient_a record_n all_o that_o i_o observe_v concern_v this_o little_a hamlet_n be_v that_o it_o ancient_o belong_v to_o the_o priory_n of_o norton_n of_o the_o foundation_n of_o which_o priory_n i_o shall_v speak_v more_o full_o when_o i_o come_v to_o norton_n soon_o after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o abbey_n and_o religious_a house_n by_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o it_o be_v purchase_v together_o with_o the_o manor_n of_o norton_n and_o other_o land_n by_o richard_n brooke_n esquire_n from_o the_o king_n the_o charter_n under_o the_o broad_a seal_n bear_v date_n the_o ten_o of_o december_n 37_o hen._n 8._o 1545._o since_o which_o time_n it_o have_v continue_v entire_a not_o have_v any_o charterer_n within_o the_o same_o unto_o his_o succeed_a posterity_n and_o be_v now_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1669._o in_o the_o possession_n of_o sir_n richard_n brook_n of_o norton_n baronet_n and_o his_o tenant_n agden_n this_o small_a town_n of_o agden_n also_o be_v not_o find_v in_o doomsday_n book_n it_o be_v in_o old_a deed_n write_v aketon_n and_o sometime_o acton_n but_o now_o common_o call_v agden_n it_o seem_v william_n son_n of_o simon_n 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26_o decembris_fw-la and_o baptise_a at_o bowdon_n 1_o januarii_n 1609._o where_o he_o be_v also_o bury_v 5_o septembris_fw-la 1617._o john_n booth_n young_a son_n now_o sir_n john_n booth_n of_o woodford_n nigh_o over_o in_o cheshire_n knight_v 1660._o and_o yet_o live_v 1667._o he_o have_v several_a child_n by_o his_o first_o wife_n but_o after_o her_o death_n he_o marry_v anne_n the_o widow_n of_o thomas_n legh_n of_o adlington_n esquire_n 1659._o but_o they_o live_v asunder_o marry_o elder_a daughter_n of_o sir_n george_n be_v never_o marry_v alice_n marry_v george_n vernon_n of_o hastington_n esquire_n afterward_o judge_n vernon_n she_o be_v bury_v at_o bowdon_n 8_o martii_fw-la 1623._o frances_n three_o daughter_n 1669._o daughter_n frances_n die_v at_o chester_n and_o be_v bury_v at_o bowdon_n 10_o septem_fw-la 1669._o yet_o live_v at_o chester_n 1667._o but_o never_o marry_v susan_n four_o daughter_n marry_a sir_n william_n brereton_n of_o honford_n about_o 1623._o she_o be_v 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seat_v himself_o at_o warburton_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 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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

creation_n of_o duke_n anno_fw-la 1353._o pag._n 520._o above_o two_o year_n too_o late_o this_o henry_n repair_v the_o savoy_n house_n in_o the_o strand_n in_o london_n which_o cost_v he_o 52000_o mark_n which_o money_n he_o get_v at_o the_o town_n of_o bryggerak_fw-mi knighton_n pag._n 2627._o he_o be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o nobility_n of_o england_n of_o a_o subject_a who_o be_v invest_v with_o the_o title_n of_o duke_n since_o the_o norman_a conquest_n for_o the_o black_a prince_n who_o be_v make_v duke_n of_o cornwall_n fourteen_o year_n before_o though_o in_o truth_n he_o be_v a_o subject_a yet_o be_v he_o king_n hereditary_o if_o he_o survive_v and_o therefore_o i_o look_v upon_o the_o prince_n as_o a_o high_a pitch_n than_o the_o other_o nobility_n so_o the_o earldom_n of_o lancaster_n become_v a_o duchy_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1354._o 28_o edw._n 3._o this_o henry_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n go_v beyond-sea_n in_o great_a state_n to_o have_v seek_v a_o duel_n at_o paris_n with_o the_o duke_n of_o brunswick_n who_o have_v take_v and_o spoil_v his_o good_n as_o he_o return_v from_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n whither_o he_o be_v send_v for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o a_o peace_n between_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o the_o king_n of_o france_n but_o by_o mediation_n of_o friend_n it_o be_v take_v up_o hypodigma_fw-la neustriae_fw-la pag._n 520._o see_v also_o stow_n annal_n anno_fw-la 1345._o in_o which_o year_n his_o father_n die_v this_o henry_n sail_v into_o gascoyn_n with_o six_o hundred_o arm_a man_n and_o so_o many_o archer_n who_o at_o the_o first_o assault_n take_v the_o strong_a town_n of_o brigerak_fw-mi and_o win_v fifty_o town_n and_o city_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n he_o defeat_v the_o army_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n which_o come_v against_o he_o take_v twenty_o three_o person_n of_o quality_n beside_o a_o great_a number_n of_o common_a soldier_n the_o rest_n either_o run_v away_o or_o be_v kill_v his_o munificence_n be_v such_o that_o when_o he_o take_v any_o town_n he_o give_v all_o the_o booty_n to_o his_o soldier_n keep_v little_a or_o nothing_o to_o hiself_n walsingham_n he_o marry_v isabel_n daughter_n of_o henry_n lord_n beaumond_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n two_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n maud_n marry_v william_n duke_n of_o zealand_n and_o earl_n of_o henault_n