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cap._n 13_o martii_fw-la 1430._o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n will._n bradley_n pbr._n 14_o oct._n 1430._o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n tho._n plunchon_n pbr._n 20._o sept._n 1433._o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n ric._n gaydon_n pbr._n 1_o junii_fw-la 1445._o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n â_o ric._n spycer_n cap._n 23_o oct._n 1453._o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n d._n adam_n stapull_n cap._n 15_o junii_fw-la 1500._o walt._n smyth_n mile_n &_o henr._n porter_n gener_fw-la ratione_fw-la concess_n pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilw._n b._n d._n tho._n parker_n cap._n penult_n oct._n 1542._o tho._n leigh_n mile_n a._n rog._n barker_n cler._n ......_o 1565._o d._n alicia_n leigh_n relicta_fw-la tho._n leigh_n militis_fw-la b._n rog._n vicar_n cler._n 29_o martii_fw-la 1572._o d._n alicia_n leigh_n relicta_fw-la tho._n leigh_n militis_fw-la c._n henr._n beriche_fw-it cler._n 4._o aug._n 1575._o d._n alicia_n leigh_n 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canonici_fw-la eccles._n coll._n b._n mariae_fw-la warw._n a._n reginaldus_n dod_n pbr._n 15._o dec._n 1349._o thomas_n come_v warwici_n henr._n hynks_n pbr._n 12_o febr._n a_o 1353._o a._n ric._n come_v warwici_n ric._n wellys_n cap._n ult_n sept._n 1421._o a._n ric._n come_v warwici_n d._n will._n berkswell_n canon_n 3._o febr._n 1434._o b._n the_o church_n of_o s._n john_n baptist_n stand_v a._n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o mercate_z place_z the_o outward_a fabric_n whereof_o be_v yet_o to_o be_v see_v whereunto_o in_o 41_o e._n 3._o there_o be_v a_o rector_n belong_v presentable_a by_o the_o say_a dean_n and_o the_o prebendary_a of_o the_o prebend_n but_o without_o any_o mansion_n for_o his_o dwell_n the_o yearly_a value_n thereof_o then_o scarce_o amount_v to_o four_o mark_n above_o all_o charge_n but_o this_o church_n have_v neither_o churchyard_n nor_o any_o ecclesiastic_a sepulture_n pertain_v thereto_o the_o parishioner_n be_v bury_v in_o the_o churchyard_n of_o s._n mary_n 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appropriate_v b._n afterward_o sc_n in_o 22_o r._n 2._o but_o in_o k._n h._n 6._o time_n pull_v down_o whereupon_o that_o of_o s._n peter_n in_o stead_n thereof_o be_v in_o those_o day_n new_o build_v over_o the_o east_n gate_n the_o church_n of_o s._n laurence_n stand_v at_o the_o low_a end_n of_o the_o west_n street_n in_o the_o suburb_n be_v in_o 19_o e._n 1._o value_v r._n at_o viij_o mark_n and_o a_o half_a and_o in_o 14_o e._n 3._o at_o ix_o mark_n in_o 41_o e._n 3._o the_o parson_n be_v presentable_a thereto_o by_o the_o prebend_n thereof_o at_o which_o time_n the_o dean_n of_o the_o collegiate_n church_n and_o the_o prebendary_a receive_v two_o part_n of_o the_o be_fw-mi corn_n belong_v to_o it_o the_o college_n only_o two_o part_n of_o the_o be_fw-mi hay_n mill_n and_o all_o small_a tithe_n and_o the_o rector_n the_o three_o throughout_o which_o scarce_o
x_o li._n x_o s._n two_o d._n over_o and_o above_o all_o reprise_n which_o undervalue_n expose_v it_o to_o dissolution_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 27_o h._n 8._o robert_n radford_n the_o then_o prior_n have_v a_o pension_n of_o 5_o li._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la grant_v augm._n to_o he_o by_o the_o king_n for_o his_o maintenance_n during_o life_n priores_fw-la elect._n per_fw-la conventum_fw-la frater_fw-la will._n de_fw-fr bereford_n 11._o cal._n nou._n 1284._o a._n elect._n per_fw-la conventum_fw-la frater_fw-la hugo_n de_fw-fr brok_n canonicus_n de_fw-fr kenillworth_n 11._o cal._n apr._n 1288._o â_o elect._n per_fw-la conventum_fw-la petrus_n de_fw-fr warwic_n canonicus_n 16._o junni_n 1338._o a._n elect._n per_fw-la conventum_fw-la d._n joh._n warwic_n canon_n post_fw-la mortem_fw-la joh._n alvestre_n ult_n pr._n a._n elect._n per_fw-la conventum_fw-la frater_fw-la rob._n wotton_n canon_n 15._o jan._n 1473._o a._n elect._n per_fw-la conventum_fw-la frater_fw-la rob._n ichington_n 12._o maii_n 1493._o b._n after_o which_o till_o 38_o h._n 8._o the_o site_n of_o this_o religious_a house_n with_o the_o land_n in_o warwick_n belong_v thereto_o continue_v in_o the_o crown_n but_o then_o by_o the_o king_n letter_n patent_n 3._o bear_v date_n 24._o septemb_n it_o be_v grant_v to_o thomas_n hawkins_n alias_o fisher_n gentleman_n and_o his_o heir_n to_o be_v hold_v in_o socage_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o warwick_n by_o the_o rent_n of_o xxvi_o s._n ix_o d_o ob_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la which_o thomas_n accumulate_v a_o vast_a estate_n in_o monastery_n and_o church_n land_n the_o most_o whereof_o be_v waste_v by_o his_o son_n as_o will_v appear_v when_o i_o come_v to_o the_o particular_a place_n where_o they_o lay_v and_o therefore_o have_v be_v in_o his_o time_n a_o man_n so_o eminent_a and_o active_a it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o say_v something_o historical_o of_o he_o as_o for_o his_o parentage_n all_o that_o i_o can_v say_v be_v from_o the_o relation_n of_o 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her_o reign_n confirm_v b._n in_o 38_o h._n 8._o as_o i_o have_v say_v he_o obtain_v the_o site_n of_o this_o priory_n with_o the_o land_n adjacent_a in_o 1_o e._n 6._o the_o lordship_n of_o bishops-ichington_a tachebroke_n chadshunt_n and_o geydon_n in_o this_o county_n of_o the_o then_o bishop_n of_o coventry_n and_o lichfield_n with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o fenni-compton_n in_o 2_o e._n 6._o he_o purchase_v it_o 6._o from_o the_o bishop_n of_o exeter_n of_o who_o in_o sutton_n i_o have_v speak_v the_o manor_n of_o chadham_n and_o thorney_n in_o sussex_n as_o also_o of_o horsley_n and_o tyte_v in_o surrey_n the_o rectory_n of_o south-mens_n with_o the_o manor_n of_o fernefeld_n in_o heringham_n alias_o haringhay_n in_o com._n midd._n with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o rectory_n and_o vicaridge_n of_o chadham_n thorney_n horsley_n south-mens_n fernefeld_n and_o haringham_n all_o which_o be_v 6._o confirm_v by_o king_n e._n 6._o in_o 3._o of_o his_o reign_n about_o which_o time_n he_o also_o purchase_v it_o 1._o from_o the_o crown_n the_o chantry_n of_o aston_n juxta_fw-la bermingham_n with_o all_o the_o land_n &_o revenue_n thereto_o belong_v situate_v in_o this_o county_n leic._n and_o staff_n shire_n as_o also_o 1._o land_n in_o yngton_n belong_v to_o the_o college_n of_o stratford_n super_fw-la avon_n with_o the_o manor_n of_o draicote_n in_o this_o shire_n belong_v to_o the_o college_n of_o newark_n in_o leicester_n and_o about_o the_o same_o time_n join_v with_o thomas_n dabridgcourt_n in_o the_o buy_n of_o much_o more_o chantry_n land_n of_o which_o in_o this_o county_n these_o be_v part_n viz._n a_o chapel_n in_o bermingham_n with_o land_n etc._n etc._n thereto_o belong_v the_o chantrye_n of_o deryate-end_n juxta_fw-la bermingham_n of_o hurley_n sutton-colfield_a and_o hill-morton_n land_n in_o lapworth_n belong_v to_o the_o gilled_a of_o henly_n land_n in_o longley_n pertain_v to_o the_o gilled_a of_o aston_n cantlow_n the_o chantry_n 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a_o dolphin_n betwixt_o the_o letter_n do_v import_n for_o his_o public_a employment_n beside_o what_o i_o have_v already_o mention_v i_o shall_v speak_v of_o they_o from_o tradition_n have_v be_v first_o a_o servant_n to_o john_n visc._n l'isle_n from_o thence_o he_o arrive_v to_o be_v secretary_n to_o the_o d._n of_o somerset_n protector_z to_z k._n e._n 6._o and_o want_v not_o personal_a valour_n be_v colonel_n of_o a_o regiment_n in_o the_o english_a