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Hoveringham.

SWayne, before the Conquest, had a Mannor in Hoveringham, which answered the pub∣lick Tax or Geld for two Car. two Bov.* 1.1 The Land was four Car. There afterwards Walter de Aincurt (whose Fee it became) had one Demesne, two Car. and six Sochm. on three Bovats, and one third of a Bovat of this Land, nine Villains, three Bordars, having four Car. There was a Priest and a Church, and two Mills 40^s. two Piscaries, 8^s. and fourty Acres of Medow. In the Confessours time it was valued at 4^l. and when the Book of Doomsday was made, at 10^s. more, having Soc in Fiscartune, Mortune and Farnesfeld.

Hugo de Hoveringham paid four Marks for two Knights Fees,* 1.2 in the time of H. 3. he was a benefactor to Thurgarton, as was also Robert his Father, and Hugh his Grandfather, and Emme his Grandmother, named in that place, to which this Church was given, by Robert his said Father. They had interest in Flintham, and Radcliffe on Trent, as in those Towns may be perceived; as had also the Family of Gousell,* 1.3 who continued here long after them, whereof Ruph de Gousle, son of Robert, had a son called Sir Walter de Goushill, who married Matilda, one of the two co-heirs of Mathew de Hathersege, the other sister Cecilia was the wife of ...... Langford,

• Robertus de Gousle-
  • Radulphus de Gousle, 10 Joh.-
    • Walterus de Goushill, miles-Matilda fil. & cohaer. Matth. de Haverseche.
      • Johannes
      • sive
      • Walterus de Goushill, 53 H. 3.-
        • Walterus de Goushill, miles, defunct. 20 E. 2.-Margeria.
          • Thomas de Goushill Chr. defunct. 48 E. 3.-Agnes.
            • Nicolas de Goushull Chr. aetat. 60. an. 48 E. 3. defunct. 7 H. 4. ob. 16 R. 2. anno dom. 1393-
              • Nicolaus de Goushull, Chr.-
                • Robertus Goushill, miles-Elizab. fil. & haer. Ric. Comitis de Arundell, relicta Thom. Mowbray Ducis Norfolk.
                  • Robertus Wingfeild, mil.-Elizab. fil. & cohaer.
                  • Thom. Baro Stanley-Joana fil. & cohaer.
      • Simon.

and mother of Nigellus,* 1.4 Father of Oliver, father of Iohn, father of Nicolas de Langford, who lived 4 E. 3.

* 1.5Matilda who had been wife of Sir Walter de Goushill, purchased of William, son of Hugh de Hoveringham, a certain place in the West part of the Medow of Hoveringham, called Yirne, or Thirne,* 1.6 upon which the Medow of the Prior of Thurgarton, and Iohn de Gousill abutted on the West part, and the Common Medow of Hove∣ringham on the East, for which she gave him 40^s. and a quarter of Barley, he reserving only a Penny rent yearly, to be paid at Christmas to him and his heirs, which said rent Hugh Sharpe, and Matilda his wife, released to the Prior and Co∣vent of Thurgarton, to whom Simon de Gousil, son of Matilda first named, together with some other Medow, which his said mother gave him, conveyed it,* 1.7 and Walter de Goushull, Knight, Grandson of the said Matilda (by her eldest son Walter (or Iohn) confirmed the gift of the said Sir. Simon, his Uncle.

The Jury, 20 E. 2.* 1.8 found that Walter de Gou∣shull, and Matilda his wife, who 30 E. 1.* 1.9 levy∣ed a Fine at York, to Lambert de Trickingham, then held in Hoveringham, Flintham, Kneve∣ton, and Radcliff on Trent, in this County; and the Mannor of Barleburgh, with its members, viz. in Cressewell, Whitewell, and Columbes, and Kinwalinerst, Barleburgh, Woodhous, and Rouley, &c. in Darbyshire; and that Thomas de Goushill, son and heir of the said Walter, was then above thirty years of age. The Father of this Walter was certainly Iohn de Gouse∣hull (though in some pleading or other I have seen it Walter also) for Adam de Gouschull, 4 E. 3.* 1.10 claim∣ing free-warren in Haverseche, in Darbyshire, makes Tho. de Gouschull, son of Walt. son of Iohn, son of Matilda, daughter of Matthew de Hather∣sege, to be one of the heirs of the said Matthew, to whom it was granted, Oct. 25. 33 H. 3. as Nicolas de Langford, before named, was the other. And I find that 53 H. 3.* 1.11 Iohn de Gousell offered himself in a plea at Darby, against Peter de Monteford (Lord of Gunthorp) and others, de∣manding by what right they exacted Common in his Land of Hoveringham, seeing he had none in theirs, and they did no service to him for it.

The Jury, 15 E. 2.* 1.12 found that Stainwath was in Hoveringham, and not in Gunthorp; and that William Baron, and others had forceably pastured the separate Grass of Walter de Goushull, with their Cattel, to his damage 100^s.

The Jury, 48 E. 3.* 1.13 found that Thomas de Gou∣shill, Knight, with Agnes his wife, joyntly held when he died, the Mannor of Kynwaldmersh, and two parts of Barleburgh, &c. and that Ni∣cholas de Goushill Chr. his son and heir was then a∣bove sixty years old.

