of Maud the Empress sent his daughter into Sicily before William Fitz Raph and William Basset and Michael Belet the Kings Justices between Hugh son of Alan and between Ingelram son of Geoffrey de Screveton concerning the Advows of the Church of Screveton whereof Plea was moved between them viz. that the said Hugh remised to the said Engelram the moyety of the Advowson of the said Church to be held to him and his heirs in Fee of the said Hugh and his heirs with the rest of the Fee which he held of him the said Hugh In King Iohn's time William de St. Paulo claimed against Yngeram de Screveton the Advowson of the Church of Kirketon and upon that the Abbat of Croxton came and pleaded that Yngeram had by his Charter given him the moyety and brought the Chirograph made in the Kings Court between Hugh son of Alan which Hugh was Father of the wife of William St. Paul in whose name the said William made his demand or claim which was that before recited There was a Fine 12 Ioh. levyed at Dorchester between William de Hawkesworth Compl. and Richard Abbat of Wellebek and Ingelram de Screveton Deforcients of the Advowson of the Church of Screveton whereby one moyety was settled on William and his heirs begotten on Cecilia his wife and the other moyety on the Abbat and his Successours which the said Ingeram gave him having recovered it in the Court of King Henry the second against Hugh son of Alan which Hugh was Grandfather of the said Cecilia which Writing he produced and it was also the same before rehearsed William de St. Paul confirmed to his Clark Mr. Stephen de Radeclive 20s. per annum to be received of Gilbert the Clark who possessed the Church of Kirketon as well by his gift as also of the gift of the Abbat of Wellebek as a Pension out of that Church during his life for the good of Peace which was confirmed to the said S. there written Simon in the vacancy of the See of York by W. Arch-deacon of Nott. and the Dean of York There was a Fine levyed 26 H. 3. between Iohn de Pabham Quer. and the Abbat of Wellebek Deforcient concerning the Advowson of this Church of Kirketon whereby it was agreed they should present by turns and so it was by another 10 E. 1. between Thomas Abbat of Wellebek and Robert Bardolf named in Scarrington which Robert it seems bought a Bovat of Land and 20s. Rent in Kirketon and the Advowson of William Hottot Gaufr de Stokes held sixteen Bovats of Land here of Robert Hotot and 51 H. 3. was dead and his heir Iohn son of his Cousin Paul did the like of Ioan Hottot and was also dead 21 E. 1. Iordan de Sutton held here of the heirs of Hugh de Capâ—lla viz. in Kirketon and Screveton 60s. and 6d. yearly Rent Iohn his son and heir was found 16 E. 1. to be seventeen years of age But the main of the Lordship was held by Roger Bozun in the time of Henry the third sometimes written Boum mentioned in Orston he was in the time of Edward the first succeeded by Iohn Bozon who was son of Raph to whom William le Hotoft 33 E. 1. passed some of his interest here he was a Knight and the Lady Gunnora Bozon his widow kept a Court here 9 E. 3. Sir Hugh Hose Knight 35 E. 3. settled the Mannor of Screton and Lands which were Henry Bozoms on Margaret who had been wife of Sir Iohn Bozom Knight remainder to Sir Iohn son of Iohn Bozom remainder to Hugh Bozom who proved a Clergy-man and Parson of Fullbeck in Lincolneshire The next successor of this last Sir Iohn Bozom that I meet with was Thomas Bosom of Syreston who was concerned in this Mannor and Orston and I think dyed about 3 H. 6. and him I suppose father of Henry Boson named in Lanum and he of Thomas Bosom who married Anne one of the four sisters and co-heirs of Sir Gerard Vlveflett great Grand-child and heir of Lora or Loretta daughter and heir of Gerard de Furnivalle son of Gerard de Furnival who married Christian Leydet and was son of Matilda de Lovetot by her Thomas Bosom had Henry Bozom of Syreston father of Sir Richard Bozom of Barrowby which Henry and Richard 5 H. 8. had the Wardship of Robert son and heir of Iohn Thoroton then dead who in his life time held some Lands in Screveton which came to him by descent from Oliver de Lovetot as in Coleston may be seen but his son before named who came to age that same year after the death of Alice his mother who married Rogerus Bozon Johannes Boum miles-Gunnora relict 9 E. 3. Willielmus Bozon mil. 10 E. 2 -Agnes Johannes Bozom miles-Margareta relict 35 E. 3. Johannes Bozom 35 E. 3. Tho. Bozom Ar. 9 H. 4. 9 H. 5. Henricus Bosom vel Boson 25 H. 6 -Alicia Tho. Bozon Ar. 1 H. 7 -Anna soror una cohaer Gerardi Uluflett mil. Henricus Bozom Ar. -Katherina fil Rob. Markham mil. Ric. Bozom de Barrowby miles ob 16 H. 8 -Dorothea fil haer Jac. Devyn de Sireston-Will Vernon marit 2. Amy vel Agnes ux Hen. Babinton 2. Fran. Morâ— Alicia ux Geo. Poole Eliz. ux Rich. Paynell Maria-Thom Worsley Ric. Clopston miles-Margareta Henricus Savile de Lupsett -Jana fil haer Hugo Rector Eccl. de Fulbeck 9 H. 4. 8 R. 2. one I. Brocock before that Kings Reign was past sold a Mess. and Cottage and four Bov. of Land to Richard Arnall of Stoke which since that time were parcelled and some part is purchased by Mr. Whalley and part by Iohn Parker the Wheelwright whose new house is the Cottage Sir Richard Bozom died before or about the 16 H. 8. and left five daughters and heirs by his wife Dorothy the daughter and heir of Iames Devâ—n of Sireston who to her second husband married William Vernon and left him a daughter and heir who was married to Henry Savile of Lupsett in Yorkshire the Kings Receiver general for that County Progenitor of the present Lord Halifax One of the co-heirs of Sir Richard Bozom was Elizabeth the wife of Richard Paynell of Boothby in Lincolneshire another was Margaret wife of Sir Richard Clapton who had a daughter married to Sir William Cordell Knight Master of the Rolls Another was Alice wife of George Poole another Mary wife of Iohn Worsley and another daughter and co-heir was Amy or Agnes first married to Henry Babington afterwards to Francis More which Francis More or his son of that name sold this Mannor of Richard Whalley Esquire Grandfather oâ— Peniston Whalley the present owner which thereby made him the intire possessor except two or three small Free-holders of the whole Township a good part whereof he inclosed as his Grandchild and heir the said Peniston did another part by the Fosse way side since
