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the_o find_v out_o of_o certain_a notorious_a malefactor_n in_o this_o county_n as_o also_o in_o d._n 52._o of_o the_o same_o king_n reign_n for_o the_o gaol-delivery_n at_o warwick_n and_o leave_v issue_n one_o only_a daughter_n and_o heir_n call_v emme_n marry_v to_o sir_n henry_n de_fw-fr harecourt_n knight_n which_o sir_n henry_n have_v issue_n membr_n by_o she_o one_o sole_a daughter_n name_v margaret_n who_o wardship_n and_o marriage_n richard_n de_fw-fr pipe_n have_v wed_v her_o mother_n purchase_v for_o a_o c._n mark_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr bishopston_n in_o 22_o e._n 1._o and_o have_v so_o do_v make_v she_o the_o wife_n membr_n of_o john_n the_o pipe_n his_o son_n by_o a_o former_a venture_n which_o john_n have_v issue_n by_o her_o divers_a child_n as_o the_o descent_n membr_n in_o the_o follow_a page_n show_v will._n maunsel_n de_fw-fr erdinton_n ric._n pipe_n secundus_fw-la maritus_fw-la 31_o e._n 1._o emma_n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la henr._n de_fw-fr harecourt_n mile_n 6._o e._n 1._o margareta_n joh._n de_fw-fr san._n desterd_a obiit_fw-la sine_fw-la prole_fw-la ric._n pipe_n secundus_fw-la maritus_fw-la ......_o uxor_fw-la prima_fw-la joh._n pipe_n ric._n pipe_n henr._n pipe_n matilda_n fill_v geor._n gii_fw-la de_fw-fr castello_n joh._n factus_fw-la canon_n regul_n in_o prioratu_fw-la de_fw-fr oveston_n in_o com._n leic._n ingrith_n ux_fw-fr 1._o joh._n henr._n thomas_n ob_fw-la s._n p._n alianora_n katherine_n elizabetha_n margeria_n ob_fw-la s._n p._n joh._n pipe_n monachus_fw-la thom._n pipe_n ab._n de_fw-fr stonley_n rob._n ob_fw-la in_o part_n transm_n marg._n monial_a apud_fw-la godstow_n kath._n monial_a apud_fw-la litlemore_n will._n ob_fw-la s._n p._n rob._n obiit_fw-la s._n p._n alianora_n ux_fw-fr philippi_n beche_n margeria_n ux_fw-fr ......_o durvassal_n agnes_n ux_fw-fr rog._n blakenhole_n thomas_n pipe_n cler._n by_o richard_n the_o elder_a of_o which_o son_n it_o descend_v to_o henry_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o by_o ingrith_n his_o first_o wife_n have_v many_o child_n all_o which_o except_v margery_n die_v ibid._n with_o their_o mother_n of_o the_o pestilence_n so_o that_o the_o same_o henry_n afterward_o wed_v a_o second_o wife_n scil_n maud._n the_o daughter_n of_o george_n de_fw-fr castello_n of_o who_o he_o have_v but_o little_a joy_n for_o not_o long_o after_o the_o marriage_n he_o find_v that_o she_o be_v ibid._n with_o child_n by_o one_o john_n boote_n his_o father_n servant_n at_o which_o he_o take_v such_o grief_n that_o he_o die_v ibid._n before_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v viz._n on_o the_o feast_n day_n of_o st._n laurence_n 36_o e._n 3._o be_v then_o also_o seize_v ibid._n of_o the_o manor_n of_o morton-daubenie_a in_o this_o county_n as_o also_o of_o staunton_n and_o sitbeston_n in_o leicestershire_n whereupon_o john_n d._n of_o lancaster_n of_o who_o as_o in_o right_a of_o the_o honour_n of_o leicester_n the_o say_a manor_n of_o morton_n be_v hold_v seize_v ibid._n the_o say_a margery_n his_o suruâ—ving_a daughter_n and_o john_n the_o son_n of_o maud_n so_o beget_v as_o aforesaid_a as_o his_o ward_n grant_v ibid._n they_o to_o john_n de_fw-fr stafford_n his_o clerk_n who_o to_o prevent_v that_o ill_o beget_v child_n of_o enjoy_v the_o inheritance_n make_v ibid._n he_o a_o canon_n regular_n in_o the_o priory_n of_o duston_n in_o leicestershire_n where_o he_o die_v and_o afterward_o have_v procure_v the_o say_a margery_n to_o make_v a_o feoffment_n unto_o one_o peter_n banaster_n a_o priest_n and_o other_o of_o all_o her_o inheritance_n to_o the_o use_n of_o he_o the_o say_v john_n and_o his_o heir_n which_o feoffment_n bear_v date_n in_o 47_o e._n 3._o past_o ibid._n it_o a_o way_n to_o will._n paylington_n vicar_n of_o radway_n and_o other_o feoffee_n for_o the_o abbot_n of_o stoneley_n use_n whereupon_o they_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o
lumintone_n hastang_n icentone_n long_fw-mi in_o patelau_n hundred_o hantone_n luditone_n wotone_n cliforde_n melecote_n wilmecote_n in_o bomelau_n hundred_o smitham_n anestie_n focheswelle_n westone_n bortone_n wara_n ulveia_n stratone_n chircheberie_n herdeberge_n in_o fernecumbe_v hundred_o beoshelle_n neweham_n optone_n hildeborde_n witlavesforde_n hildebereud_a scireburne_n benintone_n coctune_n haseleje_fw-fr holehale_n haselove_n mortone_n bichemerse_n stodlei_fw-la but_o of_o all_o these_o hundred_o except_o four_o there_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v after_o that_o time_n a_o word_n in_o record_n viz._n meretone_n h._n stanlei_n h._n pathlau_n h._n and_o tremelau_n h._n