others of the great Nobilitie to be at Shrewsbury on the Feast day of the Nativitiâ— of the blessed Virgin well furnisht with Horse and Armes to march against Lewelin Pâ—ince of Wales and his complices then in rebellion and the next year following had the like Summons to be at London the morrow after the Feast day of the Apostles Simon and Iude So also in 47â— H. 3. to be at Worcester on the Feast day of S. Peter ad Vincula called Lammas in like sort accoutred but with what affection he came thither is easie to ghess for it appears that being seduced by the turbulent spiritted Barons he joyned with them in committing many great outrages upon the Church and Clergie that very year for which he together with Henry and Simon sons to Sim. Mountfort Earl of Leicester and many more of the rebellious Nobilitie were excommunicated by the Archb. of Canterbury After which no man was more active against the King than he being one of those that on the Barons part submitted to such a determination as the K. of France should make unto whom the dâ—fferences touching those Ordinances called Provisiones Oxonii so prejudiciall to the King was referred and who did put himself in Armes with the rest under pretence of asserting the Laws of the landâ— and the peoples just liberties holding out Northampton hostâ—lely against the King and likewise Kenilworth Castle during that famous six-months siege as in my discourse of that place is shewed So that by the Decree called Dictum de Kenilworth which after his victorâ—e aâ— Evesham was made in favâ—ur of those Rebells having been so prime an Actor in those disturbances he was specially excepted and referred to a seaven years imprisonment or submission to the King's mercy But with his Lady the King dealt very gratiouslyâ— even in the height of her husband's violence for in September 49 H. 3. he assigned unto herâ— this Lordship of Fillongley with Allesley and Berdingbury in this Counâ—ie as also Barwell and Burbach in Leicestershire for her maintenance which were then valued at C l. per an and in Ianuary the year following added the Lordships of Ierdele Blimham and Nayleston confirming his assignation of this and the rest abâ—ve mentioned The direct time of this Henry's death I find not but I suppose it to have been in 53 H. 3. for in that year had the said Ioan his widdow an allotment of divers Kts. Fees and parts of Fees lying in sundry places for her dower which in the whole came to no less than xxiiii Which great Lady sealed with her husband's Armes scil a Manche the outside of the Seal being decked wâ—th her paternall coat viz. Flower de â—uces To the last Henry de Hastings succeeded Iohn his son and heir which Iohn became a coheir to George de Cantilupe his Uncle by the mothers side unto whom for his part inter alia was allotted the Castle and Honour of Bergavenny the Castle of Kilgaran as also the Mannour of Aston-Cantilupe in this Countie of all which being in â—he Kâ—ng's hands in regard of his minoritie he had â—â—verie in 11 E. 1. then doing his homage and the next year following had command to attend â—hâ— King in his Scotch expedition In 15 E. 1. he was in that Welch voyage with Edm. Earl of Cornwall unto whom the K. being then in Gascoign had committed the custodie of this Realm After which I find that in 21 E. 1. he accompanied Gilbert de Clare Earl of Glouc. and Hereford into Ireland and that in 25 E. 1. he had Summons â— amongst many other great persons to be at London on the Sunday next after the Octaves of St. Iohn Bapt. sufficiently furnâ—sht with Horse and Armes thence to attend the King in his expedition beyond Sea As also the next ensuing year the like Summons to be at Karleol on Whitson Eve to march against the Scots In 28 E. 1. he attended the King with his Army into Scotland and thâ—re performed militarie service for five Knight's fees in which year he obtained a Charter for a Mercate at this his Mannour of Fillongley weekâ—y every Munday and an annuall Faire beginning on the Eve of St. Iohn Bapt. Nativitie to last for five days In 31 E. 1. he attended the King again into Scotland and was at that memorable siege of Kaerlaverok The same year likewise was he in the wars of Gascoigne and in 34 E. 1. had speciall summons amongst the rest of the great Nobilitie to be at Westminster the morrow after Trinitie-Sunday there to consider and take order concerning an Aid for the making of Prince Edward Knight and from the 23 of E. 1. till his death whâ—ch hapned in 6 E. 2. had summons with the rest of the Barons to the severall Parliaments then held but departing this world not long afteâ— leâ—t issue by Isabell his wife daughter 〈◊〉 Will. de Valence Earl of Pembroke Iohn de Haâ—â—ings his son and heir who being of age at that time did his Homage and had lâ—verie of his lands Which Iohn in 16 E. 2. was made Governour of Kenilworth Castle but of him I have seen little elâ—e memorable other than his marriage with Iulian the daughter and heir of Sir Thomas Leyburne and that he departed this life in 18 R. 2. leaving Laurence his son and heir about â—ive years of age which Laurencâ— in 11 E. 3. was committed to the tuition of Will. de Clinica Earl of Huntingdon who had marryed Iulian his mother to be educated with him till he should become of full age hâ—ving an allowance of CC. marks out of the Exchequer yearly fâ—r his support and maintenance during that time Of whâ—m I find that the Kâ—ng had so much careâ— when he was at New Castle upon Tine abâ—ut four years be 〈…〉 having sent for the Qâ—â—en to come thither to him and considering that so long a jâ—urney mâ—â—ht be dangerous to the Child for he was then bâ—en up in her Câ—urt directed his speacâ—all Letters to the said Iulian desiring her as a person most proper to undergo that trust to take him into her charge promising satisfaction for all costs and expences which she should be at therein This Laurence was in 13 E. 3. by the K's Letters Pat. bearing date Oct. 13. declared Earl of Pembroke in regard of his descent from Isabell the eldest sister and coheir unto Aymere de Valence Earl of Pembroke and by Agâ—es one of the daughters to â—og de Mortimer fiâ—st Earl of March had issue Iohn Earl of Pembroke little more than a twelve month old at his fathers's death which hapned in 22 E. 3. Which Iâ—hn was in 46 E. 3. sent over into Gascoign to raise the siege of Rochel beleagured by the French being then about xxv years
at Michaelmas and Easter by even portions did in consideration that the said Procurator should make payment thereof at the feasts of the Nativ of St. Ioh. Bapt. and St. Mich. together with the Tenths granted to the said K. by the Clergy so far forth as concerned those Cels restore the same unto the Abbot of the Monastery of St. Nich. before specified But in 50 E. 3. the custody thereof was disposed to Sir Cannon Rubussard Kt. to hold from the feast of St. Mich. th'Archangel then next following during the continuance of the wars with France paying xl l. yearly into his Exchequer Which Sir Cannon was onely to have the same benefit of Rent and other advantages as the Mother Monastery at Angiers before spoken of in times of peace usually had For upon an Extent in 1 R. 2. it appears that all the lands belonging thereto were then valued at CCxx l. iii s. iiii d. per annum But so much were the Monks incumbred by these seizures and appointment of secular persons to have the rule over them that in consideration of a good sum of money in hand they made a Lease to the said Sir Cannon Robsart of all their lands for 25 years And the superiour House beyond Sea likewise discerning themselves so set aside as to the receiving any advantage from hence made their addresses to Thomas Moubray E. of Nottingham and Earl Marshal of England offering to quit their interest here to him upon easy terms Which Earl having in 20 R. 2. obtained liberty to found a Religious House of Carthusian Monks at Eppeworth or where else he thought fit within the Isle of Axholme in Lincolnsh procured the K. Letters Pat. of licence for the Abbot and Covent of St. Nich. at Angiers before specified to grant this their Priory of Monkskirby with the Mannours of Neubold super Avon Copston and Walton to the same belonging As also the advousons of the Churches and Vicaridges of Kirkby-monach Neubold super Avon Withibroke Wapenbury and Sharnford with their pensions unto the said Monastery of Carthusians for ever Whereupon Iohn son and heir to Sir Can. Robsart the Lessee before specified by his deed bearing date upon Easter eve 20 R. 2. released to the King and to Iohn de Moreby Prior assigned of the then late founded House of Carthusians to the honour of the Uisitation of the Mother of God in the Isle of Axholme all his right and title in this Priory But no sooner did H. 4. come to the Crown than that the Priors-alien began to find much favour for in the Parl. held an 1. of his reign taking into consideration the losses and inconveniences that had befallen them by the frequent seizure of their lands and ferming them out in the time of his Grandfather K. E. 3. whereby not onely they had suffered great decay in their buildings but that the worship of God in that regular way Hospitality Alms and other charitable works antiently establisht and there accustomed to be performed were withdrawn as also the pious desires of the Founders thereby defrauded as the words of the Pat. do import did by the advice of his Councel in that Parliament restore to the said Abbot of St. Nich. at Angiers the patronage and advouson of those Religious Houses in England which were subordinate to that Monastery to have and to hold to him and his successours so that they should present fit persons to them upon the vacancies that might happen Howbeit this favour of K. H. 4. was not long enjoy'd by them for K. H. 5. reciting the licence granted by K. R. 2. for founding the said House of Carthusians in the Isle of Axholme and the power then given to the Monks at Angiers to pass away this Priory of Monkskirby with th' appurtenances thereunto as aforesaid by his Letters Pat. dated at Westm. 28. Iunii 3 of his reign confirmed the same Whereupon the said Carthusians being thus possest hereof obtained of K.E. 4. in 8 of his reign a confirmation of those priviledges granted to the Prior of Monkskirby by K. E. 1. in 33 of his reign before specified extending into all their lands there named which they enjoy'd therewith till that fatal overthrow of the Religious Houses in K. H. 8. time when some being corrupted with temporary profit and others through terrour were brought to surrender their Monasteries into the K. hands the said Prior and Cov. of Carthusians did not onely give up theirs but levyed a Fine thereof as also of all the possessions belonging thereto and in particular of this Mannour of Monkskirby with the rest of the Mannours Lands c. appertaining to it Which stay'd not long in the Crown for the same year was it granted away by the King to Thomas Mannyng late Prior of the Monastery of Butley in Suffolks then newly made Bishop of Ipswich to hold for life the remainder to Charles Brandon D. of Suff. and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten to be held in capite by the tenth part of a Kts. fee and the yearly rent of ix l. xiiii s. After which viz. in 37 H. 8. the K. granted unto Trinity Coll. in Cambridge the Rectory of Monkskirby with the tythes and certain lands rents c. lying in Monkskirby and the other Villages adjacent formerly belonging to the before specified Carthusians to hold to them and their successours in pure alms From which Duke this Mannour of Monkskirby with the rest before mentioned divolved to Henry Grey D. of Suff. in right of Frances his wife daughter of the said Charles and one of the sisters and co-heirs to Henry Brandon D. of Suff. From whose death the said Frances held it during her life and dyed 2 Eliz. leaving the Lady Kath. and Lady Mary Grey daughters to the aforesaid Duke her heirs viz. Katherine 19. and Mary 13 years of age Which Kath. being wedded to Edw. Seymour E. of Hertford had issue Edw. Lord Beauchamp that dyed in his fathers life time father to Will now Marq. of Hertford who sold this Mannour to the right honourable Mary Countess of Buck. in our memory paternally through that antient and noble family of the Beaumonts of Coleorton in Leicestersh descended from the Kings of France as is well known Which Mary setled it upon Basil Lord Feilding now E. of Denbigh her Grand-child with divers remainders In an 1291. 19 E. 1. the Church dedicated to St. Edith was valued at xxxiii marks and in 26 H. 8. the Vicaridge at xxii l. ix s. 6 d. the Taxation or Ordination whereof was made in an 1237. 21 H. 3. as appears by the original Instrument Which Vicaridge being but of small worth had an augmentation made thereunto by the bounty of the Lady Aliza one of the daughters of Sir Robert Dudley as in Manceter I have particularly shewed As this Parish is spacious so is the present fabrick of the Church very large though
24. dishes and as many Saucers of silver as also two Bacyns and two Ewers with twelve pieces of silver To Isabell his daughter a thousand pounds to her marriage To Margaret his daughter a Nunne at Shouldam in Norff. a Ring and a Cup with a cover as also 40. marks in money To Katherin the daughter to his son Guy a Nunne likewise at Shouldam a gold Ring with xx li. in money and for the charges of his funerall 500. marks Hereunto adding that his Executors should make full satisfaction to every man whom he had in any sort wronged That his son William should have lands of 400. marks per annum value setled upon him and his heirs male That the Testament of his Countesse should be compleatly performed and fulâ—illed out of his goods That his Executors should new build the Quire of the Collegiat-Church in Warwick where he purposed to be buryed That with the residue of his goods his Executors should cause Masses to be sung for his soul and distribute Almes with all speed that might be especially at Bordesley Worcester and Warwick as also in other places of the Countrey unto which he had most relation And that all the vestments of his Chappell should be given to the Collegiat-Church in Warwick where he had chosen his sepulture His Jewells he thus disposed To his daughter Stafforâ— an Ouche called the Eagle which the Prince gave him all his Pearls and a Crosse made of the very wood of our Saviours Crosse a Ring with an Emeraud that his Countesse bequeathed to him another Ring whereof she herself was to make choyse a sett of Beads of gold with the buckles which the Queen gave him and the choyse of one of his Cups of gold with that silver boll which he always used himself as also his best Bed with the whole furniture thereto To his daughter Alice his next best Ouche which his Lady the Countesse gave him with a Cup of gold a set of Beads of gold and a Ring To his daughter Clifford an Ouche called the Eagle which his son Will. had bestow'd on him for a Newyears-gift with a Cup a set of Beads of gold and a Ring To his daughter Isabell a Cup with an Ewer and a Cover to it gilt and the next best Ring after his other daughters before remembred had chosen To the Bishop of Lincoln a Crosse of gold that the Lady Segrave gave him which sometimes was the good King Edwards wherein likewise was part of the very Crosse of Christ and other Reliques To his son William a Casket of gold with a bone of St. George which Thomas Earl of Lanc. bestowed on him at his Christening Touching his death the manner thereof was thus King Edward having called a Parliament at London in 43. of his reign wherein the breach of Peace by the French was discussed sent an Army into that Kingdom about the feast of the Nativity of the blessed Viâ—gin under the conduct of his son Iohn Duke of Lanc. and Humfr. de Boun Earl of Hereford to claim his right therein who being got over sea encampt at a place called the Chalkhull neer Caleys towards whom the French presently advanced but the two English Dukes delaied fighting so long as that their Army grew in want for provisions so that many dyed by famine and the plague pretending they were not strong enough to give them battail without more men In which interim our noble Earl hearing that the French Army was thus drawn out hasted away with some choyse men and sailed toward Caleys whereof the French having notice in great amazement they left their Tents with all their victuall behind them and fled And so soon as he came ashore he highly blamed those that occasioned the English to forbear fighting saying I will goe on and fight before the English bread which we have eaten be digâ—sted and thereupon presently entred the Isle of Caus which he wasted But alas in his return towards Caleys he fell sick of the pestilence and dyed on the 13. of Nov. Parem â—bi in armorum strenuitate Regi Regnique fideliâ—ate superstitem minimè derelinquens saith mine Author After which his body was interred in the midd'st of the Quire of the Collegiat Church at Warwick according to the direction of his Testament where is yet to be seen a goodly Tombe with the statues of hâ—m â—nd his Countess in white marble excellently cut viz. Katherine the daughter of Roger Mortimer before specified created the first Earl of March by King E. 3. a perfect representation whereof I have placed here in my Story of him because there being so many other Monuments in that Church to have put them altogether would not shew gracefull to the work Which noble Lady dyed before him as by what I have said appears yet not many weeks for her Testament bears date 4. Aug. the same year by which she appointed her body to be buried wheresoever the Earl her husband should think fit to whom she bequeathed her Goblet bound with gold and those Buckles of gold which she used to carry as also a Ring having an Emraud in it To Thomas her son she gave her book of Ch. To Will her other son a Tablet of gold To Maud de Clifford her daughter a Cup enameled with Doggs To Philippa de Stafford her daughter a Boll with a cover To her daughter Alice a Cup of silver gilt To Margaret Mountfort her daughter the Cross with the pedestall in her Chapell To Isabell her daughter a Cup. To Elizabeth the daughter of her son Guy a Cup. To the Covent of Friers Preachers in Worcester xx li. To the Friers Preachers of Shrewsbury xx li. To the Friers Minors there xx li. To the Friers Preachers of Northampt. xx li. To the Friers Minors of Coventre xx li. and to the Friers Minors of Lichfield xx li. Divers other Legacyes she gave to her servants and did constitute Isabell de Harley Rauf Tangele and Iohn Falvesle her executors desiring her husband to be assistant unto them in the performance thereof This Noble Earl had divers children of which I will only make a brief mention Guy his eldest son who received the honour of Knighthood in 29 E. 3. with a grant from the King of C li. per annum out of his Exchequer till his fathers inheritance should descend to him or that he could otherwise provide for his support and married Philippa the daughter of Henry Lord Ferrers of Groby by whom he had issue three daughters Elizabeth Katherine and Margaret whereof the two later were Nunns at Shouldham in Com. Norff. This Guy was a stout Souldier and upon his going into France in 33 E. 3. which I conceive was to attend the King in an expedition at that time made declared his Testament at Canterbury on the 26. of Sept. whereby he bequeathed his body to buriall where his parents should think fit To
although it sufficed not to bear out any bad attempt of his own as my Author observeth yet was it of force to cross the evill purposes of others and therefore speeches were cast out that he caused himself to be proclaimed King in divers Counties and much more layd in charge against him by Northumberland's contrivance who when he came to his tryall was one of his Peers upon which Triall though they acquitted him of Treason yet did they find him guilty of Felony whereupon he had Judgment to be hang'd never remembring to crave the benefit of his Clergy which is by some observ'd to be a just Judgment of God upon him for having so much wronged the Church and all learning and had his head smitten off upon a scaffold on Tower-hill After this 't was not long ere infirmities seized upon the King from whom Northumb. was little absent to ordering the matter that whil'st he languish't Guilford Dudley his 4. son did marry with the Lady Iane Grey eldest daughter to Henry Duke of Suff. by Frances daughter to Mary second sister to King H. 8. and that a Patent was sealed for the said Lady Iane's succession to the Crown for drawing whereof in excâ—uding his two sisters with fair pretences the assistance of the Lord chief Justice Mountagu and Secretary Cecill was used which Letter 's were subscribed by alâ— the Privy Councell the greatest part both for number and power of the Nobility the Kings learned Councell and all the Judges at the Common Law except Sir Iames Hales one of the Justices of the Common Pleas some being guided with particular interest for that they were possest of so much Monastery and Chantry lands which if Religion should be altered through Qu. Maryes coming to the Crown they might be in danger to loose and others by fear of or obligation to the Duke of Northumberland then so potent and almost absolute in government of the State that 't was supposed he could make any title good either by his authority or his sword And having now thus designed to himself the power of a King for no less would he have had if the Lady Iane had been Queen he contrived to get the Lady Mary into his hands causing K. Edw. to write his Letters for her coming to him in his sickness but she being made sensible of the device when she was within half a days journey of London directed her course another way after which the King immediatly dyed whereupon Northumb. causes the Lady Iane to be proclaimed Queen but the tide of the peoples affections bending to Mary the Kings eldest sister she is likewise proclaimed first by the Citizens of Norwich and afterwards in Buck. and Northampton-shires neither was there want of numbers in severall parts that began to put themselves in Armes on her behalf So that 't was no sitting still now Northumberland therefore being Queen Iane's Champion with a Commission under the great Seal marcheth out with 600. Horse to suppress any power that should appear for Queen Mary having a promise from the Lords of more forces to be sent after him but such a change did he perceive in the affections of his own Souldiers whereof many forsook himâ— that to daub up the matter he returns to Cambridge and there without either Herauld or Trumpet accompanyed with the Maior and Marquess of Northampton proclaimes Queen Mary himself in the Market-place and in token of joy threw up his Cap. All which would not now secure him for the very next day the Earl of Arundell coming thithither from the Queen arrested him of Treason whence he was with his three sons Iohn Ambrose and Henry convey'd to the Tower of London and from that place ere long to his arraignment where being condemn'd for a Traitor he suffered death at Tower-hill the 22. of Aug. and was buried in the Tower Church by Iohn Cock then Lancaster-Herauld who having been his old servant was willing to shew some respect to him dead from whom living he had received so much favour and therefore begg'd his Head onely of the Queen that he might bury it in the Tower upon which suit he had his wholy body also granted Our Historians that write of his death do say that at his end he profest the Roman Religion and I have heard that for a witness of his Faith he vouch't Dr. Heath Archbishop of York afterwards Lord Chancelour yet was he so much blinded by ambition that apprehending the alteration of Religion to be the chief means whereby he might accomplish his worldly ends he told Sir Anthony Brown afterward Visc Mountacute when he moved him for restoring the Roman Religion â—hat albeit he knew the same Religion to be true yet seeing a new Religion was begun Run Dog run Devill he would go forwards One thing have I further to observe of him which is that being arrived to such a pitch of honour and greatness he was not content with those vast possessions that he had by the bounty of the K. and his own just acquisition but finding Iohn Lord Dudley grandfather to the last Baron to be a weak man whereby he had exposed himself to some wants and so became entangled within the Usurers bonds made those money-merchants his Instruments to work him out of Dudley-Castle which Usurers accordingly getting a mortgage of part of his lands let in such room for the Duke to put in a foot that he soon justled him out of his Castle and Barony so that the poor Lord being thus turn'd out of dore and left to the Charity of his friends for a subsistence spent the rest of his days in making visits amongst them with whom he usually stayed according as he found welcome being commonly called the Lord Quondam but so soon as Queen Mary had taken off the Dukes head she bestowed the Castle of Dudley and all the lands which belong'd to the quondam Lord upon Edward his son and heir who had wedded Katherine Bridges daughter to Sir Iohn Bridges Knight Lord Chandois one of her maids of Honour During the time that this our Earl of Warwick was so possest of Dudley-Castle it being a place that he thirsted after in regard of his name and for the honourableness of the House and seat from which he was desirous the world should believe he was descended for he had thrust into his titles Dux Northumbriae Comes Warwici Mareschallus Angliae Vâ—cecomes L'isle Baro de Somery Basset Tyase Dominus de Dudley praenobilis Ordinis Garterii miles Magnus Magister Seneschallus Hospitii regis he made great repairs there and built that stately fabrick within the walls thereof on the North part which was called the New work adorn'd the Gate-house tower with the Armes of Malpas Someri and the Lyon rampant by him assumed for Sutton's coat fairly cut in large shields of stone and fixt in the wall just over the Port cullice By Iane daughter and
