Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry III, File 4

Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 1, Henry III. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1904.

'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry III, File 4', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 1, Henry III, (London, 1904) pp. 14-19. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol1/pp14-19 [accessed 26 April 2024]

Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry III, File 4



61.	Thomas de Escoteny alias de Scoteny.
	Writ to the sheriff of Lincoln, 9 May, 30 Hen. III. Inq. (undated.) Peter de Scoteni, his son, is his heir, and of full age.
Lincoln.	Stainton, Linberge, Wicham, Cokrinton, Wischalle, Wlingh, Kinthorp, Haynton and Barkewrth, 5 knights' fees held of the king in chief by service of 5 knights' fees, of which there remained in his hands 11½ bovates in demesne and 2 bovates in villenage.
	C. Hen. III. File 4. (1.)
62.	William de Hampton.
	Writ to the sheriff of Oxford, 2 Sept. 30 Hen. III. Inq. (undated.) Stephen, his son, is his heir.
Oxford.	Hampton manor, held together with Welewe manor in co. Southampton, which the monks of Netley (de Loco Sancti Edwardi) now hold, of the king by service of 1 knight's fee.
	C. Hen. III. File 4. (2.)
63.	Reginald de Valle Torta.
	Writ to the sheriff of Devon, 19 Jan. 30 Hen. III. Inq. (undated.) Ralph de Valle Torta, his brother, is his heir.
Devon.	Hurberton, Holne, Clauton, Brixham and Brideford manors, held of the honour of Totnes, together with 28 knights' fees excepting 1/16 fee, by doing to the king 28 fees. Silfreton manor, held of Baldwin de Ripariis, whose heir is in the king's ward, by service of one b[edel of the hun]dred of Harig'.
	C. Hen. III. File 4. (3.)
64.	William de Percy.
	Writ to Robert de Creppinges 30 Jan. 30 Hen. III. Inq. (undated.)
[York.]	The said William gave to Roger Maudit and Robert, his son, and his heirs, 20s. rent from Tadecastre mills; and to the prior of Park 2 marks rent from the same in frank almoin; and to Thomas le Lardiner 16s. rent from the same, until the said William should make to him and his heirs an exchange of 2 bovates land and a toft in Tadecastre.
	C. Hen. III. File 4. (4.)
65.	Clemencia de Lungvilers.
	Writ to the sheriff of Lincoln, 19 May, 30 Hen. III. Sir John de Lungevilers, her son, is her heir.
Lincoln.	Inq. (undated.) Appelby, Risebye and Maunton, ½ knight's fee held of the king in chief by knight's service.
Lincoln.	Inq. (undated.) Lands (unspecified) held of Sir J. de Lacy, sometime earl of Lincoln, by service of 2 knights' fees.
	C. Hen. III. File 4. (5.)
66.	Maud de Heryerd.
	Writ to the sheriff of Southampton, 12 Feb. 30 Hen. III. Inq. (undated.) Richard, son of Robert Sifrewast, is her heir.
Southampton.	Suthtrop hamlet was sometime held by Richard le Malle of the gift of King Henry, the king's grandfather, by the serjeanty of keeping a falcon of the king, from which hamlet were paid long ago 10s. yearly rent to Odyham manor; and there are alienated from the same hamlet 3½ marks rent to Winteney priory.
	C. Hen. III. File 4. (6.)
67.	Henry de Merton.
	Writ of extent to the sheriff of Devon, 10 June, 30 Hen. III. Extent (undated).
Devon.	Toryton, lands &c., worth 9l. 14s. 2½d. yearly, held of the king in chief, with the services of 6 knights' fees, excepting the fees assigned to Eleanor de Toryton in dower. Merton, lands, &c. worth 13l. 17s. 10d. yearly, held of Henry de Tracy. Suttecumb', land, &c. worth 113s. 10d. yearly, held of the said Henry.
	C. Hen. III. File 4. (7.)
68.	Walter de Esheleg alias de Esselegh.
	Writ to the sheriff of Somerset, 17 June, 30 Hen. III. Inq. (undated.) Mabel Revel, his sister, age variously stated as 50 and 60 and more, is his heir.
Somerset.	(Unspecified) 8 carucates land held by service of 2 fees of Mortain.
