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East-Bridgeford on the Hill.

IN Brugeford, before the Normans came, here Odincar had the principal Mannor, which was then rated to the publick Taxation at four Caru∣cats. The Land was then accounted six Car. There afterwards Roger de Busli, who had the whole Township, had in Demesne three Car. twenty Sochm. on ten Bovats of this Land,* 1.1 fif∣teen Vill••ins, three Bordars, having eleven Plows or Car. There was a Priest and a Church, and twelve Acres of Medow. In the Confessours time the value was 3^l. in the Conquerours 5^l. Here were three Mannors which Turstan, Ros∣chett, and Luston had, before the Conquest rated to the Dane-geld at six Car. The Land one Car. There was three Acres of Medow: but after the Conquest the Land was not Tilled. The value then was 3^s. before in the Confessours time it was 8^s.

Roger de Busli, in the year of our Lord 1088. gave to the Priory, which he Founded at Blith, two parts of the Tythe of the Hall in Bruge∣ford, both of the Lands and small Tythes.

• Willielmus Biset-Hawisia.
  • Willielmus Carpentar-Susanna.
    • Henricus Biset-Albrea de Lisures soror Johannis Constab. Cestr. Reg. Lent. 46. b.
      • Johannes Biset
        • Margeria fil. & haer. aet. plen. 27 H. 3.
        • Ela, 27 H. 3.
        • Isabe••la cohaer. 27 H. 3.
      • Albrea-Warinus de Basingburne.
        • Constancia.
          • Johannes de Caltoft-Agnes aet. 40. 11 E. 2.
            • Philippus de Caltoft.
              • Johannes de Caltoft-Katherina fil. Johannis Bre••.
                • Alicia fil. & haer.-Thom. atte Hethe Chr. marit. 1.35 E. 3.-Willielmus de Chaworth.
                  • Thom. Chaworth, miles-Nicola fil. Reginaldi de Braybrook, mil.-Isabella fil. Tho. de Aylesbury, mil.
                    • Elizabetha-Johannes Dom. Scroope de Massam.
                      • Thomas le Scroop de Massam, 6 E. 4▪
                        • Thom. le Scroop.
                          • Alicia Scrope fil. & haer.-Henricus Scroop, Ar. 12 H. 7.
          • Johan. de Multon-Isabella.
            • Thom. de Multon aet. 15.11 E. 2.
        • Albrea Esc. 21 E. 1. Nort. & Linc.-Willielmus Ie Grant.
          • Rogerus le Brabazon mort. 11 E. 2.-Beatrix▪
  • Manasser Biset.
  • Henricus.
  • Ausoldus.

* 1.2In a great Book in the Duchy Office, mention is made of Ranulph Earl of Chesters giving Ludeham and Brigeford to Henry de Lacy in Fee; but the next owners I find were the Family of Biset.

* 1.3William Carpentar by the consent of Henry Bi∣set his son, and of Manasser Biset his own bro∣ther, and of Ernulphus Biset his Nephew, gave his Mill on Doverock called Clive milne, to the Priory of Thurgarton, for the Souls of William Biset his father, and Hawisia his Mother, and Susanna his wife, and Henry Biset, and Ausoldus his brothers, and Henry his Nephew, and all his Ancestors, so that the said Mill should be towards the building of the new Church; and when that should be finished, to be expended amongst the Fryers, reserving to himself and his heirs, the Molture of the Corn of his Demesne, when he would grinde there. With this he gave himself living if he pleased; or if he died in England, there to be buried. Henry Biset, son of Willi∣am Carpentar,* 1.4 confirmed his Fathers gift of that Mill, with a Bovat of Land in Ludham, and a Toft lying by the said Clive Milne, and like∣wise gave to the said Priory, the passage of Briggeford, with a Toft belonging to it, (which is now known by the name of Botemans Leyes, and still belongs to the Ferry), with William the Miller, for the Souls of his said father, and of his mother, and of A••brea his wife, reserving to him∣self and his heirs, and servants, the free Fishing.

