County: Lincolnshire
Code: L0195
Reference: Leicester, Leicestershire Record Office: L. Mus. I.D. 50/XII/5, fols 7v-11r
Function: Land survey, rule




[fol· 7v]west Fenne . /
Also a nother place that ıs called West Fenne that
ıs longyn to the maner cōtenyth be the ȝered of
xvȷ · fote · xxv Acr̄s wıth the dıkes prıse of the ac
whan ıt ıs Lattyn · xxx d And a nother ȝere [...]
the Feılde ıs sawne ıt ıs than Mawne and carıd
ın to the mane · And than ıt ıs Cōmune to aỻ
the tenᷓntes of Casteỻ Mekeỻ Carlton Caytton
Totıỻ and Reston fro Mıghellmes to Candıllmes · And
so ın the Same wıse the forsaıed tenᷓntes have þ
Cōmon be twene the Same Festꝭ ın Westfen of
Caytton ın knawlege fo chefe Lorde ·
Rosse gaır ·~~~
Also ın the gaı of Rosse ıs · lvııȷ · Acr̄s be the
forsaıed mesur prıse of the ac · ııȷ s and so ıs ıt
weıỻ worthe ·
Barcroft ·
Also Barcroft cōtenyth · xvȷ · acr̄s and ıt ıs worth be
ȝere · xxıııȷ
North Crofte ·
Also ın the pastu of Northcroft and the haỻ Courte
at Fenhowses cōtenyth be the forsaıed Mesure · xxxȷ · ac
Also a nother crofte wıth a garthe of the Same [...]
lıggand be the marsche prıse xıııȷ · For be fore ıt [...]
bıgged ·
Barlyngꝭ Croft ·
Also a nother Croft Buttand wıth ın the grete [...]
wonderfuỻ goode cōtenᷓnt · xvııȷth· called Barlyngꝭ
Crofte for that tyme ın s hugh Bardollfe daıes wt
assent of Adame hys sonne · graunted the forsaıed [...]
[fol. 8r]to the Abbot of Barlyngꝭ and to hys successors
wıth owten ende wıth aỻ the lıberte of ıt of the
Fee dellehax to holde of hym as cheıffe Lorde wıth
homage and fewte · And two apperaunce And to do
celebracon̄ A Obıte be ȝere wıth ın the Fest of Seynt
John̄ Baptıste · And ıt to be entered ın ther Mortıle
ın ppetueaỻ myend for the saıed  hugh and hys
heıres · And for aỻ ın whose handys the saıed maner
of Casteỻ schaỻ cum to · And ȝeffe ıt Faỻ the forsaıed
Obıte nougħt to be done · Then the lorde to enter
be wt ın · xv · daıes ın fere to the relıgıon̄ to tyme
of the Saıed Obıte be Fully cōplete · And the Saıed
Lorde s hugħ haıth graunted to the same Relıgıouse
that no balıffe of hys schaỻ maıke a rest opon any
of ther Fee or toft bıgged for any cause bot for that
at awe to be detmıned ın the lordes court and fo
felony waıffe and straıffe ın the whılke theı awe ·
to answerd to the cheıffe lorde · And also the saıed
Lorde haıth graunted them to have twoo grete
courtꝭ opon the tenᷓntes ın the fest of pasche
and Seynt Mıgheỻ argh be ȝere · And gıffe þ
be none holden wıth ın the space of · ıııȷ ·
wekes next aftı the forsaıed Festꝭ that then
ıt be Leıffuỻ to the saıed Lorde ın hys fredome
to enter agayn and ther tenᷓntes to correct
ın hys court as he dıd be fo the forsaıed
graunte ·
Off the Comune ın the marsche · /
[fol. 8v]Also they sey that the auncestours of the Lorde of
the Fenne From tyme that no man of myend ıs
had ther Com̄une ın the Marsche wıth aỻ ther
bestes owttake Swyne from the Fest of Seynt
Mıgħeỻ vn to the fest of the apposteỻs Phılıpp̄
and ıacob then next folowand wıth owtyn
any Lettyng of the Lorde ·
The Abbot of humberstone ·
Also Lucas the Abbot og humberstone wıth
assent of hıs brether of the abbay gaıffe and
granted to Endon the ȝonest sone of the Lorde
of Carlton one Oxgan of land wıth the
p᷑tennaunce ın the Mersche of grete Carlton
that ıs to say the same Oxgan of lande
That  hugh Bardolfe had gıffyn ın pure
and ppetuaỻ almus to the
at hewe to the forsaıde Nddon to hıs heıres
and to hıs assynes ȝelldyn ȝere be ȝere to the
Forsaıde abbay halfe a merke at the Fest of
Seynt Mıgheỻ for aỻ maner of uıce be lon
gyn to vs for eu more · ~~~
A Rede Rosse to be gıffyn for aỻ seruíce
Castell
Also the forsaıed tenᷓntes schaỻ ȝelde to the lorde
Of Casteỻ for the Cōmune and the fredoms wt
ın the forsaıed Marsche ȝeılde a Rede Rose to the ma
ne of Casteỻ ın the Fest of Seynt ȷohn̄ Baptıste
ıf ıt be asked and two apperaunce be ȝere and · xxx d
for aỻ maner seculer seruıce · ~~~
[fol· 9r]For a pastur Called krevker . ~~~
Also ın krevker ıs · xvȷ · acrs prıse of a ac xıȷ d
and no more for ıt ıs Fuỻ of thornes ın the grounde ·
To the kırke of Casteỻ Schapeỻ garthes ·
Also the same tyme the lorde as ıt schewes ın
the court Rolles gaıffe to the kırke of Casteỻ a
certayne Tofte Called Chappeỻ Garthe and be
the graunt of a wedew ın the same towne
dwelland · And a nother Tofte lıggand oppon
the hedıke oppon the est sıde of the toune wıth
ın the grete crofte for porcoū mendyn to all
the preıstꝭ ther kepyn the saıed Chapeỻ · ~~~
For the wodde of the maner
wt ın the place · ~~~