in Notess of which about 16 E. 2. he left Roger Deyncourt his heir then above thirty years old but it seems he had another son named William who was after Lord Deyncourt as in Granby may be noted By a Fine 18 E. 2. between Roger Deyncourt and Matilda his wife Quer. and Elena daughter of Iohn Deyncourt Deforc. the Mannor of Knapthorp with the Appurtenances and fifty Acres of Land and the third part of a Meff in Erleshagh were settled on Roger and Maud and the heirs of their bodies remainder to the right heirs of Roger who claimed free-warren and Infangthef here 3 E. 3. This Roger had two daughters and heirs Alice the wife of Nicolas son of Sir Nicolas de Langford in Darbyshire who by her had Nicolas and William and Ioane his other daughter and heir who was the wife of Sir Robert Nevile Lord of Scotton in Lincolneshire who by her had Sir Philip Nevile who on Sara his wife begot a daughter and heir named Maud married to Sir Iohn Bussy Knight By a Fine 6 R. 2. the moyety of the Mannor of Knapthorp was settled on Iohn Bussy and Maud his wife and the heirs of their bodies with remainder over to the right heirs of Iohn This Iohn was beheaded at Bristow 1 H. 4. Iohn Bussey Esquire son of Iohn Bussey Knight 28. H. 6. ratified c. to Agnes Sutton daughter of Hamon de Sutton late wife of the said Iohn Bussy Esquire Iohn Viscount Beaumont and others his whole estate in the Mannor of Parkehall and in Lands there and in North Wynfeld Pillesly Stretton Asshover Bramton Chesterfeld Hasland Braylesford Tapton and Skeggeby and in the Lands in Knapthorpe excepting the Advowsons of the Churches of North Wynfeld and Marton There have been recoverâ—es of this moyety of the Mannor of Knapthorp Thomas Archer 11 H. 7. claimed against Iohn Bussy Knight and Edward Bussy the moyety of the Mannor of Knapthorpe and one hundred Acres of Land sixty of Medow one hundred of Pasture sixty of Wood and 20s. Rent in Knapthorp and Barneby and the same term the same Thomas Archer claimed the same parcels against Iohn Bussy the younger Knight and Edward Bussy and 16 H. 7. Reginald Gayton and Thomas Archer offer'd themselves against Edmund Bussy and Alice his wife concerning the same parcels Richard William and Iohn Gresham and Thomas Gresham Clark in 22 H. 8. claimed against Iohn Bussy Esquire the Mannors of Knapthorp Balderton Codington and Barneve with â—he Appurtenances c. Iohn Brende and William Layton 4 E. 6. claimeâ— against William Paget Knight of the Garter Lord Paget of Beaudesert and Richard Cowper Gent. the Mannors of Balderton and Knapthorp c. Thomas Forster and William Parke 3 and 4 Ph. and Mar. claimed against Anthony Forster the Mannors of Balderton and Knapthorp c. with the Appurtenances in those two places and in Codington Barneby Farndon Stoke Elton Syresson Rolleston and Holme who called Christopher Alyn Knight William Mason and Andrew Hatchett 7 Eliz. claimed against Robert Constable and Christian his wife the Mannor of Knapthorpe c. who called Gyles Forster named in Balderton The fore-named Nicolas de Longford by Alice his said wife the co-co-heir of Roger Deyncourt had for his heir his son Nicolas de Langford who married Margaret one of the daughters and Co-heirs of Edmund Apelby Knight and Agnes his wife one of the Sisters and Coheirs of Sir Iohn Sulney by whom he had Sir Nicholas Henry and Raph Longford and Alured Parson of Langford This latter Sir Nicolas married Ioane daughter of ... Warren and had Raph Langford Knight the husband of Margaret daughter of .... Melton and father of Sir Raph Langford who had to wife Isabell daughter of Sir Thomas Ferrers of Tamworth and who had Sir Nicolas without issue and Sir Raph Langford whose son Nicolas Langford the husband of Margaret daughter of Sir Edmund Trafford died before him leaving behind him a son who was Sir Raph Langford and married to Dorothy daughter of Sir Anthony Fitz-Herbert the Chief Justice Margaret this last Raphs mother was afterwards married to Thomas Gerard and Sir Iohn Porte Nicolas Langford his son had three wives Elizabeth daughter of Raph-Okeover Martha of Sir Robert Southwell and Margaret of Thomas Markham of Allerton This descent of the family of Langford was esteemed very correct which made me insert it howbeit I do not find that Anthony Fitz-Herbert was ever Chief Justice and therefore I doubt there may happen some other mistakes By an Inquisition taken 15 Iune 5 H. 8. after the death of Sir Raph Langeford Knight it appears that he by his Deed dated 14 Ian. 2 H. 8. did enfeoffe Anthony Fitz-Herbert Sergeant at Law by Covin and deceit between him the said Sir Raph and Galfr. Bishop of Coventry and Lichfeild to defraud the King of the Custody of divers Mannors in Derby Nott. and Lincolne-shires of which he otherwise had died seized viz. in Derbss the moyety of the Mannors of Kinwaldmersh and Hathersege divided between this family and that of Gousil as in Hoveringham is noted the Mannors of Langford Malmerton and Bubinton which with several others came to this family by the elder daughter and co-heir of Raph son of Ertald and were parcel of the purpart of Oliver son of Nigellus ancestor of it who 9 R. 1. enrolled the division made between him and Iohn Salicheverel in the Exchequer the moyety of the Mannors of Newton Sulney Norton North Wynfeild Pillesley Barleburgh Whitwell Cressewell Normanton Pinkeston Blakwell Wingerworth Dukmanton Boythorp Brampton Calton and Edynsore and Lands in Hasland and Assheover likewise Lands in Basford in this County and Knapthorp which Nicolas de Langeford senior Knight gave to Raph Langford Gent. and the heirs of his body remainder to himself the said Nic. and his heirs after whose death the reversion of the said Lands in Knapthorp descended to this Sir Raph Langford as son and heir of the said Sir Nicolas the elder which Sir Raph died 1 Febr. then last past and Raph Langford his Grandchild son of his son Nicolas was found his heir and four years old This Mannor at least Bussyes part came to Sutton the great Merchant of the Staple aâ— Lincolne in the time of H. 7. Ambrose Sutton the great waster of that house sold the reversion of it with the rest of the joynture of his mother to William Thorold Esquire of Marston in Lincolneshire father of Sir Anthony Thorold and great Grandfather of Sir William Thorold that now is of Marston Knapthorp was in our times sold by Sir Iohn Thorold Sir Anthonies younger son to Sir Ioh. Thorney Sir Francis Thorney's father and is now the inheritance of Iohn Thorney Esquire son of Francis son of Sir Francis as I take it South Muskam And South Carleton IN Muscham and Carletun a Mannor belonging to St. Mary of Sudwell before the Conquest answered the publick
parcelled and were admitted accordingly It seems that Bertram de Mounboucher son of this Bertram and Ioane married Isabell the daughter of Sir Richard Willoughby of Wollaton to his first wife and afterwards Christian the sister of Sir Iohn de Woderington and died leaving his son Bertram who was by his first wife his heir 12 R. 2. and also a daughter called Isabell first married to Henry Heton Chr. and afterwards to Robert de Herbotell Esquire by whom she had Robert Herbotell who died 22 H. 6. and was Father of Bertram Herbotell who 2 E. 4. left his son Robert nine years old heir of this Mannor by descent from the said Isabell his great Grandmother who 5 H. 6. died seised of two parts of this Mannor called South Hall together with the Reversion of the third part which fell to her after the deaths of three Bertram Mounbouchers viz. her brother who died 1 H. 4. his son her Nephew 2 H. 5. and the last Bertram son and heir of her said Nephew who died without issue 4 H. 6. George Harbotell 20 H. 8. left his two sisters heirs of the Mannor of Dalton Travers in Northumberland and of this also viz. Alianor who was married to Thomas Percy and Mary late the wife of Edward Firton There was a Recovery 30 H. 8. wherein Raph Byrkheved and Christopher Harbotell claimed against Alianor Percy widow the moyety of the Mannor of Sutton c. and another 3 and 4 Ph. and Mar. wherein Robert Thomson and Richard Kynge claimed against Iohn Smyth the Mannor of Sutâ—on upon Trent c. and 6l. Rent with the Appurtenances