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Grant from William [Fitzherbert], son of Herbert de Northbyre, to Stephen de Irton for his homage and services, of a 2s. annual rent in Mercaston, to be received from Lady Anabilia, onetime wife of Robert de Shelford, for land sometime held from the said William by Thomas de Ednisovere; annual r...
Grant from Ralph de Seynpere of Mercaston to Thomas Scortred and Margery his wife, of lands in Mercaston which Katherine de Sanston held in her widowhood. Dated at Mercaston, co. Derby. Dated as: Sunday after St Oswald, King and Martyr, 45 Edward III Endorsements: Henry de Seyndpere of Mercas...
Grant by William Beke, vicar of Sawley, John Fitzherbert and Richard Spicer, to Joan, widow of Nicholas de Knyveton, of the manor of Mercaston, with appurtenances in Mercaston and Mugginton, for her life, with reversion to Thomas, son of Nicholas de Knyveton, with remainder to Nicholas, brother ...
Copy [14th century] of a Grant from Serlo de Grendon to Serlo, son of Ralph de Moungay, of all the land with a wood, lying between his 'vivarium' (fishpond), at Bradley and the vill of Yeldersley, and the spring at the head of the said fishpond near the road which extends to Ashbourne 'per querc...
Release by Ralph de Moungoye to William, son of Henry de Knyveton, and to Agnes Salveyn, of lands and tenements in Bradley and Kniveton which William and Agnes had of his gift and feoffment.
Grant by Ralph de Mountgoy to William, son of Henry de Knyveton and Agnes Selvyn and the heirs of the same William, of all his lands and tenements in Bradley and Kniveton.'xxxiij dimed' owus'.
Grant from William Beke, vicar of Sallow, John Fitzherbert and Richard Spicer to Joan, widow of Nicholas de Knyveton, of the manor of Mercaston, with appurtenances in Mercaston and Mugginton, for her life, with reversion to Thomas, son of Nicholas de Knyveton, with remainder to Nicholas de Knyve...
Grant, for 6 marks, by Amabel de Murchamstone, widow of Robert de Seldeford, to Robert, son of Roger, son of Ordyz de Murchamstone, of 3 bovates of land in the vill of Mercaston, which Roger, son of Ordyz, once held, and 12 acres of woodland, with 'housbote, haybote & fyrebot' in her woods b...
Grant by Robert de Ferr[ers] son and heir of Sir William de Ferr[ers, 5th] earl of Derby, to Henry Shelford, of 100 acres of land, namely 40 acres sometime held by Simon de Tonk in the ward of Hulland, and 60 acres lying next to the said 40 acres and between 'Hayam de le Neubigging (the hedge) a...