for advancing his fortune though he lost his head as in Shelford is said Sir Edward Stanhope's Lady was after his death married to Sir Richard Page Richard Stanhope Esquire eldest son of Sir Edward married Anne one of the four daughters and co-heirs of Iohn Strelley Esquire afterwards married to Sir Iohn Markham by her the said Richard had one only daughter and heir Saunchia wife of Iohn son of Anthony Babington which Iohn was Father of Original Babington who had to wife .... the daughter of .... Galley and by her had Iohn Babington of Rampton who married Elizabeth daughter of ... Bussy of Hather who brought him Iohn Babington whose wife was .... the daughter of Hercy Nevyll of Grove Esquire afterwards married to Anthony Eyr whose son Sir Gervas Eyr married Elizabeth one of her daughters and co-heirs by Iohn Babington Barbara the other was wife of Iohn Boswell of Edlington near Tikhill in Yorkshire of whom Sir Gervas Eyre purchased the other moyety of this Mannor the Lady Eyr after Sir Gervas was dead married William More D. D. by whom she had no child to Sir Gervas she bore Anthony Eyr and Mary wife of Sir Iohn Newton of Hather Baronet Anthony first married Lucia daughter of Sir Iohn Digby of Maunsfeild Woodhouse and since he was chosen to serve in Parliament as Knight for this County .... the daughter of Sir Iohn Packington Baronet In 1612. the owners of Rampton Town are said to be the heirs of Iohn Babington Esquire the heirs of George Smith the heirs of Francis Kitchen Iohn Hutton Prebendary Francis Busshy Esquire Robert Sampson a Plowland and an half Iohn Browne as much Richard Legat a Plowland William Barneby Edward Procter the like Iohn Legat Roger Fenton half a Plowland Thomas Cotton as much William Leggat six Acres Anthony Fenton a Cottage c. The Vicarage of Rampton was 8l. 'T is now 10l. value in the Kings Books and the Prebendary continueth Patron Stokeham Doomsd. Estoches IN Estoches in Berndeslaw Wapentak as it were Soc to Flodburg Godeva the Countess paid the Tax or Danegeld in the time of King Edward the Confessour for six Bovats of Land and a third and a fifteenth part of a Bovat The Land being then returned sufficient for twelve Oxen or twelve Bovats There after the Conquest Nigellus the Man or Tenant of the Bishop of Lincolne whose Fee it was which Nigel had also Fledburgh had five Sochm. and four Bord. having three Car. and six Acres of Medow and small Wood. In the Confessours time this was 20s. value in the Conquerours 10s. This place seems to have descended with Fledborough to the Families of Lysures and Bassett as in that place may be seen The Mannor of Stokeham about the eleventh year of Queen Elizabeth was the Inheritance of William Swift Ancestor to Sir Robert Swift and was afterwards Sir Robert Amstrudders who married the daughter of the said Sir Robert Swift The owners of Stoakham Town in 1612. are said to be Sir Robert Swift Knight Originall Browne Originall Byeron Iohn Bellamye Edward Clarke Anne Boyle Headon Hedune And Vpton SOme in Hedune was joyned with Grove of the Soc of Dunham the Kings Mannor and there was Soc to Grove in Hedune particularly of the Fee of Roger de Busli which paid the publick Imposition for one Bovat And besides that there was in Hedune of Roger de Buslies Fee a Mannor where before the Conquest Godric and other six Thaynes had each Man his Hall amongst them were eight Bovats and one third of a Bovat for the Geld. The Land was five Car. and an half There after the Conquest William the Man of Roger had two Car. fourteen Sochm. nine Vill. six Bord. having sixteen Car. there was twenty six Acres of Medow Pasture Wood five qu. long four broad In King Edward the Confessours time and then the value was 2l. having Soc in Vptune as much as paid the Geld for half a Bovat The Land two Bov. There were then three Sochm. and two Bord. with one Car. and two Acres of Medow In Vptune also Soc to Dunham there was one Bov. of Land for the Geld. The Land ... There four Sochm. and two Bord. had one Car. and an half and three Acres of Medow Pasture Wood two qu. long one broad Egmanton had Soc in Markham and belonging to that was there in Vptune as much as answered the Geld for two Bovats of Land and an half The Land two Car. There nine Sochm. and two Bord. had four Car. and six Acres of Medow This had Soc in Mercham and in Hedune there was Soc to Mercham one Bov. for the Geld. The Land two Bov. and two Acres of Medow There one Sochm. had two Bovats William the Man or Tenant of Roger de Busli held of his Fee in Outhorpe where a Family who had their name from their residence at this place had some interest as is there noted Hugh de Hedon son of Fulc gave to the Monastery of Blith a measure of Wheat then called Acrased and Acrasset of Blith i. e. Seed for an Acre to be paid yearly on the Feast of St. Katherin the Virgin and Martyr Hugh son of Hugh de Hedun confirmed it and added 12d. yearly Rent to be paid at the same time Simon de Hedun confirmed the gift of Hugh his Grandfather of a quarter of Wheat yearly at the Feast of St. Katherin and the 12d. yearly Rent which Hugh his Father gave Hugh de Heddun 14 H. 2. gave account of 10l. of the relief of his Land in the honour of Tikhill and 6 R. 1. being one of those Knights Fined for being with Earl Iohn he then gave 10l. for having seisin of his Land viz. one Knights Fee in Heddon He paid four Marks 8 R. 1. for two Knights Fees which he held of the honour of Tikhill Hugh de Heddon 7 Ioh. gave account of ten Marks in the sixth Scutage of the honor of Tykehull Simon de Heddon 43 H. 3. was Sheriff of this County and his son and heir Gerard de Hedon after him 51 H 3. and 53 H. 3. Roger de Essex and Simon de Heddon 54 H. 3. were Executors of Brian de Insula Gerard de Hedon had a Charter of Free Warren in his Mannor of Hedon granted by King Henry the third The Jury 24 E. 1. found that Iohn de Hedon had this Mannor and Advowson of the Church seven Acres of Medow in Rampton and Rents in Vpton 8s. c. and that Simon son of Simon de Hedon was his next heir and fifty years of age In the Pipe Roll for Yorkshire 29 E. 1. Simon is said to be son and heir of Iohn de Hedon and 14 E. 2. brother and heir There was a Fine levied at Yorke the day after St. Iohn Baptist 31 E. 1. between Laurence de Chauworth and Agnes his wife Pl. and Nicolas de Hedon Deforc. concerning the Mannor
that Custody for the safety of whom and of the Kingdom the King 49 H. 3. committed to his said son the Castles of Dovor of Scardeburgh of Baumburgh of Notingham and of Corff as Hostage for five years The same King Henry the third by his Precept dated at Westminster Octob. 18. 56 H. 3. Commanded his Bayliffs and Burgesses of Nottingham without delay to make a Posterne in the Wall of the said Town near the Castle towards Lenton of such a breadth and height that two Armed Horsemen carrying two Lances on their shoulders might go in and out where W. Arch-bishop of York had appointed it who made the King understand that it was expedient for him and his heirs and for the Castle and Town Now for that the Castle Park and Medows belonging thereunto are not within the County of the Town I will express what I mean touching them in this place When this Castle was built I certainly find not but doubtless it was by Peverell In the Record of Doomsday there is no mention of a Castle only I find there that William Peverell had licence from the King to include ten Acres Ad faciendum Pomerium which after the Forest measure contains above fifty Statute Acres and that I conceive to be near the proportion of the Old Park of Nottingham but this is only my conjecture which I will be bold to retain till some body tell me where those ten Acres do lie after the measure of that time which was long before the Statute De terris mensurandis It appears 1 H. 4. that Thomas Moubray Duke of Norfolk held 20l. Rent out of Nottingham Castle with the Stile and Title of Earl of Nottingham granted by King Richard the second and that Thomas Moubray Knight son and heir of the said Duke was then fourteen years old The exactest Survey I find of this Castle and the Appurtenances to it is the account of Ieffrey Knyveton Constable of the Castle and Clark of the Forest 25 H. 6. First twenty four Acres of Medow called the Kings Medow a Close called Castle Appleton a Close called the Constable Holme a piece of Medow called the Milne Danune a piece of Medow called the Milne Place two pieces of Medow lying by the Kings Bridge and the Roch-Yard the Castle Hills without the Castle Walls the outer Ward within the Castle Walls the Dove-coat the Pindage of the Castle the Castle Milnes the Cony-garth which I conceive to be the old Park and the Castle it self which in that account answered nothing being the habitation of the Constable The Castle and the Park of Nottingham were granted to Francis Earl of Rutland in the later end of whose time many of the goodly buildings were pull'd down and the Iron and other materials sold yet there was left enough at the beginning of the late Rebellion to make it chosen by King Charles the first as the fittest place for the setting up his Royal Standard which as I remember was there erected on Munday August 22. Anno Dom. 1642. but shortly after the Kings departure Sir Iohn Digby dismissed those Souldiers of the Trained Bands of this County which only were left there and so it soon became a Garrison for the Parliament which it continued till the end of the War after which the last Governour Captain Thomas Poulton had Orders and Money given him to pull it down yet some parts of it though ruinous were not utterly demolished at the return of King Charles the second since when the Duke of Buckingham whose mother the Dutchess was only daughter and heir of the said Francis Earl of Rutland sold it to the Marquess of Newcastle now also made Duke who this present year 1674. though he be above eighty years of age hath a great number of men at work pulling down and clearing the Foundations of the old Tower that he may build at least part of a New Castle there The Park Pale he Repaired at his first entrance The Rectory of the Castle of Nottingham was 6l. Now I find nothing of it but the Brewhouse Yard is a Constablery wherein there are many houses some in the Rock others out of it all which being now of no Parish are a great Receptacle for Fanaticks and other like people who would not live conformable to the Laws It seems the Conquerour or one of his sons gave the Dominion of Nottingham and the Forest to William Peverel his Bastard son and in that time it changed the name from Snotingham to Nottingham For William Peverell in the Foundation of the Priory of Lenton which was Founded in Henry the first his time before the death of William Henry the firsts son where the words are Pro salute Domini mei Henerici Regis Matildae Reginae