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Agreement, Lady Margaret and Thomas Lord Stanley, in the presence of Edward IV, whereby Stanley undertakes:

• not to oppose Margaret's settlement of her Somerset estates, [see SJLM/3/2/1]
• to grant her life interest in his estates as before agreed [see SJLM/4/3/2/1 and SJLM/4/3/2/4]
• that Henry, Earl of Richmond [Margaret's son] be allowed a share in the estates of Margaret, Duchess of Somerset if he come to England and be in the king's favour.

Grant by Sir John Mainwaring, Sir John Bromley and Sir Thomas Manley to Thomas Lord Stanley of the manor of Moldesdale [Flintshire] held by themselves and the collegiate church of St John Chester.

Grant by Sir William Stanley of Hoton, James Skaresbyhe [Scaresby], Thomas Pole, William Nedeham, Thomas Wolton, Hugh Gartesside, Ranulph Billyngton, Robert Shakerley, Richard Huxley, John Carlile, clerk, Henry Ban, and Henry Kirkham to Sir Thomas Stanley, Lord Stanley, Henry Pole and Robert Southworth, of the castlem manors and lands which they held by feoffment of the aforesaid Lord Stanley or his father, Sir Thomas Stanley, Lord Stanley, in Lancashire, Cheshire, Wales or the Isle of Man.
With appointment of John Crosse, Wiliam Core and Oliver Bykerstath as their attorneys.

Includes: grants and a letter of attorney related to Stanley lands in Lancashire and Cheshire.

Letters of attorney, Lady Margaret to Gilbert Gilpyn [Gilpin] and Thomas Atkyns, to take seisin of lands conveyed to her by Lord Stanley for her life.

Letters and grants related to Stanley property in Moldesdale, Flintshire

Admission of confraternity granted by Anthony, Prior of the Carthusian Order, to Thomas, Lord Stanley, and Margaret [Beaufort] his wife, to the Lady Elianor [Eleanor], deceased, formerly his wife, and to Sir Thomas Stanley and Johanna his wife and their children.
"Datum Carthusie sedente nostro capitulo generali 23 April 1478"