Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry VII, Entries 551-600

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'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry VII, Entries 551-600', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Series 2, Volume 2, Henry VII, (London, 1915) pp. 343-380. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/series2-vol2/pp343-380 [accessed 25 April 2024]

Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry VII, Entries 551-600

551. ELIZABETH late the wife of RICHARD NEWTON, esquire.
Writ 26 May,
assignment of Dower, at Awste, 1 June, 16 Henry VII.
GLOUCESTER. John Grenehull, the escheator, in the presence of John Stoke, John Drever, John Alen and William Cokkes, next friends of Isabel and Joan, daughters and heirs of the said Richard, being under age and in the king’s custody,—her oath not to re-marry without leave having been ordered to be taken by the escheator of Somerset, assigned her:—
The site of the manor of Awste, 22a. land, 5a. meadow in Awste; the farm of the water there which John Dryver now holds; a messuage, 26a. land, 6a. meadow in Awste now in the tenure of Nicholas Stoke; a messuage, 29a. land, 7a. meadow, in Awste, now in the tenure of William Colymore; a cottage, in Awste, now in the tenure of William Russell; a messuage and a virgate of land, in Awste, now in the tenure of Thomas Ryche; 6d. rent yearly issuing from the free tenement of John Walys, in Awste; 2d. rent in Awste yearly to be received from the free tenement of John Parker; 1/2d. rent yearly from the free tenement called ‘Arthures landes,’ in Awste; as a third part of the manor of Awste, worth, according to the extent made before him, 8l. 11s. 6 1/2d.
C. Series II. Vol. 15. (64 bis.)
552. ELIZABETH late the wife of RICHARD NEWTON, esquire.
Writ 26 May,
assignment of Dower, at Wynsford Bosun, 11 June, 16 Henry VII.
SOMERSET. William Bysseley, the escheator, assigned her, her oath not to re-marry without licence having been taken, in the presence of Philip Ogan, Nicholas Castell, John Lovell and John Philip, next friends of Isabel and Joan, daughters and heirs of the said Richard, as her free tenement and reasonable dower:—
Manors of Wynsford Bosun, Aston Maras, Aldewyke and Midsomer Norton, the advowson of the church of Wynsford Bosun, twelve messuages, two tofts, eight gardens and 2a. meadow, in the borough of Taunton and all other the lands and tenements which were the said Richard’s in Taunton; and 34s. 5 1/2d. rent yearly from the manor of Stoneston; which third part is worth, according to the extent thereof made before the escheator, 75l.
C. Series II. Vol. 15. (65 bis.)
553. ELIZABETH late the wife of RICHARD NEWTON, esquire.
Writ 26 May,
assignment of Dower, at Childokford, 1 June, 16 Henry VII.
DORSET. William Bysseley the escheator assigned her, in the presence of Thomas Gerves, William Frowcester, John Wylkyns and John Salter, next friends of the said Isabel and Joan (as above), a yearly rent of 6l. 5 1/2d. issuing from the manor of Childokford and from all the said Richard’s lands, &c. in Childeokford, &c.
C. Series II. Vol. 15. (66 bis.)
554. ELIZABETH late the wife of RICHARD NEWTON, esquire.
Writ wanting; assignment of Dower, at Southcharlton, 1 June, 16 Henry VII.
DEVON. The escheator assigned her, in the presence of William Salter, John Coke, John Salter and William Frouceter, next friends of the said Isabel and Joan (as above), a third part of the manor of South Charleton, and of two messuages, 60a. land, 6a. meadow and 4a. pasture in Holcom Burnell, worth 39s.
C. Series II. Vol. 15. (67 bis.)
555. WILLIAM BURY.
Writ, wanting; inquisition 10 … ., 18 Henry VII; delivered to the court 7 November, 18 Henry VII.
He died seised in fee of the under-mentioned manor of Colaton, and land, &c. in Chulmelegh, &c. and Whyteclyff, and rent in Byrcheham.
He was seised in fee of the under-mentioned land, &c. in Trew St. James, &c. and rent in More, and, being so seised, by charter, 10 May, 1 Richard III, enfeoffed John Kyrton, Hugh Founteyn, vicar of Wynckelegh, and William Torner, thereof, who were seised thereof accordingly in fee. William Torner afterwards died and the others survived and are still so seised.
He died seised in fee of the under-mentioned messuages, &c. in Exeter, and, being so seised thereof, by his testament dated 6 October, 1502, 18 Henry VII, bequeathed, demised, gave and granted the said messuages, &c. to Richard Reygny, Peter Westecot and William Cockyshed, to hold to them and their heirs; by virtue of which demise and grant they were seised thereof in demesne as of free tenement, with remainder thereof to his right heirs.
He died 7 October in the year abovesaid. John Bury, aged 23 and more, is his son and heir.
DEVON. Manor of Colaton, and four carucates of land, 10a. wood and 60a. furze [and heath], in Chulmelegh, worth 6l., held of Edward, earl of Devon, as of his honor of Okehamton, by knight-service.
Three messuages, 70a. land, 6a. meadow, 1a. wood, in Hurdynges Legh, in the parish of Chalvelegh, worth 20s., held of the said earl, by knight-service, as of his honor aforesaid.
A yearly rent of 12d. in Southmor there.
A messuage, 20a. land, 6a. meadow, called ‘Ford’ or in Ford, in the parish of Chulmelegh, worth 20d., held of the said earl, service unknown.
A yearly rent of 2s. in Cadbury.
A yearly rent of 2s. in Bonston.
A yearly rent of 2s. in Garland.
A yearly rent of 12s. 5d. in Hole, in the parish of Aysch Reygny.
A yearly rent of 7s. from the heirs of Kake and Hole there.
A yearly rent of 12d. from land in the eighth part of Meneclyff there.
Two messuages, 60a. land, 20a. pasture, 12a. meadow, 4a. wood, 40a. furze and heath, in Lollesdon, in the parish of Wynckelegh, worth 20s., held of Giles Dawbeney, knight, lord Dawbeney, as of his manor of Rydelcomb, service unknown.
A messuage, 20a. land, 8a. meadow, 3a. wood, 20a. furze and heath in Ayschwill, or Ayschwyll, in the parish of Dowleton, worth 5s., held of the abbot of Hertelond, in right of his house, service unknown.
A messuage 20a. land, 6a. meadow, 2a. wood, 12a. furze and heath, in Wodehouse, in the parish of Beauford, worth 6s., held of the aforesaid abbot, in right of his church, by the rent of 1/2d. yearly.
Two messuages and two mills, 60a. land, 20a. meadow, 2a. wood, 20a. furze and heath in ‘Bekelegh ys Comb,’ worth 33s. 4d., held of the marquess of Dorset, by service of 1lb. of wax yearly.
Twelve acres of land there, called ‘Lytell Bowdyn,’ or in Lytell Bowdon, worth 5s., held of the said marquess, as of his manor of Ylfercomb, service unknown.
Twenty acres of land there, called ‘Lyncomb,’ or 10a. land in Lyncomb, worth 3s., held of the abbot of Dunkyswyll, in right of his church, as of his manor of Lyncomb, service unknown.
Three messuages, a cottage, 100a. land, 20a. meadow, 12a. wood, 20a. furze and heath, in Bury and Brymysmede, in the parish of Lapford, worth 40s., held of Alexander Arundell, by service of 2s. yearly, for all service, as of his manor of Lapford.
A messuage, 30a. land, 10a. meadow, 2a. wood, 20a. furze and heath, in Estbradford, worth 10s., held of the abbot of Buckefast, in right of his church, by fealty only.
A yearly rent of 20d., in Westbradford.
A yearly rent of 12d. to be received there yearly for the user (attachiamento) of ‘le weyr’ of the bishop of Exeter.
Four messages, 20s. yearly rent, 100a. land, 20a. meadow, 6a. wood, 60a. furze and heath, in Est Weke, Weste Weke, and Molland, held of Edward, earl of Devon, as of his manor of Chulmelegh, by knight-service; they are worth nothing beyond outgoings.
A toft, 20a. land, 6a. meadow, 1a. wood, 10a. furze and heath, in Padyngton, in the parish of Boryngton, worth 5s., held of the abbot of Tavystock, service unknown.
Ten acres of land, 6a. wood, 8a. furze and heath, in Whyteclyff, there, worth 3s. 4d., held of the abbot aforesaid, as of his manor of Boryngton, service unknown.
A yearly rent of 2s. from land in Byrcheham.
Two messuages and a cottage, 60a. land, 6a. meadow, 2a. wood, 40a. furze and heath, in Trew St. James (Sancti Jacobi), worth 40s., held of the heirs of Leonard Gyffard, as of their manor aforesaid, service unknown.
Two messuages, 70a. land, 10a. meadow, 12a. wood, 40a. furze and heath, in Heyn, Brounston and Yedcomb, in the parish of Wollysworthy.
A messuage, 60a. land, 10a. meadow, 10a. wood, 12a. furze and heath, in Legh and Stoneburgh, in the parish of Bishop Morchard (Morchard Episcopi);
the said two messuages with their appurtenances in Heyn, Brounston and Yedcomb, with all their appurtenances in Legh and Stoneburgh (sic), are held of John, bishop of Exeter, as in right of his church, but by what services they know not, and they are worth in all issues, beyond outgoings, 20s.
A messuage, 40a. land, 11a. meadow, 3a. wood, 20a. furze and heath, in Clyst William, or Wylliam, and Hurn, in the parish of Plymtre; the said messuage with all its appurtenances in Clyst Wylliam, is held of the prioress of Ploslo, in right of her church, and is worth yearly in all issues beyond outgoings 6s. 8d. by service of a pair of gilt spurs; and the said land in Hurn is held of the heirs of Wodebeayr, service unknown, and it is worth nothing yearly beyond outgoings.
A yearly rent of 6s. 8d. issuing from divers lands and tenements within the borough of Chulmelegh; the said rent in Chulmelegh, which is a free borough, is held of Edward, earl of Devon, in free socage.
A messuage, a cottage, 20a. land, 3a. meadow, 10a. furze and heath, in Chalvelegh Weke, worth 10s., held of the said earl, as of his honor of Okehamton, service unknown.
A messuage, 20a. land, 3a. meadow, 12a. furze and heath, 1a. wood, in Goueland, in the parish of Boryngton, worth 5s., held of the marquess of Dorset, as of his manor of Colrygg, service unknown.
A messuage, 30a. land, 9a. meadow, 6a. wood, 12a. furze and heath, in Balesaysch and Stacamton, in the parish of Bukyngton, worth 6s., held of John Cobley, by 11s. rent yearly, service unknown.
A toft, 16a. land, 1a. wood, in Smythton and Tayworthy, in the parish of Yeddeslegh, worth 12d., held of the lord Lysle, by 2d. rent, as of his manor of Yedyslegh.
A messuage, 24a. land, 6a. meadow, 2a. wood, 10a. furze and heath, in Down, in the parish of Wemworthy, worth 3s., held of William Reygny, as of his manor Eggysford, service unknown.
Three messuages, 60a. land, 12a. meadow, 20a. wood, in Denston, and Meneclyff, in the parish of Aysch Reygny, worth 20s., held of the lord de Lysle, as of his manor of Aysch Reygny, service unknown.
Ten acres of land, 20a. furze and heath, in More, in the parish of Wynkelegh, worth 12d., held of John Keynes, as of his manor of Wynkelegh, service unknown.
A quit rent of 3s. from the heirs of More there yearly, at Michaelmas.
Thirteen messuages, five tofts, eight curtilages and fifteen gardens, within the city of Exeter, late of Thomas Herle, bastard, held of the heirs of John Copleston, service unknown.
C. Series II. Vol. 16. (5.)
556. WILLIAM INGELBY, knight.
Writ, 10 December, inquisition 11 January, 17 Henry VII.
He died seised in fee of the under-mentioned manors of Barton, Manfeld, and Aymunderby, land in Kyrkelevyngton, &c. and the advowsons of Sutton upon Derwent, &c.
He gave the under-mentioned manors of Ryppeley, with the advowson, Estherlesay and Stokton, with land, &c. in Fokirthorp, &c. by the name of all his land, &c. in Rypeley, &c. and Westherlesey, to George Strangwais and William Aykerode, as in No. 539.
The said George and William, with others since deceased, by his assent and will, by their charter gave to one Katharine Ingilby the manor of Stokton aforesaid, with the exception of quit rents of 7d. issuing from a messuage and two bovates of land, late Brian Redemayn’s, 5d. from a messuage and two bovates of Guy Forster, and 9d. from a messuage and four bovates late William Barnard’s there, for the term of her life; she survives and is still seised thereof in her demesne as of free tenement.
He, and the said George and William, with others since deceased, by their charter indented gave to John Ingilby, his first-born son, and Eleanor, his wife, the manor of Estherlyssay aforesaid and the under-mentioned manor of Rouclyf, and land, &c. in Skelton, for the lives of the said John and Eleanor and the longer liver of them; they survive and are seised thereof accordingly in their demesne as of free tenement.
By his last will he directed inter alia that five of his poorer tenants in Ryppeley, at the discretion of his executors, should be quit of payment of their farms for the term of St. Martin in Winter last before his decease, of his alms; and that a portion of 300 marks should be raised for his daughter, Anne, as in No. 539.
Death and heir as in No. 511.
YORK. Manor of Barton, worth 3l. 9s. 10d., held of the heirs of the lord de Fawconberge, service unknown.
Manor of Manfeld, worth 5l., held of the heirs of Fitz Henry, service unknown.
