Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	age_n	heir_n	tenant_n	1,959	5	10.0074	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70453	Historical antiquities, in two books the first treating in general of Great-Brettain and Ireland : the second containing particular remarks concerning Cheshire / faithfully collected out of authentick histories, old deeds, records, and evidences, by Sir Peter Leycester, Baronet ; whereunto is annexed a transcript of Doomsday-book, so far as it concerneth Cheshire, taken out of the original record.	Leycester, Peter, Sir, 1614-1678.	1673 (1673)	Wing L1943; ESTC R2116	480,429	448

margaret_n and_o emme_n m._n numb_a 16._o and_o so_o this_o land_n of_o heild_n continue_v to_o their_o heir_n until_o the_o one_o moiety_n thereof_o be_v purchase_v again_o by_o thomas_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n esquire_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1500._o m._n num_fw-la 19_o and_o the_o other_o moiety_n be_v purchase_v by_o dorothy_n leycester_n widow_n from_z richard_z sutton_n of_o sutton_n nigh_o maxfield_n esquire_n son_n of_o francis_n sutton_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1601._o 43._o elizabethae_fw-la m._n num_fw-la 60._o so_o that_o the_o whole_a be_v now_o revert_v again_o to_o leycester_n there_o be_v also_o another_o place_n in_o this_o aston_n call_v the_o manor_n of_o wethale_n which_o the_o aforesaid_a geffrey_n son_n of_o geffrey_n son_n of_o adam_n de_fw-fr dutton_n give_v unto_o margaret_n his_o daughter_n aforesaid_a and_o to_o her_o heir_n with_o all_o commons_o and_o easement_n of_o the_o town_n of_o aston_n et_fw-la sciedum_fw-la est_fw-la quòd_fw-la ipsa_fw-la margareta_n &_o haeredes_fw-la svi_fw-la &_o homines_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la manebunt_fw-la in_o wethale_n habebunt_fw-la housebote_n &_o haybote_n &_o sufficientèr_fw-la ad_fw-la ardendum_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la aedificandum_fw-la de_fw-fr bosco_n de_fw-fr aston_n sinè_fw-la visu_fw-la forestariorum_fw-la praedicti_fw-la galfridi_fw-la &_o haeredum_fw-la suorum_fw-la habebunt_fw-la etiàm_fw-la omnes_fw-la porcos_fw-la suos_fw-la proprios_fw-la ubicunquè_fw-fr fuerint_fw-la nutriti_fw-la in_fw-la eodem_fw-la bosco_n sinè_fw-la pannagio_fw-it as_o the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o deed_n do_v run_v r._n num_fw-la 3._o at_o which_o time_n also_o he_o give_v she_o the_o town_n of_o nether-tabley_a by_o another_o deed_n and_o this_o about_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o for_o in_o these_o age_n gentleman_n use_v to_o give_v a_o large_a proportion_n of_o land_n with_o their_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n rather_o than_o a_o small_a sum_n of_o money_n land_n be_v then_o but_o of_o little_a value_n all_o which_o land_n descend_v to_o her_o heir_n by_o sir_n nicholas_n leycester_n and_o peter_n dutton_n son_n of_o the_o say_v geffrey_n release_v all_o his_o right_n in_o nether-tabley_a wethale_n and_o heild_n unto_o roger_n leycester_n son_n of_o sir_n nicholas_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1296._o 24_o edw._n 1._o i._o num_fw-la 6._o and_o do_v now_o remain_v in_o possession_n of_o sir_n peter_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n baronet_n and_o his_o tenant_n at_o this_o day_n 1669._o the_o manor_n of_o wethale_n and_o heild_n in_o aston_n juxta_fw-la budworth_n do_v contain_v about_o a_o three_o part_n of_o the_o town_n of_o aston_n the_o demaine_n land_n of_o arley_n be_v take_v out_o and_o except_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o this_o town_n have_v be_v enjoy_v by_o the_o ancestor_n of_o the_o warburtons_n of_o arley_n from_o the_o time_n of_o adam_n de_fw-fr dutton_n aforesaid_a even_o to_o this_o present_a save_v only_o the_o land_n grant_v away_o by_o they_o unto_o the_o predecessor_n of_o these_o charterer_n follow_v and_o now_o 1666._o in_o possession_n of_o 1._o the_o widow_n garstid_n of_o chester_n call_v litley_n land_n former_o belong_v to_o hay_n of_o litley_n and_o be_v possess_v by_o adam_n son_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr litley_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1335._o 2._o daniel_n of_o tabley_n have_v two_o small_a tenement_n in_o aston_n 3._o ralph_n vernon_n of_o aston_n call_v wethale_n farm_n 4._o gerard_n of_o wimbles-trafford_n late_a picton_n land_n 5._o philip_n antrobus_n of_o overpeve_a one_o small_a tenement_n in_o aston_n 6._o berry_n tenement_n in_o aston_n which_o former_o be_v the_o inheritance_n of_o sneyd_n of_o bradwell_n and_o sell_v by_o william_n sneyd_n unto_o gawen_n legh_n of_o northwood_n young_a son_n of_o matthew_n legh_n of_o swineyard_n in_o high-legh_n 35_o hen._n 8._o afterward_o richard_n legh_n of_o northwood_n sell_v it_o to_o peter_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n esquire_n 1633._o and_o last_o sir_n peter_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n sell_v it_o to_o his_o servant_n thomas_n jackson_n of_o heild_n 1_o aprilis_fw-la 1669._o 21_o car._n 2._o in_o this_o aston_n be_v situate_v the_o hall_n of_o arley_n now_o the_o chief_a mansion-house_n of_o the_o warburtons_n of_o arley_n which_o house_n be_v build_v by_o piers_n warburton_n of_o arley_n esquire_n who_o die_v 10_o hen._n 7._o 1495._o wherein_o of_o late_a a_o ground-room_n have_v be_v convert_v into_o a_o chapel_n but_o see_v more_o in_o budworth_n of_o the_o ancient_a place_n of_o habitation_n of_o warburton_n in_o the_o feodary_n of_o halton_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o we_o read_v thus_o galfridus_n warburton_n johannes_n fitton_n tenet_n villa_n de_fw-la budworth_n &_o aston_n juxtà_fw-la budworth_n tertiam_fw-la partem_fw-la de_fw-la tabley_n superiori_fw-la &_o dvas_fw-la bovatas_fw-la terrae_fw-la in_o tabley_n inferiori_fw-la &_o bovatam_fw-la terrae_fw-la in_o quartâ_fw-la parte_fw-la de_fw-fr comberbach_n &_o unam_fw-la bovatam_fw-la terrae_fw-la in_o manu_fw-la prioris_fw-la de_fw-la norton_n in_o budworth_n &_o totam_fw-la terram_fw-la de_fw-la lythe_n ultrà_fw-it dee_fw-mi juxtà_fw-la cestriam_fw-la pro_fw-la uno_fw-la feodo_fw-la militis_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la relevio_fw-la l._n s._n d._n 05_o 00_o 00_o where_o geffrey_n warburton_n be_v put_v over_o the_o head_n as_o then_o tenant_n to_o the_o baron_n of_o halton_n for_o those_o service_n when_o this_o feodary_n be_v make_v the_o other_o possible_o as_o it_o stand_v in_o former_a rentall_n here_o shall_v follow_v the_o descent_n of_o warburton_n of_o arley_n but_o sir_n george_n warburton_n deny_v i_o the_o perusal_n of_o his_o evidence_n so_o as_o it_o can_v not_o exact_o be_v perform_v wherefore_o i_o have_v omit_v the_o same_o baggiley_n or_o three_o lozenge_n azure_a the_o three_o first_o name_v i_o take_v to_o be_v gilbert_n venables_n baron_n of_o kinderton_n ranulfus_n suppose_v to_o be_v the_o ancestor_n of_o the_o manwaring_n and_o hamon_n massy_a baron_n of_o dunham-massy_a sunderland_n be_v locus_fw-la cognitus_fw-la within_o the_o town_n of_o dunham-massy_a about_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n hamon_n massy_n than_o lord_n of_o dunham-massy_a and_o descend_v from_o the_o other_o hamon_n before_o name_v give_v unto_o matthew_n de_fw-fr bromhale_n bromhale_fw-mi duckenfield_n and_o two_o part_n of_o baggiley_n which_o the_o father_n of_o the_o say_v matthew_n hold_v of_o the_o say_v hamon_n as_o his_o inheritance_n in_o knight_n service_n to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n faciendo_fw-la praedicto_fw-la hamoni_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la liberum_fw-la servitium_n feodi_fw-la unius_fw-la loricae_fw-la quit_v all_o other_o service_n de_fw-fr aratro_fw-la &_o hosterio_fw-la earth_n hosterio_fw-la hove_n gallice_n a_o instrument_n of_o husbandry_n to_o break_v up_o the_o earth_n &_o segibus_fw-la secandis_fw-la feu_fw-fr fuel_n feu_fw-fr feu_fw-fr gallice_n fire_n fuel_n colligendo_fw-la &_o homagio_fw-la faciendo_fw-la de_fw-la averiis_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr pannagio_fw-mi &_o salich_a usual_a salich_a salich_a puto_fw-la pro_fw-la saligerio_n carry_v of_o salt_n from_o the_o which_o a_o service_n in_o those_o age_n very_o usual_a &_o de_fw-fr omnibus_fw-la aliis_fw-la consuetudinibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n lib._n c._n fol._n 258._o c._n as_o i_o have_v it_o from_o mr._n vernon_n note_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o this_o town_n give_v name_n to_o the_o family_n of_o the_o baggiley_n who_o be_v seat_v here_o sir_n william_n baggiley_n be_v lord_n of_o baggiley_n 13_o edw._n 2._o 1319._o and_o john_n baggiley_n his_o son_n make_v a_o feoffment_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o baggiley_n in_o cheshire_n and_o of_o his_o manor_n of_o hyde_n and_o leveshulme_n in_o lancashire_n unto_o sir_n john_n legh_n of_o booth_n nigh_o knotsford_n covenant_v that_o sir_n john_n shall_v settle_v they_o on_o the_o say_a john_n baggiley_n and_o the_o heir_n male_n of_o his_o body_n and_o for_o default_n of_o such_o then_o to_o settle_v the_o manor_n of_o hyde_n on_o sir_n john_n hyde_n and_o his_o heir_n and_o to_o settle_v the_o manor_n of_o baggiley_n and_o leveshulme_n upon_o william_n john_n and_o geffrey_n son_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n legh_n and_o to_o the_o heir_n male_n of_o their_o body_n in_o order_n one_o after_o another_o the_o remainder_n to_o thomas_n son_n of_o richard_n massy_n then_o to_o john_n son_n of_o robert_n legh_n then_o to_o william_n son_n of_o piers_n legh_n then_o to_o robert_n son_n of_o robert_n massy_n of_o kelsall_n lib._n c._n fol._n 270_o a._n the_o original_a in_o french_a now_o remain_v with_o edward_n legh_n of_o baggiley_n esquire_n 1666._o a_o fair_a seal_n with_o sir_n john_n legh_n coat_n of_o arm_n to_o wit_n a_o bend_v over_o two_o bar_n the_o other_o seal_n be_v demolish_v to_o wit_n baggiley_n coat_n three_o lozenge_n with_o a_o bear_n be_v head_n for_o the_o crest_n there_o be_v no_o date_n put_v to_o the_o deed_n but_o sir_n john_n legh_n do_v settle_v they_o according_o with_o the_o service_n of_o all_o the_o freeholder_n in_o baggiley_n to_o wit_n richard_n son_n of_o william_n richard_n hod_n robert_n son_n of_o william_n

