testimony of a good Historian that divers persons of quality in that Province whereof he names some accompanied him as also that a third part of the Conquerours Army was commanded by the same Alan who had the Earldome of Richmund given him as a reward for his service This Geffrey bore a great respect unto the Monastery of St. Nicholas founded at Angiers the principall City of Anjou in the year 1020. to the honour of St. Nich. Archb. of Nice St. Hierome and St. Lazarus whom Christ so loved For by his deed bearing date here at Kirby the xii year of K. William's reign he gave thereunto both land and tythes out of divers Lordships here in England whereof he was possest by the Conq. favour and in particular to the Church of this Kirby which he found decayed and rebuilt dedicating it to the honour of the blessed Virgin and St. Dennis which singular munificence occasioned the Monks of Angiers to send over part of their Covent hither making it a Cell subordinate to that forreign Monastery whereby it became one of those we usually call Prioryes-alien and thereupon had the name of Monkskirby By the generall Survey this Lordship was certified to contein xv hides there being two Priests here at that time who held xxi carucats of land These were Franus and Osgot as I guess mentioned in the before specified Charter All which then extended to x. l. value whereof the Monks of St. Nicholas had two Carucats in demesn and vi bord holding v. more and in that Record it is written Chirchberye which gives further illustration to what I have said already touching the name Howbeit of the said Geffrey Wirce have not I seen any thing else memorable nor do I find that he had any Children so that I most incline to believe that dying without issue his possessions in England returned to the Crown for all in this and the before cited Counties came to the hands of Nigel de Albani Progenitor to the Moubray's by the grant of K. H. 1. whose possessions in this Shire by that means and by mariage of Segrave's Daughter and heir were of no small extent But returning to this antient Monastery I find that Nigel de Mulbray Grand-child to Nigel de Albani made a generall confirmation unto the Monks here of all the lands tythes and other his possessions which had been given to them by his Ancestors in divers particular Mannours there exprest and in all others as the grants of Geffrey de Wirce Nigel his Grand-Father and Roger his Father witnessed I am of opinion that the before specified Nigel de Albany gave all the rest of this Lordship to those Monks for in that confirmation made to them by Rog. de Stutevill of what his ancestors had given in Newbold id est Newbold super Avon he makes mention that they had possessions there in the time of Geffrey Wirce and that Nigel de Albani augmented the same by grant of certain lands and other benefits But all that I have seen of any further grants thereunto in this County is certain common of pasture on Wolvey-heath and in Little-Copston by Reginald Basset of Wolvey and of a yard land in Rokeby by Sir Henry Rokeby Kt. of both which I have spoke more fully in my discourse of those places In Leicestersh I find that Hugh de Rampaine gave unto them 7 oxgangs of land with the capital Mess of Kirkby super Wreke which grant Will. de Molbrai who was superiour Lord of the fee there confirmed And that Geffrey Trussell gave them the Church of Sharneford in the same County whereof Will. Basset added his ratification After which viz. in K. Iohn's time Geffrey Muschamp B. of Coventre confirmed to them that which by his Predecessours had been granted viz. the Church of Kirkby with the Chappel of Widebroc so that they should hold the same appropriat to their own benefit as also 3 marks of silver yearly out of the said Chappel of Widebroc in the name of a pension And ratified to them the Church of Wapenbury with the Chappel of Huningham so that they should receive xx s. yearly out of the same and a stone of wax in the name of a pension and likewise the Church of Neubold that is to say two parts thereof to their proper use and to the third that the Prior of Kirkby should present a fit Clerk to the Bishop Being therefore thus plentifully endowed they obtained in 50 H. 3. a Charter for a weekly Mercate upon the Wednesday with a Faire yearly to begin on the even of the feast of St. Ioh. Bapt. and to continue 3 days but the Wednesday Mercate after a while being not found so convenient they procured K. E. 1. in 33 of his reign to alter it for Tuesday at which time he likewise granted to them Free-warren in all their demesn lands of Monkskirby Walton Neubold-Paunton and parva Herdebergh with view of Frank-plege of all their Tenants in these and other places within this County as also in Kirkby super Wreke in Leicestersh with tryal of Malefactors and Weyfs In consideration whereof they were to pay to the King his heirs and successors v marks yearly Which Mannour of Kirkby super Wreke was by these Monks in 14 E. 2. granted to Roger Beler and Alice his wife and to the heirs of their two bodyes paying yearly to them and their successors viii marks vi s. viii d. at the feasts of St. Michael and Easter by even portions What else is memorable relating to this Monastery remains now to be spoke of as it was a Priory-alien viz. first of its sundry seizures made by the King and next of its dissolution Of which seizures hapning by reason of our wars with France as in Wolston hath been shewed the first that I have seen authority for was in 18 E. 1. for by an Indenture bearing date on the feast day of St. Mathew the Apostle in that year it appears that Rob. de Sottewell and Rog. de Belegrave to whom the lands and tenements of the said Prioryes-Alien in the Countyes of Warr. and Leic. were by the K. precept committed did upon certain conditions and agreements deliver to the Prior of Kirkby the said Monastery with what thereto belonged and the stock upon the ground all prized at estimable rates In which Indenture amongst other things it is observable that Wheat was then rated at vi s. a quarter Rye v s. Barly iii s. Beans and Pease ii s. viii d. Oats ii s. Swans at iii s. iiii d. a peice and Ducks at i d. After which viz. in 14 E. 3. the K. having again made the like seizure and committed the custody of this with the other Cels subordinate to the Monastery of S. Nich. at Angiers unto their Procurator general in England for a certain sum of money to be yearly paid into his Exchequer
granted unto him the benefit of his marriage whereupon he became wedded to the Lady Kath. his daughter After which was he the same year put again in Commission for conservation of the Peace in this County and Worcestershire and likewise in the County of Oxford and in 17 E. 3. marcht into Scotland with Henry Earl of Lanc. as also many other great persons with a numerous Army for raysing the siege of Louhmaban-Castle whereof William de Boun Earl of Northampt. had the custody In 18 E. 3. he had the Shiriffalty of this County and Leicestershire committed to him for terme of life and in the same year was constituted Marshall of England in which he entailed the Castle of Warwick with divers great Lordships in this and other Countyes upon his issue male mentioning the names of his severall sons then living In the month of Iuly 20 E. 3. he attended the King in his French expedition and arrived with him at Hoggs in Normandy where getting on shore he manifested his valour to admiration by making the first attempt himself in person with one Esquiâ—r and six Archers though he had but a weak Horse under him with which and those few men he encountred with an C. Normans whereof they slew 60. thereby making way for the Army to land And at the same time was he one of the principall Commanders that with the Black-Prince led the van of his Army in that famous battail of Cressy where the English got such lasting honour In 21. E. 3. he was at the siege of Caleis with three Bannerets Knights 61. Esquiers 106. and Archers on Horsback 154. In consideration of which notable services and other his heroik actions the King gave him the summe of 1366 li. 11 s. 08 d. and the next ensuing year assigned unto him a thousand marks per annum during his life partly in recompence of his faithfull services and partly as wages for attendance upon his person with C. men at Armes according to certain Indentures of Covenants betwixt them In 26 E. 3. he recovered the dominion of Gowher in Wales from Iohn Lord Moubray whose title thereto accrued by Aliva his mother daughter and heir to William de Brews to whom King Iohn during the minority of Henry Earl of Warwick Ancestor to this Thomas wrongfully gave the same In which suit I find that Simon Pakeman of Kirby in Com. Leic. did him especiall service 't is like as sollicitor in consideration whereof he gave him the inheritance of all the Lands and Rents he had Over Botyndon in Comâ— Northampt. In 27 E. 3. he was sent with Edw. Prince of Wales Henry D. of Lanc. and Raph Earl Stafford to protect Sir Richard de Willughby and Sir William de Shareshull Justices Itinerant whilst they sate at Chester for fear of any insurrection by the people In 29 E. 3. he attended the said Prince into France this being the time that King Edward hearing that Philip King of France was dead as also that Iohn his eldest son then newly crown'd had given unto Charles the Daulphin of Uiennois the Dukedome of Aquitane whereat being much moved he called the said Prince with divers of his Nobles before him and assigned the said Dukedome of Aquitane unto him but before the revolution of one year after such their arrivall in France hapned that memorable battail of Poictiers in which the K. of France being taken prisoner this Noble Earl gained high renown for his marvailous valor and no small advantage for he had no less than 8000 li. for the redemption of Will. de Melleun Archbishop of Seinz whom he himself took likewise in that fight Nay of so heroik a spirit he was that about 37 E. 3. he travailed into forrain parts and having spent full 3. years in warring against the Pagans at his return brought with him the son to the King of Lituania whom he Christened at London and being his Godfather named him Thomas In 40 E. 3. he was sent upon speciall service by the K. into Flanders having an allowance assigned to him out of the Exchequer of 5. marks per diem for his charges and two marks and a half per diem by way of reward in which year his Commission for Marshall of England was renewed But having now no more to say of his publique imployments saving of that last wherein he dyed and that he was one of the Founders of that Noble Order of the Garter instituted by King E. 3. I will here take notice of his pious works as also of his Testament and then come to his death with the circumstances thereof To the Collegiat-Church of Warwick he gave the advouson of the Church of Pillerton-Hercy in this County To the Canons of Kenilworth two mess. and one yard land lying in Radford-Semeli To the Priory of Clatercote in Com. Oxon. the patronage of the Church of Rotley in this County To the Hospitall of S. Iohn Baptist in Warwick the moity of the Church of Morton-D ' â—ubney in this shire To the Canons of Mâ—xstoke one yard land and one acre lying in Yerdley in Com. Wigorn. with the advouson of the Church To the Collegiat-Church of Astley the advouson of the Church of Long-Stanton in Com. Cantab. And that he was a good Benefactor to the Monks of Abingdon I shall not doubt though I have not seen in what particulars for I find that the Abbot and Covent of that Monastery by their publique Instrument beaâ—ing date 5 Id. Martii Anno 1344. which doth give a generall testimony thereof not only made him a speciall partaker of all their devout exercises but declared that whensoever the tidings of his death did come to their knowledge the like solemn office should be perform'd for him aswell in all the Covents of their Order within this Realm as in their own and not only so but by divers Canons-Regular too as was used to be done for any of their own fraternity friends or benefactors His Testament bears at date Chelchench vulgò Chelsey juxta Westminster on Tuesday 6. Sept. 1369. 43 E. 3. Whereby he bequeathed his body to be buried in the midst of the Quire of the Collegiat Church at Warwick To every Church within each of his Mannours he gave his best Beast which should there be found in satisfaction of his Tithes forgotten to be payd To Thomas his son and heir a Ring and Cup with Cover the best next that which his daughter Stafford should choose with the Sword and Coat of maile sometime belonging to the famous Guy of Warwick appointing that all his harness weapons and such like habiliments aswell for peace as warr should be equally divided betwixt his two sons viz. Thomas and William To his said son William he gave a Ring and a Cup with Cover the best next after his elder brother had chosen with
