the_o boyvile_a cap._n iii._o non._n aug._n a_o 1330._o edw._n r._n angl._n ratione_fw-la temporal_a priorat_n de_fw-fr wolfrichston_n in_o manu_fw-la sva_fw-la existen_v a._n joh._n de_fw-fr weston_n accol_n pridie_fw-la non._n dec._n a_o 1337._o d._n rex_fw-la hac_fw-la vice_fw-la b._n joh._n grene_n pbr._n xv_o kl._n dec._n a_o 1357._o d._n rex_fw-la &c._n &c._n a._n will._n de_fw-fr swafeld_n cler._n iiii_o febr._n a_o 1383._o pr._n &_o conu._n s._n annae_fw-la ordinis_fw-la carthus_n juxta_fw-la coventre_n a._n will._n pener_v cler._n xxi_o apr._n a_o 1408._o pr._n &_o conu._n s._n annae_fw-la ordinis_fw-la carthus_n juxta_fw-la coventre_n a._n will._n pener_v accol_n seven_o oct._n a_o 1408._o pr._n &_o conu._n s._n annae_fw-la ordinis_fw-la carthus_n juxta_fw-la coventre_n a._n gregorius_n neuport_n decret_a bacc_fw-la 7._o sept._n a_o 1416._o pr._n &_o conu._n s._n annae_fw-la ordinis_fw-la carthus_n juxta_fw-la coventre_n b._n rob._n help_v pbr._n xuj_o oct._n a_o 1421._o pr._n &_o conu._n s._n annae_fw-la ordinis_fw-la carthus_n juxta_fw-la coventre_n b._n nich_n bolton_n xxi_o martii_fw-la a_o 1425._o id._n pr._n &_o c._n joh._n norton_n in_o decretis_fw-la bacc_fw-la x._o febr._n a_o 1452._o â—_o id._n pr._n &_o c._n d._n thomas_n walker_n a._n ix_o apr._n a_o 1508._o id._n pr._n &_o c._n mag._n rog_n carleton_n ...._o a_o 1534._o a._n joh._n bradburne_n hac_fw-la vice_fw-la ratione_fw-la concess_n pr._n &_o conu._n carthus_n juxta_fw-la coventre_n mag._n rob._n baytt_n in_o sacra_fw-la theol_fw-la bacc_fw-la three_o jan._n a_o 1546_o a._n tho._n leigh_n mile_n maior_fw-la modernus_fw-la civitatis_fw-la london_n humfr._n bate_v in_o art_n baccal_a vi_fw-la febr._n a_o 1559._o b._n tho._n leigh_n mile_n will._n bolton_n cler._n x._o aug._n a_o 1567._o b._n chr._n hoddesden_n gener._n hac_fw-la vice_fw-la patronus_fw-la ex_fw-la concessione_n will._n leigh_n militis_fw-la joh._n sclater_n in_o art_n mag._n xviii_o maii_n a_o 1612._o a._n long-lawford_n 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put_v thereto_o in_o respect_n that_o it_o lie_v not_o so_o round_o together_o as_o many_o other_o town_n do_v that_o nigellus_n de_fw-fr albany_n progenitor_n to_o the_o family_n of_o mowbray_n become_v possess_v of_o all_o wirce_a his_o land_n be_v apparent_a whereof_o i_o shall_v speak_v more_o large_o when_o i_o come_v to_o monkskirby_n which_o nigellus_n or_o roger_n his_o son_n who_o assume_v the_o name_n of_o mowbray_n enfeoft_v robert_n de_fw-fr stutville_n thereof_o for_o i_o find_v that_o the_o say_v robert_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o h._n 2._o time_n pass_v armâ—rumâ—_n it_o to_o john_n de_fw-fr stuteville_n his_o young_a brother_n who_o for_o the_o health_n of_o his_o own_o soul_n and_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n robert_n his_o brother_n both_o their_o child_n soul_n as_o also_o the_o soul_n of_o k._n henry_n 2._o and_o his_o queen_n bestow_v a._n it_o on_o the_o monk_n of_o pipwell_n within_o the_o precinct_n of_o this_o lordship_n be_v a._n a_o certain_a spynney_n call_v black-thyrne_a whereupon_o those_o monk_n build_v a_o corn-mill_n and_o a_o fulling-mill_n which_o grant_n be_v b._n in_o