heir to Sir Edward Guilford Knight who had his Wardship as I have said he left issue 8. sons and 5. daughters viz. Henry that dyed at Bolein Iohn who had the title of Earl of Warwick in his fathers life-time as commonly Dukes sons out of curtesie have of some Earldom whereof their fathers have the honour but dyed without issue Ambrose Earl of Warwick by the favour of Queen Elizabeth as I shall shew anon Robert created Earl of Leic. by the said Q. Guilford who suffred death in 1. M. as his father did Henry slain at S. Quintines and Charles that dyed a child His daughters were these Mary the wife of Sir Henry Sidney Knight of the Garter and Lord President of Wales from whom the now Earl of Leic. is descended Kath. wife to Henry Hastings Earl of Huntingdon As also Margaret Temperance and another Katherine who dyed young In the Parliament held 1. M. was the attainder of this Duke and four of his sons confirmed viz. Iohn called Earl of Warwick Sir Ambrose and Sir Guilford both Knights and Henry Dudley Esquire Going on with the succession of these Earls I come next to Sir Ambrose Dudley abovementioned restored in blood by Queen Mary This Sir Ambrose had in 1. Eliz. a grant of the Mannour of Kibworth-Beauchamp in Com. Leic. to be held by the service of being Pantler to the Kings Queens of this Realm at their Coronations which office and Mannour his father and other of his Ancestors Earls of Warwick had In the second year of her raign he was made Master of the Ordinance In the fourth viz. 26 Dec. Baron L'isle and Earl of Warwick and the 6. of April following had a grant from the same Queen of the Castle Mannour and Burrough of Warwick with divers other Lordships in this Shire eschaeted to the Crown by his fathers attainder in which year she made him her Lieutenant generall in Normandy and during the time of his service there caused him to be chosen Knight of the Garter In 12. of her raign this E. with Edward Lord Clinton were made Lieutenants Generall of her Majesties forces in the North parts In 13. he was constituted chief Butler of England and in 15. sworn of her Privy-Councell He had 3. wives viz. Anne daughter and coheir to Will. Whorwood esq Atturney generall to King H. 8. Eliz. x daughter of Sir Gilbert Talboys Knight sister and sole heir of George Lord Talboys and Anne y daughter to Francis Earl of Bedford but departed this life without issue 21. Febr. Anno 1589. 32. Eliz. at Bedford-house in the suburbs of London and was buried in that beautifull Chapell here at Warwick called our Lady Chapell adjoyning to the Collegiat Church where his Monument is yet to be seen The next that had this title of Earl was Robert Lord Rich grandchild to Richard created Lord Rich. of Leeze in Essex 17. Febr. 1 E. 6. and made Chancelour of England 26. Oct. following which family doe derive their descent from Richard Rich one of the Shiriffs of London An. 1441 20 H. 6. This Robert created Earl of Warwick 6. Aug. 16. Iac. had two wives viz. Penelope daughter to Robert Devereux Earl of Essex and Frances daughter to Sâ—r Christopher Wray Lord Chief Justice of the Kings Bench in Q. Elizabeths time but widow to Sir George St. Paul of Snartford in Com. Linc. Knight and Baronet By the first whereof he had issue Robert Lord Rich his son and heir Sir Henry Rich Knight of the Bath and Capt. of the Guard afterwards created Baron of Kensington Earl of Holland by King Iames and chosen Knight of the Garter Lettice his eldest daughter first marryed to Sir George Cary of Cokington in Com. Devon and after to Sir Arthur Lake Knight And Essex the second to Sir Thomas Cheek of Pirgo in Essex which Earl dyed at Warwick-House in Holburne 24. Martii An. 1618. 15. Iac. and was buryed at Felstede in Essex where his Ancestors do lye To whom succeeded in this Honour Robert his eldest son who wedded Frances daughter and heir to Sir William Newport alias Hatton Knight by whom he hath issue three Sons scil Robert Charles and Henry and three daughters Anne Luce and Frances HAving thus finisht my discourse of the Earles I shall now proceed with the town of Warwick it self whereof as to its first building by Kymbeline a King of the Britans and all other passages relating thereto during the Saxons time I have already in my Introduction and Story of those Earles said as much as I can In the Conquerors time it was a Borough id est habitaculum seu locus munitus and contained CClxi houses whereof Cxxx. were possest by the King Cxii by these his Barons whose names with the particular number held by each of them I have here added viz. The Bishop of Worcester ix The B. of Chester vii The Monks of Coventre xxxvi whereof 4. were wasted for the Castles enlargement The Bishop of Constance i. The E. of Mellent xii Earl Alberic iv Hugh de Grentemaisnill iiii Henry de Ferrers ii Rob. de Stadford vi Rog de Iveri ii Ric. Venator i. Raph de Limesi ix The Monks of Malmsbury i. Will. Bonvallet i. Will. fil Corbucion ii Geffrey de Magnaville i. Geffrey de Wirce i. Gislebert de Gant ii Gislebert Povili i. Nich. Balistar i. Steph. Stirman i. Turchil iiii Harold ii Osbert fil Ricardi i. Cristina i. Luith the Nun. ii All which were belonging to the lands they held in this County and apprized with them and the residue being xix by so many Burgesses which Burgesses enjoy'd them with Soc and Sac and all Customes as they did in Edward the Confessors days In the time of the said King Edward the Shirivalty of this County with the Borough of Warwick and all the Kings Mannours in the Shire answered lxv li. in money and xxxvi Sextars of honey or xxiv li. and viii s. in lieu thereof but at the time of the generall Survey they were rated at Cxlv li. in weight in the ferm of the Kings Mannours xxiii li. for the custome of Dogs xx s. for a Sumpter horse 1 li. for a Hawk and C s. to the Queen for a Fine Besides this they payd also xxiv Sextars of Honey of the greater measure and the Borough vi Sextars viz. xv d. a Sextar whereof the Earl of Mellent had vi Sextars and v. s. The custome of this Borough then was as by the same Survey appears that when ever the King went in person in any expedition by land x. Burgesses thereof attended him in stead of all the rest And if he that was warned to give such his attendance did not go he should pay unto the King C s. but if the King did go by Sea against his enemies the whole Borough was to
one of the two Justices for conservation of the Peace in this Shire as also for putting in execution the Articles contained in the Statute of Winchester In 19 E. 3. he was in Commission for arraying of men in this County and the next year following being of the retinue unto Thomas de Beauchamp Earl of Warwick at such time as the said Earl was in France and got that great honour by his valiant atchievements in the battail of Cressy and elswhere as in my story of him is shewed he bore for his Armes Or frettè sable The time of his death I do not certainly find but to him succeeded Thomas his son and heâ—r who past away his interest in this Mannour in 44 E. 3. to Alice Perers of whom our Historians make much mention in regard she was Concubine to King E. 3. Which Alice being banisht by authority of Parliament in 1 R. 2. and all her estate confiscate it was seized into the Kings hands and committed to the custody of Iohn Spenser But in 3 R. 2. she being then wedded to Sir William Windsor Kt. the King out of the singular respects that he bore towards the said Sir William for his many notable services and especially because he was at that time retained by Indenture to serve him in his Warrs with CC. men at Armes and CC. Archers under the conduct of Thomas de Wodstoke then Earl of Buck. the Kings Uncle for the expedition of Britanny in which the said Earl was to be Generall by his Letters Patent bearing date at Westminster 15. Martii wherein he reciteth that the said Alice whilst she was single purchased the third part of this Mannour in possession and two parts thereof in reversion after the death of Alice the widow of Sir Iohn Murdak Knight granted it unto the same Sir William Windsor and his heirs for ever Which Sir William dying without issue male his daughters became his heirs whereof Ioan the elder marryed to Robert Skerne of Kingston upon Thames in whose right the said Robert became possest thereof and to strengthen his title therein obtained a Release from Arnold Murdak brother and heir of Thomas Murdak son to the above-mentioned Sir Thomas bearing date 10 Febr. 6 H. 4. as was necessary for I find that there had been an Entail thereof made by the said Sir Thomas in in 37 E. 3. Which Robert in 3 H. 6. did his homage to Richard Beauchamp then Earl of Warwick for those lands held by him here of that Earl by Knights service But long it was not that Skerne continued possest thereof though how it came to passe or the direct time when he parted with it I have not seen For certain it is that about 20 H. 6. Richard Verney Esquire afterward Knight possest itâ— and built a great part of the House as it now standeth wherein besides his own Armes with marches he then set up in a fair Canton window towards the upper end of the Hall the Armes of King H. 6. Queen Margaret Hâ—mfrey Earl of Stafford afterwards created Duke of Buck. Henry Beauchamp Duke of Warwick and the Lord Zouch with some others in such sort as they are represented in the foregoing page by which it appeareth that he was one of those that adhered to the House of Lancaster This Richard Verney was the son of Iohn Verney but whence I cannot tell yet I find one Iohn Verney Eschaetor in Worcester-shire 17 H. 6. So also a Robert Verney who held half a Knights fee in great Wolford of the Baron of Stafford in 46 E. 3. and had issue William his son and heir Lâ—kewise Richard Verney of Wolverton Esquier in 12 H. 6. yet am I not sure what relation any of these had to him Most probable it is that these Verneys of Compton are sprung from Simon de Vernai who in K. Richard the first 's time wedded Agnes the sister of Hervey Bagot progenitor to the Barons of Stafford for amongst the evidences of this Family I have seen a grant of certain lands in Bromshull in Com. Staff by the said Hervey Bagot to the above specified Simon with Agnes his sister in Frank marriage but how to trace down the descent from that Simon to the said Richard passes my skill except I had more light from Record or private evidence But till 21 H. 6. I find nothing of this Richard howbeit then it appears that he began to have publique imployment in this County viz. in Commission for conservation of the Peace from that time till 14 E. 4. except for the six first years of E. 4. reign being also a Commissioner of Array in 38 H. 6. and in 39 H. 6. a Knight Which Richard departed this life in 5 H. 7. leaving Edmund his son and heir 49. years of age who had speciall Letters of Protection from Thomas Lord Stanley Steward of the Houshold to King E. 4. dated 3. Nov. 8 E. 4. exempting him from being subject to any seizure for his Corn Beeves Muttons or any thing else for the Kings Houshold provision without payment of ready money for the same and bore the office of Eschaetor for this County and Leicester-shire in 21 E. 4. In 2 R. 3. he was in Commission for arraying of men and by his Testament bearing date 24. Feb. anno 1494. 10 H. 7. bequeathed his body to be buried in the Conventuall Church of the Friers-Preachers at Warwick betwixt the Altar of our Lady and the Altar of S. Dominick on the North part appointing that by the care of his Executors a Lamp should be continually maintained burning in the Chancell of that Church before the Host and dyed 26. Feb. the same year leaving issue Richard his son and heir then 30. years of age Which Richard was in that esteem with King H. 8. that being inform'd of some infirmity in his Head he afforded him a speciall License bearing date at Grenewich 2. Ian. 8. of his reign that he should wear his Bonnet at all times and in all places aswell in the said Kings presence as elswhere according to his own pleasure without the interruption of any man whatsoever And by his Testament bearing date 2. Oct. anno 1526. 18 H. 8. bequeathed his body to be buried in the new Chapell on the North side of the Church here at Compton wherein his Monumentall stone with the portraiture of himself his wife and children in brasse are yet to be seen From whom did lineally descend Sir Grevill Verney late of this place Knight a gentleman accomplisht with singular endowments and of a Noble and courteous disposition who left three sons and one daughter as the Pedegree here inserted doth shew From the second of which viz. Richard a person happily qualified with a most ingenious inclination I have received much assistance for rectifying the Map of this Hundred as
as good value in recompence thereof that Charter of confirmation bearing date at Wenloc 26 Maii. Of which noble person I further find that he obtained the Advouson and patronage of the Priory of Studley near this place as I have there shewed from Peter de Corbucon heir to the Founder whereunto he gave a fair portion of lands lying in Shotswell That he also built an Hospitall at the Gates of that Monastery That he bore for his Armes Gules 3 flower de lices Or as by his Seal appeareth within the compasse whereof scil towards the lower part of the Shield there is a Star with a Cressant which is a Badge as hath been observed by judicious Antiquaries of his service in the Holy warrs And that he departed this life 7 Id. Apr. 23 H. 3. being then very aged leaving issue several sons viz. William his son and heir Walter a Priest and imployed by King H. 3. as his Agent to the Court of Rome afterwards elected Bâ—shop of Worcester â— whose story I refer to Godwyn Iohn Lord of Snitfield in this Countie and Nicholas of whom I find no more than the bare mention Which Will. being a martial man as well as his father and accompanying him at raising the seige of Lincolne Castle in 1 H. 3. had in 15 H. 3. much of his father's estate past over to him for which he then did his homage to the King And in 24 H. 3. obtained a special Charter for exempting him from any suit to the County or Hundred Courts Leet Aid to the Shiriff and Hidage for all his lands in England After which viz. in 26 H. 3. he attended the King in that his French expedition which was so unprosperous and having been in 28 H. 3. sent with other of the great Nobilitie to solicite the Prelates for an Aid of money according to the Popes Letters on the King's behalf was the next ensuing year one of those that went Embassiador to the general Councell then held at Lions there to complain of the grievous exactions used here in England by the Court of Rome as well from the Clergie as Laitie and to crave remedie for the same Which William bearing a devout affection to the Canons of Studley before specified gave to the Hospital of his Father's building there lands to the value of x li. per an lying within this Lordship as also certain Rent and pasturage for Cattell in Southernkeston with the Church of Hemeston in Devonshire And having besides all this obtained a special Charter for exempting their Woods situate within the Forest of Fekenham from any view of the King's Foresters and Verderers and been Steward to the King as his Father was as also a most faithfull Councellor left issue by Milisent the daughter of Hugh de Gornay Will. his son and heir Thomas Bishop of Hereford who in 34 E. 1. was canonized for a Saint and Iulian the wife of Sir Rob. de Tregoz and departed this life in 35 H. 3. immediatly whereupon William his eldest son performing his homage and giving security for payment of his Relief which was C li. had livery of his lands Which William in 37 H. 3. obtained a pardon from the King for pulling down the Castle of Penros in Wales belonging to Iohn de Monemuth as also for five marks at which this his Mannour of Aston was amerced for protecting one Rob. de Shelfhill who had been indicted for certain misdemeanors and in 38 H. 3. was constituted Governor of Bovelt Castle in Brecknockshire To the before specified Hospitall built at the Gate of the Priory of Studley he gave the advouson of the Church here at Aston and having wedded Eva one of the daughters aad coheirs to Will. de Braose of Brecknock with whom he had the territory of Upper Went and other lands in England and Wales departed this life in the flower of his youth to the great grief of many leaving issue by her the said Eva George his son and heir and two daughters Of which George being scarce 3. years old at that time I have found very little that is memorableâ— his death hapning before he arrived to years whereby he could be qualified for any great action viz. in 1 Edw. 1. Therefore whether the marriage betwixt him and Margaret the daughter of Edmund de Lacy was ever consummated as their parents had designed when he was scarce two years old I cannot tell but sure I am that he had no issue for Iohn the son of Henry de Hastings and Milicent then the wife of Eudo or Yvo la Zouche were found to be his sisters and heirs Which Henry being in minority in 36 H. 3. and in Ward to Guy de Luzignian the King 's half brother had the benefit of his marriage then disposed of by the said Guy unto Will. de Cantilupe before specified who gave his daughter Ioane thus in wedlock to him Whereupon by partition made betwixt those coheirs the said Milisent had for her share the Castle of Totenesse in Com. Devon the Mannours of Eyton â—n com Bedf. and Haringworth in Northamptonshire â— with other fair possessions in England and Wales as also the advouson of the Priory of Studley in this County And Iohn de Hastings the son of Ioane beforementioned had Bergavenny with the Castle and Honour which were of the inheritance of Eva de Breause his grandmother together with the Castle of Kilgaran in Com. Pembr and amongst other large territories in England and Wales this Mannour of Aston then valued at Lix li. iiii s. i d. per an all which were in the King's hands at the time of the said Partition made by reason of his minority But touching the Family of Hastings I shall speak historically in Fillongley and therefore purpose to make no other mention of them here than what particularly relates to this place In 13 E. 1. this Iohn de Hastings claimed a Court-Leet with Assize of Bread and Beer Weifs Gallows and Free warren within this Mannour by Prescription all which were allowed From which time this Mannour was for divers descents enjoy'd by the posterity of the said Iohn as I could sufficiently demonstrate if need were except for so long as Will. de Clinton Earl of Huntingdon held two parts of it in right of Iulian his wife widow to Iohn de Hastings father of Laurence Earl of Pembroke After the death of which Laurence it appears that it was held of the King in Capite by the service of one Foot souldier in the Warrs of Wales with a Bow without a string and a Helmet for his head by the space of xl dayes at his own proper costs as often as there should be any hostility in Wales From which Family of Hastings it descended not to the Lord Grey of Ruthin
