County: Nottinghamshire
Code: D4373#4
Reference: Nottingham, Nottingham University Library, Mi L 3/2 (fols A12r-13r)
Function: Land survey




[fol. a12r][line 18]Thıse bene the mkes  boundes o a wode  a waste ın the Forest
o Shırewo so tyme Rauf Bugges o Notyngha  aft Rıchar
Bynghas knygħt  hıt ap̄teynetħ to the towne o Byngha

haywo
[Latin: Jste sunt bunde  mete cuıusdam bos vo haywode]
Thıse bene the mkes  boundes o one wode cally haywode begynnyn at the Southe Cor
ner o the southe fel o Blıthwortħ goyn towar hoggesto by a ol dyke to thowe co
to a ol syke cally Drysyke an so descendyn by the same syke vnto a grete wey where
the Ryver o Dou bek gothe ou the sey wey whıche ıs betuyx welhawe  Notyngha ~~~
whıche ıs a bounde o the Forest fro welhawe to Doube an the turnyn ba towar
hoggesto goyn by a way that gothe fro hoggesto vnto Blıthewortħ to thowe co to a
grete valey next to the sey grete hye waye cally haywo dale goyn by the waye ın ~~~
the botho o the sey valey extendyn towar the nortħ whıche waye ıs cally the blake
gate ın haywod dale  eu goyn by the same waye northwar to thowe co to a waye ~~~
that ıs o the northsy o the hyngynghyỻ  hıt ledıtħ fro Farnesfel vnto Blıthwortħ
an the turnyn towar the west by the same waye to thowe co to the Estcorner o the sou⸗
the fel o Blıthwortħ an the goyn fro the sey Corner  out o the hedge o the sey
[fol. a12v]Feld southwar to thowe co to the Soutħ Corner o the sey Southfel o Blıthewortħ
where ıt bega   
The mkes  boundes o the wodes  wastes appteynyn [sic] to the
abbey o Ruffor wtı the boundes o the Forest o shırewo
remaynyn aft the Jornay o hugħ Nevyỻ  aft the deꝑtyn
out o the Forest o dıuse lan ın the counte o Notyngha
by the same hugħ Nevyỻ Justıce o the Forest  

pm
woddes an
wastes, of
Ruffor

[Latin: Jste sunt mete  bunde  ] Thıse bene the mkes  boundes o the
abbottıs o Ruffor o hıs soıle  hıs wode remaynyn wtı the forest o Shırewo aft
the tyme o the dısaforestyn o the Clay out  fro the Forest · begynnyn at the stone
gᷓuelles leuyn the gate vnde the lounde  goyng wtout the Closse of the towne o welhowe by the
grete waye that gothe betuyx Notyngha  welhowe to thowe co to a thorne apo a ol ~~~
dyke vnder the wode o the archebısshop̄ o yor cally lıtelhagħ whıche ‸ thorne ıs cally abbottes thor
ne an fro thense turnyn westwar by a way streıgħt betuyx the wode o Burne  lıtelhagħ 
Blıthewortħ wode to thowe co to the Forthe of Raynewatħ ın Suthweỻ rode whıche Forthee
seuerıth the kynges wode o lyndehırst · the wode o mamsfeld ·  the wode of the abbottꝭ of Ruf
for · as to the lengıtħ  the wode o the archebısshop̄ of yorke ·  hıt abbuttıtħ o the west ~~~
hede ın lengıtħ apo Sotheweỻ rode gate o the Est syde o the forsey Forthe · an the go
yn fro the forsey Forthe westwar vnto the Rodegate that gothe fro Newste to Ruffor · an
fro thense turnyn Estwar by the same Rodegate to thowe co to the abbottıs thorne growın
o the westsyde o the same wey an fro the sey thorne by the same waye vnto Bellons
medowe an fro thense goyn by the same wey vnto a valey that gothe westwar to wul
freyclıf ın the whıche valey the Rodegate an the way that ledıthe fro Blıtheworth to
Clıpsto mete to geder an the fro the sey valey levyn the Rodegate goyn northwar
by a way that gothe to Clypsto to thowe co agay abbottes hym̄yslowe to a weye þt
ledıtħ fro wylkynsfel towar Mamsfeu wodehouse an the turnyn the same waye fro
abbottꝭ hym̄yslowe vnto Noman wode oder wyse cally forsworne wode leuyn the wode
o the Est syde o the sey wey to the abbott o Ruffor  aỻ the wode o the west
syde o the seyd wey to the lorde kyn to thowe to [sic] a lıteỻ hyỻ o the west syde o the
same wey ın Falonsdale an fro thense turnyn Estwar by the westsyde o Falonsdale
vnto the Crossy Oke wt the thorne whıche ıs ın the Esten o Falonsdale an the goyn
fro the Crossy Oke ascendyn the hyỻ estwar streıgħt vnto a lıtelhıỻ wtı the west
ende o the wode o Clıpsto shrogges sett for a bounde an so goyng fro the sey ~~~
lıteỻ hyỻ estwar by a ol wey wtı the syde o the wode as the lıteỻ hılles for
[fol. a13r]boundes arere ledy vnto the west hede o lon valley whıche valey extendıtħ ın lengıtħ fro A
ponde cally Ruford Damme towar the west  toward the Crossyd Oke aforesey an so goyn
fro the hede o lon valey wtı the syde o the wode o the westsyde or northsyde o the seyd ~~~
lon valey to thowe co to the Faıre holy an the fro the Faıre holy eumore Estwar wtı
the syde o the sey wode o the west ꝑte o the sey lon valey as the hılles that be sett for
boundes betuyx the lordshıppes o Clıpsto  the soyle o the abbottes o Ruffor ledy vnto the
whıte stubbe an the goyn by the westsyde o the sey lon valey to thowe co to a lıteỻ
hıỻ at the Est ende o Clıpsto shrogges an fro thense streıgħt by the est syde o a valey
cally Nettyỻdale vnto a lıteỻ hyỻ betuyx the lordshıp̄ o Edynstowe  the soyle o the abbottꝭ
of Ruffor whıche hıỻ ıs a bounde  hıt ıs apo the ban o the estsyde o Nettyỻ dale
an fro thense streıgħt estwar vnto the water o Jdyỻ an ouer the sey water streyght
estwar vnto a noder lıteỻ hyỻ o the Est syde o Nettyỻ dale  o the Est syde o the
same water an fro thense turnyn somwhat Northwar vnto a bounde betuyx the lordshıp̄ o
allerto  the soyle o the abbottꝭ o Ruffor ın the Esthede o Nettyỻ dale aforesey an
Fro thense go Estwar streıght o the Estsyde o a ıııȷ square ol dyke to thowe co to a way
that ledıtħ betuyx allerto  Ekeryn  ou the sey way vnto a lon hıỻ sett for a ~~~
bounde betuyx the lordshıp̄ o allerto  the soyle o the abbottes o Ruffor by a fotepatħ
ꝑte ın ıȷ an fro the sey lon hyỻ bıꝑte go streıgħt by a ol patħ towar welhawe
to thowe co to a grete Dyke besyde the Closse o welhawe an fro the sey Dyke vnto ~~~
stone gᷓuells where ıt was bego   ⸫