THE MANORS OF KIRK LANGLEY AND MEYNELL LANGLEY. 5 I 



feudal system was wholly abolished, land owners became numer- 

 ous, and from that time it is difficult to trace the property. It was 

 formerly in fewer hands, and an estate of that day held by knights' 

 service may now have many owners ; land is become of more 

 value, better cultivated, and parcelled into lots for sale. Then it 

 was granted in general for service done to the Crown, and seldom 

 in less quantity than a whole manor, or, when sold, large estates 

 were transferred from one family to another. 



In April, 1817, Mr. Cornelius Brough gave me two deeds, one of 

 which I forwarded to Mr. Lysons, and of which I have received the 

 following account : — It is a grant from William de Longeley, clerk 

 to Henry Moyster of Kniveton, chaplain, of a messuage, with out- 

 houses, buildings, gardens, curtilage, etc., adjoining, and all the 

 arable land in his assart, with ditches and enclosures in the vill 

 and territory of Kirk Langley, which messuage adjoins to the 

 place of my daughter Cicely, to have and to hold, etc., of the 

 capital lords of the fee by due service with warranty. It is dated 

 in the 20th year of Edward II. The parchment is about eight 

 inches long and four wide. 



The other deed is a grant from John Parker, of Whittington, to 

 his son Thomas of a house and lands in Kirk Langley, and these 

 are probably the same premises mentioned in the earlier deed. 

 This deed is dated 37 Henry VIII. The parchment is about 

 seven inches long and two broad. 



Of these two evidences, which are now at Meynell Langley, we 

 give extended transcripts. — Ed. 



Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Willielmus de Longley clericus dedi 

 concessi et hac presente carta mea confirmavi Domino Henrico Moyster de 

 Knyveton capellano unum messuagium cum domibus et edificiis et vastante 

 gardino curteli prasterea et croftum adjacentem et totam terram arrabilem in 

 asartis meis cum fossatis et clausuris suis in villa et in territorio de Kyrke 

 Longeleye quod quidem assuagium jacet juxta placeam Cicelie filie mee 

 habendum et tenendum predicto domino Henrico Moyster et heredibus suis et 

 suis assignatis libere quiete integre pacifice bene cum omnibus suis pertinen- 

 tibus in feodo et heriditate in perpetuum de dominis capitalibus feodi illius pro 

 servicia omnibus (sic) inde debita et consueta pro omnibus Et ego vero pre- 

 dictus Willielmus de Longeley Clericus et heredes mei omnia predicta tene- 

 menta cum omnibus pertinentibus suis predicto Domino Henrico Moyster de 

 Knyveton capellano et heredibus suis et suis assignatis contra omnes gentes 

 warrantizabimus in perpetuum. In cujus rei testimonium huic presenti carte 

 sigillum meum apposui. Hiis testibus Dominis Hugone de Meignyll Johanne 