through the heir female but by virtue of a speciall Entail made by Iohn de Hastings E. of Pembroke son and heir to the before specified Laurence whereof in Fillongley I shall speak was setled together with the Castle and Honour of Bergavenny and other large possessions upon Sir Will. de Beuchamp K t second son to Thomas E. of Warwick and his heirs Which William bearing the title of Lord Bergavenny dyed seized thereof in 12 H. 4. from whom it descended to Ric. Beauchamp Earl of Worcester his son and heir whose daughter and heir Elizabeth being wedded to Sir Edw. Nevill Knight a younger son to Raph Earl of Westmerland thenceforth summoned to Parl. as Lord Bergavenny brought it with other lands of a large extent to that noble Family wherein it hath ever since continued being enjoy'd by the right honourable Iohn Lord Bergavenny at this day The Church dedicated to St. Iohn Bapt. being given to the Canons of Studley as I have formerly intimated by the last Will. de Cantilupe in H. 3. time was in an 1291 19 E. 1. valued at xxxiii marks which grant did not stand so firme but that the heirs of Cantilupe repossest it again for in 24 E. 1. it appears that the said Canons granted to Iohn de Hastings then Lord of this Mannour lands to the value of xiii li. per an lying here in exchange for the said advouson Nay I find that after this the Family of Hastings being potent had it again from the said Canons for in 19 E. 3. did Laurence de Hastings Earl of Pembroke passe it away to Will. de Clinton Earl of Huntingdon and his heirs who immediately thereupon gave it to the Priory of Makstoke then newly by him founded whereupon the Canons of Mackstoke obtained License from the K. for appropriating it to their House which appropriation was accordingly accomplisht the same year by VVolstan then Bishop of Worcester as by his Instrument dated at Blocklegh 4 Oct. appeareth and confirmed by his Chapter by reason whereof they had a yearly Pension of xiii s. iiii d. payable on the Feast day of the Annunciation of our Lady granted to them In which year was likewise an Ordination of the Vicaridge But notwithstanding all this it so fell out afterwards that the Canons of Studley by colour of their originall title got into the possession thereof again whereupon great suits arose betwixt those of Mackstoke and them yet in the end they of Makstoke prevailed who to strengthen their title had the King's confirmation in 5 H. 4. For which they gave a Fine of Lxxi li. xi s. that they might enjoy it according to the tenor of the appropriation thereof so made to them as aforesaid In 26 H. 8. the Vicaridge was valued at x li. at which time the Synodalls and Procurations issuing out of it were x s. v d. ob Patroni Ecclesiae Incumbentes c. D. Alianora Regina Angliae Rad. de Alemannia Cler. 8. Id. Dec. 1277. D. Ioh de Hastings D. Will. de Stratford Cap. 2. Cal. Maii 1295. D. Ioh de Hastings Ioh. de Brom Accol 14 Cal. Ian. 1299. D. Ioh de Hastings Aegid de Baggeshoure Cler. 15 Cal. Apr. 1305. D. Rad. de Monthehermerii Mr. Ioh. Mauduit 4 Non. Oct. 1319. Nobilis mulier Isabella de Hastings Will. de Beresord Cler. 23 Apr. 1328. Nobilis mulier Isabella de Hastings Rob. Mauduit Cler. 2 Cal. Iulii 1330. Patroni Vicariae Prior Conv. de Makstoke Nich. de Sheldon Pbr. 17 Iulii 1339. Prior Conv. de Makstoke D. Adam de Overton Pbr. 14 Sept. 1345. Prior Conv. de Makstoke Ric. de VValford Pbr. 14 Sept. 1361. Prior Conv. de Makstoke Rob. de â—irchesley Non. Febâ— 1365. Prior Conv. de Makstoke Ric. Pulâ—eney Pbr. 22 Nov. 1369. Patroni Ecclesiae Henr. Rex Angl. per recuperat juris ad praesent de Pr. C. de Studley Thomas Burdet Cler. 25 Iunii 1402. Pr. Conv. de Studley Thomas Shelford Cler. 12 Maii 1403. Pr. Conv. de Makstoke Thomas Lucas Pbr. 15 Nov. 1407. Patroni Vicariae Pr. Conv. de Makstoke D. VVill. Drewe Cap. 27 Sept. 1409. Pr. Conv. de Makstoke D. Henr. Hurle Cap. 28 Apr. 1410. Pr. Conv. de Makstoke D. VVill. Andrew Cap. 23 Martii 1423. Pr. Conv. de Makstoke Ioh. Barun ult Maii 1425. Pr. Conv. de Makstoke D. Ioh. Salwey Cap. 18 Aug. 1427. Pr. Conv. de Makstoke D. Ioh. Hende Cap. 16 Aug. 1457. Pr. Conv. de Makstoke D. Rog. Felawe Cap. 4 Aug. 1469. Pr. Conv. de Makstoke D. Rog. Montgombry Cap. 12 Ian. 1484. Pr. Conv. de Makstoke D. Thomas Berton Cap. 16 Iunii 1486. D. Episc. per lapsum D. Rogerus ........ 8 Apr. 1491. Pr. Conv. de Coventre Petrus Irlam Cap. 23 Febr. 1531. H. Dux Suff. D. Franc. ux ejus D. Marg. Clifford Will Stanley miles cohaer Caroli D. Suff. VVill Burton Cler. 20 Dec. 1553â— Thomas Chapman ratione concess W. Stanley mil. D. Rad. Brock Pbr. 25 Sept. 1557. D. Episc. per lapsum Thom. Clerke Cler. 15 Oct. 1560 Henr. 8. Rex Angl. c. D. Thomas King Pbr. 23 Feb. 1536. Ric. Wright de Clopton sen. gen VVill. Tomlinson Cler. 29 Iulii 1622. In this Church there was antiently a certain Fraternity or Gild consisting of the Parishioners only being founded by them to the honour of God and the blessed Virgin but it had no lawfull establishment till 9 E. 4. at which time upon the humble Petition of the Inhabitants License was granted to Sir Edw. Nevill Knight then Lord of the Mannour that he should so settle and order the same as that there might be a certain Priest maintained there to celebrate divine service daily at the Altar of the blessed Virgin in the said Church for the good estate of the said K. Edw. 4. and Eliz. his Consort as also for the Brethren and Sisters of that Fraternitie during this life and for their souls after their departure hence and the souls of all the faithfull deceased which accordingly was effected and lands disposed thereunto for that purpose valued at vii li. ix s. ii d. ob per an in 37 H. 8. Armes depicted on the roof of the Chancell Gules a fesse betwixt six Crosse Crosslets Or. Beauchamp E. of Warwick Argent 3 Crosse Crosslets fiche sable upon a cheif Azure a Mullet and a Rose Or. Argent 6 Crosse Crosslets fichè Sable upon a cheif Azure two Mullets Or. Clinton Earl of Huntingdon Wilmecote IN the Conqueror's time Osbernus fil Richardi possest this place it being then certified to contain three hides which were valued at Lxs. and at that time held of him by one Urso but before the Norman invasion
wayes have antiently bin may appear by the eminency of the persons who were imployed as Officers for taking care in the oversight of them Augustus Caesar himself not disdaining the task And sometimes the Ediles took charge of them as it appears by Caligula his causing the Edile-vestment of Flavius Vespasianus when he executed that place negligently to be publickly dawbed over with dirt and sometime that imployment was committed Collegio Quaestorum They had rules set down de muniendis struendis viis which they called Legem viariam as appears by Celius his Epist. to Cicero and these they called Viccuri for viarum curatores yea they committed the tuition of the wayes to the Gods themselves and called them Dii vii Plautus in Mercatore Act. 5. Scen. 2. calls them Lares viales And Apollo by Pausanias is termed Viarum praeses Likewise they used to sacrifice Deae vibiliae quae ab erroribus viarum mortales liberat And there is extant an antique Inscription the Copy whereof Lipsius upon Smetius hath mentioned FORTUNAE REDUCI LARI VIALI ROMAE AETERNAE Q. AXIUS AELIAN Neither were these ways without great account by our Ancestours the Saxons as may appear by the Laws of St. Edward De pace quatuor Chiminorum that is Viarum sub majori judicio viz. touching the peace of the four road-ways in some higher Court And since that time the Statute of Marlebridge forbiddeth distresses to be taken in any of the Kings High-ways or common streets And the Statute called Articuli cleri commandeth that such as abjured should not be molested while they be in the High ways But of those ways let us hear Rob. of Gloucecester in his old ryme though he be somewhat mistaken aswell in the Tract of them as in the Makers Faire weyes many on ther ben in Englonde But four most of all ther ben I understonde That thurgh an old Kyng were made ere this As men schal in this boke aftir here telle I wis Fram the South into the North takith Ermingestrete Fram the East into the West goeth Ikeneld strete Fram Southest to Northwest that is sum del grete Fram Dover into Chestre goth Watlyngstrete The ferth ot thise is most of alle that tilleth fram Toteneys Fram the one end of Cornwaile anone to Cateneys Fram the Southwest to Northest into Englondes ende Fosse men callith thilke wey that by mony town doth wende Thise foure weyes on this londe Kyng Belin the wise Made and ordeyned hem with gret Fraunchise For whoso dide therein ony thefte other ony woum He made iuggement therof and gret vengeaunce ynoum Clifton BUt I will forbear to enlarge my self any further on this subject and take a view of Clifton which standeth upon the top of an indifferent hill on the South-side of Avon having its name from the scituation 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with the Saxons signifying not onely a rocky place but any shelving ground In Doomesday-booke it is written Cliptone the Norman Transcribers of the certificate made upon that Inquisition taken by the Countrey mistaking without doubt the Saxon letter F. which is thus written 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for a p. In the time of K. Edward the Conf. this Town was possest by Alwine who is commonly called Alwinus vicecomes a great man in those days and lineall ancestour to that worthy and long lasting family of Arden that hath flourished ever since in this County as I shall shew when I come to Curdworth in Hemlingford-Hundred Which Alwine gave it to the Priory of Coventre for the health of his soul by the consent of the said King Edward and of his own sons but after the Norman-Conquest Earl Alberi◠Progenitor to that noble family of Vere antiently and yet Earles of Oxford unjustly seized upon it and outed the Monkes as it is certified by the Conquerours Survey in which it is found to contein five Hydes There was then a Church and two Mills the value of the whole Lordship being rated at iiii l. I have not seen by any Record how it came out of the line of this Albericus Comes but certein it is that it continued not long therein for it is evident that Ernald de Bois who lived in K. Stephens time was owner thereof And that it was given to him by Robert surnamed Bossu then Earl of Leicester is not to be doubted for upon the grant of the custody of his heir in the 7. year of K. Iohn it is said to be de fedo Saiheri de Quinci which Saierus married Margaret Sister and one of the coheires of Robert Fitz-Parnell Earl of Leicester and had by her in partition the moiety of the Honour of Leicester Hoc stemma ex codice MS. Henrici comitis Stanfordiae deductum est Ernaldus de Bosco primus Senesch comitis Leic. ...... soror Rogeri de Basingham relicta 7. Joh. Ernaldus de Bosco secundus Ernaldus de Bosco tertius Ernaldus de Bosco quartus Johannes de Bosco filius haeres obiit sine prole Magr. Will. de Bosco Isabella soror haeres Johan Lovel miles Will. la zouche de Haringworth -Matildis filia haeres Johanna uxor Thomae de Estleja This Ernauld gave to the Abby of Leicester of the said Earls foundation whose Steward he was the perpetuall Patronage of the Church here at Clifton ◠with the Chapels of Waver id est Browns-Over Rokeby and Newton To whom after severall descents succeded Iohn who in 13. E. 1. claimed by Prescription a Court-Leet here with other Priviledges and Free-Warren granted by K. H. 3. to Arnold his father all which were allowed And to him William who in 21. E. 1. setled divers mannours lying in the Counties of Warwike Leic. and Northampt upon William la Zouch and Maud his Wife and the Heirs of their two Bodies lawfully begotten in which entayl a Knights fee in this Lordship likewise passes but no mention of the Mannour So that 't is like it was granted away before and very probably in the 13. of E. 1. before the making of the Statute of Quia emptores terrarum in regard that Clifton is found afterwards to be held of the Zouches of Haringworth who were Heirs of Boys and not of the Honour of Leicester as formerly which could not I conceive have bin if it had bin after that Statute The next possessor of this Lordship was William Revell of whom and his Family I have spoke in Newbold-Revell which William in 27. E. 1. obteined a Charter of free Warren in all his Demesn Lands here as also in Newbolt and Brownswaure in this County And in 1. E. 2. entayled it upon himself and the heirs of his body but for lack of such issue on William Inge for life and after his decease on Iohn the Son of William Revell and the Heirs of his Body with divers remainders In the Male
of his body who dying without issue in 31. Eliz. it returned to the Crown whereupon the said Queen by her Pat. dated 28. Oct. 40. Eliz. passed it to Randle Crew of Lincolns-Inne Esq. and Richard Cartwright of London Gent. and their heirs who by their deed of bargain and sale bearing date xxiii Iunii 41. Eliz. granted it to Thomas Dilke Esq. but afterwards Kt. and to his heirs whose Grand-child William Dilke of Maxstoke-Castle now enjoys it The Church here was very antiently given by the Prior of Coventre unto the Cathedrall of Lichfield in the name of a Prebend and in 1291. 19. E. 1. was valued at xv marks but in 26. H. 8. at xi l. vi sol viii d the Procurations and Synodalls being then vi sol viii d. per an and the Curate a stipendary to the Prebend But in it are neither Arms nor Monuments Bobenhull BElow Rieton lyes Bobenhull which in the Conq. time being possest a by Robert de Statford of whom I am to speak in Wotton-wawen and of him held by one Aluric whose freehold it had been before the Norman invasion contained then five hydes whereof the woods were two furlongs in length and two in breadth there being at that time a Mill but the value of all then certified at fifty shillings where it is written Bubenhalle In 13. Ioh. this Mannour answered for the third part of a Knights fee amongst the lands which were of the Honour of Herveus de Stafford And in 36. H. 3. amongst the fees held of the Lord Stafford it was certified that the Earl of Warwick held two parts of a Knights fee here But in 7. E. 1. Iohn Fitzwith being Lord thereof held it of Hugh de Plessets by the third part of a Kts. fee the same Hugh holding it over of the Baron of Stafford which Iohn had at that time here one carucate of land in demesn ten servants that held two yard land and a half seven Freeholders holding ten yard land and eight acres as also eight Cottagers In whose family it continued till the later end of Edw. 3. time but then went away with a Daughter and heir as the descent here inserted will shew Wido filius Roberti 36. H. 3. Ioh. fil Guidonis 7. E. 1. Rob. fil Guidonis miles 3. E. 2. Guido fil Rob. 9. E. 2. Eliz. filia haeres infra aetat 10. E. 2. Thomas de Lucy Joh. le Fitzwith 20. E. 2. Joh. Fitzwith Johan ux 2. postea nupta Will. de Tyrington 15. R. 2. Robertus le Fitzwith dictus le Fitz-Gy 30. E. 3. Agnes filia Will. Catesby Iohanna filia haeres probavit aetatem 49. E. 3. Joh. Beauchamp de Holt Joh. Beauchamp mil. obiit 8. H. 5. Alicia Ioh. Pauncefot 1. maritus Margareta filia haeres Ioh Wysham 2. maritus 1. H. 6. Rob. le Fitzwith I am of opinion that these Fitzwith's had their seat here as I shall further instance anon therefore I purpose here to memorize what I find notable of them Of this Iohn whom I have already mentioned I find that he was the first that assumed the sirname of Fitzwith being the son of one Guido or Guy called Guido filius Roberti as in Shotswell I shall have occasion to shew and in 3. E. 1. one of those who had Commission for the Gaol delivery at Warwick as also that in 5. E. 1. he attended the King in his expedition into Wales at which time the Welch were reduced to subjection their Prince being then content to accept of such termes as K. Edward would afford him And that in 29. E. 1. he was one of those that received the Kings precept to be at Berwick upon Twede sufficiently appointed with Horse and Armes to march against the Scots To whom succeeded Robert called Robertus filius Guidonis who being a Kt. in 3. E. 2. wrote himself of this place which Robert had issue Guy that dyed in 10. E. 2. leaving Elizabeth his Daughter and Heir within age who departed this life without issue as it seems for the inheritance came to Robert le Fitzwith Nephew to the last Guido by Iohn his Brother which Robert having no issue setled part of his lands in his life time upon the said Robert le Fitzwith his Nephew as I shall more fully shew when I come to Bernangre the rest descending to him This last mentioned Robert had two wives Agnes the Daughter of Will. Catesby and Ioane who survived him and marryed to Will. de Tyrington and died in 36. E. 3. leaving issue Ioane his Daughter and heir ward to Sir Richard Penbruge Kt. by the Kings grant which Ioane marryed to Iohn Beauchamp of Holâ— in Worcester-shire and proved her age in 49. E. 3. whereupon her husband and she had livery of her lands This Iohn Beauchamp had the honour to be the first man that ever had creation to the dignity of a Baron in England by Patent which bears date at Wodstoke x. Octobris undecimo R. 2. but he enjoy'd it not long for the same year the rebellious Lords having rais'd a potent army came up to London and there mustering their men in the sight of the Tower where the King then lodg'd forced him to call a Parliament wherein by their power they did what they listed causing Sir Robert Tresilian chief Justice of England and divers others to be attainted of treason of which number this Sir Iohn Beauchamp then Lord Steward of the Kings house-hold being one was thereupon hang'd drawn and quartered But by the Kings writ of Monstraverunt directed to the Justices of the Common Pleas in xv R. 2. upon the allegation of William de Tyrington and Ioane his wife wherein they set forth that the said William and Ioane had recovered the third part of this Mannour in 43. E. 3. as the dowrie of Ioane against the said Iohn Beauchamp and Elizabeth it appears that the said Iohn and Elizabeth long before this attainder viz. the Sunday being the feast day of the exaltation of the Holy cross in 7. R. 2. did demise it unto Iohn Catesby to hold during the said Iohn Catesby his life in consideration of viii l. per an to be payd to the said Iohn Beauchampe and Ioane and their heirs so that by reason of this demise the viii l. Rent per an onely and the reversion after Iohn Catesby his death were seized for the King in regard of the aforesaid attainder And which is not the least notable that his coat of male being then in the hands of one Iohn Reede an Armorer of London was thereupon delivered up unto Henry E. of Derby afterwards King by the name of Henry the 4. by a speciall command But this attainder as all things else done in that Parliament of xi R. 2. held by force being made void in the Parliament of 21. R. 2.
and it being enacted that all that were then dis-herited should be restored to their estates command was given by the K. writ directed to his Eschaetor in this County to put Sir Iohn Beauchampe Kt. son and heir of the aforesaid Iohn into possession of the viii l. per an rent payable during the life of Iohn Catesby which Sir Iohn Beauchamp dyed seized of this Mannour 8. H. 5. leaving issue Margaret his Daughter and heir then the wife of Iohn Pauncefot and shortly after of Iohn Wysham who in 1. H. 6. with her husband Iohn Wysham levyed a Fine of divers Mannours and amongst the rest of this whereby it was put into the hands of many named in the same Fine which were Feoffees in trust no doubt howbeit in 10. H. 6. Iohn Blounce of Wygington in Com. Oxon was certified to be Lord thereof but how it past from him I know not neither have I seen more thereof till 12. E. 4. that Thomas Craft and Elizabeth his wife setled a third part of it by a Fine then levied upon themselves and the heirs of the said Elizabeth From which Thomas it divolved to Iohn Crofte who in 8. H. 8. passed what interest he had here by the name of the moytie of the Mannour unto Sir Edward Grevill Knight In whose line it did not long continue for in 29. Eliz. Edward the son of Thomas Wotton possest it and I have heard that his descendants are still Lords of it The Church dedicated to St. Giles being a Prebend belonging to the Cathedrall of Lichfield was first granted thereunto by Roger Prior of Coventre in 32. H. 3. and in an 1291. 19. E. 1. valued at x. marks Being now come to the skirts of Stoneley Parish wherein the River of Sow meets with Avon before I follow the Banks of that River any further on this South-east side I am according to my declared method to take notice of those places which are situate on the North-west side thereof but because the Northern part of this Hundred lyes not adjacent to any branch of Avon I must be constrained to observe some few places in that Eastern Corner by their bordering on Watlingstreete or near thereto till the same great and well known road do meet with the River Swifts at Bensford-bridge which will lead me to those other towns that lye on the North-west Bank of that stream as also of Avon Which being done I then purpose to discover the originall of Sow and so following that Channell with its branches not onely to finish all that Northern side of this Hundred but to take view of the City of Coventre with the liberties which antiently was part of the same though now an intire County of it self And having thus declared the course that I purpose to take wherein the Map will be a proper guide to the Reader I shall begin with Stretton now a depopulated place and known commonly by the name of Stretton-fields but antiently called Stretton-Baskervile to distinguish it from the many other Strettons in this County according to which appellation I have fixt it in the Map Stretton-Baskervile AS all other Strettons take their names from some great road near unto which they are situate so doth this of that known Roman way called Watlingstreet lying on the North side of it with the addition of Baskervile in regard that family were antiently Lords thereof as I shall shew anon In Edw. the Conf. days one Edricus possessed it but after the Norman invasion it was bestowed on Raph de Mortimer Progenitor to that eminent family seated at Wigmore in Com. Salop who had also lands in the Counties of Oxford Linc. Salop York Hereford Worcester Somers and Berks. as by the generall Survey then taken appeareth where this place written Stratone is rated for three hides and valued at xxx sol How or when it went out of the line of Mortimer I have not found but the next possessâ—s thereof that I meet with was Baskervill and that very antient for in 12. H. 2. when Will. Earl Ferrers certified what Fees were held of him it appears that Raph de Boskervill held one of those three of which William de Boskervill his Father was enfeoffed by Robert Earl Ferrers his Grand-Father which must needs be in H. 1. time whereof this Stretton was part as the Aid-roll in 20. E. 3. manifesteth For Iohn de Twyford was then found to hold the fourth part of a Kts see here of the fee of Tutebury â— which Honour of Tutebury did antiently belong to Ferrers as is commonly known But the first of the Baskerviles that the Records I have seen do directly point out to be possessor hereof was Walter de Baskervile who lived in K. Iohn's time and this is in a pleading betwixt the said Walter and the Prioress of Eton now Nun-Eaton which the said Prioress claimed in right of the Church of Burton whereunto she alleaged this to belong as a Chappell and to fortify her title produc't the grant of the Church of Burton to the Nuns of Eaton by Raph de Turevill together with the confirmation of H. Nuvant Bishop of Coventre whereby it was mentioned to be a Chappel belonging to Burton And besides all this she exhibited a writing made by Alice de Baskervile Grand-Mother to this Walter directed to the Bishop of Coven whereby it appeared that after the truth touching the right of advowson was known unto her she did for ever after further desist laying claim thereto But to this Walter answered that what the Nuns had there produced could not prejudice his title for they had shew'd no grant thereof from any of his ancestours and alleged that this of his Grand-Mothers ought not to bind him in regard she had no interest there but by her dowrie This as it is historical in relation to the Church so doth it shew that Alice was Grand-Mother to Walter And that VVilliam was his Grand-Father and Raph his Father I think there is no doubt Of these Raph was a Benefactor to the Monastery of Merevale in this County founded in his time by Robert Earl Ferrers And VValter gave three palfreys in 10. Iohan. for having respite in the payment of x. l. owing to the King for a Fine which he made with him and of xxv l. debt that he owed to the Jews But in 16 Ioh. this Walter was dead for then Ysolda his widow gave C. marks and one palfrey to have possession of her inheritance as also of the dowry accruing to her by the death of her husband and that she might not be distreyned to marry Yet what issue she left is not known to me except Ascilia with whom he gave 6 marks rent in frank marriage to Walter Biset was his daughter which Ascilia afterwards married to Nigell de Pinchbec But if she were his daughter she dyed without issue as it seems for in 4 H. 3.
