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heir_n release_v the_o say_v x_o s._n annual_a rent_n unto_o geffrey_n sauvage_n brother_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o say_v elias_n and_o moreover_o that_o the_o same_o william_n burdet_n acquit_v be_v to_o sir_n philip_n marmion_n all_o his_o right_n in_o the_o homage_n and_o service_n of_o william_n le_fw-fr savage_a successor_n to_o the_o before_o specify_v geffrey_n for_o these_o land_n in_o povele_n which_o from_o thenceforth_o be_v hold_v immediate_o of_o the_o marmion_n by_o the_o service_n of_o the_o say_v sore-sparhawk_n 53._o or_o two_o s._n to_o be_v pay_v at_o the_o feast_n of_o s._n james_n the_o apostle_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o socage_n tenure_n but_o by_o a_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o sauvage_n as_o the_o descent_n in_o baginton_n manife_v it_o come_v in_o process_n of_o time_n to_o sir_n thomas_n de_fw-fr endeshoure_n of_o endeshoure_n in_o com._n derb._n who_o sometime_o reside_v here_o obtain_v a_o special_a licence_n cokain_n from_o pope_n urban_n the_o iuth_o 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time_n give_v to_o the_o ancestor_n of_o ralph_n fitz-raphe_n who_o descent_n i_o have_v put_v in_o netherwhitacre_a the_o succession_n of_o which_o manor_n it_o attend_v as_o by_o the_o record_n i_o have_v there_o cite_v may_v appear_v until_o that_o will._n de_fw-fr clinton_n e._n of_o huntendon_n in_o 16_o e._n 3._o be_v obtain_v the_o moiety_n of_o it_o in_o exchange_n for_o the_o moiety_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o netherwhitacre_a from_o richard_n de_fw-fr whitacre_n and_o amabill_n his_o wife_n by_o which_o mean_v it_o descend_v to_o the_o posterity_n of_o sir_n john_n de_fw-fr clinton_n knight_n elder_a brother_n to_o the_o say_a earl_n in_o regard_n of_o his_o death_n without_o issue_n as_o in_o maxstoke_n be_v show_v sir_n john_n de_fw-fr clinton_n knight_n die_v 15._o seize_v of_o it_o in_o 20_o r._n 2._o which_o moiety_n be_v grant_v with_o bole-hall_n and_o glascote_n to_o james_n leveson_n merchant_n of_o the_o staple_n in_o 29_o h._n 8._o and_o by_o he_o past_a to_o sir_n walter_n aston_n knight_n in_o marriage_n with_o eliz._n his_o daughter_n as_o have_v be_v already_o observe_v be_v in_o 1_o caroli_n or_o about_o that_o time_n sell_v by_o sir_n walter_n aston_n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n and_o baronet_n grandchild_n to_o the_o say_a sir_n walter_n but_o the_o residue_n continue_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o say_v richard_n de_fw-fr whitacre_n descend_v by_o a_o heir_n female_a as_o the_o pedigree_n in_o bermingham_n manife_v unto_o edmund_n lord_n ferrer_n of_o chartley_n who_o in_o 14_o h._n 6._o die_v 8._o seize_v thereof_o but_o it_o bear_v 23._o the_o name_n of_o no_o more_o than_o a_o four_o part_n of_o the_o manor_n and_o be_v now_o possess_v scil_n anno_o 1640._o by_o the_o present_a earl_n of_o essex_n as_o lineal_a heir_n to_o the_o say_a lord_n ferrer_n soli_fw-la deo_fw-la sit_fw-la laus_fw-la &_o gloria_fw-la gloria_fw-la sr._n walt._n ralegh_n in_o the_o preface_n to_o his_o hist._n of_o the_o world_n world_n ord._n vit_fw-mi
afterward_o the_o earldom_n of_o shrewsbury_n bestow_v upon_o he_o by_o the_o conq._n and_o by_o he_o or_o one_o of_o his_o son_n do_v i_o conclude_v that_o alanus_fw-la filius_fw-la fladaldi_n progenitor_n to_o that_o great_a family_n of_o fitz_n alan_n become_v enfâ—oft_a of_o this_o lordship_n for_o that_o he_o have_v to_o do_v here_o i_o have_v see_v good_a authority_n a._n beside_o the_o testimony_n that_o his_o descendant_n earl_n of_o arundel_n be_v nevil_n superior_a lord_n of_o the_o fee._n from_o which_o alan_n it_o divolve_v to_o roger_n de_fw-fr fredvill_n in_o marriage_n with_o sibilla_n his_o wife_n who_o daughter_n it_o be_v like_a she_o be_v for_o i_o find_v that_o the_o same_o roger_n and_o sibyl_n a._n give_v land_n out_o of_o it_o to_o the_o monk_n of_o burton_n super_fw-la trent_n in_o a_o 1132._o viz._n 33._o h._n 1._o quas_fw-la priùs_fw-la obtulerat_fw-la domina_fw-la adeliza_n mater_fw-la sibillae_fw-la tempore_fw-la nigelli_n abbatis_fw-la as_o the_o leaguer_n book_n of_o that_o house_n express_v but_o who_o this_o domina_fw-la adeliza_n her_o mother_n be_v i_o can_v yet_o discover_v here_o be_v in_o wolston_n a_o religious_a house_n subordinate_a to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n peter_n super_fw-la dinam_n in_o the_o diocese_n of_o sais_n in_o france_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v say_v more_o anon_o resolve_v now_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o posterity_n of_o the_o say_v roger_n de_fw-fr frevill_n and_o sibilla_n with_o who_o the_o inheritance_n of_o wolston_n go_v and_o what_o i_o find_v memorable_a of_o they_o for_o the_o clear_a understanding_n whereof_o i_o have_v insert_v this_o descent_n domina_fw-la adeliza_n rogerus_fw-la de_fw-fr frevilla_n 33._o h._n 1._o sibilla_n 33._o h._n 1._o hamo_fw-la extraneus_fw-la 1._o maritus_fw-la agatha_n superstes_fw-la 21._o h._n 3._o rad._n extraneus_fw-la agatha_n le_fw-fr strange_n ric._n g._n the_o turvill_a archidiac_n dublin_n 21._o h._n 3._o gaufrid_n de_fw-fr thorville_n 2._o maritus_fw-la hamundus_fw-la de_fw-la thurvile_n 24._o h._n 3._o r._n turvile_a mile_n â—9_n e._n 1._o &_o 2._o e._n 2._o johan._n turvile_a 15._o e._n 2.28_o e._n 3_o tho._n thur._n vile_a 19_o e._n 3._o fill_n &_o haeres_fw-la wil._n rob._n galfr._n rob._n le_fw-fr turvile_n 9_o e._n 2.18_o e._n 2._o robert_n de_fw-fr chetwode_n sibilla_n wil._n de_fw-fr chetwode_n agneta_n w._n le_fw-fr bret._n de_fw-fr long_fw-mi ichindon_n 21._o e._n 1._o &_o 3_o e._n 2._o guil._n le_fw-fr bretun_n 12._o e._n 2.20_o e_o 3._o avicia_n w._n bretun_n mile_n 45._o e._n 3.1_o r._n 2_o guido_n bretun_n â—_o h._n 4._o rad._n de_fw-fr chetwode_n ric._n the_o frevil_n this_o roger_n be_v a_o benefactor_n to_o the_o cannon_n of_o kenillworth_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o sibyl_n his_o wife_n give_v 70._o they_o one_o hide_v and_o one_o virgate_n of_o land_n here_o and_o have_v issue_n richard_n agatha_n and_o sibyl_n which_o richard_n become_v a_o benefactor_n to_o the_o monastery_n of_o inspex_fw-la alcester_n and_o combe_n in_o this_o county_n to_o the_o first_o whereof_o he_o grant_v the_o church_n of_o pebworth_n in_o gloucester-shire_n and_o to_o the_o other_o his_o mill_n b._n at_o merston_n in_o this_o parish_n but_o have_v no_o child_n b._n it_o seem_v for_o his_o sister_n become_v his_o heir_n whereof_o agatha_n marry_v to_o geffrey_n thorvile_a and_o sibyl_n to_o robert_n chetwode_n who_o both_o with_o their_o husband_n do_v confirm_v the_o gift_n of_o merston-mill_n make_v to_o the_o monk_n of_o comb_n by_o their_o brother_n richard_n but_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o descent_n from_o the_o say_v agatha_n be_v not_o so_o clear_v by_o authority_n of_o record_n or_o other_o evidence_n as_o i_o can_v wish_v i_o must_v by_o that_o light_n which_o i_o have_v point_v out_o what_o i_o conceive_v have_v most_o affinity_n with_o truth_n which_o in_o this_o and_o the_o like_a uncertainty_n be_v express_v by_o prick_a line_n as_o in_o the_o example_n may_v be_v discern_v this_o geffrey_n turvill_n for_o it_o may_v very_o well_o be_v he_o give_v 131._o the_o chapel_n of_o stockingforth_n with_o certain_a land_n there_o to_o the_o abbey_n of_o leicester_n but_o the_o first_o husband_n to_o the_o say_v agatha_n be_v hamon_n strange_a which_o hamon_n by_o his_o wife_n consent_n confirm_v 56._o to_o the_o monastery_n of_o kenillworth_n five_o virgates_o of_o land_n in_o wulfricheston_n that_o roger_n frevill_n and_o sibyl_n his_o wife_n have_v former_o give_v thereto_o and_o have_v issue_v a_o daughter_n name_v agatha_n who_o give_v a._n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o comb_n for_o the_o health_n of_o her_o soul_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o richard_n her_o son_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o her_o child_n certain_a errable_a land_n lie_v in_o wulricheston_n field_n in_o which_o grant_v she_o be_v call_v agatha_n le_fw-fr strange_a filia_fw-la hamonis_n le_fw-fr strange_a but_o what_o her_o husband_n be_v i_o find_v not_o in_o 10._o 24_o h._n 3._o among_o the_o kts._n fee_v which_o be_v assign_v to_o hawys_n the_o widow_n of_o john_n fitz-alan_n in_o this_o county_n there_o be_v mention_n of_o one_o hold_v of_o the_o say_v john_n by_o hamon_n turvill_n and_o another_o by_o the_o heir_n of_o ralph_n strange_a which_o hamon_n as_o i_o guess_v be_v the_o son_n of_o geffrey_n turvile_n and_o agatha_n and_o give_v a._n land_n in_o merston_n within_o this_o parish_n to_o the_o monk_n of_o combe_n this_o agatha_n de_fw-fr turvill_n live_v to_o a_o great_a age_n for_o i_o find_v that_o by_o the_o procurement_n of_o geffrey_n turvill_n her_o son_n who_o be_v archdeacon_n of_o dublin_n and_o the_o king_n treasurer_n there_o she_o have_v a_o patent_n 23._o whereby_o herself_o and_o her_o heir_n be_v during_o her_o life_n free_v from_o suit_n to_o the_o county_n and_o hundred_o court_n for_o wuluerecheston_n merston_n and_o bretford_n in_o this_o shire_n which_o geffrey_n be_v elect_v 8._o bpp._n of_o ossorie_n in_o that_o kingdom_n have_v the_o royal_a assent_n for_o confirmation_n thereof_o but_o the_o next_o of_o this_o line_n that_o i_o meet_v withal_o as_o lord_n of_o wolston_n be_v sir_n leic._n richard_n turvile_n kt._n in_o 29._o e._n 1._o then_o one_o of_o the_o coroner_n in_o this_o county_n a_o 10._o office_n in_o those_o day_n of_o great_a account_n and_o confer_v only_o upon_o the_o wise_a and_o discreet_a knight_n that_o may_v best_o attend_v thereon_o for_o there_o be_v a_o writ_n in_o the_o register_n b._n nisi_fw-la sit_v mile_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v a_o sufficient_a cause_n to_o remove_v a_o coroner_n choose_v if_o he_o be_v not_o a_o knight_n and_o have_v not_o c._n sol_o rend_a of_o freehold_n but_o i_o find_v that_o in_o regard_n of_o impotency_n 28._o he_o be_v discharge_v of_o that_o office_n and_o die_v the_o same_o year_n as_o it_o be_v like_a for_o in_o 9_o e._n 2._o be_v robert_n the_o turvile_a certify_v vill._n to_o be_v lord_n of_o wolfricheston_n with_o the_o member_n thereto_o belong_v to_o which_o robert_n succeed_v john_n de_fw-fr turvile_n who_o in_o 19_o e._n 2._o levy_v hill_n a_o fine_a thereof_o entayl_v it_o on_o himself_o and_o his_o child_n by_o margaret_n his_o wife_n but_o for_o default_v thereof_o to_o thomas_n ferrer_n and_o his_o heir_n and_o left_a issue_n mil._n thomas_n turvile_a his_o son_n and_o heir_n william_n robert_n and_o geffrey_n howbeit_o after_o the_o 34_o e._n 3._o that_o this_o thomas_n present_v to_o the_o chapel_n of_o bretford_n i_o find_v no_o more_o mention_n of_o these_o turvile_v here_o nor_o further_o of_o this_o place_n till_o x._o r._n 2._o that_o sir_n william_n wauton_n kt._n and_o dame_n ismania_n his_o wife_n levy_v a_o fine_a 2._o thereof_o to_o the_o use_n of_o sir_n william_n bagot_n kt._n and_o william_n glym_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n william_n bagot_n for_o ever_o by_o which_o fine_a it_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v special_a warranty_n against_o her_o the_o say_a ismania_n whence_o i_o guess_v that_o she_o be_v turviles_n daughter_n and_o heir_n which_o sir_n william_n bagot_n leave_v issue_n isabella_n be_v his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n wife_n be_v to_o thomas_n stafford_n who_o in_o h._n 5._o time_n past_o 8._o it_o to_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n without_o licence_n whereupon_o it_o be_v seize_v 8._o into_o the_o king_n hand_n be_v in_o 6_o h._n 6._o grant_v 8._o to_o john_n verney_n clerk_n and_o john_n throgmorton_n to_o hold_v for_o twelve_o year_n but_o in_o 10_o h._n 6._o john_n weston_n of_o weston_n sergeant_n at_o law_n john_n beauchampe_n of_o kenilworth_n priest_n and_o john_n stokes_n of_o the_o same_o kenilworth_n yeoman_n be_v scac._n certify_v to_o hold_v it_o with_o merston_n by_o the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee._n how_o they_o have_v it_o or_o how_o they_o part_v with_o it_o i_o find_v not_o but_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o nicholas_n motley_n a_o lawyer_n soon_o after_o obtain_v
the_o say_a prior_n and_o covent_n of_o carthusian_n and_o their_o successor_n for_o ever_o all_o which_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o k._n letter_n 32._o patent_n bear_v date_n 5_o julii_fw-la 20_o of_o his_o reign_n upon_o the_o return_n of_o a_o writ_n 73._o of_o ad_fw-la quod_fw-la dampnum_fw-la thereupon_o and_o thenceforth_o continue_v to_o the_o say_a carthusian_n till_o the_o general_a dissolution_n of_o all_o the_o monastery_n by_o k._n h._n 8._o after_o which_o it_o come_v to_o the_o hand_n of_o roger_n wigston_n descend_v from_o a_o family_n of_o the_o wigston_n in_o leicester_n divers_a whereof_o be_v merchant_n of_o the_o staple_n which_o roger_n be_v a_o lawyer_n i_o suppose_v for_o he_o be_v steward_n b._n to_o the_o monastery_n of_o pinley_n in_o this_o county_n by_o his_o will_n 15._o date_v 34_o h._n 8._o bequeath_v his_o body_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o church_n of_o wolston_n have_v be_v shiriff_n warr._n of_o this_o county_n and_o leicestershire_n in_o 33_o h._n 8._o and_o in_o commission_n of_o the_o peace_n for_o divers_a year_n and_o left_a issue_n 15._o william_n wigston_n a_o justice_n of_o peace_n likewise_o in_o this_o county_n and_o eschaetor_n 8._o towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o k._n h._n 8._o reign_n as_o also_o shiriff_n in_o 5_o e._n 6._o but_o knight_v dorso_fw-la in_o 2_o &_o 3_o ph._n &_o m._n who_o die_v 27_o sept._n 19_o eliz._n and_o lie_v bury_v in_o the_o chancel_n at_o wolston_n eliz._n roger_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n be_v then_o xl_o eliz._n year_n of_o age_n which_o roger_n have_v no_o issue_n male_a leave_v the_o inheritance_n of_o his_o land_n to_o his_o two_o daughter_n whereof_o susanne_n be_v the_o wife_n of_o nicholas_n wentworth_n esq_n who_o in_o her_o right_n become_v lord_n of_o this_o manor_n for_o so_o it_o be_v now_o repute_v to_o be_v and_o leave_v it_o to_o sir_n peter_n wentworth_n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n the_o now_o owner_n thereof_o the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o st._n margaret_n in_o scac._n a_o 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o the_o value_n of_o the_o rectory_n here_o be_v certify_v at_o xxxiii_o mark_n out_o of_o which_o beside_o the_o a._n sum_n of_o xiii_o sol_fw-la iiii_o d._n due_a to_o the_o bp_o of_o coventre_n and_o lichfeild_n for_o the_o time_n be_v as_o a_o pension_n there_o be_v b._n liii_o sol_fw-la iiii_o d._n yearly_a to_o be_v pay_v to_o the_o poor_a there_o as_o the_o composition_n manife_v the_o vicarage_n in_o b._n 26_o h._n 8._o be_v value_v at_o xv_o l._n x_o sol_fw-la over_o and_o above_o viij_o l._n yearly_o allow_v for_o the_o stipend_n of_o two_o priest_n serve_v in_o two_o chapel_n within_o this_o church_n and_o two_o sol_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la for_o b._n synodal_n the_o appropriation_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o this_o church_n to_o the_o monastery_n of_o st._n peter_n sup_v dinam_n be_v ancient_a for_o i_o have_v see_v a_o very_a old_a copy_n balneo_fw-la of_o the_o ordination_n of_o the_o vicarage_n common_o call_v the_o composition_n make_v by_o alexander_n de_fw-fr savensby_n bp_o of_o cou._n and_o litch_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o h._n 3._o time_n who_o at_o his_o institution_n of_o henry_n de_fw-fr leicester_n priest_n upon_o the_o presentation_n of_o the_o prior_n of_o tutbury_n procurator_n general_a to_o the_o above_o mention_v abbot_n and_o covent_n make_v this_o appointment_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o say_a vicar_n and_o his_o successor_n viz._n that_o they_o shall_v have_v all_o the_o obvention_n of_o the_o altar_n as_o well_o of_o the_o mother_n church_n as_o of_o the_o chapel_n with_o a_o message_n and_o a_o croft_a which_o one_o alanus_n then_o hold_v the_o vicar_n out_o of_o these_o be_v to_o pay_v synodal_n and_o to_o see_v that_o the_o chapel_n be_v serve_v by_o honest_a and_o able_a person_n but_o by_o another_o instrument_n wentworth_n of_o the_o say_v bp._n it_o appear_v that_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o before_o mention_v prior_n of_o tutbury_n there_o be_v a_o assignation_n make_v of_o four_o mark_n yearly_a to_o be_v pay_v to_o the_o vicar_n for_o the_o time_n be_v out_o of_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o rectory_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o procurator_n of_o the_o say_a abbot_n and_o covent_n whoever_o he_o shall_v be_v at_o wolfricheston_n at_o two_o term_n in_o the_o year_n viz._n two_o mark_n at_o the_o day_n of_o the_o assumption_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o two_o mark_n on_o the_o day_n of_o her_o purification_n out_o of_o which_o the_o vicar_n be_v to_o give_v yearly_o xiii_o coat_n each_o contain_v three_o ell_n and_o xiii_o pair_n of_o shoe_n to_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o parish_n by_o the_o oversight_n of_o the_o archdeacon_n of_o the_o place_n or_o his_o official_a and_o whatsoever_o be_v remain_v himself_o to_o have_v towards_o the_o maintenance_n of_o one_o priest_n there_o assisting_z him_z there_o be_v one_o thing_n more_o that_o i_o be_o not_o willing_a to_o pass_v by_o touch_v this_o vicarage_n viz._n a_o commission_n 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first_o earl_n of_o warwick_n of_o the_o norman_a line_n who_o thereof_o and_o of_o divers_a other_o fair_a lordship_n enfeoft_v a._n thurstane_n de_fw-fr montfort_n his_o near_a kinsman_n which_o thurstane_n find_v it_o so_o capable_a of_o fortification_n erect_v thereupon_o that_o strong_a castle_n whereunto_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o pleasant_a situation_n the_o french_a name_n beldesert_n be_v give_v which_o continue_v the_o chief_a seat_n of_o his_o descendant_n for_o divers_a age_n but_o at_o length_n through_o coheir_n come_v to_o such_o family_n who_o principal_a mansion_n be_v in_o other_o place_n to_o prevent_v the_o advantage_n which_o in_o the_o time_n of_o civil_a dissension_n betwixt_o the_o house_n of_o york_n and_o lancaster_n may_v have_v be_v take_v on_o either_o side_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o its_o owner_n as_o i_o conceive_v be_v either_o demolish_v or_o suffer_v to_o go_v to_o ruin_v so_o that_o now_o there_o be_v not_o only_o any_o one_o stone_n
of_o do_v in_o wiltshire_n bequeath_v c_o li._n to_o be_v give_v to_o certain_a priest_n to_o pray_v for_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o all_o the_o faithful_a decease_a and_o appoint_v that_o every_o of_o his_o old_a servant_n shall_v be_v reward_v at_o the_o discretion_n of_o his_o executor_n and_o within_o two_o year_n after_o die_v for_o the_o probate_n of_o his_o say_a testament_n bear_v date_n 19_o cal._n feb._n anno_fw-la 1369._o 43_o e._n 3._o of_o which_o peter_n all_o that_o i_o have_v see_v far_o memorable_a be_v that_o in_o 20_o e._n 2._o he_o give_v mil._n certain_a land_n and_o rent_n for_o the_o find_n of_o a_o priest_n to_o celebrate_v divine_a service_n daily_o in_o the_o parish-church_n of_o preston-bagot_n for_o the_o health_n of_o his_o own_o soul_n as_o also_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o ancestor_n &_o successor_n whereof_o i_o have_v more_o particular_o speak_v in_o my_o discourse_n of_o that_o place_n but_o that_o which_o i_o have_v to_o say_v of_o his_o posterity_n i_o reserve_v to_o be_v speak_v in_o colshill_n where_o they_o settle_v by_o the_o marriage_n of_o john_n his_o elder_a illegitimate_a son_n with_o joan_n the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o sir_n john_n de_fw-fr clinton_n knight_n and_o shall_v now_o return_v to_o make_v enquiry_n through_o what_o hand_n this_o castle_n and_o manor_n have_v since_o past_a in_o which_o i_o find_v that_o thomas_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n earl_n of_o warwick_n son_n to_o the_o say_a earl_n by_o who_o the_o say_a entail_n be_v make_v as_o aforesaid_a by_o his_o deed_n bear_v hatton_n date_n at_o warwick_n 19_o julii_fw-la 50_o e._n 3._o grant_v unto_o sir_n william_n beauchamp_n knight_n his_o brother_n a_o estate_n for_o term_n of_o life_n therein_o for_o the_o yearly_a rent_n of_o a_o red_a rose_n payable_a at_o the_o feast_n of_o s._n john_n baptist._n but_o the_o inheritance_n thereof_o do_v the_o say_a earl_n pass_v 2._o away_o to_o sir_n baldwin_n frevill_n knight_n and_o sir_n thomas_n boteler_n who_o be_v the_o right_a heir_n to_o montfort_n land_n whereupon_o in_o 9_o r._n 2._o upon_o the_o agreement_n for_o a_o partition_n betwixt_o sir_n baldwin_n frevill_n knight_n and_o sir_n thomas_n boteler_n knight_n of_o all_o the_o land_n which_o by_o the_o marriage_n of_o those_o coheir_n unto_o their_o ancestor_n be_v descend_v to_o they_o it_o be_v accord_v be_v that_o when_o the_o say_v william_n beauchamp_n shall_v happen_v to_o depart_v this_o life_n the_o same_o sir_n baldwin_n and_o his_o heir_n shall_v inter_fw-la alia_fw-la entire_o enjoy_v this_o manor_n of_o beaudesert_n in_o case_n the_o say_a sir_n thomas_n boteler_n have_v satisfaction_n in_o other_o land_n by_o a_o reasonable_a extent_n in_o lieu_n of_o his_o right_n therein_o and_o the_o same_o sir_n william_n beauchamp_n by_o his_o instrument_n carington_n date_v at_o london_n 5._o febr._n 17_o r._n 2._o wherein_o he_o be_v style_v seigneur_fw-fr de_fw-fr bergaynne_n recite_v the_o before_o specify_v grant_v make_v by_o his_o brother_n thomas_n earl_n of_o warwick_n to_o sir_n baldwin_n frevill_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o sir_n baldwin_n as_o abovesaid_a attourn_v according_o but_o it_o shall_v seem_v that_o frevill_n do_v not_o afterward_o make_v such_o a_o assignation_n to_o butler_n of_o any_o land_n to_o equalise_v the_o interest_n he_o have_v here_o in_o beldesert_n and_o that_o in_o default_n thereof_o there_o be_v another_o partition_n by_o which_o butler_n have_v the_o site_n of_o the_o castle_n and_o the_o park_n wherein_o it_o stand_v and_o certain_a other_o land_n in_o beldesert_n with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n all_o which_o pass_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o beldesert_n together_o with_o the_o town_n of_o henly_n as_o parcel_n 12._o of_o the_o manor_n of_o beldesert_n for_o by_o a_o inquis_fw-la 58._o take_v after_o the_o death_n of_o sir_n ralph_n boteler_n of_o sudley_n knight_n in_o 13_o e._n 4._o it_o appear_v that_o he_o die_v seize_v of_o all_o these_o leave_v sir_n john_n norbury_n knight_n and_o henry_n belknap_n esquire_n his_o cousin_n and_o heir_n as_o by_o the_o descent_n in_o griffe_n appear_v from_o which_o sir_n john_n and_o henry_n do_v king_n edward_n the_o four_o in_o 17._o of_o his_o reign_n obtain_v it_o as_o by_o a_o obligation_n 18._o in_o two_o thousand_o mark_n wherein_o they_o the_o same_o sir_n john_n and_o henry_n become_v bind_v unto_o the_o say_a king_n to_o release_v all_o their_o right_n and_o title_n therein_o by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o beaudesert_n with_o the_o appurtenance_n four_o message_n four_o garden_n two_o acre_n of_o land_n cccc_o acre_n of_o meadow_n a_o thousand_o acre_n of_o pasture_n cccc_o acre_n of_o wood_n and_o twelve_o li._n of_o rent_n with_o the_o appurtenance_n in_o beaudesert_n henly_n whitley_n and_o uinhale_n unto_o john_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n anthony_n wydevile_n earl_n rivers_n and_o other_o to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o say_a king_n appear_v and_o in_o 21_o of_o his_o reign_n constitute_v 7._o thomas_n frebody_n receiver_n to_o his_o highness_n thereof_o together_o with_o other_o manor_n in_o these_o part_n from_o which_o time_n it_o continue_v in_o the_o crown_n till_o king_n edward_n 6._o by_o patent_n date_v 22._o dec._n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n past_o 6._o it_o away_o by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o henly_n in_o arden_n alias_o henly-beaudesert_n with_o two_o park_n thereunto_o belong_v unto_o john_n dudley_n earl_n of_o warwick_n and_o his_o heir_n which_o come_v again_o to_o the_o crown_n in_o 1_o mariae_fw-la by_o his_o attainder_n whereof_o i_o have_v elsewhere_o speak_v be_v by_o q._n elizabeth_n in_o the_o four_o of_o her_o reign_n grant_v 4._o to_o ambrose_n dudley_n then_o earl_n of_o warwick_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o his_o body_n who_o die_v issueless_a it_o return_v again_o to_o the_o crown_n from_o whence_o alderman_n cawdwell_n a_o londoner_n purchase_v the_o site_n of_o the_o castle_n with_o the_o park_n wherein_o it_o stand_v in_o our_o time_n but_o the_o residue_n of_o beldesert_n which_o frevill_n enjoy_v descend_v to_o baldwin_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o die_v 47._o seize_v thereof_o upon_o thursday_n in_o the_o three_o week_n of_o lent_n 5_o h._n 5._o eliz._n wife_n to_o tho._n ferrer_n esquire_n a_o young_a son_n to_o the_o lord_n ferrer_n of_o groby_n one_o of_o the_o sister_n to_o the_o say_a sir_n baldwin_n robert_n aston_n son_n of_o sir_n roger_n aston_n knight_n and_o joice_n his_o wife_n another_o sister_n and_z margaret_z the_o wife_n of_o hugh_n willoughby_n the_o three_o sister_n be_v find_v his_o heir_n betwixt_o who_o partition_n 124._o also_o be_v afterward_o make_v by_o virtue_n whereof_o as_o it_o seem_v this_o by_o the_o name_n likewise_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o beldesert_n be_v allot_v to_o aston_n for_o i_o find_v that_o sir_n edward_n aston_n of_o ticksall_n in_o com._n staff_n knight_n son_n of_o sir_n walter_n be_v seize_v thereof_o sell_v it_o eliz._n in_o 36._o eliz._n to_o francis_n smyth_n of_o wotton-wawen_a esquire_n and_o his_o heir_n who_o in_o 15_o jac._n obtain_v a_o charter_n jac._n of_o freewarren_a in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n here_o and_o die_v seize_v thereof_o leave_v it_o to_o sir_n charles_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n since_o create_v lord_n carington_n the_o present_a owner_n thereof_o of_o the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o s._n nicholas_n i_o find_v no_o mention_n at_o all_o in_o that_o taxation_n of_o anno_fw-la 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o but_o in_o 14_o e._n 3._o the_o etc._n record_n run_v thus_o ecclesia_fw-la de_fw-fr beldesert_n non_fw-la extenditur_fw-la propter_fw-la paupertatem_fw-la sed_fw-la valet_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la xl_o s._n and_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o it_o be_v rate_v a._n at_o viij_o li._n there_o be_v at_o that_o time_n two_o s._n yearly_a payable_a out_o of_o it_o for_o procuration_n and_o synodal_n and_o two_o s._n as_o a_o pension_n to_o the_o church_n of_o wotton_n patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n petrus_n de_fw-fr monteforti_fw-la a._n d._n ric._n de_fw-fr budiford_n cap._n 6._o non._n martii_fw-la 1327._o petrus_n de_fw-fr monteforti_fw-la a._n joh._n de_fw-fr grafton_n accol_n 15._o oct._n 1331._o d._n episcopus_fw-la a._n joh._n de_fw-fr alne_n pbr._n ult_n julii_fw-la 1332._o d._n petrus_n de_fw-fr monteforti_fw-la b._n henr._n the_o pyrie_n pbr._n 4â—_n aug._n 1333._o d._n petrus_n de_fw-fr monteforti_fw-la b._n galfr._fw-la capellanus_fw-la de_fw-fr ilminton_n 1_o feb._n 1368._o d._n will._n de_fw-fr bellocampo_n dominus_fw-la de_fw-fr bergavenny_n a._n d._n henr._n leek_n pbr._n 8._o julii_fw-la 1407._o rad._n boteler_n mile_n rob._n aston_n be_v a._n rob._n loughborough_n cap._n 25._o sept._n 1439._o rad._n boteler_n dominus_fw-la de_fw-fr sudley_n b._n d._n joh._n hopkyn_n 24._o jan._n 1451._o henr._n 7._o rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la b._n d._n jac._n
through_o the_o heir_n female_a but_o by_o virtue_n of_o a_o special_a entail_v â—â—_o make_v by_o john_n de_fw-fr hastings_n e._n of_o pembroke_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o before_o specify_v laurence_n whereof_o in_o fillongley_n i_o shall_v speak_v be_v settle_v together_o with_o the_o castle_n and_o honour_n of_o bergavenny_n and_o other_o large_a possession_n upon_o sir_n will._n de_fw-fr beuchamp_n k_o to_o second_o son_n to_o thomas_n e._n of_o warwick_n and_o his_o heir_n which_o william_n bear_v the_o title_n â—2_n of_o lord_n bergavenny_n die_v â—2_n seize_v thereof_o in_o 12_o h._n 4._o from_o who_o it_o descend_v 66._o to_o ric._n beauchamp_n earl_n of_o worcester_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o daughter_n and_o heir_n elizabeth_n be_v wed_v 66._o to_o sir_n edw._n nevil_n knight_n a_o young_a son_n to_o ralph_n earl_n of_o westmoreland_n thenceforth_o summon_v d._n to_o parl._n as_o lord_n bergavenny_n bring_v it_o with_o other_o land_n of_o a_o large_a extent_n to_o that_o noble_a family_n wherein_o it_o have_v ever_o since_o continue_v be_v enjoy_v by_o the_o right_n honourable_a john_n lord_n bergavenny_n at_o this_o day_n the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o st._n john_n bapt._n be_v give_v b._n to_o the_o canon_n of_o studley_n as_o i_o have_v former_o intimate_v by_o the_o last_o will._n de_fw-fr cantilupe_n in_o h._n 3._o time_n be_v in_o a_o 1291_o 19_o e._n 1._o value_v scac._n at_o xxxiii_o mark_n which_o grant_n do_v not_o stand_v so_o firm_a but_o that_o the_o heir_n of_o cantilupe_n repossess_v it_o again_o for_o in_o 24_o e._n 1._o it_o appear_v that_o the_o say_v canon_n grant_v 1._o to_o john_n de_fw-fr hastings_n than_o lord_n of_o this_o manor_n land_n to_o the_o value_n of_o xiii_o li._n per_fw-la a_o lie_v here_o in_o exchange_n for_o the_o say_a advouson_n nay_o i_o find_v that_o after_o this_o the_o family_n of_o hastings_n be_v potent_a have_v it_o again_o from_o the_o say_a canon_n for_o in_o 19_o e._n 3._o do_v laurence_n de_fw-fr hastings_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n pass_v 3._o it_o away_o to_o will._n de_fw-fr clinton_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n and_o his_o heir_n who_o immediate_o thereupon_o give_v 8._o it_o to_o the_o priory_n of_o makstoke_n then_o new_o by_o he_o found_v whereupon_o the_o canon_n of_o mackstoke_n obtain_v licence_n 9_o from_o the_o k._n for_o appropriate_v it_o to_o their_o house_n which_o appropriation_n be_v according_o accomplish_v the_o same_o year_n by_o wolstan_n then_o bishop_n of_o worcester_n as_o by_o his_o instrument_n b._n date_v at_o blocklegh_n 4_o oct._n appeareth_z and_o confirm_v by_o his_o chapter_n by_o reason_n whereof_o they_o have_v a_o yearly_a pension_n of_o xiii_o s._n iiii_o d._n payable_a on_o the_o feast_n day_n of_o the_o annunciation_n of_o our_o lady_n grant_v a._n to_o they_o in_o which_o year_n be_v likewise_o a_o ordination_n b._n of_o the_o vicarage_n but_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o it_o so_o fall_v out_o afterward_o that_o the_o canon_n of_o studley_n by_o colour_n of_o their_o original_a title_n get_v into_o the_o possession_n thereof_o again_o whereupon_o great_a suit_n 14._o arise_v betwixt_o those_o of_o mackstoke_n and_o they_o yet_o in_o the_o end_n they_o of_o makstoke_n prevail_v who_o to_o strengthen_v their_o title_n have_v the_o king_n confirmation_n 14._o in_o 5_o h._n 4._o for_o which_o they_o give_v a_o fine_a 2._o of_o lxxi_o li._n xi_o s._n that_o they_o may_v enjoy_v it_o according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o appropriation_n thereof_o so_o make_v to_o they_o as_o aforesaid_a in_o 26_o h._n 8._o the_o vicarage_n be_v value_v b._n at_o x_o li._n at_o which_o time_n the_o synodal_n and_o procuration_n issue_v out_o of_o it_o be_v x_o s._n five_o d._n ob_fw-la patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n d._n alianora_n regina_fw-la angliae_fw-la b._n rad._n de_fw-fr alemannia_n cler._n 8._o id._n dec._n 1277._o d._n joh_n de_fw-fr hastings_n b._n d._n will._n de_fw-fr stratford_n cap._n 2._o cal._n maii_n 1295._o d._n joh_n de_fw-fr hastings_n b._n joh._n de_fw-fr brom_n accol_n 14_o cal._n jan._n 1299._o d._n joh_n de_fw-fr hastings_n b._n aegid_a de_fw-fr baggeshoure_n cler._n 15_o cal._n apr._n 1305._o d._n rad._n de_fw-fr monthehermerii_fw-la a._n mr._n joh._n mauduit_n 4_o non._n oct._n 1319._o nobilis_fw-la mulier_fw-la isabel_n de_fw-fr hastings_n b._n will._n the_o beresord_n cler._n 23_o apr._n 1328._o nobilis_fw-la mulier_fw-la isabel_n de_fw-fr hastings_n b._n rob._n mauduit_n cler._n 2_o cal._n julii_fw-la 1330._o patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n b._n nich._n de_fw-fr sheldon_n pbr._n 17_o julii_fw-la 1339._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n b._n d._n adam_n de_fw-fr overton_n pbr._n 14_o sept._n 1345._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n a._n ric._n de_fw-fr walford_n pbr._n 14_o sept._n 1361._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n a._n rob._n the_o â—irchesley_n non._n febâ—_n 1365._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n a._n ric._n pulâ—eney_n pbr._n 22_o nou._n 1369._o patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la henr._n rex_fw-la angl._n per_fw-la recuperat_fw-la juris_fw-la ad_fw-la present_a de_fw-fr pr._n &_o c._n de_fw-fr studley_n a._n thomas_n burdet_n cler._n 25_o junii_fw-la 1402._o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr studley_n b._n thomas_n shelford_n cler._n 12_o maii_n 1403._o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n b._n thomas_n lucas_n pbr._n 15_o nou._n 1407._o patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n a._n d._n will._n drewe_n cap._n 27_o sept._n 1409._o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n a._n d._n henr._n hurl_n cap._n 28_o apr._n 1410._o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n a._n d._n will._n andrew_n cap._n 23_o martii_fw-la 1423._o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n b._n joh._n barun_v ult_n maii_n 1425._o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n b._n d._n joh._n salwey_n cap._n 18_o aug._n 1427._o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n a._n d._n joh._n hende_v cap._n 16_o aug._n 1457._o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n a._n d._n rog._n felawe_n cap._n 4_o aug._n 1469._o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n b._n d._n rog._n montgombry_a cap._n 12_o jan._n 1484._o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr makstoke_n b._n d._n thomas_n berton_n cap._n 16_o junii_fw-la 1486._o d._n episc._n per_fw-la lapsum_fw-la a._n d._n rogerus_fw-la ........_o 8_o apr._n 1491._o pr._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr coventre_fw-fr a._n petrus_n irlam_n cap._n 23_o febr._fw-la 1531._o h._n dux_n suff._n &_o d._n franc._n ux_fw-fr ejus_fw-la d._n marg._n clifford_n &_o will._n stanley_n mile_n cohaer_n caroli_n d._n suff._n b._n will_n burton_n cler._n 20_o dec._n 1553â—_n thomas_n chapman_n ratione_fw-la concess_n w._n stanley_n mil._n d._n rad._n brock_n pbr._n 25_o sept._n 1557._o a._n d._n episc._n per_fw-la lapsum_fw-la thom._n clerk_n cler._n 15_o oct._n 1560_o a._n henr._n 8._o rex_fw-la angl._n etc._n etc._n d._n thomas_n king_n pbr._n 23_o feb._n 1536._o b._n ric._n wright_n de_fw-fr clopton_n sen._n gen_fw-la will._n tomlinson_n cler._n 29_o julii_fw-la 1622._o a._n in_o this_o church_n there_o be_v ancient_o a_o certain_a fraternity_n or_o gilled_a consist_v of_o the_o parishioner_n only_o be_v found_v by_o they_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o the_o bless_a virgin_n but_o it_o have_v no_o lawful_a establishment_n till_o 9_o e._n 4._o at_o which_o time_n upon_o the_o humble_a petition_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n licence_n 20._o be_v grant_v to_o sir_n edw._n nevil_n knight_n than_o lord_n of_o the_o manor_n that_o he_o shall_v so_o settle_v and_o order_v the_o same_o as_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o certain_a priest_n maintain_v there_o to_o celebrate_v divine_a service_n daily_o at_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n in_o the_o say_a church_n for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o the_o say_v k._n edw._n 4._o and_o eliz._n his_o consort_n as_o also_o for_o the_o brethren_n and_o sister_n of_o that_o fraternity_n during_o this_o life_n and_o for_o their_o soul_n after_o their_o departure_n hence_o and_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o the_o faithful_a decease_a which_o according_o be_v effect_v and_o land_n dispose_v thereunto_o for_o that_o purpose_n a._n value_v at_o seven_o li._n ix_o s._n two_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o in_o 37_o h._n 8._o arm_n depict_v on_o the_o roof_n of_o the_o chancel_n gules_a a_o fesse_v betwixt_o six_o cross_a crosslet_n or._n beauchamp_n e._n of_o warwick_n argent_fw-fr 3_o cross_a crosslet_n fiche_v sable_a upon_o a_o chief_n azure_a a_o mullet_n and_o a_o rose_n or._n argent_fw-fr 6_o cross_a crosslet_n fichè_fw-fr sable_n upon_o a_o chief_n azure_a two_o mullet_n or._n clinton_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n wilmecote_n in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n osbernus_n fill_n richardi_fw-la possess_fw-la this_o place_n it_o be_v then_o certify_v lib._n to_o contain_v three_o hide_n which_o be_v value_v at_o lxs._n and_o at_o that_o time_n hold_v of_o he_o by_o one_o urso_n but_o before_o the_o norman_a invasion_n
