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A36791 The antiquities of Warwickshire illustrated from records, leiger-books, manuscripts, charters, evidences, tombes, and armes : beautified with maps, prospects and portraictures / by William Dugdale. Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686. 1656 (1656) Wing D2479; ESTC R4379 1,795,370 725

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johanna_n ob_fw-la 23_o e._n 1._o sine_fw-la prole_fw-la mazera_n ux_fw-fr rad._n cromwell_n johanna_n consangu_n &_o una_fw-la haeredum_fw-la philippi_n marmion_n 20_o e._n 1._o alex._n frevile_n 20_o e._n 1._o baldw._n frevile_n obiit_fw-la 17_o e._n 3._o elizabetha_n 3_o e._n 3._o eliz._n soror_fw-la &_o cohaere_n joh._n de_fw-fr monteforti_fw-la mil._n ux_fw-la 1._o baldw._n frevile_n mil._n ob_fw-la 49_o e._n 3._o johanna_n filia_fw-la ●●●_o domini_fw-la strange_n 46_o ●_o 3._o baldw._n frevile_n mil._n ob_fw-la 11_o r._n 2._o jocosa_fw-la filia_fw-la joh._n botetourt_n mil._n 11_o r._n 2._o baldw._n frevile_n mile_n obiit_fw-la 2_o h._n 4._o johanna_n filia_fw-la thomae_fw-la greene_n mil._n 11_o r._n 2._o baldw._n frevile_n mil._n ob_fw-la s._n prole_fw-la 7_o h._n 5._o elizabetha_n 7_o h._n 5._o thom._n ferrer_n filius_fw-la secundogeni●us_fw-la will._n d._n ferrer_n de_fw-fr groby_n thomas_n ferrer_n mile_n obiit_fw-la 22._o aug._n 14_o h._n 7._o ●errers_n anna_n filia_fw-la 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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 elizabetha●_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 montfo●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 thereof_o have_v heretofore_o perform_v but_o sir_n john_n dimock_n be_v then_o his_o competitor_n carry_v it_o from_o he_o by_o judgement_n 321._o of_o the_o constable_n and_o marshal_n of_o england_n in_o regard_n he_o be_v possess_v of_o the_o lordship_n of_o scrivelby_n in_o lincolnshire_n which_o by_o better_a linc._n authority_n than_o frevile_n can_v produce_v appear_v to_o have_v be_v hold_v for_o divers_a age_n by_o that_o service_n and_o that_o the_o marmion_n have_v the_o say_a office_n as_o owner_n thereof_o and_o not_o in_o right_a of_o this_o castle_n it_o be_v descend_v to_o dimock_n with_o scrivelby_n from_o a_o heir_n female_a of_o sir_n thomas_n ludlow_n knight_n husband_n of_o joane_n the_o young_a daughter_n to_o sir_n philip_n marmion_n before_o speak_v of_o which_o sir_n baldwin_n in_o 3_o r._n 2._o be_v also_o one_o 5._o of_o the_o commissioner_n for_o array_v of_o man_n in_o this_o shire_n and_o in_o 9_o r._n 2._o upon_o partition_n ferrer_n make_v betwixt_o he_o and_o sir_n 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the_o coheir_n to_o joyce_n her_o niece_n daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o john_n son_n
this_o henry_n be_v a_o knight_n for_o so_o by_o his_o grant_n hatton_n under_o seal_n he_o be_v style_v whereby_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o ranulph_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n he_o give_v a_o yard_n land_n in_o rokeby_n to_o the_o prior_n and_o monk_n of_o kirby_n and_o in_o the_o 39_o of_o h._n 3._o obtain_v for_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n a_o 3._o charter_n for_o a_o weekly_a mercate_z here_o every_o saturday_n and_o for_o a_o fair_a yearly_a begin_v on_o the_o even_o of_o st._n laurence_n to_o endure_v for_o three_o day_n with_o free_a warren_n in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n in_o warwickshire_n for_o the_o advantage_n of_o which_o mercate_z the_o abbot_z of_o combe_n earnest_o move_v b._n the_o monk_n of_o pipwell_n for_o permission_n that_o they_o may_v purchase_v or_o erect_v a_o house_n in_o rokeby_n to_o receive_v those_o monk_n of_o they_o as_o they_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o employ_v thither_o howbeit_o in_o 13_o e._n 1._o annabilla_n the_o widow_n of_o the_o say_v henry_n hold_v this_o manor_n in_o dower_n and_o claim_v war●_n free_a warren_n with_o a_o mercate_z and_o fair_a here_o for_o which_o she_o exhibit_v the_o charter_n of_o k._n h._n 3._o extend_v she_o claim_v further_o than_o that_o charter_n warrant_v as_o it_o seem_v for_o it_o be_v then_o find_v that_o she_o challenge_v liberty_n to_o punish_v the_o breaker_n of_o the_o assize_n of_o bread_n and_o ale_n whereof_o being_n not_o seize_v the_o shiriff_n enter_v upon_o the_o market_n fair_a and_o free_a warren_n for_o the_o king_n to_o which_o last_o mention_v henry_n succeed_v ranulph_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o die_v 64._o before_o 20_o e._n 1._o for_o in_o the_o hatton_n 24_o of_o that_o king_n reign_n ralph_n basset_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o simon_n basset_n of_o sapcote_n grant_v the_o custody_n of_o annabil_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n with_o her_o marriage_n to_o peter_n de_fw-fr leicester_n clerk_n which_o a._n annabil_n be_v the_o wife_n of_o sir_n john_n goband_n kt._n howbeit_o annabil_n her_o mother_n be_v marry_v lich_n to_o ........._o mundevill_n hold_v rokeby_n in_o dower_n 3_o e._n 2._o in_o 1_o e._n 3._o the_o before_o specify_v john_n goband_n and_o annabil_n his_o wife_n have_v a_o court_n 28._o leet_n and_o other_o privilege_n grant_v to_o they_o in_o this_o their_o manor_n of_o rokeby_n after_o which_o it_o continue_v not_o long_o in_o that_o family_n for_o in_o 23_o e._n 3._o john_n the_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n john_n goband_n kt._n past_o 1651._o the_o inheritance_n thereof_o with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n to_o ralph_n lord_n stafford_n and_o sir_n john_n oddingsells_n kt._n and_o their_o heir_n in_o which_o grant_v he_o make_v mention_n that_o the_o same_o be_v settle_v upon_o john_n brown_n and_o annabil_n his_o wife_n and_o upon_o he_o the_o say_v john_n goband_n and_o his_o heir_n by_o john_n charnell_n parson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o swepston_n in_o leicestershire_n i_o suppose_v that_o this_o annabil_n marry_v to_o her_o second_o husband_n the_o before_o mention_v john_n brown_n for_o attincti_fw-la in_o 20_o e._n 3._o john_n brown_n be_v say_v to_o be_v lord_n of_o rugby_n which_o doubtless_o be_v in_o her_o right_n after_o which_o in_o 24_o e._n 3._o sir_n thomas_n charnell_n kt._n release_v hatton_n to_o the_o say_v ralph_n lord_n stafford_n all_o his_o interest_n in_o this_o manor_n and_o in_o hatton_n 7_o r._n 2._o nicholas_n goband_n rector_n of_o the_o church_n of_o cley_n hatton_n do_v the_o like_a to_o hugh_n earl_n stafford_n son_n of_o the_o say_v ralph_n in_o consideration_n whereof_o he_o receive_v xl_o l._n sterling_a which_o nicholas_n goband_n seal_v with_o three_o cross_n crosslet_n fitchè_fw-fr upon_o the_o fesse_v to_o difference_n he_o from_o the_o principal_a branch_n of_o that_o family_n who_o bear_v a_o plain_a fesse_v and_o 3._o besant_n in_o chief_a the_o release_n of_o sir_n john_n odingsell_n to_o the_o say_a baron_n of_o stafford_n i_o have_v not_o see_v howbeit_o there_o be_v no_o question_n but_o that_o such_o a_o thing_n there_o be_v for_o in_o the_o same_o 23._o year_n of_o e._n 3._o the_o lord_n stafford_n as_o patron_n of_o the_o church_n exhibit_v his_o clerk_n to_o the_o abbot_n of_o leicester_n according_a to_o the_o agreement_n before_o express_v this_o manor_n continue_v 6._o in_o the_o family_n of_o stafford_n till_o the_o death_n of_o humphrey_n duke_n of_o buckingham_n in_o 38._o h._n 6._o but_o how_o much_o long_o i_o have_v not_o yet_o see_v for_o the_o next_o mention_n i_o find_v thereof_o be_v that_o ric._n 3._o a_o 1._o of_o his_o reign_n grant_v 4._o it_o to_o john_n lord_n dudley_n and_o to_o the_o heir_n of_o his_o body_n in_o which_o patent_n it_o appear_v that_o it_o come_v to_o his_o hand_n by_o the_o death_n of_o margaret_n countess_n of_o richmund_n who_o be_v mother_n to_o k._n henry_n 7._o and_o that_o he_o so_o give_v it_o to_o the_o lord_n dudley_n for_o his_o faithful_a service_n in_o favour_v he_o usurp_a title_n to_o the_o crown_n it_o shall_v seem_v that_o thomas_n lord_n stanley_n who_o be_v husband_n to_o the_o countess_n of_o richmund_n hold_v it_o during_o his_o life_n for_o i_o have_v see_v a_o grant_n catesby_n by_o the_o say_a lord_n dudley_n date_v 1_o aug._n 2._o r._n 3._o whereby_o he_o make_v dilectum_fw-la consanguineum_fw-la for_o so_o he_o call_v he_o his_o belove_a kinsman_n will._n catesby_n esq._n steward_n thereof_o whensoever_o it_o shall_v come_v into_o his_o hand_n or_o the_o possession_n of_o his_o heir_n and_o to_o receive_v for_o his_o yearly_a fee_n ten_o mark_n sterling_a in_o which_o grant_v it_o be_v express_v that_o the_o say_a lord_n stanley_n then_o have_v it_o for_o that_o term_n but_o i_o perceive_v it_o come_v again_o to_o the_o house_n of_o stafford_n though_o i_o have_v not_o yet_o see_v how_o nor_o when_o for_o immediate_o upon_o the_o attainder_n of_o edward_n duke_n of_o buckingham_n henry_n 8._o grant_v 1._o it_o to_o sir_n gilbert_n talboys_n kt._n and_o elizabeth_n his_o wife_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o their_o two_o body_n express_v that_o it_o be_v edward_n late_a duke_n of_o buckingham_n attaint_v which_o sir_n gilbert_n and_o elizabeth_n have_v issue_n elizabeth_n their_o daughter_n warwick_n and_o heir_n wed_v to_o ambrose_n dudley_n afterward_o earl_n of_o warwick_n who_o in_o 2_o eliz._n sell_v 11._o it_o together_o with_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n to_o john_n wyrley_n and_o dorothy_n his_o wife_n which_o dorothy_n die_v eliz._n seize_v thereof_o ult_n martii_fw-la 28._o eliz._n francis_n her_o son_n and_o heir_n be_v then_o 40._o year_n of_o age_n in_o a_o 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o st._n andrew_n be_v value_v r._n at_o seven_o mark_n and_o a_o half_a and_o in_o 26._o h._n 8._o at_o b._n xvii_o li._n nineteeen_o s._n two_o d._n over_o and_o above_o xx_o sol_fw-it yearly_a pension_n issue_v out_o of_o it_o to_o the_o abb._n of_o leicester_n and_o ix_o sol_fw-it vi_fw-la d._n for_o procuration_n and_o synodal_n patroni_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la &_o temp_n instit._n abb._n de_fw-fr leic._n ad_fw-la nominationem_fw-la henrici_fw-la de_fw-la rokeby_n milit_fw-la secundùm_fw-la tenorem_fw-la cyrographi_fw-la inter_fw-la ipsos_fw-la leich_n alex._n de_fw-fr rokeby_n cleric_a ..._o a_o 1253._o 37._o h._n 3._o annabilla_n domina_fw-la de_fw-fr rokeby_n ib._n rog._n capellanus_fw-la ..._o a_o 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o d._n rad._n basset_n ratione_fw-la custodiae_fw-la haeredis_fw-la de_fw-la rokeby_n ib._n ......................_o d._n petrus_n the_o leyc_a a._n rob._n de_fw-fr halughton_n pbr._n iiii_o non._n julii_fw-la a_o 1301._o annabilla_n de_fw-fr mun●●vile_n d._n de_fw-fr rokeby_n a._n ric._n de_fw-fr toucestre_fw-fr accolitus_fw-la twelve_o kl._n dec._n a_o 1313._o joh._n gobant_n radulphus_fw-la gobant_fw-la cleric_n ..._o a_o 1313._o leich_n abb._n &_o conv_o leic._n ad_fw-la nominationem_fw-la joh._n goband_n d._n de_fw-fr 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it_o and_o by_o his_o last_o will_n be_v and_o testament_n date_v 12_o nou._n 16._o h._n 6._o appoint_v that_o his_o feoffee_n thereof_o shall_v hold_v it_o to_o the_o use_n of_o joane_n his_o wife_n during_o her_o life_n and_o afterward_o to_o the_o behoof_n of_o margaret_n his_o daughter_n by_o the_o say_v joane_n and_o her_o heir_n for_o ever_o which_o joane_n take_v 322._o to_o her_o second_o husband_n one_o richard_n hotoft_n who_o be_v constrain_v to_o 322._o defend_v his_o wife_n right_a therein_o against_o thomas_n throgmorton_n and_o one_o john_n brokesby_n in_o 30._o h._n 6._o they_o then_o lay_v claim_n thereto_o but_o of_o this_o suit_n the_o plaintiff_n have_v little_a benefit_n as_o it_o seem_v for_o after_o the_o decease_n of_o the_o say_v joane_n john_n hugford_n of_o emscote_n possess_v mil._n it_o in_o right_a of_o margaret_n his_o wife_n daughter_n to_o the_o before_o specify_v nicholas_n motley_n and_o die_v 7._o seize_v thereof_o 1._o h._n 7._o leave_v john_n 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jun._n a_o 1412._o b._n pr._n &_o conu._n s._n annae_fw-la carthus_n juxta_fw-la coventre_n will._n prestwood_n pbr._n xuj_o maii_n a_o 1421._o a_o pr._n &_o conu._n s._n annae_fw-la carthus_n juxta_fw-la coventre_n ric._n tonsover_n xi_o julii_fw-la a_o 1424._o a._n pr._n &_o conu._n s._n annae_fw-la carthus_n juxta_fw-la coventre_n will._n prestwode_n pen._n maii_n a_o 1432._o b._n pr._n &_o conu._n s._n annae_fw-la carthus_n juxta_fw-la coventre_n ric._n habkyn_n pbr._n xiii_o jun._n a_o 1433._o a._n pr._n &_o conu._n s._n annae_fw-la carthus_n juxta_fw-la coventre_n thomas_n arkynden_n pbr._n xuj_o julii_fw-la a_o 1438._o a._n pr._n &_o conu._n s._n annae_fw-la carthus_n juxta_fw-la coventre_n will._n killworth_n pbr._n iii._o oct._n a_o 1447._o a._n pr._n &_o conu._n s._n annae_fw-la carthus_n juxta_fw-la coventre_n b._n thom._n forster_n pbr._n iii._o jan._n a._n 1493._o pr._n &_o conu._n s._n annae_fw-la carthus_n juxta_fw-la coventre_n a._n d._n laur._n causey_n xx_o sept._n 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wigston_n knight_n who_o decease_v the_o xxvii_o day_n of_o september_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n mdlxxvii_o merston_n juxta_fw-la wolston_n of_o this_o manor_n be_v situate_a flat_a and_o low_a near_o the_o river_n where_o the_o soil_n be_v natural_o marish_a and_o give_v occasion_n of_o the_o name_n i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o say_v much_o have_v already_o speak_v thereof_o in_o wolston_n it_o be_v ancient_o call_v bretons-mannour_n guido_n breton_n write_v milit_fw-la himself_o of_o this_o place_n in_o 5_o and_o 6_o h._n 4._o but_o how_o it_o pass_v from_o that_o family_n i_o have_v not_o see_v nor_o when_o the_o first_o 6._o mention_n which_o i_o afterward_o find_v thereof_o be_v in_o 6_o h._n 5._o where_o richard_n quatermayne_v of_o london_n grant_v the_o moiety_n thereof_o with_o the_o appurtenance_n to_z thomas_z wodelow_n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n and_o to_o the_o heir_n of_o thomas_n and_o levy_v a_o fine_a puris_fw-la thereupon_o the_o same_o year_n unto_o which_o thomas_n and_o margaret_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o thomas_n do_v john_n boteler_n of_o wolvardington_n release_v 6._o all_o his_o right_n in_o the_o other_o moiety_n whereupon_o the_o say_v thomas_n be_v possess_v of_o the_o whole_a be_v in_o 10_o h._n 6._o certify_v scac._n to_o hold_v it_o by_o the_o service_n of_o half_a a_o knight_n fee._n after_o which_o it_o be_v not_o long_o ere_o that_o it_o come_v to_o nicholas_n motley_n and_o so_o to_o john_n hugford_n in_o right_a of_o margaret_n his_o wife_n daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o say_v nicholas_n as_o in_o wolston_n i_o have_v show_v since_o which_o it_o have_v pass_v from_o hand_n to_o hand_n with_o wolston_n and_o so_o continue_v to_o the_o owner_n of_o that_o manor_n till_o this_o day_n stretton_n super_fw-la dunsmore_n this_o village_n take_v its_o name_n from_o the_o situation_n upon_o that_o old_a roman_a way_n call_v the_o fosse_n which_o be_v by_o the_o common_a people_n term_v the_o street_n as_o all_o great_a way_n and_o passage_n be_v thence_o have_v the_o name_n of_o stretton_n the_o addition_n super_fw-la dunsmore_n be_v to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o stretton_n in_o this_o county_n in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n i_o find_v that_o same_o rainaldus_n who_o i_o mention_v in_o wolston_n hold_v lib._n also_o this_o place_n of_o roger_n de_fw-fr montgomerie_n e._n of_o arundel_n it_o be_v then_o rate_v for_o 5_o hide_n and_o write_v stratone_n within_o the_o limit_n hereof_o be_v a_o very_a ancient_a mill_n write_v long_o since_o purmulne_v but_o now_o pirreymill_n give_v b._n to_o the_o monk_n of_o comb_n by_o robert_n de_fw-fr chetwode_n and_o sibilla_n his_o wife_n of_o who_o i_o have_v already_o speak_v in_o wolston_n which_o monk_n in_o consideration_n of_o xx_o mark_n past_o a._n it_o to_o the_o lady_n albreda_n marmiun_n who_o again_o assign_v it_o unto_o they_o for_o the_o solemnize_n the_o anniverssary_n of_o her_o husband_n sir_n william_n camvill_n herself_o william_n her_o son_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o her_o son_n and_o daughter_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n i_o think_v but_o that_o this_o manor_n come_v with_o wolston_n to_o alanus_fw-la filius_fw-la fladaldi_n for_o i_o find_v that_o the_o say_v alan_n give_v a._n certain_a land_n here_o to_o the_o abbey_n of_o burton_n and_o from_o he_o likewise_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o roger_n de_fw-fr frevill_n have_v it_o for_o in_o 36_o h._n 3._o ralph_n strange_a who_o descend_v from_o one_o of_o the_o coheir_n to_o the_o say_v roger_n as_o the_o descent_n in_o wolston_n show_v be_v certify_v to_o nevil_n hold_v half_o a_o knight_n fee_v here_o of_o john_n fitz-alan_n descendant_n to_o the_o before_o specify_v alanus_n but_o the_o next_o possessor_n thereof_o that_o i_o have_v see_v any_o authority_n for_o be_v thomas_n de_fw-fr garshale_v temp_n e._n 1._o of_o who_o in_o bourton_n i_o have_v make_v mention_n who_o with_o maud_n his_o wife_n sell_v binley_n it_o unto_o robert_n de_fw-fr heriz_n and_o his_o heir_n to_o hold_v of_o
they_o the_o say_v thomas_n and_o maud_n and_o their_o heir_n by_o the_o service_n of_o 1_o d._n to_o be_v pay_v yearly_o at_o easter_n which_o robert_n in_o consideration_n of_o thirty_o mark_n of_o silver_n soon_o after_o grant_v ibid._n the_o inheritance_n thereof_o unto_o henry_n de_fw-fr hastings_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n henry_n de_fw-fr hastings_n kt._n to_o hold_v of_o he_o the_o say_v robert_n and_o his_o heir_n by_o the_o service_n of_o a_o pair_n of_o white_a glove_n or_o 1_o d._n yearly_a at_o easter_n but_o this_o henry_n keep_v it_o not_o long_o for_o i_o find_v that_o sir_n thomas_n de_fw-fr bray_n purchase_v ibid._n it_o of_o he_o within_o a_o short_a time_n after_o to_o who_o posterity_n reside_v here_o it_o continue_v for_o divers_a descent_n and_o at_o length_n as_o it_o shall_v seem_v by_o elene_n ibid._n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o richard_n bray_n wife_n of_o edmund_n starky_n gent._n in_o h._n 6._o time_n divolve_v to_o that_o family_n in_o which_o it_o rest_v till_o 4_o eliz._n that_o william_n starky_v sell_v ibid._n it_o by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o capital_a message_n and_o certain_a land_n etc._n etc._n in_o stretton_n to_o the_o lady_n longvile_n upon_o who_o death_n it_o descend_v to_o bartholomew_n her_o son_n and_o heir_n by_o bartholomew_n tate_n of_o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr pre_fw-es juxta_fw-la northhampton_n her_o first_o husband_n which_o bartholomew_n in_o 23_o eliz._n convey_v ibid._n it_o to_o anthony_n tate_n his_o young_a brother_n who_o leave_v issue_n george_n tate_n of_o sutton-bonington_a in_o com._n nott._n that_o by_o his_o deed_n ibid._n date_v 6_o julii_fw-la a_o 1620._o sell_v they_o to_o ric._n taylor_n of_o binley_n in_o this_o county_n to_o who_o posterity_n they_o still_o continue_v there_o be_v within_o this_o village_n a_o chapel_n of_o all_o saint_n which_o have_v a_o chantry_n 8._o therein_o found_v by_o thomas_n de_fw-fr wolvardynton_n parson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o lobenham_n in_o leicestershire_n for_o two_o priest_n to_o sing_v mass_n daily_o at_o the_o altar_n of_o st._n thomas_n the_o martyr_n for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n william_n clinton_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n richard_n earl_n of_o arundel_n john_n peyto_n the_o young_a as_o also_o of_o alice_n and_o margaret_n sister_n to_o the_o say_v thomas_n the_o founder_n during_o their_o life_n and_o of_o the_o reverend_a father_n in_o god_n roger_n northburgh_n then_o b._n of_o cou._n and_o lich._n and_o for_o all_o their_o soul_n after_o their_o departure_n out_o of_o this_o life_n as_o also_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o sir_n peter_n de_fw-fr wolvardington_n kt._n and_o the_o lady_n aliva_n his_o wife_n father_n and_o mother_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n and_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr wolvardynton_n william_n and_o peter_n brethren_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n decease_v and_o of_o all_o faithful_a people_n depart_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o which_o two_o priest_n king_n e._n 3._o in_o 19_o of_o his_o reign_n grant_v 19_o licence_n to_o the_o say_v thomas_n de_fw-fr wolvardynton_n to_o amortize_v three_o message_n three_o yard_n land_n four_o acre_n of_o meadow_n three_o acre_n of_o wood_n and_o xx_o sol_fw-la rend_v with_o the_o appurtenance_n in_o stretton_n aforesaid_a after_o this_o viz._n in_o 2_o r._n 2._o licence_n be_v also_o grant_v 33._o to_o robert_n de_fw-fr stretton_n then_o b._n of_o cou._n and_o lich._n to_o amortize_v four_o message_n and_o eight_o yard_n land_n with_o the_o appurtenance_n lie_v in_o this_o village_n of_o stretton_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o a_o priest_n to_o sing_v mass_n daily_o in_o the_o abovesaid_a chapel_n for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o the_o say_a king_n while_o he_o live_v and_o for_o the_o health_n of_o his_o soul_n when_o he_o shall_v depart_v this_o life_n as_o also_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o king_n father_n and_o grandfather_n and_o all_o the_o faithful_a decease_a whence_o i_o conclude_v that_o this_o b._n be_v bear_v here_o and_o take_v his_o name_n of_o the_o place_n have_v be_v first_o a_o canon_n praesulibus_fw-la of_o litchfeild_n and_o chaplain_n to_o the_o black_a prince_n k._n richard_n the_o 2._o father_n but_o a_o illiterate_a man_n he_o be_v say_v godwin_n in_o so_o much_o as_o he_o find_v it_o a_o very_a difficult_a matter_n to_o obtain_v consecration_n which_o nevertheless_o through_o the_o king_n power_n at_o length_n he_o get_v in_o 35_o e._n 3._o the_o land_n of_o the_o chantry_n here_o found_v by_o thomas_n de_fw-fr wolvardynton_n be_v in_o 26_o h._n 8._o value_v a._n at_o iiii_o l._n xiiii_o sol_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la but_o upon_o the_o survey_n a._n take_v 37_o h._n 8._o at_o iiii_o l._n xvii_o s._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la prinsthorpe_n of_o this_o place_n lie_v in_o the_o parish_n of_o wolston_n but_o southwards_o from_o it_o about_o two_o mile_n do_v not_o i_o find_v any_o mention_n till_o hundr_n 4._o e._n 1._o at_o which_o time_n it_o be_v write_v prenesthorpe_n as_o for_o the_o name_n it_o proceed_v doubtless_o from_o some_o ancient_a possessor_n thereof_o the_o latter_a syllable_n viz._n thorpe_n signify_v a_o village_n or_o hamlet_n for_o so_o in_o the_o saxon_n time_n they_o be_v call_v the_o dutch_a to_o this_o day_n who_o language_n have_v a_o great_a affinity_n with_o our_o old_a english_a call_v such_o village_n dorpe_n pronounce_v d_o instead_o of_o the_o in_o xx_o e._n 3._o it_o answer_v with_o stretton_n upon_o the_o aid_n bar._n then_o collect_v and_o in_o 31_o e._n 3._o there_o be_v a_o fine_a hill_n levy_v thereof_o betwixt_o william_n de_fw-fr peeke_n parson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o wapenbury_n pl._n and_o nicholas_n de_fw-fr stoneley_n and_o hugh_n de_fw-fr geydon_n priest_n deforciant_n whereby_o it_o be_v settle_v upon_o the_o say_a william_n de_fw-fr peeke_n for_o life_n the_o remainder_n to_o sir_n richard_n trewlow_v kt._n and_o the_o heir_n of_o his_o body_n and_o for_o lack_v of_o such_o issue_n to_o john_n hockele_n and_o cecelie_n his_o wife_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o their_o two_o body_n and_o for_o default_n thereof_o to_o nicholas_n le_fw-fr eyr_n and_o his_o heir_n after_o which_o i_o have_v see_v little_a considerable_a of_o it_o till_o it_o aur_fw-it come_v to_o the_o hugford_v of_o emscote_n in_o h._n 6._o time_n but_o whether_o by_o metley_n heir_n or_o not_o i_o be_o yet_o to_o learn_v in_o which_o family_n it_o continue_v till_o 9_o h._n 8._o that_o john_n hugford_n sell_v aur_fw-it it_o to_o sir_n william_n compton_n kt._n who_o be_v great_a grandchild_n sir_n henry_n compton_n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n and_o brother_n to_o william_n late_a earl_n of_o northampton_n now_o enjoy_v it_o an_z 1640._o brandon_n this_o be_v a_o part_n of_o wolston_n parish_n lie_v on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o avon_n and_o situate_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o a_o hill_n the_o soil_n whereof_o be_v sandy_a and_o dry_a make_v i_o conjecture_v that_o it_o may_v original_o have_v its_o name_n from_o the_o effect_n that_o the_o sun_n by_o heat_n do_v ofttimes_o produce_v upon_o such_o high_a ground_n or_o otherwise_o because_o be_v ancient_o woody_a it_o be_v first_o make_v fit_a for_o tillage_n by_o burn_v the_o thicket_n that_o natural_o grow_v thereon_o in_o the_o conqueror_n day_n turchill_n de_fw-fr warwick_n be_v possess_v thereof_o wlsi_n then_o hold_v it_o of_o he_o by_o the_o general_n survey_v lib._n then_o take_v where_o it_o be_v write_v brandune_n the_o extent_n of_o it_o be_v certify_v at_o half_a a_o hide_n the_o wood_n contain_v four_o furlong_n in_o length_n and_o two_o in_o breadth_n and_o the_o whole_a esteem_v at_o twenty-five_o sol_fw-la there_o be_v then_o a_o mill_n rate_v at_o xxvi_o d._n but_o turchill_n land_n be_v by_o the_o conqueror_n for_o the_o most_o part_n dispose_v of_o to_o other_o as_o i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n in_o due_a place_n to_o show_v this_o be_v it_o seem_v give_v to_o geffrey_n de_fw-fr clinton_n chamberlain_n and_o treasurer_n to_o k._n h._n 1._o and_o founder_n of_o the_o castle_n and_o priory_n of_o kenillworth_n of_o who_o advancement_n and_o what_o else_o be_v memorable_a i_o be_o to_o speak_v in_o kenillworth_n who_o daughter_n lescelina_n be_v marry_v oxon._n to_o norman_a de_fw-fr verdune_n bring_v it_o with_o other_o land_n to_o that_o noble_a family_n but_o geffrey_n her_o brother_n have_v a_o hope_n to_o regain_v it_o for_o have_v give_v 138._o land_n in_o bretford_n near_o adjoin_v to_o find_v there_o a_o small_a cell_n for_o nun_n as_o in_o bretford_n i_o purpose_v to_o declare_v which_o land_n be_v by_o those_o nun_n very_o soon_o after_o grant_v 7._o to_o the_o monastery_n of_o kenillworth_n and_o confirm_v ib._n by_o he_o covenant_v 139_o which_o the_o canon_n of_o kenillworth_n that_o if_o he_o recover_v brandone_v he_o will_v give_v they_o as_o much_o land_n in_o value_n
