"A Copy of an old Manuscript"

"possessione Jonae Harrop de Bardsley"

"Anno 1749"

"Nunc possessione Ralf Assheton, Bar. de Middleton."

Taken from James Butterworth's book 'History and Description of the Town and Parish of Ashton-under-Lyne' first printed in 1823.

The Rent-roll of John de Assheton. Tempus, First of Henry the Sixth. A.D. 1422. (Part 2)

The Londes and the Tenements, the which is had within
the Lordship of Ashton for the terms of Life.

• Rauf of Assheton, and Robyn of Assheton, have the Sour Carr, Gulde Rode and Stane Rynges, for the term of their lifes; Rauf, of the gifte of John of Ashton, Knyghte, the elder; and Robyn, of the gifte of John of Assheton, Knyghte the younger, the Farm.
• the same Rauf and Robyn have a place in the Town of Assheton, and the Garden thereto longing, for the terme of their lifes, the Farm.
• John the Cook has a tenement in the Town of Assheton, for the terme of life, the Farm.
• John of the Wood has a parcel of the Basket Ffield, for the terme of life, the Farm.
• Richard Unton has a House and Crofte in Assheton, the terme. The third part of Mossley.

The Free Tenants that maken ffine yearly, for the making of the Milne were, etc.

• The place of Shepley pays every year 16d.
• The place of Richard of Moston in Audenshagh 16d.
• The place of Nichol of Hurst 16d.
• The extent of the Demesnes of Assheton and the Parke yearly over the rep'se.

Rental Liber tenent de Dome, de Assheton sub Lima, Anno Suprado
solvend a six Terminus annl. etc.

Sum Total                 4     13s  ob.2d

* sum tot. redditus 27     12    11¾

Obsque omnibus servitus & escenuis anglice Pressands

Libi Tenentes de Termino Annunciatoris Beate Marie Suprado, etc.

Libi tenent de Termo Pentecost.

	s. d.
Petrus de Trafford p Alston Londes and Pauden Wood	10
Idem Petrus de terra in Sherewinde	3
Heres Ada de Moseley p Alston Londes and Palden	5
Adm Wilson Doggeson p le Knolles	6
Heres Roberti le p Palden Wood and Alston Londes	6
Adam de Tetlow p Light Birches	12
Thomas del Leghes and socii sui p lez Leghes	3
Adam del Leghes lez Nether Leghes	2

Libi tenent de Termo Seti Johis Bapt.

	s. d.
Wills De Aldwinshagh p ten suo in Aldwinshagh	9
Ricus de Moston p ten suo in Aldwinshagh	9
Wills de Aldwinshagh p Alsdwinshagh	6
Petrus de Shepley p Shepley	7
Ricus de Hunt p half Beckington Ffield	4
Robtus de Rasbotham p Rasbotham	1
Johes del Heyrode p ten sui	21
Wills de Lusley p William Ffield	3
Ricus Fil Johes de Bardesley p ten suo in Hyrst	1
Nichus de Hyrst p ten suo in Hyrst	9
Ricus de Bardesley p ten suo in Hyrst	2  0
Idem Ricus p Old Alt	9
Idem Ricus de Bardesley	1
Johes del Knolles p Rhodes Ffield	3  5
The same John for an intake in Paulden Wood	2  3
Ricus de Hollingworth for an intake in Palden Wood	2  3
Johes de Aspinhalgh for an intake in Paulden Wood	2  3
Thomas de Bardesley for three houses	3
Ricus Byron Miles p le Woodhouses	12
Idem Ricus p Sunderland	6
Thomas de Claydon p Taunton	6

