Chapter V

=1353= Sunday next after the feast of saint Adelmus the confessor (25th May). =Agreement= (Lat), dated at Northworthyn between William de Tatton of the one part and Robert his son of the other part: to wit, that the said William as witness (_superstes_) gave and granted for all his life to the said Robert his heirs and assigns, all his messuages lands and tenements, rents and services, which he had etc in the town of Nortworthyn Kenworthey and Wythynschagh, with all their appurtenances, except so much of those lands and tenements which Thomas Medock the miller (?) held from the said William for a term of years, in the town of Nortworthyn, with the appurtenances; to have and to hold to the said Robert his heirs and assigns freely quietly etc, for all the life of the said William; of the chief lord of that fee, for services thenceforth due and of right accustomed; provided that the said Robert should maintain and order for the said William, during the life of himself William, suitable and sufficient sustenance; and if it happen that the said Robert, during the life of the said William his father, should die, the said William agreed (?) that all the said lands and tenements rents and services, with the appurtenances, for the time of the life of him, to him should return revert and remain, except those lands and tenements in Wythynshagh, with the appurtenances; to wit, those tenements which the said William first held, which lands and tenements with the appurtenances, the said William granted and gave, which during the life of himself William would remain in the possession of Sybil wife of the said Robert and her relations, for their maintenance. =Witnesses=: William de Hynckley parson of the church of Nortworthyn, Richard de Baggelegh, Richard de Brom, William son of Richard de Tatton, John son of Roger (?) de Kenworthey. =Vellum=: one skin 9 A-- 3A1/2, seal missing.

=Genealogies deduced.=

(i)
WILLIAM DE TATTON = ......
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ROBERT = SYBIL
all living 25 May 1353

(ii)
RICHARD DE TATTON = ......
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WILLIAM
both living 25 May 1353

(iii)
ROGER DE KENWORTHEY = ......
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JOHN
both living 25 May 1353