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 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normandy_n touch_v the_o church_n here_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o right_n that_o the_o say_a abbot_n claim_v therein_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o cell_n at_o warmington_n in_o this_o county_n of_o the_o e●_n of_o warwick_n foundation_n which_o be_v subordinate_a to_o that_o monastery_n of_o preaux_n upon_o which_o suit_n it_o seem_v that_o the_o abbot_n of_o preaux_n recover_v the_o same_o for_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o institution_n that_o he_o present_v thereto_o to_o which_o roger_n de_fw-fr herdebergh_n succeed_v hugh_n that_o hold_v 44._o this_o manor_n immediate_o of_o hastings_n and_o have_v issue_n roger_n who_o die_v 44._o in_o the_o life_n time_n of_o his_o father_n leave_v 44._o only_o two_o daughter_n ela_n the_o elder_a within_o 44._o age_n in_o 14._o e._n 1._o marry_v to_o will._n le_fw-fr boteler_n of_o wemme_n in_o com._n salop_n and_o isabella_n 484._o to_o ....._o by_o who_o she_o have_v issue_n 484._o dionysia_n that_o die_v y_o childless_a and_o alice_n 484._o wed_v to_o john_n de_fw-fr peyto_n which_o john_n and_o alice_n in_o 7._o e._n 3._o settle_v 3._o the_o one_o moiety_n of_o this_o manor_n upon_o the_o issue_n of_o their_o two_o body_n and_o for_o default_n thereof_o upon_o the_o say_v william_n le_fw-fr boteler_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o his_o body_n with_o remainder_n to_o the_o right_a heir_n of_o ela._n and_o the_o other_o moiety_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o they_o the_o say_v john_n and_o alice_n unto_o the_o say_v william_n with_o the_o like_a remainder_n by_o which_o mean_v it_o descend_v to_o edmund_n le_fw-fr boteler_n son_n to_o the_o say_v will._n and_o ela_n as_o the_o descent_n do_v manifest_a which_o edm._n be_v a_o priest_n die_v 22._o 49._o e._n 3._o whereupon_o his_o sister_n become_v his_o heir_n to_o the_o estate_n whereof_o dionysia_n the_o elder_a marry_v 22._o to_o hugh_n cokesey_n and_o have_v issue_n 22._o sir_n walter_n cokesey_n kt._n unto_o who_o sir_n fouke_n pembruge_n kt._n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n daughter_n 22._o and_o heir_n of_o ida_n or_o idonea_fw-la the_o second_o sister_n of_o the_o say_v edmund_n by_o william_n trussell_n of_o odiham_n release_v 3._o their_o right_n in_o the_o four_o part_n of_o this_o manor_n 51._o e._n 3._o which_o sir_n walter_n have_v issue_n walter_n and_o he_o sir_n walter_n cokesey_n kt._n that_o die_v 6._o seize_v thereof_o 15._o dec._n 24._o h._n 6._o without_o issue_n leave_v joyce_n 6._o his_o sister_n and_o heir_n first_o marry_v to_o ......_o beauchamp_n but_o afterward_o to_o grevile_n by_o who_o she_o have_v issue_n 32._o sir_n john_n grevile_n kt._n that_o leave_v thomas_n 5._o his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o call_v himself_o cokesey_n as_o in_o milcote_n i_o shall_v further_o show_v which_o thomas_n be_v also_o a_o kt._n and_o die_v without_o issue_n whereupon_o 4._o robert_n russell_n and_o robert_n winter_n be_v his_o cousin_n and_o heir_n have_v livery_n of_o his_o land_n in_o 15._o h._n 7._o from_o which_o robert_n winter_n descend_v 〈◊〉_d george_n who_o accomplish_v his_o full_a age_n 27._o jan._n 7._o eliz._n sell_v his_o two_o part_n of_o this_o manor_n to_o the_o tenant_n hugo_n 484._o de_fw-fr herdebergh_n rog._n 484._o de_fw-fr herdebergh_n ela_n 484._o filia_fw-la &_o cohaeres_fw-la gulielmus_fw-la 484._o le_fw-fr boteler_n de_fw-fr wemme_fw-fr 22._o ankareta_fw-la ux_fw-la joh._n strange_a de_fw-fr blakmere_n 22._o joh._n strange_a defunctus_fw-la 49._o e._n 3._o 22._o joh._n strange_a defunctus_fw-la 49_o e._n 3._o 22._o eliz._n obiit_fw-la 12._o infra_fw-la aetat_fw-la 12._o ankareta_fw-la amita_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la eliz._n ob_fw-la 52._o 1._o h._n 5._o 12._o ric._n talbot_n mile_n 52._o gilb._n talbot_n mile_n fill_v &_o haeres_fw-la aetat_fw-la 27._o a_o 1._o h._n 5._o 44._o ankareta_fw-la ob_fw-la s._n prole_fw-la 9_o h._n 5._o 44._o joh._n talbot_n mile_n erectus_fw-la 20._o in_o com._n salop_n 20._o
at_o michaelmas_n and_o easter_n by_o even_a portion_n do_v in_o consideration_n that_o the_o say_a procurator_n shall_v make_v payment_n thereof_o at_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o nativ_n of_o st._n joh._n bapt._n and_o st._n mich._n together_o with_o the_o ten_o grant_v to_o the_o say_v k._n by_o the_o clergy_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o concern_v those_o cell_n restore_v the_o same_o unto_o the_o abbot_n of_o the_o monastery_n of_o st._n nich._n before_o specify_v but_o in_o 50_o e._n 3._o the_o custody_n 16._o thereof_o be_v dispose_v to_o sir_n cannon_n rubussard_n kt._n to_o hold_v from_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n mich._n th'archangel_n than_o next_o follow_v during_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o war_n with_o france_n pay_v xl_o l._n yearly_a into_o his_o exchequer_n which_o sir_n cannon_n be_v only_o to_o have_v the_o same_o benefit_n of_o rent_n and_o other_o advantage_n as_o the_o mother_n monastery_n at_o angiers_n before_o speak_v of_o in_o time_n of_o peace_n usual_o have_v for_o upon_o a_o extent_n scac._n in_o 1_o r._n 2._o it_o appear_v that_o all_o the_o land_n belong_v thereto_o be_v then_o value_v at_o ccxx_o l._n three_o s._n iiii_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la but_o so_o much_o be_v the_o monk_n encumber_v by_o these_o seizure_n and_o appointment_n of_o secular_a person_n to_o have_v the_o rule_n over_o they_o that_o in_o consideration_n of_o a_o good_a sum_n of_o money_n in_o hand_n they_o make_v a_o lease_n 19_o to_o the_o say_a sir_n cannon_n robsart_n of_o all_o their_o land_n for_o 25_o year_n and_o the_o superior_a house_n beyond_o sea_n likewise_o discern_v themselves_o so_o set_v aside_o as_o to_o the_o receive_v any_o advantage_n from_o hence_o make_v their_o address_n to_o thomas_n mowbray_n e._n of_o nottingham_n and_o earl_n marshal_n of_o england_n offer_v to_o quit_v their_o interest_n here_o to_o he_o upon_o easy_a term_n which_o earl_n have_v in_o 20_o r._n 2._o obtain_v liberty_n to_o found_v 14._o a_o religious_a house_n of_o carthusian_n monk_n at_o eppeworth_n or_o where_o else_o he_o think_v fit_a within_o the_o isle_n of_o axholme_n in_o lincolnsh_n procure_v the_o k._n letter_n pat._n of_o licence_n for_o the_o abbot_n and_o covent_n of_o st._n nich._n at_o angiers_n before_o specify_v to_o grant_v this_o their_o priory_n of_o monkskirby_n with_o the_o manor_n of_o neubold_n super_fw-la avon_n copston_n and_o walton_n to_o the_o same_o belong_v as_o also_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n and_o vicaridge_n of_o kirkby-monach_a neubold_n super_fw-la avon_n withibroke_n wapenbury_n and_o sharnford_n with_o their_o pension_n unto_o the_o say_a monastery_n of_o carthusian_n for_o ever_n whereupon_o john_n son_n 2._o and_o heir_n to_o sir_n can._n robsart_n the_o lessee_n before_o specify_v by_o his_o deed_n dorso_fw-la bear_v date_n upon_o easter_n eve_n 20_o r._n 2._o release_v to_o the_o king_n and_o to_o john_n de_fw-fr moreby_n prior_n assign_v of_o the_o then_o late_o found_v house_n of_o carthusian_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o visitation_n of_o the_o mother_n of_o god_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o axholme_n all_o his_o right_n and_o title_n in_o this_o priory_n but_o no_o soon_o do_v h._n 4._o come_v to_o the_o crown_n than_o that_o the_o priors-alien_n begin_v to_o find_v much_o favour_n for_o in_o the_o parl._n hold_v a_o 1._o of_o his_o reign_n take_v into_o consideration_n the_o loss_n and_o inconvenience_n that_o have_v befall_v they_o by_o the_o frequent_a seizure_n of_o their_o land_n and_o ferm_v they_o out_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o grandfather_n k._n e._n 3._o whereby_o not_o only_o they_o have_v suffer_v great_a decay_n in_o their_o building_n but_o that_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o that_o regular_a way_n hospitality_n alms_n and_o other_o charitable_a work_n ancient_o establish_v and_o there_o accustom_v to_o be_v perform_v be_v withdraw_v as_o also_o the_o pious_a desire_n of_o the_o founder_n thereby_o defraud_v as_o the_o word_n of_o the_o pat._n do_v import_n do_v by_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o council_n in_o that_o parliament_n restore_v 3._o to_o the_o say_a abbot_n of_o st._n nich._n at_o angiers_n the_o patronage_n and_o advouson_n of_o those_o religious_a house_n in_o england_n which_o be_v subordinate_a to_o that_o monastery_n to_o have_v and_o to_o hold_v to_o he_o and_o his_o successor_n so_o that_o they_o shall_v present_v fit_a person_n to_o they_o upon_o the_o vacancy_n that_o may_v happen_v howbeit_o this_o favour_n of_o k._n h._n 4._o be_v not_o long_o enjoy_v by_o they_o for_o k._n h._n 5._o recite_v the_o licence_n grant_v by_o k._n r._n 2._o for_o sound_v the_o say_a house_n of_o carthusian_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o axholme_n and_o the_o power_n then_o give_v to_o the_o monk_n at_o angiers_n to_o pass_v away_o this_o priory_n of_o monkskirby_n with_o the_o appurtenance_n thereunto_o as_o aforesaid_a by_o his_o letter_n 39_o pat._n date_a at_o westm._n 28._o junii_fw-la 3_o of_o his_o reign_n confirm_v the_o same_o whereupon_o the_o say_a carthusian_n be_v thus_o possess_v hereof_o obtain_v of_o k.e._n 4._o in_o 8_o of_o his_o reign_n a_o confirmation_n 6._o of_o those_o privilege_n grant_v to_o the_o prior_n of_o monkskirby_n by_o k._n e._n 1._o in_o 33_o of_o his_o reign_n before_o specify_v extend_v into_o all_o their_o land_n there_o name_v which_o they_o enjoy_v therewith_o till_o that_o fatal_a overthrow_n of_o the_o religious_a house_n in_o k._n h._n 8._o time_n when_o some_o be_v corrupt_v with_o temporary_a profit_n and_o other_o through_o terror_n be_v bring_v to_o surrender_v their_o monastery_n into_o the_o k._n hand_n the_o say_a prior_n and_o cou._n of_o carthusian_n do_v not_o only_o give_v up_o they_o but_o levy_v a_o fine_a 8._o thereof_o as_o also_o of_o all_o the_o possession_n belong_v thereto_o and_o in_o particular_a of_o this_o manor_n of_o monkskirby_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o manor_n land_n etc._n etc._n appertain_v to_o it_o which_o stay_v not_o long_o in_o the_o crown_n for_o the_o same_o year_n be_v it_o grant_v away_o by_o the_o king_n to_o thomas_n man_v late_a prior_n of_o the_o monastery_n of_o butley_n in_o suffolk_n then_o new_o make_v bishop_n of_o ipswich_n to_o hold_v for_o life_n the_o remainder_n to_o charles_n brandon_n d._n of_o suff._n and_o the_o heir_n of_o his_o body_n lawful_o beget_v to_o be_v hold_v in_o capite_fw-la by_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o a_o kts._n fee_n and_o the_o yearly_a rent_n of_o ix_o l._n xiiii_o s._n after_o which_o viz._n in_o 37_o h._n 8._o the_o k._n grant_v 6._o unto_o trinity_n coll._n in_o cambridge_n the_o rectory_n of_o monkskirby_n with_o the_o tithe_n and_o certain_a land_n rent_n etc._n etc._n lie_v in_o monkskirby_n and_o the_o other_o village_n adjacent_a former_o belong_v to_o the_o before_o specify_v carthusian_n to_o hold_v to_o they_o and_o their_o successor_n in_o pure_a alm_n from_o which_o duke_n this_o manor_n of_o monkskirby_n with_o the_o rest_n before_o mention_v divolve_v to_o henry_n grey_n d._n of_o suff._n in_o right_a of_o frances_n his_o wife_n daughter_n of_o the_o say_v charles_n and_o one_o of_o the_o sister_n and_o coheir_n to_o henry_n brandon_n d._n of_o suff._n from_o who_o death_n the_o say_a frances_n hold_v eliz._n it_o during_o her_o life_n and_o die_v eliz._n 2_o eliz._n leave_v the_o lady_n kath._n and_o lady_n mary_n grey_n daughter_n to_o the_o aforesaid_a duke_n her_o heir_n viz._n katherine_n 19_o and_o mary_n 13_o year_n of_o age_n which_o kath._n be_v wed_v to_o edw._n seymour_n e._n of_o hertford_n have_v issue_n edw._n lord_n beauchamp_n that_o die_v in_o his_o father_n life_n time_n father_n to_o will._n now_o marq._n of_o hertford_n who_o sell_v this_o manor_n to_o the_o right_n honourable_a mary_n countess_n of_o buck._n in_o our_o memory_n paternal_o through_o that_o ancient_a and_o noble_a family_n of_o the_o beaumont_n of_o coleorton_n in_o leicestersh_fw-mi descend_v from_o the_o king_n of_o france_n as_o be_v well_o know_v which_o mary_n settle_v it_o upon_o basil_n lord_n fielding_n now_o e._n of_o denbigh_n her_o grandchild_n with_o divers_a remainder_n in_o a_o 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o st._n edith_n be_v value_v scac._n at_o xxxiii_o mark_n and_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o the_o vicarage_n b._n at_o xxii_o l._n ix_o s._n 6_o d._n the_o taxation_n or_o ordination_n whereof_o be_v make_v in_o a_o 1237._o 21_o h._n 3._o as_o appear_v by_o the_o original_a instrument_n augmentac_n which_o vicarage_n be_v but_o of_o small_a worth_n have_v a_o augmentation_n make_v thereunto_o by_o the_o bounty_n of_o the_o lady_n aliza_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o sir_n robert_n dudley_n as_o in_o manceter_n i_o have_v particular_o show_v as_o this_o parish_n be_v spacious_a so_o be_v the_o present_a fabric_n of_o the_o church_n very_o large_a though_o