be there buried and of that his Testament constituting Rauf Boteler Lord Sudley then Treasurer of England his Overseer departed this life the same year as appears by the Probate thereof leaving Alianore his wife surviving Thomas his son heir and Iohn a younger son from whom the Throkmortons of Gloucestershire are descended Which Thomas his said mother in 26 H. 6. gave lands of six marks per annum value to the Monks of Evesham for the maintenance of a Priest to sing divine service perpetually at the Altar of our Lady in their Conventuall Church at Evesham for the good estate of King Henry the 6. Q. Margaret his royall consort and of them the said Alianore and Thomas during this life and for the health of their souls after their departure hence as also for the souls of the said King's father and grandfather late Kings of England of Katherine late Queen of England and for the soul of Iohn Throkmorton before specified Thomas his father and Anne his mother with their Ancestors and all the faithfull deceased Which King also in consideration of the good service performed by the said Iohn Throkmorton deceased to himself and to Henry the fourth and fift his father and grandfather late Kings of England in the Office of Chamberlain of the Exchequer gave further license to them the said Thomas and Alianore that they or either of them or the heirs of the longer liver of them might found a Châ—ntry of one Priest to sing divine service every day during the woâ—ld at the Altar of the B. Virgin in the Parish-Church of Fladbury before specified for the good estate of him the said King and of all those above mentioned and to endow the same with lands to the value of x li. per annum Till the time of the said Thomas Throkmorton it seemes that this family was not wholy possest of Coughton but then did Iohn Tracy son and heir of Alice the other daughter and coheir of Sir Guy Spine by his Deed bearing date 29. Maii 27 H. 6. grant unto him the said Thomas and his heirs that moitye thereof by inheritance belonging to him Of which Thomas all that I have seen further memorable is that in 5 E. 4. he underwent the Office of Shiriff for this County and Leicestershire and that he departed this life in 12 E. 4. leaving Robert his son and heir xxi years of age whom I find a Justice of Peace in this County from 2 R. 3. till towards his death as by the renewing of those Comissions at severall times appeareth In 2 H. 7. this Robert made the Park here at Coughton inclosing therewith a certain Common ground called Wike-wood whereunto he afterwards added Samburn-heath and Spiney's-Leys lying within the said Lordship of Samburne and the same year was a Commander in the Kings Army at the battail of Stoke In 5 6 15 17 21 and 23 H. 7. he was in Commission for the Gaol delivery at Warwick In 6 H. 7. for arraying of men against the preparation made by Charles the eight King of France then threatning England with an Invasion In 10 H. 7. he received summons with divers other persons of quality to appear before the King in person upon the Feast day of All Saints the same year to receive the Order of Knighthood upon advancement of Henry the Kings second son to the Dukedome of Yorke and creating him Knight of the Bath in honour whereof these were to be made Knights of that Order yet do not I find by any Comission that he had the title of Knight attributed to him till 17 H. 7. That he was a man of singular piety the sundry bequests contained in his Testament do sufficiently manifest and of no lesse devotion as may seem by his Pilgrimage to the Holy Land which in 10 H. 8. having setled his estate he undertook but dyed beyond Sea in that journey By which Testament bearing date on the Feast day of S. Philip and Iacob anno 1518. 10 H. 8. he bequeathed his body to be buried in the Parish Church here at Coughton under the Tombe in the midst of the Church in case he should dye within this Realm appointing that not above vi li. xiii s. iv d. should be spent at his said buriall and Months mind and that to be given to Priests celebrating thereat nor any entertainment in meat and drink for other than such Priests and Clerks with poor people that lived by Almes And further directed that forthwith after his buriall there should be said for his soul in the Monasteries of Studley and Evesham xxx Masses of Iesu every Priest saying such Masse to have iv d. for his labour And moreover wiâ—led that the East window of the Chancell at Coughton should be glased at the charge of his Executors with the story of the Dome as alâ—o that xx s. should be given to the glasing of the East window of the North I le there with the representation of the seven Sacraments and as much for the East window of the South I le that to be of the seven works of Mercy He also willed that the Image of our Lady should be set on the North side at the end of the Altar in the said South Ile and the Image of the Angell Gabrael on the same side of the I le at the pillar between the I le and the Chancell with a Roll in his hand of greeting looking towards our Lady And at the South end of the said Altar the Image of S. Raphael painted and gilded And that in the North I le at the North end of the Altar the Image of the Trinity to be placed and at the South end the Image of S. Michael all which Images to be richly painted and gilded And besides this he further willed that certain lands to the then value of xvi li. per annum purchased by him of sundry persons there named should be put into the hands of Feoffees to the use of a Priest to sing perpetually in the North I le of Coughton Church for his soul and the souls of his Ancestors and that thenceforth the said Ile should be called the Trinity Chapell and the Priest the Trinity Priest which Priest also to teach a Grammar School freely for all his Tenants Children and to have yearly thereof viii li. and his Chamber but the residue of the said xvi li. to be payd monthly to five poor men dwelling in the Almeshouse here in Coughton viz. every one vii d. a week and his Houâ—-room for ever the residue viz. viii s. viii d. to go to the reparation of the Almeshouse And that the said Priest should every Sunday say a Masse of the Trinity Wednsday Masse of Requiem and Friday Masse of Iesu in case he were disposed and once in the week Dirige for his soul and all Christen souls except the dayes before rehearsed fell upon
outrages in England returned at whose entrance his good Subjects took courage and prevailed over the Rebells in every place against whom Rhese Prince of Wales came also with a great power and besieged Tutburie-Castle whereupon this Robert Earl Ferrers apprehending what danger he was in hastned to the King then at Northampton and to obtain his favour rendred the said Castles of Tutburie and Duffeild giving securitie for his future fidelitie but so little did the King trust him that though he received him to outward favour he caused those Castles to be demolished This Robert was a Benefactor to the Abby of Dore in Herefordshire and by Sibilla his wife daughter to William de Braose left issue another William Earl Ferrers who not onely confirmed to the Monks of Geroldon the inclosed ground at Hethcote and pasture for C. Sheep there which his Father had given to them but added another piece of Inclosure adjoyning thereto with pasturage for CC. sheep more at six score to the Hundred five Kine and a Bull and six Oxen. And in 1 Richard 1. gave to the Monks of St. Denis in France for the health of his soul and the soul of Sibill his wife one Wax Taper yearly price xiii d. as also a Stag and a Boar in their proper seasons to be sent thither annually at the Feast of St. Dennis by the Messengers of him the said Earl and his heirs And likewise to the Monks of Lenton all his right to the Church of Woodham in Essex specially for the health of the souls of those that were with him at the burning of Nottingham which belike was the time that his Father made such spoil there as I have before exprest But this William was outed of his Earldomes of Nottingham and Derby by King Richard 1. in the first year of his reign as it seems for upon the said King's first arrivall in England after his Father's death I find that he bestowed them with divers other upon Iohn Earl of Moreton his brother yet I hardly think that the said William continued long so dispossest of them for it appears that the same year he attended King Richard in the Holy Voiage and died at the siege of Acon an scil 1190 2 R. 1. leaving issue William his son and heir Of the great misfortunes that befell that King in his journey by being taken Prisoner I shall not here stand to tell forasmuch as our Historians speak so fully thereof nor of the advantage which Iohn Earl of Moreton before specified made upon it in seizing divers Castles here into his hands reporting that his Brother was dead whereupon he layd claim to the Crown But shall observe that upon the King's enlargement and return order was given for the siege of those Castles whereupon our William Earl Ferrers joyned with the Earl of Chester in besieging of Nottingham Castle which after a while was rendred and for his fidelity was made choice of by the same King to sit with the rest of the Peers in that great Councell held there on the 30 th of March next ensuing At the second Coronation of which King he was one of the four that carried the rich silken Canopie over his head With the Earls of Clare Chester and others of the great Nobilitie he swore Fealtie to King Iohn in the first year of his reign but conditionally that he should render to each of them his own At the Coronation of that King in the Church of St. Peter at Westminister on Ascension day he was also present and one the seventh of Iune following being solemnly invested Earl of Derby by a speciall Charter then dated at Northampton was girt with the Sword by the said King 's own hands having a grant likewise of the Tertium Denarium de omnibus Placitis confirm'd to him and his heirs In 5 Ioh. he obtained a speciall Mandate to Geffâ—ey Fitz-Piers then Iusticiarius Angliae for livery of those lands in Stapleford in Com. Leic. that belong'd to the Vidame of Chartres and were of his Fee which Vidame died in a voyage to the Holy land and was a Ferrers though he bore for his Armes a Bend betwixt six Martlets This Earl was very loyall to King Iohn even in his greatest distresses for in 14 of his reign when that the Pope had deposed him of his Kingdome and that Pandulfus his Legate came over to treat with him the French King being then upon the Seas with a powerfull Navie threatning an Invasion so that King Iohn's condition was so desperate as that he became necessitated to yeild to what termes he could get he manifested his great affection to him in becomming one of the four that gave his solemn Oath for the King's performance of those Articles whereunto he had submitted which Agreement was made 13 Maii the same year as also a witness to the Charter of K. Iohn dated within two days following whereby he gave up his Realm to the Pope Of whose favour to him I cannot omit to take notice of this singular instance viz. that on the 27 th of Iune following he had a speciall grant to himself and his heirs sitting at Dinner upon all Festivalls in the year when they should solemnly celebrate those days with his Head uncovered and without any Cap having a Garland thereon of the breadth of the said Kâ—ng's little Finger In 16 Ioh. he had the Castle of Hareston in Com. Derb. committed to his charge and the next year following when the Barons put themselves in Armes and seized divers Castles having raised Forces on the said King's behalf he took from them by assault the Castles of Bolesover and Pec in Derbyshire whereupon he had a speciall Patent constituting him Governour of them And upon the death of King Iohn stood so firm to the young King Henry the third as that with the rest of the loyall Nobilitie he not onely assisted at his Coronation on Simon and Iude's day but immediatly after Easter accompanied the famous William Maâ—shall then Governour of the King and Kingdome the Earls of Chester Albamarle and many other gâ—eat men to the siege of Mountsorell Castle in Lecestershire then held out by Henry de Braibâ—oke and ten other stout Knights The same year he was also with those noble persons at raising the siege of Lincoln which the Rebellious Barons with Lewes K. of France whom they brought into the Realm had madâ—â— And having new Patents from the King for the custody of those Castles held the government of them for full six years But in the second year of this King's reign he made a jâ—urney to the Holy Land with Ranulph Earl of Chester and some others appointing his Steward viz. Raphe Fitz-Nicholas to transact aâ—l businesses concerning him which should relate to the Exchequer till his return from
de Boyvile Cap. iii. Non. Aug. an 1330. Edw. R. Angl. ratione temporal Priorat de Wolfrichston in manu sua existen Ioh. de Weston accol pridie Non. Dec. an 1337. D. Rex hac vice Ioh. Grene Pbr. xv Kl. Dec. an 1357. D. Rex c. Will. de Swafeld Cler. iiii Febr. an 1383. Pr. Conv. S. Annae ordinis Carthus juxta Coventre Will. Penreth Cler. xxi Apr. an 1408. Pr. Conv. S. Annae ordinis Carthus juxta Coventre Will. Penreth accol vii Oct. an 1408. Pr. Conv. S. Annae ordinis Carthus juxta Coventre Gregorius Neuport decret bacc 7. Sept. an 1416. Pr. Conv. S. Annae ordinis Carthus juxta Coventre Rob. Helpe Pbr. xvi Oct. an 1421. Pr. Conv. S. Annae ordinis Carthus juxta Coventre Nich Bolton xxi Martii an 1425. Id. Pr. C. Ioh. Norton in decretis bacc x. Febr. an 1452. Id. Pr. C. D. Thomas Walker ix Apr. an 1508. Id. Pr. C. Mag. Rog Carleton .... an 1534. Ioh. Bradburne hac vice ratione concess Pr. Conv. Carthus juxta Coventre Mag. Rob. Baytt in sacra theol bacc iii. Ian. an 1546 Tho. Leigh miles Maior modernus Civitatis London Humfr. Bate in art baccal vi Febr. an 1559. Tho. Leigh miles VVill. Bolton Cler. x. Aug. an 1567. Chr. Hoddesden Gener. hac vice patronus ex concessione Will. Leigh militis Ioh. Sclater in art Mag. xviii Maii an 1612. Long-Lawford THis place as I have said is in the Parish of Church-Lawford In the Conq. time Geffrey VVirce of whom I am to speak in Monkskirby possest it and in the xii year of that Kings reign gave to the Monastery of St. Nicholas at Anglers in France amongst other things two parts of the Tâ—thes of Corn and Cattel and the whole Tyth of the Wool and Cheese arising within the Precincts thereof which were received by the Prior and Covent of Monkskirby before mentioned In that Grant it is written Lellevort but in the Conq. Survey where the same Geffrey is certified to hold five hydes here Lelleford The addition of the first Syllable Longe being of later times used to distinguish it from the other which we now call Church Lawford and doubtless was put thereto in respect that it lyes not so round together as many other towns do That Nigellus de Albany Progenitor to the family of Moubray became possest of all VVirce his lands is apparent whereof I shall speak more largely when I come to Monkskirby which Nigellus or Roger his Son who assumed the name of Moubray enfeoft Robert de Stutville thereof for I find that the said Robert about the beginning of H. 2. time passed it to Iohn de Stuteville his younger brother who for the health of his own soul and of the souls of his father and mother Robert his brother both their childrens souls as also the souls of K. Henry 2. and his Queen bestowed it on the Monks of Pipwell Within the Precinct of this Lordship was a certain Spynney called Black-thyrne whereupon those Monks built a Corn-Mill and a Fulling-Mill which graunts were in the beginning of H. 2. time for by the said Iohn de Stutevile's confirmation he ratified it unto the Monks by the name of Thyrne-Mill with the Floodgates and Damme to the same height and breadth as it was that year in which the said K. Henry returned from Tholose viz. the vi year of his reign All which were confirmed by William the son of the said Robert de Stotevile Iohn and Roger sons of the said Iohn and by Roger de Moubray chief Lord of the Fee as also by Roger Pantolfe nephew and heir to Roger de Stutevile betwixt which Roger and the Monkes of Pipwell there were two agreements concerning Common in the Moor of Long-Lawford digging of Turf for fewell and likewise about fishing in the River of Avon one of these bearing date in xi Ioh. and the other 3. H. 3. as are to be seen at large in the Leiger-Book of that Monastery In 11. E. 1. the Monks of Pipwell had Free warren inter alia granted to them in this Lalleford But there is little else of moment that I have met with concerning this place till after the dissolution of the Monasteries howbeit then viz. in 33 H. 8. did the K. Grant amongst other things to Edward Boughton Esq. and his heirs the graunge of Long-Lawford Thyrn-Mill and divers other lands there which were belonging to Pipwell-Abby And in 7 E. 6. the Mannour unto one Iohn Green of the City of Westminster and Raphe Hall of London Scrivener and their heirs which Iohn in 1 Mariae past away his right therein unto Elizabeth Boughton But I suppose that Hall's part came shortly after to one Thomas VVightman for in 4 Eliz. the said Thomas granted it by the name of the Manour of Lawford which belong'd to the Monks of Pipwell unto Sir Thomas Leigh Kt. and Dame Alice his wife which Sir Thomas dyed seized thereof and at this day Francis Lord Dunsmore his great grand-child by Sir VVilliam Leigh a younger son enjoys it viz. an 1640. I have now done with Long Lawford There is in this Parish of Church-Lawford a place called the Stude situate upon Dunsmore-heath where was antiently a Chappell which with divers Churches and other things became appropriate to the Priory of Coventre in the year of our Lord 1260. 44 H. 3. and as appears by the Grant of K. Philip and Mary an 1. 2. of their reign was an inclosed grove but stands from the town about a mile South-west Wolston FOllowing the stream of Avon the next place I come to is Wolston which is a large Parish and conteins sundry villages and hamlets viz. Merston Stretton upon Dunsmore and Prinsthorpe on the same side the River with Brandon and Bretford on the other In the Conq. days Earl Roger held it by Rainaldus his under-tenant it being then certified to contein five hydes and one virgate of land but in the generall Survey written is Uluricetone in one place and Uluestone in another all under the title of Terra Rogerii Comitis at which time there was a Church and had its appellation originally from some antient possessor thereof in the Saxons time Wulfricus being a name usuall in those days from whence it hath antiently been written Wulfricheston and Wolfrichston though by contraction it be now called Wolston This Rogerius Comes before mentioned is he who was surnamed de Montegomerico by our old Historians being one of the chief Councellours to VVilliam Duke of Normandy for his expedition into England and to second his advice adventured himself in the Battail against K. Harold in which the Duke was victor whereupon as a reward for his fidelity and service he had first the City of Chichester and Castle of Arundell and
