forestario, Ricardo filio Mabbe, Radulpho Meyne, Thoma filio Thome, Roberto Scissore, Ricardo clerico filio Godythe, Roberto clerico, et alijs.

EXPLICIT TITULUS OCTAUUS DE STEYNINGES, CARLETON, WARTON, MERTON, ETHELESWYK, ET PRESTON, IN QUO CONTINENTUR CARTE, COMPOSITIONES INTER PRIOREM LANCASTRIE ET NOS DE DECIMIS DE STEYNINGES, ET ALIA DIUERSA SCRIPTA NUMERO QUINQUAGINTA DUO SIGILLATA.

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INCIPIT TITULUS NONUS DE WYNLATON, WYCH, ET STAFFORD.

I. Carta Hugonis Dispensarij de Wynlaton* facta nobis.

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CIANT omnes presentes et futuri quod ego Hugo Dispensarius dedi et concessi et hac mea presenti carta confirmaui Deo et beate Marie et Abbati et monachis Loci Benedicti de Stanlawe totam villam de Wynlaton cum omnib3 ptinentijs et libertatib3 suis et communib3 predicte ville adiacentib3 in bosco, in plano, in pratis, in pascuis, in vijs, in semitis, in viuarijs, in aquis, in stagnis, in molendinis, in assartis, in terra arabili et non arabili, in villa et extra villam, et in omnib3 locis cum omnib3 aisiamentis que ibi sunt vel fieri possunt, libere, quiete, pacifice, et integre sine ullo retenemento mei vel heredum meorum. Habendam et tenendam de me et heredib3 meis imppetuum, in quietam et ppetuam elemosynam, sicut ulla elemosyna liberius vel quietius dari potest vel recipi, preter decem solidos monialib3 Cestrie a predicto Abbate et

* Wynlaton, or Willington, or Willaton, is in the hundred of Edisbury, in Cheshire. At Domesday it was held by Walter de Vernon, of the Earls of Chester, by whom it was afterwards resumed, and held in moieties by the families of Stapleford and D'espencer. The manor continued part of the possessions of the abbey till the dissolution, and was then vested in the Leghs of Booths. The township claims to be extra-parochial, but the impropriator of the adjoining parish of Tarvin has the corn tithes of part of the township, but it does not pay small tithes or church dues. Ormerod. It is curious, however, that the township was stated in the early population returns to be in the parish of Whalley.

monachis Loci Benedicti de Stanlawe in die natiuitatis sancti Johannis Bapte annuatim reddendos. Hanc autem predictam villam de Wynlaton cum omnib3 ptinentijs et libertatib3 suis dedi prenominato Abbati et monachis Loci Benedicti de Stanlawe in excambium carucate terre de Bamford et molendini de Parco et medietatis molendini de Swyneford in Barue, que ffrater meus Thomas Dispensarius* dedit illis in puram elemosynam cum corpore suo. Ego vero et heredes mei prenominatam villam cum omnib3 ptinentijs et libertatib3 suis, sicut carte Henrici fratris mei testantur, sepedicto Abbati et monachis Loci Benedicti de Stanlawe contra omnes homines fideliter warantizabimus et defendemus. Et predictum Abbatem et monachos Loci Benedicti de Stanlawe versus Willmum filium Henrici et heredes suos de duob; calcarib3 vel de duob; denarijs in die nativitatis sancti Joh. Bapte annuatim acquietabimus. Et ut hoc meum donum ratum, firmum, et stabile imppetuum preseruet presentem cartam mei sigilli appositione confirmaui. Hijs testib3, Philippo de Horreby tunc temporis Justiciario dñi Comitis Cestrie, Rogero Senesc. de Mohaut, Warino de Vernon, Willmo de Venables, Petro clerico dñi Comitis Cestrie, Hugone de Dutton, Ricardo de Kyngesley, Joscerano de Hellesby, Willmo de Walton, Rogero de Pull, Riderico de Baroue, et multis alijs.