who_o partition_n ibid._n be_v make_v in_o 6._o r._n 2._o john_n malory_n son_n to_o the_o same_o john_n and_o ....._o have_v this_o manor_n of_o fenni-neubold_a with_o certain_a land_n in_o esenhull_n stretton_n and_o strod-aston_n and_o the_o capital_a message_n or_o manor_n house_n of_o paylington_n assign_v to_o he_o robert_n de_fw-fr whitney_n and_o joane_n his_o wife_n the_o manor_n of_o clifton_n in_o this_o county_n with_o certain_a land_n in_o newton_n juxta_fw-la clifton_n for_o their_o part_n and_o richard_n boteler_n &_o joane_n his_o wife_n the_o manor_n of_o browns-ove_a with_o certain_a rent_n and_o service_n in_o paylington_n which_o john_n malory_n be_v constitute_v dorso_fw-la one_o of_o the_o commissioner_n for_o conservation_n of_o the_o peace_n in_o this_o county_n in_o 13._o and_o 14._o dorso_fw-la r._n 2._o in_o 15._o be_v then_o a_o kt._n he_o be_v make_v shiriff_n 25._o of_o these_o county_n to_o who_o succeed_v john_n one_o 12_o of_o the_o kts._n for_o this_o shire_n in_o the_o parl._n hold_v at_o westm._n 1._o h._n 5._o and_o in_o 4._o h._n 5._o shiriff_n 12._o also_o of_o these_o county_n in_o 7._o h._n 5._o he_o be_v by_o special_a commission_n 13._o with_o other_o assign_v to_o treat_v with_o the_o people_n about_o a_o loan_n of_o money_n to_o the_o king_n in_o that_o year_n k._n h._n 5._o be_v victorious_a in_o france_n and_o humf._n d._n of_o glouc._n his_o young_a brother_n constitute_v custos_fw-la angliae_fw-la in_o the_o k._n absence_n precept_n scac._n be_v direct_v to_o the_o shiriff_n of_o all_o the_o county_n in_o england_n in_o the_o k._n name_n and_o sign_v by_o the_o say_v d._n command_v they_o to_o elect_v and_o appoint_v a_o certain_a number_n in_o each_o shire_n of_o kts._n and_o esquire_n bear_v arm_n from_o their_o ancestor_n such_o as_o be_v most_o able_a and_o sufficient_a to_o serve_v the_o k._n for_o defence_n of_o the_o realm_n all_o which_o be_v to_o attend_v the_o k._n council_n at_o westm._n the_o tuesday_n in_o the_o first_o week_n of_o lent_n for_o which_o purpose_n 13._o be_v choose_v in_o this_o county_n this_o john_n malory_n be_v one_o in_o 2._o h._n 6._o he_o undergo_v the_o office_n of_o eschaetor_n 15._o for_o these_o county_n of_o warr._n and_o leic._n and_o the_o next_o year_n follow_v the_o 10._o sheriffalty_n and_o have_v be_v in_o dorso_fw-la commission_n for_o the_o peace_n from_o 6._o h._n 5._o till_o 12._o h._n 6._o left_a issue_n thomas_n who_o in_o k._n h._n 5._o time_n be_v of_o the_o retinue_n hatton_n to_o ric._n beauchamp_n e._n warr._n at_o the_o siege_n of_o caleys_n and_o serve_v there_o with_o one_o lance_n and_o two_o archer_n receive_v for_o his_o lance_n and_o 1._o archer_n xx_o li._n per_fw-la a_o and_o their_o diet_n and_o for_o the_o other_o archer_n ten_o mark_n and_o no_o diet_n this_o thomas_n be_v a_o kt._n 10._o in_o 23._o h._n 6._o serve_v 10._o for_o this_o shire_n in_o the_o parliam_fw-la then_o hold_v at_o westm._n and_o die_a 14._o martii_fw-la 10._o e._n 4._o lie_v bury_v 12._o under_o a_o marble_n in_o the_o chapel_n of_o st._n francis_n at_o the_o grayfriar_n near_a newgate_n in_o the_o suburb_n of_o london_n to_o who_o succeed_v nicholas_n his_o grandchild_n viz._n son_n 46._o of_o robert_n who_o die_v in_o his_o father_n life_n time_n which_o nich._n be_v a_o justice_n of_o peace_n in_o this_o county_n from_o dorso_fw-la the_o 17._o of_o h._n 7._o till_o his_o death_n left_a issue_n two_o daughter_n his_o heir_n viz._n dorothy_n bar._n first_o marry_v to_o edw._n cave_n and_o afterward_o to_o george_n ashby_n who_o have_v upon_o partition_n bar._n make_v of_o that_o inheritance_n 26._o h._n 8._o the_o manor_n of_o winwick_n in_o northamptsh_a with_o certain_a land_n in_o stretton_n and_o paylington_n in_o this_o county_n as_o also_o in_o swinford_n com._n leic._n and_o margery_n bar._n first_o marry_v to_o clement_n cave_n but_o afterward_o to_o john_n cope_n which_o margery_n have_v this_o manor_n of_o newbold_n 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to_o thom._n b._n his_o
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alexander_n de_fw-fr savensby_n bishop_n of_o coventre_n and_o lichfield_n temp_n h._n 3._o the_o vicarage_n be_v then_o endow_v lich._n with_o all_o the_o fruit_n and_o charge_v with_o a_o pension_n of_o xv_o mark_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la to_o those_o canon_n and_o as_o much_o to_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n of_o lichfield_n and_o their_o successor_n in_o anno_fw-la 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o it_o be_v value_v scacc._n at_o x._o mark_n over_z and_o above_o the_o say_a pension_n and_o in_o b._n 26_o h._n 8._o at_o xx_o li._n beside_o 9_o s._n 6_o d._n yearly_o allow_v for_o procuration_n and_o synodal_n patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la &_o temp_n inst._n prior_n &_o conu._n s._n oswaldi_n de_fw-fr nostell_n nich._n de_fw-fr duneschurch_n cap._n 7._o id._n jan._n 1298._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n s._n oswaldi_n de_fw-fr nostell_n nich._n de_fw-fr hastang_n diac._n 10._o cal._n julii_fw-la 1328._o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n s._n oswaldi_n de_fw-fr nostell_n ric._n de_fw-fr 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walt._n busbie_n cap._n 3._o sept._n 1471._o b._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr stanes_n d._n ric._n hyndman_n 7._o sept._n 1486_o a._n prior_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr stanes_n d._n ric._n shall_v ult_v dec._n 1526_o b._n will._n barnes_n gen_fw-la will._n edward_n cler._n 23._o martii_fw-la 1563._o a._n monumental_a inscription_n upon_o a_o marble_n grave_a stone_n in_o the_o chancel_n ............._o uxor_fw-la edmundi_fw-la baronis_fw-la de_fw-la stafford_n ..................._o on_o another_o towards_o the_o north_n side_n of_o the_o church_n hic_fw-la iacet_fw-la dominus_fw-la thomas_n mastropp_n qui_fw-la mortem_fw-la obiit_fw-la xxix_o novembris_fw-la anno_fw-la m._n cccclxv_n westcote_n this_o place_n lie_v westward_n from_o tisoe_n be_v involve_v therewith_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o conq._n survey_v but_o till_o 3._o joh._n i_o have_v not_o see_v it_o mention_v in_o any_o record_n and_o then_o be_v there_o a_o fine_a levy_v betwixt_o one_o alardus_n de_fw-fr westcote_n and_o 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4._o leave_v robert_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n thirty_o year_n of_o age_n compton-winyate_a further_o southwards_o stand_v compton-winyate_a be_v so_o call_v for_o distinction_n from_o the_o other_o comptons_n in_o this_o county_n have_v have_v that_o addition_n in_o respect_n that_o long_o since_o there_o be_v a_o vineyard_n within_o the_o lordship_n as_o by_o tradition_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n appear_v and_o as_o all_o other_o of_o the_o same_o name_n be_v original_o ●o_o call_v from_o its_o situation_n in_o a_o low_a and_o deep_a valley_n the_o word_n cwin_n in_o the_o british_a and_o cumbe_v in_o the_o saxon_a import_v no_o less_o in_o the_o conq_fw-fr ●●_o time_n it_o be_v possess_v ●●b_n by_o turchill_n de_fw-fr warwick_n contain_v viij_o hide_n and_o one_o virgate_n then_o whereof_o be_v hold_v by_o almarus_n of_o the_o say_v turchill_n and_o value_v at_o xl_o s._n three_o and_o a_o virgate_n by_o one_o roger_n which_o be_v rate_v at_o l_o s._n and_o the_o rest_n by_o 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de_fw-fr clifford_n for_o by_o a_o plead_n ragman_n in_o 12_o edvardi_fw-la 1._o betwixt_o thomas_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr more_n and_o hugh_n d'eyvile_n the_o say_a thomas_n call_v roger_n de_fw-fr clifford_n to_o warranty_n for_o the_o same_o which_o roger_n in_o 7_o edvardi_fw-la 1._o be_v certify_v a._n to_o be_v lord_n thereof_o and_o to_o hold_v it_o of_o the_o say_a earl_n by_o the_o service_n of_o half_a a_o knight_n fee_n have_v than_o one_o carucate_v of_o land_n in_o demesn_a and_o nineteeen_o yard_n land_n hold_v of_o he_o in_o villeinage_n to_o this_o roger_n de_fw-fr clifford_n succeed_v another_o roger_n who_o wed_v isabella_n 56._o daughter_n and_o one_o of_o the_o coheir_n to_o robert_n de_fw-fr vipount_n and_o upon_o a_o agreement_n make_v with_o john_n de_fw-fr crumbwell_n husband_n to_o idonea_fw-la widow_n of_o roger_n de_fw-fr leyburne_n the_o other_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr vipount_n past_o 2_o his_o interest_n in_o this_o manor_n to_o the_o 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to_o the_o monastery_n of_o alcester_n of_o his_o foundation_n and_o it_o may_v very_o well_o be_v presume_v that_o the_o above_o specify_v hugh_n the_o ●remema●●nill_n so_o confer_v it_o upon_o boteler_n in_o regard_n that_o robert_n blanchema●ns_v earl_n of_o leicester_n wed_v scac._n not_o his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n call_v petronill_n till_o h._n 2._o time_n but_o of_o this_o family_n of_o boteler_n i_o shall_v speak_v historical_o in_o oversley_n therefore_o will_v i_o next_o take_v notice_n of_o what_o be_v most_o memorable_a in_o relation_n to_o this_o place_n in_o particular_a from_o the_o beforespecify_v raph●_n ●_z it_o descend_v to_o william_n le_fw-fr boteler_n who_o in_o 7_o e._n 1._o b._n hold_v it_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o leicester_n by_o the_o service_n of_o two_o kts._n fee_n have_v then_o one_o watermill_n here_o and_o two_o carucate_n of_o land_n in_o demesn_a and_o thirty_o tenant_n hold_v one_o yard_n land_n and_o a_o half_a by_o payment_n of_o certain_a rent_n and_o performance_n of_o several_a service_n viz._n plough_v reap_v carry_v corn_n and_o the_o like_a as_o also_o x._o cott●ers_n but_o these_o do_v 1._o their_o suit_n to_o the_o court-leet_n hold_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o leicester_n in_o this_o town_n have_v sup●a_fw-la ralph_n de_fw-fr ardern_n also_o at_o that_o time_n seven_o yard_n land_n which_o he_o hold_v of_o john_n mallore_n and_o he_o of_o the_o say_v william_n le_fw-fr boteler_n of_o which_o boteler_n the_o last_o that_o have_v to_o do_v here_o be_v sir_n william_n le_fw-fr boteler_n knight_n who_o leave_v issue_n eliz._n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n first_o marry_v unto_o sir_n robert_n de_fw-fr ferrer_n knight_n and_o afterward_o to_o thomas_n mollington_n as_o by_o the_o descent_n in_o oversley_n will_v appear_v from_o which_o eliz._n it_o descend_v to_o nevil_n and_o afterward_o to_o gascoign_v as_o oversley_n do_v and_o be_v by_o sir_n william_n gascoign_n knight_n the_o four_o from_o he_o that_o marry_v nevill_n 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king_n h._n 2._o h._n 3._o and_o edw._n 3._o do_v manifest_a as_o also_o by_o a_o bull_n of_o bar._n pope_n gregory_n the_o ix_o bear_v date_n 7._o kal._n martii_fw-la anno_fw-la 1228._o 12_o h._n 3._o whereby_o likewise_o they_o have_v a_o special_a immunity_n from_o payment_n of_o tithe_n for_o any_o of_o their_o land_n which_o