as that at Bretford and have that again in exchange This Geffrey de Clinton the second wedded Agnes the daughter of Roger Earl of Warwick and had with her in Frank marriage by the gift of her Father inter alia ten Knights Fees of those seventeen that were held by him of the said Earl de Veteri Feoffamento that is to say whereof he or his Father were enfeoffed in the time of K. H. 1. which ten by those covenants of marriage were to perform their military service in the custody of this Brandune whereby 't is plain that the Castle was then in being though it be hard to say whether Geffrey de Clinton the Father of Lescelina or her husband Norman de Verdune built it Bertramus de Verdon temp Conquestoris Normannus de Verdon Lescelina filia Gaufridi de Clintona Bertramus de Verdon Rohesia Tho. de Verdon Eustachia postea nupta Ric. de Camvil Nich de Verdon 7 R. 1. mortuus 16 H. 3. Theobaldus le Butiller Rohesia filia haeres 16 H. 3. Marg. filia Gilb. de Lacy haeres Walteri de Lacy avi sui uxor 1. Joh. de Verdon 31 H. 3. obiit 2 E. 1. Elianora uxor 2. Theobaldus de Verdon fil haeres 2 E. 1. obiit 3 E. 2. Joh. obiit in Hib. vita patris 25 E. 1. Eliz. filia Gilb. de Clare Com. Gloucestriae uxor 2. Theobald de Verdon obiit an 1316. 10. E. 2. Matildis fil Edm. de Mortimer de Wigmore 30 E. 1. ux 1. Isabella Johanna uxor Tho. filii heredis Tho. d. Furnivall Eliz. uxor Barthol Burghersh Margeria primò nupta Will. le Blount postea Marco Husee ult Joh. Crophull Matildis ux Ioh. Fitz-Alan Comit. Arundeliae 30 E. 1. In the line of which Norman it continued for divers ages as the descent here inserted sheweth their principal seat being at Alton-Castle in Staffordshire But little do I find memorable of it other than that in 7 R. 1. it was garrison'd by VVill. fil Ricardi a great man in this County as in Wroxhall shall be manifested who had then the custody thereof by reason of the minority of Bertram son and heir to the before specified Norman de Verdon To which Bertram succeeded Nicholas who in 11 H. 3. had a Charter of Free-warren granted to him and his heirs in all his demesn lands here And raised a Pool in this place to so great a height as that the Monks of Combe brought an Assize of Novel-disseisin against him for drowning their lands in Stretton thereby But it was not long afterwards ere that this Castle underwent the fate which is incident to such strong holds in time of hostility for it appears that the partakers with Simon Montfort E. of Leicester who in 39 H. 3. held Kenilworth Castle against the King taking notice that Iohn de Verdon Grandchild to the before specified Nicholas had Commission to raise Forces in Worcestershire against thâ—se Rebels issued out of of that place and pulled it down To which Iohn succeeded Theobald who abâ—ut the beginning of E. 1. time extended his Free warren here beyond the bounds of his Barony 〈…〉 lands oâ— the Prior of Coventre and Abboâ— of Combe and ingrossed the whole fishing oâ— Avon on the one side to himself viz. from Bretford to Mervines-mill which had wont to be common It seems he rebuilt the Castle for I find that it was then again in being though now nothing remain thereof but the moats and heaps of rubbish and had a Park thereto containing a mile in length As also that his Tenants were thus distinguisht viz. by Servants Cottagers and Free-holders Of the first sort there being xxv that held xii yard land and a half in servage that is to say besides payment of a certain Rent each of them to find one workman at the Lords disposal to labour from Monday next after the feast day of St. Peter and Paul untill the feast of St. Peter ad vincula which is the first of August in every week two daies and after that time till Michaelmass to find one man working two daies one week and three daies another by turns at such imployment as the Lord should appoint And the Cottagers to find each of them every week from the first of August till Michaelmass one labourer to work upon Monday onely as the Lord should appoint But the Free-holders which were onely three held by a certain Rent and homage and to do service to his Court every three weeks It was likewise then found that he had Free-warren here of the grant of K. H. 3. and how he had incroacht upon the Prior of Coventre and Abbot of Combe as also that he had a Court Leete Gallowes with assize of Bread and Beer for a Palfrey yearly payable to the K. Unto which Leet his Father being a powerfull man had drawn the Hamlets of Thurlaston and Ashoe without any justifiable authority but as to the rest of those priviledges being questioned in 13 E. 1. by what authority he claimed them he pleaded prescription which was allowed To which last mentioned Theobald succeeded Theobald his son and heir and to him his four daughters and heirs whereof Elizabeth the wife to Bartholmew de Burghersh had inter alia this Lordship in partition assigned unto her Whose son and heir viz. Sir Bartholmew shortly after past it unto Sir VValter Pavely Kt. and other feoffees who in 43 E. 3. conveyed it to Sir Iohn Delves a Staffordshire Kt. from whom it came to Sir Iohn Arundell Kt. who in 3 R. 2. dyed seized thereof and so descending to Sir Richard Arundell fell by partition in 16 H. 6. unto Elianore wife of Sir VVilliam St. George Kt. one of the two daughters and heirs to the said Sir Richard which Elianore departing this life without issue it divolved to Sir Robert VVilloughby of Eresby Kt. son and heir of Thomas VVilloughby Esq and Ioane the other sister and co-heir which Sir Robert VVilloughby dyed 5. E. 4. leaving Robert his son and heir within age but Sir VVilliam St. George had the possession thereof during his life as Tenant by the curtesy of England and dyed 11 E. 4. the reversion thereby coming to Christopher VVilloughby brother of the last mentioned Robert who was at that time 19 years of age From which Christopher by Thomas a third son one of the Justices of the Common Pleas in the later end of K. H. 8. reign descended Sir Percivall VVilloughby Kt. late of Middleton in this County as I shall further shew when I come to speak of that place who sold it to Sir Henry Yelverton Kt. Atturney General to K. Iames within our memory Bretforde THis was a member of Brandon as will appear by what I am now
daughters and heirs whereof Lucie the youngest was married to Thomas Cotton of Connington in Com. Hunt Esq formerly in ward to the said Thomas Harvey Upon partition of whose Lands this inter alia being alotted to her is descended to Sir Thomas Cotton now of Connington Bt. great Grandchild to that Thomas Unto whom for his singular favours in most freely communicating to me many rarities out of that inestimable Library which with great cost were gathered by his worthy Father and with no less care preserved by himself I stand highly obliged After the dissolution of the Abbyes that part of this Lordship with the Rectory belonging to the Monastery of Nun Eaton was granted unto Sir Marmaduke Constable Kt. together with the site of that Religious House and divers other Lands but since by purchase is come to Iohn Hele Esq The Church being granted very antiently to the Monastery of Nun Eaton was also appropriated thereto and in an 1291. 19 E. 1. valued at 7 marks and a half but in 26 H. 8. at 4 l 14 s. 2 d. over and above ix s. vi d. for Procurations and Synodals being not a Presentative but the Cure served by a Stipendiary in which Church are neither Arms nor Monuments Shirforde FRom Burton-Hastings towards the South lyeth Shirford whereof there now remains nothing but part of the antient Mannour-house This place may seem to have taken its name from the Forde or Passage over that little Torrent which runs on the West part thereof towards Nun-Eaton as the Map will shew Shirs signifying clear and in that sense we still use the word upon some occasions As it lyes within the Parish of Burton-Hastings so was it antiently a member thereof and held likewise of Ferrers but the first mention that I find of it is in H. 2. time where Raph the son of Robert de Chartres a man in some eminency at that time as I apprehend by the stile of his Deed confirms unto the Canons of Erdbury in this County a yard Land lying in Sireford for so is it there written and by the consent of Richard his son granted unto them ten acres more in pure alms Amongst the Witnesses to which Deed were Randolfe Truwe and William his son Not long after which time viz. about the beginning of H. 3. reign at the farthest certain Lands there were given to the Monks of Combe by Thomas Trove who stiles himself in his Grant Dominus de Schireford From which Thomas as I guess did descend Iohn de Shireford who in 20 E. 3. with Robert de Herle answered for half a Knights fee in Broughton and Shirford then held of the Honour of Tutbury This Iohn de Shirford was also Lord of the moytie of the Mannour of Church-waver but leaving no issue male these his Lands divolved to the family of Purefey Margaret his Daughter taking to Husband Philip Purefey of Munsterton in Leicestershire In whose line this Mannour of Shireford continued till H. 8. time being their principal seat in this County Will. Purefey de Munsterton temp E. 1. E. 2. Philippus Purefey 3 48 E. 3. Margareta filia haeres Joh. de Shirford Will. Purefey 6 21 R. 2. Will. Purefey 21. R. 1. 1. H. 5. Margareta filia Will. Chetwin de Ingestre mil. 21. R. 2. Will. Purefey obiit 6. E. 4. Mariana filia haeres Alani Alott de Shalston in Com. Buck. Philippus Purefey obiit 8. E. 4. Isabella nupta Joh. Denton 12. E. 4. Joh. obiit sine prole Nich obiit s. p. Will. obiit s. p. Joh. Purefey 12. E. 4. Nich. Purefey qui vendidit M. de Shirford temp H. 8. Thomas Purefey Legis-perirus de consilio Ric. de Bellocampo Warwici Comitis 6. H. 5. Which Philip was son to W. Purefey of Munsterton who bore for his Arms upon a fesse betwixt 3 pair of gantlets handing each other 3 martlets and being learned in the Laws became Steward to Raph Earl Stafford for holding his Courts as also a Justice of Peace in this County from the 38 till the last of E. 3. reign He had issue William and Thomas which Will. in 14 R. 2. had licence granted to him by Ric. Scroope B. of Cov. and Lich. to have an Oratory or private Chappel in his house here at Schireford being also in Commission of the peace in this County from the 6 to the 20 of K. R. 2. reign viz. 13 14 17 and 20. But Thomas was train'd up to study the Laws and in 8 R. 2. had an annuity of xx s. granted to him by Sir Iohn Warren Kt. with a Robe aad Hood of the better sort of that sute which he gave to the rest of his Esquires to be yearly paid him out of the Mannour of Rotley pro consilio suo impenso impendendo He was also in Commission for conservation of the peace in this County from the 13 of R. 2. till 6 H. 5. and had a memorable Grant from Iohn de Whellesburgh of the inheritance in reversion of Fenny Drayton and Whellesburgh two good Mannours in Leicestershire whereby the same Iohn did also pass his Arms to be born by him the said Thomas his heirs and assigns as entirely as he himself or his Ancestours had born them all which appears by the Deed sealed with his Seal of Arms and bearing date at Fenny-Drayton 21 R. 2. which Arms viz. Or 3 piles gules and upon a Canton arg a mullet Sable have ever since been born by his Descendants quarterly with their own This Mannour continued to William son and heir of the last mentioned William who marryed Margaret the daughter to Sir William Chetwynd Kt. in 21 R. 2. Which William in 6 H. 4. was joyned in Commission amongst others to treat with the people about a loan of Money for the K. special service and rested in Commission for the peace in this Shire from 8 H. 4. till 1 H. 5. But how long he lived I find not for the name of William holding on to his Posterity doth so confound the descent as that without more particular light than I have yet had I must onely by circumstances distinguish them which I presume is here right enough done for the next mention of them that I meet with is in 10 H. 6. where VVilliam Purefey of Shirford is certified to hold the Mannour of Wover now Church-Over in this County whereof I have already spoke This is that VVilliam who marryed Mariana the daughter to Alan Ayott of Shalston in Com. Buck. and in 12 H. 6. when all the men of note through England were sworn to observe divers Articles agreed on in the Parliament then held is recorded amongst others in this County having then his residence here at Shirford In 19 H. 6. he had Commission to treat for another loan and was a Justice of Peace from the