Manor of Aymunnderby, worth 5 marks, held of the heirs of Bruis, service unknown.
A messuage, a toft and six bovates of land, in Kyrkelevyngton, worth 16s., held of the heirs of James Towecotes, service unknown.
A messuage, a garden, a croft, a bovate of land, 12a. meadow and 1d. free rent yearly payable at Whitsuntide, in Neweton Morell, worth 11s., held of the heirs of Thomas Saltmershe, service unknown.
Three messuages, six tofts, without houses (vastatis), and twelve bovates of land, in Towethorp, or Thowethorp, worth 20s., held of the earl of Westmerlond, service unknown.
A messuage and six bovates of land, in Exilby, worth 13s. 4d., held of the king, as of his castle of Richemond, service unknown.
A messuage, eleven cottages, 60a. land, 2a. meadow, and a windmill, in Clyfton, worth 5l., held of the treasurer of the cathedral church of St. Peter, York, service unknown.
A messuage and four bovates of land, in Mawndby upon Swale; and a toft and a bovate of land, in Kyrkeby Wyske, or Kirkeby Wiske; worth 23s., held of John Constable, of Holdernesse, service unknown.
Two bovates of land, in Swynton, worth 11s., held of the prior of Malton, service unknown.
Two messuages, eighteen bovates of land and 24a. meadow, in Scotton by Richemond, worth 3l. 10s., held of the heirs of Roald, service unknown.
The advowson of the parish church of Sutton upon Derwent, of no yearly value, held of the abbot of Wytby, service unknown.
The patronage of the priory of St. Mary of Mountgrace (Montis grade), of no yearly value, held of the heirs of Bruce, service unknown.
The advowson of a perpetual chantry in the church of St. Mary within the town of Rypon of no yearly value, held of the archbishop of York, service unknown.
Manor of Ryppeley, or Rypeley, with the advowson of the church thereto belonging, worth 24l. 6s. 8d., held of the heirs of Sir William de Roos of Yngmanthorp, service unknown.
Manor of Estherlesay, Estherlesey, Estherlessey, or Estherlyssay, worth 4l. 12d., held of the heirs of the lord de Bruis, service unknown.
Manor of Stokton on the Moor (super Moram), worth 6l., held of the heirs of Mauley (Malalacu), service unknown.
A messuage, a toft, and eight bovates of land, in Fokirthorp, worth 30s., held of the abbot of the monastery of St. Mary without York, service unknown.
A toft without house (vastatum) in Hoby, and a close (clausara) there called ‘Hoby Lounde,’ containing 24a. pasture, and 3a. wood, worth 9s., held of the heirs of Ralph de Nevell, service unknown.
A messuage, a cottage, a toft and three bovates of land, in Conyston, or Conyngston, in Craven, worth 22s., held of the heirs of Conyngston, service unknown.
Three messuages and 20a. land, in Hawkiswyk in Craven, Hawkiswyke, or Hawkyswyke, worth 16s., held of the heirs of Hawkyswyke, service unknown.
A messuage, a cottage, 100a. land, 3a. meadow and 2a. wood, in Northstanley; ten burgages and four cottages, in Rypon; worth 3l. 13s. 4d., held of the archbishop of York, service unknown.
Three messuages, a cottage, two bovates and 8a. land, and a dovecot, in Kyrkby Malsert, or Kirkby Malsert; two messuages and 10a. land, in Lairton; worth 28s., held of the heirs of the lord de Mowebray, service unknown.
A messuage, a cottage, seven bovates, 4a. land, in Thekeston, worth 13s. 4d., held of the earl of Westmerland, service unknown.
Three messuages, eight burgages, four cottages, thirty bovates of land, 18a. meadow, in Yarom, worth 5l., held of the heirs of the lord de Darcy, service unknown.
Three messuages and eleven bovates of land, in Westherlesey, worth 40s., held of the heirs of Roger de Burton, service unknown.
Manor of Rouclyf, worth 11l., held of the abbot and the monastery of St. Mary without York, service unknown.
Three messuages, two crofts, nine bovates of land, 50a. pasture, 7a. meadow, in Skelton; whereof the three messuages are held of the abbot aforesaid, service unknown, and are worth 40s.; the nine bovates and 50a. pasture, are held of the Treasurer of the cathedral church of St. Peter of York, service unknown, and are worth 3l.; and the 7a. meadow, are held of the heirs of Ralph de Nevell, service unknown, and are worth 20s.
C. Series II. Vol. 16. (6.)
557. RICHARD, EARL OF WARWICK, and MARGARET (sic) his wife.
Writ of Certiorari, 10 October, 18 Henry VII; inquisition, virtute officii, 23 September, 18 Henry VII.
The writ is addressed to Michael de Wherton, escheator in the bishopric of Durham, the county of Durham and Sedberg,’ sede vacante, and directs him to send into the chancery the inquisitions taken before him at Geynesford, co. Durham, 23 September last, concerning the said earl and others (Nos. 557–560).
The said earl and Margaret were seised of the under-mentioned castle, &c. in fee, in her right, and died.
By the reason of the attainder and forfeiture of Edward, late earl of Warwick, cousin and heir of the said Margaret, viz., son of Isabel, her daughter, the said castle, &c. came to the king’s hands.
DURHAM. Castle and manor of Castell Barnard, worth 100l.; manor of Geynesford, worth 50l.; manor of Long Neuton, worth, 30l.; the said castle &c. were held of king Edward IV in right of his crown, by reason of his prerogative, by a whole earldom (per com’ integrum).
C. Series II. Vol. 16. (7.)
558. RALPH, EARL OF WESTMERLAND.
Writ and inquisition, as above.
The day he died he held of the king, in right of his crown of England, by an entire earldom (per com’ integrum), among other castles, manors, lands and tenements, by reason of his prerogative, the under-mentioned manors, &c. and died seised thereof in fee.
He died 7 June, 13 Henry VII. Ralph Nevill is his cousin and next heir, and is aged 4 1/2 years and more.
DURHAM. The castle, or manor, of Brauncepath, and the manors and towns of Brauncepath, Stokle and Wyllyngton, and the advowson of the parish church of Brauncepath, worth 60l.
Twenty messuages, 400a. land, 2,000a. moor, 1,000a. pasture, 200a. wood, in Brauncepath, Wyllyngton, Estbrandon and Stokle, and a certain tenement called ‘Coke,’ a water mill, in Brauncepath, worth 8l.
Manor of Holmelond, 200a. land, 50a. meadow, 300a. pasture, in Holmelond, worth 20 marks.
Two messuages, two bovates of land, in Hunwik, worth 6s. 8d.
Manor and town of Tudhawe, worth 20 marks.
Ten messuages in Sunderlond by the sea (juxta mare), worth 23s. 4d.
Two messuages, 100a. land and a coal mine in Wodefeld, worth 40s.
Manor of Halywell and the manor and town of Britley, twelve messuages, 300a. land, 100a. meadow, in Halywell, Britley, Fyssheburn, worth 15l.
Manor of Oxenhall, three bovates of land, in Cokerton, the manor and town of Stanley and Billerowe, manor of Welleyhall, and twelve messuages, 300a. land, 100a. meadow and 50a. pasture, in Oxenhall, Cokerton, Billerowe and Welleyhall, worth 14l.
A messuage called ‘Cokfidhous’ by Hedlehop, 100a. land, 50a. meadow, and 300a. pasture, to the same messuage adjacent, and seven messuages twelve cottages, twenty-four burgages, six bovates, 6 1/2a. land and 6a. meadow, in Derlyngton, a close and a dovecot there, worth 14l.
A messuage and 10a. land, in Haughton, a close called ‘Mawdefeld’ and a coal mine there, and a close called ‘Coltparke,’ worth 8s.
Manor and town of Wynlaton, twenty messuages, 1,000a. land, 300a. meadow, 2,000a. pasture, in Wynlaton, worth 80 marks, rendering and paying to the bishop of Durham, in right of his bishopric, from the premises yearly, on the feast of St. Cuthbert, 20l.
Manor of Bynchester, ten messuages, 200a. land, 100a. meadow, 500a. pasture, in Bynchester, worth 8l.
Manors and towns of Westbrandon, Ivesley, Rawley, Hedley and Cornsawe, twenty messuages, 500a. land, 500a. pasture, 100a. meadow, in Westbrandon, Ivesley, Rowley, Hedley and Cornsawe, four messuages, 100a. land, 200a. pasture, 100a. meadow (vesser’) in Hedlehop, the manors of Thornley, Grenewell, Helmeparke, and a coal mine in Helmeparke, sixteen messuages, 500a. land, 100a. meadow, 300a. pasture, in Thorneley, Grenewell and Helmeparke, worth 25l.
Manors of Bires Geffrey and Whitworth, ten messuages, 200a. land, 40a. meadow, 300a. pasture, in Bires Geffrey and Whitworth, worth 16l.
Manor of Westborden, the third part of the town of Pelton, six messuages, 100a. land, 20a. meadow, in Westbrandon and Pelton, worth 7 marks.
Manors of Camboys and Chepyngton, ten messuages, 300a. land, 100a. meadow, in Camboys, Chepyngton and Westlikborn, worth 4l.
A rent of 20s. issuing from lands and tenements, formerly John Heron’s, in Hotop, payable yearly at Whitsuntide and Martlemas equally.
A rent of 20s. issuing from lands and tenements formerly Thomas Claxton’s in Westmerton by Elmeden at the feasts aforesaid.
Manor and town of Eldon, twelve messuages, 500a. land, 100a. meadow, 500a. pasture, in Eldon, worth 30l.
The advowson and patronage of the churches of Cokefeld and St. Mary in the South Bailey (in Ballie Australi) of Durham.
The advowson and patronage of the church of the college of Steyndrop, the advowson and patronage, gift and nomination, of the master or warden (magistral’ sive custod’) of the college, or church of that college, and of all the priests of the same college, and the nomination, gift, advowson and placing (imposicionem) of all the poor men in the same college to be sustained and had.
A yearly rent of 26s. 8d. issuing from the lands and tenements of Alexander Lilborn in Shildon at the feasts aforesaid.
Manor, town and lordship of Steyndrop, forty messuages, 2,000a. land, 300a. meadow, 1,000a. pasture, in Steyndrop, worth 100 marks.
Manor of Somerhous, ten messuages, 200a. land, 50a. meadow, in Somerhous, worth 16l.
Castle and manor of Raby, the forest of Langeley, the manors and towns of Raby, Shotton, Wedland, Cokfeld, Bolome, Keverston Wakerfeld, Ingleton, Houghton and Langton, one hundred messuages, 2,000a. pasture, 1,000a. heath, in Raby, Shotton, Wedlond, Cokfeld, Bolome, Keverston, Wakerfeld, Ingleton, Houghton and Langton, worth 100 marks 13s. 4d.
Manor and town of Elwyk, twenty messuages, 500a. land, 50a. meadow, 200a. pasture, in Elswyke, worth 30l.
Manors and towns of Swayngton, Stokfold, Neweton Handesert, Close and Dalton Perci, forty messuages, 2,000a. land, 300a. meadow, 2,000a. pasture, in Swayngton, Stokfold, Neweton Handesert, Close and Dalton Perci, worth 70l.
A messuage in Durham next the church of St. Nicholas there, worth 20s., and the reversion of two messuages in Onegate in the North Bailey (ballio boreali) of Durham, within the castle of Durham, five tofts, five gardens and 8a. land, in Gillegate in Durham, to be had after the decease of John Gibson, who holds them for the term of his life, worth 10s.
The reversion of a yearly rent of 2s. issuing from the same tenement, to be had after the death of the aforesaid John Gibson who holds that rent for the term of his life with reversion thereof expectant to the earl and his heirs.
C. Series II. Vol. 16. (7.)
559. JOHN CLIFFORD DE CLIFFORD, KNIGHT, LORD DE CLIFFORD AND WESTMERLAND.
Writ and inquisition, as above.
He was seised of the under-mentioned manors in fee, and held them, among other lordships, &c. of king Henry VI. in right of his crown of England and by reason of the prerogative of his crown, by an entire barony, and died seised of such an estate thereof, after whose death, by act of parliament, 1 Edward IV, it was ordained that he, among others, should stand and be attainted and should forfeit to the king and his heirs the lands, &c. whereof he was seised on 4 March, 1 Edward IV, or after, in fee or fee tail.
He was seised of the said manors on the said 4 March and after in fee, and died so seised on Palm Sunday the next following.
Afterwards by act of parliament, 1 Henry VII, it was ordained that the said act of attainder of the said John should be annulled and vacated, and that Henry de Clifford knight, now lord de Clifford and Westmerland, his son and heir, and his heirs, should have all the land, &c., which the said John forfeited &c.; by pretext whereof the said Henry entered upon the said manors and was and is seised thereof in fee, &c.
He died, as above, on Palm Sunday, 1 Edward IV. The said Henry is his son and heir and was then aged 4 and more.
DURHAM. Town and manor of Hertilpole, worth. … .
Lordships and manors of Hert and Hertnes, worth 100 marks.
C. Series II. Vol. 16. (7.)
560. JOHN GREYSTOK, LORD DE GREYSTOK.
Writ and inquisition, as above.
He held the day he died of the king in right of his crown of England, by an entire barony, among other castles, &c. by reason of his prerogative the under-mentioned manors of Over and Nether Cunsclif and Neysham, and the reversion of the under-mentioned manor of Brereton after the death of Beatrice late the wife of Robert Constable and sometime (‘Anne’ in original) wife of Ralph, late lord de Greystok, his father, which manor the said Robert and Beatrice, on the day of the death of the said John, held in dower, in right of the said Beatrice, by the assignment of the said John, with reversion thereof expectant to the said John and his heirs, rendering yearly to the said John and his heirs 30s.