in Sutton upon Trent Strarnethorpe and Wested who called Edward Fytton Knight Iohn Meringe of Sutton married Dorothy the daughter and co-heir of Iohn Smith and by her had William Meringe of Sutton Father of Iohn Father of William fourteen years old 1674. she was after married to Nath. Lodge Gloucesters Mannor continued in that name and Family long Henry Gloucester 20 H. 7. suffered a Recovery to Edward Stanhope Knight of the Mannors of Sutton upon Trent and Carcolston with the Appurtenances and fourteen Mess. two hundred Acres of Land forty of Medow one hundred of Pasture and 26s. 8l. Rent in Sutton and Carcolston These were shortly after Sir William Merings as in Carcolston is said This was Mr. Richard Hackers of Flintham his son Iohn sold it not long since to Hugh Shepherd who hath built a pretty little House and lives there The Jury 2 E. 1. found that Robert de Sutton held a Mannor in Sutton of Wiscard de Charron and his heirs he held likewise Warsop and Eykering c. he was son of William Sutton son of Roland whom I suppose to be a younger son of Harvey de Sutton before named and marrying the sister of Robert de Lexington advanced his posterity thereby aâ— in Warsop and other places of this Book may be noted This Robert de Sutton left his son and heir Richard de Sutton then viz. 2 E. 1. eight years old Who afterwards had a son called Iohn who married one of the co-heirs of Iohn de Somery Lord Dudley and his posterity becoming Lords Dudley this Mannor and Warsop as in that place will appear shortly came to be the inheritance of the Lords Ros of Hamlak The Jury 26 E. 3. found that William Lord Roos of Hamelak when he dyed held Orston and the Mannor of Warsop joyntly with Margaret his wife and the Mannor of Sutton upon Trent of Philip Queen of England as of the Honour of Richmond and that Thomas de Roos was his brother and heir Thomas de Roos of Hamelak Chr. 7 R. 2. held it when he died joyntly with Beatrice his wife as he did Screveton parcel of Orston and also Warsop Iohn de Roos Knight was then found their son and heir who about 17 R. 2. left it to his brother William and so it descended as in Orston may be seen to Roger Earl of Rutland who sold it to Fulc Cartwright Esquire Lord also of Ossington where William Cartwright Esquire his son resides who hath an house here also The owners of this Sutton 1612. are said to be Gilbert Earl of Shrowsbury who I suppose had the Rectory and what belonged to Wirksop which his Grace the Duke of Newcastle sold to ... Clark Fulk Cartwright Esquire Mrs. Lodge Thomas Lee Gent. Edward Sudbury Senior Thomas Truswell Senior William Truswell Thomas Childers Barth Cade c. The Vicarage of Sutton was ten Marks when the Prior of Wirksop was Patron 't is now in the Kings Books 5l. 6s. 8d. value and the Duke of Newcastle Patron Gresthorp And Normanton THese both were of the Fee of Roger de Busli after the Conquest before which they were in many hands In Gresthorp Dunning and Gran. for their two Mannors answered the Tax for six Bov. and an half and a fourth part of a Bovat The Land was two Car. There afterwards in King Williams time Roger the Man or Tenant of the said Roger de Busli had two Car. and four Sochm. twelve Vill. one Bord. having five Car. There were three Mills 20s. and twelve Acres of Medow and four Acres of Pasture Wood. This part retained the old value 3l. having Soc in Sudton In Normentune before the Conquest five Taynes Iustan Durand Elward Elmar and Alsi had every one his hall and every one was chargeable to the Dane-geld for one Bov. and the fifth part of a Bov. The Land was twelve Bov. There afterwards Roger the Man of Roger de Busli had nine Sochm. four Bord. having three Car. and twelve Acres of Medow In the Confessours time the value was 10s. in the Conquerours 6s. Here was also a parcel Soc to Scacheby half a Bov. ad Geldam There two Vill. and two Bord. had one Car. Another part was Soc to Fladburg of the Bishop of Lincolnes Fee which was six Bov. ad Geldam The Land twelve Bov. There eleven Sochm. had three Car. and six Acres of Medow Here was also a parcel Soc to Dunham the Kings Land which was one Bov. ½ to the Geld. One moyety of this Land belonged to Bodmeschell and the other to Dunham it was then waste Pasture Wood three qu. long two broad These townships as most or all of that Rogers did came to William de Lovetot who gave amongst the rest this Church of Normanton to the Priory which he founded at Radeford by Wirksop in the time of H. 1. as in that place will be shown Matildis de Lovetoft his great Grand-child who was sometime wife of Gerard de Furnivall gave the Mannor of Gresthorp with the Appurtenances and Whistan in Yorkshire except the Advowson of that Church to Alda who had been wife of William de Furnivall her son in lieu of her dower in the Mannors of Grengeley Whystan and Gresthorp during her life but it seems that before 52 H. 3. Thomas de
another Fine 16 E. 3. and afterwards 18 E. 3. the said Henry de Edenestowe Clerk and Robert his brother passed the Mannor of North Muskham except 42s. 6d. Rent and the Rent of half a pound of Pepper in this Mannor to the Prior of Newstede in Shirewood together with the Homages and services of the Abbat of Rughford and of Roger Deincourt Knight and Maud his wife and diverse others to the intent that the said Prior and his successours should for ever find two Chaplains dayly to celebrate in the Church of the blessed Virgin Mary at Edenstowe one in honour of the said Virgin and the other for the wholsom estate of them the said Henry and Robert whilest they should live and afterwards for their Souls and for the Souls of Iohn their father and Cecily their Mother their Brothers Sisters Parents Friends and Benefactors King Edward 6. March 20. 7 E. 6. granted to Leonard Browne and Anthony Trappes Gent. all that Mess. and Tenement and all Lands Medows Pastures and Hereditaments in the tenure o◠William Holme lying in North Muskam late belonging to the Priory of Newstede and several Rents issuing out of Lands and Tenements in Caunton to the said Priory belonging Thomas de Crumbewell Presbyter gave to the Monks of Rufford for their Pitance on the day of his Anniversary all the Lands which he held in the territory of North Muscamp Holme and Bathele viz. of the gift of Robert son of Thomas de Muschamp which cost him thirty six Marks and ten Selions which he had of Adam son of Ioslan de Bathele and three of William son of Adam de Holme and one of Adam son of Robert de North Muscamp c. Robert de Lysurs Rector of the Church of Crumwell for twenty four Marks of Silver bought of Iohn the Abbat of Stanley Park and that Covent their moyety of their Mill of Batheker which they bought of Rob. son of Sir Thomas de Muskam Knight with the Appurtenances as before is mentioned which the said Robert de Lysurs gave to God and the pitance of the Canons of Thurgarton reserving to the Abby of Dale a penny yearly and the Tythes of the said moyety and fishing and the multure of their house at Batheley March 13. 