Royal Commission by King Charles I to William [Cavendish, 2nd] Earl of Devonshire, appointing him his Lieutenant in the county of Derby.'Per breve de privato Sigillo. W: Devonshyre'.[Clerk] Edmondes. Dated as: 16 March, 1 Charles I Endorsements: Sir Francis Cooke.
In the Book of Orders of the Court of Wards and Liveries, Michaelmas term, 1592. Whereas Francis Burnell, gentleman, by indenture under the seal of the said Court has a lease of the manor of Blackbrook and Egginton and of divers other lands of the inheritance of Henry Leighe, son of Thomas Leigh...
Marriage Settlement arising from an Agreement between John Fitzherbert of Somersal Herbert, co. Derby, gentleman, and Thomas Coke of Melbourne, co. Derby, esquire, Thomas Guilbert of Locko, co. Derby, gentleman, and Guilbert Coke, second son of Sir Francis Coke, deceased, where in consideration ...
Release, for £160, from John Fitzherbert, King's Remembrancer of the Exchequer, to John Porte and Joan Porte his wife, daughter of the said John Fitzherbert, of his interest in all his messuages and lands in the towns of Etwall, Burnaston, Trusley and Hilton, co. Derby, which the same John Fitzh...
Release, for £160, from John Fitzherbert, King's Remembrancer of the Exchequer, to John Porte and Joan Porte his wife, daughter of the said John Fitzherbert, of his interest in all his messuages and lands in the towns of Etwall, Burnaston, Trusley and Hilton, co. Derby, which the same John Fitzh...
Release by John Chaunterell, clerk, Ranulph Bylyngton and John Copwode, gentleman to John Porte of Etwall, gentleman, of lands in Etwall, Burnaston, Trusley and Hilton, in co. Derby, which the same held, with John Porte and with Walter Odeby and John Yorke late deceased, to the use of the said J...
Sale, for 20 marks, by William Coke of Trusley, co. Derby, gentleman, son and heir of William Coke, while he lived of Trusley, to Sir John Porte of Etwall, co. Derby, knight, justice of the King's Bench, of a messuage and lands now in the holding of Thomas Meyne and late of Thomas Yefley, which...
Marriage Settlement between George [Talbot, 6th] Earl of Shrewsbury, of the most noble order of the Garter, knight, and Henry Pierpount of Holme, co. Nott., esquire, son of Sir George Pierpount, by way of covenants in consideration of the marriages of Edward and Henry Talbott, younger sons of th...
Receipt for £149.14s.8d. from Sir Ralph Longford, knight, sheriff of the counties of Nottingham and Derby, to William Coke, Edmund Barlow and Geoffrey Fletcher, 'servandes' (serjeants or bailiffs) to the said sheriff , for the king's use of the goods and cattels which were late of Edmund Lefnes...
Bond, in £7, from Anthony Burgeys of the town of Nottingham, yeoman, to John Millington, to observe the covenants specified in a deed between the same parties of even date. Dated as: 4 October, 31 Elizabeth Endorsements: Sealed and delivered in the presence of : George Wolley, Alexander Wool...