be_v in_o exchange_n for_o certain_a land_n in_o bedfordshire_n and_o the_o sum_n of_o 774_o li._n 09_o s._n 02_o d._n grant_v 2._o unto_o sir_n george_n throkmorton_n knight_n and_o his_o heir_n 30_o maii_n 33_o h._n 8._o from_o which_o sir_n george_n be_v s_o r_o robert_n throknorton_n baronet_n of_o who_o in_o coughton_n i_o have_v speak_v lineal_o descend_v who_o in_o 7_o caroli_n obtain_v a_o special_a charter_n car._n for_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n to_o hold_v a_o court_n leet_n here_o and_o to_o have_v free-warren_n with_o certain_a other_o privilege_n but_o here_o before_o i_o proceed_v far_o i_o may_v not_o omit_v to_o observe_v that_o though_o the_o possession_n of_o this_o lordship_n go_v thus_o from_o the_o line_n of_o gascon_a yet_o be_v the_o honorary_a title_n thereof_o revive_v in_o his_o posterity_n for_o in_o 4_o caroli_n the_o king_n take_v notice_n of_o sir_n thomas_n wentworth_n of_o wentworth-woodhouse_n in_o yorkshire_n knight_n and_o baronet_n descend_v by_o a_o heir_n female_a from_o the_o say_a sir_n william_n to_o be_v a_o man_n of_o singular_a prudence_n and_o eminent_a word_n and_o therefore_o resolve_v to_o employ_v he_o in_o the_o high_a affair_n of_o state_n advance_v he_o to_o the_o dignity_n of_o baron_n wentworth_n of_o the_o same_o wentwoâ—â—h-woodhouse_n newmarcâ—_n as_o also_o of_o this_o oversley_n and_o afterward_o to_o the_o lieutenancy_n of_o ireland_n and_o earldom_n of_o strafford_n nor_o must_v i_o forget_v that_o likewise_o from_o the_o same_o stock_n viz._n from_o nicholas_n a_o young_a brother_n to_o the_o chief_a justice_n gascoin_n before_o speak_v of_o be_v also_o spring_v my_o special_a friend_n richard_n gascon_a late_o of_o bramham-biggin_n in_o the_o say_a county_n of_o york_n esq_n a_o gentleman_n well_o worthy_a of_o the_o best_a respect_n from_o all_o lover_n of_o antiquity_n to_o who_o good_a affection_n and_o ability_n in_o those_o study_n his_o own_o family_n and_o several_a other_o of_o much_o 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of_o which_o immunity_n they_o shall_v pay_v to_o the_o say_v michael_n and_o his_o successor_n the_o sum_n of_o vi_o li._n of_o current_a english_a money_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o annunciation_n of_o our_o lady_n s._n john_n bapt._n s._n mich._n th'archangell_n and_o the_o nativity_n of_o our_o lord_n by_o even_a portion_n but_o that_o the_o parson_n of_o arrow_n for_o the_o time_n be_v shall_v receive_v all_o personal_a tithe_n from_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o hamlet_n call_v oversley-greene_a and_o also_o the_o tithe_n of_o certain_a parcel_n of_o medow_v there_o particular_o express_v exhall_n this_o in_o edw._n the_o confessor_n day_n have_v be_v the_o fâ—â—ehold_n of_o one_o suain_n but_o after_o the_o norman_a invasion_n with_o divers_a land_n of_o a_o great_a extent_n in_o this_o and_o other_o county_n bestow_v by_o the_o conqueror_n on_o will._n fill_v corbution_n be_v by_o the_o general_a survey_n lib._n whereâ—n_o it_o be_v write_v eccleshelle_n certify_v to_o 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the_o royalty_n thereof_o touch_v the_o church_n original_o a_o chapel_n 85._o belong_v to_o saltford_n and_o therewith_o give_v 85._o to_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n i_o find_v that_o it_o be_v dedicate_v 85._o to_o s._n giles_n by_o simon_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n in_o h._n 1._o time_n as_o also_o then_o endow_v with_o glebe_n and_o tithe_n as_o by_o his_o confirmation_n 85._o which_o i_o have_v think_v fit_a here_o to_o transcribe_v appear_v universis_fw-la &c._n &c._n simon_n dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la wigorniensis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la minister_n humilis_fw-la in_o domino_fw-la salutem_fw-la confirmo_fw-la praesenti_fw-la pagina_fw-la donationem_fw-la quam_fw-la probi_fw-la homines_fw-la de_fw-la eccleâ—â—ala_fw-la donaverunt_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la praedicti_fw-la manerii_fw-la in_o die_v qua_fw-la eam_fw-la dedicavi_fw-la sciendum_fw-la est_fw-la autem_fw-la quod_fw-la robertus_fw-la corbusceon_n &_o ejus_fw-la uxor_fw-la donaverunt_fw-la eidem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la 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1291_o 19_o e._n 1._o this_o rectory_n be_v value_v scac._n at_o x._o mark_n but_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o at_o x_o li._n at_o which_o time_n it_o appear_v â—_o that_o there_o be_v a_o pension_n of_o xiii_o s._n iiii_o d._n
dudston_n saltley_n and_o bermiâ—gham_n which_o belong_v thereunto_o seize_v â—uprà _fw-la upon_o as_o chantrie_n land_n and_o then_o value_v â—uprà _fw-la at_o xiii_o li._n nineteeen_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la out_o of_o which_o two_o priest_n officiate_a in_o the_o say_a parish_n church_n of_o aston_n have_v â—uprà _fw-la x_o li._n per_fw-la a_o betwixt_o they_o dordsley_n this_o be_v original_o a_o member_n of_o aston_n and_o therewith_o involve_v at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o conqueror_n survey_n descend_v to_o the_o somery_n baron_n of_o dudley_n by_o the_o heir_n female_a of_o paganell_n as_o the_o castle_n of_o dudley_n which_o be_v part_n of_o william_n fitz_fw-fr ausculf_n possession_n together_o with_o aston_n do_v yet_o have_v i_o not_o see_v it_o particular_o mention_v in_o any_o record_n till_o h._n 3._o time_n but_o then_o be_v it_o certify_v n._n to_o be_v in_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n hand_n who_o have_v obtain_v 20._o the_o wardship_n of_o the_o son_n and_o heir_n to_o william_n percival_n de_fw-fr someri_fw-la who_o posterity_n be_v only_o surname_v someri_fw-la and_o afterward_o scil_n in_o 1_o e._n 1._o be_v assign_v 1._o to_o anabill_n the_o widow_n of_o roger_n de_fw-fr someri_fw-la as_o part_v of_o her_o dower_n be_v value_v 1._o at_o xviii_o li._n xvii_o s._n five_o d._n q._n have_v a_o leet_n which_o the_o baron_n of_o dudley_n ancient_o hold_v here_o extend_v into_o bromwych_n parva_fw-la bromwych_n magna_fw-la dodeston_n saluthley_n echells_n overton_n and_o erdington_n as_o by_o the_o claim_n w._n of_o roger_n de_fw-fr someri_fw-la in_o 13_o e._n 1._o appear_v at_o which_o time_n it_o be_v also_o find_v that_o three_o rodman_n of_o witton_n a_o hamlet_n likewise_o in_o the_o same_o parish_n do_v usual_o by_o turn_n do_v suit_n to_o the_o king_n hundred-court_n of_o hemlingford_n from_o three_o week_n to_o three_o week_n for_o all_o those_o hamlet_n except_o erdington_n but_o that_o all_o the_o freeholder_n of_o erdington_n do_v 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his_o testament_n 9_o bear_v date_n at_o egebaston_n 7_o maii_n anno_fw-la 1428._o 6_o h._n 6._o he_o bequeath_v his_o body_n to_o sepulture_n in_o the_o church_n of_o bermingham_n within_o his_o own_o proper_a chapel_n of_o our_o lady_n constitute_v the_o duke_n of_o bedford_n who_o he_o there_o term_v his_o honourable_a lord_n one_o of_o his_o executor_n and_o depart_v this_o life_n the_o same_o year_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o probate_n thereof_o the_o arm_n which_o this_o richard_n bear_v do_v much_o differ_v from_o his_o grandfather_n be_v two_o barrs_n nebulè_fw-la betwixt_o six_o estoile_n as_o his_o seal_n arden_n manife_v which_o coat_n i_o believe_v he_o assume_v for_o the_o allusion_n that_o it_o have_v to_o his_o name_n scil_n the_o representation_n of_o cloud_n to_o clodshale_v for_o it_o be_v a_o common_a usage_n in_o ancient_a time_n where_o they_o can_v hit_v upon_o any_o thing_n that_o sound_v near_o or_o like_a to_o the_o name_n to_o bear_v it_o in_o their_o arm_n as_o 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thereof_o for_o i_o find_v that_o there_o stand_v a_o church_n here_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o h._n 3._o time_n the_o â—duâ—uâ—on_n whereof_o be_v grant_v 3._o in_o 5_o â—â—_o of_o that_o king_n reign_n to_o the_o nun_n of_o mergate_n in_o bedfordshire_n by_o one_o henry_n le_fw-fr notte_fw-it but_o afterward_o viz._n in_o 16_o e._n 2._o it_o have_v the_o reputation_n a._n for_o no_o more_o than_o a_o chapel_n belong_v to_o bikenhill_n in_o 37_o h._n 6._o it_o appear_v that_o the_o mountfort_n of_o colshill_n be_v lord_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o i_o be_o of_o 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o come_v to_o they_o by_o the_o daughter_n and_o 〈◊〉_d of_o â—ecâ—e_n a_o hampton_n in_o arden_n do_v for_o in_o that_o year_n sir_n baldwin_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o sir_n william_n mountfort_n pass_v 22._o his_o estate_n therein_o unto_o sir_n humphrey_n stafford_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o buck._n and_o other_o which_o grant_n be_v but_o in_o trust_n as_o it_o seem_v for_o in_o 7_o 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96._o it_o unto_o thomas_n dabridgment_n esquire_n of_o who_o in_o langdon_n i_o have_v make_v mention_n waver_n merston_n of_o this_o place_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n at_o all_o in_o the_o conqueror_n survey_n so_o that_o i_o presume_v it_o be_v then_o involve_v with_o bikenhill_n because_o it_o afterward_o appear_v 3._o to_o be_v of_o arden_n fee_n from_o one_o of_o which_o family_n i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o anketill_o the_o craft_n be_v first_o enfeoft_v thereof_o about_o king_n stephen_n or_o h._n 2._o time_n for_o clear_v it_o be_v that_o the_o same_o anketil_o possess_v gen_fw-la it_o and_o have_v his_o residence_n gen_fw-la here_o from_o who_o it_o descend_v gen_fw-la to_o roger_n the_o craft_n his_o nephew_n scil_n son_n of_o roger_n his_o brother_n which_o roger_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o king_n ric._n 1._o time_n gen_fw-la sell_v it_o unto_o william_n de_fw-fr waver_v son_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr waver_v his_o kinsman_n for_o xl._n li._n of_o silver_n to_o be_v hold_v of_o he_o the_o say_v roger_n and_o his_o heir_n by_o the_o six_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n whereupon_o for_o distinction_n from_o the_o many_o other_o merston_n in_o this_o county_n it_o come_v to_o be_v call_v waver's-merston_n who_o grandchild_n william_n in_o 41_o h._n 3._o obtain_v a_o charter_n 3._o of_o free_a warren_n in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n here_o but_o take_v part_n with_o the_o rebellious_a baron_n in_o 49_o h._n 3._o for_o which_o his_o land_n be_v seize_v 3._o and_o this_o manor_n give_v 2._o to_o roger_n de_fw-fr someri_fw-la lord_n of_o dudley_n upon_o his_o composition_n according_a to_o the_o diclum_fw-la de_fw-fr kenilworth_n he_o be_v necessitate_v to_o sell_v 2._o it_o 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o say_v roger_n for_o cc._o mark_n of_o silver_n howbeit_o afterward_o either_o he_o or_o his_o son_n robert_n redeem_v it_o again_o for_o in_o 35_o e._n 1_o the_o same_o robert_n entail_v 1._o it_o at_o his_o son_n marriage_n together_o with_o th'ester-wave_a and_o other_o land_n as_o in_o my_o discourse_n of_o that_o place_n have_v be_v already_o say_v in_o who_o â—ine_o it_o continue_v till_o 6_o h._n 6._o that_o john_n waver_v of_o th'ester-wave_a esquire_n past_o maine_n it_o unto_o john_n catesby_n of_o lapworth_n from_o who_o it_o come_v to_o john_n catesby_n oâ—_n stowell_n grandchild_n to_o the_o say_v john_n who_o in_o 16_o e._n 4._o obtain_v a_o release_n maine_n from_o henry_n waver_v of_o th'ester-wave_a esquire_n of_o all_o his_o right_n and_o title_n thereto_o and_o afterward_o though_o by_o what_o direct_a step_n i_o have_v not_o see_v unto_o the_o descendant_n of_o thomas_n catesby_n a_o young_a son_n of_o sir_n will._n catesby_n knight_n who_o pedigree_n be_v in_o lapworth_n to_o be_v see_v one_o of_o which_o viz._n john_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o king_n iâ—mes_n his_o time_n sell_v it_o unto_o henry_n mayne_n of_o bovington_n in_o hartfordshire_n in_o reversion_n after_o his_o own_o decease_n by_o which_o
mean_v it_o be_v come_v to_o john_n mayne_n now_o of_o elmedon_n gentleman_n grandchild_n to_o the_o say_v henry_n merston-cu_o in_o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n time_n this_o place_n be_v possess_v lib._n by_o one_o aluric_n who_o after_o the_o norman_a conquest_n sell_v lib._n it_o with_o the_o licence_n of_o king_n william_n unto_o robert_n de_fw-la oilgi_fw-la of_o which_o robert_n robert_n venator_n hold_v lib._n it_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o general_a survey_n it_o be_v then_o account_v for_o two_o hide_n have_v wood_n which_o extend_v to_o four_o furlong_n in_o length_n and_o one_o in_o breadth_n all_o value_v at_o xx_o s._n but_o from_o this_o time_n till_o king_n h._n 3._o reign_n that_o hugh_n de_fw-fr culi_fw-la be_v owner_n d_o thereof_o i_o have_v see_v no_o more_o of_o it_o nor_o after_o that_o till_o 21_o e._n 3._o that_o sâ—r_n fouk_n de_fw-fr bermingham_n possess_v 5._o it_o as_o appear_v by_o a_o special_a licence_n digby_n by_o he_o then_o grant_v unto_o one_o ranulph_n leyecroft_n to_o amortize_v two_o mess._n two_o yard_n land_n and_o twelve_o s._n rent_n lie_v therein_o for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o a_o priest_n to_o celebrate_v divine_a service_n here_o every_o day_n in_o the_o chapel_n of_o s._n leonard_n for_o the_o health_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o he_o the_o say_v ranulph_n and_o of_o his_o ancestor_n and_o all_o the_o faithful_a decease_a from_o which_o ranulph_n who_o have_v 5._o a_o good_a proportion_n of_o land_n here_o beside_o what_o he_o have_v so_o dispose_v of_o descend_v robert_n leecroft_n by_o who_o in_o 22_o r._n 2._o the_o whole_a manor_n be_v purchase_v 2._o from_o thomas_n roche_n and_o eliz._n his_o wife_n it_o be_v of_o her_o inheritance_n as_o daughter_n bromwich_n and_o heir_n unto_o thomas_n de_fw-fr bermingham_n to_o the_o descendant_n of_o which_o robert_n it_o continue_v till_o h._n 8._o time_n that_o anne_n the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n 8._o to_o william_n lecroft_n of_o colshill_n be_v wed_v 8._o unto_o john_n l'isle_n of_o moxhull_n esquire_n who_o son_n and_o heir_n scil_n nicholas_n lâ—isle_n sell_v digby_n it_o in_o 25_o h._n 8._o to_o reginald_n digby_n of_o colshill_n esquire_n in_o which_o line_n it_o still_o continue_v lindon_n that_o this_o hamlet_n be_v original_o so_o call_v from_o the_o situation_n thereof_o the_o name_n do_v plain_o manifest_a lhin_a in_o the_o british_a signify_v a_o lake_n or_o pool_n and_o do_v in_o the_o saxon_a a_o hill_n for_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o a_o indifferent_a rise_a ground_n it_o stand_v but_o the_o first_o mention_n i_o have_v find_v of_o it_o in_o any_o record_n be_v d._n in_o 34_o h._n 3._o where_o it_o appear_v that_o gunilda_n de_fw-fr lynden_n bring_v a_o assize_n of_o novel_a disseisin_n against_o walter_n de_fw-fr bishopesdon_n and_o other_o for_o land_n here_o yet_o be_v it_o no_o manor_n of_o itself_o but_o the_o land_n of_o other_o lordship_n reach_n into_o it_o whereof_o i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o give_v instance_n little_a pakinton_n of_o this_o place_n i_o find_v no_o mention_n in_o the_o conqueror_n survey_n though_o it_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v part_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o mellent_n possession_n at_o that_o time_n for_o it_o appear_v n._n that_o the_o ancient_a earl_n of_o leicester_n be_v chief_a lord_n of_o the_o fee_n but_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o in_o king_n h._n 1._o time_n robert_n de_fw-fr ceraso_n b._n possess_v it_o and_o after_o he_o b._n gilbert_n the_o son_n of_o picot_n which_o gilbert_n have_v issue_n b._n william_n picot_n unto_o who_o nicholas_n the_o son_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr torpe_n release_v aur_fw-it all_o his_o right_n therein_o that_o descend_v to_o he_o by_o inheritance_n from_o the_o same_o robert_n de_fw-fr ceraso_n his_o grandfather_n this_o gilbert_n picot_n be_v a_o a._n knight_n have_v fair_a possession_n in_o leicestershire_n viz._n b._n barow_n segrave_n glen_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o 4_o h._n 3._o be_v william_n picot_n his_o â—on_n one_o 14._o of_o the_o justice_n for_o the_o gaol-delivery_n at_o warwick_n and_o leicester_n both_o in_o which_o line_n of_o picot_n it_o continue_v till_o about_o the_o middle_n of_o king_n h._n 3._o reign_n but_o then_o by_o daughter_n and_o heir_n two_o part_n divolve_v b._n to_o murdac_n and_o ireys_n and_o the_o three_o to_o b._n nicholas_n pikot_v which_o come_v short_o after_o to_o one_o gilb._n petemon_n betwixt_o who_o there_o grow_v suit_n d._n for_o their_o interest_n here_o in_o 27_o h._n 3._o but_o of_o these_o coparceners_n sir_n henry_n murdac_n be_v the_o chief_a b._n be_v shiriff_n 15_o of_o this_o county_n and_o leicestershire_n in_o 46_o h._n 3._o and_o one_o d._n of_o the_o justice_n for_o the_o gaol-delivery_n at_o warwick_n in_o 56_o h._n 3._o which_o sir_n henry_n do_v homage_n b._n to_o roger_n the_o quency_n earl_n of_o winchester_n as_o lord_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o leicester_n for_o the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n that_o he_o and_o the_o other_o coheir_n hold_v of_o he_o here_o at_o pakinton_n have_v authority_n give_v b._n he_o by_o the_o say_a earl_n to_o receive_v the_o homage_n of_o thomas_n le_fw-fr prey_n and_o agnes_n his_o wife_n as_o also_o of_o nich._n pikot_o his_o fellow_n partner_n before_o speak_v of_o at_o which_o time_n he_o give_v b._n to_o the_o same_o earl_n xl_o s._n of_o silver_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o himself_o and_o they_o and_z his_o and_o their_o heir_n to_o be_v release_v from_o attendance_n at_o the_o three_o week_n court_n a_o leicester_n make_v their_o appearance_n at_o hâ—â—_n leet_n only_o to_o this_o sir_n henry_n succeed_v sir_n william_n murdac_n knight_n who_o bear_v be_v for_o his_o arm_n bendè_fw-la of_o ten_o pâ—â—ces_n arg._n and_o gules_a and_o have_v issue_n digby_n alice_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n wed_v digby_n to_o sir_n thomas_n â—oyvile_a knight_n unto_o who_o she_o bring_v a_o fair_a inheritance_n of_o land_n in_o leicestershire_n which_o beyvile_v have_v their_o residence_n b._n at_o stokfaston_n in_o that_o county_n but_o within_o tâ—e_v compass_v â—f_o that_o time_n as_o they_o have_v to_o do_v hâ—re_o they_o obtain_v one_o of_o the_o two_o other_o part_n of_o this_o lordship_n 〈…〉_o as_o it_o seem_v so_o that_o upâ—n_o the_o 〈…〉_o three_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o last_o iâ—hn_n viz._n bâ—â—dnell_n â—liz_o the_o wiâ—e_n o_o 〈…〉_o bury_v hatley_n iâ—_n com._n herif_n abâ—â—t_v the_o laâ—â—r_a end_n 〈…〉_o b._n it_o unto_o sâ—r_a râ—bâ—rt_n brâ—â—â—â—ll_o of_o dene_fw-mi in_o com._n northampt._n knight_n from_o who_o descend_v thomas_n brudâ—elâ—_n eâ—quâ—re_o afâ—erwardsâ—_n scil_n 3._o car._n create_v lord_n â—ruâ—â—ell_o a_o person_n much_o to_o be_v honour_v for_o his_o great_a learning_n prudenceâ—_n and_o eminent_a knowledge_n in_o antiquity_n who_o by_o his_o deed_n b._n of_o bargain_n and_o sale_n date_v 19_o maii_n 4._o jac._n past_o it_o unâ—o_o sir_n edward_n brabazon_n then_o of_o netherwhitacre_a in_o this_o county_n knight_n whicâ—_n sir_n eâ—ward_o diâ—poâ—ed_v thereof_o to_o siâ—_n anthâ—â—y_n brabazon_n knight_n his_o young_a son_n tâ—e_v late_a â—wner_n thereof_o touch_v that_o part_n whâ—ch_o ireâ—s_v have_v i_o find_v that_o in_o 13_o e._n 3._o thomas_n le_fw-fr â—â—eys_n pass_v 3._o iâ—_n aways_o by_o the_o name_n likewise_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o pakinton-pigot_n to_o philip_n de_fw-fr aâ—leston_n and_o 〈…〉_o and_o the_o heâ—rs_n of_o their_o two_o 〈◊〉_d but_o for_o lack_v of_o such_o issue_n to_o return_v unto_o the_o râ—gâ—t_a â—eirs_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n which_o makeâ—_n i_o 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o say_v kaâ—â—eâ—â—ne_n be_v his_o daughter_n aâ—â—er_v this_o â—iz_o in_o 50_o 〈…〉_o of_o who_o in_o maxstoke_n i_o shall_v speak_v puâ—câ—ased_v 3._o oâ—e_v three_o part_v 〈…〉_o manor_n 〈…〉_o and_o joane_n his_o wiâ—e_n but_o 〈…〉_o be_v that_o which_o philip_n the_o 〈◊〉_d above_o 〈…〉_o the_o other_o former_o belong_v to_o gâ—lbert_n 〈◊〉_d i_o can_v well_o discover_v which_o three_o part_v continue_v 36._o to_o his_o posterity_n tiâ—l_v the_o begin_n of_o h._n 7._o time_n though_o how_o much_o long_o i_o know_v not_o for_o in_o 20_o h._n 7._o john_n creâ—_n viscount_n l'isle_n be_v find_v 7._o tâ—_n die_v seize_v 10._o 〈◊〉_d â—_o by_o the_o name_n likewise_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o pakinton-pâ—got_a which_o from_o he_o divolve_v to_o â—homas_fw-la marquess_n dorsâ—t_n his_o uncle_n son_n and_o so_o consequent_o to_o henry_n duke_n of_o suff._n after_o who_o attainder_n in_o 1_o mariae_fw-la whereof_o in_o astley_n i_o have_v speak_v it_o eschaet_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o continue_v therein_o till_o queen_n elizabeth_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o her_o reign_n grant_v 3._o it_o to_o edward_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n lâ—neaâ—l_a heir_n to_o the_o clinton_n before_n specify_v which_o earl_n sell_v eliz._n â—t_a to_o one_o samson_n baker_n gentleman_n 30_o oct._n 15_o eliz._n who_o die_v eliz._n seize_v thereof_o in_o 26_o eliz._n
eliz._n filia_fw-la will._n deincourt_n militis_fw-la wâ—ll_n de_fw-fr clinton_n mile_n dominus_fw-la de_fw-fr clinton_n &_o de_fw-fr say_n anna_n filia_fw-la ...._o domâ—ni_fw-la bâ—treaux_n relâ—cta_fw-la fulâ—onis_fw-la fitz_n warm_a militis_n johannes_n dominus_fw-la clinton_n &_o the_o say_v 10_o h._n 6._o ric._n clinton_n be_v thom._n clinton_n de_fw-fr amington_n mile_n duxit_fw-la digby_n johannam_n fill_v &_o cohaer_fw-mi ....._o meignill_n will._n de_fw-fr clinton_n co._n huntend_v duxit_fw-la julianam_fw-la filiam_fw-la thomae_fw-la de_fw-fr leyburn_n mil._n relictam_fw-la joh._n de_fw-fr hastings_n &_o obiit_fw-la since_o prole_fw-la 28._o e._n 3._o which_o john_n in_o 〈…〉_o 17_o edw._n 2._o be_v a_o knight_n and_o in_o 3_o edw._n 3._o constitute_v 16._o one_o of_o the_o conservator_n of_o the_o peace_n in_o this_o county_n howbeit_o short_o after_o he_o arrive_v to_o far_o great_a advancement_n by_o his_o brother_n mean_n as_o i_o guess_v for_o in_o 6_o 7._o &_o 8_o e._n 3._o he_o be_v summon_v d_o to_o parliament_n among_o the_o baron_n of_o this_o realm_n but_o little_a have_v i_o far_o see_v in_o relation_n to_o he_o though_o he_o live_v till_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o this_o king_n be_v reign_v at_o least_o other_o than_o that_o he_o bear_v hatton_n for_o his_o arm_n argent_fw-fr upon_o a_o chief_n azure_a two_o mullet_n of_o 6._o point_n or_o pierce_v gules_a and_o that_o he_o wed_v 36._o margery_n the_o daughter_n to_o sir_n william_n corbet_n of_o chadsley_n in_o worcestershire_n in_o 18_o edw._n 2._o by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n sir_n john_n de_fw-fr clinton_n knight_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n but_o his_o story_n i_o shall_v respite_v for_o a_o while_n till_o i_o have_v speak_v of_o william_n his_o noble_a uncle_n who_o great_a action_n and_o eminent_a employment_n make_v no_o small_a splendour_n among_o our_o english_a worthy_n of_o that_o age_n this_o william_n be_v a_o f._n knight_n in_o 17_o edw._n 2._o wed_v 27._o julian_n the_o 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the_o of_o aprâ—l_a 4._o h._n 8._o or_o any_o time_n since_o with_o a_o special_a proviso_n that_o the_o same_o act_n shall_v not_o prejudice_v the_o king_n grant_n above_o mention_v make_v to_o sir_n william_n compton_n knight_n in_o 13._o of_o his_o reign_n which_o sir_n will._n compton_n have_v issue_n be_v peter_n upon_o who_o death_n in_o 36_o h._n 8._o the_o king_n suppose_v he_o have_v leave_v no_o issue_n male_a so_o that_o the_o inheritance_n of_o this_o castle_n have_v again_o return_v to_o the_o crown_n make_v a_o grant_n be_v unto_o edward_n lord_n clinton_n of_o the_o custody_n of_o it_o and_o the_o park_n with_o the_o herbage_n and_o paunage_v thereof_o as_o also_o of_o the_o bathwick_n of_o the_o lordship_n for_o life_n but_o when_o he_o understand_v that_o the_o say_v peter_n have_v a_o son_n bear_v
after_o his_o father_n death_n as_o my_o authority_n say_v he_o then_o make_v a_o new_a be_v grant_n of_o the_o premise_n to_o the_o same_o lord_n clinton_n during_o the_o minority_n of_o the_o heir_n than_o his_o ward_n whereupon_o the_o say_a lord_n clinton_n in_o consideration_n of_o lxx_o li._n sterling_a make_v a_o assignation_n be_v of_o the_o say_a custody_n etc._n etc._n unto_o john_n hales_n gentleman_n at_o that_o time_n clerk_n of_o the_o hamper_n and_o a_o very_a active_a man_n in_o the_o world_n as_o in_o coventre_n i_o have_v show_v to_o the_o posterity_n of_o which_o sir_n will._n compton_n it_o continue_v till_o that_o will._n lord_n compton_n his_o great_a grandchild_n by_o his_o deed_n be_v bear_v date_n 3_o febr._n 39_o eliz._n sell_v it_o unto_o sir_n thomas_n egerton_n kt._n then_o lord_n keeper_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n from_o who_o thomas_n dilke_n esquire_n afterward_o knight_n purchase_v be_v it_o scil_n 21._o junii_fw-la 41_o eliz._n who_o grandson_n william_n now_o enjoy_v it_o the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o s._n michael_n be_v in_o anno_fw-la 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o value_v scac._n at_o viij_o mark_n in_o 5_o e._n 3._o sir_n william_n de_fw-fr clinton_n knight_n purpose_v to_o found_v a_o chantrie_n therein_o obtain_v licence_n 12_o to_o bestow_v the_o advouson_n thereof_o inter_fw-la alia_fw-la upon_o the_o same_o with_o land_n and_o rent_n to_o the_o value_n of_o xx_o li._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la in_o pursuance_n whereof_o he_o give_v to_o john_n lynie_n priest_n warden_n of_o the_o say_a chantrie_n and_o his_o successor_n a_o certain_a piece_n of_o land_n lie_v then_o betwixt_o the_o roadway_n lead_v from_o filongley_n towards_o colshill_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o the_o churchyard_n of_o maxstoke_n on_o the_o other_o and_o extend_v in_o length_n from_o the_o lord_n of_o maxstoke_n quarry_n to_o the_o pale_a of_o his_o park_n together_o with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n as_o by_o his_o charter_n 7._o bear_v date_n at_o maxstoke_n on_o the_o feast_n day_n of_o the_o annunciation_n of_o our_o lady_n 6_o e._n 3._o appear_v and_o moreover_o by_o the_o same_o charter_n grant_v unto_o the_o say_a warden_n and_o his_o successor_n 8._o message_n &_o six_o yard_n land_n lie_v in_o long-ichinton_a as_o also_o the_o body_n of_o viij_o native_n dwelling_n there_o with_o all_o their_o chattel_n and_o offspring_n and_o beside_o this_o xx_o s._n yearly_a rent_n payable_a by_o one_o william_n snede_v and_o john_n his_o son_n out_o of_o a_o message_n lie_v in_o long-ichinton_a aforesaid_a with_o the_o reversion_n of_o the_o same_o message_n and_o one_o yard_n land_n after_o their_o decease_n and_o last_o 4._o acre_n of_o land_n lie_v in_o the_o say_a town_n of_o ichinton_n together_o with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n which_o endowment_n be_v so_o make_v he_o forthwith_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o roger_n de_fw-fr northburgh_n at_o that_o time_n bishop_n of_o this_o diocese_n john_n lynie_n the_o then_o parson_n who_o he_o constitute_v warden_n as_o abovesaid_a sir_n john_n de_fw-fr clinton_n lord_n of_o maxstoke_n his_o brother_n and_o parishioner_n there_o as_o also_o all_o the_o other_o parishioner_n of_o maxstoke_n ordain_v a._n that_o the_o say_v five_o priest_n shall_v thenceforth_o celebrate_v divine_a service_n daily_o in_o the_o same_o church_n where_o the_o body_n of_o his_o ancestor_n lay_v inter_v for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o he_o the_o say_a sir_n william_n de_fw-fr clinton_n julian_n his_o wife_n sir_n john_n de_fw-fr clinton_n his_o brother_n alice_n his_o wife_n and_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o sir_n john_n de_fw-fr clinton_n his_o father_n the_o lady_n ida_n his_o mother_n as_o also_o for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o then_o kâ—ng_v of_o england_n laurence_n de_fw-fr hastings_n and_o for_o aâ—l_v the_o lord_n hastings_n in_o time_n to_o come_v and_o moreover_o of_o the_o say_v roger_n then_o bishop_n of_o coventre_n and_o lichfield_n henry_n prior_n of_o coventre_n and_o â—heir_a successor_n and_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o the_o kâ—ngs_n oâ—_n england_n lord_n hastings_z bishop_n of_o coventreâ—nd_n â—nd_z lichfield_n prior_n of_o coventre_n brethren_n and_o sister_n parent_n and_o benefactor_n and_o all_o the_o faithâ—uâ—l_a decease_a appoint_v that_o the_o say_a warden_n and_o his_o successor_n as_o also_o the_o subwarden_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v always_o priest_n in_o order_n admit_v and_o institute_v by_o the_o bishop_n or_o coventre_n and_o lichfield_n for_o the_o time_n be_v and_o after_o the_o decease_n of_o he_o the_o say_a sir_n william_n always_o present_v by_o the_o say_a sâ—r_n john_n de_fw-fr clinton_n his_o brother_n and_o his_o heir_n have_v a_o house_n convenient_a for_o themselves_o and_o the_o other_o three_o adjoin_v to_o the_o churchyard_n of_o maxstoke_n aforesaid_a there_o to_o inhabâ—te_v and_o lodge_v together_o and_o that_o the_o say_a warden_n and_o his_o successor_n shall_v plourde_v from_o time_n to_o timeâ—_n bâ—â—â—ks_v vestment_n light_n as_o also_o two_o clerk_n fâ—r_v the_o use_n of_o himself_o 〈◊〉_d sub-warden_n and_o the_o other_o priest_n aswell_o in_o the_o church_n as_o in_o the_o houseâ—_n viz._n their_o hall_n and_o chamberâ—_n nâ—ght_v and_o day_n and_o moreover_o that_o he_o and_o his_o say_a sub-warden_n and_o thâ—_n other_o priestsâ—_n shâ—â—â—d_v wear_v white_a surpliceâ—_n with_o black_a cope_n and_o sâ—â—les_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o vicars-chorall_a in_o the_o cathedral_n of_o lichfield_n while_o they_o be_v about_o divine_a service_n both_o in_o the_o church_n and_o quire_n and_o that_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o book_n and_o ornament_n shall_v belong_v to_o the_o sub-warden_n who_o office_n be_v to_o direct_v concern_v the_o celebration_n of_o mass_n viz._n of_o whâ—m_n what_o hour_n and_o in_o what_o order_n by_o himself_o and_o the_o other_o priest_n they_o be_v to_o be_v perform_v and_o that_o bread_n wine_n water_n and_o light_n shall_v be_v ready_a for_o the_o say_a mass_n and_o divine_a exercise_n but_o at_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o warden_n to_o be_v provide_v and_o further_o that_o aswell_o the_o warden_n when_o he_o can_v fit_o be_v at_o leisure_n and_o sub-warden_n as_o all_o the_o priest_n except_o some_o great_a occasion_n do_v hinder_v every_o day_n after_o dinner_n and_o before_o vesper_n shall_v together_o in_o the_o say_a church_n sing_v the_o full_a office_n of_o the_o dead_a viz._n placebo_fw-la and_o dâ—riâ—e_fw-la except_o on_o double_a festival_n and_o the_o time_n of_o easter_n in_o whâ—ch_a theâ—_n ought_v to_o observe_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n of_o salisbury_n in_o saâ—â—ing_v the_o say_v office_n aâ—_n also_o 〈…〉_o and_o canonical_a hour_n with_o noteâ—_n â—_z in_o the_o qâ—â—re_n of_o the_o church_n aforesaid_a admit_v the_o chaplain_n and_o clerk_n of_o the_o same_o church_n to_o sing_v with_o they_o if_o they_o please_v and_o likewise_o that_o after_o the_o compline_n they_o shall_v say_v the_o commenâ—â—â—tion_n of_o the_o deadâ—_n â—_z in_o â—he_n say_v choir_n according_a â—o_o the_o course_n above_o describe_v and_o every_o holy_a day_n in_o the_o choir_n together_o the_o seven_o penitential_a psalm_n and_o the_o tv_n â—radualls_n with_o the_o litany_n and_o accustom_a prayer_n unless_o there_o be_v cause_n express_v by_o the_o warden_n that_o they_o shall_v say_v they_o out_o of_o the_o quâ—re_n and_o that_o both_o the_o warden_n and_o sub-warden_n &_o all_o the_o other_o priest_n shall_v every_o day_n celebrate_v their_o particular_a mass_n in_o the_o say_a church_n or_o choir_n according_a to_o appointment_n except_o there_o be_v a_o lawful_a impediment_n so_o that_o upon_o every_o sunday_n the_o mass_n of_o the_o b._n virgin_n shall_v be_v celebrate_v with_o note_n and_o the_o mass_n of_o the_o day_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o be_v fit_a and_o upon_o every_o monday_n one_o of_o they_o who_o the_o sub-warden_n shall_v appoint_v to_o celebrate_v the_o say_a mass_n of_o our_o lady_n by_o note_n with_o the_o office_n for_o the_o dead_a for_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o person_n before_o recite_v and_o all_o the_o faithful_a decease_a and_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n william_n de_fw-fr clinton_n and_o sir_n john_n his_o brother_n for_o their_o soul_n also_o and_o that_o another_o of_o the_o say_a priest_n shall_v celebrate_v the_o same_o day_n the_o high_a mass_n of_o s._n michael_n th'arch_v angel_n patron_n of_o that_o church_n and_o of_o all_o the_o holy_a angel_n with_o note_n and_o the_o rest_n throughout_o the_o week_n thus_o upon_o every_o tuesday_n the_o mass_n of_o s._n thomas_n sometime_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n by_o note_n beside_o the_o high_a mass_n of_o the_o day_n by_o note_n also_o on_o wednsday_n the_o first_o mass_n of_o our_o bless_a lady_n by_o note_n and_o the_o high_a mass_n of_o the_o say_a day_n with_o note_n as_o also_o a_o memorial_n of_o s._n katherine_n the_o virgin_n on_o