He died seised of the said manors, &c. in fee tail, to him and the heirs male of his body issuing.
He died 10 March, 16 Henry VII. John Greystock is his son and heir and is 14 1/2 years old and more.
DURHAM. Manors of Overcunsclif and Nethercunsclif and Neysham, worth 100 marks.
Manor of Brereton, worth 21l. 10s.
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561. JOHN INGILBY, esquire.
Writ, 5 September, inquisition, 3 May, 18 Henry VII.
William Ingilby, knight, father of the said John Ingilby, long before his decease, by the name of William Ingilby, esquire, by his charter, 8 July, 22 Edward IV, gave to one George Strangways, DD., by the name of George Strangways, B.D., William Aykerod, clerk, by the name of William Aykerodd, M.A., and others since deceased, inter alia the under-mentioned manor and advowson of Rypley and land, &c. in Fogerthorp, Hoby, Conyston, Hawekyswyk, North Stanley, Rypon, Kyrkby Malsert, Laireton, Thexton, Yarome and Westherlesey, by the name of all his lands, tenements, rents and services in the said towns; by virtue of which gift the said George and William and the others since deceased were seised thereof in fee, and the said George and William were and still are seised thereof by survivorship.
The said George Strangways and William Aykerod, with others since deceased, by their charter indented gave to John Ingilby, first born son of William Ingilby, knight, and to Eleanor, wife of the said John Ingilby, the under-mentioned manors of Estherlesey and Rouclyf and land, &c. in Skelton, by the name of all their lands, tenements, rents and services, in Estherlesey, Rouclyf and Skelton, for the term of their lives in survivorship; by virtue of which gift they were seised thereof in their demesne as of free tenement, and the said John died, and the said Eleanor is at present solely seised of such an estate therein by survivorship.
The said John Ingilby, esquire, was seised in fee, the day he died, of the under-mentioned manor of Stokton on the Moor, of the advowson of the church of Sutton upon Derwent, held in gross (ut de uno grosso per se), of the patronage of St. Mary of Mountgrace and a perpetual chantry in St. Mary’s, Rypon.
Long before his decease he was seised in fee of the under-mentioned manors of Barton, Manfeld and Aynmonderby, and land, &c. in Kyrklevyngton, Neueton Morell, Towethorp, Exilby, Clyfton, Mawndby upon Swale, Kirkby Wyske, Swynton and Scotton by Richemond, and, being so seised, by his charter indented gave them to Marmaduke Constable, knight, John Acclom, esquire, John Vavasour, esquire, Thomas Strangways, esquire, and William Roos, clerk, by the name of all his land, &c. in Barton, &c., for the performance of his last will; and they were, and still are, seised thereof accordingly, to the intent aforesaid.
By his last will he inter alia directed that his said feoffees of inter alia his said land, &c. in Barton, &c. should, immediately after his decease, at the request of James Strangways, knight, make sufficient and secure estate to Ranulph, his second son, of and in the aforesaid land, &c. to the yearly value of 10l. for life, with remainder to his own right heirs, and gave the like to any child his wife were going with, if a boy; if a girl, he directed that the executors or administrators of his goods should receive 200 marks therefrom for her marriage; he willed that Thomas Strangways, John Maleverer, John Maxewell, John Shan, John Roukhorn and Robert Ruddall should enjoy the annuities given them by his father, and that Ralph Grymston and William Smyth should enjoy the annuities which he himself had given them, also that Miles Knolles and Oliver Smyth should have their houses for life according to the writings thereof lately made to them.
He died 28 August, 18 Henry VII. William Ingilby, aged 8 and more, is his son and heir. See No. 636.
YORK. Manor of Rypley, or Rypeley, with the advowson of the church there to the same manor belonging, worth 30l., held of the heirs of Sir William Roos of Ingmanthorp, by fealty and a rose yearly, on the feast of St. Peter styled Ad Vincula, for all service.
A messuage, a toft and eight bovates of land, in Fogerthorp, or Fokirthorp, worth 30s., held of the abbot of St. Mary, the Virgin, without the walls of the city of York, service unknown.
A toft without house (vastatum), in Hoby a close there called ‘Hooby-lound,’ or ‘Hoby Lound,’ containing 24a. pasture, and 3a. wood, worth 13s. 4d., held of the heirs of Ralph de Nevyle, service unknown.
A messuage, a cottage, a croft and three bovates of land, in Conyston in Craven, worth 22s., held of the heirs of Conyngston, service unknown.
Three messuages, 20a. land, in Hawekyswyk in Craven, or Hawkiswyk, worth 16s., held of the heirs of Hawkyswyk, service unknown.
A messuage, a cottage, 100a. land, 3a. meadow, 2a. wood, in North Stanley, worth 40s. held of the archbishop of York, service unknown.
Ten burgages and four cottages, in Rypon, worth 40s., held of the said archbishop, service unknown.
Three messuages, a cottage, two bovates and 8a. land, and a dovecot, in Kyrkby Malsert, worth 28s., held of the heirs of Mowbrey, service unknown.
Two messuages, 10a. land, in Laireton, or Lairton, worth 10s., held of the heirs of Mowebray, service unknown.
A messuage, a cottage, seven bovates and 4a. land, in Thexton, worth 13s. 4d., held of the earl of Westmerlond, service unknown.
There messuages, eight burgages, four cottages, thirty bovates of land and 18a. meadow, in Yarome, worth 5l., held of the heirs of the lord de Dercy, service unknown.
Three messuages, eleven bovates of land, in Westherlesey, worth 40s., held of the heirs of Roger de Burton, service unknown.
Manor of Estherlesey, worth 6l. 12d., held of the heirs of the lord de Bruys, service unknown.
Manor of Rouclyf, worth 11l., held of the abbot of the monastery of St. Mary without the walls of the city of York, and of the treasurer of the cathedral church of St. Peter, of York, and of the prebendary of the prebend of Strensall, service unknown.
Three messuages, two tofts and nine bovates of land, 50a. pasture and 7a. meadow, in Skelton, worth 6l., held of the said abbot and treasurer and of the heirs of Ralph de Nevyle, service unknown.
Manor of Stokton on the Moor (super Moram), worth 6l., held of the heirs of Mauley (Mallalacu), service unknown.
Advowson of the church of Sutton upon Derwent, of no yearly value, held of the abbot of Whytby, service unknown.
Patronage of the priory of St. Mary of Mountgrace (Montis gracie) of no yearly value, held of the heirs of Bruys, service unknown.
A perpetual chantry in the chapel of St. Mary within the town of Ripon, of no yearly value, held of the archbisop of York, service unknown.
Manor of Barton, worth 4l. 9s. 10d., held of the heirs of the lord de Fawconbrige, service unknown.
Manor of Manfeld, worth 100s., held of the heirs of Fitz Henry, service unknown.
Manor of Aynmonderby, worth 3l. 6s. 8d., held of the heirs of Bruys, service unknown.
A messuage, a croft and six bovates of land, in Kyrklevyngton, or Kirklevyngton, worth 16s., held of the heirs of James Towecotez, service unknown.
A messuage, a garden, a croft, a bovate of land, 12a. meadow and 1d. free rent, in Neueton Morell, worth 21s., held of the heirs of Thomas Saltmersh, service unknown.
Three messuages, six tofts without houses (vastatis), and twelve bovates of land, in Towethorp, or Towthorp, worth 20s., held of the earl of Westmerlond, service unknown.
A messuage and six bovates of land, in Exilby, worth 13s. 4d., held of the said earl, service unknown.
A messuage, eleven cottages, 60a. land, 2a. meadow, and a windmill, in Clyfton, worth 100s., held of the treasurer of the cathedral church of St. Peter of York, service unknown.
A messuage and four bovates of land, in Mawndby upon Swale; and a toft and a bovate of land, in Kirkby Wyske; worth 26s., held of John Constable, of Holdernesse, service unknown.
Two bovates of land, in Swynton, worth 11s., held of the prior of Malton, service unknown.
Two messuages, eighteen bovates of land, and 24a. meadow, in Scotton by Richmond, or Skotton by Richmond, worth 3l. 10s., held of the heirs of Roald, service unknown.
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562. ROBERT RUSSELL.
Writ, 30 June, 17 Henry VII; inquisition, 22 October, 18 Henry VII,
Robert Russell, esquire, named in the writ, died seised in fee of the under-mentioned manors of Wytley, Sapy and Sutton.
Elizabeth Russell, widow, mother of Robert Russell, esquire, his father, long before the decease of the said Robert, the father, was seised of the under-mentioned manor and advowson of Streynsham, manor of Bulton, bullaries in Wych, land, &c., in Defford and Worcester, and rents in Batenhale, Worcester and Hodyngton, in fee, and, being so seised, by charter indented, 4 April, 20 Edward IV, enfeoffed Robert Throkmerton and Richard Knyghtley, knights, Simon Milbourn, Thomas Ligon, William Tracy, esquires, Robert Slymbrugge, William Wymarke, clerks, John Throkmerton, gentleman, and Robert Handy, together with Thomas Balshalle, John More, clerks, Thomas Brugge, serjeant at law, William Catesby, esquire, and Roger Morres, thereof, who were seised of the said manor, &c. in fee, for the performance of her last will.
Afterwards by a writing indented, 10 June, 21 Edward IV, made between her and the said feoffees, the said Elizabeth declared her last will and thereby willed that the said Thomas Balshale, and his co-feoffees should stand seised of the said manor of Streynsham, &c., to her use for life, with remainder to the use of Robert Russell, her son, for life only, and after his decease to the use of such person as should be his heir; and also, immediately after the decease of her said son, she willed that the said Thomas Balshale and his co-feoffees should stand seised of the premises to the following use, to wit that her executors and assigns might take the issues thereof until they had received the sum of 300 marks for the promotion and marriage of Elizabeth and Joan, daughters of the said Robert, her son; and if it happened her said son to have more sons or more daughters they should have such further sums to be raised from the issues of the said manor, &c. as to her surviving executors or assigns seemed fit, and after the decease of such executors and assigns at the discretion of her said feoffees; and also she willed that, after the performance of the premises, the said Thomas Balshale and the others should stand seised thereof to the use of the said Robert her son for life, and afterwards to the use of such person as then should be his heir, to the use of such heir and his heirs.
And afterwards by her same last will she appointed Richard Wycherley, clerk, the said Robert Throkmerton, and Robert Handy her executors, and died.
And afterwards the said Thomas Balshale, John More, Thomas Brygges, William Catesby and Roger Morres, died, and the said Robert Throkmerton and the others survived, and were and still are seised thereof in fee by survivorship to the use abovesaid.
Her said will has not yet been fully performed.
The said Robert Russell, son of the said Elizabeth, father of Robert Russell, named in the writ, was seised of the under-mentioned manors of Publington, Dormeston, Fleford, Intebergh, Cloddeshale, Cokehulle and Thornedon with the advowson of Puplyngton, and, being so seised, by an indenture of agreement between him and Thomas Beynam, esquire, for a marriage to be had between the said Robert Russell, named in the writ, and Elizabeth daughter of the said Thomas Beynam, and for a certain sum of money paid to the said Robert, the father, by the said Thomas, he enfeoffed Thomas Grene, Alexander Beynam, knights, Giles Brigges, Christopher Beynam, esquires, William Beynam, Richard Throkmerton and Edmund Harwell, thereof, to the use of the said Robert Russell, the younger, and Elizabeth, then his wife, and the heirs of their bodies begotten; by virtue of which feoffment the said Thomas Grene and the others were, and still are, seised thereof in fee to the same use.
The said Robert Russell, named in the writ, was seised of the under-mentioned moiety of the manor of Orleton in fee, and was so seised thereof until he was disseised thereof by John Grevylle, of Milcot, and the same John Grevylle, being so seised thereof by that disseisin, he the said Robert died.
He died on Saturday after Midsummer last. John Russel is his son and heir, aged 8 and more. Cf. Nos. 587, 651, 654, 655.
WORCESTER. Manors of Wytley superior and Wytley inferior worth 12l., held of the barony of Elmley, now in the king’s hands, as of the castle of Elmley, service unknown.
Manor of Sapy, worth 4l., held of Thomas Cornewell, knight, service unknown.
Manor of Sutton, worth 4l. 6s. 8d., held of Thomas Cornewell, knight, service unknown.
Manor and advowson of Streynsham, manor and advowson of Publington, Publyngton or Puplyngton, four messuages, 20a. land, 3a. meadow, 1a. pasture in Defford, and the manor of Fleford, or lands in Defford and Fleford, worth 40 marks, held of the abbot of the monastery of St. Peter, Westminster, by service of one knight’s fee and a half.
Manor of Bulton, or Bolton, four tenements, with six closes and four gardens, in the city of Worcester and the suburbs of the same, are held of the bailiffs and commonalty of the said city in socage by 2s. 6d. rent, and are worth, over and above an annuity of 10 marks granted to Kynard Russell, brother of the said Robert Russell, named in the writ, for life, and above outgoings, 5s.
Five bullaries of salt water in Wyche, worth 26s. 8d., held of the bailiffs of the town of Wyche, service unknown.
A rent of 36s. issuing from the manor of Batenhale by Worcester.
A rent of 10s. issuing from a messuage in the city of Worcester.
A rent of 22s. issuing from the manor of Hodyngton.
