| Title | Gift by William son of Henry "in angul' de astu'"[in the corner of Aston] to William son of Symon "fabri" [smith] of Astu' in full marriage with Angnes, William's daughter of one portion of his toft through the middle as it lies in length towards the field, which portion contains in width 40 feet measured from within (Latin `citra') the embankment (dike or ditch) (Latin `fovea') and one house, that is a barn with all the whole piece (Latin `placea') as it lies between the said embankment (dike or ditch) and the said barn in length and width and 5 acres and 1 rood of arable land and 1 rood of meadow in the township (Latin `villa') and fields of Astu' of which 1 rood lies in the croft next eadmund delehul, one at the head of the township upon flaxlondis next Hugh Styword, one attesalteremere next the said Hugh, one upon middilfurlong next the said Hugh, one upon *Neyercalke?put next the said Hugh, one upon gostylondis next Herbert de Cliftu' one in long teddrifsclade next the said Herbert, one upon none brechys next the said Hugh, one upon le mulnedich, one upon long foxolis next the said Herbert, ½ acre upon ?cornenlondis next the said eadmund, 1 rood upon blodilondis next the said eadmund, ½ acre undiryeclif* next the said eadmund, 1 rood upon Wymu'debury next the said eadmund, one upon stonilondis next the said Hugh, one upon peleworchul next Robert b'car [?shepherd or tanner] of scardelowe, one upon cronkilondis next the said Hugh, one upon derbyweye next the said Herbert, one upon Hondelondis next Symon de yb'nia [ybernia=Ireland], 1 rood of meadow attebrecheanedys next the said Hugh, to hold of William son of Henry, his heirs and assigns, to William and Angnes and the heirs of Angnes conceived in lawful matrimony, in fee and heredity. |
| Description | William and Angnes have licence to send a ladder upon William son of Henry's land to roof the barn whenever necessary. They are to pay 20d of silver annually in 2 equal portions for all secular demands, custom and suit of court saving foreign service.
Witnesses, Edmund de la Hill in Aston,, William de Shardlow, Sweet de Aston Ramulph de Weston, Robert de Weston Symon de Ireland in Aston, Roger de Shardlow, clerk and others.
Not dated
Poor seal, on tag
* a dotted y in the original has been represented by y, but if a thorn was intended, the words should be nethercalke?put and undertheclif. |