Summa redditus hereditarie tenentium liiij. sol. vij. den. Quos quidem liiij. solid. vij. denarios reddimus annuatim heredib3 del Hakkyng p situ cuiusdam horrei decimalis vj. denarios, put in quadam carta nobis de predicto horreo facta in titulo tertio de Blakeburn plenarie continetur.

Explicit de prima parte de Bilyngton.

Incipit de secunda parte de Bilyngton quam habuimus de dono Galfridi le Scrop* quondam principalis Justiciarij Anglie, et amici specialis domus huius, cuius anime miseretur Deus p sua ineffabili pietate.

* Geoffrey le Scrope, of whom such honourable mention is here made, was the second son of Sir William le Scrope of Bolton, who was living 24 Edward I., and left three sons, Henry, Geoffrey, and Stephen le Scrope, clerk.

The two eldest applied themselves to the study of the law. Sir Henry was made a judge of K. B., 2 Edward II.. and chief justice, 10 Edward II. He was appointed an executor of the will of Henry de Lascy, earl of Lincoln, and died 10 Edward III., being then chief baron of the exchequer. His posterity were Scropes of Bolton. The second son, Sir Geoffrey le Scrope, rose to the same dignity as his brother, for he was nominated chief justice of the king's bench, 17 Edward II. But he was equally celebrated in the field; and at a tournament in Northampton, temp. Edward II., "le dit Mons. Geffray Lescrop auoit graunt pris et portoit graund noun pur son fait a cet tornament." The date of this tournament is not given, and it possibly may have been previous to his elevation to the bench. Sir Geoffrey pur

chased Masham in the county of York, and marrying Ivetta, who " according to the best authorities," was the daughter of Sir William Roos of Ingmanthorp, became the ancestor of the Scropes of Masham.

He had several children, Henry, Thomas, William, Stephen, and Geoffrey, Beatrice, Constance, and Ivetta. Sir Geoffrey died A.D. 1340.

It is almost unnecessary to mention that the preceding note has been drawn from the admirable but, alas, the incomplete roll of Scrope and Grosvenor, edited by Sir H. Nicolas.

Que quidem secunda pars valde pplexa erat et intricata plurib3 modis p dñum Ad. de Hudleston militem quondam dñum medietatis manerij de Bilyngton et de Cho, put p munimenta infra scripta lucide apparebit.

In ista secunda parte de Bilyngton primo ponentur carte de terris et tenementis que Beatricia filia Ade de Blakeburn et Ricardus de Pountchardon maritus suus de diuersis hominib; adquisiuerunt, que postea dictus Ricardus dedit dño Ade de Hudleston militi, et que post mortem Idicti dñi Ade dñus Ricardus de Hudleston miles, heres dicti dñi Ade, dedit dño Galfrido le Scrop et heredib3 suis, et dictus dñus Galfridus eadem terras et tenementa dedit nobis et successorib3 nostris imppetuum.

Secundo, ponentur carte et scripta de terris et tenementis que Adam de Bilyngton quondam dñus medietatis ville de Bilyngton dedit predicto dño Ade de Hudleston, et predictus Ricardus de Hudleston, heres predicti Ade de Hudleston, dedit eadem terras et tenementa dño Galfrido le Scrop et heredib; suis, que postea idem Galfridus dedit nobis.

Tertio, ponentur carte et scripta p que dictus dñus Adam de Hudleston dedit medietatem ville predicte de Bilyngton et de Cho diuersis hominib; p fines in curia Regis et alios plures modos.

Quarto, ponentur carte et scripta p que dñus Galfridus le Scrop dedit nobis medietatem ville de Billington et le Cho, in quo etiam loco ponuntur fines et quieteclamationes facte dicto dño Galfrido et nobis, et placitum inter Johannem filium et heredum dicti dñi Ricardi de Hudleston militis et nos de manerio de Bilyngton cum ptinentijs coram Justic. dni Regis de communi banco anno regni regis Edw. tertij post conquestu decimo octauo.

Quinto loco, ponentur carte et scripta de terris et tene

mentis que adquisiuimus in eadem medietate ville predicte de diuersis hominib; liberis tenentibz.

XVII. Carta Ade de Bilyngton facta Henrico filio Hugonis del Cho et Auicie uxori sue filie dicti Ade de terra que cocatur Halgh.

