17th century copies

Scope and Content

Of:

(a) Gift: Richard de Watervile to Sir William de Palma, in free marriage with his sister Matilda: manor of Naburne super House, and the advowson of St. George in Fishergate in York: Witn. William de Mandevill, Earl of Essex, mid 13th century

(b) Partition of the wood of Naburn between William de Palma & wife Matilda, and Richard Maunsell:

Wood called Suthwood, with all land & wood contained in it, from the W. part of Brokeholesike as Brokeholesike extends to the W. part of Tharidinge at the boundary of Mooreby, and thence as the wood extends to Naburne in length and breadth, and as Brokeholsike descends in Birkar, and from the head of Brokholsike through the middle of Birkar to the great moor of Naburne near the boundary of Dighton by the metes and bounds made in 1226 by John the clerk of Fulford, Robert Busterd, Henry (heuc?), Richard Princeware, Simon Flaminge, Ralph Butcher, Hugh Muse, Peter son of Hugh, Gervase son of Ralph, Hugh Faber, Arnold the clerk and William son of William, to remain to William & Matilda and their men. There shall also remain to them the land & wood contained in it called Nethereld; land & wood contained in it called Groveriddinge as it extends to the assarts of Naburne, which assarts lie between Groveriddinge and Scenesthwait towards the moor; a piece of land called Scenesthwait; land and wood contained in it called Middlemoore by the road called Gangegate as the said road goes to Buskfeildstele through the middle of Langwath and of Overwath to Modyveker, and so by the side of the moor to Naburne (reserving to R.M., his heirs and his men their arable land); land & wood (bounded from the boundary towards Buroccident by the bounds made by Fulmose to le Owthen, and thence through the middle of Owthen to the next bound near (Chin?) super Langwath, thence to the next bound towards the mill, thence to the pond, and so to the highway and the ditch of the Intack) in length and breadth towards the North, towards Fulford and towards Lincroft (reserving to R.M., his heirs and his men, common of pasture for all that land of Naburne of which W. & M. have two parts and R.M. the third (excepting 176ac. which W. & his men ought to enclose at their will in one place, as against 88ac. which R.M. gave to St. Mary's Abbey, York; and excepting two (moors?) lying between Naburn & Dighton (one lying between le Greneriddinge and the wood of Suth; and the other between Birkar & Nethereld) which were common between them, W. & M. having two parts and R.M. the third).

All land & wood from the E. part of Brokeholsike and thence from Brokholesike to the E. head of Thariddinge to the bounds of Moorebya, and as those bounds go E. to the bounds of Dighton, thence to the head of Modivekr by the side of the moor to the bounds of Birkr, and so through the middle of Birker in Brokeholsike, to remain to R.M. & his men. There shall remain to them land & wood contained in length & breadth from the boundary towards Buroccidentle by the bounds & metes made through the middle of Fulmose towards le Outhen, and through the middle of Owthen to the next bound near Chinde super Langwath, thence to the next bound towards the mill, thence to the other bound on le Stanck, thence to the assarts of Litlewath, thence to the head of the pond towards Naburn, thence to the hedge ('haia') of Buskfeild round Litlethwait, thence to Buskfeildstele, thence by Gangegate through the middle of Langwath and of Overwath to Modivekr, and thence to the bound towards Buroccidentle by the bounds of Dighton & Naburn (reserving common of pasture to W. & M. as above), mid 13th century

Access Information

Access will be granted to any accredited reader