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Egmanton. Agemanton.

IN Agemanton, before the Normans became Lords, were two Mannors, which Tarchetell and Vlmar had,* 1.1 which were charged in the Geld (or Assesment of those times) as four Bovats and an half, and a third part. The Land being then found to be three Car. There afterwards Roger de Busli had three Car. and thirteen Vill. and nine Bord. having eight Car. there were two Mills 30^s. The value in the Confessours and Conquerours time was 4^l. having Soc in Hedune, Vptone, Gamelstune, and in Misne.

In the time of King Henry the first, there were two brethren of the Kings Family (or Court) stout men,* 1.2 whereof one was Earl of Clare, the other of Arundell, and the third bro∣ther of them was Nigellus de Albanei, then a young man of good disposition and great hope, carrying the Kings Bow, who, when he was made Knight, for his honesty, was enfeoffed by King Henry the first, first of all, of Egmanton in the Forest of Sherwode, with the Parks and Ap∣purtenances, which Town after a little time Ni∣gellus gave to his special friend Robert de Aivile, which the King hearing inquired of the said Ni∣gellus if it was so, who answered it was, and that now the King had two honest Knights where before he had but one.

This Nigellus by his Mother was a Mowbray, and had the Estate of Robert de Molbray, whom William Rufus took at Bamburgh, and beheaded at Winsore, and seised his (Counties or) Earl∣doms of Northumberland, and Nottingham, and Marshall, and other Lands and Possessions, and disinherited his Progeny, so that the Posteri∣ty of this Nigellus de Albany, who married Gun∣dreda, the daughter of Hugh de Gurnay in Nor∣mandy, and had in that Country sixscore enfeoffed Knights, and as many in England, had the Sir∣name of Mowbray, Roger Molbray his son being the first, who by Alice de Gant had Nigel∣lus de Molbray, who married Mabilia, daugh∣ter of Edmund Earl of Clare, and got on her four sons, William de Molbray, Robert, Philip, and Roger, &c. Of this Family did that of D'ai∣vile hold this Mannor.

It is noted that of the Posterity of this Robert de Aivile, from the time of St. William Arch∣bishop of York,* 1.3 viz. 18 Steph. there had been two Roberts, and two Iohns de Eyvill, who had the Advowson of the Church of Egmanton by inheritance, until the time of King Henry the third, that Iohn de Eyvill gave it to the Priory of Newstede in Shirewood, to which it was appro∣priated by Pope Iohn the 22^d. and by the licence of King E. 2.

It seems that Iohn de Eyvill, Robert de Vy∣pont, Iohn de Vescy, William Marmion,* 1.4 Adam de Newmarch, Baldwin Wac, Robert de Wilghe∣by, Robert de Wolrington, Richard de Sees, were Rebells with Simon de Montefort Earl of Leice∣ster, and hindred Robert de Nevil the Sheriff of Yorkshire from executing his Office, from Mi∣chaelmas, 48 H. 3. until the Battel of Lewes, when William de Bozale was made Sheriff of that County by the said Simon de Montefort.

Iohn de Eyvill, 7 E. 1.* 1.5 by the judgement of the Court was to hold to him and his heirs the Mannor of Egmanton, against Clementia de Lungevillers, to whom he had given the Mannor of Barneburgh in Yorkeshire, for her life, in exchange.* 1.6 Iohn de Eyvill had Free Warren granted here, 9 Iun. 9 E. 1. who had a son of the same name his heir, who married Margaret, who was latter wife (after his decease) of Adam de Everingham Lord of Laxton, who claimed divers liberties here in her right,* 1.7 3 E. 3. and married his son Adam de Everingham to Ioane de Eyvill her daughter and heir of this Mannor, which by a Fine, 17 E. 2.* 1.8 between Iohn de Eyvill, and Margaret his wife, and Ioane their daughter, Querents, and Hugh de Scalton, De∣forc. was settled on the said Iohn and Margaret, and Ioane, and the heirs of Margaret, excepting one Mill, two hundred and two Acres of Land, twenty three of Medow, sixty of Wood, 100^s. and 20^d. Rent in the same Mannor; to which Fine several persons put to their claims, as Thomas de Burton of Egmanton, and Heldreda his wife, and Iohn their son theirs, William, son of Law∣rence de Weston, Thomas Deyvill of Egmanton, Robert Fourmery, Iohn Fourmery, Thomas del Celer, William del Celer, and Thomas Trompour, theirs.