Manors of Dormeston, Intebergh, Cloddeshale, Cokehull and Thornedon (see above); the manors of Dorneston and Thornedon and all the lands and tenements and other the premises in Cokhull and Cloddeshale, worth 10 marks, held of George Nevyle, knight, lord Bergevenny, service unknown.
A moiety of the manor Orleton, worth 6l., tenure unknown.
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563. THOMAS PYGOT, cousin and heir of THOMAS PYGOT, viz., son of HENRY son of the said THOMAS.
Writ, 20 January,
proof of age, … . February, 18 Henry VII.
CAMBRIDGE. The said Thomas, the cousin, was born at Habyngdon and baptized in the church of that town, and was 21 years old on 18 January last. John Rumbolde, aged 44 and more, remembers this, because on the day on which the said Thomas was born and baptized, one John Story, chaplain, was instituted and inducted into the rectory of the church of Habyngdon. Henry Janyn (aged 50 and more) was sent to ask Dame Margaret Cheyny to be godmother. Henry Aylmere (aged 46 and more) began a pilgrimage to St. Michael’s Mount in Cornewall. Henry Lete (aged 50 and more) lost his red leather purse with 10s. in it. John Barnarde (aged 53 and more) was sent to ask one John Asshedon to be godfather. William Saykyn, aged 63 and more, was sent to ask one Richard Mak-william, esquire, to be the other godfather, &c.
The lands of his inheritance were in the custody of William Cheyne, esquire, by the king’s grant.
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564. THOMAS PYGOT.
Writ of Mandamus, 1 January, inquisition, 16 January, 18 Henry VII.
He died 16 October, 1 Henry VII, seised of the under-mentioned land &c. in fee. Thomas Pygot is his cousin and heir, to wit son of Henry his son, and was 21 years old, 18 January, 18 Henry VII. Cf. Vol. I., Nos. 73, 254.
BEDFORD. A tenement, 60a. land, 6a. meadow, 2a. pasture, in Chalgrave in the parish of Todyngton, worth 26s. 8d., held of Robert Broughton, knight, as of his manor of Todyngton, service unknown.
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565. THOMAS PYGOT.
Writ of Mandamus, 1 January, inquisition, 17 January, 18 Henry VII.
He died seised of the under-mentioned messuage &c. in fee.
Death and heir as in No. 564.
MIDDLESEX. A messuage, sixteen cottages with gardens, in the parish of St. Mary, Matfelon otherwise called ‘Whytchapell Parysshe,’ worth 100s., held of the bishop of London, service unknown.
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566. ROBERT SHEFFELD, esquire.
Writ, 26 August, inquisition, 7 January, 18 Henry VII.
Long before his decease he was seised of the under-mentioned manors of Westbutterwyk, &c. in fee, and, being so seised, by charter, 9 August, 1 Henry VII, enfeoffed Brian Sandford, John Byllesby, or Billesby, then esquires, and Nicholas Bover, rector of the parish church of S[c]oter, who survive, and John Babyngton, knight, John Suthill, John Dawney and John Egmanton, esquires, since deceased, thereof, to the use of himself and his heirs and the performance of his last will.
He ordained his last will concerning all the premises, viz., for the payment of his debts, the marriage and exhibition of his children, and other divers charges, from the issues thereof to be levied, according to the said will.
He was seised of the under-mentioned land, &c. in Kelfeld, Kenyalfery, or Kynyalfery, Dodythorp, Estbutterwyk, Cadney, Normanby and Appulby in fee, and, being so seised, by charter 20 August, 9 Henry VII, enfeoffed Thomas Belwode and John Egmanton, who survive, and George Sheffeld, since deceased, thereof, for the performance of his last will.
In the said charter dated 20 August, he declared his last will concerning the said land &c. in Kelfeld, &c. viz., for the payment of his debts, &c. by his executors.
John Dawney and Brian Sandeford were seised of the under-mentioned land, &c. in Wylysworth and Gunthorp in fee, and, being so seised, enfeoffed the said Robert Sheffeld and Joan his wife, who survives, thereof, to hold to them and his heirs. They were seised thereof accordingly, he in fee and she in her demesne as of free tenement, and she is still solely seised thereof accordingly by survivorship.
He died at Westbutterwyk, 18 August, 17 Henry VII. Robert Sheffeld, knight, aged 40 and more, is his son and heir.
LINCOLN. Manors and lordships of Westbutterwyk, Beltoft and Belton with their appurtenances in the Isle of Axholme, and the advowsons and patronages of the chantries of Westbutterwyk, Ouston, Fery, Haxsey, Epworth and Belton, within the isle aforesaid, worth 66l. 13s. 4d., held of Elizabeth, duchess of Norfolk, as of her manor or lordship of Epworth within the isle aforesaid, service unknown.
Manors and lordships of Southconyngesby, Crosseby and Gunnas, with land, &c. as below, held of the prior of Thornholme, service unknown. The said manor of Southconyngesby is charged yearly with a certain foreign service, or custom, of paying to the sheriff of the said county for the time being 16d. at his tourn at ‘Spitell on (super) le Strete,’ in the name of sheriff’s aid. The said manors are worth, beyond outgoings, 10l.
A fourth part of the manor, or lordship, of Messyngham, with land, &c. there as below, worth 66s. 8d., held of the abbot of Peterborough, service unknown.
Twenty messuages, 1,000a. land, 500a. meadow, 500a. pasture, 20l. rent, in Southconyngesby, Gunnas, Messyngham, Northconyngesby, Flixburgh, Crosseby, Southstather, or Southstathir, Northstather, or Northstathir, Estfery and Wyllesworth, Haxey, Westwod, Estlond and Craselound; whereof the land, &c. in Southconyngesby, Gunas and Messyngham, are held as above; the land, &c. in Northconyngesby, Flixburgh, Crosseby, Southstathir and Northstathir, worth 11l. 10s., are held of George, lord Burgevenny, service unknown; and the land, &c. in Estfery and Wyllesworth, worth 50s., are held of Thomas Cornewayll, knight, as of his lordship of Thunak, service unknown.
A fishery in Normanby.
A messuage, three tofts, 20a. meadow, in Kelfeld and Kenyalfery, or Kynyalfery, worth 34s. 4d., held of Elizabeth, duchess of Norfolk, service unknown.
Three cottages, 20s. quit rent, in Dodythorp.
A toft, two cottages, 10a. land, 6a. meadow, in Esbutterwyk, worth 40s., held of the abbot of Selby, service unknown.
A toft, 20a. land, 8a. meadow, in Cadney, worth 20s., held of the prior of Newstead (Novo Loco), service unknown.
A toft in Normanby by Burton, worth 8s., held of the abbot of Peterborough, service unknown.
A toft in Appulby, worth 4s., held of the duchess of Suffolk, service unknown.
A messuage, 34a. meadow and pasture, in Wylysworth, worth 40s., held of Thomas Cornewaill, knight, as of his lordship of Thunak, service unknown.
A messuage, 20a. land, in Gunthorp, worth 100s., held of Elizabeth, duchess of Norfolk, service unknown.
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567. ROBERT CONSTABLE, sergeant-at-law.
Writ, 12 March, 17 Henry VII; inquisition, 4 October, 18 Henry VII.
William Crathorn, and Cecily, his wife, were seised of the under-mentioned manor of Northclif, &c., in fee, in her right, and being so seised levied a fine thereof in the quinzaine of Easter, 16 Henry VII, to the said Robert Constable and Thomas Fairfax, who were seised thereof accordingly, the said Robert in fee and the said Thomas in demesne as of free tenement. The said Robert and Thomas, being so seised, suffered a recovery of the said manor to Marmaduke Constable, Ralph Bygod and Walter Griffith, knights, who were and still are seised thereof accordingly to the use of the said Robert Constable and his heirs and the performance of his last will.
Robert Sanderson, and Elizabeth, his wife, were seised of the under-mentioned land, &c. in Houeden in her right, and being so seised suffered a recovery thereof to the said Marmaduke, Ralph and Walter who were, and still are, seised thereof accordingly to the use of the said Robert Constable and his heirs and the performance of his last will.
Thomas Lovell, knight, was seised of the under-mentioned manor of Newsom, with land, &c. there and in Helperthorp, Kirkby on the Wolde, Litilbergh, Amonderby and Swynton, and being so seised suffered a recovery thereof to Marmaduke Constable, knight, Ralph Bygod, knight, and John Constable, clerk, who survive, and Humphrey Siggiswyk and Percival Lampton, who were, and the survivors of whom still are, seised thereof accordingly in fee to the use of the said Robert Constable and his heirs and the performance of his last will.
The said Thomas Lovell. knight, was seised of the under-mentioned manor of Broughton in fee, and being so seised, levied a fine thereof, on the morrow of the Purification, 12 Henry VII, to the said Robert Constable, Marmaduke, Ralph, John, Humphrey and Percival Lampton, who were seised thereof accordingly, the said Robert in fee, and the said Marmaduke and the others in demesne as of free tenement, and the survivors are still so seised, to the use of the said Robert and his heirs and the performance of his last will.
Henry Scrop, knight, lord Lescrop, was seised of the under-mentioned manor of Sledmer in fee, and, being so seised, by charter gave it to the said Robert Constable, and Marmaduke Constable, Ralph Bygod and Walter Griffith, knights, one Thomas Rokeby and William Hautclif, to the use of the said Robert, by virtue whereof they were seised and the said Marmaduke and the others are still seised of the said manor to the use of the said Robert and his heirs and the performance of his last will.
He died 22 November last. Marmaduke Constable, aged 12 and more, is his son and heir.
YORK. Manor of Northclif, six messuages, 400a. land, 20a. meadow, 60a. pasture, 500a. wood and 20s. rent, in Northclyff, worth 100s., held of Marmaduke Constable, knight, by knight service.
Three messuages, a garden and 4a. meadow, in Houeden, worth 13s. 4d., held of the bishop of Durham by socage.
Manor of Newsom by Malton, 300a. land, 100a. meadow, 100a. pasture, 6a. wood and 3l. rent, in Newsom, Helperthorp, Kirkby ‘on the Wolde,’ Litilbergh, Amonderby and Swynton, whereof the said manor and land, &c. in Newsom, worth 20 marks, are held of Thomas Marshall and Brian Eggylsfelde, service unknown; land &c. in Helperthorp, worth 20s., held of the lord Clifford, as of his manor of Lonesburgh, by 12d. rent; land, &c. in Kirkby on the Wolde, worth 20s., held of the dean and chapter of the Cathedral Church of York, in right of the said church by 2s. rent yearly; and land, &c. in Litilbergh, Amonderby and Swynton, worth 20s., held of John Santquyntyn, service unknown.
Manor of Broughton by Malton, worth 100s., held of the Master and brethren of the hospital of St. Leonard of York, in right of the same hospital, [by] … 4d. [rent] yearly.
Manor of Sledmer, worth 10 marks, held of Ralph Bygod, knight, service unknown.
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568. MILES WILLESTHORP, esquire.
Writ of Mandamus, 5 October, 17 Henry VII; inquisition, 14 May, 18 Henry VII.
Henry Watkyn, chaplain, and Nicholas Mawborn, by fine granted the under-mentioned manor of Mekylcattall and land, &c. there to the said Miles and Eleanor his wife, and the heirs male of their bodies issuing, with remainder to Miles’ right heirs. He died, and the said Eleanor is still seised thereof by survivorship.
Long before his decease he was seised of the under-mentioned manor of Little Cattall in fee, and, being so seised, by charter indented, 23 March, 12 Henry VII, gave it to one Marmaduke Constable, knight, Ralph Rither, Robert Constable, Serjeant at law, William Fairfax, Peter Bigod, Brian Palmes, esquires, John Denys, rector of the parish church of Richemond, and John Burton, rector of the parish church of Garforth, to the use of Guy Willisthorp his son and heir apparent, and of Agnes, Guy’s wife, daughter of Ralph Bigot, knight, and the heirs of the body of the same Guy. Robert Constable died and the survivors are still seised thereof to the use aforesaid.
Long before his decease he was seised in fee of the under-mentioned manors of Bekhay and Clyforth, and land, &c. in Qwyxley, Gathull, Thorn burgh, Gellesthorp, Aldeburgh, Tolleston, Pontefract, Skarburgh, Benyngton and Hayton, and, being so seised, by another charter indented, 24 March, 12 Henry VII, gave them to the said Marmaduke and the others, to the use specified in certain indentures between Ralph Bigod, knight, of the one part, and himself of the other, for the marriage of the said Guy and Agnes and the ordering of his lands. The survivors are still seised thereof, as above.
From the time of his decease to the day of the taking of this inquisition the said Eleanor Willisthorp, his wife, has taken the issues and profits of the manor of Mekilcattall, &c. to her own use, the said Guy and Agnes of the manor of Little Cattall, and the said Marmaduke and the others of the residue to the intent specified in the indentures aforesaid.
He died 20 September, 16 Henry VII. Guy Willesthorp, aged 17 and more, is his son and heir.
YORK. Manor of Mekylcattall, three messuages, 20a. land, 2a. meadow, 60a. pasture, 100a. moor, 25s. yearly rent, in Mikil Cattall, worth 6l., held of Thomas Roos, by fealty for all service.
Manor of Little Cattall, worth 16l., held of the king, as of the honor of Knawysburgh parcel of the duchy of Lancaster, by fealty for all service.
Manor of Bekhay, worth 10l., held of the king in socage, as of his honor of Pontefract, parcel of the duchy of Lancaster, by fealty and 13s. 4d. rent yearly, for all service.
