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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D231/M/T/38
TitleCopy of a gift by Hugh de Okeover to Richard de Swinscoe and Cecily his wife, for homage and service, of two bovates of land and a toft which Richard once held, with all appurtenances of the ville of Swinscoe, namely those two bovates which the said Richard held of Margery de Okeover and Geoffrey her son and also 4 acres of waste, namely 3 acres next to Bothesley and an acre next to Haram (?) and also 4 cart loads of timber from his wood at Swinscoe and free common of herbage in the wood: paying annually 16 pence for all services except suit of court at Okeover and suit of mill at Okeover at the rate of one twentieth of the grain
Witnesses: Lord William of Cheddleton, William of Ipstones, Thomas Meverel of Throwley, Benedict de la Coudrey, Hugh de Beresford, William Putrel, Henry de la Ford, Henry of Castern and many others
Date[late 13th cent]
Levelfile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorOkeover family of Okeover
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