pacificè_fw-la &_o integrè_fw-la cùm_fw-la omnibus_fw-la libertatibus_fw-la praescriptis_fw-la et_fw-la quòd_fw-la singulus_fw-la burgensis_n burgagium_fw-la suum_fw-la possit_fw-la vendere_fw-la invadiare_fw-la dare_v well_fw-mi in_o testamento_fw-la assignare_fw-la cuicunquè_fw-fr vel_fw-la quibuscunque_fw-la voluerit_fw-la exceptis_fw-la ministris_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o viris_fw-la religiosis_fw-la sinè_fw-la contradictione_n alicujus_fw-la vel_fw-la aliquorum_fw-la saluâ_fw-la mihi_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la meis_fw-la libertate_fw-la furni_fw-la nostri_fw-la in_o eodem_fw-la burgo_n ego_fw-la verò_fw-la praedictus_fw-la haniundus_fw-la &_o haeredes_fw-la mei_fw-la praedicta_fw-la burgagia_fw-la cùm_fw-la acris_fw-la terrae_fw-la eye_n adjacentibus_fw-la &_o omnibus_fw-la libertatibus_fw-la suprascriptis_fw-la praedictis_fw-la burgensibus_fw-la meis_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la &_o assignatis_fw-la contrà _fw-la omnes_fw-la gentes_fw-la in_o perpetuùm_fw-la 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c._n fol._n 260._o q._n the_o tuesday_n market_n continue_v at_o this_o day_n but_o the_o fair_a be_v keep_v now_o on_o the_o twenty_o five_o day_n of_o july_n and_o the_o late_a fair-day_n on_o the_o eleven_o day_n of_o november_n although_o we_o usual_o style_v the_o chief_a officer_n here_o mayor_z of_o altrincham_n yet_o in_o truth_n he_o be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o principal_a officer_n without_o any_o magisterial_a authority_n in_o a_o rentall_a of_o dunham-massy_a date_v 3_o hen._n 4._o 1402._o i_o find_v there_o be_v about_o forty_o freeholder_n or_o charterer_n in_o altrincham_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o tenant_n of_o altrincham_n than_o not_o above_o eighteen_o in_o number_n be_v tenant_n at_o will._n and_o it_o appear_v by_o that_o rentall_a as_o well_o as_o by_o another_o of_o my_o own_o in_o henry_n the_o seventh_n time_n that_o in_o those_o age_n till_o hen._n 8._o the_o ancient_a tenant_n in_o our_o county_n have_v general_o no_o lease_n for_o life_n as_o now_o they_o have_v and_o the_o rent_n which_o at_o this_o day_n we_o call_v old_a rent_n be_v in_o those_o former_a age_n the_o utmost_a value_n of_o such_o tenement_n on_o the_o rack_n so_o much_o have_v these_o late_a age_n outstrip_v the_o former_a for_o value_n as_o well_o for_o land_n as_o other_o commodity_n at_o this_o day_n 1669._o there_o be_v above_o twenty_o charterer_n in_o this_o town_n whereof_o robert_n parker_n be_v of_o oldfield-hall_n in_o altrincham_n gentleman_n be_v of_o great_a value_n next_o to_o which_o be_v that_o belong_v to_o william_n leycester_n of_o hale-lowe_a gentleman_n most_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v very_o small_a parcel_n not_o worth_a the_o reckon_n up_o the_o chief_a lord_n be_v george_n booth_n of_o dunham-massy_a lord_n delamere_n there_o be_v so_o very_a many_o small_a cottage_n erect_v here_o by_o the_o permission_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o dunham-massy_a that_o it_o be_v now_o become_v a_o nest_n of_o beggar_n anderton_n the_o township_n of_o anderton_n be_v not_o in_o doomsday_n book_n inquisitio_fw-la capta_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la vriani_fw-la de_fw-fr sancto_fw-it petro_n 23_o edw._n 1._o intèr_fw-la alia_fw-la praedictus_fw-la vrianus_n tenuit_fw-la manerium_fw-la de_fw-la anderton_n in_o dominico_n svo_fw-la ut_fw-la de_fw-la feodo_fw-la de_fw-la domino_fw-la rege_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la per_fw-la servitium_n unius_fw-la librae_fw-la piperis_fw-la solvendi_fw-la ad_fw-la scaccarium_n cestriae_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o i_o find_v it_o in_o w._n vernon_n note_n so_o that_o vrian_a de_fw-fr sampire_n hold_v anderton_n in_o the_o time_n of_o e._n 1._o but_o when_o first_o grant_v to_o the_o family_n of_o sampire_n or_o how_o long_o it_o continue_v in_o that_o family_n or_o how_o and_o when_o it_o devolve_v to_o sutton_n of_o sutton_n nigh_o maxfield_n in_o cheshire_n be_v yet_o unknown_a to_o i_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o sir_n peter_n warburton_n one_o of_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o common-plea_n at_o westminster_n purchase_v this_o manor_n from_o richard_n sutton_n son_n of_o francis_n sutton_n of_o sutton_n nigh_o maxfield_n esquire_n by_o deed_n date_v the_o twenty_o nine_o of_o november_n 43_o eliz._n 1600._o from_o who_o it_o descend_v unto_o sir_n thomas_n stanley_n of_o nether-alderley_n baronet_n now_o owner_n thereof_o 1669._o to_o wit_n son_n of_o sir_n thomas_n stanley_n knight_n by_z elizabeth_z his_o wife_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n peter_n warburton_n ⚜_o ⚜_o it_o be_v now_o common_o say_v of_o this_o village_n by_o the_o neighbourhood_n as_o it_o be_v proverbial_o that_o