The Society's MSS. 443 



Rumesye and the convent of the same and which Henry le Sausir his 

 father some time held of the said abbess and convent ; doing therefore 

 yearly to the church of Rumesye the services before due and accus- 

 tomed, and rendering to him so long as he live 20s. at Michaelmas for 

 all service; warranty against all mortals. Witnesses, Lawrence de 

 Boys, John le Mire, Richard Michel, Ralph Treberg, Peter de Terste- 

 wude, Roger le Juvene and many other. 



No. 5. 



BODSHAW. 



We shall find, later on, that the family of Westley was possessed, 

 In addition to Whitecliff, &c, of certain property in Rodshaw, 

 which is described in their inquisitions as situate " in Saucers 

 Ashton." There is nothing whatever in this collection of docu- 

 ments to indicate how the property was acquired. The place itself 

 is only once previously mentioned — in the fine (No. 6) which 

 follows, whereby Richer le Keu and Sibilla, his wife, reserving a 

 life estate, grant the remainder of a messuage and two virgates of 

 land there to Margaret, daughter of Roger le Porter, and her 

 brother, in fee. Nor is there any further mention in the collection 

 of the family of Cook, or le Keu, save in the feoffment (No. 7) 

 next but one below, whereby Richard cocus gives to William his 

 brother his land in " Axstone" — a place which is sufficiently iden- 

 tified by the witnesses as " Ashton." The two documents are 

 inserted here because the description of Rodshaw as " in Saucers 

 Ashton " makes it seem at any rate possible that the family of 

 Saucer acquired the " le Keu" virgates, which thenceforward de- 

 volved with other portions of the Saucer estate. As to the date, 

 the order of the two documents, like the above theory, is uncertain. 



6. 



25 April Indenture of fine from Easter into one month, 13 Edward 



1285. son of King Henry, between Margaret daughter of Roger 



le Porter, querent, and Richer le Keu and Sibilla his wife, 



impedients, of a messuage and two virgates of land in Rodeschawe ; to 



wit Richer and Sibilla have acknowledged the said tenements to be 



the right of Margaret as those which she has of their gift, and for this 



acknowledgment, fine and concord, Margaret has granted the said 



tenements to Richer, to hold to him of her and her heirs all his life, at 



the rent of a rose at Midsummer for all service ; she and her heirs will 



warrant them to him for the said service against all men all his life ; 



