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Grant from William Middlemor', son and heir of Edmund Midellemor' of Toneworth, to Simon Bentford of the same of 6 shillings 9 pence annual rent [2 terms] to be taken from the lands of Thomas Abell' and the said Simon in Toneworth', which rent the said Edmund, father of the said grantor, was accustomed to take annually from the said lands; to hold for ever from the chief lords of the fee for due and customary service. Dated at Toneworth', Sunday after the feast of St Gregory the Pope, 12 Richard II. Witnesses: Robert atte Berne, John Notehurst, Thomas Prat and others. Oval seal of red wax on tag, 3/4 in., a standing figure with upraised hands. Legend: + S Latin, parchment, 11.25 x 3 ins.