de Hamlak Henricus Petrus Petrus Johannes Hugo Meschines fil haer Monachus sine prole wife daughter of Sir William Bernak Knight had Sir Iohn Byron Knight who died without issue and Sir Richard Byron Lord of Clayton who to his second wife had Ioane daughter of William de Colwick and heir of her brother Thomas which brought this Family to have a considerable interest in this County again by her he left a son and heir called Iohn le Byron of Clayton Knight who by Margery his wife had Sir Nicolas Byron of Clayton Knight who married Alice the daughter of Sir Iohn Boteler of Beausey in that County of Lancaster Knight by whom he had Sir Iohn Byron who married Margery the daughter of Sir Robert Fowleshurst Knight but died without issue 1488. having been made by King Henry the seventh so soon as he began his Reign almost viz. Sept. 22. 1 H. 7. Knight and Constable of Nott. Castle and Porter of the same Steward and Warden of the Forest of Shirewood and of the Parks and Woods of Billay Birkeland Rumwood Ouseland and Fulwode with 40l. c. for the said Offices and Sir Nicolas Byron of Colwyck and Clayton his second son who married Iane the daughter of Iohn Bussy of Hougham in Lincolnshire afterwards married to Sir Gervas Clifton by whom he had Sir Iohn Byron Steward of Manchester and Rachdale and Lieutenant of the Forest of Shirwood this was called little Sir Iohn with the great Beard who had this Priory granted as before is said his first wife was Isabell the daughter of .... Lemington by whom he had no issue his second was Elizabeth the daughter of William Constantine and the relict of Roger Halgh on whom he begot soon enough Sir Iohn Byron of Newstede who married Alice the daughter of Sir Nicolas Strelley of Strelley and by her had Sir Iohn Byron of Newstede the husband of Margaret the daughter of William Fitz-Williams by whom he had Sir Iohn Byron of Newstede who had to wife Anne the daughter of Sir Richard Molyneux of Sefton in the County of Lancaster Knight and Baronet who brought him many Children his eldest was Sir Iohn Byron Knight of the Bath created by King Charles the first Baron of Ratchdale he married Cecily daughter of Thomas West Lord de la Ware and after her as I remember Elinor Needham the Lord Kilmurreys daughter but died without issue in France in the year 1652. after he had eminently served the King as his Uncle Sir Nicolas Byron Baronet a Twin with his Father and his brothers Sir Richard William Sir Thomas Sir Robert Gilbert and I think Philip did he was esteemed one of the best accomplished Gentlemen of his time His brother Sir Richard now Lord Byron succeeds in this place who married to his first wife Elizabeth the daughter of George Rosell of Radcliff Esquire the relict of Nicolas Strelley Esquire and to his second Elizabeth the daughter of Sir George Booth of Dunham in Cheshire Baronet by whom he hath no issue by his first he hath William Byron and Katherin William married Elizabeth the daughter of Iohn Viscount Chaworth by whom he hath three or four daughters and a son named William In the Bow Window of the Hall at Newstede there is yet W. S. P. William Savage Prior and the Arms of Newstede Priory viz. England with a Chief Azure in the middle whereof is the Virgin Mary with the Babe Or and Quarterly France and England And Azure a Pall Arg. impaling Arg. a pale deeply indented or Lozengy Sable Savage Bishop of ...... In the Pantry Grey of Codnors and Crumwell quartering Tateshall In Henry the sevenths Lodgings the Pictures of King Henry the seventh and Elizabeth his Queen and Prince Arthur In the next Pane of the same Window Arg. ten Torteauxes and a file of three Labels Azure ... Babinton Militis Barry of six Arg. and Az. Henrici Grey Sable a Bend between six Crosse Croslets Arg. Arme Iohannis Stanhope Armig. These Canons at several Altars were to pray for the Souls of King Henry the second and all the Kings their Founders of Robert Lexington who gave the Towns of Routhorn and Scarcliff in Derbishire and Starthorp to supply four Canons of William Cossall who gave his Mannor of Cossall and Bullwell Wood and divers Lands and Tenements in Nott. and Egmanton of Iohn Longvylers who gave Tuxford Church of Robert and Henry Edenstow Brothers who gave North Muskam Mannor excepting the stipend of the Chaplains at Edenstow of Elias Breton who gave diverse Tenements in Huknall of Dionysia Eynell who gave Tenements in Tershill of Robert Ripers Alice Palmar Hugh Ropley and of Thomas Sutton Kirkeby And Woodhouse THis place in the great Survey called Dooms-day Book is certified to be of the Fee of Raph Fitz-Hubert but before the Conquest in Chircheby Levenot had for his Mannor Land which paid the Dane-geld for ten Bovats being then accounted two Carucats There Raph had in Demesne three Car. and one Sochm. on one Bov. of this Land and twenty Vill. and six Bord. having twelve Car. There was a Church and a Priest and two Mills 3s. and three Acres of Medow Pasture Wood by places two leu long and two broad In the Confessours time this was valued at 4l. then in the Conquerours but at 3l. Here was another Mannor of the Tayn-land which Alvric had before the coming of King William which was rated to the Geld at two Bovats and the Land of it returned then to be so viz. two Bov. He afterwards held it of King William and there had one Car. This was valued then as before 11s. There was also another Bovat which was then waste Henry de Stuteville about 33 H. 2. gave account of 15l. of the Scutage of the Fee which was parted between him and Hubert Fitz-Raph The wife of Robert de Stutevill not long after was in the Kings custody and of the Parentela linage of Edward de Salesbery on the part of her Father and of the part of her Mother of the Progeny of Roger de Rennes she had one Town called Diham which was her Inheritance which was yearly worth 24l. She had one son and two daughters their age was not then known to the Jurors She was usually named Leonia de Reines by whom her husband the said Robert de Stuteville had one son called Henry de Stoteville who inherited the Barony and another named William mentioned to be living 2 R. 1. Afterwards there is mention of the Honour of Iohn de Stuteville concerning the moyety of the Barony of Hubert Fitz-Raph and that there was paid by the said Iohn for fifteen Knights Fees in Kirkeby with the Appurtenances About 45 H. 3. Robert son of Iohn de Stotevill had Market and Fair and Free Warren granted in Kirkeby in 〈◊〉 It appears 12 E. 1. that Robert de Stoteville showed great disobedience and contempt in not coming upon the Kings summons to Aid him
liberty he should use himself if he would have made one and would that all his heirs should know that he gave it for a sin which he did agâ—inst them and that they should remit it and grant him and his heirs to be paâ—takers of all the good which they should do William Clement Prior of Hellesham was a Witness to his Deed. Alice the daughter of Elias de Amundevill in the Sheriff of Lincolnshire's account 2 Ioh. ought twenty Marks for having recognizance whether Elias her Father gave her the Town of Wintertorp to marry her so that she was seized of it in her Fathers life time and after his death till Ioslenus her brother disseised her while she was in his custody This Iolanus son of Elias de Amundevill confirmed the Hospital of Ellesham he married Ermetrida Niece to the Earl of Aumerle and his son Peter de Amundevil left a daughter and heir called Ermetrida married to William de Dive whose son Iohn Dive mentioned in Balderton left his Estate to his two sisters and heirs there named which were married to the two excellent Families Bussy and Deisney some of which are yet in being though much lessened in Estate This last mentioned Wintertorp may perhaps be in Lincolneshire for this Wynethorp is said to be an Eschaet and that it was of 12l. yearly value and that the Bishop of Lincoln Lord of Newark held it of the gift of King Iohn with which place it hath usually gone Howbeit certain it is that the Prior of Ellesham was Patron here of this Rectory in whose time it was valued at 10l. 'T is now 7l. 11s. 0d. ob in the Kings Books and his Majesty Patron 'T is now reported to be annexed to Newark in the new Charter Feb. 8. 1672. Landford AT this place before the coming of the Normans Leuric had a Mannor which usually answered to the Publick Tax at two Car. three Bov. 1 â— The Land of it being for eight Plows or eight Car. Afterwards it became the Fee of Goisfride de Wirce whose Man or Tenant Ranulf is certified to have had two Car. ½ and sixteen Sochm. seventeen Villains four Bord. having seven Car. There was a Priest and a Church two Mills 12s. one Piscary one hundred Acres of Medow In King Edward the Confessours time this was 4l. value in the Conquerours 4l. 10s. Mr. Dugdale in his Book of Warwickshire shows that Wirce his Lands were by King Henry the first granted to Nigel de Albany Progenitor of the Family of Mowbray who 't is likely did enfeoff Robert de Ayvill mentioned in Egmanton of this Mannor For Iohn de Auvill gave 40s. in the seventh year of King Iohn for having a certain Precipe that William de Mumbray should restore unto him Landford with the Appurtenances to wit a Knights Fee which Robert de Auvill Father of the said Iohn gave in marriage to Roger de Caily with Iane his sister then dead who had a son who died without any heir at all so that for want of heir the Fee ought to return to the said Iohn son and heir of the said Robert The next I find here was Richard de Grey of Codnor paying his Mark for half a Knights Fee in the former part of the Reign of Henry the third William de Grey of Sandiacre in Darbishire 53 H. 3. had Free Warren here who I suppose was enfeoffed of this Mannor by the said Richard whom I guess to be his brother William died about this year and his son Richard was his heir who married Lucia the daughter and heir of Robert de Harestaâ— Lord of Sutton in the Dale in Darbishire and Harestan in Leicestershire and Hickling in this County as in that place may be seen where it also appears that this Lordship with the rest became the inheritance of Iohn Leek said to be younger brother of Simon Leek of Cotham in right of his wife Alice Grandchild of Edward Hillary and Alice Grey by Iohn Grey their son and heir This Iohn Leek and Alice his wife who after the death of her sister Isabel without issue about 14 H. 6. became sole heir had a son called William Leek who by Catharin his wife the daughter of Sir Thomas Chaworth Knight had a younger son called Thomas Leek of Hasland whose daughter Elizabeth the wife of Iohn Hardwyk Esquire was mother of Elizabeth the wife of Sir William Cavendish afterwards Countess of Shrowsbury the great instrument of placing the two Illustrious Houses of Newcastle and Devonshire in these parts but his eldest son was Iohn Leeke of Sutton who by his wife Elizabeth the daughter of Sir Iohn Savage had two sons Iohn and Thomas and three daughters Catharin wife to Sir Godfr Foljambe Miriel to Sir Thomas Waterton and Elizabeth to Iohn Frechevile He was buried in Sutton Chancel 24 March 1504. and by his Will committed the said Thomas his son who was called Leek of Williamthorpe to Thomas Savage Lord Arch-bishop of York to be ordered concerning his marriage and gave to Thomas Leek of Hasland his brother before named and noted more particularly in Leke Lands in Carleton juxta Gedling this same Iohn Leek had Lands in the Counties of Nott. Derb. Linc. Leicest and Worcester he gave four hundred Marks towards the building of Sutton Church making of his Tomb and paying his debts and was succeeded by Sir Iohn Leeke his son and heir who 10 Decemb. 14 H. 8. 1522. being about to go in the Army into Scotland under the most Noble Captain the Kings Lieutenant General and Steward of England the Earl of Showsbury made his Will and either died or was slain for it was proved 10 Oct. 1523. whereby it appears that he had three natural daughters Susan Elizabeth and Dorothy begotten on the body of Anne Mainwaring who was with Child when he made his Will His wife was Iane the daughter of Henry Foljambe Esquire by whom he had Anne and Katherin the wife of Francis Mering and two sons Francis who married Elizabeth and Iohn who married Margaret the daughters of Sir William Paston of Norfolk the Lands mentioned in his Will are at Sutton in le Dale Sandiacre Hickling Normanton Chesterfeild Huknall Torcard Little Léek Great Léek Notingham Stoke by Newark Lanforth Colewick Carcolston and Wiverton His son Sir Francis Leeke in the beginning of the Reign of Queen Eliz. obtained the other part of this Lordship whereof Robert de Perpount was Lord in 9 E. 2. to whose Family it continued with Holme Perpont where it is also mentioned till that time but he shortly after sold the whole to George then Earl of Shrowsbury It hath since been purchased by Iohn More Dr. of Physick and by him left to Sir Edw. More his Nephew Baronet of Nova Scotia who leaving four daughters and no son Iohn More of Kirtlington another of the Doctors Nephews succeeded and left Iohn More his son and heir the present owner
three sons more Nicolas Edmund Iohn and three daughters Iane Elizabeth Olive Sir William married Susan daughter of Thomas Cony of Basingthorpe in Lincolneshire on whom he begot Robert Sutton Esquire and three sons and four daughters more Richard Henry Gervas Alice Susan Elizabeth Mary Robert to his first wife had Elizabeth daughter of Sir George Manners of Haddon in Darbyshire sister to Iohn now Earl of Rutland his second was Anne daughter of Sir Guy Palmes and widow of Sir Thomas Browne of Walcott in Northamptonshire Baronet by whom she had two daughters Elizabeth and Anne widow of .... Lord Pawlett since married to ... Stroud his third was Mary daughter of Sir Anthony S. Leger Warden of the Kings Mint by whom only he left issue Robert Bridgett and Anne born after his death which was Oct. 13. 1668. his Lady died at Paris Sept. 1669. from whence she was brought and laid by him at Averham Sept. 25. 1669. He very much increased his Patrimony ever kept a plentiful sober House and was much out of purse for King Charles the first who created him Lord Lexington of Averham 21 C. 1. Richard Sutton his brother married .... Stanhope half sister of Philip first Earl of Chesterfeild and had a son Robert Sutton who was Captain of a Troop of Horse which he carried into Portugall he died without issue Male. Henry Sulton next brother of the Lord Lexington married Mabel daughter of Henry Faunt and hath several sons Robert William Gervas Robert married Katherine Shirbourne and hath issue Robert and Richard The Rectory of Averham was 16l. But is now 20l. in the Kings Books and the Lord Lexington is Patron as his Ancestors the Suttons have been In the Church upon a small Monumental Stone ......... obiit vi Kal. Octobr. Ao. Dom. mo. ccco. viio. Upon a fair Tomb M. S. Illustrissimo D o Gulielmo Sutton de Averham Equiti Aurato Generis nobilitate virtutum dotibus ornatissimo Qui post annos xxvii cum conjuge amantissim◠peractos octo filiorum totidemque filiarum pater factus Deo dilectus patriae charissimus suis desideratissimus citâ nec improvisà morte obiit in Christo Anno Dom. MDCXI aetatis suae LII D. Susanna conjux Moestissima Officii peitatis ergo P. Siste morae nec te pigeat nisi nosse recuses Quo juvet exemplo vivere quove mori Vive Deo patrie vicinis conjugi amicis Charus quoque ortus sanguine vive memor Et quocunque vocet fati Deus impiger ito Alea ceu vitae jacta suprema foret His titulis surgit lapis hic sic vixit obitque Suttonus quali carmine dignus Eques Sir William Suttons Corps here Toombed sleepes Whose happy Soul in better mansion keepes Thrice nine yeares liv'd he with his Lady faire A lovely noble and like virtuous payre Their generous of-spring Parents joy of heart Eight of each sex of each an equall part Usher'd to Heaven their Father and the other Remain'd behind him to attend their Mother On the out-side of the Steeple there is cut in Stone Sir Thomas Suttons Arms which was Arg. a Canton Sable and his Ladies viz. 3. Piles a Canton Varry which was Bassets of Fledborough nigh which was T. S. and two Tuns Kelham Kelum Doomsd. Calune And Parke Lathes THis place the Book of Doomsday shows to have been of several Seigniories the most considerable was of the Fee of Roger de Busli where in Lyde Wapentac before the Conquest Turchill and Godric are said to have had in Calun ten Bov. ⅓ ad Geld. for two Mannors The Land whereof was three Car. There afterwards Turold the man or Tenant of Roger had one Car. and seven Sochm. on five Bov. of this Land and three Vill. and three Bordars having two Car. ½ There were twenty two Acres of Medow small wood sixteen qu. long and seventy four Virg. broad In King Edward the Confessours time this was valued at 60s. in King Williams at 28s. Another great parcel of this Township was of the Fee of Walter de Ayncurt and Soc to Rolleston which answered the Geld or Tax for nine Bovats and one third of a Bov. The Land being two Car. and an half There eighteen Sochm. and three Bord. had seven Car. and an half and sixteen Acres of Medow small wood nine qu. long fifty Virg. or rods broad Another part was of the Fee of Raph de Buron where Osmund before the Norman invasion paid to the Geld as two Bov. ⅓ for his Mannor There William the Man or Tenant of Raph had one Car. and two Bordars with two Oxen plowing and nine Acres of Medow small wood eight qu. long twelve Virg. broad In the Confessours time this was 4s. in the Conquerours 15s. value Another parcel in Calum was of the Fee of Gislebert Tysun which before the Conquest was Alurics who had two Bov. ad Geld. for his Mannor The Land whereof was six Bovats There were two Sochm. one Bord. with half a Car. and six Acres of Medow small wood eight qu. long fourteen Virg. broad In the Confessours time 16s. value at the time of the Conquerours survey 3s. Another parcel was of the Land of the Taynes which Vlchell before the Conquest had his Mannor being then rated to the Geld at one Bov. and two thirds of a Bovat The Land six Bovats There Aldene progenitor of the family of Crumwelle afterwards had two Vill. two Bord. with one Car. and six Acres of Medow small wood eight quarters long and eight Virgats broad In the Confessours time 20s. value in the Conquerours 10s. That of Roger de Buslies Fee Lord of the Honour of Tikhill was held by Gilbert de Chelum whose gift to the Priory of Rufford King Stephen confirmed and William de Tulc or Tuk who for five Marks sold his in the presence and by the consent of Raph Silvain his Lord who also confirmed to the brethren of Rufford all that Land of the Fee of Tikhill which Gilbert de Kelum and William de Tulc held of him in the territory of Kelum from the west side of Buggewonge and that also tilled and untilled unto the bounds of Wyncheburne c. VVilliam del Tulc son of VVilliam del Tulc confirmed the fore-mentioned Land which his father gave in which the Sheep-house or Lathe Bercaria of the Monks was scituate which I take to be the original of Parkelathes a Grange or Hamlet in this Lordship belonging to that Monastery which was made up by the Gifts of many several persons VVilliam Tuke son of VVilliam Tuke of Kelum gave twenty four Acres of his Demesne measured by the Perch of sixteen foot lying between the Wong which Malger de Rolleston gave the said Monks and five Bovats which Malger de Staunton bestowed on them which twenty four Acres stretch from the west into the east viz. from Souhtwell way which is the bound between the fields of Wynkeburne and Kelum unto the wood
of Shirewood and 12 H. 3. 22 Octob. gave account of the two hundred Marks accordingly Robert de Everingham and Isabell his wife sister and heir of Thomas de Birkin 15 H. 3. made the like Fine of two hundred Marks for the same seisin and did homage Novemb. 21. The Jury 36 H. 3. said that Isabell de Everingham and her Ancestors had the custody of the Forest of Shirwode and for that the forreign service of twelve Knights Fees and an half was released to her Ancestors by the Kings Ancestors Her son Adam de Everingham had the suit with William Burdolf mentioned in Shelford for the Advowson of that Priory The Jury 9 E. 1. said that Adam de Everingham held when he died of the King in Capite the moyety of the Barony of Shelford where he had a free Court from 3. weeks to 3. weeks the Custody of Shirewood this Mannor that of North Leverton and Gedling and that Robert de Everingham was his son and heir who about 15 E. 1. left all these matters to his son Adam who 4 E. 2. had an Ad quod Damnum returned for settling the Mannor of Westburgh in Lincolneshire on Thomas de Suthwell c. By a Fine 7 E. 3. he settled this Mannor of Laxton on himself for life and then to Adam de Everingham his son whom 15 E. 3. he left his heir He had other sons Robert Edmund Alexander and Nicolas This Adam de Everingham Chr. 33 E. 3. had an Ad quod Damnum returned concerning his settling 10l. and 9s. rent in Gedling Nottingham Colewyke Stoke Bardolf Schelford Neuton and Carleton by Gedling and eight Marks and 6s. 8d. Rent issuing out of the Lands and Tenements of the said Adam in Gedling on William his son and Alice his wife daughter of Iohn Grey of Godnor William it seems 43 E. 3. died before his said Father and so did Robert son of this William Adam died 8 Febr. 11 R. 2. his son Reginald de Everingham Chr. was his heir male and then aged thirty years which Reginald by his wife Agnes the daughter of Iohn Lungvillers Lord of Hoghton upon Idell had a great estate but no issue by her but by another wife called Ioane he had Edm. de Everingham who died at 15. years of age in the Kings custody without issue so that Ioane and Katherine his elder brother William de Everinghams daughters were his heirs as they were their Grand-fathers the said Adam son of Adam c. Ioane was married to Sir William Elys who died at Saint Albans in his journey towards Calis and had a son by her called Robert she after married Iohn de Waterson Catherin was wife of Sir Iohn Etton son of Sir Thomas which Sir Iohn had several sons Miles Ivo William Alexander but this Mannor descended to the four daughters and heirs of Sir Miles Etton who died before his father the said Sir Iohn who held this Mannor of Lâ—xton with the Advowson of the Church and the Mannors of Egmanton and North Leveeton by the courtesie of England after the death of his wife the said Katherin till 11 H. 6. that he left it to his Grand-children Elizabeth the wife of Iohn Northwood Isabell of Iohn Roos Margaret of Robert Moresby and Anne of Robert Roucliffe The posterity of this Iohn Roos got all or most of this Mannor by purchase or otherwise his sons name was Robert Roos and he had to wife Elizabeth daughter of Sir William Midleton and by her William Roos who married Eleonor daughter of Sir Christopher Wainsford who brought him Humfrey Roos who for his first wife had Anne daughter of Richard Restwold and his second was Margaret Linne of Southwyke in Northamptonshire he died 17 Iuly 13 H. 8. leaving Francis Roos his son by his first wife his heir which Francis by Elizabeth his wife daughter of Thomas Scrimsal of Morbery in the County of York had Peter Roos who first married .... the daughter of Sir Iames Harvey by whom he had a daughter married to Sir Griffin Markham and after to his second wife had Brigit the only heir of Robert Roos of Ingmanthorp by whom he had Gilbert and Peter This woman after her husbands death married one Richard Clark and as the inhabitants say by her own misfortunes and the wicked unthriftiness of her son the said Gilbert Roos the last Lord of Laxton of this noble race was reduced to so great poverty that she gleaned Corn amongst other poor people in Laxton Field Peter Roos her husband had a brother named Thomas of whom there are many Grand-children yet alive and six sisters married one to ... Fairfax of Gifling another to ... Broughton another to ... Stapleton named in Burton Iorz another to ... Schrimshire of Norbury another to ..... Maxfeild another to ... Whitmore Gilbert Roos married .... the daughter of ... Orrell afterwards wife of Sir Peter Killegrew and by her had two daughters one married to ... Thomas of the County of Essex who had part of North Leverton with her the other never married Peter Roos of Knesale his brother had to wife Frances the daughter of ... Marshall and by her four daughters and a son Gilbert Roos who married Elizabeth the daughter of Augustin Hinde of Laxton Morehouse and died 1661. and left issue Gilbert Peter Mary Frances and Troth There was a Quare impedit recovered 13 E. 4. by Richard Roos Esquire against Isabell Roos Widow Robert Roos Esq and William Roos Chaplain of the Advowson of the Church of Laxton The Earl of Kingston had the Mannor of Laxton which remains with his posterity That Mannor of Lexington which was held by and gave name to the Lord Lexingtons Ancestors descended to his heirs as in Tuxford and other places will be shown Sir Brian Broughton Knight and Baronet hath I suppose all or most of it bought of the Lord Vaux as Bildsthorp and Lowdham were or perhaps of his Kinsman Gilbert Roos The Rectory of Laxton was appropriated to the Colledge of Iesus in Rotheram founded there by Thomaes Rotheram sometime Bishop of Lincolne There was a Chantry in the Church of Laxton to which Lands in Laxton did belong Near this Town lies a small Hamlet called Laxton Morehouse where there was a small Chapel and Lands which belonged to a Guild there Laxton Morehouse is now the inheritance of Augustin Hinde Gent. descended from one of that name Alderman of London and Elizabeth his wife after his decease married to Sir Iohn Lyon Alderman of London also she was a Lee as in Norwell may be noted she made her Will 10 Ian. 1566. which was proved 21 Ian. 1569. by which it appears Henry Lee was her brother and that by Augustin Hinde she had four sons Roland Austine Edward and Iohn and two daughters one married to Edward Gresham who had Richard and the other to ... Dodsmore The owners of Laxton Town
the Market and Fair and the Homages and Services c. of the Freeholders in Roderham except the Homage of Iohn de Dayvill for the Tenement which Thomas de Dayvill held in Anstan and the Homage of Nicholas de Lyvet for the Fee which he held of him in Hoton near Roch Abby Raph Tilly forfeited the moyety of the Mannor of Roderham to King Henry the third who granted it to Iohn de Lexington and he gave it to the Abby of Rufford The Abbat of Rufford 13 E. 1. had Free Warren in Rufford Cratela Eykering Almton Rohagh Parklathes Kirketon Tuxford Foxholes and Morton in the County of Nott. and in Brampton and Brithefeild in Darbishire and in Roderham and Carlecotes in Yorkshire Alice the Countess confirmed Earl Gilbert her fathers gift and so did Earl Simon her husband of all his Land in Rufford with all the Appurtenances and namely thirty Acres of Medow upon the Bank of Trent and his Land of Cratela c. as in Wellagh and other places is noted already In the year of our Lord 1159. there was an agreement made between the Abbat of Rufford and Thomas son of Paul or Thomas Paul Canon of York at the Feast of St. Michael in the presence of Roger Arch-bishop of Yorke and Elred Abbat of Rievalls and others That the Church of Rufford which appeared to be a Mother Church should pay no more Tenths after the death of the said Thomas to whom the Abbat of Rufford gave ten Marks for the Tenths of ten years and was to pay a Mark of Silver yearly during his life which was also ratified by the said Arch-bishop Roger and his power Legantine The House and Site of the Abby of Rufford with all buildings and Lands belonging to it viz. three hundred and four Acres of Arable and six hundred and forty of Pasture and sixty of Medow and three Water-Mills and the whole Fishing were by Indenture under the great Seal of the Court of Augmentations bearing date Mar. 20.28 H. 8. demised to Sir Iohn Markham Knight and his Assigns for twenty one years from the Feast of St. Michael then next following paying 22l. 8s. per annum But King Henry the eighth by his Letters Patents bearing date Octob. 6. in the twenty ninth year of his Reign in consideration that by an Act of his Parliament held at Dublin in the Kingdom of Ireland the first of May in the twenty eighth year of his Reign the Castles Lordships Honors Mannors Hundreds and Lands c. of George Earl of Shrowsbury and Waterford within that Kingdom were settled on the Crown and being unwilling to diminish the state honour and dignity of the said Earl he granted the Scite of Rufford and all his Lordships Mannors and Granges of Rufford Ekering Bildisthorp Warsop Walesby Allerton Wellugh Notingham Almeton Kirsale Mapulbek Besthorp Boughton Kelham Codington Parkelathes Kirketon Sterthorpe Est Retford Holme Foxholes Lytilborough Rohagh Southwell and Morton in this County and his Lordship of Rotherham and Lands there and in Thurleston Charlecotes and Wynleden in Yorkshire with the Rectory and Patronage of the Vicarage of Rotheram and all his Lands in Brampton Birchefeld Abney Chesterfeld Shirbroke and Glossopdale in Derbyshire with the Rectory of Glossopdale and Advowson of the Vicarage late belonging to the Abby of Basywark in Wales in the County of Flint as they came to his hands by reason and pretext of a certain Act of dissolving certain religious Houses in his Parliament begun at London November the third in the twenty first year of his Reign and then adjourned to Westminster and by divers Prorogations continued till Febr. 4. in the twenty seventh year of his Reign with all their Appurtenances and Lands in Albourne and Dudmandale alias Barton in Leicestershire late also belonging to Rufford and all Lands wheresoever whereof Thomas Dancaster late Abbat of Rufford was seised in right of his said Monastery all which were of the clear yearly value of 246l. 15s. 5d. sterling and no more to the said Earl his heirs and Assigns for the tenth part of a Knights Fee and 46l. 15s. 5d. into the Court of Augmentations for tenths Sir George Savile son of Sir Henry Savile of Barrowby in Lincolneth named in Screveton and Sireston married Mary daughter of George Earl of Shrowsbury Grand-child of the said George the Patentee to his first wife by whom he had Sir George Savile Knight and Baronet the husband of Anne the daughter of Sir William Wentworth of Wentworth Woodhouse Baronet and by her Father of Sir William Savile Baronet who married .... the daughter of Thomas Lord Coventry Lord Keeper in the time of King C. 1. by whom he had Sir George Savile Baronet who much inlarged and adorned this place and is since created Viscount Halifax by King C. 2. about 19 C. 2. he married the Lady Dorothy Spenser daughter of the Earl of Sunderland and by her hath sons George and William and a Child or two more as I remember his second wife is Gertrud daughter of the Honourable William Pierpont His brother Henry Savile is of the Bed-chamber to his Majesty C. 2. and his sister Anne was married to the Lord Windsor This place hath often entertained King Iames and King Charles his son being very pleasant and commodious for hunting in the Forest of Shirewood There was some distance from the house towards the South a pleasant large pool through which the little River Maun had its course which is now confined to its Channel and carried along the top of the Bank or Damm and the place of the Pool made dry ground and thereby more Profitable Pleasant and Healthful than before though some still think otherwise Clipston BEfore the Norman Conquest Osberne and Vlsi had two Mannors in Clipstune which paid the Geld for one Car. The Land was two Car. There afterwards Roger de Busli had in Demesne one Car. and an half and twelve Vill. and three Bord. having three Car. and an half and one Mill of 3s. Wood by places Pasturable one leu long and one broad In the Confessours time the value was 60s. when the Book of Doomsday was made in Kings Williams 40s. This it seems shortly after became the Kings Demesne for in 5 Steph. Iordan son of or Fitz Alan who ought Cs. of the Farm of the past year either he or his Father the said Alan gave account of Cs. of the Farm of the Mannors of Clipeston but Osbert Sylvan the then Sheriff was to pay it for him William Fitz-Ranulf Sheriff in 20 H. 2. gave account of the Assize of the Kings Demesnes and amongst the rest Clipston 32 s 8d. William Briewerre 2 Ioh. gave account of the year past and of the Costs of carrying the Kings Bacons from Clipeston to Northampton xs. and xd. and to the Chaplain of Clipeston 20â— of his Livery from the Sunday next before the Feast of St. Nicholas until the Sunday next before the
Fees a third and a fourth part of a Fee whereof twenty three Fees and a third part yielded yearly 17l. 17s. 10d. for Guard of the Castle of Tikhill viz. every Fee 10s. 8l. for the meat of the Watchmen of the Castle and other five Fees and an half and a fourth part did no Service except Scutage and Relief when it happened She the said Alice Countess of Eu released to God St. Mary and the Monks of Blyth the Prise of Oxen and Cows at Blith Fairs so that neither she her heirs nor any of them should be able to make any Prise at the Feast of St. Dionis in the said Fairs The Prior of Blith held the whole Town of Blith in Demesne in pure Alms of the Honour of Tikhull except 40s. which the Abbat of Roche held in that Town in exchange of the Mill of Serleby The same Prior held the whole Town of Bucketon of the same Honour in pure Alms of the Fee of Iohn Burdon of the new Feoffment The same Prior had also the whole Town of Elton in like manner of the Fee of Roger Bully The same Prior held five small Bovats in Bevercotes of the Fee of William de Bevercotes in pure Alms c. The Prior of Blyth 10 E. 3. was impleaded by Adam de Fyncham the Kings Atturney that he took Toll vâ—z Thorough Toll of Passengers at West Retford Ordesale and Twiford brigg whereas he ought only to take between the four Waters of Radford Thornewath Fradestan and Idell The Prior said the Liberty was allowed him in the Plea of Quo warranto before William Herle 3 E. 3. c. There was an agreement between the Prior and Covent of Blyth and William the perpetual Vicar of the Church of Blyth dated at Scroby 12 Cal. Aug. 1287. concerning certain parcels of Tythes in a place called Wetâ—roft in Blith and two Cultures or Wongs of the Mannor of Hoddesak and a Close called Stubbing also Tythe Wool and Lamb in a place called Northenaye which is on the North part of the Bridge and Water of Blyth all which were then valued at 24s. and the said Vicar for peace and quietness sake released to the said Prior and Covent who granted to the said Vicar and his successours that he and his Chaplain for the time being should be yearly twenty four daies solemnly arrayed in the Quire with the Covent at Mass as the solemnity should require and on those daies with the Prior and Covent be conveniently provided for and have honest refection They also granted him a quarter of Rye yearly at Michaelmas and Pasture for four Cows with those of the Priory if they were his own and assigned him many small matters in which the Vicarage was to consist as amongst the rest in the Bread which is called Maynport through the whole Parish in oblations of Wax and in oblations coming with Children to be Baptized and with their Crismals Likewise in their Tythes of Piggs c. and the Corn and Hay of the Closes exceptâ— fore excepted and in Tythes of the Merchants or Chapmen and Servants and in Tythes of Flax and Hemp in Cerage or Waxshot in Eggs in Lent in white and other small Tythes and he was likewise to have an House to dwell in as his predecessours the Vicars were wont to have The Vicar for the time being was to serve the Church of Blyth by himself and by another fit Presbyter and the two Chapels of Bautâ—e and Hoystrefeld by two other fit Presbyters which was to be his whole burden and the said Vicar was to have of the Prior of Blyth every year eight daies before Easter a Robe of the price of 20s. or 20s. whether the said Vicar would chuse The Parish of Blyth is exceeding large having besides the Hodsocks and Blyth Serleby Barneby on the Moore Rauskill and Torworth The Site of the Priory and the Demesnes 3 Iuly 35 H. 8. were granted to Richard Andrewes and Will. Ramsden who Iul. 25. had licence to alienate it to Richard Stansfeild and his heirs it was the Inheritance of Mr. William Saunderson Isabell who had been wife of Iohn Gresham and before him of Iohn Cooke died 14 Aug. 5 Eliz. seised of the Mannor of Blyth and of divers others in Yorkshire Essex Middleser and Northamptonshire Richard Cooke her son and heir was then twenty two years old The Mannor of Blyth is now the Inheritance of William Grandchild and heir of Sir Gervas Clifton Knight and Baronet Some of the Cressyes built an Hospital in Blyth which is now called Blyth Spittle and is in the gift and disposition of the Lord of Hodsak The Rectory was granted by King Henry the eighth to Trinity Colledge in Cambridge so which it still belongs William Mason and William Oglethorpe 12 Eliz. claimed against George Bingley nine Mess c. in Blyth Sturrop Olcotes Norney Torworth Farworth and Serleby who called to warrant Rob. Lawe senior Gent. Tho. Lawe son and heir apparent of the said Robert and Robert Lawe junior son of the said Robert senior Alexander de Bedick in parochia de Washinton in Episc. de Duresme 1333. Jana fil Ric. Cancellarii 2 Jacob. de Bedick alias Saunderson -Margareta fil Walteri Wilton de Eskdale Alexander Saunderson-Maria fil Joh. Filton Rob. Saunderson-Eliz fil Tho. Staveley de Stanhop Johannes Saunderson de Tikhill Com. Ebor. 2 Henr. vel Johannes Saunderson 1 Rob. Saunderson de Ewes in Com. Ebor. ... fil .... Midlthwait de Peniston Ebor. 2 Christoph. Saunderson de Stirap -Dionysia fil .... Barbar de Rowly 2 Robertus Saunderson gemellus de Guilthwait Blyth -Eliz fil Ric. Car. de Burterthwait Hall Ebor. Willielmus Saunderson natus 19. Sept. 1586 -Anna fil Edw. Gill. de Lightwood Rob. Saunderson aet 8. 1614. occis pugnans pro rege apud Nott. Brigg 1645 -Maria fil Gerv. Bosvile de Wermsworth Rob. Saunderson de Serleby ob 1658 -Maria fil haer Ant. Topham S. T. P. Decanus Lincoln 1 Robertus 2 Anthonius Maria. Franc. Tho. Marshall Marg. ux Rob. Mellish Anna ux Jacobi Lane Eliz. ux Rob. Eyre Rob. Episc. Lincoln -Anna fil Hen. Nelson Rectoris de Hougham 1 Nicol. de Sheffeild 1 Johannes de Ewes 3 Henr. 2 Johan de Midhop 3 Nicol. de Gouchill 1 Willielmus Saunderson fil haer -Joana fil ... Lamplou Ebor. Nich. Saunderson-Anna fil Will. Soudon de Ashby Linc. Rob. Saunderson de Saxby Linc. -Kath fil Vincent Grantham de Goltho Linc. Nic. Saunderson mil. Baronet Vicecom Castleton -Mildreda fil haer Joh. Hiltoft haer Clermont de Frampton Nicol. Vic. -Fran fil Geo. Manners Castleton de Haddon Georg. Vicecom Castleton -Gracia fil Henrici Bellasiâ— 1 Georgius 2 Nicolaus 3 Carolus 1 Thom. de Bedick alias Saunderson fil haer -Maria fil Walteri Grindall Johannes de Bedick alias Saunderson-Jana fil Joh. Guilford mil. Joh. s.p. Jana fil haer -Rob Hilton Dom. de Bedick jure ux Dr. Robert Saunderson the late
judge Causes and levy Forfeitures and Amercements arising amongst the people resident within such Circuit or Territory part whereof was ever as well by the King in his as other Lords in theirs kept in his or their own respective hands or Tenencies for the sustenance or support of his or their particular Family there which is now called the Demesne the rest is well known by the name of Tenements being held by others Of which one part by the Saxons were called Boke Lands because the King or other Lord gave them to some Thaines or Freemen by Charter to inherit either for their Services in the Wars or Contribution thereto or else for finding a competent proportion of Corn or other provisions for the Kings or other Lords use which latter Tenure we understand now by Free Socage as we do the other by Knights or Military Service These men however for such their Lands in any Mannor or Soke of the Kings or of another mans were named Socmen especially in Doomsday Book where they are most often mentioned as they have been Thaines Men Barons Knights and Free-holders and are indeed the very Barons whereof as the Lawyers say there must be two at the least to make that we now call a Court Baron in the reason of which name it seems divers most Learned men have been mistaken calling it from some insufficient Authority A Barons Court or Court of a Baron as is manifest in that the King himself not to be called a Baron sure in any sense except only the Masculine had a Court of the Barons of his Mannor as suitable and necessary for the Affairs of that as the great ones were for the business of his Kingdom after the Model whereof this was partly governed which Court in old time had the name of Hallmote the Kings as all others were being most usually kept in the Capital Messuage or Mannor House then and still called the Hall whereunto these Sokemen or Barons Men Knights Thaines or Free-holders were once in three Weeks to attend Some of the Kings Socmen were great as were also some of those of the larger sort of other great mens and had Mannors within the Soc which sort we now call Mesne Lords being in the middle as it were between their own Socmen who held of them and the supreme or Paramount Lord of whom they held themselves but the most generall sort of them were such as the Saxons called Less Thaines the Danes Young-men and we still Yeomen and were as I guess made most ordinarily of the younger sons or brothers of the Lords of the less sort of Mannors being certainly Free of Blood and fit for honourable Service some marks whereof yet remain in the Kings Houshold and divers other places These Sokemen of the Kings Mannors now known by the name of Free-holders by Charter in Antient Demesne are free from all manner of Toll for any thing concerning their own Provisions or Husbandry and from many other payments which others are liable to neither can they be drawn into Plea for any thing concerning their Lands out of their own Court wherein from the very first beginning without doubt was exercised all manner of Law requisite for the Kings Tenants as well concerning right as peace as likewise 't is probable there was in all or most other very great Mannors or Sokes which contained several Tythings or Townships whence arose also the Court-Leet as we now call it wherein chiefly all those Saxon Customs distinguished by several names or Laws concerning the Peace were executed which by many Lords in their several Sokes was claimed by prescription and since the Conquest hath been granted to others by the name of View of Frank-pledge The other part of the Tenements of a Mannor by the Saxons called Folk-Lands were occupied or held for the most part by the people bred and born in the Villages and of Servile condition called in Doomsday Book Villains and since Natives or Bondmen being such as our Husbandmen or Farmers are now for those who were like our Cottagers held very little or no Land and in that Record are called Bordars most likely because they had their meat where they did their work which Custom remains amongst us in some places still However all these men and all they had went with the Lands of their respective Mannors wherein they lived and were saving their lives as much and intirely at the will and disposition of their several Lords who finding no great profit in keeping alive many such Lazy Families as they were bound to do grew more willing to Manumit and make them Free or else to suffer them to hold their Lands under such Rents and Services as they thought fit to impose which being entred in their Court Rolls they made little other use of their Authority over them so that Copyholders also now have almost utterly worn out the memory of any such condition as well as any of that formerly most numerous Servile sort of people whereof for the greater part of these last two hundred years there have scarcely been any who would not have despised those who should not have esteemed them as Free-born English men as the best as the late times have more especially shown The last thing which should be distinguished a little more clearly from a Mannor or Soke Constablery or Tything Town Village or Hamlet is a Parish which amongst us signifies a certain portion of Land or Territory within the particular charge of a Priest who is to Administer the Holy Sacraments and other Divine Offices to the Inhabitants thereof the Precinct or bounds of which are commonly best known by those of the Mannor or Mannors the Tythes whereof belong to that Church though some portion of them may have been given to some other for it frequently happens that a Township Hamlet or Constablery is in several Parishes the Church Founded in it alwaies having the Tythes of it except a Portion was by chance given to some Religious House and we see a Parish as before was said of a Mannor may contain one or more Townships or Hamlets or only part of one or more Nay in some places we have two Parishes in one Town and but one Church which must needs arise from several Mannors the Lords whereof joyned in Founding or Building but not in endowing the Church each keeping apart his Tythes and what else he would give for the sustenance of his own Clark whom he intended to present to the Bishop for the Ministerial care and Government of his own Tenants who with the Lands they occupied made up one Parish as the others did another yet both had use of the same Church These are ordinarily called Medieties perhaps because the use of the Church may be equal though the Parishes or profits be not The Kings Mannors before the coming of the Normans were furnished with Churches and Chapels in the Hamlets also not far short of Parochial Churches and so were most other great
the Bonytons holds a Mannor there to this day And Stauntons came part to Tate and part to Shirley of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire where Sir Robert Shirley Baronet Father of the present Sir Robert built a very beautiful Church He hath here three Farms having twelve yard Land belonging to them Mr. Anthony Tate hath seven yard Land and an half which with his house came by his mother the daughter of Richard Stanley who dwelt in it Lands belonging to the Monastery of the holy Trinity at Repingdon in Sutton Bonington and West Leke and also the Advowson of the Church of St. Helen of West Leke descended to the Earl of Huntington from Sir Iohn Porte Knight who was one of the Justices of the Kings Bench 24 H. 8. and married Ioan daughter and heir of Iohn Fitz-Herbert of Etwall in Darbyshire by whom he had Sir Iohn Port Knight his son who left three daughters and heirs Elizabeth Wife of Sir Thomas Gerard Knight Dorothy Wife of Sir George Hastings Earl of Huntingdon and Margaret of Sir Thomas Stanhope named in Shelford The Rectory of Bonington in the forementioned Ms. is xiil. value and Mr. Barkeley Patron The Rectory of Sutton viii Mark and Prior of Repingdon Patron In the Kings Books now the Rectory of St. Michaels in Sutton Bonington is 15l. 2s. 1d and the Rectory of St. Annes there 4l. 17s. 6d. and the Lord Barkeley Patron of both In Sutton Bonington Church upon an old Tomb there Hic jacent Thom. Staunton Ar. Milisenta uxor ejus filia Willielmi Meringmilitis quae Milisenta obiit 12. Aug. 1456. He bears Varrey Arg. and sable an Annulet Or and impales with Mering Arg. upon a Chevron sable three Escallops Or. Another Staunton about that Tomb impales with Arg. a Pile in Point Gules Chandoys Upon another Tomb in the Chancel Orate pro animabus Johannis Berwyke Margaretae uxoris suae Jacobi filii eorum qui de hoc saeculo migravit anno 1528. He bears Arg. 3. Bears Heads erased sable In a Window there Or a Lyon Ramp Azure the Lord Segrave and Gules a Lyon Ramp Or rather Arg. if it be Mowbray Vpon a Tomb there Here lyeth Myghell Stanley deceased the last day of May 1564. and Mary his Wife that was with Child the same day and delivered of a son named Myghell the second of October the same year This same Myghell Stanley deceased was son of Iohn Stanley and left his Brethren William and Henry to see this Work made He bears Or three Birds Legs erased gules Upon a Chief indented Azure three Stags Heads Or impales with a Chevron betwixt three Towers In the other Church an ancient Tomb defaced it seems it was a Staunton Varrey Arg. and sable a Cressent for a difference impales with Mering as before upon that Tomb is Bassets Arms c. Anthony Feilding sold Mr. Grey of Langley the house and ten yard Land heretofore belonging to Repton Priory who since bought of old Mr. Tate of Sutton about three yard Land and an half Mr. Grey disinherited his eldest son for matching against his consent so his two youngest sons share with the eldest Thomas Gadde hath 3. yard Land and an half in Sutton descended from his Ancestors Charles Cock hath four Tho Strong four bought heretofore of Sir George Hastings Gilbert Millington attaint had four also Kinston IN Doomesday Book written Cheniston so called probably from some owner as most Towns of that termination in this County generally are Two Mannors in it at that time were made the fee of Hugh Earl of Chester which before the Conquest Leuvin and Richard had and paid for them to the publick Geld as three Bov. and an half The Land of them being then ten Bov. there under Earl Hugh one Sochm. had half a Carucat and nine Acres of Medow This in the time of Edward the Confessour was 30s. value then but 10s. Here were also several Mannors of the Land of the Taynes one Algar had before the Norman Invasion which paid for three Bov. The Land was two Car. This afterwards was held by Sauvinus of King William and he had there two Vill. with one Plow or Carucat and the seat of a Mill and ten Acres of Medow This in the Confesours time was 20s. value in the Conquerours 10s. Another Mannor of the â—aynland Vlchet had and paid the Assesment to the Geld for it as one Bov. and an half The Land was one Carucat This when the Conquerours survey was made Godric held but the men of the Country knew not by whom nor how There was one Vill. and six Acres of Medow In King Edwards time this was valued at 20s. then at 3s. Of the Tayn-land also in Chineston was there Soc to Radeclive as much as paid for one Carucat to the Tax The Land was two Carucats There eight Sochm. three Villans had three Carucats or Plows This Town was commonly esteemed a member of Radcliff upon Sore and the Tythes went to the Priory of Norton accordingly Peter Picot son of Peter Picot Lord of Ratcliff on Sore gave to God and the Church of the blessed Mary and St. Hardulf of Bredon in Frank Almes two Virgats of Land in Kingston Half a Carucat of Land here held of Thomas Picott 41 H. 3. was taken into the Kings Hand for a year and day being held before by one out-lawed for Felony There was a Tryal 10 E. 1. between Peter Picot Plaintiff and William Hasard and Hawisia his Wife Adam le Tailour and Robert le Irot Iort and their Wives for service of Land in Ratcliff and Kinston but the Judgement was for the Defendants that they ought none Thomas Hasard aged twenty eight years was 27 E. 1. found heir of William Hasard who had a House and some little Land here held of the King for 3s. 8l. Philip Hasard aged 〈◊〉 seven years 2 E. 3. was certified heir of Thomas William Seman 3 E. 2. is certified to be son and heir of Richard Seman who held a Mess. and two Virgats here of the King for 14s. per annum and doing homage and fealty to Sir Peter Picot and the service of 7s. per annum and a pair of Gilt Spurs Iohn de Leyk is certified 17 E. 2. to have held besides a certain Mannor in Leyk c. here in Kynston eight Virgats of Land four of the Prior of St. Cuthberts of Durham by the service of 12d. and four of Iohn de Langeton for 4s. per annum Iohn de Leyk his son and heir being then above fifteen years of age Nicholas the son of Adam le Taylour was also certified 17 E. 2. to have held here and in Ratcliff the third part of two Mess. and two Virgats of Land of the King in Capite paying 3s. 8d. yearly by the hands of the Sheriff Alice the daughter and heir of the said Nicholas being then above twenty years of age The Jury
16 E. 2. said that Agnes who had been Wife of Reginald Iort held likewise the third part of two Mess. and of two Virgats of Land c. as before Reginald le Iort being her son and heir The Jury the same year found it not to the Kings loss if Reginald le Iort had licence to keep to himself and his heirs the third part of two Mess. and of two Virgats of Land which he had of Alice the daughter of Nicholas le Taylour held of the King as the Mannor of Ratcliff then was by keeping the Kings Ostery or place for Hawks and paying yearly 3s. 8d. Henry le Hauker 10 E. 3. was found to have held one Mess. sixty Acres of Land in Kinston of the King in capite by the service of carrying a Falcon before him in winter Iohn le Ward of Kinston was then his Cousin and Heir This Hauker when he died held one Mess. â—our Bov. in Kinston of Sir Peter Pygot then Lord of Radclyve on Sore but the Jury found that his Cousin and Heir the said Ward held them then viz. 12 E. 3. of Raph Basset of Drayton The Jury 20 E. 3. found it not to the Kings loss if he granted Robert the son of Reginald le Iort to hold one Mess. and one Virgat or Yard-land and two parts of another Mess. and Virgat of Land in Kinston and Radclive on Sore for finding one to appear at the Kings great Turne of Riscliff twice in the year Katherine who had been Wife of William Sutton was found 10 H. 6. to have been seized of three Mess. fourscore Acres of Land four of Medow in Kinston Cortlingstok Bonington Sutton and Léek half a Mess. ten Acres of Land and one of Medow were held of the King in capite by petty serjeancy Thomas Fawkener being her next heir This Lordship was the seat of the Babingtons and a very fair House they had here but the first note of their interest here that I have seen except that on the Tomb-stone in Radcliff Church is a Recovery 1 H. 8. where Henry Sacheverell Knight Thomas Babington Iohn Port and Raph Sacheverell claim against Anthony Babington two Mess. one hundred and sixty Acres of Land twenty of Medow ten of Pasture and 16s. 8d. rent with the appurtenances in Kinston and Ratcliff upon Sore who called to warrant Iohn Bonington I have seen a Copy of a Deed bearing date the 20th of Febr. 8 Eliz. between Iohn Lord Darcy of Aston in the County of York and Henry Babington of Dethick in the County of Darby Esq in which the said Henry covenants to levy a fine before the Feast of the Nativity of St. Iohn Baptist then next ensuing to the said Lord Darcy and Sir Thomas Metham of the Mannors of Dethick and Leichurch and his Lands in Coleaston Tannesly Draynefeild Wassington Workesworth Radburne Heige Asheover Plaistowe Wheatcroft Pingston Bredon and Tongue and the moyety of the Mannor of Norton in the County of Darby and of the Mannor of Kinston in the County of Nottingham and his Lands in Kinston Goteham Alsworth Marneham Normanton Osberton Bilby Ranby and Mattersey and the Rectory of Marneham and the presentment for the third turn to the Rectory of Gotham in this County all which or most of them were thereby intayled on the heirs Males of him the said Henry Babington begotten and to be begotten on the body of Mary his then Wife Sister of the said Lord Darcy This Mannor in the Raign of Queen Elizabeth by the Attainder of Anthony Babington for Treason and the unthriftiness of Francis Babington his Brother afterwards came to the hands of Gilbert late Earl of Shrowsbury and by his daughter the Countess of Kent was sold to the Lady Hide The whole Lordship hath been long inclosed and much depopulated and was lately Sir Thomas Hides There is a Tomb in the Chappel of some curiosity of Stone-work on which are very many Cotes of Arms but no Inscription chiefly Babington impaling most other Families named in the following Pedegree which therefore is not amiss to be inserted Dominus Johannes de Babington miles factus in servitio Regis Ed. 3. capitan de Morlais in Brittaniâ Armorsc Domin Johannes de Babington-Benedicta fil haer Simon Ward de Comit Cantabr Tho. Babington de Dethick in Com. Darb. jure â—xoris -Isabel fil haer Roberti de Dethick Johannes Babington occis apud Bosworth -Isabella fil Henrici Bradburne de Hough Tho. Babington de Dethick ob Mar. 13. 1518. 10 H. 8 -Edith fil Rad. Fitz-Herbert de Norbury 1 Dom. Anthonius Babington de Dethick -Eliz fil Joh. Ormond de Alfreton Janae ux fil Will. Chaworth -Kather fil Joh. Ferrers mil. Tho. Babington ob 3 Eliz. -Katherina fil Hen. Sacheverell mil. Hen. Babington de Dethick -Fran fil Joh. Markham mil. -Maria fil Georg. Dom. Darcie de Aston 8 Eliz. Anthonius Attinct -Margeria fil Johan Draycot de Paynsley Franciscus-fil ... Roe de London Georgius ... fil Vine Ferdinando .... Anna fil Roberti Alvey de Carcolston Johannes Babington 〈◊〉 32. 1672. 〈◊〉 Beaumont Dâ—â—ie de Seâ—sâ—on Ferdinando Cornelius Johannes Babington -Saunch fil haer Ric. Stanhope de Rampton Original Babington de Rampton 2 Joh. 4 Rol. 6 Tho. 8 Rob. 3 Rad. 5 Hum. 7 Wil. 9 Geor. Eliz. An. Kat. Dor. Jan. Eliz. Do. Will. Babington Capital Baro 7 H. 5. Cap. Justic. de Banc. 1 H. 6. Equ Balnei Margeria fil haer ... Martel de Chillwell ob Feb. 2 1442. Will. Babington de Chillwell Johannes Bab. miles s. p. Etheldena ux .... Eltonhead postea ux ... Delves Eliz. ux Th. Nevile de Rolleston Rob. Ratcliffe on Sore Doomesd Radeclive THis Town whose name importeth as much as Red Hill or Bank scituate upon the River of Sore and nearer the River Trent than Kinston was also Taynland and before the Norman Invasion Osgod was owner of a Mannor here which usually then paid to the publick Tax as ten Bovats ¼ The Land was six Carucats Afterwards Sauvinus named in Kinston held it of the King William and had two Carucats or Plows or Plowlands nine Villans three Bordars having two Carucats Here was then a Priest and a Church and one Mill 10s. and six Acres of Medow the value then was 60s. but in King Edward the Confessors time 100s. It had Soc in Chineston which hath been ever accounted as a membeâ— of it and was of the Parish as was also Thrumpton which yet was not of the same fee at all though the Tythes belonged to this Church of Radclive which was shortly after this time given by one of the ancient Constables of Chester as appears by the confirmation of Roger the Constable to the Priory of Norton which Roger died in the year 1211. He mentions Iohn his Father and William the younger who was son of William son of Nigellus all Constables of Chester and their gifts and amongst the rest the Church of
without as can reasonably be wished and there is no other Free-hoâ—d now left except .... Chamberlain and Richard Widdowson PIGOTS HOUSE at THRUMPTON the South side On the North side of the Chancell at Thrumpton On the other side of the Chancell on the Wall by the South door Winifreda Edmundi Pigot Armigeri Natu Maxima Radulphi Coppindale de Coppindale-Tower In Beverley generosi uxor unica Migravit è vitâ in vitam Temporaneâ aeternam Mens Apr. die quinto Anno Salutis nostrae 1648. Anno Aetatis suae 83. Cujus reliquiae cum suorum reliquiis Gervasii Elianorae Praemissorum Postmissi Ricardi Et si placeat Deo Franciscae expectantis Mater cum filiis in terra matre Quam proxime hic conduntur Goteham Doomsd. Gatham A Dwelling or home of Goats The Chief Mannor in Gatham before the Norman Invasion Story had who is named already in Normanton and Sutton who had likewise a Mannor in Stantune and one in Cavord Keworth in this Wapentack in all which he was succeeded afterward by R. Earl Moriton This was Assessed or rated usually in those times to the publick Tax or Geld as two Carucats three Bovats and an half and five Acres The Land was six Carucats There Earl R. had in Demesne three Carucats three Sochm. twenty Villans two Bordars having nine Carucats and fourscore Acres of Medow The value in the time of King Edward the Confessour of this was 60s. In the time of King William when his survey was made 40s. It had Soc in Leche Here was another Mannor of the Land of the Taynes which Godric who had also one in Leke had before the Conquest and paid for it to the Geld as three Bovats and an half and one Acre The Land was one Carucat afterwards it was waste and Sauvinus named in Kinston had it and twelve Acres of Medow in King Edward the Confessours time it was valued at 10s. in King Williams at 2s. This Town came afterwards to be of the Earl of Leicesters Fee and it seems either had or was thought fit to have a Castle because amongst those Covenants upon a Truce between Ranulph Earl of Chester and Robert Earl of Leicester made in the presence of Robert the second of that Name Bishop of Lincolne and certain persons of note on each part viz. on the Earl of Chester's part Richard de Lovetot William Fitz Nigell and Ranulph the Sheriff On the Earl of Legrecesters part Ernald de Bosco Gaufrid the Abbat and Reginald de Bordineio Amongst many other things it was agreed that neither the Earl of Chester nor Legrecester should or ought to fortifie any Castle Firmare Castrum aliquod between Hinchelai and Coventre nor between Hinchelai and Hardreshil nor between Coventre and Donington nor between Donington and Leicester nor at Gataham nor at Cheneldestoe now Kinolton nor nearer nor between Cheneldesto and Belvéer nor between Belvéer and Hocham nor between Hocham and Rochingham nor nearer but by common consent of both parties In the time of King Henry the second Hugh de Diva of whose Barony it was and Helawissa his Wife gave two parts of the Tythe of the Demesne of Gatham to the Priory of St. Mary de Pratis by Leicester of that Earls Foundation It appears Hugh de Diva had a son called William who gave the Church of Haddun to the Abby of Sulby in Northamptonshire which William de Diva I take to be Father of Maud de Dive who in the first year of King Iohn gave ten Marks that she might not be compelled to Marry but if she had a mind would do it by the Kings advice or counsel And I think it more probable that this William was Father than Brother to the three co-heirs of the Barony of Hugh de Dive notwithstanding the Inquisition taken at Northampton before the Justices Itinerant 3 E. 3. wherein they are put for the Daughters though I see no reason but that they might be the Grand-daughters of the said Hugh For in an old Parchment which Mr. Pigot the present Lord of this place still keepeth amongst his Evidences wherein is the case of the Advowson of the Church and was written about the time of King Edward the first it is thus related William de Dyve who last had the whole Lordship of Gotcham intire begot three daughters who were his heirs Matilda Alicia Astelin who all in the first vacancy joyntly presented one Robert de Nottingham to the Church of Gatham and then made an agreement that in the first avoidance the eldest should present in the second the middle in the third the youngest Matilda was the first begotten and Married to Sir Seer de St. Andrea who in the first vacuity presented one Saer his Son Alice the middle daughter was Married to Sir Richard de Mistegros and they sold their right to Sir Simon de Montefort Earl of Leicester who presented one Richard de Role And the said Simon gave his right with the Advowson of the Church to the Ancestor of Sir Thomas de St. Mauro Astelin was last and Married to Sir Simon de Mistegros who had two daughters and heirs Agatha and Alice Agatha Married to Walter de Radindon and Alice to Raph de Dyve and they two after the death of the said Richard presented one Mr. Peter de Leyk On the top of it is Stipes Willielmi de Dive Willielmus de Dive Matilda de St. Andrea Robertus de St. Andrea Rogerus qui nunc est Alicia de Muscegros Ascelin de Mistegros Agatha de Ratinden Alicia de Dive Iohn son of Agatha de Radinden Cousin and heir of Alice de Mucegros 35 E. 1. paid relief for the sixth part of the Barony heretofore Hugh Dives c. By the forementioned Inquisition in which the names also of the co-heirs are a little mistaken viz. the second is Ascelin for Alice and the third Agnes for Ascelin it appears how the Lands in Northamptonshire were parted St. Andrew had his purport in Haldenby and Ravenesthorp and the third part of the Tenements of Pisseford and Boketon Richard Mucegros had his in West-Haddon and Holewell and the like third part of Pisseford and Boketon who with his son Robert passed them to Simon Mountfort Earl of Leicester upon whose Attainder King Henry the third gave this part to Sir Thomas Bray the Kings Seneschall Simon Mucegros had Brampton and the like third part in Pisseford and Boketon all which were held of the Earl of Leicester The like division was made of his Lands in other Counties as also here at Gotham where the Family of St. Andrew did chiefly reside it was a branch of that of Quincy and bore Gules seven Mascles voided 3.3.1 Or with a Labell of five Points Azure Sir Saier de St. Andr. gave to the Priory of St. Nicolas of Sandeford in Barkshire 5s. yearly rent in his Town of Littlemore for the health of his soul and his Fathers and Mothers and for the
Richard the second who left a son called Rad. Bugg de Nott. Rad. Bugg de Nott. 2 Galfr. Bugg de West-Leke 2 Galfr. Boug. de Leke-Marg fil Rob. de Campania Edmundus Bugg-Felicia 9 R. 2. Baldwin Bug. sine prol ob 14 H. 6. 1435. Ric. Turvile 2 H. 5 -Margareta-Reginald Moton ob 23 H. 6. Will. Turvile ob 33 H. 6 -Eliz fil Tho. Foulshurst ob 1476. Tho. Everinghaâ— marit 37 H. 6. Joh. Turvile ob 1 H. 8. ... Soror haer Tho. Staunton de Staunton C. Leicest Will. Turvile â—il ob 1552 -Jana fil Joh. Warburton mil. ux 2. Georgius Turvile de Aston Flamvil ob 1552 -Argarel Soror Johannis Hind de Maddingley C. Cintabr Henricus Turvile ob 1615. Will. Grinsby-Anna ob 1477. Bicardus Vincent -Anna fil haer Georgius Vincent de Pekleton 7. El. aâ—t 80 -Anna fil Will. Story Rad. Pole de Radburn -Eliz Joh. Pole Germ. Pole de Radburn C. Derb. 1 Richardus 19 E. 2. 3 Willielmus 19 E. 2. 1 Ric. de Bingham miles à quo familiae de Bingh Carcolston c. Ricardus Bugg de Willoughby à quo familiae de Wollaton Risley Baldwin Bugg who dyed without issue and so this Mannor descended to the Posterity of Margaret his sister first Married to Richard Turvile and after to Reginald Moton Henry Turvile 28 Eliz. sold this Mannor of West-Leke to Iohn Manners Esquire who 30 Eliz. sold it to Francis Harwar who together with Elizabeth his Wife by their Deed dated 21 Nov. 36 Eliz. exchanged it with Richard Mansfeild Gent. for Deane-hall in the Parish of Caunton in this County whose youngest son Thomas Mansfeild Married Millecent the daughter of William Sacheverell of Barton by whom he had Richard Mansfeild the present owner of this Mannor and also of two Farms and three Cottages held of it descended from the Family of Ferrers to Sir Walter Devereux of Castle Bromwich who sold them 21 Iac. He hath likewise another Mannor held of this for 10s. per annum which belonged to the Family of Leke who also performed the service of the fourth part of a Knights Fee This Richard Maunsfeild 1662. Married Elizabeth daughter of Sir Thomas Richardson and sister of Thomas Lord Richardson and by her hath Millecent Thomas Elizabeth and Ioyce Alan de Lec by the consent of his son and heir Henry gave certain Lands in Westler to the Canons of Calâ— to his Deed the Seal is still very perfect having the figure of an armed Knight on Horse-back upon it He and Heraldus de Leca and Richard his son and several of the Family severally confirmed the Church of Leke to those Canons which their Lord Ferrars confirmed likewise The first besides Alan Harald and Richard of this Family from whom I can perfectly draw a Genealogy is William de Lecha who performed the office of Sheriff of Nott. and Derb. for Hugh Bardolf the third and fourth years of King Iohn's Reign as Reginald de Carduil did the fifth and himself the said William de Lech the sixth for William Briewerre In the tenth of King Iohn Reginald de Cardoil and Isabel his Wife by Fine passed to Iordan de Toka three Virgats or Yard-land in Leka and twenty two Acres in Abbotrewong and 5s. Rent issuing out of one Virgat or Yard-land which William de Leka held whose son Iohn de Leke named in Thrumpton was a Knight and so was Iohn his son named in Widmerpole After whose death 32 E. 1. Galfr. Bugge of Westerleke took security of Nicolas de Leyke his son and heir concerning the reliefs of Sir Iohn de Leyk Father and Sir Iohn Grandfather of the said Nicolas de Leek for fourteen Yard-land or Virgats held of him the said Galfr. who then released the said Nicolas and his heirs their suit to his Court and Mill for 10s. per annum at Martinmass and Pentecost There was a Fine levyed 10 E. 2. between Iohn son of Nicolas de Leyk Querent and Simon de Siâ—ethorp Deforcient of eight Mess. and fourteen Virgats or Yard-land in Westerleyk thereby settled for Life on the said Iohn son of Nicolas de Leyk afterwards on Iohn his son and the heirs males of his body remainder to Thomas Brother of the last named Iohn and his c. This Iohn the elder dyed about 17 E. 2. as in Kinston is noted Alanus de Leca 1141. Henricus fil haer Willielmus de Leca 3 Joh. pip Johannes de Leke Chr. Johannes de Leke miles mortuus 32 E. 1. Nicolas de Leyk Johannes de Leyk defunct 17 E. 2. Johannes de Leek defunct 32 E 3. Alanus de Leyk Chr. 34 E. 3. Johannes Johannes de Leke Chr. de Cotham 10 H. 4 -Isabella fil haer Joh. de Towers Johannes de Leke fil 2 -Alicia fil haer Johannis Grey Willielmus Leke defunct 37 H. 6 -Katherina fil Thom. Chaworth mil. Thom. Leek dict de Hasland fil 2 -Margar fil haer Willielmi Fox de Chesterfeild Johannes Leek ob 21 Jan. 37 H. 8 -Elizab fil ... Hope Radulphus Leak aetat 21. Maii 3. 37 H. 8 -Elizabetha fil Thom. Leek de Williamthorp C. Derb. Thom. Leek de Hasland occisus per ... Samon -Alicia fil Francis Roos relict Briani Antonii Stapilton Thom. Leak de Lowdham obiit in carcere 2 Car. 2. .... filia ... Bull. Antonius Serleby marit 1 -Gertrud-Georgius Chaworth Elizab. -Joh Hardwick ex quo familia de Cavendish per Eliz. Comitissam Salop. Muriel-Georgius Linacre Johannes Leek de Sutton à quo Comes de Searsdale -Elizabetha Savage Thoma 36 H. 6. Simon Leke de Cotham fil 1 -Joanna fil haer Johannis Talbot de Swannington mil. -Thom Mallory marit 1. miles Willielmus Leke à quo famil de Screton -Avicia fil haer Johannis de Stockton 8 R. 2. Simon Chr. 35 E. 3. 48 E. 3. Thomas 10 E. 2. miles 38 E. 3. Henricus 34 E. 1. Robertus Haraldus de Leca Ricardus de Leca dom de Stanton Herald Alanus de Leca Samson de Leke 44 H. 3. Ricardus de Leke fil Samson Willielmus fil Ric. Sampson 27 E. 1. where he held eight Yard-land as he did a certain Mannor and fourteen here and some in Basingfeâ—â—d and Saxendale c. Iohn the younger his son was then above fifteen years old who about 34 E. 3. left Alan de Leek his son and heir who the year following viz. 35 E. 3. was a K â— but I want further light to discover his Posterity Thomas de Leyk Knight held a Knights Fee in Cotes viz. Cotham 38 E. 3. and Simon de Leek was a Knight in that time yet I cannot perfect the descent as I would in this place where the next thing I note must be a Fine 10 H. 4. between Richard de Leek and Elizabeth his Wife Quer. and Iohn Bereford Parson of the Church of Léek Deforc. of thirteen Mess. sixteen Virgats and two Acres of Land forty four