Also the wodde of the saıde maner cōtenes
be the mesu of · xvııȷ · fote the vlne · vıȷxx ·
acrs a perche and · xıııȷ · falle and ıt ıs eue
ȝere be ȝere wıth owten wast makyn · xx s
And to fynd Cuffıcıent fevyỻ for the kechyn and for
the chamber and wıth owten the · tend · of
the faggottꝭ and of Tymber ȝeıff ıt go to Reꝑacoū
of the maner · Or eỻs of any other howses wt
ın the toune · Then schaỻ no tend be gıffen
ther of · Bot yf ıt be carıed of any wıse owut
of the pᷓıche then schaỻ the tend be gyffyn ther
of vn to the kırke of casteỻ · ~~~
For the Toỻe · ~~~
For
[fol· 9v]>Toỻe And the Tend . ~~~
Also the toỻe of the marketh of Casteỻ Oppon
holy Rode daıe ıs worth be ȝere ȝerely savyn
costage of the Steward Toỻers and other offecers
and the Maıre laborant abowte the pfıttꝭ of the
faıre and owt takyn vȷd · to the Maıre of
hıs offıce · – xl · And also owt takyn the
Tende · The brewsters wıth ın the toune ·
and wıth owte the toune that daıe the tend
to gıff to the pıest or ꝑson of Casteỻ for the
same daıe gettyng of ther wynnyng · Also
what so eu tenᷓnte or stranger that daıe þt
selles aıỻ ın the forsaıed merketh · schaỻ gıffe
to the Lorde for hıs mansıon · – ıȷd~ owut taıke
cōmon brewers and the Maıre cause of hıs offıce
Of the fredome of Louthe   ~~~
Also the forsaıed Maıre for aỻ tenᷓntes of Castell
and the Lordes hayworde and for the Lorde and
for the tenᷓntes of Mekeỻ Carlton schaỻ go vn
to the Toỻ courte of Louth opon the daıe next
aftır Seynt ȷames daıe · And ther to clame
ther Fredome for aỻ the ȝere · For he es tenᷓnt
ın cheıffe be knygħt Seruıce and of the fee of
de Le haye · And so from ȝere to ȝere · And ther
for the saıed hayward schaỻ have at the fest of
pasche of ılke Oxgan land wıth ın the lordchıpp̄
ten egges · And of ılke straunge carte vsand
[fol. 10r]carıage wıth ın the lordchıpp̄ at ȝoıỻe to have
a henne to the Lordes profett · ~~~
Of the fredome of Takyng Seısyn
ın Casteỻ Carlton · ~~~

