Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry VII, Entries 601-650

Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Series 2, Volume 1, Henry VII. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1898.

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Maskelyne. H. C. Maxwell Lyte, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry VII, Entries 601-650', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Series 2, Volume 1, Henry VII, (London, 1898) pp. 246-266. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/series2-vol1/pp246-266 [accessed 20 May 2024].

Maskelyne. H. C. Maxwell Lyte. "Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry VII, Entries 601-650", in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Series 2, Volume 1, Henry VII, (London, 1898) 246-266. British History Online, accessed May 20, 2024, https://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/series2-vol1/pp246-266.

Maskelyne. Lyte, H. C. Maxwell. "Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry VII, Entries 601-650", Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Series 2, Volume 1, Henry VII, (London, 1898). 246-266. British History Online. Web. 20 May 2024, https://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/series2-vol1/pp246-266.

Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry VII, Entries 601-650

601 JOHN AUDELEY DE AUDELEY, knt.
Writ 24 Oct., inq. 15 Jan., 6 Hen. VII.
He enfeoffed William Husee, knt., chief justice of the king’s bench, Thomas Bryan, knt., chief justice of the common pleas, William Hody, chief baron of the exchequer, Thomas Sapcote, gent., and John Crevequer, of the under-mentioned manors in Herefordshire. The said feoffees subsequently, viz. in Michaelmas term, 3 Hen. VII, suffered a recovery of the said manors to Guy Fairfax, knt., and John Sulyard, knt., who gave them to James Audeley, knt., son and now heir of the said John, and to Joan his wife, daughter of Fulk Borcher, late Lord de Fitzwaren, in tail, with remainder in default to the right heirs of the said John de Audeley.
He died 6 Oct., 6 Hen. VII, seised of the under-mentioned manors, &c., in the Marches in fee. The said James de Audeley, knt., aged 25 and more, is his son and heir.
MARCHES OF WALES. The castle, manor, township, commote, and lordship of Neuport in Kemeys, worth 34l., held of the mighty prince, Jasper, Duke of Bedford, and Earl of Pembroke, as of the earldom and honor of Pembroke, by knight-service.
Manor of Newcastle within the manor of Neuport in Kemeys, a messuage, 5 carucates of land, a mill, 3s. 10d. rent, 250a. wood, and 5a. meadow in Eglusiron, 5s. rent in Kylreth, a messuage, 4 carucates of land, a mill, and 3a. meadow in Redwallys, 3 carucates of land, a mill, 11s. 9d. rent and 20a. wood in Kevyn Ll …., and a messuage, and 2 bovates of land in Newcastle in Kemeys, worth 12l., held of the earldom, or honor, of Pembroke, service unknown.
The castle and lordship of Thlanandovery, with the commotes of Perneth and H …., worth 20l., held of Arthur, Prince of Wales, as of the honor, or earldom, of Kaermerdyn in Wales, service unknown.
HEREF. Manor of Monyngton on Wye, worth 20l., held of the Earl of Warwick, as of the honor of Colwent, by knight-service.
Two parts of the manor of Dillewe, worth 20 marks, held of the King, as of the duchy of Lancaster, by knight-service.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (10.)
602 JOHN AUDELEY DE AUDELEY, knt.
Writ 28 Oct., inq. 26 Oct., delivered to the court 12 Nov., 6 Hen. VII.
He died the Sunday before Michaelmas last. James Audeley, knt., aged 26 and more, is his son and heir.
DORSET. He held no lands.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (11.) E. Series II. File 893. (4.)
603 JOHN AUDELEY DE AUDELEY, knt.
Writ 28 Oct., inq. 25 Oct., delivered to the court 12 Nov., 6 Hen. VII.
He died the Sunday before Michaelmas last, seised of the under-mentioned manors of Nethir Stowey, Dounend, and Puryton, in fee; and seised jointly with Anne his wife, who survives, of the other under-mentioned manors and lands, as appears by a deed made thereof by James Baskervyle, knt., Hugh Eggerton, esq., and John Curson, esq., with remainder to his heirs and assigns. James Audeley, knt., aged 26 and more, is his son and heir.
SOMERS. Manor of Nethir Stowey, worth 40 marks, the manor of Dounend, worth 60s., and the manor of Puryton, worth 20l., held of the King, by service of the moiety of a barony.
Manor of Wullavyngton, worth 24l., held of the Abbot of Glastonb ury by service of 1d. yearly, for all service.
