Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	pound_n	value_n	yearly_a	1,858	5	10.5680	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

lib._n c._n fol._n 153._o c._n about_o the_o end_n of_o king_n john_n reign_n so_o that_o the_o dutton_n of_o dutton_n be_v possess_v of_o weston_n since_o the_o conqueror_n time_n to_o this_o present_a 1666._o only_o some_o small_a parcel_n thereof_o hugh_n dutton_n purchase_v out_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n or_o thereabouts_o charterer_n in_o weston_n 1666._o only_a one_o richard_n heath_n of_o weston_n nether-whitley_n this_o town_n of_o nether-whitley_n be_v original_o of_o the_o fee_n of_o halton_n since_o the_o norman_a conquest_n randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n surname_v blundevill_n give_v it_o to_o alfred_n the_o combre_n about_o the_o reign_n of_o richard_n the_o first_o scilicet_fw-la witeleiam_n cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la suis_fw-la in_o haltonshire_n &_o eam_fw-la illi_fw-la admensuravi_fw-la ad_fw-la servitium_n dimidii_fw-la militis_fw-la donec_fw-la viderim_fw-la aut_fw-la audierim_n quod_fw-la possit_fw-la pati_fw-la ea_fw-la propter_fw-la volo_fw-la &_o firmiter_fw-la praecipio_fw-la quod_fw-la ipse_fw-la aluredus_fw-la &_o haeredes_fw-la svi_fw-la praedictam_fw-la terram_fw-la teneant_fw-la de_fw-la i_o &_o haeredibus_fw-la meis_fw-la bene_fw-la &_o honorifice_fw-la per_fw-la admensuratum_fw-la servitium_n in_o villa_n &_o extra_fw-la in_fw-la foro_fw-la &_o mercato_n in_o bosco_fw-la &_o plano_fw-la in_o sok_n &_o sak_n &_o toll_n &_o teme_a &_o infangtheife_n &_o cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la aliis_fw-la consuetudinibus_fw-la &_o libertatibus_fw-la testibus_fw-la radulfo_n abbate_n cestriae_fw-la warino_fw-it de_fw-fr vernon_n &_o ricardo_n pincerna_n &_o thurstano_n bannaster_n &_o willielmo_n bar_n &_o willielmo_n capellano_n apud_fw-la braham_n the_o copy_n of_o this_o deed_n i_o have_v from_o will._n vernon_n i_o find_v in_o the_o pedigree_n of_o touchet_n in_o the_o book_n of_o pedigree_n by_o john_n booth_n late_a of_o twamlowe_n that_o this_o allured_a be_v son_n of_o reginald_n de_fw-fr cumbrey_n lord_n of_o leigh-cumb_a in_o shropshire_n and_o that_o roger_n son_n of_o alfred_n have_v two_o daughter_n and_o heir_n alice_n marry_v to_o sir_n robert_n touchet_n lord_n of_o buglawton_n and_o tattenhale_n and_o agnes_n marry_v to_o adam_n de_fw-fr dutton_n young_a son_n of_o hugh_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n and_o ancestor_n to_o the_o warburtons_n of_o arley_n sed_fw-la quaere_fw-la concern_v alice_n sure_o i_o be_o that_o thomas_n tuschet_fw-mi was_z lord_n of_o nether-whitley_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o original_a deed_n of_o grimsdich_n in_o nether-whitley_n now_o in_o possession_n of_o grimsdich_n of_o grimsdich_n 1666._o lib._n c._n fol._n 189._o f._n in_o these_o word_n sciant_fw-la omnes_fw-la praesentes_fw-la &_o futuri_fw-la quod_fw-la ego_fw-la thomas_n tuschet_fw-mi dedi_fw-la adae_fw-la filio_fw-la hugonis_fw-la de_fw-fr grimsdich_n pro_fw-la homagio_fw-la &_o servitio_fw-la svo_fw-la totam_fw-la terram_fw-la de_fw-la grimsdich_n pertinentem_fw-la ad_fw-la villam_fw-la de_fw-la witelegh_n cum_fw-la metis_fw-la &_o divisionibus_fw-la suis_fw-la tenendum_fw-la illi_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la cum_fw-la communia_fw-la &_o pastura_fw-la &_o in_o omnibus_fw-la locis_fw-la &_o aysiamentis_fw-la praedictae_fw-la terrae_fw-la pertinentibus_fw-la et_fw-la cum_fw-la libertate_fw-la cariagii_fw-la scilicet_fw-la dé_v mortuo_fw-la bosco_fw-la in_fw-la nemore_fw-la de_fw-fr witelegh_n cum_fw-la una_fw-la quadriga_fw-la vel_fw-la cum_fw-la uno_fw-la plaustro_fw-la et_fw-la cum_fw-la acquietantia_fw-la pasnagii_fw-la in_o praedicto_fw-la loco_fw-la de_fw-fr nether-witelegh_a scilicet_fw-la ad_fw-la porcos_fw-la suos_fw-la in_o praedicta_fw-la villa_n nutritos_fw-la reddendo_fw-la annuatim_fw-la de_fw-la praedicta_fw-la terra_fw-la mihi_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la meis_fw-la tres_fw-la solidos_fw-la argenti_n scilicet_fw-la octodecem_fw-la denarios_fw-la in_o nativitate_fw-la sancti_fw-la johannis_n baptistae_fw-la &_o octodecem_fw-la denarios_fw-la in_o festo_fw-la sancti_fw-la martini_n pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la servitiis_fw-la testibus_fw-la galfrido_n de_fw-fr dutton_n hugone_n de_fw-fr dutton_n thoma_n de_fw-fr orreby_n gralam_n de_fw-fr lostock_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o the_o feodary_n of_o halton_n under_o edward_n the_o second_o dominus_fw-la robertus_fw-la touchet_n tenet_fw-la villam_fw-la de_fw-fr whitley_n inferiore_fw-la pro_fw-la tertia_fw-la parte_fw-la unius_fw-la feodi_fw-la militis_fw-la alii_fw-la legunt_fw-la pro_fw-la medietate_fw-la unius_fw-la feodi_fw-la militis_fw-la here_o have_v the_o touchet_n of_o nether-whitley_n continue_v their_o seat_n since_o king_n john_n time_n to_o this_o day_n 1666._o out_o of_o this_o family_n branch_v out_o the_o touchet_n baron_n the_o audley_n say_v cambden_n charterer_n in_o nether-whitley_n 1666._o 1._o grimsdich_n of_o grimsdich_n a_o ancient_a family_n of_o gentleman_n seated_z here_o at_o grimsdich_n in_o nether-whitley_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o and_o continue_v at_o this_o day_n 1666._o 2._o allen_n of_o green-hill_n in_o nether-whitley_n 3._o henry_n manwaring_n of_o carincham_n esquire_n a_o tenement_n in_o possession_n of_o one_o whitaker_n 4._o mr._n bressy_a of_o buckley_n have_v one_o tenement_n in_o nether-whitley_n now_o in_o possession_n of_o hugh_n gandy_n 1666._o 5._o mr._n eton_n of_o ireland_n have_v another_o tenement_n in_o possession_n of_o thomas_n deusbery_n 6._o doctor_n bentley_n of_o northwich_n have_v about_o three_o or_o four_o acre_n in_o nether-whitley_n in_o this_o township_n be_v a_o chapel_n of_o ease_n call_v whitley-chappel_n within_o the_o parish_n of_o great-budworth_a this_o chapel_n be_v build_v anew_o but_o upon_o a_o old_a foundation_n by_o thomas_n tuschet_fw-mi late_a of_o nether-whitley_n esq_n about_o sixty_o year_n ago_o at_o his_o own_o cost_n whereunto_o one_o thomas_n pierson_n minister_n of_o brampton_n in_o herefordshire_n bear_v at_o weverham_n in_o cheshire_n and_o bring_v up_o at_o mr._n touchet_n of_o nether-whitley_n do_v by_o will_n date_v the_o 15._o of_o october_n 1633._o give_v two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o pound_n towards_o the_o maintain_n of_o a_o minister_n at_o this_o chapel_n and_o fifty_o pound_n more_o to_o the_o maintain_n of_o a_o minister_n at_o witton_n chappel_n there_o belong_v also_o to_o whitley_n chappel_n land_n lie_v in_o anterbus_n in_o over-whitley_n of_o the_o yearly_a value_n of_o 03_o l._n 10_o s._n 00_o d._n purchase_v about_o the_o year_n 1631._o with_o money_n give_v by_o thomas_n legh_n richard_n kelsall_n of_o dutton_n and_o tho._n saunders_n of_o clatterwigge_n over-whitley_n over-whitley_n be_v a_o great_a township_n comprehend_v the_o hamlet_n of_o norcot_n anterbus_n middle-walke_a seaven-oake_n and_o crowley_n within_o the_o same_o it_o be_v common_o call_v by_o the_o neighbourhood_n the_o lordship_n and_o be_v of_o the_o fee_n of_o halton-castle_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o conqueror_n former_o this_o town_n be_v copyhold_n land_n to_o the_o baron_n of_o halton_n until_o the_o same_o be_v buy_v out_o into_o fee-farm_n by_o fealty_n and_o suit_n of_o court_n to_o halton_n and_o not_o to_o be_v hold_v in_o capite_fw-la nor_o knight-service_n the_o king_n charter_n be_v date_v the_o 17._o day_n of_o december_n 1612._o 10_o jacobi_n remain_v now_o in_o the_o custody_n of_o richard_n peacock_n of_o over-whitley_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1666._o lib._n c._n fol._n 277_o 278._o the_o purchaser_n from_o the_o king_n be_v thomas_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n esq_n john_n grimsdich_n of_o grimsdich_n gent._n thomas_n gregge_n of_o bradley_n in_o appleton_n gent._n and_o hugh_n crosby_n of_o over-whitley_n gent._n who_o sell_v to_o every_o man_n his_o own_o land_n so_o now_o they_o be_v all_o fee-farmers_n in_o over-whitley_n the_o town_n be_v scatter_v into_o sundry_a parcel_n of_o freehold_n of_o inheritance_n in_o fee-farm_n save_v only_o these_o follow_v who_o be_v ancient_a freeholders_n and_o not_o fee-farmers_n for_o some_o parcel_n 1._o robert_n venables_n of_o anterbus_n esquire_n 2._o sir_n george_n warburton_n of_o arley_n baronet_n 3._o thomas_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n nigh_o comberbach_n esquire_n 4._o grimsdich_n of_o grimsdich_n in_o nether-whitley_n have_v some_o ancient_a freehold_n land_n in_o over-whitley_n winsham_n this_o township_n in_o doomsday_n book_n be_v write_v wimundesham_n and_o be_v hold_v by_o gilbert_n venables_n baron_n of_o kinderton_n under_o hugh_n earl_n of_o chester_n surname_v lupus_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n which_o former_o be_v hold_v by_o one_o that_fw-mi &_o libre_fw-la homo_fw-la fuit_fw-la in_o old_a deed_n it_o be_v write_v wimingham_n but_o now_o usual_o call_v and_o write_v wincham_n or_o winsham_n 1666._o exit_fw-la chartulis_fw-la willielmi_n harcourt_n de_fw-fr winsham_n 1666._o william_n venables_n of_o kinderton_n give_v unto_o maude_n his_o sister_n in_o marriage_n about_o the_o reign_n of_o richard_n the_o first_o winsham_n and_o half_a of_o pickmere_n faciendo_fw-la servitium_n dimidii_fw-la militis_fw-la de_fw-la forinseco_fw-la servitio_fw-la lib._n b._n pag._n 50._o a._n this_o maude_n de_fw-fr