army_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o the_o say_a duke_n and_o earl_n of_o warwick_n at_o muâkleborough_n field_n in_o scotland_n in_o which_o battle_n the_o english_a have_v the_o day_n where_o he_o take_v te_fw-la cholour_n of_o some_o eminent_a person_n in_o which_o a_o griffon_n be_v depict_v have_v a_o grant_n by_o the_o say_a duke_n that_o he_o shall_v thenceforth_o in_o memory_n of_o that_o notable_a exploit_n bear_v the_o same_o in_o his_o arm_n within_o a_o border_n verrey_n which_o the_o duke_n add_v thereto_o in_o relation_n to_o one_o of_o the_o quartering_n of_o his_o own_o coat_n viz._n beauchamp_n of_o hatch_n as_o a_o honourable_a badge_n for_o that_o service_n i_o have_v also_o hear_v that_o when_o the_o before_o specify_v duke_n of_o northumb._n out_o of_o his_o ambition_n to_o get_v the_o whole_a sway_n of_o all_o into_o his_o power_n have_v obtain_v a_o designation_n from_o king_n e._n 6._o that_o the_o lady_n jane_n grey_n shall_v succeed_v he_o in_o the_o throne_n as_o i_o have_v elsewhere_o intimate_v with_o who_o he_o have_v match_v his_o four_o son_n sir_n guildford_n dudley_n he_o apprehend_v that_o some_o stir_n may_v arise_v thereupon_o by_o reason_n that_o the_o king_n two_o sister_n be_v thereby_o exclude_v pivate_o convey_v a_o vast_a sum_n of_o money_n to_o the_o hand_n of_o this_o fisher_n in_o who_o he_o repose_v great_a confidence_n as_o have_v be_v former_o his_o servant_n to_o the_o end_n that_o force_n may_v be_v the_o
angl._n d._n will._n mason_n pbr._n 2._o oct._n 1557._o b._n the_o hospital_n of_o s._n john_n baptist._n in_o the_o suburb_n on_o the_o east_n part_n of_o the_o town_n be_v there_o a_o street_n call_v smyth's-street_n where_o the_o jew_n long_o since_o reside_v 165._o near_o unto_o which_o stand_v the_o hospital_n of_o st._n john_n baptist_n found_v rous._n by_o will._n earl_n of_o warwick_n in_o h._n 2._o time_n for_o a._n entertainment_n and_o reception_n of_o stranger_n and_o traveller_n as_o well_o as_o those_o that_o be_v poor_a and_o infirm_a what_o endowment_n it_o have_v at_o first_o i_o be_o not_o certain_a but_o in_o anno_fw-la 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o i_o find_v r._n it_o certify_v that_o there_o be_v a_o carucate_n of_o land_n and_o a_o dove-house_n pertain_v thereto_o the_o land_n then_o value_v at_o x_o s._n and_o the_o dove-house_n at_o two_o s._n howbeit_o the_o record_n do_v not_o express_v where_o it_o do_v lie_v something_o there_o be_v belong_v to_o it_o situate_v in_o ditchford_n in_o this_o county_n viz._n one_o mess._n and_o half_o a_o yard_n land_n be_v give_v by_o fraricus_n de_fw-fr dicheford_n lord_n of_o that_o manor_n beside_o certain_a small_a proportion_n of_o errable_a land_n by_o other_o private_a man_n as_o also_o in_o s._n miton_n which_o consider_v that_o the_o donor_n be_v mean_a person_n i_o forbear_v to_o mention_v but_o in_o 6_o e._n 3._o sir_n john_n de_fw-fr bishopdon_n knight_n have_v obtain_v licence_n s._n from_o henry_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n chief_a lord_n of_o the_o fee_n give_v 12._o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o the_o church_n of_o morton-merhull_a in_o this_o county_n thereto_o which_o moiety_n be_v appropriate_v b._n according_o by_o wolstan_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n in_o consideration_n whereof_o the_o master_n and_o brethren_n of_o this_o hospital_n by_o their_o public_a instrument_n catâ_n bear_v date_n on_o the_o feast_n day_n of_o st._n john_n port_n latin_a grant_v for_o they_o and_o their_o 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ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n d._n episc._n per_fw-la lapsum_fw-la henr._n de_fw-fr kemesy_n 7._o id._n julii_fw-la 1278._o b_o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilw_n adam_n de_fw-fr bodynton_n pbr._n 3_o non._n apr._n 1296._o a_o patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n henr._n de_fw-fr everdon_n pbr._n 2_o id._n sept._n 1316._o 7â_n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n rob._n owayn_n cap._n 28_o junii_fw-la 1339._o b_o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n thomas_n atte_n milne_n pbr._n 8_o sept._n 1361._o b._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n joh._n smyth_n 8_o aug._n 1382._o b_o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n rob._n last_v 13_o junii_fw-la 1386._o b_o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n d._n thomas_n stuch_v pbr._n 25_o apr._n 1392._o â_o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n frater_fw-la will._n pharensis_fw-la episc._n 19_o junii_fw-la 1398._o 32_o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n d._n joh._n calne_n 13_o maii_n 1413._o b_o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n d._n joh._n wolaston_n 15_o jan._n 1414._o a_o pr._n &_o c._n de_fw-fr kenilw._n a_o d._n henr._n more_n cap._n 14_o nou._n 1419._o pr._n &_o c._n de_fw-fr kenilw._n a_o nich._n weldon_n cap._n 22_o julii_fw-la 1421._o pr._n &_o c._n de_fw-fr kenilw._n a_o d._n thomas_n carpenter_n pbr._n 28_o maii_n 1427._o pr._n &_o c._n de_fw-fr kenilw._n a_o d._n joh._n ball._n cap._n 4_o sept._n 1427._o pr._n &_o c._n de_fw-fr kenilw._n a_o nich._n elyot_n diac._n vlt._n julii_fw-la 1431._o pr._n &_o c._n de_fw-fr kenilw._n a_o thomas_n morton_n cap._n ult._n feb._n 1431._o pr._n &_o c._n de_fw-fr kenilw._n a_o d._n will._n hanow_n cap._n 10_o julii_fw-la 1487._o pr._n &_o c._n de_fw-fr kenilw._n a_o d._n ric._n seward_n cap._n 11_o marti_fw-la 1509._o elizabetha_n angliae_fw-la regina_fw-la a_o joh._n moores_n cler._n 7_o aug._n 1571._o elizabetha_n angliae_fw-la regina_fw-la a_o joh._n wall_n cler._n 29_o 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which_o odo_n give_v ferrer_n it_o to_o osbernus_n fill_n ricardi_n of_o who_o in_o aston-cantelupe_a i_o have_v speak_v who_o mortgage_v it_o ferrer_n to_o egelwyne_v abbot_n of_o evesham_n for_o four_o mark_n of_o gold_n and_o because_o he_o will_v not_o repay_v that_o sum_n give_v it_o for_o ever_o to_o that_o abbot_n but_o when_o the_o say_v odo_n and_o egelwine_n be_v both_o dead_a the_o say_a osb_n seize_v ferrer_n upon_o it_o again_o and_o withhold_v both_o the_o land_n and_o money_n it_o seem_v that_o ralph_n boteler_n who_o first_o have_v oversley_n in_o h._n 1._o time_n get_v some_o title_n soon_o after_o therein_o for_o upon_o his_o foundation_n of_o the_o monastery_n at_o alcester_n in_o 5_o steph._n he_o give_v insp._n the_o tithe_n hereof_o thereto_o what_o right_a it_o be_v that_o he_o have_v it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o same_o continue_a to_o he_o but_o a_o while_n for_o evident_a it_o be_v that_o in_o 2._o 12_o h._n 2._o geffrey_n martell_n enjoy_v it_o be_v then_o amerce_v 2._o for_o some_o certain_a purpresture_n make_v here_o yet_o be_v he_o but_o the_o king_n tenant_n to_o it_o as_o the_o shiriff_n account_n 2._o of_o 16_o h._n 2._o manifest_v where_o he_o answer_v c_o s._n to_o the_o exchequer_n for_o the_o ferm_n thereof_o pay_v by_o the_o say_v geffrey_n after_o this_o viz._n in_o 33_o h._n 2._o i_o find_v 2._o that_o the_o then_o shiriff_n account_v lxviii_o s._n viij_o d._n for_o the_o issue_n of_o this_o place_n which_o but_o a_o little_a before_o one_o will._n de_fw-fr crikkelade_v have_v hold_v and_o in_o 1._o 1_o r._n 1._o cv_o s._n for_o the_o profit_n thereof_o still_o mention_v the_o same_o w._n the_o crikkelade_n possess_v it_o yet_o in_o 1._o 9_o r._n 1._o where_o the_o shiriff_n account_v for_o the_o ferm_n of_o the_o moitye_n of_o alencester_n under_o the_o title_n de_fw-fr escaetis_n this_o of_o brome_n be_v join_v therewith_o and_o certify_v to_o have_v be_v belong_v to_o henry_n
