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Gift with warranty from Roger de Middelmor of Thoneworth' to John Fabro of Munkespath' of an open ditch lying between the grantor's land and the land of the said John in order to make a large pool (capud stagnum) extending in length between le Heye and a road leading through the middle of the grantor's wood, saving to the said Roger the trees growing thereon; to hold the same of the said Roger rendering annually 3 pence (2 terms), reserving to the said Roger the right to destroy the said pool in case of non-payment; and the said John is allowed to place a 'wole' within the grantor's land. Witnesses: Richard de Middelmore, William Herbard, Adam Gerin, John Elys, William de Schelley and others. Dated at Thoneworth', Sunday next before the feast of the Apostles Simon and Jude, 6 Edward III. Tag, seal lost. Endorsed: Monekespath'. iiid redditus Middelmore, anno Edwardi tercii vito facta per Rogerum Middelmore Johanni Fabro Latin, parchment, 83/4 x 31/2 ins., indented.