Survey of the Manor of Newcastle dated 8 Henry VII 1516-17 by
Richard Lovatt. Ref: British Library Harley Roll K.9 m.1
Rental of the Manor of Newcastle-under-Lyme made by Richard Lovatt
in the year 8 Henry VIII
William Synson holds and the rent per annum 14s 2d
Richard Barrett 4s 6d
Richard Woodcock 4s 6d
Ranulph Machyn 21s 11d
Ranulph Machyn (the same) holds in Clayton & Shepbridge 6s 11d
Thomas Bothus 18s 6d
Procurator of St. Mary of Stoke 34s ½d
Procurator of St. Mary in Chelton 11½d
Procurator of St. Mary in Chelton and Shepbridge 8½d
Roger Turner 10s 10d
Richard Amys 10s 8d
Ralph Pare 9d
John Huchyn 13s 3d
John Huchyn 12s 4d
Roger Handley 7s 8d
John Dale 7s 10d
William Tyttensor 12s 4d
David Hudson 8d
Thomas Peysall 5s 11d
Thomas Elkyn 2s 1d
Roger Fenton 2s 6d
for a pasture called Neyderley 4d
Mychaell Wulfley 11s 5d
Ranulph Bagnold 3s 4d
The same Ranulph for land in Wolstanton ½d
William Vernam 10d
Agnes Orpe 3d
Ralph Bagnold 6d
John Leghton 2s 11d
William Trymley 37s 4d
The same William Trymley for lands in Clayton and Schepbrigge 22d
The same William Trymley for land called Hochdkarr 6d
The same William Trymley for lands in Schelton 8d
The same William Trymley for lands in Wolstanton 4s 5½d
William Schambur 13s 11d
The same William Schambur holds lands in Schelton 2d
The same William Schambur holds lands in Wolstanton
for a meadow 16s 5d
The same William Schambur for lands in Clayton and Shepbrege 12d
The Tenants of Longton hold and rent per annum 16s 4d
Lord of Fenton rent per annum 7s 4d
Ralph Brett 12s 8d
The same Ralph Brett holds in Wolstantan 2s 1d
Stephen Clayton 10s 3d
Richard Poynton 13s 8d
Henry Patyn ½d
John Clayton 10s 6d
The same John Clayton for the lands lately of John Howbekk 18½d
Stephen Adams 6d
The same Stephen Adams for lands in Penkhull 1d
Thomas Dason holds and rent per annum 12s 2¼d
Richard Lovatt 5s 10d
The same Richard Lovatt for lands lately of Richard Grykins 10s 6d
John Lovatt holds and rent per annum 6s 3d
The same John Lovatt for tyth fardes 3½d
Procurator of St. Mary beyond the water 9d
John Kendall holds and rents 13s 3½d
Ralph Machyn son of William Machyn 7s 9d
For Pye rogh 4s 0d
William Heywodd 19s 6d
For Hanchurch Meadows 12½d
John Palyn holds and rents 6s 2¼d
Thomas Butterton 2s 0d
Thomas Huchyn holds and rents 2s 11d
Richard Telrikk for lands lately of John Colclcough 6d
The heir of William Dam holds and rent 9s 10¾d
Richard Telrikk for lands lately of William Dammys in Wolstanton 3d
Edward Wodd for land in Penkhull 15d
The same Edward Wodd holds in Wolstanton and rent 14s 7d
The same Edward Wodd holds in Chelton (Shelton) 9s 3d
The same Edward Wodd holds land in Clayton and Chepbrege 12s 10½d
Convent of the monastery of Trentham holds a meadow called
Ackford lately of John Wodd and rent per annum 5d
The farmer of Knotton holds and rent £4 11s 6d
m.2
John Turner holds and rents per annum 6s 8½d
Stephen Hill and rents 6s 5d
Thomas Hilland rents 4s 0d
Robert Sponer 3s 2½d
Thomas (R)owle 5s 0d
Thomas Burne 6s 0d
Henry Meere 6s d
Elizabeth Reve 6s 5d
Prior of Trentham for part of the pasture called Woldford 12½d
William Bucknall holds pasture and rent oper annum 3s 6½d
Richard Amys holds and rent for pasture and paid per annum 9s 10d
