Hierarchy Browser

Click + to open a series, or click an item to view its full description

D77 - Gresley family of Drakelow - [12th-20th cent]

1 - Title Deeds

11 - Drakelow - 1525-1821

18 - Osmaston[-by-Ashbourne?]

19 - Overseal

20 - Wapentake of Repton and Gresley

21 - Rosliston

22 - Scropton

23 - Seal

1 - Covenant between Hugh of Hopwas, Canon of Lichfield, Nicholas of Ivinghoe,, parson of Grendon-under-Arden and William of Hopwas, on the one part, and William Pipe of Draycott-under-Needwood, and Joan his wife, on the other part, concerning a nine years' lease by the latter to the former (and the conditions of an under-lease to Thomas of Hampton, knight), of the manor and advowson of Church Seal - 3 May 1356

2 - Grant by Robert Pipe to John de Bollow, rector of Seale, and others, of his manor of Draycott under Needwood [Draycott in the Clay, Staffordshire] with the mill and other appurtenances in Draycott [in the Clay] and Moreton (Staffordshire): together with his Manor of Seale, with the advowson and other appurtenances, and all his lands, tenements, rents etc in Edingale - 3 May 1377

3 - Note of acquittance to Richard Cartwright in respect of his account as Bailiff and Collector of Rents of William Vernon, his Lord, of Netherseal, by Richard Spencer and Sampson Broune, Auditors - 1437-1438

4 - Draft marriage settlement between Sir George Gresley of Drakelow and Sir Thomas Gresley Esq., son and heir apparent re Manors of Overseale, Netherseal and Seale Grange - [early 17th cent]

5 - Copy final concord made between William Mather and Thomas Owen, plaintiffs, and Sir Edward Stanley and Sebastian Harvy and Mary his wife, deforciants, of the manor of Netherseal etc. - 1606

6 - Copy exemplification of final concord made between Bartholomew Laxton and John Richards, plaintiffs, and William Mather and Eleanor his wife of the Manor of Netherseal etc. - 1607

7 - Settlement of Simon Gresley of Netherseal, esq. to Robert Wolseley of London, gent. re the Manor of Netherseal - 3 Dec [1614]

8 - Grant by Bartholomew Farmer of Ratcliffe Culey, Leics to Edward Farmer, Francis Shenton, Gregory Kent and Bartholomew Farmer of Higham re the Manor of Overseal - 16 Dec [1624]

9 - Feoffment by Ursula Farmer of Ratcliffe Culey, widow, John Farmer of Marston Jabbett, Warks, son and heir to John Farmer, decd, Edward Farmer of Atterton, Leics, gent, and Bartholomew Farmer of Higham, Leics, gent to William Holbeche of Fillongley, Warks, Edmond Wheat of Coventry and Richard Gibbard of Bereley [?] re a messuage and three parcels of land, and three quarters of one parcel of land, meadow, pasture and common in Raqtcliffe Culey, Leics; messuage and four parcels of land in Sheepy Parva, Leics; cottage, orchard, garden, 1 acre of land in Appleby Magna and Appleby Parva, both Leics; and the Manor of Overseal - 9 Apr 1625

10 - Review of landed estate and income of Sir Thomas Gresley prior to marriage - pre-1650

11 - Agreement made between Thomas Riche of London, merchant, Reginald Eyre of Netherseal, gent, Thomas Gresley of Drakelow, esq, Simon Bennett of Lincoln's Inn (Co Middx), esq, Peter Salmon, doctor of physick, and Benjamin Morewood, citizen and merchant of London - 21 Jun 1650

12 - Agreement between Sir Thomas Gresley of Drakelow, Bart, husband of Frances one of the two daughters of Gilbert Morewood and Frances relict of Gilbert, Simon Benet, husband of Grace, daughter of Gilbert and Peter Salmon of London, husband of Joan, daughter of Frances (relict of Gilbert) by a former marriage, concerning the estate of Gilbert Morwood - 21 Feb [1652]

13-17 - Agreements and other documents re the division of Gilbert Morewood's land (the Manor of Netherseal) between Sir Thomas Gresley of Drakelow with his wife Dame Frances, and Simon Bennett of Bockhampton, Berks, Esq., with his wife Grace - Jun 1652

18-19 - Articles of Agreement made between Sir Thomas Gresley of Drakelow Bart and George Bowes of Elford (Co Stafford) Esq. and Reginald Eyre of Netherseal and Elizabeth Barwell of Lullington spinster, prior to the marriage of Eyre and Barwell, reciting £500 paid by Bowes, Eyre and Barwell to Gresley in trust - 11 Sep 1656

20 - Copy grant by William Mather & Elinor his wife of Netherseal to Bartholomew Farmer of Ratcliffe Culey, Leics in consideration of a marriage between Mr Farmer and Elizabeth, daughter to William Mather and the sum of £500, with reference to the Manor of Netherseal - 16 Jun 1667

21 - Agreement between Thomas Gresley and Dame Frances to Thomas Gresley, 2nd son re £1000 to be paid by Thomas jnr to his father for the Manor of Netherseal - 13 Aug 1690

22-23 - Numbers not used - see D77/1/16/9 [H2]

