sur 8 1619 Manor of Newcastle under Lyme.

Lease of the Manor of Newcastle under Lyme to the Right Honourable Granville This survey of the Manor of Newcastle under Lyme has been transcribed into English and relates to King Henry V and the raising of funds to maintain the wars with France.
The document lists every copyholder tenant within the township of Penkhull, the status of their tenure, measurement and the amount of tax due to the King to support the war in France.
Great asset for those who study their family tree as the is the earliest survey of the Manor that has survived.
The introductio: The presentm[en]t of the Jurors impanelled for the survey of the Manor
of newcastle vnder lyme in the countie of Staff[ord] the Last daye of
October in the 13th yeare of the Rayne of o[u]r sou[er]aigne
Lord Kinge James over England.
We present and saye that we have called before vs the p[ar]ticuler copieholders of this mannor. And do fynde that their Copiehold Landes to be Auncientlie holden and inioyed by Copie of Courte Roolle to them and their heyres.
This survey is without doubt the most important of all at thirty-one pages. It covers areas from Longton, Bradwell, Dimsdale, Penkhull (at about 5 pages long) The significance of this survey is the extent of detail the compiler goes to in listing almost every field with description of each copyholder. Certainly, to the academic or students in high education it isa wonderful opportunity to study and analyse the manor in a presentable format.
Thirty-one pages long.

Lease of the Manor of Newcastle under Lyme to the Right Honourable Granville This survey of the Manor of Newcastle under Lyme has been transcribed into English and relates to King Henry V and the raising of funds to maintain the wars with France.
The document lists every copyholder tenant within the township of Wolstanton, the status of their tenure, measurement and the amount of tax due to the King to support the war in France.
Great asset for those who study their family tree as the is the earliest survey of the Manor that has survived.

The Procurator of the Blessed Mary holds one land of demesne formerly held by the said Ranulph & pays per annum at the same terms: 3p

Six Pages

This is a Survey of the Manor of Newcastle dated 8 Henry VIII 1516-17 taken by Richard Lovatt and held in the British Library Harley Roll K.9
Sadly, unable to trace why except that was the rental of the Manor charged to each copyholder listing also the lands held by each in the assessment of rent doe to the crown.
This document can be of great importance to those studying their family tree but also to the academic who can calculate land holdings and thereby identify the main landowners.
Five pages
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 September in the
year 26 Henry VIII (1534) why it is not known put perhaps the original could not be found.