Normanton upon Sore.

SO called from some owner in the time of the Saxons probably, for Norman was then a a name frequently used, and ton, or tun is the same with Town now. This place before the coming of K. William had very many Shares, and several owners, which made him parcel it out amongst his great men, so that it is very difficult to give any exact, or particular account of the Te­nencies, which in all likelihood were joyned to other more considerable possessions, and so came to have little mention distinctly made of them, in any Records that I have seen. The Book of Doomesday shows that of Roger de Buslies fee, here was Soc to Stanford, as much as answered to the Tax, or Geld, for three Bovats. The Land was one Carucat, the Soc then waste; Lib. Doomes. there was four Acres of Medow, the value was 4 ^s. as in the time of King Edward the Confessor.

Here was also of Hugh Earl of Chesters fee, Soc to Sudton, two Bovats, and two thirds, ad geldam. The Land was a Carucat, but waste, there was three Acres of Medow. In the Confes­sors time, this was valued at 5 ^s. then at 3 ^s.

Here was a Mannor also of Earl Moritons fee, which Story Lord also of Gotham and Sutton had before the Conquest, for four Mannors rated to the Geld, as ten Bovats. The Land whereof was sufficient for two Plows (or two Car.) This Alden held of the Earl, and there had one Car. (or Plow) two Sochm, two Vill. three Bordars having two Caruc. (or Plows) there was fifteen Acres of Medow. In the Confessors time this was 40 ^s. value, in the Conquerours time but 30 ^s.

Of the Land of the Taynes, here was a Mannor which Osgod had before the Conquest, who paid for it to the Geld, as three Bovats and an half. The [Page 5] Land of it was one Car. there were two Villans, and two Acres of Medow. This, in the Confessors time was valued at 20 ^s. then but at 6 ^s. Another Mannor in Normentune, of the Tayn Land, which Raven had, and paid to the Danegeld for it, as two Bovats.

In the second year of King Iohns raign, Mat­thew de Eston released all his claim and right in the Advowson of the Church of Normanton, Fin. 2 Ioh. to Bertram, Prior of St. Cuthberts of Durham; for which he was to have reception in all the bene­fits which were in that Church. Quo War. 3 E. 3. The Prior of Durham, 3 E. 3. claimed a Court Leet for his Tenents in Normanton, Bonington, Kineston, Barton, Cortingstok, Remston, and Gotham.

Oddo, the son of Iohn, for the soul of his son Iohn; Ex Regist. de Lenton. p. 109. and Matthew, son and heir of Oddo, for the soul of his brother Iohn, gave to God, and the Church of Lenton, and the Monks there serving God, the whole Land which Herbert, the father of Iohn, held; the same sixteen Acres which lay at the West end of the Town, on both sides the way, with Ogga and Iunger, which paid 4 ^s. per annum. Tho. de Arches, by fine, released to the Prior of Lenton, Ib. 139. all his claim in sixteen Acres of Land in Normanton, 32 H. 3. for which the Prior gave him 100 ^s.

In the time of E. 1. Robert de Strelley gave ele­ven Bovats of Land in Normanton, Ex Autogr. pen. Car. La­cock de Woodburgh. gen. Es [...]. 25 E. 1. n. 51. to Sampson de Strelley his son: to his Deed hangs a fair seal of his Arms, Paly of six.

Roger de St. Andrew, and his partners are certified, 25 E. 1. to have held a Knights fee in Gaham, Normanton, and Sutton, of the Honor of Leicester.

Robert de Vaus, and Amfelicia his Wife, by fine, Fin. Mich. 18 E. 3. 18 E. 3. pass the Mannor of Normanton upon Sore, to Sir Gervas de Clifton, Knight, and his heirs for ever, paying sixteen pounds per an­num, during the life of Amfelicia only, who par­ticularly; in that fine, released the third part of the Mannor, her Dower distinct from the other 2. parts.

Here was a Mannor which was de La Pooles anciently, and came to the Crown by the At­tainder of Edmund de La Poole, 2 H. 8. Pat. 36 H. 8. part. 25. King H. 8. by his Letters Patents, dated, May 1. in the 36. year of his raign, granted licence to Ed­ward Elrington, and Humfrey Metcalf, Esquire, to give a Mess. in Normanton on Sore, to Ri­chard Willughby, Gent. and his heirs.

Richard Willoughby, late of Nottingham, Lib. 2. post Mortem, fol. 68. who held one Mess. in Normanton on Sore, and certain Lands there, late belonging to the Mona­stery of Durham, died Apr. 16.37 H. 8. leaving Thomas Willoughby his son and heir seventeen years of age, Mar. 15. then last past.

William Willoughby claimed against Henry Strel­ley, Gent. one Cottage, one Toft, one Garden, Pasc. 2, & 3 Ph. & Mar. rot. 703. sixty Acres of Land, ten of Medow, ten of Pa­sture, four of Wood, with the Appurtenances in Normanton on Sore, 2, and 3 Ph. & Mariae.

Iohn Rotheram, and William Marwood, Mich. 18, & 19 Eliz. rot. 146. Gent. claimed against William Willoughby, Gent. divers Lands and Tenements in Normanton upon Sore, who called to warranty George Eyre, Gent. 19 Eliz.

And in another Recovery, which William Wil­loughby suffered, Trin. 20 Eliz. rot: 406. 20 Eliz. of the Mannor of Nor­manton on Sore, he called the said George Eyre, Gent. who further called Thomas Eyre, Gent.

This whole Township is now Mr. Daniel Earls, saving five yard Land, which Mr. Richard Fillingham inherits from his Ancestors: he is now chief Constable; and there are five more Free­holders, but too small to mention.

• Richardus Willoughby de Nott. ob. 37 H. 8.-An. fil. — Parmater.
  • 1 Thom. Willoughby at. 17. ad mort. Patris, s. prole.
  • 2 Will. Willoughby de Normanton ob. 1587.-An. fil. Joh. Rotheram de Nun-Eaton.
    • 1 Gilbertus Willoughby
      • Margaret uxor —Manly, s. p.
    • Franc. filia Sam. Mar­row, ux. 1.-Frances fil. Willielmi Walkeden Rectoris Eccles. de Clifton Camvile, ux. 2.-Petrus Co­lumbell Ar. Marit. secundus.
      • Willielmus Willoughby de Normanton ob. May 4. 1629.-Susanna filia Will. Moul­ton de Tod­denham in Com. Glo­cest. ob. 1635.-Edw. Darling de London Ar. Marit. secund.
    • 2 Will. Willoughby miles de Aston Com. Oxon. ob. 1615.-— fil Young.
      • Rotheram Willough­by miles.-Anna filia Ric. Wort­ly milits
        • Will. Willoughby Ar. ob. 1630.-Eliz. fil. & una cohaered Timoth. Pusey de Selston, & Mariae uxoris ejus fil. & cohaer. Joh. Clay de Crich. ob. Oct. 3. 1659.-Jo. Coke miles Mar. 2.
          • Will. Willoughby Baronettus ob. Feb. 10. 1670.-Marg. fil. & hae. — Abbat.
            • Willielmus obiit infans.
          • Maria-Beaumont Dixie.
            • Wulstan Dixie aet. 14. an. 1671.
            • Beaumont aet. 11. 1671.
            • Johan. aet. 10.
            • Will. aet. 2.
            • Ric. aet. 1.
            • aet▪ Eliz. 16. Fran. 7. Mari. 13. Marg. 5.
      • Eliza. ux. Ant. Pel. mil.
      • Marga. ux. pa­ramor.
      • An. ux. Norwch.
      • Willielmus▪ Johannes. s. p.
  • Richardus Willoughby
    • Johannes Willoughby mercator de Bristow, 1640.

[Page 6] Ex relatio­ne Io. Mar­ler Rectoris Eccles. de Normanton.The first William Willoughby was buried in this Chancel, Nov. 28. 1587. and hath a fair blew Stone over him, but nothing written on it. He gave out of some Lands, which he bought in Not­tingham and Lenton, 8 ^l. 6 ^s. 8 ^d. to be yearly paid to five Towns in course, Normanton Great Marlow, Nun-Eaton, Nottingham, and Wolvey.

There are two Monuments with these inscripti­ons in Marble.

Memoriae Sacrum.

Here lyeth the Body of Frances, the Daugh­ter of William Walkeden, first married to Gilbert Willoughby, Esquire, by whom she had issue two Sons, and one Daughter; after married to Peter Columbell, Esquire; and by him had issue six Sons, and three Daughters: she died A [...]g. 12. Anno Dom. 1606. Posuit Willielmus Willough­by, Armiger.

Memoriae Sacrum.

Near to this place lyeth the Body of William Willoughby, Son of Gilbert Willoughby, Esq and Lord of this Town by inheritance; and close by this Wall lyeth Susanna his Wife, daughter to William Moulton, of Toddenham, in the Coun­ty of Glocester, Esquire. They were married at seventeen years of age, and lived together twenty years, and had no issue; which William died the fourth of May, 1629. Secondly, she mar­ried Edward Darling of London, Esquire, and now Lord of this Mannor by purchase, who lived together until the first of Iune, 1635. And she dyed at Battersey in Surrey, and left no issue, which Edward Darling caused this Monument to be erected at his own charge, in Remembrance of them both, May the first, 1636.

The Rectory was 12 ^l. when the Prior of Dur­ham was Patron; Ex eodem Ms. now 'tis in the Kings Books 7 ^l. 11 ^s. 0. ob. and Mr. Daniel Earle, Patron.

Sutton Bonington.

NOw one Town, heretofore two. Sudton, is the same with South-Town, and Boni­ton, probably, was called so from Reeds grow­ing thereabouts, for such like signification Bon, or Bun hath in the Saxon. The Book of Dooms­day shows them to be diversly shared, both at that time, and before; and that Harold had in Sud­ton three Mannors, which paid the Geld as a Caruc. and half, (though) the Land was (but) one Carucat; (which) after the Conquest Hugh, Earl of Chester had, Robert Fitz-William held it of him, and there had one Car. and an half, three Sochm. six Vill. having three Car. and an half, one Mill, 20 ^s. fifteen acr. of Medow, In the Confessors time, and then valued at 40 ^s. hav­ing Soc in Normanton. In Boniton like­wise, Doomes [...]. Harold had a Mannor rated to the Dane­tax, or Geld, as six Bovats. The Land was two Car. there Robert the man (or Tenent) of the said Earl Hugh, had three Sochm. five Vill. having two Car. and an half, there was ten acres of Medow, In King Edward the Confessors time, and then also valued at 20 ^s.

In Sudton likewise, Stori named before in Normanton, had a Mannor in the Saxon times, rated to the publick payment for half a Car. The Land was twelve Bovats. When the Conquerors survey was made, there was one Plow, or Caru­cat. There R. Earl of Moriton had three Caru­cats, three Sochm. in his Demenesne, and five acres of Medow. This in the time of King Ed­ward the Confessour, was valued at 3 ^s. then at 20 ^s.

In Sutone also of the Taynland was a Man­nor, which Leuvord had before the Conquest, rated to the tax at three Bov. afterwards Siuvard held it of the King. Another Coleman had rated to the Geld at one Bov. and an half. Of the Taynland also in Boniton, there was Soc to Nor­mentune, as much as was rated at one Bov. and an half to the Geld. The Land, half a Carucat. There were five Vill. with one Car. and three acr. of Meadow, In the time of King Edward the Confessor, and then valued at 6 ^s.

Soc to Lech of the fee of Henry de Ferrariis, Siuvard had also in Boniton, which paid to the tax, as one Bov. and an half. The Land was four Bovats. There three Vill. had one Car. and an half, and three acr. of Medow: this continued the old value 6 ^s.

Robert Patric paid two Marks for one Knights fee in Bonington, Testa de Nev. in the time of King H. 3. and after I find William Patrick offered himself against Nich. de Segrave, Plac. de jur. & As­sis. [...]pud Derby. 53 H. 3. ro. 19. concerning his presentation to the Church of Bonington, then void and in his gift. The Advowson of this Church went with the Family of Segrave, as Thorp, in this Wa­pentak, did to the Family of Mowbray, and so to that of Barkley, with which it continues. Elizabeth, Dutchess of Norfolk, Hill. 13 H. 7. ro. 315. recovered the Advowson of the Church of Sutton Bou [...]ng­ [...]on, upon a Quare impedit, 13 H. 7. against Sir Henry Collet, Knight, William Stokes, Clark, together with Thomas, Archbishop of York.

The Mannor of Bonyngton was, by fine, 5 E. 2. settled on Raph de Crophill, Fin. apud Westm. in Octab. S. Martin, 5 E. 2. and Maud his Wife, and the heirs which he should beget on the Body of Maud; the remainder to Thomas, Son of the said Raph, and the heirs of his Body, remaining to the right heirs of Raph. The Jury, 12 E. 2. found it not to the Kings loss, if he granted to Raph de Crophull, Esc. 12 E. 2. n. 52. and his heirs for ever, to inclose the way, which led from the Church of Sutton upon Sore, to the Church of Boniton, on the West part of both Towns, to inlarge his dwelling. Raph de Crophull had view of Frank-pledge in Bonington and Sut­ton, granted, Ch. 1 E. 3. n. 56. & n. 66. 1 E. 3. and free warren in Bo­nington and Tireswell, in this County in Hemington and Braundeston, in Leicester­shire, and in Downesby in Lincolnshire.

Raph de Crophill Chr. complained, 3 E. 3. against Henry de Grendon, Plac. de [...]ur. & As­sis. apud Nott. 3 E. 3. ro. 73. and William de Grin­don, Parson of Babworth, that when as Robert de Grendon had enfeoffed the said Raph, and given him seisin of the Mannor of Bonington; and the said Henry afterwards, by his writing released all his right and claim therein to the said Raph, [Page 7] who commanded the said writing to be [...]ead and pronounced by Iohn le Palmer, they the said Henry and William, upon Munday next after the Feast of the Nativity of the blessed Mary, in the twenty eighth year of the Reign of King E. 1. at Bonington, did by force take it out of his hand, and bruised the Seal, and broke the writing, for which the Jury gave the said Raph two hun­dred Marks for his damage. The Grendons brought a Writ of Errour, Pl. de Banc. Trin. 5 E. 3. ro. 84. Fin. Mich. 16 E. 3. & postea Pasc. 17 E. 3. but no Errour was found.

Maud Countess of Ulster, by fine, 16 E. 3. settled six Mess. three Bov. of Land, 13 ^l. 6 ^s. 4 ^d. rent in Sutton upon Sore, Southclifton, and Spaldforth, upon Tho. Cok, and Isabel his Wife, and the heirs of Thomas after the decease of Maud, who had been Wife of Robert de Ekleshale, and who held them for her life.

The Mannor of Bonington was, by fine, 28 E. 3. settled on Iohn de Verdon, Fin. T [...]in. 28 E. 3. and Matilda his Wife, and the heirs males of the body of Matilda, begotten by the said Iohn; and for de­fault of such issue, to Iohn de Crophull, Knight, and the heirs of his Body, the remainder to Ni­cholas de Crophull, Knight, and his heirs.

There was a fine levyed at Nottingham, in the fourteenth year of King Iohns Reign, Fin. apud Nott. à die St. Io. Bapt. in 15. dies 14 Ioh. between Emma, who had been the Wife of William de Sutton, and Galfr. the son of William, of the third part of ten Bovats of Land, with the appur­tenances, in Sutton upon Sore.

Iordan de Sutton (in Ashfeild) who held se­veral Lands in Darbyshire, Esc. 16 E. 1. n. 8. and at Sutton in Ashfeld, and other places in this County, is cer­tified to have held of Richard de Morley xxiv ^s. of yearly rent in Sutton upon Sore, and Boning­ton by Scutage, when it happened; and that Iohn his son and heir was seventeen years old and more, 16 E. 1. as in Sutton in Ashfeild will al­so be noted.

The Free-holders of Richard de Sutton, held half a Knights fee in Sutton Bonington, Lib. de feod. in Com. Nott. Inq. capta coram Ioh. Vans, Ioh. Musli. & Ioh. del Ker. 22 E. 3. Ex Autogr. Collect. per St. Lo Kniveton penes G. Armstrong. Kyn­ston, and Normanton, and paid xx ^s. for it, 22 E. 3. towards the Aid, to make the Kings eldest Son a Knight.

Anno Dom. 1282. 11 E. 1. Henry son of Raph Gerold, and Alexandra his Wife (daugh­ter of Thomas Basset) released Iohn Basset of Bonington, &c. Anno 1299. William son of Iohn de Bonyton, released Alice, who had sometime been Wife of Iohn Basset. Thomas Basset, of Boniton, and Sibyll his Wife, by fine, 12 E. 2. settle one Mess. three Bovats, and two Acres of Land in Boniton, Fin. apud Westm. Trin. 12 E. 2. upon Raph, son of the said Thomas and Ioan his Wife, and the heirs of their bodies after the decease of the said Tho­mas and Sibyll.

Ioan, who had been Wife of Raph Basset, of Bonyton, Ex iisdem Autogr. pen. G. Armstrong. released, 15 E. 3. to Iohn Basset her son, and Felice, the daughter of Robert Hemery, of Bonyton, and the heirs of the body of the said Iohn, her whole right in all the Tenements; which Sibyl, who had been Wife of Thomas Bas­set, sometime held in the Town and Fields of Bo­nyton.

Felice Basset, of Bonington, 42 E. 3. de­mised to Iohn Basset her son, Ib. all the Lands in Bo­nyton, which she had of the gift of Iohn Basset her husband.

Iohn Soket, son of Robert Soket, of Boniton, Ib. gave to William, son of Iohn Hemery ▪ of Boni­ton, 30 E. 1. Land near that which had been the Land of Sir Robert de Swillington.

Suttons Mannor came to the Swillingtons, and from them to the Feildings; who, not long since, sold the same to . . . Grey, Esq of Langley in Leicestershire.

George Swillington, Esq dyed 22. of Nov. 2 Eliz. and left Margaret, Elibr. 3. Sced. fol. 50 the Wife of Francis Fylding, Gent. and Margery Swillington, his daughters and co-heirs: Anne his Wife was dead before him. He was seized of one Mannor in Sutton Bonington ▪ which was parcel of the possessions of Sir William Turvile, and held of the King as of his Mannor of Stanford, parcel of the Dutchy of Lancaster. Another Mannor was Thomas Earl of Rutland's, and parcel of the Priory of Garroudon; he was likewise seized of a Capital Mess. 120. Acres of Land, 30. of Me­dow, &c. and the Advowson of the Church of St. Anne, in Sutton Bonington, late belong­ing to the Monastery of Repingdon, Elibr. 3. post mortem; fol. 126. or Repton (in Darbyshire) and some other small parcels in Sutton Bonington, Kinston, and Norman­ton upon Sore.

Iohn the son of Robert de Bonington gave one Mess. three Tofts, Pat. 17 E. 2. part. 2. in 15. and four Bovats of Land here and in Rudstan, to make a Chauntry in the Church of St. Andrew (St. Anne, I suppose) at Bonington, 17 E 2. Iohn de Bonington, 1 H. 5. claimed against Thomas de Staunton, Pasc. 1 H. 5. rot. 109. & Hill. 2. H. 5. rot. 138. and Elizabeth his Wife, one Mess. two Tofts, sixty Acres of Land, ten of Medow in Sutton upon Sore.

Hugh Willoughby of Rysley claimed against Ro­bert de Staunton, 23 H. 6.40 ^s. rent, Pasc. 23 H. 6. rot. 381. and two Virgats and an half of Land, with the appurte­nances in Sutton upon Sore, which went against the claim.

Raph Shirley, Knight, Iohn Aston, Knight, Iohn Port, Esquire, Robert Hasylrig, Esquire, Hill. 5 H. 8· rot. 503. Thomas Antwysell, Esquire, claimed against Iohn Wylne, and Margaret his Wife, one of the daughters and heirs of Thomas Staunton, Esquire, the third part of the Mannor of Sutton, with the appurtenances, and the third part of fifteen Mess. three Tofts, one Mill, two hundred Acres of Land, sixty of Medow, sixty of Pasture, two of Wood, one hundred of Moor, with the appurte­nances in Sutton Bonington, Kinston, and Normanton, this was 5 H. 8. and the 7 H. 8. Raph Shirley, and the rest, before named, claimed against Thomas Hasylrig, son and heir of Elizabeth Entwysell, defunct, Pasc. 7 H. 8. rot. 338. and late Wife of William Hasylrig, Father of the said Thomas, and one of the daughters and heirs of Thomas Staun­ton, Esquire, departed, and against Lucy, Wife of Thomas Hasylrig, the third part of the Man­nor of Sutton, &c. as before.

Richard, Bishop of Winchester, Gyles Daub­ney, Knight, Charles Somerset, of Herbert, Mich. 23 H. 7. ro. 614 Knight, Thomas Lovell, Knight, Edmund Dud­ley, Esquire, and Henry Wyatt, Esquire, 23 H. 7. claimed against Anne Green, and Maud Green, daughters and heirs of Thomas Green, Knight, the Mannor of Claxton, and twenty Mess. seven hundred Acres of Land, one hundred of Medow, two hundred of Pasture, one hundred [Page 8] of Wood, and 20 ^s. rent, with the appurtenances in Kegworth, Claxton, Sutton Bonington, Kyngeston, and Ratcliff.

There was another recovery of these same Lands and rent, Trin. 36 H. 8. rot. 112. 36 H. 8. wherein Iames Rokeby, Esquire, and Henry Averson claimed them against William, Earl of Essex.

Hill. 5 H. 8. rot. 339. Rowland Lemynton, Raph Rowlate, Hen­ry Grenescot, and George Bollys, 5 H. 8. claimed against Thomas Banaster, Gent. two Mess. one hundred Acres of Land, twenty of Medow, thir­ty of Pasture, with the appurtenances in Sutton Bonington, and Kingston.

There is an ancient Family of the Bonytons, holds a Mannor there to this day. And Staun­tons came part to Tate, and part to Shirley, of Staunton Harold in Leicestershire, where Sir Robert Shirley, Baronet, Father of the present Sir Robert, built a very beautiful Church. He hath here three Farms, having twelve yard Land belonging to them. Ex relatio­ne Ger. Pi­got, Ar. Mr. Anthony Tate hath seven yard Land and an half, which, with his house, came by his mother, the daughter of Richard Stanley, who dwelt in it.

Lands belonging to the Monastery of the holy Trinity, at Repingdon, in Sutton Bonington, and West Leke, and also the Advowson of the Church of St. Helen, Ex Chart. praenobilis Theophili Comitis Hunting­ton. of West Leke, descended to the Earl of Huntington, from Sir Iohn Porte, Knight, who was one of the Justices of the Kings Bench, 24 H. 8. and married Ioan, daughter and heir of Iohn Fitz-Herbert, of Etwall, in Darbyshire, by whom he had Sir Iohn Port, Knight, his son, who left three daughters and heirs; Elizabeth, Wife of Sir Thomas Gerard, Knight; Dorothy, Wife of Sir George Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon, and Margaret of Sir Tho­mas Stanhope, named in Shelford.

The Rectory of Bonington, in the foremen­tioned Ms. is xii ^l. value, Pen. Io. Marler. Rector. de Normanton super Sore. and Mr. Barkeley, Pa­tron. The Rectory of Sutton viii. Mark, and Prior of Repingdon, Patron. In the Kings Books, now the Rectory of St. Michaels, in Sutton Bonington, is 15 ^l. 2 ^s. 1 ^d, and the Re­ctory of St. Annes there, 4 ^l. 17 ^s. 6 ^d. and the Lord Barkeley Patron of both.

In Sutton Bonington Church, upon an old Tomb there.

Hic jacent Thom. Staunton Ar. & Milisenta uxor ejus filia Willielmi Meringmilitis; Collect. Sir Io. Knive­ton Ar. quae Mili­senta obiit ▪ 12. Aug. 1456.

He bears Varrey Arg. and sable, an Annulet Or, and impales with Mering. Arg. upon a Chevron sable, three Escallops Or. Another Staunton about that Tomb impales with Arg. a Pile in Point Gules, Chandoys.

Upon another Tomb in the Chancel.

Orate pro animabus Johannis Berwyke, & Margaretae uxoris suae, & Jacobi filii eorum, qui de hoc saeculo migravit, anno 1528.

He bears Arg. 3. Bears Heads erased sable.

In a Window there Or, a Lyon Ramp. Azure, the Lord Segrave, and Gules a Lyon Ramp. Or, (rather Arg. if it be) Mowbray.

Vpon a Tomb there.

Here lyeth Myghell Stanley, deceased the last day of May, 1564. and Mary his Wife, that was with Child the same day, and delivered of a son named Myghell, the second of October, the same year. This same Myghell Stanley deceased, was son of Iohn Stanley, and left his Brethren, William and Henry to see this Work made.

He bears Or, three Birds Legs erased gules.

Upon a Chief indented Azure, three Stags Heads Or, impales with a Chevron betwixt three Towers.

In the other Church, an ancient Tomb defaced; it seems it was a Staunton Varrey Arg. and sable, a Cressent for a difference impales with Mering. as before, upon that Tomb is Bassets Arms, &c.

