line_n of_o which_o william_n it_o continue_v not_o more_o than_o two_o descent_n after_o but_o by_o a_o heir_n female_a divolve_v to_o robert_n de_fw-fr witteny_n of_o witteny_n in_o hereford-shire_n as_o the_o pedigree_n in_o newbold-revel_a show_v from_o who_o sir_n robert_n whitney_n of_o the_o same_o place_n and_o county_n knight_n now_o lord_n of_o this_o manor_n be_v descend_v the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o the_o assumption_n of_o our_o lady_n be_v ancient_o a_o prebend_n a._n of_o the_o castle_n at_o leicester_n but_o afterward_o grant_v to_o the_o abbey_n there_o be_v appropriate_v lich._n by_o geoffrey_n muschamp_n bishop_n of_o count_n and_o lich_n in_o k._n john_n time_n and_o in_o anno_fw-la 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o value_v â—_o at_o twenty-five_o mark_n the_o vicarage_n be_v then_o rate_v at_o v._o this_o be_v common_o call_v pope_n nicholas_n his_o taxation_n in_o the_o 26._o of_o h._n 8._o the_o vicarage_n be_v value_v b._n at_o viij_o l._n xx_o d._n the_o procuration_n 1637_o ancient_o pay_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o coventre_n and_o lich._n out_o of_o this_o rectory_n be_v v._o s._n vi_o d._n the_o original_a ground_n of_o which_o payment_n arise_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o damage_n that_o the_o bishop_n and_o his_o successor_n be_v like_a to_o sustain_v after_o such_o appropriation_n make_v because_o the_o parson_n be_v to_o give_v a._n entertainment_n to_o the_o bishop_n when_o he_o come_v to_o visit_v forasmuch_o as_o the_o bishop_n may_v visit_v ecclesiatim_o that_o be_v every_o particular_a church_n if_o he_o please_v so_o that_o there_o be_v good_a cause_n that_o he_o shall_v upon_o the_o appropriation_n pro_fw-la indempnitate_fw-la sva_fw-la &_o successorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la reserve_v something_o to_o be_v pay_v in_o regard_n they_o must_v travail_v at_o their_o own_o charge_n now_o that_o the_o word_n procuratio_fw-la import_v matter_n of_o diet_n i_o can_v show_v many_o pregnant_a instance_n but_o i_o will_v make_v short_a and_o exhibit_v these_o for_o all_o b_o anno_fw-la 1290._o memorand_n quod_fw-la die_v mercurii_n in_o festo_fw-la s._n lucae_n evang._n dominus_fw-la episcopus_fw-la caepit_fw-la procurationem_fw-la svam_fw-la in_o cibis_fw-la &_o potibus_fw-la apud_fw-la bordesleg_n &_o pernoctavit_fw-la ibidem_fw-la 10._o gauf_fw-fr de_fw-fr clintona_n omnibus_fw-la &c._n &c._n sciatis_fw-la i_o concessisse_fw-la in_o elemosinam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la s._n marry_o de_fw-fr chening_a &_o canonicis_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la terram_fw-la de_fw-fr wridefen_n quam_fw-la dederam_fw-la rad_n sororio_n etc._n etc._n pro_fw-la hac_fw-la concessione_n debent_fw-la ipsi_fw-la canonici_fw-la eidem_fw-la rad._n procurationem_fw-la quamdiu_fw-la vixerit_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o that_o here_o you_o see_v that_o whereas_o the_o word_n procuratio_fw-la do_v simple_o signify_v procurement_n which_o be_v for_o another_o to_o do_v that_o which_o the_o party_n himself_o ought_v whereupon_o the_o word_n procurator_n in_o the_o civil_a law_n import_v as_o much_o as_o a_o attorney_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o common_a law_n so_o be_v it_o in_o this_o case_n strain_v by_o the_o same_o reason_n to_o express_v diet_n or_o entertainment_n which_o another_o take_v charge_n of_o to_o ease_v the_o party_n himself_o on_o who_o care_n it_o must_v otherwise_o rest_v now_o for_o the_o term_n of_o appropriation_n appropriation_n because_o i_o will_v once_o for_o all_o make_v it_o clear_a to_o every_o ordinary_a capacity_n it_o come_v from_o the_o french_a word_n appropry_a id_fw-la est_fw-la aptare_fw-la vel_fw-la accommodare_fw-la and_o proper_o signify_v in_o our_o law_n as_o dr._n cowell_n in_o his_o interpreter_n observe_v a_o sever_n of_o a_o benefice_n ecclesiastical_a forward_o which_o original_o and_o in_o nature_n be_v juris_fw-la divini_fw-la &_o in_o patrimonio_fw-la nullius_fw-la to_o the_o proper_a and_o perpetual_a use_n of_o some_o religious-house_n or_o the_o like_a for_o 142._o without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o bishop_n no_o religious_a order_n can_v receive_v any_o appropriation_n or_o tithe_n as_o by_o a_o decree_n in_o the_o lateran-councell_n anno_fw-la 1180._o be_v ordain_v ecclesias_fw-la &_o decimas_fw-la be_v the_o word_n de_fw-la manu_fw-la laicorum_fw-la sine_fw-la consensu_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la tam_fw-la illos_fw-la that_o be_v templar_n and_o hospitalar_n against_o who_o the_o provision_n be_v chief_o make_v quam_fw-la quoscunque_fw-la alios_fw-la religiosos_fw-la recipere_fw-la prohibemus_fw-la which_o be_v confirm_v in_o the_o general_n council_n of_o lateran_n under_o innocent_a the_o 3._o anno_fw-la 1215._o patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la &_o tempora_fw-la instit_fw-la abbas_n &_o conu_n leic._n b._n d._n nich._n de_fw-fr bredon_n capell_n xuj_o kl_n nou._n a_o 1315._o abbas_n &_o conu_n leic._n a._n simon_n prior_n pbr._n x._o kl_n apr._n a_o 1327._o abbas_n &_o conu_n leic._n b._n joh._n de_fw-fr oneley_n pbr._n twelve_o kl_n jan._n a_o 1353._o abbas_n &_o conu_n leic._n b._n joh._n malesour_n ix_o apr._n a_o 1372._o abbas_n &_o conu_n leic._n b._n joh._n de_fw-fr addestoke_n pbr._n two_o non_fw-la oct._n a_o 1375._o abbas_n &_o conu_n leic._n b._n will._n pynke_v xxvi_o apr._n a_o 1392._o abbas_n &_o conu_n leic._n b._n joh._n de_fw-fr wendlyburgh_n cap._n ult_n febr._n a_o 1406._o abbas_n &_o conu_n leic._n a._n alex._n sherman_n cap._n xxvii_o apr._n a_o 1416._o abbas_n &_o conu_n leic._n b._n rob._n dent._n cap._n two_o martii_fw-la a_o 1418._o abbas_n &_o conu_n leic._n â—_o will._n thurston_n pbr._n nineteeen_o dec._n a_o 1424._o abbas_n &_o conu_n leic._n a._n joh._n thornton_n pbr._n v._o sept._n a_o 1438._o abbas_n &_o conu_n leic._n rad._n bradshaw_n pbr._n 1_o oct._n a_o 1446._o b._n abbas_n &_o conu_n leic._n galfridus_n clark_n pbr._n xxii_o aug._n a_o 1448._o b._n abbas_n &_o conu_n leic._n d._n will_n chaundeler_n abbas_n &_o conu_n leic._n d._n ric._n cowper_n cap._n xv_o nou._n a_o 1536._o a._n thomas_n shuckborough_n gen_fw-la edm._n pearce_n cleric_a nineteeen_o jan._n a_o 1576._o a._n carolus_n waterhouse_n gen._n ric._n tynney_n cleric_a xxvi_o oct._n a_o 1576._o a._n elizabetha_n regina_fw-la matheus_n king_n two_o martii_fw-la a_o 1597._o incert_v will._n dilke_n gen._n petrus_n eccarsall_n cleric_a 1._o apr._n an._n 1598._o ib._n here_o be_v a_o fair_a spire_n steeple_n as_o a_o eminent_a landmark_n see_v over_o all_o this_o part_n of_o the_o country_n in_o regard_n of_o its_o height_n and_o situation_n of_o the_o place_n which_o in_o the_o year_n 1639._o be_v pull_v down_o to_o save_v the_o cost_n of_o its_o repair_n though_o rugby_n be_v ancient_o as_o i_o have_v already_o