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Lapworth

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Gift with warranty from Hugh de Brantistona knight to William le Robert of Lapewrtht for 40s. of a tenement in the vill and lands of Lapwrtht which Alexander son of William son of Reginald held of the grantor to farm by villein service, consisting of one messuage with a curtilage, land with meadows, pastures and feedings surrounded by hedges and ditches and all easements relating to the same both inside and outside the vill; to hold from the grantor and his heirs for ever, rendering annually 5s. at the three terms of Michaelmas, the feast of the Purification of the Blessed Mary [2 February] and Whitsun, in lieu of all secular services, excepting suits of court at which freemen owed attendance. Undated Witnesses: Godfrey Marescall', Walter Stykeman, William de Fonte, Henry Thurstan', Jordan la Grene and others. Tag for seal. Latin, parchment, 91/4 x 41/4 in.