1399 May 15th. Deed of covenant (Lat) given at Lancaster Castle and made between John Gaunte duke of Lancaster fourth son of King Edward the third and Edward Mundy of Marton in the county of Derby knight; whereby, after reciting a visit of John Gaunte to Highe Frith in the parish of Alstonefield in the county of Stafford, on the 10th May 1399, for the purpose of hawking; the said John Gaunt (sic) gave and delivered to the said Edward Mundy, a piece of land, to which the said John Gaunt gave the name of Hawkesyerd otherwise Hawksearth. The boundaries of the land are given in detail and also the names of some of the fields and the adjoining farms and grouse moors. Witnesses: William Stanley gent, John Porter gent, James Lewis gent, Wi'm Stanley gent, Thos Mundy gent, John Thornicroft attorney. Vellum: one skin 15 × 8½, round seal of green wax, 3½ inches diameter and an inch thick. See appendix and photographic reproductions.
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(1414) Sunday next after the feast of Thomas the apostle (21st December), in the 2nd year of the reign of Henry V. Charter (Lat) confirming a grant from John Marreys son of Walter Marreys of Rostlastone to Thomas Gresley knight, William Babẏngtone, John Abell of Caldewall and William Ward of Coton their heirs and assigns, of all his lands and tenements rents reversions possessions and services, with their appurtenances, which he had or in the future might have in the town and territories of Rostlastone and Lynton or elsewhere in the county of Derby, without reservation; to have and to hold all the said lands tenements etc to the said Thomas, William, John Abell and William their heirs and assigns freely quietly well and in peace for ever; of the chief lord of that fee, for services etc; warranty of title. Witnesses: Roger de Hortone lord of Catton, John Dethek of Neuhall, John Abell of Stapenhull, John Lathebury de Newtone Suluẏ, Robert Thirmot of Lyntone. Vellum: one skin 10½ × 4½, seal missing. Notes: Rostlastone now Rosliston is a parish in the hundred of Repton county Derby, four miles south-west of Burton-on-Trent; Cauldwell, Coton-in-the-elms, Catton-on-Trent, Linton, Newton-Solney and Gresley are close by and lie near the confluence of the Dove and the Trent.
Genealogy deduced.
| Walter Marreys | = | ...... | |
| of Rostlastone | |||
| John | |||
| both living 21 Dec 1414 | |||
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(1414-15) Sunday in the feast of the purification of the blessed Mary (2nd February), in the 2nd year of Henry V. Deed of exchange (Lat) dated at Kenworthy and made between William de Tatton of the one part and William le Hunte and Margaret his wife of the other part; whereby the said William de Tatton ... demised and by that then present indenture confirmed to William le Hunte and Margaret his wife and their heirs for ever, a certain parcel of land lying in Kenworthy called Lamputtes, in exchange for another parcel of land lying near the house of William de Tatton called Ruyssihey; to have and to hold the said parcel of land called Lamputtes to the said William le Hunte and Margaret his wife and their heirs for ever, making to the chief lord services etc; warranty of title. Witnesses: Thomas de Legh of Bagulegh, Roger le Massy of Sale, Robert de Hull'. Vellum: one skin 11½ × 3½, seal missing. Notes: this deed is indented and possibly the other part contained a grant or demise of Ruyssihey or Rushyhey to William de Tatton completing the exchange. In this deed the words of grant are illegible except “demise”; and the deed only effects one part of the exchange.
Genealogy deduced.
| William le Hunte = Margaret |
| both living 2 Feb 1414-15 |
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