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1) letters patent dated 26 October 38 Henry VIII [1546] granting to William Pagett knight, for the surrender of letters dated 28 Nov 34 Henry VIII [1542] and for £2,708 18s 5½d paid to the King and £3,000 paid to the Treasurer of Court of Augmentations, the lordships and manors of Weston, Aston, `Wilney', Shardlow, Morley and Smalley, recently parcel of the lands of John Bishop of Chester, recently granted to the King by the Bishop, the advowsons of Aston and Weston, also recently belonging to the Bishop of Chester, and all messuages, mills, buildings, lands, woods, waters, fishings, minerals, rents, perquisites of courts, courts, to hold in chief by the service of 20th part of a military fee, and
2) letters patent dated 20 July 36 Elizabeth I [1594] granting to Edward Stanhopp esquire and others for 66s 8d paid by Stanhopp doctor of civil laws, Thomas Wright and William Manncefeild, the capital messuage of Weston and Aston, barn, orchard, garden and close called the Parke containing 24 acres, close called Poole Yard 3 acres, Gorsie Close 3 acres, the Hall Orchard 2 acres, New Close alias Hallowe recently enclosed out of the common 40 acres, Cote Close l acre, in Shardlow, close called Caldwell Hill recently enclosed out of the common fields 40 acres, first moth of 3 parcels of meadow in the common meadow of Weston containing 20 acres, parcels of meadow called Lakeholme in Aston meadow, and Comholme containing 5 acres, within Wilne and Shardlow, Gill Meadow 2 acres, in Aston meadow, All Somer meadow 3 acres in Aston, 3 virgates of arable in common fields of Weston and Aston, 3 small closes called Deane Leazowe, Middle Close and le Ould Close, parcels of meadow called Reddie Pitt, Forke Meadow, Hall greene, together 3 acres in Aston, all lands in Weston, Aston, Shardlow and Wilne pertaining to the site of the manor, recently in the occupation of Thomas Mannors knight, parcels of the manor of Weston and Aston and recently of the possessions of Charles Pagett attainted of high treason, for the lives of Stanhopp, Wright and Manncefeild, at rent of £26 13s 4d, paying heriett of £6 at death of any of the three lessees dying tenant of the premises, and of 3) letters patent dated 10 June 10 James [1612] granting to Anthony Roper esquire and Mary his wife and the heirs and assigns of Mary for ever, the manor of Weston and the manors of Aston, Wilne, Shardlow, Morley and Smalley, Morley Park, the advowsons of Aston, Weston and Morley, and all buildings, lands etc in above-named places and Kiddesley belonging to the manors, advowsons and park, to hold in chief by the fortieth part of a knight's fee.
Dated at Westminster 16 February |