peto_n junior_a and_o beatrice_n his_o wife_n to_o hold_v during_o their_o life_n and_o the_o life_n of_o the_o survivor_n of_o they_o reserve_v x_o li._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la to_o be_v pay_v to_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o the_o say_v henry_n and_o beatrice_n without_o issue_n which_o henry_n and_o beatrice_n confirm_v that_o 3._o estate_n to_o they_o the_o say_v john_n and_o beatrice_n the_o next_o year_n ensue_v this_o beatrice_n the_o wife_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr peto_n be_v daughter_n 28._o and_o heir_n to_o john_n de_fw-fr sheldon_n of_o who_o alliance_n to_o the_o say_v henry_n i_o be_o not_o certain_a but_o unto_o sir_n john_n murdak_v of_o who_o in_o compton-murdak_a i_o have_v speak_v succeed_v sir_n thomas_n murdak_v kt_n lord_n of_o this_o manor_n as_o heir_n to_o his_o father_n which_o sir_n thomas_n in_o 48_o 3._o e._n 3._o past_a away_o all_o his_o title_n therein_o unto_o sir_n roger_n meres_n of_o kyrketon_n knight_n for_o cc_o li._n sterling_a who_o son_n scil_n john_n meres_n obtain_v a_o confirmation_n 3._o thereof_o from_o the_o before_o mention_a beatrice_n the_o widow_n of_o the_o say_v john_n de_fw-fr peto_n to_o take_v place_n after_o her_o decease_n which_o make_v i_o think_v that_o she_o be_v next_o heir_n in_o blood_n to_o the_o same_o henry_n de_fw-fr sheldon_n and_o in_o 9_o r._n 2._o sell_v 2._o the_o same_o reversion_n unto_o sir_n ralph_n basset_n of_o draiton_n knight_n who_o die_v 9_o seize_v thereof_o in_o 14_o r._n 2._o leave_v thomas_z earl_n stafford_z and_z alice_z the_o wife_n to_o william_n chaworth_n his_o cousin_n and_o next_o heir_n as_o the_o descent_n 9_o here_o insert_v show_v ...._o basset_z de_fw-fr draiton_n margareta_n ...._o stafford_n rad._n comes_fw-la staffordiae_fw-la hugo_n comes_fw-la staffordiae_fw-la tho._n co._n staff_n consangu_n &_o unus_fw-la haer_v rad._n basset_n de_fw-fr drayt._n matilda_n johanna_n rogerus_fw-la johannes_n catharina_n alicia_n uxor_fw-la will._n chaworth_n altera_fw-la cohaer_fw-mi rad._n basâ—â—_n de_fw-fr drayton_n rad._n basset_n rad._n basset_n rad._n basset_n ob_fw-la s._n prole_fw-la 14_o r._n 2._o to_o which_o thomas_n succeed_v 2._o william_n earl_n stafford_n his_o brother_n and_o heir_n and_o to_o william_n edmund_n 41._o who_o in_o 4_o h._n 4._o grant_v bar._n inter_fw-la alia_fw-la to_o sir_n hugh_n shirley_n knight_n this_o manor_n of_o sheldon_n by_o the_o name_n of_o est-hall_n and_o west-hall_n upon_o condition_n that_o if_o he_o the_o say_v hugh_n shall_v decease_v without_o issue_n mâ—le_n of_o his_o body_n then_o to_o revert_v to_o the_o before_o specify_v earl_n and_o his_o heir_n in_o confirmation_n whereof_o john_n browne_n parson_n of_o brochole_n in_o 2_o h._n 6._o release_v ib._n to_o sir_n ralph_n shirley_n knight_n who_o he_o call_v cofin_n to_o sir_n ralph_n basset_n of_o drayton_n knight_n and_o to_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o his_o body_n all_o his_o right_n therein_o and_o in_o other_o land_n which_o he_o the_o say_v john_n have_v together_o with_o walter_n skyrlaw_n bishop_n of_o duresme_fw-fr and_o other_o feoffee_n by_o the_o grant_n of_o the_o before_o specify_v ralph_n basset_n in_o fee-simple_n without_o any_o condition_n whatsoever_o whereupon_o the_o say_a sir_n ralph_n shirley_n by_o the_o name_n of_o sir_n ralph_n shirley_n of_o radclif_n supper_n sore_o in_o com._n nott._n knight_n in_o 10_o h._n 6._o be_v certify_v r._n to_o be_v lord_n of_o this_o manor_n and_o to_o hold_v it_o by_o the_o service_n of_o the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o kts._n fee_n but_o long_o it_o be_v not_o ere_o that_o the_o say_a earl_n stafford_n have_v it_o again_o though_o by_o what_o agreement_n i_o have_v not_o see_v for_o by_o a_o bailiff_n account_n staff_n of_o humphrey_n earl_n stafford_n land_n in_o 23_o hen._n 6._o it_o appear_v that_o the_o say_a earl_n then_o possess_v it_o which_o earl_n be_v create_v d._n of_o buck._n soon_o after_o die_v 6._o seize_v thereof_o viz._n in_o 39_o h._n 6._o leave_v henry_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n 4_o year_n of_o age_n unto_o who_o succeed_v edw._n d._n of_o buck._n attaint_v in_o 13_o h._n 8._o by_o mean_n whereof_o it_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o by_o letter_n pat._n 3._o date_v 29_o martii_fw-la the_o same_o year_n be_v last_o grant_v out_o unto_o thomas_n grey_n marq._n dorset_n for_o life_n and_o about_o two_o year_n after_o 1._o in_o fee_n taâ—l_o to_o he_o and_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o his_o body_n viz._n 27_o junii_fw-la 15_o h._n 8._o who_o son_n and_o heir_n hâ—â—râ—_n d._n of_o suff._n be_v attaint_v in_o 1_o m._n as_o in_o astley_n i_o have_v 〈◊〉_d it_o resort_v again_o to_o the_o crownâ—_n and_o be_v by_o q._n eliz._n first_o grant_v 13._o to_o ....._o 〈◊〉_d and_o other_o in_o 2_o of_o her_o reign_n but_o by_o other_o letter_n 11._o pat._n in_o 17_o h._n 8._o to_o heâ—_n grey_a eâ—q_n in_o fee_n taâ—l_o wh_o â—h_a 〈…〉_o his_o estate_n therein_o to_o sir_n george_n digby_n or_o colshill_n kt._n who_o die_v seize_v eliz._n thereof_o in_o 29_o eliz_n leave_v robert_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n twelve_o year_n of_o age_n and_o upward_o which_o robert_n for_o fâ—rther_a corroboration_n of_o his_o title_n in_o 3_o jac._n obtain_v a_o pat._n 14._o thereof_o from_o the_o crown_n bear_v date_n 15_o nou._n to_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n be_v thâ—n_o a_o kt._n since_o which_o time_n his_o posterity_n have_v enjoy_v it_o beside_o this_o manor_n of_o est_fw-fr hall_n and_o west-hall_n there_o be_v another_o 〈…〉_o sheldon_n which_o original_o be_v nothing_o else_o 〈◊〉_d a_o member_n of_o solihull_n come_v in_o time_n to_o have_v the_o reputation_n of_o a_o manor_n but_o the_o first_o 〈◊〉_d i_o â—ave_n see_v of_o iâ—_n 〈◊〉_d 3_o r._n 2._o where_o it_o be_v by_o 〈◊〉_d find_v that_o alice_n 〈…〉_o sir_n hugh_n le_fw-fr dispenser_n inter_fw-la alia_fw-la 14._o sulihull_n 〈…〉_o rend_a here_o in_o sheldon_n pay_v the_o partly_o by_o fee-holder_n and_o partly_o by_o those_o that_o hold_v in_o villeinage_n which_o alice_n have_v issue_n sir_n hugh_n le_fw-fr desâ—enser_fw-fr kt._n who_o in_o 3_o h._n 4._o die_v seize_v of_o viij_o l._n rent_n 29._o here_o leave_v aâ—â—â—_n the_o wife_n of_o sir_n edw._n boteler_n kt._n his_o sister_n and_o heir_n howbeit_o within_o two_o year_n after_o this_o which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o certain_a rent_n issue_v out_o of_o sundry_a land_n here_o be_v call_v a_o manor_n as_o appear_v by_o a_o fine_a thâ—n_n levy_v 4._o the_o eof_o together_o with_o the_o manor_n of_o solihull_n betwixt_o sibyl_n the_o widow_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n hugh_n le_fw-fr despenser_n and_o the_o before_o specify_v sir_n edward_n boteler_n kt._n and_o anne_n his_o wife_n of_o which_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o afterward_o accompany_v solihull_n for_o a_o long_a time_n i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o say_v more_o it_o be_v a_o member_n thereof_o as_o be_v far_o manifest_v by_o the_o inquiâ—_fw-la 4._o take_v after_o the_o death_n of_o george_n d._n of_o clarence_n upon_o who_o attainder_n it_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n where_o it_o rest_v till_o 12_o h._n 8._o that_o the_o king_n by_o his_o letter_n 1._o pat._n date_v 12_o febr._n grant_v it_o together_o with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n to_o thomas_n d._n of_o norff._n and_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o his_o body_n which_o duke_n in_o 20_o h._n 8._o past_o it_o dâ—gby_n away_o with_o solihull_n unto_o edmund_n knightley_n esq._n and_o eustaâ—e_n kitteley_n gent._n to_o the_o use_n of_o sir_n george_n throbmorton_n knight_n and_o his_o heir_n who_o grandchild_n thomas_n be_v seize_v â—ed_n of_o it_o in_o 23_o eliz_n sell_v it_o unto_o the_o before_o specify_v sir_n george_n digby_n as_o i_o have_v hear_v the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o st._n gules_a be_v in_o an._n 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o value_v scac._n at_o viij_o mark_n and_o b._n in_o 26_o h._n 8._o at_o viij_o l._n x_o s._n x._o d._n over_o and_o above_o ix_o s._n vi_o d._n allow_v for_o procuration_n and_o synodal_n patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n rad._n de_fw-fr perham_n a._n thom._n de_fw-fr stodham_n 3_o id._n maii_n 1318._o will._n de_fw-fr clinton_n co._n huntendoniae_fw-la a._n nich._n de_fw-fr sheldon_n pbr._n 16_o cal._n dec._n 1342._o joh._n de_fw-fr peto_n junior_a joh._n sromer_n cap._n 6_o cal._n julii_fw-la 1349._o 45_o joh._n de_fw-fr peto_n junior_a ric._n de_fw-fr kinton_n cap._n 18_o cal._n jan._n 1350._o a._n d._n rad._n basset_n de_fw-fr drayton_n mile_n nich._n nichols_n pbr._n ult_n sept._n 1387._o a._n beatix_n relicta_fw-la d._n hug._n shirley_n mil._n thom._n galpyn_n cap._n 7_o martii_fw-la 1407._o b._n beatix_n relicta_fw-la d._n hug._n shirley_n mil._n rob._n green_a cap._n 12_o maii_n 1408._o b._n d._n rad._n shirley_n mile_n joh._n parker_n cap._n 20_o oct._n 1427._o a._n d._n rad._n shirley_n mile_n thom._n gamul_fw-la pbr._n 29_o jan._n
not_o for_o take_v part_n with_o thomas_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n in_o 15_o e._n 2._o he_o be_v behead_v at_o york_n after_o which_o it_o become_v soon_o dispose_v 18._o of_o by_o the_o king_n together_o with_o creke_n in_o com._n northampt._n unto_o elianore_n the_o wife_n of_o hugh_n le_fw-fr despenser_n the_o young_a to_o hold_v during_o her_o life_n to_o the_o use_n and_o behoof_n of_o gilbert_n le_fw-fr despenser_n son_n to_o the_o say_v hugh_n which_o i_o suppose_v she_o hold_v according_o during_o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o say_v king_n reign_n and_o no_o long_o as_o may_v seem_v by_o a_o 87._o inquis_fw-la then_o take_v and_o a_o confirmation_n 27._o make_v the_o year_n follow_v by_o john_n de_fw-fr mowbray_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o last_o mention_v john_n unto_o sir_n richard_n pesehale_n knight_n of_o the_o three_o part_n thereof_o together_o with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n which_o aliva_n the_o mowbray_n mother_n of_o the_o say_v john_n of_o who_o dowry_n it_o be_v have_v grant_v 6._o to_o he_o the_o say_v richard_n to_o hold_v during_o life_n but_o beside_o this_o three_o part_n it_o seem_v that_o the_o say_a sir_n richard_n obtain_v a_o estate_n in_o the_o rest_n to_o hold_v likewise_o during_o his_o own_o life_n for_o in_o 16_o e._n 3._o when_o william_n de_fw-fr clinton_n then_o earl_n of_o huntendon_n have_v begin_v the_o foundation_n of_o maxstoke_n priory_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o endow_v it_o with_o land_n and_o possession_n situate_v convenient_a thereto_o it_o appear_v aâ—_n that_o after_o he_o have_v agree_v with_o the_o lord_n mowbray_n to_o have_v this_o lordship_n in_o exchange_n for_o the_o manor_n of_o hinton_n in_o cambridgeshire_n he_o give_v unto_o the_o say_a sir_n richard_n in_o lieu_n of_o his_o term_n in_o this_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o gudlesdon_n juxta_fw-la colshill_n with_o leave_n to_o take_v down_o a_o new_a house_n which_o he_o have_v build_v here_o at_o shustoke_n and_o to_o remove_v it_o whither_o he_o shall_v think_v fit_a as_o also_o all_o such_o timber_n as_o be_v then_o fall_v by_o the_o say_v richard_n in_o the_o park_n here_o at_o shustoke_n and_o liberty_n to_o cut_v down_o in_o the_o say_a park_n six_o more_o oak_n for_o timber_n and_o six_o for_o fewell_n the_o same_o grant_v bear_v date_n 5_o jan._n 16._o e._n 3._o after_o which_o scil_n the_o morrow_n follow_v ascension_n day_n the_o say_a lord_n mowbray_n grant_v ib._n the_o same_o with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n unto_o that_o earl_n and_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o whereupon_o he_o according_o by_o his_o deed_n 24._o date_v the_o saturday_n before_o the_o translation_n of_o s_o t_o thomas_n the_o martyr_n settle_v it_o upon_o the_o canon_n of_o maxstoke_n and_o their_o successor_n who_o the_o next_o year_n follow_v for_o their_o better_a conveniency_n past_o 10._o it_o away_o unto_o john_n de_fw-fr clinton_n nephew_n to_o the_o before_o specify_v earl_n in_o exchange_n for_o that_o part_n of_o maxstoke_n which_o be_v afterward_o and_o still_o be_v call_v the_o priorie-lordship_n aâ—l_o which_o be_v thus_o perform_v the_o same_o john_n de_fw-fr clinton_n immediate_o grant_v 23._o it_o unto_o the_o say_a earl_n his_o uncle_n to_o hold_v during_o life_n who_o be_v so_o seize_v thereof_o procure_v a_o charter_n 2._o bear_v date_n 20._o jan._n the_o year_n ensue_v that_o himself_o for_o his_o life_n and_o his_o say_a nephew_n and_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o shall_v have_v a_o court_n leet_n within_o this_o manor_n extend_v likewise_o into_o the_o hamlet_n of_o bentley_n and_o blithe_n within_o the_o same_o parish_n together_o with_o assize_n of_o bread_n and_o beer_n pillory_n tumbril_n as_o also_o the_o liberty_n of_o infangthef_n and_o outfangthef_n gallow_n and_o weyf_n render_v for_o the_o same_o to_o the_o say_a king_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n xviii_o d._n yearly_a by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o shiriff_n in_o augmentation_n of_o the_o farm_n of_o the_o county_n by_o which_o charter_n there_o be_v far_o grant_v to_o the_o say_a earl_n as_o also_o to_o his_o nephew_n and_o his_o heir_n free_a warren_n in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n within_o the_o precinct_n aforesaid_a upon_o who_o death_n in_o 28_o e._n 3._o his_o say_a nephew_n sir_n john_n de_fw-fr clinton_n have_v livery_n 35._o thereof_o from_o who_o descend_v 10._o john_n lord_n clinton_n and_o say_v who_o land_n be_v seize_v 10._o on_o in_o 38_o h._n 6._o for_o 10._o adhere_v to_o the_o house_n of_o york_n at_o which_o time_n this_o lordship_n inter_fw-la alia_fw-la be_v give_v ibid._n by_o the_o king_n to_o sir_n edmund_n mountfort_n knight_n one_o of_o his_o kerver_n in_o consideration_n of_o his_o faithful_a service_n against_o the_o say_a king_n enemy_n but_o the_o deposall_n and_o ruin_n of_o king_n henry_n happen_v so_o soon_o after_o as_o that_o the_o lord_n clinton_n be_v not_o long_o out_o of_o possession_n thereof_o in_o who_o line_n it_o continue_v till_o 31_o h._n 8._o that_o edward_n lord_n clinton_n and_o say_v sell_v it_o unto_o james_n leveson_n of_o wolverhampton_n esquire_n a_o rich_a merchant_n of_o the_o staple_n as_o by_o his_o deed_n aur_fw-it bear_v date_n 6._o febr._n the_o same_o year_n appear_v which_o james_n give_v 47._o it_o in_o marriage_n in_o 36_o h._n 8._o unto_o walter_n the_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n edward_n aston_n of_o ticksall_n in_o com._n staff_n knight_n who_o grandson_n sir_n walter_n aston_n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n be_v plunge_v into_o vast_a debt_n by_o support_v himself_o in_o that_o embassy_n of_o spain_n towards_o the_o late_a end_n of_o king_n james_n his_o time_n first_o sell_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o ferme_n to_o the_o several_a tenant_n and_o soon_o after_o the_o manor_n itself_o unto_o sir_n george_n devereux_n of_o sheldon_n knight_n the_o now_o owner_n thereof_o the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o s._n cuthbert_n be_v in_o anno_fw-la 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o value_v scac._n at_o x._o mark_n and_o the_o advouson_n thereof_o in_o 17_o e._n 3._o give_v pauleâ—_n by_o william_n de_fw-fr clinton_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n together_o with_o the_o manor_n unto_o the_o priory_n of_o maxstoke_n then_o new_o by_o he_o found_v whereupon_o soon_o ensue_v its_o appropriation_n a._n scil_n 4._o id._n julii_fw-la the_o same_o year_n and_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o the_o vicarage_n be_v value_v b._n at_o cvii_o s._n over_o and_o above_o ix_o s._n vi_o d._n allow_v for_o procuration_n and_o synodal_n patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n d._n rad._n fill_n nicholai_n ex_fw-la conce_n d._n regis_fw-la ratione_fw-la custodiae_fw-la haeredis_fw-la d._n will._n de_fw-fr eseby_n lich._n rad._n le_fw-fr breton_n cler._n post_fw-la mortem_fw-la gilb._n de_fw-fr camvile_n ult_n rectoris_fw-la a_o 1250._o d._n joh._n de_fw-fr mowbray_n mile_n a._n joh._n de_fw-fr acom_fw-mi pbr._n 3_o id._n oct._n 1336._o post_fw-la mortem_fw-la ric._n de_fw-fr colshull_n ult_n rectoris_fw-la patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr maxstoke_n will._n edithe_o cap._n cal._n martii_fw-la 1343._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr maxstoke_n rob._n le_fw-fr spicer_n cap._n 4._o cal._n martii_fw-la 1349._o b._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr maxstoke_n will._n edithe_o cap._n 12._o cal._n aug._n 1353._o b._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr maxstoke_n ric._n de_fw-fr linley_n pbr._n 7._o id._n martii_fw-la 1365._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr maxstoke_n joh._n kytewyld_a pbr._n 21._o dec._n 1390._o b._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr maxstoke_n ric._n bishop_n pbr._n 24._o aug._n 1398._o a_o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr maxstoke_n a._n joh._n price_n diac._n 21._o sept._n 1425._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr maxstoke_n b._n will._n orme_n pbr._n 5._o martii_fw-la 1456._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr maxstoke_n a._n ric._n eliot_n cap._n 18._o junii_fw-la 1494._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr maxstoke_n a._n thomas_n perkins_n pbr._n 20._o oct._n 1500._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr maxstoke_n b._n henr._n sutton_n cap._n penult_n julii_fw-la 1501._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr maxstoke_n a._n d._n joh._n robynson_n cap._n 7._o apr._n 1536._o d._n edw._n 6._o rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la a._n d._n rad._n pykering_n 13._o febr._n 1547._o d._n eliz._n angl._n regina_fw-la h_o nich._n haighe_v cler._n 9_o maii_n 1562._o d._n eliz._n angl._n regina_fw-la a._n georgius_n mutley_n cler._n 2._o oct._n 1576._o d._n eliz._n angl._n regina_fw-la c._n ric._n warde_n cler._n 29._o oct._n 1594._o jac._n rex_fw-la angl._n etc._n etc._n josepâ—â—s_n harison_n cler._n ....._o 1605._o carolus_n rex_fw-la angl._n etc._n etc._n incert_v joh._n ward_n in_o art_n magr._fw-la 18._o maii_n 1632._o the_o present_a fabric_n of_o this_o church_n be_v erect_v in_o king_n edw._n 2._o time_n as_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o picture_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr coâ—â—ull_n the_o last_o rector_n which_o stand_v within_o these_o few_o year_n in_o a_o south_n
the_o say_v roger_n be_v they_o take_v 9_o into_o the_o king_n hand_n and_o continue_v in_o the_o crown_n till_o 13_o h._n 6._o that_o william_n waldeff_n and_o thomas_n wylcok_n obtain_v a_o 9_o grant_n of_o they_o for_o the_o space_n of_o ten_o year_n which_o william_n in_o 26_o h._n 6._o be_v cousin_n t.w._n and_o heir_n to_o joyce_n plumpton_n of_o nottingham_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o roger_n plumpton_n and_o sister_n t.w._n and_o heir_n to_o phipippa_n the_o other_o daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o say_v roger_n as_o he_o style_v himself_o of_o who_o inheritance_n they_o be_v t.w._n grant_v t.w._n they_o to_o thomas_n waldeyve_n his_o son_n from_o which_o thomas_n by_o a_o heir_n female_a the_o willingtons_n of_o hurley_n do_v derive_v themselves_o and_o be_v still_o owner_n of_o all_o or_o a_o great_a part_n of_o these_o land_n flanders-hall_n this_o place_n be_v ancient_o so_o denominate_v from_o one_o hugh_n a_o young_a brother_n to_o william_n de_fw-fr odingsell_n of_o which_o family_n i_o have_v speak_v in_o ichington_n solihull_n and_o maxstoke_n as_o mr._n burton_n in_o his_o description_n 254._o of_o leicestershire_n affirm_v in_o regard_n that_o his_o ancestor_n come_v out_o of_o flanders_n who_o descendant_n assume_v it_o for_o their_o surname_n but_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr flanders_n the_o last_o male_a branch_n of_o this_o line_n it_o be_v allot_v by_o partition_n be_v in_o 13_o h._n 6._o to_o elianore_n the_o wife_n of_o samson_n erdswike_n one_o of_o his_o three_o daughter_n and_o heir_n by_o which_o mean_v it_o descend_v 13._o to_o the_o issue_n of_o john_n herdwick_n of_o lindley_n in_o leicestershire_n her_o first_o husband_n and_o so_o come_v to_o the_o purefeys_n of_o caldecote_n in_o marriage_n as_o i_o have_v hear_v with_o joyce_n b._n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n to_o the_o last_o john_n herdwyck_n wife_n to_o michael_n purefey_n from_o which_o michael_n descend_v william_n purefey_n esquire_n who_o in_o our_o time_n sell_v it_o unto_o sir_n robert_n fisher_n of_o packington_n knight_n and_o baronet_n hallaton_n of_o this_o place_n i_o have_v not_o see_v any_o mention_n till_o 17_o h._n 3._o at_o which_o time_n it_o be_v repute_v a_o member_n 3._o of_o coshill_n and_o part_n of_o the_o dowry_n of_o 3._o elisant_a the_o widow_n unto_o osbert_n de_fw-fr clinton_n but_o after_o this_o it_o come_v to_o be_v possess_v hatton_n by_o the_o same_o robert_n marmion_n of_o who_o i_o have_v speak_v in_o netherwhitacre_a and_o by_o those_o authority_n which_o i_o have_v there_o vouch_a seem_v to_o have_v go_v with_o that_o manor_n till_o q._n eliz._n time_n for_o it_o appear_v that_o walt._n devereux_n visc._n hereford_n in_o 12_o eliz._n sell_v aur_fw-it it_o with_o nether-whisacre_a unto_o edmund_n skern_v then_o of_o erdbury_n esquire_n drakenedge_v this_o be_v original_o a_o member_n of_o netherwhitacre_a as_o i_o conceive_v and_o so_o consequent_o possess_v by_o the_o 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not_o find_v that_o it_o be_v ever_o appropriate_v to_o they_o or_o that_o they_o continue_v long_a patron_n thereof_o the_o advouson_n have_v be_v for_o many_o age_n in_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o manor_n in_o a_o 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o it_o be_v rate_v scac._n at_o xuj_o mark_n over_z and_o above_o half_a a_o mark_n which_o the_o parson_n of_o overton_n before_o specify_v do_v receive_v out_o of_o it_o and_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o at_o a._n xx_o l._n three_o s._n iiii_o d._n beside_o ix_o s._n vi_o d._n allow_v for_o procuration_n and_o synodal_n patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n rob._n de_fw-fr grendon_n mile_n lich._n henr._n de_fw-fr grendon_n cler._n a_o 1253._o rad._n de_fw-fr grendon_n mile_n a._n will._n de_fw-fr edrichesley_n cler._n 10_o cal._n apr._n 1300._o rad._n de_fw-fr grendon_n mile_n a._n will._n de_fw-fr edrichesley_n cler._n 10_o cal._n apr._n 1300._o rad._n de_fw-fr grendon_n mile_n b._n will._n de_fw-fr clinton_n pbr._n 7._o apr._n 1330._o 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johanna_n ux_fw-fr ejus_fw-la ric._n cokket_n pbr._n 4_o aug._n 1449._o b._n thomas_n littilton_n &_o johanna_n ux_fw-fr ejus_fw-la rog._n wall._n in_o decr._n bac._n pbr._n 26_o jan._n 1449._o b._n d._n phil._n draicot_n mile_n ex_fw-la concess_n will._n chetwyn_n be_v d._n edm._n wondefende_v 1_o julii_fw-la 1538._o a._n joh._n chetwyn_n de_fw-fr ingestre_n be_v d._n will._n rowley_n cler._n 17._o oct._n 1558._o b._n joh._n chetwin_n &_o will._n fill_v &_o haeres_fw-la ejus_fw-la joh._n sprotte_n cler._n 3._o dec._n 1578._o a._n will._n chetwyn_n be_v thomas_n walker_n cler._n 10_o oct._n 1579._o c._n will._n chetwyn_n mile_n georgius_n kent_n cler._n 26_o junii_fw-la 1607._o f._n whittington_n that_o this_o petty_a village_n be_v original_o a_o member_n of_o grendon_n within_o which_o parish_n it_o lie_v and_o therewith_o involve_v in_o the_o conqueror_n survey_n i_o be_o full_o satisfy_v for_o part_n of_o it_o be_v give_v insp._n to_o the_o monk_n of_o merevale_n by_o robert_n earl_n ferrer_n upon_o his_o foundation_n of_o that_o monastery_n but_o the_o residue_n do_v the_o family_n of_o grendon_n owner_n of_o grendon_n possess_v d._n as_o a_o branch_n n._n of_o that_o lordship_n which_o in_o process_n of_o time_n be_v grant_v away_o by_o some_o of_o the_o lord_n of_o grendon_n come_v to_o be_v repute_v a_o manor_n one_o margery_n ribbif_n in_o 6_o r._n 2._o hold_v 60._o it_o for_o life_n by_o that_o name_n the_o inheritance_n be_v 60._o in_o sir_n geffrey_n fuljambe_n knight_n which_o sir_n geffrey_n leave_v issue_n 21._o alice_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n about_o a_o year_n old_a in_o 12_o r._n 2._o howbeit_o after_o this_o i_o do_v not_o find_v it_o term_v a_o manor_n for_o upon_o the_o grant_n thereof_o from_o john_n hekling_a of_o lyndeby_n esquire_n and_o joan_n his_o wife_n unto_o william_n repington_n of_o amington_n in_o this_o county_n esquire_n in_o 13_o h._n 6._o it_o pass_v 6._o by_o the_o name_n of_o ten_o message_n cccc_o acre_n of_o land_n 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clear_v it_o be_v from_o the_o testimony_n
marriage_n inter_fw-la alia_fw-la with_o eliz._n his_o daughter_n unto_o walter_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n edward_n aston_n knight_n from_o who_o descend_v sir_n walter_n aston_n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n who_o in_o 1._o caroli_n or_o about_o that_o time_n sell_v it_o to_o the_o tenant_n but_o that_o whâ—ch_v the_o monk_n of_o burton_n have_v here_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n at_o the_o general_a dissolution_n of_o the_o religious_a house_n in_o 30_o h._n 8._o be_v in_o 33._o of_o that_o king_n reign_n give_v 4._o to_o the_o collegiate-church_n of_o burton_n before_o specify_v for_o king_n henry_n have_v out_v the_o monk_n place_v a_o dean_n and_o secular_a canon_n in_o their_o room_n but_o this_o collegiate-church_n soon_o follow_v the_o fate_n which_o the_o abbey_n have_v be_v likewise_o dissolve_v in_o 37_o h._n 8._o the_o king_n by_o his_o letter_n 16._o patent_n bear_v date_n 31._o jan._n the_o same_o year_n grant_v this_o manor_n for_o by_o that_o name_n it_o be_v pass_v unto_o sir_n william_n paget_n knight_n and_o his_o heir_n to_o be_v hold_v in_o capitâ—â—_n by_o the_o xxth_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n which_o sir_n william_n by_o the_o name_n of_o william_n lord_n paget_n of_o bendesert_n for_o so_o he_o have_v be_v create_v by_o his_o deed_n eliz._n date_v 30._o dec._n 1._o &_o 2._o ph._n &_o m._n sell_v it_o unto_o the_o lady_n elianore_n brereton_n widow_n sometime_o wife_n of_o sir_n william_n brereton_n knight_n and_o to_o richard_n brereton_n esquire_n her_o son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o use_n of_o they_o the_o say_v elianore_n and_o richard_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o say_v richard_n from_o which_o richard_n it_o descend_v suprà _fw-la to_o george_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n late_o of_o ashley_n in_o cheshire_n who_o die_v eliz._n seize_v thereof_o in_o 30_o eliz._n leave_v william_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n above_o nineteeen_o year_n of_o age_n the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o s._n nicholas_n be_v in_o 55_o h._n 3._o give_v 3._o by_o osbert_n de_fw-fr clinton_n son_n of_o thomas_n to_o the_o monk_n of_o burton_n and_o in_o anno_fw-la 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o value_v scac._n at_o xuj_o mark_n as_o also_o appropriate_v 9_o to_o that_o religious_a house_n by_o pope_n urban_n the_o sixth_o in_o 2_o r._n 2._o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o the_o vicarage_n be_v rate_v a._n at_o viij_o li._n over_o and_o above_o ix_o s._n vi_o d._n allow_v for_o procuration_n and_o synodal_n patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n thomas_n de_fw-fr clinton_n mile_n &_o williel_n de_fw-fr cherlecote_n lich._n philippus_n de_fw-fr assellis_n anno_fw-la 1248._o abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr burton_n b._n d._n will._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr warde_n 10._o cal._n febr._n 1303._o abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr burton_n b._n ric._n de_fw-fr staunton_n cap._n 4._o cal._n junii_fw-la 1328._o abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr burton_n a._n rog._n de_fw-fr baukewell_n cler._n 4._o id._n febr._n 1330._o henr._n de_fw-fr northwell_n patronus_fw-la hac_fw-la vice_fw-la b._n joh._n the_o depe_a pbr._n 3_o id._n maii_n 1340._o abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la burton_n â—_o d._n ric._n lucas_n pbr._n 2._o oct._n 1369._o patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la burton_n rob._n lucas_n pbr._n 2._o oct._n 1378._o a._n abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la burton_n joh._n ivelyth_a cler._n 20._o nou._n 1404._o b._n abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la burton_n will._n batayll_v cap._n 27._o junii_fw-la 1413._o a._n abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la burton_n ric._n hazard_n pbr._n 11._o apr._n 1429._o b._n abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la burton_n joh._n alisawndre_n 9_o febr._n 1437._o a._n abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la burton_n ric._n parker_n 3_o julii_fw-la 1438._o b._n abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la burton_n henr._n fulcock_n 5._o martii_fw-la 1501._o a._n abbas_n &_o conventus_fw-la de_fw-la burton_n will._n darley_n in_o art_n magr._fw-la 12._o febr._n 1524._o b._n ric._n coton_n gen_fw-la &_o alii_fw-la ex_fw-la concess_n abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr burton_n d._n thom._n farmer_n cap._n 7._o sept._n 1542._o b._n sim._n harcot_n be_v ranulphus_fw-la orton_n 19_o aug._n 1567._o b._n humfr._fw-la ferrer_n be_v ex_fw-la concess_n roberti_n comitis_fw-la leic._n rog._n molde_n cler._n 8._o oct._n 1583._o b._n jacobus_n rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la etc._n etc._n rob._n bostok_v cler._n 10._o junii_fw-la 1619._o incert_v jacobus_n rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la etc._n etc._n mich._n bostok_v cler._n 3._o nou._n 1620._o incert_v jacobus_n rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la etc._n etc._n joh._n prior_n cler._n in_o art_n bac._n 7._o nou._n 1623._o incert_v newton_n this_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v original_o a_o member_n of_o sekindon_n as_o by_o what_o i_o shall_v say_v when_o i_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o church_n will_v appear_v for_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o it_o in_o the_o conqueror_n survey_n and_o till_o 5_o h._n 2._o it_o be_v 2._o in_o the_o king_n hand_n be_v for_o that_o respect_n call_v newton-regis_a but_o then_o grant_v 2._o to_o geffrey_n sauvage_n it_o continue_v to_o his_o descendant_n whilst_o the_o male_a line_n last_v and_o afterward_o to_o the_o sister_n and_o coheir_n to_o the_o last_o william_n as_o the_o pedigree_n in_o baginton_n manife_v howbeit_o the_o second_o geffrey_n be_v expose_v to_o a_o defence_n 1._o of_o his_o title_n thereto_o in_o 7_o r._n 1._o against_o thomas_n de_fw-fr arden_n the_o service_n 3._o by_o which_o he_o hold_v it_o be_v half_o a_o knight_n fee_n but_o by_o heir_n female_a come_v to_o ednesoure_n and_o meinill_n i_o find_v that_o in_o 13_o e._n 1._o thomas_n de_fw-fr ednesoure_n and_o philippe_n de_fw-fr meinill_n joint_o claim_v w._n a_o court-leet_n with_o assize_n of_o beer_n gallow_n and_o free_a warren_n therein_o by_o the_o grant_n of_o king_n h._n 2._o all_o which_o be_v allow_v from_o which_o say_v thomas_n son_n of_o thomas_n by_o lucia_n one_o of_o the_o sister_n and_o coheir_n to_o the_o say_v will._n le_fw-fr sauvage_n the_o one_o moiety_n thereof_o descend_v to_o the_o herthull_n of_o who_o in_o baginton_n i_o have_v speak_v and_o from_o herthull_n after_o divers_a descent_n to_o 18._o cokain_n as_o the_o descent_n in_o pooley_n manife_v in_o which_o family_n it_o continue_v till_o sir_n edward_n cokain_n grandfather_n to_o sir_n aston_n cokain_n baronet_n now_o live_a sell_v it_o but_o from_o the_o before_o specify_v philippe_n the_o second_o sister_n and_o coheir_n of_o sauvage_n the_o other_o moiety_n come_v to_o the_o meinill_n of_o derbyshireâ—_n â—_z she_o be_v the_o wife_n 3._o of_o hugh_n de_fw-fr meinill_n of_o langley-meinill_a in_o that_o county_n where_o the_o chief_a seat_n be_v sometime_o steward_n be_v to_o william_n de_fw-fr ferrer_n earl_n of_o derby_n and_o continue_v in_o that_o line_n for_o divers_a descent_n sir_n hugh_n meinill_n great-grandchild_n to_o the_o say_v hugh_n and_o philippe_n have_v in_o 24_o e._n 3._o a_o charter_n 8._o of_o free_a warren_n â—inter_n alia_fw-la in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n here_o to_o which_o sir_n hugh_n succeed_v 49._o sir_n richard_n and_o to_o he_o sir_n ralph_n who_o die_v 35._o in_o 12_o r._n 2._o without_o issue_n male_a whereby_o his_o four_o daughter_n become_v heir_n to_o the_o estate_n viz._n joane_n ib._n first_o marry_v 41._o to_o john_n staunton_n and_o afterward_o d._n to_o sir_n thomas_n clinton_n knight_n elizabeth_z to_o 41._o william_n crawshawe_n margaret_n 41._o and_o thomasine_n 41._o betwixt_o who_o partition_n be_v make_v it_o be_v allot_v be_v to_o elizabeth_n by_o which_o mean_v it_o come_v to_o sir_n ralph_n shirley_n of_o staunton-harold_n in_o com._n leic._n knight_n with_o be_v margaret_z her_o daughter_n and_o heir_n by_o the_o say_v john_n and_o do_v continue_v in_o that_o family_n till_o that_o sir_n thomas_n shirley_n knight_n a_o young_a son_n to_o sir_n george_n shirley_n baronet_n within_o these_o few_o year_n sell_v it_o to_o the_o tenant_n the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o the_o assumption_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n be_v in_o h._n 2._o time_n but_o a_o chapel_n be_v to_o sekindon_n and_o in_o a_o 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o value_v scac._n at_o viij_o mark_n in_o 39_o e._n 3._o upon_o some_o difference_n which_o arise_v betwixt_o the_o parson_n of_o clifton-camvile_a in_o com._n staff_n and_o the_o parson_n of_o this_o church_n touch_v the_o perception_n of_o certain_a tithe_n i_o find_v that_o it_o be_v by_o robert_n de_fw-fr stretton_n then_o bishop_n of_o this_o diocese_n thus_o b._n accord_v viz._n that_o of_o all_o calf_n colt_n and_o lambâ—_n belong_v to_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o newton_n and_o fall_v within_o clifton-parish_n as_o also_o for_o the_o mâ—lk_n of_o the_o kine_n there_o call_a the_o parson_n of_o clifton_n shall_v thenceforth_o receive_v according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n id_fw-la est_fw-la for_o a_o colt_n a_o penny_n a_o lamb_n a_o half_a penny_n and_o for_o a_o calf_n
