CALENDAR OF THe FINES OF THE COUNTY OF DERBY. 103 



Marh 24.-May 4. Derby. Within 6 weeks of Easter, 53 Henry III. 



Between Henry de Ouram and Joan, his wife. Plaintiffs, and Hugh 

 de Dun, Defendant. 

 Acknowledgement, on a plea of warranty of charter, by the 

 Defendant to the Plaintiffs, of the moiety of a Knight's fee in 

 Breydeshal with the demesne lands, arable lands, reliefs, wards, 

 services of free men, villeinages, and the villeins holding them' 

 meadows, pastures, and all things to the said moiety pertaining,' 

 and the advowson of the church of Breydeshal. The Plaintiffs 

 thereupon, grant to the Defendant the said moiety with appur- 

 tenances. To hold for his life of them and the heirs of the said Joan 

 at the yearly rent of 40s. sterling, payable at Michaelmas and Lady 

 Day. After Hugh's death the said moiety to revert to the Plaintiffs 

 and the heirs of the said Joan, quit of the heirs of the said Hugh. 

 To hold of the chief lords of that fee. 



May 8. Derby and York. Wednesday next after the Ascension c. 

 Henry HI. 

 Between Ralph de Cressy parson of the Church of .St. Chad {Cedde 

 of Langeford, by Peter le Venur his Attorney, Plaintiff and Nigel 

 de Langeford, concerning the reasonable estovers which the 

 Plamtiff claimed to have in Nigel's wood called " le Park " and 

 about which battle (duellu armat) was waged and fought between 

 them in the same court. Nigel, in consideration of 20 marks of 

 silver, grants for him and his heirs that the Plaintiff and his 

 successors, parsons of the church of Langeford, shall thenceforth 

 for ever have in the same wood by view of their foresters reason 

 able estovers, viz. -housebote and haybote, for building burning 

 and hedging. And if at any time the forester could not be found 

 or should wilfully or maliciously absent himself, the parson of the 

 sa.d church for the time being is to take the estovers as necessary 

 .n the said wood, without the view of the said forester, and 

 without contradiction or impediment of the said Nigel or his heirs 

 This agreement is not to exclude the parson of Langford from 

 takmg estovers in the other woods of the said Nigel and his heirs 

 .n the same vill, in which the same were customarily taken. 



1270. Westminster. Within the octaves of Michaelmas, 54 Henry HI 

 Sept. 29.-Oct. 6. Between John son of Inge de Cesterfeld, PlaiZf, a^d 

 Thomas son of Hugh de Tydeswell and Amice his wife 

 Defendants. ' 



Grant, on a plea of warranty of charter, and in consideration of 

 100 shillings sterling, by the Defendants to the Plaintiff of i 

 messuage with appurtenances in Cesterfeld. To hold to him and 