they_o do_v or_o shall_v hold_v in_o their_o own_o occupation_n nor_o may_v i_o omit_v to_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o lady_n eva_n de_fw-fr cantilupe_n widow_n to_o the_o last_o william_n give_v insp._n unto_o they_o land_n lie_v within_o her_o manor_n of_o lodeswell_n in_o devonshire_n of_o c_o s._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la value_n with_o the_o homage_n and_o service_n of_o sundry_a freeholder_n there_o as_o also_o a_o yearly_a rent_n of_o xx_o s._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la issue_v out_o of_o the_o say_a manor_n payable_a at_o the_o feast_n of_o s._n michael_n and_o the_o annunciation_n of_o our_o lady_n by_o equal_a portion_n but_o notwithstanding_o that_o 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not_o long_o after_o this_o that_o john_n throkmorton_n esquire_n of_o who_o i_o have_v speak_v in_o coughton_n have_v a_o affection_n thereto_o in_o respect_n of_o its_o vicinity_n to_o he_o obtain_v it_o by_o purchase_n viz._n the_o one_o moiety_n 6._o from_o henry_n beaumond_n and_o joan_n his_o wife_n which_o joan_n be_v grandchild_n and_o one_o of_o the_o coheir_n to_o william_n durvassall_n as_o the_o descent_n show_v and_o the_o other_o 6._o from_o william_n vernon_n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n in_o 21_o h._n 6._o it_o be_v of_o her_o inheritance_n 6._o though_o who_o daughter_n i_o can_v direct_o affirm_v since_o which_o time_n it_o have_v be_v possess_v by_o the_o descendant_n of_o the_o say_v john_n throkmorton_n and_o continue_v they_o to_o this_o day_n of_o the_o church_n ancient_o but_o a_o chapel_n a._n unto_o coughton_n i_o find_v a._n that_o henry_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n temp_n r._n 1._o appoint_a that_o the_o canon_n of_o studley_n as_o in_o the_o right_n of_o 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ecclesiae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n priorissa_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr cokehull_n a._n will._n de_fw-fr burmingham_n cap._n id._n aug._n 1270._o priorissa_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr cokehull_n a._n gerardus_n durvassall_n accol_n 2._o cal._n junii_fw-la 1300._o priorissa_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr cokehull_n a._n joh._n de_fw-fr grenhulle_n pbr._n 18._o julii_fw-la 1339._o priorissa_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr cokehull_n b._n nich._n atte_a sale_n pbr._n 3_o dec._n 1345._o priorissa_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr cokehull_n b._n d._n rob._n flower_n 22._o nou._n 1368._o priorissa_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr cokehull_n a._n thomas_n muttolow_n cap._n 23._o apr._n 1399._o priorissa_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr cokehull_n a._n ric._n bacalar_n 20._o aug._n 1413._o priorissa_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr cokehull_n a._n ric._n fernynghale_n 6._o oct._n 1413._o priorissa_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr cokehull_n b._n d._n will._n pyriton_n cap._n 27._o aug._n 1414._o priorissa_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr cokehull_n a._n d._n joh._n 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sept._n in_o 50._o of_o his_o reign_n require_v the_o baron_n of_o his_o exchequer_n that_o he_o shall_v receive_v no_o prejudice_n for_o not_o make_v his_o account_n at_o michaelmas_n short_o ensue_v forasmuch_o as_o he_o be_v then_o in_o attendance_n upon_o his_o person_n there_o that_o be_v the_o time_n when_o the_o castle_n undergo_v a_o six_o month_n siege_n as_o i_o have_v elsewhere_o show_v to_o who_o also_o the_o king_n about_o the_o same_o time_n grant_v ●_o the_o custody_n of_o all_o the_o castle_n land_n and_o tenement_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr ferrer_n earl_n of_o derby_n then_o in_o rebellion_n signify_v his_o royal_a pleasure_n to_o all_o the_o tenant_n of_o those_o land_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v answerable_a to_o he_o concern_v they_o according_o neither_o be_v he_o in_o less_o reputation_n with_o edw._n 1._o as_o it_o seem_v for_o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o that_o king_n reign_n he_o have_v commission_n 9_o with_o william_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n then_o earl_n of_o 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p._n sepultus_fw-la apud_fw-la fratres_n carmelitas_fw-la calesiae_fw-la will._n coningsby_n sepultus_fw-la apud_fw-la fratres_n ...._o bristol_n benedicta_fw-la filia_fw-la ingeranni_fw-la frene_z thomas_n coningsby_n theophania_n filia_fw-la joh._n almayn_n guido_n joh._n coningsby_n alicia_n filia_fw-la thomae_fw-la stone_n thomas_n coningsby_n thomas_n coningsby_n 1_o e._n 4._o thomas_n gen_fw-la in_o 18_o e._n 3._o one_o 26._o of_o the_o knight_n for_o this_o shire_n in_o the_o parliament_n then_o hold_v at_o westminster_n and_o in_o 31_o e._n 3._o a_o commissioner_n 20._o for_o put_v the_o statute_n of_o labourer_n in_o execution_n throughout_o this_o county_n but_o in_o 39_o e._n 3._o he_o depart_v c._n this_o life_n leave_v william_n his_o son_n c._n and_o heir_n and_o alice_n a_o daughter_n marry_v c._n to_o john_n de_fw-fr lee._n which_o william_n be_v a_o knight_n c._n before_o his_o death_n dye_v c._n without_o issue_n and_o be_v bury_v c._n in_o the_o white_a friar_n at_o 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harewell_o 9_o h._n 6._o agnes_n filia_fw-la &_o cohaer_n will._n clopton_n mil._n will._n harewell_o obiit_fw-la 16_o h._n 7._o agnes_n filia_fw-la henrici_fw-la wogan_n joh._n harewell_o obiit_fw-la 10_o apr._n 20_o h._n 7._o anna_n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la ric._n midleton_n agnes_n filia_fw-la quinta_fw-la &_o cohaeres_fw-la joh._n smyth_n baro_n scac._n 25_o h._n 8._o franciscus_n smyth_n be_v obiit_fw-la 3._o sept._n 1606._o maria_n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la joh._n morton_n the_o ashby-folvile_a in_o com._n leic._n georgius_n smyth_n anna_n filia_fw-la thomae_fw-la giffard_n de_fw-fr chillington_n mil._n franciscus_n smith_n mile_n anna_n filia_fw-la thomae_fw-la markham_n de_fw-fr merton_n in_o com_n nott._n be_v carolus_n smyth_n de_fw-fr wotton_n mile_n erectus_fw-la in_o baronem_fw-la carington_n eliz._n filia_fw-la joh._n carrell_n eq_fw-fr aur_fw-it thomas_n harewell_o obiit_fw-la sine_fw-la prole_fw-la thomas_n harewell_o ob_fw-la sine_fw-la prole_fw-la 22_o
gascoigne_n under_o sir_n thomas_n nevil_n in_o the_o service_n of_o king_n ric._n 2._o and_o after_o the_o decease_n of_o a_o elder_a brother_n call_v edmund_n that_o he_o return_v into_o england_n where_o he_o be_v likewise_o entertain_v in_o the_o say_v king_n service_n but_o afterward_o upon_o the_o deposall_n of_o the_o say_a king_n richard_n by_o henry_n of_o lancaster_n be_v constrain_v to_o slay_v into_o france_n in_o regard_n that_o he_o take_v part_n with_o the_o earl_n of_o huntingdon_n salisbury_n and_z kent_z etc._n etc._n against_o the_o say_a henry_n of_o lancaster_n after_o one_o year_n abode_n in_o paris_n he_o travail_v with_o one_o robert_n arden_n esquire_n his_o companion_n into_o italy_n where_o they_o serve_v under_o john_n galeas_n duke_n of_o milan_n against_o the_o emperor_n rupert_n and_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o say_a duke_n return_v into_o brabant_n where_o they_o meet_v with_o two_o english_a friar_n go_v to_o rome_n from_o who_o they_o receive_v tiding_n that_o william_n curson_n a_o young_a son_n of_o sir_n john_n curson_n and_o cousin_n german_a to_o the_o say_v john_n be_v abbot_n of_o s._n osithes_n in_o essex_n whereupon_o he_o haste_v towards_o england_n by_o amsterdam_n and_o arrive_v at_o ipswich_n anno_fw-la 1404._o thence_o present_o speed_v to_o s._n osithes_n where_o change_v his_o name_n into_o smyth_n but_o private_o make_v himself_o know_v to_o his_o kinsman_n the_o abbot_n be_v by_o he_o courteous_o entertain_v who_o bestow_v upon_o he_o good_a mean_n and_o advance_v he_o in_o marriage_n to_o milicent_n the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o robert_n laynham_n by_o alice_n the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o john_n hend_n major_n of_o london_n the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o s._n peter_n be_v give_v to_o cantab_n the_o monk_n of_o conchis_n in_o normandy_n by_o robert_n de_fw-fr stadford_n before_o speak_v of_o short_o after_o the_o conquest_n of_o england_n by_o duke_n william_n and_o appropriate_v cantab_n to_o they_o by_o roger_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n 3._o non._n nou._n anno_fw-la 1178._o 25_o h._n 2._o in_o anno_fw-la 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o it_o with_o the_o chapell_n belong_v thereto_o be_v value_v scac._n at_o lii_o mark_n the_o vicar_n portion_n scac._n be_v at_o that_o time_n seven_o mark_n and_o a_o half_a but_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o the_o vicarage_n be_v value_v a._n at_o twelve_o li._n out_o of_o which_o do_v yearly_o issue_v x_o s._n five_o d._n ob_fw-la for_o procuration_n and_o synodal_n patroni_fw-la vicariae_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n procurator_n abbatis_fw-la de_fw-fr conchis_n b._n joh._n de_fw-fr wotton_n diac._n non._n apr._n 1306._o prio_fw-la de_fw-fr wawens-wotton_n b._n joh._n fill_n rob._n sutoris_n cap._n 3._o id._n sept._n 1325._o abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr conchis_n a._n frater_fw-la joh._n le_fw-fr tonnely_o 26._o julii_fw-la 1328._o abbas_n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr conchis_n b._n joh._n corpe_n pbr._n 5._o cal._n julii_fw-la 1335._o procurator_n abb._n &_o conu._n de_fw-fr conchis_n a._n petrus_n de_fw-fr loversey_n pbr._n 4._o oct._n 1336._o prio_fw-la de_fw-fr wotton_n b._n rob._n wykwane_o 10._o oct._n 1367._o ric._n rex_fw-la angl._n ratione_fw-la temporal_a priorat_n de_fw-fr wotton_n in_o manu_fw-la sva_fw-la etc._n etc._n b._n ric._n hemery_n pbr._n 2._o maii_n 1378._o rolandus_n leynthall_n mile_n b._n d._n nich._n wedon_n cap._n 22._o sept._n 1425._o rolandus_n leynthall_n mile_n b._n will._n saunders_n cler._n 22._o febr._n 1436._o prior_n &_o conu._n the_o wotton-wawen_a a._n d._n joh._n berston_n cap._n 23._o martii_fw-la 1445._o prior_n &_o conu._n the_o wotton-wawen_a b._n d._n rog._n wheler_n cap._n 22._o apr._n 1446._o praepos_fw-la &_o socii_fw-la collegii_fw-la regal_a cantab._n b._n d._n joh._n dalton_n cap._n 7._o martii_fw-la 1449._o praepos_fw-la &_o socii_fw-la collegii_fw-la regal_a cantab._n b._n d._n joh._n russell_n cap._n 17._o jan._n 1458._o praepos_fw-la &_o socii_fw-la collegii_fw-la regal_a cantab._n b._n d._n will._n harry_n cap._n 9_o feb._n 1460._o praepos_fw-la &_o socii_fw-la collegii_fw-la regal_a cantab._n b._n rog._n jordan_n in_o art_n magr._fw-la 26._o martii_fw-la 1468._o praepos_fw-la &_o socii_fw-la collegii_fw-la regal_a cantab._n b._n brianus_n esthorp_n in_o s._n theol._n scholar_n 3._o julii_fw-la 1489._o praepos_fw-la &_o socii_fw-la collegii_fw-la regal_a cantab._n a._n d._n joh._n botreye_n pbr._n 16._o martii_fw-la 1514._o praepos_fw-la &_o socii_fw-la collegii_fw-la regal_a cantab._n a._n thomas_n hartwell_n in_o s._n theol._n bac._n 17._o dec._n 1523._o praepos_fw-la &_o socii_fw-la collegii_fw-la regal_a cantab._n b._n thomas_n goldston_n in_o art_n magr._fw-la 13._o maii_n 1545._o praepos_fw-la &_o socii_fw-la collegii_fw-la regal_a cantab._n a._n d._n edw._n alcock_n pbr._n 17._o febr._n 1556._o praepos_fw-la &_o socii_fw-la collegii_fw-la regal_a cantab._n b._n d._n rad._n olton_n pbr._n 24._o martii_fw-la 1557._o d._n episc._n per_fw-la lapsum_fw-la a._n will._n bolton_n cler._n 23._o apr._n 1579._o praepos_fw-la &_o socii_fw-la ut_fw-la suprà_fw-la b._n joh._n mascall_n cler._n 23._o aug._n 1580._o monumental_a inscription_n upon_o grave_a stone_n in_o the_o south_n i_o will_v of_o this_o church_n in_o brass_n upon_o a_o marble_n here_o lie_v the_o body_n of_o lady_n agnes_n smyth_n late_a wife_n of_o sir_n john_n smyth_n knight_n one_o of_o the_o baron_n of_o the_o exchequer_n daughter_n of_o john_n harewell_o esquire_n and_o one_o of_o the_o coheir_n of_o thomas_n harewell_o esquire_n her_o brother_n which_o agnes_n die_v the_o nineteeen_o ●h_a of_o february_n anno_fw-la 1562._o upon_o one_o of_o alabaster_n hic_fw-la iaceo_fw-la johannes_n allesbury_n qui_fw-la obiit_fw-la septimo_fw-la die_fw-la mensis_fw-la ..................._o cujus_fw-la anime_fw-mi propitietur_fw-la deus_fw-la amen_o the_o priory_n i_o now_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o that_o little_a monastery_n of_o benedictine_n monk_n which_o sometime_o stand_v here_o and_o be_v one_o of_o those_o we_o call_v priory_n alien_a have_v