24 - Copy of deed with D77/1/16/9 [H2] - 1690

25-26 - Draft settlement, with copy between Thomas Gresley, William Inge of Thorpe Constantine, Staffs & Walter Horton of Catton, and Walter Burdett of Knowle Hills and John Burdett of Foremark re the Manor of Netherseal - 1702

27-28 - Two copy agreements between Dame Frances Gresley, widow and relict of Sir Thomas Gresley, late of Drakelow Thomas Gresley, 2nd son and sole executor of Sir Thomas' will re the personal estate of Sir Thomas Gresley - 28 Apr 1703

29 - Indenture to lead the uses of a fine to be levied by Thomas Gresley of Netherseal Esq. and Eliz his wife to Walter Burdett of Knowle Hills (Co Warwick) Esq. Godfrey Clarke of Chilcote Esq. and George Ley of Mayfield (Co Stafford) gent regarding the manor of Netherseal etc. - 1714

30 - Agreement between Thomas Gresley of Netherseal Esq. and Eliz his wife to Walter Burdett of Knowle Hills (Co Warwick) Esq.. Godfrey Clarke of Chilcote Esq. and George Ley of Mathfield (Co Stafford) gent concerning timber trees called Shortwood Plain in Netherseal Woods - 1714

31 - Exemplification of common recovery of property in Co Leicester / Derby by Philip Price against John Wakelin. Vouchee Lee Gresley Esq. Property described as in Manor of Netherseal, 12 messuages, 1 water mill, 400 acres of land, 100 acres of meadow, 400 acres of pasture, 150 acres of wood, 300 areas of furze, and the advowson of Netherseal Church - 1743

33 - Notification by William, Earl Ferrers of the sale by Ralph of Seale, to Ralph of Gresley, son of William ,for 13 silver marks [£20 13s 4d], of his mill of Seale and 4 virgates of demesne land, to hold by service of one pair of leather greaves or two shillings yearly, on certain specified conditions - [c1167]

34 - Notification to the Bishop of Lincoln by Ralph Gresley, of his gift to Merevale Abbey of a carucate of land which he holds in Seale from Ralph of Seale at an annual rent of 2s, which gift he made for the salvation of the souls of his brothers, his wife, of Earl Robert Ferrers [d 1159], and of others - [1154-1189]

35 - Gift [ similar to D77/1/23/34 with slightly different wording] - [1154-1189]

36 - Notification to [initial erased], Bishop of Lincoln, by Ralph of Seale of his confirmation of the gift by Ralph Gresley, made to Merevale Abbey of a carucate of land which he held from the said Ralph of Seale at an annual rent of two shillings. He makes this confirmation with consent of his lord, William, Earl Ferrers, and of Ralph his own heir, and for the souls of himself, his heirs, and of his lord, Robert, Earl Ferrers, and gifts to the Abbey pasture for 100 sheep and 12 beasts, taken from his Seale property - [1154-1189]

37 - Notification to [initial erased] Bishop of Lincoln, and all the sons of Holy Church, by William, Earl Ferrers, of his confirmation of the gift by Ralph of Seale and Ralph Gresley to Merevale Abbey, of a carucate of land which Ralph of Gresley held from Ralph of Seale - [1154-1189]

38 - Award by A[dam], Abbot of Evesham, and L[aurence], Prior of Coventry, arbitrators nominated by the Pope, in a suit between the monks of Wenlock and William the clerk, re church of St. Peter of Seale, namely, that the said William may possess the church in perpetuity, paying to the church of St. Milburg, of Wenlock, 8s 4d yearly - [1175-1179]

39 - Gift by Ralph of Seale, to William Norris and to Wilfren his wife, of a virgate of land: to hold for as long as they serve Ralph of Seale - [1175-1189]

40 - Gift by Ralph, son of Ralph of Seale, to Ralph son of William Buche of rights of common land in a wood of Ralph son of Ralph held at the time and on the day when William, Earl Ferrers received lordship of Seale. Ralph son of William Buche shall have in the long wood nearly all his fee, his wood, his plough, his hedges, his enclosed places and wooden material for repairing his houses - [c1165-c1190s]

41 - Gift by Ralph son of Ralph of Seale to the Church of St Mary of Merevale and the monks for the grantor's soul and the souls of his heirs and ancestors of four virgates of land in Seale free from secular service, three of which were held by Alan, one of which was held by Gamell Smith from the grantor's father, and a toft which belonged to the same virgate which the grantor's father promised [to exchange], with wife of Gamell and their children - [1189-1199]

42 - Gift by Ralph, son of Ralph of Seale, to the Church of St Mary, Merevale Abbey and the monks for the grantor's soul and the souls of his ancestors of one virgate of land in Seale which was Ralph the Chanter's in exaction of all secular services with appurtenances in meadows and pastures, road, and sown fields inside the township and outside the township with toft and croft - [1189-1199]

43 - Gift by Ralph son of Ralph of Seale to the Church of St Mary of Merevale and the monks of the service of Henry son of Henry of Seale and of homage, chattels, etc. of one croft which William Prencheval holds from Ralph son of Ralph and containing three strips of land a fourth strip in a field - [1189-1199]