Manor of Clyforth, or Clifforth, a messuage and six bovates of land, in Gathull, ten acres of land in Thornburgh, a messuage and 20a. land in Gellesthorp, a messuage, 90a. land, 3a. meadow, in Tolleston, and 20a. land in Benyngton, worth 3l., held of the earl of Derbey by fealty, for all service.
A messuage and six bovates of land in Qwyxley, worth 10s., held of John Bank, as of his manor of Qwyxley, by fealty, for all service.
A messuage in Pontefract, worth 13s. 4d., held of king, in free burgage, as of the honor of Pontefract.
Two messuages in Skarburgh, a messuage, 40a. land, in Hayton, worth 12s., held of the king in free burgage.
A messuage in Aldeburgh.
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569. JOHN VAVASOUR, of Neweton, esquire.
Writ, 11 February, inquisition, 11 October, 16 Henry VII.
Long before his decease he was seised of the under-mentioned sixth of the manor of Baildon and land, &c. in Burley and Stede in fee, and, being so seised, by charter indented gave them, by the name of all his land, &c. there, to Percival Vavasour and Henry Vavasour for the term of their life in survivorship. They were and still are seised thereof accordingly in their demesne as of free tenement.
He died the last day of November, 16 Henry VII, seised of the under-mentioned manor of Newton and land, &c. in Askwith, Castelay, &c. and seised of the under-mentioned manor of Weston and land in Birthwate in fee. John Vavasour, aged 30 and more, is his son and heir.
YORK. A sixth part of the manor of Baildon, worth 5 marks, held of Christopher Ward, knight, as of his manor of Gyselay, service unknown.
Two messuages and six bovates of land, in Burley, two messuages and nine bovates of land, in Stede, worth 5 marks, held of William Calverley knight, as of his manor of Burley, service unknown.
Manor of Weston, held of Henry Percy, earl of Northumberland, as of his manor of Lethelay, by service of a pair of white gloves, of the price of 1d. yearly at Martlemas, for all service. It is worth yearly beyond outgoings and beyond 30s. of yearly rent seck paid to Ralph Bigod, knight issuing from the same manor, 20l.
Seven messuages, twenty-three bovates of land, in Askewith, whereof two messuages and five bovates of land are held of the prior of St. John of Jerusalem in England, as of his manor of Ribstan, by 2s. rent at Michaelmas yearly, for all service; and five messuages and eighteen bovates of land, the residue, are held of John Thwates, esquire, as of his manor of Askewith, by 2s. 2d. rent at Easter and Michaelmas equally, for all service.
A messuage and four bovates of land, in Castelay, a messuage and a bovate of land, in Lethelay, and a messuage and a croft, in Huby worth 20s., held of the earl of Northumberland, as of his manor of Lethelay, by 14d. rent at Easter and Michaelmas equally, for all service.
Manor of Newton by Rippley, worth 5l., held of the archbishop of York, as of his manor of Ripon, by fealty only, for all service.
A messuage and four bovates of land in Birthwate by Newton, held of the abbot of Fountains, as of his manor of Caiton, by 3s. 4d. rent at Easter and Michaelmas yearly, for all service, worth above outgoings and rent, 20s.
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570. GILBERT LEIGH.
Writ, 7 May, 16 Henry VII; inquisition, 20 October, 17 Henry VII.
Long before his decease he was seised of the under-mentioned manor, &c. and, being so seised, by charter enfeoffed William Hopton, Thomas Talbott, Richard Townley, William Calverley, the elder, esquires, William Calverley, the younger, Robert Gargrave, John Calverley, Richard Legh, vicar of Kyrkthorp, and Robert Lyndeley, chaplain, thereof; the survivors of whom, William Calverley, the younger, and John Calverley are seised thereof in fee by virtue of the feoffment.
He died Lady Day, 16 Henry VII. Roger Legh is his son and heir, aged 40 and more at the time of Gilbert’s death.
YORK. Manor of Middelton, or Myddelton, by Rothewell, and 20s. rent in Middelton, worth 10l., held of the king, as of the duchy of Lancaster, service unknown.
Twenty messuages, 200a. land, 100a. pasture, 40a. wood, in Rothe well, Carleton, Lofthouse, Wakefeld, Osset, Bradforth, Manyngham, Allerton by Bradforth, Ledys, Busslyngthorp, Selby, Cawod and Birton by Ferybrig, whereof:—
The messuages, &c. in Wakefeld are held of the king, in burgage, viz. by 6d. rent yearly, for all service, and are worth 20s.
The land, &c. in Cawod and Birton by Ferrybrig, worth 20s., held of the archbishop of York, service unknown.
The land, &c. in Lofthous, Ledes, Busslyngthorp, Allerton by Bradforth, Rothwell, Carleton, Bradforth and Manyngham, worth 40s., held of the king, as of the duchy of Lancaster, service unknown.
The land, &c. in Ossett, held of the king, as of his lordship of Wakefeld, in socage, viz. by 2d. rent yearly, for all service.
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571. JOHN GRYSEACRES.
Writ, 21 July, 16 Henry VII; inquisition, 20 January, 17 Henry VII.
The said John Grysakyrs died 13 July last past seised of the under-mentioned manors, &c. in fee. John Grisakyrs, aged 40 and more, is his son and heir.
YORK. Manor of Barnburgh, four messuages, five cottages, 200a. land, 40a. meadow, 30a. pasture, 12a. wood and 60s. rent, in Barnburgh, Harlyngton and Bilham in the parish of Barnburgh, worth (the rent excluded) 20l., held of William Fitzwilliam, esquire, as of his manor of Sprotburgh, by fealty and 20s. rent yearly, for all service.
A messuage, thirty acres of land, 7a. meadow, in Heluby, worth 30s., held of Henry Scrop, knight, lord Scrop, as of his manor of Staynton by fealty and 4s. rent yearly, for all service.
A messuage and 12a. land, in Brampton in Morthyng, worth 12s., held of George Wastenes, by fealty and 3s. rent yearly, for all service.
A messuage, 40a. land, 30a. meadow and 40a. pasture, in Tils, in the parish of Doncastre, worth 10l. held of Richard Woderove, knight, as of his manor of Langwhait, by fealty and 1d. rent yearly, for all service.
Thirty acres of pasture in Thorp in Baln’, called ‘Redeholme’ and ‘Stokkyng,’ worth 40s., held of William Gascoigne, knight, as of his manor of Thorp in Baln’, by fealty and 1d. rent yearly, for all service.
Sixteen acres of pasture, in Burghwaleys, called ‘Wikehamfeld,’ worth 16s., held of William Gascoigne, knight, as of his manor of Burghwaleys, by fealty and 5d. rent yearly, for all service.
A messuage, 30a. land, 6a. meadow, in Kyrkbramwith, worth 40s., held of the king, as of his manor of Birdcroft, parcel of the duchy Lancaster, by fealty and 22d. rent yearly, for all service.
Manor of Mosseley, two messuages, 60a. land and 6a. meadow, in Mosseley, worth 10l., held of William Gascoigne, knight, as of his manor of Thorp in Baln’, by fealty and ld. rent yearly, for all service.
Ten acres of land and 2a. meadow, in Bolton upon Derne, worth 16s., held of the prior of Monkbretton, by fealty and 4d. rent, for all service.
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572. CHRISTOPHER MORESBY, knight.
Writ of Mandamus, wanting; inquisition, 18 November, 18 Henry VII.
He died on the feast of St. James, the Apostle, 15 Henry VII, seised of the under-mentioned manor in fee. Ann Pykeryng, late the wife of James Pykeryng, esquire, aged 26 and more, is his daughter and heir.
The said Anne has taken the rents and profits of the said manor from the time of his death to the day of the taking of this inquisition. Cf. Nos. 292, 294.
YORK. Manor of Wigyngton, 30a. land, 20a. meadow, in Wigyngton, worth 5l., held of the treasurer of the cathedral church of St. Peter, York, by fealty only.
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573. EDMUND THWAYTES.
Writ wanting; inquisition, 17 March, 17 Henry VII.
Long before his decease, to wit 2 June, 15 Henry VII, by certain indentures between him and one Robert Constable, serjeant at law, it was agreed between them inter alia, that, before Midsummer then next, Henry Thwaytes, his cousin and heir apparent, should take to wife Agnes daughter of the said Robert, and if she died before or after espousals and before consummation, the said Henry should take Joan, Robert’s other daughter; that he, the said Edmund, should enfeoff Ralph Bygot, Robert Aske, John Gower, John Wandisford, knights, Thomas Kebell, serjeant-at-law, John Seyntquyntyn, William Babthorp, John Ardyngton, John Vavasour, of Newton by Rypley, Thomas Elles and William Danyell, of land, &c. in Barthorp, Sandhoton, Frythby and Buttercrame, to the yearly value of 20l., which feoffees, within six weeks after the said Henry Thwaytes should come to the age of 20 years, should make estate [thereof] to him and the said Agnes, or the said Joan, his wife, [to them and the heirs male of the said] Henry lawfully begotten, and that the said Robert, immediately after such marriage, should take all the issues and profits thereof until the said Henry, the cousin, came to the age of 20 years; and that he, the said Edmund, should make estate to the said feoffees of all other his manors and lands, to the intent that they should permit his [executors] to take the issues and profits thereof, except certain lands of the yearly value of 8 marks to be granted to Ellen Thwaytes, for seven years after his decease, for security of divers payments … his last will, and that afterwards they should make estate thereof to the said Henry and the heirs male of his body with remainder according to the effect of his, the said Edmund’s, last will; and, if the said Henry died in the lifetime of the said Agnes, or Joan, that the said feoffees should make estate of the said land, &c. to the yearly value of 20l., to the said Agnes, or Joan, for life.
At the time of the said agreement he was seised in fee of the manors of Lund by Watton, Garwardby, Ayk, Esk, Barthorp, Sandhoton, Frithby and Carleton by Gysley, and of twelve messuages, 200a. land, 50a. meadow therein, and of twenty messuages, 300a. land, 50a. meadow, 100a. pasture, in Kygheley, Keswyk, Westow, Sledmer, Lepyngton, Aclom, Dogleby, Lokyngton, Lutton, Buttercrame, Pole by Ferybryg and Menythorp; and, by virtue of the said agreement, thereof enfeoffed the said Ralph Bygod, and the others, who were, and still are, seised thereof accordingly in fee.
By his last will, he directed that his said feoffees should, within twenty weeks after the said Henry came to the age of 20, make sufficient estate of the said lands and tenements to the yearly value of 20l. to the said Henry and Agnes, or Joan, to them and the heirs male of the body of the said Henry, with remainder in default to Edmund Thwaytes, his son, and the heirs male of his body; that they should make sufficient estate of lands whereof they were then seised of the yearly value of eight marks to Ellen late the wife of Henry Thwaytes, his son, for her life; if the said Henry, the cousin, died after the said espousals, and before estate made to him and any such wife of land, &c. to the yearly value of 20l., that they should make estate to the said Agnes or Joan, so surviving and late his wife, of land,&c. to that value, for her life; and that within twenty weeks after the said Henry came to the age of 20 years they should make estate to him of the reversions expectant on the deaths of the said Ellen and Agnes or Joan, and of all the other lands, &c., to him and the heirs male of his body, with remainder in default to the said Edmund the son and the heirs male of his body begotten, with remainder in default to divers other persons severally, and the heirs of their bodies, with remainder in default to the said feoffees, their heirs and assigns, for sale by said feoffees and the executors of his testament, the proceeds to be disposed in works of charity for his soul, &c. and of all faithful deceased; as in the said will more fully appears.
He was seised in his demesne or of free tenement, the day he died, by the curtesy, after the death of Joan his wife, of twenty messuages, 500a. land, 40a. meadow and 200a. pasture in Thornton, in Pykerynglithe, Snaynton, Eberston, Leberston and Werthorp, which upon his death descended to the said Henry as cousin and heir of the said Joan, viz., son of Henry, her son.
He died 15 June last. The said Henry Thwaytes is his cousin and heir, viz., son of Henry son of the Edmund and Joan, and was aged 14 and more on Midsummer eve last past.
YORK. Manor of Lund by Watton, and the said lands and tenements in Lund, worth 40l., held of Henry, earl of Northumberland, by knight service.
Manors of Garwardby and Barthorp, and lands, &c. there, worth 20l., held of John Lovell, knight, service unknown.
Manor of Sandhoton, worth 5l., held of Thomas, earl of Derby, service unknown.
Manor of Frithby, with land &c. in Frithby, worth 6l., held of Richard, lord de Latymer, service unknown.
Manor of Esk, with land, &c. in Esk, worth 40s., held of Edward, duke of Bokyngham, service unknown.
Manor of Ayk, and land, &c. in Ayke, worth 20s., held of John, abbot of Meaux, service unknown.
Manor of Carleton by Gysley, and land, &c. in Carleton and Keswyk, worth 50s., held of Ralph Rither, knight, and Edward Redmayn, as of their manor of Harwod, service unknown.
Land, &c. in Sledmer, worth 5s., held of Henry, lord Scrop, service unknown.
Land, &c. in Lepyngton, worth 3s. 4d., held of Henry Ughtred, service unknown.
Land, &c. in Dogleby and Westow, worth 20s. held of Ralph Bygot, knight, service unknown.
Land, &c. in Lutton, worth 20d., held of Geoffrey, the dean, and the chapter of the cathedral church of St. Peter, York, service unknown.
Land, &c. in Pole by Ferybryg, worth 20s., held of the prior of Pountfret, in socage.