John Handley holds and rent 8s 2d
The Rector of Stoke rent per annum in Shelton 4d
The Rector of the church in Stoke in Penkhull rent per annum 2s 7d
John Amys holds and rent 31s 3d
The same John holds and rent in Penkhull 1d
Thomas Adams holds and acre of land lately of John Handley and rent 5d
For pasture called Estwodd lately in the tenure of
Richard Amys of Weresell 3s 8d
For the mill of Chelton (Shelton) 6s 8d
for the same mill in Shelton 6s 8d
Richard Sneyd holds rent per annum 6s 7d
Richard Maxfeld holds lands lately of the earl of Stafford and rent etc 5s 6d
The aforesaid Richard Sneyd holds and rent 2s 9d
William Helyng holds rent and ands 19s 1d
John Bradhede holds 11s 0d
John (P)inver 13s 9d
The heirs of Richard Wodd hold and rent 2s 1d
John Colclogh for land in Dymmysdale holds and rent 3s 1d
John Verdon hold land and rent 5s 7¼d
Katherine Browne 9s 1¼d
Thomas Houson (or Hanson) 2d
John Mattson 20½d
William Swettnam 11s 9¼d
John Kelyng holds land late of Le Baxstar of Waryngton and rent 20½d
William Maxfield holds land late of Agnes Sadler and rent per annum 18d
The Procurator of St. Mary holds and rents 31s 6d
For lands called Syngarrys acarr (acre) 3d
Thirdboro Sylver 25s 0d
Tenants of Butterton hold and rent per annum 8s 0d
For lands in Lyme 40s 0d
Herbage of Polishedd, namely Thomas Filde with Hichfilde 8s 0d
Farm of Kings Meadow at the castle 23s 4d
For the King’s field per annum 20s 0d
For the King’s Meadow at Wolstanton 14s 0d
Herbage at Castlecliff 13s 4d
Richard Smyth holds meadow 5s 0d
Thomas Beche for parcel of a pond and rent per annum 6d
Ranulph Egerton for a garden place lately of William Laton 4d
The same Ranulph Egerton for a parcel of a pond worth 8d
The same Ranulph Egerton for the same and a cote in the lane 1d
The Abbot de Hulton for the mine of coal 2s 0d
For the mine at Chelton 6s 8d
For passage of Meyrelewne 20d
Rents detained from the collector of the lord King
For divers tenements in the town of Stafford 2s 0d
For a croft lately of John Palyn in the alley of St. Mary and for
2 selions lying in Crosseferlonge 13d
Richard Smyth holds a croft lately of John Swanelts and rent per annum 18d
For a garden place in the old forge lately of Hugh Colclough 18d
Richard Smith holds 2 crofts called Nycriddngge and rent per annum 3s 6d
Thomas Colclogh holds foundation pond and rents 12d
Ranulph Egerton holds the meadow at the head of the pond 7s 0d
Richard Lovatt of Clayton made this rental and the same Richard Lovatt in the same year was collector and receiver of all the rents for William Kelying for the year 8 Henry VIII and was eximed by me Ralph Lowes, curate of the church of Stoke-upon-Trent on
24th October.
Notes in a later hand on dorse of m.1.
The heir of John Browde in Penkhull lands 2s 8d
The heir of the same John Browde in Cleyton and Shebreg lands 23d
The heir of William Dam in Cleyton and Shebreg 16d
The heir of the same William Dam in Wolstanton 3s 0d
William Kelying for lands lately of John Medulton 20½d
Note in another hand
Note that a copy of this rental was delivered to the King’s tenant at
Penkhull by the hands of John Kendall in the month of
of September in the year of our Lord 26 Henry VIII (1534)