venables_n give_v the_o manor_n of_o winsham_n infra_fw-la villam_fw-la &_o extra_fw-la &_o unam_fw-la carucatam_fw-la terrae_fw-la cum_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_o twambroke_n cum_fw-la medietate_fw-la bosci_fw-la de_fw-la alreschagh_n &_o communa_fw-la pasturae_fw-la in_o linwood_n unto_o nicholas_n de_fw-fr elet_n for_o the_o service_n of_o half_a a_o knights-fee_n lib._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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do_v homage_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n whereupon_o king_n henry_n receive_v from_o he_o three_o thousand_o mark_n knighton_n pag._n 2436._o and_o then_o king_n henry_n make_v a_o charter_n to_o lhewellin_n which_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o pope_n anno_fw-la 25_o hen._n 3._o 1241._o david_n the_o son_n of_o lhewellin_n oblige_v himself_o to_o king_n henry_n to_o hold_v all_o his_o land_n in_o capite_fw-la of_o the_o king_n and_o to_o free_v his_o elder_a brother_n griffith_n 185._o griffith_n stowe_n say_v griffith_n be_v a_o bastard_n son_n of_o lhewellin_n pag._n 185._o and_o owen_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o griffith_n out_o of_o prison_n who_o he_o have_v unjust_o detain_v and_o that_o the_o land_n of_o englesmere_n shall_v remain_v to_o king_n henry_n and_o his_o heir_n mat._n paris_n put_v out_o by_o wats_n pag._n 625_o and_o yet_o do_v this_o david_n acknowledge_v to_o hold_v his_o land_n in_o wales_n of_o the_o pope_n endeavour_v to_o shake_v off_o the_o yoke_n of_o his_o fealty_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o griffith_n promise_v by_o surety_n if_o he_o obtain_v his_o portion_n of_o the_o land_n due_a unto_o he_o to_o pay_v 300_o mark_n yearly_a to_o king_n henry_n and_o to_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o now_o david_n rebel_v and_o after_o much_o perplexity_n and_o destruction_n of_o his_o land_n in_o wales_n by_o king_n henry_n he_o die_v anno_fw-la 1246._o king_n henry_n the_o three_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1254._o 38_o hen._n 3._o give_v wales_n to_o his_o elder_a son_n prince_n edward_n by_o the_o name_n of_o unà_fw-la cùm_fw-la conquestu_fw-la nostro_fw-la walliae_fw-la as_o also_o gascony_n ireland_n and_o some_o other_o territory_n recite_v in_o the_o charter_n this_o be_v upon_o the_o marriage_n of_o prince_n edward_n with_o elinour_n sister_n to_o alphonso_n king_n of_o spain_n yet_o say_v selden_n notwithstanding_o the_o grant_v of_o wales_n i_o find_v no_o warrant_n that_o therefore_o the_o special_a title_n of_o prince_n of_o wales_n as_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o son_n and_o heir_n apparent_a begin_v in_o this_o prince_n edward_n selden_n tit._n hon._n pag._n 594._o matthew_n westminster_n sub_fw-la anno_fw-la 1254._o also_o matthew_n paris_n put_v out_o by_o wat_n 1640._o pag_n 890._o nor_o be_v the_o ancient_a prince_n of_o wales_n of_o the_o british_a blood_n at_o this_o time_n quite_o extinct_a for_o wales_n be_v not_o absolute_o subdue_v till_o this_o prince_n edward_n be_v king_n of_o england_n scilicèt_fw-la 1283._o 11_o edw._n 1._o so_o stowe_n neither_o do_v this_o edward_n while_o he_o be_v prince_n ever_o assume_v the_o title_n of_o prince_n of_o wales_n as_o far_o forth_o as_o i_o can_v find_v and_o for_o the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n cambden_n say_v it_o be_v give_v by_o henry_n the_o three_o to_o this_o prince_n edward_n who_o be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o the_o baron_n surrender_v it_o up_o to_o simon_n de_fw-fr monifort_n earl_n of_o leycester_n that_o he_o the_o prince_n may_v be_v redeem_v sed_fw-la simone_n statim_fw-la interfecto_fw-la ad_fw-la regiam_fw-la familiam_fw-la citò_fw-la rediit_fw-la cambden_n britannia_n tit._n cheshire_n ad_fw-la finem_fw-la and_o indeed_o by_o the_o charter_n of_o maxfield_n dated_n 45_o hen._n 3._o 1261._o this_o prince_n edward_n seem_v to_o be_v possess_v of_o the_o county_n of_o chester_n howbeit_o in_o this_o charter_n and_o all_o other_o that_o i_o have_v see_v he_o use_v only_o the_o title_n of_o edwardus_fw-la illustris_fw-la regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la primogenitus_fw-la and_o not_o at_o all_o the_o title_n of_o comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la the_o charter_n make_v to_o simon_n de_fw-fr montfort_n of_o the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n bear_v date_n 24_o die_v decembris_fw-la 49_o hen._n 3._o 1264._o at_o woodstock_n vincent_n upon_o brook_n pag_n 108._o whereunto_o the_o king_n be_v force_v to_o make_v his_o peace_n for_o both_o the_o king_n and_o prince_n edward_n his_o son_n be_v then_o prisoner_n to_o simon_n take_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o lewis_n in_o sussex_n 12_o die_v maii_n 48_o hen._n 3._o 1264._o see_v stowe_n yet_o simon_n enjoy_v it_o but_o a_o little_a space_n for_o he_o be_v slay_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o evesham_n the_o four_o day_n of_o august_n 49_o hen._n 3._o 1265._o and_o then_o all_o montfort_n estate_n be_v forfeit_v by_o his_o rebellion_n and_o so_o the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n revert_v back_o to_o henry_n the_o three_o and_o i_o have_v see_v the_o copy_n of_o the_o deed_n whereby_o prince_n edward_n confirm_v to_o the_o baron_n of_o cheshire_n all_o the_o liberty_n which_o randle_n sometime_o earl_n of_o chester_n have_v former_o grant_v unto_o they_o by_o his_o charter_n and_o in_o this_o he_o be_v only_o style_v edwardus_fw-la illustris_fw-la regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la primogenitus_fw-la dated_n 27_o die_v augusti_n 49_o hen._n 3._o which_o be_v but_o 23_o day_n after_o the_o battle_n of_o evesham_n so_o that_o the_o prince_n soon_o have_v the_o earldom_n again_o but_o i_o find_v

and_o nether-tabley_a i_o believe_v this_o town_n be_v waste_a in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n over-tabley_a exit_fw-la chartulis_fw-la daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a i_o find_v little_a mention_n thereof_o before_o henry_n the_o three_o about_o that_o time_n robert_n de_fw-fr bexton_n seem_v to_o be_v possess_v of_o a_o moiety_n thereof_o at_o least_o for_o he_o and_o sibyl_n his_o wife_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o matthew_n de_fw-fr bexton_n their_o son_n and_o heir_n do_v give_v to_o randle_n son_n of_o thomas_n de_fw-fr picmere_n with_o margery_n their_o daughter_n totam_fw-la quartam_fw-la partem_fw-la medietatis_fw-la totius_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la bexton_n reddendo_fw-la annuatìm_fw-la unum_fw-la denarium_fw-la argenti_n ad_fw-la nativitatem_fw-la beati_fw-la johannis_n baptistae_n lib._n c._n fol._n 240._o e._n john_n son_n of_o matthew_z de_fw-fr bexton_n release_v to_o adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n and_o beatrix_n his_o wife_n all_o the_o land_n which_o maude_n mother_n of_o the_o say_v john_n hold_v in_o dower_n in_o bexton_n under_o edward_n the_o second_o whereunto_o another_o john_n de_fw-fr bexton_n be_v witness_n lib._n c._n fol._n 241._o f._n adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n be_v lord_n of_o half_a of_o bexton_n 1304._o as_o appear_v by_o the_o agreement_n make_v inter_fw-la johannem_fw-la de_fw-la lostocke_n dominum_fw-la medietatis_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la bexton_n ex_fw-la unâ_fw-la parte_fw-la &_o adamum_n de_fw-fr tabley_n dominum_fw-la medietatis_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la villae_fw-la ex_fw-la alterâ_fw-la supèr_fw-la clausturas_fw-la bladorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la de_fw-la bexton_n datum_n apud_fw-la knotsford_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1304._o lib._n c._n fol._n 241._o h._n and_o then_o adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n son_n of_o the_o other_o adam_n settle_v his_o dominium_fw-la parcenarium_fw-la de_fw-fr bexton_n after_o his_o death_n on_o thomas_n son_n of_o thomas_n daniel_n 35_o edw._n 3._o 1361._o lib._n c._n fol._n 241._o k._n since_o which_o time_n the_o moiety_n of_o bexton_n have_v belong_v to_o the_o daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a even_o to_o this_o present_a 1666._o concern_v this_o adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n see_v more_o in_o over-tabley_a in_o a_o loose_a paper_n among_o the_o evidence_n of_o daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a i_o find_v a_o copy_n of_o a_o deed_n wherein_o john_n de_fw-fr bexton_n give_v ricardo_n filio_fw-la johannis_n de_fw-fr croxton_n &_o margeriae_fw-la uxori_fw-la ejus_fw-la filiae_fw-la meae_fw-la tertiam_fw-la partem_fw-la totius_fw-la medietatis_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la bexton_n excepto_fw-la capitali_fw-la messuagio_fw-it habendum_fw-la sibi_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la inter_fw-la eos_fw-la remanere_fw-la hawisiae_fw-la &_o elianorae_fw-la filiis_fw-la meis_fw-la remanere_fw-la rectis_fw-la haeredibus_fw-la meis_fw-la testibus_fw-la willielmo_n de_fw-fr massy_n johanne_n de_fw-fr legh_n militibus_fw-la rogero_n de_fw-fr leycester_n etc._n etc._n sub_fw-la edw._n 3._o memorandum_n quòd_fw-la praedicta_fw-la hawisia_n nupta_fw-la fuit_fw-la willielmo_n de_fw-fr moulton_n et_fw-la elinora_fw-la nupta_fw-la fuit_fw-la willielmo_n filio_fw-la roberti_n de_fw-fr winnington_n this_o memorandum_n be_v write_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o paper_n lib._n c._n fol._n 244._o p._n this_o john_n bexton_n