44 - Gift by Ralph son and heir of Ralph of Seale to the Church and Abbey of St Mary of Merevale and the monks there of four virgates of land in Seale which Alan held from the lord of ? his wife and son, with all chattels and children with toft and croft with one virgate of land with service in perpetuity, one virgate of land held by Ralph the Chanter with a toft and croft and one croft which William Prencheval holds from the said Ralph son of Randolph containing three strips of land and a fourth strip in a field of Henry son of Henry of Seale and his homage given to the said hurch in perpetuity, and the wife of Gamel with toft and croft with all her children from the gift of the father - [1189-1199]

45 - Gift by Ralph son of Ralph of Seale to the Church of St Mary of Merevale and the monks for the souls of the grantor and his ancestors of all meadow in the lordship of Seale - [1189-1199]

46 - Gift by Ralph son and heir of Ralph of Seale to the Church of St Mary of Merevale and brothers of Seale Grange all liberty in grantor's wood at Seale for the souls of the grantor and his ancestors - [1189-1199]

47 - Gift by Ralph son of Ralph of Seale to Merevale Abbey, of Ralph Morcok and his service, with the virgate of land which the latter and his father held from him [in Seale], with all liberties in wood, plain, meadows, pastures, ways, and waters - [1189-1199]

48 - Gift by Ralph, son of Ralph of Seale to Ralph son of William Norris of one virgate of land in Seale for homage and service, that which his father held in fee, to hold in fee from grantor and his heirs, to him and his heirs, in pastures, meadows, roads, waters, on slopes, in the wood, plain, to all easements, for repairing his religious houses, for hearth and for a fence, annual rent of 12d on the feast of St. Michael, for all services belonging to the lord [29 Sep] - [1189-1199]

49 - Gift by William son of Roger of Stretton and Anneis[Agnes] his wife, of good and devoted will, and many admonitions and petitions of Anneis, to the Church of St. Mary of Merevale, of one toft in Seale which Ralph Jr gave to Anneis his sister after the death of Ralph Sr their father - [1189-1199]

50 - Gift by William son of Roger of Stretton and wife Agnes to Ralph Buche and heirs of one virgate of land in Seale, which Ralph of Seale gave to the father, William Buche. Annual rent one pound of pepper on Feast of All Saints [1 Nov] and Ralph gives his homage; and 6 shillings of silver - [1189-1199]

51 - Confirmation by Constance, daughter of Ralph of Seale to monks of Merevale, for soul of father, mother, brother and grantor, and all ancestors of all donations in the township of Seale, in wood and plain, cultivated and barren lands, heaths, outlying lands with payment, and chattels all liberties which the brothers held in those days from father and brother of grantor, in- and outside of township, in wood, plain, meadows, pastures, waters, fishponds, ways, sown fields. Monks to hold land as did from grantor's ancestors without any complaint or secular service - [1198]

52-53 - Gift by Lucian Dysart to the Abbey of and monks serving at the house of the invalid laity for the soul of the grantor, of Lucian senior, the grandfather; of the whole meadow at the water called Mease [River Mease] below Great Seale, free from all outside and secular service, complaint and exaction - [1189-1199]

54 - Gift by Lucian Dysart of Seale to the Church of St. Mary and St. George of Gresley, and the canons for souls of grantor, heirs and grandfather Lucian, and ancestors of part of his wood at Seale by the road which leads to Fiflawe towards Linton and footpath leading by from the said crossing as far as Longeleia, and as far as wood of Lord Walter of Ridware, with arable land extending in length between the wood and the way which leads towards Cotes - [early 13th Cent]

55 - Gift by Ralph Buche of Seale to monks of Merevale, of ½ acre of land in field at Seale at Wodesholles lying between lands of Walter son of Matilda and Linus. To hold it free from all secular service and exection - [c1250-1272]

56 - Gift by Ralph son of Henry of Clifton to Henry Wischard, his nephew, for homage and service for all the land which the grantor has or can have in Seale - [1189-1199]

57 - Gift by Walter of Ridware to Merevale Abbey, of common of pasture in the woods of Clifton [Clifton Campville] and Cotes, and of all claims in their holding of Seale. Witnesses: Ralph, son of Nicholas, steward; Roger of Ridware; Robert of Grendon; William of Conistone; Adam, parson of Overton; James of Sibson; Nicholas of Norton - [c1221]

58 - Gift by Walter of Ridware to Robert Mellor of Seale of a virgate of land in Seale - [1207-1240]

59 - Gift, in soul-alms, by Robert of Maulovel, to Merevale Abbey, of common of pasture in his wood of Seale - [1216-1250]

60 - Gift, in soul-alms, by Ralph Grim, to Merevale Abbey, of common pasture in his whole wood of Seale - [1216-1250]

61 - Covenant, whereby Walter of Ridware leases to Hugh Thereche [?Thierache], his demesne in the vill of Seale - [1234]

62 - Gift by Henry of Seale, son of William the parson, to Merevale Abbey, of all his land in Seale and his part of the road lying between his wood and the wood of the monks there: the said Abbey to dig, enclose, and keep in order the said road as they please - [1216-1250]

