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3._o margareta_n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la joh._n de_fw-fr shirford_n will._n purefey_n 6_o &_o 21_o r._n 2._o will._n purefey_n 21._o r._n 1._o 1._o h._n 5._o margareta_n filia_fw-la will._n chetwin_n de_fw-fr ingestre_n mil._n 21._o r._n 2._o will._n purefey_n obiit_fw-la 6._o e._n 4._o mariana_n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la alani_n allot_v de_fw-fr shalston_n in_o com._n buck._n philippus_n purefey_n obiit_fw-la 8._o e._n 4._o isabel_n nupta_fw-la joh._n denton_n 12._o e._n 4._o joh._n obiit_fw-la sine_fw-la prole_fw-la nich_n obiit_fw-la s._n p._n will._n obiit_fw-la s._n p._n joh._n purefey_n 12._o e._n 4._o nich._n purefey_n qui_fw-la vendidit_fw-la m._n de_fw-fr shirford_n temp_n h._n 8._o thomas_n purefey_n legis-perirus_a &_o de_fw-fr consilio_fw-la ric._n de_fw-fr bellocampo_n warwici_fw-la comitis_fw-la 6._o h._n 5._o which_o philip_n be_v son_n denbigh_n to_o w._n purefey_n of_o munsterton_n who_o bear_v ib._n for_o his_o arm_n upon_o a_o fesse_v betwixt_o 3_o pair_n 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isabella_n entayl_v 3._o it_o upon_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o body_n of_o her_o the_o say_a isabella_n with_o remainder_n to_o the_o right_a heir_n of_o walter_n which_o walter_n have_v issue_n com._n sir_n ralph_n white-horse_n kt._n who_o in_o 16_o r._n 2._o grant_v com._n it_o to_o will._n giffard_n and_o other_o from_o who_o as_o also_o from_o sir_n will._n bagot_n kt._n who_o it_o seem_v have_v a_o estate_n in_o trust_n therein_o it_o be_v convey_v com._n in_o 18_o r._n 2._o to_o john_n leventhorpe_n thomas_n totty_n and_o other_o but_o to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o say_v john_n leventhorpe_n which_o john_n in_o 3_o h._n 5._o agree_v upon_o a_o price_n with_o totty_n levy_v 5._o a_o fine_a thereof_o to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n upon_o condition_n com._n that_o the_o money_n shall_v be_v forthwith_o pay_v but_o the_o say_v t._n totty_n go_v present_o beyond_o sea_n where_o he_o be_v make_v captain_n com._n of_o the_o castle_n of_o rysbanke_n near_a caleys_n and_o a_o knight_n to_o 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of_o land_n also_o do_v i_o find_v hereunto_o viz._n in_o 8._o 10._o h._n 4._o of_o 1._o mess._n in_o coventre_n give_v by_o will._n broke_n parson_n of_o lodbrok_n iâ—â—n_n break_v his_o brother_n and_o john_n barbour_n of_o bishop_n ithington_n and_o 23._o in_o 6._o h._n 5._o of_o 4._o mess._n one_o tofte_a one_o garden_n and_o xi_o acre_n of_o land_n with_o the_o appurtenance_n by_o john_n preston_n and_o will._n whitchurch_n merchant_n of_o coventre_n and_o 2._o of_o land_n to_o the_o value_n of_o 50_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la by_o henry_n smyth_n esquire_n and_o other_o in_o 23._o h._n 7._o s._n katherine_n gild._n another_o gilled_a do_v i_o find_v that_o tho._n de_fw-fr ichynton_n nich._n pake_n will._n de_fw-fr tuttebury_n will._n de_fw-fr overton_n clark_n peter_n percy_n ric._n de_fw-fr darkere_n sim._n wareyn_n john_n vincent_n and_o john_n de_fw-fr pakynton_n give_v a_o fine_a cedulâ—_n to_o the_o k._n for_o licence_n to_o find_v in_o 17._o
and_o one_o man_n and_o woman_n in_o gray-friers-hospitall_n which_o man_n and_o boy_n be_v according_o place_v in_o this_o house_n and_o the_o city_n at_o their_o own_o charge_n make_v their_o maintenance_n equal_a with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o hospitall-man_n and_o boy_n in_o the_o year_n 1560._o this_o hospital_n for_o boy_n be_v first_o erect_v in_o the_o place_n where_o now_o it_o be_v be_v a_o house_n of_o the_o city_n and_o be_v for_o some_o year_n maintain_v by_o the_o city_n and_o the_o charity_n of_o well_o dispose_v people_n of_o citizen_n and_o stranger_n till_o mr_n wâ—eatly_n in_o an._n 1566._o settle_a some_o land_n towards_o the_o maintenance_n thereof_o and_o other_o benefactor_n since_o have_v give_v in_o all_o with_o his_o gift_n about_o 96_o l._n per_fw-la ann_n which_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o maintain_v xxi_o boy_n and_o a_o nurse_n and_o place_v they_o out_o apprentice_n the_o city_n do_v make_v up_o the_o rest_n be_v above_o 40_o l._n a_o year_n one_o year_n with_o another_o corpus-christi-gild_a in_o mill-lane_n this_o gilled_a be_v found_v 37._o in_o 22_o e._n 3._o by_o rob._n chaundos_fw-la john_n de_fw-fr wynwik_n clerk_n john_n de_fw-fr wyndsore_n john_n de_fw-fr weston_n tho._n chaloner_n will._n prest_n henry_n de_fw-fr busseby_n nich._n le_fw-fr hunt_n john_n prest_n will._n de_fw-fr teynton_n gilb._n de_fw-fr pulteney_n john_n russell_n sen._n ric._n le_fw-fr gonere_fw-la john_n de_fw-fr busheley_n rog._n the_o tuwe_n nich._n floutere_o ric._n coupere_n peter_n percy_n and_o nich._n pake_n in_o honour_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n for_o one_o priest_n to_o sing_v mass_n daily_o for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o the_o same_o king_n e._n and_o of_o the_o say_v rob._n john_n etc._n etc._n above_o specify_v during_o their_o life_n in_o this_o world_n and_o for_o their_o soul_n afterward_o as_o also_o of_o all_o the_o faithful_a decease_a unto_o which_o john_n scardeburgh_n of_o coventre_n john_n wedon_n and_o divers_a other_o grant_v 134._o 29_o mess._n and_o a_o half_a 8_o acre_n of_o land_n and_o 18_o d._n yearly_a rent_n all_o lie_v in_o coventre_n in_o 15_o r._n 2._o the_o land_n and_o tenement_n belong_v whereunto_o be_v by_o the_o survey_v b._n take_v in_o 37_o h_n 8._o certify_v to_o be_v yearly_o worth_a 36_o l._n 10_o s._n 8_o d._n out_o of_o which_o be_v annual_o pay_v a._n to_o 4_o priest_n perform_v divine_a service_n in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n and_o s._n mich._n viz._n to_o each_o of_o they_o 4_o l._n a_o piece_n in_o toto_fw-la 16_o l._n to_o poor_a people_n such_o as_o have_v former_o be_v of_o this_o fraternity_n c_o s._n per_n ann_n and_o in_o obit_n yearly_a c_o s._n of_o this_o gilled_a be_v prince_n edw._n a_o brother_n be_v so_o admit_v gen_fw-la 18_o e._n 4._o as_o he_o be_v also_o of_o trinity-gild_a before_o mention_v shereman_n and_o tailor_n gild._a adjoin_v to_o gosford-gate_n in_o s._n george_n his_o chapel_n as_o be_v say_v there_o be_v yet_o one_o gilled_a more_o viz._n of_o the_o shereman_n and_o tailor_n found_v 5._o it_o seem_v in_o r._n 2._o time_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o christ_n nativity_n which_o k._n give_v they_o licence_n to_o purchase_v land_n in_o this_o city_n of_o 8_o mark_n per_fw-la ann_n value_n to_o find_v a_o priest_n to_o sing_v mass_n every_o day_n for_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o founder_n thereof_o and_o all_o the_o faithful_a decease_a whereunto_o k._n h._n 6._o in_o 17_o of_o his_o reign_n add_v his_o licence_n for_o their_o purchase_n of_o more_o land_n to_o the_o value_n of_o x_o mark_n per_fw-la ann_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v choose_v 4_o man_n of_o their_o fraternity_n yearly_a at_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o nativity_n of_o our_o lord_n to_o be_v master_n or_o governor_n of_o the_o same_o and_o to_o have_v a_o common_a seal_n as_o also_o power_n to_o plead_v in_o any_o of_o the_o king_n court_n as_o a_o body_n corporate_a from_o which_o gild_v or_o fraternity_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o divers_a company_n in_o the_o city_n and_o corporation_n through_o england_n take_v their_o first_o pattern_n for_o obtain_v such_o privilege_n and_o immunity_n as_o at_o this_o day_n they_o enjoy_v and_o now_o that_o these_o citizen_n have_v thus_o associate_v themselves_o into_o the_o several_a fraternity_n before_o mention_v they_o begin_v to_o have_v a_o opinion_n that_o if_o any_o more_o such_o gild_v be_v allow_v in_o this_o place_n they_o may_v receive_v some_o inconvenience_n thereby_o and_o therefore_o in_o 