i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o john_n lostock_n abovenamed_a and_o call_v bexton_n from_o the_o place_n of_o his_o residence_n i_o find_v also_o john_n de_fw-fr bexton_n give_v to_o william_n son_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr winnington_n and_o to_o elianour_n his_o wife_n totam_fw-la tertiam_fw-la partem_fw-la totius_fw-la medietatis_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la bexton_n tempore_fw-la edw._n 2._o john_n booth_n book_n lib._n h._n pag._n 117._o h._n the_o original_a penès_fw-la leycester_n of_o toft_n and_o hugh_n toft_n of_o toft_n grant_v to_o sir_n hugh_n venables_n of_o kinderton_n all_o his_o land_n in_o kinderton_n apud_fw-la rushford_n and_o a_o place_n of_o land_n in_o sproston_n in_o exchange_n pro_fw-la sextâ_fw-la parte_fw-la manerii_fw-la de_fw-fr bexton_n 24_o edw._n 3._o 1350._o lib._n c._n fol._n 226._o l._n penès_fw-la leycester_n of_o toft_n in_o a_o ancient_a feodary_n of_o halton_n we_o read_v johannes_n the_o bexton_n tenet_fw-la medietatem_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la bexton_n pro_fw-la vicesimâ_fw-la parte_fw-la unius_fw-la feodi_fw-la militis_fw-la and_o over_o the_o head_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr bexton_n be_v write_v thomas_n daniel_n ralph_n hulse_n and_o thomas_n croxton_n these_o last_o as_o i_o conceive_v as_o the_o present_a tenant_n about_o henry_n the_o sixth_n time_n when_o that_o rental_a be_v renew_v the_o other_o as_o he_o stand_v in_o former_a record_n of_o edw._n 1._o or_o edw._n 2._o lib._n c._n fol._n 86._o thomas_n holford_n of_o holford_n hold_v land_n in_o bexton_n of_o the_o baron_n of_o halton_n in_o knight-service_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o office_n 12_o eliz._n a_o small_a parcel_n so_o robert_n bromfield_n of_o witton_n die_v 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have_v land_n in_o bexton_n find_v to_o be_v hold_v of_o john_n croxton_n by_o office_n 34_o eliz._n a_o small_a parcel_n william_n croxton_n of_o ravenscroft_n die_v seize_v of_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o bexton_n find_v to_o be_v hold_v of_o halton_n by_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o twenty_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n by_o office_n take_v 32_o eliz._n and_o john_n croxton_n office_n 41_o eliz._n tenuit_fw-la medietatem_fw-la totius_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la bexton_n but_o croxton_n land_n in_o bexton_n be_v sell_v to_o the_o lady_n mary_n cholmondley_n of_o holford_n aforesaid_a who_o give_v those_o purchase_a land_n in_o bexton_n to_o her_o young_a son_n hugh_n cholmondley_n who_o son_n and_o heir_n robert_n afterward_o become_v heir_n to_o all_o cholmondley-land_n and_o be_v now_o lord_n viscount_n kelles_n in_o the_o county_n of_o meth_n in_o ireland_n and_o live_v 1666._o so_o that_o now_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1666._o the_o town_n of_o bexton_n 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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 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

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 unâ_fw-la robâ_fw-la armigerorum_fw-la annuatìm_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 vulgò_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 clothes_n save_o her_o smock_n say_v the_o record_n lib._n c._n fol._n 215._o a._n robert_n dutton_n parson_n of_o eccleston_n 1320._o lib._n c._n fol._n 157._o ii_o also_o margaret_n a_o daughter_n lib._n c._n fol._n 255._o d._n obiit_fw-la 1294_o this_o sir_n hugh_n die_v 22_o edw._n 1._o 1294._o lib._n c._n fol._n 156._o bb_n joan_n his_o lady_n survive_v she_o be_v live_v 1298._o lib._n c._n fol._n 157._o cc._n ix_o sir_n hugh_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n hugh_n bear_v the_o eight_o day_n of_o december_n 5_o edw._n 1._o 1276._o at_o dutton_n and_o baptise_a at_o great_a budworth_n the_o day_n follow_v lib._n c._n fol._n 139._o y._n he_o sue_v the_o prior_n of_o norton_n before_o adam_n burum_n and_o nicolas_n gruchundelée_fw-fr commissary_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o lichfield_n and_o coventry_n at_o the_o visitation_n of_o the_o arch-deanery_n of_o chester_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1315._o for_o not_o find_v a_o chaplain_n and_o lamp_n at_o 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 urdeshall_n in_o lancashire_n live_v 11_o edw._n 3._o &_o 20_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 157._o hh_n kk_v &_o fol._n 157._o f._n g._n x._o sir_n thomas_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n hugh_n and_o joan_n be_v fifteen_o year_n old_a on_o whitsunday_n 1329._o 3_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 161._o oh_o he_o purchase_v those_o land_n in_o dutton_n which_o former_o belong_v to_o halton-fee_n and_o also_o those_o land_n in_o dutton_n which_o former_o belong_v to_o boydell_n of_o dodleston_n and_o so_o make_v the_o township_n of_o dutton_n entire_o his_o own_o lib._n c._n fol._n 158._o b._n c._n as_o i_o have_v more_o particular_o show_v before_o this_o thomas_n be_v make_v seneschal_n governor_n and_o receiver_n of_o the_o castle_n and_o honour_n of_o halton_n in_o cheshire_n by_o william_n clinton_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n and_o also_o of_o all_o his_o land_n and_o manor_n in_o cheshire_n and_o lancashire_n quamdiù_fw-fr benè_fw-la se_fw-la gesserit_fw-la which_o the_o earl_n farm_a unto_o he_o for_o 440_o mark_n yearly_a date_v at_o maxstock_n 19_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 145._o d._n it_o seem_v he_o be_v indict_v for_o that_o he_o and_o other_o come_v with_o arm_a power_n when_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o be_v out_o of_o england_n within_o the_o verge_n of_o the_o lodging_n of_o lionel_n the_o king_n son_n protector_n of_o england_n and_o assault_v the_o manor_n of_o geaume_n nigh_o read_v in_o wiltshire_n and_o there_o slay_v michael_n poynings_n the_o uncle_n and_o thomas_n le_fw-fr clerke_n of_o shipton_n and_o other_o and_o commit_v a_o rape_n on_o margery_n the_o wife_n of_o one_o nicolas_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr beche_n for_o which_o the_o king_n pardon_v he_o and_o he_o find_v sir_n bernard_n brocas_n sir_n hugh_n berewyk_n philip_n durdanyt_v and_o john_n haydoke_v his_o surety_n in_o the_o chancery_n for_o his_o good_a bear_n 26_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 153._o d._n he_o be_v by_o several_a commission_n employ_v for_o the_o apprehend_n of_o certain_a malefactor_n robber_n and_o disturber_n of_o the_o peace_n in_o this_o county_n one_o be_v direct_v unto_o he_o by_o the_o name_n of_o thomas_n dutton_n equitator_n in_o forestâ_fw-la de_fw-la marâ_fw-la and_o to_o richard_n do_v forester_n of_o the_o same_o forest_n 14_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 181._o v._o &_o fol._n 164._o e._n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1379._o 3_o rich._n 2._o william_n eltonhed_n prior_n of_o the_o hermit-fryar_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n augustine_n at_o warrington_n in_o lancashire_n and_o the_o convent_n there_o grant_v to_o sir_n thomas_n dutton_n knight_n a_o perpetual_a chantry_n to_o wit_n that_o a_o sufficient_a friar_n of_o the_o convent_n of_o warrington_n shall_v be_v especial_o elect_v to_o pray_v for_o the_o salvation_n of_o sir_n thomas_n his_o child_n and_o of_o philippe_n his_o wife_n and_o her_o parent_n and_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o dame_n ellen_n late_a wife_n of_o the_o say_a 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1403._o he_o be_v make_v lieutenant_n or_o deputy_n in_o the_o office_n of_o the_o seneschalcy_n of_o the_o county_n of_o chester_n by_o elizabeth_n countess_n of_o salisbury_n while_o they_o both_o shall_v live_v and_o to_o be_v of_o council_n with_o she_o for_o which_o service_n she_o give_v he_o two_o mark_n annual_a rent_n which_o he_o ought_v to_o pay_v she_o for_o his_o land_n of_o little_a legh_n hold_v of_o her_o castle_n of_o harden_n during_o the_o term_n aforesaid_a 1408._o 10_o hen._n 4._o lib._n c._n fol._n 164._o b._n great_a contention_n fall_v between_o this_o sir_n peter_n dutton_n and_o sir_n william_n athurton_n of_o athurton_n in_o lancashire_n insomuch_o that_o they_o make_v inroad_n and_o invasion_n one_o upon_o the_o other_o and_o the_o say_a sir_n piers_n dutton_n and_o his_o adherent_n to_o wit_n sir_n ralph_n bostock_n of_o bostock_n richard_n warburton_n of_o budworth_n thomas_n warburton_n of_o halton_n john_n do_v of_o utkinton_n junior_a john_n manley_n 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1418._o lib._n c._n fol._n 160._o w._n and_o have_v issue_n thomas_n dutton_n son_n and_o heir_n roger_n dutton_n another_o son_n afterward_o lord_n of_o dutton_n john_n dutton_n slay_v with_o his_o brother_n sir_n thomas_n dutton_n at_o blore-heath_n 1459._o stow._n robert_n dutton_n another_o son_n die_v without_o issue_n lib._n c._n fol._n 180._o k._n margaret_n marry_v hugh_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o ralph_n egerton_n 21_o hen._n 6._o 1443._o lib._n c._n fol._n 147._o b._n maud_n marry_v sir_n william_n booth_n of_o dunham-massy_a 21_o hen._n 6._o 1443._o lib._n c._n fol._n 164._o g._n agnes_n marry_v richard_n wynnington_n of_o wynnington_n nigh_o northwich_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o robert_n wynnington_n son_n and_o hircius_n of_o sir_n richard_n wynnington_n 25_o hen._n 6._o 1446._o lib._n c._n fol._n 160._o y._n