daughters and heirs whereof Lucie the youngest was married to Thomas Cotton of Connington in Com. Hunt Esq formerly in ward to the said Thomas Harvey Upon partition of whose Lands this inter alia being alotted to her is descended to Sir Thomas Cotton now of Connington Bt. great Grandchild to that Thomas Unto whom for his singular favours in most freely communicating to me many rarities out of that inestimable Library which with great cost were gathered by his worthy Father and with no less care preserved by himself I stand highly obliged After the dissolution of the Abbyes that part of this Lordship with the Rectory belonging to the Monastery of Nun Eaton was granted unto Sir Marmaduke Constable Kt. together with the site of that Religious House and divers other Lands but since by purchase is come to Iohn Hele Esq The Church being granted very antiently to the Monastery of Nun Eaton was also appropriated thereto and in an 1291. 19 E. 1. valued at 7 marks and a half but in 26 H. 8. at 4 l 14 s. 2 d. over and above ix s. vi d. for Procurations and Synodals being not a Presentative but the Cure served by a Stipendiary in which Church are neither Arms nor Monuments Shirforde FRom Burton-Hastings towards the South lyeth Shirford whereof there now remains nothing but part of the antient Mannour-house This place may seem to have taken its name from the Forde or Passage over that little Torrent which runs on the West part thereof towards Nun-Eaton as the Map will shew Shirs signifying clear and in that sense we still use the word upon some occasions As it lyes within the Parish of Burton-Hastings so was it antiently a member thereof and held likewise of Ferrers but the first mention that I find of it is in H. 2. time where Raph the son of Robert de Chartres a man in some eminency at that time as I apprehend by the stile of his Deed confirms unto the Canons of Erdbury in this County a yard Land lying in Sireford for so is it there written and by the consent of Richard his son granted unto them ten acres more in pure alms Amongst the Witnesses to which Deed were Randolfe Truwe and William his son Not long after which time viz. about the beginning of H. 3. reign at the farthest certain Lands there were given to the Monks of Combe by Thomas Trove who stiles himself in his Grant Dominus de Schireford From which Thomas as I guess did descend Iohn de Shireford who in 20 E. 3. with Robert de Herle answered for half a Knights fee in Broughton and Shirford then held of the Honour of Tutbury This Iohn de Shirford was also Lord of the moytie of the Mannour of Church-waver but leaving no issue male these his Lands divolved to the family of Purefey Margaret his Daughter taking to Husband Philip Purefey of Munsterton in Leicestershire In whose line this Mannour of Shireford continued till H. 8. time being their principal seat in this County Will. Purefey de Munsterton temp E. 1. E. 2. Philippus Purefey 3 48 E. 3. Margareta filia haeres Joh. de Shirford Will. Purefey 6 21 R. 2. Will. Purefey 21. R. 1. 1. H. 5. Margareta filia Will. Chetwin de Ingestre mil. 21. R. 2. Will. Purefey obiit 6. E. 4. Mariana filia haeres Alani Alott de Shalston in Com. Buck. Philippus Purefey obiit 8. E. 4. Isabella nupta Joh. Denton 12. E. 4. Joh. obiit sine prole Nich obiit s. p. Will. obiit s. p. Joh. Purefey 12. E. 4. Nich. Purefey qui vendidit M. de Shirford temp H. 8. Thomas Purefey Legis-perirus de consilio Ric. de Bellocampo Warwici Comitis 6. H. 5. Which Philip was son to W. Purefey of Munsterton who bore for his Arms upon a fesse betwixt 3 pair of gantlets handing each other 3 martlets and being learned in the Laws became Steward to Raph Earl Stafford for holding his Courts as also a Justice of Peace in this County from the 38 till the last of E. 3. reign He had issue William and Thomas which Will. in 14 R. 2. had licence granted to him by Ric. Scroope B. of Cov. and Lich. to have an Oratory or private Chappel in his house here at Schireford being also in Commission of the peace in this County from the 6 to the 20 of K. R. 2. reign viz. 13 14 17 and 20. But Thomas was train'd up to study the Laws and in 8 R. 2. had an annuity of xx s. granted to him by Sir Iohn Warren Kt. with a Robe aad Hood of the better sort of that sute which he gave to the rest of his Esquires to be yearly paid him out of the Mannour of Rotley pro consilio suo impenso impendendo He was also in Commission for conservation of the peace in this County from the 13 of R. 2. till 6 H. 5. and had a memorable Grant from Iohn de Whellesburgh of the inheritance in reversion of Fenny Drayton and Whellesburgh two good Mannours in Leicestershire whereby the same Iohn did also pass his Arms to be born by him the said Thomas his heirs and assigns as entirely as he himself or his Ancestours had born them all which appears by the Deed sealed with his Seal of Arms and bearing date at Fenny-Drayton 21 R. 2. which Arms viz. Or 3 piles gules and upon a Canton arg a mullet Sable have ever since been born by his Descendants quarterly with their own This Mannour continued to William son and heir of the last mentioned William who marryed Margaret the daughter to Sir William Chetwynd Kt. in 21 R. 2. Which William in 6 H. 4. was joyned in Commission amongst others to treat with the people about a loan of Money for the K. special service and rested in Commission for the peace in this Shire from 8 H. 4. till 1 H. 5. But how long he lived I find not for the name of William holding on to his Posterity doth so confound the descent as that without more particular light than I have yet had I must onely by circumstances distinguish them which I presume is here right enough done for the next mention of them that I meet with is in 10 H. 6. where VVilliam Purefey of Shirford is certified to hold the Mannour of Wover now Church-Over in this County whereof I have already spoke This is that VVilliam who marryed Mariana the daughter to Alan Ayott of Shalston in Com. Buck. and in 12 H. 6. when all the men of note through England were sworn to observe divers Articles agreed on in the Parliament then held is recorded amongst others in this County having then his residence here at Shirford In 19 H. 6. he had Commission to treat for another loan and was a Justice of Peace from the
Isabell entayling it upon the heirs of the Body of her the said Isabell with remainder to the right heirs of Walter Which Walter had issue Sir Raph White-horse Kt. who in 16 R. 2. granted it to VVill. Giffard and others From whom as also from Sir Will. Bagot Kt. who it seems had an estate in trust therein it was convey'd in 18 R. 2. to Iohn Leventhorpe Thomas Totty and others but to the use of the said Iohn Leventhorpe which Iohn in 3 H. 5. agreeing upon a price with Totty levyed a Fine thereof to him and his heirs upon condition that the money should be forthwith payd but the said T. Totty going presently beyond Sea where he was made Captain of the Castle of Rysbanke neer Caleys and a Knight to boot for so was he after stiled hapned to be slain at the battail of Marke so that the bargain could not be compleated Whereupon the before specified Iohn Leventhorpe being fully siezed of it as his own right by his deed bearing date 11 Nov. 12 H. 6. past it to Iohn Fildyng and his heirs which Iohn was great-Grand-Child to Rob. de Newnham before specified as the Pedegree here inserted sheweth and paternally of a very noble Philippus de Neunham Iuliana Iohanna filia haeres Alanus de Kilworth Philippus de Newnham Cath. uxor Ioh. Collard Isabella ux Walt. Whitehorse Rad. Whitehorse miles 16 R. 2. Robertus de Newnham Iohanna filia haeres Will. Prud home Iohanna filia haeres Wil. Fildyng Ioh. Fildyng 12 H. 6. extraction viz. from the Earls of Hapspurg in Germany as is apparent from divers authentique evidences whereof I shall only give these two for instance the one a Letter of Atturny made by Geffrey his grandfather bearing date at Munsterton Com. Leic. on the feast day of S. Barnabas the Apostle 9 Edw. 2. in which he calls himself filius Galfridi filii Galfridi Comitis de Hapsburg domini in Laufenburg Rinfilding in Germania and wherein by the consent of Agnes de Napton his wife he gives power to VVill. Purefey to deliver seisin of his Mannour of Munsterton before specified unto Sir Rauf de Stanlow as also of one yard land in Lutterworth which his Mother Maud de Colvile sometime held And the other an Accquittance made by the said Sir Raufe upon the receipt from him of x li sterling wherein he mentions his descent as abovesaid which Acquittance bears date at Westm. 5 Iulii 12 E. 2. And that it may not seem strange that a forreigner so eminent for his parentage should thus settle here in England I have here added what I find in an antient MS. written about K. Edw. 4. time which manifesteth the occasion thereof Memorandum quod Galfridus Comes Hapsburgicus propter oppressiones sibi illatas à Comite Rodolpho qui postea electus erat Imperator ad summam paupertatem redactus unus ex filiis suis nomine Galfridus militavit in Anglia sub Rege Henrico tertio Et quia pater ejus Galfridus Comes habuit praetensiones ad certa dominia in Lauffenburg Rinfelden retinuit sibi nomen de Felden Anglicè Filding reliquit ex Matilda de Colevile uxore sua Galfridum Johannem Thomam tunc pueros Galfr. Filding duxit in uxorem Agnetem filiam Joh. de Napton qui fuit frater Roberci de Napton milâ—tis ex Alicia filia Ricardi de Misterton uxoris suae habuit exitum Will. Filding qui duxit in uxorem Johannam filiam Will. Prudhome ex Juliana filia haerede Roberti de Newnham ex illa genuit Joh. Filding militem qui ex Margareta Purfrey uxore sua genuit Will. Fildâ—ng mil. qui quidem Will. duxit in uxorem Agneâ—em de Seyton habuit exitum Johannem Everardum Edw. Martinum Filding It seems that K. Henr. 3. much tendring the condition of the before specified Geffrey who was in Armes on his part here in England as by what is above exprest may appear gave him a considerable support in Rents and Fees lying in sundry places For in a Roll of them yet extant and written in E. 3. time whereunto the title is Redditus feoda Willielmi Filding filii Galfridi filii Galfridi filii Galfridi Comitis de Hapsberg Lauffenberg Rinfelden in the margent thereof is this inâ—ertion Ex dono quondam Regis Henrici filii Regis Johannis As the testimony of these things is in truth of much honour to those of this Family so do I perceive that it hath heretofore had no lesse estimation amongst them for in an old Book sometime belonging to the Hospital of S. Iohn Bapt. in Lutterworth I find this written Notum sit omnibus hunc librum visuris quod ego Willielmus Veâ—sy Magr. Hosp. S. Joh. Bapt. de Lutterworth praesent sui quando Joh. Fylding qui postea erat miles codem anno quo inserviebat Johannem ducem Bedfordiae in Bello contra Gallos tradidit multas veteres scripturas custodiendas Thomae Bellers Gentilman quae certificabant dominum Galfridum Felding filium fuisse Galfridi Comitis de Hapsburg c. ut supra And likewise this following expression made by Sir Will. Filding Kt. who lived in H. 8. time The Evidence of all these things was left with VVill. Cave the son of Thomas Cave Gentleman by Sir VVilliam Filding befor the battail of Tewksbery and a Bill of remembrance of the same after given to Ric. Cave which was also written in the book of VVill. Veysy Mayster of the Hospitall of S Iohn Bapt. of Lutterworth This was the bok of my Fader Syr Everard Fylding That they have antiently born for their Armes three Lozenges upon a Fesse some Seals to Deeds before date as also of K. E. 3. and Ric. 2. time do testifie and for their Crest sometimes an Eagle and at other a Palm Tree though of later times altered And that these matches with Napton and Prudhome before specified were heirs the quarterings on those their Monuments at Monkskirby are satisfaction enough But I return This Iohn having served in the warrs of France and been dignified with the honour of Knighthood as by what is before exprest appeareth left issue VVilliam his son and heir a person so well affected to the Lancastrian side in the Civill Wars betwixt that and the House of York that no sooner did K. H. 6. regain his soveraignty viz. in 49 of his reign but that he constituted him Shiriff of the Counties of Cambridge and Huntingdon being then a Kt. In which year fighting on the behalf of the said K. in that memorable battail of Tewksbury he lost his life and was there buried This Sir William by Agnes the Daughter and heir of Seton with whom he had the Lordship of Martinsthorp in Rutland and a descent in
in patientia ornatissimus fuit Vitae honestissimè sanctissiméque actae diem supremum 5. Cal. Ian. 1572. clausit animae corporis Reliquiae hoc loco sitae sunt But notwithstanding the before-specified appointment it was not accordingly sold for Iohn Hales Esq. descended from Christopher his eldest brother now enjoys it as his heir At the death of the before specified Iohn the Church was compleatly standing as appears by that Inquis but it continued not long after for about .... Eliz. Mr. Edward Boughton obteyning the materials built his house at Causton therewith The Gilds THE next thing that I am to take notice of is the severall Gilds or Fraternities founded in this City wherewith I will now go on in their order observing by the way that Gild proceedeth from the Saxon word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which signifyeth money because that such as were either for charity religion or merchandize sake associated did cast their moneys goods yea and sometimes lands together for the publique support of their own common charge These had their annuall Feasts and neighbourlike meetings which custome as Sir H. Spelman observes was very antiently used by the Franks Longobards and other Nations and is still continued by the Germans who call the frequent yearly banquets of the country people made at their common charge Gilden As to the direct time when these had first a beginning in England there is nothing of certainty to be found for as much as they were in use long before any formall Licenses were granted unto them for such meetings or for conferring lands or Rent towards the support of their publique expences in what sort soever as by what I have observ'd in Stratford super Avon will appear The first and most antient of these Gilds here in Coventre was founded in 14. E. 3. at which time the King granted license to the Coventre-men that they should have a Merchants-Gild and a Fraternity of Brethren and Sisters of the same in this town with a Master or Warden thereof to be chosen out of the same Fraternity and that they might make Chantryes bestow Almes do other works of piety and constitute Ordinances touching the same with all apperteining thereto And in 17. E. 3. by another Pat. dated 25. Maii did give leave unto Iohn Holland Priest Iohn Lemman Thomas Porter Ric. de Stoke Peter de Stoke and Will. Welnesburgh that they should enter into a Fraternity and make a Gild consisting of themselves and such others who were content to joyn with them to the honour of S. Iohn Baptist. As also to purchase certain lands tenements and Rents to the value of xx l. per annum lying within the liberties of Coventre for the founding of a Chantry of six Priests to sing Mass every day in the Churches of the holy Trinity and S. Michael in Coventre aforesaid for the soules of the Kings Progenitors and for the good estate of the King Q. Isabell his mother Q. Philippa his consort and their children As also of Walter de Chesthunt and Will. de Belgrave during their lives here on earth and for their soules after their departure hence and for the good estate of the said Iohn Iohn Thomas Rich. Peter and Will and the rest of the said Gild with their benefactors And likewise for their souls and for the Soul of Iohn of Eltham late E. of Cornwall and of all the faithfull deceased Which Gild being so founded as aforesaidâ— within two years after the same K. Edward at the request of Q. Isabell his mother granted license unto her to give and assigne thereunto a parcell of land with the appurtenances situat in Coventre and called by the name of Babbelake containing cxvii foot in length and xl foot in breadth to build thereupon a certain Chappell to the honour of our blessed Saviour and S. Iohn Baptist for two Priests to sing Mass daily for the good estate of the said K. Edward Q. Isabell his mother Q. Philippa his consort Edward Prince of Wales and of the Brethren and benefactors of the same Gild whil'st they lived in this world and for their soules after their departure hence As also for the souls of Iohn of Eltham E. of Cornwall and the souls of the said Brethren and benefactors with all the faithfull deceased Which Chappell was finish't within the compass of 5. years as it seems by the Dedication thereof 6. Non. Maii An. 1350. 24. E. 3. The Trinity Gild. IN 38. E. 3. Henry de Kele and Tho. Orme of Coventre founded another Gild to the honour of the holy Trinity having license to purchase lands within the liberties of Coventre of x. marks yearly value for the maintenance of two Priests to sing Mass daily in Tâ—inity Church for the good estate of the K. Q. Philippa his consort and their children and after their departure out of this world for the health of their souls as also for the souls of all the Brethren and Sisters of the same and their benefactors for ever Which Gild being in 16. R. 2. united to that of S. Iohn Baptist before mentioned was upon that conjunction and afterwards to bear the name of the Gild of the holy Trinity our Lady and S. Iohn Bapt. the Fraternity thereof having then license to purchase lands for the maintenance of ix Priests to sing Mass dayly in the said Chappell of Babbelake for the good estate of the K. and Q. as also of his Uncles viz. the Dukes of Aquitane and Lanc. York and Glouc. with their children So that presently it began to be endowed with lands Richard Clarke Richard Dodenhale Simon de Langham of Coventre Iohn Stiward Roland Danet and Henry atte Hâ—y Mercer giving 2. mess and 24 s. rent in Coventre And Iohn Percy with divers others 140. 1. Mill 92. acres of land 1. acre of meadow 1. acre of wood 20 l. -17 s. -01 d. -ob rent and the rent of 2. Hens yearly thereunto the Brethren whereof in anno 1399. 1 H. 4. had license from the Bishop for celebrating divine service in the said Chappell so that the mother-Church might not receive prejudice thereby More addition of lands also do I find hereunto viz. in 10. H. 4. of 1. mess. in Coventre given by Will. Broke parson of Lodbrok Iâ—â—n Broke his brother and Iohn Barbour of Bishops Ithington And in 6. H. 5. of 4. mess. one tofte one garden and xi acres of land with the appurtenances by Iohn Preston and Will. Whitchurch merchants of Coventre and of lands to the value of 50 l. per annum by Henry Smyth esquire and others in 23. H. 7. S. Katherines Gild. ANother Gild do I find that Tho. de Ichynton Nich. Pake Will. de Tuttebury Will. de Overton Clark Peter Percy Ric. de Darkere Sim. Wareyn Iohn Vincent and Iohn de Pakynton gave a fine to the K. for license to found in 17.
and one man and woman in Gray-Friers-Hospitall which man and boy are accordingly placed in this House and the Citty at their own charge makes their mayntenance equall with the rest of the Hospitall-men and boys In the year 1560. this Hospitall for Boys was first erected in the place where now it is being a House of the Cittyes and was for some years mainteyned by the Citty and the charity of well disposed people of Cittizens and Strangers till Mr Wâ—eatly in An. 1566. setled some lands towards the mayntenance thereof and other Benefactors since have given in all with his gift about 96 l. per ann Which being not sufficient to maynteine xxi Boyes and a Nurse and place them out Apprentices the Citty doth make up the rest being above 40 l. a year one year with another Corpus-Christi-Gild In Mill-lane THis Gild was founded in 22 E. 3. by Rob. Chaundos Iohn de Wynwik Clerk Iohn de Wyndsore Iohn de Weston Tho. Chaloner Will. Prest Henry de Busseby Nich. le Hunt Iohn Prest Will. de Teynton Gilb. de Pulteney Iohn Russell sen. Ric. le Gonere Iohn de Busheley Rog. de Tuwe Nich. Floutere Ric. Coupere Peter Percy and Nich. Pake in honour of the body and blood of our blessed Saviour for one Priest to sing Mass daily for the good estate of the same King E. and of the said Rob. Iohn c. above specified during their lives in this world and for their souls afterwards as also of all the faithfull deceased Unto which Iohn Scardeburgh of Coventre Iohn Wedon and divers others granted 29 mess. and a half 8 acres of land and 18 d. yearly rent all lying in Coventre in 15 R. 2. The lands and tenements belonging whereunto were by the Survey taken in 37 H 8. certified to be yearly worth 36 l. 10 s. 8 d. Out of which was annually paid to 4 Priests performing divine service in the Churches of the holy Trinity and S. Mich. viz. to each of them 4 l. a peice In toto 16 l. To poor people such as had formerly been of this Fraternity C s. per ann And in obits yearly C s. Of this Gild was Prince Edw. a Brother being so admitted 18 E. 4. as he was also of Trinity-Gild before mentioned Sheremen and Taylors Gild. adjoyning to Gosford-gate in S. George his Chappel as is said THere was yet one Gild more viz. of the Sheremen and Taylors founded it seems in R. 2. time to the honour of Christs Nativity Which K. gave them license to purchase lands in this City of 8 marks per ann value to find a Priest to sing Mass every day for the souls of the Founders thereof and all the faithfull deceased Whereunto K. H. 6. in 17 of his reign added his license for their purchasing of more lands to the value of x marks per ann and that they should choose 4 men of their Fraternity yearly at the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord to be Masters or Governours of the same and to have a Common Seal as also power to plead in any of the Kings Courts as a body corporate From which Gilds or Fraternities there is no doubt but divers Companies in the Cities and Corporations through England took their first patterns for obtaining such priviledges and immunities as at this day they enjoy And now that these Citizens had thus associated themselves into the several Fraternities before mentioned they began to have an opinion that if any more such Gilds were allowed in this place they might receive some inconvenience thereby And therefore in 1 H. 5. procured a declaratory Patent from the K. that thenceforth there should not be any new Gild erected But the young people viz. Journeymen of several trades observing what merry-meetings and feasts their Masters had by being of those Fraternities and that they themselves wanted the like pleasure did of their own accord assemble together in several places of the City and especially in S. George's Chappel near Gosford-gate which occasioned the Mayor and his Brethren in 3 H. 6. to complain thereof to the King alledging that the said Journeymen in these their unlawfull meetings called themselves S. George his Gild to the intent that they might maintain and abet one another in quarrels and for their better conjunction had made choyce of a Master with Clerks and Officers to the great contempt of the K. authority prejudice of the other Gilds viz. the holy Trin. and Corp. Christi and disturbance of the City Whereupon the K. directed his Writ to the Mayor and Justices with the Bayliffs of this City commanding them by Proclamation to prohibite any more such meetings HAving thus taken notice of all that is or hath been within the Walls which is worth observation I come to the Suburbs where I find nothing considerable but the Chappel or Hospital of Sponne on the West part of this City This Hospital was founded in H. 2. time by Hugh Keveliok E. of Chester who having a certain Knight of his houshold called Will. de Auney a Leper gave in pure Alms for the health of his soul and the souls of his ancestors his Chappel here at Sponne with the site thereof and half a carucat of land thereto belonging for the maintenance of such Lepers as should happen to be in the Town of Coventre In which Chappel was antiently one Priest at least to celebrate divine service for the living and the dead And with him had also wont to be certain Brethren and Sisters together with the Lepers praying to God for the good estate of all their Benefactors But this Hospital upon the grant of the Mannour of Coventre to the Monks in 34 H. 3. by Rog. de Montalt and Cecily his wife was inter alia reserved to the said Roger and Cecily and their heirs which Cecily had Coventre by inheritance from those Earls And in the Release made to the said Monks of the premisses by her the said Cecily in her widowhood is said to have been sometime belonging to the Abby of Basingwerk in Flintsh But clear it is that the Monks shortly after appropriated it to their own use though they held it not so very long for I find that it came at length to the Crown together with the Mannour of Cheylesmore and therein continued till 14 E. 4. But then did the K. pass it away to the Canons of Studley in this County and their successors by the name of Libera Capella S. Mariae Magd. apud Sponne juxta Coventrâ— with all the lands tenements c. thereto belonging in pure alms to pray for the good estate of him the said K. and of Q. Eliz. his consort Edw. his eldest son Pr. of Wales D. of Cornwall c. during their natural lives and for their souls afterwards as also for the soul of Ric. late D. of York the said K. father and all his progenitors The Arch-deaconry of Coventre AND now