here_o be_v neither_o gentleman_n nor_o beggar_n charterer_n cottager_n nor_o alehouse_n but_o a_o common_a without_o end_n for_o that_o the_o common_a be_v circular_a lie_v round_o about_o the_o township_n and_o the_o demaine_n have_v be_v set_v to_o derry-man_n and_o tenant_n so_o as_o no_o gentleman_n of_o long_a time_n have_v live_v there_o appleton_n &_o hull_n this_o town_n of_o appleton_n and_o hull_n in_o william_n the_o conqueror_n be_v time_n belong_v to_o osbern_n son_n of_o tezzon_n the_o ancestor_n to_o the_o boydel_n of_o dodleston_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o record_n of_o doomsday_n book_n among_o the_o evidence_n of_o thomas_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n nigh_o comberbach_n esquire_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1666._o i_o find_v this_o follow_a deed_n copy_v out_o in_o a_o loose_a paper_n the_o original_a whereof_o be_v there_o underwritten_a to_o be_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o thomas_n stanley_n be_v so_o attest_v under_o his_o own_o hand_n lib._n c._n fol._n 286._o d._n hugo_n de_fw-fr boydel_n omnibus_fw-la tà m_fw-la praesentibus_fw-la quà m_fw-la futuris_fw-la ad_fw-la quorum_fw-la notitiam_fw-la praesens_fw-la pagina_fw-la pervenerit_fw-la salutem_fw-la noverit_fw-la universitas_fw-la vestra_fw-la i_o concessisse_fw-la roberto_n lancelyn_n pro_fw-la homagio_fw-la &_o servitio_fw-la svo_fw-la totam_fw-la terram_fw-la &_o tenementum_fw-la quod_fw-la ricardus_n lancelyn_n pater_fw-la praefati_fw-la roberti_n tenuit_fw-la de_fw-la antecessoribus_fw-la meis_fw-la videlicèt_fw-la pulton_n &_o bebington_n appleton_n &_o hull_n cùm_fw-la omnibus_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la suis_fw-la illi_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la faciendo_fw-la mihi_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la meis_fw-la servitium_n duorum_fw-la militum_fw-la videlicèt_fw-la cùm_fw-la duobus_fw-la armatis_fw-la apud_fw-la dodleston_n in_fw-la werrâ_fw-la quadraginta_fw-la diebus_fw-la scilicèt_fw-la servitium_n unius_fw-la hominis_fw-la pro_fw-la pulton_n &_o bebington_n &_o servitium_n alterius_fw-la hominis_fw-la pro_fw-la appleton_n &_o hull_n pro_fw-la omni_fw-la servitio_fw-la salvo_n servitio_fw-la quatuor_fw-la hominum_fw-la quolibet_fw-la tertio_fw-la anno_fw-la per_fw-la sex_n dies_fw-la ad_fw-la meum_fw-la heimineum_fw-la hedging_n heimineum_fw-la to_o make_v his_o hayment_n or_o hedging_n faciendum_fw-la apud_fw-la dodleston_n pro_fw-la hâc_fw-la donatione_fw-la &_o confirmatione_fw-la idem_fw-la robertus_fw-la lancelyn_n dedit_fw-la mihi_fw-la viginti_fw-la marcas_fw-la argenti_n etc._n etc._n hiis_fw-la testibus_fw-la radulpho_n de_fw-fr manwaring_n radulpho_n the_o monte-alto_a willielmo_n de_fw-fr pall_n '_o thomâ_fw-la filio_fw-la willielmi_n roberto_n de_fw-fr fulford_n etc._n etc._n about_o the_o end_n of_o henry_n the_o second_v reign_v i_o find_v geffrey_n son_n of_o adam_n de_fw-fr dutton_n ancestor_n to_o warburton_n of_o arley_n possess_v of_o this_o township_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o reign_n and_o be_v at_o this_o present_a belong_v to_o warburton_n of_o arley_n 1669._o placita_fw-la cestriae_fw-la die_v martis_n proximè_fw-la post_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la lucae_n 10_o edw._n 3._o galfridus_n de_fw-fr warburton_n opponit_fw-la se_fw-la versùs_fw-la hugonem_fw-la de_fw-la audley_n de_fw-fr placito_fw-la quòd_fw-la justè_fw-la &_o sinè_fw-la dilatione_fw-la acquietet_fw-la eum_fw-la de_fw-la servitiis_fw-la quae_fw-la willielmus_fw-la de_fw-la boydel_n senior_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la exigit_fw-la de_fw-la libero_fw-la tenemento_fw-it svo_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-la praefato_fw-la hugone_n tenet_fw-la in_o hull_n &_o appleton_n undè_fw-la idem_fw-la hugo_n qui_fw-la medius_fw-la est_fw-la inter_fw-la eos_fw-la acquietare_fw-la debet_fw-la etc._n etc._n vìcecome_v returnavit_fw-la quòd_fw-la praedictus_fw-la hugo_n nihil_fw-la habuit_fw-la in_o balliuâ_fw-la suâ_fw-la distringere_fw-la etc._n etc._n lib._n c._n fol._n 287._o k._n the_o original_a among_o the_o evidence_n of_o thomas_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n esquire_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1666._o charterer_n in_o appleton_n &_o hull_n 1666._o 1._o sir_n peter_n brook_n of_o mere_n which_o land_n he_o late_o purchase_v from_o
