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the four feoffees, he alledging that John 

 Earl of Salifbury was not poflefTed of it 

 at the time of his forfeiture, and on this 

 plea obtained a privy feal to enquire into 

 it. An inquifition was taken, his plea was 

 found good, and reftitution was made. 

 This John Hertcombe conveyed it to the 

 life of John Needham and his heirs. 



In 1454 a fine was levied to Richard 

 Neville, Earl of Salifbury, and Alice his 

 wife, (daughter to Thomas Montacute, the 

 great Earl of Salilbury) and Sir Thomas, 

 afterwards Lord Stanley, to the ufe of Sir 

 Thomas Stanley and his heirs male, on 

 condition that if he mould fell the eftate, 

 fuffered difcontinuance, or died without 

 iffue male, it mould revert to the Earl of 

 Salifbury or the heirs of Alice his wife. 

 On the death of Lord Stanley the fee de- 

 fcended to his fon Thomas, afterwards 

 Earl of Derby, and after his deceafe to his 

 fecond wife, Margaret Countefs of Rich- 

 mond, 



