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say_v william_n five_o virgates_n and_o five_o acre_n of_o land_n in_o yerd_o with_o the_o five_o villain_n that_o then_o occupy_v the_o same_o their_o issue_n william_n de_fw-fr mordaunt_n and_o richard_n de_fw-fr mordaunt_n william_n de_fw-fr mordaunt_n lord_n of_o turvey_n chicheley_n clifton_n yerdley_n esthull_n and_o other_o land_n and_o lordship_n chapter_n v._n william_n de_fw-fr mordaunt_n the_o son_n of_o william_n lord_n of_o turvey_n and_o of_o esthull_n in_o the_o fourteen_o year_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o purchase_v the_o manor_n of_o chicheley_n and_o diverse_a message_n therein_o of_o william_n the_o son_n of_o samson_n le_fw-fr mansell_n and_o of_o gualfridus_n de_fw-fr stachesden_n in_o the_o twenty_o second_o of_o the_o say_v king_n reign_n he_o have_v a_o dispute_n with_o the_o lord_n reignald_n de_fw-fr grace_n than_o a_o great_a person_n and_o from_o who_o the_o earl_n of_o kent_n be_v descend_v who_o continue_v to_o this_o day_n large_a possession_n in_o those_o part_n it_o be_v about_o a_o fish_n of_o a_o certain_a part_n in_o the_o river_n ouse_n join_v to_o the_o lord_n grey_n his_o land_n which_o by_o reciprocal_a indenture_n be_v accord_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v thenceforth_o free_a unto_o they_o both_o and_o in_o the_o twenty_o five_o of_o the_o same_o henry_n he_o obtain_v a_o patent_n to_o empark_n certain_a land_n in_o his_o lordship_n of_o turvey_n the_o last_o act_n of_o he_o we_o find_v to_o be_v in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o edward_n the_o second_o at_o which_o time_n he_o make_v a_o grant_n release_v and_o quit-claim_a for_o ever_o unto_o god_n the_o church_n of_o st._n need_v and_o the_o monk_n of_o that_o house_n of_o all_o his_o right_n and_o claim_n which_o he_o have_v or_o can_v have_v unto_o three_o message_n eighty_o eight_o acre_n of_o land_n and_o one_o acre_n of_o meadow_n in_o turvey_n with_o their_o appurtenance_n for_o the_o which_o he_o together_o with_o his_o partner_n hugh_n of_o ardres_n have_v sue_v the_o prior_n of_o that_o place_n in_o the_o king_n court_n as_o also_o for_n other_o land_n and_o tenement_n which_o the_o say_v monk_n hold_v of_o his_o fee_n and_o in_o his_o fee_n all_o which_o land_n their_o predecessor_n have_v receive_v from_o the_o gift_n of_o his_o ancestor_n in_o the_o say_a village_n save_v always_o to_o he_o and_o to_o his_o heir_n and_o unto_o hugh_n of_o ardres_n his_o partner_n the_o service_n due_a unto_o they_o roesia_n or_o rose_n de_fw-fr wake_n be_v the_o wife_n of_o this_o william_n mordaunt_n she_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o sir_n ralph_n de_fw-fr wake_n who_o be_v lord_n of_o clifton_n which_o be_v a_o family_n in_o those_o and_o elder_a time_n when_o there_o be_v no_o duke_n and_o but_o few_o earl_n in_o england_n and_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o baronage_n wherein_o several_a of_o that_o name_n sit_v be_v so_o illustrious_a do_v yield_v to_o few_o in_o splendour_n of_o dignity_n greatness_n of_o power_n and_o opulency_n of_o fortune_n it_o have_v bring_v forth_o a_o number_n of_o hero_n famous_a for_o valour_n and_o wisdom_n it_o have_v become_v worthy_a the_o alliance_n of_o the_o royal_a house_n and_o have_v fortune_n persevere_v in_o she_o own_o work_n and_o not_o always_o delight_v in_o the_o change_n and_o subversion_n of_o great_a family_n there_o have_v not_o any_o in_o probaility_n arrive_v at_o great_a eminency_n with_o this_o roesia_n there_o be_v at_o that_o time_n give_v in_o part_n of_o portion_n the_o land_n and_o manor_n in_o clifton_n which_o to_o this_o day_n remain_v unto_o the_o mordaunt_n under_o