Wotton it belong'd to Savage as that did and had within the precincts thereof a Mill called Yartford-Mill whereof two parts were given by Geffrey Savage and the third by Sir Will. de Wholton Kt. to the Monks of Stoneley To which Monks Sir Tho. de Ednesoure Kt. who marryed one of the co-heirs of Savage gave also certain lands here Heath I Am not very well satisfied where this Hamlet directly stood but by some circumstances I guess that the same which is now called Hill-UUotton contained the greatest proportion of it being certain by what I shall presently manifest that the rest of it was situate on the other side of the little torrent called Holbroke as the Map will shew There is no doubt to be made but that its name was originally occasioned from the nature of the soyl being of a Heathy disposition at first before tillage did alter it And as confident I am that it was then a member of UUotton forasmuch as it is not mentioned in the Conq. Survey Till H. 1. time I have not seen any thing thereof but then viz. in 23 of that Ks. reign Roger E. of UUarw. upon his foundation of the Collegiat-Church of S. Mary in UUarwick gave thereunto a hyde of land lying here Shortly after which did Geffrey de Clinton son to Geffrey the Founder of Kenilworth-Priory inter alia confirm the grant that Odo de Turri made to that Monastery of all the rest as it seems of this Village for he sets forth the bounds thereof from Holbroke to Avon and so to Ashoe and beyond Holbroke from the way leading to UUarwick from Coventre overthwart the long hill unto the way which goeth from UUotton to Kenilworth by Hineleford In 7 E. 1. Tho. de Ednesoure one of the co-heirs of Savage was certified to be Lord of this Hamlet having here 1 mess. and half a yard land in demesn with 3 Free-holders who occupyed 31 acres of land and 2 acres of meadow under a certain rent and suit of Court twice a year at Baginton besides ten acres of land and 2 acres of meadow more then held of him by the Hospital of S. Iohn in Coventre But this was not all thereof for in 19 E. 1. the Canons of UUarwick had also 1 carucat of land here which being given at first as I guess by Earl Roger to the Collegiat-Church there by some exchange afterwards came to the Priory of Kenilworth But that which the Canons of Kenilworth had now belongeth unto the Grange called Crosse-grange and so did questionless before the dissolution of that Monastery As for the residue of this Hamlet which Savage had it is so confounded with UUotton that there is no distinction can be made thereof from that Lordship Woodcote THis being at first a â—ingle House and seated amongst woods whence it had that denomination is now reduced to what it was at first there being at present no more than the Mannour-house but in the Conq. dayes and long after it had divers Inhabitants At that time the E. of Mellent possest it it being by the Survey then taken certified to contain two hydes whereof one was the Free-hold of Leuricus before the Norman invasion and the other of Cantvin and Turbern having woods of a mile in length and half a mile in bredth all which were valued at 50 s. In that Record it is written Widecote and descended to Robert Earl of Leicester the lineal heir to the said Earl of Mellent who held it in 20 H. 2. By which Earl it was given I suppose to Rob. Boteler a great man in this County and a principal Officer unto him as in Oversley I shall shew for his son sc. Raph. â—oteler granted it to Iohn Belet and his heirs in 14 Ioh. to hold of him and his heirs by the fourth part of a Kts. fee. But this it seems was onely Woodcote-inferior for by that name do I find it distinguish'd the other viz. Woodcote-superior beiâ—g held by Simon de 〈◊〉 and Roger de Crafâ— of the Earâ—s oâ— Warwick together with Fulbroke in this Countyâ— by half a Knights fee in 20 H. 3. Which half Kts. fee was in the tenure of the same Râ—ger de Craft and Iohn Mace in 36 H. 3. A 〈…〉 52 H. 3. of Henry Hubaud Of this Woodcote superior there were afterwards many 〈◊〉 for in 7 E. 1. it appears that Henry 〈◊〉 Hugh de Herdeberge Robert Parson of Bedworth and Dionysia Mace held it of the Earls of Warwick by the fifth part of a Kts. fee. And that Woodcote-inferior granted to Belet as abovesaid was then held by Rob. Masse of Raph Boteler by the fourth part of a Kts. fee. Which Robert had there at that time xi tenants who held 3 yard land and a half with 3 acres and a half at the will of the Lord performing Aid at the Feast of S. Mich. and paying Scutage That which Hugh de Herdebergh had here was in 19 E. 2. setled upon Iohn de Peyto and Alice his wife the heir of Herdebergh And in 13 E. 3. upon Sir Walter Hopton Kt. and Ioan his wife and the heirs of the said Sir Walter after the death of the same Iohn de Peyto But in 43 E. 3. I find that Iohn Manduit held lxiii s. iiii d. yearly rent here issuing out of several Tenements held by Copy of Court-Roll which Tenements were then held of the D. of Lancaster as of the Honour of Leicester And that the said Iohn Manduit and Agnes his wife dying without issue male of their bodyes the said Tenements came to Will the son and heir of Iohn de Molins and of â—gidia his wife Which Wâ—ll dyed seized of them in 4 R. 2. leaving Sir Râ—c Molins Kt. his son and heir then 24 years of age whose grandchild Alianore sc. daughter and heir to Wâ—ll his son matching to Rob. Hungerford brought this with a fair Inheritance besides unto that noble family From whence it came to Hastings as it seems Edw. Lord Hastings taking to wife Mary the daughter and heir of Sir Tho. Hungerford which Edw. had issue George created E. of Huntingdon 21 H. 8. who sold it together with Burton-Hastings in this County unto Tho. Harvye a rich Citizen of London whereby it is descended together with the same Burton-Hastings unto Sir Tho. Cotton now of Connington in Com. Hunt Baronet from Lucie his great grandmother one of the daughters and co-heirs to the said Tho. Harvye The last mention that I find of Hubaud in this place is that Tho. Hubaud in 6 E. 4. held the sixth part of a Kts. fee here of the E. of Warwick Nor is there much more that I have seen memorable hereof other than the complaint of our Countryman Rous who reckons both these Woodcotes amongst the depopulated towns on this side the County Wedgnock-Park THis is one of the most antient Parks in England for I
at the Norman Conquest and afterwards given by Geffr de Clinton the second to Gilebert Nutricius of whom I shall speak in Lemington in which grant it is called Molendinum de Chibbeâ—lide How the said Gilbert parted with it appears not but I find that Henry de Clinton son to the said Geffrey morgaged it to Randolph de Cocton for ten pounds of silver It seems that the same Geffr bestow'd it on the Canons of Kenilworth for so doth the confirmation of Henry his son made to them thereof imply whereby he grants unto them therewith both the Miller and his Children in which it is written Kibclive And yet it can hardly be said that he gave it for by his deed it appears that the same Canons discharged xx marks of silver which the said Miller was tyed to pay as also 2 marks of silver yearly to the said G. de Clinton during his life But in 7 E. 1. I find that the Prior of Kenilworth had two Mils here which after the dissolution of the Monasteries were granted to Ric. and Tho. Lawley and their heirs Milverton SOmewhat lower on the Southeast side of Avon â— stands Milverton wherein the E. of Mellent held 2 hydes excepting 1 virgat and a Mill valued at 50 s. as appears by the Conq. Survey all which was then rated at C s. having been the Free-hold of one Leuuinus before the Norman invasion but in that Record it is written Malvertone which shews that it originally had its name from some antient possessor thereof That most of the said E. of Mellent's lands in this County came to the Earls of Warwick is plain enough but how or when this place was disposed of by those Earls considering that we have so little light touching those elder times I am not able directly to shew The first most antient mention thereof that I have met with is that Roger Earl of Warwick upon his foundation of the Collegiat-Church in Warwick which was in An. 1123. 23. H. 1. gave inter alia for the maintenance of the Canons there half a hide in Mulvertone so it is there written and all the tithe of those lands there which were of his fee. What proportion of this village Geffrey de Clinton the Founder of Kenilworth-Castle had I cannot say but that he enjoyed a part thereof is certain for upon his death-bed he gave command to Geffrey his son that he should render two yard land lying here in Melvertone to Ermenfrede de Ponte his servant which was done accordingly After this and very antiently doe I find that there were three Lords of this Town viz. Astley Spigurnell and the third a Prebend of the Collegiat-Church in Warwick each possessing a distinct share as I shall shew anon And that what Astley had here was given to their family in H. 1. time as is evident from what I have already said in Astley But the first mention I find of Spigurnell is in 12. Ioh. where Rob. de Milverton levied a Fine of two yard land here to Walter Spigurnell and Celestina his wife Whether this was all that Spigurnell had here I cannot determine but I believe it was the two yard land which the above mentioned G. de Clinton possest This village hath antiently been accounted within the Parish of Wotton for in King Iohn's time G. Muschamp Bishop of Coventre upon the appropriation of the Church of Wotton to the Canons of Kenilworth granted unto them onely one mark yearly out of the Chappell of Milverton But Parishes being not perfectly setled till about the later end of that Kings raign as in Church over I have shewed this Chapell in the beginning of H. 3. time grew to the reputation of a Church for by that name did the above mentioned Walter Spigurnell and Celestina pass the advouson thereof to the Canons of Kenilworth in 16. H. 3. Which family of Spigurnell having their seat at Emscote in this Parish held that place together with Milverton of the Honour of Leicester by half a Knights fee in 55. H. 3. But Astley enfeof't Trussell of the most part that he had here which might be the occasion that Ric. Trussell took part with Thomas de Astley one of the rebellious Barons in H. 3. time for I find that the same Râ—chard was slain in the battail of Evesham with the said Thomas in 49. H. 3. Howbeit the residue of Astley's lands in this place were by Thomas Lord Astley inter alia given in 11. E. 3. for the foundation of a Chantry in the the Parish-Church of Astley â— as I have there manifested which afterwards when the said Chantry being augmented with greater possessions was changed into a Collegiat-Church were by the said Lord Astlâ—y assigned for the maintenance of one of the Canons therein and called the Prebend of Milverton In 7. E. 1. it was certified that Iohn Spigurnell Will Trussell and Raph de Hengham were Lords of Milverton and that the said Iohn held his share therein Emscote being joyned therewith of Elene la Zouch by the service of half a Knights fee. which Elene was one of the coheirs of Roger Quincy E. of Winchester who had part of the Honour of Leicester in right of Margaret his mother one of the coheirs to the last of those antient Earls By that Record it also appears that the same Iohn had two yard land here in demesn and five servants who held one yard land an half and a fourth part by servile tenure as abovesaid and 12. Cottiers holding one Carucat at the will of the Lord And that the Mill was then held by Iohn de Astele of the said Sir Andrew for the yearly rent of v. marks and a half and two strikes of Eeles to Will. Trussell And lastly that Raph de Hengham held his share of the Earl of Warwick viz. two yard land which four Freeholders then occupyed being a Prebend of the Collegiat-Church in Warwick howbeit in 9. E. 2. there was no other certified to be Lord of Milverton but Will. Trussell and yet in 20. E. 3. Maud Spigurnell answered for the sixt part of a Knights fee here and in Emscote which she held of the Honour of Winchester From which Will. descended Sir Allured Trussell Knight as in Billesley appeareth Who in 6. R. 2. entayled this Mannour for by that name it is recorded upon the heires male of his body with remainder to Sir Fouke Pembruge Knight and Margaret his wife and the heires of the said Margaret Whether the descendants of the said Sir Alured past away their right therein or if so when and to whom I cannot say for I find that they continued possest of a great part of this village till H. 8. time Thomas Trussell then dying seyzed of ten messuages xx yard land xxx acres of meadow xx acres of pasture and a water-mill all situat within the precincts thereof
leaving Alured his grandchild and heir four years of age But Spâ—gurnel's part came at length to the Hugfords by purchase as I guess for in 12. H. 4. Rob. Hugford esq obtained a Charter of Free-warren in all his demesn lands that he then had in possession or reversion here and in Edmescote To which Robert succeeded Thomas who in 10. H. 6. was certified to be Lord thereof with Emscote and that he held it by the sixt part of a Knights fee but since that time it is divolved by a daughter and coheir of Hugford to the Beaufoes as in Emscote I shall shew and continueth unto them untill this day That the Church was antiently a Chappell belonging to Wotton I have already manifested being afterwards appropriated to the Canons of Kenilworth and endowed with xv acres of land but of the Vicaridge there hath not been any Ordination considering its vicinity to Kenilworth whence the Prior usually sent a Priest to serve the Cure to whom he allowed the small tithes and offerings for his pains which in 26. H. 8. were certified to be worth vi li. per annum Emscote HEre is now no more left than the Mannour-house the rest having been long since depopulated The first mention I find thereof is that Walter Spigurnell in a grant to the Monks of Combe of certain common of pasture within his fee of Mulverton calls himself of this place then written Edulfescote which shews that one Edulfus was antiently owner thereof But upon collection of the Aid in 20. H. 3. it is written Edelmescote and so by contraction in pronouncing now made Emscote Of which family scil Spigurnell there were these that had to do here viz. Walter who lived in King Iohn's time and beginning of H. 3. Iames against whom Will. Trussell in 37. H. 3. brought an Assise for common of pasture in this villagâ— then written Edelvecote and Iohn Spigurnell in 55. H. 3. Who in 7. E. 1. was certified to be Lord thereof holding it of Elen la Souch one of the coheirs to whom part of the Honour of Leicester descended as I have intimated in Milverton by suit of Court twice a year Which Iohn held here a certain meadow then in demesn paying to Will. Trussell a mark yearly and as much to the Prioress of Grace-Dieu and had five servants holding two yard land and a fourth part by a certain Rent and performing severall services viz. reaping mowing carrying Hay and corn gathering of stubble harrowing c. And two Cottiers holding two Cottages for certain Rent and Hay-making To whom succeeded Henry Spigurnell who in 1.2.4 and 11. E. 2. was in Commission for taking Assises of Novel disseisin and for the Gaol-delivery at Warwick But after him I have not seen more of any male branch of this family nor female except Maud Spigurnell who in 20. E. 3. held the sixt part of a Knights fee here and in Milverton of the Honour of Winchester The next possessor of this mannour that I have met with was Will Revell descended from the Revells of Newbold-Revell as in the Pedegree there inserted is manifest that dyed without issue leaving Ioan his sister and heir wife to Geffrey Reynolds by whom she had issue Richard who affecting his mothers name called himself Revell Which Ioan in her widdowhood marryed to Will. Attelberge a Citizen of Coventre and party to the Covenants of Marriage betwixt the said Ric. Revell his son in law and Margery the daughter of Robert Hâ—ggeford in 7. H. 4. What this Richard Revell was by his profession or practise appears not but he kept not this Lordship long for in 9. H. 4. he levyed a Fine thereof to the abovementioned Rob. Hâ—gford his father in law and Ioyce his wife and to the heirs of the said Robâ—rt And by his deed of Release dated 18. Maii the same year wherein he calls himself Ric. filius Galfridi Reynald de Edmescote alias dictus Ric. filius Iohaâ—nae filiae Willielmi Ryvell confirmed to the said Robert Hâ—gford and Ioyce and the heirs of the said Robert all his right therein Which Robert obtained a Charter of Free-warren in all his demesn lands here and in Milverton dated 12. Dec. 12. H. 4. in whose male line it continued till the beginning of H. 7. time and then by a daughter and coheir came to Beaufo But before this Robert Hugford I have not seen anything of their name in this County howbeit in Shropshire there was an antient family of them And if I may have liberty to guess at the originall of this man's advancement to so good a fortune in Warwickshire I shall conclude it to have been through his relation to Thomas Beauchamp Earl of Warwick For it appears that in 20. R. 2. he was Custos Hospitii id est Comptroller of the houshold unto the said Earle who by his Letters Pat. for so they are termed bearing date at Warwick 26. Apr. 1. H. 4. granted unto him by the title of his beloved Eâ—quire for his good service done and to be done as well to him the said Earl as unto Richard Beauchamp his son an Annuity of 8 li. to be yearly received during his life out of the said Earles Mannour of Wike neer Pershore in Com. Wigorn. And upon the last day of the said moneth of Aprill in the same year I find that this Robert was retained by Indenture to serve the said Earl and his son Richard all his life as well in Peace as Warr receiving for his wages in time of Peace 7 li. per annum out of the issues and profits of the said Mannour of Wike but upon these further Covenants viz. to come to the said Earle or his said son whensoever he should be required in times of peace with a Groom and two Horses during his stay Rob. Hugford 20. R. 2. Iâ—cosa obiit 3. H. 5. Margeria nupra Roberto Rivel 7. H. 4. Tho. Hugford 3. H. 5. Tho. Hugford dominus de Prinsethorp 4. E. 4. Will. Hugford 4. E. 4. Ioh. Hugford 9. H. 8. Ioh. Hugford 1. E. 4. Margar. filia haeres Nich. Metley Iohanna filia haeres Humfridus Beaufo 20. H. 7. Ioh. Beaufo 20. H. 7 Ioh. Beaufo Ioh. Beaufo obiit 25. Eliz. Tho. Beaufo aetat 33. ann 25. Eliz. That in time of Warr he should receive from the said Earl or his son xx li. for his wages whereof half to be payd at the beginning of the Warr and the rest quarterly as long as he did continue therein That he should be well and sufficiently armed arrayed and horsed for the warr sutable to his degree with one Yeoman 2. Grooms and 4. Horses and to have dyet for himself and livery for his said servants and Horses but that the said Earl or his son should have the third part of whatsoever he the said Robert or his men did gain by the war
Incumb temp Instit. D. Ioh. Paynell miles Ingeramus de Yerdle Cap. prid Cal. Sept. 1301. D. Ioh. Paynell miles Thom. de Herdwik Pbr. 3. Id. Febr. 1301. Thom. le Blount mil. Thom. le Blount subdiac 5. Id. Martii 1327. D. Will. de Clinton mil. Rad. de Melbourn Cler. 14. Cal. Nov. 1334. D. Will. de Clinton Comes Huntindon Thom. de Wyleby Pbr. 13. Cal. Iunii 1342. D. Will. de Clinton Comes Huntindon Adam de Whytington Pbr. Non. Dec. 1353. D. Iuliana de Hastings Comitissa Huntind Will. Sacry Cap. 4. Cal. Apr. 1361. D. Iuliana de Hastings Comitissa Huntind Will. Whitâ—heved Pbr. 23. Aug. 1361. D. Iuliana de Hastings Comitissa Huntind Ric. de Saldeford Pbr. Non. Nov. 1366. D. Rex ratione custod terr Ioh nuper Comit. Pembr Thom. Chapman Cap. 12. Novemb. 1391. Ioh. Hervy Ioh. Styvecle Will Wenlok Benedictus Nichole 20. Maii 1393. Ioh. Prat Ioh. Grant Cler. alii hac vice Will. Baron Pbr. 1. Iunii 1397. Margeria Olney de Weston Vnderwood Thom. Beale Pbr. 7. Oct. 1434. Margeria Olney de Weston Vnderwood Ioh. Reynald Pb. 27. Ian. 1441. Rob. Olney D. de Burdingbury Ioh. Lyke Pbr. 12. Febr. 1443. Rob. Throgmorton ar Roulandus Addyson Pbr. 15. Apr. 1495. Rob. Throgmorton ar Christoph. Masse Pbr. 1. Aug. 1497. Will. Middilmore alii ratione concess strenui viri Rob. Throgmorton mil. D. Ioh. Becheton Cap. 24. Oct. 1539. Immina Ogyll vidua D. Iac. Persyvall Cler. 12. Aug. 1549. Iasper Leeke gen Will. Clever Cler. 8. Aug. 1566. Ric. Cotton hac vice ex concess Iasp. Leeke Mauritius Roulands 18. Aug. 1570. Ioh. Shukborow Hugo Conwaie Cleric 12. Sept. 1573. D. Eliz. Regina Cutbert Terye Cler. 11. Nov. 1581. .... Shukborow ar Ric. Crispe Cleric 1. Maii 1604. Marton ABout a mile below Birdingbury stands Marton which I conceive had its name originally from the Moore or Marish-ground adjoyning the O by antient use in pronuntiation being changed into A as in the North parts of this Kingdom where the Vestigia of our old English are yet most plain to be found is yet veâ—y usuall and whereof there is frequent mention in the Conquerours Survey one of the Hundreds then in being as I have already shewed bearing the title thereof yet do not I find any particular mention of it unless it be that which is there certified to be held by Richard Forestarius and written Mortone whereof the value is certified at xx s. having been the freehold of one VViching before the Norman invasion It should seem that Robert de Craft was owner of it in H. 2. time and that he held itâ— partly of Hugo filius Ricardi of whom I have â—poke in Wroxhale and partly of VVilliam Earl of Warwick For upon the Kings confirmation of the Church to the Nuns of Eaton in this County it is expressed to be of the gift of the said Robert de Craft and of the fee of the same Hugo fil Ricardi and VVilliam Earl of Warwick Whereby I may conclude that the said Robert de Craft was Lord of the Mâ—nnâ—ur But for want of further lighâ— from Record I shall not be able to discover who were owners of it in â— perfect Series and therefore by that little glimpse I have will adventure to guess In 12 Iâ—h VValter VValeâ—â—nd held half a Knights fee here but it should seem that the Canons of Chaucumbe in Northampton-shire and all oâ— the greatest part of the Maâ—â—â—ur before the Rebellion in King Iohn's time for in 1 H. â— the Shiriff had command to give them the like possession thereof as they had before that waâ—r and of which they alleaged that they were unjustly disseised by VVilliam Bâ—sset In 20. H. 3. â—t was certifiâ—d that Raph de 〈◊〉 held a Knights fee here of the Earl of Warwick and in 36 H. 3. that Thomas de Clinton held the same of those Earls Shortly after which viz. in 50 H. 3. I find that Raph Basset of Sapcote one of the vanquisht Rebeâ—ls in the battail of Evesham had xl s. Rent here But what that was to the Mannour or part thereof I am not able to say yet this subsequent particular which I have noted may perhaps by the help of other authorities when they shall be found give some light therein viz. that in 18 E. 1. VVilliam de Hamelton had one mess and one carucat of land in this village which mess was held of Iohn Enâ—ayne and Ioan his wife who held it over of Nicholas Charnells and he of Simon Basset and he of the Earl of Warwick Now that Charnells had some relation to Craft by descent I have in Bilton shewed some probability but to draw any absolute conclusion from these premisses I shall not adventure One thing I meet withall which inclines me to think that whereas it is recorded in the Conquerors Survey that the Earl of Mellent held half â— hide in Mortone unto which one VVallef whose â—reehold it was before the Conquest was then his tenant it is meant this Marton for upon the extent of the lands of Edmund Earl of Lanc. â—n 25 E. 1. it appears that Iohn de Bishopsdon held in Merton which I take to be no other than this place the fourth part of a Knights fee as also that his tenants came to the Court-leet held for the Honour of Leicester And that which makes it more probable that this place or the greater part of it was antiently of the old Earls of Leicesters fee is not onely the grant of the Church to the Monastery of Nun-Eaton as I have already obseâ—ved which was of their foundation but that those Nuns at length were reputed to have the Seignory here as appears by the certificat in 9 E. 2. At which time I also find that Raph Bassâ—t of Sapcote held half a Knights fee therein of the Earl of Warwick Which half Knights fee was in 20 E. 3. certâ—fied to be heâ—d of the same Earls by Guy Bretton VVâ—ll lâ— Zouch and Iohn de Tewe which VVill. gave part of what he so had to the Canons of Studley Bâ—t further than what I have said can I find little relating to this place till Iohn Gold of Welton in Com. Northampt. gent. by his deed dated 2 Nov. 38 H. 8. past a certain Mannour here unto Thomas Oldfield and his heirs â—rom wâ—om descended as t is like Roul Oldfield of Twyford in Com. Sutht gent. which Roul 1. Maii 4. Iac. sold it to Iohn Davies of Watford in Com. Northampt. Câ—erke who 30. Sept. 14 Iac. aliened it to R.c. VValter father of Iohn VValter the present owner thereof As for that Mannour and lands which the Nuns of Eaton had they were 26. Iulii in 4. 5. Ph. M. past out of the Crown to Peter Temple and Mich. Cameswell which Peter and
by her Deed bearing date 17 Iunii appeareth Which Iâ—an then levyed a Fine thereof to themâ— by the name of Ioan Hall widow lately called Ioan Corbet in Hill Term 23 H. 8. But it seems that the said Conveyance and Fine was to the use of the said Edw. and his heirs for by the Inquis taken after his death he is certified to dye seized thereof 7 Martii 1 E. 6. leaving Thomas his son and heir 26 years of age To whom succeeded Iohn Underhill which Iohn in 1 Mar. past it to Thomas Freeman and others I come now to that which Henry de Ferrers had here in Herberbury by the Conq. gift though when his posterity granted it away I cannot positively averr but finding that Rob. fil Odonis was possest of a great part thereof in the beginning of K. Iohn's time and that in 12 H. 2. Odo fil Iohannis father of the said Robert was certified to hold one Kts. fee of Will. de Boskervill which Will. held 3 Kts. fees of the Earl Ferrers de veteri feoffamiento I doubt not but that I may safely enough conclude that Rob. first Earl Ferrers son of the said Henry granted it to the father or grandfather of the said Will. de Boskervill for which Kts. fee lying here and in Chesterton Isabell the widow of Raph de Boschervili impleaded the said Rob. fil Odonis in 4 Ioh. alledging that she was endowed by her said husband Whereunto Robert answered that Odo his father dyed seized thereof and that it thereupon descended to Will his son and heir who likewise dying seized of it left a certain daughter his heir and within age by reason whereof the E. Ferrers as superior Lord of the Fee had the custody of it with the said daughter and that she dying in her minority he went to the Earl and gave him such satisfaction that he had livery thereof as right heir But the next year following they came to an Agreement whereupon there was a Fine levied thereof betwixt the said Isabell by the name of Isabell de Say and him the said Robert by which Fine it appears that Burga then the wife of Hugh de Picheford was daughter and heir to the before mentioned Raph de Buschervill and that the said Rob acknowledged the same to be her right the meaning whereof I conceive to be that he held it immediatly of her and not of the Earle Ferrers the said Earle being the cheif from whom her ancestors held it for in 36. H. 3. it appears that Odo de Herberbury who was doubtless the son of the said Robert held the same Kts fee expressed to lye here in Herberbury of Raph de Pichford and that the said Raph held it over of the E. Ferrers This Rob. Fil. Odonis was a benefactor to the Canons of Kenilworth by giving them part of his possessions lying in this place whereof two Acres were for the celebration of a Masse every Saturday the whole in 7. E. 1. being certifyed at 2. yard land and ix acres of which all but the ix acres was then held by 4. servants who performed severall kinds of servile labour for them and the ix acres by 3 Freeholders that payd particular Rents for the same But the last of the before-specifyed family of whom I finde any mention was another Rob. fil Odonis whom I take to be the son of that Odo de Herberbury above mentioned and grandchild to the before recited Robert for he is called Robertus fil Odonis de Herberbyry Which Rob. by his deed recorded in the Rolls of the Chancery 20. Apr. 7. E. 1. bestowed upon the monks of Combe his Mannour house and all else that he had here as also in Chesterton extending to 95. Acres and a half for the health of his soule and of the souls of Eliz. his wife and of all his Ancestors and Successors wherein the said Monks had Court-Leet with other Priviledges Odo fil Iohannis 12 H. 2. Rob. fil Odonis 4 Ioh. Odo de Herberbury 36 H. 3. Rob. fil Odonis 7 E. 1. Will. fil Odonis .... filia obiit s. prole All which they held till the dissolution of the Monasteryes after which this Mannour was by Q. Eliz. granted out of the Crown to Edw. Frost and Iohn Walker and their heirs 19. Ian. 24. of her reign From whom it became aliened to Thom. Wagstaff and from him to Will. Cookes of Snitfeild whose posterity do now enioy it But that which the Canons of Kenilworth had here except the advouson of the Church was granted out of the Crown by Q. Eliz. in 4. of her reign to Iohn Fisher and Thomas Dabridgcourt by the name of a Mannour in which Pat. also past whatsoever belong'd to the Monastery of Nun-Eaton lying in this town And from them the same year unto Thomas Fisher then of Bishops-Ichington and his heirs which Thomas dyed seized thereof 12. Ian. 20. Eliz. leaving Edward his son and heir then 30. years of age and he Iohn who past it away to Thomas Coxe of Bps. -Ichington From whom 16. Iunii 19. Iac. it was purchased by Ric. Wagstaff whose heirs to this day enjoy it Besides these severall Mannours already mentioned I find that in 10. H. 6. Iohn Mallory of the County of Leic. Gent. held another by the 4. part of a Kts. Fee though what became thereof I know not Having thus done with all the distinct Mannours I may not omit to mention that in 7. E. 1. Eustace de Hatch of whom I shall speak in Morton-Morrell held 3. carucats of land here excepting x. acres of Iohn de Lodbrok having tenants that occupied the same who performed divers servile labours for it as the usuall custome of those times was paying but a small Rent Somthing more he held here of the Honour of Leicester but it was not of much moment That the Church dedicated to All Saints was given to the Monastery of Kenilworth by G. de Clinton the founder thereof temp H. 1. I have already shewed which grant of his I find confirmed by Ric. Peche Bp. of Coventre in H. 2. days To whom ere long succeeded G. Muschamp who in K. Iohn's time appropriated it to those Canons assigning half a mark yearly to them out of the Vicaridge In An. 1291. 19. E. 1. it was valued at xviii marks iiii s. viii d. over and above a Pension of x s. per ann payd out of it to the Prior of Warmington and another of xii s. per ann to the Prior of Tutbury at which time the Vicaridge was rated at two marks but in 26. H. 8. at C. sol over and above ii s. yearly for Synodalls Patroni Vicariae Incumb temp Inst. Prior et Conv. de Kenilworth Rob. de Gouteby Cap. An. 1251. Prior et Conv. de Kenilworth Ric. de Northampton Cap. An. 1283. Prior et Conv. de Kenilworth Sym.