Anthony Feilding sold Mr. Grey, of Langley, the house, and ten yard Land heretofore belong­ing to Repton Priory, who since bought of old Mr. Tate, of Sutton, about three yard Land and an half. Mr. Grey disinherited his eldest son for matching against his consent, so his two youngest sons share with the eldest. Thomas Gadde hath 3. yard Land and an half in Sutton, descended from his Ancestors. Charles Cock hath four, Tho▪ Strong four, bought heretofore of Sir George Hastings. Gilbert Millington attaint, had four also.

Kinston.

IN Doomesday Book written Cheniston: so called, probably, from some owner, as most Towns of that termination, in this County, ge­nerally are. Two Mannors in it at that time were made the fee of Hugh, Earl of Chester, Lib. Doomes. which before the Conquest Leuvin and Richard had, and paid for them to the publick Geld, as three Bov. and an half. The Land of them being then ten Bov. there under Earl Hugh, one Sochm. had half a Carucat, and nine Acres of Medow. This, in the time of Edward the Confessour, was 30 ^s. va­lue, then but 10 ^s.

Here were also several Mannors of the Land of the Taynes, one Algar had before the Norman In­vasion, which paid for three Bov. The Land was two Car. This afterwards was held by Sauvinus of King William, and he had there two Vill. with one Plow (or Carucat) and the seat of a Mill, and ten Acres of Medow. This, in the Confes­ours time, was 20 ^s. value, in the Conquerours 10 ^s. Another Mannor of the [...]aynland Vlchet had, and paid the Assesment to the Geld for it, as one Bov. and an half. The Land was one Carucat. This, when the Conquerours survey was made, Godric held: Lib. Doomes. but the men of the Country knew not by whom, nor how. There was one Vill. and six Acres of Medow. In King Edwards time, this was valued at 20 ^s. then at 3 ^s. Of the Tayn­land also in Chineston, was there Soc to Rade­clive, [Page 9] as much as paid for one Carucat to the Tax. The Land was two Carucats. There eight Sochm. three Villans, had three Carucats, or Plows.

This Town was commonly esteemed a mem­ber of Radcliff upon Sore; and the Tythes went to the Priory of Norton, accord­ingly.

Ex libr. Ms. de Nova loco penes R. Perpoint, postea Com. Kingston. Peter Picot, son of Peter Picot, Lord of Ratcliff on Sore, gave to God and the Church of the blessed Mary, and St. Hardulf of Bredon, in Frank Almes, two Virgats of Land in Kingston.

Half a Carucat of Land here held of Tho­mas Picott, Esc. 41 H. 3. n. 10. 41 H. 3. was taken into the Kings Hand for a year and day, being held before by one out-lawed for Felony.

Pl. cor. Reg. Mich. 10 E. 1. rot. 16. & Pas [...]. 11 E. 1. rot. 16.There was a Tryal, 10 E. 1. between Pe­ter Picot, Plaintiff, and William Hasard, and Hawisia his Wife, Adam le Tailour, and Ro­bert le Irot (Iort) and their Wives for ser­vice of Land in Ratcliff and Kinston: but the Judgement was for the Defendants that they ought none.

Esc. 27 E. 1. n. 10. Thomas Hasard, aged twenty eight years was, 27 E. 1. found heir of William Hasard, who had a House and some little Land here, held of the King for 3 ^s. 8 ^l. Philip Hasard, Esc. 2 E. 3. n. 21. aged [...] seven years, 2 E. 3. was certified heir of Thomas.

William Seman, 3 E. 2. is certified to be son and heir of Richard Seman, Esc. 3 E. 2. n. 3. who held a Mess. and two Virgats here of the King for 14 ^s. per annum, and doing homage and fealty to Sir Peter Picot, and the service of 7 ^s. per an­num, and a pair of Gilt Spurs.

Esc. 17 E. 2. n. 64. Iohn de Leyk is certified, 17 E. 2. to have held besides a certain Mannor in Leyk, &c. here in Kynston eight Virgats of Land, four of the Prior of St. Cuthberts of Durham, by the service of 12 ^d., and four of Iohn de Langeton for 4 ^s. per annum. Iohn de Leyk his son and heir being then above fifteen years of age.

Nicholas, the son of Adam le Taylour, was also certified, Esc. 17 E. 2. n. 22. 17 E. 2. to have held here; and in Ratcliff the third, part of two Mess. and two Virgats of Land of the King in Capite, paying 3 ^s. 8 ^d. yearly by the hands of the She­riff. Alice the daughter and heir of the said Nicholas being then above twenty years of age.

The Jury, 16 E. 2. said that Agnes who had been Wife of Reginald Iort, Esc. 16 E. 2. n. 9. held like­wise the third part of two Mess. and of two Virgats of Land, &c. as before, Reginald le Iort being her son and heir. The Jury, the same year found it not to the Kings loss, if Reginald le Iort had licence to keep to himself and his heirs, Esc. 16 E. 2. n. 19. the third part of two Mess. and of two Virgats of Land, which he had of Alice, the daughter of Nicholas le Taylour, held of the King as the Mannor of Ratcliff then was, by keeping the Kings Ostery (or place for Hawks) and paying yearly 3 ^s. 8 ^d.

Henry le Hauker, 10 E. 3. was found to have held one Mess. sixty Acres of Land in Kinston of the King in capite, Esc. 10 E. 3. n. 7. by the service of carrying a Hoster, or Goshawk. Falcon before him in winter, Iohn le Ward, of Kinston, was then his Cousin and Heir. This Hauker, when he died, held one Mess. [...]our Bov. in Kinston of Sir Peter Pygot, then Lord of Radclyve on Sore; Esc. 12 E. 3. n. 1. but the Jury found that his Cousin and Heir, the said Ward, held them then, viz. 12 E. 3. of Raph Basset, of Drayton.

The Jury, 20 E. 3. found it not to the Kings loss, if he granted Robert, Esc. 20 E. 3. n. 39. the son of Reginald le Iort, to hold one Mess. and one Virgat (or Yard-land) and two parts of another Mess. and Virgat of Land, in Kinston and Radclive on Sore, for finding one to appear at the Kings great Turne of Riscliff twice in the year.

Katherine, Esc. 10 H. 6. n. 3. who had been Wife of William Sutton was found, 10 H. 6. to have been seized of three Mess. fourscore Acres of Land, four of Medow in Kinston, Cortlingstok, Bonington, Sutton, and Léek; half a Mess. ten Acres of Land, and one of Medow, were held of the King in capite, by petty serjeancy: Thomas Fawkener being her next heir.

This Lordship was the seat of the Babingtons, and a very fair House they had here; but the first note of their interest here, that I have seen (ex­cept that on the Tomb-stone in Radcliff Church) is a Recovery, 1 H. 8. where Henry Sacheverell, Knight, Thomas Babington, Iohn Port, Mich. 1 H. 8. rot. 348. & Hill. 1 H. 8. rot. 149. and Raph Sacheverell claim against Anthony Babington, two Mess. one hundred and sixty Acres of Land, twenty of Medow, ten of Pasture, and 16 ^s. 8 ^d. rent, with the appurtenances in Kinston, and Ratcliff upon Sore, who called to warrant Iohn Bonington.

I have seen a Copy of a Deed, bearing date the 20 ^th. of Febr. 8 Eliz. between Iohn Lord Darcy, of Aston, in the County of York, and Henry Babington, of Dethick, in the County of Darby, Esq in which the said Henry cove­nants to levy a fine before the Feast of the Nati­vity of St. Iohn Baptist, then next ensuing, to the said Lord Darcy, and Sir Thomas Metham, of the Mannors of Dethick and Leichurch, and his Lands in Coleaston, Tannesly, Drayne­feild, Wassington, Workesworth, Radburne, Heige, Asheover, Plaistowe, Wheatcroft, Pingston, Bredon, and Tongue, and the moye­ty of the Mannor of Norton, in the County of Darby., and of the Mannor of Kinston, in the County of Nottingham, and his Lands in Kin­ston, Goteham, Alsworth, Marneham, Nor­manton, Osberton, Bilby, Ranby, and Mat­tersey, and the Rectory of Marneham, and the presentment for the third turn to the Rectory of Gotham, in this County: all which, or most of them, were thereby intayled on the heirs Males of him the said Henry Babington begotten, and to be begotten on the body of Mary, his then Wife, Sister of the said Lord Darcy.

This Mannor in the Raign of Queen Elizabeth, by the Attainder of Anthony Babington, for Trea­son, and the unthriftiness of Francis Babington his Brother, afterwards came to the hands of Gil­bert, late Earl of Shrowsbury, and by his daughter the Countess of Kent, was sold to the Lady Hide. The whole Lordship hath been long inclosed, and much depopulated, and was lately Sir Thomas Hides.

There is a Tomb in the Chappel of some cu­riosity of Stone-work, on which are very many [Page 15] Cotes of Arms, but no Inscription, chiefly Ba­bington impaling most other Families, named in the following Pedegree, which therefore is not amiss to be inserted.

• Dominus Johannes de Babington miles factus in servitio Regis Ed. 3. capitan. de Morlais in Brittaniâ Armorsc.
  • Domin. Johannes de Babington-Benedicta fil. & haer. Simon. Ward de Co­mit. Cantabr.
    • Tho. Babington de Dethick in Com. Darb. jure [...]xoris.-Isabel. fil. & haer. Roberti de De­thick.
      • Johannes Babington occis. apud Bos­worth.-Isabella fil. Henrici Bradburne de Hough.
        • Tho. Babington de Dethick ob. Mar. 13. 1518. 10 H. 8.-Edith fil. Rad. Fitz-Herbert de Nor­bury.
          • 1 Dom. Anthonius Babington de Dethick.-Eliz. fil. Joh. Or­mond de Alfre­ton & Janae ux. fil. Will. Cha­worth.-Kather. fil. Joh. Ferrers mil.
            • Tho. Babington ob. 3 Eliz.-Katherina fil. Hen. Sa­cheverell mil.
              • Hen. Babington de Dethick.-Fran. fil. Joh. Markham mil.-Maria fil. Georg. Dom. Darcie de Aston, 8 Eliz.
                • Anthonius Attinct.-Margeria fil. Johan. Dray­cot de Payn­sley.
                • Franciscus-fil... Roe de London.
                • Georgius-...fil. Vine.
                  • Ferdinando-....-Anna fil. Roberti Alvey de Carcolston.
                    • Johannes Babington [...]. 32. 1672. [...] Beaumont D [...]ie de Se [...]s [...]on.
                    • Ferdinando
                    • Cornelius
            • Johannes Babing­ton.-Saunch fil. & haer. Ric. Stanhope de Rampton.
              • Original Babing­ton de Ramp­ton.
          • 2 Joh. 4 Rol. 6 Tho. 8 Rob.
          • 3 Rad. 5 Hum. 7 Wil. 9 Geor.
          • Eliz. An. Kat. Dor. Jan. Eliz.
    • Do. Will. Babington Capital. Baro, 7 H. 5. & Cap. Justic. de Banc. 1 H. 6. Equ. Balnei. Margeria fil. & haer. ... Martel de Chill­well, ob. Feb. 2 1442.
      • Will. Babington de Chillwell.
        • Johannes Bab. miles, s. p.
        • Etheldena ux.... El­tonhead, postea ux. ... Delves.
      • Eliz. ux. Th. Ne­vile de Rolle­ston.
      • Rob.

Ratcliffe on Sore. Doomesd. Radeclive.

THis Town, whose name importeth as much as Red Hill, or Bank, scituate upon the River of Sore, and nearer the River Trent than Kinston, was also Taynland, and before the Nor­man Invasion, Osgod was owner of a Mannor here, which usually then paid to the publick Tax, as ten Bovats ¼▪ Doomesd. The Land was six Caru­cats. Afterwards Sauvinus (named in Kin­ston) held it of the King (William) and had two Carucats (or Plows, or Plowlands) nine Villans, three Bordars, having two Carucats. Here was then a Priest and a Church, and one Mill, 10 ^s. and six Acres of Medow, the value then was 60 ^s. but in King Edward the Confessors time 100 ^s. It had Soc in Chineston, which hath been ever accounted as a membe [...] of it, and was of the Parish, as was also Thrumpton, which yet was not of the same fee at all, though the Tythes belonged to this Church of Radclive, which was shortly after this time, given by one of the ancient Constables of Chester, as appears by the confirmation of Roger the Constable to the Priory of Norton; which Roger died in the year 1211. He mentions Iohn his Father, Monastic. Angl. vol. 2 p. 187. and William the younger, who was son of William, son of Ni­gellus, all Constables of Chester, and their gifts; and amongst the rest, the Church of Radeclive upon Sore, in Notinchamsire, with all the ap­purtenances, and the fourth part of the Mills of the same Town, and the Tythes of the other three parts, the Church of Kneshal, and Tythes of the Mills there, and the Tythe of Allerton Mill, in this County. Howbeit, the Family of Picot held this Town, and Kinston of the King in capite, by the Serjeancy of keeping Hawks for him of the old Feoffment, Test. de Nev. viz. in the time of King Henry the first.

Peter Picot gave account of 100 ^l. for having the Land which was Peter Picots, his Father, Rot. Pip. 13 Ioh. in the time of King Iohn.

Thomas Picot had free warrant granted in Rad­clive and Kineston, Ch. 37 H. 3. n▪ 4. In record. de Custodiis Serjeant & ecclesus & aliis quae sunt de do­natione do­mini Regis in Com. Nott. Test. de Nev. 37 H. 3. he is sometimes called Thomas de Hedon, by reason of his residence at that Mannor of his in Essex.

The Serjeancies here were let out for rent in King Henry the thirds time, by Robert de Passe­lewe; several persons had shares, and some paid rent to Thomas Pigot, besides the Kings; Elias Pikot held four Virgats for 20 ^s. per annum, to the King at Mich. and Easter.

Letice Pikot, one Virgat for 5 ^s. Ernold the son of Elias, one Virgat, or Yard-land for 6 ^s. per annum. Iulian, the daughter of Roger de Ham­stede, one Virgat for half a Mark. Iohn le Hostricer (or the Hauker) held two Virgats for 10 ^s. rent, and service to Thomas Pikot for making the Mutes. The heirs of Thomas le Tay­lour, William Pimme, and Thomas le Paumer each a Virgat for 4 ^s. and service to Thomas Pikot, as before. Iohn de Leke three Virgats in like man­ner for a Mark. Richard Seaman one Virg. ½. ¼. for 4 ^s. Felice, the daughter of William Pinguant, [Page 11] Anketill, the son of Thomas, and the Prior of Bredon, each two Virg. Stephen the Cook one Virgat for half a Mark, whose son William brought his suit against Peter Picot, the son of this Thomas, Plac. de jur. & As­sis. apud Derb. 53 H. 3. rot. 19. 53 H. 3. for distraining him for 2 ^s. rent, which he pleaded to be part of the half Mark; and said, that neither he nor his Fa­ther Stephen ever paid it, but that after the Battel of Evesham, Peter Picot came to Radclive, and exacted it of him, and threatned him of his life, so that he was forced to pay it for fear.

Pl. de Ban­co. Trin. 2 E. 1. ro. 13 Ex Bundel­lo de Esson. & aliis placit. 9 E. 1 rot. 47. in dorso.The Prior of Norton recovered the Advowson of this Church, 2 E. 1. by Assize and Jury; yet Peter Pigot, Grandclild of Peter, and son of Thomas, 9 E. 1. claimed it against the said Prior, who called to warranty Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, who came and defended the right, by the body of a certain Free-man of his called Iohn the son of Richard de Baynbrigg, but there was no Judgement upon the Duel. This Peter was a Knight, Esc. 14 E. 1. n. 13. and dead 14 E. 1. He held, besides this Lordship, Lands in the Counties of Kent, Essex and Her [...]ford, of all which, his son Iohn was then found to be his heir, and twenty four years old; Esc. 22 E. 1. n. 10. but Iohn Picot, 22 E. 1. was also dead and his Brother Peter, then of the age of thirty years and upwards, was found his heir.

Roger de Bathesworth, Robert de Monteney, Peter Picot, Ex lib. de feed. mil. Hunt. 29 E. 1. p. 321. and William de Montecaniso were 29 E. 1. parceners of the inheritance of Stephen de Somery.

A Fine was levyed, 6 E. 2. between Raph Bas­set, of Drayton, Compl. and Peter Picot, De­forc. of the Mannor of Radclive upon Sore with the app [...]rtenances, except one Mess. one Virgat, and sixteen Acres of Land. The third part of this Mannor was then Thomas Barkebyes, in right of his Wife Helewisia, who held it in Dower, the Reversion of which, the said Peter did pass to the said Raph Basset, and his heirs likewise; this was in Easter Term. Another Fine was passed in Tri­nity Term, [...]in. 6 E. 2. Pasc. Trin. Mich. and another in Michaelmas Term, the same year, wherein Raph Basset settled the premises, both Possession and Reversion upon Peter Picot, and Ioan his Wife, for both their lives; which after the Death of Peter Picot, 8 E. 2. was again confirmed in Court to Ioan his Widow, by the said Raph, Thomas Barkby, and Helewisia consenting, and there doing her fealty.

Peter Picot dyed seized of the Mess. Virgat, and sixteen Acres of Land, Esc. 7 E. 2. n. 19. parcel of the Man­nor of Radclive, 7 E. 2. Simon Seuville, the son of Margery, one of the Sisters, and Isabel­la Touke, the other Sister of the said Peter, be­ing then found his heirs; Simon forty, and Isa­bel sixty years old, of whom the said Raph had that Land also the next year after, Esc. 8 E. 2. n. 145. viz. 8 E. 2.

In the 35 E. 1. Peter Picot and his heirs, were to have view of Frankpledge, Assize of Bread and Ale, Pillory, Tumbrell, Infangetheof, and Gal­lows in their Mannor of Radclive, Esc. 35 E. 1. n. [...]6. E. Chart. ap. Thrump­ton pen. Ger. Pigot, Ar. Pip. War [...]. & [...]eicest. 30 H. 2. for a certain rent yearly paid to the King, by the hands of the Sheriff. This Family of Pigot had interest at Ba­rowe in Leicestershire, where I find Alexander Pigot, and Robert, and others resident in the time of H. 3. E. 1. and E. 2. &c. Peter Picot gave account of Barow, 27 H. 2. and 30 H. 2.

• Petrus Picot 27 H. 2. de­funct. 13 Joh.
  • Petrus Picot 13 Joh.
    • Thom Pigot, dictus etiam de Heydon.
      • Petrus Pigot miles
        • Margeria
          • Simon Seuvill. aet. 40. 7 E. 2. haeres Petri.
        • 1 Johannes sine pro­le.
        • 2 Petrus Pigot s. p.-Joana relict. 7 E. 2.
        • Isabella ux. ... Touk, aet. 60. 7 E. 2. haeres Petri.

The Jury, Esc. 33 E. 1▪ n. 112. 33 E. 1. found it not to the Kings loss, if he granted Iohn de Byern leave to infeoff Mr. Richard de Hertford, and Peter, the son of Robert de Herteford, and the heirs of Peter in two Mess. and thirty two Acres of Land in Radclive. Nor, 9 E. 2. to the Kings loss, Esc. 9 E. 2. n. 58. to grant to Roger de Raumpaine, and Cicely his Wife, to give one Mess. and one Virgat, and to Peter de Herteford to give two Mess. and thirty Acres of Land to Thomas de Barkeby.

Thomas de Radclive upon Sore, Esc. 8 E. 3 n. 37. 8 E. 3. settled one Mess. two Virg. of Land here upon himself, and Alice his Wife, and the heirs Ma [...]es of their bodies; and for want of such, to Adam de Crade­ley, and Ioan his Wife and the heirs of their bo­dies, remainder to the right heirs of Thomas; be­sides which this Thomas had a Mess. and Carucat of Land here and in Kinston. Pl. 13 [...] [...]3. rot. 8. Thomas de Ratcliff on Sore, late under-Sheriff of Nott. 13 E. 3. gave account of 17 ^l. 6 ^s. 8 ^d. of the fines for divers transgressions charged upon him, his pledges were Iohn de Mounteney, and Thomas de Neumarch, Knights.

Raph Lord Basset, of Drayton, by his Testa­ment, Ian. 16. 13 R. 2. gave certain Mannors, Lands and Tenements, and amongst others, this Radclive to Sir Hugh Sherly his Nephew, and the heirs Males of his body, on condition, that he and they should bear his Name and Arms, and for want of such, to William de Stafford, Brother of Edmund Earl Stafford on the like Conditions; and for want of such heirs or conditions, to Iohn de Grey, Brother of the Lord Grey, on the like; and after him to Sir William Lisle, as before. Sir Hugh Shirley performed not the Conditions, Antiq. Warw. per Will. [...]ug­dale, p. 476. nor did he quietly enjoy the Lands of the Lord Basset; so devised by the said Will; Edmund Earl Staf­ford (being through an old intail made of them by Raph Lord Basset, his Grandfather, in 13 E. 3. found heir to the rest) opposing him therein. Howbeit there was an agreement at length, and though the said Earl, and Sir Hugh were both slain in the Battel of Shrowsbury, 4 H. 4. be­fore it was sealed, yet the Feoffees of the Lord Basset, 2 H. 6. released all their interest here and in Colston Basset, in this County, and in the Mannors of Rakdale, Willowes, Radclive super Wreke, Barrow super Sore, Dunton and [Page 12] Watton, in the County of Leicestershire, of West-Halle and East-Halle in Sheldon, in the County of Warwick, unto S ^r Raph Shirley, son and heir of Sir Hugh, and the heirs Males of his bo­dy; which Sir Raph had his residence at this Man­ner of Radclive, 10 H. 6.

This Mannor was granted with some others, 1 R. 3. to Sir Gervas Clifton, Pat. 1 R. 3. part. 4. m. 11. as part of the for­feited Lands of Henry, Duke of Buckingham. Yet Edward, Duke of Buckingham, 5 H. 8. suffered a recovery of the Mannor of Ratcliff on Sore, Pasc. 5 H. 8. rot. 446. and Knesale.

After the Attainder of Humfry, Duke of Buckingham, this Mannor came to Sir Ri­chard Sacheverell, Knight, who left it to Raph Sacheverell, his Brother, or near Kinsman; in which Name and Family it continued, till Henry Sacheverell, Esquire, the last owner thereof (who purchased also from the Crown, the Recto­ry impropriate there that lies in Ratcliff) estated the same on Sir Thomas Hutchinson his Sisters son, but he out of tenderness to his Cousin Elianor, the Wife of Roger Columbell, Esquire, the sole daughter and heir of the said Henry Sacheverell his Uncle, agreed to divide it between them, and so one moyety of this fertile inclosed Lordship remains to the heirs of Iohn Columbell, son of the said Elianor, who married .... Hickman, sister of the present Lord Windsore, who now takes care of her Children, and the other moyety was by Colonel Iohn Hutchinson, eldest son of the said Sir Thomas, sold to Alderman Ireton,

• Radulphus Sacheverell de Hopwell in Com. Derb.
  • Dom. Ric. Sacheverell miles, ob. 25 H. 8. Sepult in le Newark in Leicester, s. p.-Maria domina Hunger­ford Relict. Ed. dom. Hastings, matris Com. Huntington.
  • Joh. Sachev. de Morley, & Hopwell.
    • 2 Radulphus Sacheverell de Radclive, 25 H. 8. ob. 31 H. 8.-Cecilia-Anna.
      • Henricus Sacheverell de Radcliff, ob. Jul. 29.5, & 6 P. & M.-Lucia fil. & haer. Joh. Pole de Her­tington in Com. Derb. Ar.
        • 1 Henricus Sacheverell de Radclive aerat. 16. an. ad mortem patr.-Jana filia Germani Ireton 5, & 6 Ph. & Mar.
          • Hen. Sacheverell de Radclive.-.... Boughton-Tho. Grantham miles, Marit. 2.
            • Elianor post. ux. Will. Hasard.-Roger. Columbell de Derley.
              • Johannes Columbell-...fil. Hickman.
            • Ed. Marow de Berks­well, Com. Warwick.-Anna.
              • Dom. Sam. Marow miles.-...fil. Arth. Carey mil.
          • Jana ux. Thom. Hutch­inson.
        • 2 Johannes.
    • 1 Hen. Sacheverell de Morley miles.

Brother of Henry Ireton, the great instrument in the unhappy Wars. This Elianor, after her Husband Columbells decease, Married her servant William Hasard, who proved a good Husband to her, and a kind and careful Father to her Chil­dren; they dwelt in an house built at the Red hill, by the side of the River Soure, between Rad­clive and the Trent.

The Abbat and Covent of the House of the blessed Mary of Norton, Claus. 11 H. 4. M 1. in the County of Che­ster, 11 H. 4. released to the Prior and Covent of Burscogh and their Successours, all their right in the Advowson of the Church of Radclive upon Sore, sometime Iohn de Winwicks.

The Vicarage is in the Kings Books 6 ^l. 13 ^s. 4 ^d. and so it was valued, Ms. praedict. when the Prior of Burscogh was Patron.

Upon a Tomb in a little Chappel on the North side of the Church.