1_o h._n 5._o procure_v a_o declaratory_a 12._o patent_n from_o the_o k._n that_o thenceforth_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v any_o new_a gilled_a erect_v but_o the_o young_a people_n viz._n journeyman_n of_o several_a trade_n observe_v what_o merry-meeting_n and_o feast_n their_o master_n have_v by_o be_v of_o those_o fraternity_n and_o that_o they_o themselves_o want_v the_o like_a pleasure_n do_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n assemble_v together_o in_o several_a place_n of_o the_o city_n and_o especial_o in_o s._n george_n chapel_n near_o gosford-gate_n which_o occasion_v the_o mayor_n and_o his_o brethren_n in_o 3_o h._n 6._o to_o complain_v thereof_o to_o the_o king_n allege_v that_o the_o say_v journeyman_n in_o these_o their_o unlawful_a meeting_n call_v themselves_o s._n george_n his_o gilled_a to_o the_o intent_n that_o they_o may_v maintain_v and_o abet_v one_o another_o in_o quarrel_n and_o for_o their_o better_a conjunction_n have_v make_v choice_n of_o a_o master_n with_o clerk_n and_o officer_n to_o the_o great_a contempt_n of_o the_o k._n authority_n prejudice_n of_o the_o other_o gild_v viz._n the_o holy_a trin._n and_o corp._n christi_n and_o disturbance_n of_o the_o city_n whereupon_o the_o k._n direct_v his_o writ_n 8._o to_o the_o mayor_n and_o justice_n with_o the_o bailiff_n of_o this_o city_n command_v they_o by_o proclamation_n to_o prohibit_v any_o more_o such_o meeting_n have_v thus_o take_v notice_n of_o all_o that_o be_v or_o have_v be_v within_o the_o wall_n which_o be_v worth_a observation_n i_o come_v to_o the_o suburb_n where_o i_o find_v nothing_o considerable_a but_o the_o chapel_n or_o hospital_n of_o sponne_n hospital_n on_o the_o west_n part_n of_o this_o city_n this_o hospital_n be_v found_v 1._o in_o h._n 2._o time_n by_o hugh_n keveliok_v e._n of_o chester_n who_o have_v a_o certain_a knight_n of_o his_o household_n call_v will._n de_fw-fr auney_n a_o leper_n give_v in_o pure_a alm_n for_o the_o health_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o ancestor_n his_o chapel_n here_o at_o sponne_n with_o the_o site_n thereof_o and_o half_a a_o carucat_n of_o land_n thereto_o belong_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o such_o leper_n as_o shall_v happen_v to_o be_v in_o the_o town_n of_o coventre_n in_o which_o chapel_n be_v ancient_o one_o priest_n at_o least_o to_o celebrate_v divine_a service_n for_o the_o live_n and_o the_o dead_a and_o with_o he_o have_v also_o wont_a to_o be_v certain_a brethren_n and_o sister_n together_o with_o the_o leper_n pray_v to_o god_n for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o all_o their_o benefactor_n but_o this_o hospital_n upon_o the_o grant_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o coventre_n to_o the_o monk_n in_o 34_o h._n 3._o by_o rog._n de_fw-fr montalt_n and_o cecily_n his_o wife_n be_v inter_fw-la alia_fw-la reserve_v a._n to_o the_o say_v roger_n and_o cecily_n and_o their_o heir_n which_o cecily_n have_v coventre_n by_o inheritance_n from_o those_o earl_n and_o in_o the_o release_v a_o make_v to_o the_o say_a monk_n of_o the_o premise_n by_o her_o the_o say_a cecily_n in_o her_o widowhood_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v sometime_o belong_v to_o the_o abbey_n of_o basingwerk_n in_o flintsh_fw-mi but_o clear_a it_o be_v that_o the_o monk_n short_o after_o appropriate_v supra_fw-la it_o to_o their_o own_o use_n though_o they_o hold_v it_o not_o so_o very_o long_o for_o i_o find_v that_o it_o come_v at_o length_n to_o the_o crown_n together_o with_o the_o manor_n of_o cheylesmore_n and_o therein_o continue_v till_o 14_o e._n 4._o but_o than_o do_v the_o k._n pass_v 1â—_n it_o away_o to_o the_o canon_n of_o studley_n in_o this_o county_n and_o their_o successor_n by_o the_o name_n of_o libera_n capella_n s._n mariae_fw-la magd._n apud_fw-la sponne_n juxta_fw-la coventrâ—_n with_o all_o the_o land_n tenement_n etc._n etc._n thereto_o belong_v in_o pure_a alm_n to_o pray_v for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o he_o the_o say_v k._n and_o of_o q._n eliz._n his_o consort_n edw._n his_o elder_a son_n pr._n of_o wales_n d._n of_o cornwall_n etc._n etc._n during_o their_o natural_a life_n and_o for_o their_o soul_n afterward_o as_o also_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o ric._n late_a d._n of_o york_n the_o say_v k._n father_n and_o all_o his_o progenitor_n the_o arch-deaconry_a of_o coventre_n and_o now_o
wotton_n it_o belong_v a._n to_o savage_a as_o that_o do_v and_o have_v within_o the_o precinct_n thereof_o a_o mill_n call_v yartford-mill_n whereof_o two_o part_n be_v give_v 6._o by_o geffrey_n savage_a and_o the_o three_o by_o sir_n will._n de_fw-fr wholton_n kt._n to_o the_o monk_n of_o stoneley_n to_o which_o monk_n sir_n tho._n the_o ednesoure_n kt._n who_o marry_v one_o of_o the_o coheir_n of_o savage_a give_v 6._o also_o certain_a land_n here_o heath_n i_o be_o not_o very_o well_o satisfy_v where_o this_o hamlet_n direct_o stand_v but_o by_o some_o circumstance_n i_o guess_v that_o the_o same_o which_o be_v now_o call_v hill-uuotton_a contain_v the_o great_a proportion_n of_o it_o be_v certain_a by_o what_o i_o shall_v present_o manifest_v that_o the_o rest_n of_o it_o be_v situate_a on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o little_a torrent_n call_v holbroke_n as_o the_o map_n will_v show_v there_o be_v no_o doubt_n to_o be_v make_v but_o that_o its_o name_n be_v original_o occasion_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soil_n be_v of_o a_o heathy_a disposition_n at_o first_o before_o tillage_n do_v alter_v it_o and_o as_o confident_a i_o be_o that_o it_o be_v then_o a_o member_n of_o uuotton_n forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v not_o mention_v in_o the_o conq._n survey_v till_o h._n 1._o time_n i_o have_v not_o see_v any_o thing_n thereof_o but_o then_o viz._n in_o 23_o of_o that_o ks._n reign_n roger_n e._n of_o uuarw._n upon_o his_o foundation_n of_o the_o collegiat-church_n of_o s._n mary_n in_o uuarwick_n give_v a._n thereunto_o a_o hyde_n of_o land_n lie_v here_o short_o after_o which_o do_v geffrey_n the_o clinton_n son_n to_o geffrey_n the_o founder_n of_o kenilworth-priory_n inter_fw-la alia_fw-la confirm_v 11._o the_o grant_n that_o odo_n de_fw-fr turri_n make_v to_o that_o monastery_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n as_o it_o seem_v of_o this_o village_n for_o he_o set_v forth_o the_o bound_n thereof_o from_o holbroke_n to_o avon_n and_o so_o to_o ashoe_v and_o beyond_o holbroke_n from_o the_o way_n lead_v to_o uuarwick_n from_o coventre_n overthwart_o the_o long_a hill_n unto_o the_o way_n which_o go_v from_o uuotton_n to_o kenilworth_n by_o hineleford_n in_o 7_o e._n 1._o tho._n the_o ednesoure_n one_o of_o the_o coheir_n of_o savage_a be_v certify_v b._n to_o be_v lord_n of_o this_o hamlet_n have_v here_o 1_o mess._n and_o half_o a_o yard_n land_n in_o demesn_a with_o 3_o freeholders_n who_o occupy_v 31_o acre_n of_o land_n and_o 2_o acre_n of_o meadow_n under_o a_o certain_a rent_n and_o suit_n of_o court_n twice_o a_o year_n at_o baginton_n beside_o ten_o acre_n of_o land_n and_o 2_o acre_n of_o meadow_n more_o then_o hold_v of_o he_o by_o the_o hospital_n of_o s._n john_n in_o coventre_n but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o thereof_o for_o in_o 19_o e._n 1._o the_o canon_n of_o uuarwick_n have_v r._n also_o 1_o carucat_n of_o land_n here_o which_o be_v give_v at_o first_o as_o i_o guess_v by_o earl_n roger_n to_o the_o collegiat-church_n there_o by_o some_o exchange_n afterward_o come_v to_o the_o priory_n of_o kenilworth_n but_o that_o which_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n have_v now_o belong_v unto_o the_o grange_n call_v crosse-grange_n and_o so_o do_v questionless_a before_o the_o dissolution_n of_o that_o monastery_n as_o for_o the_o residue_n of_o this_o hamlet_n which_o savage_n have_v it_o be_v