instead_o of_o the_o rest_n there_o be_v brinklow_n h._n cnucthelaw_n h._n now_o knightlow_n chinton_n now_o kineton_n h._n humeliford_n now_o hemlingford_n h_z barlichway_n h._n now_o also_o in_o be_v cotes_n h._n and_o chikenes_n h._n of_o the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o present_a hundred_o i_o mean_v so_o far_o as_o i_o find_v they_o mention_v in_o record_n i_o shall_v show_v in_o their_o several_a place_n as_o the_o river_n lead_v i_o into_o they_o and_o touch_v the_o contiunance_n of_o the_o rest_n that_o be_v whilst_o i_o find_v mention_n of_o they_o i_o will_v now_o express_v what_o i_o can_v and_o so_o leave_v they_o refer_v only_a pathlow_n to_o be_v speak_v of_o when_o i_o come_v into_o barlichway_n h._n because_o it_o yet_o have_v a_o kind_n of_o be_v term_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o pathlow_n unto_o this_o day_n of_o brinklaw_n h._n i_o find_v mention_n in_o the_o 2._o 21._o of_o h._n 2._o it_o pay_v then_o four_o mark_n for_o a_o murder_n in_o the_o 2._o 24_o of_o h._n 2._o seven_o shilling_n and_o four_o penny_n for_o murder_n and_o in_o joh._n 5._o joh_n 3_o mark_n after_o which_o time_n it_o be_v call_v only_o leta_fw-la de_fw-la brynklow_n viz._n aur._n 8._o e._n 3._o upon_o the_o taxation_n of_o a_o fiveteenth_n and_o ten_o which_o word_n leta_fw-la import_v that_o which_o at_o this_o day_n we_o call_v leet_n show_v that_o there_o be_v a_o court_n here_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n jurisdiction_n for_o part_n of_o the_o country_n thereabouts_o the_o town_n and_o village_n there_o mention_v to_o be_v within_o the_o same_o be_v these_o leta_fw-la de_fw-la brinklow_n newnham_n regis_fw-la herdeburgh-magna_a herdeburgh-parva_a lalleford-longa_a neubold-pantun_a lalleford-parva_a gosford_n browne_n wavere_a neuton_n juxta_fw-la clifton_n church-wavere_a cester-wavere_a walton_n juxta_fw-la kirkby_n neunham-parva_a paylington_n neubold_n &_o stretton_n estunwihull_n wylie_n wybetofte_a kyrkebie_fw-fr monachorum_fw-la brokhurst_n copston_n major_a stretardeston_n whyttebroke_n hopsford_n anstye_n barnaulght_n shulton_n copston_n parva_fw-la wolvey_n burton_n shirford_n stretton-baskervile_n hide_n bramcote_n riton_n juxta_fw-la bulkington_n bulkington_n weston_n â—uxta_fw-la bulkington_n merston_n jabâ—â—_n bedworth_n eccleshale_v folkeshull_n kereswey_n princethorpe_n astley_n but_o for_o the_o etymology_n of_o the_o word_n leet_n i_o can_v well_o be_v satisfy_v except_o it_o proceed_v from_o the_o saxon_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la congregare_fw-la which_o may_v very_o well_o be_v for_o in_o kent_n those_o division_n of_o the_o country_n be_v call_v lath_n which_o with_o we_o be_v call_v hundred_o of_o mereton-hundred_n and_o stanlei-hund_a i_o only_o find_v that_o they_o pay_v several_a fynes_n for_o murder_n in_o a_o 21.24_o &_o 29._o h._n 2._o and_o in_o 1._o r._n 1._o howbeit_o in_o 8._o e._n 3._o they_o be_v both_o under_o the_o title_n of_o leta_fw-la and_o not_o hund._n as_o i_o have_v say_v before_o in_o brinklow_n yet_o it_o seem_v that_o stanlei_n continue_v the_o name_n of_o a_o hundred_o long_a than_o merton_n for_o in_o scac._n 7._o e._n 1._o it_o be_v call_v hund._n de_fw-fr stanley_n the_o particular_a town_n and_o village_n in_o each_o of_o they_o i_o have_v here_o insert_v as_o in_o brinklow_n out_o of_o the_o say_a roll_n of_o aur_fw-it 8._o e._n 3._o leta_fw-la de_fw-la merton_n hodenhull_n lodbroke_n rodburne_n southam_n napton_n shukeburgh_n super_fw-la fleckenho_n wolfhamcote_n nethercote_n grenburgh_n wolscote_n caldecote_n salesbrugge_n wylebie_n lemington-hastang_a hull_n bradwell_n herdewik_n burthingbury_n stocton_n stonythorpe_n bascote_n arley_n sloley_n itchington-â—onga_a merton_n ethorpe_n honingham_n wapenbury_n stretton_n super_fw-la dunsmore_n frankton_n burton_n draicote_n thurlaston_n dimchurch_n tofte_n hull-morton_n clifton_n rokeby_n bilton_n church-lalleford_a wolrycheston_n merton_n leta_fw-la de_fw-la stanlei_fw-la herbury_n stivichale_n itchington-episcopi_n olughton_n offchurch_n radford-symelic_a lemington-pr_n neubold-cumin_a mulverton_n edmuscote_n lullington_n cubington_n weston_n juxta_fw-la wetheley_n bobenhull_n ryton_n super_fw-la dunsmore_n whitinashe_n brandon_n bretford_n sow_n caloudon_n wiken_n wilnale_n stoke_n bugginge_v pinle_fw-mi whitley_n bilney_n coventre_n coundon_n radford_n allesley_n bakinton_n ashoe_n kenellworth_n wodecote_n leke-wotton_a hull_n of_o tremelau-hundred_n i_o find_v that_o in_o ann_n 1._o r._n 1._o and_o 5._o joh._n it_o fine_v for_o murder_n but_o as_o i_o meet_v with_o no_o mention_n thereof_o afterward_o hundred_o so_o can_v i_o no_o further_a point_n out_o where_o it_o