sur 7 1618 Rents due to the Duchy of Lancaster.

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.

Survery of Penkhull and Boothen for Lady Day and Michaelmass 1654 and 1655. Starts with the largest land owner John Lovatt of Shelton with lands in both Shelton and Penkhull and Boothen. This follows with lists of all cottagers paying the Kings tax for both years.

If used with other documents this survey helps to complete the picture of local cottagers and their status and land holding.