of the said Prior. Reymund Cardinal of Sancta Maria nova 11 E. 2. was Parson of Leyk and so was Iohn D'avenant who died Bishop of Salisbury and had been Chaplain to the Earl of Huntington The Rectory was valued at 30l. when the Prior o◠Repyndon was Patron Now the Earl of Huntington is and the value in the Kings Books is 25l. 4s. 7d. In the Church Windows in Little-Leak were Leaks Arms sable six Annulets Or 3.2.1 now five or nine upon a Saltier engrailed there also Or upon a Fesse Gules three water Budgets Or all over a bend Azure Geoffr Bug. Arg. upon five Fusells in Fesse so many Scallops the Colours are worn out Gules three Bends Argent Or on a Fesse Gules three water Budgets Ar. Bingham or Bugg In the Church of West Lake There is now upon Mr. Maunsfeilds Monument Arg. on a Chevron between three Manches sable three Annulets Or which impales also one with Ermine and Gules of six Bars R. Maunsfeild and Ester Hussy two with Arg. on a Fesse Gules Cotised Wavy sable three Crescents Or. Fran◠Mansfeild and Norice Dod. three with Arg. on a Saltire Azure five Water Budgets Or. T.M. and Millecent Sacheverel 4. with on a Chief .... three Lyons Heads erased R. M. and Elizabeth Richardson The Inscription is thus Anno Aerae Christianae 1624. Annoque aetatis 75.3 idus Augusti Animam Deo creatori reddidit Richardus Mansfeild Gen. hujus Manerii Dominus Vxorem habuit Jocosam Thomae Paget de Barwel comitat Leicestriae Gen. filiam Ex qua liberos Richardum Franciscum Thomam Mariam Doroth. Kath. suscepit Quorum Thomas natu minimus ◠societate Templi Interioris J. C. Ex Millecent uxore sua Gulielmi Sacheverel de Barton Arm. filiâ filium unum haeredem Richardum qui Elizabetham Thomae Richardson Equitis Aurati haeredisque apparentis Baroniae Cramond Regno Scotiae filiam in uxorem duxit tresque filias Mariam Franciscam Millecent reliquit obiit 4. Maii Anno 1638. aet 50. In the Chancell on two Grave-stones lying together Hic jacet Ed. Bigland Sacrae Theologiae Baccalaureus hujus Ecclesiae Rector qui obiit Aug. 2. aetatis suae 75. Anno 1650. Here lyeth Mary Bendish his Wife who died March 9. in the 68. of her Age An. 1652. Costock In Doomesd Cotingstoche and Cortingstoche and since Curtlingstoc SO named from some Saxon owner Corting or Curtling and Stoche which as Stow signifies a seat or place In it were several Mannors whereof two Godric and Algar had before the Conquest and for them paid to the Geld as thirteen Bovats The Land of them was but thirteen Bovats and said to be in Cotingstoc and Rempeston There afterwards Roger de Busli had two Sochm. on two Bovats of this Land and three Vill. with one Plow or Car. One Car. of this Land was then waste there was thirty Acres of Medow this in King Edward the Confessours time was 40s. but then in King Williams but 12s. Fulco de Lisoriis and his Wife Albreda gave to St. Mary of Blyth and the Monks of that place founded by the said Roger de Busli one Carucat in Curtingestok for the soul of Goisfrid his Dapiferi Steward and of his Wife Richildis who held it of the said Fulco This Land he gave to buy Fish before Christmass the said Fulc likewise gave to Blith those two Bovats of Land in Cortingestok which he had retained all which was confirmed by Robert de Lisoriis his son and Albreda the said Roberts daughter his Grandchild and by her son Iohn the Constable of Chester by the name of all the Land they had in Curtingstok which Ascelimus Prior of Blith and the Covent gave to the Church of Geroldon in Fee reserving 8s. a year Rent for all Services to which Abby William de Bouis son of William de Bouis whose Family held a Knights Fee of the honour of Tikhill and also had their Seat here gave four Bovats and two Bovats in this Town and Robert de Cheverecourt of Wyvordby confirmed all of his Fee in Rempeston and Cortelyngestok Robert de Chevrecurt 2 H. 3. ought one Mark for the summoning Alexander de Cortlingstok to restore him the custody of the Land and heir of William de Bowes Iohn de Bowys and the Abbat of Geroudon for half a Knights Fee in Cortlingstock 22 E. 3. to the Aid for making the Kings Son a Knight paid 20s. whereof Iohn paid 15s. 6d. and the Abbat had a Writ to discharge him from the 4s. 6d. remaining This was before that time Williams son of Philip de Cortlingstock but they paid for another half of a Knights Fee which was sometime Thomas de Bowys and for that Iohn paid 13s. and the Abbat stop'd 7s. with his Writ and one Stephen de Weston and the said Abbat had a fourth part of a Knights Fee here which was sometime Iohns son of Iohn de Cortlingstok for this Stephen paid 7s. and the Abbat 3s. which he discharged with his Writ That which the Family of Cortlingstok held I take to be of Rad. de Burun in this place where Seric and two Brothers had a Mannor before the Norman change which was charged to the Geld as fourteen Bovats the Land then fourteen Bovats There afterward William the Man or Tenent of Raph de Burun had three Car. and one Sochm. on two Bovats of Land and nine Vill. and four Bord. having five Car. or Plowes There was thirty Acres of Medow This in the Confessours time was 40s. but in the Conquerours 30s. Andrew probably son of this William gave two Bovats of this Land to the Priory of Lenton which Robert son of this Andrew confirmed and gave his Churches of Cortingstoc and Rempeston to the said Priory with a great Curse upon Willielmus de Cortingstoche temp Willielmi Conq. Andr. de Cortingstoc Robertus de Cortingstoc Rogerus de Cordinstoke 12 H. 2. Willielmus de Cortingstoc Philippus de Cortingstok Willielmus de Cortingstock Ranulphus Hugo de Cortingstoc Johannes Johannes 24 E. 1. Willielmus 3 E. 3. his heirs if any of them should annull his gift which was confirmed by Roger de Burun his Lord and likewise by Roger the said Roberts own son who held two Knights Fees of the said Roger de Burun 12 H. 2. William Brieware who in the time of King Iohn had the Fees of Roger de Burun confirmed to the Abby of Geroudon the gifts of Philip son of William de Cortingstock and of Ranulph de Cortingstock and Hugh his son Philip de Cortingstoc in the beginning of the Reign of Henry the third is certified to hold two Knights Fees of Patricius de Chaurcis in Cordingstok and Rempeston of the old Feoffment William de Cortlingstok the son of Philip de Cortlingstok gave a Toft in this Town to the Prior and Covent of Lenton for two shillings of yearly Rent which
remainder to the right heirs of Cecily from this man 't is like it had the name of Stanton Lymar There was another Fine 10 E. 2. between Nicolas de Wydmerpole and Alice his wife and Robert son of the said Nicolas Quer and Durand de Wydmerpol Deforc. of six Mess. and eight Virg. of Land with the Appurtenances in Widmerpole and Staunton by Wydmerpol thereby settled on the said Nicolas Alice and Robert for life remainder to Thomas son of Nicolas and the heirs of his body remainder to the right heirs of Nicolas Iohn son of Iohn de Staunton Lymar held at the day of his death the Mannor of Stanton Lymar of Thomas de Widmerpole by the service of the service of the eighth part of a Knights Fee Cecily and Margaret 3 E. 3. were found to be his dauâ—â—ters and heirs The Family of Sibthorp as in that place may be seen had interest here So that of Swillington as in Boney and so had that of Clifton as in that place may be observed which now remains intire owners of this whole Enclosed and depopulated Lordship The Rectory was 46s. 8d. and Mr. Stainton Patron Now in the Kings Books it is 2l. 13s. 4d. and Sir Ger. Clifton Patron as his Ancestor was in the time of Edward the third Keyworth Doomsd. Cauord PRobably Cai's Hall or Village Here Stori named in Stanton before the Normans came had a Mannor rated to the Tax as three Bov. â…“ The Land of it was sufficient for one Plow or one Car. There Alured the man or Tenant of R. Earl Moriton whose Fee it was had two Sochm. one Vill. one Bord. with one Car. ½ This in King Edwards time was 20s. in King Williams time 10s. Here was some of Roger de Busli's Fee Soc to Normanton rated to the Geld as two Bov. There two Vill. had half a Car. this belonged to Plumptre but of his Fee here were also three Mannors which before he came Harold Richard and Frane had rated to the publick Tax as six Bov. â— 3. The Land was two Car. There Roger had four Sochm. three Vill. two Bord. having three Car. There was sixteen Acres of Medow In King Edwards time this was 30s. in King Williams 17s. Of Raph Fitz-Huberts Fee In Caworde Frane had a Mannor before the Conquest rated to the Tax at five Bov. The Land one Car. ½ There afterwards Raph had one Car. ½ and three Acres of Medow In King Edwards time valued at 20s. in King Williams at 10s. This usually went with Boney or most of it That of Roger de Buslies Fee which went not with Plumptre seems to have been held by the Family of Malnoers or Malnuers Lords of Holme A Fine was levyed 24 H. 2. before the King at Northampton the Tuesday next after the Feast of St. Matthew between the Prior and Canons of Thurgarton and Leonius de Malnuers of the Land of Kaword for which the said Leonius gave them 7s. Rent in Medow viz. four Acres wanting a Rood in Estemore in the Mannor of Holme and all Wolrichemedwe Walter de Hulmo at the request and with the consent of Agnes his wife and Iohn his heir gave the Church of Kaeworth to God and the Church of St. Peter at Thurgarton for the health of his own Soul and his Ancestors and for the soul of Swain de Hoiland his wives Father and the soul of Robert son of Levenad who gave the same Church to the said Priory Iohn son and heir of the said Walter confirmed the gift Iames de Keworth son of this Iohn enfeoffed Iohn Barry of Lands in Basingfeld as in that place may be observed and I suppose here also Henry Perpount and Annora his wife 12 E. 1. claimed against Maud Barry wife of Iohn two Mess. and five Virgats of Land in Kewrth and against Richard Barry her son five Mess. and six Virgats of Land and ten shillings Rent in the same Town and Basingfeild of which Iames de Kewrth Cousin of the said Annora whose heir she then was was seized Richard Barry pleaded the said Iames dyed not seized and the Jury found for him accordingly The Jury found 13 E. 1. that Iohn Barry quondam Husband of Maud had his Bull and Boar at Keiworth free to go and eat in the Corn Medows or any other place in the said Town where he would And that it was as the said Maud alledged in her answer by reason of the Tenements and Advowson of the Church in the said Town in which she was at that time indowed Therefore Thomas de Rempston who had taken and impounded 〈◊〉 Bull because he eat of his Corn was in mercy cast These Barryes were Lords of Torlaston where more concerning them is noted the heir of the last of them being married to ... Pendock William Pendocke and Iohn his son sold their interest here to diverse Freeholders and the Advowson of the Church to Sir George Parkins in our time This Mannor and Advowson whereof Thomas Barry dyed seized 18 H. 8. March 4. leaving Iohn his son and heir about twelve years old was held of Sir William Perpount of Holme except one Mess. and four Bovats of Land held of the heirs of Henry Ellershawe in socage by fealty and 6d. rent yearly There yet remains of this last name in the Town Hugh son of Hugh de Somervile of Keword gave to God and the Church of Lenton one Bovat of Land in Keword which Azor held to which Deed were Witnesses Mr. Richard his brother and Gervas his brother Robert Andegavensis c. Gervas son of Gervas de Clifton Stephen the Priest of Wilford and Elias his son Geoffrey Lutterell Gervase de Somervile acknowledged to owe to the Lord of Boney yearly the service of the fourth part of a Knights Fee for twelve Bovats or Oxgangs which he held of him in Kaworth and 8s. for ten Bovats more of another part Walter de Holme passed the Church of Kaword to Geoffrey de Somerville Philip Marc and Anne his wife purchased Lands of several people here which was of the Fee of Hugh de Bellomonte which I take to be of that which was Earl Moritons nine Bovats whereof the said Philip who was Sheriff of Nott. and Derb. the latter part of King Iohns Reign and seven or eight years of the beginning of Henry the thirds gave with his Body to Lenton where it lay honourably entombed as his said wifes confirmation imports And Sabina who had been the wife of Hugh Bellomont for 4s. and a quarter of Rye in her very great need released her Dower in three Bovats and an half of the nine to the said Priory and swore upon the holy Gospels a custom very common in those times and occasions that she would never go against her release nor any way else disturb the quiet possession of them Here then were other owners as Robert de Orleans and one Robert de Glamorgan Knight who
Anaguin Rector of the Church of St. George at Barton upon the Priories paying three hundred Marks wanting twelve and taking his Parsonage to Farm five years for thirty two Marks per annum of good new and lawful Sterling Money 13s. 4d. to the Mark to be paid in Bermondsey house The quarrel was They had presented one Thomas Raley whom Mr. Barthol had been nine years in getting out with his Apostolical Letters and other charges After the dissolution of Monasteries the Town of Nott. petitioned to have had this Advowson but King H. 8. Feb. 19. 34 H. 8. granted it to the Archbishop of York and his Successors who still enjoy it When the Prior of Lenton was Patron this Rectory was 20l. In the Kings Books now it is 19l. 3s. 9d. value In the Chancell on the South side upon the Wall is a Monument for Henry Sacheverell On the South-East end for Raph Secheverell on the wall also and at the North-East end on the ground one for William Sacheverell of Alabaster There are several Arms in the Windows besides as in the North-East Window Gules a Fesse embattailed Arg. between 3 Besants Barry of six Arg. and Azure a very small bendlett Gobonè Or and Gules Hen. Grey In the South-East Window Arg. A Bend Azure cross croslettè Or Lowdham In the next South Window the same Grey and one broken on the top the bottom is Barry Arg. and Azure two Flowers de Lis on the upper and one on the lower Or. In the next Pane Azure a Crosse Counter Compony Arg. Gules Cokfeild And Varry Arg. and Sab. an in escotch Here lyeth buried Henry Sacheverell of Barton Esq son and heir of Richard the third Son of Henry Sacheverell Knight and Elizabeth his wife daughter and sole heir of Henry Gray base son of Henry last Lord Gray of Codnor which died the 27 of December in the year of our Lord 1598. Here lieth buried Raph Sacheverell Esq son and heir of William second son of Henry Sacheverell Knight and Emme daughter of William Dethick Esq his wife had issue William Anthony Iohn Iohn Thomas Edmund and Raph and Henry Mary Lucy Iane Millescent Isabel Dorothy and Ellen Raph died the first of September 1605. and Emme died last of April 1606. About this are many Arms. Arg. on a Saltire Az. 5. Waterbougets Or Sacheverell impaling Arg. a Fesse Varry Or and Gules between 3 Waterbougets Sable Dethick Arg. 3 Hares and Bagpipes Gules Hopwelle Arg. a Lion Ramp Sable Corone Or Lord Morley Gules a pale Lozengy Arg. Statham Guleâ— a Shoveler Arg. collared Or Snitterton Az. a Lion Ramp Arg. Morley Az. a Buck tripping Arg. Lowe with Strelley Vavasor And Arg. a Fesse between 3 Crescents Gules Arg. 3 Roses Gules Sab. 3 Millstones pierced Arg. Hic jacet corpus Mariae Sacheverel filiae natu maximae Gulielmi Staunton nuper de Staunton in Comitatu Nottinghamiensi Armigeri uxòris Gulielmi Sacheverel de Morley in Comitatu Derbiensi Armigeri hujus Manerii Domini qui èx èá suâ—ceperat Henricum Gulielmum Radulphum Mariam Gulielmum Elizabetham Jocosam Roberâ—um Catharinam Ex quibus quatuor filii cum unâ filiolâ matre adhuc superstite nec non acerbam supradicti Henrici primogeniti hic itidem sepulti mortem supra quam ferre valuit deflente supremum diem obierunt Maria vero Elizabetha Jocosa Roberto in vivis relictis Ipsa dâ—cimo nono die Augusti Anno Domini Millesimo Sexcentesimo Septuagesimo quarto vitam cum morte commutavit Clifton Bank Town Wilford and Glapton A small Hamlet parcel of Clifton THis was a very eminent Mannor in the time of Edward the Confessour and did belong to the famous Gode the Countess who paid to the Dane-geld for it as two Car. and an half The Land was five Car. There when the Conquerours great survey was made William Peverell his natural son â—ad two Car. in Demesne four Sochm. nineteen Vill. eight Bord. having nine Car. There was a Priest and a Church and one Mill 12d and twelve Acres of Medow In the Confessours time the value was 19l. in the Conq. but 9l. with the â—oc it had in Willesford as much as was taxed or rated at three Car. The Land six Car. There twenty three Sochm. had seven Car. There was a Priest and eighteen Acres of Medow and half a Piscary or Fishing The Soc extended also into Bartone Bridgeford Normantune Cauord Willebye Stantune Cortinstoche Basingfelt Adbolton Gamelestune c. Here was also a small Berew of Barton of Raph Fitz-Huberts Fee which paid for two Bov. to the Geld and of the Taine-Land some belonging to Gatham which Vlchet held of the King and paid to the Tax as one Bov. He had here one Vill with two Oxen plowing and one Acre of Medow Langar as in that place will be noted and Clifton were principal Mannors and of the Demesne of William Peverell and with many other forfeited to the Crown by William his son in the beginning of the Reign of King H. 2. who before the nineteenth year of it had given them to Gerbode de Eschaud How they passed from him I find not but certain it is that Gerard de Rodes had them 1 Ioh. And Raph de Rodes a very great man was possessed of them 6 H. 3. whose son Gerard de Rodes Lord of Melles about the latter end of H. 3. or beginning of E. 1. granted the Mannors of Clifton and Wilford and the services of the Freeholders and Villans there and at Barton to Sir Gervase de Clifton reserving 30l. per annum Rent which afterwards he also released And Iohn de Beaulu likewise released the Mannors of Wilford and Clifton to the said Sir Gervase which were sold to him the said Sir Gervase by Sir Gerard de Rodes King Edward the first in the ninth year of his Reign reciting the Deed of the said Sir Gerard confirmed it Gervase son of Gervase de Clifton was Senescall in this Gerards time This worthy Family therefore which held Lands here and had their name from their residence at this place and sometimes at Wilford must not till this time pretend to be Lords of it notwithstanding the received Tradition and old Parchment writing importing that Sir Alvered de Clifton Knight was Lord of the Mannor of Wilford and Guardian of the Castle at Nott. in the time of William Peverell and his son Sir Robert de Clifton after him in like manner There is no Mannor of Wilford in Doomsday Book and King William or William Peverell built the Castle of Nott. himself and dwelt in it and his son after him yet 't is not unlike but that they might have some considerable trust or imployment under the Peverells Gervas de Clifton I find mentioned in the time of H. 2. who it seems had a daughter named Cecily the wife of Roger de Cressi who 3 Ioh. claimed Dower against William de Cressi who gave an account of twenty
Fitz-William Lord of Elmeley died at Hathilsey and was buried at Sprotbrugh 10 E. 4. Sir William Fitz-William Knight of Sprotbrugh Lord of Emley his son died 9 H. 7. buried there also as was his son Iohn who died before him 5 H. 7. William Fitz-William son of this Iohn died without issue and so this Mannor of Plumptre with the Appurtenances in Normanton Clipston Ruddington and Chaworth fell to his Aunt Dorothy daughter of Sir William Fitz-William and wife of Sir William Copley whose son Philip Copley Esquire was found his heir by an Inquisition taken at Newark 29 Oct. 3 and 4 Ph. and Mar. of this Mannor and half the Mannor of Bafforth being then above thirty four years old Philip Copley Esquire by Mary daughter of Sir Brian Hastings Knight his wife had William Margaret Francis Alverey Iohn Thomas William Copley married Elizabeth daughter of Godfrey Bosvile sister and one of the heirs of Fr. Bosvile of Gumblethwait Esq and had issue Godfrey and Raph Copley both without issue Alverey Copley second son of Philip had by his wife .... the daughter of ... Gunby Esquire William Copley whose wife was Dorothy daughter of William Routh of Roumley Esquire by whom he had Sir Godfrey Copley created Baronet 17 Iun. 13 Car. 2. the present Lord of this Mannor and Sprotburgh in Yorkshire whose first wife was Eleâ—or the daughter of Sir Thomas Walmesly Knight and Mother of Godfrey his son and heir his second wife is Elizabeth daughter of William Stanhope Esquire There was a good Freehold in Normanton the inheritance of the Eldershawes This Hamlet is inclosed to the great loss of the Church of Plumtre to which it is Parish as is also Clipston The Rectory was 30l. value and William Fitz-William Patron Now 't is 19l. 19s. 7d. in the Kings Books and Sir Godfrey Copley Patron The present incumbent is Vere Harcourt D. D. Arch-deacon of Nott. In the East Window of the Chancell there is Lozengy Ar. and Gules Fitz-William impaling with Crumwell quartering Tateshale and with Chaworth viz. Ar. 2. Chevrons Or quartering Caltoft and with Gules a Bend between 6. Martletts Arg. and with another broken away Fitz-Williams is in the Church Windows likewise and Arg. a plain Crosse Gules In the middle of the Chancell on an Alabaster Hic jacet Dominus Thomas Wigfall quondam c. obiit 16 Iunii 1534. Cujus animae c. Iu. 15 E. 1. Paulinus the son of William de Plumptre then lately deceased claimed divers Lands and Tenements in Plumptre and Normanton which William Fitz-William gave to the said William de Plumptre his Cousin and to the heirs of his body who is therefore thought to be a branch of the Family but the several persons against whom he claimed pleaded that when he obtained the Writ they had nothing in the premises but at the Will of Thomas son of or Fitz-William de Plumptre whereupon Paulinus came not and so his pledges Richard Cursâ—n and Roger le Spicer were amerced William de Plumptre 3 E. 3. claimed Lands in Plumptre as son of Henry son of Paulinus de Plumptre who held them in the time of E. 1. and was sometimes called le Clere Bingham Hundred Binghamshou Wapentac SO called from the usual place of meeting viz. a certain Pit on the top of the Hill on the contrary side of the Fosse way near the most westerly corner of Bingham Lordship called Moot-house Pit where the Hundred Court now known by the name of Moot-house Court is or ought to be still kept or called though I think they usually remove to Crophill Butler as the nearest Town for shelter Clipston WHen Plumtre Wapentak was in use this Town of Clipston was esteemed as part of it but now it is and hath been long even from the Conquest of Binghamshou though it yet remains of the Parish of Plumtre It was also of Roger de Buslies Fee where before the Norman Invasion Vlviet had a Mannor rated to the publick Taxation or Dane-geld at three Carucats The Land three Carucats There Roger had in Demesne two Car. three Sochm. twelve Vill. one Bordar having six Car. or Flows There was twenty Acres of Medow In K. Edward the Confessours daies the value of this was 60s. In King Williams but 40s. There is in Doomsday Book mention of two Mannors in Waâ—eberge now utterly lost except it was some part of Kinolton whereof Godric named in Plumtre before the Conquest had one and paid for it to the Geld as twelve Bov. The Land was twelve Bov. It was waste and the Fee of Roger de Busli There was ten Acres of Medow In the Confessours time it was 20s. In the Conquerours but 5s. Another Fredgis had rated to the Dane-geld at thirteen Bov. â— 2. The Land whereof was sufficient for two Plows or two Car. There Rogerius Pictavensâ—s whose Fee it became had one Car. and two Sochm. and one Bord. having one Car. and ten Acres of Medow This was 10s. in the Confessours time and 12s. value in the Conquerours It seems not to be far off from Cotegrave Crophill Outhorpe Kinolton and this Clipston in which Rogâ—r de Busli gave the Tythe of one Plow-Land or Carucat to the Monastery of Blyth amongst many other things in his very foundation Charter thereof bearing date 1088. Iohn de Gatton is said to have held a Knights Fee here of the Earl of Lincolne of the old Feoffment Richard de Bingham 22 E. 1. had a Charter of Free Warren in Bingham Clipston and Kinalton There was a Fine 1 E. 2. between Richard de Byngham and Alice his wife Quer. and Mr. Alan de Neuson Deforc. of thâ— Mannors of Byngham and Clipston and of nine Mess. twenty eight Acres and eight Bov. of Land and an half and twelve Acres of Medow with the Appurtenances in Outhorp Kinalton Cotegrave Notingham and Rotington and the Advowson of the Church of Rotington thereby settled on the said Richard and Alice and the heirs Males which the said Richard should beget on the Body of the said Alice remainder to William son of Alice Bertram of Bingham and the heirs Males of his body remainder to Richard younger Brother of William and his remainder to Thomas brother of the said Richard the younger and the heirs Males of his remainder to the right heirs of the said Richard de Byngham It appears by another Fine 2 E. 2. between the said Richard de Byngham and Alice his wife Quer. and William Bertram of Bingham Deforc concerning twenty Bovats of Land with the Appurtenances in Outhorpe Cotegrave and Kynalton settled as before on the said Richard and Alice and so on William Richard and Thomas that he first had these sons by her and afterwards took her to wife for William is there said to be son of the said Alice In the Record called Nomina Villarum 9 E. 2. Basingfeild Gamelston Torlaston and Clipston answered for a whole Villa and the
Leek 2 Tho. Leek de Will. thorpe 2 Tho. Leek de Hasland vide Leke Thom. 36 H. 6. Joh. Walsh mar primus 4 H. 4 -Isabella cohaer ob 14 H. 6. s. p. -Humfridus Halloughton Johannes 10 E. 2. Rogerus de St. Andr. -Agnes Ric. Grey de Landford Ric. Grey mil. de Landford Philippas Grey ob 1 R. 2. Ric. Gray de Landford ob infra aet 6 R. 2. Alianora sor haer obiit infra aet s. p. 8 R. 2. Lucia haer Richardus s. p. Ric. de Grey Dom. de Codenhour -Lucia fil haer Johannis de Homaz 13 H. 3. Pip. Staff Esquire his daughters and heirs Emelina the wife of Iohn Grey abut 13 H. 6. died seized of the Mannor of Landford and three Mess. with the Appurtenances and three Virgats and other Lands and Rents and the Advowson of the Church in Hykeling Then her daughter Isabell had married one Humfrey Halloughton but shortly after about 14 H. 6. she left her sister Leek her heir There was a Fine 10 E. 2. between Margaret the daughter of Hugh de Eyton Quer. and Hugh de Eyton of Hickeling and Felice his wife Deforc. of twenty two Acres of Land two of Medow and an half and half a Mess. with the Appurtenances in Hickeling thereby settled on the said Margaret and the heirs of her body remainder to Iohn son of William le Gray of Sandiacre and the heirs of his remainder to the said Hugh and Felice and the heirs of Felice At the Assizes of Nottingham 29 E. 3. William de Rempston recovered seisin of one Mess. twenty Acres of Land and three of Medow in Hykeling and Iohn de Rempston was amerced Anthony Fitz-Hubert Sergeant at Law and diverse others claimed against Iohn Leek Esq in recoveries which he suffered 5 H. 8. the Mannors of Sutton in le dale Sandiacre and Kirkehalome with the Appurtenances and also one huâ—dred Mess. c. in Sutton Sandiacre Kyrkehalome Normanton by Hastond and Chesterfeild and the Advowson of the Church of Sutton in le dale in Derbishire the Mannors of Landford Collyngham Elston Hykling Gedling Huknall Torcard and Leek with the Appurtenances and also two hundred Mess. c. in Landford Collingham Elston Hykling Gedling Huknall Torcard Little Leyk Great-Leyk Saxendale Stoke by Newark Stoke Bardolfe Colwyke Wyverton Byngham Carleton Karcolston and Holme by Newark with the Advowsons of the Churches of Elston and Hykling in this County the Mannor of Harston in Leicestershire the Mannor of Crowenest with the Appurt in Worcestershire This Mannor after the Leeks was Stapletons This is certainly a mistake for though Rempstons Land here as elsewhere might descend to Stapleton and Cheynè of which latter the Lord Vaux became heir yet I find that Francis Leek of Sutton in le Dale Esquire 16 Feb. 34 H. 8. for the summ of 276l. sold the Mannor of Hickling with the Appurtenances and Advowson of the Church whereof he levyed a Fine in Easter Term that same year to Iohn Cunstable of Kinalton Esquire afterwards Knight and his heirs Which Sir Iohn Cunstable 1 Octob. 6 E. 6. sold the premises to Iohn Ingleby a younger son of William Ingleby late of Ripley in Yorkshire Esquire then deceased And Iohn Ingleby of Rudby Ebor. 7 Septem 42 Eliz. conveyed them to Iohn Ingleby his son Which Iohn or another of his name then dwelling at Hickling in the Vale by Indenture dated 2 Iuly 1 Iac. for 534l. sold to William Farborne of that Town Gent. the Mannor of Hickling with all the Appurtenances whatsoever in Hickling Kinalton Over Broughton Staunton Colson Bâ—sset and Withmerpool in this County except the Advowson of the Church and also excepting that Mess. and seven Oxgangs of Land c. which he had then sold to Thomas Beane the elder of Aâ—â—octon and William Beane his second son Which said Iohn Ingleby and William Farborne 2 Oct. 2 Iac. conveyed the said Mannor to Gervase Farborne son of the said William Iames Wilson Gent. and George Ward claimed in Michaelmas Term 9 and 10 Eliz. against Iohn Smyth alias Walton and Raph Smith the Mannor of Hyckling with the Appurtenances and diverse Lands there who called c. William Vaux Lord Harowdon Hickling is now in the hands of very many Freeholders King Edward the sixth by his Letters Patent dated 30 Iune in the sixth year of his Reign granted to Lyonell Duckett and Edward Whitchurch the Lands and Rents in Hickelinge belonging to the Monastery of Thurgarton excepting the Tythes belonging to that Monastery which August 16. 5 Eliz. were granted by the Queen to Sir Thomas Gresham Knight and his heirs The Mannor which was Leeks is now the inheritâ—nce of Richard Maunsfeild of Leek Esquire who had it after the death of Francis Maunsfeild his Uncle The Rectory of Hiclinge was 22l. when Mr. Leek was Paâ—ron In the Kings Books it is now 18l. 8s. 4d. and Sara Bardsey widow Patroness Kinalton Doomsd. Chinelton Kineldestowe and Newbold PArt of this Town in the Book of Doomsday is said to be of Walter de Ayncurts Fee and of the Soc of Graneby where his Seat was in this County it was rated to the Tax or Geld as seven Bovats The Land was two Carucats There was nine Sochm. four Bord. having three Car. or Plows and seven Oxen plowing or draught Oxen and twenty Acres of Medow Another part of Chinelton is there certified to be of the Land of the Taynes where one Azor before the Conquest was rated to the Dane-geld at one Bov. for his Mannor The Land whereof was three Bovats The son of Azor held it afterwards of the King and there had three Vill. with three Oxen plowing and three Acres of Medow In King Edward the Confessours time the value of this was 10s. in the Conquerours 2s. 8d. By what appears in Hickling it may well be concluded that the Family of Fancurt held Deyncourts Fee in this place but it is certain enough that Gerard de Fancourt held a Knights Feâ— of Oliver de Aynecurt in Hickling and Kinalton Adam de Sutton Prior of Thurgarton for 18s. of Silver yearly by the consent of the whole Covent granted and confirmed to Raph de Fanecurt all the Land which the said Raph held in the Town and Territory of Kinalton of Sir Gerard son of Sir Elias de Fanecurt Elias de Franencurth gave twelve Bovats in the Territory of Newbold to the Abby of Swinshead in Lincolnshire which King Henry the second confirmed as he did also in this same place of the gift of William de Vilers and Paganus his son two Carucats of Land and two Bovats and an half and Keteleswang and Holeboldeswang and seventeen Acres of Land at Cranemere and four Tofts with Crofts and the whole Brusâ—am Brouse which belonged to Neubold In Doomsday Book there is mention of Newbold in those daies a very considerable place but now 't is well-nigh lost
a Bovat The Land was two Carucats There eight Sochm. had three Car. and five Acres of Medow Another part of it was Soc to Clifton of William Peverels Fee as much as was Taxed for five Bovats and one third of a Bovat The Land was one Car. There two Sochm. and two Bord. had one Car. and seven Acres of Medow This was chiefly enjoyed by the Family of Lutterell with Bridgeford at the Bridge-end and Gamelston already mentioned in Rushcliff Wapentak The other the Lords of Holme had of whom the Barryes Lords of Torlaston held a considerable part Michael de Maunvers levied a Fine 3 Ioh to Walter de Hulme his brother of thirteen Bovats in Basingfeild for the which the said Walter gave him three Marks of Silvâ—â— and quit-claimed to him all his right in two Bovats in the said Town which William de Leek held of the said Michael and the service of one Bovat which the said William held of the said Walter in this place There were very great Suits in Edward the firsts time between Richard Barry and Henry Perpunt and Annora his wife 15 E. 1. 18 E. 1. in which Record the Clark who ingrossed it hath inserted a Leonius and a Michael in the pleading more than the time can possibly admit which I have therefore omitted in the Descent The quarrel was for 10l. Rent out of certain Lands in Basingfeild which Iames de Hulme sometimes also called of Keyworth reserved when he passed the Estate to Iohn Barry the said Richards Father from which Iames dying without issue the right devolved to one Michael brother of Walter the said Iames his Grandfather from which Michael it descended to Leonius his son and heir from Leonius to Michael his son and heir from that Michael to Leonius that Michael's son and heir from this Leonius to Michael his son and heir which last Michael had two Wives by the first he had Leonius and Iohane by the second Iohn and this Annora who was cast because none of her Ancestors were seized of the Rent Iames the Feoffor dying before it became due but being notably versed in Law Suits as in Sueynton may be noted she obtained a Writ of Errour and got the better of him at length and likewise 20 E. 1. when her Husband was dead This Town of Basingfeild is part of the Parish of Bridgeford and part of the Parish of Holme whereof the greatest part except the Demesnes was either Barryes or Bonitons Barryes Lands there in King Henry the seconds time were granted to William the Clark of Hulme by Leonius de Maunvers by the name of two Carucats of Land in Basingfeild which grant was confirmed by King Henry the second They were sold by .... Pendock to Sir Henry Pierrepont Knâ—ght deceased Bonitons were lately sold by one of that name to Robert Earl of Kingston whose inheritance the whole Township was together with Boughton Grange a single Farm unto which did belong anciently twelve Oxgangs of Land dispersed in the Fields and Territory of Basingfeild Leonius de Maunvers superstes 24 H. 2. Michael Leonius de Malnoers Michael Leonius Michael .... ux 1. .... ux 2. Leon. de Maunvers-Marger Johanna Johannes Henricus Pierpont defunct 20 E. 1. mil. -Annora consang haer Jacobi 12 E. 1. Robertus Pierpont miles-Sara soror Johannis de Heriz militis Henricus de Pierpont-Margareta fil Willielmi Fitz-William mil. 2 Edm. Pierpont mil. 29 E. 3 -Joana fil haer Geo. Monboucher mil. Edmundus Pierpont miles 1 H. 6 -Frances fil haer Willielmi Franke de Grimsby Henricus Pierpont miles 19 H. 6 -Elena fil Nich. de Langford mil. Henricus Pierpont-Thomasâ—na fil Johannis Melton militis 2 Franciscus Pierpont-Marg fil Joh. Burdon Willielmus Pierpont miles-Joana fil Briani Stapleton mil. ux 1 -Jana fil Ric. Emson mil. Cancellar ducaâ—us Lanc. Elizab. -Joh Sacheverell Georg. Pierrepont mil. -Eliz fil Anth. Babington mil. ux 1 -Winifreda fil Will. Thwaits-Gerv Clifton mar secundus· Annora-Joh Rosel Henricus Pierpont miles -Francesca fil Will. Cavendish mil. Robertus Pierpont Comes Kingston occisus Gertruda fil cohaer Henric. Talbot ... uxor ejus fil haer Will. Raynor milit Hen. Marchio Dorcestriae aet 65. 1672. ... fil cohaer ... vic Baâ—ning .... fil Com. Derby Will. aet 64. .... fil haer ... Harris Serv. ad Legem Franciscus ob Jan. 30. 1657 -Eliz fil Bray Anna-Joh Dom. Roos Gracia Rob. Pierpont ob fil ... Evelyn Comitissa Ogle Comitissa Clare Gertruda 2. ux Geo. Vicecom Hallifax Robertus de Nott. -Anna fil Henrici Murrey Franciscus Pierponte aet 12. Mar. 10. 1674. Georgius aet 9. Willielmus aet 4. Anna nat 1674. Georg ob fil .... Jones Gerv. Franc. ux .... Rolston Georgius Mauners mil. -Gratia Ric. Stapleton-Eliz Th. Comes Kelly in Scot. -Fran Fulco Cartwright -Mariâ— Tho. Thorold marit 1 -Anna-Franciscus Beaumont Joh. Harpur-Isabella Gerv. Willielmus 1 Henricus Pierpont mil. 13 E. 4. ob s. p. ... fil ... Roos de Ingmanthorp 1 Henricus fin 3 E. 3. Robertus fin 3 E. 3 -Cecilia 1 Rob. 2 5 Rog. 6 Georg. 3 Joh. Fin. Rad. 4 3 E. 3. Edm. Eliz. jun. Agath Marg. Agnes Cecilia Annor Alicia Eliz. sen. Walterus de Hulme 1 Johannes Jacobus de Keyworth nepos Rad. fil Nich. pat 11 H. 3. m. 2. Willielmus Agnes Petrus Johannes superst 20 E. 1. Agnes fil Suani de Hoiland Willielmus Reg. Lent p. 6. Holme Pierrepont IN Holme Toret before the Invasion of King William was rated to the Dane-geld at twelve Bov. for his Mannor The Land whereof was sufficient for three Plows or three Carucats There afterwards Roger de Busli had two Car. fourteen Vill. two Bord. having five Car. and one Mill 5s. and eighty Acres of Medow This was valued both before and after the Conquest at 6l. having Soc in Basinfelt The heir of Leonius de Malnuers is certified to hold a Knights Fee here of the old Feoffment that is whose Ancestor was infeoff'd in the time of King Henry the first Raph Plucket levied a Fine 3 Ioh. of the Town of Aneston in Yorkshire and this Holme to Michael de Maunuers and his heirs to be held of the said Raph and his heirs by the service of two Knights Fees excepting only to himself and his heirs one presentation of a Clark to the Church of Holme after the death of Walcran the Parson Pip. 6 Ioh. Michael de Maluniers ought C. m. for having that presentation which the King had by reason that Raph Plucket who reserved it was departed from his Faith with that King Iohn de Rye 52 H. 3. had a Charter of free Warren granted in Holme Basingfeld Lambcote Adbolton and Anstan This man called himself Lord of Holme and was so stiled 1 E. 1. On his Seal were Barres Gemelles and on a Chief three Escallops Raph Fitz-Nicholas 11 H. 3. the Kings Steward had the custody of the Lands and heirs of Robert
son of or Fitz William and of the heirs of Leonius de Malnoers Iuly 16. This Raph the year before viz. 10 H. 3. was Warden or Keeper of Nottingham Castle and Iames de Keworth was his Nephew from whom Annora at length the sole heir of this Family of Maunvers and Married to Henry Pierpont claimed Rents in Basingfeild as his Cousin and heir 12 E. 1. as likewise in Keyworth as in those places may be observed This Henry de Pierpont is said to be son of Henry Iohn le Pierpont of Kirkby in Ashfeild whose Lands there still remain with this honourable Family had a brother named Henry and another Roger c. I suppose them sons or Grandsons of Robert de Pierpont who held a Knights Fee of the Bishop of Lincolne 12 H. 2. Shortly after this it appears that Simon de Pierpont had summons to that Parliament which was called in Iune 22 E. 1. in order to that King's Expedition into Gascoine and that in September following he had command to attend him in person thither well fitted with Horse and Arms for that Service Certain it is that the posterity of Sir Henry Pierpont and Annora being for the most part principally resident at this place gave occasion for the calling it Holme Pierpont where at this time is the principal mansion of the Right Honourable Henry Marquess of Dorchester son and heir of Robert Earl of Kingston the great advancer of this Family who added the high Buildings to the House which else for the most part is as Sir Henry Pierpont the said Earls Father left it but the Stables Garden Bowling-Green and divers other Ornaments and Offices were done by the Marquess The Jury found 4 E. 1. that Margery who had been wife of Leoninus de Maunoers permitted her self to be married to Iohn son of Henry de Nottingham without the Kings licence as was believed being in the gift or disposal of the King The Jury 8 E. 1. found that the Towns of Basingfeild and Holme were bound to repair Polleford Bridge and the Township of Boughton a Bridge and Causey there and Holme the Bridge and Causey of Holme Roger de Wilford and Ioane his wife who held the Mannor of Bughton for her life passed it by Fine 29 E. 3. to Sir Edmund Perpount Chr. and his heirs paying 100s. of Silver yearly while she lived It is now utterly decayed but went commonly with Holme Galfr. de Neyvill and Henry de Perepunt were Justices of Assize 8 E. 1. and sate at Blithworth in this County concerning Forest matters King Edward the second by his Charter dated at Nott. Octob. 27. in the ninth year of his Reign granted to Robert Perepount Free Warren in his Demesne Lands of Holme juxta Nott. Holebek woodhouses Landford and Weston in this County and North Anestan and Treton in Yorkshire which Sir William Pierpount had confirmed amongst many other 6 H. 8. The same King Edward the second by his Letter dated at Woodstock 27 Iun. in the tenth year of his Reign wrote to Robert de Perpount Iohn Deincourt and Hugh de Hercy for two thousand Footmeen whereof two hundred Funditores Pioneers Spademen Miners or the like to be chosen in the Counties of Nott. and Derby and the said Robert and Hugh to lead or conduct them The same year Aug. 20. the King wrote to Robert de Perpont from York to come to him with Horse and Arms for the War of Scotland The South prospect of the House and Church 〈◊〉 HOLME PIEREPONT In the South I le at Holme Pierepont The same Term Robert de Perepount and Cecily his wife and George his son by another Fine settled twenty Mess. one Mill c. in Landford on Robert and Cicely for life then to George and his heirs males remainder to Raph his brother and his remainder to Edmund so to Roger then to Iohn and his heirs males the last remainder to Robert brother of Iohn and his heirs for ever Robert Perepont married Sara the sister of Sir Iohn Heriz by which match this Family a long time after increased their Patrimony by the addition of the Lordships of Gonaldeston and Widmerpole in this County which Sir Henry Pierpont 19 H. 6. claimed as son of Edmund son of Edmund son of Henry son of the said Sara sister of the said Sir Iohn Heriz King Edward the third in the thirty third year of his Reign took Sir Edmund de Pirpond into his protection and all his Men Lands Goods Rents and Possessions because he was then about to go beyond the Seas with Henry Duke of Lancaster at the Kings request Sir Edmund Perpoynt 43 E. 3. had a Seal of Arms circumscribed with his name whereon was three Roundels on each of which was a Lioncell Rampant within a Border engrayl'd King Edward the fourth for the good and laudable service which Henry Pierpoynt Esquire at his great costs and charges and with manifold bodily dangers against the Kings Rebells levying War against him before that time done and still continued viz. 5 E. 4. gave the said Henry and his heirs males the third part of the Mannor of Staley with the same proportion of the Advowson of the Church and the like of the Chantry there in the County of Derby which came to the Kings hands by the Attainder of Iohn Lord Clifford The Rectory of Holme was 12l. value It is now 15l. 17s. 6d. in the Kings Books and the Marquess of Dorchester Patron as his Ancestors the Pierponts have long been In the Church on a Brass fixed in Stone Amoris Gratitudinis ergo Erga Optimum virum Gervasium Pierrepont Armigerum Filium secundogenitum Georgii Pierrepont militis Fratrem Henrici Pierrepont militis Patruum Roberti Comitis de Kingston Vicecom Newarke Baronis Pierrepont de Holme Pierrepont There are very many Arms on the Tombs and in the Windows viz. Pierrepont with quarterings of Maunvers Heriz Monboucher Thwaits c. Stanley Earl of Darby with quarterings Talbot Earl of Shrewsbury with quarterings of Montegomery Earl of Shr. Talbot Strange Nevill Furnival Verdun Lovetot and many impalements as with Cavendish Banning Bray and others In the East window of the Chancell Arg. 6. Annulets Sable 2.2.2 Maunvers and Barry nebule Arg. Sab. Blount On the South side of the Church at Holme Pierepont On the North side of the Quire over the Vault this Monument Vpon which is Inscribed Here lyeth the Illustrious Princess Gartrud◠Countess of Kingston daughter to Henry Talbot Esq son to George late Earl of Shrowsbury She was Married to the most Noble and Excellent Lord Robert Earl of Kingston one of the Generals to King Charles the first in the late unhappy differences and in that service lost his life She had by him many Children most dead there are living Henry Marquess of Dorchester William and Gervas Pierrepont Esquires and one daughter the Lady Elizabeth Pierrepont She
the Church South I le Or 5 Palets Sab. Azure Semi de Lis Or. Arg. a Lyon Ramp Sab. quartering Or. A Castle sable Paly of six Arg. and Az. Strelley Arg. on a Bend sable three Roses Or quartering Arg. a Fesse Dancè and Billettè Gules Rosell with Basily In the East Window of the Chancell Azure Billettè with a Fesse Dancè Or Deincourt In the North I le of the Church Barry of six Arg. and Azur with a Bendlet Sinister Gules Grey The same impales with Quarterly Arg. and Azure a plain Crosse counterchanged Upon a Brass in the Wall ... A Gryphin .... impales with .... on a Chevron between three Demi Lyons Passant with a chief Party per Fesse indented through or else upon it three Piles three Roundlets Anne the wife of William Ballard of Wimeswould Com. Leic. Esquire 1626. and George Adrian miles Daniel Bowyt and Gabriel their Children Lambecote THere is not much left visible of this Town at present saving two Farms and ten Cottages and some Leyes and Closes at the end of Radclive with which it was intermixed which yet bear the name of Lambecote Leyes and Lambecote Closes Here were two Mannors before the Conquest which Franc and Odincar had afterwards of Roger de Busties Fee They defended themselves in the publick payments for seven Bov. â…“ The Land was one Car. There Roger de Busli had one Car. ½ one Vill. and two Acres of Medow This kept the ancient value 13s. Another Mannor here was Vlchets and paid the Dane-geld for five Bov. There Osmund the Man of Raph de Burun whose Fee it was had one Car. one Vill. and six Acres of Medow This retained the old value also 10s Here was another Mannor of the Taynland which Vlchet had before the Conquest and paid to the Gâ—ld for it as five Bov. ½ This afterwards Aldene held of the King and had here one Car. in Demesne and six Acres of Medow This in the Confessours time was 10s. then but 5s value Roger de 〈…〉 or most of it was I suppose held by the Lords 〈…〉 in which Pariâ—â— all or a great part of the Hamâ—et is for Michael de Malnoers about King Iohn's time passed several small parcells here to Eâ—stachius the Clark of Ludham who was Sherâ—ff or â—t least accounted for Philip Marc 16 Ioh. for these Counties of Nott. and Derb. Thomas the Son of Geoffrey the Knight of Lambcote passed all his Land in Lambcote which he held of Geoffrey Torcard who also himself confirmed it to the said Eustachius de Ludham This was the Fee of Raph de Burun Galfr. de Wellebof gave four Bov. here to the said Eustachius reserving 11s. Rent yearly Iohn the son of Robert Torcart of Hokenale released to Sir Walter son of Sir Walter de Loudham the homage and all the service due and accustomed for a Knights Fee which he held of him in Lambcote and Hokenal Robert son and heir of Geoffrey de Stretley released to Iohn son of Sir Walter de Loudham 11s. Rent in Lambcote Sir Iohn de Loudham Knight 7 E. 2. let to Farm his Mannor of Lambcote to Robert Rasen and Annora his wife for their respective lives reserving sixteen Marks Sterling per annum to be paid to the said Sir Iohn and Alice his wife Sir Iohn de Ludham 11 E. 2. passed this Mannor to Thomas Basily and his heirs in exchange for his Lands in Newton and Shelford Henry Fenepar had anciently a Mannor here The Jury 3 E. 4. found that Agnes Marmion was seized of the Mannor of Lamcote and passed it to Thomas Stathom Knight and William Babington Esquire and that Agnes the wife of Thomas Pilkington was her Cousin and heir and then 26 years of age and that she had also Lands in Riseley in Darbyshire George Pilkington of Croxton Curyall in the County of Leicester Esquire 7 Eliz. sold his Mannor or Capital Mess. of Lambcote to Iohn Rosell of Radcliff Esquire with whose posterity it still continueth The next year he the said Iohn Rosel suffered a recovery of this Mannor of Lamcote c. and free Fishing in the Water of Trent in Lambcote which Thomas Cranemere Esquire and George Cartwright Gent. claimed against him and he called to warrant the said George Pilkington Here was a Mess. Barne and Croft and two Bovats of Land in Lamecote in the Parish of Holme late belonging to the Monastery of Newstede granted Feb. 19. 16 Eliz. to Christopher Fenton and Barnard Gilpin Gent. and their heirs Crophill Bishop And Crophill Butler THese two Towns I suppose had their name Crophill from a Round Hill which is between them now called Hou Hill they lie near together and have Lands intermixed in one Field and have been esteemed as one For in an old Book of Fees in the Exchequer it is Recorded that the Chapter of Suwell and Prior of Lenton of Thurgarton rather held the whole Town of Crophill in pure Alms of the Fee of Iohn de Vilers except fourteen Bov. of Land which William Gernet held of the said Iohn by 6s per annum but they are very distinct Lordships and Crophill Bishop now commonly called Great Crophill in Doomsday Book is reckoned amongst the Lands of Thomas the Arch-bishop of York but did then belong to St. Mary of Sudwell there certified to have a Mannor in Crophill and a Berew in Hegeling wherein was two Car. ½ for the Geld. The Land seven Car. There the Canons had in Demesne two Car. there were seven Sochm. twelve Vill. four Bord. having six Car. two Bov. and twenty Acres of Medow In King Edward the Confessours time valued at 3l. then at 50s. Robert son of Raph de Hickling for the love of God and of his Lord William Peverell gave 2 Bov. of Land in Crophill Bishop to the Priory of Lenton where he the said Robert himself and Dame Adelina his wife and William his son offered the gift with their own hands on the Altar There was a Fine levied 5 E. 2. between Iohn de Sandwich and Margaret the daughter of Walter de Lumby Quer. and Nicholas de Haliwell Deforcient of three Mess. four Bov. of Land and 8s. Rent in Crophill Bishop one Mess. one Bov. and thirty Acres and an half and three Acres of Medow and an half with the Appurtenances in Goverton Bleseby and Gippesmere whereby they were settled on the said Iohn and Margaret for life afterwards on Idonea the daughter of Iohn and the heirs of her body remainder to William her brother and his remainder to Iohn his brother and his remainder to Iohn de Sandwich and his heirs The whole Lordship of Crophill Bishop except three or four not very considerable Freeholders together with the Tythe of Corn and Hay and two good Farms in Hickling makes part of the two Prebends of Oxton belonging to the Collegiate Church of Southwell in very near equal proportion but the provision
Land half a Carucat There three Vill. one Bord. had one Car. and six Acres of Medow This was both before and after the Conquest valued at 10s. Another parcel of William Peverells Fee here was Soc to Langar and paid the Tax as three Bovats and an half The Land one Carucat There seven Sochm. one Bordar had one Car. and two Bovats and eight Acres of Medow Another part of Wivreton was of Walter de Ayncâ—rts Fee and Soc to Granby and paid to the Dane-geld for six Bovats ½ The Land one Carucat There five Sochm. had two Car. or Plows two Bov. or draught Oxen and twenty Acres of Medow Another part was also Soc to Granby but of the Fee of Osburn Fitz-Richard and was rated to the tax at three Bov. The Land one Car. There seven Sochm. had two Car. or Plows this part had Sâ—c in Coleston Cut in Stone over a dore on the North side at Wyverton rulgâ— Waerton p. 98. A prospect of The Inside of the Gatehouse next the Court at Waerton being the North side At the East end of the Chancell at Titheby At the East end of the Chancell at Tithby Before the midst of this high Aulter lyeth Thomas Chaworth of Cropwell Botlers Squire and Ankaret his wife son and heir of George Chaworth of Ansley Squire and Alice his wife daughter and heir of Iohn Ansley Squire Which 〈◊〉 Thomas deceased on Trinity Sunday in the yeâ—â— of Grace M. CCCC.XXXV On whose Souls Jesu have mercy Amen One of the most considerable and ancient owners that I light on was Gervase de Wiverton son of Richard son of Gervas son of Richard de Berneston mentioned in Coleston Basset which said Gervase had a son named Richard de Wiverton who was a Knight and Benefactor to Wellebek and Thurgarton Monasteries to which last he gave with his body six Acres of Land in this Field which Walter son of Richard de Botelesford and Alice his wife his youngest sister and heir Idonia another sister and co-heir and Thomas son of Raph de Mellys which Thomas is supposed to be son and heir of his other sister Alina did after his death confirm This Sir Richard de Wiverton left his wife Matilda a widow before 37 H. 3. Then he was certified to Richardus de Barneston Gervasius-Margareta Richardus de Wiverton 25 H. 2. Gervasius de Wiverton Richardus de Wiverton mil. -Matilda Gervasius s. p. Radulphus de Mellys-Alma Tho. de Mellys .... de Mendham .... Johannes de Mendham nepos haer Tho. Mellys Johannes de Mendham aetat 28. anno 6 E. 2. Idonia Beatrix Henricus de Coâ—grave-Alicia Roger le Brett-Sara Alicia ux Walter fil Ric. de Botesford have held here of the King twenty four Bovats of Land in Wiverton and Barneston by the service of the fifth part of a Knights Fee of the Honour of Peverell and sixteen Bovats of Land in Wiverton and Colston of Raph Lord Basset and seven Bovats in Wiverton of Henry de Bek for the sixth part of a Knights Fee His Ancestors had disposed some Lands to pious uses what he left was subdivided into small parcels among the several heirs of his three sisters His youngest sister Alice had two daughters and heirs one called Sarra married to Roger le Brett and aged twenty eight years 8 E. 1. and another named Beatrix who left her daughter and heir Alice then aged fifteen years who 28 E. 1. was wife of Henry de Cotgrave The heir of Thomas de Mellys was his Nephew Iohn de Mendham who left a son called Iohn his heir twenty eight years old 6 E. 2. The portion of Idonia the other sister and heir of Sir Richard de Wiverton was Aliened to Hugh de Stapleford of Nott. and his heirs whose sister and heir Alice was wife of Iohn le Paumer who had a daughter named Agnes the wife of Richard de Whatton Here were many other owners and Benefactors to the Priory of Thurgarton as 1251. William son of William de Wiverton and of Albreda his wife daughter of William Gernet as I guess Gundreda wife and Roger son of that William confirmed his gift that Roger had a son named William de Wiverton father of 〈◊〉 Henry de Bek Knight gave all the Land he bought in the Fields of Titheby and Wiverton Henry son of Dionysius de Bingham in the year 1270. confirmed all his own gifts and sales to the said Priory and 〈◊〉 all the services of his Fee reserved in any gift or sale by himself or Robert de Handsacre His wife Christian and William de Bingham his son confirmed what he did Others here were too many to insist on but the principal owner in the time of King H. 3. was Sir William de Heriz Knight before named Sir Raph Basset son of Raph Basset granted to William de Heryez of Wyverton in Frank-marriage with Maltilda his sister six Marks of Land in Wyndesclive as Sir Raph Basset their father granted to the said Matilda to this Richard Basset Parson of Drayton was a Witness This Matildis was sister of Raph Lord Basset of Drayton Grandfather to the last Lord Basset of that house who died the 12 May 13 R. 2. at which time Thomas Earl Stafford aged twenty four years claimed and was found to be one of his heirs as son of Hugh Stafford son of Raph son of Margaret sister of the said Raph Lord Basset his Grandfather The said Matildis the other sister before named wife of Sir William Heriz left issue Ioan often called in Thurgarton Book Lady of Wiverton who married Sir Iordan Bret who had issue by her Sir Roger Bret who married Ramberga or Roberta the daughter of Iohn Lord Deincurt by whom he had a son Sir Iohn Bret who married Alice the widow of Sir Iohn de Loudham for which he paid twenty Marks of his Fine to the King 13 E. 2. and had a son Sir Iohn Bret who married Ioan ... on whom the Mannor of Wiverton 50 E. 3. was settled for life but died without issue so that his sister Catherin married to Sir Iohn Caltâ—ft Lord of East Bridgeford carried the inheritance to Aâ—ice their daughter and heir first married to Thomas Heth Chr. to whom Sir Iohn Bret Chr. granted 100l. Rent 40 E. 3. out of all his Lands in Wiverton Langar Barneston Tytheby Crophill Bishop Colston Basset Shelford and Aslocton and fifty Marks out of Williamâ—thorp Hynkershull Wolveley and Calale c. and afterwards to Sir William Chaworth which Sir William in right of her the said Alice his wife aged above thirty years 14 R. 2. was the other co-heir of the last Lord Basset of Drayton before mentioned This Sâ—r William Chaworth and Alice his wife had issue Sir Thomas Chaworth who had to his first wife Nicola the daughter of Sir Reginald Braybrook Knight by whom he had a daughter Elizabeth married to Iohn Lord Scrâ—op of Massam to his
free from paying small Tythes to the Church of Granby for a certain Grange which stood near Giselkirk the old English name of St. Aubreys part whereof stood in the Parish of Grandby There was matter of question between Sir William de Rodes Rector of Langar and the Prior and Covent of Thurgarton concerning certain obventions of the Church of St. Athelburga without the Town of Langar but the parties appearing in the Church of Wiverton the Tuesday after Palm Sunday in the year 1257. they agreed partly to divide the subject of the question between them There was an agreement made also in the Court of Sir Raph de Rodes at Langar before the whole Soc the Knights and Free-men of the said Raph being present and Witnesses between the Prior of Thurgarton and the Parishioners of that Fee in Langar and Barneston that they should all bring home the said Priors Tythes and keep them safe till they could be carried to their proper place for which the said Prior gave them 3s. of Silver yearly at Lammas Sir Gerard de Rodes was son and Successor of Raph and had one son called by his own name Gerard de Rodes Lord of Melles and another named Iohn who 13 E. 1. passed away to Sir Robert de Thibetot and Eve his wife and Paganus their son the Mannor of Langar and Berneston and also the homages of Gervas de Wileford for the Mannors of Clifton and Wilford and of Henry de Perpunt and his heirs of the Mannor of Barton and of Robert Luterell of the Mannors of Brigford and Gameleston and of Edmund de Deyncurt and his heirs which Gerard son of Gerard de Rodes his brother granted to him the said Iohn de Rodes on whose Seal circumscribed with his name is a Lion Rampant debruised with a Bendlet There are divers Seals of the largest size of some of this Family in the Chartulary at Clifton with their Images on Horse-back on one side and on the other SECRETUM with a Lion Rampant upon a Shield and one within a Bordure Eva the wife of Robert de Tibetot was daughter of 〈◊〉 de Cadurcis Robert de Tibbetot had Free Warren granted 18 E. 1. in Langar and Barneston and Bentley in Yorkshire This Robert de Tibetot had a son named Robert who 23 E. 1. was to marry the daughter of Raph de Tony but his son and heir was Paganus before mentioned who about 26 E. 1. married Agnes the daughter of William de Ros. He confirmed to the Priory of Thurgarton all their Lands and Tenements Rents and Possessions within his Demesne in Langar Barneston and Wiverton and particularly all their concerns in the Chappel or Church of St. Ethelburga the Virgin scituate and founded within his Demesne of Langar called in English Giselkiâ—ke In the year of our Lord 1314 he was slain at Strivelin amongst many other English Nobles in the Battle against Robert de Brus where the Scots were Conquerours The next year after or sooner the King 8 E. 2. pardoned Thomas de Veer for marrying Agnes the wife of this Pagan Tibetot without licence on condition that he found twenty men at Arms at Karliol from Lammas then next following to the Feast of All Saints to defend those parts against the Scots King Edward the second Nov. 21. that same year viz. 8 E. 2. for a thousand Marks granted to Barth de Badlesmere the custody of certain of the Lands of this Paganus de Tibtot by reason his son and heir Iohn was under age This Barthol married this Iohn to his daughter Margaret or Elizabeth as some Copyes which afterwards proved to be one of the four sisters and co-heirs of his son Sir Giles Badlesmere whereof another was married to William Lord Ros another to Iohn Vere Earl of Oxford and another to William Boun Earl of Northampton By her this Iohn de Tiptot had a son called Iohn who died without issue under age 33 E. 3. but he had another called Robert on whom this Mannor Robertus de Tibetot-Eva fil P de Cadurcis Paganus Tipetoth occis 1314. apud Strivelin-Agnes fil Will. de Roos-Th de Vere mar 2. Johannes Tibetot-Eliz vel Margareta soror una 4. cohaer Egidii de Badlesmere 2 Robertus Tibtot ob 1372. Apr. 13 -Margareta fil Willielmi Deyncurt ob 1 R. 2 -Johannes Cheyne mar 2. 47 E. 3. Margareta-Rogerus le Scrop fil Ric. Rich. Dom. Scrope de Bolton -Margar fil Rad. Comit. de Westmorl Henricus Dom. Scrope -Alicia cohaer Tho. Dom. Scrope de Upsal Johannes Dom. le Scrope mil. Garterii 1462 -Joana fil Will. Dom. Fitz-Hugh Margeriae fil ... Dom. Willughby .... fil Dom. St. John ux 2. Henricus Dom. Scrop-Elizabetha fil Henrici Percy Comitis Northumb. Henricus Dom. Scrope de Bolton Upsall-Mabel fil Tho. Dom. Dacres de Gillesland Johannes Dom. Scrope-Catherina fil Henrici Comitis de Cumberland Henricus Dom. Scrope mil. Garter 1584 -Maria fil Edw. primi Dom. North-Margar Howard sor Ducis Norfole Thomas Dom. Scrope mil. Garter 1598 -Philadelpha fil Henr. Cary Dom. Hunsdon Emanuel Dom. Scrope fil unicus Tho. creat Com. de Sunderland 3 Car. 1. Jun. 19. 1627 -Eliz fil Johan Com. Rutland sine prole -Martha Janes amasia Domina Annabella aet 43. 1672 -Johannes Grubham Howe Scroope Howe miles aet 24. in Nov. 1672 -Anna fil Johannis Comitis Rutland Johannes Scroop Howe nat Oct. 5. 1675. Johannes Grubham aet 15. 1672. Carolus aet 11. Emanuel Scroop Maria. Diana aet 13. Elizab. aet 18. 1672. Brigitta aet 22. Elizabetha-Thom Com. Rivers Maria-Carol Dom. St. John de Basing Johannes s. p. Henricus 33 Eliz. Stephen le Scrop fil Ric. -Millecent Steph. le Scrope Johannes le Scrope Phil. le Dispenser-Eliz Margeria-Roger Wentworth Philippus Wentworth 1 Johannes ob infra aetat 33 E. 3. 3 Paganus Tibtot Joh. Tibtot Chr. Tho. Dom. Ros. -Philippa aetat 62. 1 H. 7. Johannes Comes Wigorn. Edward Tiptot Comes Wigorn. ob 3 R. 3. Aug. 12. fine prole Rob. fil Rad. de Tony. was settled 22 E. 3. who married Margaret the daughter of William de Ayncourt and did his homage 41 E. 3. His wife was after his death married to Iohn Cheyne King Edward the third Aug. 7. in the forty sixth year of his Reign committed to Richard le Scrop the custody of all the Lands which were this Robert Tibetots then dead until the full age of Margaret Millecent and Elizabeth his daughters and heirs together with their Marriages Margaret was married to Roger le Scrop of Bolton son of Richard whose posterity thereby enjoyed this fair Lordship Millecent to Stephen Scrop son of Richard also and afterwards to Hugh or Iohn Fastolf Elizabeth to Philip le Dispenser who by her had a daughter named Margery married to Roger Wentworth The Lands were many and great Lordships Barowe in Sussex Oxendale in Gloucestershire Secryngdon in Bedfordshire Siberton in Kent Overton in Rutland Bentley in
Yorkshire Hameldon in ..... c. Roger le Scrope Chr. when he died held this Mannor joyntly with Margaret his wife and 8 H. 4. left Richard le Scrope his son and heir or sooner On the Seals of Roger and Stephen le Scrope and Philip le Dispenser circumscribed with their names 9 R. 2. are yet visible on Rogers a Bend and likewise on the said Stephens with a large Mullett added to the top of the Bend on Philips is Barry of six a Canton Ermine with a file of three Labels two in the said Canton or rather quarter for 't is a large one and the other towards the Sinister part of the Escutcheon This Mannor descended as the Genealogy shows transcribed out of the Sicling of the great Gallery at Langar from Richard Lord Scrope to Emanuel the last Lord Scrope created Earl of Sunderland who married Elizabeth daughter of Iohn Earl of Rutland but having no issue by her he settled it and the rest of his Estate upon his natural issue which he had by Martha Ianes yet living of which his only son Iohn died unmarried the last of Iuly 1646. aged about twenty years but his three daughters which by that means divide the whole inheritance amongst them are yet living Oct. 2. 1672. Mary the eldest was first married to Henry Cary Lord Lepington eldest son and heir of the Earl of Monmouth but he leaving her a widow without children she is since become the wife of Charles Lord St. Iohn of Basing eldest son and heir of Iohn Marquess of Winchester and by him hath issue Elizabeth the second daughter is wife of Thomas Earl Rivers and Annabella the third of Iohn Howe second son of Sir Iohn Howe of Compton in Gloucestershire Baronet by whom she hath many children Her eldest son Sir Scrope Howe Knight hath lately married the Lady Anne daughter of Iohn Earl of Rutland and is heir apparent of this Mannor which in the division fell to the share of his Mother to whom our present Soveraign King Charles the second by his Letters registred in the Office of Arms bearing date the first day of Iune 1663. in the fifteenth year of his Reign in consideration of the good and acceptable service done and performed by Iohn Howe of Langar Esquire her husband and for a mark of his especial Grace and Royal favour granted and ordained that she the said Annabella should be had taken and esteemed as the daughter of an Earl of this Kingdom of England and that for and during her natural life she have hold use take and enjoy the Stile place degree precedency and priviledges thereof in as full and ample manner as if she had been the Legitimate daughter of Emannuel late Earl of Sunderland with a precept of obedience to all and every of His Majesties Subjects since when she is usually stiled the Right Honourable the Lady Annabella Howe Oliver de Eyncourt released to Raph de Rodes thirty one Bovats of Land and fifteen Tofts in Langar and Barneston which he had brought a Writ of right for in King Henry the thirds time for which the said Raph gave him 50s. of Land in Barneston which together with his other Lands there and some other in Braunceton in Lincolneshire the said Oliver gave to the Priory of Thurgarton to find two Chaplains to celebrate for him his Ancestors and Successors for ever Richard de Wiverton Knight gave also three Bovats in Barneston and Wiverton and two Acres of Medow in Berneston with his body to the said Priory of Thurgarton to find a Secular daily to celebrate Divine Service at the Altar of our Lady there for his Soul and his Wifes Thomas Artebrig 10 E. 3. had licence to give 63s. 6d. Rent out of Langar and Wiverton to make a Chantry in the Church of St. Andrew in Langar Queen Elizabeth 7 of Iune in the thirteenth year of her Reign granted to Henry Lord Scrope of Bolton the Lands late belonging to Thurgarton in the Fields of Langar and Barneston And to Iohn Dudley and Iohn Aiscough 29 Ianuary 17 Eliz. the Tythes in the Parish of Langar in the tenure of Sir Iohn Chaworth Knight at 12l. per annum late belonging to the Priory of Lenton These Tythes I suppose Mr. Howe purchased of the Lord Dunbar as he hath since done a Mess. and some Lands of Moses Foxcroft son of Iohn Rector of Goteham which were Henry Flowers of Langar and by Henry Walker a Captain for the King in the unhappy wars and Anne his wife sister and heir of Thomas Flower heir of the said Henry sold to the said Mr. Iohn Foxcroft so that now the whole Lordships of Langar and Barneston except the said Mrs. Walkers house and some little Medow which was her Ancestors the Flowers is become the possession of Mr. Howe who hath made a convenient Park of the Closes which he found nigh the house which is well stored with Deer much better than the Towns are with people where so considerable parts of the Fields are inclosed the too common fate of good Land in this County A Quare impedit 6 H. 6. was recovered by Guy Fayrfax and William Akworth Plaintiffs against Iohn Elingham Prior of Lenton and Thomas Smith Clark of the Advowson of the Church of Langar The Rectory of Langar which hath but the third part of the Tythes was 10l. and the Lord Scrope Patron 'T is now 10l. 7s. 11d. value in the Kings Books and Mr. Howe Patron In the South Cross-Ile is a fair Tomb for Thomas Lord Scrope and his Lady whereon lie their Effigies at full length at the feet whereof is the figure of their son Emanuel kneeling in much less proportion the Top or Canopy of the Tomb whereon are their Arms with quarterings is supported by tall Pillars of black Marble well polished In the windows on that side is Arg. a Saltier engrailed Gules Tiptoft And in some places Azure a Bend Or Scrope quartering the former In the North Ovire at Langar the feet against the East wall On the Lord Scroop's Tomb. On the North side in two Tables The Right Honourable and Noble Lord Thomas Lord Scroope Baroâ— of Bolton Masham and Upshall of the most Noble Order of the Garter Knight Lord Warden of the West Marshes Steward of Richmond and Richmondshire and Bow-bearer of all His Majesties Parks Forests and Chases within the same Lyeth here buried and died the 2 day of September Anno Dom. 1609. On the South side in two Tables The Right Honourable Thomas Lord Scroope c. married the Right Honorable Lady Philadelphia daughter to the Right Honourable Lord Henry Cariâ— Baron of Hunsdon Lord Chamberlain to our late Queen Elizabeth her Majesties Houshold who died the 3 of February 1627. and had issue only one Son Emanuel Scroope At the feet of the Tomb this Emanuel Scroope son and heir of the Right Honourable Thomas Lord Scroope and of the Right Honourable Philadelphia