elder_a son_n of_o lewis_n duke_n of_o bavarre_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1352._o 26_o edw._n 3._o blanch_n the_o other_o daughter_n marry_v john_n of_o gaunt_n earl_n of_o richmond_n fourth_z son_n to_z king_n edward_z the_o three_o 19_o die_v maii_n 1359._o 33_o edw._n 3._o at_o rading_n have_v a_o dispensation_n of_o the_o court_n because_o she_o be_v his_o cousin_n walsingham_n and_o stow._n how_o the_o land_n be_v divide_v between_o the_o two_o sister_n take_v here_o these_o two_o follow_v chartes_n enroll_v in_o one_o of_o the_o couchir-book_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n at_o grays-inn_n tom._n 2._o comitatus_fw-la norfolciae_fw-la num_fw-la 3._o &_o honour_n sive_fw-la soca_fw-la de_fw-fr bolingbroke_n pag._n 4._o num_fw-la 4._o lib._n c._n fol._n 77._o dd_v a._n sciant_fw-la praesentes_fw-la &_o futuri_fw-la quòd_fw-la nos_fw-la johannes_n episcopus_fw-la lincolniae_fw-la robertus_fw-la de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mare_n johannes_n de_fw-fr bukland_n johannes_n charnell_n walterus_n poer_n simon_n simeon_n &_o johannes_n neumarche_n concessimus_fw-la willielmo_n comiti_fw-la de_fw-fr henaud_n &_o de_fw-la leycestriâ_fw-la &_o matildae_fw-la uxori_fw-la ejus_fw-la filiae_fw-la domini_fw-la henrici_fw-la nupèr_fw-la ducis_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la maneria_fw-la de_fw-fr gymingham_n thesford_n mathe_n will_v &_o tunstede_n &_o hundreda_fw-la de_fw-la galhowe_n &_o brothercor_n cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la &_o triginta_fw-la &_o novem_fw-la feoda_fw-it &_o quartam_fw-la partem_fw-la unius_fw-la feodi_fw-la militum_fw-la cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_o canefeld_n eysten_v attemount_n horton_n berewyk_n creke_fw-mi waterdene_n snyterle_n barsham_n sidesterne_a wyneton_n salthus_fw-la gresham_n aylemerton_n clopton_n fyncheam_n northwald_n feltewell_n roukelound_n middleton_n east-rudham_a west-rudham_a sal_fw-la haydon_n kerdeston_n wodedal_v repam_n bergh_n hegheton_n rongham_n fransham_n wit_v tofte_v croxton_n gresynghale_n lexam_n else_v wesenham_n tanerham_n drayton_n swynington_n alderford_n lyneford_n grimeston_n congham_n bykeston_n in_o goldestthorp_n stanfeld_n briselye_o bilneye_n titeleshale_v west-lexam_a skerning_a &_o ho_o &_o advocationes_fw-la abbathiae_fw-la marham_n prioratus_fw-la canonicorum_fw-la de_fw-la thesford_n hospitalium_fw-la domus_fw-la dei_fw-la de_fw-la thesford_n sanctae_fw-la mariae_fw-la magdalenae_fw-la de_fw-fr thesford_n &_o sancti_fw-la johannis_n de_fw-fr thesford_n ac_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la de_fw-la suthreppe_n northreppe_n trymingham_n manesele_n eykesthorpe_n bradefelde_n swathefeld_n &_o beston_n &_o medietatis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la aylmerton_n àc_fw-la etiàm_fw-la duo_fw-la feoda_fw-it militum_fw-la cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_o westfeld_n &_o brantham_n habenda_fw-la &_o tenenda_fw-la praedictis_fw-la willielmo_n comiti_fw-la de_fw-fr henaud_n &_o de_fw-la leycestriâ_fw-la &_o matildae_fw-la uxori_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la matildae_fw-la exeuntibus_fw-la de_fw-la domino_fw-la rege_fw-la angliae_fw-la &_o aliis_fw-la capitalibus_fw-la dominis_n feodi_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la contingat_fw-la quòd_fw-la praedicta_fw-la matilda_n obîerit_fw-la sinè_fw-la haerede_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la svo_fw-la exeunte_fw-la quod_fw-la absit_fw-la ex_fw-la tùnc_fw-la omne_fw-la praedicta_fw-la maneria_fw-la hundreda_fw-la feoda_fw-it militum_fw-la &_o advocationes_fw-la cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la suis_fw-la plenariè_fw-fr &_o integrè_fw-la remaneant_fw-la rectis_fw-la haeredibus_fw-la domini_fw-la henrici_fw-la nupèr_fw-la ducis_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la in_o perpetuùm_fw-la etc._n etc._n datum_n apud_fw-la londoniam_fw-la 22_o die_v octobris_fw-la 35_o edw._n 3._o sciant_fw-la praesentes_fw-la &_o futuri_fw-la quòd_fw-la nos_fw-la johannes_n dei_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la episcopus_fw-la lincolniae_fw-la ricardus_n come_v arundelliae_n robertus_fw-la de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mare_n johannes_n de_fw-fr bukland_n johannes_n charnell_n walterus_n poer_n simon_n simeon_n &_o johannes_n newmarche_n concessimus_fw-la nobili_fw-la viro_fw-la johanni_n comiti_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la &_o richmondiae_fw-la &_o blanchiae_fw-la uxori_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la de_fw-la corporibus_fw-la eorum_fw-la legitimè_fw-la procreatis_fw-la castrum_n de_fw-fr bolingbroke_n &_o parcum_fw-la eidem_fw-la castro_n pertinentem_fw-la eùm_fw-la omnibus_fw-la advocationibus_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la abbathiarum_fw-la prioratuum_fw-la hospitalium_fw-la &_o aliarum_fw-la domorum_fw-la religiosarum_fw-la &_o feodis_fw-la militum_fw-la praedicto_fw-la castro_n &_o sokae_n de_fw-fr