ashton_n &_o tertiam_fw-la partem_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la partington_n faciendo_fw-la liberum_fw-la servitium_n pro_fw-la duabus_fw-la partibus_fw-la feodi_fw-la militis_fw-la ut_fw-la per_fw-la chartam_fw-la antecessoribus_fw-la dicti_fw-la georgii_n per_fw-la hamonem_fw-la massy_n militem_fw-la factam_fw-la &_o reddendo_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la de_fw-la stothe_n alias_o dictum_fw-la sheriffs-tooth_n septem_fw-la denarios_fw-la et_fw-la ipse_fw-la faciet_fw-la sectam_fw-la curiae_fw-la quae_fw-la voco_fw-la judger_n de_fw-fr quindenâ_fw-la in_o quindenam_fw-la ità_fw-la quòd_fw-la pro_fw-la quâlibet_fw-la defaltâ_fw-la dabit_fw-la per_fw-la viam_fw-la amerciamenti_fw-la dvos_fw-la solidos_fw-la pro_fw-la certo_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la &_o quatuor_fw-la tenentium_fw-la suorum_fw-la de_fw-la villatâ_fw-la de_fw-fr carington_n venient_fw-la ad_fw-la visum_fw-la franciplegii_a in_o the_o note_n collect_v by_o will._n vernon_n i_o read_v post_fw-la mortem_fw-la willielmi_n boydell_n 23_o edw._n 3._o intèr_v feoda_n dicti_fw-la willielmi_n inter_fw-la alia_fw-la robertus_fw-la ashton_n ricardus_n dikenson_n &_o johannes_n deane_n tenent_fw-la medietatem_fw-la maneriorum_fw-la de_fw-la sale_n &_o ashton_n per_fw-la servitium_n unius_fw-la feodi_fw-la militis_fw-la &_o quilibet_fw-la eorum_fw-la tertio_fw-la anno_fw-la tres_fw-la denarios_fw-la this_o robert_n ashton_n be_v rector_n ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-fr ashton_n 23_o edw._n 3._o these_o be_v feoffee_n in_o trust_n so_o that_o one_o moiety_n of_o ashton_n seem_v to_o be_v of_o the_o fee_n of_o boydell_n of_o dodleston_n and_o the_o other_o moiety_n of_o the_o fee_n of_o the_o baron_n of_o dunham_n massy_n it_o be_v plain_a the_o parish_n church_n here_o be_v a_o rectory_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o reign_n which_o now_o have_v brereton_n of_o honford_n for_o its_o patron_n 1666._o and_o be_v invest_v in_o sir_n vrian_n brereton_n young_a son_n of_o randle_n brereton_n of_o malpas_n in_o the_o right_n of_o margaret_n his_o wife_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n honford_n of_o honford_n esquire_n and_o widow_n of_o sir_n john_n stanley_n which_o sir_n vrian_n be_v live_v 1566._o the_o church_n here_o comprehend_v within_o its_o parish_n  _fw-fr l._n s._n d._n sale_n 00_o 10_o 09_o ashton_n one_o half_a 00_o 07_o 00_o  _fw-fr 00_o 17_o 09_o the_o great_a part_n of_o ashton_n super_fw-la mersey_n at_o this_o day_n 1666._o belong_v to_o brereton_n of_o honford_n the_o lord_n delamere_n of_o dunham-massy_a have_v about_o a_o eight_o part_n thereof_o aston_n juxta_fw-la sutton_n this_o town_n of_o aston_n give_v name_n to_o the_o family_n of_o the_o aston_n who_o have_v be_v seat_v here_o for_o a_o long_a time_n in_o the_o record_n of_o doomsday_n book_n we_o find_v that_o odard_n hold_v this_o town_n under_o william_n fitz_n nigell_n baron_n of_o halton_n sub_fw-la anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1086._o where_o we_o find_v only_o one_o aston_n name_v for_o aston_n juxtà_fw-la sutton_n and_o aston-grange_n as_o now_o they_o be_v sever_v and_o distinguish_v i_o conceive_v be_v then_o but_o one_o town_n the_o same_o odard_n hold_v part_n of_o dutton_n also_o from_o hugh_n lupus_n earl_n of_o chester_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o same_o record_n which_o odard_n be_v the_o undoubted_a ancestor_n to_o the_o dutton_n of_o dutton_n as_o appear_v by_o several_a deed_n of_o great_a antiquity_n among_o the_o evidence_n of_o dutton_n of_o dutton_n which_o i_o have_v see_v about_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o i_o find_v one_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr aston_n certain_o possess_v of_o this_o town_n of_o aston_n juxta_fw-la sutton_n in_o which_o line_n and_o family_n it_o have_v continue_v ever_o since_o to_o this_o day_n sir_n willoughby_n aston_n of_o aston_n baronet_n be_v now_o owner_n of_o the_o same_o who_o have_v build_v a_o sumptuous_a house_n here_o a_o little_a distance_n from_o the_o old_a one_o anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1668._o whether_o that_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr aston_n be_v descend_v from_o odard_n let_v the_o more_o curious_a make_v strict_a enquiry_n i_o be_o sure_a i_o never_o yet_o see_v any_o thing_n to_o prove_v it_o ⚜_o ⚜_o in_o this_o town_n be_v now_o only_o one_o charterer_n 1666._o which_o small_a freehold_n richard_n morris_n of_o aston_n be_v now_o possess_v of_o it_o belong_v to_o one_o higginson_n who_o daughter_n and_o heir_n marry_v the_o say_v rich._n morris_n and_o be_v former_o buy_v by_o one_o j._n higginson_n the_o lessee_n of_o this_o land_n from_o thomas_n paver_fw-la of_o lostock_n john_n thomason_n of_o harpesford_n and_o richard_n tailor_n joint_a tenant_n thereof_o 25_o hen._n 8._o this_o i_o conceive_v be_v part_n of_o that_o oxgange_a of_o land_n which_o richard_n the_o aston_n give_v away_o to_o ralph_n son_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr kingsley_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o in_o this_o aston_n lie_v a_o certain_a parcel_n of_o land_n call_v middleton-grange_n as_o the_o same_o stand_v 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issue_n 23_o hen._n 7._o as_o appear_v by_o her_o office_n take_v 6_o hen._n 8._o and_o elizabeth_n marry_v sir_n piers_n warburton_n of_o arley_n 2_o hen._n 8._o be_v then_o sole_a daughter_n and_o heir_n for_o richard_n wynnington_n die_v 19_o hen._n 7._o joan_n his_o wife_n die_v 24_o hen._n 7._o and_o sir_n piers_n warburton_n die_v 4_o edw._n 6._o and_o elizabeth_n his_o wife_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n wynnington_n of_o wynnington_n esquire_n die_v anno_fw-la sexto_fw-la mariae_fw-la so_o that_o warburton_n of_o arley_n have_v by_o this_o match_n all_o the_o land_n then_o belong_v to_o wynnington_n of_o wynnington_n as_o well_o as_o the_o part_n of_o grosvenour_n land_n beforementioned_a which_o descend_v also_o who_o heir_n at_o this_o day_n 1666._o be_v possess_v of_o the_o town_n of_o marthall_n entire_o there_o be_v no_o freeholder_n or_o charterer_n in_o this_o township_n at_o all_o mere._n this_o town_n undoubted_o take_v its_o name_n from_o the_o mere_a therein_o and_o be_v hold_v by_o gilbert_n venables_n baron_n of_o kinderton_n in_o the_o time_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n which_o one_o ulviet_v hold_v before_o not_o many_o age_n after_o it_o become_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o mere_n who_o take_v their_o surname_n from_o hence_o among_o who_o robert_n the_o mere_a senior_n live_v about_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n whether_o original_o a_o venables_n i_o can_v positive_o affirm_v exit_fw-la bundello_n escaetarum_fw-la in_o turri_n londinensi_fw-la 8_o rich._n 2._o willielmus_fw-la de_fw-la mere_n tenuit_fw-la villam_fw-la de_fw-la mere_n cùm_fw-la medietate_fw-la manerii_fw-la de_fw-la bollinton_n de_fw-fr hugone_n de_fw-fr venables_n which_o hugh_n be_v lord_n of_o kinderton_n certain_a it_o be_v this_o family_n of_o mere_a of_o mere_n continue_v in_o this_o seat_n a_o long_a time_n together_o until_o in_o our_o day_n john_n mere_a of_o mere_a esquire_n and_o william_n his_o son_n sell_v this_o manor_n of_o mere_a unto_o peter_n brooks_n young_a son_n of_o thomas_n brook_n of_o norton_n esquire_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1652._o which_o peter_n also_o buy_v the_o estate_n of_o thomas_n merbury_n of_o walton_n and_o be_v after_o sir_n peter_n brooks_n knight_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1660._o and_o sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n 1669._o he_o have_v beautify_v and_o build_v anew_o the_o hall_n of_o mere_a very_o handsome_o and_o have_v three_o wife_n the_o first_o be_v alice_n hulse_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n hulse_n of_o killingworth_n in_o warwickshire_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n thomas_n brooks_n elder_a son_n who_o marry_v margaret_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o henry_n brereton_n of_o eccleston_n in_o cheshire_n gentleman_n 1663._o richard_n brooks_n second_o son_n who_o marry_v margaret_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o robert_n charnock_n of_o charnock_n in_o lancashire_n 1666._o the_o second_o wife_n of_o sir_n peter_n brooks_n be_v frances_n the_o widow_n of_o william_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n nigh_o comberbach_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n and_o daughter_n of_o sir_n nicholas_n trot_n of_o quickshot_n in_o hartfordshire_n but_o have_v no_o issue_n by_o she_o the_o three_o wife_n of_o sir_n peter_n brook_v of_o mere_a be_v mabill_n the_o widow_n of_o richard_n clayton_n of_o crook_n in_o lancashire_n esquire_n and_o daughter_n of_o william_n farrington_n of_o werden_n in_o lancashire_n esquire_n who_o with_o sir_n peter_n her_o husband_n be_v now_o live_v 1669._o but_o have_v no_o issue_n by_o she_o charterer_n in_o mere_a 1666._o 1._o henry_n legh_n de_fw-fr east-hall_n in_o high-legh_n esquire_n pro_fw-la strethull-farm_n not_o long_o since_o purchase_v from_o hugh_n cocker_v of_o pickmere_n 2._o one_o message_n in_o possession_n of_o robert_n simmons_n give_v to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o parish_n whereof_o massy_a of_o mosse-house_n be_v a_o feoffee_n 3._o george_n venables_n of_o agden_n esquire_n one_o small_a tenement_n in_o mere._n 4._o john_n spinke_v of_o howes-heath_n in_o mere._n 5._o william_n pownall_n of_o barnton_n for_o granthams_n land_n 6._o peter_n fernhead_n of_o mere_n for_o granthams_n land_n 7._o john_n bradburne_n of_o mere._n

which_o he_o give_v to_o his_o brother_n patrick_n during_o his_o life_n which_o moiety_n be_v confirm_v to_o john_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o augustine_n by_o sir_n richard_n aldford_n and_o also_o by_o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n surname_v blundevill_n about_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o enrollment_n aforesaid_a who_o posterity_n enjoy_v the_o say_a moiety_n until_o sir_n ralph_n mobberley_n have_v no_o lawful_a issue_n of_o his_o body_n estate_v all_o his_o land_n by_o chaplain_n entrust_v according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o those_o time_n on_o john_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n his_o nephew_n with_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o mobberley_n also_o 1359._o 34_o edw._n 3._o for_o sir_n ralph_n have_v often_o protest_v that_o he_o will_v not_o have_v his_o land_n mangle_v among_o his_o sister_n but_o that_o his_o nephew_n john_n leycester_n shall_v have_v they_o whole_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o certificate_n of_o sir_n john_n winkfield_n date_v at_o london_n the_o eleven_o day_n of_o june_n 35_o edw._n 3._o 1361._o lib._n a._n fol._n 129._o ff_n gg_n hh_o afterward_o upon_o some_o composition_n john_n leycester_n release_v all_o his_o right_n in_o mobberley_n land_n and_o in_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o say_a church_n unto_o john_n dumbill_n of_o mobberley_n and_o to_o cicely_n his_o wife_n 1_o rich._n 2._o 1378._o yet_o so_o as_o john_n dumbill_n and_o cicely_n shall_v settle_v 15_o message_n 316_o acre_n of_o land_n 16_o acre_n of_o wood_n 8_o acre_n of_o moss_n the_o three_o part_n of_o a_o watermill_n and_o the_o three_o part_n of_o all_o the_o waste_v in_o mobberley_n unmeasured_a to_o be_v understand_v of_o mobberley_n moiety_n after_o the_o death_n of_o john_n dumbill_n and_o cicely_n to_o descend_v to_o ralph_n leycester_n young_a brother_n of_o the_o say_v john_n leycester_n and_o to_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o which_o by_o chaplain_n entrust_v be_v settle_v according_o 30_o die_v maii_n 2_o rich._n 2._o 1397._o lib._n a._n fol._n 130._o mm._n which_o be_v either_o condition_a in_o the_o agreement_n of_o john_n leycester_n or_o the_o reversion_n thereof_o buy_v by_o the_o say_v ralph_n leycester_n from_o which_o ralph_n be_v descend_v the_o leicester_n of_o toft_n who_o do_v now_o enjoy_v these_o land_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1666._o about_o one_o three_o part_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n the_o other_o two_o part_n of_o this_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n which_o john_n dumbill_n have_v descend_v to_o sir_n hugh_n hulse_n in_o marriage_n with_o margery_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o say_v john_n dumbill_n and_o cicely_n and_o afterward_o margery_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n hulse_n marry_v john_n troutback_n esquire_n which_o margery_n die_v 35_o hen._n 6._o and_o have_v issue_n william_n troutback_n who_o son_n sir_n william_n die_v without_o issue_n adam_n troutback_n brother_n of_o sir_n