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An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… 3 Besides the lordship of Bury abbey, the Bishop of Ely Lord Scales, &c. had lordships that extended herein, as I … the 6th of Edward VI. the patronage was granted to Edward Lord Clynton, and William Hereson. 1593, Alexander Roberts, …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… by Swaffham, a capital manor belonging to him. This Ralph Lord Tony, on his founding the priory of Westacre, endowed it … In the 43d of Henry III. a fine was levied, whereby Robert Lord Scales granted to John Soyer for life, the manor of … on condition of his paying 120 l. sterling; and Robert Lord Scales held here, in Islington, &c. one fee and a …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… in Euston, East Herling, Field-Dalling, &c. 2 fees of the Lord Bardolf; this came afterwards to the Rookwodes, and John Rokwode held it of Thomas Beaufort Duke of Exeter, lord of the said honour in the 5th of Henry VI. The Earl … of silver in hand, paid; witnesses John de Merlace, then mayor, Peter de Thundreyn, John de St. Omer, &c. burgesses, …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Bilney Manor Belhouse's. Hugh de Montfort was a Norman lord, 2 and justiciary of England, and held it of the family … of the said name died in the 56th of the said reign, lord of this village, and was one of the jurors in the great … Bart. who married a daughter of Broderick, Esq. (of the Lord Viscount Middleton's family) and bears for his arms, …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… 6 d. gelt, when the hundred was taxed at 20 s. whoever was lord of it. 1 Alan Earl of Richmond had also a small lordship … In the 6th year of Henry III. Hugh de Noiun or Nugun was lord of Wyke, Leziate, and Holt; and conveyed part of the … said townships by fine to Odo, abbot of Caen in Normandy, lord of the manor of Wells or Wells priory in Geyton, …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… to Westacre, but was in South Greenhow hundred; the Lord Tony being lord of it at the survey, and so being as a beruite to … had a carucate. 1 This was most likely given by the Lord Tony to his priory on the foundation of it, and at the …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… on his lordship of Pentney, of which Hagane 1 was lord in the Confessor's time: it consisted of one carucate of … the two daughters and coheirs, Maud, who married William Lord Ross, had it assigned to her share; the abbot claimed … to Sir Edward Barkham, alderman of London, and lord mayor, in 1621, and so came to Edward Spilman, Esq. as in …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… The first that I meet with upon record to have been lord after this, is Sir Ralph Le Strange, who lived in the … here, in Litcham and Ringsted. Alan, son of Flaald, was lord of Mileham, and ancestor to the Earls of Arundel, under … held of them; and Walter de Grancourt, son of William, was lord in the 14th of Edward I. William Howard purchased it of …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… manor was then in King William the Conqueror. Herold was lord of it in the time of the Confessor, (and when he was … wife, Aveline. William de Maundevile Earl of Essex, and lord, gave to Elias de Chenduit 100 s. rent per ann. out of … to be paid out of the same to the nuns of Shouldham. John Lord Fitz John, in the 3d of Edward I. granted Roger Bishop …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Massingham Parva; of this part Orgar, a freeman, was lord in King Edward's time. It consisted of four carucates of … checque, or and gules, a fess in a bordure, argent, was lord of this town, Ashwell Thorp, &c. He married Margery, daughter of Sir Robert de Creke, lord of North Creke, and Hillington, &c. and at length his …