Jurors: Thomas ?Chilterne ; John Barndeley ; Adam Werlascroft ; John Underhill ; William Holygrene ; John Puthous ; William de Netheles ; Robert Unwyn ; William Hogettes ; Roger Brid ; William Bone... ; and John ...nston .

He held in his demesne as of fee the manors of Audley, Chesterton and Endon, one third of the vills of Betley and Over Longsdon, and half the vill of Norton; the manor of Endon of the earl of Stafford, Norton of the heir of William de Meere , and the rest of the lord of Alton, services all unknown. In Audley there are 1 capital messuage, annual value nil; 1 carucate 40s., 10 a. meadow at 18d., 15s., a close called ‘Lytelpark’, pasture 20s.; 1 watermill 60s.; assize rents £40, payable by equal parts at Lady Day and Michaelmas; 1 coalmine 13s.4d., 1 fishpond 6s.8d., pasture called ‘Foxley’ 13s.4d., and pleas and perquisites of court 60s. In Chesterton are 1 capital messuage, annual value 2s., 1 carucate 33s.4d., 4 a. meadow 10s., assize rents £4, payable by equal parts at the four principal terms, assize rents at Endon and Over Longsdon £6, payable by equal parts at Lady Day and Michaelmas, and 10 a. meadow at 18d., 15s. In the third part of Balterley are assize rents of 2s.6d. In the half of Norton are assize rents of £14, payable by equal parts at Lady Day and Michaelmas, and pleas and perquisites of court 5s. John Tochet and Margaret, formerly wife of Roger Hilary, knight , are his heirs; John being the son of John, son of Joan, one sister of Nicholas, and Margaret being the other sister. He held the castle of Heighley, with the park and vill of Betley, the manors of Tunstall and Horton and 30s. rent in Over Longsdon in fee tail by the grant of John Kynardesey to Nicholas Lord de Lacy , Joan countess of Lincoln his wife, and the heirs of Nicholas. Nicholas and Joan died. James Daudeley as son and heir entered and held, and so they descended to Nicholas, who died without heirs of his body. Heighley is held of the heir of William de Betteley by a rent of 1d.; the manor of Tunstall of the heir of Alan de Greseley , service unknown, annual £8 2s.; Horton and the rent in Over Longsdon of the earl of Stafford by a rent of 10s.; annual values, castle nil, park nil beyond the wages of the parker and repairs, but without game it would be worth 10 marks. Betley the borough; there are there assize rents of £7 payable by equal parts at Lady Day and Michaelmas, 2 watermills 8 marks, 1 fishpond and stank, fish 20s., a market on Thursdays, toll 8s., a fair at St. Margaret the Virgin 2s., and perquisites of court 20s. At Horton are a capital messuage, pasture called ‘Horton Hay’ annual value £12, assize rents £30 payable by equal parts at Martinmas and Ascension, 1 watermill 60s., perquisites of court 60s., a rent of a rose from the manor of Bradwell, which John Marchall holds for life, and a rose from the castle of Newcastle under Lyme, which Maud Hyworth held. John Tochet and Margaret, widow of Roger Hilary, knight , and Fulk Fitzwaryn, son of Fulk Fitzwaryn, are heirs; John as son of John Tochet , son of Joan, sister of Nicholas; Margaret as sister of Nicholas; and Fulk as son of Fulk and Margaret, daughter of James Lord Audley . James had issue by Joan, daughter of the earl of March , his first wife, Nicholas, Joan and Margaret who was wife of Roger Hilary . Afterwards he married Isabel and had issue Margaret, mother of Fulk, great grandfather of Fulk that now is under age. John was aged 30 years on 14 Sept. last , Margaret is aged 60 years and more, and Fulk 3 years on 20 Jan.

Nicholas died on 22 July 1391 .

Elizabeth, widow of Nicholas, held a third part of the castle, park, manors and other lands from his death until the day she died, 27 Oct. 1400 . John Tochet and Margaret, then wife of Roger Hilary , held 2 parts of the manors of Audley, Chesterton and Endon, and 2 parts of a third part of the vills of Balterley and Over Longsdon, except for 30s. rent in Over Longsdon, and a third part of half the vill of Norton, and took all the issues and profits, and since the death of Elizabeth they have held the third part as next heirs, and still do so. John Tochet and Margaret have also held 2 parts of the castle [of Heighley], the park and vill of Betley, the manors of Tunstall and Horton, and of 30s. rent in Over Longsdon, and have taken the profits since the death of Nicholas, and still do so. The third part was in the king’s hands from the death of Nicholas until 31 Oct. last owing to the minority of Fulk, who died under age, and this third part descended to his son, similarly under age in the king’s ward. Anne who was the wife of Fulk Fitzwaryn has held in dower since 14 Feb. last one third of a third part of the castle of Heighley, of the park and vill of Betley, the manors of Tunstall and Horton, and of the 30s. rent in Over Longsdon. [The last paragraph is repeated in the MS].