THE COURT ROLLS OF BASLOW, DERBYSHIRE. 69 



son of Rog. le Leche wlio held of the lord half a mess. 

 & another tenement did not come to do fealty. That 

 Rob. de Hethcote made default of court. In mercy. 



►J< That John de Couston who held an open field called 

 ' Dylfeld' by military service, and a bovate in ' Grystly- 

 ffeld,' is dead/'= and is dau. Emma is under age, where- 

 upon the land is assumed by the lord in the name of 

 guardian. 



>^ William de Calvour who held of the lord a mess. & a 

 bovate of land called Stonhall by military service is dead, 

 and his dau. Cecily is under age, wherefore the land is now 

 in the hands of the lord as guardian. 



Presented that a place of land called 'Fengersleye' contains ij 

 acres, parcel of the manor. It is arranged that Alan 

 Foliaumb shall have it at the rent of iij** per ann. 



^ Geoffry atte Wode who held of the lord one mess. & a 

 bovate & a half of land, and a cottage, is dead, by whose 

 death the lord had a moiety of a vessel — [''vase") value 

 ij'. Whereupon Alice wife of the said Geoffry sought one 

 third part of the said tenement, according to the custom 

 of the manor, & the said cottage and a moiety of a bovate 

 (i.e., i of the whole) was assigned to her. 



Ralph le Leche came and took up the mess, and the bovate 

 which Geoffry at Wode formerly held, by the service due 

 & accustomed, and gave xx' for his admission, and did 

 fealty, and pledged himself to keep the same in good repair, 

 by Richard son of Robert and William son of Robert. 



Alice, wife of Geoffry atte Wode paid a fine of iiij'' for brewing 



the following year. 



{This license seems to have been allowed to widoivs to form further 



provision for their support.) 



Roger de Wynfeld & John de Crech (probably old neighbours 



and quarry men from S. Wingfield and Crich) came and took 



the quarry this year paying Ixvj' viij'* at the feasts of S. 



James and S. Mark by equal portions. 



* In a subsequent entry this tenant is termed Nicholas de'Songsion, and 

 his daughter ' Emma ' as here. 



