Anno 5 Hen. 5. Division was made of the Inheritance of Boydell; and six Shillings of the Rent issuing out of Warburton, which Sir Geffrey de Warburton's Heirs ought to pay, was allotted to Reddish, which came after to Merbury of Merbury juxtà Comber∣bach: Lib. C. fol. 282. I, So that the Rent of Warburton was divided.
The other Moiety of Warburton, being of the Fee of Halton, John Constable of Cheshire gave to Adam Dutton, in these Words:—
JOhannes Constabularius Cestriae, Omnibus Sanctae Matris Ecclesiae Filiis salutem. Sciatis me dedisse & concessisse Adae de Dutton, dare Deo, & Sancto Johanni Baptistae, & beatis Pauperibus Sanctae Domus Hospitalis Hierosolymitanae & Fratribus in eâdem Domo Deo ser∣vientibus, pro salute meâ & Dominae Aeliz Uxoris meae, & Infantium nostrorum, & omnium Parentum & Amicorum & Antecessorum nostrorum, totam partem meam villae de Werbur∣tonâ; videlicèt, plenariè & integrè totam medietatem villae cùm omnibus pertinentiis— in puram & perpetuam Elemosynam, liberam, solutam, & quietam ab omni Seculari servi∣tio—Hiis Testibus, Henrico Priore de Nortonâ, Anselmo Capellano, Ricardo Capellano, Fratre Roberto Filio Ricardi, Hugone de Dutton, Gilberto Filio Rondulphi, Hamone de Ber∣thinton, Willielmo de Camull, Mattheo Tuschet, Stephano da Muschamp, Willielmo Filio Ro∣geri, Johanne Burdon, Galfrido de Stretlèe, Aytropio, Ricardo Filio Rogeri, Simone Cusin, Willielmo de Baale, Henrico Camerario, Willielmo de Comberbache, & multis aliis.
Sealed with a large Seal, the fore-part whereof is broken and cloven off; on the back-part, A Lion Rampant; written about thus,—
SIGILLUM JOHANNIS CONSTABULARII CESTRIAE.
The Original among the Evidences at Dutton, 1649.
And this Moiety he held from the Priory of St. John of Hierusalem in England ever since.
It seems to me, that this Adam de Dutton had by Agnes his Wife, the Daughter and Heir (or Co-heir at least) of Roger Fitz-Alfred, half of Warburton, half of Limme, the Towns of Newton juxtà Daresbery, Hatton, Appilton, and the Royalty of Stretton.
Sure I am, the said Adam Dutton, and Geffrey his Son, about the Reign of King John, were possessed of the Towns of Great-Budworth, Aston juxta Budworth, Nether-Tabley, Sutton juxta Frodshum, Appilton & Hull, Newton juxtà Daresberie, Hatton, Stret∣ton, Warburton, half of Limme, half of Sale, half of Nether-Walton: But many of these were long time ago given away by Geffrey Son of Adam Dutton, and Geffrey Son of that Geffrey.