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Membrane 12d. |
June 8.
Dover. |
William de la Den came before the king, on Monday in Whitsun week,
and sought to replevy to John de Wenderton, William de Wenderton,
Geoffrey de Havekeslond, William de Havekeslond, Walter de Welles,
Adam Eynulf, Robert Eynulf, John Eynulf, William Eynulf, Peter
Eynulf, Thomas Eynulf, Henry Baye, William Baye, Alexander Baye,
John Baye, William Person, Richard Batyn, Richard Peny, Robert
Palmer, and Luke de la Funteyn their land in Preston, Wengham,
Wicham Brewos', and Sturmuthe near Sandwich, which was taken into
the king's hands for their default before the justices of the Bench against
Beatrice, late the wife of John de Havekeslond. This is signified to the
justices. |
June 10.
Dover. |
Peter de Horton came before the king, on Wednesday the eve of
St. Barnabas, and sought to replevy to William Burnel and Alice, his
wife, their land in Netherestaweye, which was taken into the king's hands
for their default against William Twarre and Christiana his wife. This
is signified to the justices of the Bench. |
June 11.
Dover. |
John son of Jordan de Yockeflete acknowledges that he owes to William
de Thorntoft, clerk, 10 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his
lands and chattels in co. York. |
June 12.
Dover. |
Geoffrey Blakeman came before the king, on Friday the morrow of
St. Barnabas, and sought to replevy his and his wife Margery's land in
Southampton, which was taken into the king's hands for their default
before the justices of the Bench against Robert le Bark[er]. This is
signified to the justices. |
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Margery, late the wife of Thomas de Merton, tenant in chief, puts in
her place Thomas de Cornubia and Henry de Thorp, clerks, to demand
and receive her dower of the knights' fees and advowsons of churches
that belonged to Thomas. |
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Richard de Burgo, earl of Ulster, kinsman and one of the heirs and
parceners of the inheritance of Richard son of John, tenant in chief, puts
in his place John de Bentele and William le Blund to demand and
receive his purparty of the lands, knights' fees and advowsons that
belonged to Richard. |
June 19.
Cranbrook. |
John de Godelegh came before the king, on Saturday after St. Botolph,
and sought to replevy to Reginald de Brandon the latter's land, which
was taken into the king's hands for his default before the justices of the
Bench against Maud, late the wife of William Charles of La Doune.
This is signified to the justices. |
June 19.
Cranbrook. |
Memorandum, that the attorneys of the heirs and parceners of the
inheritance of Richard son of John, tenant in chief, came into chancery
at Dover, on the morrow of Holy Trinity, which day had been previously
assigned to them to receive their purparties in chancery, and, as the
attorneys could not then agree as to the partition to be made between
them, it was granted to them at their request that they should make by
themselves partitions of the inheritance before the quinzaine of Michaelmas, on condition that they shall be in chancery at the said quinzaine
whether they have or have not made the partition, to do and receive what
the king's court shall cause to be ordained concerning the partition. |
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The attorney of Emma, late the wife of Richard, has the same quinzaine to come into chancery and to receive her dower of the knights' fees
and advowsons of churches that belonged to Richard. |
June 27.