In 7 H. 4.* 1.14 it was found that Nicolas Goux∣hill Chr. held when he died, the moyety, of the Mannor of Kynwaldmersh, &c. and left Nicolas Gouxhill, his son and heir. The seal of Sir Ni∣colas Goushill, of Hoveringham,* 1.15 to his deed con∣cerning Lands in Flintham, dated 16 R. 2. is Barry of six, with a Canton Ermine.

Sir Robert Goushill, Knight, by his wife Eliza∣beth Dutchess of Norfolk (who was daughter and heir of Richard, Earl of Arundell,* 1.16 and widow of Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk) had two daughters and heirs, Elizabeth wife of Sir Ro∣bert Wingfield, and Ioan wife of Thomas Baron Standley.

Anthony Wingfeld, Esquire, 5 H. 8.* 1.17 suffered a recovery of the Mannor of Barleburgh, with the Appurtenances in Darbyshire: And at the same time Humfrey Wyngfeld, Esquire, Francis Hall, and others claimed against him the moyeties of the Mannors of Hoveringham, and Flintham,* 1.18 as in that place is said; which Arthur Hall is suppo∣sed, long after to fell to Trinity Colledge in Cambridge, to which it now belongs.

There was a Fine levied at York, 10 and 11 E. 3.* 1.19 between Thomas de Hotot (mentioned in Rad∣cliff)

quer. and William de Hotot, deforcient, of the Mannor of Hoveringham, with the Appur∣tenances, two Mess. two Tofts, six Bovats, and one Acre of Land, with the Appurtenances in Radecliff, on Trent, and Kneveton, whereby the premises were settled on Thomas de Ho∣tot for life, remainder on Walter, son of the said William de Hotot, and on Alianor his wife, and the heirs of their bodies, remainder to the right heirs of William.* 1.20 In the 27 E. 3. Wil∣liam Buxhum, of Hekelinge, and Robert Cok, of Thurgarton, Chaplains, and Roger othe Halle, of the same, Feoffees of Tho. de Hotot, gave the Man∣nor of Hoveringham, with the Homages, Rents, and Services of the Free-holders, named in his Deed, to Robert, the Prior, and the Covent of Thurgarton, and their successors.

This Lordship, Thurgarton tenements, and those in Flintham, which belonged to this same Priory, now belong to Trinity Colledge, in Cam∣bridge, and Mr. Cecill Cooper continueth Grand Tenant to that Society, as his family hath been formerly.

In Hoveringham Church North Ile,

Paly of six Arg. and Gules on a chief Azure a fesse double dancè, Or, Hathersege.

Or 3. Chevrons Gules A chief varry. (St. Quintin perhaps.)

In the South Ile, and Chancel,

Azure a fesse double dancy and Billittè, Or, Deincourt.

On a Plain Stone in the South Ile,

Nicolaus de Gozill miles, filius Thomae de Gousell militis, qui obiit mortem die S. Pri∣scae virginis, Anno dom. 1393.

Upon the Wall is painted,

Here lyeth the body of Sir Nicholas Goushill, son of Sir Thomas Gozill, which Sir Nicolas died in the year 1393. (St. Prisca the Vir∣gin is 18. Ianuary.)

By the Stone is a fair Tomb for Sir Robert Gou∣sell, and the Dutchess of Norfolk his Lady, upon which are their statues, as by the Coronet on the Head of hers is supposed. Under his Head lyeth the figure of a Blackamores Head crowned, and part of the Body, with a wreath about the neck. A∣bout the Tomb were the Arms of Leek, Langford, Babington, Chaworth impaling Caltofts, Rempstons, and divers others which were worn out in Mr. St. Lo Knivetons time,* 1.21 who notes that Sir Robert Gou∣sell and the Dutchess were married 2 H. 4.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Lib. Dooms.
• * 1.2

  Test. de Nev.
• * 1.3

  Regist. de Rufford. penes Geor. vic. Hali∣fax. p. 47.
• * 1.4

  Quo War. 4 E. 2. rot. 2. Derb.
• * 1.5

  Regist. de Thurg. p. 56.
• * 1.6

  Ib.
• * 1.7

  Ib.
• * 1.8

  Esc. 20 E. 2. n. 47.
• * 1.9

  Hil. 30 E. 1. Fi••. L••ber.
• * 1.10

  Q••o War. 4 ••. 3. rot. ••. Derb.
• * 1.11

  Pl. de Iar. & Assi••. apud Derb. 53 H. 3. ro. 18.
• * 1.12

  Pl. de Banc. Trin. 15 E. 2. ro. 42.
• * 1.13

  Esc. 48 E. 3. n. 31.
• * 1.14

  Esc. 7 H. 4. n. 7.
• * 1.15

  Autogr. penes Tho. Shipman, gen.
• * 1.16

  Ex Geneal. dom. Byron. per Sam. Roper.
• * 1.17

  Trin. 5. H. 8. rot. 321. Derb.
• * 1.18

  rot. 325.
• * 1.19

  Fin. apud Ebor. Mich. 10 E. 3. & postea Hill. 11 E. 3.
• * 1.20

  Regist. de Thurg. p. 168. b.
• * 1.21

  Ex Coll. St. Lo Knive∣ton.