to_o the_o before_o spefy_v sir_n john_n botetourt_n through_o which_o mean_n part_n of_o that_o fair_a inheritance_n come_v to_o this_o family_n of_o ferrer_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n 27._o baldwin_n nineteeen_o year_n of_o age_n at_o his_o father_n death_n which_o happen_v in_o 11_o r._n 2._o but_o of_o this_o baldwin_n i_o find_v nothing_o memorable_a except_v his_o marriage_n f._n in_o 12_o r._n 2._o with_o joane_n the_o daughter_n of_o sir_n thomas_n green_a knight_n and_o his_o death_n 41._o which_o happen_v in_o 2_o h._n 4._o to_o who_o succeed_v baldwin_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n then_o but_o two_o year_n of_o age_n who_o depart_v this_o life_n in_o his_o minority_n scil_n 6_o h._n 5_o leave_v three_o sister_n and_o heir_n 11._o the_o inheritance_n come_v afterward_o to_o be_v thus_o divide_v f._n in_o 31_o h._n 6._o viz._n to_o thomas_n ferrer_n than_o tenant_n by_o the_o courtesy_n elizabeth_n the_o elder_a of_o those_o coheir_n be_v dead_a and_o to_o thomas_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o same_o thomas_n and_o eliz._n this_o castle_n and_o manor_n of_o tamworth_n the_o manor_n of_o lee_n juxta_fw-la merston_n stretford_n juxta_fw-la tamworth_n and_o haverburgh_n in_o this_o county_n as_o also_o the_o manor_n of_o stichall_n juxta_fw-la coventre_n the_o manor_n tadington_n in_o com._n heref._n with_o land_n and_o rent_n in_o waverton_n allesley_n and_o mereden_n in_o this_o county_n as_o also_o in_o wiginton_n in_o com._n staff_n to_o robert_n aston_n esquire_n son_n of_o joice_n one_o other_o of_o the_o say_a sister_n and_o coheir_n the_o manor_n of_o ashsted_n and_o newdigate_n in_o surrey_n becknore_n in_o com._n wigorn._n yatesburie_n in_o com._n wilts_n pinley_n within_o the_o liberty_n of_o coventre_n and_o the_o moâ—tie_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o henly_n in_o arden_n in_o this_o county_n with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o preston_n juxta_fw-la henly_n and_o to_o sir_n richard_n bâ—ngham_n knight_n than_o one_o of_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o king_n bench_n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n former_o the_o wife_n of_o sir_n hugh_n willoughby_n of_o wollaton_n in_o com._n nott._n knight_n the_o manor_n of_o midleton_n and_o whitnash_n with_o land_n in_o wilmecote_n in_o this_o shire_n the_o manor_n of_o wikin_n juxta_fw-la coventre_n with_o certain_a other_o land_n and_o rent_n lie_v within_o the_o county_n of_o that_o city_n as_o also_o the_o manor_n of_o gunthorpe_n and_o loudham_n in_o com._n nott._n with_o bradford_n ferne_n and_o mawne_v in_o com._n heref._n which_o partition_n bear_v date_n 5._o oct._n the_o year_n abovesaid_a this_o thomas_n ferrer_n be_v second_o 6._o son_n to_o william_n lord_n ferrer_n of_o groby_n and_o undergo_v the_o office_n of_o shiriff_n for_o the_o county_n of_o staff_n in_o 10._o 26_o h._n 6._o but_o depart_v 6._o this_o life_n in_o 37_o h._n 6._o be_v then_o the_o principal_a male_a branch_n of_o this_o line_n of_o groby_n as_o the_o descent_n in_o merevale_n show_v in_o token_n 98._o whereof_o he_o bear_v his_o arm_n with_o a_o label_n of_o three_o point_n azure_a to_o which_o thomas_n succeed_v as_o lord_n of_o this_o castle_n thomas_n his_o son_n 6._o and_o heir_n than_o xxxvi_o year_n of_o age_n who_o be_v constitute_v 6._o shiriff_n of_o this_o county_n and_o leicester-shire_n in_o 39_o h._n 6._o so_o also_o 32._o in_o 1_o e._n 4._o which_o thomas_n have_v be_v a_o faithful_a f._n adherer_n to_o the_o house_n of_o york_n and_o take_v prisoner_n f._n in_o the_o battle_n of_o wakefeild_n where_o he_o be_v put_v to_o ccc_o mark_n fine_a obtain_v a_o special_a precept_n f._n from_o king_n edward_n 4_o the_o to_o the_o baron_n of_o the_o exchequer_n wherein_o be_v acknowledge_v his_o signal_n fidelity_n to_o richard_n duke_n of_o york_n father_n to_o the_o say_a king_n and_o slay_v in_o that_o battle_n command_v they_o to_o remit_v unto_o he_o cc._o mark_n of_o the_o sum_n for_o which_o he_o be_v then_o accountable_a to_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o 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rokeby_n joh._n falconarius_fw-la ...._o a_o 1314._o ib._n abb._n &_o c._n de_fw-fr leic._n ad_fw-la nominationem_fw-la d._n joh._n goband_n mil._n d._n de_fw-fr rokeby_n ric._n de_fw-fr walton_n pbr._n nonâ—_n junii_fw-la a_o 1332._o a._n abb._n &_o conv_o leic._n will._n de_fw-fr lyon_n pbr._n vi_fw-la id._n martii_fw-la a_o 1341._o b._n joh._n goband_n will._n le_fw-fr pyndere_n capell_n leich_n ...._o a_o 1349._o 23._o e._n 3._o abb._n &_o c._n de_fw-fr leic._n ad_fw-la denominationem_fw-la d._n baronis_fw-la de_fw-fr stafford_n petrus_n de_fw-fr bilney_n câ—p._n twelve_o kl._n aug._n a_o 1349._o a._n abb._n &_o c._n de_fw-fr leic._n will._n parker_n pbr._n iii._o kl._n sept_n a_o 1361._o a._n abb._n &_o c._n de_fw-fr leic._n ad_fw-la nominationem_fw-la d._n rad._n comitis_fw-la staff_n rog._n geffen_n pbr._n xiii_o kl._n jan._n a_o 1361._o b._n abb._n &_o c._n de_fw-fr leic._n will._n de_fw-fr langton_n cler._n xi_o kl._n sept._n a_o 1375._o b._n
the_o boyvile_a cap._n iii._o non._n aug._n a_o 1330._o edw._n r._n angl._n ratione_fw-la temporal_a priorat_n de_fw-fr wolfrichston_n in_o manu_fw-la sva_fw-la existen_v a._n joh._n de_fw-fr weston_n accol_n pridie_fw-la non._n dec._n a_o 1337._o d._n rex_fw-la hac_fw-la vice_fw-la b._n joh._n grene_n pbr._n xv_o kl._n dec._n a_o 1357._o d._n rex_fw-la &c._n &c._n a._n will._n de_fw-fr swafeld_n cler._n iiii_o febr._n a_o 1383._o pr._n &_o conu._n s._n annae_fw-la ordinis_fw-la carthus_n juxta_fw-la coventre_n a._n will._n pener_v cler._n xxi_o apr._n a_o 1408._o pr._n &_o conu._n s._n annae_fw-la ordinis_fw-la carthus_n juxta_fw-la coventre_n a._n will._n pener_v accol_n seven_o oct._n a_o 1408._o pr._n &_o conu._n s._n annae_fw-la ordinis_fw-la carthus_n juxta_fw-la coventre_n a._n gregorius_n neuport_n decret_a bacc_fw-la 7._o sept._n a_o 1416._o pr._n &_o conu._n s._n annae_fw-la ordinis_fw-la carthus_n juxta_fw-la coventre_n b._n rob._n help_v pbr._n xuj_o oct._n a_o 1421._o pr._n &_o conu._n s._n annae_fw-la ordinis_fw-la carthus_n juxta_fw-la coventre_n b._n nich_n bolton_n xxi_o martii_fw-la a_o 1425._o id._n pr._n &_o c._n joh._n norton_n in_o decretis_fw-la bacc_fw-la x._o febr._n a_o 1452._o â—_o id._n pr._n &_o c._n d._n thomas_n walker_n a._n ix_o apr._n a_o 1508._o id._n pr._n &_o c._n mag._n rog_n carleton_n ...._o a_o 1534._o a._n joh._n bradburne_n hac_fw-la vice_fw-la ratione_fw-la concess_n pr._n &_o conu._n carthus_n juxta_fw-la coventre_n mag._n rob._n baytt_n in_o sacra_fw-la theol_fw-la bacc_fw-la three_o jan._n a_o 1546_o a._n tho._n leigh_n mile_n maior_fw-la modernus_fw-la civitatis_fw-la london_n humfr._n bate_v in_o art_n baccal_a vi_fw-la febr._n a_o 1559._o b._n tho._n leigh_n mile_n will._n bolton_n cler._n x._o aug._n a_o 1567._o b._n chr._n hoddesden_n gener._n hac_fw-la vice_fw-la patronus_fw-la ex_fw-la concessione_n will._n leigh_n militis_fw-la joh._n sclater_n in_o art_n mag._n xviii_o maii_n a_o 1612._o a._n long-lawford_n this_o place_n as_o i_o have_v say_v be_v in_o the_o parish_n of_o church-lawford_n in_o the_o conq._n time_n geffrey_n wirce_n of_o who_o i_o be_o to_o speak_v in_o monkskirby_n possess_v it_o and_o in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o that_o king_n reign_n give_v coton_n to_o the_o monastery_n of_o st._n nicholas_n at_o angler_n in_o france_n among_o other_o thing_n two_o part_n of_o the_o tithe_n of_o corn_n and_o cattle_n and_o the_o whole_a tithe_n of_o the_o wool_n and_o cheese_n arise_v within_o the_o precinct_n thereof_o which_o be_v receive_v by_o the_o prior_n and_o covent_n of_o monkskirby_n before_o mention_v in_o that_o grant_v it_o be_v write_v lellevort_n but_o in_o the_o conq._n survey_v where_o the_o same_o geffrey_n be_v certify_v to_o hold_v five_o hide_n here_o lelleford_n the_o addition_n of_o the_o first_o syllable_n long_o be_v of_o late_a time_n use_v to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o the_o other_o which_o we_o now_o call_v church_n lawford_n and_o doubtless_o be_v put_v thereto_o in_o respect_n that_o it_o lie_v not_o so_o round_o together_o as_o many_o other_o town_n do_v that_o nigellus_n de_fw-fr albany_n progenitor_n to_o the_o family_n of_o mowbray_n become_v possess_v of_o all_o wirce_a his_o land_n be_v apparent_a whereof_o i_o shall_v speak_v more_o large_o when_o i_o come_v to_o monkskirby_n which_o nigellus_n or_o roger_n his_o son_n who_o assume_v the_o name_n of_o mowbray_n enfeoft_v robert_n de_fw-fr stutville_n thereof_o for_o i_o find_v that_o the_o say_v robert_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o h._n 2._o time_n pass_v armâ—rumâ—_n it_o to_o john_n de_fw-fr stuteville_n his_o young_a brother_n who_o for_o the_o health_n of_o his_o own_o soul_n and_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n robert_n his_o brother_n both_o their_o child_n soul_n as_o also_o the_o soul_n of_o k._n henry_n 2._o and_o his_o queen_n bestow_v a._n it_o on_o the_o monk_n of_o pipwell_n within_o the_o precinct_n of_o this_o lordship_n be_v a._n a_o certain_a spynney_n call_v black-thyrne_a whereupon_o those_o monk_n build_v a_o corn-mill_n and_o a_o fulling-mill_n which_o grant_n be_v b._n in_o the_o begin_n of_o h._n 2._o time_n for_o by_o the_o say_v john_n de_fw-fr stutevile_n confirmation_n he_o ratify_v it_o unto_o the_o monk_n by_o the_o name_n of_o thyrne-mill_n with_o the_o floodgate_n and_o dam_n to_o the_o same_o height_n and_o breadth_n as_o it_o be_v that_o year_n in_o which_o the_o say_v k._n henry_n return_v from_o tholose_a viz._n the_o vi_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n all_o which_o be_v confirm_v by_o william_n a._n the_o son_n of_o the_o say_v robert_n de_fw-fr stotevile_n a._n john_n and_o a._n roger_n son_n of_o the_o say_v john_n and_o by_o a._n roger_n de_fw-fr mowbray_n chief_a lord_n of_o the_o fee_n as_o also_o by_o b._n roger_n pantolfe_n nephew_n and_o heir_n to_o roger_n de_fw-fr stutevile_n betwixt_o which_o roger_n and_o the_o monk_n of_o pipwell_n there_o be_v two_o agreement_n concern_v common_a in_o the_o moor_n of_o long-lawford_n dig_v of_o turf_n for_o fuel_n and_o likewise_o about_o fish_v in_o the_o river_n of_o avon_n one_o of_o these_o bear_a date_n in_o b._n xi_o joh._n and_o the_o b._n other_o 3._o h._n 3._o as_o be_v to_o be_v see_v at_o large_a in_o the_o leiger-book_n of_o that_o monastery_n in_o 33._o 11._o e._n 1._o the_o monk_n of_o pipwell_n have_v free_a warren_n inter_fw-la alia_fw-la grant_v to_o they_o in_o this_o lalleford_n but_o there_o be_v little_a else_o of_o moment_n that_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o concern_v this_o place_n till_o after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o monastery_n howbeit_o then_o viz._n in_o 6._o 33_o h._n 8._o do_v the_o k._n grant_v among_o other_o thing_n to_o edward_n boughton_n esq._n and_o his_o heir_n the_o graunge_a of_o long-lawford_n thyrn-mill_n and_o divers_a other_o land_n there_o which_o be_v belong_v to_o pipwell-abby_n and_o in_o 10_o 7_o e._n 6._o the_o manor_n unto_o one_o john_n green_n of_o the_o city_n of_o westminster_n and_o ralph_n hall_n of_o london_n scrivener_n and_o their_o heir_n which_o john_n in_o 1_o mariae_fw-la past_o 14._o away_o his_o right_n therein_o unto_o elizabeth_n boughton_n but_o i_o suppose_v that_o hall_n part_n come_v short_o after_o to_o one_o thomas_n wightman_n for_o in_o 4_o eliz._n the_o say_v thomas_n grant_v 9_o it_o by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o lawford_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o monk_n of_o pipwell_n unto_o sir_n thomas_n leigh_n kt._n and_o dame_n alice_n his_o wife_n which_o sir_n thomas_n die_v cedular_a seize_v thereof_o and_o at_o this_o day_n francis_n lord_n dunsmore_n his_o great_a grandchild_n by_o sir_n william_n leigh_n a_o young_a son_n enjoy_v it_o viz._n a_o 1640._o i_o have_v now_o do_v with_o long_a lawford_n there_o be_v in_o this_o parish_n of_o church-lawford_n a_o place_n call_v the_o stude_n situate_v upon_o dunsmore-heath_n where_o be_v ancient_o a_o chapel_n which_o with_o divers_a church_n and_o other_o thing_n become_v appropriate_a 4._o to_o the_o priory_n of_o coventre_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1260._o 44_o h._n 3._o and_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o grant_n 1._o of_o k._n philip_n and_o mary_n a_o 1._o &_o 2._o of_o their_o reign_n be_v a_o enclose_a grove_n but_o stand_v from_o the_o town_n about_o a_o mile_n south-west_n wolston_n follow_v the_o stream_n of_o avon_n the_o next_o place_n i_o come_v to_o be_v wolston_n which_o be_v a_o large_a parish_n and_o contain_v sundry_a village_n and_o hamlet_n viz._n merston_n stretton_n upon_o dunsmore_n and_o prinsthorpe_n on_o the_o same_o side_n the_o river_n with_o brandon_n and_o bretford_n on_o the_o other_o in_o the_o conq._n day_n earl_n roger_n hold_v it_o by_o rainaldus_n his_o under-tenant_n it_o be_v then_o certify_v lib._n to_o contain_v five_o hide_n and_o one_o virgate_n of_o land_n but_o in_o the_o general_n survey_v write_v be_v uluricetone_n in_o one_o place_n and_o uluestone_n in_o another_o all_o under_o the_o title_n of_o terra_fw-la rogerii_fw-la comitis_fw-la at_o which_o time_n there_o be_v a_o church_n and_o have_v its_o appellation_n original_o from_o some_o ancient_a possessor_n thereof_o in_o the_o saxon_n time_n wulfricus_n be_v a_o name_n usual_a in_o those_o day_n from_o whence_o it_o have_v ancient_o be_v write_v wulfricheston_n and_o wolfrichston_n though_o by_o contraction_n it_o be_v now_o call_v wolston_n this_o rogerius_n come_v before_o mention_v be_v he_o who_o be_v surname_v the_o montegomerico_n by_o our_o old_a historian_n be_v one_o a._n of_o the_o chief_a counsellor_n to_o william_n duke_n of_o normandy_n for_o his_o expedition_n into_o england_n and_o to_o second_v his_o advice_n adventure_v c._n himself_o in_o the_o battle_n against_o k._n harold_n in_o which_o the_o duke_n be_v victor_n whereupon_o as_o a_o reward_n for_o his_o fidelity_n and_o service_n he_o b._n have_v first_o the_o city_n of_o chichester_n and_o castle_n of_o arundel_n and_o
of_o his_o body_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n in_o warwick_n 31._o eliz._n it_o return_v to_o the_o crown_n whereupon_o the_o say_a queen_n by_o she_o pat._n 16._o date_v 28._o oct._n 40._o eliz._n pass_v it_o to_o randle_n crew_n of_o lincolns-inne_n esq._n and_o richard_n cartwright_n of_o london_n gent._n and_o their_o heir_n who_o by_o their_o deed_n of_o bargain_n and_o sale_n bear_v date_n xxiii_o junii_fw-la 41._o eliz._n grant_v be_v it_o to_o thomas_n dilke_n esq._n but_o afterward_o kt._n and_o to_o his_o heir_n who_o grandchild_n william_n dilke_n of_o maxstoke-castle_n now_o enjoy_v it_o the_o church_n here_o be_v very_o ancient_o give_v b._n by_o the_o prior_n of_o coventre_n unto_o the_o cathedral_n of_o lichfield_n in_o the_o name_n of_o a_o prebend_n and_o in_o 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o be_v value_v scac._n at_o xv_o mark_n but_o in_o penès_fw-la 26._o h._n 8._o at_o xi_o l._n vi_fw-la sol_fw-it viij_o d_o the_o procuration_n a._n and_o synodal_n be_v then_o vi_o sol_fw-it viij_o d._n per_fw-la a_o and_o the_o curate_n a_o stipendiary_a to_o the_o prebend_n but_o in_o it_o be_v neither_o arm_n nor_o monument_n bobenhull_n below_o rieton_n lie_v bobenhull_n which_o in_o the_o conq._n time_n be_v possess_v a_o by_o robert_n de_fw-fr statford_n of_o who_o i_o be_o to_o speak_v in_o wotton-wawen_a and_o of_o he_o hold_v by_o one_o aluric_n who_o freehold_n it_o have_v be_v before_o the_o norman_a invasion_n contain_v then_o five_o hide_n whereof_o the_o wood_n be_v two_o furlong_n in_o length_n and_o two_o in_o breadth_n there_o be_v at_o that_o time_n a_o mill_n but_o the_o value_n of_o all_o then_o certify_v at_o fifty_o shilling_n where_o it_o be_v write_v bubenhalle_n in_o 13._o joh._n this_o manor_n answer_v for_o the_o three_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n a._n among_o the_o land_n which_o be_v of_o the_o honour_n of_o herveus_n de_fw-fr stafford_n and_o in_o nevil_n 36._o h._n 3._o among_o the_o fee_n hold_v of_o the_o lord_n stafford_n it_o be_v certify_v that_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n hold_v two_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_v here_o but_o in_o a._n 7._o e._n 1._o john_n fitzwith_o be_v lord_n thereof_o hold_v it_o of_o hugh_n de_fw-fr plesset_n by_o the_o three_o part_n of_o a_o kts._n fee_n the_o same_z hugh_z holding_z it_o over_o of_o the_o baron_n of_o stafford_n which_o john_n have_v at_o that_o time_n here_o one_o carucate_n of_o land_n in_o demesn_a ten_o servant_n that_o hold_v two_o yard_n land_n and_o a_o half_a seven_o freeholder_n hold_v ten_o yard_n land_n and_o eight_o acre_n as_o also_o eight_o cottager_n in_o who_o family_n it_o continue_v till_o the_o late_a end_n of_o edw._n 3._o time_n but_o then_o go_v away_o with_o a_o daughter_n and_o heir_n as_o the_o descent_n here_o insert_v will_v show_v uvido_z filius_fw-la roberti_n 36._o h._n 3._o joh._n fill_n guidonis_n 7._o e._n 1._o rob._n fill_n guidonis_n mile_n 3._o e._n 2._o guido_n fill_n rob._n 9_o e._n 2._o eliz._n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la infra_fw-la aetat_fw-la 10._o e._n 2._o thomas_n de_fw-fr lucy_n joh._n le_fw-fr fitzwith_n 20._o e._n 2._o joh._n fitzwith_o johan_n ux_fw-fr 2._o postea_fw-la nupta_fw-la will._n de_fw-fr tyrington_n 15._o r._n 2._o robertus_fw-la le_fw-fr fitzwith_n dictus_fw-la le_fw-fr fitz-gy_a 30._o e._n 3._o agnes_n filia_fw-la will._n catesby_n johanna_n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la probavit_fw-la aetatem_fw-la 49._o e._n 3._o joh._n beauchamp_n de_fw-fr holt_n joh._n beauchamp_n mil._n obiit_fw-la 8._o h._n 5._o alicia_n joh._n pauncefot_o 1_o maritus_fw-la margareta_n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la joh_n wysham_n 2._o maritus_fw-la 1._o h._n 6._o rob._n le_fw-fr fitzwith_n i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o these_o fitzwith_n have_v their_o seat_n here_o as_o i_o shall_v further_o instance_n anon_o therefore_o i_o purpose_v here_o to_o memorize_v what_o i_o find_v notable_a of_o they_o of_o this_o john_n who_o i_o have_v already_o mention_v i_o find_v that_o he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o assume_v the_o surname_n of_o fitzwith_n be_v the_o son_n of_o one_o guido_n or_o guy_n call_v guido_n filius_fw-la roberti_n as_o in_o shotswell_n i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o show_v and_o in_o 28._o 3._o e._n 1._o one_o of_o those_o who_o have_v commission_n for_o the_o gaol_n delivery_n at_o warwick_n as_o also_o that_o in_o 5._o e._n 1._o he_o attend_v 8._o the_o king_n in_o his_o expedition_n into_o wales_n at_o 1278._o which_o time_n the_o welsh_a be_v reduce_v to_o subjection_n their_o prince_n be_v then_o content_a to_o accept_v of_o such_o term_n as_o k._n edward_n will_v afford_v he_o and_o that_o dorso_fw-la in_o 29._o e._n 1._o he_o be_v one_o of_o those_o that_o receive_v the_o king_n precept_n to_o be_v at_o berwick_n upon_o twede_o sufficient_o appoint_v with_o horse_n and_o arm_n to_o march_v against_o the_o scot_n to_o who_o succeed_v lich._n robert_n call_v robertus_fw-la filius_fw-la guidonis_n who_o be_v a_o kt._n in_o 3._o e._n 2._o write_v himself_o 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tuscany_n of_o who_o he_o have_v extraordinary_a esteem_n he_o be_v so_o much_o favour_v by_o the_o emp._n ferdinand_n the_o second_o as_o that_o be_v a_o person_n not_o only_o eminent_a for_o his_o great_a learning_n and_o blood_n but_o for_o sundry_a rare_a endowment_n as_o be_v very_o well_o know_v he_o have_v by_o letter_n pat._n from_o his_o imperial_a majesty_n bear_v date_n at_o uiennaâ—_n 9_o martii_fw-la 1620._o the_o title_n of_o a_o duke_n give_v unto_o he_o to_o be_v use_v by_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n throughout_o all_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o sacred_a empire_n that_o which_o i_o have_v further_o to_o say_v of_o kenilworth_n concern_v the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o s._n nicholas_n which_o be_v that_o in_o a_o 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o it_o be_v value_v scac._n at_o viij_o mark_n and_o the_o vicarage_n at_o one_o mark_n but_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o it_o appear_v 4â—â—_n that_o the_o vicar_n of_o kenilworth_n have_v only_o a_o yearly_a stipend_n of_o 6_o l._n 13_o s._n 4_o d._n per_fw-la ann_n pay_v by_o the_o prior_n and_o covent_n which_o be_v so_o small_a a_o portion_n continue_v thus_o till_o 20_o jac._n that_o the_o lady_n aliza_n dudley_n augment_v it_o with_o xx_o l._n per_fw-la ann_n out_o of_o land_n in_o manceter_n as_o in_o my_o discourse_n of_o that_o place_n be_v manifest_v patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n henr_n de_fw-fr lodbrok_n pbr._n 5._o id._n nou._n 1300._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n galfr._fw-la marmion_n pbr._n 15._o cal._n julii_fw-la 1312._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n ibid._n rog._n boyvill_n cap._n pride_n id._n martii_fw-la 1312._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n will._n de_fw-fr stoneley_n 16._o cal._n martii_fw-la 1316._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n joh._n de_fw-fr hinslap_n cap._n 13._o cal._n feb._n 1323._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n henr._n de_fw-fr ansty_n cap._n 3._o non._n junii_fw-la 1346._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n will._n de_fw-fr preston_n cap._n 9_o cal._n maii_n 1349._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n joh._n de_fw-fr calwich_n cap._n id._n junii_fw-la 1349._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n rad._n rokeby_n cap._n 6._o id._n aug_n 1349._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n rog._n de_fw-fr bermicham_n 12._o cal._n febr._n 1351._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n joh._n king_n pbr._n 8._o cal._n maii_n 1353._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n will._n de_fw-fr covele_n pbr._n 7._o id._n sept._n 1361._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n ric._n atte_a birche_n pbr._n 2._o non._n martii_fw-la 1373._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n will._n port._n cap._n 21._o oct._n 1411._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n â—_o rob._n loghtburgh_n pbr._n 1_o maii_n 1436._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n ric._n line_n pbr._n 4._o octob._n 1437._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n joh._n smyth_n pbr._n 21._o nou._n 1441._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n will._n chapman_n pbr._n 19_o oct._n 1447._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n 21._o ric._n braunston_n 13._o aug._n 1454._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n joh._n audley_n pbr._n 4._o jan._n 1457._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n tho._n rawlynson_n pbr._n 19_o oct._n 1498._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n joh._n wright_n cap._n 19_o sept._n 1500._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n tho._n westerby_n alias_o barbour_n cap._n 6._o junii_fw-la 1504_o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n joh._n pulteny_n cap._n penult_n dec._n 1524._o henr._n 8._o rex_fw-la 41._o tho._n bird_n in_o art_n bacc._n 11._o sept._n 1545._o jacobus_n rex_fw-la c._n joh._n bust_v in_o art_n magister_fw-la 8._o apr._n 1611._o rudfen_n the_o first_o mention_n that_o i_o find_v of_o this_o place_n be_v that_o geffrey_n de_fw-fr clinton_n son_n to_o geffrey_n founder_n of_o kenilworth-priory_n give_v 116._o it_o unto_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n it_o be_v there_o write_v wridefen_n but_o i_o rather_o think_v that_o the_o true_a name_n be_v according_a to_o the_o usual_a pronunciation_n at_o this_o time_n viz._n rudfen_n in_o regard_n it_o so_o well_o agree_v with_o the_o situation_n thereof_o which_o be_v in_o a_o dirty_a soil_n of_o a_o red_a colour_n for_o rud_n be_v red_a and_o fen_n in_o the_o saxon_a or_o old_a english_a signify_v dirt._n be_v thus_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o those_o canon_n it_o appear_v h._n that_o in_o 4._o h._n 7._o the_o prior_n of_o kenilworth_n make_v the_o park_n here_o and_o enclose_v xl_o acre_n of_o errable-land_n therein_o store_v it_o with_o deer_n but_o after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o that_o monastery_n it_o be_v
seem_v that_o do_v not_o end_v the_o business_n for_o upon_o a_o full_a agreement_n betwixt_o they_o where_o it_o appear_v joh._n that_o the_o say_v geffrey_n allow_v he_o a_o three_o part_n of_o the_o say_v kts._n fee_n there_o be_v mention_v make_v that_o they_o have_v a_o trial_n by_o battle_n for_o it_o after_o this_o scil_n in_o 9_o h._n 3._o there_o be_v a_o great_a suit_n 14._o betwixt_o henry_n e._n of_o warwick_n and_o will._n maâ—duit_n and_o alice_n his_o wife_n sister_n to_o the_o say_a earl_n for_o 2_o carucat_n 22_o yard_n land_n and_o xuj_o s._n rent_n with_o the_o appurtenance_n in_o this_o wotton_n whereof_o the_o e._n allege_v that_o e._n walleran_n his_o father_n die_v seize_v but_o the_o say_v will._n and_o alice_n exhibit_v the_o charter_n of_o the_o same_o e._n walleran_n whereby_o he_o give_v those_o land_n unto_o she_o and_o receive_v her_o homage_n thereof_o cause_v the_o freeholders_n to_o do_v homage_n also_o to_o her_o the_o say_a alice_n who_o be_v then_o within_o age_n and_o in_o the_o tuition_n of_o alice_n de_fw-fr harecourt_n her_o mother_n what_o further_o become_v of_o this_o business_n i_o have_v not_o see_v and_o therefore_o shall_v proceed_v with_o my_o discourse_n thereof_o in_o relation_n to_o savage_a in_o 36_o h._n 3._o it_o be_v certify_v nevil_n that_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o say_v geffrey_n savage_a hold_v one_o kts._n fee_n here_o of_o thomas_n de_fw-fr clinton_n heir_n male_a to_o the_o first_o mention_v geffrey_n and_o he_o of_o the_o e._n of_o warwick_n to_o which_o geffrey_n savage_a succeed_v philippe_n as_o one_o of_o the_o heir_n to_o the_o last_o geffrey_n who_o with_o robert_n de_fw-fr mortimer_n the_o abbot_n of_o stoneley_n and_o prior_n of_o kenilworth_n in_o 7_o e._n 1._o hold_v a._n this_o wotton_n and_o hull_n with_o the_o crosse-grange_n for_o one_o kts._n fee._n which_o philippe_n have_v here_o at_o that_o time_n 12_o servant_n hold_v 1_o yard_n land_n at_o will_n and_o give_v aid_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o s._n mich._n at_o the_o lord_n pleasure_n with_o 4_o cottyer_n and_o 3_o freeholders_n which_o hold_v half_o a_o yard_n land_n by_o certain_a rent_n fealty_n and_o suit_n of_o court_n twice_o a_o year_n as_o also_o a_o court-leet_n and_o assize_n of_o bread_n and_o beer_n by_o the_o confirmation_n of_o k._n h._n 1._o that_o which_o rob._n the_o mortimer_n have_v be_v the_o three_o part_n of_o a_o water-mill_n as_o also_o 8_o servant_n hold_v 3_o yard_n land_n a_o half_a and_o four_o part_n at_o will_n perform_v aid_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o s._n michael_n the_o abbot_n of_o stonley_n 3_o servant_n hold_v 1_o yard_n land_n and_o a_o four_o part_n at_o will_n as_o also_o 5_o freeholders_n hold_n 21_o acre_n and_o one_o acre_n of_o meadow_n the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n 2_o carucat_n with_o the_o mill_n of_o gibbeclive_a which_o they_o hold_v in_o demesn_a beside_o the_o church_n appropriate_v endow_v with_o one_o yard_n land_n and_o likewise_o 2_o servant_n hold_v 33_o acre_n of_o land_n at_o will_n give_v aid_n viz._n mow_v reap_v rake_v harrow_n make_v hay_n etc._n etc._n eight_o cottyer_n who_o perform_v the_o like_a service_n and_o 4_o freeholders_n pay_v certain_a rent_n and_o do_v suit_n of_o court_n twice_o a_o year_n but_o the_o manor_n belong_v to_o savage_a come_v by_o inheritance_n to_o menill_n as_o may_v be_v discern_v by_o the_o pedigree_n in_o baginton_n for_o in_o 13_o e._n 1._o will._n dâ—_n menill_n claim_v w._n a_o court-leet_n with_o assize_n of_o bread_n and_o beer_n in_o this_o place_n than_o term_v woâ—ton-savage_a which_o be_v allow_v from_o which_o will._n descend_v sir_n hugh_n menill_n kt._n who_o in_o 24_o e._n 3._o grant_v 17._o the_o moiety_n of_o this_o village_n to_o henry_n e._n of_o lancaster_n and_o his_o heir_n than_o lord_n of_o kenilworth-castle_n whereunto_o it_o lay_v convenient_a which_o i_o suppose_v be_v all_o that_o savage_a have_v here_o how_o it_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n wherein_o it_o still_o continue_v i_o need_v not_o here_o declare_v have_v make_v it_o so_o plain_a in_o kenilworth_n the_o possession_n of_o which_o castle_n it_o have_v since_o accompany_v the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o all_o saint_n appropriate_v 73._o to_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n in_o k._n john_n time_n have_v be_v original_o grant_v to_o that_o monastery_n upon_o the_o very_a foundation_n thereof_o be_v in_o ann_n 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o value_v scac._n at_o x_o mark_n and_o the_o vicarage_n in_o â—_o 26_o h._n 8._o at_o cxii_o s._n over_o and_o above_o 8_o s._n allow_v for_o procuration_n and_o synodal_n which_o be_v so_o small_a become_v augment_v by_o the_o lady_n aliza_n dudley_n with_o xx_o l._n per_fw-la ann_n as_o in_o manceter_n where_o the_o land_n be_v purchase_v may_v be_v see_v that_o which_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n have_v here_o beside_o the_o church_n be_v after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o that_o house_n grant_v 8._o to_o john_n d._n of_o northumb_n by_o k._n e._n 6._o come_v again_o to_o the_o crown_n through_o his_o attainder_n and_o be_v by_o q._n mary_n pass_v 5._o to_o sir_n roland_n hill_n kt._n and_o other_o in_o 1._o of_o her_o reign_n by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o leek-uuotton_a alias_o crosse-grange_n and_o be_v now_o in_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o lord_n leigh_n of_o stonelâ—y_n by_o descent_n from_o sir_n tho._n leigh_n kt._n and_o alderman_n of_o london_n his_o great_a grandfather_n to_o who_o use_n the_o same_o be_v purchase_v by_o the_o before_o specify_v sir_n roland_n hill_n etc._n etc._n patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la &_o temp_n inst._n prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n rog._n de_fw-fr boyvill_n cap._n 2_o id._n sept._n 1316._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n tho._n the_o coventre_n pbr._n 6_o id._n martii_fw-la 1328._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n nich._n de_fw-fr haselovere_fw-la cap._n id._n junii_fw-la 1349._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n will._n the_o bradweye_n pbr._n 4._o non._n sept._n 1361._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n joh._n de_fw-fr tâ—ucester_n pbr._n 9_o cal._n febr._n 1361._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n will._n de_fw-fr stonley_n pbr._n 9_o cal._n jan._n 1362._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n ric._n de_fw-fr rossale_n pbr._n ...._o apr._n 1377._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n will._n sprunt_n 2_o julii_fw-la 1380._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n tho._n hulle_n pbr._n 5_o nou._n 1394._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n joh._n brou_n pbr._n 28_o martii_fw-la 1401._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n joh._n de_fw-fr barston_n cap._n 25._o nou._n 1408._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n joh._n repton_n 23_o julii_fw-la 1409._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n ric._n grow_v cap._n 14_o oct._n 1409._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n ric._n ashby_n cap._n ult_n julii_fw-la 1416._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n joh._n racheford_n cap._n 26._o oct._n 1417._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n tho._n flynderkyn_n 15_o apr._n 1425._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n ric._n browne_n 4_o aug._n 1425._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n tho._n weston_n cap._n 15_o maii_n 1428._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n will._n sutton_n pbr._n 20_o nou._n 1433._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n joh._n sokeling_n pbr._n 3_o martii_fw-la 1439._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n joh._n clerk_n cap._n 9_o oct._n 1456._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n tho._n edward_n 1_o junii_fw-la 1515._o prior_n &_o convent_n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n rob._n king_n cap._n 23_o jan._n 1529._o edw._n sanders_n mile_n capit._n baro_n scac._n b._n will._n churchley_n cler._n 20._o maii_n 1560._o edw._n sanders_n mile_n capit._n baro_n scac._n b._n anthon._n offley_n 17_o sept._n 1569._o d._n cath._n leigh_n de_fw-fr stoneley_n vidua_fw-la inâ—â—rt_n humfr._fw-la smalwood_n art_n magr._fw-la 14_o aug._n 1627._o hill-wotton_n this_o place_n ancient_o write_v halle_n lie_v southeast_n from_o wotton_n about_o a_o mile_n and_o repute_v a_o member_n of_o it_o take_v its_o name_n from_o the_o high_a situation_n thereof_o the_o first_o mention_n i_o find_v of_o it_o be_v not_o till_o the_o beginning_n of_o h._n 3._o time_n where_o godwin_n the_o son_n of_o godewin_n de_fw-fr wotton_n give_v 35._o to_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n with_o his_o body_n which_o he_o determine_v to_o be_v bury_v in_o that_o monastery_n a_o annual_a rent_n of_o five_o s._n issue_v out_o of_o certain_a land_n here_o hold_v of_o sir_n hugh_n de_fw-fr beckbirie_n kt._n which_o gift_n of_o he_o aliva_n de_fw-fr beckbirie_n in_o her_o widowhood_n confirm_v 136._o but_o be_v a_o member_n of_o
