Holdings
William
Thirnyng, knight
,
John
de
Meeres
,
John
de la
Launde
,
Roger
Welby
,
Nicholas
Motte, late parson of Swineshead church
,
Thomas
Barneby, late parson of Rothwell church
,
Simon
Luffenham
,
William
Auncell
and
John
Ouerton
were lately seised in their demesne as of fee of a rood of land in a field called ‘Smythesfeld’ in Manchester next to the land of
Henry
Longeley
on the north and abutting a rivulet called Irk on the west, part of the manor of
Manchester, with the advowson of
Ashton under Lyne church. By their indented tripartite charter dated at
Swineshead, 4 November 1403, they demised, delivered and confirmed the rood and advowson to Thomas, described as
Thomas
la
Warre, clerk
, for life, remainder in full to
John
de
Assheton, knight
, to hold to himself, his heirs and assigns of the chief lords of those fees by services then owed and customary of right. Thomas died seised in his demesne as of free tenement, remainder after his death to
John
de
Assheton
as above. The rood and advowson are held of
the king
of his duchy of
Lancaster,
service unknown, the rood worth 3d. yearly.
He was lately seised of 4,000 a. waste land and pasture called ‘le Fouldes’ in the hamlet of
Sharples in his demesne as of fee. Described as
Thomas la Warre, clerk, Lord la Warre and
lord of Manchester
, and by his indented charter shown to the jurors and dated 28 January 1404, he granted and confirmed the waste land and pasture to
Henry
Strangeways
and
Henry
de
Longley
, now deceased, and
James
de
Strangeways
s who survives, their heirs and assigns, to hold of the chief lords of the fee by services thence owed and customary of right, rendering 6 marks 6s. 8d. cash yearly to Thomas for his life at Candlemas and Midsummer in equal portions. The waste land and pasture was described as a part of his land, called ‘le Fouldes’ in the hamlet of Sharples, which
Richard son of
Thurstan de Holand lately held of him. He died seised of the rent in his demesne as of free tenement, and Henry, Henry and James were seised of the parcel of land in their demesne as of fee. The plot is held of
the king of his duchy of
Lancaster,
services unknown, annual value £4 6s. 8d.
He was seised of 1,000 a. waste land and pasture called ‘Hordernsolyns’ in
Sharples in his demesne as of fee. Under the same description,
he granted by charter the waste land and pasture, described as a parcel of his land called ‘Holdernsolyns’ within certain boundaries contained in the charter, to the same
Henry,
Henry and
James, to hold as before and rendering 13s. 4d. yearly to Thomas for his life at Midsummer and Candlemas in equal portions. He died seised of this estate in the rent and Henry, Henry and James were seised of the parcel of land in their demesne as of fee. The parcel of land is held of
the king of his duchy of
Lancaster,
service unknown, annual value 13s. 4d.
He was lately seised of 1,000 a. waste land and pasture called ‘Egburden’ in the vill of
Heaton with Halliwell in his demesne as of fee. By his indented charter dated 5 October 1404 and shown to the jurors, described as
Thomas la Warre,
Lord la Warre, he granted and confirmed the waste land and pasture, described as a plot of waste land called ‘Egburghdene’ in the above vill, to
Richard [also given as Ralph] de Radclyf, knight,
John
de
Stoles
, now deceased, and
John
Faukes, chaplain
, who survives, their heirs and assigns, to hold of the chief lords of the fee by services thence owed and customary of right, rendering to Thomas and his assigns 4 marks cash at Martinmas and Pentecost in equal portions during his lifetime. He died seised of this rent in his demesne as of free tenement and Ralph, John and John were seised of the plot of land and waste in their demesne as of fee. The plot is held of
the king of his duchy of
Lancaster,
service unknown, annual value 53s. 4d.
Thomas
bishop of Durham
,
William
Thirnyng, knight
,
John
Henege
,
Nicholas
Motte, parson of Swineshead
,
Richard
Lumbard late parson of Haltham
,
William
Auncell
,
John
Ouerton
and
Richard
Fryth
were lately seised of 30 a. land in the vill of
Manchester in their demesne as of fee. By their indented charter dated 24 September 1411, shown to the jurors, they demised, delivered and confirmed the land, described as two fields in that vill, one called ‘le Halfeld’ and the other ‘le Hardecroft’ adjacent, within certain boundaries contained in the charter, to Thomas described as
Thomas
la
Warre, lately lord of Manchester
for life, remainder to
Nicholas
de
Tildesley, parson of Prestwich church
, now deceased,
Robert
de
Musbury, chaplain
,
Richard
de
Radclif
son of
James
de
Radclif
,
James son of
Henry
de
Strangways
,
Gilbert
de
Okelshagh
,
Henry
de
Bukley
, all now deceased, and
Henry son of
John
de
Strangways
, their heirs and assigns. Thomas died seised of the 30 a. in his demesne as of free tenement, remainder to Nicholas, Robert, Richard, James, Gilbert, Henry and Henry, their heirs and assigns. The 30 a. are held of
the king of his duchy of
Lancaster,
service unknown, annual value 5s.