be_v than_o i_o have_v already_o signify_v of_o chickenes-hundred_n it_o appear_v that_o it_o fine_v for_o murder_n a_o anno_fw-la 29_o h._n 2._o 1._o r._n 1._o and_o 5._o joh._n but_o no_o more_o of_o cotes-hundred_n a_o the_o like_a in_o 29_o h._n 2._o but_o whether_o this_o of_o cotes_n be_v any_o part_n of_o the_o country_n about_o warwick_n for_o the_o village_n at_o the_o east_n end_n of_o the_o town_n now_o call_v coton-end_n be_v ancient_o call_v cotes_n as_o i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o show_v hereafter_o or_o whether_o coton_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o churchover_n ancient_o also_o call_v cotes_n as_o in_o due_a place_n shall_v be_v show_v i_o can_v determine_v and_o as_o for_o chikenes-hundred_n i_o must_v leave_v the_o discovery_n thereof_o to_o other_o have_v no_o guess_n whereabout_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o much_o therefore_o shall_v suffice_v touch_v the_o hundred_o which_o be_v not_o now_o in_o be_v and_o because_o it_o will_v fall_v out_o that_o i_o must_v begin_v this_o work_n with_o knightlow-hundred_n i_o shall_v therefore_o here_o show_v what_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o thereof_o of_o knightlow-hundred_n i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o enumerate_v the_o town_n and_o village_n which_o it_o now_o contain_v the_o map_n save_v i_o that_o labour_n the_o first_o mention_n i_o find_v in_o record_n of_o it_o be_v in_o 2._o 16._o h._n 2._o where_o the_o sheriff_n account_n cent._n sol_fw-la pro_fw-la placitis_fw-la concelatis_fw-la and_o there_o it_o be_v call_v sipesocha_n de_fw-fr cnuchtelawa_n those_o of_o chinton_n and_o humeliford_n have_v there_o the_o same_o title_n of_o sipesocha_n the_o word_n scac._n socha_n by_o expositor_n signify_v a_o free_a court_n where_o plea_n of_o debt_n covenant_n trespass_n detinue_n etc._n etc._n be_v hold_v but_o for_o the_o first_o syllable_n sipe_n i_o rather_o suppose_v it_o shall_v be_v since_o the_o saxon_a letter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v in_o use_n long_o after_o the_o conquest_n be_v mistake_v for_o p_o and_o then_o if_o so_o and_o that_o mr._n lambert_n exposition_n of_o the_o word_n sithecundman_n to_o be_v legalis_fw-la homo_fw-la or_o militaris_fw-la homo_fw-la be_v right_a it_o will_v not_o be_v improper_a to_o interpret_v sithesocha_n to_o be_v curia_fw-la libera_fw-la legalium_fw-la hominum_fw-la for_o the_o hundred_o court_n we_o know_v be_v visus_fw-la franc_fw-la pleg_n as_o we_o common_o term_v it_o and_o if_o it_o be_v take_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o militarium_fw-la hominum_fw-la it_o agree_v well_o enough_o with_o the_o nature_n of_o that_o meeting_n for_o to_o this_o day_n in_o some_o county_n they_o be_v call_v wapentac_n from_o the_o touch_v of_o his_o spear_n who_o have_v the_o government_n of_o the_o wapentac_n assign_v to_o he_o by_o the_o principal_a sort_n of_o man_n that_o do_v associate_v with_o he_o as_o mr._n cambden_n speak_v of_o wapentac_n observe_v out_o of_o the_o law_n of_o st._n edward_n in_o k._n john_n time_n i_o find_v it_o by_o the_o name_n of_o b._n hunred_n de_fw-fr chnitelowe_n to_o answer_v xl._n marc._n de_fw-fr firma_fw-la in_o the_o account_n of_o william_n luscy_n sheriff_n of_o the_o shire_n of_o warw._n and_o leic_a 21_o h._n 3._o it_o be_v thus_o record_v de_fw-fr firma_fw-la de_fw-fr knistelawe_n xl._n m._n de_fw-fr auxil_fw-fr vicecom_v ejusdem_fw-la hundredi_n xv._o l._n scac._n de_fw-fr franc_fw-fr pleg_n ejusdem_fw-la hundredi_n four_o l._n xl._n d._n de_fw-fr warth_fw-mi ejusdem_fw-la hundredi_n xiii_o s._n ix_o d._n summa_fw-la xlvi_o l._n xs._n v._n d._n and_o among_o the_o presentment_n make_v by_o the_o hundred_o before_o the_o justice_n itinerant_a 4._o e._n 1._o there_o be_v one_o from_o this_o hundred_o the_o title_n whereof_o be_v hund._n de_fw-fr knyhtelawe_n upon_o inquisition_n regâ—s_n take_v 9_o e._n 2._o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o king_n