bolingbroke_n pertinentibus_fw-la quae_fw-la habuimus_fw-la ex_fw-la dono_fw-la &_o redditione_n nobilis_fw-la viri_fw-la henrici_fw-la ducis_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la pèr_fw-la finem_fw-la in_o curiâ_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la indè_fw-la levatum_fw-la adeò_fw-la plenè_fw-la &_o integrè_fw-la sicùt_fw-la henricus_fw-la de_fw-fr lacie_n quondàm_fw-la comes_fw-la lincolniae_fw-la ea_fw-la tenuit_fw-la &_o habuit_fw-la retentis_fw-la nobis_fw-la manerio_fw-la villâ_fw-la &_o socâ_fw-la de_fw-la bolingbroke_n ac_fw-la maneriis_fw-la de_fw-la sutton_n thoresby_n wathe_fw-mi &_o ingoldsmeles_a cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_o comitatu_fw-la lincolniae_fw-la concessimus_fw-la etiàm_fw-la castrum_n villam_fw-la mannerium_n &_o honorem_fw-la de_fw-la tutbury_n ac_fw-la villa_n de_fw-la strepton_n merchington_n chalangewood_n uttexhater_n adgare_a &_o newburgh_n cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_o comitatu_fw-la staffordiae_fw-la &_o hundredum_fw-la de_fw-la higham-ferrers_n ac_fw-la maneria_fw-la de_fw-la hegham-ferrers_n raunde_n rissheden_n cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_o comitatu_fw-la northamptoniae_fw-la ità_fw-la quòd_fw-la si_fw-la idem_fw-la comes_fw-la &_o blanchia_n obierint_fw-la sinè_fw-la haerede_fw-la de_fw-la corporibus_fw-la suis_fw-la exeunte_fw-la quòd_fw-la tùnc_fw-la post_fw-la decessum_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la comitis_fw-la &_o blanchiae_fw-la omne_fw-la praedicta_fw-la castra_n maneria_fw-la etc._n etc._n remaneant_fw-la rectis_fw-la haeredibus_fw-la ipsius_fw-la henrici_fw-la ducis_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la tenenda_fw-la de_fw-la domino_fw-la rege_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la per_fw-la servitia_fw-la indè_fw-la debita_fw-la &_o consueta_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la in_o cujus_fw-la rei_fw-la testimonium_fw-la huic_fw-la praesenti_fw-la chartae_fw-la sigilla_fw-la nostra_fw-la apposuimus_fw-la hiis_fw-la testibus_fw-la edwardo_n principe_fw-la walliae_fw-la illustris_fw-la regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la filio_fw-la primogenito_fw-la willielmo_n episcopo_fw-la wintoniae_n cancellario_fw-la angliae_fw-la simone_n abbate_n westmonasterii_n angliae_fw-la thesaurario_fw-la johanne_n de_fw-fr bukyngham_n northamptoniae_fw-la archidiacono_n henrico_n greene_n &_o roberto_n de_fw-fr thorpe_n justiciariis_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la &_o aliis_fw-la datum_n londini_fw-la die_fw-la dominicâ_fw-la proximè_fw-la post_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la martini_n 35_o edw._n 3._o so_o that_o william_n earl_n of_o henault_n have_v the_o earldom_n of_o leycester_n and_o john_n of_o gaunt_n have_v the_o earldom_n of_o lancaster_n and_o after_o the_o death_n of_o maud_n countess_n of_o leycester_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1381._o the_o earldom_n of_o leycester_n and_o all_o maud_n part_n of_o the_o land_n belong_v to_o henry_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n her_o father_n revert_v unto_o john_n of_o gaunt_n in_o right_a of_o blanch_n his_o wife_n the_o other_o sister_n obiit_fw-la 1360_o henry_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n die_v on_o

john_n of_o gaunt_n his_o son_n to_o govern_v the_o kingdom_n who_o be_v governor_n thereof_o as_o long_o as_o the_o king_n live_v for_o the_o constableship_n of_o cheshire_n former_o inherent_a in_o the_o barony_n of_o halton_n and_o now_o grant_v to_o john_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n by_o richard_n the_o second_o take_v here_o the_o charter_n at_o large_a as_o i_o have_v transcribe_v the_o same_o out_o of_o the_o couchir-book_n in_o the_o dutch-office_n at_o grays-inn_n tom._n 1._o fol._n 49._o a._n comitatus_fw-la cestriae_fw-la num_fw-la 25._o ricardus_n dei_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la &_o francia_fw-la dominus_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la &_o princeps_fw-la cestriae_fw-la omnibus_fw-la ad_fw-la quos_fw-la praesentes_fw-la literae_fw-la pervenerint_fw-la salutem_fw-la sciatis_fw-la quod_fw-la concessimus_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la principibus_fw-la cestriae_fw-la quantùm_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la est_fw-la charissimo_fw-la auunculo_fw-la nostro_fw-la johanni_n duci_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la officium_fw-la constabulariae_n totius_fw-la principatus_fw-la nostri_fw-la cestriae_fw-la &_o ipsum_fw-la johannem_fw-la constabularium_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la integri_fw-la principatus_fw-la nostri_fw-la praefecimus_fw-la habendum_fw-la &_o tenendum_fw-la idem_fw-la officium_fw-la sibi_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la masculis_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la svo_fw-la exeuntibus_fw-la &_o quòd_fw-la ipse_fw-la &_o haeredes_fw-la masculi_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la