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in_o all_o 17._o quarter_n and_o a_o half_a and_o 6._o quarter_n of_o malt_n make_v in_o beer_n at_o 4_o s._n the_o quarter_n the_o yearly_a fee_n then_o to_o the_o principal_a officer_n be_v to_o henry_n marq._n dorset_n their_o high_a seward_n liii_o s._n four_o d._n to_o robert_n caster_n gent._n their_o general_a receiver_n xxvi_o s._n viij_o d._n and_o to_o thomas_n gregory_n auditor_n xxvi_o s._n viij_o d._n so_o that_o be_v in_o clear_a yearly_a value_n less_o than_o cc_o li._n it_o be_v suppress_v by_o act_n of_o parl._n in_o 27._o h._n 8._o whereupon_o the_o monk_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n dispose_v of_o to_o other_o religious_a house_n that_o then_o stand_v undissolved_a thomas_n tutbury_n the_o then_o abbot_n have_v a_o pension_n augm._n of_o 23_o li._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la assign_v to_o he_o during_o his_o life_n catalogus_fw-la a._n abbatum_fw-la 1._o willielmus_fw-la primus_fw-la abbas_n obiit_fw-la id._n dec._n anno_fw-la 1159._o 2._o rogerus_fw-la obiit_fw-la 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westminster_n and_o ralph_n hall_n of_o london_n scrivener_n and_o their_o heir_n which_o john_n in_o 1_o mariae_fw-la past_o 14._o away_o his_o right_n therein_o unto_o elizabeth_n boughton_n but_o i_o suppose_v that_o hall_n part_n come_v short_o after_o to_o one_o thomas_n wightman_n for_o in_o 4_o eliz._n the_o say_v thomas_n grant_v 9_o it_o by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o lawford_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o monk_n of_o pipwell_n unto_o sir_n thomas_n leigh_n kt._n and_o dame_n alice_n his_o wife_n which_o sir_n thomas_n die_v cedular_a seize_v thereof_o and_o at_o this_o day_n francis_n lord_n dunsmore_n his_o great_a grandchild_n by_o sir_n william_n leigh_n a_o young_a son_n enjoy_v it_o viz._n a_o 1640._o i_o have_v now_o do_v with_o long_a lawford_n there_o be_v in_o this_o parish_n of_o church-lawford_n a_o place_n call_v the_o stude_n situate_v upon_o dunsmore-heath_n where_o be_v ancient_o a_o chapel_n which_o with_o divers_a church_n and_o other_o thing_n become_v appropriate_a 4._o to_o the_o priory_n of_o coventre_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1260._o 44_o h._n 3._o and_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o grant_n 1._o of_o k._n philip_n and_o mary_n a_o 1._o &_o 2._o of_o their_o reign_n be_v a_o enclose_a grove_n but_o stand_v from_o the_o town_n about_o a_o mile_n south-west_n wolston_n follow_v the_o stream_n of_o avon_n the_o next_o place_n i_o come_v to_o be_v wolston_n which_o be_v a_o large_a parish_n and_o contain_v sundry_a village_n and_o hamlet_n viz._n merston_n stretton_n upon_o dunsmore_n and_o prinsthorpe_n on_o the_o same_o side_n the_o river_n with_o brandon_n and_o bretford_n on_o the_o other_o in_o the_o conq._n day_n earl_n roger_n hold_v it_o by_o rainaldus_n his_o under-tenant_n it_o be_v then_o certify_v lib._n to_o contain_v five_o hide_n and_o one_o virgate_n of_o land_n but_o in_o the_o general_n survey_v write_v be_v uluricetone_n in_o one_o place_n and_o uluestone_n in_o another_o all_o under_o the_o title_n of_o terra_fw-la rogerii_fw-la comitis_fw-la at_o which_o time_n there_o be_v a_o church_n and_o have_v its_o appellation_n original_o from_o some_o ancient_a possessor_n thereof_o in_o the_o saxon_n time_n wulfricus_n be_v a_o name_n usual_a in_o those_o day_n from_o whence_o it_o have_v ancient_o be_v write_v wulfricheston_n and_o wolfrichston_n though_o by_o contraction_n it_o be_v now_o call_v wolston_n this_o rogerius_n come_v before_o mention_v be_v he_o who_o be_v surname_v the_o montegomerico_n by_o our_o old_a historian_n be_v one_o a._n of_o the_o chief_a counsellor_n to_o william_n duke_n of_o normandy_n for_o his_o expedition_n into_o england_n and_o to_o second_v his_o advice_n adventure_v c._n himself_o in_o the_o battle_n against_o k._n harold_n in_o which_o the_o duke_n be_v victor_n whereupon_o as_o a_o reward_n for_o his_o fidelity_n and_o service_n he_o b._n have_v first_o the_o city_n of_o chichester_n and_o castle_n of_o arundel_n and_o