He was lately seised of the manor of
Cuerdley in his demesne as of fee. Described as
Thomas la Warre, clerk,
Lord la Warre, and by his indented charter dated 20 April 1420 and shown to the jurors, he granted the manor to
Thomas
de
Longley, bishop of Durham
,
Henry
de
Longley
,
John
Henege
and
Richard
Fryth
, their heirs and assigns, to hold of the chief lords of the fee by services thence owed and customary of right, rendering to Thomas during his lifetime £36 5s. 6 3/4d. at Midsummer,
Michaelmas,
Christmas and Lady Day in equal portions. He died seised of this rent in his demesne as of free tenement. The bishop, Henry, John and Richard were and are seised of the manor in their demesne as of fee. The manor is held of
the king of his manor of Halton of the duchy of
Lancaster,
service unknown, annual value £30.
He was seised of 28 messuages, 1,500 a. land, 80 a. meadow, 200 a. pasture, 100 a. wood, 100 a. moor and 12s. 6 1/2d. rent in the vill of
Heaton Norris, in his demesne as of fee tail, to himself and the male heirs of his body, by demise and enfeoffment of
Thomas
de
Longley, bishop of Durham
,
John
Henege
,
Nicholas
Motte, parson of Swineshead church
,
Richard
Lumbard, parson of Haltham church
,
William
Rouceby, vicar of Sleaford church
,
William
Auncell
,
John
Ouerton
and
Richard
Fryth
. They gave the above, described as all messuages, lands, tenements, homage, rents, services, reversions, meadows, pastures, moors, marshes, turbaries, hedges, lanes, roads, waters, fisheries, mills with whatever abutments pertaining or annexed to it both within
Cheshire or elsewhere, woods, wastes, commons both collectively and appending and every other appurtenance which they had in that vill, to this
Thomas
Lord la Warre
and the male heirs of his body, remainder in whole to
James
Strangways
,
James
Holt
,
John
Walsh
,
William
Strangways
and
William
Garnet
, who survive, and
Peter
Massy
, now deceased, their heirs and assigns. Thomas died seised of this estate without male heir of his body, remainder to James, James, John, William and William. The messuages etc. are held of
the king of his duchy of
Lancaster,
services unknown, annual value 10 marks.
He died seised of 3 messuages, 140 a. land, 10 a. meadow and 20 a. pasture in
Greenlow Heath within the following boundaries, in his demesne as of fee tail, to himself and the heirs of his body, by enfeoffment of
Thomas
de
Longley, bishop of Durham
,
John
Henege
,
Nicholas
Motte, late parson of Swineshead
church
,
Richard
Lumbard, parson of Haltham church
,
John
Ouerton
and
Richard
Fryth
. The boundaries are as follows: beginning at ‘le Roocrofte’ and running between ‘le Roocrofte’ and the hedge of ‘Whitacre’ up to the boundary of ‘Shorleton Egge’; and then following this boundary of ‘Shorleton Egge’, between ‘Chorleton Egge’ and Greenlow Heath, up to ‘Balshaghfeld’; and then following from ‘Balshaghfeld’ between the boundary of ‘Russhu’’ and Greenlow Heath up to the boundaries ‘del Holte’; and then following the boundaries between ‘le Holt’ and Greenlow Heath up to the highway which leads from Stockport into
Manchester; and then following the highway up to ‘le Roocrofte’. They gave the above, described as lands and tenements called Greenlow Heath within the aforesaid boundaries, to this
Thomas
Lord la Warre
and the heirs of his body, remainder in whole to
John
le
Byron, knight
,
Robert
de
Langley
,
Robert son of
John
de
Both
and
William
de
Both, clerk
, their heirs and assigns. Thomas died seised of this estate, remainder as before. The messuages, land, meadow and pasture are held of
the king of his duchy of
Lancaster,
service unknown, annual value 40s.