Arundel. |
William de Mortuo Mari, clerk, acknowledges that he owes to William
de Hamelton, clerk, 20 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his
lands and chattels in co. Essex. |
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John Durant of Donestaple acknowledges that he owes to Ralph de
Hengham, clerk, 10 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his
lands and chattels in co. Bedford. |
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Assignment of dower to Joan, late the wife of Roger de Nodariis, from
the lands that belonged to Roger in the manor of Chirchehull, made in
the presence of Master Thomas de Abberbury, who has the custody of the
body and lands of Roger, son and heir of the said Roger, together with
the marriage of the heir, by demise of the king, on Monday after St. John
ante Portam Latinam, 27 Edward, by the oath of Richard Dovyle, Henry
de Dychelegh, John de Crokeslegh, Nicholas Brun, the elder, Robert de
Estcote, John de Northlegh, John son of Gilbert, John son of Simon de
Somerton, Robert le Mazun, William Stacy, John de Honynton, and
Godfrey de Grymestede. |
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First there are assigned to her for the hall and other houses within the
enclosure of the chief messuage the following houses without the
enclosure: to wit the great barn (grangia) with a house adjoining it on
the north, with all the plot of land (placea) round about the barn, and a
sheepcot (bercaria), whereof one end extends northwards, with all the
other houses between the sheepcot and a house adjoining the cart-house
opposite the belfry (clocarii) of the church. |
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There is also assigned to her a third of the garden measured on both
sides, which extends from the sheepcot to the ditch of the garden on the
west and lies between the ditch of the garden on the north and the houses
and walls there on the south and extends from the corner of a house called
'Hachus' in a line through the middle of the garden to an ashtree in
the said ditch on the west, as the bounds define (proportant). |
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There are also assigned to her from the arable land in the east field
63½ acres and a perch on the south, as they are set out by bounds (sicut
bundantur). There are also assigned to her in the west field 66½ acres
and a perch, as they are set out by bounds. There are also assigned to
her from the mowable meadow 12 acres and a third of a perch, to wit in
the meadow of Shyttenham 10½ acres, in the meadow of Mullecroftes an
acre and a rood, and in the meadow of Smythemers a third of
an acre. There is also assigned to her an acre of several pasture
'Bynuthe Merethornes.' There is also assigned to her a third of
the common pasture in all the places within the manor by the heads of
the beasts pasturing therein. There is also assigned to her a third of the
wood, to wit 42/3 acres as the bounds (divise) extend. There is also assigned
to her a third of the toll of the water mill, with a third of the fishery.
There is also assigned to her the smallest fishpond in the field outside the
enclosure of the court. |
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There are also assigned to her from the rents of free tenants 17s. 10d.,
a pound of pepper and a grain (granum) and a rose yearly, to be received at
the usual terms, to wit from Robert de la Gate 5s., Henry de la Putte 18d.,
William Bugge 18d., William Fouke 2s., Richard Runcy 3¾d., Nicholas de
Molendino 2s., John Byot 14¾d., William de la Gate 12d., Robert Saiz 1d.,
Robert Alvred 3s., William le Blunt 1d., Elias Wigein 1d., Robert son of
Ralph Byot ½d., Richard de la Putte a pound of pepper, Thomas le Mazun
a grain (granum) of pepper, Nicholas Brun, the elder, a rose. |
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There are also assigned to her from the rents of customary tenants there
6l. 5s. 0d. yearly, at the usual terms, to wit from Simon de la Funteyn
15s., from Thomas de Teynton 15s., from Thomas Laweman 15s., from
John Laweman 15s., from John Gigan 15s., from Nicholas de Westcote
15s., from Juliana Maheu 15s., from Richard Beene 15s., and from Maud
Kynges 5s. with a third of all their service and customs. |
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There is also assigned to her a yard (virga) of meadow containing an
acre, which is extended at 5s. yearly, lying among the common meadow
of the whole town, in allowance for what she lacks of the house beyond
(ultra) the gate of the court and of the malt-kiln (turalli) and bake-house
in the same manor, and for other lack of land and rent in divers places,
whereof she is dowered less than she ought to be. |
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Memorandum, that the crop of corn, both winter and lent, that was
sown there in the king's seisin before assignment of this dower was made
shall remain wholly to the king without any claim, contradiction, or
hindrance. |
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In witness whereof the seal of the escheator and the seal of Master
Thomas de Abberbury are appended alternately to this indenture. Dated
as above. |
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Total of all the acres of arable land in the manor 361½ acres: whereof
for dower 120½ acres. |
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Total of all the acres of mowable meadow there 36 acres 1 perch:
whereof in dower 12 acres and a third of a perch. |
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Total of all the acres of several pasture 3 acres: whereof for dower
1 acre. |
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Total of the acres of the wood there 14 acres: whereof for dower
4½ acres and a third of half an acre. |
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Sum of all the rents both of freemen and of villeins 21l. 8s. 7½d., 3 lbs.
and three grains of pepper, half a pound of cumin, a needle, and two
roses: whereof for dower 7l. 2s. 10d., a lb. and a grain of pepper and a rose. |
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It is to be known that nothing is assigned to her in dower from the
meadow of Mulleham because she claims it as her right and marriageportion (maritagium) of the gift of Roger de Nodariis, her late husband's
father. |