the_o name_n of_o wake_v we_o manor_n unto_o which_o a_o very_a noble_a royalty_n and_o privilege_n do_v belong_v their_o issue_n robert_n mordaunt_n william_n mordaunt_n robert_n mordaunt_n lord_n of_o turvey_n clifton_n yerdley_n knotting_n chicheley_n and_o other_o land_n and_o lordship_n chapter_n vi._n in_o the_o sixteenth_o year_n of_o edward_n the_o second_o while_o william_n mordaunt_n his_o father_n be_v yet_o alive_a hugo_n bossard_n that_o be_v lord_n of_o knotting_n do_v enfeoffe_v robert_n the_o son_n of_o william_n mordaunt_n of_o all_o his_o homage_n service_n native_n and_o other_o royalty_n of_o his_o manor_n of_o knotting_n to_o he_o and_o to_o his_o heir_n several_a record_n and_o roll_n of_o his_o court_n be_v extant_a that_o express_v upon_o the_o decease_n of_o his_o father_n the_o homage_n he_o receive_v and_o the_o noble_a royalty_n which_o in_o right_o of_o his_o manor_n he_o be_v invest_v in_o he_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o lordship_n of_o turvey_n of_o chicheley_n of_o esthull_n of_o yerdley_n of_o clifton_n and_o of_o knotting_n we_o find_v that_o he_o make_v over_o in_o the_o seventeen_o of_o edward_n the_o three_o in_o trust_n unto_o one_o william_n campion_n of_o stachesden_n all_o his_o land_n and_o tenement_n which_o he_o have_v and_o hold_v of_o the_o fee_n of_o gloucester_n in_o turvey_n in_o land_n in_o house_n in_o wood_n in_o garden_n in_o meadow_n in_o pasture_n in_o path_n in_o way_n and_o in_o reversion_n in_o homage_n in_o ward_n and_o in_o releiff_n in_o escheat_n in_o rent_n of_o the_o freeman_n and_o of_o the_o villain_n of_o their_o sequels_fw-fr and_o of_o all_o other_o thing_n these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o deed._n and_o the_o same_o william_n campion_n do_v by_o another_o deed_n return_v to_o robert_n mordaunt_n and_o to_o johane_v his_o wife_n all_o the_o say_a manor_n land_n tenement_n and_o service_n for_o the_o term_n of_o his_o life_n with_o the_o reversion_n over_o to_o edmond_n mordaunt_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o say_v robert_n and_o johane_n date_v of_o the_o same_o year_n the_o first_o wife_n of_o robert_n mordaunt_n be_v one_o mary_n of_o rutland_n unto_o who_o he_o be_v marry_v in_o his_o father_n time_n as_o we_o find_v by_o a_o deed_n date_v of_o the_o thirteen_o of_o edward_n the_o first_o wherein_o one_o robert_n de_fw-fr hulier_fw-fr of_o turvey_n do_v sell_v unto_o they_o and_o the_o heir_n of_o their_o body_n a_o certain_a piece_n of_o land_n but_o she_o die_v early_o without_o leave_v he_o any_o issue_n his_o second_o wife_n be_v johane_a de_fw-fr bray_n the_o daughter_n of_o roger_n de_fw-fr bray_n that_o be_v lord_n of_o silesho_n which_o bray_v be_v a_o family_n of_o a_o long_a continuance_n in_o that_o tract_n their_o issue_n edmond_n de_fw-fr mordaunt_n their_o only_a son_n edmond_n de_fw-fr mordaunt_n lord_n of_o turvey_n clifton_n chillington_n staggesden_n shephaell_n and_o other_o land_n and_o lordship_n chapter_n vii_o edmond_n de_fw-fr mordaunt_n flourish_v in_o the_o twenty_o seven_o of_o edward_n the_o three_o at_o which_o time_n we_o find_v several_a transaction_n that_o past_a between_o he_o sir_n henry_n of_o brussels_n and_o other_o about_o the_o land_n that_o come_v unto_o he_o in_o right_n of_o his_o wife_n but_o in_o the_o twenty_o nine_o of_o this_o king_n there_o happen_v a_o memorable_a dispute_n between_o this_o edmond_n and_o one_o roger_n cook_n of_o newton_n blosmavile_n that_o be_v at_o this_o day_n upon_o record_n in_o the_o court_n of_o exchequer_n which_o i_o have_v see_v there_o and_o take_v a_o copy_n thereof_o under_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o keeper_n of_o those_o record_n edmond_n