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 of_o manley_n hugh_n dutton_n of_o hatton_n the_o elder_a william_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a sir_n peter_n legh_n of_o clifton_n ancestor_n to_o legh_n of_o lyme_n and_o john_n carington_n of_o carington_n be_v all_o sue_v by_o sir_n william_n athurton_n for_o take_v away_o forty_o of_o his_o ox_n and_o forty_o cow_n out_o of_o his_o close_n at_o athurton_n and_o for_o beat_v of_o his_o servant_n but_o this_o variance_n be_v compose_v between_o they_o by_o the_o award_n of_o john_n duke_n of_o bedford_n earl_n of_o richmond_z and_o kendal_n constable_n of_o england_n and_o regent_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o henry_n the_o five_o date_v 9_o aprilis_n 7_o hen._n 5._o 1419._o restitution_n be_v award_v on_o both_o side_n the_o horse_n and_o saddle_n take_v by_o sir_n william_n athurton_n to_o be_v restore_v to_o sir_n piers_n dutton_n and_o the_o cattle_n take_v by_o sir_n piers_n to_o be_v restore_v to_o the_o say_a sir_n william_n lib._n c._n fol._n 146._o n._n sir_n peter_n de_fw-fr dutton_n be_v make_v parcarius_n de_fw-fr northwood_n or_o governor_n of_o northwood_n park_n in_o over-whitley_n during_o his_o life_n with_o all_o the_o fee_n thereof_o 1_o hen._n 6._o 1423._o 5._o well_fw-mi 1_o hen._n 5._o out_o of_o which_o he_o have_v order_n from_o william_n harrington_n chief_a steward_n of_o halton_n under_o henry_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o other_o feoffee_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o five_o to_o deliver_v one_o oak_n for_o the_o repair_n of_o witton_n bridge_n then_o in_o decay_n and_o another_o for_o the_o repair_n of_o farnworth_n chappel_n dated_n 9_o hen._n 6._o lib._n c._n fol._n 147._o w._n sir_n peter_n die_v 12_o hen._n 6._o 1433._o age_v sixty_o six_o year_n obiit_fw-la 1433_o lib._n c._n fol._n 147._o x._o y._n &_o fol._n 163._o x._o xiii_o john_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n peter_n matryed_z margaret_z daughter_n of_o sir_n john_n savage_a of_o clifton_n 6_o hen._n 5._o 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 john_n merbury_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o james_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n nigh_o comberbach_n esquire_n 1458._o the_o original_a penès_fw-la thomam_fw-la merbury_n armigerum_fw-la 1666._o obiit_fw-la 1445_o this_o john_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n die_v 24_o hen._n 6._o 1445._o age_v forty_o two_o year_n lib._n c._n fol._n 160._o y._n z._n margaret_n his_o wife_n survive_v and_o be_v live_v 1450._o fourteen_o sir_n thomas_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n and_o margaret_n marry_v anne_n daughter_n of_o james_n lord_n audley_n and_o have_v issue_n peter_n elder_a son_n slay_v with_o his_o father_n at_o the_o battle_n of_o blore-heath_n as_o tradition_n have_v it_o john_n dutton_n second_o son_n who_o succeed_v heir_n to_o his_o father_n anno_fw-la matryed_z sir_n thomas_n molineaux_n of_o sefton_n in_o lancashire_n isabel_n marry_v sir_n christopher_n sotheworth_n of_o sotheworth_n in_o lancashire_n f._n lib._n d._n pag._n 173._o f._n elizabeth_n marry_v ralph_n bostock_n of_o bostock_n in_o davenham_n parish_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n anne_n daughter_n and_o heir_n marry_v to_o sir_n john_n savage_a of_o clifton_n in_o cheshire_n juxtà _fw-la halton_n which_o elizabeth_n after_o the_o death_n of_o ralph_n bostock_n marry_v thomas_n scriven_n of_o frodsley_n in_o shropshire_n and_o she_o die_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1516._o 5_o die_v februarii_fw-la 8_o hen._n 8._o lib._n c._n fol._n 139._o x._o margaret_n another_o daughter_n of_o sir_n thomas_n dutton_n marry_v thomas_n aston_n of_o aston_n juxtà _fw-la sutton_n esquire_n 7_o edw._n 4._o 1467._o afterward_o she_o marry_v ralph_n vernon_n of_o haslington_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n and_o elinour_n another_o daughter_n marry_v richard_n cholmondley_n of_o cholmondley_n in_o broxton_n hundred_o esq_n lib._n c._n fol._n 161._o i._o n._n obiit_fw-la 1459_o this_o sir_n thomas_n be_v slay_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o blore-heath_n in_o staffordshire_n september_n 23._o 38_o hen._n 6._o 1459._o stow_z in_o his_o annal_n and_o in_o the_o thirty_o eight_o year_n of_o his_o age._n anne_n his_o widow_n afterward_o marry_v hugh_n do_v of_o olton_n in_o cheshire_n and_o she_o die_v 19_o hen._n 7._o 1503._o lib._n c._n fol._n 162._o v._n xv._o john_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n thomas_n and_o anne_n be_v make_v steward_n to_o the_o prior_n of_o norton_n for_o his_o life_n of_o all_o the_o land_n and_o tenement_n belong_v to_o that_o priory_n robert_z leftwich_n be_v then_o abbot_n of_o norton_n and_o for_o which_o the_o say_v john_n dutton_n have_v three_o pound_n yearly_a for_o his_o fee_n date_v at_o norton_n in_o september_n 38_o hen._n 6._o 1459._o lib._n c._n fol._n 145._o c._n he_o marry_v margaret_n daughter_n of_o richard_n and_o sister_n to_o sir_n thomas_n molineaux_n of_o sefton_n in_o lancashire_n obiit_fw-la 1473_o but_o die_v without_o issue_n 13_o edw._n 4._o 1473._o leave_v roger_n dutton_n his_o 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 1526._o age_v fifty_o year_n lib._n c._n fol._n 164._o e._n &_o fol._n 161._o k._n