as antiently were given thereto For in Anno 1291. 19 E. 1. it was certified that the Prior of Ronton had here three yard land and a half then valued at 24 s. xxv s. iv d. yearly Rent of Assise and of the profit of their store yearly x s. At which time the Church appropriat to that Monastery was valued at xxx marks and the Vicaridge at vi But the Vicaridge was again endowed by Walter Langton Bishop of Coventre and Lichfield xvi Kal. Maii An. 1321. 14 E. 2. Which it seemes was more enlarged than the Canons of Ronton well lik't for in 2 H. 4. they obtained License to appropriat the same wholy to the use of their Monastery by which Appropriation it was provided that the Bishop should appoint a competent sum out of the fruits thereof to be distributed yearly to the poor of this Parish according to the Statute of xv R. 2. Cap. 6. But what was done therein I know not Which Vicaridge in 26 H. 8. was valued at C s. Patroni Vicariae Incumb temp Instit. Prior Conv. de Ronton Rob. de Calk Pbr 7. Apr. 1305. Prior Conv. de Ronton Galfr. de Caldecote Prid. Id. Aug. 1305. Prior Conv. de Ronton Henr. Hamond Pbr. 4. Id. Ian. 1328. Prior Conv. de Ronton Ioh. de Plumpton Pbr. 1. Maii 1375. Prior Conv. de Ronton Ric. atte Brugg Pbr. 18. Apr. 1383. Prior Conv. de Ronton Rob. de Pollesworth Pbr. penult Ian. 1384. Prior Conv. de Ronton D. Will. Perbyn Pbr. 13. Oct. 1388. Prior Conv. de Ronton D. Will. Pyrbin Cap. 7. Apr. 1403. Prior Conv. de Ronton Ioh. Hyldes Cap. 2. Oct. 1407. Prior Conv. de Ronton Will. Screyfeyld Cap. 8. Oct. 1417. Prior Conv. de Ronton Henr. Coventre Pbr. 8. Oct. 1445. Prior Conv. de Ronton Ioh. Parkyns Cap. ult Feb. 1451. Prior Conv. de Ronton Nich. Rushall Cap. 15. Oct. 1458. David Poole Decret Dr. ratione concess Pr. C. de Ronton D. Edw. Iurdeyn Cler. 19. Iulii 1558. D. Regina Iac. Fundernell 20. Nov. 1571. D. Regina Thom. Davies Cler. 12. Aug. 1581. Tho. Davyes de Greneborough gen Petrus Gibson 2. Sept. 1611. Iac. Rex Ioh. Reason Cler. 4. Dec. 1611. Ioh. Dormer miles Georgius Bealâ— Cler. 20. Iulii 1615. In a North window of the Church these Armes Argent semé of Crosses Croslets fiché with three Liberds heads jesant flower de Luces sable Bereford Woscote THIS is a small Village and hath had its name from one Wulf an antient Inhabitant or possessor thereof in the Saxons time for in old Records it is written Wulvescote but accounted a member of Granborough for as much as the Prior of Coventre's and Catesby's Lordship there as also certain lands belonging heretofore to the Canons of Raunton in Staffordshire extended into it The greatest part of which lands having come by purchase as it seemes to the Fardons were by Margaret daughter and heir to the last of that name who took to husband one Iohn Bishop of Brayles in this County in her widowhood setled upon Thomas her son and heir 27. Oct. 3. 4. Ph. M. by the name of Fardons-place c. which Thomas had issue Iohn who together with Iames his son and heir by their Deed bearing date x. Febr. 39 Eliz. aliened it to Thomas Burman whose son and heir scil Iohn Burman now enjoys it Walcote OF this place now consisting of no more than 3. Houses and called Walcote-end I find mention in the Conq. time one Ordric being certified to hold certain lands here of Turchill de Warwick From which Turchill it came to the Earls of Warwick as it seems for in 20 H. 3. it was held of them by the 5. part of a Knights fee. Which in 36 H. 3. one Warine de Walcote held of Thomas de Arden and he of the Earl of Warwick and afterwards viz. in 9 E. 2. Will. Reymund But in 20 E. 3. this 5. part was shrunk to a sixt at which time Thomas de Flamvill held it of the then Earl Out of this village there was a yard land and quarter antiently given to the Hospitall of S. Iohn situat without the East-gate at Oxford by one Gricia de Wellecote And further I have not met with any thing memorable of this place other than the mention of particular lands which are reputed part of those other Lordships in Granborow before specified Caldecote THIS is now a depopulated place and hath been so a long time In the Conquerors days Turchill de Warwick possest it and had severall tenants that held it of him the extent thereof being somewhat more than one hide But with the rest of Turchil's lands it came to the E. of Warwick for Earl Roger in 23 H. 1. gave to his Collegiat-Church at Warwick then newly founded half a hide in this village Of the rest I find not who was enfeoft but it seemes that the heir female to whom it descended became the wife of Will. Pludio which VVill. gave half a yard land of this her inheritance to the Monks of Cumbe Part of that which Richard Forestarius in the Conq. time held in Greneberge extended into this village For Gilb. de Crok of whom I have there made mention enfeoft Adam de Crok therein But it seems that the family of Verdon had also some interest here for in 36 H. 3. Geffrey de Simely was certified to hold half a Knights fee lying in Ashoâ— and this place of Roes de Verdon which she held over of the Earl of Warwick whereof there is frequent mention in Records the heirs of the same Geffrey answering for it Other matters memorable I have not found thereof till 6 E. 6. that Sir Thomas Newnham Kt. sold it to VVill. Marquess of Winchester then Lord Treasurer of England who setled it upon the Lord Giles Poulet one of his younger sons Which Lord Giles by severall conveyances dated about the 15. and 20. of Queen Eliz. raign past iâ— to Thomas Stapleton Gent. and his heirs from whom or his son the Lord Stanhop of Harington hath since purchased it Lemington-Hastang THIS containing the villages of Hill Herdwick and Bradwell was in the Conquerors time possest by Hasculf Musard the extent thereof being then certified at xii hides and a half with half a virgat whereunto belonged a Mâ—â—l rated at ii s. and a Church All which were valued at xii li. having been the freehold of Azor in Edward the Confessors time In that Survey it is written Lunintone not without some mistake by the transcriber as I think for there is no question but that it had its name originaâ—ly from the River Leame on whâ—se Southern bank it stands This Hasculf Musard was a great man in those dâ—ysâ— and
7. Sir VVilliam Lucy then Lord of Cherlecote releast to them certain Priviledges which he and his Ancestors had in Thelesford viz. Toll Tack Sâ—allage and Blâ—odhed Other passages as had relation to this House of Thelesford from the Lucyes I shall mention anon when I speak of that family in Cherlecote Upon the Survey taken in 26 H. 8. the value of all that belong'd thereto over and above reprises was certified to be no more than xxiv li. xix s. yet through the Kings favour or rather for that it was of so small consequence the dissolution thereof was forborn in 27 H. 8. when the rest of the lesser Houses went to wrack so that till 30 H. 8. it stood but then following the example of others the poor Friers here by their publique Instrument dated 26. Octob. 30 H. 8. surrendred it up to the Ks. use the names of those that subscribed thereto being Edw. Davie Minister Frater Iacobus Brown Will. Lacie and Nich. Turnar Of which the Prior scil Edward Davie had a Pension of 5 li. per an granted to him during life but the rest nothing After this scil 7 Iulii 35 H. 8. the King in consideration of 648 li. 19 s. 02 d. sold the site thereof together with a thicket of trees neer adjoyning to the House containing seven Acres and called by the name of Thelesford-grove as also certain lands in Cherlecote and Wasperton belonging thereto unto William Whorwood Esquier and William Walter to be held in Capite by the C. part of a Knights fee under severall Rents Since which it is by purchase come again to the Lucies of Cherlecote Ministri Domus de Thelesford Frater Elias 31 H. 3. Robertus temp E. 1. Henricus 2 E. 2 Thomas de Offinton 3 E. 3. Thomas de Cherlecote 28 E. 3. Williel de Clarindon temp R. 2. Iohannes Brokeden 7 H. 7. Edmundus Alceyter 26 H. 8 Edw. Davy 30 H. 8. Charlecote AUon passing on scarce a mile lower leaveth Charlecote upon its Eastern bank whereof one Saxi was possest before the Norman invasion but afterwards the Earl of Mellent By the Conquerors Survey it was certified to contain three hides having two Mills prized at xxi s. the whole being rated at iv li. In that Record it is written Cerlecote and had its appellation originally from some antient possessor thereof in the Saxons time as I guess Ceorle being a name then in use as we find in some antient Authors In those days it was of the parish of Wellesburne hard by as when I speak of the Church shall be shewed and came doubtless to Henry de Newburgh Earl of Warwick with most of those lands which were the said Earl of Mellent's his brother in this Shire whose son and heir viz. Roger Earl of Warwick in 23 H. 1 gave to his Collegiate Church of Warwick then newly by him founded half a hide of land lying here with the Tithe of the whole Lordship and of the two Mills before specified By the same Earl Roger was Thurstane de Montfort a great man in those days enfeof't of large possessions in this County as in Beldesert I shall manifest whose son Henry de Montfort with Alice de Harecourt the widow of Robert de Montfort his elder brother gave to Walter the son of Thurstane de Cherlecote all this Village of Cherlecote which grant King R. 1. by his Letters Patent bearing date at Dovor 6. Decemb. .... confirmed to the same Walter and his heirs adding divers immunities and priviledges thereto all which were ratified l by King Iohn in 5. of his raign 'T is not unlike but that the said Thurstane de Cherlecote was a younger son unto the before specified Thurstane de Montfort for that he was paternally a Montfort the MS. History of Wroxhall importeth and that the same Thurstane was his father not onely the likelyhood in point of time but his Christen name doth very much argue From this Walter de Cherlecote who was a Kt. by Cecily his wife descended William that assumed the sirname of Lucy which makes me think that she was an heir to some branch of that family for it hath antiently been usuall enough with the descendants of great heirs to relinquish their paternall names and take the Mothers as M â— Cambden doth sufficiently manifest Which William had a confirmation of this Lordship made to him by Thurstane de Montfort son and heir of Henry de Montfort above specified whereby it appears that upon the originall grant made to Walter his father the summe of ten pounds of silver was annually reserved from him and his heirs to be payd at the Feasts of St. Michaell and the Annunciation of our Lady by equall poâ—tions at the time of which confirmation made he the said William did his homage for this place This William was in Armes with the Barons against King Iohn but returning to his allegiance in 1 H. 3. had his lands seized upon for that offence restored to him as appears by the Kings Mandate to the Shiriffs of Worcester Gloucester Warwick and Leicester-shires within which Countyes his estate lay In 6 H. 3. he had the Kings Letters Patent of confirmat on made to him of the Hundred of Kinton originally granted to VValter the son of Thurstane de Cherlecote by King H. 2. and ratified by King Iohn but had been seâ—zed upon by King H. 3. with the demesns of the Crown and such Eschaets as had hapned In 18 H. 3. Walter de Lascy a great Baron in that age confer'd upon this William and his heirs the Stewardship of all his laâ—ds that he then had or that he might have in England with two carucats part of the demesn belonging to his Castle of Ludelaw In consideration of which two carucates the said VVilliam and his heirs were to be Constables of that Castle for the safe custody thereof and to maintain for ever a Priest a Poâ—ter and two Centinells there as formerly had been used except at such times as the said VValter de Lascy himself or his heirs should come thither and then he and his heires to remain in the outer ward during their stay there But for the times of hostility it was agreed that the said VValter and his heirs should fortify and defend it themselves at their own costs and the said VVilliam and his heirs to remain in the same outer Ward whilst it should be so fortified And further that the said VVilliam and his heirs might take the like rates taxt upon Bread and Beer in the town of Ludelaw in the absence of the said VValter and his heirs which he had used to have or ought to receive when he was there in person As also that the repair which he and his heirs should make there upon occasion to be by the view of two honest men and at the charge of the
time amongst which this Mannour of Warmington as also that of Toftes â— with some others was by those Monks of Preaux granted to Lewys Clifford for life with remainder to Lewys his son for life also upon a certain Rent reserved to the King during the continuance of those warrs After which scil in 6 H. 4. the King by his Letters Patent dated 15. Martii granted the said Priory of Toftes with the Mannour of Toftes this of Warmington thereunto belonging to Thom Erpyngham and Iohn Heylles Clerk for the life of the said Thomas which Thomas and Iohn past away all their right therein to the Carthusian Monks at Wytham in Selewood in Com. Somerset 1 H. 5. who not only had the Ks. confirmation thereupon but his grant to hold them after the decease of the said Thomas during the time that the Warrs should last with France As also License to purchase from the said Monks of Preaux all the right and title that they had therein Howbeit such was the poverty of those Monks of Wytham that they were not able to go through with the bargaine before the Parliament held at Leicester in 2 H. 5. wherein there was an Act of Re-assumption made for seizing all the Lands and Possessions of the Priors-Alien into the Kings hand to be possest by him his heirs and successors for ever Which his son viz. King H. 6. being a pious Prince considering and no whit inclining to convert that to Lay-uses which had been formerly dedicated to Gods service as may sufficiently appear by his endowment of the Colledges in Cambridge and Eton with a great part of those lands and disposing of the rest to other Religious Houses not onely remitted to the said Monks of Wytham all the arrears of that annuall Rent reserved to the Crown for this and the other Mannours they so settled but without reservation of any further payment at all granted them to that Mâ—nastery of Wytham to hold and enjoy till he should make a revocation of his Patent And in 19. of his reâ—gn by his Patent dated at Westminster 28. Nov. wherein he recited his former grant out of a most devout affection to the said House of Wytham as being the first of that strict and holy Rule that had been founded in this Kingdom and to the intent that the Monks there serving God should more especially pray for the sâ—uls of his Royall Progenitors as also for his own sâ—ul after his departure out of this life gave unto them and their successors this Mannour of Warmington with that of Toftes and some other to hold and enjoy for ever in pure Almes But that Patent being judg'd invalid after Edward 4. had got the Crown the said Monks of Wytham obtained a new grant of them which bears date at Westminster 20. Iulii in the first year of his reign and held it accordingly till the generall dissolution of the Religious Houses by K.H. 8. whereupon coming to the Crown it was 27. Ian. 35. H. 8. granted unto William Sheldon and Francis Sheldon gentlemen and their heirs but how or when it past from these Sheldons I have not seen nor any more thereof than that in 5 E. 6. Sir Iohn Brown Knight had a License to grant it unto William Byâ—t and others The Church dedicated to S. Michael in anno 1291. 