the_o mordaunt_n be_v attach_v to_o answer_n in_o the_o term_n of_o st._n michael_n unto_o this_o roger_n cook_n upon_o a_o plea_n of_o trespass_n by_o bill_n and_o thereupon_o the_o say_a roger_n come_v in_o his_o own_o person_n and_o complain_v that_o our_o edmond_n upon_o a_o certain_a day_n in_o the_o twenty_o nine_o of_o the_o say_v king_n reign_n have_v come_v into_o his_o house_n and_o have_v take_v away_o by_o force_n the_o word_n be_v vi_o &_o armis_fw-la scilicet_fw-la gladiis_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o large_a proportion_n of_o wool_n carpet_n and_o linen_n cloth_n and_o forty_o shilling_n in_o money_n whence_o he_o express_v himself_o to_o have_v be_v damnify_v in_o the_o sum_n of_o one_o hundred_o shilling_n and_o thereupon_o produce_v his_o suit_n in_o order_n whereunto_o edmond_n mordaunt_n come_v likewise_o in_o his_o own_o person_n and_o defend_v the_o force_n and_o the_o injury_n allege_v that_o the_o aforesaid_a roger_n unto_o his_o bill_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v answer_v because_o he_o say_v he_o be_v a_o native_a of_o he_o the_o say_v edmond_n of_o his_o manor_n of_o turvey_n in_o the_o county_n of_o bedford_n and_o that_o his_o ancestor_n from_o time_n without_o mind_n be_v and_o have_v be_v seize_v of_o the_o ancestor_n of_o the_o say_v roger_n as_o of_o their_o native_n of_o the_o manor_n aforesaid_a and_o likewise_o the_o say_a edmond_n have_v be_v seize_v of_o roger_n himself_o as_o of_o one_o of_o the_o native_n of_o his_o say_a manor_n and_o he_o desire_v judgement_n whether_o the_o say_v roger_n be_v for_o these_o cause_n to_o be_v answer_v unto_o his_o bill_n
estate_n in_o the_o law_n in_o fee-simple_n and_o in_o manner_n land_n tenement_n and_o hereditament_n to_o the_o clear_a yearly_a value_n of_o ten_o pound_n by_o the_o year_n over_o all_o charge_n whereof_o the_o manner_n land_n tenement_n and_o other_o hereditament_n which_o the_o say_v john_n elmes_n or_o any_o other_o to_o his_o use_n have_v in_o lilford_n wiggesthorp_n in_o the_o county_n of_o northampton_n shall_v be_v parcel_n to_o the_o use_n and_o behoof_n hereafter_o ensue_a and_o also_o shall_v further_o do_v suffer_v and_o cause_n to_o be_v do_v at_o the_o cost_n and_o charge_n of_o the_o say_v john_n mordaunt_n as_o well_o before_o the_o foresay_a feast_n as_o at_o all_o time_n after_o within_o the_o space_n of_o four_o year_n next_o after_o the_o say_a feast_n when_o the_o say_v john_n elmes_n thereto_o shall_v be_v require_v by_o the_o say_v john_n mordaunt_n by_o his_o heir_n executor_n or_o assign_v at_o their_o cost_n and_o charge_n a_o sufficient_a sure_a and_o lawful_a estate_n in_o the_o law_n in_o fee-simple_n to_o the_o foresay_a robert_n brudenell_n and_o the_o say_v co-feoffees_a their_o heir_n and_o assign_v or_o to_o the_o one_o of_o they_o and_o to_o their_o heir_n to_o the_o use_n ensue_v by_o feoffment_n fine_a recovery_n release_v with_o warranty_n confirmation_n or_o otherwise_o of_o and_o in_o the_o foresay_a manner_n land_n tenement_n and_o hereditament_n and_o that_o the_o say_v person_n their_o heir_n and_o assign_v beside_o of_o and_o in_o manner_n land_n tenement_n and_o hereditament_n of_o the_o yearly_a value_n of_o fifty_o parcel_n of_o the_o say_a manner_n land_n tenement_n and_o hereditament_n of_o the_o yearly_a value_n of_o sixty_o shall_v stand_v and_o be_v seize_v to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o say_v john_n elmes_n and_o of_o the_o say_v edith_n immediate_o after_o the_o say_a marriage_n have_v and_o of_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o say_v john_n elmes_n lawful_o beget_v and_o for_o default_n of_o such_o 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