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begotten of the chief lords of the same fee, freely &c. in peace and 

 hereditary right ; doing therefore yearly to the said chief lords all the 

 services due and accustomed, as the charters of feoffment of me and 

 my ancestors more fully witness ; warranty against all mortals : if he 

 die without lawful issue, I will that all the lands and tenements 

 aforesaid revert to me 'and my right heirs of Wyteclive. Witnesses, 

 Reynold Husey, Elias de Deverel, John de Hulle, Walter Wymond, 

 Tristram parson of Kingestone, Godfrey Moriz, Robert Wymond, 

 Thomas the clerk and many other. 



No. 2. 



HURDECOTES ASHTON. 



The documents which immediately follow relate to the formation 

 of an estate in Steeple Ashton, which is found later on descending 

 with the Whitecliff property ; Gilden Ashton, Hurdecotes Ashton, 

 Middelaston, Eodshaw in Sawcers Ashton. Stone and "West Ashton 

 all contribute acres ; some of these possibly are names current at 

 different times for the same places; but if, as appears probable by 

 the descent of the documents, all these acres descended to 

 one Thomas Westley, who died in 1621, then the description of 

 his estate as consisting of "a messuage garden and 160«. meadow 

 and pasture in West Ashton : ' seems to afford some clue — since 

 West Ashton exists as a tithing of Steeple Ashton — as to the 

 whereabouts within the parish of the many Ashtons, &c, mentioned, 

 some of which, at any rate, are no longer known. 



The first charter is a feoffment by Thomas de Hurdecote to 

 Henry le Saucer of a half-virgate in his fee of Aston, the position 

 of each acre being particularly described : — 



3. 



Know, &c. that I Thomas de Hurdecote have given, &c. to Henry le 

 Sauser for his homage and service a messuage with a croft which 

 Cristina daughter of Richard Goffard held of me in Aston and the 

 whole land which William Dipres held, except a messuage with a croft 

 which the said William held, which land so lies, to wit in the north 

 field, la. in Sortefurlange between land of Richard de Bosco and land 

 of Nicholas Hobi, 2a. on Worthe between land of Roger Samen and 

 land of Vincent ( Vincencii) of West Aston, and la. at the moor (ad 

 moram) between land of Roger de Testewde and land of Walter Hurte, 

 and la. at Haistlade between land of Roger de Testwde and land of 

 Richard de Bosco and la.upon (super) Pailinche between land of Alditha 

 the widow and land of William Chiclet ; and in the south field, la. in 

 Langemufurlange between land of Thomas le Theim and land of 



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