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 mkes boundes o a wode a waste ın the Forest
o Shırewo so tyme Rauf Bugges o Notyngha aft Rıchar
Bynghas knygħt hıt ap̄teynetħ to the towne o Byngha
haywo
[Latin: Jste sunt bunde mete cuıusdam bos vo haywode]
Thıse bene the mkes 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 Doube 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 mkes 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 dıuse lan ın the counte o Notyngha
by the same hugħ Nevyỻ Justıce o the Forest
pm
woddes an
wastes, of
Ruffor
[Latin: Jste sunt mete bunde ] Thıse bene the mkes 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 eumore 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 ⸫