certain_a thing_n to_o be_v perform_v by_o john_n copley_n his_o nephew_n give_v it_o to_o he_o the_o say_v john_n and_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o his_o body_n marclive_a this_o place_n take_v its_o name_n from_o the_o marly-cliff_n or_o descent_n which_o we_o see_v on_o the_o southern_a side_n of_o avon_n be_v at_o first_o a_o member_n of_o bidford_n and_o therewith_o past_a 1._o from_o baldwin_n wake_v and_o the_o before_o specify_v hawisia_n to_o rob._n burnell_n bishop_n of_o bath_n and_o well_n in_o 8_o e._n 1._o but_o then_o be_v it_o write_v only_o clive_a and_o in_o 9_o e._n 2._o as_o a_o hamlet_n vill._n of_o bidford_n be_v hold_v by_o aliva_n burnell_n in_o dower_n it_o seem_v that_o much_o of_o it_o be_v sell_v long_o since_o by_o the_o burnell_n to_o ordinary_a person_n which_o may_v well_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o there_o be_v so_o little_a notice_n take_v thereof_o in_o record_n for_o i_o find_v 35._o that_o in_o 29_o e._n 3._o walt._n lenche_n father_n of_o joh._n lenche_n then_o live_v have_v purchase_v two_o message_n 1_o yard_n land_n 1_o acre_n of_o meadow_n and_o twenty-five_o s._n yearly_a rent_n lie_v in_o this_o place_n of_o alice_z the_o widow_n of_o edward_n burnell_n and_o nich._n burnell_n her_o husband_n nephew_n of_o some_o part_n whereof_o john_n rous_n of_o ragley_n die_v 45._o seize_v in_o 20_o r._n 2._o but_o in_o 16_o h._n 7_o will._n harewell_o of_o wotton-wawen_a die_v 7._o seize_v of_o the_o whole_a manor_n bickmersh_n this_o village_n be_v in_o the_o parish_n of_o welford_n in_o gloucestershire_n but_o by_o ancient_a depopulation_n much_o shrink_v from_o what_o it_o heretofore_o be_v part_v hereof_o do_v k._n edgar_n in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 967_o grant_v a_o to_o brithnothus_n his_o servant_n for_o life_n which_o brithnothus_n transmit_v a_o his_o right_n therein_o to_o the_o monastery_n of_o worcester_n with_o his_o son_n who_o he_o thither_o send_v to_o live_v a_o religious_a life_n in_o that_o grant_n of_o 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who_o be_v also_o owner_n thereof_o in_o edward_n the_o confessor_n day_n after_o which_o till_o the_o beginning_n of_o king_n john_n time_n i_o have_v not_o see_v any_o further_a mention_n of_o this_o place_n but_o then_o do_v it_o appear_v 7._o that_o robert_n foliot_n be_v lord_n of_o it_o and_o in_o minority_n who_o in_o 14_o h._n 3._o have_v a_o suit_n 12._o with_o the_o parson_n of_o welneford_n for_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o chapel_n here_o at_o bikemers-foliot_a for_o so_o it_o be_v write_v claim_v by_o the_o say_a parson_n as_o a_o chapel_n belong_v to_o welneford_n in_o which_o plead_v 12._o the_o composition_n under_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o say_v robert_n be_v produce_v manifest_v that_o the_o tithe_n with_o the_o parochial_a right_n of_o the_o court_n id_fw-la est_fw-la the_o manor_n house_n do_v belong_v to_o the_o say_a mother-church_n of_o welneford_n in_o n._n 20_o h._n 3._o upon_o collection_n of_o the_o aid_n for_o marriage_n of_o the_o king_n sister_n to_o the_o rom._n emperor_n it_o answer_v for_o one_o knight_n fee_n be_v there_o certify_v under_o the_o fee_n of_o hugh_n de_fw-fr albini_n and_o express_v to_o be_v hold_v of_o he_o by_o corbeth_n but_o in_o n._n â6_n h._n 3._o it_o be_v record_v to_o be_v of_o the_o earl_n of_o gloucester_n his_o fee_n and_o then_o hold_v by_o rob._n foliot_n what_o right_a it_o be_v that_o corbet_n have_v here_o i_o know_v not_o but_o it_o seem_v that_o he_o do_v not_o quiet_o enjoy_v it_o for_o first_o i_o find_v d._n that_o in_o 32_o h._n 3._o roesia_n foliot_n bring_v a_o assize_n of_o novel_a disseisin_n against_o will._n corbet_n for_o land_n here_o and_o in_o d._n 45_o h._n 3._o joan_n foliot_n a_o assize_n of_o mort_fw-fr d'ancester_fw-mi against_o he_o for_o this_o manor_n which_o will._n corbet_n be_v of_o chadsley-corbet_n in_o worcestersh_fw-mi i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o this_o joane_n foliot_n be_v daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o before_o specify_v robert_n and_o marry_v to_o ric._n de_fw-fr williamescote_n for_o by_o a_o plead_n 4._o in_o 52_o h._n 3._o i_o find_v that_o the_o say_v richard_n and_o joan_n his_o wife_n have_v to_o do_v here_o and_o in_o hundr_n 4_o e._n 1._o the_o say_v ric._n be_v present_v for_o withdraw_a his_o suit_n due_a to_o the_o hundred_o court_n for_o this_o village_n to_o which_o richard_n succeed_v henry_n de_fw-fr willemscote_n that_o sell_v 1._o this_o manor_n to_o john_n de_fw-fr bloxam_n in_o 35_o e._n 1._o who_o in_o 18_o e._n 2._o past_o 2._o it_o away_o to_o will._n de_fw-fr bereford_n which_o will._n die_v 8._o seize_v of_o it_o in_o 20_o e._n 2._o whereupon_o it_o be_v inter_fw-la alia_fw-la assign_v 7._o to_o margaret_n his_o widow_n in_o dower_n in_o the_o family_n of_o bereford_n whereof_o i_o shall_v speak_v in_o langley_n it_o continue_v for_o some_o descent_n s_o r_o baldw._n the_o bereford_n knight_n grandchild_n to_o the_o beforespecify_v will._n have_v free-warren_n 3._o grant_v to_o he_o in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n here_o but_o it_o seem_v that_o this_o s_o r_o baldw._n have_v no_o issue_n male_a of_o his_o body_n the_o reversion_n thereof_o after_o the_o decease_n of_o eliz._n his_o wife_n be_v settle_v upon_o thomas_n the_o son_n of_o philip_n st._n clere_n for_o upon_o her_o death_n in_o 1_o h._n 6._o the_o say_v thomas_n be_v find_v 6._o to_o be_v next_o heir_n thereto_o though_o what_o relation_n he_o have_v to_o he_o in_o blood_n i_o be_o not_o very_o certain_a which_o thomas_n in_o 13_o h._n 6._o die_v 6._o seize_v of_o it_o leave_v eliz._n alianore_n and_o edith_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n eliz._n be_v afterward_o marry_v 16._o to_o will._n lovel_n alianore_n 16._o to_o john_n gage_n and_o edith_n 16._o to_o ric._n harecourt_n esquier_n but_o far_a as_o to_o its_o succession_n can_v i_o say_v no_o more_o than_o that_o it_o be_v about_o the_o begin_n of_o q._n eliz._n time_n purchase_v by_o the_o lady_n s_o john_n widow_n to_o s_o r_o edw._n griffin_n of_o dingley_n attorney_n 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age_n at_o 40._o his_o father_n death_n viz._n in_o 49_o e._n 3._o who_o in_o 9_o r._n 2._o serve_v 22._o in_o the_o parliament_n then_o hold_v at_o westminster_n as_o one_o of_o the_o knight_n for_o this_o shire_n be_v then_o a_o knight_n and_o 2._o depart_v this_o life_n in_o 18_o r._n 2._o leave_v issue_n thomas_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o be_v 27._o 30._o year_n of_o age_n at_o his_o mother_n death_n in_o 6_o h._n 4._o be_v in_o 5_o h._n 5._o in_o commission_n 26._o for_o conservation_n of_o the_o peace_n in_o this_o county_n and_o in_o 8_o h._n 5._o shiriff_n 10._o of_o this_o county_n and_o leicestershire_n but_o die_v in_o or_o before_o 12_o h._n 6._o as_o appear_v 10._o by_o the_o respite_n give_v to_o thomas_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n for_o do_v his_o homage_n be_v 23._o then_o thirty_o year_n of_o age_n which_o thomas_n be_v shiriff_n 12._o of_o these_o county_n the_o next_o year_n follow_v and_o one_o of_o 16._o the_o knight_n for_o this_o shire_n in_o the_o 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service_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o that_o king_n reign_n he_o have_v a_o grant_n 15._o of_o the_o manor_n of_o bordsley_n already_o speak_v of_o for_o his_o own_o life_n and_o the_o life_n of_o joyce_n his_o wife_n which_o manor_n be_v then_o eschaet_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o attainder_n of_o james_n earl_n of_o wiltshire_n this_o be_v the_o man_n that_o found_v the_o chantrie_n in_o aston_n church_n 27_o h._n 6._o whereof_o i_o have_v there_o speak_v be_v the_o last_o of_o his_o family_n that_o possess_v this_o place_n