Land, &c. in Buttercrame, worth 10s., held of Ralph, earl of West-merland in ward of the king by reason of his minority, as of his manor or lordship of Buttercrame, by knight service.
Land, &c. in Menethorp, worth 20s., held of the prior of Kyrkham, in socage.
Land, &c. in Thornton in Pykerynglithe, and in Snainton, Eberston and Liberston, worth 10 marks, held of the king, as of his manor of Pykeryng, in the county of York, parcel of his duchy of Lancaster, in socage, viz. by service of fealty and 3s. rent yearly at Martlemas and Whitsuntide equally, and, after the death of every person seised thereof, 26s. 8d. for a relief, for all service.
Land, &c. in Werthorp, worth 3s. 4d., held of Henry, lord Clyfford, service unknown.
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574. JOHN EVERYNGHAM, knight.
Writ, 22 June, 17 Henry VII; inquisition, 21 November, 18 Henry VII.
He died Midsummer eve, 17 Henry VII, seised of the under-mentioned manors of Byrkyn, &c. in fee, and held the under-mentioned moiety of the manors of Southotryngton, &c. for the term of his life, by the curtesy, after the death of Katharine, his wife. John Everyngham, esquire, aged 36 and more, is his son and heir, and the said John is son and heir of the said Katharine.
YORK. Manors of Byrkyn, or Birkyn, Ferburn, Knotyngley, and Waddesworth, twenty messuages, 500a. land, 100a. pasture, 40a. meadow, 20a. wood in the same, whereof:—
Manors of Byrkyn and Knottingley, held of the king, as of the duchy of Lancaster, as of the honor of Pontefract, service unknown; the manor of Byrkyn and land, &c. in the same worth 40l.; manor of Knottingley worth 10 marks;
Manors of Ferburn and Waddesworth, and land, &c. in the same, held of the king, as of the castle of Tykhill, parcel of the duchy of Lancaster; manor of Ferburn, and land, &c. in the same, worth 10l.; manor of Waddesworth, and land, &c. in the same, worth 10 marks.
Moiety of the manors of Southotryngton and Thornton in le Strete; moiety of a sixth part of the manor of Sutton in Holdernesse; a moiety of two messuages, a bovate and 1 1/2a. land and moiety of a third part of 1,200a. pasture, 80a. wood, 4s. 5d. rent of service, in Lound on le Wold; a moiety of four messuages, 40a. land, 6a. meadow, 60a. pasture, in Ilton; and a moiety of ten messuages, 200a. land, 60a. meadow, 100a. pasture, 20a. wood, in Southo[t]rington, Thornton in le Strete, Sutton in Holdernes and Lounb on le Wolde, and Ilton aforesaid; whereof:—
Moiety of the manors of Southotryngton and Thornton in le Strete, and of land &c. in the same, held of the bishop of Durham, as of his manor of Northallerton, service unknown; moiety of the manor of Southotrington and of land, &c. in the same, worth 3l.; moiety of the manor of Thornton in le Strete and of land, &c. in the same, 5 marks;
Moiety of a sixth part of the manor of Sutton in Holdernesse and of lands, &c. in the same, worth 5 marks, held of Henry, duke of Bukingham, lord of Holdernes, as of his manor of Birstwik in Holdernes, service unknown;
Moiety of two messuages and of lands and tenements in Lound, worth 20s., held of Henry, earl of Northumberland, as of his manor of Lekynfeld;
Moiety of four messuages and of lands and tenements in Ilton, worth 40s., held of Henry, lord de Scrop, service unknown.
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575. JOHN SHYRBURN.
Writ of Mandamus, 14 February, 17 Henry VII; inquisition, 10 October, 18 Henry VII.
Long before his decease he was seised of the under-mentioned land, &c. in fee, and, being so seised, in performance of covenants between him and Thomas Stokdale for espousals of William Stokdale, eldest son of Thomas, and Alice his daughter, in certain indentures specified, by charter, 24 March, 9 Henry VII, gave the same to the said William and Alice, by the name of all his land, &c. in county York or elsewhere, by virtue of which gift the said William and Alice were, and still are seised thereof in fee.
He died on the eve of Lady Day, 16 Henry VII. The said Alice, aged 12 and more, is his daughter and heir.
The said Thomas Stokdale from the day of the making of the said charter, and from the time of the said John’s death, has occupied the land, &c. and taken the issues and profits to the use, exhibition and profit of the said William and Alice.
YORK. Seven messuages, four tofts, four crofts, thirty-one and a half bovates of land meadow and pasture in Shirburn in Hartfordlith, held of the king, as of his manor there, parcel of his lordship of Shirefhoton, by fealty and suit of court at Shirburn aforesaid and 19s. 8d. rent yearly, for all service; worth, beyond outgoings, 120s.
A toft, a croft, three bovates of land, meadow and pasture, in Estheslerton, held of Thomas Wandesford, esquire, as of his manor there, by fealty, and suit of court only; worth 20s.
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576. NICHOLAS KNYFTON.
Writ of Mandamus, 21 October, 17 Henry VII; inquisition, 1 November, 18 Henry VII.
The king that now is was seised in fee of the under-mentioned manor of Kyllerby, which lately belonged to Francis Lovell, late lord Lovell, and by the forfeiture of the said Francis, who was attainted of high treason, came to his hands, and, being so seised, granted it by letters patent to the said Nicholas, to hold to him and his heirs male by the rent and services due and accustomed; by virtue whereof the said Nicholas was seised thereof in fee (sic) and died so seised.
He died 14 May, 15 Henry VII, seised of the other under-mentioned manor and land in fee. John Knyfton is his son and heir, aged on the feast of St. Barnabas, 17 Henry VII, 20 and no more. Cf. Nos. 542, 544.
YORK. Manor, or lordship, of Kyllerby otherwise called Kyllerbe, worth 24l., held of the king in chief, by knight-service.
Manor of Cusworth, worth 10l. 13s. 4d., held of William Fitzwillyam, as of the manor of Sprotburgh, by service of fealty and 6s. 8d. rent.
A messuage, four cottages, 16a. land, in Bawtre, worth, 46s. 8d., held of the king, as of the manor of Bawtre, by service of fealty and 2s. 8d. rent.
A messuage, 23a. land, in Warmesworth, worth 13s. 4d., held of the lord of Warmesworth, service unknown.
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577. ELIZABETH sometime the wife of WILLIAM CHAWORTH, knight, and late the wife of JOHN DUNHAM, esquire.
Writ 23 March, 17 Henry VII; inquisition 4 November, 18 Henry VII.
John Annesley, knight, and Robert Annesley, parson of the church of Holme, were seised of the under-mentioned manor in fee, and, being so seised, by charter dated at Winton, Friday before St. Barnabas, the Apostle, 18 Edward III, gave to John de Bellew (Bella Aqua) and Isabel, his wife, to hold to them and the heirs of their bodies issuing, with remainder to John’s right heirs in fee. The said John and Isabel were seised thereof accordingly in fee tail by the form of the gift, and died so seised, after whose death it descended to the said Elizabeth, sometime the wife of William Chaworth, knight, and late the wife of John Dunham, esquire, as cousin and heir of the bodies of the said John and Isabel of their bodies issuing, viz., daughter of Elizabeth, daughter of Margaret, daughter of John, son of Thomas, son of Lucy, daughter and heir of the said John and Isabel. She entered thereon accordingly and was thereof seised in fee tail by the form of the gift, and being so seised took to husband the said John Dunham, esquire, and they had issue between them John. Afterwards she died and the said John Dunham continued his possession as tenant by the curtesy.
She died 20 March, 17 Henry VII. John Dunham, knight, is her son and heir, aged 28 and more. Cf. Nos. 584, 602–604, 612, 618.
YORK. Manor of Bolton upon Derne, worth 10l., held of the lord le Scrope, as of the manor of Bentley, service unknown.
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578. THOMAS DYNLEY.
Writ 30 May, 17 Henry VII; inquisition 6 March, 18 Henry VII.
The said Thomas Dyneley, son and heir of Edward Dyneley and Sanchia his wife, long before his decease was seised of the under-mentioned manor of Stanford in fee, and, being so seised, thereof inter alia by charter enfeoffed William Brokas, Henry Uvedale, esquires, Edward Langford, Edward Brokas, gentlemen, and John [Davy], who were seised thereof accordingly to the use of him and his heirs and the performance of his last will.
By his last will he inter alia declared that if Philippa, his wife, were with child, that then, over and above the manors, &c., previously assigned to her for jointure, she should have all other his manors, &c., for the term of her life, of which manors, &c., the said manor of Stanford is parcel; and, after her decease, he willed that the said manors, &c., should remain to such child of hers in tail, with remainder in default to his own right heirs, as by his testament and will, under the seal of Henry, archbishop of Canterbury, more fully appears.
He was seised of certain lands called ‘Captens’ and ‘Knellis’ and died so seised.
He was seised of the under-mentioned reversion, and died so seised.
He died 29 May last. He and the said Philippa had issue between them Elizabeth Dyneley, which Elizabeth is daughter and heir of their bodies and is aged two months and more. Cf. Nos. 579, 580, 670.
BERKS. Manor of Stanford, worth 10l., held of John Langford, by knight service, as of the manor of Bradfeld.
Lands and tenements called ‘Captens’ and ‘Knellis’ beside Yatinden.
The reversion of the manor of Wokefeld and certain lands in Birfeld, Often and Sellamstede, held of George Forster, knight, and Elizabeth, his wife, by right of the inheritance of Thomas Dalamer, by fealty and service of 3s. yearly; they are worth 9 marks.
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579. THOMAS DYNLEY.
Writ 30 May, 17 Henry VII; inquisition 6 March, 18 Henry VII.
The said Thomas, son and heir of Edward and Sanchia Dyneley, long before his decease was seised of the under-mentioned manor, &c., in fee, and, being so seised, suffered a recovery thereof, Michaelmas Term, 16 Henry VII, to Reynold Bray, knight, William Ovedale, knight, John Shaa, knight, Thomas Frowyk, serjeant-at-law, John Kyngesmyll, serjeant-at-law, Ralph Shirley, Edmund Dudley, Robert Baynard, Nicholas Samborn, Henry Wodecok, John Gardyner and John Harpesfeld, who were, and still are, seised thereof in fee.
The said recovery of the manor, &c. aforesaid was had, as to so much of the lands and tenements of the same manor as, together with the manor of Southam, co. Gloucester, and other his lands and tenements in Southam, Brocamton and Wodemancote, co. Gloucester, were of the yearly value of 20l., to the use of the said Thomas and Philippa his wife, and the heirs male of their bodies, and, for default of such issue, to the use of the heirs of his body, and, for default of such issue, to the use of him and his heirs, and, as to the residue of the same manor, to the use of the said Thomas and Philippa and his heirs male of her body begotten, and, for default, to the use of the heirs of his body, and, for default, to the use of him and his heirs, as by an indenture specifying such use, dated 27 November, 16 Henry VII, more fully appears.
Death and heir, as in No. 578. Cf. Nos. 580, 670.
OXFORD. Manor of Middelaston alias Assheton, two messuages, 100a. land, 20a. meadow, 40a. pasture, 20a. wood and 20s., in Middelaston, worth 10l., held of the king, as of the duchy of Lancaster, by knight service.
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580. THOMAS DYNLEY.
Writ 30 May, 17 Henry VII; inquisition 13 February, 18 Henry VII.
Findings as in No. 579.
The said recovery of the said manor, &c. was to the use of the said Thomas and Philippa and the heirs male of their bodies, with remainder to the use of the heirs of his body, with remainder to use of him and his heirs.
GLOUCESTER. Manor of Southam, four messuages, 200a. land, 40a. meadow, 40a. wood, 100a. pasture, 20s. rent, in Southam, Brocamton and Wodemancote, worth 20 marks, held of Silvester, bishop of Worcester, in right of his cathedral church, service unknown.
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581. HUMPREY PERSALL.
Commission 9 June, 17 Henry VII; inquisition 7 September, 18 Henry VII.
He was seised in fee of the under-mentioned manors and advowson and, being so seised, by charter gave them to Robert Harcourt, knight, John Aston, of Heywod, Nicholas Sutton, esquires, William Gebons, clerk, rector of the church of Eyton and John Moreton, clerk, rector of the church of Blymhill, to the use of his last will.
They were seised thereof accordingly in fee, and, being so seised, by charter gave the manor of Knyghtley and Little Onne to the said Humphrey Peshall and Lettice (Leticie), his wife, for the term of her life. She survived him and was and still is seised thereof in her demesne as of free tenement.
By his writing (set out in full in English), 8 April 13 Henry VII, by the description of ‘Humffrey Peshall, esquier,’ he declared his last will, as follows. Reciting that, in performance of covenants upon his marriage with Letice, sister to Sir Robert Harcourt, knight, he had given her the said two manors, he directs that his next heir shall find her security that she shall not be troubled in her possession of them, and in default gives her all other his manors, &c. for life. If at any time thereafter there be male issue by his said wife, he directs that, after his decease, the manors of Hopton, Theyne, Blythwodde, Caldon, Waturffall and third part of the manor of Astansfeld, and the advowson of the church of Chekley, and after his wife’s decease, the manors of Knyghtley and Littell Onne, shall be to such heirs male, and, in default shall be to his right heirs general, viz. his daughters, born or to be born, and their heirs, &c.
