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ric._n freberne_n john_n hayton_n walt._n whitweb_n henry_n dodenhale_n x._o an._n 1355._o 29_o e._n 3._o ric._n stoke_n nich._n michael_n henry_n clerk_n will._n botoner_n will._n yarmouth_n ric._n stoke_n nich._n percy_n will._n botoner_n henry_n clarke_n will._n botoner_n xx._n henry_n clarke_n will._n botoner_n henry_n dodenhale_n nich._n michael_n john_n tofte_n john_n papenham_n james_n benyngton_n john_n percy_n henry_n clarke_n will._n botoner_n xxx_o adam_n botoner_n will._n wolf_n john_n papenham_n an._n 1377._o 1_o r._n â—_o john_n papenham_n janyn_n swynnysh_v ric._n luff_n henry_n kele_n john_n knight_n ric._n dodenhale_n janyn_n deyster_n xl._n adam_n botoner_n ric._n clarke_n henry_n kele_n john_n tofte_n henry_n kele_n henry_n kele_n john_n scarborought_v john_n liberde_n john_n northwode_n john_n crosse._n l._n ric._n lichefeld_n john_n onley_n ric._n clarke_n john_n preston_n geffrey_n hampton_n will._n whitchurch_n an._n 1399._o 1_o h._n 4._o nich._n dodeley_n 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basilia_n de_fw-fr mora_n of_o certain_a land_n here_o it_o be_v of_o her_o inheritance_n gen_fw-la as_o one_o of_o the_o three_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o rob._n fitz_fw-fr oat_n who_o be_v lord_n of_o locksley_n also_o and_o hold_v it_o of_o the_o baron_n of_o stafford_n by_o one_o of_o which_o either_o himself_o or_o one_o of_o his_o ancestor_n be_v it_o seem_v enfeoft_v which_o say_v basilia_n be_v marry_v ibid._n to_o peter_n de_fw-fr mora_n have_v issue_n 5._o daughter_n the_o elder_a whereof_o be_v wife_n ibid._n to_o ralph_n le_fw-fr falconer_n otherwise_o call_v ralph_n de_fw-fr mora_n the_o second_o to_o ibid._n rob._n de_fw-fr offeworth_n the_o three_o to_o ibid._n rob._n balance_n the_o four_o ibid._n to_o paulyne_v peyure_a and_o the_o five_o to_o ibid._n one_o leonard_n a_o kt._n this_o ralph_n le_fw-fr falconer_n alius_fw-la de_fw-la mora_fw-la have_v ibid._n issue_n by_o she_o a_o son_n named_z peter_z de_fw-fr mora_n which_o peter_n about_o the_o 38_o h._n 3._o 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20_o e._n 4._o leave_v robert_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n thirty_o year_n of_o age_n compton-winyate_a further_o southwards_o stand_v compton-winyate_a be_v so_o call_v for_o distinction_n from_o the_o other_o comptons_n in_o this_o county_n have_v have_v that_o addition_n in_o respect_n that_o long_o since_o there_o be_v a_o vineyard_n within_o the_o lordship_n as_o by_o tradition_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n appear_v and_o as_o all_o other_o of_o the_o same_o name_n be_v original_o â—o_o call_v from_o its_o situation_n in_o a_o low_a and_o deep_a valley_n the_o word_n cwin_n in_o the_o british_a and_o cumbe_v in_o the_o saxon_a import_v no_o less_o in_o the_o conq_fw-fr â—â—_o time_n it_o be_v possess_v â—â—b_n by_o turchill_n de_fw-fr warwick_n contain_v viij_o hide_n and_o one_o virgate_n then_o whereof_o be_v hold_v by_o almarus_n of_o the_o say_v turchill_n and_o value_v at_o xl_o s._n three_o and_o a_o virgate_n by_o one_o roger_n which_o be_v rate_v at_o l_o s._n and_o the_o rest_n 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possess_v by_o hugh_n de_fw-fr
gardner_n cap._n 22._o maii_n 1491._o henr._n 7._o rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la â—_o d._n joh._n normecote_n pbr._n 9_o feb._n 1497._o joh._n come_v warwic_n vic._n l'isle_n b._n will._n squier_n cler._n 25._o feb._n 1550._o ambrose_n come_v warwici_n b._n magr._fw-la will._n bolton_n art_n magr._fw-la 26._o martii_fw-la 1573._o ambrose_n come_v warwici_n b._n will._n doverdale_n cler._n 12._o oct._n 1580._o jacobus_n rex_fw-la angl._n etc._n etc._n b._n joh._n ellie_n cler._n 26._o nou._n 1606._o henly_n in_o speak_v of_o this_o place_n next_o i_o shall_v somewhat_o thwart_v my_o accustom_a order_n in_o regard_n it_o be_v in_o the_o parish_n of_o wotton-wawen_a but_o consider_v that_o it_o have_v so_o ancient_o belong_v to_o the_o family_n of_o montfort_n whereof_o i_o have_v last_o discourse_v and_o that_o it_o lie_v so_o near_o unto_o beldesert_n whereunto_o i_o