in_o 6_o e._n 4._o he_o be_v join_v in_o 30._o commission_n for_o the_o peace_n in_o this_o county_n but_o what_o come_v of_o he_o i_o know_v not_o for_o after_o 4._o 7_o e._n 4._o i_o have_v see_v no_o more_o mention_n of_o his_o name_n the_o next_o owner_n thereof_o concern_v who_o i_o find_v any_o authority_n be_v holt_n george_n duke_n of_o clarence_n sir_n william_n harecourt_n knight_n be_v his_o steward_n holt_n here_o in_o 11_o e._n 4._o after_o which_o ere_o long_o it_o come_v to_o the_o hand_n of_o one_o robert_n wright_n but_o by_o what_o mean_v i_o know_v not_o who_o in_o 11_o h._n 7._o past_o it_o mart._n together_o with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o chantrie_n of_o s._n mary_n magdalen_n at_o aston_n unto_o sir_n reginald_n bray_n knight_n a_o great_a favourite_n to_o that_o king_n which_o sir_n reginald_n have_v no_o issue_n give_v it_o with_o other_o land_n of_o great_a value_n by_o his_o testament_n 26._o to_o edmund_n his_o nephew_n scil_n son_n to_o his_o brother_n john_n which_o edmund_n in_o 21_o h._n 8._o be_v then_o a_o knight_n sell_v hill_n it_o together_o with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o say_a chantrie_n at_o aston_n to_o francis_n englefield_n esquire_n afterward_o knight_n from_o who_o in_o 4_o e._n 6._o it_o be_v purchase_v m._n by_o humphrey_n dimock_n esquire_n who_o leave_v issue_n francis_n and_o henry_n after_o the_o death_n of_o which_o francis_n the_o same_o henry_n as_o engage_v for_o his_o brother_n debt_n hold_v holt._n it_o during_o his_o life_n and_o reside_v here_o be_v then_o a_o knight_n but_o die_v unmarried_a sir_n walter_n earl_n of_o charborow_n in_o dorsetshire_n possess_v himself_o thereof_o in_o right_a of_o anne_n his_o wife_n sole_a daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o before_o specify_v francis_n dimock_n and_o in_o 1_o car._n sell_v it_o to_o sir_n walter_n devereux_n knight_n and_o baronet_n from_o which_o sir_n walter_n it_o be_v purchase_v in_o 23_o car._n by_o sir_n thomas_n holt_n of_o aston_n before_o specify_v pipe_n thâs_n manor_n lie_v within_o the_o precinct_n of_o erdington_n be_v ancient_o possess_v be_v by_o one_o william_n maunsel_n who_o have_v his_o residence_n here_o undergo_v the_o office_n of_o a_fw-mi shiriff_n for_o this_o county_n and_o leicestershire_n from_o 35._o to_o the_o 40_o h._n 3._o inclusive_a and_o in_o 39_o h._n 3._o be_v join_v in_o d._n commission_n with_o william_n trussell_n and_o robert_n de_fw-fr grendon_n for_o the_o find_v out_o of_o certain_a notorious_a malefactor_n in_o this_o county_n as_o also_o in_o d._n 52._o of_o the_o same_o king_n reign_n for_o the_o gaol-delivery_n at_o warwick_n and_o leave_v issue_n one_o only_a daughter_n and_o heir_n call_v emme_n marry_v to_o sir_n henry_n de_fw-fr harecourt_n knight_n which_o sir_n henry_n have_v issue_n membr_n by_o she_o one_o sole_a daughter_n name_v margaret_n who_o wardship_n and_o marriage_n richard_n de_fw-fr pipe_n have_v wed_v her_o mother_n purchase_v for_o a_o c._n mark_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr bishopston_n in_o 22_o e._n 1._o and_o have_v so_o do_v make_v she_o the_o wife_n membr_n of_o john_n the_o pipe_n his_o son_n by_o a_o former_a venture_n which_o john_n have_v issue_n by_o her_o divers_a child_n as_o the_o descent_n membr_n in_o the_o follow_a page_n show_v will._n maunsel_n de_fw-fr erdinton_n ric._n pipe_n secundus_fw-la maritus_fw-la 31_o e._n 1._o emma_n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la henr._n de_fw-fr harecourt_n mile_n 6._o e._n 1._o margareta_n joh._n de_fw-fr san._n desterd_a obiit_fw-la sine_fw-la prole_fw-la ric._n pipe_n secundus_fw-la maritus_fw-la ......_o uxor_fw-la prima_fw-la joh._n pipe_n ric._n pipe_n henr._n pipe_n matilda_n fill_v geor._n gii_fw-la de_fw-fr castello_n joh._n factus_fw-la canon_n regul_n in_o prioratu_fw-la de_fw-fr oveston_n in_o com._n leic._n ingrith_n ux_fw-fr 1._o joh._n henr._n thomas_n ob_fw-la s._n p._n alianora_n katherine_n elizabetha_n margeria_n ob_fw-la s._n p._n joh._n pipe_n monachus_fw-la thom._n pipe_n ab._n de_fw-fr stonley_n rob._n ob_fw-la in_o part_n transm_n marg._n monial_a apud_fw-la godstow_n kath._n monial_a apud_fw-la litlemore_n will._n ob_fw-la s._n p._n rob._n obiit_fw-la s._n p._n alianora_n ux_fw-fr philippi_n beche_n margeria_n ux_fw-fr ......_o durvassal_n agnes_n ux_fw-fr rog._n blakenhole_n thomas_n pipe_n cler._n by_o richard_n the_o elder_a of_o which_o son_n it_o descend_v to_o henry_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o by_o ingrith_n his_o first_o wife_n have_v many_o child_n all_o which_o except_v margery_n die_v ibid._n with_o their_o mother_n of_o the_o pestilence_n so_o that_o the_o same_o henry_n afterward_o wed_v a_o second_o wife_n scil_n maud._n the_o daughter_n of_o george_n de_fw-fr castello_n of_o who_o he_o have_v but_o little_a joy_n for_o not_o long_o after_o the_o marriage_n he_o find_v that_o she_o be_v ibid._n with_o child_n by_o one_o john_n boote_n his_o father_n servant_n at_o which_o he_o take_v such_o grief_n that_o he_o die_v ibid._n before_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v viz._n on_o the_o feast_n day_n of_o st._n laurence_n 36_o e._n 3._o be_v then_o also_o seize_v ibid._n of_o the_o manor_n of_o morton-daubenie_a in_o this_o county_n as_o also_o of_o staunton_n and_o sitbeston_n in_o leicestershire_n whereupon_o john_n d._n of_o lancaster_n of_o who_o as_o in_o right_a of_o the_o honour_n of_o leicester_n the_o say_a manor_n of_o morton_n be_v hold_v seize_v ibid._n the_o say_a margery_n his_o suruâving_a daughter_n and_o john_n the_o son_n of_o maud_n so_o beget_v as_o aforesaid_a as_o his_o ward_n grant_v ibid._n they_o to_o john_n de_fw-fr stafford_n his_o clerk_n who_o to_o prevent_v that_o ill_o beget_v child_n of_o enjoy_v the_o inheritance_n make_v ibid._n he_o a_o canon_n regular_n in_o the_o priory_n of_o duston_n in_o leicestershire_n where_o he_o die_v and_o afterward_o have_v procure_v the_o say_a margery_n to_o make_v a_o feoffment_n unto_o one_o peter_n banaster_n a_o priest_n and_o other_o of_o all_o her_o inheritance_n to_o the_o use_n of_o he_o the_o say_v john_n and_o his_o heir_n which_o feoffment_n bear_v date_n in_o 47_o e._n 3._o past_o ibid._n it_o a_o way_n to_o will._n paylington_n vicar_n of_o radway_n and_o other_o feoffee_n for_o the_o abbot_n of_o stoneley_n use_n whereupon_o they_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o
the_o year_n next_o ensue_v in_o 8_o r._n 2._o he_o serve_v 27._o again_o in_o the_o parliament_n at_o westminster_n be_v also_o a_o commissioner_n 19_o for_o the_o assess_v a_o xv_o the_o and_o ten_o then_o grant_v to_o the_o king_n and_o the_o same_o year_n constitute_v shiriff_n 16._o for_o this_o county_n and_o leicestershire_n but_o the_o certain_a tâme_n of_o his_o death_n i_o can_v discover_v after_o which_o elizabeth_n his_o widow_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n 4._o to_o william_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plaunch_a by_o who_o he_o have_v no_o issue_n marry_v 6._o to_o the_o lord_n clinton_n as_o in_o maxstoke_n shall_v be_v show_v and_o hold_v this_o lordship_n of_o bermingham_n in_o dower_n till_o her_o death_n which_o happen_v not_o till_o 2_o h._n 6._o but_o before_o i_o proceed_v further_o it_o will_v not_o be_v incongruous_a i_o hope_v to_o say_v something_o of_o sir_n thomas_n de_fw-fr bermingham_n knight_n brother_n to_o the_o before_o mention_v sir_n john_n especial_o because_o he_o have_v his_o residence_n in_o this_o county_n and_o very_o likely_a here_o at_o bermingham_n though_o he_o be_v not_o lord_n of_o the_o manor_n in_o the_o parliament_n hold_v at_o westminster_n 51_o e._n 3._o he_o be_v one_o 12._o of_o the_o knight_n for_o this_o shire_n the_o same_o year_n and_o in_o 