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A36791 The antiquities of Warwickshire illustrated from records, leiger-books, manuscripts, charters, evidences, tombes, and armes : beautified with maps, prospects and portraictures / by William Dugdale. Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686. 1656 (1656) Wing D2479; ESTC R4379 1,795,370 725

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to_o the_o monk_n in_o the_o say_v 34_o year_n of_o h._n 3._o as_o parcel_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o coventre_n which_o monk_n have_v free-warren_n there_o and_o heriot_n of_o all_o their_o tenant_n with_o the_o tithe_n appropriate_v ib._n to_o they_o as_o belong_v to_o s._n mich._n church_n in_o coventre_n whitmore_n this_o though_o it_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n woody_a yet_o be_v in_o some_o place_n so_o moorish_a as_o that_o the_o ground_n bear_v nothing_o but_o moss_n which_o be_v in_o one_o place_n white_a give_v occasion_n doubtless_o for_o its_o name_n but_o it_o be_v ancient_o a_o member_n a._n of_o radford_n and_o partly_o by_o the_o grant_v ib._n of_o several_a devout_a people_n as_o well_o as_o purchase_v become_v of_o so_o large_a a_o extent_n as_o that_o in_o 6_o e._n 3._o the_o monk_n of_o coventre_n obtain_v licence_n 16._o from_o the_o k._n make_v it_o a_o park_n which_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n in_o those_o day_n contain_v 436_o acre_n of_o waist_n and_o 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to_o the_o monastery_n of_o alcester_n of_o his_o foundation_n and_o it_o may_v very_o well_o be_v presume_v that_o the_o above_o specify_v hugh_n the_o ●remema●●nill_n so_o confer_v it_o upon_o boteler_n in_o regard_n that_o robert_n blanchema●ns_v earl_n of_o leicester_n wed_v scac._n not_o his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n call_v petronill_n till_o h._n 2._o time_n but_o of_o this_o family_n of_o boteler_n i_o shall_v speak_v historical_o in_o oversley_n therefore_o will_v i_o next_o take_v notice_n of_o what_o be_v most_o memorable_a in_o relation_n to_o this_o place_n in_o particular_a from_o the_o beforespecify_v raph●_n ●_z it_o descend_v to_o william_n le_fw-fr boteler_n who_o in_o 7_o e._n 1._o b._n hold_v it_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o leicester_n by_o the_o service_n of_o two_o kts._n fee_n have_v then_o one_o watermill_n here_o and_o two_o carucate_n of_o land_n in_o demesn_a and_o thirty_o tenant_n hold_v one_o yard_n land_n and_o a_o half_a by_o payment_n of_o certain_a rent_n and_o performance_n of_o several_a service_n viz._n plough_v reap_v carry_v corn_n and_o the_o like_a as_o also_o x._o cott●ers_n but_o these_o do_v 1._o their_o suit_n to_o the_o court-leet_n hold_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o leicester_n in_o this_o town_n have_v sup●a_fw-la ralph_n de_fw-fr ardern_n also_o at_o that_o time_n seven_o yard_n land_n which_o he_o hold_v of_o john_n mallore_n and_o he_o of_o the_o say_v william_n le_fw-fr boteler_n of_o which_o boteler_n the_o last_o that_o have_v to_o do_v here_o be_v sir_n william_n le_fw-fr boteler_n knight_n who_o leave_v issue_n eliz._n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n first_o marry_v unto_o sir_n robert_n de_fw-fr ferrer_n knight_n and_o afterward_o to_o thomas_n mollington_n as_o by_o the_o descent_n in_o oversley_n will_v appear_v from_o which_o eliz._n it_o descend_v to_o nevil_n and_o afterward_o to_o gascoign_v as_o oversley_n do_v and_o be_v by_o sir_n william_n gascoign_n knight_n the_o four_o from_o he_o that_o marry_v nevill_n heir_n sell_v 8._o to_o thomas_n lord_n cromwell_n in_o 29_o h._n 8._o which_o thomas_n be_v attaint_v 6_o in_o the_o parl._n begin_v at_o westminster_n 30_o h._n 8._o it_o eschaet_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o be_v thereupon_o grant_v 6_o to_o richard_n fermour_n and_o anne_n his_o wife_n and_o to_o john_n fermour_n their_o son_n and_o maud_n his_o wife_n and_o to_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o the_o say_v john_n by_o the_o king_n letter_n patent_n date_v 23._o nou._n 36_o h._n 8._o but_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o say_v john_n dye_v without_o issue_n male_a for_o i_o find_v that_o k._n edward_n 6._o in_o 7._o of_o his_o reign_n by_o his_o patent_n 4._o bear_v date_n 23._o junii_fw-la grant_v it_o to_o peter_n temple_n of_o derset_v in_o this_o county_n gent._n and_o thomas_n lee_n of_o clatercote_n in_o the_o county_n of_o oxford_n gentleman_n and_o their_o heir_n to_o hold_v in_o capite_fw-la by_o the_o xl_o the_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee._n which_o peter_n sell_v away_o sundry_a parcel_n thereof_o to_o several_a person_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o queen_n maryes_fw-mi reign_n among_o which_o john_n woodward_n purchase_v 12._o the_o manor_n place_n and_o a_o large_a proportion_n therewith_o which_o john_n die_v m._n seize_v thereof_o 8._o nou._n 2._o &_o 3_o ph._n &_o m._n leave_v richard_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n 50._o year_n of_o age_n who_o die_v m._n also_o seize_v thereof_o 14._o aug._n 4._o &_o 5._o ph._n &_o m._n leave_v john_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n 26._o year_n of_o age_n but_o the_o great_a eliz._n proportion_n beside_o viz._n 1._o mess._n 1._o garden_n 1._o orchard_n ccc_o acre_n of_o land_n x._o acre_n of_o meadow_n viij_o acre_n of_o pasture_n and_o l._n acre_n of_o heath_n &_o fur_n be_v sell_v to_o tho._n and_o edward_n savage_a by_o the_o before_o specify_v peter_n temple_n and_o thomas_n lee_n which_o
and_o the_o three_o part_n do_v elizabeth_n duchess_n of_o norff._n hold_v 25●_n in_o dower_n to_o this_o thomas_n succeed_v john_n d._n of_o norff._n as_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o enfeoft_v 4_o ric._n waller_n and_o henry_n bradfield_n in_o this_o manor_n and_o they_o will._n brandon_n esq_n as_o it_o seem_v for_o ric._n waller_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o say_v richard_n by_o his_o deed_n be_v bear_v date_n 25_o sept._n 1_o e._n 4._o release_v to_o the_o say_v will._n and_o eliz._n his_o wife_n with_o alianore_n their_o daughter_n all_o his_o estate_n therein_o in_o reversion_n eliz._n duchess_n of_o norff._n have_v 4._o a_o estate_n for_o life_n in_o the_o same_o nevertheless_o by_o a_o inq._n take_v in_o 7_o h._n 7._o wherein_o the_o title_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr peito_n former_o mention_v be_v recite_v it_o appear_v 7_o that_o the_o say_v will_n brandon_n by_o the_o name_n of_o s_o ●_o will._n brandon_n knight_n and_o eliz._n his_o wife_n receive_v the_o profit_n thereof_o from_o the_o 2._o till_o 7_o h._n 7._o but_o how_o much_o soon_o or_o long_o be_v to_o i_o yet_o uncertain_a which_o s_o ●_o william_n past_o 8._o it_o to_o henry_n kebull_n alderman_n of_o london_n who_o depopulate_v 8._o 7_o mess._n and_o one_o cottage_n here_o and_o enclose_v 350_o acre_n of_o land_n be_v all_o that_o be_v in_o this_o village_n except_o the_o manor_n house_n wherewith_o lxxx_o acre_n of_o land_n be_v occupy_v and_o by_o his_o testament_n 30._o bear_v date_n 28_o apr._n a_o 1517._o 9_o henry_n 8._o settle_v it_o inter_fw-la alia_fw-la upon_o george_n keble_n his_o grandchild_n son_n of_o thomas_n keb●e_n his_o son_n decease_v with_o remainder_n for_o want_v of_o issue_n male_a by_o the_o say_v george_n to_o will._n blunt_a lord_n mountjoy_n and_o alice_n his_o wife_n the_o testator_n daughter_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o their_o two_o body_n which_o george_n style_v george_n keble_n of_o bradwell_n in_o com._n essex_n esq_n by_o his_o deed_n sheldon_n bear_v date_n 12_o nou._n 24_o h._n 8._o grant_v it_o to_o george_n willoughby_n gent._n and_o john_n barbour_n yeoman_n to_o the_o use_n of_o will._n sheldon_n of_o barcheston_n and_o his_o heir_n whereupon_o there_o be_v a_o fine_a purifying_n levy_v in_o 26._o h._n 8._o this_o william_n be_v also_o of_o beoly_n in_o uuorcestershire_n their_o principal_a seat_n descend_v by_o a_o young_a branch_n as_o i_o guess_v from_o that_o ancient_a family_n of_o sheldon_n in_o this_o county_n which_o flourish_v at_o sheldon_n till_o e._n 3._o time_n for_o among_o their_o evidence_n i_o have_v see_v that_o his_o immediate_a ancestor_n have_v land_n in_o r._n 2._o time_n within_o the_o lordship_n of_o bermingham_n which_o be_v scarce_o 4_o mile_n distant_a from_o that_o place_n be_v he_o who_o like_v well_o the_o situation_n hereof_o in_o 37_o h._n 8._o obtain_v licence_n 18._o from_o the_o king_n to_o impark_v ccc_o acre_n of_o land_n meadow_n pasture_n and_o wood_n to_o be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o uueston_n park_n for_o ever_o as_o also_o a_o charter_n 18._o of_o free-warren_n to_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n and_o build_v a_o very_a fair_a house_n here_o in_o which_o his_o descendant_n have_v often_o reside_v though_o their_o chief_a seat_n be_v at_o beoley_n where_o many_o of_o they_o lie_v very_o honourable_o inter_v whichford_n of_o this_o place_n there_o be_v no_o particular_a mention_n in_o the_o conq_fw-fr rs_fw-fr survey_n whence_o i_o conclude_v that_o it_o be_v then_o involve_v with_o long_a compton_n but_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o family_n of_o mohun_n be_v owner_n thereof_o very_o timely_a for_o i_o find_v that_o will._n de_fw-fr moion_n and_o agnes_n his_o wife_n give_v insp._n the_o church_n to_o the_o monastery_n of_o bredlington_n who_o grant_n king_n henry_n 1._o confirm_v howbeit_o he_o or_o he_o be_v dispossess_v again_o though_o it_o appear_v not_o how_o perhaps_o by_o k._n stephen_n for_o in_o 3._o steph._n divers_a of_o the_o great_a man_n be_v in_o a●mes_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o maud_n the_o empress_n this_o w●ll_n then_o fortify_v 19_o and_o h●ld_v his_o castle_n a●_n dunster_n for_o she_o but_o further_o do_v i_o find_v nothing_o thereof_o till_o 9_o r._n 1._o that_o ralph_n de_fw-fr welleford_n account_v 1._o xul_a for_o the_o form_n thereof_o it_o be_v in_o the_o king_n own_o hand_n as_o a_o eschaet_fw-la which_o forfeiture_n be_v make_v by_o joelinus_fw-la de_fw-la pomeria_fw-la a_o norman_a as_o by_o the_o r●cord_n 13._o of_o 6_o jo●_a appear_v where_o its_o particular_a extent_n as_o of_o a●l_a other_o the_o land_n of_o such_o norman_n which_o it_o seem_v be_v seize_v on_o by_o the_o k●ng_a be_v certify_v viz._n in_o rent_n of_o assize_n viiili_fw-la xvis_fw-la the_o arable_a land_n in_o demesn_a be_v 3._o carucate_n consi_v of_o xxiiii_o ox_n and_o the_o other_o stock_n xxi_o ox_n three_o horse_n viij_o hog_n five_o k●ne_n and_o a_o bull_n five_o sow_n and_o a_o boar_n and_o cc._o sheep_n so_o that_o the_o yearly_a value_n of_o all_o be_v rate_v at_o xuli_fw-la in_o which_o 6_o the_o year_n king_n john_n bestow_v it_o upon_o or_o rather_o restore_v it_o to_o reginald_n de_fw-fr mohun_n except_v the_o ●o●n_n and_o stock_n then_o upon_o it_o 16._o wh●ch_o he_o appoint_v to_o be_v prize_v and_o otherwise_o dispose_v to_o who_o posterity_n it_o continue_v whilst_o the_o male_a line_n last_v and_o in_o 20_o h._n 3._o be_v hold_v n._n by_o reginald_n de_fw-fr mohun_n ●he_v second_o by_o the_o service_n of_o one_o k●s_n fee_n which_o r●ginald_n in_o 36_o h._n 3._o have_v licence_n 1._o from_o the_o king_n to_o stop_v and_o enclose_v a_o c●rtain_a r●ad_a way_n lie_v through_o his_o park_n here_o assign_v another_o without_o the_o compass_n thereof_o upon_o condition_n that_o passenger_n m●ght_v not_o rece●u●_v prejudice_n left_a issue_n john●_n ●_z who_o in_o 7_o e._n 1._o have_v etc._n here_o three_o carucate_n of_o l●nd_n in_o d●m●sn_a with_o xvii_o tenant_n hold_v several_a proportion_n of_o ground_n perform_v certain_a service_n as_o thr●sh●ng●_n plough_v gather_v n●ts●_n etc._n etc._n as_o also_o a_o court_n leet_n free-warren_n and_o gallows_n and_o a_o w●●d_a inc●os●●_n in_o which_o it_o be_v then_o 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o k●ng_n ought_v to_o have_v paunage_n f●r_fw-fr ●l_n hog●●_n and_o one_o boar_n from_o the_o feast_n of_o s._n m●c●_n un●●l_o sword_n as_o belong_v to_o his_o freehold_a in_o long_a compton_n 〈◊〉_d john_n de_fw-fr m●hun_n die_v 3._o the_o same_o year_n whereupon_o th●s_a ma●●our_n then_o ra●ed_v at_o l_o per_n a_o be_v in_o the_o king_n hand_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o minority_n of_o his_o son_n be_v grant_v 3._o to_o almar●c_a de_fw-fr st._n amand_n to_o ho●d_a till_o the_o heir_n shall_v c●me_v of_o full_a age_n ●n_v part_v of_o satisfaction_n for_o c._n mark_n per_fw-la a_o give_v by_o the_o k●ng_n to_o the_o s●●d_a almar●c_n to_o be_v receive_v out_o of_o his_o ward_n or_o e●chaets_n who_o name_n be_v also_o john_n and_o his_o residence_n here_o as_o ●t_z seem_v for_o 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be_v divide_v betwixt_o richard_n lord_n strange_n son_n to_o the_o above_o specify_v maud_n and_o to_o philippe_n duchess_n of_o yorke●_n ●_z which_o phillippa_n according_o held_z the_o mo●tye_n thereof_o during_o her_o life_n but_o die_v 45._o without_o issue_n in_o 10_o h._n 6._o it_o descend_v 45._o to_o the_o say_a lord_n strange_a as_o her_o nephew_n and_o heir_n and_o so_o from_o strange_a to_o the_o earl_n of_o derby_n by_o a_o daughter_n and_o heir_n as_o long_o compton_n do_v edw._n earl_n of_o derby_n be_v seize_v cedul_n thereof_o in_o 14_o eliz._n to_o who_o succeed_v w●ll_n his_o brother_n who_o sell_v it_o unto_o ralph_n sheldon_n of_o beoley_n esq._n grandfather_n to_o william_n the_o present_a owner_n thereof_o the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o s._n michael_n be_v
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yet_o in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n not_o distinguish_v by_o any_o additional_a name_n but_o then_o certify_v lib._n to_o contain_v 3_o hide_n and_o one_o virgate_v of_o land_n which_o be_v value_v at_o thirty_o s_o and_o possess_v by_o will._n fill_v corbucionis_fw-la of_o who_o leuric_n and_o eileva_n then_o hold_v it_o who_o freehold_n it_o have_v be_v in_o edw._n the_o confessor_n day_n after_o which_o viz._n in_o h._n 2._o time_n ralph_n de_fw-fr grafton_n enjoy_v it_o as_o it_o seem_v for_o it_o appear_v that_o margar._n de_fw-fr grafton_n niece_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o say_v ralph_n sell_v joh._n 3_o hide_n lie_v in_o this_o place_n for_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v de_fw-fr feodo_fw-la petri_n de_fw-fr stodelei_n to_o will._n de_fw-fr arden_n in_o the_o x_o the_o year_n of_o k._n john_n reign_n who_o posterity_n continue_v lord_n thereof_o give_v occasion_n that_o it_o be_v call_v arden_n grafton_n which_o w._n the_o arden_n in_o 52_o h._n 3._o be_v certify_v 3._o to_o ●old_a it_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n by_o the_o service_n of_o half_a a_o kts._n fee_n to_o who_o widow_n sc_n agatha_n it_o be_v assign_v 13._o in_o dower_n in_o 4_o e._n 1._o the_o extent_n thereof_o be_v thus_o record_v 1._o viz._n a_o manor_n house_n with_o a_o garden_n clx_o acre_n of_o land_n and_o pasture_n four_o yard_n land_n hold_v in_o villeinage_n ●ach_v yard_n land_n yield_v x_o s_o per_fw-la a_o and_o the_o rent_n of_o twelve_o d_o and_o a_o pound_n of_o pepper_n from_o the_o freeholder_n by_o the_o same_o extent_n 1._o it_o also_o appear_v that_o one_o alanus_n de_fw-fr grafton_n than_o hold_v 1._o yard_n land_n in_o this_o village_n reckon_v for_o the_o 5_o the_o part_n of_o a_o kts._n fee_n and_o liable_a to_o foreign_a service_n upon_o occasion_n but_o it_o seem_v that_o this_o hamlet_n come_v to_o the_o hand_n of_o k._n edw._n 1._o and_o probable_o at_o that_o time_n when_o knoll_n and_o other_o land_n in_o this_o county_n be_v by_o a_o kind_n of_o exchange_n pass_v 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certain_a capital_a mess._n lie_v in_o this_o hamlet_n call_v allen_n land_n whereunto_o belong_v 500_o acre_n of_o land_n 300_o acre_n of_o meadow_n 40_o acre_n of_o pasture_n 20_o acre_n of_o wood_n and_o 200_o acre_n of_o heath_n and_o fur_n leave_v frances_n swift_a daughter_n of_o his_o son_n edw._n his_o cousin_n and_o heir_n which_o frances_n when_o the_o inquis_fw-la after_o his_o death_n be_v take_v be_v m._n 8_o year_n of_o age_n and_o afterward_o become_v the_o wife_n 1619._o of_o edw._n kempson_n gent._n second_o son_n to_o will._n kempson_n of_o temple_n grafton_n and_o have_v issue_n 1619._o george_n kempson_n hillborough_n this_o have_v be_v ancient_o give_v to_o the_o monk_n of_o evesham_n together_o with_o grafton_n as_o i_o have_v there_o observe_v but_o wrest_v from_o they_o in_o the_o saxon_n time_n be_v soon_o
william_n this_o peter_n be_v a_o most_o devout_a man_n for_o to_o the_o monk_n of_o bordsley_n he_o give_v inspex_fw-la land_n in_o hilborough_n to_o a._n the_o knight_n templar_n the_o mill_n here_o at_o stodley_n and_o certain_a land_n beside_o and_o moreover_o be_v the_o pious_a founder_n of_o that_o monastery_n for_o canon_n regular_a here_o in_o studley_n whereof_o together_o with_o its_o particular_a endowment_n benefactor_n and_o dissolution_n i_o shall_v speak_v by_o and_o by_o but_o to_o he_o succeed_v peter_n his_o son_n a._n &_o heir_n who_o leave_v very_o little_a here_o to_o his_o descendant_n for_o it_o 2_o joh._n hatton_n he_o sell_v to_o his_o tenant_n of_o this_o manor_n all_o his_o wood_n call_v the_o hay_n to_o the_o intent_n that_o they_o and_o their_o heir_n shall_v have_v common_a of_o pasture_n therein_o for_o their_o cattle_n save_v only_o to_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n the_o paunage_n and_o agistment_n for_o hog_n beside_o this_o it_o appear_v be_v that_o he_o give_v to_o henry_n de_fw-fr montfort_n lord_n of_o beldesert_n a_o large_a proportion_n of_o land_n here_o with_o emme_n his_o daughter_n in_o frank_n marriage_n and_o likewise_o divers_a tenement_n and_o particular_a parcel_n of_o ground_n in_o exchange_n for_o that_o which_o the_o say_a henry_n recover_v at_o hildeburgewerthe_n now_o hilborough_n in_o the_o king_n court_n at_o westminster_n by_o a_o trial_n at_o law_n and_o moreover_o to_o thurstan_n montfort_n son_n to_o the_o say_v henry_n the_o entire_a park_n of_o stodley_n with_o several_a other_o tenement_n so_o that_o account_v also_o the_o homage_n and_o service_n of_o certain_a particular_a tenant_n in_o this_o place_n which_o together_o with_o the_o advouson_n and_o patronage_n of_o the_o priory_n he_o grant_v suprà_fw-la to_o william_n de_fw-fr cantilupe_n i_o do_v not_o find_v that_o he_o leave_v his_o posterity_n much_o more_o than_o the_o bare_a name_n of_o the_o manor_n for_o those_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n here_o that_o hold_v of_o cantilupe_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o grant_n to_o he_o so_o make_v as_o aforesaid_a appear_v w._n at_o his_o court-leet_n for_o aston-cantilupe_a and_o do_v partake_v with_o the_o tenant_n of_o that_o manor_n in_o sundry_a other_o privilege_n of_o the_o particular_n which_o montfort_n have_v here_o i_o find_v 59_o this_o mention_n in_o 24_o e._n 1._o upon_o the_o extent_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr montfort_n land_n viz._n that_o he_o have_v ix_o s_o yearly_a rent_n payable_a from_o five_o freeholder_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o s._n michael_n and_o the_o annunciation_n of_o our_o lady_n as_o also_o a_o park_n and_o a_o certain_a meadow_n hold_v of_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n by_o the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n which_o park_n be_v then_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o say_a earl_n as_o it_o seem_v for_o that_o very_a year_n do_v there_o a_o commission_n 11._o issue_n out_o to_o certain_a person_n to_o inquire_v who_o those_o be_v that_o have_v enter_v therein_o and_o kill_v his_o deer_n but_o these_o come_v at_o length_n to_o william_n beauchamp_n lord_n bergavenny_n in_o such_o sort_n 2._o as_o the_o castle_n of_o beldesert_n and_o town_n of_o henly_n do_v as_o to_o what_o the_o templar_n have_v here_o the_o extent_n thereof_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o guy_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n earl_n of_o warwick_n be_v signify_v 26._o to_o be_v one_o mess._n one_o carucate_n of_o land_n ten_o acre_n of_o meadow_n two_o mill_n and_o thirty_o s._n rent_n all_o which_o he_o have_v seize_v into_o his_o hand_n and_o hold_v during_o his_o life_n as_o superior_a lord_n of_o the_o fee_n upon_o the_o suppression_n