March 28.
St. Martin's le-Grand, London. |
To Master Richard de Clifford, escheator this side Trent. Order to
deliver to Roger de Lancastria and Philippa his wife, kinswoman and
co-heiress of Richard de Munfichet, tenant in chief, and to Nicholas Corbet
and Margery his wife, kinswoman and co-heiress of Richard, and to Walter
de Huntercumbe and Alice his wife, kinswoman and co-heiress of Richard,
and to Hugh de Laval and Matilda his wife, kinswoman and co-heiress of
Richard, heiresses of a third of Richard's inheritance, the following
portions assigned to them as their purparty according to the partition made
in the king's court of the lands that Joyce, late the wife of Richard, held in
dower of her husband's inheritance, retaining in the king's hands until
further orders the purparty falling to Nicholas and Margery: the manor of
Hoylaund, extended at 17l. 6s. 11¾d. with the advowson of the church of
that manor, and 21l. 11s. 3¾d. of the yearly rent of free men and villeins in
Westhammes, except the park of Hoylaund and the woods of Esthammes,
which remain to be divided among the co-heiresses and parceners of the
inheritance; so that Hugh and Matilda shall have the chief messuage of
Hoilaund and 9l. 14s. 6¾d. yearly of land and rent in Hoylaund and Westhammes, Roger and Philippa shall have 9l. 14s. 6¾d. yearly of land and
rent in Hoylaund and Westhammes, and Nicholas and Margery shall have
the advowson of Hoylaund church and 9l. 14s. 6¾d. yearly of land and rent
in Hoylaund and Westhammes, and Walter and Alice shall have
9l. 14s. 6¾d. yearly of land and rent in Hoylaund and Westhammes,
provided that Roger, Philippa, Nicholas, Margery, Walter and Alice shall
have of the purparty of Hugh and Matilda the value of the chief messuage
according to the extent thereof made by the escheator, and if more or less
have been assigned to them than pertains to them in this respect, the king
will cause the lands to be taken into his hands and will cause equal portions
thereof to be made between the co-heiresses. |
March 28.
St. Martin's-le-Grand, London. |
To the same. Like order to deliver to the said Roger, Philippa, Nicholas,
Margery, Walter, Alice, Hugh and Matilda the following knights' fees,
which have been assigned to them, according to the said partition, of the
knights' fees that belonged to the said Richard de Munfichet, retaining in the
king's hands until further orders the fees assigned to Nicholas and Margery:
to Roger and Philippa half a fee in Ramedene and Chigewell, which
Nicholas de Barenton holds; half a fee in Cuppefaud, Chigewell, Hergoteston, which William de Laumburn holds; half a fee in Rewenhale, which
Beatrice del Brok holds; two fees in Chigehale, Westmilne, Manudene
and Gatesbiry, which William de Zon holds; a quarter of a fee in Barenton,
which the heirs of Hugh de Bolebek hold; and to Nicholas Corbet and
Margery his wife, three fees in Lecheworth, Weudington (sic), Wolwenwyk,
Wilewe, Horesmede, which John Muschet holds; half a fee in Witham,
which the heirs of Richard de Dovorr[ia] hold; a quarter of a fee in
Barenton, which the heirs of Hugh de Bolebek hold; a moiety of a fee in
Lamburn, which Roger le Venur holds; and to Walter de Huntercumbe
and Alice his wife 1½ fees in Rammeden, Witenham, and Stodleye, which
Roger de Witenham holds; a fee in Chigehale, Westmilne, Manudene, and
Gatesbiry, which William de Zon holds; a fee in Machingges, which the heirs
of Richard de Dovorr[ia] hold; a quarter of a fee in Sudicaump, which the
heirs of Henry de Hanesheg' hold; a quarter of a fee in Barenton, which
the heirs of Hugh de Bolebek hold; and to Hugh de Laval and Matilda
his wife 1½ fees in Farnham, which Hugh le Engleis holds; a fee in
Chikehale, Westmilne, and Gatisbiry, which William de Zon holds; a fee
in Wermondesford, Graundmapeltr[e], Tendring, and Fulmer', which John
le Breton holds; a quarter of a fee in Westhamme, which the heirs of
Richard son of Urse (Urci) holds; a quarter of a fee in Barenton, which
the heirs of Hugh de Bolebek hold. |
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To the same. Order to assign to Isabella, late the wife of John son of
Alan, tenant in chief, 20s. yearly of land from the lands that belonged to
John, where it can be done with least damage to the king, to hold as dower,
as the king learns by inquisition taken by the sheriff of Southampton that
the manor of Berhunte (sic), which belonged to John and whereof John
enfeoffed John le Marescall, against whom Isabella claimed a third of the
manor as her dower, is extended at 60s. yearly. |