He died seised of 36 a. land and 4 a. meadow in
Manchester called ‘Jonesfeld de Hulton’ and ‘Tugelsfeld’ within the following boundaries, in his demesne as of fee tail, to himself and the heirs of his body, by enfeoffment of the
same feoffees. The boundaries of the land and meadow are as follows: beginning at ‘Barlowecrosse’ in the highway which leads from Manchester up to ‘Stanegge’; and then following the highway up to ‘le lone’ which leads from the highway to Beswick bridge; and then following this lane up to ‘le Shiterbroke’; and then following ‘Shiterbroke’ up to the headland of ‘Daggesfeld’; and then following the hedge between this ‘Doggesfeld’ and ‘Jonesfeld de Hulton’ up to ‘le lone’ which leads from
Ancoats to Manchester; and then following this lane up to ‘Barlowecrosse’ in the aforenamed highway. The feoffees gave the land and meadow, described as lands and tenements in
Manchester called ‘Jonesfeld de Hulton’ and ‘Tugelfeld’ within these boundaries, to
Thomas Lord la Warre and the heirs of his body, remainder in whole to
John
le
Buron, knight
,
Robert
de
Longley
,
Robert son of
John
del
Bothe
and
William
del
Bothe, clerk
, their heirs and assigns. Thomas died seised of this estate, remainder as before. The land and tenements are held of
the king of his duchy of
Lancaster,
services unknown, annual value 16s.
The
same feoffees were lately seised in their demesne as of fee of a messuage and 60 a. land, another messuage and 40 a. land and another messuage and 60 a. land all within the vill of
Manchester and described below, with common pasture in
Theale Moor and common turbary there with free entry and exit to dig, [?dry or ?shake] and carry. By their indented charter dated 20 May 1418 and shown to the jurors, among other things they enfeoffed, demised and handed over to Thomas described as
Thomas
la
Warre, Lord la Warre
, all estate and possession that they had in the messuages and land, to hold to himself and the male heirs of his body of the chief lords of those fees by services thence owed and customary, remainder to
Geoffrey
del
Grenehalgh, senior
, now deceased, and
James
del
Grenehalgh
son of this Geoffrey,
Master
Thomas
Lyes, dean of Auckland St Andrew
, and
lord Nicholas
Hulme, parson of Redmarshall church
, who survive, their heirs and assigns, holding as before. Thomas died seised of the messuages, land, tenements and commons in his demesne as of fee tail without male heir of his body, remainder to James, Thomas and Nicholas and their heirs. The messuages, land, tenements and commons are held of
the king
of his duchy of
Lancaster,
services unknown. The 3 messuages are worth nothing yearly and each acre of the adjacent 160 a. land, by the short hundred, is worth 3d. yearly.
The first messuage and land was described as a messuage with adjacent lands and tenements called ‘Brideshagh’ next to ‘Boukerlegh’ in the hamlet of
Moston, lately in the tenure of
Thomas
le
Bouker
, within the following boundaries: beginning on the south at ‘le yate’ in one side of a lane which leads from the common pasture of Theale Moor to the vill of Manchester; and then following a hedge between this ‘Bridgeshagh’ and a parcel of land of
Moston now in the tenure of
Robert
Shakelok
, up to the common pasture of Theale Moor; and then following this common pasture up to the palisade of
Blackley; and then following this palisade up to the hedge which is between the said ‘Bridgeshagh’ and the tenement lately
John de Jonesse’s in
Moston; and then following this hedge in this lane which leads from the common pasture of Theale Moor to Manchester; and then following this lane up to ‘le yate’ aforenamed.
The second messuage and land was described as another messuage with adjacent lands and tenements called ‘Ouerdraghtgate’ lately in the tenure of
Roger
Molleson
within the following boundaries: beginning at the south against
John
le
Crouther
’s door up to a hedge lying between the lane which leads from
Bradford to
Collyhurst and the said ‘Ouerdraghtgate’; and then following this hedge to ‘le Clough’ which is between a parcel of the rectory of
Manchester’s land, now in the tenure of
Robert
Soundeford
, called ‘le Rydyng’, and the said ‘Ouerdraghtgate’; and then following this ‘Clough’ to a hedge which is between a plot of the said rectory’s land, now in the tenure of
Alexander
Dogeson
, and the said ‘Ouerdraghtgate’; and then following this hedge to the hedge which is between the said ‘Ouerdraghtgate’ and the tenement of
Thomas
Kempe
of Newton; and then following this hedge to the hedge which is between the said ‘Ouerdraghtgate’ and the tenement of the said
John
Crouther
; and then following this hedge to the said lane which leads from Bradford to Collyhurst.