he_o have_v a_o bastard-son_n call_v john_n dutton_n to_o who_o he_o give_v the_o message_n in_o preston_n nigh_o daresbery_n call_v the_o new_a manor_n for_o his_o life_n 1526._o lib._n c._n fol._n 162._o s._n he_o have_v also_o two_o bastard-daughter_n isabel_n and_o joan._n upon_o the_o sail_a of_o the_o issue_n male_a of_o this_o line_n of_o dutton_n there_o fall_v great_a controversy_n and_o suit_n of_o law_n concern_v this_o fair_a inheritance_n of_o dutton_n between_o sir_n piers_n dutton_n of_o hatton_n in_o broxton_n hundred_o as_o next_o heir_n male_a on_o the_o one_o part_n and_o the_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o sir_n thomas_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n and_o their_o heir_n on_o the_o other_o part_n at_o last_o it_o be_v compose_v and_o end_v by_o the_o award_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o dated_n the_o sixteenth_o day_n of_o may_n 26_o hen._n 8._o 1534._o and_o confirm_v by_o
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 arm_n or._n warbuâ—ton's_n coat_n argent_fw-fr two_o cheveron_n gules_a in_o a_o canton_n of_o the_o second_o a_o mollet_n or._n which_o he_o assume_v upon_o take_v the_o surname_n of_o warburton_n to_o wit_n two_o cheveron_n and_o in_o a_o canton_n a_o mollet_n inscribe_v about_o the_o seal_n sigill_n galfridi_fw-la de_fw-fr warburton_n sundry_a of_o the_o like_a i_o have_v see_v to_o deed_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o time_n the_o starkey_n of_o stretton_n branch_v into_o two_o family_n here_o in_o stretton_n long_a time_n ago_o the_o lower-hall_n and_o the_o over-hall_n starkey_n of_o over-hall_n in_o stretton_n be_v descend_v of_o a_o young_a son_n of_o starkey_n of_o the_o lower-hall_n and_o branch_v out_o first_o about_o 16_o edw._n 1._o 1287._o lib._n c._n fol._n 135._o c._n f._n &_o 134._o h._n k._n randle_n starkey_n the_o first_o of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o over-hall_n be_v young_a brother_n to_o richard_n starkey_n of_o the_o nether-hall_n lord_n of_o stretton_n live_v both_o 3_o edw._n 2._o 1309._o so_o that_o starkey_n of_o the_o lower-hall_n be_v the_o original_a root_n and_o lord_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o stretton_n but_o now_o late_o in_o our_o day_n have_v sell_v a_o good_a parcel_n of_o the_o demain_fw-fr of_o the_o lower-hall_n call_v mosse-wood_n unto_o ralph_n jackson_n of_o crowley_n who_o son_n thomas_n jackson_n now_o of_o mosse-wood_n 1665._o enjoy_v the_o same_o also_o one_o george_n webster_n alias_o bromfield_n have_v late_o buy_v another_o parcel_n of_o the_o demain_fw-fr of_o lower-hall_n and_o william_n southern_a late_a of_o hatton_n have_v buy_v several_a tenement_n in_o stretton_n from_o starkey_n of_o the_o lower-hall_n so_o that_o this_o ancient_a family_n lower-hall_n family_n of_o starkey_n of_o the_o lower-hall_n be_v now_o languish_v from_o when_o also_o branch_v the_o starkey_n of_o wrenbury_n and_o the_o starkey_n of_o olton_n in_o cheshire_n and_o other_o family_n original_o in_o this_o town_n of_o stretton_n be_v a_o ancient_a chapel_n
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 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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 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cambden_n britannia_fw-la printed_n 1607_o pag._n 693._o matthew_n paris_n put_v out_o by_o wat_n 1764._o pag._n 430._o where_o also_o it_o appear_v that_o in_o anno_fw-la 1236._o alan_n have_v a_o brother_n name_v thomas_n and_o also_o a_o bastard_n son_n call_v thomas_n who_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o their_o great_a ally_n seek_v by_o force_n to_o possess_v themselves_o of_o galloway_n in_o scotland_n which_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n have_v distribute_v to_o the_o three_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o alan_n but_o these_o rebel_n be_v beat_v and_o disperse_v by_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n anno_fw-la 1236._o but_o to_o return_v to_o our_o earl_n of_o chester_n the_o line_n of_o the_o ancient_a earl_n of_o chester_n now_o fail_v this_o earldom_n be_v by_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o take_v into_o his_o own_o hand_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1237._o 21_o hen._n 3._o it_o remain_v that_o i_o now_o show_v the_o earl_n of_o chester_n of_o the_o royal_a blood_n since_o this_o time_n which_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n i_o shall_v brief_o reckon_v up_o and_o observe_v that_o the_o county_n of_o flint_n appertain_v to_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n and_o that_o the_o county_n palatine_n of_o chester_n be_v still_o preserve_v in_o the_o crown_n as_o a_o county_n palatine_n if_o there_o be_v no_o creation_n of_o the_o prince_n into_o the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o chester_n if_o