Grant by Iona daughter of Robert Godrich to Isabel her sister of all that half of...

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13th-14th Century

Grant by Iona daughter of Robert Godrich to Isabel her sister of all that half of one half burgage in Tamworth outside Gumpiyate [Gungate] which she had of the gift of her father Robert Godrich in fee c1220

Rent: 3½ pence twice yearly, namely at the purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary and at the feast of St Peter for all services and suits of court

Witnesses: Geoffrey Coket, William Warinor, Henry [?], Thomas de Hospital, Nicholas the Wheelwright ('rotar'), William Aspeton, Geoffrey de [?], clerk, and others

Condition: faded; seal missing

Grant by Robert de Monte of Tamworth with the consent and good will of Adeline his wife to William son of Matthew of all the sum and annual rent which he had from one burgage, with a garden in Otewal in Tamworth, i.e. from that burgage which once belonged to Bruts Aylrich 13th cent

Consideration: 8 shillings 26 pence

Adenline has sworn on the Holy Gospels that should her husband predecease her she will not bring [?] against William his heirs or assigns by reason of the rent or service aforesaid

Witnesses: John Coket, W [?] ch, Ralf de Cruce, Robert Nel, Thomas Pyrure, Robert Cok, Nicholas Wandeyn and others

Endorsed: Carta Roberti de Monet'

Tamworthe

Previll

Condition: bad stain over nearly half the document; seals missing

Grant by John Coket to Hugh his son of all his land between the ditch of the bailey of Tamworth and the land of William Coket c1290

Consideration: 2 shillings

Rent: 10 pence annually to the lord of the Castle

Witnesses: Robert de Bradeford, William Jethe [or Sethe], Richard Dyer ['tinctore'], Hugh Help, Peter Faithful ['Fido'], John Mon', John Knocce, William Lilli, John de Ringhildon, Simon Ensor, John of the Bailey, Henry the clerk and others

Condition: some text lost due to damage; seal missing

Grant by Adam le Parmer of Tamworth to Sir Philip Marmiun of a fourth part of a burgage in the bailey of Tamworth on the part of the castle which lies between the land which Maud Bucke formerly held on one side and the land of the same on the other. To be held freely and quit forever with all easements within and without the township. c1290

Consideration: 8 shillings silver in cash

Rent: one rose at the nativity of St John for all secular services and dues

Witnesses: Michael de Longdon, Robert de Blacgrave, clerk, Alexander Coket, Geoffrey Coket, Thomas le Seler, Henry le Seler, Simon de Sallowe and others

Quitclaim by John Hendemon of Tamworth and Maud [his wife] to Sir Henry de Wychenore of Tamworth of [?] in length and six feet of land in width with all appurtenances in Tamworth [?]. The land lies between the Hendemons land on one side and the land of the said Sir Henry, of John le Yronmongere [?] of Andrew Ket [or Kec] on the other. It stretches in length from the King's highway to the land of Alan de le Holt [?] with the length and width belonging; Sir Henry will recognise the charter in the court of Tamworth. [6 Mar 1306]

Consideration: a certain sum of money in cash

Witnesses: John de Shepeye, John de Wycford, John [?], John de Pycheford, Ralph le Deyster junior, Robert Juwet, William de Wovere and others

Date: Tamworth, Sunday after the feast of St Augustine the bishop

Condition: torn and stained; seals missing

Grant by Alice widow of Robert the Smith of Faresleye [Fazeley] to Alexander de Friville and Baldwyn his son, the heirs and assigns of Baldwyn, of one messuage, one shop and the moiety of one messuage with appurtenances in Tamworth. The said messuage lies between the land of Thomas son of Ralph le Deystere on one side and the ditch of Tamworth Castle on the other. The said shop lies between the land of Robert of the Hall ('de Aula') on one side and that of John le Saltere and Agnes his wife on the other and the moiety of a messuage lies between the land of John de Minsterton and Alice his wife on one side and the grantor's own land which she holds for life on the other side. To be held by accustomed services [4 Oct 1316]

