which unjustifiable act he hasted not to take advantage by reason he was lyable to their action and so upon cool debate betwixâ— them they grew to this conclusion viz. that Mr. Lyle should suffer a Recovery thereof which was accordingly done in 6 H. 8. Richard Hurst and Iohn Forde of Walshall being the persons to whom it was adjudged Which Richard and Iohn soon after made a New feoffment thereof to some other of the Inhabitants to the use of the town and by the like renewing of Feoffments it hath continued to the said uses untill this day Stonythorpe THIS of a small Hamlet is now reduc't to one House and hath its name from the rocky condition of the ground where it stands the word Thorpe in our old English signifying a petty village But it was originally a member of Long-Ichington and held thereof though when first granted away by the Lords of that Mannour I have not seen For before 2 E. 2. I find no mention of it and then one Robert Sampsun possest it Which Robert in 4 E. 2. sold it to Sir William de Bereford Knight chief Justice of the Common pleas reserving an estate for life to himself and Margery his wife From whom it descended to Edmund de Bereford his son who was seized of it in 3 E. 3. and in 20 E. 3. by Fine entailed it upon the heirs of his body By vertue of which entail it came to Iohn de Bereford son of the said Edmund who dyed seized thereof in 30 E. 3. leaving Baldwin his brother and heir 24. years of age Eva his widow having it assigned to her in part of her dower After which it divolved to Ioan grandchild and heir to Ioan the wife of Gilbert de Ellesfield one of the sisters and heirs to the before-specified Edmund de Bereford then wife to Iohn Hore of Childerley in Com. Cantab. as the descent in Langley sheweth which Iohn and Ioan past it away to William Hore of Elmedon in this County in 8 H. 4. whose posterity in the male line enjoy'd it till about the beginning of H. 8. time that Nicholas Hanslap of Aynho in Com. Northampt. had it by marriage with Ioan the daughter and heir to Robert Hore From which Nicholas is lineally descended ..... Hanslap now owner thereof Anno scil 1640. Will. Hore de Elmedon 8 H. 4. Margareta filia Will. Allesley 4. H. 5. Thom. Hore de Elmedon Margar. filia cohaeres Alani Waldeiue Alanus Hore ..... filia Tho. Mollesley de Billesdon in Com. Staff Tho. Hore occisus s. prole Cath. soror haeres ux Joh. Boteler de Solihull Gulielmus Hore de Stonythorp Rob. Hore de Stonythorpe Joh. Hore de Stonythorpe ..... filia Benedicti Medley de Whitnash Thomas Johannes Edmundus objerunt s. p. Bishops-Ichington HAving now done with the Parish of Long-Ichinton below which Ichene falls into Leame I must ascend to the Southwest side of that torrent where the first town I find taking also its appellation from the same brook is divided into two parts Ichington-superior and Ichington-inferior in the later whereof the mother Church antiently stood but was pulled down at its depopulation as I shall further shew anon so that the Chapell of ease in Ichington-superior is since become the Parish-Church that village being not depopulated though the fields were converted to pasture The reason why this is called Bishops-Ichington is in regard it was for a long time the possession of the Bishops of Coventre and Lichfield as I shall shew by and by but the direct time when they first had it I have not seen though that the Monks of Coventre granted it to them be clear enough being one of those xxiv towns which Earl Leofrick upon his foundation of that Monastery in 1. Edwardi Conf. gave thereunto In the Conq. Survey it was certified to be in the hands of those Monks and to contain 5. hides which were then valued at xii li. and so was it in King Stephen's and H. 3. time for I find it particularly mentioned in their Charters of Confirmation made to that Monastery wherein is intimated that the Monks had newly recovered it by the Precept of Pope Eugenius though who it was that disseised them thereof be not exprest But the first Bishop of Coventre and Lichfield that had it for ought appeareth to me was Roger Molend Nephew to King H. 3. and elected to that See by the Monks of Coventre at the earnest desire of Richard E. of Cornwall the Kings brother in 42 H. 3. which makes me guesse that to him the said Monks first past it because I find that the next year following the same King granted him Free-warren here and a Mercate every week upon the wednsday with a Fair yearly to endure 3 days beginning on the Even of S. Peter and Paul commonly called Lammas The extent of what these Bishops had here was in 7 E. 1. certified at 5. carucats of land and a Windmill which they held in demesn having xvi servants who occupyed 25. yard land and a half performing certain servile work in Harvest and x. servants more holding 8. yard land and a half for which they were to Plow Mâ—w and do other service there for the said Bishop They had also xvi Cottagers here holding 17. Cottages each of them paying a certain Rent mowing at sometimes and doing suit of Court twice a year And likewise 8. Freeholders holding 8. yard land and a 4. part who did suit to their 3. weeks Court payd a certain Rent plowed at some times and mowed likewise for the Lord. And besides this had Infangthef with divers other priviledges which in 13 E. 3. were upon their claym allowed and afterwards enjoyed till 1 E. 6. that Richard Sampson the then Bâ—shop past it with the Mannours of Tachebroke Geydon and Chadshunt to one Thomas Fisher esquier for an C li. in ready money and an Annuity of 50 li. per annum reserved to himself and his successors Which grant was confirmed by the Dean and Chapter under their publique Seal 15. Apr. following But this Annuity of 50 li. per annum continued not long For the same Bishop by his Deed of Release bearing date 14 Dec. 2 E. 6. acquitted the said Tho. Fisher and his heirs thereof Which grant of these Mannours and Release so made by the Bishop K. E. 6. by his Letters Pat. dated 20. Apr. 3. of his reign confirmed And moreover granted to the said T. Fisher and his heirs within the precinct of the said Mannours Return of Writs so as the Kings Officers were not to meddle there and that for the future this priviledge should be called The Liberty of Thomas Fisher in the County of Warwick What the reason was that the said Bishop past away this and those other Mannours to the great
heir to Sir Edward Guilford Knight who had his Wardship as I have said he left issue 8. sons and 5. daughters viz. Henry that dyed at Bolein Iohn who had the title of Earl of Warwick in his fathers life-time as commonly Dukes sons out of curtesie have of some Earldom whereof their fathers have the honour but dyed without issue Ambrose Earl of Warwick by the favour of Queen Elizabeth as I shall shew anon Robert created Earl of Leic. by the said Q. Guilford who suffred death in 1. M. as his father did Henry slain at S. Quintines and Charles that dyed a child His daughters were these Mary the wife of Sir Henry Sidney Knight of the Garter and Lord President of Wales from whom the now Earl of Leic. is descended Kath. wife to Henry Hastings Earl of Huntingdon As also Margaret Temperance and another Katherine who dyed young In the Parliament held 1. M. was the attainder of this Duke and four of his sons confirmed viz. Iohn called Earl of Warwick Sir Ambrose and Sir Guilford both Knights and Henry Dudley Esquire Going on with the succession of these Earls I come next to Sir Ambrose Dudley abovementioned restored in blood by Queen Mary This Sir Ambrose had in 1. Eliz. a grant of the Mannour of Kibworth-Beauchamp in Com. Leic. to be held by the service of being Pantler to the Kings Queens of this Realm at their Coronations which office and Mannour his father and other of his Ancestors Earls of Warwick had In the second year of her raign he was made Master of the Ordinance In the fourth viz. 26 Dec. Baron L'isle and Earl of Warwick and the 6. of April following had a grant from the same Queen of the Castle Mannour and Burrough of Warwick with divers other Lordships in this Shire eschaeted to the Crown by his fathers attainder in which year she made him her Lieutenant generall in Normandy and during the time of his service there caused him to be chosen Knight of the Garter In 12. of her raign this E. with Edward Lord Clinton were made Lieutenants Generall of her Majesties forces in the North parts In 13. he was constituted chief Butler of England and in 15. sworn of her Privy-Councell He had 3. wives viz. Anne daughter and coheir to Will. Whorwood esq Atturney generall to King H. 8. Eliz. x daughter of Sir Gilbert Talboys Knight sister and sole heir of George Lord Talboys and Anne y daughter to Francis Earl of Bedford but departed this life without issue 21. Febr. Anno 1589. 32. Eliz. at Bedford-house in the suburbs of London and was buried in that beautifull Chapell here at Warwick called our Lady Chapell adjoyning to the Collegiat Church where his Monument is yet to be seen The next that had this title of Earl was Robert Lord Rich grandchild to Richard created Lord Rich. of Leeze in Essex 17. Febr. 1 E. 6. and made Chancelour of England 26. Oct. following which family doe derive their descent from Richard Rich one of the Shiriffs of London An. 1441 20 H. 6. This Robert created Earl of Warwick 6. Aug. 16. Iac. had two wives viz. Penelope daughter to Robert Devereux Earl of Essex and Frances daughter to Sâ—r Christopher Wray Lord Chief Justice of the Kings Bench in Q. Elizabeths time but widow to Sir George St. Paul of Snartford in Com. Linc. Knight and Baronet By the first whereof he had issue Robert Lord Rich his son and heir Sir Henry Rich Knight of the Bath and Capt. of the Guard afterwards created Baron of Kensington Earl of Holland by King Iames and chosen Knight of the Garter Lettice his eldest daughter first marryed to Sir George Cary of Cokington in Com. Devon and after to Sir Arthur Lake Knight And Essex the second to Sir Thomas Cheek of Pirgo in Essex which Earl dyed at Warwick-House in Holburne 24. Martii An. 1618. 15. Iac. and was buryed at Felstede in Essex where his Ancestors do lye To whom succeeded in this Honour Robert his eldest son who wedded Frances daughter and heir to Sir William Newport alias Hatton Knight by whom he hath issue three Sons scil Robert Charles and Henry and three daughters Anne Luce and Frances HAving thus finisht my discourse of the Earles I shall now proceed with the town of Warwick it self whereof as to its first building by Kymbeline a King of the Britans and all other passages relating thereto during the Saxons time I have already in my Introduction and Story of those Earles said as much as I can In the Conquerors time it was a Borough id est habitaculum seu locus munitus and contained CClxi houses whereof Cxxx. were possest by the King Cxii by these his Barons whose names with the particular number held by each of them I have here added viz. The Bishop of Worcester ix The B. of Chester vii The Monks of Coventre xxxvi whereof 4. were wasted for the Castles enlargement The Bishop of Constance i. The E. of Mellent xii Earl Alberic iv Hugh de Grentemaisnill iiii Henry de Ferrers ii Rob. de Stadford vi Rog de Iveri ii Ric. Venator i. Raph de Limesi ix The Monks of Malmsbury i. Will. Bonvallet i. Will. fil Corbucion ii Geffrey de Magnaville i. Geffrey de Wirce i. Gislebert de Gant ii Gislebert Povili i. Nich. Balistar i. Steph. Stirman i. Turchil iiii Harold ii Osbert fil Ricardi i. Cristina i. Luith the Nun. ii All which were belonging to the lands they held in this County and apprized with them and the residue being xix by so many Burgesses which Burgesses enjoy'd them with Soc and Sac and all Customes as they did in Edward the Confessors days In the time of the said King Edward the Shirivalty of this County with the Borough of Warwick and all the Kings Mannours in the Shire answered lxv li. in money and xxxvi Sextars of honey or xxiv li. and viii s. in lieu thereof but at the time of the generall Survey they were rated at Cxlv li. in weight in the ferm of the Kings Mannours xxiii li. for the custome of Dogs xx s. for a Sumpter horse 1 li. for a Hawk and C s. to the Queen for a Fine Besides this they payd also xxiv Sextars of Honey of the greater measure and the Borough vi Sextars viz. xv d. a Sextar whereof the Earl of Mellent had vi Sextars and v. s. The custome of this Borough then was as by the same Survey appears that when ever the King went in person in any expedition by land x. Burgesses thereof attended him in stead of all the rest And if he that was warned to give such his attendance did not go he should pay unto the King C s. but if the King did go by Sea against his enemies the whole Borough was to
doing Scutage to the Earl of Leicester for half a Knights Fee upon occasion As also that within this Mannour of Oversley there was at that time a certain Messuage with a Dove-house two Gardens Cxxvi. acres of land in two fields and six acres of meadow of the Abbot of Evesham's Fee and likewise x. Villains who held ten yaâ—d land paying yearly x. marks xi s. iiii d. And moreover a free Rent service therein of two Arrows with vi Cottagers paying yearly vii s. vi d. and two marks yearly by way of Tallage but doing service to the Abbot of Evesham yearly for the whole vi marks and for four acres lying here to Hugh Aguilon i d. And besides all this that there was of the Abbot of Bordsley's Fee seven yard land a Mess. and xix Cottages with vi s. viii d. being a Rent service from two Freeholders That there was also a Park with two Gardens paying to the said Abbot v s. per an in recompence for Housebote which he had used to have there as belonging to his Mannour of Budiford And lastly of the â—â— of Warwick's Fee a Rent of xx d. issuing yearly out of a certain Mill. Unto which William succeeded Iohn his son and heir then but xvi years of age a grant of whose marriage Walter de Beauchamp of Alcester the same year obtained in the behalf of Elianore his daughter and in case the said Elianore should die before the accomplishment of that intended marriage that then he might marry some other of his daughters And moreover that if the same Iohn should depart this life before such marriage that then the said Walter might have the like benefit of his next heir and so from heir to heir till one of his daughters were wedded to one of those Butlers or in case that such one should take a wife of his own choise otherwise then to have the forfeiture due to the King thereupon But this Iohn died within 3 years following so that whether the said marriage were compleated by him or his brother Gawine who was his heir I make a question so that the inheritance came to Will the third brother as the Descent sheweth Which Will. in 25 E. 1. had Summons with other great men to be at London on Sunday next after the Octaves of S. Iohn Bapt. well furnisht with Horse and Armes to attend the K. in his expedâ—tion beyond the Seas whose service was so gratefull that the next year following the K. in recompence thereof acquitted to him the debt due by his Father for the Scutage of 3 Knights Fees which Scutage ought to have been performed by Maud his grandmother in the service of Wales in the tenth year of the same K. Edward's reign This last mentioned William died in 8 E. 3. leaving Will. his son and heir who in 18 E. 3. by the solicitation of Will. de Clinton then Earl of Huntingdon obtained a special discharge from the K. that he should not be compelled to bear Armes in respect of his impotencie nor to take upon him the Order of Knighthood against his own good will And departed this life in 35 E. 3. leaving Will. his son and heir 32 years of age and another son called William as it seems but whether by one wife or not I cannot affirm Which Will. the younger son I take to be him that married Ioan the sister and coheir of Sir Iohn Sudley Knight from whom the Butlers Barons of Sudley descended as in Griffe is manifested For it is evident that Will. the grandchild to William and Ankaret left issue Eliz. his only daughter and heirâ— who being wedded to Robert de Ferrers a younger son to the Lord Ferrers of Chartley brought this place with Wemme and other lands of a fair extent to her said husband who was thereupon summoned to Parliament by the name of Rob. Ferrers de Wemme Chivalier which Lordships viz. of Oversley and Wemme with other of her inheritance lying in the Counties of Salop. Leicester and Warwick were after her said marriage in 44 E. 3. entailed upon the heirs of the body of them the said Robert and Elizabeth with remainder to her right heirs But in 4 R. 2. this Robert died leaving by the same Eliz. Robert his son and heir 4 years of age which Elizabeth continued not long a widow for I find that the next year following she was the wife of Iohn Say and surviving him afterwards became wedded to Thomas Molinton who wrote himself Baron of Wemme in her right and that by her Testament bearing date 6 Ian. 1410 12 H. 4. whereby she bequeathed her body to be buried in the Church of the Crouched Friers near the Tower of London she stiles her self Elizabetha Ferrers Baronissa de Wemme retaining the name of that husband who was of the greatest dignity a custome which I find that women have long used and not yet left and departed this life the same year leaving Elizabeth the wife of Iohn Greistoke son to Raph Lord Greistoke and Mary the wife of Raph Nevill a younger son to Raph Nevill Earl of Westmerland her cosyns and heirs as saith the Inquis viz. daughters of Robert son to her the said Eliz. But I think it mistaken For the Fine Roll of 13 H. 4. whereby this Mannour of Oversley with Merston-Boteler in this County and the Mannour of Tirley in Com. Staff are assigned to the said Raph Nevill and Mary for her purpart she having at that time issue by him directly calls her una filiarum haeredum praedictae Elizabethae Neither is it very likely that she should be her grandchild as the Inquis imports for Robert the son of Rob. Ferrers by her was but 4 years of age in 4 R. 2. so that had he been then living he could have been but 34 years of age And to fortifie my opinion the Clause Roll of 9 H. 5. expresses as much To which Sir Raph Nevill for he was a Kt. succeeded Iohn Nevill Esq. his son and heir by the same Mary who dyed seized of this Mannour in 22 E. 4. leaving Sr. Will. Gascoin Knight his cosyn and next heir viz. son of Ioane his daughter then 30 years of age Which said Sir Will. being great grandchild to Sir Will. Gascoin who served under the renowned H. 5. King of England in his French Warrs and he son to that sometime famous Lawyer Will. Gascoin of Gauthorpe in Yorkshire chief Justice of the Kings bencâ— temp H. 4. was made K t of the Bath at the Queens Coronation in 1 H. 7. From whom descended S Will. Gascoin jun. of Cussworth in the same County of York who in 29 H. 8 past away the inheritance of this Lordship with all other his lands in Warwickshire to Sir Thomas Cromwell Knight then Lord Cromwell which eschaeting to the Crown by his attainder in 31 H. 8.