ellen_n marry_v edward_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n longford_n of_o lancashire_n esq_n 28_o hen._n 6._o 1450._o lib._n c._n fol._n 160._o a._n elizabeth_n marry_v 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uncle_n to_o succeed_v in_o his_o estate_n lib._n c._n fol._n 160._o d._n e._n margaret_z his_o widow_n marry_v william_n buckley_n of_o eton_n junior_a 15_o edw._n 4._o lib._n c._n fol._n 160._o b._n xvi_o roger_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n esquire_n young_a brother_n to_o sir_n thomas_n and_o heir_n to_o his_o nephew_n john_n dutton_n marry_v joan_n daughter_n of_o sir_n richard_n aston_n of_o aston_n juxtà_fw-la sutton_n and_o have_v issue_n laurence_n dutton_n son_n and_o heir_n obiit_fw-la 1499_o this_o roger_n die_v 14_o hen._n 7._o 1499._o joan_n his_o widow_n afterward_o marry_v sir_n richard_n strangewaies_o lib._n c._n fol._n 162._o v._o &_o fol._n 164._o e._n xvii_o laurence_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n esquire_n 14_o hen._n 7._o son_n and_o heir_n of_o roger_n and_o joan_n obiit_fw-la 1526_o 8._o 8_o hen._n 8._o marry_v joan_n daughter_n of_o robert_n duckenfield_n of_o duckenfield_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n but_o die_v without_o any_o lawful_a issue_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 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cause_n thomas_n haselford_n to_o grant_v the_o marriage_n of_o elizabeth_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o say_v cicely_n and_o after_o on_o tuesday_n post_fw-la clausum_fw-la paschae_fw-la 21_o rich._n 2._o the_o say_v mary_n levy_v a_o fine_a of_o eight_o mark_n rend_v in_o knotsford_n of_o the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o knotsford_n of_o the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o market_n fair_a toll_n and_o stallage_n of_o nether-knotsford_a to_o john_n brunstath_n parson_n of_o mobberley_n and_o to_o thomas_n swetenham_n of_o mobberley_n who_o re-grant_a the_o same_o to_o mary_n as_o before_o etc._n etc._n and_o to_o sir_n hugh_n hulse_n etc._n etc._n as_o in_o the_o former_a covenant_n and_o afterward_o mary_n die_v in_o the_o same_o year_n 21_o rich._n 2._o her_o daughter_n joan_n the_o wife_n of_o thomas_n haselford_n be_v dead_a before_o she_o the_o say_v cicely_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o last_o william_n de_fw-fr mobberley_n and_o sister_n and_o 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to_o which_o david_n sir_n hugh_n hulse_n give_v all_o his_o land_n in_o knotsford_n 3_o hen._n 5._o this_o right_o continue_v in_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o say_v david_n hulse_n until_o hugh_n de_fw-fr hulse_n sell_v the_o same_o unto_o richard_n brereton_n of_o tatton_n esquire_n 32_o elizabethae_fw-la 1590._o and_o so_o the_o whole_a royalty_n of_o nether-knotsford_a be_v invest_v in_o the_o lord_n of_o tatton_n which_o richard_n settle_v all_o his_o estate_n have_v no_o issue_n on_o sir_n thomas_n egerton_n lord_n chancellor_n of_o england_n from_o who_o the_o earl_n of_o bridgewater_n sum_z far_o out_o of_o the_o note_n send_v i_o by_o john_n halsey_n esquire_n ⚜_o the_o earl_n of_o bridgewater_n then_o be_v now_o lord_n of_o nether-knotsford_a 1667._o wherein_o be_v above_o forty_o charterer_n at_o this_o day_n i_o have_v see_v the_o copy_n of_o a_o deed_n in_o a_o book_n of_o collection_n by_o john_n booth_n of_o twamlow_n in_o cheshire_n note_v lib._n h._n pag._n 137._o f._n take_v out_o of_o a_o ancient_a parchment_n roll_n penès_fw-la davenport_n of_o henbury_n wherein_o john_n hall_n mayor_n of_o knotsford_n be_v subscribe_v as_o witness_n about_o the_o late_a end_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o in_o these_o word_n sciant_fw-la quòd_fw-la ego_fw-la robertus_fw-la filius_fw-la johannis_n hurne_n dedi_fw-la yockin_n hukin_n yockin_n hukin_n de_fw-fr duiton_n duo_fw-la burgagia_fw-la quae_fw-la habui_fw-la ex_fw-la dono_fw-la patris_fw-la mei_fw-la in_fw-la villâ_fw-la de_fw-fr knotsford_n reddendo_fw-la indè_fw-la annuatìm_fw-la domino_fw-la capitali_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la knotsford_n qui_fw-la pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la fuerit_fw-la octodecem_fw-la denarios_fw-la testibus_fw-la domino_fw-la rogero_n de_fw-fr venables_n rectore_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la rosthorne_n rogero_n de_fw-fr toft_n johanne_n de_fw-fr bexton_n johanne_n de_fw-fr aulâ_fw-la tùnc_fw-la majore_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la knotsford_n thomâ_fw-la snowball_n eliâ_fw-la rotario_fw-la johanne_n coco_n etc._n etc._n i_o have_v also_o see_v a_o original_a deed_n note_v d._n numb_a 9_o then_o in_o the_o possession_n of_o george_n wilson_n of_o nether-knotsford_a june_n 2._o 1650._o wherein_o adam_n putill_o grant_v unto_o john_n cook_n totam_fw-la illam_fw-la medietatem_fw-la illius_fw-la burgagii_fw-la quòd_fw-la habui_fw-la juxtà_fw-la burgagium_fw-la johannis_n gleyve_n de_fw-fr quo_fw-la quidèm_fw-la burgagio_fw-it ego_fw-la dictus_fw-la adam_n feoffavi_fw-la reginaldum_n pistorem_fw-la in_o aliâ_fw-la medietate_fw-la illius_fw-la burgagii_fw-la in_fw-la villâ_fw-la de_fw-fr knotsford_n reddendo_fw-la aliciae_fw-la generosae_fw-la domine_fw-la annuatìm_fw-la duodecem_fw-la denarios_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la post_fw-la obitum_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la aliciae_fw-la duodecem_fw-la denarios_fw-la domino_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la knotsford_n etc._n etc._n hiis_fw-la testibus_fw-la johanne_n de_fw-fr legh_n rogero_n de_fw-fr toft_n johanne_n de_fw-fr aulâ_fw-la tùnc_fw-la majore_fw-la de_fw-la knotsford_n elyâ_fw-la rotario_fw-la thomâ_fw-la lilicock_n thomâ_fw-la snowball_n ricardo_n kylt_v rogero_n filio_fw-la jordani_n &_o aliis_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 221._o b._n  _fw-fr the_n mize_n  _fw-fr l._n s._n d._n nether-knotsford_a 00_o 13_o 04_o over-knotsford_a cùm_fw-la norbury-booth_n 00_o 06_o 08_o bexton_n 00_o 02_o 09_o toft_n 00_o 08_o 00_o owlarton_n 00_o 08_o 00_o  _fw-fr 01_o 18_o 09_o on_o the_o west_n side_n of_o the_o steeple_n be_v legh_n of_o booth_n coat_v quarter_v with_o another_o as_o be_v express_v in_o the_o margin_n and_o a_o little_a above_o that_o under_o the_o window_n where_o the_o bell_n hang_v be_v write_v on_o the_o stone_n robert_n webster_n and_o maud_n his_o wife_n william_n hefeld_n and_o margery_n his_o wife_n these_o probable_o be_v benefactor_n to_o the_o building_n of_o that_o steeple_n with_o stone_n which_o be_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o eight_o there_o be_v also_o a_o chapel_n of_o ease_n situate_v within_o the_o low_a town_n of_o knotsford_n with_o a_o school-house_n adjoin_v sir_n john_n legh_n of_o booth_n purchase_v from_o the_o king_n certain_a land_n in_o nether-knotsford_a sudlow_n and_o over-knotsford_a 3_o edw._n 6._o which_o in_o old_a time_n be_v give_v for_o the_o find_n of_o a_o sufficient_a schoolmaster_n at_o nether-knotsford_a and_o also_o for_o find_v of_o a_o priest_n to_o say_v service_n in_o the_o say_a chapel_n which_o land_n come_v to_o the_o king_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o dissolution_n of_o chantry_n and_o abbey_n now_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n legh_n be_v bind_v in_o a_o recognisance_n of_o 200_o mark_n to_o the_o king_n to_o pay_v out_o of_o those_o land_n 5_o l._n 6_o s._n 8_o d._n yearly_a to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o a_o schoolmaster_n and_o to_o suffer_v the_o say_a chapel_n to_o stand_v for_o administration_n of_o the_o communion_n dated_n 3_o edw._n 6._o and_o which_o money_n be_v yearly_o pay_v by_o his_o heir_n at_o this_o day_n a_o ancient_a copy_n of_o which_o recognizance_n remain_v with_o i_o 1667._o over-knotsford_a alias_o knotsford-booth_n over-knotsford_a be_v belong_v to_o the_o ancient_a fee_n of_o the_o baron_n of_o halton_n in_o the_o feodary_n of_o halton_n under_o edward_n the_o second_o it_o be_v say_v johannes_n de_fw-la legh_n tenet_fw-la knotsford-booth_n pro_fw-la sextâ_fw-la parte_fw-la unius_fw-la feodi_fw-la militis_fw-la this_o town_n of_o knotsford-booth_n with_o norbury-booth_n william_n de_fw-fr tabley_n lease_v to_o sir_n john_n orreby_n for_o the_o life_n of_o sir_n john_n 11_o edw._n 1._o sir_n john_n orre_o sell_v his_o title_n herein_o to_o john_n legh_n and_o ellen_n his_o wife_n and_o afterward_o william_n de_fw-fr tabley_n release_v to_o john_n legh_n and_o his_o heir_n all_o his_o right_n in_o knotsford-booth_n and_o norbury-booth_n die_v martis_n proximè_fw-la ante_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la bartholomaei_fw-la apostoli_fw-la 28_o edw._n 1._o 1300._o lib._n c._n fol._n 219._o b._n c._n d._n e._n g._n the_o heir_n of_o this_o john_n legh_n have_v ever_o since_o enjoy_v the_o same_o to_o this_o day_n 1667._o peter_n legh_n of_o booth_n esquire_n be_v now_o lord_n thereof_o and_o under_o age._n there_o be_v now_o about_o twelve_o small_a charterer_n in_o knotsford-booth_n ⚜_o ⚜_o this_o john_n legh_n who_o purchase_v knotsford-booth_n cùm_fw-la norbury-booth_n from_o william_n de_fw-fr tabley_n be_v young_a son_n of_o william_n venables_n de_fw-fr bradwell_n by_o agnes_n his_o second_o wife_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n legh_n of_o high-legh_n the_o west-hall_n lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o high-legh_n and_o widow_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr limb_n this_o john_n be_v bring_v up_o with_o his_o mother_n in_o high-legh_n be_v surnamed_n de_fw-mi legh_n from_o the_o place_n of_o his_o residence_n as_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o those_o age_n which_o surname_n his_o posterity_n retain_v and_o bear_v the_o coat_n of_o arm_n of_o venables_n with_o the_o distinction_n of_o a_o bend_v gules_a even_o to_o this_o day_n william_n venables_n father_n of_o this_o john_n de_fw-fr legh_n be_v young_a brother_n to_o sir_n hugh_n venables_n of_o kinderton_n which_o william_n give_v to_o john_n de_fw-fr legh_n his_o son_n land_n in_o rosthorn_n which_o

