Freseley.
THis was also very antiently belonging to the Marmions, being originally a member of Poles∣worth, as I guess; by one of which Familie I conclude that Robert de Kaily or his Ancestor, be∣came at first, enfeoft of it; for it appears i 1.1 that Ro∣bert Marmion, who lived in H. 2. time, calls that Robert his Knight, in respect he held of him by militarie service; and confirmed k 1.2 the grant of Freseley Mill; which the said Robert had made to the Nunns of Polesworth. This Robert de Kaily gave and sold to l 1.3 the Canons of Lilshull, in Com. Salop. full two parts of this Village, disposing m 1.4 his body to sepulture in that Monasterie; and having no issue, left the inheritance of the rest to his Sisters; whereof one was married n 1.5 to Simon de Whitacre, of Whitacre-superior, in this Countie, and the other to o 1.6 one Richard de Pakington, who p 1.7 ratified her Brother's grant: But wanting the like Confir∣mation from the former, there grew suits betwixt Sir Simon de Whitacre Knight, grandchild to the said Simon, and the Canons of Lilshull, for part of that land: which suits being accorded inq 1.8 25 H. 3. he released unto them all his title & claim thereto.
Notwithstanding which Release, Iordan de Whi∣tacre, son and heir to the said Simon, after his Fa∣ther's death, taking advantage of those turbulent times, scil. the Barons Warrs, entred upon the same lands again, and dyed possest of them; in so much as Philippa his widow, who shortly after be∣came the wife of Iames de Astley, retained them in her hands, till another Agreement r 1.9 being made betwixt the said Canons and her; unto which, Richard de Whitacre her son and heir assented, they had quitted s 1.10 their right thereto. And yet did not this binde the said Richard de Whitacre, but that he began a new suit for those lands; whereupon a Jury was returned t 1.11 for triall thereof, yet before it came to be so decided, they grew to a finall ac∣cord; which being made in 21 E. 1. he u 1.12 released, once more, all his right and interest to those lands: So that afterwards they enjoy'd them till the ge∣nerall dissolution by King Henry the viii th but then coming to the Crown, they were w 1.13 granted out, in 35 H. 8. by the name of the Mannour of Fresely, unto Iames Leveson Merchant of the Staple, to be held in Capite by the xx th part of a Knight's Fee: which Iames, the same year,x 1.14 aliened part of them, to one Iohn Beck.
That which remained to the Whitacres (as hath been said) into which the Free warren granted y 1.15 to Simon de Whitacre in 41 H. 3. extended, came z 1.16 at length, to Alan Waldeiffe, by an heir female of that Family, as the Descent in Whitacre sheweth; and afterwards to Poultney, as it a 1.17 seems; but it being so small a proportion, I have not farther taken no∣tice of it.