Dugdale of Merevale

This collection consists of 2 main series - the minute books and the court rolls, both in book form. In general, the minute books appear to be the first rough draft taken down in court from which the official record in the court roll was afterwards entered. Admissions and surrenders in the later minute books are signed by the tenants concerned, but there are no signatures in the court roll.

The minute books survive from 1589, the court rolls in this collection only from 1710, but there is in the Record Office an earlier collection of court rolls of this manor in roll form purchased from Mr. H.R. Moulton in 1934 [MR/13] 1334-1601. The first two minute books [L2/10 and 11] marry up with these earlier court rolls between 1589 and 1601, which at this time contain only surrenders and admissions relating to copyhold, entered to be of record.

A bundle of family papers presented by Mr. Compton-Bracebridge in 1933 [MR/9] contains a number of court papers relating to this manor, of which the most important are schedules of pains and penalties, in the nature of byelaws, laid down by the jury at the Leet in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Deposited on loan for safekeeping in the County Record Office by Sir William Dugdale, Bt., on 3rd June, 1941.

COLLN: DUGDALE OF MEREVALE

Names of Lords and Stewards of the Manor

Lady Jane Devereux, widow, on or before 24 April 1589-11 June 1607

Sir Edward Lyttleton sen. kt., Richard Repington, Esq., 2 July 1607-?

Margaret Repington, widow. on or before 16 Oct. 1645-8 March 1649

Sir John Repington, kt. 29 March 1649-28 July 1661

Sebright Repington, Esq. 8 Aug. 1661-27 Oct. 1692

Edward Repington, Esq. 24 Jan. 1693-6 Nov. 1758

Charles Repington, Esq. 3 July 1759-18 Oct. 1764

Charles Edward Repington, Esq. 19 Dec. 1764-8 Nov. 1786

Stafford Squire Baxter, Esq. 4 Jan. 1787-2 July 1811

Dugdale Stratford Dugdale, Esq. 25 Oct. 1811 21 Oct. 1836

William Stratford Dugdale, Esq. 18 Nov. 1836-30 Oct. 1878

Turner, Esq., c. 1595-1600

John Savage, gent., on or before 16 Oct 1645-after 6 May 1685

Francis Wolferstan, gent. on or before 6 May 1685- ?

Samuel Walmisley, gent. before 26 Oct. 1693- 6 May 1697

William Milward, gent. 8 May 1697

Humphrey Hall, gent., 5 Dec. 1700-17 Aug 1701

Henry Rathbone, gent., 30 Oct. 1701-2 May 1728

Theophilus Levett, gent. 14 Oct. 1728-17 March 1746

Michael Baxter, gent. 28 April 1746-11 Dec 1771

Stafford Squire Baxter, gent. 27 Dec. 1771-2 April 1773

Dudley Baxter, gent. 3 May 1773-29 Dec. 1813

William Eborall, jun., gent. 30 April 1814-22 May 1816

William Francis Stratford Dugdale, Esq. 26 Oct. 1893-?

Henry Radford, gent. 25 Oct. 1816-Sept. 1877

Michael Glover Atkins, gent. Sept. 1877-after 26 Oct. 1893