Weston juxta Chiriton.

THat this was originally a member of Long Compton, I have in my discourse of that place already intimated• From Marshall Earl of Pembroke it came w to Raph Pipard, and from him to one Iohn de Weston (soe called fr•m his resi∣dence here, as I guesse) which Iohn in 7 E. 1. held x it of the said Raph by the fourteenth part of a Knights Fee, having then two carucates of land in demesn; as also one Water mill, with certain Tenants holding 8 yard land of him by several ser∣vices, as plowing, sowing, reaping, making malt, and the like; but with his said Tenants made two appearances, yearly, at the Court Leet of the said Raph. at Compton. paying iii ^• to him at the Feast of S^t Martin, and iii ^d at Warth. which Iohn de Weston in 27 E. 1. entailed y this Man∣nour after his own decease, upon Iohn de Brough∣ton and Kath. his wife, and the heirs of the said Iohn de Broughton; whereupon the said Iohn, within two years following, obtain'd a Charter z of Free-warren to himselfe and his heirs in all his demesn •ands at Broughton, (near Banbury) in Oxfordshire; as also here and other places in this County.

Howbeit after this till E. 3. time, I find no far∣ther mention thereof, worthy the notice; but then was it setled a upon Raph Earl Stafford and Will. de Peito for their two lives; and afterwards upon S^r Iohn de Peito K^t. son of the said Will. and Ali∣anore his wife, and Iohn the son of the said Iohn,Page  447 and Alianore, and the heirs male of his body; and for want of such issue, on Hugh the son of the said Earl, and the heirs male of his body by Philippae his wife, with remainder to the right heirs of the said Will. de Peito, as appeareth by a certain Feoff∣ment, bearing date here at Weston on the Mun∣day next after the Feast of S^t Thomas the Apostle, the same year. Wh•ch Will. de Peito was justled out of it, as by h•s Petition * to King Ric. 2. ap∣peareth, the substance whereof I have here added; viz. that one Walter de Chiriton, being indebted to K•ng E. 3. command was given unto one Rich. de Foxton, then Eschaetor, to enquire of what lands or Tenements he was seized of, in the xx. xxii. and xxiii ^th years of his reign, and afterwards; in respect that he the said Walter had been a Fermour to the King, and never accounted. Whereupon, by the corrupt procurement and abetting of Alice Perers (who had been concubine to King Edw.) then w•fe of S^• Will. Windsor Knight, and for her behoofe, it was falsly certified by the Enquest, that the same VValter had an estate in Fee simple of this Mannour, wh•ch the said VVill. de Peito then held: who upon the return of the Inquisition into the Chancery, traversed the same; shewing by good evidence that the said VValter had no right therein, farther than for the life of Iohn de Segrave of Folkestane, which Iohn had granted the reversion thereof to certain persons, whose estate in Fee sim∣ple the said Will. had obta•ned. Whereupon ano∣ther Inquis. was made; but through the unjust procurement of the sa•d Alice, and the menaces made to the Jury by S^• Baldw. Frevill, and S^• Thomas de Morehalle, they durst not give any o∣ther Verdict, than what had been before; and that by this means, •t being seised into the K•ngs hands, was granted by him to Rob. Broune of Warwick, Stewa•d to the said Alice, and to one Iohn Vin∣cent of London to her use, who held it according∣ly at the t•me of the said Pet•t•on exhib•ted.

