Close Rolls, Henry VI: December 1450 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry VI: Volume 5, 1447-1454. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1947.

'Close Rolls, Henry VI: December 1450', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry VI: Volume 5, 1447-1454, (London, 1947) pp. 209-215. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen6/vol5/pp209-215 [accessed 12 April 2024]

December 1450



Dec. 1. Westminster.	To the escheator in Northumberland. Order to take the fealties of William Plompton knight, John Pigot, John Leke esquires, John Eland vicar of Bedlyngton and Robert Rodes, and to give them livery of sixteen messuages, fourteen cottages, 8 acres of meadow, 494 acres of arable land, 400 acres of wood and 300 acres of moor in Eresdon with escapes of all tenants of Esshet or others for their beasts in the forest of Eresdon, eleven messuages, three cottages, 9 acres of meadow, 163 acres of arable land, 300 acres of moor and a water mill in Trytlyngton, sixteen messuages, eight cottages, 6 acres of meadow, 208 acres of arable land and 600 acres of moor in Fenrother with escape of all tenants in Pykden or others for their beasts in Fenrothir moor, and the issues and profits thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken before the escheator, that John Bertram knight by charter, dated 10 September 14 Henry VI, with licence of the king gave all the premises to John Hall chaplain and Henry Brotherwyke, their heirs and assigns, that they by charter, dated 12 September 15 Henry VI, with like licence gave the same to William Plompton and the others, their heirs and assigns, that by virtue of that gift they were thereof seised long before the death of John Bertram, at his death and after, and are yet seised, and that all are held in chief by the service of one knight's fee, by the service of castle ward of Newcastle upon Tyne, and by suit at the county [court] of Northumberland in that castle holden every six weeks; and for half a mark paid in the hanaper the king has respited their homages until the feast of Allhallows next.
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Dec. 24. Westminster.	To the escheator in Somerset. Order to take the fealty of Alice who was wife of William de la Pole duke of Suffolk, and to give her livery of the manor of Norton under Hamedon, and the issues and profits thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken before John Tyler late escheator, that at his death the said duke and Alice were joint tenants of that manor by feoffment of John Hampden of Hampden, Richard Restewold esquires and Andrew Sperlyng, by charter dated Norton aforesaid, 10 August 13 Henry VI, and made to them by name of William de la Pole earl of Suffolk and Alice his wife, their heirs and assigns, and that it is held in chief by knight service; and by letters patent of 3 July 24 Henry VI the king pardoned them, by name of William de la Pole marquess and earl of Suffolk and Alice his wife or by any other name, for all gifts, alienations and purchases of lands held in chief and all gifts in mortmain by them made without his licence, all intrusions and entries upon their heritage after the death of their ancestors without duly seeing the same out of his hand to 9 April then last, with the issues and profits in the mean time; and for 40s. paid in the hanaper he has respited her homage until the Purification next.
	To Richard Anson mayor of the town of Kyngeston upon Hull and escheator therein. Order to give the said Alice, whose fealty the king has commanded the escheator in Somerset to take, livery of the manor, mill, messuages, lands, advowson, rents etc. hereinafter mentioned; as it is found by inquisition, taken before John Scales late mayor and escheator, that William late duke of Suffolk, by name of William earl of Suffolk, Thomas Hoo, John Golafre, Andrew Sperlyng and Robert Danvers were seised (among other things) of the manor of Myton and of a windmill, seven messuages, three tofts and eighteen bovates of land in Myton and Oustemerk parcel of that manor, of 38 messuages, half a bovate of land and 80l. 8s. of yearly rent in Kyngeston upon Hull, and the advowson of the Carthusian priory there, and by charter gave the same (among other things) to John Hampden, Thomas Haseley, Richard Restwold esquire, Thomas Walsyngham and William Hervy, their heirs and assigns, that a fine after levied at Westminster on the morrow of St. John Baptist 12 Henry VI, there recorded in the octaves of Michaelmas 13 Henry VI, between John Hampden and the other plaintiffs and the said duke, by name of earl of Suffolk, Alice, Thomas Hoo and the others deforciants, whereby the duke, Thomas Hoo and the others acknowledged the right of John Hampden in the premises (among other things), and they granted the same to the said duke (by name of earl) and Alice and to the heirs of their bodies, that 50l. of the said rent are parcel of a yearly rent of 70l. payable by the sheriff of Kyngeston upon Hull for the time being, appointed by letters patent instead of the late bailiffs of that town of the fee farm of the town, which King Edward III granted to Michael de la Pole, son of William de la Pole, and to his heirs, and after the said Michael's death it descended to William late duke of Suffolk as his cousin and heir, namely son of Michael his son, that 30l. 8s. remaining, parcel of the said rent, are free rents of divers freeholders in Kyngeston upon Hull issuing from divers lands and tenements therein, that since the levying of