of_o that_o order_n in_o 4_o e._n 2._o but_o it_o be_v not_o long_o after_o that_o the_o knight_n hospitalar_n possess_v the_o same_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o templar_n land_n as_o in_o balshall_n shall_v be_v manifest_v that_o which_o the_o heir_n of_o cantilupe_n have_v here_o be_v hold_v of_o they_o by_o the_o three_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n john_n the_o son_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr hay_n to_o hold_v 18._o it_o of_o john_n de_fw-fr hastings_n lord_n bergavenny_n in_o 18_o e._n 2._o from_o who_o it_o come_v 35._o to_o william_n beauchamp_n before_o specify_v with_o much_o more_o of_o hastings_n land_n and_o touch_v the_o manor_n the_o substance_n of_o what_o else_o i_o have_v see_v gen_fw-la be_v that_o peter_n corbison_n in_o 29_o e._n 3._o enfeoft_v the_o then_o vicar_n of_o studley_n therein_o together_o with_o pasturage_n for_o a_o horse_n call_v a_o hackney_n in_o a_o meadow_n there_o know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o castle-meadow_n to_o be_v tie_v and_o flit_v with_o a_o iron_n chain_n from_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o purification_n of_o our_o lady_n until_o the_o say_a meadow_n shall_v be_v mow_v reserve_v a_o yearly_a rent_n of_o three_o broad_a arrow_n head_n to_o the_o chief_a lord_n of_o the_o fee_n for_o all_o service_n which_o peter_n corbison_n have_v issue_v hunt_n one_o only_a daughter_n and_o heir_n call_v felicia_n marry_v hunt_n to_o john_n barret_n of_o shelfhull_n unto_o who_o the_o say_a vicar_n of_o studley_n past_o hunt_n the_o premise_n in_o 9_o r._n 2._o which_o john_n and_o felicia_n leave_v also_o a_o daughter_n and_o heir_n wed_v hunt_n to_o ....._o atwood_n who_o have_v only_o issue_v female_a one_o whereof_o become_v the_o wife_n hunt_n of_o ..._o hunt_v in_o h._n 8._o time_n from_o who_o ...._o hunt_v who_o now_o possess_v the_o site_n of_o the_o before_o specify_v castle_n derive_v his_o descent_n the_o church_n be_v give_v to_o the_o canon_n of_o studley_n upon_o the_o foundation_n of_o that_o monastery_n as_o shall_v anon_o be_v show_v and_o in_o anno_fw-la 1291._o 19_o e_o 1._o value_v scac._n at_o xv_o mark_n and_o a_o half_a be_v very_o ancient_o appropriate_v to_o the_o priory_n here_o and_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o the_o vicarage_n rate_v a._n at_o viij_o li._n not_o in_o tithe_n but_o a_o mere_a stipend_n b._n payable_a by_o the_o canon_n to_o the_o incumbent_n for_o the_o time_n be_v patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr stodleg_n adam_n de_fw-fr hemburi_n pbr_n 4._o id._n julii_fw-la 1290._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr stodleg_n adam_n de_fw-fr stodley_n pbr._n 12._o cal._n julii_fw-la 1293._o b._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr stodleg_n nich._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr sale_n pbr._n 3_o id._n dec._n 1338._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr stodleg_n joh._n de_fw-fr walton_n pbr._n 3_o dec_n 1345._o b._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr stodleg_n rob._n de_fw-fr ordelescote_n 4._o julii_fw-la 1354._o a._n d._n episcopus_fw-la b._n henr._n de_fw-fr geydon_n pbr._n 14._o dec._n 1362._o prior_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la stodleg_n a._n thomas_n newman_n pbr._n 6._o martii_fw-la 1364._o prior_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la stodleg_n a._n petrus_n dycones_n pbr._n 13._o jan._n 1375._o prior_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la stodleg_n a._n d._n joh._n litster_n alias_o tiyhill_n pbr._n 16._o aug._n 1414._o d._n episc._n per_fw-la lapsum_fw-la a._n joh._n campion_n pbr._n 23._o dec._n 1437._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr stodleg_n b._n rob._n ekynton_n pbr._n 14._o nou._n 1438._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr stodleg_n b._n d._n joh._n morton_n canon_n 26._o apr._n 1458._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr stodleg_n d._n milo_n sheghe_n cap._n 2._o junii_fw-la 1461._o b._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr stodleg_n d._n thomas_n dawes_n cap._n 13._o aug._n 1479._o a_o d._n episcopus_fw-la magr._fw-la rob._n knowles_n s._n theol._n dr._n 6._o aug._n 1536._o a._n edm._n knightley_n mile_n d._n ric._n kylmar_n 14._o sept._n 1541._o a._n joh._n knotsford_n de_fw-fr majori_fw-la malvern_n unus_fw-la servien_fw-fr d._n regis_fw-la ad_fw-la arma_fw-la &_o jana_n ejus_fw-la conjux_fw-la una_fw-la haer_v edm._n knightley_n mil._n d._n joh_n coxetur_fw-la pbr._n 23._o sept._n 1546._o b._n joh._n knotsford_n de_fw-fr majori_fw-la malvern_n unus_fw-la servien_fw-fr d._n regis_fw-la ad_fw-la arma_fw-la &_o jana_n ejus_fw-la conjux_fw-la una_fw-la haer_v edm._n knightley_n mil._n rob._n dowse_n cler._n 21._o martii_fw-la 1550._o b._n in_o this_o church_n there_o have_v be_v a_o chantry_n found_v 22._o in_o 7_o h._n 4._o by_o thomas_n middlemore_n of_o edgbaston_n for_o a_o certain_a priest_n to_o sing_v mass_n daily_o at_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n on_o the_o south_n part_n of_o the_o same_o church_n for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o he_o the_o say_v thomas_n during_o this_o life_n and_o the_o health_n of_o his_o soul_n after_o his_o departure_n hence_o as_o also_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o all_o the_o faithful_a decease_a which_o chantry_n be_v endow_v 18._o with_o lxxx._n acre_n of_o land_n x._o acre_n of_o meadow_n and_o xiii_o s._n four_o d._n yearly_a rent_n lie_v in_o studley_n above_o mention_v the_o revenue_n whereof_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o be_v rate_v a._n
king_n h._n 2._o h._n 3._o and_o edw._n 3._o do_v manifest_a as_o also_o by_o a_o bull_n of_o bar._n pope_n gregory_n the_o ix_o bear_v date_n 7._o kal._n martii_fw-la anno_fw-la 1228._o 12_o h._n 3._o whereby_o likewise_o they_o have_v a_o special_a immunity_n from_o payment_n of_o tithe_n for_o any_o of_o their_o land_n which_o they_o do_v or_o shall_v hold_v in_o their_o own_o occupation_n nor_o may_v i_o omit_v to_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o lady_n eva_n de_fw-fr cantilupe_n widow_n to_o the_o last_o william_n give_v insp._n unto_o they_o land_n lie_v within_o her_o manor_n of_o lodeswell_n in_o devonshire_n of_o c_o s._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la value_n with_o the_o homage_n and_o service_n of_o sundry_a freeholder_n there_o as_o also_o a_o yearly_a rent_n of_o xx_o s._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la issue_v out_o of_o the_o say_a manor_n payable_a at_o the_o feast_n of_o s._n michael_n and_o the_o annunciation_n of_o our_o lady_n by_o equal_a portion_n but_o notwithstanding_o that_o 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walter_n be_v seize_v thereof_o sell_v it_o eliz._n in_o 36._o eliz._n to_o francis_n smyth_n of_o wotton-wawen_a esquire_n and_o his_o heir_n who_o in_o 15_o jac._n obtain_v a_o charter_n jac._n of_o freewarren_a in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n here_o and_o die_v seize_v thereof_o leave_v it_o to_o sir_n charles_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n since_o create_v lord_n carington_n the_o present_a owner_n thereof_o of_o the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o s._n nicholas_n i_o find_v no_o mention_n at_o all_o in_o that_o taxation_n of_o anno_fw-la 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o but_o in_o 14_o e._n 3._o the_o etc._n record_n run_v thus_o ecclesia_fw-la de_fw-fr beldesert_n non_fw-la extenditur_fw-la propter_fw-la paupertatem_fw-la sed_fw-la valet_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la xl_o s._n and_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o it_o be_v rate_v a._n at_o viij_o li._n there_o be_v at_o that_o time_n two_o s._n yearly_a payable_a out_o of_o it_o for_o procuration_n and_o synodal_n and_o two_o s._n as_o a_o pension_n to_o the_o church_n of_o wotton_n patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n petrus_n de_fw-fr monteforti_fw-la a._n d._n ric._n de_fw-fr budiford_n cap._n 6._o non._n martii_fw-la 1327._o petrus_n de_fw-fr monteforti_fw-la a._n joh._n de_fw-fr grafton_n accol_n 15._o oct._n 1331._o d._n episcopus_fw-la a._n joh._n de_fw-fr alne_n pbr._n ult_n julii_fw-la 1332._o d._n petrus_n de_fw-fr monteforti_fw-la b._n henr._n the_o pyrie_n pbr._n 4●_n aug._n 1333._o d._n petrus_n de_fw-fr monteforti_fw-la b._n galfr._fw-la capellanus_fw-la de_fw-fr ilminton_n 1_o feb._n 1368._o d._n will._n de_fw-fr bellocampo_n dominus_fw-la de_fw-fr bergavenny_n a._n d._n henr._n leek_n pbr._n 8._o julii_fw-la 1407._o rad._n boteler_n mile_n rob._n aston_n be_v a._n rob._n loughborough_n cap._n 25._o sept._n 1439._o rad._n boteler_n dominus_fw-la de_fw-fr sudley_n b._n d._n joh._n hopkyn_n 24._o jan._n 1451._o henr._n 7._o rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la b._n d._n jac._n
see_v concern_v this_o manor_n whilst_o it_o continue_v to_o the_o monastery_n of_o evesham_n nor_o af●er_v the_o dissolution_n of_o that_o religious_a house_n other_o than_o that_o it_o be_v grant_v 5._o out_o of_o the_o crown_n 2_o junii_fw-la 32_o h._n 8._o to_o anthony_n skinner_n of_o london_n gentleman_n who_o die_v eliz_n seize_v thereof_o 19_o nou._n 1_o eliz._n leave_v george_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n 48_o year_n of_o age_n and_o william_n a_o young_a son_n which_o will._n by_o the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n without_o issue_n become_v heir_n to_o the_o estate_n from_o who_o it_o descend_v to_o william_n his_o grandson_n and_o of_o he_o be_v purchase_v by_o sir_n fouk_n grevill_n kt._n lord_n brook_n in_o our_o memory_n t●●_n church_n together_o with_o the_o chapel_n of_o alne_n a●●_n witheley_n hereto_o belong_v be_v give_v to_o the_o monk_n of_o evesham_n in_o h._n 2._o time_n by_o ranulph_n de_fw-fr kineworton_n with_o the_o consent_n of_o alexander_n his_o son_n and_o 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of_o the_o glebe_n after_o which_o viz._n in_o 26_o h._n 8._o this_o parsonage_n be_v rate_v b._n at_o x_o li._n xiii_o s._n iiii_o do_v beside_o that_o of_o alne_n patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n dominus_fw-la episc._n wigorn._n b._n the_o devise_n xv_o cal._n martii_fw-la 1291._o b._n dominus_fw-la episc._n wigorn._n simon_n de_fw-fr shireford_n subdiac_n 15_o cal._n apr._n 1315._o a._n dominus_fw-la episc._n wigorn._n thom._n de_fw-fr blyborough_n pbr._n 4._o cal._n martii_fw-la 1321._o a._n dominus_fw-la episc._n wigorn._n joh._n de_fw-fr somery_n 1._o aug._n 1327._o a._n dominus_fw-la episc._n wigorn._n galfr._n de_fw-fr welneford_n 22_o nou._n 1354._o a._n dominus_fw-la episc._n wigorn._n edw._n force_v diac._n 16_o oct._n 1361._o b._n dominus_fw-la episc._n wigorn._n joh._n claypole_n 5._o maii_n 1374._o a._n dominus_fw-la episc._n wigorn._n rog._n mey_n 6_o aug._n 1385._o a._n dominus_fw-la episc._n wigorn._n sim._n sylverston_n 7_o sept._n 1392._o ●_o dominus_fw-la episc._n wigorn._n rob._n canell_n 1_o feb._n 1401._o b._n dominus_fw-la episc._n wigorn._n ric._n pen_n 15_o maii_n 1411._o b._n dominus_fw-la episc._n wigorn._n joh._n tymmes_n 14_o julii_fw-la 1413._o a._n d._n rex_fw-la hac_fw-la vice_fw-la ratione_fw-la temporal_a episcopatus_fw-la wigorn_n etc._n etc._n joh._n cokkys_o 11_o feb._n 1434._o b._n d._n episc._n wigorn._n d._n nich._n richon_n cap._n 3._o aug._n 1446._o b._n d._n episc._n wigorn._n andr._n mankiswell_n art_n mr._n 22_o oct._n 1454._o b._n d._n episc._n wigorn._n mr._n thom._n balsall_n s._n theol._n prof_o 19_o oct._n 1468._o b._n d._n episc._n wigorn._n d._n joh._n milward_n cap._n 12._o martii_fw-la 1471._o a._n d._n episc._n wigorn._n d._n rob._n coke_n cap._n 21._o jan._n 1474._o b._n d._n episc._n wigorn._n rad._n lie_v cap._n 20_o dec._n 1481._o b._n d._n episc._n wigorn._n mr._n jac._n botiller_n 28_o julii_fw-la 1498._o a._n d._n episc._n wigorn._n d._n joh._n sleford_n pbr._n 6_o oct._n 1503._o b._n d._n episc._n wigorn._n ric._n warden_n cler._n art_n mr._n 8._o junii_fw-la 1553._o a._n d._n episc._n wigorn._n nich._n jackson_n sacellanus_fw-la episcopi_fw-la 29_o julii_fw-la 1561._o b._n d._n episc._n wigorn._n thom._n clerk_n cler._n 8_o aug._n 1562._o b._n upon_o a_o grave-stone_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o chancel_n be_v this_o epttaph_n hic_fw-la iaceo_fw-la thomas_n clarke_n vir_fw-la octogenus_fw-la &_o praeses_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la per_fw-la annos_fw-la quinquaginta_fw-la &_o sex_n qui_fw-la diem_fw-la svam_fw-la obiit_fw-la vicesimo_fw-la quarto_fw-la augusti_fw-la an._n mdcxvi_o wethele_n this_o lie_v on_o the_o western_a side_n of_o arrow_n be_v likewise_o part_v of_o the_o endowment_n which_o the_o abbey_n of_o evesham_n at_o its_o foundation_n have_v by_o s._n ecgwyn_n grant_n and_o possess_v by_o the_o monk_n of_o that_o house_n in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n be_v by_o the_o general_n survey_v lib._n then_o make_v wherein_o it_o be_v write_v wilelei_n certify_v to_o contain_v three_o hide_n which_o 3_o hide_n be_v in_o h._n 2._o time_n hold_v ●_o by_o ranulph_n de_fw-fr kinewarton_n of_o those_o monk_n in_o 13_o e._n 1._o it_o appear_v w._n that_o the_o abbot_n of_o evesham_n challenge_v a_o court_n leet_n here_o with_o other_o the_o like_a privilege_n as_o he_o do_v in_o kinewarton_n which_o weet_v allow_v but_o it_o seem_v that_o malculine_a musard_n or_o some_o of_o his_o ancestor_n obtain_v a_o estate_n in_o fee_n of_o 76._o this_o manor_n from_o those_o monk_n for_o in_o e._n 2._o time_n by_o the_o utlarie_n of_o the_o same_o malculine_a it_o eschaet_v 76._o unto_o they_o from_o which_o time_n they_o have_v it_o again_o with_o a_o release_n 16._o of_o all_o his_o right_n therein_o after_o he_o have_v get_v his_o pardon_n for_o that_o utlatry_n howbeit_o notwithstanding_o this_o release_n by_o malculine_a do_v john_n musard_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n make_v title_n 20._o thereto_o with_o who_o the_o abbot_n come_v to_o agreement_n in_o 23_o e._n 3._o whereupon_o he_o whole_o quit_v deuves._n his_o claim_n and_o after_o this_o in_o 13_o r._n 2._o do_v the_o say_a monk_n purchase_v 22._o two_o message_n 1_o yard_n land_n and_o a_o half_a and_o 3._o acre_n of_o meadow_n here_o of_o one_o thomas_n patty_n a_o freeholder_n all_o which_o together_o with_o the_o mainour_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n at_o the_o general_a dissolution_n of_o the_o abbey_n be_v by_o letter_n pat._n 16._o bear_v date_n 20_o julii_fw-la 35_o h._n 8._o grant_v to_o maud_n lane_n and_o her_o heir_n to_o be_v hold_v in_o capite_fw-la by_o the_o xx_o the_o part_n of_o a_o kts._n fee_n which_o maud_n the_o self_n same_o year_n sell_v 12._o it_o unto_o nich._n fortescue_n esq._n then_o groom_n 168._o porter_n to_o the_o king_n who_o die_v 6._o seize_v thereof_o 28_o aug._n 3_o e._n 6._o leave_v will._n his_o son_n and_o heir_n nine_o year_n of_o age_n from_o which_o will._n be_v descend_v will._n fortescue_n of_o cokehill_n in_o com._n wigorn._n esq._n now_o lord_n of_o this_o manor_n kingle_n of_o this_o place_n contain_v likewise_o within_o the_o parish_n of_o kinewarton_n the_o first_o mention_n that_o i_o find_v be_v in_o 5_o h._n 3._o where_o stephen_n de_fw-fr raggeleg_n grant_v 3._o to_o ranulph_n abbot_n of_o evesham_n and_o his_o successor_n cl._n acre_n of_o land_n lie_v therein_o after_o which_o viz._n in_o 13_o e._n 1._o it_o appear_v that_o the_o abbot_n of_o evesham_n make_v claim_v w._n to_o a_o court_n leet_n here_o and_o divers_a other_o privilege_n by_o prescription_n in_o like_a sort_n as_o he_o do_v in_o kinewarton_n and_o wethele_n which_o be_v allow_v but_o i_o perceive_v that_o it_o be_v original_o a_o member_n of_o wethele_n and_o involve_v therewith_o in_o the_o conqueror_n survey_n though_o it_o be_v not_o particular_o specify_v therein_o part_v thereof_o have_v be_v grant_v with_o wethele_n to_o the_o monk_n of_o evesham_n at_o the_o foundation_n of_o that_o monastery_n for_o no_o less_o 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our_o old_a english_a signify_v high_a unto_o these_o nun_n which_o be_v of_o s._n benedict_v rule_n do_v pope_n gregory_n the_o ix_o in_o anno_fw-la 1228._o 12_o h._n 3._o confirm_v ib._n all_o such_o tithe_n as_o they_o have_v obtain_v within_o the_o precinct_n of_o solihull_n together_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o possession_n whereof_o i_o shall_v here_o exhibit_v a_o short_a view_n with_o the_o donors_n gen_fw-la name_n viz._n one_o yard_n land_n in_o rodburne_n by_o william_n de_fw-fr arden_n give_v to_o they_o about_o the_o begin_n of_o h._n 2._o reign_n as_o may_v seem_v by_o the_o confirmation_n thereof_o make_v by_o walter_n bishop_n of_o chester_n as_o also_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v appropriate_v to_o they_o by_o g._n mushchamp_n bishop_n of_o coventre_n in_o king_n john_n time_n to_o these_o do_v ralph_n the_o land_n add_v ib._n all_o his_o land_n and_o wood_n call_v havekeseard_v with_o a_o mill_n situate_a upon_o the_o river_n of_o blithe_n now_o call_v henwood-mill_n and_o james_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr land_n his_o son_n certain_a land_n ib._n and_o house_n lie_v in_o that_o part_n of_o langdon_n call_v suthey_n as_o also_o roger_n de_fw-fr camvill_n a_o ib._n annuity_n of_o viij_o s._n issue_v out_o of_o land_n in_o shustoke_n in_o this_o county_n which_o in_o his_o grant_n be_v particular_o name_v in_o 33_o e._n 1._o the_o abbot_n of_o westminster_n bestow_v 3._o on_o they_o xv_o acre_n of_o waste_n belong_v to_o his_o manor_n of_o longdone_v before_o specify_v and_o in_o 4_o 42._o e._n 3._o richard_z de_z feure_z of_o brandon_n two_o mess._n thirty_o acre_n and_o half_a of_o land_n twelve_o acre_n of_o meadow_n and_o xxviii_o s._n four_o d._n rent_n lie_v in_o bretford_n church-lawford_n stretton_n prinse●horpe_n merston_n juxta_fw-la lalleford_n and_o bereford_n juxta_fw-la warwick_n and_o beside_o these_o inferior_a person_n i_o find_v that_o king_n ric._n 2._o be_v likewise_o a_o benefactor_n to_o they_o grant_v 11._o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o chorleton_n de_fw-fr o●temore_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 obtain_v it_o pull_v down_o the_o church_n transform_v the_o house_n and_o seat_v himself_o thereat_o to_o who_o succeed_v john_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n and_o to_o he_o likewise_o another_o john_n who_o sell_v it_o to_o m_o r_o william_n spooner_n in_o our_o memory_n patroni_fw-la priorissae_n de_fw-fr henwood_n abbas_n westmonasterii_n d._n margareta_n le_fw-fr corzon_n b._n post_fw-la cessionem_fw-la d._n kath._n boydin_n an._n 1310._o abbas_n westmonasterii_n d._n milisanda_fw-la de_fw-fr fokerham_n 3_o cal._n apr._n 1339._o b._n abbas_n westmonasterii_n d._n johanna_n fokerham_n 11._o cal._n sept._n 1349._o a._n abbas_n westmonasterii_n alianora_n de_fw-fr stoke_n b._n post_fw-la mortem_fw-la d._n johannae_n de_fw-fr pichford_n 20._o apr._n 1392._o abbas_n westmonasterii_n d._n jocosa_fw-la midlemore_n an._n 1400._o a._n abbas_n westmonasterii_n joecia_n midlemore_n 8._o jan._n 1438._o a._n abbas_n westmonasterii_n d._n alicia_n waringe_n anno_fw-la 1460._o
the_o knight_n for_o the_o body_n to_o same_o king_n and_o shiriff_n a_o of_o that_o county_n in_o 9_o h._n 7._o as_o that_o by_o mean_n of_o a_o counterfeit_a letter_n in_o the_o name_n of_o randolf_n brereton_n esquire_n deliver_v on_o friday_n night_n before_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n john_n baptist_n nativity_n request_v his_o meeting_n with_o he_o at_o stafford_n the_o next_o morning_n by_o five_o of_o the_o clock_n be_v allure_v out_o of_o his_o house_n at_o ingestrie_n and_o pass_v thitherwards_o according_o with_o no_o more_o attendance_n than_o his_o own_o son_n and_o two_o servant_n he_o be_v way-layed_n upon_o tixhall-heath_n by_o no_o less_o than_o xx_o person_n whereof_o seven_o be_v of_o the_o say_a sir_n humphrey_n own_o family_n some_o with_o bow_n and_o other_o with_o spear_n all_o arm_a with_o bregandine_n and_o coat_n of_o male_a who_o issue_v out_o of_o a_o sheep-coat_n and_o a_o deep_a dry_a pit_n furious_o assault_v he_o say_v that_o he_o shall_v die_v and_o according_o kill_v he_o the_o say_a sir_n humphrey_n at_o that_o time_n pass_v by_o with_o at_o least_o xxiiii_o person_n on_o horseback_n upon_o pretence_n of_o hunt_v a_o deer_n all_o which_o the_o petition_n c._n to_o the_o king_n make_v by_o alice_n his_o widow_n wherein_o she_o crave_v that_o the_o same_o sir_n humphrey_n and_o his_o say_a servant_n may_v answer_v for_o it_o do_v manifest_a but_o what_o be_v do_v therein_o i_o have_v not_o see_v neither_o any_o far_a of_o his_o descendant_n forasmuch_o as_o their_o residence_n have_v be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o that_o county_n other_o than_o what_o the_o pedigree_n before_o insert_v show_v the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o all_o saint_n be_v original_o but_o a_o chapel_n and_o belong_v to_o overton_n subt_v arden_n in_o com._n leic._n now_o call_v orton_n on_o the_o hill_n and_o therewith_o confirm_v merevale_n to_o the_o monk_n of_o merevale_n in_o king_n h._n 2._o time_n by_o pope_n lucius_n the_o three_o but_o i_o do_v 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 w●lter_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 ar●_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