The Abbat of Roucestre, 27 H. 3. claimed against Albreda de Basingburne eight Carucats,* 1.5 and two Bovats of Land, with the Appurtenances in Briggeford, whereof every Carucat contained eight Bovats of Land measured, whereof Thur∣stan his Predecessor Abbat of Roucestre, in the time of King Henry the second; was seised in right of his said Church. Abreda came and an∣swered, that neither she, nor her Ancestors, ever defended this Mannor but by four Carucats, as in Tallages, Aids, Customs, and Services, and called to warrant Margery, Ela, and Isabella, the daughters and heirs of Iohn Biset. Mar∣gery was then of fullage, Ela, and Isabella un∣der age, and in the ••••••tody of Iohn de Plesseto: they were the•• ••••••moned in the County of 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

〈◊〉〈◊〉 Basingburne paid two Marks for one 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Fee here,* 1.6 in the time of Henry the third. ••••oreda de Bassingburne held a Knights Fee here,* 1.7 by reason of the custody of the Land and heir of Iohn Biset, granted by the King. Albreda had issue Constancia, and she Isabel, and Agnes:* 1.8 Isabell was mother of Thomas de Mul∣ton of Kirketon, and Agnes of Philip de Cal∣toft, between whom, 9 E. 3. the Land was di∣vided. The said Thomas and Philip, 3 E. 3. claimed Court-Leet, Tumbrell and Pillory here, and Philip a Market on Tuesday, and two Fairs granted, 1 E. 3. to the said Philip de Caltoft.

Roger le Brabazon held the Mannor of Est-Briggeford, one moyety of the inheritance of Beatrix his wife,* 1.9 to them and the heirs of their bodies; the other moyety for term of his life, of the grant of Iohn de Caltoft, and Agnes his wife; and Iohn de Multon, and Isabell his wife, as the inheritance of them the said Agnes and Isa∣bell; Roger and Beatrix died without heirs of their bodies, and so the Reversion of their moye∣ty, 11 E. 2. came to the said Agnes, wife of Iohn de Calisft, then aged forty years, as Cou∣sin and heir of Beatrix; and to Thomas de Mul∣ton, son of the said Isabell the other heir: which Thomas was then above fifteen years old.

It appears that Iohn Caltoft (son of Philip) 25 E. 3. infeoffed Sir Iohn de Loudham, Knight,* 1.10 Richard Pensax, and others in his moyety of this Mannor, which descended to Alice his daughter and heir, who, it seems, was first married to Sir Thomas Hetke, and after to Sir William Cha∣worth.

Multons moyety was become Deyncourts in the time of Edward the third. The Jury,* 1.11 27 E. 3. found it not to the Kings loss, if he granted leave for William Deyncurt to give a Mess▪ and three hundred Acres of Land, with the Appurtenances in this place, to three Chaplains to celebrate in this Church of East-Bruggeford.

The King,* 1.12 35 E. 3. granted to Thomas atte Herbe, and Alice his wife, who held one moyety of this Mannor, and to Robert Deyncourt, who held the other, that they should have a Market here on Tuesdayes, and two Pairs yearly to them and their heirs.

In 49 E. 3. Alice, who had been formerly the wife of Sir Thomas de Heth, Knight,* 1.13 made Wil∣liam Carbone•••• Rector of the Church of Alyng∣ton her Atturney, to deliver seisin to Sir Iohn de Loudham Chivaler the younger, Iohn de We••by, and to Iohn de Stamford, Rector of the Church of East-Bridgeford, of her Mannors of Est-Brigeforth, Thoresby, Alyngton, and Toyn∣ton: The circumscription of her Seal is, Sigil∣lum D. Aliciae de Hethe; and on the Shield is a Bend between two Cotises Dance, imp••ling an Escutcheon, within an Or•• of C••nquefoy••s, viz. Hethe imp••ling Caltoft.