19 E. 1. was valued at xii marks and a half and in 26 H. 8. at xvi li. iii s. x d. Patroni Ecclesiae Incumbentes c. Procurator Abb. Conv. de Pratellis Magr. Will. de Bockstones Subdiac 15. Cal. Oct. 1311. Procurator Abb. Conv. de Pratellis Magr. Thomas de Multon Cler. 9. Cal. Apr. 1331. Edw. Rex Angl. ratione Priorat de Warminton in manu sua exist Ioh. de Uppynham Cler. 13. Cal. Iulii 1349. Edw. Rex Angl. ratione Priorat de Warminton in manu sua exist Ioh. de Penerwich 15. Cal. Aug. 1350. Procurator Abb. C. de Pratellis Ioh. Careswell Pbr. 2. Non. Ian. 1361. Procurator Abb. C. de Pratellis Ioh. Bosevill Pbr. 4. Non. Aug. 1364. D. Rex ratione ut supra Ioh. Leech Pbr. 9. Cal. Dec. 1373. D. Rex ratione ut supra Thom. de Pennerudok Aâ—coliâ—us 14. Cal. Maii. 1376. D. Thom. Erpyngham miles Râ—b Lymbourne Cap. 7. Aug. 1404. Prior Conv. de Wytham Ric. Nayler Pbr. 13. Oct. 1429. Prior Conv. de Wytham D. Will. Hull Cap. 12. Iunii 1432. Prior Conv. de Wytham Ioh. Reedhull 10. Ian. 1440. D. Rex D. Sim. Pope Cap. 10. Maii. 1543. Iohan. Crocker de Hoke-Norton in Com. Oxon. ar Ioh. Hawle 10. Sept. 1554. Ric. Petipher de Radway ex conâ—â—ss Ric. Cowper de Warmington Anth. Petipher Cler. fil dicti Rich. 10. ` Dec. 1602. Guliel Hall Edw. Wotton Ric. Wotton in art Magr. 6. Febr. 1628. Arlescote THis little Hamlet standing under Edg-Hill somewhat near the elbow where it turns westwards was in the Conquerors dayes possest by the Earl of Mellent being given unto him with other vast lands in this County by King William upon sharing the Realm amongst his Noâ—mans and at the time of the generall Survey contained five hides and three virgates which five hides were then certified to belong unto the Monks of Preaux in Normandy and valued at 3 li. having been the freehold of one Bovi in Edward the Confessors dayes but the three virgates were then in the hands of the Earl himself and valued at ii s. In that Record it is written Orlavescote which name proceeded as I guess from some antient dweller there in the Danes or Saxons time Here it is that I have resolved to say someâ—hing Historically of the before recited Earl of Mellent in regard that by his pious gift of the 〈◊〉 part of this village to the said Monks of Preaux and his great possessions in this Shire he deserves to be signally memorized He was the son to Roger de Bellomont a person of great esteem with King William the first when he was but Duke of Normandy being one of his prime Councellers by Aâ—elina daughter of Wallâ—ran and sister to Hugh Earl of Mellent after tâ—e death of which Hugh without issue hâ—â— â—bâ—ained the Castle of Mellent from the King of France for a summe of money and succeeded him in the title of Earl Of his speciall valour in that famous Battail with Duke William whereby he got the Crown of England hearken to what Guil. Pictavensis saith Tyro quidam Normannus Rogerii de Bellomonte filius Hugonis de Mellento Comitis ex Adelina sorore nepos haeres praelium illo die primùm experiens egit quod aeternandum esset laude cum legione quam in dextro cornu duxit irruens ac sternens magna cum audatia No mervail therefore then that besides his inheritance in Normandy he obtained
at iv li. xiii s. iv d. which sum in 37 H. 8. was yearly received by the Priest belonging thereto at the hands of M r Robert Midlemore notwithstanding he did not duly attend here but sung in other places at his pleasure The Priory of Studley THis was first founded in King Stephen's time by Peter Corbicon otherwise called Peter de Stodleg in regard of his residence here for Canons Regular of S. Augustin's Order at a place called Wicton neer Wiche in Worcestershire and by him endowed with the Churches of the same Wicton as also of Stodley Cocton now Coughton in this County Salperton in Gloucestershire and all other Churches of his Patronage after the death of the Incumbents that had been presented thereto by him the said Peter or his father and likewise with half the town of Wicton before specified three Houses in Worcester and two Furnaces of Salt at Wiche and the Tithes of all the rest of his Salt there And moreover with half the Tithes of all his demesn lands in Tikenapletre in Com Wigorn. the whole proportion of his essarts there with a Meadow and the oblations called Chirset of that village and likewise of C. acres of his demesn lands in Salperton before specified of the Chapelry of his own House and all thereto belonging with the freedom from Toll Tak and many other exactions Which Canons rested not long at Wicton but were translated hither with an assignation unto them of the Churches above-specified and an addition of the Church of Anedeburne with the Chapell of Dormeston in Gloucestershire and the Chapelry of his own House there as also the grant of divers particular lands viz. one yard land in Stodley situate on the bank of the river Arrow with two curtilages thereunto belonging which I take to be it whereupon the Monastery was built all his lands lying below the high way leading from Bordsley to the bounds of Ipsley a Meadow called Brunham a grove of Alders lying betwixt Stretford and Wasford a Mill that Edwin Brochard held lands which had been belonging to one Aschetill with the wood adjoyning the land of Eluric the Clothier and the wood situate betwixt Alan's land and that of Roger de la Haye with certain other lands which appertained to Robert Meriam And over and above all this he gave them CC. acres of his demesn lands lying in Salperton before specified scil C. acres in the East field and C. acres in the West Confirming likewise his former grant of the said three Houses in Worcester half the Tithes of Tikenapletre with the essarts Meadow and Chircheset before mentioned as also the Tithes of his Salt at Wiche with the two Furnaces there But as the greatnesse of this family much diminished in the time of Peter Corbicon son and heir to Peter the Founder so did also the glory of this Monastery for it appears that at such time as the Patronage thereof was granted by the said Peter unto William de Cantilupe and his heirs the revevenues of it were so wasted by ill guidance and goverment that there were no more than three Canons then left therein Neverthelesse by the pious care and munificence of him and his posterity it soon came to flourish again For besides the grant of those his possessions in Shotswell in this County which he had acquired from Eustace de Mortein and Iohn Wandard with a House and Curtilage he vouchsafed unto them the priviledge that whensoever their House should happen to be vacant by the death of their Prior they should as freely proceed to a new election of another as any Collegiate Church in such cases used to do first only craving the License of him the said William and his heirs and after the election so made then humbly desiring his or their assent thereunto And moreover that whereas by Custome in some Monasteries of England the custody during the vacancy appertained to the Patron he notwithstanding granted unto them for him and his heirs that whensoever any such vacancy should happen the Sub-Prior and Celerer for the time being should in the name of him the said William and his heirs have the custody thereof so that both or one of them did first repair unto him or his heirs to receive the administration thereof at his or their hands but that the Bishop nor any other should have ought to do therewith All which concessions and immunities were ratified by William Wittlesey Bishop of Worcester as his publique Instrument dated here a Stodlegh upon the day of S. Sylvester the Pope Anno 1364. 38 E. 3. doth testify To which William de Cantilupe succeeded Will. his son and heir who followed the steps of his devout father in bounty to these Canons as appears by his grant of lands to them lying in Aston-Cantilupe to the value of x li. per annum for the support and maintenance of a certain Hospitall erected by his father neer the Gate of this Monastery where impotent people might have relief and entertainment Which William likewise bestowed upon them xx s. yearly Rent issuing out of certain lands in Snarkeston in Com. Leic. held of him by Raph de Charnells with pasturage for eight Oxen two Kine and one Horse in his own demesn Pasture of Buchme and the Rene granting them also power to hold a Court for their own Tenants as freely as ever he himself used to do And further added the Church of Hemeston in Devonshire of his patronage as also all those essarts with their appurtenances lying within his Park at Shelfhull as they are bounded with the High-way leading from Spernore towards Aston together with the perpetuall patronage of the Church at Aston as also certain lands situate in the Village of Trente And lastly obtained a Charter from King H. 3. dated at Westminster 22. Dec. 26 H. 3. whereby he granted to them that their woods lying within the Forest of Fekenham might be free to themselves and no Officer of the Kings belonging to the Forest to intermedle therein nor presse upon them for hospitality or entertainment without their own good liking From other Benefactors they had as followeth viz. in Yerdeley Com. Wigorn. 33. acres of land given by William Cumin antiently Lord of that Mannour as also a certain proportion there and in Grete conferred on them by William de Edricheston In Ipsley some quantity by Thomas le Barbour In Aldeswelle by Peter de Asserugge In Wicton by Iohn le Roter A place called the Vineyard here in Stodley by Peter de Montfort All those lands in Wike within the precincts of Coughton by Constance the daughter to William a Parke sometime wife of Sir Simon de Cocton Knight in her widowhood which lands she had in frank marriage of her father's gift and certain lands in Hatton given by Iohn de Stodley and Robert de Freynuse All which are confirmed with divers priviledges as the Charters of
Fullwode and others divers lands for to find two Priests celebrating divine service here for ever all which being forfeited to the King in regard of such disposall made of them without the Royall License contrary to the Statute in that case made and provided were thereupon given away by K. Ric. unto one Iohn Swet who having a desire to assign over his right and state in them unto Rose Mountfort then a great woman in this Parish obtained a Pat. from K. H. 4. in the first year of his reign whereby the said K. gave them unto her and her heirs for ever to the intent that shâ— and they should provide and maintain two Chantrie-Priests to celebrate divine service daylie in this Church at the Altar of our Lady before mentioned aswell for the good estate of the said K. Henry during this life and afterwards for the health of his soul and the souls of his Mother and Queen deceased as for the soul of the said Rose and the souls of her ancestors and heirs and other Benefactors to the said Chantrye Which Rose by her Deed bearing date 8 Maii in the same year reciting the grant so made to her as abovesaid gave those lands unto Iohn Blakenhale and Ric. Boys Priests serving at the before specified Altar to hold to them and their successors Priests of that Chantrie to celebrate divine service there for ever according to the limitations before mentioned The advouson of which Chantrie descended by the said Rose Mountfort to the Catesbies but by reason of the attainder of Sir Wil. Catesbie in 1 H. 7. was granted in 3 H. 7. to Sir Iames Blount and to the heirs male of his body In â—6 H. 8. the lands belonging thereto were valued at xiii l. vi s. viii d. per an but in 37 H. 8. to no more than vii l. vii s. iiii d. at which time I find it certified that this Parish was xx miles in compass so that in case of Plague or ohter sickness there the Priests belonging thereto did use to assist the Vicar in ministring the Sacraments and Sacramentals The lands of both which Chantries were granted in 7 E. 6. to Kenelm Throkmorton Clem. Throkmorton and Iohn Throkmorton Esquires and their heirs I now come to the particular places of note within this Parish viz. Umberslade Monkspath Cley-Hall Codbarow Cheswikes Betlesworth Lodbroke's-Mannour Sidenhale and Crewenhale of which in their order Vmberslade THis being onely an antient Mannour house was in H. 2. time partly given by Henry de Vilers Sewer to Will Earl of Warwick unto Rob. Archer and Seliit his wife and to the heirs of Seliit in which grant it is termed terra de Ombreslade and the said Robert called Rob. Sagittarius and partly by Roger de Hulehale to her the said Seliit onely From which Robert and Seliit I have on the next page represented the lineall descendants with their matches clearly warranted from the originall Charters and evidences of this antient Family whose principall seat it still continues Of William the son to Rob. and Seliit I find that he had a grant of much land here in Tanworth by VValeran Earl of Warwick about the beginning of K. Iohn's reign which is set forth by speciall boundaries according to the use of those times and likewise a Bull from Pope Gregory the ix th for a peculiar Chapell at this place bearing date in 19 H. 3. In the Windows whereof are yet standing and of no less antiquity than E. 3. time the Arms of Beauchamp E. of Warwick Clinton Earl of Huntingdon as also of this Family as they were then set up in the Glass Which VVill. left issue Iohn who being Champion to Thomas Earl of Warwick obtained a speciall Charter from the said Earl to himself and his heirs for freedom to hauk and hunt every where within the territories of Tanworth excepting the Park and to excercise all other Liberties belonging to the said Earl within Monkspath and Ombreslade paying therefore unto him and his heirs xii broad Arrow heads a couple of Capons at Whitsontide yearly This Iohn had issue Iohn and divers other children whereof Thomas was Lord Prior of the Hospitall of St. Iohn of Hierusalem in England in 14 E. 2. which Iohn the younger matching with Margery the daughter of Sir VVill. Traci of Todington in Gloucestershire an eminent family in those parts left issue Iohn and Thomas Of which Thomas I find that having been in that Rob. Sagittarius temp H. 2. Seliit Ricardus Johannes Will. le Archer obiit circa 23 H. 3. Margeria Iohanna ux Walt. filii Sim. de Cherlecote Isab. ux Wil. filii Rad. de Lee. Thomas Joh. le Archer obiit temp H. 3. Christiana secundò nupra Will. de Berneville Tho. Prior S. Ioh Hicrosol in Anglia 14 E. 2. Wil. Rector Eccl. de Pilardinton Rob. Rector Eccl. de Queinton Ioh. le Archer ob ante 28 E. 1. Margeria filia Will. Traci de Toding ton in Com. Glouc. Ric. Rector Eccl. de Ilmindon 23 E. 3. Will. le Archer 2 E. 2. Thomas 10 E. 2. Ioh. le Archer obiit circa 22. E. 3. Isabella filia Rad. Escote 1 E. 3. Ioh. le Archer 16 E. 3. Thomas le Archer obiit 46 E. 3. Margareta filia .... Cleburie Gilbertus le Archer Agnes filia Walteri Cokesey mil. Thomas le Archer obiit 4 H. 6. aetat 84. an Alicia ux 2. Alicia filia Will. Hugford de Midleton in Com. Salop mil. obiit 8. H. 5. Ric. Archer obiit 11 E. 4. aetat 85. Margareta relicta Tho. Newport de Ercall ar ux 2. Alicia filia haeres Wil. Lea de Stotfold ux 3. Ioh. Archer obiit 3. E. 4. vivo patre Christiana sola filia haeres Rad. de Blacklow Civis Lond. relicta Hen. Sewall nupra 25 H. 6. Ioh. Archer obiit 4 Dec. 11. H. 8. Alicia filia Baldwini Mountfort de Colshill mil. nupta 7 E. 4. Ioh. Archer obiit 16 Apr. 12. H. 8. Margareta filia Humfridi Staftord de Blatherwick nupta 19 H. 7. obiit 21. H. 8. Edw. Archer obiit coelebs temp Iac. Regis Iohannes Robertus Ric. Archer ob 5. Oct. 36. H. 8. aet 39. Matilda filia cohaer Nich. De la mere de Hereford parva ob 23. Aug. 6 5. Ph. M. Edw. Fulco Miles Francisca Wimfrida Anna Humfr. Archer obiit 24 Oct. 4. Eliz. Anna filia Rob. Tounsend de Ludlow mil. Capit Iustic Walliae obiit 28 Nov. 5. Iac. Ioh. Archer duxit Elianoram fil haer Ric. Frewin de Handley in Com. Wigorn. Andreas Archer ob 23. Apr. An. 1629. Margar. filia Sim. Ralegh de Farnborough at obiit 16 Aug. 1614. Ric. Archer de Nethorp in Com. Oxon. duxit MariaÌ„ fil haer Roul Bull de Nethorp Simon Archer natus 21 Sept. 1581. factus eq aur per Regem Iac. 21 Aug. 1624. Anna filia Ioh. Ferrers de Tamworth castro eq aur