1_o r._n 2._o a_o commissioner_n d._n of_o array_n in_o 2_o r._n 2._o he_o serve_v 22._o again_o as_o a_o knight_n for_o this_o shire_n in_o the_o parliament_n then_o hold_v at_o gloucester_n and_o in_o another_o 3._o at_o westminster_n in_o 3_o r._n 2._o he_o be_v in_o commission_n 5._o for_o array_v of_o man_n and_o for_o assess_v 29._o a_o subsidy_n in_o this_o county_n and_o wed_a 13._o isabella_n the_o daughter_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr whitacre_n grandchild_n and_o heir_n to_o richard_n son_n of_o richard_n son_n of_o simon_n de_fw-fr whitacre_n a_o ancient_a family_n in_o this_o county_n as_o in_o whitacre_n shall_v be_v show_v which_o isabella_n in_o her_o widowhood_n have_v 8._o the_o custody_n of_o the_o land_n in_o wales_n belong_v to_o thomas_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o sâr_n john_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr roche_n knight_n decease_v commit_v to_o she_o during_o the_o minority_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n unto_o who_o she_o afterward_o give_v her_o daughter_n and_o heir_n elizabeth_n in_o 105._o marriage_n which_o elizabeth_n by_o the_o same_o thomas_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr roche_n left_a issue_n 8._o elene_n the_o wife_n of_o edmund_n lord_n ferrer_n of_o chartley_n and_o elizabeth_n of_o george_n longvile_n esquire_n who_o be_v find_v 8._o to_o be_v cousin_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o before_o specify_v sir_n john_n de_fw-fr bermingham_n howbeit_o the_o inheritance_n of_o this_o lordship_n be_v by_o some_o entail_v as_o it_o seem_v settle_v upon_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o the_o family_n viz._n another_o william_n de_fw-fr bermingham_n son_n of_o william_n son_n if_o i_o mistake_v not_o to_o john_n uncle_n to_o the_o before_o mention_v sir_n fouk_n for_o it_o appear_v 7._o that_o in_o 20_o ric._n 2._o he_o confirm_v unto_o certain_a feoffee_n to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o lady_n elizabeth_n than_o the_o wife_n of_o sir_n john_n de_fw-fr clinton_n but_o former_o of_o sir_n john_n de_fw-fr bermingham_n a_o estate_n for_o life_n in_o this_o manor_n save_v the_o reversion_n to_o himself_o and_o his_o heârs_n and_o yet_o style_v himself_o dominus_fw-la de_fw-la bermingham_n before_o her_o death_n as_o be_v evident_a by_o his_o presentation_n b._n of_o a_o priest_n in_o 4._o h._n 4._o to_o clodshales_n chantrie_n in_o the_o church_n of_o saint_n martin_n here_o at_o bermingham_n and_o so_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v be_v repute_v notwithstanding_o the_o interest_n that_o edm._n lord_n ferrer_n of_o chartley_n have_v therein_o in_o right_a of_o elene_n his_o wife_n as_o by_o the_o inquis_fw-la 6._o take_v after_o his_o death_n may_v seem_v this_o william_n burmyncham_n be_v not_o much_o inferior_a to_o any_o of_o his_o ancestor_n for_o public_a employment_n in_o this_o county_n in_o 1_o h._n 5._o he_o serve_v 12._o as_o one_o of_o the_o knight_n for_o this_o shire_n in_o the_o parliament_n then_o hold_v at_o westminster_n yet_o afterward_o till_o 17._o h._n 6._o he_o live_v retire_v as_o it_o seem_v but_o then_o he_o be_v first_o put_v in_o commission_n 36._o for_o conservation_n of_o the_o peace_n and_o the_o same_o year_n have_v a_o special_a exemption_n that_o no_o purveyor_n or_o victualler_n shall_v take_v any_o provision_n within_o this_o his_o lordship_n for_o the_o expense_n of_o the_o king_n household_n in_o which_o patent_n 13._o the_o king_n call_v he_o dilectus_fw-la armiger_n noster_fw-la in_o this_o man_n time_n viz._n in_o 19_o h._n 6._o i_o find_v it_o certify_v 21._o that_o this_o lordship_n of_o bermingham_n be_v hold_v of_o sir_n john_n sutton_n of_o dudley_n knight_n as_o of_o his_o castle_n of_o dudley_n by_o military_a service_n scil_n by_o homage_n fealty_n and_o escuage_z that_o be_v to_o 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the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o chorleton_n de_fw-fr oâtemore_n to_o this_o house_n in_o 22._o of_o his_o reign_n so_o also_o king_n henry_n 4_o the_o who_o give_v 30._o they_o the_o perpetual_a patronage_n of_o the_o church_n of_o everdon_n in_o northamptonshire_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n both_o which_o church_n be_v appropriate_v spooner_n by_o pope_n innocent_a the_o seven_o in_o anno_fw-la 1404._o 5_o h._n 4._o by_o who_o bull_n spooner_n it_o appear_v that_o the_o church_n of_o bikenhull_n in_o this_o county_n be_v unite_v to_o this_o monastery_n at_o the_o very_a first_o foundation_n thereof_o and_o that_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o appropriation_n make_v of_o the_o church_n before_o specify_v the_o nun_n of_o this_o covent_n be_v twelve_o in_o number_n but_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o small_a monastery_n for_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o the_o yearly_a revenue_n belong_v thereto_o be_v certify_v cotton_n at_o no_o more_o than_o xxi_o li._n two_o s._n ob_fw-la it_o be_v dissolve_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 27_o h._n 8._o whereupon_o joane_n hugford_n the_o then_o prioress_n have_v augm._n a_o annuity_n of_o three_o li._n vi_o s._n viij_o d._n grant_v to_o she_o for_o life_n after_o which_o scil_n in_o 31_o h._n 8._o the_o king_n by_o his_o letter_n 5._o patent_n date_v 25._o febr._n in_o consideration_n of_o ccvii_o li._n five_o s._n grant_v to_o john_n higford_n and_o his_o heir_n the_o site_n thereof_o and_o divers_a land_n thereto_o belong_v lie_v within_o the_o parish_n of_o solihull_n and_o knoll_n in_o this_o county_n to_o be_v hold_v in_o capite_fw-la by_o the_o twenty_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n pay_v xxiii_o s._n i_o d._n yearly_a to_o the_o king_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n in_o the_o name_n of_o a_o ten_o which_o john_n be_v descend_v 1619._o from_o the_o hugford_v of_o edmescote_n of_o who_o i_o have_v speak_v by_o william_n hugford_n of_o prinsethorpe_n a_o young_a son_n of_o that_o family_n have_v so_o 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but_o very_o little_a or_o nothing_o at_o all_o appear_v to_o have_v be_v prove_v and_o so_o much_o do_v a_o honest_a historian_n 10._o in_o his_o act_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n declare_v where_o speak_v of_o the_o proceed_n against_o they_o he_o say_v quamvis_fw-la in_o multis_fw-la essent_fw-la accusati_fw-la nichil_fw-la tamen_fw-la inventum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-fr jure_fw-la videretur_fw-la statum_fw-la illorum_fw-la annullare_fw-la and_o that_o this_o be_v truth_n speak_v then_o of_o will._n de_fw-fr grenefeld_n archbishop_n of_o york_n at_o that_o time_n he_o further_o say_v 30._o archiepiscopus_fw-la willielmus_fw-la pielate_fw-la motus_fw-la super_fw-la statu_fw-la templariorum_n suae_fw-la diocesit_fw-la omni_fw-la auxilio_fw-la destitutorum_fw-la eos_fw-la in_o diversa_fw-la suae_fw-la diocesis_fw-la instituit_fw-la monasteria_fw-la eisque_fw-la svo_fw-la perpetuo_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la necessaria_fw-la ministrari_fw-la praecepit_fw-la yet_o such_o be_v 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jerusalem_n but_o these_o also_o from_o a_o low_a beginning_n through_o the_o great_a austerity_n of_o their_o life_n at_o first_o obtain_v vast_a possession_n before_o what_o belong_v to_o the_o templar_n be_v settle_v upon_o they_o in_o this_o county_n they_o have_v ancient_o i_o mean_v before_o the_o accession_n of_o the_o templar_n land_n to_o they_o land_n in_o grafton_n be_v give_v to_o they_o by_o henry_n the_o son_n to_o bernardus_n de_fw-fr grafton_n and_o 3._o other_o in_o chesterton_n by_o n._n william_n de_fw-fr croc_n in_o 