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 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

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

of_o abbey_n henry_n the_o eight_o give_v the_o rectory_n of_o runcorn_n and_o the_o rectory_n of_o great-budworth_a in_o cheshire_n unto_o christ-church_n in_o oxford_n by_o special_a grant_n date_v 11_o die_v decembris_fw-la 38_o hen._n 8._o which_o before_o belong_v to_o the_o priory_n of_o norton_n this_o parish_n comprehend_v these_o village_n follow_v over_z and_o beside_o the_o parochial-chappelries_a of_o daresbery_n and_o aston_n juxta_fw-la sutton_n within_o the_o same_o which_o see_v in_o their_o due_a place_n  _fw-fr the_n mize_n  _fw-fr l._n s._n d._n weston_n 00_o 11_o 01_o runcorn_n superior_n &_o inferior_n 01_o 01_o 04_o clifton_n now_o rocksavage_a 00_o 08_o 00_o halton_n 01_o 02_o 06_o norton_n 00_o 12_o 00_o stockham_n 00_o 08_o 00_o  _fw-fr 04_o 02_o 11_o sale_n sale_n be_v not_o in_o the_o record_n of_o doomsday-book_n the_o town_n of_o sale_n be_v of_o the_o fee_n of_o halton_n for_o we_o read_v in_o the_o feodary_n of_o halton_n sub_fw-la edw._n 2._o dominus_fw-la petrus_n de_fw-fr warburton_n tenet_fw-la villam_fw-la de_fw-fr sale_n pro_fw-la decima_fw-la parte_fw-la feodi_fw-la militis_fw-la here_o be_v seat_v the_o ancient_a family_n of_o the_o massy_n of_o sale_n which_o branch_v out_o from_o the_o massy_n baron_n of_o dunham-massy_a about_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n for_o i_o find_v richard_n massy_n son_n of_o robert_n massy_n possess_v of_o land_n in_o sale_n under_o henry_n the_o three_o which_o robert_n be_v young_a son_n of_o hamon_n massy_a baron_n of_o dunham-massy_a and_o this_o family_n of_o massy_a of_o sale_n be_v still_o continue_v 1666._o in_o the_o office_n of_o massy_a of_o sale_n he_o be_v find_v to_o hold_v the_o moiety_n of_o sale_n of_o warburton_n of_o arley_n and_o some_o of_o they_o have_v be_v ward_n unto_o warburton_n but_o wardship_n be_v now_o take_v off_o by_o statute_n anno_fw-la 12_o car._n 2._o cap._n 24._o and_o as_o massy_n be_v possess_v of_o one_o moiety_n so_o the_o other_o land_n in_o sale_n be_v possess_v at_o this_o day_n 1666._o by_o these_o person_n follow_v 1._o edward_n holt_n of_o sale_n who_o land_n in_o sale_n his_o ancestor_n john_n holt_n son_n of_o robert_n base_a son_n of_o geffrey_n de_fw-fr holt_n have_v in_o marriage_n with_o ellen_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n sale_n of_o sale_n 21_o rich._n 2._o 1397._o lib._n c._n fol._n 273._o a._n b._n the_o original_n in_o possession_n of_o edward_n holt_n of_o sale_n 1666._o 2._o the_o lord_n delamere_n of_o dunham-massy_a have_v seven_o tenement_n in_o sale_n these_o be_v parcel_v of_o holt_n land_n and_o be_v purchase_v by_o sr_n george_n booth_n of_o dunham-massy_a from_o thomas_n holt_n of_o whickleswick_n in_o lancashire_n and_o randle_n holt_n his_o son_n 4_o augusti_n 2_o jacobi_n 1604._o be_v then_o twelve_o message_n and_o cottage_n with_o 4_o d._n rend_v yearly_o issue_v out_o of_o the_o land_n in_o sale_n then_o in_o the_o tenure_n of_o george_n massy_n and_o also_o 4_o d._n rend_v then_o issue_v out_o of_o thomas_n wrenshaw_n tenement_n now_o the_o land_n of_o sir_n edward_n moseley_n of_o howesend_n in_o lancashire_n late_o decease_v lib._n c._n fol._n 273._o c._n 3._o geffrey_n cartwright_n gentleman_n his_o land_n in_o sale_n be_v former_o buy_v from_o massy_a of_o sale_n 4._o william_n williamson_n of_o sale_n 5._o richard_n wrenshaw_n of_o sale_n 6._o the_o land_n of_o sir_n edward_n moseley_n late_o decease_v to_o wit_n five_o message_n and_o cottage_n in_o sale_n now_o in_o lease_n and_o pay_v 4_o d._n chief-rent_n yearly_a to_o mr._n massy_n of_o sale_n 7._o mr._n gerard_n of_o riddings_n in_o timperley_n three_o small_a cottage_n in_o sale_n now_o in_o lease_n late_a vawdrey_n land_n 8._o edward_n legh_n of_o baggilegh_n esquire_n have_v one_o small_a cottage_n in_o sale_n now_o in_o lease_n 9_o robert_n tatton_n of_o wittenshaw_n esquire_n have_v certain_a land_n in_o sale_n now_o in_o lease_n and_o and_o pay_v 3_o s._n 4_o d._n yearly_a rent_n to_o mr._n massy_a of_o sale_n 10._o james_n wrenshaw_n of_o limb_n one_o tenement_n in_o sale_n now_o lease_v to_o thomas_n davys_n so_o that_o it_o seem_v massy_a of_o sale_n have_v ancient_o one_o moiety_n of_o sale_n and_o holt_n another_o moiety_n though_o now_o scatter_v as_o aforesaid_a for_o these_o other_o parcel_n come_v some_o from_o the_o one_o and_o some_o from_o the_o other_o original_o stockham_n this_o township_n of_o stockham_n belong_v to_o the_o priory_n of_o norton_n and_o be_v purchase_v from_o the_o king_n by_o richard_n brooke_n esquire_n 37_o hen._n 8._o 1545_o with_o norton_n and_o other_o land_n also_o who_o posterity_n enjoy_v the_o same_o at_o this_o day_n 1666._o see_v in_o norton_n supra_fw-la in_o stockham_n be_v no_o charterer_n at_o all_o stretton_n this_o township_n of_o stretton_n have_v for_o long_a time_n belong_v to_o the_o starkey_n gules_a starkey_n of_o stretton_n bear_v for_o his_o coat_n of_o arm_n a_o stork_n possible_o in_o allusion_n to_o his_o name_n scilicet_fw-la agent_n a_o stork_n sable_n the_o bill_n and_o leg_n gules_a since_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o for_o roger_n fitz-alured_n grant_v stretton_n to_o richard_n starkey_n and_o his_o heir_n to_o hold_v as_o free_o as_o any_o of_o the_o say_v richard_n ancestor_n ever_o hold_v the_o same_o for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n lib._n c._n fol._n 135._o a._n this_o be_v be_v the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n this_o roger_n fitz-alfred's_a daughter_n and_o heir_n call_v agnes_n marry_v adam_n de_fw-fr dutton_n the_o ancestor_n of_o warburton_n of_o arley_n wherefore_o in_o the_o feodary_n of_o halton_n under_o edw._n 2._o we_o read_v dominus_fw-la petrus_n de_fw-fr warburton_n tenet_fw-la villam_fw-la de_fw-fr stretton_n pro_fw-la decima_fw-la parte_fw-la unius_fw-la feodi_fw-la militis_fw-la so_o that_o it_o shall_v seem_v to_o be_v hold_v original_o from_o the_o baron_n of_o halton_n but_o i_o find_v it_o not_o mention_v in_o doomsday-book_n probable_o it_o be_v then_o waste_a and_o sir_n geffrey_n de_fw-fr warburton_n release_v unto_o thomas_n starkey_n of_o stretton_n and_o to_o his_o heir_n all_o his_o claim_n in_o villa_n de_fw-fr stretton_n ceu_fw-la in_o aliqua_fw-la parcella_n ejusdem_fw-la ut_fw-la de_fw-fr wardis_n maritagiis_fw-la releviis_fw-la escaetis_n homagiis_fw-la aut_fw-la servitiis_fw-la quae_fw-la praedictus_fw-la thomas_n aut_fw-la antecessores_fw-la svi_fw-la mihi_fw-la seu_fw-la antecessoribus_fw-la meis_fw-la facere_fw-la solebant_fw-la datum_n 4_o die_v aprilis_n 5_o rich._n 2._o 1382._o yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o say_a thomas_n and_o his_o heir_n shall_v pay_v yearly_a to_o the_o say_a sir_n geffrey_n and_o his_o heir_n one_o pair_n of_o white_a glove_n on_o easter-day_n for_o all_o service_n lib._n c._n fol._n 134._o a._n the_o original_a hereof_o be_v in_o possession_n of_o starkey_n of_o stretton_n of_o the_o lower-hall_n 1650._o seal_v with_o warburton_n proper_a coat_n of_o 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ancient_a chapel_n

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 fol._n 133._o m.n._n vi_o ralph_n leycester_n of_o toft_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n marry_v ellen_n daughter_n of_o ralph_n egerton_n of_o ridley_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n 4_o hen._n 7._o 1489._o lib._n a._n fol._n 133._o l._n &_o fol._n 134._o p._n and_o have_v issue_n ralph_n leycester_n son_n and_o heir_n this_o ralph_n die_v 16_o hen._n 8._o 1525._o age_v 37_o year_n afterward_o ellen_n his_o widow_n marry_v robert_n honford_n of_o chorley_n lib._n a._n fol._n 134._o r._n &_o 135._o t._n ellen_n survive_v both_o her_o husband_n and_o be_v live_v 20_o hen._n 8._o c._n num_fw-la 13._o vii_o sir_n ralph_n leycester_n of_o toft_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o ralph_n be_v knight_v at_o leith_n in_o scotland_n the_o 11._o day_n of_o may_n 36_o hen._n 1._o 1544._o at_o which_o time_n the_o earl_n of_o hertford_n be_v then_o general_n knight_v some_o other_o cheshire_n gentleman_n and_o several_a other_o also_o so_o stow_n in_o his_o annal_n of_o that_o year_n sir_n ralph_n have_v two_o wife_n the_o first_o be_v ellen_n daughter_n of_o philip_n legh_n of_o booth_n nigh_o knotsford_n esquire_n 13_o hen._n 8._o t._n num_fw-la 83._o by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n ralph_n leycester_n elder_a son_n who_o die_v young_a william_n leycester_n second_o son_n succeed_v heir_n 4._o f._n num_fw-la 4._o laurence_n leycester_n another_o son_n marry_v jane_n daughter_n of_o john_n warburton_n of_o bromfield_n and_o john_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n also_o elizabeth_n marry_v sir_n randle_n manwaring_n of_o overpeve_a she_o be_v his_o second_o wife_n but_o have_v no_o issue_n by_o he_o afterward_o she_o marry_v sir_n edmond_n