svo_fw-la exeuntes_fw-la habeant_fw-la occupent_fw-la &_o exerceant_fw-la praedictum_fw-la officium_fw-la in_o locis_fw-la quibuscunque_fw-la &_o ubicunque_fw-la infrà_fw-la principatum_fw-la praedictum_fw-la tàm_fw-la in_o dominicis_fw-la &_o bundis_fw-la veteri_fw-la comitatui_fw-la cestriae_fw-la in_fw-la parliamento_fw-la nostro_fw-la apud_fw-la westmonasterium_fw-la tento_fw-la die_fw-la lunae_fw-la proximè_fw-la post_fw-la festum_fw-la exaltationis_fw-la sanctae_fw-la crucis_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la vicesimo_fw-la primo_fw-la annexis_fw-la quae_fw-la quidèm_fw-la dominia_fw-la bundae_fw-la &_o comitatus_fw-la tùnc_fw-la facta_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la principatus_fw-la quàm_fw-la in_fw-la veteri_fw-la comitatu_fw-la praedicto_fw-la habendum_fw-la tenendum_fw-la &_o occupandum_fw-la officium_fw-la praedictum_fw-la infrà_fw-la integrum_fw-la principatum_fw-la supradictum_fw-la adeò_fw-la liberè_fw-la &_o integrè_fw-la cùm_fw-la omnibus_fw-la feodis_fw-la servitiis_fw-la jurisdictionibus_fw-la &_o aliis_fw-la proficuis_fw-la quibuscunque_fw-la infrà_fw-la &_o per_fw-la totum_fw-la integrum_fw-la principatum_fw-la supradictum_fw-la proùt_fw-la &_o sicùt_fw-la constabularius_fw-la angliae_fw-la officium_fw-la suum_fw-la in_o residuo_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la angliae_fw-la possidet_fw-la in_o praesenti_fw-la eo_fw-la non_fw-la obstante_fw-la quòd_fw-la aliquod_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la officium_fw-la infrà_fw-la dominia_fw-la &_o bundas_fw-la praedicta_fw-la veteri_fw-la comitatui_fw-la cestriae_fw-la praedicto_fw-la jàm_fw-la annexa_fw-la antè_fw-la haec_fw-la tempora_fw-la non_fw-la extitit_fw-la usitatum_fw-la nèc_fw-la consuetum_fw-la ità_fw-la quòd_fw-la alia_fw-la feoda_fw-it servitia_fw-la jurisdictiones_fw-la &_o proficua_fw-la de_fw-fr ligeis_n nostris_fw-la veteris_fw-la comitatus_fw-la cestriae_fw-la praedicti_fw-la per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la ducem_fw-la &_o haeredes_fw-la masculos_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la svo_fw-la exeuntes_fw-la constabularios_fw-la principatus_fw-la praedicti_fw-la nullatenùs_fw-la de_fw-la caetero_fw-la exigantur_fw-la seù_fw-fr quovismodo_fw-la percipiantur_fw-la in_o futurum_fw-la quàm_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la in_o praedicto_fw-la vetere_fw-la comitatu_fw-la antè_fw-la haec_fw-la tempora_fw-la erat_fw-la consuetum_fw-la nec_fw-la infrà_fw-la dominia_fw-la &_o bundas_fw-la praedicta_fw-la eidem_fw-la veteri_fw-la comitatui_fw-la ut_fw-la praedictum_fw-la est_fw-la jàm_fw-la anexa_fw-la quàm_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la percipi_fw-la d●beant_fw-la &_o officio_fw-la constabularii_fw-la de_fw-la recto_fw-la pertineant_fw-la in_o cujus_fw-la rei_fw-la testimonium_fw-la have_v literas_fw-la nostras_fw-la fieri_fw-la fecimus_fw-la patentes_fw-la sigillo_fw-la principatus_fw-la nostri_fw-la cestriae_fw-la signatas_fw-la testae_fw-la meipso_fw-la apud_fw-la castrum_n nostrum_fw-la de_fw-fr holt_n octavo_fw-la die_fw-la augusti_fw-la 22_o rich._n 2._o 1398._o but_o this_o principality_n last_v not_o long_o for_o that_o statute_n be_v repeal_v 1_o hen._n 4._o cap._n 3._o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1398._o the_o three_o day_n of_o february_n 22_o rich._n 2._o obiit_fw-la 1398_o die_v john_n of_o gaunt_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n at_o the_o bishop_n of_o ely_n lodging_n in_o holborn_n juxtà_fw-la london_n and_o lie_v honourable_o bury_v at_o st._n paul_n church_n in_o london_n near_o to_o blanch_v his_o first_o wife_n so_o stow_n anno_fw-la aetatis_fw-la suae_fw-la 60._o see_v wever_n funeral_n monument_n pag._n 365._o lib._n c._n fol._n 82._o r._n feodarium_n dominii_fw-la de_fw-fr halton_n in_o comitatu_fw-la cestriae_fw-la nec_fw-la non_fw-la in_o comitatu_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la de_fw-la omnibus_fw-la hominibus_fw-la qui_fw-la tenent_fw-la de_fw-fr domino_fw-la de_fw-fr halton_n per_fw-la servitium_n militare_fw-la &_o per_fw-la relevium_fw-la cum_fw-la acciderit_fw-la this_o feodary_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o record_n of_o halton_n about_o edw._n 2._o such_o as_o be_v put_v over_o the_o head_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o tenant_n at_o that_o time_n when_o this_o feodary_n be_v renew_a about_o hen._n 6._o  _fw-fr dominus_fw-la willielmus_fw-la lovel_n l._n s._n d._n longdendale_a dominus_fw-la robertus_fw-la de_fw-fr longdendale_a tenet_n longdendale_a pro_fw-la uno_fw-la feodo_fw-la militis_fw-la &_o per_fw-la relevium_fw-la cùm_fw-la acciderit_fw-la 05_o 00_o 00_o  _fw-fr willielmus_fw-la trussell_n miles_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr henbury_n 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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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luce_n in_o his_o hand_n write_v about_o sigillum_fw-la galfridi_fw-la de_fw-fr dutton_n in_o a_o