the said fine the late duke and Alice were jointly seised of the premises, that the duke died seised of 20l. of yearly rent, parcel of the said 70l. but not specified in the fine, that the manor of Myton and the messuages, tofts and lands there and in Oustemerk are held of the king by fealty and by the service of rendering one red rose a year in the time of roses, if demanded, for all service, except seven bovates of land called 'Aton fee' which are held of lord Moubray by fealty only, and that the said rent of 70l. is held of the king by the service of rendering one pair of gilt spurs for all service, and the rent of 30l. 8s., the messuages and land in Kyngeston upon Hull and other lands and tenements there whereof he died seised are held of the king in burgage by the service of rendering to him 8l. 19s. 5d. parcel of the fee farm of 70l.; and by letters patent of 3 July 24 Henry VI the king pardoned the duke, being then jointly seised of the premises whereof he died solely seised, and the said duke and Alice, being jointly seised as aforesaid, by name of William de la Pole marquess and earl of Suffolk and Alice his wife or by what names soever called, for all gifts, alienations and purchases of lands held in chief, and all gifts in mortmain made without his licence, and all intrusions etc., with the issues and profits thereof taken in the mean time; and for a fine paid in the hanaper has respited until a day yet to come the homage of the said Alice due for the manor of Norton under Hamedon co. Somerset and other lands etc. in other counties which she held jointly with the duke at his death in chief by knight service.
	To the escheator in Norffolk. Order to give the said Alice livery of the manor of Costessy, and the issues and profits thereof taken, but to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manor of Netherhall of Saxlyngham, 30 acres of land, 14 acres of meadow, 26 acres of pasture and 40s. of rent in Saxlyngham, Flotemanton, Brokedissh and Harleston, delivering to her any issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken before John Fox late escheator, that at his death William duke of Suffolk held jointly with her the manor of Costessey in fee tail by gift of John Hampden, Thomas Haseley, Richard Restwold esquires and Thomas Walsyngham, by fine levied in the king's court in the quinzaine of Trinity 13 Henry VI, to them and the heirs of their bodies, likewise the said manor of Netherhall, lands and rent by gift of John Hampden, Thomas Haseley, Richard Restwold, Thomas Walsyngham and William Hervy by fine there levied on the morrow of St. John Baptist 12 Henry VI, and that the manor of Costessey is held in chief by the service of one knight's fee, the other manor etc. of others than the king; and the king has pardoned etc. (as in the first writ).
	To the escheator in Oxfordshire. Like order to give the said Alice livery etc.; as it is found etc. before Roger Norys late escheator that at his death the said duke and Alice held in her right the manor of Throp, eight messuages, eighteen virgates of land, 40 acres of meadow and 100 acres of pasture there, two messuages with appurtenances in Wodestoke, a moiety of 100 acres of wood in Ewelme and the advowson of the church there, that he held jointly with her the manor of Carsyngton by grant of Simon Brayles and Richard Welles, clerks to them for their lives, by name of William marquess and earl of Suffolk and Alice his wife, with remainder (among other things) to John archbishop of Canterbury, Marmaduke then bishop of Lincoln and lately of Karliol, Walter bishop of Norwich, John viscount Beaumont, Thomas lord Scales, Ralph lord Sudley, Richard Wydevyle lord Reveres (by name of Richard Wydevyle knight), Edmund Hungerford, Andrew Ougard, Thomas Tudenham knights, Edmund Hampden (now knight), Humphrey Forster, John Haydon and William Jamys, also to William late bishop of Lincoln, James lord Say and Richard Neuton knight deceased, and to the heirs of William Jamys, by fine levied in the king's court in the octaves of the Purification 26 Henry VI, that after the levying of that fine William Jamys made a release of the manor of Carsyngton to the said archbishop and the others, that the duke likewise held jointly with her 300 acres of land and 20 acres of wood called 'Grendonlond' in the parish of Tuffeld, Ewelme and Bensyngdon lying between the new park called 'Haydon parke' on the east and land called 'Potters' and 'Soules' on the west, and extending from the hill called 'Ewelme Downe' on the north to land sometime of John Kentwode called the 'Mares' and 'Muggeputtes' and a common of pasture called 'Hertak' on the south, by feoffment of Richard Popy made to them, their heirs and assigns, and the advowson of the alms house of two chaplains and thirteen poor men in Ewelme lately founded by the said duke and Alice with licence of the king, and that the manor of Carsyngton is held of the king by knight service, the manor of Throp and messuages, land etc. there, the said moiety, the advowson of Ewelme church and the wood called 'Grendonlond' of the king as of the honour of Walyngford by fealty for all services, the messuages in Wodestoke of the king as of his manor of Wodestoke by fealty and a rent of 18d. a year and the advowson of the said alms house of the king by fealty for all services; and by letters patent of 3 July 24 Henry VI the king pardoned etc. (as before), and for a fine paid in the hanaper respited etc., and he has commanded the escheator in Somerset to take the fealty of the said Alice.