who by the consent of Oliver and Iohn his sons and heirs in the year 1140. was a Benefactor to the Monastery of Kirkstead in Lincolneshire and Iohn his son by the consent of Aelice his wife likewise in the year of our Lord 1169. This Iohn Lord Dayencourt gave to God and the Church of St. Mary at Belvoyr one Carucar of Land here at Granby for the Souls of Oliver his brother who was slain in the Battel at Lincolne in the time of King Stephen and of Walter his Father who had granted it before This Iohn lived long and had a son called Nicolas besides his son Oliver who was his heir who died 3 Ioh. and who had one wife named Amabilis and another Matildis Peccâ—e mother of Roger de Ridewar but whether of them was mother of his son Oliver Deincourt who was in minority 13 Ioh. and afterwards Father of Iohn Lord Deyncourt who paid his relief 30 H. 3. and was father of Edmund Lord Dayencourt I find not but in the mean time suppose Amabilis Edmund considering that his Sirname and Arms after his death in the person of Isabell his daughter and heir were likely to be laid aside and forgotten and zealously affecting the contrary obtained Letters Patents 10 E. 2. for the good and laudable services he had done to King Edward the first and to that King himself to settle all his Mannors Lands and Tenements which he held of the King in Capite on whomsoever he pleased which he did accordingly on William the son of Iohn de Ayencourt who entred on this Lordship the 20 E. 2. after the death of the said Edmund by reason of a Fine between him the said Edmund and Mr. Oliver Dayncourt and Iohn Dayencourt of Parkhall Derb. as his Cousin and heir being then above twenty six years of age and was summoned to the Parliament as Baron of Blankeney 6 E. 3. and was amongst others 33 E. 3. assigned to stay with King Iohn of France in the Castle of Hartford William Dayncourt son of his son William was found his Cousin and heir 38 E. 3. This William by Alice his wife had Raph his eldest son and heir and it seems was dead in or before 5 R. 2. for the Lands of William Deyncourt Chr. deceased in the Counties of Bucks Nott. Derb. Linc. Northampton were to be seized 3 Nov. 5 R. 2. into the Kings hands in whose custody Raph his heir was 18 Iun. which Raph died without issue under age and Iohn his brother second son of the said Will. succeeded Which Iohn married Ioane daughter and heir of Robert Grey of Rotherfeild and by her had William the last Lord Deyncourt who married Elizabeth sister of Iohn Viscount Beaumont who was afterwards married to Sir Thomas Nevill but dyed under age without issue 5 Dec. 1 H. 6. leaving his two sisters his heirs Alice who married William Lord Lovell eighteen years old and Margaret seventeen who was wedded to Raph Lord Crumwell but left the whole inheritance to her sister 33 H. 6. who after the death of her husband Lovell married Sir Raph Boteler but Sir Iohn Lovell Walterus de Ayncurt-Matildis Radulphus de Ayncuria sundator de Thurgarton temp H. 1 -Basilia Walterus de Ayencourt mort 14 H. 2. Johannes de Ayancourt 1169 -Alicia fil â—ad Murdak Oliverus de Ayencuria 3 Joh. mort -Amabisis-Matild Peeche Oliverus 16 H. 3. ob 30 H. 3 -Nicola Johannes de Aynecourt mort 47 H. 3. Edmundus de Eyncourt ob 20 E. 2. Isabella Roger. de Ridewar Nicholaus .... ux Willielmi de Bella aqua Oliverus occisus in Bello Lincoln Rogerus Robertus Rogerus Rogerus-Joana fil Willielmi Thorp Johannes de Ayencourt de Knapthorp Parkhall in Com. Derb. Willielmus de Ayencourt cui Dom. Edm. dedit Terras Arma Summon ad Parl. 6 E. 3. Willielmus Deincourt miles ob in vita partis-Margareta Willielmus Deincourt haeres Avi 38 E. 3 -Alesia Johannes Dayncourt-Joana fil haer Rob. Grey de Rotherfeld Willielmus Dayncourt miles ob infra aâ—t s. p. -Elizab for Joh. vic Beaumont Willielmus Lovell-Alesia Johannes Dom. Lovell Holland Franciscus Dom. Lovell attinct 1 H. 7. Rad. Crumwell s. p. -Margareta aet 17. 1 H. 6. Radulphus haer ob infr aet Rogerus Hugo succeeded here whose son and heir Frâ—ncis being attaint this Mannor with diverse others of the Lord Deincurts ancient Lands were by King Henry the seventh granted to Sir Iohn Savage Knight and the heirs males of his body in the first year of his Reign Morton and Parkhall or Parkhouse near Northwingfeild in Darbishire the ancient residence of the Deyncourts owners of Knapthorp before they came to be Lords became the possession and inheritance of the Family of Leek of Sutton in Scarsdale whereof they are now Earls which gave the greater occasion of Sir Francis Leeks being created Lord Deincort in memory of this Illustrious Stock of worthy persons otherwise almost forgotten The last Sir Iohn Savage and Sir Thomas Savage the late Viscount Savage his son sold the Demesnes of this Mannor and the Royalties to Sir Iohn Mauners Knight Grandfather to the Right Honourable Iohn Earl of Rutland the present owner and parcelled the Farms and Tenements amongst divers and sundry Freeholders whereof some have part of the Hall Land so that it seems the Earl hath not all the Demesnes I have not found any thing concerning Sutton distinct from Granby of which it is a member The first Iohn Lord Deyncourt gave to William de Bella aqua in Frank-marriage with his daughter 4l. Land viz. two in Cressewelle and two in Sotton which is of the Sok of Granebi and the service of half a Knights Fee in Hokertun with all the Common of Elmeton Roger de Alneto gave to God and the Church of St. Peter at Thurgarton the Tythe of his Mill here at Granby for his own Soul and his wife Alice's c. The Abby of St. Maries at Yorke in the year 1352. agreed to take of the Priory of Thurgarton ten Marks yearly for their Portions of Tythes in Granby Hickling and Cotum being two parts of the Tythe Corn of the Demesne which was heretofore Walter Deincourts in this place and in Hikling and in Cotum two parts of the Tythes of the Demesne Lands of the Lord of the Town Iohn de Ayencourt 36 H. 3. had Free Warren Market and Fair here which last remains still on All Souls day 2 Nov. Edmund Lord Deincourt son of this Iohn granted to the Priory of Thurgarton that at the Election of a new Prior they should only send their Letter by two of their Canons to him for his approbation before he be confirmed by the Arch-bishop if he be resident in any of his Mannors of Blankeney and Braunceton in Linc. of Graneby in Nott. or Elmeton and Holmesfeild in Derb. but if he or his heirs be absenâ— from all these
places then to the Lady at Graneby or in her absence to the chief Servant or Bayly or in want of such to the Vicar or Chaplain of Graneby and so if it should happen that the Barony should descend to daughters c. There were five Mess. and five Bovats of Land in Granby and Sutton settled by Fine 18 E. 3. on William son of Richard de la Launde for life remainder to William his son and Isabell his wife and the heirs of their bodies remainder to Thomas brother of William son of William and the heirs of his body remainder to the right heirs of the said William son of Richard de la Launde The Rectory was appropriated to the Priory of Thurgarton and granted 18 Eliz. to Roger Manners Esquire and his heirs and is now the inheritance of the said Earl of Rutland Walter Grey Arch-bishop of York made the Vicarage here only to consist of the Altarage unless it should seem necessary to augment it which now it certainly doth It was tâ—n Marks when the Prior of Thurgarton was Patron And is now 6l. 3s. 6d. ob in the Kings Books and not more in the common reputed real value too little to sustain a married Priest Elton Doomsd. Ayleton IN Ayleton before the Normans began thâ—e change Morcar was Taxed for his Mannor to the Dane-geld at seven Bovats The Land was four Carucats There afterwards Raph the Man or Tenant of Roger de Busli whose Fee it was had four Car. three Sochm. eleven Vill. having six Oar. There was a Church and twelve Acres of Medow In King Williams time it kept the same value it had in King Edward the Confessours viz. 4l. In the year of our Lord 1088. 2 Willielmi Ruf. Roger de Busli and Muriel his wife amongst other things gave all Elleton and whatsoever belonged to it to God and the Church of St. Mary at Blyth and the Monks there serving God to which Monastery it belonged till the dissolution after which it was granted to ..... York who sold it to Sir Iohn Lion Citizen and Alderman of London who dyed the seventh of Septemb. 6 Eliz. Richard Lion son of Henry Lion brother of the said Alderman being then his heir and aged thirty two years In King Iames his time George Lion Esquire sold it to ... More and Alexander his eldest son deceased whose widow was married to Peregrine Mackworâ—â— left it to Gabriel More Esquire his son the present inheritor who is Nephew to Henry More D. D. fellow of Christs Colledge in Cambridge who was Nephew to Gabriel More D. D. heretofore Fellow of the same House and after Prebendary of Westminster I do not find exactly how the Sochmen which we now call Free-holders or the Villains now Husbandmen those that held Lands in bondage and were with their whole off-spring totally at their Lords dispose were increased in the time of two hundred years viz. from the time that the Survey of this Mannor was made by King William with the rest till one I find made in the year 1283. which shows that the Rents in money were not much increased amounting at that time in all but to 4l. 13s. 11d. ob and were paid by several small parcells customarily at ten or eleven Feasts or Seasons in the year unequally viz. St. Mich. St. Martin Ember in Advent Purification Ember after Ashwednesday quatuor temporum Cinerum Annunciation Easter Pentecost Trinity St. Botulf and Nativity of Mary But the Monastery had other waies to make the utmost profits this Lordship was any way able to yield then as well as the present owners do by the extremest rack Rents now paid which I shall set down that some comparison may be made of times this being near upon four hundred years from the former account as that was two hundred from Doomsday and this Lordship is as little altered in the use or husbandry of it as any that I know in the whole County for there is but 22l. 13s. 4d. of inclosure now belonging to it in all the Territory To proceed then with the middle Survey the Priory had besides the money two Hens and a Cock at Michaelmas and forty Hens and an half at Christmas and two Capons at Whitsunday and fourteenscore and three Eggs at Easter besides an uncertain proportion of paunage of Hogs or Swine feeding and likewise their Summage or Rent Corn which was forty quarters and two bushels which two bushels according to the continued phrase of this County make half a quarter or four London bushels which here are called four Strikes whereof two make a bushel This Corn was yearly paid by eighteen several Tenants whereof eight paid three quarters apiece and eight more half so much viz. each one quarter and two bushels and the other two Tenants each of them two quarters and one bushel And each Bovat of Land ought yearly at Blyth the carriage of six bushels of Corn. Another part of the profits was made out of the Services of the Tenants in ordering the Demesne and otherwise as by an Inquisition taken in the Chappel of Elleton the Thursday after the Feast of All Saints in the year of our Lord 1283. by Robert de Bâ—kyngham then Steward to the Priory concerning the Diets or daies labour of the Bond-men of Elleton appeareth which day William de Pavely and Gilbert praepositus the Reeve being sworn said upon their Oaths That every Bovat or Oxgang as we now call them of Land of the Bondmen of Elleton ought two daies work in every Week viz. in one Week Munday and Thursday and in another Munday and Saturday and so of the rest and he who hâ—ld two Bovats ought four daies work or diets viz. Munday Tuesday Thursday and Saturday and if any of those daies between Michaelmas and Lammas happened to be a Festival it was quit but from Lammas to Michaelmas another day was to be given for it in that Week And they further said that every Bovat ought to Plow halt an Acre through the year and for that plowing it was freed that week from one Diet or daies work And he or those who held the Bovat ought that same half Acre of Land trahare sarclare metere and cariare to Harrow or Clott Weed Reap and Carry and for every of those to be freed from half a daies work They said likewise that every Bovat ought trahare to Harrow one day in the time of Wheat and another in the time of Pease or Barley and every Bovat was to make carriage thrice in the year to Blith every time half a quarter of Corn. The carriage made in Winter was for three daies in Summer but for two daies work And they said that he that held one Bovat or Oxgang of Land was to find half a Cart in Winter to carry Wood out of the Forrest of Shirewode and he who held two Bovats a whole Caâ—t and then they should be freed from one Diet or daies
work Likewise every Bovat ought to carry half a Cart of Hay from Thorp and as much from the Gore of Garnemer Likewise they ought to Mow the common Medows and Stâ—ple of the Priory likewise every Bovat ought two Hens and a Cock at Christmas and ten Eggs at Easter likewise every Free-holder ought to find at the Bedripe three times in August if there should be need two workmen and the Free-men themselves these are evidently the Sochmen in Doomsday Book ought to keep all to their work in the Bedripe well and faithfully to the best of their skill and power These we now call Boone daies in Harvest This servile tenure is now quite abolished and hath been long wearing off for the Lords as they had all the Services and Wealth of their Villains if they had any so they were liable to mainâ—ain them and their sequel and therefore the willinger to Manumit and make them free upon easie terms Iohn Gaynesburgh Prior of Blyth and the Covent of the same 6 H. 6. were bound to William Porter of Elton whose Ancestors were here 1283. in the summ of 400l. that they nor their Successours should not seize trouble or disquiet the said William Porter nor his issue begotten or to be begotten by reason of any Service or Villenage Roger Arch-bishop of York who lived in the time of Henry the second granted the Priory of Blide to impropriate that is to take to their own uses the profits of their Churches of Weston and Elton when they should happen to be next vacant but it seems it did not succeed for Walter who was his Successour in the said Archbishoprick about the beginning of the Reign of Henry the third granted them a Pension of two Marks per annum out of the Church at Elton and likewise to have the Tythe of all the Corn growing on their Demesne Lands in the said Town The Rectory was 8l. value and the Prior of Blyth Patron 'T is now 8l. 5s. 0. in the Kings Books and Alexander More Junior Patron The Tythe is ordinarily valued at 70l. per annum and there is belonging to the Parsonage two Oxgangs 10l. per annum The utmost Rent of the whole Town besides is 288l. 15s. the Oxgangs or Bovats are now esteemed to be 55. ½ whereof the Marquess of Dorchester hath six most of the rest are Mr. Mores and Lett for 3l. 6s. 8d. an Oxgang besides 8s. apiece rent Corn and every three Oxgangs pay a Load of Coles at Grantham yearly worth 16s. and a Capon 12d. The Mannor or Hall Farm is nine Oxgangs and the Rent about 36l. Five other Farms of six Oxgangs apiece are each of them 24l. yearly There are three small Farms besides and nine Cottages all Mr. Mores and three Cottages William Bartrams which is all the present state of this Town so that it seems there is not much above half so many Farmers as in old time Ingrossing Farms was the depopulation first complained on as by the Statutes may be observed but that is nothing comparable to inclosing and converting Arable to Pasture Orston IN Oschinton King Edward the Confessour had a Mannor rated to the Geld for three Plow Land The Land was ten Carucats There the King William had three Car. and three Sochm on one Car. of this Land and nineteen Vill. eleven Bord. having fourteen Car. There was a Church and two Priests having one Car. and one Bov. and one hundred and eighty Acres of Medow This Mannor in the time of King Edward was 30l. in number ad numerum in King Williams but 20l. value having Soc or Berews in Scarrington Stantune Turvercuâ—i Screvington Coleston and Aslacton It continued in the Crown till King Richard the first granted it to William de Albeni Lord of Belvoyr to whom King Iohn granted and confirmed it also in the fourth year of his Reign together with Cs. in his Sokage of Wilverdston and Stoke in the County of Northampton William de Albini the third for the Soul of Agatha his wife but chiefly for the Soul of Margery his former wife gave to the Monks of Belvoyr out of every Acre of his whole Demesne in all his territoryes of Belver of Wulsthorp of Botelesford of Oskinton and Stokes one Sheaff of whatever kind of Grain as well Wheat as Rye Barley and Oats or Beans and Pease or any other Corn to which gift were Witnesses William de Albiney the fourth Odinellâ—n Robert and Nicholas his own sons William de Albini of Bevir 2 H. 3. gave account of the Scutages of the Fees of thirty three Knights and of the Fees of three Knights of the inheritance of his wife and of two Knights Fees in Oskinton of the gift of King Richard King Henry the third in the sixth year of his Reign commanded the Sheriff not to exact Album the white Rent of William Daubigny out of the Mannor of Oskinton because the King gave it him to hold by Knights Service By an Inquisition taken 26 H. 3. it appears that William de Albini held in the Town of Oskinton in Demesne thirty two Bovats of Land every one containing sixteen Acres of Arable Land and two Acres of Medow and every Oxgang or Bovat worth 12s. per annum There he had a Wind-mill of 20s. per annum but the easements of the houses could not sustain the houses There were sixty eight Bovats held of him in Orskinton in free Socage and twenty Bovats in Thurverton in like manner Here he had also view of Frank-pledge and Pleas and other cases happening in Reliefs and the like Roger Bozon held of him in Scherinton Screventon Coliston Dalinton Staunton and in Orskinton 10â— Land for the Service of half a Knights Fee William de Audeley held likewise of him in Scherinton 100s. Land for the fourth part of a Knights Fee Richard Hâ—â—et held of him 20s. Rent for the fortieth part of a Knights Fee and William de Huntindon 20s. Rent in Orskinton for the same proportion of the fortieth part of the Service of a Knights Fee Isabell the wife of Robert Lord Ros was found his daughter and heir in 36 H. 3. having been sometimes in the Kings custody I suppose while sâ—e was under age but she lived pretty long for she was alive Nov. 17. 27 E. 1. when that King confirmed to her by the name of Isabell de Ros Lady of Belver the gift she had made to her son Nicolas de Ros of this Mannor of Orston held of the King in Capite which Nicolas de Ros in the Record of Nomina Villarum 9 E. 2. was certified to be Lord of it but it shortly after reverted to the Lords of Belvoyr and with them continued till our memory Therâ—fore seeing that place overlooks and gives namâ— and honour to a chief part of our Country viz. the Vale of Belvoyr it cannot be very impertinent in this place to insert the Descent and give some short account
of the Illustrious owners of that place notwithstanding what will be done by my excellent friend Mr. Dugdale in his great work of the Baronage of England or in a particular one which was almost ready for the Press at the death of the last and most Noble Frances Countess of Rutland May 19. 1671. but for want of such a Mother and Nurse is like enough to be abortive and make no further appearance I shall begin therefore with the great Norman Robert de Toâ—neâ—o esteemed the builder who Founded a Priory near his Castle of Belvidere and made it a Cell of St. Albans To the endowment of Tythes and Lands which he made to it his son Berengerius was a Witness which Berengerius de Todeni the Book of Doomsday shows to have been Lord of divers Mannors in this County of Nott. But it seems his Father out-lived him because after having buried his wife Alice he the said Robert for her soul by the conâ—ent of his sons William and Geoffrey gave a Carucat of Land in Sapertun to the Church of St. Mary at Belvoyr and that William was his son and heir of his honour who I think was called William de Albini Brito from his being born in England notwithstanding in the Charter of Confirmation made by Thomas Lord Ros there seems to be two persons however he was a great Baron in the time of King Henry the first and witness to many of his Charters particularly in the year of our Lord 1133. 33 H. 1. as in several places of the Monasticâ—â— Angl. may be observed He seems to be the son of Matild de St. Liz sister of Walter son of Robert son of Richard Earl of Clare son of Gilbert but the time will scarcely bear it therefore we may rather suppose she was his wife and Mother of William de Albini his son whom I have sometimes seen called also Briâ—â— as his Father was yet it appears William de Albini Brito if that be not this second William too had another wife called Cecilia who together with himself and his son and heir William were benefactors to Thorney Abby and to his gift were Witnesses Roger and Robert his sons and his three Nephews 〈◊〉 son of his brother Galfr. â—wan and Gaâ—fr de Caâ—iâ—in one of his Deeds is to Alexander Bishop of Linc. in the time of H. 1. When the first William died I find not but I suppose both him and his son William dead 14 H. 2. for in the Pipe Roâ—â—s of that year I find though he be there named for paying the Scuâ—age for the Aid for marrying Maâ—d the Kings daughter for thirty three Knights Fees and for four more of new yet William Basset the then Sheriff of Warewiâ—h and Legrecester-shires accounted for 26l. 16s. 11d. of the issues of the honour of Belvier and for providing for the Children of William de Albineio thirty nine weeks and one month 15. and 21d. by the Kings Writ it may indeed be otherwise but I find no more of him afterwards William de Albeni the second was called sometimes Meschines and had two Wives Adeliza his first and Cecilia his second by whom he had his son and heir William de Albeni the third who was abroad with King Richard the first in his Army in Normâ—â—dy and therefore had a Quittance for his Scurage 6 R. 1. in the Counties of Bucks and Bedford It appears 10 R. 1. and 1 Ioh. that he gave DC Marks to have Agatha Trussebâ—t with her inheritance she was his second wife but I do not find he had issue by her By the consent of William de Albini the fourth his son and heir he Founded an Hospital at the Bridge of Wass between Offâ—ngton and Stanford for the health of his own soul and hers the said Agatha and for Margarets his former wife his sons William de Albini and Odinellus Nicolas and Robert de Albini were Witnesses William de Albini the fourth for the health of the soul of the Noble Lord William de Albini his Father and the soul of Margery de Vmfravile his Mother and the souls of his own wives Albreda Biset and Isabel confirmed to this Church of St. Mary of Newstead by Uffington Bridge what his Father had given Isabella this last Williams only daughter and heir who was the wife of Robert de Ros is said to be buried in this Newstead in the year 1301. The first Ancestor of this Robert that I know of was Peter de Ros who married Adelina the youngest as William de Bussey did Hawisia the eldest and Nicholas de Traisâ—y Albreda the second of the three sisters and heirs of that great and Potent Bâ—ron Walter de Espec who having an only son by his wife Adelina called also Walter Robertus de Belvedeir sive de Totencio Adelaâ—â— 2 Will. de Albini Brito 33 H. 1 -Matild de St. Liz Willielmus de Albeni Brito -Adeliza-Cecil Willielmus de Albeni -Margeria de Umfravile -Agatha Trusbut Pip. 10 R. 1. Willielmus de Albeni -Albrea Biset-Isabella Isabella de Albini sola haeres-Robertus de Ros. Willielmus de Roos-Matilda fil Joh. de Vallibus ex semisse haeres Willielmus de Ros-Margeria una 4. cohaer Egidii de Badlesmere 2 Tho. de Ros. -Beatrix fil Rad. Com. Stafford -Ric Burley Chr. mar 2. Fin. 9 R. 2. m. 2 3. 2 Willielmus de Ros ob 1414 -Margareta fil Dom. Johan de Arundell 2 Thom. de Ros. -Alionora fil Ric. de Bellocamp Com. Warwic ex Eliz. nepte haered Warini Dom. L'isâ—e Tho. de Ros-Philippa fil Joh. Dom. Tiptoft sor cohaer Com. Worcest Edmundus Dom. Ros ob 1508. sine pâ—ol legitim Robertus Manners de Etal in Com. Northumb. miles -Elianora sor haer Georgius Manners-Anna fil Annae Ducisâ—ae de Exeter Tho. St. Leger militis Thom. creatus Com. Rutland-Dorothea fil Willielmi Paston mil. vel Elionora Henricus Comes-Marg fil Rad. Com. Westmorl Edwardus Comes Eliza-Will Cecil Will. Cecil Dom. Ros. Johannes Comes Rogetus Comes Franciscus Comes Georg. Villers Dux Buckingham -Katherina Georgius Comes Johan Manners mil. -Dorothea fil cohaer Geo. Vernon de Haddon mil. Georgius Manners mil. -Grace fil Dom. Hen. Pierpont Johannes Comes -Frances fil Ed. Dom. Mountague ob May 19. 1671. Johannes Dom. Ros. -Anna fil Hen. March Dorcest repudiata -Diana fil Com. Alesbury s. p. ob 1672. Franc. ux Com. Exeter Gracia Dom. Chaworth Dorothea Dom. Ashley Margareta Comitisia Sarisb Elizab. Domina Annesty Anna ux Scrope How miles Ricardus mil. Oliverus Johan Edwardus Rich. Maâ—gaâ— 1 Johannes s. p. -Marioria fil haer Phil. le Despenser Johannes s. p. -Maria de Orreby â—or Com. Northumbr Thom. 1 Willielmus s. p. -Marg fil Rad. Dom. Nevil Johannes Esc. 12 E. 3. n. 41. Nicolas Robertus pat 25 E. 1. p. 1. m. 19. Odinellus Robertus Nicolas Rogerus Robertus Cecil Radulphus de Albeni Rog. Rob. 1 Berenger de Todeâ—i s. p.
Rob. de Toâ—neyo Agnes-Hubert de Rya Henricus de Rya Galfr. Oliver Ewan Gaufr de Cabivin Walterus de Espec 3 Petrus de Ros. -Adelina Robertus de Ros. -Sibylla de Valoniis Everardus de Ros. -Rosa fil Will. de Trusbut tand haer Robertus de Ros dictus Fursan -Isabella fil Regis Scotiae Willielmus de Ros-Lucia Isabella de Albini sola haeres-Robertus de Ros. Rob. de Ros de Wark Everardus de Ros. 2 Albreda ux Nic. Trayly 1 Hawisia ux Will. Bussy de Espec slain in the flower of his youth by a fall from a swift running Horse which kind of creature the young man loved too well He by the consent of King Henry the first in the twenty second year of his Reign and of Adelina his own wife and by the consent of his Nephews the sons of his sisters of which William de Bussey Iordan and Roger de Bussy sons of his eldest sister Hawisia Galfr. de Trayly William Nicholas and Gilbert de Trayly sons of Albreda his second sister and Everard de Roos and Robert de Roos sons of Adelina his youngest sister were Witnesses to his Charter of Foundation Founded the Priory of Kirkham in Yorkshire to which he gave the right and Patronage of seven Churches in that County and Northumberland to be appropriated and eleven hundred Marks of Land and Rents in the same Counties and in the year of our Lord 1131. by the like consent and to which Charter of Foundation his said Nephews were likewise witnesses he Founded the Abby of Rivall in Yorkshire also to which amongst other things of its very ample indowments he gave all their Easements in his Mannor and Forest of Helmestat to wit materials and wood for their proper uses c. which I mention to interpret the word Easements mentioned before in this Chapter and to note that in the time of Henry the first a Subject might have a Forest or something then called so In the year 1136. he Founded the Monastery of Warden and took a Monks habit at Riâ—vauâ—r two years before his death which was 1153. It is not unlike but that he might be most kind and settle the greatest share upon his Sister Adelina because such vast possessions descended from him to the Lords Roos and he gave her the Advowsons of his Monasteries Her son Robert de Ros married Sibylla de Valâ—niis and by her had Everard de Ros who married Roesia the daughter of William de Trusbut son of Gaufr Fitz-Pagan and after the death of her brothers Richard Gaufr and Robert de Trusbut coheir together with her sisters Hillaria and Agatha â—efore mentioned not only to her Fathers estate but also to her Mothers who was widow and called Albreda de Harcurt daughter of Roysia one of the daughters and coheirs of Pagan Peverell who was Standard-Bearer to Robert Câ—rthose the Conquerours eldest Son in the holy Land Her Sisters the said Hillaria and Agatha failing of issue her posterity the Lords Roos became also Barons of Trusbut her son and heir was Robert de Ros called Fursan who married Isabell daughter of the King of Scotland and by her had two sons William and Robert This Rob. Fursan built the Castles of Helmesly and Wark and gave to the Templars the Preceptory of Ribstan in Yorkshire To his son William he gave the Castle of Hemmisly with the Appurtenances and the Advowsons of the Monasteries of Kirkham Rivalle and Wardon and to his son Robert the Castle of Warke with the Appurtenances and a Barony in Scotland to be held of William his brother and his heirs by Knights Service Which William de Ros son of Robert Fursan had by his wife Lucia Robert de Ros the fore-mentioned husband of our Isabella de Albini who besides their son Nicholas spoken of before and Robert and other children had William de Ros their heir who married Maud the daughter and co-heir of Iohn de Vaulx and his son William de Ros married Margery one of the co-heirs of Gyles Baddlesmeye mentioned in Langar and begot on her William Thomas Margaret and Maud. William de Ros married Margaret the daughter of Raph Lord Nevill Earl of Westmerland but died in the holy Land withouâ— heirs and Thomas his brother succeeded him who married Beatrice daughter of Raph Earl Stafford and by her had Iohn William Thomas Robert Elizabeth and Margaret Iohn de Roos had to wife Mary de Orrebe sister of the Earl of Northumberland but dyed at Cyprus going towards the holy Land without issue male and William de Roos his brother succeeded who by his wife Margaret the daughter of Sir Iohn de Arundel had Iohn William Thomas Robert Richard Beatrice Alice Margaret and Elizabeth Iohn de Roos his son and heir married Margery the daughter and heir of Philip Despenser but died in France on Easter Eve 1421. with his brother William without issue and Thomas de Roos their brother inherited and married Elianor daughter of Richard de Beaucamp Earl of Warwick by whom he had Thomas Lord Ros born Sept. 7. 1427. 6 H. 6. who married Philippa the eldest daughter of the Lord Tiptoft and sister and co-heir of the Earl of Worcester of whom he begat Edmund Alianor Isabell Margaret and Ione In this Thomas Lord Ros his time he being attaint this Mannor of Orston amongst others was granted by King Edward the fourth to Iohn Earl of Sâ—rowsbury but Edmund his son being restored 1 H. 7. it came again to the Family And Elianor eldest sister of this Edmund who died without issue 23 Oct. 1508. brought it together with her great inheritance to the Family of Maunors of Northumberland her husband being Sir Robert Maunors by whom she had George Edward Elizabeth and Cicely George married Anne the daughter of Anne Ducâ—ess of Exeter sister of K. Edw. the fourth by her husband Sir Thomas St. Leiger by whom he had Thomas created by King Henry the eighth Earl of Rutland and a numerous issue besides Earl Thomas had likewise many children His eldest son Henry Earl of Rutland by his wife Margaret daughter of Raph Earl of Westmerland had Earl Edward whose daughter and heir Elizabeth was married to Sir William Cecill and had issue William who claimed to be Lord Rosse and King Iames determined that he should be Lord Roos of Holdernes and have the ancient Seat of the Lord Ros in Parliament but that the Title of Lord Ros of Hamlaâ— Trusbut and Belvoyr should still remain to Francis then Earl of Rutland who was brother and heir of Earl Roger son of Earl Iohn brother of Earl Edward This Earl Francis was a very great man and Father of Katherin Duchess of Buckingham to whom he gave Hemesly Castle and the ancient Yorkshire Lands and likewise this Mannor of Orston which shortly after was sold and thereby became the possession of Robert Earl of Kingston and now remains the inheritance of the Right Honourable Henry Marquess of Dorchester
had another Mannor here which before was Vluricks rated also to the Geld at one Car. The Land twelve Bov. likewise there was one Vill. and one Bord. Another Mannor in this place Vlviet had before the Norman Invasion which was then discharged in publick payments for five Bov. â…“ The Land was then one Car. There afterwards Roger de Busli had one Car. and two Vill. with one Car. or Plow and four Acres of Medow This kept the ancient value 10s. It seems the Family of Musters of Tireswell was first infeoffed of Earl Alans part here which was called Richmund Fee because William de Musters acquitted the Abbats of Welbek and Neubo and divers others for the Scurage which he received of them viz. 6s. 8d. for their Tenements in Kniveton of Richmond Fee granted to King Edward the second in the fourth year of his Reign and other times and particularly for seven Bovats and an half geldable and two Bovats of the Glebe of the Church of Kniveton The Land which the Abby of Welbek held here in Villainage was given by Eustachius de Mortayn and held of Richmond But Adam de St. Maria who was Lord of Rowmarrais in Yorkshire and Bulcote and Knyveton in this County whose second daughter and heir Lucia was married to .... de Annesley gave to this Abby the Land which Iohn Gouyell held in Kniveton together with eight Bovats of Land in Flintham whereof the Grange had two and Robert de Sibbethorp six concerning which Land the said Abbat paid Ward and Scurage to Sir Iohn de Hannesley and he to the Lord of Bentley by Doncaster Paganus de Tiptoft and he to the chief Lords of Tikhill Adam de Sancta Maria gave to the Church of Wellebek with his body and for the Souls of Alice and Albreda his Wives and Barthol his son's the whole Service of Robert de Kniveton Eustachius de Moretein gave to Mr. Robert de Byngham and Alice the daughter of Iohn de Vvethorp all his Demesne in the Town and territory of Kniveton of the Fee of Hugo Selvein with the right of Patronage of the Church as much as belonged to that Demesne with the Seat of a Mill upon the Trent and suit to it when it should be repaired of all them of his Men whose Ancestors used to grinde there reserving only 4s. per annum Sterling And beside he granted them for the same Rent and their heirs and assigns all that part of the Mess. of Robert son of Hugh which the said Robert held of him of the same Fee and the custom of all his Tenants in this Town to grinde at the Wind-Mill of the said Robert till the Water-Mill upon the Trent should be repaired All this did Mr. Robert de Kniveton called before de Bingham and Alice the daughter of Iohn de Vvethorp give to the Abby of Wellebek as they had it of Eustachius de Mâ—retein Philip Marc then Sheriff of Nott. was Witness which shows it to be in King Iohns time or the beginning of Henry the third Hugh Silvein gave to Gaufr de St. Mâ—dardo his brother all his part which he had of the Land at Kniveton and to his heirs for ever but if he had none by his wife then his brother Iordan should have it William de Malebisse and the Abbat of Welbeck held in Kniveton three parts of a Knights Fee of Alice Countess of Augi or Ewe Lady of Tikhill The Canons of Neubo in Lincolneshire 19 H. 3. had a confirmation of the third part of the Church of Knyveton by that King said to be of the gift of Richard Malebisse and that King 36 H. 3. confirmed the gift of William son of Iohn Malebisse being his Capital Mess. and his whole Demesne in Kniveton and a Toft and Croft of the gift of Hugh son of Râ—bert son of Hugh de Knyveton to the said Abbat of Neubo who was impleaded 1 E. 2. by Ioane the widow of Iohn son of Iohn son of Nicolas de Knyveton for the Advowson of the Church but the Abbat recovered it because her husband the said Iohn did not present when he ought Iohn son of Raph de Kniveton and others 9 E. 1. claimed against Iohn son of Iohn de Knyveton that he should acquit them of the Service which the Abbat of Wellebek exacted of them for their Free-hold which they held of the said Iohn in this Town Iohn son of Raph had a daughter named Emme married to Richard de Kniveton son of Iohn de Birton by whom 3 E. 3. she had a son called Henry son of Richard de Kniveton The Abbat of Neubo is said to have Court-Leet and Court Baron Wards Marriages Reliefs Villains Felons goods and Free Warren here but I have not seen authority sufficient to conclude it was so There is mention likewise of Iohn son of Nicolas de Knyveton Iohn del Holme and Alane de Otringham as owners here And Hugo de Thurverton about 43 E. 3. or before had been concerned here A Mess. Toft and six Bovats of Land about 26 E. 3. were taken into the Kings hand by reason of Felony which Agnes wife of Robert le Ward had committed which were held of William de Wakebrugge who held them of Thomas Atte Halle of Knyveton The Jury 15 R. 2. found it not to the Kings loss to grant Henry le Scroop Chr. Roger Vicar of the Church of Benington and William de Canewyke Chaplain licence to give three Mess. fifty seven Acres of Land three of Medow and 10s. Rent in Knyveton to the Abby of Neubo which were held immediately of that Monastery for 13s. 4d. per annum and Suit of their Court from three weeks to three weeks which the said Abby held of the Honour of Richmond then in Queen Anns hand which she held in Capite as of the Crown It seems Thomas Babington also about 6 E. 4. had some interest here All Lands and Tenements in the Parish of Knéeton in the Tenure of Robert Mower late belonging to the Monastery of Welbek May 1. 35 H. 8. were granted to Edward Fynes Lord Clinton and Say and Robert Tirwhitt Esquire to be held by them and their heirs in Capite Sir Edward Molyneux Knight 6 E. 6. held the Mannor of Kneton of the King in Capite by the Service of the fortieth part of a Knights Fee There was a Recovery suffered 16 Eliz. wherein Robert Fletcher and Iohn Lascells Gent. claimed against Iohn Molyneux Esquire two Mess. two Tofts one Dovecote two Gardens one hundred Acres of Land ten of Medow twenty of Pasture and 26s. 8d. Rent in Kneton Screton and Carcolston who called to Warrant Richard Whalley Esquire and Thomas Whalley his son This Lordship was inclosed in my time by George Lassells Esquire and shortly after sold to the Lady Dormer from whom it passed to Sir Henry More and so to the Marquess of Dorchester who about the year 1665. sold
it to Sir Francis Molyneux Baronet who hath repaired and new built the Seat and makes it his Habitation There was a good share bought of Edward Mower and some of Thomas Beane which Mr. Pochin of Leicestershire sold to old Mr. Francis Hacker and his son the Colonel hath sold it to Elizabeth the relict of Francis Thornehagh the Colonel now wife of William Skeffington Esquire whose it is at this present My Brother-in-law Mr. Iohn Story hath a considerable share and resides in this Town where his Grandfather William purchased some of Mr. Molyneux which his Father Iohn encreased and added to it some which he bought of Richard Alvey of Colston and Henry his son There is Robert Holmes hath a small Freehold also and I think no more The Vicarage was 6l. when the Abbat of Newboe was Patron 'T is now 4l. 9s. 4d. ob in the Kings Books and Sir Francis Molyneux Patron Staunton Part with Orston OF the Land of Edward the Confessour the ancient Demesne of the Crown it was discharged to the publick payments for seven Bovats and three Acres The Land was then three Car. There after the Conquest King William had ten Sochm. three Bord. to three Car. and sixty Acres of Medow Alexander Bishop of Lincolne in the year of our Lord 1139. Founded a Priory in the I le of Hafreholm and gave satisfaction to Raph Halselin and Robert de Calz Lords of Shelford for their part of that place to which Priory of Haverholme in the County of Lincolne did this part of Staunton which lies in Newark Hundred but is ever charged with Orston in Bingham Hundred belong There was an Agreement 23 H. 3. made in the Church of St. Mary Magdalen of Newarke on St. Laurence day before Sir Hugh Picot Sir Ranulf Morin Sir Galfr. de Stoke Sir Robert Vavasor Sir Henry Thuke Knights Warner de Eugaine Alan de Cranewelle Fulc de Houtoft and others between the Prior and Covent of Haverholm on the one part and Galfr. son of William de Staunton on the other part concerning each parties having their Bull free every where in the Fields and Medows of Staunton so as he was not put in the Plow or any other work during his going there and that each part might dispose of the Heads of their Lands called then Chevez now Hades as they pleased The Priory got the Fishing in Smite and Devene and view of Frank-pledge and a Court Baron too and had many Suiters in Thoroton and other adjacent Towns Sir Thomas Tresham Knight and George Tresham Gent. 5 E. 6. passed this Mannor to Thomas Gravesend and Bartholomew Garewey of London Gent. who Feb. 20. 6 E. 6. conveyed it to Ierome Brand who married Brigit the daughter of Anthony Staunton Esquire and by her had Robert Brand who sold it about the 28 Eliz. to his Cousin William Staunton Esquire and Elizabeth his wife for 1200l. whom it made intire Lord of the whole Town which inabled his posterity the better to inclose and sell as they have done some part to William Carâ—wright but some of it yet remains to Harvey Staunton Esq the present owner great Grandchild and heir of the said William Staunton The Tythes of this part belong with the rest of the Rectory of Orston to the Church of Lincolne and the Dean and Chapter find a Curat to officiate in a Chappel which stands in the Church-yard of Staunton whither the inhabitants which hold this Land resort as being of Orston Parish Harvey Staunton Esquire is Lessee to the Dean and Chapter also Newark Hundred Newarke Wapentak LAy to Newark before the Conquest and was then the famous Countess Godeva's and since the Bishop's of Lincolne till it was taken into the Crown where it remains as in the Town of Newarke may be observed Staunton THat part of Stantune which is in Newarke Wapentac before the Norman Invasion was the Freehold of Tori who paid the publick Tax of the Dane-geld for it as ten Bov. The Land being then three Car. There at the time when the Conquerour made his Survey it being then become the Fee of Walter de Ayncurt as all or most of Tories Lands in this County were in Demesne were three Car. and four Sochm. on one Bovat and an half of this Land and eleven Villains two Bord. having two Car. There was a Priest and a Church one Mill 5s. 4d. sixty Acres of Medow in the time of Edward the Confessour the value was 4l. then 100s. It had Soc in Alureton Flodberge and Dallintune and was then held by Malger whose posterity having their chief residence here had their name from this place and do continue in the Male Line possessed of it to this day Nov. 30. 1672. Oliver Dayncourt gave to William de Albeni the younger the Fee of two Knights which Galfr. de Staunton held and which Raph Dayencurt his Grandfather gave to the said Williams father himself adding half a Knights Fee in Gunwortheby for which the said William de Albeni was but to do the Service of one Knight as the rest of the said Olivers own men did The Stauntons were ever esteemed to hold of the Lords of Belvoyr by Castle Guard where Staunton Tower is yet to be found sufficiently guarded by the strength of its own liquor with which the bottom of it is usually replenished Galfr. de Stanton gave Lands in Kelum to the Monastery of Rufford which King Stephen confirmed viz. five Bovats by the consent of Beatrix his wife and Malger his son and confirmed likewise forty Acres there which those Monks had of the gift of Malger de Rolleston Beatrissa de Muscamp after the death of her Husband the said Galfr. de Stantun for three Marks and a Cow which she received of the said Monks in the presence and by the consent of her then Lord and Husband Eudo de Aubeni confirmed to them the said five Bovats though they were part of her Dower And William son of Malger de Stanton also confirmed his Grandfather the said Galfr. de Stanton's gift This William made free Hugh Travers son of Simon de Auvrington and all his Progeny because he took a Cross for him and went for him to Hierusalem so he did also Iohn the son of Simon de Auvrington and gave them to God and the Church of St. Mary of Staunton to be in the protection of the Rector of Staunton The Witnesses were Raph de Orlingberga Robert de Stokes William de Houkesworth Ranulf Morin Walter de Hou Richard de Staunton the Parson William Parson of Kilvington Roger Parson of Elveston Raph de St. Paul and divers others Athelina this Sir William de Stauntons wife is said to be the second of the three daughters and co-heirs of Iohn de Musters Lord of Basingham in Lincolneshire by which means part of that Lordship came to this Family of Staunton There was an Agreement in the year 1257. between Sir Galfr. de
value 10s. The greatest share in Elvestune was of the Fee of Ilbert de Lacy one part whereof was that wherein Goduvin in the Saxon times had his Mannor which was rated to the Geld at six Bovats The Land being then certified to be sufficient for three Plows or three Carucats This afterwards Armegri held of Ilbert and there had one Car. or Plow three Sochm. on two Bovats of Land and one Vill. five Bord. having two Car. or Plows There was thirty Acres of Medow In the Confessours time this was 40s. value in the Conquerours 35s. Another part was three dwelling houses mansur which Ilbert had in which were two Sochm. one Bord. belonging to Stoches They had not the Land Ilbert claimed upon Bishop Remigius the Land of the Priest and in Stoches he claimed or challenged the fourth part of the Town The Family of Bussy of Hogham in Lincolneshire named more particularly in Balderton had the Bishop of Lincolnes Fee as will appear by several instances Roger de Buslies the Lord Lovetoâ— named in Wisou had and thereof infeoffed the Ancestor of Galfr. de Estanton in the time of King Henry the first for half a Knights Fee Geoffrey de Staunton son of William de Staunton recovered against Sir Iohn de Staunton of Eyleston Knight and Amicia his wife 15 E. 3. fifteen Bovats of Land in Eyleston which Walter de Evermue gave to Galfr. de Staunton and Alice his wife and the heirs of their bodies who had issue William de Staunton and he William the Father of the said Geoffrey then claiming It was a very great Suit tried in several places and at length brought into the Parliament and excellently argued on both sides and the Errors discussed very elegantly This Sir Iohn de Staunton was son of Iohn son I suppose of Sir Geoffrey and dwelt in Devonshire and had a son called Iohn also 37 E. 3. but Sir Geoffrey de Staunton the Plaintiff who it seems carried it had a son and heir called Sir William de Staunton Knight as in Staunton is said who was twice married his first wife was Katherin his second Elizabeth daughter of Brian Thornehill relict of Henry Mâ—â—ers by whom he had a daughter and heir called Elizabeth who was the wife of William Hamsterley and died seised of a certain Mannor in Eyleston about 15 R. 2. called Stouhall Fee with sixteen Oxgangs of Land held of the honour of Tikhill and Gollhall Fee and sixteen Oxgangs of Land held of Sir Iohn Bussy Lord of Hogham William Hamsterley son of the said William being then found her heir and sixteen years of age William Hamstrelley the husband of Cecilia the daughter of Sir Iohn Bussy slew Thomas Duke of Gloucester and had a son called also William Hamstrelley who had two daughters Aâ—ne wife of Richard Banister and Ioane of William Orme or Orome who had Hamond Orome who inherited this Mannor and was May 6. 16 E. 4. at Balderton Court and there acknowledged to hold Gollhall Fee of Sir Thomus Bussy William Hamsterley went into France and there died and he had two daughters which the Lady Roos after the death of his wife at Staunton took Ward and William Eyton sold them to Raph Banister whose two sons Richard and Roger married them but it seems Roger died and left his wife for William Orme before named whose posterity continued to our time viz. the latter end of King Iames his Reign that Captain .... Orme sold his Lands here some to George Lascells Esquire who paid to the honour of Tikhill of which he was Feodary for eighty Acres of this Land for respite of Homage c. as Mr. Wightman did who paid for thirty and Mr. Robert Poole Gent. for his House and seventy Acres William Bristowe for forty Alexander Watson for eighty the heirs of Robert Greaves for his House and ninety Iohn Hollingworth for his House and forty Acres .... Gamble for nine Richard Elston for seven c. and others who bought the said Mr. Ormes Lands Lacies Fee which Arnegrim held who also held of him in Sibthorpe came to Sir Stephen Waleys who 17 E. 1. did implead Robert de Eyleston that he should do him certain Customs and Services for two Car. of Land in Eyleston which he held of him by Homage and the Service of 29s. and Suit of Court of the said Stephen in Eyleston from three weeks to three weeks whereof his Ancestor was seised in the time of King Iohn c. Sir Iohn de Depeden Knight and Elizabeth his wife daughter and heir of Sir Stephen Waleys 19 R. 2. passed 50s. Rent in Sibthorpe and Eyleston and some places thereabout to Sir Iohn Leek Knight Richard de Sceckton Rector of the Church of Burgh Waleys and William de Leeke of Kirketon and the heirs of William whose heir is Peniston Whalley Esquire to whom some of the Rent yet remains viz. 30s. out of Elston paid by Mr. Lassells yearly The Seals show Depedens Arms to be Ermine on a Chief three Lioncells Rampant and Waleys his to be quarterly and a Bend. Robert de Eyleston 5 E. 3. passed by Fine to Richard de Gauy and Maud his wife one Bovat and two Acres and an half in Elston There was a Fine 13 E. 3. between Robert son of Iohn de Eyleston and Elizabeth his wife by Iohn de Misterton put in her place to get or lose and Hugh son of Richard de Thorpe of the Mannor of Eâ—leston and the Advowson of the Church whereby they were settled on the said Robert and Elizabeth and the heirs of their bodies remainder to the right heirs of Robert There was a Fine levyed at Nott. 3 E. 3. between Henry son of Laurence de Stoke and Maud his wife on the one part and Robert de Hickling Vicar of Granby on the other part concerning two Mess. three Bovats of Land twenty six Acres of Medow and 2s. Rent in Eyleston and Stoke by Newark which were thereby settled on the said Henry and Maud for life remainder to Henry Gauy of Stoke and Iâ—ane his wife and the heirs of their bodies remainder to the right heirs of Henry Gauy To this Robert de Nuncormesby and Iohn son of Robert de Eyleston put to their claim There was a Fine 33 H. 6. and afterwards 35 H. 6. between Thomas Rempston Knight and Henry Wheteley Quer. and Nicholas Wymbysh Clark and Hugh Wymbyshe and Margaret his wife who was daughter and heir of Iohn Lord of Eyleston mentioned in Carcolston Deforc. of the Mannor of Elston with the Appurtenances and four Mess. two hundred Acres of Land thirty of Medow ten of Pasture and 6s. Renâ— and the Rent of three pair of Gloves and of 1l. of Cummin with the Appurtenances in Elston whereby they were settled on the said Hugh Wymbish and Margaret his wife for life then to Alice the wife of Iohn Leeke of Landford Esquire for her life then to Thomas
Inquisition taken at Nott. 20 May 8 E. 3. it was certified that Robert Perpount by a Fine levied 10 E. 2. had made himself only Tenant for life of 60s. Rent in Newarke held of the Bishop of Lincolne and of one Mess. one Carucat of Land and 11s. Rent in Codington held of Iollanus de Nevill for 24s. per annum and of the Prior of St. Katherins without Lincolne by the Service of 8s. per annum and in Balderton of one Mess. one Carucat of Land five Acres and one Rood of Medow and 13s. Rent held of Iohn de Bussy by the Service of a pair of Gilt Spurs and of 22s. Rent in Stoke by Newarke held of William de Thorpe by the Service of 6d. per annum and of 26l. and 3s. Rent in Sneynton held of Iohn de Tibtot by the Service of a pair of Gloves or 1d. and of twenty Bovats of Land in Barton held of Gervas de Clifton by the Service of a Clove at Christmas and of two Acres of Wood in Carleton by Colwyk held of Adam de Everingham for a Rose at Midsummer and of one Mess. one Carucat of Land ten Acres of Medow 20s. and 9d. Rent in Kirkeby held of Ioane who had been wife of Iohn de Stotevile by the Service of the sixteenth part of a Knights Fee and 15s. per annum and of one Mess. forty Acres of Land four of Medow one Park containing twenty Acres of Wood and 60s. Rent at Holbek Woodhouses held of Thomas de Furnivall for 20s. per annum and of the Mannor of Weston held of William le Fitz-William by the Service of the fourth part of a Knights Fee and Lands in Darbyshire which were to descend and remain to Henry son of Henry de Perpont son of the said Robert being then about twelve years of age when the Writ directed to William Erneys Escaetor in the Counties of Warewick Leicester Nott. Darby and Lancaster was executed Codington in the Record of Nomina Villarum 9 E. 2. answered for an intire Villa and the Prior of St. Katherins by Lincoln Iohn de Nevill of Rolleston and the Bishop of Lincolne were certified to be Lords of it Walter de Maresco it seems had some share in Cotinton for which he ought the King a pair of Scarlet Breeches but it was Aliened when Robert de Passelewe in the time of King Henry the third let this Serjeancy to the Prior of St. Katherins for 40s. per annum being twenty two Bovats then valued at 4l. 8s. per annum Robert le Porter held two Bovats which were of the Serjeancy of twenty Bovats which the Prior of St. Katherins held of the King in Cotinton about 8 E. 1. Iohn son of Iohn de Weseby 23 E. 1. recovered seisin of four Mess. seven Bov. of Land and three parts of a Mess. in Cotinton and Andrew de Nevill and Thomas de Kirkeby were amerced Henry de Codyngton Parson of Botesford having had licence from King Richard the second so to do Founded a Chantry at the Altar of St. Peter in the Parish Church of Codington for one Priest to pray for him while he lived and for his Soul after his decease and for the Soul of Iohn de Codyngton late Parson of Adesham and of their Fathers Mothers Brothers Sisters and Benefactors to which he gave five Mess. three Tofts one hundred forty four Acres of Land twenty seven and an half of Medow with the Appurtenances in Codyngton and Holme by Muskam Iohn Ashwell was the first whose Successours after the death of the said Henry de Codyngton were to be named by the Prior of Thurgarton to whom he left the chief charge and care of the Chantry but if he should fail the Prior of Shelford was to put in one after a monâ—h The Instrument bears date 1 Ian. 4 H. 4. The Prior of St. Katherins had Free Warren at Coddington and Wiggesâ—e 5 E. 3. in this County By Indenture bearing date 15 Iune 6 E. 6. the King in Consideration of the Mannors of Northhall in Hertfordshire and Northrawceby in Lincolneshire and the Site of the Priory and the Rectory of Cardigan in South-wales and other Lands in Cornewall and other places granted to William Cavendish and his heirs the Mannors of Medowplek and Rectory of Yolgrave belonging to the Priory of Leicester of Pentrich and Ulkerthorpe belonging to the Abby of Darley of Blackwall to Lenton and the Tythes in Kingstorodale Cowdale and Sledon and the Demesne Lands of that Monastery of Lenton in Ashfeild all these and many others in Darbyshire with several others in the Counties of Stafford Dorset Cornewall Kent Essex c. amongst the rest the Prior of St. Katherins part in this Cotington The Chantry Lands 1 Sept. 6 E. 6. were granted to Edward Bray Knight Iohn Thorneton Iohn Danby and to the heirs of the two latter and 6 Iun. 44 Eliz. to Thomas Leonard alias Pocklington and his heirs then being of the yearly value of 67s. 4d. This Town gives name to a Moore whereon used to be a famous Horse-race for which the Major and Aldermen of Newark were wont to provide the Plate The Cure is served by the Vicar of Stoke so that 't is like the Tythes belong to the Corps of the Prebend of the Chancellor of the Church of Lincolne Winthorp Doomsd. VVymunthorp OF the Soc of Newark here was as much as was charged to the Dane-geld at six Bovats and an half which together with what is mentioned in Chelingtone Scireston Elvestone Stoches Holton Cotintone and Barnebye of that Soc is reckoned to make for that Tax three Car. and an half but the particulars amount to somewhat more than the gross summ The Land was 10 Car. an half in all these places And there were seventy seven Sochm. with four Bord. having fifteen Car. and an half and in them one hundred sixty three Acres of Medow Walter de Amundevill eldest son of Iolanus and Beatrix his wife daughter of .... Paganell of West Rasin in Lincolneshire gave the Church of Winthorp with that of Kinerby and some others to the Hospital of Ellesham in that County which his said Mother Beatrix began to Found and also three Mills Scituate upon Trent without the Town of Winethorp and one in it which Thurstan the Carpenter and his heirs ought to hold of the said Hospital for 12d. per annum and one Toft with a Bovat and half of Land which Ranulf Small parvus held in the same Town which gift William de Amundevill his next brother confirmed and after him Elias de Amundevil the third brother to whose Deed were Witnesses Raph de Amundevill his brother and Adam his brother also Iorslenus and William de Evermo his Nephews Raph de Amundevill son of his brother Raph c. William de Amundevill gave the Monks of Rufford licence to make a Fishing in his Land and in Trent between Winbeltorpe and Muscam with all the
who married my Lord of Dunbar's sister Sir Francis Leek died 1 Aug. 22 Eliz. and left a son and heir of his own name who was Knighted at Gréenwich 1 Iun. 1601. 43 Eliz. and made Baronet at the first Creation of that honour 9 Iac. His first wife was Frances the daughâ—er of Robert Swift by whom he had Sir Francis Leeke creaâ—ed Lord Deyncourt and afterwards Earl of Scarsdale Father of Nicolas the present Earl His second wife was Mary the daughter of Iohn Egioke of Worcestershire after his death married to Sir Gervas Clifton on whom he begot William Leek commonly called â—quire Leak the Father of Sir Francis Leek of Newark Knight and Baronet the present Lord of Sandiacre There was a Moore and Common in Landford belonging to St. Iohns of Hierusalem which 18 Decemb. 6 E. 6. were granted to Edward Fynes Knight Lord Clynton and Saye and Henry Hereson and their heirs there were Lands and Commons in Barnebie and Landford late belâ—nging to the said Priory of St. Iohns of Ierusalem 4 Oct. 28 Eliz. granted to Sir Christopher Hatton Knight and his heirs And 21 Oct. 30 Eliz. to Edward Wymark Gent. and his Possibly that Priory had the Church also Mr. More hath the Tythes Mering KIng Williams Land here was rated to the Geld at six Bovats and an half It should seem it or part of it became afterwards of the Earl of Richmonds Fee because Richard de Sutton is said to hold of that Honour a Knights Fee in Sutton Carleton and Meringes And before that I find that Alan de Mering son of Harvei by the grant of Hervei de Sutton his Lord gave one place of Land in the territory of Mering to the Canons of Radeford by Wirksop The first of this Family which had their name from their residence here that I can reconcile to any certainty of time was Gillebertide Meringes who granted to Raph Murdac High Sheriff of these Counties 30 H. 2. six Acres of Medow in Meringes in that called Esteng which Roger de Caisneto held of him for 2s. per annum as the said Raph Murdac was to do who gave it away to the Priory of Lenton for the health of his own soul and of Alexander de Cheinai's and together with it for the more abundant firmness and security of his said gift the writing which he had from the said Gilbert de Meringges for which after his death the Monks were to make him a perpetual Anniversary as for one of their Advocates or principal Benefactors The next whom I have found of this place was Gerard de Mering in the beginning of the Reign of Henry the third In the 40 H. 3. Roger de Luvetot the Sheriff gave account of 2 Marks of Gilb. de Mering and Ivetta his wife for having a Writ of Attaint Robert de Mering 32 E. 1. claimed the hearing of a Writ which Guychard de Charun Lord of Sutton by Mary his wife one of the co-heirs procured against him for services at Mering due to the said Guichard but it appeared by the date of the Writ that it was obtained eight daies before the fault was said to be made therefore he had nothing by it But this Guichard I take upon further consideration to be son of him who married the co-heir but not by her as in Sutton may be observed for I find Sir Robert de Mering Knight held of Iohn de Muscam son of Gilbert and Agnes de Sutton another co-heir all his Tenements in Mering by Foreign service and that the said Robert redeemed the said Service and Ward of his hâ—irs of the said Iohn After the said Robert succeeded Iohn de Mering his son whose son and heir Thomas married the daughter of Peter Foun of Marcham who had the custody of the said Thomas under age Peter Foun had a son and heir called Iohn who died without issue and Thomas Mering became his heir in right of his wife Alice who had been the wife of Nicolas de Widmerpole and Robert son of Nicolas de Widmerpole had a Suit against Sir Thomas son and heir of Iohn son of Robert de Mering 3 E. 3. A Fine was levied at York 11 E. 3. of the Mannor of Mering between Thomas the elder son of Iohn de Mering and Elizabeth his wife Quer. and Richard de Kelum of Sutton Chaplain Deforc. whereby it was settled on the said Thomas and Elizabeth and the heirs Males of their bodies remainder to Bertram Thomas and Iohn sons of the said Thomas and the heirs Males of theirs successively remainder to the right heirs of the said Thomas son of Iohn Thomas de Mering who was Tenant by the Courtesie of England after the death of Elizabeth his wife of the third part of the third part of the Mannor of Turford c. which her Father Peter Foun had by Margery her mother one of the three daughters of Agnes one Herveius Alanus de Meringa Gillebert de Meringges Godardus sive Gerardus de Mering 3 H. 3. Gilbertus de Mering 40 H. 3 -Ivetta Robertus de Mering mil. 32 E. 1. Johannes de Mering Thom. de Mering mil. 3 E. 3. ...... Elizabetha Bertram de Mering 11 E. 3. Tho. Joh. 2 Alexander de Mering Willielmus Mering-Elizabetha fil Tho. Nevill de Rolleston Willielmus Mering miles Willielmus Mering Ar. Will. Mering mil. -Agnes fil haer Hen. Gloucester de Carcolston Sutton ... ... Johannes Mering-Katharina sor haer Johannis Hercy militis Willielmus Mering miles-Margareta fil Thom. Cave de Stanford 1 Thom. Mering aetat 26. 1576. 2 Willielmus 3 Ambros. Franc. Thom. Johan Tho. Mering ... fil Thwaits· Franc. Alicia ux Ric. Sutton Elizab. -Robertus Markham Alex. Mering de Collingham Eliz. ux Joh. Strelley Jac. Savage Marg. ux Tho. Bassete 1 Franciscus de Mering 36 E. 3. Richardus de Lexington Robertus de Lexington -Matildis Rich. de Marcham potius Willielmus -Cecilia Robertus de Marcham Willielmus de Sancta Cruce -Agnes 2 Petrus Foun-Margeria Johannes Foun sine prole 1 Joana ux Joh. Bayeux Rob. Hakthorn 3 Elizab. ux Joh. Barkworth Willielmus de Lungvillers -Bertha Johannes de Bray marit 2 -Cecilia Richardus de Marcham s. p. Johan Dom. Lexington custos sigil H. 3. Rob. Dom. Lexingt -Hen Episc. Linc. Alicia ux â— de Sutton of the three daughters of Robert de Marcham son of Cecilia one of the sisters and heirs of the Lord Lexington left a son about 42 E. 3. called Francis de Mering who was his heir but it seems he died without issue because Alexander Mering another of his sons had a son called William Lord of this Mannor who married Elizabeth one of the eight daughters of Thomas Nâ—vill of Rolleston and by her had Elizabeth wife of Iohn Strelley and after of â—ames Savage and Margery wife of Thomas Basset of Fledbourgh mother of Katherin wife of Thomas Sutton of Averham Ancestor
of the present Lord Lexington and a son called Alexander Mering of Collingham besides his son and heir Will. Mering father of William Mering Father of Thomas Mering of Newark as I guess to whom King Richard the third by his Letters Patents dated the fourth of March in the second year of his Reign granted the Mannors of Raunardwyke Ikylford and Piryton in the County of Hartford and Lands in Arkesey in the County of Bedford which were Sir Roger Towcotes Knight then a Rebell to have to him and the heirs Males of his body and likewise Father of Sir William Mering who was thrice married one of his Wives I suppose to be Agnes heir of Henry Gloucester of Carcolston by whom he had Iohn Mering who married Katherin one of the eight sisters and co-heirs of Sir Iohn Hercy of Grove and by her had Francis Thomas and Iohn besides Sir William Mering who had to wife Margaret the daughter of Thomas Cave of Stanford and by her three sons Thomas William and Ambrose and many daughters but of them I can say no more saving that this Lordship was sold to George Earl of Shrowsbury and is now the possession of his Grace the Duke of Newcastle Now some begin to esteem it out of this Wapentac but in Nomina Villarum there was no doubt of it for there 't is joyn'd with Gretton as in that place is noted Colingham North and South BEfore the Normans invaded this Country St Peter of Burgh had a Mannor in Colingeham rated to the publick payment of that time at four Car. and half a Bovat The Land whereof was then certified to be fourteen Car. There when King William made his great Survey in Demesne were two Car. and thirty seven Sochm. on two Car. and three Bovats of this Land and eight Villains and twenty Bordars having fourteen Car. There was a Priest and two Churches and two Mills 20s. and two hundred Acres of Medow small Wood two qu. long and 1 qu. broad This continued the former value 9l. Here was some part also which went with Shelton of Raph de Limesies Fee and some part was accounted of Richmond Fee but the main of both the Towns continued to the Abbat of Peterborow who had Free Warren granted here 35 H. 3. Yet the Bishop of Lincolne 14 E. 1. complained of him that he had set up Gallows at Collingham and there hanged a Thief to the derogation of the liberty of his Wapentach of Newark which the Bishop held of the grant of the Kings Predecessours to which the Abbat answered That the Kings Father in the thirty seventh year of his Reign granted to him and his Successours Infangthef and Utfangthef in all his Hundreds and Demesnes and so he avowed his Gallows and complained against the Bishop That he took two Horses and six Cows at Newark and drove them to his Parc or Pound and there detained them The Bishop pleaded that he held the Wapentac of the gift of the King within which are the two Towns of Collingham which the said Abbat held and for which he ought to make suit at the said Wapentac by three men of each Town from three weeks to three weeks and because the suit was with-drawn he took the Horses and Kine at last they agreed the Abbat being constrained to pull down his Gallows and submit The Bishop of Lincoln 10 E. 3. impleaded divers men of North and South Colingham for that when his Bayly had taken divers Cattel of several condemned and out-law'd persons of the said Towns same whereof were hanged as the Goods of Felon◠and Fugitives belonging to him in right of his Wapentac of Newark and impounded them the said men broke the Pound and took the Cattel and had them away for which they answer They are not culpable but the Agreement before mentioned 14 E. 1. between Oliver Bishop of Lincolne and the Abbat will end the strife The Grand Assise 53 H. 3. at Darby between Rob. de Collingham and Iohn de Hyrst Compl. and Walter son of Galfr. and Walter de Markham concerning Common of Pasture which the two Walters exacted in the Lands of the said Robert and Iohn in Collingham was respited till the Octaves of St. Michael at Leicester because Nicholas de Eyvill Robert de Markham Robert de Burstall Richard de Weston Benedict de Rolleston Richard de Grey Raph Barry Philip de Colewick Bryan de Herdeby Simon de Gringeley Walter de Touk Thomas de Bella aquâ Galfr. de Staunton Robert de Stokes Iohn de Vilers Roger de Alneto Knights chosen came not and were therefore amerced Here was a Mannor in North Colingham which the Leeks of Landforth held of the Abbat of Peterburgh These Towns still belong to that Church and the Honourable Anchetill Grey son of Henry Earl of Stanford is the Grand Lessee he married Anne the eldest of the three daughters and co-heirs of Sir Henry Willoughby of Risley in Darbishire the relict of Sir Thomas Aston and mother of Sir Willoughby Aston The Rectory of South Collingham was 20l. when the Abbat of Peterburgh was Patron 'T is now 14l. 1s. 10d. in the Kings Books and the Bishop of Peterburgh Patron The Vicarage of North Collingham was 8l. when the said Abbat was Patron 'T is now in the Kings Books 8l. 19s. 2d. and the Dean and Chapter of Peterborow Patrons The holy Abbess St. Ebba and her Nuns who defaced themselves lest they should be deflowred by the Heathen Danes are reported to have had their residence at Collingham but I having seen nothing certain of it must leave her to Coldingham in Scotland a Cell of Durrham where there is more certain notice of her Dernethorpe Dordenthorpe MOst of this Hamlet seems to be involved in Collingham yet the Book of Dooms-day shows part of it to be of the Soc of Houton of the Fee of Raph de Limesi which was rated to the Geld or Tax at one Bov. The Land was two Bov. There five Sochm. and six Bord. had two Car. or Plows There was a Church and a Priest with one Car. and fourscore Acres of Medow William son of Roger de Houton released to Adam son of Richard de Harthill and his heirs all manner of demand concerning Customs and Services for the Land which the said Adam held of him in the Town of Dornethorp Adam de Hertehill gave to Roger son of Roger Deyncurt with Alice his daughter in Frank-marriage all his Land in Derlesthorpe or Dornethorpe with all Homages Reliefs and Services Sir Richard de Hortehill confirmed to his sister his Fathers gift of all his Land in Dornethorpe and Collingham reserving to himself and his heirs the Service of the twelfth part of a Knights Fee Alice after the death of her husband Roger Deyncurt gave all her interest to the Priory of Thurgarton to which Roger de Brettevile and Amabilia his wife named in Houton also released their claim in
eleven Tofts and four Bovats in Dornethorpe and Colingham in the year of our Lord 1263. and levied a Fine at Lincolne 47 H. 3. five weeks after Easter the same year for which the said Roger and Amabil were to be taken into the benefits and Prayers which should from that time be done or made in that Church for ever Adam de Harthill had two Bovats here by Fine 16 H. 3. from Nicolaus de Breydeston and Alice his wife before Stephen de Segrave Adam de Novomercato William de Eboraco William Basset Mr. Robert de Shardeslogh Mr. Roger de Cantelupe and William de Insula the Kings Justices Itinerant at Notingham the day after Trinity Sunday The Prior of Thurgarton and the Abbat of Peterborow agreed that all the Tenants of that Prior and Covent in Dornethorp ought and were accustomed each to Plow three daies in the year viz. in Winter Seed time in Lent Seed time and in the time of Fallowing Warecti Each Plow was to have every day four Loaves and four Herrings They were likewise to Reap two daies and an half in Autumn and to have their wonted meat of the Abbat once in the day and the second day likewise if he would have them all the day otherwise after nine of the Clock they were to go away without meat the third day they were not to Reap but till nine of the Clock without meat Besides they were to put into the Abbats Fold all the Sheep which they had in their possession or custody in the Winter except their own or their childrens which lived with them in the house manu pasti and if any were sold or removed from them they were to procure as many others in their places for the Abbats Fold Besides they were to attend the Courts at Colingham and the like Grey of Landford had a Mess. and twelve Acres of Land here and as much in Landford said to be held by petty Serjeancy of the King in Capite by paying 11s. 8d. per annum The Mannor of Darnethorpe late belonging to the Monastery of Thurgarton together with the Lands and Tenements and appurtenances thereto belonging there and in South Colingham 4 Iuly 36 H. 8. were granted to Iohn Bellowe and Iohn Broxholme and their heirs The Church I believe hath been long gone Scarle Doomsd. Scorveley And Besthorpe THis was of the Sok of Newark and was rated to the publick Geld in the time of King William at two Carucats and an half In the Record of Nom. Vill. 9 E. 2. Scarle and Besthorp answered for one Villa and the Bishop of Lincolne was certified to be Lord. There was a Recovery 1 H. 8. wherein William Pocklington and Elizabeth his wife claimed against Robert de Lawethorpe of Yorkshire Gent. one Croâ—â— fourteen Acres of Medow eighty Acres of Land and twenty of Pasture in South-Scarle The Vicarage of Scarle was 10l. and a Prebendary there I suppose of Lincolne Patron 'T is now 5l. 2s. 6d. in the Kings Books and the King Patron Gretton Girton Doomsd. Greton THis was also the Bishop of Lincolnes of the Soc of Newark and paid the Tax for one Car. and an half The Knights Templars got some interest here and the Jury 8 E. 1. found that the Master had straitened the passage of the water of Trent with his Weres at Gretton Howe so that Boats and other Vessels could not pass as they were wont which was a great Nusance for which he was amerced and the Sheriff had a Precept to inlarge is as it formerly had been at the costs of the said Master of the Templars by view of the Jury In Nomina Villar 9 E. 2. Gretton and Mering answered for one Villa and the Bishop of Lincoln and the heirs of Iohn de Mering were then the Lords Wiggesley THis place also is reckoned with several others of the Soc of Newark and was rated to the Dane-geld or publick Tax of those times at seven Bovats King Henry the second confirmed the gift which Robert the second of that name Bishop of Lincolne made to the Priory of St. Katherins of five Bovats in Wiggesle Hugh son of Lambert de Bussy 41 H. 3. had Free Warren granted in Wigisille And Iohn Dyve had likewise 5 Iun. 5 E. 1. Free Warren in Balderton and Wiggesley which Iohn de Bussy claimed at Nott. in the Quo Warranto 3 E. 3. The Prior of St. Katherins without Lincolne at the same time claimed to have the liberty to hold all his Tenements in Newarke Codington and Wygesle well and peaceably and in the 5 E. 3. he had Free Warren granted in the two latter Thornehawe and Wygesleye 9 E. 2. answered for one Villa the Lords then were said to be Richard Peres Iames Peres and Iohn de Ely But it appears that 11 H. 7. Edmund Bussy Esquire suffered a Recovery of the Mannor of Wygesley one Mess. three hundred Acres of Land fifty of Medow one hundred of Pasture and sixty of Wood with the Appurtenances in Wygesley Spaldford North Clifton and South Clifton and called c. Iohn Smalley and the same Edmund and Alice his wife 16 H. 7. suffered another of the same parcellâ— Bussies Mannor held of Newarke Castis and is now become the inheritance of Sir Rich. Earl St. Katherins share was granted 36 H. 8. to Iohn Bellowe and Edward Bales and their heirs Cliftons North and South IN these Towns were four Mannors of the Bishop of Lincolne's Fee and one of Roger de Buslies One Mannor Vlviet had before the Conquest and was rated to the Dane-tax for it at six Bov. and an half The Land being then certified to be three Carucats There afterwards had Bishop Remigius three Sochm. on three Bovats of this Land and one Bordar with one Car. there was thirty one Acres of Medow Pasture Wood half a leuc long and three qu. broad In the Confessours time this was 20s. value in the Conquerours 10s. Raph held it Another Mannor before the Normans came Frane had which was rated to the Geld at three Bov. and an half The Land of it was twelve Bov. There Bishop Remigius had one Car. six Vill. and two Bord. having one Car. and an half there was fourteen Acres of Medow This was 40s. in the Confessours time when the Conquerour made the Survey but 20s. value Siuvale held it Another Mannor in Clifton Vlviet had before the change which he paid the Dane-geld for as one Bov. and an half It was waste Raph held it There was the fourth part of a Church and eight Acres of Medow In the Saxon times the value was 10s. then in the Norman beginnings but 5s. Another Mannor Agemund had and in the Confessours time paid the Geld for it as two Bov. and an half The Land was then found to be one Car. The same Agemund held it under the Bishop and had two Bov. of Land three Car. and