show_v a_o member_n of_o clifton_n yet_o because_o it_o have_v be_v of_o long_a time_n and_o now_o be_v a_o parish_n of_o itself_o i_o shall_v leave_v it_o till_o anon_o and_o pursue_v my_o design_a method_n go_v on_o with_o browns-ove_a neuton_n and_o biggin_n which_o be_v of_o this_o parish_n of_o clifton_n on_o the_o north_n side_n of_o avon_n and_o first_o for_o browns-ove_a browns-ove_a in_o the_o conq._n survey_v this_o town_n be_v write_v lib._n gaura_n the_o norman_a clerk_n not_o be_v use_v to_o our_o english_a w._n but_o instead_o thereof_o use_v a_o g_o as_o gualterus_n for_o walterus_n guillelmus_fw-la for_o willelmus_fw-la garde_n for_o warde_n and_o many_o more_o as_o may_v be_v instance_a this_o name_n of_o waure_n for_o so_o it_o be_v afterward_o of_o a_o long_a time_n write_v as_o well_o as_o the_o two_o other_o town_n of_o the_o same_o name_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v speak_v hereafter_o viz._n church-waure_a now_o church-ove_a and_o thester-waure_a now_o cester-ove_a have_v its_o denomination_n from_o the_o eminent_a site_n thereof_o be_v upon_o a_o hill_n but_o however_o it_o be_v thus_o write_v the_o country_n people_n call_v it_o over_o and_o not_o waure_n which_o signify_v no_o less_o as_o we_o experimental_o know_v than_o a_o high_a situation_n for_o all_o town_n name_v overton_n or_o waverton_n as_o i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n afterward_o to_o instance_n do_v stand_v upon_o hilly-ground_n over_o import_v as_o much_o as_o supra_fw-la as_o for_o the_o addition_n of_o the_o first_o syllable_n brown_n it_o be_v to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o the_o other_o neighbour_a town_n of_o the_o same_o name_n which_o be_v join_v therewith_o as_o it_o be_v apparent_a by_o reason_n that_o one_o bruno_n ib._n have_v his_o seat_n here_o in_o the_o conq._n time_n and_o hold_v two_o hide_n of_o land_n in_o this_o place_n of_o geffrey_n wirce_n a_o man_n of_o great_a note_n in_o these_o part_n as_o i_o shall_v demonstrate_v when_o i_o come_v to_o monkskirby_n in_o this_o place_n earl_n alberic_n of_o who_o i_o have_v speak_v already_o in_o clifton_n hold_v ib._n then_o also_o two_o hide_n and_o a_o half_a and_o one_o ib._n radulfusâ—_n â—_z of_o who_o i_o shall_v make_v mention_n in_o holme_n and_o neuton_n half_o a_o hyde_n upon_o the_o aid_n regis_fw-la for_o marriage_n of_o the_o king_n sister_n xx_o h._n 3._o there_o be_v one_o mark_v for_o half_a a_o knight_n fee_n in_o brunsewaure_n of_o
subt_n wethele_v make_v this_o the_o place_n of_o his_o residence_n his_o posterity_n continue_v it_o for_o their_o habitation_n and_o hence_o assume_v their_o surname_n there_o be_v some_o herald_n of_o opinion_n that_o he_o be_v a_o branch_n of_o the_o vernons_n baron_n of_o shipbroke_n in_o cheshire_n which_o may_v very_o well_o be_v for_o the_o arm_n of_o this_o family_n do_v dâ—ffer_v no_o otherwise_o in_o the_o ordinary_a from_o that_o than_o by_o the_o escalop_n upon_o the_o fesse_v take_v as_o it_o be_v like_a in_o respect_n that_o in_o some_o part_n of_o this_o lordship_n there_o be_v stone_n of_o that_o kind_n i_o mean_v like_a unto_o escalops_n find_v as_o in_o the_o next_o viz._n shukborough_n be_v those_o call_v astroiâ—es_n which_o usage_n in_o assume_v such_o particular_n for_o their_o bear_n in_o arm_n as_o the_o place_n where_o the_o person_n have_v rereside_v be_v famous_a for_o have_v be_v very_o ancient_a witness_v the_o ermine_n by_o the_o duke_n of_o britanny_n be_v a_o fur_n wherewith_o that_o country_n much_o abound_v by_o reason_n of_o those_o little_a beast_n so_o call_v which_o be_v in_o those_o part_n as_o also_o the_o mascle_n by_o the_o duke_n of_o rohan_n in_o regard_n the_o carp_n in_o that_o duchy_n have_v such_o mark_n upon_o their_o scale_n as_o that_o learned_a gentleman_n my_o singular_a friend_n and_o furtherer_n of_o this_o present_a work_n edw._n bâ—she_o esq_n in_o his_o judicious_a observation_n 61._o upon_o vpton_n have_v manifest_v but_o i_o return_v to_o the_o before_o specify_v robert_n that_o which_o he_o have_v here_o with_o weston_n be_v hold_v 14._o of_o the_o same_o earl_n posterity_n by_o the_o service_n of_o two_o kts._n fee_n they_o have_v the_o leet_n warr._n and_o divers_a other_o privilege_n in_o both_o these_o place_n as_o appertain_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o leicester_n but_o beside_o what_o the_o family_n of_o napton_n have_v in_o this_o place_n there_o be_v much_o that_o other_o person_n hold_v though_o a_o perfect_a succession_n of_o their_o several_a interest_n i_o can_v set_v forth_o i_o shaâ—l_v therefore_o next_o take_v notice_n of_o what_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o relate_v to_o the_o line_n of_o napton_n which_o be_v historical_a adam_n de_fw-fr napton_n 20_o h._n 2_o adam_n de_fw-fr napton_n 3_o joh._n agnes_n una_fw-la filiarum_fw-la &_o haer_fw-mi rob._n de_fw-fr salceto_n 20_o h._n 3._o adam_n de_fw-fr napton_n 40_o h._n 3._o isolda_n 40_o h._n 3._o adam_n de_fw-fr napton_n adam_n de_fw-fr napton_n mile_n 13_o e._n 1_o rob._n de_fw-fr napton_n mile_n 4_o e._n 2._o lucia_n filia_fw-la guid._n de_fw-fr bellocampo_n com._n warr._n adam_n de_fw-fr napton_n def_n denb_n 44_o e._n 3._o 408._o thomasina_n ux_fw-fr will._n white_a 408._o joh._n white_a consangu_n &_o haeres_fw-la joh._n napton_n 408._o jana_n ux_fw-fr joh._n de_fw-fr shukburgh_n 408._o joh_n de_fw-fr napton_n fill_n &_o haeres_fw-la 408._o will._n de_fw-fr napton_n 408._o thom._n de_fw-fr napton_n obiit_fw-la sinâ—_n prole_fw-la denb_n joh._n the_o nap_v duxit_fw-la alic._n filiam_fw-la ric._n de_fw-fr misterton_n denb_n agnes_n ux_fw-fr galf._n filding_n in_o 16_o h._n 3._o the_o second_o adam_n de_fw-fr napton_n be_v d._n one_o of_o the_o commissioner_n in_o this_o county_n for_o assess_v and_o collect_v the_o xl_o part_n of_o all_o movable_n impose_v upon_o the_o people_n for_o the_o k._n use_n 8._o and_o marry_v agnes_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o rob._n de_fw-fr salceto_n of_o his_o son_n adam_n i_o find_v that_o in_o 36_o h._n 3._o he_o be_v a_o commissioner_n d._n for_o the_o goal-delivery_n at_o warwick_n be_v then_o one_o of_o the_o coroner_n in_o this_o shire_n from_o which_o office_n he_o have_v leave_v to_o be_v free_a 5._o the_o same_o year_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o employment_n in_o the_o service_n of_o ralph_n fitz_n nicholas_n a_o great_a man_n in_o those_o day_n and_o steward_n to_o the_o k._n as_o in_o stretton-baskervile_n i_o have_v intimate_v yet_o the_o next_o ensue_a year_n be_v he_o again_o make_v coroner_n 1._o but_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o disability_n to_o undergo_v it_o have_v short_o after_o a_o discharge_n 4._o from_o that_o office_n this_o adam_n be_v a_o â—_o kt._n in_o 13_o e._n 1._o and_o left_a issue_n robert_n who_o among_o many_o other_o great_a man_n in_o 29_o e._n 1._o have_v summons_n 13._o