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DLT - Leicester-Warren family of Tabley estate - 12th century-20th century

1 - Manorial records

2 - Title Deeds

1 - Family settlements

2 - Cheshire Estates: Title Deeds

1 - Allostock: Title Deeds

2 - Aston

3 - Bexton manor

4 - Budworth: Title Deeds

5 - Halton: Title Deeds

6 - Helde [Held]: Title Deeds

7 - Letters patent, exemplifications of a plea by which Robert Besmer, Antony Stapleton, and Richard Newdegate recovered the manor of Herfelde and appartenences against Amphilicia Newdegate. - 12 Feb 1539

8 - Holford

9 - Horton, Hartford and Olbardistre in Wymincham - 1307-1534

10 - Knutsford: Title Deeds

12 - Marston: Title Deeds

13 - Marbury and Twambrooks: title deeds

14 - Middlewich: Papers regarding the Frith and Bradshaw families. - 1740-1762

15 - Tenement del Schae, Mottershead [Mottram St Andrew]. - n.d.

16 - Northwich

17 - Peover, Nether Peover, Plumley: Title Deeds

18 - Pickmere and Over Tabley: Title Deeds

19 - Plumley: Title Deeds

20 - Over Alderley and Hulme: Title Deeds - 1262-1772

21 - Over Whitley

22 - Stanthorne

23 - Sutton: George Pattenson and Thomas Burton recovered moiety of lands in chart. - 28 Nov 1811

24 - Tabley: Title Deeds

25 - Warford: Title Deeds

1 - Warford - 1376-1716

1 - Nether Peover : grant - 20 Oct 1688

2 - John Burgess of Warford acknowledged himself bound to Thomas Jackson of Nether Tabley in £200 (Latin). - 20 Oct 1688

3 - Redren’s leyes : grant - 6 Oct 1665

4 - Warford : grant - 21 May 1668

5 - Mottram St Andrew : grant - 29 Apr 1654

6 - Mottram St Andrew : grant - 19 Jan 1675

7 - Great Warford : grant - 28 Apr 1654

8 - Indenture by which Vivian Davenport of Weltrough and John Booth of Twemlow, & John Kinsey granted to Sir Robert Leicester and Thomas Jackson, for £123 the messuages etc. assigned to Davenport Booth Twemlow (see 6) for 89 years, if Hugh and Peter Mottram shall live so long. - 1 Aug 1681

9 - Warford : grant - 15 Aug 1681

10 - Great Warford : grant - 16 Aug

11 - Samuel Legh of Macclesfield, alderman and Henry Barber of Macclesfield, alderman announced that whereas Philemon Manwaringe late of Warford acknowledged a statute of the penalty of £200 to Thomas Ffrost defeazance upon payment of £20 a year, for 8 years, which lies as an incumbrance upon a certain messuage and tenement in Warford. - 31 Mar 1683

12 - Henry Barber of Macclesfield, for £175. 6s. 5d. at the sealing of this deed, granted to Robert Leicester and Thomas Jackson, the lands purchased from Henry Mainwaring. Signed Henry Barber. Seal in red wax on a tag. English. - 8 Nov 1683

13 - Farm in Warford known as Redmanheye : grant - 25 Nov 1677

14 - Warford : release - 19 Jan 1681

15 - Great Warford, known as Parsons House : bargain and sale - 15 Aug 1681

16 - Great Warford, known as Parson’s house : sale - 16 Aug 1681

17 - Letter of Sir Robert Mainwaring, saying he is resolved not to pay any more money for land, which he was purchasing, until he was told to whom he was to pay the money in order to meet incumbrances on the land. - 17 Sep 1681

18 - Receipt from Peter Mainwaring to Sir Robert Leicester for £50. - 13 Jan 1681

19 - Receipt for £150. - 1 Aug 1681

20 - Receipt for £100. - 16 Aug 1681

21 - Bill of Sir Robert Leycester & Thomas Jackson, plaintiffs, against Henry Mainwaring, John Dudlow, Henry Barber, Samuel Lea, defendants. - 2 Jan 1681

22 - Sir Robert Leicester bound himself to Henry Mainwaring in £400 - 16 Aug 1681

23 - Obligation by which Sir Robert bound himself in £300 - 16 Aug 1681

24 - Sir Robert Leicester bound himself to Henry Mainwaring in £400 and similar obligation by which Sir Robert bound himself in £300 - 16 Aug 1681

25 - Henry Mainwaring wrote to Mr Thomas Jackson that he would be content to cancel a bond entered into at London, on condition that his grandson received his land. - 2 Dec

26 - Agreement between Henry Mainwaring and Sir Robert - 23 Jul 1681

27 - Henry Manwaring sent to Sir Robert Leicester the answers of Barber & Lea. - 16 Feb 1681

28 - Warford : release - 19 Dec 1681

29 - Edward Hill’s acquittance to Sir Robert Leicester for £15. - 19 Dec 1681

30 - Copy of the deed by which Sir Robert Leycester bound himself to Henry Mainwaring in £300. - 16 Aug 1681

31 - Complaint to William, earl of Derby, chamberlain of the county palatine of Chester as to the large sums, which Henry Barber and samuell Lea claimed as incumbrances on the lands lately held by Philemon Mainwaring. - c.1681-1682

32 - Answers of Henry Barber & Samuell Lea to the complaints of Robert Leicester. - n.d.