63 - Gift, in soul-alms, by Nigel of Seale, with consent of Lettice his wife, to Merevale Abbey, of an acre of land in Seal, lying in Steynildetroe-furlong, etc. - [1216-1250]

64 - Gift by Nigel of Seale, with consent of Lettice his wife, to Merevale Abbey, of an acre of land in Seale, lying on Hortnoteshullesheved - [1216-1250]

65 - Gift, in soul-alms, by Nigel, son of Walter of Seale, with consent of his heir Engenulf, to Merevale Abbey, of two acres in the fields of Seale - [1216-1250]

66 - Confirmation, in soul-alms, by Engenulf, son of Nigel, son of Walter of Great Seale, to Merevale Abbey, of the gift which his father made of two acres of land in Seale, lying at Culverwelle, and on Wodehull - [1216-1250]

67 - Confirmation by Osbert, son of Lucian Dysart of Seale, of his father's gift to the Canons of Gresley, of part of his wood of Seale - [1216-1250]

68 - Gift, in consideration of a sum of twenty shillings, by John Wischard to Hugh, son of Ralph, of all the toft and croft which Martin sometime held in Seale, lying between the toft of Ralph Morcok and the "via ferrata" of the same vill - [1216-1250]

69 - Gift by Henry Wyschard to Hugh, son of Ralph, of a messuage with croft in Seale, which Martin formerly held and the said Hugh held by gift of John Wyschard, the grantor's brother; for which gift the said Hugh gave the said Henry two sheep with half a quarter of corn - [1216-1250]

70 - Lease for 18 years, from [3 Apr] 1244, between Simon son of Ralph le Seler and Ralph Sakart of three acres of land in a field at Seale, half acre at Chirchehul lying near a strip of land of Robert Ayereston, half acre at long Steiniltre near land of the same Robert, another half acre at Oping near the land of the same Robert, half acre at lower dimeshul near the land of the same Robert, half acre at Lulmeshul near the same Robert, half acre at Caldwell next to the same Robert - [1244]

71 - Lease, for 20 years, by Simon le Seller of Seale to Merevale Abbey, of three half-acres of land in the fields of Seale lying on Haselfurlong, Sondifurlong, Greterefurlong, and elsewhere - [11 Nov 1246]

72 - Quitclaim between Richard Bouche son of John Bouche of Seale and his lord William, lord of Hamstall Ridware,of all land held in Seale and outside with messuage and courtyard and all meadow adjacent with homage - [1216-1272]

73 - Quitclaim between Gibert of Echewell [ ?Oakwell]chaplain to Ralph Chambers, chamberlain of Reresby of one virgate of land at Seale bought from Geoffrey Messor - [1216-1272]

74 - Gift by Ralph Geysmer to the Church of St Mary of Merevale and the monks, of half acre of arable land in Seale which lies in Fulbertdunstal between the lands of the hospital and of Henry son of the parson - [1216-1272]

75 - Gift by Ralph Goymer of Seale to the Abbey of Merevale of 1 ½ acres of land with head in Seale, half acre at Flitlondes of which the head extends to the boundary of Lullington, half of land which lies at Hetghathe of which one head extends towards Wyteleyes and the other towards the Grange half acre above ploughed land of Thwylkesford of which the head extends to water of Mease [River Mease] and the other above the land of the monks - [1216-1272]

76 - Gift by William son of Philip Ruff of Seale to William lord of Hamstall Ridware of half acre of arable land in Seale lying on Cherchehul - [1216-1272]

77 - Gift by Ralph Seller of Seale to the Abbey of Merevale of half acre of arable land in Seale, lying in the ploughed field called Cherchehul between the land of Ralph Wychard on the one and the land of Asketill on the other

78 - Gift by Philip son of Engenulf of Seale to the Abbey of Merevale of half acre of land in Seale lying above Flithlondes, one head extending beyond le Waterfal and other head towards the boundary of Lullington - [1216-1272]

79 - Gift by William son of Henry son of the parson of Seale to William son of Walter of Rydeware of one messuage in Seale formerly held by his father - [1216-1272]

80 - Gift by Nigel son of Richard of Syerscote with the assent of Lettice his wife to the Abbey and Convent of Merevale of one acre of land in a field at Seale, half acre lies at Bouieresflat between the land of Henry son of the parson and the land of Ralph son of the smith, another half acre lies at Puttes between the lands of Henry and Ralph of which one head towards Ruedich

81 - Gift by John Wyschard of Seale to Richard son of Hugh Neel of Seale for homage and service and payment of two marks of half virgate of land in a field at Seale which Martin of Seale held from his ancestors, a rood of meadow in Lathemedue, 20 feet in width near the meadows of the grey monks and the Rector of Seale - [1216-1272]

82 - Gift by Simon le Seler of Great Seale to the Abbey of Merevale of three acres of land in Seale with pasture, at Holesiche, Clatercote, Morfurlong and elsewhere - [1216-1272]

83 - Quitclaim between Robert of Combridge and Matilda his wife, formerly wife of Henry son of the parson of Seale, and Nicholas of Seagrave of all part of wood of Seale which Matilda inherited from Henry her husband, who sold wood to Stephen of Seagrave, grandfather to the said Nicholas - [1216-1272]

