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Assignment of dower to the said Isabel, made by John Radeston
escheator in Somerset at Wyggebere and Stratton, 4 October
6 Richard II, by virtue of a like writ (text follows); namely in the
manor of Wyggebere of the houses of the court two low chambers
with a solar thereupon built at the north end of the hall, a third part
of a kitchen at the east end, a third part of one bovary at the south
end, yearly value nothing beyond reprise, a third part of one dovecot
and of a small curtilage wherein it is built, value 2s. 2d., one several
garden, wherein are no trees, containing 4½ acres of pasture, in
allowance for 9 acres of several pasture assigned to the two thirds,
value 4s. 6d. at 12d. an acre, 50 acres in the north field and Nythestratton field, in allowance for 100 acres in the east and west field
assigned to the two thirds, value 33s. 4d. a year at 8d. an acre, 6½ acres
2/3 rood of meadow, whereof 4 acres lie in 'Parkmede' and the rest
in 'Westmede' on the west side thereof, in allowance for 13 acres
1⅓ rood assigned to the two thirds, value 13s. 4d. at 2s. an acre, one
close of 7 acres of land lately held by Robert Pycher, value 4s. 8d. at
8d. an acre, 4s. of yearly rent arising from two cottages held by Avery
Collock as tenant at will, 2s. from a cottage likewise held by John
Makemery, 6s. yearly paid by Nicholas Powke for a cottage, 3 acres
of land and 1 rood of meadow likewise held, 2s. from a cottage likewise
held by John Trote, 4d. part of Thomas Baily's rent, a third part
of pleas and perquisites of court, value 12d., the chapel in the court,
the barton of the court, the 'penfald,' ways and paths within the
manor being in common and of no value, total in Wynggebere (sic)
73s. 4d. whereof she is charged to pay 6s. 8d. a year to the sheriff's
aid, and 20s. of the serjeanty rent yearly due to the king; in Stratton
two messuages and 7 acres held by John Hamelyn as tenant at will,
in allowance for six messuages assigned to the two thirds, value
6s. 8d. a year beyond reprise, 13 acres of land, value 6s. 6d. at 6d. an
acre, and a third part of 1 acre of meadow likewise held by the said
John, in allowance for 2/3 acre assigned to the two thirds, value 8d.
at 2s. an acre, 3s. 4d. and ⅓lb. of cumin rent arising from a messuage
and 20 acres of land held in fee by Andrew atte Neuwehalle, with
wards, marriages and other profits when they shall fall in, in
allowance for 6s. 8d. and 2/3lb. cumin arising from two messuages and
40 acres of land held in fee by Thomas Nytere and assigned to the
two thirds, total in Stratton 16s. 8d. and ⅓lb. cumin, whereof she is
charged with payment of 3s. 4d. in aid of a rent of 8s. and one
sparrowhawk or 2s. yearly due to Giles Daubeney and his heirs. |