together amount to more The Land of all was twenty one Car. three Bov. There were seventy one Sochm. seven Bord. having twenty one Car. and an half There was two hundred and eighty Acres of Medow Pasture Wood five qu. long four broad This was the Bishops of Lincoln's But here was some Soc to Clifton of Roger de Buslies Fee which paid the Geld for four Bov. The Land one Car. There two Sochm. had half a Car. and twelve Acres of Medow in Clifton which Town and Spaldford 9 E. 2. answered for one Villa and the Bishop of Lincolne and Iohn de Bussy were then Lords of them It appears that about 36 E. 3. Sir Richard Willughby had interest here And the Certificat of the Lands of the Templars taken in the time of King Edward the second shows they had something here as also in Codington Thorpe by Newark Stoke Sireston Elston Gretton Newark Colingham Sibthorpe Flaufore Barneby Landeford and many Towns in Lincolneshire thereabouts At the Assises at Nott. 10 H. 4. Thomas Chaworth and two others recovered their seisin of one Mess. one Toft twenty seven Acres of Land and nine Acres of Medow in Spaldeford and Wyggesley and Raph Whytle and two others were amerced A Farm Mess. and one Bov. of Land with the Appurtenances in the Tenure of Nicholas Borell in Spalford late belonging to the Preceptory of Willoughton in the County of Lint and parcel of the possessions of the Hospital of St. Iohns of Hierusalem 25 August 37 H. 8. were granted to Charles Sutton Esquire Richard Welby Esquire and Thomas Yorke Gent. and their heirs Spaldford is within the Parish of Clifton Thorney Thorneshagh IN Torneshay of the Soc of Newark there was a parcel charged to the Dane-tax at one Car. and was reckoned together with those Towns before named in Spaldford of the Bishop of Lincolne's Fee Yet Walter de Clifford and Agnes his wife by Fine in the third year of King Iohn conveyed the Advowson of the Church of Turnehage to Thora Prioress of Brodholme and her Nuns there for which they received the said Walter and Agnes into all the benefits of that House Henry de Lacy Earl of Lincolne 10 E. 1. had Free Warren here in Thornehagh Fulc le Strange and Alianora his wife held the third part of this Mannor and he after her death by the Courtesie of England Iohn le Straunge 17 E. 2. was found by the Jury their son and heir and to be then above eighteen years of age he had Lands in Huntingtonshire and Shropshire In 27 E 3. I find Sir Thomas Bret Knight called of Thornehagh and after and sometimes written Byrt and sometimes Bert. It is said 10 R. 2. that Giles D'aubeney Chr. then dead long before his death enfeoffed Henry Molyns William D'aubeney and Iohn Haywood Chaplain of Lands here as parcel of the Mannor of South Ingleby in the County of Lincolne and it appears 12 R. 2. that Gyles Daubeney Chr. died seised of one hundred Acres of Wood one hundred Acres of Pasture with the Appurtenances in Thornehagh by Brodholme as parcel of the Mannor of South Ingleby in Lincolneshire of the grant of Mary the wife of Raph D'aubeney his Father paying her for the whole Mannor fifty Marks per annum during her life which Mannor was held of the Lord Ros as of his Castle of Bever by the Service of 32s. yearly Rent George Nevill Esquire 9 Eliz. suffered a Recovery of the Mannor of Thorney with the Appurtenances and sixteen Mess. twelve Cottages eight Tofts one Dovecoat twenty Gardens four hundred Acres of Land one hundred of Medow three hundred of Pasture three hundred of Wood forty of Marsh one thousand of Moore sixty of Turbary one thousand of Furz and Heath and 7s. Rent and 1l. of Pepper with the Appurtenances in Thorney Wiggesley South Clifton North Clifton and Spaldford and called c. Sir William Mering Knight This Mannor was purchased by George Nevill of Grove Esquire being the inheritance of the Merings and by him settled upon two of his younger sons Gervas Nevile and Dionyse Nevile whose heirs the Neviles hold it at this day Georgius Nevill-Barbara soâ—oâ— una cohaereduâ— Johannis Hercy mil. Georg. Nevill-Gervas s. p. Georg. Nevill de Thorney ... fil .... Terwhyt 2 Georg. Nevill de Thorney -Alicia fil Georgii Stow relict Will. Rothwell Georg. Nevill de Thorney aet 39. 1676 -Maria fil Tho. Boswell de Edlington in Com. Ebor. ux 1 -Elizab fil Jeremi Halâ—head ux 2. Georgius Nevill aet 13. 1676. Elizabetha gemella cum Georgio aet 13. Maria aet 12. Anna 10. Jana 8. Brigit 6. Edwardus Nevill aet 1. 1676. 1 Gervas N. de Hadington in Com. Linc. mil. -Kath fil R. Hutton Justic. Anthon. s. p. Dionysius ... fil .... Gernon Gervasius Nevill de Thorney-Elizab fil Nic. Rayner Joh. Nevill aet 55. 1676. vendidit terâ— in Thorney Georgio Nevill de Thorney -Rebecca fil Rad. Clark Dionys. Nevill de Eastwood in Rotheram Ebor. aet 25. 1676. Joh. Nevill de Grove-Gertrud fil Ric. Whalley The Rectory of Thorney and right of Patronage of the Vicarage late belonging to the Priory of Brodholme 1 May 35 H. 8. was granted to Edward Fynes Lord Clynton and Saye and Rob. Tirwhit Esquire and their heirs who 3 May had licence to alienate it to William Mounson Esquire and his heirs who 20 Novemb 37 H. 8. had likewise licence to alienate the said Rectory and Advowson and forty Acres of Land twenty of Medow and forty of Pasture with the Appurtenances in Thorney Wiggesley and Brodholme to Roger Frape and his heirs Here was a Mess. and some Lands lying in Thorney in the occupation of Edward Lee also belonging to the Monastery of Brodholme 20 Aug. 36 H. 8. granted to Robert Brookesby and Iohn Lyon and their heirs The Vicarage of Thorney was eight Marks when the Prioress of Brodholme had the Patronage 'T is now 4l. 7s. 6d. in the Kings Books and Iohn Disney Esquire Patron Hareby Herdeby Herdrebye IN Herdrebye there was some Soc to Newark which paid the Dane-geld for one Bov but besides that the Bishop of Lincolne had a Mannor which before the Conquest was Godwins and paid the Tax for six Bov. The Land whereof was two Car. There was when Doomsday Book was made five Vill. had two Car. and twelve Acres of Medow Pasture Wood half a leuc long and half a leuc broad This before in the Confessours time had been 40s. but then was fallen to 20s. value The Baylisss of the Bishop of Lincolne for Newark about 53 H. 3. distreined Bryan de Herdeby by nine Oxen worth 4l. to pay 5l. to the Abbess of Grace dieu The Jury 9 E. 1. were to determine whether forty Perches in length and eight in breadth with the Appurtenances in Herdeby were Frank Almaigne belonging to the Church of Clifton of which William de Langwath was
of Newark his Tenement in Milnegate he paying 6d. to the Bishop of Lincolne and 10d. to the Prior of Thurgarton to whom the said Symon afterwards wholly released it There were some other small parcells belonging to that Monastery as there were to divers others viz. St. Katherins Kirkestede and Neubo in Lincolnshire Croxton and Burton Lazars in Leicestershire Mountgrace in Yorkshire Shelford Brodholme and St. Leonards Hospital in this County and some others Besides here were a great company of Chantryes in the Church of Newark which is now one of the fairest Parish Churches I ever saw but I cannot think the present Fabrick older than Henry the sixth if so old Yet I suppose it better than all the ten mentioned in Doomsday Book which I guess were not all in the Town though in the Soc. Who built it or Founded all the Chantryes I cannot yet discover Here was one at the Altar of All Saints two at the Altar of the Holy Trinity one of St. Nicholas one of Corpus Christi one of Mary Magdalen another called William Saucemers another William Newarks Besides here were divers parcels of Land and several Houses given to the maintenance of Priests that were in the nature of Chantries Here was also a certain great House of Friers of the Order of St. Augustine which was granted from the Crown 35 H. 8. to Richard Andrewes and Nicholas Temple and their heirs Sir Iohn Markham had it and since it was Sir Francis Leekes dwelling House and also the Lord Deyncourts his sons but his son the present Earl of Sâ—arsdale sold it lately to Mr. Matthew Ienison the present owner Next it Southwards stands another great House called the Chantry in which dwelt William Leck half brother of the said Lord Deyncourt and Father of the present Sir Francis Leek Knight and Baronet who made it also his principal residence Next that is the Free-School which together with a Song-Schoole scituate on the North-west point of the Church-yard for an Organist and six Queristers was Founded by Thomas Magnus Arch-deacon of the East Rideing of Yorkshire and Warden of the Colledge of Sibthorpe in this County which after the dissolution he had for life it being granted to him and Richard Whalley Esquire and the heirs of Richard 37 H. 8. as in that place is shown By an old Tradition in the Town Printed by Dr. Thomas Fuller in his Englands Worthyes he is said to have been found in the Church Porch of Newarke and having neither Father nor Mother was by the people called Thomas Amang us but it appear to be otherwise in his Deed of Settlement wherein he mentions Iohn Magnus his Father and Alice his wife his Mother and Ioane Elizabeth and Katherine his sisters His Arms possibly but of his own time are still in several places of the School and other-where Bendy of six pieces Vert and Gules on a Fesse Or a Lion Passant between two Cinquefoiles of the second with his Motto under AS GOD WILL. The Lordship of Everton in this County was the pricipal part of the indowment for the said Schools with which he chiefly trusted the Vâ—car of Newarke and Brethren of Trinity Guild then the most considerable Governours of the Town of Newarke but shortly after viz. 1 Ianuar. 3 E. 6. it was made a Corporation of one Alderman and twelve Assistants and 2 C. 1. upon renewing the Charter the Alderman Commenced Major and the twelve Assistants Aldermen and so it continues with what additions our present Soveraign King Charles the second hath made in the new Charter as chusing two Burgesses to serve in Parliament inlarging the compass of their Jurisdiction by annexing several Towns and the like The whole Mannor Sok and Wapentak continued to the Bishops of Lincolne till the time of Edward the sixth that Rands alias Holbech then Bishop of Lincolne surrendred it to the Crown in which it still remains It was usually divided into the Borough of Newark and Northgate at the further end whereof from the Town stood a fair House belonging to the Hospital of St. Leonard of Stoke commonly called the Spittie which Sir Robert Constable had by Lease the interest whereof his son Henry Constable had and from him it came to William Cecill Esquire late Earl of Exeter who built a goodly House there which after his decease was by Act of Parliament 17 C. 1. exchanged from the Hospital for Lands of better value and estated upon his widow Elizabeth the Countess Dowager of Exeter and her heirs Shortly after the Wars happened and Newarke became one of the most considerable Garrisons the King had in which the Loyalty and courage of the Townsmen were ever remarkable and sufficiently manifested in all the three Sieges at the first whereof Sir Iohn Henderson the prudent Governour caused all Northgate and that fore-mentioned House the Spittle to be burned yet the Case of it made a receptacle for the Enemy at the second Siege where Prince Rupert took a goodly train of Artillery which I saw together with their Foot Arms when he so fortunately relieved the Town then under the Government of Sir Richard now Lord Byron but before the third there was not one Stone left unthrown down and in or near the place a strong Fortification raised in Sir Richard Willis his time as I remember and called the Kings Sconce which by his Majesties Special Command then in the Scots Quarters on the North side the River Trent was about the sixth of May 1646. with the Town and Castle and the rest of the Fortresses concluded by the Commissioners of the Right Honourable Iohn Lord Bellasis the last Governour to be Surrendred the Saturday following though 't is said that Mr. Smith the valiant Major upon his Lordships communicating to him the Kings Order urged the said Governour with Tears to Trust God and Sally rather than think of yielding the Town which indeed at that time suffered more by the Plague within than the Enemy without The Vicarage of Newark was 18l. when the Prior of St. Katherins was Patron 'T is now 21l. 5s. 2d. in the Kings Books and his Majesty Patron Upon the upper part of the North Porch on a Shield there is a Crosse Croslet Botoné The great Window of the Cross South I le sâ—ems to have been given by William Philpot wherein the Arms of Deyncourt are often placed In the contrary I le is Arg. a Chief Gules and Bendlet Azure Crumwell quartering with Cheque Or and Gules a Chief Ermine Tateshal Gules three Sheaves within a Bordure engrailed Or Arch-bishop of Cant. Arg. a Chevron with a Cinquefoil sable in the first quarter Rempston Azure two Chevrons Or Chaworth quartering Arg. an Orle of Cinquefoiles about a Scutcheon sable Caltoft Azure five Fusills in Fesse Or each charged with an Escallop Gules Plumpton quartering Sable A Bend between six Scallops Or Folejambe Arg. three Birdbolts Gules Bozome Arg. on a Saltier engrailed Sable
minister Amicis à sacro foedere sanctissimus cultor Coeli jam municeps In eloquio casti sermonis joci In consuetudine Generosi-honesti Flores fructus Et rerum veritate verborum varittate Facundus omnibus facundus-mellifluus Artisex Sic lucidissimis elegantiarum gemmis ornatum Et divino Entheatum pectus fervore Plusquam Humana sapuit Mirantesque omnes attonuit audientium Choros Foelicitatem quam vivendo dedit abstulit abeundo Sic utilis terris sic dulcis coelo Nusquam non integer ΠΑÎΑΛΗΘΗΣ Charissimi Soceri memoriae piè consulens triste hoc sui obsequii ministerium posuit L. Jenison Aetatis Quinquagesimo quinto obiit 2 Decemb. Anno Restituto Mundo 1655. In the South I le on a Brass Plate Here lieth the body of Iane Bethell only daughter of William Bethell and Elizabeth his wife of the Reddinge Grange in the County of York Gent. she died the 30 of Octob. 1610. being of the age of sixteen years when she died On another Hic jacet Robertus Eurion Tanner Katherina Agnes Johanna uxores ejus qui quidem Robertus obiit ultimo die Novemb. Anno Dom. 1539. Quorum c. Johannis Martinii Quod reliquum est claudi potuit Hic jacet Qui Laboribus Patriae Amicis Oppidique Hujus Senatui foeliciter datis Post sexaginta tres Annos Confectos occubuit Hunc Grati nepotes jactabunt olim Et meritis impar praemium intulisse Dolebunt frustra Here lieth the body of George Sanduich Barber Servant to the Right Honourable Earl of Rutland who deceased the 18th of April 1613. Here lyes Mrs. Alice Cam wife of Mr. Henry Cam of this Town daughter of Mr. Robert Baxter of South-Clifton buried August 28. 1671. Henry Cam buried March 6. 1671. There are many more Arms obscurely painted and cut in the Church as on the Roof Arg. a Fesse Dancè between three Waterbudgets sable Arg. a Crosse Ragulè couped sable Gules a Cup Arg. and sometimes Or c. Broxtow Hundred Broxtow Doomsd. Broculstou Wapentac THere was in the time of King Edward the first great complaining concerning the Farms of Hundreds so that Juries returned their Verdicts which were of ancient Farm and which not and how much every Farmer gave for his Bayliwike at which time the Jury found and said That in the time of Philip Mark and Eustace de Loudham Sheriffs of Nott. and of other Sheriffs in ancient time viz. King Iohn the Bayliffs of Brokelstowe gave for having the Bayliwike half a Mark viz. Moris de Notehall and other Bayliffs of that time and in the time of Sir Robert le Vavasour which was 20 or 30 H. 3. the Bayliffs viz. Iohn Warlett and other Bayliffs of that time gave xxs. And afterwards in the time of Simon de Hedon Sheriff the Bayliffs gave for having the Bayliwike four Marks viz. 43 H. 3. and in the time of Hugh Babyngton and Walter de Stircheley viz. 4 vel 5 E. 1. being Sheriffs the Bayliffs viz. Stephen de Darleton and Tho. de Lee and Galfr. de Herdeby for having their Bayliwicks gave six Marks to the great damage of the Country and yet lost much And in the time of Gervas de Clifton then the Sheriff viz. between 7 and 18 E. 1. Aunsell de Gameleston and William de Tytheby gave for having the said Bayliwick nine Marks with Courtesies to the great damage of the Country and this they did to get a living and only to make the Bargain sold their Lands The Jury likewise said that Brockelstowe was an intire Wapentac yet the greatest part was of the Honour of Peverell and Hugh de Stapleford held that Honour of Peverell by the Charter of King Henry son of King Iohn for term of his life and the Farm of the Honour of Peverell was raised in the same manner as the Farm of the Wapentac to the great damage of the Countrey Attenborough THis place lies in the corner where the River of Yrewis or Erwas which parts the Counties of Nottingham and Derby falls into Trent and is rather to be called a Church than a Village having but few Houses and no Fields The Church serves for Chillewelle and Toueton and part of Bramcote Half of it was in the Conquerours time with Cillewelle of the Fee of Raph Fitz-Hubart and shortly after at or near the Foundation of the Priory of Lenton given to that Monastery by Odo de Boney and afterwards confirmed by his Successour Edward and Aeliz his wife as in Boney and Barton is shown The other half with Touton was of Pevrells Fee and came to the Lords of Codenour in Darbishire Betwixt Henry Lord Grey and the Prior and Covent of Lenton there was a case depending in the Kings Court which could not be there determined according to their minds in forty years concerning the right of Patronage of the moyety of the Church of Adinboro At length Richard Lord Grey son and heir of the said Henry and the Prior totally submitted the Controversie to W. Arch-bishop of Yorke who to make peace and avoid effusion of blood ordained that the Prior and his Successours should have Tythes to the value of forty shillings yearly in the name of a simple Benefice in that moyety of the Chappel of Bremcote whereof Mr. Robert de Stanford was then Reâ—â—or and who also gave his consent and that the right of Patronage of the other Mediety should remain to the said Richard Lord Grey and his heirs This Ordinance bears date in Ianuary 1246. The Rector was to have the other Mark which remained of the then full value of those Tythes and the Prior was to pay a pound of Frankincense at Adinboro Feast every year This was afterwards confirmed by William Arch-bishop of York as it seemeth Iohn de Grey of Codnoure Chr. by Fine 13 E. 3. passed one Acre of Land in Toueton and the Advowson of the Church of Adyngburgh which Thomas de Vaus then held for his life by vertue of a Fine levied at York the day after All Souls 11 E. 3. to the Prior and Covent of Felley and their Successours to which Monastery it was appropriated by William Arch-bishop of York about the year 1343. The Church and Rectory with the Advowson of the Vicarage late belonging to the Priory of Felley King Edward the sixth granted May 4 in the seventh year of his Reign to Sir Iames Folejambe Knight for the Rent of 18l. per annum It was by .... Folejambe given to a charitable use for Chesterfeild School as I take it to which it remains The Vicarage of Adynbrughe was ten Marks when the Prior of Felley was Patron 'T is now 4l. 6s. 8d. in the Kings Books and Sir Francis Folejambe Patron In the Church were the Arms of Babington impaling with quarterly Ermine and Chequey Or and Gules And Nevile viz. Gules a Saltier Ermine impaling with Babington And Leake impaling Babington and Arg. two Bars Azure Upon a plain
and Rents formerly belonging to that Monastery in Chilwell Bramcote and Adenborough 28 Novemb. 42 Eliz. were granted to Hercules Witham and Francis Thekeston Gent. and their heirs Nicholas Charleton Father of Thomas Charleton Esquire late High Sheriff of this County left him an House and considerable Lands here which were purchased of ... Pymme William Sacheverell of Barton Esquire hath purchased of Mrs. Poutrell the widow of Iohn Poutrell Lands lying on the South side the River of Trent called Chillwell Borresse adjoyning to the Lordship of Barton In the old House in a Chamber-window at Chilwell Babington impales with Arg. three Hammers or Pickaxes Gules Martell This Mannor Tythe and Demesne were given by the said Mrs. Poutrell to her Nephew Sir Henry Hunlake of Wingerworth in Derbyshire Baronet whose Ancestor Nicholas Humlake was an owner hereabouts in the time of H. 8. Toueton MIstaken by Dr. Thomas Fuller in his Ecclesiastical History for that in Yorkshire where the great Battel was fought 1461. between the Houses of York and Lancaster and so many slain viz. 35091. and K. Henry the sixth defeated This was of the Fee of William Peverell and one Aldric had it before the Conquest who was rated for this Mannor to the publick Tax at three Carucats The Land whereof was then three Car. and an half Here Warner the Man or Tenant of William had three Car. or Plows and four Sochm. on three Bov. of this Land and 16 Vill. three Bord. having six Car. or Plows Here was half a Church and a Priest and two Mills 8s. one hundred Acres of Medow and a small Ozier Bed or Holt It continued the old value 60s. having Soc in Chilewelle Robert son of Warner at the Foundation of Lenton Priory by his Lord William Peverel in the time of Henry the first gave as others did two parts of the Tythes of his Demesne here in Toueton By an Inquisition taken 13 Ioh. it appears that Henry de Grey had then six Knights Fees of the Honour of Peverell which came to the King by Escheat in the Counties of Nott. and Derb. viz. in Henour one in Normantone one in Sirland one in Codenour and Toueton one in Radeclive one and in Beâ—ley one The Sheriff William Briwerre 8 R. 1. gave account of the Scutage of the Honour of Pevrel of Nottingham assessed the year before being the second for the Army in Normandy and likewise of Henry de Grey Cs. of his Scutage for five Knights Fees because he was in the Kings Service beyond the Sea His Seal within the Circumscription of his name hath upon it Barry of six which were Arg. and Azure as in Radcliff upon Trent may be observed His wife was Isolda whom Mr. Burton in his description of Leicestershire affirms to have been the daughter and heir of Hugh Bardolf He was undoubtedly a great man and I think had divers sons Iohn Father of Reginald de Grey who had Shirland and William Lord of Sandiacre mentioned in Hickling but the eldest son and heir both of him and Isolda his wife who after his decease was married to Reginald de Mendre was Richard de Gra Lord of Codenhour in Darbyshire who married Lucia the daughter and heir of Iohn de Homaz The Jury 56 H. 3. found that Iohn de Grey held the Mannor of Radeclive as belonging to this of Toueton which he held by Barony viz. in Capite together with Codenowre said to be an old Escheat and many other Lands in several Counties and that his son Henry de Grey was his heir and fourteen or fifteen years of age Henry de Grey 29 E. 1. entred into a recognizance of ten thousand pounds to Robert Fitz-Payn before Roger de Brabauzon and his fellow Justices which yet was to be void if the said Henricus de Grae-Isolda-Reginald de Mendre marit poster Richardus Dom. Gra de Codnour-Lucia fil haer Joh. de Humez Claus. 7 H. 3. Norf. m. 8. Johannes Dom. Grey ob 56 H. 3 -Lucia Henricus Dom. Grey ob 2 E. 2. Richardâ—s Dom. Grey mort 9 E. 3 -Joana Johannes Dom. Grey miles Gart. in primâ fundatione-Alianora 18 E. 2 -Alicia de Insula Henricus Dom. Grey Richardus Dom. Grey miles Gart. mort 6 H. 5 -Elizab fil cohaer Rad. Basset de Sapcote ob 29 H. 6. Esc. Derb. 1 Johannes Dom. Grey mort 9 H. 6 -Joana Henricus s. p. 2 Henricus Dom. Grey ob 22 H. 6 -Margareta fil cohaer Hen. de Percy d' Atholl mil. Ric. Vere marit alter Henricus Dom. Grey aet 28.4 E. 4. ob 18 H. 7 -Katherina Henricus Grey Elizab. Grey-Ric fil 3. Hen. Sacheverell mil. Henricus Sacheverell s. p. Henr. Grey Elizab. -Joh Zouch mil. Joh. Zouch-Eliz fil Joh. St. John de Bletsoe Joh. Zouch mil. de Codnour-Margareta fil Hen. Willughby mil. Anna fil .... Geinsford-Georgius Zouch-Elianor fil ... Lane ux 2. Johan Zouch de Codnor mil. -Eliz fil Ric. Whalley Ar. Johannes Zouch factus mil. 1 Jac. aetat 10. 1559 -Maria fil Henr. Barkley mil. Elenor. -Tho Hutchinson de Owthorp Willielmus Johan Henry did not sell nor Alienate the Mannors of Toueton and Estwayt in this County but leave them to Richard de Grey his son and heir and to the heirs of his body In 2 E. 2. Henry de Grey was dead and his son Richard de Grey his heir was then found to be twenty six years of age Richard de Grey of Codnour 3 E. 3. claimed the Emendation of the Assise of Bread and Ale broken in Toueton as a member of Codnour He left Ioane his widow 9 E. 3. and his son Iohn his heir then aged twenty eight years The Jury 18 E. 2. found it not to the Kings loss if he granted Iohn the son of Richard de Grey and Alianor his wife to retain the Mannor of Hoo in Kent to themselves The Castle of Codnour with the members in Darbishire and the Mannor of Towton in Nottss remaining over c. This Iohn Lord Grey was Knight of the Garter at the first Foundation his Grandchild Richard Lord Grey was also Knight of that Order who was son and heir of Henry eldest son of the said Iohn by Alice de Insula his wife This Richard married Elizabeth daughter and co-heir of Raph Basset of Sapcote Knight she was born at Castle Bytham in the County of Lincolne and Baptized in the Church of St. Iames there the Sunday before the Feast of St. Iames the Apostle 46 E. 3. and was fourteen years old 22 Iuly 10 R. 2. He was 26 Apr. 2 H. 4. constituted Admiral from the mouth of Thames towards the Northern parts of England as Sir Thomas Rempston was 21 Apr. towards the West She bore him two sons Iohn and Henry both Lords Grey whom she out-lived The King 9 H. 6. Decemb. 18. committed to Iohn Duke of Bedford the Custody of the Castles Mannors c. which were
Ioanes late wife of Iohn Lord Grey of Codnor deceased which after the death of the said Ioane came into the Kings hands by reason of the minority of Henry de Grey son and heir of the said Ioane with the marriage of the said heir but he died about that time and the forementioned Henry brother of the said Iohn was Lord Grey and had to wife Margaret the daughter and co-heir of Henry Percy d' Atholl Knight whose son and heir Henry de Grey after her death 4 E. 4. was found to be about twenty eight years old being above nine years of age at the death of his Father the said Henry Lord Grey which was 17 Iuly 22 H. 6. Henry Lord Grey and Katherin his wife said to be the daughter of the Earl of Devonshire suffered a Recovery 5 H. 7. of the Mannors of Estwayt Toueton Barton Radcliff and Dunham in this County to Thomas Leek and Roger Iohnson who were appointed by the last Will of the said Henry Lord Grey bearing date 18 H. 7. to convey them to his two sons natural One of them I suppose the elder called Henry Grey of Towton 13 H. 8. gave three Mess. c. here in marriage with Elizabeth his daughter and heir to Richard third son of Sir Henry Sacheverell of Morley mentioned in Barton and himself died about 23 H. 8. This Mannor in the year 1568. 10 Eliz. was by Richard Whalley of Welbeck Esquire settled one half on his son Thomas who had married Elizabeth and the other half on his son William who had married Barbara the two daughters and co-heirs of Henry Hatfeild In the 13 Eliz. Thomas Stanhope and Edward Stanhope Esquire suffered a Recovery of this Mannor and called to warrant the said Richard Whalley and William his son and Thomas his son and heir In 27 Eliz. and 42 Eliz. Iohn Zouch of Codnor Esquire claimed as son and heir of Sir Iohn Zouch Knight son and heir of George Zouch Esquire son and heir of Iohn Zouch Knight son and heir of Iohn Zouch Esquire son and heir of Elizabeth Grey Cousin and heir of Henry Lord Grey viz. daughter of Richard Lord Grey Father of Henry Lord Grey Father of Henry last Lord Grey Richard Whalley of Screveton then claimed as son of Thomas son of Richard son of Thomas Whalley son and heir of Ioane mistaken for Elizabeth Leek daughter and heir of Thomas Leek as in Screveton may be seen How they ended their Suits I have not found but shortly after the forementioned Settlement and Recovery it was Sir Thomas Stanhopes and Sir Iohn Stanhope of Elvaston in the County of Darby left it to Iohn Stanhope Esquire his son and heir who first Mortgaged and after sold it to Arthur Waren son of Sir Arnald Waren of Thorp Arnald descended of those mentioned in Costock who hath inclosed the Fields and sold some of the ancienter Inclosure lying towards the Trent side to William Sacheverell of Barton Esquire with the Ferry Bramcote Broncote PArt of Broncote the Book of Doomsday shows to belong to Ernehale the Kings Mannor and was rated to the Tax at six Bovats the Land of it being six Bovats And part to Olaveston now Wollaton of William Peverels Fee charged to the Dane-geld as six Bovats also yet at that time Waste But the principal part seems to be four Mannors which Vlchel Godric Alvric and Levric had before the Conquest and paid to the Dane Tax as twelve Bovats for them The Land whereof was then certified to be no more Afterwards William Ostiarius the Usher or Porter whose Fee it was had two Car. four Vill. four Bord. having three Car. ½ This part in the Confessours time was 60s. value but when the great Survey was made by the Conquerour 20s. was the rate of it Herbert de Brampcote confirmed to the holy Trinity and the Monks of Lenton the gift which Azor son of Vlfac made of two Carucats of the Fee of Arnale which the said Herbert held in Brampcote leaving his heirs the Curse of Almighty God and his own if they should ever attempt to go against his Grant H. de Nevill confirmed eight Bovats of Land in Brampcote and four in Sutton of his Soc of Arnale concerning which there had formerly been some controversie in the Kings Court to the said Priory reserving 12s. yearly Rent to himself and his heirs to this Deed were Witnesses H. de Burgo the Kings Justice William Briwer Stephen de Sedgrave Raph de Nevile Philip Marc William Rufus Robert de Harleston Walter de Estwayt Iohn de Leke Helyas Briton Gervas de Arnale Herbert de Riseley and William de Riseley and the Nuns of Sempringham held half a Knights Fee here which is said to be of the Fee of Mortimer and Henry de Birchinwood the sixth part of a Knights Fee Nicholas Birchwood did Suit for eight Bovats of Land in Bramcote to the Honour of Pevrel 21 E. 1. In the Nom. Villar 9 E. 2. Robert de Byley and the Prior of Sempringham are certified to be Lords And in 3 E. 3. Robert de Billy of Bramcote claimed Assize of Bread and Ale of his Tenants in Bramcote As the said Prior did Free Warren in his Demesne Lands here at Trowell and Chillwell Afterwards Iohn de Beley held that which was Riseleys and 22 E. 3. that which was Birchwoods was become Richard de Willughbyes of Wallaton with which Family it continued and with his posterity Lords of that place still remaineth Richard son of Richard de Willughby 13 E. 2. released to Iohn del Ker of Rotington 9s. 8d. Rent out of 10s. 4d. which the said Iohn was to pay to Richard as part of 1l. 9s. 4d. which Richard had by the grant of Iohn de Thorneton out of a Mess. and four Oxgangs in Bramcote which the said Iohn was to hold of the said Richard by service c. Here was a place called Karr Mannor and some Lands which were Sir William Babingtons Lord of Chillewell whereof his son William Babington Esquire was found heir 33 H. 6. Some part of this Town belonged to Attenborow Parish as in that place may be discerned The Mannor of Bramcote formerly belonging to the Priory of Sempringham was by Queen Elizabeth by her Letters Patents dated 14 Iuly in the sixth year of her Reign amongst other things granted to Charles Iackson and William Mason and the heirs of Charles Richard Handley Yeoman purchased the Sempringham Lands and left his son Henry Father of Henry at Bramcote and Gervas his second son who married An. the daughter of Ierome Brand of Staunton at Wilford where his posterity in the Male-line still continueth Richardus Handley de Wilford .... fil .... Fitz-Williams de Com. Ebor. Henricus Handley de Bramcote-Alicia fil .... Bray Henr. Handley de Bramcote .... Percivall Handley s. p. Gerv. Handley de Wilford-Anna fil Jer. Brand. Richardus H.
quartered Chevron between three Escallops Or and Sable Counterchanged are in the windows of the Church and East window in the Chancel under which is Robertus Brinsley patronus istius Ecclesiae In the South windows of the Church is paly of six Arg. and Az. Strelley There is a Monument lately made whereon is Hic infra jacet sepultus Gulielmus Hacker Generosus unius in hac parochiâ medietatis Patronus vir omni literarum genere instructus filius Ecclesiae Anglicanae obedientissimus necnon fervidus Christianae fidei professor quam fidem pari vitae sanctimonia eleemosynis assiduis in familiae precibus sedulo ad verbum dei attendendo egregie ostendit ornavit Trowelli dum vixit Lumen Columen obdormivit in domino Decemb. die 21. Anno salutis 1668. Aetatis suae 64. In cujus piam memoriam Johannes Hacker filius quam unicam prolem unica delectissima ejus Conjux Anna Thomae Gilberti de Lockoe in Agro Derbiensi Armig. filia natu maxima ibi peperit monumentum hoc effingendum curavit Lenton Morton And Kighton PArt of Lentune was Soc to Arnall of the Kings own land which paid to the Danegeld for four Bovats and was wast in the Conquerours time the rest was William Pevrels his natural son part whereof was Soc to Newbold mentioned in Kinalton if there be not a Neubolt lost here also and paid the Dane-tax for two Caruc The land was certified before the Conquest to be two Car. There afterwards were four Sochm. four Bord. having two Car. and one Mill. Here was also a Mannor which Vulof had before the Conquest and paid for it to the Geld as four Bovats The land was then returned to be half a Car. In the Conquerours time is was likewise in the Custody of William Pevrell â—nd there the same Vlvod had one Car. one Vill. one Bord. having one Car. one Mill 10s. ten acres of Medow ten acres of small wood This in the Confessours time was ten Shillings in the Conquerours 15s. value In Mortune before the Normans changed the Landlords Boni had a Mannor which answered to the tax or geld for one Câ—r and an half The land of it being then twelve Bovats There afterwards William Pevrel had one Car. ½ five Sochm. on three Bovats of this land twelve Vill. one Bord. having 9 Car. ½ This kept the old value 20s. This Town is now lost in Lenton and so is Kighton saving one place which is still called Kigh Closes At this Lenton so named probably from the River Len or Line upon which it stands did William Peverel found a Monastery in Honour of the holy Trinitie for love of the worship of God and the common remedy of the Souls of King William and Queen Maud and of their children and of their and his own Parents and for the health of King Henry and Queen Maud his wife of William their son and Maud their daughter for the State of his Kingdome and for the health of his own soul and of Adelina his wife and his son William and all his own Children and gave it to God and the Church of Clugny and to Pontius the Abbot and his Successours yet so that it should be free paying a Mark of Silver yearly as an acknowledgment To this Monastery did he give the town of Lenton with the appurtenances except four Mills whereof he held two in his own demesne and his wife Adelina the third and Herbert his Knight the fourth the rest of the Mills were the Monks and properly 7 likewise Radeford Morthon Kichton with their appurt and whatsoever he had in Newtorpe and Papelwich in wood and plain and in other things Likewise Blacowell in the Peak with the appurtenances Likewise Corthahal in North Hantesyre with the wood and all appurtenances except the fee of one Knight and the land of Thurstin Mantell likewise two parts of the Tythes of his demesnes of all things which could be Tythed viz. in Blideesword Northantescir with a Countrey fellow holding a Virgat or Yard-land to gather up the tythes In Doston likewise Northant in Neubot likewise in Tideswell Derb. likewise in Bradewell Badecowell Hoccalaw Esâ—eford Wrmmil Moniax and Hulme Two parts of the tythes of his demesne pastures in the Peake namely Sachalcros Ferneley Darnehal Quatford Buchessanes Sirebroch Stafdon Cudal Crâ—hil Chaldelaw Dunningestede Cheimarden Staurâ—dal The whole Tythe of Colts and Fillyes wherever he should have Harace in the Peake or any other on his demesne pastures The whole Tythe of his Lead and of his Venison or hunting as well in skins as flesh and the whole Tythe of the Fish of his Fishing at Nottingham He likewise gave by the Concession of his Lord King Henry the first the Church of St. Mary of the English Borough of Nottingham with the Land and Tythes and appurtenances the Church of St. Peter and the Church of St. Nicolas likewise in Nottingham the Churches of Radeford Lindebey and Langar in this County with Land and Tythes and other Appurtenances and a Villain holding a Virgat of Land The Church of Foteston in Leiceâ—â—ershire with a Virgat of Land The Churches of Herleston Corthohal Irencester and Rissenden in Northantescire with a Virgat of Land and a Villain holding it He likewise granted to this Monastery whatsoever his Men should bestow on it for the remedy of their Souls viz. two parts of all the Tythes of their Demesnes of whatsoever could be Tythed The first of these was Avenellus Ancestor of the present Earl of Rutland who granted it out of his Demesnes in Haddon and is Methedweploth and Maniax Safred in Empingham and in Baseford and Robert son of Pagan in the same Town likewise Robert de Heriz in Hesburne and in Ossecropht Godefrid and William in Ernesby Norman de Montfaltrel in Asebech and in Chillwelle and in Horpol Rogerius Brito in Walenthon and in Kalahal Gocelinus in Wathenoch and Raph Malaherbe in Aspeley and Serlo Blund in Torp and Erbert in Gonolveston likewise Helgot in Baresword and in Cotis Robert de Paviliaco in Hocton Walter Flammength in Hauresham Hugh son of Richard in Claindon Norman de S. Patric in Deresburch and in Blacolwesley and in Raalund Gaufr de Heriz in Stapelford Adelelmus in Langueley and Robert son of Warner in Touethon likewise Robert de Moretuein and his heirs ten shillings or ten shillings yearly Rent for ever Of his gift and writing were Witnesses Gerard Arch-bishop of York Robert Bishop of Lincolne Robert Earl of Medlent Simon Earl of Nordhamton Hugh Sheriff of Leicestershire Grentmesnill Robert de Chauz Hugo de Burun Oddo de Boneia Avenellus de Haddona and all the rest of his forenamed Men. King Henry the first confirmed all and granted to the Monastery a Fair of eight daies at the Feast of St. Martin and commanded that no man should buy or sell in Notingham during that time and that all coming to the Fair and returning should be free from Law
Pype of London Leather-seller and Francis Bowyer of London Grocer together with the Site of Wallingwells Priory and many other things August the fifth Aspley-Wood Hall was the dwelling place of Thomas Blyth named in Mapurley in the time of Queen Elizabeth The Vicarage of Radford was 5l. when the Prior of Lenton was Patron 'T is now 3l. 9s. 4d. in the Kings Books and his Majesty Patron Sutton Passeys OF the Taynland were two Mannors in Suton which before the Conquest Aluric and Brun held rated for them to the Dane-geld at twelve Bovats and Vlsi then Lord of Olaveston now Wollaton in which the Soc lay had one Car. and an half for the Geld. The Land was three Car. There was also in Sudtune Soc to Olaveston of the Fee of William Peverel which paid the Tax for twelve Bov. The Land three Car. but was waste in the time of King William the Conquerour as some other Lands of that Soc at that time were Robert son of Raph and all his heirs gave to God and the Church of the holy Trinity at Lenton two Bovats of Land here One of them was that which Erchin held with a Toft divided into three parts the other was half a Bovat which Matthew held but he filled it up and made a whole one of it out of his Demesne This Alms he offered before God and his Saints upon the Altar of the holy Trinity at Lenton for the health of the Soul of his most dear wife Adelina that her memory might be made every year The Witnesses were Richard Abbat of Lecester Robert Avenell Roger son of Adelina Peter de Sandiacre Iofrid Bochart Gubert de Nottingham Herbert son of Gladwin Raph son of Lewin Hugh de Sutton Helric de Sutton Grunquetel Anselinus de Radclive Everard de Lenton and Gervase his son and many others Robert de Passeys gave to God and the work of the Church of the holy Trinity at Lenton for the health of his Soul and of Alice his wife and William his Father and Edelina his former wife fifteen Acres of his Demesne in Sutton William de Passeys son of Robert de Passeys confirmed the fifteen Acres of the gift of his Father and gave four Acres himself In the year 1278. Robert son of William Gyon of Bramcote gave to the Prior and Covent of Lenton 4s. yearly Rent which Hugh de Stapleford Clerk was bound to pay him for four Bovats in Sutton with Homage Ward Relief and all the Appurtenances to this were Witnesses Sir Robert de Stratley Sir Galfr. de Dethec Sir Raph de Arnale Knights Iohn de Cortlingstok Henry de Watenâ—ou Iohn Passeys William Torcard and others William Mailard paid two Marks for a Knights Fee in Sutton in the former part of the Reign of Henry the third But it appears in several other places that the Family of Passeys held it by Serjeancy of finding a Horse and Sack in the Army in Wales In one place it is Recorded that Robert Passeys held two Carucats and an half and that there were two Bovats here of the Soc of Arnale which used to pay 5s. and that Hugh de Nevill held them in his own hand Alice daughter of Robert Passeys had four Bovats of this Serjeancy in Sutton and paid the King a Mark per annum Alan Passeys son of Robert had one Bovat for 4s. the Prior of Lenton sixteen Acres for 3s. William Passeys afterwards came and warranted that Land to the Prior and held the rest of the Serjeancy then valued at 100s. Iohn Passeys of Sutton 7 E. 2. left his son Iohn his heir twenty two years old he held a Mess. and six Bovats of William Mortein at Wollaton besides some Land in Sutton In the Record of Nom. Vill. 9 E. 2. Sutton Passeys answered for a whole Villa and Iohn Passeys was then returned Lord of it The Jury 19 E. 2. found it not to the Kings loss if he granted licence to Iohn Watnowe to enfeoffe Iohn le Colyer of Nottingham in fourteen Acres in Sutton Passeys having 40s. Land and Rent in Notingham besides In 16 E. 3. the Jury likewise returned no loss to the King if Iohn de Colier of Not. gave a Mess. a Toft and five Bovats of Land in Sutton Passeys to a certain Chaplain to celebrate in the Church of St. Mary at Sutton Passeys which Mannor was then become the possession of Richard de Willoughby Lord also of Wollaton with which Family it continued and is now and long hath been totally decayed and only known by the name of Wollaton Parke and other the Demesnes of that Mannor howbeit the Parishioners of Radford say it is in that Parish and within their Perambulation Wollaton Olaveston IN Olaveston through corruption of speech now called Wollaton there was of William Peverells Fee a Mannor which before the Conquest Vlsi had who paid for it to the Dane-geld after the rate of a Carucat and an half The Land was then for twelve Oxen or twelve Bovats There afterwards Warner the Man of William Peverell had one Car. seven Sochm. four Vill. having four Car. small Wood one leuc long one qu. broad In King Edward the Confessours time this was valued at 100s. but when the great Survey was made towards the latter end of the Conquerours Reign but at 60s. The Soc extended into Cotteshale Bruncote and Sudtune The Family of Mortein were the next successours to Warner in this place of which Robert de Mortein lived in King Henry the firsts time at the Foundation of Lenton Priory and Adam de Moretonio 22 H. 2. gave account of xxx Marks of the Amercements of the Forest. Eustachius de Moretoin gave Henry son of William Hamelyn of Wollaton his Villain with all his sequel and Cattel to the Priory of Lenton Eustace Robertus de Moretein Adam de Moretein Eustachius de Moretein pip 9 R. 1.7 Joh. Eustachius de Moretein Willielmus de Mortayn Rogerus Rogerus de Mortein-Isabella una haered neptis M. Will. de Luda Episcop Eliens Willielmus de Mortein Isabella ux 1 -Richardus de Willughby mil. Justic. de Banco-Joâ—na 11 E. 3 -Elizab Ricard de Willubi mil. s. p. soror Joh. dom Grey Hugo Cleric ob 1 Sept. 7 H. 4 -Joana de Riseley Hugo de Willubi ob 10 Sept. 3 H. 5 -Joana fil Joh. Dabridge-court mil. Hugâ— Willoughby de Riseley ob 12 Sept. 1491 -Isabella fil Gerv. Clifton ob 3 May 1462. Johan ob infra aet 1 H. 6. Felicia-Joh Armstrong Thom. s. p. Alicia monialis Rog. s. p. Sibylla ux Bertram Momboucher Bertram Momboucher Bertram consangu haer Hug. Willughby Cler. 7 H. 4. Marger ux Joh. Malory Robertus Malory Williel Malory cons. haer Hug. 7 H. 4. Adam Radulphus Bugge de Notingham Richardus Bugge de Wiluby Ric. de Willughby mil. ob 18 E. 2. Isabella ux 1 -Richardus de Willughby mil. Justic. de Banco-Joâ—na 11
Newthorp which the Jury found to be so and that the said Parson ought not to Common there A Fine was levied at York 10 E. 3. between Ranulf Pascail of Estweyt Quer. and Iohn Arnald Deforc. of the third part of the Mannor of Estweyt which was thereby settled on the said Ranulph for life remainder on Ranulf his son and Ioane the daughter of Roger de Vston and the heirs of their bodies remainder on William brother of the said Ranulph the son of Ranulph and the heirs of his body remainder to Ioane the sister of William and the heirs of hers then to Isabell and then to Agnes her sisters in like manner remainder to the right heirs of the said Ranulph Pascail Pascails part became the Tevereys of Stapleford Hugh Teverey son and heir of Robert Teverey Esquire and husband of Elizabeth daughter of Hugh Willoughby of Riseley 7 Mar. 8 H. 8. died seised of 10s. yearly Rent here which 24 H. 7. was passed to Thomas Bapthorp Chr. son and heir apparent of Raph Bapthorp and others for the use of the said Hugh and his said wife Elizabeth by the name of the Mannor of Estwayt but the Jury at that Inquisition taken at Stapulford 25 Oct. 9 H. 8. after the death of the said Hugh who left his son Robert Teverey his heir and then above twenty one years old found that the said 10s. Rent was held of Sir Henry Willoughby as of the Mannor of Estwayt However some Lands here came by inheritance from the Tevereys to William Palmes Esquire with Stapleford and Eyton in Darbyshire and other Lands which he got an Act of Parliament to enable him to sell and hath sold this accordingly to Hen. Harrison 1668. The Lord Greyes part descended it seems to the Family of Zouch as in Toueton may be seen Sir Iohn Zouch 19 Iun. 28 Eliz. died seised of it leaving Iohn Zouch Esquire his son and heir five Months above twenty one years of age and more as the Inquisition taken at Darby that year 19 Sept. after his death shows Howbeit I find that this Mannor after the death of the last Lord Grey was bought of the King by Sir Henry Willoughby who sold it to Sir Iohn Port and so it afterwards came to the Family of Stanhope by the marriage of Margaret one of his daughters and co-heirs to Sir Thomas Stanhope and as I think was sold by Arthur Stanhope Esquire one of the sons of Philip first Earl of Chesterfeild not long since viz. 1657. to Huntington Plumptre Esquire Doctor of Physick whose son and heir Henry is now Lord of it Thomas Aleyn and Emme his wife 21 E. 4. levied a Fine of twenty Acres of Pasture in Estwayt called Gressebréeches to Gervas Clifton Esquire and 22 E. 4. of thirty Acres of Land there The Rectory of Estwait was 6l. when H. Lord Grey of Codnor was Patron 'T is now in the Kings Books 4l. 13s. 1d. ob and Arthur Stanhope Esquire Patron But now viz. 1674. Henry Plumptre Esquire is Patron Newthorpe PArt of this Village was of R. Earl Moritons Fee in the time of the Conquerour which before was Aelayns or Aluins who had one Bov. for the Geld. The Land was two Bov. There was Pasture Wood eight qu. long half .... broad This was 2s. value in the Confessours time in the Conquerours but 12d. But the better part of this Township was William Peverells Fee wherein before he had it was a Mannor or two which Grunchel had one whereof was rated to the Geld at 5â— Bovats The Land being half a Car. In the Conquerours time this was waste and but 2s. In the Confessours it had been 5s. Another was taxed at five Bov. to the Geld. And the Land of it was also half a Car. and had a Bâ—rew in Chinemerley where were two Bov. waste William Peverell gave what he had here to his Priory of Lenton as in that place may be seen and Robert son of Iohn de Newthorp gave to it something in Folewoode Earl Moritons Fee it seems came very anciently to the honour of Leicesâ—er and was held of the Lords of Goteham Sir Iohn de St. Andrew 28 E. 3. gave 8s. Rent issuing out of a Mess. and Virgat of Land in Neuthorp to find a Light in the Conventual Church of Lenton as he should order it Iohn of Gaunt confirmed to Robert de Teversalt Vicar of Greseley who had it for and conveyed it to the Priory of Beauvale one Mess. seven Tofts two Bovats and sixty Acres of Land and 12s. 7d. yearly Rent with the Appurtenances which he held of Iulian the relict of Sir Iohn de St. Andrew Chr. and Iohn Samon in Newthorpe by the Service of 2s. per annum and they of the Honour of Leicester Robert de St. Andrew of Goteham granted licence to the said Vicar of Greseley to give it to the Priory of Beauvale and so did Iohn Samon of Nottingham for a third part according to the division mentioned in Goteham This Land was most of it held by William Ferrour of Neuthorp who passed it to the Vicar also and his son Iohn Ferrour confirmed it being all the Land Rents and Services which the said William had in Neuthorp except the Mess. he dwelt in which was not passed at that time William de Hickeling Rector of Thornore referred a Controversie between him and the Prior of Beauvale concerning a certain Rent of 6s. 6d. issuing out of a Mess. and two Bovats of Land and one Cottage of his inheritance in Neuthorp which was held by William Ward of Kymerley husband of his sister Maud to Sir Nicholas Strelley William Babington Thomas Hunte and William Wollaton to Arbitrate who determined the Rent to be due to the Priory seeing the Land was held of Robert de Kemerley as of his Mannor of Kemerley whose right the Priory then had Beatâ—ix sometime wife of Robert de Watton gave to the Priory of Lenton two Bovats in Neuthorp reserving 2s. a year Rent by the consent of William de Heriz her Son-in-law and her daughter his wife Robert son of Robert de Kynmerley and Roger Prior of Lenton agreed that there should be a division made between the Woods of the said Priory and the Wood of the said Robert in Neuthorp Robert le Vavaâ—ur of Chyppeley was to fence the Priors Wood which lay next a certain Holme in Newthorp which Roger the Prior of Lenton gave him and his heirs from any loss or damage it should sustain or have from his Millers or people coming to his Mill or else suffer the Prior to shut it up close The Prior of Lenton enfeoffed Hugh son of Peter de Halum in one Bovat in Newthorp for the summ of four Marks and an half which William and Raph his sons returned to the Monastery again Iohn son of Thomas Leech medicus of Neuthorp 22 E. 1. released all Actions and demands to William Prior of Lenton who
Ioane by the name of Ioane de Kym whereby she released the said Tenements and the Castle of Greseley in the County of Nott. but she denied it to be her Deed and recovered the Mannor of Ilkeston as she did at the Assizes at Nottingham the same year 30 E. 3. the Castle of Greseley thirteen Mess. three Carucats of Land twenty Acres of Medow two hundred of Pasture one thousand of Wood and 10l. Rent and William de Cantelupe and the rest were amerced In Trinity Term 13 R. 2. William la Zouch of Bramfeild son and heir of William la Zouch of Haringworth Knight then dead held the Mannor of Elkeston of the Lord of Bello-monte then within age and in the Kings custody as of the honour of Folkingham and the same Term William la Zouch of Harringworth Knight held the Castle of Greyselegh and a certain parcel of Land in Kymerle c. By an Inquisition taken in Yorkshire 26 Feb. 14 R. 2. it appears that William de Cantelup Chivaler then dead held the Mannor of Ravensthorpe with the members viz. Thrilly and Boltby and divers Lands in Azerlawe and Braythwat and that Iohn son and heir of Iohn de Hastings late Earl of Pembroke son of Iohn son of Laurence son of Iohn son of Iohn son of Ioane daughter and one of the heirs of Will. de Cantelupe brother of Nic. de Cantelupe Father of Will Father of Nic. Father of Will Father of Will. de Cantelupe who died within age without heir of his body and Will. la Zouche Chr. son of Eudo son of William son of Millecente daughter and another of the heirs of William de Cantelupe brother of Nicolas Father of William Father of Nicolas Father of William Father of the said William de Cantelupe who died without heirs of his body were at that time found the next heirs of the said William de Cantelupe c. William la Zouche about 19 R. 2. died seised of this Castle and Mannor and the Advowson of the Priory of Beauvale and William le Zouch his son was found his heir William le Zouch Chr. who long before his death settled the Castle of Gresseley on William Lord Roos of Hamlak Chr. and others about 3 H. 5. left William his son and heir From the Lord Zouch this Lordship came to the Crown and was by King Henry the seventh granted to Sir Iohn Savage Knight mentioned in Granby Sir Iohn Manners Grandfather of the present Earl of Rutland who is now Lord of it Iune 16. 1673. purchased it of Sir Iohn Savage and Sir Thomas Savage Lord Savage Father of Iohn Earl of Rivers and Grandfather of the present Earl Thomas The Vicarage of Gresâ—ey was 8l. when the Prior of Beauvale was Patron 'T is now 8l. 5s. 0. in the Kings Books and Arthur Capell Esquire Patron Bevall Beauvale NIcolas de Cantelupe Lord of Ilkeston in Darbishire mentioned in Greseley having obtained licence of King Edward the third dated 22 Septemb. in the sixteenth year of his Reign Founded a Monastery in his Park of Greyseley for a Prior and twelve Monks of the Order of the Carthusians to which he gave ten pounds per annum of Land and Rent in the Towns of Gryseley and Selleston together with the Park of Gryseley and the Advowsons of the Churches of both the said Towns which he got appropriated And this he devoutly did for the glory of Almighty God and the increase of Religion and the Divine Worship and for the good or healthful state of the said King Edward the third and of William la Zouch the Lord Arch-bishop of York his most dear Lord and Cousin and of the Lord Henry de Lancastre Earl of Darby and of himself and Ioane his wife and William his son and heir while they should live and for the Souls of the said King and of all the rest when they should die and for the Soul of Tiphania his former wife and of his Father and Mother and all his Progenitors and heirs wherefore he by his special Deed gave to God and the blessed Trinity Father and Son and Holy Ghost and the Prior and Monks of the Carthusian Order in the Monastery called the fair Vale Bellavallis which he had builded for them in his said Park of Gryseley and their Successors there serving God according to the Custom Order and Rule of the Mother Church of the Carthusians the said Monastery and Park of Gryseley adjoyning and three hundred Acres of Land ten Mess. twelve Bovats with the Appurtenances in Gryseley which Richard le Carter Iohn Pygot Robert Neubell Iohn le Carter Thomas Dey Roger Pygot Hugh son of Agnes Iohn le Maisterman Henry le Cartre Richard Sareson Roger Dey Thomas de Fulwode and Hugh de Pynkeston his Natives or Villains held of him in the said Town in Villanage together with the said Villains their Chattels Sequels and Sects and also 3s. Rent of Iohn Whitteberwe in the Town of Selleston and 4s. 4d. of like yearly Rent of Iohn Arnold in the same Town As also thirteen Messuages and seventeen Bovats and an half with their Appurtenances in the said Town of Selleston which Robert le Coke Iohn above the Kirke Nicholas le Schipherd William le Tayllour William son of Richard le Wright Thomas le Mough Nicola who had been wife of Richard le Wright Iohn son of Richard le Wright Robert son of William Coke and Thomas Cabald his Natives held in that Town in Villanage together with those Natives and all that were born of them and their Suits and Services here also called Sects and Sequells and likewise the said Advowsons of the Churches of the said Towns of Gryseley and Selleston with all their rights and Appurtenances He also granted that the said Prior and Monks and their successours should have Common of Pasture for all manner of Catâ—le whatsoever wheresoever they couched or from whencesoever they came through his whole Dominion or Lordship and Demesnes of Gresly and Selleston in all places and times where his other Freeholders had and that they should have Stone for all the work of the Church and their Houses and Marle to Marle their Lands in all the said places except his Park of Kirkestall To this Deed were Witnesses his said Cousin the Arch-bishop of York Richard Bishop of Durham Thomas of Linc. Roger of Coventre and Lichfeild Henry de Lancastre Earl of Darby William Earl of Northampton and William Earl of Hundyngton Iohn de Grey William Dencourt William de Grey of Sandiacre Knights William his own son and heir and Nicholas son of that William Robert Barnak William Facumbrige and others this was dated at Gryseley 9 Decemb. 1343. 17 E. 3. as was also another of his partly to this purpose but something shorter which had other Witnesses viz. Sir Richard de Wyleby Robert de Streuley William de Grey Iohn de Annesley Knights Hugh Martell Iohn Aâ—tecarre William Dauvers and
others by which it appears very probable at least that in those daies they were not more precise in the date of their Deeds in reference to either time or place of sealing than they are now In the year 1347. 21 E. 3. by another Deed dated at Gryseley the twentieth of Octob. before the same Witnesses saving that Thomas was then instead of Richard Bishop of Durham and Iohn instead of Thomas of Lincolne and William Grey of Sandiacre was wanting the said Nicholas de Cantelupe his son and heir William having by his instant supplication obtained licence of the King for 20l. per annum of Land and Rents in the Towns of Gresly Seleston Watnowe Kynmarly and Neuthorpe to be given to the said Prior and Covent and their Successors did for the same reasons and as before is expressed give five Mess. one Mill and forty Acres of Land with the Appurtenances in Gresley and Watnowe and all his Demesne of the said Town of Selleston and a great company of his Villains with the Messuages and Bovats of Land which they held in Watnowe with all their Chattels Suits and Sequels and 16s. 6d. yearly Rent out of the Lands which Thomas de Gratton held of him in Selleston and as much out of the Lands and Tenements which Ioane who had been the wife of William le Cressy held in the same Town and divers small Rents in Greseley and the Reversions of twenty one Acres which Thomas le Purchaceour held of him for life in Watnow and of a Mess. and six Acres of Land on the North side of the Castle in Greseley which William de Beaurepayr held for life and of another and five Acres and one Rood of Land which William de Worthington and Agnes his wife held for life on the North side also of the Castle c. King Richard the second granted licence to Elizabeth who had been the wife of Sir Brian Stapleton the younger Knight and to William de Rither Chr. and Sibyll his wife to give to the Prior and Covent of Beauvale each of them forty shillings a year out of their respective moyeties of the Mannors of Kirkbye Orblawers and Kereby for two Monks more especially to celebrate in the Church of Beauvale for the Souls of Will. de Aldburgh the elder Chivaler and Eliz. his wife and Will. de Aldburgh his son and heir brother of the said Eliz. and Sibyll and Margery his wife and of Edward Balid Chr. which they did accordingly and William Rither and Sibyll his wife Mich. 18 R. 2. levied a Fine which Rents after some time of intermission of payment William de Rither Knight their son and Robert de Rither Knight his son and heir restored to Thomas Metheley the Prior and his successours he forgiving them all the Arrears except 40s. of silver which they were to satisfie to the Noble and Reverend Guy Fairfax which he had paid to the said Prior and Covent for which the said William and Sibyll and William and Robert their Wives and Children in their lives and after their deaths were to have full participation of all the Masses Prayers Psalms Watchings Disciplines Fastings Alms and other spiritual exercises of the said House of Beauvale William de Aldburgh Chr. for the Soul of his Lord Edward de Balliol King of Scotland and of Elizabeth his own wife and that himself might be as one of the Founders and the King of Scotland as a principal Benefactor in the participation of the spiritual benefits of that House with some others also of his near Kindred did by his Deed bearing date at Willey Haye 10 Febr. 1362. 37 E. 3. give and confirm the said Hay of Willey to the said Prior and Covent of Beauvale which he had of Sir Thomas Metham Knight heir to his great Grandfather Adam son of Adam de Hamelton to whom King Edward the first granted it in the ninth year of his Reign reserving 10l. per annum Rent to be paid yearly into the Exchequer which said Fee Farm Rent of 10l. King Edward the third 1 Ianuary in the thirty second year of his Reign granted to his beloved Servant Iohn Attewode for tearm of his life and the Reversion of it 26 May in the thirty seventh year of his Reign to his beloved Cousin Edward de Balliol King of Scotland and William de Aldburgh Chr. with licence likewise for them to give it to this Priory which they did that same year having obtained of Iohn Attewode the possession also so that the said Edward Balliol King of Scotland might from thence-forward likewise enjoy all the benefits of that House as one of the Founders They had the Rectory of Ferneham at the first Foundation which Sir William Malbis Sir William de Plumpton and Sir Robert de Roos of Ingmanthorp passed to Robert de Barnak Hugh de Cressy and Hugh Martell and they to the Founder Nicholas de Cantelupe Iohn of Gaunt granted licence to Sir William de Fincheden Knight Richard de Ravenser Arch-deacon of Lincoln Mr. Nicholas de Chaddesden Richard de Chesterfeild and Richard de Tyssington Clarks to give the Mannor of Etwelle in Darbyshire to this Priory to pray for him while he lived and for his Soul and the Soul of his wife Blanch when dead which Iohn de Ryboef also released to the Prior and Covent All they got was valued to 196l. 6s. 0. per annum and after the dissolution most of it 8 Iuly 33 H. 8. was granted to Sir William Hussy and the heirs males of his body at 21l. 11s. 9d. ob Rent viz. the Site of the Priory of Bevall and diverse Lands in Gresley Hucknall Bagthorpe Westwood Watnow Cauntcliff Watnow Chaworth Brokebresting Bulwell Moregréen Kymberley and Etwell and the Rectory of Ferneham and Lands in Underwood and Newthorp 37 H. 8. But all these and the Mannor of Selston were 22 Nov. 4 E. 6. granted to Richard Morison and Brigitt his wife and the heirs of Richard at the value of 168l. 10s. 7d. yearly The Lord Capell married the heir of Morison and with his posterity the Earl of Essex they still continue Watnow Watenot Chaworth And Cantelup WAtenot was all of William Peverells Fee of which here was Soc to Nutchale as much as was rated to the Geld at two Bovats Grunchel had a Mannor here before the Conquest which then paid to the Dane-geld as one Car. The Land being found to be so much There William Peverel had three Car in Demesne Pasture Wood five qu. long two broad Another Mannor Siuvart had which paid for two Bov. to the publick Tax and had Soc in Watenot Grim had of this Soc one Bov. for the Geld had Soc in Bulwell Almar had also of this Soc which paid the Geld for two Bov. The Land one Car. There was in Demesne one Car. one Sochm. two Vill. two Bord. having one Car. Pasture Wood five qu. long four broad This kept the old value 40s. Gozelinus and Grunchel held
I le Gules a Bend between six Crosses Fitchy Arg. In the East end of the North I le Chequey Or and Azure a Fesse Ermine On the top of the same I le in a Window over the Pew ..... A Lion Rampant Sable Crowned Or. In the same Window Azure three Cinquefoiles between five Crosse-Croslets Arg. Darcy In the middle Window .... Upon a Bend Vert three Martlets Or. Bulwell IN Bulwell Godric had-before the Conquest two Car. of Land for a Mannor The Land was two Car. There was one Car. one Vill. one Bord. and two Acres of Medow In the Confessours time it was valued at 12s. when William Peverell had it but at 5s. This came to the Crown with the rest of William Peverells Lands Stephen Cut held Bolewell in the time of King Henry the second and delivered it with a certain daughter to one Reymund de Burgarvill in custody so that he should find the said Stephen all necessaries when Reymund died the King seised it into his own hand Philip Mark the Sheriff said he held Bulewell and the Advowson of the Church by demise from King Iohn And it is also said Henry Medicus Leech held the Church which was of the Kings gift but the Jury found not by whom the said Henry had it but then Philip Mark had the Township by demise from King Iohn valued at 100s. the said Philip Mark had the Mannor of Melburne committed to him and the Farm of Bullwell to sustain him as long as c. he had this Mannor 14 H. 3. for life The Men of Bulewell had the Mannor of Bulewell to Farm during the Kings pleasure about 7 H. 3. They had likwise the Advowson of the Church They had Common of Pasture in the Wood of Beskwood 12 H. 3. to the great Street In Bulewell is one Carucat and an half which was wont to defend it self in the time of William Peverell by a Horse with an Halter King Iohn gave it to Roger Rascall but the Jury knew not by what Service he held it The King had the whole Town of Bulewell with ten Bovats in Hemdeshill and received yearly for both 7l. About 10 E. 1. Iohn le Charer and Richard Morell held Bolewell whereof part was within the Bounds of the Forest and part without as it was wont The Forest Book mentions Snapefeild wherein the Cattel of Bullwell and Hempshill were wont to Pasture in which some old Essarts were made to belong to the Town of Bullwell It is got to be a kind of a Corporation having the Perquisites of their own Courts and the appointment of their own Stewards and still pay their 7l. per annum and keep themselves Copy-holders to preserve their Customs and Commons in the Forest as is thought Bullwell Wood Or Bullwell Park THE Wood of Bulwell Ground or Bulwell Ryse in the Forest of Shirewood was an ancient Demesne Wood and waste of King Henry the third and Edward the first and parcell of the Forest. And Richard Oysell the Commissioner of King Edward the first in the twenty sixth year of his Reign demised eighty Acres of the said Wood on the West side to Philip Willoughby Clark his Heirs and Assigns to inclose with Ditch and Hedge according to the Assise of the Forest and so inclosed to hold for ever paying yearly to the Exchequer 26s. 8d. Forty Acres more of this Wood the said Sir Richard de Oysell demised to Thomas de Rydewalle and his heirs paying 13s. 4d. per annum and the rest of it only in Herbage to the Township of Bulwell paying 5s. per annum This as the rest of the seven Demesne Woods and five Hayes is said to be without the Bounds of any Town or Parish and to pay no Tythes Philip de Willughby aliened the eighty Acres to William de Cossale who gave them to the Priory of Newstede as in Cossale is said who likwise had the forty Acres also till Iohn son of Iohn son of that Thomas de Ridewale brought his Suit before the Barons of the Exchequer in Hillary Term 27 E. 3. upon which the Prior disclaimed them and the Town of Bulwell was found to have Pastured in them Sir William Trussebutts Lieutenant of Sir Raph de Nevill Keeper or Warden of the Forest and Richard Pensax and Iohn del Morhaghe Verderers and all the regarders of the Forest and the whole Town of Bullwell and many strangers on either part 29 E. 3. came to Bullwell-Ryse and measured out the eighty Acres for the Priory and at another day the forty Acres for the said Iohn de Ridewale after twenty one foot to the Perch the Forest foot being eighteen inches long which foot used in the time of Richard Oysell for Renting the wastes of the Forest was marked and graven in the Chancel Wall at Edenestowe and in the Church of St. Mary at Nottingham and at Newstede Bullwell-Wood with Newsted Priory 28 May 32 H. 8. was granted to Sir Iohn Byron Knight it is now imparked and in it is the Mâ—nsion House of the Honourable William Byron Esquire only son of Richard Lord Byron The Rectory of Bulwell was 5l. and the King Patron 'T is now in the Kings Books 5l. 6s. 3d. and Elizabeth Rosell Widow Patroness it should have been Iane I suppose Brinsley or Brunnesley BEfore the Conquest Brun had in Brunnesley a Mannor which paid to the Geld or Tax for four Bov. The Land was half a Car. There Ailric after the Normans came held under William Peverell whose Fee it was one Car. and one Vill. having one Car. and two Acres of Medow Pasture Wood six qu. long three and an half broad In the Confessours time it was valued at 6s. 8d. in the Conquerours at 4s. This was held by a Family who had their name from the place very anciently the first which I can certainly fix any time to was Roger de Brunnesley who was dead 12 H. 3. and left his son Gilbert de Brunnesley then in the custody of Ran. Brito which Gilbert held this Mannor and part of Trowell 26 H. 3. as in that place is noted Some Lands he held of the Serjeancy of Peverell by finding an Horse of 5s. price with Sack and Broch and Halter of an half penny for forty daies at his own cost in the Army for Wales he died about 7 E. 1. and left Roger de Brunnesley his son and heir thirty years old who about 5 E. 3. left his son and heir Galfâ— de Brunesley above fifty years of age who held by the same Tenure as did also Robert son and heir of Galfr. de Brunesley who made Fine to the King of 50s. 21 E. 3. whose son and heir Iohn de Brynesley did the like 16 R. 2. Robert Broune and Ioane his wife daughter and heir of Iohn son of Robert de Bronesley and Elizabeth late his wife 4 H. 6. made Fine as before