3._o preston-bagot_n whitnash_n a._n newbold-pacie_n a._n bilney_n b._n rieton_n a._n super_fw-la dunsmore_n halford_n a._n anstie_n 61._o and_o other_o place_n by_o the_o gift_n of_o sundry_a person_n and_o of_o what_o great_a esteem_n this_o their_o order_n be_v within_o england_n the_o charter_n insp._n of_o privilege_n and_o liberty_n grant_v to_o they_o by_o king_n ric._n 1._o in_o 5_o 0_o of_o his_o reign_n do_v sufficient_o manifest_a where_o the_o general_a word_n âun_v thus_o conâessimus_fw-la omne_fw-la sus_fw-la omne_fw-la dominium_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la pertinet_fw-la &_o pertineat_fw-la omnem_fw-la potestatem_fw-la omnes_fw-la libertates_fw-la &_o liberas_fw-la consuetudines_fw-la quas_fw-la regius_fw-la potestas_fw-la confer_v potest_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o i_o return_v to_o balshall_n the_o next_o thing_n most_o observable_a in_o reference_n to_o these_o knight_n hospitalar_n wherewith_o i_o have_v meet_v be_v a_o passage_n which_o manife_v 4._o that_o all_o their_o tenant_n for_o the_o better_a fruition_n of_o the_o many_o privilege_n belong_v to_o those_o land_n do_v use_v to_o erect_v cross_n upon_o their_o house_n which_o custom_n appear_v by_o the_o seizure_n of_o a_o house_n and_o certain_a ground_n thereto_o belong_v that_o lie_v in_o wishaw_n into_o the_o king_n hand_n in_o respect_n that_o one_o chestershire_n the_o owner_n thereof_o have_v set_v a_o cross_n upon_o it_o to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o may_v partake_v of_o the_o templar_n privilege_n whereas_o in_o truth_n the_o premise_n have_v not_o any_o relation_n to_o that_o order_n i_o do_v not_o find_v that_o the_o hospitalar_n hold_v this_o place_n as_o a_o preceptorie_a by_o the_o residence_n of_o any_o of_o their_o fraternity_n here_o as_o the_o templar_n do_v but_o rather_o the_o contrary_a for_o it_o appear_v a._n that_o in_o e._n 4._o time_n john_n beaufitz_n esquire_n be_v their_o fermour_n of_o the_o house_n call_v the_o preceptorie_a and_o reside_v there_o which_o john_n in_o 22_o h._n 6._o undergo_v the_o office_n of_o eschaetor_n 9_o for_o this_o county_n and_o leicestershire_n as_o also_o from_o 11_o e._n 4._o till_o 4_o h._n 7._o inclusive_a be_v a_o justice_n d._n of_o peace_n in_o this_o shire_n and_o moreover_o that_o have_v be_v in_o 16_o e._n 4._o shiriff_n 9_o for_o both_o these_o county_n and_o in_o 1._o and_o 2_o h._n 7._o again_o eschaetor_n 7._o he_o die_v in_o 22_o h._n 7._o as_o the_o date_n and_o probate_n of_o his_o testament_n 21._o do_v manifest_a by_o which_o he_o bequeath_v his_o body_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o monastery_n of_o kenilworth_n before_o the_o image_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o quiâe_n or_o where_o else_o john_n yardley_n the_o then_o abbot_n shall_v think_v more_o expedient_a and_o to_o the_o abbot_n and_o covent_n of_o that_o house_n give_v a_o basin_n and_o ewer_n of_o silver_n to_o serve_v at_o the_o high_a altar_n the_o same_o abbot_n during_o his_o whole_a life_n be_v to_o pray_v for_o he_o daily_o in_o his_o mass_n especial_o by_o name_n and_o he_o that_o shall_v daily_o say_v the_o chapter_n mass_n to_o pray_v for_o the_o soul_n of_o sir_n ralph_n boteler_n lord_n sudley_n and_o his_o lady_n and_o he_o the_o say_v john_n beaufitz_n especial_o by_o name_n as_o the_o say_a abbot_n and_o covent_n please_v and_o likewise_o he_o that_o be_v to_o sing_v our_o lady_n mass_n to_o the_o same_o abbot_n he_o also_o give_v a_o gild_a piece_n to_o the_o value_n of_o ten_o mark_n to_o pray_v daily_o for_o he_o by_o name_n in_o his_o mass_n and_o he_o and_o his_o covent_n to_o assoil_v he_o in_o the_o chapterhouse_n this_o john_n have_v ibid._n also_o in_o fletchamsted_n a_o estate_n by_o lease_n from_o the_o knight_n hospitalar_n and_o beside_o this_o possess_v ibid._n a_o manor_n in_o lodbroke_n call_v wynteners_n as_o also_o the_o manor_n of_o wodcote_n in_o this_o county_n and_o leave_v issue_n ibid._n margery_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n afterward_o marry_v 8._o to_o sir_n robert_n belyngham_n knight_n little_o have_v i_o see_v else_o worthy_a the_o notice_n touch_v this_o place_n other_o than_o the_o custom_n which_o ancient_o as_o be_v evident_a by_o that_o r._n account_n in_o 31_o h._n 2._o be_v as_o follow_v viz._n that_o their_o tenant_n be_v yearly_a to_o mow_v three_o day_n in_o harvest_n one_o at_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o house_n and_o to_o plough_v three_o day_n whereof_o 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thursday_n the_o first_o mass_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o note_n as_o also_o the_o high_a mass_n of_o the_o day_n on_o friday_n the_o first_o mass_n of_o the_o b._n virgin_n by_o note_n and_o the_o high_a mass_n of_o the_o holy_a across_o the_o same_o day_n by_o note_n also_o on_o saturday_n the_o first_o mass_n of_o s._n john_n the_o evangelist_n by_o note_n and_o the_o high_a mass_n of_o the_o glorious_a virgin_n mary_n and_o that_o every_o priest_n in_o his_o several_a mass_n shall_v special_o pray_v for_o he_o the_o say_a sir_n william_n and_o all_o the_o person_n before_o recite_v both_o live_a and_o dead_a as_o also_o that_o in_o his_o memento_n for_o the_o live_n special_a mention_n be_v make_v of_o they_o as_o aforesaid_a they_o shall_v pray_v for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o the_o church_n and_o kingdom_n and_o all_o the_o benefactor_n to_o the_o say_a chantrie_n and_o last_o that_o after_o his_o decease_n they_o shall_v in_o the_o first_o place_n remember_v he_o next_o 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not_o find_v that_o it_o be_v ever_o appropriate_v to_o they_o or_o that_o they_o continue_v long_a patron_n thereof_o the_o advouson_n have_v be_v for_o many_o age_n in_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o manor_n in_o a_o 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o it_o be_v rate_v scac._n at_o xuj_o mark_n over_z and_o above_o half_a a_o mark_n which_o the_o parson_n of_o overton_n before_o specify_v do_v receive_v out_o of_o it_o and_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o at_o a._n xx_o l._n three_o s._n iiii_o d._n beside_o ix_o s._n vi_o d._n allow_v for_o procuration_n and_o synodal_n patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n rob._n de_fw-fr grendon_n mile_n lich._n henr._n de_fw-fr grendon_n cler._n a_o 1253._o rad._n de_fw-fr grendon_n mile_n a._n will._n de_fw-fr edrichesley_n cler._n 10_o cal._n apr._n 1300._o rad._n de_fw-fr grendon_n mile_n a._n will._n de_fw-fr edrichesley_n cler._n 10_o cal._n apr._n 1300._o rad._n de_fw-fr grendon_n mile_n b._n will._n de_fw-fr clinton_n pbr._n 7._o apr._n 1330._o rad._n de_fw-fr rocheford_n nich._n de_fw-fr ivynho_n accol_n 2_o l_n dec._n 1349._o a_o d._n henr._n dux_n lanc._n will._n de_fw-fr slattebourn_n cap._n 12_o cal._n dec._n 1360._o b_o d._n will._n beeke_v mile_n &_o will._n chetwynd_n mile_n thomas_n de_fw-fr hampton_n pbr._n 14_o cal._n junii_fw-la 1369._o b_o joh._n dux_n lanc._n rob._n attemore_n pbr._n 7_o cal._n junii_fw-la 1369._o a._n d._n will._n chetwynd_n de_fw-fr jagestre_n mile_n joh._n the_o bynbroke_a pbr._n 26_o apr._n 1382._o b._n d._n alicia_n de_fw-fr chetwynd_n walt_n bullok_n 3_o jan._n 1401._o a._n d._n alicia_n de_fw-fr chetwynd_n joh._n abyndon_n 15_o jan._n 1401._o ric._n chetwynd_n fill_v &_o haer_fw-mi d_o will._n chetwind_v mil._n joh._n pulford_n cap._n 18_o febr._fw-la 1404._o b._n mag._n joh._n stafford_n legum_n dr._n thes._n angl._n sim._n melburn_n ult_n julii_fw-la 1423._o b._n thomas_n littilton_n &_o johanna_n ux_fw-fr ejus_fw-la will._n wear_v 19_o martii_fw-la 1447._o b._n thomas_n littilton_n &_o johanna_n ux_fw-fr ejus_fw-la ric._n cokket_n pbr._n 