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Watnow. Watenot. Chaworth. And Cantelup.

WAtenot was all of William Peverells Fee, of which here was Soc to Nutchale, as much as was rated to the Geld at two Bovats. Grunchel had a Mannor here before the Conquest, which then paid to the Dane-geld as one Car. The Land being found to be so much.* 1.1 There Wil∣liam Peverel had three Car in Demesne, Pasture Wood five qu. long, two broad. Another Man∣nor Siuvart had, which paid for two Bov. to the publick Tax, and had Soc in Watenot. Grim had of this Soc one Bov. for the Geld had Soc in Bul∣well; Almar had also of this Soc which paid the Geld for two Bov. The Land one Car. There was in Demesne one Car. one Sochm. two Vill. two Bord. having one Car. Pasture Wood five qu. long, four broad. This kept the old value 40^s. Gozelinus and Grunchel held it when the Conquerours Survey was taken.

Gocelinus is mentioned in Lenton amongst Wil∣liam Peverels Men, who gave two parts of the Tythes of their Demesnes to that Priory at the Foundation.

* 1.2In 13 Ioh. Robert, son of William de Alfreton, was certified to hold three Knights Fees in these two Counties of Nott. and Derb. of the Es∣cheat of Peverell, viz. in Moniasse and Rou∣desle one Fee, in Calvour half one, in Watenho half one, in Woodburgh half one, and in Had∣sop and Bramcote half a Knights Fee: this de∣scended by inheritance to the Family of Chaworth; as it seems another part of this Township did from the Lords of Greyseley to that of Cantelupe, which made the common distinction, which is yet in use, of Watnow Chaworth, and Watnow Cauntcliff, the latter of which, all or most of it, became the possession of Bevall Priory, by the gift of the Founder, as in that place may be dis∣cerned, and some likewise that Monastery got af∣terwards in the former.

Raph, son of Hugh de Redinges (sometimes,* 1.3 as I take it, called Hugh de Watenhou) gave to the Priory of Lenton a Bovat of Land in Wa∣tenhow, which Toly held,* 1.4 and afterwards Galfr. Stoyle, which, during his life, he held himself, paying the Monastery 16^d. a year, but after his death the Priory might dispose of it as their other Lands; and he granted Common to their Tenant, as the rest of the Men of Watenhow had in all places; he gave it to the Monks to make an An∣niversary for his Father, and left a bitter Curse for his heirs, if any of them should attempt to go against or hinder his gift. The Monks demised it to Robert, son of Roger de Watenhow for his life; and after that, when Sir Simon de Hedon was Sheriff, in the time of Henry the third, to Sir Robert de Lathom, during his life, for a Noble yearly; and afterwards in 5 E. 1. to Robert, son of Robert de Watenhowe, for the same Rent, during his life.

This half Fee which Thomas Chaworth had, lay half of it in Ridinges in Derbishire.* 1.5 Hugh de Watenhow paid for half a Knights Fee here, one Mark in the beginning of Henry the third,* 1.6 and Robert de Watenhow afterwards held it.

Hugo de Redings vel de Watenhow* 1.7
- Matheus.
- Radulphus.
- Rogerus
  - Robertus de Watenhou
    - Robertus de Watnow.

But in Nom. Vill. 9 E. 2. Robert de Kinmar∣ley is certified to be Lord.* 1.8

William Fox, and Margaret his wife, 8 E. 1. acknowleded one Mess. and sixteen Acres of Land in Watenowe,* 1.9 and Brokebresting to be the right of Robert de Strelley.

A Fine was levied at Nott. the Munday next af∣ter the Feast of St. Martin, 3 E. 3. between Willi∣am de Mekisburgh of Nottingham, Quer. and Iohn de Hacunthorpe of Watnowe Chauworthe, and Agnes his wife, Deforc. who acknowledged the Mannor of Watnowe Chauworthe (the in∣heritance of the said Agnes) whereof Ioan, who had been the wife of Stephen de Kinmarle, then held two parts in Dower, to be the right of the said William.

When the Aid, 22 E. 3. of forty shillings for every Knights Fee,* 1.10 to make the Kings eldest son a Knight, was gathered, William de Amyas was found to hold the fourth part of a Knights Fee in Watenhowe, which Robert de Kynmerley held in former time. Iohn Wollaton of Nottingham, Cousin and heir of William Amyas,* 1.11 late of Nott. remised 20 H. 6. to Iohn Vicount Beau∣mont, and others, all his right in the Mannor of Watenowe Chaworth, late William Wollatons his brothers. William Wollaton pardoned the Prior and Covent of Bevall,* 1.12 for acquiring of Robert Vicar of Greseley, without his licence, one Mess. and one Bovat in Watnow Chaworth, sometime Hugh Cressyes, and eight Acres of Land, which

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was Richard Selstons in the same Town held of him, and five Tofts, and fifteen Acres of Land in Brokebresting, sometimes Iohn de Pynkestons, and others, which were held of him and Iohn Skiffelyn of Broxtow, which he and Iohn his son also confirmed to the Priory.

Richard Bingham of Watnow Chaworth, mar∣ried Anne,* 1.13 one of the four sisters and heirs of Sir Nicholas Strelley of Lindeby, and by her had Anne, the wife of Rafe Purefey of Drayton, and Margaret the wife of Raph Rolleston, lineal Ancestor of Lancelote Rolleston, the present owner as I suppose.

* 1.14This Richard de Bingham, and Anne his wife, 7 H. 8. suffered a Recovery of the moyety of the Mannor of Ryddinges, and of this Mannor, and Shelton, as in that place is noted. And 3 H. 8. also of Ryddinges, which it seems went along with this Mannor.