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afterward_o to_o the_o monastery_n of_o kenylworth_n for_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o abbot_n and_o covent_n of_o that_o house_n obtain_v licence_n ●_o of_o the_o king_n in_o 7._o e._n 3._o to_o purchase_v it_o from_o roger_n de_fw-fr boyvill_n than_o parson_n of_o lalleford_n and_o john_n lok_n vicar_n of_o lillington_n who_o as_o feoffee_n in_o trust_n have_v it_o in_o their_o hand_n to_o convey_v unto_o they_o according_o after_o which_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o they_o present_v to_o the_o rectory_n alternis_fw-la vicibus_fw-la as_o it_o fall_v void_a but_o what_o land_n or_o rent_n they_o have_v here_o i_o find_v not_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o survey_n in_o 26._o h._n 8._o mention_n not_o any_o nor_o whither_o the_o monk_n of_o combe_n obtain_v it_o to_o augment_v what_o they_o have_v in_o this_o place_n so_o give_v as_o abovesaid_a can_v i_o say_v but_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o that_o monastery_n what_o they_o have_v here_o pass_v by_o the_o name_n of_o a_o manor_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o ●7_n licence_n unto_o mary_n duchess_n of_o richmund_n for_o alien_v thereof_o unto_o william_n dixwell_n and_o his_o wife_n in_o 36._o h._n 8._o whereby_o it_o be_v like_a that_o she_o have_v the_o first_o grant_n of_o it_o from_o the_o crown_n since_o which_o time_n the_o dixwell_n of_o coton_n hard_o by_o have_v be_v owner_n of_o it_o as_o it_o seem_v as_o for_o shirford_n moiety_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o it_o divolve_v to_o the_o family_n of_o purefey_n by_o marriage_n be_v of_o margaret_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o before_o specify_v john_n de_fw-fr shireford_n unto_o philip_n purefey_n of_o munsterton_n in_o leicester-shire_n and_o continue_v in_o that_o line_n for_o divers_a age_n as_o by_o their_o presentment_n to_o the_o rectory_n may_v be_v discern_v in_o this_o parish_n upon_o the_o old_a roman_a way_n call_v watlingstrete_n be_v to_o be_v see_v a_o very_a great_a tumulus_n which_o be_v of_o that_o magnitude_n that_o be_v put_v passenger_n beside_o the_o usual_a road_n but_o of_o this_o kind_n i_o have_v speak_v before_o in_o my_o discourse_n of_o knightlow-hill_n therefore_o i_o need_v not_o to_o enlarge_v myself_o further_o on_o that_o subject_n in_o a_o 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o the_o holy_a trinity_n be_v value_v r._n at_o seven_o mark_n and_o a_o half_a and_o in_o 26._o h._n s._n at_o a._n xv_o li._n at_o which_o time_n the_o procuration_n and_o synodal_n pay_v out_o thereof_o be_v ix_o sol_fw-it vi_fw-la d._n patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la &_o tempora_fw-la instit._fw-la joh._n de_fw-fr schireford_n paronus_fw-la hac_fw-la vice_fw-la b._n joh._n de_fw-fr kent_n accolitus_fw-la x._o kl._n junii_fw-la a_o 1321._o thom._n le_fw-fr irreys_n &_o alicia_n de_fw-fr schireford_n b._n joh._n de_fw-fr brochurst_n pbr._n seven_o id._n junii_fw-la a_o 1323._o philippus_n purefey_n b._n petrus_n de_fw-fr bilney_n cap._n v._o kl._n maii_n a_o 1349._o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n eustach_n de_fw-fr burneby_n cler._n kl._n aug._n a_o 1349._o philippus_n purefey_n a._n nich._n de_fw-fr dranfeld_n pbr._n kl._n
who_o this_o manor_n be_v so_o give_v i_o find_v that_o she_o continue_v many_o year_n a_o widow_n after_o her_o husband_n death_n and_o in_o 18._o of_o e._n 1._o grant_v astley_n to_o her_o son_n stephen_n all_o her_o land_n in_o melton_n burgh_n b._n mariae_fw-la langham_n burmingham_n snitterley_n wineton_n glamforde_n saxlingham_n scharnton_n est-todingham_a hinmingland_n hindringham_n hyldolveston_n and_o norwich_n in_o the_o county_n of_o norff._n which_o descend_v to_o she_o by_o inheritance_n after_o the_o death_n of_o geffrey_n the_o son_n of_o peter_n constable_n of_o melton_n her_o brother_n and_o if_o there_o be_v truth_n in_o tradition_n as_o there_o be_v likelihood_n for_o antiquity_n that_o fair_a monument_n of_o freestone_n with_o the_o statue_n of_o a_o woman_n excellent_o wrought_v lie_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o south_n isle_n of_o hill-morton_n church_n be_v erect_v for_o this_o edith_n whereof_o the_o tabernacle_n or_o cover_v over_o her_o head_n be_v very_o like_a to_o that_o of_o queen_n elianor_n wife_n to_o k._n edw._n 1._o which_o be_v of_o brass_n in_o westminster_n abbey_n this_o thomas_n to_o who_o hill-morton_n be_v so_o give_v by_o his_o father_n obtain_v to_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n in_o 49._o h._n 3._o a_o charter_n 7._o for_o a_o weekly_a mercate_z here_o upon_o the_o saturday_n and_o a_o fair_a yearly_a to_o begin_v on_o the_o even_a of_o st._n john_n baptist_n and_o to_o continue_v for_o three_o day_n which_o grant_v be_v make_v at_o such_o time_n as_o the_o king_n be_v a_o prisoner_n the_o baron_n excercise_v regal_a authority_n in_o his_o name_n hold_v not_o valid_a and_o therefore_o in_o 52._o of_o the_o same_o king_n reign_n he_o procure_v a_o new_a 9_o charter_n ratify_v the_o fair_a but_o alter_v the_o mercate_z to_o wednesday_n at_o which_o time_n he_o also_o have_v free-warren_n grant_v ibid._n to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n here_o for_o this_o thomas_n who_o die_v before_o the_o 13._o of_o e._n 1._o be_v there_o yet_o stand_v a_o very_a fair_a monument_n betwixt_o two_o pillar_n in_o the_o church_n of_o hill-morton_n opposite_a to_o that_o of_o his_o mother_n edith_n whereon_o his_o statue_n of_o freestone_n lie_v cross_v legged_a in_o armour_n of_o male_a as_o when_o i_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o church_n may_v be_v see_v who_o brother_n and_o heir_n viz._n ralph_n de_fw-fr astley_n in_o 13._o e._n 1._o claim_v war_n a_o court_n leet_n and_o other_o privilege_n in_o this_o manor_n by_o prescription_n and_o likewise_o exhibibit_v k._n h._n 3._o charter_n for_o the_o mercate_z fair_a and_o free_a warren_n last_o before_o mention_v all_o which_o be_v allow_v to_o who_o succeed_v thomas_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n certify_v vil._n to_o be_v lord_n of_o hill-moreton_n in_o 9_o e._n 2._o who_o like_n not_o the_o wednesday_n mercate_z there_o procure_v a_o new_a patent_n 24._o in_o 8._o e._n 3_o for_o to_o have_v it_o upon_o ●he_n tuesday_n continue_v the_o fair_a as_o former_o and_o renew_v the_o charter_n of_o free_a warren_n and_o in_o the_o same_o year_n obtain_v licence_n ●_o for_o amortize_v of_o certain_a land_n lie_v within_o this_o lordship_n to_o maintain_v a_o chantry-priest_n to_o sing_v mass_n for_o ever_o in_o the_o chapel_n of_o our_o lady_n contiguous_a to_o the_o parish_n church_n of_o hill-morton_n for_o the_o soul_n of_o he_o the_o say_v thomas_n and_o margery_n his_o wife_n as_o also_o of_o edith_n astley_n before_o mention_v and_o of_o the_o father_n and_o mother_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n their_o heir_n and_o ancestor_n and_o all_o christian_a soul_n decease_v this_o thomas_n in_o 9_o e._n 3._o have_v a_o special_a patent_n 3._o exempt_n he_o from_o knighthood_n and_o in_o 17._o e._n 3._o give_v 30._o the_o perpetual_a patronage_n of_o the_o church_n of_o hill-morton_n to_o the_o dean_n and_o canon_n of_o the_o college_n of_o astley_n then_o new_o found_v by_o thomas_n lord_n astley_n the_o chief_a of_o that_o family_n and_o die_v a._n before_o the_o 20._o of_o e._n 3._o but_o of_o his_o descendant_n forasmuch_o as_o their_o residence_n have_v be_v in_o norfolk_n i_o have_v here_o no_o more_o to_o say_v the_o church_n dedicote_v to_o st._n john_n bapt._n in_o an._n 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o the_o rectory_n be_v value_v scac._n at_o xviii_o mark_n and_o in_o 26._o h._n 8._o the_o vicarage_n at_o a._n vi_o l._n x._o sol_fw-la at_o which_o time_n the_o procuration_n and_o synodal_n pay_v out_o thereof_o be_v viij_o sol_fw-it out_o of_o which_o rectory_n be_v there_o a_o pension_n b._n of_o xiii_o sol_fw-it iiii_o d._n yearly_a payable_a to_o the_o bishop_n original_o reserve_v upon_o the_o appropriation_n thereof_o as_o all_o other_o of_o that_o kind_n be_v in_o recompense_n of_o the_o benefit_n that_o he_o and_o his_o successor_n may_v receive_v out_o of_o the_o church_n in_o b._n case_n no_o such_o appropriation_n shall_v have_v be_v make_v patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la &_o temp_n instit._n thomas_n de_fw-fr estleya_n mile_n philippus_n de_fw-fr estleya_n cleric_a frater_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la thomae_fw-la sans_o date_n pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr erdbury_n lich._n thom._n de_fw-fr dunton_n diac_n a_o 1286._o patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la decan_n &_o cap._n de_fw-fr astley_n a._n will._n de_fw-fr walton_n pbr._n 4._o non._n sept._n an._n 1343._o decan_n &_o cap._n de_fw-fr astley_n b._n galfr._n de_fw-fr lyllburne_n xiii_o kl._n martii_fw-la an._n 1349._o decan_n &_o cap._n de_fw-fr astley_n b._n joh._n de_fw-fr rokeby_n pbr._n iiii_o kl._n oct._n an._n 1350._o decan_n &_o cap._n de_fw-fr astley_n b._n joh._n rolf._n pbr._n vi_fw-la id._n jan._n a_o 1362._o decan_n &_o cap._n de_fw-fr astley_n a._n will._n meek_a cap._n viij_o kl._n dec._n an._n 1386._o decan_n &_o cap._n de_fw-fr astley_n a._n ri●_n millford_n pbr._n xxvi_o aug._n an._n 1428._o decan_n &_o cap._n de_fw-fr astley_n ib._n cato_n halys_n cap._n 1._o oct._n an._n 1428._o decan_n &_o cap._n de_fw-fr astley_n a._n will._n nchol_n cap._n vi_fw-la oct._n an._n 1433._o decan_n &_o cap._n de_fw-fr astley_n a._n joh._n coton_n pbr._n two_o dec._n a_o 1442._o decan_n &_o cap._n de_fw-fr astley_n a._n joh._n kempe_n pbr._n iii._o junii_fw-la a_o 1447._o decan_n &_o cap._n de_fw-fr astley_n a._n edw._n bate_v pbr._n xi_o oct._n an._n 1493._o decan_n &_o cap._n de_fw-fr astley_n b._n d._n thom._n morres_n ult_n apr._n an._n 1521._o decan_n &_o cap._n de_fw-fr astley_n b._n d._n joh._n grendon_n cap._n xvii_o apr._n an._n 1525._o henricus_fw-la dux_n suffolciae_fw-la a._n edw._n hopkynson_n cler._n xxiiii_o junii_fw-la an._n 1553._o edw._n comes_fw-la hertfordiae_fw-la a._n rob._n wigston_n cleric_a twelve_o apr._n an._n 1565._o eliz._n regina_fw-la c._n thom._n hodgkinson_n cleric_a viij_o apr._n an._n 1602._o but_o there_o be_v something_o else_o which_o i_o must_v not_o pass_v by_o before_o i_o leave_v this_o place_n and_o that_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o two_o chanterye_n here_o the_o one_o of_o they_o by_o a._n sir_n edmund_n trussel_n knight_n in_o the_o chapel_n of_o our_o lady_n adjoin_v to_o the_o parish_n church_n for_o the_o soul_n of_o thomas_n astley_n decease_v and_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o margery_n late_a wife_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n of_o their_o child_n that_o be_v then_o live_v and_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o their_o child_n decease_v as_o also_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o john_n primrose_n and_o of_o the_o lady_n edith_n astley_n and_o for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o sir_n ralph_n astley_n knight_n and_o dame_n agnes_n his_o wife_n sir_n edmund_n trussel_n knight_n and_o dame_n margery_n his_o wife_n and_o of_o thomas_n meilour_n priest_n and_o for_o their_o soul_n after_o their_o decease_n the_o patronage_n of_o which_o chantry_n by_o the_o bishop_n instrument_n for_o ordination_n thereof_o be_v reserve_v after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o same_o sir_n edmund_n trussell_n to_o be_v in_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n astley_n and_o margery_n and_o for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o a_o priest_n perpetual_o to_o sing_v mass_n there_o for_o the_o purpose_n above_o mention_v the_o king_n give_v licence_n to_o the_o say_a sir_n edmund_n to_o amortize_v four_o message_n fifty_o acre_n of_o land_n seven_o acre_n of_o meadow_n and_o xxvi_o sol_fw-it rend_a in_o hill-morton_n as_o it_o may_v seem_v by_o the_o juror_n certificate_n 17._o return_v upon_o the_o writ_n of_o ad_fw-la quod_fw-la dampnum_fw-la thereupon_o this_o sir_n edmund_n trussell_n bear_v for_o his_o arm_n a_o cross_n formè_fw-la fleuritè_fw-fr debruised_a with_o a_o bendlet_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o impression_n of_o his_o seal_n lich._n which_o i_o have_v see_v affix_v to_o his_o first_o instrument_n of_o presentation_n to_o the_o say_a chantery_n and_o i_o suppose_v that_o he_o marry_v margery_n the_o widow_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n astley_n though_o it_o be_v not_o direct_o express_v in_o
they_o the_o say_v thomas_n and_o maud_n and_o their_o heir_n by_o the_o service_n of_o 1_o d._n to_o be_v pay_v yearly_o at_o easter_n which_o robert_n in_o consideration_n of_o thirty_o mark_n of_o silver_n soon_o after_o grant_v ibid._n the_o inheritance_n thereof_o unto_o henry_n de_fw-fr hastings_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n henry_n de_fw-fr hastings_n kt._n to_o hold_v of_o he_o the_o say_v robert_n and_o his_o heir_n by_o the_o service_n of_o a_o pair_n of_o white_a glove_n or_o 1_o d._n yearly_a at_o easter_n but_o this_o henry_n keep_v it_o not_o long_o for_o i_o find_v that_o sir_n thomas_n de_fw-fr bray_n purchase_v ibid._n it_o of_o he_o within_o a_o short_a time_n after_o to_o who_o posterity_n reside_v here_o it_o continue_v for_o divers_a descent_n and_o at_o length_n as_o it_o shall_v seem_v by_o elene_n ibid._n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o richard_n bray_n wife_n of_o edmund_n starky_n gent._n in_o h._n 6._o time_n divolve_v to_o that_o family_n in_o which_o it_o rest_v till_o 4_o eliz._n that_o william_n starky_v sell_v ibid._n it_o by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o capital_a message_n and_o certain_a land_n etc._n etc._n in_o stretton_n to_o the_o lady_n longvile_n upon_o who_o death_n it_o descend_v to_o bartholomew_n her_o son_n and_o heir_n by_o bartholomew_n tate_n of_o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr pre_fw-es juxta_fw-la northhampton_n her_o first_o husband_n which_o bartholomew_n in_o 23_o eliz._n convey_v ibid._n it_o to_o anthony_n tate_n his_o young_a brother_n who_o leave_v issue_n george_n tate_n of_o sutton-bonington_a in_o com._n nott._n that_o by_o his_o deed_n ibid._n date_v 6_o julii_fw-la a_o 1620._o sell_v they_o to_o ric._n taylor_n of_o binley_n in_o this_o county_n to_o who_o posterity_n they_o still_o continue_v there_o be_v within_o this_o village_n a_o chapel_n of_o all_o saint_n which_o have_v a_o chantry_n 8._o therein_o found_v by_o thomas_n de_fw-fr wolvardynton_n parson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o lobenham_n in_o leicestershire_n for_o two_o priest_n to_o sing_v mass_n daily_o at_o the_o altar_n of_o st._n thomas_n the_o martyr_n for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n william_n clinton_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n richard_n earl_n of_o arundel_n john_n peyto_n the_o young_a as_o also_o of_o alice_n and_o margaret_n sister_n to_o the_o say_v thomas_n the_o founder_n during_o their_o life_n and_o of_o the_o reverend_a father_n in_o god_n roger_n northburgh_n then_o b._n of_o cou._n and_o lich._n and_o for_o all_o their_o soul_n after_o their_o departure_n out_o of_o this_o life_n as_o also_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o sir_n peter_n de_fw-fr wolvardington_n kt._n and_o the_o lady_n aliva_n his_o wife_n father_n and_o mother_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n and_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr wolvardynton_n william_n and_o peter_n brethren_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n decease_v and_o of_o all_o faithful_a people_n depart_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o which_o two_o priest_n king_n e._n 3._o in_o 19_o of_o his_o reign_n grant_v 19_o licence_n to_o the_o say_v thomas_n de_fw-fr wolvardynton_n to_o amortize_v three_o message_n three_o yard_n land_n four_o acre_n of_o meadow_n three_o acre_n of_o wood_n and_o xx_o sol_fw-la rend_v with_o the_o appurtenance_n in_o stretton_n aforesaid_a after_o this_o viz._n in_o 2_o r._n 2._o licence_n be_v also_o grant_v 33._o to_o robert_n de_fw-fr stretton_n then_o b._n of_o cou._n and_o lich._n to_o amortize_v four_o message_n and_o eight_o yard_n land_n with_o the_o appurtenance_n lie_v in_o this_o village_n of_o stretton_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o a_o priest_n to_o sing_v mass_n daily_o in_o the_o abovesaid_a chapel_n for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o the_o say_a king_n while_o he_o live_v and_o for_o the_o health_n of_o his_o soul_n when_o he_o shall_v depart_v this_o life_n as_o also_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o king_n father_n and_o grandfather_n and_o all_o the_o faithful_a decease_a whence_o i_o conclude_v that_o this_o b._n be_v bear_v here_o and_o take_v his_o name_n of_o the_o place_n have_v be_v first_o a_o canon_n praesulibus_fw-la of_o litchfeild_n and_o chaplain_n to_o the_o black_a prince_n k._n richard_n the_o 2._o father_n but_o a_o illiterate_a man_n he_o be_v say_v godwin_n in_o so_o much_o as_o he_o find_v it_o a_o very_a difficult_a matter_n to_o obtain_v consecration_n which_o nevertheless_o through_o the_o king_n power_n at_o length_n he_o get_v in_o 35_o e._n 3._o the_o land_n of_o the_o chantry_n here_o found_v by_o thomas_n de_fw-fr wolvardynton_n be_v in_o 26_o h._n 8._o value_v a._n at_o iiii_o l._n xiiii_o sol_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la but_o upon_o the_o survey_n a._n take_v 37_o h._n 8._o at_o iiii_o l._n xvii_o s._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la prinsthorpe_n of_o this_o place_n lie_v in_o the_o parish_n of_o wolston_n but_o southwards_o from_o it_o about_o two_o mile_n do_v not_o i_o find_v any_o mention_n till_o hundr_n 4._o e._n 1._o at_o which_o time_n it_o be_v write_v 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within_o age_n and_o in_o the_o tuition_n of_o alice_n de_fw-fr harecourt_n her_o mother_n what_o further_o become_v of_o this_o business_n i_o have_v not_o see_v and_o therefore_o shall_v proceed_v with_o my_o discourse_n thereof_o in_o relation_n to_o savage_a in_o 36_o h._n 3._o it_o be_v certify_v nevil_n that_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o say_v geffrey_n savage_a hold_v one_o kts._n fee_n here_o of_o thomas_n de_fw-fr clinton_n heir_n male_a to_o the_o first_o mention_v geffrey_n and_o he_o of_o the_o e._n of_o warwick_n to_o which_o geffrey_n savage_a succeed_v philippe_n as_o one_o of_o the_o heir_n to_o the_o last_o geffrey_n who_o with_o robert_n de_fw-fr mortimer_n the_o abbot_n of_o stoneley_n and_o prior_n of_o kenilworth_n in_o 7_o e._n 1._o hold_v a._n this_o wotton_n and_o hull_n with_o the_o crosse-grange_n for_o one_o kts._n fee._n which_o philippe_n have_v here_o at_o that_o time_n 12_o servant_n hold_v 1_o yard_n land_n at_o will_n and_o give_v aid_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o s._n mich._n at_o the_o lord_n pleasure_n with_o 4_o cottyer_n and_o 3_o freeholders_n which_o hold_v half_o a_o yard_n land_n by_o certain_a rent_n fealty_n and_o suit_n of_o court_n twice_o a_o year_n as_o also_o a_o court-leet_n and_o assize_n of_o bread_n and_o beer_n by_o the_o confirmation_n of_o k._n h._n 1._o that_o which_o rob._n the_o mortimer_n have_v be_v the_o three_o part_n of_o a_o water-mill_n as_o also_o 8_o servant_n