76 THE OWNERS OF SHALLCROSS. 



About this time Richard acquired the land which was called 



Birtherley : — 



[Undated, before 19 Edw. I., 1290.] 



Not in Widdrington Roll. 



No. 4. — To all Christ's faithful people, etc., Thomas le Ragged, 

 health in the Lord. Know all men that I have given, etc., to Richard 

 de Schakilkros and his heirs or assigns all that land as it is more 

 fully (sicut plenius jacet) in the place which is called Birtherley, which 

 land I held by the gift and feoffment of Richard de ffernley, with two 

 acres of new land with the appurts, etc., to hold to the said Richard 

 de Schakilcross and his heirs, etc. In witness, etc., these being wit- 

 nesses : — William Folejaumbe, then Bailiff of the Peak, Thomas le 

 Ragged, Lord of Berde, Richard de Esebury, Henry de Tunsted, 

 John de Smalleye, and others. 



This Richard, who was apparently living c. 1230-90, probably 

 married a daughter of Downes, lord of the manors of Downes 

 and Taxal. Ormerod gives some interesting particulars relative 

 to the tenure by Downes of the ancient manor of Taxal. From 

 charter 6, which refers to property on the Cheshire side, it will 

 be observed that Benedict (III.) was a " cousin " of Edmund de 

 Dounes, who was of Dounes and Taxal, and a forester of the 

 forest of Macclesfield, 18 Edw. III. These families also inter- 

 married later. Richard had, at least, several sons, including : — 

 I. — Benedict, his successor. 

 II. — ^William, living 35 Edw. I. and 1 Edw. II.* 



III. — Another son, possibly the John de Holshawecroft living 

 14 Edw. I. He may have been the father of John de Schal- 

 CROSSE who became Parson of Taxal in 40 Edw. III., presented 

 thereto by a relative, Edmund de Dounes. In 50 Edw. III. 

 he was executor to the Will of William Joudrell, who was with 

 the Black Prince, and a Shallcross ancestor, vide under Anthony 

 XII., to that of William de Shore (Shore witnesses charter 22), 

 and to the Will of Agnes his wife.f To him, 52 Edw. III., the 

 Abbot of St. Werburgh, county Chester, granted certain burial 



* Chester Eyre Roll, No. i, 6 m. The Eyre Roll extracts from the 

 Record Office were kindly communicated by Mr. Arthur Carrington, 

 together with another copy of the Fine of 19 Edw. II., etc. 



t Eyre Rolls, No. 13, m. 29. 