Manor of Stoklond Lovell, worth 10l., held as to one-third of the heirs of John Tryvet, by suit of court only, as to another third of the Master of St. Mark’s, Bristol, by suit of court only, and as to the remaining third of the Prior of Stokecursy by service of a rose yearly, for all service.
Manor of Grandon, worth 66s. 8d., held of the heirs of Thomas Tryvet, by service of 2s. yearly, for all service.
Manor of Honybere, worth 20l., held of Hugh Loterell, knt., as of Dunster castle, service unknown.
A messuage and 40a. arable in Wolwardeston, worth 40s., held of the heirs of John de Beauchamp, by suit of court of the manor of Dondon.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (12) E. Series II. File 893. (3.)
604 JOHN AUDELEY DE AUDELEY, knt.
Writ 24 Oct., inq. Monday after the feast of the Purification, 6 Hen. VII.
He obtained the King’s licence and enfeoffed William Husse, knt., chief justice of the king’s bench, Thomas Bryan, knt., chief justice of the common pleas, James Baskervile, knt., Hugh Egerton, esq., William Marten, and others, of the under-mentioned castle, manors, and lands to the use of his will. The said feoffees subsequently suffered a recovery of the manor of Great Aston, and a moiety of the manor of Fordisham, parcel thereof, to Guy Farefax, and John Sulyard, knts., as in the de Banco Roll, Michs. Term, 3 Hen. VII., ccclxxxx, to the use of Sir James Audeley, knt., now Lord de Audeley, his son and heir, and Joan wife of the said Sir James, daughter of Fulk Bourcher, knt., Lord de Fitzwaren, in tail, with remainder in default to the right heirs of the said John.
He died 22 Sept. last. James Audeley, knt., aged 25 and more, is his son and heir.
SALOP. Two parts of Red Castle, with the demesne, worth 15l., held of the King, by knight-service.
A third part of the manor of Eggemonton, worth 14l., held of the King, by knight-service.
A moiety of the manor of Fordesham, worth 15l., held of the King, by knight-service.
A moiety of the borough of Newport, worth 7 marks, held of the King, by knight-service.
Manor of Leygh Combrey, worth 25l., held of the Earl of March, as of the castle and honor of Moungomery, by service of 1/3 of a knight’s fee.
Manor of Mickle, Much, or Great Aston, divers lands, &c., in Benthall, Sharwardyn, Sassecote, Croketon, Moile, Ardescote, Plalegh, Pontisford, Sibascote, Legh, Newenham, and Polmer.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (13.)
605 JOAN CALWODLEGH, late the wife of JOHN ORCHARD.
Writ 16 Feb., inq. 1 May, 6 Hen. VII.
She died the last day but one of Jan. last, seised of the under-mentioned manor for the term of her life, with reversion to William son and heir of the said John Orchard. Walter Smyth, aged 30 and more, is her next heir.
DEVON. Manor of Dodescombe, in the parish of Baunton, worth 3l., held of the heirs of Fulk, late Lord de Fitzwaryn, as of the manor of Baunton, by fealty only, for all service.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (15.)
606 ROBERT ARNOLD.
Writ 9 May., 5 Hen. VII; inq. 29 April, 6 Hen. VII.
The said Robert Arnold, late of Gyllyngham, co. Kent, ‘gentilman,’ died 8 May last seised of the under-mentioned lands, of the clear yearly value of 40 marks and no more, in fee. Henry Arnold, aged 33 and more, is his son and heir.
KENT. Two messuages, 2 gardens, 2 dovecots, 380a. land, 172a. pasture, 300a. marsh, and 40a. wood, in Gyllyngham, Hoo, Frendesbury, Stoke, Chatham, Wade, Neventon, Hertlep, Upchurch, Halstoo, and Stokbury, held of John, Archbishop of Canterbury, service unknown.
Eight acres of land and 4a. pasture in Reynham, held of John Broke, knt., Lord de Cobham, service unknown.
Twelve acres of land, and 8a. pasture in Reynham, held of John, Abbot of St. Mary Graces beside London, service unknown.
Sixteen acres of pasture in Reynham, held of William, Master of the Hospital of St. Katharine by the Tower of London, service unknown.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (16.) E. Series II. File 460. (2.)
607 WALTER BROKHAMPTON, esq.
Writ 6 May, inq. 5 June, 6 Hen. VII.
He died 23 Dec. last, seised of the under-mentioned manor and lands in fee tail. John Boteraux, aged 40 and more, is his cousin and heir, viz. son of Margaret his sister.
GLOUC. Manor of Brokhampton, worth 8 marks, held of Richard, Abbot of the Monastery of St. Mary and St. Kenelm the King and Martyr, Winchecomb, service unknown.
Two messuages and 2 virgates of land in Guytyng Power, worth 14s., held of John Boteler, esq., service unknown.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (17.) E. Series II. File 340. (1.)
608 HENRY BURNELL, esq.
Writ 11 Jan., inq. 13 April, 6 Hen. VII.
