XXXIV.

Extracts from a Grant by John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, to Hugh le Bowier and William de Brompton, of part of Castle Cliff, and other ancient documents relating to the same property.

JOHANNES filius illustris Regis Angliæ, Dux Lancastriæ, &c. Salutem, &c.

Sciatis nos concessisse &c Hugoni le Bowier et Willielmo de Brompton, totam illam placeam terræ jacentem in le Castell Cliff juxta Penkhull, inter terras quondam Willielmi Gent in latitudine, et unam clogham extendentem se ab altâ viâ ducenti de Marlein vocata Northwode-legh, usque pratum Willielmi Wolnese, et in longitudine a fossato Ricardi Cheselworthyn usque ad fossatum quondam Johannis de Henster juxta bondas inde factas; quæ quidem placea terræ continet in se quadraginta acras ut dicitur. Habendum &c. eisdem Hugoni et Willielmo et eorum hæredibus ad foedi firmam; Reddendo &c. viginti solidos ad quatuor anni terminos usuales &c. Datum in Manerio meo de Savoye xxvj. die Aprilis, anno regni nostri Regis et Patris xxxviij°.

Anno 38 Edw. III. William de Brompton a Burgess of Newcastle releases to Hugo de Bowyer a Burgess of the same all his right claim &c. under the said Grant from John Duke of Lancaster in the said Land lying in the Castle Cliff" between the highway leading from the Town of Newcastle as far as Wolfotesbrigge and Northwodelee marle pit” and in length and breadth as therein specified.

Dated at Newcastle at the feast of the translation of St. Thomas the Martyr. 38 Ed. III.

Anno 1, Ric. II. Hugh de Bowier demised to Nicholas del Chambers the aforesaid place of Land and all Edifices thereon.

Anno 10, Ric. II. Emma formerly the Wife of Hugh Bowyer released to Nicholas de Chambers all her right claim &c. in a place called Castle Cliff.

(The above Extracts communicated by Thomas Fenton, Esq., Steward of the Manor of Newcastle under Lyme.)

Copy of a Warrant under the sign manual of King Charles the Second, authorizing Sir John Bowyer, Knt., to work the King's Mines north of Trent.

CHARLES R.

Whereas we are informed that divers of our Lands and Mannors on the North side of the River of Trent and in our County of Stafford have in them severall mines of Coal Ironstone & Lymestone, and that some part thereof hath been discovered by Thomas Harrison and more might be found out to the benefit of us and our subjects if diligent search were made. Our will and pleasure is That our trusty and well beloved Sir John Bowyer Knt. doe prosecute and he is hereby authorized to prosecute such Works as are already begun for that purpose by the said Thomas Harrison in our said County of Stafford and also to search for more of the foresaid mines in that County and in other our Lands and Mannors on the North side of the River of Trent, giving us an account from time to time of his proceedings in the premisses. And for so doing this shall be his Warrant. Given at our Court of Whitehall the 26th day of June 1660 in the twelfth year of our Reigne.

By his Maties comand

Privy Seal.

WILL. MORICE.

(From the original in the hands of R. E. Heathcote, Esq.)

END OF APPENDIX.

Besides those corrected in the Supplementary Chapter.

In the Appendix many mistakes will be found (especially in the Latin Documents), which it would be tedious to particularise. The following, however, should be

No. 1, (Charter of King John), line 7, for quod statim, read quatinus.

Page liv., line 11, for intituled, read instituted; and for Ralph Harwood, read Ralph de Thamewood.