ten and eight Bovats of his Land in Tibbeself to sustain two Canons of that Covent who should daily celebrate in that Church of Felley for ever The Witnesses were William the Prior of Thurgarton Robert de Wylieby Galfr. Berri William de Heriz Reginald de Annesley Yvo de Heriz Roger de Aencort Raph de Wynfeld Roger de Somervill Ywan Baeton and others William Pitè of Tibbeself released to the Canons of Felley and their Successours the Homage and all the right and claim which he had in the heirs of Sir William de Heriz and in all that Land with the Appurtenances which Thomas the Miller sometime held of Warin Pitè his Father in Wylleby on the Wold Galfr. de Langley for the health of his own Soul his Fathers Mothers and his Wives Christina and Matilde his Children Ancestors Successours Friends and Benefactors and all the faithful departed gave to God St. Mary and Sir Raph the Prior of Felley and the Canons there serving God and their Successours his whole Land which he had in Essover viz. Peynstonhyrst which he bought of Symon de Marcham Rector of the Church of Essover and Willamfeld which he bought of William de Vston so that his name and the names of his Wives before mentioned and the Souls of his Ancestors and Successours should be daily named and specified in the Mass which is sung for the Benefactors of the said house and that every year one Mass should be solemnly celebrated with Placebo and Dirige on the day of his death or obit as for a Prior of that House and on that day for his Soul and all the aforesaid thirteen poor people should be fed whereof every one should have one white Loaf Micham and two should have one sufficient Mess Ferculum and one Flagon Lagenam of the better Beer or Ale and one other Mass should be celebrated for the Soul of Maud his wife on the day of her Anniversary viz. on the Translation of Benedict the Abbat and on that day five poor people were to be fed as before is mentioned c. The Witnesses were Sir Gilbert de Preston and Iohn de Octon then the Kings Justices viz. 52 H. 3. Galfr. de Langley his son William de Langeford Knights Robert de Wylleby Raph de Rerysby Galfr. Dethek Roger de Somervill Hugh de Chaunny and others These Lands were confirmed by Robert son of Raph de Rerysby and Robert son of Sir Robert de Wilweby who were heirs of Serlo de Plesley a Benefactor also and formerly Lord of Essover now Ashoure in Darbishire They had many other Benefactors some whereof will be noted in other places of this Book as others have been already where the Land lay There is the Exemplification of a Charter of King Henry the third in 18 E. 1. which shows that the Canons of Felley should be quit of Toll and all custom throughout all England King Edward the first in 34 E. 1. granted to the Priory of Felley the Tythes coming of the Kings Essarts in the Hayes of Lindeby Romwood and Willey which are out of the Bounds of any Parish whatsoever In Attenborow is shown the interest which this Monastery had in that Church The House and Site of the Priory or Monastery of the blessed Mary of Felley and all Messuages Houses Orchards Gardens Lands and Tenements within and without the said Site in Felley and Annesley and forty Acres of Arable Land and an half twenty of Medow three hundred fifty six of Pasture with the Appurtenances in Felley and Annesley also one Mess. one Barn one Water-Mill called Felley Mill and two parcels of Medow c. Sept. 1. 30 H. 8. were granted to William Bolles and Lucy his wife They were granted 4 and 5 Ph. and Mar. to Sir Anthony Strelley Knight and Ioane his wife and the heirs of their bodies King Iames 7 Iun. 1 Iac. granted to Anthony Millington and his heirs the Reversion of the House and Site of the Priory of Felley c. which King Henry the eighth had of William Bolles at the yearly Rent of 17l. 3s. 0d. It was Gilbert Millingtons Attainted named in Brunnesley yet I think it remains to Edward Millington his son or to Edwards son his Grandchild Hucknall Torcard Hochenale ONe part of Hochenale was of William Peverells Fee in which two brothers answered to the Geld for four Bovats The Land of their Mannor being half a Carucat There three Villains had then one Car. This in the Confessours time was valued at 8s. but then viz. in the latter end of the Conquerours at 2s. Some Soc lay to it in Hamsell But the greater part was of the Fee of Raph de Buron in which Vlchel before the coming of the Normans had twelve Bov. for the Tax or Geld. The Land of his Mannor being for two Plows or two Car. There Osmond the Man or Tenant of Raph had one Car. and five Villains had three Car. ½ pasture Wood one leu long and ½ leu broad In the Confessours time this was 30s. in the Conquerours 15s. value William Peverells part it seems was held by Serjeancy William son of Costè held in Hukenhall the Wainage of one Carucat and certain Essarts and a certain Mill the whole valued at 6l. 10s. by the Serjeancy of keeping a Falcon which William then said that he had the Kings Falcon at his House Hugh son of this William 2 H. 3. made Fine for having seisin of the Land of Huckenhale and the Mill of Radeford c. and held it after him in his time it was valued at eight Marks This was at length dispersed into many hands William le Bretun had two Bov. of the Serjeancy of Hugh Fitz-Costè in Hokenale Radford and Kirkeby and paid the King 5s. per annum Richard Freman one Bovat and paid 2s. 6d. Elias le Bretun eight Acres and paid 18d. per annum The Prior of Felley three Acres and paid 1s. 6d. Iohn de Perpunt three Roods and paid 3d. and some others had such other small parcels Hugh Fitz-Costè held the rest himself then valued at ten Marks by the Service of carrying the Kings Gerfalcon at the Kings cost having 9d. a day when he did the Service I suppose this or most of it came to the Family of Grey of Sandiacre Simon de Greenhill and William his brother 7 E. 2. had interest for life in half a Carucat here the third part whereof was of Peverells Fee and the other two parts were then held of Henry Winkeburne Richard de Grey of Sandiacre about 3 E. 3. Lord of Sutton in the Dale in Darbyshire held diverse Lands in this Hukenhale where was also a Capital Messuage with a certain Garden and thirty Acres of Land and two of Medow William Grey his son and heir being then left twenty six years of age This I take to be that which was afterwards viz. 37 H. 6. called Leekes Mannor which some
while before William Leek left to descend with his Mannor of Little Léek and other Lands in Gedling Carleton Stokebardolf Colwyke Saxendale and Stoke by Newark to Iohn Leek his son and heir Iohn Leeke Knight held the Mannor of Hucknall Torcard of the Crown by Knights Service and also by the Service of carrying one Gerfalcon from Michaelmas till Lent at the Kings cost with Horses and 2s. a day and half a Cistern of Wine and two Robes when he was warned to do the Service Iohn Biron Knight and Iohn Palmer of Hucknall purchased Lands and Tenements in Hucknall of Francis Leek Esquire to the value of 3l. 2s. 8d. per annum held of the Queen Eliz. in Capite Sir Iohn Leekes Mannor was in my time the inheritance of Lancelot Curtis The dispersed parcels passed through many hands Roger Porter son and heir of Maud Porter 33 E. 3. had a Mess. and eighteen Acres c. of this Fee and Thomas Breton brother and heir of Iohn Breton 41 E. 3. acknowledged to hold the two Bovats before noted to be William le Bretuns by Petit Serjeancy The Fee of Rad. de Burun William Briewer had in the beginning of King Iohn's time or sooner from whom it descended to Baldwin de Wake Lord of Brun or Burne in Lincolnshire of which Mannor 10 E. 1. Iohn Torcard and William Pitie were found to have held two Knights Fees in Lambecote and Hukenhale The first of the Torcards which succeeded Osmund and by their continuance here left their name to distinguish the place whom I have light upon was Gaufr Torcard who with the consent of Maud his wife and Henry his son for the health of his Soul and of his Ancestors and Successours and for the Soul of Alexander de Chiney gave to God and the Church of the Holy Trinity at Lenton and the Monks there serving God one Cart to be continually wandring about to gather up his dead Wood of Huckenale The Witnesses were Raph Murdac Raph de Chelnei Hugh his brother Philip de Beaumes Hugh de Lichelade Gilbert the Chaplain of the Castle Alan Robert Gregory Clarks Mr. Silvester Gaufr Torcard of Chillewelle William de Davidvill Henry Torcard his own son and others There was a Fine levyed 10 R. 1. between Galfr. Torcaz and Maud his wife Petents and William Pitie Tenent of two Knights Fees in Huckenhale and Lambecote whereof they all gave the Church of Huckenhale and five Bovats of Land there to the Church of Newstede and the rest equally divided between Galfr. and William Henry the eldest son of Galfr. had then married Alin the daughter of William who was then also his heir with whom he gave the third part of his share in marriage but if William should happen to have an heir Male Henry and Alina his wife were but to have half of Williams part after his death Roesia Torkard paid four Marks for two Fees in Huckenhale and Lambcote and Iohn Torkard the like summ afterwards for two Fees in Huckenhale then held of Iohan the relict of Hugh Wake who paid also 20s. for half a Fee in Kyleburne in Darbyshire which was also part of Buruns Fee Henry de Winkeburne was Lord of Hucknall 9 E. 2. Henry de Winkeburne and Albreda his wife did by Fine 5 E. 3. pass the Mannor of Hukenale Torkard to Alexander de Gonaldeston and his heirs The said Alexander and Alice his wife by another Fine conveyed it to Raph de Crumbewell and Avicia his wife during their lives and after their decease to Vlker son of the said Raph and Avicia during his life remainder to the right heirs of Raph. Raph de Crumbwell and Avicia his wife made a certain Causey otherwise than had formerly been to increase the Water to serve their Mills which was it seems in the Ditch and upon the Soil which belonged to the Prior of Newstede and extended from the Church-yard to the head of the Damm toward the East for which they gave the said Prior three Roods of Arable Land lying in the East field in diverse places at the Towns end towards Nottingham but the said Raph oppressed the Priory more in causing it to pay more than it ought in the several Scutages for in 5 E. 1. in that for the Welch expedition it paid but for the third part of a Knights Fee and there were Tenants who held ten Bovats of Torkards Fee and eight of Lutterells of Gamelston besides but this Raph Crumbwell got an Inquisition which found the Priory to have two parts of a Knights Fee in Demesne and Service of Tenants so that the Prior was forced to intreat that he might pay but for half a Fee which he thought too much before Vlgar Crumwell it seems gave his interest to the Priory of Beauvale which paid also for half a Knights Fee Raph de Crumbewelle Lord of Tatershale in the County of Lincolne passed his Mannor of Hukenall Torkard which his brother Vlker had for life to Richard de Chesterfeild Clark Richard de Tyssington Clark William de Wakebrugg and Iohn de la Pole of Asseburne to whom he levied a Fine of it Trin. 43 E. 3. They passed it to Hugh de Annesley of Rodyngton as did also Maud de Crumbewell Lady of Tatershall the better to convey it to the Priory of Beauvale with some other small things to which it was confirmed by the feoffees of Raph Lord Crumbewell after his death viz. William Bishop of Winchester William Gray Bishop of Ely Iohn Earl of Shrowsbury Iohn Lord Stourton Knight Iohn Fortescue Knight Chief Justice Walter Moyle one of the Justices of the Common Bench Iohn Radcliffe Esquire Thomas Teryll Knight Mr. William Say Clark Thomas Bylling Iohn Say Esquire William Venour Thomas Young Iohn Taylboys Senior Esquire Robert Scheffeild Richard Illingworth Richard Waterton Esquire Iohn Langholme Edward Blake Thomas Palmer William Stanlowe Iohn Vincent and Richard Flynt the rest were dead viz. Reginald Bishop of Coventry and Lichfeild Thomas Clifford Lord Clifford Robert Beaumont Clark Iohn Saucheverell Esquire and Iohn Stathum Beauvale 7 H. 6. paid for one half of a Knights Fee and Newstede for another After the dissolution they partly followed the fortune of those places with which they still continue The Rectory with the Patronage of the Vicarage 25 Ian. 24 Eliz. was granted to Edward Downinge and Peter Ashton The same Queen 27 Iun. 42 Eliz. granted to Michael Stanhope Esquire one of the Grooms of the Privy Chamber and to Edward Stanhope Doctor in the Laws the Mannor of Hucknall Torkard which did belong to Newstede to which at the Foundation King Henry the second gave the Church of Hokenhale which King Iohn confirmed 6 Ioh. at the yearly value of 13l. 9s. 10d. But now the principal part of this Township is the inheritance of the Lord Byron as it was in the time of King William the Conquerour There are now reckoned four or five Mannors
of which the Honourable William Byron hath two the Earl of Essex Lord of Beavale hath one Lancelot Rolleston Esquire one and .... Curtis one c. The Vicarage of Hucnall was 8l. when the Prior of Newstede was Patron 'T is now in the Kings Books 4l. 18s. 1d. ob and William Byron Esquire Patron In Hucknall Torcard Chancel upper South Window Barry of six Arg. and Azure a file of five Labels Or Gray of Sandiacre Arg. a file of five poynts Or I suppose the same the Azure only worn off Paly of six Arg. and Azure a Bend Varry Or and Gules Painted on the Wall Byron with quarterings impaling Molyneux In a South Window of the Church these five 1. Barry of six Arg. and Azure Gray of Codnour 2. Or three Piles meeting in the base Gules a Canton Ermine Basset of Drayton 3. Arg. on a Pile Gules a Falcon of the first Crowned Or impaling Paly of six Arg. and Azure a Bend Gules Annesley 4. Or on two Bars Gules three Waterbudgets Arg. Willoughby of Wollaton 5. Sable a Lion Rampant amongst Cinquefoiles Arg. Clifton And in another South Window 1. Arg. a chief Gules and Bendlet Azure Crumwell 2. Arg. a Chevron Gules a file of three points Ermine 3. Sab. a Bend between six Scallops Arg. a Canton Or. 4. Paly of six Arg. and Azure a Bend Gules charged on the upper part with a Mullet of the first In the North I le East Window Or a Lion Rampant purpure In a North Window Arg. two Barrs Sab. a Martlet Gules in the dexter point Paly of six Arg. and Azure a Bend Gules Annesley and above also Gules a Fâ—sse Varry between three Libards heads â—esant three Flowers de Lis uppermost Or. Beskwood Parke KIng Henry the first granted to the Priorâ— of Lenton to have two Carts to fetch 〈◊〉 Wood and Heath out of Bescwood King Henry the second granted that Covent to have every day two Carrs or three Carretts to bring them dead Wood or Heath as much as they should need for their own use In the Inquisition taken at St. Iohn's House in Nottingham the fourth of the Nones of Iuly in 35 H. 3. before Geoffrey Langley Justice of the Forest it is called an Hay or Park of our Lord the King wherein no man Commons In the Regard 31 E. 3. the Kings Hay of Beskwood is said to be closed in with a Pale and to be then in the keeping of Richard de lawche de la Vache Knight King Edward the third by his Letters Patents dated at his Park of Beskwood 1 Sept. 37 E. 3. pardoned and released certain Rents issuing out of Lindeby Hay and Bullwell Rise to the Priory of Newstede The Wood of Beskwood was 2 E. 3. granted to Richard de Strelley for his life paying ...... the extent thereof yearly having had an Ad quod Damnum the same King 22 Febr. 8 E. 3. granted him all the dry Zuches which in English were then called Stovenes or Stubbes within his Hay of Beskwood This Richard Strelley is there stiled Dilecto valecto nostro Philip de Willughby mentioned in Bullwell about 33 E. 1. held one Toft there and two Bovats of Land with the Appurtenances by the Service of being Forester in Beskewood and likewise the fourscore Acres there noted in Bullwell Ground His brother William de Willughby was then found his heir It hath a very fair Lodge in it and in respect of the pleasant Scituation of the place and conveniency of Hunting and pleasure this Park and Lodge hath for these many years been the desire and atchievement of great men three Earls of Rutland had it Roger Francis and George before that Thomas Markham a great Courtier and Servant to Queen Elizabeth had it and before him little Sir Iohn Byron a great favourite to King Henry the eighth It is now in Lease to William Lord Willughby of Parham Before the troubles it was well stored with Red Deer But now it is parcelled into little Closes on one side and much of it hath been plowed so that there is scarce either Wood or Venison which is also too likely to be the fate of the whole Forest of Shirewood Lindeby IN Lindeby three brothers had before the Normans came three Mannors which paid to the Dane-geld as one Carucat and an half The Land was for two Plows or two Car. There afterwards William Peverell had three Car. and twelve Vill. and two Bord. having five Car. There was a Priest and a Mill 10s. pasture Wood one leu long and one leu broad In King Edward the Confessours time this was valued at 26s. 8d. but when Doomsday Book was made at 40s. In Paplewic five Bovats of Land lay to this Mannor William Peverell the younger granted to God and the Church of the Holy Trinity at Lenton and his Brethren there serving God the Town which is called Lyndeby and whatsoever he had in it viz. Lands Tilled and untilled in Wood and in Plain in Medows and Pastures with the Church of the same Town and the Mill of Blaccliff for the Treasures which his Mother bestowed on that Church and he compelled by very great necessity took and for all other excesses in which he by the instinct of the enemy against that Church imprudently had exceeded contrary to the Command of his Father and the Bargain which he made with him and with his Mother William Abbat of Leycester and Robert Prior of Kenelingwrd by the Authority of Pope Alexander 3. made an agreement that Robert the Priest of Edingla who gave the Monks of Lenton five Marks should hold the Church of Lyndeby while he lived Secular paying that Priory half a Mark of Silver yearly at Martinmas in the name of a Pension which one Henry the Clark was also to have if he over-lived Robert paying the like Pension William Cursun Clark obliged himself to make it a whole Mark Pension to the Covent of Lenton when there should be a solid establishment made of the Parsonage and Vicarage which Adam the Chaplain was to acquit him of so long as the said Adam continued in secular habit The Town of Lyndeby was an Eschaet of the Kings of the Honour of Peverel of Nott. and Will. de St. Michael of London had one moyety of it of the gift of King Iohn paying yearly in the Kings Chamber a Furr of Gris and that half was worth 7l. 6s. per annum and Peter de Lettris and his brother had the other half by the Kings Counsel as long as the King pleased which was of the same value The King 36 H. 3. held half of it and it was valued at 7l. 14s. 100s. of old and 46s. of old increase and 8s. of new Robert de Marys held the other half by occasion of the Wardship of Laurence heir of Laurence de St. Michael and paid a Furr of seven Tyres Fessis yearly The Jury in 5 E. 2. found that
Iohn the son of Thomas Metham held by reason of Sibyll his wife as of the inheritance of the said Sibyll and joyntly with her of the King in Capite the moyety of the Town of Lindeby by the Rent of a Skin of Gray Furr and one Mess. and two Carucats of Land in Willey mentioned in Beauvale by the Service of 10l. to the Exchequer Thomas son and heir of the said Iohn Metham being then twelve years old The King granted the moyety of the Town of Lindeby to one Laurence de Seyntmychell and by him entred Sir William de Hameldon and enfeoffed his son and Sibyll de Metham who in her widow-hood enfeoffed William de la Pole who gave it to the King in exchange for another Mannor viz. Mitton in Yorkshire King Edward the third gave it to Sir Tho. de Bourne Anno 1342. and he sold it again to William de la Pole and enfeoffed Edmund his son in the year 1345. About 6 H. 6. Thomas Hunt died seized of this moyety and left it to descend to his daughter and heir Ioan the wife of Iohn Hikelinge Esquire she being then above thirty years of age By an Inquisition taken at Nott. the Thursday after Palm-Sunday 23 H. 7. before Sir William Perpoint Knight Edward Stanhope Knight and Raph Agard I find that Iohn Strelley of Lindeby died seized of it 4 March 2 H. 7. leaving his son and heir Nicolas Strelley above twelve years old Elizabeth his Mother relict of the said Iohn the next year after was married to Iames Savage Esquire From Strelley it went to Staveley by the marriage of a daughter There was a Recovery 20 Eliz. of the Mannor of Lindeby wherein William Savyle Esquire and Martin Earle Gent. claimed against Iohn Savyle Gent. who called to warranty Thomas Staveley Esquire 'T is said Mr. Savile and Sir Iohn Byron made an exchange between this and Oxton Iohn second son of Sir Nicolas de Strelley married Ioane the daughter and heir of Iohn Hunt which I suppose should be Hikling of Lyndeby and by her had Iohn Strelley of Lindeby who by Elizab. the daughter of Will. Mering Esquire had Sir Nicolas Strelley Knight who married Elizabeth daughter and one of the heirs of Sir Brian Fitz-Randolph Knight but died without issue he had four sisters Anne the wife of Richard Bingham of Watnow Isabell the wife of .... Stavelly Elizabeth of ... Cade and Iane Strelley died unmarried The Kings moyety was commonly in the hands of great men and usually went with Maunsfeild as in that place will appear Thomas le Hayer or de le Haye and Iohn le Colyer took sixty eight Acres of the Kings Soil in Lindeby Haye of Richard de Oysell whose sons and heirs Hugh le Colyer and Robert de le Hay sold them to Sir Iohn de Crombewell who gave them to Newstede Priory before or about the beginning of Edward the third upon which 25s. 4d. was reserved yearly to the Crown and by the Exchequer men was exacted twice over till the Prior got a Supersedeas dated at Aukeland 12 Oct. 10 E. 3. That Priory had also one hundred and eighty Acres of waste in Lindeby Hay granted by King Edward the first May 20. in 22 E. 1. for 4l. per annum and in the 26 E. 1. were also arrented of Richard de Oysell the Kings Approver and measured by the Perch of twenty four foot according to the Assise of the Forest. The same Priory 4 E. 3. had one hundred and twenty Acres and diverse other parcels the Rents whereof they got by degrees discharged and Released That which belonged to Newstede King Henry the eighth passed with that Monastery to Sir Iohn Byron whose posterity still enjoyeth it being all or most of it now the Inheritance of the Honourable William Byron Esquire son and heir of Richard Lord Byron The Church viz. the Advowson of the Rectory was granted 6 Aug. 2 E. 6. to Robert Strelley and Frideswide his wife The Rectory of Lindeby was 8l. when the Prior of Lenton was Patron 'T is now in the Kings Books 4l. 9s. 9d. ob value and William Byron Esquire Patron In the South Quire of Lynby Church is a Tomb of ... Strelley On the South side is 1. Strelley impaling Mering 2. A Bend and File of three Labels impaling quarterly a chief Cheque and a Saltier And three Lozenges in Fesse and a Spread Eagle and a Saltier engrailed 3. A Bend quartering a Saltier engrailed on an Inescutcheon a File of three Labels 4. Strelley with a Roundell as was the first also impaling a Chief indented quartering a Bend and a File of three Labels On the North side of it Strelley with a Roundell impaling a Dragon erected and Strelley viz. Paly of six In a little North Window Az. a Fesse Dancy and Billettè Or Deincourt In a West Window in the Steeple Strelley viz. Paly of six Ar. and Az. with the Roundell And over the Porch in Stone Strelley without the Roundell In the North Quire Wall In this little Chappell under the two Grave-stones with Crosses lyeth George Chaworth Esquire and Mary his wife the daughter of Sir Henry Sacheverell Knight late Farmers of this Mannor place and Demesnes of Lynby between whom was issue three sons and three daughter which George died 22 Aug. 1557. and Mary his said wife died 15 Jun. 1562. On whose Souls God hath mercy Papplewick And Newstede BEsides what lay to Lindeby the Conqueror◠great Survey mentions in Pappleuvic some of the Land of the Taynes which Alvric and Alfa and Elric had and paid to the Dane-geld for two Car. three Bov. but they were then waste There was Pasture Wood one leu long and half one broad In the Confessours time it was valued at 20s. William Peverell gave what he had here to the Monastery of Lenton at the first Foundation King Henry the second gave to Lenton Priory fourscore Acres of Effarts of Curtenhale in Northantescr and the Mill of Blaccliff in exchange for the Land of Papilwich which he gave to the Canons of Newstede in Schirwode which he there Founded King Henry the second gave the Town of Papulwick with the Church of the same and the Mill which the Canons of Newstede made with the Medow of Beskewod along the water with all the Appurtenances to God and St. Mary together with the New Stede or Place which he Founded in Shirewod for Canons Regular of the Order of St. Austine to whom he gave also long and large wastes lying about the said Monastery within the Forest which wastes in ancient Charters are called Kygell and Ravenshede and are described by their bounds and the particulars within them He granted the Monks also view of Frank-pledge and many other priviledges and freedoms and a Park of ten Acres according to the measure of the foot of the Forest by the Site of the said Monastery to be inclosed as they should
please out of the view of the Verderers Regarders Foresters and other Officers of the Forest and a Field of Arable Land called Abby Field lying between the Town of Papilwyke and the said Monastery to hold inclosed with Hedge and Ditch according to the Assise of the Forest upon the head of which the Canons made a Grange nigh the Town of Papilwyke and ever kept that Field several and in their own Tillage and out of the Covert of the Forest as their proper Demesne The said King Henry son of the Empress gave them also at the first Foundation Cs. Land in Shepewyke and Walkringham to which belonged something in Misterton and Walcreth and confirmed what Robert de Cauz and Iohn Cooke gave in Notingham King Iohn and the following Kings confirmed and inlarged their Territories and Priviledges and they had several other good Benefactors as in diverse places of this County will be noted amongst whom Robert Lord Lexington was one of the most considerable The value of this Monastery in the first fruits Office is 167l. 16s. 11d. ob King Henry the eighth by his Letters Patents dated May 28. 32 H. 8. granted this House with the Mannor of Papilwick and Rectory of the same and all the Closes by their several names about the Priory and Commons in Raucushede and Kygell in the Forest and all in Newstede Paplewyk and Lindby c. to Sir Iohn Byron Knight and his heirs This Priory was surrendred 1 Iuly 1539. 31 H. 8. viz. the year before It hath been almost ever since and still is the principal Seat of that Noble Family of which therefore it cannot be improper to give some brief account in this place The first was Raph de Burun whom the Book of Doomsday Sect. xi made in the latter part of the Reign of King William the Conquerour shows to have had in Derbyscr the Mannors of Westune Horselei Denebi Halum and Herdebi in the Park of Horseley there was a Castle some of the ruines whereof are yet visible called Horestan Castle which was the chief mansion of his next Successours in this County the same Record Snodenghamscire Sect. xv mentions him to be Lord of the Mannor of Oscington to which part of Almenton belonged of one in Calun now Kelum one in Hochenale one in Cortingestoche one in Rampeston one in Lambecote and two in Codegrave in which place it appears his next Successour and as I suppose his son was Hugh de Burun Father of Hugh called Meschines and Roger Hugh became a Monk at Lenton and Roger enjoyed the Barony of which he gave an account to King Henry the second concerning his Knights Fees as in the Red Book in the Exchequer is manifest This Roger married Nicola the daughter of Roelend de Verdun who was by the Earl of Chester about 1 Ioh. after his death married to Anketin de Brikesard as in Cotgrave is likewise said but I find not what Children he left Robert de Burun somewhere 2 Ioh. stiled Lord of Horestan Castle who was Father of Henry and Peter there also named I suppose was his son and so doth Samuel Roper Esquire in the great Pedegree of this Family now in the Possession of the Right Honourable Richard Lord Byron done with great diligence and cost upon a very large Roll of Velum with Transcripts of Evidences wherein he sets down this Robert de Biron to marry Cecilia the daughter and heir of .... de Clayton in the County of Lancaster by whom he had Sir Richard the Father of Sir Iames Byron of Cadeney in Lincolneshire who married Alice the Relict of Iohn Comyn of Ulseby daughter of William Lord Ros of Hamlak and Sir Robert Byron Lord of Clayton in right of his Mother who by Maud his wife had William and Sir Iohn de Biron who about 24 E. 1. was Governour Custos of Yorke and had been some five or six years before of Dover he married Ioane the daughter of Baldwin Thies Knight Teutonici the widow of Sir Robert Holland Knight by whom he had Sir Iohn de Biron Knight Lord of Clayton who married Alice the Cousin and heir of Rob. Banastre of Hyndeley in the said County of Lancaster who was after his death about 12 E. 3. married again to Sir Iohn de Strykland Knight by her he had Sir Richard de Byron of Cadenay Knight Lord of Clayton whose first wife was Agnes .... his second Elizabeth who after his death 21 E. 3. was married to Iohn son of Thomas Colepeper his son and heir was Sir Iames Biron Knight who by Elizabeth his Radulphus de Burun temp W. Conq. Hugo de Burun-Albrea Rogerius de Burun 12 H. 2. Bar. de Horestan Castro -Nicola fil Roelant de Verdun postea nupta Anketino de Brikesard Robertus de Burun 2 Joh. Dom. de Horestan Cast. -Cecilia fil haer .... de Clayton C. Lanc. Robertus de Biron-Matildis Johan de Biron mil. custos Civ Ebor. 24 E. 1 -Joana fil Baldwini Teutonici vel Thies mil. relict Rob. Holand Johannes de Biron mil. -Alicia consang haer Rob. C. Lanc. relict 12 E. 3. Banastre de Hindley-Johannes de Strykland mil. mar 2. Richardus de Byron de Cadeney mil. Dom. de Clayton ob 21 E. 3 -Agnes ux 1 -Elizab ux 2 -Joh fil Tho. Colepeper mar 2. Jacobus de Byron mil. 16 E. 3 -Eliz fil Will-Bernak mil. Richardus Byron mil. ob 21 R. 2. .... Joana fil Will. de Colwick haer Tho. frat Johannes le Byron de Clayton miles-Margeria 20 H. 6. Nicolaus Byron de Clayton miles-Alicia fil Johannis Boteler de Beausey C. Lanc. Nicolaus Byron de Colwick mil. -Joana fil Joh. Bussy-Gerv de Clifton mar 2. Johan Byron mil. ob 1488. s. p. Johannes Byron mil. -Isabella fil .... Lemington-Eliz fil Will. Constantin relict Rogeri Halgh Johannes Byron de Newsted mil. -Alicia fil -Nic Strelley de Strelley Johannes Byron miles-Margareta fil Willielmi Fitz-Williams Johannes Byron gemellus mil. -Anna fil Ric. Molineux de Sefton O. Lanc. Bar. 1 Joh. Byron mil. Balnei creat in Bar. de Ratch dale per Car. 1.19 C. 1. s. p. ob in Gallia 1652 -Cecil fil T. West Bar. de la Ware 5 Tho. mil. -Kather fil H. Brome Thom. ob s. p. Johannes 6 Rob. mil. -Lucia soror Cecil 2 Nicol. 4 Will. 7 Gilb. 8 Phil. Ric. Dom. Byron fil tertius -Eliz fil Geo. Rosel relict Nich. Strelley ux prim Will. Byron-Elizab fil Johannis Vicecom Chaworth Willielmus Byron aet 4. 1673. 2 Kath. 1 Eliz. 3 Maria. 4 Ann. Kath. An. ux Thom. Lucas mil. Nic. Bar. gemellus cum Joh. -Sophia fil unica Dom. Lamberti Charles de Numigen in Holland Gubern de Breda Ernest. Byron Bar. aet 38. 1673 -Isabel fil Will. Stanley Edward aet 12. 1673. Johannes mil. s. p. Johannes Clericus Williem 3 E. 2. Richardus mil. Jacobus de Cadeney in Com. Linc. mil. -Alicia relict Joh. Comyn de Ulseby fil Willielmi de Ros
in the last Expedition into Wales for which the King pardoned him upon his submission he paying for every Knights Fee which he held one hundred Marks which Iohn de Vescy Iohn de Evill and Iohn de Lâ—vetot undertook he should perform the Barons upon the Kings Precept searching the Rolls of the Exchequer found that Iohn de Stotevill Father of the said Robert held fifteen Fees of the Barony which was Hubert Fitz-Raph's and that the said Robert held five Fees of the Inheritance of Alianor de Genevere his wife to whom Roger de Bertram granted and demised the Castle of Mitford with the Fees and other Appurtenances which made in all twenty Fees Robert de Stotevile about 34 E. 1. died seised of the Mannor of Ekinton in Darbishire and of this Henr. de Stuteville Robertus de Stuteville-Leonia de Rennes 6 R. 1.6 Joh. Henricus de Stotevill Johannes de Stoteville Johannes de Stotevill 36 H. 3. Rob. de Stotevile-Alian de Genevere Johannes de Stotevile Robertus de Stotevill intra aet 17 E. 2. Studo de Stotevile Nicolaus de Stotevile Studo sive Stoutus de Stotevile 6 E. 3. Willielmus 2 R. 1. Mannor leaving his son and their Iohn de Stoteville twenty four years of age who was heir to his Mother Alianora de Genevere wife of the said Robert to whom Alianor Queen of England the Mother of King Edward the first gave the Castle of Mitford and diverse Lands in Northumberland she died about 4 E. 2. The Jury 16 E. 2. found that this Iohn de Stotevile was to pay out of this Mannor the yearly Rent of 40s. to buy Wine and 6s. 8d. or a quarter of Wheat of that price to make Wafers Oblata to celebrate the Eucharist in the Church of St. Mary at Newstede which Iohn de Stutevill Triavus Grandfathers Grandfather of this Iohn then viz. 16 E. 2. lately dead charged upon this Mannor and King Henry Grandfather of that King in the twenty ninth year of his Reign confirmed but I suppose it is a mistake for avus or at most for proavus and then there must be two Iohns which is all the time will well bear from 29 H. â— to 16 E. 2. that this Iohn son of Robert was dead who left his son Robert born beyond the Seas his heir then aged seven years William son of Gilbert le Warner of Kirkby upon Ashfeild 13 E. 3. Ian. 27. made Fine with the King for pardoning the transgression which the said William and Gilbert made in acquiring certain Tenements of Iohn son of Robert de Stutevill Knight in Kirkeby upon Ashfeild in the time of the Kings Father and entring them without licence being held of the said Kings Father in Capite Thomas de Langton and Robert de Barton 13 E. 3. paid 20s. of the remainder of their account of the Mannor of Kirkeby on Asshefeld which was Lora de Stotevills an Alien King Edward the third by his Letters Patents dated 1 March 14 E. 3. granted the Mannors of Ekinton in Darbyshire and Kirkeby in this County which were late Iohn Stotevills and by the forfeiture of Robert Stotevill son and heir of Iohn were come into his hands together with the Mannors of Louthe and Baliogary and other Lands in Ireland to Iohn Darcy sometimes called le Cosyn sometimes le Piere and in some other Records le Nevew and his heirs for ever who had licence 21 Ian. 18 E. 3. when also he had his confirmations of these and many other things to inclose and make Parks of his Woods at Temple Newsom and Temple Hirâ—â— in Yorkshire at Torkesay in Lincolnshire Ekington in Darbyshire and Kirkeby in this County He was a very great man both in England and Ireland his principal Seat was at Knayth in Lincolnshire he is supposed to be Nephew of Thomas and son of Norman and brother of Philip Lords Darcy of Nocton in that County the old Seat of that Illustrious and ancient Family King Edward the second 15 E. 2. at the request of his well beloved and faithful men Robert Darcy Iohn Darcy his brother and Iohn Darcy le Cosyn of his especial grace granted to them Philip Darcy and Norman Darcy his Enemies and Rebells taken and detained in his Prison at Yorke to be delivered or otherwise disposed according to their wills saving to the said King the Eschaet and forfeiture of their Lands and Tenements Goods and Chattels belonging to him on that occasion Iohn Darcy le Nevew 21 Aug. 2 E. 3. was constituted Justice and Keeper of Ireland Iohn Darcy le Cosin 19 Febr. 3 E. 3. is so constituted Iohn Darcy Justice of Ireland being about to go by the Kings command to the parts of the Dutchy of Aquitaine Roger Vtlagh Prior of the Hospital of St. Iohns of Hierusalem 31 May 4 E. 3. was made by his consent Lieutenant till his return Johannes Darcy le Piere ob 21 E. 3 -Emelina fil haer Walteri fil Will. Heyrun-Joana ux 2. Johannes Darcy le Fitz ob 30 E. 3 -Elizab fil haer Nic. Menill Philippus Darcy-Elizab Johannes Dom. Darcy-Margareta ob 33 H. 6. Philippus Darcy fil haer -Alianora fil Henr. Dom. Fitz-Hugh .... Tunstall mar 2. Margeria-Johannes Conyers Johannes Conyers mil. Gart. Willielmus Conyers aet 21. 5 H. 7. Elizab. -Jacobus Strangways Junior Johannes-Margareta Richardus Willielmus Darcy aet 4. an 32 H. 6. Johannes fil haer s. p. Iohn Darcy was Justice of Ireland and Thomas de Burgh Clark Treasurer of Ireland 8 E. 3. by the Kings Letters Patents dated at Notingham 16 Iuly was made Lieutenant of the Justice of Ireland as often as he should happen to be absent Anno Domini 1333. William Earl of Ulster was slain by his own men viz. by the Maunvilis and the same year Sir Iohn Darcy Justice of Ireland went into Ulster with a great Army to revenge the death of the said Earl but before he came the men of that Country had done it and the Justice with his Army went into Scotland to the King of England who at that time was there in War and left Sir Thomas Burke his Lieutenant in Ireland And in the Eve of St. Margaret there was a great slaughter in Scotland by the Irish by the said King in one part and the said Justice in another and so was conquered the King of Scotland and they made Sir Edward Bayloll King of Scotland and the said Sir Iohn Darcy came again Justice of Ireland and delivered Walter Bermegham out of the Castle of Dublin Iohn Darcy le Piere 20 E. 3. had the Custody of the Tower of London for his life but it seems he continued not long for he died 30 May 21 E. 3. seized of this Mannor and Ekinton in Darb. of the Reversion of Temple-Newsom after the death of Mary de St. Paul Countess of Pembrook and many other Lands and Mannors in Yorkshire amongst which were the Mannors of Notton
in Kirkeby in Ashfeild and Iohn Thorkard was amerced Sir Henry Pierpoint Knight 27 H. 6. released to Richard Illingworth and his heirs all his right in a Medow called Akbrigge near Hardwick in the Parish of Kirkeby in Ashefeild and in all the Lands and Tenements in the Fields and Gardens of Hardewick aforesaid Elena his Lady 31 H. 6. after his death did the same Henry Pierpoint Esquire 39 H. 6. son and heir of Henry Pierpoint Esquire son and heir of Henry Pierpoint Knight did likewise In 20 E. 4. the Custody of two hundred Acres of waste in the Forest of Shirewood the Lands and Tenements of Richard Illingworth Knight mentioned in Bony called Hardwick Closes and Akebrigge and a Water-Mill called Sutton Mill in the said Forest between Maunsfeild and Hardwick aforesaid were committed to Raph Illingworth and others for ten years Iohn Strelley of Lindby died seised of three Mess. twelve Bovats of Land twenty Acres of Medow and as many of Pasture in Kirkeby in Ashefeild 2 H. 7. Iohn Langton of Kirkeby about 9 H. 6. held when he died one Mess. called Langton Place and six Closes with the Appurtenances of Elizabeth and Margery daughters and heirs of Philip Darcy by the Service of the hundredth part of a Knights Fee Richard Langton was then his son and heir There is an ancient House and Demesnes within Kirkeby called Langton Hall alias Westwood it was granted out by Iohn Lord Stotevile in Henry the seconds time I suppose it should be Henry the thirds and so it first was written to Richard son of Hugh de Ruddington and his heirs by particular Metes and Bounds and shortly after this Ruddington granted the said Lands to Geoffrey de Langton reciting the former grant from the Lord Stotevile to him and that he was in seisin thereof 34 H. 2. 34 H. 3. rather In Langtons Family it continued till Henry the eighths time that Cuthbert Langton dying without issue Male it fell to Fitz-Randolph by the marriage of Langtons daughtâ—â— and heir in whose name it continued till of late Cuthbert Langton 6 H. 8. of Midleton in the County of Warwick Gent. enfeoffed Iohn Markham Iohn Zouch Knights Iohn Willowby Iohn Fitz-Randolph Edward Willowby Nicolas Strelley Esquire Iohn Savidge c. in his Mannor of Langton Hall in Westwood Lands in Huknall Torkard Durty Huknall Maunsfeild Woodhouse Kirkeby in Ashfeild and Watnow Chaworth in the County of Nott. and Birchwood in the County of Darby And there were Covenants of marriage between Christopher Fitz-Randolph on the one part and the said Cuthbert Langton on the other for Christopher Cousin of the said Christopher and Ioane one of the daughters and heirs apparent of the said Cuthbert Christopher Fitz-Randolph de Langton Hall-Joana fil haer Cuthberti Langton Thom. Fitz-Randolph-Kath fil Godfr Folejambe mil. Johannes Jacobus Fitz-Randolph-Kath fil Walteri Mantlemil de Com. Northampton 1 Philalethes at 22. 1614. s. p. 2 Thom. s. p. 3 Ferdinand s. p. Isabell. Edward Christoph. Some Lands in this Kirkeby belonging to Felley 25 Mar. 36 H. 8. were granted to William Berners and his heirs In the year 1612. Sir Charles Cavendish Sir Henry Pierpoint Knights Iames Fitz-Randolph Gent. and Iohn Newton Senior Thomas Newton Christopher Newton c. were owners William Newton son of Christopher or Laurence died this year 1673. without issue and left his brother Iohn his heir The Rectory of Kirkeby was 20l. when the Lord Conyers was Patron 'T is now 18l. 1s. 8d. value in the Kings Books and the Duke of Newcastle Patron and Clement Ellis the worthy Incumbent In the Chancel is England and France quartered And Azure three Cinquefoiles and Crusuly Arg. Darcy impaling Azure three Bars gemelles and a Chief Or Meinill And the Monument of William Coke of Trusley in Darbyshire and his two Wives the first the daughter of ... Aâ—sop in le dale the second the relict of Mr. Gilbert of Lockhagh In an high North Window in the Church Sable a Fesse between three Mullets Arg. quartering Paly of six Arg. and Or. And Arg. a Fesse Or between three Escallops Sable And Arg. two Bendletts engrailed Sable over them a Fesse Gules There is in the same Window the last Quartering the Fesse and Escallops and another in the third place broken away and in the fourth place the first of the former mentioned Coats viz. Sable a Fesse between three Mullets Arg. In a low Window in a Square Barry of four Arg. and Azure Sutton in Ashfeild AND Hucknall Huthwayt THis Sutune with Hochenale Houthweit and Skegeby were Berues of the Sok of Maunsfeild which was King Edward the Confessours Land and afterwards King William the Conquerours Gerard son of Walter de Sutton gave to God and the Church of St. Peter at Thurgarton two Bovats of Land with his Mother when she took the habit of Religion and the Church of the same Town his brother Robert being converted to Religion or dead Ranulph the Sheriff of Nottinghamshire confirmed it for the Soul of his Lord King Henry 2. Iordan de Snitterton Darbish had some yearly Rents by the Assignation of William de Ferrariis sometime Earl of Darby whereof there was an arrear which Robert de Marcham and Sarra his wife 42 H. 3. by Fine released to Robert son of Harvey viz. 40s. and so did Gerard de Sutton as in right of Alice sometimes his wife which Sarrah and Alice were daughters and heirs of the said Iordan Iordan son of Gerard de Sutton added some small parcels also to the Monastery of Thurgarton Sulton in Ashfield and Hucknall were a whole Villa and not Gildable being of the ancient Demesne of the Crown except the fourth part which Iordan of the same held of the King with the Advowson of the Church The Jury 16 E. 1. found that Iordan de Sutton held in Darbishire something in Snitterton of his own in Matloc Iboll Peuerwich of the Inheritance of Amicia his wife in this Sutton he held one Mess. and twelve Bovats of Land and two Bovats in Hothweit for which he paid 14s. per annum to the King and did Homage and Service and Suit to Maunsfeild Court from three weeks to three weeks and Suit in the Kings Army in Wales for forty daies with one Man Horse Haubergeon Cap of Iron Lance and Sword he held likewise ten Acres where the Mill used to be set in Sutton Sâ—hawe he had 24s. Rent in Sutton on Sore and Bonington and 60s. 6d. of the heirs of Sir Hugh de Capella 〈◊〉 Kirketon and Sereveton as in those places is said Iohn his son and heir was then above seventeen years of age About 33 E. 1. Iohn de Sutton died seised of this Mannor and the third part of Suitterton leaving Iohn his son and heir sixteen years old and more Iohn de Sutton 16 E. 2. had licence to alienate two parts of the Mannor of Sutton upon Ashefeild to Iohn his
William Barry claimed a Free Park in Teversale from ancient time and by the confirmation of King Henry the third William Barre of Tiveresholt gave to God and St. Mary and St. Thomas the Martyr c. of Beauchief one Bov. of Land in Demesne to be alwaies had and possessed with two Tofâ—s and Crofts c. in Stanley and pasture for three hundred Sheep whereof two hundred Ewes with their issue every year till the Feast of St. Botolph and pasture for twenty Cows and a Bull and eight Mares with the whole off-spring of both untill they were three years old and Pasture for sixteen Oxen c. as his men of the Sok of Tiversholt had The Witnesses were Richard Abbat of Wellebek Robert son of William de Alferton Ranulph his brother Iohn de Eincuria Robert Briton of Waleton Roger de Sidenhale William de Meinil Roger de Eincurth Raph son of Richard de Bramton Simon son of Hugh Richard son of William de Glapwell Robert de Briminton Hugh de Linacre and others William Barry of Tyversholt confirmed to the house of Beauchief pasture for four hundred Sheep and other gifts of his Ancestors c. the Witnesses were Iohn de Heriz Roger le Bret William his brothers Iohn Deynkurt Roger le Breton c. Sir William Barry son of Sir Raph Barry of Tiversand gave to Iohn Touke and Nicola his wife all that Land which Raph de Hereford sometime held of Sir Galfr. Barry in the Territory of Doovedale in the Fee of Tyversand The Witnesses Sir William de Chawyrthe Robert de Sutton Iames de Sutton Walter Touke William de Steynesby Knights Roger le Sauvage Roger de Somervile c. Robert de Newbold 21 E. 1. recovered Common of Pasture in forty Acres of Wood and waste in Tyvresholte against William Barry of the same Town By a Fine at York 31 E. 1. William Barry conveyed the Mannor of Teveresholt to Mr. William de Pykeringe Adam de Pikerings Rector of the Church of Wynesburgs 14 E. 2. settled the Mannor of Tyversalt on Thomas Barry and Isabell his wife and the heirs of their bodies excepting the third part which Elizabeth Mother of the said Thomas held in Dower c. The Witnesses were Robert de Pirepount Iohn de Annesley Knights Robert de Dogmarfeld Robert de Rodemortweyt c. Robert de Pykering Dean of St. Peters of Yorke brother and heir of Mr. William de Pykering 1328. released and confirmed to Thomas Barry Lord of Tyversolt and Isabell his wife and the heirs of their bodies certain Lands there Thomas Barry 16 E. 2. was found to hold the Mannor of Tevresalt of Iohn de Stoteville by the Service of a Knights Fee In the year 1337. Thomas Barre Lord of Tyversholtee passed this Mannor to Thomas son of the said Thomas and to Alice his wife Thomas Barry 22 E. 3. paid 40s. towards the Aid for making the Kings eldest son a Knight or Knights Fee which William de Pickering held sometime before in Teveresale The said Thomas Barry and Alice his wife 30 E. 3. had this Mannor Iohn de Gayteford Senior and Hugh de Cressy of Oulecotes 2 H. 4. settled the Mannor of Tiversalt which they had of the gift of Thomas Barre on him the said Thomas for life then to Agnes who had been wife of Thomas Barre son of the said Thomas for her life then to Iohn son of Thomas Barre the younger and the heirs of his body remainder to Isabell daughter of Thomas Barre the younger and the heirs of hers remainder to the right heirs of Thomas Barre the elder The Witnesses were Iohn Wastnays Lord of Hedon Robert de Barley Lord of Barley Iohn de Bevercotes Lord of Bevercotes Iohn de Greuley then Coroner William Selyok c. Peter de la Pole Esquire 12 H. 6. passed all the Lands and Tenements which he had in Tyversalt to Iohn Barre Esquire and Elizabeth his wife Christina Grenehalgh 9 E. 4. in her pure Widowhood demised to Iohn Flecher four Acres of Land lying in the Field of the Hill upon Cokeclyffe c. Iohn Williamson son and heir of William Willâ—amson late of Norton Cokeney 13 E. 4. released to Iohn Barry Lord of Teresholt Gentleman one Mess. in Dunsell nigh Teresholt called Pykering Feld sometime Thomas Hardwyks of Hoddeshok Hall Raph Grenalgh of Teverhalt Gentleman 23 H. 7. passed to Thomas Fitz-Herbert Doctor of the Decrees or Decretalls Iohn Fitz-Herbert of Norbury Esquire Raph Babington Clark Roland Babington Roger Eyre of Holme Esq Thomas Leek Senior Raph Frechwell and Anker Frechwell Gent. his Mannors of Tevershalt and Sutton in Ashfeild and other things in Claworth and Beykingham and Wormyll in Darbyshire c. for the marriage of Roger Grenealgh his son and heir apparent according to an Indenture between Thomas Babington of Dethik Esquire and Anne Leche widow on one part and him the said Raph Grenalgh on the other dated May 6. 23 H. 7. The Witnesses to this were William Babington Raph Grenalgh the younger Thomas Grenalgh Thomas Leek of Greyeves Lane Roger Grenhalghe of Tevershall Esquire 2 Decemb. 1562. 5 Eliz. made his Will wherein he appointed his body to be buried in the South I le of that Church near unto the Altar there and gave 60l. to be bestowed in alms-deeds and other expences the day of his Burial about his Funeral and 40l. in deeds of Charity the Months day after he gave to that Church of Tevershall 20l. and for mending the Hâ—gh-waies of Teversall 40l. and after Legacies to diverse Poor c. to all his friends that were at his burial each a black Gown and every Yeoman within his House a black Coat to his Cousin Francis Molineux and his Cousin Anne Nevill all his Plate c. Francis Molineux and Thomas Loods Clark he made his Executors and gave 50l. to purchase Lands for the Free School of Maunsfeld if there be one else for his heirs He gave Teversalt with Woodhouse Whetbarrow Dunshill Newâ—ould Stanley and Stanley Grange to Francis Molineux and Elizabeth his wife and the heirs of the body of Elizabeth remainder to Gervas Nevell son of Henry and to Anne his wife and the heirs of the body of Anne remainder to Richard Barry of Farnesfeld and the heirs of his body remainder to Iohn Barry and the heirs of his remainder to the right heirs of Roger Grenhalghe the other Lands he gave to Gerv. Nevell and the said Anne his wife with like remainders Sir Gervas Clifton he made over-seer of his Will with a Legacy of twenty Angels This Roger Grenehaugh mentioned in Sutton in Ashfeild died seized of that Mannor and this and Rowthorne in Darbyshire three Mess. in Tibeshelf and one in Hethe and some oâ—her Lands in both Counties Thomas his son and heir being dead before him Elizabeth the elder daughter of the said Thomas then aged twenty three years and wife of Francis Molineux
Clopton in Suff. in exchâ—nge for the Mannors of Keâ—ington and Faukeshall in Surrey Agnes the wife of Thomas Bardolf had this Mannor in Dower and left it to her son Iohn 31 E. 3. who about 45 E. 3. left it with Wyrmegey and other great Mannors which made up twenty nine Knights Fees belonging to his Court of Shelford to his son William Bardolf of Wirmegey Chr. who 9 R. 2. did the like to his son Thomas Lord Bardolf then but seventeen years old or little more which Thomas was the last Lord Bardolf of the Male-line and Attaint in the time of Henry the fourth in whose Reign about 9 H. 4. he died leaving two daughters Anne first married to Sir William Clifford and after to Sir Reginald Cobham but his other daughter Ioane who married Sir William Phelips was Lady Bardolf and then after her death William Beaumont son of Elizabeth her daughter wife of Iohn Viscount Beaumont was found her heir William Viscount Beaumont died without issue and his sister Iane married to Iohn Lord Lovell was his heir who had Francis Viscount Lovell slain in the Battel of Stoke in this County against the King 16 Iune 2 H. 7. by whose Attainder or it seems before this Mannor came to the Crown he had two sisters Iane the elder married to Sir Brian Stapleton and Frideswid to Sir Edward Norreys by whom she had Henry Norreys to whom and to his heirs Males 10 H. 8. the King granted this Mannor of Stoke Bardolf with Gedling Crophill Bishop Newton and Carleton late William Viscount Beaumonts Goysfridus de Alselin Radulphus de Hanselin Radulphus Hanselin Rosa fil haer-Thom Bardul Dodo Bardulf-Beatrix fil Willielmi de Warenna relict 11 Joh. Willielmus Bardulf 2 H. 3. ob 4. E. 1. Willielmus Bardulf ob 18 E. 1. Hugo Bardulf ob 32 E. 1 -Isabella ob 16 E. 2. 28 Maii. Thom. Bardulf aet 22. ad mortem patris ob 3 E. 3. Johannes Bardolf aet 17. 3 E. 3. ob 45 E. 3 -Elizab fil haer Rogeri Damory Gulielmus Bardolf ob 9 R. 2. Thom. Bardolf aet 17. 9 R. 2 -Avicia Joana Bardolf ob 26 H. 6 -Willielmus Phelips Dom. Bardolf 9 H. 5. Elizabetha-Johannes Vicecomes Beaumont-Katherina Ducissa Norfolc ux 2. Willielmus Vicecom Beaumont Dom. Bardolf aet 9. 26 H. 6. Attinct per Parl. 4 Nov. 1 E. 4. Johannes Dom. Lovell -Jana for haer fratris Franciscus Vicecom Lovell occisus in bello de Stoke 16 Jun. 2 H. 7. 1 Brian Stapleton mil. -Joana Brianus Stapleton Richardus Staplâ—ton miles 2 Eduardus Norreys -Frideswid Johannes Norreys s. p. Henr. Norreys attinct 12 May 28 H. 8. Henricus Norreys restitut 31 H. 8. Reginaldus Cobham 2 -Anna-Willielmus Clifford marit 1. Willielmus Bardolf miles 4 H. 6. Willielmus Robert de Cauz King Edward the fourth 15 E. 4. granted to Galiard de Durford Lord of Duras and his heiâ—s Males the Mannor of Shelford Stoke Bardolf and Gedling in this County and others in Derbishire Henry Norreys being Attaint about 12 May 28 H. 8. it came again to the Crown and was after granted to the Lady Anne Stanhope great Grandmother to the first Earl of Chesterfeild whose Posterity enjoyes it wiâ—h Shelford to this day Here were many held shares of these Lands as may be gathered from what is already formerly set down Hugh de la Basage or Bastre held in Carleton Gedeling and Stoke half a Knights Fee of the old Feoffment of William Bardolf And Reginald Vrsell and Hugh de Tytheby held in Gedeling Carleton and Stoke another half Knights Fee of the old Feoffment of Robert de Everingham Robert son of Hugh de Titheby gave an Acre in Carleton to Thurgarton Priory for the health of his Soul and Isolda his wife to which Church Hugh son of Alred of Carleton gave also a Toft and Croft which were Auki's and a Bovat of Land in Carleton which William and Robert his sons severally confirmed The Jury 15 E. 1. found that Reginald de Haslacton held in Carleton and Colwick of Robert de Everingham the sixth part of a Knights Fee valued then at five Marks the heirs of Richard Vrsell in Carleton as much valued at 52s. Henry de Whatton in Stokes and Carleton an eighth part of a Knights Fee valued at 44s. William son of Richard de Birton in Birton a sixth part valued at 66s. 8d. Mr. Thomas Beck in Gedling a sixth part Galfr. le Botiler in Stokes as much Alexander de Le in Gedling a tenth part and William Mascy as much there also The Jury 5 E. 1. found that two Tofts and two Bovats of Land in Stoke and four Tofts and one Bovat in Gedling were Frank Almaigne of the Rectors of Gedling and not Lay Fee of Galfr. de Botiler who called Adam de Everingham to warrant which Adam was then Amerced Alexander de Whatton of Karleton 12 E. 1. recovered against Henry son of Richard de Watton and six others four Mess. four Bovats of Land and two parts of a Bovat except one Acre and twenty Acres of Land and 5s. Rent in Karleton and Colwyk They had great Suits afterwards about this Land and 19 E. 1. pleaded Bastardy and Errour At the Assizes at Nott. 23 E. 1. Cecily the daughter of Roger Millott recovered her seisin of one Mess. and one Bov. of Land in Carleton near Nott. and William son of Roger Milott was Amerced A Fine at Westm. the day after St. Iohn Baptist 8 E. 2. between Richard son of William de Basage and Maud de Kirkeby Querents and William le Moigne the younger Deforcient of one Mess. and twelve Acres of Land in Carleton by Nott. settled them on the said Richard and Maud for life and after on Richard son of Maud and the heirs of his body remainder to William his brother and the heirs of his remainder to the right heirs of Richard son of William Another on the same day of the Term 12 E. 2. between Robert Iorce the elder and Idonia his wife Quer. and Roger le Botiller and Amicia his wife and Iohn their son Deforc. of sixteen Acres of Land in Gedling and Stoke Bardolf settled them on the said Robert and Idonia and the heirs of their bodies remainder to William son of Robert and the heirs Males of his body remainder to the right heirs of Robert The Jury 29 E. 3. found that Philip de Somervill held the day that he died 10l. Rent per annum in Shelford Stoke Bardolf Gedling Birton Iorz and Neuton of Adam de Everingham of Laxton by the Service of a pair of white Gloves and that Iohane the daughter of the said Philip whom Rese ap Griffith Chr. had to wife and Maud the daughter of Iohn de Stafford and Cousin of the said Philip whom Edmund son of Iohn de Vernon had to wife were heirs of the said Philip. Rese left a son 30 E. 3. his
heir called also Rese Here were divers 13 R. 2. who held of William Bardolf of Wirmegey Iohn de Loudham a sixteenth part of a Knights Fee in Neuton and Shelford Iohn Lord Grey of Codnar as much in Birton Iorce William de Russeby Hugh de Annesâ—â—y Roger de Duffeild and Thomas de Whatton half a Fee in Carleton Gedling Colwyk and Stoke Iohn Burton and his Parceners a sixth part in Newton Iohn de Babington a sixteenth part of a Knights Fee in Neuton The Prior of Shelford and his Parceners a twelfâ—h part in Shelford Roger de Stanbridge a sixteenth part there William de Wymondeswold a thirteenth part in Gedling and Stoke William Clark and William de Kirketon a twentieth part in Carleton and Gedling Iohn de Birton Chr. and Hugh de Annesley a twentieth part in Carleton This William Bardolf in his life time had the Advowson of the Priory of Shelford which was then valued at twenty Marks per annum and the moyety of the Advowson of the Church of Gedeling at ten Marks The Jury 15 R. 2. returned it not to the Kings loss to grant Iohn de Landfort Vicar of the moyety of the Church of Gedling and Iohn Ward of Shelford licence to give three Mess. twenty two Acres of Land eight Acres and an half of Medow and 26s. 8d. Rent with the Appurtenances in Shelford and Stoke Bardolf to the Prior and Covent of Shelford Henry Plesyngton Knight and Isabel his wife 27 H. 6. claimed against Alice Leek one Mess. two Carucats of Land thirty Acres of Medow and 43s. Rent with the Appurtenances in Gedling and Stoke Bardolf Edmund Molyneux Esquire 30 H. 8. suffered a Recovery of three Mess. two Cottag one hundred Acres of Land three hundred of Medow three hundred of Pasture c. and 4l. Rent c. in Stoke Bardolf Shelford Gedling Burton Iorce and Newton and called to warrant George Gryffyth Knight Gedling Ghelling BEsides what hath been mentioned before in Stoke Bardolf and Carleton of Goisfrid de Alselins Fee in the Conquerours great Survey there is mention of another Mannor in Ghellinge which before his coming was one Dunstanes and answered to the Tax for nine Bovats and an half and a third part of a Bovat The Land two Car. There afterwards Roger de Busâ—i whose Fee it was had two Car. and nine Vill. one Bord. having two Car. and ten Acres of Medow Pasture Wood two qu. long one qu. broad In the Confessours time this was 32s. value then 40s. Richard de Normanvile and Henry de Walleye held half a Knights Fee of Alice Countess of Augi in Carleton Gedling Stoke and Weston The Mannors of Gedling and Weston were both by Fine and Recovery 16 E. 4. passed to Robert Roos of Laxton Esquire by Thomas Normanvile Knight and Elizabeth his wife with warranty in the Fine against Thomas Abbat of Kirkestall and his successours Thomas Bek held in Gedling 15 E. 1. the sixth part of a Knights Fee of Robert de Everingham then dead whose son and heir Adam de Everingham was but seven years old at that time By a Fine at York 2 E. 3. Roger Boteler of Stok and Amicia his wife passed twenty Acres of Land in Gedling to Roger Duket and Margaret his wife and the heirs of their bodies in default whereof the heirs of Roger Duket were to have ten Acres lying in Podhâ—â—h and the heirs of Margaret the other ten lying it a place called Blesedale Alexander de Lee son and heir of Alexander de Lee son and heir of Alexander de Lee and Maud the daughter of Gilbert de Brunneslegh which last named Alexander was also son and heir of Alexander de Lee and Sarra his wife 3 E. 3. claimed an Acre of Land in Gedling against William son of Gilbert de Gedling Iohn de Cave of Nott. 10 E. 3. held in Carleton by Gedling seven Mess. and seven Bovats of Land of Hugh Bardolf and his Ancestors Roger de Pilley held then in Gedling one Mess. and one Bovat of Adam de Everingham of Laxton Richard Ingram held of him a Mess. and four Bovats in Gedling and so did Thomas de Whatton of Stoke Bardolf hold one Mess. and six Bovats of the said Adam The King Feb. 5. 31 H. 8. granted to Michael Stanhope Esquire and Anne his wife amongst other things the Mannor of Shelford with its members and Appurtenances late belonging to the Monastery of Shelford and likewise all the Woods called the Priors Park and Eshawe containing one hundred and forty Acres in Gedling And the Rectories of the Parish Churches of Shelford Saxendale Gedling Burton Ioys and North Muskam Also all Mannors Mess. Lands Tenements c. in Shelford Saxendale Neuton Brigford Gunthorp Loudham Cathorp Horingham Bulcote Gedling Carleton Stoke Lamcote Flintham Long Colingham Caunton the Town of Nott. Newark Burton Ioys and North Muskam to the said Monastery belonging The Parson of the Church of Gedling 12 E. 2. had one hundred and ninety foot long and twenty foot in breadth of Land granted to enlarge the Church-yard of that Church The Rectory of the Mediety of Gedling was twenty Marks and the King Patron The Vicarage of the other Mediety was twelve Marks and the Prior of Shelford Patron the Rectory is now 14l. 6s. 0d. ob and the Vicarage 6l. 16s. 8d. value in the Kings Books and Philip Earl of Chesterfeild Patron of both In the North I le East Window Azure three Cinquefoyles Or Bardolf quartering Azure a Lion Ramp and flowers de Lis Or Beaumont There is also Arg. on a Fesse double Cotised Gules three Flowers de Lis of the Field Normanvile quartering Azure a Chevron between three Birds Arg. In the East Window of the South I le Azure three Cinquefoyls Or Bardolf In the Parsonage Chamber Window Lord Crumwell with Tateshal quartering Everingham Lambley LAmbley in the Book of Doomsday is said to be of the Tayn-land where Vlchet had a Mannor before the Conquest which paid the Tax for two Car. and as many Bovats The Land was three Car. Alden held it of King William the first and there had one Plow or Plow-land or Carucat twenty Villains three Bordars having four Plows or Carucats three Sochm. with one Plow or Car. on half a Car. of Land here were two Mills 20s. and twenty Acres of Medow Pasture Wood one leu long four qu. broad In the Confessours time and in the Conquerours this kept the value of 60s. This Aldene was Lord also of Crumwell of which place the ancient owners of this Mannor took their name the first of which whom I have seen any thing of was Raph de Crumwelle son of Hugh de Crumwelle who about 12 H. 2. held a Knights Fee of the Bishop of Lincolne of the old Feoffment Raph de Crumwell 22 H. 2. gave account of ten Marks of the Amercements of the Forest. The Inquisition taken before
of Sir ..... de Annesley his second Sibylla of whom was born the wife of Sir Thomas de Bella aqua and his third Isolda of whom was born the wife of Nigellus de Redewale In an old Copy which I have seen Emma de Bellaphago granted to Lucia Sibylla and Rosamund instead of Ysouda daughters and heirs of Adam de S. Maria Common in the Fields of Gunthorp and Ludham But Richard son of William de Birton granted that Adam de Rydeware and Ysoud his wife should inclose the Wood of Bulcot which makes me suppose Isolda mother of Nigellus de Rydeware rather than of his wife as before is noted out of the Book of Welbek Paganus de Sancta Maria ........................... Nich. fil Nothus Pagani 3 Agatha 2 Kath. Elizab. Johannes de Braythwell 1 Rhagenildis-Rich Bretel de Flintham Richardus Bretel Michael Adam de S. Maria. -Alicia ux 1 -Albreda fil Jordani de Chevercourt relict Rob. de S. Quintin Barth de S. Maria s. p. 3 Adam de Rydeware -Isolda 2 Sibylla Nigellus de Redewale Tho. de Ridewale-Margareta 10 E. 2. Johannes de Rideware Johannes de Ridewale 27 E. 3. Tho. de Bella aqua .... 1 Rad. de Annesley-Lucia Jordanus Hugo Bretel Galfr. Monachus-Agatha haeres -Mr Humfr. cocus Regis Johannis 1 Rhagenildis-Rich Bretel de Flintham After this time I find there was some contention between Sir Richard de Iorce and Richard son of William de Birton on one side and Nigellus de Rydeware of Bulcote which was agreed by friends By a Fine 10 E. 2. the Mannor of Bulcote was settled on Thomas de Ridewale and Margaret his wife and the heirs of their bodies remainder to the right heirs of Thomas de Ridewale who had a son called Iohn and he another of the same name as in Bulwell is said who 27 E. 3. claimed some waste which his Grandfather took of Richard de Oysell in the time of King E. 1. Annesleys part continued with that Family as in Annesley may be partly discovered Arnald de Munteney cast Thomas the son of Margery de Munteney at Nott. the day after All Souls 8 E. 1. concerning the third part of one Mess. five Bovats of Land forty six Acres of Land six Acres of Medow twenty of Wood and 3s. Rent in Bulecote Ioan Mounteney the daughter and heir of Thomas Mounteney Chr. sometime wife of Thomas Fournivall Chr. 16 R. 2. confirmed to Iohn Mounteney her son the Mannor of Bulcotes in this County There was a Fine 7 H. 6. whereby Robert Wednesley and Elizabeth his wife passed the third part of the Mannor of Bulcote to Thomas Curson Esquire and Margaret his wife and the heirs of Thomas quite from the heirs of Elizabeth Thomas Curson was a Justice of Peace and resident at Bulcote 14 H. 6. By another Fine 26 H. 6. between the said Thomas Curson and Margaret his wife Quer. and Iohn Montegomery Esquire and Richard Watteson Deforc. the Mannor of Bulcote was settled on the said Thomas and Margaret for life without impeachment for waste and after their decease on Alvered Berwyk and Margaret his wife who was daughter and heir of the said Thomas Curson and the heirs of the body of Margaret for want of which on Hugh Sutton son of Henry Sutton of Averham Esquire and the heirs of his body in default of which on the heirs of the body of the said Thomas Curson and in default of such on the right heirs of Margaret wife of the said Thomas But they had a son called Thomas Berwyk who was Father of Avery Father of Gabriell Barwick Esquire who died 5 Nov. 1569. leaving his daughters Anne the wife of Iohn Odingsells of Eperston Esquire and Briget the wife of Robert Staunton of Staunton Esquire his heirs On the Seal of Berwyk is Three Bears heads erased and Muzzled hanging to his Deed of Manumission of Villains the latest I have seen William Staunton son of Robert for the summ of 1500l. sold St. Mary Hall in Bulcote 28 Eliz. to his Cousin Gabriel Odingsells as in Staunton is said The Family of Odingsells still keep their own share but sold that which they bought of Staunton to Simon Wood a Citizen of London brother of Iohn Wood of Woodborough which Simon settled it on his Grandchild Margaret Trafford now the wife of Thomas Shipman of Scarrington Gent. who hath it in her right I think it is in Burton Parish In the South East Window of the Church was A crosse flory ingrailed between four Crossecrosletts And in the East Window of the Quire Arg. on a Bend .... three Popinjayes Or Curson impaling Ermine two Bars Gules In the same Window Or a Chevron Gules a Chief indented Vert. Loudham Ludham Gunthorp Gunildethorp Kathorp Wulsthorp IN Gulnethorp Morcar had a Mannor which before the Conquest answered the Geld or Tax for three Car. and three Bov. The Land being sufficient to maintain six Plows or six Car. There Roger de Busli whose Fee it afterwards became had in Demesne four Car. and five Sochm. on one Bov. and an half of this Land and forty Villains seven Bordars having sixteen Car. or Plows There Toll and the Ferry-Boat navis yielded â—0s. 8d. two Piscaryes or Fishings 23s. and there was one hundred and eighty Acres of Medow Pasture Wood six qu. long and five qu. broad In the Confessours time the value was 15l. when the great Survey was made in the Conquerours 10l. Taylle 30s. it had Soc in Bertune and Ludham Roger de Buâ—sli and Muriel his wife in the year 1088. gave to the Monastery of Blyth which he Founded two parts of the Tythes of the Hall in Ludeham and Gunnethorp in Lands and in Essarts and in all small Tythes Raph de Bellafago who in the Red Book of the Exchequer is mentioned 7 H. 2. to have had pardon for five Marks debt to the King gave to God and the Church of Lenton for the Souls of his Parents and his Lord King Henry 1. two Bovats of Land and a short Wong and one Acre of Medow in the Ker with Duran his Man who then held that Tenor in the Territory of Gunthorpe To this Deed were Witnesses Remigius Prior of Shelford Richard the Canon Thomas de Bellofago William de Bellofago Robert de Burton William Bret Gerv. de Lâ—dham Hugh son of Simon and many others He gave likewise to Lenton the Tythe of his Mill of Gunthorp which Mill was scituate upon Trent and 4s. yearly in his passage of Gunthorp Raph de Bellafago gave to God and the Canons of St. Peter of Thurgarton his Brethren with himself where ever he should die by the consent of Gilbert his brother the Church of Ludham and Mill of Doverbec with the Land lying to it and all its Customs and Rights and all his Land of Wodburgh in pure Alms for the health of King Stephen and for the Soul of his Son