so_o confound_v with_o uuotton_n that_o there_o be_v no_o distinction_n can_v be_v make_v thereof_o from_o that_o lordship_n woodcote_n this_o be_v at_o first_o a_o â—ingle_a house_n and_o seat_v among_o wood_n whence_o it_o have_v that_o denomination_n be_v now_o reduce_v to_o what_o it_o be_v at_o first_o there_o be_v at_o present_a no_o more_o than_o the_o mannour-house_n but_o in_o the_o conq._n day_n and_o long_o after_o it_o have_v divers_a inhabitant_n at_o that_o time_n the_o e._n of_o mellent_a possess_v it_o it_o be_v by_o the_o survey_n l._n then_o take_v certify_v to_o contain_v two_o hide_n whereof_o one_o be_v the_o freehold_n of_o leuricus_n before_o the_o norman_a invasion_n and_o the_o other_o of_o cantvin_n and_o turbern_n have_v wood_n of_o a_o mile_n in_o length_n and_o half_a a_o mile_n in_o breadth_n all_o which_o be_v value_v at_o 50_o s._n in_o that_o record_n l._n it_o be_v write_v widecote_n and_o descend_v to_o robert_n earl_n of_o leicester_n the_o lineal_a heir_n to_o the_o say_a earl_n of_o mellent_a who_o hold_v it_o in_o 20_o h._n 2._o by_o which_o earl_n it_o be_v give_v i_o suppose_v to_o rob._n boteler_n a_o great_a man_n in_o this_o county_n and_o a_o principal_a officer_n unto_o he_o as_o in_o oversley_n i_o shall_v show_v for_o his_o son_n sc_n raph._n boteler_n grant_v joh._n it_o to_o john_n belet_n and_o his_o heir_n in_o 14_o joh._n to_o hold_v of_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n by_o the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o kts._n fee._n but_o this_o it_o seem_v be_v only_o woodcote-inferior_a for_o by_o that_o name_n do_v i_o find_v it_o distinguish_v the_o other_o viz._n woodcote-superior_a be_v hold_v nevil_n by_o simon_n de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d and_o roger_n the_o craft_n of_o the_o earâ—s_n oâ—_n warwick_n together_o with_o fulbroke_n in_o this_o countyâ—_n by_o half_a a_o knight_n fee_n in_o 20_o h._n 3._o which_o half_a kts._n fee_n be_v nevil_n in_o the_o tenure_n of_o the_o same_o râ—ger_fw-fr de_fw-fr craft_n and_o john_n mace_n in_o 36_o h._n 3._o a_o 〈…〉_o 3_o 52_o h._n 3._o of_o henry_n hubaud_n of_o this_o woodcote_n superior_a there_o be_v afterward_o many_o 〈◊〉_d for_o in_o 7_o e._n 1._o it_o appear_v a._n that_o henry_n 〈◊〉_d hugh_n de_fw-fr herdeberge_n robert_n parson_n of_o bedworth_n and_o dionysia_n mace_n hold_v it_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n by_o the_o five_o part_n of_o a_o kts._n fee._n and_o that_o woodcote-inferior_a grant_v to_o belet_n as_o abovesaid_a be_v then_o hold_v by_o rob._n mass_n of_o ralph_n boteler_n by_o the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o kts._n fee._n which_o robert_n have_v there_o at_o that_o time_n xi_o tenant_n who_o hold_v 3_o yard_n land_n and_o a_o half_a with_o 3_o acre_n and_o a_o half_a at_o the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n perform_v aid_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o s._n mich._n and_o pay_v scutage_n that_o which_o hugh_n the_o herdebergh_n have_v here_o be_v in_o 19_o e._n 2._o settle_v 2._o upon_o john_n de_fw-fr peyto_n and_o alice_n his_o wife_n the_o heir_n of_o herdebergh_n and_o 3._o in_o 13_o e._n 3._o upon_o sir_n walter_n hopton_n kt._n and_o joan_n his_o wife_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n walter_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o same_o john_n de_fw-fr peyto_n but_o in_o 43_o e._n 3._o i_o find_v 4._o that_o john_n manduit_n hold_v lxiii_o s._n iiii_o d._n yearly_o rend_v here_o issue_v out_o of_o several_a tenement_n hold_v by_o copy_n of_o court-roll_n which_o tenement_n be_v then_o hold_v of_o the_o d._n of_o lancaster_n as_o of_o the_o honour_n of_o leicester_n and_o that_o the_o say_v john_n manduit_n and_o agnes_n his_o wife_n die_v without_o issue_n male_a 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have_v five_o servant_n hold_v two_o yard_n land_n and_o a_o four_o part_n by_o a_o certain_a rent_n and_o perform_v several_a service_n viz._n reap_v mow_v carry_v hay_n and_o corn_n gather_v of_o stubble_n harrow_n etc._n etc._n and_o two_o cottier_n hold_v two_o cottage_n for_o certain_a rent_n and_o hay-making_a to_o who_o succeed_v henry_n spigurnell_n who_o in_o 1.2.4_o and_o 11._o e._n 2._o be_v in_o dorso_fw-la commission_n for_o take_v assize_n of_o novel_a disseisin_n and_o for_o the_o gaol-delivery_n at_o warwick_n but_o after_o he_o i_o have_v not_o see_v more_o of_o any_o male_a branch_n of_o this_o family_n nor_o female_a except_o maud_n spigurnell_n who_o in_o 20._o e._n 3._o hold_v b._n the_o sixth_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_v here_o and_o in_o milverton_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o winchester_n the_o next_o kâ—â—veâ—on_n possessor_n of_o this_o manor_n that_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o be_v will_n revell_n descend_v from_o the_o revel_n of_o newbold-revell_a as_o in_o 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the_o same_o year_n wherein_o he_o call_v himself_o ric._n filius_fw-la galfridi_fw-la reynald_n de_fw-fr edmescote_n alius_fw-la dictus_fw-la ric._n filius_fw-la johaâ—nae_fw-la filiae_fw-la willielmi_n ryvell_n confirm_v to_o the_o say_v robert_n hâ—gford_n and_o joyce_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o say_v robert_n all_o his_o right_n therein_o which_o robert_n obtain_v a_o charter_n 14._o of_o free-warren_n in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n here_o and_o in_o milverton_n date_v 12._o dec._n 12._o h._n 4._o in_o who_o male_a line_n it_o continue_v till_o the_o beginning_n of_o h._n 7._o time_n and_o then_o by_o a_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n come_v to_o beaufo_n but_o before_o this_o robert_n hugford_n i_o have_v not_o see_v anything_o of_o their_o name_n in_o this_o county_n howbeit_o in_o shropshire_n there_o be_v a_o ancient_a family_n of_o they_o and_o if_o i_o may_v have_v liberty_n to_o guess_v at_o the_o original_n of_o this_o man_n advancement_n to_o so_o good_a a_o fortune_n in_o warwickshire_n i_o shall_v conclude_v it_o to_o have_v be_v through_o his_o relation_n to_o thomas_n beauchamp_n earl_n of_o warwick_n for_o it_o appear_v that_o in_o 20._o r._n 2._o he_o be_v â—_o custos_fw-la hospitii_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la comptroller_n of_o the_o household_n unto_o the_o say_a earl_n who_o by_o his_o letter_n pat._n â—â—eldon_n for_o so_o they_o be_v term_v bear_v date_n at_o warwick_n 26._o apr._n 1_o h._n 4._o grant_v unto_o he_o by_o the_o title_n of_o his_o belove_a eâ—quire_n for_o his_o good_a service_n do_v and_o to_o be_v do_v as_o well_o to_o he_o the_o say_a earl_n as_o unto_o richard_n beauchamp_n his_o son_n a_o annuity_n of_o 8_o li._n to_o be_v yearly_o receive_v during_o his_o life_n out_o of_o the_o say_a earl_n manor_n of_o wike_n near_o pershore_n in_o com._n wigorn._n and_o upon_o the_o last_o day_n of_o the_o say_a month_n of_o april_n in_o the_o same_o year_n i_o find_v ibid._n that_o this_o robert_n be_v retain_v by_o indenture_n to_o serve_v the_o say_v earl_n and_o his_o son_n richard_n all_o his_o life_n as_o well_o in_o peace_n as_o war_n receive_v for_o his_o wage_n in_o time_n of_o peace_n 7_o li._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la out_o of_o the_o issue_n and_o profit_n of_o the_o say_a manor_n of_o wike_n but_o upon_o these_o further_a covenant_n viz._n to_o come_v to_o the_o say_a earl_n or_o his_o say_a son_n whensoever_o he_o shall_v be_v require_v in_o time_n of_o peace_n with_o a_o groom_n and_o two_o horse_n during_o his_o stay_n rob._n hugford_n 20._o r._n 2._o iâ—cosa_n obiit_fw-la 3._o h._n 5._o margeria_n nupra_fw-la roberto_n rivel_n 7._o h._n 4._o tho._n hugford_n 3._o h._n 5._o tho._n hugford_n dominus_fw-la de_fw-fr prinsethorp_n 4._o e._n 4._o will._n hugford_n 4._o e._n 4._o joh._n hugford_n 9_o h._n 8._o joh._n hugford_n 1_o e._n 4._o margar._n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la nich._n motley_n johanna_n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la humfridus_n beaufo_n 20._o h._n 7._o joh._n beaufo_n 20._o h._n 7_o joh._n beaufo_n joh._n beaufo_n obiit_fw-la 25._o eliz._n tho._n beaufo_n aetat_fw-la 33._o ann_n 25._o eliz._n that_o in_o time_n of_o war_n he_o shall_v receive_v from_o the_o say_a earl_n or_o his_o son_n xx_o li._n for_o his_o wage_n whereof_o half_o to_o be_v pay_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o war_n and_o the_o rest_n quarterly_a as_o long_o as_o he_o do_v continue_v therein_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v well_o and_o sufficient_o arm_v array_v and_o horse_v for_o the_o war_n suitable_a to_o his_o degree_n with_o one_o yeoman_n 2._o groom_n and_o 4._o horse_n and_o to_o have_v diet_n for_o himself_o and_o livery_n for_o his_o say_a servant_n and_o horse_n but_o that_o the_o say_a earl_n or_o his_o son_n shall_v have_v the_o three_o part_n of_o whatsoever_o he_o the_o say_v robert_n or_o his_o man_n do_v gain_v by_o the_o war_n