conclude_v that_o it_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n ancient_o annex_v i_o have_v think_v it_o most_o proper_a to_o be_v here_o 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have_v a_o charter_n 5._o bear_v date_n 9_o apr._n for_o a_o mercate_z on_o the_o wednsday_n every_o week_n and_o a_o yearly_a fair_a begin_v on_o the_o eve_n of_o s._n alphage_n and_o continue_v for_o 3_o day_n that_o be_v the_o saint_n to_o who_o the_o church_n have_v be_v dedicate_v for_o that_o it_o be_v a_o very_a ancient_a usage_n to_o have_v the_o fair_a at_o that_o time_n when_o the_o day_n of_o the_o church_n dedication_n be_v yearly_o solemnize_v i_o have_v in_o my_o discourse_n of_o stratford_n super_fw-la avon_n give_v a_o reason_n in_o the_o same_o 26_o the_o year_n of_o h._n 3._o be_v this_o will._n attendant_a d._n upon_o the_o king_n in_o person_n beyond_o the_o sea_n but_o be_v return_v the_o next_o year_n follow_v he_o obtain_v licence_n 1._o that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o perambulation_n make_v betwtixt_v the_o land_n in_o kings-norton_n and_o bromesgrove_n in_o worcestershire_n belong_v to_o the_o crown_n which_o then_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o henry_n de_fw-fr hastings_n by_o lease_n and_o the_o land_n of_o the_o above_o specify_v will._n de_fw-fr odingsell_n here_o at_o solihuâ—l_n by_o the_o shiriff_n of_o worcestershire_n and_o warwickshire_n and_o twelve_o lawful_a and_o discreet_a knight_n of_o each_o county_n after_o which_o viz._n in_o 33_o h._n 3._o this_o william_n who_o my_o author_n 3._o call_v mile_n strenuus_fw-la be_v make_v governor_n 9_o of_o montgomeri_fw-la castle_n in_o wales_n be_v the_o same_o year_n one_o of_o suprà _fw-la those_o that_o meet_v at_o the_o tournament_n then_o hold_v at_o brackley_n in_o northamptonshire_n where_o he_o have_v some_o affront_n offer_v to_o he_o by_o will._n de_fw-fr valence_n the_o king_n brother_n who_o be_v a_o alien_n have_v get_v richard_n earl_n of_o gloucester_n to_o side_n with_o he_o by_o which_o mean_v the_o english_a be_v much_o insult_v
mean_v it_o be_v come_v to_o john_n mayne_n now_o of_o elmedon_n gentleman_n grandchild_n to_o the_o say_v henry_n merston-cu_o in_o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n time_n this_o place_n be_v possess_v lib._n by_o one_o aluric_n who_o after_o the_o norman_a conquest_n sell_v lib._n it_o with_o the_o licence_n of_o king_n william_n unto_o robert_n de_fw-la oilgi_fw-la of_o which_o robert_n robert_n venator_n hold_v lib._n it_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o general_a survey_n it_o be_v then_o account_v for_o two_o hide_n have_v wood_n which_o extend_v to_o four_o furlong_n in_o length_n and_o one_o in_o breadth_n all_o value_v at_o xx_o s._n but_o from_o this_o time_n till_o king_n h._n 3._o reign_n that_o hugh_n de_fw-fr culi_fw-la be_v owner_n d_o thereof_o i_o have_v see_v no_o more_o of_o it_o nor_o after_o that_o till_o 21_o e._n 3._o that_o sâ—r_n fouk_n de_fw-fr bermingham_n possess_v 5._o it_o as_o appear_v by_o a_o special_a licence_n digby_n by_o he_o then_o grant_v unto_o 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john_n l'isle_n of_o moxhull_n esquire_n who_o son_n and_o heir_n scil_n nicholas_n lâ—isle_n sell_v digby_n it_o in_o 25_o h._n 8._o to_o reginald_n digby_n of_o colshill_n esquire_n in_o which_o line_n it_o still_o continue_v lindon_n that_o this_o hamlet_n be_v original_o so_o call_v from_o the_o situation_n thereof_o the_o name_n do_v plain_o manifest_a lhin_a in_o the_o british_a signify_v a_o lake_n or_o pool_n and_o do_v in_o the_o saxon_a a_o hill_n for_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o a_o indifferent_a rise_a ground_n it_o stand_v but_o the_o first_o mention_n i_o have_v find_v of_o it_o in_o any_o record_n be_v d._n in_o 34_o h._n 3._o where_o it_o appear_v that_o gunilda_n de_fw-fr lynden_n bring_v a_o assize_n of_o novel_a disseisin_n against_o walter_n de_fw-fr bishopesdon_n and_o other_o for_o land_n here_o yet_o be_v it_o no_o manor_n of_o itself_o but_o the_o land_n of_o other_o lordship_n reach_n into_o it_o whereof_o i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o