means it is come to Iohn Mayne now of Elmedon Gentleman grandchild to the said Henry Merston-Culy IN King Edward the Confessor's time this place was possest by one Aluric who after the Norman Conquest sold it with the License of King William unto Robert de Oilgi Of which Robert Robert Venator held it at the time of the generall Survey it being then accounted for two hides having Woods which extended to four furlongs in length and one in breadth all valued at xx s. But from this time till King H. 3. reign that Hugh de Culi was owner thereof I have seen no more of it nor after that till 21 E. 3. that Sâ—r Fouk de Bermingham possest it as appears by a speciall License by him then granted unto one Ranulph Leyecroft to amortize two Mess. two yard land and xii s. Rent lying therein for the maintenance of a Priest to celebrate divine Service here every day in the Chapell of S. Leonard for the health of the soul of him the said Ranulph and of his Ancestors and all the faithfull deceased From which Ranulph who had a good proportion of lands here besides what he had so disposed of descended Robert Leecroft by whom in 22 R. 2. the whole Mannour was purchased from Thomas Roche and Eliz. his wife it being of her inheritance as daughter and heir unto Thomas de Bermingham To the descendants of which Robert it continued till H. 8. time that Anne the daughter and heir to William Lecroft of Colshill was wedded unto Iohn L'isle of Moxhull Esquire whose son and heir scil Nicholas Lâ—isle sold it in 25 H. 8. to Reginald Digby of Colshill Esquire in which line it still continues Lindon THat this Hamlet was originally so called from the situation thereof the name doth plainly manifest Lhin in the Brittish signifying a Lake or Pool and don in the Saxon a Hill for at the foot of an indifferent rising ground it standeth but the first mention I have found of it in any Record is in 34 H. 3. where it appears that Gunilda de Lynden brought an Assize of Novel disseisin against Walter de Bishopesdon and others for lands here yet is it no Mannour of it self but the lands of other Lordships reach into it whereof I shall not need to give instance Little Pakinton OF this place I find no mention in the Conqueror's Survey though it seems to have been part of the Earl of Mellent's possessions at that time for it appears that the antient Earls of Leicester were chief Lords of the Fee But certain it is that in King H. 1. time Robert de Ceraso possest it and after him Gilbert the son of Picot which Gilbert had issue William Picot unto whom Nicholas the son of Richard de Torpe released all his right therein that descended to him by inheâ—iâ—ance from the same Robert de Ceraso his grandfather This Gilbert Picot being a Knight had fair possessions in Leicestershire viz. Barow Segrave Glen c. And in 4 H. 3. was William â—icot his â—on one of the Justices for the Gaol-delivery at Warwick and Leicester both In which line of Picot it continued till about the middle of King H. 3. reign but then by daughters and heirs two parts divolved to Murdac and Ireys and the third to Nicholas Pikot which came shortly after to one Gilb. Petemon betwixt whom there grew suits for their interest here in 27 H. 3. But of these coparceners Sir Henry Murdac was the chief being Shiriff of this County and Leicestershire in 46 H. 3. and one of the Justices for the Gaol-delivery at Warwick in 56 H. 3. Which Sir Henry doing homage to Roger de Quency Earl of Winchester as Lord of the Honour of Leicester for the fourth part of a Knight's Fee that he and the other coheirs held of him here at Pakinton had authoritie given him by the said Earl to receive the homage of Thomas le â—reys and Agnes his wife as also of Nich. Pikot his fellow partners before spoken of at which time he gave to the same Earl xl s. of silver in the behalf of himself and them and his and their heirs to be released from attendance at the three weeks Court a Leicester making their appearances at hâ—â— Leet only To this Sir Henry succeeded Sir William Murdac Knight who bore for his Armes Bendè of ten pâ—â—ces Arg. and Gules and had issue Alice his daughter and heir wedded to Sir Thomas â—oyvile Knight unto whom she brought a fair inheritance of lands in Leicestershire Which Beyviles had their residence at Stokfaston in that Countie But wiâ—hin tâ—e câ—mpasse â—f that time as they had to do hâ—re they obtained one of the two other parts of this Lordshâ—p◠〈…〉 as it seems So that upâ—n the 〈…〉 three daughters and heirs of the last Iâ—hn viz. â—liz the wiâ—e o 〈…〉 Bury Hatley iâ— Com. Herâ—f abâ—â—t the laâ—â—r end 〈…〉 it unto Sâ—r Râ—bâ—rt Brâ—â—â—â—ll of Dene in Com. Northampt. Knight From whom deâ—cendâ—d Thomas Brudâ—elâ— Eâ—quâ—re afâ—erwardsâ— scil 3. Car. created Lord â—ruâ—â—ell a person much to be honoured for his great lâ—aâ—ning prudenceâ— and eminent knowledge in Anâ—â—quities who by his Deed of bargain and sale dated 19 Maii 4. Iac. past it unâ—o Sir Edward Brabazon then of Nether-Whitacre in this Câ—untie Knight whicâ— Sir Eâ—ward diâ—poâ—ed thereof to Siâ— Anthâ—â—y â—rabazon Knight his younger son tâ—e late â—wner thereof Touching that part whâ—ch Ireâ—s had I find that in 13 E. 3. Thomas le â—â—eys passed iâ— awayâ— by the name lâ—kewise of the Mannour of Pakinton-Pigot to Philip de Aâ—leston and 〈…〉 and the heâ—rs of their two 〈◊〉 but for lack of such issue to return unto the râ—gâ—t â—eirs of the said Thomas which makeâ— me 〈◊〉 that the said Kaâ—â—eâ—â—ne was his daughter Aâ—â—er this â—iz in 50 〈…〉 of whom in Maxstoke I shall speak puâ—câ—ased oâ—e third part 〈…〉 Mâ—nnâ—ur 〈…〉 and Ioane his wiâ—e but 〈…〉 were that which Philip de 〈◊〉 above 〈…〉 the othâ—r formâ—râ—y belongiâ—g to Gâ—lbert 〈◊〉 I cannot well discâ—ver Which third part continued to his posteâ—ity tiâ—l the beginniâ—g of H. 7. time though how much longâ—r I know not for in 20 H. 7. Iohn Creâ— Vicount L'isle was found tâ— dye sâ—â—zed 〈◊〉 â— by the name likewise of the Mannâ—ur of Pakinton-Pâ—got which from him divolved to â—homas Mâ—rquess Dorsâ—t his Unclâ—'s son and so consequently to Henry Duke of Suff. After whose attainder in 1 Mariae whereof in Astley I have spoke it eschaeted to the Crown and continued therein till Queen Elizabeth in the second year of her reign granted it to Edward Earl of Lincolne lâ—neaâ—l heir to the Clintons before specified which Earl sold â—t to one Sampson Baker Gentleman 30 Oct. 15 Eliz. who died seized thereof in 26 Eliz.
of his body who dying without issue in 31. Eliz. it returned to the Crown whereupon the said Queen by her Pat. dated 28. Oct. 40. Eliz. passed it to Randle Crew of Lincolns-Inne Esq. and Richard Cartwright of London Gent. and their heirs who by their deed of bargain and sale bearing date xxiii Iunii 41. Eliz. granted it to Thomas Dilke Esq. but afterwards Kt. and to his heirs whose Grand-child William Dilke of Maxstoke-Castle now enjoys it The Church here was very antiently given by the Prior of Coventre unto the Cathedrall of Lichfield in the name of a Prebend and in 1291. 19. E. 1. was valued at xv marks but in 26. H. 8. at xi l. vi sol viii d the Procurations and Synodalls being then vi sol viii d. per an and the Curate a stipendary to the Prebend But in it are neither Arms nor Monuments Bobenhull BElow Rieton lyes Bobenhull which in the Conq. time being possest a by Robert de Statford of whom I am to speak in Wotton-wawen and of him held by one Aluric whose freehold it had been before the Norman invasion contained then five hydes whereof the woods were two furlongs in length and two in breadth there being at that time a Mill but the value of all then certified at fifty shillings where it is written Bubenhalle In 13. Ioh. this Mannour answered for the third part of a Knights fee amongst the lands which were of the Honour of Herveus de Stafford And in 36. H. 3. amongst the fees held of the Lord Stafford it was certified that the Earl of Warwick held two parts of a Knights fee here But in 7. E. 1. Iohn Fitzwith being Lord thereof held it of Hugh de Plessets by the third part of a Kts. fee the same Hugh holding it over of the Baron of Stafford which Iohn had at that time here one carucate of land in demesn ten servants that held two yard land and a half seven Freeholders holding ten yard land and eight acres as also eight Cottagers In whose family it continued till the later end of Edw. 3. time but then went away with a Daughter and heir as the descent here inserted will shew Wido filius Roberti 36. H. 3. Ioh. fil Guidonis 7. E. 1. Rob. fil Guidonis miles 3. E. 2. Guido fil Rob. 9. E. 2. Eliz. filia haeres infra aetat 10. E. 2. Thomas de Lucy Joh. le Fitzwith 20. E. 2. Joh. Fitzwith Johan ux 2. postea nupta Will. de Tyrington 15. R. 2. Robertus le Fitzwith dictus le Fitz-Gy 30. E. 3. Agnes filia Will. Catesby Iohanna filia haeres probavit aetatem 49. E. 3. Joh. Beauchamp de Holt Joh. Beauchamp mil. obiit 8. H. 5. Alicia Ioh. Pauncefot 1. maritus Margareta filia haeres Ioh Wysham 2. maritus 1. H. 6. Rob. le Fitzwith I am of opinion that these Fitzwith's had their seat here as I shall further instance anon therefore I purpose here to memorize what I find notable of them Of this Iohn whom I have already mentioned I find that he was the first that assumed the sirname of Fitzwith being the son of one Guido or Guy called Guido filius Roberti as in Shotswell I shall have occasion to shew and in 3. E. 1. one of those who had Commission for the Gaol delivery at Warwick as also that in 5. E. 1. he attended the King in his expedition into Wales at which time the Welch were reduced to subjection their Prince being then content to accept of such termes as K. Edward would afford him And that in 29. E. 1. he was one of those that received the Kings precept to be at Berwick upon Twede sufficiently appointed with Horse and Armes to march against the Scots To whom succeeded Robert called Robertus filius Guidonis who being a Kt. in 3. E. 2. wrote himself of this place which Robert had issue Guy that dyed in 10. E. 2. leaving Elizabeth his Daughter and Heir within age who departed this life without issue as it seems for the inheritance came to Robert le Fitzwith Nephew to the last Guido by Iohn his Brother which Robert having no issue setled part of his lands in his life time upon the said Robert le Fitzwith his Nephew as I shall more fully shew when I come to Bernangre the rest descending to him This last mentioned Robert had two wives Agnes the Daughter of Will. Catesby and Ioane who survived him and marryed to Will. de Tyrington and died in 36. E. 3. leaving issue Ioane his Daughter and heir ward to Sir Richard Penbruge Kt. by the Kings grant which Ioane marryed to Iohn Beauchamp of Holâ— in Worcester-shire and proved her age in 49. E. 3. whereupon her husband and she had livery of her lands This Iohn Beauchamp had the honour to be the first man that ever had creation to the dignity of a Baron in England by Patent which bears date at Wodstoke x. Octobris undecimo R. 2. but he enjoy'd it not long for the same year the rebellious Lords having rais'd a potent army came up to London and there mustering their men in the sight of the Tower where the King then lodg'd forced him to call a Parliament wherein by their power they did what they listed causing Sir Robert Tresilian chief Justice of England and divers others to be attainted of treason of which number this Sir Iohn Beauchamp then Lord Steward of the Kings house-hold being one was thereupon hang'd drawn and quartered But by the Kings writ of Monstraverunt directed to the Justices of the Common Pleas in xv R. 2. upon the allegation of William de Tyrington and Ioane his wife wherein they set forth that the said William and Ioane had recovered the third part of this Mannour in 43. E. 3. as the dowrie of Ioane against the said Iohn Beauchamp and Elizabeth it appears that the said Iohn and Elizabeth long before this attainder viz. the Sunday being the feast day of the exaltation of the Holy cross in 7. R. 2. did demise it unto Iohn Catesby to hold during the said Iohn Catesby his life in consideration of viii l. per an to be payd to the said Iohn Beauchampe and Ioane and their heirs so that by reason of this demise the viii l. Rent per an onely and the reversion after Iohn Catesby his death were seized for the King in regard of the aforesaid attainder And which is not the least notable that his coat of male being then in the hands of one Iohn Reede an Armorer of London was thereupon delivered up unto Henry E. of Derby afterwards King by the name of Henry the 4. by a speciall command But this attainder as all things else done in that Parliament of xi R. 2. held by force being made void in the Parliament of 21. R. 2.
Margaret and Mary the onely daughters and heirs apparent of Thomas Morgan of Heyford in the County of Northampton Esquier sonne and heire of Francis Morgan of Heyford aforesaid sometimes one of the Iustices of the Kings Bench and Marye wife of the said Thomas daughter and sole heir of Sir Edward Saunders Knight sometime chief Iustice of England and after chief Baron of the Exchequer and lyeth buryed in this parish Church of Weston Which Margaret and Mary the daughters dyed that is to say Mary the 22 day of May 1568. before she was one yeare oulde and Margaret the 30 day of September 1568. being of the age of seven years and 21 days On whose soules God have mercy Anno Domini 1584. Upon a Plate of Brass fixed in Marble on the South wall of the Chancel Arâ—is Apolline fueras qui Mista Jodoce â— Heu mortis jaculo victa Tomere jaces Cujus in interitum tulit haec solatia tristem Saunderus verae pignora amicitiae Anno Domini 1566. Decembris 22. Heare lyeth Ioyce Tomer slayne by death That had of Physick skyll Whose losse these comforts Saunders shews As tokens of good wyll Cubington I Come next to Cubington wherein by the Conq. Survey the Prior of Coventre was certified to have 2 hydes valued at xxx s. the E. of Mellent 3. rated at as much which one Boseher then held of him and Roger de Iuri 5. esteemed at xl s. In one place it is written Cubitone and in the other two Cobintone but afterwards Cumbyngton which shews that it had its name originally from the situation of it in a low or deep hallow for the word Cumbe doth signifie as much That which the Prior of Coventre had here was half a Kts. fee which in 20 H. 3. Simon de Cubinton and in 36 H. 3. Henry de Cubinton held of that Monastery But the substance of what the said E. of Mellent had aâ—i which the same Boscher held of him came to the Monks of Stoneley either given by the heirs of the before specified Boscher or by those whom he or they enfeoffed thereof though the particular grants do not appear For Henry Boscher grandchild to the first Boscher made a general confirmation of them in H. 3. time the quantity being 5 carucats of land and xxiiii s. iii d. yearly Rent of Assize as was certified in 19 E. 1. But of that which Rog. de Iveri had Hastings of Allesley was as it seems antiently enfeoffed By one of which line it was given to Semely Lord of Radford-Semely and to S. Maure though when I find not for in 7 E. 1. Will. de Semely held what he had here by the service of half a Kts. fee of Iohn de Hastings viz. 2 yard land in demesn and 3 held by 6 servants at the will of the Lord paying certain yearly rent and doing suit twice a year at the Court of the said Iohn de Hastings at Allesley Which W. de Semely had also six Cottagers holding as many Cottages and 4 Free-holders occupying 2 yard land and 3 quarters and doing suit to his 3 weeks Court here at Cobyngton as also making two appearances every year at the Court of Allesley abovesaid But from Semely I cannot deduce the succession of his part in this place That which Iohn Hugford and Thom. Waldeyve granted to the Monks of Stoneley in 13 E. 4. was certainly it for the quantity viz. 5 mess. 80 acres of land 3 acres of meadow and 4 acres of pasture doth not onely argue the same but the tenure thereof from Sir Edw. Nevill in right of his Mannour of Allesley antiently belonging to Hastings doth put it out of doubt Of Henry de S. Maure who had the rest of Cobington I find that he committed a Murther and fled for it whereupon K. E. 1. seized his Mannour here but allowed to Ermengard his wife liberty to hold it for her maintenance during his royal pleasure It should seem that the K. taking advantage of this forfeiture gave it soon after to the Templars for in 7 E. 1. it was certified that they had here 3 yard land in demesn and a certain Grove inclosed like a Park but being willing to strengthen their title from S. Maure in 9 E. 1. grew to an Agreement with him viz. to pay to them the said Henry and Ermengard 4 marks per ann during the life of her the said Ermengard in consideration whereof they levyed a Fine of it to the use of the said Templars and their successors for ever Which lands so possest by them were in 1 E. 2. seized by the K. and then yeilded 25 s. rent of Assize but were soon after transmitted to the Knights Hospitalars and continued to them till the general dissolution as did also that which the Monks of Coventre and Stoneley had Being thus lodg'd in the Crown the K. in 38. of his reign granted to Edw. Watson and Henry Herdson and their heirs all that belong'd to the Abby of Stoneley called then by the name of Cobynton-grange Which Edw. and Henry had license the same year to alien it unto Ric. Faukoner and his heirs who sold it to one Thomas Fawkoner Which Thomas reserving an estate to himself for life entailed it upon Eliz. his daughter then the wife of George Bodyngton and the heirs of her body with remainder to Agnes Fermour widow his other daughter and the heirs of her body but for lack of such issue to the right heirs of the said Ric. Fawkoner and departed this life 10 Febr. 1 Eliz. his said daughters being then of full age Touching that which belong'd to the Priory of Coventre I find that it was by K. E. 6. in 4 of his reign inter alia granted to Sir Raph Sadler Kt. then Master of the great Wardrobe and to Laurence Wennington Gent. and to the heirs of the said Sir Raph. As also that the Hospitalars Mannour here was past out of the Crown by Q. Eliz. the same year to Iohn Fisher and others The Church dedicated to the Nativity of our Lady being antiently but a Chapel and belonging to Wotton was therewith granted to the Canons of Kenilworth as in Wotton I have already shewed and in ann 1291. 19 E. 1. valued at xii marks Which Canons in 5 E. 3. had License to appropriat the Fruits thereof to the use of that Monastery Whereupon scil in 19 E. 3. ensued the endowment of the Vicaridge which in 26 H. 8. was rated at vi l. vi s. viii d. over and above 2 s. allowed for Synodals Patroni Ecclesiae Incumbentes temp Inst. Prior Conv. de Kenilworth Thom. de Harewell Pbr. 11 Cal. Apr. 1309. Prior Conv. de Kenilworth Ioh. de Shotteswell accol 3 Ian. 1313. Prior Conv. de Kenilworth Rob. le Fitzwith Pbr. 8. Cal. Maii 1342. Patroni Vicariae Prior Conv. de Kenilworth Adam dâ—
