Vol. VI. (ff. 235). 1703-1759. 1. T[homas] M[adox], antiquary, to Edward Floyde [Lhwyd], "at the Museum in Oxford," ending "There is nobody yet appointed Keeper of the Cotton-Library, nor any salary settled on that place,"; London, 18 Feb. 1702 [3]. f. 3. 2. Thomas Kirke, of Cookridge, and J...
Grant from Thomas Baret of Chesterfield to Richard Baret and Katherine his wife, of all lands and tenements, rents, services, woods, meadow and pasture in the vill and fields of Wingby; and one barn with 2 gardens, 4 burgages, 6 acres land and one acre meadow in Chesterfield and Calow, of which ...
Grant by John de Mannsfeld of Chesterfield to Roger, son of Sir Nicholas de Longford, knight, of 2s. 6d. annual rent in Boythorpe, namely to the heirs of Roger de Ryggeway for a moiety of one acre and one rood of land lying in the said fee under le Lawe between the land of Hugh le Drapier on the...
Bond by Nicholas Grevys of Brampton, husbandman, to William Grevys of Beely and John Grevys his son, in 100 marks, for the enjoyment and occupation of a messuage during his life, then to remain to the said William and John his son, with a payment of £20 made by the said Nicholas to the said Will...
Fine or Final Concord between Humphre Roe, plaintiff, and Godfrey Foljambe, esquire, defendant, of a 100 messuages, 20 cottages, 500 acres of land, 100 acres of meadow, 100 acres of pasture, 60 acres of wood and 100 acres of gorse and heath in Chesterfield, Newbold, Langley, Wingerworth, Swathwi...
Grant, for £7 paid to him by John Fowcher of Chesterfield, collier, from Thomas Raynershawe, one alderman of Chesterfield, to the same John and Mary his wife, of 4 selions containing half an acre of land lying in a close called Little Saint Ellens, between the land of Gilbert [Talbot, 10th] earl...
Lease from John Assh of Chesterfield, baker, and Isabel his wife, one daughter and heir of Thomas Cauce [Caus] late of Brampton, to Thomas Foliaumbe, lord of Walton, esquire, where John and Isabel have demised to the said Thomas the fifth part of all the lands etc. late of the said Thomas Cauce,...
Power of Attorney from Thomas Hugate of Chesterfield to Roger Shaugh of Brampton to give seisin to John Stevenson the elder of Brampton, of 2 messuages in the vill of Brampton lying in a place called Popynegge, as is more fully contained in a charter. Dated as: Morrow of St Matthew, 17 Henry V...
Lease from Ion 'of Schagh' ye son of Richard 'of Schagh' of Brampton, to Margery 'of ye Dale', wife of Robert 'of ye Dale', and to Richard their son, of half the land which the said Ion purchased of 'Jon' Henrison of Chesterfield, formerly belonging to 'old Jon of ye Dale', for the lives of the ...