Gascoigne under Sir Thomas Nevill in the service of King Ric. 2. and after the decease of an elder brother called Edmund that he returned into England where he was likewise entertained in the said King's service but afterwards upon the deposall of the said King Richard by Henry of Lancaster being constrained to slee into France in regard that he took part with the Earles of Huntingdon Salisbury and Kent c. against the said Henry of Lancaster after one years abode in Paris he travailed with one Robert Arden Esquire his companion into Italy where they served under Iohn Galeas Duke of Millain against the Emperour Rupert and after the death of the said Duke returned into Brabant where they met with two English Friers going to Rome from whom they received tidings that William Curson a younger son of Sir Iohn Curson and cosin Germain to the said Iohn was Abbot of S. Osithes in Essex whereupon he hasted towards England by Amsterdam and arriving at Ipswich Anno 1404. thence presently sped to S. Osithes where changing his name into Smyth but privately making himself known to his kinsman the Abbot was by him curteously entertained who bestowed upon him good means and advanced him in marriage to Milicent the daughter and heir of Robert Laynham by Alice the daughter and heir to Iohn Hend Major of London The Church dedicated to S. Peter was given to the Monks of Conchis in Normandy by Robert de Stadford before spoken of shortly after the Conquest of England by Duke William and appropriated to them by Roger Bishop of Worcester 3. Non. Nov. Anno 1178. 25 H. 2. In Anno 1291. 19 E. 1. it with the Chapells belonging thereto was valued at Lii marks the Vicars portion being at that time seven marks and a half But in 26 H. 8. the Vicaridge was valued at xii li. out of which did yearly issue x s. v d. ob for Procurations and Synodals Patroni Vicariae Incumbentes c. Procurator Abbatis de Conchis Ioh. de Wotton Diac. Non. Apr. 1306. Prior de Wawens-Wotton Ioh. fil Rob. Sutoris Cap. 3. Id. Sept. 1325. Abbas Conv. de Conchis Frater Ioh. le Tonnelier 26. Iulii 1328. Abbas Conv. de Conchis Ioh. Corpe Pbr. 5. Cal. Iulii 1335. Procurator Abb. Conv. de Conchis Petrus de Loversey Pbr. 4. Oct. 1336. Prior de Wotton Rob. Wykwane 10. Oct. 1367. Ric. Rex Angl. ratione temporal Priorat de Wotton in manu sua c. Ric. Hemery Pbr. 2. Maii 1378. Rolandus Leynthall miles D. Nich. Wedon Cap. 22. Sept. 1425. Rolandus Leynthall miles Will. Saunders Cler. 22. Febr. 1436. Prior Conv. de Wotton-Wawen D. Ioh. Berston Cap. 23. Martii 1445. Prior Conv. de Wotton-Wawen D. Rog. Wheler Cap. 22. Apr. 1446. Praepos Socii Collegii Regal Cantab. D. Ioh. Dalton Cap. 7. Martii 1449. Praepos Socii Collegii Regal Cantab. D. Ioh. Russell Cap. 17. Ian. 1458. Praepos Socii Collegii Regal Cantab. D. Will. Harryes Cap. 9. Feb. 1460. Praepos Socii Collegii Regal Cantab. Rog. Iordan in art Magr. 26. Martii 1468. Praepos Socii Collegii Regal Cantab. Brianus Esthorp in S. Theol. Scholar 3. Iulii 1489. Praepos Socii Collegii Regal Cantab. D. Ioh. Botreye Pbr. 16. Martii 1514. Praepos Socii Collegii Regal Cantab. Thomas Hartwell in S. Theol. Bac. 17. Dec. 1523. Praepos Socii Collegii Regal Cantab. Thomas Goldston in art Magr. 13. Maii 1545. Praepos Socii Collegii Regal Cantab. D. Edw. Alcock Pbr. 17. Febr. 1556. Praepos Socii Collegii Regal Cantab. D. Rad. Olton Pbr. 24. Martii 1557. D. Episc. per lapsum Will. Bolton Cler. 23. Apr. 1579. Praepos Socii ut suprà Ioh. Mascall Cler. 23. Aug. 1580. Monumentall Inscriptions upon Grave stones in the South I le of this Church In brasse upon a Marble Here lyeth the body of Lady Agnes Smyth late wife of Sir Iohn Smyth Knight one of the Barons of the Eschequer daughter of Iohn Harewell Esquier and one of the coheirs of Thomas Harewell Esquier her brother which Agnes dyed the xix â—h of February Anno 1562. Upon one of Alabaster Hic jacet Iohannes Allesbury qui obiit septimo die mensis ................... cujus anime propitietur Deus Amen The Priory I Now come to speak of that little Monastery of Benedictine Monks which sometime stood here and was one of those we call Priories Alien having been a Cell to the Abby of Conchis in Normandy â— Of which kind there were few that had any formall Foundation as in Wolston I have already shewed For the first grant to that forrein Monastery by Rob. de Tonei son doubtless unto Roger who founded Conchis and Nicholas de Stafford his son was no other than verball as it seems by that confirmation thereof which Rob. de Stafford son to the same Nicholas made in H. 2. time wherein he makes mention that his said grandfather and father gave thereunto this Church of Wotton together with the Tithes and oblations of the whole town and one hide of land adjoyning to the same Church as also another hide called Doversele and the lands which the Monks of Conchis had then in tillage here in exchange for the Mannour of Edricston now Edston which at first belong'd to those Monks But I make a question notwithstanding the first grant so made by the before specified Robert de Tonei whether any Monks setled here till after his death for in an Instrument of later time made by the Abbot and Monks of Conchis whereby they constituted a Prior here it is said to be de Fundatione nobilissimi domini Nicholai Stafford which is some argument that he first erected their Mansion here Touching the appropriation of the said Church made in 25 H. 2. to the peculiar benefit of those Monks having already spoke in Wotton I shall now endeavour the discovery of what farther augmentation they had by other Benefactors wherein I find that Robert the son of Herveus de Stafford gave unto them divers particular parcells of land lying in Ullenhale Henry de Montfort the Mill at Henley Robert de Chaucumbe divers Lands in Mockle and Ullenhale Will. de Burley a yard land with a croft and messuage in Burley with all his interest in the Chapell there Geffrey de Pauncefote and Iohn Durvassall certain lands in Buckele juxta Beldesert And to all these had they the addition of the Mannour of Monkenlane in Herefordshire which with severall other lands and Tithes in that Countie were originally granted to the said Monks of Conchis by Raph de Tonei brother to our Robert who in the confirmation of them made by Will. de Vere Bishop of Hereford in H. 2. time is called Radulfus senior de Tonei As to the originall seizures
but very little or nothing at all appeareth to have been proved And so much doth an honest Historian in his Acts of the Archbishops of Yorke declare where speaking of the proceedings against them he saith Quamvis in multis essent accusati nichil tamen inventum est quod de jure videretur statum illorum annullare And that this was truth speaking then of Will. de Grenefeld Archbishop of Yorke at that time he further saith Archiepiscopus Willielmus pietate motus super statu Templariorum suae Diocesit omni auxilio destitutorum eos in diversa suae Diocesis instituit Monasteria eisque suo perpetuo vitae necessaria ministrari praecepit Yet such was their hard fate that having been thus dealt withall their whole Order became shortly after condemned in a genetall Councell at Uienna under Pope Clement the v. Anno 1311. 4 E. 2. So that their possessions being thereupon seized into the King's hands what they had in this Countie and Leicestershire was committed to the custodie of Alexander de Compton who in 6 E. 2. answered Lx li. to the King for the issues thereof But 't is plain that the heirs of the Donours for a while came to enjoy them again and that thereupon Iohn de Moubray had this Mannour of Balshall which he held till his death and attainder for adhering to Thomas Earl of Lancaster in 15 E. 2. as also that it was thereupon committed to the custodie of Iohn Peche of whom in Hampton I have spoke to hold during the King's pleasure Houbeit in this condition they scarce continued one year longer For by a generall Decree of Pope Clement before specified dated at Uienna vi Non. Maii in the seventh year of his Papacie they were annexed and incorporated to the Knights Hospitalars of which Order before I proceed farther I will here as I have done of the Templars give a brief account The first institution of this Order was about the year MXCII. after which ere long they setled in England for in the year MC and beginning of King Henry the first his reign Iordan Briset a wealthy and devout man built then an House in the suburbs of London neer Smithfield which was afterwards called S. Iohns of Ierusalem But these also from a low beginning through the great austeritie of their lives at first obtained vast possessions before what belong'd to the Templars was setled upon them In this Countie they had antiently I mean before the accession of the Templars lands to them lands in Grafton given to them by Henry the son to Bernardus de Grafton and others In Chesterton by William de Croc In Preston-Bagot Whitnash Newbold-Pacie Bilney Rieton super Dunsmore Halford Anstie and other places by the gift of sundry persons And of what great esteem this their Order was within England the Charter of priviledges and Liberties granted to them by King Ric. 1. in 5 0 of his reign doth sufficiently manifest where the generall words â—un thus Conâ—essimus omne sus omne Dominium quod ad nos pertinet pertineat omnem potestatem omnes libertates liberas consuetudines quas Regia potestas conferre potest in omnibus c. But I return to Balshall The next thing most observable in reference to these Knights Hospitalars wherewith I have met is a passage which manifesteth that all their Tenants for the better fruition of the many priviledges belonging to those lands did use to erect Crosses upon their Houses which Custome appears by the seizure of a House and certain grounds thereto belonging that lay in Wishaw into the King's hands in respect that one Chestershire the owner thereof had set a Crosse upon it to the end that he might partake of the Templars priviledges whereas in truth the premisses had not any relation to that Order I do not find that the Hospitalars held this place as a Preceptorie by the residence of any of their Fraternity here as the Templars did but rather the contrary for it appears that in E. 4. time Iohn Beaufitz Esquire was their Fermour of the House called the Preceptorie and resided there which Iohn in 22 H. 6. underwent the Office of Eschaetor for this Countie and Leicestershire as also from 11 E. 4. till 4 H. 7. inclusive was a Justice of Peace in this Shire And moreover that having been in 16 E. 4. Shiriff for both these Counties and in 1. and 2 H. 7. again Eschaetor he dyed in 22 H. 7. as the date and probate of his Testament do manifest by which he bequeathed his body to be buried in the Monasterie of Kenilworth before the Image of the blessed Virgin at the door of the Quiâ—e or where else Iohn Yardley the then Abbot should think more expedient And to the Abbot and Covent of that House gave a Basin and Ewre of silver to serve at the high Altar the same Abbot during his whole life being to pray for him daily in his Masse especially by name and he that should daily say the Chapter Masse to pray for the Soul of Sir Raufe Boteler Lord Sudley and his Lady and him the said Iohn Beaufitz especially by name as the said Abbot and Covent pleased and likewise he that was to sing our Lady Masse To the same Abbot he also gave a gilt piece to the value of ten marks to pray daily for him by name in his Masse and he and his Covent to assoil him in the Chapterhouse This Iohn had also in Fletchamsted an estate by Lease from the Knights Hospitalars and besides this possest a Mannour in Lodbroke called Wynteners as also the Mannour of Wodcote in this Countie and left issue Margerie his daughter and heir afterwards married to Sir Robert Belyngham Knight Little have I seen else worthy the notice touching this place other than the Customes which antiently as is evident by that Account in 31 H. 2. were as followeth viz. that their Tenants were yearly to mow three days in Harvest one at the charge of the House and to plow three days whereof one at the like charge As also to reap one day at which time they should have a Ram from the House or viii d. xxiv loaves and a Cheese of the best in the House together with a pail full of drink And moreover that they might not sell their Horse-Colts if they were foaled upon the land belonging to the Temple without the consent of the Fraternity nor marry their daughters without their License After the dissolution of the Monasteries this Mannour being inter alia assigned for the dowrie of Queen Catherine the last wife of King H. 8. was in 1 E. 6. granted I mean the reversion to Edward Duke of Somerset and his heirs to hold by the xlth part of a Knights fee But he being attainted in 5 E. 6. as our Historians do
