C I A N T omnes tam presentes quam futuri quod ego Ricardus* filius Gilberti dedi et concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui Deo et beate Marie et Abbati et

* This was Richard, the son of Gilbert de Aston, Lord of Aston iuxta Sutton, temp. H. II., Шc. I., and John. "This Kichard gave to Randlc, son of Richard de Kingsley, one oxgang of land in Acton, which John de Lascy, Constable of Chester and Baron of Halton, confirmed, and it was afterwards given to Hugh de Camera by the daughters and heirs of Richard de Kingsley; and Hugh de Camera gave the same to Adam le Turner de ífrodesham, as appears by the Aston deeds." He married Johanna, and left a son,

Richard do Aston, who married Maude, daughter of William de Walton, and left issue,

Richard, his son and heir, Margery, who married William de ffrodsham. Richard de Aston, son and heir, married Rose, daughter and coheiress of Roger Threful of Maxfield, temp. Edw. I., living 18 Edw. III., and had issue, Richard,

Hugh, prior of Birkenhead priory. Richard de Aston, son and heir, married Amabilla, daughter of Eva de Rode, and sister of William de Rode, temp. Edw. II., and had issue, Robert, son and heir, Thomas,

Margery, married William Wallensis de Hooton. llobert de Aston, son and heir, married Felice, daughter of John Hawarden, of Chester, circa 1328, and was the ancestor of the present family of Aston, of Aston.

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monachis Loci Benedicti de Stanlawe villam que dicitur Acton* totam et integram sine aliquo retenemento mihi vel heredil>3 meis cum omnib3 ptinentijs suis in bosco, in plano, in vijs, in semitis, in pratis, in pascuis, in piscarijs, in molendinis, in aquis salsis et dulcib3, et in omnib3 aisiamentis que ibi sunt vel fieri possunt, liberam et quietam ab omni seruicio et exactione mihi vel heredib3 meis ptinente in puram et ppetuam elemosynam. Acquietabunt autem predictus Abbas et monachi forense seruicium quod de prefata villa de Acton ptinet tam ad dñum Comitem, quam ad dñum meum Rogerum de Lascy, Constab. Cestrie. Hanc autem donationem feci eis p salute anime mee et uxoris mee et antecessorum et heredum meorum ita liberam et quietam elemosynam, sicut ulla elemosyna liberius et quietius dari potest. Ita quod ego nee heredes mei aliquid de pre- nominata terra de Acton querere vel habere possimus, nisi preces eorum et orationes. Ego vero et heredes mei hanc meam elemosy nam et donationem sepedictis Abbati et monachis Loci Benedicti de Stanlawe contra omnes homines warantizabimus et defendemus. Et ut ista mea donatio imppetuum rata sit et inconcussa, sigilli mei impositione eam confirmaui, et testib3 subnotatis roboraui. Hijs testib3, dño meo Bog. de Lascy Constab. Cestrie, Philippo de Orreby tunc Justic. Cestrie, f Hug., Thom., Rob., dispensarijs, Petro Clerico dñi comitis Cestrie, Radulpho psona de ffrodsham, Gralfr. de Dutton, Jocerano de Hellesby, Ric. de Kyngeslee, Willo Venour, et multis alijs.

* i. e. the township now called Acton Grange, in the parish of Runcorn, and deanery of Frodsham, in Cheshire.

t This fixes the date of this grant, for Roger de Lascy died in 1211, and Philip d'Orreby was Judge of Chester, from 1209 to 1238.

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