wotton_n it_o belong_v a._n to_o savage_a as_o that_o do_v and_o have_v within_o the_o precinct_n thereof_o a_o mill_n call_v yartford-mill_n whereof_o two_o part_n be_v give_v 6._o by_o geffrey_n savage_a and_o the_o three_o by_o sir_n will._n de_fw-fr wholton_n kt._n to_o the_o monk_n of_o stoneley_n to_o which_o monk_n sir_n tho._n the_o ednesoure_n kt._n who_o marry_v one_o of_o the_o coheir_n of_o savage_a give_v 6._o also_o certain_a land_n here_o heath_n i_o be_o not_o very_o well_o satisfy_v where_o this_o hamlet_n direct_o stand_v but_o by_o some_o circumstance_n i_o guess_v that_o the_o same_o which_o be_v now_o call_v hill-uuotton_a contain_v the_o great_a proportion_n of_o it_o be_v certain_a by_o what_o i_o shall_v present_o manifest_v that_o the_o rest_n of_o it_o be_v situate_a on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o little_a torrent_n call_v holbroke_n as_o the_o map_n will_v show_v there_o be_v no_o doubt_n to_o be_v make_v but_o that_o its_o name_n be_v original_o occasion_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soil_n be_v of_o a_o heathy_a disposition_n at_o first_o before_o tillage_n do_v alter_v it_o and_o as_o confident_a i_o be_o that_o it_o be_v then_o a_o member_n of_o uuotton_n forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v not_o mention_v in_o the_o conq._n survey_v till_o h._n 1._o time_n i_o have_v not_o see_v any_o thing_n thereof_o but_o then_o viz._n in_o 23_o of_o that_o ks._n reign_n roger_n e._n of_o uuarw._n upon_o his_o foundation_n of_o the_o collegiat-church_n of_o s._n mary_n in_o uuarwick_n give_v a._n thereunto_o a_o hyde_n of_o land_n lie_v here_o short_o after_o which_o do_v geffrey_n the_o clinton_n son_n to_o geffrey_n the_o founder_n of_o kenilworth-priory_n inter_fw-la alia_fw-la confirm_v 11._o the_o grant_n that_o odo_n de_fw-fr turri_n make_v to_o that_o monastery_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n as_o it_o seem_v of_o this_o village_n for_o he_o set_v forth_o the_o bound_n thereof_o from_o holbroke_n to_o avon_n and_o so_o to_o ashoe_v and_o beyond_o holbroke_n from_o the_o way_n lead_v to_o uuarwick_n from_o coventre_n overthwart_o the_o long_a hill_n unto_o the_o way_n which_o go_v from_o uuotton_n to_o kenilworth_n by_o hineleford_n in_o 7_o e._n 1._o tho._n the_o ednesoure_n one_o of_o the_o coheir_n of_o savage_a be_v certify_v b._n to_o be_v lord_n of_o this_o hamlet_n have_v here_o 1_o mess._n and_o half_o a_o yard_n land_n in_o demesn_a with_o 3_o freeholders_n who_o occupy_v 31_o acre_n of_o land_n and_o 2_o acre_n of_o meadow_n under_o a_o certain_a rent_n and_o suit_n of_o court_n twice_o a_o year_n at_o baginton_n beside_o ten_o acre_n of_o land_n and_o 2_o acre_n of_o meadow_n more_o then_o hold_v of_o he_o by_o the_o hospital_n of_o s._n john_n in_o coventre_n but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o thereof_o for_o in_o 19_o e._n 1._o the_o canon_n of_o uuarwick_n have_v r._n also_o 1_o carucat_n of_o land_n here_o which_o be_v give_v at_o first_o as_o i_o guess_v by_o earl_n roger_n to_o the_o collegiat-church_n there_o by_o some_o exchange_n afterward_o come_v to_o the_o priory_n of_o kenilworth_n but_o that_o which_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n have_v now_o belong_v unto_o the_o grange_n call_v crosse-grange_n and_o so_o do_v questionless_a before_o the_o dissolution_n of_o that_o monastery_n as_o for_o the_o residue_n of_o this_o hamlet_n which_o savage_n have_v it_o be_v so_o confound_v with_o uuotton_n that_o there_o be_v no_o distinction_n can_v be_v make_v thereof_o from_o that_o lordship_n woodcote_n this_o be_v at_o first_o a_o â—ingle_a house_n and_o seat_v among_o wood_n whence_o it_o have_v that_o denomination_n be_v now_o reduce_v to_o what_o it_o be_v at_o first_o there_o be_v at_o present_a no_o more_o than_o the_o mannour-house_n but_o in_o the_o conq._n day_n and_o long_o after_o it_o have_v divers_a inhabitant_n at_o that_o time_n the_o e._n of_o mellent_a possess_v it_o it_o be_v by_o the_o survey_n l._n then_o take_v certify_v to_o contain_v two_o hide_n whereof_o one_o be_v the_o freehold_n of_o leuricus_n before_o the_o norman_a invasion_n and_o the_o other_o of_o cantvin_n and_o turbern_n have_v wood_n of_o a_o mile_n in_o length_n and_o half_a a_o mile_n in_o breadth_n all_o which_o be_v value_v at_o 50_o s._n in_o that_o record_n l._n it_o be_v write_v widecote_n and_o descend_v to_o robert_n earl_n of_o leicester_n the_o lineal_a heir_n to_o the_o say_a earl_n of_o mellent_a who_o hold_v it_o in_o 20_o h._n 2._o by_o which_o earl_n it_o be_v give_v i_o suppose_v to_o rob._n boteler_n a_o great_a man_n in_o this_o county_n and_o a_o principal_a officer_n unto_o he_o as_o in_o oversley_n i_o shall_v show_v for_o his_o son_n sc_n raph._n boteler_n grant_v joh._n it_o to_o john_n belet_n and_o his_o heir_n in_o 14_o joh._n to_o hold_v of_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n by_o the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o kts._n fee._n but_o this_o it_o seem_v be_v only_o woodcote-inferior_a for_o by_o that_o name_n do_v i_o find_v it_o distinguish_v the_o other_o viz._n woodcote-superior_a be_v hold_v nevil_n by_o simon_n de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d and_o roger_n the_o craft_n of_o the_o earâ—s_n oâ—_n warwick_n together_o with_o fulbroke_n in_o this_o countyâ—_n by_o half_a a_o knight_n fee_n in_o 20_o h._n 3._o which_o half_a kts._n fee_n be_v nevil_n in_o the_o tenure_n of_o the_o same_o râ—ger_fw-fr de_fw-fr craft_n and_o john_n mace_n in_o 36_o h._n 3._o a_o 〈…〉_o 3_o 52_o h._n 3._o of_o henry_n hubaud_n of_o this_o woodcote_n superior_a there_o be_v afterward_o many_o 〈◊〉_d for_o in_o 7_o e._n 1._o it_o appear_v a._n that_o henry_n 〈◊〉_d hugh_n de_fw-fr herdeberge_n robert_n parson_n of_o bedworth_n and_o dionysia_n mace_n hold_v it_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n by_o the_o five_o part_n of_o a_o kts._n fee._n and_o that_o woodcote-inferior_a grant_v to_o belet_n as_o abovesaid_a be_v then_o hold_v by_o rob._n mass_n of_o ralph_n boteler_n by_o the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o kts._n fee._n which_o robert_n have_v there_o at_o that_o time_n xi_o tenant_n who_o hold_v 3_o yard_n land_n and_o a_o half_a with_o 3_o acre_n and_o a_o half_a at_o the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n perform_v aid_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o s._n mich._n and_o pay_v scutage_n that_o which_o hugh_n the_o herdebergh_n have_v here_o be_v in_o 19_o e._n 2._o settle_v 2._o upon_o john_n de_fw-fr peyto_n and_o alice_n his_o wife_n the_o heir_n of_o herdebergh_n and_o 3._o in_o 13_o e._n 3._o upon_o sir_n walter_n hopton_n kt._n and_o joan_n his_o wife_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n walter_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o same_o john_n de_fw-fr peyto_n but_o in_o 43_o e._n 3._o i_o find_v 4._o that_o john_n manduit_n hold_v lxiii_o s._n iiii_o d._n yearly_o rend_v here_o issue_v out_o of_o several_a tenement_n hold_v by_o copy_n of_o court-roll_n which_o tenement_n be_v then_o hold_v of_o the_o d._n of_o lancaster_n as_o of_o the_o honour_n of_o leicester_n and_o that_o the_o say_v john_n manduit_n and_o agnes_n his_o wife_n die_v without_o issue_n male_a of_o their_o body_n the_o say_a tenement_n come_v to_o will._n the_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr molins_n and_o of_o â—gidia_fw-la his_o wife_n which_o wâ—ll_n die_v 38._o seize_v of_o they_o in_o 4_o r._n 2._o leave_v sir_n râ—c_n molins_n kt._n his_o son_n and_o heir_n than_o 24_o year_n of_o age_n who_o grandchild_n alianore_n sc_n daughter_n 28._o and_o heir_n to_o wâ—ll_n his_o son_n match_v 36._o to_o rob._n hungerford_n bring_v this_o with_o a_o fair_a inheritance_n beside_o unto_o that_o noble_a family_n from_o whence_o it_o come_v to_o hastings_n as_o it_o seem_v edw._n lord_n hastings_n take_v to_o wife_n mary_n the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n tho._n hungerford_n which_o edw._n have_v issue_n george_n create_v 21._o e._n of_o huntingdon_n 21_o h._n 8._o who_o sell_v bar._n it_o together_o with_o burton-hastings_n in_o this_o county_n unto_o tho._n harvye_n a_o rich_a citizen_n of_o london_n whereby_o it_o be_v descend_v together_o with_o the_o same_o burton-hastings_n unto_o sir_n tho._n cotton_n now_o of_o connington_n in_o com._n hunt_n baronet_n from_o lucy_n his_o great_a grandmother_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n to_o the_o say_v tho._n harvye_n the_o last_o mention_n that_o i_o find_v 4_o of_o hubaud_n in_o this_o place_n be_v that_o tho._n hubaud_n in_o 6_o e._n 4._o hold_v the_o six_o part_n of_o a_o kts._n fee_n here_o of_o the_o e._n of_o warwick_n nor_o be_v there_o much_o more_o that_o i_o have_v see_v memorable_a hereof_o other_o than_o the_o complaint_n 143._o of_o our_o countryman_n rous_n who_o reckon_v both_o these_o woodcotes_n among_o the_o depopulate_v town_n on_o this_o side_n the_o county_n wedgnock-park_n this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o ancient_a park_n in_o england_n for_o i_o
clement_n it_o come_v to_o john_n dunheve_v in_o right_a of_o christian_n his_o wife_n heir_n to_o the_o say_v william_n which_o john_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o then_o incumbent_a have_v a_o purpose_n â—_o to_o have_v enter_v upon_o the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n howbeit_o the_o abbot_n of_o pipwell_n be_v advertise_v thereof_o get_v a_o great_a number_n of_o man_n horse_n and_o foot_n and_o keep_v possession_n of_o it_o by_o force_n whereupon_o the_o say_v john_n forbear_v to_o prosecute_v his_o intention_n yet_o afterward_o the_o monk_n and_o he_o come_v to_o a_o agreement_n so_o that_o with_o christian_n his_o wife_n he_o do_v by_o a_o fine_a b._n in_o 31_o h._n 3._o quit_v his_o right_n in_o the_o advouson_n thereof_o to_o the_o say_a monk_n within_o the_o precinct_n of_o this_o lordship_n be_v the_o same_o wâ—gan_n of_o who_o i_o have_v speak_v in_o willoughby_n enfeof_v a._n by_o k._n h._n 2._o with_o 8._o yard_n land_n who_o son_n ralph_n bestow_v a._n upon_o these_o monk_n of_o pipwell_n 7._o yard_n land_n and_o a_o half_a thereof_o give_v the_o residue_n to_o the_o church_n of_o this_o place_n in_o a._n consideration_n whereof_o the_o say_a monk_n make_v he_o partaker_n of_o all_o the_o prayer_n and_o benefit_n of_o their_o order_n and_o covenant_v to_o receive_v he_o to_o be_v a_o monk_n in_o their_o covent_n or_o else_o his_o brother_n in_o case_n either_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v willing_a to_o live_v a_o regular_a life_n and_o beside_o all_o this_o give_v unto_o he_o 27â—_n mark_n of_o silver_n to_o his_o mother_n 2._o cow_n with_o calf_n to_o thurstane_n his_o brother_n a_o horse_n and_o to_o wygan_n his_o other_o brother_n twelve_o d._n which_o monk_n have_v so_o large_a a_o portion_n do_v in_o 11_o e._n 1._o inter_fw-la alia_fw-la obtain_v a_o charter_n 33._o of_o free-warren_n in_o all_o their_o demesn-land_n here_o in_o 28_o e._n 1._o two_o part_n of_o this_o manor_n be_v settle_v anâ—m_fw-la by_o the_o before_o specify_v john_n dunheve_v upon_o himself_o and_o eustachia_n his_o wife_n for_o their_o life_n the_o remainder_n to_o stephen_n their_o son_n which_o john_n in_o 29._o e._n 1._o with_o divers_a other_o person_n of_o note_n have_v summons_n dorso_fw-la to_o attend_v the_o k._n with_o horse_n and_o arm_n at_o barwick_n upon_o twede_n on_o the_o feast_n day_n of_o the_o nativity_n of_o s._n io._n bapt._n to_o march_v against_o the_o scot_n to_o this_o john_n succeed_v john_n his_o young_a son_n stephen_n be_v dead_a as_o it_o seem_v who_o in_o 11_o e._n 2._o enter_v into_o â—_o covenant_n with_o sir_n john_n peche_n kt._n lord_n of_o hampton_n in_o arden_n to_o prosecute_v suit_n at_o the_o cost_n &_o charge_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n touch_v this_o and_o other_o manor_n as_o his_o right_n by_o inheritance_n against_o whosoever_o shall_v lay_v claym_v thereto_o and_o have_v clear_v his_o title_n to_o enfeoff_v the_o say_a sir_n john_n peche_n of_o they_o to_o the_o use_n of_o he_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n and_o his_o heir_n in_o consideration_n whereof_o the_o same_o sir_n io._n covenant_v to_o find_v &_o provide_v for_o the_o say_v io._n dunheve_v during_o his_o life_n a_o robe_n of_o the_o same_o suit_n that_o he_o give_v his_o esquier_n and_o in_o time_n of_o peace_n to_o furnish_v he_o with_o a_o horse_n &_o a_o groom_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o he_o allow_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o servant_n of_o that_o rank_n but_o in_o war_n with_o two_o horse_n and_o groom_n and_o one_o horse_n arm_v in_o like_a fashion_n as_o he_o do_v to_o other_o pay_v to_o he_o the_o say_v john_n x_o li._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la quarterly_a at_o hampton_n in_o arden_n before_o specify_v which_o agreement_n bear_v date_n the_o sunday_n after_o s._n luke_n the_o evangelist_n the_o year_n before_o mention_v after_o this_o viz._n in_o 19_o e._n 2._o i_o find_v that_o edm._n de_fw-fr verdon_n and_o agnes_n his_o wife_n do_v by_o their_o deed_n ibid._n date_v 16._o sept._n grant_v to_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n peche_n and_o alianore_n his_o wife_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o their_o body_n lawful_o beget_v this_o manor_n of_o dunchurch_n but_o how_o verdon_n come_v to_o any_o title_n therein_o appear_v not_o and_o that_o in_o 4_o e._n 3._o john_n dunheve_v levy_v a_o fine_a thereof_o purif_n to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n peche_n and_o alianore_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o their_o two_o body_n and_o for_o default_n of_o such_o issue_n to_o nich._n peche_n son_n to_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n for_o life_n but_o after_o his_o decease_n to_o the_o right_a heir_n of_o the_o same_o sir_n john_n in_o who_o family_n it_o continue_v so_o long_o as_o the_o male_a line_n last_v and_o then_o by_z margaret_z one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o last_o sir_n john_n come_v to_o sir_n william_n montfort_n of_o colshill_n knight_n to_o who_o posterity_n it_o remain_v till_o the_o attainded_a of_o sir_n simon_n montfort_n in_o 10_o h._n 7._o of_o which_o family_n viz._n peche_n and_o montfort_n i_o shall_v peak_v historical_o when_o i_o come_v to_o hampton_n in_o arden_n and_o colshill_n in_o hemlingford-hundred_n but_o then_o escheat_v to_o the_o crown_n be_v by_o king_n h._n 7._o give_v 2._o to_o girald_n earl_n of_o kildare_n and_o eliz._n s._n john_n his_o wife_n and_o to_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o their_o body_n 25._o aug._n 12_o h._n 7._o and_o by_o another_o patent_n 29._o date_v 20._o julii_fw-la 18_o h._n 7._o confirm_v whereby_o also_o free-warren_n be_v grant_v to_o they_o therein_o which_o king_n h._n 8._o likewise_o ratify_v 1._o by_o virtue_n of_o which_o entail_v it_o divolve_v to_o sir_n james_n fitz_n gerald_n knight_n one_o bodl._n of_o his_o son_n by_o the_o say_v eliz._n s._n john_n but_o by_o 389._o attainder_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n james_n in_o 28_o h._n 8._o again_o resort_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o in_o 32_o h._n 8._o be_v grant_v 4._o to_o sir_n sir_n john_n fitz_n william_n knight_n and_o his_o heir_n from_o which_o sir_n john_n it_o come_v very_o sudden_o to_o one_o anthony_n stringer_n of_o london_n to_o who_o i_o find_v that_o king_n h._n 8._o in_o 35._o of_o his_o reign_n grant_v 7._o in_o lieu_n thereof_o and_o other_o land_n which_o he_o then_o have_v of_o he_o in_o exchange_n the_o site_z of_o the_o priorâ—_n of_o s._n margaret_n near_a marlborough_n in_o wilt-shire_n after_o which_o it_o stay_v in_o the_o crown_n till_o queâ—n_v mary_n time_n and_o then_o be_v pass_v 15._o in_o 1._o &_o â—_o of_o her_o reign_n to_o ......_o smyth_n and_o other_o who_o the_o same_o year_n alien_v 7._o it_o to_o sir_n roland_n hill_n and_o sir_n tho._n leigh_n alderman_n of_o london_n and_o so_o be_v by_o partition_n leigh_n betwixt_o the_o say_a sir_n roland_n and_o sir_n thomas_n allot_v inter_fw-la alia_fw-la to_o the_o say_a sir_n thomas_n be_v settle_v upon_o sir_n william_n leigh_n his_o young_a son_n which_o sir_n william_n have_v issue_n sir_n francis_n who_o in_o 18._o jac._n obtain_v a_o special_a pat._n jac._n 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time_n one_o of_o they_o viz._n aâ—trop_n hastang_n confirm_v hatton_n the_o grant_n make_v to_o the_o canon_n of_o oseney_n by_o ric._n kentensis_fw-la of_o half_a a_o hide_n of_o and_o lie_v in_o this_o village_n but_o to_o hastang_n in_o the_o possession_n of_o this_o lordship_n succeed_v hatton_n roger_n de_fw-fr cherlecote_n who_o live_v in_o k._n john_n time_n from_o who_o descend_v sir_n thomas_n de_fw-fr haseley_n kt._n who_o assume_v his_o surname_n from_o that_o place_n in_o 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v his_o principal_a seat_n as_o when_o i_o come_v to_o hâ—seleyâ—hall_v â—hall_z be_v manifest_v of_o which_o sir_n thomas_n in_o 7_o e._n 1._o it_o be_v certify_v a._n that_o he_o hold_v this_o manor_n of_o rob._n de_fw-fr hastang_n by_o the_o service_n of_o half_a a_o knight_n fee_n except_v four_o s._n and_o that_o he_o then_o have_v here_o a_o water-mill_n and_o 3._o carucat_n of_o land_n in_o demesn_a as_o also_o a_o great_a pool_n with_o nineteeen_o servant_n hold_v 7._o yard_n land_n 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malory_n his_o grandfather_n all_o which_o land_n together_o with_o the_o say_a manor_n do_v the_o same_o t._n savage_a by_o his_o deed_n lond._n bear_v date_n on_o the_o feast-day_n of_o the_o translation_n of_o s._n edward_n the_o k._n 1_o r._n 3._o grant_v unto_o benedict_n medley_n of_o warwick_n and_o his_o heir_n beside_o this_o there_o be_v another_o manor_n here_o in_o whitnash_n but_o of_o its_o antiquity_n i_o can_v say_v little_a for_o the_o first_o mention_n i_o meet_v with_o of_o it_o be_v that_o sir_n baldwin_n frevill_n kt._n be_v seize_v thereof_o and_o that_o by_o partition_n be_v betwixt_o his_o sister_n and_o coheir_n in_o 31_o h._n 6._o it_o fall_v to_o margaret_n then_o the_o wife_n of_o sir_n ric._n bingham_n one_o of_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o common_a plea_n but_o former_o of_o sir_n hugh_n willoughby_n kt._n who_o grandchild_n viz._n sir_n henry_n willoughby_n kt._n sell_v
amount_v then_o to_o c_o s._n per_n ann_n but_o have_v a_o churchyard_n and_o ecclesiastic_a sepulture_n in_o 22_o r._n 2._o it_o be_v appropriate_v to_o the_o say_a collegiate_n church_n of_o our_o lady_n a_o pension_n of_o three_o s._n four_o d._n per_fw-la ann_n be_v thereupon_o reserve_v to_o the_o bishop_n and_o his_o successor_n out_o of_o it_o and_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o value_v a._n at_o three_o li._n vi_o s._n viij_o d._n per_fw-la ann_n which_o sum_n the_o dean_n and_o canon_n of_o the_o say_a collegiate_n church_n then_o receive_v patroni_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n d._n episc._n auctoritate_fw-la diocesana_n a._n gilb._n de_fw-fr kyneton_n cler._n 10._o non._n feb._n 1282._o canonici_fw-la eccl._n b.m._n warw._n b._n gilb._n de_fw-fr kington_n subdiac_n 14._o cal._n dec._n 1283._o d._n episc._n b._n henr._n de_fw-fr olney_n cap._n 6._o id._n nou._n 1322._o d._n adam_n de_fw-fr herwynton_n canon_n &_o praeb_n eccl._n coll._n b._n m._n warw._n a._n thom._n de_fw-fr burneby_n cler._n 9_o kal._n junii_fw-la 1325._o d._n adam_n de_fw-fr herwynton_n canon_n &_o praeb_n eccl._n coll._n b._n m._n warw._n b._n will._n the_o welsh_a accol_n non._n oct._n 1338._o praebendarius_n de_fw-fr comptox_n b._n adam_n coriate_n pbr._n ....._o 1339._o joh._n de_fw-fr bokyngham_n praeb_fw-mi a._n joh._n roer_n pbr._n 15._o junii_fw-la 1357._o praebendarius_n de_fw-fr compion_n murdak_v b._n ric._n de_fw-fr broughton_n pbr._n 27._o aug._n 1380._o the_o church_n of_o s._n james_n be_v original_o but_o a_o chapel_n and_o found_v b._n over_o the_o west_n gate_n of_o this_o town_n be_v give_v to_o that_o of_o our_o lady_n by_o roger_n earl_n of_o warwick_n upon_o the_o make_n thereof_o collegiate_n by_o he_o in_o king_n henry_n 1._o time_n as_o i_o have_v already_o show_v and_o in_o 41_o e._n 3._o be_v presentable_a b._n by_o the_o dean_n and_o canon_n of_o the_o above_o recite_v college_n but_o be_v at_o that_o time_n void_a as_o it_o have_v be_v for_o many_o year_n have_v no_o more_o revenue_n b._n than_o xx_o s._n per_fw-la ann_n belong_v to_o it_o and_o neither_o churchyard_n nor_o ecclestique_a sepulture_n in_o 6_o r._n 2._o the_o advouson_n thereof_o be_v bestow_v 16._o on_o the_o gilled_a of_o s._n george_n in_o warwick_n whereof_o i_o shall_v speak_v anon_o patroni_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n will._n de_fw-fr bellocampo_n come_v warw._n thom._n the_o beoleg_n pbr._n 3_o id._n junii_fw-la 1294._o a._n thom._n de_fw-fr bellocampo_n com._n warw._n d._n will_n de_fw-fr benynton_n pbr._n 22._o junii_fw-la 1330._o b._n thom._n de_fw-fr bellocampo_n com._n warw._n rob._n sotemay_n pbr._n 27._o julii_fw-la 1339._o b._n thom._n de_fw-fr bellocampo_n com._n warw._n philippus_n bosse_n pbr._n 18._o maii._fw-la 1340._o b._n thom._n de_fw-fr bellocampo_n com._n warw._n d._n walt._n de_fw-fr ulnehale_n cap._n 20._o martii_fw-la 1342._o b._n thom._n de_fw-fr bellocampo_n co._n warw._n joh._n de_fw-fr harwode_n pbr._n 19_o junii_fw-la 1374._o a._n thom._n de_fw-fr bellocampo_n co._n warw._n ric._n colet_fw-la pbr._n 12._o sept._n 1374._o b._n thom._n de_fw-fr bellocampo_n co._n warw._n hugo_n de_fw-fr pykton_n cler._n ult_n dec._n 1378._o b._n the_o priory_n from_o hence_o i_o come_v to_o the_o priory_n of_o s._n sepulcher_n situate_v on_o the_o north_n side_n of_o this_o town_n on_o a_o most_o pleasant_a ascent_n the_o foundation_n whereof_o be_v begin_v 167._o by_o henry_n de_fw-fr neuburgh_n the_o first_o earl_n of_o warwick_n after_o the_o conquest_n in_o k._n h._n 1._o time_n the_o occasion_n 167._o thereof_o be_v by_o the_o recourse_n of_o divers_a pilgrim_n in_o great_a devotion_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n the_o christian_n prevail_v much_o about_o that_o time_n who_o solicit_v this_o earl_n to_o erect_v a_o monastery_n in_o imitation_n of_o those_o canon_n regular_a there_o institute_v in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o holy_a sepulchre_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n which_o canon_n use_v 167._o the_o like_a habit_n that_o other_o regular_a canon_n do_v add_v only_o a_o double_a red_a cross_n upon_o the_o breast_n of_o their_o cope_n this_o be_v the_o first_o 167._o house_n of_o that_o peculiar_a order_n either_o in_o england_n wales_n scotland_n or_o ireland_n but_o after_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n again_o which_o happen_v 10._o in_o anno_fw-la 1188._o 35_o h._n 2._o almost_o all_o the_o house_n of_o this_o rule_n begin_v to_o decay_v so_o that_o then_o the_o religious_a person_n of_o this_o order_n betake_v suprâ—_n themselves_o to_o solicit_v and_o implore_v the_o aid_n of_o good_a people_n for_o help_v to_o regain_v the_o holy_a land_n have_v power_n to_o bestow_v great_a indulgence_n upon_o those_o that_o be_v bountiful_a thereto_o their_o habit_n be_v then_o change_v to_o a_o gray_a cloak_n and_o the_o prior_n go_v with_o a_o pastoral_n staff_n howbeit_o all_o their_o endeavour_n suprâ—_n for_o regain_n the_o holy_a land_n at_o last_o come_v to_o nothing_o their_o land_n and_o revenue_n be_v transfer_v suprâ—_n to_o the_o order_n of_o friar_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n for_o redemption_n of_o captive_n touch_v the_o first_o institution_n whereof_o i_o have_v speak_v in_o thelesford_n canonicus_n regularis_fw-la s._n sepulchri_fw-la the_o church_n of_o snitfield_n give_v bar._n by_o hugh_n fill_v ricardi_n certain_a land_n lie_v betwixt_o tunstall_n and_o stochull_n near_a warwick_n by_o bar._n geffrey_n de_fw-fr vinea_fw-la a_o stone-house_n and_o some_o particular_a ground_n in_o warwick_n by_o bar._n william_n the_o son_n of_o gilbert_n nutricius_fw-la those_o ground_n call_v levenhull_n situate_v on_o the_o northwest_o side_n of_o warwick_n by_o bar._n robert_n de_fw-fr morton_n in_o 29_o h._n 3._o one_o yard_n land_n in_o lighthorne_n confirm_v i_o by_o nigell_n de_fw-fr mundevill_n which_o his_o father_n give_v when_o he_o bequeath_v his_o body_n to_o sepulture_n here_o certain_a land_n in_o upton_n by_o bar._n thomas_n de_fw-fr arden_n the_o church_n of_o hasele_n confirm_v bar._n by_o thomas_n de_fw-fr cherlecote_n lord_n of_o hasele_n have_v be_v give_v by_o some_o of_o his_o ancestor_n certain_a land_n in_o solihull_n by_o ibid._n sir_n william_n de_fw-fr odingsell_n a_o annuity_n of_o 50_o s._n by_o 3._o margery_n de_fw-fr nerburne_n give_v out_o of_o austrey_n in_o this_o shire_n certain_a land_n in_o claverdon_n by_o aur_fw-it ela_n longespe_fw-fr countess_n of_o warwick_n which_o she_o give_v for_o the_o health_n of_o her_o soul_n and_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o thomas_n earl_n of_o warwick_n her_o husband_n william_n earl_n of_o salisbury_n her_o father_n ela_n her_o mother_n william_n and_o richard_n her_o brother_n and_o ida_n her_o sister_n sometime_o wife_n of_o walter_n fill_v roberti_n beside_o all_o these_o there_o belong_v â—1_n thereto_o five_o mess._n one_o carucat_n of_o land_n and_o x_o s._n x_o d._n yearly_a rent_n lie_v within_o the_o parish_n of_o s._n clements-dane_n in_o the_o suburb_n of_o london_n together_o with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o say_a church_n of_o s._n clement_n all_o which_o the_o prior_n and_o canon_n of_o this_o house_n exchange_v â—1_n away_o unto_o walter_n stapleton_n bishop_n of_o exeter_n to_o the_o use_n of_o his_o bishopric_n for_o eight_o acre_n of_o land_n in_o snitfield_n before_o specify_v with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n in_o 17_o e._n 2._o which_o church_n they_o have_v then_o licence_n â—1_n to_o hold_v appropriate_a to_o they_o and_o their_o successor_n and_o do_v a._n according_o so_o that_o it_o seem_v the_o former_a title_n they_o have_v thereto_o by_o the_o grant_n of_o hugh_n fill_v ricardi_n either_o be_v not_o good_a or_o else_o they_o have_v alien_v it_o away_o soon_o after_o it_o also_o seem_v that_o much_o of_o the_o land_n they_o have_v here_o at_o warwick_n be_v ancient_o common_a for_o by_o a_o inquis_fw-la depop._n take_v 9_o h._n 8._o i_o find_v that_o they_o have_v enclose_v four_o hundred_o acre_n here_o and_o depopulate_v one_o mess._n whereunto_o eighty_o acre_n belong_v but_o over_o and_o above_o these_o land_n have_v they_o sundry_a liberty_n and_o privilege_n grant_v 44._o to_o they_o by_o king_n henry_n 2._o and_o richard_n 1._o and_o confirm_v by_o king_n hen._n 3._o and_o edw._n 3._o so_o great_a a_o esteem_n have_v they_o of_o that_o order_n as_o the_o preamble_n of_o king_n henry_n 3_o charter_n imply_v scil_n pro_fw-la reverentia_fw-la s._n dominici_n sepulchri_fw-la and_o by_o the_o survey_v fâ—_n take_v in_o 26_o h._n 8._o it_o appear_v that_o beside_o the_o rectory_n of_o snitfield_n and_o haseley_n above_o specify_v there_o belong_v to_o this_o monastery_n the_o church_n of_o gretham_n in_o com._n rutl._n ancient_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n advouson_n though_o when_o give_v thereto_o i_o be_o not_o very_o certain_a all_o which_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o its_o possession_n lie_v in_o warwick_n hatton_n claverdon_n church-lawford_n austrey_n snitfield_n pinley_n solihull_n and_o fenni-compton_n be_v then_o rate_v at_o no_o more_o than_o
in_o seginho_n and_o richmont_n in_o bedfordsh_fw-mi with_o remainder_n to_o his_o son_n thomas_n for_o want_n of_o â—ssue_n male_a of_o the_o say_v edmund_n and_o depart_v 12._o this_o life_n on_o the_o 3._o of_o sept._n 1525._o 17_o h._n 8._o be_v bury_v 12._o before_o the_o altar_n in_o the_o grayfriar_n church_n before_o specify_v which_o church_n be_v yet_o stand_v and_o now_o common_o know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o christ-church_n near_o smithfield_n in_o the_o suburb_n of_o london_n but_o if_o you_o look_v there_o for_o his_o tomb_n stone_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v for_o of_o cxiv_o person_n that_o be_v bury_v there_o whereof_o john_n stow_n 345.346_o make_v mention_v recite_v the_o name_n of_o each_o that_o have_v a_o monument_n among_o which_o be_v margaret_n daughter_n to_o philip_n k._n of_o france_n and_o wife_n to_o k._n e._n 1._o isabella_n wife_n to_o k._n e._n 2._o joan_n q._n of_o scot_n daughter_n to_o k._n e._n 2._o with_o divers_a of_o the_o english_a nobility_n and_o other_o person_n of_o special_a quality_n and_o in_o particular_a the_o name_n of_o this_o sir_n t._n lucy_n there_o be_v not_o now_o one_o to_o be_v see_v and_o if_o you_o desire_v to_o know_v what_o be_v become_v of_o their_o tomb_n harken_v to_o what_o the_o same_o author_n say_v viz._n 347._o all_o these_o and_o five_o time_n so_o many_o more_o have_v be_v bury_v there_o who_o monument_n be_v whole_o deface_v for_o there_o be_v ix_o tomb_n of_o alabaster_n and_o marble_n environ_v with_o strike_n of_o iron_n in_o the_o choir_n and_o one_o tomb_n in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n also_o cope_v with_o iron_n all_o pull_v down_o beside_o cxl._n grave-stone_n of_o marble_n all_o sell_v for_o fifty_o pound_n or_o thereabouts_o by_o sir_n martin_n bow_v goldsmyth_n and_o alderman_n of_o london_n thurstanns_n de_fw-fr cherlecote_n a._n rog._n de_fw-fr cherlecote_n 7_o r._n 1._o aur_fw-it thomas_n de_fw-fr cherlecote_n 7._o h._n 3._o 47._o tho._n de_fw-fr cherlecote_n 51_o h._n 3._o b._n rob._n de_fw-fr hasâ—le_fw-fr 30_o e._n 1._o bolton_n joh._n de_fw-fr hasele_n de_fw-fr whitnash_n 36_o e._n 3._o bolton_n ric._n de_fw-fr hasele_n 36_o e._n 3._o aur_fw-it henr._n de_fw-fr cherlecote_n carington_n rog._n cogn_n de_fw-fr witele_fw-la walt._n de_fw-fr cherlecote_n mile_n 5._o joh._n cecilia_n ysab._n filia_fw-la magistri_fw-la absolonis_fw-la de_fw-la aldermoneston_n will._n cogn_n de_fw-fr lucy_n 1_o h_n 3._o matilda_n soror_fw-la &_o cohaeres_fw-la joh._n cotele_fw-la williel_n de_fw-fr lucy_n 34_o h._n 3._o amicia_n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la will._n de_fw-fr furches_n fulco_n de_fw-fr lucy_n obiit_fw-la 31_o e._n 1._o domina_fw-la petronilla_n will._n de_fw-fr lucy_n mile_n aet_fw-la 26._o a_o 31_o e._n 1._o elizabetha_n 2_o e._n 2._o will._n de_fw-fr lucy_n jun._n 15_o e._n 2._o eliz._n relicta_fw-la 28_o e._n 3._o thomas_n de_fw-fr lucy_n 25_o e._n 3._o philippe_n ux_fw-fr 2._o 28_o e._n 3._o will._n de_fw-fr lucy_n mile_n 5_o r._n 2._o thomas_n lucy_n mile_n obiit_fw-la 3_o h._n 5._o alesia_n soror_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la will._n huggeford_n 1_o h._n 5._o ric._n archer_n 2._o maritus_fw-la 3_o h._n 5._o will._n lucy_n obiit_fw-la 6_o e._n 4._o d._n alianora_n filia_fw-la reginaldi_n d._n grace_n de_fw-fr ruthin_n will._n lucy_n mile_n obiit_fw-la 7_o h._n 7._o 21._o alesia_n ux_fw-fr 2._o obiit_fw-la 10_o h._n 7._o 21._o maria_n ux_fw-fr joh._n densell_n 21._o will._n lucy_n 10_o h._n 7._o 21._o edw._n lucy_n ibid._n margareta_n filia_fw-la joh._n brecknock_n thesaur_n regis_fw-la h._n 6._o edm._n lucy_n aet_fw-la 28._o a_o 8_o h._n 7._o johanna_n 9_o h._n 7._o supra_fw-la radegunda_fw-la supra_fw-la edm._n tho._n lucy_n mile_n ob_n 17_o h._n 8._o eliz._n filia_fw-la ric._n empson_n mil._n relicta_fw-la georgii_n catesby_n be_v edm._n lucy_n thomas_n lucy_n will._n lucy_n be_v ob_fw-la 5_o e._n 6._o anna_n filia_fw-la ric._n farmer_n be_v edm._n timoth._n will._n ric._n 18_o tho._n lucy_n factus_fw-la mile_n 7_o eliz._n jocosa_n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la thomae_fw-la acton_n be_v thomas_n lucy_n factus_fw-la mile_n 36_o eliz._n obiit_fw-la 1_o jac._n 18_o constantia_n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la ric._n kingsmill_n franc._n lucy_n will._n lucy_n s._n theol._n dr._n ric._n lucy_n eq_fw-fr aur_fw-it de_fw-fr broxburne_n in_o com._n bedf._n tho._n lucy_n mile_n obiit_fw-la 7._o dec._n 1640._o alicia_n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la thomae_fw-la spenser_n de_fw-fr claverd_n be_v fulco_n thomas_n georgius_n ric._n lucy_n rob._n lucy_n spenser_n lucy_n ob_fw-la s._n p._n const._n ux_fw-la will._n spenser_n eq_fw-fr aur_fw-it marg._n ux_fw-la briani_n broughton_n be_v elizab._n maria._n jana_n martha_n jocosa_n anna._n radegunda_fw-la barbara_n 22._o anna_n 10_o h._n 7._o lucy_n ...._o ux_fw-fr galfr._n fill_n rob._n lascell_v catesby_n eliz._n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la guidonis_n silij_fw-la roberti_n 25_o e._n 3._o galf._n de_fw-fr lucy_n 48._o h._n 3._o of_o william_n lucy_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o say_a sir_n thomas_n i_o find_v that_o he_o wed_v 24._o anne_n the_o daughter_n of_o richard_n farmer_n esquire_n and_o die_v 24._o ......_o 5_o e._n 6._o leave_v issue_n 24._o thomas_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n afterward_o a_o knight_n richard_n william_n timothy_n and_o edward_n and_o these_o daughter_n viz._n alice_n mary_n jane_n martha_n and_o joyce_n which_o sir_n thomas_n in_o 1_o eliz._n build_v the_o house_n here_o at_o cherlecote_n of_o brick_n as_o it_o now_o stand_v but_o of_o his_o descendant_n i_o shall_v need_v to_o say_v no_o more_o than_o what_o the_o pedigree_n here_o insert_v together_o with_o their_o monumental_a inscription_n do_v show_v that_o which_o i_o have_v else_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o relate_v to_o this_o place_n be_v that_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o town_n whereof_o our_o countryman_n rous_n temp_n edw._n 4._o complain_v 144._o of_o for_o depopulation_n and_o that_o the_o church_n in_o h._n 1._o time_n be_v a_o chapel_n 85._o of_o wellesburne_n be_v by_o simon_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n then_o confirm_v 85._o to_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n have_v be_v annex_v to_o the_o say_a church_n of_o our_o lady_n in_o wellesburne_n by_o henry_n de_fw-fr newburgh_n the_o first_o earl_n of_o warwick_n of_o the_o norman_a line_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o confirmation_n gen_fw-la thereof_o make_v by_o william_n earl_n of_o warwick_n grandchild_n to_o the_o same_o henry_n in_o h._n 2._o time_n what_o agreement_n be_v make_v touch_v it_o with_o the_o say_a canon_n of_o kenilworth_n by_o the_o cherlecotes_n who_o be_v ancient_o lord_n of_o this_o manor_n as_o i_o have_v show_v have_v not_o yet_o appear_v to_o i_o but_o some_o such_o thing_n there_o be_v for_o otherwise_o can_v not_o william_n de_fw-fr lucy_n founder_n of_o the_o monastery_n of_o thevelesford_n in_o h._n 3._o time_n have_v give_v the_o advouson_n thereof_o as_o he_o do_v iâ—â—pex_fw-la to_o the_o canon_n of_o that_o house_n it_o seem_v there_o be_v a_o portion_n of_o xx_o s._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la then_o reserve_v to_o the_o priory_n of_o kenilworth_n for_o so_o much_o do_v i_o find_v r._n that_o they_o have_v out_o of_o this_o chapel_n in_o anno_fw-la 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o in_o 14_o e._n 1._o it_o be_v value_v 〈…〉_o at_o 4_o mark_n and_o by_o a_o certificate_n b._n upon_o a_o inquisition_n take_v in_o 12_o h._n 7._o it_o appear_v that_o upon_o the_o grant_n thereof_o to_o the_o say_a house_n of_o thelesford_n by_o william_n de_fw-fr lucy_n before_o specify_v it_o be_v appropriate_v to_o that_o monastery_n but_o that_o robert_n prior_n in_o e._n 1._o time_n give_v the_o right_n of_o presentation_n to_o the_o vicarage_n unto_o fouk_n de_fw-fr lucy_n then_o lord_n of_o cherlecote_n and_o his_o heir_n with_o who_o it_o continue_v till_o about_o the_o begin_n of_o h._n 7._o time_n that_o sir_n will._n lucy_n kt._n bestow_v the_o same_o patronage_n upon_o the_o canon_n of_o thelesford_n and_o their_o successor_n edmund_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n confirm_v the_o grant_n at_o the_o time_n of_o this_o inquisition_n take_v the_o vicarage_n be_v find_v b._n to_o be_v of_o twelve_o mark_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la value_n be_v endow_v with_o all_o oblation_n and_o obvention_n be_fw-mi corn_n only_o except_v and_o that_o the_o vicar_n there_o be_v liable_a to_o find_v bread_n wine_n and_o wax_v for_o the_o daily_a celebration_n of_o divine_a office_n and_o in_o every_o usual_a visitation_n to_o pay_v twelve_o d._n towards_o the_o expense_n of_o the_o ordinary_a patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la incumb_fw-la &_o tempt_v instit._n fulco_n de_fw-fr lucy_n joh._n the_o wilee_n cler._n 18._o kal._n dec._n 1268._o a._n fulco_n de_fw-fr lucy_n joh._n de_fw-fr wyk_fw-mi pbr._n id._n julii_fw-la 1285._o a._n will._n de_fw-fr lucy_n rob._n de_fw-fr syleby_n pbr._n 2._o id._n julii_fw-la 1306._o b._n attornati_fw-la baldwini_fw-la de_fw-fr bereford_n mil._n d._n rob._n pardu_fw-fr 11._o cal._n jan._n 1366._o b._n baldw._n de_fw-fr bereford_n mile_n will._n manning_n