incumb_fw-la &_o temp_n instit._n d._n joh._n paynell_n mile_n a._n ingeramus_fw-la de_fw-fr yerdle_n cap._n pride_n cal._n sept._n 1301._o d._n joh._n paynell_n mile_n thom._n de_fw-fr herdwik_n pbr._n 3_o id._n febr._n 1301._o b._n thom._n le_fw-fr blount_n mil._n thom._n le_fw-fr blount_n subdiac_n 5._o id._n martii_fw-la 1327._o a._n d._n will._n de_fw-fr clinton_n mil._n rad._n de_fw-fr melbourn_n cler._n 14._o cal._n nou._n 1334._o â—_o d._n will._n de_fw-fr clinton_n come_v huntindon_n thom._n de_fw-fr wyleby_n pbr._n 13._o cal._n junii_fw-la 1342._o b._n d._n will._n de_fw-fr clinton_n come_v huntindon_n adam_n de_fw-fr whytington_n pbr._n non._n dec._n 1353._o b._n d._n juliana_n de_fw-fr hastings_n comitissa_n huntind_v will._n sacry_v cap._n 4._o cal._n apr._n 1361._o a._n d._n juliana_n de_fw-fr hastings_n comitissa_n huntind_v will._n whitâ—heved_a pbr._n 23._o aug._n 1361._o â—_o d._n juliana_n de_fw-fr hastings_n comitissa_n huntind_v ric._n de_fw-fr saldeford_n pbr._n non._n nou._n 1366._o b._n d._n rex_fw-la ratione_fw-la custod_fw-la terr_v joh_n nuper_fw-la comit._n pembr_n thom._n chapman_n cap._n 12._o novemb_n 1391._o b._n joh._n hervy_n joh._n styvecle_n &_o will_v wenlok_n benedictus_fw-la nichole_n 20._o maii_n 1393._o b._n joh._n prat_n joh._n grant_v cler._n &_o alii_fw-la hac_fw-la vice_n will._n baron_n pbr._n 1_o junii_fw-la 1397._o â—_o margeria_n olney_n de_fw-fr weston_n underwood_n thom._n beale_n pbr._n 7._o oct._n 1434._o a._n margeria_n olney_n de_fw-fr weston_n underwood_n joh._n reynald_n pb._n 27._o jan._n 1441._o b._n rob._n olney_n d._n de_fw-la burdingbury_n joh._n like_a pbr._n 12._o febr._n 1443._o â—_o rob._n throgmorton_n be_v roulandus_n addyson_n pbr._n 15._o apr._n 1495._o a._n rob._n throgmorton_n be_v christoph._n mass_n pbr._n 1_o aug._n 1497._o 22â—â—_n will._n middilmore_n &_o alii_fw-la ratione_fw-la concess_n strenui_fw-la viri_fw-la rob._n throgmorton_n mil._n d._n joh._n becheton_fw-la cap._n 24._o oct._n 1539._o a._n immina_fw-la ogyll_n vidua_fw-la d._n jac._n persyvall_n cler._n 12._o aug._n 1549._o b._n jasper_n leake_n gen_fw-la will._n clever_n cler._n 8._o aug._n 1566._o b._n ric._n cotton_n hac_fw-la vice_fw-la ex_fw-la concess_n jasp._n leake_n mauritius_n roulands_n 18._o aug._n 1570._o b._n joh._n shukborow_n hugo_n conwaie_o cleric_a 12._o sept._n 1573._o â—_o d._n eliz._n regina_fw-la cuthbert_n terye_n cler._n 11._o nou._n 1581._o incert_v ...._o shukborow_n be_v ric._n crispe_n cleric_a 1._o maii_n 1604._o â—_o marton_n about_o a_o mile_n below_o birdingbury_n stand_v marton_n which_o i_o conceive_v have_v its_o name_n original_o from_o the_o moor_n or_o marish-ground_n adjoin_v the_o o_o by_o ancient_a use_n in_o pronunciation_n be_v change_v into_o a_o as_o in_o the_o north_n part_n of_o this_o kingdom_n where_o the_o vestigia_fw-la of_o our_o old_a english_a be_v yet_o most_o plain_a to_o be_v find_v be_v yet_o veâ—y_o usual_a and_o whereof_o there_o be_v frequent_a mention_n in_o the_o conqueror_n survey_v one_o of_o the_o hundred_o then_o in_o be_v as_o i_o have_v already_o show_v bear_v the_o title_n thereof_o yet_o do_v not_o i_o find_v any_o particular_a mention_n of_o it_o unless_o it_o be_v that_o which_o be_v there_o certify_v to_o be_v hold_v by_o richard_n forestarius_fw-la and_o write_v mortone_n whereof_o the_o value_n be_v certify_v at_o xx_o s._n have_v be_v the_o freehold_n of_o one_o wiching_a before_o the_o norman_a invasion_n it_o shall_v seem_v that_o robert_n de_fw-fr craft_n be_v owner_n of_o it_o in_o h._n 2._o time_n and_o that_o he_o hold_v itâ—_n partly_o of_o hugo_n filius_fw-la ricardi_n of_o who_o i_o have_v speak_v in_o wroxhale_v and_o partly_o of_o william_n earl_n of_o warwick_n for_o upon_o the_o king_n confirmation_n lich._n of_o the_o church_n to_o the_o nun_n of_o eton_n in_o this_o county_n it_o be_v express_v to_o be_v of_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o say_v robert_n the_o craft_n and_o of_o the_o fee_n of_o the_o same_o hugo_n fill_v ricardi_n and_o william_n earl_n of_o warwick_n whereby_o i_o may_v conclude_v that_o the_o say_v robert_n the_o craft_n be_v lord_n of_o the_o manor_n but_o for_o want_v of_o further_a light_n from_o record_n i_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o discover_v who_o be_v owner_n of_o it_o in_o â—_o perfect_a series_n and_o therefore_o by_o that_o little_a glimpse_n i_o have_v will_v adventure_v to_o guess_v in_o 12_o iâ—h_n walter_z waleâ—â—nd_v hold_v b._n half_o a_o knight_n fee_v here_o but_o it_o shall_v seem_v that_o the_o canon_n of_o chaucumbe_n in_o northamptonshire_n and_o all_o oâ—_n the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o maâ—â—â—ur_n before_o the_o rebellion_n in_o king_n john_n time_n for_o in_o 1_o h._n â—_o the_o shiriff_n have_v command_v 15._o to_o give_v they_o the_o like_a possession_n thereof_o as_o they_o have_v before_o that_o waâ—r_n and_o of_o which_o they_o allege_v that_o they_o be_v unjust_o disseise_v by_o william_n bâ—sset_n in_o 20._o h._n 3._o â—t_a be_v certify_v nevil_n that_o ralph_n the_o 〈◊〉_d hold_v a_o knight_n fee_v here_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n and_o in_o nevil_n 36_o h._n 3._o that_o thomas_n de_fw-fr clinton_n hold_v the_o same_o of_o those_o earl_n short_o after_o which_o viz._n in_o 50_o h._n 3._o i_o find_v h._n that_o ralph_n basset_n of_o sapcote_n one_o of_o the_o vanquish_a rebel_n in_o the_o battle_n of_o evesham_n have_v xl_o s._n rend_v here_o but_o what_o that_o be_v to_o the_o manor_n or_o part_v thereof_o i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o say_v yet_o this_o subsequent_a particular_a which_o i_o have_v note_v may_v perhaps_o by_o the_o help_n of_o other_o authority_n when_o they_o shall_v be_v find_v give_v some_o light_n therein_o viz._n that_o in_o 1._o 18_o e._n 1._o william_n de_fw-fr hamelton_n have_v one_o mess_n and_o one_o carucat_n of_o land_n in_o this_o village_n which_o mess_n be_v hold_v of_o john_n enâ—ayne_n and_o joan_n his_o wife_n who_o hold_v it_o over_o of_o nicholas_n charnell_n and_o he_o of_o simon_n basset_n and_o he_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n now_o that_o charnell_n have_v some_o relation_n to_o craft_n by_o descent_n i_o have_v in_o bilton_n show_v some_o probability_n but_o to_o draw_v any_o absolute_a conclusion_n from_o these_o premise_n i_o shall_v not_o adventure_v one_o thing_n i_o meet_v withal_o which_o incline_v i_o to_o think_v that_o whereas_o it_o be_v record_v in_o the_o conqueror_n survey_v that_o the_o earl_n of_o mellent_a hold_v half_a â—_o hide_v in_o mortone_n unto_o which_o one_o wallef_n who_o freehold_n it_o be_v before_o the_o conquest_n be_v then_o his_o tenant_n it_o be_v mean_v this_o marton_n for_o upon_o the_o extent_n 1._o of_o the_o land_n of_o edmund_n earl_n of_o lanc._n â—n_n 25_o e._n 1._o it_o appear_v that_o john_n de_fw-fr