THE COURT ROLLS OF BASLOW, DERBYSHIRE. 7 I 



Margaret de Ruyle came and made satisfaction to the lord 

 for the custody of Joan her daughter who is within age for 

 j messuage held of the lord, and iij acres lying in Bubnell : 

 and she gave to the lord vj^ viij'' for the wardship of the 

 said Joan. Pledge Richard le Leche. To be paid at 

 Pentecost. 



It was granted by the lord that a cottage upon Baslow Green 

 which Geoffry Boler formerly held should be held by the 

 Brethren of Saint Mary's Guild of Saint Mary of Basselowe 

 celebrated in the church, holding the same at will to the 

 lord at the yearly rent of xij'', and she did fealty according 

 to custom, and it was accustomed to pay x'' p ann. 



Robert de Hethcote gave to the lord for the marriage and 

 wardship of Cecily daughter & heir of William de Calvour 

 until the full age of the said Cecily, xiij^ iiij'* by pledge of 

 Roger North paying the same at Pentecost next. 



In dor so. (Apparently a draft deed.) 



Know ye all that we Thomas Symonde of Tamworth, Bur- 

 gess, and John Synionds of the same are chiefly held and by 

 this present writing are firmly bound to Richard Vernon of 

 Harlaston Knight, in the sum of twenty pounds of good & 

 lawful money — Paying to the same Richard or to his true 



attorney on the feast of without any delay, in regard 



to that we are bound to pay, doing faithfully and well as we aic 

 engaged by these presents, we, our heirs, and our executor?. 

 In testimony of which, to this present writing we have aftixed 

 our seals. 



[The rolls of the next two courts are of paper, about 12 

 ribs or waves to the inch. The water-mark consists of two 

 circles arranged one above the other and a little apart, with the 

 single stem of a cross passing through the centre of each but 

 terminating at the base of the lower circle. Both sheets are in 

 an almost disintegrated condition ; and no wonder, for they 

 have existed 541 years. The cross is quite plain] 