Hic jacent Radulphus Sacheverell Ar. nuper Dominus de Ratcliff super Sore, & Cecilia, & Anna uxores ejus; qui quidem Radulphus ob. 14 Aug. 1539. & praedicta Cecilia ob. 27 Jun. 1538. & praedicta Anna migravit ab hoc saeculo —

Vpon a fair Tomb in the Chancell.

Here lyeth the Bodyes of Henry Sacheverell, Esquire, and Lucy his Wife, daughter and heir of Iohn Pole, Esquire; which Henry dyed 29 Jun. 1558. and Lucy dyed 10 Febr. 1554. upon whose, &c.

Upon a plain Stone.

Hic jacet Elizabetha uxor Anthonii Babing­ton Ar. filia & una haeredum Johannae Ormond, filiae & haeredis Willielmi Chaworth Militis, ac unius Consanguinearum & haeredum Roberti La­ [...]home, ... Caltoft, Johannis Bret, Thomae Ayles­bury, Thomae Keynes Militum, ac Rad. Basset & Johannis Engaines, Baronum; quae Elizabetha ob. 28 Nov. anno 1505.

Upon another plain Stone close by that.

Hic jacet Isabella quondam uxor Johannis Babington, de Dethik, Ar. ac Domini de Kin­ston, quae obiit 18 Mar. Anno Dom. 1486.

In the Chancell upon a plain Stone.

Hic jacet Jacobus Damport filius Domini Tho. Damport Militis, qui obiit 15 die Aprilis, Anno Dom. 1458.

Upon a Stone near that for a Child.

Hic jacet Jacobus Eadmunson, filius Edwardi Eadmunson, qui Jacobus ob. 27 Dec. 1519.

Upon another plain Stone somewhat higher.

Cy gyst Johan. file & heire Tho. Basset Fitz S. John Basset de Br....la feme Sir Raph Shirley Fitz & heire Hugh de Shirley.

Upon a plain Stone in the body of the Church.

Hic jacet Thom. Fyndern Ar. & Eliz. uxor ejus, filia Rad. Sacheverell Ar. qui Tho. ob. 24 Sept. anno dom... & Eliz. ob. ... 1574.

Thrumpton. Doomsd. Turmodeston.

SO called from Turmod, some old owner 'tis like. In it before the Conquest Leuvin and Elvod were rated at seven Bov. to the Tax for their Mannor. The Land whereof was two Ca­rucats.

There Roger de Busli, whose Fee it was, had one Carucat, three Sochm, two Villans, two Bor­dars, having one Carucat and an half; this in the Confessours time was valued at 40 ^s. in the Con­querours at 20 ^s.

Here was another Mannor of William Peverells fee, which before the Conquest Stapleuvin (owner also in Stapleford) had rated to the Geld at three Bov. ⅓. The Land one Car. There after­wards four Sochm. had one Car. and five Acres of Medow. This kept the old value 5 ^s. 4 ^d.

Here was another parcel Soc to Edwalton of the fee of Hugh de Greatmaisnill rated to the publick Tax at one Bov. and an half. The Land was one Car. There were two Sochm. two Bor­dars, with two Carucats (or Plows) and three Acres of Medow. It lay in Sandiriuca (or San­diacre,) on the other side the Trent in Darbi­shire.

That of Buslies fee was held by the Family of Putrell, Ex Autogr. penes Ger­vas. Pigot, Ar. who had their seat here and continued owners till the 5 Iac. that Tho. Poutrell and Iohn his Brother, sons of Walter Poutrell, con­veyed it to Gervase Pigot, Gent. Grandfather of Gerv. Pigot, Esquire, the present owner 1672. It was with Upton in the Clay, and some others the fee of Raph Tilly, who 'tis likely enfeoffed Putrell. Richard Putrell gave to God and the Church of St. Peter at Thurgarton, Test. de Nev. Regist. de Thurgarton penes Cecil. Cooper Ar. p. 55. the gift which Gilbert his Predecessor of Thurmeston gave, viz. half a Carucat of Land of his Demesne, with a dwelling House, and Common of Pasture. His Successours here usually paid the said Prior 5 ^s. per annum for four Bovats of Land, and one Toft. Ib. 179.

Reginald Basset and Richard Puterel released all their right and claim to the Advowson of the Church of Thurmodeston by fine, Fin. 12 Ioh. 12 Ioh. to Ranulph, Prior of Norton and his Succes­sours.

Peverells part was held by the Family of Staple­ford of Heriz, Lord also of that place, with the heir female whereof it descended to Teverey, Elibr. fin. 218. being three Mess. twenty one Bovats, and twenty Acres of Medow.

• Gilbertus
  • Ricardus Puterell
    • Ricardu [...] Puterell
      • Henricus Puterell miles.-Sibilda.
        • Henricus Putrell-Willimina, 1256.
          • Robertus.
            • Galfr. Pou­trell.-Joana 12 E. 2.-Agnes 38 E. 3.
              • Ricardus Poutrell receptor pro E. 3. ob. 1 H. 4. s. p.-Alesia
              • Tho. haeres fratris.
                • Isabella Poutrell.-....Smith.
                  Ex Autogr. pen. eundem G.P.
                  • Tho. Smith de Breydeston dictus etiam Poutrell.
                    • Tho. Poutrell 3 E. 4.-Katherina fil. Johannis Cotton de Ridware.-Tho. Molyneux de Nauton ma­rit. 2.
                      • Johannes Poutrell-Margaret fil. & una cohaer. Joh. Strelley.
                        Ex Coll. I. B. & St. Lo Kni­veton.
                        • Tho. Poutrell ob. 10 Aug. 4, & 5 Ph. & Mar.-Dorothea fil. & coh. Will. Bas­set.-Eliz. fil. dom. Walt. Rod­ney superst. 5 Eliz.
                          • Walterus Powtrell de West Hallam.-Cassandra fil. Fran. Shirley.
                            • Thom. Poutrell, 5 Jac.
                            • Johannes.
                        • Nichol Serv. ad leg. s. p.-Anna filia Walteri Rodney mil.
          • Henricus.
          • Galfr.
            • Ricardus s. p.
            • Edm. haeres Frat.-Joana 20 E. 3.-Elizab. relict. 38 E. 3.
              • Johan. Laverok de Chaddosden, 2 H. 5.-Agnes fil. & haer.
          • Ricardus.
          • Walter.

• Johannes s. p.-.... fil. Humlock.
• Robertus Poutrell.-.... fil.... Brailesford.

The third part, or share, it seems, went with Sandiacre; for Richard de Riston, Ex Autogr. pen. G. P. son of Wil­liam, son of Andrew de Rixton conveighed three Bovats of Land in Turmodeston to Iohn, the son of William de Leke (which continued long with that Family) To this Deed were Witnesses Peter [Page 14] de Sandiacre, Samson de Stretleg, Robert de Sta­pleford, Richard his son, Richard Putrell, Ri­chard his son, Peter son of Richard de Stanford, Richard de Trowell, Stephen son of Richard de Kineston, Thomas and Anketill his Brothers, Iohn de Touke, Robert son of Gocelin, Raph Rosell, William de Boves, Roger de Bromley, Richard de Potloc, and others; it is sealed with his Image on Horse-back. And Albreda the daughter of Pe­ter de Sandiacre, by another Deed in the custo­dy also of Gervase Pigot, Esquire, passed likewise three Bovats. I suppose the same to the same person, and had the same Witnesses.

Reginald Marc was certified to hold twelve Bovats in Thurmodeston worth 60 ^s. which he bought of Reginald Basset; Ex Inq. Dom. Regem tangent. 4 E. 1. Wap. de Ryse­clive. Test. de Nev. and Iohn de Leke three Bovats worth 15 ^s. by Richard de Rixton. Reginald Marc gave his to the Knights Hospi­tallers; and there he is said to be infeoffed by Ri­chard de Risseton.

It was by the Jury at Thrumpton, 20 Dec. 25 E. 3. returned not to be to the Kings loss, Esc. 25 E. 3. n. 46. if he granted the Prior and Brethren of the Hospi­tal of St. Iohn of Ierusalem, in England, li­cence to give their Mannor of Thurmeston to Sir Iohn Waleis, Knight, in exchange for the Mannor of Dalby, in the County of Leicester, and that here was then one Mess. with a Close adjoyning worth 16 ^s. one hundred and fifteen Acres of Arable Land worth so many shillings; twelve Acres of Medow, 2 ^s. the Acre, and 24 ^s. yearly rent; and that Hugh de Meyvill had the Mesnalty of the Mannor of Thurmeton, between Iohn Waleis and the King.

About the year 1261. Sir Henry Putrell, of Thormoudeston, Knight, granted three Vir­gats of Land to Henry his son, for threescore Marks of Silver, to acquit him from Judaisme. (Vsury.)

Ex Autogr. pen. G. P. Aymo de Trumberch, Knight, (who mar­ried one of the heirs [...]f .... Tilly) confirmed, 45 H. 3. to Henry, the son of Henry Putrell, and to Guillimina his Wife six Virgats in Thur­meton. On his Seal is a Chief, charged with three Roundels.

Henry Putrell, with the consent of Willimina his Wife, settled the Capital Mess. and eight Virgats of Arable Land in Thurmeton, upon Robert his son; and in defect of heirs of him, to Henry, Geoffry, Richard and Walter his other sons respectively, and their heirs, paying the said Henry, their Father 20 ^l. per annum, during his life.

Robert Putrell, of Thurmeton, 12 E. 2. set­tled upon Geoffrey his son, and Ioan his said sons Wife.

Iohn Munchensy, 38 E. 3. settled on Geof­frey, Ib. son of Robert Putrell, and on Agnes his Wife; and after the death of Geoffrey, to Ri­chard Putrell, who was a very considerable man, and some kind of Receiver under King Edward the third, he dyed, 1 H. 4. without issue. His Seal is a Fesse between three Cin­quefoyles.

Iohn Laverok, of Chadesden, and Agnes his Wife, daughter and heir of Edmund Pou­trell, Brother and Heir of Richard Poutrell, son and heir of Geoffrey, brother and heir of Robert Poutrell, son and heir of Henry Poutrell, and Willimina his Wife, passed, 2 H. 5. all their right in Thrumpton, to Sir Raph Shirley. But there was another claim which carried it, viz. Henry Putrell had issue Robert, he Geof­frey his son and heir, whose son and heir was Richard, whose brother and heir Thomas Pou­trell had a daughter and heir, called Isabel, from whom Thomas Smith, of Breydeston, Ib. claimed as her son and heir; and after him, 3 E. 4. Thomas Poutrell his son and heir.

Maud, who had been Wife of Sir Gervase Clifton, Cousin and one of the heirs of Raph Cromwell, late of Cromwell, Knight, Derb. [...]in. Trin. & Mich. [...] E. 4. ap. Westm. and Ro­bert Ratcliff, and Ioan his Wife, Cousin, and the other of the heirs of the said Raph, con­veyed by fine, 7 E. 4. the Mannor of West­hallam, with the Appurtenances, one Mess. two Bovats, four Acres of Medow, and fifty of Pasture, with the Appurtenances in West­hallam and Mapurley, and the Advowson of the Church of Westhallam, to Thomas Pou­trell, Raph Fitz-Herberd, and William Pou­trell, and the heirs of Thomas Poutrell. West­hallam is still the seat of the Family in Derbi­shire.

King Iames, by his Letters Patents dated 9. Iuly, in the second year of his Raign, Pat. 2 Iac. part. 13. granted to Gervase Pigot, Gent. the Rectory of Ratcliff on Sore, in Thrumpton, and the Chappell of Thrumpton, with all its rights and Appurtenances, &c.

He came from Weston upon Trent in Dar­byshire, not far from this place, and acquired most of this Lordship, some belonged to the Family of Willoughby; and here was a Family had their Name from the place, which had .... Bovats. His last Wife is yet living; she was sister to Sir Thomas Milward, the Judge; by her he left an only Son Gervase Pigot, Esq who hath inclosed the Fields, and very much improved and adorned the Seat, so that 'tis now as pleasant and convenient both within and with­out, as can reasonably be wished; and there is no other Free-ho [...]d now left, except .... Chamber­lain, and Richard Widdowson.

This second Gervase, was a person of great parts, both natural and acquired. He was in mourning for Mary, the Wife of Robert Burdet, Esquire, eldest son of Sir Francis Burdet, of Formark, his only daughter by his first Wife, one of the co-heirs of St. Andrew, of Gote­ham, when he was made High Sheriff of this County, upon which occasion, he had for his men black Liveries, with small Silver trimming, which fitted them for their last attendance up­on him to his Vault, on the North side of the Chancell, at Thrumpton; which happened shortly after the Summer Assizes, 1669. His Sobriety, Ingenuity, Generosity, Piety, and other Vertues, few of his Rank will ever ex­ceed, if any equal. Mr. Dugdale Norroy, in the latter end of his visitation of this County, begun in 1662. upon sight of a Note left in the House by old Mr. Samuel Roper, and some other probable testimonial circumstances, judged he was descended from a branch of the Pigots, of Ratcliff, in this Parish, and therefore granted him and his Descendants, to bear the Arms of Sir Peter Pigot, viz. Azure a bend Lozengy [Page]

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Or, deeply ingrayled between six Martlets Or, whereas before this Family used the three Pick­axes, as most of the Name do. He made a Monument in the Chancell, by the door of his new Vault, whereon he caused to be Written, ‘Gervasius Pigot Armiger
Edmundi unigenitus
Qui fuit Thomae
Natu secundus
(Defuncto vero seniore fratre
Sine prole Ricardo
Fato primus)
Margaritam primam duxit uxorem;
Iohannis Haford de Kegworth generosi
Filiam & haeredem;
Quae cessit fato, improlis, non improba,
Die Ianuarii xxix. Anno Domini MDCIII.
Ianam secundam
Iohannis Bradshaw de Burton super Trent
Armigeri filiam;
Cui Ianae vitae Ianua
Per mortem aperta est
(Duabus filiis, Elizabethâ
Et sui nominis Ianâ relictis)
Die Februarii IIII. Anno MDCXI.
Franciscam tertiam
Gulielmi Milward de Eaton
In agro Darbiensi, Armigeri,
Natu minimam;
[Page 17]Cujus unica proles
Gervasius superstes:
Quem patrum patrimonium, anteacto tempore,
Antiquum licet & lautum;
Nec non nomen eorum in hisce Comitatibus
Darbiae, Leicestriae & Nottinghamiae,
Maxime vero apud Radcliffe super Sore,
In hujusce Thrumptoniae vicinio
Sub rege Iohanne, Hen. III.
Atque tribus Edvardis succedaneis
Equestri florens ordine,
Haud olim meminisse juvabit,
Ideoque potius, quam majorum imagines
(Relictâ matre) patris reliquias,
Tantum non quinquagenarii,
Recolit heic reconditas
Vicesimo octavo Octobris die
Anno Christi incarn. MDCXVII.’ ‘
Terras reliqui [...]
Praedicti Gervasii relicta
(Attamen hac terrâ tegitur)
Francisca
Mensis Die
Anno Salutis MDC Suae.
Anno Aetatis Suae.
Anno Viduitatis Suae.’ ‘Gervasius secundus
Primi filius
Tertii & quarti pater,
Duos genuit Gervasios ex nuptis duabus;
Prima quarum, patris sui soboles fuit prima
MARIA
Trium co-haeredum Iohannis Saint-Andrew
de Goteham, Armigeri,
Enitia pars,
Que partem bonam elegit ab initio
Ab eâ non ablatam
Licet (proh dolor) ocyus à viro
Ablata fuit suo
Anno aetatis vicesimo secundo
Salutis MDCXLIII.
Die secundo mensis Februarii,
Vt uno eodemque celebretur die
Beatae virginis, atque nuptae beatae
Purificatio Mariae.
Secunda, quae nulli secunda fuit
ELISABETHA
Simonis Edmonds Senatoris vicecomitis
Nec non Majoris Londini denuo elect [...]
Diiecta filia
Quum nondum vigesimum octavum implevarat an­num
Quinto Septemb. Kalend. decessit die
Anno Aerae Christianae MDCXLIX.
Ambarum progeniem infra quaere:
Quarum memoriae sacrum hoc posuit,
Qui Beatarum reliquias hic tristè deposuit,
Et (Deo permittente)
Eodem condi tumulo disposuit,
Donec rediret immutatio sui,
Sperans dum spirat
Insolabilis maritus.’ ‘Qui majorum insignia
Annos plus minus ducentos
Intermissa
(Vt pro magis notis jampridem gestis,
Antiqua maximè antiquiùs gesta,
Traderet posteris imposterum gestanda)
Ab edaci tempore recuperavit,
Anno Dom. MDCLXIX. aetat. suae LIII.
Mensis Aug. die IX.
Diu sperans, expiravit demum,
Et cum duabus praemissis praecharissimis
Dormivit in Domino utriusque Dominus
Gervasius Pigot, Armiger.’ ‘Mensis Martii die tertio
Anno Aerae Christianae 1656.
Aetatis suae XIIII.
Migravit de vita Francisca.
Maternam
Heredem remanet Maria
Rob. Burdet Armig. Marita.
Mens. Martii die octavo
Anno salutis 1642.
Aetatis suae III.
Concessit fato Gervasius.
Materni nominis haeres
Elisabetha
Secundi ventris partus Secundus
Et haeres paternus Gervasius.’

On the other side of the Chancell on the Wall by the South door.

Goteham. Doomsd. Gatham.

A Dwelling or home of Goats. The Chief Mannor in Gatham, before the Norman Invasion, Story had, who is named already in Normanton and Sutton, who had likewise a Mannor in Stantune, and one in Cavord (Ke­worth) in this Wapentack, in all which he was succeeded afterward by R. Earl Moriton. This was Assessed, or rated, usually in those times to the publick Tax, or Geld, as two Carucats, three Bovats and an half, and five Acres▪ The Land was six Carucats. There Earl R. had in De­mesne [Page 18] three Carucats, three Sochm. twenty Vil­lans, two Bordars, having nine Carucats, and fourscore Acres of Medow. The value in the time of King Edward the Confessour of this was 60 ^s. In the time of King William, when his sur­vey was made 40 ^s. It had Soc in Leche. Here was another Mannor of the Land of the Taynes, which Godric, (who had also one in Leke) had before the Conquest, and paid for it to the Geld, as three Bovats and an half, and one Acre. The Land was one Carucat, afterwards it was waste, and Sauvinus (named in Kinston) had it, and twelve Acres of Medow; in King Edward the Confessours time it was valued at 10 ^s. in King Wil­liams at 2 ^s.

This Town came afterwards to be of the Earl of Leicesters Fee; and it seems either had, or was thought fit to have a Castle, because amongst those Covenants, Ex Autogr. in Biblioth. Cotton. upon a Truce between Ranulph, Earl of Chester, and Robert, Earl of Leicester, made in the presence of Robert, the second of that Name, Bishop of Lincolne, and certain persons of note, on each part, viz. on the Earl of Che­ster's part, Richard de Lovetot, William Fitz- Nigell, and Ranulph the Sheriff. On the Earl of Legrecesters part, Ernald de Bosco, Gaufrid the Abbat, and Reginald de Bordineio. Amongst ma­ny other things it was agreed, that neither the Earl of Chester, nor Legrecester should or ought to fortifie any Castle [ Firmare Castrum ali­quod] between Hinchelai and Coventre, nor between Hinchelai and Hardreshil, nor between Coventre and Donington, nor between Do­nington and Leicester, nor at Gataham, nor at Cheneldestoe [now Kinolton], nor nearer, nor between Cheneldesto and Belvéer, nor be­tween Belvéer and Hocham, nor between Ho­cham and Rochingham, nor nearer, but by common consent of both parties.

In the time of King Henry the second, Hugh de Diva (of whose Barony it was) and Hela­wissa his Wife gave two parts of the Tythe of the Demesne of Gatham, Mon. Angl. vol. 2. p. 314, & p. 630. to the Priory of St. Mary de Pratis, by Leicester, of that Earls Founda­tion.

It appears Hugh de Diva had a son called Wil­liam, Ib. 630. who gave the Church of Haddun, to the Abby of Sulby in Northamptonshire; which William de Diva, I take to be Father of Maud de Dive, who in the first year of King Iohn, gave ten Marks, Pip. 1 Ioh. Cant. & Hunt. that she might not be compelled to Marry: but if she had a mind, would do it, by the Kings advice (or counsel). And I think it more probable, that this William was Father than Brother to the three co-heirs of the Barony of Hugh de Dive, notwithstanding the Inquisition taken at Northampton, before the Justices Itine­rant, 3 E. 3. wherein they are put for the Daugh­ters (though I see no reason but that they might be the Grand-daughters) of the said Hugh: For in an old Parchment, which Mr. Pigot, the present Lord of this place, still keepeth amongst his Evi­dences, wherein is the case of the Advowson of the Church, and was written about the time of King Edward the first, it is thus related. William de Dyve, who last had the whole Lordship of Gotcham intire, begot three daughters, who were his heirs, Matilda, Alicia, Astelin, who all in the first vacancy, joyntly presented one Ro­bert de Nottingham to the Church of Gatham, and then made an agreement, that in the first avoidance, the eldest should present; in the se­cond, the middle▪ in the third, the youngest. Matilda was the first begotten, and Married to Sir Seer de St. Andrea, who in the first vacuity presented one Saer his Son. Alice the middle daughter was Married to Sir Richard de Miste­gros, and they sold their right to Sir Simon de Montefort, Earl of Leicester, who presented one Richard de Role. And the said Simon gave his right with the Advowson of the Church, to the Ancestor of Sir Thomas de St. Mauro. Aste­lin was last, Autogr. pen. Ger. Pigot, Ar. and Married to Sir Simon de Miste­gros, who had two daughters and heirs, Agatha, and Alice; Agatha Married to Walter de Radin­don, and Alice to Raph de Dyve, and they two after the death of the said Richard, presented one Mr. Peter de Leyk. On the top of it is, Stipes Willielmi de Dive.

• Willielmus de Dive
  • Matilda de St. Andrea.
    • Robertus de St. Andrea.
      • Rogerus qui nunc est.
  • Alicia de Muscegros.
  • Ascelin de Mistegros.
    • Agatha de Ratinden.
    • Alicia de Dive.

Iohn, son of Agatha de Radinden, Cousin and heir of Alice de Mucegros, Fin. Pasch. 35 E. 1. fol. 15. Northt. 35 E. 1. paid re­lief for the sixth part of the Barony, heretofore Hugh Dives, &c.

By the forementioned Inquisition, in which the names also of the co-heirs are a little mistaken, viz. the second is Ascelin for Alice, and the third Agnes for Ascelin, it appears how the Lands in Northamptonshire were parted. St. An­drew had his purport in Haldenby and Ravenes­thorp, and the third part of the Tenements of Pisseford and Boketon. Richard Mucegros had his in West-Haddon and Holewell, and the like third part of Pisseford and Boketon, who with his son Robert, passed them to Simon Mount­fort, Earl of Leicester; upon whose Attainder, King Henry the third gave this part to Sir Thomas Bray, the Kings Seneschall. Simon Mucegros had Brampton, and the like third part in Pisseford and Boketon, all which were held of the Earl of Leicester. The like division was made of his Lands in other Counties, as also here at Gotham, where the Family of St. Andrew did chiefly re­side; it was a branch of that of Quincy, and bore Gules, seven Mascles voided 3.3.1. Or, with a Labell of five Points Azure.

Sir Saier de St. Andr. gave to the Priory of St. Nicolas, of Sandeford in Barkshire, Mon. Angl. vol. 1. p. 482. 5 ^s. yearly rent in his Town of Littlemore for the health of his soul, and his Fathers, and Mothers, and for the soul of the Earl of Winchester, his Uncle, and of Robert de Quinci, son of him the said Saier, and the said Roberts Brethren.