There having sometimes before been Suits about Common of Pasture in the East Park,* 1.9 Adam de Everingham Lord of Egmanton, sold to Henry Deyvill a certain place of Wood beneath his Park of Egmanton, called the East Park, to cut down the Wood thereof, according as it was as∣signed by certain bounds, in which Park Sir Tho∣mas de Lungvillers, the Prior of Newstede, Tho∣mas Deyvill, Henry Deyvill his son, Robert For∣mery, and all the Commonalty of the said Town had Common for all manner of Cattel, who all, 15 E. 3. agreed that Sir Adam should inclose it with an Hedge for three years, in which time they would only Common with their Horses after Michaelmas; but after the term of three years the Fence to be thrown down, and they to Common in it as before.

This Mannor, 24 E. 3.* 1.10 by a Fine between William de la Pole the elder, and Iohn de Chester∣feild, Plaintiffs, and Adam de Everingham of Laxton Chr. and Iohan his wife, Deforc. was settled on the said Adam and his heirs, with war∣ranty from Ioane and her heirs. It descended to the heirs of them both, as in Laxton may be ob∣served, and afterwards was .... Northwoods.

Sir Richard Stanhop of Rampton (descended of Lungvillers) had the moyety of the Mannor of Egmanton which about 14 H. 6.* 1.11 descend∣ed

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to his heir Iohn, son of his son Richard Stan∣hop, as in Rampton may be noted.

Sir Iohn Basing, Knight, about 24 H. 6.* 1.12 was seised of certain Lands here: Alice, wife of Tho∣mas Macworth, Esquire, was his sister and heir.

The great Mannor was the Inheritance (and perhaps is) of .... Popham,* 1.13 by the marriage of the daughter and heir of Sir Sebastian Harvey, late Alderman of London.

The Park now called Egmanton Hall, was purchased and built by Nicolas Poutrell, Serjeant at Law, and by him given to Thomas Markham of Allerton his Cousin by their mothers, whose heirs sold it to Francis Williamson, Esquire, once Sheriff of this County, whose Nephew Francis Williamson, Clark of the Assizes, had it by his Uncles gift, but since it was the Honourable Fran∣cis Pierponts, and if Alisamond his widow be dead, who had it in Joynture, is Robert Pierre∣ponts of Nott. his son's.

* 1.14The owners of Egmanton Town in 1612. are said to be Gilbert Earl of Shrowsbury, .... Makworth, Gent. Hardolph Wastneyes, Esquire, Henry Wright, Francis Thornchill, Iohn Sudbu∣ry, William Ireland, Iohn Gascoigne, Robert Pople, Richard Lawe, Iohn Bale, Iohn Gilbert, Thomas Sudbury, M^rs. Cardinall, widow, Ed∣ward Mason, Gent.

There was, 13 E. 1.* 1.15 a pleading for a Mess. in Egmanton, which the Parson claimed as free Almain, and Henry Burdon, as lay Fee, but it was not then determined for defect of Jurors.

Iohn Bellowe, and Iohn Bellowe, Iuly 6. 37 H. 8.* 1.16 had licence to Alienate the Rectory and Church of Egmanton, with the Appurtenances (sometimes belonging to the Priory of Newstede in Shirwood) to Robert Thornehill, Esquire, and his heirs.

The Vicarage of Egmanton was 5^l. when the Prior of Newstede was Patron:* 1.17 'Tis now 4^l. 6^s. 0^d. ob. value in the Kings Books, and Sir Brian Broughton is Patron.