Coundon.
THis was originally a Member of Coventre (as I have said) and involved b 1.1 therewith in that grant of E. Leofric. made to the Monks, upon the foundation of the Monastery 1 Edw. Conf. though it be not particularly named in his Charter. By the Conq. Survey c 1.2 it appears. that the proportion belonging to the Monks in Condone (for so it is there written) extended to three virgats of land: as also that the words were three furlongs & 30. per∣ches in length, and 3. furlongs in breadth; all being valued at xx. s. And in the same Survey it is also re∣corded, that Will. fil. Corbu••ionis (of whom I am to speak in Studley) had one virgat of land, here, at the same time; with woods conteining half a mile in length and four furlongs in breadth; all which were then valued at 4. s. but there it is written Con∣delme: so that, in regard the name at that time is so variously recorded; and altered, out of doubt, by corrupt pronunciation from what it first was, I shal not trouble my self to guess at the Etymology thereof.
In 41 H. 3. the said Monks of Coventre had (inter alia) Free-warren d 1.3 granted to them in all their deme•••• lands here. And, in 44 H. 3. the tythes of this place, amongst other of their Mannours were appropriated e 1.4 to them, as belonging to Trinity Parish (one of the Churches in that City.) In 53. H. 3. I find, f 1.5 that Iohn Beneth (of Allesley) h••ld the xx. part of a Kts. Fee, here of Henry de Hasting; (Lord of Allesley) which I suppose to be the same that is certified by the Conq. Survey to have been in the hands of Will. fil. Corbucionis before speci∣fied: the extent whereof was, ing 1.6 7 E. 1. signifi∣ed to be but half a yard land and two acres, then in the hands of three Freeholders: So that the Monks of Coventre being owners of all the rest, had a yard land thereof in demesn, and nine Free∣holders, who held half a Carucat and 12. acres, paying severall Rents, doing suit of Court twice a year, and performing certain servile work in Harvest. In this village had the said Monks also a Court-Leet, gallows, with Assise of Bread and Beer by the grant h 1.7 of K. H. 3. As also i 1.8 weyfs, estreys, Felons-goods, and for Heriots the prin∣cipall vesell; the names k 1.9 of what they so held in demesn being a certain grove, named Fowles∣more, and a parcell of ground called Priors-field. The greatest part of which lands, together with the tythes, were, after the dissolution of the Mo∣nasteries, granted l 1.10 unto Ric. Andrews; Gent. and Leonard Chamberlein Esq. but how they have past since, is not much materiall for me to enquire.