The antiquities of Nottinghamshire extracted out of records, original evidences, leiger books, other manuscripts, and authentick authorities : beautified with maps, prospects, and portraictures / by Robert Thoroton ...

Aldesworth. Doomsd. Eldeurd. And Eldesword.

AELdeswurth at the Foundation of Burton Priory,* 1.1 by Wulfric Spot, was reckoned with Clowne to be in this County, and numbred amongst those Towns which then belonged to that Monastery.

In Eldeurd, Alwin had a Mannor before the Norman Invasion,* 1.2 which answered the Publick Tax for four Bovats: it was afterwards waste, and William kept it; I suppose Peverell whose Fee it was.

Hugh de Lambecote, and William his son and heir,* 1.3 put into the hands of Raph de Weldebof a certain Rent of 12^d. yearly, in the Mill of Al∣desworth to be paid to the Prior and Covent of Lenton, by the said Hugh and his heirs at Pen∣tecost, which appeased the strife betwixt the said Prior and him concerning that Mill.

Peter the Prior of Lenton, and the Covent of that place,* 1.4 restored and confirmed to Adam, son of Robert de Aldesworthe, the whole Land of Aldesworch, which Robert his Father, and his Ancestors held, paying to the Priory a Mark year∣ly at the Feast of St. Martin: this was in the time of H. 2. or his son's.

* 1.5In 21 E. 1. Robert de Aldisworth did Suit the Peverell Court with only one Man for the moye∣ty of the Town of Aldisworth.

William de Bella aqua held the tenth part of a Knights Fee here of the Bishop of Lincolne.

* 1.6Cossall and Aldesworth, 9 E. 2. answered for a whole Villa, and Sir Richard de Willughby, Ju∣nior, Thomas le Belewe, Iohn de Aldesworthe, and William de Cossall, were certified to be Lords.

* 1.7Iohn de Aldesworth, 22 E. 3. is found to hold half a Knights Fee here of Raph de Crumwell, which Robert de Kynmerley sometime held, and Agnes de Belew a fifth part of a Knights Fee, of the Fee of Crumwell, who in Test. de Nev. is said also to hold of the Bishop of Lincolne.

* 1.8The Jury in 7 H. 6. found that Iohn Brox∣stow, Richard Baker, and Henry Mackworth held each a third part of the half Fee in Al∣desworth, which Iohn Aldesworth sometime held.

William Sallowe about 12 H. 4. had interest here:* 1.9 and about 6 H. 5. George Sallowe. This seems to be Belews share, because they were con∣cerned at Kertlington also, as 3 E. 4. Agnes Marmion appears to have been after them. Ed∣mund Lemyng, Clark, Walter Outhorp, Chap∣lain, and Iohn Polffen, 18 E. 4. claimed against Galfr. Pilkington, and Agnes his wife, the Man∣nor of Allesworth, with the Appurtenances; and there was another Recovery the same time, wherein Galfr. Pylkyngto••,* 1.10 and Agnes his wife, claimed the same against Iohn Vavesour, William Catesby, Iohn Nevill, Thomas Kebeell, and Ni∣colas Blakwall, Chaplain.

Bakers posterity remained here several Descents.

• Rich. Baker de Aldesworth H. 6.
  • Johannes Baker de Aldesworth.-.. fil... Hide de Coventrey.
    • Richardus. Baker.-Brigitta fil. Tho. Powtrell de Westhalum.
      • Richard. Baker.-Marg. fil... Huddleston de Wolla∣ton.
        • Tho. Baker-Maria fil. Joh. Eyton de Eyton, Salop.
          • Elizab.
          • Katherina.* 1.11
        • Anna ux. F••. Gel∣sthorp de Whatton.
      • Eliz. ux. Joh. Hussy de Flintham.
      • Marg. ux. ..Wood∣house de Glapwell.
      • Kath. ux. G. Welles Ebor.

They had for their Arms, Ermine on a Chief Vert, two Boars heads Or. But the Township of late was Sir Henry Willoughbies of Kisley,* 1.12 and Sir Roger Ayscoughs of Nuthall.

Notes

• * 1.1

  ••on. Angl. vol. 1. p. 269.
• * 1.2

  Lib. Dooms.
• * 1.3

  Reg. Lent. p. 40.
• * 1.4

  Ib.
• * 1.5

  Test. de Nev.
• * 1.6

  Nom. Vill.
• * 1.7

  Inq. 22 E. 3.
• * 1.8

  Inq. 7 H. 6.
• * 1.9

  Esc. 12 H. 4. n. 25. Esc. 6 H. 5. n. 15. Esc. 3 E. 4. n. 14. Hill. 18 E. 4. rot. 3••3.
• * 1.10

  rot. 359.
• * 1.11

  Ex lib. Visit.
• * 1.12

  B.