uxoris ejus filii eorum Willielmi filiae corum Matildae he gives to this Monastery the Tythe of his Fish of the Fishing of Nottingham and further gives them Concedente Domino meo Henrico the Church of St. Mary of the English Borough of Nottingham the Church of St. Peter the Church of St. Nicholas the Church of Radford with many others The first Charter to this Ancient Borough appearing on Record or that I could ever hear of was made by Henry the second and it is Burgensibus de Nottingham and he thereby gives them all those Free Customs which they had in the time of King Henry his Grandfather viz. Tholl and Theme and Infangtheife a Table of References 1 St. Marys Church 2 St Peters Church 3 St Nicholas Ch 4 Stony Street 5 Hollow stone 6 Fisher gate 7 Carter gate 8 Barker gate 9 Beller gate 10 Beller gate hill 11 Short hill 12 Malin Hill 13 Leene bridge 14 Narrow Marsh 15 High Pauement 16 Week day Cross 17 Middle Paument 18 Law Pavement 19 Castle gate 20 Broad Marsh 21 Litster gate 22 Chesterfield lane 23 Gray Fryars 24 Walnut Lane 25 Finkhill street 26 Iew lane 27 Hundgate 28 Spaniel Lane 29 Fryar lane 30 Wooller lane 31 St Iames lane 32 Bearward lane 33 Chappell Barr 34 Angell Row 35 Fryar Row 36 Sheep lane 37 Long Rom 38 Mault Cross 39 Corn Market 40 Butter Cross 41 Market mall 42 Smithy Row 43 Rotten Row 44 Cuckstoole Row 45 Timber hill 46 White Fryars 47 Wheeler gate 48 St Peter gate 49 Peck lane 50 St Peter lane 51 Pepper street 52 Bridlesmith gate 53 Hen Cross 54 Sadler gate 55 Cow lane 56 Bâ—ekside 57 Gridlesmith gate 58 Swine gate 59 Chandler lane 60 Linby lane 61 Warfar gate 62 Flesher gate 63 Pilcher gate 64 Hallifax lane 65 Byard lane 66 Mont hall gate 67 Vault lane 68 Mont lane 69 Brightmore hill 70 Fish shambles 71 Shamble lane 72 Goose gate 73 Hockley 74 Woolpack lane 75 Beck lane 76 Colepit lane 77 Broad lane 78 Rosemary lane 79 Nemark lane 80 Millstone lane 81 St Mary gate 82 Fair maiden lane 83 Pennyfoot lane and Toll from the Ductu
Galfr. Knyveton was Major 25 H. 6. And before that viz. 19 H. 6. William Halyfax on the back-side of whose House now Ed. Holymans is a blind Lane called I suppose from him Halyfax Lane In 37 H. 6. Thomas Thurland was Major and a great Merchant his large House is now the Earl of Clares as is also the Town of Gameleston where some of his posterity are noted Richard Mellors Bell-founder lived in the time of Edward the fourth his wifes name was Agnes and after his death stiled the Lady Mellors and Dame Agnes Mellors being a Vowess it seems she gave to the Free-School at Nottingham divers Lands and Tenements of good value her son and heir Robert Mellors followed the same Trade and was also a Benefactor to the School to which by his last Will bearing date 16 Iul. 1515. he gave a Close which he bought of one William Page lying in Basford Wong and an House in Bridelsmithgate which he bought of the same person or else the money which should be gotten for it but if the School should not be kept according to the Foundation as it was granted his heirs should re-enter and have the said Close with the Appurtenances again He was Burgess in Parliament for this Town and had to wife Iulian daughter and heir of .... Mapurley after his death married to one Nicolas Quarneby Elizabeth the only daughter and eir of this Robert Mellors was married perhaps by her Father-in-laws procurement to his Nephew Humfrey Quarneby who was son and heir of his brother Thomas Quarneby and of Elizabeth his wife one of the two daughters and co-heirs of Henry Tickhill and Margaret his wife one of the daughters and co-heirs of Thomas Pembrug which said Henry Tickhill was son of Robert Tickhill and Agnes his wife daughter and heir of Henry Wychard of Chaddesden near Darby This Humfrey Quarneby was also Alderman of this Town and served for it as Burgess in Parliament his son and heir Robert Quarneby had two daughters and heirs Elizabeth wife of Iohn Kyme descended from a branch of the House of Kyme of Friskeney in Lincolneshire and Mary the wife of Thomas Blyth of Espley-Wood-Hall Iohn Kyme by his wife the said Elizabeth had two sons Iohn who married Gertrude the daughter of Iohn Rosell of Radcliffe Esquire but had no issue and Philip who died a Batchelor and two daughters Anne wife of Iohn Hunt of Aston in the County of Darby who left no Child and Mary wife of George Aston who had two daughters Mary married to one Iohn Major who lived in London and Elizabeth whom her Grandfather the said Iohn Kyme made his heir and married to Iohn Gregorie of Nottingham Gent. son and heir of William Gregory Alderman who by Grazing raised a very considerable Estate from the lowest beginning yet it seems he was descended from a younger branch of the Family of Gregory of Highhurst in the County of Lancaster who bore for their Arms Party per pale Arg. and Azure two Lions Rampant aversè which some call endorsed viz. back to back Counterchanged howbeit in the year Adam Gregorie de Highhurst in Com. Lanc. ... fil cohaer Adae Ormeston de Ormeston Com. Lanc. Will. Gregory de Highhurst -Doroth fil .... Parre de Kempenhaugh in Com. Lanc. 2 Hugo Gregory-Maria Thom. Gregory de Overbroughton Com. Nott. -Dorothea Beeston Johannes Gregory de Broughton Sulney -Alicia Willielm Gregory Alderm de Nott. ob 1650 -Anna fil Adae Jackson Joh. Gregorie de Nott. Gen. ob 1654 -Eliz fil Cohaer aet 62. 1675. Georgius Gregory Ar. Vicecom 1666. aet 36. 1675 -Susanna fil Martin Lister mil. Georgius Gregory aet 6. 1675. Johannes aet 4. Richardus aet 2. Susanna aet 9. 1675. Philip. -Eliz fil Ric. Philips ... de Picton Castle in Com. Pembr ux .1 Franc. -Marg fil Rog. Waldron de East Bridgeford Edw. Eliz. -Will Davenport de Bramhall in Com. Cestr. Ar. Anna-Gervas Shipman Winif◠Joh. Edw. s. p. Hen. de Boston in Nova Anglia Joh. Alton de Nott. Medicus ob 1629 -Eliz fil .... Brightman Elena ux Thom. Bray Geo. Alton ob 1620 -Maria fil cohaer -Tho Hodgson marit 2. Joh. Gregorie de Nott. Gen. ob 1654 -Eliz fil Cohaer aet 62. 1675. Joh. Major-Maria Anna-Henricus Roos de Sneynton 1 Joh. Gregory de Highhurst superstes 1567. 9 Eliz. -Anna fil cohaer Georgii Anneslow de Rodington in Com. Salop. Gilbert Lionel Rich. Henricus Tickhill -Margareta fil cohaer Thom. Pembrug Anna-Thom Lathom Elizab. cohaer -1 Tho. Quarneby Humfr. Quarneby Alderman Burgensis in Parliamento pro Nott. -Elizabetha fil haer Rob. Quarneby de Nott. -Francesca Maria-Tho Blythe de Espley wood hall Elizab. cohaer -Joh Kyme de Nott. ob 1631. Geo. Alton ob 1620 -Maria fil cohaer -Tho Hodgson marit 2. Anna-Joh Hunt de Aston Johan Kyme s. p. Gertud fil Joh. Rosell Tho. Quarnby de Derby Elizab. cohaer -1 Tho. Quarneby 2 Nic. -Juliana Mapurley -Robertus Mellors mar 1. Humfr. Quarneby Alderman Burgensis in Parliamento pro Nott. -Elizabetha fil haer Ric. Mellors de Nott. -Agnes 2 Nic. -Juliana Mapurley -Robertus Mellors mar 1. Joh. Kyme de Burgh Com. Linc. -de Joana Johannes Kyme de Stikford Com. Linc. -Beatrix fil Will. Jowytson Kath. ux Joh. Plumptre de Nott. Johan Kyme -Beatrix Johan Kime dictus senior Tho. Kime de Stykforth -Julian Elizab. cohaer -Joh Kyme de Nott. ob 1631. Willielmus 1662. when William Dugdale Esquire Norroy King of Arms made his Visitation George Gregorie Esquire son and heir of the said Iohn and Elizabeth not exhibiting such sufficient proof as since he hath thought fit to take a grant of the Arms and Crest he now useth from the said Norroy in relation to his Descent from the Antient Family of Kyme He hath the last year viz. 1674. rebuilt most of the old Mansion House which is esteemed one of the best Seats in the whole Town having also a pretty Glose besides the Gardens adjoyning to it His Grandfather the said George Alton was son of Iohn Alton an eminent Physitian in Nottingham who had a daughter named Elen wife of Thomas Bray of Eyam in the County of Derby to whom she bore .... the wife of Iohn Martin Gent. a considerable owner in Nottingham and Elizabeth who having ten thousand pounds of her said Grandfather Dr. Alton's Estate to her Portion was preferred in marriage to the Honourable Francis Pierreponte Esquire third son of Robert Earl of Kingston which said Francis built a fair House wherein he lived and died himself here at Nottingham which remains the principal dwelling of Robert Pierrepont Esquire his son and heir Humfrey Quarneby before named had a daughter called Margery wife of Iohn Gregoria related to those of that name now seated at Barneby on Dun in Yorkeshire Alderman also of this Town whereof he was Major 29 Eliz. which Iohn had a son William Gregory who was Town-Clark and served in
Acres of Medow with Pasture for six Oxen in the Hall Lesue and 25s. Rent with the Appurtenances in Esterleke and Westerleke with the Homages and Services of Peter de Godeham William Attemilne and Iohn Legett and their heirs thereby settled on the said Richard and Elizabeth for life remainder to Iohn Leek Chr. and Isabell his Wife and the heirs Males of the Body of Iohn and for want thereof to Isabel the Wife of Iohn Bonyngton and the heirs of her Body remainder to the right heirs of the said Iohn Leek There was the same Term another Fine levyed between Iohn de Leek Chr. and Simon his son Quer. and Richard de Leek and Elizabeth his Wife Deforc. of five Mess. four Tofts eleven Bovats of Land sixteen Acres of Medow and 11d. Rent with the Appurtenances in Saxendale Byngham Wireton Carcoston and Aslacton settled on the said Iohn and Simon and the heirs of Iohn Simon was his eldest son and Married Ioan the daughter and heir of Sir Iohn Talbot of Swawnington in Leicestershire the Relict of Sir Thomas Malory Knight as in Kilvington is noted by whom he had only four daughters Iohn Leek his second son Married Alice the daughter and heir of Iohn Grey named in Hicling who brought a great increase of Lands to this Family and was Mother of William Leek who about 37 H. 6. died seized of Leeks Mannor here and Lands in Saxendale c. leaving â—ohn his son and heir whose Posterity is mentioned in Landforth but Thomas Leek of Haslond second son of the said William and his Posterity were usually stiled Leek of Léek and inherited here though the other Line of Sutton in the Dale of Darbishire had to do here also as in Landforth and other places may be observed His son was Iohn Leek of Hasland who died the 21 Jun. 37 H. 8. leaving Raph Leek his son and heir twenty one years of age the third of May then past Raph was Father of Thomas and Gertrud first Married to Anthony Serleby then to George Chaworth who claimed to be heir to her brother slain about 41 Eliz. by ... Samon without issue but he had a natural son called Thomas Leek who bangled away his Estate and died an old man in Prison 2 Car. 2. having been brought over from Ireland in the beginning of the long Parliament to Witness against Thomas Earl of Strafford he is said