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Membrane 3. |
May 22.
Westminster. |
To the escheator in Suffolk. Order to give John Alderforde,
John Swan and Peter parson of Attilburgh seisin of a messuage,
13½ acres of meadow, 80 acres of pasture, 15s. 4½d. of rent and a
rent of four cocks and five hens in 'Estbergholt'; as it is found
by inquisition, taken before the escheator, that Joan who was
wife of Thomas Erpyngham knight was seised of the premises,
which are held in chief in socage by fealty and the service of
rendering yearly by the sheriff's hands 20s. called 'blauncheferme,' and long before her death made a feoffment thereof to the
said John Alderforde, John Swan and Peter yet living, John
Goldyngham, John Verguys and John Florens now deceased and
to their heirs, that they were thereof seised, and that the same
were taken into the king's hand by her death and by reason of
that trespass; and for a fine paid in the hanaper the king has
pardoned the said trespass. |
May 22.
Westminster. |
To the escheator in Essex. Order to remove the king's hand
and meddle no further with the manor, messuages, shops, land,
rent etc. hereinafter mentioned, delivering up any issues thereof
taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the
escheator, that Joan who was wife of Thomas Erpyngham knight
at her death held no lands in Essex of the king nor of any other
in her demesne as of fee nor of freehold nor in reversion or otherwise, but was lately seised of the manor of Little Ocle and the
advowsons of Little Ocle church and Fulton chapel, eight
messuages, seven shops, a toft, seven stalls, 160 acres of land,
4 acres of wood and 40s. of rent in Maldoun and Wodham
Mortymer, three messuages, 200 acres of land, 7 acres of
meadow, 20 acres of pasture, 8 acres of wood and 18s. of
rent in Purlee, Mundoun and Hachesle, and long before she
took the said Thomas to husband made a feoffment of the said
messuages, shops, toft, stalls, land, wood and rent to John
Goldyngham, Thomas Cays, John Verguys, John Wodehous and
John Florens all now deceased, Peter rector of Attilburgh and
John Swan yet living, their heirs and assigns, that they were
thereof seised, that she after took Thomas Erpyngham to her
husband, that he and the said Joan made a feoffment of the said
manor and advowsons to Thomas de Morley, Edmund Thorp,
Robert Corbet knights and John Marketstede clerk, all now
deceased, and Simon Felbrygge, Hugh Luterell knights, Ralph
Chamberleyn, John Tyrell, John Drewe clerk, Thomas Derham
and William Paston yet living, and to the heirs of John
Marketstede, that a fine thereof after levied between the said
Thomas de Morley, Simon, Hugh, Edmund, Robert, Ralph,
John Tyrell, John Drewe, Thomas Derham, William and John
Marketstede plaintiffs and the said Thomas Erpyngham and Joan
deforciants, whereby the deforciants acknowledged the right of
John Marketstede, that John Marketstede after made a quitclaim
thereof to the said Thomas de Morley, Simon, Hugh, Edmund,
Robert, Ralph, John Tyrell, John Drewe, Thomas Derham and
William, their heirs and assigns, and that all the premises are not
held of the king. |
July 10.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Warrewyk for the time being. Order not to
levy or cause to be levied until further order any sums of money
of any of the lieges passing over a bridge in the town of Merton by
Kyllyngworth castle for repair of the bridge, especially when the
bridge is in no need of repair; as the king has learned that the
bridge, which was of old time appointed for public passage of men
of those parts, lately became so weak and ruinous that for repair
thereof the sheriffs did a long while collect money from all lieges
passing thereby with goods and merchandise; and John Middilton
late of London, who was born in that town it is said, of his devotion
and zeal and his compassion for poor passengers thereby, for their
discharge and peace did in his life time cause the bridge to be new
built of stone and lime, so that for a long while it will need no
repair; and the king's desire is to answer to his pious intent, being
aware that such custom for repair thereof used not at other times
to be levied, and ought to cease when the cause thereof has ceased. |
July 10.
Westminster. |
To all keepers of ports and passages in the realm. Order to
suffer ten pipes and a small chest with arrows and fifteen long
chests with bows bought and purveyed in the realm for the use of
John duke of Bedford the king's uncle, regent of France, and laded
in a ship, to be taken over to him without let, any former command of the king to the contrary notwithstanding. |
July 12.