84 - Gift by John Godmer of Donisthorpe to the abbey and convent of Merevale of two half acres of arable land at Seale, half acre lies above Caldewellehul next to the cultivated field of Matilda Templar next to village of Seale, half acre lies above ploughed field in Lucian's ditch next to land of the parson of Lullington towards the village of Seale - [1216-1272]

85 - Gift by Ralph Neel of Seale to Walter and Henry sons of Gilian Neel,, sister, of half a virgate of arable land in field at Seale inside and outside the village, which Richard son of Hugh Neel, an ancestor, was given by John Wichard of Seale for homage and service and two marks of silver and one rood of meadow in loye medue, 20 feet in width next to meadows of the grey monks and the rector in Seale - [1216-1272]

86 - Agreement between the Abbey and convent of Merevale on one part and Amy formerly wife of Richard Neel of Pakington on the other. Remits and quitclaims to the Abbey and Covnent all right and claim to one virgate of land in the township of Seale which the Abbot and Convent have from a gift and concession of Richard formerly her husband - [1275]

87 - Gift by Brother Richard Prior and Priory of Gresley to Geoffrey Gresley son and heir of Lord William Gresley, of a quitclaim of one piece of wood in Seale, with all the growing crops surviving, which [the Priory] held as a gift from William son of Henry son of the parson of Seale - [1272-1307]

88 - Gift by Robert Champneys of Great Seale to Robert le Walkere of Seale, of one parcel of toft with a part of a house of the said Robert le Walkere in the township of Seale, [21 feet] in length and 25 feet in width - [1272-1307]

89 - Gift by William son of Henry the clerk of Great Seale to Abbey and Monks of Merevale of one acre of arable land in a field of Seale beyond the Chircheweye near the land which John Oky formerly held on both sides abutting the higher head at the land of the parson of Seale - [1272-1307]

90 - Gift by William son of Walter son of William of Heanor to Roger son of Walter of Ridware ,lord of Seale, lord of the grantor. Concession and complete quitclaim of all right and claim which the grantor has in 3 half acres of land in fields of Seale. One acre lies in a ploughed field called Longemeres between the lands then belonging to Henry son of the parson and of Roger le Brun, one half acre lies at Steynildesfurlong between lands of the said Henry and Roger, 3rd half acre lies in ploughed field called Hoverewerelondes between lands of said Henry and Roger - [1272-1307]

91 - Gift by Ralph Wishard of Seale to Henry and Walter the sons of Julian[a] le Neel of Seale, of all the tofts and crofts which Martin formerly held in Seale. Toft and croft lying between the toft of Henry le Fyz and the King's road - [1272-1307]

92 - Quitclaim by Ralph son of John Wishard to John son of Walter Wedon for homage and service, of one acre of arable land lying in territory of Seale, which lies between the lands of the abbot and Convent of Merevale on both sides, in a ploughed field called Grettenefurlong; with the homage and service of Walter son of William le Neel and annual rent of 12d from one toft and croft, which he held from the grantor in Seale - [1272-1307]

93 - Quitclaim by Peter of Gresley to John of Seagrave of all the right and the claim which the grantor has in the property at Seale of 3 pieces of waste lying in 3 parts in the fields of Gresley, Linton, Rosliston,Coton and Hollington. Neither grantor nor heirs nor assigns can claim the said property in Seale - [3 May 1305]

94 - Grant by Hugh, clerk of Church Seale, to John le Cooper and Isabel his wife, of land in the fields of seal, lying on le Sties, near the land of Gresley Priory, at Mapelenestomb, near the land of Merevale Abbey, at Fouracres and in Dademore - 21 Oct 1315

95 - Confirmation by William Wyschard, son of Ralph Wyschard of Seale of a grant by his tenant Hugh, clerk of Church seale, to John le Cooper of Seale and Isabel his wife, of land in the field of Seale - 6 Jun 1316

96 - Quitclaim by William le Fiz of Great Seale to Roger Reyner of Clifton, of arable land in Seale, lying on Longefurlong - 1 Jun 1318

97 - Quitclaim by Matilda Gilbert of Lullignton, widow, to William, son Ralph Wychard of Great Seale, of a tenement with houses built thereon in Seale, which she acquired by grant from John of Lullington her brother - 25 Mar 1323

98 - Quitclaim by Mary widow formerly wife of William Guelin of Measham in the county of Derby, to William, son of Ralph Wychard of Church Seal, of a tenement in Seale which the said William had by grant from John of Lullington - 29 Jun 1323

99 - Grant by John, son and heir and John Oky, with his father's consent, to John in le Herne of Seale, of half an acre of land in the fee of Seale, lying in Le Wodehullus, and abutting on the monks' wood - 11 Nov 1325

100 - Grant by John, son of John Oky, to Robert, son of William of Brewood, of a rood of land in Seale, lying on Wodehull - 21 Dec 1327

101 - Grant by William, son and heir of Ralph Wyschard of Seale, to Peregrine his son, chaplain, of the messuage with houses built thereon, etc, in Seale which houses Robert, son of Henry le Fyz, Rachel his wife, and Robert their son, hold for their lives, with reversion, if the said Peregrine dies without assigning deed to Ralph his brother, son of the grantor - 3 May 1330