4_o aug._n 1449._o b._n thomas_n littilton_n &_o johanna_n ux_fw-fr ejus_fw-la rog._n wall._n in_o decr._n bac._n pbr._n 26_o jan._n 1449._o b._n d._n phil._n draicot_n mile_n ex_fw-la concess_n will._n chetwyn_n be_v d._n edm._n wondefende_v 1_o julii_fw-la 1538._o a._n joh._n chetwyn_n de_fw-fr ingestre_n be_v d._n will._n rowley_n cler._n 17._o oct._n 1558._o b._n joh._n chetwin_n &_o will._n fill_v &_o haeres_fw-la ejus_fw-la joh._n sprotte_n cler._n 3._o dec._n 1578._o a._n will._n chetwyn_n be_v thomas_n walker_n cler._n 10_o oct._n 1579._o c._n will._n chetwyn_n mile_n georgius_n kent_n cler._n 26_o junii_fw-la 1607._o f._n whittington_n that_o this_o petty_a village_n be_v original_o a_o member_n of_o grendon_n within_o which_o parish_n it_o lie_v and_o therewith_o involve_v in_o the_o conqueror_n survey_n i_o be_o full_o satisfy_v for_o part_n of_o it_o be_v give_v insp._n to_o the_o monk_n of_o merevale_n by_o robert_n earl_n ferrer_n upon_o his_o foundation_n of_o that_o monastery_n but_o the_o residue_n do_v the_o family_n of_o grendon_n owner_n of_o grendon_n possess_v d._n as_o a_o branch_n n._n of_o that_o lordship_n which_o in_o process_n of_o time_n be_v grant_v away_o by_o some_o of_o the_o lord_n of_o grendon_n come_v to_o be_v repute_v a_o manor_n one_o margery_n ribbif_n in_o 6_o r._n 2._o hold_v 60._o it_o for_o life_n by_o that_o name_n the_o inheritance_n be_v 60._o in_o sir_n geffrey_n fuljambe_n knight_n which_o sir_n geffrey_n leave_v issue_n 21._o alice_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n about_o a_o year_n old_a in_o 12_o r._n 2._o howbeit_o after_o this_o i_o do_v not_o find_v it_o term_v a_o manor_n for_o upon_o the_o grant_n thereof_o from_o john_n hekling_a of_o lyndeby_n esquire_n and_o joan_n his_o wife_n unto_o william_n repington_n of_o amington_n in_o this_o county_n esquire_n in_o 13_o h._n 6._o it_o pass_v 6._o by_o the_o name_n of_o ten_o message_n cccc_o acre_n of_o land_n thirty_o acre_n of_o meadow_n and_o xl_o acre_n of_o pasture_n from_o who_o be_v descend_v sir_n john_n repington_n now_o of_o amington_n knight_n the_o present_a owner_n thereof_o that_o which_o the_o monk_n of_o merevale_n have_v here_o yield_v b._n liiii_o s._n yearly_a rent_n of_o assize_n in_o 26_o h._n 8._o but_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o dissolution_n of_o that_o abbey_n be_v in_o 32_o h._n 8._o grant_v 5._o with_o the_o site_n thereof_o and_o a_o multitude_n of_o other_o land_n unto_o sir_n wâlter_n devereux_n knight_n lord_n ferrer_n of_o chartley_n and_o so_o consequent_o divolve_v to_o robert_n earl_n of_o essex_n the_o present_a owner_n thereof_o a_o scil_n 1640._o polesworth_n next_o below_o grendon-parish_n be_v polesworth_n situate_a which_o contain_v within_o its_o precinct_n divers_a village_n and_o place_n of_o note_n scil_n badsley-endsor_a dordon_n freseley_n hall-end_n dodenhale_n and_o pooley_n on_o the_o south_n side_n of_o the_o river_n with_o stipershill_n waverton_n and_o bramcote_n on_o the_o north._n of_o this_o place_n though_o there_o be_v no_o particular_a mention_n in_o the_o conquerour_n survey_n as_o of_o divers_a the_o most_o ancient_a town_n and_o burrough_n be_v not_o yet_o for_o antiquity_n and_o venerable_a esteem_n needs_o it_o not_o give_v precedence_n to_o any_o in_o this_o county_n be_v honour_v with_o the_o plantation_n of_o the_o first_o religious-house_n therein_o that_o be_v in_o all_o these_o part_n found_v arâ_n by_o king_n egbert_n our_o first_o english_a monarch_n but_o before_o i_o far_o proceed_v to_o speak_v thereof_o i_o resolve_v here_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o what_o i_o have_v see_v most_o considerable_a touch_v the_o antiquity_n of_o a_o monastic_a life_n practise_v by_o woman_n as_o i_o have_v do_v in_o coventre_n for_o man_n wherein_o i_o can_v discern_v till_o towards_o the_o four_o centurie_n any_o thing_n thereof_o for_o though_o a_o learned_a person_n 24._o observe_v that_o non_fw-la solùm_fw-la viri_fw-la sed_fw-la mulieres_fw-la etiam_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la christi_fw-la tempore_fw-la ministerio_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la addicebantur_fw-la yet_o he_o say_v verum_fw-la procedente_fw-la tempore_fw-la instituta_fw-la sunt_fw-la collegia_fw-la seu_fw-la monasteria_fw-la virginum_fw-la deo_fw-la consecratarum_fw-la &_o solennibus_fw-la votis_fw-la obstrictarum_fw-la and_o that_o marcelia_n be_v the_o first_o who_o begin_v it_o in_o the_o western_a church_n we_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o c._n st._n hierom_n marcelia_n say_v he_o in_o occidente_n circa_fw-la a_o cccxl_o virginum_fw-la &_o viduarum_fw-la didicit_fw-la disciplinam_fw-la which_o kind_n of_o life_n be_v teach_v she_o by_o athanasius_n as_o baronius_n 97._o affirm_v but_o that_o they_o exercise_v it_o so_o soon_o in_o that_o solemn_a manner_n as_o in_o after_o time_n have_v be_v use_v viz._n under_o the_o threefold_a vow_n of_o poverty_n obedience_n and_o chastity_n can_v be_v make_v good_a for_o clear_v it_o be_v from_o the_o testimony_n
of_o a_o authentic_a writer_n 99_o that_o st._n benedict_n first_o prescribe_v that_o rule_n benedictus_n cum_fw-la sorore_fw-la scholasticâ_fw-la primus_fw-la regularem_fw-la vitam_fw-la certis_fw-la legibus_fw-la &_o ordinibus_fw-la cum_fw-la hactenus_fw-la seorsim_fw-la liberè_fw-la christo_fw-la inservissent_fw-la inchoavit_fw-la which_o rule_n come_v in_o time_n to_o have_v that_o venerable_a esteem_n that_o as_o baronius_n 7._o tell_v we_o in_o liptinensi_fw-la concilio_n in_o cameracensi_fw-la galliae_fw-la agro_fw-la sancitum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la monachi_fw-la ac_fw-la nonnae_fw-la juxta_fw-la regulam_fw-la s._n benedicti_fw-la coenobia_n sva_fw-la ordinarent_fw-la the_o first_o monastery_n of_o nun_n which_o we_o have_v here_o in_o england_n be_v that_o of_o berk_v in_o essex_n found_v 40._o by_o erkenwald_n bishop_n of_o london_n about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n dclxvi_o long_o before_o the_o reception_n of_o st._n benet_n rule_n in_o this_o nation_n i_o now_o come_v to_o this_o of_o polesworth_n and_o in_o the_o first_o place_n shall_v take_v notice_n upon_o what_o occasion_n msâ_n it_o be_v found_v and_o then_o go_v on_o to_o show_v the_o endowment_n thereof_o with_o land_n etc._n etc._n king_n egbert_n have_v one_o only_a son_n call_v arnulph_n who_o be_v a_o leper_n and_o hear_v by_o a_o bishop_n which_o come_v from_o ireland_n that_o the_o then_o king_n of_o connaught_n have_v a_o nun_n to_o his_o daughter_n call_v modwen_n that_o heal_v all_o disease_a people_n repair_v to_o she_o send_v his_o say_a son_n at_o the_o persuasion_n of_o that_o bishop_n into_o ireland_n where_o he_o be_v according_o cure_v by_o the_o same_o holy_a woman_n which_o great_a favour_n so_o please_v king_n egbert_n that_o he_o forthwith_o invite_v st._n modwen_n to_o come_v into_o england_n promise_v that_o he_o will_v âound_v a_o monastery_n for_o she_o and_o her_o covent_n of_o which_o tender_a she_o soon_o after_o accept_v forasmuch_o as_o the_o religious_a house_n wherein_o she_o reside_v be_v by_o war_n betwixt_o those_o petty_a king_n of_o ireland_n burn_v and_o waste_v and_o bring_v over_o with_o she_o two_o of_o her_o fellow_n nun_n whereupon_o the_o king_n have_v a_o great_a opinion_n of_o her_o sanctity_n recommend_v his_o daughter_n edith_n unto_o she_o to_o be_v instruct_v in_o religion_n after_o the_o rule_n of_o st._n benet_n give_v she_o a_o dwell_a place_n in_o the_o forest_n of_o ardeââe_n then_o call_v trensale_n where_o the_o say_v edith_n together_o with_o st._n lyne_n and_o st._n osithe_o live_v together_o in_o a_o holy_a manner_n and_o soon_o after_o found_v a_o monastery_n for_o they_o on_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n