trafford_n of_o trafford_n nigh_o manchester_n anne_n another_o daughter_n marry_v philip_n manwaring_n brother_n and_o after_o heir_n to_o sir_n randle_n aforesaid_a ellen_n die_v in_o her_o infancy_n and_o mary_n marry_v hugh_n calveley_n of_o lea_n nigh_o eaton-boate_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n his_o second_o wife_n be_v jane_n the_o 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hiccock_n land_n of_o nether-peve_a be_v now_o powdrell's_n and_o other_o these_o i_o note_v for_o the_o rarity_n of_o the_o deed_n sir_n ralph_n also_o buy_v from_o william_n bradshaw_n of_o allostock_n two_o message_n in_o allostock_n hulse_n and_o bancroft_n by_o fine_a levy_v at_o chester_n the_o 27._o of_o may_n 1_o &_o 2_o philip_n and_o mary_n f._n num_fw-la 1._o he_o be_v entrust_v for_o receive_v certain_a sum_n of_o money_n by_o way_n of_o loan_n in_o denbighshire_n and_o for_o deliver_v such_o privy-seal_n as_o be_v send_v unto_o he_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o queen_n letter_n unto_o he_o date_v the_o 30._o of_o december_n 5_o eliz._n c._n num_fw-la 33._o and_o i_o find_v that_o gilbert_n dethick_n alias_o norroy_n principal_a herald_n and_o king_n of_o arm_n of_o the_o north_n part_v of_o england_n from_o the_o river_n trent_n northward_o give_v to_o this_o sir_n ralph_n leycester_n the_o arm_n and_o crest_n in_o manner_n follow_v to_o wit_n sable_a on_o a_o fess_n engrail_v between_o three_o falcon_n silver_n volant_fw-fr beck_v and_o member_v gold_n a_o lion_n head_n caboche_n azure_a languid_a and_o ear_a between_o two_o cup_n cover_v gules_a upon_o his_o helm_n on_o a_o torse_n silver_n and_o sable_n a_o roebuck_n party-pale_a gold_n and_o gules_a horn_v of_o the_o second_o hold_v in_o his_o mouth_n a_o acorn_n branch_n stalk_v and_o leave_a vert_fw-fr mantle_v gules_a double_a silver_n to_o hold_v for_o he_o and_o his_o posterity_n to_o their_o honour_n for_o evermore_o dated_n the_o 15._o of_o may_n anno_fw-la 2._o edw._n 6._o two_o fair_a seal_n appendant_a in_o wooden_a box_n the_o one_o be_v his_o own_o arm_n and_o the_o other_o the_o seal_n of_o his_o office_n as_o norroy_n t._n num_fw-la 55._o at_o which_o i_o confess_v i_o wonder_v that_o he_o shall_v seek_v for_o a_o coat_n as_o be_v ignorant_a of_o one_o due_a to_o he_o and_o yet_o i_o have_v observe_v that_o among_o all_o the_o deed_n there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o to_o be_v find_v among_o the_o deed_n of_o leycester_n of_o toft_n hitherto_o which_o have_v any_o coat_n of_o arm_n at_o all_o in_o a_o escutcheon_n affix_v to_o any_o of_o their_o deed_n or_o in_o any_o of_o their_o seal_n appropriate_v to_o leycester_n of_o toft_n howbeit_o the_o herald_n of_o chester_n have_v record_v for_o they_o leycester_n of_o tabley_n coat_n with_o a_o difference_n which_o indeed_o be_v most_o true_o suitable_a this_o sir_n ralph_n leycester_n sell_v away_o all_o his_o purpart_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o brassingham_n in_o norfolk_n and_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n there_o to_z francis_z baldero_n and_o edmund_n wiseman_n gentleman_n dated_n the_o first_o day_n of_o april_n 4_o eliz._n a._n num_fw-la 1._o upon_o some_o difference_n between_o sir_n ralph_n and_o dame_n jane_n legh_n late_a wife_n of_o sir_n john_n legh_n of_o booth_n decease_v it_o be_v agree_v between_o sir_n william_n sneyd_n knight_n and_o the_o say_a dame_n jane_n legh_n on_o the_o one_o part_n and_o sir_n ralph_n leycster_n knight_n on_o the_o other_o part_n by_o deed_n date_v the_o eight_o of_o october_n anno_fw-la primo_fw-la elizabethae_fw-la that_o sir_n ralph_n shall_v not_o pursue_v any_o further_a suit_n in_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n in_o consideration_n whereof_o the_o say_a sir_n ralph_n and_o dame_n ellen_n his_o wife_n shall_v peaceable_o enjoy_v those_o land_n demise_v to_o they_o etc._n etc._n and_o sir_n ralph_n to_o kill_v one_o fat_a buck_n in_o summer_n and_o a_o do_v in_o winter_n out_o of_o the_o park_n at_o booth_n during_o the_o minority_n of_o john_n legh_n and_o to_o have_v the_o keep_n of_o a_o horse_n in_o the_o same_o yearly_a t._n num_fw-la 92._o but_o anno_fw-la quinto_fw-la elizabethae_fw-la sir_n ralph_n have_v a_o grant_n from_o the_o queen_n of_o certain_a parcel_n of_o land_n late_o the_o inheritance_n of_o sir_n john_n legh_n decease_v and_o late_o the_o jointure_n of_o the_o say_a dame_n jane_n during_o the_o minority_n of_o the_o ward_n c._n num_fw-la 32._o sir_n ralph_n leycester_n die_v 23._o februarii_fw-la 14_o eliz._n 1572._o age_v 53_o year_n t._n num_fw-la 59_o viii_o william_n leycester_n of_o toft_n esquire_n second_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n ralph_n marry_v katherine_n daughter_n of_o john_n edward_n of_o chirk_n in_o denbighshire_n esquire_n and_o by_o she_o have_v issue_n ralph_n leycester_n elder_a son_n die_v without_o issue_n george_n leycester_n second_o son_n succeed_v heir_n jane_n a_o daughter_n marry_v henry_n davenport_n of_o chorley_n gent._n 37_o eliz._n c._n num_fw-la 28._o anne_n another_o daughter_n ellen_n another_o daughter_n parnell_n or_o petronill_n another_o daughter_n these_o three_o be_v never_o marry_v and_o marry_o another_o daughter_n marry_v rowland_n huntingdon_n after_o to_o david_n middleton_n of_o chester_n three_o to_o george_n calveley_n bastard-son_n to_o sir_n george_n calveley_n of_o lea._n c._n

b._n pag._n 50._o b._n which_o grant_n be_v confirm_v by_o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n and_o lincoln_n surname_v blundevill_n about_o 1230._o lib._n b._n pag._n 29._o a._n this_o nicolas_n have_v marry_v maude_n her_o elder_a daughter_n this_o nicholas_n de_fw-fr elet_n give_v the_o manor_n of_o winsham_n to_o henry_n de_fw-fr elet_n lib._n b._n pag._n 50._o c._n and_o maude_n de_fw-fr venables_n confirm_v the_o grant_n to_o henry_n de_fw-fr elet_n for_o which_o confirmation_n he_o give_v to_o she_o and_o her_o heir_n scilicet_fw-la to_o maude_n de_fw-fr shirburne_n sometime_o wife_n of_o nicolas_n de_fw-fr elet_n and_o to_o robert_n brant_n and_o emme_n his_o wife_n twenty_o mark_n of_o sterling_a money_n lib._n b._n pag._n 29._o d._n which_o daughter_n she_o have_v by_o her_o first_o husband_n ralph_n son_n of_o roger_n and_o after_o she_o marry_v hugh_n de_fw-fr bixis_n or_o brixis_n henry_n de_fw-fr elet_n sell_v the_o whole_a manor_n of_o winsham_n with_o its_o apurtenance_n to_o william_n venables_n the_o young_a about_o 1233._o 18_o hen._n 3._o lib._n b._n pag._n 29._o c._n &_o pag._n 50_o d._n which_o grant_n be_v confirm_v by_o john_n the_o scot_n earl_n of_o chester_n and_o huntingdon_n lib._n b._n pag._n 29._o b._n this_o william_n de_fw-fr venables_n the_o young_a thus_o possess_v of_o the_o manor_n of_o winsham_n buy_v out_o certain_a land_n in_o winsham_n which_o william_n son_n of_o guy_n of_o winsham_n then_o stand_v possess_v of_o but_o these_o land_n of_o william_n venables_n the_o young_a descend_v to_o his_o two_o daughter_n and_o heir_n by_o partition_n make_v about_o 1273._o lettuce_n the_o elder_a daughter_n marry_v philip_n de_fw-fr baumvile_n she_o have_v all_o the_o outlands_n to_o wit_n radnour_n hulme_n castle_n of_o north-wich_a hulcroft_n and_o two_o ox-gangs_a of_o land_n in_o congleton_n and_o two_o wich-house_n in_o middle-wich_a beatrix_n the_o young_a daughter_n marry_v ralph_n de_fw-fr wasteney_n she_o have_v all_o the_o manor_n of_o winsham_n except_o twambrookes_n and_o the_o mill_n of_o winsham_n lib._n b._n pag._n 31._o m._n ralph_n wasteney_n the_o tyxale_n and_o beatrix_n his_o wife_n give_v to_o pagan_a their_o son_n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n daughter_n of_o alexander_n de_fw-fr baumvyle_n and_o to_o their_o heir_n all_o the_o manor_n of_o winsham_n with_o wardship_n relief_n escheat_n etc._n etc._n 21_o edw._n 1._o 1293._o lib._n b._n pag._n 32._o o._n render_v six_o mark_n yearly_a during_o the_o life_n of_o ralph_n and_o beatrix_n margaret_n after_o the_o death_n of_o pagan_a wasteney_n marry_v hugh_n son_n of_o henry_n de_fw-fr pickmere_n live_v 14_o edw._n 2._o lib._n c._n fol._n 229._o o._n placita_fw-la apud_fw-la cestriam_fw-la 46_o edw._n 3._o in_o crastino_n sancti_fw-la botulphi_n robertus_fw-la de_fw-la cholmondeley_n &_o alicia_n uxor_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o johannes_n filius_fw-la willielmi_n de_fw-fr legh_n &_o margareta_n uxor_fw-la ejus_fw-la petunt_fw-la versus_fw-la hugonem_fw-la filium_fw-la alexandri_fw-la de_fw-fr wasteney_n unum_fw-la messuagium_fw-la &_o 30_o acras_fw-la terrae_fw-la &_o 6_o acras_fw-la prati_n cum_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_o winsham_n quae_fw-la radulfus_n de_fw-fr wasteney_n &_o beatricia_n uxor_fw-la ejus_fw-la dederunt_fw-la pagano_n filio_fw-la svo_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la quae_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la johannis_n filii_fw-la praedicti_fw-la pagani_n &_o margaretae_n uxoris_fw-la suae_fw-la praefatis_fw-la aliciae_fw-la &_o margaretae_n uxori_fw-la praedicti_fw-la johannis_n filii_fw-la willielmi_n de_fw-fr legh_n ut_fw-la filiabus_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la praedicti_fw-la johannis_n filii_fw-la praedictorum_fw-la pagani_n &_o margaretae_n descendere_fw-la debent_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o john_n legh_n of_o high-legh_n the_o east-hall_n marry_v margaret_n wasteney_n 1365._o 40_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 268._o num_fw-la 39_o and_o have_v a_o daughter_n and_o heir_n marry_v to_o john_n massy_n of_o winsham_n lib._n