to_o be_v at_o barwick_n upon_o twede_n on_o the_o feast-day_n of_o the_o nativity_n of_o s._n iâ—hn_n bapt._n sufficient_o accoutre_v with_o horse_n and_o arm_n to_o march_v against_o the_o scot_n and_o the_o same_o year_n be_v constitute_v 1._o one_o of_o the_o commissioner_n for_o assessing_n and_o collect_v a_o xv_o in_o this_o county_n in_o denbigh_n 4_o e._n 2._o he_o be_v a_o kt._n in_o 13._o he_o be_v with_o john_n de_fw-fr langley_n assign_v 9_o to_o levy_v and_o collect_v the_o sâ—utage_n in_o this_o county_n for_o the_o expedition_n inâ—o_fw-mi scotland_n and_o in_o 15._o he_o have_v a_o charter_n 32._o for_o a_o mercate_z to_o be_v keep_v here_o at_o napton_n weekly_o upon_o the_o thursday_n and_o a_o yearly_a fair_a to_o last_v for_o 3_o day_n viz._n the_o even_o day_n and_o morrow_n after_o the_o assumption_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n this_o sir_n robert_n marry_v rous._n lucia_n the_o daughter_n to_o guy_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n e._n of_o warwick_n and_o have_v issue_n 49._o adam_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n which_o adam_n be_v dead_a before_o the_o 44_o e._n 3._o left_a issue_n john_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n and_o two_o daughter_n viz._n thomasine_n marry_v to_o will._n white_a and_o jane_n to_o john_n de_fw-fr shukburgh_n as_o the_o descent_n show_v but_o that_o this_o manor_n of_o napton_n divolve_v to_o the_o shukborough_n by_o reason_n of_o that_o marriage_n though_o the_o say_v iâ—ne_v or_o her_o descendant_n at_o length_n become_v heir_n or_o coheir_n to_o the_o family_n of_o napton_n i_o make_v a_o question_n for_o in_o 1_o h._n 4_o john_n napton_n and_o eliz._n his_o wife_n past_o 4._o it_o to_o ric._n cosford_n and_o ric._n geydon_n priest_n and_o in_o 12_o h._n 4._o wâ—ll_n the_o son_n of_o alice_n betons_n of_o napton_n and_o agnes_n his_o wife_n levy_v a_o fine_a 4._o thereof_o to_o will._n sâ—ukburgh_n and_o other_o and_o to_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d w._n shugburgh_n with_o warranty_n against_o 〈…〉_o heir_n which_o will._n shukburghâ—_n â—_z of_o shukburgh_n for_o so_o â—e_n be_v term_v be_v certifiâ—â—_n r._n to_o be_v lord_n thereof_o in_o 10_o h._n 6._o from_o who_o it_o be_v by_o inheritance_n come_v to_o sir_n ric._n shukburgh_n now_o of_o shukburgh_n kâ—_n the_o present_a owner_n thereof_o and_o fâ—â—m_o a_o heir_n female_a to_o a_o young_a branch_n of_o these_o nâ—ptons_n be_v the_o feilding_n of_o newnham_n likewise_o descend_v as_o not_o only_o by_o certain_a old_a quartering_n in_o their_o arm_n but_o by_o the_o pedigree_n on_o the_o last_o page_n appeareth_z through_o who_o right_a they_o heretofore_o posseâ—â—_n denb_n the_o manor_n of_o misterton_n it_z com._n leic._n out_o of_o which_o a_o rent_n be_v still_o pay_v to_o they_o it_o shall_v seem_v that_o those_o land_n which_o turchill_n the_o warwick_n hold_v here_o in_o the_o conq._n reign_n continue_v for_o some_o time_n to_o his_o posterity_n for_o in_o 52_o h._n 3._o thom._n de_fw-fr ardern_n lineal_a heir_n to_o turchill_n be_v certify_v 3._o to_o hold_v the_o xâ—_n part_n of_o a_o kts._n fee_n in_o this_o place_n of_o the_o e._n of_o warwick_n in_o 20_o h._n 3._o i_o find_v nevil_n that_o rob._n de_fw-fr alâ—eto_n hold_v half_a a_o kts._n fee_n here_o of_o the_o prior_n of_o coventre_n and_o in_o 2._o 9_o e._n 2._o ralph_n basset_n of_o sapcote_n the_o v._o part_n lie_v on_o that_o side_n of_o napton_n ancient_o call_v 4._o napton-bosch_a for_o which_o in_o 44_o e._n 3._o ric._n de_fw-fr compton_n and_o his_o tenant_n do_v b._n answer_v but_o in_o who_o these_o be_v now_o or_o to_o show_v any_o thing_n more_o of_o they_o be_v past_o my_o skill_n beside_o this_o manor_n whereof_o i_o have_v already_o speak_v there_o be_v two_o other_o within_o the_o precinct_n of_o napton_n the_o one_o common_o call_v vaux_n his_o manor_n and_o the_o other_o browne_n of_o which_o i_o have_v here_o add_v what_o i_o have_v fâ—und_v in_o record_n or_o otherwise_o the_o first_o of_o these_o be_v by_o a_o fine_a mich._n levy_v 9_o e._n 2._o between_o rob._n de_fw-fr harwedon_n pl._n and_o john_n de_fw-fr wileby_n deforciant_fw-la settle_v upon_o the_o say_v rob._n for_o life_n the_o remainder_n to_o rob._n the_o son_n of_o the_o say_v john_n de_fw-fr wileby_n and_o emme_n his_o wife_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o their_o two_o body_n and_o for_o default_n of_o such_o issue_n to_o the_o right_a heir_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr wâ—leby_n of_o this_o in_o 6_o h._n 6._o do_o thom._n chaumbre_v and_o elianore_n his_o wife_n
who_o great_a antiquity_n the_o old_a foundation_n of_o building_n roman_a brick_n and_o coin_n both_o in_o gold_n silver_n and_o brass_n which_o even_o in_o our_o time_n have_v be_v frequent_o there_o find_v do_v sufficient_o manifest_v to_o which_o notable_a token_n may_v be_v also_o add_v that_o ancient_a roman_a way_n viz._n ykenild_a street_n which_o come_v from_o tinemouth_n near_o derby_n and_o lichfield_n extend_v itself_o over_o a_o nook_n of_o sutton-park_n and_o the_o great_a waist_n call_v colfield_n cross_v the_o river_n tame_n about_o a_o mile_n above_o aston_n juxta_fw-la bermingham_n and_o thence_o thwart_v the_o country_n as_o the_o map_n show_v run_v in_o a_o straight_a line_n hither_o be_v still_o call_v ickle-street_n for_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o way_n neither_o do_v its_o name_n import_v less_o the_o late_a part_n thereof_o scil_n cestre_n or_o cester_n a_o expression_n use_v by_o our_o ancestor_n the_o saxon_n denote_v a_o city_n or_o fortify_v place_n for_o so_o it_o be_v as_o capgrave_n observe_v erat_fw-la namque_fw-la say_v he_o juxta_fw-la evesham_n ad_fw-la octo_fw-la miliaria_fw-la castrum_n alnacestre_n regale_n tunc_fw-la mansum_fw-la habitatio_fw-la cujus_fw-la loci_fw-la habitatores_fw-la quantò_fw-la rerum_fw-la opulentia_fw-la &_o temporalium_fw-la abundantia_fw-la affluebant_fw-la tantò_fw-la magis_fw-la gulae_fw-la &_o luxuriae_fw-la dediti_fw-la student_n avaritiae_fw-la &_o cupiditati_fw-la misericordia_fw-la dei_fw-la se_fw-la indignos_fw-la afficiebant_fw-la ad_fw-la hâ—nc_fw-la locum_fw-la accedens_fw-la beatus_fw-la egwinus_fw-la praedicavit_fw-la illis_fw-la regnum_fw-la dei_fw-la which_o s._n egwin_n that_o thus_o preach_v to_o the_o inhabitant_n here_o who_o plenty_n of_o worldly_a wealth_n have_v make_v so_o vicious_a as_o my_o author_n observe_v be_v the_o three_o bp._n of_o worcester_n and_o the_o pious_a founder_n of_o that_o goodly_a monastery_n at_o evesham_n about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n dcc_n who_o endowment_n thereof_o together_o with_o those_o munificent_a concession_n make_v thereunto_o by_o kenred_n his_o kinsman_n as_o also_o by_o k._n offa_n be_v confirm_v in_o a_o general_a synod_n 215._o hold_v at_o this_o place_n at_o which_o be_v present_a