william_n have_v issue_n margaret_n daughter_n and_o heir_n marry_v to_o john_n talbot_n lord_n of_o albrighton_n in_o shropshire_n from_o who_o the_o talbot_n of_o grafton_n in_o worcestershire_n who_o posterity_n afterward_o come_v to_o be_v earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n the_o other_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n sir_n john_n arderne_a of_o aldford_n grant_v to_o john_n legh_n of_o booth_n with_o wardship_n and_o freedom_n from_o appearance_n at_o his_o court_n of_o nether-alderley_n render_v eight_o pound_n yearly_a for_o his_o life_n and_o after_o the_o death_n of_o john_n legh_n then_o to_o remain_v to_o john_n legh_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o other_o john_n legh_n aforesaid_a and_o to_o maud_n daughter_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n arderne_a and_o to_o their_o heir_n for_o ever_o render_v a_o rose_n at_o midsummer_n for_o all_o service_n and_o if_o john_n legh_n son_n of_o john_n die_v before_o he_o marry_v maud_n than_o william_n brother_n to_o john_n legh_n son_n of_o john_n be_v to_o marry_v she_o witness_n of_o this_o deed_n be_v sir_n john_n orreby_n and_o sir_n richard_n massy_n knight_n robert_z de_fw-fr pulford_n philip_n de_fw-fr egerton_n richard_n de_fw-fr fowleshurst_n thomas_n de_fw-fr legh_n william_n de_fw-fr mobberley_n roger_n de_fw-fr leycester_n william_n de_fw-fr mere_n adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n william_n danyers_n master_n roger_n of_o alderley_n hugh_n clerk_n and_o other_o lib._n a._n fol._n 122._o a._n the_o original_a remain_v among_o the_o evidence_n of_o mr._n robinson_n of_o mobberley_n 1664._o this_o deed_n be_v make_v about_o 1303._o 31_o edw._n 1._o richard_z ratcliffe_z of_o urdeshall_n in_o lancashire_n marry_v maud_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n legh_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n john_n legh_n by_o maud_n arderne_a and_o have_v these_o land_n of_o her_o grandmother_n to_o wit_v the_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n who_o heir_n enjoy_v the_o same_o till_o they_o sell_v out_o certain_a of_o their_o tenement_n in_o mobberley_n to_o their_o tenant_n there_o and_o what_o remain_v together_o with_o the_o service_n of_o such_o tenant_n as_o be_v former_o sell_v out_o of_o this_o moiety_n sir_n john_n ratcliff_n of_o urdeshall_n sell_v unto_o mr._n robert_n robinson_n of_o mobberley_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o king_n james_n reign_n over_o england_n lib._n a._n fol._n 122._o b._n c._n now_o follow_v the_o descent_n of_o mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n argent_fw-fr two_o cheveron_n gules_a in_o a_o canton_n of_o the_o second_o a_o cross_a croslet_n fitchée_n or._n john_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o augustine_n lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n live_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n lib._n a._n fol._n 124._o a._n ralph_n mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n live_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o but_o i_o can_v prove_v he_o son_n of_o john_n william_n mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n son_n of_o ralph_n be_v lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n and_o patron_n of_o mobberley-church_n he_o buy_v the_o moiety_n of_o nether-peve_a from_o richard_n bonstable_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1281._o g._n num_fw-la 21._o the_o original_a in_o my_o possession_n this_o william_n have_v issue_n william_n mobberley_n john_n mobberley_n to_o who_o his_o father_n give_v all_o his_o land_n in_o nether-peve_a and_o tatton_n 31_o edw._n 1._o 1303._o g._n num_fw-la 65._o but_o john_n die_v without_o issue_n those_o land_n revert_v to_o william_n his_o brother_n richard_n mobberley_n another_o son_n make_v parson_n of_o mobberley_n by_o his_o father_n 1306._o slay_v by_o richard_n son_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr mobberley_n 1320._o 14_o edw._n 2._o lib._n a._n fol._n 124._o w._n &_o 131._o alice_n a_o daughter_n marry_v william_n de_fw-fr tabley_n lord_n of_o over-tabley_a and_o knotsford_n she_o be_v widow_n 27_o edw._n 1._o 1300._o this_o william_n die_v about_o the_o begin_n of_o edw._n 2._o william_n mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n marry_v maud_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o robert_n downes_n of_o chorley_n juxtà_fw-la werford_n unto_o which_o robert_n edmund_n fitton_n give_v all_o his_o land_n in_o chorley_n in_o free_a marriage_n with_o margery_n his_o sister_n lib._n a._n fol._n 127._o t._n v._n this_o william_n be_v sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n 13_o edw._n 2._o 1319._o and_o have_v issue_n ralph_n mobberley_n cicely_n marry_v john_n dumbill_n of_o mobberley_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n dumbill_n of_o oxton_n in_o wirrall_n elizabeth_n marry_v sir_n hugh_n venables_n of_o kinderton_n margery_n marry_v richard_n bold_a of_o bold_a in_o lancashire_n emme_n marry_v robert_n grosvenour_n of_o houlme_n in_o allostock_n who_o purchase_v the_o moiety_n of_o nether-peve_a from_o this_o william_n de_fw-fr mobberley_n marry_o another_o daughter_n marry_v nicolas_n leycester_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o roger_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n joan_n marry_v william_n athurton_n of_o athurton_n in_o lancashire_n ellen_n marry_v richard_n bromhale_v of_o bromhale_n in_o cheshire_n and_o agnes_n never_o marry_v lib._n a._n fol._n 127._o w._n x._o y._n z._n a._n &_o fol._n 128._o cc._n &_o fol._n 129._o kk_n this_o william_n seal_v usual_o with_o his_o coat_n of_o arm_n to_o wit_n two_o cheveron_n and_o in_o a_o canton_n a_o cross-croslet_a fitchée_o lib._n a._n fol._n 124._o y._n z._n as_o be_v before_o express_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o descent_n he_o die_v 1_o edw._n 3._o 1327._o lib._n c._n fol._n 103._o num_fw-la 9_o maud_n his_o widow_n afterward_o marry_v john_n dumbill_n senior_a lib._n a._n fol._n 128._o ff_n sir_n ralph_n mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n be_v ward_n to_o sir_n john_n arderne_a of_o aldford_n 3_o edw._n 3._o lib._n a._n fol._n 128._o cc._n who_o give_v the_o marriage_n of_o this_o ralph_n unto_o john_n pulford_n of_o pulford_n son_n of_o sir_n robert_n pulford_n sinè_fw-la disparagatione_fw-la 1329._o this_o sir_n ralph_n marry_v vincentia_fw-la daughter_n of_o john_n pulford_n lib._n a._n fol._n 128._o bb_n and_o

emme_n de_fw-fr merton_n lib._n c._n fol._n 228._o a._n joan_n sister_n and_o heir_n to_o her_o two_o brother_n ⚜_o thomas_n de_fw-fr lostock_n second_o son_n die_v without_o issue_n richard_n son_n of_o rich._n lostock_n die_v without_o issue_n lib._n c._n foe_n 228._o b._n c._n gg_n &_o fol._n 229._o v._o agnes_n daughter_n of_o richard_n wilburham_n live_v 28_o edw._n 1._o &_o 5_o edw._n 1._o she_o survive_v 1319._o argent_fw-fr a_o cheveron_n between_o 3_o text_n tees_n sable_n after_o the_o death_n of_o william_n toft_n joan_n marry_v thomas_n vernon_n about_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1316._o and_o have_v issue_n by_o thomas_n richard_n vernon_n from_o who_o the_o vernons_n of_o haslington_n in_o cheshire_n lib._n c._n fol._n 228._o d._n and_o after_o the_o death_n of_o thomas_n vernon_n she_o marry_v william_n hallum_n of_o hallum_n in_o newton_n juxtà_fw-la daresbery_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1337._o 11_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 228._o g._n h._n ii_o roger_n de_fw-fr 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892._o bivelegh_n vulgo_fw-la byley_n near_o to_o middlewich_n in_o cheshire_n be_v a_o grange_n belong_v to_o the_o monk_n of_o delacresse_n monasticon_fw-la vol._n 2._o pag._n 919._o towards_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o castle_n he_o levy_v a_o tax_n through_o all_o his_o land_n and_o tenant_n polychronicon_n also_o knighton_n pag._n 24._o 30._o nor_o can_v i_o here_o pass_v by_o the_o mistake_n of_o bale_n de_fw-fr scriptoribus_fw-la britanniae_fw-la cent._n 3._o num_fw-la 93._o where_o he_o write_v thus_o ranulfus_n the_o glaunvyle_n cestriae_fw-la comes_fw-la vir_fw-la nobilissimi_fw-la generis_fw-la &_o in_fw-la utroque_fw-la jure_fw-la eruditus_fw-la in_o albo_n illustrium_fw-la virorum_fw-la à_fw-la i_o meritò_fw-la ponendus_fw-la venit_fw-la ità_fw-la probè_fw-la omnes_fw-la adolescentiae_fw-la suae_fw-la annos_fw-la legibus_fw-la tùm_fw-la humanis_fw-la tùm_fw-la divinis_fw-la consecravit_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la priùs_fw-la in_o hominem_fw-la per_fw-la aetatem_fw-la 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quaedam_fw-la scripsisse_fw-la sed_fw-la tempus_fw-la edax_fw-la rerum_fw-la ea_fw-la nobis_fw-la abstulit_fw-la anno_fw-la 1230._o claruit_fw-la confectus_fw-la senio_fw-la dum_fw-la henricus_fw-la tertius_fw-la sub_fw-la antichristi_fw-la tyrannide_fw-la in_o angliâ_fw-la regnaret_fw-la so_o bale_n and_o from_o he_o pitseus_n thus_o ranulfus_n glanvillus_fw-la ex_fw-la splendissimâ_fw-la familiâ_fw-la cestriae_fw-la comitum_fw-la in_o angliâ_fw-la natus_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr illustribus_fw-la angliae_fw-la scriptoribus_fw-la these_o be_v both_o mistake_v in_o the_o name_n confound_v randle_n blundevill_n and_o randle_n glaunvill_n together_o randle_n glaunvill_n indeed_o be_v chief_a justice_n of_o england_n under_o henry_n ii_o and_o write_v a_o book_n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la angliae_fw-la yet_o extant_a among_o we_o he_o die_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o accon_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1190._o hoveden_n pag._n 685._o but_o this_o randle_n blundevill_n earl_n of_o chester_n be_v of_o late_a time_n a_o little_a and_o die_v anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1232._o this_o earl_n be_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o damiata_n but_o write_v no_o book_n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la glaunvill_n write_v the_o book_n but_o be_v neither_o earl_n of_o chester_n nor_o of_o the_o race_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n so_o much_o of_o bale_n see_v spelman_n glossary_a pag._n 338._o b._n anno_fw-la 1224._o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n john_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n and_o other_o of_o the_o nobility_n be_v much_o displease_v with_o hubert_n de_fw-fr burgo_n chief_a justice_n of_o england_n allege_v that_o he_o do_v exasperate_v the_o king_n against_o they_o and_o do_v not_o well_o execute_v the_o law_n insomuch_o that_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n with_o his_o complice_n at_o leycester_n in_o stead_n of_o surrender_v up_o the_o castle_n which_o the_o king_n demand_v from_o he_o as_o belong_v to_o the_o crown_n have_v think_v to_o have_v send_v threaten_v message_n both_o against_o the_o king_n and_o his_o chief_a justice_n but_o upon_o more_o deliberate_a advice_n surrender_v they_o paris_n pag._n 318_o 319_o &_o 320._o anno_fw-la 1229._o the_o king_n have_v gather_v a_o great_a army_n together_o at_o portsmouth_n think_v to_o transport_v they_o beyond_o sea_n to_o recover_v those_o land_n which_o his_o father_n have_v lose_v but_o not_o find_v sufficient_a ship_n for_o half_a his_o army_n he_o impute_v the_o fault_n to_o the_o treachery_n of_o hubert_n de_fw-fr burgo_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v bribe_v thereunto_o by_o the_o queen_n of_o france_n and_o draw_v his_o sword_n to_o have_v kill_v hubert_n randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n interpose_v and_o save_v he_o that_o he_o get_v out_o of_o the_o king_n sight_n till_o his_o fury_n be_v pass_v paris_n pag._n 363._o and_o in_o the_o same_o year_n randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n refuse_v to_o pay_v tithe_n to_o the_o pope_n paris_n ibidem_fw-la anno_fw-la 1230._o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n march_v through_o anjou_n and_o take_v certain_a castle_n and_o so_o return_v into_o little_a britain_n where_o the_o king_n have_v make_v he_o commander_n in_o chief_a of_o his_o force_n together_o with_o william_n martial_n and_o william_n albemarle_n paris_n pag._n 367._o anno_fw-la 1232._o in_o the_o parliament_n assemble_v at_o london_n the_o king_n demand_v money_n for_o the_o discharge_v of_o his_o debt_n occasion_v by_o the_o war_n the_o earl_n of_o chester_n answer_v for_o the_o nobility_n of_o the_o kingdom_n tell_v he_o that_o the_o earl_n baron_n and_o knight_n which_o hold_v of_o he_o in_o capite_fw-la be_v personal_o with_o he_o in_o the_o service_n and_o have_v exhaust_v their_o own_o money_n in_o that_o service_n and_o therefore_o ought_v not_o to_o pay_v any_o thing_n and_o so_o nothing_o be_v grant_v paris_n pag._n 372._o in_o this_o year_n randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n do_v a_o second_o time_n save_o the_o life_n of_o hubert_n de_fw-fr burgo_n when_o the_o king_n be_v exasperate_v with_o hubert_n send_v to_o the_o mayor_n of_o london_n to_o send_v away_o all_o the_o arm_a he_o can_v raise_v immediate_o to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n who_o in_o one_o night_n space_n be_v increase_v to_o 20000._o willing_a of_o the_o occasion_n but_o the_o king_n by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n tell_v how_o dangerous_a it_o may_v be_v to_o raise_v

milites_fw-la de_fw-fr anglia_fw-it wardam_n svam_fw-la facient_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la opus_fw-la de_fw-la eye_n non_fw-la fuerit_fw-la salvis_fw-la mihi_fw-la servitiis_fw-la suis_fw-la quae_fw-la facere_fw-la debent_fw-la concedo_fw-la etiàm_fw-la eye_n quòd_fw-la in_o tempore_fw-la pacis_fw-la tantùm_fw-la duodecem_fw-la servientes_fw-la itinerante_n habeant_fw-la in_o terrâ_fw-la meâ_fw-la cùm_fw-la uno_fw-la equo_fw-la qui_fw-la sit_fw-la magistri_fw-la servientis_fw-la qui_fw-la etiàm_fw-la prebendam_fw-la non_fw-la habeat_fw-la à_fw-la pascha_fw-la usquè_fw-fr ad_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la michaelis_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la gratum_fw-la et_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsi_fw-la servientes_fw-la comedant_fw-la cibum_fw-la qualem_fw-la in_o domibus_fw-la hominum_fw-la invenerint_fw-la sinè_fw-la emptione_n alterius_fw-la cibi_fw-la ad_fw-la opus_fw-la eorum_fw-la nèc_fw-la in_o aliquibus_fw-la dominicis_fw-la baronum_fw-la comedant_fw-la et_fw-la tempore_fw-la guerrae_fw-la pèr_fw-la 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suis_fw-la quicunque_fw-la sint_fw-la sicut_fw-la ipsi_fw-la barones_n &_o milites_fw-la &_o caeteri_fw-la liberè_fw-la tenentes_fw-la eas_fw-la de_fw-la i_o tenent_fw-la hiis_fw-la testibus_fw-la hugone_o abbate_n sanctae_fw-la werburgae_fw-la cestriae_fw-la philippo_n orreby_n tùnc_fw-la temporis_fw-la justiciario_n cestriae_fw-la henrico_n de_fw-fr aldithley_n waltero_fw-la deyvell_n hugone_o dispensario_n thoma_n dispensario_n willielmo_n pincerna_n waltero_fw-la de_fw-fr coventrey_n ricardo_n phitton_n roberto_n de_fw-fr cowdrey_n ivone_n de_fw-fr caletoft_n roberto_n de_fw-fr say_v normanno_n le_fw-fr painter_n roberto_n dispensario_n roberto_n deyvell_n mattheo_n de_fw-fr vernon_n hamone_n de_fw-fr venables_n roberto_n de_fw-fr massy_n alano_n de_fw-fr waley_n hugone_n de_fw-fr columbe_fw-la roberto_n de_fw-fr pulford_n petro_n clerico_n hugone_n de_fw-fr pasey_n joceralino_n de_fw-fr hellesby_n ricardo_n de_fw-fr bresby_n ricardo_n de_fw-fr kingsley_n philippo_n de_fw-fr 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sacraber_n be_v as_o much_o as_o a_o pledge_n to_o sue_v one_o that_o put_v in_o surety_n to_o prosecute_v another_o spelman_n sakerborh_fw-mi do_v follow_v he_o and_o if_o any_o stranger_n who_o be_v faithful_a shall_v come_v upon_o their_o land_n and_o desire_n to_o dwell_v there_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o the_o baron_n of_o that_o fee_n to_o have_v and_o retain_v he_o save_v to_o i_o the_o advowry_n who_o shall_v come_v to_o i_o on_o their_o own_o accord_n and_o other_o who_o for_o any_o trespass_n elsewhere_o shall_v come_v unto_o my_o dignity_n and_o not_o to_o they_o and_o every_o one_o of_o my_o baron_n when_o need_n require_v shall_v in_o time_n of_o war_n do_v the_o full_a service_n of_o so_o many_o knight_n fee_n as_o he_o hold_v and_o their_o knight_n and_o freeholder_n shall_v have_v their_o coat_n of_o mail_n and_o haubergeon_n and_o may_v defend_v their_o own_o land_n by_o their_o body_n although_o they_o be_v not_o knight_n and_o if_o any_o of_o they_o be_v such_o a_o one_o that_o he_o can_v defend_v his_o own_o land_n by_o his_o body_n he_o may_v put_v another_o sufficient_a person_n in_o his_o place_n neither_o will_v i_o compel_v their_o villain_n to_o take_v arm_n but_o i_o do_v hereby_o acquit_v their_o villain_n which_o by_o randle_n of_o davenham_n shall_v come_v to_o my_o protection_n and_o other_o their_o villain_n who_o they_o can_v reasonable_o show_v to_o be_v their_o own_o and_o if_o my_o sheriff_n or_o any_o officer_n shall_v implead_v any_o of_o their_o tenant_n in_o my_o court_n he_o may_v defend_v himself_o by_o thirtnic_n diet._n thirtnic_n thirtnic_n thiertnic_n or_o thirdnicht_n be_v trium_fw-la noctium_fw-la hospes_fw-la hoveden_n pag._n 606._o here_o it_o seem_v to_o signify_v three_o night_n charge_n for_o the_o sheriffs-tooth_n sheriffs-tooth_n be_v a_o common_a tax_n levy_v for_o the_o sheriff_n diet._n for_o the_o sheriffs-tooth_n which_o they_o do_v pay_v unless_o fresh_a suit_n do_v follow_v he_o i_o do_v 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to_o till_o the_o same_o without_o graize_v and_o they_o may_v also_o take_v housebote_n and_o haybote_n in_o their_o wood_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o wood_n without_o the_o view_n of_o my_o forester_n and_o may_v give_v or_o sell_v their_o dead_a wood_n to_o who_o they_o please_v and_o their_o tenant_n shall_v not_o be_v implead_v for_o the_o same_o in_o the_o forest_n court_n unless_o they_o be_v find_v in_o the_o manner_n or_o very_a act_n and_o every_o one_o of_o my_o baron_n may_v defend_v all_o his_o manor_n and_o lordship_n in_o the_o county_n or_o hundred_o

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c._n fol._n 260._o q._n the_o tuesday_n market_n continue_v at_o this_o day_n but_o the_o fair_a be_v keep_v now_o on_o the_o twenty_o five_o day_n of_o july_n and_o the_o late_a fair-day_n on_o the_o eleven_o day_n of_o november_n although_o we_o usual_o style_v the_o chief_a officer_n here_o mayor_z of_o altrincham_n yet_o in_o truth_n he_o be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o principal_a officer_n without_o any_o magisterial_a authority_n in_o a_o rentall_a of_o dunham-massy_a date_v 3_o hen._n 4._o 1402._o i_o find_v there_o be_v about_o forty_o freeholder_n or_o charterer_n in_o altrincham_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o tenant_n of_o altrincham_n than_o not_o above_o eighteen_o in_o number_n be_v tenant_n at_o will._n and_o it_o appear_v by_o that_o rentall_a as_o well_o as_o by_o another_o of_o my_o own_o in_o henry_n the_o seventh_n time_n that_o in_o those_o age_n till_o hen._n 8._o the_o ancient_a tenant_n in_o our_o county_n have_v general_o no_o lease_n for_o life_n as_o now_o they_o have_v and_o the_o rent_n which_o at_o this_o day_n we_o call_v old_a rent_n be_v in_o those_o former_a age_n the_o utmost_a value_n of_o such_o tenement_n on_o the_o rack_n so_o much_o have_v these_o late_a age_n outstrip_v the_o former_a for_o value_n as_o well_o for_o land_n as_o other_o commodity_n at_o this_o day_n 1669._o there_o be_v above_o twenty_o charterer_n in_o this_o town_n whereof_o robert_n parker_n be_v of_o oldfield-hall_n in_o altrincham_n gentleman_n be_v of_o great_a value_n next_o to_o which_o be_v that_o belong_v to_o william_n leycester_n of_o hale-lowe_a gentleman_n most_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v very_o small_a parcel_n not_o worth_a the_o reckon_n up_o the_o chief_a lord_n be_v george_n booth_n of_o dunham-massy_a lord_n delamere_n there_o be_v so_o very_a many_o small_a cottage_n erect_v here_o by_o the_o permission_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o dunham-massy_a that_o it_o be_v now_o become_v a_o nest_n of_o beggar_n anderton_n the_o township_n of_o anderton_n 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this_o manor_n from_o richard_n sutton_n son_n of_o francis_n sutton_n of_o sutton_n nigh_o maxfield_n esquire_n by_o deed_n date_v the_o twenty_o nine_o of_o november_n 43_o eliz._n 1600._o from_o who_o it_o descend_v unto_o sir_n thomas_n stanley_n of_o nether-alderley_n baronet_n now_o owner_n thereof_o 1669._o to_o wit_n son_n of_o sir_n thomas_n stanley_n knight_n by_z elizabeth_z his_o wife_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n peter_n warburton_n ⚜_o ⚜_o it_o be_v now_o common_o say_v of_o this_o village_n by_o the_o neighbourhood_n as_o it_o be_v proverbial_o that_o here_o be_v neither_o gentleman_n nor_o beggar_n charterer_n cottager_n nor_o alehouse_n but_o a_o common_a without_o end_n for_o that_o the_o common_a be_v circular_a lie_v round_o about_o the_o township_n and_o the_o demaine_n have_v be_v set_v to_o derry-man_n and_o tenant_n so_o as_o no_o gentleman_n of_o long_a time_n have_v live_v there_o appleton_n &_o hull_n this_o town_n of_o appleton_n and_o hull_n in_o william_n the_o conqueror_n be_v time_n belong_v to_o osbern_n son_n of_o tezzon_n the_o ancestor_n to_o the_o boydel_n of_o dodleston_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o record_n of_o doomsday_n book_n among_o the_o evidence_n of_o thomas_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n nigh_o comberbach_n esquire_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1666._o i_o find_v this_o follow_a deed_n copy_v out_o in_o a_o loose_a paper_n the_o original_a whereof_o be_v there_o underwritten_a to_o be_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o thomas_n stanley_n be_v so_o attest_v under_o his_o own_o hand_n lib._n c._n fol._n 286._o d._n hugo_n de_fw-fr boydel_n omnibus_fw-la tàm_fw-la praesentibus_fw-la quàm_fw-la futuris_fw-la ad_fw-la quorum_fw-la notitiam_fw-la praesens_fw-la pagina_fw-la pervenerit_fw-la salutem_fw-la noverit_fw-la universitas_fw-la vestra_fw-la i_o concessisse_fw-la roberto_n lancelyn_n pro_fw-la homagio_fw-la &_o servitio_fw-la svo_fw-la totam_fw-la terram_fw-la &_o tenementum_fw-la quod_fw-la ricardus_n 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confirmatione_fw-la idem_fw-la robertus_fw-la lancelyn_n dedit_fw-la mihi_fw-la viginti_fw-la marcas_fw-la argenti_n etc._n etc._n hiis_fw-la testibus_fw-la radulpho_n de_fw-fr manwaring_n radulpho_n the_o monte-alto_a willielmo_n de_fw-fr pall_n '_o thomâ_fw-la filio_fw-la willielmi_n roberto_n de_fw-fr fulford_n etc._n etc._n about_o the_o end_n of_o henry_n the_o second_v reign_v i_o find_v geffrey_n son_n of_o adam_n de_fw-fr dutton_n ancestor_n to_o warburton_n of_o arley_n possess_v of_o this_o township_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o reign_n and_o be_v at_o this_o present_a belong_v to_o warburton_n of_o arley_n 1669._o placita_fw-la cestriae_fw-la die_v martis_n proximè_fw-la post_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la lucae_n 10_o edw._n 3._o galfridus_n de_fw-fr warburton_n opponit_fw-la se_fw-la versùs_fw-la hugonem_fw-la de_fw-la audley_n de_fw-fr placito_fw-la quòd_fw-la justè_fw-la &_o sinè_fw-la dilatione_fw-la acquietet_fw-la eum_fw-la de_fw-la servitiis_fw-la quae_fw-la willielmus_fw-la de_fw-la boydel_n senior_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la exigit_fw-la de_fw-la libero_fw-la tenemento_fw-it svo_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-la praefato_fw-la hugone_n tenet_fw-la in_o hull_n &_o appleton_n undè_fw-la idem_fw-la hugo_n qui_fw-la medius_fw-la est_fw-la inter_fw-la eos_fw-la acquietare_fw-la debet_fw-la etc._n etc._n vìcecome_v returnavit_fw-la quòd_fw-la praedictus_fw-la hugo_n nihil_fw-la habuit_fw-la in_o balliuâ_fw-la suâ_fw-la distringere_fw-la etc._n etc._n lib._n c._n fol._n 287._o k._n the_o original_a among_o the_o evidence_n of_o thomas_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n esquire_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1666._o charterer_n in_o appleton_n &_o hull_n 1666._o 1._o sir_n peter_n brook_n of_o mere_n which_o land_n he_o late_o purchase_v from_o