at_o 4._o yard_n land_n be_v then_o hold_v by_o xi_o tenant_n as_o in_o dasset_fw-la i_o have_v already_o intimate_v but_o of_o the_o residue_n do_v the_o sudley_n continue_v owner_n john_n de_fw-fr sudley_n in_o 9_o e._n 2._o be_v certify_v viâ—l_o lord_n thereof_o together_o with_o dasset_fw-la and_o as_o a_o member_n of_o the_o same_o howbeit_o that_o which_o the_o templar_n have_v here_o come_v to_o the_o hospitalar_n in_o e._n 2._o time_n as_o all_o their_o other_o land_n do_v and_o so_o continue_v in_o their_o possession_n till_o the_o general_a dissolution_n of_o the_o religious_a house_n in_o 30_o h._n 8._o that_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o crown_n after_o which_o in_o 7_o e._n 6._o these_o land_n in_o herdwick_n be_v grant_v 11._o to_o edward_n aglionby_n of_o balshall_n and_o henry_n hugford_n of_o solihull_n gent._n and_o their_o heir_n who_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o same_o year_n past_o 12._o they_o to_o ....._o wotton_n esquire_n there_o have_v ancient_o be_v a_o chapel_n here_o dedicate_v to_o s._n leonard_n but_o now_o it_o be_v ruinous_a the_o village_n be_v total_o depopulate_v knightcote_n this_o be_v heretofore_o also_o a_o member_n vill._n of_o dasset_fw-la and_o so_o not_o particular_o take_v notice_n of_o in_o the_o conqueror_n survey_v the_o first_o mention_n that_o i_o aâ—_n find_v of_o it_o be_v in_o h._n 3._o time_n and_o then_o be_v there_o one_o simon_n de_fw-fr knitecote_n son_n to_o ralph_n the_o knitecote_n owner_n of_o it_o which_o ralph_n or_o some_o of_o his_o ancestor_n be_v doubtless_o enfeoft_v thereof_o by_o one_o of_o the_o sudleys_n assume_v it_o seem_v their_o surname_n from_o hence_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o residence_n here_o and_o have_v a_o chapel_n in_o this_o village_n but_o the_o inheritance_n hereof_o descend_v aâ—_n to_o joan_n dycon_n of_o derset_v as_o daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o julian_n daughter_n to_o the_o abovesaid_a simon_n the_o knitecote_n which_o joan_n past_o a_o way_n all_o the_o right_n she_o have_v in_o the_o manor_n of_o knightecote_n for_o by_o that_o name_n it_o be_v then_o style_v to_o william_n the_o son_n of_o william_n sutton_n and_o amicia_n his_o wife_n and_o to_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o say_v william_n by_o her_o deed_n aâ—_n bear_v date_n on_o the_o feast_n day_n of_o s._n james_n the_o apostle_n 24_o e._n 3._o who_o keep_v his_o estate_n therein_o but_o a_o while_n for_o on_o the_o feast_n day_n of_o s._n matthew_n the_o apostle_n next_o ensue_v he_o grant_v aâ—_n it_o to_o william_n de_fw-fr peyto_n and_o his_o heir_n and_o levy_v a_o fine_a pasch._n thereupon_o in_o 27_o e._n 3._o which_o william_n in_o 3._o r._n 2._o grant_v aâ—_n to_o laurence_n dive_v of_o herlaston_n in_o com._n northampt._n all_o his_o right_a in_o this_o village_n who_o the_o self_n same_o year_n past_o ibid._n it_o unto_o sir_n henry_n arden_n knight_n robert_n burgoyllon_n and_o other_o and_o their_o heir_n as_o feoffee_n it_o seem_v to_o the_o use_n of_o thomas_n purefey_n for_o it_o appear_v ibid._n that_o very_o short_o after_o they_o quit_v their_o right_n therein_o to_o the_o say_v thomas_n which_o thomas_n in_o 10_o h._n 7._o convey_v ibid._n it_o unto_o will._n husseâ—_n esquire_n with_o certain_a other_o land_n in_o wellesborough_n in_o com._n leic._n and_o folkshill_n within_o the_o liberty_n of_o coventre_n in_o exchange_n for_o that_o manor_n in_o fenny-drayton_n in_o com._n leicester_n call_v hussey_n manor_n the_o next_o possessor_n h._n whereof_o that_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o be_v sir_n walter_n smyth_n knight_n of_o who_o i_o have_v speak_v in_o shirford_n and_o fletchamsted_n who_o grandchild_n sir_n john_n smyth_n of_o crabbet_n in_o sussex_n now_o enjoy_v it_o northend_n this_o be_v likewise_o a_o part_n of_o dasset_fw-la and_o original_o have_v its_o name_n from_o the_o northern_a situation_n thereof_o from_o thence_o there_o be_v nothing_o at_o all_o memorable_a therein_o other_o than_o a_o chapel_n which_o it_o have_v ancient_o have_v aven-dasset_a southwards_o from_o burton-dasset_a stand_v aven-dasset_a but_o whither_o it_o be_v original_o a_o member_n thereof_o and_o part_n of_o what_o the_o earl_n of_o mellent_a hold_v there_o in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n be_v hard_o to_o determine_v without_o far_a light_n than_o i_o have_v yet_o have_v the_o most_o ancient_a possessor_n of_o it_o that_o i_o find_v be_v william_n giffard_n a_o retainer_n to_o roger_n earl_n of_o warwick_n in_o king_n stephen_n time_n as_o may_v be_v observe_v from_o his_o so_o frequent_a be_v a_o witness_n to_o that_o earl_n charter_n and_o a_o benefactor_n to_o the_o templar_n by_o the_o gift_n of_o some_o land_n here_o as_o may_v seem_v by_o that_o account_n r._n of_o their_o possession_n take_v in_o 31_o h._n 2._o where_o it_o be_v write_v afne_v dercet_a to_o he_o succeed_v andrew_n giffard_n though_o not_o immediate_o who_o heir_n in_o 36_o h._n 3._o be_v find_v n._n to_o hold_v one_o kts._n fee_v here_o of_o roe_n de_fw-mi verdun_n and_o she_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n but_o in_o 7_o e._n 1._o margery_n de_fw-fr cantilupe_n be_v certify_v a._n to_o be_v owner_n of_o this_o manor_n and_o to_o hold_v it_o of_o theobald_n de_fw-fr verdon_n by_o the_o service_n of_o one_o kts._n fee_n have_v then_o one_o carucate_v of_o land_n and_o a_o half_a here_o in_o demesn_a anâ—_n 5_o yard_n land_n beside_o which_o be_v hold_v by_o divers_a tenant_n who_o pay_v certain_a rent_n and_o perform_v several_a service_n for_o the_o same_o from_o which_o margery_n descend_v walter_n de_fw-fr cantilupe_n lord_n vill._n thereof_o in_o 9_o e._n 2._o it_o be_v then_o repute_v as_o a_o hamlet_n of_o farnborough_n which_o walter_n be_v parson_n vill._n of_o snitfield_n and_o become_v possess_v of_o this_o manor_n by_o the_o grant_n be_v of_o sir_n john_n de_fw-fr cantilupe_n his_o brother_n but_o in_o 12_o e._n 2._o the_o same_o walt_n de_fw-fr cantilupe_n pass_v 2._o away_o the_o inheritance_n thereof_o together_o with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n unto_o christian_a de_fw-fr bishopsden_n widow_n of_o sir_n will._n de_fw-fr bishopsden_n kt._n reserve_v to_o himself_o a_o estate_n for_o life_n only_o which_o christianâ—_n â—_z by_o her_o deed_n 2._o bear_v date_n the_o tuesday_n next_o after_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n valentine_n the_o martyr_n 13_o e._n 2._o sell_v her_o say_a estate_n in_o reversion_n herein_o to_o sir_n john_n peche_n the_o elder_a kt._n and_o his_o heir_n to_o who_o posterity_n it_o continue_v as_o long_o as_o their_o male_a line_n last_v and_o afterward_o come_v to_o the_o montfort_n of_o colshill_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o peche_n lanâ—s_n by_o the_o marriage_n of_o a_o daughter_n and_o heir_n as_o in_o hampton_n in_o arden_n shall_v be_v show_v and_o by_o the_o attainder_n of_o sir_n simon_n montfort_n kt._n in_o 10_o h._n 7._o to_o the_o crown_n out_o of_o which_o it_o be_v pass_v 2._o 25_o aug._n 12_o h._n 7._o to_o gerald_n earl_n of_o kildare_n and_o eliz._n st._n john_n his_o wife_n and_o to_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o their_o two_o body_n lawful_o beget_v which_o earl_n and_o his_o lady_n have_v a_o charter_n 2d_o of_o freewarren_a grant_v to_o they_o in_o all_o their_o demeâ—n_a land_n here_o date_v 20_o julii_fw-la 18_o h._n 7._o but_o leave_v issue_n cotton_n sir_n james_n fitz-gerald_n kt._n attaint_v in_o 28_o h._n 8._o it_o eschaet_v again_o to_o the_o crown_n and_o by_o k._n e._n 6._o 15_o dec._n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v grant_v 4._o to_o sir_n ralph_n sadler_n kt._n master_n of_o the_o great_a wardrobe_n and_o laurence_n wenington_n gent._n and_o to_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n ralph_n to_o be_v hold_v in_o socage_n who_o by_o their_o deed_n 〈◊〉_d bear_v date_n 6_o febr._n next_o ensue_v sell_v it_o to_o john_n woodward_n of_o butlers-merston_n and_o his_o heir_n from_o who_o be_v descend_v richard_n woodward_n gent._n the_o present_a owner_n thereof_o the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o st._n john_n bapt._n have_v â—_o ancient_o two_o yard_n land_n belong_v thereto_o and_o in_o a_o 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o be_v value_v r._n at_o twelve_o mark_n but_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o at_o xiii_o l._n xviii_o s._n viij_o d._n patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n d._n walt._n de_fw-fr cantilupo_n b._n joh._n de_fw-fr lapworth_n pbr._n 3_o id._n martii_fw-la 1302._o d._n walt._n de_fw-fr cantilupo_n a._n thomas_n betoun_n de_fw-fr snytfeld_n cap._n 12._o cal._n oct._n 1316._o .........._o b._n hugo_n de_fw-fr brok_n 10_o aug._n 1332_o thomas_n alysaundre_v d._n the_o aven_n derset_v b._n joh._n richard_n cap._n 14._o cal._n apr._n 1342._o thomas_n alysaundre_v d._n the_o aven_n derset_v a._n rog._n ennok_fw-mi cap._n 9_o cal._n junii_fw-la 1349._o thomas_n alysaundre_v d._n the_o aven_n derset_v b._n ric._n boule_n cler._n 2._o non._n julii_fw-la 1351._o
find_v leveson_n that_o nicholas_n the_o son_n of_o hugh_n de_fw-fr fernberge_n in_o ric._n 1._o time_n make_v a_o grant_n that_o in_o case_n it_o happen_v he_o shall_v sell_v or_o pawn_v any_o of_o his_o land_n to_o the_o canon_n of_o claâ—ercote_n or_o any_o other_o religious_a house_n it_o may_v be_v no_o prejudice_n to_o the_o church_n of_o this_o place_n in_o their_o tithe_n arise_v out_o of_o any_o cattle_n depasture_v thereon_o and_o that_o sir_n thomas_n de_fw-fr say_v kt._n in_o h._n 3._o time_n grant_v leveson_n to_o thomas_n de_fw-fr wymundham_n than_o parson_n thereof_o the_o homage_n and_o service_n of_o will._n de_fw-fr williamscote_n uncle_n to_o he_o the_o say_a sir_n thomas_n and_o of_o his_o heiâ—s_n for_o 1._o mess._n and_o 1_o yard_n land_n which_o he_o the_o say_v will._n hold_v of_o he_o here_o in_o farnborough_n in_o a_o 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o this_o rectory_n be_v value_v r._n at_o xi_o mark_n and_o in_o 11_o e._n 2._o the_o advouson_n thereof_o be_v grant_v leuâ—son_n by_o jordan_n de_fw-fr say_v lord_n of_o the_o manor_n unto_o john_n de_fw-fr ralegh_n and_o his_o heâ—rs_n after_o which_o viz._n in_o 13_o e._n 3._o i_o find_v that_o sir_n will._n shareshull_n kt._n purchase_v it_o of_o thomas_n de_fw-fr hulhampton_n kt._n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n but_o how_o they_o have_v john_n de_fw-fr rale_n title_n therein_o 3._o i_o know_v not_o and_o the_o next_o year_n follow_v grant_v 3._o it_o to_o the_o canon_n of_o lilshull_n in_o come_v salop._n and_o their_o successor_n which_o canon_n obtain_v a_o appropriation_n b._n thereof_o from_o roger_n de_fw-fr northburgh_n bishop_n of_o cou._n and_o lich._n 3_o non._n martii_fw-la a_o 1345._o 19_o e._n 3._o the_o vicarage_n be_v endow_v l._n the_o twelve_o cal._n of_o dec._n follow_v and_o a_o pension_n of_o v._o sol_fw-la per_fw-la a_o grant_v l._n to_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n of_o lichfield_n and_o their_o successor_n by_o the_o say_a canon_n of_o lilshull_n out_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o same_o rectâ—â—y_n but_o the_o say_a endowment_n be_v make_v void_a as_o it_o seem_v for_o it_o appear_v that_o by_o a_o instrument_n l._n bear_v date_n x._o kal._n julii_fw-la 1367_o 41_o e._n 3._o upon_o a_o petition_n exhibit_v to_o the_o abbot_n of_o lilshull_n by_o the_o canon_n of_o that_o house_n set_v forth_o how_o short_a their_o maintenance_n be_v the_o say_a abbot_n by_o the_o consent_n and_o licence_n of_o rob._n de_fw-fr stretton_n than_o bishop_n of_o cou._n and_o lich._n grant_v all_o the_o profit_n thereof_o unto_o they_o for_o augmentation_n of_o their_o diet_n and_o clothing_n though_o what_o be_v thereupon_o reserve_v for_o the_o vicar_n i_o have_v not_o see_v which_o vicarage_n in_o 26_o h._n 8._o be_v rate_v a._n at_o c_o twelve_o s._n over_o and_o above_o viij_o s._n allow_v for_o procuration_n and_o sinodal_n patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n d._n episc._n per_fw-la lapsum_fw-la b._n wâ—ll_n de_fw-fr pichford_n pbr._n craft_n apost_n petri_n &_o paulâ—_n 1307._o gâ—lf_n de_fw-fr cornwayl_n mile_n â—_o petrus_n de_fw-fr norton_n pbr._n 16._o kal._n maii_n 1323._o patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la abbis_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr lilshull_n b._n joh._n de_fw-fr waverton_n cap._n 2._o cal._n dec._n 1345._o abbis_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr lilshull_n â—_o rog._n de_fw-fr wâ—â—thynton_n cap._n id._n jan._n 1352._o abbis_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr lilshull_n a._n joh._n morys_n cap._n 5._o id._n nou._n 1361._o abbis_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr lilshull_n a._n wiâ—â—_n power_n pbr._n 4._o id._n nou._n 1363._o abbis_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr lilshull_n b._n râ—b_n de_fw-fr kitton_n pbr._n non._n martii_fw-la 1364._o abbis_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr lilshull_n b._n thomas_n aâ—â—e_n nashe_n pbr._n 2._o aug._n 1375._o abbis_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr lilshull_n â—_o hâ—go_n de_fw-fr wardyngton_n pbr._n non._n apr._n 1367._o abbis_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr lilshull_n b._n ric._n câ—lâ—e_v pbr._n 25._o nou._n 1391._o abbis_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr lilshull_n b._n joh._n gâ—over_n cap._n 22._o nou._n 1414._o abbis_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr lilshull_n a._n thomas_n alfoâ—th_v pbr._n 12._o maii_n 1427._o abbis_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr lilshull_n a._n joh._n stoke_n cap._n 8._o oct._n 1432._o abbis_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr lilshull_n b._n joh._n kirge_n pbr._n 16._o apr._n 1436_o abbis_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr lilshull_n a._n joh._n edwardâ—_n pbr_n ..._o 1440._o abbis_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr lilshull_n a._n petrus_n green_n pbr._n 17._o jan._n 1443._o abbis_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr lilshull_n b._n ric._n â—ele_n 19_o dec._n 1444._o abbis_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr lilshull_n b._n joh._n wesâ—ourne_n pbr._n 11._o dec._n 1449._o abbis_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr lilshull_n a._n wâ—ll_n bradbury_n cap._n 22._o nov_n 1453._o abbis_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr lilshull_n a._n joh._n vlceby_n cap._n 28._o sâ—pt_fw-fr 1454._o abbis_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr lilshull_n a._n hâ—nr_n syddall_n diac._n 24_o maii._n 1533._o abbis_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr lilshull_n a._n d._n hâ—go_n lache_n cap._n 6._o dec._n 1534._o dominus_fw-la rex_fw-la b._n d._n thomas_n cotton_n cap._n 8._o junii_fw-la 1546._o simon_n ralegh_n arm_n a._n thomas_n rowley_n cler._n 4._o junii_fw-la 1569._o simon_n ralegh_n arm_n b._n thomas_n warde_n cler._n 23._o martii_fw-la 1577._o simon_n ralegh_n arm_n a._n will._n hobson_n cler_n 2._o julii_fw-la 1581._o edw._n ralegh_n mile_n incert_v samp_n gaâ—ge_n cler._n in_o art_n bac._n 6._o julii_fw-la 1620._o cancellarius_n magistri_fw-la &_o scolar_n uuiversitatis_fw-la oxon_n vigour_n actus_fw-la parl._n ib._n tâ—om_n gâ—stelow_n s._n theol._n bac._n 6._o martii_fw-la 1629._o in_o the_o church_n window_n be_v no_o arm_n by_o reason_n the_o whole_a fabric_n have_v of_o late_a time_n be_v rebuilt_a mollington_n there_o be_v but_o part_n of_o this_o town_n in_o warwickeshire_n the_o rest_n lie_v in_o oxford_n shire_n wherewith_o i_o be_o not_o to_o meddle_v that_o which_o be_v certify_v by_o the_o conq._n survey_v lib._n to_o be_v in_o this_o county_n be_v then_o rate_v at_o v._o hide_v which_o be_v value_v at_o lx_o s._n and_o possess_v by_o osbernus_n fill_v ricardi_n of_o who_o in_o aston_n cantilupe_n i_o have_v speak_v but_o before_o the_o norman_a invasion_n belong_v unto_o the_o mother_n of_o leuvinus_n de_fw-fr niâ—ueham_n from_o the_o descendant_n of_o which_o osbernus_n the_o one_o half_a thereof_o come_v to_o juliana_n de_fw-fr s._n remigio_n who_o bestow_v 119._o it_o upon_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n about_o k._n h._n 2._o time_n to_o who_o it_o continue_v tâ—ll_o the_o dissolution_n of_o that_o monastery_n but_o then_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n be_v purchase_v by_o fouk_n woodhull_n gent._n in_o 37_o h._n 8._o who_o have_v a_o grant_n 9â—_n thereof_o bear_v date_n 12._o junii_fw-la the_o same_o year_n to_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n to_o hold_v in_o capite_fw-la by_o the_o xl_o the_o part_n of_o a_o kts._n fee_n pay_v x_o s._n ix_o d._n ob_fw-la yearly_a rent_n which_o fouk_n have_v issue_n eliz._n leonard_n and_o he_o john_n eliz._n that_o die_v eliz._n seize_v of_o it_o 30_o jan._n 30_o eliz._n leave_v anthony_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n then_o of_o full_a age_n but_o the_o other_o part_n come_v to_o thomas_n de_fw-fr arden_n of_o rotley_n or_o his_o ancestor_n by_o grant_n from_o some_o of_o the_o descendant_n of_o the_o before_o specify_v osbernus_n to_o hold_v by_o the_o half_a of_o a_o kts._n fee_n for_o by_o the_o record_n n._n of_o 36_o h_n 3._o it_o appear_v that_o agnes_n cagthelewe_v then_o hold_v â—t_a of_o the_o say_v thomas_n and_o he_o of_o ricards-castle_n from_o which_o agnes_n it_o divolve_v to_o alianore_n dâ—_n claâ—e_n who_o in_o 1_o e._n 2._o hold_v 59_o it_o of_o the_o heir_n of_o ricard_n castle_n by_o the_o like_a service_n and_o in_o 5_o e._n 3._o die_v 21._o seize_v of_o it_o leave_v john_n her_o son_n and_o heir_n 22_o year_n of_o age_n after_o which_o john_n de_fw-fr herdwike_n in_o 20_o e._n 3._o hold_v bar._n it_o by_o the_o three_o part_n of_o a_o kts._n fee_n at_o which_o time_n the_o prior_n of_o kenilworth_n part_v answer_v for_o no_o more_o but_o in_o 13_o r._n 2._o it_o go_v for_o half_a 51._o a_o kts._n fee_n as_o formerly_z howbeit_o in_o 18_o r._n 2._o edm._n waldeyve_n be_v find_v 5â—_n to_o die_v seize_v thereof_o and_o that_o he_o hold_v it_o in_o right_a of_o margaret_n his_o wife_n as_o of_o her_o inheritance_n leave_v thomas_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n xiiii_o year_n of_o age_n but_o how_o to_o derive_v the_o title_n that_o these_o have_v from_o each_o other_o be_v past_o my_o skill_n except_o i_o have_v the_o sight_n of_o private_a evidence_n and_o as_o much_o be_o i_o to_o seek_v in_o the_o discovery_n of_o its_o succession_n till_o of_o late_a for_o after_o this_o till_o h._n 8._o time_n i_o have_v not_o see_v ought_v else_o thereof_o neither_o then_o do_v i_o find_v any_o more_o but_o two_o fine_n the_o one_o levy_v mâ—ch_n
same_o year_n confirm_v it_o again_o by_o another_o 16._o date_v at_o oxford_n 26._o dec._n 13._o of_o his_o reign_n whereby_o he_o add_v the_o grant_n of_o a_o yearly_a fair_a to_o continue_v for_o two_o day_n viz._n upon_o the_o even_o and_o day_n of_o s._n peter_n and_o paul_n to_o which_o stephen_n succeed_v gilbert_n de_fw-fr segrave_n and_o to_o gilbert_n nicholas_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o be_v in_o 3._o that_o rebellion_n with_o the_o baron_n in_o 49_o h._n 3._o and_o thereby_o forfeit_v his_o whole_a estate_n this_o manor_n so_o eschaet_v to_o the_o crown_n be_v by_o the_o king_n give_v 3._o to_o edmund_n his_o son_n afterward_o create_v earl_n of_o lancaster_n which_o edmund_n soon_o after_o bestow_v 3._o it_o on_o ralph_n le_fw-fr butiller_n and_o his_o heir_n who_o thereupon_o have_v the_o king_n be_v confirmation_n 3._o thereâ—fâ—_n bear_v date_n at_o kenilworth_n 3_o oct._n 50_o h._n 3._o reserve_v the_o rent_n of_o xv_o li._n to_o be_v yearly_o pay_v into_o his_o exchequer_n at_o eâ—ster_n and_o michaelmas_n by_o even_a portion_n howbeit_o such_o application_n do_v the_o say_a nicholas_n use_v towards_o the_o before_o specify_v edmund_n that_o he_o not_o only_o obtain_v 3._o this_o manor_n again_o the_o next_o year_n follow_v but_o extraordinary_a respect_n otherwise_o neither_o be_v ralph_n le_fw-fr butiller_n without_o 20._o satisfaction_n by_o way_n of_o recompense_n instead_o thereof_o after_o which_o viz._n in_o 7_o e._n 1._o the_o same_o nicholas_n be_v certify_v be_v to_o hold_v it_o in_o fee-ferm_a of_o the_o king_n by_o the_o rent_n of_o twelve_o li._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la before_o express_v in_o which_o record_n it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v de_fw-fr anâ—iquo_fw-la dominico_fw-la have_v four_o carucate_n of_o land_n in_o demesn_a two_o windmill_n and_o two_o dove-house_n with_o a_o court_n leet_n gallow_n and_o other_o liberty_n beside_o the_o mercafe_a as_o also_o xxxvii_o sokeman_n 2._o who_o hold_v 31._o yard_n land_n under_o several_a rent_n and_o divers_a servile_a employment_n and_o in_o 20_o e._n 1._o have_v free-warren_n 17._o grant_v to_o he_o in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n here_o but_o from_o this_o family_n of_o segrave_n it_o divolve_v at_o length_n by_o eliz._n a_o daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o john_n de_fw-fr mowbray_n as_o caludon_n whereof_o i_o have_v already_o speak_v do_v who_o in_o 29_o e._n 3._o have_v a_o pardon_n 8._o for_o the_o relief_n thereupon_o due_a by_o they_o to_o the_o king_n and_o upon_o the_o partition_n of_o moubray_n land_n betwixt_o the_o coheir_n viz._n howard_n and_o berkley_n come_v to_o berkley_n share_n be_v in_o 9_o h._n 7._o assign_v 10._o in_o part_n of_o her_o dowry_n to_o anne_n the_o wife_n of_o will._n marquesse_n berkley_n to_o which_o family_n it_o continue_v till_o of_o late_a year_n for_o i_o find_v that_o henry_n lord_n berkley_n son_n of_o sir_n maurice_n berkley_n be_v seize_v eliz._n thereof_o in_o 2_o eliz._n there_o have_v be_v ancient_o a_o castle_n here_o situate_a north-east_n from_o the_o town_n about_o two_o furlong_n whereat_o as_o the_o tradition_n be_v king_n john_n sometime_o keep_v his_o court._n the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o s._n peter_n be_v by_o king_n h._n 1._o give_v 143._o to_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n as_o i_o have_v already_o intimate_v and_o confirm_v 89._o to_o they_o by_o baldwin_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n in_o h._n 2._o time_n in_o a_o 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o it_o be_v value_v scac._n at_o xxi_o mark_n and_o be_v rebuilt_a about_o the_o begin_n of_o e._n 2._o time_n be_v consecrate_v a._n anew_o by_o walter_n maydenston_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n xuj_o kal._n julii_fw-la anno_fw-la 1315._o 9_o e._n 2._o when_o the_o vicarage_n be_v ordain_v i_o have_v not_o see_v but_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o it_o be_v value_v a._n at_o viij_o li._n vi_o s._n viij_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la that_o be_v the_o stipend_n a._n wherewith_o as_o it_o seem_v it_o have_v be_v original_o endow_v patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n henr._n vicarius_fw-la eccl._n de_fw-fr leminton_n a_o 1338._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n rob._n harwode_n pbr._n 19_o junii_fw-la 1374._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n phil._n de_fw-fr warmynton_n pbr._n 7._o apr._n 1379._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n will._n slygh_fw-mi pbr._n 13._o maii_n 1379._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n ric._n smyth_n 23._o febr._n 1384._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n rob._n hunt_v 23._o maii_n 1386._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n joh._n shukburgh_n cap._n 22._o aug._n 1399._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n d._n will._n baker_n pbr._n 15._o julii_fw-la 1405._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n d._n joh._n gylot_n 1._o dec._n 1408._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n ric._n shepley_n 2._o jan._n 1416._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n d._n joh._n tamworth_n pbr._n 25._o febr._n 1439._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n will._n vauce_n 17._o oct._n 1448._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n magr._fw-la ric._n bonyfaunte_o s._n theol._n bacc._n 12._o sept._n 1484._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n d._n thomas_n rawlinson_n cap._n 11._o sept._n 1499._o d._n elizab._n angliae_fw-la regina_fw-la b._n rob._n williams_n cler._n ult_n jan._n 1585._o d._n elizab._n angliae_fw-la regina_fw-la b._n joh._n haal_n cler._n 17._o martii_fw-la 1586._o d._n elizab._n angliae_fw-la regina_fw-la a._n thomas_n howghton_n cler._n 17._o aug._n 1587._o edw._n bentley_n be_v a._n ric._n wotton_n cler._n 11._o aug._n 1624._o arm_n in_o a_o south_n window_n of_o the_o church_n nebule_n arg._n and_o gules_a arg._n a_o fesse_v engrail_v betwixt_o 6._o billet_n gules_a aylworth_n kineton_n parva_fw-la of_o this_o place_n i_o have_v see_v nothing_o till_o 7_o e._n 1._o and_o then_o be_v it_o certify_v a._n that_o nich._n de_fw-fr segrave_n have_v 3._o tenant_n here_o holding_z ...._o yard_n land_n by_o performance_n of_o several_a service_n it_o be_v a_o member_n of_o kineton_n before_o speak_v of_o it_o shall_v seem_v that_o those_o land_n which_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n have_v within_o the_o precinct_n of_o kineton_n be_v in_o this_o kineton-parva_n for_o in_o that_o grant_v 4._o make_v by_o king_n h._n 8._o to_o ric._n andrews_n and_o leonard_n chamberlain_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o andrews_n whereby_o the_o capital_a message_n and_o site_n of_o this_o manor_n and_o six_o yard_n land_n belong_v thereto_o be_v pass_v unto_o they_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o same_o be_v part_n of_o the_o possession_n belong_v to_o that_o monastery_n brokehampton_n this_o village_n situate_a on_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o little_a brook_n below_o kineton_n take_v its_o name_n from_o thence_o and_o be_v original_o a_o member_n of_o that_o lordship_n continue_v involve_v therewith_o till_o that_o king_n john_n give_v nevil_n it_o to_o ralph_n de_fw-fr thurbervill_n and_o his_o heir_n by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o brochamton_n to_o hold_v by_o the_o service_n of_o the_o 4._o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee._n which_o ralph_n be_v a_o person_n of_o no_o ordinary_a note_n and_o trust_v as_o it_o seem_v for_o in_o 6._o joh._n when_o alice_n countess_n of_o warwick_n give_v that_o great_a fine_a whereof_o in_o my_o story_n of_o the_o earl_n i_o have_v make_v mention_n to_o the_o end_n that_o she_o may_v continue_v a_o widow_n during_o her_o own_o pleasure_n have_v the_o tuition_n of_o her_o child_n and_o a_o reasonable_a dowry_n etc._n etc._n the_o shiriff_n of_o this_o county_n be_v command_v 7._o that_o for_o her_o payment_n thereof_o and_o performance_n of_o what_o else_o be_v to_o be_v do_v on_o her_o part_n security_n shall_v be_v take_v before_o he_o the_o say_v ralph_n as_o also_o her_o oath_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o he_o shall_v expound_v 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prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n petrus_n de_fw-fr salle_n pbr._n cal._n feb._n 1333._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n joh._n de_fw-fr ansty_n pbr_n 12._o maii_n 1339._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n joh._n de_fw-fr clynes_n pbr._n 19_o julii_fw-la 1339._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n d._n joh._n lane_n cap._n 20._o maii_n 1439._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n d._n thomas_n whatton_n ult_n apr._n 1449._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n thom._n young_a cap._n 3._o oct._n 1450_o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n d._n joh._n mongomery_n 23._o dec._n 1455._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n d._n will._n longedone_n cap._n 2._o julii_fw-la 1460._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n a._n d._n henr._n russell_n 8_o sept._n 1463._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n joh._n billingham_n penult_n nou._n 1469._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n â—_o d._n adam_n stapul_n cap._n 26._o martii_fw-la 1489._o prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr kenilworth_n b._n d._n tho._n hayken_n pbr._n 22._o jan._n 1512._o eliz._n angliae_fw-la regina_fw-la a._n joh._n overton_n cler._n 7._o nou._n 1577._o eliz._n angliae_fw-la regina_fw-la b._n will._n bristol_n cler._n 23._o julii_fw-la 1584._o wellesburne-mountfort_n of_o this_o place_n i_o make_v no_o question_n but_o that_o thurstane_n de_fw-fr mountfort_n of_o who_o and_o his_o family_n i_o shall_v discourse_v in_o beldesert_n be_v enfeoft_v by_o the_o same_o henry_n earl_n of_o warwick_n or_o his_o son_n roger_n in_o h._n 1._o time_n as_o part_v of_o those_o x_o knight_n fee_n and_o a_o four_o part_n which_o he_o then_o have_v give_v a._n to_o he_o by_o one_o of_o those_o earl_n to_o who_o succeed_v rob._n de_fw-fr montfort_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n by_o who_o forfeiture_n it_o eschaet_v 2._o to_o the_o crown_n about_o the_o 22._o of_o k._n h._n 2._o reign_n for_o at_o that_o time_n do_v the_o shiriff_n account_v 2._o x_o li._n for_o the_o half_a year_n rend_v thereof_o as_o also_o according_a to_o the_o same_o rate_n in_o a_o 23.24.25_o and_o 30_o h._n 2._o and_o in_o 2._o 31._o h._n 2._o mich._n belet_n the_o then_o shiriff_n reckon_v c_o s._n lay_v out_o for_o cc._o sheep_n towards_o the_o store_v this_o lordship_n forth_o k_n 's._n use_v vi_o s._n for_o 5_o sow_n and_o a_o boar_n and_o xxxvi_o s._n for_o 8_o cow_n and_o a_o bull_n in_o a_o 33_o h._n 3._o xxiii_o l._n for_o the_o ferm_n thereof_o that_o year_n and_o in_o a_o 1_o r._n 1._o xxiii_o l._n xv_o s._n be_v account_v for_o the_o same_o but_o the_o next_o year_n follow_v do_v henry_n de_fw-fr montfort_n brother_n and_o heir_n to_o robert_n before_o specify_v give_v a_o a_o fine_a to_o the_o k._n of_o c_o l._n for_o which_o he_o obtain_v it_o again_o and_o soon_o after_o enfeoft_v caringâ—on_n will._n de_fw-fr bissopesdune_n and_o his_o heir_n in_o c_o s._n of_o land_n here_o with_o julian_n his_o daughter_n in_o 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in_o beldesert_n will_v show_v who_o take_v to_o wife_n be_v margaret_n one_o â—f_n the_o daughter_n to_o thomas_n beauchamp_n earl_n of_o warwick_n in_o 22_o e._n 3._o entail_v 3._o it_o with_o other_o land_n upon_o the_o issue_n of_o his_o body_n to_o be_v beget_v on_o the_o say_v margaret_n and_o for_o default_n thereof_o upon_o the_o same_o earl_n and_o katherine_n his_o wife_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o he_o the_o say_a earl_n but_o this_o entail_n take_v not_o effect_v for_o guy_n die_v inspex_fw-la without_o â—ssue_n sir_n baldwin_n frevill_n and_o sir_n thomas_n boteler_n kts._n by_o a_o writ_n inspex_fw-la of_o formedone_n recover_v this_o and_o the_o other_o lordship_n so_o entail_v as_o cousin_n and_o heir_n to_o p._n de_fw-fr montfort_n above_o mention_v whereupon_o by_o partition_n inspex_fw-la make_v betwixt_o they_o in_o 9_o r._n 2._o it_o be_v allot_v to_o the_o say_a sir_n thomas_n but_o the_o issue_n male_a of_o this_o sir_n thomas_n extinguish_v 12._o in_o sir_n ralph_n boteler_n kt._n his_o son_n and_o heir_n lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n in_o h._n 6._o time_n sir_n john_n norbury_n kt._n and_o will._n belknap_n esq._n be_v the_o descendant_n 12._o of_o eliz._n and_o joan_n his_o daughter_n as_o the_o pedgree_n in_o griff_n show_v become_v heir_n 12._o to_o this_o inheritance_n which_o sir_n john_n norbury_n with_o edw._n belknap_n cousin_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o say_v william_n belknap_n divide_a 7._o boteler_n land_n betwixt_o they_o in_o 13._o h._n 7._o whereupon_o this_o manor_n fall_v to_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n and_o from_o himâ—_n by_o anne_n aug._n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n wife_n to_o ric._n hallywell_n to_o aug._n jane_n his_o cousin_n and_o heir_n wed_v to_o sir_n edm._n bray_n kt._n which_o jane_n die_v eliz_n seize_v thereof_o 24_o oct._n 5._o &_o 6._o ph._n &_o m._n leave_v sir_n will._n cobham_n kt._n lord_n cobham_n son_n of_o anne_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o say_v jane_n 26_o year_n of_o age_n eliz._n catesby_n late_a wife_n of_o sir_n ric._n catesby_n kt._n and_o afterward_o of_o will._n clerke_n esq._n age_v 46_o year_n fridiswide_a wife_n of_o sir_n percevall_n hart_n kt._n age_v 43_o year_n dorothy_n the_o wife_n of_o edw._n lord_n chandois_n age_v 29_o year_n and_o frances_n the_o wife_n of_o thomas_n lifeild_n her_o daughter_n and_o heir_n eliz_n walton-d'eivile_a in_o the_o conq_n â—s_v time_n this_o be_v possess_v by_o the_o earl_n of_o mellent_a be_v certify_v lib._n to_o contain_v v._o hiâ—â—â—_n and_o rate_v at_o seven_o l._n have_v then_o a_o mill_n of_o vi_o s._n valueâ—_n unto_o which_o earl_n succeed_v henry_n earl_n of_o warwick_n his_o brother_n in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o this_o lordship_n as_o he_o do_v the_o most_o of_o his_o land_n in_o this_o county_n who_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a