bertwald_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o wilfrid_n archbishop_n of_o york_n howbeit_o this_o synod_n be_v there_o say_v to_o be_v in_o loco_fw-la qui_fw-la alne_n dicitur_fw-la yet_o from_o what_o capgrave_n before_o recite_v have_v express_v and_o the_o judgement_n of_o that_o learned_a man_n it_o need_v not_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o this_o be_v the_o place_n and_o original_o call_v alncester_n as_o it_o be_v very_o like_a from_o its_o situation_n so_o near_o the_o river_n alne_n the_o confluence_n whereof_o with_o arrow_n be_v close_o by_o the_o southern_a side_n of_o the_o town_n as_o the_o map_n do_v show_v and_o of_o the_o same_o opinion_n be_v leland_n 168._o judge_v that_o the_o old_a town_n stand_v most_o by_o the_o side_n of_o that_o stream_n and_o so_o do_v the_o inhabitant_n by_o tradition_n still_o say_v though_o the_o great_a token_n of_o building_n be_v now_o find_v in_o that_o field_n lie_v southward_o of_o the_o town_n towards_o arrow_n which_o from_o the_o dark_a colour_n of_o the_o ground_n be_v call_v blackfield_n or_o blacklands_n at_o this_o day_n nevertheless_o though_o it_o be_v a_o place_n of_o so_o great_a antiquity_n and_o no_o less_o eminency_n as_o by_o what_o have_v be_v say_v appear_v there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o it_o at_o all_o in_o the_o conqueror_n survey_n neither_o till_o h._n 1._o time_n have_v i_o see_v so_o much_o as_o the_o name_n of_o it_o in_o our_o public_a record_n where_o then_o i_o find_v it_o by_o the_o n._n title_n of_o francus_n burgus_n domini_fw-la regis_fw-la mean_v that_o king_n which_o addition_n of_o burrough_n continue_v to_o it_o long_o after_o for_o in_o 2._o 23_o h._n 2._o it_o pay_v 4._o mark_n aid_v to_o the_o k._n among_o other_o the_o burrough_n of_o this_o county_n but_o in_o the_o account_n of_o bertram_n de_fw-fr verdon_n shiriff_n of_o this_o shire_n in_o 22_o h._n 2._o as_o also_o divers_a year_n before_o and_o after_o where_o he_o answer_v x_o li._n for_o the_o ferm_n thereof_o i_o find_v 2._o it_o place_v under_o the_o title_n de_fw-fr escaetis_n and_o in_o several_a a_o year_n after_o till_o 1_o r._n 1._o be_v the_o say_a ferm_n account_v for_o under_o the_o like_a title_n in_o most_o of_o which_o the_o word_n of_o the_o record_n run_v thus_o viz._n de_fw-fr exitu_fw-la de_fw-fr alencestre_fw-fr quae_fw-la fuit_fw-la commit_v be_v reginaldi_n now_o who_o this_o come_v reginaldus_n be_v and_o by_o what_o mean_v he_o become_v so_o possess_v of_o it_o i_o shall_v here_o declare_v it_o be_v not_o unknown_a to_o those_o who_o be_v any_o whit_n acquaint_v with_o the_o story_n of_o our_o king_n that_o king_n h._n 1._o have_v a_o large_a illegitimate_a offspring_n by_o certain_a concubine_n among_o which_o one_o be_v say_v 130._o to_o have_v be_v a_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n to_o sir_n robert_n corbet_n knight_n upon_o who_o he_o beget_v a_o son_n call_v reginald_n b._n advance_v 30._o to_o the_o earldom_n of_o cornwall_n by_o king_n stephen_n in_o the_o five_o of_o his_o reign_n to_o this_o sir_n robert_n for_o that_o fair_a damsel_n sake_n do_v the_o say_a king_n give_v suprâ—_n alcester_n the_o inheritance_n whereof_o have_v it_o not_o be_v divert_v will_v have_v legal_o descend_v to_o his_o two_o daughter_n and_o heir_n whereof_o the_o one_o viz._n the_o concubine_n be_v wed_v suprâ—_n to_o henry_n fitz-herbert_n the_o king_n chamberlain_n and_o have_v issue_n by_o he_o a_o son_n call_v peter_n nevil_n and_o the_o other_o to_o 2._o william_n boterell_n or_o botreaux_n but_o it_o seem_v the_o king_n favour_n to_o his_o bastard_n son_n be_v such_o that_o peter_n fitz-herbert_n can_v not_o obtain_v the_o moitye_n lawful_o belong_v to_o he_o for_o clear_v it_o be_v that_o the_o say_a earl_n reginald_n enjoy_v 1._o it_o and_o so_o in_o all_o probability_n shall_v henry_n his_o son_n have_v he_o not_o be_v guilty_a of_o some_o great_a offence_n adhere_v 5._o to_o the_o king_n enemy_n in_o normandy_n as_o it_o shall_v seem_v by_o reason_n whereof_o it_o was-seized_n 2._o into_o the_o king_n hand_n as_o a_o eschaet_n immediate_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n which_o happen_v 40._o in_o 21_o h._n 2._o after_o which_o viz._n in_o 9_o r._n 1._o under_o the_o title_n likewise_o the_o escaetis_n do_v the_o sheriff_n account_n 1._o for_o the_o farm_n of_o one_o moiety_n together_o with_o the_o like_a part_n of_o brome_n the_o record_n express_v thus_o quae_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la henrici_fw-la de_fw-fr la_fw-fr pennel_n which_o henry_n be_v the_o same_o man_n without_o doubt_n for_o that_o he_o have_v a_o son_n call_v henry_n be_v manifest_a 13._o and_o that_o the_o say_a earl_n have_v 2._o a_o manor_n in_o cornwall_n call_v penhel_n whereof_o â—tis_o to_o be_v presume_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o birth_n or_o habitation_n there_o he_o may_v asssume_v that_o surname_n there_o be_v probability_n enough_o from_o whence_o i_o conclude_v that_o notwithstanding_o the_o due_a title_n thereto_o be_v in_o fitz-herbert_n as_o i_o have_v show_v yet_o by_o reason_n that_o the_o say_a earl_n actual_o hold_v it_o upon_o advantage_n take_v against_o his_o son_n it_o be_v seize_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n and_o the_o profit_n thereof_o account_v for_o by_o the_o shiriff_n for_o divers_a year_n as_o i_o have_v already_o intimate_v but_o at_o length_n it_o be_v dispose_v of_o by_o king_n john_n as_o i_o guess_v to_o one_o hamon_n falconer_n for_o upon_o the_o say_v king_n grant_n thereof_o to_o peter_n fitz-herbert_n in_o the_o sixth_o of_o his_o reign_n in_o consideration_n of_o xx_o mark_n fine_a by_o he_o pay_v care_n be_v take_v 20._o that_o the_o say_v hamon_n shall_v be_v furnish_v with_o other_o land_n to_o as_o good_a value_n out_o of_o the_o say_v king_n eschaet_n the_o record_n â—oh_o whereby_o the_o say_v peter_n have_v seisin_n of_o it_o express_v the_o same_o thus_o viz._n medietatis_fw-la manerii_fw-la de_fw-la alencester_n quam_fw-la pater_fw-la suus_fw-la tenuit_fw-la by_o which_o it_o shall_v seem_v that_o before_o the_o earl_n of_o cornwall_n have_v it_o henry_n fitz-herbert_n be_v in_o right_a of_o his_o wife_n possess_v thereof_o but_o the_o rest_n be_v clear_o enjoy_v by_o will._n boâ—erell_n in_o right_a of_o alice_n supâ—à _fw-la his_o wife_n the_o other_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n also_o to_o the_o say_v robert_n corbet_n and_o continue_v to_o the_o posterity_n of_o the_o say_v william_n of_o who_o and_o his_o descendant_n i_o shall_v speak_v anon_o which_o moyty_n become_v not_o unite_v of_o many_o age_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n therefore_o whilst_o they_o be_v thus_o in_o several_a hand_n let_v we_o see_v what_o be_v observable_a either_o touch_v the_o person_n that_o possess_v they_o or_o the_o place_n itself_o and_o first_o of_o