feodi_fw-la militis_fw-la ut_fw-la per_fw-la chartam_fw-la antecessoribus_fw-la dicti_fw-la georgii_n per_fw-la hamonem_fw-la massy_n militem_fw-la factam_fw-la &_o reddendo_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la de_fw-fr stuthe_n alias_o dictum_fw-la sheriff-tooth_n 7_o den_n the_o family_n of_o the_o caringtons_n of_o carington_n flourish_v here_o for_o a_o long_a space_n near_o 400_o year_n until_o sir_n george_n booth_n of_o dunham-massy_a marry_a jane_n sole_a daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n carington_n of_o carington_n esquire_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n reign_n but_o have_v no_o issue_n by_o she_o yet_o enjoy_v carington_n land_n which_o after_o her_o death_n he_o recover_v by_o a_o tedious_a suit_n who_o grandson_n george_n booth_n lord_n delamere_n be_v now_o possess_v of_o the_o whole_a township_n of_o carington_n entire_o 1666._o there_o be_v no_o charterer_n at_o all_o therein_o clifton_n this_o town_n or_o place_v for_o here_o be_v only_o a_o manor-house_n with_o the_o demain-land_n thereof_o have_v its_o name_n from_o the_o cliff_n or_o break_a rock_n therein_o it_o be_v now_o at_o this_o day_n common_o call_v rocksavage_a since_o the_o structure_n of_o that_o sumptuous_a building_n erect_v there_o by_o sir_n john_n savage_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1565._o 7_o elizabethae_fw-la the_o old_a hall_n stand_v a_o little_a distance_n thence_o the_o remain_v whereof_o be_v now_o turn_v into_o a_o granary_n stable_a and_o other_o house_n of_o office_n among_o the_o outhouse_n and_o by_o the_o servant_n at_o this_o day_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o old_a hall_n john_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n and_o baron_n of_o halton_n give_v unto_o galfrid_n or_o geffrey_n de_fw-fr dutton_n scilicèt_fw-la de_fw-la uxore_fw-la desponsatâ_fw-la pro_fw-la homagio_fw-la &_o servitio_fw-la svo_fw-la totam_fw-la villam_fw-la de_fw-la clifton_n faciendo_fw-la servitium_n dimidii_fw-la feodi_fw-la militis_fw-la ad_fw-la castellum_n meum_fw-la de_fw-fr halton_n &_o nullam_fw-la wardam_n faciet_fw-la ad_fw-la castrum_n cestriae_fw-la nisi_fw-la supèr_fw-la sumptum_fw-la meum_fw-la &_o haeredum_fw-la meorum_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 150._o c._n this_o be_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o this_o geffrey_n dutton_n be_v young_a son_n of_o hugh_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n the_o posterity_n of_o which_o geffrey_n be_v also_o lord_n of_o chedle_n who_o for_o their_o residence_n there_o be_v surnamed_n de_fw-fr chedle_n as_o the_o manner_n of_o those_o age_n be_v at_o last_o the_o two_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o sir_n roger_n de_fw-fr chedle_n divide_v the_o whole_a inheritance_n 1_o edw._n 3._o 1327._o clemence_n the_o elder_a daughter_n marry_v william_n son_n of_o ralph_n baggiley_n she_o have_v clifton_n and_o divers_a land_n in_o chedle_n and_o hulme_n agnes_n the_o young_a daughter_n marry_v richard_n son_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr buckley_n she_o have_v the_o capital_a message_n of_o chedill_n and_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o chedill_n and_o divers_a homage_n rent_n and_o service_n lib._n c._n fol._n 150._o l._n isabel_n the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o clemence_n marry_v thomas_n daniel_n of_o bradley_n in_o appleton_n junior_a afterward_o sir_n thomas_n daniel_n knight_n by_o who_o he_o have_v only_o one_o daughter_n and_o heir_n call_v margaret_n marry_v to_o john_n savage_a about_o 49_o edw._n 3._o from_o who_o the_o savage_n of_o clifton_n continue_v at_o this_o day_n 1666._o this_o margaret_n carry_v away_o all_o her_o mother_n land_n but_o her_o father_n land_n go_v to_o the_o next_o heir_n male_a of_o the_o daniell_n in_o old_a deed_n frequent_o write_v danyers_n and_o from_o who_o the_o daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a see_v more_o of_o this_o in_o over-tabley_a now_o follow_v the_o descent_n of_o the_o savage_n of_o clifton_n this_o margaret_n daniel_n as_o i_o have_v tell_v you_o before_o have_v all_o her_o mother_n land_n but_o her_o father_n land_n be_v settle_v on_o the_o heir_n male_n of_o the_o daniel_n she_o have_v three_o husband_n the_o first_o be_v john_n ratcliff_n 42_o edw._n 3._o who_o die_v without_o issue_n by_o she_o not_o long_o after_o lib._n c._n fol._n 229._o v._n the_o second_o husband_n of_o margaret_n daneil_n be_v this_o john_n savage_a descend_v of_o the_o savage_n of_o steinesbie_n in_o darbyshire_n clifton_n darbyshire_n see_v lib_n d._n pag._n 176._o t._n omnibus_fw-la johannes_n le_v savage_a de_fw-fr sarcliffe_n salutem_fw-la noveritis_fw-la i_o dedisse_fw-la stephano_n le_fw-fr eyr_n de_fw-fr cesterfeld_n totum_fw-la jus_o meum_fw-la in_o tenemento_fw-it in_o halywel_n gate_n datum_n apud_fw-la cesterfield_n die_v mercurii_n in_o festo_fw-la nativitatis_fw-la sancti_fw-la johannis_n baptistae_fw-la 3_o edw._n 2._o 1310._o lib._n d._n pag._n 180._o n_o the_o original_a among_o the_o evidence_n at_o rocksavage_a anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1669._o so_o that_o this_o john_n savage_a who_o write_v himself_o of_o sarcliffe_n in_o darbyshire_n i_o conceive_v be_v ancestor_n to_o the_o first_o john_n savage_a of_o clifton_n who_o he_o marry_v about_o 49_o edw._n 3._o and_o have_v issue_n by_o she_o john_n savage_a son_n and_o heir_n elizabeth_n and_o blanch_n all_o live_v 4_o hen._n 4._o lib._n c._n fol._n 290._o d._n but_o margaret_n survive_v all_o her_o husband_n and_o in_o her_o widowhood_n she_o give_v the_o moiety_n of_o gropenhall_n to_o her_o son_n piers_n legh_n 4_o hen._n 4._o lib._n c._n fol._n 290._o d._n and_o to_o john_n savage_a her_o son_n and_o to_o his_o heir_n she_o give_v liberty_n of_o bear_v her_o coat_n of_o arm_n which_o descend_v to_o she_o after_o the_o death_n of_o her_o father_n as_o i_o have_v see_v the_o copy_n of_o the_o deed_n in_o french_a date_v 3_o hen._n 5._o the_o original_a whereof_o be_v now_o among_o the_o evidence_n of_o thomas_n earl_n rivers_n at_o rocksavage_a 1669._o vide_fw-la lib._n d._n pag._n 175._o q._n and_o the_o posterity_n of_o savage_n bear_v daniell_n coat_n and_o crest_n according_o to_o wit_n argent_fw-fr a_o pale_a fusile_n sable_a the_o crest_n a_o unicorn_n head_n coup_v argent_fw-fr until_o sir_n john_n savage_a of_o clifton_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n take_v up_o six_o lion_n sable_a for_o his_o own_o proper_a coat_n and_o the_o lion_n paw_n sable_a erect_v for_o his_o crest_n this_o margaret_n daniel_n die_v 6_o hen._n 6._o 1427._o ii_o sir_n john_n savage_a of_o clifton_n knight_n 6_o hen._n 5._o son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n marry_v maude_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n robert_n swinnarton_n by_o who_o he_o have_v the_o manor_n of_o barrow_n and_o have_v issue_n john_n savage_a son_n and_o heir_n william_n arnold_n george_n and_o roger_n also_o margaret_n marry_v john_n dutton_n second_o son_n of_o sir_n piers_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n 6_o hen._n 5._o afterward_o heir_n to_o sir_n piers_n his_o father_n lib._n c._n fol._n 160._o w._n x._o maude_n marry_v sir_n thomas_n booth_n of_o barton_n in_o lancashire_n he_o marry_v maude_n swinnarton_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o four_o for_o in_o annn_n 1409._o 10_o hen._n 4._o i_o find_v they_o marry_v lib._n d._n pag._n 170._o d._n who_o ancestor_n sir_n roger_n swinnerton_n be_v make_v a_o banneret_n by_o edward_n the_o three_o to_o who_o the_o king_n in_o part_n of_o three_o hundred_o pound_n worth_a of_o land_n for_o the_o support_v of_o the_o state_n of_o a_o banneret_n for_o his_o life_n have_v give_v all_o the_o land_n which_o belong_v to_o hugh_n le_fw-fr dispenser_n earl_n of_o winchester_n in_o the_o county_n of_o stafford_n and_o chester_n savage_n chester_n anno_fw-la 5_o hen._n 6._o johannes_n le_fw-fr vernay_n and_o other_o feoffee_n dederunt_fw-la johanni_n savage_n militi_fw-la &_o ellenae_n vxori_fw-la ejus_fw-la maneria_fw-la de_fw-fr picton_n &_o shibrok_n &_o advocationem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la davenham_n etc._n etc._n quae_fw-la margareta_n quae_fw-la fuit_fw-la vxor_fw-la radulfi_n vernon_n militis_fw-la tenet_n in_o dotem_fw-la remanere_fw-la post_fw-la decessum_fw-la margaretae_n praefatis_fw-la johanni_n savage_n &_o ellenae_n &_o haeredibus_fw-la ipsius_fw-la johannis_n savage_a in_o perpetuum_fw-la lib._n d._n pag._n 174._o i._o so_o that_o ellen_n the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n ralph_n vernon_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o second_o wife_n of_o this_o sir_n john_n savage_n and_o after_o by_o his_o charter_n date_v at_o nottingham_n 16_o julii_n 8_o edw._n 3._o 1334._o consideratione_n praemissorum_fw-la àc_fw-la obtentu_fw-la laudabilis_fw-la obsequii_fw-la quod_fw-la idem_fw-la rogerus_fw-la nobis_fw-la indiès_fw-fr impendit_fw-la concedimus_fw-la quòd_fw-la ipse_fw-la habeat_fw-la &_o retineat_fw-la sibi_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la mannerium_n de_fw-fr magnâ_fw-la barow_n in_fw-la comitatu_fw-la cestriae_fw-la cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la ac_fw-la omnes_fw-la terras_fw-la in_o villis_fw-la de_fw-fr rushton_n corneford_n austanfield_n in_o comitatu_fw-la staffordiae_fw-la quae_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la praefati_fw-la hugonis_fw-la le_fw-fr dispenser_n he_o give_v also_o little_a barrow_n to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n by_o another_o charter_n date_v at_o westminster_n 25_o septembris_fw-la 8_o edw