7 E. 6. the Grange of Batheley and all Mess. Lands and Tenements in that place late belonging to Dale Abby were granted to Thomas Farneham and Thomas Morrison and their heirs The Vicars of the Canons of the Church of Southwell confirmed the gift which Sir Richard de Sutton Canon of that Church made to Hugh de Mortun his Chamberleyn of 1. Mess. with Croft and Palet in Batheley and 22. Acres of Arable Land and an Acre and an half of Medow in the fields of Muschamp Batheley and Holme to be held of the said Vicars for 10s. per an To their Deed dated 1262. besides and before the Chapters seal was their own seal put in the Circumference whereof is Commune sigillum Vicariorum Suuell William son of Galfr. de Batheley gave to the Church of Thurgarton and the Monks there 6s. yearly Rent out of the Lands which Thomas his son held of him in Batheley and what should happen to him or his heirs by reason of reliefs fealties or escheats or otherwise by the means of Northcroft all which Adam the Prior of Thurgarton in the year 1270. released to the said Thomas excepting the said 6s. per annum Rent In Batheley there yet remains a branch of the family of Scrimshire which have been resident and owners of Land in these Hamlets and Towns of Muskams above four hundred years The first I have taken notice of was Hugh le Skirmessour and Christian his wife about King Iohns time most of them have been named William There is a piece of a Genealogy which makes one Geffrey Scrimsher marry an heir of Muscam not above five descents above Maud the heir Female married to Henry Marshall as in South-Muskam is noted but I have seen nothing of authority sufficient to confirm the truth of it William Schrimshire of South Muskham had a son called Robert who married Agnes the daughter of .... Whyte and of Ioane his wife of Batheley about 4 H. 6. and there settled to whom William Skrimschire of South Muskam his brother released some small parcel 3 E. 4. on whose seal is the Image of a man in a long Coat and in his hand an half Pike or Javelin with a Barbed head in his left hanging down a Shield on which seems to be a Crosse Molin or Floretté From this Robert Schrimshire of Batheley is descended William Scrimshire yet under age on whose behalf his father in Law Mr. Iohn Wright in the year 1669. took a journey into Scotland and indeavoured to procure for him by his Majesties favour the estate of the Earl of Dundèe the principal of this name fallen to the Crown for want of heirs in which journey he met the Sheriff of Staffordshire Edwin Schrimshire of Aquilate descended from these in this County as his Patent for his Crest dated about 26 Eliz. which he showed me affirms attempting the same for himself but being grown acquainted with this young man and having no Children himself he appeared willing to assist the said Mr. Wright on this newly discovered Kinsmans behalf but after some expence of time and money the business fell to nothing At the Assizes at Nottingham 4 H. 4. Iohn de Newton Prebendary of the Prebend of North Muskham in the Church of St. Mary of Southwell recovered his seisin of 25s. Rent service in North Muskham and Robert son of Symon de Hulme was amerced 12l. for damage Iohn de Beauver passed to Adam de Everingham his heirs or assigns two Oxgangs or Bovats lying next the sun of his five Bov. in Holme and amongst the rest two Acres extending towards the Park of Robert Constable c. The witnesses were Gerard Salvayn Robert Constable Robert Torny Raph Foliot c. The Hamlet of Holme seems to be on the other side of the Trent but is not so for that betwixt North Muskam and Holme is but a new stream and the old current was beyond the utmost part of Holme and that ditch now dryed up is still the Limits between the Wapentaks of Thurgarton a Lée and Newarke Holme did belong to Sir Thomas Barton a man of great possessions in Lancashire whose ancestor a Merchant of the Staple built a fair stone house and a fair Chapel like a Parish Church at this place In the Windows of his house was this posie I thanke God and ever shall It is the Shéepe hath paye◠for all A thankful and humble acknowledgement of the means whereby he got his estate which now remains to the Lord Bellasis sometime Governour of Newark as I take it The Lands belonging to Rufford being a Grange were granted at the dissolution 29 H. 8. to the Earl of
Johannes Knâ—vet Willielmus Knyvet miles ob 7 H. 8. Edmund Knyvet Thom. Knyvet Edmund Knyvet aet 7.8 H. 8. Willielmus Robertus miles s. p. Thom. Johan s. p. Johannes Clifton-Elizab Constant. Clifton Matild Dom. Willughby de Eresby ob 30 Aug. 13 H. 7. nx 2. Tho. Nevill 1. Rob. Willughby 3. Gerv. Clifton -Elizabeth Matilda Joh. Joh. Willielmus Fitz-Williams Willielmus Fitz-Williams Johannes Fitz-Williams Willielmus Fitz-Williams Tho. Joh. s.p. Will. Johannes de Crumwell-Idonia fil coh Rob. de Veteriponte -Rog de Leiburne mar 1. Alex. Frevill-Joana haer Simon Reg. Ruff. 43. Ossington Oschinton OSmund before the Norman Invasion had a Mannor in Oschinton rated to the Tax or Dane-geld at six Bovats The Land three Car. There afterwards Raph de Buron whose Fee it was become had three Car. four Sochm. on half a Bovat of this Land sixteen Villains six Bord. having six Car. and eighteen Acres of Medow Pasture Wood two leu long one leu broad In the Confessours time this was valued at 3l. in the Conquerours when the Survey was taken at 40â— It had Soc in Almentune Hugh de Burun and Hugh Meschines his son his younger son Roger also praising the Act gave the Church of Oscinton in the year 1144.9 Step. to the Monastery of Lenton as in that place and Cotgrave is already shown Roger de Burun gave his body to God and the Church of the Holy Trinity at Lenton and there took the habit and Religion of the Cluniac Monks that God might avert the scourge of His wrath from him due for the very great multitude of his sins and for the Soul of his Lord King Richard the first his Ancestors and Heirs and likewise for his own gave and granted to God the said Church of Lenton and religious Brethren there serving God the whole Town of Oscington with all its Appurtenances Howbeit it seems he had given it to the Hospitalers of St. Iohns of Hierusalem before which occasioned Suits among the Religious especially for the Church Walter Smallet by his Deed inrolled 5 Ioh. for the Souls of King Iohn the Queen Roger de Burun his Father Mother and their Ancestors confirmed the Town of Oscinton to the Hospitalers retaining nothing but the Prayers of the House of that Hospital The Prior of Lenton 9 Ioh. produced the gift of Hugh de Burun and confirmation of Roger as it is before mentioned The Prior of the Hospital of Ierusalem pleaded that they had seisin of the Town of Oscinton where the Church is scituate of the gift of Roger de Burun who gave them that Town and produced his Charter testifying the same and also another Charter which especially spoke concerning the Church The Prior of Lentons Atturney knew not that he should put himself on the Jury before he had the advice of his Master and therefore day was given till fifteen dayes after Easter at which time viz. 10 Ioh. the Jury found that Roger de Burun presented the last Parson which died to the Church of Oscington and therefore the Brethren of the Hospital should have their seisin and the Prior of Lenton be in mercy Yet not very long before Roger Arch-bishop of York admitted and instituted Galfr. the Clark Parson of this Church upon the presentation of the Prior and Monks of Lenton and gave them 2s. a year as a Pension out of it There was a Fine levied at Leycester the Munday after