Roberti de Kirketon mil. ob 1345. Johannes de Loudham miles-Isabella fil haer Rob. Breton de Walton in Com. Derb. Johannes de Loudham mil. s. p. Tho. de Bekering-Isabella sor haer Alicia fil haer -Tho de Rempston miles Elizabetha-Johannes Cheyney miles Tho. Cheyney miles aet 26. an 16 E. 4 -Anna fil Joh. Parr mil. Eliz. Fitz patris Thomae -Hugh ux etiam Nich. Dom. Vaux Elizabetha ob 3 4 Ph. Mar. -Thom Dom. Vaux Willielmus Dom. Vaux de Harrowdon Brian Stapleton mil. -Isabella Richardus Bingham junior-Margareta Tho. Folejamb-Margareta sor cohaer Joana ux Galfr. de Staunton This Sir Iohn de Loudham married Isabell the daughter and heir of Sir Robert Breton of Walton in Darbyshire and died seised about 11 R. 2. of the Mannor of Walton and the Mannors of Brimington and Whitington and Rodyche in that County leaving Iohn de Loudham his son and heir who was also a Knight and about 14 R. 2. died seized of the Mannor of Walton c. leaving Isabell and Margaret his sisters and heirs He had a wife called Margaret who before had been wife of Sir Iohn Zouch Knight Elizabeth and Margaret the Wives of William and Iohn Chaworth 29 H. 6. were found her Cousins and heirs they were of the Family of Bowytt of Repinghale as in Wiverton may be observed Isabell the sister and co-heir of Sir Iohn Loudham was married to Thomas Bekering and Margaret to Thomas Folejambe Isabell left a daughter called Alice the wife of Sir Thomas Rempston the younger who had the moyety of this Mannor and that of Billesthorpe called Loudhams Mannor and about 37 H. 6. left three daughters and heirs as in Bingham is said Elizabeth the wife of Iohn Cheyney Esquire Isabell of Sir Brian Stapleton and Margaret of Richard Bingham the younger This it seems was allotted to Cheyney and descended to the Lord Vaux who sold it and Billesthorp too to Peter Roos as I suppose .... Roos sold both to Thomas Broughton Esquire of Staffordshire This is now the Inheritance and Residence of Peter Broughton younger brother of Sir Brian Broughton who is now Lord of Bildsthorp and several other Mannors in this County Gilbert the Clark of Ludham gave to his son Iohn a Toft and Croft which he held of William de Passi for 6d. per annum and five Acres of Assart of Emme de Bellafago by finding a Lamp burning before the Altar of the blessed Mary at Loudham every day at the celebration of Mass. Iohn son of Gilbert de Ludham gave them to Richard de Ludham and Agatha his wife reserving 3s. per annum which he gave to Thurgarton Priory The King 6 E. 6. Iun. 10. granted to Francis Earl of Shrowsbury all the Rectories of East Markham Little Markham Lowdham Walesby Wheteley and Hareworth with all oblations in Hasseley Marteyne Limpole and Plumtréefeild late belonging to the Monastery of St. Oswald of Nosâ—ell in Yorkeshire and parcell of the Prebend of Tikehull Westminster This Rectory is now held by the Lord Marquess of Dorchester The Vicarage of Lowdham was 8l. when the Abbaâ— of Westminster was Patron 'T is now 4l. 18s. 4. value in the Kings Books and the Lord Marquess of Dorchester Patron In Lowdham Church South I le East Window Gules Crusuly with a Fesse Or. Chequy Or and Azure a Fesse Gules Clifford Bendy of six pieces Arg. and Gules with a File of five Labels Azure Montefort Azure three Waterbougets Or Roos Gules a Bend betwixt six Martlets Or Mounteney this is twice Or three Chevronels Gules Clare England with a File of five Labells and on each three Flowers de Lis. England Or a plain crosse Gules Barry of six Arg. and Azure Lord Grey of Codnor These two last are in the South-West Window And Barry Ermine and Gules of six pieces Kirketon Gules Crusuly with a Chevron Or Kyme In the North Wall of the Chancell on an old low Stone Tomb lyeth the Effigies of an Armed Knight Cross-leg'd with his Shield on his Arm whereon is Embossed a Bend Crusuly The Inscription on the side is SIR ION Dà LOUDhAm tITICI c. In an high North Window in the Body of the Church is Chequey Arg. and Gules a Bend sable Bekering impaling Arg. a Chevron sable with a Mullet pierced in the dexter point of the same colour Rempston this is transposed and so is the next which should be Rempston impaling Bekering but is on the upper part Arg. a Bend Azure Crusuly Or Lowdham and on the lower half Bekering impaling Rempston all the length of the Shield against the other two Woodborough Vdeburgh IN Udeburg the Book of Doomsday shows that St Mary of Sudwell had Sok to Northwell seven Bov. ad Geldam The Land two Car. There was half a Car. in Demesne and two Vill. and two Bordars had one Car. this belonged to Sudwell Here one Clark had under the Arch-bishop of York whose Fee it was one Bov. ad Geldam This concerned the Prebend of Woodborough in that Church to which it still belongs Here were also several Mannors of the Land of the Tayns one whereof before the Conquest Vlchel had which paid to the Geld for three Bov. The Land one Car. There Aldene Ancestor of the Family of Crumwell named in Lamley after the Conquest had three Villains having half a Car. This kept the old value of 5s. 4d. Another Mannor Vlchel likewise had which paid for three Bov. to the Tax or Geld. The Land whereof was two Car. he held it also after the Conquest of the King and there had one Car. and three Vill. one Bord. with one Car. and ½ and one Mill 20s. and one Virgar of Medow Pasture Wood two leu long five qu. broad In the Confessours time this was 20s. in the Conquerours 30s. Alvric in the Confessours time had another Mannor for which he was rated to the Geld at five Bov. The Land two Car. which seems to be managed when the Conquerours Survey was made with three Vill. one Bord. There was also a Mill 20s. There was in Epreston and Udeburgh of Roger de Buslies Fee and a greater share of Raph de Limesies as in Epreston will be noted where the Family of Samson the most ancient Tenants thereof chiefly resided Some of these Tayn-lands it seems came to be Peverells of which Honour Henry son rather brother and heir of Raph de Wodeburge and the rest of his Parceners 21 E. 1. were certified to hold half a Knights Fee here for which one only Suit was made to the Court by the said Henry Iohn the son of Robert de Cantelupe and Maud wife of the said Iohn granted all the Lands in Wodeburge which should happen to them after the death of Sir Raph de Wodeburge Father of the said Maud to Henry de Wodeburge and the heirs of his body remainder to the right heirs of Sir Raeph Witnesses to this were
Odingseles and Emme his wife for their lives afterwards on Edmund son of the said Iohn and the heirs of his body remainder to the right heirs of Iohn This Iohn was succeeded by three of the same name the first of which died 27 E. 3. his wife was Amicia the daughter of Roger Corbet the second died the 3 or 4 R. 2. and the third 5 H. 4. who was Father of Sir Edward de Odingsels whose son and heir Gerard de Odingsells 11 E. 4. held the Mannor of Long-Ichinton in Warwickshire and the moyety of the Mannor of Epurston It seems this Sir Edward to his latter wife and his son Gerard married two sisters the daughters of Henry Sharpe from which latter marriage that branch of this Family still remaining here are descended But the Posterity of Hugh Sampson before named held the far greatest share for Thomas Sampson in the former part of Henry the third is certified to have paid seven Marks for three Knights Fees and an half in Eperston and Woodborough of the Fee of Limesi and at another time William Sampson is said to hold in Eperston and Woodeborough for one Knights Fee of the Barony of Odingsells of the old Feoffment viz. whereof his Ancestor was enfeoffed before the death of King Henry the first in whose time the first Hugh Sampson lived the second Hugh whose Father I suppose was William gave account of ten Marks 22 H. 2. of the Amercements of the Forest. William Sampson gave to God and the Church of St. Peter at Thurgarton and the Brethren there serving God all his Land of Cressewell wholly whatsoever was contained between his Wood and the Wood of the Canons by the consent of Hugh his son and heir and his other sons This gift he made for the love of God and St. Iames the Apostle in honour of whom the said Canons then founded an Altar in their Church at Thurgarton for the performance of a Vow which he had formerly made for the Souls of his Father and Mother his own and all his The Witnesses were Hugh his heir Walter de Wodeburgh Mr. Anselm the Canon Matthew the Clark Peter the Provost Stephen the Esquire Hugh Sampson and William his son were Witnesses to Robert de Krioll's gift to that Monastery William Sampson Knight son of Sir William Sampson of Eperston gave and confirmed to the said Canons of Thurgarton a place of Land of his Wood of Eperston containing two Acres by the Perch of twenty foot lying on the West side of the Croft of the said Canons which is called Cressewell William Sampson 24 E. 1. had Free Warren at Epereston Iohn Sampson son of Sir William Sampson Knight 5 E. 2. remised to Paganus de Tybetot and Agnes his wife and the Heirs and Assigns of the said Paganus all his right and claim in the Mannor of Eperston c. except the Lands and Tenements which Simon de Cruce held in Wodeburgh the Advowson of the Church he also remised with the rest The Witnesses were Sir Rob. de Clifford Sir Ed. de Eynecurt Sir Bawdewyn de Maners Sir William de Bereford Sir Thomas de Monteney Sir William de Eynecurt Sir George de Thorp in the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross at London 5 E. 2. On his Seal this Iohn Sampson hath a Fesse and one Mullett of six points in the dexter corner of the Scutcheon within the Circumscription of his Name as William Sampson his Father had a Crosse Moline only Ever since this Mannor hath gone with Langar as it yet doth The Mannor of the other Fee Robert Arre it seems gave Sir Robert de Iorce and Isolda his wife and the heirs of their bodies whose son Robert Iorz of Birton as there also is already noted by Fine 18 E. 2. settled Lands in Bulcote Ester-Léek and Eperston and Lands and Rents in Birton Iorz Stoke Bardolf and Gedling on himself and Isabell his wife and the heirs Males of his body with remainder to his daughters Margaret Isolda and Alianora and the heirs of their bodies respectively remainder to the right heirs of Robert Nicolas de Worteley and Isabell de Iorce his wife by their Deed dated at Ebreston the Sunday after the Feast of St. Cedde the Bishop and Confessour 17 E. 3. passed their Mannor of Ebreston with all their Natives and all Lands Tenements and other Appurtenances there to Iohn de Chetewinde Knight and Iohn the son of Robert de Iorce Knight and Maud wife of the said Iohn son of Robert and the heirs of the bodies of the said Iohn and Maud The Witnesses were Sir Thomas le Wasteneyes Sir Hardulph le Wasteneys and Sir Thomas de Longevyllers Knights Raph de Burton Iohn de Burstall Richard Ingram William de Iorce and others By a Fine 18 E. 3. and afterward 19 E. 3. between Iohn de Chetewind Chr. and Iohn Iorce and Maud his wife Quer. and Nicolas de Worteley and Isabell his wife Deforc. the Mannor of Epriston was settled for the use of Iohn Iorz and Maud his wife and the heirs of their bodies Iohn Dunham William Bliton and Humfry Low 4 Aug. 6 H. 7. conveyed their Mannor of Ebreston with the Appurtenances to Robert Hawburgh and Matilda his wife for their lives and after the death of the longer liver of them to Iohn Walker and Margaret Gardner and the heirs between them lawfully begotten remainder to the right heirs of Robert But this Mannor descended to Iohn Walker the present owner according to the Scheme placed in Burton Iorce which was drawn out of his Evidences Apr. 28. 1675. In 3 and 4 Ph. and Mar. Sir Iohn Chaworth of Werton Knight and Harold Rosell of Radcliff upon Trent Esquire and Iohn Rosell his son and heir agreed to divide Rosell Wood in Epurston Parish or Stephen Hage which was in Common between them Sir Iohn having one half by purchase and Harold the other by descent from his Ancestors Sir Iohn to inclose that next Epurston and Harold to have that next Halton Closes being indifferently divided by Henry Bykerstaff and Iohn Saunsom Yeomen Sampsons Woods in the Forest are now called Saunsom Woods The present Lord Chaworth sold his Rosell Wood to Iohn Dunkling who hath built a pretty little Brick-house there and makes it his Residence In 1612. Iohn Walker Gent. was a Freeholder or owner here and his posterity still continue to dwell here as Ed. Hopkinson and Ed. Wetherall were also at that time The Rectory of Eperston was 14l. and the Lord Scroope Patron 'T is now 13l. 1s. 8d. value in the Kings Books and Iohn Scroope Esquire the last Patron In Eperston Chancell East Window Quarterly Gules and Or a Mullett Arg. in the first Vere Azure three Hedgehogs Arg. Heriz Arg. a Crosse Moline sable Sampson Azure a Saltier between four Martlets Arg. Azure a Bend Or Scroop In the South East Window Arg. a Bend Azure Crusuly Or
of William of Car Coleston with Ales his daughter 6s. 6d. rent in the Town of Gouerton to be perceived of Iohn son of Hugh de Gouerton and his heirs the summ of 4â— and of Iohn son of Albert 2s. 6d. which the said William and Ales after him gave to the Priory of Thurgarton and the said Sir Robert de Burstall confirmed And also gave one Bovat of Arable with Medow in the Fields and Medows of Gouerton and Bleseby and all his Medow in Smething and a Toft in Bleseby and another Bovat in the said Fields and Medows and confirmed several Lands given to maintain the Fabrick of the Church of Thurgarton as for example one Wong with the head-land upon Brecum lying between land of the Chaplain of Bleseby on the West and the Land of Henry son of Robert de Gipesmere on the East which Thomas son of Alan de Gouerton sold to William de Blitheworth for five Marks who gave it for the Soul of Robert de Oxon Canon of Southwell all or most of which Iohn son of the said Sir Robert de Burstall also confirmed There were many other parcels in this territory given to the said Fabrick Dru son of Iohn son of Richard de Gipesmere gave five Selions which his father had given before Iohn son of Hugh de Gouerton gave an Acre of Medow in Smething and Richard called the Cementar son of Hugh de Gourton three Selions and an Head-land and the like which Iohn son of Robert de Burstal confirmed also to the said Fabrick lying all in the fields of Gouerton and Bleseby By a fine 13 E. 2. Robert de Burstall of Birton passed the Mannor of Bleseby to Iohn de Crumbewell and by another Fine 14 E. 2. it was settled on Richard de Crumbewell and the heirs of his body for want whereof it was to revert to the said Iohn de Crumbewell and his heirs Alice who had been the wife of Robert de Cressover then held the said Mannor for term of her life In the time of E. 3. it was Raph de Crumwells as in Baseford may be noted Maud the Cousin and heir of Raph Lord Crumbewell widow of Robert Lord Willoughby levied a Fine 21 E. 4. of the Mannor of Bleseby with the Appurtenances and of two Mess. four Tofts one hundred Acres of Land twenty of Medow sixty of Pasture and 29s. Rent with the Appurtenances in Bleseby Gourton and Gippesmere to William Hastings Knight William Chauntry Dean of the Colledge of the Newwork at Leycester William Moton Esquire William Grimmesby Esquire Robert Morne Clark and Thomas Kebeell whereby the premises were settled on her the said Maud for life and then to revert to the said William William William c. and the heirs of William Chauntry This came from the Family of Hastings as in Lambley may be discerned to Will. Willoughby of Wollaton and is now the inheritance of the Marquess of Dorchester purchased I suppose by his rather Robert Earl of Kingston There was a Fine levyed 20 E. 3. between Iohn son of Thomas de Sireston and Margaret his wife Quer. by William de Batheley Keeper or Guardian of the said Margaret and Thomas de Sireston and Amicia his wife mentioned in Streston Deforcients of two Mess. one Bovat and five Acres of Land fifteen Acres of Medow and 7d. Rent in Bleseby Gourton and Gipsmer whereby they were settled on the said Iohn and Margaret and the heirs of their bodies remainder to Thomas and Amicia and the heirs of Thomas Galfr. de Staunton at the Assizes at Nott. 31. E. 3. recovered his seisin of 2. Mess. 12. Bovats of Land fourty eight Acres of Medow eight of Pasture and 26s. 8d. Rent in Bleseby Gouerton and Gippesmere and Thomas Alweys was amerced The Jury 32 E. 3. found that William de Staunton had an estate in two Mess. 240. Acres of Land and 48. of Medow and 40s. Rent in Gouerton Bleseby and Gibsmere for the life of Iohn Alewys according to a writing dated at Gouerton 27 E. 3. which Lands were held of the Arch-bishop of Yorke by the service of 16â— per annum and three appearances yearly at his Court of Southwell I find no mention of Noetown and therefore suppose it only some houses which are parcel of some of these Hamlets In the year of our Lord 1612. Bleasby with Gibsmere and Gourton had these for owners viz. The Lady Arbella twenty nine Oxgangs William Cooper Esquire five Oxgangs and an half Michael Grundy of Thurgarton twenty six Oxgangs William More five Oxgangs and an half William Ferryman of Goreton four Oxgangs Richard Wightman Gent. a Wind-mill the Bayliff of East Retford seven Oxgangs and Iohn North of Lowdham two Crofts Mr. Iohn Grundy is now resident at Bleseby The Vicarage of Bleisby was seven Marks 'T is now 4l. value in the Kings Books and the Chapter of Southwell hath the Patronage Halloughton or Hawton THis makes a Prebend in Southwell as in that place is shown it was called the Lay Prebend having nothing spiritual but the Tythes of its own Lands Iohn Forest Gent. son and heir of Richard Forest brother of Roger Forest Esquire who died 10 May 1 Mariae seised of the Mannor of Fleton in Huntingtonshire and the Mannor of Halloughton or Haughton in this County was under age at the death of his said Uncle he had both Land and Tythes Sir Charles Owseley or Wolseley had it in Lease lately and I think still hath The Prebend of Halton was 10l. 'T is now 8l. 17s. 6d. value in the Kings Books Southwell Suell And Sudwell THis place with the Hamlets and Members of it which make up that which is now called the Soke before the Conquest was a distinct Hundred lying between the two Hundreds of Torgarton and Lyde with which it is now joyned and was sometimes called Southwell Hundred as out of Doomsday Book in Farnesfeld is manifest and sometimes as I suppose Cherlington Hundred corrupted at length into Chadlington Hundred for so it is called in the Patent 5 E. 6. which gave licence to Iohn Earl of Warwick to alienate it and this most ancient and Noble Mannor to Iohn Beaumont then Master of the Rolls and his heirs The Church is said by Sir Edward Cooke to be founded or built by Paulinus the first Arch-bishop of York who Baptized King Edwin on Easter day in the year of our Lord 627. which may likely enough be true but certain it is that in the year 958. King Eadwy granted to his beloved Bishop Oscytel who was also Arch-bishop of York part of his Land at Sudwellan twenty Farms for an Heritage with all their Appurtenances yet King Edgar brother and successour of Eadwy in the Certificate into the Court of Augmentation is said to be the ancient Founder However the Conquerours great Survey reciting the Land of the Arch-bishop of York in Snottinghamseire in Torgarton Wapentac shows that
every Parish and Hamlet in this County called the Pentecostall Offerings whereof the Prebendary of the Sacrists or Sacriston Prebend hath the tenth part and the residue is equally divided between the Commons of the Canons resident and the Prebendary of the Prebend of Normanton The particulars are thus In the Deanery of Nottingham    s. d. Arnall  2 0 Ansley  0 16 Addenburgh  0 16 Bramcote  0 6 Bulcote  0 9 Bulwell  0 10 Burton Iorce  0 10 Bilborough  0 6 Basford  0 13 Béeston  0 18 Cotwick  0 8 Coffall  0 7 Eastwood  0 14 Eperston  2 6 Grefeley  2 2 Gonalston  0 16 Gedling cum Carieton Stoke Bardolf  -3 4 Hucknall Torcard  0 18 Hoveringham  0 13 Kirkeby in Ashfeild  0 20 Loudham  2 4 Lambley  0 16 Linby  0 9 Lenton  2 0 Maunsfeild  4 8 Mansfeld Woodhouse  2 6 Nottingham  13 4 Nuthall  0 12 Paplewick  0 12 Radford  0 13 Snenton  0 8 Selston  2 0 Stapleford  0 17 Strelley  0 8 Sutton in Ashfeild  2 0 Skegby  0 8 Teversall cum Stanley  0 15 Thurgarton  0 15 Trowell  0 14 Woolloughton  0 15 Summ 3 l 9 s 0 d. The Deanery of Bingham    s. d. Adbolton  0 3 ob Bingham  4 8 Bridgeford ad pontem  0 10 Bridgeford super montem  0 18 Barton in fabis  0 18 Boney cum Bradinere  2 8 Broughton  0 10 Carcolston  0 14 Cortlingscock  0 7 Cotgrave  0 20 Colston Basset  0 18 Clifton cum Glapton  0 18 Crophill Butler  0 12 Edwalton  0 6 Elton  0 12 Flintham  2 2 Gotham  0 13 Granbie  0 18 Hickling  0 18 Hauxworth  0 12 Holine Pierpont  0 20 Kynnalton  0 18 Kingston  0 8 Kayworth  0 12 Knéeton  0 8 Langar  0 14 Leake major  0 16 Leake minor  0 8 Normanton super Sore  0 10 Orston  0 22 Owthorpe  0 12 Plumtrée cum Clipston  0 15 Ratclif super Sore  0 8 Ratclif super Trent  2 0 Rempston  0 7 Ruddington  0 16 Stanford  0 9 Screveton  0 14 Saxendale  0 6 Srarriâ—gton  0 8 Sutton Bonington  0 13 Shelford  0 20 Stanton  0 5 Theroton  0 10 Thrompton  0 10 Tithby  0 6 Tollerton  0 13 Wilford  0 18 Wisaw  0 13 Widmerpoole  0 14 Willoughby  0 13 Whatton  0 17 Summ 3 l. 2 s 4 d. ob The Deanery of Newarke    s. d. Averham  2 0 Balderton  2 0 Barneby  2 0 Caunton  0 -10 Cromwell  0 22 Clifton cum membr  4 0 Eykring  2 0 Faringdon  3 0 Fledbrough  0 7 Cotham  0 10 Coddington  2 -0 Gretton  2 0 Hockerton  0 -12 Hawton  0 -15 Kilvington  0 8 Knéesall  2 0 Kellum  0 -16 Laxton  3 0 Marneham  3 0 Molebeck  0 18 Normanton super Trent  0 20 Newarke  13 4 North Collingham  2 0 South Collingham  0 20 Ossington  0 16 Rolston  2 -8 Staunton Hiekirke  0 6 Sibthorpe  0 9 Shelton  0 -8 Elston  0 14 Sutton super Trent  4 0 Stoke  0 18 Scarle cum Biesthorp  2 8 Sierston  0 12 Thorney  0 12 Thorpe  0 -5 Winckburne  0 -9 Weston  2 0 Winthorpe  0 -8 Summ 3 l 16 s 7 d. The Deanery of Redford    s. d. Allerton  0 12 Askham  0 12 Bottomsall  0 10 Bevercotes  -0 -8 Blith cum Bawtrie Awsterfeild  4 -4 Burton  0 -8 Babworth  0 -8 Bilsthorpe  0 16 Boughton  0 -8 Claworth  0 16 Cuckney  0 12 Carberton  0 8 Carleton  0 18 Clipston  0 16 Draiton magna  0 20 Est Redford  2 0 Elkesley  0 16 Edwinstow cum Budby  2 8 East Markham cum Drayton  3 4 Everton  0 16 Egmonton  0 22 Finingley  0 8 Gamston  0 16 Gringley  0 14 Grove  0 14 Harworth  0 12 Headon  2 0 Kirketon  0 9 Little Markham cum Milneton  0 12 Little borogh  0 7 Laneham  0 20 Misterton  2 0 Mattersay  0 12 Missen  0 10 North Wheatley  0 22 Ordfall  0 16 Rossington  0 12 Saundby  0 12 Stokeham  0 6 Sutton cum Lound  0 20 South Leverton  0 18 Sturton  0 20 Tuxford  3 0 Treswell  0 10 Walkeringham  0 12 Walesby  0 10 Welley  0 12 Warsop cum Sulkholme  2 4 West Redford  0 16 Workesoppe  3 0 Summ 3 l 10 s 2 d The Deanery or Jurisdiction of Southwell    s. d. Beckingham  2 0 Blidworth  0 14 Cropwell Byshop  0 16 Calverton  0 12 Donham  0 19 Darlton  0 12 Eaton  0 10 North Leverton  0 12 Norwell  0 18 North Muskham  2 4 Oxton  0 14 South Muskham  2 0 South Wheatley  0 8 Rampton  0 20 Ragnell  0 18 Woodborow  0 20 Southwell  5 0 Halome  0 18 Halloughton  0 10 Edâ—ngley  0 18 Kirtlington  0 18 Farnesfeild  2 0 Bleasby cum  0 21 Gouerton  0 21 Gipesmere  0 21 Morton  0 12 Vpton  3 0 Summ  40s. 6d. Summa totalis 15l. 15s. 3d. ob King Henry the first being at Nottingham granted to Arch-bishop Thomas all his possessions and customs over all his Lands in Notinghamsyre and especially over those which belong to the Church of St. Mary of Suell as he held them better in the time of his brother William Rufus and if any claimed upon the men which remained on those Lands they should do such right as the Canons of St. Peter of Yorke and in such place and if upon this any should do any injury he should make the amends to the King himself The priviledges of the Church of York in this Kings Charter of confirmation are more particularly mentioned which are also almost word for word rehearsed in an instrument of the Chapter of York declaring the Freedoms and Customs of that Church granted by King Athelstan carefully observed by his successours and confirmed by Apostolical Authority to be very much infringed by the Sheriff of Yorkeshire in the year of our Lord 1106. upon which Bishop Gerard made complaint to the King who thereupon sent Robert Bishop of Lincolne Raph Basset
here in Demesne two Car. and eight Sochm. upon six Bovats of this Land and twenty one Villains sixteen Bordars having twelve Car. Here was then a Church and a Priest and one Mill 5s. and eighty Acres of Medow small Wood eight qu. long four broad In the Confessours time the value was 6l. and when the Conquerours great Survey was taken 10l. There were appendant to this Mannor five Sochm. in other Hundreds it had Soc in Crumwelle Adam Tisun 5 Steph. gave account of ten Marks of Silver for a Plea of Duel between him and the Man of Hugh de Luvetot and of 32l. and 2s. for the debts of his Father and of fifteen Marks of Silver that he should not plead concerning his Land until the son of Nigellus de Albini should be a Knight Adam Tisun gave to God and St. Peter of Thurgarton and the Canons there serving God that Bovat of Land in Egrum which Leuric Hog held and Henry Hoset would have the Men of the Honour of Egrum to know that by the consent of Avicia his wife he confirmed that Bovat which Adam Tisun gave to that Church free and quit of all secular Service for the safety of Henry son of the Empress and for his own safety his wifes and all his Henry Hose for the safety or health of the Souls of his Father Mother and Ancestors his own and his wifes confirmed to the said Monastery the said Bovat which the said Leuric Hog held as the Charters of Henry Hose his Father and those of his Ancestors did witness William Tisun gave to God and the Brethren of Ruford all his Land in Hecthus of Aghrum Adam Tisun his Father confirmed it so did Henry Hose son of Henry Hose who 13 Ioh. levied a Fine at Westminster to Walter the Abbat of Rufford of sixty Acres in Egrum whereof there had been contention between them in the said Court whether they lay within the bounds mentioned in the Charter of William Tysun Uncle of the said Henry which the Abbat produced Hugh Hose brought to Matthew Abbat of Rufford the Testament or device of Henry Hose his brother who with tears and grief of heart at his death repented that he had disquieted the Monastery and with tears also begg'd their pardon and earnestly besought his heirs that they should permit the Monks to hold their Lands in peace whereof discord had been between them of this the said Hugh was a most faithful witness having the said devise of his brother sealed with the Seal of Iocelin the Queens brother who by the Kings command brought the body of the said Henry into this Land and the said Iocelin had the devise sealed Isabell wife of William le Herper sometime wife of Raph son and heir of Ranulph had Land in Egrom about 7 H. 3. Raph de Chesneduyt and Maud his wife 27 H. 3. claimed against Robert le Sauvage the Mannor of Egrom except 100 Acres of Land in Scarethorpe as their right and inheritance c. He called to warrant Iohn de Gatesden who came and warranted and said That Maud while she was sole and in lawful power gave the said Mannor to him and his heirs for ever for the Service of two Knights Fees whereof there was a Fine between them in the Kings Court before the Justices at Bermondesey Maud and her husband pleaded that she never was selfed of that Mannor so that she might enfeoff the said Iohn thereof and said that when the said Fine was made between them and after the said Maud was in the Custody of the said Iohn and the said Mannor likewise Robert also produced the Chartel of the said Raph of his quit-claiming the Mannors of Egrum and Edling Robert le Sauvage acknowledged that he granted to Robert de Lexington the Mannor of Egrum which he held for term of life of Iohn de Gatesden and remised c. and for this the said Robert de Lexington acquitted the said Robert le Sauvage of a great summ of money wherein he was bound to Aaron the Jew of Yorke The said Iohn de Gatesden acknowledged that he gave to the said Robert de Lexington the said Mannor of Egrum and by his Letters Patents produced before the Justices commanded the said Robert le Sauvage that he should be intending to the said Robert de Lexington as he was to himself Robert de Lexington had Free Warren here about 27 H. 3. This Mannor was found in the time of H. 3. and E. 1. to be of the Honour of Moubray Anno 1250.34 H. 3. the fourth of the Kalends of Iune died Robert de Lexington the Kings Clark and special or spiritual Counsellour who continuing long in the Office of a Justice heaped up to himself ample possessions and enlarged the Kings Treasures The same year his eldest brother Iohn de Lexington who 18 Sept. 31 H. 3. undertook the Custody of the Seal went from the Court and the Seal was committed to P. de Riovallis and Mr. W. de Kilkenny but 37 H. 3. May 15 it was committed to P. Chaceport and him again This Iohn de Lessington was Lord Keeper first in 22 H. 3. secondly 26 H. 3. and thirdly 32 H. 3. c. Sir Robert de Lexington was an Ecclesiastical person and one of the Kings Justices and died without heir of himself and had three brothers and two sisters as followeth Iohn elder brother of the said Robert and Lord after him who also dyed without heir of himself Peter de Laxton Parson of Gedlinge likewise died without heir of himself and so did Henry de Laxton Dean and after Bishop of Lincolne Cecilia the sister of Sir Robert de Lexington was married to one Sir Richard rather William de Marcham of whom came Sir Robert de Marcham Alice the other sister of the said Robert de Lexton was married to Richard it should be Roland de Sutton upon Trent who had two sons both Knights his eldest was Sir William de Sutton and the other Sir Robert de Sutton to whom his said Uncles gave the Mannor of Averham in old writings called Egrom Robert de Sutton son of William de Sutton granted confirmed and quit-claimed to the said Robert son of Roland de Sutton the said Mannor of Egrum with the Advowson of the Church and Knights Fees c. as Sir Iohn de Lessington held it and also the whole Land of Kelum with the Appurtenances to be held of him and his heirs for the Service of two Knights Fees c. Richard de Sutton Canon of Southwell mentioned in that place was son of Robert de Sutton and Alice his wife who also had a son called Iohn Parson of Lexington but I find it was another elder Robert and Alice and in the Pedegree of this Family this Robert de Sutton is said to have married Isabell daughter and co-heir of Sir Hugh Picot Knight as in
Robert Curson Esquire Gyles Heron Esquire Iohn Fysher Gent. and Robert Andrew Gent. claimed against Iohn Kelham Esquire the Mannor of Kelham with the Appurtenances and ten Mess. ten Tofts twenty Gardens four hundred Acres of Land c. in Kelham Deyncourts Fee here was held by the Families of Staunton and Rolleston as in those places may be perceived and Tysuns went with Averham from whose ancient Lords viz. the Lexingtons it descended by inheritance to the present Lord Lexington as in that place is shown Walter de Amundevilla testified that Gilbert de Kelum by the consent of Alase his wife gave in pure Alms to God and the Monks of Ruchford twenty Acres in the territory of Kelum nigh the Parc of Hugh de Muscam Amongst the witnesses were R. the Priest of Wymundetorpe Malger de Houcton and Hawisia his wife W. de Amundevill I suppose him the said Walter Lord of Winthorpe as in that place is said Wil. son of Thomas de Monteburgh of Egram released and quit-claimed to that Monastery all his right of Common of Pasture in the Essarts made in the territory of Egram on both sides the Redegate untill the Justices came to Nottingham in 20 H. 3. and likewise in Kelumshrubs where the wood stood Thomas de Roldeston son of Malger I guess confirmed the gift of his father in the Shrubs and other places of the territory of Kelum and promised the Monks that he would make them a Chartell or Deed sealed with his own seal when he should be made a Knight that which he then made being sealed with the Seal of the Chapter of Southwell as very many in those times were upon the like account Benedict de Rolleston son of Thomas de Rolleston confirmed to the Monks of Rufford three Bovats of Land in Kelum which they had of the gift of Elias de Wytthechirche and Ydonea his wife Ant of the said Benedict and the homage and service of the heirs of Walter Ormal which they had of the gift of Alan son of Hugh de Rodmarthwayt and all the Lands which they had of his Fee in the year 1254. whosoever gave them reserving to himself and his heirs 5â— yearly Rent and the foreign service at two times in the year viz. the feast of the Holy Cross after Easter and St. Martin in Winter Richard son of Iames de Sutton 3 E. 3. recovered against Edmund de Cressy Simon son and heir of Henry Touc of Kelum who held of the said Richard by Knights service seven Bovats of Land and half a Mess. in Kelum and by doing suit at the Court of the said Richard at Averham from three weeks to three weeks Richard de Willughby 27 E. 3. had free warren in Béeston Sutton Passeys Kelome and North Carleton At the Assizes at Nottingham 31 E. 3. Roger de Bakewell recovered his seisin of two Mess. two Bov. of Land and twenty Acres of Land and fifteen of Medow in Kelum and Thomas son of Eustachius de Kelum was amerced In a recovery 6 H. 8. Robert Lawrence Clark George Barton and Martin Cape claimed against Lucia Robertson Widow two Mess. two Tofts three Cottages one Barn one Dovecote three Gardens one hundred Acres of Land sixteen of Medow twenty of Pasture 6s. Rent and the Rent of 1l. of Cumin in Newark Kellom and Codington who called to warrant Henry Robertson son and heir of Thomas Robertson A great part of the Town and Fields of Kelham were of long time the inheritance of Robertson an ancient Gentleman of that Town all which by the death of Iohn Robertson the last heir Male of that house did descend to his sisters and co-heirs and their heirs who have all since sold their inheritances to the said Mr. Sutton late Lord Lexington The Abby of Roughford had diverse Farms there which together with Parkelathes and the said Abby were 6 Oct. 29 H. 8. granted to George Earl of Shrowsbury from whom by descent and mean Conveyance it came to Sir William Sayvile Baronet who sold his interest here to Mr. Sutton the said Lord Lexington who became Lord and owner of the whole township and territories of Kelham and in effect of the whole Island of excellent ground between the two currents of Trent that by Newark and that by Aram and Kelham where he hath since the wars built an house which he made his Mansion Aram House being ruined but there is still a fair Park well stored in that Lordship The Rectory of Kellome was xx Marks when the Abbat of Welbeck was Patron 't is now 19l. 8s. 4d. value in the Kings books and the Lord Lexington Patron Hockerton Ocretone And Hocretone THere was a small parcel in Ocretone Sok to Nortwell which belonged to St. Mary of Sudwell of the Fee of the Arch-bishop of York which at the time of the Conquerours Survey answered the Geld for one Bovaâ— There was then one Villain one Bordar and two Acres of Medow In Hocretune before the Conquest Vlsi and Turchill paid to the Tax or Geld for one Plow-land or Car. for their Mannors the Land whereof was two Car. and an half There afterwards Roger de Busli had in Demesne two Car. eleven Villains three Bord. having four Car. There was Medow of twenty six Acres There was a Church Pasture Wood one leu long four qu. and four Virg. broad In King Edward the Confessours time this was 4l. value then in the Conquerours 3l. Another Mannor in this Town before the Normans came Tori had which paid for three Bov. to the Geld. The Land was one Car. There afterwards Walter de Aincurt who succeeded Tori in all or most places had one Car. five Vill. five Bord. having half a Car. and sixteen Acres of Medow Pasture Wood one leu long one qu. ½ broad In the Confessours time valued at 20s. in the Conquerours at 15s. A. Alan Earl of Britan gave to Richard son of Bostarne a certain Wood Broccellam called Rahag in Fee to him and his heirs to increase a Knights Fee which he had there beyond Trent Rocelin son of Richard for the remedy of his own Soul and his Wifes and Childrens and for the Souls of his Father and Mother Brothers and Sisters gave the Wood called Rahaghe to the Monks of Ruâ—ford in pure Alms. Conan Duke of Britan and Earl of Richmond confirmed to God and the Church of St. Mary at Ruford the gift which Roscelin son of Richard and Raph his brother gave to the said Church to wit the Wood called Rahage To his Deed dated at Wassingburc were Witnesses Robert de Gant Roger de Mumbrey Hamon Botereux Peter Botereux Baldwin de Gant William de Vesci Gaufr de Gant Raph son of Richard Wygan son of Rad. Ioslenus son of Roselinus de Roldeston confirmed to the said Monks all the Land of his Fee called Rahage tilled and untilled as his Father had given it Raph son of Richard in the presence of
Geld or Tax as four Carucats and five Bovats The Land was then returned sufficient for nine Plows and an half or nine Car. ½ There Arch-bishop Thomas whose Fee it was had two Car. in Demesne twenty Sochm. seven Vill. sixteen Bord. having six Car. there was a Mill 2s. and sixty six Acres of Medow and fourscore Acres of small wood In the Confessours time it was valued at 15s. In the Conquerours when the survey was taken at 10s. Here was another Mannor of the Land of the Taynes which Sortebrand had before the Normans came and for it paid the Geld as six Bov. The Land being one Car. ½ Sericus held it of King William and had there one Sochm. two Bord. with two Oxen in Plow and twelve Acres of Medow Pasture wood one qu. long and one broad In King Edward the Confessours time this was also rated at 16s. but in Kings Williams at 5s. There is a descent in the Monasticon Vol. 1. p. 963. which is also in the Register of Beauvale the latter part whereof is erroneous that Robert de Muskam Senescal of Gislebert de Gaunt was father of Hugh de Muskam who was a benefactor to Rufford whose gifts King Stephen confirmed This Hugh in the presence and by the consent of his Lord Henry Murdac Arch-bishop of Yorke who lived in that Kings time gave to that Monastery all that part of the Land of his Fee of Muscam which on the west side of his Park was shut in with the bounds of three Villages viz. Kelum Winkeburne and Thorpe now Middlethorp and the seat of a Grange in his Park which with what was noted in Kelum made the Hamlet or Grange called Parkelathes and the Land on the South side of his Park where the house of Fulc stood and a Wong of his Demesne near his Park on the East side called Geniwode which last gift he made when he rendred himself to the fellowship of the Monks and by the hand of Mat. the Abbat all which and sundry others Rob. de Muschamp his son and heir confirmed as he did also what his father gave in Shipley in Darbyshire adding to the new work of the Church of Rufford and after the finishing thereof to the light of that Church for the Souls of his father and mother his own and his wifes and for the Soul of Fulco de Castilon the brother of his wife half a Mark of Silver of the Farm which Rob. de Sipley was to pay the said Monks for ever To this Deed of Robert son of Hugh de Muscamp were witnesses Roger the Prior of Ruford Iohn the Celerer Roger de Novavilla Ernisius the Monk Ioslenus de Novavilla and others Robert de Sipley and William his son and heir swore upon the holy Gospels in the presence of their Lord Robert de Muscam that they and their heirs would yearly at Pentecost owe half a mark of Silver to the Monks of Ruford for what the said Monks had in Sipley The witnesses were Robert de Muscam Hugh his brother Hugh and Robert sons of the said Robert Walter de Scekebi Adam the Clark of Muscam William de Derby G. Parvo small or little the Cellerer of Ruford Likewise Gilbert son of Fulco de Kelum in the presence of his Lord Robert de Muscham and in his Court quit-claimed to the Monks of Rufford the Toft of Fulc his father called Brunecroft in the territory of Muscam in pure Alms free and quiet as the Chartels of Hugh de Muscham and Robert his son testified and over and above gave them two Acres and an half of Arable Land lying on the South part of the way which leads from the corner of the Park of Muscham towards Carleton which Richard his brother gave them and all that Wong in the territory of Karleton which Robert de Muscham gave to the said Monks with Robert his son buried at Ruford The said Gilbert gave also eleven Acres and an half in the territory of Kelum c. The witnesses were William de Muscam Arch-Deacon of Derbi William Botiler of Hokerton Walter Fitz-Pagan of Newerc and Ganfr his brother Yvo le Walur William son of Warm de Newerc Peter Beuwaleth and Alan his brother Henry son of William de Kelum Henry Ormal Richard son of Robert de Kelum Peter de Kelum Hugh the Clark of Calnadton Raph son of Thomas de Hokerton It appears that the sons of Robert de Muschamp died without issue Hugh eldest son of Robert de Muschamp by Idonea his wife had no heirs neither had his brother Robert by Agnes the sister of Almeric de Gassi Knight not their brother Andrew because Raph de Greseley 15 Ioh. as in Greseley is shown made Fine to the King of five hundred Marks for having the Land which was Robert de Muschamp's father of Isabella wife of the said Raph and that he might marry Agnes his daughter to Robert Lupus Love which marriage either came not to perfection or Rob. Lupus died without issue for Hugh Fitz-Raph and Agnes his wife daughter and heir of Raph de Greseley in 12 H. 3. gave account of 15l. for their relief of three Knights Fees which the said Raph de Gresele held of the Honour of Peverell Nott. viz. two in Claindon and one in Gresele with the Appurtenances Hugh Fitz-Raph for the safety or health of his own Soul and the Souls of his two wives and of Raph and Hugh his sons and all his ancestors and successors gave to the Monks of Ruford a certain part of his Wood of Muschamp near the Grange with the Land in which the Wood stood and certain Arable Land viz. that part of Wood and Land which lay on the South and West part of the new ditch which the Monks made from the corner of Bugwong named in Kellum Raph Fitz-Nicolas and Hugh-Fitz-Raph gave account of the gift of the Prelates granted to the King to marry c. Hugh Fitz-Raph held in Muschampe and Carleton one Fee of the Arch-bishop of York of the old Feoffment Hugh de Muscham in the time of H. 2. held two Fees of Roger Arch-bishop of York of the old Feoffment that is whereof his Ancestor was enfeoffed before the death of King Henry the first This Hugh Fitz-Raph left no son to succeed him but the Inheritance went to Eustachia daughter of his son Raph who was first married to Nicolas de Cantelup and after his death to William de Ros of Ingmanthorp Raph Fitz-William Lord of Grymesthorpe for a Release which Sir William de Ros of Ingmanthorp and Eustachia his wife made for themselves and their heirs to the said Raph concerning Lands and Tenements which they had in Nesham and Morton upon Swale gave to William de Ros son of the said William and Eustachia all his Mannor of South Muscham and Carleton in the year 1286. whereof a Fine was levied in 15 E. 1. William de Ros
3. offered himself against Mr. Iohn Clarel Prebend of Norwell in a Plea by what right the said Iohn exacted Common in the Land of the said Gwichard in Kerleton seeing that he had none in his neither did the said Iohn do any service whereby he ought to have Common Thomas de Lanum about 30 E. 1. left his son Roger then above sixty years old his heir of what he held here of Guichard de Charun viz. one Toft twenty seven Acres of Land six of Medow and 7s. Rent Iohn de Crumbwell 2 E. 3. had Mercat and Fair in North Carleton Richard de Willughby in 27 E. 3. had priviledge of free-warren in Béeston Sutton Passe is Kelum and North Carleton though it might be suspected by a recovery which Richard Bingham and Margaret his wife suffered 31 H. 6. amongst many others concerning Lands belonging to the family of Willughby that in North Carleton there was only one Mess. ten Acres of Land two Acres and one Rode of Medow with the Appurtenances but it seems these were not all but some particular parcel wherein Margaret had interest for by a Fine 26 E. 3. William son of Iohn de Blyton of Ledenham and Ioane his wife passed to Edmund de Willughby and his heirs one Mess. and the moyety of a Mess. and 80. Acres of Land 24. of Medow 6s. 6d. Rent and the passage over Trent with the Appurtenances in Carleton by Crumwell which moyety and parcels or the other moyety in the same words by another Fine before that viz. 25 E. 3. Sir Iohn Burdon of Mapilbek Chr. and Elizabeth his wife conveyed to Iohn de Askam Clark and Iohn de Anlep Clark and his heirs Queen Elizabeth 28 Eliz. granted amongst other things to Thomas Iones and Edward Batherick and their heirs one Mess. and eighty Acres of Land twenty of Medow thirty of Pasture with the Appurtenances in Carleton upon Trent and Sutton late in the tenure of Iohn Sturtevant given to sing Mass in the Church of Southwell The several parts of this Township most comconly followed as I suppose the several Towns to which they belonged as Willughby Crumwell c. Peniston Whalley Esquire named in Willughby sold most of his share here to William Summers whose widow married as I remember to Iohn Douglasse of Newark George Fox and William Sturtivant and Charles Yarborough were also owners here 1612. Crumwell BEsides that part of Crumuuelle which was Soc to Aygrum of the Fee of Gislebert Tysun which was two Bov. ad Geldam the Land four Bov. where two Sochm. had one Car. there was a Mannor of the Tayn-land which Alden whose posterity took their name from this place held of the King paying to the Geld or Tax for it as two Carucats and six Bovats The Land of it was four Carucats Alden had then there one Plow or Car. and five Sochm. on one Carucat of this Land and eight Villains two Bord. having four Car. ½ There was a Church and a Mill 12d. and one Piscary or Fishing Medow six qu. long and three Broad In King Edward the Confessours time this was valued at 60s. when the Conquerours Survey was made at 40s. The Bishop of Lincolne it seems became supreme Lord of it because Raph de Crumbewell is certified to hold half a Knights Fee of him here of the old feoffment that is whereof his Ancestor was enfeoffed before the death of King Henry the first in whose time Alden or Haldoen who is most likely to be the Thayn in King Williams time or his son of that name was living as in Lambley and Widmerpole may be gathered This Noble Family continued Lords of this place in the Male Line till the death of the last Raph Lord Crumwell who it seems was Lord Treasurer of England 11 H. 6. and Lord Chamberlain of the Houshold 30 H. 6. By an Inquisition taken 20 Iun. 13 H. 7. after the death of the Lady Willoughby who died the last day save one of Aug. then last past being Niece and Heir of the last and great Lord Crumwell William Knivet Knight then aged fifty six years and William Fitz-Williams Esq aged seven years were found her Cousins and heirs of the Mannor of Crumwell with the Appurtenances in Carleton and the Advowson of the Church of Crumwell and Lands in Baseford as in Lamley is partly shown By another Inquisition taken at Newarke 6 Decemb. 8 H. 8. it appears that Sir William Knyvett of Norfolk died 25 Novemb. 7 H. 8. seized of the moyety of this Mannor and Advowson with the Appurtenances in Carleton by Crumwell and the moyety of the third part of the Mannor of Baseford and that Edmund Knyvet aged seven years and more at the taking the said Inquisition was found his Cousin and Heir viz. son of Thomas son of Edmund son of the said Sir William Knyvet The moyety of this Mannor together with the moyeties of Plumptre and Basforth 17 H. 8. were in feoffment to Robert Strey Chaplain William Shurbourne and Henry Rockeden 28 and 29 H. 8. claimed against William Hollys the younger Gent. the moyety of the Mannor of Crumwell with the Appurtenances and the moyety of forty Mess. three Mills four hundred Acres of Land two hundred of Medow three hundred of Pasture one hundred of Wood two hundred of Furz and Heath and 10l. Rent in Crumwellys also the moyety of the Advowson of the Church who called to warrant Edmund Knyvet Esquire This moyety is descended to the Earl of Clare who hath now also the greatest part of the other moyety which was Sir Thomas Williamsons Banonet excepting that which Mr. Robert Hoyes Tanner of Newark bought of the said Sir Thomas and still keepeth The Rectory of Crumwell was twenty Marks when Mr. Fitz-William was Patron 'T is now 13l. 2s. 3d. in the Kings Books and the Earl of Clare Patron Aldene sive Haldoenus de Crumwelle temp Conq. Hugo de Crumbwell Radulphus de Crumwell temp H. 2. Radulphus de Crumbwell Radulphus de Crumwell 5 H. 3. Radulphus de Crumwell ....... Mazera fil un cohaer Ph. Marmion Radulphus de Crumwell ob 27 E 1 -Margar un particip haer Nicolae ux Rog. de Someri Radulphus de Crumwell aet 7.27 E. 1. Radulphus de Crumwell jun. 14 E. 3. mil. 24 E. 3 -Amicia fil Rogeri Beler Radulphus de Crumwell de Tateshale miles 46 E. 3 -Matildis fil haer Joh. fil Will. Bernak Aliciae fil haer Joannae ux Rob. de Dryby fil Rob. de Tateshale Radulphus Crumwell-Elizab Radulphus Dom. Crumwell de Tateshall -Marg sor cohaer Will. fil Joh. Dom. Deincurt frat Rad. fil haer Will. sen. Matild 12 H. 4. ob 33. H. 6 -Ric Stanhop mil. Henr. Stanhop ob 31 H. 6. s. p. Humfr. Bourchier-Joana Matild Dom. Willughby de Eresby ob 30 Aug. 13 H. 7. nx 2. Tho. Nevill 1. Rob. Willughby 3. Gerv. Clifton -Elizabeth
Johannes Knâ—vet Willielmus Knyvet miles ob 7 H. 8. Edmund Knyvet Thom. Knyvet Edmund Knyvet aet 7.8 H. 8. Willielmus Robertus miles s. p. Thom. Johan s. p. Johannes Clifton-Elizab Constant. Clifton Matild Dom. Willughby de Eresby ob 30 Aug. 13 H. 7. nx 2. Tho. Nevill 1. Rob. Willughby 3. Gerv. Clifton -Elizabeth Matilda Joh. Joh. Willielmus Fitz-Williams Willielmus Fitz-Williams Johannes Fitz-Williams Willielmus Fitz-Williams Tho. Joh. s.p. Will. Johannes de Crumwell-Idonia fil coh Rob. de Veteriponte -Rog de Leiburne mar 1. Alex. Frevill-Joana haer Simon Reg. Ruff. 43. Ossington Oschinton OSmund before the Norman Invasion had a Mannor in Oschinton rated to the Tax or Dane-geld at six Bovats The Land three Car. There afterwards Raph de Buron whose Fee it was become had three Car. four Sochm. on half a Bovat of this Land sixteen Villains six Bord. having six Car. and eighteen Acres of Medow Pasture Wood two leu long one leu broad In the Confessours time this was valued at 3l. in the Conquerours when the Survey was taken at 40â— It had Soc in Almentune Hugh de Burun and Hugh Meschines his son his younger son Roger also praising the Act gave the Church of Oscinton in the year 1144.9 Step. to the Monastery of Lenton as in that place and Cotgrave is already shown Roger de Burun gave his body to God and the Church of the Holy Trinity at Lenton and there took the habit and Religion of the Cluniac Monks that God might avert the scourge of His wrath from him due for the very great multitude of his sins and for the Soul of his Lord King Richard the first his Ancestors and Heirs and likewise for his own gave and granted to God the said Church of Lenton and religious Brethren there serving God the whole Town of Oscington with all its Appurtenances Howbeit it seems he had given it to the Hospitalers of St. Iohns of Hierusalem before which occasioned Suits among the Religious especially for the Church Walter Smallet by his Deed inrolled 5 Ioh. for the Souls of King Iohn the Queen Roger de Burun his Father Mother and their Ancestors confirmed the Town of Oscinton to the Hospitalers retaining nothing but the Prayers of the House of that Hospital The Prior of Lenton 9 Ioh. produced the gift of Hugh de Burun and confirmation of Roger as it is before mentioned The Prior of the Hospital of Ierusalem pleaded that they had seisin of the Town of Oscinton where the Church is scituate of the gift of Roger de Burun who gave them that Town and produced his Charter testifying the same and also another Charter which especially spoke concerning the Church The Prior of Lentons Atturney knew not that he should put himself on the Jury before he had the advice of his Master and therefore day was given till fifteen dayes after Easter at which time viz. 10 Ioh. the Jury found that Roger de Burun presented the last Parson which died to the Church of Oscington and therefore the Brethren of the Hospital should have their seisin and the Prior of Lenton be in mercy Yet not very long before Roger Arch-bishop of York admitted and instituted Galfr. the Clark Parson of this Church upon the presentation of the Prior and Monks of Lenton and gave them 2s. a year as a Pension out of it There was a Fine levied at Leycester the Munday after the Feast of St. Andrew that same year viz. 10 Ioh. between Peter Prior of Lenton and Robert the Treasurer of the Prior of the Hospital of Ierusalem concerning the Advowson of this Church which the Prior of Lenton released to the Hospitalers and they gave to Lenton the moyety of the Advowson of the Church of Huneswrthe of their gift The Hospitalers enjoyed this whole Township in pure Alms with priviledges Spiritual and Temporal Charles Duke of Suffolk 34 H. 8. had licence to alienate the Mannor and Rectory of Ossington to Richard Andrewes Gent. and his heirs Edmund Cartwright Hugo Cartwright 3 Emundus-An fil Tho. Cranmer sor ob 1 Mar. Tho. Archiep. Cant. -Agnes fil Ric. Andrewes ux 2. ob 3 4 Ph. Mar. 2 Georg. Cartwright de Ossington -Doroth fil haer Will. Molyneux de Hawton postea nupta Dabrige-court Will. Cartwright de Ossington -Gracia fil cohaer Tho. -Will Dabridgcourt Dabrigecourt de Langdon mar 2. Hall Com. Warw. 1 Fulc Cartwright de Ossington Ar. -Mari fil Hen. Pierpont mil. Will. Cartwright de Ossington -Kath fil coh Will Marshall de Com. Essex Will. Cartwright fil haer aet 35. 1674. Georgius Geo. -Christian fil Christ. Beresford Georgius Carolus Francisc. Tho. Joh. Gervas Fran. ux Williel Strelley Mari. ux Ph. Lacock Grac. Fulc Stephenson Anna. Jane Kath. 2 Tho. 3 Will. 4 Hugo mil. -Mari fil haer Will. Cartwright de Eddingly Christian -Will Cartwright de NormantoÌ„ Will. Cartwright de Normanton -Eliz fil Tho. Charlton de Chillwell Mari. ux Brookesby Doroth. Thom. Brome Chris. ux Tho. Barton de Holme mil. Elizab. ux Chr. Beresf Georg. Edm. Rob. Eliz. 1 Hug. Cartwright de Mallings in-An fil Cant. de Royney Com. Bodf ..... de Ossington fil haer s. p. Bond. -Jana un ex 17. fil Jo. Newton mil. renupta Jacobo Fitz-James Eliz. ux Regin Peckham Franc. fil Reginaldi -Will Cartwright de Norwell 1614. Th. Cartwright fil hae Franc. Cartwright 2 Georg. 4 Roland 1 Will. Cartwright fil haer -Jennet fil ... Legat. Ed. Cartwright de Norwell Franc. fil Reginaldi -Will Cartwright de Norwell 1614. who after the dissolution of Monasteries had Malling in Kent married Anne sister of Thomas Cranmer Arch-bishop of Canterbury This Edmund died seized of this Mannor and Rectory 21 Iuly 1 Mar. but it seems he had another wife Agnes the daughter of Richard Andrewes who died 18 Aug. 3 and 4 Ph. and Mar. This Mannor and Rectory continue with the posterity and name of the said Edmund Cartwright to this day In the Chancel on a Plate of Brass fixed in a Marble Grave-stone this following Inscription in Capital Letters MARY PIEREPONT daughter to Sir Henry Pierepont of Holme Pierepont Knight in the County of Nottingham and wife to Fulk Cartwright of Ossington in the same County died the 8 day of March 1670. On the South side of the Chancell at Ossington Of your Charite pray for the Soule of Reynold Peckham of Wrotham in the County of Kent Esquire which deceased the xxi day of Iuly in the year of our Lord God M. CCCCC L. Whose Soule God pardon At the upper end of the Chapel on the North side of Ossington Here resteth the Bodies of William Cartwright Esquire late Lord of this Mannor of Ossington Patron of this Church and of Grace his wife youngest daughter and co-heir of Thomas Dabridgcourt of Langdon Hall in the County of Warwick Esquire by whom he had issue Mary married to Thomas Rockly Fulk Dorothy married to Thomas
Furnivall had disseised the said Alda of her free-hold in the said Whystan and in Handesworth Thomas de Furnivall the elder 19 E. 2. held the Mannor of Gresthorp William Farnell Lord of half Bochumsell if not mistaken for Furnivall held in Normanton and Gristhorpe the fourth part of a Knights Fee of Matilda de Lovetot and she of the Countess of Ewe and she of the King of the old Feoffment The Jury 6 E. 3. found that Thomas de Furnivall senior when he died held the Mannor of Wirkesop and this of Gresthorpe of Philip Queen of England as of the honour of Tikhill and that Thomas de Furnivalle son of the said Thomas de Furnivalle the elder was then his heir Michael de la Pole 28 E. 3. had free-warren in Gresthorpe Michael de la Pole 7 R. 2. settled the Mannor of Greysthorpe with Rents of Assize and seven Bovats of Land in North Clifton on Michael de la Pole his son and Katherin his wife The Jury 7 H. 5. found that Katherine who had been wife of Michael de la Pole Earl of Suffolk when she died held the Mannor of Gresthorpe with the Appurtenances in Gresthorp Sutton Normanton and North Clifton and that Katherine Elizabeth and Isabell daughters of Michael de la Pole son of the said Earl and the said Katherine were her Cousins and heirs The Jury 28 H. 6. found that William late Duke of Suffolk when he died held joyntly with Alice his wife then living the Mannor of Gresthorp and Normanton c. and that Iohn Duke of Suffolk was his heir This Mannor was lately Scymour Daniel's and his son William Daniel as I think sold it to Edward Phynney There was a Chapel in Gristhorp founded in the Honour of St. Iames become ruinous and converted into a Cottage and Barne which Queen Elizabeth among other things 2 Apr. 16 Eliz. granted to Alexander Rigby and Percival Gunston Gent. and their heirs and the next year 22 Iun. 17 Eliz. to Iohn Sonkey and Percivall Gunston certain parcels of Land and Medow in Gristhorpe called Priest Land containing sixteen Acres and one little Croft called Priests Yard given for the sustentation of a Priest in the said free Chapel of Saint Iames in Gresthorpe The owners of these Towns 1612. are said to be Thomas Deane Nicolas Taylor Symon Gyles Thomas Walker Richard Gray Richard Weighton William Shepherd Richard Cossen Gregory Sudbury Iohn Ryley The Vicarage of Normanton was eight Marks when the Prior of Wirksop was Patron 't is now 4l. 5◠0d. in the Kings Books and An. Darlin or Daniel Patron VVeston WEstune was also of the Fee of Roger de Busli in which before the Conquest Elmer Elwin Osbern Grim Edric Stenulph had each man his hall and each one Bov. of Land They paid the Tax amongst them for six Bov. and an half The Land was for four Plows or four Car. There after the Conquest Fulc Robert and Turold the men of Roger de Busli had four Car. and an half and one Sochm. fourteen Vill. three or four Bord. having three Car. ½ There was a Church one Mill thirty Acres of Medow Pasture wood half a Leu. long and as much broad In the Confessours time this was valued at 70s. when Doomsday Book was made in the Conquerours time at 50◠There was Soc in Odesthorp and Redford The next successour of that Robert who also held Grove of Roger de Busli whom I have noted was Gerbert de Archis Lord also of Grove the head of his Barony in the time of King H. 2. Gilbert de Archis son of Gerbert 28 H. 2. paid L. Marks fine for the Land of his father Gilbert de Arches gave the Church of Weston to the Monastery of Blith which Roger de Busli founded and Gilbert de Arches his son confirmed his fathers gift There was an agreement between the Monks and Gilbert de Arches that they should present to the Arch-bishop the next vacancy Humfr. de Tikhill the Clark of Ostrefeild if he should be living or some other fit Clerk at the request of the said Gilbert to be Parson of Weston which they did it seems and after him R. de Caneton and upon their presentation of Raph de Wadwrd Walter Arch-bishop of York gave him institution reserving an annual pension of five Marks to the said Monastery to increase Hospitality by his Instrument dated at Scroby 4 Id. Iune in the thirty fourth year of his Pontificat Robert de Hersin son and heir of Theofania daughter of Gilbert de Arches released to Theobald the Prior and to the Covent of Blith all his right in the Advowson of this Church of Weston for which they received him and his heirs in to all the benefits and Orisons which should from thenceforth be made or done in that Church of Blith for ever Mr. Robert de Hersin and Walter de Bakepuz by their instrument dated on St. Simon and Iude's day 1255. at Blith certified the Dean and Chapter of York of their release Walter de Bakepuz and Elizabeth his wife also released to Theobald the said Prior. Malvesinus de Hercy father of the first named Robert and William Ruffus paid four Marks for two Fees in Grove Ordeshale and Weston in which places Hugh de Hercy Knight 3 E. 3. claimed free-warren as son of Hugh son of Hugh de Hercy brother and heir of the said Robert to whom King H. 3. 10 Decemb. in the thirty ninth year of his reign granted it Hugh de Hercy and Alice his wife by a Fine 15 E. 3. settled the Mannor of Weston and five Marks and 12d. Rent in Cusseworth on Iohn de Hercy and Ioane his wife and the heirs of their bodies remainder to the right heirs of the said Hugh Eustachius Morteyn son and heir of Robert Mortein 2 E. 2. had three parts of a Knights Fee in Grove and four parts in Weston then in the Kings hands This Robert de Morteyn was son of Eustachius and Eincina daughter and heir of William Ruffus who married Isabell the other daughter and heir of Gilbert de Arches and gave Weston Mill to the Abby of Welbek The interest of the family of Morteyn was sold to that of Hercy in this place which descended as in Grove may be seen to Sir Iohn Hercy the last male of that noble race who limited it to Sir William Meringe his sisters son and he sold it to Peter Roos of Laxton whose unthrifty son Gilbert Roos sold it to Sir Iohn Whyte I take it to be Sir Brian Broughtons at this present Iun. 26. 1674. Roger de Weston whom I suppose a successour of Fulc first named released also to God St. Mary of Blith and St. Katherine and the Monks there serving God his claim also in the Church of Weston and so did Sir Richard de Weston who was to be received into the good Deeds and Orisons of that
granted to William Basset Esquire son and heir of Thomas Richardus Basset de Normanton Willielmus Basset senior 6 R. 2 -Marg relict 11 H. 4. Thom. Basâ—et Willielmus Basset defunct-20 H. 6 -Katherina sor Ric. Stanhope .... Tunstall mar 2. Thom. Basset aet 34.17 E. 4 -Margeria fil Will. Mering Richardus Basset miles-Elizab fil Joh. Dunham Ar. Johannes Basâ—et ob 20 Maii 36 H. 8 -Agnes fil Tho. Dom. Burgh 21 H. 8. Edwardus Basset ob 22 Eliz. .... Eliz. fil Georgii Lassels ux 2. Johannes Basset-Anna fil Fran. Rodes Clinton Henr. Edw. Willielmus Basset de Muskham Katii .... Basset Richardus Basset 38 E. 3. Basset a certain yearly Rent of 12l. to be perceived out of the Mannor of Fledburgh and his Lands in Starnethorpe Normanton Woodcotes Est Drayton Dunham and Stokhum which lately were the said Tho. Bassets Will. Basset son of Thomas Basset of Fledburgh 10 H 6. released to Sir Richard Stanhope Knight and his heirs all his right in his Mannor of Fledburgh and Advowson of that Church and all his Lands Tenements Rents c. in Fledburgh Starnethorpe Normanton Woodcotes Est Drayton Dunham and Stokhum in this County Bernangle Sutton and Wilmincote in Warwickshire Katherin the relict of William Basset of Fledburgh demised Newhall a member of Sutton in Warwickshire 10 H. 6. for twenty one years Katherin Tunstall the sister of Richard Stanhope who had interest here and was dead 17 E. 4. I suppose was that relict of William Basset the younger and Thomas Basset who by the Inquisition is found to be then thirty four years old viz. 17 E. 4. I take to be son of William the younger This Thomas married Margery the daughter of William Mering and Elizabeth his wife daughter of Thomas Nevile of Rolleston by whom he had Sir Richard Basset his eldest son and William Basset of Muskham who had two daughters Katherin the wife of Guy Fairfax and after of Ed. Bussy which Guy had by her Thomas Fairfax who married the daughter of Ed. Thurland Esquire the other daughter of the said William Basset was married to Thomas Poutrell and brought him Frances the wife of Iohn Dethick Besides these two sons the said Thomas Basset had Edward a Clergy-man and several daughters one married to William Beaumont of Cole Orton and Katherin to Thomas Sutton of Averham Richard Basset Knight had to wife Elizabeth daughter of Iohn Dunham and by her had Iohn Basset who married Agnes daughter of Thomas Lord Burgh and died 20 of May 36 H. 8. leaving Edward his son and heir above twelve years old He held the Mannors of Adlingflet in Yorkshire Saxelby in Lincolnshire Fledburgh and Normanton and Lands in Fledburgh Normanton Woodcotes Stokam Sterthorp Est Drayton South Clifton and North Clifton and Lands viz. fourteen Acres in Ragnell and Darleton and the Mannor of Skegby and Normanton Mess. Lands and Tenements in Welley and Grimston Edward died 22 Eliz. and left Iohn Clinton Henry Edward and daughters Iohn married Anne the daughter of Francis Rodes and after he had sold all the rest sold Fledborough to the Feoffees of the then Earl of Shrowsbury in the beginning of King Iames his Reign since when this goodly Mannor came to the possession of Robert Earl of Kingston and now remains to the Right Honourable Henry Marquess of Dorchester his son and heir The owners of Fledbrough Kinshah Woodcotes and Normanton 1612. are said to be Iohn Basset Esquire William Reason of Askham Gent. Augustin Earle Esquire Rutland Mollineux of West Markham George Stowe Edward Mercer Hersy Lassells Gent. The Rectory of Fledburgh was 10l. and Mr. Basset Patron 'T is now 9l. 7s. 6d. value in the Kings Books â—â—d the Marquess of Dorchester Patron Skegby Scacheby And Woodcotes And Strathaw HEre in Scacheby before the Normans were Masters Alwold and Vlchel for their Mannors had Land sufficient for two Plows and an half or two Car. ½ And paid in the Assessment for the Dane-geld for one Car. There afterwards two Men or Tenants of Roger de Buslies whose Fee it was had in Demesne three Car. seven Vill. two Bord having three Car. There was sixteen Acres of Medow Pasture Wood half a leu long three qu. broad In Edward the Confessours time it was 48s. in William the Conquerours 40s. value There was Soc in Sudtone and Normentune Iohn or Robert de Avill and Iohn de Nuvelors held of the Countess of Ewe one Knights Fee of the old Feoffment they held also one Fee of Thomas Fitz-William and of the Countess of the new in Skegby because they took it with the marriage of the sisters of the said Thomas Iohn de Lessington about 41 H. 3. held sixty Acres of Land in Strathaw of Matilda de Lovetot and sixty in Skeghawe of Iohn de Eyvill This part descended with Tuxford as in that place may be seen through Marcham Lungevillers and Mallovell to Sir Richard Stanhope In 9 E. 2. the two Marnhams Fledburgh and Skegeby answered for a whole Villa the Lords then being Thomas de Chedworthe Iohn de Deivile Iohn de Lisours The Wapentach of Thurgerton and Lythe at that time returned a great many considerable Townships together to answer for a Villa of which this is the least the other Hundreds did not so There are within this Parish and Township two small Hamlets Skegby and Woodcotes both heretofore Bassets Inheritance and part of Fledborough Woodcotes became the Inheritance of Rutland Molyneux a younger Grandchild of Sir Edmund Molyneux the Judge And Skegby is now the Inheritance of Ed. Mâ—llish Esquire by the gift of William Reason his Uncle Bassetlaw Hundred Bassetlawe Wapentak Bernedeslawe Bersetlaw c. Doomsd. Iul. 1. 1674. THis Wapentac is as great as three of the former and contains therefore three Divisions South Clay North Clay and Hatfeild though not long since made so Oswardebec Soc was in Dooms-day Book called a Wapentak as hereafter will be noted containing all or most of the North Clay Division of this In that Record besides the names above it is called Bernedsetlawe and in Nomina Villarum 9 E. 2. Bersetelowe the King being then Lord of it Robert de Perepont Richard de Willughby and Richard de Whatton 12 E. 2. were assigned Justices to enquire of the transgressions made by Iohn de Lanum one of the Kings Bayliffs of the Wapentach of Berteselowe SOUTH-CLAY Division Bildesthorp THis place in the great Survey returned in the time of King William the first is mentioned only as Soc to Rugford which before that Kings time was the Free-hold of Vlf as many other good Lordships were which by the said King William were made the Fee of Gislebert de Gand as this also was which paid the Geld or Tax for two Car. The Land being found sufficient to imploy six Plows or six Car. There were thirteen Sochm. six Bordars having six Car. and four Acres of Medow Pasture Wood one
leu long and one qu. broad There was Soc in Wirchenfeild as much as paid for one Car. to the Geld. A Berue then waste and now unknown Galfr. Tregoz held the whole Town of Bildesthorpe in Demesne of the Soc of Maunsfeld of the gift of Robert de Greule with his daughter in Frank-marriage and did no Service there for it nor any where else Sir Iohn de Lowdham about 12 E. 2. died seized of six Mess. twelve Bovats of Land four Acres of Wood in Bildisthorp which he held joyntly as he did many other Lands with Alice his wife of Sir Henry de Beaumont by the Service of the sixteenth part of a Knights Fee leaving his son Iohn de Lowdham his heir with which Family this Land which afterwards viz. 29 H. 6. had the reputation of a Mannor descended as in Lowdham may be seen In a Recovery 17 H. 7. George Fitz-Hugh Dean of Lincolne and others claimed against Thomas Cheyne Knight the Mannors of Lowdham Laxton Bylsthorp Carcolston and Hikeling with the Appurtenances in those Towns and twenty Mess. five hundred Acres c. There was a Quare Impedit 16 H. 8. between Godfr Folejambe Knight Quer. and Anne Cheyne widow and Thomas Huddleston concerning the Advowson of the Church of Billesthorp The Folejambes might possibly keep some interest here from Thomas Folejambe who married Margaret the sister and co-heir of Sir Iohn Loudham by whom they had Walton in Darbyshire Elizabeth Vaux widow 20 Novemb. 3 and 4 Ph. and Mar. died seized of the fore-recovered Lands William Vaux Lord Harrowdon her son and heir being then of full age The Lord Vaux sold all these Lands which were Cheyneys and this is now the Inheritance of Sir Brian Broughton Knight and Baronet elder brother of Peter Broughton of Lowdham Gilbert Roos of Laxton had it in 1612. or then abouts The Rectory of Byllesthorp was 13l. when the Lady Chenie was Patroness 'T is now 5l. 1s. 8d. value in the Kings Books and Sir Brian Broughton Patron William Chappell Lord Bishop of Cork and Ross in Ireland spent some time here with Gilbert Benet Rector of this Church during the Rebellion and in it lies buried Eykering Doomsd. Echering THere was of the Soc of Maunsfeild the Kings ancient Demesne in Echering two Car. which paid the Geld for two Bov. ½ Pasture Wood six qu. long four broad And some little Soc to Laxton of Goisfrid de Alselins Fee which paid the Danegeld but for half a bovat and was waste Besides these parcels here were two Mannors of the Fee of Gislebert de Gand whereof before the Conquest Ingulf had one which paid the publick Tax for six Bov. The Land of it being two Car. There afterwards William the Man or Tenant of Gislebert had one Car. three Sochm. on three Bov. of this Land and two Vill. three Bord. having two Car. There was a Church and three Acres of Medow Pasture Wood six qu. long four broad In the Confessours time this was 20s. value when the Conquerour made his Survey 16◠The other Mannor Echebrand had which also defended it self for six Bovats to the Geld. The Land likewise two Car. This Mannor Echebrand held of Gislebert still and had there one Car. and six Sochm. on four Bov. of Land and two Vill. two Bord. having two Car. ½ There was three Acres of Medow and Pasture Wood six qu. long and four broad and value both before and after the Conquest like the former viz. 20s. before and 16s. after King William the Conquerour was Uncle to this Gislebrict de Gaunt who was succeeded by his son Walter de Gaunt Father of Gilbert the Earl of Lincolne and of Robert Earl Gilberts daughter and heir Alice the Countess was married to Simon de St. Liz who had no issue Gilbert de Gaunt gave to God and St. Mary of Rufford and the Monks there serving God in increase of his first Donation his whole Demesne in Eikering Earl Simon gave to that Monastery the right of Patronage of the Mediety of the Church of Eikryng Alice the Countess daughter of Earl Gilbert de Gant for the safety of her Soul and Earl Simons her Lord confirmed to God St. Mary and the Monks of Rufford the whole right of Advowson and Patronage of half the Church of Eykryng which belonged to her Fee as free and quiet as ever Walter de Gant her Grandfather and Gilbert de Gant her Father had it Robert de Gant certified that Earl Gilbert his brother in his own Court disrationavit cleared his Demesne of Eikring of Purpresture and in the same Court gave it all to the Abby of Rufford William de Aubani granted to Gilebert and William sons of Wulsi ten Acres of Land in the Fields of Heicring to be held of him and his heirs by them and theirs by the yearly Service of 12d. Mahuld de Sanliz and William her son were Witnesses his own wife and son as I suppose Gilbert de Scheigebi gave to the Monks of Rufford ten Acres which his Father held of William de Albani for which he only took of them a Mare and her progeny and they were to receive him into their Fraternity to sepulture when he made his end if it could be done regularly Wiliam de Aubeni confirmed this and what they held of his Fee for which he was to be concerned in all the Benefits of the House and when he died to have service performed for him as for one of their own Monks Aeliz de Cundey and Roger her son gave to God and the Church of St. Mary at Rufford two Mansuras dwellings containing two Acres viz. that which was Arnewies and that which was Turchil Prats in Eicring the same also gave Hugh Bardulf and Hugh his heir Wulsi son of Wlf de Eycring gave three Acres to the Monks of Rufford which he held of them which were of the Demesne of Walter de Gaunt and Earl Gilbert de Gaunt his son belonging to that part of the Demesne of Rufford which the Monks held who for the love of God and brotherly Charity were to keep Godwin son of the said Wulsi till he should be of age in their House and there if he would be made a Convert he should be received in the Order of Converts but if he would not they should keep the Land Gaufr de Eycring for the health of his Soul and his wifes and for the health or safety and honour of Walter his brother whom the Monks of Rufford took into their Congregation gave them a certain parcel of Land between the bounds of Eycring and of Cratele called Elfe Lands of Eicring to his Deed whereto he affixed the Seal of his Lord Gilbert de Gaunt Earl of Lincolne his own son Henry de Eycring was a Witness Roger de Meinill by the Consent of Agnes his wife who was the daughter of Hosbert de Capella gave one Acre and one Rode of Land Robert