give_v instance_n little_a pakinton_n of_o this_o place_n i_o find_v no_o mention_n in_o the_o conqueror_n survey_n though_o it_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v part_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o mellent_n possession_n at_o that_o time_n for_o it_o appear_v n._n that_o the_o ancient_a earl_n of_o leicester_n be_v chief_a lord_n of_o the_o fee_n but_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o in_o king_n h._n 1._o time_n robert_n de_fw-fr ceraso_n b._n possess_v it_o and_o after_o he_o b._n gilbert_n the_o son_n of_o picot_n which_o gilbert_n have_v issue_n b._n william_n picot_n unto_o who_o nicholas_n the_o son_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr torpe_n release_v aur_fw-it all_o his_o right_n therein_o that_o descend_v to_o he_o by_o inheritance_n from_o the_o same_o robert_n de_fw-fr ceraso_n his_o grandfather_n this_o gilbert_n picot_n be_v a_o a._n knight_n have_v fair_a possession_n in_o leicestershire_n viz._n b._n barow_n segrave_n glen_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o 4_o h._n 3._o be_v william_n picot_n his_o â—on_n one_o 14._o of_o the_o justice_n for_o the_o gaol-delivery_n at_o warwick_n and_o leicester_n both_o in_o which_o line_n of_o picot_n it_o continue_v till_o about_o the_o middle_n of_o king_n h._n 3._o reign_n but_o then_o by_o daughter_n and_o heir_n two_o part_n divolve_v b._n to_o murdac_n and_o ireys_n and_o the_o three_o to_o b._n nicholas_n pikot_v which_o come_v short_o after_o to_o one_o gilb._n petemon_n betwixt_o who_o there_o grow_v suit_n d._n for_o their_o interest_n here_o in_o 27_o h._n 3._o but_o of_o these_o coparceners_n sir_n henry_n murdac_n be_v the_o chief_a b._n be_v shiriff_n 15_o of_o this_o county_n and_o leicestershire_n in_o 46_o h._n 3._o and_o one_o d._n of_o the_o justice_n for_o the_o gaol-delivery_n at_o warwick_n in_o 56_o h._n 3._o which_o sir_n henry_n do_v homage_n b._n to_o roger_n the_o quency_n earl_n of_o winchester_n as_o lord_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o leicester_n for_o the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n that_o he_o and_o the_o other_o coheir_n hold_v of_o he_o here_o at_o pakinton_n have_v authority_n give_v b._n he_o by_o the_o say_a earl_n to_o receive_v the_o homage_n of_o thomas_n le_fw-fr prey_n and_o agnes_n his_o wife_n as_o also_o of_o nich._n pikot_o his_o fellow_n partner_n before_o speak_v of_o at_o which_o time_n he_o give_v b._n to_o the_o same_o earl_n xl_o s._n of_o silver_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o himself_o and_o they_o and_z his_o and_o their_o heir_n to_o be_v release_v from_o attendance_n at_o the_o three_o week_n court_n a_o leicester_n make_v their_o appearance_n at_o hâ—â—_n leet_n only_o to_o this_o sir_n henry_n succeed_v sir_n william_n murdac_n knight_n who_o bear_v be_v for_o his_o arm_n bendè_fw-la of_o ten_o pâ—â—ces_n arg._n and_o gules_a and_o have_v issue_n digby_n alice_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n wed_v digby_n to_o sir_n thomas_n â—oyvile_a knight_n unto_o who_o she_o bring_v a_o fair_a inheritance_n of_o land_n in_o leicestershire_n which_o beyvile_v have_v their_o residence_n b._n at_o stokfaston_n in_o that_o county_n but_o within_o tâ—e_v compass_v â—f_o that_o time_n as_o they_o have_v to_o do_v hâ—re_o they_o obtain_v one_o of_o the_o two_o other_o part_n of_o this_o lordship_n 〈…〉_o as_o it_o seem_v so_o that_o upâ—n_o the_o 〈…〉_o three_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o last_o iâ—hn_n viz._n bâ—â—dnell_n â—liz_o the_o wiâ—e_n o_o 〈…〉_o bury_v hatley_n iâ—_n com._n herif_n abâ—â—t_v the_o laâ—â—r_a end_n 〈…〉_o b._n it_o unto_o sâ—r_a râ—bâ—rt_n brâ—â—â—â—ll_o of_o dene_fw-mi in_o com._n northampt._n knight_n from_o who_o descend_v thomas_n brudâ—elâ—_n eâ—quâ—re_o afâ—erwardsâ—_n scil_n 3._o car._n create_v lord_n â—ruâ—â—ell_o a_o person_n much_o to_o be_v honour_v for_o his_o great_a learning_n prudenceâ—_n and_o eminent_a knowledge_n in_o antiquity_n who_o by_o his_o deed_n b._n of_o bargain_n and_o sale_n date_v 19_o maii_n 4._o jac._n past_o it_o unâ—o_o sir_n edward_n brabazon_n then_o of_o netherwhitacre_a