the Feast of St. Andrew that same year viz. 10 Ioh. between Peter Prior of Lenton and Robert the Treasurer of the Prior of the Hospital of Ierusalem concerning the Advowson of this Church which the Prior of Lenton released to the Hospitalers and they gave to Lenton the moyety of the Advowson of the Church of Huneswrthe of their gift The Hospitalers enjoyed this whole Township in pure Alms with priviledges Spiritual and Temporal Charles Duke of Suffolk 34 H. 8. had licence to alienate the Mannor and Rectory of Ossington to Richard Andrewes Gent. and his heirs Edmund Cartwright Hugo Cartwright 3 Emundus-An fil Tho. Cranmer sor ob 1 Mar. Tho. Archiep. Cant. -Agnes fil Ric. Andrewes ux 2. ob 3 4 Ph. Mar. 2 Georg. Cartwright de Ossington -Doroth fil haer Will. Molyneux de Hawton postea nupta Dabrige-court Will. Cartwright de Ossington -Gracia fil cohaer Tho. -Will Dabridgcourt Dabrigecourt de Langdon mar 2. Hall Com. Warw. 1 Fulc Cartwright de Ossington Ar. -Mari fil Hen. Pierpont mil. Will. Cartwright de Ossington -Kath fil coh Will Marshall de Com. Essex Will. Cartwright fil haer aet 35. 1674. Georgius Geo. -Christian fil Christ. Beresford Georgius Carolus Francisc. Tho. Joh. Gervas Fran. ux Williel Strelley Mari. ux Ph. Lacock Grac. Fulc Stephenson Anna. Jane Kath. 2 Tho. 3 Will. 4 Hugo mil. -Mari fil haer Will. Cartwright de Eddingly Christian -Will Cartwright de NormantoÌ„ Will. Cartwright de Normanton -Eliz fil Tho. Charlton de Chillwell Mari. ux Brookesby Doroth. Thom. Brome Chris. ux Tho. Barton de Holme mil. Elizab. ux Chr. Beresf Georg. Edm. Rob. Eliz. 1 Hug. Cartwright de Mallings in-An fil Cant. de Royney Com. Bodf ..... de Ossington fil haer s. p. Bond. -Jana un ex 17. fil Jo. Newton mil. renupta Jacobo Fitz-James Eliz. ux Regin Peckham Franc. fil Reginaldi -Will Cartwright de Norwell 1614. Th. Cartwright fil hae Franc. Cartwright 2 Georg. 4 Roland 1 Will. Cartwright fil haer -Jennet fil ... Legat. Ed. Cartwright de Norwell Franc. fil Reginaldi -Will Cartwright de Norwell 1614. who after the dissolution of Monasteries had Malling in Kent married Anne sister of Thomas Cranmer Arch-bishop of Canterbury This Edmund died seized of this Mannor and Rectory 21 Iuly 1 Mar. but it seems he had another wife Agnes the daughter of Richard Andrewes who died 18 Aug. 3 and 4 Ph. and Mar. This Mannor and Rectory continue with the posterity and name of the said Edmund Cartwright to this day In the Chancel on a Plate of Brass fixed in a Marble Grave-stone this following Inscription in Capital Letters MARY PIEREPONT daughter to Sir Henry Pierepont of Holme Pierepont Knight in the County of Nottingham and wife to Fulk Cartwright of Ossington in the same County died the 8 day of March 1670. On the South side of the Chancell at Ossington Of your Charite pray for the Soule of Reynold Peckham of Wrotham in the County of Kent Esquire which deceased the xxi day of Iuly in the year of our Lord God M. CCCCC L. Whose Soule God pardon At the upper end of the Chapel on the North side of Ossington Here resteth the Bodies of William Cartwright Esquire late Lord of this Mannor of Ossington Patron of this Church and of Grace his wife youngest daughter and co-co-heir of Thomas Dabridgcourt of Langdon Hall in the County of Warwick Esquire by whom he had issue Mary married to Thomas Rockly Fulk Dorothy married to Thomas
six Bovats The Land whereof was then two Car. There afterwards Roger the Man or Tenent of Roger de Busli had two Sochm. three Vill. four Bord. having two Car. This had also Soc in Cheneviton and kept the old value 20s. as did another Mannor here of Walter de Ayncurts Fee which Tori had before and paid to the Geld for it as six Bov. The Land whereof was also two Car. There one Sochm. seven Vill. and one Bord. had two Car. and twenty four Acres of Medow Raynold the Man of Walter had 〈◊〉 Car. or Plow small Wood one qu. long one qu. broad The value of this was also 20s. The Abbat of Wellebec 14 Ioh. ought the King four Palfreys for his confirmation of the reasonable gift which Agatha the daughter and heir of Hugh Bretel maâ—e of Lands and Tenements with the Church of Flintham Agatha the daughter and heir of Hugh Bretel who was first married to Galfr. Mâ—nachus and afterwards to Mr. Humfrey King Iohn's Cook gave the Church of Flintham and Pasture for three hundred Sheep in this Territory to the Abby of Wellebek She had a son named Richard Bretel whom I suppose to be the husband of Rhagenildis by whom he had a son of his own name one of the three daughters and heirs of Nicolas Bastard son of Paganus de Sanctâ Mariâ whose legitimate son Adam de Sanctâ Mariâ did confirme to that Abby seven Bovats of Land which Hugh Bretel held here viz. six in Demesne and the seventh in Service in the tenure of William Colstan This Monastery had Lands of the gift of diverse persons in this Town and Free Warren granted 19 E. 1. as in Whatton and Aslaâ—â—on may be noted Roger de Mareseye offered himself 13 H. 3. against Robert de Abrincis concerning four Bovats of Land in Flintham which he claimed as his right to hâ—ld of the King in Capite The posterity of Auerenches or Auerenge were Benefactors to Wellebeck and some of them continued here till Henry the fourths time then sometimes written Arage This Mannor was held in the latter end of the Reign of Henry the third and the beginning of Edward the first by Sir Iohn de Hose Knight of Thomas de Marsey or Maâ—hersey of the Honour of Lancaster Nicholas de Wynchford is also said to have held it of that Honour but the Hose's continued here Lords of this Mannor till Queen Elizabeths time that Iohn Hosee had a son called Robert who dying without issue Anne his sister the wife of Iohn Draper whose Ancestors had been here resident since the beginning of Edward the third became one of his heirs and had to her share the Tenements The Demesnes are the inheritance of Mr. Iohn Hacker Esquire by Descent from his Father Richard who purchased them of .... Iohn Draper by his said wife the daughter of Iohn Hussee Esquire had a son called Thomas who married Elianor daughter of Thomas Whalley of Kirketon by Screveton Esquire and by her left Iohn Draper of Grayes Inne who Johannes le Hose miles 23 E. â— Hugo le Husee de Flintham 31 E. 1 -Lucia relict 3 E. â— Johannes de Hose 3 E. 3 -Isabella Johannes fil Johannis le Huse 13 E. 3 Hugo Hose miles 44 E. 3. 6 H. 5. Rad. Hose-Elizab 17 R. 2. 2 Henriâ—â—â— Hussey ... fil Joh. Methley Willielmus Huse ... fil Willielmi Staunton Will. vel Johannes Hussy ... fil Roberti Revel Johannes Hussy-Elizab fil Ric. Baker de Aldesworth Rob. Hussy â—ine prole Anna â—or har -Johannes Draper de Flintham Thom. Draper-Elianor fil Thom. Whalley Ar. Rich. Draper 〈◊〉 73 1672.-Maria fil Thom. Peniston -Thom Whalley marit 1. Whalley Draper sola haer -Robertus fil Roberti Eutler de Southwell Ar 1 Robertus Eutler aet 15. 