as_o that_o at_o bretford_n and_o have_v that_o again_o in_o exchange_n this_o geffrey_n de_fw-fr clinton_n the_o second_o wed_a agnes_n the_o daughter_n of_o roger_n earl_n of_o warwick_n and_o have_v with_o she_o in_o frank_n marriage_n by_o the_o gift_n a._n of_o her_o father_n inter_fw-la alia_fw-la ten_o knight_n fee_n of_o those_o seventeen_o that_o be_v hold_v by_o he_o of_o the_o say_a earl_n de_fw-fr veteri_fw-la feoffamento_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v whereof_o he_o or_o his_o father_n be_v enfeoff_v in_o the_o time_n of_o k._n h._n 1._o which_o ten_o by_o those_o covenant_n of_o marriage_n be_v to_o perform_v their_o military_a service_n in_o the_o custody_n of_o this_o brandune_n whereby_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o castle_n be_v then_o in_o be_v though_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o say_v whether_o geffrey_n de_fw-fr clinton_n the_o father_n of_o lescelina_n or_o her_o husband_n norman_n de_fw-fr verdune_n build_v it_o lib._n bertramus_n de_fw-fr verdon_n temp_n conquestoris_n 26._o normannus_n de_fw-fr verdon_n 1_o lescelina_n filia_fw-la gaufridi_fw-la de_fw-la clintona_n 119._o bertramus_n de_fw-fr verdon_n croxden_n rohesia_n oxon._n tho._n de_fw-fr verdon_n oxon._n eustachia_n postea_fw-la nupta_fw-la ric._n de_fw-fr camvil_n oxon._n nich_n de_fw-fr verdon_n 7_o r._n 1._o mortuus_fw-la 16_o h._n 3._o 4._o theobaldus_fw-la le_fw-fr butiller_n warr._n rohesia_n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la 16_o h._n 3._o 12._o marg._n filia_fw-la gilb._n de_fw-fr lacie_n &_o haeres_fw-la walteri_fw-la de_fw-fr lacie_n avi_fw-la svi_fw-la uxor_fw-la 1._o 7._o joh._n de_fw-fr verdon_n 31_o h._n 3._o obiit_fw-la 2_o e._n 1._o 18._o elianora_n uxor_fw-la 2._o 1._o theobaldus_fw-la de_fw-la verdon_n fill_n &_o haeres_fw-la 2_o e._n 1._o obiit_fw-la 3_o e._n 2._o 16._o joh._n obiit_fw-la in_o hib._n vita_fw-la patris_fw-la 25_o e._n 1._o croxden_n eliz._n filia_fw-la gilb._n de_fw-fr clare_n com._n gloucestriae_fw-la uxor_fw-la 2._o ib._n theobald_n de_fw-fr verdon_n obiit_fw-la a_o 1316._o 10._o e._n 2._o ib._n matildis_n fill_v edm._n de_fw-fr mortimer_n de_fw-fr wigmore_n 30_o e._n 1._o ux_fw-la 1._o 27._o isabel_n 6._o johanna_n uxor_fw-la tho._n silij_fw-la &_o heredis_fw-la tho._n d._n furnivall_n ib._n eliz._n uxor_fw-la barthol_n burghersh_fw-mi ib._n margeria_n primò_fw-la nupta_fw-la will._n le_fw-fr blount_n postea_fw-la marco_n husee_fw-fr ult_n joh._n crophull_n 30._o matildis_n ux_fw-fr joh._n fitz-alan_n comit._n arundeliae_n 30_o e._n 1._o in_o the_o line_n of_o which_o norman_n it_o continue_v for_o divers_a age_n as_o the_o descent_n here_o insert_v show_v their_o principal_a seat_n be_v at_o alton-castle_n in_o staffordshire_n but_o little_o do_v i_o find_v memorable_a of_o it_o other_z than_z that_o in_o 7_o r._n 1._o it_o be_v garrison_v 1._o by_o will._n fill_n ricardi_n a_o great_a man_n in_o this_o county_n as_o in_o wroxhall_n shall_v be_v manifest_v who_o have_v then_o the_o custody_n ib._n thereof_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o minority_n of_o bertram_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o before_o specify_v norman_n de_fw-fr verdon_n to_o which_o bertram_n succeed_v nicholas_n who_o in_o 11_o h._n 3._o have_v a_o charter_n 4._o of_o free-warren_n grant_v to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n here_o and_o raise_v a_o pool_n in_o this_o place_n to_o so_o great_a a_o height_n as_o that_o the_o monk_n of_o combe_n bring_v dorso_fw-la a_o assize_n of_o novel-disseisin_a against_o he_o for_o drown_v their_o land_n in_o stretton_n thereby_o but_o it_o be_v not_o long_o afterward_o ere_o that_o this_o castle_n undergo_v the_o fate_n which_o be_v incident_a to_o such_o strong_a hold_v in_o time_n of_o hostility_n for_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o partaker_n with_o simon_n montfort_n e._n of_o leicester_n who_o in_o 39_o h._n 3._o hold_v kenilworth_n castle_n against_o the_o king_n take_v notice_n that_o john_n de_fw-fr verdon_n grandchild_n to_o the_o before_o specify_v nicholas_n have_v 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as_o much_o as_o other_o have_v use_v to_o do_v so_o that_o he_o shall_v keep_v the_o same_o bailywick_n according_a to_o the_o form_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o lincoln_n nor_o can_v i_o find_v that_o it_o be_v ever_o out_o of_o the_o crown_n until_o 3_o eliz._n that_o the_o queen_n by_o her_o letter_n 3._o pat._n bear_v date_n 10_o jan._n grant_v it_o with_o all_o the_o right_n belong_v thereto_o unto_o brian_n cave_n esquire_n and_o edw._n williams_n and_o their_o heir_n to_o hold_v in_o socage_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o east_n greenwich_n to_o which_o brian_n succeed_v in_o the_o possession_n thereof_o sir_n ambrose_n cave_n knight_n who_o die_v eliz._n seize_v of_o it_o in_o 10_o eliz._n left_a margaret_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n than_o wife_n of_o henry_n knoll_v esquire_n which_o henry_n have_v issue_n by_o she_o two_o daughter_n and_o heir_n viz._n mary_n
