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lawful for Deforciant and his successors, out of the same pasture, to 

 make and cultivate arable land or pasture at their pleasure : to hold 

 to Deforciant in frankalmoign, free and quit of all secular service 

 custom and exaction ; and grant, in consideration thereof, by 

 Deforciant to Alan de Bruningtone and Isabella his wife, Geoffrey 

 de Ewedale, Geoffrey Russel, Richard Fitz Henry, Laurence Fitz 

 Robert, and Matthew his brother, and Hawise La Franceise in fee, 

 of common in the aforesaid pasture, if it should be lying in pasture ; 

 and if it should be under cultivation, then that each of them should 

 be at liberty to cultivate according to his holding in the same town. 

 This fine was made in the presence, and with the consent of 

 William de Plesele, Reginald de Bedford, Henry Fitz Ranulph, 

 and Stephen de Eggestowa, free men of Plaintiff at Harestain ; also 

 of Alan de Bruningtone and Isabella his wife, Geoffrey de Ewedale, 

 Geoffrey Russell, Richard Fitz Henry, Laurence Fitz Robert, and 

 Matthew his brother, and Hawise La Franceise, free men of 

 Deforciant at Ducinantone. 



September 30. Nottingham. Same date. 



Between Robert de Aldewerke, Plaintiff, and John de Birchoure, 

 Tenant. 

 Grant by Plaintiff to Tenant for life, of the manor of Birchoure, 

 at the service of one fourth part, of a knight's fee, and all other 

 services pertaining to Henry Fitz Sewal and his heirs, which 

 services Tenant will perform to Plaintiff and his heirs, and also 

 rendering yearly to Plaintiff and his heirs 4d. at Michaelmas for all 

 service. In case Tenant shall have an heir of his body by his 

 wedded wife, the moiety of the manor after his decease shall remain 

 to that heir, to wit the moiety of all the demesne of the same 

 manor, as it doth lie on all sides in the fields towards the west, and 

 all that messuage held by Adam le Driver in exchange for the 

 capital messuage of the same manor, and the homage and all the 

 service of Henry Fitz Henry and his heirs of 3i oxgangs of land ; 

 and the homage and all the service of the heirs of Robert brother 

 of the same John of the land of Blakemare ; and 4d. a year of the 

 wood of Boccwde ; and all the wood which doth remain to that 

 manor shall remain common between them so that neither Tenant 

 nor Plaintiff or their heirs may commit waste ; to hold to the same 

 heir of Tenant and to his heirs, performing therefor a moiety of the 

 aforesaid service of the fourth part of a knight's fee, and rendering 

 annually to Plaintiff and to his heirs I4d. ; when Tenant in his life 

 time rendered only 4d., saving to Plaintiff and his heirs the afore- 

 said capital messuage which doth remain to him freely. Grant also 