intimation_n i_o find_v n._n of_o it_o be_v in_o 20_o h._n 3._o where_o half_a a_o knight_n fee_n in_o this_o place_n be_v certify_v to_o be_v hold_v of_o ralph_n the_o todneye_n yet_o who_o it_o be_v that_o then_o so_o hold_v it_o be_v not_o express_v but_o in_o 36_o h._n 3._o it_o appear_v n._n to_o be_v william_n le_fw-fr bretun_n the_o next_o that_o have_v to_o do_v here_o i_o mean_v in_o this_o part_n be_v 11._o walter_n pykerell_n yet_o not_o repute_v lord_n of_o the_o manor_n though_o he_o have_v the_o advouson_n of_o the_o chapel_n so_o that_o consider_v that_o the_o abbot_n of_o bordesley_n be_v short_o after_o certify_v to_o be_v lord_n of_o this_o town_n as_o i_o shall_v more_o plain_o show_v by_o and_o by_o i_o may_v without_o much_o presumption_n conclude_v that_o by_o one_o mean_n or_o other_o the_o monk_n of_o that_o monastery_n obtain_v a_o large_a proportion_n in_o this_o part_n thereof_o after_o that_o walter_n cumin_n as_o i_o shall_v declare_v anon_o have_v give_v they_o all_o that_o he_o have_v here_o which_o walter_n in_o 10_o e._n 2._o levy_v a_o fine_a trâ—nâ—_n of_o what_o he_o have_v here_o and_o in_o hilborough_n viz._n two_o mess._n three_o carucate_n of_o land_n and_o eight_o mark_n rend_v with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o chapel_n whereby_o he_o entail_v it_o upon_o â—he_n issue_n of_o his_o body_n by_o agnes_n his_o wife_n the_o remainder_n to_o john_n de_fw-fr leicester_n priest_n but_o it_o seem_v that_o pikerell_n have_v no_o child_n by_o that_o woman_n for_o leicester_n enjoy_v it_o according_a to_o this_o entail_v and_o present_v to_o the_o chapel_n as_o will_v appear_v anon_o from_o who_o it_o come_v to_o roger_n hillary_n who_o have_v free-warren_n grant_v to_o 25._o he_o in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n in_o this_o place_n and_o in_o stafford-shire_n 4._o maii_n 18_o e._n 3._o and_o bar._n hold_v what_o he_o have_v here_o oâ—_n the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n by_o the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee._n which_o roger_n be_v a_o kt._n â—râ—swike_a and_o have_v issue_n sir_n roger_n â—râ—swike_a who_o die_v 36._o childless_a in_o 1_o h._n 4._o sir_n john_n rochfort_n knight_n son_n 36._o of_o saer_n de_fw-fr rochfort_n by_o joan_n his_o elder_a sister_n and_o eliz._n daughter_n to_o will._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr plaunch_a by_o eliz._n his_o other_o sister_n become_v his_o heir_n which_o eliz._n have_v 4._o 4_o husband_n first_o sir_n john_n bermingham_n knight_n second_o sir_n john_n russell_n knight_n three_o sir_n john_n clinton_n knight_n and_o last_o robert_n lord_n grey_n of_o rotherfeild_n whereupon_o by_o partition_n be_v betwixt_o these_o coheir_n in_o 13_o h._n 4._o the_o say_v eliz._n have_v inter_fw-la alia_fw-la this_o manor_n allot_v to_o she_o but_o die_v without_o issue_n in_o 2_o h._n 6._o the_o posterity_n of_o sir_n john_n rochfort_n become_v her_o heir_n as_o to_o it_o be_v viz._n joan_n the_o wife_n of_o sir_n robert_n roos_n knight_n margaret_z the_o wife_n of_o frederick_n tilney_n and_o alice_n of_o john_n gibthorp_n betwixt_o who_o partition_n be_v make_v it_o be_v assign_v to_o joan_n for_o sir_n robert_n roos_n present_v b._n to_o the_o church_n in_o 5_o h._n 6._o and_o dye_v liâ—_n ult_n sept_n 20_o h._n 6._o leave_v margaret_z the_o wife_n catesby_n of_o thomas_n de_fw-fr pinchbeck_n and_o alianore_n his_o daughter_n supra_fw-la and_o heir_n which_o margaret_n be_v afterward_o marry_v to_o supra_fw-la john_n wittlebury_n but_o from_o witlebury_n it_o ere_o long_o divolve_v to_o sir_n richard_n clement_n knight_n by_z anne_z a_o daughter_n and_o heir_n as_o i_o guess_v by_o the_o presentation_n the_o other_o part_n of_o this_o town_n possess_v by_o osbernus_fw-la filius_fw-la ricardi_n in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n as_o i_o have_v show_v be_v by_o osbertus_n filius_fw-la hugonis_fw-la grandchild_n to_o the_o say_v osbern_n grant_v deuves_fw-mi to_o hugh_n hubald_n progenitor_n to_o the_o hubaud_n of_o ipsley_n and_o his_o heir_n to_o hold_v by_o the_o service_n 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e._n 2._o be_v certify_v vâ—â—_n to_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o town_n which_o be_v the_o great_a part_n thereof_o continue_v to_o they_o till_o the_o dissolution_n of_o that_o house_n but_o soon_o after_o scil_n in_o 37._o h._n 8._o be_v pass_v 4._o out_o of_o the_o crown_n together_o with_o the_o grange_n unto_o thomas_n badger_n thomas_n fowler_n and_o robert_n dyson_n from_o who_o it_o come_v at_o length_n to_o one_o william_n freeman_n who_o in_o 1_o eliz._n die_v eâ—â—z_n seize_v thereof_o leave_v john_n his_o cousin_n and_o heir_n xv_o year_n of_o age_n in_o anno_fw-la 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o the_o church_n here_o be_v not_o value_v but_o in_o 14_o e._n 3._o i_o find_v scac._n it_o rate_v at_o three_o mark_n and_o a_o half_a yet_o be_v there_o no_o mention_n of_o it_o in_o 26._o h._n 8._o patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n walt._n pykerel_n a._n joh._n de_fw-fr cestaneslade_n cler._n 8._o id._n oct._n 1298._o joh._n de_fw-fr leicester_n cler._n b._n henr._n de_fw-fr schulton_n cler._n 17._o julii_fw-la 1330._o joh._n de_fw-fr leicester_n cler._n a._n joh._n de_fw-fr wentebrig_n 10._o nou._n 1339._o joh._n de_fw-fr leicester_n cler._n a_o rog._n clonne_n pbr._n 27._o apr._n 1340._o walt._n de_fw-fr leicester_n cler._n b._n d._n thomas_n de_fw-fr bernak_n cap._n 2._o martii_fw-la 1341._o rog._n hilary_n mile_n a._n henr._n de_fw-fr ombrysley_n pbr._n 23._o martii_fw-la 1393._o rog._n hilary_n mile_n a._n joh._n de_fw-fr sloghtre_fw-fr pbr._n 24._o julii_fw-la 1361._o joh._n de_fw-fr hampton_n dominus_fw-la de_fw-fr stretton_n b._n d._n joh._n le_fw-fr white_a pbr._n penult_n oct._n 1371._o rog._n hilary_n mile_n a._n rob._n de_fw-fr caldecote_n pbr._n 6._o dec._n 1361._o rog._n hilary_n mile_n b._n d._n joh._n sweter_n cap._n 28._o nou._n 1368._o d._n eliz._n domina_fw-la de_fw-la clinton_n b._n gilb._n bury_v cap._n 5._o martii_fw-la 1412._o d._n eliz._n domina_fw-la de_fw-la clinton_n b._n d._n joh._n handy_n cap._n 28._o aug._n 1420._o rob._n roos_n mile_n b._n joh._n staundford_n pbr._n ...._o 1426._o thomas_n pinchebek_n be_v a._n d._n joh._n westbury_n pbr._n 21._o nou._n 1429._o joh._n wittlebury_n be_v &_o margar._n ux_fw-la ejus_fw-la d._n joh._n sonwyn_n cap._n 24._o ed._n 1442._o a._n joh._n wittlebury_n be_v &_o margar._n ux_fw-la ejus_fw-la will._n lombard_n cler._n 11._o martii_fw-la 1444._o b._n rob_v wyttelbury_n be_v d._n rob._n lowth_v cap._n ult_n junii_fw-la 1484._o a_o anna_n wittelbury_n d._n will._n flocton_n cap._n 18._o feb._n 1506._o a._n ric._n clemens_n be_v will._n robyns_n 8._o dec._n 1524._o a._n anna_n grey_n vidua_fw-la nuper_fw-la ux_fw-la ric._n clement_n militis_fw-la hugo_n zulley_n cler._n 6._o apr._n 1549._o a._n rad._n sheldon_n be_v thomas_z evans_z cler._n 29._o julii_fw-la 1575._o a._n nich._n hobday_n yeoman_n ex_fw-la concess_n rad._n sheldon_n be_v d._n franc._n hunt_n cler._n 28._o aug._n 1581._o a._n barcheston_n stour_n be_v increase_v with_o this_o torrent_n which_o pass_v by_o the_o skirt_n of_o stretton_n haste_v northwards_o and_o on_o its_o eastern_a bank_n leave_v barcheston_n with_o willington_n a_o petty_a hamlet_n part_v of_o this_o town_n viz._n two_o hide_n and_o a_o half_a belong_v to_o will._n fill_v corbucionis_fw-la in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n of_o who_o in_o studley_n i_o have_v speak_v be_v then_o hold_v lib._n of_o he_o by_o one_o johais_n and_o value_v at_o xl_o s._n have_v a_o mill_n therein_o rate_v a_o c_o d._n but_o the_o residue_n viz._n one_o hide_v and_o half_a a_o virgate_n aluriâ—_n then_o hold_v of_o the_o king_n which_o be_v certify_v in_o the_o general_a survey_n lib._n among_o the_o land_n of_o ric._n forestarius_fw-la and_o value_v at_o xl_o s._n all_o which_o with_o the_o two_o hide_n and_o a_o half_a before_o express_v be_v lib._n the_o freehold_n of_o one_o wiching_a in_o edward_n the_o confessor_n day_n in_o domesday_n book_n it_o be_v
nevil_n theobaldus_fw-la de_fw-la nevil_n alicia_n ux_fw-fr joh._n hakluyt_n 11_o e._n 3._o johanna_n uxor_fw-la rob._n de_fw-fr hastang_n which_o will._n become_v eminent_o employ_v in_o his_o time_n in_o 5_o h._n 3._o he_o be_v constitute_v d._n one_o of_o the_o justice_n of_o assize_n for_o determine_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o philippe_n marmion_n widow_n of_o robert_n marmion_n and_o rob._n marmion_n son_n to_o the_o say_v robert_n touch_v her_o dowry_n in_o tamworth_n and_o midleton_n and_o from_o 6_o till_o 11_o h._n 3._o a_o justice_n d._n of_o assize_n in_o this_o county_n to_o the_o monk_n of_o bordsley_n he_o give_v be_v two_o acre_n of_o land_n in_o edrichestun_n and_o leave_v issue_n will._n his_o son_n and_o heir_n one_o of_o the_o justice_n of_o assize_n also_o in_o this_o shire_n for_o sundry_a 13._o year_n and_o likewise_o in_o commission_n for_o the_o gaol_n delivery_n from_o d._n 27_o till_o 37_o h._n 3._o which_o will._n confirm_v augm._n to_o the_o monk_n of_o bordsley_n all_o the_o land_n that_o have_v be_v grant_v to_o they_o of_o his_o fee_n within_o his_o lordship_n of_o langley_n his_o seal_n augm._n of_o arm_n be_v a_o label_n with_o 4._o point_n stand_v in_o the_o place_n of_o a_o bend_v sinister_a and_o leave_v issue_n two_o daughter_n 13._o his_o heir_n alice_n the_o wife_n of_o peter_n de_fw-fr nevil_n and_o joan_n of_o rob._n de_fw-fr hastang_n from_o who_o descend_v theobald_n de_fw-fr nevil_n and_o john_n de_fw-fr hastang_n who_o be_v certify_v 130._o to_o hold_v 1_o knight_n fee_fw-mi here_o of_o will._n de_fw-fr odingsell_n in_o 23_o e._n 1._o but_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o inheritance_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o two_o daughter_n above_o specify_v come_v at_o length_n to_o be_v divide_v betwixt_o their_o heir_n for_o i_o find_v 2._o in_o 7_o e._n 2._o and_o afterward_o that_o this_o manor_n of_o budbroke_n become_v whole_o possess_v by_o hastang_n and_o in_o e._n 3._o time_n be_v pass_v be_v away_o in_o exchange_n together_o with_o other_o land_n unto_o thomas_n beauchamp_n earl_n 2._o of_o warwâ—_n â—_z for_o the_o manor_n of_o grafton_n and_o upton-war_n in_o in_o worcestersh_fw-mi with_o who_o posterity_n it_o continue_v till_o 3_o h._n 7._o that_o all_o the_o other_o land_n of_o that_o great_a earldom_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n be_v as_o in_o warwick_n be_v manifest_v after_o which_o it_o be_v by_o k._n e._n 6._o in_o 1._o of_o his_o reign_n grant_v 9_o inter_fw-la alia_fw-la unto_o john_n dudley_n e._n of_o warwick_n and_o his_o heir_n but_o in_o 3_o e._n 6._o exchange_v 9_o back_o to_o the_o k._n again_o and_o the_o next_o ensue_a year_n reobtain_v 7._o upon_o another_o exchange_n so_o that_o eschaeting_n to_o the_o qu._n in_o 1_o mariae_fw-la upon_o the_o attainder_n of_o the_o say_v john_n then_o d._n of_o northumb._n it_o be_v lease_v 11._o out_o to_o john_n kitley_n for_o xxâ—_n year_n at_o the_o rent_n of_o 16_o li_n per_fw-la a_o and_o 4_o nou._n in_o 2._o and_o 3._o of_o her_o reign_n grant_v 2._o to_o edw._n sutton_n lord_n dudley_n and_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o his_o body_n who_o son_n and_o heir_n viz._n edward_n lord_n dudley_n in_o 31_o eliz._n sell_v b._n it_o to_o john_n puckering_n sergeant_n at_o law_n which_o john_n leave_v issue_n sir_n tho._n puckering_n k_o t_o and_o bar._n the_o late_a owner_n thereof_o the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o s._n michael_n with_o all_o the_o tithe_n be_v by_o rog._n e._n of_o warwick_n give_v a._n to_o the_o canon_n of_o his_o collegiate_n church_n in_o warwick_n upon_o its_o foundation_n in_o 23_o h._n 1._o who_o be_v thus_o possess_v of_o it_o grant_v ah_o the_o same_o to_o one_o m_o t_o john_n a_o canon_n there_o to_o hold_v during_o life_n with_o caution_n that_o in_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o mother_n church_n id_fw-la est_fw-la the_o coll._n church_n abovesaid_a whereof_o it_o be_v a_o member_n he_o shall_v once_o every_o year_n within_o the_o quinzime_n of_o s._n michael_n distribute_v xv_o s_o among_o the_o communicant_n of_o this_o parish_n but_o short_o after_o this_o there_o grow_v some_o difference_n betwixt_o rob._n de_fw-la curli_fw-la lord_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o budbroc_n as_o i_o have_v already_o intimate_v and_o the_o before_o specify_v canon_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o certain_a person_n delegated_a by_o the_o bishop_n of_o worcester_n to_o be_v judge_n thereof_o the_o say_v rob._n render_v b._n up_o to_o they_o all_o his_o title_n and_o claim_n therein_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v only_o a_o chapel_n belong_v to_o that_o mother_n church_n by_o which_o recognition_n of_o he_o it_o also_o appear_v b._n what_o glâ—be_n and_o tithe_n than_o appertain_v thereunto_o viz._n lx_o acre_n of_o enclosure_n of_o the_o say_a town_n on_o one_o part_n of_o the_o field_n and_o as_o much_o on_o the_o other_o together_o which_o the_o priest_n dwell_v house_n and_o crofts_n ancient_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n as_o also_o all_o the_o tithe_n of_o budbroc_n aswell_o of_o the_o demesn_a as_o otherwise_o and_o of_o hampton_n norton_n and_o crevecuor_n together_o with_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o mill_n and_o pool_n all_o which_o be_v belong_v to_o the_o say_a church_n from_o the_o time_n of_o gâ—ffrey_n de_fw-fr clinton_n former_o mention_v who_o be_v there_o style_v vetus_fw-la camerarius_fw-la in_o regard_n that_o his_o son_n geffrey_n be_v also_o chamberlain_n after_o he_o by_o this_o agreement_n do_v it_o also_o appear_v that_o the_o vicar_n of_o budbroc_n and_o his_o successor_n shall_v be_v present_v to_o the_o say_a church_n by_o the_o canon_n of_o warwick_n yet_o not_o without_o the_o good_a like_n and_o approbation_n of_o the_o before_o mention_v rob_n de_fw-fr curly_n and_o his_o heir_n but_o for_o better_a confirmation_n of_o this_o church_n to_o those_o canon_n do_v will._n the_o curly_n quit_v 3._o all_o his_o right_n to_o they_o therein_o in_o 12_o h._n 3._o in_o aâ—_n 1291_o 19_o e._n 1._o be_v value_v scac._n at_o xuj_o mark_n the_o portion_n out_o of_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o say_a canon_n be_v certify_v to_o be_v xvs._n but_o in_o 41_o e._n 3._o the_o condition_n thereof_o stand_v thus_o viz._n a._n that_o it_o be_v a_o prebendary_a to_o the_o beforementioned_a coll._n church_n and_o that_o the_o prebend_v do_v present_v a_o rector_n of_o parson_n thereto_o which_o parson_n present_v a_o vicar_n who_o serve_v the_o cure_n and_o have_v a_o competent_a portion_n assign_v unto_o he_o by_o the_o bishop_n the_o value_n of_o what_o the_o rector_n then_o have_v be_v x_o li_n per_fw-la a_o howbeit_o after_o this_o viz._n in_o a_o 1398._o 22_o r._n 2._o there_o be_v a_o new_a appropriation_n etc._n make_v thereof_o to_o the_o say_a canon_n of_o warwick_n by_o tideman_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n in_o respect_n that_o in_o the_o original_a annexation_n the_o word_n successor_n of_o the_o dean_n and_o canon_n to_o who_o it_o have_v be_v first_o grant_v be_v deficient_a by_o reason_n whereof_o they_o have_v be_v out_v from_o their_o possession_n in_o the_o time_n of_o will._n wittlesey_n archb._n of_o cant._n there_o be_v a_o pension_n a._n of_o vi_o s._n viij_o d._n reserve_v to_o the_o say_a bishop_n and_o his_o successor_n out_o of_o it_o so_o that_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o the_o vicarage_n be_v value_v a._n at_o viij_o li._n but_o in_o aâ—_n 1584._o 27_o eliz._n there_o be_v a_o new_a ordination_n b._n or_o composition_n make_v whereby_o the_o vicar_n right_n be_v better_o settle_v patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n d._n episc._n per_fw-la lapsum_fw-la â—_o ric._n de_fw-fr bradewell_n cler._n 7_o id._n maii_n 127â—_n d._n rad._n de_fw-fr hengham_n &_o alii_fw-la canon_n eccl._n b._n m._n warwici_n a._n petrus_n de_fw-fr leicester_n subdiac_n 5._o cal._n dec._n 1282._o d._n rad._n de_fw-fr hengham_n &_o alii_fw-la canon_n eccl._n b._n m._n warwici_n a_o thomas_n de_fw-fr houghton_n pbr._n 10_o cal._n apr._n 1290._o d._n rad._n de_fw-fr hengham_n &_o alii_fw-la canon_n eccl._n b._n m._n warwici_n a_o petrus_n de_fw-fr barton_n subdiac_n 7_o cal._n jan._n 1303._o patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la decan_n eccl._n b._n m._n warw._n b._n joh._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr hale_n pbr._n 17._o cal._n julii_fw-la 1312._o d._n episc._n per_fw-la lapsum_fw-la a._n d._n will._n de_fw-fr nayleston_n cap._n 2._o non._n junii_fw-la 1316._o decan_n ut_fw-la suprà _fw-la d._n heur_n de_fw-fr hewynton_n 18_o cal._n maii_n 1319._o bâ—_n patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la prebendar_n preb._n the_o compton-murdak_a nich._n de_fw-fr southam_n pbr._n 28._o nou._n 1349._o b._n prebendar_n preb._n the_o compton-murdak_a sim._n de_fw-fr bloston_n 4._o julii_fw-la 1354._o a._n patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la tho._n break_v rector_n eccl._n de_fw-fr bodebrok_n rob._n loâ—â—kyn_n pbr._n 8._o feb._n 1352._o a._n patr._n eccl._n joh._n de_fw-fr bokyngham_n prabendarius_fw-la nich._n andrew_n 24._o julii_fw-la 1357._o b._n patr._n vic._n rector_n eccl._n
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marry_v to_o will._n lord_n paget_n and_o eliz._n to_o sir_n henry_n willoughby_n of_o risley_n in_o derbyshire_n by_o partition_n betwixt_o they_o it_o be_v allot_v to_o elizabeth_n and_o be_v by_o the_o same_o sir_n henry_n according_o enjoy_v the_o town_n that_o now_o owe_v suit_n thereto_o i_o mean_v to_o the_o leet_n be_v these_o viz._n berkswell_n the_o three_o bikenhills_n sheldon_n edgbaston_n curdworth_n minworth_n kingsbury_n hurleyâ—_n â—_z part_n of_o merston_n juxta_fw-la kingsbury_n whateley_n holt_n slateley_n half_a wilneccote_n juxta_fw-la tamworth_n the_o half_a of_o sekindon_n in_o austrey_n the_o manor_n sometime_o belong_v to_o burton_n abbey_n badsley-endesoure_a ansley_n hartshill_n and_o whitacre_n superior_a tame_n fluv_o be_v now_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o particular_a place_n within_o this_o hundred_o of_o hemlingford_n according_a to_o my_o accustom_a method_n in_o the_o â—est_n i_o must_v follow_v the_o course_n of_o tame_a which_o have_v its_o rise_n from_o 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mercia_n be_v lord_n of_o this_o place_n but_o upon_o that_o great_a distribution_n make_v by_o king_n william_n to_o his_o friend_n and_o follower_n it_o with_o other_o vast_a possession_n of_o the_o disherit_a english_a lie_v lib._n in_o the_o county_n of_o surrey_n berks._n buck._n oxon._n northampt._n worcester_n and_z stafford_z beside_o much_o more_o in_o this_o shire_n be_v bestow_v lib._n on_o william_n fitz_n ausculf_n who_o have_v his_o principal_a seat_n at_o the_o castle_n of_o dudley_n in_o staffordshire_n and_o by_o the_o general_a survey_n then_o take_v certify_v lib._n to_o contain_v viij_o hide_n value_v at_o c_o s._n there_o be_v at_o that_o time_n a_o church_n with_o a_o mâ—â—l_n rate_v at_o iii._o s._n as_o also_o wood_n extend_v to_o 3._o mile_n in_o length_n and_o half_a a_o mile_n in_o breadth_n all_o then_o hold_v of_o he_o by_o one_o godmund_n to_o which_o william_n fitz_n ausculf_n succeed_v in_o the_o barony_n of_o dudley_n and_o possession_n hereof_o gervase_n paganell_n who_o die_v without_o ebor._n issue_n leave_v hawise_o his_o sister_n and_o heir_n wife_n ebor._n to_o r._n someri_fw-la whereby_o the_o whole_a barony_n of_o dudley_n divolve_v to_o that_o family_n which_o r._n someri_fw-la by_o she_o have_v issue_n ralph_n someri_fw-la who_o be_v possess_v of_o this_o lordship_n as_o a_o member_n of_o the_o saâ—d_a barony_n give_v 〈…〉_o unto_o thomas_n the_o son_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr erdintone_n and_o his_o heir_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o king_n john_n time_n his_o manor_n house_n here_o at_o estone_n with_o all_o the_o demesn_n as_o also_o divers_a tenement_n particular_o mention_v in_o his_o charter_n to_o be_v hold_v of_o he_o the_o say_v ralph_n and_o his_o heir_n by_o the_o service_n of_o a_o pair_n of_o gild_a spur_n or_o the_o price_n of_o they_o viz._n vi_o d._n payable_a at_o easter_n for_o all_o service_n and_o demand_n whatsoever_o touch_v which_o family_n of_o erdington_n i_o shall_v speak_v historical_o in_o erdington_n where_o i_o have_v insert_v the_o descent_n and_o therefore_o will_v here_o take_v notice_n of_o what_o only_o concern_v they_o in_o reference_n to_o this_o place_n in_o 2_o h._n 3._o this_o manor_n together_o with_o erdington_n be_v assign_v 8._o by_o the_o king_n to_o roese_n de_fw-fr cocfeld_n the_o widow_n of_o the_o before_o specify_v t._n de_fw-fr erdington_n for_o her_o present_a maintenance_n till_o her_o dowry_n shall_v be_v set_v out_o howbeit_o the_o next_o year_n follow_v the_o shiriff_n have_v command_v 11._o though_o for_o what_o reason_n appear_v not_o to_o deliver_v possession_n of_o it_o unto_o philip_n de_fw-fr ascells_n for_o the_o king_n use_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o permit_v william_n grass_n to_o meddle_v therewith_o nor_o to_o make_v any_o waist_n or_o destruction_n in_o the_o land_n or_o wood_n belong_v thereto_o this_o be_v the_o utmost_a lordship_n towards_o staffordshire_n and_o some_o dispute_n grow_v touch_v the_o bound_n thereof_o king_n h._n 3._o direct_v his_o precept_n 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o justice_n itinerant_a in_o 20._o of_o his_o reign_n whereby_o declare_v it_o to_o be_v his_o royal_a pleasure_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v special_a and_o certain_a mark_n set_v forth_o for_o the_o limit_n of_o each_o county_n about_o the_o part_n of_o this_o eston_n in_o warwickshire_n and_o hannewurth_o in_o staffordshire_n he_o give_v command_v to_o the_o shiriff_n of_o warwickshire_n to_o bring_v into_o lichfield_n upon_o sunday_n next_o after_o the_o feast_n of_o s._n james_n the_o apostle_n twelve_o discreet_a and_o lawful_a knight_n there_o to_o make_v and_o establish_v such_o mete_n and_o division_n upon_o their_o oath_n and_o the_o like_a to_o the_o shiriff_n of_o staffordshire_n for_o as_o many_o out_o of_o that_o county_n to_o which_o thomas_n de_fw-fr erdinton_n succeed_v holt._n giles_n and_o unto_o he_o henry_n holt._n which_o henry_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o edw._n 1._o reign_n enfeoft_v holt._n thomas_n de_fw-fr maidenhach_n in_o this_o manor_n bound_v by_o the_o river_n of_o tame_a and_o burne_n as_o his_o charter_n manifest_v who_o be_v so_o possess_v of_o it_o in_o 13_o e._n 1._o claim_v quoâ—â—_n by_o prescription_n assize_n of_o beer_n gallow_n infangthef_n utfangthef_fw-fr with_o a_o court_n leet_n and_o weyf_n as_o also_o that_o he_o and_o his_o tenant_n shall_v be_v free_a from_o any_o suit_n to_o the_o county_n or_o hundred_o court_n bound_v his_o claim_n within_o the_o limit_n of_o those_o two_o river_n before_o specify_v and_o have_v allowance_n of_o they_o according_o after_o which_o viz._n the_o next_o ensue_a year_n do_v the_o say_a thomas_n de_fw-fr maidenhach_n obtain_v a_o charter_n 47._o of_o free-warren_n for_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n here_o it_o seem_v he_o be_v a_o servant_n to_o the_o king_n for_o in_o that_o grant_v the_o king_n call_v he_o dilectus_fw-la valettus_fw-la noster_fw-la our_o belove_a esquire_n in_o 18_o e._n 1._o he_o 59_o implead_v william_n de_fw-fr bermingham_n for_o fish_v in_o a_o part_n of_o his_o water_n call_v moylsich_n to_o scraford-bridge_n within_o this_o his_o liberty_n of_o aston_n and_o in_o 19_o e._n 1._o be_v certify_v 45._o to_o hold_v this_o lordship_n together_o with_o dudston_n of_o roger_n de_fw-fr someri_fw-la as_o of_o his_o manor_n of_o bordesley_n juxta_fw-la burmingham_n by_o the_o rent_n of_o two_o s._n viij_o d._n payable_a yearly_a at_o the_o feast_n of_o s._n michael_n for_o all_o service_n but_o all_o that_o i_o find_v far_o of_o this_o thomas_n de_fw-fr maidenhach_n be_v that_o be_v to_o attend_v the_o king_n in_o his_o voyage_n beyond_o sea_n 14_o e._n 1._o he_o have_v special_a letter_n d._n of_o protection_n grant_v to_o he_o as_o also_o that_o he_o be_v a_o benefactor_n to_o the_o hospital_n of_o s._n thomas_n the_o apostle_n in_o bermingham_n by_o give_v 128._o thereto_o ten_o acre_n of_o heath_n lie_v within_o this_o his_o lordship_n of_o aston_n and_o that_o he_o depart_v this_o life_n without_o issue_n male_a for_o by_o a_o inquis_fw-la 37._o take_v after_o the_o death_n of_o isabel_n his_o widow_n in_o 12_o e._n 2._o joane_n sibyl_n isabella_n and_o margaret_n be_v find_v to_o be_v his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n the_o young_a then_o be_v above_o xxi_o year_n of_o age_n of_o which_o joane_n short_o after_o die_v issueless_a so_o that_o by_o partition_n holt._n make_v in_o 12_o e._n 2._o the_o possession_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n be_v divide_v betwixt_o the_o other_o three_o viz._n this_o manor_n of_o aston_n with_o the_o manor_n of_o gersindon_n in_o oxfordshire_n wike_n and_o sondâ—_n in_o sussex_n and_o bergholte_n in_o suffolk_n beside_o other_o land_n and_o rent_n lie_v in_o the_o county_n of_o southampton_n whereof_o sibyl_n than_o the_o wife_n of_o adam_n de_fw-mi grymesarwe_v have_v this_o lordship_n for_o her_o share_n which_o adam_n and_o sibyl_n have_v issue_n ibid._n john_n unto_o who_o the_o say_a sibyl_n his_o mother_n by_o
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s._n and_o to_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o king_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n by_o the_o xx_o the_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n pay_v the_o yearly_a rent_n of_o thirty_o s._n iiii_o d._n into_o the_o exchequer_n whereupon_o the_o next_o year_n follow_v by_o virtue_n of_o a_o special_a feoffment_n 8._o make_v by_o the_o abovementioned_a thomas_n and_o simon_n the_o inheritance_n thereof_o become_v vest_v in_o william_n arden_n elder_a son_n to_o the_o say_v thomas_n and_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o his_o body_n dunton_n that_o the_o high_a situation_n of_o this_o place_n do_v original_o occasion_v its_o name_n be_v plain_a enough_o dun_n in_o our_o ancient_a english_a signify_v a_o hill_n but_o till_o 36_o h._n 3._o that_o hugh_n de_fw-fr mancestre_fw-fr of_o who_o family_n i_o shall_v speak_v in_o mancestre_n have_v a_o charter_n 27._o of_o free-warren_n in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n here_o together_o with_o those_o at_o mancestre_n and_o drakenege_v in_o this_o county_n i_o have_v not_o find_v any_o mention_n of_o it_o in_o record_n which_o hugh_n be_v then_o possess_v of_o certain_a land_n therein_o but_o not_o of_o the_o capital_a message_n for_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o philip_n luvell_n in_o 41_o h._n 3._o have_v the_o like_a grant_n 3._o of_o free-warren_n from_o who_o the_o lord_n of_o this_o manor_n do_v derive_v their_o title_n this_o philip_n be_v he_o â—f_o i_o mistake_v not_o who_o be_v 774.34_o one_o of_o the_o king_n clerk_n in_o 34_o h._n 3._o be_v bring_v into_o 34._o his_o service_n by_o sir_n john_n mansell_n his_o chief_a councillor_n but_o math._n paris_n give_v he_o the_o character_n ib._n of_o a_o crafty_a and_o deceitful_a man_n make_v particular_a mention_n of_o his_o corrupt_a do_n for_o which_o he_o be_v remove_v from_o his_o employment_n and_o in_o disgrace_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o long_o ere_o he_o get_v into_o favour_n again_o by_o the_o intercession_n of_o alexander_n king_n of_o scotland_n the_o king_n son_n in_o law_n who_o speech_n 830._o in_o his_o behalf_n our_o historian_n do_v relate_v and_o be_v make_v the_o king_n treasurer_n 847._o in_o which_o office_n he_o continue_v till_o for_o abuse_v the_o great_a favour_n he_o have_v receive_v sc_n by_o waste_v the_o king_n deer_n in_o his_o forest_n he_o be_v 977._o out_v which_o disgrace_n go_v so_o near_o to_o his_o heart_n that_o he_o retire_v to_o his_o benefice_n at_o hamestable_a for_o he_o be_v a_o clergy_n man_n and_o there_o die_v 982._o of_o grief_n the_o next_o year_n follow_v whereof_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o king_n have_v notice_n he_o command_v all_o his_o possession_n to_o be_v seize_v 982._o on_o till_o satisfaction_n shall_v be_v make_v to_o his_o own_o content_n to_o who_o succeed_v henry_n lovel_n clerk_n in_o the_o possession_n of_o this_o lordship_n who_o require_v suit_n unto_o be_v his_o court_n here_o from_o the_o abbot_n of_o leicester_n for_o a_o certain_a yard_n land_n name_v monks-field_n as_o also_o a_o oath_n of_o fealty_n and_o other_o service_n whereupon_o the_o canon_n of_o that_o house_n whilst_o the_o difference_n be_v thus_o depend_v pass_v away_o their_o title_n therein_o unto_o william_n the_o son_n of_o ankitell_a de_fw-fr bracebrigge_n of_o kingsbury_n of_o who_o the_o say_a henry_n require_v the_o like_a service_n but_o at_o the_o intercession_n of_o friend_n they_o come_v to_o this_o agreement_n ib._n viz._n that_o the_o say_v william_n and_o his_o heir_n shall_v pay_v unto_o they_o xx_o d._n yearly_a rent_n without_o any_o suit_n of_o court_n or_o other_o service_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o dunton_n for_o the_o same_o after_o this_o ere_o long_o it_o appear_v that_o ralph_n de_fw-fr gorges_n become_v lord_n of_o this_o manor_n though_o by_o what_o title_n i_o have_v not_o see_v who_o together_o with_o joane_n his_o wife_n in_o 22_o e._n 1._o commence_v suit_n 17._o against_o the_o say_a william_n de_fw-fr bracebrigge_n concern_v those_o land_n before_o mention_v as_o also_o against_o 16._o john_n lovel_n of_o tichmersh_n whereby_o they_o require_v the_o say_a john_n to_o discharge_v they_o of_o such_o service_n as_o amice_fw-la the_o widow_n of_o hugh_n de_fw-fr strelly_n challenge_v of_o they_o for_o their_o estate_n in_o dunton_n to_o which_o action_n the_o say_a john_n lovel_n appear_v but_o after_o the_o declaration_n read_v he_o depart_v in_o contempt_n of_o the_o court_n whereupon_o the_o shiriff_n have_v command_v to_o distrain_v he_o and_o to_o compel_v his_o appearance_n again_o to_o this_o ralph_n de_fw-fr gorges_n succeed_v hugh_n his_o son_n who_o obtain_v licence_n etc._n from_o guy_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n earl_n of_o warwick_n to_o enclose_v that_o place_n of_o wood_n lie_v within_o this_o his_o manor_n of_o dunton_n call_v clapshaw_n and_o to_o make_v such_o a_o fence_n about_o it_o as_o that_o neither_o hart_n hind_n buck_n nor_o do_v no_o nor_o goat_n may_v enter_v therein_o with_o this_o proviso_n that_o if_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v sufficient_o enclose_v to_o keep_v out_o the_o earl_n deer_n belong_v to_o the_o chase_n of_o sutton_n and_o that_o upon_o warn_v give_v by_o the_o earl_n bailiff_n the_o same_o be_v not_o make_v good_a within_o xx_o day_n thereof_o that_o then_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o the_o earl_n to_o lay_v it_o open_v again_o and_o that_o if_o any_o of_o the_o say_a earl_n dear_a be_v drive_v by_o hunt_v do_v break_v into_o it_o that_o the_o say_a earl_n or_o his_o servant_n may_v pursue_v they_o into_o the_o say_a park_n and_o there_o take_v and_o carry_v they_o away_o without_o do_v wilful_a hurt_n to_o any_o of_o the_o deer_n belong_v to_o the_o before_o specify_v ralph_n and_o for_o the_o better_a find_v of_o such_o hunt_a deer_n that_o the_o earl_n hound_n may_v likewise_o enter_v but_o no_o bow_n to_o be_v bring_v in_o with_o they_o which_o concession_n be_v about_o the_o 28_o e._n 1._o as_o i_o guess_v for_o it_o have_v no_o date_n be_v witness_v by_o sir_n bernard_n de_fw-fr brus_n sir_n john_n de_fw-fr clinton_n sir_n john_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n sir_n ric._n de_fw-fr whitacre_n and_o other_o but_o after_o this_o scil_n in_o 30_o e._n 1._o the_o same_o sir_n ralph_n de_fw-fr gorges_n for_o it_o seem_v he_o be_v then_o a_o knight_n come_v to_o a_o far_a agreement_n â—_o with_o the_o say_a earl_n both_o for_o cut_v down_o his_o wood_n in_o dunton_n and_o make_v improvement_n of_o his_o be_v according_a to_o the_o assize_n of_o the_o chase_n viz._n that_o he_o and_o his_o hâ—irs_n shall_v have_v liberty_n to_o make_v a_o ditch_n of_o three_o foot_n and_o a_o half_a large_a with_o a_o hedge_n upon_o it_o not_o a_o foot_n and_o a_o half_a high_a in_o consideration_n whereof_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n be_v yearly_a to_o pay_v to_o the_o say_a earl_n his_o heir_n or_o assigâ—eâ—_n at_o their_o manor_n house_n of_o sutton_n a_o soar_n sparhawk_n or_o six_o
all_o his_o land_n in_o this_o wishawe_n langley_n sutton_n and_o elsewhere_o upon_o will._n de_fw-fr bereford_n his_o brother_n it_o shall_v seem_v that_o these_o berefords_n have_v that_o here_o in_o wishaweâ—_n â—_z which_o belong_v to_o the_o templar_n for_o in_o 20_o e._n 2._o which_o be_v after_o the_o accession_n of_o the_o templar_n land_n to_o the_o hospitalar_n as_o in_o balshall_n shall_v be_v show_v it_o be_v find_v 45._o that_o will._n de_fw-fr bereford_n beforenamed_a hold_v a_o manor_n here_o of_o the_o say_a hospitalar_n by_o the_o service_n of_o xvii_o d._n to_o be_v pay_v at_o michaelmas_n and_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o annunciation_n of_o our_o lady_n by_o even_a portion_n for_o all_o service_n touch_v the_o descendant_n of_o which_o will._n the_o bereford_n have_v speak_v in_o langley_n their_o principal_a seat_n in_o this_o county_n i_o have_v â—ere_z no_o more_o to_o say_v of_o they_o than_o that_o in_o 19_o e._n 3._o edmund_n de_fw-fr bereford_n have_v a_o charter_n 44._o of_o free_a warren_n in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n here_o from_o which_o family_n it_o come_v to_o hore_n and_o from_o hore_n to_o pudseâ—_n both_o by_o heir_n females_n as_o the_o descent_n in_o langley_n show_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v needless_a here_o to_o gâ—ve_v far_a instance_n thereof_o in_o an._n 1291_o 19_o e._n 1_o the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o s._n chad_n be_v value_v scac._n at_o v._o mark_n and_o in_o 19_o e_z 2._o the_o advouâ—on_n thereof_o grant_v 2._o by_o will._n de_fw-fr castell_n to_o will._n de_fw-fr bereford_n but_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o the_o value_n be_v certify_v a._n at_o cv_o s._n over_o and_o above_o ix_o s._n allow_v for_o procuration_n and_o synodal_n patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n will._n de_fw-fr castello_n mil._n b._n nich._n de_fw-fr castello_n 5_o id._n dec._n 1306._o georgius_n de_fw-fr castello_n mile_n a_o will._n de_fw-fr laberton_n accol_n 10_o cal._n feb._n 1310._o d._n edm._n de_fw-fr 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mile_n thomas_n haddon_n pbr._n 11_o cal._n dec._n 1377._o a._n d._n baldw._n de_fw-fr bereford_n mile_n henr._n eaytewayte_v pbr._n 18_o nou._n 1383._o b._n d._n baldw._n de_fw-fr bereford_n mile_n ric._n brew_v pbr._n 14_o martii_fw-la 1396._o b._n d._n baldw._n de_fw-fr bereford_n mile_n joh._n romay_n 15_o aug._n 1405._o a._n eliz._n relicta_fw-la baldw._n de_fw-fr bereford_n militis_fw-la joh._n wermote_a cap._n 2_o oct_n 1412._o b._n eliz._n relicta_fw-la baldw._n de_fw-fr bereford_n militis_fw-la nich._n braddeley_n 7_o julii_fw-la 1413._o a._n custos_fw-la coll._n liberae_fw-la capellae_fw-la reg._n de_fw-fr windsor_n joh._n rolf_n cap._n 27_o aug._n 1414._o a._n eliz._n relicta_fw-la balw_n de_fw-fr bereford_n mil._n will._n clerk_n cap._n 23_o julii_fw-la 1416._o a._n joh._n hore_n dominus_fw-la de_fw-fr wishaw_n arm_n thomas_n hemyngburgh_n 8_o oct._n 1425._o b._n joh._n hore_n dominus_fw-la de_fw-fr wishaw_n arm_n joh._n harman_n pbr._n 9_o oct._n 1431._o b._n joh._n hore_n dominus_fw-la de_fw-fr wishaw_n arm_n rob._n yerburgh_n pbr._n 19_o martii_fw-la 1431._o a._n joh._n hore_n dominus_fw-la de_fw-fr wishaw_n arm_n rad._n horleston_n pbr._n 18_o nou._n 1433._o a._n hilb._n hore_n de_fw-fr childerley_n be_v thomas_n spenser_n pbr._n 8_o aug._n 1436._o b._n hilb._n hore_n de_fw-fr childerley_n be_v joh._n gallard_n 3_o sept_n 1439._o b._n hilb._n hore_n de_fw-fr childerley_n be_v ric._n sturges_n ult_n apr._n 1441._o a._n hilb._n hore_n de_fw-fr childerley_n be_v joh._n tamworth_n canon_n regul_n s._n aug._n 7_o dec._n 1444._o b._n thomas_n hore_n be_v will._n beket_n cap._n 15_o jan._n 1456._o a._n rob._n perham_n ratione_fw-la minoris_fw-la aet_fw-la gilb._n fill_n &_o haer_fw-mi tho._n hore_n thomas_n dene_fw-mi cap._n 19_o junii_fw-la 1494._o a._n rob._n perham_n ratione_fw-la minoris_fw-la aet_fw-la gilb._n fill_n &_o haer_fw-mi tho._n hore_n will._n clayton_n art_n magr._fw-la 21_o jan._n 1494._o a._n tho._n fulthorp_n &_o editha_n ux_fw-fr sva_fw-la â—ilia_fw-la &_o haer_fw-mi joh._n hore_n magr._fw-la will._n burgh_n in_o leg_n bac._n penult_n martii_fw-la 1504_o b._n tho._n fulthorp_n &_o editha_n ux_fw-fr sva_fw-la â—ilia_fw-la &_o haer_fw-mi joh._n hore_n d._n will._n smith_n cap._n ult_n maii_n 1538._o b._n rob._n pudsey_n gen_fw-la d._n will._n bowes_n alias_o vicar_n 5_o aug._n 1552._o a._n joh._n l'isley_n be_v ex_fw-la concess_n georgii_n pudsey_n be_v edw._n ward_n in_o art_n bac._n 21_o jan._n 1584._o â—_o geo._n pudsey_n be_v joh._n wilston_n cler._n 10_o feb._n 1602._o c._n geo._n pudsey_n de_fw-fr langley_n gen_fw-la mich._n walford_n cler._n in_o art_n magr._fw-la 7_o oct._n 1629._o incert_n moxhull_n this_o though_o it_o be_v in_o the_o parish_n of_o wishaw_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v original_o a_o member_n of_o curdworth_n for_o it_o be_v evident_a 186._o that_o the_o arden_n hold_v it_o immediate_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n but_o the_o ancestor_n of_o that_o family_n which_o do_v still_o enjoy_v it_o have_v possess_v it_o for_o more_o than_o four_o hundred_o year_n and_o have_v it_o first_o from_o one_o of_o the_o arden_n lord_n of_o curdworth_n as_o be_v clear_a enough_o by_o the_o tenure_n for_o by_o several_a eliz._n inquisition_n and_o other_o authority_n it_o appear_v to_o be_v hold_v of_o their_o posterity_n the_o first_o mention_n that_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o thereof_o in_o any_o record_n d._n be_v in_o 36_o h._n 3._o where_o it_o be_v write_v mukeshull_n walt._n de_fw-fr bereford_n have_v bring_v a_o assize_n of_o novel_a desseisin_n against_o nich._n de_fw-fr l'ile_n and_o other_o for_o common_a of_o pasture_n there_o which_o nicholas_n be_v the_o son_n of_o william_n and_o he_o of_o henry_n as_o i_o think_v for_o i_o have_v see_v ancient_a 〈◊〉_d evidence_n which_o do_v import_v as_o much_o so_o that_o it_o be_v like_a that_o henry_n be_v he_o that_o seat_v himself_o here_o and_o probable_a enough_o it_o be_v that_o herbert_n del_fw-it isle_n for_o so_o be_v his_o name_n write_v may_v be_v father_n to_o henry_n for_o i_o find_v he_o a_o witness_n â—â—_o to_o several_a charter_n of_o geffrey_n de_fw-fr clinton_n son_n to_o geffrey_n the_o founder_n of_o kenilworth_n castle_n and_o and_z priory_z about_o the_o begin_n of_o h._n 2._o time_n this_o william_n father_n of_o nich._n be_v a_o person_n of_o the_o superior_a rank_n among_o the_o gentry_n in_o this_o shire_n as_o may_v seem_v by_o a_o specialll_v commission_n 〈◊〉_d constitute_v he_o one_o of_o the_o justice_n for_o the_o gaol-delivery_n at_o warwick_n and_o kenilworth_n but_o all_o that_o i_o have_v far_o see_v of_o he_o be_v that_o he_o be_v a_o witness_n be_v to_o the_o grant_n of_o certain_a assarted_a land_n in_o pedimore_n which_o henry_n earl_n of_o warwick_n make_v to_o thomas_n de_fw-fr arden_n neither_o after_o 10_o e._n 1._o have_v i_o find_v any_o mention_n of_o the_o before_o specify_v nicholas_n he_o be_v then_o exempt_v from_o serve_v on_o jury_n by_o the_o king_n letter_n 14._o pat._n to_o which_o nich._n succeed_v anketil_o the_o l'ile_n who_o wed_v l._n julian_n the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o rob._n de_fw-fr blaggreve_n of_o midleton_n and_o do_v his_o homage_n l._n to_o philip_n marmion_n lord_n of_o tamworth_n castle_n for_o the_o land_n he_o have_v with_o she_o in_o frank_a marriage_n of_o his_o fee_n which_o ankâ—tel_n have_v suit_n 17._o with_o ralph_n de_fw-fr gorgesâ—_n of_o dunton_n concern_v certain_a land_n here_o in_o moxhull_n about_o 22_o e._n 1._o and_o left_a issue_n henry_n who_o be_v a_o servant_n in_o much_o trust_n and_o esteem_v unto_o ralph_n lord_n basset_n of_o draiton_n a_o great_a man_n in_o these_o part_n for_o in_o the_o commission_n staff_n he_o have_v from_o that_o baron_n to_o treat_v with_o sir_n rob._n marmion_n concern_v the_o manor_n of_o netherwhitacre_n halughton_n pericroft_n and_o glascote_n all_o in_o this_o county_n in_o 14_o e._n 2._o the_o lord_n basset_n call_v he_o nostre_fw-fr chiere_n &_o bien_fw-fr ame_fw-fr vadlet_n his_o dear_a and_o well-beloved_a