Margaret de Quinci, Countess of Winche­ster, in her Widowhood, Ex Autogr. penes Ger. Pigot, Ar. after she had done ho­mage to King Henry, son of King Iohn, gave 100 ^s. of Land to Seher de St. Andrea, in Croke­ston [Page] [Page]

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• [Page 19]Picotus Vicecomes-Hugo [...]ina.
  Mon. Augl [...] Vol. 2. p. 29, & 30.
  • Wil [...]ie [...]mi Cambd. Britt. in Cantabr.
    ....fil. Picoti-Paganus Peverell Signifer Rob. Curthose in terrâ Sanctâ.
    • Ascelina-
      Mon. Angl. Vo [...] ▪ 2.881.
      Gausr. de Watervilla.
      • Mon. Angl. Vo [...] ▪ 2.881.
        Matildis-Will. de Diva. Ascelina.
        • Hugo de Diva.-Helewisia.
          • Willielmus de Diva
            • Matilda-Dom. Seerus de St. Andrea.
              • Dom. Robertus de St. Andr.-Albreda postea ux. ...le Walesch.
                • Dom. Rogerus de St. Andr.-Agnes fil. Ric. de Grey & Luciae ux. 8 E. 1.-Agnes fil. domini Gerv. de Clifton, 4 E. 2.-Matilda, 14 E. 2. re­lict. Joh. Pontrell.
                  • Ric. de Sr. Andr. defunct. 3 E. 3.-Alicia fil. Roberti de Stoke juxta Coventry.
                    • Dom. Johannes de St. Andr. defunct. 34 E. 3.-Juliana Soror & haer. Willielmi fil. Rogeri Zouch de Lobbesthorp, Militis.
                      • 2 Robertus de St. Andrea 8 R. 2. 3 H. 4.-Katherina fil. .... de Sutton postea ux. Nic. Belers.
                        • Tho. de St. Andr. 9 H. 5.-Elizabetha fil. Petri Pole de Radbourn.
                          • Petrus de St. Andr. ob. 6 Maii. 38 H. 6.-Elizab [Malory] postea ux. Joh. Rosell.
                            • Johannes de St. Andrea. aet. 8. 38 H. 6. ob. 2 H. 8.-Alicia.
                              • Willielmus de St. Andr. Ar. defunct. 29 H. 8.-Margareta fil. Dominae Eliz. Aston, 16 H. 7.
                                • Johannes de St. Andr. Ar.-Katherina fil. .... Welles de Horecross. C. Staff.
                                  • Georgius St. Andrew-Barbara fil. Georgii Neville de Grove.
                                    • Will. St. Andrew de Goteham, Maria fil. Edm. Pilkinton ux. 2. Eliz. relict. Fox. fil. ... Wedge­wood de Haracles C. Staff. ux. 3.-Maria fil. Thomae & Soror & haer. dom. Will. & Joh. Skevington de Skevington in Com. Leicest.
                                      • Johannes St. Andrew-Elizab. fil. Johannis Bainbrigg de Lokington, Ar. postea ux. ... Bale milit.
                                        • Maria St. Andrew-Gerv. Figot, Ar.
                                          • Maria Pigot-Robertus fil. prim.
                                            • Elizabetha fil. & haer.
                                        • Elizabetha St. Andrew.-Franciscus Thornhagh & postea Will. Skevington.
                                          • Franc. Burdet Bar.
                                        • Barbara St. Andr.-Oliverus St. Joh. Bar.
                                      • Jana.
                                    • Georgius St. Andrew.
                                • Eliz. Har­grave, 1540.
                                • Alicia Fox.
                                • Anna Organ.
                                • Marg. Whode.
                                • • Kath.
                                  • Ellen.
                                  • Maria.
                                  • Doroth.
                                • Georgius, 1540.
                              • Thom. 22 H. 7.
                              • Edm. 22 H. 7.
                              • Hugo Rector de Gotham, 22 H. 7.
                          • Thomas, 34 H. 6.
                        • Johannes, 3 H. 4.
                        • Elizabetha, 3 H. 4.
                      • Johannes de St. Andr. fil. prim. 37 E. 3.
                      • Edm. 51 E. 3.
                      • Rad. 29 E. 3.
                      • Alicia, 8 R. 2.
                      • Eliz. 29 E. 3.
                      • Matild, 29 E. 3.
                • Matilda, 8 E. 1.
              • Will. Roger. Laurent.
              • Saer Rector de Rad. Gotha. Joh. Rad. Dive.-Alicia.
            • Alicia-Ric. de Muscegros.
            • Astelin.-Simon de Mistegros.
              Caetera ex Autog. pen. Ger. Pigot, Ar.
              • Agatha ux Walteri de Ratinden & Hug. de Hengston.
        • Rad. de Diva.
        • Matild. ux. Willielmi fil. Otonis.
      • Rad. de Watervill.
        • Gausr. Trussebutr.
    • Roysia
      • Albreda de Harcourt.
    • Alicia-Hamo Peche.
      • Gilb.
        • Hamo-Eva.
          • Gilbertus Peche.
      • Gaufr.
    • Matild. de Dovre, s. p.
    • Will. Peverell de Dover, s. p.
  • Robertus fil. Picoti exhaeredarus.

[Page 20] and Kerdington. Robert de Quency, Earl of Winchester, and Constable of Scotland, gave to Robert de St. Andrea, son of Seher de St. Andrea 100 ^s. sterling, yearly to be received out of his praepositure and firm of Brakley, until he gave him 100 ^s. in Land or Rent in Scotland; the Witnesses, Sir William Manduit, and William his son; Ernald de Bosco, and Ernald his son; Raph Basset, of Drayton, and Raph his son; Seher de St. Andrew, Philip Lovell, William de Bosco, &c.

Simon de Musegros, and Ascelin his Wife, made Hugh de Rempeston their Atturney, Claus. 11 H. 3. part. 2. vel. 3. m. 25. in dors. against Nic. de A [...]bin, and Maud his Wife, Leodegar de Diva, Raph de Estun, and Albrea his Wife, Agnes de Neuthorp, Thomas, son of Peter, Hugh son of Oto, and Robert Despenser, concerning Customs and Services of his hold in Gatham, Sutton, Keworth, &c. in the County of Nott. 11 H. 3.

Autogr. pen. eundem Ger. Pigot. Hugh de Hengston, and Agatha de Ratinden his Wife about 9 E. 1. passed all their Mannor of Gotham to Roger de St. Andrea, and Agnes his Wife, and their heirs, in exchange for the Mannor of Sipfeud; with whose posterity two parts of this Town have ever since continued.

Ib.At the instance of William Fitz-William, King Edward the first, granted Roger de St. Andrew, a Charter of Free-warren in Gotham, in Not­tinghamshire; in Haddon, in Northampton­shire; and Hengeston, in Cambridgeshire, dated the fourth of August, in the fifth year of his Reign.

In the 25 E. 1. Laurence de St. Mauro, who held the other third part of Goteham, Esc. 25 E. 1. n. 13. was dead, and his Son and heir Nicolas twenty eight years of age; between whom, and Roger de St. An­drew there was a Fine levyed, 31 E. 1. con­cerning the Advowson of this Church, Fin. apud Ehor. Mich. 31 E. 1. viz. that the said Nicolas and his heirs should have one Turn, and the said Roger and his, two.

Thomas de St. Maur (or Seymour) who had upon his Seal two Chevrons, Ex Autog. penes Dom. G. Clifton. Es [...]. 32 E. 3. n. 31. and a file of five Labells, and held a Capital Messuage in Gote­ham, commonly called West-Hall, and 50 ^s. Rent of Assize, &c. was dead 32 E. 3. and Iohn Worthy found his next heir, viz. son of Beatrix Worthy, sister of the said Thomas. Iohn de Worthe, Fin. lev. Pasch. 50 E. 3. Pasch. 2 R. 2 Knight, by fine, 50 E. 3. and after­wards, 2 R. 2. by another fine granted to Iohn Samon of Nottingham, the third part of the Mannor of Goteham, and the Advowson of the third part of the Church of the said Mannor, ex­cepting 102 ^s. 6 ^d. Rent in that third part of the said Mannor, which yet he granted, together with the Homages and whole Services of Samson de Strelley, Knight, Iohn Fraunceys, and Agnes his Wife, and many others, to have to the said Iohn Samon and his heirs. Iohn Samon, at the Assizes at Nott. 8 H. 4. recovered his Seizin of 32 ^s. Rent Service in Goteham, Assis. apud Nott. 8 H. 4. ro. 80. from Hen­ry Nevill, Knight, Robert Nevill, and William Draper.

Robert Nevill, 9 H. 6. was found to have dyed seized of four ruined Messuages, Esc. 9 H. 6. forty Acres of Land, eleven Acres of Medow in Goteham, four in Kinston, and as many in Thrumpton, and that Iohn Nevill was his heir.

By an Inquisition taken at Nott. Oct. 29.5, & 6 Ph. and Mar. it appears that Henry Sacheverell, of Ratcliff upon Sore, then dead, had this Man­nor (or share) of Goteham, which since B. it seems was purchased in by ... St. Andrew, and in the division was allotted to Barbara, the youngest daughter and heir of Iohn St. Andrew, Married to Sir Oliver St. Iohn, Baronet, who sold it to Gervase Pigot, of Thrumpton, Esquire, pos­sessed of the principal part of this Township by his Marriage of Mary, the eldest daughter and co-heir of the said Iohn St. Andrew, which he settled upon Mary, his only daughter by that Wife, whom he disposed to Robert Burdet, Esq and she bore him an only daughter, named Eliza­beth, the heir of that part; but Mr. Pigot left this to his son and heir Gervase Pigot, of Thrump­ton, Esquire, the present owner.

Elizabeth, the middle daughter and co-heir of the said Iohn St. Andrew was Married to Francis Thornhaugh, Esquire, eldest son of Sir Francis Thornhaugh, of Frenton, and by him hath issue but her purpart of St. Andrews inheritance is not here: she is since become the Wife of William Skeffington, Esquire.

The Free-holders in this Town are not very considerable, yet there is one Spenser, Ex Autogr. pen. Ger. Pigot. whose Ancestors have held something [two Yard-land, I think] and been resident here since the time of Sir Saher de St. Andrew, about the beginning of the Reign of King Henry the third.

The Church in the Kings Books is now 19 ^l. 8 ^s. 6 ^d. ob. Before the dissolution of Monasteries, Ms. I. M. when Mr. St. Andrew, and Mr. Salmon were Pa­trons, the value was 24 ^l.

In the Church on a plain Stone.

Hic jacent corpora Johannis Santandra, Ex Coll. St. Lo Kni­veton. Ar. & Aliciae uxoris ejus; qui Johannes ob. in festo St. Lucae, 1510. & dicta Alicia ob. 14 Apr. 1509.

Upon it a Chevron between three Waterbou­gets.

Upon another plain Stone.

Hic jacet Dominus Heugo Santandra, qui quon­dam fuit Rector de Goteham, ob. 20 Apr. 1528.

On another.

Hic jacent corpora Willielmi St. Andra, Ar. & Margaretae uxoris ejus; qui Willielmus ob. 3 Dec. 1565. & dicta Margareta — ra­ther 1535.

St. Andr. there impales with Arg. a Fesse sable, and three Lozenges in chief sable, Aston.

Upon a Tomb.

Here lyeth the Body of George St. Andrew, Esquire, which departed this life 27 Aug. 1584. This George had to Wife Barbara Ne­vill, by whom God sent him Children, Gervis, William, George, Iohn, Francis, Winifrid, Iane, Barbara.

Leke. Doomesd. Leche.

SO called from the passing of the Water (or Leaking) from the Saxon Leccian, to water, or moisten, which is done by a small Brook in this place to both the Hamlets, or Townships, of Great, or East Leak, and Little, or West Leak. On the North side of this Lordship, on a knoll, called Court-hill, near the bounds of Gote­ham, about a flight-shot from Cuckow bush, the Hundred Court hath been kept.

Here was in Leche Soc to Gatham as much as paid the Geld for two Bovats of Land, and some belonging to Stanford, of Robert Fitz-Williams Fee, which was one Bovat, ad Geld. The Land four Bovats. There two Suchm▪ had one Carucat. [Page 23] In Leche, before the Conquest, Godric (who also had one in Plumptre) had a Mannor which was Taxed to the Dane Geld, as two Bovats ¼. The Land was four Bovats. There afterwards Ernulph the Man, or Tenent of Roger de Busli (whose Fee it was) had two Carucats, two Vill. with half a Car. and eight Acres of Medow. Doomesd. In the time of King Edward the Confessour, the va­lue of this was 40 ^s. in King Williams but 10 ^s. The principal Mannor in Leche, before the Nor­man Invasion Siuvard had, and for it paid the Tax, as two Carucats. The Land of it was then for six Plows, or six Carucats. There Henry de Ferrariis had afterwards in Demesne four Car. sixteen Sochm. sixteen Vill. having seventeen Car. (or Plows) There was a Priest and a Church, one Mill, 2 ^s. and fifty Acres of Medow, small Wood, two qu. long, one broad. This in the Confessours time was 6 ^l. in the Conquerours 7 ^l. value. To this Mannor lies the Berew Léech, where were two Car. ad Geldam. This lies in Plumptre Hundred.

Robert (de Ferrariis, Grandchild of Henry, before named) Earl of Nottingham, gave to Alan de Leca, Ex Autogr. penes Ric. Maunsfeld de Leke, Ar. the Nephew of Elfast, the Town of Leche, where the Mother Church is, with all the Appurtenances, and twelve Bovats of Land in his the said Earls Leche, which were the said Alans Parents, and in Stantun, as much as be­longed to the said Earls Fee, and divers other Lands in the County of Leicester; for which the said Alan gave the Earl sixty Marks, and a cer­tain Bay [ Baucham] Horse. The Witnesses to this Deed, were Hugh, son of Sewal; Richard the Chaplain; Hugh the Chaplain of Aukenvill; and Ausketill the Clerk; and Roger the Clerk; and William, son of Nigellus; Henry, son of Sewaldus; Rodbert the Steward [ Dapifero] of Livet; William, son of Herbert; Nicholas, son of Elfin; Galfr. de Bachepuz; and Walter de Montegumeri.

Mon. Angl. Vol. 2. p. 874.In the year of our Lord, 1141. Alan de Leica was a chief Witness, when this Earl Robert of­fered his knife on the Altar for confirming the gift of the Tythes, of the Rents of the new Borough, which his Father and he had increased at Tuttes­bury.

Harald de Leke gave to the Church of Kate, and to the Canons there serving God (afterwards removed to Repandon) one Carucat of Land in Leke, Ib. 282. and likewise three Acres in the same Town, and also released to the said Canons, the work of IX. of their men of Huntebothe, one day in a year, which they were wont to do to the said He­rald for his pasture of Staunton. Herald de Leec gave to the Hospital of St. Iohn of Ierusa­lem one Acre in Stanton. Ib. 527. Richard, son of Ha­rald de Lecha, Ib. 40. by the consent of his men of Stan [...]ane, gave to the Church of St. Hardulf, of Bredon [a Cell of St. Oswald, of Nostell, in Yorkshire] certain Lands, that the Prior and Covent should alwaies find, at their own charge, a Chaplain ministring at Stantune; and William Earl Ferrers, as Earl Robert had done before, gave to the Church of Bredon, amongst many other things, 20 ^s. yearly Rent out of West-Leke, or Iordan de Toc's Leke. Burton, Leicester­shire de­script.

This Family of Leke, it seems, changed their residence to Staunton, in Leicestershire, and from thence had their Name; the Heir general whereof carried that Mannor to the Family of Shirley, who still enjoy it; and Sir Robert Shirley, Father of the present Sir Robert, built a Church there, wherein he lies buried.

Robert de Notingham, Canon of Sarum, Mon. Aug. Vol. 2. p. 232. gave to the Church of the Holy Trinity, of Repyndon, all his Land in Sutton and Bonyton upon Sore, together with the Land, which he had of the Ca­nons of Repindon, in Sutton, while they staid at Kalt, in exchange for two Virgats, and one Bovat in Westerleke, all which Land the said Ro­bert computed to two Carucats.

The family of Touk were infeoffed by Robert de Ferrariis before 12 H. 2. of which in the red Book, in the Exchequer, Lib. Rubr. there is mention of Humfrey de Toka, having one Knights Fee; and William de Tolka, the fourth part of one. Here Iordan, Robert, and Walter Touk were in their several times to pay for a Knights Fee. Lib. feod. in ducat. & Test. de Nev. There was a Fine levyed before the Justices Itinerant, at Nott. 24 H. 3. between Galfr. de St. Mauro, and Robert de Tuke, Autogr. pen. Magist. ... Wid­merpole. of the fourth part of half a Knights Fee in Westerleke, which Philip de Toke held.

William, son of Philip de Touc, of Leke, granted and confirmed to Raph Bugg, Autogr. pen. Ric. Maunsfild, Ar. of Noting­ham, his Wind Mill in Westerleke, with the scite of the said Mill and Chiminage, and the suit of all his men, &c. excepting that he should grinde his own Corn at the same Mill, as freely as he did at the Water-Mill of the said Raph. The Witnesses were Iohn de Leyk, Robert de Kempston, Gervas de Wilford, &c. the Seal within a circum­scription of his Name, is, a Chevronel between three Horse-Shooes. Iohn de Touke, son of Sir William de Touke, of Leyk, remiesd, 14 E. 1. to Geoffrey Bug, of the same, Autogr. pen. [...]und. R.M. all his right in the Fishing of the Water of Leak, &c.

There was a Fine levyed at Nott. 9 E. 1. be­tween Galfr. son of Raph Bugge quer. and Ri­chard de Bingham, imped. of the Mannor of Westerleke, with the Appurtenances, there­by recognized, Pin. apud Nott. à die St. Martin. in 3. Sep­tem. 9 E. 1. to be the right of the said Galfr. as that which he had by the gift of Raph Bugge, Father of the said Richard: To have to the said Galfr. and the heirs of his Body, re­mainder to the said Richard and his heirs, for which the said Galfr. gave him a Sparrowhawk, and was to pay him one peny yearly at Easter. By another Fine, 31 E. 1. it appears that Galfr. Bugg had one Mess. one Mill, five Bovats of Land and an half, Fin. Pasch. 31 E. 1. and seven Acres of Medow in Ester­leke.

Galfr. Bugge, Lord of Leke, demised to Wil­liam de Thurminton, and Avicia his Wife, Autogr. pen. eund. R. M. 34 E. 1. a Toft and Croft, &c. for their lives, so that they should ever grinde all their Corn and Malt at his Mill, and Bake at his Oven, and suit his Court, &c. The Witnesses were Sir Henry Sutton, Rector of the Church of St. Leonard, of Lek; Iohn le Touk, of Lek; Nicholas, son of Sir Iohn de Lek; Henry, son of the said Sir Iohn; Gilbert, Clerk of the same, and others. In 19 E. 2. by a Fine between Galfr. de Bingham, and Reginald de Sibthorp, Parson of Strelley, the Mannor of Westerleyk, with the Appurtenances; Mich. 19 E. 2. and five Mess. one Mill, seven Virgats of Land, and 30 ^s. Rent, with the Appurtenances in Esterleyk and [Page 24] Thurmeton were settled on the said Galfr. for life; then to Richard his son, and the heirs of his Body; remainder to Galfr. Brother of Richard, and the heirs of his; remaider to William bro­ther of Galfr. and his; remainder to the right heirs of the said Galfr. de Bingham: Inq. capt. apud Nott. coram Ioh. R [...]bens, &c. in libr. de feod. com. Nott. so called, I guess, because Sir Richard de Bingham his elder Brother was dead without heirs very legitimate, as in Bingham, and other places may be observed; and it seems his son was sometimes so named too, for Galfr. de Bingham is certified to have paid 20 ^s. for half a Knights Fee in Westerleke, 22 E. 3. towards the Aid to make the Kings son a Knight, as Richard Botiller did then 10 ^s. for the fourth part of a Knights Fee, E. Chart. R. M. prae­dict. which he held in Ester­leke. Yet I find Galfr. Bugge, Lord of Leyk, all or most of the time of Edward the third, and the 49 E. 3. he made a feoffment of all his Lands here to the Parson. He Married Margaret, the daughter and heir of Robert de Champaine, of Thurleston, in the County of Leicester, and Margaret his Wife, Claus. 24 H. 6. m. 38. Leicest. on whom Roger de Stoke set­tled that Mannor and Lands in Wikingeston, by which Margaret, the said Galfr. Bugg had a son Edmund Bugg (Lord also of this place in the time of Richard the second) who left a son called

• Rad. Bugg de Nott.
  • Rad. Bugg de Nott.
    • 2 Galfr. Bugg de West-Leke.
      • 2 Galfr. Boug. de Leke-Marg. fil. Rob. de Campania.
        • Edmundus Bugg-Felicia, 9 R. 2.
          Vide De­script. Lei­cestershire. By William Burton.
          • Baldwin Bug. sine prol. ob. 14 H. 6. 1435.
          • Ric. Turvile 2 H. 5.-Margareta-Reginald Moton ob. 23 H. 6.
            • Will. Turvile ob. 33 H. 6.-Eliz. fil. Tho. Foulshurst, ob. 1476. Tho. Everingha [...], marit. 37 H. 6.
              • Joh. Turvile ob. 1 H. 8.-... Soror & haer. Tho. Staunton de Staunton C. Leicest.
                • Will. Turvile [...]il. ob. 1552.-Jana fil. Joh. Warburton mil. ux. 2.
                  • Georgius Turvile de Aston Flamvil ob. 1552.-Argarel Soror Johannis Hind de Maddingley C. Cintabr.
                    • Henricus Turvile ob. 1615.
            • Will. Grinsby-Anna ob. 1477.
              • Bicardus Vincent.-Anna fil. & haer.
                • Georgius Vincent de Pekleton 7. El. a [...]t. 80.-Anna. fil. Will. Story.
            • Rad. Pole de Rad­burn.-Eliz.
              • Joh. Pole.
                • Germ. Pole de Radburn C. Derb.
      • 1 Richardus, 19 E. 2.
      • 3 Willielmus, 19 E. 2.
    • 1 Ric. de Bingham miles, à quo familiae de Bingh. Carcolston, &c.
  • Ricardus Bugg de Willoughby à quo familiae de Wollaton & Risley

Baldwin Bugg, who dyed without issue, and so this Mannor descended to the Posterity of Mar­garet his sister, first Married to Richard Turvile, and after to Reginald Moton.

Henry Turvile, 28 Eliz. sold this Mannor of West-Leke to Iohn Manners, Esquire, Ex C [...]art. R. M. who 30 Eliz. sold it to Francis Harwar, who toge­ther with Elizabeth his Wife, by their Deed dated 21 Nov. 36 Eliz. exchanged it with Richard Mansfeild, Gent. for Deane-hall, in the Parish of Caunton, in this County; whose youngest son Thomas Mansfeild, Married Millecent, the daughter of William Sacheverell, of Barton, by whom he had Richard Mansfeild, the present owner of this Mannor, and also of two Farms and three Cottages held of it, descended from the Family of Ferrers, to Sir Walter Devereux, of Castle Bromwich, who sold them, [...] 21 Iac. He hath likewise another Mannor held of this for 10 ^s. per annum, which belonged to the Fami­ly of Leke, who also performed the service of the fourth part of a Knights Fee. This Richard Maunsfeild, 1662. Married Elizabeth, daugh­ter of Sir Thomas Richardson, and sister of Tho­mas Lord Richardson, and by her hath Millecent, Thomas, Elizabeth, and Ioyce.

Alan de Lec, by the consent of his son and heir Henry, [...] Com. Hun­tingdon. gave certain Lands in Westler to the Canons of Cal [...]; to his Deed the Seal is still very perfect having the figure of an armed Knight on Horse-back upon it. He, and Heraldus de Leca, and Richard his son, and several of the Family, severally confirmed the Church of Leke to those Canons, which their Lord Ferrars confirmed likewise.

The first, besides Alan, Harald, and Richard of this Family, from whom I can perfectly draw a Genealogy, is William de Lecha, Rot. pip. 3 Iob. &c who performed the office of Sheriff of Nott. and Derb. for Hugh Bardolf, the third and fourth years of King Iohn's Reign, as Reginald de Car­duil did the fifth; and himself the said William de Lech the sixth, for William Briewerre. In the tenth of King Iohn, Reginald de Cardoil, and Isabel his Wife, by Fine, Fin. 10 Iob. passed to Iordan de Toka three Virgats, (or Yard-land) in Leka, and twenty two Acres in Abbotrewong, and 5 ^s. Rent issuing out of one Virgat, or Yard-land, which William de Leka held; whose son Iohn de Leke (named in Thrumpton) was a Knight, Ex Autogr. p [...]es G. Clifton. and so was Iohn his son (named in Widmerpole) After whose death, 32 E. 1. Galfr. Bugge, of Westerleke, took security of Nicolas de Leyke, his son and heir, Esc. 32 E. 1. concerning the reliefs of Sir Iohn de Leyk, Father, and Sir Iohn, Grandfather of the said Nicolas de Leek, for fourteen Yard-land, or Virgats, held of him the said Galfr. who then released the said Nicolas and his heirs, their suit to his Court and Mill for 10 ^s. per annum, at Martinmass, and Pentecost. Fin. Hill. 10 E. 2. There was a Fine levyed, 10 E. 2. between Iohn, son of Nicolas de Leyk, Querent, and Simon de Si [...]ethorp, De­forcient, of eight Mess. and fourteen Virgats (or Yard-land) in Westerleyk, thereby settled for Life on the said Iohn, son of Nicolas de Leyk; afterwards on Iohn his son, and the heirs males of his body; remainder to Thomas, Brother of the last named Iohn, and his, &c. This Iohn, the elder, dyed about 17 E. 2. as in Kinston is noted, Esc. 17 E. 2. [...]. 64.