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county_n and_o leicestershire_n a_o service_n in_o those_o day_n of_o great_a trust_n and_o wherein_o none_o but_o person_n of_o eminent_a worth_n and_o quality_n be_v employ_v in_o the_o late_a of_o which_o year_n he_o be_v the_o principal_a commissioner_n assign_v in_o this_o county_n for_o levy_v and_o collect_v a_o fifteen_o and_o ten_o then_o grant_v to_o the_o king_n in_o parliament_n of_o this_o walter_n i_o find_v that_o by_o a_o feoffment_n membr_n to_o one_o william_n whetele_n and_o other_o person_n in_o trust_n he_o settle_v this_o manor_n to_o the_o use_n of_o himself_o and_o margery_n his_o wife_n as_o also_o to_o his_o own_o right_a heir_n and_o that_o he_o depart_v membr_n this_o life_n the_o say_a margery_n survive_v who_o the_o better_a to_o secure_v her_o estate_n enfeoft_v 32._o john_n of_o gaunt_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n sir_n william_n bagot_z of_o baginton_n and_o other_o person_n of_o quality_n therein_o and_o that_o he_o leave_v issue_n memb_v john_n and_o 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de_fw-fr bermingham_n 4_o e._n 3._o albrâ—da_fw-la 4_o e._n 3._o walt._n holte_n 49_o e._n 3._o margeria_n joh._n holt_n de_fw-fr yardley_n be_v audomarus_n holt_n fill_v &_o haeres_fw-la 12_o h._n 6._o simon_n holt._n matilda_n filia_fw-la &_o haer_fw-mi ric._n coll_a the_o bruge_n north._n joh._n holt_n be_v 19_o h._n 6._o margar._n filia_fw-la ric._n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr bear_n de_fw-fr kenardsley_n in_o com._n heref_o militis_fw-la will._n holt_n margareta_n filia_fw-la will._n cumberford_n de_fw-fr cumberford_n in_o com._n staff_n armigeri_fw-la will._n holt_n de_fw-fr aston_n be_v obiit_fw-la 28._o sept._n 6_o h._n 5._o johanna_n filia_fw-la adae_fw-la knight_n de_fw-fr salopia_n thomas_n holt_n justic._n north_n walliae_fw-la obiit_fw-la 23._o martii_fw-la 37_o h._n 8._o margeria_n primogenita_fw-la fill_n &_o cohaer_n will._n willington_n de_fw-fr barcheston_n be_v edw._n holt_n de_fw-fr dudston_n be_v obiit_fw-la 3._o feb_n 35_o eliz._n dorothea_n filia_fw-la joh._n ferrer_n 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john_n l'isle_n of_o moxhull_n esquire_n who_o son_n and_o heir_n scil_n nicholas_n lâ—isle_n sell_v digby_n it_o in_o 25_o h._n 8._o to_o reginald_n digby_n of_o colshill_n esquire_n in_o which_o line_n it_o still_o continue_v lindon_n that_o this_o hamlet_n be_v original_o so_o call_v from_o the_o situation_n thereof_o the_o name_n do_v plain_o manifest_a lhin_a in_o the_o british_a signify_v a_o lake_n or_o pool_n and_o do_v in_o the_o saxon_a a_o hill_n for_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o a_o indifferent_a rise_a ground_n it_o stand_v but_o the_o first_o mention_n i_o have_v find_v of_o it_o in_o any_o record_n be_v d._n in_o 34_o h._n 3._o where_o it_o appear_v that_o gunilda_n de_fw-fr lynden_n bring_v a_o assize_n of_o novel_a disseisin_n against_o walter_n de_fw-fr bishopesdon_n and_o other_o for_o land_n here_o yet_o be_v it_o no_o manor_n of_o itself_o but_o the_o land_n of_o other_o lordship_n reach_n into_o it_o whereof_o i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o give_v instance_n little_a 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he_o here_o at_o pakinton_n have_v authority_n give_v b._n he_o by_o the_o say_a earl_n to_o receive_v the_o homage_n of_o thomas_n le_fw-fr prey_n and_o agnes_n his_o wife_n as_o also_o of_o nich._n pikot_o his_o fellow_n partner_n before_o speak_v of_o at_o which_o time_n he_o give_v b._n to_o the_o same_o earl_n xl_o s._n of_o silver_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o himself_o and_o they_o and_z his_o and_o their_o heir_n to_o be_v release_v from_o attendance_n at_o the_o three_o week_n court_n a_o leicester_n make_v their_o appearance_n at_o hâ—â—_n leet_n only_o to_o this_o sir_n henry_n succeed_v sir_n william_n murdac_n knight_n who_o bear_v be_v for_o his_o arm_n bendè_fw-la of_o ten_o pâ—â—ces_n arg._n and_o gules_a and_o have_v issue_n digby_n alice_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n wed_v digby_n to_o sir_n thomas_n â—oyvile_a knight_n unto_o who_o she_o bring_v a_o fair_a inheritance_n of_o land_n in_o leicestershire_n which_o beyvile_v have_v their_o residence_n b._n at_o stokfaston_n in_o that_o county_n but_o within_o tâ—e_v compass_v â—f_o that_o time_n as_o they_o have_v to_o do_v hâ—re_o they_o obtain_v one_o of_o the_o two_o other_o part_n of_o this_o lordship_n 〈…〉_o as_o it_o seem_v so_o that_o upâ—n_o the_o 〈…〉_o three_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o last_o iâ—hn_n viz._n bâ—â—dnell_n â—liz_o the_o wiâ—e_n o_o 〈…〉_o bury_v hatley_n iâ—_n com._n herif_n abâ—â—t_v the_o laâ—â—r_a end_n 〈…〉_o b._n it_o unto_o sâ—r_a râ—bâ—rt_n brâ—â—â—â—ll_o of_o dene_fw-mi in_o com._n northampt._n knight_n from_o who_o descend_v thomas_n brudâ—elâ—_n eâ—quâ—re_o afâ—erwardsâ—_n scil_n 3._o car._n create_v lord_n â—ruâ—â—ell_o a_o person_n