8 HISTORY OF NORTON. 



Michaelis et ad proximam tentam post Pasca. [Power of re-entry if rent in 

 arrear one month.'] In cujus rei testimonium his indenturis partes 

 predicte sigilla sua alternatim apposuerunt. Hiis testibus Ad' de Gotham, 

 Roberto Seliok, Ad' Parker, Will'o Hervy, Johanna Aleyn, et aliis. Datum 

 apud Norton' predictam septimo decimo die Septembris anno regni regis 

 Edwardi lertii post conquestum vicesimo sexto. 



The following deed bears date 1384. The name Bate, or Batt, 

 not uncommon in the neighbourhood of Norton, is a nicked form 

 of Bartholomew. Hugh of the " Barkhous," that is, Hugh of 

 the Tannery. We shall have " le Barker," that is, the tanner, 

 below. 



" What craftsman art thou," said the king, 



" I pray thee tell me trowe ; " 

 " I am a barker, sir, by my trade, 



Now tell me what art thowe ? " 



Percy's Reliques. 



William of the Moor, that is, of Greenhill Moor. " Jurdan- 

 thorp," now Jordanthorpe, possibly Jourdain's house or village. 

 Jourdain is an early Norman baptismal name, probably corrupted 

 from the Latin Hodiernus. 



A person called Jordan was vicar of Norton, and another of 

 the same name, abbot of Beauchief, in 1228. The affix thorpe is 

 a Danish test-word, being an almost certain indication of a 

 Danish settlement. 



III. 



Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Adam Bate filius Rogeri de Parva 

 Norton dedi &c. Hugoni del Barkhous, de leghes, omnia (sic) terras et 

 tenementa, cum parcis, boscis, pascuis, pasturis, et omnibus aliis pertinenciis 

 suis, que et quas michi decendebant jure heredit' post decessum Rogeri Bate 

 patris mei, in parva Norton et infra soca (sic] de Norton' habenda &c. prefato 

 Hugoni heredibus et assignatis suis de capitali domino feodi illius per servicia 

 inde debita et de iure consueta, et ego &c . [Usual warranty of title.] Hiis 

 testibus Will'o de Barkhous de Wodseates, Will'o de Mora de Grenhull, 

 Richardo Wilkynson de eadem, Johanne de mora de eadem, Henrico Rauder 

 de eadem, Johanne Rauder de parva Norton', Thoma de Jurdanthorp', Thoma 

 Parker, Adam Parker, Johanne de Lightwod. Datum apud Norton' die 

 sabbatis (?) in festo Purificationis beate Marie anno regni regis Ricardi 

 secundi post conquestum septimo. 