Witnesses: John de Schepeye, John de Pichford, John Geryn, Robert Ivet, John Hendeman and others

Date: Monday after Michaelmas Day, 10 Edward II

Seal: missing

Grant in fee by John le Harpere of Tamworth to Robert Attehalle of one plot of land with the houses built thereon, and its other appurtenances, in Tamworth. It lies outside the gate of Egate between the gutter below the land of John de Ryngesdon on one side and the King's highway and Robert's tenement on the other. It stretches from a lane called Speremchinestyle against Bollebrugge as one head, towards the said Robert's tenement at the other. Which plot, from the land to the garden contains 32 feet of land and from the gutter to Robert's land at its head on the garden side 20 feet of land. It is that plot of land with its houses which the grantor formerly had by the feoffment of Robert Attehalle. [9 Apr 1316]

Witnesses: John de Shepey, John de Pychford, John Geryn, Robert Ivet, Henry Drak', clerk and any others

Date: the full court of Portmanmote of Tamworth, Monday the Close of Easter, 9 Edward II

Endorsement: 'carta Johannis Harper de Resid''

Seal: missing

Quitclaim by Alice widow of Alan Hemory of Tamworth to her son John Hemory of all right and claim in 4s 6d rent which were assigned to her in exchange for another rent in name of dower after the death of Alan her husband. The rent comes from two messuages which Alan Huonyng senior holds in Tamworth, one of which lies at the carfax between the land of Thomas le Deyster and of Maud his wife on one side and the King's highway on the other; it stretches from the King's highway to the land of the aforesaid John on the other. The other messuage lies in the street called Ellergate between the land of John le Whyte senior on one side and the King's highway on the other; it stretches from the lane known as the Personeslone to the land of John de Bromleye and of Walter de Bollunhull. [10 Aug 1347]

Witnesses: Robert de Coton, Richard Don, then bailiffs, Walter le Ropar', Ralph de Rotheswell, John de Gumpeyate and others

Date: Tamworth, Friday the feast of St Lawrence the Martyr, 21 Edward III

Seal: detached and illegible

Grant in fee by Symon atte Halle of Tamworth to Sir John Seryth of Tamworth and Sir Ralph de Wycford of the same, chaplains, of one messuage with appurtenances in Tamworth with all his other lands, tenements, rents, services, meadows, pastures and leasowes with all reversions whatsoever, with all their appurtenances which he has in the manor of Tamworth and in the fees of Wylmyndecote [Wilnecote] and Amynton [Amington]. The messuage lies in the bailey between the messuage of Robert atte Halle, the grantor's brother, on one side and that of Nicholas atte Nasshe on the other, with all goods and chattels, movable or immovable, in the aforesaid land, and tenements, etc [3 Mar 1349]

Witnesses: John de Bollunhull, then bailiff in Tamworth, Richard le Deyster, Robert le Staler', John de Misterton, Henry at Stanydelph of Wylmyndecote, Roger Michel of the same, William son of John de Seckyndon, Richard Honde, John de Gumpeyate, clerk, and others

Date: Tamworth, Tuesday after the feast of St Chad the Bishop, 23 Edward III

Seal: missing

Endorsement: (1) contemporary note that the deed was enrolled at the court of Tamworth on Monday before St Gregory's day in the same year [9 Mar 1349]; (2) 'Tameworthe tenementum jacentem in ballia'

Grant in fee by Ralph de Wycford of Thamworth [sic] to William de Thamworth son of the former William le Harpere of the same of one messuage with appurtenances in Thamworth with all his lands, tenements, rents, services, meadows, pastures and leasowes which he has by gift and feoffment of Symon atte Halle in the manors of Wygynton [Wigginton] and Tamworth and the in the fee of Wylmyndecote [Wilnecote] and Amynton [Amington]. The messuage lies in the bailey between the messuage of Robert son of Robert atte Halle on one side and the messuage of Nicholas atte Nasshe on the other together with all his goods and chattels movable and immovable, in the said lands and tenements, etc. [25 Jun 1349]

