Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	knight_n	service_n	tenant_n	1,891	5	9.6943	5	true

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

and_o have_v issue_n ralph_n leycester_n son_n and_o heir_n philip_n another_o son_n who_o marry_v elizabeth_n the_o widow_n of_o james_n grimsditch_n of_o grimsditch_n in_o nether-whitley_n 27_o hen._n 8._o lib._n c._n fol._n 196._o m._n geffrey_n leycester_n another_o son_n live_v 12_o hen._n 1520._o t._n num_fw-la 89._o jane_n a_o daughter_n marry_v robert_n langton_n of_o lowe_n in_o lancashire_n esquire_n 14_o hen._n 8._o t._n num_fw-la 88_o i_o find_v also_o mention_v in_o a_o pedigree_n two_o other_o son_n thomas_n and_o richard_n but_o i_o can_v yet_o prove_v they_o so_o direct_o as_o the_o other_o this_o john_n leycester_n die_v 2_o hen._n 8._o 1511._o elinour_n survive_v and_o be_v widow_n 12_o hen._n 8._o 1520._o t._n num_fw-la 89._o and_o 14_o hen._n 8._o t._n num_fw-la 88_o she_o be_v the_o nine_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n and_o have_v land_n in_o bricklesworth_n in_o northamptonshire_n for_o sir_n james_n have_v ten_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n in_o all_o lib._n a._n 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scythian_n celto_fw-la scythae_n ut_fw-la habet_fw-la strabo_n omnes_fw-la olÃ¬m_fw-la ad_fw-la occasum_fw-la populi_n dicti_fw-la wax_v strong_a in_o ireland_n orosius_n write_v that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o honorius_n and_o arcadius_n emperor_n ireland_n be_v inhabit_v by_o the_o scot_n about_o anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 400._o these_o scot_n come_v out_o of_o spain_n into_o ireland_n and_o part_n of_o they_o go_v again_o out_o of_o ireland_n into_o the_o north_n of_o brettain_n sub_fw-la deuce_n reudÃ¢_fw-la Ã _fw-la quo_fw-la dalreudini_a vocantur_fw-la bede_n the_o hist_n ang._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 1._o seat_v themselves_o there_o and_o add_v a_o three_o nation_n in_o brettaine_n to_o the_o pict_n and_o brettan_n and_o afterward_o from_o those_o scot_n the_o whole_a north_n of_o brettain_n be_v call_v scotland_n even_o to_o this_o day_n and_o from_o those_o scot_n inhabitng_a ireland_n that_o kingdom_n be_v by_o isidore_n and_o bede_n call_v scotia_n haec_fw-la propriÃ¨_fw-la patria_fw-la scottorum_fw-la est_fw-la say_v bede_n of_o ireland_n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr hist_n ang._n c._n 1._o anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 684._o egfrid_n king_n of_o northumberland_n waste_v ireland_n bede_n ib._n l._n 4._o c._n 26._o anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 838._o the_o norwegian_n under_o the_o command_n of_o turgesius_n for_o 30_o year_n miserable_o waste_v ireland_n but_o he_o be_v slay_v by_o treachery_n the_o inhabitant_n slay_v all_o the_o norwegian_n giraldus_n topogram_n hiberniae_fw-la distinct_a 3._o cap._n 37._o these_o norwegian_n without_o doubt_n be_v those_o norman_n who_o as_o rhegino_n say_v in_o the_o time_n of_o charles_n the_o great_a set_n upon_o ireland_n the_o island_n of_o the_o scot_n be_v put_v to_o flight_n by_o the_o scot_n afterward_o the_o oustmanni_n that_o be_v the_o eastern_a man_n come_v from_o the_o sea-coast_n of_o germany_n into_o ireland_n under_o pretence_n of_o merchandise_n and_o soon_o after_o raise_v a_o great_a war._n about_o the_o same_o 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he_o conditional_o that_o he_o surrender_v dublin_n to_o the_o king_n with_o the_o cantred_n adjoin_v and_o also_o all_o the_o maritime_a town_n and_o castle_n the_o residue_n of_o his_o conquest_n he_o must_v acknowledge_v to_o hold_v from_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o his_o heir_n so_o giraldus_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o chief_a person_n in_o the_o conquest_n of_o ireland_n i._o richard_n strongbow_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n a_o man_n much_o in_o debt_n have_v large_a possession_n but_o have_v much_o lessen_v his_o estate_n by_o his_o profuseness_n and_o therefore_o more_o easy_o draw_v in_o to_o the_o get_n of_o new_a territory_n chron._n joh._n brompton_n pag._n 1069._o vir_fw-la plus_fw-la nominis_fw-la hactenÃ¹s_fw-la habens_fw-la quam_fw-la hominis_fw-la plus_fw-la senii_fw-la quÃ m_fw-la ingenii_fw-la giraldus_n hib._n expug_n li._n 1._o cap._n 12._o of_o a_o ruddy_a complexion_n freckle_a great_a eye_n a_o womanly_a face_n a_o small_a voice_n a_o short_a neck_n bountiful_n 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habendum_fw-la cÃ¹m_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 sectÃ¢_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