in_o this_o county_n knight_n whicâ—_n sir_n eâ—ward_o diâ—poâ—ed_v thereof_o to_o siâ—_n anthâ—â—y_n brabazon_n knight_n his_o young_a son_n tâ—e_v late_a â—wner_n thereof_o touch_v that_o part_n whâ—ch_o ireâ—s_v have_v i_o find_v that_o in_o 13_o e._n 3._o thomas_n le_fw-fr â—â—eys_n pass_v 3._o iâ—_n aways_o by_o the_o name_n likewise_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o pakinton-pigot_n to_o philip_n de_fw-fr aâ—leston_n and_o 〈…〉_o and_o the_o heâ—rs_n of_o their_o two_o 〈◊〉_d but_o for_o lack_v of_o such_o issue_n to_o return_v unto_o the_o râ—gâ—t_a â—eirs_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n which_o makeâ—_n i_o 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o say_v kaâ—â—eâ—â—ne_n be_v his_o daughter_n aâ—â—er_v this_o â—iz_o in_o 50_o 〈…〉_o of_o who_o in_o maxstoke_n i_o shall_v speak_v puâ—câ—ased_v 3._o oâ—e_v three_o part_v 〈…〉_o manor_n 〈…〉_o and_o joane_n his_o wiâ—e_n but_o 〈…〉_o be_v that_o which_o philip_n the_o 〈◊〉_d above_o 〈…〉_o the_o other_o former_o belong_v to_o gâ—lbert_n 〈◊〉_d i_o can_v well_o discover_v which_o three_o part_v continue_v 36._o to_o his_o posterity_n tiâ—l_v the_o begin_n of_o h._n 7._o time_n though_o how_o much_o long_o i_o know_v not_o for_o in_o 20_o h._n 7._o john_n creâ—_n viscount_n l'isle_n be_v find_v 7._o tâ—_n die_v seize_v 10._o 〈◊〉_d â—_o by_o the_o name_n likewise_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o pakinton-pâ—got_a which_o from_o he_o divolve_v to_o â—homas_fw-la marquess_n dorsâ—t_n his_o uncle_n son_n and_o so_o consequent_o to_o henry_n duke_n of_o suff._n after_o who_o attainder_n in_o 1_o mariae_fw-la whereof_o in_o astley_n i_o have_v speak_v it_o eschaet_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o continue_v therein_o till_o queen_n elizabeth_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o her_o reign_n grant_v 3._o it_o to_o edward_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n lâ—neaâ—l_a heir_n to_o the_o clinton_n before_n specify_v which_o earl_n sell_v eliz._n â—t_a to_o one_o samson_n baker_n gentleman_n 30_o oct._n 15_o eliz._n who_o die_v eliz._n seize_v thereof_o in_o 26_o eliz._n
of_o a_o authentic_a writer_n 99_o that_o st._n benedict_n first_o prescribe_v that_o rule_n benedictus_n cum_fw-la sorore_fw-la scholasticâ_fw-la primus_fw-la regularem_fw-la vitam_fw-la certis_fw-la legibus_fw-la &_o ordinibus_fw-la cum_fw-la hactenus_fw-la seorsim_fw-la liberè_fw-la christo_fw-la inservissent_fw-la inchoavit_fw-la which_o rule_n come_v in_o time_n to_o have_v that_o venerable_a esteem_n that_o as_o baronius_n 7._o tell_v we_o in_o liptinensi_fw-la concilio_n in_o cameracensi_fw-la galliae_fw-la agro_fw-la sancitum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la monachi_fw-la ac_fw-la nonnae_fw-la juxta_fw-la regulam_fw-la s._n benedicti_fw-la coenobia_n sva_fw-la ordinarent_fw-la the_o first_o monastery_n of_o nun_n which_o we_o have_v here_o in_o england_n be_v that_o of_o berk_v in_o essex_n found_v 40._o by_o erkenwald_n bishop_n of_o london_n about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n dclxvi_o long_o before_o the_o reception_n of_o st._n benet_n rule_n in_o this_o nation_n i_o now_o come_v to_o this_o of_o polesworth_n and_o in_o the_o first_o place_n shall_v take_v notice_n upon_o what_o occasion_n msâ—_n it_o be_v found_v and_o then_o go_v on_o to_o show_v the_o endowment_n thereof_o with_o land_n etc._n etc._n king_n egbert_n have_v one_o only_a son_n call_v arnulph_n who_o be_v a_o leper_n and_o hear_v by_o a_o bishop_n which_o come_v from_o ireland_n that_o the_o then_o king_n of_o connaught_n have_v a_o nun_n to_o his_o daughter_n call_v modwen_n that_o heal_v all_o disease_a people_n repair_v to_o she_o send_v his_o say_a son_n at_o the_o persuasion_n of_o that_o bishop_n into_o ireland_n where_o he_o be_v according_o cure_v by_o the_o same_o holy_a woman_n which_o great_a favour_n so_o please_v king_n egbert_n that_o he_o forthwith_o invite_v st._n modwen_n to_o come_v into_o england_n promise_v that_o he_o will_v â—ound_v a_o monastery_n for_o she_o and_o her_o covent_n of_o which_o tender_a she_o soon_o after_o accept_v forasmuch_o as_o the_o religious_a