roundlet_n not_o in_o a_o escocheon_n this_o margaret_n dutton_n first_o marry_v robert_n de_fw-fr denbigh_n but_o have_v no_o issue_n by_o he_o after_o she_o marry_v nicolas_n de_fw-fr leycester_n about_o 1276._o by_o who_o she_o have_v issue_n and_o to_o who_o succeed_a progeny_n the_o manor_n of_o nether-tabley_a still_o belong_v at_o this_o day_n 1666._o this_o nicolas_n leycester_n have_v also_o by_o margaret_n the_o manor_n of_o wethale_n and_o hield_n both_o situate_a in_o aston_n nigh_o great-budworth_a which_o his_o heir_n also_o enjoy_v at_o this_o present_a r._n num_fw-la 3._o i._o num_fw-la 91._o he_o be_v afterward_o sir_n nicolas_n leycester_n knight_n so_o style_v 1292._o 20_o edw._n 1._o i._o num_fw-la 98._o in_o this_o township_n be_v not_o any_o charterer_n at_o all_o for_o the_o freehold_n of_o heart_n of_o nether-tabley_a and_o some_o other_o be_v all_o buy_v out_o in_o 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walleysey_n in_o wirrall_n 1312._o 6_o edw._n 2._o f._n num_fw-la 101._o i._o num_fw-la 2_o 3._o he_o have_v by_o this_o margaret_n his_o wife_n the_o township_n of_o nether-tabley_a and_o the_o manor_n of_o wethale_n and_o hield_n in_o aston_n nigh_o great-budworth_a i._n num_fw-la 1._o r._n num_fw-la 3._o i._o num_fw-la 91._o anno_fw-la 1292._o 20_o edw._n 1._o i_o find_v he_o style_v knight_n i._n num_fw-la 98._o and_o he_o have_v land_n in_o adwick_n near_o doncaster_n in_o yorkshire_n i._n num_fw-la 95_o 96_o 97._o and_o also_o in_o wath_n near_o adwick_n 22_o edw._n 1._o

elizabeth_n second_o daughter_n bear_v at_o nether-tabley_a on_o wednesday_n the_o sixteenth_o day_n of_o june_n 1647._o marry_a samuel_n birch_n young_a son_n of_o john_n birch_n of_o whitborn_a in_o herefordshire_n 1666._o she_o miscarry_v of_o a_o female-child_n in_o november_n 1667._o and_o soon_o after_o die_v of_o the_o smallpox_n on_o saturday_n the_o last_o of_o november_n at_o whitborn_a aforesaid_a anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1667._o and_o be_v bury_v at_o whitborn-church_n byron_n leycester_n three_o daughter_n bear_v at_o nether-tabley_a on_o saturday_n the_o six_o day_n of_o october_n 1655._o and_o be_v yet_o live_v 1669._o sir_n peter_n leycester_n and_o elizabeth_n his_o lady_n be_v both_o yet_o live_v 1669._o he_o be_v create_v baronet_n the_o ten_o day_n of_o august_n 1660._o 12_o car._n 2._o xv._o robert_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a esquire_n elder_a son_n of_o sir_n peter_n and_o elizabeth_n marry_v meriel_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o francis_n watson_n late_a 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and_o sir_n john_n grant_v it_o to_o roger_n leycester_n lord_n of_o nether-tabley_a anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1296._o f._n num_fw-la 1._o which_o in_o all_o the_o office_n of_o leycester_n of_o tabley_n be_v find_v to_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n werburge_n and_o leycester_n of_o tabley_n be_v now_o possess_v of_o this_o three_o part_n at_o this_o day_n 1666._o one_o other_o three_o part_n be_v possess_v by_o adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o sir_n william_n boydell_n be_v chief_a lord_n thereof_o for_o william_n son_n of_o john_n boydell_n of_o dodleston_n release_v unto_o adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n all_o service_n due_a for_o his_o three_o part_n of_o over-tabley_a for_o one_o penny_n only_o to_o be_v pay_v at_o the_o nativity_n of_o st._n john_n baptist_n yearly_a for_o all_o service_n date_v at_o dodleston_n 17_o edw._n 3._o 1342._o f._n num_fw-la 3._o this_o adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n i_o conceive_v be_v original_o a_o massy_a for_o 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de_fw-fr tabley_n be_v attaint_v of_o felony_n 22_o edw._n 4._o 1483._o who_o land_n by_o the_o office_n take_v 1_o hen._n 7._o be_v find_v to_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o honour_n of_o halton_n and_o so_o be_v seize_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n and_o i_o find_v john_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a esq_n except_v against_o that_o office_n of_o 1_o hen._n 7._o and_o complain_v to_o the_o judge_n and_o chamberlain_n of_o chester_n and_o allege_v that_o these_o land_n be_v hold_v of_o he_o by_o homage_n and_o fealty_n and_o twelve_o penny_n land_n penny_n this_o 12_o d._n rent_n be_v at_o this_o day_n pay_v to_o leycester_n by_o the_o warburton_n of_o tabley-hill_n which_o tenement_n be_v parcel_v of_o the_o hall_n of_o wood_n land_n yearly_o rend_v and_o pray_v that_o he_o may_v be_v restore_v to_o these_o land_n as_o chief_a lord_n of_o the_o fee_n c._n num_fw-la 31._o but_o he_o have_v too_o potent_a a_o person_n to_o deal_v with_o and_o king_n henry_n the_o seven_o grant_v these_o 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legh_n of_o tabley-hill_n this_o freehold_n be_v purchase_v by_o george_n le_fw-fr criour_a from_o thomas_n monky_v 5_o ed._n 4._o afterward_o this_o land_n be_v purchase_v by_o john_n duncalfe_n