rosthorne_n to_o wit_n quartam_fw-la partem_fw-la villae_fw-la quam_fw-la petrus_n chanu_fw-la auunculus_fw-la meus_fw-la tenuit_fw-la for_o which_o be_v a_o suit_n per_fw-la breve_fw-la de_fw-la morte_fw-la antecessoris_fw-la between_o the_o say_v william_n chanu_fw-la demandant_n and_o william_n de_fw-fr massy_n and_o margery_n his_o wife_n tenant_n testibus_fw-la philippo_n de_fw-fr orreby_n tunc_fw-la justiciario_n cestriae_fw-la willielmo_n venables_n hamone_n de_fw-fr massy_n etc._n etc._n sub_fw-la initio_fw-la hen._n 3._o ego_fw-la ricardus_n de_fw-fr rotherston_n filius_fw-la ricardi_n clerici_fw-la de_fw-fr rothesthorne_n dedi_fw-la margeriae_fw-la filiae_fw-la homfridi_fw-la de_fw-la rothesthorne_n clerici_fw-la unam_fw-la bovatam_fw-la terrae_fw-la in_o rothesthorne_n quam_fw-la petrus_n chanu_fw-la tenuit_fw-la scilicet_fw-la quartam_fw-la partem_fw-la villae_fw-la pro_fw-la qua_fw-la margeria_n dedit_fw-la quatuor_fw-la marcas_fw-la argenti_n and_o so_o release_v to_o richard_n all_o covenant_n which_o have_v be_v between_o richard_n and_o his_o father_n and_o wimar_n his_o sister_n on_o the_o one_o part_n and_o the_o say_v margery_n and_o william_n her_o son_n and_o amabilia_fw-la her_o daughter_n on_o the_o other_o part_n testibus_fw-la philippo_n de_fw-fr orreby_n tunc_fw-la justiciario_n cestriae_fw-la etc._n etc._n sciant_fw-la praesentes_fw-la &_o futuri_fw-la quod_fw-la ego_fw-la rogerus_fw-la de_fw-la hale_v carpentarius_n dedi_fw-la thomae_fw-la de_fw-fr massy_n filio_fw-la domini_fw-la willielmi_n de_fw-fr massy_n totam_fw-la terram_fw-la meam_fw-la tenementum_fw-la meum_fw-la tam_fw-la in_o molendinis_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la quod_fw-la habui_fw-la in_o villa_n de_fw-fr rosthorne_n faciendo_fw-la inde_fw-la servitium_n dominis_n illius_fw-la villae_fw-la quod_fw-la continetur_fw-la in_o charta_fw-la originali_fw-la quam_fw-la sibi_fw-la deliberavi_fw-la quando_fw-la istam_fw-la chartam_fw-la sibi_fw-la feci_fw-la etc._n etc._n testibus_fw-la ricardo_n de_fw-fr wilbraham_n tunc_fw-la vicecomite_n cestershiriae_fw-la ricardo_n de_fw-fr vernon_n willielmo_n de_fw-fr massy_n willielmo_n de_fw-fr carrington_n tunc_fw-la ballivo_fw-la de_fw-fr doneham_n etc._n etc._n this_o deed_n be_v make_v 1270._o omnibus_fw-la christi_fw-la fidelibus_fw-la willielmus_fw-la filius_fw-la willielmi_n filii_fw-la gilberti_n de_fw-fr tabley_n salutem_fw-la noveritis_fw-la i_o remisisse_fw-la roberto_n de_fw-fr massy_n domino_fw-la de_fw-fr tatton_n totum_fw-la jus_o meum_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la terris_fw-la quae_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la margeriae_fw-la proaviae_n meae_fw-la in_o villa_n de_fw-fr rosthorne_n etc._n etc._n sub._n edw._n 2._o richard_n bruncroft_n give_v to_o richard_n massy_n son_n of_o sir_n william_n massy_a knight_n certain_a land_n in_o rosthorne_n in_o exchange_n for_o land_n in_o quiter-hall_n towards_o the_o bound_n of_o norshagh_n in_o tatton_n testibus_fw-la willielmo_n de_fw-fr venables_n etc._n etc._n the_o prior_n and_o convent_n of_o norton_n give_v to_o sir_n richard_n massy_a knight_n the_o homage_n and_o the_o service_n of_o the_o land_n of_o henry_n the_o hunter_n in_o rosthorne_n testibus_fw-la hamone_n de_fw-fr massy_n roberto_n le_fw-fr grosvenour_n tunc_fw-la vicecomite_n cestershiriae_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o be_v make_v in_o anno_fw-la 1286._o or_o thereabouts_o robert_n massy_a lord_n of_o tatton_n and_o john_n legh_n of_o booth_n make_v a_o agreement_n and_o partition_n to_o each_o a_o moiety_n of_o rosthorne-mill_n and_o to_o each_o the_o mulcture_n of_o their_o own_o tenant_n they_o exchange_v land_n and_o release_v rend_v to_o each_o other_o and_o legh_n be_v to_o hold_v a_o four_o part_n of_o rosthorne_n of_o robert_n massy_n in_o fee_n by_o the_o yearly_a rent_n of_o twelve_o penny_n testibus_fw-la hugh_n de_fw-fr heelegh_n chief-justice_n of_o chester_n staffordshire_n chester_n this_o be_v hugh_z de_fw-fr audley_n of_o heeley-castle_n in_o staffordshire_n etc._n etc._n 1315._o so_o far_o out_o of_o mr._n halsey_n note_n inter_fw-la les_fw-fr fines_n cestriae_fw-la 18_o edw._n 3._o finalis_fw-la concordia_fw-la coram_fw-la henrice_fw-la de_fw-la ferrars_n justiciario_n cestriae_fw-la johanne_n the_o arderne_a radulfo_n de_fw-fr vernon_n petro_n de_fw-fr thorneton_n willielmo_n boydell_n militibus_fw-la johanne_n de_fw-fr wetenhale_n willielmo_n de_fw-fr praer_n &_o thoma_n danyers_n inter_fw-la ricardum_fw-la filium_fw-la hugonis_fw-la massy_n de_fw-fr tatton_n &_o aliciam_fw-la vxorem_fw-la ejus_fw-la quaerentes_fw-la &_o hugonem_fw-la filium_fw-la willielmi_n massy_n de_fw-fr tatton_n deforciantem_fw-la de_fw-fr mannerio_n de_fw-fr rosthorne_n cum_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o that_o massy_a of_o tatton_n be_v lord_n of_o the_o other_o moiety_n of_o rosthorne_n ever_o