bishopsdon_n hold_v in_o merton_n which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v no_o other_o than_o this_o place_n the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n as_o also_o that_o his_o tenant_n come_v to_o the_o court-leet_n hold_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o leicester_n and_o that_o which_o make_v it_o more_o probable_a that_o this_o place_n or_o the_o great_a part_n of_o it_o be_v ancient_o of_o the_o old_a earl_n of_o leicester_n fee_n be_v not_o only_o the_o grant_n of_o the_o church_n to_o the_o monastery_n of_o nun-eaton_n as_o i_o have_v already_o observe_v which_o be_v of_o their_o foundation_n but_o that_o those_o nun_n at_o length_n be_v repute_v to_o have_v the_o seignory_n here_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o certificate_n will_v in_o 9_o e._n 2._o at_o which_o time_n 2._o i_o also_o find_v that_o ralph_n bassâ—t_n of_o sapcote_n hold_v half_a a_o knight_n fee_v therein_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n which_o half_a knight_n fee_n be_v in_o 20_o e._n 3._o certify_v n._n to_o be_v heâ—d_v of_o the_o same_o earl_n by_o guy_n bretton_n wâ—ll_n lâ—_n zouch_n and_o john_n de_fw-fr tewe_n which_o will._n give_v 11._o part_n of_o what_o he_o so_o have_v to_o the_o canon_n of_o studley_n bâ—t_v further_o than_o what_o i_o have_v say_v can_v i_o find_v little_a relate_n to_o this_o place_n till_o john_n gold_n of_o welton_n in_o com._n northampt._n gent._n by_o his_o deed_n walter_n date_v 2_o nou._n 38_o h._n 8._o past_o a_o certain_a manor_n here_o unto_o thomas_n oldfield_n and_o his_o heir_n â—rom_o wâ—om_o descend_v as_o it_o be_v like_a roul_n oldfield_n of_o twyford_n in_o com._n sutht_v gent._n which_o roul_n 1._o maii_n 4._o jac._n sell_v it_o walter_n to_o john_n davies_n of_o watford_n in_o com._n northampt._n câ—erke_n who_o 30._o sept._n 14_o jac._n alien_v walter_n it_o to_o r.c._n walter_n father_n of_o john_n walter_n the_o present_a owner_n thereof_o as_o for_o that_o manor_n and_o land_n which_o the_o nun_n of_o eton_n have_v they_o be_v 26._o julii_fw-la in_o 4._o &_o 5._o ph._n &_o m._n past_a out_o 11._o of_o the_o crown_n to_o peter_n temple_n and_o mich._n cameswell_n which_o peter_n and_o
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grant_v to_o they_o in_o 12_o e._n 1._o have_v a_o grange_n within_o the_o precinct_n thereof_o 〈…〉_o call_v egge-grange_n but_o it_o be_v not_o long_o ere_o they_o become_v lord_n of_o more_o for_o it_o be_v evident_a 57_o that_o in_o 14_o e._n 1._o the_o above_o mention_v john_n de_fw-fr morcote_n sell_v part_n of_o that_o he_o have_v unto_o they_o howbeit_o the_o abbot_n tenant_n here_o do_v ancient_o 51._o use_v to_o perform_v their_o suit_n at_o the_o court-leet_n hold_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o leicester_n the_o residue_n of_o that_o which_o be_v of_o loges_n his_o see_v and_o former_o possess_v by_o the_o above_o specify_v alan_n de_fw-fr morcote_n be_v 11_o 7._o message_n one_o toft_a with_o 7._o yard_n land_n and_o a_o half_a be_v in_o 22_o r._n 2._o grant_v by_o robert_n de_fw-fr walden_n of_o warwick_n to_o the_o say_a monk_n to_o find_v a_o certain_a wax_n candâ—e_n burn_v in_o the_o conventuall_a church_n of_o stoneley_n every_o day_n at_o the_o mass_n of_o our_o bless_a lady_n whilst_o the_o world_n shall_v endure_v of_o these_o land_n after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o monasterye_n a_o great_a part_n be_v dispose_v to_o purchaser_n viz._n edge-grange_n to_o 4._o ric._n andrews_n gent._n leonard_n chamberlain_n esquire_n and_o to_o the_o heir_n of_o andrews_n in_o 34_o h._n 8._o radway-grange_n which_o be_v in_o the_o parish_n of_o bishops-ichington_a to_o 6._o francis_n goodere_n gent._n and_o his_o heir_n 13._o apr._n 36_o h._n 8._o and_o in_o 7_o e._n 6._o another_o proportion_n to_o â—_o thomas_n and_o humphrey_n cock_n both_o brethren_n and_o to_o the_o heir_n of_o thomas_n but_o what_o hand_n they_o have_v pass_v through_o since_o i_o know_v not_o the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o s._n peter_n have_v be_v ancient_o appropriate_v to_o the_o monastery_n of_o stoneley_n in_o anno_fw-la 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o it_o be_v value_v â—â—ac_n but_o at_o two_o mark_n and_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o the_o vicarage_n b._n at_o cxii_o s._n over_o and_o above_o 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cap._n 8._o junii_fw-la 1403._o 12._o abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr stoneley_n will._n smyth_n cap._n ult_n nou._n 1410._o b._n abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr stoneley_n ric._n watton_n cap._n 28._o sept._n 1417._o b._n abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr stoneley_n will._n reynolds_n cap._n 22._o dec._n 1418._o a._n abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr stoneley_n joh._n roulande_n 11._o martii_fw-la 1424._o a._n abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr stoneley_n d._n thomas_n harewode_n cap._n 24._o sept._n 1427._o b._n abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr stoneley_n joh._n fletcher_n pbr._n 13._o apr._n 1429._o b._n abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr stoneley_n henr._n andrew_n 8._o apr._n 1432_o a._n abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr stoneley_n nich._n sway_n 19_o jun._n 1433_o a._n abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr stoneley_n joh._n grover_n pbr._n 20._o nou._n 1433._o a._n abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr stoneley_n tho._n noel_n pbr._n 22._o jan._n 1441_o b._n abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr stoneley_n joh._n clerk_n ult_n julii_fw-la 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as_o appear_v by_o his_o general_a survey_n lib._n where_o it_o be_v write_v ticheshoc_n be_v then_o rate_v at_o thirty_o li._n and_o possess_v by_o râ—b_n de_fw-fr stadford_n a_o person_n of_o eminent_a note_n at_o which_o time_n there_o be_v a_o church_n but_o before_o the_o norman_a invasion_n waga_n of_o who_o in_o wotton_n i_o shall_v speak_v hold_v it_o continue_v to_o the_o posterity_n of_o the_o say_v robert_n for_o divers_a age_n i_o find_v etc._n that_o in_o 7_o e._n 1._o nich._n de_fw-fr stafford_n hold_v it_o as_o part_v of_o his_o barony_n by_o the_o service_n of_o one_o knight_n fee_n have_v at_o that_o time_n two_o carucate_n in_o demesn_a and_o xiii_o tenant_n occupy_v certain_a proportion_n of_o land_n under_o several_a rent_n and_o divers_a particular_a service_n viz._n plough_v harrow_n mow_v thrash_a and_o the_o like_a and_o that_o robert_n de_fw-fr stafford_n son_n to_o the_o same_o nicholas_n hold_v then_o also_o a_o good_a quantity_n of_o land_n here_o of_o his_o 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whâ—ch_o nâ—cholas_n lâ—rd_n stafford_n in_o 13_o e._n 1._o have_v free-warren_n grant_v to_o he_o â—n_o all_o his_o demesne_fw-la land_n here_o 96._o so_o also_o in_o 15_o e._n 3._o have_v ralph_n lord_n stafford_n grand_a child_n â—_o to_o the_o same_o nicholas_n in_o consideration_n of_o his_o acceptable_a service_n he_o be_v at_o that_o tâ—me_a steward_n of_o the_o king_n household_n a_o weekly_a mercate_z â—_o grant_v to_o hâ—m_n and_o his_o heir_n therein_o upon_o the_o tuesday_n and_o a_o fair_a â—_o yearâ—y_n for_o four_o day_n viz._n on_o the_o even_o and_o day_n of_o s._n peter_n ad_fw-la vincula_fw-la common_o call_v lammas_n and_o two_o day_n follow_v as_o a_o so_o a_o court-leet_n wâ—th_n wâ—â—s_v sâ—rey_n and_o diuâ—rs_a other_o privilege_n but_o â—n_v 12_o h._n 8._o do_o edw._n d._n of_o buck_n pass_v 8._o away_o this_o manor_n to_o râ—c_n b._n of_o winchester_n and_o other_o to_o the_o use_n of_o sir_n wâ—ll_n compton_n kt._n and_o his_o heir_n since_o which_o time_n they_o have_v enjoy_v it_o the_o earl_n of_o northampton_n whose_o descent_n in_o compton-winyate_a a._n insert_v be_v now_o owner_n thereâ—t_o that_o whâ—ch_v the_o templar_n have_v here_o be_v grant_v to_o they_o by_o râ—b_n de_fw-fr staffâ—rd_n and_z henry_n de_fw-fr clinton_n be_v in_o 31_o h._n 2._o value_v r._n at_o vi_o li._n two_o s._n viâ—i_fw-la d._n but_o come_v afterward_o to_o the_o câ—own_n wâ—th_v all_o other_o land_n belong_v to_o the_o religâ—ous_a house_n be_v â—n_o 7_o e._n 6._o past_a 11_o out_o by_o the_o name_n of_o a_o manor_n to_o edw._n aeliorby_n of_o balshall_n gent._n and_o henry_n hugford_n of_o solthull_n gent._n and_o their_o heir_n by_o letter_n pâ—t_n date_a 26._o maii_n be_v now_o call_v temple-tisoe_a by_o way_n of_o distinction_n from_o the_o other_o lordship_n within_o the_o precinct_n of_o that_o manor_n in_o tishoe_n now_o belong_v to_o the_o e._n of_o northampton_n but_o ancient_o to_o the_o family_n of_o
