Chirograph indented witnessing that, whereas contention was moved in the county [court]...

Chirograph indented witnessing that, whereas contention was moved in the county [court] of Chester before Sir Richard de Mascy, justice of Chester, between Sir William de Brereton, knight, demandant by writ of novel disseisin, of the one part and William de Venables of [-] and Joan, his mother, Ranulf de Astebur' and Alice, his mother, Robert Marshal (marescall') of Astebur' and Cecily, his [mother], Adam son of Adam de Lynton and Cecily, his mother, William de Calvil' and Maud his wife [def]endants, of a field which William de Calvil' held on day of making of [these] presents, except an acre cut off therefrom by a new ditch made by Sir William, and of a place of waste land and heath on the north and west of the said field; which contention ceased, peace being restored between the parties, Tuesday after Whitsunday, 1300, 28 Edward [I] in form under- written, to wit the said William and Joan and the others have released the waste and heath to Sir William with the said acre, bounded as described (St. Oswald's spring (fons), the highway from Astebur' to Middlewich, and Smalwode are mentioned); for this Sir William has released to them the said field as enclosed. In witness whereof the parties to the present chirograph have put to their seals. Witnesses:— Sir Richard de Mascy, justice of Chester, Ralph de Vernoun, Hugh de Venables, Richard de Sondbach, knights, William de Praers, sheriff of Chester (Cestris'), Alexander Baunnvile, Gralan de Morton, Thomas de Rode, Thomas de Davenport, Matthew de Becheton, Nicholas the clerk and other.