of_o mere_n 30_o hen._n 8._o after_o it_o come_v to_o peter_n hulse_n of_o over-tabley_a hulse_n sell_v it_o to_o whitmore_n of_o sudlow_n 1604._o whitmore_z sell_v it_o to_o peter_n daniel_n esquire_n 1611._o in_o this_o township_n there_o be_v a_o ancient_a chapel_n call_v over-tabley-chappel_n or_o more_o general_o know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o chapel_n in_o the_o street_n for_o it_o be_v situate_a in_o the_o high-street_n a_o old_a pitiful_a structure_n ill_o seat_v and_o now_o in_o decay_n this_o chapel_n of_o ease_n be_v within_o the_o parish_n of_o rosthorn_n be_v build_v about_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o six_o by_o the_o ancestor_n of_o leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a and_o daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a for_o the_o ease_n and_o convenience_n of_o these_o two_o family_n 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all_o one_o name_v by_o the_o court_n of_o the_o king_n bench_n cambden_n in_o his_o remain_n on_o the_o name_n jane_n pag._n 98._o this_o sir_n william_n stanley_n of_o holt_n be_v lord_n chamberlain_n to_o hen._n 7._o and_o brother_n to_o thomas_n stanley_n the_o first_o earl_n of_o derby_n of_o that_o family_n which_o sir_n william_n be_v behead_v 1495._o as_o suppose_a to_o incline_v to_o the_o part_n of_o perkin_n warbeck_n see_v croak_v report_n 4_o car._n 1._o pag._n 123_o 124._o who_o land_n and_o good_n be_v all_o confiscate_v to_o the_o king_n he_o have_v in_o ready_a money_n and_o plate_n in_o his_o castle_n of_o holt_n forty_o thousand_o mark_n beside_o jewel_n householdstuff_n and_o stock_n of_o cattle_n in_o his_o ground_n he_o have_v in_o land_n 3000_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la of_o a_o old_a rent_n as_o my_o lord_n bacon_n say_v in_o his_o history_n of_o henry_n the_o seven_o he_o aspire_v to_o petition_v the_o king_n for_o the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n which_o end_v 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and_o that_o king_n edward_n make_v it_o a_o garrison_n and_o place_v soldier_n therein_o wherewith_o also_o agree_v florentius_n wigorniensis_n but_o it_o seem_v to_o lie_v waste_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o conqueror_n for_o i_o find_v no_o mention_n of_o it_o in_o doomsday_n book_n roger_n of_o poictou_n son_n of_o rogerde_n montgomery_n the_o first_o earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n be_v lord_n of_o all_o the_o land_n in_o lancashire_n between_o the_o river_n of_o ribble_z and_o mersey_n and_o give_v half_a of_o the_o fish_n of_o thelwall_n to_o the_o abbot_n of_o shrewsbury_n under_o henry_n the_o first_o monasticon_fw-la vol._n 1._o pag._n 383._o this_o be_v the_o fish_n on_o the_o lancashire_n side_n the_o prior_n of_o norton_n have_v the_o other_o half_a of_o the_o fish_n of_o thelwall_n on_o the_o cheshire_n side_n grant_v by_o william_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n the_o young_a baron_n of_o halton_n about_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n stephen_n monasticon_fw-la vol._n 2._o pag._n 186._o in_o our_o mize-book_n of_o cheshire_n ancient_o the_o abbot_n of_o salop_n stand_v charge_v with_o three_o shilling_n in_o the_o mize_n for_o fish_v in_o thelwall_n but_o this_o mize_n be_v now_o total_o lose_v no_o man_n now_o live_v be_v able_a to_o inform_v we_o who_o ought_v to_o pay_v the_o same_o i_o conceive_v after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o abbey_n in_o england_n by_o henry_n the_o eight_o that_o fish_v come_v to_o the_o king_n hand_n the_o mize_n thereof_o cease_v be_v not_o at_o all_o pay_v of_o late_a time_n the_o fish_n be_v then_o but_o of_o little_a value_n this_o township_n of_o thelwall_n be_v of_o the_o fee_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o halton_n one_o three_o part_n whereof_o william_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n give_v to_o the_o abbey_n of_o salop_n cum_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_fw-la bosco_fw-la in_fw-la plano_fw-la in_fw-la aquâ_fw-la monasticon_fw-la vol._n 1._o pag._n 383._o in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o edmund_z lacie_n baron_n of_o halton_n and_o constable_n of_o cheshire_n give_v domino_fw-la galfrido_n de_fw-fr dutton_n ancestor_n to_o warburton_n of_o arley_n totam_fw-la terram_fw-la svam_fw-la de_fw-la thelwall_n cum_fw-la wera_n &_o piscaria_fw-la &_o stallagiis_fw-la suis_fw-la and_o also_o all_o the_o land_n which_o he_o have_v of_o the_o abbot_n and_o convent_n of_o evesham_n in_o thelwall_n reddendo_fw-la inde_fw-la annuatim_fw-la unam_fw-la par_fw-fr cheirothecarum_fw-la cerui_fw-la furratarum_fw-la ad_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la michaelis_fw-la pro_fw-la omni_fw-la servitio_fw-la lib._n c._n in_o ipso_fw-la initio_fw-la thelwall_n exit_fw-la chartulis_fw-la roberti_n pickering_n de_fw-fr thelwall_n fol._n 1._o f._n this_o can_v be_v but_o two_o three_o part_n of_o thelwall_n the_o original_a of_o this_o deed_n be_v now_o in_o