This A Survey of the Manor of NewCastle under Lyne with the Rights Members and appurtenances thereof lyinge and being in the County of Stafford late parcell of the possessions of Charles Stewart late kinge of England .
This introduction says it all of the importance of this survey. The detail as one may expect of this document is incredible and a perfect document for students, groups of history studies to get to grips with and to analyse the huge amount of land owned by the Dule of Lancaster. Give full descriptions of individual estates and values. A wonderful document. Six pages.
Six pages long.
sur 2 1414 Tenants of Shelton and land occupation.
£5.00Lease 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 Shelton, 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.
Thomas Davson holds 11/2 cottages and 8 lands of socage previously belonging to the aforesaid William and afterwards belonging to the said Thomas, and pays yearly at the usual terms:
Five x A4 pages
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