house_n wherein_o she_o reside_v be_v by_o war_n betwixt_o those_o petty_a king_n of_o ireland_n burn_v and_o waste_v and_o bring_v over_o with_o she_o two_o of_o her_o fellow_n nun_n whereupon_o the_o king_n have_v a_o great_a opinion_n of_o her_o sanctity_n recommend_v his_o daughter_n edith_n unto_o she_o to_o be_v instruct_v in_o religion_n after_o the_o rule_n of_o st._n benet_n give_v she_o a_o dwell_a place_n in_o the_o forest_n of_o ardeâ—â—e_n then_o call_v trensale_n where_o the_o say_v edith_n together_o with_o st._n lyne_n and_o st._n osithe_o live_v together_o in_o a_o holy_a manner_n and_o soon_o after_o found_v a_o monastery_n for_o they_o on_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n anchor_n at_o this_o place_n call_v pollysworth_n the_o first_o syllable_n pol_n import_v a_o deepness_n of_o water_n and_o the_o other_o scil_n worth_a a_o dwelling_n or_o habitation_n constitute_v the_o say_a edith_n abbess_n thereof_o ordinis_fw-la benedictini_fw-la monialis_fw-la i_o shall_v not_o take_v upon_o i_o to_o censure_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o story_n as_o to_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o but_o in_o circumstance_n perhaps_o there_o may_v be_v some_o mistake_v therein_o for_o by_o a_o author_n 14._o who_o more_o compendious_o speak_v thereof_o it_o be_v refer_v to_o king_n ethelwolph_n son_n to_o k._n egbert_n who_o son_n alured_n languish_v of_o a_o desperate_a infirmity_n be_v thus_o cure_v by_o s._n modwene_n whereupon_o he_o give_v unto_o she_o land_n in_o this_o realm_n for_o the_o sound_n of_o two_o monastery_n of_o nun_n one_o here_o in_o arden_n at_o polesworth_n wherein_o as_o he_o say_v osithe_a and_o athea_n two_o holy_a virgin_n and_o s._n edith_n sister_n to_o the_o say_a king_n ethelwolph_n dwell_v and_o the_o other_o at_o streneshale_v but_o of_o their_o go_v to_o oldbury_n and_o bring_v back_o hither_o i_o shall_v not_o make_v any_o question_n though_o the_o appartion_n of_o s._n edith_n with_o her_o crosier_n may_v be_v doubt_v forasmuch_o as_o the_o word_n of_o robert_n marmion_n charter_n and_o milisent_n his_o wife_n do_v import_v no_o less_o which_o i_o have_v here_o transcribe_v 33._o notum_fw-la siâ—_n omnibus_fw-la i_o concessisse_fw-la osannae_fw-la priorissae_n ad_fw-la religionem_fw-la instaurandam_fw-la sanctimonialium_fw-la ibi_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la s._n edithae_n de_fw-fr pollesworda_n cum_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la it_o a_o quod_fw-la conventus_fw-la de_fw-la aldeberia_fw-la ibi_fw-la sit_fw-la manens_fw-la hence_o it_o be_v as_o i_o guess_v that_o this_o robert_n marmion_n and_o his_o wife_n be_v by_o the_o learned_a leland_n account_v to_o have_v be_v founder_n thereof_o in_o which_o repute_n i_o shall_v leave_v they_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o also_o appear_v insp._n that_o they_o give_v the_o town_n of_o polesworth_n total_o thereto_o with_o their_o whole_a demesne_n in_o waverton_n all_o which_o be_v confirm_v by_o king_n stephen_n i_o shall_v now_o descend_v to_o such_o other_o benefactor_n as_o these_o nun_n have_v the_o next_o and_o chief_a whereof_o be_v walter_n de_fw-fr hastings_n who_o give_v aur_fw-it oldbury_n unto_o they_o it_o be_v a_o cell_n to_o this_o monastery_n as_o i_o have_v already_o observe_v after_o which_o they_o have_v insp._n by_o robert_n marmion_n son_n to_o the_o before-specified_n robert_n and_o milisent_n the_o church_n of_o queinton_n in_o gloucestershire_n which_o in_o 12_o r._n 2._o they_o procure_v to_o be_v appropriate_a 35._o to_o they_o as_o also_o the_o mill_n at_o kingsburieâ—_n â—_z call_v hemlingford-mill_n with_o certain_a meadow-ground_n and_o other_o land_n by_o g._n robert_n fitz-walter_n and_o amabill_n his_o wife_n one_o of_o the_o coheir_n unto_o osbert_n de_fw-fr arden_n and_o moreover_o a_o mill_n at_o hurley_n give_v g._n by_o alice_n sister_n to_o the_o say_v amabil_n than_o wife_n of_o simon_n de_fw-fr harecurt_n both_o which_o be_v confirm_v by_o ralph_n de_fw-fr bracebrigge_n afterward_o lord_n of_o that_o manor_n in_o draiton_n in_o com._n leic._n they_o have_v a_o good_a proportion_n of_o land_n