possession_n of_o mr._n pickering_n of_o thelwall_n 1666._o this_o geffrey_n dutton_n give_v these_o land_n to_o thomas_n his_o young_a son_n ibidem_fw-la g._n afterward_o it_o be_v possess_v by_o clayton_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o and_o continue_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o clayton_n till_o john_n clayton_n of_o thelwall_n sell_v it_o to_o richard_n brook_v of_o norton_n esquire_n about_o 4_o eliz._n 1561._o who_o son_n thomas_n brook_v of_o norton_n esquire_n sell_v the_o same_o to_o john_n moor_n doctor_n of_o physic_n in_o london_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1621._o and_o john_n moor_n of_o kirtlington_n in_o nottinghamshire_n nephew_n of_o doctor_n moor_n aforesaid_a sell_v they_o to_o robert_n pickering_n councillor_n at_o law_n 1662._o who_o be_v now_o possess_v of_o the_o manor_n of_o thelwall_n 1666._o in_o this_o township_n of_o thelwall_n be_v now_o 1666._o certain_a freehold_n of_o inheritance_n possess_v by_o these_o person_n follow_v 1._o sir_n peter_n brookes_n of_o mere_a have_v four_o tenement_n which_o be_v give_v he_o by_o his_o father_n thomas_n brookes_n of_o norton_n esquire_n before_o he_o sell_v away_o the_o other_o

lib._n c._n fol._n 153._o c._n about_o the_o end_n of_o king_n john_n reign_n so_o that_o the_o dutton_n of_o dutton_n be_v possess_v of_o weston_n since_o the_o conqueror_n time_n to_o this_o present_a 1666._o only_o some_o small_a parcel_n thereof_o hugh_n dutton_n purchase_v out_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n or_o thereabouts_o charterer_n in_o weston_n 1666._o only_a one_o richard_n heath_n of_o weston_n nether-whitley_n this_o town_n of_o nether-whitley_n be_v original_o of_o the_o fee_n of_o halton_n since_o the_o norman_a conquest_n randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n surname_v blundevill_n give_v it_o to_o alfred_n the_o combre_n about_o the_o reign_n of_o richard_n the_o first_o scilicet_fw-la witeleiam_n cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la suis_fw-la in_o haltonshire_n &_o eam_fw-la illi_fw-la admensuravi_fw-la ad_fw-la servitium_n dimidii_fw-la militis_fw-la donec_fw-la viderim_fw-la aut_fw-la audierim_n quod_fw-la possit_fw-la pati_fw-la ea_fw-la propter_fw-la volo_fw-la &_o firmiter_fw-la praecipio_fw-la quod_fw-la ipse_fw-la aluredus_fw-la &_o haeredes_fw-la svi_fw-la praedictam_fw-la terram_fw-la teneant_fw-la de_fw-la i_o &_o haeredibus_fw-la meis_fw-la bene_fw-la &_o honorifice_fw-la per_fw-la admensuratum_fw-la servitium_n in_o villa_n &_o extra_fw-la in_fw-la foro_fw-la &_o mercato_n in_o bosco_fw-la &_o plano_fw-la in_o sok_n &_o sak_n &_o toll_n &_o teme_a &_o infangtheife_n &_o cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la aliis_fw-la consuetudinibus_fw-la &_o libertatibus_fw-la testibus_fw-la radulfo_n abbate_n cestriae_fw-la warino_fw-it de_fw-fr vernon_n &_o ricardo_n pincerna_n &_o thurstano_n bannaster_n &_o willielmo_n bar_n &_o willielmo_n capellano_n apud_fw-la braham_n the_o copy_n of_o this_o deed_n i_o have_v from_o will._n vernon_n i_o find_v in_o the_o pedigree_n of_o touchet_n in_o the_o book_n of_o pedigree_n by_o john_n booth_n late_a of_o twamlowe_n that_o this_o allured_a be_v son_n of_o reginald_n de_fw-fr cumbrey_n lord_n of_o leigh-cumb_a in_o shropshire_n and_o that_o roger_n son_n of_o alfred_n have_v two_o daughter_n and_o heir_n alice_n marry_v to_o sir_n robert_n touchet_n lord_n of_o buglawton_n and_o tattenhale_n and_o agnes_n marry_v to_o adam_n de_fw-fr dutton_n young_a son_n of_o hugh_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n and_o ancestor_n to_o the_o warburtons_n of_o arley_n sed_fw-la quaere_fw-la concern_v alice_n sure_o i_o be_o that_o thomas_n tuschet_fw-mi was_z lord_n of_o nether-whitley_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o original_a deed_n of_o grimsdich_n in_o nether-whitley_n now_o in_o possession_n of_o grimsdich_n of_o grimsdich_n 1666._o lib._n c._n fol._n 189._o f._n in_o these_o word_n sciant_fw-la omnes_fw-la praesentes_fw-la &_o futuri_fw-la quod_fw-la ego_fw-la thomas_n tuschet_fw-mi dedi_fw-la adae_fw-la filio_fw-la hugonis_fw-la de_fw-fr grimsdich_n pro_fw-la homagio_fw-la &_o servitio_fw-la svo_fw-la totam_fw-la terram_fw-la de_fw-la grimsdich_n pertinentem_fw-la ad_fw-la villam_fw-la de_fw-la witelegh_n cum_fw-la metis_fw-la &_o divisionibus_fw-la suis_fw-la tenendum_fw-la illi_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la cum_fw-la communia_fw-la &_o pastura_fw-la &_o in_o omnibus_fw-la locis_fw-la &_o aysiamentis_fw-la praedictae_fw-la terrae_fw-la pertinentibus_fw-la et_fw-la cum_fw-la libertate_fw-la cariagii_fw-la scilicet_fw-la dé_v mortuo_fw-la bosco_fw-la in_fw-la nemore_fw-la de_fw-fr witelegh_n cum_fw-la una_fw-la quadriga_fw-la vel_fw-la cum_fw-la uno_fw-la plaustro_fw-la et_fw-la cum_fw-la acquietantia_fw-la pasnagii_fw-la in_o praedicto_fw-la loco_fw-la de_fw-fr nether-witelegh_a scilicet_fw-la ad_fw-la porcos_fw-la suos_fw-la in_o praedicta_fw-la villa_n nutritos_fw-la reddendo_fw-la annuatim_fw-la de_fw-la