Westminster. |
To the escheator in the county of Suthampton and in Wiltesir.
Order to take the fealty of John Stratforde, to take of him
security for payment of his relief at the exchequer, and to give
him seisin of a meadow in New Badeslee co. Suthampton within
the New forest called 'Haresmede' and 16s. of yearly rent of
divers tenants in Badesley, but to remove the king's hand and
meddle no further with other the messuages, land, wood and
rent in Whelpele and Wynterborne hereinafter mentioned,
delivering up any issues thereof taken; as it was found by
inquisition, taken before Thomas Calston escheator of King
Henry IV in the county of Suthampton, that Andrew Stratforde
at his death held the said meadow in chief by knight service and
by a rent of 2s. a year, and 16s. of rent aforesaid of the lord of
Badesley, and that the said John, being son and heir of Robert
Stratforde son and heir of the said Andrew, was his next heir and
was of the age of 29 years and more at the date of that inquisition;
and by another inquisition, taken before the same escheator in
Wiltesir, it was found that the said Andrew at his death held no
lands in that county in chief in demesne nor in service, but held
a messuage, one carucate of land, 6 acres of meadow, 30 acres of
wood and 6s. 8d. of rent at Whelpele of the lord of Whelpele, four
messuages and 40 acres of land at Coulesfelde of the lords of
Coulesfelde, a messuage and 30 acres of land at Aldreston of the
lord of Aldreston, two messuages and one carucate of land at
Chuyt and Fernham of the lords of Chuyt and Fernham, and 22s.
of rent at Wynterborne of William Daungens, and that the said
John was his heir; and by divers other inquisitions, before the
same escheator taken in those counties, it is found that Christina
who was wife of the said Andrew at her death held no lands there
in chief nor of others in demesne nor in service, but held for life as
jointly enfeoffed with him the meadow called 'Haresmede,' the
said rent in Badeslee, and the premises in Whelpele and Coulesfelde, with reversion to the said John and his heirs; and by divers
other inquisitions, taken before the now escheator, it is found
that the said Andrew held the rent in Badeslee aforesaid of
King Richard II by the service of 2s. a year payable by the
sheriff's hands, and the premises at Whelpele, Coulesfelde,
Aldreston, Chuyt and Fernham of other lords; and by another
inquisition, before the now escheator taken, it is found that the
said Christina held the rent in Badeslee of John Lysle as lord of
Badeslee by the service of 4d. a year and suit of his court at
Badeslee; and in a cause in chancery concerning the said meadow
at Badeslee between the king and John Stratforde, which cause
was after sent for debate before the king, John Stratforde alleged
that the said Andrew at his death did hold the same in chief by
the service of 2s. a year, and the said Christina for life as jointly
enfeoffed with him did hold the same in chief by that service and
not by knight service; and it is found by inquisition whereupon
the said John did put himself, as did Thomas Greswalde suing
for the king, that the meadow held by the said Andrew in his
demesne as of fee and the meadow held by the said Christina
for life are one and the same, and that it was held of King Richard
by the service of 2s. a year for all service. |
May 22.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order not to
trouble William Tyndale, brother and heir of Richard Tendale son
and heir of John Tendale, for his homage; as upon proof of his age
before Thomas Mulsho the late king's escheator in Norhamtonshire,
the said Richard having died within age in ward of the late king,
that king took his fealty, for a fine paid in the hanaper respited
his homage until a day now past, and on 20 November 8 Henry V
commanded livery to be given him of his father's lands; and the
king has taken his homage. By p.s. [1436.] |
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Membrane 2. |
April 30.
Westminster. |
To the escheator in Yorkshire. Order under a pain of 100l., by
advice and assent of the lords spiritual and temporal and the
commons in this parliament on Tuesday after St. Peters Chains to
send the return to a writ of diem clausit extremum to him addressed
after the death of Henry Fitz Hugh, and any inquisition thereupon
taken, with this writ, and to stay the taking after that date of any
other inquisition by virtue of that writ. By pet. in parl. |