much_o to_o be_v honour_v for_o his_o great_a learning_n prudenceâ—_n and_o eminent_a knowledge_n in_o antiquity_n who_o by_o his_o deed_n b._n of_o bargain_n and_o sale_n date_v 19_o maii_n 4._o jac._n past_o it_o unâ—o_o sir_n edward_n brabazon_n then_o of_o netherwhitacre_a in_o this_o county_n knight_n whicâ—_n sir_n eâ—ward_o diâ—poâ—ed_v thereof_o to_o siâ—_n anthâ—â—y_n brabazon_n knight_n his_o young_a son_n tâ—e_v late_a â—wner_n thereof_o touch_v that_o part_n whâ—ch_o ireâ—s_v have_v i_o find_v that_o in_o 13_o e._n 3._o thomas_n le_fw-fr â—â—eys_n pass_v 3._o iâ—_n aways_o by_o the_o name_n likewise_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o pakinton-pigot_n to_o philip_n de_fw-fr aâ—leston_n and_o 〈…〉_o and_o the_o heâ—rs_n of_o their_o two_o 〈◊〉_d but_o for_o lack_v of_o such_o issue_n to_o return_v unto_o the_o râ—gâ—t_a â—eirs_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n which_o makeâ—_n i_o 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o say_v kaâ—â—eâ—â—ne_n be_v his_o daughter_n aâ—â—er_v this_o â—iz_o in_o 50_o 〈…〉_o of_o who_o in_o maxstoke_n i_o shall_v speak_v puâ—câ—ased_v 3._o oâ—e_v three_o part_v 〈…〉_o manor_n 〈…〉_o and_o joane_n his_o wiâ—e_n but_o 〈…〉_o be_v that_o which_o philip_n the_o 〈◊〉_d above_o 〈…〉_o the_o other_o former_o belong_v to_o gâ—lbert_n 〈◊〉_d i_o can_v well_o discover_v which_o three_o part_v continue_v 36._o to_o his_o posterity_n tiâ—l_v the_o begin_n of_o h._n 7._o time_n though_o how_o much_o long_o i_o know_v not_o for_o in_o 20_o h._n 7._o john_n creâ—_n viscount_n l'isle_n be_v find_v 7._o tâ—_n die_v seize_v 10._o 〈◊〉_d â—_o by_o the_o name_n likewise_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o pakinton-pâ—got_a which_o from_o he_o divolve_v to_o â—homas_fw-la marquess_n dorsâ—t_n his_o uncle_n son_n and_o so_o consequent_o to_o henry_n duke_n of_o suff._n after_o who_o attainder_n in_o 1_o mariae_fw-la whereof_o in_o astley_n i_o have_v speak_v it_o eschaet_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o continue_v therein_o till_o queen_n elizabeth_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o her_o reign_n grant_v 3._o it_o to_o edward_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n lâ—neaâ—l_a heir_n to_o the_o clinton_n before_n specify_v which_o earl_n sell_v eliz._n â—t_a to_o one_o samson_n baker_n gentleman_n 30_o oct._n 15_o eliz._n who_o die_v eliz._n seize_v thereof_o in_o 26_o eliz._n
caes._n nerva_n traian_n aug._n germ_n p.m._n and_o on_o the_o other_o piety_n as_o i_o take_v it_o with_o her_o head_n veil_v her_o right_a hand_n extend_v quasi_fw-la vota_fw-la suscipiens_fw-la and_o a_o altar_n before_o she_o the_o circumscription_n be_v â—r_o poâ—_n cos._n it_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o unlike_a that_o there_o have_v be_v very_o ancient_o some_o notable_a fort_n or_o castle_n there_o the_o place_n be_v so_o proper_a for_o such_o a_o thing_n in_o regard_n of_o its_o height_n though_o tract_n of_o time_n have_v thus_o overwhelm_v its_o very_a ruin_n with_o the_o common_a arable_a land_n this_o last_o mention_v osbert_n de_fw-fr clinton_n obtain_v a_o charter_n 7._o from_o the_o king_n for_o a_o weekly_a mercate_z here_o upon_o the_o sunday_n and_o a_o fair_a yearly_o to_o hold_v for_o two_o day_n viz._n the_o eve_n and_o feast-day_n of_o the_o apostle_n peter_n and_o paul_n which_o grant_n bear_v date_n at_o merleberge_n 26_o aug._n 9_o joh._n but_o there_o be_v little_o more_o that_o i_o have_v see_v memorable_a of_o he_o other_o than_o that_o he_o be_v in_o 16._o arm_n with_o the_o baron_n against_o king_n john_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o that_o he_o return_v to_o his_o loyalty_n in_o 1_o h._n 3._o whereupon_o his_o land_n seize_v upon_o for_o that_o offence_n be_v again_o restore_v 16._o to_o he_o after_o which_o it_o be_v not_o long_o ere_o he_o dâ—ed_v and_o that_o the_o custody_n of_o his_o son_n and_o heir_n and_o the_o land_n of_o his_o inheritance_n notwithstanding_o he_o be_v then_o a_o kt._n be_v commit_v 26._o to_o will._n the_o briwer_n for_o i_o find_v that_o the_o say_v william_n obtain_v a_o special_a mandate_n 26._o from_o the_o king_n to_o the_o shiriff_n of_o this_o county_n for_o protect_v he_o in_o the_o possession_n thereof_o and_o that_o he_o sell_v 26._o the_o same_o wardship_n unto_o will._n de_fw-fr cantilupe_n for_o c._n mark_n the_o name_n of_o which_o heir_n be_v thomas_n the_o clinton_n of_o who_o the_o next_o mention_n that_o i_o have_v find_v be_v that_o in_o 17_o h._n 3._o he_o come_v to_o a_o agreement_n with_o elysant_a the_o widow_n to_o the_o before_o specify_v osbert_n touch_v her_o dowry_n whereupon_o it_o be_v conclude_v 3._o that_o she_o shall_v