give_v aur_fw-it by_o picot_n archer_n in_o h._n 2._o time_n and_o confirm_v ib._n by_o robert_n then_o earl_n of_o leicester_n with_o a_o far_a augmentation_n n._n by_o william_n de_fw-fr trumpinton_n in_o burdingburie_n in_o this_o county_n certain_a land_n by_o supra_fw-la edelina_n sister_n to_o robert_n boteler_n of_o ingleby_n for_o the_o soul_n health_n of_o walter_n de_fw-fr somervile_n her_o husband_n the_o church_n of_o barwell_n in_o leicestershire_n by_o supra_fw-la erneburga_n the_o mother_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr hastings_n the_o church_n of_o ansley_n in_o this_o county_n by_o n._n william_n the_o son_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr hardreshull_n certain_a land_n in_o bromcote_n n._n by_o william_n fitz-walkeline_a of_o bromcote_n which_o be_v confirm_v by_o robert_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n in_o consideration_n that_o these_o nun_n allow_v he_o to_o have_v a_o chantrie_n in_o his_o chapel_n at_o bromcote_n whereunto_o robert_n de_fw-fr grendon_n in_o 32_o e._n 1._o add_v n._n a_o yard-land_n and_o certain_a message_n lie_v in_o the_o same_o village_n all_o those_o land_n call_v coppenhull_n near_o shuttenton_n give_v by_o be_v william_n burdet_n which_o hugh_n his_o son_n confirm_v temp_n h._n 2._o a_o yard_n land_n in_o sirescote_n by_o be_v roger_n the_o son_n of_o walter_n de_fw-fr sumervile_n certain_a land_n in_o snarkeston_n com._n leic._n which_o william_n the_o appilby_n give_v n._n together_o with_o his_o body_n to_o sepulture_n in_o this_o monastery_n &_o which_o be_v confirm_v n._n by_o will._n de_fw-fr charnell_n and_o clementia_n his_o wife_n the_o mill_n of_o freseley_n and_o a_o proportion_n of_o land_n there_o by_o r._n robert_n de_fw-fr kaily_n with_o addition_n r._n of_o more_o by_o sir_n jordan_n de_fw-fr whitacre_n knight_n and_o will._n savage_n which_o william_n give_v r._n also_o certain_a land_n in_o dodenhale_n as_o also_o all_o the_o ground_n he_o have_v in_o povele-wood_n where_o the_o chapel_n above_o s._n edith_n well_o be_v build_v in_o bromcote_n they_o have_v a_o yearly_a rent_n of_o xx_o s._n give_v r._n to_o they_o by_o eustace_n de_fw-fr mortein_n for_o the_o health_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o hilaria_n his_o wife_n upon_o condition_n that_o if_o they_o do_v enjoy_v those_o land_n in_o shotswell_n whereof_o he_o make_v they_o a_o grant_v that_o then_o they_o shall_v not_o challenge_v this_o annuity_n from_o ralph_n lord_n basset_n of_o draiton_n they_o have_v ib._n a_o annual_a rent_n of_o a_o mark_n of_o silver_n for_o the_o enlarge_n of_o their_o diet_n upon_o the_o day_n of_o s._n john_n baptist_n nativity_n in_o honour_n of_o that_o festival_n in_o norton_n now_o hoggs-norton_n a_o carucate_n of_o land_n give_v by_o insp._n robert_n de_fw-fr gresele_n and_o a_o yard-land_n insp._n by_o geffrey_n de_fw-fr greseley_n with_o certain_a rent_n as_o also_o the_o homage_n and_o service_n of_o sundry_a person_n and_o in_o harlaston_n the_o rent_n of_o five_o s._n yearly_a give_v insp._n by_o william_n de_fw-fr vernun_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o a_o lamp_n to_o
davyes_n in_o his_o dictionary_n expound_v it_o and_o so_o by_o contraction_n be_v pronounce_v law_n be_v not_o improbable_a for_o so_o it_o express_v the_o same_o that_o tumulus_fw-la with_o the_o ancients_n do_v no_o &_o terrae_fw-la congestio_fw-la super_fw-la ossa_fw-la tumulus_n dicitur_fw-la as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o most_o learned_a and_o ancient_a commentary_n of_o servius_n upon_o virgil_n three_o aeneid_n ver_fw-la 22._o and_o we_o know_v well_o that_o the_o word_n tumlus_fw-la signify_v the_o same_o that_o sepulchrum_n or_o monumentum_fw-la do_v and_o yet_o not_o proper_o from_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o the_o word_n but_o by_o a_o metonymy_n and_o that_o the_o british_a word_n llehau_n may_v proceed_v from_o the_o latin_a locare_fw-la be_v also_o likely_a enough_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v apparent_a 21._o that_o the_o roman_n do_v by_o kind_n and_o most_o insinuate_a praise_n make_v the_o old_a britain_n overstudious_a