The third messuage and land was described as another messuage with adjacent lands and tenements called ‘Nethirdraghtgate’ with ‘Juddefeld’ and ‘Magotfeld’ then in the tenure of
Robert
del
Both
, within the following boundaries: beginning at the south at ‘le yate’ which leads from the lane from
Newton to ‘Netherdraghtgate’ next to the demesne of
William
del
Halle
of Newton; and then following the hedge which is between ‘Nethirdraghtgate’ and the said lane from
Newton, to the hedge which is between ‘Nethirdraghtgate’ and the tenement of
William
Corker
in Newton of the said rectory of
Manchester; and then following this hedge to the tenement of
John
Crouther
of the said rectory; and then from
John
Crouther
’s tenement to the hedge which is between the said ‘Nethirdraghtgate’ and the land and tenement lately
Henry Jacson’s; and then following this hedge to Collyhurst; and then following the hedge which is between the said ‘Nechirdraghtgate’ and Collyhurst up to the boundaries of ‘Bondrydyng’; and then following the boundaries of ‘Bondrydyng’ to the headland of ‘Longshagh Clough’ which lies in ‘Maincestreheth’; and then from ‘Longshagh Clough’ to the hedge which is between ‘Maincestreheth’ and the said ‘Nechirdraghtgate’; and the following this hedge to the said ‘yate’ which leads from the lane from
Newton to ‘Nethirdraghtgate’.
William
Thirnyng, knight
,
John
de
Meeres
,
John
de la
Launde
,
Roger
Welby
,
Nicholas
Motte, parson of Swineshead church
,
Thomas
Barnaby, parson of Rothwell church
,
Simon
Luffenham
,
William
Auncell
and
John
Ouerton
were lately seised of 3 messuages and 800 a. land in the vill of
Manchester in their demesne as of fee. By their indented charter dated 1 August 1405 and shown to the jurors, they handed over, demised and confirmed the messuages and land to Thomas described as
Thomas
la
Warre, clerk
, and the heirs of his body, to hold of the chief lords of those fees by services thence owed and customary of right, remainder in whole to
Thomas
de
Longley, clerk
, who survives, and
Henry
de
Longley
his brother, now deceased, to hold to themselves, their heirs and assigns as before. The messuages and land were described as all lands, tenements, rents and services which they had in the hamlet of
Crumpsall in
Manchester within the following boundaries: between the hamlet of
Crumpsall and the tenements that were
Thurstan de Holand’s in
Great or Little Heaton; and then following the bank of the river
Irk on the Crumpsall side up to the
Cheetham demesne; and then following the boundaries between this demesne and Crumpsall up to the
Broughton demesne; and then following the boundaries between this demesne and Crumpsall up to the Prestwich demesne; and then following the boundaries between this demesne and Crumpsall up to the tenements that were Thurstan de Holand’s in Great
or Little Heaton; and then following the boundaries between these tenements and Crumpsall up to the said river bank. These lands, tenements, rents and services in Crumpsall were lately part of the manor of
Manchester. Thomas died seised of the messuages, land, tenements, rents and services in his demesne as of fee in the said tail without heir of his body, remainder to
Thomas
de
Longley, clerk
, now bishop of Durham
and his heirs. The messuages and land are held of
the king
of his duchy of
Lancaster,
services unknown, annual value 66s. 8d.
Richard
Lumbard, chaplain
,
John
Faukes, chaplain
, and
Henry
de
Buclegh
were lately seised of 12 a. land and 3 a. wood called ‘Olescroft’, 3 a. land called ‘Tynnecroft’ and 1/2 a. land called ‘Hamelaghton’ in their demesne as of fee. By their indented charter dated 20 April 1410, they demised and confirmed these tenements, and the remainder in full of lands which should revert to Richard, John and Henry as detailed below, to Thomas described as
Thomas
la
Warre, Lord la Warre
, and the heirs of his body, to hold of the chief lords of those fees by services thence owed and customary of right, remainder in whole to
Henry
Strangways, senior
, now deceased, and
James
de
Strangways
,
Richard son of
James
de
Radclif
and
William son of
John
de
Strangways
, who survive, and their heirs holding as before. Thomas died seised of the lands and tenements in his demesne as of fee tail in the said form without heir of his body, remainder to James, Richard son of James and William son of John and their heirs. The lands and tenements are held of
the kingof his duchy of Lancaster,
service unknown, annual value 20s.