16â—2 2 Richardus aet 13 1 Hugo Huse Ar. 10 H. 6. Margar. -Hen Sutton dyed without issue as did also Francis and Thomas his other sons so that Richard Draper was at length his only son and heir who married Mary the daughter of Sir Thomas Peniston the relict of Thomas Whalley his Cousin German and by her hath Whalley now his only daughter and heir wife to Robert Butler of Southwell Barrester of Grayes Inne who hath two sons by her Robert and Richard The Seal of Sir Hugh Hose Knight to an Instrument bearing date 6 H. 5. is a Lion passant upon a Fesse Philip de Aubeny 13 H. 3. had a Knights Fee in Flintham but whether this or no I cannot discover That Mannor of Roger de Buslies Fee was held by the Lâ—verots of Coleston and after them by the Gloucesters Galfr. le Fremund is mentioned to have held here half a Knights Fee of this Honour viz. Tikhill Christian sometimes wife of Richard son of William de Flintham released to Galfr. her son one Bovat of her Dower which she retained when he married Avicia the sister of Henry de le Fremund on whose Seal is two Barrulets or Gemmells in Chief that name corrupted into Ferryman and Freman Fulco de Hotot is certified also to have held half a Knights Fee here Alice the relict of Fulco de Hotot gave to Fulco de Hotot her son two Bovats in Flintham of the Fee of Lovetâ—t which she had of the gift of Nic. de Kniveton her brother This Family held under Albani of Belvoyr whereof was Odâ—ardus de Hotot and Willielmus de Hotot 5 Steph. Leicest Fulco de Hotot de Bocclesford-Alicia soâ—â—r Nicol. de 〈◊〉 relict 1271. Fulco de Hotot de 〈◊〉 Joana fil haer Willielmi fil Hawisiae 〈◊〉 Willielmus de Hoâ—ofâ— de 〈◊〉 10 E. 3. Walterus de Hotoâ— 10 E. 3. 〈◊〉 Henricus Hotoâ—-Agnes 45 E. 3. Johannes Hotot 16 E. 2. Henricus Hotot 17 H. 6. Hâ—go Hâ—tot-Margareta relict 6 E. 4. Johannes Hotot E. 4. 〈◊〉 2â— -Agnes Wiâ—â—ielmus Hoâ—ot 19 H. 8. 〈◊〉 Hoâ—oft 16 Eliz. Alexander Hoâ—â—â—t ob 16â—3 -Eliz fâ—r .... Whitmore de Câ—â—nton Walterus Hoâ—oft ob 164â— -Anna fil cohaer Joh. North de Loâ—dham Robertus Hoâ—â—ft 〈◊〉 â—3 1672 -Judith fil Mich. Grâ—â—dy de Eâ—easby Henricus Hoâ—ot 〈◊〉 3â— 16â—2 Johannes 33. Alexand. 26. Sam. 21. Judith-Willielmus King Maria ux Fr. Heapes Eliz. ux Geo. Gunthorp Rich. cleric Nic. Mich. Martin Rob. Ric Hotoft fil haer 16 Eliz. Thom. Hoâ—â—ft 6 E. 4. Thom. Hoâ—oâ—-Joâ—na relict 44 E. 3. Mr. Thom. Hotot â— E. 2. 3 E. 3. The Jury found 〈◊〉 the son and heir of Hugh Hâ—tâ—t 7 E. 4. who had held one Mess. and three Bov. 1 â— in Flintham of the Wapentak of Bingham for the Rent of 6â— yearly and sixteen Acres of the Honour of Tikhill for 9â— to be then twenty eight years of age This Family hath 〈◊〉 little Freehold left part of their Land was sold to Thomas Shipâ—â—n of Scarrington whose Grandson Thomas Shipmâ—n lately sold into Iohn Molyneux Esquire eldest son of Sir Francis Mâ—lyneux of Kneeton Baronet That of Deyâ—curts
called Dersinge in Southwell and the Park of Hexgrave and the Park of Norwood then in the tenure of Sir Iohn Markham and the New Park in the tenure of Galfr. Lee and two Corn-Mills scituate on the River Greet under one Roof and the Water-mill at Vpton and a Fulling-mill in Southwell and the fiâ—lâ—ing and passage of the Water at Hefilford in the tenure of Richard North c. but they still remain to the Arch-bishop and Church Hexgrave Park 't is likely was made by Walter Arch-bishop of York in the time of H. 3. because then it was called the wood of Hekesgrave concerning which Thomas de Bella aqua and likewise Robert de Bellaiaqua quit-claimed all their right to the said Arch-bishop in the said Wood and released all the Ditch with the Wood upon it between the said Wood and the Field of Kertlington The like did Hugh Picot for ten Marks and a Nag of three Marks price received by him of the same Arch-bishop Sir Hugh Cartwright had this Park in Lease I suppose wherein his son Hugh dwelt till he died but since I think it is demised to ... Sterne younger son of the most Reverend Richard the present Lord Arch-bishop of Yorke and to Frances his wife one of the Daughters of William Cartwright of Normanton deceased and of Christian his wife Daughter of the said Sir Hugh or to some body for their use Norwood Park was purchased in the late unhappy times by Mr. Edward Câ—ud who built a pretty Brick house in it and since his Majesties return is become Tenant to the Arch-bishop of York as I guess This Town of Suelle or Southwell gave name to a very considerable Family a Branch whereof continued their residence here till the time of King H. 6. as by comparing several places of this Book where there is occasional mention of some of them may be gathered besides whom I find about the latter end of the Raign of H. 3. Sir Simon de Suelle Knight the prime witness to a Deed of Peoffment whereby Iohn son of Benedict de Hokerton conveyed some small parcels of Land to Iohn the Rector of the Church of Hokerton and his heirs Iohn de Slamundeshey son of Mr. Simon de Slamundeshey for a certain summ of Money before hand by his Deed bearing date at Slamundeshey the Thursday next after the Feast of the Conception of the blessed Virgin Mary 9 E. 1. granted and confirmed to his beloved and special Iohn de Suthewelle Clerk and his heirs a Mess. with the Appurtenantes in the Borough of the Town of Suthwell which had been Simon le Charpenters of Suthwell To this were witnesses Sir Hugh son of Oto or Fitz Otes the Kings Senescal Sir Peter de Huntingfeld the Kings Marescall Sir Galfr. de Neuband Chancellour of the Kings Exchequer Adam de Clare Roger de Stokes Richard de Hereford Clarks of the Kings Chancery Iohn de la Cressover Robert de Slamundeshey Chaplain Simon le Charpenter William de Eton Hugh Tankard and William le Rus and others Nicolas de Skipton granted two Selions of Land in the Fields of Suthewell to Iohn de Suthwell Clark and to Alice the daughter of Richard de Mareschall of Northwell to hold to the said Iohn his heirs and Assigns and if he happened not to have an heir to the said Alice for her life and after her decease to Matildis mother of the said Iohn for hers and after her death to Gilbert brother of the said Iohn and to his heirs and Assigns for ever Peter son of Mr. Gilbert de Eton returning from the parts beyond the Seas into England at Canterbury the Fryday next before the Feast of St. Margaret the Virgin 21 E. 1. released to Iohn de Suwell the Kings Clark Dâ—mini Regis Clerico which is supposed then to signifie Secretary and to his heirs and Assigns all his right in one Toft with the Appurtenances in the Borough of Suwell lying in Pottergate between the Toft of the said Iohn and the Toft of Mr. Benedict de Halum The witnesses were William de St. Oswald William de Billingesley Adam de Brom Clarks of the Kings Chancery Iohn Quarel Richard de Clayton and Paulin Attebarre and many others The same Peter made another release bearing date at Suthewell the Sunday next after the feast of St. Vincent the Martyr 4 E. 2. to the same Iohn de Suthewell the Kings Clark of the same Toft and of all other Tenements Tofts and Crofts in the said Borough or Town of Suthewell wherein the said Iohn was enfeoff'd by Henry de Normanton Chaplain or any others Ioane the Daughter of Iohn de Suthwell the Kings Clark being then two and twenty years old by her Deed dated at Suthwell the Saturday next after the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel 34 E. 1. released to the said Ioh. her Father and to Alice his wife her Mother and their heirs a Toft and Croft c. in Southwell Now there was another Iohn Suthwell Knight but whether son or how otherwise related to the former I have not found to whom the King 7 Iun. 13. E. 1. committed the Senescalcy or stewardship of Gascoigne And 2 Iun. 17 E. 