held of Hugh de Albinie but in 36 H. 3. being possest by one Rob. de Haselovere is recorded to be held by hâ—m of the said Will de Hastings I am of opinion that this Rob. de Haselovere is the same man who is elswhere called Rob. Lyvet for certain it is that Rob. Lyvet was Lord of this town about that time and it was not unusuall in those dayes for men totally to relinquish their paternall name and assume that of their residence insted thereof or indifferently to use either Which Robert died seized of this Mannour in 9 E. 2. then held as the Record expresses of Will. de Hastings of Thormarton by the service of a pair of white Spurs price ii d. leaving Iohn Lyvet his son and heir of full age It seems that one Iohn de Chiltenham came afterwards to have some interest here perhaps in right of Alianore his wife for I find that in 3 E. 3. the same Iohn and Alianore aliened a third part thereof with the advouson of the Church to Iohn de Trillow and Katherine his wife and the heirs of the said Katherine After which viz. in 7 E. 3. Rob. de Stratford parson of the Church of Stratford purchased the whole from Henry the son of Rob. Lâ—vet and in 10 E. 3. being then Archdeacon of Canterb. obtained all the interest that the before specified Iohn de Chilâ—enham and Alianore his wife had therein together with the advouson of the Church which he kept but a while as it seems for in 20 E. 3. Will. de Meldon accounted for the half Kts. fee by which it was held as hath been said and presented to the Church as Patron about that time But the next possessor thereof concerning whom I have seen any authoritie was Sir Almaric de S. Amand Kt. who to fortifie his title got a Release from Iohn de Perto the elder of all his right therein which bears date at London on Wednesday next after the Feast of the Purification of our Lady 39 E. 3. and within 3. years after a grant or rather confirmation as I thinkâ— from Nich. de Dounamney likewise of what title he had thereto From which Sir Almaric it was conveyed to Will. de Stoke and Thomas de Sekindon Priests who by their deeds dated on the Feast day of St. Clement the Pope 8 R. 2. past it away unto Thomas de Beauchamp then E. of Warwick and others which Earl having the same year obtained the King's License for that purpose by his speciall Charter dated at Warwick 20 Sept. 19 R. 2. bestowed it upon the Canons of his Collegiate Church in Warwick and their successors for ever Notwithstanding which pious gift King R. 2. taking advantage of the attainder shortly after befalling that Earl as in my story of him in Warw. appeareth violated this his grant to those Canons and gave it to Robert Gowsell Esq. to hold during life But the deposall of that K. which followed soon after reverst that gift of his to Gowsell wherby both the Earl himself became restored to aâ—l his possessions and the said Canons to this Mannour which in 26 H. 8. was valued at xix l. vii s. vii d. and in 4 E. 6. after the dissolution of that Colledge passed out of the Crown inter alia to Sir Raph Sadler Kt. then Master of the Wardrobe and Laurence Wenington Gent. and to the heirs of the said Sir Raph. to be held of the Mannour of Est Greenwich in Socage The Church here with the Church-yard was founded by King ..... to the honour of Christ the blessed Virgin St. Laurence and All Saints and originally endowed with a House for the Parson and two yard land lying in the fields of Haselore and UUalcote as also certain pasture grounds to the same belonging with a certain place and croft lying opposite thereunto And afterwards in King H. 2. time augmented with an ample addition which Nich. de Pole one of the King's Justices and then Lord of this Mannour by the consent of Maud his wife with Robert and Raph his sons both Knights gave thereunto in pure Almes viz. xi acres of his woods called UUidecombe Middelgrove and Rowheye with the land adjoyning and Common of pasture for viiâ— Oxen in his pasture called Speries as also for four Kine and a Bullock in the pasture on the Heath for the Summer time Besides which he gave thereunto out of divers yard lands of his demesn vi Bushells of Oats and of an halfyard land 3. Bushels as also a certain number of Cocks and Hens to be delivered on St. Martin's day yearly by the Tenants holding the same lands together with Law-grist of his Mill with the Tithe thereof Toll free and libertie of Fishing on the banks of his water upon Fasting dayes with Shuf-net and Ese and other Engines except draught Nets in liew of the Tithe of the water being in the Lords hands but if it should happen to be let to ferme then the Parson to have Tithe of all the great Fishes taken therein In an 1201. 19 E. 1. this Rectorie was valued at xv marks and in 15 R. 2. the advouson thereof granted by Thomas Beauchamp E. of Warwick to the Dean and Canons of his Collegiate Church in Warwick and their successors and appropriated thereunto by the Abbot of Evesham deputed by Pope Boniface the ix th 22. Oct. 1394. whereupon the Vicaridge was endowed In 26 H. 8. the said Rectory so appropriated was valued at xxi l. per an the Vicar then having an yearly Pension onely of vi l. xiii s. iiii d. payable by the said Canons of Warwick Patroni Ecclesiae Incumbentes c. .......... Nich. â—e Buvynton Cap. 5. Cal. Dec. 1282. Rob. Lyvet Nich. Lyvet Cler. 4. Non. Oct. 1297. Will. de Meldon de Langeford Ioh. Guldune Cler ...... 1339 Will. de Meldon de Langeford Will. de Southam Pbr. 19 Apr. 1345. VVill. de Meldon miles Rob. de Overton Pbr. 6. Oct. 1349. Patroni Vicariae Decan Capit. Eccl. Coll. beatae Mariae Warw. Will. Elys Cap. 16. Martii 1464. Decan Capit. Eccl. Coll. beatae Mariae Warw. Ioh. Betley 7 Ian. 1423. Decan Capit. Eccl. Coll. beatae Mariae Warw. D. Thom. Grene Cap. 13. Iulii 1472. Decan Capit. Eccl. Coll. beatae Mariae Warw. D. Edm. Par. alias Kellet 17 Martii 1500. Decan Capit. Eccl. Coll. beatae Mariae Warw. Rog. Palmer Pbr. 9 Iunii 1523. Decan Capit. Eccl. Coll. beatae Mariae Warw. D. Ric. Brugges Cup .... 1530. Thom. King de Aston Cantlow Cler. Mart. Barker ratione concess D. Cap. Warw. D. Thomas Tayler Pbr. 13. Oct. 1545. Eliz. Angl. Regina Regin Broke Cler. 15 Dec. 1576. Iac. Rex Angl. c. Thomas Honthye Cler. 9. Iunii 1609. Walcote OF this small Hamlet being a
to those unreasonable Articles called Provisiones Oxonii which they by power had formerly forc't him unto constituting several persons of greatest trust in all parts of the Kingdom to secure what they had so got he was the onely man deputed in Warwickshire for that purpose having the title of Custos pacis Touching their giving battail to the K. at Lewes in May 48. H. 3. and how both K. and Prince were there made prisoners I must refer my Reaâ—der to our Historians observing onely that during the time the King was thus in their hands they made use of his great Seal doing what they listed in his name and in particular made a Charter to Thomas de Estley son of this Thomas for a Mercate and Faire at Hill-Morton which beares date 15. Ian. 49. H. 3. as I have already in my discourse upon that place intimated But see the successe after they had got the whole Kingdom into their power the Ring-leaders of them fell at emulation about sharing the spoil and superiority in command which caused such irreconcilable animosities that contrivances were layd for each others destruction Clare E. of Glouc. making what party he could to ruine Montfort E. of Leic. who had both the K. and Prince in his custody at the Castle of Hereford yet when he had considered his strength and found that of themselves it would be very difficult and hazardous if possible to effect rather than he would fail of his ends he was willing to take in the Royallists to his aid which could not be well accomplish't he knew without the presence of the K. or Prince for their countenance Whereupon plots were layd for the Prince his escape which taking effect accordingly an Army was raysed within two months and at Evesham gave battail to the E. of Leic. and his complices where they had a suddain and fatall overthrow In which conflict Montfort himself being slain and with him duodecim milites vexilliferi saith Math. Paris whereof this Thomas de Estley was one scarce a man of note escap't with life that was not made prisoner but touching the particular circumstances hereof having occasion to speak further in Kenilworth I shall now pass them by This victory so obtained the King rewarded those which adventured their lives for him in that battail with the possessions of his vanquish't Rebells amongst which he gave to Warine de Bassingburne the lands of this Thomas de Astley Which VVarine in 50. H. 3. obtain'd a charter bearing date at Kenilworth 22. Oct. for leave to fortify his house at Bassingburne in Cambridg-sh and this at Astley and to embattle the walls of them both but 't is not very probable that he did any thing thereupon at this place in regard it was so soon granted away again by him as I shall presently declare For that the posterity of those who had thus forfeited and lost their lives with the rest that were not slain except the Sonns of Montfort E. of Leic. were by that Decree called Dictum de Kenilworth whereof I shall speak elswhere admitted to composition is not unknown to those who have any cognusance of our English History I shall therefore here omit the relation thereof and descend to such particulars as concern the family of this Thomas And first to manifest what commiseration the K. had to Edith his wife do observe that whereas his lands in Astley Wetinton Willeby and Copston in this County Lilburn and Creek in Northampton-sh Brouton Cotes and Hecham in Leicester-sh were all bestowed on the said VVarine and whereof the value by extent was certified to be 151. l. -16 s. -11 d. per ann he notwithstanding gave unto her those in Willeby Hecham and Wetington valued at 34. li. 18. s. -1 d. ob per ann for the maintenance of her self children during her life paying to the same Warine and his heirs only one mark at the Feast of S. Iohn Baptist yearly I now come to Andrew his son and heir This Andrew compounding with the said Sir VVarine de Bassingburne according to the Edict before specified had a grant from him of those lands but for raising of money to that purpose was constrain'd to pass away his Lordship of Little-Copston before specified to the Monks of Combe and their successors for ever from whom he received for the same cccxx marks sterling which sum was to fit him for his voyage to the Holy-Land as by the originall Charter appeareth Shortly after which the said Andrew was received into favour giving security for his faithfull demeanour towards the K. and his heirs Rog. le Strange of Shrorpsh and Nich. Haversham of Northamptonsh by their speciall acts in Court undertaking for him therein And being thenceforth put into the condition of a loyall subject as to purchase of lands or any other thing the K. confirming the grant made to him by the said VVarine he was in 12. E. 1. joyn'd in Commission with Raph de Hengham a learned and eminent Professor in the Law of that time and afterwards chief Justice of the Common pleas for taking Assizes of Novel-disseisin Mort d'ancestor c. in this County In 13. E. 1. he claimed by Prescription a Court-Leet Gallows power to punish the breakers of Assize of bread and beere Free-warren with other priviledges in this Lordship with it's members viz. Merston-Iabet Wedington and Milverton and had allowance of them After which scil in 28. E. 1. Edm. de Bassingburne brought an Assize of Mort d'ancestor against him for this mannour before the then Justices Itinerant but prevailed not therein as it seemes Of his farther publique employments I finde that in 24. E. 1. he had summons with divers other great men to be at New-castle upon Tine the first of March there to attend the K. with Horse and Armes to vindicate the injuries done by Iohn K. of Scotland As also the next year following to be at Newcastle again upon St. Nicholas day to attend Pr. Edward who then went as Generall against the Scots And afterwards the same year was enjoyned to be at London the Sunday next after the Octaves of S. Iohn Baptist furnish't with Horse and Armes to wait upon the K. in his expedition beyond Sea into Flanders and Gascoine but it seemes he was dispens't with for his personal service in that voyage for I finde that Iohn de Clinton and he were then assigned by the Prince who during the K. absence was deputed his Lieutenant here in England to make choyce of such Knights and others of this County whom they should think fit and to retein them by wages for attendance on the said Prince at London on the Octaves of St. Michael the same year And that in 26. E. 1. he had command to be at York at the feast of Pentecost accoutred with Horse and Armes to march against the Scots which was the time that K. Edw.
out did to justify himself therein forthwith dispatch Letters to Rome whereunto he had got the hâ—nds of other Bishops signifying that the Monks of Coventre had deserted their Rule and were contaminated with secular polutions thereupon petitioning his Holyness that he might have the free disposall of that Monastery Unto which Letters the Pope gave no present answer expecting to have heard what the Monks could say for themselves but they being much impoverish't by the Bishop's oppressions for he was then a potent man having the custody of the Countyes of Warr and Leich committed to his charge for severall years of King Rich. reign were not able to send to Rome in their own defence so that the B. had his desires fulfill'd the poor Monks being scattered up and down to seek their fortune in the world In which banish't condition they continued during the whole life of that B. who lying upon his death-bed at Bec. in Normandy in the last year of K. Ric. reign became so sensible of his great iniquities and in particular of the injuries done to these Monks that he deplored the same with abundant sighs and teares earnestly desiring that prayers and intercessions should be made unto God for him And not then knowing how to make other satisfaction than to end his dayes in their habite with great mourning besought the Abbot of Bec that for the love of God and shame of the Devill he would vouchsafe to grant him the habite of a Monk to the end that he might have them to be his patrons in the world to come whom he had so persecuted in this Which being accordingly fulfill'd he disposed all his gold and silver jewels and plate to Houses of Religion and unto the poor and by way of satisfaction for his manifold transgressions condemn'd himself to the pains of Purgatory usque in diem Iudicii cruciandus and so dyed At which time there was resident in the Court of Rome one Thomas a Monk of Coventre who being expell'd with the rest was studious to obtain a restitution of this Monastery to its former condition and therefore waited all oportunities though through want he was often forc't to beg his bread and when news was brought of the Bishops death being then in good hopes to be heard he exhibited his petition to Pope Innocent the third then newly created and sitting with his Cardinalls in the consistory which so soon as his Holiness had read in an angry mood he bad the Monk withdraw telling him that other Petitions to the same purpose had been exhibited to Clement and Celestine his predecessors but rejected and therefore his expectations were vain Unto which the Monk with bitter tears replyed Holy Father my Petition is just and altogether honest and therefore my expectation is not vain for I expect your death as I have done your predecessors for there shall one succeed you who will hear my Petition to purpose But the Pope taking notice of these expressions from the poor Monk and much wondring at them said to the Cardinals Hear you not what this Divell hath spoken scil I expect your death as I have done your predecessors immediatly turn'd to him and said Brother by S. Peter thou shalt not here expect my death for thy Petition is granted and forthwith before he went to dinner directed his Letters mandatory to Hubert Archbishop of Canterb. that upon sight of them he should presently go to the Church of Coventre and thence put forth the Clerks and reinvest the Monks which the said Archb. did accordingly xv Kal. Feb. 1198. ult R. 1. And because Moyses the Prior was dead in the time of their banishment he constituted in his stead one Ioybert a Norman who for his eminent wisdom in worldly affaires had the government also of Daventre Wenloc and Bermundsey committed to him Which Ioybert was no sooner entred upon his charge but he speedily with the consent of the Monks elected Geffrey Muschamp Archdeacon of Cliveland to be B. as being a man from whom they expected nothing but fair regard The Monks therefore thus reestablish't took into consideration the conveniences of their House and all other securities that might tend to their advantage as appears by what I shall instance for in 5. Ioh. they procured an alteration of the Market but how the Record expresses not in consideration whereof they gave a Fine of 5. marks to the King And the next ensuing year did they obtain the K. speciall Letters of protection for themselves their tenants and all their possessions as also such a priviledge that they should not be impleaded for any of their lands except before the K. himself or his chief Justice for which they gave 2. palfreys The like Charter of protection had they in 11. E. 3. and besides another of sundry priviledges viz. Sok Sak Tol Them Infangenthef Hamsocne forstal blodwithe fithwithe wardwite and Mundbriche And that they and all their tenants except those which held by Knights service more than half a Kts. fee should be quit of Murder Robbery suit to the County or Hundred-Courts Ayd to the Shiriff view of Frank-plege and repair of the K. Castles or pooles In consideration of which favours they payd to the K. a Fine of 60. marks towards the raysing whereof they had Aid of their Coventre-burgers In the same year had they a grant of an yearly Faire to last for 8. days beginning on the day of S. Leodigarius the martyr which falls out Oct. 2. And in 16. H. 3. did Geffrey the then Prior purchase of Gerard de Allespath half a hide of land in Old-Fillongley to the use of this Monastery Touching such extraordinary charges whereunto they were subject in this K. time I find that in 13. H. 3. they gave a Fine to be exempt from sending souldiers in person for the expedition then beyond Sea and to have power for levying Scutage of their tenants for ten Kts. fees which they held of the King in Capite viz. 3. marks pro quolibet scuto towards that service As also in 18. H. 3. a Fine of 25. marks that they might not send souldiers to the Kings Army in Wales In 20. H. 3. they answered xx marks for 8. Kts. fees de vâ—teri feoffamento upon collection of the Aid for marrying of Isabell the Kings sister to the Rom. Emp. In 26. xv marks by way of Aid upon the K. transfretation into Gascoyn In 29. 10. li. for x. Kts. fees upon the Aid for marriage of the Kings eldest daughter Towards their better support of which burthens they had the K. Letters of recommendation to all their tenants for the receiving Aid from them which bear date in Octob. 33. of his reign But it seems that these taxes fell thus heavy upon them before they had in any reasonable measure recovered themselves out of the low condition wherein they had been
made him begin too late to repent of his doings After this it was not long ere that Symon de Montfort Earl of Leic. with divers of the Barons taking advantage of certain miscarriages in government occasioned by this Geffrey and such other who had abused the power and trust committed to them put themselves in Armes under pretence of asserting the Laws and subject's liberties the particulars of which story I must not here stand to tell but so much thereof as relates to the said Geffrey I shall briefly touch Which is that amidst those turbulent doings in 48. E. 3. he was trusted with the custody of Windsor-Castle as appears by his render thereof upon the Kings command being then necessitated to submit unto a dishonourable truce with the Barons Certainly he was a man of extraordinary note for I find him in the Catalogue of those great men who stood stoutly to the King against his rebellious Barons and lived to a great age for he departed not this world till 2. E. 1. and then Walter his son and heir doing his homage had livery of his lands A younger son he had named Geffrey who was in the Welch expedition with his brother Walter in 41. H. 3. But of him and his descendants I have said something already in Shortley and shall have occasion 〈◊〉 say more when I come unto Atherston super Stoure and therefore now return to Walter This Walter had his Christen name as 't is most like from Walter Marshall Earl of Pembroke under whom his father executed the officâ— of Marshall in the K. houshold And in 36. H. 3. obtain'd a speciall Pat. exempting him from serving on any Juryes so long as he lived The next year following he attended the King into Gascoign and in 41. H. 3. went into Wales with the Royall Army In 3. E. 1. he was constituted onâ— of the Justices for the Gaol delivery at Warwick And in 7. E. 1. being certified Lord of this place had here ten Cottiers holding nine Cottages for which they payd severall Rents performed divâ—rs services in Harvest and gathered Nutts for one day He had then also 3. Carucats of land and 3. acres and a Water-myll in demesn and kept a certain outwood containing 5. acres inclosed as a Park which had wont to be common The same year I find that he was again a Justice for the Goal-delivery at Warwick and so likewâ—se the year following in which he dyed leaving his son and heir viz. Iohn de Langley 22. years of age who did his Homage and had livery of his lands immediatly after And had also a younger son called Râ—bert of whom and his posterity I shall speak it Wolfhamcote Which Iohn who had the inheritance of this mannour as also of Wikin and Milcote had summons to be at London with many other great men the Sunday next after the Octaves of S. Iohn Baptist 25. E. 1. to attend the K. in his expedition beyond Sea And in 29. of the said Kings raign had the like summons to be at Barwick upon Twede at the feast of the Nativity of S. Iohn Baptist to wait on the K. in his Scottish war wherein he was knighted as 't is probable for the same year he so stiled himself In 5.6 and 7. E. 2. he was constituted one of the Justices for the Gaol-delivery at Warwick In 8. he and Henry de Erdington were appointed to levy and collect in this County and Leicester-sh the Scutage due to K. E. 1. in 34. of his raign when his Army came together at Carleol which was not till then received And the next ensuing year was in Commission for making choyse of one stout and able Footman in every village throught-out this County to march with the King in person against the Scots as also to see that they were sufficiently armed according to the Statute of Winchester In 10. E. 2. he had the like imployment for choosing one Footman in every village of this Shire for the war of Scotland and to see them sufficiently arm'd with Haketones Bacenets Swords Bows and Arrows as also with Slings and such other weapons that were proper for them In 12. E. 2. he with Rob. de Stoke were assign'd to collect an eighteenth in this County In 13. E. 2. for levying and collecting Scutage for the Scottish war In 14. and 15. E. 3. he was again in Comission for the Gaol-delivery at Warwick And in 18. entail'd this Lordship with other lands upon his son Geffrey and his heirs After which I neither find more mention of him nor any historicall matter relating to his descendants excepting of Ioan his great-grandchild and heir to this branch of that family who being wedded to Iohn the son of Sir Alan Charlton of Apley Knight was forcibly taken from him by Sir Iohn Trillow the younger Kt. and kept as his wife many years during which time the same Sir Iohn and she by their deed dated 39. E. 3. granted this Mannour to Sir Baldwin Frevill the elder Kt. and his heirs Who for the corroborating of his title had a Release from Sir Peter Careswell Kt. son and heir to Sir Will. Careswell Kt. of all his interest therein bearing date 3. Maii 46. E. 3. which Ioan was afterwards reconciled to her first husband but dyed without issue Upon the partition of Frevill's lands 31. H. 6. whereof in Tamworth I shall speak this Mannour was allotted unto Robert Aston esq son and heir to Ioyce one of the three Sisters and coheirs to the last Sir Baldwyn Since which it hath continued in the line of Aston till of late time for in 39. Eliz. did Sir Edw. Aston of Tixhall in Com. Staff Knight dye seized of it leaving Walter his son and heir who in 1. Caroli or about that time sold it to severall Coventre men then his tenants to the particular parcells thereof Whitley A Little lower upon the Eastern-bank of Shirburn stands Whitley where there is now no more than a Mannour-house with an old Chappell and a Mill to be seen but antiently it was a village of divers Inhabitants yet is there no mention of it in the Conq. Survey for as much as it was then involved with Coventre As for the name I suppose it proceeds from a Brittish originall viz. Coit id est a wood and by corruptness in pronouncing is come to be writter Whit the latter syllable Ley being also from the Brittish I le which is the same with locus or sedes Nor till K. Stephen's time have I seen it at all mentioned but then did Ranulph Eeal of Chester of whose fee it was render the Chappell thereof to the Monks of Coventre In 34. H. 3. upon the passing of Coventre in Fee-ferm by Roger de Montalt and Cecily his wife to the Monks amongst certain reservations made to
