1275-05-07, William Westminster

de Mongomery and Stephen de Burgo acknowledge that they to Nicholas de Gukehou and Amice his wife 200 marks; to be levied, of payment, of their lands and chattels in cos. Northampton and this recognisance Nicholas released his right in the mill of and in the meadow called Holm, and in the advowson of the of Eketon, all of which Nicholas and Amice had of the gift of John and he mainperned for Amice that he would cause her to on the morrow of the Ascension next to levy a fine thereof in the court, so that William shall be secure that the mill, meadow, and shall remain to him and his heirs quit of Nicholas and Amice. of agreement between Thomas, abbot of Neuhous, and the of the same, and Peter de Campina, knight, made on Tuesday the of St. John the Apostle, 1275, witnessing that whereas the abbot convent were previously bound to the prioress and nuns of Broddeholm quarters of wheat yearly, the abbot and convent now acknowledge bound to the prioress and nuns in 9 quarters of good and (pacabilis) wheat, to be paid to them at Saxilby within the of the Purification, so that the aforesaid 6 quarters shall be to the abbot and convent in the 9 quarters that are to be received Witnesses: Sir Elias de Raban, Sir Adam de Mohawt, Sir de Novo Mercato, Sir Alexander de Monteforti, knights; Robert de William de Keleby, Peter de Lund. Christiana de Manlea, who is going to parts beyond sea by the king's licence, gives power to Peter son of John and Robert de Feltham to make . attorneys in her place in all pleas for one year, unless she return to England in the meantime. . On Wednesday after St. John ante Portam Latinam, in the third year of king Edward, all the lands that belonged to James son of Sir James de Alditheleg in the counties of Salop, Stafford, and Chester, were divided between Henry de Aldithel[eg ], brother and heir of James, and John de Eyvill and Matilda, his wife, by consent of the parties, and Matilda's dower thereof was assigned, to wit that for the purparty and dower of Matilda of the lands of James, formerly her husband, there feli to and were assigned to John and Matilda as her dower all the Jands that Henry had in the manors of Egmundon, Alstanesfeld, Onecot[e], Aldithel[eg ], Horton, Chesterton, Gravenhungre, Chadkeleg , Haywod, and the town of Chester, except the town of Newport (Noviburgi) with the fish pond and mill of that town, and except the castle of Aldithel[ eg ] and the advowson of the church of that town. Henry and his heirs shall have their lodgings (hospicia) only at Chester, as their ancesters were wont to have. Moreover, John and Matilda shall have as her dower a moiety of all Henry's part of the manor of Ford, and in addition 70s. of yearly rent in that manor, provided that if John and Matilda recover dower of Loxforth and Kempeleg, then Henry shall have out of the said 70s. of yearly rent as much as the dower so recovered shall be worth by extent. Moreover, John and Matilda shall have in dower a moiety of all Henry's part in Wycho Mauban, with all appurtenances, as fully and wholly separately in all and singular the places aforesaid as Henry held the said lands at any time as they were extended by the king's order after the death ot James, Henry's brother. Henry shall have recompence for the said dower of his purparty out of the lands (de terris) that belonged to the said James in the aforesaid counties, [to wit] the manors (maneria) of Marchumleg , Kendesden, Heleg , Newport (Novoburgo), Talk, Beckeleg , Weston, Thursfeld, Enedon, Langesdon, Colde Norton, Tunstall, Burwardeslime, Newhall (Yova Aula), Aston, and Smalewod, together with the ferry (passagio) of Swanebache and Bruneshurst. And a moiety (mediet )f of all Henry's part of Wycho Mauban of the manor of Ford, except 70s. of yearly rent aforesaid from the manor of Ford, and except the knights fees (feod ) that are and may be found without the manors of the dower aforesaid and without the manors of two parts of the dower, which fees ought to be divided into three parts, and one third thereof ought to be assigned to John and Matilda in dower. Moreover, Henry shall assign to John and Matilda from his said lands in a suitable place the value of a third of two parts of the manor of Horesete, co. Cambridge, which belonged to James, in recompence for Matilda's dower of that manor. In case Lady Alice de Bello Campo recover the manor of Horesete against Henry by judgment of the king's court, then Henry shall have again the lands thus to be assigned to John and Matilda for the latter's dower of that manor. Henry grants that if any lands of his brother be found that are not contained in this deed, such lands shall be divided without delay and dower thereof shall be assigned to Matilda. . Henry Owayn acknowledges that he owes to William de Rye 140 marks. For payment of this he found Henry de Mersenton, Roger de Wardenton, Ralph de Burg[o], and Roger Tok as pledges, each of whom constituted words would seem to be intended to apply to the lands mentioned previously, as well Wyche Mauban. of this section is doubtful. . 235 principal debtor, and granted that the money shall be levied of his and chattels in cos. Derby and Stafford in Henry's default.