b._n pag._n 33._o x._o this_o john_n massy_n of_o winsham_n by_o his_o coat_n of_o arm_n wherewith_o he_o seal_v 5._o anno_fw-la 19_o r_n 2._o geffrey_n son_n of_o john_n massy_n of_o winsham_n seal_v with_o a_o cheveron_n between_o three_o lozenge_n write_v about_o the_o seal_n sigillum_fw-la galfridi_fw-la mas●y_n lib._n c._n fol._n 266._o num_fw-la 5._o seem_v to_o be_v descend_v from_o massy_a the_o sale_n original_o and_o have_v issue_n geffrey_n massy_a of_o winsham_n live_v 21_o rich._n 2._o &_o 7_o hen._n 4._o which_o geffrey_n have_v issue_n william_n massy_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n and_o maude_n marry_v to_o richard_n legh_n of_o high-legh_n of_o the_o west-hall_n 1375._o and_o afterward_o become_v heir_n to_o her_o father_n land_n lib._n b._n pag._n 35._o g._n h._n lib._n c._n fol._n 266._o num_fw-la 4_o 5._o so_o that_o from_o about_o 10_o hen._n 6._o the_o legh_n of_o high-legh_n the_o west-hall_n be_v possess_v of_o the_o moiety_n of_o winsham_n until_o richard_n legh_n and_o clemence_n his_o wife_n sell_v unto_o anthony_n grosvenour_n of_o ridley_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n all_o his_o land_n in_o winsham_n for_o two_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o pound_n dated_n the_o 14._o of_o june_n 7_o eliz._n 1566._o lib._n b._n pag._n 56._o b._n and_o grosvenour_n sell_v they_o to_o roger_n pilston_n of_o the_o temple_n at_o london_n and_o to_o john_n grosvenour_n of_o tussingham_n anno_fw-la 8_o elizabethae_fw-la and_o soon_o after_o these_o land_n be_v buy_v by_o sir_n richard_n egerton_n of_o ridley_n in_o cheshire_n ralph_n egerton_n of_o ridley_n esq_n and_o sir_n richard_n egerton_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n do_v sell_v unto_o richard_n harecourt_n of_o winsham_n gent_n all_o the_o their_o moiety_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o winsham_n with_o certain_a enclosure_n take_v out_o of_o the_o commons_o of_o winsham_n by_o sir_n thomas_n venables_n of_o kinderton_n late_o decease_v and_o particular_o name_v in_o the_o deed_n bear_v date_n the_o 16._o of_o april_n 4_o jacobi_n 1606._o except_v out_o of_o this_o grant_n all_o those_o land_n in_o winsham_n former_o sell_v by_o they_o to_o edmund_n moldesworth_n of_o winsham_n roger_n wood_n and_o thomas_n norcot_n but_o richard_n harcourt_n after_o purchase_a norcot_n message_n concern_v the_o enclosure_n aforesaid_a there_o be_v former_o some_o difference_n between_o sir_n rich._n egerton_n of_o ridley_n and_o sir_n tho._n venables_n aforesaid_a but_o upon_o a_o award_n make_v between_o they_o sir_n thomas_n venables_n release_v unto_o ralph_n egerton_n of_o ridley_n esq_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n richard_n and_o to_o other_o all_o the_o say_a enclosure_n to_o revert_v to_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o say_v ralph_n egerton_n after_o the_o death_n of_o sir_n thomas_n venables_n aforesaid_a and_o thomas_n venables_n his_o son_n dated_n the_o 8._o of_o june_n 16_o eliz._n 1574._o the_o original_n of_o these_o penes_fw-la harcourt_n of_o winsham_n 1666._o for_o in_o truth_n though_o the_o baron_n of_o kinderton_n be_v lord_n paramount_n yet_o have_v he_o then_o nothing_o to_o do_v with_o any_o part_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o winsham_n or_o waste_v thereto_o belong_v that_o be_v give_v away_o by_o his_o ancestor_n long_a time_n ago_o only_o the_o service_n reserve_v in_o the_o original_a deed_n be_v due_a to_o he_o but_o no_o part_n of_o the_o land_n or_o soil_n as_o be_v clear_a by_o the_o deed_n beforementioned_a the_o other_o moiety_n of_o winsham_n which_o be_v invest_v in_o robert_n cholmondeley_n heir_n in_o right_a of_o alice_n his_o wife_n daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o john_n wasteney_n come_v afterward_o to_o buckley_n of_o eyton_n nigh_o davenham_n and_o from_o that_o family_n this_o moiety_n at_o last_o descend_v to_o richard_n leftwich_n of_o leftwich_n esq_n in_o right_n of_o margaret_n his_o wife_n daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o robert_n buckley_n of_o eyton_n who_o he_o marry_v 13_o hen._n 8._o 1521._o and_o have_v issue_n by_o she_o a_o daughter_n and_o heir_n call_v margaret_n leftwich_n who_o carrid_a away_o all_o her_o mother_n land_n but_o her_o father_n land_n be_v entail_v on_o the_o heir_n male_n of_o the_o leftwiche_n and_o she_o have_v two_o husband_n the_o first_o be_v thomas_n woodrofe_n by_o who_o she_o have_v issue_n thomas_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n and_o two_o daughter_n elizabeth_n marry_v robert_n edowe_n and_o brigit_fw-la after_o the_o death_n of_o her_o first_o husband_n who_o die_v about_o 1_o eliz._n 1559._o the_o say_v margaret_n leftwich_n marry_v william_n harcourt_n gent._n three_o son_n of_o john_n harcourt_n of_o ranton_n in_o staffordshire_n esq_n unto_o the_o issue_n of_o which_o william_n harcourt_n by_o margaret_n this_o other_o moiety_n of_o winsham_n descend_v and_o have_v continue_v unto_o his_o heir_n to_o this_o present_a 1666._o so_o that_o william_n harcourt_n of_o winsham_n now_o live_v 1666._o have_v late_o purchase_v wood_n tenement_n in_o winsham_n and_o two_o water-corn-mill_n in_o twambrooke_n be_v now_o possess_v of_o the_o manor_n and_o whole_a township_n of_o winsham_n except_v these_o

etc._n to_o stand_v to_o the_o ordinance_n of_o sir_n thomas_n dutton_n hugh_n venables_n of_o kinderton_n sir_n john_n massy_a parson_n of_o stopport_n thomas_n de_fw-fr whyllok_n thomas_n fitton_n of_o gawesworth_n william_n de_fw-fr stanley_n robert_n le_fw-fr grosvenour_n john_n de_fw-fr olton_n john_n de_fw-fr damport_n and_o david_n de_fw-fr calveley_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o say_v john_n domvil_n and_o cicely_n his_o wife_n and_o john_n leycester_n shall_v put_v all_o their_o right_n in_o the_o manor_n of_o mobberley_n to_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o person_n aforesaid_a and_o another_o point_n be_v that_o the_o say_v john_n domvill_a &_o cicely_n his_o wife_n and_o the_o say_v john_n leycester_n shall_v shake_v hand_n and_o charge_v the_o arbitrator_n aforesaid_a as_o they_o will_v answer_v it_o to_o award_v nothing_o on_o either_o part_n but_o according_a to_o right_n and_o also_o that_o neither_o party_n do_v make_v grievance_n one_o to_o the_o other_o till_o the_o say_a arbitrator_n have_v make_v their_o ordinance_n and_o also_o that_o the_o say_v john_n domvill_a and_o cicely_n make_v no_o delay_n by_o reason_n they_o have_v get_v the_o possession_n of_o the_o manor_n but_o may_v hold_v what_o the_o award_n shall_v render_v according_a to_o all_o their_o power_n and_o if_o any_o of_o the_o person_n aforenamed_a be_v contrary_a to_o reason_n that_o the_o rest_n of_o they_o shall_v choose_v other_o reasonable_a man_n in_o their_o place_n and_o also_o that_o if_o these_o person_n abovesaid_a can_v agree_v of_o their_o ordinance_n then_o to_o take_v other_o at_o their_o choice_n where_o they_o please_v the_o original_a be_v in_o french_a but_o have_v no_o date_n and_o remain_v among_o the_o evidence_n of_o leycester_n of_o toft_n 1672._o m._n num_fw-la 5._o lib._n c._n fol._n 15._o so_o that_o i_o conjecture_v cicely_n be_v the_o only_a sister_n to_o sir_n ralph_n by_o the_o first_o wife_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr mobberley_n for_o otherwise_o the_o other_o sister_n of_o sir_n ralph_n will_v have_v challenge_v mobberley_n land_n as_o well_o as_o cicely_n which_o other_o sister_n be_v daughter_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr mobberley_n by_o maud_n downes_n of_o chorley_n his_o late_a wife_n and_o share_v their_o mother_n land_n in_o chorley_n as_o coheir_n whereunto_o i_o find_v not_o that_o the_o say_v cicely_n ever_o make_v any_o claim_n lib._n c._n fol._n 21._o c._n num_fw-la 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o but_o how_o that_o can_v avoid_v the_o settlement_n on_o john_n leycester_n by_o the_o chaplain_n enfeoff_v by_o sir_n ralph_n mobberley_n beforementioned_a or_o what_o be_v the_o award_n of_o the_o arbitrator_n elect_v between_o john_n leycester_n and_o john_n domvill_n and_o cicely_n his_o wife_n at_o knotsford_n i_o find_v not_o positive_o and_o direct_o only_o i_o find_v so_o it_o be_v that_o john_n domvill_n and_o cicely_n his_o wife_n do_v levy_v a_o fine_a at_o chester_n die_v martis_n proximè_fw-la post_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la petri_n in_fw-la cathedrâ_fw-la anno_fw-la primo_fw-la ricardi_n secundi_fw-la that_o be_v in_o january_n 1377._o unto_o john_n brunstath_n parson_n of_o mobberley_n john_n brereton_n chaplain_n thomas_n fitton_n of_o gawesworth_n and_o robert_n grosvenour_n of_o 35_o message_n 627_o acre_n of_o land_n 100_o acre_n of_o wood_n 20_o acre_n of_o pasture_n 120_o acre_n of_o moor_n the_o rent_n of_o two_o pair_n of_o glove_n two_o part_n of_o a_o water-mill_n &_o tertiâ_fw-la parte_fw-la unius_fw-la molendini_fw-la fullonici_fw-la with_o the_o appurtenance_n in_o mobberley_n and_o tatton_n together_o with_o the_o homage_n and_o service_n of_o ralph_n leycester_n john_n lawrenson_n of_o mobberley_n roger_n deal_v bower_n in_o january_n 1377._o and_o william_n dawson_n and_o their_o heir_n etc._n etc._n lib._n c._n fol._n 14._o m._n num_fw-la 2._o after_o this_o i_o find_v that_o the_o say_v john_n leycester_n son_n of_o nicholas_n leycester_n release_v unto_o john_n domvill_n of_o mobberley_n and_o cicely_n his_o wife_n all_o his_o right_n and_o claim_v to_o all_o those_o land_n which_o the_o say_a john_n domvill_n and_o cicely_n do_v hold_v