102 - Covenant of lease by Dame Isabel of Rideware, to John Blunt, of that messuage in Seal ein which the latter dwells with Cecily his wife, and ten acres of arable land which the said Cecily acquired on lease from Sir Thomas of Ridware for her life in the fields of Seale - 11 Jun 1330

103 - Lease by Dame Isabel of Ridware, Lady of Seale, to Margery, daughter of William Morel of Fauld [Staffordshire], of the tenement and the ten acres of arable land which John Blunt held in Seale - 1331

104 - Grant by Richard Henry of Seale to Robert, son of William of Brewood of Seale, of arable land in the field of Seale, near the cross standing in Le Lycheweye - 1 May 1333

105 - Grant by William of Brewood of Seale to William, his elder son, and his heirs, of one part of his messuage, with arable land in Seale - 11 Jan 1334

106 - Quitclaim by Richard, son of Henry Oky, baker of Seale to Henry of Brewood, of the arable land in Seale, which Henry his father granted to John of Barrington - 11 Jun 1334

107 - Grant by Emeric Brewood of Seale to Robert his brother, of a rood of arable land at Le Brendewod in Seal, which Emeric formerly acquired by grant from Robert Paul of Seale - 6 Jan 1335

108 - Covenant whereby James of Stafford, knight, and Dame Isabel his wife, with consent of Henry, son and heir of William, son of Geoffrey le Fyz of Seale, to Richard Lorret of Seale, of the ward and marriage of Lucy, Margery and Rachel, daughters and heirs of the late Robert, son of Geoffrey le Fyz - 2 Feb [1337]

109 - Quitclaim by John, son of Walter of Stretton, to Robert le Fitz of Seale, of the rents and services of Henry Chepe of Seale issuing from a messuage in Seale, which the said Robert for his life, by grant from Richard, son of Alice of Snarestone - 3 May 1336

110 - Grant by Robert Paul of Sealle to Robert of Brewood, of a selion lying on Lylmyshull in the field of Seale - 4 Apr 1337

111 - Grant by John Oky of Seale to William, son Ralph Wyschard of the same place, of three roods of arable land in Le Rowdyche in Seale, with the option of holding the same on lease on the expiration of fifteen years - 1337

112 - Quitclaim by Henry Chepe of Seale to John, son of Roger of Measham, of the messuage which the former's sister, Matilda and Isabel, sometime held for their lives, in Seale - 8 Dec 1337

113 - Grant by John Neel of Seal eto John Wilkinof the same place, of arable land in Seald - 6 Jan 1338

114 - Grant by Robert, son of Robert le Fiz of Netherseal, to Robert of Brewood, of arable land in Seale, on Chirchehul, beween the land which John, miller, holds form the Priory of Gresley, and the land which Gilbert Henry holds from the Lord of Seale - 6 Dec 1338

115 - Settlement of suits and disputes between Sir Ralph of Seale, chaplain, and John Wilkin, of the same place, concerning the boundaries, etc, of their respective lands in Seale - 25 May 1340

116 - Lease, for lives, by James of Stafford, knight, and Isabel his wife, to William, son of Rose Oky, of an acre of land in the fields of Seal - 11 Jun 1341

117 - Grant by Rose Oky to Sir William her son, chaplain, of a half acre and a rood of land in the fields of Seale, lying on Wyhul and on Unduryohul - 2 Feb [1343]

118 - Lease, for lives, by Sir James of Stafford, knight, and Lady Isabel his wife, to Richard of Nottingham, of Seale, and Alice his wife, of a messuage in Seale - 23 Apr 1344

119 - Grant by John Oky to Ralph his brother and Alice his wife, of two pieces of land in Seal - 6 Feb [1346]

120 - Grant by John Oky to Thomas Oky, his brother, and Isabel his wife, of land in Seal, near the King's highway - 11 Jun 1345

121 - Lease, for twenty years, by Maud, former wife of Henry Chepe of Seale, to John Oky, of meadow land in Seale - 12 Mar [1347]

122 - Quitclaim by Alice, Isabel, and Christina, daughters of Richard of Brewood of Seale, to John, son of Ralph de Brewood of Seale, of a messuage and land which they hold by feoffment from their father - 1 Aug 1346

123 - Grant by John Oky to Edmund of Ridware, rector of Seale, and Robert of Willngton, chaplain, of all his lands and tenements in Seale, which are held from the Prior of the Hospital of St John - 24 Jun 1349

124 - Grant by Thomas Oky to John, son of Robert Welham of Seale, of a messuage in Seale - 23 Apr 1351

125 - Lease by John, son of Robert Welham of Seale, to Joan wife of Thomas Oky of Seale, of the same messuage in Seale, for her lifetime, and on her death to revert to the proper heirs of the said Thomas Oky - 25 Apr 1351

126 - Grant by Agnes, son of Elias Cook of Overshele, to Ralph Couper, of all lands, tenements, etc in Overseal and Netherseal, which she obtained on the death of her father - 27 May 1358

127 - Grant by Isabel, daughter of William le Fyz of Seale to Henry Pachet, chaplain, and others, of a portion of land from a certain tenement which she holds by feoffment from John le Brewood - 6 May 1359

