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No. 3.
The Division of Wildmore Fen, between the Baronies of Bolingbroke, Horncastle, and Scrivelsby. From the Fenman’s Vade Mecum.
The Abbot and Covent of Kirkstead have right and Lordship in the Maris which is called Wildmore, as by their antient and manifest instruments in writeing doth appeare. And for that their right and l’b’tie may more planly be known unto the world, it behoveth that the declaring thereof by antient times and dayes be more manifested and opened. Be it therefore knowne, that the said Marris Ground called Wildmore is p’tinent and belonging to three Barronnies, that is to say, Bullingbrooke, Horncastle, and Scrivelsbie: the said whole Marris Ground in antient time was called Wildmore, that is to say, in the time of Stephen, late or sometime King of England; and in the fourth yeare of his raigne was founded the Abby of Kirkstead, by the progeintors and fowndors of Tattershall; and in the eight yeare of the raigne of the said King Stephen was founded the Abbey of Reavesby, by William Romar, Earl of Lincoln, which William did give the house of Kerxe com’on of pasture in Wildmore, as much as to him and to the lands he had did appertaine; these things being ended and finished before the great and generall battells and warres, the said King Stephen died, after whome succeeded King Henry, who when he retayned in his owne hands two of the said Barronies, that is to say, Scrivelsby and Horncastle, he did give unto the said house of Kerxe, the Hermitage of Wildmore, with a certaine pasture thereunto belonging. And in pr’cesse of time the said King did give the Barronary of Horncastle unto Gerbald Skalde, of Flandrs, and the Barronary of Scrivelsby unto Robte Marmyon, a Norman: theise two Barrons did after give unto the said house of Kirks by their writings com’on of pasture in Wildmore, on condition they should suffer no man to com’on with them in the said Wildmore, but only themselves and theire tennants. Will’m of Romar Earl of Lincoln after being dead, the gift which he made unto the said house of Kirks, Will’m of Romar, his nephew and his heir, did by his writeing confirme his said uncle’s gift unto the said howse. And after him, Ralfe Earle of Chester did likewise confirme by his deed of gifte. At length contenc’on fell amongst the said Barrons for the said Wildmore, for that none of them did know what or how much did appertaine of the said Wildmore to every of their Barronaries, wheruppon division was made between the Barron of Bullingbrooke and the Barron of Horncastle and Scrivelsbie, in the said Marris; that the men of the Barronry of Bullingbrooke might quietly com’on in their owne feudal com’ons, and the men of Horncastle and Scrivelsby in theire p’ts, which said division was made in the time of the said Will’m Romar the elder, in this manner. It is ordained betwene the Sookes and the assent of their Lords and their tennants, that eight of the most wisest, discreetest, and antientest of the same Sookes, should walk and view the same Marris, and make division thereof amongst the said Sookes, which said eight men were chosen by the assent of the said Sookes. That is to say, four in the soke of Horncastle and Scrivelsby, that is to say, Goodricke of Cunningsby, grave of Wildmore for the space of forty yeares, Brodericke the father of Algar, Gericke, an ould and reverend man, Recell son of Utenker; and foure of the Sooke of Bullingbrooke, Walter of Keale, Henry of East Kirkby, Gunford of Smerhurne, and Hiver of Miningsby. These eight men set downe