been granted by Thomas Wygford Prior of Coventre and his Covent to one Will. Allicock for 80. years from the 29. of Sept. 26. H. 8. And that afterwards viz. 32. Eliz. the Q. by her Letters Pat. bearing date 21. Martii conveyed inter alia to Sir Iohn Harington Knight afterwards created Lord Harington of Exton and Iohn Read gentleman this Mannour of Sow so before leased Which said Sir Iohn and Iohn by their deed of bargain and sale bearing date 2. Iunii the same year past away the Mannour house to Edw. Lapworth and his son with divers lands thereto belonging from whom descended Alexander Lapworth the present owner thereof Anno 1640. But the Royalty or Mannour with some lands there being reserved by the said Sir Iohn Harington were by Lucie Countesse of Bedford his daughter and heir bequeath'd by Will as I have heard to Mr. George Purefoy of Belgrave in Leicestersh who still enjoys it I now return to that part which Richardus Forestarius held This as Chesterton in Kineton-Hundred also did went with Margery the daughter and heir of the said Richard unto William Crok which William leaving it to his son William who was hang'd for felony it escheated to the Crown but by the favour of the King was given to Rob. de Brok that had marryed Margery sister to the said William which Robert leaving one onely daughter and heir who was wedded to Hugh de Loges it thereby came to that family and so through Loges his heir generall at length to Peto as will more clearly be discerned by the descent in Chesterton where I have observed what is memorable of all those families I shall therefore here take notice onely of them so far as they had relation to this place and no further And first concerning Croc I find that though by the abovesaid forfeiture his estate here was confiâ—cate and that Loges had his interest by force of the Kings grant yet did the said Loges think fit to strengthen his title by an agreement with the heir of Croc as may appear by a Fine that Gilb. Croc levyed thereof in 1. Ioh. to the use of the said Hugh Loges and Margerie his wife and their heirs the proportion being the same viz. 1. hide as in the Conq. time the before specified Richardus Forestarius held Betwixt which Gilbert and the Prior of Coventre there had been suit concerning some claime that the said Gilbert made here for conclusion whereof the Prior granted to him Husbote and Heybote and the moytie of the third peny which should be made of the paunage in Sow In 7. E. 1. the particulars that Loges possest in this place were certified for two Carucats of land which he kept in demesne with six Freeholders who held two Cottages one yard land a half and fourth part and two acres by certain Rent and particular services and xl acres of out-wood wherein the Freeholders had reasonable estovers together with a Court-Leet all which he held of the King by Sergeanty viz. to be Keeper of the Forest of Cank though he had no originall grant to shew but certifies that it was per antiquam tenuram sine Charta Which words clearly manifesting that grants by Deed or Charter were not frequent in those elder times it will not be amisse I suppose to shew when such concessions first began wherein I shall exhibite the authority of a most authentique Historian I mean Ingulphus Secretary to the Conq. while he was only D. of Normandy and afterwards Abbot of Crouland who being so great a Schollar and withall a strict observer of the most eminent passages in his time deserves much the more credit Nam Chirographorum confectionem Anglicanam saith he quae antea usque ad Edwardi Râ—gis tempora fidelium praesentium subscriptionibus cum crucibus aureis aliisque signaculis firma fuerunt Normanni condemnantes Chirographa Cartas vocabant Chartarum firmitatem cum cerea impressione per uniuscujusque speciale Sigillum sub instillatione trium vel quatuor testium astantium conficere constituebant Conferebantur etiam primò multa praedia nudo verbo absque scripto vel charta tantùm cum Domini gladio vel cornu vel galea vel â—ratera plurima tenementa cum Calcari cum Strigili cum Arcu nonnulla cum Sagitta Sed hac initio regni sui posterioribus annis immutatus est iste modus The first sealed Charter that we have in England being that of King Edward the Confessor upon his foundation of Westminster Abby who having his education in Normandy brought into this Kingdom that and some other of their fashions with him which afterwards came to be imitated by all others though by the inferior sort not of a â—â—ng time as Mr. Lambert out of the History of Battail-Abbey observes where Ric. de Lucy Chief Justice of England in H. 2. time is reported to have blamed a mean subject for that he used a privat Seal when as that apperteyn'd as he said to the King and Nobility only But returning to Loges I finde that he held five tenements in this place of the Earl of Chester by the service of conducting the said Earl towards the Kings Court through the midst of the Forest of Kanck meeting him at Rotford-bridg upon notice of his coming and at Hopwas-bridg upon his return In which Forest the Earl might if he pleased kill a Deer in his going and another at his coming back giving unto Loges at each time he should so attend him a barb'd Arrow After which viz. in H. 3. time it appears that Hugh de Loges granted to Will. Bagot and his heirs all his lands in Sow to hold of him the said Hugh and his heirs by the payment of a pair of white Gloves price 1 d. or 1 d. in money at the feast of St. Michael yearly for all services Howbeit this though confirm'd by the King 16. Febr. 54. H. 3. took not effect For Richard de Loges son of the said Hugh commencing suite for the same land as his inheritance proved that his father was not compos mentis at the time when he sealed that Deed and so recovered it again Whereupon it became assigned by the name of a Mannour inter alia unto Eliz. the widow of the above mentioned Richard in 28. E. 1. upon whose decease in 11. E. 3. it was found that she held in dowrie certain lands here by petty-Sergeanty viz. giving to the King one barb'd Arrow as often and whensoever as he should pass through the road-way in Sow towards Wales to hunt there How this Mannour came by descent from the family of Loges to Peto the Pedegree in Chesterton will fully shew in whose line it hath ever since continued till this present age In this parish are the hamlets of Attoxhale and Woodend with the Mannour of Hanksbury but of the two first have
of money to the King and in 9 H. 5. again joyned in Commission for the peace in this County being all that time Steward for the Mannour of Cheylesmore in Coventre But how this Lordship past from that family or at what time have I not seen nor any thing further thereof till 8 H. 4. that one VVill. Botener purchased it of Thomas Compworth and Eliz. his wife it being of the inheritance of the said Eliz. so that I suppose she was daughter and heir to Castell Which VVill. Botener was of Coventre some wealthy tradesman I presume but being setled here at Withibroke grew to be a man of some account in the world for the same year that he purchased this Lordship he was made a Justice of peace in Warwicksh So likewise in 1 H. 5. Of whom I further find that he gave a peice of ground containing Cxli foot in length and xâ—v foot and a half in bredth lying in Coventre to the Friers Carmelites there for the enlargement of their House in consideration that they should keep the Anniversary of Iohn Percy and Alice his wife deceased for ever And that in 12 H. 6. he is recorded amongst the other persons of chiefest quality in this County for making oath as to the observance of divers Articles ordained in the Parliament then held but from that time I have not seen any more mention of him After which viz. in 29 H. 6. this Mannour was setled by Fine upon Henry Everingham and Alice his wife and the heirs of Alice the other parties to the Fine being Thomas Wylkins and Rob. Bate And in 15 H. 7. Humfry Grey dyed seized of it leaving Edw. his son and heir 28 years of age So likewise did Tho. Grey in 2 Eliz. leaving Iohn his son and heir who accomplisht his full age 3 Dec. 4 Eliz. As for that which belong'd to the Monks of Combe within the precincts of this Lordship it was after the dissolution past away to Thomas Broke and Iohn Williams and to the heirs of Broke in 36 H. 8. by the name of a Mannour which I suppose was a good quantity for besides what I mentioned as given by Morevill there were divers petty parcels bestowed on those Monks by particular men of whom being persons but of mean quality I have omitted the mention This village was antiently of Monkskirby parish for upon confirmation made by Geffrey Muschamp B. of Coventre of what his predecessors had granted to the Priory of Kirby Widebroc is there mentioned to be a Chappel belonging thereto By an antient composition made betwixt the Monks of Combe and Kirby and the Incumbent of Withibroke I find that the Monks of Combe should receive all the tithes of those lands which they then held in Kirby Withibroke paying to the Prior and Covent of Kirby two marks of silver yearly at the Feast of S. Botâ—lph and for such lands which the said Monks of Combe should after that time obtain within the parishes of Kirby and Withibroke they to pay unto the Monastery of Kirby their xii th sheaf But the Priory of Monkskirby being granted to the House of Carthusians founded in the Isle of Axholme by Tho. Moubray D. of Norf. the said Carthusians obtained license in 22 R. 2. for the appropriation of this Church dedicated to All Saints to them and their successors for ever In ann 1291. 19 E. 1. it was valued at 8 marks and in 26 H. 8. the Vicaridge at viii l. vi s. viii d. the Incumbent then receiving yearly just so much in money for his salary at the hands of the Prior of Axholme Patroni Ecclesiae Incumbentes Pr. C. de Kirby-monach Will. de Leone Pbr. 13 Cal. Dec. 1313. Edw. Rex ratione temporal Pr. de Kirby in manu sua c. Ric. de Melburn Cler. 1339. Edw. Rex ratione temporal Pr. de Kirby in manu sua c. Ric. de Walton Pbr 6 Id. Martii 1341. Pr. Conv. de Axholme Tho. de Burton Cler. 17. Martii 1405. Pr. Conv. de Axholme Rob. Malore Cler. 20 Sept. 1407. Pr. Conv. de Axholme Ioh. White Cap. 16 Iulii 1408. Pr. Conv. de Axholme Ioh. Hycke Cap. 4 Iulii 1410. Pr. Conv. de Axholme Ioh. Gybon Pbr. 25 Maii 1443. Pr. Conv. de Axholme Will. atte Heth. 25 Febr. 1445. Pr. Conv. de Axholme Will. Hall 19 Aug. 1456. Pr. Conv. de Axholme Ric. Kere 5 Martii 1456. Pr. Conv. de Axholme Georgius Perci 3 Apr. 1501. Patroni Vicariae Pr. Conv. de Axholme Ioh. Dawby Cap. 29 Dec. 1534. Praeses Socii Coll. S. Trin. Cantab. Rob. Batson Cler. 16 Maii 1553. Iacobus Rex Ioh. Walton 23 Maii 1614. Magist. Sâ—cii Scolar Coll. S. Trin. Cantab. Ioh. Malyn in art Bacc. 9 Oct. 1617. Monumental Inscriptions in the body of the Church Upon a Plate of Brass fixt on a Marble Grave-stone this Inscription Pray for the sawlles of Richard Wright and Elsabeth his wife the purchesid the Lordship of Hoppisford which Richard dâ—sessid the first day of December in the year of our Lord MCCCCCI Of whose sawlles God have mercy Amen In the midst of the Chancel lyeth a fair Marble with Plates in Brass upon it whereon are the portraitures of a man and his wife with this following Inscription Of your charite pray for the saullis of Christofer Wren gentilman and Chrystian his wife the which Christofer deceasside the xxv day of November in the year of the Lord MCCCCCxliii On whose saullys and all Christian saullys Iesu have mercy Amen On the South-side of the Chancell is a raised Monument of Alabaster with the portraiture of a man and woman drawn thereon in black lines and this Epitaph on the verge thereof Here lyeth the body of Christopher Wright of Happisford in the County of Warwick Esquire who was one of the Iustices of peace in the County aforesaid to our most gracious sovereigne Lady Queene Elizabeth He deceased the sixt day of December in the yeer of our Lord 1602. Whose soule God rest Above it against the wall is an Arch within which is the Arms of Wright viz. sable a cheveron engrailed Or betwixt 3 flower de luces argent with mantle helme and crest empaling Purefey The Motto under his Coat RECTUM RECTE CHRISTO FERET And under hers PUREFOY MA JOY Erected by Iane the wife of Christopher Wright Hopsford THis is in the parish of Withibrook and now little better than a depopulated place there being no more left of the Mannour-house than the bare skeleton thereof not habitable and two mean Cottages In the Conq. time Geffrey Wirce of whom I have so often spoke possest it by whose Survey it was certified to contain 3 hydes and valued at xxx s. being there written Apleford through mistake of the s for an l and
here in which Ks. time it hapning that the Prior of Kirby impleading them for the Grange of Causton for so it was called the Attorney for the Monks of Kirby so subtilly managed the suit that they of Pipwell were foyled therein which occasioned much sadness amongst them But at that time Rog. de Seytone being chief Justice of the Common Pleas after Judgement given discerning the fraud of the adverse part went to the K. taking with him the Abbot of Pipwell and Prior of Kirby and manifested the whole business unto him whereupon the K. made a final determination therein ordering that the Monks of Pipwell should enjoy the said Grange paying to them of Kirby CC marks For which good service they concluded to keep his Anniversary for ever in their Monastery on the xi Cal. of May. But after this viz. in 3 E. 2. the Grange here at Causton by an unhappy accident of a Candle carelesly stuck upon a wall was almost totally consumed with fire This Village hath been long decayed as it seems for our Countryman Rous making mention thereof sayes that there being nothing but a Grange remaining the place was become a den of theeves and manslayers by whom the road from Coventre towards Dunchurch growing much infested exposed all Travailers over Dunsmore-heath to much peril for which he doth not a little blame the Monks as minding more their own particular benefit by depopulation than the publick But by the dissolution of the Monasteries it came to the Crown and being granted 15 Iulii 37 H. 8. to Tho. Boughton Gent. and his heirs a younger son to Wâ—ll Boughton of Lawford descended to Edw. his son and heir who through the countenance of Robert Earl of Leic. a potent man in Q. Eliz. time bore a great sway in this County and having gotten materials by pulling down the White-Friers Church in Coventre raised here the most beautifull Fabrick that then was in all these parts Wâ—lliam his great grandchild being the present owner thereof Thurlaston IN the Conq. time the E. of Mellent held two hydes and a half in this Village valued at xxxv s. and possest by one Wlgar in Edw. the Conf. dayes Other two hydes and a half Hubertus held of Hugh de Grentmaisnill then rated at lx s. having been the Free-hold of one Baldwin before the Conquest In the general Survey it is wrâ—tten Torlaveston whence I conclude that the name originally proceeded from some antient owner thereof in the Saxons time But these two hydes and a half last mentioned continued not to the posterity of the said Hugh for thereof did K. H. 1. enfeoff one Wigan sirnamed Marescall of whom in Willoughby I have spoke who held it together with the rest in Wilughby Dunchurch and Hulle by Sergeanty as I have elswhere shewed All which descended to Raph his son and heir and from Raph to Will his son and heir which Will. granted it to Will. de Cantilupe who about the 13 of H. 3. past it away to Stephen de Segrave and his heirs the extent whereof being x yard land and reputed for half the town was held by one Kts. fee the said Stephen then Iusticiarius Angliae having changed the Tenure from Sergeanty to Kts. service Here was in this Village a great quantity of land besides given by many particular persons to the Monks of Pipwell amongst which one mâ—ss with 3 yard land Will. the son of Rob. de Thurlaveston gave cum corpore suo anima Deo S. Mariae de Pipwell in manu Roberti Abbatis obtulit as are the words of his grant Ric. son to the same Will with Tho. de Verdun and Iohn de Verdun Lords of Brandon confirming the same Which Richard was reputed Lord of the Mannour here because he dwelt in the capital messuage that sometime belonged to Wigan le Marescal above mentioned Upon that land so given to the Monks of Pipwell was there a Grange called the Bigging id est aedificium domorum and situat upon that part of the field named Stokewell-furlong It seems that the family of Verdon Lords of Brandon in this County had antiently a Kts. fee here held of the Earls of Warwick which I suppose might be part of what Lescelina daughter to Geffrey de Clinton brought in marriage to Norman de Verdon as by my discourse in Brandon may be gathered but in 20 H. 3. Will. le Franceis held it and in 36 H. 3. Iohn de Thurlaweston of Roes de Verdon And afterwards Sim. fil Margeriae and Iohn Darset From which Iohn descended Will. Dorset alias Dasset as 't is like who in 25 H. 8. past it to Edw. Cave Esq by which means it divolved to Edw. Boughton late of Causton Esq son of Thomas by Margaret daughter and heir to the said Edward Touching this interest of the Verdons here the Register of Pipwell sayes that they had it by means of some that dwelt in the Capital Messuage or Mannour-House that belonged to Wigan Marescall above mentioned but by no good right as is thereby insinuated Which expression of the Monks I conceive to have been partial for I find them complain of their being summoned to do service at the Court of Brandon for their lands in this place to be freed whereof they obtained several Charters from the successive Lords of that Mannour In 11 E. 1. the Monks of Pipwell had a Charter of Free-warren in all their demesn lands here Which lands after the dissolution of that Monastery being by Q. M. granted to Sir Rouland Hill and Sir Tho. Leigh were in like sort as the Mannour of Dunchurch whereof I have already spoke by partition alotted to the said Sir Thomas and setled upon Sir Will. his youngest son whose grandchild Fr. Lord Dunsmore now scil ann 1640. enjoys them Touching the Mannour which Segrave had here it continued in that family as long as the male line lasted and at last by Eliz. the daughter and heir to Iohn Lord Segrave came to Tho. Moubray D. of Norf. as by the descent in Caludon may be discerned Whose son Iohn Moubray D. of Norf. in 10 H. 6. was certified to hold 9 mess. and 9 yard land in this Village by the service of half a Kts. fee but without mention that he was Lord of the Mannour Yet by the Inquis taken the year following after his death it is so called and likewise in all Inq. afterwards and so divolved to the family of Berkley through Isabell one of the daughters and co-heirs to Iohn D. of Norf. in such sort as Caludon did Thom. Lord Berkley dying seized thereof in 26 H. 8. leaving Henry his son and heir then within age Here hath antiently been a Chapel dedicated to S. Edmund in which Rob. de Stretton B. of Cov. and Lich. at the request of Will. de Pettou gave liâ—cense to the Inhabitants
