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Reference Number705:134 BA1531/77/7
Hierarchy Browser NumberP1531/1/77/7
TitleCharter of John Carpenter of Northend in Hanley
DescriptionGiving to William Suffelde of Hanley aforesaid and Margaret his wife a close (clausuram) called Spyttescrofte lying in Northend (Northende), in length between the lane (vellam [sic]) called Sampsons on the north and that called Hale Lane on the south and in breadth between the king's highway on the west and the land recently belonging to John Sampson on the east;and also a parcel of meadow lying in Boterwell, between the meadow called Bousals on the east and the meadow of Richard Lechmer and Thomas Garde on the west, and between the meadow recently belonging to John Sampsons on the south and that of the vicar of Hanley on the north; and also five acres of land lying in Northfield (Le Northefellde) called Sondehyll, with a parcel of meadow adjacent to them; and also certain free rent (liberum redditum) namely from Thomas Dyllwyn 2d annually, from Richard Stocke 3d, from Robert Turnour 3d, from the warden (gardiano) of St Clement 2d,and from Roger Frewen of Forthey 6d; to be held with all appurtenances to William and Margaret, their heirs and assigns, in perpetuity, of the chief lord of the fee by the services due from the land and lawfully accustomed. Warranty clause, but specifically excluding restitution. Sealing clause.
Witnesses: James Knottesforde, then bailiff there, John Baugh, John Cavull of Wodeyate, Richard Trygge, William Hurdeman, Robert Hurdeman, Edmund Suffelde and many others.
Dated at Hanley.

1. The croft (the word close is here used for the first time) was probably named after the Speot family; William Speot for example paid 2s to the 1275 subsidy, others are seen as witnesses above, and Spetestenementis seen in the 1479-80 accounts. From the description above it is seen that the croft lay to the east of the Worcester-Upton road, in the angle between that road and the eastern continuation of Aylers End Street, which was called Sampsons Lane. All the land and meadow in this charter can be located in that part of the manor.
2. This is the only mention of the warden of St Clement's chantry. By this time the chantry may have been defunct (Introduction, p xiii and note 20); detail in the charters is often out of date, being copied from charter to charter over the years.

[Ref. 226 in J. P. Toomey, Records of Hanley Castle (Worcs. Hist. Soc. 2001) [q.v. for additional details])]
Date18 February 1501
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