II. Carta Willmi de Stapelford facta Henrico Dispensario
de villa de Wynlaton.

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CIANT omnes presentes et futuri presentem cartam inspecturi vel audituri, quod ego Willmus, filius Henrici,

dñus de Stapelford dedi et concessi et presenti carta mea

*This Thomas D'espencer was most probably of the family of the celebrated Hugh le D'espencer. Randle le Blundeville granted to Thomas D'espencer a charter of free warren in the township of Barrow, which adjoins Wynlaton, disafforesting the township, and exempting it from puture and all other forest

confirmaui Henrico Dispensario et heredib3 suis p homagio et seruicio suo villam de Wynlaton totam cum omnib3 ptinentijs et libertatibz suis in bosco, in plano, in pratis, in pascuis, in vijs, in semitis, in viuarijs, in aquis, in stagnis, in molendinis, in assartis, in terra arabili et non arabili, in villa et extra villam, et in omnib3 locis et libertatib3 predicte ville de Wynlaton ptinentib3. Habendam et tenendam de me et de heredib3 meis libere et quiete, plene et pacifice et integre, iure hereditario. Reddendo mihi et heredib3 meis annuatim de ipso Henrico et heredib; suis quendam calcarium aut duos denarios in natiuitate sancti Joh. Bapte p omnib3 seruicijs et exactionib3 uniuersis mihi et heredib3 meis de predicta villa de Wynlaton ptinentib3. Saluó forensi seruicio, et saluis x. solidis annuatim mihi et heredib3 meis in eodem festo sancti Joh. soluendis, quos ego Willmus et heredes mei annuatim soluemus Rogero de Leonib3 et heredib3 suis, quos et ipsi annuatim monialib3 Cestrie soluent. Et ego W. et heredes mei predictam villam de Wynlaton cum omnib3 ptinentijs et aisiamentis et libertatib3 suis predicto Henrico et heredib3 suis per seruicium prenominatum contra omnes homines warantizabimus. Hijs testib3, dño meo R. comite Cestrie, Rogero de monte alto Dapifero Cestrie, Philippo de Horreby tunc Justic. Cestrie, Petro clerico dñi Comitis Cestrie, Henr. de Aldithlea, Hug. et Thom. et Rob. et Galfr. fratrib; dispensarijs, Warino de Vernon, Willmo de Venables, Hamone de Mascy, Joh. de Arderna, Alur. de Sulingneia, Hugone de Pascy, Thoma Tuchet, Ricardo filio Lidulphi, Dauid de Salop, Jocerlino de Hellesby, Ric. de Kyngesley, Hug. et Galfrido de Dutton, et multis alijs.

services. And in the reign of Edward I., Hugh le Despencer, Earl of Winchester, was in possession of the manor of Barrow; and on his attainder the manor was granted to Roger Swynerton, to support the state of a banneret. The manor remained in that family till the marriage of Sir John Savage with Maud, daughter and heiress of Sir Robert Swynnerton, by which it was carried into the family of the Savages.

III. Carta Ranulphi* Comitis facta Henrico Dispensario de
Wynlaton.

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ANULPHUS Comes Cestrie Constabulario, Dapifero, Justiciario, vicecomiti et omnib3 Baronib3 suis, ministris, et balliuis et omnib; hominib; suis, francis et Anglicis presentibz et futuris presentem cartam inspecturis et audituris, salutem. Sciatis me concessisse et presenti carta mea confirmasse Henrico Dispensar. militi meo et heredib3 suis totam villam de Wynlaton, cum omnibz ptinentijs et aisiamentis et libertatib3 suis, illam, scilicet, quam Willmus filius Henrici dñi de Stapelford ei dedit. Habendam et tenendam ipsi Henrico et heredib3 suis, sicut carta predicti Willmi testatur quam ipse Henricus de eo habet. Et ut illa donatio predicti Willmi et hec mea concessio ppetue firmitatis robur obtineat eas presenti scripto et sigillo meo confirmaui. Hijs testib3, Rogero de Monte alto Dapifero meo, Phillippo de Horreby tunc Justiciario meo, Henr. de Aldithlea, Petro Clerico meo, Warino de Vernon, Willmo de Venables, Hug. et Thom. et Rob. et Galfr. dispensar., Waltero de Danuilla, Norm. Panter, Alur. de Suligneio, Rogero de Meynilwar, Joh. de Arderna, Hamone de Mascy, Dauide de Salop, Idone de Calecot, Roberto de Say, Rob. de Danuilla, Ricardo de Kyngesley, et multis alijs.

IV. Quietantia Ranulphi comitis de Putura seruientium apud Wynlaton.

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ANULPHUS Comes Cestrie et Lincoln., omnib; presentem cartam inspecturis vel audituris salutem. Sciatis me p Deo et salute anime mee et antecessorum meorum con

* Randle Blundeville, Earl of Chester, ante p. 9.