since_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o if_o not_o the_o royalty_n of_o the_o whole_a how_o these_o land_n descend_v to_o the_o earl_n of_o bridgewater_n see_v the_o pedigree_n in_o tatton_n charterer_n in_o rosthorne_n 1666._o 1._o george_n massy_a of_o denfield_n who_o ancestor_n descend_v out_o of_o the_o massy_n of_o tatton_n under_o edward_n the_o three_o 2._o edward_n allen_n of_o rosthorne_n runcorn_n superior_a &_o inferior_a these_o two_o township_n now_o distinguish_v into_o over-runcorn_n and_o nether-runcorn_n be_v mize_v together_o in_o our_o common_a mize-book_n and_o be_v very_o hard_o mize_v here_o at_o runcorn_n that_o magnanimous_a virago_n elflede_v countess_n of_o mercia_n and_o widow_n to_o ethelred_n the_o chief_a governor_n of_o mercia_n and_o sister_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o elder_a do_v build_v a_o town_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 916._o as_o florentius_n huntingdon_n and_o other_o our_o historian_n do_v affirm_v a_o town_n and_o castle_n say_v stow_z pag._n 81._o probably_n it_o be_v then_o in_o a_o more_o flourish_a condition_n than_o now_o it_o be_v for_o now_o it_o be_v a_o very_a poor_a village_n and_o seem_v to_o be_v waste_n in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n for_o it_o be_v not_o mention_v in_o doomsday-book_n both_o these_o township_n comprehend_v not_o full_o 300_o cheshire_n acre_n upon_o a_o survey_n of_o the_o assessor_n make_v by_o estimation_n in_o the_o time_n of_o our_o late_a war._n these_o little_a village_n be_v both_o of_o the_o fee_n of_o the_o ancient_a barony_n of_o halton_n and_o be_v former_o copyhold_n land_n to_o the_o manor_n of_o halton_n until_o the_o several_a owner_n buy_v out_o their_o land_n in_o fee-farm_n to_o hold_v in_o free_a and_o common_a soccage_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o enfield_n in_o middlesex_n the_o king_n be_v grant_v bear_v date_n the_o nine_o day_n of_o september_n 4_o car._n 1._o 1628._o as_o you_o may_v see_v also_o above_o in_o moor_n some_o land_n in_o these_o township_n be_v ancient_a freehold_n land_n for_o sir_n hugh_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n by_o office_n take_v at_o frodsham_n 22_o edw._n 1._o 1294._o be_v find_v to_o hold_v seven_o bovate_v of_o land_n in_o runcorn_n with_o other_o land_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o halton_n which_o be_v term_v the_o three_o part_n of_o over-runcorn_n in_o the_o feodary_n of_o halton_n vide_fw-la supra_fw-la at_o the_o end_n of_o halton_n but_o these_o land_n be_v sell_v late_o by_o gilbert_n lord_n gerard_n unto_o savage_a of_o rocksavage_a in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n james_n here_o be_v seat_v on_o the_o bank_n by_o the_o riverside_n a_o ancient_a parish-church_n all-hallows_n of_o nether-runcorn_n dedicate_v to_o all-saint_n william_n son_n of_o nigell_n baron_n of_o halton_n found_v here_o a_o house_n of_o canon_n regular_a anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1133._o and_o afterward_o william_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n the_o young_a son_n of_o william_n son_n of_o nigell_n remove_v their_o habitation_n unto_o norton_n about_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n stephen_n all_o which_o donation_n of_o william_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n the_o young_a and_o of_o the_o church_n of_o runcorn_n and_o great-budworth_a and_o many_o other_o thing_n henry_n the_o second_o confirm_v to_o the_o canon_n of_o runcorn_n as_o you_o may_v see_v the_o charter_n in_o monasticon_fw-la vol._n 2._o pag._n 186._o ratify_v also_o by_o the_o charter_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o wherein_o he_o confirm_v donationem_fw-la quam_fw-la hugo_n de_fw-fr duttona_n filius_fw-la hugonis_fw-la de_fw-fr duttona_n fecit_fw-la per_fw-la chartam_fw-la svam_fw-la praedictis_fw-la canonicis_fw-la de_fw-la duobus_fw-la solidis_fw-la &_o octo_fw-la denariis_fw-la de_fw-la redditu_fw-la de_fw-fr pulseya_n ac_fw-la de_fw-la terra_fw-la de_fw-fr frodsham_n cum_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la &_o de_fw-la terra_fw-la de_fw-fr pulles-eya_a cum_fw-la capella_n &_o tota_fw-la terra_fw-la assartata_fw-la &_o pastura_fw-la ad_fw-la sexaginta_fw-la animalia_fw-la ibidem_fw-la ante_fw-la publicationem_fw-la statuti_fw-la praedicti_fw-la de_fw-la terris_fw-la ad_fw-la manum_fw-la mortuam_fw-la non_fw-la ponendis_fw-la editi_fw-la datum_n apud_fw-la gloucester_n 30_o die_v augusti_n 3_o edw._n 3._o see_v more_o of_o the_o priory_n of_o norton_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n augustine_n supra_fw-la in_o norton_n the_o church_n of_o runcorn_n seem_v to_o be_v before_o the_o norman_a conquest_n for_o we_o read_v in_o the_o ancient_a roll_n that_o nigell_n baron_n of_o halton_n give_v the_o church_n of_o runcorn_n to_o wolfaith_o a_o priest_n his_o brother_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o conqueror_n this_o church_n have_v now_o for_o its_o patron_n christ-church_n college_n in_o oxford_n for_o after_o the_o statute_n of_o dissolution_n