hold_v 3_o yard_n land_n a_o half_a and_o four_o part_n at_o will_n perform_v aid_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o s._n michael_n the_o abbot_n of_o stonley_n 3_o servant_n hold_v 1_o yard_n land_n and_o a_o four_o part_n at_o will_n as_o also_o 5_o freeholders_n hold_n 21_o acre_n and_o one_o acre_n of_o meadow_n the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n 2_o carucat_n with_o the_o mill_n of_o gibbeclive_a which_o they_o hold_v in_o demesn_a beside_o the_o church_n appropriate_v endow_v with_o one_o yard_n land_n and_o likewise_o 2_o servant_n hold_v 33_o acre_n of_o land_n at_o will_n give_v aid_n viz._n mow_v reap_v rake_v harrow_n make_v hay_n etc._n etc._n eight_o cottyer_n who_o perform_v the_o like_a service_n and_o 4_o freeholders_n pay_v certain_a rent_n and_o do_v suit_n of_o court_n twice_o a_o year_n but_o the_o manor_n belong_v to_o savage_a come_v by_o inheritance_n to_o menill_n as_o may_v be_v discern_v by_o the_o pedigree_n in_o baginton_n for_o in_o 13_o e._n 1._o will._n d●_n menill_n claim_v w._n a_o court-leet_n with_o assize_n of_o bread_n and_o beer_n in_o this_o place_n than_o term_v wo●ton-savage_a which_o be_v allow_v from_o which_o will._n descend_v sir_n hugh_n menill_n kt._n who_o in_o 24_o e._n 3._o grant_v 17._o the_o moiety_n of_o this_o village_n to_o henry_n e._n of_o lancaster_n and_o his_o heir_n than_o lord_n of_o kenilworth-castle_n whereunto_o it_o lay_v convenient_a which_o i_o suppose_v be_v all_o that_o savage_a have_v here_o how_o it_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n wherein_o it_o still_o continue_v i_o need_v not_o here_o declare_v have_v make_v it_o so_o plain_a in_o kenilworth_n the_o possession_n of_o which_o castle_n it_o have_v since_o accompany_v the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o all_o saint_n appropriate_v 73._o to_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n in_o k._n john_n time_n have_v be_v original_o grant_v to_o that_o monastery_n upon_o the_o very_a foundation_n thereof_o be_v in_o ann_n 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o value_v scac._n at_o x_o mark_n and_o the_o vicarage_n in_o ●_o 26_o h._n 8._o at_o cxii_o s._n over_o and_o above_o 8_o s._n allow_v for_o procuration_n and_o synodal_n which_o be_v so_o small_a become_v augment_v by_o the_o lady_n aliza_n dudley_n with_o xx_o l._n per_fw-la ann_n as_o in_o manceter_n where_o the_o land_n be_v purchase_v may_v be_v see_v that_o which_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n have_v here_o beside_o the_o church_n be_v after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o that_o house_n grant_v 8._o to_o john_n d._n of_o northumb_n by_o k._n e._n 6._o come_v again_o to_o the_o crown_n through_o his_o attainder_n and_o be_v by_o q._n mary_n pass_v 5._o to_o sir_n roland_n hill_n kt._n and_o other_o in_o 1._o of_o her_o reign_n by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o leek-uuotton_a alias_o crosse-grange_n and_o be_v now_o in_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o lord_n leigh_n of_o stonel●y_n by_o descent_n from_o sir_n tho._n leigh_n kt._n and_o alderman_n of_o london_n his_o great_a grandfather_n to_o who_o use_n the_o same_o be_v purchase_v by_o the_o before_o specify_v sir_n roland_n hill_n etc._n etc._n patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la &_o temp_n inst._n prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n rog._n de_fw-fr boyvill_n cap._n 2_o id._n sept._n 1316._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n tho._n the_o coventre_n pbr._n 6_o id._n martii_fw-la 1328._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n nich._n de_fw-fr haselovere_fw-la cap._n id._n junii_fw-la 1349._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n will._n the_o bradweye_n pbr._n 4._o non._n sept._n 1361._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n joh._n de_fw-fr t●ucester_n pbr._n 9_o cal._n febr._n 1361._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n will._n de_fw-fr stonley_n pbr._n 9_o cal._n jan._n 1362._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n ric._n de_fw-fr rossale_n pbr._n ...._o apr._n 1377._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n will._n sprunt_n 2_o julii_fw-la 1380._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n tho._n hulle_n pbr._n 5_o nou._n 1394._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n joh._n brou_n pbr._n 28_o martii_fw-la 1401._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n joh._n de_fw-fr barston_n cap._n 25._o nou._n 1408._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n joh._n repton_n 23_o julii_fw-la 1409._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n ric._n grow_v cap._n 14_o oct._n 1409._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n ric._n ashby_n cap._n ult_n julii_fw-la 1416._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n joh._n racheford_n cap._n 26._o oct._n 1417._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n tho._n flynderkyn_n 15_o apr._n 1425._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n ric._n browne_n 4_o aug._n 1425._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n tho._n weston_n cap._n 15_o maii_n 1428._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n will._n sutton_n pbr._n 20_o nou._n 1433._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n joh._n sokeling_n pbr._n 3_o martii_fw-la 1439._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n joh._n clerk_n cap._n 9_o oct._n 1456._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n tho._n edward_n 1_o junii_fw-la 1515._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n rob._n king_n cap._n 23_o jan._n 1529._o edw._n sanders_n mile_n capit._n baro_n scac._n b._n will._n churchley_n cler._n 20._o maii_n 1560._o edw._n sanders_n mile_n capit._n baro_n scac._n b._n anthon._n offley_n 17_o sept._n 1569._o d._n cath._n leigh_n de_fw-fr stoneley_n vidua_fw-la in●●rt_n humfr._fw-la smalwood_n art_n magr._fw-la 14_o aug._n 1627._o hill-wotton_n this_o place_n ancient_o write_v halle_n lie_v southeast_n from_o wotton_n about_o a_o mile_n and_o repute_v a_o member_n of_o it_o take_v its_o name_n from_o the_o high_a situation_n thereof_o the_o first_o mention_n i_o find_v of_o it_o be_v not_o till_o the_o beginning_n of_o h._n 3._o time_n where_o godwin_n the_o son_n of_o godewin_n de_fw-fr wotton_n give_v 35._o to_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n with_o his_o body_n which_o he_o determine_v to_o be_v bury_v in_o that_o monastery_n a_o annual_a rent_n of_o five_o s._n issue_v out_o of_o certain_a land_n here_o hold_v of_o sir_n hugh_n de_fw-fr beckbirie_n kt._n which_o gift_n of_o he_o aliva_n de_fw-fr beckbirie_n in_o her_o widowhood_n confirm_v 136._o but_o be_v a_o member_n of_o
wotton_n it_o belong_v a._n to_o savage_a as_o that_o do_v and_o have_v within_o the_o precinct_n thereof_o a_o mill_n call_v yartford-mill_n whereof_o two_o part_n be_v give_v 6._o by_o geffrey_n savage_a and_o the_o three_o by_o sir_n will._n de_fw-fr wholton_n kt._n to_o the_o monk_n of_o stoneley_n to_o which_o monk_n sir_n tho._n the_o ednesoure_n kt._n who_o marry_v one_o of_o the_o coheir_n of_o savage_a give_v 6._o also_o certain_a land_n here_o heath_n i_o be_o not_o very_o well_o satisfy_v where_o this_o hamlet_n direct_o stand_v but_o by_o some_o circumstance_n i_o guess_v that_o the_o same_o which_o be_v now_o call_v hill-uuotton_a contain_v the_o great_a proportion_n of_o it_o be_v certain_a by_o what_o i_o shall_v present_o manifest_v that_o the_o rest_n of_o it_o be_v situate_a on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o little_a torrent_n call_v holbroke_n as_o the_o map_n will_v show_v there_o be_v no_o doubt_n to_o be_v make_v but_o that_o its_o name_n be_v original_o occasion_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soil_n be_v of_o a_o heathy_a disposition_n at_o first_o before_o tillage_n do_v alter_v it_o and_o as_o confident_a i_o be_o that_o it_o be_v then_o a_o member_n of_o uuotton_n forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v not_o mention_v in_o the_o conq._n survey_v till_o h._n 1._o time_n i_o have_v not_o see_v any_o thing_n thereof_o but_o then_o viz._n in_o 23_o of_o that_o ks._n reign_n roger_n e._n of_o uuarw._n upon_o his_o foundation_n of_o the_o collegiat-church_n of_o s._n mary_n in_o uuarwick_n give_v a._n thereunto_o a_o hyde_n of_o land_n lie_v here_o short_o after_o which_o do_v geffrey_n the_o clinton_n son_n to_o geffrey_n the_o founder_n of_o kenilworth-priory_n inter_fw-la alia_fw-la confirm_v 11._o the_o grant_n that_o odo_n de_fw-fr turri_n make_v to_o that_o monastery_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n as_o it_o seem_v of_o this_o village_n for_o he_o set_v forth_o the_o bound_n thereof_o from_o holbroke_n to_o avon_n and_o so_o to_o ashoe_v and_o 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there_o by_o some_o exchange_n afterward_o come_v to_o the_o priory_n of_o kenilworth_n but_o that_o which_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n have_v now_o belong_v unto_o the_o grange_n call_v crosse-grange_n and_o so_o do_v questionless_a before_o the_o dissolution_n of_o that_o monastery_n as_o for_o the_o residue_n of_o this_o hamlet_n which_o savage_n have_v it_o be_v so_o confound_v with_o uuotton_n that_o there_o be_v no_o distinction_n can_v be_v make_v thereof_o from_o that_o lordship_n woodcote_n this_o be_v at_o first_o a_o ●ingle_a house_n and_o seat_v among_o wood_n whence_o it_o have_v that_o denomination_n be_v now_o reduce_v to_o what_o it_o be_v at_o first_o there_o be_v at_o present_a no_o more_o than_o the_o mannour-house_n but_o in_o the_o conq._n day_n and_o long_o after_o it_o have_v divers_a inhabitant_n at_o that_o time_n the_o e._n of_o mellent_a possess_v it_o it_o be_v by_o the_o survey_n l._n then_o take_v certify_v to_o contain_v two_o hide_n whereof_o one_o 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cokke_n cap._n ult_n apr_fw-la 1456_o decan_n &_o cap._n eccl._n col._n warw._n b._n d._n ric._n leylond_n cap._n 2._o martii_fw-la 1460_o decan_n &_o cap._n eccl._n col._n warw._n b._n d._n joh._n manton_n sen._n 8_o oct._n 1461._o decan_n &_o cap._n eccl._n col._n warw._n a._n tho._n crossby_n cap._n 9_o oct._n 1493._o decan_n &_o cap._n eccl._n col._n warw._n ●_o d._n joh._n green_a pbr._n 3_o sept._n 1528._o jac._n orme●_n gen_fw-la ratione_fw-la concess_n d._n &_o cap._n eccl._n coll._n warw._n b._n d._n joh._n lane_n pbr._n 6_o dec._n 1546_o d._n episc._n per_fw-la lapsum_fw-la wil._n bennet_n art_n magr._fw-la 29_o aug._n 1537._o b._n ballivus_n &_o burgenses_n warw._n hercules_n marcel_n cler._n 30_o oct._n 1599_o a_o ballivus_n &_o burgenses_n warw._n joh._n rogers_n cler._n 30._o oct._n 1599_o a._n ballivus_n &_o burgenses_n warw._n joh._n turner_n cler._n 3_o julii_fw-la 1606._o a._n ballivus_n &_o burgenses_n warw._n ric._n roe_n cler._n 29_o nou._n 1616._o ●_o in_o this_o 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other_o land_n in_o this_o county_n upon_o william_n buenvasle_v a_o norman_a and_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o general_n survey_v certify_v to_o contain_v five_o hide_n beside_o the_o enclosure_n there_o be_v at_o that_o time_n a_o grove_n contain_v two_o furlong_n in_o length_n and_o xx_o perch_n in_o breadth_n all_o which_o be_v rate_v at_o seven_o li._n but_o the_o direct_a time_n or_o manner_n how_o it_o come_v first_o to_o the_o family_n of_o mundevile_n i_o have_v not_o yet_o discover_v yet_o do_v believe_v it_o be_v very_o early_o that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o h._n 1._o time_n for_o in_o h._n 2._o day_n do_v nigel_n the_o mundevile_n confirm_v b._n to_o the_o canon_n of_o s._n sepulcher_n in_o warwick_n a_o yard_n land_n lie_v in_o this_o lordship_n which_o his_o father_n bequeath_v to_o they_o with_o his_o body_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o that_o monastery_n who_o name_n as_o i_o take_v it_o be_v ranulph_n the_o munnevile_n for_o such_o a_o one_o live_v in_o this_o county_n in_o 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badsley_n unto_o which_o it_o be_v contiguous_a and_o there_o it_o do_v pass_v with_o wellesburne_n so_o that_o it_o seem_v it_o have_v long_o before_o that_o time_n be_v repute_v a_o member_n thereof_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o to_o this_o day_n it_o be_v account_v part_n of_o the_o constablery_n though_o so_o far_o distant_a thence_o but_o from_o these_o montfort_n by_o a_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n it_o come_v to_o butler_n as_o wellesburne_n do_v and_o in_o 13_o h._n 7._o to_o edward_n belknap_n then_o of_o merston_n juxta_fw-la wolston_n in_o this_o county_n esquire_n upon_o 7._o partition_n make_v betwixt_o he_o and_o sir_n john_n norbury_n knight_n of_o all_o butler_n land_n which_o edward_n by_o his_o deed_n bear_v date_n 16_o jan._n in_o the_o year_n abovesaid_a sell_v aur_fw-it it_o to_o nich._n brome_n of_o badsley-clinton_n esquire_n from_o who_o it_o divolve_v with_o that_o lordship_n to_o the_o family_n of_o ferrer_n and_o be_v so_o possess_v at_o this_o day_n rowington_n follow_v this_o petty_a torrent_n which_o come_v from_o lapworth_n it_o soon_o lead_v i_o into_o the_o hundred_o of_o barlichway_n again_o where_o it_o forthwith_o meet_v with_o another_o little_a brook_n that_o have_v its_o rise_n in_o hemlingford_n hundred_o on_o the_o western_a side_n whereof_o rowington_n vulgar_o call_v rownton_n be_v situate_a whereof_o i_o be_o next_o in_o order_n to_o speak_v this_o town_n stand_v upon_o a_o rocky_a ground_n have_v original_o its_o name_n from_o thence_o as_o may_v seem_v by_o the_o ancient_a orthography_n thereof_o viz._n rochintone_n for_o so_o it_o be_v write_v in_o lib._n the_o conqueror_n survey_n where_o it_o be_v certify_v to_o contain_v three_o hide_n have_v a_o church_n and_o wood_n belong_v thereto_o then_o esteem_v at_o one_o mile_n in_o length_n and_o half_a a_o mile_n and_o eight_o furlong_n in_o breadth_n all_o which_o have_v be_v the_o freehold_n of_o one_o baldwin_n in_o edward_n the_o confessor_n day_n be_v then_o possess_v by_o hugh_n de_fw-fr
grentemaisnill_n and_o hold_v at_o that_o time_n by_o roger_n his_o under-tenant_n but_o from_o grentemaisnill_n it_o soon_o return_v to_o the_o crown_n though_o by_o what_o agreement_n i_o have_v not_o see_v for_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o king_n henry_n 1._o have_v it_o in_o his_o hand_n and_o give_v insp._n it_o to_o the_o abbey_n of_o read_v in_o berkshire_n of_o his_o foundation_n who_o grant_n together_o with_o the_o church_n king_n h._n 2._o his_o grandchild_n confirm_v in_o the_o succeed_a time_n i_o find_v it_o various_o write_v viz._n ruhinton_n ruchinton_n rokintone_n and_o rowintone_n and_o in_o anno_fw-la 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o that_o the_o extent_n of_o what_o the_o monk_n of_o reading_n have_v here_o be_v find_v scac._n to_o be_v three_o carucate_n of_o land_n value_v at_o x_o s._n a_o carucate_n two_o water-mill_n and_o one_o windmill_n rate_v at_o vi_o s._n viij_o d._n in_o rent_n of_o assize_n xi_o li._n and_o that_o the_o profit_n of_o their_o own_o store_n in_o this_o place_n amount_v to_o one_o mark_n and_o the_o plea_n and_o perquisites_n one_o mark_n and_o a_o half_a whereunto_o some_o freeholder_n in_o this_o town_n make_v a_o little_a addition_n 27._o viz._n thomas_n de_fw-fr rivere_n and_o richard_n goodman_n by_o the_o gift_n of_o one_o mess._n lxix_o acre_n of_o land_n with_o viij_o acre_n and_o a_o half_a of_o meadow_n or_o the_o maintenance_n 27._o of_o one_o monk_n be_v a_o priest_n f_z to_o celebrate_v divine_a service_n every_o day_n in_o the_o abby-church_n of_o read_v above_o specify_v for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n during_o his_o life_n in_o this_o world_n and_o for_o his_o soul_n after_o his_o departure_n hence_o as_o also_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o ancestor_n and_o heir_n all_o which_o land_n be_v by_o they_o hold_v of_o the_o baron_n of_o stafford_n who_o answer_v to_o the_o king_n the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n for_o the_o same_o upon_o occasion_n as_o by_o sundry_a 6._o record_n be_v evident_a but_o after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o great_a monastery_n in_o 30_o h._n 8._o john_n oldnall_n the_o next_o year_n follow_v obtain_v a_o lease_n 2._o of_o this_o manor_n from_o the_o king_n for_o xxi_o year_n which_o lease_n be_v it_o seem_v ere_o long_o surrender_v for_o in_o 35_o h._n 8._o the_o king_n upon_o the_o marriage_n of_o katherine_n parr_n his_o sixth_o and_o last_o wife_n past_o 17._o it_o inter_fw-la alia_fw-la unto_o she_o as_o part_v of_o her_o jointure_n which_o katherine_n die_v an._n in_o 2_o e._n 6._o it_o return_v again_o to_o the_o crown_n and_o in_o 7_o e._n 6._o be_v by_o that_o king_n 8._o past_o away_o with_o other_o land_n in_o exchange_n to_o john_n dudley_n d._n of_o northumberland_n and_o his_o heir_n who_o attainder_n happen_v soon_o after_o as_o in_o my_o story_n of_o he_o among_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n be_v show_v queen_n mary_n become_v possess_v of_o it_o and_o in_o 5._o of_o her_o reign_n grant_v unto_o the_o say_v john_n oldnall_n another_o 2._o lease_n for_o xxi_o year_n which_o he_o enjoy_v not_o for_o in_o 5_o eliz._n the_o queen_n past_o 1._o a_o estate_n for_o life_n therein_o unto_o william_n skinner_n gentleman_n alice_z his_o wife_n and_o anthony_n their_o son_n but_o neither_o do_v this_o demise_n hold_v for_o in_o 6_o eliz._n the_o say_a queen_n give_v 4._o it_o to_o ambrose_n dudley_n earl_n of_o warwick_n and_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o his_o body_n who_o die_v issueless_a it_o come_v again_o to_o the_o crown_n wherein_o it_o remain_v to_o this_o day_n have_v be_v since_o lease_v to_o sundry_a person_n the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o s._n laurence_n be_v in_o anno_fw-la 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o value_v scac._n at_o xx_o mark_n the_o vicar_n portion_n at_o that_o time_n be_v esteem_v at_o viij_o mark_n but_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o the_o vicarage_n be_v rate_v a._n at_o viij_o li._n out_o of_o which_o the_o synodal_n and_o procuration_n yearly_o payable_a amount_v to_o viij_o s._n v._o d._n ob_fw-la patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr reading_n joh._n tacham_n pbr._n 15._o oct._n 1347._o b._n abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr reading_n hugo_n de_fw-fr heyham_n 4._o sept._n 1388._o a._n abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr reading_n d._n will._n godfrey_n 11._o mar._n 1400._o b._n abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr reading_n b._n rob._n belde_n 21._o julii_fw-la 1402._o abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr reading_n a._n joh._n hawkys_o 4._o aug._n 1412._o abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr reading_n b._n d._n joh._n racheford_n 24._o jan._n 1424._o abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr reading_n a._n joh._n cook_n pbr._n 12._o dec._n 1438._o abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr reading_n a._n joh._n browne_n cap._n 3._o dec._n 1458._o abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr reading_n b_o thomas_n vtting_n cap._n 27._o aug._n 1499._o abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr reading_n a._n d._n thomas_n heyward_n cap._n 3._o aug._n 1536._o phil._n &_o maria_n rex_fw-la &_o regina_n angl._n a._n d._n ric._n heith_n pbr._n 17._o feb._n 1556._o ambrose_n come_v warwici_n b._n philippus_n white_a cler._n 16._o jan._n 1576._o ambrose_n come_v warwici_n a._n christoph._n kirkland_n in_o s._n theol._n b._n 14._o apr._n 1578._o ambrose_n come_v warwici_n b._n magr._fw-la henr._n heycrofte_a art_n ma_fw-fr gr_fw-fr 23._o sept._n 1584._o anna_n comitissa_n warwici_n a._n henr._n clerk_n cler._n 4._o nou._n 1600._o i●_n a_o north_n window_n of_o the_o church_n these_o arm_n argent_fw-fr upon_o a_o fez_n gules_a three_o garb_n or._n preston-bagot_n descend_v lower_v on_o the_o western_a side_n of_o the_o before_o specify_v brook_v i_o come_v to_o preston-bagot_n which_o in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n robert_n earl_n of_o mellent_a possess_v and_o by_o the_o general_a lib._n survey_n then_o make_v wherein_o it_o be_v write_v prestetone_n be_v certify_v to_o be_v of_o a_o large_a extent_n viz._n x._o hide_n five_z whereof_o with_o a_o mill_n rate_v at_o xuj_o s._n and_o wood_n of_o a_o mile_n in_o length_n and_o half_a a_o mile_n in_o breadth_n be_v in_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o value_v at_o l_o s._n which_o have_v be_v the_o freehold_n of_o one_o turbern_n before_o the_o norman_a invasion_n the_o other_o five_o of_o which_o britnod_n be_v owner_n in_o edward_n the_o confessor_n day_n one_o hugh_n than_o hold_v of_o the_o say_a earl_n they_o be_v estimate_v at_o xl_o s._n but_o that_o which_o now_o and_o for_o a_o long_a time_n have_v be_v repute_v for_o preston-bagot_n be_v of_o a_o narrow_a compass_n for_o out_o of_o doubt_n the_o place_n where_o both_o beldesert_n and_o henly_n do_v now_o stand_v together_o with_o most_o part_n of_o what_o belong_v to_o they_o whereupon_o there_o be_v no_o habitation_n be_v take_v out_o of_o it_o this_o therefore_o come_v from_o the_o say_a earl_n of_o mellent_a as_o the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o land_n in_o this_o county_n do_v to_o his_o brother_n henry_n de_fw-fr newburgh_n earl_n of_o warwick_n be_v dispose_v of_o in_o h._n 2._o time_n as_o i_o guess_v by_o william_n earl_n of_o warwick_n to_o ingeram_n bagot_n from_o who_o it_o have_v the_o present_a name_n for_o distinction_n from_o other_o preston_n all_o which_o i_o conclude_v from_o several_a circumstance_n the_o succeed_a earl_n of_o warwick_n be_v chief_a lord_n of_o the_o fee_n as_o i_o shall_v show_v by_o and_o by_o and_o the_o say_v ingeram_n be_v possess_v be_v of_o land_n here_o at_o that_o time_n to_o which_o ingeram_n bagot_n succeed_v simon_n his_o son_n b._n and_o heir_n who_o in_o 20_o h._n 3._o answer_v n._n for_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n here_o hold_v by_o he_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n and_o give_v 7._o to_o the_o monk_n of_o read_v two_o mill_n lie_v within_o this_o his_o lordship_n which_o simon_n have_v issue_n robert_n and_o he_o a_o daughter_n and_o heir_n call_v isabella_n marry_v 7._o to_o thomas_n de_fw-fr etingdon_n from_o this_o simon_n or_o if_o not_o from_o some_o other_o who_o be_v only_o the_o instrument_n to_o convey_v it_o as_o i_o think_v do_v the_o knight_n hospitalar_n obtain_v it_o in_o h._n 3._o time_n for_o in_o 36_o h._n 3._o it_o appear_v n._n that_o simon_n de_fw-fr stoke_n and_o divers_a other_o hold_v one_o knight_n fee_fw-mi here_o of_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o same_o simon_n bagot_n and_o that_o the_o say_a heir_n hold_v it_o of_o the_o hospitalar_n and_o they_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n and_o by_o the_o record_n of_o hundr_n 4_o e._n 1._o it_o be_v manifest_v that_o the_o knight_n hospitalar_n have_v it_o about_o 30_o h._n 3._o for_o from_o that_o time_n have_v they_o withdraw_v their_o suit_n due_a to_o the_o hundred_o court_n in_o respect_n thereof_o that_o this_o be_v but_o a_o small_a village_n may_v appear_v by_o what_o be_v certify_v scac._n in_o 6_o h._n
