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SOME FEUDAL MILLS. 131<br />

Everton was left entirely w<strong>it</strong>hout a mill <strong>of</strong> <strong>it</strong>s own IV.<br />

J t_ 1 1 i_ r r • 1. KING'S MILLS,<br />

a circumstance doubtless due to the tact oi <strong>it</strong>s dis- Liverpool.<br />

trict being completely surrounded w<strong>it</strong>h rural mills, all<br />

w<strong>it</strong>hin reasonable distance."^ In closest proxim<strong>it</strong>y was<br />

the Liverpool mill called " Everton Mill," and farther<br />

afield were Kirkdale Windmill, f Bootle Watermill,J<br />

and the<br />

Spellow Windmill, § Skelmersdale Watermill, ||<br />

1. Eastham<br />

Watermills,<br />

1257-1423.<br />

*<br />

In a series <strong>of</strong> old charts <strong>of</strong> river-approaches in the possession <strong>of</strong> the Mersey<br />

Docks and Harbour Board (inspected by the<br />

courtesy <strong>of</strong> the Board) are two by Fearon,<br />

dated 1736, upon which a tower is marked as<br />

"Everton Mill." This, however, was the<br />

tower <strong>of</strong> Everton Beacon, which was blown<br />

down in 1803.<br />

f Existing in 1317. Leased out in 1340 by Text, post, p. 161.<br />

Alice, widow <strong>of</strong> Robert, Lord <strong>of</strong> Kirkdale.<br />

X Quoted in deeds temp. Edward III.<br />

Ibid., post, p. 160,<br />

§ See Appendix to this Chapter.<br />

Leased out II<br />

by Sir Thomas Gerard, 141 2:—<br />

Hie indenta testaf q«i Thomas Gerard miles Moore Deeds,<br />

concess<strong>it</strong> «& ad firmam demis<strong>it</strong> Ric5 de Assheton 735*'<br />

de Skelm'sdale & Agnes vxi eius Robto & lohi<br />

Everton Beacon in 1798.<br />

filijs eoz Molendinum aquaticu<br />

de Skelm'sdale<br />

cu stagno & refullo aque eiusdem Molendinum<br />

& cu una p'cella t're nup' in tenura Rici de<br />

Asshehurst iacente int' p'dtm Molend & le<br />

ffendour [?]. H'nd & tenend p'dtm Molend cii<br />

pdict stagno refullo aque p'cella t're & cu<br />

raconabili intro<strong>it</strong>u & exc<strong>it</strong>u p'dictis Rico Agneti<br />

vxi eius Robto & lohi a festo Natal dni Anno<br />

(Tegni Regis Henr quarti t'tio decimo usqz ad finem triginta annoz extunc px<br />

sequcns : Reddendo inde annuatim p'dto Thome hedibz & assignatis suis<br />

nonem solidos & duos denarios argent! ad festu Nativ<strong>it</strong>ate S'ti loh'is Bapte<br />

.& S'ti Martini in yeme p' equales porcdnes. Et p'dti Ricus Agnes Robtus &<br />

loh'es p'dta Molendinu & stagnu cu p'tin b'n & competent rep'abunt & sus-<br />

"tentabunt sumptibz suis p'pis durante t'mino p'dto et in fine t'minu p'dti in<br />

•competenti statu ea dim<strong>it</strong>tent : et p'dti Ricus Agn Rob & loh'es concedunt p'<br />

p'sentes q*^<br />

si contingat eos om'es infra t'minu p'dtm obire tunc liceat p'dto<br />

Thome hedibz & assign' suis in p'dta Molend' stagnu refull' & p'cell'<br />

t're cu p'tm<br />

reintrare & in pristinis statu suo ea retenere impp'm. Et ecia si contingat p'dtm<br />

redd<strong>it</strong>u aretro esse in p'te vel in toto ad alique t'minu p'dtm tunc b'n liceat p'dto<br />

Thome hedibz & assign' suis in p'dtis Molend' refullo stagno & p'cella tre cu<br />

p'tin distring'e & districc5nes ibidem captat inde fugare imp'cere & retenere<br />

•quousq' de p'dtu redd<strong>it</strong>u cu arreragijs eiusdem si que fu'int eidem Thome hedibz<br />

aut assignatis suis plenarie fu'int satisfactu. Et p'dtus Thomas & hed'es sui in<br />

p'dta Molend' stagnu refullu & p'cell t're cu p'tm p'fatio Rico Agneti Robto &<br />

loh'i & unicuiq eoz diutius viventi usqz ad fine t'minu si<br />

p'dti<br />

<strong>it</strong>a dni vix'int contr'<br />

•om'es gentes warantizabunt. In cui 'rei testimoniu p'tibz<br />

hui' indentur p'dto sup'<br />

d'te sigilla alt'natim apposuerunt.<br />

Dat apud Assheton in Makirfelt die Lune in festo Assumpcionis b'te Marie<br />

Virginis anno regni Regis hen"" quarti post conquestu Angl' t'tio decimo.<br />

This indenture w<strong>it</strong>nesseth that Sir Thomas Gerard has conceded and demised<br />

to farme to Richard de Assheton <strong>of</strong> Skelmersdale, Agnes his wife, and Robert and<br />

John his sons, the watermill <strong>of</strong> Skelmersdale, w<strong>it</strong>h the pool and water-race <strong>of</strong> the<br />

said mill, and a parcel <strong>of</strong> land formerly in the tenure <strong>of</strong> Richard de Asshehurst

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