991._o die_v cadwalhon_n the_o only_a son_n of_o meredyth_n anno_fw-la 992._o the_o welshman_n choose_v edwal_n son_n of_o meric_n the_o right_a heir_n of_o north-wales_n for_o their_o prince_n at_o langwm_n in_o a_o battle_n between_o edwal_n and_o meredyth_n be_v slay_v theodor_n or_o tudor_n mawr_z the_o nephew_n of_o meredyth_n who_o lose_v two_o son_n rees_n and_o rytherch_n and_o elen_n a_o daughter_n anno_fw-la 998._o die_v meredyth_n ap_fw-mi owen_n prince_n of_o wales_n leave_v one_o only_a daughter_n call_v angharad_n marry_v to_o lhewelyn_n ap_fw-mi sitsylht_n and_o after_o his_o death_n she_o marry_v conuyn_n herdref_n or_o as_o other_o think_v conuyn_n ap_fw-mi gweristan_n 12._o edwal_n ap_fw-mi meyric_n the_o son_n of_o meredith_n 992._o anno_fw-la chr._n 992._o be_v now_o in_o possession_n of_o the_o principality_n of_o north-wales_n endeavour_v to_o keep_v it_o but_o soon_o after_o swain_n the_o son_n of_o harold_n destroy_v the_o isle_n of_o man_n and_o enter_v into_o north-wales_n slay_v edwall_n the_o prince_n thereof_o which_o edwall_n leave_v behind_o he_o a_o son_n call_v jago_n 13._o aedan_n the_o son_n of_o blegor_v usurp_a north-wales_n and_o kill_v conan_n son_n of_o howel_n one_o that_o then_o aspire_v to_o the_o government_n anno_fw-la 1003._o in_o open_a field_n he_o be_v slay_v with_o his_o four_o son_n by_o lewelin_n in_o battle_n anno_fw-la 1015._o 14._o lhewelyn_n ap_fw-mi sitsylht_n prince_n of_o wales_n he_o be_v slay_v by_o howel_n and_o meredith_n the_o son_n of_o edwin_n anno_fw-la 1021._o leave_v a_o son_n call_v griffith_n ap_fw-mi lhewelyn_n 15._o jago_n or_o james_n ap_fw-mi edwal_n ap_fw-mi meyric_n ap_fw-mi edwal_n voel_n take_v upon_o he_o the_o government_n of_o north-wales_n as_o right_a heir_n rytherch_n son_n of_o jestyn_n usurp_a southwales_n jago_n be_v slay_v by_o griffith_n ap_fw-mi lhewelyn_n 1037._o 16._o griffith_n ap_fw-mi lhewelin_fw-mi ap_fw-mi sitsylht_n and_o angharat_n this_o griffith_n be_v king_n of_o all_o wales_n and_o chase_v howel_n and_o edwin_n out_o of_o southwales_n this_o griffith_n marry_a edgith_n england_n edgith_n this_o edgith_n after_o the_o death_n of_o griffith_n marry_a harold_n king_n of_o england_n or_o aldith_n daughter_n of_o algar_n earl_n of_o mercia_n in_o england_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n blethyn_n successor_n of_o his_o dominion_n and_o nest_n a_o daughter_n odericus_n vitalis_n lib._n 3._o pag._n 492._o &_o lib._n 4._o pag._n 511._o also_o will._n gemeticensis_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 31._o he_o be_v a_o valiant_a prince_n and_o waste_v a_o great_a part_n of_o herefordshire_n 1052._o sim._n dunelmensis_n algar_n be_v banish_v anno_fw-la 1055._o he_o go_v into_o ireland_n where_o have_v get_v 18_o pirate_n ship_n he_o come_v into_o wales_n to_o king_n griffith_n who_o join_v force_n rout_z the_o english_a about_o two_o mile_n from_o hereford_n nono_fw-la calendas_fw-la novembris_fw-la sim._n dunelmensis_n afterward_o be_v both_o reconcile_v to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n griffith_n be_v slay_v by_o his_o own_o man_n nonas_fw-la augusti_fw-la 1064._o and_o his_o head_n be_v cut_v off_o be_v send_v to_o edward_n surname_v the_o confessor_n king_n of_o england_n see_v also_o ingulphus_n pag._n 899._o anno_fw-la 1070_o william_n fitz-osborne_n earl_n of_o hereford_n with_o walter_z lacie_n and_o other_o stout_a champion_n be_v place_v as_o a_o curb_n to_o the_o welsh_a by_o william_n the_o conqueror_n these_o first_o invade_v the_o people_n of_o brecknock_n and_o slay_v three_o welsh_a king_n or_o prince_n rees_n cadogan_n and_o meryde_v and_o many_o other_o of_o the_o welsh_a ordericus_n pag._n 521._o 522._o âšœ_o this_o king_n griffith_n have_v two_o brother_n blethyn_n and_o ruthyn_n to_o who_o edward_n the_o confessor_n anno_fw-la 1065_o give_v wales_n to_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n pro_fw-la servitio_fw-la debito_fw-la juratÃ¢_fw-la fidelitate_fw-la ingulphus_n pag._n 899._o 17._o blethyn_n in_o latin_a 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four_o acre_n in_o possession_n of_o hugh_n woodward_n his_o tenant_n this_o ancient_o belong_v to_o holford_n before_o the_o lady_n mary_n cholmondley_n purchase_v any_o land_n in_o bexton_n bollinton_n this_o town_n have_v its_o name_n from_o the_o river_n of_o bollin_n which_o run_v along_o after_o the_o side_n thereof_o it_o be_v not_o mention_v in_o the_o record_n of_o doomsday-book_n so_o that_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v