	To the escheator in Kent. Order (as in the first writ) to give the said Alice, whose fealty (as in the second writ), livery of the manor of Westgrenewych; as it is found by inquisition, taken before Stephen Knyght late escheator, that the said duke and Alice were tenants thereof in her right, and that it is held of the king as of Dovour castle by the service of rendering at that castle 5s. a year for all services.
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	To the escheator in Suffolk. Order to give the said Alice (as above) livery of the manors of Neddyng and Ketilberston, and the issues and profits etc., but to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with other the castle, manors, hundred, messuages, lands, rent, advowsons etc. hereinafter mentioned etc.; as it is found by inquisition, taken before John Fox late escheator, that the said duke and Alice were tenants in her right of the manors of Neddynge and Ketilberston, that the duke held jointly with her the castle of Wyngefeld, the manors of Wyngefeld, Sylham, Fresyngfeld, Stratbrook, Hurtes and Swannes in Saxmundham and Maundevyles in Sternefeld, a mill, 600 acres of land, 40 acres of meadow, 108 acres of pasture, 20 acres of wood, 100 acres of heath, 100 acres of marsh and 52l. 6d. of rent in Wyngefeld, Sylham, Estham, Fresyngfeld, Weybrede, Mendham, Hoxon, Sternefeld, Saxmundham, Farneham, Rendham, Freston, Snape, Stratford by Halton and Orford, and the advowsons of the churches of Wyngefeld and Stratford and of the abbey of Leyston and the priory of Buttele by gift of John Hampden esquire, Thomas Haseley, Richard Restwold esquire, Thomas Walsyngham and William Hervy to them and the heirs of their bodies by fine levied in the king's court on the morrow of St. John Baptist 12 Henry VI, that the duke held jointly with her in fee tail the manor of Huntyngfeld by gift of John Golafre esquire, Andrew Sperlyng and Robert Danvers by fine levied in the king's court in the octaves of Trinity 13 Mary VI, likewise the manors of Benhale, Bekkeng, Cauteles in Snape and Veyses in Stratford by gift of John Hampden, Thomas Haseley, Richard Restwold esquires and Thomas Walsyngham to him and the said Alice, by name of William de la Pole earl of Suffolk, by fine levied in the king's court in the quinzaine of Trinity 13 Henry VI, that a fine levied at Westminster in the octaves of the Purification 26 Henry VI between the said duke (by name of William marquess and earl of Suffolk) and Alice plaintiffs and Simon Brayles and Richard Welles clerks deforciants of the manors of Walsham, Westhorphalle, Mersshall in Westhorp, Wyverston, Hovell in Wyverston, Watlesfeld, Cotton, Frostenden, Dagworth, Cretyng St. Olave, Mutford and Fastolf in Mutford, the hundred of Mutford, twenty messuages, twenty carucates of land, 100 acres of meadow, 1,000 acres of pasture, 100 acres of wood and 10l. of rent in Westhorp, Walsham, Wyverston, Watlefeld, Cotton, Baketon, Olde Neuton, Gippyng Neuton, Fenyngham, Mendelysham, Dagworth, Hauley Neuton, Stowe, Chilton, Onehous, Harleston, Mutforde, Gysselham, Kessynglond, Kirkeley, Pakefeld, Carleton, Russhemere, Barnaby, Frostenden and Cretyng St. Olave and the advowsons of the churches of Westhorp, Wyverston, Watlesfeld and Frostenden, whereby the plaintiffs acknowledged the right of the said Simon, and the deforciants granted the premises again to them for their lives, with remainder to John archbishop of Canterbury, Marmaduke bishop of Lincoln (late of Karliol), Walter bishop of Norwich, John viscount Beaumont, Thomas lord Scales, Ralph lord Sudeley, Richard Wydevyle lord Ryvers (by name of Richard Wydevyle knight), Edmund Hungerford, Andrew Ougard, Thomas Tudenham, Edmund Hampden knights, Humphrey Foster, John Heydon and William James all living at the date of the inquisition, William late bishop of Lincoln, James lord Say and Richard Neuton knight all then deceased, and to the heirs of William James, that William James after made a release thereof to the said archbishop, bishops and other the remainder men, that at the date of the fine Margaret who was wife of Walter de la Pole knight was tenant for life of the manor of Cretyng St. Olave with remainder to the duke and his heirs, that so the duke and Alice were tenants for life of the reversion of that manor and of the residue of the premises, with remainder to the archbishop and the others then surviving to the use of the duke and Alice, to the intent that they should perform the last will of the duke and Alice, also that the duke and Alice held in her right the manors of Bulcampe, Henham and Stratford by Benhale, and that the manors of Neddyng and Ketilberston are held in chief by the service of bearing before the king on his coronation day a golden rod with a dove on the top, and before the queen on her coronation day an ivory rod with a golden dove on the top for all services, and other the said castle, manors, hundred etc. of others than the king; and by letters patent of 3 July 24 Henry VI the king pardoned etc. (as in the first writ).