thence over a corner of John Caudwell's rough meadow and soe down John Austin's stony field by the Slough in the middle of the field. and the great Meer-stone there lying, then overcross the lane, and in at Mr. John Wood's over Clough gate and down the Slough there and soe over a corner of Mr. Wood's Clough meadow and soe straight down ye outside of the Ash Clough, to the footway leading betwixt the Ash and Hulme and soe up the footway to the Rouch, then by the outside of the Rouch old ground, then to the head of the Hully dishes and soe along by the side of the Woodwallfield lane to the Woodwallfield ground and soe round about the ground until you come over against the Fordhayes house and soe to the house and from the house round by the outside of the Wright-house land till you come to the Woodhouse or Naylor's house and soe by the over end of the Barncroft there, then round about the Old Fields to the side of Hulmefields and down again by the side of Mr. Coyney's Sprink and soe round the Sprink to the over corner thereof, then by the outside of Naylor's land, then by the outside of Adderley's tongue and soe by the outside of the Willfield to the little brooke at James Cooke's, and soe up the Willfield Lane to the upper end of John Wood's Sprink and over the head thereof and soe down by the outside of Boulton's land to the brook and down along the brook untill you come over against Robert Whilton's land: then up along the outside of Whilton's ground to the old Park, and soe all along the outside of the old park, turning to the head of Mr. Nicholl's ground and soe straight to the head of Mr. Fenton's Sprink, then by the head and outside of Woodhouseground to the Ladygate in the lane. Overcross the lane and soe along the outside of the Woodhouseground to the Meerhay Sprink, along the Sprink side by the brook, then along by the lower side and end of Mr. Foley's meadow, soe along up after the brookside which is a boundary, for the lower end of the further Millfield, then along up the outside of the said field into the Meer Lane, then up the lane unto a Withy Bush and soe overcross the lane through a croft of Samuel Jervis's to a Whicky tree at the upper end of the croft and straight from the said Whicky tree, overcross a garden and straight over the common within six yards eastwards or thereabouts of Widow Taverner's house end, straight by a waterpitt and soe to a great stone in Simon Croley's Croft which is a boundary, and soe from the said Meer Stone down to the Whitwall Rindle as it goeth by John Alcocks and William Fellowes and within two roods of William Watson's house, and whose house and croft were erected and inclosed by consent of the inhabitants of Longton, and soe by John Hatton's house end through his garden, then by the said Rindle through John Hatton's meadow and soe along the Rindle by the outside of a new inclosure of Richard Anderson's to the Common along the sytch, till it fall into the furnace brook, and soe down the said brooke in the Spratt slade and soe down to Hodson's

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Mill and along to Longton Mill; then down from Longton Mill by the brook side to a butty meadow called Thisselly field, soe down a dole side within the said meadow now in Richard Baddeley's holding in Handford, to a brook called the Heay's brook and soe to the Trent and into the Collinsmore and down the Trent-side to Handford Bridge. Then from the middle arch of the said Bridge down the River called Trent to the lower end of the Mitham where the two rivers meet and takeing in the Mitham wholly we come up the Newcastle brook until we come a daymath and half short of the over end of the Priory Moore, which daymath and half being formerly Bensons we goe over cross the said Priory Moor to a Withy bush that is sett as an antient meere to direct us for the taking in of our Dole and half, and from the said Withy Bush we goe along the south side of the Lees hedge to the Woolf pitt, and from Woolf Pitt along the outside Mr. Fenton's land lying to the Northwood side to the Bank house, or Northwood house, and along the Copyhold till we come to the Lady Hays, and soe to the Malt Hays being all by the Northwood side, thence we follow a little water that runs down the ditch and at a gate place taken out of the ditch into a throp of oulers that lead to the brook called Handchurch brook, and soe up the brook till we come to Butterton bridge and from that bridge up the brooke to the corner of a field called Butterton bridges and soe up the west side of the hedge and over the hedge thereof till we come to the upper corner of the Brook-field and soe to Butterton field gate and from thence to the upper side of the fullford being Ralph Palyns, then to the Cestomly Brook and up the Brook side to the Hitchfield and from thence to the Hay formerly Biddulph's land, then taking in Hassall's Wood, we come to Mr. Machin's Wood and round the Gosty Croft, then to the High Lane and up that lane till we come to the upper end of the short acres, over the head of the short acres into Mr. Machin's cowfields that are by the side of the Leigh hay, by the south side of the Rowfieldhedge into the Row-lane, thence through Mr. Culcliegh's meadows to the breeches that lie by the long Moor Field and thence to William Annian's Cob-tree flatt, and over Mr. Lea's Cob-tree flatt and Mr. Keeling's also we goe over the lane into Mr. Machin's knowl of Penkhull and down by the lane side that leads to Newcastle brook and from the brook to the high Rode called Maidens in the Lane.

From the long wastes to the lane and soe to the two Dry Bridges and from thence to the outside of Mr. Heath's three fields and a meadowe and soe brought in all the three broad wastes, then along the Lane by Latkin's house and soe to a Meere Post in the four lane ends, and soe a little way up the side of the lane towards Keel and down a Rein by a Meere Stone 7 or 8 butts of the hedge, then overcross the lane and into the Nickridding, then down the hedge by 2 or 3 Meerstones to the bottom of the field, then overcross the bottom of the two Nick