Sutton Bonington.
NOw one Town, heretofore two. Sudton, is the same with South-Town, and Boni∣ton, probably, was called so from Reeds grow∣ing thereabouts, for such like signification Bon, or Bun hath in the Saxon. The Book of Dooms∣day shows them to be diversly shared, both at that time, and before; and that Harold had in Sud∣ton three Mannors, which paid the Geld as a Caruc. and half, (though) the Land was (but) one Carucat; (which) after the Conquest Hugh, Earl of Chester had, Robert Fitz-William held it of him, and there had one Car. and an half, three Sochm. six Vill. having three Car. and an half, one Mill, 20s. fifteen acr. of Medow, In the Confessors time, and then valued at 40s. hav∣ing Soc in Normanton. In Boniton like∣wise,* 1.1 Harold had a Mannor rated to the Dane∣tax, or Geld, as six Bovats. The Land was two Car. there Robert the man (or Tenent) of the said Earl Hugh, had three Sochm. five Vill. having two Car. and an half, there was ten acres of Medow, In King Edward the Confessors time, and then also valued at 20s.
In Sudton likewise, Stori named before in Normanton, had a Mannor in the Saxon times, rated to the publick payment for half a Car. The Land was twelve Bovats. When the Conquerors survey was made, there was one Plow, or Caru∣cat. There R. Earl of Moriton had three Caru∣cats, three Sochm. in his Demenesne, and five acres of Medow. This in the time of King Ed∣ward the Confessour, was valued at 3s. then at 20s.
In Sutone also of the Taynland was a Man∣nor, which Leuvord had before the Conquest, rated to the tax at three Bov. afterwards Siuvard held it of the King. Another Coleman had rated to the Geld at one Bov. and an half. Of the Taynland also in Boniton, there was Soc to Nor∣mentune, as much as was rated at one Bov. and an half to the Geld. The Land, half a Carucat. There were five Vill. with one Car. and three acr. of Meadow, In the time of King Edward the Confessor, and then valued at 6s.
Soc to Lech of the fee of Henry de Ferrariis, Siuvard had also in Boniton, which paid to the tax, as one Bov. and an half. The Land was four Bovats. There three Vill. had one Car. and an half, and three acr. of Medow: this continued the old value 6s.
Robert Patric paid two Marks for one Knights fee in Bonington,* 1.2 in the time of King H. 3. and after I find William Patrick offered himself against Nich. de Segrave,* 1.3 concerning his presentation to the Church of Bonington, then void and in his gift. The Advowson of this Church went with the Family of Segrave, as Thorp, in this Wa∣pentak, did to the Family of Mowbray, and so to that of Barkley, with which it continues. Elizabeth, Dutchess of Norfolk,* 1.4 recovered the Advowson of the Church of Sutton Bou••ng∣••on, upon a Quare impedit, 13 H. 7. against Sir Henry Collet, Knight, William Stokes, Clark, together with Thomas, Archbishop of York.
The Mannor of Bonyngton was, by fine, 5 E. 2. settled on Raph de Crophill,* 1.5 and Maud his Wife, and the heirs which he should beget on the Body of Maud; the remainder to Thomas, Son of the said Raph, and the heirs of his Body, remaining to the right heirs of Raph. The Jury, 12 E. 2. found it not to the Kings loss, if he granted to Raph de Crophull,* 1.6 and his heirs for ever, to inclose the way, which led from the Church of Sutton upon Sore, to the Church of Boniton, on the West part of both Towns, to inlarge his dwelling. Raph de Crophull had view of Frank-pledge in Bonington and Sut∣ton, granted,* 1.7 1 E. 3. and free warren in Bo∣nington and Tireswell, in this County in Hemington and Braundeston, in Leicester∣shire, and in Downesby in Lincolnshire.
Raph de Crophill Chr. complained, 3 E. 3. against Henry de Grendon,* 1.8 and William de Grin∣don, Parson of Babworth, that when as Robert de Grendon had enfeoffed the said Raph, and given him seisin of the Mannor of Bonington; and the said Henry afterwards, by his writing released all his right and claim therein to the said Raph,