442 The Society's MSS. 



William Rusel, and la. upon {super) Cranhulle between land of 

 Thomas le Thein and land of William Chiclat, la. in Flexfurlange 

 between land of Nicholas Hobi and land of Walter Randulf and 2a. at 

 Coppedetru between land of Roger de Testwde and land of Godwin 

 Thote and la. in Aldelande between land of Thomas le Theim and land 

 of Richard de Bosco, and \a. meadow in Daddelesmere next the meadow 

 of John Wlf ; to hold, &c. of me and my heirs to him and his heirs or 

 to whom he please to give or assign it, &c. rendering therefore yearly 

 to me and my heirs 3s. at Michaelmas for all service, saving the king's 

 service, to wit as much as belongs to one half virgate of land in my fee 

 of Aston ; it shall be lawful for the said Henry, his heirs or assigns, to 

 give, sell, pledge, bequeath the said tenement and do all their will 

 thereof, my assent, or my heirs' not sought, saving the service aforesaid ; 

 warranty for the said service against all men and women. Witnesses, 

 Sir Roger de Leu, Walter de Beint', William de Tunhide, Walter de 

 Edindona, Ralph his son, Geoffrey de Culeston, Peter Mich', Thomas 

 Thein, Robert the leche {medico), Thomas de Bradelea, Adam le Keu 

 [coco] and many other. 



A T o. 3. 



Shortly afterwards — for several of the witnesses' names are the 

 same, Henry le Saucer gave the half-virgate which he had acquired 

 from Thomas de Herdecote — by the description of his half-virgate 

 in " Herdecotes Hastone " — to Eoger le Sauser, his brother : — 



4. 

 Feoffment by Henry le Sauser to Roger le Sauser his brother of a 

 half-virgate of land with messuages {mesuagiis) and all other its 

 appurtenances in the town of Herdecotes Hastone ; rent, to the lord of 

 the fee the service due and accustomed, and to him so long as he live 

 10s. at Michaelmas for all service ; for this Roger has given him 10 marks 

 in gersum beforehand. Witnesses, Lawrence de Boys {Bosco), Thomas 

 le Theyn, Walter de Edindone, William de Terstewode, William le 

 Palmere, John de Tynhide, Richard de Boys {Bosco) and other. 



JSTo. 4. 



Middle Ashton. 



Similarly Henry gives to his brother Eoger his land in " Middel- 

 aston. For the grant above Eoger was to pay Henry 10s. a year; 

 for the present grant 20s. a year, and as the other was of a half- 

 virgate, it may be guessed that this was of a virgate. 



5. 

 Feoffment by Henry le Sausir to Roger le Sausir his brother of all 

 that land in Middelaston which he had by the gift of the abbess of 