they had of his gift in this place To him succeeded Will. his son and heir who exceeded his father in bounty to those Monks for he bestowed on them above CC acres and half a yard land with pasture for 600 Sheep five Sows with their Pigs one Boar 2 teams of Oxen 5 Kyne with their Calves and one Bull 2 young Heifers with their Calves and his Sheep-cotes on the Hills for their Sheep all in this his Lordship of Rodburne Neither was Michael his son streight-handed to them nor almost any other that had Free-hold in this place as may appear by their particular grants of several parcels of land some of them therewith bequeathing their bodyes to sepulture in that Monastery Which Monks obtained divers priviledges here viz. Court-leet Assize of Bread and Beer Gallows c. as appeareth by their claim in 13 E. 1. whereunto K. E. 1. added his Charter of Free-warren dated at Westm. 18 Febr. 18 of his reign But the posterity of Arden who were Lords of this Mannour having their seat here sometimes called themselves de Rodburne as by divers Records besides these which I have in the margent pointed at might be instanced yet the last of them scil William assumed the name of Arden again and in 43 E. 3. sold all the interest he had here to Iohn the son of Will. Catesby at which time Hugh de Prestwode and Agnes his wife past their whole right therein to the said Iohn by a Fine then levyed with warranty against the heirs of the said Agnes So that it seems she was an heir and probably of the same Will. de Arden Which Catesbyes were of Ashby Legers in Com. Northampt. and afterwards had the Mannour of Lapworth in this Shire where I purpose to speak historically of them In 13 H. 4. after the death of Iohn de Catesby the purchaser I find that Enime his widow and Iohn his son had a Charter of Free-warren granted to them inter alia in alâ— their â—emeâ—n lands here And that in 21 E. 4. the Monks of Combe quittâ—d all their interest here by the name of the Mannour of Rodburne grange to Will. Catesby Esq son and heir of Sir Will. Catesby Kt. for which alâ—enation K. H. 7. granted his pardon to the said Monks in 13 of his reign But this Will. Catesby having been a great Favourite to K. Ric. 3. was attainted in the Parl. of 1 H. 7. whereupon his lands eschaeting to the Crown this was by the K. given away to Sir Iohn Risley Kt. and the heirs male of his body Whether it came again to the Crown for want of issue male by the said Sir Iohn Risley I cannot say but in 2 3 Pâ— M. the Q. granted it to Thom. Wilkes Meâ—chant of the Staple and his heirs whose brother and heir viz. Will. Wilkes dyed seized thereof 27 Sept. 15 Eliz. leaving Robert his son and heir then aged 12 years Which Rob. dyed 26 Iulii 19 Eliz. withouâ— issue whereupon his 3 sisters became his heirs as in Hodnell I have shewed But that part of this place which is called Little-Rodburne did heretofore belong to the Priory of Coventre and coming to the Crown at the general dissoluâ—ion of the Religious Houses was in 6 Eliz. granted by the Q. to Henry Goodere of Polesworth Esq and Clem. Throgmorton Esq and their heirs Which Henry by his Deed bearing date 26 Nov. 8 Eliz. released all his right therein to the said Clement and his heirs who in 15 Eliz. sold the same to Will. Catesby of Ashby-Legers in Com. Northampt. Esq and his heirs After whichâ— viz. in 43 Eliz. Rob. Catesby Thomas Leigh and others all Feoffees in trust of Catesby's lands as it seems by their Deed of bargain and sale past it to Ranulph Crew Esq afterwards Kt. and chief Justice of the K. Bench whose grandchild Iohn Crew son and heir to Sir Clipsby Crew his eldest son in Easter Term ann 1650. sold the same to Sir Iohn Dreyden of Cannons-Ashby before mentioned That the Church was very antiently appropriated to the Nuns of Henwood I have already shewed but how long they took benefit thereof I know not for it appears that the Catesbyes presented thereto as a Rectory and that in 26. H. 8. the Parson received onely iiii l. xvi s. ii d. yearly besides ix s. vi d. for Procurations and Synodals from Ric. Catesby Esq then his Patron whereby it seems that there was no Church then standing but how long it had been down I am not yet certain for our Countryman Rous complains of the depopulation here amongst the rest of the Villages in this County which in his time were ruined by inclosure Patroni Ecclesiae Incumbentes temp Inst. Ioh. Catesby ar D. Ioh. Steward Cap. 27. Apr. 1417. Ioh. Catesby ar Ioh. Watson Pbr. 22 Nov. 1431. Will. Spenser mil. ratione custodiae gard Ric. Catesby fil haer Georgii Catesby D. Thom. Palmer Cap. 24 Maii 1527. Venerab vir Ric. Catesby ar D. Rob. Holme Cap. 20. Ian. 1540. Henr. Philips ar D. Eliz. Catesby ux ejus Tho. Thackam art Magr. 20 Iulii 1573. Edw. Onley ar Gryffin Lhoyde Cler. 16. Dec. 1573. Ran. Crew miles capit Iustic ad Plac. Tho. Wilbraham jure Eliz. ux ejus Sym. Venables Cler. 6 Martii 1625. Ladbroke ABout 2 miles lower on the Northern bank of the same Torrent stands Ladbroke which I suppose had its name originally from the dirty soyl and clay where the stream runneth Llaid in the old British signifying the same with lâ—â—um and limus but it is frequently written in all antient authorities Lodebroc the a being changed into o. In the Conq. time the E. of Mellent had two hydes here then valued at 50 s. Turchill de Warwick 3 hydes with 4 yard land and better whereof one the Priest held and the other two one William whom I suppose to be progenitor of the family which afterwards assumed this place for their sirname And Hugh de Grentmaisnill three yard land with a Mill of iii s. That Turchill's lands for the most part came to Henry E. of Warwick before the end of the Conq. reign I have in Warwick sufficiently manifested but of what family he was whom the succeeding Earls enfeoft of this place I cannot certainly discover but Will. de Lodbroch the first that I find to have assumed his sirname from hence in 11 H. 2. was certified to hold a Kts. fee of Will then Earl of Warwick de veteri feoffamento that is to say whereof himself or his ancestor was enfeoft in H. 1. time so that I am induced to believe that the brother of this Will became so enfeoft For in the Confirmation which the said Will. made to the Canons of Kenilworth of the Church of Herberbury given originally unto them by G. de Clinton
that the succeeding Abbot for quiet enjoyment thereof was glad to come to a new agreement with him and give him a mark of Gold to purchase his good will whereupon he confirm'd the same in the presence of his Barons of which are specially named Richard fitz-Osbern and Thurstan de Montfort Torf Turchetillus Auschetillus de Harecurt Turulsus de Ponte Audomari Wevia soror Gunnorae Comitissae ' Uxoris Ric. primi Norm Ducis Joscelina Hugo de Montegumerico Rog. de Montegumeri primus comes de Salopia post conq Angliae Humfridus de Vetulis Robertus de Bellomonte Rogerius de Bellomonte a consiliis Willielmo duci Norm Rob. Comes de Mellento postea in Com. Leicest erectus Eliz. sive Isabella filia Hug. magni Comitis Viromandorum Adelina ux Hâ—g de Monteforti Robertus Comes Leicestriae Amicia filia Rodulfi Comitis Nor. wic Gualeranus Comes de Mellento Hugo cogn Pauper Bedfordiae Comitatum obtinuit Henricus cogn de Novoburgo erectus in Comitem Warwici obiit 23. H. 1. Margareta soror Rotroci Comitis de Pertico Rog. Comes Warwici obiit 18. Steph. Gâ—â—â—reda filia Will. 2. Comitis de Warenna Willielmus Co. Warw. obiit s. p. Matilda filia una haered Will. D. Perâ—y ux 1. Margareta D'eivile ux 2. Walerannus Co. Warw. ob 6. Ioh. Margareta filia Huâ—ntr de Bohun Comitis Heref ux 1. Henricus Co. Warwici ob 13. H. 3. Margeria filia Henrici D'oyâ—i ux 1. Thom. Co. Warwici ob 26. H. 3. Ela filia Willielmi Longspe Co. Sarum Ioh. Mareschallus 1. maritus Margeria soror haeres ob s. p. Ioh. de Plessetis Co. Warwici ob s. p. 47. H. 3. Henricus Co. Warwici ob 13. H. 3. Philippa filia una cohaer Thom. Basset de Hedindon postea nupta Ric. Siward Walerannus Gundreda monialis apud Pinley Walerannus Co. Warw. ob 6. Ioh. Alicia filia Rob. de Harecurt relicta Ioh. de Limesei ux 2. Alicia Will. Mauduit de Hanslap Regis Camerarius Isabella soror haeres Will. Beauchamp fil Walt. B. de Eâ—nley in Com. Wig. Will. de Bellocampo comes Warwici Will. Mauduit Co. Warw. ob s. p. 52. H. 3. Alicia filia Gilb. de Segrave Henricus Agnes uxor Galf. de Clinton Henricus Rotrocus episc Ebroâ—censis Robertus monachus in Abbat de Becco Gaufridus Walleranus Comes de Mellento Adelina Buda vx Will. de Molinis Hugo comes de Meliento militiam Christi assumpsit in coenobio de Becco By which instance we may partly see how hardly the native English were dealt with as in my Introduction is shewed viz. not to enjoy their inheritances though they did not at all oppose the Conquerors title as by that trust committed to this Turchill for enlarging of Warwick-Castle may be inferred Nay so imperious were the Normans in these their acquisitions that they would not permit the Religious houses to possess what was formerly granted to them by the English as may seem by that claim which this Earle Henry made to those Lands above-specified so given to Abingdon by Turchill which puts me in minde of the answer that Iohn Earle Warren about the later end of H. 3. time made to Rog. Zouch then chief Justice when being questioned by what right he held his Lands produxit in medium gladium antiquum evaginatum saith my Author ait Ecce domini mei ecce warantum meum Antecessores mei verò cum Will. Bastardo venientes conquesti sunt terras suas gladio easdem gladio defendam à quocunque eas occupare volente non enim Rex terram per se devicit subjecit sed progenitores nostri fuerunt cum eo participes coadâ—utores c. So that having helpt him to get it by the sword they esteemed themselves well worthy to share with him But I return to Earle Henry Of whom that which I find most memorable is that he was one of those great men who in An. 1081. 14. Vill. C. by fair perswasions qualified the anger of K. Will. conceived towards Rob. Curthose his eldest Son so that a fair composure then ensued betwixt them That he was also of great familiarity with Henry the K. youngest Son and one that stuck closest to him upon the death of Will. Rufus for his obtaining the Crown and so likewise ever afterwards Moreover amongst the witnesses to that notable Charter of K. Henry 1. whereby he confirmed the Laws of Edw. the Conf. as K. Will. had new moulded them and granted many other favours to the Church as also to the Peers and other subjects of this Realm he is recorded to be one of which Charters so many were sent through England as there were particular Counties to remain in the several Monasteries of those Shires This Earle began the making of Wedgnock-park near his Castle of Warwick whereof I have already spoke following therein the example of K. Henry who made the first Park at Woodstocke that ever was in England He founded the Priory at Warwick gave the Church of Compton Murdac to be a Prebend in the Church of our Lady at Warwick before it was made Collegiat with other benefits As also the Town of Warminton in this County to the Monks of Preaux in Normandy of all which I shall speak more fully as I come to discourse of them in particular and therefore for a close I will deliver the Character which an eminent Historian who lived at the same time hath of him scil that he was dulcis quieti animi vir qui congruo suis moribus studio vitam egit clausit He wedded Margaret the daughter to Rotrode Earle of Perch and had issue by her Roger who succeeded him in the Earldom of Warwick Henry Geffrey Rotrodâ— Bishop of Eureux Robert that inherited his Fathers possessions in Normandy who was Sewer and Justice of that Dukedom and a great benefactor to the Abby of Bec in which he afterwards was shorn a Monk and departing this life xiiii Kal. Septemb. An. 1158. had sepulture in the Chapter-house there Two daughters he also had but their names I finde not nor whether they were ever married and died xx Iunii An. 1123. 23. H. 1. lying interred in the Abby of Preaux before specified Of Margaret his Countesse who survived him above 20. years I finde that she was a special benefactresse to the Knights Templars for in the year 1156. 2. H. 2. she bestowed the Town of Lammadok in Wales upon them and to the Canons of Kenilworth quitted her interest in the moyety of the Lordship of Salford in this County by the consent of Rotrode Bishop of Eureux Roger Earle of Warwick Râ—b de Newburgh Geffrey and Henry her sons but the direct time of her
thereto The next ensuing year viz. 47 E. 3. he was again retained to serve the King in his French warrs for one whole year with CC. men at Armes and CC. Archers well mounted armed and arrayed under the conduct of Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster of which men at Armes besides himself there were to be Lix Knights and Cxl. esquiers And in 49 E. 3. was sent by Commission from the King into Scotland with whom were joyned Sir Guy de Brienne and Sir Henry le Scrope Bannerets to treat with William Earl of Douglas and others appointed by the King of Scotts touching restitution of those lands which by the truce formerly made did belong to the English The same year also did he accompany Edmund E. of Cambridge the Kings son into Britanny on the behalf of Iohn de Montfort Duke of Britanny where they had great success in taking of severall Castles till they were recalled by the King upon a truce concluded betwixt him and the French In 50 E. 3. he was constituted Governour of the Isles of Gernsey Serke and Aureney In 51 E. 3. he had Commission with divers gentlemen of note for arraying of men in this County so also in 1 R. 2. at which time he was by Indenture retain'd to serve the King with CC. men at Armes and CC. Archers beyond Sea for a quarter and half of the year viz. besides himself a Banneret four Knights with Clxiv Esquiers well and sufficiently mounted armed and accoutred for that voyage In 3 R. 2. he was again in Commission for arraying of men in this Shire and by the Commons in Parliament at the same time held at London chosen Governour to the King then but young as being a man most just and prudent for which service he was to have a convenient allowance out of the Kings publique Treasury In 5 R. 2. that foul Insurrection of the Commons under the conduct of Iack-Straw happening whereof our Storyes have a full relation he was sent to protect the Monastery of S. Albans then much endangered by that Rebellious Rout and to do Justice upon the Villains but as he was marching thitherward with a thousand stout men well armed and the Lord Thomas Percy in his company News came to him that the like commotion was broke out where his own estate lay which occasioning him to divert his intended course and to send part of his souldiers to the aid of the Abbot did much animate those bold Rebells that had gotten head at S. Albans Whether in this County or where els the Insurrection was I cannot directly say but I find that there were speciall Commissions directed to him with other persons of quality in this Shire to suppress any that should make head therein In 8. of the same Kings reign he had againe Commission to put the men of this County in Arâ—ay But I cannot point out the direct extent of time that the King continued under his tutelage yet certain it is that before he arrived to mans estate he took the reins of government into his own hand or suffered them to be guided by some speciall Favorites of whose misdoings he himself had at last wofull experience the chief of which were Robert de Vere Earl of Oxford advanced to the title of Marquess of Dublin and afterwards D. of Ireland upon whom dâ—vers of the Nobility had therfore cast very envious eyes but so much did the King affect the Marquess that discerning who they were that thus maligned him he laid trains to murther them as saith my Author of which number were Thomas Duke of Glouc. the Kings own Uncle and our Earl of Warwick who being men of haughty Spirits and apprehending some danger towards associated more to their company and put themselves in Armes at Haringey Park whereupon they constrained the Kâ—â—g to call a Parliament the next ensuing year but what exorbitant things were done therein through their potency our Annalls of that time will tell you Howbeit about a twelve month after the Kâ—ng assembling his Nobles told them he was now of age to govern himself and the Kingdom and thereupon chang'd some of his great Officers and Câ—uncellers whereof this Thomas E. oâ— Warwick was one that he said aside who thenceâ—â—â—â—â— retiring himself built that strong and stately Tower standing at the Northeast corner of the Castle here at Warwick the cost whereof amounted to CCCXCV li. v s. ii d. As also the whole body of the Collegiat Church of our Lady both which were finished in 17 R. 2. but from that time forwards never could he get the Kings favour again so that Thomas de Moubray Earl Marshall and Notingham taking advantage of the Kings displeasure against him and of the countenance that he himself then had at Court brought his Writ of Error to reverse the Judgement given in 26 E. 3. on the behalf of Thomas then Earl of Warwick for the dominion of Gowher in Wales aâ—â—eadging that the Process whereupon the suit in E. 3. time had been commenced was directed to the Shiriff of Hereford-shire whereas the land of Gowher in question lay in Wales yet so hapned the issue of that business though this errour if it were one related nothing to the just title that in 20 R. 2. Moubray recovered it Nay this was not all for jealousyes and secret grudges harboured by dâ—veâ—s greaâ—men towards them that had most interest with the King and doubtless were his advisers in what he had done as also by him against them began now to shew their effects so that the King having wedded Isabell daughter to the King of France a girl scarce eight years old for better securing the xxx years Truce concluded with that Nation whereby he apprehended that nothing could now disturb him in doing what he listed caused his uncle the Duke of Glouc. to be layd hold on at Pleshy in Essex when he least thought of such a thing and hurryed thence to Caleys where he was secretly murthered by the said Thomas Moubray not without the Kings privity as 't is said And the same day that the Duke of Glouc. was so seized on did he invite this our Earl of Warwick to a Feast who suspecting nothing came but found very harsh entertainment for there did he cause him to be arrested and carryed away Prisoner who putting himself upon the Parliament for Justice and acknowledging the meeting at Haringey-Park had Judgment of death past upon him Howbeit the King qualified that sentence and gave him his life in exchange for a perpetuall banishment to the Isle of Man where he was to continue Prisoner directing his Letters Patents to William le Scrope Earl of Wiltshire who then had the dominion of that Isle and to Sir Stephen le Scrope Knight bearing date at Westminster 12. Oct. in the xx year of his