6._o which_o be_v that_o there_o be_v then_o but_o nine_o householder_n in_o it_o but_o upon_o the_o general_a dissolution_n of_o the_o religious_a house_n in_o 30_o h._n 8._o it_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o be_v inter_fw-la alia_fw-la grant_v 11._o out_o to_o edward_n aglionby_n of_o balshall_n esquire_n and_o henry_n hugford_n of_o solihull_n gentleman_n and_o their_o heir_n by_o letter_n patent_n bear_v date_n 26_o maii_n 7_o e._n 6._o from_o which_o edward_n and_o henry_n clement_n throkmorton_n of_o haseley_n esquire_n purchase_v eliz._n it_o and_o die_v seize_v thereof_o 13_o dec._n 16_o eliz._n leave_v it_o to_o job_n throkmorton_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o grandchild_n clement_n now_o enjoy_v it_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o all_o saint_n have_v be_v long_o sever_v from_o the_o manor_n for_o in_o 16_o h._n 3._o it_o be_v grant_v paul_n to_o pauline_n peyure_n and_o confirm_v purif_n to_o john_n peyure_n son_n to_o pauline_n as_o i_o suppose_v in_o 47_o h._n 3._o by_o robert_n de_fw-fr maneby_n prior_n of_o s_n to_o john_n the_o hospitalar_n be_v then_o possess_v of_o this_o lordship_n but_o from_o peyure_n it_o soon_o come_v to_o the_o montfort_n of_o beldesert_n as_o appeat_v from_o the_o presentation_n thereto_o and_o so_o to_o the_o frevill_n and_o willughbye_n as_o heir_n to_o montfort_n in_o anno_fw-la 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o the_o rectory_n here_o be_v value_v scac._n at_o vi_o mark_n and_o a_o half_a and_o in_o etc._n 14_o e._n 3._o at_o four_o li._n vi_o s._n viij_o d._n but_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o at_o b._n no_o more_o than_o four_o li._n patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n d._n petrus_n de_fw-fr monteforti_fw-la petrus_n de_fw-fr leycester_n cler._n die_v s._n greg._n 1274._o a._n exec._n testam_fw-la d._n will._n de_fw-fr bellocampo_n com-warw_a ratione_fw-la custodiae_fw-la terr_v etc._n etc._n joh._n de_fw-fr monteforti_fw-la will._n de_fw-fr dalby_n cler._n 15._o cal._n apr._n 1301._o b._n d._n petrus_n de_fw-fr monteforti_fw-la mile_n thom._n de_fw-fr compton_n accol_n 11._o feb._n 1336._o a._n d._n petrus_n de_fw-fr monteforti_fw-la mile_n thomas_n atte_n moor_n pbr._n 28._o sept._n 1361._o b._n d._n petrus_n de_fw-fr monteforti_fw-la mile_n rob._n barleston_n cler._n 9_o julii_fw-la 1368._o b._n d._n baldewinus_n frevile_n oliverus_n gleed_n penult_n apr._n 1374._o b._n d._n will._n beauchamp_n mile_n rob._n pollesworth_n 26._o oct._n 1388._o a._n d._n will._n de_fw-fr bellocampo_n dominus_fw-la de_fw-fr bergavenny_n will._n jokin_n 5._o oct._n 1408._o b._n d._n will._n de_fw-fr bellocampo_n dominus_fw-la de_fw-fr bergavenny_n joh._n colman_n 22._o jan._n 1410._o b._n d._n episc._n hac_fw-la vice_fw-la d._n joh._n great_a cap._n 7._o julii_fw-la 1431._o b._n d._n rad._n boteler_n mile_n &_o rob._n aston_n be_v io._n hind_n 27._o dec._n 1438._o b._n ric._n bingham_n unus_fw-la justic_n d._n regis_fw-la de_fw-fr banco_n &_o margar._n ux_fw-la ejus_fw-la thomas_n 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decan_n &_o capit._n eccl._n coll._n beatae_fw-la mariae_fw-la warw._n d._n thom._n grene_n cap._n 13._o julii_fw-la 1472._o a._n decan_n &_o capit._n eccl._n coll._n beatae_fw-la mariae_fw-la warw._n d._n edm._n par._n alias_o kellet_n 17_o martii_fw-la 1500._o a._n decan_n &_o capit._n eccl._n coll._n beatae_fw-la mariae_fw-la warw._n rog._n palmer_n pbr._n 9_o junii_fw-la 1523._o a._n decan_n &_o capit._n eccl._n coll._n beatae_fw-la mariae_fw-la warw._n d._n ric._n brugge_n cup_v ...._o 1530._o a._n thom._n king_n de_fw-fr aston_n cantlow_n cler._n &_o mart._n barker_n ratione_fw-la concess_n d._n &_o cap._n warw._n ●●_o d._n thomas_n tailor_n pbr._n 13._o oct._n 1545._o eliz._n angl._n regina_fw-la b._n regin_v broke_n cler._n 15_o dec._n 1576._o jac._n rex_fw-la angl._n etc._n etc._n b._n thomas_n honthye_a cler._n 9_o junii_fw-la 1609._o walcote_n of_o this_o small_a hamlet_n be_v a_o
hear_v who_o leave_v two_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n scil_n margaret_z the_o wife_n of_o sir_n sim._n clarke_n baronet_n and_o elinor_n of_o charles_n stanford_n grandchild_n to_o sir_n will._n stanford_n kt._n sometime_o one_o of_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o king_n bench_n by_o sir_n rob._n stanford_n kt._n his_o second_o son_n which_o charles_n have_v issue_n john_n and_o he_o william_n the_o present_a owner_n thereof_o about_o the_o time_n of_o k._n h._n 2._o reign_n there_o be_v a_o agreement_n a._n make_v betwixt_o the_o monk_n of_o evesham_n and_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n touch_v the_o chapel_n of_o this_o little_a salford_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o say_v canon_n release_v to_o those_o monk_n all_o the_o land_n which_o have_v be_v give_v to_o maintain_v divine_a service_n in_o that_o chapel_n preserve_v always_o the_o first_o composition_n make_v betwixt_o the_o monastery_n of_o evesham_n and_o kenilworth_n before_o the_o build_n of_o that_o chapel_n and_o as_o for_o the_o meadow_n which_o be_v give_v to_o this_o chapel_n the_o monk_n by_o this_o agreement_n grant_v that_o the_o church_n of_o great_a salford_n shall_v have_v that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o lie_v betwixt_o the_o water_n and_o the_o footpath_n lead_v from_o salford_n mill_n to_o clive_a mill_n by_o the_o upper_a ford_n but_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o meadow_n to_o continue_v as_o the_o demesn_a of_o the_o abbot_n upon_o condition_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v graze_v or_o mow_v before_o the_o whole_a meadow_n shall_v be_v cut_v wood-bevinton_a &_o cock-bevinton_a these_o two_o petty_a hamlet_n be_v original_o member_n of_o salford-priors_n be_v involve_v therewith_o both_o in_o the_o conqueror_n survey_n and_o in_o the_o grant_n to_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n as_o appear_v by_o that_o certificate_n a._n make_v in_o 9_o e._n 2_o wherein_o by_o the_o name_n of_o byvinton_n major_n and_o byvinton_n minor_a they_o be_v so_o repute_v of_o which_o wood_n bevinton_n the_o say_a canon_n do_v make_v a_o lease_n 6._o to_o will._n grey_n the_o elder_a in_o h._n 7._o time_n who_o in_o 21_o of_o that_o king_n reign_n depopulate_v 6._o here_o 6_o message_n and_o one_o cottage_n thirty_o acre_n of_o arable_a land_n belong_v to_o each_o message_n which_o he_o convert_v unto_o pasture_n to_o who_o succeed_v ibid._n will._n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o surrender_v that_o lease_n purchase_v ibid._n the_o inheritance_n thereof_o from_o those_o canon_n for_o a_o fee-ferm_a rent_n of_o xiiili_fw-la xiiis_fw-la iiiid_fw-la per_fw-la a_o and_o in_o 10_o h._n 8._o when_o the_o statute_n of_o enclosure_n be_v look_v into_o reedifyed_a ibid._n four_o of_o the_o say_a message_n which_o will._n have_v issue_n eliz._n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n wife_n ibid._n to_o edward_n ferrer_n second_o 1619._o son_n to_o sir_n edw._n ferrer_n of_o badsley-clinton_n in_o this_o county_n kt._n who_o leave_v only_a daughter_n whereof_o elizabeth_n the_o elder_a be_v marry_v 1619._o to_o thomas_n randolph_n son_n z_o and_z heir_n to_o thomas_n randolph_n of_o codington_n in_o com._n buck._n who_o purchase_v the_o interest_n of_o the_o other_o sister_n become_v entire_o lord_n of_o this_o manor_n and_o leave_v issue_n ferrer_n randolph_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n now_o owner_n thereof_o of_o cock-bevynton_a i_o can_v say_v no_o more_o than_o that_o it_o be_v now_o possess_v by_o sir_n simon_n clerk_n baronet_n together_o with_o salford_n wherewith_o i_o suppose_v thath_fw-mi past_o ever_o since_o it_o be_v in_o the_o crown_n dunnington_n this_o be_v also_o a_o member_n of_o prior_n salford_n and_o involve_v therewith_o in_o all_o grant_n by_o which_o mean_v it_o be_v now_o possess_v by_o the_o before_o specify_v sir_n sim._n clarke_n hemlingford_n hundred_n the_o place_n whence_o this_o hundred_o take_v its_o appellation_n be_v the_o foard_n or_o passage_n over_o tame_a somewhat_o more_o than_o a_o flight_n shoot_v southwards_o from_o kingsbury_n church_n of_o which_o likewise_o the_o mill_n near_o unto_o it_o be_v still_o call_v hemlingford_n mill_n but_o ancient_o colshill_n that_o stand_v about_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o hundred_o give_v name_n thereto_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o conqueror_n survey_v lib._n and_o to_o this_o day_n the_o three-week_n court_v hold_v for_o the_o same_o hundred_o be_v keep_v there_o it_o be_v very_o like_a that_o the_o original_a occasion_n of_o call_v the_o inhabitant_n to_o this_o place_n whereupon_o the_o name_n come_v so_o to_o be_v change_v be_v for_o that_o some_o of_o the_o arden_n who_o seat_n kingsbury_n long_o since_o be_v be_v shiriff_n of_o the_o county_n cause_v the_o meeting_n of_o the_o hundreder_n there_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o vicinity_n to_o it_o but_o leave_v this_o as_o a_o conjecture_n i_o come_v to_o its_o antiquity_n the_o first_o mention_n that_o i_o find_v of_o its_o name_n be_v in_o 8_o h._n 2._o where_o raph._n bas●et_n the_o then_o shiriff_n account_n 2._o for_o certain_a money_n by_o way_n of_o amercement_n for_o murder_n pay_v out_o of_o it_o and_o after_o this_o scil_n in_o 2._o 16_o h._n 2._o two_o mark_n be_v answer_v into_o the_o exchequer_n for_o it_o pro_fw-la placitis_fw-la concelatis_fw-la yet_o there_o it_o be_v write_v sipesocha_n de_fw-fr humeliford_n and_o so_o be_v cnuchtelaw_n and_o chinton_n all_o which_o have_v the_o title_n of_o hundred_o soon_o after_o but_o doubtless_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v sithesoca_n the_o old_a saxon_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v mistake_v for_o a_o p_o as_o in_o knightlow_n i_o have_v already_o intimate_v which_o import_v as_o much_o as_o the_o fraunchise_n liberty_n or_o jurisdiction_n of_o a_o certain_a company_n of_o man_n suppose_v a_o hundred_o or_o the_o like_a number_n come_v from_o the_o saxon_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v a_o number_n multitude_n or_o company_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o priviledge●_n liberty_n or_o jurisdiction_n and_o in_o 2._o 21_o h._n 2._o xv_o mark_n be_v account_v to_o the_o king_n for_o three_o murder_n whereas_o it_o have_v be_v amerce_v but_o there_o it_o be_v write_v sibbesoc●●_n de_fw-fr humiliford_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v mistake_v for_o a_o b._n as_o before_o it_o be_v for_o a_o p._n so_o also_o in_o 2._o 24_o h._n 2._o howbeit_o in_o ●_o h._n 2._o &_o 1._o 1_o r._n 1._o upon_o the_o like_a amerciament_n for_o murder_n it_o be_v call_v humeliford_n hundred_o which_o manifest_v that_o the_o word_n sithesoca_n and_o hund●edus_n do_v intend_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n after_o which_o it_o be_v constant_o term_v hundredus_fw-la de_fw-la humeliford_n but_o in_o k._n john_n time_n the_o ferm_n thereof_o be_v b._n xx_o mark_n the_o profit_n of_o the_o leet_n xl_o s._n the_o shiriff_n aid_v xvii_o li._n xviii_o s._n and_o the_o warth_fw-mi money_n v_o s._n which_o warth_fw-mi silver_n now_o by_o corruption_n of_o speech_n call_v wharfe_n money_n i_o take_v to_o have_v be_v at_o first_o a_o certain_a payment_n for_o service_n of_o ward_n the_o king_n castle_n in_o this_o county_n for_o ancient_o it_o be_v write_v ward_n penny_n as_o by_o sundry_a authority_n i_o can_v manifest_v in_o 21_o h._n 3._o will._n de_fw-fr luscy_n be_v ●hen_o shiriff_n account_v scac._n for_o the_o farm_n thereof_o xx_o mark_n the_o shiriff_n aid_v vi_o li._n the_o leet_n xli_o s._n iiii_o d._n warth_fw-mi silver_n v_o s._n in_o 4_o e._n 1._o by_o inquisition_n ibid._n take_v before_o the_o justice_n itinerant_a it_o be_v find_v that_o the_o profit_n of_o this_o hundred_o beside_o perquisites_n amount_v to_o xiiii_o li._n three_o s._n two_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o and_o the_o perquisites_n xx_o li._n it_o be_v then_o in_o the_o king_n hand_n in_o 11_o e._n 2._o the_o bayliwick_n thereof_o be_v commit_v 11._o to_o one_o will._n reymond_n to_o hold_v during_o the_o king_n pleasure_n pay_v yearly_o to_o the_o shiriff_n of_o this_o county_n for_o the_o time_n be_v as_o much_o as_o other_o have_v use_v to_o do_v so_o that_o he_o shall_v keep_v the_o same_o bailywick_n according_a to_o the_o form_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o lincoln_n nor_o can_v i_o find_v that_o it_o be_v ever_o out_o of_o the_o crown_n until_o 3_o eliz._n that_o the_o queen_n by_o her_o letter_n 3._o pat._n bear_v date_n 10_o jan._n grant_v it_o with_o all_o the_o right_n belong_v thereto_o unto_o brian_n cave_n esquire_n and_o edw._n williams_n and_o their_o heir_n to_o hold_v in_o socage_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o east_n greenwich_n to_o which_o brian_n succeed_v in_o the_o possession_n thereof_o sir_n ambrose_n cave_n knight_n who_o die_v eliz._n seize_v of_o it_o in_o 10_o eliz._n left_a margaret_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n than_o wife_n of_o henry_n knoll_v esquire_n which_o henry_n have_v issue_n by_o she_o two_o daughter_n and_o heir_n viz._n mary_n
dudston_n saltley_n and_o bermi●gham_n which_o belong_v thereunto_o seize_v ●uprà_fw-la upon_o as_o chantrie_n land_n and_o then_o value_v ●uprà_fw-la at_o xiii_o li._n nineteeen_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la out_o of_o which_o two_o priest_n officiate_a in_o the_o say_a parish_n church_n of_o aston_n have_v ●uprà_fw-la x_o li._n per_fw-la a_o betwixt_o they_o dordsley_n this_o be_v original_o a_o member_n of_o aston_n and_o therewith_o involve_v at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o conqueror_n survey_n descend_v to_o the_o somery_n baron_n of_o dudley_n by_o the_o heir_n female_a of_o paganell_n as_o the_o castle_n of_o dudley_n which_o be_v part_n of_o william_n fitz_fw-fr ausculf_n possession_n together_o with_o aston_n do_v yet_o have_v i_o not_o see_v it_o particular_o mention_v in_o any_o record_n till_o h._n 3._o time_n but_o then_o be_v it_o certify_v n._n to_o be_v in_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n hand_n who_o have_v obtain_v 20._o the_o wardship_n of_o the_o son_n and_o heir_n to_o william_n percival_n de_fw-fr someri_fw-la who_o posterity_n be_v only_o surname_v someri_fw-la and_o afterward_o scil_n in_o 1_o e._n 1._o be_v assign_v 1._o to_o anabill_n the_o widow_n of_o roger_n de_fw-fr someri_fw-la as_o part_v of_o her_o dower_n be_v value_v 1._o at_o xviii_o li._n xvii_o s._n five_o d._n q._n have_v a_o leet_n which_o the_o baron_n of_o dudley_n ancient_o hold_v here_o extend_v into_o bromwych_n parva_fw-la bromwych_n magna_fw-la dodeston_n saluthley_n echells_n overton_n and_o erdington_n as_o by_o the_o claim_n w._n of_o roger_n de_fw-fr someri_fw-la in_o 13_o e._n 1._o appear_v at_o which_o time_n it_o be_v also_o find_v that_o three_o rodman_n of_o witton_n a_o hamlet_n likewise_o in_o the_o same_o parish_n do_v usual_o by_o turn_n do_v suit_n to_o the_o king_n hundred-court_n of_o hemlingford_n from_o three_o week_n to_o three_o week_n for_o all_o those_o hamlet_n except_o erdington_n but_o that_o all_o the_o freeholder_n of_o erdington_n do_v personal_o perform_v their_o suit_n to_o the_o say_v hundred_o from_o three_o week_n to_o three_o week_n or_o pay_v a_o fine_a of_o nineteeen_o d._n and_o that_o all_o the_o say_a hamlet_n before_o specify_v together_o with_o erdington_n use_v to_o pay_v for_o the_o shiriff_n aid_v xxxiv_o s._n to_o the_o leet_n a_o mark_n and_o for_o warthe_n xi_o d._n q._n but_o that_o the_o king_n be_v in_o possession_n of_o the_o weyf_n which_o roger_n de_fw-la someri_fw-la have_v issue_n roger_n upon_o who_o death_n in_o 19_o e._n 1._o the_o extent_n of_o what_o he_o have_v here_o be_v thus_o certify_v 15._o viz._n a_o certain_a grange_n with_o a_o oxe-house_n lxi_o acre_n of_o land_n in_o demesn_a three_o meadow_n scil_n one_o lie_v here_o another_z in_o dodeston_n and_o the_o three_o at_o olton_n as_o also_o a_o certain_a proportion_n of_o pasture_n ground_n that_o he_o have_v likewise_o xuj_o customary_a tenant_n which_o hold_v in_o villeinage_n six_o yard_n land_n and_o a_o half_a with_o a_o four_o part_n and_o ten_o acre_n pay_v lx_o s._n xi_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o and_o four_o freeholder_n who_o hold_v in_o socage_n four_o message_n and_o four_o half_a yard_n land_n pay_v yearly_o xxxvi_o s._n x_o d._n q._n do_v suit_n of_o court_n as_o also_o give_v heriot_n and_o relief_n as_o it_o shall_v happen_v and_o moreover_o that_o beside_o these_o there_o be_v lxxviii_o freeholder_n that_o hold_v land_n without_o house_n new_o reduce_v to_o tillage_n pay_v yearly_o twelve_o li._n xv_o s._n three_o d._n q._n and_o perform_v two_o appearance_n in_o the_o year_n unto_o the_o court_n hold_v at_o this_o place_n all_o which_o be_v put_v together_o amount_v 27._o to_o xxvii_o li._n twelve_o s._n two_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la whereof_o four_o li._n viij_o s._n five_o d._n ob_fw-la be_v assign_v 27._o towards_o the_o dower_n of_o agnes_n his_o widow_n but_o by_o the_o constant_a possession_n which_o the_o baron_n of_o dudley_n have_v of_o this_o lordship_n it_o come_v at_o length_n to_o be_v repute_v 14._o as_o a_o member_n of_o dudley_n and_o be_v therefore_o after_o the_o death_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr someri_fw-la in_o 16_o e._n 2._o certify_v 14._o to_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o