the_o begin_n of_o h._n 2._o time_n for_o by_o the_o say_v john_n de_fw-fr stutevile_n confirmation_n he_o ratify_v it_o unto_o the_o monk_n by_o the_o name_n of_o thyrne-mill_n with_o the_o floodgate_n and_o dam_n to_o the_o same_o height_n and_o breadth_n as_o it_o be_v that_o year_n in_o which_o the_o say_v k._n henry_n return_v from_o tholose_a viz._n the_o vi_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n all_o which_o be_v confirm_v by_o william_n a._n the_o son_n of_o the_o say_v robert_n de_fw-fr stotevile_n a._n john_n and_o a._n roger_n son_n of_o the_o say_v john_n and_o by_o a._n roger_n de_fw-fr mowbray_n chief_a lord_n of_o the_o fee_n as_o also_o by_o b._n roger_n pantolfe_n nephew_n and_o heir_n to_o roger_n de_fw-fr stutevile_n betwixt_o which_o roger_n and_o the_o monk_n of_o pipwell_n there_o be_v two_o agreement_n concern_v common_a in_o the_o moor_n of_o long-lawford_n dig_v of_o turf_n for_o fuel_n and_o likewise_o about_o fish_v in_o the_o river_n of_o avon_n one_o of_o these_o bear_a date_n in_o b._n xi_o joh._n and_o the_o b._n other_o 3._o h._n 3._o as_o be_v to_o be_v see_v at_o large_a in_o the_o leiger-book_n of_o that_o monastery_n in_o 33._o 11._o e._n 1._o the_o monk_n of_o pipwell_n have_v free_a warren_n inter_fw-la alia_fw-la grant_v to_o they_o in_o this_o lalleford_n but_o there_o be_v little_a else_o of_o moment_n that_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o concern_v this_o place_n till_o after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o monastery_n howbeit_o then_o viz._n in_o 6._o 33_o h._n 8._o do_v the_o k._n grant_v among_o other_o thing_n to_o edward_n boughton_n esq._n and_o his_o heir_n the_o graunge_a of_o long-lawford_n thyrn-mill_n and_o divers_a other_o land_n there_o which_o be_v belong_v to_o pipwell-abby_n and_o in_o 10_o 7_o e._n 6._o the_o manor_n unto_o one_o john_n green_n of_o the_o city_n of_o 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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 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above_o viij_o s._n allow_v for_o procuration_n and_o synodal_n patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n prior_n &_o monachi_fw-la de_fw-la kirby_n will._n de_fw-fr walton_n cap._n 4._o kal._n apr._n 1335._o a_o edw._n rex_fw-la angl._n ratione_fw-la temporal_a pr._n de_fw-fr kirby_n ric._n de_fw-fr wyke_n pbr._n 7._o id._n aprâ—_n 1354._o a._n pr._n &_o c._n de_fw-fr kirby_n walt._n de_fw-fr frelond_n 17._o kal._n dec._n 1366._o â—_o dom._n rex_fw-la ratione_fw-la temporal_a pr._n de_fw-fr kirby_n in_o manu_fw-la sva_fw-la ric._n tofte_n pbr._n 14_o apr._n 1393._o a_o prior._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr axholme_n rog._n hunt_n b._n cap._n 12_o sept._n 1412._o prior._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr axholme_n though_o normanton_n cap._n 20._o nou._n 1450._o a_o prior._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr axholme_n joh._n stamford_n pbr._n 29_o dec._n 1458._o b._n d._n anna_n comitissa_n derb._n ratione_fw-la concess_n pr._n &_o c._n de_fw-fr axholme_n dom._n adam_n halsall_n 12_o apr._n 1539._o 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one_o