Lordship Title of Tilsworth ID14084

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The manor of TILSWORTH, assessed at 5 hides, was held at the time of the Domesday Survey by William Peverel, and in the time of King Edward by Levric son of Osmund. William Peverel's lands afterwards became known as the honour of Peverel, whose caput was in Nottinghamshire, where it will be found treated in detail. The overlordship of Tilsworth was acquired by the Morteyns (of which family a younger branch were mesne lords). Thus at the time of the Testa Eustace Morteyn had John Morteyn holding under him. By 1284 the overlordship had passed to William Morteyn. The Mowbrays had acquired this portion of the Peverel honour in Tilsworth in 1346. The manor was still attached to the honour of Peverel in 1366, as also in 1397 and 1408, when it was held of Andrew Brown. In 1439 Richard Chamberlain held the manor as of the heirs of Andrew Brown, but subsequent documents state that this manor was held of the king in chief.
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