CIANT presentes et futuri quod ego Ad. filius Elie de Bilyngton dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Henr. filio Hugoni del Cho et Auicie uxori sue et filie mee et heredib3 suis, scilicet de illis pcreatis quandam partem terre in villa de Bilyngton, illam scilicet quam Henr. et Hugo pater eius et antecessores eorum tenuerunt de me et de patre meo et antecessorib3 meis quandam partem scilicet iacentem inter terram Bernardi de Dynkedlegh ex una parte et viam que vocatur le Mungate ex alia parte assartatam et non assartatam, et quandam partem que vocatur le Halgh inter terram Ric. de Brigge et le Halghegrenes, et quandam partem que vocatur le Cho inter Busceburn et Caldre iuxta terram quam Elias de Plesyngton tenuit. Tenend. et habend. de me et heredib3 meis sibi et heredib3 suis de Auicia pcreatis libere et quiete pacifice et integre cum omnib3 libertatib3 et aisiamentis ville de Bilyngton adiacentib3 infra villam et extra, et sine pannagio pprijs porcis suis. Reddendo inde annuatim mihi et heredib3 meis vj. solidos argenti ad festum sancti Egidij p omnib3 seruicijs actionibz et demandis. Et ego predictus Ad. et heredes mei totam predictam terram predicto Henrico et Auicie uxori sue et heredib3 suis contra omnes homines et feminas warantizabimus imppetuum. Et ut hec mea donatio rata et stabilis pmaneat presens scriptum sigilli mei impressione roboraui. Hijs testib3, Galfrido de Dutton tunc senescallo, G. decano de Whalleye, Uctredo* clerico de Whalleye, Ricardo† de Aluetham, Thoma de Coldecotes, Henr. de Clayton, Henr. de

Schutilisworth, Bernardo de Dynkedlegh, Henr. de Bradhul, Ric. de
Wlipschir, Elia filio Ailsy de Dynked legh, Elia filio Ric. de eadem,
Rand. de Salebury, et multis alijs.

XVIII. Carta Henrici filij Hugonis de terra que vocatur Halgh facta Thome filio suo.

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CIANT omnes tam presentes quam futuri quod ego Henr.

filius Hugonis de Bilyngton dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui [sic] quandam aream de territorio terre Halgh. mee in Bilyngton, illam scilicet que vocatur le Halgh, sicut iacet infra has diuisas, incipiendo a le Memgate et sic sequendo usque ad terram dñi de villa, et sic sequendo illam terram usque ad terram Ricardi de Ponte, et sic sequendo terram Ricardi de Ponte usque ad Busceburne, et sic descendendo Busceburn usque ad terram Ricardi de Ponte, et sic sequendo illam terram usque ad ffoldgrene, et sic sequendo le ffoldgrene usque ad Memgate. Tenendam et habendam de me et heredib3 meis sibi et heredib3 suis vel suis assignatis predictam aream terre cum omnib; ptinentijs suis communib3 pasturis et aisiamentis infra villam et extra ubique dicte aree ptinentib3 sine aliquo retenemento. Reddendo inde annuatim ipse et heredes eius vel assignati mihi et heredib3 meis vj. denarios argenti ad festum sancti Egidij p omni seculari seruicio et exactione et demanda. Et ego vero predictus H. et heredes mei predictam aream terre cum omnibz ptinentijs et libertatib3 predicto Thome filio meo et heredib3 suis vel suis assignatis contra omnes homines et feminas warantizabimus acquietabimus ct defendemus imppetuum. Et ut hec mea donatio et concessio rata et stabilis pmaneat sigillum meum apposui huic scripto in testimonium. Hijs testib3, dño Joh. de Blakeburn, Henr. de Clayton, Rad. de Clayton, Henr. de Pesham, Rob. de Cundeclyue, et multis alijs.

XIX. Carta Ricardi del Cho facta Beatricie filie Ade de Blakeburne de terra que vocatur Cho.

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CIANT presentes et futuri quod ego Ric. filius Henrici

de Cho de Bilyngton dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Beatricie filie Ade de Blakeburne* et heredib3 vel assignatis suis totam terram quam tenui de dña Auicia de Bilyngton in quodam loco qui vocatur le Cho, incipiendo ad ripam de Caldre ubi riuulus qui vocatur le Busceburn descendit in predictam ripam de Caldre, et sic sequendo le Sedehe usque in medium de Fulelache, et ab illo loco usque in quendam riuulum currentem p medium, et sequendo illum riuulum versus occidentem usque in riuulum de Busceburne, sequendo le Loungate versus occidentem usque in le Halgh, et ab illo loco sequendo le Rissilache, versus orientem usq. in le Munkegate, redeundo versus orientem usque in fossatum quendam Ade venatoris, sequendo illum fossatum usque in riuulum de Busceburn, et sic sequendo illum riuulum usque in ripam de Caldre. Tenendam et habendam de capitalib3 dñis feodi illius libere quiete et pacifice cum omnib3 libertatib3 et aisiamentis infra villam de Bilyngton et extra tante terre ptinentib3. Habendo omnes porcos suos pprios in bosco de Bilyngton sine pannagio, Reddendo inde annuatim capitalib3 dñis feodi illius ij. solidos argenti ad festum sancti Egidijp omni seruicio seculari et exactione et etiam sectis curie. Pro hac autem donatione et presentis carte mee confirmatione dedit mihi dicta Beatricia sex marcas pre manib3. Et ego Ric. et heredes mei predictam terram cum omnimodis ptinentijs suis et cum libertate ad habend. porcos suos pprios sine pannagio in bosco de Bilyngton predicte Beatricie et heredib; vel assignatis suis contra omnes homines et feminas warantizabimus imppetuum. In cuius rei testimo

* The family of this branch of the Blackburnes is not clearly made out, and it is only on surmise that it is connected with the family of Blackburne of Wise wall.