of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o say_v cicely_n in_o mobberley_n tatton_n plumley_n somerford_n juxtà_fw-la swetenham_n odrode_a and_o elsewhere_o in_o the_o county_n of_o chester_n and_o also_o in_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o mobberley_n witness_n john_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr poole_n judge_n of_o chester_n john_n woodhouse_n chamberlain_n of_o chester_n thomas_n de_fw-fr dutton_n and_o geffrey_n de_fw-fr warburton_n knight_n hugh_n venables_n de_fw-fr kinderton_n john_n de_fw-fr holford_n and_o william_n deal_v mere._n dated_n at_o chester_n on_o tuesday_n next_o after_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n mark_v the_o evangelist_n in_o april_n 1378._o anno_fw-la primo_fw-la ricardi_n secundi_fw-la also_o the_o say_a john_n leycester_n son_n of_o nicolas_n leycester_n release_v all_o his_o right_n to_o thomas_n fitton_n of_o gawesworth_n robert_n le_fw-fr grosvenour_n john_n brunstath_n parson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o mobberley_n and_o john_n brereton_n chaplain_n in_o all_o those_o land_n which_o the_o say_a thomas_n robert_n john_n brunstath_n and_o john_n brereton_n have_v of_o the_o grant_v of_o john_n domvill_n of_o mobberley_n and_o cicely_n his_o wife_n in_o mobberley_n and_o tatton_n by_o fine_a levy_v thereon_o at_o chester_n in_o april_n 1378._o etc._n etc._n date_v also_o at_o chester_n in_o april_n 1_o rich._n 2._o 1378._o lib._n a._n fol._n 130._o kk_n these_o two_o last_o precede_v deed_n be_v enroll_v among_o the_o plea_n at_o chester_n in_o the_o prothonotary_n office_n in_o the_o castle_n of_o chester_n coràm_fw-la johanne_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr poole_n justiciario_n cestriae_fw-la die_v martis_n proximè_fw-la post_fw-la festum_fw-la sanctae_fw-la margaretae_n virgin_n 5_o rich._n 2._o and_o two_o day_n after_o these_o release_v make_v by_o john_n leycester_n the_o same_o feoffee_n to_o wit_n thomas_n fitton_n of_o gawesworth_n robert_n le_fw-fr grosvenour_n john_n brunstath_n and_o john_n brereton_n do_v grant_v to_o ralph_n son_n of_o nicolas_n leycester_n and_o to_o the_o heir_n male_n of_o his_o body_n a_o annual_a rent_n of_o fifteen_o pound_n for_o the_o term_n of_o the_o life_n of_o john_n domvill_n and_o cicely_n his_o wife_n issue_v out_o of_o all_o the_o land_n in_o mobberley_n and_o tatton_n which_o the_o say_v feoffee_n have_v of_o the_o grant_n of_o the_o say_v john_n domvill_a and_o cicely_n his_o wife_n by_o the_o fine_a levy_v at_o chester_n dated_n at_o chester_n on_o thursday_n next_o after_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n mark_v the_o evangelist_n in_o april_n 1378._o 1_o rich._n 2._o lib._n c._n fol._n 14._o m._n num_fw-la 3._o afterward_o three_o of_o the_o same_o feoffee_n to_o wit_n thomas_n fitton_n john_n brunstath_n and_o john_n brereton_n grant_v to_o john_n domvill_n and_o cicely_n his_o wife_n 15_o message_n two_o part_n of_o one_o message_n 316_o acre_n half_o a_o acre_n half_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o acre_n 10_o perch_n and_o half_a of_o one_o perch_n of_o land_n 16_o acre_n of_o wood_n one_o quarter_n and_o five_o perch_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 of_o the_o same_o town_n not_o measure_v at_o the_o make_n of_o this_o deed_n together_o with_o the_o rent_n and_o service_n of_o ralph_n leycester_n and_o william_n dawson_n with_o the_o appurtenance_n in_o mobberley_n to_o hold_v for_o the_o life_n of_o the_o say_v john_n domvill_a and_o cicely_n his_o wife_n and_o after_o the_o death_n of_o john_n domvill_n and_o cicely_n then_o to_o remain_v to_o ralph_n leycester_n and_o the_o heir_n male_n of_o his_o body_n and_o if_o ralph_n die_v without_o heir_n male_a then_o to_o remain_v to_o the_o right_a heir_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a cicely_n for_o ever_o witness_n john_n massy_n of_o tatton_n william_n de_fw-fr legh_n knight_n william_n de_fw-fr mere_n hamon_n de_fw-fr ashley_n robert_n de_fw-fr toft_n and_o other_o date_v at_o mobberley_n on_o tuesday_n in_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n petronill_n the_o virgin_n 31_o maii_n 1379._o 2_o rich._n 2._o lib._n c._n fol._n 18._o three_o fair_a seal_n very_o perfect_a this_o deed_n be_v enroll_v before_o thomas_n felton_n judge_n of_o chester_n on_o tuesday_n next_o after_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o epiphany_n 3_o rich._n 2._o the_o original_a in_o latin_a remain_v among_o the_o evidence_n of_o leycester_n of_o toft_n 1672._o m._n num_fw-la 34._o and_o these_o be_v the_o land_n in_o mobberley_n belong_v to_o leycester_n of_o toft_n at_o this_o day_n 1672._o who_o be_v descend_v from_o ralph_n leycester_n abovesaid_a about_o a_o three_o part_n of_o sir_n ralph_n mobberley_n moiety_n of_o mobberley_n so_o that_o upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n john_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n sell_v or_o give_v away_o all_o his_o right_n to_o those_o land_n in_o mobberley_n upon_o some_o composition_n but_o what_o composition_n either_o from_o domvill_n or_o from_o

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 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to_o hold_v in_o fee-farm_n in_o free_a and_o common_a soccage_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o enfield_n in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n the_o king_n grant_v bear_v date_n the_o nine_o day_n of_o september_n 4_o car._n 1._o 1628._o save_o only_a these_o person_n follow_v who_o now_o be_v and_o their_o ancestor_n ancient_o before_o they_o be_v freeholders_n in_o the_o manor_n of_o more_o and_o not_o fee-farmer_n as_o follow_v freeholders_n or_o charterer_n in_o more_o 1666._o 1._o henry_n porter_n of_o more_o this_o have_v continue_v in_o the_o name_n of_o porter_n since_o edward_n the_o four_o this_o freehold_n before_o belong_v to_o one_o peter_n arderne_a in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o as_o by_o the_o deed_n now_o in_o possession_n of_o this_o henry_n porter_z appeareth_z 2._o sir_n richard_n brook_v of_o norton_n baronet_n have_v now_o about_o twenty_o cheshire_n acre_n of_o free-land_n in_o more_o as_o late_o belong_v to_o the_o priory_n of_o norton_n and_o also_o 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richard_n harper_n of_o newton_n 32_o hen._n 6._o lib._n c._n fol._n 205._o g._n 3._o grimsdich_n of_o grimsdich_n in_o nether-whitley_n have_v also_o land_n in_o newton_n which_o thomas_n grimsdich_n then_o of_o hallum_n by_o lease_n buy_v of_o john_n daniel_n of_o daresbury_n 12_o hen._n 8._o lib._n c._n fol._n 194._o num_fw-la 44_o 46_o 47._o and_o which_o land_n john_n daniel_n ancestor_n of_o the_o say_v john_n have_v in_o marriage_n with_o jonet_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n hallum_n of_o newton_n 1_o hen._n 6._o lib._n c._n fol._n 193._o num_fw-la 36_o 37._o 4._o robert_n venables_n of_o anterbus_n in_o the_o lordship_n of_o over-whitley_n have_v land_n in_o newton_n 5._o john_n starky_v of_o newton_n norton_n this_o township_n of_o norton_n be_v give_v by_o william_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n the_o young_a son_n of_o william_n fitz-nigell_a unto_o the_o canon_n of_o runcorne_n in_o exchange_n for_o land_n in_o runcorne_n and_o so_o he_o remove_v the_o canon_n of_o runcorne_n to_o norton_n about_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n stephen_n anno_fw-la 1135._o monasterium_fw-la de_fw-la norton_n in_o comitatu_fw-la cestriae_fw-la fundatur_fw-la à_fw-la willielmo_n filio_fw-la nigelli_n constabulario_fw-la cestriae_fw-la historia_fw-la aurea_fw-la johannis_n tynemytensis_fw-la lib._n 19_o cap._n 41._o a_o manuscript_n in_o the_o public_a library_n at_o oxford_n inter_fw-la libros_fw-la juris_fw-la v._o 4._o num_fw-la 4._o wherewith_o also_o agree_v polychronicon_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 17._o monasticon_fw-la vol._n 2._o pag._n 187._o tell_v we_o william_n fitz-nigell_a found_v a_o religious_a house_n of_o canon_n regular_a at_o runcorne_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1133._o and_o afterward_o william_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n the_o young_a remove_v they_o from_o runcorne_n to_o norton_n which_o agree_v with_o the_o deed_n lib._n b._n pag._n 199._o num_fw-la 1._o after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o abbey_n in_o england_n by_o henry_n the_o eight_o richard_n brook_v esquire_n purchase_v from_o the_o king_n the_o manor_n of_o norton_n with_o its_o member_n and_o appurtenance_n to_o wit_n norton_n stockham_n acton-grange_n and_o aston-grange_n in_o cheshire_n and_o cuerd_o in_o lancashire_n with_o other_o land_n the_o charter_n be_v date_v decimo_fw-la die_fw-la decembris_fw-la 37_o hen._n 8._o 1545._o who_o heir_n now_o enjoy_v these_o land_n 1666._o there_o be_v a_o certain_a hamlet_n or_o place_n call_v endley_n now_o belong_v to_o the_o township_n of_o norton_n and_o enjoy_v as_o part_n and_o parcel_v of_o the_o same_o which_o william_n fitz-nigell_a baron_n of_o halton_n hold_v as_o a_o distinct_a thing_n by_o itself_o in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n as_o appear_v by_o doomsday-book_n this_o afterward_o come_v to_o aston_n of_o aston_n for_o richard_n aston_n of_o aston_n son_n of_o gilbert_n give_v to_o god_n and_o st._n mary_n and_o to_o randle_n prior_n of_o norton_n all_o his_o land_n of_o hendeley_n with_o all_o its_o appurtenance_n about_o king_n john_n reign_n lib._n b._n pag._n 200._o num_fw-la 8._o here_o be_v ancient_o a_o church_n belong_v to_o