He was seised in fee of the under-mentioned messuages, &c. in Stafford, which are within the fee (infra feodum) of ‘borogh Engleis,’ and the custom of that fee is such that if any die seised in fee or fee tail of any hereditaments within the said fee, they descend to the youngest son of the deceased, as heir, and not to the elder son. They descend and ought to descend to Richard Peshall, his youngest son, by virtue of the custom of the aforesaid fee.
He died 26 May, 13 Henry VII. Richard Peshall is his son and heir male between him and the said Letice begotten, and is aged 3 and more.
STAFFORD. Manor of Knyghtley, worth 10l., held of John Bowrchier, knight, lord de Bernes, by service of fealty, other services unknown.
Manors of Hopton, Theyne, Blithwodde and Little Onne and advowson of church of Chekley, worth 20l., held of Edward, duke of Bukingham, by service of fealty, other services unknown.
Manor of Caldon, worth 40s., held of George, earl of Shrewsbury, by service of fealty, other services unknown.
Manor of Waturffall, and third part of manor of Astansfelde, worth 4l., held of the king in chief, service unknown.
A messuage and four cottages, and five gardens, in Stafford, worth 20s., held of the king in chief, service unknown.
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582. JOHN BEAUMONT, esquire.
Commission 1 February, inquisition 4 May, 18 Henry VII.
He died 21 September in the year above said, seised of the under-mentioned manor, &c. in fee. Joan, aged 6 and more, Dorothy, aged 4 and more, and Eleanor, aged 3 and more, are his daughters and co-heirs.
DERBY. A fifth part of the manor of Eggynton, worth 9l., and the advowson of the church there, at the fifth turn, when it happen, held of the king, as of the honor of Tuttebury, by service of 1/8 of a knight’s fee.
Two pastures called ‘Hurstfeld,’ lying under the king’s park called ‘Shottyll Parke,’ worth 40s., of whom, or by what service, held, the jurors know not.
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583. JOHN BEAUMONT, esquire.
Commission 1 February, inquisition 2 May, 18 Henry VII.
He died 21 September last, seised of the under-mentioned manors, &c. in fee.
By indentures he demised the manor of Tynmore to Thomas Comberford and David Rocheford, from Lady Day, 15 Henry VII, for twelve years, at 10l. rent; they are in possession.
Co-heirs, as in No. 582.
STAFFORD. Manor, or lordship, of Weddesbury, worth 50 marks, held of king in chief, by service of one knight’s fee.
Manor of Tynmore, worth 10l., held of the king, by knight service, as of the manor of Lychefeld, in the king’s hands as parcel of the temporalities of the bishopric of Coventry and Lichfield now void.
A third part of the manor of Typton, worth 4 marks, held of John Worley, by fealty and 4s. rent yearly.
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584. ELIZABETH, sometime the wife of WILLIAM CHAWORTH, knight, and late the wife of JOHN DUNHAM, esquire.
Writ 23 March, 17 Henry VII; inquisition 30 October, 18 Henry VII.
One Ralph Rokebye and Robert Sutton were seised of the under-mentioned manor in fee, and, being so seised, by fine levied in the quinzaine of Michaelmas, 17 Henry VII, granted it to the said John Dunham, esquire, and the said Elizabeth, his wife, to them and the heirs of their bodies, with remainder to the right heirs of John la Zouche, knight. They were seised thereof accordingly in fee tail by the form of the gift and, being so seised, had issue between them, John; and afterwards she died so seised, and the said John Dunham, esquire, survived her, and was, and still is, solely seised thereof in fee tail by the form of the gift.
Death and heir as in No. 577. Cf. Nos. 602–604, 612, 618.
HERTFORD. Manor of Whethamsted, worth 100s., held of the abbot of Westminster, service unknown.
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585. THOMAS FITZWILLIAM, cousin and heir of THOMAS FITZWILLIAM, knight.
Writ of Devenerunt 9 October, inquisition 26 October, 18 Henry VII.
John Vere, earl of Oxford, Robert Dymmok, knight, Robert Rede, J.K.B., William Langdale, Robert Eyre, esquires, John Wade and Thomas Chaloner, are, and at the time of his death were, seised of the under-mentioned manors, &c. in fee, to the use of Thomas Fitzwilliam, knight, late deceased, his grandfather, in tail male, as by charter and fines more fully appears.
He died 14 September, 18 Henry VII. George Fitzwilliam, aged 31 and more, is his cousin and heir, viz. brother of John his father; also the said George is son and next heir male of the said Thomas Fitzwilliam, knight.
LINCOLN. Manors of Malberthorp, Stane, Madynwell and Malburssh Enderby, a hundred messuages, forty cottages, twenty tofts, 1,000a. land, 300a. meadow, 400a. pasture, 100a. marsh, 60s. rent, in Malberthorp, Stane, Madynwell, and Malbissh Enderby aforesaid, Trusthorp, Fullesthorp, Sutton, Thedylthorp, Strubby, Maltby and Withern, whereof the:—
Manor of Malbussh Enderby and land, &c. there, except four bovates of land, are held of the king, of the duchy of Lancaster, as of the manor of Bolyngbroke, service unknown, and are worth 33s. 4d.; the said four bovates of land are held of George Taylboys, knight, service unknown, and are worth 26s. 8d.
Manor of Madynwell, and land, &c. there, worth 60s., held of the king, as of the manor of Belssheford, parcel of the duchy of Lancaster, service unknown.
Manor of Malberthorp and all lands and tenements called ‘Fawconbergefee’ in Malberthorp, Trusthorp and Fullesthorp, and 57a. land in Malberthorp, called ‘Bavauntes,’ four score acres of land late John Mauby’s, and 39a. land of the fee of Milay, held of Henry Percy, earl of Northumberland, as of the manor of Calceby, service unknown; all the aforesaid other lands and tenements in Malberthorp are severally held of William Conyers and Thomas Pykeryng, Thomas Grene, knight, Richard Thymolby and Richard Yerburgh, esquires, services unknown; the said manor, &c. are worth 40l.
Manor of Stane and land, &c. there, and all land, &c. in Thedilthorp, except three messuages, 40a. land and 20a. meadow there, are held of John Skypwyth, knight, as of his manor of South Ormesby, service unknown; the said messuages, 40a. land and 20a. meadow, are severally held of the dean and chapter of Lincoln, the lord Willughby and Michael Aungevyn, esquire, service unknown; the said manor, lands and tenements in Thedylthorp, are worth 40s.
Lands and tenements in Malteby and Strubby, held of William Kyme and the lady Cecily Welles, late the wife of John, viscount Welles, the prior of Markeby and Henry Ruddell, services unknown; they are worth 20s.
Lands and tenements in Wythern, Trusthorp, Fullesthorp and Sutton ‘in le Marssh,’ severally held of William Kyme and the lady Cecily Welles, and the prior of Markeby, service unknown; they are worth 5l.
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586. CECILY, late the wife of JOHN JOSSELYN.
Writ 11 July, 18 Henry VII; inquisition 24 January, 19 Henry VII.
A fine was levied, on the morrow of Souls, 8 Henry VII, between Thomas Molyneux, esquire, James Molyneux, clerk, Robert Sheffeld, Ralph Josselyn and Richard Goodwyn, who survive, and Richard Chirchyerd, since deceased, querents and the said John Josselyn and Cecily, his wife, deforciants, of the under-mentioned manor and advowson, to wit that the said John and Cecily acknowledged them to be the right of Ralph, as those which the said Ralph. Thomas, James, Robert, Richard, and Richard, have of their gift, and remitted and quit claimed them, for them and her heirs, to the said Thomas, and the others, and the heirs of Ralph; and for this acknowledgment the said Thomas, and the others, granted the said manor and advowson to the said John and Cecily for the term of their lives, with remainder after their decease to Richard Boldey and Thomas Hoste for the term of seven years, with remainder hereafter to Cecily’s right heirs.
The said John and Cecily were seised thereof accordingly in their demesne as of free tenement, and afterwards she died, and he was seised thereof in his demesne as of free tenement by survivorship.
The grant of the said seven years to Boldey and Hoste was and still is to the use of the said John Josselyn and the performance of his will.
The said Cecily had issue a son, one Eustace Fitzherbert, who is her next heir and is 13 years old and more.
She died on the feast of the Translation of St. Thomas, the Martyr, last.
After her death the said John Josselyn entered upon the said manor and advowson and took and still takes the issues and profits thereof.
GLOUCESTER. Manor of Campden and the advowson of the free chapel of St. Katharine of Campden; the manor, worth 20 marks, is held of the king in chief, by service of the moiety of a knight’s fee.
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587. ROBERT RUSSELL.
Writ 20 May, inquisition 23 June, 18 Henry VII.
Elizabeth Russell, widow, mother of Robert Russell, esquire, deceased, his father, was seised of the under-mentioned manor, &c. in fee, and, being so seised, thereof enfeoffed Robert Slymbrugge, clerk, Robert Throgmerton, Richard Knyghtley, knights, Simon Mylborn, Thomas Lygon, William Tracy, esquires, John Throgmerton, gentleman, William Wymarke, clerk, and Robert Handy, who survive, together with Thomas Balsale, John Moore, clerks, Thomas Brugge, Serjeant at law, William Catesby, esquire, and Roger Morys, since deceased, for the performance of her last will. They were, and the surviving feoffees are still, seised thereof accordingly in fee.
By her last will she directed that the feoffees should stand seised thereof to the use of the said Robert Russell, her son, and of Joan, then his wife, for the term of their lives in survivorship, and thereafter to the use of such person as should then be heir apparent of the said Robert.
Afterwards the said Robert Russell, the father, by his last will directed that the said Robert Slymbrugge and the rest of his feoffees should pay his debts with the issues, &c. of the premises, should grant an annuity therefrom of 10 marks to John Russell, gentleman, his second son, for life, unless it should happen the said John to be otherwise promoted, the said Joan, his mother, being then deceased, and further should perform his last will.
Death and heir as in No. 562. Cf. Nos. 651, 654, 655.
GLOUCESTER. Manor of Brodcampdene, or Brodecampdene, worth 10 marks, held of William Norrys, knight, and Katharine, his wife, and John Josselyn and Joan his wife, in right of the said Katharine and Joan, as of their manor of Chepyngcampdene.
A half burgage and four cottages, in Tewkesbury, worth 20s., held of the king by fealty and 12d. rent yearly, for all service, as of the manor of Tewkesbury, which came to the king’s hands by pretext of a feoffment thereof made to the king by Ann, late countess of Warwick.
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588. JOHN FORTESCUE, esquire.
Writ 2 December, inquisition 11 February, 18 Henry VII.
He died 2 June last, seised of the under-mentioned manor, &c. in fee, George Fortescue, aged 19 and more, is his son and heir.
GLOUCESTER. Manor of Ebrighton alias Eburton and two messuages, 160a. land, 100a. meadow, 200a. pasture and 20s. rent in Ebrighton, worth 30l., held of Silvester, bishop of Worcester, in right of his church of Worcester, by fealty and 2s. 8d. rent to the said bishop and his successors at Easter and Michaelmas equally.
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589. WALTER LANGLEY, son and heir of EDMUND LANGLEY, esquire.
Writ of Devenerunt, 18 November, inquisition 23 November, 18 Henry VII.
Edmund Langley, his father, died seised in fee of the under-mentioned messuage, &c. which thereupon descended to him as Edmund’s son and heir.
He died 30 October last. Isabel, wife of Henry Ketilby, Christine, wife of Roger Wygston and Alice, wife of Thomas Everdon, aged respectively 29, 27, and 23, and more, are his sisters and heirs and daughters and heirs of Edmund.
WILTS. A messuage, or burgage, and a garden, in Crekelade, worth 13s. 4d., held of Elizabeth, queen of England, by fealty only.
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590. WALTER LANGLEY, son and heir of EDMUND LANGLEY, esquire.
Writ of Devenerunt, wanting; inquisition 23 November, 18 Henry VII.
Findings as in No. 589.
OXFORD. A messuage and a virgate (burgat’) of land, in Longworth, worth 20s., held of the abbot of Cirencester, by fealty and 4d. rent yearly, for all service.
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591. EDMUND LANGLEY.
Writ of Quœ plura 8 November, inquisition 11 November, 18 Henry VII.
William Tame, William Tracy and Roger Capes, were seised of the under-mentioned manor, &c. in fee, and, being so seised, enfeoffed him and Elizabeth, then his wife, thereof, to hold to them and his heirs. They were seised thereof accordingly, he in fee, and she in her demesne as of free tenement; and afterwards he died, and she was, and still is, solely seised thereof in her demesne as of free tenement by survivorship. After his death the reversion thereof descended to one Walter Langley, who was under age and in the king’s custody, as his son and heir. The said Walter, so seised of the said reversion as of fee and right, died 29 October last, whereupon the reversion descended to his sisters and heirs.
Isabel, wife of Henry Ketylby, Christine wife of Roger Wygston and Alice, wife of Thomas Everdon, aged respectively 27, 25 and 22 and more, are his daughters, and sisters and heirs of the said Walter.
GLOUCESTER. Manor of Over Sudyngton, worth 12l., held of the duke of York, as of his manor of Somerford Keynes, co. Wilts, by fealty only.
A water-mill in Nether Sudyngton, worth 40s., held of the abbot of Cirencester, by fealty only.
Three messuages, 60a. land, 6a. meadow, in Feirford, worth 5 marks, held of the king, as of his manor of Feirford, which is parcel of his earldom of Warwick, by fealty only.
A messuage, 110a. land, 2a. meadow, in Torleton, worth 40s., held of John Wylcokes, clerk, as of his manor of Torleton, by fealty and suit of the court of the said John at his manor there yearly.