the stones and markes in forme as followeth, that is to say, beginning at Fillward mere, distant a little from mere end, and there setting up a redd marke, proceeded directly behind Newham, waveing the same on the left hand, from thence unto Ellmere pitt, and All garr more, and soe directly unto Maple buske under Sherwood. And whatsoever was in the East part app’teined unto the Soake of Bollingbrooke, and whatsoever was in the West part apperteined unto Horncastle and Scrivelsby. All theise were renewed in the time of Ralfe Earle of Chester. Terebald of Scalde aforesaid, being dead, succeeded him as Barron of Horncastle. After which succeeded Gered of Rhodes, a worthy and valiant knight; after him succeeded Ralfe of Rhodes, Lord of Horncastle, who, contrary to the grants of his ancestors, did bring in the said Wildmore other mens cattell, whereup’n a plea of covent was sued against the said Ralfe of Rhodes, by the Abbot and Covent of Kirkstead, in the court of our souvraigne Lord the King, and a fyne knowledged by the said Ralfe of Rhodes, wherein was contayned, that the said Ralfe did give for him and his heires unto the said Abbot and Covent of Kirkstead all his right and l’b’tie which he claimed to have, or might have by any manner of meanes in Wildmore. That is to say, in meadowes, pastures, and feedings, and in all other man’er of proffitts, easmts, lib’ties, customes, and in all other things, without reteining of any thing, saveing and reserving to himselfe and his heires, and his men, pasture in Wildmore, and turbary to be had and taken to their only use and uses, and not to be given or sold to any others. The same Ralfe hath alsoe given unto the said howse of Kirkstead all his lordship and right in Wildmore, as appeareth by his graunt. Furthermore, Robt Marmyon, Lord of Scrivelsby, being dead, succeeded after him Robte, his sonne. This Robte, after the death of his father, likewise contrary to the graunt of his ancestors, did bring into the said Com’on of Wildmore other mens cattell, whereupon the like plea of covent was sued against the said Robte, whereunto he did appeare, and did knowledge aff’yne to the said Abbot and Covent in the same court, the same conteining in effect the same words before menc’oned: from which time until this p’sent, whereby the said Abbotts and Covents of Kirkstead, in impoundmts, and all other lib’ties and customes, have bene Lords of Wildmore, and peaceably and quietly have enjoyed the same as true Lords thereof, without impedimte of any man.
Harleian MS. No. 4127.
No. 4.
Horncastle Free School.
Tertia Pars Paten’ de anno regni Regine Elizabethe tertio decimo.
P’ Gub’natorib’s libe’ Scole de Horne Castell de con’ sibi et successorib’s.
Regina om’ib’s ad quos &c. Sal’tem. Cum prdil’c’us et fidelis consiliarius ac subditus n’r Edwardus Fynes, prnobilis ordinis Gartrij Miles, D’us Clynton et Saye, ac Magnus Admirallus n’r Anglie, nob’ humilit’ supplicav’it ut in villa de Hornecastell in com’ n’ro Lincoln’ unam scolam gram’aticalem ad bonam educac’o’em et instrucc’o’em pueror’ et juvenu’ ibidem et circa partes vicinas h’itanciu’ et com’oranciu’ in cognic’o’e bonar’ l’rar’ erigi, fundari, et stabiliri dignaremr: Sciatis q’d nos huic pie petic’o’i libent’ annuentes, ex gra’ n’ra sp’iali, c’ta sciencia et mero motu n’ris, volums, concedims, et ordinams p’ nob’ hered’s et successorib’s n’ris, q’d de cetro sit et erit una Scola grammaticalis in villa de Horncastell prd’c’a, que vocabitr Lib’a Scola Grammaticalis Regine Elizabeth’ in villa sive soca de Hornecastell in com’ Lincoln’ ex