be_v a_o cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o conchis_n in_o normandy●_n ●_z of_o which_o kind_n there_o be_v few_o that_o have_v any_o formal_a foundation_n as_o in_o wolston_n i_o have_v already_o show_v for_o the_o first_o grant_n to_o that_o foreign_a monastery_n by_o rob._n de_fw-fr tonei_n son_n doubtless_o unto_o roger_n who_o found_v a._n conchis_n and_o nicholas_n de_fw-fr stafford_n his_o son_n be_v no_o other_o than_o verbal_a as_o it_o seem_v by_o that_o confirmation_n thereof_o which_o rob._n de_fw-fr stafford_n son_n to_o the_o same_o nicholas_n make_v in_o h._n 2._o time_n wherein_o he_o make_v mention_n that_o his_o say_a grandfather_n and_o father_n give_v thereunto_o this_o church_n of_o wotton_n together_o with_o the_o tithe_n and_o oblation_n of_o the_o whole_a town_n and_o one_o hide_v of_o land_n adjoin_v to_o the_o same_o church_n as_o also_o another_o hide_v call_v doversele_n and_o the_o land_n which_o the_o 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de_fw-fr bremesgrave_n pbr._n 2._o cal._n nou._n 1311._o a._n d._n ric._n de_fw-fr fiton_n mile_n rob._n the_o roleye_n cler._n 1_o junii_fw-la 1361._o b._n thomas_n burdet_n mile_n magr._fw-la joh._n fytone_n 18_o nou._n 1403._o b._n thomas_n burdet_n mile_n thom._n daddy_n cap._n 4._o apr._n 1433._o a._n thomas_n burdet_n arm_n a._n d._n thomas_n tayler_n cap._n 24._o apr._n 1454._o thomas_n burdet_n arm_n a._n d._n thomas_n hullok_n pbr._n 5._o febr._n 1470._o edw._n conwey_n generosus_fw-la jure_fw-la agnetis_fw-gr ux_fw-la suae_fw-la a._n d._n nich._n tommys_n cap._n 2._o jan._n 1504_o edw._n conway_n arm_n d._n will._n alcock_n cap._n 12._o maii_n 1531._o a._n edw._n conway_n arm_n will._n clerk_n art_n magr._fw-la 14._o nou._n 1545._o b._n joh._n conway_n mile_n d._n rog._n metecalfe_n cler._n 26_o aug._n 1549._o a._n edw._n conwey_n mimiles_fw-la thomas_n case_n cler._n 30_o julii_fw-la 1620._o a._n ragley_n of_o this_o village_n situate_a in_o the_o parish_n of_o arrow_n whereof_o there_o be_v no_o more_o than_o the_o manor_n house_n now_o leave_v there_o be_v not_o in_o the_o conquerour_n survey_n any_o mention_n forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v then_o involve_v with_o arrow_n whence_o i_o conclude_v that_o with_o it_o marmion_n become_v possess_v thereof_o and_o afterward_o camvile_a though_o ralph_n boteler_n of_o oversley_n upon_o his_o foundation_n of_o the_o priory_n at_o alcester_n whereby_o he_o give_v insp._n two_o sheaf_n of_o his_o tithe_n here_o mention_n the_o same_o to_o be_v de_fw-fr dominio_fw-la svo_fw-la de_fw-la raggelei_fw-la for_o as_o those_o monk_n of_o alcester_n have_v little_a benefit_n of_o that_o grant_n so_o do_v it_o appear_v by_o sundry_a 51._o authority_n in_o aftertime_n that_o ragley_n be_v hold_v of_o the_o lord_n of_o arrow_n which_o argue_v that_o the_o possessor_n thereof_o be_v first_o enfeoft_v by_o some_o of_o they_o though_o when_o or_o how_o that_o be_v i_o be_o yet_o to_o learn_v for_o till_o 5_o h._n 3._o i_o 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22_o febr._n 22_o h._n 6._o divide_v and_o this_o manor_n of_o morehall_n with_o wichfford_n inter_fw-la alia_fw-la allot_v to_o joane_n who_o leave_v 2._o issue_n by_o her_o say_a husband_n four_o daughter_n and_o heir_n sc_n eliz._n marry_v to_o ......_o newport_n ankaret_n to_o john_n leighton_n isabella_n to_o sir_n john_n lyngen_n kt._n and_o sibyl_n to_o thomas_n mitton_n esq._n the_o chapel_n dedicate_v to_o s._n milburge_n now_o repute_v a_o parish_n church_n be_v original_o belong_v to_o saltford_n and_o therewith_o give_v 85._o by_o k._n h._n 1._o to_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilw._n short_o after_o the_o foundation_n of_o that_o monastery_n and_o confirm_v 110._o by_o several_a arch-bishop_n of_o canterbury_n but_o after_o that_o viz._n in_o 5_o steph._n ralph_n boteler_n upon_o his_o foundation_n of_o the_o priory_n at_o alcester_n give_v 12._o the_o tithe_n of_o this_o place_n to_o that_o religious_a house_n though_o by_o what_o colour_n of_o right_n i_o find_v not_o which_o grant_v occasion_v the_o monk_n of_o evesham_n to_o look_v about_o they_o who_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o manor_n conceive_v that_o they_o have_v a_o good_a title_n to_o the_o patronage_n of_o the_o chapel_n whereunto_o they_o make_v their_o claim_n 153.154_o but_o at_o last_o they_o come_v to_o this_o agreement_n 153.154_o with_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n viz._n that_o the_o say_v canon_n shall_v yearly_o have_v the_o sum_n of_o viij_o s._n which_o they_o have_v wont_a to_o receive_v for_o the_o tithe_n of_o this_o village_n and_o whatsoever_o parochial_a benefit_n they_o have_v use_v to_o have_v therein_o except_v the_o tithe_n of_o those_o land_n which_o particular_o belong_v to_o the_o say_a monk_n of_o evesham_n in_o consideration_n whereof_o the_o same_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n be_v yearly_a to_o pay_v to_o the_o monk_n of_o evesham_n x_o s._n at_o the_o feast_n of_o s._n mich._n th'archangell_n and_o the_o annunciation_n of_o our_o lady_n by_o equal_a portion_n and_o to_o cause_v divine_a service_n to_o be_v celebrate_v three_o day_n a_o week_n in_o the_o say_a chapel_n sc_n sundays_n wednsday_n and_o fridays●_n which_o agreement_n be_v confirm_v b._n by_o roger_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n in_o h._n 2._o time_n but_o thereof_o have_v not_o the_o monk_n of_o alcester_n any_o benefit_n wherefore_o insist_v upon_o their_o right_n in_o this_o chapel_n there_o be_v at_o length_n a_o fair_a conclusion_n make_v betwixt_o the_o say_a canon_n of_o kenilworth_n and_o they_o in_o the_o presence_n 1._o of_o john_n de_fw-fr constantiis_fw-la b●shop_n of_o worcester_n and_o other_o at_o the_o appointment_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n whereby_o it_o be_v conclude_v that_o the_o monk_n of_o alcester_n shall_v thenceforth_o receive_v the_o whole_a tithe_n of_o the_o demesn_n of_o this_o lordship_n for_o ever_o and_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n the_o tithe_n of_o that_o hold_v in_o villeinage_n and_o in_o like_a sort_n that_o the_o monk_n shall_v receive_v all_o the_o tithe_n of_o budeley_n now_o call_v morehall_n except_o of_o those_o land_n which_o belong_v by_o inheritance_n unto_o ric._n de_fw-fr eccleshale_v godfrey_n de_fw-fr budiford_n as_o also_o to_o norman_a and_o will._n parmentier_n at_o the_o time_n when_o this_o agreement_n be_v make_v of_o which_o land_n the_o say_v monk_n and_o canon_n shall_v divide_v the_o tithe-corn_n betwixt_o them●_n but_o the_o parochial_a right_n with_o the_o small_a tithe_n of_o those_o 4_o person_n and_o their_o successor_n in_o the_o say_a land_n to_o belong_v to_o the_o canon_n for_o ever_o the_o chantrie_n in_o 26_o h._n 6._o one_o will._n wolashull_n obtain_v licence_n 2._o from_o the_o king_n found_v a_o chantry_n here_o for_o one_o priest_n perpetual_o to_o celebrate_v divine_a service_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o our_o lady_n and_o s._n john_n baptist_n in_o the_o chapel_n annex_v to_o this_o parish_n church_n for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o the_o say_a king_n with_o margaret_z his_o queen_n and_o of_o the_o say_v will._n during_o their_o life_n in_o this_o world_n as_o also_o for_o their_o soul_n after_o their_o departure_n hence_o together_o with_o the_o soul_n of_o thomas_n crewe_n esq_n and_o julian_n his_o wife_n sir_n william_n clopton_n knight_n and_o joane_n his_o wife_n their_o parent_n and_o friend_n unto_o who_o maintenance_n he_o give_v in_o pure_a alm_n a_o certain_a dwell_a house_n situate_v here_o in_o wyk●ford_n call_v pr●●ts-place_n with_o a_o close_o adjoin_v thereto_o contain_v two_o acre_n but_o by_o the_o survey_v ●_o take_v in_o 37_o h._n 8._o i_o find_v it_o certify_v that_o this_o chantrie_n have_v no_o foundation_n at_o all_o and_o that_o the_o priest_n serve_v there_o be_v chaplain_n to_o one_o dame_n sibyl_n mytton_n who_o in_o her_o life_n time_n have_v make_v instant_a labour_n unto_o richard_n mytton_n her_o son_n and_o heir_n to_o grant_v he_o a_o annuity_n of_o cvi_o s._n viij_o d._n out_o of_o his_o land_n for_o term_n of_o life_n at_o who_o request_n the_o say_a richard_n be_v content_v it_o be_v at_o his_o the_o say_a richard_n pleasure_n whether_o he_o will_v grant_v more_o annuity_n to_o any_o other_o after_o the_o death_n of_o one_o richard_n elias_n at_o that_o time_n chantrie_n priest_n aspley_n juxta_fw-la wicksford_n this_o be_v a_o depopulate_v place_n and_o not_o mention_v in_o any_o record_n that_o i_o have_v see_v till_o 18_o e._n 3._o that_o gilbert_n chasteleyn_n release_v 15._o to_o sir_n fouk_n de_fw-fr bermingham_n knight_n all_o his_o right_n and_o title_n therein_o nor_o afterward_o till_o ●fter_o the_o death_n of_o thomas_n crew●_n of_o who_o in_o wicksford_n i_o have_v speak_v at_o which_o time_n it_o be_v find_v 14._o that_o he_o hold_v it_o during_o his_o life_n by_o the_o assignation_n of_o sir_n william_n clopton_n knight_n together_o with_o wicksford_n and_o morehall_n since_o
hear_v who_o leave_v two_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n scil_n margaret_z the_o wife_n of_o sir_n sim._n clarke_n baronet_n and_o elinor_n of_o charles_n stanford_n grandchild_n to_o sir_n will._n stanford_n kt._n sometime_o one_o of_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o king_n bench_n by_o sir_n rob._n stanford_n kt._n his_o second_o son_n which_o charles_n have_v issue_n john_n and_o he_o william_n the_o present_a owner_n thereof_o about_o the_o time_n of_o k._n h._n 2._o reign_n there_o be_v a_o agreement_n a._n make_v betwixt_o the_o monk_n of_o evesham_n and_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n touch_v the_o chapel_n of_o this_o little_a salford_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o say_v canon_n release_v to_o those_o monk_n all_o the_o land_n which_o have_v be_v give_v to_o maintain_v divine_a service_n in_o that_o chapel_n preserve_v always_o the_o first_o composition_n make_v betwixt_o the_o monastery_n of_o evesham_n and_o kenilworth_n before_o the_o build_n of_o that_o chapel_n and_o as_o for_o the_o meadow_n which_o be_v give_v to_o this_o chapel_n the_o monk_n by_o this_o agreement_n grant_v that_o the_o church_n of_o great_a salford_n shall_v have_v that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o lie_v betwixt_o the_o water_n and_o the_o footpath_n lead_v from_o salford_n mill_n to_o clive_a mill_n by_o the_o upper_a ford_n but_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o meadow_n to_o continue_v as_o the_o demesn_a of_o the_o abbot_n upon_o condition_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v graze_v or_o mow_v before_o the_o whole_a meadow_n shall_v be_v cut_v wood-bevinton_a &_o cock-bevinton_a these_o two_o petty_a hamlet_n be_v original_o member_n of_o salford-priors_n be_v involve_v therewith_o both_o in_o the_o conqueror_n survey_n and_o in_o the_o grant_n to_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n as_o appear_v by_o that_o certificate_n a._n make_v in_o 9_o e._n 2_o wherein_o by_o the_o name_n of_o byvinton_n major_n and_o byvinton_n minor_a they_o be_v so_o repute_v of_o which_o wood_n bevinton_n the_o say_a canon_n do_v make_v a_o lease_n 6._o to_o will._n grey_n the_o elder_a in_o h._n 7._o time_n who_o in_o 21_o of_o that_o king_n reign_n depopulate_v 6._o here_o 6_o message_n and_o one_o cottage_n thirty_o acre_n of_o arable_a land_n belong_v to_o each_o message_n which_o he_o convert_v unto_o pasture_n to_o who_o succeed_v ibid._n will._n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o surrender_v that_o lease_n purchase_v ibid._n the_o inheritance_n thereof_o from_o those_o canon_n for_o a_o fee-ferm_a rent_n of_o xiiili_fw-la xiiis_fw-la iiiid_fw-la per_fw-la a_o and_o in_o 10_o h._n 8._o when_o the_o statute_n of_o enclosure_n be_v look_v into_o reedifyed_a ibid._n four_o of_o the_o say_a message_n which_o will._n have_v issue_n eliz._n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n wife_n ibid._n to_o edward_n ferrer_n second_o 1619._o son_n to_o sir_n edw._n ferrer_n of_o badsley-clinton_n in_o this_o county_n kt._n who_o leave_v only_a daughter_n whereof_o elizabeth_n the_o elder_a be_v marry_v 1619._o to_o thomas_n randolph_n son_n z_o and_z heir_n to_o thomas_n randolph_n of_o codington_n in_o com._n buck._n who_o purchase_v the_o interest_n of_o the_o other_o sister_n become_v entire_o lord_n of_o this_o manor_n and_o leave_v issue_n ferrer_n randolph_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n now_o owner_n thereof_o of_o cock-bevynton_a i_o can_v say_v no_o more_o than_o that_o it_o be_v now_o possess_v by_o sir_n simon_n clerk_n baronet_n together_o with_o