4 IIADDON : THE HALL. THE MANOR. AND ITS LORDS. 



de A'^ernon and Simon Basset, who ha\e mv two daughters and 

 heir.s, of all my land and inheritance, and to them as my heirs, 

 I have granted and enfeoffed all my land and inheritance after 

 my decease, wiiich they shall divide, sharing equally everywhere, 

 and in all things, as my heirs, and so that Simon Basset and 

 his heirs shall do to Richard de "Vernon and his heirs what the 

 younger shall owe to the elder. Moreover, in my manor, namely, 

 Haddon, I have granted to the aforesaid Richard my capital 

 mansion, which is at the east, where my father William Avenel 

 dwelt, and where the chapel of S. Nicholas is founded, with 

 the orchard on the same side, and to Simon Basset my other 

 mansion, which is at the west, Avith the orchard on that west 

 side. In Adestoca* I have granted to the said Richard de 

 Vernon my capital mansion with two orchards, one on each 

 side of the mansion. Also to Simon Basset in the same vill, a 

 certain mansion equal in size to the capital mansion, with the 

 orchard of Roger (sic). In Irtliburcf also I have granted to the 

 said Simon Basset a capital mansion, and to the .said Richard 

 de Vernon in the same vill, a certain mansion equal in size 

 to the capital mansion. This covenant and agreement the said 

 Richard de Vernon and Simon Basset, my order having been 

 faithfully preserved, have affirmed by oath of this covenant and 

 agreement. These are the witnesses, William, son of Hugh de 

 Fuletibi, William, son of Hugh the falconer. Ceroid, son of 

 Richard. . . ." (The names of the two last witnesses are 

 quite illegible.) 



This concord, or agreement, would be executed in duplicate, 

 and as two labels, with guards of linen, are attached, it is evident 

 that this is the counterpart to which the seals of Richard de 

 Vernon and Simon Basset were appended. This deed has been 

 conjecturally dated about 1170. 



The family of Basset continued to possess a moiety of Nether 

 Haddon in the reign of Edward III. (Inq. p. m. 3 Edw. III.), 



* Adstock, Bucks, 

 t ? Irthlingboro' (Northants.) vel. 

 Aitleborough — Artleborough — Iitliiigl)oro'. ( Camden. ) 