• [Page 29]Alanus de Leca 1141.
  Autogr. pen. Theoph. Com. Hun­tingt.
  • Henricus fil. & haer.
    • Willielmus de Leca 3 Joh. pip.
      • Johannes de Leke Chr.
        • Johannes de Leke miles mortuus, 32 E. 1.
          • Nicolas de Leyk
            • Johannes de Leyk defunct. 17 E. 2.
              • Johannes de Leek defunct. 32 E 3.
                • Alanus de Leyk Chr. 34 E. 3.
                • Johannes.
                  • Johannes de Leke Chr. de Cotham 10 H. 4.-Isabella fil. & haer. Joh. de Towers.
                    • Johannes de Leke fil. 2.-Alicia fil. & haer. Johannis Grey.
                      • Willielmus Leke defunct. 37 H. 6.-Katherina fil. Thom. Chaworth, mil.
                        • Thom. Leek dict. de Hasland, fil. 2.-Margar. fil. & haer. Willielmi Fox de Chesterfeild.
                          • Johannes Leek ob. 21 Jan. 37 H. 8.-Elizab. fil. ... Hope.
                            • Radulphus Leak aetat. 21. Maii 3. 37 H. 8.-Elizabetha fil. Thom. Leek de Williamthorp, C. Derb.
                              • Thom. Leek de Hasland. occisus per ... Samon.-Alicia fil. Francis. Roos, relict. Briani & Antonii Stapilton.
                                • Thom. Leak de Lowdham obiit in carcere, 2 Car. 2.
                                  • .... filia-... Bull.
                              • Antonius Serleby marit. 1.-Gertrud-Georgius Chaworth.
                          • Elizab.-Joh. Hardwick ex quo familia de Cavendish per Eliz. Comitissam Salop.
                          • Muriel-Georgius Linacre.
                        • Johannes Leek de Sutton à quo Comes de Searsdale.-Elizabetha Savage.
                      • Thoma, 36 H. 6.
                    • Simon Leke de Cotham fil. 1.-Joanna fil. & haer. Johannis Talbot de Swannington, mil.-Thom. Mallory ma­rit. 1. miles.
                  • Willielmus Leke à quo famil. de Screton.-Avicia fil. & haer. Johannis de Stockton, 8 R. 2.
                • Simon Chr. 35 E. 3. 48 E. 3.

                  Ex Collect. Fr. Mark­ham,

                  St. Lo Kni­veton, I. B▪ & B.

              • Thomas, 10 E. 2. miles, 38 E. 3.
          • Henricus, 34 E. 1.
      • Robertus.
  • Haraldus de Leca
    • Ricardus de Leca dom. de Stanton Herald.
      • Alanus de Leca.
        • Samson de Leke 44 H. 3.
          • Ricardus de Leke fil. Samson.
            • Willielmus fil. Ric. Sampson, 27 E. 1.

where he held eight Yard-land, as he did a cer­tain Mannor, and fourteen here, and some in Basingfe [...]d, and Saxendale, &c. Iohn the younger his son was then above fifteen years old, who about 34 E. 3. left Alan de Leek his son and heir, Esc. 34 E. 3. n▪ 62. Autog. pen. [...]. M. who the year following, viz. 35 E. 3. was a K ^•. but I want further light to discover his Posteri­ty. Thomas de Leyk, Knight, held a Knights Fee in Cotes (viz. Cotham) 38 E. 3. and Si­mon de Leek was a Knight in that time, Esc. 38 E. 3. n. 11. yet I can­not perfect the descent as I would in this place, where the next thing I note must be a Fine, 10 H. 4. between Richard de Leek, and Elizabeth his Wife, Quer. and Iohn Bereford, Parson of the [Page 26] Church of Léek, Deforc. of thirteen Mess. six­teen Virgats, and two Acres of Land, forty four Acres of Medow, with Pasture for six Oxen in the Hall Lesue, and 25 ^s. 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, Pas [...]. 10 H. 4. Quer. and Richard de Leek, and Elizabeth his Wife, Deforc. of five Mess. four Tofts, ele­ven Bovats of Land, sixteen Acres of Medow, and 11 ^d. 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, Esc. 37 H. 6. who about 37 H. 6. died seized of Leeks Mannor here and Lands in Saxendale, &c. leaving [...]ohn his son and heir, whose Posterity is mentioned in Landforth: B. 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. Lib. 2. post mo [...]t. fo­lio 70. 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, Ex Plac. f [...]rinsecis, 9 E. 1. rot. 3. dorso. Nott. 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 [...]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, Mich. 12 E. 2. 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, Rot. de Chart. &c. cognit. co­ram Will. Herle & soc. suis iti­nerant. apud Nott. 3 & 4 E. 3. ro. 2. & in dorso. 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, 39 ^s. 1 ^d. 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, E Chart. apud Thorp. Collect p [...]r St. Lo Kni­veton. 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, Pl. de Banco Mich. 31 H. 6. rot. 138. was Out-lawed in the Coun­ty of Stafford, concerning a Plea of Debt, 30 H. 6. which Out-la [...]y was afterwards annul­led by the grace of the Court in Michaelmass Term, 31 H. 6. b [...]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, Ex Autogr. pen. Gabr. Armstrong, Ar. apud Thorp. 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. Inq. 34 H. 8. 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 4 ^s. 4 ^d. Rent of Assize in Great Leak, held of the Honour of Tutbury, by the service of the twentieth part of a Knights Fee, and 6 ^s. 8 ^d. 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, Ex Chart. R. M. 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 17 ^d. yearly, or 13 ^d. 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 [Page 27] 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. Il. de jurat. & Assis. apud Nott. Crast. ani­mar. 8 E. 1. ro. 4. & ro. 1. 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 of the said Prior.

Pl. coram Reg. Pasch. 11 E. 2. ro. 3. Reymund, Cardinal of Sancta Maria nova, 11 E. 2. was Parson of Leyk; and so was Iohn D'avenant, who died Bishop of Salisbury, and had been Chaplain to the Earl of Huntington.

The Rectory was valued at 30 ^l. when the Prior o [...] Repyndon was Patron: [...] Now the Earl of Hun­tington is; and the value in the Kings Books is 25 ^l. 4 ^s. 7 ^d.

In the Church Windows in Little-Leak, Coll. St. L [...] [...] ▪ were Leaks Arms, sable six Annulets Or, 3.2.1. (now five or nine upon a Saltier engrailed) there also Or upon a Fesse Gules, three water Budgets Or, all over a bend Azure. Geoffr. Bug. Arg. upon five Fusells in Fesse, so many Scallops, the Colours are worn out.

Gules three Bends Argent. Or on a Fesse Gules, three water Budgets, Ar. Bingham, or Bugg.

There is now upon Mr. Maunsfeilds Monu­ment,

Arg. on a Chevron between three Manches sable, three Annulets. Or, which impales also one with Ermine and Gules of six Bars. R. Maunsfeild, and Ester Hussy, two with Arg. on a Fesse Gules, Cotised Wavy sable, three Crescents Or. Fran [...] Mansfeild, and Norice Dod. three with Arg. on a Saltire Azure, five Water Budgets Or. T.M. and Millecent Sacheverel. 4. with on a Chief .... three Lyons Heads erased, R. M. and Elizabeth Richardson.

The Inscription is thus,

Anno Aerae Christianae 1624. Annoque aetatis 75.3. idus Augusti, Animam Deo creatori red­didit Richardus Mansfeild, Gen. hujus Manerii Dominus. Vxorem habuit Jocosam Thomae Pa­get de Barwel comitat. Leicestriae, Gen. filiam. Ex qua liberos Richardum, Franciscum, Thomam, Mariam, Doroth. & Kath. suscepit. Quorum Thomas natu minimus [...] societate Templi Interi­oris, J. C. Ex Millecent uxore sua Gulielmi Sacheverel de Barton, Arm. filiâ, filium unum & haeredem Richardum, qui Elizabetham, Tho­mae Richardson Equitis Aurati haeredisque appa­rentis Baroniae Cramond Regno Scotiae filiam in uxorem duxit, tresque filias, Mariam, Fran­ciscam & Millecent, reliquit, & obiit 4. Maii, Anno 1638. aet. 50.

In the Chancell on two Grave-stones lying together.

Hic jacet Ed. Bigland Sacrae Theologiae Bacca­laureus hujus Ecclesiae Rector, qui obiit Aug. 2. aetatis suae 75. Anno 1650.

Here lyeth Mary Bendish his Wife, who died March 9. in the 68. of her Age, An. 1652.

Costock. In Doomesd. Cotingstoche and Cortingstoche, and since Curtlingstoc.

SO named from some Saxon owner Corting, or Curtling, and Stoche which as Stow, signifies a seat or place. In it were several Mannors, whereof two Godric and Algar had before the Conquest, and for them paid to the Geld, as thirteen Bovats. The Land of them was but thir­teen Bovats, and said to be in Cotingstoc and Rempeston. There afterwards Roger de Busli had two Sochm. on two Bovats of this Land, Doomesd. and three Vill. with one Plow or Car. One Car. of this Land was then waste; there was thirty Acres of Medow; this in King Edward the Confessours time was 40 ^s. but then in King Williams but 12 ^s.

Fulco de Lisoriis and his Wife Albreda, gave to St. Mary of Blyth, Ex Regi­stro de Bli­da pen. dom. G. Clifton, p. 106. and the Monks of that place (founded by the said Roger de Busli) one Carucat in Curtingestok for the soul of Goisfrid his ( Dapiferi) Steward, and of his Wife Ri­childis, who held it of the said Fulco. This Land he gave to buy Fish before Christmass; the said Fulc likewise gave to Blith those two Bovats of Land in Cortingestok, which he had retained, all which was confirmed by Robert de Lisoriis his son, and Albreda, the said Roberts daughter, his Grandchild, and by her son Iohn, the Constable of Chester, by the name of all the Land they had in Curtingstok, which Ascelimus, Ib. p. 98. Prior of Blith, and the Covent gave to the Church of Ge­roldon in Fee, reserving 8 ^s. a year Rent for all Services, to which Abby William de Bouis, son of William de Bouis, whose Family held a Knights Fee of the honour of Tikhill, Mon. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 771. Test. de Nev. and also had their Seat here, gave four Bovats, and two Bovats in this Town, and Robert de Cheverecourt, of Wy­vordby, confirmed all of his Fee in Rempeston, and Cortelyngestok.

Robert de Chevrecurt, Rot. Pip. 2 H. 3. 2 H. 3. ought one Mark for the summoning Alexander de Cortlingstok, to restore him the custody of the Land and heir of William de Bowes.

Iohn de Bowys, and the Abbat of Geroudon, Ex v [...]t. Exempl. pe [...]. me­ipsum. for half a Knights Fee in Cortlingstock, 22 E. 3. to the Aid for making the Kings Son a Knight, paid 20 ^s. whereof Iohn paid 15 ^s. 6 ^d. and the Abbat had a Writ to discharge him from the 4 ^s. 6 ^d. remaining. This was, before that time, B. Williams, son of Philip de Cortlingstock, but they paid for another half of a Knights Fee, which was sometime Thomas de Bowys, and for that Iohn paid 13 ^s. and the Abbat stop'd 7 ^s. with his Writ; and one Stephen de Weston, and the said Abbat had a fourth part of a Knights Fee here, which was sometime Iohns, son of Iohn de Cortlingstok, for this Stephen paid 7 ^s. and the Abbat 3 ^s. which he discharged with his Writ.

That which the Family of Cortlingstok held, I take to be of Rad. de Burun in this place, where Seric and two Brothers had a Mannor before the Norman change, which was charged to the Geld, Doomesd. Lib. as fourteen Bovats, the Land then fourteen Bovats. There afterward William, the Man, or Tenent of Raph de Burun, had three Car. and one Sochm. on two Bovats of Land, and nine Vill. and four Bord. having five Car. or Plowes. There was thirty Acres of Medow. This in the Confessours time was 40 ^s. but in the Conquerours 30 ^s. An­drew (probably son of this William) gave two Bovats of this Land to the Priory of Lenton, Reg. Lent. in Bibliothec. Cottoniana, p. 4. which Robert, son of this Andrew, confirmed and gave his Churches of Cortingstoc and Rem­peston to the said Priory, with a great Curse upon

• Willielmus de Cortingstoche temp. Willielmi Conq.
  • Andr. de Cortingstoc
    • Robertus de Cortingstoc
      • Rogerus de Cordinstoke 12 H. 2.
        • Willielmus de Cortingstoc
          • Philippus de Cortingstok
            • Willielmus de Cortingstock.
        • Ranulphus
          • Hugo de Cortingstoc
            • Johannes
              • Johannes, 24 E. 1.
              • Willielmus, 3 E. 3.

[Page 29] his heirs, if any of them should annull his gift, which was confirmed by Roger de Burun his Lord, and likewise by Roger, the said Roberts own son, who held two Knights Fees of the said Roger de Burun, Lib. Rubr. 12 H. 2.

William Brieware (who in the time of King Iohn had the Fees of Roger de Burun) confirmed to the Abby of Geroudon, Mon. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 771. the gifts of Philip, son of William de Cortingstock, and of Ranulph de Cortingstock, and Hugh his son.

Philip de Cortingstoc, in the beginning of the Reign of Henry the third, Test. de Nev. Lib. feod. in Scaccar. is certified to hold two Knights Fees of Patricius de Chaurcis, in Cordingstok and Rempeston, of the old Feoff­ment. William de Cortlingstok, the son of Philip de Cortlingstok, Reg. Lent. p. 5. gave a Toft in this Town to the Prior and Covent of Lenton for two shillings of yearly Rent, which he and his Ancestors were wont to pay them for two Bovats of Land here, together with the Advowsons of the Churches of Cortlingstok and Rempeston, which they held of them.

Iohn, the son of Iohn, the son of Hugh de Cortlingstok, Pl. de Banc. Trin. 24 E. 1. ro. 27. fol. 85. 24 E. 1. recovered seizin of one Mess. and one Car. of Land here, and two Mess. and one Virgat at Rempeston. William, son of Iohn, son of Hugh de Cortingstoke released to William de Weston, Rot. de Chartis & protect. Cognit. co­ram Will. Herle & soci [...]s 3 E. 3. pen. Arth. Agard in the trea­sury over the Gate at Westm. and Agnes his Wife; Robert, Parson of Staneford, and to sundry others, and to Iohn de Segrave, and his heirs, all his right in two Mess. two Carucats, and one Virgat of Land, and two Acres of Medow, with the Appurte­nances in Cortlyngstoke and Rempeston, which the said Iohn de Segrave had of the gift and Feoffment of Sir Iohn de Segrave his Father, and by the grant and confirmation of Stephen de Se­grave his (the said younger Iohns) brother, besides all his right in the Rents and Services, which the said Iohn had in the Town of Cotegrave; this bore date at Nott. the Wednesday next after the Feast of St. Martin, 3 E. 3.

There was a Fine levyed, 22 E. 3. between Richard de Willoughby the elder, Pasc. 22 E. 3. Knight, Quer. and Iohn, son of Iohn de Segrave, Def. of four Mess. two Tofts, thirteen Bovats, and ten Acres of Land, ten Acres of Medow, 20 ^s. and 8 ^d. Rent, and the fourth part of one Knights Fee, with the Appurtenances in Cortelyngstoke, Rempeston, and Cotegrave, by that made the right of the said Richard, together with the Homages and Services of Iohn de Rempeston, and others.

Here was another parcell of this Town Soc to Clifton, Lib. Doomesd. the great Mannor of William Peverells Fee, which paid to the Tax of that time for one Bovat. The Land was one Bov. There one Sochm. had one Plow or Car. and two Acres of Medow. Here was also a Mannor, which Fredghis had before his time, which was charged to the Geld as two Bovats; the Land being two Bovats. There Goduvin, under William Peve­rell, Mon. Angl. Vol. 1.771. had one Car. (or Plow, or Plowland) two Vill. and three Acres of Medow. This in the Confessours time was 10 ^s. when the survey was taken in the Conquerours 5 ^s. 4 ^d. value. William Peverell (son of this William, I suppose) gave thirteen Bovats of Land here to Geroudon Abby; or else c [...]nfirmed thirteen Bovats, which Sampson de Strelley gave, in whose Family some parcels of Land here continued long.

The Prior of Durham, Quo. Wa [...]. 3 E. 3. 3 E. 3. claimed view of Frankpledge of all resident on his Fee here, amongst other neighbouring Towns, as Norman­ton, Bonington, Kinston, Barton, Remston, and Goteham.

The Jury, Esc. 1 [...] R. 2. part. 2. n. 99. 16 R. 2. found it not to the Kings loss, if he granted Raph de Crumbewell, Knight, and Richard de Outhorpe, Chaplain, licence to give two Mess. one Virg. and twelve Acres of Land, two Acres and one Rode of Medow, and 37 ^s. Rent, with the Appurtenances in Notting­ham, Rempston, Corthlingstoke, and Boney, to the Prior of Kirkeby upon Wretheke.

There was an inquisition taken 29 Oct. 36 H. 8. after the death of William Waring, Lib. 2. post mert. fol. 14. Gent. who dyed 19 Febr. 33 H. 8. seized in Fee of one hun­dred Acres of Land, eighty of Pasture, and forty of Medow in Cortlyngstok, late belonging to the Monastery of Garrowden. Thomas Waring his son and heir was thereby found to be seventeen years old, at the time of his Fathers death. B. Sir George Parkins purchased Lands here of Arnald Waring, Esquire, afterwards Knight; who had them together with Thorp Arnald, in Leice­stershire, by descent from his Ancestors.

Robert Hall purchased also of Iohn Horton, and Mary his Wife, Pat. 9 Eliz. part. 9. who had licence to Alienate four Mess. two Cotag. six Tofts, six Gardens, four Orchards, three hundred Acres of Land, &c. 22 Sept. 9 Eliz. and had a recovery in Michael­mass Term, Mich. 9, & 10 Eliz. rot. 355. rot. 356. Pasc. 10 Eliz. rot. 141. at which time there were others for less parcels, as Iohn Leek, and William Bolton, against William Leck; and the same again [...]t Ro­bert Leek, who called, &c. [...]ohn Bowes. Wil­liam Leek, owner in Costok, was Father of William, Father of William, Father of William Leek, of Wimswould, in the County of Lei­cester, Esquire, now living 1674. a Lawyer of great repute and worth.

The Church of Cortlyngestock, viz. the Re­ctory, when the Prior of Lenton was Patron, Ms. pen. I. M [...] was 12 ^l. Now Mr. Gabr. Armstrong is in his place, it is in the Kings Books but 7 ^l. 18 ^s. 4 ^d.

Rempeston or Rampeston.

THat which was of Roger de Buslies Fee here, I perceive was held by the Family of Boues, of Costock, for there was a Fine levyed at Nott. 9 E. 1. between Roger, Abbat of Geroudon, Quer. by Fryer William de Hemington his Monk put in his place, and William de Boues, Fin. apud Nott. coram Iust. Itin. in Oct. St. Martini, 9 E. 1. of Cor­tinstok, upon this, that the said William should hold to the said Abbat the Fine made in the Court of King Henry the third, before the Justices at Westminster, between Simon, sometime Abbat of Geroudon, predecessor of the said Abbat, Quer. and the said William, that he should acquit the said Abbat of the service which the ( Custos) Warden of the Honour of Tykehull, exacted of him concerning his Free-hold, which he held in Rempeston, of the said William, viz. seven Vir­gats of Land, with the Appurtenances, for which he, the said Warden, distrained him to suit the Court of that Honour from three Weeks to three Weeks, toward the Castle twice in the year, to pay 2 ^s. 6 ^d. half penny farthing, for a certain [Page 30] Palfrey, 14 ^d. for common Fine, 2 ^d. for the meat of a certain Watch-man, and 1 cl. ½. Aid to the Sheriff, all which the said William as meane be­tween him, and that honour discharged him of, for which the Abbat released all the damages he had sustained till that time.

Lib. Doomesd.In Rampeston William Pevrel had a Mannor, which before Fredghis had, and paid for it as six Bovats to the Geld: the Land was six Bovats. There five Vill. had one Car. and fifteen Acres of Medow. In the time of King Edward the Con­fessour, this was 10 ^s. in King Williams 5 ^s. 4 ^d. value.

Rad. de Burun had also a Mannor here, which before was Vlchetels, who for it to the Dane-Geld paid as for 6. Bov. The Land of it was 6. Bov. it was then in K. Will. time waste, and was valued at 2 ^s. in the Confess. it was 10 ^s. There was ten Acres of Med. 'Tis likely this was held by the Family of Rosell, which had Lands here, and at Cotgrave, and Denbigh, in Darbishire, of the Fee of Raph de Burun. Richard, son and heir of Robert Rosel, Mon. Angl. Vol. 1.771. of Rempeston confirmed his own and his Ance­stors gifts of Lands to Geroudon. Hugh, the son of Galfr. de Rempeston, gave to the same Ab­by five Bovats in this Town, and confirmed all it had of his Fee. Iohn Crisp, 17 E. 2. claimed Lands here, as son and heir of Iohn his Father, Plac. de Banco apud Westm. Pasch. 17 E. 2. ro. 25. and Petronilla his Mother, to whom the said Lands were given by Ranulph de Cortlingstok, and to the heirs of their bodies; but the Jury finding they had alienated some of the Lands before the Statute de Donis Conditionalibus, and some after, he only recovered the latter, and the Tenents whom he impleaded kept the former.

Here was a Family which had their name from this place, and became of very great note in the be­ginning of the Reign of King Henry the fourth.

• Galfr de Rempeston
  • Hugo de Rempeston
    • Robertus de Rempeston-....-Alicia fil. Walteri de Snaynton ux. prima.
      • Tho. de Rempeston 18 E. 1.-Cecilia.
        • Johannes de Rempeston, 2 E. 2. & 22 E. 3.
          • Tho. de Remston, miles Garterii temp. H. 4.-Margareta-Godefr. Foliambe marit. 2.
            • Thom. de Rempston, miles. ob. 15 Oct. 37 H. 6.-Alicia fil. & haer. Thom. Bekering.
              • Elizabetha-Joh. Cheyney, miles.
              • Isabel-Brian Stapleton, miles.
                • Brian Stapleton, miles-Jana fil. Joh. dom. Lovell.
                  Ex Coll. I. B. & lib. Ge­nealog. pen. Tho. Sher­brook, Gen.
              • Marga [...].-Ricardus Bingham, junior.
            • Robertus.
      • Amicia ux. Walteri de Finchfeild.
      • 2 Rad. de Sutton-Alicia 19 E. 1.-1 Ph. le Clerk.
  • Thomas.

• 1 Brian Stapleton mil. ob. 2 Apr. 4 E. 6.-Eliz. fil. Hen. dom. Scroop.-Jana fil. Tho. Basset.
  • Ric. Stapleton miles.-...-...
    • Brian Staple­ton, Ar.
    • Willielmus.
  • Brian vir Aliciae fil. Franc. Roo [...].
• 2 Georgius Stapleton de Rempston ob. 6 Eliz.-Marg. fil. Will. Gasgill.
  • Hen. de Rempston ob. 29 Eliz. Dec. 28.
    • Fides ux. Math. Babington, s. p.
  • Anthon. vir Aliciae Roos post Brian.
  • Georgius
    • Gertrud. ux. Baldw. Aclond.
  • Willielmus
    • Johannes Stapl. vendidit.
• Joana ux. Will. Perpont.

Pl. [...] Eston. apud Nott. [...]. vel 10 E. 1. r [...]t. 21. Robert de Rempeston who lived in the time of King Henry the third Married, for his first Wife, Alice the daughter of Walter de Snaynton, who gave him two Mess. and five Bov. in Rempston in Frank-marriage, but he had only a daughter by her called Alice: His son Thomas de Rempston, who succeeded him here, was by another Wife. The Prior and Covent of Lenton, Reg. Lent. 5. by their in­strument dated 1267. granted that Robert de Rempston might have a Chantry in his Chappell of his Mannor of Rempston, so as he did not admit the Parishioners to hear Divine Service in preju­dice of the Mother Chuch, and that his Chaplain should swear fealty to the Rector. Iohn de Ly­mar, of Stanton, and Cecily his Wife, Trin. 2 E. 2. 2 E. 2. levyed a Fine of five Mess. twenty three Bovats of Land 40 ^s. Rent, and the third part of a Mess. with the Appurtenances in Rempeston, to Iohn, son of Thomas de Rempeston. Iohn, son of Tho­mas, Ex Veteri Exempt. pen. meip­sum. held the fourth part of a Knights Fee in Rempston, 22 E. 3. and then paid 10 ^s. for it to the Aid to make the Kings son a Knight. The next whom I could observe to succeed here was Sir Thomas de Remston (possibly son of Iohn) [Page 31] He was, Part. 6. pat. 1 H. 4. 3. part. pat. 2 H. 4. 1 H. 4. Constable of the Tower of London, and Admiral towards the West parts, 2 H. 4. His Constableship he had in the fourth year of that King, Nov. 14. and in the seventh year also, Claus. 4 H. 4. & 7 H. 4. Fin. 4 H. 6. m. 1. Iune 20. He was also Knight of the Garter. His son Sir Thomas Rempston, the younger, had respite of Homage, Nov. 19. 4 H. 6. and had to Wife Alice, the daughter and heir of Thomas Bekering, and of Isabel his Wife, daughter and co-heir of Sir Iohn de Loudham, Ex Coll. I. B. and of Isabel his Wife, daughter and heir of Sir Robert Breton, of Walton, in the County of Darby. This younger Sir Thomus died 15 Oct. 37 H. 6. and left Elizabeth, then wife of Iohn Cheney, Esquire, (after Knight) Isabel, of Sir Brian Stapleton, Esc. 37 H. 6. Knight, and Margaret, wife of Richard Bingham, the younger, his daughters and heirs. He lies buried in the midst of the Chancell at Bingham, whereof he was also Lord, as in that place will be noted, which Man­nor, as this of Rempston did, it seems fell to the Family of Stapleton, which made this the inheri­tance of a younger son, viz. of George Stapil­ton, of Remston, second son of Sir Brian, son of Isabel Rempston, before named, which George died Mar. 25. 6 Eliz. seized of this Mannor, and divers Lands, and 5 ^l. Rent in Rempston, Wodeborough, Inquis. Iuly 29. 6 Eliz. Stanford, Bradmere, Costock, Great and Little Léek, and Newton in [...] to him and the heirs Males of his body; he had divers sons, Henry, Anthony, George, William, whereof William only had issue Male, viz. Iohn Stapleton, who sold these Lands to ... Feld; and he to Gabriel Armstrong, and so this place became the seat of that Family, with which some interest here still continueth. Henry Stapleton, of Remp­ston, Inq. 22 Ian. 39 Eliz. made his Will 8 Mar. 25 Eliz. and died there 28 Dec. 29 Eliz. leaving Faith his only daughter and heir, to whom he gave all these Lands by his said Will. She was wife of Mat­thew Babington, and died 1 Iun. 31 Eliz. with­out issue at Cussington, Ex Coll. I. K. in the County of Leice­ster. Anthony Stapleton married Alice, the daughter of Francis Roos, of Laxton (named in Burton Iorce) the Relict of his Cousin Brian Stapleton, but I think he had no Child. Gertrud, the wife of Baldwin Acland, the daughter of George, the Brother of Henry Stapleton, would have been his heir; Ex Inq. the said Henry had this Man­nor of Rempston, one Mess. four Virg. and an half in Little-Léek; one Virg. in Great-Léek; one Mess. two Virg. in Costock; one Virg. in Brad­mere; two in Stanford; one Mess. four Virg. and one Cotag. in Burton, on the Wolds, in Leicestershire; one Mess. two Virg. in Wal­tham, on the Wolds; and one Mess. and Close in Wimeswold in that County, all then esteemed parcel of the Mannor of Rempston, and the Mannor of Woodborough, and fourteen Virg. 36 ^s. Rent and five Mess. &c. belonging to it.