die_v in_o france_n 35_o edw._n 3._o 1361._o without_o any_o lawful_a issue_n of_o his_o body_n sir_n ralph_n have_v by_o alice_n ride_v his_o concubine_n a_o daughter_n call_v margaret_n marry_v to_o thomas_n toft_n young_a brother_n to_o hugh_n toft_n of_o toft_n to_o who_o sir_n ralph_n mobberley_n give_v his_o manor_n in_o plumley_n 1357._o afterward_o margaret_n marry_v hugh_n chaderton_n live_v 1360._o lib._n c._n fol._n 226._o v._n lib._n a._n fol._n 129._o hh_n these_o land_n in_o plumley_n descend_v to_o the_o two_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o margaret_n by_o thomas_n toft_n to_o wit_n ellen_n who_o marry_v john_n bodon_n of_o plumley_n and_o sibyl_n who_o marry_v thomas_n haslington_n of_o the_o ermitage_n nigh_o holmes-chappel_n john_n bodon_n son_n of_o john_n bodon_n aforesaid_a sell_v his_o moiety_n of_o these_o land_n in_o plumley_n to_o john_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n the_o elder_a esquire_n 25_o hen._n 6._o 1446._o who_o heir_n enjoy_v the_o same_o at_o this_o day_n s._n num_fw-la 2_o 3_o 5_o 6_o 9_o the_o other_o moiety_n of_o those_o land_n in_o plumley_n descend_v unto_o cicely_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o sibyl_n aforesaid_a which_o cicely_n marry_v hugh_n winnington_n of_o northwich_n 1444._o and_o ever_o since_o continue_v to_o the_o winningtons_n of_o ermitage_n until_o mr._n bradshaw_n of_o marple_n in_o cheshire_n buy_v those_o land_n from_o winnington_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o thomas_n buckley_n of_o plumley_n be_v now_o tenant_n thereof_o 1666._o the_o sister_n of_o sir_n ralph_n mobberley_n share_v their_o mother_n land_n in_o chorley_n but_o emme_n grosvenour_n purchase_v most_o of_o the_o other_o sister_n part_n lib._n a._n fol._n 127._o w._n x._o y._n aa_o so_o end_v the_o line_n of_o mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n the_o manor-house_n of_o mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n and_o which_o at_o last_o come_v to_o the_o talbot_n of_o grafton_n in_o worcestershire_n stand_v close_o by_o mobberly-church_n 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richard_n mallory_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o dean_n mallory_n aforesaid_a the_o manor-house_n aforesaid_a with_o what_o remain_v of_o the_o demain_fw-fr unbought_a by_o mr._n robinson_n be_v sell_v by_o andrew_n carrington_n aforesaid_a and_o john_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n unto_o dean_n mallory_n the_o eight_o of_o may_n anno_fw-la primo_fw-la caroli_n primi_fw-la 1625._o dean_n mallory_n also_o purchase_v the_o royalty_n of_o talbot_n part_n of_o mobberley_n from_o john_n talbot_n earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n dated_n the_o twenty_o day_n of_o march_n 7_o car._n 1._o 1631._o the_o mill_n carrington_n sell_v to_o legh_n of_o booth_n there_o be_v engrave_v in_o the_o stone_n under_o the_o ledge_n or_o border_n on_o the_o west-end_n of_o mobberley-steeple_n and_o on_o the_o south-west-corner_n as_o follow_v orate_fw-la pro_fw-la bono_n statu_fw-la domini_fw-la johannis_n talbot_z militis_n et_fw-la domine_fw-la margaretae_n uxoris_fw-la suae_fw-la and_o then_o begin_v again_o just_a over_o the_o say_a border_n in_o the_o very_a corner_n of_o the_o steeple_n aforesaid_a patronae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la and_o so_o pass_v along_o to_o the_o southside_n of_o the_o steeple_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la milesimo_fw-la quingentesimo_fw-la tricesimo_fw-la tertio_fw-la richard_z plat_v master-mason_n over_o which_o on_o the_o say_a southside_n above_o near_o to_o the_o little_a window_n under_o the_o bell_n be_v ratcliff_n coat_n of_o arm_n quarter_v with_o another_o coat_n engrave_v in_o a_o stone_n so_o that_o mobberley-steeple_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v build_v with_o freestone_n and_o the_o church_n repair_v anno_fw-la 1533._o 24_o hen._n 8._o the_o name_n of_o all_o such_o person_n who_o now_o stand_v possess_v of_o any_o freehold_n land_n of_o inheritance_n in_o mobberley_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1672._o 1._o ralph_n leycester_n of_o toft_n esquire_n lord_n of_o a_o three_o part_n of_o one_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n this_o come_v original_o to_o his_o ancestor_n as_o be_v 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of_o cheshire_n 1578._o and_o 1592._o and_o die_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1622._o iii_o sir_n richard_n brook_n of_o norton_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n be_v knight_v in_o ireland_n and_o marry_v jane_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n chaderton_n bishop_n of_o chester_n by_o who_o he_o have_v a_o daughter_n marry_v to_o one_o joseline_n of_o cambridgeshire_n who_o have_v all_o her_o mother_n land_n but_o through_o some_o dislike_n after_o marriage_n sir_n richard_n and_o jane_n his_o wife_n live_v asunder_o afterward_o sir_n richard_n marry_v to_o his_o second_o wife_n katherine_n daughter_n of_o sir_n henry_n nevil_n of_o billingsbere_n in_o berkshire_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n henry_n brook_n son_n and_o heir_n thomas_n brook_n second_o son_n who_o marry_v jane_n daughter_n of_o one_o weston_n of_o sutton_n nigh_o frodsham_n tenant_n to_o warburton_n of_o arley_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n richard_n brook_n and_o catharine_n a_o daughter_n both_o live_v 1666._o richard_z brook_z three_o son_n of_o sir_n richard_n professor_n of_o physic_n die_v at_o boughton_n nigh_o chester_n without_o issue_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1667._o george_n four_o son_n and_o john_n five_o son_n marry_o marry_v thomas_n merebury_n half-brother_n and_o afterward_o heir_n to_o william_n merebury_n of_o merebury_n nigh_o comberbach_n esquire_n anne_n marry_v edward_n hide_v of_o norbury_n juxtà_fw-la pointon_n esquire_n dorothy_n marry_v laurence_n hyde_n young_a brother_n of_o the_o say_v edward_n sir_n richard_z brook_z died_z anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1632._o iv_o henry_n brook_n of_o norton_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n richard_n be_v create_v baronet_n 1662._o he_o marry_v mary_n daughter_n of_o timothy_n pusey_n of_o nottinghamshire_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n richard_n son_n and_o heir_n henry_n second_o son_n marry_v mary_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o philip_n prichard_n of_o bostock-green_a in_o davenham-parish_n and_o pusey_n brook_n three_o son_n all_o live_v 1666._o this_o henry_n brook_n be_v sheriff_n four_o year_n together_o beginning_z 1644._o appoint_v by_o the_o parliament_n without_o the_o king_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o late_a rebellion_n richard_n grosvenour_n of_o eaton-boat_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o sir_n richard_n grosvenour_n of_o eton_n baronet_n than_o also_o live_v be_v make_v sheriff_n by_o the_o king_n in_o the_o same_o year_n 1644._o the_o other_o be_v extrajudicial_a against_o the_o law_n and_o prerogative_n of_o the_o king_n sir_n henry_n brook_z baronet_n die_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1664._o v._o sir_n richard_n brook_n of_o norton_n baronet_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n henry_n marry_v francisca-posthuma_a so_o call_v because_o she_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o death_n of_o her_o father_n sister_n to_o richard_n legh_n of_o lyme_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n and_o have_v issue_n this_o sir_n richard_n be_v sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n 1667._o owlarton_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n hamon_n baron_n of_o dunham-massy_a hold_v one_o moiety_n of_o owlarton_n and_o ranulphus_fw-la the_o suppose_a ancestor_n of_o the_o manwaring_n hold_v the_o other_o moiety_n this_o township_n be_v afterward_o scatter_v into_o several_a parcel_n but_o sir_n richard_n massy_n of_o tatton_n by_o purchase_n get_v into_o his_o hand_n most_o part_n of_o this_o township_n and_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o owlarton_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o as_o may_v appear_v by_o these_o follow_a note_n extract_v out_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o bridgewater_n deed_n 1667._o by_o john_n halsey_n of_o lincolns-inn_n esquire_n nicolas_n lord_n audley_n give_v all_o his_o land_n in_o owlarton_n and_o tatton_n to_o richard_n massy_n and_o isabella_n his_o wife_n about_o 1286._o sir_n john_n arderne_a of_o aldford_n give_v to_o sir_n richard_n massy_n and_o isabella_n his_o wife_n omnes_fw-la terras_fw-la svas_fw-la &_o tenementa_fw-la in_o owlarton_n habendum_fw-la cùm_fw-la homagiis_fw-la servitiis_fw-la wardis_n releviis_fw-la redditibus_fw-la escaetis_n etc._n etc._n reddendo_fw-la quatuordecem_fw-la denarios_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la pro_fw-la omni_fw-la servitio_fw-la sectâ_fw-la curiarum_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o be_v about_o 27_o edw._n 1._o richard_n dunne_n of_o owlarton_n give_v certain_a land_n in_o owlarton_n and_o two_o part_n of_o a_o mill_n with_o the_o pool_n in_o exchange_n with_o sir_n richard_n massy_n for_o other_o land_n in_o that_o township_n robert_n massy_a of_o sale_n give_v to_o robert_n massy_n of_o tatton_n land_n in_o owlarton_n in_o exchange_n for_o land_n in_o sale_n under_o edward_n the_o second_o anno_fw-la 1_o hen._n 6._o there_o be_v a_o survey_n of_o the_o manor_n and_o land_n of_o sir_n geffrey_n massy_n of_o tatton_n by_o a_o jury_n it_o be_v there_o find_v that_o sir_n geffrey_n be_v lord_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o owlarton_n and_o divers_a free_a tenant_n there_o among_o who_o ranulphus_fw-la manwaring_n qui_fw-la reddit_fw-la pro_fw-la le_fw-fr bronteles-place_n 5_o s._n 0_o d._n &_o johannes_n legh_n deal_v booth_n pro_fw-la certis_fw-la terris_fw-la vocatis_fw-la babrinchull_n reddendo_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la 2_o

after_o the_o death_n of_o sir_n robert_n de_fw-fr monte_fw-fr alto_fw-mi his_o uncle_n except_o the_o rent_n former_o give_v unto_o queen_n isabel_n dated_n 24_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 230._o y._n the_o original_a of_o this_o deed_n remain_v among_o the_o evidence_n of_o the_o late_a lord_n cholmondley_n and_o the_o copy_n of_o the_o fine_a levy_v hereon_o in_o the_o same_o year_n be_v enrol_v in_o the_o leiger-book_n of_o the_o abbey_n of_o vale-royal_a fol._n 30._o b._n which_o book_n be_v in_o possession_n of_o thomas_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n nigh_o comberbach_n esquire_n 1666._o principio_fw-la vide_fw-la tom._n 2._o of_o my_o own_o evidence_n in_o principio_fw-la in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 1364._o die_v veneris_n in_o festo_fw-la sanctae_fw-la luciae_fw-la virgin_n john_n pool_n come_v before_o thomas_n then_o abbot_n of_o vale-royal_a in_o the_o say_a abbey_n and_o do_v fealty_n to_o the_o say_a abbot_n for_o this_o moiety_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o nether-peve_a which_o he_o acknowledge_v to_o hold_v of_o the_o say_a abbot_n by_o the_o yearly_a rent_n of_o twelve_o penny_n to_o be_v pay_v at_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n michael_n only_o and_o by_o pay_v to_o the_o say_a abbot_n two_o shilling_n for_o relief_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o same_o book_n z._n lib._n c._n fol._n 230._o z._n from_o pool_n of_o hartington_n this_o moiety_n be_v grant_v to_o george_n holford_n of_o holford_n about_o the_o time_n of_o henry_n the_o seven_o in_o which_o family_n of_o the_o holford_n of_o holford_n it_o continue_v till_o mary_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o christopher_n holford_n esquire_n bring_v the_o inheritance_n of_o all_o holford-land_n unto_o sir_n hugh_n cholmondley_n of_o cholmondley_n the_o young_a in_o marriage_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n concern_v which_o inheritance_n great_a suit_n fall_v between_o the_o say_a lady_n mary_n cholmondley_n and_o george_n holford_n of_o newborough_n in_o dutton_n uncle_n to_o the_o say_v mary_n and_o next_o heir-male_n of_o the_o