next_o praesul_fw-la bishop_n of_o chichester_n and_o then_o chancellor_n praesul_fw-la of_o england_n brother_n likewise_o praesul_fw-la to_o john_n de_fw-fr stratford_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n of_o who_o i_o shall_v speak_v anon_o who_o assume_v his_o surname_n from_o hence_o be_v the_o place_n of_o his_o birth_n bear_v a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a affection_n thereto_o in_o 13_o e._n 3._o john_n de_fw-fr peito_n junior_a who_o be_v a_o lawyer_n as_o in_o chesterton_n i_o have_v show_v obtain_v a_o lease_n 20._o for_o life_n of_o this_o manor_n from_o wolstan_n then_o bishop_n of_o worcester_n at_o the_o rent_n of_o lx_o li._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la but_o little_o be_v there_o memorable_a of_o the_o succeed_a bishop_n relate_v to_o this_o place_n till_o 3_o e._n 6._o that_o nicholas_n heath_n past_o 3._o it_o away_o to_o john_n dudley_n earl_n of_o warwick_n in_o exchange_n for_o certain_a land_n in_o worcestershire_n which_o earl_n the_o same_o year_n part_v 9_o with_o it_o to_o the_o king_n upon_o a_o advantageous_a bargain_n for_o land_n in_o oxfordshire_n and_o other_o place_n but_o with_o a_o eye_n to_o have_v it_o again_o as_o it_o fall_v out_o he_o have_v in_o 7_o e._n 6._o by_o another_o exchange_n 8._o upon_o the_o attainder_n of_o which_o john_n in_o 1._o mariae_fw-la be_v then_o duke_n of_o northumberland_n this_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o old-stratford_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o land_n eschaet_v to_o the_o crown_n be_v immediate_o grant_v 5._o by_o the_o queen_n to_o joan_n his_o duchess_n but_o afterward_o scil_n in_o 3._o &_o 4._o ph._n &_o m._n to_o 12._o the_o hospital_n of_o savoy_n in_o the_o suburb_n of_o london_n the_o next_o thing_n i_o be_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o concern_v this_o town_n that_o be_v by_o the_o king_n letter_n 13._o patent_n bear_v date_n 28._o junii_fw-la 7_o e._n 6._o it_o be_v make_v a_o corporation_n consist_v of_o a_o bailiff_n and_o burgess_n who_o be_v to_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o alderman_n and_o to_o have_v a_o common_a seal_n etc._n etc._n the_o church_n here_o dedicate_v to_o the_o holy_a trinity_n be_v of_o a_o very_a ancient_a structure_n little_o less_o than_o the_o conq._n time_n as_o i_o guess_v by_o the_o fabric_n of_o the_o tower-steeple_n but_o part_n thereof_o beside_o have_v be_v rebuilt_a at_o several_a time_n viz._n the_o south_n i_o will_v by_o a._n john_n de_fw-fr stratford_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o edward_n 3._o time_n the_o choir_n 167._o by_o thomas_n balshall_n doctor_n in_o divinity_n and_o warden_n of_o the_o same_o church_n be_v then_o collegiate_n in_o e_z 4._o time_n and_o the_o north_n and_o south_n cross_n by_o 3._o the_o executor_n of_o hugh_n clopton_n sometime_o lord_n mayor_n of_o london_n in_o h._n 7._o time_n the_o rectory_n as_o it_o extend_v to_o the_o chapelry_n within_o the_o parish_n be_v in_o anno_fw-la 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o value_v scac._n at_o xxxv_o mark_n but_o the_o patronage_n thereof_o belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o worcester_n be_v purchase_v 3._o by_o john_n de_fw-fr stratford_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n in_o 10_o e._n 3._o from_o simon_n montacute_n then_o bishop_n of_o worcester_n which_o archbishop_n give_v 33._o it_o to_o the_o chantry_n found_v by_o himself_o in_o a_o certain_a chapel_n adjoin_v to_o the_o say_a church_n on_o the_o south_n side_n buâ—lt_v by_o he_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o of_o s_o t_o thomas_n the_o martyr_n for_o the_o appropriation_n whereof_o unto_o that_o chapel_n he_o give_v a._n unto_o the_o same_o bishop_n of_o worcester_n and_o his_o successor_n in_o recompense_n of_o the_o damage_n which_o they_o may_v thereby_o sustain_v one_o mess._n one_o carucate_n of_o land_n and_o x_o s._n rent_n with_o the_o appurtenance_n in_o perseley-grove_n juxta_fw-la hampton_n super_fw-la avon_n to_o the_o yearly_a value_n of_o x._o mark_n but_o there_o be_v no_o particular_a valuation_n of_o this_o church_n in_o 26_o h._n 8._o other_o than_a among_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o chantry_n before_o specify_v which_o then_o have_v the_o reputation_n of_o a_o college_n whereunto_o it_o be_v appropriate_v neither_o be_v there_o any_o vicarage_n endow_v till_o after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o say_a college_n as_o by_o the_o institution_n thereto_o may_v be_v discern_v patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n d._n episc._n wigorn_n â—_o will._n de_fw-fr grenefeld_n cler._n 10._o cal._n oct._n 1294._o d._n episc._n wigorn_n b._n jac._n de_fw-fr anisio_n cler._n cal._n julii_fw-la 1310._o d._n episc._n wigorn_n b._n joh._n van_n cler._n 11._o cal._n apr._n 1313._o d._n episc._n wigorn_n bâ—_n d._n henr._n de_fw-fr hastings_n cler._n non._n sept._n 1316._o d._n rex_fw-la ratione_fw-la vacat_fw-la episcopat_fw-la wigorn_n a._n joh._n geraud_n 18._o martii_fw-la 1334._o patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la d._n maria_n regina_fw-la ratione_fw-la attinct_n joh._n ducis_fw-la northumb._n b._n rog._n dioo_v cler._n 15._o nou._n 1553._o d._n eliz._n angl._n regina_fw-la b._n joh._n brechgirdle_n art_n magr._fw-la 27._o febr._n 1560._o ambrose_n come_v warwici_n a._n magr._fw-la ric._n barton_n cler._n 17._o febr._n 1584._o ric._n alchurch_n ex_fw-la concess_n joh._n rushton_n a._n joh._n rushton_n cler._n 26._o febr._n 1589._o edw._n frevill_n de_fw-fr milcote_n be_v a._n ric._n bifeild_n cler._n 23._o jan._n 1596._o jac._n rex_fw-la angl._n b_o thomas_n wilson_n cler._n 22._o maii_n 1619._o at_o the_o upper_a end_n of_o the_o choir_n be_v a_o fair_a monument_n have_v a_o statue_n thereon_o cut_v in_o alabaster_n and_o in_o a_o gown_n with_o this_o epitaph_n here_o lie_v inter_v the_o body_n of_o john_n combe_n esquireâ—_n who_o depart_v this_o life_n the_o ten_o day_n of_o july_n a_o o_fw-fr d._n 1614_o bequeath_v by_o his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n to_o pious_a charitable_n use_v these_o sum_n ensue_v annual_o to_o be_v pay_v for_o ever_o viz._n xx_o s._n for_o two_o 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dabo_fw-la quam_fw-la mallem_fw-la amoveat_fw-la lapidem_fw