salford_n wherewith_o i_o suppose_v thath_fw-mi past_o ever_o since_o it_o be_v in_o the_o crown_n dunnington_n this_o be_v also_o a_o member_n of_o prior_n salford_n and_o involve_v therewith_o in_o all_o grant_n by_o which_o mean_v it_o be_v now_o possess_v by_o the_o before_o specify_v sir_n sim._n clarke_n hemlingford_n hundred_n the_o place_n whence_o this_o hundred_o take_v its_o appellation_n be_v the_o foard_n or_o passage_n over_o tame_a somewhat_o more_o than_o a_o flight_n shoot_v southwards_o from_o kingsbury_n church_n of_o which_o likewise_o the_o mill_n near_o unto_o it_o be_v still_o call_v hemlingford_n mill_n but_o ancient_o colshill_n that_o stand_v about_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o hundred_o give_v name_n thereto_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o conqueror_n survey_v lib._n and_o to_o this_o day_n the_o three-week_n court_v hold_v for_o the_o same_o hundred_o be_v keep_v there_o it_o be_v very_o like_a that_o the_o original_a occasion_n of_o call_v the_o inhabitant_n to_o this_o place_n whereupon_o the_o name_n come_v so_o to_o be_v change_v be_v for_o that_o some_o of_o the_o arden_n who_o seat_n kingsbury_n long_o since_o be_v be_v shiriff_n of_o the_o county_n cause_v the_o meeting_n of_o the_o hundreder_n there_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o vicinity_n to_o it_o but_o leave_v this_o as_o a_o conjecture_n i_o come_v to_o its_o antiquity_n the_o first_o mention_n that_o i_o find_v of_o its_o name_n be_v in_o 8_o h._n 2._o where_o raph._n bas●et_n the_o then_o shiriff_n account_n 2._o for_o certain_a money_n by_o way_n of_o amercement_n for_o murder_n pay_v out_o of_o it_o and_o after_o this_o scil_n in_o 2._o 16_o h._n 2._o two_o mark_n be_v answer_v into_o the_o exchequer_n for_o it_o pro_fw-la placitis_fw-la concelatis_fw-la yet_o there_o it_o be_v write_v sipesocha_n de_fw-fr humeliford_n and_o so_o be_v cnuchtelaw_n and_o chinton_n all_o which_o have_v the_o title_n of_o hundred_o soon_o after_o but_o doubtless_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v sithesoca_n the_o old_a saxon_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v mistake_v for_o a_o p_o as_o in_o knightlow_n i_o have_v already_o intimate_v which_o import_v as_o much_o as_o the_o fraunchise_n liberty_n or_o jurisdiction_n of_o a_o certain_a company_n of_o man_n suppose_v a_o hundred_o or_o the_o like_a number_n come_v from_o the_o saxon_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v a_o number_n multitude_n or_o company_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o priviledge●_n liberty_n or_o jurisdiction_n and_o in_o 2._o 21_o h._n 2._o xv_o mark_n be_v account_v to_o the_o king_n for_o three_o murder_n whereas_o it_o have_v be_v amerce_v but_o there_o it_o be_v write_v sibbesoc●●_n de_fw-fr humiliford_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v mistake_v for_o a_o b._n as_o before_o it_o be_v for_o a_o p._n so_o also_o in_o 2._o 24_o h._n 2._o howbeit_o in_o ●_o h._n 2._o &_o 1._o 1_o r._n 1._o upon_o the_o like_a amerciament_n for_o murder_n it_o be_v call_v humeliford_n hundred_o which_o manifest_v that_o the_o word_n sithesoca_n and_o hund●edus_n do_v intend_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n after_o which_o it_o be_v constant_o term_v hundredus_fw-la de_fw-la humeliford_n but_o in_o k._n john_n time_n the_o ferm_n thereof_o be_v b._n xx_o mark_n the_o profit_n of_o the_o leet_n xl_o s._n the_o shiriff_n aid_v xvii_o li._n xviii_o s._n and_o the_o warth_fw-mi money_n v_o s._n which_o warth_fw-mi silver_n now_o by_o corruption_n of_o speech_n call_v wharfe_n money_n i_o take_v to_o have_v be_v at_o first_o a_o certain_a payment_n for_o service_n of_o ward_n the_o king_n castle_n in_o this_o county_n for_o ancient_o it_o be_v write_v ward_n penny_n as_o by_o sundry_a authority_n i_o can_v manifest_v in_o 21_o h._n 3._o will._n de_fw-fr luscy_n be_v ●hen_o shiriff_n account_v scac._n for_o the_o farm_n thereof_o xx_o mark_n the_o shiriff_n aid_v vi_o li._n the_o leet_n xli_o s._n iiii_o d._n warth_fw-mi silver_n v_o s._n in_o 4_o e._n 1._o by_o inquisition_n ibid._n take_v before_o the_o justice_n itinerant_a it_o be_v find_v that_o the_o profit_n of_o this_o hundred_o beside_o perquisites_n amount_v to_o xiiii_o li._n three_o s._n two_o d._n ob_fw-la per_fw-la a_o and_o the_o perquisites_n xx_o li._n it_o be_v then_o in_o the_o king_n hand_n in_o 11_o e._n 2._o the_o bayliwick_n thereof_o be_v commit_v 11._o to_o one_o will._n reymond_n to_o hold_v during_o the_o king_n pleasure_n pay_v yearly_o to_o the_o shiriff_n of_o this_o county_n for_o the_o time_n be_v 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sol●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 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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 ●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
jesu_n have_v mercy_n amen_o on_o a_o alabaster_n grave-stone_n in_o the_o chancel_n willielmus_fw-la plasted_n &_o soror_fw-la ejus_fw-la elizabetha_n plasted_n alter_fw-la natus_fw-la annos_fw-la sex_n &_o menses_fw-la dvos_fw-la altera_fw-la nata_fw-la annos_fw-la octo_fw-la &_o menses_fw-la decem_fw-la uterque_fw-la optimae_fw-la spei_fw-la adolescentes_fw-la uno_fw-la &_o eodem_fw-la morbo_fw-la vitam_fw-la finierunt_fw-la consepulti_fw-la 7_o sept._n an._n 1591._o the_o chantrie_n there_o be_v a_o chantry_n found_v a._n in_o e._n 1._o time_n by_o sir_n will._n de_fw-fr odingsell_n kt._n for_o one_o priest_n to_o celebrate_v divine_a service_n for_o ever_o in_o this_o church_n for_o the_o health_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o will._n de_fw-fr odingsell_n and_o joane_n his_o wife_n father_n and_o mother_n to_o the_o say_a sir_n will._n as_o also_o for_o his_o own_o soul_n with_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o progenitor_n child_n and_o all_o the_o faithful_a decease_a for_o maintenance_n of_o which_o priest_n he_o give_v with_o the_o consent_n of_o joan_n his_o mother_n and_o ralph_n de_fw-fr limesi_n than_o her_o husband_n certain_a house_n and_o land_n situate_v near_o to_o st._n alphag_n well_o within_o this_o lordship_n and_o three_o li._n yearly_a rent_n payable_a by_o several_a of_o his_o tenant_n here_o who_o name_n be_v express_v in_o the_o grant_n which_o priest_n be_v successive_o to_o be_v present_v by_o the_o say_a sir_n will._n and_o his_o heir_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o coventre_n and_o lich._n for_o the_o time_n be_v and_o by_o he_o to_o be_v institute_v to_o the_o say_a chantry_n in_o augmentation_n of_o who_o maintenance_n the_o say_a ralph_n de_fw-fr limesi_n and_o joane_n his_o wife_n give_v 71●_n five_o mark_n yearly_o rend_v issue_v out_o of_o certain_a land_n lie_v in_o cotes_n now_o call_v coton_n and_o merston_n juxta_fw-la kingsbury_n in_o 5_o e._n 1._o to_o this_o chantry_n in_o h._n 4._o time_n do_v likewise_o will._n haw_o and_o other_o give_v insp._n one_o message_n and_o xl_o acre_n of_o land_n lie_v also_o here_o in_o solihull_n call_v caldeford_n tenement_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o chantry-priest_n for_o the_o time_n be_v shall_v celebrate_v divine_a service_n for_o the_o soul_n of_o hugh_n le_fw-fr de-spenser_n and_o sibyl_n his_o wife_n before_o specify_v but_o the_o grant_n be_v make_v without_o licence_n obtain_v from_o the_o k._n the_o say_v land_n become_v forfeit_v and_o be_v in_o 14_o h._n 4._o bestow_v upon_o john_n birkyn_n one_o of_o the_o yeoman_n of_o the_o larder_n to_o the_o k._n to_o hold_v during_o life_n how_o the_o mean_n belong_v hereunto_o come_v to_o be_v so_o diminish_v appear_v not_o but_o in_o 16_o h._n 6._o upon_o the_o addition_n of_o lx_o s._n more_o yearly_a rent_n by_o one_o thomas_n greswould_n it_o appear_v 19_o that_o the_o maintenance_n be_v so_o slender_a that_o no_o priest_n do_v then_o serve_v therein_o which_o annuity_n he_o the_o say_v thomas_n give_v that_o the_o priest_n officiate_a there_o shall_v sing_v mass_n every_o day_n for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o the_o say_v k._n h._n 6._o and_o of_o the_o same_o thomas_n greswould_n and_o for_o their_o soul_n after_o their_o departure_n hence_o as_o also_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o father_n and_o mother_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n and_o all_o the_o benefactor_n thereunto_o so_o that_o in_o 26_o h._n 8._o the_o value_n a._n thereof_o be_v find_v to_o be_v cxiiii_o s._n per_fw-la a_o over_o and_o above_o xviii_o s._n yearly_a rent_n pay_v out_o of_o it_o to_o several_a person_n and_o in_o etc._n 37_o h._n 8._o vi_fw-la l._n xuj_o s._n vi_o d._n per_fw-la a_o over_o and_o above_o all_o reprize_v at_o which_o time_n the_o chantrie_n priest_n serve_v here_o do_v upon_o occasion_n assist_v the_o parson_n in_o minister_a the_o sacrament_n in_o regard_n that_o the_o parish_n be_v spacious_a and_o contain_v 700_o communicant_n this_o chantrie_n be_v call_v ib._n the_o chantrie_n of_o haliwell_n the_o reason_n whereof_o i_o conceive_v to_o be_v because_o the_o house_n give_v thereto_o by_o sir_n will._n de_fw-fr odingsell_n at_o the_o first_o foundation_n thereof_o do_v stand_v near_o s._n alphage_n his_o well_o but_o it_o be_v 19_o in_o a_o chapel_n on_o the_o north_n side_n of_o the_o church_n of_o solihull_n call_v libera_fw-la capella_n s._n alphegi_n one_o thing_n more_o i_o shall_v observe_v before_o i_o pass_v from_o this_o church_n viz._n that_o in_o 13_o e._n 3._o one_o will._n de_fw-fr stow_n a_o priest_n and_o parson_n of_o solihull_n give_v 1._o twelve_o acre_n of_o land_n and_o six_o acre_n of_o meadow_n to_o the_o succeed_a rector_n here_o for_o the_o find_n of_o two_o wax_n candle_n burn_v therein_o every_o day_n at_o the_o celebration_n of_o mass_n and_o two_o torch_n always_o at_o the_o elevation_n of_o the_o host._n olton_n this_o through_o the_o corrupt_a pronunciation_n of_o the_o vulgar_a be_v now_o call_v oaken_a end_n but_o that_o it_o have_v its_o name_n after_o the_o plantation_n at_o solihull_n be_v apparent_a enough_o from_o what_o i_o have_v former_o say_v that_o of_o wolverle_n be_v waive_v and_o thereupon_o call_v the_o old-town_n but_o by_o this_o new_a name_n of_o olton_n i_o find_v no_o mention_n of_o it_o till_o 19_o e._n 1._o upon_o the_o extent_n 45._o of_o the_o land_n belong_v to_o roger_n de_fw-fr someri_fw-la baron_n of_o dudley_n who_o be_v then_o certify_v to_o have_v one_o meadow_n and_o a_o pasture_n here_o at_o that_o time_n and_o in_o 23_o e._n 1._o it_o appear_v 65._o that_o ela_n de_fw-fr odingsel_n be_v joint_o enfeoft_v thereof_o with_o william_n de_fw-fr odingsell_n her_o husband_n in_o which_o record_n it_o be_v call_v manerium_fw-la de_fw-la dulton_n after_o which_o upon_o the_o partition_n of_o odingsel_n land_n betwixt_o the_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n it_o come_v to_o grey_n of_o rotherfeld_n who_o wed_v margaret_n as_o the_o descent_n show_v for_o in_o 2_o h._n 4._o after_o the_o death_n of_o sir_n robert_n grey_n of_o rotherfeld_n knight_n joane_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n than_o the_o wife_n of_o sir_n john_n deincourt_n knight_n have_v livery_n ●●_o thereof_o from_o who_o it_o descend_v to_o alice_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n deincourt_n and_o joan_n the_o wife_n of_o sir_n will._n lovel_n knight_n who_o in_o her_o right_n die_v 23._o seize_v of_o it_o in_o 33_o h._n 6._o leave_v sir_n john_n lovel_n knight_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n 22._o year_n of_o age_n which_o alice_n afterward_o marry_v 64._o to_o sir_n ralph_n boteler_n knight_n who_o by_o a_o fine_a levy_v in_o 6_o e._n 4._o entail_v ●_o it_o upon_o the_o issue_n of_o his_o body_n by_o her_o the_o say_a alice_n with_o remainder_n to_o anne_n the_o wife_n of_o sir_n remfride_fw-la arundel_n knight_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o her_o body_n and_o for_o want_v of_o such_o issue_n to_o the_o right_a heir_n of_o alice_n of_o this_o lady_n arundel_n i_o find_v be_v that_o she_o marry_v afterward_o to_o robert_n crane_n esquire_n and_o that_o in_o 5_o h._n 8._o she_o demise_v it_o ●o_o catherine_n boteler_n widow_n for_o xx_o year_n but_o in_o 33_o h._n 8._o henry_n ogard_a esq._n be_v aur_fw-it lord_n thereof_o and_o since_o that_o as_o i_o have_v hear_v one_o m_o r_o oliver_n briggs_n a_o shropshire_n man_n who_o sell_v it_o to_o m_o r_o midlemore_n of_o eggebaston_n foshaw_n this_o be_v within_o the_o territory_n of_o solihull_n and_o ancient_o a_o member_n thereof_o be_v towards_o the_o late_a end_n of_o h._n 3._o or_o beginning_n of_o e._n 1._o time_n give_v marrow_n by_o william_n de_fw-fr odingsell_n unto_o nicholas_n his_o young_a son_n and_o his_o heir_n and_o be_v in_o that_o grant_n bound_v with_o tanworth_n on_o the_o one_o side_n kings-norton_n on_o the_o other_o beoley_n on_o a_o th●rd_n and_o a_o great_a roadway_n lead_v from_o wihtewrthemilne_n towards_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n wood_n in_o tanworth_n reserve_v to_o the_o say_v william_n and_o his_o heir_n one_o penny_n to_o be_v yearly_o pay_v at_o the_o feast_n of_o s_o t_o micha●ll_n the_o archangel_n for_o all_o service_n and_o demand_n whatsoever_o by_o which_o deed_n be_v there_o also_o grant_v unto_o the_o same_o nicholas_n and_o his_o heir_n a_o court-leet_n of_o all_o the_o say_v william_n tenant_n inhabit_v within_o those_o precinct_n pay_v yearly_o to_o h●m_n and_o his_o heir_n for_o the_o same_o a_o pound_n of_o cummin_n seed_n at_o the_o next_o court_n after_o michaelmas_n to_o be_v hold_v at_o solihull_n from_o who_o descend_v another_o nicholas_n solihull_n lord_z thereof_o in_o 10_o r._n 2._o who_o bear_v solihull_n for_o his_o arm_n the_o ancient_a coat_n of_o odingsell_n of_o solihull_n viz._n arg._n a_o fez_n gules_a with_o two_o mullet_n of_o the_o second_o in_o chief_n and_o the_o addition_n of_o three_o escalop_n upon_o the_o fez_n in_o