davyes_n in_o his_o dictionary_n expound_v it_o and_o so_o by_o contraction_n be_v pronounce_v law_n be_v not_o improbable_a for_o so_o it_o express_v the_o same_o that_o tumulus_fw-la with_o the_o ancients_n do_v no_o &_o terrae_fw-la congestio_fw-la super_fw-la ossa_fw-la tumulus_n dicitur_fw-la as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o most_o learned_a and_o ancient_a commentary_n of_o servius_n upon_o virgil_n three_o aeneid_n ver_fw-la 22._o and_o we_o know_v well_o that_o the_o word_n tumlus_fw-la signify_v the_o same_o that_o sepulchrum_n or_o monumentum_fw-la do_v and_o yet_o not_o proper_o from_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o the_o word_n but_o by_o a_o metonymy_n and_o that_o the_o british_a word_n llehau_n may_v proceed_v from_o the_o latin_a locare_fw-la be_v also_o likely_a enough_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v apparent_a 21._o that_o the_o roman_n do_v by_o kind_n and_o most_o insinuate_a praise_n make_v the_o old_a britain_n overstudious_a of_o their_o language_n and_o custom_n add_v hereunto_o that_o the_o roman_n call_v the_o place_n wherein_o they_o lay_v the_o bone_n of_o the_o burn_a corpse_n loculos_fw-la as_o it_o be_v clear_a à _fw-fr locando_fw-la and_o that_o the_o british_a llogel_v be_v the_o same_o with_o loculus_fw-la and_o it_o will_v not_o seem_v unsuitable_a that_o they_o may_v have_v take_v their_o word_n who_o custom_n of_o inter_v they_o imitate_v or_o express_v and_o then_o that_o the_o saxon_n come_v after_o who_o frequent_o change_v the_o vowel_n indifferent_o use_v the_o c_o for_o k_o and_o the_o like_a express_v the_o verb_n logian_n also_o for_o collocare_fw-la or_o componere_fw-la as_o we_o see_v marc._n 1.19_o it_o may_v very_o well_o be_v that_o both_o latin_a british_a and_o saxon_n be_v all_o derive_v from_o the_o same_o greek_a fountain_n see_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o signify_v many_o thing_n with_o the_o ancient_a greek_n so_o it_o be_v often_o use_v for_o cubare_fw-la facere_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d also_o do_v often_o signify_v cubo_fw-la jacco_n and_o from_o this_o acceptation_n of_o the_o verb_n come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lectus_fw-la our_o dutch_a leggen_fw-mi or_o liggen_n jacere_fw-la leger_fw-fr stratum_fw-la cubile_fw-la as_o also_o llehau_fw-fr logian_n logiis_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o forasmuch_o as_o in_o thing_n at_o this_o distance_n from_o we_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o antiquity_n we_o can_v go_v upon_o very_o absolute_a certainty_n i_o will_v adventure_v upon_o another_o and_z in_o my_o opinion_n more_o likely_a conjecture_n bustum_fw-la as_o we_o find_v in_o pompeius_n festus_n propriè_fw-la dicitur_fw-la locus_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la combustus_fw-la &_o sepultus_fw-la diciturque_fw-la bustum_fw-la quasi_fw-la benè_fw-la ustum_fw-la servius_n likewise_o upon_o the_o 185._o verse_n of_o virgil_n his_o xi_o aeneid_n make_v this_o distinction_n pyra_n est_fw-la signorum_fw-la congery_n rogus_fw-la quum_fw-la jam_fw-la ardere_fw-la coeperit_fw-la dicitur_fw-la bustum_fw-la jam_fw-la exustum_fw-la voco_fw-la it_o be_v therefore_o not_o unlikely_a that_o the_o ancient_n in_o imitation_n of_o the_o word_n bustum_fw-la which_o signify_v the_o place_n where_o a_o man_n be_v burn_v and_o bury_v make_v their_o word_n low_o from_o loge_n for_o illustration_n therefore_o of_o this_o etymology_n observe_v that_o not_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d also_o signify_v a_o flame_n as_o it_o shall_v seem_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d flamma_fw-la the_o initial_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v here_o take_v away_o which_o sometime_o be_v add_v as_o when_o the_o english_a flank_n be_v make_v out_o of_o the_o teutonike_n lank_a i_o will_v not_o allege_v here_o the_o british_a word_n llosg_n incendium_fw-la ustio_fw-la and_o llosgi_n urere_fw-la for_o they_o may_v seem_v too_o much_o different_a but_o i_o do_v refer_v myself_o to_o the_o old_a gothike_a monument_n in_o the_o which_o loge_n signify_v a_o flame_n willeramus_fw-la abbas_n in_o his_o paraphrasis_fw-la also_o upon_o cap._n 8._o ver_fw-la 6._o of_o the_o canticle_n use_v loghon_n and_o linghon_v instead_o of_o ardere_fw-la flammam_fw-la emittere_fw-la those_o likewise_o who_o as_o yet_o in_o friesland_n do_v entertain_v their_o ancient_a country_n language_n call_v the_o flame_n lochene_n yea_o almost_o all_o the_o other_o low-dutch_a call_v a_o fire_a straw_n bunch_n to_o dry_v their_o vessel_n withal_o by_o the_o name_n of_o lochter_fw-mi of_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d therefore_o which_o ancient_o signify_v a_o flame_n come_v low_o bustum_fw-la without_o doubt_n even_o as_o the_o word_n law_n be_v corrupt_v out_o of_o the_o old_a saxon_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lex_fw-la and_o as_o the_o word_n maw_n be_v make_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stomachus_fw-la and_o that_o it_o be_v so_o i_o be_o much_o the_o more_o confident_a when_o i_o consider_v that_o in_o the_o northern_a part_n of_o england_n as_o also_o in_o scotland_n where_o the_o vestigia_fw-la of_o our_o ancient_a language_n the_o saxon_a be_v most_o to_o be_v find_v the_o flame_n of_o any_o fire_n be_v call_v low_o to_o this_o day_n the_o common_a people_n usual_o say_v that_o the_o fire_n low_v when_o it_o blaze_v or_o flame_v consonant_n whereunto_o be_v that_o of_o the_o before_o specify_v bishop_n of_o dunkel_n in_o the_o say_a translation_n b._n of_o virgil._n as_o king_n latynus_fw-la kindyllis_fw-la on_o there_o gyse_a apoun_n the_o altaris_fw-la for_o the_o sacrifice_n the_o clear_a chidis_fw-la the_o dry_a fire_n brandis_fw-la quhare_n that_o also_o by_o her_o fader_fw-mi standis_fw-fr lavinia_z the_o maid_n his_o douchter_fw-mi fare_n one_fw-mi selcoth_fw-mi thing_n to_o see_v in_o her_o hare_n it_o semyt_v the_o hate_n fire_n kindillit_fw-la bricht_v and_o cremari_fw-la her_o gay_a clethe_n all_o with_o lowis_n licht_v begin_v glete_a and_o sperkilland_n birn_v up_o in_o one_fw-mi bleis_fw-la his_o ryal_n tressis_fw-la inflambit_fw-la etc._n etc._n now_o for_o the_o word_n tumulus_n it_o may_v very_o well_o be_v derive_v either_o from_o cumulus_fw-la which_o signify_v a_o heap_n or_o from_o the_o verb_n tumeo_fw-la to_o swell_v for_o it_o be_v take_v promiscuous_o not_o only_o for_o a_o place_n of_o sepulture_n but_o any_o rise_a ground_n as_o in_o twelve_o aeneid_n et_fw-la tumulum_fw-la caput_fw-la etc._n etc._n tumulique_fw-la ex_fw-la aggere_fw-la fatur_fw-la nor_o be_v it_o unlike_a but_o that_o these_o tumuli_fw-la have_v be_v instead_o of_o altar_n to_o sacrifice_n unto_o the_o ghost_n of_o the_o dead_a as_o the_o same_o virgil_n bear_v witness_v et_fw-la statuent_fw-la tumulum_fw-la &_o tumulo_fw-la solennia_fw-la mittent_fw-la we_o also_o observe_v