the_o king_n be_v elder_a son_n be_v create_v prince_n of_o wales_n then_o usual_o be_v the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o chester_n also_o confer_v with_o it_o but_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o every_o prince_n so_o create_v these_o title_n be_v preserve_v in_o the_o crown_n till_o a_o new_a creation_n these_o note_n follow_v i_o have_v from_o mr._n dugdale_n helen_n the_o widow_n of_o john_n the_o scot_n hold_v these_o land_n follow_v till_o a_o dower_n be_v assign_v out_o viz._n fotheringhay_n and_o jarwell_n in_o northamptonshire_n keweston_n in_o bedfordshire_n tottenham_n in_o middlesex_n bramton_n conington_n and_o limpay_v in_o huntingtonshire_n bado_n in_o essex_n and_o exton_n in_o rutlandshire_n claus_n 22_o hen._n 3._o memb_v 20._o the_o sister_n of_o john_n scot_n have_v these_o land_n follow_v devergoil_n daughter_n of_o margaret_n elder_a sister_n of_o john_n have_v the_o manor_n of_o luddington_n and_o torksey_n in_o lincolnshire_n with_o the_o farm_n of_o yarmouth_n in_o norfolk_n tower_n of_o london_n pat._n 22_o hen._n 3._o memb_v 11._o isabel_n have_v writtell_a and_o hathfield_n in_o essex_n maude_n the_o three_o sister_n die_v without_o issue_n pat._n 22_o hen._n 3._o man_n 4._o ada_z the_o four_o sister_n have_v bromsgrove_n in_o worcestershire_n bolsover_n in_o derbyshire_n the_o manor_n and_o castle_n 29._o oswaldesbeck_n in_o nottinghamshire_n see_v stat._n 32_o h_n 8._o cap._n 29._o the_o manor_n and_o sok_n of_o maunsfield_n in_o nottinghamshire_n and_o oswardbeck_n wapentake_n and_o wurfield_n stratton_n and_o cundover_n in_o shropshire_n wigginton_n and_o wolverhampton_n in_o staffordshire_n pat._n 22_o hen._n 3._o memb_v 4._o claus_n 22_o hen._n 3._o man_n 12._o after_o this_o to_o wit_v 31_o hen._n 3._o the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n with_o the_o castle_n of_o gannok_n and_o disart_n denhighshire_n disart_n disart_n disart_a castle_n be_v in_o denhighshire_n in_o the_o border_n of_o wales_n be_v annex_v to_o the_o crown_n for_o ever_o pat._n 31_o hen._n 3._o man_n 7._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o title_n of_o prince_n of_o wales_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n since_o they_o be_v invest_v in_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n and_o who_o have_v be_v so_o create_v with_o the_o time_n of_o their_o creation_n i._o king_n henry_n the_o three_o bring_v lhewellin_n prince_n of_o north-wales_n into_o subjection_n and_o make_v peace_n with_o lhewellin_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1228._o 12_o hen._n 3._o upon_o condition_n that_o lhewellin_n and_o his_o successor_n shall_v be_v call_v prince_n and_o 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 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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 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the_o reign_v of_o henry_n the_o four_o henry_n the_o five_o and_z henry_n the_o six_o and_o seem_v to_o die_v about_o 29_o hen._n 6._o a_o word_n or_o two_o about_o the_o coat_n of_o arm_n of_o booth_n i_o find_v that_o thomas_n barton_n of_o barton_n in_o lancashire_n give_v unto_o john_n booth_n son_n of_o thomas_n booth_n of_o barton_n and_o to_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o liberty_n to_o bear_v his_o coat_n of_o arm_n to_o wit_n argent_fw-fr three_o boar_n head_n erase_v and_o erect_v sable_a by_o deed_n date_v 5_o hen._n 4._o 1404._o john_n booth_n book_n lib._n h._n pag._n 49._o wherein_o be_v extract_v the_o deed_n of_o booth_n of_o barton_n and_o several_a other_o which_o coat_n of_o arm_n have_v ever_o since_o be_v bear_v by_o booth_n of_o barton_n as_o also_o by_o booth_n of_o dunham_n with_o his_o distinction_n of_o a_o young_a son_n even_o to_o this_o present_a sigillum_fw-la thomas_n both_o ii_o sir_n william_n booth_n of_o dunham_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o
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 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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 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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 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of_o manwaring_n but_o absurd_o and_o not_o right_a this_o sir_n randle_n the_o elder_a build_v the_o hall_n of_o overpeve_a anew_o 1586._o the_o fabric_n be_v now_o of_o brick_n and_o he_o be_v sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n 1605._o 3_o jacobi_n sir_n randle_n the_o elder_a die_v 27_o maii_n 1612._o 10_o jacobi_n fourteen_o sir_n randle_n manwaring_n of_o overpeve_a the_o young_a knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n randle_n the_o elder_a marry_v jane_n daughter_n of_o sir_n thomas_n smith_n of_o hough_o aforesaid_a by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n philip_n manwaring_n son_n and_o