hold_v the_o three_o part_n of_o a_o three_o part_n of_o the_o kt_n fee_n here_o in_o colshill_n and_o halghton_n which_o be_v give_v to_o she_o by_o the_o say_v osbert_n galfridus_n de_fw-fr clinton_n normanus_n camer_n regis_fw-la h._n 1._o 18._o will._n de_fw-fr clint._n 1.145_o rob._n de_fw-fr clinton_n canon_n â—pud_fw-la kenilworth_n a._n sim_n de_fw-fr clinton_n a._n rog._n de_fw-la clinton_n lescelina_n ux_fw-fr norm_a de_fw-fr verdon_n galfr._n de_fw-fr clinton_n camerar_fw-it 12_o h._n 2._o agnes_n filia_fw-la rog._n comitis_fw-la warw._n henr._n de_fw-fr clinton_n 14_o joh._n amicia_n de_fw-fr bidun_n henr._n de_fw-fr clinton_n defunctus_fw-la 17_o h._n 3._o s._n prole_fw-la amicabilis_fw-la primogenita_fw-la soâ—otum_fw-la &_o cohaer_n ux_fw-fr luce_n de_fw-fr columbariâ—s_n isabel_n ux_fw-fr rad._n silij_fw-la johannis_n agnes_n ux_fw-fr warini_n de_fw-fr bragenham_n will._n de_fw-fr clinton_n be_v ....._o de_fw-fr clinton_n be_v osbertus_n de_fw-fr clinton_n 11_o h._n 2._o marg._n filia_fw-la will._n fill_v hugonis_n 2._o nupta_fw-la ric._n de_fw-fr bellocampo_n 3._o joh._n de_fw-fr abetot_n osbertus_n de_fw-fr clinton_n 7_o r._n 1._o elysant_n relicta_fw-la 17_o h._n 3._o thomas_n de_fw-fr clinton_n mile_n 44_o h_n 3._o mazera_n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la jacobi_fw-la de_fw-la bisege_n mountfort_n thom._n de_fw-fr clinton_n 12_o e._n 1._o digby_n matilda_n filia_fw-la rad._n de_fw-fr bracâ—brigg_n mil._n joh._n de_fw-fr clinton_n de_fw-fr maxstoke_n 10._o osbertus_n obiit_fw-la s._n p._n johannes_n de_fw-fr clinton_n de_fw-fr colshill_n 41_o h._n 3._o isabel_n obiit_fw-la 28_o e._n 1._o joh._n de_fw-fr clinton_n mile_n 18_o e._n 1._o alicia_n filia_fw-la rob._n de_fw-fr grendon_n mil._n joh._n de_fw-fr clinton_n mile_n 5_o e._n 3._o ...._o filia_fw-la rog._n hilary_n mil._n postea_fw-la nupta_fw-la saiero_n de_fw-fr râ—chford_n johannes_n de_fw-fr mountfort_n mileâ—_n johanna_n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la 27_o e._n 3._o joh._n de_fw-fr sutton_n mile_n secundus_fw-la marâ—us_fw-la 37_o e._n 3._o henr._n ap_fw-mi griffith_n mile_n tertius_fw-la maritus_fw-la joh._n mountfort_n obiit_fw-la s._n prole_fw-la baldw._n mountfort_n mile_n 8_o r_n 2._o margareta_n filia_fw-la joh._n clinton_n de_fw-fr maxstoke_n mil._n 11_o r._n 2._o will._n mountfort_n mile_n obiit_fw-la 6_o dec._n 31_o h._n 6._o jana_n filia_fw-la will._n de_fw-fr alderwiche_n nata_fw-la in_o partibus_fw-la britanniae_fw-la ux_fw-la secunda_fw-la edm._n mountfort_n mile_n dapifer_fw-la regis_fw-la h._n 6._o joanna_n soror_fw-la ric._n vernon_n mil._n baldw._n mountfort_n mile_n obiit_fw-la 14_o e._n 4._o margareta_n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la joh._n peche_n mil._n rob._n mountfort_n de_fw-fr bickenhill_n 9_o e._n 4._o margareta_n ric._n mountfort_n fill_v &_o haeres_fw-la sim._n mountfort_n mile_n atâ—inctus_n 11_o h._n 7._o anna_n filia_fw-la ric._n verney_n de_fw-fr compton_n mil._n joh._n mountfort_n 19_o e._n 4._o duxit_fw-la annam_n fill_n ric._n harcourt_n mil._n relictam_fw-la henr._n domini_fw-la sayâ—_n henr._n mountfort_n 7_o h._n 7._o thomas_n mountfort_n the_o sutton-colfeild_a be_v 7_o h._n 7._o eliz._n filia_fw-la joh._n greseley_n de_fw-fr drakelow_n in_o come_v derb._n be_v anna_n fill_n rad_n longford_n mil._n ux_fw-la 1._o sim._n mountfort_n de_fw-fr kingshurst_n 22_o h._n 8._o jocosa_fw-la filia_fw-la nich._n ruggeley_n de_fw-fr dunton_n relicta_fw-la hug._n harman_n the_o moorehall_n franc._n mountfort_n be_v obiit_fw-la a_o 1599_o anna_n filia_fw-la &_o cohaeres_fw-la will._n willington_n be_v baldw._n mountfort_n de_fw-fr tanworth_n brigitta_n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la ux_fw-la joh._n wyrley_n de_fw-fr dodford_n in_o come_v northampt_v be_v will._n 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and_o his_o heir_n the_o one_o half_a thereof_o reserve_v only_o to_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n the_o service_n of_o half_a a_o kts._n fee_n for_o the_o land_n in_o colshill_n and_o haleton_n as_o abovesaid_a which_o service_n upon_o partition_n