to have left a daughter Married to one .... Bull. Elias de Staunton 9 E. 1. offered himself the fourth day against Thomas de Meverell and Agnes his Wife Roger de Mercinton and Elianor his Wife Raph de Munjoy and Isabell his Wife Henry de Kniveton and Isabell his Wife Iohn de â—rendon and Iohan his Wife Richard de Draycote and Agnes his Wife and Thomas de Lokesle in a Plea that they together with Roger le Botiller and Marjory his Wife should acquit him of the service which Edmund the Kings Brother exacted of him for his Freehold in Esterleke which he held of them the said Thomas Agnes Roger c. By a Fine 12 E. 2. between Richard le Botiller and Mary his Wife Quer. and William de Stocton Cler. Def. eight Mess. and four Virgats and one Virgat of Land with the Appurtenances in Esterleke or Great Leke were settled on the said Richard and Mary and the heirs of their bodies remainder to the right heirs of Richard By a Deed dated at Esterleke the Thursday next after the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul 4 E. 3. and after inrolled Robert de Iorce Knight settled on Sir Iohn de Leek Parson of the Church of Humbriston and Richard his son and the heirs of the body of Richard 39s. 1d. ob with the Appurtenances in Esterleke together with the homages and services of Sir William de Staunton Iohn son of Iohn son of Simon William son of Iohn son of Simon and divers others particularly expressed with remainders over to William and then to Iohn brothers of the said Richard and likewise to Beatrice and then Maud sisters of the said Richard which form of Entail is several times repeated by several persons of several parcels in Esterleke A Mannor in Esterleke 2 H. 5. was settled on Roger son of Raph Pare and on Ioan his Wife and their heirs and Thomas Staunton the elder of Sutton Bonington upon Sore Esquire 18 E. 4. whose son and heir was Thomas Staunton passed his Mannor in Esterleke to the said Raph Pare and Roger amongst many others viz. Sir Richard Noele the Justice Iohn Babington Esquire Chr. Neele c. Raph Pare of Great Leake in the County of Nott. Yeoman was Out-lawed in the County of Stafford concerning a Plea of Debt 30 H. 6. which Out-laâ—y was afterwards annulled by the grace of the Court in Michaelmass Term 31 H. 6. bâ—cause the said Raph alledged and the Jury found that he was a Gentleman born His Seal of Arms was a Chevron engrailed between three Crosse Crosselets which was affixed to his Deed bearing date Iuly 7. 21 E. 4. wherein he conveyed the Mannor of Hermeston in the County of Lincolne to Robert Crosseby and Isabell his Wife daughter of him the said Raph and heir to his Wife Isabell her Mother daughter and heir of Iohn Blake of Hermeston This Isabell Married to her second Husband Thomas Griffith and the said Robert Cosbe being dead the 7 H. 8. her self died seized 34 H. 8. of a Mannor in Great Leak or Esterleke and five Mess. three Cotag. one hundred Acres of Arable Land forty Acres of Medow and thirty of Heath and 4s. 4d. Rent of Assize in Great Leak held of the Honour of Tutbury by the service of the twentieth part of a Knights Fee and 6s. 8d. Rent Richard Cosbe son of her son Iohn Cosbe being then her heir and above twenty six years of Age. This Mannor came afterwards to be the possession of the Family of Armstrong of Rempston The Family of Rempston had some Lands in West-Leke which descended to Bingham as in Bingham and Rempston may be observed and were by Iohn Stapleton about the latter end of Queen Elizabeths Reign sold to Bar. Rag and George Bird the Tenents whose Posterity still have them this paid 17d. yearly or 13d. and a pair of Spurs of a Groat to the Mannor of Westleke which as also Cosbyes in Great Leak is of the Fee of Tutbury in the Baylywick of prima pars Agard which Family of Agard of Fosron ancient Bayliffs to the same and now Farmers have by Patent a Court-Leet here and at Bingham with Weyfs and Streys and Felons Goods c. The Advowson of the Church of Great Leak 8 E. 1. was determined to belong to the Prior of Repingdon And the Archbishop of York had a Mandate notwithstanding the claim of Iohn de Beningworth Elias de Staunton and Geoffrey son of Raph Bugg to admit a fit person to that Church upon the presentation
who by the consent of Oliver and Iohn his sons and heirs in the year 1140. was a Benefactor to the Monastery of Kirkstead in Lincolneshire and Iohn his son by the consent of Aelice his wife likewise in the year of our Lord 1169. This Iohn Lord Dayencourt gave to God and the Church of St. Mary at Belvoyr one Carucar of Land here at Granby for the Souls of Oliver his brother who was slain in the Battel at Lincolne in the time of King Stephen and of Walter his Father who had granted it before This Iohn lived long and had a son called Nicolas besides his son Oliver who was his heir who died 3 Ioh. and who had one wife named Amabilis and another Matildis Peccâ—e mother of Roger de Ridewar but whether of them was mother of his son Oliver Deincourt who was in minority 13 Ioh. and afterwards Father of Iohn Lord Deyncourt who paid his relief 30 H. 3. and was father of Edmund Lord Dayencourt I find not but in the mean time suppose Amabilis Edmund considering that his Sirname and Arms after his death in the person of Isabell his daughter and heir were likely to be laid aside and forgotten and zealously affecting the contrary obtained Letters Patents 10 E. 2. for the good and laudable services he had done to King Edward the first and to that King himself to settle all his Mannors Lands and Tenements which he held of the King in Capite on whomsoever he pleased which he did accordingly on William the son of Iohn de Ayencourt who entred on this Lordship the 20 E. 2. after the death of the said Edmund by reason of a Fine between him the said Edmund and Mr. Oliver Dayncourt and Iohn Dayencourt of Parkhall Derb. as his Cousin and heir being then above twenty six years of age and was summoned to the Parliament as Baron of Blankeney 6 E. 3. and was amongst others 33 E. 3. assigned to stay with King Iohn of France in the Castle of Hartford William Dayncourt son of his son William was found his Cousin and heir 38 E. 3. This William by Alice his wife had Raph his eldest son and heir and it seems was dead in or before 5 R. 2. for the Lands of William Deyncourt Chr. deceased in the Counties of Bucks Nott. Derb. Linc. Northampton were to be seized 3 Nov. 5 R. 2. into the Kings hands in whose custody Raph his heir was 18 Iun. which Raph died without issue under age and Iohn his brother second son of the said Will. succeeded Which Iohn married Ioane daughter and heir of Robert Grey of Rotherfeild and by her had William the last Lord Deyncourt who married Elizabeth sister of Iohn Viscount Beaumont who was afterwards married to Sir Thomas Nevill but dyed under age without issue 5 Dec. 1 H. 6. leaving his two sisters his heirs Alice who married William Lord Lovell eighteen years old and Margaret seventeen who was wedded to Raph Lord Crumwell but left the whole inheritance to her sister 33 H. 6. who after the death of her husband Lovell married Sir Raph Boteler but Sir Iohn Lovell Walterus de Ayncurt-Matildis Radulphus de Ayncuria sundator de Thurgarton temp H. 1 -Basilia Walterus de Ayencourt mort 14 H. 2. Johannes de Ayancourt 1169 -Alicia fil â—ad Murdak Oliverus de Ayencuria 3 Joh. mort -Amabisis-Matild Peeche Oliverus 16 H. 3. ob 30 H. 3 -Nicola Johannes de Aynecourt mort 47 H. 3. Edmundus de Eyncourt ob 20 E. 2. Isabella Roger. de Ridewar Nicholaus .... ux Willielmi de Bella aqua Oliverus occisus in Bello Lincoln Rogerus Robertus Rogerus Rogerus-Joana fil Willielmi Thorp Johannes de Ayencourt de Knapthorp Parkhall in Com. Derb. Willielmus de Ayencourt cui Dom. Edm. dedit Terras Arma Summon ad Parl. 6 E. 3. Willielmus Deincourt miles ob in vita partis-Margareta Willielmus Deincourt haeres Avi 38 E. 3 -Alesia Johannes Dayncourt-Joana fil haer Rob. Grey de Rotherfeld Willielmus Dayncourt miles ob infra aâ—t s. p. -Elizab for Joh. vic Beaumont Willielmus Lovell-Alesia Johannes Dom. Lovell Holland Franciscus Dom. Lovell attinct 1 H. 7. Rad. Crumwell s. p. -Margareta aet 17. 1 H. 6. Radulphus haer ob infr aet Rogerus Hugo succeeded here whose son and heir Frâ—ncis being attaint this Mannor with diverse others of the Lord Deincurts ancient Lands were by King Henry the seventh granted to Sir Iohn Savage Knight and the heirs males of his body in the first year of his Reign Morton and Parkhall or Parkhouse near Northwingfeild in Darbishire the ancient residence of the Deyncourts owners of Knapthorp before they came to be Lords became the possession and inheritance of the Family of Leek of Sutton in Scarsdale whereof they are now Earls which gave the greater occasion of Sir Francis Leeks being created Lord Deincort in memory of this Illustrious Stock of worthy persons otherwise almost forgotten The last Sir Iohn Savage and Sir Thomas Savage the late Viscount Savage his son sold the Demesnes of this Mannor and the Royalties to Sir Iohn Mauners Knight Grandfather to the Right Honourable Iohn Earl of Rutland the present owner and parcelled the Farms and Tenements amongst divers and sundry Freeholders whereof some have part of the Hall Land so that it seems the Earl hath not all the Demesnes I have not found any thing concerning Sutton distinct from Granby of which it is a member The first Iohn Lord Deyncourt gave to William de Bella aqua in Frank-marriage with his daughter 4l. Land viz. two in Cressewelle and two in Sotton which is of the Sok of Granebi and the service of half a Knights Fee in Hokertun with all the Common of Elmeton Roger de Alneto gave to God and the Church of St. Peter at Thurgarton the Tythe of his Mill here at Granby for his own Soul and his wife Alice's c. The Abby of St. Maries at Yorke in the year 1352. agreed to take of the Priory of Thurgarton ten Marks yearly for their Portions of Tythes in Granby Hickling and Cotum being two parts of the Tythe Corn of the Demesne which was heretofore Walter Deincourts in this place and in Hikling and in Cotum two parts of the Tythes of the Demesne Lands of the Lord of the Town Iohn de Ayencourt 36 H. 3. had Free Warren Market and Fair here which last remains still on All Souls day 2 Nov. Edmund Lord Deincourt son of this Iohn granted to the Priory of Thurgarton that at the Election of a new Prior they should only send their Letter by two of their Canons to him for his approbation before he be confirmed by the Arch-bishop if he be resident in any of his Mannors of Blankeney and Braunceton in Linc. of Graneby in Nott. or Elmeton and Holmesfeild in Derb. but if he or his heirs be absenâ— from all these
