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Norwell. And VVoodhous. And Middlethorpe.

N Nortwell, St. Mary of Sudwell had twelve Bov. ad Geldam for a Mannor. The Land was for six Plows, or six Carucats.* 1.1 There were two Car. in Demesne, and twenty two Vill. three Bordars, having seven Car. There was a Church and a Priest, and one Mill 12^d. one Piscary, 73. Acres of Medow, Pasture Wood 2. Leuc. long, 2. broad (or 1. rather broad.* 1.2) In the Confessors time 6^l. value, in the Conquerours 100_s. It had Soc in Osmunthorp, Wilgebi, Calneston, Ocretune, Vdeburgh. There are three Prebends belonging to the Church of Southwell, (as in that place is said) which have their denomination, and a good part of their provision from this place, viz. Nor∣well Overhall, Norwell Palace Hall, or Paly∣shall, and Norwell tertia pars, or other Pre∣bend. The first is the chief and the best in that Church.

Iohn Clarell Prebendary, 41 H. 3.* 1.3 had free∣warren, Mercat and Fair in Northwell.

Iohn de Thoresby, Canon of Southwell, Preben∣dary of the Prebend of Northwell, 3 E. 3.* 1.4 claimed free-warren in all his Demesne Lands at North∣well, and a weekly Market every Thursday, and a yearly Fair for three days, the Eve, day and morrow after the Feast of the Holy Trinity, and emendation for breaking the Assize of Bread and Ale.

Wil. de Melton 3 E. 2.* 1.5 Prebendary of South∣well (after viz. 17 E. 2. Arch-bishop of York) had free-warren in Northwell Woodhouse, &c. which 3 E. 3. Robert de Woodhouse claimed, as in Southwell is said.

Nicolas Brett, and Ioane his wife (whose dower it was) 49 E. 3.* 1.6 by Fine passed to Nicolas Dymok the third part of a Mess. five Tofts, two hundred Acres of Land, and six of Medow, with the Ap∣purtenances in Northwell, and Northwell Wood∣house, and the Advowson of a certain Chantry of two Chaplains in the Church of Northwell. By another Fine 4 H. 4.* 1.7 Iohn, son and heir of Wil∣liam Dymok, conveyed to Nicolas Conyngston, one Mess. five Tofts, two hundred Acres, &c. as before: and by another 14 H. 4.* 1.8between Nico∣las Conyngston, and William Babington, Quer. and

Thomas Dymok, Chr. and William Dymok, and Cecily his wife, and Iohn Lysours, and Ioane his wife, Deforc. the said parcels were settled on the said Nicolas Conyngston, and his heirs.

William de Northwell, Clark, settled by Fine, 12 E. 3. on Henry,* 1.9 son of Richard Graving, of Northwell, and on Elizabeth his wife, and the heirs of the bodies of the said Henry and E∣lizabeth, 7. Mess. 2. Bov. one hundred and thirty seven Acres of Land, twenty four of Medow, with the Appurtenances in North Clifton, and South Clifton, Northwell Woodhouse, Ossing∣ton, Holme, North Muskham, Sutton, and Kellum.

Iohn Cromwell, son and heir of William Crom∣well, late of Northwell, 1 E. 4.* 1.10 remised his right in a certain Mess. called Parkers Place, and in a Toft, and five Acres of Land, and in a Toft and Croft, and seven Acres of Land, theretofore called Kendalls Lands, and in eight Acres and an half of Land in the Town and fields of North∣well, to Mr. Iohn Porter Prebendary of the Pre∣bend of Northwell, called Palyshall, and his successors.

William Clifton, 1 H. 7.* 1.11 Prebendary of the Prebend of Paleshall, in Northwell, offered himself the fourth day against Elizabeth Banaster, Widow, Iames Banaster, Clark, William Bana∣stre, and Iohn Banastre, concerning a Plea of one Mess. three Tofts, one hundred Acres of Land, twenty of Medow, forty of Pasture, with the Appurtenances in Wodehouse, near Norwell.

* 1.12A Capital Mess. and good Demesne called Norwell Woodhouse, was the inheritance of Sir Thomas Williamson Baronet.

Mr. Laurence Scurtivant is Tenant to the Pre∣bendary of Palacehall, and Mr. Ed. Lee, son of Gervas, to Overhall.

Middlethorp, Mr. Hacker of Flintham had in∣terest in.

The two Vicarages of Northwell were eight Marks a piece,* 1.13 now Overhall is 4^l. 12^s. 6^d. and the other 4^l. 12^s. 11^d. in the Kings Books, and the Prebendaries Patrons, viz. altera pars, or tertia pars, as I think, and not Palacehall.

In the East Window of the North Ile, and in other Windows of Norwell Church are,

Azure, Semy de Lis Or, and England. And England, with a File of three Labels, Az. and England, quartering Az. Semy de Lis Or.

In the other North Window,

Chequer Or and Azure.

And in the East Window of the South Ile,

Arg. a spread Eagle Sable.

In the Chancel,

England, and that with a File as before, and France and England quarterly, and Az. on a Fesse Cotised Or, three Libards Heads Gules, Lee of Norwell.* 1.14 These Arms within a Border Gobonè Erm. and Sab. Octob. 6. 1564. 6 Eliz. were granted by Sir Gilbert Dethick alias Garter, to Elizabeth Lee, daughter of Iohn Lee, of Stanford Lin∣colsh. wife to Sir Iohn Lyon, Knight, Al∣derman of London, and her posterity for ever.

On a Monument for Gervas Lee, Esquire, in Norwell Chancel.

Az. on a Fesse Cotised Or, three Libards Heads Gules, Lee. Quartering, Sable a Lion Ramp. between three Crosletts patè Or, Ayloff. and Arg, a Lion Ramp. Gules.

And Sab. a Chevron Gules between three Crosletts Elory Or, with a Crest, Pieria, a Demy Queen of Mauritania, party per pale Arg. and Gules, holding in her right hand a Diamond Ring proper.

Notes

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  Lib. Doom••.
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  Mon. Angl. vol. 3. p. 10 par. 2.
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  Ch. 41 H. 2 m. 13.
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  Quo War. 3 E. 3.
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  Ch. 3 E. 2. n. 2.
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  Fin. lev. Pasch. 49 E. 3.
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  Mic. 4 H. 4.
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  Mich. 14 H. 4.
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  Esc. 19 H. 6.
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  C••aus. 1 E. 4. n. 14.
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  Fin. 1 H. p. rot. 70.
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  B.
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  Mss. I. M.
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  Ex Autogr.