king_n in_o capite_fw-la as_o part_v of_o that_o barony_n and_o so_o come_v to_o joane_n one_o 2._o of_o his_o two_o sister_n and_o coheir_n than_o the_o wife_n of_o thomas_n de_fw-fr botetort_n and_o by_o her_o death_n in_o 12_o e._n 3._o to_o 40._o john_n de_fw-fr botetourt_n her_o son_n and_o heir_n a_o great_a baron_n d._n in_o those_o day_n together_o with_o weoley_n in_o com._n wigorn._n a_o castle_n scarce_o three_o mile_n distance_n from_o hence_o build_v 3_o by_o rog._n de_fw-fr somerie_n in_o h._n 3._o time_n which_o afterward_o be_v his_o principal_a seat_n howbeit_o these_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o land_n for_o want_v of_o issue_n male_a come_v 4._o to_o joyce_n his_o grandchild_n scil_n daughter_n unto_o the_o say_v john_n who_o bring_v they_o in_o marriage_n to_o 4._o 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in_o 26_o h._n 8._o the_o vicarage_n with_o the_o chapel_n of_o nuthurst_n thereunto_o annex_v at_o a._n xv_o li._n vi_o s._n viij_o d._n over_o and_o above_o xx_o ●_o pension_n payable_a yearly_o to_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth●_n ●_z and_o xi_o s._n to_o the_o bishop_n and_o archdeacon_n for_o procuration_n and_o synodal_n patroni_fw-la ecclcsiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilw_n ad_fw-la nominat_fw-la hugh_n de_fw-fr ardena_n mil._n thomas_n de_fw-fr notehurst_n diac._n anno_fw-la 1250._o lich._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilw_n ad_fw-la nominat_fw-la joh._n peche_n mil._n joh._n de_fw-fr olnefel_v 11._o cal._n oct._n 1320._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilw_n ad_fw-la nominat_fw-la joh._n peche_n mil._n joh._n atte_n well_o cap._n 2._o non._n junii_fw-la 1349._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilw_n ad_fw-la nominat_fw-la kinardi_fw-la de_fw-fr la_fw-fr bear_n mil._n joh._n de_fw-fr braunteford_n 6._o oct._n 1387._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilw_n ad_fw-la nominat_fw-la kinardi_fw-la de_fw-fr la_fw-fr bear_n mil._n rob._n eyberhale_v pbr._n 9_o junii_fw-la 1391._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilw_n d._n joh._n gervey_v cap._n 20._o oct._n 1410._o b._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilw_n ad_fw-la nom_fw-fr d._n will._n mountfort_n mil._n joh._n gylbard_n cap._n 6._o sept._n 1413._o b._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilw_n ad_fw-la nom_fw-fr d._n will._n mountfort_n mil._n joh._n harman_n cap._n 21._o martii_fw-la 1431._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilw_n d._n thom._n boresden_n 12._o martii_fw-la 1510._o b._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilw_n d._n rad._n massy_a cap._n 7._o feb._n 1515._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilw_n d._n petrus_n irlam_n a._n 5._o febr._n 1537._o d._n henr._n 8._o rex_fw-la angl._n d._n ric._n baynton_n cap._n 24._o maii_n 1542._o b._n thomas_n l'ysley_n be_v thomas_n robynson_n 26._o jan._n 1565._o a._n eliz._n angliae_fw-la regina_fw-la leonardus_n fetherston_n cler._n 14._o dec._n 1584._o b._n eliz._n angliae_fw-la regina_fw-la walt._n byckle_v cler._n 3._o feb._n 1594._o c._n eliz._n angliae_fw-la regina_fw-la sim._n grover_n 30._o oct._n 1596._o cert_n this_o church_n be_v situate_a on_o so_o fair_a a_o ascent_n have_v a_o tall_a spire_n which_o be_v a_o note_a mark_n to_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o wood-land_n till_o by_o the_o extraordinary_a violence_n of_o lightning_n and_o thunder_n happen_v on_o s_n to_o andrew_n day_n at_o night_n in_o the_o year_n 1643._o it_o be_v cleave_v and_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n at_o which_o time_n the_o whole_a fabric_n with_o the_o tower_n be_v tear_v in_o divers_a place_n nuthurst_n of_o this_o place_n i_o have_v see_v no_o mention_n before_o h._n 3._o time_n it_o be_v a_o member_n of_o hampton_n original_o and_o therewith_o come_v to_o mowbray_n from_o one_o of_o which_o family_n it_o be_v pass_v to_o montfort_n and_o from_o peter_n de_fw-fr montfort_n or_o one_o of_o his_o ancestor_n to_o one_o of_o the_o hastang_n of_o lemington-hastang_a in_o this_o county_n for_o upon_o the_o challenge_n make_v by_o peter_n de_fw-fr montfort_n in_o 46_o h._n 3._o of_o certain_a service_n which_o he_o claim_v as_o due_a unto_o he_o from_o robert_n de_fw-fr hastang_n for_o the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_v here_o they_o come_v to_o a_o agreement_n 3._o viz._n that_o the_o same_o robert_n de_fw-fr hastang_n and_o his_o heir_n upon_o levy_v of_o scutage_n after_o the_o rate_n of_o xl_o s._n a_o knight_n fee_n shall_v pay_v to_o he_o the_o say_v peter_n and_o his_o heir_n x_o s._n and_o so_o according_a to_o that_o proportion_n when_o or_o how_o it_o pass_v from_o hastang_n i_o have_v not_o see_v but_o about_o the_o begin_n of_o e._n 3._o time_n will._n trussell_n of_o flore_n in_o com._n northampt._n become_v owner_n 3._o of_o it_o and_z in_o 5._o of_o that_o king_n reign_n have_v a_o charter_n 3._o of_o free_a warren_n in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n here_o as_o also_o a_o special_a licence_n 16_o to_o make_v a_o park_n of_o his_o wood_n in_o this_o place_n from_o which_o will._n it_o descend_v to_o the_o trussells_n of_o billesley_n and_o continue_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o that_o family_n who_o descent_n in_o billesley_n be_v to_o be_v see_v till_o edward_n trussell_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o last_o thomas_n sell_v it_o within_o these_o few_o year_n to_o william_n jesson_n a_o alderman_n of_o coventre_n the_o extent_n of_o what_o these_o trussells_n have_v here_o be_v one_o mess._n cc._o acre_n of_o land_n ccc_o acre_n of_o pasture_n x._o acre_n of_o meadow_n thirty_o acre_n of_o wood_n and_o four_o s._n rent_n as_o appear_v by_o a_o inq._n take_v after_o the_o death_n of_o thomas_n trussell_n in_o 8_o h._n 8._o here_o be_v a_o ancient_a chapel_n which_o in_o respect_n of_o its_o great_a distance_n from_o the_o parish_n church_n have_v some_o parochial_a rite_n belong_v thereto_o in_o 2_o h._n 3._o it_o be_v with_o the_o church_n of_o hampton_n appropriate_v ●●_o to_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n by_o william_n de_fw-fr cornhull_n than_o bishop_n of_o this_o diocese_n whereupon_o a_o assignation_n 81._o be_v make_v of_o what_o tithe_n the_o vicar_n of_o hampton_n shall_v thenceforth_o have_v within_o this_o hamlet_n as_o in_o hampton_n be_v show_v in_o 18_o e._n 2._o i_o find_v that_o john_n the_o olnefel_v vicar_n of_o hampton_n make_v a_o lease_n ●_o for_o the_o term_n of_o eight_o yea●s_n unto_o one_o thomas_n ketel_n of_o kings-norton_n priest_n of_o this_o chapel_n with_o all_o the_o g●ebe_n tithe_n and_o every_o thing_n else_o thereto_o belong_v reserve_v to_o himself_o all_o live_a mortuary_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n there_o decease_a and_o the_o burial_n of_o the_o body_n of_o all_o marry_a person_n and_o widow_n with_o funeral_n oblation_n as_o also_o pasture_n and_o forage_v of_o hay_n and_o straw_n yearly_a sufficient_a for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o four_o young_a beast_n steer_n or_o heifer_n to_o be_v there_o keep_v and_o the_o keep_n of_o three_o or_o four_o hog_n yearly_a in_o harvest-time_n and_o for_o a_o month_n after_o michaelmass_n the_o condition_n to_o be_v perform_v of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n be_v these_o viz._n that_o he_o and_o his_o clerk_n shall_v serve_v personal_o every_o day_n in_o the_o say_a chapel_n honest_o and_o decent_o so_o that_o the_o say_a vicar_n may_v not_o have_v blame_n therefore_o and_o that_o he_o shall_v keep_v the_o house_n and_o chapel_n with_o book_n vestment_n and_o all_o other_o ornament_n in_o as_o good_a state_n or_o better_o than_o he_o find_v they_o not_o cut_v down_o any_o tree_n and_o pay_v to_o the_o say_a vicar_n or_o his_o deputy_n xx_o s._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la unto_o which_o chapel_n edmund_n fulwood_n of_o tanworth_n esquire_n bear_v a_o good_a regard_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o so_o near_a residence_n thereto_o scil_n at_o cley-hall_n in_o 9_o eliz._n grant_v trussell_n a_o mess._n and_o certain_a land_n thereto_o belong_v unto_o thomas_n trussell_n thomas_n greswould_n john_n lidyate_n gentleman_n john_n sidnall_n and_o some_o other_o to_o the_o use_n of_o such_o priest_n as_o shall_v thenceforth_o serve_v therein_o and_o be_v continual_o resident_a but_o in_o case_n of_o such_o non-residencie_a the_o churchwarden_n to_o take_v the_o benefit_n thereof_o to_o bestow_v on_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a inhabitant_n of_o nuthurs●_n on_o good_a friday_n or_o else_o to_o the_o repair_n of_o the_o say_a chapel_n as_o in_o their_o discretion_n shall_v be_v think_v meet_v knoll_n this_o be_v original_o a_o member_n of_o hampton_n and_o therefore_o not_o particular_o mention_v in_o the_o conqueror_n survey_n nor_o till_o k._n john_n time_n have_v i_o see_v it_o so_o much_o as_o name_v but_o then_o do_v william_n the_o arden_n of_o hampton_n grant_v it_o unto_o amicia_n de_fw-fr tracie_n his_o wife_n as_o part_v of_o her_o dower_n to_o hold_v during_o life_n in_o which_o deed_n hatton_n it_o be_v write_v gnolle_n the_o c._n be_v mistake_v for_o a_o g._n have_v have_v its_o name_n original_o from_o the_o situation_n for_o in_o our_o old_a english_a cnolle_n signify_v the_o knap_n of_o a_o hill_n or_o a_o ascend_a ground_n in_o 35_o h._n 3._o hugh_n de_fw-fr arden_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o say_v william_n have_v free_a warren_n grant_v 12._o to_o he_o in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n in_o this_o place_n where_o it_o be_v write_v la_o cnolle_n and_o in_o 46_o h._n 3._o william_n de_fw-fr arden_n son_n of_o hugh_n commence_v suit_n d._n against_o peter_n de_fw-fr montfort_n and_o other_o for_o certain_a land_n here_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o which_o william_n agatha_n his_o widow_n have_v it_o assign_v 13._o unto_o she_o for_o part_n of_o her_o dowry_n which_o william_n and_o his_o brother_n die_v without_o issue_n as_o in_o hampton_n be_v show_v and_o the_o whole_a
rog._n de_fw-fr roderham_n 7._o cal._n apr._n 1345._o abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr merevale_n thom._n the_o poleye_n cap._n 5._o id._n sept._n 1348._o ib._n rob._n de_fw-fr ferrer_n dominus_fw-la de_fw-fr bosworth_n mile_n joh._n woodcock_n pbr._n 12._o cal._n nou._n 1349._o b._n abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr merevale_n joh._n de_fw-fr rommessere_n pbr._n 6._o cal._n jan._n 1349._o b._n abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr merevale_n joh._n fynch_n cap._n 18._o cal._n dec._n 1358._o b._n d._n rad._n de_fw-fr ferrer_n mile_n d._n joh._n scropton_n 4._o id._n martii_fw-la 1358._o a._n d._n thomas_n de_fw-fr astley_n thomas_n boton_fw-mi pbr._n 8._o junii_fw-la 1376._o a._n abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr merevale_n joh._n de_fw-fr polesworth_n pbr._n ult_n maii_n 1379._o b._n thomas_n de_fw-fr astley_n junior_a mile_n ric._n de_fw-fr derset_v ult_n martii_fw-la 1382._o a._n abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr merevale_n ric._n rymyld_v 8._o cal._n dec._n 1386._o b._n thom._n de_fw-fr astley_n de_fw-fr appulby_n be_v will._n aleyn_n cap._n 26._o junii_fw-la 1416._o b._n abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr merevale_n henr._n cloghe_v cap._n 13._o febr._n 1456._o b._n hug._n de_fw-fr astley_n cler._n &_o alii_fw-la ex_fw-la concess_n tho._n astley_n de_fw-fr patshull_n be_v d._n ric._n hall_n cap._n 14._o julii_fw-la 1541._o a._n henr._n porter_n &_o alii_fw-la ratione_fw-la concess_n pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilw._n d._n joh._n farmer_n cler._n 9_o sept._n 1552._o a._n geo._n stone_v ex_fw-la concess_n abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr merevale_n d._n will._n wood_n 19_o sept._n 1554._o a._n gilb._n astley_n be_v fill_v &_o haer_fw-mi tho._n astley_n de_fw-fr patshull_n ric._n morgan_n cler._n 25._o martii_fw-la 1561._o h_o tho._n l'isle_n de_fw-fr moxhull_n ex_fw-la concess_n tho._n astley_n de_fw-fr pateshull_n ric._n slanye_n 26._o nou._n 1561_o a._n joh._n wood_n ex_fw-la concess_n gilb._n astley_n be_v ric._n browne_n cler._n 3._o apr_fw-la 1569._o a._n t._n bromley_n mile_n cancellar_n angl._n ad_fw-la implend_v ult_n volunt_fw-la walt._n comitis_fw-la essexiae_fw-la will._n bate_v cler._n 1._o nou._n 1583._o b._n will._n crompton_n de_fw-fr stone_n ex_fw-la concess_n t._n astley_n de_fw-fr patshull_n be_v joh._n fox_n cler._n ..._o jan._n 1591._o e._n joh._n palmer_n cler._n rector_n eccl._n b._n mariae_fw-la staff_n joh._n watson_n cler._n 4._o aug._n 1627._o incert_v kingsbury_n i_o come_v next_o to_o kingsbury_n which_o be_v a_o large_a parish_n contain_v these_o village_n and_o place_n of_o note_n viz._n kymberley-hall_n hurley_n plumpton_n flanders-hall_n hallaton_n drakenege_v whateley_n slateley_n holt_n cliffe_n and_o dosthill_n of_o all_o which_o in_o their_o order_n that_o this_o place_n in_o the_o saxon_n time_n be_v a_o seat_n belong_v to_o some_o of_o the_o mercian_n king_n be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v the_o name_n itself_o import_v no_o less_o beside_o if_o we_o regard_v the_o situation_n for_o delight_n few_o in_o these_o part_n will_v equal_v it_o consider_v the_o vicinity_n of_o the_o river_n border_v on_o the_o one_o side_n with_o hill_n and_o wood_n and_o on_o the_o other_o with_o spacious_a and_o pleasant_a meadow_n and_o that_o the_o verge_n of_o sutton-chase_n in_o those_o day_n a_o forest_n as_o by_o what_o i_o have_v in_o sutton_n observe_v extend_v to_o the_o skirt_n thereof_o so_o tha●_n if_o i_o shall_v hence_o conclude_v that_o this_o be_v the_o same_o kingsburie_n where_o bertulphus_n king_n of_o mercia_n reside_v have_v a_o 347._o grand_a council_n of_o his_o prelate_n and_o great_a noble_n in_o the_o year_n from_o our_o saviour_n incarnation_n dcccli_o i_o think_v it_o will_v be_v no_o great_a presumption_n but_o of_o these_o ancient_a time_n as_o we_o have_v little_a discovery_n so_o be_v there_o no_o great_a certainty_n to_o be_v find_v i_o shall_v therefore_o descend_v somewhat_o near_o the_o norman_a invasion_n where_o by_o the_o light_n of_o that_o general_a survey_n ib._n where_o it_o be_v write_v chinesburie_n which_o king_n william_n here_o make_v short_o after_o his_o conquest_n i_o find_v that_o the_o countess_n godeva_n of_o who_o in_o coventre_n i_o have_v speak_v hold_v it_o in_o edward_n the_o confessor_n day_n whence_o i_o guess_v that_o earl_n leofrike_n her_o husband_n possess_v it_o in_o his_o time_n by_o which_o survey_v here_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v six_o hide_n of_o land_n two_o priest_n one_o mill_n value_v at_o ix_o s._n four_o d._n twelve_o acre_n of_o meadow_n and_o wood_n extend_v to_o a_o mile_n in_o length_n and_o as_o much_o in_o breadth_n which_o together_o with_o the_o rest_n be_v rate_v at_o xiii_o li._n by_o weight_n be_v then_o in_o the_o possession_n of_o one_o nicholas_n as_o fermour_n to_o the_o king_n of_o all_o the_o land_n that_o have_v belong_v to_o the_o say_a countess_n turkillus_n de_fw-fr warewic_n ......_o ux_fw-fr prima_fw-la siwardus_n de_fw-fr ardena_n temp_n h._n 1._o turkillus_n de_fw-fr warewic_n leverunia_fw-la ux_fw-fr secunda_fw-la osbertus_n de_fw-fr ardena_n matilda_n henricus_fw-la de_fw-fr ardena_n thomas_n de_fw-fr ardena_n 9_o joh._n osbertus_n de_fw-fr ardena_n adeliza_n ux_fw-fr sim._n de_fw-fr harcuria_n ob●●t_fw-la s._n prole_fw-la amabilis_fw-la ux_fw-la rob._n fill_n walteri_fw-la ob_fw-la s._n prole_fw-la amicia_n ux_fw-fr petri_n de_fw-fr bracebrigge_n joh._n de_fw-fr bracebrigg_n 9_o joh._n ob_fw-la s._n prole_fw-la will._n de_fw-fr bracebrigge_n frater_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la anketil_n de_fw-fr bracebrigg_n 32_o h._n 3._o rad._n de_fw-fr bracebrigg_n mile_n 33_o h._n 3._o joh._n de_fw-fr bracebrigg_n mile_n 36_o h._n 3._o joh._n de_fw-fr bracebrigg_n mile_n 3_o e._n 2._o joh._n de_fw-fr bracebrigg_n mile_n 31_o e._n 3._o rad._n de_fw-fr bracebrigg_n mile_n 19_o e._n 3._o joanna_n joh._n de_fw-fr bracebrigg_n mile_n 19_o r._n 2._o obiit_fw-la s._n p._n rad._n de_fw-fr bracebrigg_n mile●_n 10_o h._n 4._o rad._n bracebrigg_n be_v 13_o h._n 4._o joanna_n filia_fw-la will._n neuport_n mil._n ric._n bracebrigg_n be_v aet_fw-la 9_o a_o 14_o h._n 6._o joh._n bracebrigg_n be_v obiit_fw-la 23._o martii_fw-la 7_o h._n 8._o sim._n bracebrigg_n obiit_fw-la vivo_fw-la patre_fw-la eliz._n filia_fw-la will._n harewell_o de_fw-fr wotton-waven_a be_v 9_o h._n 7._o johanna_n filia_fw-la geo●gi_n cate●by_n de_fw-fr lapworth_n be_v ux_fw-fr 1._o thomas_n bracebrigg_n be_v obiit_fw-la 1._o martii_fw-la 11_o eliz._n will._n bracebrigg_n dux●t_v annam_n fill_v julini_fw-la nethermill_n civis_fw-la coventriae_fw-la ob_fw-la ..._o apr._n 2_o eliz._n margeria_n primò_fw-la ●●pta_fw-la w●lde●vo_fw-la willington_n gen_fw-la postea_fw-la barn_n east_n gen_fw-la jana_n ux_fw-fr leonelli_n skipwith_n gen_fw-la michael_n bracebrigg_n ob_fw-la s._n prole_fw-la 6_o eliz._n geiinus_fw-la edwardus_fw-la ricardus_n thomas_n bracebrigg_n be_v obiit_fw-la 1_o martii_fw-la 11_o eliz._n jocosa_fw-la fil●a_fw-la thomae_fw-la w●lson_n ux_fw-la 2._o thomas_n bracebrigg_n obiit_fw-la anno_fw-la 1607._o alicia_n filia_fw-la joh._n rugeley_n de_fw-fr dunton_n be_v joh._n bracebrigg_n dux●t_v susannam_n filiam_fw-la thomae_fw-la coton_n anna_n ux_fw-fr mich._n sanders_n de_fw-fr bedworth_n edw._n bracebrigg_n duxit_fw-la doroth._n fill_n rad._n rugeley_n de_fw-fr dunton_n be_v roulandus_n bracebrigg_n humfridus_n willielmus_fw-la henricus_fw-la joh._n bracebrigg_n anketillus_fw-la bracebrigg_n duxit_fw-la annam_n filiam_fw-la thomae_fw-la corbin_n the_o hall-end_a ric._n bracebrigg_n de_fw-fr atherston_n sam._n bracebrigg_n sim._n bracebrigg_n duxit_fw-la elenam_fw-la filiam_fw-la &_o haer_fw-mi anth._n crewker_n de_fw-fr twiford_n in_o come_v derb._n eliz._n fill_n &_o haeres_fw-la ux_fw-la francisci_fw-la beaumond_n de_fw-fr barrow_n in_o com._n leic._n be_v thomas_n bracebrigg_n be_v obiit_fw-la 1_o martii_fw-la 11_o eliz._n eliz._n filia_fw-la georgii_n winter_n de_fw-fr worthington_n in_o com._n leic._n ux_fw-fr 3._o matilda_n ux_fw-fr thomae_fw-la de_fw-fr clinton_n but_o after_o that_o great_a change_n make_v by_o the_o norman_a conqueror_n turchill_n de_fw-fr warewic_n have_v it_o 9_o in_o right_a of_o leverunia_n his_o second_o wife_n who_o inheritance_n it_o be_v which_o turchill_n in_o imitation_n of_o the_o norman_n who_o have_v their_o cognomina_fw-la long_o before_o their_o come_n into_o england_n with_o duke_n william_n reside_v here_o as_o i_o presume_v assume_v arden_n for_o his_o surname_n in_o regard_n that_o all_o this_o tract_n of_o the_o county_n northwards_o of_o avon_n be_v woodland_n be_v ancient_o so_o call_v as_o i_o have_v elsewhere_o observe_v by_o the_o say_a leverunia_n he_o have_v issue_n 9_o osbert_n de_fw-fr arden_n who_o service_n for_o this_o manor_n as_o i_o take_v it_o do_v ranulph_n earl_n of_o chester_n possess_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o land_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o countess_n godeva_n before_o mention_v about_o king_n stephen_n time_n grant_v be_v unto_o robert_n marmion_n of_o tamworth-castle_n and_o his_o heir_n howbeit_o notwithstanding_o this_o grant_n it_o appear_v 11._o that_o this_o manor_n be_v afterward_o hold_v of_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n heir_n as_o of_o their_o manor_n of_o cheylesmore_n in_o coventre_n but_o i_o return_v to_o this_o osbert_n succeed_v suprà_fw-la osbert_n his_o son_n and_o to_o he_o two_o