Thomas Deyncourt of Upminstre in Essex, 36 H. 6. demised to Thomas Southwick, and Henry Normanvile, Esquire,* 1.14 his Mannors of Alington alias West Alington (which was also Bisets Land) in the County of Lint. Est-Briggeford, and the Advo••son of that Church in Nott. Walley Hall in Darbishire; Ketlethorp in Keton in Rutl. and one Mess. called the Hall in Kyrton, and all his Lands and Tenements in Alger Kirk, Soterton, Bykirke, Wygtoft, and Boston, and a certain Rent annually of ten Marks out of the Demesne of Turford. How∣beit it appears,* 1.15 20 H. 6. that Robert Deyncourt died seized of the moyety of this Mannor, and ten Marks yearly Rent in Turford; Ales the wife of William Lord Lovell, and Margaret of Raph Lord Cr••••well, being then by the Jury found his Cousins and heirs.

Raph Boteler Lord of Sudeley, Knight,* 1.16 and Ales his wife, daughter and heir of William Deyncourt, Knight, 8 E. 4. remitted all their right and claim to William Bishop of Winche∣ster, in the moyety of the Mannor of East-Briggeford, and Advowson of the Church, and in ten Marks Rent in Turford &c. And there was a Fine levied,* 1.17 20 E. 4. between the said Wil∣liam Bishop of Winchester, and Sir Thomas Billing, Knight, Quer. and Iohn Deyncourt, and Ioane his wife, and Robert Deyncourt their son and heir, Deforc. whereby this moyety of the

Mannor and Advowson, were settled on the said Bishop and his heirs, who gave it to Magdalen Colledge in Oxford, which he Founded, whereto it still belongs.

The other half, which was Sir Iohn Caltofts, before mentioned, and with his said daughter and heir Alice, went to the Family of Chaworth, (as in Wiverton is also shown,) was it seems settled on Thomas Chaworth her son and heir, and Nicola, daughter of Sir Reginald Braybrooke his first wife, and the heirs of their bodies.

By an Inquisition taken at Nott. 24 Ian. 12 H. 7. after the death of William Claxton, Esquire,* 1.18 who died the Wednesday next before Whitsunday, 11 H. 7. leaving Raph his son and heir twenty six years of age and upwards. It appears the Jury found that Elizabeth Scroop, widow, late wife of Iohn Scroop (of Massam•• Knight, and daughter and heir of Nicola, some∣times wife of Thomas Chaworth, Knight, seized of the Mannor and Advowson of the Church of East-Briggeford, 29 Apr. 38 H. 6. gave them to the said William Claxton, Esquire, then her servant, and to Elianor his wife, daughter of the said Elizabeth, for term of their lives; after whose decease, at the time of the Inquisition, they were the inheritance of Henry Scroope, Esquire, and Elizabeth his wife, daughter of Thomas, son of Thomas, son of the said Eliza∣beth Scroop, who, 6 E. 4. left her son the said Thomas Scroop of Massam,* 1.19 thirty years old.

This remains the inheritance of Simon Scroop, Esquire, who hath been and is still a good Land∣lord to his Tenants here.

I find Iohn Babington resident at Briggeford in the time of Richard the second,* 1.20 and Henry the fourth. Sir Iohn Babington, Knight, died seized of a Mannor here 20 of March,* 1.21 16 H. 7. and Etheldena his sister, then widow of Iohn Delves, entred as heir, and died 20 Apr. 19 H. 7. leaving her daughter Elena, the wife of Sir Robert Sheffeild, her heir, who had a son called also Sir Robert Sheffeild, who died Nov. 15. 24 H. 8. leaving his son Edmund, then nine years of age, eleven Months, and twenty five daies: he was Lord Sheffeild, and died 1 Aug. 4. E. 6. his son and heir Iohn Lord Sheffeild, be∣ing then above twelve years old.

The Lord Sheffeild sold this to Iohn Hacker, who left four sons, Francis his eldest succeeded him here; Iohn was of Trowell; Richard of Flintham; and Rowland had a Lease from Magdalen Colledge, of their principal Farm in this Town, which he left to his only Child ..... the wife of Roger Waldron, whose son Roger died lately in it, and hath left Roger his son, scarcely of age yet; who hath also Lands in Scalford and Goteby in Leicestershire.

Francis Hacker, eldest son of Francis and his heir of this Land, was a Colonel for the Parlia∣ment, and Attaint; so that his younger brother Rowland, by the favour of his Royal Highness the Duke of York, who sold him his brother the said Francis his Estate, is the present owner. He was a Colonel for the King, in whose Service he had a younger brother called Thomas Hacker, slain in his Company about Colston Basset, where their Father old Francis had an Estate also, which he purchased of Mr. Golding, and had built an House, as in that place is noted al∣ready.