	Writ to the sheriff of Gloucester, 18 June, 30 Hen. III. Inq. (undated.)
Gloucester.	Cherleton town, 1 virgate land in demesne and 9 in villenage held by service of ½ knight's fee. Writ to the sheriff of Gloucester, 24 July, 30 Hen. III. Inq. (undated.)
Gloucester.	Cherleton manor has never been accustomed to be taxed when the king taxed his demesnes, since it was given to the said Walter by King Henry, the king's grandfather.
	C. Hen. III. File 4. (8.)
69.	Vivian Gernet alias de Heesam.
	Writ to the sheriff of Lancaster, 7 May, 30 Hen. III. Inq. (undated.) Roger, his son, is his heir, and is of age (et est de etate).
Lancaster.	Heesam, 2 carucates land held of the king in chief by service of 8s. 9d. yearly. Katon town, 2 carucates land held of the king in chief by service of 20s. yearly; and a mill in the same town.
	C. Hen. III. File 4. (9.)
70.	Denise, late the wife of Ranulph le Poer.
	Writ to the sheriff of Nottingham, 16 June, 30 Hen. III. Inq. (undated.)
[Derby.]	Penkiston town, 2 marks, 5s. 2d. rent held of the king in chief in dower. The said Dionisia, as report goes, is married to Geoffrey le Rus of co. Herford (sic), but of this the jury are in doubt, because she is rarely in the parts of Nottingham.
	C. Hen. III. File 4. (10.)
71.	Robert de Horton.
	Writ to the keepers of the lands of J. de Lacy, sometime earl of Lincoln and constable of Chester, in co. York, 18 May, 30 Hen. III. Inq. (undated.) Hugh de Horton, of full age, is his heir.
York.	Horton and Clayton, 54a. in demesne, 25 in villenage, and 11 bovates and 108a. in service of freemen, held of J. de Lacy sometime earl of Lincoln by service of ⅓ knight's fee.
	C. Hen. III. File 4. (11.)
72.	Hubert Hopeschort alias Hoppeshort.
	Writ to the sheriff of Surrey, 18 Jan. 30 Hen. III. Extent (undated).
Surrey.	(Unspecified), 36a. arable, 3a. meadow and pasture, 22s. 6½d. rents of freemen, and 25s. 7d. rents of villeins, &c.; whereof Maud late the wife of Robert de Renny (alias de Reynny) holds a third part in dower by the king's order.
	C. Hen. III. File 4. (12.)
73.	Richard son of Richard de Bellafago.
	Writ to the sheriff of Oxford, 27 Jan. 30 Hen. III. Inq. (undated.) Henry de Bella Fago is the heir of the said Richard the father, and remained in Normandy.
Oxford.	Pirie and Ledhal', 2 knights' fees, viz.—a third part held in demesne, and two parts by William son of Elias in service. Richard the father impleaded Emma de Pirie of the whole manor of Pirie by writ of King Henry the king's grandfather and they agreed, so that the said two parts remained to the said Emma and her heirs to be held of the said Richard, and the third part to the same Richard in demesne with the lordship of the two parts. (See No. 57.)
	C. Hen. III. File 4. (13.)
74.	Thomas de Aunou alias de Alnou, de Auno.
	Writ to the sheriff of Lincoln, 15 Jan. 30 Hen. III.
Lincoln.	Extent (undated). Magna Painton alias Paunton, manor (or town), court (or capital messuage), 11 bovates land in demesne, 7l. 8s. 10d. rent, 17¼d. warnoth, and 19s. men's work yearly. Herierby, 14s. and ½ lb. pepper rent of assize. Denton, 70s. 3d. rent of assize, and 22½d. warnoth.
Lincoln.	Extent (undated). To the same effect as the above.
York.	Inq. and extent (undated.) Carthorpe town, 90a. arable, 23a. meadow, and pasture for 120 sheep and 20 beasts in demesne; 22 bovates of land in villenage, villenage rents, &c. amounting to 8l. 13s. 8½d.; 5s. 3d. rents of free tenants; pannage; and aids of the men of Brineston worth 5s. 9d. yearly.
	C. Hen. III. File 4. (14.)
75.	Robert de Novo Burgo.
	Writ of extent to the sheriff of Somerset and Dorset, 10 June, 30 Hen. III. Extent (undated). His heir (unspecified) will be 23 at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin.