de Bella aqua and Dionysia his wife gave two Tofts and Ranulf son of Ranulf Heleweis who held them with his Chattels and whole Sequell saving to them and their heirs their other Servants William de Bella aqua son of William de Bella aqua released 2s. yearly which he was wont to receive of the said Monks for two Tofts in Eycring and so did Thomas son of William de Bella aqua Sibylla the daughter of Richard le Angevin confirmed all the Land which her Cousin William le Angevin whose heir she was gave to the Monastery of Rufford with his body viz. the Homage and Service of Alan de Wilgebi 3s. of Silver yearly and one Bovat which Roger de Lunde held and the said Roger with his Sequel and one Toft which Matildis de Camera held with the said Matildis and hers reserving to her self and her heirs a pound of Cummin seed at Candlemas and 12d. which ought to be paid to Sir Richard Folìot and his heirs for that Bovat which Roger de Lunde held to her Deed were Witnesses Thomas de Bella aqua Robert le Vavasor William le Botither c. Robert Scarlett and Beatrix his wife in the presence of their Lord Roger de Hayra and of their Lady Matildis de Hereford his wife and in their hands before the Alinâ—ot of Aicring by Wood and Wand lignum baculum rendred and quit-claimed to the Monks of Rufford those two Bovats of Land in Aicring which sometime had been Ougrims the Forester of Walter de Gant for which the Monks gave him a She-Goat and his wife a Cow and granted them the Toft for 4d. per annum during both their lives to their Deed they also put to the Seal of their said Lord Roger de Hayra Cog de Karlaton was a Witness Raph de Hereford son of William de Hereford confirmed to the Monks of Rufford all the Land which they had of his Fee viz. nine Bovats which were Angots and afterward Osbert de Capella's and his son Iohns and all the Land called Brakynsâ—ort and the Land called Iohns Wood and a Bovat and an half which was Herbert Scakells and two Bovats which they had of the gift of William Andegavensis with the Toft adjoyning which were sometimes Reginalds the son of Wyot of Cratle and a Toft which was sometimes Hermers and Wyots Wood which they had of the gift of Bete le Turner daughter of Robert son of Wyot and the Land which they had of the gift of Roger de la Haye and of William Scakell or of any other of his Men of Eycring Sir Robert de Lexington and Sir Henry his brother were Witnesses Raph de Hereford in the presence of the Court of Earl Simon recognized and rendred to the said Monks the Alms of Earl Gilbert in the hand of Abbat Elias whereof Controversie had been between them Robert son of Raph de Hereford was to hold some of those Lands during his life by another agreement between him and the Abbat William son of Richard Foliot demised to Walter de Winkeburne 10l. Land in Ekeringe for term of his life which Walter afterwards thereof infeoffed Hugh de Birne and his heirs and afterwards the said William enfeoffed thereof Walter de Stirkeley and Alice his wife and their heirs who 10 E. 1. recovered their seisin accordingly the Jury finding as before is said that Walter de Winkeburne had but Estate for life Henry de Eykring held a whole Knights Fee here And the Abbat of Rufford the fourth part of one William de Sutton held the twentieth part of a Fee of Gilbert de Gaunt in Eykring There was an agreement made in the year 1242. the day before the Ides of May between Gaufr the Abbat of Rufford and the Covent on the one part and William de Sutton and Matilda his wife on the other upon a Controversie concerning the common Wood of Eykring viz. the Abbat and Covent granted to the said William de Sutton and Matilda and their heirs all that Essart which the said William had made on the West part of the Wood called the Common Wood and abutted on the Essart towards the South which Raph de Hereforth gave to Rodland de Sutton Father of the said William saving to the said Monks Common of Pasture after the Corn and Hay should be carryed away to whom the said William and his wife granted another portion of Land with the Wood therein growing upon the like terms But the whole Wood between the said Lands with the Land in which it stood even to the bounds of Winkeburne was to be equally Common to the Monastery and the said William and Maud and their heirs and each party was to have their proper Forester and nothing to be taken without the consent and view of the other party who was to have Tree for Tree c. Robert de Sutton son of William 2 E. 1. left his son Richard eight years old his heir of this Mannor Warsop and in Tuxford c. as in Sutton is said Richard de Sutton 34 E. 1. had Free Warren granted at Ekering The Jury 16 E. 2. found that Iohn de Somery held the Mannors of Warsop and Ekering except the Advowson of the Churches of the said Towns for term of life of Iohn de Sutton son of Richard and that Margaret then aged thirty years wife of the said Iohn de Sutton and Ioane aged twenty nine the wife of Thomas Bottetourt were sisters and heirs of the said Iohn de Somery Lord Dudley who had Lands in the several Counties of Warwick Stafford Berks Surry Southampton Worcester Buckingham Rutland and Huntington Iohn son of William de Ros of Hamlak 3 E. 3. claimed Free Warren in all his Demesne Lands at Eykring which 12 E. 3. he left with Warsop to William de Roos his brother and heir This Mannor descended with Orston Warsop and Sutton upon Trent to Roger Earl of Rutland who sold it and so it was the possession of Robert Earl of Kingston and continues the inheritance of the Right Honourable the Marquess of Dorchester his son That which the Monastery had came with Rufford from the Earl of Shrowsbury by descent to the present Lord Hallifax In the year 1612. here seemed to be many Free-holders viz. Iohn Bristowe of Malebeck Francis Bristowe of Morton Iohn Greaves of Béestrop George Bilby Richard Tomson George Reasby Richard Foster William Iohnson Iohn Wright Thomas Tomson Randolph Camme William Bunbie Richard Brimscall Roland Birkett William Wager Raph Frith Thomas Cooper The Rectory of Eykering was twenty Marks when the Lord Ros was Patron 'T is now 9l. 16s. 0d. ob value in the Kings Books and the Lord Viscount Hallifax Patron Welley Grymston Doomsd. Creilege Cratela WElhay is not found in Doomsday Book which shows that in Creilege before the Conquest Rolf had a Mannor which defended it self for two Car. ½ to the Dane-geld
1612. are said to be the Lord Vaux Gilbert Roosse Esquire Francis Rosse Gent. Augustine Hynde Thomas Chappell Thomas Beedam Iohn Shipton Iohn Samon Richard Smith Robert Grene Rowland Taylor Edward Snowe Thomas Taylor The Vicarage of Laxton was 10l. when the Colledge of Rotheram had the Patronage 't is now 11l. value in the Kings books and William Peirpoint Esquire Patron In Laxton Church three old low cross legg'd Stone Tombs Upon an Alabaster grave Stone beyond an old Tomb is A Shield with 7. Mascles voyded 3.3.1 and ... 1398. cujus animae c. On a Blew grave Stone in Brass is cut Hic jacet Dominus Rogerus Marcaunt quondam Rector hujus ecclesiae qui obijt 17. die Decemb. An. Dom. 1438. On a kind of a Pew there is engraved a Shield with five weeping eyes on it and Robert Trafford Vic. de Laxton hoc fieri fecit Anno Domini 1532. All the Lions of Everingham whereof there are divers both cut and painted seem to be Chequey Arg. and Az. and not Varrey as the opinion generally is they ought to be There is one upon the Breast of the mans effigies on an Alabaster Tomb on the South side the Quire and one imbost on a Shield of one cross legg'd in a Stone Tomb between two Wives on the North side the Quire but the Image of that Wife on the South side is cut in Wood. In the South West Window of the Church Gules a Lion Rampant Arg. with a File of three Labels it should have been Varry or Cheq for Everingham but the Colours are decayed as they are in Az. on a Bend. Arg. between 2. Cotises and 6. Lioncels Ramp Or 3. Mullets Sab. Boun Earl of Northampton Arg. a Crosse Sarcelè Or formerly perhaps Gules Arg. a Chevron Gules Barry of six Arg. and Az. Grey of Codnor Sable a Bend between 6. crossecrosletts Arg. Longvillers Below on a flat Stone ... 3. Waterbougets Ros. And Barry of 6. Grey And on the Wood-work of the Roof of the Body of the Church 3. Waterbougets Ros. In the East Window of the Choire Or a Manch Gules with a File of 3. Labels Arg. Hastings of Pembrok which also impales with Gules a Lion Ramp Cheq Arg. and Az. or else Varry Everingham Everingham impaled with Or a Fesse Gules six Flowers de liz 2.2.2 Counterchanged D' aivile In the upper Windows of the Church 1490. Orate ... Johannis ... Agnetis .... On the out-side of the Church on the top near the Battlement cut in the Stone ....... impaling a fretty and there also A Bend between 6 crossecroslets Lungvillers On the East end of the North I le that again A Chequey with a Bendlett Bekering On the sides of the Chancel East Window A Lion Ramp Cheq for Everingham and that impaling 2. Flowers de Lis above two upon a Fesse and 2. below it Deivile Kirketon And VVilloughby KIrketon is not very clearly found in Dooms-day Book except a place there named Schidrington be for it and that is there said to be of diverse Fees one parcel Soc to Grimston the Kings Land which answered the publick taxation for two Bov. So there was in Wilgebi and Walesby two Bov. ad Geldam The Land one Car. There four Sochm. had one Car. Wood four Perches long and four broad Another parcel of Schidrington was Soc to Laxington of Goisfrid de Alselins Fee and rated to the Geld at two Bov. The Land was four Bov. There five Sochm. had one Car. In Wilgebi there was a Garden or Yard Ortus belonging to Laxington There was also a Mannor in Wilgebi which Tochi the Lord of Lexintune had before the Conquest rated to the Dane-geld at one Bov. and an half The Land for four Oxen was waste There was half a Mill and twelve Acres of Medow which afterwards became likewise the Fee of Goisfrid de Alselin Another parcel in Schidrinton and Walesby was Soc to Tuxferne of Roger de Buslies Fee and that paid the Geld for two Bov. The Land being for six Oxen There five Sochm. and one Bord had two Car. Another was of the Fee of Gislebert de Gand where Ragenale in Schidrinton had two Bov. for the Tax in his Mannor The Land whereof was half a Car. Ther four Vill. had two Car. Pasture wood one qu. long one broad This in the Confessours time was 20s. in the Conquerours 10s. value Iordan Fitz-Alan Lord of Tuxford was Sheriff of these Counties in the fourth year of King Stephen Halan Fitz-Iordan gave to Galfr. de le Phremunt the Land of Wallesby and of Circheton in Fee for half a mark of Silver yearly William son of Gaufr de le Fremunt the younger sold to Hugh Bardulf for five Marks of Silver all his inheritance in Notinghamsir viz. all the Land which his brother Gaufr had in Kirketon and Walesby and in Bestorpe and in Birchewude The witnesses were Hugh de Bobi Henry de Wicheton Henry de Norhanton then the Kings Justices William de Perci then Sheriff of Yorkshire whereby I suppose it was 5 Ioh. Galfr. de le Fremunt held two Knights Fees in the time of H. 2. of the old feoffment of the Barony of Robert de Cauz and one of the new Matilda de Chauz being in her own free power without husband confirmed to Hugh Bardulf all the Land which Gulfr de le Fremunt held of her Ancestors in Kirketon Walesby Wilgheby Bestorp and Birchewude viz. that which William son and heir of the said Galfr. gave the said Hugh in those said Towns to be held of her and her heirs by the service of half a Knights Fee for which the said Hugh gave her an hundred shillings Esterling Hugh Fitz-Raph for the safety of his Soul and of Agnes his wife and Hugh his son gave to God St. Mary the Church and Monks of Rufford his whole Demesne in Kyrketon with all the Appurt which he had of the Fee of William le Fremunt in exchange for all that Land which the said Monks sometime had in the territory of Muscham on the East part of his Park of Muscham and all the residue which he had of the said Fee in Kirketon Wilgebi Walesby Bestorp and in all other places wheresoever as well in Men as in Homages Wards and Reliefs Issues and Customes and Eschaets and in all other things which by reason of the said Land could fall or happen except the Advowson of the Church to be held of him and his heirs for 30s. per an which Rent he afterwards also released of which they paid but 20s. yearly during the life of the Lady Margaret de Furnes who held the moyety of that Land in dower To the Venerable or worshipful and most beloved Lady in Christ Oliva de Mungeban her devoted Knight Hugh Fitz-Raph sent notice that for his profit he had delivered to the Monks of Rufford the Lands which he had of her Fee in Walesby and Kirketon and
William had in Demesne two Car. fifty Vill. three Bord. had ten Car. one Mill 3s. one Fishing 10s. 8l. one hundred and twenty Acres of Medow Pasture Wood six qu. long and four broad In the said King Edwards time it did yield 30l. and six sextaries of Honey in King William's 20l. with all which there belonged to it having Soc besides the four Berues Ragenhill Wymenton Derlington and Swarnesterne in Drayton Marcham Gréenleige Ordsall Grave Hedune Vptone Normentune King Henry the first gave to Thurstan Archbishop of Yorke the Church of Dunham that he might make it a Prebend in the Church of Southwell as in that place is already said Ranulf Fitz-Engelram the Sheriff 2 H. 2. accounted for 60l. Lands in Duneham given to the Earl of Flanders Raph Pluchet gave to the Monks of Rufford for the Souls of his Father and of his Mother and his Brother and all his ancestors one Toft in Dunham on the South part of the Town contiguous to the Gyldehous four Perches long and as many broad and the said Monks were not to receive any more Land in that Town but by the favour and good will of himself and his heirs the Witnesses were Gilbert de Archis Suain de Hoiland Robert de Draiton William de Draiton Richard de Laxton Thomas Clerk of Hedon King Henry the third 4 H. 3. commanded Roland de Sutton Adam de Muscamp Henry de Rolleston William Rufus and Robert de Lexington Clark that they should go together to Kingshagh and there assign to the men of the Sok of Dunham their Pasture to the Brook there running as they ought and were wont to have before the Wood of Kingshagh was made a Park and as it was acknowledged at Nott. before H. de Burg the Kings Justice and to prohibit the said men on the Kings behalf that they passed not that Brook towards the Wood by reason or occasion of having Pasture c. The men of Dunham and Marcham 5 H. 3. had Common of Pasture between Dunham and Marcham and the Wood of Kingshag where the Park was not The men of Dunham Soc and Mannor Tenants of ancient Demesne ought to be quit of Murder Pontage and all other Fines with the Cominalty of the County Raph Fitz-Nicholas 11 H. 3. had to him and his heirs the Mannor of Dunham which was Reginalds Dammartin Earl of Boloigne The men of Dunham said that the Earl of Bolon had 50l. Land of the gift of King Henry who gave it to Earl Matthew and the Earl held it on his wifes behalf and there was in it 10l. Land which B. de Insula had for the keeping of Kingshag in Derleton King Henry the third confirmed 42 H. 3. to his beloved brother and faithful William de Valence the Mannor of Dunham which before he had granted to Raph Fitz-Nicolas and his heirs and which Robert son and heir of the said Raph after the death of him the said Raph restored and quit-claimed for himself and his heirs to the said King to the use of the said William his brother 50l. per annum used to be paid out of it to the Exchequer according to a former extent of that Mannor The Jury 17 E. 2. said that Adomar of Valence Earl of Pembroke held when he died the Mannor of Dunham with the Sok the passage over Trent was then valued at 10l. per annum Iohn de Hasting◠and the two daughters of Iohn Comin were found the next heirs of Adomar of Valence who was Lord here in 9 E. 2. William de Valence who was brother of King H. 3. by the mother married Ioane daughter of Warin de Monte Caniso and Ioane his wife one of the sisters and heirs of William Marescall Earl of Pembroke which occasioned him that title by her he had Audomar of Valens Earl of Pembrok who married Mary the daughter of Guy de Chastillon Earl of St. Paul but he died without issue his sisters were Isabell wife of Iohn de Hastings and Ioane of Iohn Comin of Badenagh who by her had two sons Iohn and William but both died childless and two daughters Elizabeth wife of Richard Talbot and Ioane of David Strabolgy Earl of Athol who had David Strabolgy Earl of Athol who by his wife Katherine daughter of Sir Henry de Bellomonte left a son David also Earl of Athol who by Elizabeth his wife the relict of Iohn Malwain had two daughters his heirs Philippa wife of Iohn de Halsham and Elizabeth Willielmus de Valentia frater uterinus H. 3. Regis Angl. Com. Pembr Weshford jure uxoris -Joana fil Warini de Montecaniso Joanae un sor haer Willielmi Marescal Com. Pembrok Joana-Johannes Comin de Badenagh Joana-David de Strabolgy Comes de Atholl in Scotia David de Strabolgy Comes Atholl-Katherina fil Henrici de Bellomonte David de Strabolgy Com. Atholl-Eliz relicta Joh. Malwain Philippa-Johannes de Halsham Johannes le Scroop-Elizabeth-Thom Percy mar 2. Henricus Percy de Atholl miles Tho. Burgh Ar. -Eliz.-Will Lucy Chr. 14 H. 6 Tho. Burgh sen. miles Edw. Burgh miles-Anna fil Tho. Cobham mil. Thom. Burgh miles creat Dom. Burgh per H. 8 -Agnes fil Will. Terwhyt mil. Willielmus Dom. Burgh .... fil Ed. Dom. Clinton Henricus fil haer occisus sine exitu Henr. Dom. Grey de Codnor ob 17 Jul. 22 H. 6 -Margar Ric. Yere Henr. Dom. Grey ob in vigil Pasch. 10 H. 7. sine prole legitima-Katherina Ric. Talbot-Elizab Johannes s. p. Willielmus s. p. Johannes de Hastings -Isabella Maria fil Guid. de Chastilon Com. de St. Paulo -Audomarus de Valentia Com. Pembr s. p. first wife of Iohn le Scroope Chr. who 15 R. 2. held this Mannor in her right and afterwards wife of Thomas Percy whom I suppose father of Henry Percy de Atholl Chr. who 4 H. 5. claimed against Robert Thorley and others the Mannor and Soc of Dunham and had two daughters and heirs Margaret first wife of Henry Lor◠Grey of Codnour and after of Richard Vere and Elizabeth first wife of Thomas Burgh Esquire and after of Sir William Lucy viz. 13 H. 6. as in Darleton may be noted The Lord Grey had by her Henry the last Lord Grey of Codnour who 5 H. 7. suffered a recovery of this Mannor together with Estwait Touton Barton and Radcliffe as in some or all of those places is noted and died on Easter Eve 10 H. 7. at which time notwithstanding it appeareth by an Inquisition taken at Nott. the Thursday after Palme-Sunday before William Perpoint Knight Edward Stanhope Knight and Raph Agard in the 24 H. 7. that Edward Burgh Knight entred and held this Mannor after the said Lord Greys death as his Cousin and heir he was son and heir of Sir Thomas de Burgh Knight son of Elizabeth the other daughter of the said Henry Percy D'atholl and had to wife Anne the daughter of Sir Thomas Cobham Knight
by whom he had Thomas Burgh Knight created Lord Burgh by King H. 8. and made Knight of the Garter by Queen Elizabeth which Thomas Lord Burgh married Agnes daughter of Sir William Terwhit Knight who brought him William Lord Burgh whose wife was ... the daughter of Edward Lord Clinton and his eldest son Henry was slain without issue The owners of Dunham in 1612. are said to be Gilbert Earl of Shrowsbury Gervas Markham Esquire Hugh Dobson of Ragnell Gent. Thomas Worsley Robert Iackson Martin Worsley Robert Balding George Owing Robert Berridge William Hawksmore Robert Ellis Iohn Baldinge The Vicarage of Dunham was x. Marks and is now 4l. 13s. 4d. value in the Kings books and the Prebendary Patron There is a free Chapel in Ragnell and another in Derleton now in use Laneham Lanum IN Lanum with its Berues which were Ascam Beckingham Saundeby Bolum Burton Wateleg and Legreton the Arch-bishop of York had a Mannor which was charged to the publick Geld as nine Car. and two Bovats The Land was for twenty seven Plows or so many Car. In the Demesne of the Hall were ten Bovats of this Land the rest was Soc when the Conquerours great Survey was made Arch-bishop Thomas had there four Car. and an half thirty five Vill. 6 Bord. having sixteen Plows Carucats or Plow-Lands There was a Church and a Priest and two Piscaries or Fishings 8s. one Mill 16s. Pasture Wood three leu long one leu ½ broad one hundred Acres of Medow In the before named Berues belonging to this Mannor were thirty eight Sochm. seventeen Vill. twenty Bord. having fourteen Car. ½ There were other thirty three Sochm. six Vill. fifteen Bord. having fifteen Car. these with their Land two Knights held of the Arch-bishop The Jury 7 E. 1. found that Walter Giffard Arch-bishop of York held of William de Belu in Lanum one Toft and sixteen Acres and Godfr Giffard Bishop of Worcester was then found his heir William de Melton was Prebendary of Southwell 3 E. 2. and had free-warren in Northwell Woodhouse as in that place already is noted In 17 E. 2. William de Melton Arch-bishop of York had free-warren in Southwell Lanum Scroby Askham Sutton and Plumptre There was a Fine 25 H. 6. between Robert Ayscogh Doctor in Decretis Richard Sutton Esquire Thomas Nevill and Richard Chaterley Ouer. and Henry Boson otherwise called Henry Bosom Esquire and Alice his wife Iohn Wastenes Esquire William Nevill of South Leverton and Iohn of the Vicars Deforc. of the Mannors of Orston and Lanum with the Appurtenances and of six Mess. two Cottages eight Tofts fourteen Bovats one hundred forty six Acres of Land forty four of Medow with the Appurtenances in Orston Lanum and Newark thereby acknowledged to be the right of the said Robert Another Fine was levyed the day after all Souls at Westminster 34 H. 6. between Richard Earl of Salisbury Iohn Earl of Shrowsbury Raph Crumwell Knight Richard Byngham one of the Justices of the Kings Bench Hugh Hercy Esquire Thomas Moygne Iohn Thornhagh Robert Braton and Thomas Coke Chaplain Quer. and William Nevyll and Iohan his wife Deforc. of three Mess. five Tofts one hundred and fifty Acres of Land thirty of Medow 5d. Rent and the moyety of a Dove-cote with the Appurt in Lanum Rampton and South Leverton thereby passed to the said Thomas Moygne William Whorwood 37 H. 8. claimed for the King against Robert Arch-bishop of York the Mannors of Scroby Ravenskeld Lanum Askham Sutton and North Soke c. In Laneham Town 1612. were many owners Gervas Bellamy Gent. Gervas Booth Gervas Gilby Leonard Vpsall William Baynby Robert Draper Rob Farrowe Greg. Sowby Greg. Bellamy Wil. Vpsall Originall Cottam Rowland Hall Augustin Draper Thomas Scarborrow Gervas Sibthorp Widow Minnet Iohn Sowkyn Gervas Markham of Dunham Esquire Oliver Bowyer of Great Markham Originall Bellamy of the same and divers others The Vicarage of Lanum was 7l. value and the Chapter of York had the Patronage 'T is now 5l. 3s. 4d. in the Kings Books and the Dean and Chapter of York Patrons East Drayton And Askham AScham was a Berue of Lanum and involved with 〈◊〉 Drayton was a Berue of the Kings Mannor of Dunham and in it answered the Geld for two Car. and three Bov. The Land being five Car. There sixteen Sochm and seventeen Vill. had thirteen Car. and twenty Acres of Medow There was Pasture Wood one qu. long half so much broad These with Lanum belonged to the Arch-bishops of York who had the Tythes also appropriated yet 9 E. 2. East Drayton answered for an intire Villa and the King and Adomar of Valence were then Lords The King was also by the death of the Arch-bishop of York then Lord of Lanum and Askham wherein Adam de Everingham and Stephen de Bro ... were likewise Lords Thomas Reyner and Robert Ripars 9 H. 4. impleaded very many for eating their Grass in a place at Drayton called Oldlands in which the Tenents pleaded they ought to have Common every third year In a recovery 7 H. 8. Humfr. Hercy Esquire Robert Nevill the younger Esquire and Robert Rayner claimed against Nicolas Martyn one Mess. and an half two Tofts eighty Acres of Land seventeen of Medow twelve of Pasture and sixty of More with the Appurtenances in East Drayton The most considerable share of Drayton I suppose was Iohn Rayners who was Sheriff of this County and proclaimed the King at his return 1660. The owners of East Drayton 1612. are said to be Sir Robert Swift Knight Nicolas Reynor Gent ..... Meverell Gent. Edward Ormerod Cler. the wife of ... Fox Iohn Barthropp Richard Marshall Senior William Gabatus Junior William Northefolke Richard Gabatus Robert Pharrow of Laneham Henry Swift George Sturgeous William Hawksmore of Ragnell Iohn Ward George Rayner William Mynnett Robert Mynnet Edward Rayner c. and Sir Nicolas Sanderson Knight The Vicarage of Est Drayton was ten Marks 'T is now 9l. 3s. 4d. value in the Kings Books and the Dean and Chapter of York have the Patronage which the Chapter had formerly In the South I le of East Drayton Church within a Garter Azure three Flowers de Liz Ermine quartering quarterly Or three Pallets Sab. and Or a Lion Ramp Azure Lord Burgh Arg. three Barres Azure Rampton Rameton IN Rametone before the Normans came seven Taynes had seven Mannors or Mansions which paid the publick Tax for two Garucats three Bovats and one third part of a Bovat The Land was seven Car. and an half There after the Conquest Roger de Busli with his four Men or Tenants had three Car. eleven Sochm. eight Vill. six Bord. having five Car. and an half There was a Church three Fishings and an half 3s. 6d. there was sixty five Acres of Medow In King Edward the Confessours time the value was 54s. in King Williams when the Survey was made four shillings less there was
Soc and in Madressey Robert Malluvell and his wife and son confirmed to God and St. Mary and the Monks of Blith the Land which Nigellus de Ramton Father of his wife and the wife of the said Nigellus gave to that Church viz. the Land which Robert the Uncle of Nigell held in Ramton paying 2s. yearly to the Church of Blith on St. Dionysius day The Sheriff 12 H. 2. accounted for Cs. of the Relief of Robert Malovell in the Honour of Tikhill Adam de Benningfeild and Gundreda de Monasteriis his wife 6 R. 1. claimed against Robert Malluvell and Pavia his mother seven Bovats of Land in Ramton with the Appurtenances as those which the said Gundreda recovered in the Court of King Henry against Robert Malluvell Father of that Robert as those which Stephen the elder brother of that said younger Robert gave her in Dower and thereof she brought the hand-writing which testified it and they said that after Robert had disseised them in the War of Earl Iohn with whom he was at Kingshagh against the King he said he was disseised by that Earl and therefore the Land was taken into the Kings hand by Hugh Bardolf And the said Robert pleaded that he had made Fine with the King concerning having his peace and his Lands and brought the Kings Letters to the Sheriff of Nott. for this Land which testified it The Lord Chancellour said that he had it from the Kings own mouth that he should give seisin of their Lands to all those who were disseized by Earl Iohn and seeing it appeared that Adam and Gundreda were so it was adjudged more Authentick what the King commanded by word of mouth than by Letters and they had their seisin restored Robert Malluvel and Raph de Wudeburc 6 R. 1 gave account of twenty Marks for having the Kings good will being both of the number of such as made Fine for being the Knights or Men of Earl Iohn The same Robert Malluvell also accounted for twenty Marks for having his Lands and the Kings peace William Rufus 3 Ioh. gave the King twenty Marks and a Palfrey for having the custody of seven Bovats of Land with the Appurtenances in the Town of Ramton by the Kings Bayliff which were the Kings by reason of the Children of Gundreda de Monasteriis which Land Pavia the Grandmother of the said William claimed against the said Gundreda so that the said Children should not be Eloigned from their right by that Bayliwick till their age There was an Assize 5 Ioh. to try whether Stephen the Father of Robert Mallovell died seised of seven Bovats of Land in Ramton with the Appurtenances c. which Land Adam de Beddingfeld held who came and said that Steph. did die seized but it was as of the marriage of Gundred des Musters his wife c. Roger Malluvell 11 Ioh. gave account of a swift running Palfrey or Courser and two Leis of Greyhounds for having the Kings Letters deprecatory to Maud de Muschans that she should take him for her husband Robert Malluvell in King Iohns time claimed against Roger Mauluvell one Bovat of Land with the Appurtenances in Ramton as his right Roger by his Atturney said That Robert gave him that Land by his Deed or Chartel and offered to put himself on the Grand Assize c. Robert came and said that he was not in his own power when he made that Chart nor knew his own sense for that he was then in the custody of the said Roger his Uncle who took care of him in his infirmity when all his other friends left him and therefore begged the consideration of the Courâ— whether that gift should be established and offered a Mark for having an Inquisition whether that Chart was made in the tâ—me before mentioned or when he was in his own power There was a Fine 9 Ioh. between Hugh le Butiller and Robert Malluvell to whom the seven Bovats in Ramton were thereby then conveyed Robert Maluvell of Rampton son of Stephen son of Pavia 8 H. 3. claimed Lands in Rampton which the said Pavia his Grandmother held in the time of King Henry the second against Richard Maluvel son of the said Pavia Robert Maulovel 12 H. 3. was attached to answer Roger Maulovel by what warrant he intruded himself into twenty four Acres of Land with the Appurtenances in Rampton which ought to remain to the said Roger by a Fine made between the said Roger and Richard Maulovel his brother The Land was Mortgaged for ten Marks Stephen Malluvell I suppose son of Robert because he is certified to hold a Knights Fee in Rampton of the Countess of Ewe of the old feoffment and paid two Marks for it in the time ...... Nigellus de Ramton Pavia fil haer -Robertus Malluvell Steph. Malluvell-Gundreda de Monasteriis-Adam de Benningfeld mar 2.6 R. 1. Robertus Mallovell superst 8 H. 3. Stephen Maulovell Robertus Mallovell-Eliz fil Tho. de Lungevilers mil. Stephen Maulovel Elizab. fil hear -Joh Stanhope fil Ric. Stanhop Burgensis de Newcastle-Rogerus Arden mat 2. Joh. Stanhop s. p. -Eliz fil Tho. sor haer Joh. Cuilly Ric. Stanhop miles -Elizab ux 1 -Matild sor haer Rad. Dom. Crumwell Ric. Stanhope Ar. ob mar 2.10 H. 6 -Eliz fil Joh. Markham mil. Johannes Stanhope Ar. -Eliz fil Tho. Talbot de Bashall in Com. Lanc. mil. Thom. Stanhope-Maria fil .... Jerningham Edw. Stanhope miles-Adelina fil Gerv. Clifton mil. -Eliz fil Fulc Bourchier Dom. Fitz-Warin Ric. Stanhop fil haer -Anna fil coh Joh. Strelley -Joh Markham miles Saunchia fil haer -Johannes Babington Originalis Babington .... fil .... Galley Johannes Babington ... fil .... Bussy de Hather Johannes Babington ... fil Hercy Nevill-Anthonius Eyr mar 2. Barbar fil cohaer Boswell Will. More S.T.P. mar 2. s. p. Eliz. fil cohaer -Gerv Eyr miles Anthonius Eyr de Rampton Ar. -Lucia fil Joh. Digby mil. ... fil Joh. Packington Bar. Lucia Maria Joh. Newton Bar. Eliz. fil cohaer -Gerv Eyr miles Anthonius Tho. Markham de Allerton Michael Stanhop mil. de Shelford Anna Ducissa Somerset Henr. Stanhope Joana fil Henr. Rocheford Edm. Stanhope Margar. fil haer ux Tho. Skeffington Matilda Rad. Arden Rob. Malluvell Roger. Ric. .... Willielmus Rufus 3 Joh. Robertus of Henry the third This Stephen or a son of his of the same name was Father of Robert Malluvell who married Elizabeth daughter of Sir Thomas de Lungvilers and by her had Stephen Malovel the Father of Elizabeth who had to her first husband Iohn Stanhope the son of Richard Stanhope a Burgess of Newcastle and to her second Roger Arden by whom she had Raph Arden but her eldest son and heir was Iohn Stanhope of Rampton who married the heir of Cuily as in Oxton is noted but had no issue for Richard Stanhope 22 R. 2. was found to be of full age and the heir of Agnes
The Jury 19 E. 2. found that Robert de Wolrington of Eaton held two parts of the Mannor of Eton and the Reversion of the third part which Agatha his mother held in Dower of the Honour of Tikhill by the service of two parts of two Knights Fees and 13s. 4d. to the Castle of Tikhill for Ward fee and that he had four daughters by his said wife Margery his heirs of this Mannor Elizabeth the first eleven years old and above Alianor nine Isabell eight and Alice seven and upwards But Robert de Wolrington was his son and heir of his other Lands in Eton and Stretton c. In 21 E. 3. it was not found to the Kings loss if he granted Iohn de Wystowe Chaplain licence to give two parts of a Mess. in Eton by Retford to the Mansion of Mr. Gilbert de Welton Prebendary of the Prebend of Eton in the Church of St. Mary of Southwell and the third part of a Mess. and one Acre and an half of Land and half an Acre of Medow in the same Town to Henry de Swinstede Vicar of the Church of Eton and there remained over and above to the said Iohn one Mess. and thirteen Acres of Land in Eton. The Jury 37 E. 3. found that Iohn Ward outlawed for Felony held in Eton the fourth part of a Mess. four Acres of Land and half an Acre of Medow of Mr. Iohn de Welton Robert Breretwisel and Henry de Bolyngbroke by the service of 1d. q for Ward fee and that they held of Queen Philip as of the Honour of Tikhill In the time of Henry the sixth the Tenants of Iohn Leverwick held a third part Iohn Cutt a third part and Thomas Wortley another third part Shortly after this time it became the inheritance of Sir Iohn Savage who enfeoffed Sir Thomas Chaworth and others of two parts and Sir William Babington and Thomas Nevill of the third to the use of Hugh Hercy Humfr. Hercy Esquire 8 H. 8. claimed against Iohn Daniel of Eton three Mess. eighty Acres of Land twelve of Medow twelve of Pasture with the Appurtenances in Eton. In the disposing of Hercyes Lands this Town was allotted to George Markham who was the Nephew of Sir Iohn Hercy It was after by that Markham conveyed unto and became the Inheritance of Thomas Markham of Allerton It was lately the Inheritance of Nicolas Stringer whose father purchased it of Mr. Pilkington to whom it was Mortgaged by the feoffees of Mr. Markham and now continueth the possession of Francis Stringer Esquire Johannes Stringer 2 Ricardus Stringer-Maria fil Joh. Poutrell de Westhalum Robertus Stringer de Eaton alias Idleton ... fil .... Hales Eborac Nicol. Stringer de Eaton 1614 -Maria fil Valentin Hartop de Com. Leic. Nicol. Stringer ... fil Fran. South mil. Franciscus Stringer ... fil Joh. Newton Bar. Anna-Tho Jobson Eliz. -Joh Copley Joh. Stringer fil haer Robert Watson 8 Eliz. claimed against Edward Rosse two Mess. two Tofts two Gardens thirty Acres of Land and one Acre of Wood with the Appurtenances in Eton by East Retford who called to warrant Edward Blakenall The owners of Eaton Town in 1612. are said to be Nicolas Stringer Gent. Edward Pilkington de Stanton in Com. Derb. Esquire ... Hublat Gent. Iohn Blaknall The Vicarage of Etton was 4l. 13s. 4d. or seven Marks and so it still continueth in the Kings Books and the Prebendary Patron Grove Grave SOme part in Grave as before is noted in Hedune was ancient Demesne of the Soc of Dunham but the principal part was of the fee of Rog. de Busli viz. that which before his coming was the Freehold of Alwin and Osmund and paid for four Bovats and an half to the Common Taxation of those times The Land then being known to be three Car. There afterwards Robert the Man of Roger had one Car. and an half and â—â—x Vill. three Bord. one Sochm. having two Car. and an half There was a Priest and a Church and eight Acres of Medow Pasture Wood one leu long and half so much broad It kept the value of 40s. having Soc in Ordesale and Ranby The next successour of Robert which I have yet found was Gerbert de Archis who 22 H. 2. gave account of ten Marks of the Forest Amercements whose son Gilbert de Arches 28 H. 2. gave account of fifty Marks for the Fine of his Fathers Land he had a son called also Gilbert de Arches as in Weston may be observed Malvesin de Herci and Theophania his wife and William Ruffus and Isabella his wife 11 Ioh. gave account of fifty Marks and two Palfreys for having two Knights Fees with the Appurtenances which were Gâ—lbert de Arches father of the said wives who were his heirs Malvesin de Hersey 5 H. 3. was Constable of Tykhill He in 17 H. 3. had a Release for two Knights Fees which he ought to the Castle of Tykehull Gilbert de Arches who gave his whole Land of Gledethorp to God and the Church of St. Iames at Wellebek and the Canons of that place was Lord of Grove near Retford and had the Barony of Grove intire he begat two daughters Theophania and Isabella and so was the Barony divided between the said two daughters There came one who had the Sirname of Hercy and married Theophania the first begotten of whom was then viz. about the latter end of Edward the second Sir Hugh de Hercy A certain Knight called William Rufus married the second daughter Isabella and begot of her a certain daughter Eyncina by name who was married to one of the Sirname of Mortayn who begot on her two sons William and Robert de Morteyn The said Eyncina after the death of her husband gave to Robert her son the Mannor of Grove because William his brother was heir and Robert had not whereof he might live Of William the elder the Inheritance descended to Sir Roger de Morteyn who then was as son and heir from Robert the second son the Inheritance of Grove descended to Stacy de Morteyn who then was as son and heir The Jury 27 E. 1. found that Robert de Morteyn held in Grove c. doing homage and fealty to Hugh de Hercy and paying to Tykhill Os. yearly for Ward Fee c. and left Eustachius de Morteyn his son and heir above thirty years old Grave and Hedon made an intire Villa 9 E. 2. and Hugh de Hercy Eustachius de Morteyn and Laurence de Cheworthe were then Lords Hugh de Hercy the younger 16 E. 2. had pardon for acquiring the Mannor of Grove held in Capite of the King of the Honour of Tykhull The King 10 E. 2. wrote from Woodstok 27 of Iune to Robert de Perpount Iohn Deincourt and Hugh de Hercy for two thousand footmen of which two hundred Miners to be chosen out of Nott. and Dabyshires and to be led to Newcastle
Monasterijs gave to the Priory of Thurgarton that Bovat of Land in Leyrton which was Vlfkells viz. that which Adam and Ernis held Roger de Capella confirmed it of whom the said Adam and Ernis held it and so did Henry de Capella This was in the year 1328. divided and Henry de Wentelane and Emme Arnwy then paid each of them 2s. 2d. for each of them paid half a Bovat to the said Monastery in Leverton The Jury 24 E. 1. found that Robert de Hayton when he died held Lands here viz. one Mess. three Bovats five Acres c. of Iohn de Hastings in Socage for 18s. 7d. Rent and that Thomas and Robert his sons were his heirs as in Hayton will also be noted The Jury 8 E. 3. found that Thomas Latymer Bouchard held when he died joyntly with Lora his wife 30l. and 12d. Rent for term of life whereof in South Leverton 11l. 9s. 4d. ob q. in Cotom 22s. 2d. ob in Stretton Fenton Littelburgh Clareburgh Wellum Morehouses Wheatlye Wyston North Woodhouse c. certain Rents of the free-holders and Oswardbek Court then held of the King by reason of the minority of Lawrence son and heir of Iohn de Hastings In 22 E. 3. Lawrence de Hastings late Earl of Pembrok was found to have held the said Rent of the free-holders and a certain Wong in South Leverton containing an Acre and an half and halfe Rood and other very small parcels in some of the other Towns Laurence Moigne and Elizabeth his wife who 10 H. 6. had the Mannor of Hayton and Marshall Hall had also something in South Leverton Iohn Wimbish and Ioane his wife 3 H. 8. suffered a recovery of twenty Mess. one Dovecote one thousand Acres of Land three hundred of Medow one hundred of Pasture one hundred of Moor and 46s. Rent with the Appurtenances in South Leverton North Leverton Cotom East Retford West Retford Wellum Moregate Clareburgh Norwell and Heydon which Simon Stalworth Clark Iohn Byron Esquire Richard Basset Esquire Edward Bussy Esquire Gyles Husey Esquire and others claimed against them In 14 H. 8. the same persons with Hamond Sutton Gent. and others claimed against the said Iohn Wymbyshe and Iohan his wife the moyety of the said twenty Mess. one Dovecote one thousand Acres c. in the said places Humfr. Bentley Gent. 36 H. 8. claimed against Thomas Wymbyshe Esquire twenty Mess. c. in the said places William Oglethorp and Iohn Mason 11 Eliz claimed against William Bette and Isabell his wife two Mess. two Tofts one Dovecote two Gardens eighty Acres of Land thirty of Medow twenty of Pasture six of Wood forty of Marsh and 2s. 1d. Rent with the Appurtenances in South Leverton and Cotham who called Robert Harryson Gent. Ed. Pickering Gent. and William Caryer 17 Eliz. claimed against Hugh Monnock Robert Caworth and Alexander Sampson three Mess. three Tofts three Gardens one hundred Acres of land thirty of Medow thirty of Pasture and four of Wood with the Appurtenances in South Leverton and Cotham by Cotes who called Iohn Bussy Esquire There was a fair house and Demesnes with divers Tenements and Farms heretofore of long time the inheritance of Nevile of South Leverton sold in our times by the Neviles now of Mattersey unto the Right Honourable the Earl of Kingston with whose posterity it continueth In 1612. the owners of South Leverton Town are said to be William Keyworth Thomas Sampson Edward Barker Henry Sampson William Sampson Alexander Carrier Hugh Husband Robert Porter Edward Carrier Cott. Thomas Tong c. The Vicarage of South Leverton was eight Marks and the Chapter of Lincoln had the Patronage 'T is now 6l. 13s. 4. value in the Kings Books and the Dean of Lincolne Patron as he is of Maunsfeld with which 't is like this Church passed to that of Lincolne by the gift of King William 2. Rufus noted in Maunsfeild Little Greeneley Greenlege THe greatest part of this Hamlet was of the Soc to Dunham the Kings Land to which there belonged in Greeneleigâ— as much as answered the ordinary Tax of that time viz. before the Conq. for two Bovats and the sixth part of a Bovat The Land being then also two Car. There five Sochm. and one Bord. had two Car. and Pasture Wood four qu. long and four broad Another less parcel in Greeneleig was of the Arch-bishop of Yorks Fee and Soc to Sudton and Lund and Scroby c. being as much as paid to the Geld for one Bov. and ¼ Mr. Alan de Bolleshoure brother and heir of Henry Norreis gave to his Nephew Henry Norreis and his heirs all his Land which he had in the Clay viz. in Greenley and in Stretton in Wyston in Fenton in Leieton paying yearly to him and his heirs a pair of Gilt Spurrs at Whitsontide for all services And he gave him likewise the moyeâ—y of the Mills of Redford with the Suits works Fishings and all Customs paying to him and his heirs yearly four Marks of Silver and he would acquit the said Henry and his heirs against the King concerning 20s. and a pair of Guilded Spurrs and other 20s. against the Lords of Wheteley The King 30 E. 1. granted Alexander le Norreys upon his Fine leave to give to Richard de Fenton during his life with remainder to the said Alexander and his heirs one Mess. eighty Acres of Land and ten Acres and four of Medow with the Appurtenances in Greeneley which were held of the King in Capite The Jury 9 E. 2. found that Alexander le Norreys held of the King in Capite or Chief by the service of a pair of Gilt Spurrs in Greenely Retford and Wiston one Mess. sixty six Acres of Land c. and in Claworth of Robert de Hardreshull one Mess. thirty Acres of Land c. by the service of 24s. per annum and that Iohn le Norreys son of the said Alexander was his next heir Robert Blackwall Clark one of the Masters of the Kings Chancery Robert Lytton Knight Iohn Morton Esquire William Bolling Gent. and Roger Bryde Clark 15 H. 7. claimed against Iohn Bolore son and heir of William Bolore one Mess. eighty Acres of Land eleven of Medow forty of Pasture and 12s. Rent with the Appurtenances in Gryngley East Radford and Wellom Iohn Hercy Esquire 1 Febr. 35 H. 8. had licence to alienate one Mess. fourscore Acres of Land twelve of Medow forty of Pasture and 12s. Rent with the Appurtenances in Grinley East Retford and Wellome to Iohn Clark and his heirs Lion Sherbroke 8 Eliz. claimed against Brian Clark one Mess. one Toft one Garden one Orchard 100. Acres of Land 100. of Medow 100. of Pasture one hundred of Wood and one hundred of Furz and Heath with the Appurtenances in little Grynley by Grove East Retford and Wellom There were fifteen Oxgangs of Land of the Soc of Oswaldbek in this place
the Demesne of Gringeley and by Emme the wife of William de Luvetot Founder of the Church of St. Cuthbert near Wirksop with the Consent and Confirmation of Richard de Lovetot her son given to that Monastery to buy Wine for the use of the Mass together with an Essart of Asaley to make Wafers William de Lovetot son of Richard also confirmed that gift of his Grandmother and so did Matilda de Lovetot wife of Gerard de Furnivall only daughter and heir of the said William Lord Lovetot which said Matilda de Luvetot confirmed also to the said Monastery all Bollum in Lands and Medow and Mill to which Richard de Luvetot her Grandfather had given it King Henry the eighth by his Letters Patents dated 28 Octob. 36 H. 8. granted to Robert Swyft and William Swyft and their heirs the Mannor of Bollome and two Mills in Bollome within the Parish of Hayton one called a Walk Mill and two Gardens within that Parish called the Chappell and the Old-yard and five Tofts in East Retford c. all which and many other Lands and Tenements then granted were late belonging to the Priory of Wirkesop and from Swyft it was conveyed to Francis Worteley and Mary his wife and the heirs of Mary 7 Eliz. It was lately the Inheritance of Francis Worteley Knight and Baronet The Tythes of the Mills of Bolum were part of the Vicarage of Clarburgh by the Ordination of Sewall Arch-bishop of York 1258. The Arch-bishop of York gave the Church of Bolum with the Appurtenances which might be worth ten Marks and belonged to a Prebend at York viz. in the Chappel of St. Mary and All Angells mentioned in East Retford to William de Lanum in the absence of the Prebendary Wellome WEllum and Suventon of the Kings great Soc of Maunsfeild lying in Oswardbek Wapentak afterwards called only Oswardbek Sok paid the Geld or Tax as five Bov. â…“ The Land two Car. Five Sochm. one Vill. one Bord. had two Car. Medow one qu. ½ long one qu. and ten Perches broad Pasture Wood nineteen quar long and two qu. ½ broad the value 10s. 8d. Of the Arch-bishops great Sok of Sutton Wellum and Suventon answered for five Bovats ¼ being near alike to the former parcell Matilda de Luvetot sometime wife of Gerard de Furnivall gave to the Canons of Radford near Wirksop for the safety of her Soul and of the Souls of her sons Thomas de Furnivall and Gerard his brother her whole Land which she had in the Territory of Wellum with the Homages and Services of the Men and their Sequells c. There was a Suit 5 E. 2. for Lands in Wellum Clareburgh and Bolum partible amongst heirs Males Adam Prat of Redford who lived in the time of Henry the third had three sons Iohn Walter and Thomas Iohn had Thomas Prat the Plaintiff Adam Robert and William Walter had Adam Iohn and Thomas and Thomas the son of the first named Adam had Thomas Prat of Retford the Defendant There was a Fine at York 9 E. 3. between Iohn son of Iohn de Boughton and Constantia his wife Plaint and Richard son of Walter de Bildeswath Def. of five Mess. three Tofts two hundred sixty nine Acres of Land and forty two Acres of Medow and 50 and 6s. and 8l. Rent with the Appurtenances in Wellum Haâ—ton Grenley and Clareburgh whereby they were settled on the said Iohn and Constantiae and the heirs of their bodies remainder to the right heirs of Iohn It appears 8 E. 3. that in Wellum with Morehouses 49s. Rent was yearly paid by the Freeholders to the Lords of Oswaldbeck Sok Humfrey Hercy Esquire 8 H. 8. claimed against Iohn Brig of East Retford one Mess. eighty Acres of Land twelve of Medow forty of Pasture and 12s. Rent with the Appurtenances in Grynley and Wellom The Priory of Wirksop had chief Rents in Wellome 21s. 6l. and Lands there Rented at 5l. 5â— 8d. besides 5l. 7â— 8d. in the Parishes of Clareborough Bolome Wellome and Hayton The free Chapel of Tilne in the Parish of Hayton had Lands here and so had the free Chapel of our Lady and All Saints called Sepulchers Chapel near the Minster at York George Lesemore and Iohn Strangman 13 Iul. 37 H. 8. had licence to give a Mess. and Tenement in Wellome late belonging to the Priory of Worksop to Richard Richardson junior of Clareborough and Alice his wife and their heirs Gabriel Richardson Gent. 1 Ian. 7 Eliz. had licence to give it to Chr. Twiselton and Anne his wife George and Brian Twiselton and their heirs Mr. Edmund Browne built a pretty House at Wellome and left two daughters his heirs about 1673. Tilne North and South THe Kings great Soc of Maunsfeild extended it self into Oswardebek Wapentak to which was belonging in Tilne as much for the Geld as was in the same Town of the Arch-bishop of Yorkes Fee belonging to Sudton viz. two Bovats and ¼ The Land one Car. There two Sochm. one Vill. one Bordar had six Oxen in their Plow or six Bovats in their Carucat There was a Mill 32s. and six Acres of Medow the value was 40â— 'T is like the Arch-bishops part was about the same value for he had in Tilne a Mill also yielding 30s. which is said to belong to Lanum King Henry the thirds Precept to the Sheriff of Nott. dated 1 Decemb. 5 H. 3. shows that King Iohn gave to Roger de Lanum Father of Thomas de Lanum who then had paid his Fine of five Marks and done his Homage for it four Marks Rent with the Appurtenances in two Woods and one Mill in Tylne which the Sheriff was then to give the said Thomas seisin of accordingly The Jury 30 E. 1. found that Thomas de Lanum held Lands in Tylne in Hayton and Clareburgh Church and in Carleton upon Trent twenty seven Acres of Land c. and that Roger de Lanum his son and heir was then above threescore years old Roger de Lanum held twenty Bovats of Land in Tilne with the Mill of the gift of Thomas de Lanum and paid yearly 40. and Thomas was enfeoffed by King Iohn for a Sparhawk and it was of the Soc of Oswaldbek It appears by the return of the Ad quod Damnum 32 E. 1. that Roger de Lanum enfeoffed Robert le Power and Roger his son of 13s. 4d. Rent in North Tilne and South Tylne held of the King as of the Soc of Oswardbek paying a Sparrow-Hawk yearly to the Exchequer on the Feast of St. Iames the Apostle The Jury 18 E. 2. found that Robert Power of Tylne held in Tilne 13s. 4d. of the King in Capite as in petty Serjeanty by the Service of 2â— yearly to the Exchequer for a Sparrow-Hawk And one Mess. and two Bovats of Land of the Arch-bishop of York for 2â— per annum and Suit to Lanum Court And twenty Acres
at the time of the Inquisition I suppose Lord should have been left out for I find Edward son and heir of Roger North did fealty for Lands in Walkringham 22 May 18 Eliz. c. Rogerus North de Walkringham Rogerus North de cadem Thom. North de Walkringham Rogerus North de Walkringham-Eliz fil Ant. Staunton Edward North de Walkringham -Doroth fil Tho. Wray de Richmond Carol. North miles fil haer -Doroth fil Will. Burnell de Winkburne Carolus North aet 2. an 1614. Edward Tho. Rog. Joh. Edw. filiae 5. maritat viz. Jud. ux -Tho Tuke Doroth. ux -Rob Royston Eliz. ux -Tho Forster An. ux -Thom Sturton Mar. ux -Franc Thornhill Rogerus North de London Haberdash Thom. North de London-Christian Edward North mil. Dom. North. de Carthidge -Alicia fil .... Squier King E. 6. granted to Sir Michael Stanhope Knight and Iohn Bellowe 18 August 2 E. 6. amongst other things certain Mess. in East Retford and also Messuages Lands and Tenements late in the Tenure of Giles Horbury Robert Kesghley Thomas Stocom c. in Walkeringham late belonging to a Chantry in the Chapel of Padham in the County of Lancaster The owners of Walkeringham Town about the year 1612. are thus set down Sir Thomas Iervas Knight Edward North Esquire Francis Williamson Gent. William Clark junior Robert Williamson Thomas Stokham William Theaker Robert Hawksworth Robert Woodhouse one Mess. one Garden one Orchard thirty three Acres of Land Richard Wright Roger Drayton Giles and Edward Tomkinson c. The Vicarage of Walcringham was 8l. when the Prior of Wirksop was Patron 'T is now 7l. 11s. 5d. ob value in the Kings Books and the Patronage belongs to Trinity Colledge in Cambridge Misterton Stockwith Gunthorp IN Munstreton of the Kings Soc of Maunsfeld there was also a good share which paid the Geld for five Bov. and ¼ The Land one Car. There five Sochm. six Vill. one Bord. had one Car. Medow one qu. long half so much broad The value in the time of K. Wil. when the survey was taken was 7s. At which time there was also in Munsterton of the Fee of Roger de Busli that which before the Conquest five Taynes had for five Mannors which paid the Geld or Tax for thirteen Bov. ½ The Land two Car. ½ There Roger had 8. Vill. 5. Bord. having 2. Car. ½ There was a Church Medow three qu. long one qu. ½ broad In the Confessours time the value of this was 20 s In the Conquerours when the survey was taken 21s. more or 2s. or 20s. for every Copy I have differs There was also in Munstretune of the said Rogers Fee Soc to Gringeley seven Bov. ½ ad Geldam The Land twelve Bovats There were five Sochm. one Vill. five Bord. having one Car. ½ Medow four qu. long half one broad Pasture Wood four qu. long one qu. ½ broad Wil. de Lovetot gave the Church of Misterton with Gringley and Walcringham and the rest to the Monastery of Wirksop which he founded as in those and other places is noted It was inrolled in Michaelmas Term 7 E. 2. that King Henry the elder viz. H. 2. And King Iohn King of England and when he was Earl Morton gave to the Canons of Newstede fifteen pound Land in which were contained two parts of the Town of Walcringham and the third part of the Town of Misterton with Stokketh and Walcreth and the whole Fee which the said Canons held was of the Kings ancient Demesne in the Soc of Oswardbek and they had Writs of having Tallage of their Tenants in Walcringham Misterton and Papulwyk when King E. 1. made all his Demesnes throughout England to pay Tallage and granted to the great men who held any of those Demesnes to have reasonable Tallage and made Mr. Adam de Hamundesham and Sir Richard de Furneys Assessors and Collectors and they made Richard de Whatton and Walter Olyver Collectors In the Tallage Assessed 32 E. 1. and 35 E. 1. Misterton was 10s. Walcringham 24s. and certain in Papulwyk 13s. 2d. It appears also in other records that the Prior of Newstede had two parts of the Town of Walkringham and eleven Bovats of Land in Misterton of the gift of the said Kings as before is shown In an Assize 18 E. 1. it also appears that the Prior of Newstede Robert de Hayton and Constantia de Byerne were chief Lords of the whole Town of Misterton but that the Free-holders had Common in twenty Acres of More which the said Lords had inclosed The suit it seems continued for 35 E. 1. the said Prior Constantia and Thomas son of Robert de Hayton complained that Roger Oyly Parson of the Church of Misterton Robert de Levesham William Doynell Hugh le Fouler Roger son of Nicolas c. unjustly c. but the Jury found that it was the Common soyl of the free-holders and that the Lords had nothing in it but as Fre-holders according to their proportions c. and so the Lords were cast though some Lawyers did not like the Verdict Misterton 9 E. 2. answered for an intire Villa and the King the Prior of Newstede and Thomas de Hayton were returned Lords of it The Jury 24 E. 1. found that Robert de Hayton when he died held six Bovats in Misterton of the Lord of Gringley and six Bovats in Capite of the Lord of Tikhill Castle then in the Kings hand and that Tho. and Rob. his sons were his heirs The Jury 14 H. 6. returned that Thomas Belwode Iohn Greystoke Clark and William Farceux Vicar of the Church of Misterton were seised of the Mannor of Hayton and held two Mess. five Bovats of Land and Medow and 4s. Rent in Misterton and Stokkyth and two Bovats in Walkringham and by their Deed passed them to Raph Makarell and Margery his wife named in Hayton where the descent of some of these Lands may be further discerned Market and Fair 12 H. 3. was proclaimed to be in Stoketh Town The Prior of Newstede 17 E. 3. recovered against Iohn son of Hugh le Fouler of Misterton 2s. 6d. Rent which Mr. Thomas de St. Alban Rector of the Church of Misterton died seised of who was a Bastard as the Prior supposed and had no heir Robert de Haldenby and Alured Vicar of Athelingslet by an Assize taken 10 R. 2. recovered their seisin as well of the moyety of 7. Mess. fourscore Acres of Land ..... as of 63s. Rent service issuing out of the said moyety against Iohn Morley his wife and their son in Misterton with 10◠damage for which 12 R. 2. they prayed execution and had it c. Walter de Eogheler in 5 E. 3. held the moyety of a Bov. in Misterton which lately was Raph Damyots an Ideot by the service of 8s. per an of the Mannor of Gringeley then in the Kings hand By a Fine at Leicester the Wednesday after the
Feast of the Ascension by the Kings Writ and likewise 20s. to him from that time till St. Michael The Township of Maunsfeld 2 Ioh. ought fifteen Marks for having their Pasture in the Parc of Clipeston as they were wont to have in the time of King Henry 2. father of that King Iohn before it was inclosed to make a Park Philip Minekhan 9 Ioh. had the houses of Clipeston with the Hays and with the Custody belonging to them and 20l. Land which were Vi'on de Fontibus which before were committed to Galf. Georz and Rich. de Lessington so that he might only have 100s. to sustain him in the Kings service and might answer the King concerning the residue and concerning the Town of Clipston but the Sheriff answered for Clipston and the said Philip ought to answer for Carleton and Derleton for the half year as the Sheriff said Clipston was burned it seems and repaired again before 5 H. 3. The King 31 H. 3. committed to Robert le Vavassur Sheriff of Nottingham the Mannors of Derlington Retford Clypston and Ragenhall to be kept as long as it should please the King His Grand-child King Ed. 2. Mar. 5. in the ninth year of his reign directed his Writ from Clypston to the Sheriff of Nottingham and Derb. for making that Record called Nomina Villarum earundem Domini in which Clypston was returned half a Villa and the King Lord of it The Hunters or Hunts-men of the Town of Kings Clipston 1 E. 3. had Common of Pasture there for all sorts of Creatures and their Cattel except for Goats in the Kings Hay of Berkeland in recompence of the like Chace which they had before in the soyl of the Park of Clipston at the inclosure of it and also they might have Fugeria and Folia which one Forest book calls Gorstegrasse and Leafe in the said Park of Clipston paying 13s. 4d. per an Clipston Mannor and Park 2 E. 3. were by the King committed during his pleasure to be kept by Robert de C ..... so that he should answer to the Exchequer for the issues and keep the Mannor in repair at the Kings cost and the Parcpale at his own receiving for the reparation of the said Pale Timber of the dry Wood there and taking every day for himself the Parcars and makers of the said Pale 7d. Galfr. de Kneveton 16 Iuly 22 H. 6. was made Keeper of the Castles at Nottingham and Rokingham and the Mannor of Clipston and the Lodge of Beskwode in Shirewood for life This Mannor with Maunsfeild and Lyndeby was settled on Edm. Earl of Richmond and Iasper Earl of Pembroke in the time of H. 6. and in 5 H. 8. with others on Tho. Howard Earl of Sucrey at his creation into the dignity of Duke of Norfolk Febr. 1. but came again to the Crown as in Maunsfeld may be noted Edward the sixth passed it to Iohn Earl of Warrewike and Henry Sydney as the possessions of Iasper Duke of Bedford It came again to the Crown and there remained till King Iames his time that it was passed to the Feoffees of Gilbert Earl of Shrewsbury It is now the inheritance of his Grace William Duke of Newcastle and within the Parish of Edenestowe there is scarcely any ruines left of the Kings old house except a piece of a thick Stone Wall and the Park is also cleared of all the Gallant Oaks wherewith it was well furnished before the late Rebellion The Jury in 10 E. 3. said that Peter Witheberd of Kings Clipston had a Mess. and one Bov. in Warsop and two Mess. and two Bov. and an half in Kings Clipston by the service of 2s. 6d. per annum according to the Custome of the Mannor of Kings Clipston of the ancient Demesne of the Crown and that Wil. Wyththeberd was his son and heir and above thirty years old William Witheberd son and heir of William 7 R. 2. was found to have aliened a Bovat and two Mess. to Iohn Wytheberd his brother without the Kings licence which Iohn did no service The Jury 15 R. 2. said that the Town of Clipston in several parcels of accounts of Collectors of fifteenths c. appeared ever to have been Taxed amongst the Burroughs and Demesnes of the King Iohn Bever about 11 H. 4. held 〈◊〉 Toft and Bovat in Clipston in free-Burâ—â—â—â— by the service of 12d. per annum as parcel of 4l. 10s. per annum the Farm of the Town of Clipston There are Customary Tenants in Clipston though not quite in ancient Demesne Edenstow Thoresby And Carberton OF the Kings great Mannor of Maunesfeild there was in Edenestow one Car. ad Geld. The Land two Car. There was a Church a Priest and a Berue four Bord. had one Car. Pasture Wood half a leu long and half a leu broad In Carberton two Car. In Turesbye fix Bovats The men of Edenstowe 9 H. 3. had the Pasture and Hays of the King Billehag and Bircland The men of Edenestowe 14 H. 3. make Fine with the King for having the Kings Pasture there which nevertheless they could not have because it was to the hurt or Nusance of the Forest. In the Nom. Vill. 9 E. 2. Edenstow and Carberton answered for a whole Villa whereof the King was Lord. There was licence granted 1 E. 3. to H. E. that he might take away houses in the Town of Edenstowe within the Forest of Shirewood and carry the Timber thereof out of the Forest without hindrance from the Foresters The Dean and Chapter of the Church of St. Mary of Lincolne 3 E. 3. said that they were Parsons of the Churches of Edenestow and Orston and by reason of the Rectory of the said Churches had divers Tenants within those Towns belonging to their Parsonages and whereof they said that they and all their Predecessors time out of mind had had view of Frank-pledge in Edenstow and amends of the Assize of Bread and Ale broken of their Tenants in the said Town and likewise of their Tenants in Orston Hen. de Edenstow Clark and Rob. his brother gave their Mannor of North Muscam to the Priory of Newstede as in those places is shown and the said Henry about 14 E. 3. was also giving one Mess. and one Bovat of Land with the Appurtenances in Edenestowe to two Chaplains in the Church of the blessed Mary of Edenestow which Mess. and Bovat were held of the Church of Lincolne for 14d. per annum and there remained over to the said Henry ten pounds Land in Burton and Stretton held of the Church of York by the service of 6d. per annum The Town of Edenstow within the Forest of Shirewode 4 H. 4. had confirmation of a Fair there to last every year for two days and likewise in 13 H. 6. The Hospitals of St. Leonard in Chesterfeld 12 H. 3. were to have two Oakes delivered in
part of Stavele in Darbyshire c. The Jury 16 E. 3. found that Edward le Despenser held this Mannor joyntly with Anne his wife and that Edward was his son and heir In 4 H. 5. they said that Constance who was late wife of Thomas sometime Lord le Despenser held when she died in dower of the inheritance of Isabell the wife of Richard Beauchamp of Burgavennie Knight the third part of two parts of the Mannors of Kimberworth and Bautre c. and the third part of the Mannor of Peverellesthorp It came to le Despenser and so to .... Beauchamp Earl of Warwick and so to Richard Nevill and so to George Duke of Clarence and to Richard Duke of Gloucester and after to the Crown Sir Iohn Byron had it and Mr. Lodge sometime an Alderman of London It was the Earl of Kingstons and is his sons It is within the Parish of Edenstowe as Thouresby is The Mannor of Perlethorp sometime parcel of the possessions of Edward son of George Duke of Clarence and late in the Tenure of Iohn Byron Knight with Knesal and Clipston c. 16 Novemb 5 E. 6. were amongst other things granted to Ed. Fynes Lord Clinton and Saye and his heirs Walesby WAlesby was with Kirketon or Schidrintune and Wilgebi of several Fees as in that place may be seen viz. some of it the Kings Land with Wilgebi Soc to Grymeston some Roger de Buslies Soc to Tuxferne some Goisfrid de Halselins Soc to Laxinton In Walesby two Bov. ad Geldam The Land four Bov. There two Sochm. had one Car. Some of the Fee of Roger Pictavensis Soc to Hoctune half a Bov. ad Geld. The Land four Bov. In the Conquerours time waste Soc. In Kirkton and several other places may be discovered how this place in part was disposed of amongst others Reginald Vrsell gave to the Monks of Rufford in pure Alms the service which Robert de Lexinton was wont to do him for one Bovat of Land which he held of him in Walesby viz. a pair of Spurs of Iron or 2d. yearly with all Reliefs Wards Eschaets c. William Lancelene gave to William son of Eudo de Hibaldestan with Cecilia his daughter in Frank-marriage and their heirs one Bov. of Land in Walesbi with the houses and men who held the Land with all their Children and Cattel c. Raph de Wadeland in Walesby gave to the Monks of Rufford the whole service which Iohn de la Cnause of Walesby William his brother William son of Henry Nicholas his brother Robert D'aubeney and Richard son of Philip ought him for their Lands and Tenements they held of him in Walesby with Homage Wards Reliefs Rents Suits of Court c. Several others gave to that Monastery which made it the most considerable owner and with it at the dissolution did all these Lands pass to the Earl of Shrowsbury as in Rufford may be observed The Jury 26 E. 1. said that Richard son of Marion de Walesby held in Walesby six Bovats freely for 3s. 9d. per annum of Thomas de Maresey Lord of Gamelston some also went with Houghton to Lungvilers as in Tuxford may be seen The Church or rather Chapelry was as part of the Chapelry of Blyth given by King Iohn to Walter Arch-bishop of Roan and his successours and the Canons in that Church It continued a member of the free Chapel of Tikhill as in Lowdham and East Markham c. may be guessed William Davenport of Brome Hall Esquire in 1 H. 8. claimed against William Bradborne one Mess. eighty Acres of Land twenty of Medow sixty of Pasture twenty of Wood and 3s. 10d. Rent with the Appurtenances in Walesby Wellawe and Kyrton William Mason and Owen Shipley 9 Eliz. claimed against William Ingham two Mess. two Tofts two Gardens fifty Acres of Land c. in Walesby and Willughby who called Robert Markham Esquire The Vicarage of Walesby was 8l. when the Abbat of Westminster was Patron 'T is now 6l. 1s. 3d. value in the Kings Books and the Lord Viscount Hallifax Patron Bevercotes I Find not this place in Doomsday Book howbeit 't is certain it was of the Fee of Tikhill for William de Bevercotes held a Knights Fee here of Alice Countess of Ewe as of that Honour and paid two Marks for it in the former part of the Reign of H. 3. In the year 1224. William de Bevercotes confirmed to the Monks of Blyth all the Tenements and gifts which Roger de Bevercotes and Robert his son often written Bevereus his Ancestors gave except the Forein service of one Bovat of Land which Robert del Eschaler held in Bevercotes Rogerus de Bevercotes Robertus de Beverell 11 H. 2 -Joana Willielmus de Bevercotes defunctus 11 Joh. -Helewisa Willielmus de Bevercotes 1224. miles-Isabella Willielmus de Bevercotes Willielmus de Bevercotes miles 35 E. 1. Johannes de Bevercotes miles 4 E. 2 -Margeria Willielmus de Bevercotes 3 E. -Joana fil Ric. Byron Johannes de Bevercotes sine prole-Elianora Richard de Bevercotes-Avicia Johannes de Bevercotes-Joanna Richardus de Bevercotes-Anna fil Joh. Holingworth Alexander de Bevercotes-Anna fil haer Willielmi de Staynford Willielmus de Bevercotes-Margareta fil ..... Serleby Cuthbertus de Bevercotes-Barbara fil Will. Clerkson Will. de Bevercotes-Cecilia fil cohaer Joh. Constable de Kinalton mil. Cuthbertus de Bevercotes-Agnes fil haer Rob. Holt de Stubley Willielmus de Bevercotes ob juvenis s. p. Maria ux Rutlandi Molyneux s. p. Brigirta ux Joh. Colly s. p. Richard Thom. de Bevercotes Rich. Byrkets de Newark Alicia fil haer ux Tho. Massingberd Anthon. de Ordsall Samuel Kath. ux Robert Cumberworth Richard Thom. and of one Bovat which Raph Rap held in Elkeslay and except the Suit of his Mill of the same men Robert de Bevrecote 11 H. 2. ought relief for one Knights Fee of the Honour of Tichehella Robert de Beverell 9 R. 1. is certified to owe 20s. for having his Land viz. 12s. Land which was taken into the Kings hands for Earl Iohn Robert de Beverell 5 Ioh. ought 10l. for his Fine and Relief of one Knights Fee which he held of the Honour of Tikehull Ioane who had been wife of Robert de Bevercote 11 Ioh. gave account of xx m. and one Palfrey for having such seisin of the Land with the Appurtenances which the said Robert sold to her before he took her to wife Simon son of Fulc 11 Ioh. gave account of 30 m. for having the Land which was Robert Beverells in Bevercote and Milneton and Marcham which ought to descend to him from the said Robert as he said Helewisa who had been wife of William son of Robert 11 Ioh. gave account of C. and xx m. and iiii Palfreys that so she might have peace of Peter Burgess to whom the King had commanded her to marry William de Bevercote
