C 78/1381 no.1: Charles, Earl of Carlisle; The Masters and Scholars of Baliol College in Oxford; Ralph Clarke; and Deborah Potts and Nathaniel Ogle for and on behalf of Isabella Newton widow and the said Isabella Newton and also William Shippen and Frances his wife and Dorothy Stote spinster which said Frances and Dorothy together with the deft Margaret Tonge were the only sisters of and coheirs of Bertram Stote decd who was the only son and heir of Sir Richard Stote decd v Nathaniel, Lord Crewe, Lord Bishop of Durham; John Tonge clerk and Mary his wife This decree provides details of the partitioning of the Longbenton estate which had formerly belonged to Sir Richard Stote. The portion which went to Dorothy Stote later passed to the Wilson family, and on it was built a hall called Forest Hall, and which in turn led to the naming of Forest Hall village. http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT7/C78/C78no1381/IMG_0541.htm I should perhaps mention that I only post some of those related to N & D which come up in the current indexing project, and it might be worth noting that the full set can be accessed from http://www.uh.edu/waalt/index.php/Main_Page . Dave