after his Father's death as my authoritie saith he then made a new grant of the premisses to the same Lord Clinton during the minority of the heir then his Ward whereupon the said Lord Clinton in consideration of Lxx li. sterling made an assignation of the said Custodie c. unto Iohn Hales Gentleman at that time Clerk of the Hamper and a very active man in the world as in Coventre I have shewed To the posterity of which Sir Will. Compton it continued till that Will. Lord Compton his great grandchild by his Deed bearing date 3. Febr. 39 Eliz. sold it unto Sir Thomas Egerton Kt. then Lord Keeper of the great Seal from whom Thomas Dilke Esquire afterwards Knight purchased it scil 21. Iunii 41 Eliz. whose grandson William now enjoys it The Church dedicated to S. Michael was in anno 1291. 19 E. 1. valued at viii marks In 5 E. 3. Sir William de Clinton Knight purposing to found a Chantrie therein obtained License to bestow the advouson thereof inter alia upon the same with Lands and Rents to the value of xx li. per annum In pursuance whereof he gave to Iohn Lynie Priest Warden of the said Chantrie and his successors a certain piece of land lying then betwixt the road-way leading from Filongley towards Colshill on the one side and the Church-yard of Maxstoke on the other and extending in length from the Lord of Maxstoke's Quarrie to the Pale of his Park together with the advouson of the Church as by his Charter bearing date at Maxstoke on the Feast day of the Annunciation of our Lady 6 E. 3. appeareth And moreover by the same Charter granted unto the said Warden and his successors 8. Messuages six yard land lying in Long-Ichinton as also the Bodies of viii Natives dwelling there with all their Chattells and Off-spring And besides this xx s. yearly Rent payable by one William Snede and Iohn his son out of a Messuage lying in Long-Ichinton aforesaid with the reversion of the same Messuage and one yard land after their deceases and lastly 4. Acres of land lying in the said town of Ichinton together with the advouson of the Church Which endowment being so made he forthwith by the consent of Roger de Northburgh at that time Bishop of this Dioces Iohn Lynie the then Parson whom he constituted Warden as abovesaid Sir Iohn de Clinton Lord of Maxstoke his brother and Parishioner there as also all the other Parishioners of Maxstoke ordained that the said five Priests should thenceforth celebrate divine Servâ—ce daily in the same Church where the Bodies of his Ancestors lay interred for the good estate of him the said Sir William de Clinton Iulian his wife Sir Iohn de Clinton his brother Alice his wife and for the souls of Sir Iohn de Clinton his Father the Lady Ida his Mother as also for the good estate of Edward the third then Kâ—ng of England Laurence de Hastings and for aâ—l the Lords Hastings in time to come And moreover of the said Roger then Bishop of Coventre and Lichfield Henry Prior of Coventre and â—heir succâ—ssors and for the souls of all the Kâ—ngs oâ— England Lords Hastings Bishops of Coventre â—nd Lichfield Priors of Coventre Brethren and sisters Parents and benefactors and all the faithâ—uâ—l deceased Appointing that the said Warden and his successors as aâ—so the Subwarden and his should be always Priests in Orders admitted and instituted by the Bishop or Coventre and Lichfield for the time being and after the decease of him the said Sir William always presented by the said Sâ—r Iohn de Clinton his brother and his heirs having a House convenient for themselves and the other three adjoyning to the Churchyard of Maxstoke afâ—resaid there to inhabâ—te and lodge together And that the said Warden and his succâ—ssâ—rs shâ—uld pâ—â—vâ—de from time to timeâ— Bâ—â—â—ks Vâ—â—â—ments Lâ—ghts as also two Clerks fâ—r the use of himself 〈◊〉 Sub-warden and the other Priests aswell in the Church as in the Houseâ— viz. their Hall and Chamberâ— nâ—ght and day And mâ—reover that he and his said Sub-warden and thâ— othâ—r Priestsâ— shâ—â—â—d wear white Surpliceâ— with black Copes and Sâ—â—les after the manner of the Vicars-Chorall in the Caâ—hedrall of Lichfield whil'st they were about divine Service both in the Church and Quire And that the charge of the Books and Ornaments shâ—uld belong to the Sub-warden whose Office was to direct câ—ncerning the celebration of Masses viz. of whâ—m what howers and in what order by himself and the other Priests they were to be performed And that Bread Wine Water and Lights should be ready for the said Masses and divine exercises but at the charge of the Warden to be provided And further that aswell the Warden when he could fitly be at leisure and Sub-warden as all the Priests except some great occasion did hinder every day after dinner and before Vâ—â—pers should together in the said Church sing the full Office of the Dead viz. Placebo and Dâ—riâ—e except on double Fâ—â—tivalls and the time of Easter in whâ—ch theâ— ought to observe the custome of the Church of Salisbury in saâ—â—ing the said Office Aâ— also 〈…〉 and Canonicall howers with Note â— in the Qâ—â—re of the Church aforesaid admitting the Chaplains and Clerks of the same Church to sing with them if they pleased And likewise that after the Compline they should say the Commenâ—â—â—tion of the Dead â— in â—he said Quire according â—o the course above described And every Holy day in the Quire together the seven Penitentiall Psalmes and the â—v â—radualls with the Letanie and accustomed Prayers unless there were cause exprest by the Warden that they should say them out of the Quâ—re And that both the Warden and Sub-warden all the other Priests should every day celebrate their particular Masses in the said Church or Quire according to appointment except there were a lawfull impediment so that upon every Sunday the Masse of the B. Virgin should be celebrated with Note and the Mass of the day in such sort as was fit And upon every Munday one of them whom the Sub-warden should appoint to celebrate the said Mass of our Lady by Note with the Office for the Dead for the souls of the persons before recited and all the faithfull deceased And after the death of the said Sir William de Clinton and Sir Iohn his brother for their souls also And that another of the said Priests should celebrate the same day the high Mass of S. Michaell th'arch Angell Patron of that Church and of all the holy Angells with Note and the rest throughout the week thus Upon every Tuesday the Mass of S. Thomas sometime Archbishop of Canterbury by Note besides the high Mass of the day by Note also On Wednsday the first Mass of our blessed Ladie by Note and the high Mass of the said day with Note as also a memoriall of S. Katherine the Virgin On
to the French and regain his inheritance here in England that then he should pay back to the said Robert the younger so much of that summe as the profits of the lands of which he had received the issues did fall short thereof and that the said Robert should then enjoy the Lordships of Witringham and Coningeby in Com. Linc. Queinton in Com. Glouc. and Berewic in Com. Suss. As also that William his younger Brother should have Torinton in Com. Linc. and lands to the value of X li. per annum in Berewic abovesaid of all which they had speciall grants from their Father And further it was then concluded that the said Robert the younger should not only give the King good caution to keep this Castle to his use but upon occasion deliver it up into his hands For performance thereof these were his sureties scil Nicholas de Verdon Geffrey de Camvile William de Hardreshull Raphe fitz Raphe Thomas de Ofirton Iohn de Culi Richard Russell Robert de la Lande Robert de Passi William de Fou and Mathew de Charnels All which being effected he had the King 's speciall Precept to William de Harecurt then Governour thereof for the King to deliver it up unto him But it was not long after this that Robert the elder made his peace for in 5 H. 3. he had possession of this Castle delivered to him and the rest of his Father's lands as appears by the King's signification of his pleasure therein to all that held of it by Militarie service or otherwise as also to the Shiriff of this County So that here I must leave the said Robert the younger whose posteritie flourisht in Lincolnshire for a long time after and speak of the elder Robert I am of opinion that this Robert the elder return'd into Normandie in 17 H. 3. for in that year did he passe over the estate of all his lands in England for seven years unto Peter de Rupibus that potent Bishop of Winchester in those times together with the custodie of â—hilip his son and heir for to marry him where he should think fit without disparagement whereupon by the consent of the same Robert and Philip he made an assignation thereof unto William de Cantilupe Of this Robert I finde no more after that time than his death which hapned in 25 H. 3. But the said Philip became a person of no small account in the world for having married Ioane one of the daughters and heirs to Hugh de Kilpeck of Kilpeck Castle in Herefordshire whose custodie and disposall in marriage the said William de Cantilupe had in 33 H. 3. he was constituted Shiriff of this County and Leicestershire and Governour of the Castle of Sauvey which office he held for three yeares then next following and at that time obtained a Confirmation of the Charter of Free warren before mentioned granted to his Ancestor by King H. 1. But in 36 H. 3. he was questioned for sitting with Richard de Mundevill and the rest of the Justices for Gaol-deliverie at Warwick having no Commission so to do for which I do not find that the Kin'gs displeasure stuck long upon him in regard he attended him so soon after into Gascoin upon his return from which voyage he was taken Prisoner by the French in Poictoâ— with Gilbert de Segrave and divers other of the English Nobilitie notwithstanding that they had Letters of Protection from the French King The next mention that I find of him is that he was in that Welch expedition of 41 H. 3. and the year ensuing had Summons with divers other great men to be at Chester on the Eve of S. Iohn Baptist well furnisht with Horse and Armes to march into Wales against Lewelin ap Griffith then in Rebellion In 45 H. 3. he had the like Summons to be at London with all the chief Nobilitie upon the morrow after Simon and Iude's day in which year it was that the defection of the Barons began farther to shew it self by their intrusion upon the King's authoritie in placing Shiriffs for sundry Shires of this Realme In which respect this Philip Marmion as a person in whose fidelitie the King reposed much confidence had by speciall Patent the Counties of Norfolk and Suffolk committed to his custodie And in 47 H. 3. had summons amongst other great men to be at Hereford upon the Munday after Candlemas day well furnisht with Horse and Armes to resist the power of the before specified Lewelin so also to be at Worcester on Lammas day next ensuing in like sort accoutred to the same purpose Immediatly whereupon divers of the Barons put themselves in Armes to force the King's assent to those Ordinances which they had made at Oxford so much derogating from his regall power who seeing himself over-powred was necessitated to submit to the determination which the King of France should make therein and to bring in severall of the Peers and other eminent persons to give Oath for his performance thereof amongst which this Philip Marmion was one who likewise adhered stoutly to him throughout those turbulent times which soon after ensued For the next year following he was at the taking of Northampton and in 50 H. 3. as a reward for his faithfull services had a grant of all the King's demesns here in Tamworth aswell in that part which lyes in Staffordshire as of that in this Countie as also in Wyginton to hold during his naturall life for the Rent of xxxiv li. vi s. ix d. And was made Governour of Kenilworth-Castle immediatly upon the render thereof after that memorable six-months siege whereof I have elswhere spoke In 13 E. 1. this Philip claimed by Prescription a Court-Leet and Gallows here at Tamworth with all Weyfs found in a certain place called Asselonde within this his Mannour as also Free-warren in his demesn lands here and in those belonging to the Nunns of Polesworth all which were allowed And upon his death which hapned in 20 E. 1. it was certified that he held this Castle of the King in Capite by Knight's service finding three Knights at his own proper costs for xl days in the Warrs of Wales and that Ioane the wife of William Mortein Maud the wife of Raphe le Boteler Ioane the daughter of Raph Cromwell and Mazera his wife and Ioan Marmion were his next heirs as the Descent in the following page doth more plainly shew Which Ioan Mortein being the eldest daughter had this Castle for her share and died seized of it about three years after leaving no issue whereupon by Agreement betwixt the rest of the coheirs it was allotted to Ioane the wife of Alexander Frevile Which Alexander being brother and heir to Sir Baldwin Frevile Knight of whose inheritance he had fair lands in Norfolk and Herefordshire died seized
b. 546 a. 547. aâ— 648 b. 682 683 a. 693 a. 758 a. 774 a Lovet 60 b. 285 b. 286 a. 477 b. 696 b Loundres 673 b Lowes vide Sepulture Lucerna 527 a Luci 297 a. 348.387 b. 392 a. 393. b 394 bâ— 395 a. 396.397 399 b. 450 a. 494 495 b. 507 b. 509 a. 510 551 b. 575 a. 580 b. 609 a. 636 a. 671 a. 714 b. Ludford 230 b. 747 748 a. 775 b. Ludinton 219 b. 375 a. 510 b. 527 a. 617 a. 824 b. Ludlow 821 a. Luvel vide Lovel Lyouns 141 b. Lyvet 618 a. M Mace 482 a. 508 a. vide Massey Macer vide Megre Maidenhach 637â— b. 644 b. 660 a. Makerell 450 b Mallori 35 a. 55 b. 56 157 b. 285 a. 287 a. 293.385.295 a. 430 a. 608 b. 609 a. 767 a. 810 a. Mandevile sive Mannevile 444 a 446 a Mannors 348 Mansell 513 a. 682 a. vide Maunsell Mancestre 739 b 682 a. 675 b. 766 b. 774 b. 775 778 b. Manâ—feild 380 a Manvers 672 b Marchanleg â—17 aâ— 660 a. Mareschall 35 a. 450 b. Mareschall Co. Pembrokiae 444 a. Marmion 28 a. 164 a 501 b. 621 b. 607 a. 665 a. 719 b. 740 b. 750 a. 751 a. 7â—6 b. 757 a. 758 b. 761 a. 765 b. 766 b. 793 a. 797 b. 799 807 a. 808 a. 809 a 813 b. 817 b. 818 819 820 824 Marow 12 b. 46 b. 169 b. 175 b. 179 b. 690 a. 7â—1 b. 713 a. 718 724. b. 750 b Martell 529 b. 545 a Massey 182 a. 295 b. 641 653 b. 739 a. 772 b Masterson 686 b Mathew 196 a. 719 b 720 a Mauduit 182 a. 312 a 408 a. 443 b Mauduit Co. Warw. vide Warwick Earls Maudley 472 b Maunsell 652 b. 653 a Mayne 715 a. 724 b Meauâ— 182 b 494 Megre 285 b. 286 a. 696 b Meinill 150â— b. 151 a. 180 b. 664 b. 794 a. 812. a. 825 a Mellent Earls the storie of them 417 b. 418 a. c. Meldon 618 a Melsa vide Meaux Merebrok 581 b Meres 725 * b Merington 230 a Mervyn 729 a Metley alias Medley 23 b. 28 a. 198 199 b 289 a. 293. b. 386 a. 709 b. 770 a. Mâ—dlemore 55 aâ— 557 a. 654 655. b. 693â— a Midleton 217 b. 601 a. Mildmay 801 b. Mile 297 a. 432 b Miller 750 b Mireden 151 b Mitton 632 a. 633 a Mohun 445. a 448 a. 449 Molâ—sley 231 b Molins 182 a Molinton 629 b Monaâ—â—ick life the originall thereof by men 98 a. by women 797 Monks of St. Benedicts Order how antient 98 b. their shaving Ib. when first setled in England 99 b. their Habit 99. Carthusâ—an Monks their original strictnes of their Rule 131 b their first coming into England Ib. their Habite 132 b. Cistercian Monks their originall 145 their coming into England Ib. their Rule 146 a. their priviledges 147 a. their Habite 144 Monasteries the contrivances and practises tendingâ— to their dissolution 800 b. 801 Monkelee 606 b Montalt 88 b. 112 a Montgomeri 374 b. 380 a. vide Salop Com. More 423 a. 513 a. 566 b. 567 b. 613 a Moreby 689 a Morecote 296 b. 372 a 421 a. 720 a Mordant 440 b. 442 b. 443 b Morgan 56 b. 83 b. 198 a. 200 a. 654 a Morehall 459 b. 545 b. 547 a. 632 a Morice 663 a Mortein 297 a. 415 a. 556 a. 799 b. 819 b Morison 505 a Moryn 612 a Mortimer 33 a. 180 b. 319 a 342 b. 412 a. 665 a. 742 743 b Morton 11 b. 732 b. 485 b Mortuaries what they weâ—e antiently as also why and how payd 679 680 Morvill 139 a. 146 a Moton vide Muton Moubrai 83 a. 142 b 145 a. 146 a. 147 b. 194 a. 322 a. 431 b. 696 b. 699 b. 703 b. 706 b 709 a. 752 754 a. Moubrai Dux Norff. 447 Mountacute Comes Sarum 448 a. 595 b Mountfort Earl of Leic. 161â—162 a. 481 b. 482 a Mountfort Simon son to the same Earl 161 b. 162.163 b Mountfort de Beldesert 312 a. 321. a. 367 b. 395 b. 396 a 426 b. 441 482 a. 483 500 b. 524 a. 542 b. 554 556 a. 589 a. 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 a 6â—4 b 607 a. 609 610 a. 700 b. 706 a. 709 a 820 a Mountfort de Coshill 191 b. 154 a 32â— a. 405 a. 406 b. 41â— a. 456 b. 488 b. 581 666 678 b. 689 b. 698.699.714 b. 731 * a 732 a. 738.753 a 800â— b. 801 b Mountfort de Lapworth 210 a. 579 580 b. 581 b. 582 a 584 585 a. 588 a 607 a Mundevill 16 b. 157 b. 163 206 a. 306 b 388 b. 389 a. 717 720 b. Murden 391 a Murrers 447 a Musard 206 a. 212 a 391. a. 495. a. 538. b. 621. a. Muston 510 b Muton 35. a. 767. b. 794. a. 800. a. N. Nanfan 321 a Napton 57. b. 58 a. 199.223.706 a. Nasford 386. b. 387. a 395. a. 541. a Nashe 518 a Nerbone 129. a. 493. b. 810. b Nethermill 81 a Nethersole 803 b. 805 Neunham 20 b. 57 200 a. 212 a. Newdigate 773 774 a Newman 46 b Newmarch 767 a 770 a Newsam 284 a Newton 366 a Nevill 306 a. 342 b. 426 b. 481 a. 501 b. 503 b. 513 b. 601 b. 615 b. 616 b. 628 a 629 b. 746 a Nevil dominus Bergavenny 84 b. 740 Nevill Dominus Latimer 329 b. 359 b. 360 a. Nevill Comes Sarum 332 a. 526 b Nightinghale 765 a Noel 209 b. 606 b. 670 a. 695 a Norburie 408 b. 441 b. 596 b. 773 a Normans Sharers with Duke William upon his Conquest of England 303. a Normanvill 160 a Norris 321.483 a 485. a. 528. b. 581. b Norton 351. b Norwood 769. b. 779. a Notte 714 b Nottingham 725 * a Nuuns their originall See Monastick life Their Habite 798. Nutricius 294 a O Odams 225 a Odingsells 228.229.231 a. 395. a. 664. b 687.692 a. 693.726 b. 757. a. 765. b Offord 581. a. 609. a 613. a Ogard 693 a Oken 349 b 351 a Okeover 196 b Okes 137. a Old castle Dominus Cobham 382. b Oldâ—ield 217 b Oliver 207 b 782 b Olney 128. b. 216. a 527. b Oratories in private Chapells not without the Bishops License and the reason thereof 528. a Ormund 646 a Ozzeby 35 b Osevile 539 b Over 43 b 134 a Overbury 450 b Overron 766. a. 782. b. 799. b Owen 471 a P Pabenham 398 a Paci 392 a 439 b Paget 6â—6 b. 764. a 768. a. 810. b Painâ—l alias Paganâ—lâ— 216 a. 472. b 637. a. 639. a. 646. b. 655. b. 767. a. 789 a Pakeman 316 b Pakeson 677 b Pakinton 428. b. 807. a Pallady 524. a. 641 a Palmer 137 a. 196. b 222 b. 483. a. 488 b. 526.748 Pancefoâ— 32.44 a 415. b. 551. b. 604 b. 630. a Pantolf â—ive Panton 22. a. 60. b. 63. a. 64. a. 536. b 537. a. 628. b Paramour 816 b Parr 801 b Parr Marchio Northampt 353. b Paraunt 60 b Parker 546 a Parles 644. a. 693. b 714. a Parys 801 b Parrishes