1. for his acceptable and commendable services and especially for putting himself at the Kings instance hostage for the freeing his most dear Cousin Charles the illustrious Kings of Sicily then lately in Arragon the said Sir Iohn de Suthwell had the Castle of Burdeaux and whatever there belonged to the King by reason of the incroachment or increment incurramenti coming to him by the Commission of Arnald Beonard de Lados Knight deceased and whatever the King had otherwise acquired there granted to him for his life And the same year viz. 17 17 E. 1. Iun. 27. had a Mandate from the King to depute a fit person for the custody of his Forest nigh Burdeaux with daily wages to be paid him as long as the King and he the said Constable should please Iohn de Suthwell 22 E. 1. had Letters from the King datâ—d Iuly 16. at Portsmuth to attend him with Horse and Arms at that place the first of September following to pass over with him for the Relief of Gascoign and so had Roger de Huntingfeud Roger Fitz-Osbert Reymund de Clyvedon William Trussell Roger de Lascells Peter Roscelyn Michael de Poning and others Margery du Mareys 19 E. 2. impleaded Walter Atte Brugge of Lambeth and Rose his wife because they together with Thomas de Waltham of Wandlesworth Rose de Suthwell and Robert de Suthwell took and carried away Rose and Margaret daughters and heirs of Iohn de Suthwell then under age and found at Wandlesworth whose marriage belonged to the said Margery Iohn de Suthwell 20 E. 2. then being in Gascoigne had power to confederate or make League with any who desired the Kings friendship This name of Southwell chiefly flourished in the Southern
his Parents and Ancestors one Bovat of Land in the territory of Mapilbech as intire and free as himself had it with all the Appurtenances and namely Pasture for one hundred Sheep five Cowes and one Bull and eight Oxen and ten Swine and one Horse and one Masage scituate on the West part of the Town for building the Houses in which are contained fourteen Selions and several other Sarts one having sixteen Selions another six besides Shrubs belonging to it when he gave it the Monks received him his heir Iohn and his own wife into their Fraternity and to Sepulture and his body to be buried under their Roof For the better security of this Alms he was to procure the Confirmation of the Constable of Chester and did put to the Seal of the Chapter of Southwell together with his own Seal to this Chartel Roger the Constable of Chester did accordingly confirm it to whose Charter were Witnesses Richard Chester his brother Iohn Burdun the younger Hugh Dispenser Thomas his brother William de Lungvillers and others William Burdun and Roger his brother were Witnesses to Iohn Burdons Deed and I supppose his sons William Burdun 7 R. 1. complained of Hugh de Redmerstweit that he drew Agnes the wife of him the said William into pleading in the Court Christian contrary to the Kings prohibition he came and acknowledged it and was Amerced three Marks and forbidden to draw her into Plea Iohn Burdon son of this Iohn the Benefactor to Rufford as I guess married Alice daughter of William de Bucton who gave Lands in that Johannes Burdon Johannes Burdon Johannes Burdon-Aeliz fil Willielmi de Bucton Johannes Burdon 1224. Johannes Burdon miles Johannes Burdon de Bucton 6 E. 2. Johannes Burdon Dom. de Malebeck 2 R. 2. 11 R. 2. Nicol. Burdon miles 4 H. 4 -Millecent fil .... Bekering-Joh Markham mil. Justic. de Banc. mar 2 -Eliz fil cohaer Joh. Cressy ux 1. Elizabetha filia haeres-Robertus Markham mil. Robertus Markham de Cotham mil. -Jana fil haer Egid. Daubeney ex Mariā fil cohaer Sim. Leek de Cotham Johannes Markham mil. Capit. Justic. -Margar cohaer Sim. Leek Elizabetha filia haeres-Robertus Markham mil. Robertus 14 H. 3. Basilia Amabilia-Hingram Bluet Willielmus Rogerus Willielmus 7 R. 1 -Agnes Town to Blyth Monastery and brought a good augmentation to this Family as in that place will be noted and by her had a son named also Iohn Burdon who in the year 1224. confirmed his mothers gift to that Monastery and likewise his sister Basilia's and her daughter Amabilia's the wife of Hingram Bluet as did also Iohn Burdon his son he also made agreement with the Abbat of Rufford concerning his Fathers and Grandfathers gifts to Rufford and augmented them and at the intreaty of William the Abbat his Kinsman he gave him and the Covent Robert son of Gaufr the Carpentar with all his Chattels for which the said Abbat gave him half a Mark of Silver and a quarter of Wheat The Witnesses to this were Robert de Muscam Hugh and Robert his sons c. Iohn Burdon likewise confirmed to those Monks the gift which Hugh de Muscham made in the territory of Mapelbek viz. a Wood called Miclehage which the said Hugh held of the Fee of Gilbert Earl of Lincolne paying only 4d. for it yearly to the men of Mapelbek William Burdon was long Prior of Blyth he was there 1273. and 1300. Iohn Burdon son and heir of Sir Iohn Burdon Knight was resident at Bucton 6 E. 2. and in 2 R. 2. Iohn Burdon was Lord of Mapelbek Nicolas Burdon 4 H. 4. did Service in the Battel of Shrowsbury where he was slain his wifes name was Milicent Sir Nicolas Burdon Knight married Millesent the daughter of .... Bekering by whom he had a daughter and heir Elizabeth married to Sir Robert Markham Knight son of Iohn Markham the Judge and Elizabeth the daughter of Sir Iohn Cressy his former wife which Sir Iohn Markham afterwards married the said Millecent widow of Sir Nicolas Burdon and by her had Sir Iohn Markham the Chief Justice who married Sir Robert Markham his Nephew both by his brother and sister to his wifes Niece Ioane the daughter of Sir Giles D'aubeney and heir to her mother Mary his wife one of the daughters and co-heirs of Simon Leek of Cothum Esquire as in that place is shown By a Fine 23 H. 6. the Mannors of Mapulbek and Bughton and the moyety of the Mannor of Caunton were settled on Sir Robert Markham Knight and Elizabeth his wife and the heirs of their bodies remainder to the right heirs of Elizabeth With the Family of Markham of Cotham this Manor continued till Sir Robert Markham Knight the destroyer of that Family sold it to the Earl of Clare with whose posterity it remains There was a very fair House at this Town built by some of the Markhams which as the Tradition is cost near as much as the whole Lordship was sold for which in the year 1666. the present Earl pulled down and sold the Materials whereof amongst others I bought some small part which I used in rebuilding my own House at Carcolsion Robert Filiol of Mapelbek gave to Rufford with his body certain small parcels there which Thomas the husband of Serith his daughter confirmed There was a Fine at York 28 E. 1. between Durand de Wydemerpol Quer. and Alan de Threngston and Elena his wife Imped of 10s. Rent with the Appurt in Mapulbek the right of Durand for which he gave them 10l. sterling The Mannor or Grange here parcel of the possession of the Abby of Rufford was granted with that Monastery 29 H. 8. to the Earl of Shrowsbury Kneesale Chenesale ULF whose Lands after the Conquest became the Fee of Gislebert de Gand had in Chenesale and Cheversale twelve Bovats for the Geld. The Land of his Mannor was for four Plows or so many Car. There Gislebert had in Demesne three Car. eight Sochm. on three Bov. of Land and sixteen Vill. four Bord. having twelve Car. There were twenty two Acres of Medow Pasture Wood one leu long half a leu broad In the Confessours time it was 8l. value in the Conquerours 6l. having Soc in Almentun and Mapleberg The Constables of Chester held this Mannor very anciently and when they were Earls of Lincolne are certified to have held of the Fee of Gilbert de Gaunt three Knights Fees in Knèesall with the Appurtenances of the old Feoffment The Church was given by some of the first Constables to the Priory of Norton in Cheshire of their Foundation as in Radclive on Sore is noted The first Constable of Chester was Nigellus who with his five brothers Hudard Ancestor of Nigellus Constabularius Hugonis Comitis Cestr Willielmus Constabularius Will. Const. sine prole Matild vel Agn. ux Alberic Gredeley Anneissa-Eustach fil Joh. Richardus Constab. Cestr. -Albreda de-Will