praedicta_fw-la terra_fw-la mihi_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la meis_fw-la tres_fw-la solidos_fw-la argenti_n scilicet_fw-la octodecem_fw-la denarios_fw-la in_o nativitate_fw-la sancti_fw-la johannis_n baptistae_fw-la &_o octodecem_fw-la denarios_fw-la in_o festo_fw-la sancti_fw-la martini_n pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la servitiis_fw-la testibus_fw-la galfrido_n de_fw-fr dutton_n hugone_n de_fw-fr dutton_n thoma_n de_fw-fr orreby_n gralam_n de_fw-fr lostock_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o the_o feodary_n of_o halton_n under_o edward_n the_o second_o dominus_fw-la robertus_fw-la touchet_n tenet_fw-la villam_fw-la de_fw-fr whitley_n inferiore_fw-la pro_fw-la tertia_fw-la parte_fw-la unius_fw-la feodi_fw-la militis_fw-la alii_fw-la legunt_fw-la pro_fw-la medietate_fw-la unius_fw-la feodi_fw-la militis_fw-la here_o have_v the_o touchet_n of_o nether-whitley_n continue_v their_o seat_n since_o king_n john_n time_n to_o this_o day_n 1666._o out_o of_o this_o family_n branch_v out_o the_o touchet_n baron_n the_o audley_n say_v cambden_n charterer_n in_o nether-whitley_n 1666._o 1._o grimsdich_n of_o grimsdich_n a_o ancient_a family_n of_o gentleman_n seated_z here_o at_o grimsdich_n in_o nether-whitley_n in_o the_o 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in_o cheshire_n and_o bring_v up_o at_o mr._n touchet_n of_o nether-whitley_n do_v by_o will_n date_v the_o 15._o of_o october_n 1633._o give_v two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o pound_n towards_o the_o maintain_n of_o a_o minister_n at_o this_o chapel_n and_o fifty_o pound_n more_o to_o the_o maintain_n of_o a_o minister_n at_o witton_n chappel_n there_o belong_v also_o to_o whitley_n chappel_n land_n lie_v in_o anterbus_n in_o over-whitley_n of_o the_o yearly_a value_n of_o 03_o l._n 10_o s._n 00_o d._n purchase_v about_o the_o year_n 1631._o with_o money_n give_v by_o thomas_n legh_n richard_n kelsall_n of_o dutton_n and_o tho._n saunders_n of_o clatterwigge_n over-whitley_n over-whitley_n be_v a_o great_a township_n comprehend_v the_o hamlet_n of_o norcot_n anterbus_n middle-walke_a seaven-oake_n and_o crowley_n within_o the_o same_o it_o be_v common_o call_v by_o the_o neighbourhood_n the_o lordship_n and_o be_v of_o the_o fee_n of_o halton-castle_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o conqueror_n former_o this_o town_n be_v copyhold_n land_n to_o the_o baron_n of_o halton_n until_o the_o same_o be_v buy_v out_o into_o fee-farm_n by_o fealty_n and_o suit_n of_o court_n to_o halton_n and_o not_o to_o be_v hold_v in_o capite_fw-la nor_o knight-service_n the_o king_n charter_n be_v date_v the_o 17._o day_n of_o december_n 1612._o 10_o jacobi_n remain_v now_o in_o the_o custody_n of_o richard_n peacock_n of_o over-whitley_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1666._o lib._n c._n fol._n 277_o 278._o the_o purchaser_n from_o the_o king_n be_v thomas_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n esq_n john_n grimsdich_n of_o grimsdich_n gent._n thomas_n gregge_n of_o bradley_n in_o appleton_n gent._n and_o hugh_n crosby_n of_o over-whitley_n gent._n who_o sell_v to_o every_o man_n his_o own_o land_n so_o now_o they_o be_v all_o fee-farmers_n in_o over-whitley_n the_o town_n be_v scatter_v into_o sundry_a parcel_n of_o freehold_n of_o inheritance_n in_o fee-farm_n save_v only_o these_o follow_v who_o be_v ancient_a freeholders_n and_o not_o fee-farmers_n for_o some_o parcel_n 1._o robert_n venables_n of_o anterbus_n esquire_n 2._o sir_n george_n warburton_n of_o arley_n baronet_n 3._o thomas_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n nigh_o comberbach_n esquire_n 4._o grimsdich_n of_o grimsdich_n in_o nether-whitley_n have_v some_o ancient_a freehold_n land_n in_o over-whitley_n winsham_n this_o township_n in_o doomsday_n book_n be_v write_v wimundesham_n and_o be_v hold_v by_o gilbert_n venables_n baron_n of_o kinderton_n under_o hugh_n earl_n of_o chester_n surname_v lupus_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n which_o former_o be_v hold_v by_o one_o that_fw-mi &_o libre_fw-la homo_fw-la fuit_fw-la in_o old_a deed_n it_o be_v write_v wimingham_n but_o now_o usual_o call_v and_o write_v wincham_n or_o winsham_n 1666._o exit_fw-la chartulis_fw-la willielmi_n harcourt_n de_fw-fr winsham_n 1666._o william_n venables_n of_o kinderton_n give_v unto_o maude_n his_o sister_n in_o marriage_n about_o the_o reign_n of_o richard_n the_o first_o winsham_n and_o half_a of_o pickmere_n faciendo_fw-la servitium_n dimidii_fw-la militis_fw-la de_fw-la forinseco_fw-la servitio_fw-la lib._n b._n pag._n 50._o a._n this_o maude_n de_fw-fr venables_n give_v the_o manor_n of_o winsham_n infra_fw-la villam_fw-la &_o extra_fw-la &_o unam_fw-la carucatam_fw-la terrae_fw-la cum_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_o twambroke_n cum_fw-la medietate_fw-la bosci_fw-la de_fw-la alreschagh_n &_o communa_fw-la pasturae_fw-la in_o linwood_n unto_o nicholas_n de_fw-fr elet_n for_o the_o service_n of_o half_a a_o knights-fee_n lib._n