age_n at_o 40._o his_o father_n death_n viz._n in_o 49_o e._n 3._o who_o in_o 9_o r._n 2._o serve_v 22._o in_o the_o parliament_n then_o hold_v at_o westminster_n as_o one_o of_o the_o knight_n for_o this_o shire_n be_v then_o a_o knight_n and_o 2._o depart_v this_o life_n in_o 18_o r._n 2._o leave_v issue_n thomas_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o be_v 27._o 30._o year_n of_o age_n at_o his_o mother_n death_n in_o 6_o h._n 4._o be_v in_o 5_o h._n 5._o in_o commission_n 26._o for_o conservation_n of_o the_o peace_n in_o this_o county_n and_o in_o 8_o h._n 5._o shiriff_n 10._o of_o this_o county_n and_o leicestershire_n but_o die_v in_o or_o before_o 12_o h._n 6._o as_o appear_v 10._o by_o the_o respite_n give_v to_o thomas_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n for_o do_v his_o homage_n be_v 23._o then_o thirty_o year_n of_o age_n which_o thomas_n be_v shiriff_n 12._o of_o these_o county_n the_o next_o year_n follow_v and_o one_o of_o 16._o the_o knight_n for_o this_o shire_n in_o the_o 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which_o ere_o long_o it_o come_v to_o the_o hand_n of_o one_o robert_n wright_n but_o by_o what_o mean_v i_o know_v not_o who_o in_o 11_o h._n 7._o past_o it_o mart._n together_o with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o chantrie_n of_o s._n mary_n magdalen_n at_o aston_n unto_o sir_n reginald_n bray_n knight_n a_o great_a favourite_n to_o that_o king_n which_o sir_n reginald_n have_v no_o issue_n give_v it_o with_o other_o land_n of_o great_a value_n by_o his_o testament_n 26._o to_o edmund_n his_o nephew_n scil_n son_n to_o his_o brother_n john_n which_o edmund_n in_o 21_o h._n 8._o be_v then_o a_o knight_n sell_v hill_n it_o together_o with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o say_a chantrie_n at_o aston_n to_o francis_n englefield_n esquire_n afterward_o knight_n from_o who_o in_o 4_o e._n 6._o it_o be_v purchase_v m._n by_o humphrey_n dimock_n esquire_n who_o leave_v issue_n francis_n and_o henry_n after_o the_o death_n of_o which_o francis_n the_o same_o henry_n as_o engage_v for_o his_o brother_n debt_n hold_v holt._n it_o during_o his_o life_n and_o reside_v here_o be_v then_o a_o knight_n but_o die_v unmarried_a sir_n walter_n earl_n of_o charborow_n in_o dorsetshire_n possess_v himself_o thereof_o in_o right_a of_o anne_n his_o wife_n sole_a daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o before_o specify_v francis_n dimock_n and_o in_o 1_o car._n sell_v it_o to_o sir_n walter_n devereux_n knight_n and_o baronet_n from_o which_o sir_n walter_n it_o be_v purchase_v in_o 23_o car._n by_o sir_n thomas_n holt_n of_o aston_n before_o specify_v pipe_n thâ—s_n manor_n lie_v within_o the_o precinct_n of_o erdington_n be_v ancient_o possess_v be_v by_o one_o william_n maunsel_n who_o have_v his_o residence_n here_o undergo_v the_o office_n of_o a_fw-mi shiriff_n for_o this_o county_n and_o leicestershire_n from_o 35._o to_o the_o 40_o h._n 3._o inclusive_a and_o in_o 39_o h._n 3._o be_v join_v in_o d._n commission_n with_o william_n trussell_n and_o robert_n de_fw-fr grendon_n for_o the_o find_v out_o of_o certain_a notorious_a malefactor_n in_o this_o county_n as_o also_o in_o d._n 52._o of_o the_o same_o king_n reign_n for_o the_o gaol-delivery_n at_o warwick_n and_o leave_v issue_n one_o only_a daughter_n and_o heir_n call_v emme_n marry_v to_o sir_n henry_n de_fw-fr harecourt_n knight_n which_o sir_n henry_n have_v issue_n membr_n by_o she_o one_o sole_a daughter_n name_v margaret_n who_o wardship_n and_o marriage_n richard_n de_fw-fr pipe_n have_v wed_v her_o mother_n purchase_v for_o a_o c._n mark_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr bishopston_n in_o 22_o e._n 1._o and_o have_v so_o do_v make_v she_o the_o wife_n membr_n of_o john_n the_o pipe_n his_o son_n by_o a_o former_a venture_n which_o john_n have_v issue_n by_o her_o divers_a child_n as_o the_o descent_n membr_n in_o the_o follow_a page_n show_v will._n maunsel_n de_fw-fr erdinton_n ric._n pipe_n secundus_fw-la maritus_fw-la 31_o e._n 1._o emma_n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la henr._n de_fw-fr harecourt_n mile_n 6._o e._n 1._o margareta_n joh._n de_fw-fr san._n desterd_a obiit_fw-la sine_fw-la prole_fw-la ric._n pipe_n secundus_fw-la maritus_fw-la ......_o uxor_fw-la prima_fw-la joh._n pipe_n ric._n pipe_n henr._n pipe_n matilda_n fill_v geor._n gii_fw-la de_fw-fr castello_n joh._n factus_fw-la canon_n regul_n in_o prioratu_fw-la de_fw-fr oveston_n in_o com._n leic._n ingrith_n ux_fw-fr 1._o joh._n henr._n thomas_n ob_fw-la s._n p._n alianora_n katherine_n elizabetha_n margeria_n ob_fw-la s._n p._n joh._n pipe_n monachus_fw-la thom._n pipe_n ab._n de_fw-fr stonley_n rob._n ob_fw-la in_o part_n transm_n marg._n monial_a apud_fw-la godstow_n kath._n monial_a apud_fw-la litlemore_n will._n ob_fw-la s._n p._n rob._n obiit_fw-la s._n p._n alianora_n ux_fw-fr philippi_n beche_n margeria_n ux_fw-fr ......_o durvassal_n agnes_n ux_fw-fr rog._n blakenhole_n thomas_n pipe_n cler._n by_o richard_n the_o elder_a of_o which_o son_n it_o descend_v to_o henry_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o by_o ingrith_n his_o first_o wife_n have_v many_o child_n all_o which_o except_v margery_n die_v ibid._n with_o their_o mother_n of_o the_o pestilence_n so_o that_o the_o same_o henry_n afterward_o wed_v a_o second_o wife_n scil_n maud._n the_o daughter_n of_o george_n de_fw-fr castello_n of_o who_o he_o have_v but_o little_a joy_n for_o not_o long_o after_o the_o marriage_n he_o find_v that_o she_o be_v ibid._n with_o child_n by_o one_o john_n boote_n his_o father_n servant_n at_o which_o he_o take_v such_o grief_n that_o he_o die_v ibid._n before_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v viz._n on_o the_o feast_n day_n of_o st._n laurence_n 36_o e._n 3._o be_v then_o also_o seize_v ibid._n of_o the_o manor_n of_o morton-daubenie_a in_o this_o county_n as_o also_o of_o staunton_n and_o sitbeston_n in_o leicestershire_n whereupon_o john_n d._n of_o lancaster_n of_o who_o as_o in_o right_a of_o the_o honour_n of_o leicester_n the_o say_a manor_n of_o morton_n be_v hold_v seize_v ibid._n the_o say_a margery_n his_o suruâ—ving_a daughter_n and_o john_n the_o son_n of_o maud_n so_o beget_v as_o aforesaid_a as_o his_o ward_n grant_v ibid._n they_o to_o john_n de_fw-fr stafford_n his_o clerk_n who_o to_o prevent_v that_o ill_o beget_v child_n of_o enjoy_v the_o inheritance_n make_v ibid._n he_o a_o canon_n regular_n in_o the_o priory_n of_o duston_n in_o leicestershire_n where_o he_o die_v and_o afterward_o have_v procure_v the_o say_a margery_n to_o make_v a_o feoffment_n unto_o one_o peter_n banaster_n a_o priest_n and_o other_o of_o all_o her_o inheritance_n to_o the_o use_n of_o he_o the_o say_v john_n and_o his_o heir_n which_o feoffment_n bear_v date_n in_o 47_o e._n 3._o past_o ibid._n it_o a_o way_n to_o will._n paylington_n vicar_n of_o radway_n and_o other_o feoffee_n for_o the_o abbot_n of_o stoneley_n use_n whereupon_o they_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o
at_o dublin_n for_o his_o support_n in_o his_o service_n but_o i_o must_v not_o here_o stand_v to_o trace_v down_o the_o descent_n of_o that_o family_n in_o ireland_n it_o be_v beside_o my_o business_n and_o therefore_o shall_v pass_v it_o by_o with_o this_o only_a note_n 12._o that_o in_o 12_o e._n 2._o when_o edward_n de_fw-fr brus_n raise_v a_o rebellion_n in_o those_o part_n and_o cause_v himself_o to_o be_v crown_v king_n of_o ireland_n through_o the_o singular_a valour_n and_o prudent_a conduct_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr bermingham_n than_o commander_n in_o chief_a for_o the_o king_n against_o those_o rebel_n the_o say_v edw._n the_o brus_n with_o a_o multitude_n of_o his_o party_n be_v slay_v and_o the_o rest_n rout_v for_o which_o signal_n service_n he_o the_o say_v john_n be_v create_v 12._o earl_n of_o love_n who_o posterity_n do_v continue_v there_o in_o great_a honour_n till_o this_o day_n bear_v the_o ancient_a arm_n of_o this_o family_n before_o express_v with_o a_o castle_n 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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 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thereof_o joint_o with_o his_o say_a wife_n in_o 2_o e._n 3._o leave_v baldwin_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n xxxvi_o year_n of_o age_n who_o after_o the_o decease_n of_o his_o mother_n in_o 14_o e._n 3._o do_v his_o homage_n to_o the_o king_n have_v full_a 27._o possession_n thereof_o which_o last_o mention_v baldwin_n die_v 3._o in_o 17_o e._n 3._o leave_v baldwin_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n 