Witnesses: John Blount, Ralph de Dersthull, Richard the Cartewryghte, Henry de Stanydelf, John le Hayward and others

Date: Thamworth, Friday after the feast of St John the Baptist, 23 Edward III

Seal: rubbed

Endorsement: note of enrollment at the courts Tamworth and Wigginton

Lease for life by Baldewin de Freville to William Eliot of Wolrenehampton of one cottage lying on the Hinteshull with appurtenances in Tamworth in a certain way which leads towards the Ladybrugge, and one acre of meadow in Caldefordemedewe with all its appurtenances in Wigginton which Roger atte Cros held. [31 Jul 1355]

Rent: a rose on the feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist for all services

Witnesses: Henry de Stanidelf, Richard de Sheldon, John de Exedon, Geoffrey Kec', John de Walton and others

Date: Tameworth, Friday after the feast of St James the Apostle, 29 Edward III

Seal: broken

Endorsement: 'indenture de una acra prati in Caldford, Tamworth'

Lease for life by Baldewyn de Fryvyll, knight, to Richard Symond of Tamworth, chaplain, of one rod of land in Midelton with the buildings thereon and all other appurtenances, as it lies between the land of John Daukynes on one side and the land of John Collettes on the other, i.e., that rod which John atte Halle formerly held [14 Jun 1356]

Rent: 6d silver payable at three terms usual at Midelton for all services

Witnesses: Sir Henry Illari, Sir Ralf de Bracebrugge, knights, John de Crownest, Thomas Molde, Robert le Bailiff and others

Date: castle at Tamworth, Tuesday after the feast of St Barnabas the Apostle, 30 Edward III

Seal: missing

French

Gant by Robert de Rougham of Tamworth to Robert Bannok of the same of one messuage with one toft adjacent with their appurtenances in Bytterescote near Tamworth in the fee of Drayton Basset. The messuage and toft lie together between the high road leading towards Bollenhull on one side and the land formerly of Henry Dawe on the other; the grantor had them of the aforesaid Robert Bannok to whom they descended by hereditary right after the decease of John Bannok father of Robert. To be held in fee of the chief lord, namely of the Prior and Convent of Canewell [1 Oct 1358]

Rent: 3s silver in 12d installments at the three terms of the year

Witnesses: Robert Elyot, William Melewych, John Bryde, Ralph Bere, Ralph Neal, Roger Colyng, William Dawe and others

Date: Bytterescote, Monday after Michaelmas, 32 Edward III

Seal: missing

Grant by Ralph Heyne of Tamworth and Margaret his wife to Hugh de Hopewas, canon of the Cathedral Church of Lichfield, Nicholas de Ivynghoo, clerk, John de Camypedene, parson of the church of Scheyle [Seale, Leicestershire] and William de Norton, chaplain, of two plots of land with their appurtenances in Tamworth, lying in different places in Lichefeldestrete in the county of Stafford. One plot of of land with the buildings thereon, lies between the tenement of William le Hayward which he holds of the said Sir Hugh de Hopewas on one side and the tenement of the said Ralph and Margaret on the other. It formerly belonged to Henry atte Croos and stretches in length from the King's high road to the land of the said Sir Hugh. The other plot of land lies there between the tenement of Henry Symond which formerly belonged to Richard Symond, chaplain, on the one side and the tenement of John Matthew, horner, on the other. It stretches in length from the aforesaid King's high road to the water of the Tame. [2 Mar 1360]

Witnesses: Robert de Coton, John Sadlere, then bailiffs of Tamworth [in the county of] Stafford, Thomas del Holt, Richard le Whelere, Nicholas le Blound, John le Newman, Robert le Whelere, John M[athew], Ala[?] Sauvage, Ralph Selvestre and others

