52 THE MANORS OF KIRK LANGLEY AND MEYNELL LANGLEY. 



The following extract from the account of the Langleys, given 

 in the Churches of Derbyshire, is here reprinted, as it illustrates 

 and explains the earlier of Mr. MeynelPs account of their descent. 

 According to "The Bowke of Evidences of Twiforde his Lands " 

 (Add. MSS. 6672, British Museum), which is a chartulary of evi- 

 dences chiefly pertaining to Langley, neither of these accounts of the 

 Twyfords and the transference of their estates to the Pole family 

 are absolutely correct, but the discrepancy only arises in connec- 

 tion with some Christian names. It is hoped that this Tvvyford 

 "Booke" may be printed in extenso in some future volume of 

 these transactions. 



" The Manor of Langley was held, according to the Domesday 

 Book, by Levenot, under Ralph Fitz Hubert. There is no record 

 at that date of a church. The manor at an early period was 

 divided into two moieties, one of which became known as Kirk or 

 Church Langley, from having a church fabric on the estate ; and 

 the other as Meynell Langley, from the name of the proprietor. 

 At the beginning of the reign of Henry III., 12 18, Kirk Langley 

 was held by one Nicholas To him succeeded his son, Robert 

 Fitz-Nicholas, who died in the last year of Henry III.'s long 

 reign. He died without issue, and the jury, at the inquisition 

 after his death, found that his nephew, Ralph Pipard, then aged 

 28, the son of Ralph Fitz-Nicholas, was his heir. He died seized 

 of landed property at Thurvaston, Etwall, and Egginton, as well 

 as of the manor of ' Chirche Longley ' and the advowson of its 



de Twyford milite Thomi de Staunton Henrico de Caumbes Henrico de 

 Meignyll et aliis. Datum apud Kyrke Longeley nono die mensis Septembris 

 anno regni Regis Edwardi filii regis Edwardi vicessimo. 



Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Johannes Parkar de Whyttynton is 

 Comitatu Derbiensi Husbandman dedi concessi et hac presente carta mea con- 

 firmavi Thome Parker filio meo Totum Illud messuagium cum omnibus croftis 

 terris et pasture et pasti et aliis proventionibus habeo habui vel quovismodo 

 habere potero in villa et campis de Kyrk Longelle in comitatu Derbiensi 

 Habendum et tenendum predictum messuagium cum omnibus croftis prreterea 

 pasturis passiis et aliis pertinentibus dicto Thomi et heredibus suis impeipetuum 

 de Capitalibus dominis foedi Illius pro futuris inde debitis et de jure consuetis 

 In cujus rei testimonium huic presenti scripto meo sigillum meum apposui 

 Datum vicessimo septimo die mensis Novembris anno regni Henrici octavi 

 Anglie Francis et Hibernie regis fidei defensoris et ecclesie Anglicane et 

 Hibernie supremi capitis tricessimo septimo. 