heir_n george_n manwaring_n of_o marthall_n second_o son_n now_o live_v 1666._o margaret_n the_o elder_a daughter_n die_v a_o infant_n elizabeth_n second_o daughter_n marrry_v first_o to_o robert_n ravenscroft_n of_o bretton_n in_o harden-parish_n beyond_o chester_n esquire_n and_o have_v many_o child_n afterward_o she_o marry_v sir_n francis_n gamole_n of_o chester_n but_o she_o have_v no_o issue_n by_o he_o 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of_o holme_n nigh_o nether-peve_a about_o edward_n the_o second_o in_o which_o line_n it_o continue_v till_o edward_n the_o four_o about_o 150_o year_n and_o at_o last_o it_o descend_v to_o margaret_n the_o young_a daughter_n and_o co-heir_n of_o robert_n grosvenour_n of_o houlme_n in_o allostock_n esquire_n with_o the_o three_o part_n of_o alderley_n also_o the_o wife_n of_o thomas_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n esquire_n by_o partition_n date_v 1465._o 5_o edw._n 4._o z._n num_fw-la 28._o who_o heir_n do_v now_o enjoy_v the_o say_a moiety_n of_o nether-peve_a 1666._o and_o the_o rent_n now_o pay_v to_o halton_n according_a to_o the_o original_a deed_n of_o roger_n lacie_n aforesaid_a charterer_n in_o this_o moiety_n 1666._o 1._o thomas_n wood_n of_o little-peve_a near_o to_o pever-bridge_n he_o pay_v a_o pair_n of_o white_a glove_n yearly_a to_o leycester_n of_o tabley_n at_o midsummer_n pro_fw-la libero_fw-la tenemento_fw-it svo_fw-la in_fw-it pever_n 2._o peter_n wood_n of_o 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robert_n in_o the_o county_n of_o chester_n
after_o the_o death_n of_o sir_n robert_n de_fw-fr monte_fw-fr alto_fw-mi his_o uncle_n except_o the_o rent_n former_o give_v unto_o queen_n isabel_n dated_n 24_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 230._o y._n the_o original_a of_o this_o deed_n remain_v among_o the_o evidence_n of_o the_o late_a lord_n cholmondley_n and_o the_o copy_n of_o the_o fine_a levy_v hereon_o in_o the_o same_o year_n be_v enrol_v in_o the_o leiger-book_n of_o the_o abbey_n of_o vale-royal_a fol._n 30._o b._n which_o book_n be_v in_o possession_n of_o thomas_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n nigh_o comberbach_n esquire_n 1666._o principio_fw-la vide_fw-la tom._n 2._o of_o my_o own_o evidence_n in_o principio_fw-la in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 1364._o die_v veneris_n in_o festo_fw-la sanctae_fw-la luciae_fw-la virgin_n john_n pool_n come_v before_o thomas_n then_o abbot_n of_o vale-royal_a in_o the_o say_a abbey_n and_o do_v fealty_n to_o the_o say_a abbot_n for_o this_o moiety_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o nether-peve_a which_o he_o acknowledge_v to_o hold_v of_o the_o say_a abbot_n by_o the_o yearly_a rent_n of_o twelve_o penny_n to_o be_v pay_v at_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n michael_n only_o and_o by_o pay_v to_o the_o say_a abbot_n two_o shilling_n for_o relief_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o same_o book_n z._n lib._n c._n fol._n 230._o z._n from_o pool_n of_o hartington_n this_o moiety_n be_v grant_v to_o george_n holford_n of_o holford_n about_o the_o time_n of_o henry_n the_o seven_o in_o which_o family_n of_o the_o holford_n of_o holford_n it_o continue_v till_o mary_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o christopher_n holford_n esquire_n bring_v the_o inheritance_n of_o all_o holford-land_n unto_o sir_n hugh_n cholmondley_n of_o cholmondley_n the_o young_a in_o marriage_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n concern_v which_o inheritance_n great_a suit_n fall_v between_o the_o say_a lady_n mary_n cholmondley_n and_o george_n holford_n of_o newborough_n in_o dutton_n uncle_n to_o the_o say_v mary_n and_o next_o heir-male_n of_o the_o holford_n these_o suit_n last_v above_o forty_o year_n at_o last_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o king_n james_n reign_n the_o matter_n be_v compose_v by_o friend_n the_o lady_n mary_n have_v holford-demain_a and_o george_n holford_n have_v the_o demain_fw-fr of_o iscoit_fw-fr in_o flintshire_n near_o to_o whitchurch_n in_o shropshire_n the_o land_n in_o nether-peve_a plumley_n and_o lostock-gralam_n belong_v to_o the_o holford_n be_v promiscuous_o allot_v part_v to_o the_o one_o and_o part_n to_o the_o other_o as_o at_o this_o day_n they_o be_v enjoy_v so_o that_o in_o the_o year_n 1659._o robert_n cholmondley_n earl_n of_o leimster_n in_o ireland_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o say_a lady_n mary_n and_o james_n holford_n of_o newborough_n esquire_n son_n of_o peter_n son_n of_o george_n holford_n abovesaid_a do_v enjoy_v this_o other_o moiety_n of_o nether-peve_a between_o they_o in_o which_o year_n the_o say_a lord_n cholmondley_n die_v without_o any_o lawful_a issue_n of_o his_o body_n concern_v the_o chapel_n of_o nether-peve_a see_v above_o in_o budworth_n picmere_fw-la this_o township_n of_o