Libi Tenent de Termino Seti Micht Archi

	s. d.
Wills de Aldwinshagh p ten suo in Aldwinshagh	9
Ricus de Moston p ten suo in Aldwinshagh	9
Petrus de Shepley p Shepley	7
Johes de Rasbotham p Rasbotham	1
Willes de Lusley p William Ffield	3
Johes de Hegrode p ten suo	2  11
Adm Wilson Doggeson p le Knolles	6
Adm de Leghes for an Intake in Palden Legh	3  4
Thomas de Leghes for an Intake in Palden Legh	3  4
Ricus Fil Johis Bardesley p ten suo in Hyrst	1
Nichus del Hyrst p ten suo in Hyrst	9
Thomas de Claydon p Taunton	2  0
Petrus de Worsley p le Rugherghs and Woodfield	2  0
Heres Thomas de Hatfield milit p Sunderland	2  0
Johes del Knolles p redy Legh	3  5
Idem Johes for an intake in Palden Wood	2  4
Ricus de Hollinworth, for an intake in Palden	2  3
Johs del Aspinhalgh, for an intake in Palden	2  9

Libi tenent de termino Sancti Martini

	s. d.
Ricus de Moston p ten suo in Aldwinshagh	6
Petrus de Shepley p Shepley	12
Thomas de Stanley p three houses	3
Petrus de Trafford p terra in Sherewinde	3
Idem Petrus p Alston Londs and Palden Wood	10
Heres dde Mosley p Alston Londs and Palden Wood	5
Heres Robti Dane p Palden wood and Alston londs	6
Thomas del Leghes and sccii sui p lez Leghes	3
Adam del Leghes p le Nether Leghes	6
Idem Adam p le Leghes	2
Herer Roberti del Leghes p le Knolles	2  0

Libi tenent de Termo Natal D mi.

	s. d.
Willielmus de Aldwinshagh, p ten suo in Aldwinshagh	9
Ricus de Moston, p ten suo in Aldwinshagh	9
Ricus le Hunt and Wills Tyrre for an intake	3
Petrus de Shepley, p Shepley	8d
Robertus de Rosbotham, p le Rosbotham	1
Johannes del Heghrode, p ten suis	3
Willielmus de Lusley, p William Ffield	3
Thomas de Staveley, p three houses	3
Idem Thomas p le Bastal	1
Adam Wilson Doggeson, p le Knolles	6
Richardus Fillius Johannis de Bardesley, p ten suo in Hyrst	1
Nichus de Hyrst, p ten suo in Hyrst	9
Thomas de Staveley, p ten le Hyrst	9
Thomas de Claydon, p Taunton	6
Jankin of the Winterbotham has tane the marled earth in the Rhodes Ffeild, 10 years terme, the terme beginning at the Martinmas, the year of King Henry the Sixth, the second, paying therefore yearly at the terme aforesaid, two marke; and John of Aynsworth and Thomlyn of the Leghes of Halseworth, are his Borows, that he shall well and truly pay of his ffarm during the said terme.

This is the Rental to Thomas of Assheton, Son and Heir to Sir John Assheton, of the lands and tenements, the which the said John gave him at his marriage, within the Lordship of Assheton, and to his wife, as their Deed makes mention.

	s. d.
Richard of Hadfield, for his tenment in Aldwinshagh, a service, the service	10
John of the Hollinworth, for the Birchenshaw, a service, the ffarm of the Birchenshaw	26
William of Bardesley, the younger, for the old horse car, the ffarm	20
Thomas of Jenkinson, of the Bardesley, for the old Thene's car, the ffarm	30
Thomas Saunderson, for his tenement in ----, the ffarm	Xs
Thomlyn Diconson, for his tenement, a service, the ffarm thereof	VIIIs
Magot, that was the wife of Jenkyn the cropper, for lands in Wollowe, the ffarm	IIIs
Robert Saunderson, for the Childerscroft, in Wollowe, the ffarm	---
Tomlyn, the tailor, for his tenement at the Waterhouses in Harper Wollowe, a service, the ffarm	XXXs
Gregory of Bardesley, for his tenement at the Waterhouses, the ffarm	XXIIIs
Thomas of the Leghes, Richard of Hollinworth, for their lands in Palden Legh, the ffarm	XXIIs VIId

	£.   s.   d.
This settlement as far as made out	9      2     7
To which add the sum total of Sir John,s rent	27   12  11¾
Besides services and presents, makes	36    15    6¾

Source: "History and Description of the Town and Parish of Ashton-under-Lyne" by James Butterworth, first printed 1823, Thomas Cunningham. Reprinted E J Morton.