fundac’o’e Edwardi D’ni Clynton et Saye p’ educac’o’e instituc’o’e et instrucc’o’e pueror’ et juvenu’ in gram’atica p’petuo tempore duratur’; ac scolam illam de uno Mag’ro seu Pedagogo et uno Subpedagogo sive Hipodidasculo p’ p’petuo continuatur’ erigims, ordinams, creams, fundams, et stabilims p’ presentes. Et ut intencio n’ra prd’c’a meliorem capiat eff’c’m, ac ut trre, ten’, redditus, revrc’o’es, ac alia hereditamenta ad sustentac’o’em scole prdc’e concedend. assignand. et appunctuand. melius gub’nentr p’ continuac’o’e ejusdem scole, volums et ordinams q’d de cetro imp’p’m sint et erunt decem discreti et p’bi ho’i’es qui vocabuntr Gub’natores possessionu’, revenc’onu’, hereditamentor’, et bonor’ prd’c’e scole, vulgarit’ vocat’ et vocand’ Lib’a Scola Grammaticalis Regine Elizabeth’ in villa sive soca de Hornecastell in com’ Lincoln’ ex fundac’o’e Edwardi D’ni Clynton et Saye. Et ideo sciatis q’d nos elegims, no’i’avims et constituims ac p’ p’sentes eligims no’i’ams assignam’ et constituims dilc’os nob’ Clementem Monke cl’icum, Joh’em Smith cl’icum, Joh’em Zacheverell genrosum, Thomam Litlor genrosum, Georgiu’ Hartgrave genrosum, Thomam Raithbecke yoman’, Joh’em Neale yoman’, Thomam Hamerton yoman’, Will’m Warde yoman’, et Will’m Harrison yoman’, fore et esse primos et modernos Custodes et Gub’natores possessionu’ hereditamentor’ et bonor’ d’c’e lib’e Scole vulgarit’ vocat’ et vocand’ ibidem Lib’a Schola Gra’maticalis Regine Elizabeth’ in villa sive soca de Hornecastell in com’ Lincoln’ ex fundac’o’e ejusdem Edwardi D’ni Clynton et Saye, ad idem officiu’ bene et fidelit’ exrcend. et occupand. à dat. prsenciu’ duran’ vit’ eor’ et eor’ diucius viven’. Et q’d ijdem Gub’natores in re f’c’o et no’i’e de cetrro sint et erunt unu’ corpus corporat’ et politiquu’ de se imp’p’m p’ nomen Gub’nator’ possessionu’ revenc’onu’ et bonor’ lib’e Scole gram’aticalis Regine Elizabeth’ in villa sive soca de Hornecastell ex fundac’o’e Edwardi D’ni Clynton et Saye incorporat’ et erect’; ac ip’os Gub’natores possessionu’, revenc’onu’, et bonor’ lib’e Scole gram’aticalis Regine Elizabeth’ in villa sive soca de Horncastell in com. Lincoln, ex fundac’o’e Edwardi D’ni Clynton et Saye, p’ prsentes incorporams, ac corpus corporatum et politicum p’ idem nomen duratur’ realit’ et ad plenu’ creams, erigims, ordinams, facims, et constituims p’ prsentes. Et volums ac p’ p’sentes ordinam’ et concedim’ q’d ijdem Gub’natores trar’, possessionu’, revencionu’, et bonor’ libe’ Scole Gram’atical’ Regine Elizabeth’ in villa sive soca de Hornecastell in com’ Lincoln’ h’eant successionem p’petuam, ac p’ idem nomen sint et erunt parsone habiles et in lege capaces ad p’quirend. recipiend. capiend. et possidend. d’nia, maner’, trras, ten’, redditus, revenc’o’es, decimas, possessiones, revrc’o’es et hereditament’ quecumq’, cujuscumq’ sint genris, nature, seu spe’i, sibi et successorib’s suis in feod’ et p’petuitate, necnon ad dand. concedend. dimittend. et assignand. easdem trras, ten’, hereditamenta, ac om’ia et singula alia fact’ et res faciend. et exequend’ p’ nomen prd’c’m. Et q’d p’ nomen Gub’nator’ possessionu’, revencionu’, et bonor’ libe’ Scole gra’maticalis Regine Elizabeth’ in villa sive soca de Hornecastell in com’ Lincoln’ ex fundac’o’e Edwardi D’ni Clynton et Saye, pl’itare et impl’itari, respondere et responderi, defendere et defendi valeant et possint in quibuscumq’ cur’, placeis, et locis, ac coram quibuscumq’ judicib’s et justiciar’ ac alijs p’sonis et officiar’ n’ris vel aliquor’ alior’ quor’cumq’, in om’ib’s et singulis accio’ib’s, sectis, querelis, causis, matriis, et