of_o their_o language_n and_o custom_n add_v hereunto_o that_o the_o roman_n call_v the_o place_n wherein_o they_o lay_v the_o bone_n of_o the_o burn_a corpse_n loculos_fw-la as_o it_o be_v clear_a à _fw-fr locando_fw-la and_o that_o the_o british_a llogel_v be_v the_o same_o with_o loculus_fw-la and_o it_o will_v not_o seem_v unsuitable_a that_o they_o may_v have_v take_v their_o word_n who_o custom_n of_o inter_v they_o imitate_v or_o express_v and_o then_o that_o the_o saxon_n come_v after_o who_o frequent_o change_v the_o vowel_n indifferent_o use_v the_o c_o for_o k_o and_o the_o like_a express_v the_o verb_n logian_n also_o for_o collocare_fw-la or_o componere_fw-la as_o we_o see_v marc._n 1.19_o it_o may_v very_o well_o be_v that_o both_o latin_a british_a and_o saxon_n be_v all_o derive_v from_o the_o same_o greek_a fountain_n see_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o signify_v many_o thing_n with_o the_o ancient_a greek_n so_o it_o be_v often_o use_v for_o cubare_fw-la facere_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d also_o do_v often_o signify_v cubo_fw-la jacco_n and_o from_o this_o acceptation_n of_o the_o verb_n come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lectus_fw-la our_o dutch_a leggen_fw-mi or_o liggen_n jacere_fw-la leger_fw-fr stratum_fw-la cubile_fw-la as_o also_o llehau_fw-fr logian_n logiis_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o forasmuch_o as_o in_o thing_n at_o this_o distance_n from_o we_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o antiquity_n we_o can_v go_v upon_o very_o absolute_a certainty_n i_o will_v adventure_v upon_o another_o and_z in_o my_o opinion_n more_o likely_a conjecture_n bustum_fw-la as_o we_o find_v in_o pompeius_n festus_n propriè_fw-la dicitur_fw-la locus_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la combustus_fw-la &_o sepultus_fw-la diciturque_fw-la bustum_fw-la quasi_fw-la benè_fw-la ustum_fw-la servius_n likewise_o upon_o the_o 185._o verse_n of_o virgil_n his_o xi_o aeneid_n make_v this_o distinction_n pyra_n est_fw-la signorum_fw-la congery_n rogus_fw-la quum_fw-la jam_fw-la ardere_fw-la coeperit_fw-la dicitur_fw-la bustum_fw-la jam_fw-la exustum_fw-la voco_fw-la it_o be_v therefore_o not_o unlikely_a that_o the_o ancient_n in_o imitation_n of_o the_o word_n bustum_fw-la which_o signify_v the_o place_n where_o a_o man_n be_v burn_v and_o bury_v make_v their_o word_n low_o from_o loge_n for_o illustration_n therefore_o of_o this_o etymology_n observe_v that_o not_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d also_o signify_v a_o flame_n as_o it_o shall_v seem_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d flamma_fw-la the_o initial_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v here_o take_v away_o which_o sometime_o be_v add_v as_o when_o the_o english_a flank_n be_v make_v out_o of_o the_o teutonike_n lank_a i_o will_v not_o allege_v here_o the_o british_a word_n llosg_n incendium_fw-la ustio_fw-la and_o llosgi_n urere_fw-la for_o they_o may_v seem_v too_o much_o different_a but_o i_o do_v refer_v myself_o to_o the_o old_a gothike_a monument_n in_o the_o which_o loge_n signify_v a_o flame_n willeramus_fw-la abbas_n in_o his_o paraphrasis_fw-la also_o upon_o cap._n 8._o ver_fw-la 6._o of_o the_o canticle_n use_v loghon_n and_o linghon_v instead_o of_o ardere_fw-la flammam_fw-la emittere_fw-la those_o likewise_o who_o as_o yet_o in_o friesland_n do_v entertain_v their_o ancient_a country_n language_n call_v the_o flame_n lochene_n yea_o almost_o all_o the_o other_o low-dutch_a call_v a_o fire_a straw_n bunch_n to_o dry_v their_o vessel_n withal_o by_o the_o name_n of_o lochter_fw-mi of_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d therefore_o which_o ancient_o signify_v a_o flame_n come_v low_o bustum_fw-la without_o doubt_n even_o as_o the_o word_n law_n be_v corrupt_v out_o of_o the_o old_a saxon_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lex_fw-la and_o as_o the_o word_n maw_n be_v make_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stomachus_fw-la and_o that_o it_o be_v so_o i_o be_o much_o the_o more_o confident_a when_o i_o consider_v that_o in_o the_o