128 - Grant by Robert, son of Wiliam le Fyz of Seale, to Richard of Horsley, John of Atherstone, chaplains, and others, of the moiety of an acre of land in the fields of Seale called Brookfurlong - [6 Jan 1363]

129 - Memorandum of the charges made against the Abbot and Convent of Burton by Thomas of Gresley, knight - nd [c1399]

130 - Lease, for lives, by Thomas Gresley, knight, Roger Horton, Lord of Catton, William Bulkope of Clifton, Thomas Aylemonde of Stretton, Richard Jolypas, and others, to Roger and Richard, sons of Ralph Lorret, of his capital messuage in Seal in which the late Ralph Lorret sometime dwelt - 24 Aug 1408

131-132 - Quitclaims by Reginald of Langham, esq, and John of Rugeley and John Bray, chaplain, to Edmund Bugge, William of Brooksby, and Henry Wychard, of all the lands and tenements which they had by feoffment of John Wychard of Osbaston, in Seale - 2 Feb [1410]

133-134 - Grant by John Wychard of Osbaston to Edmund Bugge, William of Brooksby, and Henry Wychard, of all the lands and tenements which he holds in Seale - 5 Feb [1410]

135 - Lease by Henry Wychard of Chaddesden to Christiana wife of John of Latheburne, former wife of John Wychard, of two parts of those lands, etc, in Seale, which he had by feoffment from the said John - 11 Jun 1414

136 - Power of attorney by Henry Wychard to John Jakes and John Tailour to deliver seisin to John Lawe, clerk, and Henry Halle of all the lands he inherited by feoffment from John Wychard of Osbaston in Seale - 29 Sep 1428

137 - Quitclaim by Alice widow of the late Henry Wychard of Chaddesden to John Lawe, clerk, and Henry Hall of Overton of all the lands which Henry Wychard her husband, Edmund Bugge and William Brooksby had by feoffment from John Wychard of Osbaston in Seale - 6 Dec 1428

138 - Grant by Richard Neel of Catton and Joan his wife to William Vernon, esq., of all the lands and tenements within the lordship of Seale, which were formerly Robert Wilson's - 9 Oct 1449

139 - Indented bill of Robert Leegegood, Bailiff of Seale, to Dame Margery Vernon, of the sum of 13s 4d "of the profits of his office" - 12 Jun 1472

140-142 - Grant and quitclaim by Thomas Bradshaw of Tideswell to Henry Vernon, Esq., of all his lands and tenements within they lordship of Seale and Seale Hyde - 25 Mar 1481

143 - Power of attorney by Henry Vernon, esq., to William Vernon, his brother, to receive seisin of the all his lands and tenements within the lordship of Seale and Seale Hyde - 25 Mar 1481

144 - Copy lease by John, prior of Gresley to Nicholas Sharwynt, Margery his wife, and William Sharwynt his son of a messuage etc. in Seale called Seale Mill, to hold for their 3 lives - 1 Sep 1526

145 - Confirmation by Robert, Bishop of Lincoln, of the gift by Ralph of Seale to Merevale Abbey, of 120 acres of land, with wood, meadow, pastures and common of pasture - [1148-1166]

146 - Confirmation by Ralph, son of Ralph of Seale, of all the gifts made by Ralph his father and himself to Merevale Abbey. He also gifts for the soul of Anneis of ? Culeyhis mother, the meadow of Fuleslog and his meadow of Culurewellemor - [1175-1189]

147 - Gift by Ralph son of Ralph of Seale, to Merevale Abbey, in alms for the souls of Ralph his father, Anneis his mother, and Robert, Earl Ferrers, of a virgate of land of his demesne, which Alan formerly held from his father; and of 3 other virgates formerly held by the same - [1181]

148 - Gift by Ralph son of Ralph of Seale to the Abbey of Merevale of homage and service of Roger son of Anketill of one virgate of land as testified in the charter of his father which is in Roger's possession - [1189-1199]

149 - Gift by Ralph son of Ralph of Seale to the Church St Mary of Merevale and the monks of perpetual service for the soul of the grantor and his ancestors of Nigel son of Walter with all chattels and one virgate of land which Nigel holds with a toft and a croft which belongs to the same virgate and with a toft where the house of Nigel is situated, which was once the land of the bordar with his wife and their children for all secular service customary and in charge except for foreign service - [1189-1199]

150 - Gift by Ralph son of Ralph of Seale to the Church of St Mary of Merevale and the monks for the souls of the grantor and his ancestors of five cottages remaining in four tofts for secular service from the grantor and his heirs in perpetuity, one of the tofts was held formerly by Robert Burwoud and afterwards distributed to two women in two parts la Lavendere and Arneburch, one toft was held by William son of Alphege, the third toft was held by Henry Parmenter, the fourth was held by Cecily sister of William Buche - [1189-1199]

151 - Gift by Anneis, daughter of Ralph of Seale, and her heir with consent of her husband [spouse] William, to the Church of St. Mary of Merevale, and monks, of all a tenement [lace ilegible]held from Easter in the 8th year of the reign of King Richard:- Tenement neither in wood, nor in plain - [1197]