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592. WALTER LANGLEY, son and heir of EDMUND LANGLEY.
Writ of Devenerunt 27 October, inquisition 7 November, 18 Henry VII.
Edmund Langley, his father, was seised, the day he died, of two closes called ‘Calwell Hyll’ and ‘Marleys’ and of 20a. land, in Nether Sudyngton, in fee; after whose death the said closes, &c. descended to the said Walter, being under age and in the king’s custody, as his son and heir; which closes, &c. from time beyond memory were parcel of the manor of Nether Sudyngton; and which after the death of the said Edmund, by reason of the minority of the said Walter, came to the king’s hands.
The said Walter being thus under age and in the king’s custody, was seised the day he died of the said manor of Nether Sudyngton, whereof the closes, &c. aforesaid are parcel, in fee, and died so seised.
He died 29 October last. His sisters and heirs, as in No. 591.
No lands, &c. came to the king’s hands except the said closes and 20a., and the said Edmund and Walter held no other lands on the days on which they severally died.
GLOUCESTER. Manor of Nether Sudyngton, whereof the closes and land, as above, are parcel, held of the king, by service of 1/3 of a knight’s fee; the closes and land worth 20s., the manor 30l.
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593. JOHN WHITYNTON, clerk.
Writ 21 February, inquisition 25 April, 18 Henry VII.
Long before his deceased he was seised of the under-mentioned manor in fee, and, being so seised, thereof in trust (ex confidencia) enfeoffed John Norwodde, esquire, to the use of himself and his heirs, by virtue of which feoffment the said John Norwodde was, and still is, seised thereof in fee, to the use aforesaid.
He died 16 February last. Maud Whytyngton, aged 8 and more, and Isabel Whityngton, aged 2 and more, are his cousins and heirs, viz. daughters of Richard Whityngton, his brother.
GLOUCESTER. Manor of La Leye, in Leye, Staverton and Heydon, held of the abbot of the monastery of St. Mary of Teukesbury, as of his priory of Derrehurste, by knight service, suit of the abbot’s court of his manor of Okynton every three weeks and 24s. rent yearly; it is worth yearly beyond outgoings 20l.
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594. JOHN ARTHUR.
Writ of Mandamus, 6 May, 17 Henry VII; inquisition 1 September, 19 Henry VII.
He died 16 January, 16 Henry VII, seised of the under-mentioned land, &c. in fee. John Arthur, aged 18 and more, is his son and heir.
Who has occupied the land, &c. and taken the issues and profits since his death the jurors do not know. Cf. No. 635.
GLOUCESTER. A messuage, 20a. land, 2a. meadow, in Awste, worth 9s., held of Silvester, bishop of Worcester, service unknown.
A toft, 12a. land, 4a. meadow, 6a. pasture, in Stapulton, held of the king, as of the earldom of Warwick, by fealty and 2d. rent yearly at Michaelmas, and by service of doing suit to the king’s court of his manor of Berton by Bristoll, which is parcel of the said earldom, every three weeks, to be held at the said manor, for all service; they are worth beyond outgoings 13s. 4d.
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595. ROBERT WYLLOUGHBY, knight, LORD DE BROKE.
Writ 7 September, inquisition 20 January, 18 Henry VII.
Robert Willughby, lord de Broke, named in the writ, died 23 August, 17 Henry VII, seised of the under-mentioned moieties in fee. Robert Willughby, now lord de Broke, is his son and heir, aged 30 and more. Cf. Nos. 638, 641, 785.
GLOUCESTER. Moiety of the manor of Tedryngton and a moiety of thirty messuages, 140a. land, 60a. pasture, 40a. meadow, 60a. wood, 100a. furze and heath and 10s. rent, in Tydryngton, worth 16l. 9s. 6d., held of the duke of Bukingham, as of his manor of Thornebery, by fealty only, for all service.
Moiety of the manor of Ichynton, and a moiety twenty messuages, 60a. land, 40a. pasture, 20a. meadow, 40a. wood, 100a. furze and heath, 10s. rent, in Ichynton, worth 15l., held of the bishop of Worcester, by fealty only.
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596. RICHARD BURGOYN, son and heir of JOHN BURGOYN.
Writ 27 April,
proof of age 15 July, 17 Henry VII.
CAMBRIDGE. He was born at Cambridge, 20 December, [20] Edward IV, and baptized in the church of St. Botolph in that town the same day, as John Rumbold, aged 45 and more, remembers, because he was then living with Thomas Meryn, rector of the parish of St. Botolph, who baptized him. Henry Janyn, aged 50 and more, remembers it, because on 5 May following the first born son of Master John Leventhorp was born, who is 21 and more. Joan, daughter of Henry Lete (aged 59 and more), who is 21 and more, was born the same year. Thomas Pers, aged 56 and more, was in town that day. Thomas Atwode, aged 50 and more, was living in Gyrton with Mistress Battesforth, who was godmother of the said Richard. John Barnard (aged 48 and more) went to Trumpyngton for one Master Rede to be godfather, &c.
His lands of inheritance were in the king’s custody.
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597. HAMOND (HAMO) SUTTON.
Writ 4 February, 16 Henry VII; inquisition 20 January, 17 Henry VII.
Hamond (Hamo) Sutton, grandfather of Hamond (Hamonis) Sutton, esquire, named in the writ, was seised of the under-mentioned manors, &c. in fee and, being so seised, by charter enfeoffed Master Hugh Tapton, chancellor of the cathedral church of Lincoln and Thomas Dymmok thereof, by the name of all his land, &c. in the county of Lincoln, to the use of himself and his heirs, by virtue of which they were seised thereof in fee during the life time of the said Hamond, the grandfather, upon whose decease the right thereof descended to the said Hamond named in the writ as his cousin and heir, viz. son of Hamond his son.
Afterwards, at the request of the said Hamond named in the writ, the said Master Hugh and Thomas by charter gave the manors of Southykam, Haddyngton and Whysby, with lands there, parcel of the premises, to Master William Sheffeld, Thomas Dalyson, rector of the church of Fyskerton, Thomas Belwode and John Egmanton, esquires, to the use of the said Hamond, named in the writ, and Margaret, his wife, and the heirs of their bodies, and the said Master William and the others were seised thereof accordingly to the use aforesaid.
Afterwards by another charter, threefold indented, the said Hugh Tapton and Thomas Dymmok gave all the other lands which they had by the feoffment of the said Hamond, the grandfather, in the county of Lincoln, to Henry Vavasour, knight, William Gascoigne, esquire, Thomas Dalyson, rector of the church of Fyskerton, John Dawnay, Ralph Gascoigne, and John Stanley, esquires, to the use of Hamond Sutton, named in the writ, and his heirs, and to the intent that the said Margaret, his wife, if she survived him, should have for life her entire dower therefrom; and the said Henry and the others were seised thereof according to the use aforesaid.
Afterwards the said Hamond named in the writ, by another charter gave to Robert Sheffeld, knight, John Sayvile, knight, John Sheffeld, the elder, John Moigne and Thomas Burgh, all the land, &c. whereof any one was seised to his use in the said county, for the performance of his last will and they were seised thereof accordingly to the use aforesaid. And afterwards he declared his last will, of the said lands and tenements, as in his last will and letters testamentary produced to the jurors appears, and died.
He died 22 December, 16 Henry VII. Robert Sutton, aged 24 and more at the time of his death, is his son and heir.
LINCOLN. Manors of Hanworth, Neubell, Wifflyngham by (juxta) Stoue, Alfletby.
Bultham, Langwath, Burton by (juxta) Lincoln, Haddyngton and Salmonby, twenty messuages, 400a. land, 100a. meadow, 200a. pasture, in Holme by (juxta) Sudbroke, Rysom, Southykam, Northykam, Whysby, Waddyngton, Mere, Ancastre, Boston, Hanworth, Neubell, Langwath, Burton, Wifflyngham, Alfletby, Bultham, Haddyngton, Salmonby, Whassyngburgh, Hekyngton, Maydenwell, and Tupholme, and the advowson of the church of Salmonby, otherwise described, held and worth, as follows:—
Manor of Hanworth, and land in Hanworth, worth 4l., with the advowson of the church of Samonby, manor of Neubell, with land in Neubell, worth 66s. 8d., manor of Langwath, with land in Langwath, worth 60s., manor of Burton by Lincoln, with land in Burton, worth 6l. 13s. 4d. manor of Bultham, with land in Bultham, worth 100s., manor of Haddyngton with land in Haddyngton, worth 53s. 4d., manor of Northykam, with land in Northykam, worth 50s., manor of Whysby, with land in Whysby, worth 60s., manor of Wadyngton, or Waddyngton, with land in Waddyngton, worth 63s. 4d., and the manor of Mere, with land in Mere, worth 43s. 4d., held of the king, as of the duchy of Lancaster, service unknown.
Lands and tenements in Holme by Sudbroke, worth 30s., held of the abbot of Peterborough, service unknown.
Manor of Rysome, with land in Rysome, worth 64s., held of the abbot of Berlynges, service unknown.
Manor of Ancastre, worth 4l. 6s. 8d., held of the prior of Malton, service unknown.
Lands and tenements in Boston, worth 30s., held of the lord Fitzwater, service unknown.
Manor of Salmonby, with the advowson of the church of Salmonby (sic), and the aforesaid lands and tenements in Maydenwell and Tupholme, worth 10l. 2s., held of the king, as of the duchy of Lancaster, service unknown.
Manor of Wyfflyngham by Stoue and manor of Alfletby, worth 103s. 4d., held of the king, as of the duchy of Lancaster, service unknown.
Lands and tenements in Whasshyngburgh and Hekyngton, worth 40s., held of the countess of Richmond, service unknown.
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598. JOHN PETITTE.
Writ 26 November, inquisition 2 July, 17 Henry VII.
He died 19 November last, seised of the under-mentioned manor, &c. in fee. Thomas Petit, aged 38 and more, is his son and heir.
SALOP. Manor of Baggesoure, and two messuages, two virgates of land, in Bekbury, worth 4l., held of the prior of Wenlok by service and rent of 30s. yearly, for all service.
Two carucates of land, five virgates of land and a nook (nocata) of land, and a water mill, in North Clebury, worth 5 marks, held of Richard Hide, gentleman, by service and rent of 23s. yearly, for all service.
Twelve virgates of land, 11a. meadow, 5a. pasture, in Acleton, worth 20s., held of George, lord de Burgavenny in fee farm of his fee of Worfeld by service and rent of 60s. yearly, for all service.
A messuage and a virgate of land, in Colde Weston, worth 10s., held of the heirs of Richard Ludlowe, knight, by service and rent of 1d. yearly, for all service.
Four virgates of land and a half, in Bardeley, worth 13s. 4d., held of the king in socage by 5s. rent yearly, for all service.
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599. RICHARD CROFTE, esquire.
Writ 28 May, inquisition 16 June, 17 Henry VII.
He died 26 May last, seised of the under-mentioned third in fee. Hugh Crofte, aged 26 and more, is his son and heir.
OXFORD. A third part of the manor of Chepyng Norton, worth 4l., held of the king in chief, by service of 1/2 of a knight’s fee.
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600. JOHN RECHERS, esquire.
Writ 10 September, inquisition 20 October, 18 Henry VII.
John Paston, Henry Heydon, Gregory Lovell, Edmund Jenney, knights, James Hobard and Richard Southwell, esquires, were seised of the under-mentioned manor of Swenyngton in fee for the performance of his last will.
James Hoberd was seised of the under-mentioned land called ‘Dawekyns’ in fee to the intent aforesaid.
He died solely seised of the under-mentioned manor of Brumsted, &c. in fee.
Edmund Jenney, knight, and James Hobard, were seised of the under-mentioned land, &c. in Roungton Holme and Wygenhale in fee to the intent abovesaid.
He died 8 October, 17 Henry VII. John Rechers, aged 24 and more, is his son and heir.
NORFOLK. Manor of Swenyngton, called ‘Hovelles,’ with its appurtenances in the towns of Swenyngton, Alderforth, Brandeston, Heverlond, Great and Little Plumsted and Attilbrigge, worth 10 marks, held of the king, by service of 1/4 of a knight’s fee, as of the honor of Clare, which is in the king’s hands by reason of the duchy of York.
A messuage, 32a. land, 1a. meadow, in Heverlond, Causton and Brandeston, called ‘Dawekyns,’ worth 1 mark, held of Henry Inglose, service unknown.
Manor of Brumsted, or Bromested, called ‘Walshams,’ with the fourth part of a view of frank pledge in Brumsted, worth five marks, held of the abbot of Wyndam, by fealty and 2s. rent yearly.
A messuage and 47a. land and meadow, in Roungton Holme, in a certain place called ‘le Byght,’ worth 40s., held of the Master of the hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in England, by fealty and 4d. rent yearly.
Eight acres of land in Roungton Holme, in a certain place called ‘le Byght,’ worth 2s. 8d., held of the same Master, by fealty and 8d. rent.
Five acres of land called ‘Hirnescrofte’ lying in Roungton Holme aforesaid in a certain place called ‘le Byght,’ worth 20d., held of the abbot of Bury St. Edmunds, by fealty and 2d. rent.
A dole of turbary land (dala terre turbarie) called ‘Tolbothis Dole,’ lying in the marsh of Wygenhale in ‘Osbernnysdole,’ held of the earl of Oxford, by fealty and 6d. rent, worth yearly 3s. 4d. above all [reprises], issues and profits.
C. Series II. Vol. 16. (49.)
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