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 1920 COURT OF STAR CHAMBER 423 intended to prove first whether Nursling had been sold to Stonor for a good consideration, and also whether Marmion had made the alleged release to Hargrave under duress. They stop short in the midst of a deposition made by Christopher Holand ^ as to an evidence of covenants made between Stonor and Marmion in 1481. Fortunately there is enough of the deposition to enable us to identify the deed with one which is still preserved,^ and is here given in fuU. Memorandum quod, primo die March anno regni regis Edwardi iiij*^ xxj*^, Willelmus Stonor, miles, apud Tettesworth in presencia Augustini, abbatis de Thame, "Walteri Elmes, Hugonis Vnton, Edwardi Wykeham, Nicholai Wagge, lohannis Chorlecotes,^ lohannis Bates, Cristofori Holand, Willelmi Lenthale, Roberti Knode, vicarii de Leuknore, lohannis Alderton, vicarii de Thame, lohannis Daunce, Hugonis Holand, Willelmi Culdre, Willelmi Henter, lohannis Caldeyn, Petri Broune, Henrici Badby et Dauid Laurence, optulit deliberare Petro Marmyon, seniori, quod- dam scriptum per predictum Abbatem et conuentum suum eidem Petro, seniori, de quadam annuitate xx li. prefato Petro concessa ad ter- minum vite sue percipienda de et in Manerio de Sydenham cum per- tinenciis, ac quoddam scriptum vnius annuitatis concesse Roberto Marmyon per predictum Willelmum percipiende annuatim de Horton in comitatu Kent, ac vnum aliud scriptum per predictum Willelmum con- cessum Alianore vxori eiusdem Petri de v marcis percipiendis de eodem Manerio de Horton ad terminum vite sue post mortem eiusdem Petri, ac alia scripta per eundem Willelmum concessa lohanni Marmyon et Petro Marmyon, filiis eiusdem Petri Marmyon, senioris, videlicet cuilibet eorum xl s. annuatim post mortem predicti Petri, senioris, percipiendis de eodem Manerio de Horton ad implendam quandam recognitionem per predictum Willelmum eidem Petro seniori factam in Cancellaria domini xx^^ die Novembris A" eiusdem domini Regis xxj«.^ The previous history of the manor of Nursling furnishes an explanation of the events of 1471. In September 1434 the manor belonged to Edmond Forster, who had made a feoffment of his lands at ' Nusselyng, Seymanston, Bury, Lee, Melbroke, Testwode, and Totton ' in Hampshire to one John Roucle. Having no more children to inherit his property he then settled the remainder on his daughter Jane and her husband Peter Marmion and the heirs male of their bodies, reserving to himself an estate for life. Afterwards, about 1458, Robert, son of Jane and Peter Marmion, filed a bill in chancery, stating that his mother was dead and alleging that Forster had made divers aliena- 1 He was a servant of Sir W. Stonor, " Ancient Deeds, C. 9863. This document is one of several Stonor deeds, which I have only been able to trace by the help of a manuscript catalogue which has been lately prepared. Unfortunately it was too late to include a notice of them in the Stonor Letters and Papers. ' The first letter of the word is doubtful.
 * Cf. Stonor Letters and Papers, ii. 153-4.