152 - Gift by John Buche, son of Ralph Buche of Great Seale, to Abbey and Monks of Merevale, for soul of grantor and heirs and descendants; of ½ acre of land on Flitlondes, of which one [head] extends to Walter Falsiche and other head extends to the headland of the monks - [1189-1199]

153 - Confirmation, in soul-alms, by Ralph, son of Ralph Le Seller of Great Seale, to Merevale Abbey, of all the gifts which his father made to the same, namely, half an acre of land on Fulbarddunstal, half an acre on Wodehull, and half an acre on Flitlondes, with gift of half an acre of land beyond Chirchehull - [1216-1250]

154 - Confirmation, in soul-alms, by Engenulf, son of Nigel of Seale, to Merevale Abbey, of all the gifts which his father made to the Abbey - [1216-1250]

155 - Gift, in soul-alms, by Engenulf, son of Nigel of Seale, to Merevale Abbey, of a portion of land containing 20 perches - [1216-1250]

156 - Gift by Engenulf, son of Nigel of Seale, to Merevale Abbey, of all that part of his land enclosed near the "bercaria" of Meres - [1216-1250]

157 - Gift by Richard, Prior of Gresley, to Merevale Abbey, of all that wood which the priory had by grant from Lucian Dysart of Seale - [1216-1250]

158 - Quitclaim between Mary ,widow of Ralph Geysmer of Great Seale and Merevale Abbey of all land which monks held from Ralph Geysmer - [1216-1272]

159 - Gift by Ralph Wychard of Seale to Henry and Walter, sons of William Chepe, homage and service for half virgate of land, half acre at le Longemeres and half acre at le Parrolieslondes, one rood of meadow in le Lothemedwe, 20 feet in width, near the meadows of the grey monks, and of the rector of the church of that village - [1216-1272]

160 - Power of attorney from William of Leicester, Abbot of Merevale, to Richard of Passemer and John of Lee, to deliver seisin to Edmund of Appleby and Dame Joan his wife, and the heirs of their bodies begotten, of a toft and meadowland called Bussewell - 9 Oct 1342

161 - Power of attorney from John Gresley, knight, to Thomas Toby and others to take seisin of the lands and tenements late held by Wiliam Pelle his nephew - 1 Nov 1378

162 - Manumission by John of Greseleye, knight, Lord of Drakelowe, of Thomas Nettebreyder, with all his suit and following goods and chattels - 26 May 1379

163 - Notification by Sir John Gresley, knight, that as he has not had the power of his seal for a whole year preceding the dated of these presents, he hereby contradicts and denies all deeds and writings sealed with his seal during that time, the present deed being sealed with the seal of the Deanery of Repton - 21 Oct 1394

164-165 - Defeasances of two mutual bonds between the Abbot of Burton-on-Trent and Sir Thomas Gresley, knight, for the payment of 1000 marks by recognizances made before John Cokayn, Chief Baron of the Exchequer, 1406/7 - 10 Mar 1407

34 - Clifton Campville

42 - Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

49 - Ruscomb and Sunning, Berkshire

50 - Butterworth, Lancashire

51 - Spotland, Rochdale, Lancashire

52 - Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire

53 - Brestopp Park, Leicestershire

54 - Donisthorpe, Leicestershire

55 - Number not used

56 - Loughborough, Leicestershire

57 - Measham, Leicestershire

58 - Oakthorpe, Leicestershire

59 - Osgathorpe, Leicestershire

60 - Skeffington, Leicestershire

61 - Snarestone, Leicestershire

62 - Braceborough, Lincolnshire

63 - St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex

64 - Northampton

65 - Surrey

66 - Warwick and Warwickshire

67 - Arden Forest, Warwickshire

68 - Austry, Warwickshire

69 - Baxterley, Warwickshire

70 - Bolehill, Warwickshire

71 - Coventry, Warwickshire

72 - Kingsbury, Warwickshire

73 - Newton, Warwickshire

74 - Norton Heath, [Leicestershire] - [1272-1367]

75 - Norton-juxta-Twycross or Norton by Twycross, Leicestershire

76 - Polesworth, Warwickshire

77 - Stoneydelph, Warwickshire

78 - West Cottingworth, Yorkshire

79 - Deeds and other papers of Elizabeth Beardsley

80 - Unknown and Unidentified items

81 - Wills and Probate, Gresley

82 - Wills and Probate, Lee

83 - Wills and Probate, Bott

84 - Wills and Probate, Webb

85 - Wills and Probate, Wright

86 - Other

2 - Manorial Records - [14th-19th cent]

3 - Estate Papers

4 - Family and Personal Papers

5 - Official Papers

6 - Parish and Ecclesiastical Papers - [16th cent]-1914

7 - Legal/Case Papers

8 - Maps and Plans - [18th-19th cent]

9 - Photographs

UL - Gresley Family of Drakelow: unlisted records

Bryan Donkin Company Ltd of Chesterfield, engineering firm

Tweets by DRO

Bryan Donkin Company Ltd of Chesterfield, engineering firm

George M. Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist

Florence Nightingale

Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier

Collection Highlights

Hierarchy Browser

Useful Links

See more Collection highlights