2._o yard_n land_n in_o demesn_a and_o 2._o servant_n hold_v the_o residue_n under_o particular_a rent_n and_o performance_n of_o servile_a labour_n it_o be_v then_o also_o certify_v that_o william_n chatere_fw-mi hold_v 8._o yard_n land_n here_o of_o the_o prior_n of_o coventre_n whereof_o three_o part_n of_o a_o yard_n land_n he_o have_v in_o demesn_a which_o interest_n so_o belong_v to_o the_o monk_n of_o coventre_n here_o be_v in_o right_a of_o their_o manor_n of_o priors-merston_n that_o extend_v into_o it_o for_o no_o less_o do_v the_o record_n vill._n of_o 9_o e._n 2._o import_n the_o substance_n of_o which_o land_n so_o hold_v by_o hastings_n come_v in_o tract_n of_o time_n to_o one_o simon_n de_fw-fr shukborow_n and_o ralph_n chatere_a for_o in_o 6_o e._n 2._o it_o be_v find_v 17._o that_o they_o two_o hold_v no_o less_o than_o a_o knight_n fee_v here_o of_o the_o same_o john_n de_fw-fr hastings_n from_o which_o simon_n descend_v john_n de_fw-fr shukborow_n who_o in_o â—_o 20_o e._n 3._o hold_v of_o hasting_n heir_n the_o three_o part_n of_o a_o kt_n fee_v in_o this_o place_n and_o from_o he_o john_n shuckborough_n esq_n who_o in_o 10_o h._n 6._o be_v certify_v r._n to_o hold_v a_o manor_n here_o by_o the_o 4._o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee._n but_o another_o manor_n there_o be_v also_o and_o that_o very_o ancient_a which_o belong_v to_o the_o family_n of_o dive_v the_o inheritance_n whereof_o in_o 27_o e._n 3._o margaret_z the_o widow_n of_o richard_n hastang_n daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o raâ—â—_n dâ—ve_v and_o cosiâ—_n and_o heir_n to_o john_n dive_v of_o ducklington_n in_o com._n oxon._n grant_v aur_fw-it to_o will._n catesbâ—_n and_o john_n his_o son_n wherein_o emme_n the_o widow_n of_o the_o say_v john_n in_o 13_o h._n 4._o obtain_v a_o charter_n 4._o of_o free-warrenâ—_a â—_z in_o the_o behalf_n of_o herself_o and_o john_n her_o son_n which_o manor_n afterward_o come_v to_o the_o hand_n of_o richard_n coll_a of_o wavers-merston_n gentleman_n be_v in_o 32_o h._n 8._o past_a 8._o from_o he_o unto_o thomas_n shuckborough_n esq_n and_o his_o heir_n lord_n of_o the_o other_o manor_n by_o descent_n from_o thomas_n his_o ancestor_n before_o specify_v who_o great-grandchild_n sir_n richard_n shuckborough_n knight_n now_o enjoy_v it_o that_o these_o shuckborough_n be_v very_o ancient_o possess_v of_o land_n here_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n for_o i_o find_v anno_fw-la one_o william_n de_fw-fr suckeberge_n in_o 3._o joh._n which_o may_v be_v the_o first_o assumer_n of_o this_o denomination_n there_o be_v many_o good_a and_o great_a family_n who_o ancestor_n â—ixt_v not_o their_o surname_n till_o afterward_o but_o little_o have_v i_o see_v memorable_a of_o they_o in_o those_o elder_a time_n other_o than_o the_o bare_a mention_n of_o their_o name_n neither_o be_o i_o able_a of_o a_o long_a time_n after_o by_o the_o advantage_n of_o record_n to_o deduce_v their_o descent_n in_o a_o lineal_a succession_n i_o shall_v therefore_o brief_o mention_v what_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o as_o remarkable_a touch_v any_o of_o they_o and_o so_o pass_v on_o to_o the_o next_o in_o 1_o e._n 3._o i_o find_v â—_o that_o john_n de_fw-fr shukburgh_n have_v be_v one_o of_o the_o coroner_n in_o this_o county_n a_o office_n in_o those_o day_n of_o great_a account_n have_v his_o quietus_n est_fw-la the_o shiriff_n be_v command_v to_o cause_v another_o to_o