demand. quibuscumq’, cujuscumq’ sint gen’is, nature, seu sp’iei, eisdem modo et forma p’ut alii ligei n’ri hujus regni n’ri Anglie parsone habiles et in lege capaces pl’itare et impl’itari, respondere et responderi, defendere et defendi, ac h’ere, p’quirere, recip’e, possidere, dare, concedere, et dimittere valeant et possint. Et q’d p’d’c’i Gub’natores et successores sui de cet’o imp’p’m h’eant co’e Sigillum p’ causis et negocijs suis quibuscumq’ ac successor’ suor’ agend. s’vitur’. Et ultrius concedims, ordinams, et decrevim’ p’ p’sentes q’d quandocunq’ contigrit aliquem vel aliquos d’c’or’ decern Gub’nator’ p’ tempore existen’ mori, q’d tunc et tociens bene liceat et licebit alijs dict’ Gub’natorib’s sup’vivent’ vel majori parti eor’dem adtunc infra d’c’am villam sive socam de Hornecastell com’oran’ et inh’itan’, aliam idoneam p’sonam vel alias idoneas p’sonas in locum vel locos sic morien’ vel morien’ in d’c’o officio Gub’nator’ successur’ elig’e et no’i’are. Et hoc totiens casus sic accident. Et ult’ius de ub’iori gr’a n’ra ac ex c’ta sciencia et mero motu n’ris dedim’ et concedim’, ac p’ p’sentes p’ nob’ hered. et successorib’s n’ris dam’ et concedim’, p’fatis modernis Gub’natorib’s et successorib’s suis ac majori parti eor’dem, plenam potestatem et auctoritatem no’i’andi et appunctuandi Pedagogum et Subpedagogum Scole p’d’c’e tociens quociens eadem Scola de Pedagogo vel Subpedagogo vacua fu’it. Et q’d ip’i Gub’natores p’ tempore existen’ de tempore in tempus faciant et fac’e valeant et possint idonea et salubr’ Statuta et Ordinac’o’es in scriptis conc’nen’ et tangen’ p’servac’o’em et disposic’o’em reddit’ et revenc’ ad sustentac’o’em ejusdem Scole appunctuand. tangen’ et conc’nen’. Que quidem Statuta et Ordinac’o’es sic fiend, volum’, concedim’, et p’ p’sentes p’cipim’ inviolabilit’ observari de tempore in tempus imp’p’m. Et ult’ius sciatis q’d nos in considerac’o’e q’d d’c’i Gub’natores d’c’e lib’e Scole grammaticalis Regine Elizabeth’ in villa sive soca de Hornecastell in com’ Lincoln’ ex fundac’o’e p’d’c’i Edwardi D’ni Clynton et Saye et successores sui on’a ejusdem Scole ac Pedagogi et Subpedagogi inde de tempore in tempus melius sustineant et supportent, de gr’a n’ra sp’ali ac ex c’ta sciencia et mero motu n’ris dedim’ et concessim’ ac p’ p’sentes dam’ et concedim’ p’fatis modernis Gub’natorib’s possessionu’ revenc’onu’ et bonor’ d’c’e lib’e Scole Gra’maticalis Regine Elizabeth’ in villa sive soca de Hornecastell in com’ Lincoln’ et successorib’s suis, licenciam sp’alem, lib’amq’ et licitam facultatem, potestatem, et auctoritatem h’end. recipiend. et p’quirend. eis et e’or successorib’s imp’p’m, tam de nob’ hered’ et successorib’s n’ris q’m de alijs quibuscumq’ p’sonis et alia p’sona quacumq’ man’ia, mesuag’, t’ras, ten’, r’c’orias, decimas ac alia hereditamenta quecumq’ infra regnum Anglie seu alibi infra d’nac’o’es n’ras, que non tenent’ de nob’ im’ediate in capite vel alit’ p’ s’viciu’ militare, du’modo non excedant clar’ annuu’ valorem quadraginta librar’, p’fatis Gub’natorib’s et successorib’s suis ut p’fert’ p’ nos in forma p’d’c’a concess’, statuto de t’ris et ten’ ad manu’ mortuam non ponend. aut aliquo statuto, actu, ordinac’o’e, seu p’visione, aut aliqua alia re, causa, vel mat’ia quacumq’ in contrariu’ inde antehac h’it’, edit’, ordinat’, seu p’vis’ in aliquo non obstan’. Et volum’ et p’ p’sentes concedim’ p’fatis modernis Gub’natorib’s q’d h’eant et h’ebunt has l’ras n’ras patentes &c. absq’ fine seu feodo in hanap’io &c. In cujus rei &c. T. R. apud Westm’ xxvº die Junii.