whom 9 E. 3. the Land was divided The said Thomas and Philip 3 E. 3. claimed Court-Leet Tumbrell and Pillory here and Philip a Market on Tuesday and two Fairs granted 1 E. 3. to the said Philip de Caltoft Roger le Brabazon held the Mannor of Est-Briggeford one moyety of the inheritance of Beatrix his wife to them and the heirs of their bodies the other moyety for term of his life of the grant of Iohn de Caltoft and Agnes his wife and Iohn de Multon and Isabell his wife as the inheritance of them the said Agnes and Isabell Roger and Beatrix died without heirs of their bodies and so the Reversion of their moyety 11 E. 2. came to the said Agnes wife of Iohn de Calisft then aged forty years as Cousin and heir of Beatrix and to Thomas de Multon son of the said Isabell the other heir which Thomas was then above fifteen years old It appears that Iohn Caltoft son of Philip 25 E. 3. infeoffed Sir Iohn de Loudham Knight Richard Pensax and others in his moyety of this Mannor which descended to Alice his daughter and heir who it seems was first married to Sir Thomas Hetke and after to Sir William Chaworth Multons moyety was become Deyncourts in the time of Edward the third The Jury 27 E. 3. found it not to the Kings loss if he granted leave for William Deyncurt to give a Mess and three hundred Acres of Land with the Appurtenances in this place to three Chaplains to celebrate in this Church of East-Bruggeford The King 35 E. 3. granted to Thomas atte Herbe and Alice his wife who held one moyety of this Mannor and to Robert Deyncourt who held the other that they should have a Market here on Tuesdayes and two Pairs yearly to them and their heirs In 49 E. 3. Alice who had been formerly the wife of Sir Thomas de Heth Knight made William Carboneâ—â— Rector of the Church of Alyngton her Atturney to deliver seisin to Sir Iohn de Loudham Chivaler the younger Iohn de Weâ—by and to Iohn de Stamford Rector of the Church of East-Bridgeford of her Mannors of Est-Brigeforth Thoresby Alyngton and Toynton The circumscription of her Seal is Sigillum D. Aliciae de Hethe and on the Shield is a Bend between two Cotises Dance impâ—ling an Escutcheon within an Orâ— of Câ—nquefoyâ—s viz. Hethe impâ—ling Caltoft Thomas Deyncourt of Upminstre in Essex 36 H. 6. demised to Thomas Southwick and Henry Normanvile Esquire his Mannors of Alington alias West Alington which was also Bisets Land in the County of Lint Est-Briggeford and the Advoâ—son of that Church in Nott. Walley Hall in Darbishire Ketlethorp in Keton in Rutl. and one Mess. called the Hall in Kyrton and all his Lands and Tenements in Alger Kirk Soterton Bykirke Wygtoft and Boston and a certain Rent annually of ten Marks out of the Demesne of Turford Howbeit it appears 20 H. 6. that Robert Deyncourt died seized of the moyety of this Mannor and ten Marks yearly Rent in Turford Ales the wife of William Lord Lovell and Margaret of Raph Lord Crâ—â—well being then by the Jury found his Cousins and heirs Raph Boteler Lord of Sudeley Knight and Ales his wife daughter and heir of William Deyncourt Knight 8 E. 4. remitted all their right and claim to William Bishop of Winchester in the moyety of the Mannor of East-Briggeford and Advowson of the Church and in ten Marks Rent in Turford c. And there was a Fine levied 20 E. 4. between the said William Bishop of Winchester and Sir Thomas Billing Knight Quer. and Iohn Deyncourt and Ioane his wife and Robert Deyncourt their son and heir Deforc. whereby this moyety of the Mannor and Advowson were settled on the said Bishop and his heirs who gave it to Magdalen Colledge in Oxford which he Founded whereto it still belongs The other half which was Sir Iohn Caltofts before mentioned and with his said daughter and heir Alice went to the Family of Chaworth as in Wiverton is also shown was it seems settled on Thomas Chaworth her son and heir and Nicola daughter of Sir Reginald Braybrooke his first wife and the heirs of their bodies By an Inquisition taken at Nott. 24 Ian. 12 H. 7. after the death of William Claxton Esquire who died the Wednesday next before Whitsunday 11 H. 7. leaving Raph his son and heir twenty six years of age and upwards It appears the Jury found that Elizabeth Scroop widow late wife of Iohn Scroop of Massam â— Knight and daughter and heir of Nicola sometimes wife of Thomas Chaworth Knight seized of the Mannor and Advowson of the Church of East-Briggeford 29 Apr. 38 H. 6. gave them to the said William Claxton Esquire then her servant and to Elianor his wife daughter of the said Elizabeth for term of their lives after whose decease at the time of the Inquisition they were the inheritance of Henry Scroope Esquire and Elizabeth his wife daughter of Thomas son of Thomas son of the said Elizabeth Scroop who 6 E. 4. left her son the said Thomas Scroop of Massam thirty years old This remains the inheritance of Simon Scroop Esquire who hath been and is still a good Landlord to his Tenants here I find Iohn Babington resident at Briggeford in the time of Richard the second and Henry the fourth Sir Iohn Babington Knight died seized of a Mannor here 20 of March 16 H. 7. and Etheldena his sister then widow of Iohn Delves entred as heir and died 20 Apr. 19 H. 7. leaving her daughter Elena the wife of Sir Robert Sheffeild her heir who had a son called also Sir Robert Sheffeild who died Nov. 15. 24 H. 8. leaving his son Edmund then nine years of age eleven Months and twenty five daies he was Lord Sheffeild and died 1 Aug. 4. E. 6. his son and heir Iohn Lord Sheffeild being then above twelve years old The Lord Sheffeild sold this to Iohn Hacker who left four sons Francis his eldest succeeded him here Iohn was of Trowell Richard of Flintham and Rowland had a Lease from Magdalen Colledge of their principal Farm in this Town which he left to his only Child ..... the wife of Roger Waldron whose son Roger died lately in it and hath left Roger his son scarcely of age yet who hath also Lands in Scalford and Goteby in Leicestershire Francis Hacker eldest son of Francis and his heir of this Land was a Colonel for the Parliament and Attaint so that his younger brother Rowland by the favour of his Royal Highness the Duke of York who sold him his brother the said Francis his Estate is the present owner He was a Colonel for the King in whose Service he had a younger brother called Thomas Hacker slain in his Company about Colston Basset where their Father old Francis had an Estate also which he purchased of Mr. Golding and had built an House as in that place
The King 2 R. 2. March 12. committed the Custody of the Mannor of Maunsfeld to Iohn the son of Iohn de Burle Knight The Jury 11 H. 6. found that Alianor who had been wife of Nicolas Dagworth Chr. when she died held the Mannor of Maunsfeld and Lindeby and that Iohn Inglefeild Esquire was then her son and heir King Henry the sixth in the thirty first year of his Reign granted the Mannors of Maunsfeld and Lindeby to Edmund Earl of Richmond his brother and Iasper Earl of Pembroke and likewise the Mannor Demesne and Town of Clipston in Shirewood Henry Earl of Richmond was son and heir of the said Edmund By Act of Parliament 6 H. 8. the Mannors of Clipston Lindeby Maunsfeld Maunsfeld Woodhouse and Sutton in Ashfeild amongst very many others in other Counties were settled on Thomas Duke of Norfolk for his great Victory over the King of Scotland at Floddenfeild but were then exchanged by the King for some others and this is now the Inheritance and makes part of the Titles of his Grace the Duke of Newcastle The Men of Maunesfeild 1 Ioh. gave the King fifteen Marks for having Common of Pasture in the Park of Clipeston as they were wont to have it before the Park was inclosed King Henry the third 11 H. 3. granted the Men of Mansfeld that they and their heirs should have a Market at his Mannor of Maunsfeld and commanded the Sheriff accordingly It seems they gave the King five Marks for his Charter to have a Market there on Mundayes It appears 14 H. 3. that the Men of Maunsfeld are to have Housebote and Haybote in the Forest of Shirewood And in 1 and 2 E 3. that the Tenants were to have Common of Pasture in a place called Woodhouse Wood. King Richard the second in the first of his Reign granted a Fair every year on the Feast of St. Peter In a Forest Book of Parchment written 1520. or 1533. wherein are the Customaries of the Mannors of Arnall Mauncefeld Edwynstowe and Southwell in this County and of Horeston and Bollesour in Darbishire and to which is annexed that of Warsop in Paper the Customary of Mauncefeld begins thus Be it bad in mynd that the Towne of Maunsfeld Wodâ—ouse was burned the Saturdaye nexte afore the Fest of Exaltation of the holy Crosse the yere of our Lord M.CCC.IIII And the Kirk Stepull with the Belles of the same for the Stepull wes afore of Tymber werke And part of the Kyrk wes burned Afterwards there followeth several Heads of the Customs of the Mannor as That the Tenaunts be fre of blode and lefully may marye them after ther willes aswell men as women That the Eyres as sone as they bene borne byn of full age That Lands are departabil betwex sonnes or doughters if ther be no sonne and the like William de Steynesby held some small parcells of Lands in Mansfeld and Mansfeld Woodhouse for 3s. 1d. per annum and had two sons found his heirs and of full age according to the Custom of the Mannor Iocelin nineteen years old and Nicolas fourteen The Jury 12 R. 2. found that Godfrey Foljambe Chr. son of Godfrey son of Godfrey Foljambe Knight held when he died one Mess. and half a Carucâ—â— of Land in Mansfeld Woodhouse ancient Demesne of the Mannor of Maunsfeld by diverse Services viz. 13s. 4d. per annum Rent and Suit to the Court from three weeks to three weeks of being the Kings Forester there Frank-pledge Constable of the Peace as oft as his course shall happen or he be chosen by the neighbours c. Alice his daughter being his heir Sir Robert Plumpton Knight was her husband and about 11 H. 6. died seized of one Bovat in Mansfeld Woodhouse called Wolfhunt Land and one Essart in the same Town at Wadgate near Woodhouse Mill held by the Service of winding an Horn and driving or frighting the Wolves in the Forest of Shirewood William Plumpton was his son and heir by the said Alice This amongst other Lands is now the Inheritance of Sir Iohn Digby Knight who hath his residence here Rowland Dand Esquire hath also an House and good interest here Sir William Willoughby Baronet had a House which Sir Thomas Blackwell built which is now Mr. William Pinkeneys who hath made a Park towards Shirbrook and Warsop this year 1673. Mr. William Clarkson of Kirkton hath also an House here and Richard Neale and diverse oâ—hers William Chappell D. D. the Reverend Bishop of Cork and Ross in Ireland was born here his brother Iohn Chappell was also a Learned mâ—n Richard Sterne now my Lord Arch-bishop of York was born at Maunsfeild There were in the Church of Maunsfeild before the time of Edward the sixth ten Chantries whose Lands Queen Mary gave in Fee to Christopher Granger Clark the Vicar and William Wilde and Iohn Chambers the Church-Wardens of the Parish Church of Maunsfeild by the name of the Governours of the Lands and possessions of the Parish Church of Maunsfeild 24 Febr. 4 and 5 Ph. and Mar. to sustain one Chaplain or Priest The Vicarage of Maunsfeild was 8l. 