same year the King went over Sea in person and took Bolein in France where this new Admirall having scoured the Seas towards Scotland and being upon the Kings return left his Lieutenant through his valour and military skill defended it against the Daulfin and the French Army of 52000. men as they were reputed though the walls at that time were very much shattered And when the Daulfin had entred the base town not without slaughter of divers English by a brave sally he beat out the French again with the loss of above 800. of their men which were esteemed the best souldiers in that Realm The next yeare after when the French had got a great Fleet at Sea for invasion of England being appointed Admirall he presented battaill to them which they refused returning home with the loss of all their cost Hereupon he landed 5000. men in France fired Treport as also divers Villages thereabouts with the loss of one man and was one of the three Comissioners on the King of England's part by whom the Articles of Truce made 7. Iunii 28 H. 8. in the Camp betwixt Ardres and Guines were concluded To say truth for enterprises by Armes quoth Sir Iohn Haward he was the minion of that time so as few things he attempted but he atchieved with honour which made him more proud and ambitious when he had done Generally he always increased both in estimation with the King and authority amongst the Nobility but doubtfull whether by fatall destiny to the State or whether by his vertues or at least by his appearance of vertues as saith the same Author so that King Henry constituted him one of his xvi Executors whereupon finding the Duke of Somerset Protector to Edward 6. to be neither a man of great wisdom or courage ambitiously aimed to have the sway of all and therefore insinuated himself into his friendship whereby he made him a shadow for accomplishing his own ends To which purpose he first obtained an increase of honour being presently created Earl of Warwick and made Lord high Chamberlain of England for life which office he surrendred in 4 E. 6. and soon after got a grant of Warwick-Castle with the Mannour as also of divers other great Lordships and lands in this Shire whereof I shall take notice as they come in my course most of which he exchanged away with the King in 3 E. 6. for the Mannour of Minster-Lovell in Oxford-shire and divers other Lordships in the same County and in Nott. Glouc. Worcester Berks. and York-shires yet by his power got them again the next year following with more in exchange for lands in Northumberland Bishoprick of Durham Hartford-shire and Middlesex Of his particular great employments and actions I shall not stay to make any large relation for as much as they are obvious enough in our Common Chronicles but will onely point at them in brief He was Lieutenant generall in that expedition for Scotland in 1 E. 6. when the Scots were overthrown at Muscleborough where he made many Knights and indeed the principall person for military skill and prowess upon whom the management of that Warr rested In 3 E. 6. he commanded the Forces that were sent against Ket and his fellow Rebells in Norff. of which he slew about 5000. took Ket himself and setled all in quiet again In 4 E. 6. he was made Lord Steward of the Kings houshold and being now elated with these great successes his ambitious mind had no bound for it mattered not whom he ruin'd so it tended in his own opinion to the ends he aimed at First therefore he rayses discontents betwixt the Protector and the Lord Thomas Seymour his brother whereby soon after the said Lord Seymour became attainted by Parliament upon pretence that he had conspired his brothers death and so lost his head Then did he put the Protector upon making alteration both in State and Religion whereupon some of the Bishops that opposed it were committed to prison What vast summs did he make a shift to pocket by despoiling the Church of her Chalices Crosses and an infinite number of consecrated vessells with the like both silver and gold as also by rich Copes and other vestments under colour of bringing them into the Kings Wardrobe for he it was that led the Protector on to those courses as 't is well known as also by the lands given to maintain Lamps and Lights and for other pious uses Which doings with the ruine of the Cloister and Charnell at Paules the Church in the Strand and two Bishops houses there besides the goodly Church of S. Iohns neer Smithfield that were pulled down to build Somerset House brought upon the Protector no little hatred and so hastned his ruine that being it which our Warwick aimed at who spying so fair an oportunity wrought upon xviii of the Privy Councell to joyn with him therein yet such was his cunning that he accomplisht the work by others being least seen in it himself And because he could not win the Earls of Arundell and Southampt to be his Instruments for that purpose he found means to discharge them from the Councell and confine them to their houses as also to fine the Earl of Arundell 12000 li. upon suggestion that he had taken away bolts and locks at Westminster and given away the Kings stuff when he was Lord Chamberlain And now that he might carry the greater sway he did cause himself to be made Lord great Master of the Kings houshold and having been a prime Actor in the Peace made with France he was by way of reward for that service made generall Warden of the North having 1000. marks per ann lands granted unto him and C. Horsemen of the Kings Charge Mr. Herbert his chief Instrument being made President of Wales with a grant of 500 li. per ann And yet all this seemed not enough for within a while after viz. 20. April 5 E. 6. was he made Earl Marshall of England and xi Oct. following Duke of Northumb about which time he got his son Robert afterwards made Earl of Leic. by Q. Eliz. to be sworn one of the six Gentlemen in ordinary which Robert was as saith my Author his fathers true heir both in hatred towards persons of Nobility and cunning to dissemble the same as also for lust and cruelty a Monster of the Court and sure executioner of his hate After whose entertainment into that place of so neer service the King enjoy'd his health but a while And being now inferior to none of the Nobility in titles of honour and superior to all others in authority and power he could not restrain his haughty hopes from aspiring to an absolute command yet before he directly levelled at his marke the Duke of Somerset was thought fit to be taken away whose credit with the Common people
granted to them in 12 E. 1. having a Grange within the precincts thereof called Egge-Grange But it was not long ere they became Lords of more for it is evident that in 14 E. 1. the above mentioned Iohn de Morcote sold part of that he had unto them Howbeit the Abbots tenants here did antiently use to performe their suit at the Court-Leet held for the Honour of Leicester The residue of that which was of Loges his see and forâ—erly possest by the above specified Alan de Morcote being 7. messuages one toft with 7. yard land and a half was in 22 R. 2. granted by Robert de Walden of Warwick to the said Monks to find a certain Wax Candâ—e burning in the Conventuall Church of Stoneley every day at the Masse of our blessed Lady whilst the world should endure Of these lands after the dissolution of the Monasteryes a great part was disposed to purchasers viz. Edge-Grange to Ric. Andrews gent. Leonard Chamberlain Esquire and to the heirs of Andrews in 34 H. 8. Radway-Grange which is in the parish of Bishops-Ichington to Francis Goodere gent. and his heirs 13. Apr. 36 H. 8. And in 7 E. 6. another proportion to Thomas and Humfry Cocks both brethren and to the heirs of Thomas But what hands they have past through since I know not The Church dedicated to S. Peter hath been antiently appropriated to the Monastery of Stoneley In anno 1291. 19 E. 1. it was valued but at two marks and in 26 H. 8. the Vicaridge at Cxii s. over and above viii s. allowed for Procurations and Synodaells Patroni Vicariae Incumbentes Abbas Conv. de Stoneley Will. Ebern Cap. 12. Cal. Aug. 1321. Abbas Conv. de Stoneley Thomas de Radway Cap. Id. Iunii 1328. Abbas Conv. de Stoneley Ioh. le Glees Pbr. 11. Cal. Oct. 1335. Abbas Conv. de Stoneley Thomas Veysy Cap. 8. Cal. Sâ—pt 1349. Abbas Conv. de Stoneley Thomas Yous Pbr. 3. Non. Iunii 1351. Abbas Conv. de Stoneley Will. de Paylinton Pbr. 5. Cal. Iulii 1354. Abbas Conv. de Stoneley Thomas de Haluton Monachus 4. Iunii 1378. Abbas Conv. de Stoneley Ioh. de Doncaster Monach. 12. Oct. 1384. Abbas Conv. de Stoneley Edm. Chamberlain Cap. 8. Iunii 1403. Abbas Conv. de Stoneley Will. Smyth Cap. ult Nov. 1410. Abbas Conv. de Stoneley Ric. Watton Cap. 28. Sept. 1417. Abbas Conv. de Stoneley Will. Reynolds Cap. 22. Dec. 1418. Abbas Conv. de Stoneley Ioh. Roulande 11. Martii 1424. Abbas Conv. de Stoneley D. Thomas Harewode Cap. 24. Sept. 1427. Abbas Conv. de Stoneley Ioh. Fletcher Pbr. 13. Apr. 1429. Abbas Conv. de Stoneley Henr. Andrew 8. Apr. 1432 Abbas Conv. de Stoneley Nich. Swey 19. Iun. 1433 Abbas Conv. de Stoneley Ioh. Grover Pbr. 20. Nov. 1433. Abbas Conv. de Stoneley Tho. Noel Pbr. 22. Ian. 1441 Abbas Conv. de Stoneley Ioh. Clerke ult Iulii 1443. Abbas Conv. de Stoneley Ioh. Smyth Pbr. 25. Apr. 1450. Abbas Conv. de Stoneley Ric. Bishop 5. Martii 1498. Abbas Conv. de Stoneley D. Ioh. Everton 5. Iun. 1506. Abbas Conv. de Stoneley D. Ric. Ionson Cap. 22. Iunii 1529. Abbas Conv. de Stoneley D. Will. Warner Cap. 11. Apr. 1536. Thomas Mecock 6. Sept. 1574. D. Maria Regina Walt. Gâ—les 30. Maii 1575. D. Eliz. Regina Iacobus Rex Ieremias Hill Cler. 4. Oct. 1620. Tisoe FOllowing the tract of Edg-Hill it leads me next to Tisoe which stands likewise at the skirt thereof having within its precincts the Hamlets of Westcote and Kyte-Herdwyke This is a great Lordship and contaâ—ned xxiii hides in the Conq. days as appears by his generall Survey where it is written Ticheshoc being then rated at xxx li. and possest by Râ—b de Stadford a person of eminent note at which time there was a Church but before the Norman Invasion Waga of whom in Wotton I shall speak held it Continuing to the posterity of the said Robert for divers ages I find that in 7 E. 1. Nich. de Stafford held it as part of his Barony by the service of one Knights fee having at that time two carucates in demesn and xiii Tenants occupying certain proportions of land under severall Rents and divers particular services viz. Plowing Harrowing Mowing Thrashing and the like And that Robert de Stafford son to the same Nicholas held then also a good quantity of land here of his said father upon which he had xix tenants who occupying the greatest part thereof performed the like servile dutyes as his father's Tenants dâ—d At that time also it appears that the Monks of Bordsley had 3. yard land and a half withâ—n the precincts of this Lordship The Nuns of Brewood two yard land and a half The Bishop of Worcester 4. yard land The Canons of Stone 3. yard land with the advâ—uson of the Church The Canons of Kenilworth 5. yard land The Canons of Erdbury 2. carucates and the Templars of Balshall 1. carucate all of the fee and gift of the Barons of Stafford Aâ—l whâ—se Tenants except those to the Canons of Kenilworth â— and â—emplars did their suit twâ—ce a year at the Court Leet held at Kinton for that Hundrâ—d Whâ—ch Nâ—cholas Lâ—rd Stafford in 13 E. 1. had Free-warren granted to him â—n all his demesne lands here So also in 15 E. 3. had Raph Lord Stafford grand child to the same Nicholas in consideratâ—on of his acceptable services he being at that tâ—me Steward of the King's houshold a weekly Mercate granted to hâ—m and his heirs therein upon the Tuesday and a Fair yearâ—y for four dayes viz. on the Even and day of S. Peter ad Vincula commonly called Lammas and two days following As a so a Court-Leet wâ—th Wâ—â—s Sâ—rey and divâ—rs other priviledges But â—n 12 H. 8. did Edw. D. of Buck passe away this Mannâ—ur to Râ—c B. of Winchester and others to the use of Sir Wâ—ll Compton Kt. and his heirs since which time they have enjâ—y'd it the Earl of Northampton whâ—se descent in Compton-Winyate inserted being now owner thereâ—t That whâ—ch the Teâ—plars had here was granted to them by Râ—b de Staffâ—rd and Henry de Clinton being in 31 H. 2. valued at vi li. ii s. viâ—i d. But coming afterwards to the Câ—own wâ—th all other lands belonging to the Religâ—ous Hâ—uses was â—n 7 E. 6. past out by the name of a Mannâ—ur to Edw. Aeliorby of Balshall gent. and Henry Hugford of Solthull gent. and their heirs by Letâ—ers Pâ—t dated 26. Maii being now called Temple-Tisoe by way of dâ—stâ—nction from the other Lâ—râ—ship Within the precinct of that Mannour in Tishoe now belonging to the E. of Northampton but antiently to the family of
next Bishop of Chichester and then Chancelour of England brother likewise to Iohn de Stratford Archbishop of Canterbury of whom I shall speak anon who assuming his sirname from hence being the place of his birth bore a more than ordinary affection thereto In 13 E. 3. Iohn de Peito junior who was a Lawyer as in Chesterton I have shewed obtained a Lease for life of this Mannour from Wolstan then Bishop of Worcester at the Rent of lx li. per annum But little is there memorable of the succeeding Bishops relating to this place till 3 E. 6. that Nicholas Heath past it away to Iohn Dudley Earl of Warwick in exchange for certain lands in Worcestershire which Earl the same year parted with it to the King upon an advantagious bargain for lands in Oxfordshire and other places but with an eye to have it again as it fell out he had in 7 E. 6. by another exchange Upon the attainder of which Iohn in 1. Mariae being then Duke of Northumberland this called by the name of the Mannour of Old-Stratford with the rest of his lands eschaeting to the Crown was immediatly granted by the Queen to Ioan his Dutchesse but afterwards scil in 3. 4. Ph. M. to the Hospitall of Savoy in the suburbs of London The next thing I am to take notice of concerning this town that is by the Kings Letters Patent bearing date 28. Iunii 7 E. 6. it was made a Corporation consisting of a Bailiff and Burgesses who were to bear the name of Aldermen and to have a Common Seal c. The Church here dedicated to the holy Trinity is of a very antient structure little lesse than the Conq. time as I guesse by the fabrick of the Tower-steeple but part thereof besides hath been rebuilt at severall times viz. the South I le by Iohn de Stratford Archbishop of Canterbury about the beginning of Edward 3. time the Quire by Thomas Balshall Doctor in Divinity and Warden of the same Church being then Collegiate in E 4. time and the North and South Crosse by the Executors of Hugh Clopton sometime Lord Maior of London in H. 7. time The Rectory as it extended to the Chapelries within the Parish was in anno 1291. 19 E. 1. valued at xxxv marks but the Patronage thereof belonging to the Bishops of Worcester was purchased by Iohn de Stratford Archbishop of Canterbury in 10 E. 3. from Simon Montacute then Bishop of Worcester which Archbishop gave it to the Chantry founded by himself in a certain Chapell adjoyning to the said Church on the South side buâ—lt by him to the honour of God and of S t Thomas the Martyr for the appropriation whereof unto that Chapell he gave unto the same Bishop of Worcester and his Successors in recompence of the damage which they might thereby sustain one mess. one carucate of land and x s. Rent with the appurtenances in Perseley-Grove juxta Hampton super Avon to the yearly value of x. marks But there is no particular valuation of this Church in 26 H. 8. other than amongst the revenues of the Chantry before specified which then had the reputation of a Colledge whereunto it was appropriated Neither was there any Vicaridge endowed till after the dissolution of the said Colledge as by the Institutions thereto may be discerned Patroni Ecclesiae Incumbentes c. D. Episc. VVigorn VVill. de Grenefeld Cler. 10. Cal. Oct. 1294. D. Episc. VVigorn Iac. de Anisio Cler. Cal. Iulii 1310. D. Episc. VVigorn Ioh. Vanne Cler. 11. Cal. Apr. 1313. D. Episc. VVigorn D. Henr. de Hastings Cler. Non. Sept. 1316. D. Rex ratione vacat Episcopat Wigorn Ioh. Geraud 18. Martii 1334. Patroni Vicariae D. Maria Regina ratione attinct Ioh. Ducis Northumb. Rog. Dioos Cler. 15. Nov. 1553. D. Eliz. Angl. Regina Ioh. Brechgirdle art Magr. 27. Febr. 1560. Ambrosius Comes Warwici Magr. Ric. Barton Cler. 17. Febr. 1584. Ric. Alchurch ex concess Ioh. Rushton Ioh. Rushton Cler. 26. Febr. 1589. Edw. â—revill de Milcote ar Ric. Bifeild Cler. 23. Ian. 1596. Iac. Rex Angl. Thomas Wilson Cler. 22. Maii 1619. At the upper end of the Quire is a fair Monument having a statue thereon cut in Alabaster and in a gown with this Epitaph HERE LYETH interred the body of Iohn Combe Esquireâ— who departing this life the tenth day of Iuly A o D. 1614. bequeathed by his last Will and Testament to pious Charitable uses these summes ensuing annually to be payd for ever viz. xx s. for two Sermons to be preach't in this Church vi li. iii s. iv d. to buy ten gownes for ten poore people within the Borough of Stratford and one hundred pounds to be lent to xv poore tradesmen of the same Borough from three years to three years changing the parties every third year at the rate of 50 s. per annum the which increase be appointed to be destributed towards the reliefâ— of the Almes-poor there More he gave to the poore of Stratford xx lâ— Virtus post funera vivit On the North side of this Quire is a very large and goodly Monument raised neer four foot high from the ground and curiously carved The portraiture in brasse fixt on a great Marble stone which covereth it hath been long since torne away as also the Inscription on the verge thereof but Leland affirmeth it to have been erected for Doctor Balsall sometime Deane of this Collegiat-Church who built the said Quire as I have in my discourse of the Church already observed In one of the windows as by M r Belcher's notes I find was written Thomas Balshall doctor of divinity reedifyed this quier and dyed anno 1491. In the Arch betwixt the said North Ile and the Church is there a fair tablet with the Armes of Clopton empaling Kyte and this Inscription To the memory of THOMAS CLOPTON of Clopton in the County of Warwick Esquier and Eglentine his wife one of the daughters of Iohn Kyte of Ebrington in the County of Glocester Esquier The said Thomas departed this life the 22 th day of August Anno Domini 1643. The said Eglentine departed this life 22 th day of November An. Dom. 1642. They left issue two sons Iohn and Thomas Clopton In the body of the Church lyeth in fair marble with a portraiture a brasse thereon and this Inscription Anno milleno C. quater lx quatriplato vnicus eximitur annus Pagete obit Agnes et nonas Innij gylde fuit illa magistra annis undenis cuia mansio sit modo celis Monumentall Inscriptions in the Quire HERE LYETH interred the body of Anne wife of William Shakespeare who departed this life the 6. day of Aug. 1623. being of the age of 67 years Ubera tu mater tu lac vitamque dedisti Ve mihi pro tanto munere Saxa dabo Quam mallem amoveat lapidem