although it sufficed not to bear out any bad attempt of his own as my Author observeth yet was it of force to cross the evill purposes of others and therefore speeches were cast out that he caused himself to be proclaimed King in divers Counties and much more layd in charge against him by Northumberland's contrivance who when he came to his tryall was one of his Peers upon which Triall though they acquitted him of Treason yet did they find him guilty of Felony whereupon he had Judgment to be hang'd never remembring to crave the benefit of his Clergy which is by some observ'd to be a just Judgment of God upon him for having so much wronged the Church and all learning and had his head smitten off upon a scaffold on Tower-hill After this 't was not long ere infirmities seized upon the King from whom Northumb. was little absent to ordering the matter that whil'st he languish't Guilford Dudley his 4. son did marry with the Lady Iane Grey eldest daughter to Henry Duke of Suff. by Frances daughter to Mary second sister to King H. 8. and that a Patent was sealed for the said Lady Iane's succession to the Crown for drawing whereof in excâ—uding his two sisters with fair pretences the assistance of the Lord chief Justice Mountagu and Secretary Cecill was used which Letter 's were subscribed by alâ— the Privy Councell the greatest part both for number and power of the Nobility the Kings learned Councell and all the Judges at the Common Law except Sir Iames Hales one of the Justices of the Common Pleas some being guided with particular interest for that they were possest of so much Monastery and Chantry lands which if Religion should be altered through Qu. Maryes coming to the Crown they might be in danger to loose and others by fear of or obligation to the Duke of Northumberland then so potent and almost absolute in government of the State that 't was supposed he could make any title good either by his authority or his sword And having now thus designed to himself the power of a King for no less would he have had if the Lady Iane had been Queen he contrived to get the Lady Mary into his hands causing K. Edw. to write his Letters for her coming to him in his sickness but she being made sensible of the device when she was within half a days journey of London directed her course another way after which the King immediatly dyed whereupon Northumb. causes the Lady Iane to be proclaimed Queen but the tide of the peoples affections bending to Mary the Kings eldest sister she is likewise proclaimed first by the Citizens of Norwich and afterwards in Buck. and Northampton-shires neither was there want of numbers in severall parts that began to put themselves in Armes on her behalf So that 't was no sitting still now Northumberland therefore being Queen Iane's Champion with a Commission under the great Seal marcheth out with 600. Horse to suppress any power that should appear for Queen Mary having a promise from the Lords of more forces to be sent after him but such a change did he perceive in the affections of his own Souldiers whereof many forsook himâ— that to daub up the matter he returns to Cambridge and there without either Herauld or Trumpet accompanyed with the Maior and Marquess of Northampton proclaimes Queen Mary himself in the Market-place and in token of joy threw up his Cap. All which would not now secure him for the very next day the Earl of Arundell coming thithither from the Queen arrested him of Treason whence he was with his three sons Iohn Ambrose and Henry convey'd to the Tower of London and from that place ere long to his arraignment where being condemn'd for a Traitor he suffered death at Tower-hill the 22. of Aug. and was buried in the Tower Church by Iohn Cock then Lancaster-Herauld who having been his old servant was willing to shew some respect to him dead from whom living he had received so much favour and therefore begg'd his Head onely of the Queen that he might bury it in the Tower upon which suit he had his wholy body also granted Our Historians that write of his death do say that at his end he profest the Roman Religion and I have heard that for a witness of his Faith he vouch't Dr. Heath Archbishop of York afterwards Lord Chancelour yet was he so much blinded by ambition that apprehending the alteration of Religion to be the chief means whereby he might accomplish his worldly ends he told Sir Anthony Brown afterward Visc Mountacute when he moved him for restoring the Roman Religion â—hat albeit he knew the same Religion to be true yet seeing a new Religion was begun Run Dog run Devill he would go forwards One thing have I further to observe of him which is that being arrived to such a pitch of honour and greatness he was not content with those vast possessions that he had by the bounty of the K. and his own just acquisition but finding Iohn Lord Dudley grandfather to the last Baron to be a weak man whereby he had exposed himself to some wants and so became entangled within the Usurers bonds made those money-merchants his Instruments to work him out of Dudley-Castle which Usurers accordingly getting a mortgage of part of his lands let in such room for the Duke to put in a foot that he soon justled him out of his Castle and Barony so that the poor Lord being thus turn'd out of dore and left to the Charity of his friends for a subsistence spent the rest of his days in making visits amongst them with whom he usually stayed according as he found welcome being commonly called the Lord Quondam but so soon as Queen Mary had taken off the Dukes head she bestowed the Castle of Dudley and all the lands which belong'd to the quondam Lord upon Edward his son and heir who had wedded Katherine Bridges daughter to Sir Iohn Bridges Knight Lord Chandois one of her maids of Honour During the time that this our Earl of Warwick was so possest of Dudley-Castle it being a place that he thirsted after in regard of his name and for the honourableness of the House and seat from which he was desirous the world should believe he was descended for he had thrust into his titles Dux Northumbriae Comes Warwici Mareschallus Angliae Vâ—cecomes L'isle Baro de Somery Basset Tyase Dominus de Dudley praenobilis Ordinis Garterii miles Magnus Magister Seneschallus Hospitii regis he made great repairs there and built that stately fabrick within the walls thereof on the North part which was called the New work adorn'd the Gate-house tower with the Armes of Malpas Someri and the Lyon rampant by him assumed for Sutton's coat fairly cut in large shields of stone and fixt in the wall just over the Port cullice By Iane daughter and
anno 1291. 19 E. 1. it was valued at xi marks And in 26 H. 8. at xv li. viii s. ii d. over and above viii s. allowed for Procurations and Synodalls Amongst the Incumbents here 't is worth observation that Aimer brother to King H. 3. by the mothers side was presented to this Church by the Canons of Kenilworth and instituted Parson thereof being afterwards Bishop of Winchester and by Godwyn called Ethelmare Patroni Ecclesiae Incumbentes Prior Conv. de Kenilw D. Aymer frater Regis uterinus s. dat Dominus Episc. Cov. Lich. Walt. de Wodehouse Cler. 8. Cal. Maii 1336. Dominus Episc. Cov. Lich. Thom. Trailly Pbr. 15. Cal. Apr. 1337. Dominus Episc. Cov. Lich. Thom. Darrell Cler. 8. Id. Oct. 1338. Dominus Episc. Cov. Lich. Roger. de Saperton Pbr. 4. Cal. Nov. 1349. Dominus Episc. Cov. Lich. Will. Lampe Cap. 4. Cal. Nov. 1350. Dominus Episc. Cov. Lich. Ric. Penâ—rich Pbr. 4. Oct. 1378 Dominus Episc. Cov. Lich. Ioh. Lugger Cap. ult Oct. 1404 Dominus Episc. Cov. Lich. Tho. Chesterfeild in Decret Bac. 27 Nov. 1425 Dominus Episc. Cov. Lich. Rog. Walle Cler. 18 Sept. 1444 Dominus Episc. Cov. Lich. Thom. Lye Cler. 26 Maii 1445 Dominus Episc. Cov. Lich. Ric. Bowier Pbr. ult Febr. 1448. Dominus Episc. Cov. Lich. Rob. Baguley Cap. 1 Febr. 1451. D. Rex ratione temporal Cov. Lich. Episc. c. Magr. Ioh. Iolyff Pbr. 7. Dec. 1452. D. Episcopus Ioh. Clone in Decr. Bac. tenere in Comendam 2 Ian. 1455. D. Episcopus Mr. Rolandus Lee Decret Dr. 1. Oct. 1526. D. Rex ratione temporal Cov. Lich. Episc. c. D. Iohn Hopkins Cler. ....... 1533. Edw. Littleton de Pilletnallin Com. Staff ar hac vice ratione concess Cov. Lich. Episc. Mr. Will. Dawson Cler. 28. Iunii 1547. Thomas Fysher Thomas Nicholson 8. Sept. 1575. Ric. Venor Edw. Morcot Rad. Wylding Cler. 16. Aug. 1617. Iac. Horsley gen Randolphus Hancock Cler. 25. Martii 1627. Monumentall inscriptions in the Church Upon a Marble whereon is the portraiture of a man in brasse Of your charite pray for the soul of Richard Willis gentleman lord of the Mannour of Fenny-Compton and one of the Kings Iustices of peace in the County of Warwick And Ione his wife Which Richard deceased the viii â—h day of February in the yeare of our Lord M. D. XXXi Of whose souls Iesu have mercy Amen This Ioane was the daughter to one of the Graunts of Snitterfeild On another Marble Here lyeth buried the body of Ambrose Willis of Fenny-Compton in the County of Warwick Gentleman the son of William Willis who lyeth buried at Priors-Marson which William was the son of Richard Willis Ioane his wife both lying buried under the stone adioyning Which Ambrose had by Amye his wife eight sonnes all deceased in their infancy but one sonne named Richard and one daughter named Anne yet living He deceased the tenth day of Iune Anno Domini Millesimo quingent esimo nonagesimo This Amye was the daughter of Richard Colles of Little-Preston in the County of Northampton Esquier On another Here lyeth buried the body of Richard Willis of Fenny-Compton in the County of Warwick gentilman son of Ambrose Willis deceased Which said Richard had by Hester his wife five children that is to say George William Richard Iudith and Mary all now living who deceased the tenth day of Iune 1597. This Hester was the daughter of George Chambre of Williamscote in the County of Oxford Esquier In the East window of the North I le these Armes Sable a Fesse engrailed betwixt three Helmets Argent Derset I Come next to Derset a parish somewhat â—patious but that part wherein the Church stands is commonly called Burton-Dasset the Hamlets belonging thereto being these viz. Great Dasset Hardwick Knightcote and Northend In the Conquerors time the Earl of Mellent had x. hides within the compasse of this place which was the Freehold of three Thanes before the Norman invasion and then esteemed to be worth x li. but at the generall Survey no more than viii li. and there written Derceto The residue was then certified to contain xv hides which Harold son to Raph Earl of Hereford held and so did in Edward the Confessors dayes at which time it was valued at xvi li. but by the Conquerors Survey at xx li. where it is written Dercetone In each of which parts there was at that time a Priest and in likelyhood some Chapell besides the mother Church yet I presume the Mother-Church then stood where it now doth scil in that part belonging to Harold From this Harold did paternally descend â—he line of Sudley taking their sirname from Sudley in Gloucestershire their principall seat of which family for that they were Founders of the Monastery of Erdbury within the precinct of Chilverscoton in this County I reserve what I have to say historically till I come to Griffe in that parish where they resided It seems that the same part of this town held by the E. of Mellent as abovesaid came also to the Sudley's for it appears by good authorities that they were possest of the whole and so continued till by an heir generall it descended to Boteler as I shall manifest in due place But when it was past from the said Earl of any of his posterity I have not seen neither can I guess at the direct time otherwise than to conclude it to have been somewhat antient and yet do I make a question whether it were before the xx â—h of H. 3. for upon collection of the Aid then levied it is certified that Robert Mauduit held one Knights fee and a half here of the Earl of Warwick unto whom most of the lands and fees which were tâ—e Eaâ—l of Mellent's in this County divolved At whâ—ch time it was aâ—so found that Raph de Suyle answered for a Knights fee in this place But by another Record not above xi years after it appears that Raph de Suthlâ—g accounted for two Knights fees here which proportion the heirs of the said Raph held in 36 H. 3. For the etymologie of the name considering how vaâ—ioâ—sly it hath been written in antient time viz. Derceto Dercetone Derceth and Dorcestre I shall oneâ—y deliver my fancy viz. that being a hilly place â—t was originally a receptacle for Beasts of Chase wherewith this land before it grew pâ—puâ—ous did much abound which kind we knowâ— do much delight in Mountaneus grounds as this is So that I supposeâ— it might by reason thereof at first be called Deorset with the Saxons which betokeneth a place where wild Beasts have their abode but I leave it as a conjecture As for that part of the town called Burton-Dasset it is by way of distinction fâ—om the other of which addition I have exprest my conceipt where I discourse of Burton-Hastings in
Edward dyed seized thereof in the life time of Thomas and Thomas departed this life 1. Ian. 5. Eliz. leaving Iohn his son and heir xxx years of age The Church being given to the Monastery of Alcester by Raph le Boteler Founder thereof in K. Stephens time was in an 1291. 19 E. 1. rated at xii marks at which time the Prior of Ware had a portion of the Tithes belonging thereto valued at 1. mark And in 26 H. 8. the Vicaridge was valued at viii li. iii s. iv d. the Rectory being appropriate to the Monks of Alcester and then rated at xvii li. Patroni Vicariae Incumbentes c. Abb. Conv. de Alencester Will. de Alencester Cap. in Vigil b. Cath. Virg. 1268. Abb. Conv. de Alencester Rog. dictus le Boor Pbr. 7. Id. Apr. 1284. Abb. Conv. de Alencester D. Milo de Cirnecester Pbr. 3. Non. Iun. 1306. Abb. Conv. de Alencester D. Ioh. Enche Pbr. 15. Cal. Aug. 1337. Abb. Conv. de Alencester Phil de Warmynton Cap. 7. Iulii 1339. Abb. Conv. de Alencester Ric. Wylkins Cap. 5. Dec. 1402. Abb. Conv. de Alencester D. Thom. Sompner Cap. 15. Nov. 1416. Abb. Conv. de Alencester D. Will. Doninton Cap. penult Iunii 1420. Abb. Conv. de Alencester D. Ioh. Tamworth 27. Apr. 1464. Abbas Conv. de Evesham D. Ioh. Clerke Cap. 14. Ian. 1480. Abbas Conv. de Evesham Magr. Ioh. Pryn in decret Bacc. 5. Apr. 1521. Thom. Woodward gen Ioh. Morse Cler. 11. Sept. 1583. Ric. woodward gen Rad. Wright Cler. 2. Martii 1590. Ric. woodward gen Nich. Byfeild Cler. 21. Ian. 1601. Francisca Woodward Vidua Ioh. Palmer Cler. 2. Feb. 1603. Francisca Woodward Vidua Rob. Rainebow Cler. 8. Ian. 1619 Kineton THis town as it gives name to the Hundred whereof I have spoke already at my enâ—rance thereinto so stands it about the center of it and for divers respects as I shal anon observe is a place as worthy of note as any other in this part of the County There are two places in the Conquerors Survey wherein the name of Cintone which is all one with what we now call Kington or Kineton is to be found the one amongst the lands belonging to the Earl of Mellent but I make a doubt whether that concerns this place rather believing it to be Kington now an obscure Village lying neer Claverdon The other amongst the lands of Will. fil Corbucion and then held by one Ailmarus being then certified to contain no more than two hides besides the woods estimated at half a mile in length and 4. furlongs in breadth all which was then valued but at x s. and had been the freehold of Turchill de Warwick in Edward the Confessors days But whether that were this Kington I am as unsatisfied believing rather this not to be at all mentioned in Domesday-book as some other places of note viz. Alcester and Tamworth in this County are not though then in the Ks. hands as I conclude those places were for it appears by a very authentique Record that it was antient demesn id est in the possession of King Edward the Confessor or King William the Conquerour and very likely of other Kings before those days the name thereof importing no lesse But the first certain mention that I find of it is in the Regâ—ster of Kenilworth â— where it appears that King H. 1. possest it and gave the Church to the Canons of that House immediatly after the Foundation thereof Eâ—clesiam etiam de Chintona de meo domino Concedo c. are the words of his Charter This King Henry granted also to Milo one of the sons to Will. de Oxinford and the rest of his Brethren xxx s. per an lands here in Chinton w ch William their father who is also called Vicecomes held of him and namely the land of Swinlic given by the said King to them and their mother in exchange for what they had in Blochesham Which Milo is he as I guesse who was called Milo de Kineton being a witnesse to many Charters in this County about that time But this land so given to the same Mâ—lo and his brethren King Stephen had again from himâ— and gave it to the said Canons of Kenilworth at such time as he confirm'd to them the grant of the Church by King H. 1. Howbeit the Mannour it self continued in the King's hands for it appears that in 12 H. 2. Will. Basset then Shiriff of this Shire accounted for the charge of making a Goale here and in 23 H. 2. xi marks and a half were assest and received from this town for Aid to the King under the title of Aâ—xilium Burgorum Villarum hominum per Will. fil Radulfi Will. Basset Mich. Belet Justices Itinerant at that time In 4 R. 1. there was xiv li. xv s. viii d. bestowed in workmanship upon the Gaol here by the Ks. speciall Precept Herebert de Putot and William Balance the one Lord of Hopsford â— the other of Ashorne in this County being Overseers of the repair But in 7 Ioh. the King having rendred Pilardington to Hugh de Gurnay from whom he had taken it and bestowed it upon Hugh de Hercy commanded the Shiriff that he should deliver possession of this Mannour to the said Hugh de Hercy by way of exchange for his title in Pilardington upon condition that if the said Hugh de Hercy could by any friendly agreement or by course of law recover Pilardington from the same Hugh de Gurnay that then he should deliver up this back again to the King Which was accordingly done for I find that Hugh de Hercy did repossesse Pillardington whereupon the King having this again by his Charter bearing date at Lincoln 28. Sept. 18. of his raign granted it in Fee-ferm to Stephen de Segrave and his heirs of whom in Caludon I have spoke paying into the Exchequer yearly xii li. viz. at Easter vi li. and Michaelmasse vi li. being the antient Rent that it yeilded to the Crown After which viz. in 4 H. 3. the same Stephen de Segrave obtained the Kings Charter dated 28. Aug. for a Mercate here weekly upon the Tuesday And the next year following did the King direct his speciall Precept to Thomas de Estleg and William Basset reciting that whereas he had granted unto them his speciall Commission for the seizing of all the Demesns and Eschaets which appertained to the Crown they should not meddle with this Mannour in respect that the same Stephen de Segrave had a Patent thereof from King Iohn which had been exhibited to him the said King And in 11. of his reign to fortifie his title granted unto him a new Charter thereof together with the like for the Tuesday Mercate bearing date at Westminster 10. Feb. the
body in 6 R. 2. as I have already shewed and was one of the most eminent men in Warwickshire of his time for it appears that he served as one of the Knights for this shire in the several Parliaments of 1.2 and 4 th of H. 4. held at Westminster as also in 9 H. 4. at Gloucester and was Shiriff of this County and Leicestershire in 4 H. 4. In 9 H. 4. he was constituted Eschaetor for these Counties in 6 H. 5. one of the Commissioners of Array in this Shire In 7 appointed with others to treat with the people for lending money to the King and both in K. H. 4. and H. 5. time a Justice of Peace in this County for divers years but of his posterity farther than the Genealogic before inserted expresseth I can say little other than that Thomas Trussell Esq boâ—e the Office of Shiriffe for this County and Leicestershire in 23 H. 7. and bequeathing his body to be buried in the Church here at Billesley departed this life in 7 H. 8. and that Thomas the fifth in descent from him sold this his so antient patrimony in our time to S t Robert Lee K t son and heir to S t Rob. Lee Alderman of London which S r Robert having so purchased it new built a great part of the Mannour House and made it his chief seat being a Justice of Peace in this County a great pat of K. Iames his time and afterwards as long as he lived and High Shiriff in 17 of his reign The Church dedicated to All Saints was in an 1291 19 E. 1. valued at xi marks and in 26 H. 8. at v li vi s viii d at which time the Synodalls and Procurations amounted to ii c iiid. Patroni Ecclesiae Incumbentes c. Will. Trussell Will. de S. Mauro Cap. .... 1280. Will. Trussell Ric. Trussell Cler. 3 Cal. Ian. 1288. Ioh. Trussell de Cublesdon Rog. de Coningesby Cler. 9 Iunii 1339. Ioh. Trussell de Cublesdon Ioh. de Hobonere Cler. 1 Oct. 1349. D. Will. Trussell de Cublesdon miles Henr. Coppenhald Pbr. ult Iulii 1357. D. Will. Trussell de Cublesdon miles Alanus de Vyse Pbr. 15 Ian. 1361. D. Aluredus Trussell miles Thomas Ungueon Pbr. 5 Iunii 1392. D. Episc. per lapsum Ric. Burton Abbas de Alencestre 2 Oct. 1454. D. Episc. per lapsum D. Will. Shirwood 23 Apr. 1460. Thomas Trussell generosus D. Rob. Mercer Pbr. 12 Iulii 1498. Alveredus Trussell ar D. Thomas Taylor Pbr. 26 Nov. 1538. Alveredus Trussell ar D. Thomas Daygle Cap. 8 Iulii 1546. D. Episc. per lapsum Thomas Clerke Cler. 27 Febr. 1560. Ioh. Trussell ar Rob. Spenser Cler. 29 Oct. 1574. Rob. Lee miles Ric. Wright Cler. 6 Oct. 1619. Rob. Lee miles Magr. Ric. Wright Cler. 20 Oct. 1624. Temple-Grafton THis containing the Villages of Ardens-Grafton and Hilborough was one of those towns given to the Abby of Evesham shortly after the foundation thereof but through the oppression of certain potent men with divers other lands belonging to that Monastery was taken away from the Monks long before the Norman Invasion so that upon the Conquest by Duke Will. it became disposed of to some of his followers for by the generall Survey shortly after made whereby 't is certified to contain 5. hides valued at 4 li I find thaâ— Osbernus fil Ricardi of whom I shall speak in Aston-Cantlow possest it at that time there being then a Church and that one Gilebert was his Tenant thereto as also that Mervin Scotin Toti and Tosti held it in Edw. the Confessors dayes but in that Record it is written Grastone the f being mistaken for an s for out of doubt it was originally both written and called Graestone or Graevetone having its appellation from bushes which in our old English were called Greves Whether the Monks of Evesham did ever actually enjoy it again is hard to say though it be plain that much of their antient possessions was afterwards through the prudence of some succeeding Abbots regained but certain it is that Abbot Mauricius who lived in the reigns of K. Will. Rufus and H. 1. made a grant thereof to Raph Boteler of Oversley a great man in these parâ—s Howbeit long was it not after ere that one Bernard de Grafâ—on became owner of it for by the grant of a messuage here from Henry the son of Rob. Parker unto Geffrey Pancefoth and his heirs scil about K. R. 1. time which messuage is said to be de feodo Henrici Bernardi no lesse may be inferred I have not yet seen by any Record till 26 H. 8. that it had the name of Temple-Grafton for antiently it was called Grafton superior and by that name I find it in 20 E. 3. and that which is now called Arden's Grafton Grafton inferior By which name viz. Temple-Grafton it might be supposed that the Knights Templars were sometime seized of all or a great part of this town howbeit I do not discern that they had any thing to do here either by that Survey taken of their lands in an 1185 31 H. 2. or in that of 1 E. 2. which was after the dissolution of their Order but in truth it was the Knights Hospitalars upon whome the Templars â—lands were bestowed who were possest of it some whereof they had by grant from Henry the son to Bernard de Grafton before specified as appeareth by their publique Instrument bearing date an 1189. 1 R. 1. whereby they gave to Simon de Arden and his heirs half a hide of land lying in this place being all or part of that which they had acquired of the said Henry paying to them and their successors xii d per an for all services so that at the decease of him and his heirs the third part of the Chattells which should happen to be upon that land might for the health of his soul remain to their house But though Henry was son to the before specified Bernard he was not his heir as I conceive but rather Raph de Grafton of whom I find mention in 33 H. 2. and 7 R. 1. betwixt which Raph and Will. Picot a fine was levied in 1 Ioh. of one hide of land lying in this place Which Raph was dead without issue before the 6 year of K. Iohn for then did Raph Boteler of Oversley give a Fine to the K. of an Câ— that he might seize those lands which the said Raph de Grafton held untill it should be determined by a legall triall whether he had more right to them than Henry de Bereford What title it was that the said Raph Boteler challenged I find not but plain it is that he prevailed not for Henry de Bereford enjoyed it having obtained the interest that Margaret daughter to Will. de Grafton