greatness_n and_o power_n dare_v not_o appear_v to_o challenge_v the_o jury_n so_o that_o he_o have_v cccâ—_n â—_z give_v he_o for_o damage_n against_o they_o but_o it_o so_o fall_v out_o that_o in_o 3_o e._n 3._o this_o mighty_a man_n be_v seize_v upon_o 10._o by_o the_o king_n at_o nottingham_n castle_n and_o by_o a_o parliament_n there_o hold_v condemn_v 10._o for_o treason_n be_v put_v to_o death_n whereby_o all_o his_o possession_n become_v confiscate_v insomuch_o as_o the_o inhabitant_n before_o specify_v petition_v the_o k._n that_o he_o will_v be_v gracious_a unto_o they_o in_o forbear_v to_o proceed_v to_o judgement_n upon_o that_o verdict_n whereupon_o he_o be_v please_v to_o remit_v thereof_o suprà _fw-la ccxlvi_o li._n xiii_o s._n iiii_o d._n whether_o by_o any_o conveyance_n from_o the_o bishop_n of_o ely_n before_o speak_v of_o it_o be_v that_o rob._n de_fw-fr moreby_n of_o moreby_o in_o yorkshire_n have_v a_o interest_n here_o i_o know_v 〈◊〉_d nor_o what_o he_o so_o have_v but_o in_o 7_o e._n 3._o i_o find_v that_o the_o k._n grant_v to_o he_o a_o charter_n 10._o of_o free_a warren_n in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n here_o at_o solihull_n as_o also_o at_o bonnewick_n and_o moreby_o in_o yorkshire_n it_o seem_v that_o the_o inheritance_n thereof_o be_v in_o the_o bishop_n heir_n what_o ever_o estate_n the_o same_o rob._n de_fw-fr moreby_n have_v for_o in_o 26_o e._n 3._o by_o a_o fine_a 3._o then_o levy_v betwixt_o anne_n the_o widow_n of_o edw._n le_fw-fr despenser_n plaintiff_n and_o john_n de_fw-fr hothum_n of_o bondeby_n kt._n deforâ—â—_n this_o manor_n with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n be_v settle_v upon_o the_o same_o anne_n during_o her_o life_n the_o remainder_n to_o hugh_n le_fw-fr despenser_n son_n to_o the_o say_v edw._n and_o anne_n and_o alice_n his_o wife_n daughter_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n i._o hothum_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o their_o body_n and_o so_o to_o katherine_n sister_n of_o the_o say_v alice_n etc._n etc._n which_o alice_n be_v afterward_o marry_v to_o 〈◊〉_d john_n trussell_n who_o in_o her_o right_n hold_v this_o lordship_n in_o 50_o e._n 3._o but_o by_o her_o first_o husband_n she_o have_v issue_n sir_n hugh_n le_fw-fr spenser_n kt._n and_o anne_n a_o daughter_n marry_v to_o sir_n edw._n boteler_n kt._n which_o sir_n hugh_n die_v 29._o without_o issue_n in_o 3._o h._n 4._o leave_v anne_a his_o sister_n and_o heir_n than_o 32_o year_n of_o age_n of_o this_o sir_n edw._n boteler_n and_o anne_n his_o wife_n i_o find_v that_o in_o 5_o h._n 4._o they_o come_v to_o a_o 〈…〉_o agreement_n with_o sibyl_n the_o widow_n of_o the_o say_v sâ—_n hugh_n le_fw-fr spenser_n whereby_o it_o be_v conclude_v that_o she_o the_o say_v sibyl_n shall_v hold_v this_o manor_n during_o her_o life_n but_o afterward_o to_o return_v unto_o the_o same_o sir_n edward_n and_o anne_n and_o their_o heir_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n k._n h._n 5._o by_o his_o letter_n 〈…〉_o pat._n date_v 16_o apr._n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n pass_v to_o edward_n duke_n of_o york_n for_o life_n all_o the_o land_n which_o be_v thomas_n lord_n spenser_n attaint_v by_o parl._n octab._n hill_n 3_o h._n 4._o the_o remainder_n to_o ric._n beauchamp_n of_o bergavenny_n kt._n and_o isabella_n his_o wife_n sister_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o say_v thomas_n late_a lord_n despenser_n decease_v and_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o the_o same_o richard_n and_o isabella_n the_o duke_n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o grant_n possess_v himself_o of_o this_o manor_n 〈◊〉_d colour_n that_o for_o want_v of_o issue_n by_o the_o â—aâ—d_a sir_n edward_n bâ—teler_n and_o anne_n the_o inheritance_n thereof_o belong_v to_o the_o same_o thomas_n le_fw-fr despenser_n earl_n of_o glouc._n so_o attaint_v and_o hold_v it_o till_o his_o death_n which_o happen_v in_o 3_o h._n 5_o for_o he_o be_v slay_v 16._o at_o the_o battle_n of_o agincourt_n 25_o oct._n the_o same_o year_n ric._n beauchamp_n and_o isabella_n his_o wife_n have_v livery_n 〈◊〉_d hothum_n episc_n elien_n perius_fw-la hothum_fw-la joh._n hothum_n mile_n fâ—w_n le_fw-fr de_fw-fr spenser_n anna._n edm._n dux_n ebor._n edw._n dux_n elâ—â—r_n constanstia_fw-la ric._n le_fw-fr despenser_n co._n glouc._n ob_fw-la s_o p._n isabel_n sola_fw-la filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la ux_fw-la ric._n beauchamp_n domini_fw-la de_fw-fr bergav_n edw._n le_fw-fr despenser_n tho._n le_fw-fr despenser_n co._n glouc._n hugo_n le_fw-fr despenser_n anna_n ux_fw-fr edw._n boteler_n ob_fw-la s._n p._n 10_o h._n 4._o hugo_n le_fw-fr despenser_n mile_n ob_fw-la s._n p._n joh._n hothum_n mil._n alicia_n joh._n trussel_n mil._n 2_o maritus_fw-la joh._n trussel_n ob_fw-la s._n p._n catherina_n petrus_n hothum_n matilda_n thomas_n ...._o alicia_n margareta_n ..._o skerne_n henricus_n skerne_n edm._n skerne_n 38_o h._n 6._o 16._o thereof_o 18_o mâ—rtii_fw-la next_o ensue_v nevertheless_o upon_o 16._o far_a consideration_n and_o view_v of_o the_o fine_a levy_v in_o 5_o h._n 4._o whereby_o it_o have_v be_v so_o inâ—aâ—led_v &_o the_o inquisition_n after_o the_o several_a decease_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n edw._n boteler_n and_o anne_n his_o wife_n &_o of_o sibyl_n the_o widow_n of_o the_o before_o specify_v sir_n hugh_n le_fw-fr despenser_n the_o k._n direct_v his_o 7._o precept_n bear_v date_n 14_o nou._n 5_o h._n 5._o to_o his_o eschaetor_n for_o this_o county_n to_o seize_v it_o into_o his_o hand_n for_o the_o clear_a understanding_n of_o which_o title_n i_o have_v insert_v the_o 6._o precede_a descent_n of_o the_o before_o mention_v hugh_n le_fw-fr despenser_n i_o find_v aur_fw-it that_o he_o be_v inter_v in_o the_o friar_n at_o stanford_n and_o that_o thomas_n collum_n than_o parson_n of_o the_o church_n here_o at_o solihull_n bear_v so_o great_a a_o affection_n to_o he_o and_o the_o lady_n sibyl_n or_o isabella_n his_o wife_n for_o both_o way_n i_o find_v she_o write_v that_o by_o his_o testament_n be_v bequeath_v a_o fair_a missale_n to_o the_o church_n of_o solâ—hull_n that_o the_o parishioner_n shall_v provide_v a_o priest_n to_o celebrate_v divine_a service_n there_o by_o the_o space_n of_o one_o year_n for_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n hugh_n and_o isabella_n he_o himself_o ordain_v that_o another_o priest_n shall_v do_v the_o like_a there_o for_o the_o space_n of_o two_o year_n it_o seem_v that_o this_o lordship_n continue_v in_o the_o crown_n a_o good_a while_n for_o in_o 16_o h._n 6._o the_o custody_n thereof_o be_v commit_v 5._o by_o the_o king_n to_o thomas_n greswould_n for_o seven_o year_n but_o in_o 22_o h._n 6._o by_o his_o letter_n 18._o pat._n date_v 25_o sept._n he_o grant_v it_o inter_fw-la alia_fw-la to_o john_n duke_n of_o somerset_n and_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o his_o body_n to_o enjoy_v during_o the_o life_n of_o jaquet_n the_o widow_n to_o john_n d._n of_o bedford_n ralph_n boteler_n and_o john_n beauchamp_n and_o the_o long_a liver_n of_o they_o which_o john_n d._n of_o somerset_n depart_v this_o suff._n life_n without_o any_o such_o issue_n 27_o maii_n the_o same_o year_n the_o king_n by_o other_o letter_n pat._n 1._o date_v 20_o julii_fw-la then_o next_o follow_v commit_v the_o custody_n thereof_o together_o with_o the_o manor_n of_o sheldon_n in_o this_o county_n to_o edm._n mountford_n esq_n for_o life_n answer_v for_o they_o both_o l._n mark_n sterling_a per_fw-la a_o yet_o be_v it_o not_o long_o that_o he_o so_o hold_v they_o for_o it_o appear_v 30._o that_o the_o next_o year_n ensue_v he_o surrender_v his_o pat._n into_o the_o chancery_n to_o be_v cancel_v to_o the_o intent_n that_o the_o king_n shall_v make_v a_o grant_n of_o they_o to_o sir_n james_n fenys_n knight_n which_o be_v according_o effect_v 27_o sept._n the_o same_o year_n for_o the_o special_a service_n he_o have_v do_v to_o hold_v during_o life_n without_o render_v any_o account_n at_o all_o for_o the_o same_o this_o sir_n james_n be_v afterward_o create_v 5._o lord_n say_v dye_v in_o 30_o h._n 6._o whereupon_o this_o manor_n return_v to_o the_o crown_n be_v with_o sheldon_n likewise_o again_o commit_v to_o the_o custody_n of_o edm._n mountford_n before_o mention_v for_o the_o term_n of_o ten_o year_n at_o l._n mark_n per_fw-la a_o as_o they_o former_o be_v but_o it_o seem_v that_o this_o pat._n become_v short_o after_o surrender_v for_o on_o the_o 28_o the_o of_o march_n 31_o h._n 6._o the_o king_n grant_v the_o 2._o custody_n of_o they_o to_o edm._n earl_n of_o richmund_n and_o jasper_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n for_o â—ii_fw-la year_n and_o upon_o cancel_v that_o pat._n the_o first_o of_o july_n ensue_v seal_v 2._o another_o whereby_o he_o pass_v the_o unheritance_n of_o they_o to_o those_o earl_n howbeit_o in_o 38_o h._n 6._o one_o edmund_n skerne_n as_o cousin_n and_o heir_n to_o john_n hothum_n bishop_n of_o ely_n after_o the_o death_n
and_o heir_n of_o sir_n henry_n ferrer_n and_o margaret_n hekstall_n his_o wife_n of_o east_n peckham_n in_o the_o county_n of_o kent_n knight_n he_o die_v the_o xxix_o the_o day_n of_o august_n 1535._o leave_v issue_n henry_n edward_n george_n and_o nicholas_n here_o also_o lie_v dame_n constance_n his_o wife_n daughter_n &_o heir_n to_o nicholas_n brome_n esquire_n of_o this_o manor_n of_o badsley-clinton_n who_o die_v the_o thirty_o the_o day_n of_o september_n 1551._o here_o also_o lie_v henry_n ferrer_n their_o elder_a son_n and_o heir_n who_o marry_v catherine_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o sir_n john_n hampden_n of_o hampden_n in_o the_o county_n of_o buck._n knight_n he_o die_v anno_fw-la d._n 1526._o leave_v issue_n edward_n ferrer_n marry_v to_o bridget_n daughter_n to_o william_n lord_n windsor_n of_o bradenham_n 1548_o and_o die_v anno_fw-la dom._n 1564._o ecce_fw-la hic_fw-la in_o pulvere_fw-la dormimus_fw-la hic_fw-la nostrae_fw-la residet_fw-la 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ten_o mark_n of_o siâ—ver_n and_o for_o cecilie_n their_o mother_n one_o mark_n after_o which_o the_o say_v canon_n in_o 19_o e._n 1._o obtain_v a_o charter_n 51._o of_o free_a warren_n in_o all_o their_o demesn_a land_n here_o the_o whole_a extent_n of_o their_o possession_n within_o thâ—s_a lordship_n be_v about_o that_o time_n certify_v r._n at_o one_o carucate_n and_o virgate_n of_o land_n rate_v at_o thirty_o s._n the_o profit_n of_o the_o store_n xx_o s._n in_o rent_n of_o assize_n vi_o li._n nineteeen_o s._n three_o mill_n at_o xl_o s._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la in_o plea_n and_o perquisites_n yearly_a four_o s._n and_o the_o paunage_n three_o s._n the_o total_a xi_o li._n xuj_o s._n but_o at_o the_o general_a dissolution_n in_o 30_o h._n 8._o all_o come_n to_o the_o crown_n it_o be_v in_o 36._o of_o the_o say_v king_n reign_n alien_v to_o john_n fisher_n esquire_n for_o the_o sum_n of_o 626_o li._n 1_o d._n by_o patent_n 6._o date_v 20._o sept._n to_o be_v hold_v in_o capite_fw-la 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pensioner_n tum_o to_o king_n henry_n the_o 8._o k._n edw._n the_o sixth_o q._n marry_o and_o q._n eliz._n and_o in_o 4_o eliz._n b._n constitute_v steward_n unto_o ambrose_n dudley_n earl_n of_o warwick_n for_o the_o castle_n and_o borough_n of_o warwick_n with_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o manor_n in_o this_o county_n and_o leicestershire_n for_o the_o execution_n of_o which_o office_n by_o himself_o or_o his_o deputy_n he_o have_v the_o yearly_a fee_n of_o five_o mark_n he_o it_o be_v that_o build_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o present_a fabric_n here_o at_o pakinton_n as_o may_v be_v see_v by_o the_o arm_n carve_v on_o the_o timber-work_n and_o set_v up_o in_o glass_n through_o sundry_a part_n thereof_o and_o have_v the_o shiriffalty_n be_v of_o these_o county_n in_o 5_o eliz._n be_v a_o justice_n of_o peace_n in_o this_o shire_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o queen_n maryes_fw-mi reign_n till_o his_o death_n which_o happen_v eliz._n 8_o martii_fw-la 13_o eliz._n to_o who_o succeed_v clement_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n a_o person_n so_o much_o esteem_v for_o his_o integrity_n and_o prudence_n by_o robert_n earl_n of_o leicester_n that_o he_o constitute_v he_o his_o treasurer_n for_o that_o warlike_a expedition_n into_o the_o netherlands_o when_o he_o go_v general_n of_o the_o english_a auxiliary_n in_o anno_fw-la 1585._o 27_o eliz._n after_o which_o be_v knight_v by_o king_n james_n he_o make_v a_o park_n of_o the_o out-wood_n and_o some_o other_o ground_n here_o and_o have_v be_v employ_v in_o all_o the_o affair_n of_o great_a moment_n relate_v to_o this_o county_n in_o his_o time_n lest_o issue_n robert_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n knight_v in_o his_o father_n life_n time_n but_o afterward_o advance_v to_o the_o dignity_n of_o a_o baronet_n which_o sir_n robert_n raise_v that_o large_a pool_n eastward_n from_o the_o house_n build_v the_o lodge_n in_o the_o park_n and_o much_o adorn_v this_o seat_n with_o other_o place_n of_o delight_n and_o have_v issue_n several_a son_n and_o daughter_n as_o the_o descent_n 1619._o here_o insert_v show_v joh._n fisher_n be_v katherine_n filia_fw-la thomae_fw-la digby_n eq_fw-la aur_fw-it clemens_n fisher_n eq_fw-fr aur_fw-it obiit_fw-la 1619._o maria_n filia_fw-la franc._n repington_n de_fw-fr amington_n be_v rob._n fisher_n eq_n aur_fw-it &_o bar._n eliz._n filia_fw-la anth._n tiringham_n eq_fw-la aur_fw-it clemens_n fisher_n natus_fw-la a_o 1613._o thomas_n fisher._n franciscus_n fisher_n leticia_n ux_fw-fr ric._n shilton_n eq_fw-fr aur_fw-it katherine_n ux_fw-fr thomae_fw-la wightwick_n fill_v &_o haer_v joh._n wightwick_n seru._n ad_fw-la legem_fw-la anna_n primò_fw-la nupta_fw-la tho._n dilke_n eq_fw-fr aur_fw-it postea_fw-la herv_z bagot_n bar._n leticia_n ux_fw-fr clem._n throkmorton_n eq_fw-fr aur_fw-it maria_n ux_fw-fr edwardi_fw-la littleton_n eq_fw-la aur_fw-it the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o s._n james_n belong_v with_o the_o manor_n to_o the_o priory_n of_o kenilworth_n have_v first_o a_o yearly_a pension_n 65._o of_o xxviii_o s._n grant_v out_o of_o it_o to_o the_o canon_n of_o that_o house_n by_o geffrey_n muschamp_n bishop_n of_o this_o diocese_n in_o king_n john_n time_n but_o afterward_o viz._n in_o 6_o e._n 1._o be_v total_o appropriate_v to_o they_o by_o roger_n molend_n than_o bishop_n as_o appeareth_z by_o his_o public_a instrument_n insp._n date_v at_o tachebroke_n 6_o cal._n aug._n the_o same_o year_n in_o anno_fw-la 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o it_o be_v value_v scac._n at_o v._o mark_n and_o the_o vicarage_n at_o one_o mark_n but_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o the_o same_o vicarage_n be_v rate_v b._n at_o seven_o li._n x_o s._n i_o a._n over_o and_o above_o ix_o s._n vi_o d._n allow_v for_o procuration_n and_o synodal_n the_o inscription_n upon_o the_o precede_a monument_n john_n fisher_n esquire_n and_o katherine_n his_o wife_n the_o daughter_n of_o sir_n thomas_n digby_n knight_n dye_v in_o march_n a_o o_o domini_fw-la 1570._o and_o left_a issue_n clement_n and_o thomas_n which_o thomas_n die_v in_o ireland_n without_o issue_n who_o soul_n rest_v in_o heaven_n the_o other_o live_v confess_v christ_n &_o trust_v to_o be_v save_v by_o his_o death_n the_o say_v john_n serve_v k._n henry_n the_o eight_o k._n edward_n the_o sixth_o queen_n mary_n and_o queen_n elizabeth_n in_o court_n as_o gentleman_z pensioner_n to_o they_o all_o here_o lie_v the_o body_n of_o sir_n clement_n fisher_n knight_n lord_n of_o this_o manor_n and_o dame_n mary_n his_o wife_n the_o daughter_n of_o francis_n repington_n of_o amington_n esquire_n who_o have_v issue_n robert_n and_o three_o other_o son_n who_o die_v infant_n they_o have_v also_o issue_v three_o daughter_n viz._n anne_n the_o elder_a marry_v to_o sir_n thomas_n dilke_n of_o maxstoke_n lettuce_n the_o second_o marry_v to_o sir_n clement_n throgmorton_n of_o haseley_n and_o mary_n the_o three_o marry_v to_o sir_n edward_n littleton_n of_o pillington-hall_n this_o tomb_n
conclude_v it_o to_o use_v the_o angelique_n salutation_n of_o our_o lady_n and_o recommendation_n of_o her_o mother_n in_o this_o manner_n ave_fw-la maria_fw-la gratia_fw-la plona_fw-la dominus_fw-la tecum_fw-la benedicta_fw-la tu_fw-la inter_fw-la mulieres_fw-la &_o benedicta_fw-la fructus_fw-la ventris_fw-la tui_fw-la jesus_n amen_n et_fw-la benedicta_fw-la sit_fw-la venerabilis_fw-la mater_fw-la tua_fw-la anna_n ex_fw-la qua_fw-la tua_fw-la caro_fw-la virginea_fw-la &_o immaculata_fw-la processit_fw-la whereunto_o the_o choir_n shall_v answer_v amen_n and_o last_o oblige_v his_o heir_n and_o successor_n under_o the_o penalty_n of_o god_n curse_n with_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n s._n mâ—chaell_n th'arch_v angel_n and_o all_o saint_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o make_v any_o advantage_n to_o themselves_o out_o of_o the_o possession_n belong_v to_o this_o monastery_n appoint_v that_o if_o the_o prior_n do_v transgress_v in_o any_o thing_n pertain_v to_o his_o duty_n every_o canon_n of_o the_o house_n shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o make_v complaint_n to_o the_o bishop_n thereof_o and_o the_o bishop_n to_o see_v satisfaction_n make_v and_o if_o any_o canon_n shall_v fail_v in_o his_o particular_a duty_n and_o thereof_o be_v convict_v before_o the_o prior_n or_o other_o competent_a judge_n that_o for_o the_o space_n of_o five_o year_n â—e_v may_v not_o be_v capable_a to_o bear_v any_o office_n in_o the_o monastery_n except_o the_o prior_n by_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o better_a part_n of_o the_o covent_n shall_v think_v fit_a to_o abate_v three_o year_n thereof_o or_o any_o part_n of_o that_o time_n and_o for_o the_o firm_a observance_n of_o all_o these_o his_o ordinance_n and_o the_o more_o last_a memory_n of_o this_o his_o establishment_n he_o cause_v this_o his_o charter_n to_o be_v indent_v and_o exemplify_v in_o three_o part_n the_o one_o to_o remain_v with_o the_o say_a prior_n and_o covent_n for_o â—ver_n the_o other_o with_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n of_o lichfield_n and_o the_o three_o with_o himself_o his_o heir_n and_o successor_n unto_o every_o of_o which_o he_o affix_v his_o seal_n procure_v likewise_o a_o ratification_n thereof_o from_o roger_n de_fw-fr northburgh_n then_o bishop_n of_o coventre_n and_o lichfield_n as_o also_o by_o the_o dean_n &_o chapter_n of_o lichfield_n his_o bear_a date_n here_o at_o maxstoke_n x_o o_o ..._o an._n mcccxxxvi_o and_o they_o in_o april_n and_o may_n follow_v unto_o all_o which_o the_o k._n add_v his_o confirmation_n date_v 4_o 0_o martii_fw-la in_o the_o xiith_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n neither_o be_v it_o long_o after_o this_o but_o that_o the_o say_a earl_n make_v a_o far_a augmentation_n to_o what_o he_o have_v so_o give_v as_o have_v be_v say_v for_o within_o one_o year_n next_o follow_v he_o bestow_v 29._o on_o they_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o moitye_n of_o the_o church_n of_o halughton_n in_o leicestershire_n in_o be_v 14_o e._n 3._o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n 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but_o what_o success_n come_v of_o that_o causeless_a disherison_n of_o the_o true_a heir_n i_o can_v omit_v to_o take_v notice_n which_o in_o brief_a be_v this_o in_o november_n anno_fw-la 1557._o 5_o &_o 4_o p._n &_o m._n his_o say_a wife_n kingsburie_n die_v whereupon_o his_o love_n to_o those_o child_n that_o be_v ere_o while_o his_o darling_n cool_v so_o that_o in_o 2_o eliz._n have_v run_v himself_o into_o many_o debt_n by_o extravagant_a course_n he_o contract_v suprà _fw-la with_o sir_n ambrose_n cave_n knight_n than_o chancellor_n of_o the_o duchy_n of_o lancaster_n and_o by_o a_o deed_n suprà _fw-la of_o bargain_n and_o sale_n pass_v unto_o he_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o mannour-house_n with_o the_o demesn_n of_o which_o act_n his_o son_n thomas_n take_v such_o advantage_n that_o he_o enter_v suprà _fw-la upon_o that_o and_o lay_v claim_n to_o all_o the_o rest_n as_o forfeit_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o feoffment_n before_o mention_v but_o get_v a_o piece_n of_o money_n of_o sir_n ambrose_n make_v suprà _fw-la good_a the_o sale_n reserve_v only_o a_o annuity_n of_o xliii_o li._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la to_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n and_o continue_v his_o claim_n to_o the_o residue_n whereof_o after_o much_o strive_n he_o at_o length_n have_v possession_n about_o a_o year_n after_o which_o viz._n 1_o martii_fw-la 11_o eliz._n his_o father_n die_v suprà _fw-la so_o that_o then_o though_o he_o have_v no_o interruption_n for_o enjoyment_n of_o it_o yet_o do_v he_o so_o entangle_v himself_o with_o debt_n that_o at_o last_o he_o sell_v it_o all_o to_o sir_n fancis_n willoughby_n of_o midleton_n knight_n and_o through_o his_o great_a improvidence_n come_v to_o die_v miserable_o so_o that_o here_o i_o be_o to_o put_v a_o period_n to_o my_o story_n of_o this_o ancient_a family_n have_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o issue_n male_a still_o remain_v in_o the_o pedigree_n before_o insert_v kingsbury_n from_o which_o sir_n ambrose_n cave_n do_v the_o premise_n 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the_o herle_n four_o message_n also_o lie_v here_o and_o in_o rothy_n com._n leic._n by_o 4._o john_n huwet_n and_o william_n wytherley_n priest_n the_o appropriate_a rectorie_n of_o this_o parish-church_n at_o nun-eaton_n by_o 17._o the_o prior_n and_o covent_n of_o shene_n all_o which_o with_o the_o rest_n whereof_o i_o have_v not_o find_v the_o grant_n or_o which_o be_v not_o very_o considerable_a for_o brevity_n sake_n be_v omit_v be_v as_o a_o preparative_n to_o that_o fatal_a dissolution_n soon_o after_o follow_v by_o the_o survey_v b._n make_v in_o 26_o h._n 8._o value_v at_o ccxc_o li._n xv_o s._n ob_fw-la out_o of_o which_o inter_fw-la alia_fw-la be_v deduct_v b._n for_o the_o fee_n of_o henry_n marquis_n dorset_n then_o high_a steward_n of_o this_o monastery_n and_o john_n dabridgcourt_n the_o understeward_n vi_fw-mi li._n xiii_o s._n four_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la of_o william_n fynderne_a receiver_n general_a two_o li._n xiii_o s._n four_o d._n and_o of_o william_n 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have_v speak_v it_o be_v sâ—â—â—ed_v 8._o upon_o the_o carthusian-monk_n at_o shene_n in_o surrey_n by_z king_n h._n 5._o in_o 3._o of_o his_o reign_n when_o he_o found_v that_o religious_a house_n of_o who_o the_o nun_n here_o at_o eton_n obtain_v 17._o it_o in_o 38_o h._n 6._o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o the_o vicarage_n be_v value_v a._n at_o nineteeen_o li._n fourteen_o s._n vi_o d._n over_o and_o above_o ix_o s._n vi_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la allow_v for_o procuration_n and_o synodal_n and_o c_o s._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la stipend_n to_o the_o curate_n serve_v in_o the_o chapel_n at_o attilborough_n patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n procurator_n abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr lira_n galfr._n de_fw-fr viler_n 14._o cal._n apr._n 1310._o b._n procurator_n abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr lira_n thomas_n de_fw-fr blyburgh_n non._n julii_fw-la 1318._o a._n procurator_n abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr lira_n d._n edm._n de_fw-fr schireford_n cap._n xv_o cal._n apr._n 1321._o a._n edw._n rex_fw-la angl._n ratione_fw-la possess_n abb._n de_fw-fr lira_n in_o manu_fw-la sva_fw-la exist_v sim._n de_fw-fr thorp_n pbr._n 4._o id._n jan._n 1341._o a._n edw._n rex_fw-la angl._n ratione_fw-la possess_n abb._n de_fw-fr lira_n in_o manu_fw-la sva_fw-la exist_v walt._n the_o heyworth_n 5._o cal._n oct._n 1351._o b._n edw._n rex_fw-la angl._n ratione_fw-la possess_n abb._n de_fw-fr lira_n in_o manu_fw-la sva_fw-la exist_v sim_n de_fw-fr thorp_n 2._o id._n nou._n 1351._o a._n edw._n rex_fw-la angl._n ratione_fw-la possess_n abb._n de_fw-fr lira_n in_o manu_fw-la sva_fw-la exist_v rob._n de_fw-fr haselbech_n cap._n 18._o cal._n julii_fw-la 1357._o a._n procurator_n abb._n &_o c._n de_fw-fr lira_n joh._n bosevill_n cap._n 19_o cal._n sept._n 1361._o b._n procurator_n abb._n &_o c._n de_fw-fr lira_n magr._fw-la joh._n de_fw-fr carswell_n 4._o non._n aug._n 1364._o b._n procurator_n abb._n &_o c._n de_fw-fr lira_n will._n lorkin_n pbr._n 7._o id._n febr._n 1368._o b._n dominus_fw-la rex_fw-la ratione_fw-la ut_fw-la suprà _fw-la henr._n hunt_v 3_o cal._n nou._n 1373._o b._n dominus_fw-la rex_fw-la ratione_fw-la ut_fw-la suprà _fw-la nich._n derby_n pbr._n 10._o nou._n 1390._o b_o abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr lira_n will._n deper_n cap._n 29._o julii_fw-la 1402._o a._n d._n henr._n rex_fw-la angl._n ratione_fw-la ut_fw-la suprà _fw-la joh._n wylton_n cap._n 2._o dec._n 1406._o b._n d._n johanna_n regina_fw-la angliae_fw-la joh._n de_fw-fr tybbay_n cap._n 13._o dec._n 1412._o a._n d._n johanna_n regina_fw-la angliae_fw-la d._n ric._n mortomy_n cap._n 20._o febr._n 1412._o ib._n d._n johanna_n regina_fw-la &_o joh._n tybbay_n cler._n nich._n derby_n cap._n 2._o julii_fw-la 1413._o b._n prior_n &_o conu._n domus_fw-la jesu_fw-la de_fw-fr bethlem_n apud_fw-la shene_n thomas_n waryn_n cler._n 14._o junii_fw-la 1501._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n domus_fw-la jesu_fw-la de_fw-fr bethlem_n apud_fw-la shene_n thomas_n dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la panadensis_fw-la episc._n 4._o junii_fw-la 1505._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n domus_fw-la jesu_fw-la de_fw-fr bethlem_n apud_fw-la shene_n d._n rob._n whittinton_n 10._o junii_fw-la 1521._o b._n rob._n langley_n gen_fw-la jac._n lyngard_n in_o art_n bac._n 14._o martii_fw-la 1558._o a._n elizabetha_n regina_fw-la angl._n thomas_n ston_v cler._n 5._o maii_n 1561._o a._n elizabetha_n regina_fw-la angl._n nich._n cleyton_n cler._n 10._o apr._n 1565._o a._n elizabetha_n regina_fw-la angl._n georgius_n downes_n cler._n 7._o junii_fw-la 1572._o b._n elizabetha_n regina_fw-la angl._n jac._n person_n cler._n 24._o sept._n 1583._o b._n elizabetha_n regina_fw-la angl._n will._n gurrie_n cler._n 24._o febr._n 1591._o e._n jacobus_n rex_fw-la will._n butterton_n in_o art_n magr._fw-la 11._o oct._n 1604._o f._n carolus_n rex_fw-la samson_n hawkhurst_n cler._n s._n theol._n bac._n 19_o maii_n 1626._o incert_v carolus_n rex_fw-la will._n cradok_v art_n magr._fw-la 3._o sept._n 1627._o leek's-chantrie_a in_o this_o parish-church_n do_v one_o john_n leek_n find_v a_o 2._o chantrie_n in_o 23_o h._n 7._o of_o one_o priest_n
filia_fw-la ...._o domini_fw-la say_n barth_n de_fw-fr sudley_n defunctus_fw-la 20_o e._n 2._o digby_n matilda_n filia_fw-la joh._n de_fw-fr monteforti_fw-la joh._n de_fw-fr sudley_n defunctus_fw-la 14_o e._n 3._o 3._o alâ—anora_fw-la filia_fw-la rob._n domini_fw-la de_fw-fr seales_n joh._n de_fw-fr sudley_n defunctus_fw-la â—_o p._n 41_o e._n 3._o johanna_n ux_fw-fr will._n le_fw-fr boteler_n mil._n defuncta_fw-la 41_o e._n 3._o digby_n johanna_n filia_fw-la joh._n beauchamp_n de_fw-fr powyk_n mil._n thomas_n boteler_n consangu_n &_o haeres_fw-la joh._n de_fw-fr sudley_n 41_o e._n 3._o 36._o alicia_n ux_fw-fr secunda_fw-la postea_fw-la nupta_fw-la joh._n dalingrugge_n mil._n joh._n boteler_n deâ—unctus_fw-la s._n p._n 5_o h._n 5._o will_v boteler_n 5_o h._n 5._o rad_n boteler_n mile_n thesaur_n angl._n duxit_fw-la d._n aliciam_fw-la fill_n &_o haer_fw-mi will._n deincourt_n mil_fw-mi &_o obiit_fw-la 13_o e._n 4._o 39_o thomas_n boteler_n mile_n duxit_fw-la alianorâ—m_fw-la 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and_o his_o heir_n in_o 17_o e._n 3._o and_o so_o 3._o likewise_o do_v john_n the_o freford_n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n as_o also_o alice_n the_o widow_n of_o sir_n philip_n chetwynd_n in_o 19_o e._n 3._o but_o afterward_o sc_n about_o the_o 22_o the_o of_o e._n 3._o the_o say_v robert_n die_v membr_n without_o issue_n so_o that_o the_o inheritance_n of_o these_o land_n thereby_o descend_v to_o his_o nephew_n sir_n ralph_n rochfort_n knight_n son_n of_o joane_n the_o wife_n of_o john_n rochfort_n before_o specify_v he_o the_o say_a sir_n ralph_n entail_v membr_n they_o upon_o the_o issue_n of_o his_o body_n by_o joane_n the_o daughter_n of_o sir_n hugh_n menill_n knight_n with_o remainder_n to_o his_o three_o sister_n successive_o and_o then_o to_o sir_n richard_n stafford_n and_o his_o heir_n according_a to_o which_o entail_n the_o possession_n thereof_o continue_v for_o divers_a year_n until_o at_o length_n sir_n ralph_n rochfort_n be_v dead_a the_o say_a joane_n his_o wife_n 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h._n 6._o and_o in_o 15_o h._n 6._o serve_v 11._o in_o parliament_n as_o one_o of_o the_o knight_n for_o this_o shire_n be_v from_o 17_o till_o 20_o h._n 6._o inclusive_a in_o commission_n d_o for_o conservation_n of_o the_o peace_n but_o to_o the_o say_v richard_n succeed_v philip_n his_o son_n 12._o and_o heir_n a_o person_n not_o a_o little_a eminent_a in_o his_o time_n for_o in_o 18._o 7_o h._n 6._o he_o have_v the_o shiriffaltie_n of_o staffordshire_n so_o also_o in_o 29._o 15_o h._n 6._o be_v then_o a_o knight_n in_o 17_o h._n 6._o he_o be_v employ_v c._n into_o the_o duchy_n of_o guien_n for_o the_o king_n service_n and_o in_o 20_o h._n 6._o constitute_v c._n governor_n of_o the_o city_n of_o eaion_n in_o normandy_n be_v allow_v 940_o mark_n to_o retain_v as_o many_o archer_n for_o the_o safeguard_n thereof_o as_o may_v be_v therewith_o hire_v for_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o year_n in_o 22_o h._n 6._o he_o be_v retain_v with_o humphrey_n earl_n of_o buckingham_n to_o do_v he_o 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humfr._fw-la bradburne_n de_fw-fr lee_n in_o com._n derb._n nupta_fw-la 5_o eliz._n walt._n thomas_n edw._n joh_n ferrer_n mile_n obiit_fw-la ...._o 1633._o dorothea_n filia_fw-la joh._n puckering_n militis_fw-la custodis_fw-la magni_fw-la sigilli_fw-la angliae_fw-la humfr._fw-la ferrer_n mile_n obiit_fw-la ....._o sept._n 1633._o anna_n filia_fw-la joh._n pakington_n de_fw-fr ail_v borough_n in_o com._n wigorn._n equ_fw-fr aur_fw-it secundo_fw-la nupta_fw-la philippo_n comiti_fw-la de_fw-fr chesterfield_n joh._n ferrer_n natus_fw-la ...._o anno_o 1629._o francisca_z ux_fw-fr joh._n pakington_n eq_fw-fr aur_fw-it anna_n ux_fw-fr sim._n archer_n eq_fw-la aur_fw-it jana_n ux_fw-fr thom._n rous_n bar._n elizabethaâ—_n catherina_n brigita_fw-la susanna_n f._n edw._n henr._n thomas_n georgius_n dorothea_n filia_fw-la &_o cohaer_n thomae_fw-la marrow_n seru._n ad_fw-la legem_fw-la nupta_fw-la 32_o h._n 8._o franciscus_n cokain_n primus_fw-la maritus_fw-la 25._o leonardus_n ferrer_n 12_o h._n 7._o 25._o rad._n ferrer_n decanus_n eccl._n coll._n de_fw-la tamworth_n 12_o h._n 7._o margareta_n primò_fw-la nupta_fw-la hug._n willoughby_n mil._n secundò_fw-la ric._n bingham_n mil._n eliz._n filia_fw-la joh._n de_fw-fr botetourt_n de_fw-fr weoley_n mil._n nupta_fw-la 27_o e._n 3._o ux_fw-la 1._o jecosa_n ux_fw-fr rogeri_n aston_n ida_n filia_fw-la ...._o clinton_n 35_o e._n 3._o matilda_n ux_fw-fr rad._n le_fw-fr boteler_n 20_o e._n 1._o robertus_fw-la marmion_n 12_o h._n 2._o obiit_fw-la 2_o h._n 3._o philippe_n 5_o h._n 3._o rob._n marmion_n jun._n 2_o h._n 3._o will._n marmion_n 43_o h._n 3._o will._n marmion_n 2_o h._n 3._o will._n marmion_n 43_o h._n 3._o he_o in_o the_o war_n of_o france_n with_o six_o man_n at_o arm_n viz._n three_o knight_n and_o three_o esquire_n take_v xx_o li._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la fee_fw-mi for_o the_o knight_n and_o x._o mark_n for_o the_o inquire_v ib._n as_o also_o that_o he_o have_v three_o wife_n viz._n ib._n elizabeth_n sister_n and_o coheir_n to_o sir_n john_n montfoâ—t_n kt._n of_o which_o family_n i_o have_v speak_v in_o beldesert_n second_o ida_n daughter_n to_o ....._o clinton_n a_o lady_n of_o honour_n to_o queen_n philippe_n and_o three_o joane_n daughter_n to_o the_o lord_n strange_a and_o that_o he_o depart_v 57_o this_o life_n in_o 49_o e._n 3._o leave_v by_o the_o say_v elizabeth_n baldwin_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n xxiv_o year_n of_o age_n which_o baldwin_n be_v a_o aston_n knight_n in_o 1_o ric._n 2._o exhibit_v his_o claim_n 30._o to_o be_v the_o king_n champion_n on_o the_o day_n of_o his_o coronation_n and_o to_o do_v the_o service_n appertain_v to_o that_o office_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o 29._o tenure_n of_o this_o castle_n viz._n to_o ride_v complete_o arm_v upon_o a_o barb_a horse_n into_o westminster_n hall_n and_o there_o to_o challenge_v the_o combat_n with_o whosoever_o that_o shall_v dare_v to_o oppose_v the_o king_n title_n to_o the_o crown_n which_o service_n the_o marmion_n ancient_o lord_n 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64._o one_o of_o the_o coheir_n to_o joyce_n her_o niece_n daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o john_n son_n
do_v scutage_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o leicester_n for_o half_a a_o knight_n fee_n upon_o occasion_n as_o also_o that_o within_o this_o manor_n of_o oversley_n there_o be_v 21._o at_o that_o time_n a_o certain_a message_n with_o a_o dove-house_n two_o garden_n cxxvi_o acre_n of_o land_n in_o two_o field_n and_o six_o acre_n of_o meadow_n of_o the_o abbot_n of_o evesham_n fee_n and_o likewise_o x._o villain_n who_o hold_v ten_o yaâ—d_a land_n pay_v yearly_o x._o mark_n xi_o s._n iiii_o d._n and_o moreover_o a_o free_a rend_a service_n therein_o of_o two_o arrow_n with_o vi_o cottager_n pay_v yearly_o seven_o s._n vi_o d._n and_o two_o mark_n yearly_a by_o way_n of_o tallage_n but_o do_v service_n to_o the_o abbot_n of_o evesham_n yearly_a for_o the_o whole_a vi_fw-mi mark_n and_o for_o four_o acre_n lie_v here_o to_o hugh_n aguilon_n i_o d._n and_o beside_o all_o this_o that_o there_o be_v of_o the_o abbot_n of_o bordsley_n fee_n seven_o yard_n land_n a_o mess._n and_o nineteeen_o 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