holford_n these_o suit_n last_v above_o forty_o year_n at_o last_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o king_n james_n reign_n the_o matter_n be_v compose_v by_o friend_n the_o lady_n mary_n have_v holford-demain_a and_o george_n holford_n have_v the_o demain_fw-fr of_o iscoit_fw-fr in_o flintshire_n near_o to_o whitchurch_n in_o shropshire_n the_o land_n in_o nether-peve_a plumley_n and_o lostock-gralam_n belong_v to_o the_o holford_n be_v promiscuous_o allot_v part_v to_o the_o one_o and_o part_n to_o the_o other_o as_o at_o this_o day_n they_o be_v enjoy_v so_o that_o in_o the_o year_n 1659._o robert_n cholmondley_n earl_n of_o leimster_n in_o ireland_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o say_a lady_n mary_n and_o james_n holford_n of_o newborough_n esquire_n son_n of_o peter_n son_n of_o george_n holford_n abovesaid_a do_v enjoy_v this_o other_o moiety_n of_o nether-peve_a between_o they_o in_o which_o year_n the_o say_a lord_n cholmondley_n die_v without_o any_o lawful_a issue_n of_o his_o body_n concern_v the_o chapel_n of_o nether-peve_a see_v above_o in_o budworth_n picmere_fw-la this_o township_n of_o picmere_n be_v not_o in_o doomsday-book_n whereby_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v waste_n at_o that_o time_n it_o be_v ancient_o of_o two_o fee_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n one_o moiety_n ralph_n manwaring_n sometime_o judge_n of_o chester_n give_v unto_o henry_n de_fw-fr aldithley_n or_o audley_n in_o free-marriage_n with_o bertrey_n his_o daughter_n together_o with_o the_o town_n of_o smallwood_n and_o snelston_n and_o a_o mark_n of_o annual_a rent_n in_o the_o city_n of_o chester_n of_o the_o land_n which_o belong_v to_o one_o fagun_fw-ge unto_o which_o deed_n philip_n orreby_n then_o judge_v of_o chester_n be_v a_o witness_n the_o original_a be_v in_o cotton_n library_n at_o westminster_n lib._n b._n pag._n 1._o a._n henry_n of_o audley_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o bertrey_n his_o wife_n give_v to_o thomas_n son_n of_o randle_n de_fw-fr longsdon_n libero_fw-la homini_fw-la svo_fw-la half_a of_o his_o land_n in_o picmere_n and_o half_a of_o his_o wood_n there_o render_v yearly_o 3_o s._n 4_o d._n as_o i_o find_v the_o deed_n extract_v in_o vernon_n note_n this_o moiety_n of_o picmere_n be_v now_o enjoy_v by_o these_o person_n follow_v 1666._o 1._o thomas_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n esquire_n have_v one_o half_a of_o this_o moiety_n which_o former_o belong_v to_o the_o cocker_n of_o picmere_n ever_o since_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o until_o hugh_n cocker_v of_o pickmere_n sell_v the_o reversion_n hereof_o after_o his_o life_n unto_o thomas_n merbury_n father_n of_o thomas_n aforesaid_a anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1604._o probably_n this_o be_v that_o part_n which_o henry_n audley_n give_v to_o thomas_n longsdon_n 2._o thomas_n daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a esquire_n have_v four_o tenement_n here_o in_o lease_n these_o be_v former_o hold_v by_o william_n wiche_n and_o call_v wiche_n land_n which_o upon_o the_o attainder_n of_o sir_n william_n stanley_n of_o holt-castle_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1495._o lord_z chamberlain_z to_z henry_n the_o seven_o escheat_v to_o the_o king_n and_o be_v afterward_o give_v to_o george_n sutton_n one_o of_o the_o groom_n of_o the_o chamber_n 14_o h._n 8._o sutton_n sell_v they_o to_o richard_n sneyd_n 7_o novembris_fw-la 14_o hen._n 8._o and_o william_n sneyd_n sell_v they_o to_o thomas_n daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a esquire_n 36_o hen._n 8._o 3._o sir_n peter_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a baronet_n have_v one_o tenement_n here_o now_o in_o possession_n of_o john_n perceivall_n which_o be_v part_n of_o wiche_n land_n and_o be_v sell_v by_o william_n sneyd_n to_o gawen_n legh_n of_o northwood_n in_o high-legh_n 35_o hen._n 8._o 1543._o before_o he_o sell_v the_o rest_n to_o daniel_n and_o this_o tenement_n afterward_o richard_n legh_n of_o northwood_n gentleman_n sell_v among_o other_o land_n to_o peter_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n esquire_n 1633._o who_o son_n now_o enjoy_v the_o same_o 4._o john_n swinton_n of_o nether-knotsford_a have_v one_o good_a tenement_n here_o but_o part_n of_o this_o lie_v in_o winsham_n former_o crocket_n land_n of_o nantwich_n 5._o john_n key_n of_o the_o yate_n in_o picmere_n part_v of_o crocket_n land_n former_o 6._o peter_n deane_n of_o over-tabley_a have_v land_n in_o picmere_n late_o buy_v from_o key_n of_o the_o yate_n 7._o philip_n anterbus_n of_o overpeve_a one_o close_a belong_v to_o his_o freehold_n land_n in_o aston_n juxtà_fw-la picmere_fw-la 8._o sir_n george_n warburton_n of_o arley_n baronet_n have_v about_o one_o acre_n and_o a_o half_a in_o possession_n of_o robert_n deusbery_n and_o thomas_n starky_v of_o feldy_n the_o other_o moiety_n of_o picmere_n together_o with_o the_o manor_n of_o winsham_n william_n venables_n give_v to_o maud_n his_o sister_n in_o free-marriage_n to_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o service_n of_o half_a a_o knight_n fee_n whereunto_o roger_n lacie_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n be_v a_o witness_n which_o roger_n die_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1211._o 13_o johannis_n regis_fw-la say_v matthew_n paris_n in_o his_o history_n lib._n b._n pag._n 50._o a._n this_o maud_n have_v two_o husband_n the_o first_o be_v ralph_n son_n of_o roger_n the_o second_o be_v hugh_z de_fw-fr bixis_n or_o brixis_n this_o hugh_n and_o his_o wife_n grant_v to_o hugh_n venables_n all_o the_o land_n which_o william_n the_o offley_n hold_v of_o they_o in_o picmere_n and_o the_o wardship_n of_o the_o child_n of_o hugh_n son_n of_o the_o say_v william_n de_fw-fr offley_n till_o they_o come_v to_o such_o age_n as_o to_o govern_v the_o say_v land_n lib._n b._n pag._n 50._o e._n picmere_n exit_fw-la chartulis_fw-la glover_n de_fw-fr picmere_n hugh_n venables_n grant_v to_o hugh_n de_fw-fr picmere_n and_o his_o heir_n the_o whole_a moiety_n of_o the_o village_n of_o picmere_n for_o the_o same_o service_n contain_v in_o the_o deed_n of_o william_n venables_n his_o father_n the_o 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seize_v of_o this_o moiety_n who_o son_n hugh_n have_v three_o daughter_n isabel_n alice_n and_z margaret_z 1343._o lib._n b._n pag._n 52._o num_fw-la 6._o and_o in_o anno_fw-la 1356._o he_o settle_v his_o manor_n of_o picmere_n for_o want_v of_o heirs-males_a of_o his_o body_n on_o hugh_n bruyn_n of_o stapleford_n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n daughter_n of_o the_o say_v hugh_n picmere_n lib._n b._n pag._n 53._o num_fw-la 12._o margaret_n the_o widow_n of_o hugh_n bruyn_n of_o picmere_n grant_v to_o hugh_n hulse_n of_o picmere_n all_o her_o land_n of_o picmere_n 42_o edw._n 3._o lib._n b._n pag._n 52._o num_fw-la 10._o this_o hugh_n hulse_n be_v lieutenant-justice_n of_o chester_n 20_o rich._n 2._o to_o thomas_n earl_n of_o nottingham_n and_o marry_v ellen_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o hugh_n bruyn_n and_o margaret_n 36_o edw._n 3._o the_o marriage_n and_o wardship_n of_o ellen_n be_v grant_v by_o margaret_n her_o mother_n to_o david_n hulse_n vicar_n of_o great-budworth_a to_o 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shropshire_n from_o who_o the_o talbot_n of_o grafton_n in_o worcestershire_n descend_v who_o posterity_n at_o last_o come_v to_o be_v earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n and_o george_n talbot_n earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n sell_v all_o his_o land_n in_o picmere_n to_o wit_n the_o moiety_n of_o picmere_n unto_o his_o tenant_n there_o anno_fw-la 1620._o every_o tenant_n buy_v his_o own_o and_o so_o be_v become_v particular_a freeholders_n at_o this_o day_n thomas_n starkey_n land_n now_o in_o picmere_n be_v purchase_v from_o ralph_n bostock_n of_o moulton_n by_o john_n starkey_n his_o father_n 14_o aprilis_n 7_o jacobi_n 1609._o and_o be_v original_o give_v by_o henry_n de_fw-fr picmere_n unto_o richard_n his_o young_a son_n 1192._o a_o parcel_n thereof_o be_v give_v to_o the_o say_v richard_n by_o hugh_n picmere_n his_o elder_a brother_n 1308._o lib._n b._n pag._n 58._o a._n b._n c._n plumley_n roger_n manwaring_n give_v plumley_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n werburge_n in_o chester_n when_o he_o make_v his_o son_n uvido_z a_o monk_n there_o william_n and_o randle_n his_o son_n be_v witness_n which_o grant_v with_o many_o other_o richard_z earl_n of_o chester_n confirm_v 1119._o 19_o hen._n 1._o in_o the_o feodary_n of_o halton_n about_o edw._n 2._o we_o read_v thomas_z de_fw-fr vernon_n tenet_fw-la villam_fw-la de_fw-fr lostock_n cùm_fw-la paruâ-lostock_a &_o medietatem_fw-la de_fw-la plumley_n pro_fw-la medietate_fw-la unius_fw-la feodi_fw-la militis_fw-la this_o thomas_n de_fw-fr vernon_n be_v second_o husband_n of_o joan_n de_fw-fr lostock_n in_o who_o right_a he_o hold_v these_o land_n her_o former_a husband_n be_v william_n the_o toft_n young_a son_n of_o roger_n toft_n of_o toft_n the_o posterity_n of_o which_o william_n assume_v the_o surname_n of_o holford_n from_o the_o place_n of_o their_o residence_n at_o holford_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o age_n this_o place_n or_o hamlet_n call_v holford_n lie_v part_n in_o plumley_n and_o part_n in_o lostock-gralam_n and_o have_v its_o name_n from_o the_o ford_n which_o run_v under_o the_o mannor-hall_n which_o because_o it_o be_v situate_a in_o a_o derne_n hole_n be_v therefore_o call_v holford_n as_o if_o you_o shall_v say_v a_o ford_z in_o a_o hole_n or_o else_o from_o the_o old_a word_n hale_v which_o we_o now_o call_v hall_n and_o so_o denote_v as_o much_o as_o a_o ford_n under_o the_o hall_n or_o possible_o from_o the_o old_a word_n holt_n a_o wood_n quasi_fw-la holt-ford_n for_o that_o the_o ford_n ancient_o be_v environ_v with_o a_o wood_n round_o about_o all_o the_o tenant_n of_o plumley_n at_o this_o day_n do_v suit_n of_o court_n to_o the_o manor_n of_o barnshaw_n which_o former_o belong_v to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n werburge_n in_o chester_n but_o be_v buy_v by_o manwaring_n of_o carincham_n since_o the_o dissolution_n of_o abbey_n in_o england_n agnes_n the_o daughter_n of_o walthef_fw-fr de_fw-fr plumley_n by_o henry_n her_o son_n attornatum_fw-la positum_fw-la ad_fw-la lucrandum_fw-la &_o perdendum_fw-la by_o fine_a at_o chester_n 2_o edw._n 1._o 1274._o pass_v the_o eight_o part_n of_o plumley_n unto_o thomas_n the_o smith_n of_o plumley_n and_o to_o william_n his_o son_n this_o william_n in_o his_o seal_n call_v himself_o willielmus_fw-la filius_fw-la ceciliae_fw-la de_fw-la plumley_n and_o by_o another_o fine_a 2_o edw._n 1._o the_o same_o agnes_n pass_v over_o one_o other_o eight_o part_n of_o plumley_n unto_o richard_n sladehurst_n of_o plumley_n and_o lettice_a his-wife_n which_o lettuce_n in_o her_o seal_n call_v herself_o the_o daughter_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr plumley_n lib._n a._n fol._n 157._o h._n k._n the_o original_n penès_fw-la manwaring_n of_o carincham_n 1666._o i_o find_v also_o that_o william_n mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n have_v certain_a land_n in_o plumley_n about_o edward_n the_o second_o lib._n a._n fol._n 124._o y._n which_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o baron_n of_o halton_n by_o the_o yearly_a rent_n of_o a_o pair_n of_o white_a spur_n or_o six_o penny_n see_v suprà_fw-la in_o halton_n and_o sir_n