'T is now 7l. 7s. 6d. value in the Kings Books and the Dean of Lincolne continueth Patron In the year 1339. Iohn the Prior of Felley and the Covent of the same obtaining the Church of Annesley for their proper uses at the request of Robert Stuffyn of Neuwerk who had acquired and bestowed on them the Advowson of the Church of Adyngburgh besides many other Munificences ingaged for themselves and their successours to find a secular Chaplain and to pay him and his successours six Marks of silver yearly to pray for the said Robert and Alice his wife whilst they should live and for the Souls of Richard Stuffyn their Fathers Mothers and Ancestors and for the Soul of Iohn son of Hugh de Portesmouth of London and after the death of the said Robert and Alice for their Souls and all the faithful at the Altar of the blessed Mary in the Church or Chappel of Mammesfelld Wodhous which said Robert Stuffyn during his life in every vacancy was to present a fit Chaplain to the Arch-bishop of York the See being full or else to the Dean and Chapter of York and after his decease his sons Richard Robert William and Iames which of them should survive him according to their seniorities for their respective lives within fifteen daies of the avoidance afterwards the Prior of Felley or if he slipt the fifteen daies the Vicar of Maunsfeild and if he did the Arch-bishop or Dean and Chapter of York In Mansfeild Church South I le East Window Arg. a Lion Ramp sable amongst Cinquefoiles Gules Pierrepont quartering Arg. six Annulets sable 2.2.2 Maunvers And Azure three Hedgehogs Or 2.1 Heriz with a Fox for the Crest and two more for supporters Sable a Buck couchant Arg. impaling Arg. a Falcon rising Sable This is again in another South
Counties viz. Norf. Suff. Suss. Surrey Essex c. whereof Iohn Southwell served in Parliament for Lewis in Sussex 28 and 29 H. 6. whose Grandson Richard Southwell married Amy daughter and co-heir of Sir Edmund Wichingham by whom he had the Mannor of Wood-Rising in Norfolk where his posterity had a Noble House and Seat This Richard was Father of Sir Robert Southwell who married Vrsula daughter and co-heir of Iohn Bohun of Midhurst in Sussex but had no issue so that his brother Francis Southwell second son of the said Richard was his heir which Francis was Father of Sir Robert the Mâ—ster of the Rolls in the time of H. 8. and also of Sir Richard Southwell Privy Counsellour and one of the Executors of that King Sir Richard had a son of his own name seated at Horsham St. Faiths in Norfolk who also had a son of the same name and place who was Father of Sir Thomas Southwell of Polylong in the County of Cork Knight one of the Privy Council of Munster sent over into Ireland by King Iames and accompanied thither by his brother Anthony Southwell who was Father of Robert Southwell of Kinsale in the said County of Cork Vice Admiral of Munster who is Father of Sir Robert Southwell now one of the Clarks of his Majesties Privy Council not unfit to be stiled Domini Regis Clericus like his Predecessour Iohn de Southwell There is also in the County of Lymerick Sir Thomas Southwell Baronet descended from those of Barum-Hall in Suffolk There is in Southwell a chief Inn now and long since called the Saracens-Head which being an Escaet Thomas Arundell Arch-bishop of York gave to Iohn Fysher of the Borough of Suthwell and to Margaret his wife and their heirs by the name of a Mess. lying between the Mansion of the Prebend of Oxton and Crophille and the Mess. sometime Henry Atte Barres in Southwell by his Deed bearing date 20 Oct. 19 R. 2. whereunto his Seal of Arms is still Appendant viz. within a Bordure engrailed quarterly in the first and fourth a Lion Rampant the second and third Cheque The Crest a Gryphins or such like Head between two wings erected out of a Coronet The Supporters two Lions Sejeaunt The owners of Southwell and East Thorp in 1612. are said to be Gervas Lee Esquire Matthew Palmer Gent. Ed. Wymondswold Esquire Iohn Alvie Iohn Banes Henry Ballard Gent. William Ballard Gent. George Lacock Gent. Ed. Manysty Gent. Robert Porter Francis Wyld Francis Dodson Richard Blackbourne Richard Turner besides the Church and Prebendaries Sir Matthew Palmers son and heir William Palmer Esquire married .... the sister of Sir Iohn Digby and had a son Matthew who died a Batchelor but his other son Iohn Palmer married .... the daughter of the Lady Hauvile and by her had two daughters since her death he married again and lives in London having parted with all or most of his interest here Ed. Lacock Clark younger son of the before-named George married Sarah the daughter and heir of William Roos of Egmanton by whom he had two daughters and heirs Elizabeth wife of Iohn Dickinson of Claypole in Linc. and Deborah wife of my Cousin Iohn Ouseley Rector of Panfeild in Essex who in his said Wives right is still owner here Normanton IN Normentune before the Conquest Vlf had two Bov. and an half ad geldam The Land one Car. There afterwards Gislebert de Gand who had Vlfs Estate in this County had four Vill. with one Car. or Plow The Soc was in Southwell In the Confessours time the value was 16s. in the Conquerours 8s. There was a Fine levied 17 E. 3. and afterwards 18 E. 3. between Henry de Southwell Clark Querent and Benedict son of Richard de Normanton Deforc. of one Mess. five Tofts seven Bovats of Land and an half in Normanton by Southwell whereby these were settled on the said Henry for life and after his decease on Isabell daughter of the said Benedict and the heirs of her body remainder to Alice sister of the said Benedict and the heirs of hers remainder to the said Benedict and his heirs There is in Normanton an ancient Capital Mess. with a good Demesne belonging to it the Seat of the Hunts mentioned in Hokerton one whereof was a Merchant of the Staple in Nottingham in the time of Edward the fourth Henry Hunt the last heir son of Edmund dying without issue it fell to his Aunts in respect of the half blood who sold it to Mr. Iames Palmer and it was afterwards the Inheritance of Sir Matthew Palmer Knight William Cartwright the Lawyer who married Christian one of the daughters of Sir Hugh Cartwright Knight built an House of Brick and Stone there which is the Inheritance of William his son Iohn Marler Rector of Normanton upon Sore hath some interest here and here a Branch of the Family of Léek of Halam hath resided Halam Edingley Greaveslane Osmundthorp Farnesfeild Vpton and Kirtlington are members or Hamlets of the great Sok of Southwell Robert Ribald 9 Ioh. gave to William Ribald one Car. of Land in Notinghamscir to wit in Halum Edinfeild and in Farnefeild to be held by the free Service of xxs. c. if the said William died without heirs of the wife he had married the Land was to return to the said Robert and his heirs In Halam is an ancient Capital Mess. and a good Demesne all Freehold the Inheritance of Leek of Halam of which Family Adam Leek had a Monument in Southwell Church but William Leek lately deceased viz. 1673. son and heir of Herbert Leek being left by his Father in as much debt as this old Seat was worth and having married .... the heir of .... Bolles of Osberton removed thither and sold his interest here at Halam to Richard Loyd Esquire who was high Sheriff of this County the last year 1673. and hath built a fair House there of Brick and Stone where he now resides Most of these Hamlets are either small Freeholds or Copy-holds of the Mannor or else of the Chapter of Southwell Thom. Leek de Granby Johannes Leek de Grandby 2 Thom. Leek de Osmundthorp Alexander Joh. Leek de Osmundthorp Ric. Leek Laurentius Leek de Osmundthorp Tho. Leek Johannes Leek de-Osmundthorp 1665. 1 Willielmus Leek de Halam ob 1493. fil haer 1 Johannes Leek de Halam Eliz. fi .... Mercer de Winkburne Will. Leek-Eliz fil haer Hen. Cooper de Edingley Adam Leek de Halam -Eliz fil coh Martini Smith de Darlton Will. Leek de Halam -Susan fil Herbert Lakin de Humberston Herbert Leek de Halam ... fil Rob. Mirfin de Thurcroft Ebor. Willielmus Leek de Osberton ob 1673. ... fil haer .... Bolles Willielmus-Leek 2 Alexander Will. Leek de Normanton Will. Leek de Normanton -Barbara fil Car. Yarborough de Willoughby Carol. Leek-aet 10. 1614. Tho. Will Jac. Leek de-Ann Balderton Franc. Leek de Balderton Georgius Lascells
to Henry de Lacy Earl of Lincoln for his Service two Cantreds in Wales viz. of Roos and Roweignok He had by Margaret daughter of William Longespey Edmund de Lacy junior who died young and Iohn who was slain by a fall from a Tower in Pontefract Castle before he was marriageble and Alise his daughter and heir who at nine years old was betrothed to Thomas of Lancaster King Edwards Nephew son of Edmund Earl of Lancaster his brother which Thomas Earl of Lancaster her husband was beheaded in the year 1321. and she after married her old Love Ebulo le Strange but had no issue her Father the said Henry Earl of Linc. died 3 E. 2. 1310. aged sixty years having settled a great part of his Estate 22. E. 1. for want of heirs of his said daughter Alesia on the heirs of the said Thomas Earl of Lancaster her husband and thus ended this Noble Line Henry Earl of Lincolne died seiâ—ed of this Mannor of Knesale and the Wapentak of Allerton and other Lands of the Fee of Gaunt and Tikhill The heirs of Iohn Burdon held of him a Knights Fee in Maplebeck Kirketon and Bucketon Iohn de Kiâ—nesaâ—e in Kirnesale a 〈◊〉 part Raph de Welwike Iohn de Calneton Robert Coly and Richard Freman a fourth part in Kenesale Margery Foliot a Fee in Grimston with its members Richard de Sutton a Fee in Alerton William Fitz-William three parts of a Fee in Weston Sternethorp Sutton and in â—ieworth in Cotum by Dunham Marneham Batheley Muscham Karleton â—keggeby another Fee in Mareton Hareworth and Lympole half a Fee in Plumtre by â—areworth a sixth part of a Knights Fee in Sâ—yrap and Vlcotes a fourth part in Costerthorp and Hardwick another Fee in Claverburgh and Hayton the fourth and eighth part of a Fee in Clumbre a sixth part in Allerton a third in Drayton a fourth and an eighth part c. Iohn de Felton 3 E. 3. claimed to have view of Frank-pledge and Weyf and Free Warren in his Mannor of Knesale Thomas Earl of Norforlk and Suffolk and Marescal 6 E. 3. passed to the King and his heirs the Mannor of Knesall with many others in several Counties The Jury 34 E. 3. found that William de Bohun Earl of Northhampton held when he died the Mannor of Knesale by the Charter of King Edward the third and that Humfrey de Bohun was his son and heir The Jury 1 H. 4. found that Alianor wife of Thomas late Duke of Gloucester one of the daughters and heirs of Humfrey de Bohun late Earl of Hereford died feised of this Mannor of Knesale Anne wife of Edmund Earl Stafford Willielmus Boun Com. Northampton Humfr. de Bohun Com. Hereford-Essex Northampton Alianor-Tho de Woodstock Dux Glocestr Anna-Edmundus Com. Stafford Humfr. Dux Buckingham Humfr. Stafford Henricus Dux Buckingham Edmund Dux Buckingham attinct 13 H. 3. Joana at 15. 