Date: Tamworth and there in full court of Portmonesmot... before the feast of St Chad the Bishop, 34 Edward III

Condition: bad tear in bottom left corner

Seal: missing

Grant by Thomas del Holt of Tamworth and Margaret his wife to Hugh de Hopewas, canon of Lichfield Cathedral, of a burgage in Tamworth lying in Lichfield Street between the property of the said Hugh and that of John del Tham and Adam le Muleward and stretching in length to the king's highway [17 Sep 1360]

Witnesses: Robert de Coton, John le Sadelere, bailiffs of Tamworth in the county of Stafford, Richard le Welere, Roger le Hornere, chaplain, John le Newman, John le Hayward, Alan Sauvage, John le Bede of Coton, Robert le Whelere, Nicholas le Blound and others

Date: Tamworth, Thursday following the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, 34 Edward III

Seal: armorial, detached

Grant in fee by Robert Bannok of Tamworth to Roger Kyde of Drayton Basset, chaplain, of one messuage and one croft with all its appurtenances in Byteruscote within the manor of Drayton Basset [10 Sep 1363]

Witnesses: John de Bolenhull, clerk, John de Walsall, Richard Drake, John de Tonstall, John de Loughteborugh and others

Date: Byteruscote, Sunday after the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, 37 Edward III

Seal: missing

Grant in fee by Isabel, formerly wife of John de Misturton, to Baldewyn de Fryvill, knight, of two messuages with all their appurtenances in Tamworth in the county of Warwick, one lying opposite the stone cross between the land of Roger Hayward, chaplain, on one side and the land of Joan Sadeler' on the other, the other messuage lying in the same county between the land of the said Baldewin on one side and stretching to the king's highway leading to the bolestake [bullstake] towards the cross as far as the King's Ditch [24 Apr 1363]

Witnesses: Roger Botte, Robert atte Halle, then bailiffs in Tamworth in the county of Warwick, Geoffrey Keck, John de Coton atte Cros, Roger de Pipe and others

Date: Tamworth, Monday after the feast of St George the Martyr, 37 Edward III

Seal: missing

Grant by Hugh de Hopewas, canon of Lichfield Cathedral, John de Campvile, parson of the church of Scheyll [Seale, Leicestershire], John de Hopewas, parson of the church of Cubbeleye [Cubley, Derbyshire], Nicholas de Ivyngho and William de Norton, chaplains, to Fulk de Byrmyngham, knight, and Baldewyn de Wyteneye, Dean of Tamworth, Henry de Stanydelf and Oliver Clude, chaplain, of those tenements which they have from the gift and feoffment of Roger le Hayward, chaplain, son and heir of John le Hayward and of Alice his wife lying in Tamworth, both in the county of Stafford and the county of Warwick. One tenement lies between the tenement formerly of Richard de Derby on one side and that of the Dean of Tamworth on the other; the other lies oppposite the aforesaid tenement by le Stone cros near the tenement of the said Sir Baldewyn de Frevill on [?] in the county of Warwick. One tenement lies in the street which leads from the Bulstake to the Castle in the county of Warwick, which tenement Thomas de Cotone holds for life. They also grant to the same two tenements and other [?] Otersallestrete in the county of Stafford in Tamworth. One of these they have of the gift and feoffment of Sir Henry de Wychenore, chaplain, and the other they have of the gift and feoffment of Ralph Hayne and Margaret his wife. They further grant to them: one toft which they had of the gift and feoffment of the said Ralph and Margaret in the same street in the county of Stafford; one plot of meadow ground in Medupleck which Henry Symond held of them for life [?] 2s 6d yearly; that messuage lying in the same street in the county of Stafford which they had of the gift and feoffment of Thomas de Holt and Margaret his wife and which Henry Edeiney sometimes held; 10d yearly rent issuing from the lands and tenements which were formerly of William Matheu and John Matheu and one plot of meadow which the aforesaid William held formerly in the manor of Wygunton [?] lies in Brad [?] between the meadow of John de Gumpegate on one side [?] on the other