picmere_n be_v not_o in_o doomsday-book_n whereby_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v waste_n at_o that_o time_n it_o be_v ancient_o of_o two_o fee_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n one_o moiety_n ralph_n manwaring_n sometime_o judge_n of_o chester_n give_v unto_o henry_n de_fw-fr aldithley_n or_o audley_n in_o free-marriage_n with_o bertrey_n his_o daughter_n together_o with_o the_o town_n of_o smallwood_n and_o snelston_n and_o a_o mark_n of_o annual_a rent_n in_o the_o city_n of_o chester_n of_o the_o land_n which_o belong_v to_o one_o fagun_fw-ge unto_o which_o deed_n philip_n orreby_n then_o judge_v of_o chester_n be_v a_o witness_n the_o original_a be_v in_o cotton_n library_n at_o westminster_n lib._n b._n pag._n 1._o a._n henry_n of_o audley_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o bertrey_n his_o wife_n give_v to_o thomas_n son_n of_o randle_n de_fw-fr longsdon_n libero_fw-la homini_fw-la svo_fw-la half_a of_o his_o land_n in_o picmere_n and_o half_a of_o his_o wood_n there_o render_v yearly_o 3_o s._n 4_o d._n as_o i_o find_v the_o deed_n extract_v in_o vernon_n note_n this_o moiety_n of_o picmere_n be_v now_o enjoy_v by_o these_o person_n follow_v 1666._o 1._o thomas_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n esquire_n have_v one_o half_a of_o this_o moiety_n which_o former_o belong_v to_o the_o cocker_n of_o picmere_n ever_o since_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o until_o hugh_n cocker_v of_o pickmere_n sell_v the_o reversion_n hereof_o after_o his_o life_n unto_o thomas_n merbury_n father_n of_o thomas_n aforesaid_a anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1604._o probably_n this_o be_v that_o part_n which_o henry_n audley_n give_v to_o thomas_n longsdon_n 2._o thomas_n daniel_n of_o over-tabley_a esquire_n have_v four_o tenement_n here_o in_o lease_n these_o be_v former_o hold_v by_o william_n wiche_n and_o call_v wiche_n land_n which_o upon_o 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who_o son_n now_o enjoy_v the_o same_o 4._o john_n swinton_n of_o nether-knotsford_a have_v one_o good_a tenement_n here_o but_o part_n of_o this_o lie_v in_o winsham_n former_o crocket_n land_n of_o nantwich_n 5._o john_n key_n of_o the_o yate_n in_o picmere_n part_v of_o crocket_n land_n former_o 6._o peter_n deane_n of_o over-tabley_a have_v land_n in_o picmere_n late_o buy_v from_o key_n of_o the_o yate_n 7._o philip_n anterbus_n of_o overpeve_a one_o close_a belong_v to_o his_o freehold_n land_n in_o aston_n juxtà _fw-la picmere_fw-la 8._o sir_n george_n warburton_n of_o arley_n baronet_n have_v about_o one_o acre_n and_o a_o half_a in_o possession_n of_o robert_n deusbery_n and_o thomas_n starky_v of_o feldy_n the_o other_o moiety_n of_o picmere_n together_o with_o the_o manor_n of_o winsham_n william_n venables_n give_v to_o maud_n his_o sister_n in_o free-marriage_n to_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o service_n of_o half_a a_o knight_n fee_n whereunto_o roger_n lacie_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n be_v a_o witness_n which_o roger_n die_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1211._o 13_o johannis_n regis_fw-la say_v matthew_n paris_n in_o his_o history_n lib._n b._n pag._n 50._o a._n this_o maud_n have_v two_o husband_n the_o first_o be_v ralph_n son_n of_o roger_n the_o second_o be_v hugh_z de_fw-fr bixis_n or_o brixis_n this_o hugh_n and_o his_o wife_n grant_v to_o hugh_n venables_n all_o the_o land_n which_o william_n the_o offley_n hold_v of_o they_o in_o picmere_n and_o the_o wardship_n of_o the_o child_n of_o hugh_n son_n of_o the_o say_v william_n de_fw-fr offley_n till_o they_o come_v to_o such_o age_n as_o to_o govern_v the_o say_v land_n lib._n b._n pag._n 50._o e._n picmere_n exit_fw-la chartulis_fw-la glover_n de_fw-fr picmere_n hugh_n venables_n grant_v to_o hugh_n de_fw-fr picmere_n and_o his_o heir_n the_o whole_a moiety_n of_o the_o village_n of_o picmere_n for_o the_o same_o service_n contain_v in_o the_o deed_n of_o william_n venables_n his_o father_n the_o donor_n of_o the_o same_o land_n this_o be_v tempore_fw-la henrici_fw-la tertii_fw-la lib._n b._n pag._n 51._o num_fw-la 1._o afterward_o william_n son_n of_o guy_n of_o winsham_n grant_v to_o henry_n son_n of_o hugh_n de_fw-fr picmere_n all_o his_o rent_n in_o the_o township_n of_o picmere_n to_o wit_n 3_o s._n 1_o d._n ob_fw-la which_o he_o yearly_o receive_v from_o hugh_n de_fw-fr picmere_n render_v a_o pair_n of_o white_a glove_n yearly_o lib._n b._n pag._n 54._o num_fw-la 19_o and_o pagan_a son_n of_o ralph_n de_fw-fr wastney_n lord_n of_o winsham_n release_v to_o the_o say_v henry_n all_o his_o right_n in_o 3_o s._n 1_o d._n ob_fw-la rend_a which_o he_o receive_v of_o the_o say_v henry_n so_o that_o now_o he_o be_v only_o to_o pay_v 3_o s._n 1_o d._n ob_fw-la yearly_o from_o henceforward_o and_o a_o pair_n of_o glove_n for_o all_o service_n and_o this_o be_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o lib._n b._n pag._n 51._o num_fw-la 2._o hugh_n picmere_n son_n of_o henry_n be_v