1 H. 4. Isabella aet 13. 1. H. 4. Ioane then aged fifteen years and Isabell thirteen were her three daughters and heirs In 4 H. 4. they found that Edmund Earl of Stafford when he died held the Mannor of Knesale of the inheritance of Anne his wife and that Humfrey his son and heir was then one year old she the said Anne afterwards 7 H. 4. was wife of Iohn William le Bourghchier Chr. Humfr. Duke of Buckingham about 38 H. 6. died seized of the Mannors of Radcliffe on Sore Knesale and Colston Basset leaving Henry son of Humfrey son of the said Duke his heir The Mannor of Knesall late Edmund Duke of Buckinghams 13 H. 8. was granted to Iohn Hussey Knight and the heirs males of his body Iohn Lord Hussey was attaint in Parliament 31 H. 8. and in 3 or 5 E. 6. this Mannor and many others were granted to Edward Fynes Lord Clinton and Say Lord Admiral of England and his heirs Robert Earl of Kingston had it and with his posterity it continueth There was a Chantry founded at the Altar of St. Nicolas in Knesall by one Iohn Chapman of the City of York Publique Notary who held Lands while he lived in Knéesall Ampton and Allerton which were granted by Queen Eliz. 18 Eliz. To Iohn Mershe Esquire and Francis Greneham Gent. there was a recovery 17 and 18 Eliz. wherein Iohn Meringe Gent. and Iohn Burton claimed against William Meringe Knight two Mess. one hundred Acres of Land five hundred Acres of Pasture in Knesall who called to warrant Thomas Meringe Esquire son and heir of the said William In the year 1612. the owners of Kneesall were reckoned to be Samuel Hartop Gilbert Rosse Gent. Robert Clark and William Walhead The Vicarage of Knesall was ten Marks when the Vicars Choral of Southwell were Patrons 't is now ten Pounds value in the Kings Books and the Church of Southwell retains the Patronage Kernesall Kersal Cheuersale THis was a Member as it were of Knesale yet there was a Grange or Hermitage in Kersale which Hugo de Burun a great benefactor and afterwards Monk of Lenton held who gave Land in Almeton to that Monastery but I suspect this Hermitage of Kersale might be in Lancashire Richard son of Robert de Croxton confirmed to the Canons of Stanley Parke otherwise called Dale-Abby the whole gift which his brother Iohn made to them of all his Land in Mickleverge in the territory of Kirnesale which the Abbat and Covent released to Avicia sometime wife of Sir Iohn de Kirnesale and her heirs Robert Walensiâ— son of Rob. Walensis of Kirneshal gave four Acres of Arable Land in an essart of Kirneshal to the Monastery of Rufford with his body paying the Lord of the Fee 6 d. per annum which it seems was one Thomas de Ywardeby Clark who wrote to Sir William de Sutton and Sir Robert his brother Knights Iohn Burdon Iohn de Kirmshale Rob. Maleshover Richard Freman and Henry son of Silvester de Kirmshale stiling them Noble and discreet men that he had released to the Monks of Rufford all his interest in the said Land which Robert Walensit gave of his Fee and likewise the 6â— per annum Rent due to him and his heirs and diligently intreated them that they would bear testimony to that Deed of release sealed with the same seal with which his Letters to them were sealed because they knew certainly that he had not a seal in which his proper name was contained Silvester de Kirneshale son of Henry de Laxton gave to the said Monastery of Rufford one Acre of Arable Land in Kirneshale of his Wong which lay on the North part of the way which leads from Kirneshale to the wood called Bergelhage the witnesses were Robert de Laxton Mr. Peter and Mr. Stephen his brothers Raph son of Henry de Laxton his own brother William son of Iohn de Kalnatheton Robert Broune Esquire Thomas Smith Richard Bevercotes Gent. and others 17 H. 8. claimed against Robert Kellome
Adelocum or Segelocum of Antonine which yet Mr. Cambden thought once was to be sought for in vain any where but on the Banks of the River Idle or Ydle now Eaton signifies Water Town and is upon that River and may as well by that reason be called Idleton and Id or Yd in the British Language signifies Seges Corn and Ydlan Area ubi reponuntur collectae segetes which in these parts we call a Stack-yard so that it seems the River Idle had its name from Corn with which the neighbouring Fields ever abounded and Adelocum was intended by the Romans for the place upon Ydel after the broad pronunciation of Ai for I which is still frequent in this Country as Segelocum after the signification Ydle signifying a Granary amongst the Britains Littleburgh was of the Soc of Maunsfeild the Kings great Mannor as much of Oswardbec Soc was whereof this was also part and answered the Danegeld or Tax before the Conquest for four Bov. The Land being one Car. There fourteen Sochm. two Vill. four Bord. had afterwards five Car. Medow three qu. and ten Virg. long two qu. broad this Soc was in the Conquerours time valued at 10s. King Iohn being at Nott. when he was Earl Moreton gave to the Church of Wellebec and the Monks there whatever belonged to him of the Church of Littilburgh with the Appurtenances viz. the Advowson and Presentation and the very Church to be converted to their proper uses as much as belonged to him or his heirs and G. Arch-bishop of York appropriated it accordingly to that Abby Hugh son of Hugh de Stretton gave twelve Acres of Medow which he held of Roger de Trehampton in the Marsh of Lée and two Fishings in the Water of Trent viz. one called Gosegarth .... the Church of Littilburgh and the other called Wlvetgarth which is between Littilburgh and Cotes to that Abby of Wellebec to be held in Fee Farm of him and his heirs for 5s. per annum Raph son of Roger de Treanton confirmed to that Abby ten Acres of Medow in the Marsh of Lée which Hugh son of Hugh de Stretton gave In the year of our Lord 1253. the Tuesday after .... the Court of Oswardebec was held at Stretton and an Inquisition made by the Oathes of twelve lawful men Iohn de Applesthorp Elias Hakun c. whether the Abbat of Wellebec ought to make the Stone-Bridge between Littilburgh and Leverton and the Jury found that one Adam Abbat of that place of his own will made that Bridge for the easement of a certain Grange which that House had beyond the Trent but never did it as due neither ought he to make it and therefore was quit for ever The like Inquisition was made at Retford the Saturday after the Feast of St. Matthew the Apostle 18 E. 1. before Iohn de Annesley then High Sheriff by the Kings Precept or Writ upon the Oathes of good and lawful Men of the Wapentak of Bersetlawe viz. Elias de Wheteley and others who found as before and that Stretton and Fenton ought to make the said Stone-bridge There were certain Tenants of small parcels of Land which were to repair the Stone-bridge between Littilburgh and Happlesthorp To the first Inquisition William de Eaton Bailiff of the Court of Oswardbec under his Master Iohn de Raygate then the Kings Escaetor put his Seal with the Juries to the latter the said Sheriff The Freeholders in Littlebroughe Town 1612. are said to be Robert Sherbury William More William Turuell of East Markham Richard Rawlin Iohn Deane Thomas Wright Iohn Bercock Edward Horley Thomas Truswell Henry Bromeheade Thomas Bingham Iohn Quippe Clerk Edward Clark Thomas Cartwright Iohn Calton George Holmes Thomas Nettleship and Thomas Seaworth Fenton OF Oswardbec Soc in Fenton half a Carucat was the Kings Land and Soc to Maunsfeild But in Oswardebec Wapentac Roger de Busli had in Fentune three Mannors which before the Conquest Vlfac Leuric and Grim had and paid to the Geld or Tax for one Bov. of Land and the third part of a Bovat The Land was waste except one Bordar In the Confessours time the value of this was 5s. There also had Speranoc two Bovats and ⅔ for the Geld. The Land one Car. Sac and Soc without an Hall This was waste too There was six Acres of Pasture Wood and kept the same value it had in the time of the Confessour viz. 10s. 8d. There was a Fine 24 H. 3. between Robert de Aldwerk and Isabell his wife Quer. and Ranulf de Fenton Tenant of seven Bovats of Land and 7s. 1d. Rent in Fenton and Sturston c. The Jury 23 E. 1. found that Thomas de Normanvile held in Egmanton seven Bovats of Land in Bondage and two Tofts of Iohn de Eyvile then in the custody of Roger de Moubray by the service of a Rose and that he held likewise the Mannor of Fenton of several mean Lords and that Edmund his son and heir was then about four years old An ancient Gentleman called Fenton had his House and Lands here of which name I have seen one Pedigree beginning with Sir Richard Fenton Lord of this place and ending with Katherine wife of Sir Rich. Boyle Earl of Corke in Ireland Another in the Visitation of Norroy 1614. Tho. Fenton de Fenton Willielmus de Fenton .... fil .... Abdy de Abdy in Com. Ebor. Thom. Fenton de Fenton-Jana fil naturalis ... Nevill de South Leverton Laurentius Fenton de Fenton-Katherina fil Joh. Legat de Sturton Nicolas Fenton de Fenton 1614 -Gracia fil Steph. Casely de Com. Devon Willielmus Fenton de Fenton 1614 -Sarah fil Will. Tacy de insula Vectis ... fil .... Monteford de Littleburgh ux 2. Willielmus Fenton fil haer aet 19. 1614. 2 Georgius 3 Francisc. 4 Carolus Maria ux Will. Estrop de Com. Linc. Elizab. Gracia 2 Thom. 2 Carolus The greatest part of this Hamlet was the Inheritance of Sir Francis Thornagh Knight descended unto him from Francis Thornagh his Grandfather and Sir Iohn Thornagh his father his House and Seat was here and is now possessed by Iohn Thornbagh Esquire his Grandchild eldest son of his son Francis who married Elizabeth one of the daughters and co-heirs of Iohn S. Andrew of Gotham Esquire by whom he left issue the said Iohn and others he was a valiant man and a Colonel of Horse for the Parliament in whose service he lost his life by a Scotch Lance as it is said at the Battel begun near Preston in Lancashire between Duke Hamilton and that Party his widow was afterwards married to William Skeffington Esquire and is yet living with him Johannes Thornhaugh Averey Thornhagh de Fenton-Ellena fil haer .... Ripers de Leversall Ebor. John Thornhaugh de Fenton-Eliz fil haer Briani Bailes de Potters Newton Ebor. Johannes Thornhagh miles de Fenton .... fil Fran. Rodes Justic. Franc. Thornhagh miles aetat 21.