waste_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o conqueror_n hamon_n de_fw-fr massy_n baron_n of_o dunham-massy_a give_v unto_o geffrey_n dutton_n son_n of_o geffrey_n dutton_n all_o his_o land_n in_o bolinton_n to_o wit_n all_o the_o moiety_n of_o bolinton_n with_o agnes_n his_o daughter_n in_o free-marriage_n render_v yearly_o a_o pair_n of_o gild_a spur_n at_o the_o nativity_n of_o st._n john_n baptist_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o lib._n c._n fol._n 150._o a._n the_o same_o agnes_n in_o her_o widowhood_n by_o the_o name_n of_o agnes_n de_fw-fr nechel_n perhaps_o mean_v for_o etchells_n late_a wife_n of_o sir_n geffrey_n de_fw-fr chedle_n give_v unto_o her_o elder_a son_n geffrey_n de_fw-fr chedle_n all_o that_o land_n of_o bolinton_n which_o she_o have_v of_o the_o gift_n of_o hamon_n massy_n her_o father_n lib._n c._n fol._n 150._o b._n william_n

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 scilicÃ¨t_fw-la de_fw-la uxore_fw-la desponsatÃ¢_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 supÃ¨r_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 Ã c_fw-la obtentu_fw-la laudabilis_fw-la obsequii_fw-la quod_fw-la idem_fw-la rogerus_fw-la nobis_fw-la indiÃ¨s_fw-fr impendit_fw-la concedimus_fw-la quÃ²d_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 magnÃ¢_fw-la barow_n in_fw-la comitatu_fw-la cestriae_fw-la cÃ¹m_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

3._o lib._n d._n pag._n 169._o b._n and_o these_o be_v confirm_v to_o robert_n de_fw-fr swynerton_n consanguineo_fw-la &_o haeredi_fw-la praedicti_fw-la rogeri_n 13_o decembris_fw-la 2_o rich._n 2._o 1378._o which_o sir_n robert_n swynerton_n banneret_n die_v 12_o edw._n 3._o after_o who_o death_n robert_n swynerton_n clerk_n possess_v the_o same_o as_o son_n and_o heir_n which_o robert_n die_v mensae_n junii_fw-la 23_o edw._n 3._o after_o who_o death_n sir_n thomas_n swynerton_n knight_n as_o brother_n and_o heir_n of_o robert_n possess_v the_o same_o land_n which_o sir_n thomas_n die_v mensae_fw-la decembris_fw-la 35_o edw._n 3._o after_o who_o death_n sir_n robert_n swynerton_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n enjoy_v they_o and_o leave_v they_o to_o this_o maude_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n lib._n d._n pag._n 178._o d._n âšœ_o this_o sir_n john_n savage_a i_o find_v style_v knight_n obiit_fw-la 1450_o 4_o hen._n 5._o and_o he_o die_v primo_fw-la die_fw-la augusti_fw-la 28_o hen._n 6._o 1450._o lib._n d._n pag._n 169._o c._n probably_n he_o be_v knight_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o agincourt_n in_o france_n 3_o hen._n 5._o iii_o john_n savage_a of_o clifton_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n john_n marry_v ______o and_z have_v issue_n john_n savage_a son_n and_o heir_n also_o margery_n a_o daughter_n marry_v edmund_n legh_n of_o baggiley_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n 1442._o 21_o hen._n 6._o which_o edmund_n die_v about_o 15_o edw._n 4._o she_o afterward_o marry_v thomas_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a esquire_n 17_o edw._n 4._o 1477._o lib._n c._n fol._n 271._o d._n e._n to_o wit_n the_o second_o wife_n of_o thomas_n margaret_n another_o daughter_n marry_v john_n maxfeld_n afterward_o she_o marry_v randle_n manwaring_n of_o carincham_n three_o son_n of_o randle_n manwaring_n of_o overpeve_a esquire_n obiit_fw-la iste_fw-la johannes_n savage_n 29_o die_v junii_fw-la obiit_fw-la 1463_o 3_o edw._n 4._o 1463._o aetate_fw-la 53_o annorum_fw-la lib._n d._n pag._n 169._o c._n iv_o sir_n john_n savage_a of_o clifton_n senior_a knight_n â—_o vnus_fw-la militum_fw-la pro_fw-la corpore_fw-la henrici_fw-la septimi_fw-la 1494._o 9_o hen._n 7._o lib._n c._n fol._n 186._o â—_o 17_o edw._n 4._o 1477._o lib._n c._n fol._n 271._o d._n he_o marry_v catharine_n daughter_n of_o sir_n thomas_n stanley_n after_o lord_n stanley_n and_o sister_n to_o thomas_n stanley_n earl_n of_o derby_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n john_n savage_a son_n and_o heir_n thomas_n savage_a bishop_n of_o rochester_n 1492._o thence_o translate_v to_o london_n 1497._o thence_o to_o the_o archbishopric_n of_o york_n 1501._o and_o die_v 1508._o his_o body_n be_v bury_v at_o york_n and_o his_o heart_n at_o maxfield_n in_o cheshire_n 7._o see_v stow_n annal_n sub_fw-la anno_fw-la 23_o h._n 7._o where_o he_o build_v a_o chapel_n at_o the_o side_n of_o maxfield_n church_n and_o intend_v to_o have_v make_v a_o college_n there_o sir_n homfrey_n savage_n another_o son_n lawrence_z savage_a another_o son_n james_n savage_a another_o son_n sir_n edmund_z savage_a another_o son_n knight_v at_o leith_n in_o scotland_n 36_o hen._n 8._o 1544._o 11_o die_v maii_n by_o the_o earl_n of_o hertford_n then_o general_n so_o stow_n which_o edmund_n marry_v mary_n