daughter_n katherine_n which_o thomas_n marry_v judith_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o henry_n baker_n of_o south-sowburie_a in_o the_o county_n of_o essex_n esq_n and_o kath._n marry_v will._n combe_n of_o stratford_n upon_o avon_n in_o the_o county_n of_o warw._n esq_n which_o edw._n die_v the_o 9_o the_o of_o august_n 1625._o and_o eliz._n die_v the_o 12_o the_o of_o april_n 1619._o william_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o the_o say_v edw._n marry_v abigail_n the_o elder_a daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o the_o say_v henry_n baker_n esq_n and_o have_v issue_n edward_n william_n humphrey_n elizabeth_n and_o abigail_n which_o abigail_n wife_n of_o the_o say_v william_n die_v the_o 21_o of_o febr._n 1635._o and_o eliz_n die_v the_o 14_o of_o jan._n 1632_o and_o abigail_n die_v the_o 4_o of_o sept._n 1636._o cosford_n that_o stutevill_n land_n in_o newbold_n and_o this_o place_n as_o a_o member_n thereof_o be_v give_v to_o pantolf_n in_o marriage_n with_o burgia_n 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common_v be_v it_o seem_v upon_o some_o barren_a and_o coarse_a land_n in_o regard_n he_o covenant_v with_o they_o that_o if_o any_o part_n thereof_o shall_v be_v reduce_v to_o tillage_n by_o himself_o his_o heir_n or_o any_o of_o his_o tenant_n the_o say_a monk_n may_v have_v free_a liberty_n to_o put_v on_o their_o cattle_n upon_o it_o after_o the_o corn_n sow_v shall_v be_v cut_v and_o carry_v away_o so_o likewise_o have_v will._n de_fw-fr cantilupe_n but_o what_o or_o how_o i_o have_v not_o yet_o discern_v for_o i_o have_v see_v a_o grant_n arm._n of_o his_o make_v to_o the_o say_a monk_n of_o bordesley_n as_o also_o to_o will._n de_fw-fr burley_n will._n de_fw-fr edricheston_n and_o to_o the_o freeholder_n of_o burley_n and_o edricheston_n and_o their_o successor_n give_v they_o authority_n to_o divide_v their_o field_n in_o those_o town_n into_o three_o part_n and_o dispose_v of_o they_o as_o they_o shall_v think_v fit_a save_v to_o he_o the_o say_v will._n de_fw-fr cantilupe_n 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&_o cohaeres_fw-la joh._n shirley_n de_fw-fr isfield_n in_o com._n suâ—â—_n eq_fw-la aur_fw-it will._n somervile_a posthumus_fw-la duxit_fw-la annam_n filiam_fw-la rob._n tracy_n de_fw-fr todington_n in_o com._n glouc._n eq_fw-fr aur_fw-it modò_fw-la vicecom_v tracy_n of_o these_o ailesburies_n i_o find_v that_o in_o 13_o e._n 1._o walter_n obtain_v a_o charter_n 30._o of_o freewarren_a to_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n at_o roulton_n in_o shropshire_n as_o also_o at_o wydenay_n and_o here_o at_o edrichston_n in_o this_o county_n and_o that_o in_o 21_o e._n 1._o he_o have_v a_o particular_a pardon_n 17._o grant_v to_o he_o for_o not_o receive_v the_o order_n of_o knighthood_n at_o the_o time_n appoint_v by_o the_o king_n be_v special_a precept_n as_o also_o that_o at_o the_o instance_n 17._o of_o edmund_n earl_n of_o cornwall_n he_o obtain_v such_o favour_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v distrain_v to_o take_v upon_o he_o that_o dignity_n against_o 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