had three Car. ½ six Sochm. on two Bov. of this Land and fifteen Vill. eleven Bord. having three Car. There was a Priest and a Church and one Mill 16d. and half the seat of a Mill Pasture Wood five qu long four broad In King Edward the Confessours time the value was 64. then when the Survey was taken in the Conquerours 4 s less Gilbert de Arches Lord of Grove by the consent of Gilbert his son and heir gave to the Church of Wellebec together with his body his whole Land of Gledethorp and Thomas son of Raph de River gave his whole Land there reserving 8s. per annum to himself and his heirs for which the brethren gave him three Marks of Silver and 20 ◠He did affy or promise to hold this bargain with his right hand in the hand of Walter de Sidenham Andrew son of Thomas de la Rivere confirmed the said gift of his Father and by another Deed released the 8 s per annum Oliva daughter and heir of Alan Fitz-Iordan Lord of Tuxford in her Widowhood and lawful power after the decease of Roger de Montebegonis sometimes her husband as before him was Robert de St. Iohn gave to the Church of Wellebec and Canons there c. a certain Medow in Warsop which was called Bradheng A Grant or Donation 17 H. 3. was made to Robert de Lexington of the Parc of Karleton and Crumbwell and of the Mannor of Warsope with the Advowson of the Church and the Mill of Hilueton which he had of Oliva Fitz-Iordan In 52 H. 3. it seems Robert de Sutton was Lord of the Mannor of Warsop which Margery sometime wife of Iohn de Lexinton held in dower and which the King had given to Queen Alianor his Consort for the redemption of the said Robert de Sutton according to the Edict of Kenilworth Robert de Sutton son and heir of William de Sutton deceased who held the Mannor of Warsop of the King in Capite did his homage 53 H. 3. But there was some strife between the King and the Noble Robert de Sutton concerning the Presentation to the Church of Warsop The Jury◠52 H. 3. found that Robert de Sutton was above twenty seven years old at his fathers death and that there was 3. Car. in Demesne and free-holders c. The Jury 20 E. 1. said that Margery de Merlay held the Mannor of Warsop with a Garden and eight Bov. of Land c. of the inheritance of Richard de Sutton son of the said Robert In 16 E. 2. they said that Iohn de Somery held Warsop and Ekering of Iohn de Sutton son of Richard which Iohn de Sutton then had to wife Margaret one of the sisters and heirs of the said Iohn de Somery and Thomas Bottetort had Ioane the other Richard de Sutton 1 E. 2. had an Ad quod Damnum to settle this Mannor and Advowson on the said Iohn and Margaret and their heirs and then there remained the Mannor of Ekering and 5. Marks yearly Rent in Allerton under Sherwood and the Mannor of Sutton upon Trent The Jury 2 E. 3. said that Iohn Nunnes of London acquired the Mannor of Warsop in Fee of Iohn de Sutton Iohn arte Nunnes 3 E. 3. claimed to have a Mercat here every Tuesday with Toll and Stallage and other things belonging to a Mercat Iohn de Nunnes Citizen of London 3 E. 3. passed his Mannor of Warsop with the Advowson of the Church and with the Parc of Plesele in the County of Derby to Sir Iohn de Roos Knight and his heirs This Mannor with Ekering and Sutton continued with the Lords Roos and their heirs the Earls of Rutland as in those places may be noted The last Earl George gave this to William Willughby late Lord Willughby of Parham his sisters son Iohn son of William de Ros de Hamelak 11 E. 3. had confirmation of free-warren in his Demesne Lands in Tuxford Warsop and Aston and that he and his heirs for ever might freely and without impediment run through the Kings whole Forest in this County at the Fox Wolf Hare or Cat except the Kings Demesne Warrens this was dated March 20. The Abbat of Wellebec confirmed to Hugh son of Robert del Estapilton and the heirs of his body remainder to Robert brother of the said Hugh c. one Mess. with a Toft and one Bov. of Land in the territory of Warsop which the Monks had of the gift of Eva Murdac wife of Hugh Brett which she had by right of inheritance for her part of William de London her brother named in Nettleworth Walter le Brett 9 E. 1. claimed against Iohn de Lascelles six Bov. and two Acres of Land and one of Medow in Warsop and against the Abbat of Wellebec other lands there he was son of Richard son of Eva who had another husband Thomas de Lascelles in the time of H. 3. and gave the Land to Richard de Lascelles who thereof enfeoff'd the said Iohn against whom the Plaint was brought Gledethorp with Welbek is the inheritance of his Grace the Duke of Newcastle The owners of Warsop in 1612. were said to be Roger Earl of Rutland William Kitchen Will. Barker Iohn Whitehead Adam Hawkesworth of Holmefeild Iohn Taylor Iohn Butcher The Rectory of Warsop was 20l. when the Lord Roos was Patron 'T is now 22l. 15s. 2d. value in the Kings Books and William Willoughby Patron Sulkholme Suckholme KIng Henry the son of King William gave to the Priory of St. Oswald of Nostle in Yorkshire three Bovats in Warsop and Sulkholme and two parts of a Bovat of Land which King H. 2. also confirmed The Jury 2 E. 1. said that the Prior of Sr. Oswald paid to the Lords of the Mannor of Warsop for the Town of Suckholme two Marks yearly In the Record of Nom. Vill. 9 E. 2. Warsop and the Sok answered for an intire Villa whereof at that time the King Iohn de Somery and the Prior of St. Oswald were certified to be Lords The Prior 3 E. 3. claimed all sorts of Priviledges But the Jury could not find that in the Mannor of Sulkholme he or his predecessours had Infangtheif or Gallows he had view of Frank-pledge there but it never happened in the Juries knowledge that ever Bread was baked there to be sold that they might have had emendation of the Assize The Demesne and Mannor of Suckholme late belonging to the Priory of St. Oswald 1 Iuly 37 H. 8. was with all the Appurtenances granted to Margaret Leek the Widow of Iohn Leek Gent. for life remainder to Henry Leek her son and heir and the heirs of his body remainder to the right heirs of the said Margaret then extended at 11l. 13s. 9d. ob per annum It was in 1612. the possession of Sir Charles Cavendish and is now his sons the Duke of
Robert de Nott. at Darby the Fryday before where it was found that the said Tho. de F. senior held in the County of Darby the Mannor of Eyum of the King of the Honour of Peverell of the Castle of the High Peke 1. f. which Mannor he bought of Roger Morteyn And that he held the Mannor of Middelton of Thomas de Chaworth by the Service of half a Knights Fee and that he had of one Richard de Bernake who held it of the said Thomas by the same Service And that he held the moyety of the Town of Bracington as parcel of the Wapentac of Wyrkesoorth which was an Eschaet of the Kings by the forfeiture of Thomas late Earl of Lancaster by the Service of finding two Frank-pledges in that Wapentach and that a certain Ancestor of him the said Thomas de Furnivall had that moyety and held it to him and his heirs by the gift of a certain Earl of Derby who held that Wapentach of King Henry the third Grandfather of the King viz. Edward the second in Fee Farm for ever and the said moyety of the Town of Bracington gave to the said Ancestor of the said Thomas de F. in Frank-marriage with a certain daughter of the said Earl And the said Thomas de F. senior held of Nicolas de Langford as of his Mannor of Haversedge in the said County an Hamlet called Bauntford c. but none by Barony or part of a Barony c. Yet it appears that he was called to all the Parliaments as other Barons were as for example in the 23 E. 1. to one to be held at Westminster the first of August and to another the same year the Sunday next after the Feast of St. Martin in Winter and that at St. Edmunds Bury the day after All Souls 24 E. 1. and that in 12 E. 2. and that in 13 E. 2. and in 14 E. 2. to that to be held at Westminster three weeks after the Nativity of St. Iohn Baptist both Thomas de Furnivall senior and Thomas de Furnivall junior were summoned Thomas de Furnivall senior 6 E. 3. held this Mannor with the Appurtenances and Gresthorp as in that place is noted The Jury 28 E. 3. said that Elizabeth de Monteacuto held the Mannor of Wyrksop of the endowment of Thomas de Furnivall her quondam husband and of the Inheritance of Thomas de Furnivall who then was Cousin and heir of her said husband viz. son and heir of Thomas de Furnivall son and heir of Thomas her husband She was daughter of Peter de Montford and widow of William son of Simon de Montacute and mother of William de Montacute Earl of Salisbury There is a Monument of Marble for her yet standing on the North side of the Quire at Christs Church in Oxford Thomas de Furnivall junior was above forty years old at the death of his father which was the day after the Purification 1332. He married Ioane the eldest daughter and co-heir of Theobald de Verdun Lord of Alveton Castle in Staffordshire Baron of Webley in the County of Hereford the relict of William de Mountague This Thomas de Furnivall Lord of Alveton in Staffordshire died at Sheffeld the day before the Ides it should be Nones of October 1339. the Inquisition saith the Thursday next before the Feast of St. Dionis 13 E. 3. which is on Oct. 9. leaving then his son and heir Thomas de Furnivall about seventeen years old whose brother William de Furnivall which afterwards was his heir and did his Homage 39 E. 3. was born at Alveton Castle the tenth of the Kalends of September 1326. Their father who died about 14 Octob. Anno Dom. 1339. was buried the Munday within the Vtas of the Ascension of our Lord next following in the Abby of Beauchief by the Abbat of Crokesden his said wife Ioane the Lady of Alveton died in Child-bed 6 of the Nones of Octob. 1334. of the age of thirty years and two Months and was honourably buried the seventh of the Ides of Ianuary following at Crokesden amongst her ancestors of the Family of Verdun Founders of that place Her son Thomas de Furnivall 17 E. 3. had an Ad quod Damnum for settling the Castle and Mannor of Sheffeld and in 18 E. 3. the Castle and Mannor of Alveton to the use of him the said Thomas and Margaret his wife and the heirs of their bodies as William de Furnivall his said brother and heir had 40 E. 3. to settle the Mannor of Farneham in the County of Bucks to the use of him the said William and Thomasia his wife and the heirs of their bodies William de Furnivall Chr. dyed the twelfth of Aprill 6 R. 2. seised of this Mannor c. Thomasina his wife held the Mannor of Coggeshalis in Elmedone in Essex and the Mannor of Dagworth in Suffolk Ioane the daughter of the said William wife of Thomas de Nevill was then found his heir and above fourteen years old This Thomas Nevill was brother to Raph first Earl of Westmerland He was Treasurer of England but is not in Mr. Dugdales Catalogue which makes these Chronicles of Wirksop more doubtful and in right of his wife Lord Furnivall he was buried here most magnificently and lieth in the middle above the Quire He died the Munday next before Palmsunday 8 H. 4. leaving behind him another wife who was Ankaretta daughter of Iohn le Strange of Blackmere and widow of Richard son of Gilbert Talebot and mother of the famous Iohn Talbot she and he in her right held the Mannor of Swynden in Wiltshire and the third part of the Mannor and Hundred of Shryvenham in Barkshire of the Dotation of Richard Talbot Chr. her former husband the heirs of the said Thomas de Nevill were then found to be Matilda and Ioane his daughters Thomasia who had been wife of William Furnivall Chr. died on the Feast of St. Margaret the Virgin being Saturday 10 H. 4. Matilda was found Cousin and heir and aged seventeen years viz. the daughter and heir of Ioane the daughter and heir of the said William and Thomasia and the said Iohn Talbot had then taken her to wife This Iohn was brother of Gilbert Lord Talbot and after the death of Ankaretta his said brothers daughter his heir He was in his said wifes right Lord Furnivall and had respite of Homage 7 H. 5. Febr. 12. He was created by King Henry the sixth at Windsor May 20. 19 H. 6. Earl of Shrowsbury He was Earl of Weishford in Ireland by Inheritance and created Earl of Waterford 17 Iuly 24 H. 6. and Steward of that Kingdom and afterwards Marshal of France most worthily where he wan so many Battels and was so formidable to the French during the twenty four years of his most glorious Warfare there He was slain at the Siege of Chastilion the fourth of the Ides of Iuly
Anno 1453. as also was his son Iohn Talbot Viscount Lisle whom he had by his second wife Margaret the daughter of the famous Richard Beauchamp Earl of Warwick The body of our Noble Earl was brought over and buried at Whitchurch after whose death Burdeaux was presently taken by the French and an end made of that War and the Civil Wars begun here by the Dukes of York and Somerset Iohn the second Earl of Shrowsbury his son by his first wife the forenamed Matilda was a most excellent young man and most like his ancestors he fell in the Battel of Northampton the sixth of the Ides of Iuly 1460. fighting on the part of King Henry the sixth who was then taken Captive by his Adversaries Elizabeth daughter of Iames Botiller Earl of Ormond was his wife and Sir Humfr. and Sir Christopher Talbot his brothers He was buried here and had Inscriptions upon his Tomb Prose and Verse c. He and his father were both Knights of the Garter as these Earl usually were and he 35 H. 6. was Lord Treasurer He had sons Iohn Iames Gilbert of Grafton Knight of the Garter and Banneret father of Iohn father of Iohn c. of whom the present Earl of Shrowsbury is descended and Christopher another son of this great Earl who was Arch-deacon of Chester and Rector of Whitchurch nigh Blackmere and George Anne the daughter of this second Earl was wife of Sir Henry Vernon of Haddon His said son Iohn Talbot the third Earl of Shrowsbury Weishford and Waterford was born on the Eve of St. Luke the fourth hour after midnight 1448. he married Katherin daughter of Henry Stafford Duke of Buckingham and died in the City of Coventry the fourth of the Kalends it should be Ides of Iuly 1473. and was buried in the Chapel of St. Mary at this Wirksop The Inquisition saith his death was on the Saturday next after the Feast of the Nativity of St. Iohn Baptist 13 E. 4. otherwise 28 of Iune which is 4 of the Ides of Iuly and that George his son and heir was then above three years old This George the fourth Earl was also Knight of the Garter and a great man with King Henry the eighth His first wife was Anne the daughter of William Lord Hastings Chamberlain to King Edward the fourth by whom he had his eldest son Francis and many children his second wife was Elizabeth daughter and heir of Sir Richard Walden of Kent by whom he had a daughter Anne the heir of her mother married to Peter son of Sir William Compton to whom she brought Henry Lord Compton Ancestor of the Earl of Northampton and was after married to William Herbert Earl of Pembroke This Earl George died the twenty sixth of Iuly 1538. and was buried at Sheffeild To his son Francis Earl of Shrowsbury did King Henry the eighth 22 Novemb. 33 H. 8. grant the whole Scite and Precinct of the Monastery or Priory of Worksop and all Mess. and Houses and several Closes and Fields and four Acres of Arable in Manton in the Parish of Worksop c. to hold to him and his heirs of the King in Capite by the service of the tenth part of a Knights Fee and also by the Royal service of finding the King a Right-hand Glove at his Coronation and to support his Right-arm that day as long as he should hold the Scepter in his hand paying yearly 23l. 8s. 0d. ob Rent His first wife was Mary daughter of Thomas Lord Dacres of Gillesland she died 28 March 1538. His second was Grace the daughter of Robert Shakerley This Earl Francis was also Knight of the Garter as was also his son and heir George whose first wife was Gertrude daughter of Thomas Lord Ros. and Earl of Rutland by whom he had Francis Gilbert Edward and Henry Katherin the wife of Edward son and heir of William Herbert Earl of Pembroke Mary the wife of Sir George Savile Ancestor of the Lord Halyfax and Grace married to Henry Cavendish eldest son of Sir William Cavendish whose widow this Earl George took to his second wife she was Elizabeth the daughter of Iohn Hardwick of Hardwick in the County of Derby Esquire and first married to ... Barlow of that County next to Sir William Cavendish by whom only she had issue then to Sir William St. Low and lastly to this great Earl she adorned these Counties with the magnificent Houses of Chattesworth Hardwick Oldcotes and this Worksop Mannor and with her Illustrious Off-spring the Families of the Earls of Devonshire and Duke of Newcastle The four sons of the Earl her husband before named three whereof were Earls all failed of issue Male so that the Lands of this mighty Earldom and this Lordship became divided Francis married Anne daughter of William Earl of Pembroke without issue His brother Gilbert Earl after him married Mary daughter of Sir William Cavendish and of the said Elizabeth the Countess his Mother-in-law by whom he had three daughters and heirs Mary wife of William Herbert Earl of Pembroke without issue Elizabeth of Henry Earl of Kent she was acquainted with the great Antiquary I. Selden and accused for cutting down the best Oaks of all England both here and at Sheffeild she also left no child and Aletheia the wife of Thomas Earl of Arundell she bore him Henry Earl of Arundell who by his wife Elizabeth daughter of Esme Stuart Duke of Lenox begot Thomas since the Kings return restored to the Dukedom of Norfolk and Henry Lord Howard and Earl Marshall of England his brother who manageth all this Noble Inheritance for him whilest he remains not so capable of such affairs in Italy A SOUTH-WEST PROSPECT OF THE CHURCH OF RADFORD BY WORKSOP A. 1677. A SOUTH PROSPECT OF WORKSOP MANNOUR The old Abbey Gatehouse at Radford by Workshop as it now is A. 16â—6 A good part of the Church is yet standing in which lay William de Lovetot the Founder on the North side by the wall at the lowest step tending to the high Altar he died 7 Id. Apr. Richard de Lovetot his son is buried below his father under a white stone at the left side of Sir Thomas Furnivall William Lovetot son of Richard by the lowest step in the same pavement The last Thomas Furnivall lyeth in a Tomb of Alabaster beyond the principal Quire on the North side and William on the South side Ioane the wife of Thomas Nevill was buried above the principal Quire and lay with her Image of Alabaster very near her husband Maud their daughter was buried in the Chapel of St. Mary before the Image of the blessed Mary near the side of the Stall Thomas de Furnivall son of Bertha buried at the bare-foot Friers in Doncaster died the fourth of the Ides of May. The Inscription upon the Tomb of Iohn the second Earl of Shrowsbury in this place was thus Sepulchrum magnanimi ac praepotentis Domini Domini Johannis Talbot Comitis Salopie
Wodehouse and the bound begun at Suthones and extended it self by the way which was called Kirkegate and led to Wirksop unto the Cross which divided the Fee of the King and the Fee of the Lord of Wirkesop and the Fee of Tikehull And towards the East is the Kings Wood which Wood Thomas de Hayton Elias son of Hubert of the same and Peter de Clumbre held of the King and of the Sokage of Maunesfeld Adam de Hayton and William son of Hubert held two parts of one Car. in Lunde Clumber Retford and Misterton of the Honour of Tikhull for a Horse and Sac to the Constable when he should go into Wales and paid no Scutage About the time of H. 6. Robert Hekeling held the third part of a Knights Fee in Lunde and Clumber King H. 8. 23 Mar. 36 H. 8. granted to Roger and Robert Taverner and their heirs a Mess. and Lands in Clumbre late belonging to Newstede at 11s. per annum The same King 22 Novemb. 38 H. 8. granted to Iohn Bellowe and Robert Bigot the Rectory of Carcolston and Advowson of the Vicarage and a Mess. in Clumber with the Appurtenances and the Tythe Corn and Hay in the Fields of Screton then in the Tenure of Richard Whalley Esquire late belonging to the Priory of Worksop as in Carcolston is also noted The owners of Works 1612. are thus set down Gilbert Earl of Shrowsbury Sir Bryan Lassels Knight of Gateford Thomas Bowles of Osbarton Esquire George Eyre Gent. Bryan Taylor Gent. Edward Needham George Hodgekyne George Lowe Iohn Snowden Rob. Mandevill Chr. Champne senior Thomas Longley Iohn Hatfeild Richard Hatfeild Robert Lowe Iohn Dunston William Iervas William Goodridge William Horsfold and Iohn Rayne The Vicarage of Wirksop was twenty Marks when the Prior was Patron 'T is now in the Kings Books 12l. 4s. 2d. value and the last Patron Sir Francis Rodes Carleton in Lindric And VVallingwelles IN Carletune before the Norman Conq. six Tayns had each his Hall or Mannor and amongst them paid the Geld for two Car. The Land was four Car. This afterwards was Roger de Buslies Fee and Turold de Cheverchort I suppose his Man or Tenent had there one Car. and two Sochm. and sixteen Vill. and three Bord. having four Car. there was a Church and two Mills of 21s. and twenty Acres of Medow Pasture Wood one leu and an half long and half one broad In the time of Edward the Confessour the value was 4l. when the Conquerours survey was taken 30s. Raph de Cheurolcurt by the consent of his heirs gave and granted and by his Charter confirmed to Almighty God and the Virgin St. Mary his glorious mother a place in his Park of Carletun by the Wells or Fountains and Stream or River of the Wells whose name should be called St. Mary of the Parke to make and build there an habitation for holy Religion so free that this place should not depend on or belong to any other place in honour and memory of the blessed and glorious Virgin Mary the Mother of God and for all religiously serving God and St. Mary and living Regularly in that place for the remission of all his sins and safety or health of his Soul and of his Father and Mother and of all his heirs and Parents or Friends preceding or subsequent and also of all them who for the love of God and St. Mary should help and maintain the said place He gave also the River of the Wells to the profit of the place and to make mills and Pasture in the same Park for all their Beasts with his and feeding or paunage for ninety Swine in the same Park and a way through the middle of the Park at the South part freely to go out and return to husband their Corn and draw them home And the whole Land which Gunwat held of his Fee in Lands Tilled and Sarted and in Medows and Marishes and the Essart of Thori and the Essart of William son of Lefwin and the Culture of Ruhstoch of his Demesne and the Essart of Ernwi in the middle part of the Holm by the way And in West Holm five Acres in one place and four in another and the Medow which was Godric Palmars and eight Acres of his Demesne in Hayecroc and Common in the Field of Carletun in the Brec and Common of Pasture for all their Beasts every where and the whole Shrub of Sicam to Sart or Stock up which is in length from the Culture of Rustoch into the Ditch of Lindrit and in breadth from the Park to the Essart of Theobald All these things he gave freely to them who should serve God and St. Mary in this place c. with a great blessing upon his heirs that should love and maintain his Alms and a very great curse upon those that should attempt to disturb diminish or straighten it The witnesses were Herbert the Prior of Pontefract Alexander his Nephew Luke the Parson of Carletun Simon de Cheurolcurt Iordan and Richard his brothers Hugh son of Ernald and Nicolas his brother Ernald son of Claron Blundel Godric Modi Walter de Lettewelle and Swarawell the Miller Raph de Caprecuria and Beatrix his sister gave to God and St. Iohn and the Monks of Pontefract the Town of Barnesley Iordan and Richard his sons consenting This gift was made in the presence of Henry de Lascy who was a Witness and also Maud his mother Iordan de Capreolocuria confirmed the gift which his Aunt Beatrix and Raph de Capreolocuria his father made in all things This was done in the Chapel of St. Mary Magdalen in Doncaster before the Kings Justice Richard de Luci which shows it was H. 2. and the Witnesses were Roger Arch-bishop of York Henry de Lascy William de Vesci Robert the Clark of the Sheriff Turstan de Sutton Mr. Robert Morel William Vavasor Iordan Foliot Richard Bagot Robert Despenser Iohn son of William the Almoner Iordan de Cheurecurt 11 H. 2. ought ...... of the relief of one Knights Fee in Karleton This Iordan de Chevercourt it seems married Avicia the daughter of Ranulph the Sheriff named in Markham who had several daughters Letice Mabel whom I guess was wife of Raph de Saint George Albreda Isabell. Aubrea the daughter of Iordan de Chevercourt sometime wife of Robert de St. Quintin gave to the Abbey of Wellebek the whole Land which Roger son of Robert de Langholt held of her in the territory of Carleton for the health of the Soul of Iordan de Chevercourt her father and of Raph her brother's and of Robert de St. Quintin her husband's Ranulph de Novomercato and Raph de St. George were Witnesses Robert son of Ranulph de Novomercato resigned to his said father the service of Thorald son of Hugh which he gave him and confirmed the gift which his Father made of the same to the Abbey of Wellebek The said Ranulf and Letice
the long Ford between Hulecotes and Blyth towards the North of the Fee of William de Cressi yielding 17.d. Cecily daughter of Alan Castell by the consent of Roger de Osberton her husband released the 12d. William de Cressi son and heir of Roger de Cressy confirmed the gift of the said four Acres of Arable in the Fields of Holme and the whole Medow which the said Alan held in Locheng William de Cressi Lord of Hodesak son and heir of Sir Roger de Cressi in the year 1273. confirmed to that Church and those Monks all the Lands c. of his Fee of whose gifts soever they were within the Town of Dulecotes and without together with free Chiminage to carry their Hay and Corn through his Fee as well of their Grange of Hulecotes as other-where excepting the way before his Mannor of Hodesak By a Fine 4 E. 2. Hugo de Cressi settled the Mannor of Oulecotes and one Mess. one Car. of Land and 18s. Rent with the Appurtenances in Great Morton by Babworth on Robert Russel of Tikehull and Cecily his wife and the heirs which he should beget on the body of the said Cecily remainder to the right heirs of Robert Robert Russel 9 E. 3. granted a Mess. and twenty one Acres of Land with the Appurtenances to Laurence Mynyot for the life of the said Laurence By an Inquisition taken at Newark on Thursday 5 Iuly 2 H. 5. where Stirap was pleaded to have been an Hamlet of Oulcotes but the Jury found it otherwise viz. a Town of it self it appeared that Robert Russell and Cicely had a son named Robert Russell who had a daughter Sibyll the wife of Iohn Longespy of Dunham and a son named Edmund Russell of Oulecotes who gave the Mannor of Oulecotes and Lands in Stirap to Sir Iohn Cressy Lord of Hodesak who gave the Mannor of Oulecotes to Hugh son of William Cressy of Wadington and the heirs Males of his body which Hugh gave it to Thomas Hercy Chr. and others 9 H. 4. betwixt whom and the said Iohn Longespy was a special Assize 2 H. 5. concerning Lands in Oulecotes and Stirop Hugh Cressy held a Knights Fee in Oulecotes in the time of H. 6. and after him Christopher Cressy There was a Recovery 20 E. 4. wherein William Hynde claimed against Nicolas Worteley the Mannor of Oulecote with the Appurtenances and one Mess. one Car. of Land 18s. Rent c. in Great Morton by Babworth Gervase Cressy 8 H. 8. suffered a recovery of the same to Richard Sutton Adam Holland Henry Waren and William Clarkson In Queen Elizabeths time Henry Cressy paid 3s. 4d. for Lands in Oulecotes late Sir Iohn Byrons and formerly Christopher Cressyes held by the service of half a Knights Fee Iohn the Constable of Chester was Lord of the Fee of Oulecotes by Blyth Gerard de Sterape begat Gerard who begat Philip de Oulecotes Lord thereof who held the Mannors of Oulecotes and Sterap for one Knights Fee which Philip died without heir of his body but had five sisters who divided the inheritance amongst them being heirs of the said Philip their brother the first whereof was called Alice de Sterap the second Margery or Margaret the third Isabell the fourth Iuliana and the fiâ—th Constance Alice had three sons out of Matrimony viz. Ingeram to whom she gave three Bov. in the Town of Sterap Hamelin de Buggethorp married the second sister and begot on her Galfr. who begot Ingeram de Oulecotes who held the Mannor of Oulecotes and gave it to Roger de Arci about 2 E. 1. with all his Lands in Vlecotes and Stirap and Blyth on condition that the said Roger de Arci should procure him to be made a Knight at his own charge and find him and his three Men and three Horses meat drink and clothes during his life The third sister Isabell took an husband Thomas de Stretton Knight who died without children and in her widowhood sold part of her Inheritance to the said Ingeram and Norman de Sterap and part to the Abbat of Welbec The fourth sister took an husband Galfr. de Barneby who begot on her Norman de Sterap who begot Thomas who begot Iohn who begot Robert de Sterap who gave some Land to the Abby of Welbek The fifth sister Constantia took an husband Daniel of Newcastle who begot her son and heir Iohn de Adham who had part of the Inheritance in Northumberland likewise Apeltan in Sterap fell to him and one Bovat of Land and the Medow in Lokinton but the Lord of Oulecotes held that part because the said Iohn would not do him homage as all the other sisters did The Sheriff 6 R. 1. gave account of 32s. 3d. of the Land of Philip de Vlecot the Kings enemy of the Honour of Tikehill Robert de Veteriponte 9 R. 1. ought 4l. and 4d. of the firm of Stirap and Vlecotes which were Arnald de Diest's the whole year of the Escaets which were delivered to the Knights or Sâ—uldiers of Flanders Philip de Hulecote 1 Ioh. gave the King 100l. and a War Horse which he paid the King Iohn at Xantes for having Iohan daughter and co-heir of Robert de Mesnill the sister of the wife of Sewall son of Henry Progenitor of the Shirleys whom the King had granted before to the said Sewall to be married to his Nephew who was dead This Philip de Vlecotes was a very great Man all the time of King Iohn and Sheriff of Northumberland c. and had Writs to free him from Scutages as in the Pipe Rolls of that time is evident He was a Justice Itinerant 3 H. 3. in Cumberland Westmerland and Lancashire In 4 H. 3. Octob. 13. he was made Steward of Gascoigne and Poictou His five sisters and Gerardus de Styrap Gerardus de Styrap-Matilda Reg. de Blid. p. 73. Philip. de-Joan fil coh Rob. Ulecotes de Mesnill 1 Joh. post 6 R. 1.1 ux Walt. de Goder-Joh 5 H. 3. vill -1 Alic. Ingeram de Styrap -Dionysia relict 1278. Reg. de Blid. p. 76. Richardus de Stirap Willielmus de Stirap Rich. de Stirap petens 10 E. 2. Hamelin de Buggethorp fil Will. de Audreby Regist de Blid. 73 -2 Marg. Galfr. de Burgethorp Ingeramus de Oulecotes mil. 2 E. 1.8 E. 1. Reginald frater Ric. Capellani de Blid. -Aleonora Galfr. de Barne-by-4 Julian Normanuns de Stirap Thom. de Stirap Johannes de Stirap Robertus de Sterap 5 Daniel de Novocastro -Constan Johannes de Adham 3 Tho. de Stretton mil. s. p. -Isab heirs before named 5 H. 3. had the Lands of the said Phil. de Vlcotes the day that he went into Poictou by the Kings Precept and Galf. de Gurdon had the custody of the Land and heirs of Stephen de Muschamp in Biermare which Philip de Vlcotes gave him Walter Crec Hugh de St. Bermero and Galfr. de Cressy were then Knights
Kings Return purchased of Iohn Boun Esquire the Serjeants elder son to enlarge her own to which it was contiguous as she did also perhaps for the Gardens sake wherein she takes great delight the dwelling House but that she shortly after sold to Robert White the present owner who in the place of an old Barn or Stable hath built a pretty New Brick House facing St. Maries Church-yard There was a Fine levyed at Nottingham the Munday next after the Feast of St. Martin 3 E. 3. between Walter son of Robert Ingram Quet and Robert Ingram Chivaler and Orframma his wife Deforc. of four Messuages one Oven forty Acres of Land six Acres of Medow and 100. Rent with the Appurtenances in Nottingham which were then settled on the said Walter Ingram and the heirs of his body remainder to the said Robert and Orframma and the heirs of Robert Iohn Ingram of Nottingham 4 R. 2. conveyed to Sir Gervas Clifton Knight Hugh de Willughby Raph de Adurley Richard de Gifford of Nottingham Thomas Martell Thomas Whatton Raph de Adurley junior and Thomas Ingram Chaplain all his Lands Rents and Services in Sneynton and other where in England c. Edmund Ingram of Nottingham 8 R. 2. passed all his Lands Rents and Services in Sneynton to Sir Edmund Perepunte Knight and his heirs and likewise the yearly Rent of eight Marks issuing out of all Lands and Tenements in Nottingham and Willeford and Whatton The Witnesses were Iohn Samon of Nottingham Iohn Croweshawe of the same Henry de Plumptre then Bayliff of Nottingham Robert de Whatton Iohn de Burton c. I guess that my Lord Marquess of Dorchesters House wherein his Grandfather Sir Henry Pirrepont dwelt on the top of St. Mary Hill was Sir Robert Ingrams for in 13 E. 2. St. Mary Lane is said to lead from the Kings Hall to the Tenement of Robert Ingram c. he is named in Sneynton also if that Robert was not his father or other Ancestor as by the time he should Luke de Crophill Clark son of Gregory de Crophill gave one Messuage in Nottingham which William de Stoke sometime held of him to the Priory of Thurgarton in pure Alms. William son of Roger de Crophull 5 E. 3. passed a Croft c. to William son of William de Crophull in Nottingham of which place they were both then Inhabitants The Witnesses were Laurence le Spicer the Major Robert de Morewode Bayliff Robert de Crophull of Nottingham Roger de Botehale Nicolas de Shelford c. On the Seal of Arms of Nicolas de Crophill of Nottingham within the Circumscription of his name 35 E. 3. is A Lion Rampant as there is on the Seal of Iohn Crophull of Nottingham Skinner 16 H. 6. and at other times empaling A Chevron between three Bulls heads Cabossed Many of the chief men of Nottingham had Seals of Arms within a fair Circumscription of their names as Hugh le Spicer son of Laurence le Spicer of Nottingham which Hugh married Ioane the daughter of William de Amyas and had upon his Shield a Crosse Formie and on a Chief three Palletts 8 E. 3. As Robert de Morewode 9 E. 3. had A Chevron between three Holly Leaves slipped erect And Roger de Hopwelle of Nottingham also 44 E. 3. had A Bend ingrailed between two Crossecrosletts Richard Samon and Thomas de Amyas 5 E. 3. were Bayliffs of Nottingham and 40 E. 3. Iohn Samon was Major These Samons had interest in Gotham and some of them settled at Annesley Woodhouse whereof I have found the Entry set down in the following Page The Arms of this Family at length were Three Samons in pale which quartered with Arg. a Bend ingrailed Azure between a Mullet and an Annulet Gules which are in the South Window of St. Maries Church and supposed to belong to St. Almond or Samon of Nottingham Johannes Samon de Nort. benefactor Eccles. B. Mariae-Joana Richardus Samon Johannes Samon Thom. Samon de Annesley Woodhouse temp H. 7 -Cicelia fil Joh. Babington de Dethick Rich. Samon de Annesley Woodhouse -Jana fil Phil. Draycot de Paynesly in Com. Staff -Jana fil Alex. Mering de Collingham ux 2. Anthonius Samon de Annesley Woodhous -Maria fil Thom. Antwisel Leicest 1 Edw. Salmon-Isab fil cohaer Will. Newenham mil. .... Samon cohaer -Johannes Savile de Darton Grange in Oxton 2 Johannes 3 Wilfrid 4 Thom. Isabell. Mary Milecent ux Rog. Ferenden alias Arundel Joh. Samon Nicol. Isabel. Catharin In the time of King Richard the second here flourished Henry de Plumptre and two Iohns de Plumptre brothers as their several Wills do intimate Henrys Testament bears date 1408. which year he died in which he gave a Legacy to his sister Elisota and another to Iohn de Croweshawe his younger brother besides very many other as one to Thomas his brothers son and another to Elizabeth his own wifes daughter Iohn his son and heir and Margaret then wife of the said Henry were his Executors and Thomas de Plumptre Chaplain a Witness Iohn de Plumptre's Testament was dated 1415. not long before his death he also gave a Legacy to his sister Elisota and another to his brother Iohn His Executors were Iohn de Plumptre his Cousin and Thomas de Plumptre Chaplain his Cousin also Iohn Plumptre junior was a Witness This Iohn the Testator had licence 16 R. 2. to Found a certain Hospital or House of God of or for two Chaplains whereof one should be Master or Warden of the said Hospital or House of God and of or for thirteen Widows broken with old age and depressed with poverty in a certain Messuage of the said Iohn with the Appurtenances in Nottingham and to give the said Messuage and ten other Messuages and two Tofts with the Appurtenances in the said Town to the said Master or Warden and his successours viz. the one Messuage for the habitation of the said Chaplains and Widows and the rest for their sustentation to pray for the wholsome estate of the said Iohn and Emme his wife whilest they should live and for their Souls afterwards In the year 1400. Iuly 12. seeing that God had vouchsafed him to build a certain Hospital at the Bridge end of Nottingham in Honour of God and the Annuntiation of his Mother the blessed Virgin for the sustenance of thirteen poor women c. he proposed ordain a Chantry and willed that it should be at the Altar of the Annuntiation of the blessed Virgin Mary in the Chapel built beneath the said Hospital and should be of two Chaplains perpetually to pray for the state of the King of him the said Iohn de Plumptre and Emme his wife and of the whole Community of Nottingham c. who with the Prior of Lenton after the death of the said Iohn the Founder were to present to it and each of the said two Chaplains were for their stipends to have 100s. yearly paid in
the same River to Otter Brigge from thence by the great High-way of Nottingham to the Mill Ford from thence to Mayneshead from thence betwixt the Fields of Hardwick and Kirkeby to the corner that is called Nun Carre from thence by the Assert of Ewan Brittayne to the Earl Stigh and from thence to Stolegate from thence by the great High-way under the Castle of Annesley from thence by the great High-way to the Town of Linbye through the midst of the Town to the water of Liene so to Lenton and from thence by the same water as it was wont of old time to run into the water of Trent and so along the River of Trent to the fall of Doverbecke saving Wellay Hay and other the Kings Demesne Woods in the County of Nottingham This I have the rather done that most men may know when they are within and when without the Forest. And although there were some deafforestations after yet were they resumed so as the old Perambulation stands at this day without any remarkable alteration There have not been many Justice Seats in this Forest of Shirewood those that I have met withal I shall here observe The first was in Henry the second 's time before Hugh Bishop of Durrham Robert Bishop of Lincolne and Robert Earl of Leicester The next I find was in Henry the third's time before Robert Nevill and his fellows Justices The next after that was 15 E. 1. before William Vescy and his fellows and of this Justice Seat the Rolls are extant with the Chamberlains of the Exchequer in the Tallye Office as also the Rolls of the next Justice Seat of 8 E. 3. before Raph Nevill and his fellows The next Justice Seat I can meet with is 21 H. 7. before Simon Stalworth and Iohn Collier Clarks Robert Nevill and Iohn Port or Porter and before them as Deputies and Lieutenants of Sir Thomas Lovell Guardian and Chief Forester and Justice of the Forest of our Lord the King of Shirewood But this Seat I cannot find Recorded in any place although I made diligent enquiry for it upon a claim there for the Town of Nottingham and upon conference with William Noy the late Atturney General to his Majesty that now is he told me it was no where to be found where he had seen I have seen some claims as the beginning of another Justice Seat for this particular Forest 26 H. 8. before Thomas the first Earl of Rutland but no further proceeding therein that I could learn The last upon Record in the Exchequer in the same Tally Office is a Book wherein is entred the Claims and Commencement of a Justice Seat here before the then Lord Crumwell the Kings then Chief Justice in Eyre of his Forests on the North side of Trent The state of this Forest at this present consists of a Warden his Lieutenant and his Steward a Bow-bearer and a Ranger four Verderors twelve Regarders so reduced to the number of twelve by an Ordinance made in Edward the first 's time by William Vescy and his fellows four Agisters and twelve Keepers or Foresters in the main Forest besides there are now four Keepers in Thorney Woods where anciently there were but two one of the North Bayle another of the South they are all reduced under the Chief Forestor the Earl of Chesterfeild and his heirs whose Father Sir Iohn Stanhoppe had the same granted in Fee with liberty to destroy and kill at their pleasures reserving an hundred Deer in the whole Walk There are also besides the Forest-Keepers three in Beskwood Park that before Edward the third's time was an Hay or Wood uninclosed but sithence it was imparked the general Keeper of the Park hath had the Command of the other Keepers as I presume the general Forester of the Hay had before for I find Richardus de Strelley was Forester there 2 E 3. There is also one other Keeper of Nottingham Parke one other of Clipston Parke The twelve Forest Keepers are these One of Maunsfeilde one of Maunsfeild Woodhouse one of Annefley Hills and Newstede one of Papplewicke one of Rumwood and Oswald one of Rughford one of Billahay one of Birkeloud one of Calverton one of Farnesfeilde one of Langton Arbour and Blidworth and one of Sutton in Ashefeild The Castle and the Park of Nottingham was granted to the late Earl Francis of Rutland and is now the Inheritance of the Dutchess of Buckingham his daughter and heir Clipston Park is now the Inheritance of the Earl of Newcastle who is the present Warden of this Forest and his are also the perpetual placing of the Keeper of Romwood and Oswald The Keepership of Rughford is the inheritance of Sir William Savile Lord of Rughford Annefley Hills Papplewick and Newstéede are granted to Sir Iohn Byron Lord of Newstéede and the rest of the Walks are in the disposition of the Warden of the Forest. There are besides as members of the Forest several Wood-wards for every Township within the Forest and for every principal Wood one It would not be impertinent to set down how that in the beginning of the Reign of King Henry the second Ranulph the Sheriff Hugh de Buyrun Raph de Hanselin Robert de Perreriis Raph de Annesley Galfr. de le Fremunt Raph de Heronvill Hugh Fitz-Wlviet Robert de Hoveringham Alexander Fitz-Toche Simon Fitz-Richard Robert de Ripera Richard de Croxton William de Herys Walter de Amundevill Sampson de Stereley Gervas Fitz-Richard de Muey Ingelram the brother of the Sheriff Hugh Fitz-Roger William Fitz-Reyner Hugh Fitz-Albred Hardewin and Gaufr de Staunton swore at Nottingham in the presence of Robert Earl of Leicester who on the part of the King Commanded them that they should tell the truth concerning the Customs and Liberties which the Land of the Arch-bishop of York which is in Nottinghamshire and the Archbishop himself had in the same Shire in the time of King Henry the elder viz. the first and the year and day wherein that King Henry the first was alive and dead And after they had sworne they said That the whole Land of the Arch-bishop was without the Forest which was contained between the bounds underwritten As Doverbeck falleth into Trent and on the upper part from the water of Doverbeck unto Ciningeswad as the way of Blyth goes and all that Land which is beyond Ciningeswad and beyond the aforesaid way was out of the Forest unto Bykersdike so that no Forester of the Kings could intermeddle on the Kings part concerning that Land but the Arch-bishop and his men did freely both Essart and do what they would with it as their own And out of the afore-named bounds in the old Forest the Arch-bishop did Hunt nine daies in the year viz. three against Christmass three against Easter and three against Whit sunday through the whole Wood of Blythworth and in that Wood of Blythworth the Arch-bishop and his Canons and his men had all their Attachments without waste guasto
William and Adam had each a moyety of the Barony of Shelford and their Courts there but because by degrees the Priory became possessed of all it will not be amiss to make further mention of the Family of Bardolf in Sâ—oke and of Everingham in Lâ—â—ton which continued longer to their posterities The Court now kept at Coâ—graâ—e formerly belonging to the Prior of St. Iohns of Ierusalem in the year 129â— by Peter de Hacchâ—m then Master and Lieutenant of the Prior was called their Court of Shelford William the Prior and the Covent of Shelford granted to the Prior and Covent of Thurgarton that they and all Passengers should have a way through the middle of their Medow of Oghâ—ng and the Dâ—â—ch of the said Medow without difficulty for which purpose they would find a Bridge from Mâ—rtinmas till the beginning of May if need were and would not challenge any Tâ—â—le in the moyety of Gunthorpe Ferry by reason of that way for which way their Brethren of Thurgarton were to pay 3s. per annum There was an Agreement made between the said two Hâ—uses concerning differences about Tythes and other things in Crophâ—ll and Tytheby by Walter Arch-deacon of Carliel by Authority from Pope Innocent 4. in the third year of his Papacy Raph Ilingworth 19 E. 4. suffered a Recovery of the Mannors of Boney and Shelford But King Henry the eighth 24 Novemb. in the twenty ninâ—◠〈…〉 Reign 〈…〉 of the Priory and 〈…〉 c. 〈◊〉 it and one hundred sixty 〈…〉 of Land 〈…〉 of Medow are 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 with the Appâ—â—â—enances 〈…〉 Esquire and Anne his wife and the heirs Males of Michael as he did also 5 Febr. 31 H. S. amongst other things the Mannor of Shelford and the Rectoryes of the Parish Churches oâ— Shelford Saxendaâ—e Gedling Button Ioys and North-Buckham Edwardus Stanhope de Rampton mil. -Adeâ—â—â—a fil Ger◠〈◊〉 mil. 〈…〉 Docâ— Fitz. Waren 1 Richardus Stanhope de Rampton -Anna fil 〈◊〉 Joh. Strelley 2 Michael Stanhope mil. -Anna fâ—â— Nichol. 〈◊〉 Tho. Stanhope mil. -Margar fil cohar Johan Poâ—â—e de Eâ—wall in C. Derâ— mil. Eâ—ianor-Thomas Cooper Edw. mil. 〈◊〉 Johannes 〈◊〉 〈…〉 Baron Stanhope 3 â—an Jam-Rogerus Townesend Johan Stanhope mil. ob 1609 -Cordelia fil cohaer Ric. Aâ—ington -Dorothea fil Tho. Trencham Philippus Stanhope mil. creat Com. Chesterfeild 4 Car. 1. Aug. 4. 1628 -Kath fil Franc. Dom. Hastings for Hen. Com. Huntington .... relict Ferrers -Will 〈…〉 1672. Hen. Dom. Stanhope ob ante patrem ... fil cohaer Ed. Dom. Woâ—ton -Heerâ—â—n marit 2. 〈◊〉 Dâ—â— O. Neâ—le marit 3. Ferdiâ—â—â— -Arâ—h Philippus Com. Chesterfeild ... fil Algernon Com. Northumb. uxor 1 -Eliz fil Jacobi 〈◊〉 Oâ—mond 〈◊〉 2 -Eliz fâ—l ... Com. 〈◊〉 ux 3. Filia Elizab. Philippus Dom. Stanhope Carolus Carolus Stanhope -Francesca fil Katherin Fran. Toppe ob 1673. 〈◊〉 Saâ—a Eliz. Alexander Tho. Johan â—il Anna Cocâ—â—â—â— Katherin Hutchinson Doroch Jaâ—â— Frâ—nc Annâ—-Joh 〈…〉 Comes Câ—are 22 Jâ—n 1624. Nov. 2. Thom. Edw. Edw. â— D. Mich. 〈…〉 Docâ— Fitz. Waren Anna-Ed Seymour Box Somerset Protector E. â— and all Mannors Mess. Lands and Tenements c. in Shelford Saxendale Newton Brigford Gunthorp Lowdham Cathorpe Horingham Bulcote Gedling Carleton Stoke Lamcote Flintham Long Collingham Cawnton the Town of Nott. Newarke Burton Ioys and North-Muskam in this County late belonging to this Monastery of Shelford paying 119l. per annum This Michael was second son of Sir Edward Stanhope of Rampton by his first wife Adelina the daughter of Sir Gervas Clifton his second was Elizabeth daughter of Fulc Bourchier Lord Fitz-Warin by whom he had a daughter named Anne married to Edward Duke of Somerset Lord Protector of Edward the sixth in whose cause this Sir Michael Stanhope lost his Head but left the beginning of a fair Estate which his son Sir Thomas and the rest of his posterity have well increased In Shelford Church Here lyeth the body of the Lady Anne Stanhope wydowe daughter to Nicholas Rawson of Aveley in the County of Essex Esquire late wife to Sir Michaell Stanhope Knight which Lady Anne deceased the 20. of Febr. anno 1587. Vivit post funera virtus Over above the Tomb on the Wall is The Epitaphe of Sir Michaell Stanhope Knight whilest he lived Governour of Hull under the late King of famous memory H. 8. and Chief Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to the late Noble and good King E. 6. By Sir Michaell she had these children Sir Thomas Stanhope of Shelford in the County of Nott. Knight Elenor married to Thomas Cooper of Thurgarton in Com. Nott. Esquire Edward Stanhope Esquire one of her Majesties Councell in the North parts of England Iulian married to Iohn Hotham of Scoreborough in Com. Eborum Esquire Iohn Stanhope Esquire one of the Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber to our most deare Soveraigne Lady Q. Elizabeth Iâ—ne married to Sir Roger Towneshend of Eyam in Com. Norf. Edward Stanhope Doctor of the Civile Law one of her Majesties High Court of Chancery Michaell Stanhope Esquire one of the Privy Chamber to Queen Elizabeth besides Margaret William and Edward who died in their infancy The said Lady Anne Stanhope lived wydowe thirty five years in which time she brought up all her younger Children in vertue and learning whereby they were preferred to the marriages and callings before recited in her life-time She kept continually a worshipful House relieved the poor daily gave good countenance and comfort to the Preachers of Gods Word spent the most of the time of her latter daies in Prayer and using the Church where Gods Word was Preached she being .... old she died 20th day of February â—o. 1587. the thirtieth year of the Reign aforesaid in the Faith of Christ with hope of a joyfull Resurrection Upon a smaller Tomb close by Here lieth Beatrix Rauston widowe daughter of Sir Philip Cooke Knight of Essex who departed 14 Ianuary 1554. She was Mother of the Lady Stanhope Sir Thomas Stanhope married Margaret daughter and co-heir of Sir Iohn Port by Elizabeth only daughter of Sir Thomas Gifford of Chillington and Dorothy one of the three daughters and co-heirs of Sir Iohn Montegomery of Cubley in Darbishire by whom he had Sir Iohn Stanhope father of Philip created Earl of Chesterfeild by King Iames and other Children as Anne wife of Iohn Hollis Lord Houghton and Earl of Clare Edward and Thomas Stanhope Sir Iohn had very many children Philip his eldest son the first Earl out-lived Henry Lord Stanhope his son who married .... the eldest daughter and co-heir of Edward Lord Wotton of Bocton Malherbe in Kent by whom he had Philip the present Earl whose first wife was .... the daughter of Algernon Earl of Northumberland his second Elizabeth daughter of Iames Duke of Ormond by whom he hath a daughter Elizabeth and his third wife is Elizabeth daughter of .... the Earl of Caernarvan by whom he hath sons Philip Lord Stanhope Charles
c. The House was a Garrison for the King and Commanded by Colonel Philip Stanhope son of the first Earl and Uncle of this which being taken by Storm he and many of his Souldiers were therein slain and the House afterwards burned Ferdinando Stanhope his brother was slain at Bridgeford doing a charitable office in commanding assistance for the quenching an House there on fire by accident by a Parliament Souldier some while before Mr. William Stanhope servant of the present Earl and son of William Stanhope of Linby his great Uncle is now making some Buildings to the Walls which stood after the fire In Shelford Church upon the Tomb is for Sir Michael Stanhope Quarterly Ermine and Gules quartering Mallovel Longvillers c. impaling Sable a Castlâ— Argent This Family of Stanhope before used the Coat of Lungvillers viz. Sable a bend between six Crosse crosletts Arg. for their paternal Coat as in Tuxford Newstede and other places may be observed On a new Tomb in the Chancell is thus Inscribed Expecting a Glorious Resurrection Neare to this place resteth the body of Katherine one of the daughters of Francis Lord Hastings eldest son to George Earl of Huntingdon first wife to Philip Lord Stanhope of Shelford and Earl of Chesterfeild which Katherine departed this life the 28 day of August An. 1636. leaving issue eleven sons viz. Iohn who died without issue and lieth here interred Henry Thomas Edward Charles Francis and Ferdinando both also interred in this place Michael and Philip here likewise buried George and Arthur and two daughters viz. Sarah and Elizabeth which Henry taking to wife Katherine daughter and co-heir of Thomas Edw. Lord Wotton of Bocton in Kent had issue by her two sons viz. Wotton who died young and Philip now Earl of Chesterfeild and two daughters Mary and Elizabeth Katherine This smale Monument is dedicated to the memory of his deare Mother by Arthur Stanhope her youngest son who hath done the like in the Church of St. Giles in the Suburbs of London for his deare father which Arthur having wedded Anne one of the daughters of Sir Henry Salisbury of Lawenny in the County of Denbigh Knight and Baronet by Elizabeth his wife daughter to Sir Iohn Vaughan of Golden Grove in the County of Caermarthen Knight hath had issue three sons and one daughter viz. Philip and Henry who both died young Charles and Katherine now living East-Bridgeford on the Hill IN Brugeford before the Normans came here Odincar had the principal Mannor which was then rated to the publick Taxation at four Carucats The Land was then accounted six Car. There afterwards Roger de Busli who had the whole Township had in Demesne three Car. twenty Sochm. on ten Bovats of this Land fifteen Villâ—ins three Bordars having eleven Plows or Car. There was a Priest and a Church and twelve Acres of Medow In the Confessours time the value was 3l. in the Conquerours 5l. Here were three Mannors which Turstan Roschett and Luston had before the Conquest rated to the Dane-geld at six Car. The Land one Car. There was three Acres of Medow but after the Conquest the Land was not Tilled The value then was 3s. before in the Confessours time it was 8s. Roger de Busli in the year of our Lord 1088. gave to the Priory which he Founded at Blith two parts of the Tythe of the Hall in Brugeford both of the Lands and small Tythes Willielmus Biset-Hawisia Willielmus Carpentar-Susanna Henricus Biset-Albrea de Lisures soror Johannis Constab. Cestr. Reg. Lent 46. b. Johannes Biset Margeria fil haer aet plen 27 H. 3. Ela 27 H. 3. Isabeâ—la cohaer 27 H. 3. Albrea-Warinus de Basingburne Constancia Johannes de Caltoft-Agnes aet 40. 11 E. 2. Philippus de Caltoft Johannes de Caltoft-Katherina fil Johannis Breâ— Alicia fil haer -Thom atte Hethe Chr. marit 1.35 E. 3 -Willielmus de Chaworth Thom. Chaworth miles-Nicola fil Reginaldi de Braybrook mil. -Isabella fil Tho. de Aylesbury mil. Elizabetha-Johannes Dom. Scroope de Massam Thomas le Scroop de Massam 6 E. 4 Thom. le Scroop Alicia Scrope fil haer -Henricus Scroop Ar. 12 H. 7. Johan de Multon-Isabella Thom. de Multon aet 15.11 E. 2. Albrea Esc. 21 E. 1. Nort. Linc. -Willielmus Ie Grant Rogerus le Brabazon mort 11 E. 2 -Beatrix Manasser Biset Henricus Ausoldus In a great Book in the Duchy Office mention is made of Ranulph Earl of Chesters giving Ludeham and Brigeford to Henry de Lacy in Fee but the next owners I find were the Family of Biset William Carpentar by the consent of Henry Biset his son and of Manasser Biset his own brother and of Ernulphus Biset his Nephew gave his Mill on Doverock called Clive milne to the Priory of Thurgarton for the Souls of William Biset his father and Hawisia his Mother and Susanna his wife and Henry Biset and Ausoldus his brothers and Henry his Nephew and all his Ancestors so that the said Mill should be towards the building of the new Church and when that should be finished to be expended amongst the Fryers reserving to himself and his heirs the Molture of the Corn of his Demesne when he would grinde there With this he gave himself living if he pleased or if he died in England there to be buried Henry Biset son of William Carpentar confirmed his Fathers gift of that Mill with a Bovat of Land in Ludham and a Toft lying by the said Clive Milne and likewise gave to the said Priory the passage of Briggeford with a Toft belonging to it which is now known by the name of Botemans Leyes and still belongs to the Ferry with William the Miller for the Souls of his said father and of his mother and of Aâ—brea his wife reserving to himself and his heirs and servants the free Fishing The Abbat of Roucestre 27 H. 3. claimed against Albreda de Basingburne eight Carucats and two Bovats of Land with the Appurtenances in Briggeford whereof every Carucat contained eight Bovats of Land measured whereof Thurstan his Predecessor Abbat of Roucestre in the time of King Henry the second was seised in right of his said Church Abreda came and answered that neither she nor her Ancestors ever defended this Mannor but by four Carucats as in Tallages Aids Customs and Services and called to warrant Margery Ela and Isabella the daughters and heirs of Iohn Biset Margery was then of fullage Ela and Isabella under age and in the â—â—â—tody of Iohn de Plesseto they were theâ—â—â—â—moned in the County of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Basingburne paid two Marks for one 〈◊〉 Fee here in the time of Henry the third â—â—oreda de Bassingburne held a Knights Fee here by reason of the custody of the Land and heir of Iohn Biset granted by the King Albreda had issue Constancia and she Isabel and Agnes Isabell was mother of Thomas de Multon of Kirketon and Agnes of Philip de Caltoft between
35 E. 1. was Chancellour of Scotland King Edward the second in the beginning of his Reign sent to Robert Clifford his Warden William de Bevercote his Chancellour and Mr. Iohn de Weston his Chamberlain of Scotland certain Petitions exhibited by divers men of that Country to him in Parliament at Westminster to the intent that the men might be before them the said Robert William and Iohn at Berwick upon Twéed within a Month of Easter and be recompenced out of the Kings Money and Victuals in those parts according to their several deserts and the Kings honour In the view of the Account of Walter de Goushull and Reginald de Aslacton Collectors of Scurages 28 E. 1. and afterwards it is said that Sir William de Bevercotes held the Mannors of Bevercotes Markcham Milneton and Elkesley for one Knights Fee and that in 4 E. 2. Sir Iohn de Bevercotes held the said Mannor and so did when the view was taken and that the said Walter de Goushull who was Collector for the Scurages of Scotland Nort. and Derb. 28 31 and 34 E. 1. received 31 E. 1. of Iohn Bevercotes 40s. for one Knights Fee in Bevercotes of the Honour of Tykhull William de Bevercotes 3 E. 3. claimed to have Free Warren in all his Demesne Lands of his Mannor of Beverescote There was a Fine 26 H. 6. between William Staynford Quer. and Richard Bevercotes Esq Def. of the Mannor of Bevercotes with the Appurtenances and of five Mess. one Mill one hundred sixty and eighteen Acres of Land eighteen Acres of Medow and 14s. 5d. Rent with the Appurtenances in Milton Houghton Elkesley Little Markham Great Markham and Walisby whereby they were settled on the said Richard for life remainder to Alexander Bevercotes and Anne his wife and the heirs which he should beget on the body of the said Anne remainder to the right heirs of the said Richard William Wilbram and Ioane his wife held the Premises except the Mannor and one Mess. and 14s. 2d. Rent in Milton and Houghton during the life of Ioane There was an Inquisition taken 9 Ian. 3 E. 6. after the death of Cuthbert Bevercotes who died the sixteenth of Octob. then last past and held the Mannor of Bevercotes of the Honour of Tykhill Cuthbert Bevercotes junior was his Cousin and next heir nine years old the fourteenth of May then also last past There was a Fine 8 Ioh. betwixt Raph Fitz-Simon the Dean and Chapter of Rothomag and William de Bevercotes touching the Advowson of the Chapel of Bevercotes The last heir Male Cuthbert Bevercotes died without issue Male and having a daughter called Mary he married her to Rutland Molyneux younger son to Iohn Molyneux Esquire son and heir to Sir Edmund Molyneux one of the Judges of the Common Pleas and in marriage conveighed to them this Bevercotes and his other Lands Rutland Molyneux sold Bevercotes to the Earl of Clare lately deceased and it is the Inheritance of the Earl of Clare that now is his Grandson Houghton Hoctone THere was a Mannor in Hoctune which became the Fee of Roger Pictavensis and before the Conquest was Baldric's who for it paid the Geld as twelve Bovats The Land then being four Car. but was waste when the Survey was taken in the time of King William the first There were sixteen Acres of Medow Pasture Wood one qu. long eight Perches broad In the time of King Edward the Confessour the value of this was 60. in the Conquerours 20◠it had Soc in Walesby This came to be of the Fee of Lancaster as the rest of Roger Pictavensis his Lands in this County did The Family of Maresey or Mattersey held it as in Gameleston is already shown Yet the Chapel was accounted to belong to Tikhill as in many places may be noted Henry Earl of Lancaster and Leicester 3 E. 3. claimed to have in the Towns of Bothumsell Gameleston Hoghton Crophull and Holme with all their Members which are of the Fee of Lancaster return of all Writs Pleas of Withernam view of Frankepledge with all things which to view belong Waif and Stray c. and all Freedoms and Priviledges c. The Jury 35 E. 3. found that Iohn de Lungvillers had in Houghton two Mess. and half a Car. of Land ten Acres of Medow and two Water-Mills which he held of Nicolas Monboucher by the Service of a Rose and Thomas de Lungvilers was heir of the said Iohn as in Tuxford is also shown Upon the River Idle lies Houghton in Common Appellation called Houghton Lungvillers It came to Mallovell Lord of Rampton by the marriage of the heir of Lungvillers and afterwards to Stanhope in which Family it continued till Iohn Babington and Saunchia his wife daughter and heir of Richard Stanhope sold it to Sir William Hollis or his father great Grandfather to the Earl of Clare the Seat of which Family it still continueth Anthony Stapleton and Iohn Stanley Gent. 29 H. 8. claimed against Iohn Babington Esq and Saunchia his wife the Mannors of Hoghton Laxton and Egmanton with the Appurtenances and forty five Mess. c. in Hoghton Laxton Egmanton Little Markham Milneton South Marneham Walesby Ellesley South Leverton Cottum and East Retford Sir William Hollys and the Lady Elizabeth his wife sister of Thomas Scopeham mentioned by Mr. Dugdale in his Book of Warwickshire at Coventry Cross I take to be the Parents of this William Hollys the younger who became the Willielmus Hollis miles Major Civit. London-Elizab fil Georgii Scopham Willielmus Hollis de Houghton mil. 1 E. 6 -Anna fil haer Joh. Densell Serv. ad legem Densel Hollis-Elianora fil Edm. Dora Sheffeild Joh. Hollis mil. Com. Clare-Anna fil Tho Stanhope mil. Johannes Com. Clare-Eliz fil cohaer Horat. Dom. Vere de Tisbury Gilbertus Com. Clare ..... fil Willielmi Pierrepont .... Dom. Houghton Densel creat Dom. Hollis 13 C. 2. Gerv. Hollis-Franc fil haer Petri Frechevile Frechevile Hollis-Eliz fil haer Joh. Kingston de Grimsby Gerv. Hollis magist Supplic libell C. 2. Frechevile Hollis miles Joh. mil. Thom. mil. Good Sir William and married Anne the daughter and heir of Iohn Densill of Cornewall Serjeant at Law by which Lady for he after her death had also to wife Iane daughter of .... Grosvenor he had Denzill Hollis and Gervas who married Frances daughter and heir of Peter Frechevile of Stavely in Darbyshire and Elizabeth his wife only daughter of gentle Sir Gervas Clifton and Mary his wife daughter of Sir Iohn Nevill by whom the said Gervas had Frechevile Hollis who married Elizabeth daughter and heir of Iohn Kingston of Grimsby in Lincolneshire which Frechevile Hollis was father of Gervas Hollis one of his Majesties Masters of Requests a great Lover of Antiquities whose son Sir Frechevile Hollis lost an Arm in the Dutch War at Sea and since that his life Densill Hollys son of Good Sir William married Elianor daughter of Edmund Lord
Sheffeild of Butterwick and by her had Sir Iohn Hollys created by King Iames Baron of Houghton Iuly 9. in the fourteenth year of his Reign and in the twenty second year Earl of Clare 2 Novemb. Anne the daughter of Sir Thomas Stanhope was his wife and bore him Iohn Earl of Clare and Densill Hollis who married Dorothy sole daughter and heir of Sir Francis Ashley Knight of Dorchester Serjeant at Law by whom he hath issue William c. He was by this King in the thirteenth year of his Reign created Lord Hollis of Ifeild in Sussex His brother the said Iohn Earl of Clare married Elizabeth eldest daughter and co-heir of Sir Horatio Vere Lord Vere of Tilbury and by her had Gilbert the present Earl whose Countess is .... the daughter of the Honourable William Pierrepont West Drayton OF Roger de Buslies Fee in Drayton Suen and Vlstan paid to the Geld for their Mannors before the Conquest as four Bov. â…” The Land whereof was two Car. There afterwards two Men of Rogers had one Car. eight Vill. one Bord. having two Car. There were three Mills 5s. and seven Acres of Medow Pasture Wood three qu. long half a qu. broad In the Confessours time this was 30s. value in the Conquerours when the Survey was made 17s. 4d. Here was then also of Roger Pictavensis his Fee which before the Conquest was Swains who answered the Tax for his Mannor as two Bov. and one third The Land being one Car. When Doomsday Book was made Vsi or Vlsi held this of Roger Pictavensis and had here half a Car. and one Vill. one Bord. with half a Car. Here were three Acres of Medow Pasture Wood one qu. long half a qu. broad In the Confessours time the value was 10s. then but 5s. 4d. Thomas Fitz-William held of the Countess of Augi or Ewe in Clarborough and West Drayton three parts of one Knights Fee as in Clarborough is noted this was Roger de Buslies and the Family of Maresey held that of the Lancaster Fee as in Gameleston and other places may be observed Merriell Bridge THomas Fitz-William gave to the Church and Monks of Blith the Rent of 40s. sterling per annum viz. his moyety of the Mill of Mirihil Bridge with the whole Suit and all things belonging to him by reason of that Mill for 30s. and one half Mark yearly in which the Archbishop of York was held bound to him for himself and his successours for a Tenement which he held of him in Plumtrefeld and one Mark of Silver which William son of H. de Adwic was held to him for a Tenement which he held of him in Adwic to be paid to the said Monks by the hands of the said William and his heirs every year at the Purification of the blessed Mary c. Richard de Marcham obliged himself by Oath to pay 20s. yearly to the Monks of Blith for the moyety of the Mill of Mirihild Bridge which they granted to him and his heirs who were to do Homage and Relief and take their Oaths to pay the said 20s. per annum whether Thomas Fitz-William did warrant the Suit to the Mill or not else the Prior to re-enter into the possession of the whole Mill. Murilde Brigg 3 E. 3. was to be repaired c. This Bridge lies at the entrance of this small Township in Yorke Rode Way betwixt Tuxford and Scroby the Town is in the Parish of Elkesley and the Chapel esteemed part of Tikhill as the rest In the beginning of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth this Mannor was the Inheritance of William Swift The owners of West Drayton in 1612. are set down thus Robert Swift Knight .... Meverel Esquire Robert Brett Richard Whitlam senior Nicolas Whitmore William Simpson Richard Whitlam junior Bothumsell Bodmeschel And Lound Hall IN Bodmeschell Earl Tosti had twelve Bovats for the Geld. The Land eight Car. But after the Conquest the King had there five Vill. and one Bord. with two Car. and one Mill. 8s. and forty Acres of Medow Pasture Wood half a leuc long and four qu. broad In the time of Edward the Confessour the value was 8l. when King William took the Survey but 60s. This Mannor had Soc in Elchesleig both Mortunes Babword Oglesthorp and Ordeshale Ranesby and Sudershale Raneby Madrisseig Lund and Barneby In 9 H. 3. of the Scurage of Mungumery Raph de St. George and Richard de Furnells gave account of two Marks concerning one Fee in Bodemescill Richard de Furnell son and heir of Robert de Furn. which Robert was husband of Isabell daughter of Iordan de Chevercourt released all his right in the Chapel of Bomeshull to the Abby of Wellebec and acknowledged it to belong to the Mother Church of Helkesley of that Abbies Patronage The same did Raph de St. George The said Raph and Richard are said to hold this Fee in Bodmescill of the King in Capite but in a later Inquisition Robert de Furneus and Robert de St. George are said to hold it of the Honour of Lancaster of the old feoffment Robert de St. George 18 H. 3. gave five Marks for relief of the Lands which Raph his father held in Lancashire The Jury 30 H. 3. said that Robert de St. George late husband of Petronilla held in the Town of Bodmeshill with the Sok two Car. of Land and an half of the King in Capite by the service of half a Knights Fee whereof he had in Demesne fifty Acres c. he held divers Lands in Lincolneshire Raph de St. George his son and heir was then fifteen years old The King that year viz. 30 H. 3. committed the Custody of the Lands and heirs of the said Robert de St. George to Robert le Norreis In the Scurage of Wales 39 H. 3. and 44 H. 3. Raph St. George and Robert Furnels paid 40s. for one Knights Fee here and one in Lancashire That moyety of this Mannor which belonged to the Family of Furnalls descended with it as in Carleton in Lindrick will be noted The Jury 25 E. 1. said that Richard de Furnous and Richard de Boselingthorpe held a Knights Fee in Bothemsell of Edmund Earl of Lancaster paying 10â— per annum to the Ward of that Castle And in 19 E. 2. the Jury said that Richard de Boselingthorp held this Mannor when he died by the Law of England of the Inheritance of Isabella his quondam wife and that Iohn de Boselingthorp was their son and heir which Iohn 5 E. 3. had a Charter of Fee Warren for Bothmeshull Raph Brasebrigg Chr. 19 R. 2. by one Fine passed the Mannor of Bothumsell to Iohn de Markham and Elizabeth his wife and the heirs of Iohn and by another 110l. Rent in Bothumsell Robert Fletchar and William Bull 8 Eliz. claimed against William Swyft Esquire the Mannors of Bothumsell Vpton and Elkesley with the Appurtenances and twenty