Richard Hebbe claimed against William Pegge, and William Bowes, Mi [...]h. 38 H. 6. rot. 326. 38 H. 6. one Mess. three Tofts, four Virg. of Land, and eight Acres of Medow in Rempston. There yet remain some of that name, who have Free-hold there.

Ms. I. M.The Rectory was valued at twenty Marks, when the Prior of Lenton was Patron, 'tis now 13 ^l. 2 ^s. 6 ^d. in the Kings Books, and Gabriel Arm­strong Patron.

In the Church.

Here lyeth Henry Stapleton, Esquire, Ex Coll. St. Lo Kni­veton. Patron of this Parish Church of Rempston, who gave ten pounds for ever to the use and help of the Husbandmen of the same Town; he was the first son of George Stapletune, Esquire. He left behind him Elizabeth his Wife, Patroness, when they had lived vertuously together 26 years, and Faith their only daughter. He departed this world in the true Faith of Christ 28 Dec. 1586.

Upon the Tomb Arg. A Lyon Ramp. Sable im­pales with Arg. 3 Broad Arrow-heads Or, Phae­ons Sable, upon a Chief Sable, a Hound Argent. Upon the Lyon is a Crescent for a difference, and in the other Coat, A Mullett.

Wishou or Wisoe.

PRobably an Hill of Plants, or Custome Hill▪ In this place before the Normans came, Estan, Elsi, and Gladwin had three Mannors, Doomesd. which were Assessed to the publick Geld for three Carucats. The Land was three Car. There af­terwards the Great Roger de Busli had a Man or Tenent, called Roger, who had three Car. in Demesne, and fifteen Villanes, five Sochm. on si [...] Bovats of this Land, and one Bord. having ten Plows or Car. There was a Church. The value in the Confessors time of this was 45 ^s. in the Con­querors 48 ^s.

In the time of King Henry the first, William de Luvetot, who held a Barony in Huntington­shire, and was also Lord of Sheffeild, Mon. Angl. Vol. 2. p. 50. & p. 25. in York­shire, Founded a Priory at Radford, near Wirksop, his principal residence in this County, to which he gave, amongst other things, all his Churches, which he held of the Honour of Blyth, the Seat of Roger de Busli, whereof on this South side the River Trent were only the the Churches of Coleston, Wilgeby, and Wy­shou. His son Richard de Luvetot had Sheffeild and Wirksop, and the Lands on the North-side Trent, in this County. Nigellus de Lovetot ano­ther of his sons had the Barony in Huntington­shire, viz. ten Knights Fees, Lib. Rubr. in Scaccar. and five Knights Fees of the Honour of Roger de Busli, which lay on the South-side Trent in this County. This Nigellus accounted, 7 H. 2. for twenty Marks of his Knights in Cambridge or Huntington­shires, by his Certificate, 12 H. 2. which he, Pip. 7 H. 2. Cantebr. & Hunt. as other Barons did, at that time sent in to the King. It appeareth that of his whole Barony none were Enfeoffed since the death of King Henry the first. Lib. Rubr. Those five Knights Fees of the Fee of Blith, one was held by Robert de Iorz; another by Robert, son of Ernulf; half one by Robert, son of Willi­am; another half by Galfr. de Estanton; of another, William Picot held two parts, Ex Registr. de Wirksop in Biblioth. Selden. fol. 13. à transcript. p [...]r St. Lo Kniveton, A. T. 19. and Ri­chard de Clifton the third, and the said Nigellus de Luvetot himself had one in his own hand. He gave to the Church of St. Cuthbert, at Radeford, two Bovats out of his Demesne in Wishou, one on that part which is at (or near) Boney; the other at (or towards) Withmerepol. The Wit­nesses

• [Page 28]Willielmus de Luretot fundator de Wirksop, temp. H. 1.-Emma.
  • Nigellus de Lovetot, 7 H. 2. 12 H. 2.-Margareta.
    • Ricardus de Lovetot 25 H. 2.
      • Nigellus de Lovetot sine prole 1 Joh. 10 Joh.
      • Willielmus, sin. prol.
        • Nigellus Elias de Amun­devill.
        • Elias, 3 H. 3.
      • Amicia ux. Rad. Mundevill.
      • Roysia 3 H. 3.-Hubert de Bromford.
        • Ricardus dictus de Lovetot defunct. 19 H. 3.-Christiana.
          • Rogerus de Lovetot, Vicecom. Nott. 39, 41, 42 H. 3.
            • Thom. de Luvetot, 2 E. 1.
          • Johannes de Luvetot, miles. ob. Nov. 5. 22 E. 1.
            • Johannes de Lovetot miles, ob. 23 E. 3.
              • Edwardus de Lovetot ob. 43 E. 3.-Joana Soror & haer. Johannis fil. Roberti de Barkworth, 37 E. 3.
                • Johannes de Lovetot fil. & hear. aetat. 8. an. 43 E. 3. s. p.
                • Johannes Cheyne, miles, 7 H. 4.-Margareta fil. & haer.
              • 1 Robertus, s. p.
              • Johannes.
              • Willielmus
      • Margeria ux. Ricardi Patric.
        • Will. Patric. 3 H. 3.
        • Margeria ux. Warin de Vernun & 2 Joh. de Litlebiry.
    • Rogerus, 2 R. 1.
    • Nigellus.
    • Robertus de Lovetot de Colston.
    • Willielmus.
  • Ricardus de Lovetot de Wirksop.-Cecilia.

were Robert de Luvetot, and Hugh de Love­tot, and Henry de Luvetot, &c. and Roger de Ay, son of Roger de Luvetot.

Richard de Lovetot, 25 H. 2. accounted for 100 ^l. and two War Horses for the Fine of his Fa­thers Land. Pip. 25 H. 2 And the Sheriff of Cambr. and Hunt. 33 H. 2. gave account of 10 ^l. of the Ho­nour of Richard de Lovetot, Pip. 33 H. 2 Canteb. & Hunt. of the Scutage of the Knights that went not with the King in the Army for Galwei. The King, 2 R. 1. par­doned 20 ^s. of 100 ^s. of the same Scutage to Richard de Lovetot, Pip. 2 R. 1. Hunt. who was then gone to Ierusalem. Richard de Luvetot, son of Nigellus de Luvetot, by the consent of his Brethren Roger, Ex eod. Reg· Wirksop. fol. 13. posteriori, fuerunt enim duae p [...]ginae 13. Nigellus, Robert, and William de Luvetot, confirmed all the gifts of his Ancestors, to wit, of William de Luvetot his Grandfather, and of Nigellus de Lu­vetot his Father, and Richard de Luvetot his Un­cle, and of William de Luvetot, his said Uncles son, his Cousin, to God and the said Canons of Rade­ford, and further gave them ten Acres of his De­mesne of Wishowe, and a Mess. and Croft, as they held them of his Father till his time. Roger de Lovetot his brother did the like in the same words almost, Ib. and added to them one Bovat of his own gift in Wishowe, viz. that which was Lefthens. Nigellus granted to the same Canons the Church of Wilgheby, Ib. and Robert de Love­tot gave them the Church of Coleston, and the whole Town of Stoswik. Ib. 14. a. Roger de Lovetot, 3 R. 1. ought 100 ^l. for relief. Pip. 3 R. 1. Nigellus de Luve­tot, 9 R. 1. ought 200. m. for a Fine of the Land which was his Fathers. Pip. 9 R. 1. Canteb. & Hunt. Rot. Pip. 3 Ioh. He gave account, 3. Ioh. of L. m. for ten Knights Fees which he held of the King in Capite, and for five of the honour of Tykehill. Nigellus de Luvetot, 10 Ioh. gave account of 27 ^l. and three m. of Gold for himself and his brother for relief of their Lands. Pip. 10 Ioh. Mon. Angl. Vol. 2.25. They were Sons of Richard de Lovetot, last named; and William the brother of Nigellus dying without issue, left him the inheritance, who being a Clerk, left it to the Posterity of his three Sisters; but we must note that their Grandfather Nigellus de Lovetot is omitted in that place of the Monasticon, the Author of that Register of Pe­terburgh, being mistaken by reason of the two Richards, whereof one, viz. the Uncle, was son of William, as in the 51 page of the same Book may easily be observed. Ib. p. 51. Ib. p. 25. The first Sister Amicia was married to Raph de Mundevil, who begot on her Nigellus Mundevil, and Elias; upon Ni­gellus de Mundevil's Seal is .... three Chev­rons... The second, Autog. pen. Ios. Wid­merpole. Rosia was married to Hu­bert de Bromford, who begot on her a son, by name Richard, who held the sirname of his Mo­ther, viz. of the Ancestors of Lovetot. The third was Margery, married to Richard Pa­trick, who begot on her a son, named William, and a daughter, called Margery. She was wed­ded to William (it should be Warin) de Vernon, on whose Seal is ... a Fesse between three Flowers de Lis. William, the brother of Margery, Pen. eundem Ios. Wid­merpole. gave her his whole purpart; and she after the death of Warinus de Vernun, married Iohn de Littlebiri, who with her, 43 H. 3. levyed a Fine to Richard Earl of Glocester of one Mess. and one Carucat of Land in Sutho, and of the homage and ser­vice of Peter Cordon, Thomas de Hotetot, Robert Fleming, and of Robert de Lovetot, for the Lands they held in Wynewik, Pokethorpe, and Thir­ning, and of the homage of the Prior of Hun­tington, &c. Nigellus de Mundevil did the like, &c. Elias de Amundevil, Hubert de Bromford, and Rohesia his wife, and William Patric, Pip. 3 H. 3. heirs of Nigellus de Luvetot, 3 H. 3. ought C ^l. for relief of the Land which was his, the said Nigellus, each of them fifty Marks.

[Page 33] Test. de Nev. Nigellus Mundevill, William de Sheffeild, and Roger de Lovetot were certified to hold a Knights Fee here in Wisoe, of Alice, Countess of Ewe, Lady of Tykhill, of which each part went by the name of the Mannor of Wisoe, so making three again as there were before the Conquest. That Richard de Lovetot (son of Roysia and Hu­bert de Bromford) had to wife Christian ... and was dead, Claus. 19 H. 3. m. 1. Pip. 39 H. 3▪ &c. Claus. 5 E. 1. part. 1. m. 7. Fin. 2 E. 1. m. 15. Reg. Lent. 19 H. 3. left his son Roger de Lovetot then within age, who was High Sheriff of these Counties, 39, 41, and 42 H. 3. and passed the Mannor of Wishou to Robert de Derley, reserving 10 ^l. per annum to him and his heirs. Thomas de Lovetot, 2 E. 1. was his son and heir, and suc­ceeded his Father, the said Roger, in this place▪ Sir Iohn de Lovetot, Knight, brother of Roger, last named, was sometimes called Clark, because of his learning in the Law, I suppose, for he was one of the Judges of the Kings Bench, and conveyed to William de Henovere the Custody of the heir and Lands of Robert de Derley, Pl. apud W [...]stm. Pasc. 9 E. 1. ro. 67. then dead, viz. 9 E. 1. in Wisoe and elsewhere, which the said Iohn had of the Grant of the forementioned Thomas de Lovetot, who recovered the same against the King, in the Kings Court, before himself and his Coun­cil. Fin. apud Ebor. in Oct. Trin. 11 E. 3. & postea apud Westm. Mich. 13 E. 3. Iohn de Lovetot (son of Sir Iohn) by Fine, 11 E. 3. and 13 E. 3. passed to Richard de Willughby, and Ioan his wife, four Knights Fees, and 10 ^l. Rent, with the Appurtenances in Wi­sowe, Kercolston, E [...]leston, Flintham, and North-Clifton, together with the homages and services of Matilda de St. Andrea, Thomas de Widmerpole, and Elizabeth his wife, William Deyncourt, Roger de Whatton, Iohn de Glouce­ster, Galfr. de Staunton, Thomas de Golhall, Iohn, son of Iohn Pigo [...]t, of Dodington, Hen­ry Torald, William de Asteley, and Isabel his wife, and Iohn, the son of Iohn de Hose, and their heirs for the Tenements they held of the said Iohn de Lovetot: To hold to the said Richard and Ioan, and the heirs of Richard. Robert, the son of Iohn de Lovetoft, Ex Autogr. apud Thorp. pen. Gab. Armstrong. by his Deed dated on Thursday in Whitsun-week, 31 E. 3. released to Richard de Willughby the Elder, Knight, all his right and claim in ten pounds Rent, issuing out of the Man­nor of Wisow, and five Knights Fees, which the said Richard had of the Feoffment of Iohn de Lovetoft his Father.

Fin. Com. Cambr. & Hunt. Pasc. 30 E. 3. Hunt. [...]ol. 56. Fi [...]. 7 H. 4. Mich. fol. 61. Hunt.It appears that Edward de Lovetot, 30 E. 3. was son and heir of this Iohn (Robert having no issue,) and had a daughter and heir called Mar­garet, married to Sir Iohn Cheyney ▪ Knight. This continued long to the Family of Willughby, which they had from these Lovetofts.

Patricks part, I suppose, came to William de Sheffeild, Nephew to Nigellus de Lovetot, pos­sibly by a second Husband of his Sister Margery (if he was not his own natural son, and so called as the Pope doth) however he gave him, by that addition of Nephew, Ex Autogr. pen. Ios. Widmerpole Ar. five Virgats of Land in the Town of Wishou, viz. that which Raph de Bu­ney held, &c. The Witnesses to his Deed were William Picot, William de Villariis, Richard de Lec [...], william de Bowis, Hugh de Rempeston, Thomas de Rempston, Reginald Picot, Hugh his brother, Robert de Luvetot, William de Valle, Rad. Gard. William de Wandreshelf, Richard de Wishou, Autogr. pen. eund. I. W. the Clerk, and others. The said Nigel­lus de L. gave by another Deed to the said William de Schefeld, fourscore and one Acres of his De­mesne in Wishoe. To this were Yvo de Heriz, Helias de Marten, Rad. de Iorge, Gervas de Somervill, Galfr. de Somervill, Hugh de Remp­ston, William de la Valle, William de Bradewar, Walter de Wisho, Richard de Greinvill, William de Waldeschef, and Henry his brother, &c. Ri­chard de Lovetot, of Wishowe, Autogr. Ib. gave to William de Shefelt the whole Medow of his Demesne upon the Wald of Wishowe, viz. that which lay be­tween the Medow of Warin de Vernun and the men of Wishow [...] William gave him four Marks of Silver for it. The Witnesses were Iohn de Heriz, Helias de Martini, Hugh de Rempston, Philip de Cortingstok, William de Waldeself, William Brodey, Walter de Wishou. Warinus de Vernun, and Margery his Wife also passed Lands to this William de Sheffeld: Autogr. Witnesses Ni­gellus de Mundevill, Richard de Lovetoft, Wil­liam Waldeseiff, &c. Margery who had late been Wife of Warin de Vernun, confirmed to William Sheffeud that which William, Father of the said William, had of the gift of the said Warin de Vernun in Wishou, witness Iohn de Ly [...]lebyri, &c. William de Schefend, 22 E. 1. stiles himself Lord of Wishou, Autogr. 16. pen. I. W. and upon his Seal of Arms within the circumscription of his name had a Lyon Ram­pant, and above the Shield a Crescent in imitation of Lovetots Lyon perhaps.

There was a Fine levyed, Trin. 35 E. 1/ [...] 35 E. 1. between William de Shefeld, Quer. by Durand de Wyde­merpol put in his place to get or lose, and Mr. Raph Barry, Deforc. of ten Mess. two hundred and forty Acres of Land, six of Medow, 20 ^s. and 6 ^d. Ren [...] with the Appurtenances in Wysowe and Willughby, whereof nine Mess. two hundred and sixteen Acres of Land, six of Medow, with the Appurtenances, were settled after the decease of William on Thomas, son of Nicolas de Wydemer­pol, and on Elizabeth his Wife, daughter of the said William, and the heirs which the said Thomas should beg [...]t on the body of the said Elizabeth, remainder to the right heirs of Elizabeth. Tho­mas, son of Adam Walkelin, of Thorlaston, Ex Autogr. pen. eund. I. W. and Margery his wife, daughter and one of the heirs of William de Schefeld, of Wishou, released to Thomas de Wydemerpole, and Elizabeth his wife, and the heirs of their two bodies, their whole purpart of the service, &c. in Wishou. Thomas, the son of Nicolas de Wydemerpole, Autogr. and Elizabeth his wife, 16 E. 3. setled on Robert their son, and Alice his wife, &c. This con­tinueth still with the Family of Widmerpole.

Mundevils part, I guess, was, 28 E. 1. by Richard Ayleston for the summ of 370 Marks paid beforehand, conveyed to William de Berge, Autogr. apud Thorp. pen. Gab. Armstrong, Ar. Arch-Deacon of Berks for his life, and after to Iohn, the son of Sir Robert Poutrell, Knight, and his heirs.

• Robertus Poutrell, mil. de Prestwold.
  • Joh. Poutrell-Matilda Fin. 8 E. 2.
    • Ricardus Poutrell
      • Matilda-Waltrus de Goteham.
      • Robertus fil. Joh. Perte.-Joana.
      • Robert. de Pulteney.-Cecilia.
    • Robertus, 31 E. 3.
  • Rog. de St. Andr. Will. Poutrell de marit. secund. Prestwo. Fin. 8 E. 2.

[Page 34]This Iohn Poutrell had to wife Matilda, after­wards third wife of Sir Roger de St. Andrew, of Goteham, and two sons, Richard Poutrell, who paid together with the Abbat of Gero [...]don, 22 E. 3. for a Knights Fee here 40 ^s. whereof he paid 35 ^s. and the Abbat discharged the other five with his Writ, Lib. feod. and Robert Poutrell. Richard had three daughters and heirs: E Chart. apud Thorp. Maud married to Wal­ter de Goteham, Ioan the wife of Robert Pert, and Cecily of Robert Pulteney, of whom about 32 E. 3. Sir Richard Willughby purchased it, and his son Hugh, the Clerk, progenitor of the Fami­ly of Risley, about 11 R. 2. passed it to Robert Armstrong, of Thorpe, in the Clotts, whose son Iohn Armestrong married Felice, the daughter of the said Hugh, afterwards wife of Raph Bing­ham; In quod Rot. de feod. in ducat. temp. H. 6. she was said to hold a Knights Fee in Wis­sawe, which sometimes was Elias Maundevills. The Family of Armstrong still inherit at Wishou.

Alice, the wife of William Thrumwin, senior, who held a Virgat of Land in Canock, Esc. 24 E. 1. n. 22. Staff. held jointly with her Husband twelve Bovats in Wishow, and a Wind-mill, &c. 24 E. 1. of Thomas de Rempston by a penny a year, and suit of Court at Tikhill Castle; and at Wishow Court from three weeks to three weeks.

Mon. Angl. Vol. 1. p. 771. Nigellus de Lovetot gave one hundred and also twenty Acres of Land in Wishow, Margaret his wife joyning at the latter parcell, and 3 ^s. Rent; Nigellus his son gave 20 ^s. Rent there, and Elias de Amundevill, the Nephew of Nigellus de Lovetot gave four Acres and an half of Medow to the Ab­by of Geroudon, in Leicestershire.

The Church or Rectory of Wissall alias Wis­shawe, Part. 5 Pat. 6 E. 6. late belonging to the Priory of Wirksop; and all Lands and Tenements belonging to it, King Edward the sixth, Ian. 2. in the sixth year of his Reign, among other things, granted to Thomas Reve, and George Cotton.

Ms. I. M.The Vicarage was eight Marks value when the Prior was Patron, now in the Kings Books it is 4 ^l. 11 ^s. 0 ^d. ob. and .... Stopford, Esq Patron.

In the Church of Wishow.

Hic jacent Johannes Armstrong, Gen. & Jo­hanna, ux. 3. ejusdem Johannis; qui quidem Johan­nes obiit 4 die mensis Julii, Anno Dom. 1485. & praedicta Johanna ob. in festo decollationis St. Jo­hannis Baptistae, Anno Dom. 1483.

Upon the Tomb is Arg. two bars Azure, the uppermost charged with two Cinquefoyles, the other with one Or, Teverey.

Hic jacet Thom. Armstrong, Ar. fil. Johannis Armstrong, de Wysowe; qui quidem Thom. ob. 1 die Januarii, Anno Dom. 1513.

Hic jacet Philippa Armstrong, ux. Tho. Arm­strong. fil. Ric. Villers.

Vpon a fair Tomb.

Here lyeth the Bodies of Hugh Armstrong, Esq and Mary his wife, daughter of Henry Sacheve­rell, of Ratcliffe upon Sore, which Hugh died 22 Dec. 1572. and the said Mary dyed 20 Maii, 1562. About the Tomb are his daughters Matches. Turvile Or, three Chev. varry impales with Armstrong, three dext. Arms Armed, and the hands open. Fitz-Herbert gules three Lyons Ramp. Or, with a Labell of three points and a Crescent impales with Armstrong. Raynes Cheque gules and Or upon a Bend vert, a Moors Head between two Annulets Or, and a Canton Ermine with a Mullet Or in the middle, impales with Armstrong.

In the window, Arg. on a bend Azure, three Flowers de Lis Arg. Poutrell.

VVilloughby. Doomsd. VVilgeby.

SO called from Willowes. Was of divers Fees. That of Roger de Buslies, Odincar had before the Change, and paid to the Dane-Geld for his Mannor as six Bov. The Land was six Bovats. There were two Sochm. or one Bov. of this Land, and three Vill. fifteen Bord. having four Car. or Plowes, and thirteen Acres of Medow. In the Confessours time this was 20 ^s. when the survey was made in the Conquerours, 10 ^s. This William de Lovetot had in the time of Henry the first, and then gave the Church to his Priory of Wirkesop, as in Wisoe is noted.

Here of the Fee of Rogerius Pictavensis were two Mannors, which Godric and Erwin had be­fore, and paid for them as six Bovats ½. ⅔. to the publick Tax. The Land was twelve Bovats. There was at the time of the Survey in Demesne one Carucat ½. and two Sochm. six Vill. two Bord. having two Carucats ½. There was nine Acres of Medow; this was then 22 ^s. value, in the Confessours time it was 50 ^s. Here was of the Land of the Tayns two Mannors, which Sbern and Vlmer had, and were assessed for them to the Dane-Geld as three Bovats. The Land was three Bov. Elwin and Erwin held it of the King Wil­liam, it was then waste. Lib. Dooms. There were five Acres of Medow and five Bord. This in the Confessours daies was 10 ^s. 4 ^d. but in King Williams, 2 ^s. value. Another small parcell of the Fee of Henry de Fer­rariis, belonging to Lech, rated to the Geld as one Bov. ½. The Land was three Bovats. Soc in Badeleye waste also, there was six Acres of Me­dow. And here was also of William Pevrels Fee two Bov. ½. of Clifton Soc.

About 32 H. 2. Robert de Heritz (Lord of Widmerpole) confirmed the Grant of Richard, Ex Chart. Fran. Wil­lughby, Ar. son of Gervas, of Lands in Willughby, to the Knights Hospitallers of St. Iohns of Ierusalem, which the Prior granted to Peter, son of Raph and Athelicia, paying 4 ^s. per annum, and the third part of all Goods for a Mortuary.