the_o widow_n of_o roger_n legh_n del_fw-it ridge_n nigh_o maxfield_n and_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n spark_n of_o surrey_n 30_o hen._n 8._o 1538._o christopher_n savage_a another_o son_n william_n savage_a another_o son_n george_n another_o son_n and_o richard_n another_o son_n also_o ellen_n savage_a a_o daughter_n marry_v peter_n legh_n of_o lyme_n in_o cheshire_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1467._o as_o appear_v by_o the_o licence_n of_o philip_n sancti_fw-la laurentii_fw-la in_o lucina_n presbyter_n cardinalis_fw-la for_o their_o marriage_n datum_fw-la romae_fw-la 2_o idus_fw-la januarii_n anno_fw-la quarto_fw-la papae_fw-la pauli_n secundi_fw-la lib._n d._n pag._n 172._o c._n the_o original_a now_o among_o the_o evidence_n at_o rocksavage_a 1669._o katherine_n another_o daughter_n marry_v thomas_n legh_n of_o adlington_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1479._o as_o appear_v by_o the_o licence_n of_o john_n giglis_fw-la utriÃºsque_fw-la juris_fw-la doctor_n collector_n of_o the_o pope_n rent_n in_o england_n date_v at_o london_n 4_o die_v novembris_fw-la 1479._o in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o pope_n sixtus_n the_o four_o lib._n d._n pag._n 177._o x._o the_o original_a among_o the_o evidence_n at_o rocksavage_a also_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1669._o margaret_n marry_v edmund_n trafford_n of_o trafford_n in_o lancashire_n alice_n marry_v roger_n de_fw-fr pilkington_n of_o lancashire_n and_o elizabeth_n marry_v john_n son_n of_o william_n leake_n of_o langford_n in_o darbyshire_n obiit_fw-la 1495_o 73._o aetat_fw-la 73._o this_o sir_n john_n savage_n die_v 22_o novembris_fw-la 11_o hen._n 7._o 1495._o &_o quÃ²d_fw-la johannes_n savage_a armiger_n filius_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la johannis_n savage_n junioris_fw-la militis_fw-la est_fw-la consanguineus_fw-la &_o ejus_fw-la haeres_fw-la propinquior_fw-la lib._n d._n pag._n 179._o k._n sir_n john_n savage_a of_o clifton_n junior_a knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n john_n savage_a senior_n have_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o left_a wing_n at_o the_o battle_n of_o bosworth-field_n in_o lecestershire_n 3_o rich._n 3._o 22_o die_v augusti_n 1485._o in_o which_o battle_n richard_n the_o three_o be_v slay_v so_o stow_n and_o other_o historian_n inform_v we_o he_o be_v very_o instrumental_a together_o with_o thomas_n lord_n stanley_n his_o uncle_n afterward_o make_v earl_n of_o derby_n in_o the_o promote_a of_o henry_n the_o seven_o to_o the_o crown_n and_o in_o obtain_v the_o victory_n of_o bosworth-field_n for_o which_o service_n henry_n the_o seven_o per_fw-la literas_fw-la svas_fw-la patentes_fw-la datas_fw-la 7_o die_v martii_fw-la 1_o hen._n 7._o 1485._o memoriÃ¢_fw-la reducens_fw-la diutina_fw-la &_o laudabilia_fw-la servitia_fw-la nec_fw-la non_fw-la probitatem_fw-la actÃºsque_fw-la strenuos_fw-la intimi_fw-la dilecti_fw-la militis_fw-la nostri_fw-la johannis_n savage_n junioris_fw-la quem_fw-la tÃ m_fw-la in_o armis_fw-la quÃ m_fw-la in_o moribus_fw-la &_o consilio_fw-la florere_fw-la dinoscebatur_fw-la qualitÃ©rque_fw-la idem_fw-la johannes_n cÃ¹m_fw-la multitudine_fw-la copiosÃ¢_fw-la suorum_fw-la fratrum_fw-la consanguineorum_fw-la servientium_fw-la amicorum_fw-la benevolorum_fw-la ad_fw-la sva_fw-la grandia_fw-la costus_n &_o onera_fw-la personaeque_fw-la suae_fw-la pericula_fw-la multimoda_fw-la in_fw-la servitio_fw-la nostro_fw-la in_o conflictu_fw-la &_o praelio_fw-la contrÃ _fw-la magnum_fw-la adversarium_fw-la nostrum_fw-la ricardum_fw-la tertium_fw-la tÃ¹nc_fw-la nupÃ¨r_fw-la regem_fw-la angliae_fw-la praetensum_fw-la caeterÃ³sque_fw-la suos_fw-la complice_n &_o fautores_fw-la qÃ m_fw-la contrÃ _fw-la alios_fw-la rebel_n &_o proditores_fw-la nostros_fw-la contrÃ _fw-la nos_fw-la hostilitÃ¨r_fw-la guerram_fw-la levantes_fw-la etc._n etc._n concessimus_fw-la eidem_fw-la johanni_n castrum_n &_o manerium_fw-la de_fw-la gresley_n &_o kimbley_n in_o comitatu_fw-la nottinghamiae_n &_o ekleston_n in_o comitatu_fw-la derbiae_fw-la ac_fw-la mineram_fw-la carbonum_fw-la etc._n etc._n quae_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la johannis_n domini_fw-la zouche_n ac_fw-la etiÃ m_fw-la maneria_fw-la elineton-holmesfield_n in_fw-la comitatu_fw-la derbiae_fw-la &_o maneria_fw-la de_fw-la granby_n &_o sutton_n in_o comitatu_fw-la nottinghamiae_n &_o manerium_fw-la de_fw-la shepesh_v in_o comitatu_fw-la leycestriae_fw-la ac_fw-la maneria_fw-la de_fw-fr sutton-hubybunderell_a alius_fw-la dictum_fw-la hobbadler_n &_o watton_n alias_o wotton_n croston_n eudeburne_n in_o comitatu_fw-la salopiae_fw-la quae_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la francisci_fw-la lovel_n militis_fw-la nuper_fw-la vicecomitis_a lovel_n