Broome George deceased Thomas Christian William and Elizabeth deceased William Iohn Elizabeth and Hugh and deceased the last of December in the year of our Lord 1602. He was Sonn and heire of George Cartwright and of Dorothy sole heire of William Molineux The aforesaid Grace departed this life the 20 day of March in the year of our Lord 1633. At the vpper end of the Chancell on the North side at Ossington A PROSPECT OF OSSINGTON HOUSE FROM THE FEILD ON THE WEST SIDE AS IT now is some part haveing beene ruined in the late rebellious warr Sutton upon Trent IN Sudton of Roger de Buslies Fee there was Soc to Gresthorpe one Bov. ad Geld. but the Sok was waste There was six Acres of Medow and some was Soc to Scacheby one Bov. ad Geld. the Land half a Car. There one Sochm. had one Car. Before the Conquest William son of Scelward had a Mannor in Sudton which was chargeable to the publick Taxation of that time for two Car. and six Bovats The Land was five Car. This afterwards was given to Earl Alan of Richmond whose Man or Tenant there called Herveius had two Car. or Plows thirteen Sochm. on the moyety of this Land and seventeen Villains three Bordars having eight plows or Carucats There was a Priest and a Church and three Fishings and one hundred Acres of Medow Pasture Wood one leu long half a leu broad This kept the ancient value 4l. The Posterity of this Hervey took their Sirname from this place as it is very probable because the next owner I have had any notice of was of that name Hervey de Sutton and Robert his Man 22 H. 2. gave account of five Marks of the Amercements of the Forest. Hervey de Sutton and his heir Robert gave to the Canons of Radeford near Wirksop the Church of Sutton and the right of Patronage thereof and whatsoever other right they had therein And there was a Fine levied at Nottingham 20 H. 3. between Walter Prior of Wirksop and Richard de Sutton of the said Advowson whereby it was declared to be the right of the said Prior as that which he had of the gift of Hervey de Sutton Father of the said Richard whose heir he then was his elder brother Robert Herveius homo Comitis Alani tenuit Sutton 14 W. 1. ........ .......... Herveius de Sutton 22 H. 2. Richardus de Sutton haer 20 H. 3. Agnes-Gilb de Muscamp Adam de Muscamp Johannes de Sutton Steph. de Coverham-Marger Steph. de Coverham Alicia Guichard de Charrons-Maria Guichardus de Charron-Alicia 3 E. 2. Bertram Mounboucher 3 E. 3 -Joana 3 E. 2. Bertram Mounboucher ob 12 R. 2. Chr. -Isabel fil Ric. Willoughby mil. -Christ sor Joh. de Woderington Chr. ux 2. Bertram Mounboucher ob 1 H. 4. Bertr Mounboucher ob 2 H. 5. Bertram Mounbocher ob 4 H. 6. s. p. Henr. Heton Chr. -Isabella-Robertus Herbotell mar 2. Robertus Herbotell ob 22 H. 6. Bertram Harbotill ob 2 E. 4. Robertus Herbotell aet 9. 2 E. 4 -Richard Harbotel mil. -Jana fil Hen. Willoughby mil. de Wollaton Georgius Harbotell 20 H. 8. Alianora-Thom Percy Maria-Edward Fitton Edward Fitton miles Georgius Anthonius Steph. de Charron 34 E. 1. ... Faber-Eliz Willelmus de Caunton Johan Joh. Robertus fil haer ob ultra mare ante patrem s. p. Rolandus de Sutton-Alicia sor cohaer Rob. Dom. Lexington being dead beyond the Sea before his Father without issue This Church King Edward the first in the thirty second year of his Reign being at Strivelin 25 Ap. licensed to be appropriate to the Monastery of Wirkesop The Writ of Ad quod Damnum was returned the year before 31 E. 1. Richard de Sutton who held a Knights Fee in Sutton Carleton and Meringe had five daughters and heirs first Agnes married to Gilbert de Muscam by whom she had Adam de Muscamp and Iohn I suppose called also of Sutton secondly Margery married to Stephen de Coverham by whom she had Stephen thirdly Alice without issue a Benefactress to Newstede to which place she gave one Bovat in Sutton upon Trent which the Earl of Richmond confirmed she made Margery de Coverham her sister her heir of whom Thomas de Sutton their Uncle the Parson who was a great Benefactor also to Newstede acquired their parts as also of Agnes whose purparts were conveyed to Henry de Gloucestre Parson of Sutton from whom they descended to Iohn de Gloucestre his brothers son his heir which Iohn enfeoffed Hugh de Normanton who re-infeoffed him and Ioane his wife who had the moyety of the Mannor of Sutton upon Trent and 3 E. 3. claimed the priviledges accordingly The Jury 18 E. 1. in the Assize found that Iohn de Sutton not compelled by force or fear but of his own Will made the writings to Henry de Gloucester Parson of Sutton concerning one Mess. and thirty Acres of Land and two of Pasture in Sutton in which Deeds or Chartels he sold his Mannor there Fourthly Mary another of the daughters and heirs of Sir Richard de Sutton was married to Guichard de Charron who 4 E. 1. with Adam de Sutton whom I suppose the son of Agnes and Gilbert de Muscamp before named claimed several royalties in Sutton He had Free Warren granted here 18 E. 1. By his wife the said Mary he had a son named Stephen who enfeoffed his said Father in this Land which he settled on Guichard de Charun his son by a second wife to whom and to Alice his wife his brother the said Stephen de Charrun by Fine 34 E. 1. passed his Mannor of Sutton upon Trent which the said Gwischard the younger and Alice his wife by another Fine 3 E. 2. settled on Bertram de Mounboucher and Ioane his wife their daughter and the heirs which the said Bertram should beget on the body of the said Ioane reserving 20l. per annum during the life of the said Gwischard and after his death a Rose at Midsummer to his heirs Bertram and Ioane 3 E. 3. claimed a Market here every Munday and a yearly Fair for two daies viz. the Eve and Feast day of St. Iames the Apostle and Free Warren which King Edward the second granted 7 Aug. 2 E. 2. at Northampton to Guichard de Charrun father of the said Ioane whose heir she was There was another daughter of the said Sir Richard de Sutton fifthly Elizabeth who was married to a certain Smith by whom she had William de Caunton and Iohn de Caunton and Iohn de Caunton was heir of her Purpart and enfeoffed divers Tenants William Bevercottes had the state of the said Iohn de Calneton 3 E. 3. and at the said time he with Iohn de Gloucester Iohn de Bolyngbrok Peter Foune and Robert de Lanum pray'd that they might be admitted to Fine and use the priviledges in Common which could not be