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Fawsley. Indenture (in English) by which William Lane, prior &c. of D⟨aventry⟩ , grant to Richard Knyghtley esq., their pastures &c. in Fallewesly except the manor place, with remainder to his heirs. Rent: 18 marks. [Mutilated.] ... June 20 Ed. IV.

[Northamptonshire] EVESHAM (Abbey of). Indenture of agreement between the Thomas ⟨de Marleberge ⟩, abbot and the convent of Evesham and Nicholas ⟨de ⟨Ely⟩ ⟩, prior and the convent of D⟨aventry⟩ and Hugh de ..., concerning the common and pasture in the whole of the field of Baddeby and in Falevesle. [Mutilated.] [1232-6] .

Fawsley. Hugh, bishop of Lincoln , confirms to D⟨aventry⟩ the church of Falwelle, which Master William had held from them. Witnesses: Master R. of Rolvestun , William the dean of Bergebi , Master Roger of Sumerford , Master Samson of Bergebi . ⟨1186–1200.⟩

Fawsley. Indenture by which James, prior [&c] of D⟨aventry⟩ grant to William son of Hugh of Northampton 3 virgates of land in Falvesle. Rent: 10/-. Witnesses: Robert archdeacon of Northampton , master Theobald master of the schools brother of the archdeacon, Henry the chaplain of D⟨aventry⟩ , Simon Campioun , master Thomas of Neuham , master Geoffrey of Doddeford , William the clerk . [Much torn.] ⟨1210–25.⟩

Fawsley. Indenture by which Hugh de Capes , by the mediation of Hugh bishop of Coventry and Lichfield and Sir Roger de Weleton , grants to Nicholas, prior of D⟨aventry⟩ , his right in a pasture called Golecroft, and that the said pasture shall remain enclosed as Hugh Russel closed it: he further grants a capital messuage in Falville which Hugh Russel once held which shall also remain enclosed as Hugh Russel enclosed it. The houses of their tenants in Falville shall stand in peace as H⟨ugh⟩ R⟨ussel⟩ let them stand. Also the lane called Schiteburlane by St. Bridgett’s well, which Hugh Russel blocked up for the common utility of the manor of Falville, shall so remain: and the road which he opened for the advantage of the whole manor, by Golecroft, and which is called the road to the New Bridge, shall always remain a common road. In return the prior and convent have given him two acres of their demesne in Falville, and ½ mark rent for which he may distrain. Witnesses: Thomas of Wimundeham precentor of Lichfield , Walter fitz-Symon of D⟨aventry⟩ , Eustace de Watford , Symon de Trop , Master Stephen, dean of Norton , William de Esseby , Symon de Esseby . ⟨1240–41.⟩

Fawsley. John Clerk, mayor of Northampton , William Austyn, gentleman man, Thomas Hunt, draper, William Heyrope , and William May late mayor, recite an affidavit of Thomas Arnold of D⟨aventry⟩ , scrivener, then 4 score years and more, that when 23 years or more he knew one William Tewe of Falwesle living in the lordship of the prior of D⟨aventry⟩ , in F⟨alwesle⟩, which lordship he had at farm. There was then a piece of land ‘called Wynetpece now baynt’ in the Park abutting against Wynnethill and Rynehill, with a meadow at the south end called Wynnet Mede, broadening out from a rood on the west to a headland on the east. William also had a piece of his farm between Tarbard’s way sometime of John Badby . There had never been more than one farm in the prior’s lordship, of which Robert Young , John Frynde , and William Sroyft were tenants, having ‘meses’ and parts of the ‘ledes’ with the roods lying next to those of the prior. Also John Jones and John Curteys held 2 cottages and certain acres of the prior, but all these tenancies reached back to a date before Richard took the lordship to farm. There was no ‘several ground’ nor pasture in F⟨alwesle⟩, before Richard’s farm, except a piece called Holywell and another called Sewell, which were several from Candlemas to Michaelmas. 26 Sept. ⟨1483.⟩

‘Prioratus de D. de officio celerarii.’ A rental dealing with Daventry, Drayton, Welton, Haddon, Staverton, Norton, Preston, Fawsley, Everdon, Buckby, Thorp by Norton. (2 ms.) ⟨c. 1400.⟩

Rental of D⟨aventry⟩ , Welton, (West) Haddon, Staverton, Norton, Preston, Fawsley, Buckby, Everdone. Total £20/2/2. ⟨15 Cent.⟩

View of Frankpledge held at Fawsley. 21 Ed. III.–27 Ed. III. (8 membranes: much of nos. 1 and 2 illegible: no 3 is an estreat roll.)