northern_a part_n of_o england_n as_o also_o in_o scotland_n where_o the_o vestigia_fw-la of_o our_o ancient_a language_n the_o saxon_a be_v most_o to_o be_v find_v the_o flame_n of_o any_o fire_n be_v call_v low_o to_o this_o day_n the_o common_a people_n usual_o say_v that_o the_o fire_n low_v when_o it_o blaze_v or_o flame_v consonant_n whereunto_o be_v that_o of_o the_o before_o specify_v bishop_n of_o dunkel_n in_o the_o say_a translation_n b._n of_o virgil._n as_o king_n latynus_fw-la kindyllis_fw-la on_o there_o gyse_a apoun_n the_o altaris_fw-la for_o the_o sacrifice_n the_o clear_a chidis_fw-la the_o dry_a fire_n brandis_fw-la quhare_n that_o also_o by_o her_o fader_fw-mi standis_fw-fr lavinia_z the_o maid_n his_o douchter_fw-mi fare_n one_fw-mi selcoth_fw-mi thing_n to_o see_v in_o her_o hare_n it_o semyt_v the_o hate_n fire_n kindillit_fw-la bricht_v and_o cremari_fw-la her_o gay_a clethe_n all_o with_o lowis_n licht_v begin_v glete_a and_o sperkilland_n birn_v up_o in_o one_fw-mi bleis_fw-la his_o ryal_n tressis_fw-la inflambit_fw-la etc._n etc._n now_o for_o the_o word_n tumulus_n it_o may_v very_o well_o be_v derive_v either_o from_o cumulus_fw-la which_o signify_v a_o heap_n or_o from_o the_o verb_n tumeo_fw-la to_o swell_v for_o it_o be_v take_v promiscuous_o not_o only_o for_o a_o place_n of_o sepulture_n but_o any_o rise_a ground_n as_o in_o twelve_o aeneid_n et_fw-la tumulum_fw-la caput_fw-la etc._n etc._n tumulique_fw-la ex_fw-la aggere_fw-la fatur_fw-la nor_o be_v it_o unlike_a but_o that_o these_o tumuli_fw-la have_v be_v instead_o of_o altar_n to_o sacrifice_n unto_o the_o ghost_n of_o the_o dead_a as_o the_o same_o virgil_n bear_v witness_v et_fw-la statuent_fw-la tumulum_fw-la &_o tumulo_fw-la solennia_fw-la mittent_fw-la we_o also_o observe_v that_o there_o be_v sacrifice_n offer_v to_o those_o ghost_n upon_o tumuli_fw-la which_o be_v place_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n from_o the_o party_n decease_v as_o we_o find_v likewise_o in_o the_o before_o mention_v author_n tumulum_fw-la rhetaeo_n in_fw-la littore_fw-la inanem_fw-la constitui_fw-la and_o andromache_n although_o in_o a_o grecian_a city_n sacrifice_n hectoreum_n ad_fw-la tumulum_fw-la as_o for_o the_o fashion_n of_o these_o tumuli_fw-la in_o homer_n day_n near_o 3000._o year_n since_o let_v himself_o speak_v 197._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n terramque_fw-la superfudere_fw-la recentem_fw-la tum_fw-la facto_fw-la tumulo_fw-la redeunt_fw-la and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n achilles_n complain_v how_o small_a a_o tumulus_n he_o have_v make_v for_o his_o belove_a companion_n patroclus_n and_o entreat_v those_o that_o shall_v survive_v he_o to_o raise_v it_o to_o a_o great_a height_n 189._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n exiguum_fw-la statui_fw-la tumulum_fw-la quicunque_fw-la relictus_fw-la post_fw-la nostram_fw-la fuerit_fw-la mortem_fw-la belloque_fw-la superstes_fw-la illius_fw-la extructus_fw-la manibus_fw-la consurgat_fw-la ad_fw-la astra_fw-la of_o which_o desire_n you_o shall_v find_v in_o the_o last_o book_n of_o the_o odyssey_n that_o the_o grecian_n be_v not_o unmindful_a but_o build_v a_o sepulchre_n for_o he_o and_o patroclus_n a_o large_a one_o indeed_o which_o serve_v afterward_o for_o a_o landmark_a as_o appear_v from_o the_o same_o author_n in_o these_o word_n 80._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n hos_fw-la super_fw-la augustum_fw-la tumulum_fw-la vastumque_fw-la pelasgi_fw-la littore_fw-la sublime_a quaclauditur_fw-la hellespontus_n struximus_fw-la ut_fw-la notum_fw-la per_fw-la secula_fw-la long_v a_o maneret_fw-la etque_fw-la mari_fw-fr longè_fw-la speculantibus_fw-la obvius_fw-la esset_fw-la and_o this_o be_v the_o fashion_n of_o these_o monument_n in_o homer_n time_n even_o for_o the_o most_o famous_a person_n which_o may_v be_v take_v notice_n of_o in_o many_o other_o place_n as_o that_o whereof_o he_o make_v mention_n in_o the_o three_o book_n 636._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o a_o little_a after_o another_z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v there_o call_v a_o high_a hill_n as_o also_o in_o