The lands and tenements were described as lands and tenements in
Manchester, namely plots of land called ‘Olescroft’, ‘Tynnescroft’ and ‘Hamelaghton’. The lands in remainder are 6 a. land which
Roger
de la
Lache, late parson of Radcliffe church
formerly held for life, and 24 a. land and 12 a. wood, described as a plot of land and wood called ‘les Knolles’ which
William
de
Strangways
holds in that vill of Richard, John and Henry, for a term of years, by demise of
James
de
Prestewych
, who held for the same term by demise of Thomas, named in the writ, reversion to Richard, John and Henry and their heirs; and 12 a. land and 12 a. wood described as another plot of land called ‘Kypersfeld’ which the same James held for a term of years in the same vill by demise of Thomas named in the writ, reversion to the same Richard, John and Henry and their heirs.
John
de
Assheton, knight
, held the
of
Richard
de
Kirkeby, knight
, by fealty and service of 1d. rent yearly. Richard held the manor of
Thomas Lord la Warre,
lord of Manchester
, named in the writ, by fealty and service of 22s. yearly, a hawk (
ancipiter) or 40s., and maintenance of his bailiffs of
Manchester (
puturam ballivorum), of his manor of
Manchester.
Thomas held the
manor of Manchester
for life by grant of
Thomas
Longley, bishop of Durham
,
John
Henege
,
Nicholas
Motte, parson of Swineshead church
,
Richard
Lumbard, parson of Haltham church
,
John
Ouerton
and
Richard
Fryth
, reversion to themselves.
John
de
Assheton
owed the 22s., hawk or 40s., and maintenance to Thomas as chief lord for
Richard
Kirkeby
and his heirs.
Thomas
la
Warre
,
Thomas
Longley
,
John
Henege
, Nicholas,
Richard
Lumbard
,
William
Auncell
,
John
Ouerton
and
Richard
Fryth
and their ancestors, who all had this estate in
the manor of
Manchester from time out of mind, had view of frankpledge and whatsoever pertaining to it, tolls, pickage and stallage in the manor of
Ashton from all tenants and residents in the manor of
Ashton as if pertaining to the manor of
Manchester.
At
Swineshead on 21 September 1413, and by their charter shown to the jurors,
Thomas
Longley
,
John,
Nicholas,
Richard,
William,
John and
Richard granted for themselves and their heirs as much as
John
de
Assheton
, his heirs and assigns had in the
manor and vill of
Ashton under Lyne, from all tenants and residents in the manor of
Ashton and the vill, view of frankpledge and whatsoever pertaining to it from all the same tenants and residents, after the death of
Thomas
Lord la Warre
. By their same charter they further granted for themselves and their heirs that
Richard
de
Kirkeby
,
John
de
Assheton
and his heirs, after the death of
Thomas
la
Warre
, should be quit and discharged against them for the 21s. 11d. of the 22s. rent and of the rent of the hawk and 40s. for the hawk, on condition that
Richard
de
Kirkeby
and his heirs hold the manor of
Ashton of them, their heirs and assigns after
Thomas
la
Warre
’s death by fealty and rent of 1d. at Midsummer and by service of providing for the maintenance of the said bailiffs. Thomas, John, Nicholas, Richard, William, John and Richard remised and released the 21s. 11d. rent... and 40s. for the hawk to
John
de
Assheton
and
Richard
de
Kirkeby
, his heirs and assigns, after the death of
Thomas
la
Warre
.
Thomas died seised of the estate, as above, in the service, maintenances, liberties and rent as of free tenement for life, which were held of
the king
of his duchy of
Lancaster as parcel of the manor of
Manchester,
service unknown, annual value 66s. 8d.
The
same bishop,
John
Henege
,
Richard
Lumbard
and
Richard
Fryth
, who survive, and
William
Thirnyng, knight
,
Nicholas
Motte
,
William
Auncell
and
John
Ouerton
, now deceased, were lately seised in their demesne as of fee of the manor of
Manchester. By their indented charter dated at Swineshead, 6 October 1411 and shown to the jurors, they demised, delivered and confirmed the manor to Thomas described as
Thomas
la
Warre, clerk, Lord la Warre
, for life, of the bishop, William, John, Nicholas, Richard, William, John and Richard and their heirs, performing for them and their heirs the services thence owed and customary to the chief lords of the fee, reversion to them and their heirs. Thomas died seised of the manor in his demesne as of free tenement, except for certain lands and tenements which were part of the manor alienated by Thomas and his previous feoffees, reversion to the surviving bishop, John, Richard and Richard and their heirs by virtue of the reservation. Thomas held the manor of
Manchester, except for the above exception, for life only in the above manner and form and had no other estate. The manor is held of
the king of his duchy of
Lancaster by
knight service, annual value 100 marks.
