| Description | Deed of gift by William de Apilton and his wife Matilda to lord Harsculph de Cleseby and John, son of William, son of lord Harsculph, of one toft with a croft and 2 bovates of land with a meadow adjacent in Ellerton near Bolton and the homage and all the service of Thomas Spynk' and all the land which he held of William in the township of Ellerton, to be held of the capital lord of the fee for ever, with clauses of warranty and sealing.
Witnesses: John de Hellebek', John de Spenyngthorn, Robert de Swynigthewayt then bailiff of Richem' [Richmond], Robert Copsy of Bolton, Richard de Alverton in Ellerton, Nicholas de Aldeburg' in Ellerton, John, servant, of Ellerton, and others.
Endorsed in pencil as being undated, c1280, with number "20" in ink.
Seals: two, one of William, vesica-shaped, the other round, both green, attached by tags. |