Somserset.	Sureveton manor (extent given). Hurdecote manor (extent given).
Dorset.	Winfrot alias Winfrod manor (extent given). Almere manor (extent given), and it renders 60s. to the abbess of St. Edward. Tenures unspecified.
	C. Hen. III. File 4. (15.)
76.	Robert de Pont del arche alias de Ponte Arche.
	Writ to the sheriff of Gloucester, 22 Feb. 30 Hen. III. Extent (undated). Ralph, his brother, is his next heir, after William de Ponte Arche, whowas lately outlawed.
Gloucester.	Wulvrichesthrop town (extent given) held of the king in chief by 10s. yearly, and doing suits at the king's barton outside Gloucester. Waddon and Mortun towns (extents given) held of the earl of Hereford in chief for 2¼ knights' fees, which Constance, late the wife of the said Robert, now holds by the king's bail. The churches of Waddon and Morton are prebends of Hereford. Stanleg' alias Stanleye town (extent given) held of Ralph de Suthleg' in chief for ⅓ knight's fee, and now in the king's hands. Coccebiri alias Cokebiri, 4 virgates land in villenage and ½ mark tallage, held of the fee of the earl of Hereford for ¼ fee, and now in the king's hands.
	C. Hen. III. File 4. (16.)
77.	Robert de Sancto Georgio.
	Ralph his son, aged 15 at Whitsuntide next, is his heir. Writ to the sheriff of Lincoln, 10 Feb. 30 Hen. III. Extent (undated).
Lincoln.	(Unspecified (fn. 1) ) 20½ bovates land (full extent given with names of tenants) held of the king in chief by service of ¹/6 knight's fee. The brethren of St. Katherine's, Lincoln, hold one bovate in frank almoin, and lady Petronilla sometime the wife of the said Robert ought to have ⅓ of the lands in dower. Writ to the sheriff of Nottingham, 10 Feb. 30 Hen. III. Inq. (undated.)
Nottingham.	Bodmeshill town with the soke, 2½ carucates land (full extent given with names of tenants) held of the king in chief by service of ½ knight's fee, including lands &c. in Babwrthe, Ordeshale, Morton, Elkesley and Lund. Petronilla late the wife of the said Robert ought to have her dower out of all these lands.
	C. Hen. III. File 4. (17.)
78.	Jolland de Nevill.
	Writ to the sheriff of Kent, 5 Oct. 30 Hen. III. Inq. (undated.) Jolland, his son, aged 22½, is his heir.
Kent.	Sorene, 20l. land held of the king in chief by service of 1 knight's fee.
	C. Hen. III. File 4. (18.)
79.	Hugh son of James Wak'.
	Writ to the sheriff of Berks, 25 Nov. 30 Hen. III. Inq. (undated fragment.) (Aline Wake and Joan de) Mumby, aunts of the said Hugh, and sisters of the said (James), ... 50 years or more, are his heirs.
Berks.	[? Benham (Valence)] and Boxhore, 15l. land (held) of the king ... of the queen's chamber. (See No. 858.)
	C. Hen. III. File 4. (19.)
80.	Robert de Cancy alias de Chancy.
	Writ (missing). Inq. (undated.) Thomas, his son, aged 2 at the feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross, 30 Hen. III, is his heir.
York.	Skerpingbec or Skerbinbec and Toraldeby, capital messuage, lands, mill, &c. (full extent given with names of tenants) held of the king in chief. The said Robert used to render to Sir William de Ros from the said lands 15s. yearly, but by what right is unknown to the jury. Margaret late the wife of the said Robert has a third of all the above lands. Endorsed:—After the death of the said Robert, a lady who was the wife of Sir Walter de Chancy, the said Robert's uncle, died, and all her dower came into the king's hands by wardship. Writ missing. Inq. (undated fragment.)
[York.]	After the said Robert's death there happened a certain dower (extent given) in the king's hands in the quinzaine of ... the Blessed Mary in the king's 30th year, held by a lady named Maud Murdoc, including a farm of 6s. in Thoraldeby; and another lady, mother of the said Robert, also holds a capital messuage lands &c. in dower (extent given). Nor is there anything else there to be escheated. (30 Hen. III.)
	C. Hen. III. File 4. (20.)