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hore_n de_fw-fr elmedon_n alanus_fw-la hore_n be_v 3_o h._n 7._o maria_n relicta_fw-la 11_o h._n 7._o cath._n filia_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la ux_fw-la joh._n boteler_n de_fw-fr solihull_n gen_fw-la 21_o h._n 7._o joh._n boteler_n de_fw-fr solihull_n simon_n johannes_n thomas_n to_o this_o simon_n succeed_v 2._o alanus_n de_fw-fr witacre_n and_o to_o alan_n simon_n who_o as_o by_o circumstance_n may_v be_v conclude_v seat_v himself_o at_o bercheston_n assume_v that_o place_n for_o his_o surname_n for_o in_o 8_o h._n 3._o upon_o a_o accord_n 3._o make_v betwixt_o the_o say_a simon_n de_fw-fr bercheston_n and_o simon_n the_o son_n of_o jordan_n de_fw-fr whitacre_n this_o whitacre_n appear_v to_o have_v be_v of_o his_o inheritance_n and_o that_o he_o grant_v the_o same_o together_o with_o elmedon_n in_o this_o county_n to_o the_o same_o simon_n de_fw-fr whitacre_n and_o his_o heir_n to_o be_v hold_v of_o he_o the_o say_v simon_n de_fw-fr bercheston_n by_o the_o service_n of_o one_o knight_n 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court_n as_o also_o at_o his_o turn_v provide_v that_o he_o do_v by_o his_o letter_n patent_n substitute_n a_o attorney_n to_o do_v suit_n for_o he_o there_o and_o in_o 41_o h._n 3._o have_v a_o charter_n 14â—_n of_o free-warren_n grant_v to_o he_o in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n here_o together_o with_o those_o at_o elmedon_n and_o freseley_n and_o confirm_v 59_o to_o the_o canon_n of_o lilshull_n in_o com._n salop._n what_o robert_n the_o kaily_a his_o uncle_n who_o heir_n he_o be_v have_v give_v to_o they_o in_o freseley_n in_o this_o shire_n to_o he_o succeed_v jordan_n de_fw-fr whitacre_n who_o be_v guilty_a of_o some_o youthful_a extravagancy_n obtain_v the_o king_n pardon_n 10._o in_o 36_o h._n 3._o and_o in_o 41_o h._n 3._o have_v a_o special_a patent_n 16._o exempt_n he_o from_o the_o office_n of_o shiriff_n coroner_n etc._n etc._n and_o from_o serve_v on_o jury_n after_o which_o viz._n in_o 50_o h._n 3._o he_o be_v a_o knight_n gen_fw-la and_o in_o 52_o and_o 53_o h._n 3._o one_o d._n of_o the_o justice_n for_o gaol-delivery_n in_o this_o county_n this_o jordan_n be_v a_o man_n potent_a in_o the_o country_n and_o take_v advantage_n of_o those_o turbulent_a time_n in_o which_o the_o baron_n put_v themselves_o in_o arm_n against_o the_o king_n enter_v suprà _fw-la upon_o xl_o acre_n of_o wood_n in_o freseley_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o canon_n of_o lilshull_n before_o specify_v and_o continue_v possess_v thereof_o till_o his_o death_n by_o reason_n of_o which_o seizure_n philippe_n his_o widow_n afterward_o hold_v it_o whereupon_o the_o abbot_n of_o lilleshull_n bring_v a_o assize_n of_o novel_a disseisin_n against_o she_o but_o by_o mediation_n of_o friend_n the_o matter_n be_v compose_v and_o in_o 56_o h._n 3._o richard_n de_fw-fr whitacre_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o say_v jordan_n quit_v suprà _fw-la his_o title_n thereto_o this_o richard_n de_fw-fr whitacre_n be_v a_o knight_n aur_fw-it in_o 9_o e._n 1._o in_o 16_o e._n 1._o attend_v 1289_o edm._n earl_n of_o cornwall_n in_o that_o famous_a expedition_n of_o wales_n and_o bear_v lich._n for_o his_o arm_n upon_o a_o fez_n three_o escalop_n with_o two_o mullet_n in_o chief_a upon_o that_o grant_n to_o the_o king_n make_v by_o the_o parliament_n in_o 25_o e._n 1._o of_o a_o nine_o part_n of_o all_o their_o movable_a good_n for_o confirmation_n of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la and_o charta_fw-la de_fw-fr foresta_n he_o be_v appoint_v ced_a one_o of_o the_o commissioner_n in_o this_o county_n for_o the_o more_o equal_a assess_n and_o collect_v thereof_o but_o after_o 4_o edw._n 2._o i_o find_v no_o more_o mention_n of_o he_o than_o that_o he_o leave_v issue_n 2._o richard_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n and_o several_a other_o son_n which_o last_o mention_v richard_n have_v be_v in_o that_o rebellion_n with_o thomas_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n in_o 15_o e._n 2._o for_o which_o he_o purchase_v his_o pardon_n 21._o that_o cost_v c._n
deed_n be_v bear_v date_n at_o tamworth_n in_o 44_o e._n 3._o past_a away_o the_o same_o unto_o sir_n baldwin_n frevill_n knight_n and_o his_o heir_n reserve_v only_o a_o estate_n for_o life_n 57_o by_o which_o mean_n upon_o partition_n p._n make_v in_o 31_o h._n 6._o betwixt_o the_o three_o sister_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o say_a sir_n baldwin_n it_o be_v allot_v to_o thomas_n ferrer_n at_o that_o time_n tenant_n by_o the_o courtesy_n of_o england_n to_o all_o the_o land_n which_o be_v of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o eliz._n his_o wife_n decease_v elder_a of_o the_o say_v three_o sister_n in_o who_o line_n it_o continue_v till_o sir_n john_n ferrer_n knight_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o king_n charles_n his_o reign_n sell_v it_o to_o charles_n adderley_n esquire_n afterward_o a_o equerie_n to_o the_o say_a king_n and_o by_o he_o knight_v who_o now_o enjoy_v it_o the_o church_n dedicate_v to_o s._n john_n baptist_n be_v ancient_o give_v to_o the_o nun_n of_o mergate_n in_o com._n beaf_n 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