35 E. 1. was Chancellour of Scotland King Edward the second in the beginning of his Reign sent to Robert Clifford his Warden William de Bevercote his Chancellour and Mr. Iohn de Weston his Chamberlain of Scotland certain Petitions exhibited by divers men of that Country to him in Parliament at Westminster to the intent that the men might be before them the said Robert William and Iohn at Berwick upon Twéed within a Month of Easter and be recompenced out of the Kings Money and Victuals in those parts according to their several deserts and the Kings honour In the view of the Account of Walter de Goushull and Reginald de Aslacton Collectors of Scurages 28 E. 1. and afterwards it is said that Sir William de Bevercotes held the Mannors of Bevercotes Markcham Milneton and Elkesley for one Knights Fee and that in 4 E. 2. Sir Iohn de Bevercotes held the said Mannor and so did when the view was taken and that the said Walter de Goushull who was Collector for the Scurages of Scotland Nort. and Derb. 28 31 and 34 E. 1. received 31 E. 1. of Iohn Bevercotes 40s. for one Knights Fee in Bevercotes of the Honour of Tykhull William de Bevercotes 3 E. 3. claimed to have Free Warren in all his Demesne Lands of his Mannor of Beverescote There was a Fine 26 H. 6. between William Staynford Quer. and Richard Bevercotes Esq Def. of the Mannor of Bevercotes with the Appurtenances and of five Mess. one Mill one hundred sixty and eighteen Acres of Land eighteen Acres of Medow and 14s. 5d. Rent with the Appurtenances in Milton Houghton Elkesley Little Markham Great Markham and Walisby whereby they were settled on the said Richard for life remainder to Alexander Bevercotes and Anne his wife and the heirs which he should beget on the body of the said Anne remainder to the right heirs of the said Richard William Wilbram and Ioane his wife held the Premises except the Mannor and one Mess. and 14s. 2d. Rent in Milton and Houghton during the life of Ioane There was an Inquisition taken 9 Ian. 3 E. 6. after the death of Cuthbert Bevercotes who died the sixteenth of Octob. then last past and held the Mannor of Bevercotes of the Honour of Tykhill Cuthbert Bevercotes junior was his Cousin and next heir nine years old the fourteenth of May then also last past There was a Fine 8 Ioh. betwixt Raph Fitz-Simon the Dean and Chapter of Rothomag and William de Bevercotes touching the Advowson of the Chapel of Bevercotes The last heir Male Cuthbert Bevercotes died without issue Male and having a daughter called Mary he married her to Rutland Molyneux younger son to Iohn Molyneux Esquire son and heir to Sir Edmund Molyneux one of the Judges of the Common Pleas and in marriage conveighed to them this Bevercotes and his other Lands Rutland Molyneux sold Bevercotes to the Earl of Clare lately deceased and it is the Inheritance of the Earl of Clare that now is his Grandson Houghton Hoctone THere was a Mannor in Hoctune which became the Fee of Roger Pictavensis and before the Conquest was Baldric's who for it paid the Geld as twelve Bovats The Land then being four Car. but was waste when the Survey was taken in the time of King William the first There were sixteen Acres of Medow Pasture Wood one qu. long eight Perches broad In the time of King Edward the Confessour the value of this was 60. in the Conquerours 20◠it had Soc in Walesby This came to be of the Fee of Lancaster as the rest of Roger Pictavensis his Lands in this County did The Family of Maresey or Mattersey held it as in Gameleston is already shown Yet the Chapel was accounted to belong to Tikhill as in many places may be noted Henry Earl of Lancaster and Leicester 3 E. 3. claimed to have in the Towns of Bothumsell Gameleston Hoghton Crophull and Holme with all their Members which are of the Fee of Lancaster return of all Writs Pleas of Withernam view of Frankepledge with all things which to view belong Waif and Stray c. and all Freedoms and Priviledges c. The Jury 35 E. 3. found that Iohn de Lungvillers had in Houghton two Mess. and half a Car. of Land ten Acres of Medow and two Water-Mills which he held of Nicolas Monboucher by the Service of a Rose and Thomas de Lungvilers was heir of the said Iohn as in Tuxford is also shown Upon the River Idle lies Houghton in Common Appellation called Houghton Lungvillers It came to Mallovell Lord of Rampton by the marriage of the heir of Lungvillers and afterwards to Stanhope in which Family it continued till Iohn Babington and Saunchia his wife daughter and heir of Richard Stanhope sold it to Sir William Hollis or his father great Grandfather to the Earl of Clare the Seat of which Family it still continueth Anthony Stapleton and Iohn Stanley Gent. 29 H. 8. claimed against Iohn Babington Esq and Saunchia his wife the Mannors of Hoghton Laxton and Egmanton with the Appurtenances and forty five Mess. c. in Hoghton Laxton Egmanton Little Markham Milneton South Marneham Walesby Ellesley South Leverton Cottum and East Retford Sir William Hollys and the Lady Elizabeth his wife sister of Thomas Scopeham mentioned by Mr. Dugdale in his Book of Warwickshire at Coventry Cross I take to be the Parents of this William Hollys the younger who became the Willielmus Hollis miles Major Civit. London-Elizab fil Georgii Scopham Willielmus Hollis de Houghton mil. 1 E. 6 -Anna fil haer Joh. Densell Serv. ad legem Densel Hollis-Elianora fil Edm. Dora Sheffeild Joh. Hollis mil. Com. Clare-Anna fil Tho Stanhope mil. Johannes Com. Clare-Eliz fil cohaer Horat. Dom. Vere de Tisbury Gilbertus Com. Clare ..... fil Willielmi Pierrepont .... Dom. Houghton Densel creat Dom. Hollis 13 C. 2. Gerv. Hollis-Franc fil haer Petri Frechevile Frechevile Hollis-Eliz fil haer Joh. Kingston de Grimsby Gerv. Hollis magist Supplic libell C. 2. Frechevile Hollis miles Joh. mil. Thom. mil. Good Sir William and married Anne the daughter and heir of Iohn Densill of Cornewall Serjeant at Law by which Lady for he after her death had also to wife Iane daughter of .... Grosvenor he had Denzill Hollis and Gervas who married Frances daughter and heir of Peter Frechevile of Stavely in Darbyshire and Elizabeth his wife only daughter of gentle Sir Gervas Clifton and Mary his wife daughter of Sir Iohn Nevill by whom the said Gervas had Frechevile Hollis who married Elizabeth daughter and heir of Iohn Kingston of Grimsby in Lincolneshire which Frechevile Hollis was father of Gervas Hollis one of his Majesties Masters of Requests a great Lover of Antiquities whose son Sir Frechevile Hollis lost an Arm in the Dutch War at Sea and since that his life Densill Hollys son of Good Sir William married Elianor daughter of Edmund Lord
Right Reverend Lord Bishop of Lincolne of this Family was the most diligent collector of Genealogies I ever knew in these parts especially of Lincolneshire where he continued Rector of Boothby Paganell a long time and being also Prebendary of Southwell served as one of the Clarks in the Convocation for the County or Arch-deaconry of Nott. in the former part of the long Parliament The owners of Blyth Town 1612. are thus expressed William Sanderson Gent. William Wood Christopher Crosdale Thomas Chaulner Richard Smith Iames Dawson Robert Metcalf William Andrews George Rogers Edward Mortone Robert Tibbott Robert Eyre Gent. George Eyre Gent. William Gregory of Barneby Gent. Robert Worthin Iohn Marshall Iohn Chadwick Cler. Richard Bingly junior William Browne Nicolas Heppensall Thomas Iudson Iohn Stirk Peter Tibbott Richard Barneby Iervas Ingleby Serleby Barneby on the More Ranskill And Torworth A Luric had a Mannor in Serleby before the Conquest which paid the Geld for one Bov. and an half The Land being then one Car. There Gislebert the Man of Roger de Busli whose Fee it was afterwards had one Car. and five Vill. and eight Bord. with three Plows or Carucats and one Mill of 3◠The value was 20s. in the Conquerours time as it had been in the Confessours Matilda de Mules 10 R. 1. ought one Mark for licence to make a Ditch between the Wood of Serleby and the Fields Matild de Moles in the former part of the Reign of Henry the third paid one Mark for half a Knights Fee in Serleby and another time Hugh de Serleby paid 30s. for three parts of a Knights Fee in Serleby of the Honour of Mumbray Hugh de Serleby married Matild de Moles to whom Roger de Mowbray gave the Mannor of Serleby in the time of King Iohn or before There was a Fine levied at Leicester the first Munday after the Feast of St. Andrew 10 Ioh. between Osmund the Abbat of Roch Petent and Thomas de Sandale and Matild his wife summoned to warrant to the said Abbat one Bovat of Land with the Appurtenances in Torthewrth whereof the said Abbat and Covent had the Charter of the said Matild in these words Be it known that I Matildis de Moles have given and by this my Charter confirmed to God and St. Mary of Roch and the Monks there serving God one Bov. of Land with the Appurtenances in Torthewrthe viz. that which was Alexander Crassi's and one Culture of Land of thirty and eight Acres in the territory of the said Town and Pasture for an hundred Sheep every where in the Common Pasture of the said Town and furthermore all the Lands which the Men of Blyth held of Hugh de Moles my brother and afterwards of me in the Fields of Serleby and Torthewrthe and all the Rents of those Lands c. In Turdeworde before the Conquest Brixi and Caschi had two Mannors which paid to the Geld for six Bov. The Land being one Car. Afterwards Azo the Priest had it of Roger de Busli and it was waste There was Pasture Wood one leu long and one qu. broad In King Edward the Confessours time this was valued at 20s. in the Conquerours at 3s. Hugh de Molis for the health of his Soul and of his fathers and mothers Souls and also of his Predecessours gave to the Church of St. Mary of Blyth five Bov. of Land and an half with all their Appurtenances