Also that no tenᷓnt of Casteỻ merket schall
Ressave nor delyu no Seısen ın no toft no
Land wıth ın the forsaıed fraunches Lıgyng · wıth
owten psence of the Maıre and other Burches
opon apayne of a fyne of · xl · to be paıede
to the Lorde at hıs wıỻ · And to the Maıre  vȷ
for hıs offıce of the feoffes of the Tenement · And
than the Maıre at the next courte schaỻ do ente
ın to the courte Rolles be the Stevard the forsaıede
Seısen · / And then the Maıre schaỻ gıffe the Stev
arde  ıȷ · for the entre · ~~~
Of other fredoms for the kynges offıcers
by · ıȷ · chartur of kyng herry the fırst · and kȳg Edward the fırste ·

Also that no Shıreffe Esschetour nor no nother
balıffe of the kynges nor of no nother Lordes schall
maıke none arest wıth ın the forsaıed toune ·
For the kırke Nor oppon the kırke Land of the
Same toune as es graunted be the grete charter
of kyng herry the Fırst · And kyng Edwarde
the fırst · Jn Kepyng of[...] the house of Markeby
be seruıce ȝeldyn ȝerely · And be graunt of
the forsaıed kynges · / And be ther Chapıtur · ~~~
For the kırke of Castell· ~~~
[fol. 10v]And also the forsaıed kırke of Casteỻ or Rector to the
fraternıte Of Seynt Joh̄ns Baptıst of Malteby ~~~
the fest of the Decollacoū of hym to ȝeılde be ȝere
a kok prıse of  ıȷ for the saıed seruıce and ın
reconyssance of the saıed seruıce · / ~~~
For the fraternıte and the fredome of
Seynt Joh̄ns · / ~~~

And then the keper of the fraternıte of Maltby
of Seynt ȷoh̄ns schaỻ aquıte aỻ the Lordes
tenᷓntes wıth ın the toune of Casteỻ agayns
aỻ maner of Offecers of the Bıschopp̄ and the
archedekyn wıth ın the toune · But be cause of
correccoū of ther Saules to be corrected wıth
ın the toune · And ther fore the forsaıede 
hugh Bardolfe gaıffe to the forsaıed fra
ternıte A Toft ther ıs lıgand and Rynnand
fro the dıke of wılsyỻ to the wodde wıth the
Rectore · And ther fore None ‸ baılyffe schaỻ maıke a Rest
as ıt ıs saıed to a forn̄ For the Lorde wıth
assent of the forsaıed kyn be Charter haıth
ın effeffed the forsaıed fraternıte that thay schall
kepe and save aỻ the forsaıed ‸ lordꝭ tenᷓntes from
aỻ charges of ılke a Chapıtu of Bıschopp̄ or of
archedekyn and archebısschopp̄ ‸ [...] bot ın the forsaıed
[fol. 11r]toune be hıs depu ytt ‸ keped be cause of correccoū of
ther saules · For aỻ the landes of the saıed chapell
as they lyge ın the feıldes of mekeỻ Calrton [sic] Reston
and Casteỻ markett ther holdyng · ȷn cheıffe of the
forsaıed fraternıte be the forsaıed seruıce of the saıed
Chapeỻ ‸ of seynt ȷohn̄ of ıt to do ȝerely · And ıt ıs to be paıed
of the maner of Casteỻ ın to the same fraternıte
to be praıed fore the ‸ be brethered of them dede be ȝere  ıȷ
at the lordes wıỻ for the forsaıed landes gıffen
from hym alıened ın to the handes of the saıed
fraternıte · And A Toft ‸ gıffen opon the est sıde opon
the hedıke lıggand ın a croft of harbage · And
ın the Fest of Seynt ȷohn̄ to be paıed · And ‸ for also
two Toftes ın a nother grete place one opon
the southe sıde of the harbage ‸ ‸and wıth [...]
wıth a dowffcote and wıth a Chapeỻ of ow
blıssed lady sett ther ın · And a nother Toft
buttand opon the wodde dıke agayns the northe
and ȝeldes be ȝere  vȷ to Seynt ȷohn̄s · ~~~