"Grant, of special grace, to William Hastynges, knight, lord of Hastynges, chamberlain, and his heirs, that they may build their manors of Assheby de la Zouche, Bagworth, Thorneton and Kerby, co Leicester, and their castle or manor of Slyngesby, co. York, each severally, with stone and mortar (calce), and enclose, wall, crenellate, and furnish the same with battlements and machicolations; and that they impark in Assheby de la Zouche three thousand acres of land and wood of their demesne, and in Bagworth and Thornton two thousand acres, and in Kerby two thousand acres, and in Slingsby two thousand acres, with the power to make deer-leaps in each of the said parks; and they shall have free warren in all their demesne lands and woods in the said counties and in the counties of Lincoln, Northampton, Warwick and Stafford; to hold all the foregoing to them and their heirs, so that no one shall enter the said lands, woods and parks to hunt without licence on pain of forfeiting 10l. to the king; provided the said lands are not within the bounds of the king's forest."
Granted at Nottingham, by King.
Combined licence to crenellate granted to William, Lord Hastings in 1474, for Ashby, Kirby (Muxloe), Slingsby, Bagworth and Thornton. Although David King records Bagworth and Thornton as two separate site they were probably the same place.
Original source is
(In fact, the original source given is usually a transcription/translation of what are precious medieval documents not readily availably. It should be noted that these transcription/translations often date to the nineteenth or early twentieth centuries and that unwitting bias of transcribers may affect the translation. Care should also be taken to avoid giving modern meaning to the medieval use of certain stock words and terms.)
Significant later source are;
More details about licences to crenellate can be found here.
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