age at his Fathers death viz. in 49 E. 3. who in 9 R. 2. served in the Parliament then held at Westminster as one of the Knights for this Shire being then a Knight and departed this life in 18 R. 2. leaving issue Thomas his son and heir who being 30. years of age at his mothers death in 6 H. 4. was in 5 H. 5. in Commission for conservation of the Peace in this County and in 8 H. 5. Shiriff of this Countie and Leicestershire but dyed in or before 12 H. 6. as appears by the respite given to Thomas his son and heir for doing his homage being then thirty years of age Which Thomas was Shiriff of these Counties the next year following and one of the Knights for this Shire in the Parliament of 18 H. 6. about which time he had the honour of Knighthood confer'd upon him for in 19 H. 6. I find him so stiled being then in Commission touching a Joan of money to the King In 24 H. 6. he againe underwent the Office of Shiriff In 28 H. 6. he was imployed as a Commissioner for another Loan and about levying the Subsidie then granted to the King in Parliament In 31 H. 6. again for a Loan In 39 H. 6. as also in 1 E. 4. he was constituted one of the Justices of Peace in this Countie But notwithstanding these imployments of trust by King H. 6. he stood more cordially affected to the House of Yorke as he manifested by declaring himself for Edward the fourth in his greatest straights for which faithfull service in the second year of that King's reign he had a grant of the Mannour of Bordsley already spoke of for his own life and the life of Ioyce his wife which Mannour was then eschaeted to the Crown by the attainder of Iames Earl of Wiltshire This is the man that founded the Chantrie in Aston Church 27 H. 6. whereof I have there spoke being the last of his Family that possest this place In 6 E. 4. he was joyn'd in Commission for the Peace in this Countie but what came of him I know not for after 7 E. 4. I have seen no more mention of his name The next owner thereof concerning whom I find any authoritie was George Duke of Clarence Sir William Harecourt Knight being his Steward here in 11 E. 4. After which ere long it came to the hands of one Robert Wright but by what means I know not who in 11 H. 7. past it together with the advouson of the Chantrie of S. Mary Magdalen at Aston unto Sir Reginald Bray Knight a great favorite to that King which Sir Reginald having no issue gave it with other lands of great value by his Testament to Edmund his nephew scil son to his brother Iohn Which Edmund in 21 H. 8. being then a Knight sold it together with the advouson of the said Chantrie at Aston to Francis Englefield Esquire afterwards Knight from whom in 4 E. 6. it was purchased by Humphrey Dimock Esquire who left issue Francis and Henry after the death of which Francis the same Henry as engaged for his Brothers debts held it during his life and resided here being then a Knight but dying unmarried Sir Walter Earle of Charborow in Dorsetshire possest himself thereof in right of Anne his wife sole daughter and heir to the before specified Francis Dimock and in 1 Car. sold it to Sir Walter Devereux Knight and Baronet From which Sir Walter it was purchased in 23 Car. by Sir Thomas Holt of Aston before specified Pipe THâ—s Mannour lying within the precincts of Erdington was antiently possest by one William Maunsel who having his residence here underwent the Office of Shiriff for this Countie and Leicestershire from 35. to the 40 H. 3. inclusive and in 39 H. 3. was join'd in Commission with William Trussell and Robert de Grendon for the finding out of certain notorious malefactors in this Countie as also in 52. of the same King's reign for the Gaol-delivery at Warwick and left issue one onely daughter and heir called Emme married to Sir Henry de Harecourt Knight which Sir Henry had issue by her one sole daughter named Margaret whose wardship and marriage Richard de Pipe having wedded her mother purchased for an C. marks of Iohn de Bishopston in 22 E. 1. and having so done made her the wife of Iohn de Pipe his son by a former venter which Iohn had issue by her divers Children as the Descent in the following page sheweth Will. Maunsel de Erdinton Ric. Pipe secundus maritus 31 E. 1. Emma filia haeres Henr. de Harecourt miles 6. E. 1. Margareta Ioh. de San. desterd obiit sine prole Ric. Pipe secundus maritus ...... uxor prima Joh. Pipe Ric. Pipe Henr. Pipe Matilda fil Geor. gii de Castello Joh. factus Canon regul in prioratu de Oveston in Com. Leic. Ingrith ux 1. Ioh. Henr. Thomas ob s. p. Alianora Katherina Elizabetha Margeria ob s. p. Ioh. Pipe monachus Thom. Pipe Ab. de StoÌ„ley Rob. ob in part transm Marg. monial apud Godstow Kath. monial apud Litlemore Will. ob s. p. Rob. obiit s. p. Alianora ux Philippi Beche Margeria ux ...... Durvassal Agnes ux Rog. Blakenhole Thomas Pipe Cler. By Richard the eldest of which sons it descended to Henry his son and heir who by Ingrith his first wife had many Children all which excepting Margerie died with their mother of the Pestilence so that the same Henry afterwards wedded a second wife scil Maud. the daughter of George de Castello of whom he had but little joy for not long after the marriage he found that she was with child by one Iohn Boote his Fathers servant at which he took such grief that he died before the child was born viz. on the Feast day of St. Laurence 36 E. 3. being then also seized of the Mannour of Morton-Daubenie in this Countie as also of Staunton and Sitbeston in Leicestershire Whereupon Iohn D. of Lancaster of whom as in right of the Honour of Leicester the said Mannour of Morton was held seized the said Margerie his survâ—ving daughter and Iohn the son of Maud so begotten as aforesaid as his Wards granting them to Iohn de Stafford his Clerk who to prevent that ill begotten child of enjoying the inheritance made him a Canon Regular in the Priorie of Duston in Leicestershire where he died and afterwards having procured the said Margerie to make a Feoffment unto one Peter Banaster a Priest and others of all her inheritance to the use of him the said Iohn and his heirs which Feoffment bears date in 47 E. 3. past it a way to Will. Paylington Vâ—car of Radway and other Feoffees for the Abbot of Stoneley's use whereupon they by virtue of the
at Dublin for his support in his service But I must not here stand to trace down the descent of that Family in Ireland it being besides my business and therefore shall pass it by with this onely note that in 12 E. 2. when Edward de Brus raised a rebellion in those parts and caused himself to be crowned King of Ireland through the singular valour and prudent conduct of Iohn de Bermingham then Commander in chief for the King against those Rebells the said Edw. de Brus with a multitude of his party were slain and the rest routed for which signall service he the said Iohn was created Earl of Loveth whose posteritie do continue there in great honour till this day bearing the antient Armes of this Family before exprest with a Castle in the sinister part of the Shield for a distinction Willielmus Petrus de Bermingham 12 H. 2. Will. de Bermingham Will. de Bermingham occcisus in praelio de Evesham 49 H. 3. Isabella filia Thomae de Estelegh Will. de Bermingham 11 E. 1. Isabella 32 E. 1. Will. de Bermingham 2 E 2. Matilda relicta 1 E 3. Will. de Bermingham miles 5 E. 3. Will. fil Will. Coleson de Walshall 2 maritus Fulco de Bermingham miles 16 E. 3. Eliz 50 E. 3. Iohanna 5 E. 3. Baldw. de Berming 13 R. 2. s. p. Will. de Bermingh miles 40 E. 3. ob s. p. Cath. filia einiscia cohaer Will. de la Planch 30 E. 3. Ioh. de Berming miles 6. R. 2. ob s. p. Eliz. altera fil cohaer Will. de la Planch ob 2 H. 6. Ioh. de Clinton miles 3. maritus Thom. de Berm mil. 2 R. 2. Isabella fil Ioh. fil Ric. de Whitacre Eliz. filia haeres Thomas de la Roche Elena ux Edm. Ferrers domini de Chartley 2 H. 6. Eliz. ux Georgii Longvile ar Ioh. de Bermingham 5 E. 3. Will. de Bermingham Will. de Berm mil. 27. H. 6. duxit Isab. fil haer W. Hilton Will. de Bermingham ob 7 Iunii 15 H. 7. Nich. Bermingham Edw. Bermingham aet 3. an 15 H. 7. Eliz. posteà nupta Will. Ludford de Ansley gen deinde Will. Askeric gen 2. 3. Ph. M. Anna filia haeres ux or Ric. Atkinson Will. Bermingham 14 H. 7. Henr. Bermingham Will. Bermingham obiit 10 Aug. 1 Eliz. Ioh. de Berm mil. 38. H. 6. Eliz. filia haer ux Baldw. fil Ric Bracebrig 19 E. 4. Thomas de Bermingh Arm. pro corp Regis 24 H. 6. Henr. de Bermingmiles 3 E. 3. ob s. p. D. Petrus de Bermingham defunctus 2 E. 2. Ela filia una haer Will. de Odingsells â— E. 2. Ioh. de Bermingham Com. de Lovâ—th in Hibernia 12 E. 2. Petrus de Bermingham 18 H. 3. I now come to Will. de Bermingham son and successor to the last mentioned William In 25 H. 3. he had a suit for certain lands lying in this place with Iohn the son of Robert de Hathewy for determination whereof certain Justices of Assize were then constituted In 34 H. 3. he was by a speciall Pat. exempted from serving on Juries and the next year following had a Charter for a Faire to be annually held here by the space of four days beginning on the Eve of the Ascension commonly called Holy Thursday as also Free warren in his Mannour of Hoggeston in Com. Buck. Not long after this I find that there grew some dispute betwixt Rog. de Someri Baron of Dudley of whose Fee Bermingham was held and this Will. de Bermingham touching the services due by him to the said Roger for this Mannour with the members thereto belonging for which he required that the same Will should perform the service of eight Knights Fees a half and fourth part and also do suit to the Court at Dudley for the Knights fees belonging thereto once every three weeks whereupon they came to an Agreement in 46 H. 3. viz. that the same Will should do service for so many Knights fees as aforesaid and appear at the Court at Dudley onely twice every year scil at that held next after Michaelmass and that likewise after Easter And moreover that whensoever the King 's Writ of Right should be executed there id est that when of necessitie all the Kts. and Peers of the same Court holding by service military were to be called thither to give Judgement in cases of difficultie as also for triall of a Theif upon reasonable Summons he should not neglect to make his appearance Upon which Agreement the before specified Roger de Someri released to him his suit of Court from three weeks to three weeks But the next thing memorable that I find of this Will. de Bermingham is that he sided with his Father in Law Thomas de Astley and the other Barons in that grand Rebellion against King H. 3. and that being slain in the battail of Evesham in 49 H. 3. and his lands extended this his Mannour of Bermingham was rated at xl l. and the inheritance of it given by the K. with divers Lordships more forfeited by others unto Roger de Clifford for his faithfull service Howbeit by vertue of the Dictum de Kenilworth whereof I have there spoke the greatest part of all mens lands so confiscate being liable to Composition this with the rest upon satisfaction made according to the tenor of that Decree was repossest by Will. de Bermingham son and heir to the Rebell who in 11 E. 1. obtained a Charter of Freewarren throughout all his demesn lands here as also within his Mannour of Stokton in Worcestershire Shetteford in Com. Oxon. Maidencote in Berkshire Hoggeston in Com. Buck. and Cristelton in Cheshire which last viz. Cristleton was given by Thomas de Estley with Isabell his daughter in frank Marriage to Will. de Bermingham Father to the present William In 13 E. 1. this Will upon a Quo Warranto brought against him and all others who excercised or claimed any Liberties or Priviledges within their Lordships exhibited K. Henry the 2. Charter for the Thursday Mercate Toll Tem Sak Sok and Infangenthef And for the Faire and Freewarren K. H. 3. Charter pleading Prescription for Weyfâ— Gallows Court Leet with Assize of Bread and Beer all which were allowed The next year following he had Letters of protection upon the King 's purposed transfretation whom he was to attend therein Whether at that time he went bâ—yâ—nd Sea considering it doth not appear by our Historians that the King himself was out of England I am uncertain but in 25 of the same King's reign it is manifest that he was in Gascoin in his service under the conduct of the Earl of Lincolne and Iohn de S. Iohn of Basing a great Baron where intending to relieve Bellagard then besieged by the Count of Arras the said Earl and Baron divided their forces the Lord S. Iohn leading the Van
Eliz. Domina de Clinton Ioh. Port. 5 Aug. 1412. D. Eliz. Domina de Clinton Will. Prestwood Cap. 26. Oct. 1416. D. Eliz. Domina de Clinton D. Henr. Drayton 16 Maii 1421. Edw. Bermyngham D. Edw. Tofte ult Ian. 1521. Dominus Rex Henr. Hody Cler. 6 Oct. 1538. The Gild of the Holy Cross The Hall whereof standing in New-street is now the Free-School The originall hereof grew thus In 6 R. 2. Thomas de Sheldon Iohn Colshill Iohn Goldsmyth and Will. atte Slowe having obtained License to grant lands of xx marks per an value lying in Bermyngham and Eggebaston for the maintenance of two Priests to celebrate divine Service daily to the honour of God our blessed Lady his Mother the Holy Cross S. Thomas the Martyr and S. Katherine in the Church of S. Martin here at Bermingham within ten years after the Inhabitants of this town by the name of the Bailiffs and Communaltie of Bermingham procured a Patent from the same King to found a Gild or perpetuall Fraternitie amongst themselves to the honour of the Holy Cross consisting not onely of men and women of Bermingham but other adjacent places and to constitute a Master with certain Wardens thereof as also to erect a Chantrie of Priests to celebrate divine Service in the said Church for the souls of the Founders and all the Fraternitie for whose support and all other charges incumbent there were Xviii messuages iii tofts six acres of land and Xl. s. Rent lying in the above specified towns of Bermingham and Eggebaston then given thereto The lands belonging to which Gild were in 37 H. 8. valued at xxxi l. ii s. x d. out of which three Priests that sung Mass in the Church here had Cvi s. viii d. a piece An Organist Lxxiii s iii. d. The Common Midwife iiii s. per an and the Bell-man vi s. viii d. but other reprises for brevitie I omit Which lands at the humble suit of the Inhabitants in 5 E. 6. were assigned by the King unto Will. Symons Gentleman Richard Smalbroke then Bayliff of the town Iohn Shilton Richard Swifte Will. Colemore the elder Thomas Marshall Henry â—â—xoll Iohn Veysy Will. Bogee Iohn Kinge Thomas Cowper Iohn Wylles Will. Paynton Iohn Elyat Will. Ascherig Thomas Smith Rob. Rastell Will. Colemore the younger Thomas Snocton and VVill. Mychell Inhabitants of this place and to their successors to be chosen in upon the death or departure out of the town of any of the before recited persons for the support and maintenance of a Free Grammar School within Bermingham to be called the Free Grammar School of K. Edw. the sixt for the education and instruction of Children in Grammar for ever with one School-master and an Usher under him And extending to the value of xx l. per an were by the said Letters Pat. to continue unto the persons above specified and their successors to be held of the said King his heirs and successors as of his Castle of Kenilworth in free and common Socage paying xx s. yearly into the Court of Augmentation at the Feast of S. Michael the Arch-Angell for all demands and services whatsoever The Church of Bermingham dedicated to Sâ— Martin was in an 1291. 19 E. 1. valued at vii marks and a half but in 26 H. 8. at xix l. iii s. vi d. at whicâ— came the Procurations and Synodalls amounted to xii s. vi d. per an Patroni Ecclesiae Incumbentes c. D. Isabella quondam ux domini Will. de Bermingham Thomas de Hinkelgh Accol 16 Cal. Martii 1360. D. Isabella quondam ux domini Will. de Bermingham Steph. de Segrave Pbr. 4 Cal. Maii 1304. D. Isabella quondam ux domini Will. de Bermingham Ioh. de Ayleston Pbr. 9 Cal. Nov. 1304. D. Will. de Burmyncham miles Rob. de Shâ—â—eford Pbr. 5 Id. Febr. 1336. Fulco de Bermyncham Will. de Seggeley 17 Cal. Iulii 1349. Fulco de Permyncham miles Thomas de Dumbleton Pbr. Non Nov. 1354. Fulco de Permyncham miles Hugo de Wolvesey Pbr. 5 Cal. Aug. 1369. Ioh. de Clinton mâ—l jure Eliz. ux Thomas Darnall Pbr. 15 Nov. 1396. Nobilis domina Eliz. D. de Clinton Will. Thomes Cap. 10 Nov. 1412. Nobilis domina Eliz. D. de Clinton Ric. Slowthur 4 Oct. 1414. Edmundus Ferrers miles D. de Chartley. Ioh. Waryn 8 Iulii 1428. Edmundus Ferrers miles D. de Chartley. Will. Hyde 16 Sept. 1432. Edmundus Ferrers miles D. de Chartley. I. Armstrong ult Aug. 1433. Edmundus Ferrers miles D. de Chartley. Ioh. Wardale utriusque jur B. Elena relicta D. Edm. Ferrers Henr. Symon Pbr. 21 Aug. 1436. W. BermynchaÌ„ ar Humf. Iurdan Pb. 9 Oct. 1444. Edw. Sutton D. de Dudley ratione custod terr D. de Bermingham Ric. Sutton Art Magr. 8 Maii 1504. Edw. Litleton ar ex concess Ed. Bermingham ar Ric. Myddlylmore Cler. 7. Iulii 1536. D. Regina Eliz. Will. Wraxam Cler. 16 Iunii 1544. Thom. Smyth de Bermingham ex concess Sam. Marrowe Lucas Smith Cler. 8. Sep. 1578. Clodshal's Chantrie IN 4 E. 3. Walter de Clodshale of Saltley having obtained License from Will. de Bermyngham chief Lord of the Fee as also of the King for the founding a Chantrie at the Altar of our Lady in this Church gave 4. Messuages xx acres of land and xviii d. Rent all lying in the town of Bermingham for the maintenance of one Priest to celebrate divine Service there for the souls of him the said Walter and Agnes his wife their ancestors and all the faithfull deceased And in 21 E 3. did Ric. de Clodshale son and heir of the same Walter give 5. messuages ten acres of land and x s. yearly Rent lying also in Bermingham for the support of another Priest to celebrate divine Service at the same Altar for the good estate of him the said Richard and Alice his wife during their lives in this world and for their souls after their departure hence as also for the souls of his Father and Mother and likewise of Fouk de Bermingham and Ioan his wife and all the faithfull deceased an Inventorie of the Ornaments belonging to which Altar and Chantries taken in An. 1424. 3 H. 6. I have thought fit here to insert as I find them by an Indenture of that date Inpr. one old Misall prec vi s. one Portvos prec xl s. A peyre vestments the Chesypell of red Tartry price of the vestments holl xxvi s. viii d. Item an Auter cloth with a front of blew ynde wyrket with I. and â— prec x s. A Corporas prec xii d. A Cas therefore with red silk with sterrs and Mones prec xx d. An other Vestment feriall of Fustâ—an the Chesibill prec in toto x s. Two other Corporasses prec ii s. A cas for hem of ray silk prec xii d. An other Auter cloth with a Front bordallysaunder
Esquier And to manifest that he was a person eminently qualified in 18 E. 2. he served in the Parliament then held at London as one of the Knights for this Shire having ii s. vi d. allowed him per diem for his expences during that imployment But in 1 E. 3. upon a strong suspition of Heresie suggested against him to the King a Commission to Will. de Clinton bearing date 3 Maii was forthwith issued out not only to arrest and take him but to seize on all his lands goods and Chattels of which being advertised he submitted himself to prison and brought in sureties to stand to a lawfull triall therein viz. Raph. de Crophull of Notinghamshire Walt. de Heselarton of Yorkshire Edm. de Shireford David de Caunton Rog. le Pledour and Iohn de Alspath of this County whereupon he was set at liberty and his lands and goods restored to him as by the King 's special Precept bearing date at Notingham 3 Sept. appeareth After which viz. in 5 E. 3. the said Lord Basset received his full accompt for all the time he had served and reâ—eined to him and gave him a generall Acquittance To whom succeeded Iohn who for the lands in Blaggreve which sometime belong'd to Rob. de Blaggreve his grandmothers Father obtained a Release from Sir Baldwin Frevill Knight heir â—o Marmion as to the suit due to his three weeks Court at Stipershull and all other services for that land during his own life and the life of Maud his wife saving to the said Sir Baldwin his homage and a pair of gilt spurs at the Feast of S. Edith yearly This Iohn in 30 E. 3. payd to Sir Iohn de Arden Kt. and Henry his brother Executors to Raph de Arden their father the sum of vi s. viii d. for reasonable Aid due upon the marriage of Sibill his eldest daughter in respect of the lands in Moxhull which he held of him by military service and at the same time xxxiii s. iiii d. for a Relief due to the before specified Raph for those lands and bore for his Armes three Eglets displayed gules as by his Seal and an old Glasse window in Bentley Chapell appeareth which coat or part thereof at least was assumed by Henry his Father for I have seen a Seal of his with one Eglet displaied within the compasse of a roundle and not in a Shield a course very antiently used before they put their Badges into Shields as I have observed in the Families of Beke of Eresby and Darcy the first of which bore their Crosse sarcilè so and the other their Cinquefoile Which Iohn bearing a singular reverence to the Monks of Merevale desired that his body might be there buried as may appear by certain land and Rent that he assigned to some friends in trust for the finding of divers wax Lights to burn every Sunday and Holiday in the Chapell of our Lady adjoyning to the gate of that Abby for which respect he had a special grant from Robert de Atherston Abbot of that House and his Covent under their publick Seal bearing date the Wednsday after Lammas 33 E. 3. of a certain proportion of ground within the said Chapell of our Lady containing seven foot square where he and Maud his wife at the death of each should have sepulture And that upon all great Festivall days aswell as Sundays five waxen Lights should be burning there as also that he the said Iohn and Maud should have liberty to set up Images in the same Chapell in honour of the blessed Virgin Henricus de Insula Will. de Insula 21 H. 3. Margareta Nicholaus de Insula 36 H. 3. Amieâ—a 41 H. 3. Iuliana filia haer Rob. de Blaggreve 1 E. 1. Ankitellus de Insula 22 E. 1. Christiana ux 2 obiit 33 E. 1. Philippus de Insula Rector Eccl. de Wishaw 4 E. 2. Henr. de Insula 4 E. 2. Iohanna 9 E. 2. Philippus de Insula Rector Eccl. de Cavendish 9 E. 3. Henr. de Insula 9 E. 3. Ioh. de Insula 9 E. 3. Matilda relicta 47 E. 3. Idonea 1 R. 2. Ioh. de Insula 6 H. 4. Margeria 13 H. 4. Will. de L'ile ar 29 H. 6. Iuliana filia Rob. Midlemore de Eggebaston Henricus de L'isle ob 20 H. 7. Eliz. filia Will. Morgan Iohannes L'isle obiit 29 H. 8. Anna filia haeres Will. Lecroft de Colshull 12 H. 8. Nich. L'isle obiit 32 H. 8. Anna filia Thomae Swinerton de Hilton in Com. Staff Thomas L'isle ob 23 Aug. 8 Eliz. Anna filia Georgii Masterson una sororum cohaer Thomae Ioh. L'â—sle obiit 24 Ian. 36 Eliz. Dorothea filia Georgii Willoughby filii Hugonis Wiloughby mil. Franciscus L'isle obiit infra aet 38 Eliz. Ioh. L'isle ar Brigitta filia Ioh. Knotsford de Studley Ioh. L'isle Maria filia Mathei Cradock de Caverswall-castro in Com. Staff ar Regin L'isle de quo illi de Bremor in Com. Suthâ— To which Iohn succeeded Iohn his son who in H. 5. time was retained by the Earl of Warwick amongst other of his Esquires to serve him with one Lance and one Archer at the seige of Caleis for which he was to receive xxl per an besides his diet And to him William and to William Henry who gave the Rectorie of Wilmecote with all the Tithes thereto belonging to Thomas Clapton Master of the Gild at Stratford super Avon to the intent that the Priest singing the first Masse every day in the said Gild should say De profundis before the holy Lavatorie for the good estate of him the said Henry and Elizabeth his wife and for their souls after their departure hence as also for the soules of his ancestors and successors Which Henry was Shiriff of this County and Leicestershire in the second and nineteenth years of K. H. 7. reign and by his Testament dated 13 Sept. 20 H. 7. bequeathing his body to be buried within his own proper Chapell in the Church of S. Chad at Wishaw before the Image of Henry the sixth sometime King of England departed this life about that time for the Probate of his Will beareth date the next month following Unto which Henry succeeded Iohn his son and heir who taking to wife Anne the daughter and heir of Will. Lecrofte had with der divers Houses and a great proportion of land lying in Colshill and other places Of this Iohn I find that upon the birth of Elizabeth second daughter to King H. 8. afterwards Qu. of England he received a special Letter from Qu. Anne dated at Greenwich 7 Sept. 25 H. 8. advertising him of the good speed she had in her deliverance and desiring his congratulation unto God for it as also his Prayers for the good health prosperity and continuall preservation of the said young Princesse To whom succeed Nicholas and to him Thomas who wedded