to_o s._n peter_n be_v give_v to_o 10._o the_o nun_n of_o mergate_n in_o bedfordshire_n by_o the_o first_o orbert_n de_fw-fr arden_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o king_n stephen_n time_n howbeit_o till_o 36_o hen._n 3._o they_o do_v not_o quiet_o enjoy_v it_o as_o by_o what_o i_o have_v observe_v in_o my_o discourse_n of_o sir_n ralph_n ●rac●brigge_n and_o john_n his_o son_n appear_v but_o the_o moiety_n thereof_o be_v ancient_o appropriate_v to_o they_o though_o the_o direct_a time_n when_o i_o have_v not_o find_v in_o anno_fw-la 1291._o 19_o edw._n 1._o the_o say_v appropriate_v moiety_n be_v value_v 〈◊〉_d at_o xiii_o mark_n and_o the_o other_o at_o xv_o which_o other_o moiety_n become_v afterward_o also_o appropriate_v 21._o to_o they_o viz._n in_o 12_o rich._n 2._o whereupon_o in_o a_o short_a time_n scil_n in_o anno_fw-la 1397._o 21_o rich._n 2._o ensue_v the_o ordination_n b._n of_o the_o vicarage_n vi_o s._n viij_o d._n yearly_a pension_n be_v then_o reserve_v to_o the_o bishop_n and_o his_o successor_n and_o two_o s._n to_o the_o archdeacon_n which_o vicarage_n in_o 26_o hen._n 8._o be_v value_v a._n at_o viij_o li._n ix_o s._n x_o d._n over_o and_o above_o iii._o s._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la deduct_v for_o synodal_n patroni_fw-la medictatis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d &_o conu._n s._n trin._n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d will._n de_fw-fr sta●ford_n 〈◊〉_d 1248._o 〈◊〉_d &_o conu._n s._n trin._n the_o 〈◊〉_d d._n thomas_n de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d pbr._n a_o 1250._o 〈◊〉_d &_o conu._n s._n trin._n the_o 〈◊〉_d nigellus_n ●●us_fw-la remundi_fw-la a_o 1256._o 〈◊〉_d &_o conu._n s._n trin._n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gilebertus_fw-la de_fw-la 〈◊〉_d pbr._n ●●l_o i●●ii_n 1300._o 〈◊〉_d &_o conu._n s._n trin._n the_o 〈◊〉_d a._n will._n de_fw-fr muneworth_n accol_n 16._o ●al_n dec._n 1310._o 〈◊〉_d &_o conu._n s._n trin._n the_o 〈◊〉_d ●_o thomas_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr grave_a pbr._n 8._o id._n febr._n 1313._o 〈◊〉_d &_o conu._n s._n trin._n the_o 〈◊〉_d ●●_o thom._n ●a●l●●ap_n 2._o non._n aug._n 1349._o 〈◊〉_d &_o conu._n s._n trin._n the_o 〈◊〉_d a._n r●c_fw-la de_fw-fr ●●ile_n cler._n 13._o cal._n apr._n 1360._o 〈◊〉_d &_o conu._n s._n trin._n the_o 〈◊〉_d b._n d._n jo●_a clerk_n pbr._n 5._o febr._n 1390._o patroniae_fw-la vicariae_fw-la hu●●_n fr●m●●_n de_fw-fr tamworth_n 〈◊〉_d vicc_fw-la b._n rad._n he●laston_n cap._n 18._o oct._n 1410._o pr._n &_o c._n e._n trin._n the_o 〈◊〉_d b._n ar●●●●●us_fw-la thorpe_n 4._o febr._n 1410._o pr._n &_o c._n ●_o trin._n the_o 〈◊〉_d b._n joh._n freman_n cap._n 9_o dec._n 1411._o pr._n &_o c._n ●_o trin._n the_o 〈◊〉_d ●_o d._n will._n atte_fw-la mille_fw-la 6._o dec._n 1421._o pr._n &_o c._n ●_o trin._n the_o 〈◊〉_d b._n joh._n smyth_n 8._o apr._n 1438._o pr._n &_o c._n ●_o trin._n the_o 〈◊〉_d b._n rob._n trulufe_fw-fr 17._o sept._n 1439._o pr._n &_o c._n s._n trin._n de_fw-fr bosco_n thomas_n lancashire_n pbr._n ......_o 1439._o b._n pr._n &_o c._n s._n trin._n de_fw-fr bosco_n thomas_n wenloke_n in_o decr._n bac_n a._n 26._o sept._n 1499._o pr._n &_o c._n s._n trin._n de_fw-fr bosco_n d._n ric._n hutton_n in_o leg._n bac._n 3._o martii_fw-la 1521._o b._n d._n regina_fw-la magr._fw-la will._n smyth_n suce●tor_n eccl._n cath._n lich._n 25._o meii_fw-la 1554._o b._n d._n eliz._n regina_fw-la henr._n fletcher_n cler._n 15._o febr._n 1584._o b._n d._n eliz._n regina_fw-la nich._n rushall_n cler._n 25._o oct._n 1587._o ibid._n d._n eliz._n regina_fw-la joh._n fox_n cler._n 1._o martii_fw-la 1587._o ibid._n monumental_a inscription_n in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n here_o lie_v the_o body_n of_o hugh_n beresford_n sometime_o of_o slateley_n and_o elizabeth_n his_o wife_n which_o hugh_n die_v the_o twenty-five_o the_o of_o june_n anno_fw-la 1610._o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o chancel_n here_o lie_v the_o body_n of_o francis_n benet_n sometime_o of_o dosthill_n who_o die_v the_o xi_o the_o day_n of_o june_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1634._o kimberley-hall_n here_o be_v ancient_o a_o chapel_n b._n of_o s._n edmund_n and_o in_o it_o a_o chantrie_n found_v a._n by_o one_o of_o the_o b●acebriggs_n of_o kingsburie_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o king_n edw._n 2._o time_n as_o may_v seem_v by_o the_o presentation_n thereto_o and_o call_v suprà_fw-la cantaria_n de_fw-fr kynebaldesley_n by_o the_o survey_n b._n of_o 26_o h._n 8._o this_o chancre_n be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o the_o church_n of_o kingsburie_n which_o if_o so_o then_o be_v it_o not_o long_o before_o remove_v 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o value_n thereof_o over_o and_o above_o re●●●s_v certify_v at_o cvi_o s._n viij_o d._n but_o i_o rather_o drink_v that_o to_o be_v a_o mistake_n for_o in_o 37_o h._n 8._o it_o be_v call_v a●_n cantaria_n de_fw-fr hurley_n forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v situate_a within_o the_o precinct_n of_o that_o hamlet_n and_o then_o value_v a●_n at_o cxiii_o s._n x_o d._n hurley_n of_o this_o place_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n in_o the_o conqueror_n survey_n by_o reason_n it_o be_v then_o involve_v with_o kingsburie_n but_o i_o have_v see_v it_o very_o ancient_o write_v hurnlei_n which_o apparent_o show_v that_o the_o name_n at_o first_o grow_v from_o its_o situation_n hurne_n or_o hyrne_v in_o the_o saxon_a or_o old_a english_a signify_v a_o nook_n or_o corner_n which_o right_o agree_v with_o the_o position_n thereof_o it_o lie_v in_o the_o utmost_a corner_n of_o kingsburie_n lordship_n eastward_n as_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o kingsburie_n heretofore_o so_o be_v the_o bracebriggs_n in_o those_o day_n lord_n thereof_o as_o appear_v by_o a_o grant_n of_o it_o from_o aur_fw-it ralph_n de_fw-fr bracebrigge_n about_o the_o 25._o of_o h._n 3._o unto_o amicia_n his_o mother_n in_o name_n of_o her_o dowry_n where_o it_o be_v call_v manerium_fw-la de_fw-la horleye_n yet_o by_o some_o other_o 3._o authority_n of_o late_a time_n it_o appear_v to_o have_v be_v only_o a_o member_n of_o kingsburie_n so_o also_o by_o the_o inquisition_n eliz._n after_o the_o death_n of_o thomas_n bracebrigge_n esquire_n in_o 19_o eliz._n but_o notwithstanding_o that_o there_o be_v a_o manor_n within_o it_o at_o least_o in_o reputation_n whereof_o one_o john_n waldiff_n esquire_n die_v 8._o seize_v in_o 31_o h._n 8._o which_o descend_v to_o joane_n the_o sole_a daughter_n of_o nicholas_n nightingale_n by_o joyce_n sister_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o say_v john_n which_o joan_n be_v then_o 8._o the_o wife_n of_o thomas_n willington_n cousin_n of_o william_n willington_n esquire_n of_o who_o in_o barcheston_n i_o have_v speak_v the_o posterity_n of_o which_o thomas_n do_v still_o enjoy_v it_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o waldyve_fw-mi have_v live_v ancient_o in_o this_o place_n for_o in_o 36_o h._n 6._o be_v joane_n the_o daughter_n of_o william_n waldyve_n of_o hurley_n marry_v unto_o robert_n willenhale_n of_o greneburgh_n in_o the_o chapel_n here_o by_o special_a licence_n a._n from_o the_o bishop_n direct_v to_o the_o then_o vicar_n of_o kingsburie_n for_o that_o purpose_n which_o william_n waldyve_n be_v son_n to_o richard_n gen_fw-la a_o branch_n of_o the_o waldyve_n of_o alspath_n plumpton_n this_o place_n be_v now_o know_v only_o by_o certain_a ground_n lie_v on_o the_o east_n side_n of_o kingsburie_n parish_n so_o call_v whereof_o one_o walter_n de_fw-fr plompton_n be_v possess_v t.w._n in_o h._n 3._o time_n who_o hold_v they_o by_o a_o certain_a weapon_n t.w._n call_v a_o danish_a axe_n which_o be_v the_o very_a charter_n t.w._n whereby_o the_o say_a land_n be_v give_v unto_o one_o of_o his_o ancestor_n hang_v t.w._n up_o for_o a_o long_a time_n in_o the_o hall_n of_o the_o capital_a message_n belong_v thereto_o in_o testimony_n of_o the_o say_a tenure_n until_o that_o the_o say_a house_n be_v seize_v upon_o by_o sir_n john_n bracebrigge_n knight_n lord_n of_o kingsburie_n in_o e._n 3._o time_n and_o pull_v to_o the_o ground_n after_o which_o it_o remain_v t.w._n a_o great_a while_n in_o the_o hall_n of_o the_o mansion_n belong_v to_o william_n de_fw-fr plompton_n in_o hardreshull_n about_o two_o mile_n distant_a be_v common_o repute_v and_o call_v t.w._n the_o charter_n of_o plomton_n what_o title_n the_o say_a sir_n john_n bracebrigge_n have_v to_o it_o i_o know_v not_o but_o by_o several_a 32._o authority_n it_o appear_v that_o his_o posterity_n be_v seize_v of_o it_o by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o plomton_n and_o in_o 12_o h._n 4._o do_v sir_n ralph_n bracebrigge_n knight_n 4._o ●ell_o the_o same_o the_o content_a thereof_o be_v c._n acre_n of_o land_n ul_n acre_n of_o wood_n and_o xl_o acre_n of_o moor_n then_o call_v plumton_n field_n unto_o robert_n warerton_n esquire_n and_o his_o heir_n all_o which_o come_v afterward_o to_o the_o hand_n of_o one_o roger_n horton●_n ●_z who_o die_v seize_v 36._o of_o they_o ●li_fw-la h._n 5._o leave_v william_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n xviii_o year_n of_o age_n but_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o
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d._n per_fw-la ann_n pay_v by_o the_o prior_n and_o covent_n which_o be_v so_o small_a a_o portion_n continue_v thus_o till_o 20_o jac._n that_o the_o lady_n aliza_n dudley_n augment_v it_o with_o xx_o l._n per_fw-la ann_n out_o of_o land_n in_o manceter_n as_o in_o my_o discourse_n of_o that_o place_n be_v manifest_v patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n henr_n de_fw-fr lodbrok_n pbr._n 5._o id._n nou._n 1300._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n galfr._fw-la marmion_n pbr._n 15._o cal._n julii_fw-la 1312._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n ibid._n rog._n boyvill_n cap._n pride_n id._n martii_fw-la 1312._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n will._n de_fw-fr stoneley_n 16._o cal._n martii_fw-la 1316._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n joh._n de_fw-fr hinslap_n cap._n 13._o cal._n feb._n 1323._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n henr._n de_fw-fr 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leave_v james_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n 14_o year_n of_o age_n which_o james_n by_o his_o deed_n leigh_n date_a 1_o martii_fw-la 2_o &_o 3._o ph._n &_o m._n past_o it_o to_o antho●y_n throgmorton_n citizen_n and_o mercer_n of_o london_n who_o 1_o maii_n 7_o eliz._n sell_v leigh_n it_o to_o sir_n tho._n leigh_n kt._n citizen_n and_o alderman_n of_o london_n who_o great_a grandchild_n now_o of_o stoneley_n enjoy_v it_o ashowe_v have_v now_o do_v with_o that_o spacious_a parish_n of_o stoneley_n follow_v the_o stream_n of_o avon_n i_o come_v next_o to_o ashow_n situate_v on_o the_o northwest_o side_n thereof_o in_o the_o conq._n time_n this_o be_v possess_v by_o lib._n turchil_n de_fw-fr warwik_n who_o freehold_n it_o have_v be_v before_o the_o norman_a invasion_n one_o ermenfridus_n then_o hold_v 2_o hide_n thereof_o of_o the_o same_o turchil_n here_o be_v then_o also_o 2_o mill_n and_o wood_n of_o half_a a_o mile_n in_o length_n and_o 3_o furlong_n in_o breadth_n the_o whole_a value_n 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pepper_n and_o a_o red_a rose_n yearly_o rend_v all_o lie_v here_o with_o half_a the_o fish_n in_o avon_n to_o the_o monk_n of_o stoneley_n for_o ever_o all_o which_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o dissolution_n of_o that_o monastery_n be_v possess_v by_o the_o lord_n leigh_n together_o with_o stoneley_n and_o most_o of_o the_o land_n sometime_o belong_v thereto_o the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o the_o assumption_n of_o our_o lady_n have_v be_v ancient_o but_o a_o chapel_n belong_v to_o wotton_n as_o i_o have_v already_o intimate_v be_v confirm_v 70._o to_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n in_o h._n 2._o time_n by_o ric._n peche_n b._n of_o cou._n and_o have_v a_o pension_n 73._o of_o xx_o s._n per_fw-la ann_n grant_v out_o of_o it_o to_o the_o say_a canon_n by_o geffrey_n muschamp_n one_o of_o his_o successor_n in_o k._n john_n time_n in_o ann_n 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o it_o be_v value_v scac._n at_o five_o mark_n and_o in_o b._n 26_o h._n 8._o at_o vi_o l._n two_o s._n over_o and_o 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canon_n of_o kenilworth_n have_v free-warren_n grant_v 26._o to_o they_o in_o all_o their_o deme●n_a land_n here_o which_o they_o enjoy_v till_o the_o general_a dissolution_n of_o the_o religious_a house_n by_o k.h._n 8._o but_o after_o that_o fatal_a blow_n whereby_o the_o monastery_n land_n become_v disperse_v sir_n thomas_n darcy_n kt._n obtain_v this_o manor_n of_o radford_n to_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n by_o pat._n 13._o bear_v date_n 27._o aug._n 37_o h._n 8._o and_o be_v afterward_o create_v 2._o lord_n darcy_n of_o chich_n in_o essex_n pass_v m._n away_o this_o lordship_n to_o ric._n knevit_fw-la and_o elene_n his_o wife_n entayl_v eliz._n it_o on_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o the_o say_v richard_n by_o her_o the_o say_a elene_n and_o for_o default_n of_o such_o issue_n on_o luce_n the_o wife_n of_o sir_n henry_n gate_n kt._n anne_n the_o wife_n of_o nich._n robertson_n and_o alice_n the_o wife_n of_o edm._n verney_n esq_n which_o ric._n knevit_fw-la depart_v this_o life_n 1_o 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in_o chadsley-corbet_n in_o com._n wigorn._n with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n to_o be_v appropriate_v thereunto_o to_o pray_v for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o himself_o and_o dame_n joane_n his_o wife_n tho._n e._n of_o warwick_n his_o brother_n &_o margaret_n his_o wife_n as_o also_o for_o their_o child_n during_o this_o life_n and_o for_o their_o soul_n after_o their_o departure_n hence_o which_o church_n be_v according_o appropriate_v b._n in_o octob._n follow_v and_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o the_o say_a earl_n think_v their_o endowment_n too_o slender_a by_o his_o charter_n b._n bear_v date_n 20._o sept._n 19_o r._n 2._o give_v thereunto_o his_o manor_n of_o haseloure_n in_o this_o county_n and_o not_o only_o perfect_v rous._n the_o work_n of_o that_o stately_a choir_n begin_v rous._n by_o his_o father_n in_o the_o midst_n whereof_o his_o say_a father_n and_o mother_n monument_n do_v stand_v but_o build_v 2._o anew_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o
amount_v then_o to_o c_o s._n per_n ann_n but_o have_v a_o churchyard_n and_o ecclesiastic_a sepulture_n in_o 22_o r._n 2._o it_o be_v appropriate_v to_o the_o say_a collegiate_n church_n of_o our_o lady_n a_o pension_n of_o three_o s._n four_o d._n per_fw-la ann_n be_v thereupon_o reserve_v to_o the_o bishop_n and_o his_o successor_n out_o of_o it_o and_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o value_v a._n at_o three_o li._n vi_o s._n viij_o d._n per_fw-la ann_n which_o sum_n the_o dean_n and_o canon_n of_o the_o say_a collegiate_n church_n then_o receive_v patroni_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n d._n episc._n auctoritate_fw-la diocesana_n a._n gilb._n de_fw-fr kyneton_n cler._n 10._o non._n feb._n 1282._o canonici_fw-la eccl._n b.m._n warw._n b._n gilb._n de_fw-fr kington_n subdiac_n 14._o cal._n dec._n 1283._o d._n episc._n b._n henr._n de_fw-fr olney_n cap._n 6._o id._n nou._n 1322._o d._n adam_n de_fw-fr herwynton_n canon_n &_o praeb_n eccl._n coll._n b._n m._n warw._n a._n thom._n de_fw-fr burneby_n cler._n 9_o kal._n junii_fw-la 1325._o d._n adam_n de_fw-fr herwynton_n canon_n &_o praeb_n eccl._n coll._n b._n m._n warw._n b._n will._n the_o welsh_a accol_n non._n oct._n 1338._o praebendarius_n de_fw-fr comptox_n b._n adam_n coriate_n pbr._n ....._o 1339._o joh._n de_fw-fr bokyngham_n praeb_fw-mi a._n joh._n roer_n pbr._n 15._o junii_fw-la 1357._o praebendarius_n de_fw-fr compion_n murdak_v b._n ric._n de_fw-fr broughton_n pbr._n 27._o aug._n 1380._o the_o church_n of_o s._n james_n be_v original_o but_o a_o chapel_n and_o found_v b._n over_o the_o west_n gate_n of_o this_o town_n be_v give_v to_o that_o of_o our_o lady_n by_o roger_n earl_n of_o warwick_n upon_o the_o make_n thereof_o collegiate_n by_o he_o in_o king_n henry_n 1._o time_n as_o i_o have_v already_o show_v and_o in_o 41_o e._n 3._o be_v presentable_a b._n by_o the_o dean_n and_o canon_n of_o the_o above_o recite_v college_n but_o be_v at_o that_o time_n void_a as_o it_o have_v be_v for_o many_o year_n have_v no_o more_o revenue_n b._n than_o xx_o s._n per_fw-la ann_n belong_v to_o it_o and_o neither_o churchyard_n nor_o ecclestique_a sepulture_n in_o 6_o r._n 2._o the_o advouson_n thereof_o be_v bestow_v 16._o on_o the_o gilled_a of_o s._n george_n in_o warwick_n whereof_o i_o shall_v speak_v anon_o patroni_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n will._n de_fw-fr bellocampo_n come_v warw._n thom._n the_o beoleg_n pbr._n 3_o id._n junii_fw-la 1294._o a._n thom._n de_fw-fr bellocampo_n com._n warw._n d._n will_n de_fw-fr benynton_n pbr._n 22._o junii_fw-la 1330._o b._n thom._n de_fw-fr bellocampo_n com._n warw._n rob._n sotemay_n pbr._n 27._o julii_fw-la 1339._o b._n thom._n de_fw-fr bellocampo_n com._n warw._n philippus_n bosse_n pbr._n 18._o maii._fw-la 1340._o b._n thom._n de_fw-fr bellocampo_n com._n warw._n d._n walt._n de_fw-fr ulnehale_n cap._n 20._o martii_fw-la 1342._o b._n thom._n de_fw-fr bellocampo_n co._n warw._n joh._n de_fw-fr harwode_n pbr._n 19_o junii_fw-la 1374._o a._n thom._n de_fw-fr bellocampo_n co._n warw._n ric._n colet_fw-la pbr._n 12._o sept._n 1374._o b._n thom._n de_fw-fr bellocampo_n co._n warw._n hugo_n de_fw-fr pykton_n cler._n ult_n dec._n 1378._o b._n the_o priory_n from_o hence_o i_o come_v to_o the_o priory_n of_o s._n sepulcher_n situate_v on_o the_o north_n side_n of_o this_o town_n on_o a_o most_o pleasant_a ascent_n the_o foundation_n whereof_o be_v begin_v 167._o by_o henry_n de_fw-fr neuburgh_n the_o first_o earl_n of_o warwick_n after_o the_o conquest_n in_o k._n h._n 1._o time_n the_o occasion_n 167._o thereof_o be_v by_o the_o recourse_n of_o divers_a pilgrim_n in_o great_a devotion_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n the_o christian_n prevail_v much_o about_o that_o time_n who_o solicit_v this_o earl_n to_o erect_v a_o monastery_n in_o imitation_n of_o those_o canon_n regular_a there_o institute_v in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o holy_a sepulchre_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n which_o canon_n use_v 167._o the_o like_a habit_n that_o other_o regular_a canon_n do_v add_v only_o a_o double_a red_a cross_n upon_o the_o breast_n of_o their_o cope_n this_o be_v the_o first_o 167._o house_n of_o that_o peculiar_a order_n either_o in_o england_n wales_n scotland_n or_o ireland_n but_o after_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n again_o which_o happen_v 10._o in_o anno_fw-la 1188._o 35_o h._n 2._o almost_o all_o the_o house_n of_o this_o rule_n begin_v to_o decay_v so_o that_o then_o the_o religious_a person_n of_o this_o order_n betake_v supr●_n themselves_o to_o solicit_v and_o implore_v the_o aid_n of_o good_a people_n for_o help_v to_o regain_v the_o holy_a land_n have_v power_n to_o bestow_v great_a indulgence_n upon_o those_o that_o be_v bountiful_a thereto_o their_o habit_n be_v then_o change_v to_o a_o gray_a cloak_n and_o the_o prior_n go_v with_o a_o pastoral_n staff_n howbeit_o all_o their_o endeavour_n supr●_n for_o regain_n the_o holy_a land_n at_o last_o come_v to_o nothing_o their_o land_n and_o 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of_o hasele_n confirm_v bar._n by_o thomas_n de_fw-fr cherlecote_n lord_n of_o hasele_n have_v be_v give_v by_o some_o of_o his_o ancestor_n certain_a land_n in_o solihull_n by_o ibid._n sir_n william_n de_fw-fr odingsell_n a_o annuity_n of_o 50_o s._n by_o 3._o margery_n de_fw-fr nerburne_n give_v out_o of_o austrey_n in_o this_o shire_n certain_a land_n in_o claverdon_n by_o aur_fw-it ela_n longespe_fw-fr countess_n of_o warwick_n which_o she_o give_v for_o the_o health_n of_o her_o soul_n and_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o thomas_n earl_n of_o warwick_n her_o husband_n william_n earl_n of_o salisbury_n her_o father_n ela_n her_o mother_n william_n and_o richard_n her_o brother_n and_o ida_n her_o sister_n sometime_o wife_n of_o walter_n fill_v roberti_n beside_o all_o these_o there_o belong_v ●1_n thereto_o five_o mess._n one_o carucat_n of_o land_n and_o x_o s._n x_o d._n yearly_a rent_n lie_v within_o the_o parish_n of_o s._n clements-dane_n in_o the_o suburb_n of_o london_n together_o with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o say_a church_n of_o s._n clement_n all_o which_o the_o prior_n and_o canon_n of_o this_o house_n exchange_v ●1_n away_o unto_o walter_n stapleton_n bishop_n of_o exeter_n to_o the_o use_n of_o his_o bishopric_n for_o eight_o acre_n of_o land_n in_o snitfield_n before_o specify_v with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n in_o 17_o e._n 2._o which_o church_n