	To the escheator in Berkshire. Order to give the said Alice livery of the castle and manor of Donyngton, the manor and advowson of Pesemer, and forty messuages, 1,000 acres of land, 100 acres of meadow, 300 acres of pasture and 1,000 acres of wood in Donyngton, Pentelowe, Wynterbourn Mayn, Wynterbourn Danvers, Crokeham and Pesemere, and the issues and profits thereof taken, but to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with other the manors, lands and advowson hereinafter mentioned, delivering to her any issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken before Roger Noreys late escheator, that the said duke at his death held jointly with her the said castle, manors, lands etc. in Donyngton etc. and the advowson of Pesemere church by feoffment of William Phylypp knight, John Hampeden esquire, Andrew Sperlyng, Nicholas Clopton, John Seynesbury clerk and William Rasshe to them, their heirs and assigns, that he held jointly with her the manor of Phelberdes by grant of Simon Brayles and Richard Welles clerks to them (by name of William marquess and earl of Suffolk and Alice his wife) for their lives, with remainder to John archbishop of Canterbury etc. (as in the last) and to the heirs of William Jamys as appears by a fine thereof levied (among other things) in the octaves of the Purification 26 Henry VI, that William Jamys after made a release to the archbishop and other the remainder men of the manor of Phelberdes, that the duke and Alice held in her right the manor of Hauteford, twenty messuages, 500 acres of land, 40 acres of meadow and 300 acres of pasture in Hauteford, Newenton by Bokelond and Ganfeld by Bokelond with the advowson of Hauteford church, and that the castle, manors, lands, advowson etc. first above mentioned [are held by knight service of the king as of the honour of Walyngford (fn. 2) ], and other the manors and lands aforesaid are held of others than the king; and by letters patent of 3 July 24 Henry VI the king pardoned etc. (as in the first writ).
	To the escheator in Notynghamshire. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manors of Gresthorp and Normanton, twelve messuages, six bovates and 20 acres of land, 40 acres of meadow and 40s. of rent in Gresthorp, Normanton, Sutton and Northclyfton, delivering to the said Alice any issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken before John Stathum late escheator, that the said duke at his death held the premises jointly with her by grant of John Hampden esquire, Thomas Haseley, Richard Restwolde esquire, Thomas Walsyngham and William Hervy to them (by name of William earl of Suffolk and Alice his wife) and to the heirs of their bodies by fine levied in the king's court on the morrow of St. John Baptist 12 Henry VI, and that the same are held of others than the king.
	To the escheator in Essex. Like order concerning the manor of Langham, likewise held by grant of John Golafre esquire, Andrew Sperlynge and Robert Danvers by fine levied at Westminster in the octaves of Trinity 13 Henry VI, and the manors of Hatfed Peverell and Hadfeld Termynes held by the said duke and Alice in her right of others than the king, as found by inquisition before Richard Stukeley late escheator.
	To the escheator in Yorkshire. Like order concerning six messuages, two tofts and three bovates of land in Beaugham, a messuage and one bovate of land in Drypole and 18 acres of land in Cotyngham and Newlond, held by the said duke and Alice in fee tail (among other things) by fine levied in the king's court on the morrow of St. John Baptist 12 Henry VI by grant of John Hampden esquire, Thomas Haseley, Richard Restwold esquire, Thomas Walsyngham and William Hervy, and held of others than the king, as found by inquisition before Henry Banastre late escheator.