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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