H. 6. Ioh. de Stanford 15 E. 2. Margeria Matilda 12 R. 2. Ioh. de Stanford obiit s. p. 37 E. 3. Iohanna secundò nupta Thomae dâ— Morâ—hall his Armes Argent upon a Fesse wavy sable three Hares heads cooped Or vith a labell of three points in Chief and by his last Will and Testament bearing date the Tuesday next after the Feast of the Conception of our Lady anno 1428. 7 H. 6 wherein he stiles himself Esquier bequeathing his body to sepulture in the Church of S. Peter here at Wootton and vi li. xiii s. iv d. to the reparation of the great road-way leading betwixt the said town of Wootton and the Heremitage at Sillesburne departed this life the same year leaving issue divers Children of some whereof I shall speak anon in the mean time taking notice of what I have seen in relation to his brother Thomas In 3 H. 5. he was Eschaetor for this County and Leicestershire In 5 c a Justice of Peace for this Countie in which imployment he continued till his death And having been one of those three who with the Shiriff in 7 H. 5. made that return of the names of such gentlemen of note in this Shire which bore antient Armes from their Ancestors and had summons to serve the King in their proper persons for defence of the Realm dyed without issue in 22 H. 6. leaving Thomas son of Roger son of Iohn his brother his next heir But I return to the issue of Iohn elder brother to the said Thomas which were Roger his son and heir that enjoy'd these lands in Wootton Richard who by his Fathers Testament had the Mannour of Shoterich in this County bequeathed to him and lyeth buried before the Altar of S. Andrew the Apostle in the Church of the Holy Trinity at Stratford super Avon William sometime Lord of the Mannour of Stoâ—rton and Iohn that had Whitley Which Roger wedded Agnes the daughter coheir of Sir William Clopton of Clopton in Somersetshire and had issue by her William Harewell who by the death of Ioan daughter and heir to the before specified Richard without issue had the Mannour of Shoterich of his grandfathers inheritance This William was a trusty friend to the House of Lancaster as it seems for upon the regaining of the Kingdom by King H. 6. he had the custody of this Countie and Leicestershire and before the end of that his Shirivealtie fought stoutly on King Henrye's part at Barnet field in which battail being taken prisoner r he was thence carried to Windsor-Castle whereupon also his lands were seized by the King and bestowed on Humphrey Stafford Esquire to hold during the King's pleasure But after a while through the solicitation of his kinsman Iohn Leighton Esquire made with Iohn Talbot then Earl of Shrewsbury he was released of his imprisonment and restored to his lands For which favours the said Earl had first xl li. that the same Iohn Leighton promised to give him for obtaining his enlargment lands and xl marks more which he exacted over and above But after this in 14 E. 4. he was constituted one of the Justices of Peace in this County yet I do not find that upon the next renewing of those Commissions or ever after that he had the like imployment during King Edward's reign howbeit in 2 R. 2. he was appointed one of the Commissioners of Array in this Shire All that I have seen more of him is that in 16 H. 7. he founded a Chantrie in the Friers Preachers at Warwick of which I have particularly spoke in my discourse of that place and that departing this life 2. Dec. the same year he was there buried leaving Iohn his son and heir 30. years of age Which Iohn in 18 H. 7. being constituted one of the Justices of Peace in this County was the same year made Constable of Maxstoke Castle by Edward Duke of Buck. and by his Testament bearing date 8. Apr. Anno 1505. 20 H. 7. gave to the said Duke whom he there calls his Lord his great Dun Horse for a Heriot and by Anne his wife daughter and heir to Richard Midleton had issue two sons and five daughters whereof Thomas the elder dyed without issue before 3 H. 8. and William was a Priest whereupon the sisters came to inherit viz. Elizabeth Anne Brigit and Agnes for Maud the Eldest wife of Iohn Leighton dyed without issue before the partage was made betwixt them Of which Elizabeth first the wife of Anth. Ralegh and afterwards of Leonard Rede had for her share the Mannours of Bear-cracombe and Copland in Somersetshire and vi s. viii d. yearly Rent issuing out of the Mannour of Thongland in that County Anne wife to Iames Clifford of Frampton in Com. Glouc. the Mannours of Knoll and Broseley in the Counties of Somerset and Salop. as also certain lands in Sturmister-Marshall in Dorsetshire and Billingsley in Shropshire with iii s. annuall Rent issuing out of Fentre in Com. Salop. and vi s. per annum out of the Mannour of Thongland in that Countie Brigit the wife of Thomas Aâ—hton of Ashton in Cheshire the Mannours of Ashley Water-Eaton and Longnore in Staffordshire the Mannour of Billingsley in Shropshire and certain lands in Walkeslow before mentioned to the value of ten marks per annum with xxiii s. iv d. yearly Rent issuing out of the said Mannour of Thongland Agnes the wife of Iohn Smyth one of the Barons of the Exchequer for her part this Mannour of Wootton called Lucies Mannour and the Mannour of Shoterich as also certain lands in Stratford super Avon Henley Preston and Edstonia this Shire with divers lands lying in Mickleton in Com. Glouc. the Mannour of Milinchop in Com. Salop Lands in Hungerford Postern magna Postern parva Mounslow and Dydlebery in Shropshire and x s. iv d. yearly Rent issuing out of the before specified Mannour of Thongland the same Partition bearing date 4 Febr. 25 H. 8. From which Baron Smyth by the said Agnes is Sir Charles Smyth Knight since erected to the dignity of Lord Carington and now residing here descended as the Pedegree before inserted sheweth Of whose Family I may not omit here to observe what I have seen attested by Sir William Dethick sometime Garter principall King of Armes and Robert Cooke Clarenceux viz. that the said Iohn Smyth the Baron was grandchild to Iohn Carington and the said Iohn Carington lineally descended from Sir Michaell Carington Knight Standard-bearer to the famous King Richard the first in the Holy Land And of this Iohn Carington as to the occasion that he changed his name to Smyth they do specially certifie from the credit of an antient Manuscript written with the proper hand of him the said Iohn in K. Henry the fourth's time that in his youth he was bred up in
it was the Freehold of Leuvinus Doda In that Survey it is written Wilmecote the originall of which appellation did questionlesse proceed from the name of some antient Inhabitant there in the Saxons time But the next mention that I find thereof is not till 6 Ioh. where it is written Wilmundecote and certified to be part of those lands that the Normans had in England which were then seized on for their adhering to the K. of France as in Ilmindon I have already observed one Bricto Camerarius being then Lord thereof and Chamberlain of Normandy as I guesse the value of it then consisting only in rent of Assize amounting to xliis per an and no more After which ere long one Will. de Wilmecote was owner of it who doubtlesse took that sirname from his residence here for in 12 H. 3. it appears that he brought an Assize against Maurice Arch-Deacon of Gloucester touching the advouson of the Chapell belonging to this Village yet in E. 1. I find that Raph de Lodinton had a good proportion here viz. two yard land in demesn with a Water Mill as also 5 yard land in Villenage all which he held of Sir Thomas de Camvill by the fourth part of a Kts fee which fourth part in 25 E. 1. was certified to be held of Edm. Earl of Lancaster the Kings Brother by Robert de Vale of whom in Lodington I have spoken already But about that time was there one Iohn de Wilmecote Lord hereof and shortly after him Henry de L'isle of Moxhull in this Countie who with Ioan his wife in 9 E. 2. were found to hold half a Kts. fee here of the Earl of War which half Kts. fee was of her inheritance she being the heir to the before specified Iohn de Wilmecote To which Henry succeeded Iohn his son and heir who in 10 E. 3. entailed this Mannour with the advouson of the Chapell upon the issue of his body by Maude then his wife with remainder to his right heirs by reason whereof it continued to his posterity whereof I shall speak in Moxhull till 8 H. 7. but then was past away by Henry L'isle Esquire and Eliz. his wife to Will. Purchesse and others in trust as I conceive for Hugh Clopton Alderman of London for I find that the said Hugh dyed seized thereof 15 Sept. 12 H. 7. leaving Will. Clopton his Cosin and next heir as in Clopton is shewed who had livery thereof accordingly in 19 H. 7. The Chapell here dedicated to St. Mary Magd. was given to the Gild of the Holy Cross in Stratford super Avon in E. 4. time by the before mentioned Henry de L'isle and Eliz. his wife one Thomas Clopton being then Master of the same Patroni Capellae Incumbentes c. Matilda de Lyle Ioh. de Walton 21 Martii 1372. Matilda de Lyle Ioh. Cade 18 Ian. 1380. Newnham AS for the name of this place it proceeded originally without doubt from the first habitation fixed thereat whether it were one single House or more the syllable Ham with our Ancestors the Saxons not onely signifying a House but a neighbourhood of divers dwellings as we may observe by the many towns that terminate in Ham so that Neunham imports the same that nova habitatio doth But of this little village I have not seen any mention at all in Record above 9 E. 2. where it is certified as a Hamlet of Aston-Cantelupe of which Mannour it is stâ—ll reputed to be parcell Little Alne THis was also originally a member of Aston-Cantelupe and antiently possest by the Lords of that Mannoâ—r It should seem that a great part of those lands which were given to the Canons of Studley by some of the Cantelupes do lye within the compass of this village though in the grant they are said to be in Aston-Cantelupe for upon the passing them out of the Crown in 1. Mariae they are granted to Anthony Skinner by the name of the Mannour of Little-Alne five Tenements a water Mill with a meadow as parcell of the possessions of the Monastery of Studley which Anthony dyed seized thereof 19 Nov. 1 Eliz. leaving issue George and William which George dying without issue Will. became heir to the estate whose grandchild Anthony now enjoys it Shelfhull THe first mention I find of this place is in H. 3. time upon the grant of a large assart to the Canons of Studley by Will. de Cantilupe the third where it is bounded upon the Park of Scelefhull which Park belonging to the Lords of Aston-Cantelupe doth argue that it was antiently a member thereof And out of all doubt those Woods or the greatest part of them which are mentioned by the Conquerour's Survey to belong unto Aston were imparkt by the Lords of that Mannour for their pleasure in Hunting it being a mountanous ground most proper for Deer an Conies But the extent of Shelfhull was more than this Park for in 6 E. 2. after the death of Iohn de Hastings Lord of Aston before specified it appeareth that Will. le Walsh held the sixth part of a Kts. fee of him lying in this place Howbeit till 14 H. 6. I have not seen it called a Mannour but then upon the death of Ioan Beauchamp Lady Bergavenny it carries that name nevertheless it is reputed as a member of Aston-Cantelupe and therewith belongs to the Lord Bergavenny at this day Haseler SOmewhat lower but yet farther distant from the bank of Alne stands Haseler containing these two petty Hamlets sc. Walcote and Upton which before the Norman invasion was the freehold of Vlviet and Aluric but at the time of the Conquerour's generall Survey possest by Nich. Balistarius being certified to contain 5. hides with a Mill rated at vi s. viii d. as also a Salt House of iiii s. Rent and two quarters of Salt all being valued at vi li. In that Record it is written Haselove the stroke over the v. through the transcribers neglect being omitted for it should be Haselovere That the later part of the name viz. Overe which in our common speech signifies the same with supra agreeth with the situation of the place is evident enough for it stands upon a notable ascent almost every way and if I may take leave to guess at the other part I shall conclude that the same hilly ground whereupon the town stands being originally woody and full of Hasells as much of the Country thereabouts yet is gave occasion thereof How it past from the before specified Nich. Balistaerius or his posterity I find not but in H. 2. time Nicholas de Pole one of the King's Justices was chief Lord here whose descendants enjoy'd it not long for in 20 H. 3. it appertained to W. de Hastings and upon the Aid then gathered answered for half a Kts. fee amongst divers other lands in this Countie then certified to be
was in exchange for certain lands in Bedfordshire and the summe of 774 li. 09 s. 02 d. granted unto Sir George Throkmorton Knight and his heirs 30 Maii 33 H. 8. From which sir George is S r Robert Throknorton Baronet of whom in Coughton I have spoke lineally descended who in 7 Caroli obtained a special Charter for himself and his heirs to hold a Court Leet here and to have Free-warren with certain other priviledges But here before I proceed farther I may not omit to observe that though the possession of this Lordship went thus from the line of Gascoine yet is the honorary title thereof revived in his posterityâ— for in 4 Caroli the King taking notice of Sir Thomas Wentworth of Wentworth-Woodhouse in Yorkshire Knight and Baronet descended by an heir female from the said Sir William to be a man of singular prudence and eminent word and theâ—efore resolving to employ him in the highest affairs of State advanced him to the dignity of Baron Wentworth of the same Wentwoâ—â—h-Woodhouse Newmarcâ— as also of this Oversley and afterwards to the Lieutenancy of Ireland and Earldome of Strafford Nor must I forget that likewise from the same stock viz. from Nicholas a younger brother to the Chief Justice Gascoin before spoken of is also sprung my special friend Richard Gascoine late of Bramham-Biggin in the said County of York Esq a gentleman well worthy of the best respects from all lovers of Antiquities to whose good affections and abilities in those studies his own Family and several others of much eminency allied thereto are not a little obliged How long the Tithes of this Lordship were enjoyed by the Monks of Alcester in order to the grant made by Raph Boteler Founder of that Monastrie I am not certain but in 26 H. 8. it doth not appear that they had them And by what I have otherwise seen it is evident that the Church of Arrow wâ—thin the precincts of which Parish this place is possest them till that Mich. Clerke Parson there in Q. Eliz. time grew so a Composition with Sir Rob. Throkmorton Knight then Lord of Oversley for the same wherby it was concluded that the said Sir Rob. his heirs and assignes owners of this Mannour should be exempt from payment of any Tithes whatsoever arising within the compasse thereof in consideration of which immunity they should pay to the said Michaell and his successors the summe of vi li. of current English money at the Feasts of the Annunciation of our Lady S. Iohn Bapt. S. Mich. th'Archangell and the Nativity of our Lord by even portions but that the Parson of Arrow for the time being should receive all personal Tithes from the Inhabitants of the Hamlet called Oversley-greene and also the Tithe of certain parcells of medowing there particularly expressed Exhall THis in Edw. the Confessor's days having been the Fâ—â—ehold of one Suain but after the Norman Invasion with divers lands of a great extent in this and other Counties bestowed by the Conqueror on Will. fil Corbucion was by the generall Survey whereâ—n 't is written Eccleshelle certified to contain one hide and a half valued at v s. and then held of the same William by Turchill To the posterity of which Corbucion it continued till King Iohn's time or thereabouts but then Will. de Cantilupe obtained it from Ric. Corbicun a younger son to Peter as I guesse of whom in Studley I have spoke which Will. bestowed it on Sibill his sister and Geffrey Pancefot her husband and the heirs of their two bodies Howbeit there is little else that I have seen relating to the Mannour which makes me suppose that it was parcell'd out to Freeholders and no Courts kept whereunto they did any suit or service But I find that Walter Pykerell in 26 E. 1. died seized of one Messuage and two yard land here being of the Fee of Budiford And that Peter de Leicester in 32. E. 1. held Lxxx. acres of land lying here also leaving Iulian his sister and heir then married to Walter de Berntâ—orpe As also that in 10 H. 6. Iohn Ippewell yeoman possest two Messuages and three yard land here which he held by the fifth part of a Knights Fee And that in 37 H. 8. Eliz. Walsingham widow died seized of two Messuages and Lxii acres of land lying in this place leaving Iohn Walsingham her cosin and next heir But farther I have not seen any thing of much note relating thereto other than that the heirs of Corbison have been certified to hold the fourth part of a Knights Fee here of the Earl of Warwick it being now reputed a member of Overslei the Lord of that Mannour having the Roialty thereof Touching the Church originally a Chapell belonging to Saltford and therewith given to the Canons of Kenilworth I find that it was dedicated to S. Giles by Simon Bishop of Worcester in H. 1. time as also then endowed with Glebe and Tithes as by his confirmation which I have thought fit here to transcribe appeareth Universis c. Simon Dei gratia Wigorniensis Ecclesiae minister humilis in Domino salutem Confirmo praesenti pagina donationem quam probi homines de Eccleâ—â—ala donaverunt Ecclesiae praedicti Manerii in die qua eam dedicavi Sciendum est autem quod Robertus Corbusceon ejus uxor donaverunt eidem Ecclesiae imperpetuum unam virgatam terrae cum prato ad tantum terrae pertinente totam suam partem ejusdem Crosti except is duabus acris quas Wido erga eum excambiavit ad opus ejusdem Ecclesiae cum moro sub â—rosto Wido verò ex sua parte quatuor aeras in campo dimidium in prato Robertus similiter duas acras Hanc donationem similiter omnes fecerunt cum Decimis suis plenartis eidem Ecclesiae liberam quietam ab omni seculari servicio Et ego ex mea parte volo praecipio ut libera sit quieta ab omni Episcopali consuetudine Qui autem aliquid inde subtraxerit sive minuere vel perturbare praesumpserit Anathematis gladio feriatur Testibus Gervasio Archidiaconâ— Radulpho Priore de Stanes Pagano Capellano c. And as it was a Chapelry to Saltford so had the said Canons of Kenilworth a ratification thereof to them by the before specified Bishop with Releases from Raph de Budiford and Sir Ric. de Eccleshale Kt. of their right in the advouson thereof which Sir Richard was the same man as I take it who in the grant to Will. de Cantilupe formerly spoke of is called Richard Corbusceon Howbeit the fruits thereof were never appropriated to that Monastery but continued still to the Parson serving the Cure therein In An. 1291 19 E. 1. this Rectory was valued at x. marks but in 26 H. 8. at x li. at which time it appeareth that there was a Pension of xiii s. iiii d.