that_o there_o be_v sacrifice_n offer_v to_o those_o ghost_n upon_o tumuli_fw-la which_o be_v place_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n from_o the_o party_n decease_v as_o we_o find_v likewise_o in_o the_o before_o mention_v author_n tumulum_fw-la rhetaeo_n in_fw-la littore_fw-la inanem_fw-la constitui_fw-la and_o andromache_n although_o in_o a_o grecian_a city_n sacrifice_n hectoreum_n ad_fw-la tumulum_fw-la as_o for_o the_o fashion_n of_o these_o tumuli_fw-la in_o homer_n day_n near_o 3000._o year_n since_o let_v himself_o speak_v 197._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n terramque_fw-la superfudere_fw-la recentem_fw-la tum_fw-la facto_fw-la tumulo_fw-la redeunt_fw-la and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n achilles_n complain_v how_o small_a a_o tumulus_n he_o have_v make_v for_o his_o belove_a companion_n patroclus_n and_o entreat_v those_o that_o shall_v survive_v he_o to_o raise_v it_o to_o a_o great_a height_n 189._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n exiguum_fw-la statui_fw-la tumulum_fw-la quicunque_fw-la relictus_fw-la post_fw-la nostram_fw-la fuerit_fw-la mortem_fw-la belloque_fw-la superstes_fw-la illius_fw-la extructus_fw-la manibus_fw-la consurgat_fw-la ad_fw-la astra_fw-la of_o which_o desire_n you_o shall_v find_v in_o the_o last_o book_n of_o the_o odyssey_n that_o the_o grecian_n be_v not_o unmindful_a but_o build_v a_o sepulchre_n for_o he_o and_o patroclus_n a_o large_a one_o indeed_o which_o serve_v afterward_o for_o a_o landmark_a as_o appear_v from_o the_o same_o author_n in_o these_o word_n 80._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n hos_fw-la super_fw-la augustum_fw-la tumulum_fw-la vastumque_fw-la pelasgi_fw-la littore_fw-la sublime_a quaclauditur_fw-la hellespontus_n struximus_fw-la ut_fw-la notum_fw-la per_fw-la secula_fw-la long_v a_o maneret_fw-la etque_fw-la mari_fw-fr longè_fw-la speculantibus_fw-la obvius_fw-la esset_fw-la and_o this_o be_v the_o fashion_n of_o these_o monument_n in_o homer_n time_n even_o for_o the_o most_o famous_a person_n which_o may_v be_v take_v notice_n of_o in_o many_o other_o place_n as_o that_o whereof_o he_o make_v mention_n in_o the_o three_o book_n 636._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o a_o little_a after_o another_z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v there_o call_v a_o high_a hill_n as_o also_o in_o
of_o no_o ancient_a build_n have_v a_o tall_a spire_n for_o a_o landmark_a over_o all_o the_o country_n which_o be_v more_o eminent_a than_o now_o it_o be_v till_o the_o inhabitant_n within_o our_o memory_n to_o save_v charge_n in_o repair_v pull_v down_o above_o xx_o foot_n of_o it_o patroni_fw-la prioratus_fw-la priores_fw-la de_fw-la kirby_n ric._n de_fw-fr cornubia_n aur_fw-it temp_n h._n 2._o frater_fw-la defensor_fw-la 35_o h._n 3._o abb._n &_o conu._n s._n nich._n andegav_n petrus_n franciscus_n monach_n 8_o febr._n 1314._o a._n abb._n &_o conu._n s._n nich._n andegav_n will._n eisnelle_n monach_n 6_o id._n junii_fw-la 1326._o abb._n &_o conu._n s._n nich._n andegav_n guil._n de_fw-fr s._n clement_n monach_n 10._o kl._n jul._n 1335._o abb._n &_o conu._n s._n nich._n andegav_n mauricius_n aubere_fw-la pbr._n id._n nou._n 1350._o a._n abb._n &_o conu._n s._n nich._n andegav_n oliverus_n de_fw-fr desertis_fw-la b._n mon._n id._n sept._n 1353._o b._n abb._n &_o conu._n s._n nich._n andegav_n frater_fw-la willielmus_fw-la pride_n non._n jun._n 1358._o b._n patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la lich._n prior_n &_o monachi_fw-la de_fw-la kirby_n ric._n de_fw-fr suham_n cler._n 1252._o prior_n &_o monachi_fw-la de_fw-la kirby_n helias_n de_fw-fr staunford_n pbr._n 16_o julii_fw-la 1304._o a._n prior_n &_o monachi_fw-la de_fw-la kirby_n ric._n de_fw-fr paylington_n pbr._n 8._o id._n sept._n 1308._o b._n prior_n &_o monachi_fw-la de_fw-la kirby_n joh._n wylmot_n cap._n 11._o kl._n junii_fw-la b._n 1316._o edw._n rex_fw-la angl._n ratione_fw-la temp_n pr._n de_fw-fr kirby_n in_o manu_fw-la sva_fw-la existen_v joh._n de_fw-fr lewes_n diac._n 11._o kl._n oct._n 1342._o a._n edw._n rex_fw-la angl._n ratione_fw-la temp_n pr._n de_fw-fr kirby_n in_o manu_fw-la sva_fw-la existen_v rob._n de_fw-fr stretford_n pbr._n 3_o non._n oct._n 1346._o b._n edw._n rex_fw-la angl._n ratione_fw-la temp_n pr._n de_fw-fr kirby_n in_o manu_fw-la sva_fw-la existen_v ric._n de_fw-fr wylie_n pbr._n 5._o id._n nou._n 1350._o b._n edw._n rex_fw-la angl._n ratione_fw-la temp_n pr._n de_fw-fr kirby_n in_o manu_fw-la sva_fw-la existen_v will._n de_fw-fr walton_fw-mi pbr._n 7._o id._n apr._n 1354._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kirby_n will._n stoneley_n pbr._n 23._o aug._n 1361._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kirby_n rob._n grafton_n pbr._n 8._o id._n jan._n 1361._o â—_o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr axholme_n d._n joh._n hykkling_n cap._n 22._o dec._n 1414._o b._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr axholme_n ric._n hunt_v pbr._n 7._o dec._n 1421._o b._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr axholme_n d._n rob._n barker_n cap._n 20._o junii_fw-la b._n 1427._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr axholme_n will._n pepir_n 16._o julii_fw-la 1433._o b._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr axholme_n joh._n pake_n pbr._n 26._o sep._n 1436_o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr axholme_n tho._n cowper_n 6._o julii_fw-la 1444._o b._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr axholme_n tho._n wenlok_n cap._n 10._o oct._n 1503._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr axholme_n magister_fw-la henr._n sherman_n câ—_n 4._o apr._n 1522._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr axholme_n m._n rob._n newton_n b._n in_o decretis_fw-la baccalar_fw-la ult_n junii_fw-la 1528._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr axholme_n will._n stokwith_n 13._o oct._n 1528._o ib._n adrian_n stokes_n be_v tho._n ward_n c._n art_n mag._n 3._o febr._n 1568._o mag._n &_o scol_n coll._n s._n trin._n cantab._n edm._n battie_n e._n sacrae_fw-la theol_fw-la bacc_fw-la 29_o maii_n 1591._o brook-hurst_a this_o hamlet_n be_v parcel_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o monkskirby_n take_v its_o name_n from_o the_o situation_n thereof_o upon_o that_o bank_n or_o hurt_v by_o the_o brook_n which_o run_v a_o little_a eastward_o from_o the_o church_n but_o of_o it_o there_o be_v little_a mention_n in_o record_n other_o than_o that_o 4._o the_o kt_n fee_n which_o the_o prior_n of_o kirby_n hold_v of_o the_o lord_n mowbray_n do_v extend_v into_o this_o place_n stret-aston_n this_o be_v also_o part_v of_o the_o manor_n of_o monkskirby_n lie_v eastward_o from_o the_o fosse_n common_o call_v the_o street_n and_o thence_o have_v its_o denomination_n in_o the_o same_o record_n where_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o