To this House at Bridgeford did Dr. Gilbert Sheldon, then Warden of All Souls Colledge in Oxford, now Lord Arch-bishop of Canterbury, retire with old Mrs. Okeover, shortly after the Parliaments Commissioners had put him out of his place in that University, and continued here three or four years, well pleased with the River and Fields, and honoured by the neighbourhood, to all which he was ever very extraordinarily kind, and from my self, amongst the rest, deserves a better acknowledgement.

The Church of Briggeford was one of those,* 1.22 accounted as part of the Chappelry of Blith, in the Charter of King Iohn, made in the second year of his Reign, to Walter Arch-bishop of Roan and his successours, and the Canons of that Church, where King Henry the second his Father, and his brother King Henry the younger were buried. This he did at the request of Queen Elianor his Mother, which King Richard the first, his brother, had done before, and himself also when he was Earl Morton.

The Inquisition taken at Blith, 16 E. 3. be∣fore Nicholas de Langeford, the Kings Eschaetor, finds that the Arch-bishop and Canons of Roan, had the Church of Briggeford in their hands, as annexed to the Chappelry of Blith, till King Edward the first granted it by the name of the free Chappel of Tikhill, to one Mr. Iohn Cla∣rell, who was thereupon inducted into the Church of Briggeford, as appropriate and an∣nexed to the said Chappelry, and so held it all his life. After whose death, the same King Ed∣ward the first, gave the said Chappelry to Mr. Boniface de Saluciis his Kinsman, who was accordingly inducted into this Church, as belonging to the said Chappelry, and possessed it quietly twenty four years: but after the death of King Edward the first, in the time of King Edward the second, William de Grenefeild, then Arch-bishop of York, began to seek all occasi∣ons he could, to trouble the said Boniface, and procured one Thomas de N. to be presented to the Church of Briggeford, by Roger Braba∣zon, then the Kings Justice, telling him it was of his Patronage in right of Beatrix his wife, which Thomas was admitted and continued Par∣son, and Sir Iohn de Caltoft, and Sir Thomas de Multon, Knights, afterwards claimed the Ad∣vowson, which hath ever since been used by their successours alternately; Multons passing through the Deyncourts to William Bishop of Winche∣ster, and so to Magdalen Colledge in Oxford; and Caltofts descending to the Family of Cha∣worth, as before is shown, remains with the heir Male of that House, though the Land be the in∣heritance of the said Simon Scroop from an heir general. Patricius Viscount Chaworth of Ar∣magh, who had this Turne from Sir Richard Chaworth Vicar general of the Arch-bishop of Cant, his great Uncle now lately, viz. Nov. 12. 1672. deceased, presented Mr. Henry Smith, the present incumbent.

Next beyond the Parsonage from the Church is a small place heretofore called Sir Iohn Mark∣hams Mannor,* 1.23 given by one Mr. Iacson Parson of this Church, to his Kinsman Michael Iacson,

who married Frances, the daughter of ... Poole of Syres••on, and by her left four sons, William his eldest, Roger Parson of Langeford in Darbi∣shire, George a Citizen of London, and Iohn of Burton Iorz.

William had one only Child called also William, a modest man, but of great worth, who died Parson of Screveton, Feb. 27. 1661. leaving but few equals for Prudence, Piety, and Learn∣ing, in this Country. He married Dorothy my Fathers sister, by whom he left a son of his own name, William (now one of the Coroners of this County) to succeed him in this small Free∣hold, together with a Lease from the said Col∣ledge, and some Lands in Carcolston, and three other sons, Michael, Roger, and Iohn, and a daughter named Elizabeth, now married to her Cousin Richard White in London.

The Rectory of East-Bridgeford was 24^l. 'Tis now 19^l. 8^s. 6^d. ob. in the Kings Books, and the Lord Viscount Chaworth, and the Colledge of St. Mary Magdalen in Oxford, Patrons by turns.