Reginald de Colewyke lived an hundred years, but was dead 36 H. 3. he died seized of nineteen Bovats of Land in Willughby on the Wold, Esc. 36 H. 3. n. 38. for which he gave the King an Horse of 5 ^s. 4 ^d. price, & was to find Sac [...] and Broch when the Army went into Wales; Philip his son and heir was then above [Page 35] forty years old. Lib. de Fin. Nott. & Derb. 16 E. 1. fol. 187. in S [...]accar. Fin. apud Nott. in O [...]. St. Mart. 8 E. 1. William de Colwick, 16 E. 1. held the third part of a Carucat here.

William de Nodariis (Lord also at Colwick) 8 E. 1. levyed a Fine of the Advowson of this Church to Alan, Prior of Wirkesop. This Sir William de Nowers, 20 E. 1. granted to his son William de Nodariis his Mess. in Wileby, and all his Lands and Tenements, Rents and Ser­vices, Villains and their Sequels, &c. reserving a Rose yearly, To have to the said William, and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten; remain­der to the right heirs of Sir William.

It appears that Odo, son of Pigot de Wylughby, and Iohn, Ex Lib. de Warran­tis temp. H. 5. in offi [...]. ducat. fol. 69. son of Geoffrey de Willughby, Cousin and heir of the said Odo, gave Lands to the Prior and Covent of Sempringham, the Tenents whereof should be quit of doing service at the Court of Wysowe. Iohn, son of Geoffrey de Willoughby, Ex Chart. F [...]. Wil­lughby, Ar. 25 H. 3. gave an acquittance to Raph Bugge, for all was due to him for Lands which the said Raph Bugge bought of him in Wil­loughby, excepting six Marks. He promised also to get the Deed of Sale confirmed to the said Raph, by the chief Lords of the Fee, Iohn de Eriz, and Robert le Vavasor. Hugh de Rutinton, 43 H. 3. sold to Richard Bugge a Sack of Wool, Ex Chart. F [...]. Wil­lughby, Ar. for security of the delivery whereof he gave him seizin of an Oxgang of Land in Rutinton. Ralph Torkart, 44 H. 3. confirmed to Richard, son of Ralph Bugge one Selion of Land, Ib. with the Ap­purtenances in Willughby, which he had of the gift of Robert, son of Iohn Torkart. Roger de Somervill, 42 H. 3. released half the Fishing in Trent, with a Tenement in Engelby, in Dar­byshire.

Here divers persons conveyed Lands to him, whereby he became a great man; Ib. he was called Richard Bugge of Wiluby, and his son Richard de Wyllebi, son of Richard Bugge, who also en­creased his Patrimony exceedingly, and was a Lawyer, and very rich, as by his Will made, 31 E. 1. appeareth, Ib. wherein he appointed his Body to be buried in the Church of All-Saints, in Willughby, before the Altar of St. Nicolas. Howbeit he died not then, for if he did, his son was called Sir Richard de Willughby, Senior, all the time of Edward the second till 18 E. 2. that he died, E [...]. 18 E. 2. n. 81. leaving Richard de Willughby his son above thirty years of age. But he must be noted particularly in Wollaton, which he acquired of Sir Roger de Morteyn, where I shall place the Descent, that being the principal residence of this great Family.

In the Record of Nom. Villarum, 9 E. 2. this Willughby answers for a whole Villa, Nom. Vill, and Ri­chard de Willughby, and the Master of the Hospi­tal of S ^r. Iohn of Ierusalem are certified to be Lords of it.

Richard de Willoughby, 1 E. 3. had a Charter of Free Warren for Willoughby, Wollaton, Ch. 1. E. 3.55. Cossale, Radington in this County, Riseley, Aylewaston, Engleby, and Maperley in Darbi­shire.

Upon the return of an Ad quod Damnum, Esc. 12. E. 3. n. 12. 12 E. 3. it appears the Jury found it not to the Kings loss, if he granted Richard de Willughby licence to give a Mess. and 10 ^l. Rent in Wisoe and Willughby on the Wold, to three Chap­lains, every day celebrating Divine Service in the Parish Church of this Willughby; Orig. 13 E. 3. ro. 64. he gave ten Marks for his Licence 20 Feb. 13 E. 3.

This Lordship became almost intire to this Family, and continued with it till Sir Percivall Willoughby sold it. Sir Thomas Hutchinson had the Demesnes which his son Charles inherits, the Tenements are amongst Freeholders.

The Church, Pat. 7. R. [...]. part. 2. m. 3. 7 R. 2. was appropriated to the Priory of Wirksop.

King Edward the sixth, Iuly 13. in the first of his Reign, Pat. 1 E. 6. par. 1. granted to the Master and Col­ledge of the Virgin Mary, and All-Saints in Fotheringay, in the County of Nothamp­ton, all the Rectory and Church of Willowbie, late parcell of the Priory of Wirksop, in this County. And the Rectory and Church of Rushenden in that County, late parcell of the Monastery of Lenton. This Rectory, with the Advowson of the Vicarage, Pat. 6 E. 6. par. 5. 6 E. 6. Ian. 11. after the dissolution of Fotheringay, was, amongst other things, granted to Iohn and William Dodington. B. It was Robert Earl of Kingstons.

The Vicarage was 8 ^l. when the Prior of Wirksop was Patron. Now in the Kings Books it is 6 ^l. 18 ^s. 6 ^d. ob. and the Lady Katherine Hutchinson Patroness.

In the Church are old Monuments of the Willughbyes, which are represented in the two following Pages.

Thorp, (a Village.) Buzzard, Bochart.

IT was a Berne of Broughton, which Earl Al­gar had before the Conquest, and answered the Tax as ten Bovars. The Land was sufficient for ten Oxen; Lib. [...] ▪ in the Confessours time it was va­lued at 40 ^s. the Conquerour had it in his own hand, and then it was a waste Berne; there was twelve Acres of Medow valued at 2 ^s.

Here was another share of Roger de Busli's Fee belonging to Wisoe, which Odincar, Lord of [Page 38] Willeby, had before rated to the Geld as seven Bovats. There was six Acres of Medow then valued at 2 ^s.

Of the Tain-Land in Willebi, viz. two Bo­vats ½. ad geldam, was Soc to Earl Algars part of this Thorp, in which were two Sochm. with three Carucats, or Plowes, and three Acres of Medow belonging to Gatham.

This part, it seems, Se [...]lo Blundus held, and gave two parts of the Tythe of his Demesne here to the Priory of Lenton, Reg. Lent. at the foundation there­of in the time of Henry the first, as many other of William Peverels dependents did of theirs in oth [...]r places. Here was likewise a Mill shortly after given by Robert Bluet, Reg. Lent. p. 39. and confirmed by Warnerius de Insula to the said Priory, for his own Souls health and his Brothers, to wit, Hugh the Prior, and Radulph. Thomas Dispenser, 13 Ioh. with the daughter and heir of Hugh de Insula, I [...] Lib [...]. Rub. [...]. 151. I [...]q. 13 [...] Pipi­relli de Nott. had three Knights Fees in Northaunte­scir of the honour of Pipirell, of Nott. in Hi­bernby in Northaunt. two in Lubestorp; in Leicestershire, three parts; and in Torp, in Nott. a fourth part. B. This part afterwards came to the Normanvills. Raph de Normanvill paid 12 ^s. for a fourth and seventeenth part of a Knights Fee of the honour of Peverell, Test. de N [...]v. in Thorpe, in the time of H. 3.

That of Roger de Buslies Fee was held by the Lovetots of Wirksop and Wisow; Alice, the daughter of Matilda de Lovetot, held the fourth part of a Knights Fee of her Mother, and she of Alice, Countess of Ew.

The Kings part Albani Earl of Arundell had, under whom Iohn Bochart held the third part of a Knights Fee, about the beginning of Henry the third, Te [...]t. de N [...]v. from whom it was called Thorpe Bos­sarte.

Hugh de Albini, brother and heir of William de Albini, late Earl of Arundell made Fine with the King, 18 H. 3. for two thousand five hun­dred Marks to have Seizin, Fin. 18 H. 3 pa [...]. 1. [...]. 11. and the Kings Term till he should come of Age, of all the Lands and Castles, &c. which were the said Earls his bro­thers, and of the Lands which came to him by inheritance from R. Earl of Chester and Lin­coln his Uncle, &c. Whereupon the several She­riffs then had the Kings Precept to give him Seizin accordingly, and amongst the rest, the Sheriff of Nott. and Derb. besides many other Fees in the County of Darby, of this third part of a Knights Fee in Thorpe Bochard.

Robert de Derley, 4. E. 1. is found to have held a Messuage, [...]. 4 E. 1. [...]. 1. and Garden in Derley, in the County of Darby, of Henry de Der­ley, and others, and the Mannor of Nether­haddon, in the same County of the King in Ca­pite, and the Mannor of Wisowe, in this County, of Thomas de Lovetoft paying homage and 10 ^l. per annum, and the Mannor of Thorpe, of Rand. Moryn, paying Homage and 1 ^d. a year for all his Services, and that his son and heir Ro­bert was then fifteen years old. In the same year, Oct. 26. the King assigned Cecily the wife of the said Robert de Derly one Mess. and 7 ^l. 5 ^s. of Land and Rent in Thorpe for her Dowry, Cla [...]s. 4 E. 1. m. 3. and the next year after, Claus. 5 E. 1. par. 1. [...]. 1. E C [...]a [...]t. pen. G. Arms [...]r. viz. 5 E. 1. commanded Thomas de Normanvill his Steward, concerning it again. Rob. de Derley, and Margaret his wife, 33 E. 1. re­leased all their right in the Advowson of the Church of Thorpe Bozard to Iohn de Segrave and his heirs, and the year after, viz. 34 E. 1. levyed a Fine of one Mess. one Bovat of Land, Hell. 34 E. 1 and the said Advowson of Thorpe to the said Iohn de Se­grave. The said Robert de Derley, and Marga­ret his wife, 6 E. 2. levyed a Fine, Pasc. 6 E. 2. by which they settled six Mess. and eleven Bovats of Land, with the Appurtenances in Thorp Bussard, upon Iohn their son, and Ioan daughter of Simon Pou­ger, of Wylestrop, and the heirs of the body of the said Iohn; to which Fine Nicholas de Widmerpole, and Thomas his son, set to their claim.

Iohn de Segrave, Senior, Esc. 19 E. 2. n. 88. & n. 91. 19 E. 2. was found to have held one Mess. and one Bovat of Land in Thorp Bossard of the Lords of Barowe, as parcell of the Mannor of Thorp Bossard, which Robert de Derley then held of those Lords, and that Iohn de Segrave, son and heir of Stephen de Segrave, son of that Iohn was his Cousin and heir, and then above nine years old; he held the Ad­vowsons of the Churches of Thorpe and Bo­nington, and divers Mannors in Darbishire, Bretby, and Roscelaston, and Lands in Repin­don and Tikenhal, which the said Iohn, and Christian his wife, then living, had of the gift of Edmund Earl of Arundell, &c. Elizabeth daugh­ter and heir of the last Iohn de Segrave carried it to the Family of Mowbray, Dukes of Norfolk, B. from whom it descended to the Lord Barkeley, who in Queen Elizabeths time sold it to Mr. Arm­strong.

Henry Temple, of Thorp, in the Clotts, by his Deed dated on the Feast of St. George, Ex Autogr. apud Thorpe pen. G. Arm­strong col­lat. per S. K. 38 E. 3. granted to Raph Basset, Knight, and Hugh Annesly 20 ^l. per annum, during his own life out of his Lands and Tenements in Thorpe, with a clause of difference. Maud Temple, Widow, 51 E. 3. granted to Robert Armstrong, and Margaret his wife, the moyety of the Mannor of Thorpe, to find her Meat, E [...] iisdem Chart. apud Thorp. per S. K. Drink, and Cloaths during her life.

Thomas Columbell, and Margaret his wife, gave one Mess. and six Virgats of Land here to Iohn Columbell, and Thomas Warin (Parson of this place) 14 H. 4. and Iohn Armstrong, son and heir of the said Margaret, confirmed it for Thomas Columbells life.

Nicolas de Thorp, 9 R. 2. was found by the Jury to have held the Moyety of the Mannor of Thorpe, together with Robert Armstrong, Esc. 9 R. 2. n. 51. and Margaret his wife, who held the other half in right of the said Margaret of the King in Ca­pite, by the Service of making suit to the Wa­pentak of Rishcliff from three weeks to three weeks; and finding two Franke-pledges at the great Turn of Rishcliff, and Thomas, son and heir of the said Nicolas, was then twelve years old.

The Family of Armstrong flourished here, and by degrees became possessed of the whole Town­ship, and some neighbouring Mannors, as is already noted.

The Kings Commissioners, I [...]q. de Inclausuris & decas. dom. temp. H. 8. 9 H. 8. sitting at Nott. on Munday, the Eve of the Nativity of the blessed Mary, found that Gabriel Armstrong, Gent. had been, and then was Seised of eighty, and of ten Acres of Arable Land, apt for the

• [Page 39]Robertus Armstrong de Thorp in le Clots 11 R. 2.-Margareta fil. Henrici del Temple vidua 15 R. 2.-Thom. Columbell de Derley, marit. 2.
  • Johannes Armstrong obiit 1421.-Felicia fil. Hug. Willughby Clerici.-Rad Bingham, marit. 2.
    • Hugo Armstrong ob. 17 E. 4.-Joana.
      • Johannes Armstrong ob. 1485.-Joana fil. Hug. fil. Roberti Teverey de Stapleford ob. 1483.
        • Thom. Armstrong ob. 5 H. 8.-Philippa fil. Ricardi Villers.-Joan fil.... Hampton.
          • Gabriel Armstrong ob. 2 E. 6.-Doroth. fil... Thurland.-Margeria fil. Alex. Buxam.
            • Hugo Armstrong ob. 15 Eliz.-Maria fil. Hen. Sacheverell de Radcliff.
              • Gab. Armstrong-Margar. fil. Th. Knyveton de Mircaston.
                • Gilbertus Armstrong-..fil... Rice. Fortune Pacy 2.
                  • Gabriel Armstrong-....fil.... Min.
                    • Gabriel Armstrong aet. 20. 1672.-....fil.... T. Wells.
                    • Eliz.
                    • Marg.
                    • Rebecca.
                  • Hugo.
                • Gervas. de Scarrington
                • Eliz. fil. & haer. R. Shipman.
                • Hugo Cler.
                • Dan.
              • Helen. ux. Turvile.
              • Jana ux.. Fitz-Herbert.
              • Luc. ux. Nic. Raynes.
            • Edm.
            • ...ux. More.
            • ...ux. Elton.
            • Francisca.
          • Alex.
          • Ricardus.
          • Johannes.

sowing of Grain in Thorpe in le Clotts, and so seized, did the fourteenth of March, 6 H. 7. the said Acres inclose with Hedges and Ditches, and so inclosed convert to pasture. Inclosing the Lordship (as it doth in all places where the soil is any thing good in this County for certain) hath so ruined and depopulated the Town, that in my time, there was not a House left inhabited of this notable Lordship (except some part of the Hall, Mr. Armstrong's house) but a Shepherd only kept Ale to sell in the Church, which is still presentative, and to it all the Tythes belong, pay­ing 20 ^s. per annum, the Pension to Lenton.

The Rectory of Thorpe was 10 ^l. value, and Mr. Barkeley Patron, Ms. I. M. now in the Kings Books it is 12 ^l. 9 ^s. 4 ^d. ob. and Gabriel Armstrong is Patron.

Widmerpole. Doomesd. Wimarspol. Wimears Poll or Spear: or, Wide mere poole.

IN Wymarspol, of the Fee of Raph Fitz-Hu­bert, lay to Boney as much as was assessed to the Dane-geld, as one Bovat; this continued with Boney. But here was, of the Tain-Land, a Mannor which one William had before the Con­quest, Lib. Dooms. and paid for it in the publick Tax, as eleven Bovats. The Land was two Car. Aldene had there fourteen Sochm. two Vill. two Servants, with six Plows or Car. and twenty Acres of Me­dow. In the time of King Edward the Confes­sour, this was valued at 40 ^s. of the Conquerour at 30 ^s. There four Tains had Lands, which paid the Geld as six Bovats. The Land was one Car. Alden had there one Sochm. with three Oxen in Plow, and six Acres of Medow. In the Confes­sours time this was 20 ^s. then when the Survey was taken 6 ^s.

It seems there was almost continually suits be­tween the Family of Crumbewell and that of He­riz, and their posterity for this place: for Raph de Crumwelle, 1 R. 1. is certified by the Sheriff Raph Murdach to owe five Marks, Pip. 1. R. 1. for hastening his right here against Robert de Heriz; but the Record saith he yet had not right. Raph de Crumbewell, 5 H. 3. claimed against Ivo de He­riz three parts of a Knights Fee in Wydmerpol, Pl. apud Westm. Trin. 5 H. 3. ro. 22 in the County of Nott. whereof Haldoen his Ancestor was seized in the time of King Henry the elder ( viz. the first) from whom the right descended thus, viz. from Haldoen to Hugh his son, from him to Raph his son, whose son and heir Raph, was Father of the said Raph de Crumbewell then claiming. The great suit in the time of Henry the sixth was between Raph Lord Crumbwell, and Sir Henry Pierpont, as in Gun­naston will be noted, where the descent of this Family of Heriz shall also be inserted, being Lords of that as well as of this place.

William de Heriz, by the consent of his wife Aelina (daughter and heir of Robert de What­ton) and of Robert de Heriz his brother, Reg. Lent. 109. gave Arnald his man, of Widmerpole, with his whole Land, viz. four Bovats, and all customes and services thereto belonging, and his Mill at Widmerpole, and Wood out of his Woods [Page 40] at Huccanal, to make and mend it for ever; and half his Mill at Gonolveston, and the like power in his Woods there, and divers other things, to God and the Church of Lenton upon the great Altar, whereon this gift was offered by himself and his wife, in the presence of very many Wit­nesses, Robert de Heriz, and William his Uncle, Simon son of Richard, and Herbert his brother, William Pietas (Pitty), and Roger his brother, Robert the Sheriff, and William his brother, Ro­bert, Raph, and William his son, Henry the Clerk of the Sheriff, and Henry of Huccanal, and Henry Medicus (Leech), Roger de Burthon, and Peter Palmer, Reginald de Aslacton, Walter de Whatton, and Richard his son, Ambrose, and Iohn, Plungun, and Fulc servants of Sir Vlf de Wydmarpole, and Gilbert the Parson, and many others there named; Robert (de Heriz) his brother confirmed the gifts, and gave his whole Portion of Corn, growing on his Land at Wid­merpole, with his Body to be there ( viz. at Lenton) Christianly buried.

Ivo de Heriz, 13 Joh. is certified to hold four Knights Fees of the honour of Peverell, [...]ib. Rubr. I [...]q. de Hon. &c. Hon. Piperelli, fol. 151. in Nott. and Derb. viz. in Oxcroft half a Fee, in Gun­nelveston half a Fee, in Widmarepol one Fee, in Tibbesell Oggedestone, &c. one Fee.—

The last Iohn de Heriz by Fine, 18 E. 2. set­tled this Mannor of Gunaldeston, Trin. 18 [...]. 2 and the Darbi­shire Lands, Winfeild and Tibghelf on himself for life; then on Roger Beler for his life; then to Roger, the son of the said Roger Beler, and Mar­garet the elder daughter of Richard de la Rivere, Knight, and the heirs of their Bodies; then to Thomas Beler, son of Roger, and to Margaret, the younger daughter of the said Richard de la Revere, and the heirs of their Bodies; remain­der to the right heirs of the said Iohn de Heriz.

This Mannor, and that of Gunaldeston, after they had passed through the Families of Beler and Swillington, by the help of another Fine levyed 9 H. 5. or 1 H. 6. by Sir Iohn Gray, of Ingle­by, in the County of Lincoln, and Margaret his wife, daughter and (after the death of her brother Iohn) heir of Sir Roger Swillington, wherein the last remainder was to the right heirs of Sir Iohn Heriz, and by a great suit in the time of Henry the sixth were, amongst others, upon at­tonement obtained by the Family of Perpoint, descended of Sarah, sister of Sir Iohn Heriz; and the Right Honourable Henry, Marquess of Dorchester is now Lord of this Mannor by inhe­ritance from his Ancestors of Heriz.

There is an Ancient Family which had their Sirname from their residence here, which are still owners of considerable Lands in this Lord­ship. Ex Autog. pen. Ios. Widmerpole Ar. The first that I have noted of them, out of their own Evidences, is in the time of Henry the third, where Iohn, the son of Iohn de Leke, conveyed three Bovats, and one Messuage in Widmerpole to Nicolas, the son of Henry de Tydesworth; and in another Deed Walter, son of Walter Salmon, of Widmerpole, and Alice his wife released all their claim in three Bovats, and one Mess. viz. those two which Iohn de Valeye, Father of Alice, held of Iohn Plunchun, and one Bovat of Iohn de Heriz, to Nicolas, son of Henry de Diddisworth. William de la Valeye, 12 E. 1. of Widmerpole passed four

• Henricus de Diddisworth
  • Nicolas de Widmerpole.
    • Nicolas de Wid­merpol.-Matilda 12 E. 1.-Alicia, 10 E. 2.
      • Thom. de Widmer­pol, 15 E. 2.-Elizabetha fil. & haer. Will. 10 E. 2. 31 E. 1.
        • Robertus de Widmarpole-Alicia, 16 E. 3.
          • Nicolas de Widmerpole
            • Johannes de Widmerpole, Ar.-Fina, 16 R. 2.
              • Nicolas de Widmerpole-Elizabetha, 22 H. 6.
                • Johannes de Widmerpole, senior, 5 H. 7.
                  • Johannes de Wydmerpole, Ar. 6 H. 8.
                    • Edwardus Widmerpole de Everton, 6 Eliz.-
                      Ex Copia Lib. Visi­tat. pen. Reason Mel­lish, Gen.
                      Dorothea fil. ... Danby Com. Ebor.
                      • Will. Widmerpole 6 Eliz.-
                        Ex Copia Lib. Visi­tat. pen. Reason Mel­lish, Gen.
                        Anna fil..... Grimston de Need, in Com. Ebor.
                        • Georgius Widmerpole de Wid. 1614.-
                          Ex Copia Lib. Visi­tat. pen. Reason Mel­lish, Gen.
                          Jana fil. Termine Russell de Torchaster.
                          • Josephus Widmerpole sine prol.-Anna fil. Mat. Pal­mer mil. relict... Daniel
                          • Nicol.
                            • Josephus Widmerpole.
                            • Nicolas.
                          • Georgius.
                        • Thom.
                        • Hug.
      • Robertus, 10 E. 2.
        Ex Autog. in Chartu­lar. de Widmerpol [...].

• Willielmus de Sheffeild­nepos Nigelli de Lovetot.
  • Rob.
  • Will. de Shefeud Dom. de Wisou, 15 E. 1.-Avicia, 27 E. 1.
    • Thom. de Widmer­pol, 15 E. 2.-Elizabetha fil. & haer. Will. 10 E. 2. 31 E. 1.
    • Tho. fil. Adae Walkelin.-Margeria.

Acres of Land there to Nicolas, Ex Autogr. Ib. son of Nicolas de Widmerpole, and Maud his wife. Iohn, son of Sir Iohn de Heriz, Knight, 31 E. 1. granted and released to Nicolas, son of Nicolas de Wid­merpole, marriage, relief, &c. for Lands which the said Nicolas held of William, son of Robert de la Valeye, then within age. Thomas, son of Nicolas de Widmerpole, married Elizabeth, daugh­ter and heir of William de Sheffeld, of Wisou, as there is shown, by whom he had issue Robert, which made a great increase in the Patrimony of this Family there and elsewhere, Ms. I. M. which yet con­tinueth at this place.

The Rectory was 15 ^l. and Mr. Perpoint Pa­tron. Now in the Kings Books it is 14 ^l. 16 ^s. 0. ob. and the Marquess of Dorchester Patron.

Staunton on the VVolds. Stony Town.

THere was a Mannor in Stauntune of the Fee of R. Earl Moriton, which before the Conquest Stori (a great man in these parts) had, and discharged it to the publick Tax for 3. ½. Bo­va [...]. The Land was one Car. There Alured the man (or Tenant) of the Earl had one Car. six Vill. three Bord. with two Car. (or P [...]owes) there was twenty Acres of Medow. Lib. Dooms. This in the Confessours time was 40 ^s. value, in the Conque­rours 20 ^s. Another Mannor here of the [...] Earls Fee, Frane had before the Conquest, and paid to the Geld for it as one Bov. ⅓. the Land was half a Car. when the survey was made; three Vill. had there one Car. or Plow. In Stantune belonged to Plumptrée as much as paid the Dane-Geld for half a Bovat. There one Vill. had five Oxen in Flow, this was of the Fee of Roger de Busli. Here was also some of William Peverells Fee of the Soc of Clifton, which paid the Geld for two Bov. ¼. which with what was of that sort in Willebe, Cauord, and Normantune, was two Car. of Land, and there were upon it four Sochm. one Vill. one [...]ord. having three Car. There William Peverell had in Stantune one Car. (or Plow) and two Acres of Medow.