abbey_n in_o 30_o h._n 8._o there_o be_v first_o middlesex_n a_o dean_n and_o prebendary_n settle_v but_o soon_o after_o middlesex_n a_o bishop_n who_o be_v short_o remove_v the_o whole_a city_n of_o westminster_n and_o county_n of_o middlesex_n be_v add_v 9_o to_o the_o diocese_n of_o london_n nicholas_n ridley_n than_o bishop_n possess_v this_o manor_n which_o it_o seem_v with_o some_o other_o land_n that_o have_v belong_v to_o the_o abbey_n of_o westminster_n be_v grant_v 6._o to_o he_o but_o ere_o long_o after_o it_o come_v to_o john_n greswould_n and_o by_o alice_n solihull_n his_o elder_a daughter_n and_o one_o of_o the_o coheir_n to_o her_o brother_n richard_n to_o thomas_n dabridgcourt_n descend_v by_o a_o young_a branch_n as_o their_o pedigree_n show_v from_o the_o famous_a sanchio_n dabridgcourt_n one_o of_o the_o founder_n of_o the_o most_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n which_o thomas_n have_v be_v a_o justice_n d._n of_o peace_n in_o this_o county_n from_o 16_o eliz._n for_o many_o year_n and_o high_a eliz._n shiriff_n of_o the_o shire_n in_o 29_o eliz._n die_v suprà_fw-la 12._o maii_n 43_o eliz._n leave_v issue_n 1619._o by_o the_o say_v alice_n four_o daughter_n his_o heir_n viz._n katherine_n marry_v to_o john_n fullwood_n of_o ford-hall_n anne_n to_o thomas_n hugford_n of_o henwood_n christian_n to_o william_n belcher_n of_o gilsborough_n in_o northamptonshire_n and_o grace_n first_o to_o william_n cartwright_n and_o afterward_o to_o william_n dabridgcourt_n which_o john_n fulwood_n have_v issue_n by_o the_o same_o catherine_n divers_a daughter_n and_o heir_n as_o in_o ford-hall_n be_v show_v whereof_o frances_n marry_v to_o will._n noell_n of_o wellesborough_n in_o com._n leic._n esquire_n who_o posterity_n as_o part_v of_o her_o inheritance_n do_v still_o enjoy_v it_o henwood_n this_o place_n be_v original_o a_o part_n of_o langdone_n last_o speak_v of_o be_v about_o the_o begin_n of_o king_n h._n 2._o reign_n give_v by_o ketelberne_n than_o owner_n of_o that_o lordship_n to_o the_o nun_n of_o estwell_n for_o so_o be_v the_o monastery_n upon_o its_o first_o foundation_n call_v 〈◊〉_d be_v build_v near_o a_o fair_a spring_n lie_v eastward_o of_o the_o say_v langdone_v and_o dedicate_v ib._n to_o s_o t_o margaret_n which_o ketelberne_n by_o his_o ib._n charter_n whereby_o he_o so_o dispose_v of_o it_o set_v forth_o the_o mete_n and_o bound_n thereof_o as_o follow_v viz._n from_o the_o ditch_n call_v hinewudshed_n by_o murrewei_n to_o coleford_n and_o thence_o along_o the_o river_n blithe_n to_o the_o confluence_n thereof_o with_o merebroch_o and_o ascend_v merebroch_o till_o it_o meet_v with_o rodbroch_o and_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o head_n of_o the_o say_v rodbroch_o and_o so_o by_o the_o midst_n of_o timbresceage_n unto_o the_o ditch_n call_v hinewudshed_n except_v muchelingewich_n grant_v likewise_o unto_o they_o a_o free_a court_n with_o all_o custom_n and_o liberty_n in_o as_o ample_a manner_n as_o he_o the_o say_v ketelberne_n have_v his_o own_o court_n with_o custom_n and_o liberty_n from_o hugh_n de_fw-fr arden_n his_o superior_a lord_n and_o pasturage_n for_o all_o their_o cattle_n horse_n sheep_n goat_n and_o hog_n in_o every_o place_n where_o his_o own_o use_v to_o feed_v without_o paunage_n or_o any_o custom_n at_o all_o to_o be_v pay_v for_o they_o and_o in_o defect_n of_o any_o of_o his_o own_o that_o they_o may_v depasture_n where_o his_o shall_v be_v in_o case_n he_o have_v any_o and_o moreover_o give_v they_o power_n to_o take_v timber_n in_o langdon-wood_n for_o the_o structure_n of_o their_o church_n and_o other_o building_n with_o leave_n to_o erect_v a_o mill_n wheresoever_o they_o can_v find_v a_o fit_a a_o place_n upon_o any_o part_n of_o their_o land_n his_o lie_a opposite_a thereto_o but_o afterward_o the_o name_n of_o estwell_n grow_v out_o of_o use_n it_o come_v to_o be_v call_v hean-wood_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o tall_a oak_n there_o grow_v the_o word_n hean_v in_o 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now_o call_v henwood-mill_n and_o james_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr land_n his_o son_n certain_a land_n ib._n and_o house_n lie_v in_o that_o part_n of_o langdon_n call_v suthey_n as_o also_o roger_n de_fw-fr camvill_n a_o ib._n annuity_n of_o viij_o s._n issue_v out_o of_o land_n in_o shustoke_n in_o this_o county_n which_o in_o his_o grant_n be_v particular_o name_v in_o 33_o e._n 1._o the_o abbot_n of_o westminster_n bestow_v 3._o on_o they_o xv_o acre_n of_o waste_n belong_v to_o his_o manor_n of_o longdone_v before_o specify_v and_o in_o 4_o 42._o e._n 3._o richard_z de_z feure_z of_o brandon_n two_o mess._n thirty_o acre_n and_o half_a of_o land_n twelve_o acre_n of_o meadow_n and_o xxviii_o s._n four_o d._n rent_n lie_v in_o bretford_n church-lawford_n stretton_n prinse●horpe_n merston_n juxta_fw-la lalleford_n and_o bereford_n juxta_fw-la warwick_n and_o beside_o these_o inferior_a person_n i_o find_v that_o king_n ric._n 2._o be_v likewise_o a_o benefactor_n to_o they_o grant_v 11._o 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ob_fw-la it_o be_v dissolve_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 27_o h._n 8._o whereupon_o joane_n hugford_n the_o then_o prioress_n have_v augm._n a_o annuity_n of_o three_o li._n vi_o s._n viij_o d._n grant_v to_o she_o for_o life_n after_o which_o scil_n in_o 31_o h._n 8._o the_o king_n by_o his_o letter_n 5._o patent_n date_v 25._o febr._n in_o consideration_n of_o ccvii_o li._n five_o s._n grant_v to_o john_n higford_n and_o his_o heir_n the_o site_n thereof_o and_o divers_a land_n thereto_o belong_v lie_v within_o the_o parish_n of_o solihull_n and_o knoll_n in_o this_o county_n to_o be_v hold_v in_o capite_fw-la by_o the_o twenty_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n pay_v xxiii_o s._n i_o d._n yearly_a to_o the_o king_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n in_o the_o name_n of_o a_o ten_o which_o john_n be_v descend_v 1619._o from_o the_o hugford_v of_o edmescote_n of_o who_o i_o have_v speak_v by_o william_n hugford_n of_o prinsethorpe_n a_o young_a son_n of_o that_o family_n have_v so_o 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but_o very_o little_a or_o nothing_o at_o all_o appear_v to_o have_v be_v prove_v and_o so_o much_o do_v a_o honest_a historian_n 10._o in_o his_o act_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n declare_v where_o speak_v of_o the_o proceed_n against_o they_o he_o say_v quamvis_fw-la in_o multis_fw-la essent_fw-la accusati_fw-la nichil_fw-la tamen_fw-la inventum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-fr jure_fw-la videretur_fw-la statum_fw-la illorum_fw-la annullare_fw-la and_o that_o this_o be_v truth_n speak_v then_o of_o will._n de_fw-fr grenefeld_n archbishop_n of_o york_n at_o that_o time_n he_o further_o say_v 30._o archiepiscopus_fw-la willielmus_fw-la pielate_fw-la motus_fw-la super_fw-la statu_fw-la templariorum_n suae_fw-la diocesit_fw-la omni_fw-la auxilio_fw-la destitutorum_fw-la eos_fw-la in_o diversa_fw-la suae_fw-la diocesis_fw-la instituit_fw-la monasteria_fw-la eisque_fw-la svo_fw-la perpetuo_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la necessaria_fw-la ministrari_fw-la praecepit_fw-la yet_o such_o be_v 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jerusalem_n but_o these_o also_o from_o a_o low_a beginning_n through_o the_o great_a austerity_n of_o their_o life_n at_o first_o obtain_v vast_a possession_n before_o what_o belong_v to_o the_o templar_n be_v settle_v upon_o they_o in_o this_o county_n they_o have_v ancient_o i_o mean_v before_o the_o accession_n of_o the_o templar_n land_n to_o they_o land_n in_o grafton_n be_v give_v to_o they_o by_o henry_n the_o son_n to_o bernardus_n de_fw-fr grafton_n and_o 3._o other_o in_o chesterton_n by_o n._n william_n de_fw-fr croc_n in_o 3._o preston-bagot_n whitnash_n a._n newbold-pacie_n a._n bilney_n b._n rieton_n a._n super_fw-la dunsmore_n halford_n a._n anstie_n 61._o and_o other_o place_n by_o the_o gift_n of_o sundry_a person_n and_o of_o what_o great_a esteem_n this_o their_o order_n be_v within_o england_n the_o charter_n insp._n of_o privilege_n and_o liberty_n grant_v to_o they_o by_o king_n ric._n 1._o in_o 5_o 0_o of_o his_o reign_n do_v sufficient_o manifest_a where_o 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as_o the_o date_n and_o probate_n of_o his_o testament_n 21._o do_v manifest_a by_o which_o he_o bequeath_v his_o body_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o monastery_n of_o kenilworth_n before_o the_o image_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o qui●e_n or_o where_o else_o john_n yardley_n the_o then_o abbot_n shall_v think_v more_o expedient_a and_o to_o the_o abbot_n and_o covent_n of_o that_o house_n give_v a_o basin_n and_o ewer_n of_o silver_n to_o serve_v at_o the_o high_a altar_n the_o same_o abbot_n during_o his_o whole_a life_n be_v to_o pray_v for_o he_o daily_o in_o his_o mass_n especial_o by_o name_n and_o he_o that_o shall_v daily_o say_v the_o chapter_n mass_n to_o pray_v for_o the_o soul_n of_o sir_n ralph_n boteler_n lord_n sudley_n and_o his_o lady_n and_o he_o the_o say_v john_n beaufitz_n especial_o by_o name_n as_o the_o say_a abbot_n and_o covent_n please_v and_o likewise_o he_o that_o be_v to_o sing_v our_o lady_n mass_n to_o the_o same_o abbot_n he_o 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2._o non._n aug._n 1349._o 〈◊〉_d &_o conu._n s._n trin._n the_o 〈◊〉_d a._n r●c_fw-la de_fw-fr ●●ile_n cler._n 13._o cal._n apr._n 1360._o 〈◊〉_d &_o conu._n s._n trin._n the_o 〈◊〉_d b._n d._n jo●_a clerk_n pbr._n 5._o febr._n 1390._o patroniae_fw-la vicariae_fw-la hu●●_n fr●m●●_n de_fw-fr tamworth_n 〈◊〉_d vicc_fw-la b._n rad._n he●laston_n cap._n 18._o oct._n 1410._o pr._n &_o c._n e._n trin._n the_o 〈◊〉_d b._n ar●●●●●us_fw-la thorpe_n 4._o febr._n 1410._o pr._n &_o c._n ●_o trin._n the_o 〈◊〉_d b._n joh._n freman_n cap._n 9_o dec._n 1411._o pr._n &_o c._n ●_o trin._n the_o 〈◊〉_d ●_o d._n will._n atte_fw-la mille_fw-la 6._o dec._n 1421._o pr._n &_o c._n ●_o trin._n the_o 〈◊〉_d b._n joh._n smyth_n 8._o apr._n 1438._o pr._n &_o c._n ●_o trin._n the_o 〈◊〉_d b._n rob._n trulufe_fw-fr 17._o sept._n 1439._o pr._n &_o c._n s._n trin._n de_fw-fr bosco_n thomas_n lancashire_n pbr._n ......_o 1439._o b._n pr._n &_o c._n s._n trin._n de_fw-fr bosco_n thomas_n wenloke_n in_o decr._n bac_n a._n 26._o sept._n 1499._o pr._n &_o c._n s._n trin._n de_fw-fr bosco_n d._n ric._n hutton_n in_o leg._n bac._n 3._o martii_fw-la 1521._o b._n d._n regina_fw-la magr._fw-la will._n smyth_n suce●tor_n eccl._n cath._n lich._n 25._o meii_fw-la 1554._o b._n d._n eliz._n regina_fw-la henr._n fletcher_n cler._n 15._o febr._n 1584._o b._n d._n eliz._n regina_fw-la nich._n rushall_n cler._n 25._o oct._n 1587._o ibid._n d._n eliz._n regina_fw-la joh._n fox_n cler._n 1._o martii_fw-la 1587._o ibid._n monumental_a inscription_n in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n here_o lie_v the_o body_n of_o hugh_n beresford_n sometime_o of_o slateley_n and_o elizabeth_n his_o wife_n which_o hugh_n die_v the_o twenty-five_o the_o of_o june_n anno_fw-la 1610._o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o chancel_n here_o lie_v the_o body_n of_o francis_n benet_n sometime_o of_o dosthill_n who_o die_v the_o xi_o the_o day_n of_o june_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1634._o kimberley-hall_n here_o be_v ancient_o a_o chapel_n b._n of_o s._n edmund_n 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