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 âšœ_o thomas_n cholmondley_n of_o holford_n esquire_n and_o james_n holford_n of_o newborough_n in_o dutton_n have_v one_o moiety_n of_o plumley_n between_o they_o the_o other_o moiety_n be_v enjoy_v by_o these_o person_n follow_v 1._o sir_n peter_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a baronet_n have_v five_o tenement_n here_o now_o in_o possession_n of_o robert_n massy_n geffrey_n wright_n william_n ridgeway_n thomas_n wright_n and_o thomas_n hough_n 2._o mr._n bradshaw_n of_o marple_n a_o good_a farm_n in_o possession_n of_o thomas_n buckley_n 3._o the_o land_n late_a litler_n of_o wallers-cote_n nigh_o northwich_n three_o tenement_n in_o possession_n of_o hugh_n yanes_n homfrey_n mere_n and_o widow_n bebington_n 4._o george_n leycester_n of_o toft_n esquire_n one_o tenement_n in_o possession_n of_o william_n highfield_n 5._o robert_n venables_n of_o anterbus_n in_o over-whitley_n have_v three_o close_n in_o plumley_n in_o possession_n of_o ralph_n henshaw_n 6._o reynolds_n of_o middlewich_n late_o belong_v to_o bostock_n of_o moulton_n one_o tenement_n in_o possession_n of_o ralph_n newhall_n at_o the_o end_n of_o plumley-moore_n 7._o john_n hall_n of_o norley_n one_o tenement_n in_o plumley_n in_o possession_n of_o john_n kirkman_n 8._o manwaring_n of_o pever_n land_n sell_v to_o holford_n of_o holford_n one_o tenement_n at_o the_o side_n of_o plumley-moore_n in_o possession_n of_o richard_n eton_n 9_o earl_n of_o bridgewater_n a_o small_a parcel_n about_o four_o cheshire_n acre_n now_o follow_v the_o descent_n of_o holford_n of_o holford_n argent_fw-fr a_o greyhound_n passant_a sable_a hugh_n de_fw-fr runchamp_n lord_n of_o lostock_n lib._n c._n fol._n 126._o will_v ricardus_n de_fw-fr runchamp_n gralanus_fw-la filius_fw-la ricardi_n de_fw-fr runchamp_n in_o memory_n of_o who_o the_o town_n be_v call_v lostock-gralam_n for_o distinction_n he_o give_v the_o town_n of_o lees_n unto_o lidulf_n of_o twamlow_n about_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n lib._n c._n fol._n 227._o z._n this_o gralam_n also_o sell_v houlme_n 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 â—ui_fw-la frater_fw-la dedit_fw-la medietatem_fw-la de_fw-la rode_n gralam_n de_fw-fr morton_n robert_n de_fw-fr lostock_n lib._n c._n fol._n 182._o b._n richard_n son_n of_o gralam_n de_fw-fr lostock_n marry_v
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 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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 corà m_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 day_n s._n num_fw-la 2_o 3_o 5_o 6_o 9_o the_o other_o moiety_n of_o those_o land_n in_o plumley_n descend_v unto_o cicely_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o sibyl_n aforesaid_a which_o cicely_n marry_v hugh_n winnington_n of_o northwich_n 1444._o and_o ever_o since_o continue_v to_o the_o winningtons_n of_o ermitage_n until_o mr._n bradshaw_n of_o marple_n in_o cheshire_n buy_v those_o land_n from_o winnington_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o thomas_n buckley_n of_o plumley_n be_v now_o tenant_n thereof_o 1666._o the_o sister_n of_o sir_n ralph_n mobberley_n share_v their_o mother_n land_n in_o chorley_n but_o emme_n grosvenour_n purchase_v most_o of_o the_o other_o sister_n part_n lib._n a._n fol._n 127._o w._n x._o y._n aa_o so_o end_v the_o line_n of_o mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n the_o manor-house_n of_o mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n and_o which_o at_o last_o come_v to_o the_o talbot_n of_o grafton_n in_o worcestershire_n stand_v close_o by_o mobberly-church_n where_o now_o 1672._o the_o house_n of_o mr._n mallory_n of_o mobberley_n stand_v but_o the_o ancient_a fabric_n which_o be_v more_o spacious_a and_o very_o ruinous_a be_v not_o long_o since_o take_v down_o which_o old_a house_n with_o the_o demain_fw-fr thereof_o together_o with_o the_o advowson_n of_o mobberley-church_n and_o mobberley-mill_n be_v buy_v by_o andrew_n carrington_n of_o mobberley_n gentleman_n from_z george_z talbot_z of_o grafton_n esquire_n about_o 14_o jacobi_n part_v of_o which_o demain_fw-fr be_v sell_v soon_o after_o by_o carrington_n to_o robert_n robinson_n of_o mobberley_n gentleman_n the_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n be_v sell_v by_o andrew_n carrington_n aforesaid_a and_o john_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n unto_o thomas_n mallory_n dean_n of_o chester_n by_o deed_n date_v the_o eleven_o day_n oâ—_n october_n 17_o jacobi_n 1619._o who_o heir_n thomas_n mallory_n now_o under_o age_n be_v patron_n of_o mobberley-church_n 1672._o son_n of_o thomas_n son_n of_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