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In the South Ile at East Bridgford the Feet to the East end of the Ile▪

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On the North side of the Church at East Bridgford the feet to the East Wall.

In the East Window of the Chancell are some painted in their Coat Armours, one Azure, a Fesse Or, between three Bezants, Mr. Kniveton calls them Libards heads, quartering with Arg. on a Bend Gules, three pair of wings of the first, which he also calls three Chevrons; to this the Crest is, A mans head Gules, with a wreath about the Temples Arg.

Another is Azure, two Chevrons Or, Cha∣worth.

Another is Deyncourt, with a file of three La∣bells Arg. charged with six Billets, Gules.

In the South window encompassed with Io∣hannes Allestre Prior de Thurgarton, twice, Sable three Keyes Arg. the Arms of Thurg. Priory.

In the Church North Ile a Stone Tomb, with one in Maile cross-leg'd, upon which was, Arg. an Orle of Cinquesoyles, about a small Escutcheon Sable, Caltoft.

In the Window the same, wherewith impales Ar. two Chevrons Or, Chaworth and Caltoft; and the same for Chaworth (as it is ever here) quarters with Gules a Fesse Dancè between ten Billets Or, Brett: and both impale Caltoft, in an upper Window, Chaworth quartering Caltoft.

In the South Ile an Alabaster Tomb North and South, one in Maile, his Belt between two Cotises Dancè; on the sides, Barry of six Or, and Gules, a Canton, or quarter, Ermine, Gousell.

Azure a Fesse Dancè and Billettè, Or, Deyn∣court.

Three Roses, amongst Crosse Crosletts, Darcy. At the feet, Gules, a Bend Or, between two Cotises Dancè Arg. impales with Arg. an Es∣cutcheon Sable, and both of them encompassed with an Orle of Cinque, or six foiles, like a bordure.

In the window over it is one with a shaven, or bald Crown, his upper Garment is, Arg. pow∣dered with six Foiles Sable; and by him, Gules, A Bend Or between two Cotises Dancè Arg. this I suppose to be for Sir Thomas Hethe.

There is an old Alabaster Tomb flat, in the North Wall of the Church, and on it,

Hic jacet Johannes Babington ...... ob...... 1409.

And over it on a Stone engraven, Ten Roundels, and a File of three Labels. In the Window was, Arg. ten Torteauxes, and a File of five Labels Az. impaling with Arg. a Lyon Ramp. Gules, bor∣dered about with Roundells, Or.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Lib. Dooms.
• * 1.2

  Sub titulo Com. Nott. cap. 1.
• * 1.3

  Reg. de T••••••g. p. 53.
• * 1.4

  Ib. p. 56.
• * 1.5

  Pl. de Ban••. c••r. ••ob. de Laxingto•• & soc. Pas••. 2•• H. 3. rot. 1, & 2.
• * 1.6

  〈1 paragraph〉〈1 paragraph〉
• * 1.7

  〈1 paragraph〉〈1 paragraph〉
• * 1.8

  Pl. de Iur. & A••sis. ap•••• N••tt. 9 E. 3. ro. 75. & ro. 85. Quo War. 3 L. 3. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 1 E. 3. m. 65.
• * 1.9

  Es••. 11 ••. 2. ••. 42.
• * 1.10

  Es••. 27 E. 3. ••. 14.
• * 1.11

  Es••. 27 E. 3. n. 3••.
• * 1.12

  Ch. 34. & 35 E. 3. m. 3.
• * 1.13

  A••tog. pen. Patric. Dom. Cha∣worth.
• * 1.14

  Claus. 36 H. 6. m. 2••.
• * 1.15

  Es••. 20 H. 6.
• * 1.16

  Claus. •• E. 4. m. 21.
• * 1.17

  In Crast. Purificat. 20 E. 4.
• * 1.18

  I••q. 12. H 7.
• * 1.19

  Esc. 6 E. 4.
• * 1.20

  A••tog. pen. T. S.
• * 1.21

  Ex Inq. capt. apud Nott. ult. Maii, 20 H. 7.
• * 1.22

  Reg. de New••ted. 206, & 243.
• * 1.23

  Ex A••tog. pen. Will. Iacson, Co∣ronator••••.