Everingham Family History Public Record Reprint Final Concords of the County of Lincoln N0.235 At Launceueton, 33 Henry III (2 May 1249) Published by the Institute of Historical Research, 1920 Between John de Everingham, querent, and Isabel de Everingham, impedient, by John son of Thomas put in her place, of the moiety of the manor of Riskinton, and of the advowson of the mediety of the church of the same manor, co. Lincoln, and of the manor of Berking (AKA BIRKIN) and the advowson of the church of the same manor, co. York. Plea of warranty of charter. Isabel has acknowledged the tenements and the advowson of the church of Berking and the advowson of the mediety of the church of Riskinton with the appurtenances, as in demesnes, homages, rents, reliefs, villeinages, services of free men, villeins with their sequels, woods, plains (planis), meadows, pastures, roads, paths, waters, ponds, vivaries (vivariis) and mills, to be the right of John, as those which he has of her gift. And, moreover, Isabel has granted for herself and her heirs that all the lands and tenements which Isabel who was the wife of Simon de Cokefeld held in dower in Berking of the inheritance of Isabel de Everingham on the day on which this concord was made, and which, after the death of Isabel de Cokefeld, ought to revert to Isabel de Everingham, shall then remain to John and his heirs, without any retainment, for ever: to hold to him and his heirs of Isabel de Everingham and her heirs for ever; rendering therefor yearly for the manor of Berking one pair of white gloves or 1d. for all service; and doing therefor for the moiety of the manor of Riskinton the service of one knight's fee as in scutages only for all service. [Warranty.] And John has given Isabel one sore falcon. Lincoln, York. Endorsed: Cornwall, at Lanceueton, 33 Henry III. From: 'Final Concords for diverse counties: Henry III', Final Concords of the County of Lincoln: 1244-1272 (1920) Some Definitions used in this document: querent - "A plaintiff" benefice - "A church office endowed with capital assets that provide a living" impedient - "A hindering person/party" moiety - "A part or portion of" advowson - "An appointment by a church to a benefice." scutages - "A tax paid in lieu of military service in feudal times." (c)2007 Everingham Family History Archives