in Tordeord viz. two Bov. ½ which Osbert held and one which Reginald held and one which Robert held and one Bovat which his own mother held on condition that the Children of Henry de Bilbi should hold the said Land of the said Monastery by right of Inheritance yielding to the Monks a pound of Pepper yearly at Blyth Fair for all Services saving the Foreign Service This gift he made to those Children for the payment of eight Marks which he ought them of the divise de divisione of Henry their father Hugh de Moles granted and released to God St. Mary and the Monks of Blyth Robert son of Siward who was his Man and Native he renounced also his claim which he had against Ginet Magnus of Blyth and Thomas Leman and all his brothers and sister and their whole Progeny then present and to come this claim he quit before the Kings Justices at Blyth viz. Hubert Walter and others who were with him when the King caused him to gather the tenths through England Maud the daughter of Henry de Wincester by the consent of Richard de Lindesey her husband gave to the Monks of Blyth the whole Medow which lay to that Bovat of Land which fell to her in Blyth of the Land of Hugh her brother This Alms she gave that day in which the said Monks took her for a sister Matildis de Moles in her widowhood granted to Robert de Kelesolt the firm of three Acres which Roger Knodi held of her in the Fields of Torrewrd and the whole Service c. William son of William de Kelesalth gave to the Prior and Covent of Blyth 12d. Rent to be received yearly of Roger Cnodis and his heirs for three Acres of Land in the Fields of Torthewrd Serleby and Tordworth 9 E. 2. answered for half a Villa and Hugh de Serleby was then Lord. The Jury 29 E. 1. said that Hugh de Serleby held the Mannor of Serleby with the Hamlet of Tortheworth by the Service of a Knights Fee of Roger de Moubray then dead This Hugh was son of Robert son of the first Hugh and Matildis de Moles and his son was Oliver de Serleby who 3 E. 3. claimed to have Free Warren in all his Demesne Lands of Serleby and Thoresworth granted to Hugh de Serleby 25 E. 1. Serleby hath been anciently enjoyed by one of that Name until our time that Anthony Serleby Esquire the Lord of that Lordship and of Hugo de Serleby-Matild de Moles Robertus de Serleby-Susanna Hugo de Serleby-Alicia Oliverus de Serleby-Alicia Johannes de Serleby-Joana soror Jacobi Kinalton persona de Hedon Nicol. de Serleby temp H. 4 -Marjoria neptis Thom. Aldham de Tikhill Johannes de Serleby 23 H. 6 -Agnes Willielmus de Serleby-Agnes fil Willielmi Burton de Kinesley Ebor. Johannes de Serleby Hugo de Serleby-Margareta Thom. de Serleby-Joana fil Tho. Rockesby de Somercliff-Grange Ebor. Willielmus de Serleby Antonius de-Gertruda fil Rad. Leek de Hasland postea ux Serleby s. p. Geo. Chaworth mil. tandem Rad. Bulloke 1 Jocosa 2 Isabel. 3 Elizab. 4 Doroth. 5 Maria. 2 Nicolas 3 Hugo Joana Doroth. Muriel Elizab. Robertus Johannes Willielmus 2 Willielmus 2 Willielmus Hugo de Moles s. p. Harthill and Woodhall in Yorkshire having no issue estated them both upon Gertrude his wife the daughter of Raph Leek of Halland Esq for her life and twenty one years after whereupon the heir of the Family and Name being poor hath sold it to
Parliament as Burgess and a daughter .... wife of William Greaves who had Robert Greaves Town-Clark also and Burgess who for his loyalty to King Charles the first being in Newark Garrison suffered great loss of his interests here his brother William Greaves was Parson of Nutthall and left three sons of good rank in this Town William who is Alderman and Register of the Arch-deacons Court Iohn and Edward Greaves the Apothecary Humfrey their Uncle brother of the said William the Parson and of Robert the Town-Clark hath a son Iohn Greaves Parson of Whitwell in Darbyshire William Skeffington Esquire and Elizabeth his wife the relict of Francis Thornhagh reside in this Town in an House on St. Mary Hill purchased of Thomas Mucklow of Broughton Sulney who had it by the marriage of one of the daughters and heirs of Alderman Parker of which name and kindred there are now two Iohn Parkers Aldermen the one a Mercer the other an Apothecary of which Trade there were lately above twenty more than formerly have been when the gains and employment were greater whereof Adrian Gardiner was the oldest who brought up many sons very well his eldest is Mr. Robert Gardiner of Sléeford in Lincolneshire his two youngest which were by a latter wife were Doctors Ioseph of Physick who died at Nottingham and Iames of Divinity who is now Subdeane of Lincolne and Chaplain to his Grace the Duke of Monmouth Thomas Charleton Esquire named in Chillewell married Tabitha the daughter of William Nix Alderman whose House in Bridlesmith Gate is now the dwelling of the said Thomas who hath built there as Mr. Samuel Stables named in Maperley who was successour of Alderman Stables hath done nigh the Swine Gréene William Toplady son and heir of Alderman Francis Toplady Vintner was one of the first leaders of this Dance of building new Fronts in this Town which hath been of late very well followed as I hope it will be still because many people of good quality from several parts make choice of habitations here where they find good accommodation which must be no small advantage to the place Here are Counsellours at Law Edward Bigland Esquire William Savile Esquire and Iames Farwell Esquire son of Sir Iohn Farwell and half brother of Richard Slater of Nutthall Esquire Atturneys Mr. Raph Edge Alderman son of Walter Edge of the same profession Laurence Athorpe Vinc. Beverley Arthur Ricards c. The Free School flourisheth under Mr. Cudworths care who married Mr. Alderman Christopher Halls daughter There are many Gentlemen and persons of good Estates and great Traders besides these concerned and owners in this Town with the particular recital of whom I cannot now further tire the Reader The Vicarage of St. Maries was twenty Marks and so was the Rectory of St. Peters and the Rectory of St. Nicolas ten Marks when the Prior of Lenton was Patron St. Maries is now 10l. 5s. value in the Kings-Books and the Marquess of Dorchester Patron St. Peters 8l. 8s. 6d. and the King Patron as he is also of St. Nicholas which is but 2l. 16s. 8d. value This Church is now almost rebuilt of Brick it was demolished in the Rebellion for the safety of the Castle In St. Maries Church South I le ....... Richardi Samon quondam Majoris Aldermanni istius villae qui obiit xviii die mensis Decembris Anno Dom. M. CCCC LVII And in the Window of the same I le and on a Tomb Arg. a Bend Azure between a Mullet pierced and an Annulett Gules Samon Orate pro anima Johannis Salmon Agnetis uxoris ejus On the first Earl of Clare's Tomb H. S. E. Johannes Hollies de Houghton Equ Aur. Denzilli F. Willielmi N. in Baronem Houghton nec non in Comitem de Clare per Regem Jacoâ—um crectus uxorem duxit Annam Thomae Stanhope de Shelford Equ Aur. Filiam è quâ Filios Johannem postea Comitem de Clare Denzillium in Baronem Hollies de I feild in Comitaâ—â— Susserie per serenissimum Regem Carolum II. promotum Franciscum qui coelebs obiâ—t As Carâ—lum Willielmum Carolum in cunis demortuos Filias etiam Eleonoram Olivero Vicecomiti Fitz-Williams ac Comiti de Tyrconel Arabellam Thomae Wentworth de Wentworth-Woodhouse in Com. Ebor. Baronetto postea vero in Vicecom Wenâ—worth Comitem de Strafford evecto Copulatas ac Elizabetham ante nuptias defunctam Suscitavit Diem obiit II.I. Octobris Anno Dom. M.DC.XXXVII On the second Earls Tomb H. S. E. Praenob Johannes Comes de Clare Johannis F. Denzillii N Vxorem duxit Elizabetham Horatii Vere Equ Aur. Baronisque de Tilbury in re bellicâ clarissimi filiam et cohaeredem Equâ Filios Johannem in canis demortitum at Gilbertum postea Comitem de Clare Filias verò Annam Edwardo primogenito Theophili Comitis Lincolnie Elizabetham Wentworthio Comiti de Kildare Arabellam Edwardo Rosseter de Somerby in Com. Linc. Equ Aur. Matrimonio conjunctas Mariam in cunis alteram Mariam ante nuptias defunctas Eleonoram superst Katherinam Margaretam in coelibatu direptas Susannam Johanni Lort de Stackpole-Court in Agro Pembr Baronetto desponsatam Franciscam infantulam exanimem Dianam Henrico Bridges filio haeredi Thomae Bridges de Keynsham in Com. Somers Equ Aur. enuptam Penelopen Jacobo Langham de Entesbroke in Com. Northampt. Baronetto copulatam Dorotheam Franciscam in teneri state sublatas Procreavit Diem obiit secundo Januarii Anno Domini M. DC LXV In the Chancel on a Black Marble Grave-Stone cut in two Brass Plates A Fesse between three Spread-Eaglets with a Crest viz. a Dog tyed to a Tree And Anno Dom. 1607. In memoriâ aeternâ justus erit Nicholas Kinnersley Esq and his mother Dear Amye their Corpes this Stone doth here cover They live now with Christ in whom they did trust Their Bodies do wait the rising of the Just. On another Brass Plate Hic jacet Radulphus Hansby Art Mr. quondam socius Johannensis Cantab. ibidemque Taxator Hujus Ecclesiae vicarius Bartonensis in Fabis Rector Qui obiit Novemb. xx Anno Dom. 1635. Hansbius hac cecidit terra lapsum extulit aura Quo jacet hic casu surgit in Astra suo On a Monument Johannes Alton in Artibus Mr. ob solertiam prudentiam experientiam medicorum apud boreales saltem partes facile princeps uxorem habuit Elizab. Brightman quae apprimè modesta erat foemina venerabilis matrona pro morum suavitate apud omnes gratissima ex eâ duos suscepit liberos Georgium Eleonoram uxorem Thomae Bray Armig. matremque Elizabethae Bray quae nupta Fran. Pierreponto summae pietatis observantiae gratitudinis ergô hoc Monumentum in defunctorum memoriam quâ fieri potest sempiternam propriis sumptibus erigi curavit Obierunt uterque circiter annum Aetatis suae octogesimum Ille autem 22. de Febr. Anno Dom. 1629. Haec decimo Novemb. Annoque Dom. 1638. On a Grave-stone Johannes Alton