anchor_n at_o this_o place_n call_v pollysworth_n the_o first_o syllable_n pol_n import_v a_o deepness_n of_o water_n and_o the_o other_o scil_n worth_a a_o dwelling_n or_o habitation_n constitute_v the_o say_a edith_n abbess_n thereof_o ordinis_fw-la benedictini_fw-la monialis_fw-la i_o shall_v not_o take_v upon_o i_o to_o censure_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o story_n as_o to_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o but_o in_o circumstance_n perhaps_o there_o may_v be_v some_o mistake_v therein_o for_o by_o a_o author_n 14._o who_o more_o compendious_o speak_v thereof_o it_o be_v refer_v to_o king_n ethelwolph_n son_n to_o k._n egbert_n who_o son_n alured_n languish_v of_o a_o desperate_a infirmity_n be_v thus_o cure_v by_o s._n modwene_n whereupon_o he_o give_v unto_o she_o land_n in_o this_o realm_n for_o the_o sound_n of_o two_o monastery_n of_o nun_n one_o here_o in_o arden_n at_o polesworth_n wherein_o as_o he_o say_v osithe_a and_o athea_n two_o holy_a virgin_n and_o s._n edith_n sister_n to_o the_o say_a king_n ethelwolph_n dwell_v and_o the_o other_o at_o streneshale_v but_o of_o their_o go_v to_o oldbury_n and_o bring_v back_o hither_o i_o shall_v not_o make_v any_o question_n though_o the_o appartion_n of_o s._n edith_n with_o her_o crosier_n may_v be_v doubt_v forasmuch_o as_o the_o word_n of_o robert_n marmion_n charter_n and_o milisent_n his_o wife_n do_v import_v no_o less_o which_o i_o have_v here_o transcribe_v 33._o notum_fw-la siâ_n omnibus_fw-la i_o concessisse_fw-la osannae_fw-la priorissae_n ad_fw-la religionem_fw-la instaurandam_fw-la sanctimonialium_fw-la ibi_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la s._n edithae_n de_fw-fr pollesworda_n cum_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la it_o a_o quod_fw-la conventus_fw-la de_fw-la aldeberia_fw-la ibi_fw-la sit_fw-la manens_fw-la hence_o it_o be_v as_o i_o guess_v that_o this_o robert_n marmion_n and_o his_o wife_n be_v by_o the_o learned_a leland_n account_v to_o have_v be_v founder_n thereof_o in_o which_o repute_n i_o shall_v leave_v they_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o also_o appear_v insp._n that_o they_o give_v the_o town_n of_o polesworth_n total_o thereto_o with_o their_o whole_a demesne_n in_o waverton_n all_o which_o be_v confirm_v by_o king_n stephen_n i_o shall_v now_o descend_v to_o such_o other_o benefactor_n as_o these_o nun_n have_v the_o next_o and_o chief_a whereof_o be_v walter_n de_fw-fr hastings_n who_o give_v aur_fw-it oldbury_n unto_o they_o it_o be_v a_o cell_n to_o this_o monastery_n as_o i_o have_v already_o observe_v after_o which_o they_o have_v insp._n by_o robert_n marmion_n son_n to_o the_o before-specified_n robert_n and_o milisent_n the_o church_n of_o queinton_n in_o gloucestershire_n which_o in_o 12_o r._n 2._o they_o procure_v to_o be_v appropriate_a 35._o to_o they_o as_o also_o the_o mill_n at_o kingsburieâ_n â_z call_v hemlingford-mill_n with_o certain_a meadow-ground_n and_o other_o land_n by_o g._n robert_n fitz-walter_n and_o amabill_n his_o wife_n one_o of_o the_o coheir_n unto_o osbert_n de_fw-fr arden_n and_o moreover_o a_o mill_n at_o hurley_n give_v g._n by_o alice_n sister_n to_o the_o say_v amabil_n than_o wife_n of_o simon_n de_fw-fr harecurt_n both_o which_o be_v confirm_v by_o ralph_n de_fw-fr bracebrigge_n afterward_o lord_n of_o that_o manor_n in_o draiton_n in_o com._n leic._n they_o have_v a_o good_a proportion_n of_o land_n give_v aur_fw-it by_o picot_n archer_n in_o h._n 2._o time_n and_o confirm_v ib._n by_o robert_n then_o earl_n of_o leicester_n with_o a_o far_a augmentation_n n._n by_o william_n de_fw-fr trumpinton_n in_o burdingburie_n in_o this_o county_n certain_a land_n by_o supra_fw-la edelina_n sister_n to_o robert_n boteler_n of_o ingleby_n for_o the_o soul_n health_n of_o walter_n de_fw-fr somervile_n her_o husband_n the_o church_n of_o barwell_n in_o leicestershire_n by_o supra_fw-la erneburga_n the_o mother_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr hastings_n the_o church_n of_o ansley_n in_o this_o county_n by_o n._n william_n the_o son_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr hardreshull_n certain_a land_n in_o bromcote_n n._n by_o william_n fitz-walkeline_a of_o bromcote_n which_o be_v confirm_v by_o robert_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n in_o consideration_n that_o these_o nun_n allow_v he_o to_o have_v a_o chantrie_n in_o his_o chapel_n at_o bromcote_n whereunto_o robert_n de_fw-fr grendon_n in_o 32_o e._n 1._o add_v n._n a_o yard-land_n and_o certain_a message_n lie_v in_o the_o same_o village_n all_o those_o land_n call_v coppenhull_n near_o shuttenton_n give_v by_o be_v william_n burdet_n which_o hugh_n his_o son_n confirm_v temp_n h._n 2._o a_o yard_n land_n in_o sirescote_n by_o be_v roger_n the_o son_n of_o walter_n de_fw-fr sumervile_n certain_a land_n in_o snarkeston_n com._n leic._n which_o william_n the_o appilby_n give_v n._n together_o with_o his_o body_n to_o sepulture_n in_o this_o monastery_n &_o which_o be_v confirm_v n._n by_o will._n de_fw-fr charnell_n and_o clementia_n his_o wife_n the_o mill_n of_o freseley_n and_o a_o proportion_n of_o land_n there_o by_o r._n robert_n de_fw-fr kaily_n with_o addition_n r._n of_o more_o by_o sir_n jordan_n de_fw-fr whitacre_n knight_n and_o will._n savage_n which_o william_n give_v r._n also_o certain_a land_n in_o dodenhale_n as_o also_o all_o the_o ground_n he_o have_v in_o povele-wood_n where_o 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i_o have_v not_o see_v nor_o any_o more_o thereof_o than_o that_o in_o 5_o e._n 6._o sir_n john_n brown_a knight_n have_v a_o licence_n 2._o to_o grant_v it_o unto_o william_n byât_fw-la and_o other_o the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o s._n michael_n in_o anno_fw-la 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o be_v value_v âcacc_fw-la at_o twelve_o mark_n and_o a_o half_a and_o in_o b._n 26_o h._n 8._o at_o xuj_o li._n three_o s._n x_o d._n patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n procurator_n abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr pratellis_fw-la a._n magr._fw-la will._n de_fw-fr bockstone_n subdiac_n 15._o cal._n oct._n 1311._o procurator_n abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr pratellis_fw-la b._n magr._fw-la thomas_n de_fw-fr multon_n cler._n 9_o cal._n apr._n 1331._o edw._n rex_fw-la angl._n ratione_fw-la priorat_fw-la de_fw-fr warminton_n in_o manu_fw-la sva_fw-la exist_v joh._n de_fw-fr uppynham_n cler._n 13._o cal._n julii_fw-la 1349._o b._n edw._n rex_fw-la angl._n ratione_fw-la priorat_fw-la de_fw-fr warminton_n in_o manu_fw-la sva_fw-la exist_v joh._n de_fw-fr penerwich_n 15._o cal._n aug._n 1350._o a._n procurator_n abb._n &_o c._n de_fw-fr pratellis_fw-la joh._n careswell_v pbr._n 2._o non._n jan._n 1361._o b._n procurator_n abb._n &_o c._n de_fw-fr pratellis_fw-la joh._n bosevill_n pbr._n 4._o non._n aug._n 1364._o â_o d._n rex_fw-la ratione_fw-la ut_fw-la supra_fw-la joh._n leech_n pbr._n 9_o cal._n dec._n 1373._o â_o d._n rex_fw-la ratione_fw-la ut_fw-la supra_fw-la thom._n the_o pennerudok_n aâcoliâus_fw-la 14._o cal._n maii._n 1376._o a._n d._n thom._n erpyngham_n mile_n râb_n lymbourne_n cap._n 7._o aug._n 1404._o b._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr wytham_n ric._n nayler_n pbr._n 13._o oct._n 1429._o b._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr wytham_n d._n will._n hull_n cap._n 12._o junii_fw-la 1432._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr wytham_n joh._n reedhull_n 10._o jan._n 1440._o b._n d._n rex_fw-la d._n sim._n pope_n cap._n 10._o maii._fw-la 1543._o b._n johan._n crocker_n 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inheritance_n in_o normandy_n he_o obtain_v