they_o have_v then_o licence_n ●1_n to_o hold_v appropriate_a to_o they_o and_o their_o successor_n and_o do_v a._n according_o so_o that_o it_o seem_v the_o former_a title_n they_o have_v thereto_o by_o the_o grant_n of_o hugh_n fill_v ricardi_n either_o be_v not_o good_a or_o else_o they_o have_v alien_v it_o away_o soon_o after_o it_o also_o seem_v that_o much_o of_o the_o land_n they_o have_v here_o at_o warwick_n be_v ancient_o common_a for_o by_o a_o inquis_fw-la depop._n take_v 9_o h._n 8._o i_o find_v that_o they_o have_v enclose_v four_o hundred_o acre_n here_o and_o depopulate_v one_o mess._n whereunto_o eighty_o acre_n belong_v but_o over_o and_o above_o these_o land_n have_v they_o sundry_a liberty_n and_o privilege_n grant_v 44._o to_o they_o by_o king_n henry_n 2._o and_o richard_n 1._o and_o confirm_v by_o king_n hen._n 3._o and_o edw._n 3._o so_o great_a a_o esteem_n have_v they_o of_o that_o order_n as_o the_o preamble_n of_o king_n henry_n 3_o charter_n imply_v scil_n pro_fw-la reverentia_fw-la s._n dominici_n sepulchri_fw-la and_o by_o the_o survey_v f●_n take_v in_o 26_o h._n 8._o it_o appear_v that_o beside_o the_o rectory_n of_o snitfield_n and_o haseley_n above_o specify_v there_o belong_v to_o this_o monastery_n the_o church_n of_o gretham_n in_o com._n rutl._n ancient_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n advouson_n though_o when_o give_v thereto_o i_o be_o not_o very_o certain_a all_o which_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o its_o possession_n lie_v in_o warwick_n hatton_n claverdon_n church-lawford_n austrey_n snitfield_n pinley_n solihull_n and_o fenni-compton_n be_v then_o rate_v at_o no_o more_o than_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 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that_o in_o 37_o h._n 8._o it_o be_v certify_v b._n that_o the_o total_a of_o all_o the_o revenue_n belong_v thereto_o be_v nineteeen_o li._n xvii_o s._n three_o d._n ob_fw-la over_o and_o above_o all_o reprise_n and_o that_o it_o be_v found_v to_o maintain_v one_o master_n two_o chaplain_n and_o two_o poor_a folk_n there_o continual_o as_o also_o to_o keep_v hospitality_n but_o at_o the_o time_n of_o that_o survey_n b._n be_v there_o no_o such_o thing_n one_o anthony_n stoughton_n servant_n to_o the_o queen_n a_o young_a branch_n of_o the_o stoughton_n of_o stoughton_n a_o ancient_a family_n in_o surrey_n have_v obtain_v a_o grant_n thereof_o from_o the_o king_n for_o his_o life_n yet_o the_o chapel_n be_v then_o stand_v and_o the_o lead_v thereof_o prize_v at_o twelve_o li._n scil_n 4_o li._n the_o foud_a when_o it_o be_v seize_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n or_o upon_o what_o ground_n i_o can_v well_o resolve_v in_o regard_n the_o statute_n for_o dissolution_n of_o the_o small_a 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that_o they_o afterward_o enlarge_v their_o mansion_n for_o i_o find_v that_o in_o 9_o e._n 2._o they_o purchase_v it_o 10._o of_o avicia_n de_fw-fr pilardynton_n a_o certain_a piece_n of_o ground_n contain_v clx._n foot_n in_o length_n and_o c._n foot_n in_o breadth_n adjoin_v thereto_o for_o that_o purpose_n and_o have_v the_o king_n pardon_n 2._o for_o so_o do_v the_o like_a pardon_n 16._o have_v they_o in_o 18_o e._n 3._o for_o ten_o acre_n of_o land_n lie_v here_o in_o warwick_n acquire_v of_o john_n de_fw-fr peito_n the_o young_a as_o also_o for_o half_o a_o acre_n more_o of_o thomas_n beauchamp_n earl_n of_o warwick_n situate_v near_o their_o habitation_n and_o to_o enlarge_v the_o same_o to_o this_o house_n be_v the_o boteler_n of_o sudley_n and_o the_o montfort_n of_o colshill_n benefactor_n 165._o so_o likewise_o be_v william_n harewell_o sometime_o of_o wotton-wawen_a in_o this_o county_n esquire_n as_o appear_v by_o a_o indenture_n carington_n make_v 9_o oct._n 16._o h._n 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jeykyn_n cap._n 21._o b._n junii_fw-la 1425._o d._n episc._n cou._n &_o lich._n will._n radchiff_n pbr._n 10_o dec._n a._n 1440_o d._n episc._n cou._n &_o lich._n thomas_n browell_n pbr._n 4._o a._n jan._n 1444._o prebend_n de_fw-fr tachbrok_n in_o eccl._n cath._n lich._n ric._n warerton_n pbr._n 10_o junii_fw-la 1453._o a._n d._n episc_n cou._n &_o lich._n thomas_n compton_n cap._n 4._o b._n feb._n 1457._o d._n episc_n cou._n &_o lich._n ric._n walker_n pbr._n 29._o b._n oct._n 1493._o thomas_n fysher_n be_v joh._n antrobus_n 11._o b._n junii_fw-la 1575._o timoth._n wagstaff_n be_v nath._n william_n cler._n 14._o incert_n feb._n 1623._o eliz._n wagstaff_n vidua_fw-la ric._n harvye_a cler._n in_o art_n magr._fw-la 26_o julii_fw-la 1626._o ib._n tachebrooke-malory_n though_o this_o be_v in_o the_o hundred_o of_o knightlow_n yet_o because_o it_o be_v contain_v within_o the_o parish_n of_o bishop_n tachebrook_n i_o have_v reserve_v it_o to_o be_v here_o speak_v of_o it_o be_v call_v 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1330._o a._n patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la prior_n &_o confratres_fw-la de_fw-la clatercote_n rob._n de_fw-fr newentham_n pbr._n 6._o id._n martii_fw-la 1347._o b._n prior_n &_o confratres_fw-la de_fw-la clatercote_n joh._n de_fw-fr westwardyn_n cap._n 3._o non._n martii_fw-la 1348._o b._n prior_n &_o confratres_fw-la de_fw-la clatercote_n joh._n atte_n bourne_n pbr._n 14._o apr._n 1380._o a._n prior_n &_o confratres_fw-la de_fw-la clatercote_n nich._n henry_n 8._o julii_fw-la 1398._o b._n prior_n &_o confratres_fw-la de_fw-la clatercote_n joh._n atte_n bourne_n pbr._n 7._o dec._n 1398._o b._n prior_n &_o confratres_fw-la de_fw-la clatercote_n thomas_n wayte_n 13._o apr._n 1404._o a._n prior_n &_o confratres_fw-la de_fw-la clacercote_n a._n d._n will._n nicolus_n 8._o dec._n 1414._o prior_n &_o confratres_fw-la de_fw-la clatercote_n a._n will._n breton_n 29._o aug._n 1424._o prior_n &_o confratres_fw-la de_fw-la clatercote_n a._n thomas_n bright_a pbr._n 12._o oct._n 1429._o prior_n &_o 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mother_n church_n of_o brayle_n indemnify_v and_o observe_v all_o other_o order_n as_o aforesaid_a to_o their_o utmost_a power_n which_o ordination_n be_v confirm_v a_o according_o by_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n as_o rector_n of_o the_o say_a church_n of_o brailes_n as_o also_o by_o john_n de_fw-fr chelmescote_n then_o vicar_n of_o brailes_n ●he_v earl_n of_o warwick_n and_o bishop_n of_o worcester_n winderton_n this_o be_v also_o a_o member_n of_o brailes_n be_v not_o very_o ancient_o for_o aught_o i_o have_v see_v mention_v in_o record_n for_o the_o first_o time_n that_o i_o meet_v with_o it_o be_v in_o 20_o h._n 3._o where_o it_o appear_v n._n that_o it_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n by_o half_a a_o kt_n fee_n one_o of_o the_o d'eivill_n of_o walton-deivill_a in_o this_o county_n be_v possess_v thereof_o and_o in_o n._n 36_o henry_n 3_o robert_n d'eivill_a it_o seem_v that_o d'eivill_a become_v first_o enfeoft_v thereof_o by_o roger_n
prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n petrus_n de_fw-fr salle_n pbr._n cal._n feb._n 1333._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n joh._n de_fw-fr ansty_n pbr_n 12._o maii_n 1339._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n joh._n de_fw-fr clynes_n pbr._n 19_o julii_fw-la 1339._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n d._n joh._n lane_n cap._n 20._o maii_n 1439._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n d._n thomas_n whatton_n ult_n apr._n 1449._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n thom._n young_a cap._n 3._o oct._n 1450_o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n d._n joh._n mongomery_n 23._o dec._n 1455._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n d._n will._n longedone_n cap._n 2._o julii_fw-la 1460._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n d._n henr._n russell_n 8_o sept._n 1463._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n joh._n billingham_n penult_n nou._n 1469._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n ●_o d._n adam_n stapul_n cap._n 26._o martii_fw-la 1489._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n d._n tho._n hayken_n pbr._n 22._o jan._n 1512._o eliz._n angliae_fw-la regina_fw-la a._n joh._n overton_n cler._n 7._o nou._n 1577._o eliz._n angliae_fw-la regina_fw-la b._n will._n bristol_n cler._n 23._o julii_fw-la 1584._o wellesburne-mountfort_n of_o this_o place_n i_o make_v no_o question_n but_o that_o thurstane_n de_fw-fr mountfort_n of_o who_o and_o his_o family_n i_o shall_v discourse_v in_o beldesert_n be_v enfeoft_v by_o the_o same_o henry_n earl_n of_o warwick_n or_o his_o son_n roger_n in_o h._n 1._o time_n as_o part_v of_o those_o x_o knight_n fee_n and_o a_o four_o part_n which_o he_o then_o have_v give_v a._n to_o he_o by_o one_o of_o those_o earl_n to_o who_o succeed_v rob._n de_fw-fr montfort_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n by_o who_o forfeiture_n it_o eschaet_v 2._o to_o the_o crown_n about_o the_o 22._o of_o k._n h._n 2._o reign_n for_o at_o that_o time_n do_v the_o 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8._o oct._n 1606._o willington_n in_o this_o village_n do_v robert_z de_fw-fr stadford_n possess_v one_o hide_v and_o a_o half_a at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o conqueror_n general_a survey_n ●_o then_o value_v at_o xx_o s._n and_o hold_v of_o he_o by_o one_o luvein_n but_o have_v be_v the_o freehold_n of_o dodo_n and_o leuric_n before_o the_o norman_a invasion_n the_o residue_n have_v gislebertus_n de_fw-fr gand_n a_o great_a man_n in_o lincolnshire_n which_o be_v all_o he_o possess_v in_o this_o county_n and_o extend_v to_o no_o more_o than_o one_o hide_n one_o virgate_n and_o a_o half_a and_o be_v hold_v of_o he_o at_o that_o time_n by_o one_o fulbric_n together_o with_o a_o mill_n be_v value_v at_o xx_o s._n have_v be_v the_o inheritance_n of_o alwardus_fw-la in_o edward_n the_o confessor_n day_n in_o that_o record_n it_o be_v write_v ullavintone_n howbeit_o after_o this_o till_o 36_o h._n 3._o i_o do_v not_o find_v a_o syllable_n more_o thereof_o but_o then_o among_o the_o fee_n of_o 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present_v thereto_o so_o oft_o as_o occasion_n shall_v be_v but_o that_o the_o chantry_n priest_n there_o celebrate_v shall_v not_o receive_v any_o offering_n or_o tithe_n from_o the_o parishioner_n nor_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n to_o they_o in_o prejudice_n of_o the_o mother_n church_n and_o that_o upon_o these_o festival_n day_n under-written_a he_o shall_v repair_v to_o the_o say_a mother_n church_n at_o nether-eatendon_a and_o there_o celebrate_v divine_a service_n viz._n christmasse-day_n candlemasse-day_n palm_n sunday_n good-friday_n easter-day_n ascension-day_n whitsunday_n trinity-sunday_n the_o nativity_n of_o s._n john_n baptist_n the_o assumption_n of_o our_o lady_n all-hallown-day_n and_o the_o day_n of_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o say_a church_n and_o moreover_o that_o he_o and_o his_o successor_n shall_v in_o the_o chapter_n house_n at_o kenilworth_n always_o make_v oath_n of_o their_o fidelity_n to_o the_o say_a canon_n of_o kenilworth_n upon_o admission_n 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the_o conqueror_n time_n do_v the_o same_o ermenfridus_n who_o hold_v one_o hide_n of_o land_n in_o over-eatendon_a of_o turchill_n de_fw-fr warwick_n hold_v of_o he_o another_o in_o this_o place_n as_o appear_v lib._n by_o the_o general_a survey_n in_o which_o it_o be_v write_v fulrei_n but_o the_o progenitor_n of_o shirley_n be_v ancient_o enfeoft_v thereof_o as_o it_o seem_v for_o in_o 36_o h._n 3._o it_o be_v certify_v nevil_n that_o one_o robert_n de_fw-fr fulri_n hold_v half_a a_o knight_n fee_n and_o the_o sixth_o part_n here_o of_o sewall_n de_fw-fr etendon_n and_o in_o b._n 7_o e._n 1._o that_o john_n de_fw-fr weston_n hold_v it_o of_o ralph_n de_fw-fr shirley_n by_o the_o service_n of_o half_a a_o knight_n fee_n which_o john_n then_o have_v half_o a_o carucate_n of_o land_n in_o demesn_a and_o two_o tenant_n hold_v certain_a land_n by_o servile_a tenure_n with_o some_o freeholder_n but_o after_o this_o viz._n in_o 20_o e._n 3._o john_n dimok_n and_o john_n bardolf_n answer_v 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brother_n to_o the_o say_v e._n of_o mellent_a have_v of_o that_o earl_n land_n be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o ancestor_n of_o peter_n de_fw-fr montfort_n become_v enfeoft_v thereof_o in_o h._n 1._o time_n it_o be_v questionless_a part_n of_o those_o x._o knight_n fee_n and_o a_o four_o part_n which_o thurstane_n the_o montfort_n in_o 12_o h._n 2._o certify_v a._n that_o he_o then_o hold_v of_o william_n earl_n of_o warwick_n de_fw-fr veteri_fw-la feoffamento_fw-la for_o in_o 20_o h._n 3._o the_o say_v peter_n de_fw-fr montfort_n hold_v nevil_n it_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n by_o the_o service_n of_o one_o knight_n fee_n after_o which_o viz._n in_o 32_o h._n 3._o there_o be_v some_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o beforespecify_v peter_n and_o simon_n de_fw-fr montfort_n earl_n of_o leicester_n than_o lord_n of_o ilmendon_n whereof_o i_o have_v late_o speak_v touch_v the_o bound_n of_o each_o manor_n the_o king_n direct_v his_o 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of_o will._n wittlesey_n archb._n of_o cant._n there_o be_v a_o pension_n a._n of_o vi_o s._n viij_o d._n reserve_v to_o the_o say_a bishop_n and_o his_o successor_n out_o of_o it_o so_o that_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o the_o vicarage_n be_v value_v a._n at_o viij_o li._n but_o in_o a●_n 1584._o 27_o eliz._n there_o be_v a_o new_a ordination_n b._n or_o composition_n make_v whereby_o the_o vicar_n right_n be_v better_o settle_v patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n d._n episc._n per_fw-la lapsum_fw-la ●_o ric._n de_fw-fr bradewell_n cler._n 7_o id._n maii_n 127●_n d._n rad._n de_fw-fr hengham_n &_o alii_fw-la canon_n eccl._n b._n m._n warwici_n a._n petrus_n de_fw-fr leicester_n subdiac_n 5._o cal._n dec._n 1282._o d._n rad._n de_fw-fr hengham_n &_o alii_fw-la canon_n eccl._n b._n m._n warwici_n a_o thomas_n de_fw-fr houghton_n pbr._n 10_o cal._n apr._n 1290._o d._n rad._n de_fw-fr hengham_n &_o alii_fw-la canon_n eccl._n b._n m._n warwici_n a_o petrus_n de_fw-fr barton_n subdiac_n 7_o cal._n jan._n 1303._o patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la decan_n eccl._n b._n m._n warw._n b._n joh._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr hale_n pbr._n 17._o cal._n julii_fw-la 1312._o d._n episc._n per_fw-la lapsum_fw-la a._n d._n will._n de_fw-fr nayleston_n cap._n 2._o non._n junii_fw-la 1316._o decan_n ut_fw-la suprà_fw-la d._n heur_n de_fw-fr hewynton_n 18_o cal._n maii_n 1319._o b●_n patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la prebendar_n preb._n the_o compton-murdak_a nich._n de_fw-fr southam_n pbr._n 28._o nou._n 1349._o b._n prebendar_n preb._n the_o compton-murdak_a sim._n de_fw-fr bloston_n 4._o julii_fw-la 1354._o a._n patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la tho._n break_v rector_n eccl._n de_fw-fr bodebrok_n rob._n lo●●kyn_n pbr._n 8._o feb._n 1352._o a._n patr._n eccl._n joh._n de_fw-fr bokyngham_n prabendarius_fw-la nich._n andrew_n 24._o julii_fw-la 1357._o b._n patr._n vic._n rector_n eccl._n
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in_o 26_o h._n 3._o in_o commission_n d._n with_o the_o shiriff_n and_o john_n durvassall_n for_o assess_v of_o arm_n and_o conservation_n of_o the_o peace_n from_o 27._o till_o 34_o h._n 3._o a_o commissioner_n d_o for_o the_o gaol-deliverie_n at_o warwick_n and_o in_o 34_o h._n 3._o a_o lich._n knight_n after_o which_o viz._n in_o 37_o h._n 3._o he_o have_v a_o charter_n 7._o of_o free_a warren_n extend_v to_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n both_o here_o and_o in_o lithtehirne_n and_o the_o same_o year_n receive_v a_o exemption_n 5._o for_o serve_v on_o jury_n whence_o i_o conclude_v that_o he_o be_v then_o grow_v old_a and_o therefore_o because_o his_o son_n and_o heir_n be_v also_o call_v richard_n i_o will_v now_o begin_v to_o speak_v of_o he_o who_o public_a action_n be_v no_o less_o eminent_a than_o his_o father_n have_v be_v in_o 41_o h._n 3._o he_o attend_v d._n richard_n
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the_o say_a mass_n and_o divine_a exercise_n but_o at_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o warden_n to_o be_v provide_v and_o further_o that_o aswell_o the_o warden_n when_o he_o can_v fit_o be_v at_o leisure_n and_o sub-warden_n as_o all_o the_o priest_n except_o some_o great_a occasion_n do_v hinder_v every_o day_n after_o dinner_n and_o before_o vesper_n shall_v together_o in_o the_o say_a church_n sing_v the_o full_a office_n of_o the_o dead_a viz._n placebo_fw-la and_o d●ri●e_fw-la except_o on_o double_a festival_n and_o the_o time_n of_o easter_n in_o wh●ch_a the●_n ought_v to_o observe_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n of_o salisbury_n in_o sa●●ing_v the_o say_v office_n a●_n also_o 〈…〉_o and_o canonical_a hour_n with_o note●_n ●_z in_o the_o q●●re_n of_o the_o church_n aforesaid_a admit_v the_o chaplain_n and_o clerk_n of_o the_o same_o church_n to_o sing_v with_o they_o if_o they_o please_v and_o likewise_o that_o after_o the_o compline_n they_o shall_v say_v the_o commen●●●tion_n of_o the_o dead●_n ●_z in_o ●he_n say_v choir_n according_a ●o_o the_o course_n above_o describe_v and_o every_o holy_a day_n in_o the_o choir_n together_o the_o seven_o penitential_a psalm_n and_o the_o tv_n ●radualls_n with_o the_o litany_n and_o accustom_a prayer_n unless_o there_o be_v cause_n express_v by_o the_o warden_n that_o they_o shall_v say_v they_o out_o of_o the_o qu●re_n and_o that_o both_o the_o warden_n and_o sub-warden_n &_o all_o the_o other_o priest_n shall_v every_o day_n celebrate_v their_o particular_a mass_n in_o the_o say_a church_n or_o choir_n according_a to_o appointment_n except_o there_o be_v a_o lawful_a impediment_n so_o that_o upon_o every_o sunday_n the_o mass_n of_o the_o b._n virgin_n shall_v be_v celebrate_v with_o note_n and_o the_o mass_n of_o the_o day_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o be_v fit_a and_o upon_o every_o monday_n one_o of_o they_o who_o the_o sub-warden_n shall_v appoint_v to_o celebrate_v the_o say_a mass_n of_o our_o lady_n by_o note_n with_o the_o office_n for_o the_o dead_a for_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o person_n before_o recite_v and_o all_o the_o faithful_a decease_a and_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n william_n de_fw-fr clinton_n and_o sir_n john_n his_o brother_n for_o their_o soul_n also_o and_o that_o another_o of_o the_o say_a priest_n shall_v celebrate_v the_o same_o day_n the_o high_a mass_n of_o s._n michael_n th'arch_v angel_n patron_n of_o that_o church_n and_o of_o all_o the_o holy_a angel_n with_o note_n and_o the_o rest_n throughout_o the_o week_n thus_o upon_o every_o tuesday_n the_o mass_n of_o s._n thomas_n sometime_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n by_o note_n beside_o the_o high_a mass_n of_o the_o day_n by_o note_n also_o on_o wednsday_n the_o first_o mass_n of_o our_o bless_a lady_n by_o note_n and_o the_o high_a mass_n of_o the_o say_a day_n with_o note_n as_o also_o a_o memorial_n of_o s._n katherine_n the_o virgin_n on_o
but_o none_o of_o they_o have_v better_a advantage_n for_o his_o faithful_a service_n than_o the_o before_o mention_v simon_n for_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o that_o king_n reign_n he_o obtain_v the_o stewardship_n 12._o of_o several_a lordship_n in_o come_v rutl._n viz._n up●ingham_n preston_n barowghdon_n esenden_n and_o greteham_n and_o all_o the_o land_n in_o that_o county_n which_o have_v belong_v to_o george_n d._n of_o clarence_n to_o hold_v during_o life_n and_o 4._o the_o like_a office_n together_o with_o the_o receiver-ship_n for_o the_o manor_n of_o bedale_n in_o yorkshire_n and_o have_v in_o the_o second_o be_v a_o commander_n 573._o in_o the_o king_n army_n at_o the_o battle_n of_o stoke_n have_v in_o consideration_n of_o his_o acceptable_a service_n a_o grant_n 18._o of_o the_o manor_n of_o ravysbury_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o micham_n in_o surrey_n and_o to_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o his_o body_n in_o which_o the_o say_a king_n call_v he_o dilectus_fw-la 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