be_v choose_v in_o his_o room_n but_o it_o seem_v the_o king_n command_n be_v not_o thereupon_o pursue_v because_o the_o next_o year_n after_n he_o direct_v another_o precept_n 17._o date_v from_o pontfract_n 19_o aug._n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n in_o 6_o h._n 4._o john_n shukkeburgh_n and_o thomas_n shukkeburgh_n be_v 16._o with_o the_o shiriff_n and_o other_o commissioner_n assign_v to_o collect_v a_o subsidy_n in_o this_o county_n then_o grant_v to_o the_o king_n in_o parliament_n and_o in_o â—cacc_fw-la 7_o h._n 5._o william_n shukburgh_n of_o shukburgh_n be_v rank_v among_o those_o knight_n and_o other_o esquier_n of_o this_o county_n who_o bear_v ancient_a arm_n from_o their_o ancestor_n have_v warning_n by_o the_o shiriff_n to_o appear_v before_o the_o council_n there_o to_o receive_v order_n for_o serve_v the_o king_n in_o his_o proper_a person_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o realm_n in_o 6_o h._n 6._o he_o be_v r._n one_o of_o the_o commissioner_n appoint_v for_o the_o collect_v a_o subsidy_n of_o vi_o s._n viij_o d._n from_o certain_a inhabitant_n reside_v within_o the_o city_n and_o borough_n of_o this_o county_n and_o depart_v 2._o this_o life_n in_o 11_o h._n 6._o be_v 2._o at_o that_o time_n one_o of_o the_o coroner_n for_o this_o shire_n from_o who_o descend_v thomas_n who_o be_v doâ—â—o_o in_o commission_n for_o conservation_n of_o the_o peace_n from_o 18_o h._n 7._o to_o the_o end_n of_o that_o king_n reign_n and_o for_o many_o year_n in_o h._n 8._o time_n this_o family_n do_v bear_v for_o their_o arm_n sâ—ble_v a_o cheveron_n betwixt_o three_o mullet_n argent_a relate_v as_o it_o be_v observable_a to_o those_o little_a stone_n call_v astroite_n which_o be_v very_o like_o a_o mullet_n and_o frequent_o find_v in_o the_o plough_v field_n hereabout_o the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o s._n john_n baptist_n be_v give_v to_o the_o nun_n of_o wroxhall_n as_o i_o have_v already_o show_v be_v ancient_o appropriate_v a_o to_o their_o use_n and_o in_o 26_o h._n 8_o value_v at_o viij_o li._n vi_o s._n viij_o d._n the_o procuration_n b._n and_o synodal_n yearly_o payable_a to_o the_o archdeacon_n of_o coventre_n for_o the_o same_o be_v x_o s._n vi_o d._n but_o here_o be_v never_o any_o vicar_n endow_v the_o cure_n have_v be_v serve_v by_o a_o stipendiary_a which_o rectory_n after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o monasterye_n be_v grant_v 4._o to_o sir_n john_n william_n knight_n in_o 32_o h._n 8._o who_o have_v license_v 5._o the_o year_n follow_v to_o alien_n it_o unto_o thomas_n shukborough_n esq_n from_o who_o it_o descend_v to_o sir_n richard_n shuckborough_n before_o mention_v granborough_n i_o now_o return_v somewhat_o near_o to_o the_o bank_n of_o leame_z where_o i_o behold_v granborough_n within_o which_o parish_n be_v wolscote_n walcote_n and_o calcote_n this_o be_v one_o of_o those_o 24._o town_n that_o leofrik_n earl_n of_o mercia_n give_v inspex_fw-la to_o the_o priory_n of_o coventre_n at_o his_o foundation_n thereof_o in_o 1_o edw._n conf._n and_o wherein_o by_o the_o conq._n survey_v that_o monastery_n be_v certify_v to_o hold_v 8._o hide_n and_o 1._o virgate_n of_o land_n there_o be_v then_o a_o mill_n rate_v at_o xuj_o d._n and_o the_o value_n of_o all_o record_v at_o viij_o li._n at_o the_o same_o time_n it_o be_v also_o find_v that_o richard_n forestarius_fw-la hold_v of_o the_o king_n 2._o hide_n in_o this_o place_n then_o value_v at_o fifty_o shilling_n which_o before_o the_o conquest_n be_v the_o freehold_n of_o one_o râ—mdi_n but_o in_o domesday-book_n it_o be_v write_v in_o one_o place_n graneberge_n and_o in_o the_o other_o greneberge_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o name_n do_v original_o proceed_v from_o its_o situation_n on_o a_o rise_a