brockhurst_n be_v there_o also_o of_o this_o and_o in_o no_o other_o that_o i_o have_v see_v it_o be_v write_v stred-aston_n and_o stroderston_n as_o well_o as_o stret-aston_n stretton_n subtus_fw-la fosse_n this_o have_v its_o name_n from_o the_o street_n way_n also_o below_o which_o it_o lie_v and_o be_v original_o a_o member_n barnes_n of_o newbold-revel_a and_o so_o be_v possess_v by_o the_o family_n of_o revell_n descend_v by_o a_o daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o malory_n and_o from_o malory_n by_o the_o like_a mean_n to_o cave_n and_o so_o to_o andrews_n and_o boughton_n as_o the_o descent_n in_o newbold-revel_a show_v for_o in_o 37_o h._n 8._o thomas_n andrews_n esq_n levy_v a_o fine_a 8._o thereof_o and_o in_o 8_o eliz._n it_o be_v find_v eliz._n that_o margaret_n boughton_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o edw._n cave_n die_v seize_v of_o it_o leave_v edw._n her_o son_n and_o heir_n 21_o year_n of_o age_n walton_n of_o this_o village_n i_o have_v not_o see_v any_o thing_n in_o record_n till_o 19_o e._n 1._o it_o be_v ancient_o repute_v as_o parcel_n of_o monkskirby_n and_o the_o substance_n thereof_o belong_v to_o the_o priory_n there_o that_o which_o be_v then_o mention_v thereof_o be_v upon_o the_o payment_n of_o a_o ten_o to_o the_o pope_n by_o all_o the_o monastery_n as_o well_o as_o church_n in_o england_n at_o which_o time_n it_o be_v certify_v r._n that_o the_o prior_n of_o kirby_n have_v 4._o carucat_n of_o land_n here_o but_o the_o particular_n i_o shall_v not_o stand_v to_o mention_v forasmuch_o as_o the_o authority_n which_o i_o have_v vouch_a in_o monkskirby_n will_v manifest_v that_o it_o be_v therewith_o grant_v to_o the_o house_n of_o carthusian_n in_o axholme_n come_v at_o length_n to_o the_o crown_n and_o so_o attend_v the_o possession_n of_o that_o lordship_n i_o mean_v of_o kirby_n ever_o since_o be_v now_o in_o the_o earl_n of_o denbigh_n hand_n esenhull_n this_o place_n take_v its_o name_n i_o presume_v from_o the_o situation_n stand_v eastward_n from_o monkskirby_n and_o upon_o a_o rise_a ground_n but_o be_v original_o a_o member_n bar._n of_o newbold-revel_a so_o that_o pass_v from_o revel_n to_o malory_n and_o malory_n to_o cave_n by_o heir_n general_a as_o the_o descent_n in_o newbold-revel_a show_v it_o come_v at_o length_n by_o purchase_n to_o sir_n walter_n smyth_n of_o shirford_n kt_n who_o die_v m._n seize_v thereof_o in_o 1_o mar._n since_o which_o by_o force_n of_o that_o conveyance_n whereof_o i_o have_v speak_v in_o shirford_n it_o be_v possess_v for_o a_o time_n by_o the_o littleton_n but_o eschaet_v to_o the_o crown_n with_o that_o lordship_n paylington_n of_o this_o village_n i_o have_v not_o see_v any_o thing_n before_o h._n 3._o time_n and_o then_o i_o find_v that_o will._n de_fw-fr turevill_n be_v lord_n thereof_o for_o so_o he_o write_v burton_n himself_o bear_v for_o his_o arm_n gules_a 3_o chevron_n vary_v from_o which_o will._n descend_v nich._n who_o in_o 25_o e._n 1._o be_v certify_v 51._o to_o hold_v here_o and_o in_o herdeberwe_v half_o a_o kts._n fee_n of_o the_o e._n of_o lanc._n hugh_n de_fw-fr herdebergh_n and_o john_n de_fw-fr charnell_n hold_v at_o the_o same_o time_n each_o of_o they_o the_o 4_o part_n of_o a_o kts._n fee_n here_o to_o this_o hugh_n de_fw-fr herdebergh_n succeed_v isabel_n de_fw-fr hulles_n in_o the_o possession_n of_o what_o he_o have_v here_o and_o to_o her_o dionysia_n and_o alice_n her_o daughter_n and_o heir_n as_o the_o descent_n in_o wilye_n show_v betwixt_o who_o partition_n be_v make_v of_o these_o and_o other_o land_n in_o 17_o e._n 2._o all_o that_o they_o have_v in_o this_o place_n be_v allot_v 27._o to_o alice_n than_o the_o wife_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr peyto_n it_o seem_v that_o the_o residue_n or_o a_o great_a part_n thereof_o be_v ancient_o obtain_v by_o the_o revel_n of_o newbold_n for_o in_o 32_o e._n 1._o will._n revell_n have_v free-warren_n grant_v to_o he_o in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n here_o from_o which_o family_n it_o descend_v by_o a_o heir_n female_a unto_o malory_n and_o so_o to_o cave_n and_o from_o cave_n to_o andrews_n and_o boughton_n as_o the_o descent_n in_o newbold-revell_a show_v for_o in_o 37_o h._n 8._o tho._n andrews_n esq_n levy_v a_o fine_a mich._n thereof_o and_o in_o 8_o eliz._n margaret_n boughton_n die_v eliz._n seize_v of_o it_o leave_v edw._n her_o son_n and_o heir_n 21_o year_n of_o age_n within_o the_o precinct_n of_o this_o village_n be_v 4_o mess._n and_o 4_o carucat_n of_o land_n whereof_o walter_n hopton_n esq_n die_v 42._o seize_v in_o 1_o e._n 4._o leave_v eliz._n his_o sister_n and_o heir_n than_o the_o wife_n of_o roger_n corbet_n of_o morton_n in_o com._n salop_n
schepley_n joh._n foundur_n john_n smythier_n lx._n john_n allusley_n will._n attulborough_n john_n botoner_n john_n wedon_n will._n bedforde_n will._n belgrave_n john_n goote_o john_n horneby_n an._n 1412._o 1_o h._n 5._o will._n dilcock_n ric._n southam_n lxx_o laurence_n cook_n rob._n schepley_n will._n belgrave_n john_n onley_n adam_n huyton_n john_n goote_o john_n leder_n ann._n 1422._o 1_o h._n 6._o john_n esturton_n henry_n peyto_n tho._n wylgrise_n lxxx_o john_n braytoft_n ric._n joy_n giles_n alseley_n john_n brischowe_n laur._n cook_n tho._n paynell_n will._n dilcock_n will._n biseld_n ric._n scharpe_a john_n michael_n xc_o john_n everton_n john_n kinton_n will._n swan_n will._n carver_n john_n esex_n john_n warrant_n john_n braytofte_a tho._n wylgrise_n ric._n braytofte_a ric._n braytofte_a c._n john_n lusterley_n tho._n wirley_n john_n walgrave_n edm._n brogreve_n ric._n scharpe_a ric._n boy_n will._n braytofte_a john_n freman_n ric._n a_o wood._n ric._n clerk_n cx_o ric._n braytofte_a rob._n bradmedowe_n gye_a whiston_n will._n kempe_n john_n wylgrise_n ann._n 1460._o 1_o e._n 4._o edm._n brogreve_n will._n peer_n tho._n bradmedowe_n john_n draper_n john_n pynchbecke_n cxx_o john_n gage_n ric._n a_o wood._n will._n dawes_n will._n sawnder_n will._n stafforde_v john_n bet_n john_n thrompton_n rob._n atturton_n ric._n braytoft_n rob._n onley_n cxxx_o tho._n dowfe_n john_n symons_n rob._n burnell_n will._n marchall_n will._n shore_n ric._n colyns_n henry_n marler_n ann._n 1483._o 1_o r._n 3._o will._n horsley_n henry_n kebull_n cxl_o ann._n 1485._o 1_o h._n 7._o robert_n onley_n ric._n cook_n tho._n bayly_n tho._n baggot_n rob._n colmon_n ric._n leye_a john_n wyzgston_n will._n rowley_n tho._n chyrchman_n cl._n rob._n a_o greene._n john_n paddelond_n john_n dove_n will._n fourde_n tho._n bonde_n will._n hapeting_n john_n haddon_n will._n pysford_n ric._n jackson_n ric._n coke_n clx_o tho._n paddelond_n john_n dyddesbery_n tho._n wardelowe_n rob._n a_o greene._n ric._n smyth_n ric._n marlowe_n john_n sawndurs_fw-fr ann._n 1509._o 1_o h._n 8._o john_n strong_a ric._n harsell_n john_n hardwyn_n clxx_o tho._n grow_v john_n clarke_n john_n hownfere_n heart_n ....._o