Witnesses: Roger Bett, William Keek, then bailiffs on the Warwickshire side, Roger Le Hornere, Thomas Pegg, then bailiffs on the Staffordshire side, Richard le Whelere, John Sadele', Geoffrey Keek and others

Date: Tamworth, Tuesday the feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 39 Edward III

Seals: armorial, a shield surrounded by a legend, both illegible; vesica shaped, pattern and legend illegible; the other three missing

Condition: torn at folds

Grant by Margery relict of Robert de Coton Junior to Henry Gaytewarke, rector of the Church of Herddeburgch [Harborough, Warwickshire] of all her lands and tenements, rents and sevices with all reversions happening after the death of a tenant for life or for years in Amynton [Amington] in Warwickshire or Tamworth in Staffordshire or Warwickshire. [14 Sep 1365]

Witnesses: John de Clynton, Richard de Hertehull, knights, Roger de Alrewas, Henry del Stanydelf, Richard le Wheler, John Newman, bailiffs of the Staffordshire part, Adam Breton, Richard Beroun, bailiffs of the Warwickshire part, John de Bedeford and others

Date: Tamworth, Sunday the feast of the Exultation of the the Holy Cross, 39 Edward III

Seal: armorial, charge of shield illegible; legend broken and illegible

Lease for 20 years by Joan Sadeler' sister of Robert Sadeler' of Tamworth to William Ragbye, clerk, John de Newton, Thomas de Lynton, Wiliam Fouwale, Thomas de Burwaye, chaplains, and John Drapour, their heirs and assigns, of all the lands and tenements which she had formerly jointly with Robert her brother and her sister Christiana of the gift and feoffment of John Sadeler' her father, with all reversions on the death of any tenant for life or for a term of years and all other appurtenances in Tamworth in Warwickshire [12 Oct 1370]

Rent: 1d silver per annum and to the chief lords the due and accustomed service

Witness: Roger Brett, William Keec, then bailiffs of Tamworth on the Warwickshire side, Richard le Weler of the same, Robert de Aston, Roger le Horner and others

Date: Tamworth, Saturday after the feast of St Dennis, 44 Edward III

Seal: armorial; legend illegible

Quitclaim by Joan Sadelere sister of Robert Sadelere of Tamworth to William Ragleye of Barton, clerk, John Neuton, Thomas de Lynton, William Fouwale, Thomas de Burwaye, chaplains, and John Drapour, their heirs and assigns, of all right in those lands and tenements in Tamworth in Warwickshire which she sometime had jointly with Robert her brother and her sister Christiana by the gift and feoffment of John Sadelere their father, with all reversions and other appurtenances [7 Feb 1371]

Witnesses: Roger Bette, William Keec, then bailiffs of Tamworth on the Warwickshire side, Roger Hornere, John de Sadelere, then bailiffs on the Staffordshire side, Richard le Whelere, Robert de Aston, Adam Breton and others

Date: Tamworth, Friday after the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 45 Edward III

Seal: armorial; legend illegible

Condition: some holes; faded

Grant by William Kysbewe of Tamworth to John de Clyffton and William Souche, chaplains, of one portion of a plot which came to the grantor by hereditary right, lying at le Heyestrene between the plot of the grantor, pro curia, and his wife on one side and the tenement of John Grombe on the other and stretching from the king's highway to the lane called Persones lone [25 Sep 1374]

Witnesses: John Longtborow, John Mathew, then bailiffs of Staffordshire [sic], William Tam', William Kek, bailiffs of Warwickshire [sic], John Stanford and many others

Date: Thamworth [sic], Monday after the feast of St Matthew, 48 Edward III

Seal: missing

Note of a suit of the Hilary term of 1384-5 by Ralph Coton through William Norreys his attorney versus Henry Warte, chaplain, for a moiety of one messuage, of 2 virgates of land and 3s rent with appurtenances in Great Aminton [1384-1385]

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