marks found sufficient sureties for his future good behaviour viz. Sir Iohn Murdak Knight Simon de Whitacre and Alan de Wodelowe And the next year following being a Justice of Assize in this County bore for his Armes Sable three Lozenges Aâ—gent After which viz. in 1 Edw. 3. he was a Knight and in 11 Edw. 3. one of the three for this County that had speciall summons to attend the King in his great Councell held at Westminster the Friday next after Michaelmass-day The next year following he had the like summons to be aâ— Westminster on the morrow after the Clause of Easter the Kâ—ng being then resolved upon an expedition beyond Sea in which year also he was constituted a Commissioner for conservation of the Peace in this Countie and to see that all persons were sufficiently armed according to the Statute of Winchester In 17 E. 3. he was in Commission to arrest such Proctors as were then imployed here in England as also other Purveyors from the Court of Rome which by vertue of the Pope's Bulls did put in practise divers things derogating from the King 's Royall power In 18 E. 3. again joyned in Commission for conservation of the Peace in this Countie In 19 E. 3. he had summons amongst sundry other persons of note to be well accoutred with Hoâ—se and Armes on the Feast of S t Laurence to attend the King in his French expedition and by Ioane the daughter of Hugh de Culi of Radclive in Leicestershire had issue Richard his son and heir who bore for his Armes Argent upon a bend sable cotized Gules three Lozenges of the first Which Richard in 27 and 28 E. 3. was imployed as a Commissioner for levying and collecting a xvth and xth in this Countie So likewise in 47 and 48 Edw. 3. but farther of him I have not observed any thing memorable other than that he left issue one onely daughter called Ioane wedded to Alan Waldeif of Alspath by whom she had two daughters and heirs viz. Elene married to Richard Walsh of Onelip in Leicestershire and Margaret to Thomas Hore of Elmedon Which Richard Walsh and Thomas Hore were certified to hold this Mannour joyntly in 10 H. 6. but afterwards Hore had it wholy as it seemes and left Alan his son and heir and he Katherine an onely daughter married to Iohn Boteler of Solihull Gentleman Which Iohn and Katherine had issue Iohn Boteler who sold his moytie to Thomas Marow then of Wrydfen Esquire In whose hands it continued but a while for by his Deed bearing date 3. Martii 2 3 Ph. M. in consideration of CCC li. he past away the same unto Richard Kyfe alias Coke and Iohn Miller both of this town Yeomen and to the heirs and assigns of the said Richard Which Richard by his last Will and Testament bearing date about November 5 6 Ph. M. bequeathed all his lands to Katherine Corbet his wifes daughter and the heirs of her body whereby the inheritance thereof came to the posterity of the same Iohn Miller unto whom she was wedded But the other moytie descended from the before specified Richard Walshe and Elene his wife to Thomas Walshe their son and heir and so to Anne the wife of Sir Thomas Pultney Knight cosin and heir to the said Thomas Walshe Which Sir Thomas Pultney had issue Francis and he Gabraell who in Queen Elizabeth's time aliened it to the heirs of the said Iohn Miller most if not all the Fermes as of Marow's moytie before specified and part of the demesns having been sold out before to the particular Tenants The Church here dedicated to S. Leonard was originally but a Chapell belonging to Colshill as may seem by what I have in Colshill already manifested yet did the patronage thereof pass by the name of a Church in 3 Ioh. as appears by the grant then made unto the Nuns of Mergate in Bedfordshire from Iordan de Whitacre the appropriation whereof I have not seen conceiving that it was very antient but the Cure hath been served by a Stipendiarie there being no Vicar endowed Whitacre inferior THis being part of that which in my discourse of Whitacre superior is contained under the name of Witecore without any distinction came totally to the Marmions Lords of Tamworth-Castle as the other did and in King Stephen or beginning of Hen. 2. reign was granted by Robert Marmion to William Fitz Raphe to hold by the service of one Knight's Fee Which William being a very devout man gave to the Nuns of Polesworth all his lands lying in Aldulvestre now called Austrey in this Shire To whom succeeded Raphe also sirnamed Fitz Raphe one of the pledges for Robert Marmion in 2 H. 3. that he should faithfully keep the Castle of Tamworth to the King's use who in 6 H. 3. was one of the Justices of Assize in this Countie and in 20 H. 3. certified to hold this Mannour of the said Robert Marmion by the service of one Knight's Fee whereat both he and his successors for some descents resided as I guess there being the site of a fair Mannour place which had antiently a Park belonging thereto The next of which line was Nich. Fitz-Raphe whom I take to be son and heir to Raphe before specified who being a Knight about the 29. of H. 3. and in 34 H. 3. one of the Justices for Gaol-delivery at Warwick bore for his Armes two Barrs as by his Seal appeareth and had issue Giles whose daughter and heir Isabell took to husband Robert a younger son to Philip Marmion Lord of Tamworth-Castle Which Robert being by that means possest of this Mannour gave to the Nuns of Polesworth a yard land lying therein for the health of his soul and the soul of the said Isabell and by his Deed bearing date at Draiton-Basset the Wednsday next before the Feast of S. Leo the Pope 14 E. 2. in consideration of an annuity of XL li. to be payd during his naturall life past away all his title and right in this Mannour as also in Halughton Pericroft and Glascote unto Raphe Lord Basset of Draiton to hold during that terme unto which Deed his Seal of Arms is affixt viz. three Swords in pale pointing downwards with a Cheif varrè This Robert had issue a daughter called Amice first married to Eustace de Hardreshull as it seems for the said Eustace and she in 14 Edw. 2. covenanted to passe away all their interest and right herein as also in those other before specified unto the said Lord Basset which was done accordingly by a Fine levied xv Mart. the same year But she was afterwards married to Iohn de Whitacre and in 3 Edw. 3. having buried him released to the said Lord Basset all her right only
b. 453 a 457 a. 458 b. 466 b. 481 b. 493 a. 449 505 b 518 b. 529 a 530 a. 566 b. 599 b. 604 b. 607 a. 608 a. 609.612 613. a. 623. b. 704. b 714 b. Stafford Earle and Duke of Buckingham 728 b. 729 a 725 * b. 731 * a. 757 a. Stafford de Grafton Blatherwicke 194 b. 195.210 b. 212.213 b. 214 a. 215 a. 460 b. 601 a Stafford de Bromshull 510 b. Stafford de Pipe 152 b. 794 a Stafford de Sandon 778 a Stafford de Suthwike 453 a. Standon 453 Stanford 56 b. 228 a. 545 b. 600.634 b. 655 Stanhope 80.232 a. 674 b. 683 a. 779 a Stanidelf 825 a Stanlaw 380 a Stanley Comes Derb. 445 b Stanley de Pipe 794 b Stanlow 57 b Stapleton 212 a. 641 b. 782 b. Starky 28 b. 137 a Staunton 477 a. 506 b 651 a. 812 a Stivichale 129 a. 493 b Stodely 542. b. vide Corbizon Stokes 75 a. 81 b. 130 a. 136 b. 164 b 483 a. 567 b. 590 b Stone 619 b Stoughton 39 b. 42 a 367 a Strangwaies 453 a Straunge 22 b. 23 a. 28 a. 197. a. 209 b 321 a. 369 b 374 b. 395 a. 440 442 b. 443 b. 444 a. 448 a. 493 b. 494 b. 787 b. 820 b. Srattelenges 440 a. 442 b Stratford 521 524 a. 527 b. 618 a Strelley 682 b. 738 a Stetch 526 b Stringer 191 b Sturmie 807 b Stutevill 21 b. 22 a. 63 a. 64 142 b. 143 a. 160 b. 412 a Sudley 408 a. 410 a. 421 a. 500 b. 629 a. 698 a. 704 b. 770 b. 771 772 773 b. 787 b Sutton 65 b. 342 b. 410 b. 453 b. 508 a. 674 a Sutton Dominus Dudley 502 a. 729 b. 730 a Swester 575 b Swifte 542 a Swillington 44 a Swinford 677 b Swinnerton 194 b. T Taiden 218 b. 500 a. Talbois 17 a. 427 a Talbot 49 a. 214 a. 729 a. 778 a Talbot Dominus L'isle 509 a Talbot Co. Salop 329 b Tameworth 694 Tankervile 613 b. 614 a Tatâ—hale 64 a. 88 b Tate 28 b. 137 a. 649 b. 739 a Templars Knights the originall of that Order 704 their habite Ib. 705 and suppression 706 Temple 196 b. 217 b 409 b. 410 a. 430 b 471 b. 782 b Tewe 217 b Thornburie 379 a. 472 b. 530 b Thornton 196 b Thorpe 143 a. 715 b Throkmorton de Coughton 56 b. 216 a. 225 b. 286 a. 329 b. 380 b. 398 b. 456 b. 485 a. 495 b. 535 b. 536 a. 557 a. 558 b. The Pedegree 559 a. 559 b. 560 561 562 564 565 b. 576 b. 587 b. 629 b. 630 a. 633 a. 654 a. 690 a Throkmorton de Haseley 725 b. 220 a. 495 b. 496 a. 497 a. 499 a. 500 a. 506 b. 579 b. 590 b. 612 b. 660 a Throkmorton de Com. Glouc. 619 a Throkmorton Anth. 143 a. 178 a. 653 b Throkmorton Sir Iohn Iustice of Chester 169 b. 222 a. 229 b. 563 579 b. 641 a 663 a Throkmorton Mich. 430 a. 489 a. 495 b 607 608 Throkmorton Sir Nich. 561 Tibots 207 a Tibtot 329 b. 332 a. 762 a Tilney 458 b Timor 458 b Tithes payd in the time of the Britans asserted from a miraculous Legend of St. Augustine 445 b Toni 315 a. 569 b. 599 b. 604 b Totti 57 b Tourneaments 164 b Traci 558 b. 559 a. 560 a. 579 b. 607 b. 709 a Traps 230 b. 577 a. 732 b Tregoz 614 b Tresham 372 a. 708 b Trillow 29 a. 82 b. 136 b. 499 a. 529 b. 530 a. 618 a Trimnell 390.458 a Trove vide Truwe Trumpinton 779 b Trusbut 390 a Trussell 12 a. 14 18 a. 19.48 b. 51 a. 186 a. 187 a. 213 b. 288 b. 375 a. 513 a. 527 a. 536 b. 537 a. 538.539.540 a. 566 b. 567 b. 689 a 701 a. 729 a Truwe 36 b Tuchet 558 b Tunstall 348 Turner 42 b Turri 157 a. 181 b Turbervill 213 a. 432 b. 762 a Turpin 495 a Turvill 22 b. 23.30 b 33 b. 35 b. 48 b. 54 b. 78 a. 182 a. 428 a. 508 a. 767 a. 770 a Tuschet 129 b Twiford 33 b. 34 Twiniho 372 a Tyrinton 32 a V Vale sive Valle 483. a. 485. a. 528.617 a. 623. b. 824. b Vampage 142 a Vaus 224. b. 414. b 494. a Vauhan 499 a Veci 44 b Vessy 392 b Verdon 29. b. 30.48 b. 157. b. 159. b. 178. a. 191. b. 193. b. 195. a. 196. a. 203. a. 204 b. 205.206 b. 211. b 342. a. 396. b. 411. a 564. b. 718. a. 725. a Vere Comes Oxon. 19. b. 539. Verney 229. b. 364. b 413. b. 420. b. 423. a 435.451 b. 625. b 699 b Vernon 223. a. 565. b 677. b. 799. b Ufflete 570 b Ufford 321 a Uicaridges too slenderly endowed afterwards augmented by the Bishops authoritie 26 Vienna 130. b. 674. b 677. a Vilers 579. b. 614. a 751. b Vipount 672 b Ullenhale vide Hulehale Ulbarwe 588 a Underhill 286. a. 289 b. 450. b. 451. a. 459 a. 479.513 b Uow of Chastitie the forme thereof 319. b. 321. a. 654. b Upton 420. b. 451. b Vyner 351 b W Wade 43. b. 81. a. 177. b Wacte 453 b Wake 64. a. 543. a 546. a Wakes or Feasts of the Churches Dedication 515.516 a when and upon what occasion altered from the Saints day Ib. Wagstaff 287 a Waite 157 b Walcote 211 b Waldene 347 b. 421. a Waldeyve 178. b. 202 a. 414. b. 644.693 b. 721. b. 722. a. 724. * b. 749. a. 750. b. 765. a. 807. b Waldshef 130 b Wale 293 b Waleys 732. * b. 733. * a Waleran 572 b Waldgrave 203. b 506. a Walford 494. b. 497. a Walker 286 b Wallop 721 a Walraund 217. a. 397. a Walsh 404. b. 528. b 617. b. 698. b. 721. b 722. a. 749. a. 750. b Walsingham 630 b. 631. a. 722. a Walter 217. b. 388 a. 395. b. 428. b. 535. b 612. b Walteres 716 a Waltham 297. b. 490. a. 494. a Walwein 471 b Wandard 415. a. sive Wandak 472. b 556. a Wapenburie 55.197 a. 432. b. 807. b Warde 473. b. 720. a Warlng 582. a. 696 a. Waryn 149. a. 751. a Warner 24. a. 419. b 420 a Warren 36. b. 419. Warren Earl Iohn his bold answere to the Cheif Iustice when he was required to shew how he held his lands 303. a. Warwick 375.508.612 a Warwick Earles sc. Rohand 299. a Guy Ib. 299. b. c. His encounter with Colbrond 300. Reynburn 301. a Wegeat 301. b Vfa Ib. Wolgeat Ib. Wigot Ib. Alwine Ib. Turchil Ib. 302. a. That in strictnesse they were not Earls but deputies or Shiriffs to the Earls of Mercia in this Countie 301. b. 302. a Henry de Newburgh the first Earl after the Norman Conquest 302. b. His Barrons 302 b. his Descent Ib. his story wife and issue 304. a The like of the succeeding Earls viz. Roger 304 343. William 305. a Waleran Ib. 305. b. Henry 306. a Thomas 306. b. 307 a Iohn Mareschall 307. b Iohn de Plessets