ground_n a_o great_a part_n hereof_o be_v in_o k._n h._n 1._o time_n aur_fw-it give_v by_o laurencâ—_n then_o prior_n of_o coventre_n &_o the_o monk_n of_o that_o house_n unto_o robert_n the_o son_n of_o noel_n which_o grant_v k._n h._n 2._o confirm_v aur_fw-it to_o thomas_n noel_n his_o son_n who_o wed_v salop._n margaret_n one_o of_o the_o sister_n and_o coheir_n to_o ralph_n strange_a of_o knockin_n in_o shropshire_n which_o margaret_n hold_v 8._o the_o same_o land_n in_o dower_n after_o who_o death_n alice_n and_o joan_n the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n have_v livery_n 8._o thereof_o alice_n be_v then_o the_o wife_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr harecurt_n and_o joan_n of_o thomas_n fitz-eustace_n it_o shall_v seem_v by_o what_o hereafter_o appear_v that_o the_o issue_n of_o alice_n by_o william_n de_fw-fr harecourt_n carry_v away_o the_o whole_a inheritance_n here_o but_o whether_o by_o any_o grant_n from_o joan_n the_o other_o sister_n or_o that_o she_o have_v no_o issue_n i_o be_o ignorant_a for_o in_o 36_o h._n 3._o ric._n the_o harecurt_n be_v certify_v nevil_n to_o hold_v the_o same_o of_o the_o prior_n of_o coventre_n which_o richard_n die_v in_o 42_o h._n 3._o leave_v william_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o do_v his_o homage_n have_v livery_n 11._o of_o all_o his_o father_n land_n in_o 47_o h._n 3._o this_o william_n have_v summons_n 7._o among_o divers_a other_o great_a man_n to_o be_v at_o worcester_n sufficient_o furnish_v with_o horse_n and_o arm_n on_o the_o feast-day_n of_o s._n peter_n ad_fw-la vincula_fw-la common_o call_v lammas_n to_o resist_v the_o power_n of_o lâ—welin_n prince_n of_o wales_n then_o in_o rebellion_n and_o the_o
prefer_v to_o a_o scholar_n place_n in_o the_o university_n grow_v such_o a_o proficient_a that_o the_o monk_n resolve_v to_o make_v he_o a_o solicitor_n for_o manage_v their_o lawsuit_n and_o to_o that_o purpose_n from_o the_o university_n place_v he_o at_o the_o inn_n of_o court_n where_o he_o grow_v so_o skilful_a in_o his_o profession_n that_o find_v king_n h._n 7._o politic_o resolve_v to_o raise_v great_a sum_n of_o money_n by_o take_v the_o forfeiture_n of_o penal_a law_n which_o he_o conceive_v will_v be_v much_o more_o plausible_a to_o his_o subject_n than_o the_o exact_v from_o they_o by_o loan_n subsidy_n and_o such_o other_o way_n of_o tax_n as_o his_o predecessor_n have_v use_v apply_v himself_o to_o his_o service_n wherein_o be_v very_o officious_a and_o bring_v store_n of_o money_n to_o the_o king_n coffer_n he_o obtain_v a_o grant_n 7._o of_o the_o wardship_n and_o marriage_n of_o elizabeth_n daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o edward_n grey_n visc._n l'â—sle_n before_o mention_v who_o he_o make_v his_o wife_n 7._o that_o the_o late_a part_n of_o this_o story_n be_v true_a i_o find_v testimony_n enough_o but_o that_o the_o father_n of_o edmund_n be_v a_o carpenter_n be_v not_o very_o likely_a in_o regard_n he_o marry_v so_o eminent_o viz._n 8._o elizabeth_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n to_o john_n bramshot_n eâ—quier_n seize_v 8._o of_o the_o manor_n of_o gatton_n calbourne_n and_o whitwell_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o weight_n as_o also_o of_o bramshot_n in_o hantshire_n which_o eliz._n die_v 8._o 12._o oct._n 14_o h._n 7._o leave_v edmund_n her_o son_n then_o 36._o year_n of_o age_n the_o other_o coheir_n call_v agnes_n be_v the_o wife_n 8._o of_o john_n pakenham_n whence_o i_o conclude_v that_o he_o be_v a_o gentleman_n as_o some_o other_o of_o the_o name_n of_o dudley_n in_o several_a part_n of_o england_n be_v though_o perhaps_o not_o of_o the_o baron_n of_o dudley_n line_n therefore_o how_o this_o formal_a story_n of_o the_o 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