Peter Fitz (or son of) Osbert held the fifth part of a Knights Fee here, Test. de Nev. in the time of Henry the third, of the Honour of Peverell, and about 21 E. 1. Cecilia, daughter of Seman de Stokes held the eighth part of a Fee of the same Honour. Pl. de Banco. Mich. 18 E. 1. ro. 71. Nicolas, son of Seman de Stoke, could not say in a suit he brought but that three others, not named, held Lands in Staunton upon Seggeswold, be­sides Thomas de Rempston, and Cecilia his wife, who were therefore dismissed.

Robert de la Sauce held here the eighth part of a Knights Fee of the Honour of Peverell all the time of Henry the third, Test. de Nev. and is mentioned still, 11 E. 1.

There was a Fine levyed at York, 30 E. 1. between Raph de Vylers, Mich. 30 [...]. 1. Quer. and Iohn de Ly­mare, and Cecilia his wife, Deforc. of the Man­nor of Staunton by Keworth, whereby it was settled on the said Iohn and Cecily, and the heirs which he should beget on her Body; remainder to the right heirs of Cecily; from this man 'tis like it had the name of Stanton Lymar.

There was another Fine, 10 E. 2. between Nicolas de Wydmerpole, T [...]in. 10 E. 2 and Alice his wife, and Robert, son of the said Nicolas, Quer, and Du­rand de Wydmerpol, Deforc. of six Mess. and eight Virg. of Land, with the Appurtenances in Widmerpole, and Staunton by Wydmerpol, thereby settled on the said Nicolas, Alice, and Robert for life; remainder to Thomas, son of Nicolas, and the heirs of his body; remainder to the right heirs of Nicolas. Iohn, son of Iohn de Staunton Lymar, Es [...]. 3 E. 3. W. 17. held at the day of his death the Mannor of Stanton Lymar, of Thomas de Wid­merpole by the service of the service of the eighth part of a Knights Fee, Cecily and Margaret, 3 E. 3. were found to be his dau [...]ters and heirs.

The Family of Sibthorp, as in that place may be seen, had interest here. So that of Swilling­ton, as in Boney; and so had that of Clifton, as in that place may be observed, which now re­mains intire owners of this whole Enclosed and depopulated Lordship.

The Rectory was 46 ^s. 8 ^d. and Mr. Stainton Patron. Now in the Kings Books it is 2 ^l. 13 ^s. 4 ^d. and Sir Ger. Clifton Patron, as his Ancestor was in the time of Edward the third.

Keyworth. Doomsd. Cauord.

PRobably Cai's Hall or Village.

Here Stori (named in Stanton) before the Normans came had a Mannor rated to the Tax as three Bov. ⅓. The Land of it was sufficient for one Plow, or one Car. Lib. Dooms. There Alured the man or Tenant of R. Earl Moriton, whose Fee it was, had two Sochm. one Vill. one Bord. with one Car. ½. This in King Edwards time was 20 ^s. in King Williams time 10 ^s. Here was some of Roger de Busli's Fee, Soc to Normanton, rated to the Geld as two Bov. There two Vill. had half a Car. this belonged to Plumptre, but of his Fee here were also three Mannors, which be­fore he came, Harold, Richard, and Frane had, rated to the publick Tax as six Bov. [...]/3. The Land was two Car. There Roger had four Sochm. three Vill. two Bord. having three Car. There was sixteen Acres of Medow. In King Edwards time this was 30 ^s. in King Williams 17 ^s.

Of Raph Fitz-Huberts Fee, In Caworde, Frane had a Mannor before the Conquest, rated to the Tax at five Bov. The Land one Car. ½. There afterwards Raph had one Car. ½. and three Acres of Medow. In King Edwards time valued at 20 ^s. in King Williams at 10 ^s. This usually went with Boney, or most of it.

That of Roger de Buslies Fee, which went not with Plumptre, seems to have been held by the Family of Malnoers, or Malnuers, Lords of Holme. A Fine was levyed, 24 H. 2. before the King at Northampton, Regist. de Thurg. 150. pen. Cecil. Cooper, Ar. the Tuesday next af­ter the Feast of St. Matthew, between the Prior and Canons of Thurgarton, and Leonius de Malnuers, of the Land of Kaword, for which the said Leonius gave them 7 ^s. Rent in Medow, viz. four Acres wanting a Rood in Estemore, in the Mannor of Holme, and all Wolriche­medwe. Walter de Hulmo at the request, Ib. 68. and with the consent of Agnes his wife, and Iohn his heir gave the Church of Kaeworth, to God and the Church of St. Peter at Thurgarton, for the health of his own Soul, and his Ancestors, and for the soul of Swain de Hoiland, his wives Father, and the soul of Robert, son of Levenad, who gave the same Church to the said Priory. Iohn, son and heir of the said Walter, confirmed the gift. Ib. Iames de Keworth, son of this Iohn, enfeoffed Iohn Barry of Lands in Basingfeld, as in that place may be observed, and I suppose here also.

Henry Perpount, and Annora his wife, Fl. Pas [...]. 12 E. 1. rot. 46. fol. 111▪ 12 E. 1. claimed against Maud Barry (wife of Iohn) [Page 42] two Mess. and five Virgats of Land in Kewrth, and against Richard Barry (her son) five Mess. and six Virgats of Land, and ten shillings Rent in the same Town, and Basingfeild, of which Iames de Kewrth, Cousin of the said Annora, whose heir she then was, was seized. Richard Barry pleaded the said Iames dyed not seized, and the Jury found for him accordingly.

The Jury found, 13 E. 1. that Iohn Barry, quondam Husband of Maud had his Bull and Boar at Keiworth, Pl. de Banc. Mich. 13 E. 1. ro. 22. fol. 152. free to go and eat in the Corn, Medows, or any other place in the said Town, where he would. And that it was as the said Maud alledged in her answer by reason of the Tenements and Advowson of the Church in the said Town, in which she was at that time in­dowed: Therefore Thomas de Rempston, who had taken and impounded [...] Bull because he eat of his Corn, was in mercy (cast). These Bar­ryes were Lords of Torlaston, where more con­cerning them is noted, B. the heir of the last of them being married to ... Pendock. William Pen­docke, and Iohn his son sold their interest here to diverse Freeholders, and the Advowson of the Church to Sir George Parkins in our time. This Mannor and Advowson, whereof Thomas Barry dyed seized, Esc. 19 H. 8. 18 H. 8. March 4. leaving Iohn his son and heir, about twelve years old, was held of Sir William Perpount of Holme, except one Mess. and four Bovats of Land, held of the heirs of Henry Ellershawe in socage by fealty, and 6 ^d. rent yearly. There yet remains of this last name in the Town.

Hugh, son of Hugh de Somervile, of Keword, gave to God and the Church of Lenton one Bo­vat of Land in Keword, Regist. de Lenton in Bibl. Cotton 105. which Azor held, to which Deed were Witnesses Mr. Richard his brother, and Gervas his brother, Robert Ande­gavensis, &c. Gervas, son of Gervas de Clifton, Stephen the Priest of Wilford, and Elias his son, Geoffrey Lutterell. Gervase de Somervile ac­knowledged to owe to the Lord of Boney yearly, Ib. 108. the service of the fourth part of a Knights Fee for twelve Bovats (or Oxgangs) which he held of him in Kaworth, and 8 ^s. for ten Bovats more of another part. Walter de Holme passed the Church of Kaword to Geoffrey de Somerville. Reg. Lent. 108.

Philip Marc, and Anne his wife purchased Lands of several people here, which was of the Fee of Hugh de Bellomonte (which I take to be of that which was Earl Moritons) nine Bovats, whereof the said Philip (who was Sheriff of Nott. and Derb. the latter part of King Iohns Reign, Rot. Pip. and seven or eight years of the beginning of Henry the thirds) gave with his Body to Lenton, where it lay honourably entombed, as his said wifes confirmation imports. And Sabi­na, who had been the wife of Hugh Bellomont, for 4 ^s. and a quarter of Rye in her very great need, released her Dower in three Bovats and an half of the nine to the said Priory, and swore up­on the holy Gospels (a custom very common in those times and occasions) that she would never go against her release, nor any way else disturb the quiet possession of them. Here then were other owners, as Robert de Orleans, and one Robert de Glamorgan, Knight, who settled his Lands here, and his Rent out of Bradmere, up­on his brother William Glamorgan for his Life, in the year 1290. Mr. William de March, the King of Englands Treasurer was a witness to his Deed.

Richard de Lec, 7 R. 1. paid one Mark to have seizing of four Bovats in Chaword, Pip. 7 R. 1. which he forfeited for being in Rebellion with Earl Iohn (a fault whereof many of this County were at that time guilty). Sampson, son of Alan de Leke, 44 H. 3. for four Marks of Silver, Reg. Le [...]t. Ib. released to the Prior and Covent of Lenton four Bovats, which he had recovered in the Kings Court; so did Henry, son and heir of Gervase de Wilford, which his said Father recovered in the said K. Court before the Justices Itinerant at Nott. 43 H. 3. William, son of Richard Sampson de Leyk, 27 E. 1. remised to William de Schefeud, Ex Autogr. pen. T [...]o. Rosell de Ratcliff, Ar. and Avicia his wife, Sir Iames de Sutton, and Agnes his wife, and to Alice Barry, and their heirs the Homages, fealty, wards and relief of the Lands and Tene­ments which Raph Bugge had of the gift of Sam­son de Leyk, his Grandfather in Keworth, and granted that he the said William Samson would defend them against all men from the view of Frank-pledge.

There was a Fine levyed, Pasc. 4 E. 2. 4 E. 2. between Robert, son of Robert, son of Henry de Keworth, and Alice daughter of Gervas le Frankeleyn, of Keworth, Quer. and Gervas le Frankleyne, Deforc. of one Mess. five Bovats and an half of Land, with the Appurtenances, thereby settled on the said Robert, and Alice, and the heirs of their bodies; remainder to the right heirs of the said Robert. There was another Fine, Pasc. 19 E. 2. 19 E. 2. be­tween Gerv. Frankeleyn, of Keworth, Quer. and Iohn Rosell, of Cotegrave, Deforc. of four Mess. and five Virgats of Land, with the Appur­tenances in Keworth and Wishowe, by it settled on the said Gervase for life; remainder to Ri­chard, son of Robert le Iorz, of Lughburgh, and Agnes his wife, and the heirs of their bodies; remainder to Agnes, daughter of the said Gervas and the heirs of hers; remainder to the right heirs of the said Gervas.

Two Tofts and three Bovats here in the Tenure of William Sewell, Part. 12. Pat. 38 H. 3 were Nov. 24. 38 H. 8. granted by the King to Iohn Bellowe, and Iohn Broxholme, Esquire, and their heirs, which late belonged to the Monastery of Derley, in Darbi­shire.

Queen Eliz. Feb. 27. in the eighteenth of her Reign, granted to Anthony Rotsey, Pat. 18 E part. 7. and William Fisher one Mess. and seven Bovats, with another Mess. and Croft, and a Toft, and half a Bovat, in the occupation of Iohn Sewell, &c. lately belonging to the Monastery of Lenton in Key­worth.

The Rectory was 8 ^l. and Mr. Barry Patron. Ms. I. M. Now it is 7 ^l. 5 ^s. 0. in the Kings Books, and Isham Parkins, Esquire, Patron.

Boney.

PRobably from Reeds. This place in the time of King Edward the Confessour was the Free­hold of one Levenot, who had other considerable places in this County, as Kirkeby in Ashfeild, Annesley, Lib. Dooms. and some others, in all which Raph (son of, or) Fitz-Hubert is certified in the Book of Doomsday to be his Successor; his Man­ner in Bonei was rated to the publick Taxation as two Carucats. The Land was (sufficient for six Plows, or) six Carucats. There Raph had in Demesne two Carucats, and eighteen Villains, and seven Sochm. and two Bord. having seven Car. There was a Church and a Priest, and one Mill 12 ^d. and one hundred and sixty Acres of Me­dow, and small Wood ten qu. long and one broad. In the Confessours time it was 4 ^l. value, when the survey was made in the Conquerours 60 ^s.

Odo de Boneia held much Land hereabouts of the Fee of Raph Fitz-Hubert in the time of Hen­ry the first, Reg. Lent. 104. for he then gave the Church of Bar­ton, and his part which was half the Church of Adinborow, and two parts of the Tythe of his Demesne here and in Bradmere, to the Church of Lenton at or near the foundation. And not very long after one Edward, and Aeliz his wife, granted, Ib. 4. to the Church of the holy Trinity at Lenton, whatsoever his Ancestor Odo gave: to his Deed, amongst others, were Witnesses Raph Barre, Ranulf de Insula, Hugh de Boney and Raph his son, Ernald and his sons.

There was a Precept to Ivo de Heriz, 3 H. 3. to let Philip Marc have the custody and marriage of Raph, Claus. 3 H. 3 m. 14. son and heir of Anker de Fressunville; and another to the Sheriff of Nott. 6 H. 3. to take into the Kings hand the Lands which Iulian, Fi [...]. 6 H. 3. part. 1. m. 2. the daughter of Hubert Fitz-Raph died, seized of, the marriage of her son and heir being granted by the King to Philip Marc. The sea [...] of this Ba­rony was at Cruch, now Criche in Darbishire. Raph de Fressenville held of the Barony of Hubert Fitz-Raph five Knights Fees, Test. de Nev. and a tenth part in Boney, Barton, Bradmere, Scarde [...]live, and Cruch, with the Appurtenances. The King be­ing at Nott. Decemb. 1. 36 H. 3. granted to Raph de Frescheville free Warren in all the De­mesne Lands of his Mannors of Boney in Notts. C [...]. 36 H. 3. m. 26. Cruch, Scardeclive, Alwoldeston, Chelar­deston in Derbishire, and Cusswortham in York­shire.

Raph de Frechevill confirmed to the Abby of Derley the gifts of his Ancestors, [...] Regist. de Derley. p. 115. viz. of William Fitz-Raph ▪ and Robert his Son, of the Advowson of St. Michael in Darby, and the Chappel of Alwoldeston; of Hubert Fitz-Raph, the Advowson of the Churches of Cruch and Scardecliff, and Chappell of Pal­terton, and some other things which he gave for the souls of Edelina and Sara his wives. The said Hubert Fitz-Raph in the year 1175. confirmed to these Canons the Land of Pentri [...], and of Rippele, Ib. 134. and of Ulkerthorp, and that Land of Chilwell, which belonged to the said Mannor of Pentriz, which Land his Father gave, and Raph Fitz-Stephen afterwards granted, and divers other things this Hubert gave them, and so did

• Hubertus de Ria
  Mon. Angl. Vol. 2. p. 900.
  • Radulphus fil. Huberti temp. Will. Conq.
    • Willielmus fil. Rad
      • Robertus.
    • Sara-Hubert fil. Rad 1175.-Edelina ux. 1,
      • Ankerus de Fre [...]unvile.-Juliana defunct. 6 H. 3.
        • Radulphus de Freskenvill, 3 H. 3.-Willimina.
          • Ankerus de Frescheynville defunct. 53 H. 3.-Amicia.
            • Radulphus de Freschenvill aet. 22. & amplius 15 E. 1.-Margareta sor. & haer. Nic. Musard Domini de Staveley ob. 7 E. 3.
              • Ankerus de Frechevilie defunct. 14 R. 2.
                • Rad. de Frecheville Chr. mort. 4 H. 5.
                • Gervasius Idiora haer. frat. 4 H. 5.
                  • Petrus de Frecheville Armig. H. 6. ob. 1503.-Matilda ob. 1482.
                    • Johannes de Frecheville ob. Feb. 5. 24 H. 7.-.... fil. & haer. ... de Nutthill.
                      • Johan. Frechevil aet. 15. & marit. ante ob. Patris.-Elizabetha fil. Joh. Leake de Sutton.
                        • Dom. Petrus Frecheville aetat. 16. an. 20 H. 8. ob. 5 P. & M.-Elizab. fil. Ric. Tempest, mil.
                          • Petrus Frechevil-Eliz. fil. Gerv. Clifton, mil.-.....
                            • Dom. Petrus Frecheville-.... fil. Fleetwood.
                              • Johannes Frecheville creatus dom.-.... Frecheville de Staveley per Car. [...]. Feb. 17. 1664. 16 Car. 2.-Sarah fil.- ...Haring­ton.-.. fil. Hen▪ de Vic. Bar.
                                • Marin s. p.-Carol Dom. St. John.
                                • Eliz.-Philip. fil. Ph. Warwick, mil.
                                • Francesca-....... Culpeper.
                      • ... Hug. Annas­ley.-Joana-Johannes Cranmer.
              • Radul.
              • Rad. de Fr. de Palterton ob. 23 E. 3.
                • Joh. de Frecheville de Paltert. ob. 48 E. 3.
                  • Johannes de Frecheville.
  • Hubert de Norw.
  • Adam de Cantia.
  • Eudo Dapifer W. 1.

this Raph de Frecheville, who made an agreement with Raph the Abbat, the Saturday next before the Feast of St. Gregory, the Pope, at Wynefeld in the year 1243. that the Canons should have their Estovers out of the Wood and Hay of Criche, Ib. and confirmed the gift of his Mother Iu­lian of a Bovat of Land in Scardi [...]lyff.

By an Inquisition taken at Boney, Esc. 45 H. 3. n. 24. 45 H. 3. concerning the Lands which were heretofore Raph de Freschervills (son and heir of Anker and Iu­lian [Page 44] before mentioned) in this County, it appears that he held this Mannor in Capite, of the King by the service of a Knights Fee, and that then there were at Boney in Demesne and Villenage sixty and two Bovats of Land, each Bovat worth 6 ^s. 8 ^d. which makes the summ of 20 ^l. 13 ^s. 4 ^d. Item, in Rent of Assize of the Freeholders 55 ^s. 9 ^d. Item, in Cottages there 24 ^s. 9 ^d. Item, the Capital Mess. of Boney worth 6 ^s. 8 ^d. per annum. Item, a Wind-mill one Mark. Item, the said Raph held of Iohn de Musters half a Knights Fee of the Fee of Richmond in Rotingdon, for which he paid the said Iohn 5 ^s. per annum. And that Anker his son and heir was then of full Age. Anker being dead 53 H. 3. his wife Amicia was found to be in the Kings disposal. Esc. 53 H. 3. n. 20. There was an Inquisition taken 15 E. 1. at Nott. before Thomas de Normanvile, Es [...]. 15 E. 1. n. 5. to discover what Lands Ancher de Frechevile held of King Henry the third in his the said Thomas his B [...]ilywick upon the others of Sir Iohn de Leek, Knight, Thomas de Rempston, Nicolas de Widmerpole, Henry Put­trel, Mich. de Leek, &c. who said that at his death the said Anker held of King Henry the third the Mannor of Chruch, in the County of Dar­by, worth 20 ^l. per annum, by the Service of half a Knights Fee, and the Mannor of Palterton in the same County worth 10 ^l. for half a Knights Fee, and the Mannor of Boney in this County of Nott. by the service of two Knights Fees, which was of the value of 20 ^l. per annum; and they said that he likewise held of Sir Raph Musart, in Woodthorp in Darbishire 100 ^s. of Land for a penny per annum; and of Sir William Bardolf, in Alwaston, in that County 100 ^s. Land by the service of two Knights Fees; and that Raph de Fre­cheville, being then above the Age of twenty two years, was his son and heir.

Esc. 19 E. 2. n. 98. Roger Belers, 19 E. 2. held the Mannor of Cruch, of the King in Capite, for a Knights Fee, Raph de Frechevill aliened it (as he did all or most of his part of the Barony) Raph, son of Raph de Frechevill put his claim to the Fine which the said Raph de Frechenvill levyed of the Mannor of Bo­ney, Mich. 18 E. 2. 18 E. 1. to the said Roger Beler and his heirs for ever, who held two parts of this Mannor of Boney; Margaret, the wife of Raph de Frecheville holding the third in Dower. Roger Beler his son and heir was then above seven years old. Alice, the wife of the said Roger Beler be­sought the said Margaret, who was the wife of Raph de Frecheville, for her reasonable Dower out of the Mannor of Crich.

From this time this Noble Family of Freche­ville have been resident at their Mannor of Stave­ly, in Darbishire, the present seat of Iohn Lord Frecheville, two parts whereof, with the Advow­son of the Church, Esc. 7 E. 3. n. 27. this Margaret about 7 E. 3. was about to settle on Anker the son of Raph de Frecheville, deceased and the heirs of his Body. There were two Raphs, sons of Raph de Freche­ville, Esc. the elder whereof settled on the younger about 10 E. 3. the Mannor of Palterton. Raph Frecheville Chivaler, Fin. 14 R. 2. m. 2. son and heir of Anker Fre­cheville, deceased 14 R. 2. Ian. 30. had respite of Homage. Raph Frecheville, Knight, died seized of two parts of the Mannor of Staveley the Munday before the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Esc. 4 H. 5 n. 18. 4. H. 5. Gervase his brother and heir was an Ideot, and above thirty years old at that time. Peter Frecheville, Fin. 27 H. 6. m. 2. son and heir of Gervase, deceased 27 H. 6. had respite of Homage May 17. that year. Iohn, son of Peter Freche­well, one Inq. saith, died seized of two parts of the Mannor of Staveley, 27 Ian. 24 H. 7. ano­ther, Feb. 5. but his Tomb, Ian. 20. 1509. His son Iohn was then about fifteen years old, and had been long married to Elizabeth, daughter of Iohn Leek, of Sutton, Esquire, before his Fathers death. Peter Frecheville, 20 H. 8. was found to be Cousin and heir of the former Peter, Virtute offic. b [...]n­dell. 2. Ex Coll. St. Lo Kni­veton. viz. son of Iohn, son of Iohn, son of the said Peter. This last Peter was Knighted at Leith by the Earl of Hertford, 1544. and had to wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Richard Tempest, &c.

Robert de Swillington, Knight, was by the Jury, Esc. 15 R. 2. par. 1. n. 61. 15 R. 2. found to have held this Mannor of Boney in right of his wife Margaret, as also Gonaldeston, and Widmerpole, and other Lands, and that Robert [rather Roger] de Swillington was his heir.

This Magaret was one of the daughters and heirs of Roger Belers. Richard de Crumewell, Lib. de Fin. Hill. 9 R. 2. Ib. Mich. 9 R. 2. Chr. son of Amicia, sister of Roger de Belers, Knight, held a place of Medow called Eremi­tesmedow, and two Acres in Milnewong, in Boney.

Margaret Ailesford, Esc. 6 H. 5. p. 216, 217. late wife of Roger Swil­lington Chr. 6 H. 5. had the Mannor of Boney to her and her heirs, and Robert Swillington died seized of it. Robert Swillington was then found Cousin and heir of the said Margaret.

Margaret, the wife of Iohn Gray, 8 H. 5. was found sister and heir of Robert Swillington Chr. of this Mannor. Esc. 8. H. 5. p. 259.

Raph Lord Crumwell, Pat. 9 H. 6. part. 2. m. 6. Esc. 8 H. 6· n. 40. 9 H. 6. had this Mannor and Cruch; though the Jury, 8 H. 6. found that Margaret, who was the wife of Sir Iohn Gray, Knight, the daughter of Sir Roger Swil­lington, Knight, died seized amongst others of the Mannors of Wydmerpole, and Gonaldeston, and the Advowsons of the Churches, and of this Mannor of Boney, of one Mess. three Tofts, four Virgats, and one Bovat of Land, and twelve Acres of Medow in Stanton on the Wold, and the Advowson of the Church, two Virg. in Hick­ling, one Cottage, three Tofts, four Virg. in Sutton and Bonington held of Mary, late wife of Sir Thomas Greene, of Kegworth, of two Virg. in Great Léek, &c. and that Elizabeth, the wife of Robert Sampson, of the County of Suffolk, was her Cousin and next heir, viz. the daughter of Thomas, son of Robert, son of Adam, Father of Robert, Father of Roger, Father of the said Margaret, and that the said Elizabeth was then above thirty years of Age. There was a Fine levyed, 4 E. 4. by Humfrey Bourchier, Knight, Lord Crumwell, Claus. 4 E. 4. m. 15. & 5 E. 4. m. 23. and Ioan his wife one of the heirs of Raph Crumwell, Knight, late Lord Crumwell, and Sir Gervase Clifton, Knight, and Maud his wife, another of the heirs of the said Lord Crumwell, to Thomas Tirrell, Knight, Tho­mas Billing, and Richard Illingworth, of the Mannors of Boney and Stanford on Sore, and seven Mess. four Tofts, one Dove-coat, twelve Bovats of Land, fifty Acres of Medow, and 30 ^•. Rent in Staunton on the Wold, Hickling, Great and Little Léek, Sutton, Boninton, and Brad­mere, [Page 45] and the Advowson of Stanton Church in this County, and of the Mannor of Bredes [...]ale, called the Netherhall, and sixteen Mess. four hundred Acres of Medow, two hundred and twenty of Pasture, two of Wood, and 26 ^s. Rent in Breydeshall, in the County of Darby.