Translation of memorandum CXCII,The Coucher book of Kirkstall Abbey (undated).
 
THIS MEMORANDUM WAS WRITTEN IN A DIFFERENT HAND TO THOSE MEMORANDA BEFORE AND AFTER IT AND APPEARS TO BE OF A LATER DATE (CERTAINLY AFTER 1290) AND TO HAVE BEEN INSERTED AFTERWARDS - PERHAPS DURING THE ABBACY OF JOHN DE BIRDSALL (1304-1311)

Sir Robert De Birdsall, one time lord of the manor of Clifford, had one daughter named Sara, his heiress, who married Anketin Mallory and bore two  sons and four daughters viz. Anketin, Nicholas, Marjory, Avice, Nichola and Sara. Anketin died without heirs, Nicholas died overseas, whereupon heirship of Clifford was shared between  the four daughters. A certain Ralph Salvayn married Marjory, William Birdonn [married] Avice, Nicholas de Okelthosthorp (now Oglethorp near Bramham) [married] Nichola, Walter de Grimston (married) Sara, and after him [she married] a certain William De Glenton; this William and Sara sold all of their share to Adam de Potterton the Rector of Barwick,  and this Adam gave the share to the Duke of Clifford with his daughter. (this probably means that the land formed part of the dowry of Adam's daughter when she married the Duke.) This Duke and his heirs being held to  guarantee the Abbot and convent four shillings wherefore the Abbot would customarily return the four shillings to the heirs of Anketin, and when the holdings were divided between the four daughters the returned  four shillings derived  from one toft  would revert to the hands of the Duke.
Be it noted that there was agreement and harmony between us (the Abbot and convent) and Anketin at that time that Anketin, the son of Anketin and Sarah, was the true master. Be it noted that Sir Robert had many brothers to whom he gave lands before the statute to hold for themselves and to carry on the name of Birdsall. Thereafter they sold these lands and for that reason Sir Robert could not be considered to be true master any longer.

The above memorandum in the original latin -        
  
DOMINUS Robert de Bridesal, quondam dominus de Clifford, habuit vnam filiam, nomine Saram, heredem, quam Anketinus Malore desponsauit, et genuit ij filios et iiij  filias, viz. Anketinum, Nicholaum, Marioriam, Aviciam, Collectam (should be Nichola) et  Saram.  Anketinus moriebatur sine herede.
Nicholaus moriebatur in partibus transmarinis, vnde hereditas,
de Clifford appendebat iiij  filiabus.  Quidam Radulphus
Saluayn desponsauit  Marioriam, Willelmus Birdonn Auiciam,
Nicholaus de  Okelthosthorp  Collectam, Walterus de Grimeston  Saram, et post  illum quidam Willelmus de Glenton;  qui W. et Sara vendiderunt partem suam per    finem domino Ade de Potterton, rectori  ecclesie de   Berwike, et ille Adam dedit partem illam Duketto de   Clifford, cum filia sua. Qui Dukettus et heredes sui tenentur warantizare Abbati et Conventui pro iiij, etc., quia Abbas  solebat reddere illos iiij solidos heredibus domini Anketini.
  et quando tenementa diuidebantur inter iiij filias ille redditus
  iiij solidorum de vno tofto exeuncium deuenit ad manus
  Duketti.
     Memorandum, quod placita et concordia inter nos et
  Anketinum fuerunt tempore Anketini filii, qui fuit verus
  dominus, filius Anketini et Sare.
     Memorandum, quod dominus Robertus habuit multos
  fratres, quibus dedit terras ante statutum, tenere de seipso,
  et illi continuabant nomen de Briddesall', qui postea ven-
  diderunt terras illas, et ideo non putatus dominus Robertus
  fuisse verusdominus.