habenda_fw-la praedicto_fw-la johanni_n savage_n &_o haeredibus_fw-la masculis_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la lib._n d._n pag._n 171._o v._n the_o original_a among_o the_o evidence_n at_o rocksavage_a anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1669._o 2_o ricardi_n 3._o 1484._o this_o sir_n john_n savage_a junior_a and_o eight_o of_o his_o brethren_n be_v make_v freeman_n of_o chester_n sir_n john_n savage_a the_o elder_n be_v then_o mayor_n vale-royal_a of_o england_n pag._n 188._o the_o brethren_n be_v there_o rank_v in_o this_o order_n 1._o sir_n john_n savage_a junior_a 2._o james_n savage_a 3._o lawrence_z savage_a 4._o edward_n for_o edmund_n 5._o christopher_n 6._o george_n 7._o william_n 8._o richard_n 9_o homfrey_n sir_n john_n savage_a junior_a marry_v ______o and_z have_v issue_n john_n savage_a son_n and_o heir_n alice_n marry_v sir_n william_n brereton_n of_o brereton_n in_o cheshire_n felicia_n marry_v robert_n milward_n of_o eton_n in_o derbyshire_n esquire_n ellen_n marry_v john_n hawarden_n maude_n marry_v sir_n robert_n nedham_n of_o shenton_n in_o shropshire_n this_o sir_n john_n savage_n be_v slay_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o boulogne_n in_o france_n obiit_fw-la 1492_o 8_o hen._n 7._o 1492._o in_o the_o life-time_n of_o his_o father_n see_v stow_n in_o eadem_fw-la anno._n he_o be_v a_o valiant_a man_n and_o a_o expert_a soldier_n and_o make_v knight_n of_o the_o garter_n by_o henry_n the_o seven_o he_o have_v a_o bastard-son_n call_v george_n savage_a parson_n of_o davenham_n in_o cheshire_n this_o george_n have_v several_a bastard_n to_o wit_n george_n savage_a priest_n chancellor_z of_o chester_n john_n wimslow_n

william_n de_fw-fr mere_n in_o staffordshire_n lib._n c._n fol._n 156._o w._n margaret_n a_o daughter_n marry_v william_n venables_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o roger_n venables_n of_o kinderton_n 38_o hen._n 3._o 1253._o lib._n h._n num_fw-la 40._o and_o katherine_n marry_v john_n son_n of_o vrian_n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-it petro._n so_o i_o find_v it_o in_o a_o old_a pedigree_n this_o sir_n thomas_n be_v sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n 1268._o 53_o hen._n 3._o lib._n a._n fol._n 143._o o._n he_o die_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o philippe_n be_v live_v a_o widow_n 1290_o &_o 1294._o lib._n c._n fol._n 156._o x._o &_o bb_v viii_o sir_n hugh_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n thomas_n bind_v himself_o to_o the_o abbot_n of_o vale-royal_a to_o make_v a_o footbridge_n at_o acton_n and_o to_o find_v a_o boat_n and_o ferryman_n at_o acton-ford_n about_o 1286_o lib._n c._n fol._n 156._o aa_n the_o same_o be_v now_o make_v a_o county-bridge_n he_o also_o be_v bind_v to_o william_n gerard_n his_o squire_n in_o unÃ¢_fw-la robÃ¢_fw-la armigerorum_fw-la annuatÃ¬m_fw-la ad_fw-la totam_fw-la vitam_fw-la svam_fw-la ad_fw-la festum_fw-la natalis_n domini_fw-la 13_o edw._n 1._o 1285._o lib._n c._n fol._n 156._o z._n he_o purchase_v barterton_n and_o marry_v joan_n daughter_n of_o sir_n vrian_n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-it petro_n vulgÃ²_fw-la sampire_n i_o have_v no_o authority_n for_o this_o but_o a_o old_a pedigree_n and_o have_v issue_n hugh_n dutton_n son_n and_o heir_n and_o william_n dutton_n who_o marry_v maud_n daughter_n and_o co-heir_n to_o sir_n richard_n stockport_n of_o stockport_n 1305._o lib._n c._n fol._n 146._o k._n which_o william_n with_o other_o be_v indict_v 35_o edw._n 1._o for_o take_v away_o the_o say_v maud_n by_o force_n from_o dunham-massy_a be_v then_o in_o the_o custody_n of_o haemon_n massy_n who_o they_o take_v out_o of_o her_o chamber_n into_o the_o court_n strip_v she_o of_o all_o her_o 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poosey_n chappel_n according_a to_o the_o original_a grant_n which_o he_o there_o produce_v and_o john_n olton_n than_o prior_n confess_v the_o same_o and_o be_v order_v to_o find_v they_o lib._n c._n fol._n 146._o m._n this_o priory_n be_v of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n augustine_n he_o marry_v joan_n daughter_n of_o sir_n robert_n holland_n of_o holland_n in_o lancashire_n and_o have_v issue_n thomas_n dutton_n son_n and_o heir_n william_n parson_n of_o thornton_n 22_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 157._o ee_o &_o fol._n 180._o l._n geffrey_n dutton_n another_o son_n robert_n dutton_n another_o son_n lib._n c._n fol._n 157._o ee_o kk_v 11_o edw._n 3._o obiit_fw-la 1326_o this_o sir_n hugh_n be_v make_v steward_n of_o halton_n 24_o decembris_fw-la 20_o edw._n 2._o lib._n c._n fol._n 180_o m._n and_o die_v 1_o edw._n 3._o 1326._o at_o the_o age_n of_o fifty_o year_n joan_n his_o widow_n afterward_o marry_v edmund_n talbot_n of_o bashall_n and_o