33 - Answers of Henry Mainwaring and John Dudley to Sir Robert’s bill of complaint. - Undated 1681-2

34 - Order for the case of Mainwaring, Barber. ….. to be stated before Robert Ffoulkes. - 8 Dec 1682

35 - Henry Mainwaring’s letter to say that the sitting being on Monday next he would not have time to take copies of depositions and prepare his case, and he sought for it to be postponed until the next sitting. To Robert Leicester. - 1 Dec 1682

36 - Order to show why John Dudley should not be examined. - 16 Aug 1682

37 - Report of Robert Ffoulkes on the case of the defendants against Sir Robert Leicester. - 26 Jun 1683

38 - At the Exchequer, in Chester. Order that on payment of £175. 6s 5d. to the defendants from Sir Robert Leicester, Mr Barber was absolutely discharged from his claim on the land lately held by Philemon Mainwaring. - 15 Aug 1683

39 - Similar order to 36, giving the arrangements for payments to Barber. Mr Mainwaring is to produce all bonds at court in the next ten weeks. - 11 Dec 1683

40 - Henry Barber of Macclesfield in pursuance of an order of the Exchequer Court at Chester dated Aug 15th last, acknowledged the receipt of £175 6s. 5d and released all claims upon a messuage etc. in Warford, lately purchased by Sir Robert Leicester. Signed Henry Barber. - 8 Nov 1683

41 - Samuel Leah of Macclesfield, in pursuance of an order in the Exchequer Court of Chester bearing the date Dec. 11th last, acknowledged the receipt of £43. for costs of suit expended in extending a statute which was heretofore acknowledged by Philemon Mainwaring unto Thomas Ffrost, and he renounced all claims on land which Sir Robert Leicester had bought in Warford. - 1 Mar 1683

42 - Charges paid in suits against Henry Mainwaring Samuel Lea and Henry Barber. List of payments Total £24. 17s. 10d - n.d.

43 - Suit between Henry Mainwaring & Vivian Davenport, John Booth, John Kinsey, & Edward Dod, concerning the land in Warford once held by Philemon Mainwaringe. The plaintiff was to pay £123 to Davenport and to receive title in land in Warford and a relaxation of £24 a year of the rent for compensation for disturbance and taxes and repairs, and £10 for costs incurred in this suit. - 28 Apr 1681

44 - Letter from John Yates, parson, concerning repairs at Warford, written to Sir Francis Leicester. - 28 Jun 1716

45 - A true copy of the bill of Peter Stubbs of Warford (wages of constables, overseers of the poor etc.) Total £3, 3s 0½d. - 1714

46 - Hugh Page granted to John vicar of Mitton and Adam Skylyngterne, all messuages etc. in West Halghton [Haughton]. - 10 Sep 1376

47 - Hugh Page quitclaimed to John Vicar of Mitton and Adam Skylyngterne all his messuages etc. in Westhalghton. - 12 Sep 1376

26 - Wettenhall: Title Deeds

27 - Wimboldsley

28 - Wincham

29 - Witton

30 - Cheshire: title deeds relating to several estates or areas

3 - Yorkshire: Title Deeds

4 - Lancashire: Title Deeds

5 - Berkshire: Title Deeds

6 - Kent: Title Deeds

7 - Ireland

8 - Cheshire and Huntingdonshire: deeds - 1631-1757

9 - Cheshire, Yorkshire, Essex

10 - Essex, Cheshire and Yorkshire

12 - Cheshire and Ireland

13 - Mortgages

14 - The Hon J B L Warren: Old Covers of Deeds, showing where the deeds have gone. - 1876-1889

15 - Anna Bromfield acknowledged herself bound to Sir Francis Leicester in £200. - 18 Aug 1724

16 - Parish of Ardingley: grant - 13 Mar 1689

17 - Bonds and agreements - 1647-1807

18 - Schedules of deeds

19 - Henry de Kygheley knight granted to John, son of Roger de le Hurst 2 tofts & buildings, as previously held by Robert de Brodegh & Richard Clapastr’ in Bedforde, & 21 acres of waste

3 - Wills and Settlements

4 - Legal Case Papers

5 - Estate Management

6 - Household Records

7 - Charity Records

8 - School Records

9 - Ecclesiastical Records

10 - Business Records

11 - Family and Personal Papers

12 - Official Papers

13 - Maps and Plans

14 - Printed and Pictorial Material