nich._n borwe_v tho._n warryn_n john_n bonde_n will._n whicam_fw-la tho._n whitt_n yelins_n nethermill_n clxxx_o tho._n bunwell_n nich._n heme_v heart_n walle_n ric._n her_v tho._n dod._n tho._n astellyn_n will._n dawson_n who_o die_v in_o the_o same_o year_n and_o roger_n whellys_n keep_v out_o his_o mayoralty_n ric._n risse_z will._n smethe_o hew_v lawtyn_n rog._n palmer_n cxc_o rob._n kyrvine_n john_n gett._n christofer_n wade_n will._n cottyne_n sym._n parkar_n tho._n gardener_n cottberd_n joiner_n christopher_n warryn_n john_n sanders_n heart_n woffyr_n cc._n john_n talon_n ann._n 1546._o 1_o e._n 6._o john_n hartford_n james_n rogers_n tho._n kewet_n will._n saunders_n ric._n niclyn_n edm._n damport_n ric._n hurt_v ann._n 1553._o 1_o m._n will._n hyndman_n will._n norton_n ccx_o tho._n ryley_n rob._n colman_n tho._n wheatley_n ann._n 1558._o 1_o eliz._n john_n nethermell_n tho._n dudley_n tho._n kyrven_n ric._n smyth_n hugh_n harvy_n john_n talon_n tho._n ryley_n ccxx_o will._n hopkyn_n edm._n brownell_n will._n smalwode_n henry_n kyrven_n john_n hartford_n deprive_v of_o his_o office_n for_o kill_v a_o man_n and_o in_o his_o stead_n john_n sanders_n ric._n hawten_n tho._n nycholls_n ric._n barker_n tho._n wight_n ralph_n boonde_n ccxxx_o sym._n cotton_n tho._n niclyn_n ralph_n joiner_n rob._n letherbarrowe_a edw._n barrowse_v tho._n saunders_n john_n miles_n will._n wylke_v gilb._n dyglen_n henry_n brier_n ccxl_o will._n eburne_n tho._n hill_n john_n richards_n henry_n shewell_n ric._n smyth_n humphrey_n smalwood_n math._n richardson_n john_n ryley_n will._n howcotte_n will._n walden_n ccl_o rob._n bedforde_n tho._n gravener_n john_n whitehead_n who_o die_v before_o his_o year_n expire_v and_o in_o his_o stead_n henry_n brier_n john_n rogerson_n roger_n clarke_n ric._n smyth_n thomas_n barker_n ric._n butler_n christoph._n davenport_n cclx_o an._n 1603._o 1_o jac._n ric._n page_n will._n wheat_n math._n collins_n henry_n sewall_n humfr._fw-la wightwick_n will._n hancock_n samp_o hopkins_n henry_n smyth_n christoph._n warren_n john_n herring_n henry_n davenport_n cclxx._n john_n barker_n will._n snell_n sam._n miles_n will._n sewall_n humfr._fw-la smalwood_n henry_n harwell_n isaak_n walden_n john_n pixley_n tho._n potter_n john_n thomas_n cclxxx_o franc._n robinson_n ann._n 1625._o 1_o car._n will._n burbage_n ralph_n walden_n ric._n clerk_n henry_n million_o john_n clarke_n tho._n warde_n will._n jesson_n henry_n kervin_n sim._n norton_n ccxc._n john_n barker_n edw._n owen_n tho._n bassinet_n godfrey_n legg_n tho._n forrest_n john_n rogerson_n ann._n 1640._o samson_n hopkins_n coming-now_a to_o speak_v of_o that_o great_a and_o sometime_o famous_a monastery_n call_v the_o priory_n of_o coventre_n of_o who_o founder_n i_o have_v already_o make_v mention_n which_o for_o the_o antiquity_n of_o its_o foundation_n and_o ample_a revenue_n excel_v all_o other_o in_o this_o county_n i_o shall_v be_v bold_a before_o i_o proceed_v in_o the_o particular_a story_n thereof_o to_o digress_v a_o little_a and_o take_v a_o short_a view_n of_o the_o original_n and_o increase_n of_o a_o monastic_a life_n as_o also_o of_o the_o benedictine_n order_n whereof_o this_o monastery_n be_v that_o the_o word_n monachus_n which_o be_v derive_v junii_fw-la from_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v such_o a_o one_o as_o do_v solitariam_fw-la vitam_fw-la degere_fw-la i_o need_v not_o stand_v to_o demonstrate_v but_o who_o it_o be_v that_o may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v absolute_o the_o first_o that_o begin_v this_o course_n of_o life_n i_o find_v no_o direct_a certainty_n divers_a 1._o ascribe_v it_o to_o the_o prophet_n samuel_n other_o to_o helias_n and_o helyseus_n that_o live_v in_o poor_a cottage_n and_o desert_a place_n near_o the_o river_n jordan_n and_o long_o after_o they_o s._n john_n the_o baptist_n to_o who_o may_v be_v add_v some_o of_o the_o apostle_n as_o also_o st._n mark_v the_o evang._n and_o by_o their_o example_n certain_a other_o viz._n paul_n the_o hermit_n s._n anthony_n s._n hilarion_n s._n basil_n and_o s._n hierome_n but_o of_o these_o paul_n the_o hermit_n be_v of_o great_a note_n for_o his_o retire_a living_n who_o to_o 60._o avoid_v that_o cruel_a persecution_n which_o rage_v under_o decius_n betake_v himself_o to_o the_o vast_a solitary_a wilderness_n where_o he_o live_v 93_o year_n unknown_a to_o any_o but_o in_o the_o time_n of_o these_o man_n they_o have_v supra_fw-la no_o certain_a rule_n for_o every_o one_o be_v free_a regulate_v himself_o as_o he_o see_v best_o for_o his_o spiritual_a advantage_n exercise_v devout_a prayer_n frequent_a fasting_n hard_a study_n with_o mean_a and_o slender_a diet_n which_o they_o acquire_v by_o the_o labour_n of_o their_o hand_n thereby_o give_v great_a example_n of_o pious_a live_n to_o all_o posterity_n so_o that_o s._n anthony_n be_v the_o first_o unto_o who_o some_o do_v chief_o refer_v the_o original_n of_o this_o monastic_a profession_n in_o regard_n he_o first_o so_o wonderful_o raise_v up_o the_o desire_n of_o all_o to_o lead_v this_o kind_n of_o life_n and_o institute_v a_o rule_n for_o monk_n as_o s._n basill_n do_v afterward_o in_o greece_n and_o s._n hilarion_n in_o syria_n which_o anthony_n live_v in_o the_o desert_n of_o thebes_n a_o part_n of_o egypt_n and_o there_o build_v a_o monastery_n where_o with_o sarmatus_fw-la amatus_fw-la and_o macharius_fw-la his_o disciple_n whole_o exercise_v himself_o in_o devout_a prayer_n he_o feed_v upon_o nothing_o but_o bread_n and_o water_n be_v so_o famous_a for_o his_o holiness_n that_o helena_n the_o mother_n of_o constantine_n commend_v herself_o and_o her_o son_n by_o letter_n to_o he_o and_o die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n ccclx_o age_a 105_o year_n but_o about_o 166_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o anthony_n one_o 2._o benedictus_n nursinus_n bear_v in_o umbria_n a_o region_n of_o italy_n have_v long_o live_v in_o much_o solitude_n at_o length_n come_v to_o sublacum_n a_o eminent_a town_n of_o the_o latin_n distant_a from_o rome_n near_o xl_o mile_n and_o to_o avoid_v company_n in_o regard_n many_o for_o his_o sanctity_n resort_v to_o he_o short_o betake_v himself_o to_o cassinum_n a_o very_a ancient_a place_n in_o that_o country_n and_o there_o settle_v himself_o gather_v together_o the_o disperse_a and_o single_o wander_a monk_n into_o one_o monastery_n institute_v certain_a form_n and_o rule_n for_o their_o observance_n howbeit_o the_o first_o that_o give_v law_n and_o rule_n to_o monk_n be_v basill_n bishop_n of_o caesarea_n in_o cappadocea_n who_o about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n ccclxiii_o be_v very_o famous_a for_o his_o learning_n and_o piety_n oblige_v such_o that_o shall_v enter_v into_o order_n to_o vow_v poverty_n chastity_n and_o obedience_n to_o their_o superior_a but_o benedict_n assign_v to_o his_o monk_n a_o special_a kind_n of_o habit_n