after_o to_o sir_n john_n ratcliff_n of_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 marry_v hugh_n son_n of_o sibyl_n daughter_n of_o william_n son_n of_o hugh_n de_fw-fr norbery_n 36_o edw._n 3._o lib._n b._n pag._n 52._o num_fw-la 11._o &_o pag._n 54._o num_fw-la 21._o this_o sir_n hugh_n hulse_n die_v 3_o hen._n 5._o or_o thereabouts_o it_o be_v find_v by_o inquisition_n that_o he_o die_v seize_v of_o seven_o message_n in_o picmere_n 200_o acre_n of_o land_n and_o 20_o acre_n of_o wood_n ibidem_fw-la quae_fw-la tenentur_fw-la de_fw-la willielmo_n leycester_n ut_fw-la de_fw-la manerio_fw-la svo_fw-la de_fw-la wethale_n sed_fw-la per_fw-la quod_fw-la servitium_n ignoratur_fw-la inter_fw-la recognitiones_fw-la scaccarii_fw-la cestriae_fw-la bundle_z 3_o hen._n 5._o afterward_o john_n troutback_n esquire_n marry_v margery_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n hulse_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o six_o lib._n b._n pag._n 53._o num_fw-la 17._o and_o margaret_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o adam_n troutback_n marry_v john_n talbot_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 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 cÃ¹m_fw-la paruÃ¢-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 penÃ¨s_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 suprÃ _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 âšœ_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 juxtÃ _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 â—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

of_o ease_n within_o the_o parish_n of_o great-budworth_a call_v stretton-chappel_n but_o it_o be_v now_o very_o ruinous_a and_o in_o decay_n 1666._o sutton_n juxta_fw-la frodsham_n sutton_n nigh_o frodsham_n be_v not_o mention_v in_o doomsday-book_n it_o be_v of_o the_o fee_n of_o halton_n adam_n de_fw-fr dutton_n young_a son_n of_o hugh_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n and_o and_o ancestor_n to_o warburton_n of_o arley_n be_v possess_v of_o this_o township_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o richard_n the_o first_o who_o heir_n enjoy_v the_o same_o at_o this_o day_n 1666._o this_o adam_n dedit_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la constructionem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la beatae_fw-la mariae_fw-la de_fw-la norton_n &_o canonicis_fw-la ibidem_fw-la deo_fw-la servientibus_fw-la three_o shilling_n yearly_a rent_n issue_v out_o of_o his_o mill_n in_o sutton_n juxta_fw-la halton_n and_o after_o his_o own_o life_n the_o mill_n of_o sutton_n entire_o to_o which_o deed_n roger_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n be_v witness_n 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which_o environ_v the_o old_a hall_n about_o with_o water_n which_o old_a hall_n i_o conjecture_v be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o nether-tabley_a who_o freehold_n be_v buy_v out_o by_o roger_n leycester_n as_o i_o have_v tell_v you_o before_o the_o colour_n of_o the_o coat_n at_o this_o day_n receive_v be_v azure_a a_o fez_n gules_a between_o three_o flower-de-luces_n or_n the_o crest_n a_o swan_n head_n coup_v proper_a with_o little_a drop_n upon_o the_o neck_n gules_a he_o marry_v joan_n daughter_n of_o robert_n touchet_n of_o nether-whitley_n 5_o rich._n 2._o a._n num_fw-la 2._o and_o have_v issue_n william_n leycester_n son_n and_o heir_n ralph_n leycester_n another_o son_n live_v 14_o rich._n 2._o i._o num_fw-la 74._o 6_o novembris_fw-la 1387._o concessa_fw-la fuit_fw-la licentia_fw-la johanni_n leycester_n pro_fw-la oratorio_fw-la svo_fw-la apud_fw-la tabley_n per_fw-la unum_fw-la annum_fw-la regist_n ricardi_n scroop_n apud_fw-la lichfield_n fol._n 123._o b._n this_o be_v mr._n dugdale_n note_n this_o john_n leycester_n die_v 1398._o 22_o rich._n 2._o about_o the_o age_n of_o 58_o year_n and_o survive_v his_o father_n 49_o year_n he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o justice_n of_o peace_n of_o bucklow-hundred_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o five_o and_o seal_v with_o a_o seal_n of_o his_o coat_n of_o arm_n and_o crest_n in_o all_o point_n like_o that_o of_o his_o father_n save_v only_o the_o form_n of_o the_o mantle_n be_v a_o little_a different_a r._n num_fw-la 10._o and_o many_o other_o lib._n b._n pag._n 115._o he_o have_v two_o wife_n the_o first_o be_v agnes_n dutton_n sister_n to_o sir_n piers_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n and_o daughter_n of_o edmund_n dutton_n who_o he_o marry_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1398._o 22_o rich._n 2._o a._n num_fw-la 5._o by_o she_o he_o have_v issue_n john_n leycester_n laurence_n leycester_n geffrey_n leycester_n live_v 5_o hen._n

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