Whereupon the King referred the examination of the matter to S^r Iohn Knyvet, to make report; but it seems there was nothing done therein to the advantage of the sa•d VVill. de Peito: for upon the attainder * of the before specifyed Alice, it being seized into the Kings hands, the custody * thereof was committed to S^• Iohn VVorth Knight; and shortly after the inheritance of it given * by the said K•ng to the before specified S^• VVill. VVindsor. Wh•ch S•VVill. past f it into the hands of S^• VVill. de Beauchamp, S^r Hugh Segrave, S^r VVill. Cossing∣ton Knights, and others, and their heirs; who granted g their r•ght therein to S^t VVill. Murrers Knight and Christian his wife, and the he•rs of their two bodyes lawfully begotten, to hold untill such time as the debt due to the K•ng by VValt. de Chiriton, formerly mentioned, should be fully satisfyed. Wh•ch S^• VVill. Murrers and Chri∣stian past h over their estate therein to Iohn Carpe, and Raph K•steven, to enjoy accordingly till the said debt should be satisfied: who (upon the grant made by VVill. de Chiriton, son and heir of the same VValter to the said S^• VVill. Murrers and his heirs, of all his right therein) by their deed i bea∣ring date at London 20 Iunii 8. R. 2. quitted their •nterest •n the reversion thereof, unto the sa•d S^• VVill. and his heirs.

Howbeit after th•s I find, that Thomas Moubray D. of Norff. had an interest herein, though by what means I know not: but by one Inquis. k taken after his death in 22 R. 2. it appears, that he granted it to the above specified S^• VVill. Mo∣rers Knight and Christian his wife, to hold during their lives; and by another, that he past l it to Ric. de Burgh. Esq to hold likewise during his life: And it was also found m that he dyed seized of two parts thereof; which two parts, thereupon coming to the Crown, by reason of the minority of Iohn Moubray, brother and heir of Thomas Earl Marshall, were in 11 H. 4. assigned n to him by the King towards his maintenance; and the third part did Elizabeth Dutches of Norff. hold o in dower.

To this Thomas succeeded Iohn D. of Norff. as son and heir, who enfeoft pRic. Waller and Henry Bradfield in this Mannour; and they VVill. Brandon Esq as it seems; for Ric. VValler son and heir to the said Richard, by his deed q bearing date 25 Sept. 1 E. 4. released to the said VVill. and Eliz. his wife, with Alianore their daughter, all his estate therein, in reversion (Eliz. Dutchesse of Norff. having r an estate for life in the same.) Ne∣verthelesse by an Inq. taken in 7 H. 7. (wherein the title of Iohn de Peito, formerly mentioned, is recited, it appears s, that the said VVill Brandon, by the name of S^• VVill. Brandon Knight, and Eliz. his wife received the profits thereof from the 2. till 7 H. 7. but how much sooner or longer is to me yet uncertain. Which S^• VVilliam past t it to Henry Kebull Alderman of London, who depopulated u 7 mess. and one cottage here, and inclosed, 350 acres of land, being all that were in this village, except the Mannour house, where∣with lxxx acres of land were occupied: and by his Testament w bearing date 28 Apr. an. 1517. (9 Henry 8.) setled it, inter alia, upon George Keble his grandchild, son of Thomas Keb•e, his son, deceased; with remainder, for want of issue male by the said George, to VVill. Blunt Lord Mountjoy, and Alice his wife, the Testators daughter, and the heirs of their two bodies. Which George, stiled •eorge Keble of Bradwell in Com. Essex Esq by his deed x bearing date 12 Nov. 24 H. 8. granted it to George VVilloughby Gent. and Iohn Barbour yeoman, to the use of VVill. Shel∣don of Barcheston and his heirs; whereupon there was a Fine y levied in 26. H. 8.

This VVilliam, being also of Beoly in UUorce∣stershire. their principall seat, (descended by a younger branch, as I guess• from that antient Fami∣ly of Sheldon in this County, which flourisht at Sheldon till E. 3. time; for amongst their evi∣dences I have seen, that his immediate Ancestor had lands in R. 2. time within the Lordship of Ber∣mingham, which is scarce 4 miles distant from that place) was he, who liking well the situati∣on hereof, in 37 H. 8. obtained License z from the King, to impark CCC. acres of land, meadow, pasture, and wood, to be called by the name of UUeston park for ever: As also a Charter a of Free-warren to himself and his heirs; and built a very fair House here, in which his descendants have often resided, though their chief seat be at Beoley, where many of them lye very honoura∣bly interred.