in 26 H. 8. the Vicaridge with the Chapell of Nuthurst thereunto annexed at xv li. vi s. viii d. over and above xx â— Pension payable yearly to the Canons of Kenilworth â— and xi s. to the Bishop and Archdeacon for Procurations and Synodalls Patroni Ecclcsiae Incumbentes c. Prior Conv. de Kenilw ad nominat Hugh de Ardena mil. Thomas de Notehurst Diac. anno 1250. Prior Conv. de Kenilw ad nominat Ioh. Peche mil. Ioh. de Olnefel 11. Cal. Oct. 1320. Prior Conv. de Kenilw ad nominat Ioh. Peche mil. Ioh. atte Well Cap. 2. Non. Iunii 1349. Prior Conv. de Kenilw ad nominat Kinardi De la Bere mil. Ioh. de Braunteford 6. Oct. 1387. Prior Conv. de Kenilw ad nominat Kinardi De la Bere mil. Rob. Eyberhale Pbr. 9. Iunii 1391. Prior Conv. de Kenilw D. Ioh. Gerveys Cap. 20. Oct. 1410. Prior Conv. de Kenilw ad nom D. VVill. Mountfort mil. Ioh. Gylbard Cap. 6. Sept. 1413. Prior Conv. de Kenilw ad nom D. VVill. Mountfort mil. Ioh. Harman Cap. 21. Martii 1431. Prior Conv. de Kenilw D. Thom. Boresden 12. Martii 1510. Prior Conv. de Kenilw D. Rad. Massy Cap. 7. Feb. 1515. Prior Conv. de Kenilw D. Petrus Irlam 5. Febr. 1537. D. Henr. 8. Rex Angl. D. Ric. Baynton Cap. 24. Maii 1542. Thomas L'ysley ar Thomas Robynson 26. Ian. 1565. Eliz. Angliae Regina Leonardus Fetherston Cler. 14. Dec. 1584. Eliz. Angliae Regina Walt. Byckles Cler. 3. Feb. 1594. Eliz. Angliae Regina Sim. Grover 30. Oct. 1596. This Church being situate on so fair an ascent had a tall Spire which was a noted mark to a great part of the Wood-land till by the extraordinary violence of Lightning and Thunder hapning on S t Andrew's day at night in the year 1643. it was cloven and fell to the ground at which time the whole fabrick with the tower were torn in divers places Nuthurst OF this place I have seen no mention before H. 3. time it being a member of Hampton originally and therewith coming to Moubray From one of which Family it was past to Montfort and from Peter de Montfort or one of his Ancestors to one of the Hastangs of Lemington-Hastang in this Countie For upon the challenge made by Peter de Montfort in 46 H. 3. of certain services which he claimed as due unto him from Robert de Hastang for the fourth part of a Knights fee here they came to an agreement viz. that the same Robert de Hastang and his heirs upon levying of Scutage after the rate of xl s. a Knights fee should pay to him the said Peter and his heirs x s. and so according to that proportion When or how it past from Hastang I have not seen but about the beginning of E. 3. time Will. Trussell of Flore in Com. Northampt. became owner of it and in 5. of that King's reign had a Charter of Free warren in all his demesn lands here as also a speciall License to make a Park of his Woods in this place From which Will. it descended to the Trussells of Billesley and continued in the possession of that Family whose Descent in Billesley is to be seen till Edward Trussell son and heir to the last Thomas sold it within these few years to William Iesson an Alderman of Coventre The extent of what these Trussells had here being one Mess. CC. acres of land CCC acres of pasture x. acres of meadow xxx acres of Wood and iv s. Rent as appeareth by an Inq. taken after the death of Thomas Trussell in 8 H. 8. Here is an ancient Chapell which in respect of its great distance from the Parish Church hath some Parochiall rites belonging thereto In 2 H. 3. it was with the Church of Hampton appropriated to the Canons of Kenilworth by William de Cornhull then Bishop of this Dioces whereupon an assignation was made of what Tithes the Vicar of Hampton should thenceforth have within this Hamlet as in Hampton is shewed In 18 E. 2. I find that Iohn de Olnefel Vicar of Hampton made a Lease for the terme of eight yeaâ—s unto one Thomas Ketel of Kings-Norton Priest of this Chapell with all the Gâ—ebe Tithes and every thing else thereto belonging reserving to himself all living Mortuaries of the Inhabitants there deceasing and the buriall of the bodies of all married persons and widows with Funerall oblations as also pasture and forage of Hay and Straw yearly sufficient for the maintenance of four young beasts Steers or Heyâ—ers to be there kept and the keeping of three or four Hoggs yearly in Harvest-time and for a month after Michaelmass The conditions to be performed of the part of the said Thomas being these viz. that he and his Clerke should serve personally every day in the said Chapell honestly and decently so that the said Vicar might not have blame therefore and that he should keep the Housing and Chapell with Books Vestments and all other ornaments in as good state or better than he found them not cutting down any Trees and paying to the said Vicar or his Deputie xx s. per annum Unto which Chapell Edmund Fulwood of Tanworth Esquire bearing a good regard in respect of his so near residence thereto scil at Cley-Hall in 9 Eliz. granted a Mess. and certain lands thereto belonging unto Thomas Trussell Thomas Greswould Iohn Lidyate Gentlemen Iohn Sidnall and some others to the use of such Priest as should thenceforth serve therein and be continually resident but in case of such non-residencie the Church-wardens to take the benefit thereof to bestow on the poor and needy Inhabitants of Nuthursâ— on Good Friday or else to the repair of the said Chapell as in their discretion should be thought meet Knoll THis was originally a member of Hampton and therefore not particularly mentioned in the Conqueror's Survey nor till K. Iohn's time have I seen it so much as named but then did William de Arden of Hampton grant it unto Amicia de Tracie his wife as part of her Dower to hold during life in which Deed it is written Gnolle the C. being mistaken for a G. having had its name originally from the situation for in our old English Cnolle signifieth the knap of an Hill or an ascending ground In 35 H. 3. Hugh de Arden son and heir to the said William had Free warren granted to him in all his Demesn lands in this place where it is written la Cnolle And in 46 H. 3. William de Arden son of Hugh commenced suit against Peter de Montfort and others for certain lands here upon the death of which William Agatha his widow had it assigned unto her for part of her dowrie Which William and his brother dying without issue as in Hampton is shewed and the whole
inheritance appertaining to Amicia the wife of Iohn le Lou one of the coheirs being past away unto Queen Alianore then wife of Edward 1. King of England as in Hampton hath likewise been intimated it was totally possest by that Queen and after her death in 20 E. 1. given together with the Mannours of Ardens-Grafton and Langdon and certain lands lying in Alspath Buleye Hulverleye Witlakesfeldâ— Kinwaldesheye Nuthurst and Didington all in this Countie as also with the Mannours of Briddebrok in Essex Westerham and Edulnebrugge in Kent and Turveston in Buckinghamshire to the Monks of Westminster upon condition that the Abbot Prior and Covent of that House or the Prior and Covent if the Abbot should be out of the way upon the Eve of S. Andrew the Apostle on which day the said Queen's Anniversary had used to be kept being solemnly revested in the Quire of that Monasterie should sing a Placebo and Dirige with nine Lessons C. wax Candles weighing xii li. a piece being then burning about her Tombe and every year new ones made for that purpose And furthermore that those Wax-Candles should be lighted at the Placebo and Dirige on the Eve of the same Anniversarie and burn on the day thereof till high Masse were ended And that all the Bells both great and small then ringing they should sing solemnly for her souls health And moreover that on the day of her said Anniversary the Abbot himself in case he were present or the Prior in his stead if he could not procure a more eminent Prelate should sing Masse at the high Altar the Candles then burning and Bells ringing and every single Monk of that Abby a private Masse the inferior Monks their whole Psalter and the Friers Converts of that House the Lords Prayer Creed and Aves as many as the Abbot and Covent should appoint for her soul and the souls of all the faithfull deceased And that likewise the said Prior and Covent and their successors on the same day to distribute unto every poor Body repairing to that Monasterie one penny sterling or money to that value staying till three of the clock expecting their coming before they should begin the Dole which was to be unto seven-score poor people And that of the Waxen Tapers before specified xxx to remain all the year long about the said Queens Tombe till the renewing of them on the day of her Anniversary all which to be lighted upon the great Festivall days and upon the coming of any Noble men thither and as often else as they should see fit And moreover that the said Abbot Prior and Covent and their successors should find two waxen Lights each of them weighing two pounds of wax to burn continually at the Tombe of the said Queen All which being performed the surplusage of the revenue issuing out of these lands to remain for their Pâ—ttances to be provided according as themselves should best like And for the more strict observance hereof every Abbot successively before the restitution of his temporalties to take a solemn Oath for observance of the premisses And that every year upon S â— Andrew's Eve the said King's Charter to be publiquely read in the Chapter-House in the presence of the whole Covent which Charter bears date at Barwick upon Twedâ— 20 Oct. 20 E. 1. The Monks of Westminster being thus possest thereof leased it for life in 34 E. 1. to Raph de Perham but after that time retained it in their own hands for ought I have seen to the contrary untill the generall dissolution of the Religious Hâ—uses by Kâ—ng H. 8. and then Westminster being made a Bishoprick as is very well known this Mannour inter alia became annext unto it but long it continued not so for in 4 E. 6. it was converted to a Deanrieâ— with secular Canons and the jurisdiction of the Bishop united to London Nicholas Ridley being then Bishop unto whom and his successors the same King Edw. 6. by his Patent dated 12. Apr. that very year gave and confirmed this Mannour which grant was afterwards ratified by Queen Mary But in 2 Eliz. there being a Commission for the reassumption of divers lands from the said Bishoprick at which time this Lorship came to the Queens hands it was in 15. Eliz. granted to Robert Earl of Leicester and his heirs which Earl in 23 Eliz. past it a way again in exchange for other lands unto the same Queen so that being thus in the Crown Sir Fulk Grevill Knâ—ght Lord Brook in consideration of his service as the Patent expresseth obtained it in Fee form of King Iames in 20. of his reign to be held of the Mannour of East-Greenwich for the Rent of Lxvii li. xvi s. viii d. per annum The Colledge ABout the later end of Ric. 2. time Walter Cook a Canon of Lincolne bearing a speciall affection to this place considering that it stood distant above a mile from the parish-Church did for the health of his own and his parents souls at his proper costs erect a fair Chapell here with a Tower-Steeple and Bells all in his Fathers own land to the honour of S. Iohn Baptist S. Laurence the Martyr and S. Anne adding also a Church-yard thereto purposing to endow the same Chapell with maintenance sufficient for one secular Priest to celebrate divine service therein so as that there should thenceforth be a Font for Baptizing of all Infants to be born within this Hamlet of Knolle and all persons there deceasing to be buried in that Church-yard For performance whereof he obtained a speciall Bull from Pope Boniface the ixth wherein was contained an Indulgence for seven days of their enjoyned Penance to all such as having made a true confession and were heartily sorâ—y for their sins and repairing yearly out of devotion thither on the Festivalls of our Saviour's Nativity Circumcision Epiphanie Resurrection and Ascension Corpus Christi day and Pentecost As also on the Nativity Annunciation Purification and Assumption of the blessed Virgin Nâ—tivity of S. Iohn Baptist S. Peter and Paul S. Anne and S. Laurence and on the Feast day of the said Chapells Dedication and All Hallown day or on the Octaves of those Feasts and for six days immediatly ensuing the said Feast of Pentecost should confer something towards the repair of the same upon every of those Holy days for the space of seven years which Indulgence bears date at S. Peâ—â—râ— in Rome â—viii Cal. Dec. in the ninth year of his Papacie scil 21 R 2. To second which Bâ—ll was there a speciall License granted to the Inhabitants here residing by Iohn Burghill Bishop oâ— Coventry and Lichfield in 1 H. 4. â—â—nchâ—ng the celebration of Dâ—vine Service therein by any sitting Prâ—ests For confirmation oâ— whith Chapell so built together with the Churchyard before specified there being a speciall Patent made by King H. 4. dated 18. Nov. in the fourth year of his reign License was