Exemplification of a Fine levied in Hilary term, 4 Charles 1 (1629) whereby Charles I regrants to Edward Ditchfield, John Heighlord, Humphrey Clarke and Francis Mosse, the manor of Olney, co. Bucks, and the manors of Matlock, Spondon, Chaddesden, Duffield, Belper, Holbrook, Southwood, Heage, Idr...
16th century Custumal of Holmesfield, or 'A Breife note or breviatt of divers such Customes as the Copiholders of the said Manuor doe take to be theire customes by them sett downe in Wrytinge at the Lordes request to be to hym delivered as heareafter followeth'.
Foundation Charter of Sir John Cokayn, knight, John de Knyveton of Bradley, Roger de Bradburne and Richard Cokayn, that where Nicholas de Knyveton [Kniveton] of Underwood, esquire, deceased, in his last will and testament enfeoffed the above with an annual rent of 100s. from the manor of Mercast...
Exemplification in the court of Common Pleas of the decision of Sir William Shelley, knight, and Henry Bradshawe, attorney-general, at an assize held at Derby, Hilary Term 37 Henry VIII [1546], in a suit between German Pole, gentleman, Anthony Els and Henry Buntyng, on the one part, and Thomas A...
Indenture of Sale, for £500, from William Leeke of Newark upon Trent, co. Nott., esquire, to Sir Guy Palmes of Ashwell, co. Rutland, knight, of his manors of Sandiacre and Kirk Hallam, and the rectory and parsonage of Kirk Hallam, and messuages and lands in Sandiacre, Kirk Hallam, Mapperley and ...
Indenture of Agreement between John Agarde of Smerrill Grange, co. Derby, gentleman, and William Agarde of Parwich in the same county, gentleman, wherein the said John will before the feast of St Michael the archangel next coming, levy a Fine 'sur conizans de droit come eco qil ad de loure donc'...
Inquisition post mortem taken at Derby before Christopher Poure, gentleman, escheator of the county of Derby, of Richard Cooke, on the oaths of Robert Glassop, Thomas Gregson, gentlemen, William Hicklinge, William Fowler, Richard Pomfret, Richard Tunth, John Warde, yeomen, John Manell, Christoph...
Inqusitition post mortem taken at Derby before Richard Lucas, escheator of the county of Derby, on the death of Sir Ralph Langford by the oaths of Mark Draycott, gentleman, John Potter, Thomas Haye, Thomas Bradshawe, John Pymme, William Rossell, Thomas Buntyng, John Townerewe, William Meyre, Art...
Inquisition post mortem taken at Derby before Richard Blackwall esquire, escheator of the county of Derby, on the death of John Curson, late of Kedleston, esquire, by the oaths of George Abney, William Cruber, Mark Draycott, Thomas Lathom, Wililam Cokkys, John Calengworth, William Holland, Henry...
Will (holograph) of Thomas Sacheverell - I bequeath my soul to Almighty God my Creator and Saviour and forsaking the world and my works trusting only to be saved by the works, death, blood and passion of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ the only son of the most pure of all women and Blessed Vi...