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WARTON DEEDS
These deeds for conveyances of land in Warton, from the Warwick County Record Office, relate to Sir Francis Nethersole’s charity
A Bargain and sale from 1559 by Henry Goodere of Polesworth to Richard Temple of Elmsthorpe (Leics) of a house and one and a half yardlands in the occupation of Richard Alldryde, and other houses and yardlands occupied by Ralph Lakin, John Smith, Richard Whitley, John Hull and Robert Lagoe, together with the chief rent of 8d from a tenement of … Lakin, in Warton, for consideration of £137. DRB 16/1
A Covenant from 1594 by Edward Temple of Wellsborough (Leics) to Sir Henry Goodere to convey to him all houses, cottages and lands in Warton lately inherited from his brother Richard and sold by Sir Henry Goodere to Edmund’s father, Richard Temple. DRB 16/2
A Bargain and sale from 1595 by Edmund Temple of Wellesborough to Sir Henry Goodere of Polesworth and his wife, Frances, of a house and one and a half yardlands in the tenure of Katherine Aldridge, and other houses and yardlands occupied by Thomas Reynolds, Thomas Hull, Leech Symkins, Richard Whitley and John Smith, and a chief rent of 8d from a house occupied by John Lakin, a shoemaker, and John Orton of Austrey, lately the property of Richard Temple, Edmund’s father by conveyance from Sir Henry Goodere, for a consideration of £260. DRB 16/3.
An Agreement dated 1663 between Thomas Baker, clerk and vicar of Polesworth, and Michael Biddulph, John Swinsen, Thomas Fox, Samuel Hildersham, Anthony Burgesse and George Crosse, trustees appointed by Sir Thomas Nethersole, deceased, referring to the fact that the vicarage had become void and that Thomas Baker has become vicar without the knowledge or approval of the trustees and is therefore incapable of benefiting under the terms of the trust. Thomas agrees to lease the vicarage, churchyard and tithes for eighty years (if he so long continues as vicar) to Henry Bateman and William Heathcott of Polesworth for an annual rent of £35, the trustees being at liberty to appoint a minister to serve the cure while he remains vicar, and he may not accept any other benefice without resigning the vicarage of Polesworth. DRB 16/24B
A Bargain and sale from 1670 by John Wallis the elder of Freasley to John Holt of Polesworth of a cottage in Polesworth formerly occupied by John Wallis, now John Holt, in consideration of £20. DRB 16/25.
A Release (following lease for a year) dated March 1682 by Nathaniel Grimley of Stretton en le Field and his wife Mary to John Avery of Polesworth, miller and his wife Elizabeth, of a cottage, Bradleys Croft and one acre of arable in the Common Birch Moors and other lands lately belonging to Alice Hall, widow, in consideration of a payment of £60. DRB 16/26.
© transcribed Alan Roberts, 2003