of an authentick Writer that St. Benedict first prescribed that Rule Benedictus cum sorore Scholasticâ primus Regularem vitam certis Legibus ordinibus cum hactenus seorsim liberè Christo inservissent inchoavit which Rule came in time to have that venerable esteem that as Baronius tells us In Liptinensi Concilio in Cameracensi Galliae agro sancitum est ut Monachi ac Nonnae juxta Regulam S. Benedicti Coenobia sua ordinarent The first Monasterie of Nuns which we had here in England was that of Berking in Essex founded by Erkenwald Bishop of London about the year of Christ DCLXVI long before the reception of St. Benet's Rule in this Nation I now come to this of Polesworth and in the first place shall take notice upon what occasion it was founded and then go on to shew the endowment thereof with lands c. King Egbert having one onely son called Arnulph who was a Leper and hearing by a Bishop which came from Ireland that the then King of Connaught had a Nun to his daughter called Modwen that healed all diseased people repairing to her sent his said son at the perswasion of that Bishop into Ireland where he was accordingly cured by the same holy Woman which great favour so pleased King Egbert that he forthwith invited St. Modwen to come into England promising that he would â—ound a Monasterie for her and her Covent Of which tender she soon after accepted forasmuch as the Religious House wherein she resided was by Wars betwixt those petty Kings of Ireland burnt and wasted and brought over with her two of her fellow Nuns Whereupon the King having a great opinion of her sanctitie recommended his daughter Edith unto her to be instructed in Religion after the Rule of St. Benet giving her a dwelling place in the Forest of Ardeâ—â—e then called Trensale where the said Edith together with St. Lyne and St. Osithe lived together in a holy manner and soon after founded a Monasterie for them on the bank of the River Anker at this place called Pollysworth the first syllable Pol importing a deepness of Water and the other scil Worth a dwelling or habitation constituting the said Edith Abbess thereof Ordinis Benedictini monialis I shall not take upon me to censure the truth of this Storie as to the substance of it but in circumstance perhaps there may be some mistakes therein for by an Author who more compendiously speaks thereof it is referr'd to King Ethelwolph son to K. Egbert whose son Alured languishing of a desperate infirmitie was thus cured by S. Modwene whereupon he gave unto her lands in this Realm for the founding of two Monasteries of Nunns one here in Arden at Polesworth wherein as he saith Osithe and Athea two holy Virgins and S. Edith sister to the said King Ethelwolph dwelt and the other at Streneshale But of their going to Oldbury and bringing back hither I shall not make any question though the appartion of S. Edith with her Crosier may be doubted forasmuch as the words of Robert Marmion's Charter and Milisent his wife do import no lesse which I have here transcribed Notum siâ— omnibus me concessisse Osannae Priorissae ad religionem instaurandam Sanctimonialium ibi Ecclesiam S. Edithae de Pollesworda cum pertinentiis it a quod Conventus de Aldeberia ibi sit manens Hence it is as I guess that this Robert Marmion and his wife are by the learned Leland accounted to have been Founders thereof in which repute I shall leave them forasmuch as it also appears that they gave the town of Polesworth totally thereto with their whole demesnes in Waverton all which were confirmed by King Stephen I shall now descend to such other Benefactors as these Nuns had the next and chiefest whereof was Walter de Hastings who gave Oldbury unto them it being a Cell to this Monasterie as I have already observed After which they had by Robert Marmion son to the before-specified Robert and Milisent the Church of Queinton in Gloucestershire which in 12 R. 2. they procured to be appropriate to them As also the Mill at Kingsburie â— called Hemlingford-Mill with certain Meadow-ground and other lands by Robert Fitz-Walter and Amabill his wife one of the coheirs unto Osbert de Arden and moreover a Mill at Hurley given by Alice sister to the said Amabil then wife of Simon de Harecurt both which were confirmed by Raphe de Bracebrigge afterwards Lord of that Mannour In Draiton in Com. Leic. they had a good proportion of land given by Picot Archer in H. 2. time and confirmed by Robert then Earl of Leicester with a farther augmentation by William de Trumpinton In Burdingburie in this Countie certain lands by Edelina sister to Robert Boteler of Ingleby for the souls health of Walter de Somervile her husband The Church of Barwell in Leicestershire by Erneburga the mother of William de Hastings the Church of Ansley in this Countie by William the son of Robert de Hardreshull Certain lands in Bromcote by William Fitz-Walkeline of Bromcote which were confirm'd by Robert his son and heir in consideration that these Nuns allowed him to have a Chantrie in his Chapell at Bromcote Whereunto Robert de Grendon in 32 E. 1. added a yard-land and certain Messuages lying in the same Village All those lands called Coppenhull neer Shuttenton given by William Burdet which Hugh his son confirmed temp H. 2. A yard land in Sirescote by Roger the son of Walter de Sumervile Certain lands in Snarkeston Com. Leic. which William de Appilby gave together with his body to sepulture in this Monasterie which were confirmed by Will. de Charnells and Clementia his wife The Mill of Freseley and a proportion of land there by Robert de Kaily with addition of more by Sir Iordan de Whitacre Knight and Will. Savage which William gave also certain lands in Dodenhale as also all the ground he had in Povele-Wood where the Chapell above S. Edith's Well was built In Bromcote they had an yearly Rent of xx s. given to them by Eustace de Mortein for the health of his soul and the soul of Hillaria his wife upon condition that if they did enjoy those lands in Shotswell whereof he made them a grant that then they should not challenge this Annuitie From Raphe Lord Basset of Draiton they had an annuall Rent of a mark of silver for the enlarging of their Diet upon the day of S. Iohn Baptist's Nativity in honour of that Festivall In Norton now Hoggs-Norton a Carucate of land given by Robert de Gresele and a yard-land by Geffrey de Greseley with certain Rents as also the Homage and services of sundry persons and in Harlaston the Rent of v s. yearly given by William de Vernun for the maintenance of a Lampe to
thereof jointly with his said wife in 2 E. 3. leaving Baldwin his son and heir xxxvi years of age who after the decease of his mother in 14 E. 3. doing his homage to the King had full possession thereof Which last mentioned Baldwin died in 17 E. 3. leaving Baldwin his son and heir 26. years of age who the next year following did his Homage to the King and had thereupon Liverie of all the lands of his inheritance lying in this Shire as also in the Counties of Hereford Salop. Staff Wigorn. Wiltf Norf. and Suff. In 26 E. 3. he was a Knight and bore for his Armes Or a Crosse fleurè gules and for his Crest upon a Chapeu the Leggs of a man booted spurred and reverst as appeareth by his Seale but not long after this he altered it and bore a Plume of Fethers in stede of the other Of this Sir Baldwin I further find that he was in great esteem with Edward Prince of Wales commonly called the Black-Prince being for his approved fidelitie and service in 38 E. 3. made by him his Steward of Xantoigne in France for life and in 46 E. 3. retained with the same martiall Prince by Indenture to serve Rob. Marmion temp Regis Will. Conq. Robertus Marmion temp H. 1. Milisear Robertus Marmion 12 H. 2. obiit 2 H. 3. Rob. Marmion senior ob 25 H. 3. Maria ux 2. Iohanna primò nupta Thomae Ludlow mil. secundò Henrico Hillarie Philippus Marmion ob 20 E. 1. Iohanna filia cohaer Hug. de Kilpeck 27 H. 3. Iohanna ob 23 E. 1. sine prole Mazera ux Rad. Cromwell Iohanna consangu una haeredum Philippi Marmion 20 E. 1. Alex. Frevile 20 E. 1. Baldw. Frevile obiit 17 E. 3. Elizabetha 3 E. 3. Eliz. soror cohaerâ— Ioh. de Monteforti mil. ux 1. Baldw. Frevile mil. ob 49 E. 3. Iohanna filia â—â—â— Domini Strange 46 â— 3. Baldw. Frevile mil. ob 11 R. 2. Iocosa filia Joh. Botetourt mil. 11 R. 2. Baldw. Frevile miles obiit 2 H. 4. Iohanna filia Thomae Greene mil. 11 R. 2. Baldw. Frevile mil. ob s. prole 7 H. 5. Elizabetha 7 H. 5. Thom. Ferrers filius secundogeniâ—us Will. D. Ferrers de Groby Thomas Ferrers miles obiit 22. Aug. 14 H. 7. Anna filia Leonardi Hastings de Kirby soror Will. Domini Hastings Ioh. Ferrers miles obiit vivente patre Matilda filia Ioh. Stanley de Elford mil. Ioh. Ferrers miles consanguâ— haeres Thomae Ferrers militis 14 H. 7. Dorothea filia Will. Harper de Rushall in Com. Staff ar Margareta filia Thomae Picot servientis ad legem ux 1. Humfr. Ferrers miles obiit 13 Sept. 1. 2. Ph. M. Ioh. Ferrers arm Humfr. Ferrers miles obiit 13 Sept. 1. 2. Ph. M. Dorothea filia cohaer Thomae Marrow serv. ad legem nupta 32 H. 8. Barbara nupta 31 H. 8. Dorothea ux Edw. Holt ar Humfridus Ferrers miles obiit 5 Iac. Anna filia Humfr. Bradburne de Lee in Com. Derb. nupta 5 Eliz. Walt. Thomas Edw. Ioh Ferrers miles obiit .... 1633. Dorothea filia Ioh. Puckering militis Custodis magni Sigilli Angliae Humfr. Ferrers miles obiit ..... Sept. 1633. Anna filia Ioh. Pakington de Ayles borough in Com. Wigorn. equ aur secundo nupta Philippo Comiti de Chesterfield Ioh. Ferrers natus .... anno 1629. Francisca ux Ioh. Pakington eq aur Anna ux Sim. Archer eq aur Iana ux Thom. Rous Bar. Elizabethaâ— Catherina Brigita Susanna Edw. Henr. Thomas Georgius Dorothea filia cohaer Thomae Marrow serv. ad legem nupta 32 H. 8. Franciscus Cokain primus maritus Leonardus Ferrers 12 H. 7. Rad. Ferrers Decanus Eccl. Coll. de Tamworth 12 H. 7. Margareta primò nupta Hug. Willoughby mil. secundò Ric. Bingham mil. Eliz. filia Joh. de Botetourt de Weoley mil. nupta 27 E. 3. ux 1. Iecosa ux Rogeri Aston Ida filia .... Clinton 35 E. 3. Matilda ux Rad. le Boteler 20 E. 1. Robertus Marmion 12 H. 2. obiit 2 H. 3. Philippa 5 H. 3. Rob. Marmion jun. 2 H. 3. Will. Marmion 43 H. 3. Will. Marmion 2 H. 3. Will. Marmion 43 H. 3. him in the warrs of France with six men at Arms viz. three Knights and three Esquires taking xx li. per annum Fee for the Knights and x. marks for the Eâ—quires As also that he had three wives viz. Elizabeth sister and coheir to Sir Iohn Montfoâ—t Kt. of which Family I have spoke in Beldesert Secondly Ida daughter to ..... Clinton a Ladie of Honour to Queen Philippa and thirdly Ioane daughter to the Lord Strange and that he departed this life in 49 E. 3. leaving by the said Elizabeth Baldwin his son and heir xxiv years of age Which Baldwin being a Knight in 1 Ric. 2. exhibited his claim to be the King's Champion on the day of his Coronation and to do the service appertaining to that Office by reason of the tenure of this Castle viz. to ride compleatly armed upon a barb'd Horse into Westminster Hall and there to challenge the Combate with whomsoever that should dare to oppose the King's title to the Crown which service the Marmions antiently Lords thereof had heretofore performed But Sir Iohn Dimock being then his Competitor carryed it from him by Judgment of the Constable and Marshall of England in regard he was possest of the Lordship of Scrivelby in Lincolnshire which by better authorities than Frevile could produce appeared to have been held for divers ages by that service and that the Marmions had the said office as owners thereof and not in right of this Castle it being descended to Dimock with Scrivelby from an heir female of Sir Thomas Ludlow Knight husband of Ioane the yongest daughter to Sir Philip Marmion before spoken of Which Sir Baldwin in 3 R. 2. was also one of the Commissioners for arraying of men in this Shire and in 9 R. 2. upon partition made betwixt him and Sir Thomas Boteler Knight of Mountfort's lands whereunto they were heirs had the Mannour of Ashstede in Com. Surr. with Gunthorpe and Loudham in Com. Nott. assigned to him as also the reversion of the Mannours of Henley Beudesert and Haselholt in this Countie after the decease of William de Beauchamp Lord Bergavenny in whose hands they then were And had two wives both daughters unto Sir Iohn Botetourt of Weoley-Castle in Com. Wigorn. whereof Elizabeth the first was married to him in 27 E. 3. but I suppose she was then very young and died before they lived together in regard it is plain that he afterwards married Ioyce her sister who overlived him and took to her second husband Sir Adam Peshale Knight which Joyce at length became one of the coheirs to Ioyce her Neece daughter and heir to Iohn son
E. 3. to the honour of S. Katherin but this as it seemes was united to those of the holy Trinity our Lady and S. Iohn Bapt. whereunto belonged a fair and stately structure for their Feasts and meetings called S. Mary-Hall situat opposit to S. Michael Church on the South part and built about the beginning of H. 6. time as may appear by the form of its fabrick and other testimonyes the windows whereof are adorn'd with sundry beautifull portraitures and Arms that towards the North of severall K. in their surcotes whose names placed under them are as followeth Rex Will. Conquestor Rex Rich. Conquestor Rex egregius Henricus quintus Rex magnanimus Henricus quartus Constantinus Anglicus Imperator Christianissimus Rex Arthurus Conquestor inclitus Rex illustris Henricus tertius Rex ...... Henricus sextus In the upper part of which window are these Armes And in those towards the East and West of divers eminent persons that were admitted of this Fraternity amongst whom I have made choise of these here placed to shew the magnificence and state antiently of our English nobility which through the favour of that learned and truly noble gentleman Charles Nevill Esquire now Vice-Provost of Kings-Coll in Cambridge whose lineall Ancestors most of them be are out of his speciall honour to their memory and singular affection to Antiquities thus in the formalitie of their habits lively represented The Ordinances or Statutes of which Gild for as much as they are very memorable manifesting the decent Goverment Ceremony Devotion Charity and Amity of those times I have here inserted A la reverence honour en le nom de trois persones en Dieu le Piere Fils le seint Espirit la puissant Trinite de sa douce miere la Virgine Marie seynt Iohan Baptistre seint Katerine touts les seints de ceel certeines bones gentes Burgesses de la ville de Coventre en salvacione de lour almes ount ordeignes une Gilde pur eux pur aulires quex voillent entrier en la dite Gilde certeynes poyntes profitables desouth escriptes en mayntenance de la dite Gilde 1. La primier point est que les Friers Soers de la dite Gilde troveront averont tresses Chapeleyns sages covenables de honeste chaste vie soient yci eslus par les soveraynes de la cele Fraternite pur lier prier chauntier pur toutz les frers soers de la dite Gilde pur touts le bienfaitours a ycele Et que chescun iour soit la office en lour chapel pur icele ordeigne ceste asavoir Matynes Messes Vespres Complin chaunte per Note apres complin un Antym per Note de la virgine Marie oue cync serges de cere ardaunts devaunt la ymage de la dit Virgine de queles Chapeleynes chanterount chascun iour certeynes Messes ceste asavoir Messes de iour par Note une Messe de la Seint Trinite une de nostre Dame une Messe de S. John Baptistre une Messe de S. Katerine une Messe de Requiem ensemblement ove aultres Messes come partient a eux a faires 2. La second point este que si ascun prosd ' home de la dite fraternite qeu soun poair ad este bien voillaunt al estat de ycele par fieu euwe roborie ou par ascune aultre aveynture de secle que ne soit my de sa foly demesme chiece en poverte le sovereyne de la compaignye ses compaignons luy apresteront une porcion d'argent de la dite fraternite pur marchaunder profiter sur la surete qu'il peut fair sauns riens prende de gain Et si ascun tiel soit enfebly per malady ou vean lesse que mesmes ne peut travailler yl serra troue a la costage de la dite Gilde covenablement solounc de que soun este demaunde 3. La tierce point este que nul home ne feme q'est apertment alose de felonye homycide lecherye hasardour de sorcerye ou heresye ne pur comun contekur ne de nule vice abominable que nultiele soit resceu en la dite Fraternite Et si par avigne que soit que nul de eux apres le temps q'il soit entre en la dit Fraternite chaunge sa vie en ascunes des vices susdites il serra garny par la Mestre ses compaignons de cesser retourner a sa bone vie s'il ne veut cessier de sa malvâ—yse vie il serra ouste hors de la dite fraternite a tous iours 4. Le quart point est que en chescun an soint faits quatres sollemnites cesteasavoir le feste de la seynt Trinite la Assumption nostre Dame seint John Baptistre S. Kateryn pur les freres soers queux sount en ville de ces queux voillent venir de pais solempnement a la reverence avantdit 5. Le quint poynt este que en chescun an soit fait quatres Anniversaryes pur touts les almes des Friers Soers de la dit compaigne a Dieu comendes pur touts les biens fessours de ycele 6. Le sysme pointe este que chescun Friere d'eux en tous places quant lieu temps demande parlera procura a la dite fraternite l'amyte la bounte q'il peut bonement faire par quey l'estate de cele compaigne le meultes peut acrestre estre mainteine chescun d'eux avera autre parfitement de coer naturelment ferra pur aultre par reason del alliauns de cele Fraternite Et que nule home de cele Fraternite ne soyt si feel de soy baudâ—r de malefaire contekier ne nule poynt de contek ne d'aultre male mayntenance par resone de mayntenance de la dite compaygne sur la peyne de voyder le compaigne pur touts iours 7. Le septiesme point este que touts les Chappelleyns queux chauntount pur la dite Fraternite soient charges par lour serement qua a quele temps que ascun Frere ou Soer de la dite fraternite si bien hors de ville en quele place git ou dedeixs devie que chescun des dits Chapeleins chaunterons pur l'alme de celuy a Dieu commende par noum de son Baptisme par un an apres si mort continuelment 8. Le vtisme poynt este que a quel temps que ascun Freres ou Soers de la dite Gilde deins ou hors de ville ou outre le mare le Mestre de la Gilde eut soit garny al ferra assembler touts les Chapeleyns de la Gylde Clerks autres bones gentes de la ditâ— Fraternite queux ferrount Dirige per Note solempnement la iour prochein suant Messe per Note a la Chapel de S. John Babbelake offerount