26._o year_n of_o age_n who_o the_o next_o year_n follow_v do_v his_o homage_n to_o the_o king_n and_o have_v thereupon_o livery_n 35._o of_o all_o the_o land_n of_o his_o inheritance_n lie_v in_o this_o shire_n as_o also_o in_o the_o county_n of_o hereford_n salop._n staff_n wigorn._n wiltf_n norf._n and_o suff._n in_o 26_o e._n 3._o he_o be_v a_o be_v knight_n and_o bear_v for_o his_o arm_n be_v or_o a_o cross_n fleurè_fw-la gules_a and_o for_o his_o crest_n upon_o a_o chapeu_n the_o leg_n of_o a_o man_n booted_z spur_v and_o reverse_v as_o appear_v by_o his_o seal_n be_v but_o not_o long_o after_o this_o he_o alter_v it_o and_o bear_v be_v a_o plume_n of_o feather_n in_o stead_n of_o the_o other_o of_o this_o sir_n baldwin_n i_o further_o find_v that_o he_o be_v in_o great_a esteem_n with_o edward_n prince_n of_o wales_n common_o call_v the_o black-prince_n be_v for_o ib._n his_o approve_a fidelity_n and_o service_n in_o 38_o e._n 3._o make_v by_o he_o his_o steward_n of_o xantoigne_n in_o france_n for_o life_n and_o in_o 46_o e._n 3._o retain_v ib._n with_o the_o same_o martial_a prince_n by_o indenture_n to_o serve_v rob._n marmion_n temp_n regis_fw-la will._n conq._n robertus_fw-la marmion_n temp_n h._n 1._o milisear_n robertus_fw-la marmion_n 12_o h._n 2._o obiit_fw-la 2_o h._n 3._o rob._n marmion_n senior_fw-la ob_fw-la 25_o h._n 3._o maria_fw-la ux_fw-fr 2._o johanna_n primò_fw-la nupta_fw-la thomae_fw-la ludlow_n mil._n secundò_fw-la henrico_n hilary_n philippus_n marmion_n ob_fw-la 20_o e._n 1._o johanna_n filia_fw-la &_o cohaer_n hug._n de_fw-fr kilpeck_n 27_o h._n 3._o 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filia_fw-la leonardi_n hastings_n de_fw-fr kirby_n soror_fw-la will._n domini_fw-la hastings_n joh._n ferrer_n mile_n obiit_fw-la vivente_fw-la patre_fw-la ferrer_n matilda_n filia_fw-la joh._n stanley_n de_fw-fr elford_n mil._n joh._n ferrer_n mile_n consanguâ—_n &_o haeres_fw-la thomae_fw-la ferrer_n militis_fw-la 14_o h._n 7._o f._n dorothea_n filia_fw-la will._n harper_n de_fw-fr rushall_n in_o com._n staff_n be_v f._n margareta_n filia_fw-la thomae_fw-la picot_n servientis_fw-la ad_fw-la legem_fw-la ux_fw-la 1._o f._n humfr._n ferrer_n mile_n obiit_fw-la 13_o sept._n 1._o &_o 2._o ph._n &_o m._n joh._n ferrer_n arm_n f._n humfr._fw-la ferrer_n mile_n obiit_fw-la 13_o sept._n 1._o &_o 2._o ph._n &_o m._n f._n dorothea_n filia_fw-la &_o cohaer_n thomae_fw-la marrow_n seru._n ad_fw-la legem_fw-la nupta_fw-la 32_o h._n 8._o f._n barbara_n nupta_fw-la 31_o h._n 8._o f._n dorothea_n ux_fw-fr edw._n holt_n be_v humfridus_n ferrer_n mile_n obiit_fw-la 5_o jac._n f._n anna_n filia_fw-la humfr._fw-la bradburne_n de_fw-fr lee_n in_o com._n derb._n nupta_fw-la 5_o eliz._n walt._n thomas_n edw._n joh_n ferrer_n mile_n obiit_fw-la ...._o 1633._o dorothea_n filia_fw-la joh._n puckering_n militis_fw-la custodis_fw-la magni_fw-la sigilli_fw-la angliae_fw-la humfr._fw-la ferrer_n mile_n obiit_fw-la ....._o sept._n 1633._o anna_n filia_fw-la joh._n pakington_n de_fw-fr ail_v borough_n in_o com._n wigorn._n equ_fw-fr aur_fw-it secundo_fw-la nupta_fw-la philippo_n comiti_fw-la de_fw-fr chesterfield_n joh._n ferrer_n natus_fw-la ...._o anno_o 1629._o francisca_z ux_fw-fr joh._n pakington_n eq_fw-fr aur_fw-it anna_n ux_fw-fr sim._n archer_n eq_fw-la aur_fw-it jana_n ux_fw-fr thom._n rous_n bar._n elizabethaâ—_n catherina_n brigita_fw-la susanna_n f._n edw._n henr._n thomas_n georgius_n dorothea_n filia_fw-la &_o cohaer_n thomae_fw-la marrow_n seru._n ad_fw-la legem_fw-la nupta_fw-la 32_o h._n 8._o franciscus_n cokain_n primus_fw-la maritus_fw-la 25._o leonardus_n ferrer_n 12_o h._n 7._o 25._o rad._n ferrer_n decanus_n eccl._n coll._n de_fw-la tamworth_n 12_o h._n 7._o margareta_n primò_fw-la nupta_fw-la hug._n willoughby_n mil._n secundò_fw-la ric._n bingham_n mil._n eliz._n filia_fw-la joh._n de_fw-fr botetourt_n de_fw-fr weoley_n mil._n nupta_fw-la 27_o e._n 3._o ux_fw-la 1._o jecosa_n ux_fw-fr rogeri_n aston_n ida_n filia_fw-la ...._o clinton_n 35_o e._n 3._o matilda_n ux_fw-fr rad._n le_fw-fr boteler_n 20_o e._n 1._o robertus_fw-la marmion_n 12_o h._n 2._o obiit_fw-la 2_o h._n 3._o philippe_n 5_o h._n 3._o rob._n marmion_n jun._n 2_o h._n 3._o will._n marmion_n 43_o h._n 3._o will._n marmion_n 2_o h._n 3._o will._n marmion_n 43_o h._n 3._o he_o in_o the_o war_n of_o france_n with_o six_o man_n at_o arm_n viz._n three_o knight_n and_o three_o esquire_n take_v xx_o li._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la fee_fw-mi for_o the_o knight_n and_o x._o mark_n for_o the_o inquire_v ib._n as_o also_o that_o he_o have_v three_o wife_n viz._n ib._n elizabeth_n sister_n and_o coheir_n to_o sir_n john_n montfoâ—t_n kt._n of_o which_o family_n i_o have_v speak_v in_o beldesert_n second_o ida_n daughter_n to_o ....._o clinton_n a_o lady_n of_o honour_n to_o queen_n philippe_n and_o three_o joane_n daughter_n to_o the_o lord_n strange_a and_o that_o he_o depart_v 57_o this_o life_n in_o 49_o e._n 3._o leave_v by_o the_o say_v elizabeth_n baldwin_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n xxiv_o year_n of_o age_n which_o baldwin_n be_v a_o aston_n knight_n in_o 1_o ric._n 2._o exhibit_v his_o claim_n 30._o to_o be_v the_o king_n champion_n on_o the_o day_n of_o his_o coronation_n and_o to_o do_v the_o service_n appertain_v to_o that_o office_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o 29._o tenure_n of_o this_o castle_n viz._n to_o ride_v complete_o arm_v upon_o a_o barb_a horse_n into_o westminster_n hall_n and_o there_o to_o challenge_v the_o combat_n with_o whosoever_o that_o shall_v dare_v to_o oppose_v the_o king_n title_n to_o the_o crown_n which_o service_n the_o marmion_n ancient_o lord_n thereof_o have_v heretofore_o perform_v but_o sir_n john_n dimock_n be_v then_o his_o competitor_n carry_v it_o from_o he_o by_o judgement_n 321._o of_o the_o constable_n and_o marshal_n of_o england_n in_o regard_n he_o be_v possess_v of_o the_o lordship_n of_o scrivelby_n in_o lincolnshire_n which_o by_o better_a linc._n authority_n than_o frevile_n can_v produce_v appear_v to_o have_v be_v hold_v for_o divers_a age_n by_o that_o service_n and_o that_o the_o marmion_n have_v the_o say_a office_n as_o owner_n thereof_o and_o not_o in_o right_a of_o this_o castle_n it_o be_v descend_v to_o dimock_n with_o scrivelby_n from_o a_o heir_n female_a of_o sir_n thomas_n ludlow_n knight_n husband_n of_o joane_n the_o young_a daughter_n to_o sir_n philip_n marmion_n before_o speak_v of_o which_o sir_n baldwin_n in_o 3_o r._n 2._o be_v also_o one_o 5._o of_o the_o commissioner_n for_o array_v of_o man_n in_o this_o shire_n and_o in_o 9_o r._n 2._o upon_o partition_n ferrer_n make_v betwixt_o 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64._o one_o of_o the_o coheir_n to_o joyce_n her_o niece_n daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o john_n son_n
e._n 3._o to_o the_o honour_n of_o s._n katherine_n but_o this_o as_o it_o seem_v be_v unite_v inferiâ—s_fw-la to_o those_o of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n our_o lady_n and_o s._n john_n bapt._n whereunto_o belong_v a_o fair_a and_o stately_a structure_n for_o their_o feast_n and_o meeting_n call_v s._n mary-hall_n situate_v opposite_a to_o s._n michael_n church_n on_o the_o south_n part_n and_o build_v about_o the_o begin_n of_o h._n 6._o time_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o form_n of_o its_o fabric_n and_o other_o â—enestrâ—s_fw-la testimony_n the_o window_n whereof_o be_v adorn_v with_o sundry_a beautiful_a portraiture_n and_o arm_n that_o towards_o the_o north_n of_o several_a k._n in_o their_o surcote_n who_o name_n place_v under_o they_o be_v as_o follow_v rex_fw-la will._n conquestor_n rex_fw-la rich._n conquestor_n rex_fw-la egregius_fw-la henricus_fw-la quintus_fw-la rex_fw-la magnanimus_fw-la henricus_fw-la quartus_fw-la constantinus_n anglicus_n imperator_n christianissimus_a 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