ralph_n mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n give_v his_o manor_n in_o plumley_n unto_o thomas_n toft_n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n and_o their_o heir_n 1357._o 32_o edw._n 3._o lib._n a._n fol._n 129._o ii_o one_o half_a of_o these_o land_n now_o belong_v to_o leycester_n of_o tabley_n and_o the_o other_o half_a to_o bradshaw_n of_o marple_n as_o you_o may_v see_v more_o at_o large_a in_o mobberley_n so_o that_o now_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1666._o the_o whole_a township_n of_o plumley_n be_v enjoy_v by_o these_o person_n follow_v ⚜_o thomas_n cholmondley_n of_o holford_n esquire_n and_o james_n holford_n of_o newborough_n in_o dutton_n have_v one_o moiety_n of_o plumley_n between_o they_o the_o other_o moiety_n be_v enjoy_v by_o these_o person_n follow_v 1._o sir_n peter_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a baronet_n have_v five_o tenement_n here_o now_o in_o possession_n of_o robert_n massy_n geffrey_n wright_n william_n ridgeway_n thomas_n wright_n and_o thomas_n hough_n 2._o mr._n bradshaw_n of_o marple_n a_o good_a farm_n in_o possession_n of_o thomas_n buckley_n 3._o the_o land_n late_a litler_n of_o wallers-cote_n nigh_o northwich_n three_o tenement_n in_o possession_n of_o hugh_n yanes_n homfrey_n mere_n and_o widow_n bebington_n 4._o george_n leycester_n of_o toft_n esquire_n one_o tenement_n in_o possession_n of_o william_n highfield_n 5._o robert_n venables_n of_o anterbus_n in_o over-whitley_n have_v three_o close_n in_o plumley_n in_o possession_n of_o ralph_n henshaw_n 6._o reynolds_n of_o middlewich_n late_o belong_v to_o bostock_n of_o moulton_n one_o tenement_n in_o possession_n of_o ralph_n newhall_n at_o the_o end_n of_o plumley-moore_n 7._o john_n hall_n of_o norley_n one_o tenement_n in_o plumley_n in_o possession_n of_o john_n kirkman_n 8._o manwaring_n of_o pever_n land_n sell_v to_o holford_n of_o holford_n one_o tenement_n at_o the_o side_n of_o plumley-moore_n in_o possession_n of_o richard_n eton_n 9_o earl_n of_o bridgewater_n a_o small_a parcel_n about_o four_o cheshire_n acre_n now_o follow_v the_o descent_n of_o holford_n of_o holford_n argent_fw-fr a_o greyhound_n passant_a sable_a hugh_n de_fw-fr runchamp_n lord_n of_o lostock_n lib._n c._n fol._n 126._o will_v ricardus_n de_fw-fr runchamp_n gralanus_fw-la filius_fw-la ricardi_n de_fw-fr runchamp_n in_o memory_n of_o who_o the_o town_n be_v call_v lostock-gralam_n for_o distinction_n he_o give_v the_o town_n of_o lees_n unto_o lidulf_n of_o twamlow_n about_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n lib._n c._n fol._n 227._o z._n this_o gralam_n also_o sell_v houlme_n juxtà_fw-la nether-peve_a to_o richard_n son_n of_o randle_n radulfi_n randle_n ranulfi_n con_v radulfi_n grosvenour_n 1234._o lib._n c._n fol._n 120._o a._n gralam_n de_fw-fr lostock_n &_o letitia_n uxor_fw-la ejus_fw-la tempore_fw-la hen._n 3._o galfridus_n de_fw-fr lostock_n ●ui_fw-la frater_fw-la dedit_fw-la medietatem_fw-la de_fw-la rode_n gralam_n de_fw-fr morton_n robert_n de_fw-fr lostock_n lib._n c._n fol._n 182._o b._n richard_n son_n of_o gralam_n de_fw-fr lostock_n marry_v

elizabeth_n second_o daughter_n bear_v at_o nether-tabley_a on_o wednesday_n the_o sixteenth_o day_n of_o june_n 1647._o marry_a samuel_n birch_n young_a son_n of_o john_n birch_n of_o whitborn_a in_o herefordshire_n 1666._o she_o miscarry_v of_o a_o female-child_n in_o november_n 1667._o and_o soon_o after_o die_v of_o the_o smallpox_n on_o saturday_n the_o last_o of_o november_n at_o whitborn_a aforesaid_a anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1667._o and_o be_v bury_v at_o whitborn-church_n byron_n leycester_n three_o daughter_n bear_v at_o nether-tabley_a on_o saturday_n the_o six_o day_n of_o october_n 1655._o and_o be_v yet_o live_v 1669._o sir_n peter_n leycester_n and_o elizabeth_n his_o lady_n be_v both_o yet_o live_v 1669._o he_o be_v create_v baronet_n the_o ten_o day_n of_o august_n 1660._o 12_o car._n 2._o xv._o robert_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a esquire_n elder_a son_n of_o sir_n peter_n and_o elizabeth_n marry_v meriel_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o francis_n watson_n late_a of_o church-aston_n nigh_o newport_n in_o shropshire_n esquire_n 6_o die_v junii_fw-la 1667._o and_o have_v issue_n robert_n a_o son_n bear_v at_o marcham_n in_o berkshire_n on_o friday_n the_o sixteenth_o day_n of_o april_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1669._o over-tabley_a the_o township_n of_o over-tabley_a be_v hold_v by_o william_n fitz-nigell_a baron_n of_o halton_n in_o the_o time_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n we_o read_v in_o doomsday-book_n thus_o isdem_fw-la willielmus_fw-la tenet_fw-la stabelei_fw-la lewinus_fw-la tenuit_fw-la &_o libre_fw-la homo_fw-la fuit_fw-la ibi_fw-la tertia_fw-la pars_fw-la unius_fw-la hidae_fw-la geldabilis_fw-la terra_fw-la est_fw-la una_fw-la caruca_n wasta_fw-la fuit_fw-la &_o est_fw-la silua_fw-la ibi_fw-la dimidia_fw-la leuva_fw-fr long_fw-mi &_o xl_o perticis_fw-la lata_fw-la valuit_fw-la x_o solidos_fw-la isdem_fw-la willielmus_fw-la tenet_fw-la in_o ipsa_fw-la villa_n unam_fw-la bovatam_fw-la terrae_fw-la &_o tertiam_fw-la partem_fw-la unius_fw-la hidae_fw-la geldabilem_fw-la segrid_n &_o ulsi_n tenuerunt_fw-la pro_fw-la duobus_fw-la maneriis_fw-la &_o liberi_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la terra_fw-la est_fw-la una_fw-la caruca_n wasta_fw-la fuit_fw-la &_o est_fw-la tempore_fw-la regis_fw-la edwardi_fw-la valebat_fw-la septem_fw-la solidos_fw-la but_o not_o long_o after_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o this_o township_n be_v of_o three_o distinct_a fe_n one_o three_o part_n of_o over-tabley_a roger_n de_fw-fr manwaring_n give_v to_o the_o monastery_n of_o saint_n werburge_n in_o chester_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o lib._n b._n in_o principio_fw-la this_o three_o part_n come_v afterward_o to_o william_n de_fw-fr tabley_n 1._o tabley_n this_o william_n de_fw-fr tabley_n write_v himself_o dominus_fw-la de_fw-la tabley_n that_o be_v the_o over-tabley_a &_o sometime_o dominus_fw-la de_fw-la knotsford_n tempore_fw-la edw._n 1._o who_o give_v the_o same_o to_o sir_n john_n grey_n son_n of_o sir_n reginald_n grey_n and_o sir_n john_n grant_v it_o to_o roger_n leycester_n lord_n of_o nether-tabley_a anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1296._o f._n num_fw-la 1._o which_o in_o all_o the_o office_n of_o leycester_n of_o tabley_n be_v find_v to_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n werburge_n and_o leycester_n of_o tabley_n be_v now_o possess_v of_o this_o three_o part_n at_o this_o day_n 1666._o one_o other_o three_o part_n be_v possess_v by_o adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o sir_n william_n boydell_n be_v chief_a lord_n thereof_o for_o william_n son_n of_o john_n boydell_n of_o dodleston_n release_v unto_o adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n all_o service_n due_a for_o his_o three_o part_n of_o over-tabley_a for_o one_o penny_n only_o to_o be_v pay_v at_o the_o nativity_n of_o st._n john_n baptist_n yearly_a for_o all_o service_n date_v at_o dodleston_n 17_o edw._n 3._o 1342._o f._n num_fw-la 3._o this_o adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n i_o conceive_v be_v original_o a_o massy_a for_o he_o seal_v with_o massy_n coat_n of_o arms._n this_o three_o part_n come_v afterward_o to_o thomas_n daniel_n young_a son_n of_o thomas_n daniel_n of_o bradley_n in_o appleton_n the_o elder_a by_o joan_n norreys_n a_o second_o wife_n in_o marriage_n with_o katherine_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n son_n of_o adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n 27_o edw._n 3._o 1353._o lib._n c._n fol._n 241._o l._n for_o which_o marriage_n thomas_n daniel_n the_o father_n give_v to_o adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n 46_o l._n 13_o s._n 4_o d._n by_o katherine_n come_v also_o the_o moiety_n of_o bexton_n to_o thomas_n daniel_n the_o son_n her_o husband_n who_o be_v afterward_o sir_n thomas_n daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a 6_o rich._n 2._o 1382._o who_o heir_n be_v possess_v of_o this_o three_o part_n at_o this_o present_a 1666._o one_o other_o three_o part_n remain_v be_v possess_v ancient_o by_o another_o family_n of_o the_o tabley_n call_v the_o hall_n of_o the_o wood_n in_o over-tabley_a until_o matthew_n de_fw-fr tabley_n be_v attaint_v of_o felony_n 22_o edw._n 4._o 1483._o who_o land_n by_o the_o office_n take_v 1_o hen._n 7._o be_v find_v to_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o honour_n of_o halton_n and_o so_o be_v seize_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n and_o i_o find_v john_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a esq_n except_v against_o that_o office_n of_o 1_o hen._n 7._o and_o complain_v to_o the_o judge_n and_o chamberlain_n of_o chester_n and_o allege_v that_o these_o land_n be_v hold_v of_o he_o by_o homage_n and_o fealty_n and_o twelve_o penny_n land_n penny_n this_o 12_o d._n rent_n be_v at_o this_o day_n pay_v to_o leycester_n by_o the_o warburton_n of_o tabley-hill_n which_o tenement_n be_v parcel_v of_o the_o hall_n of_o wood_n land_n yearly_o rend_v and_o pray_v that_o he_o may_v be_v restore_v to_o these_o land_n as_o chief_a lord_n of_o the_o fee_n c._n num_fw-la 31._o but_o he_o have_v too_o potent_a a_o person_n to_o deal_v with_o and_o king_n henry_n the_o seven_o grant_v these_o land_n to_o sir_n william_n stanley_n of_o holt-castle_n lord_n chamberlain_n but_o he_o be_v behead_v for_o treason_n 1495._o these_o land_n escheat_v again_o to_o the_o king_n and_o henry_n the_o eight_o lease_v they_o to_o randle_n brereton_n for_o his_o life_n 2_o hen._n 8._o and_o after_o roger_n brereton_n his_o son_n have_v they_o for_o his_o life_n afterward_o these_o land_n continue_v in_o the_o king_n hand_n robert_n chornock_n and_o roger_n chornock_n of_o london_n purchase_v the_o same_o and_o sell_v they_o to_o piers_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a esquire_n for_o 240_o l._n whereof_o one_o moiety_n be_v pay_v in_o hand_n and_o the_o other_o he_o give_v bond_n for_o but_o peter_n daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a esquire_n purchase_v these_o land_n at_o 9_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la in_o the_o king_n book_n the_o chornock_v purchase_v they_o after_o the_o rate_n of_o 18_o d._n in_o the_o king_n book_n and_o cheat_v the_o say_a piers_n leycester_n by_o a_o fraudulent_a conveyance_n so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o enjoy_v these_o land_n it_o be_v decree_v in_o the_o court_n of_o request_n 4_o maii_n 1_o eliz._n 1559._o that_o the_o chornock_n shall_v restore_v the_o money_n which_o they_o have_v receive_v and_o deliver_v up_o the_o bond_n obligatory_a to_o be_v cancel_v and_o so_o daniel_n have_v the_o land_n which_o his_o posterity_n now_o enjoy_v 1666._o c._n num_fw-la 13._o charterer_n in_o over-tabley_a 1666._o 1._o edward_n hewet_n of_o mobberley_n have_v one_o tenement_n in_o over-tabley_a now_o in_o possession_n of_o his_o tenant_n john_n kell_n which_o be_v within_o mr._n daniell_n part._n 2._o there_o be_v also_o one_o other_o in_o leycester_n three_o part_n to_o wit_n the_o tenement_n in_o possession_n late_o of_o richard_n duncalfe_n of_o tabley-hill_n whereunto_o former_o coithurst-meadow_n now_o part_n of_o mr._n daniell_n demain_fw-fr do_v belong_v this_o pay_v 12_o d._n of_o chief-rent_a yearly_a to_o leycester_n now_o pay_v by_o william_n 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