By deed dated 14 Oct., 8 Edw. (IV), one Tristram Burnell and Agnes his wife gave the under-mentioned lands to him, and Isabel his wife, who survives, and the heirs of his body.
He died 9 Jan. last. John Burnell, aged 20 and more, is his son and heir.
DORS. A messuage, cottage, and water-mill, 62a. land, 30a. pasture, and 10a. wood, in Caundel Mersshe, Fyfed Nevyll, and Lydlynche, worth 60s., held of the Bishop of Salisbury, service unknown.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (19.)
609 HENRY BURNELL, esq.
Writ 11 Jan., inq. 10 April, 6 Hen. VII.
By deed dated 20 May, 20 Edw. IV, he gave the under-mentioned manors of Byre Burnell and Otehull, to one Thomas Beauchampe, esq., Christopher Coke, and John Orenge, now deceased, and William Carant, John Byconyll, John Fitzjames, John Hody, and John Crukerne, esqs., John More of Columton. William Collys, William Touker of Wyke, and Richard Jeue, who survive, to the use of his will, and by his said last will directed that his surviving feoffees should suffer his wife Isabel to take the issues and profits of the said manors for the term of twenty years, to pay his debts, educate his four sons, and marry all his daughters, and should at the end of the said term give the said premises to John, his son and heir apparent, in tail, with remainder to Tristram Burnell in tail, with remainder to Peter Burnell in tail, with remainder to William Burnell in tail, with remainder in default to his own right heirs.
He died 9 Jan. last, seised of the other under-mentioned messuages and lands in fee. John Burnell, aged 20 and more, is his son and heir.
SOMERS …… messuages, … cottages, a dovecot, a garden, a carucate and 160 acres of land, 4a. meadow, and 254a. pasture in Newton Sarmavyle, worth 10l., held of the King by fealty, and the rent of a napkin and towel, price 20s., at Michaelmas yearly.
Two messuages, 36a. land, and 2a. meadow, in Chylterne Dommer, worth …, held of John Syddenham, esq., as of the manor of Chylterne Dommer in socage.
A moiety of a water-mill and 56a. land in Kyngston beside Yevyll, worth 60s., held of Elizabeth, Abbess of Syon, as of her Monastery of Syon, in …..
Two acres of meadow in Est Coker, worth 4s., held of William Courteney, knt., in socage.
Forty acres of land in Westmersshe, worth …., held of William Carant, by fealty, 4s. rent, and a pair of spurs, price 6d., yearly, for all service.
Manors of Byre Burnell and Otehull, worth 17l., held of James Dawbeneye, esq., …. service unknown.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (18.)
610 HENRY BURNELL, esq.
Writ 11 Jan., inq. 16 April, 6 Hen. VII.
He gave the under-mentioned manor and land to one Thomas Beauchampe, and others (as in No. 609), to the use of his last will, viz. that they should make an estate thereof to Isabel his wife for her life, with remainder to John, Tristram, Peter, and William Burnell, successively in tail, with remainder to his own right heirs.
His death and heir, as in No. 608.
DEVON. Manor of Croke Burnell, 3 messuages, and 300a. land and pasture in Croke Burnell, Croke Sampforde, Stone, and Holy Croke, in the parish of North Tauton, worth 8l., held of William Courtney, knt., by knight-service.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (20.)
611 JOAN, COUNTESS OF KENT.
Writ 29 Dec., inq. 14 May, 6 Hen. VII.
She died on the eve of St. Lucy the Virgin last, seised of the under-mentioned manors in fee. James Straungeways, knt., aged 30 and more, and William Conyers, aged 22 and more, are her next heirs, viz. the said James, son and heir of Elizabeth, one of her daughters and heirs; and William, son of Alice, her other daughter and heir.
N’HAMP. Manor of Ritherthroup, worth 20 marks, held of the King in chief, by service of 1/20 of a knight’s fee.
Manor of Patishill, worth 10 marks, held of the Abbot of Cirencester, by service of 13s. 4d. only.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (21.)
612 JOAN, COUNTESS OF KENT.
Writ 29 Dec., inq. 21 April, 6 Hen. VII.
Findings as in No. 611.
YORK. The castle of Skelton, of no value beyond the necessary repairs, because it is ruinous, to the amount of at least 10 marks, the manor of Skelton, and the manor of Mersk, worth 21l., and a moiety of the advowson of the patronage of the Priory of Gyseburn in Clyveland, appendent to the manor of Skelton, of no yearly value over and above the prayers of the canons, held of the King in chief, by service of one knight’s fee.
Manor of Ridker, 49 messuages, 3 tofts, 200a. land, 20l. rent, and the toll and profit of the small boats of Ridker in Ridker aforesaid, called ‘cobleferme,’ worth 10l. yearly over and above deductions and incumbrances, held of the King in chief, by service of 1/2 of a knight’s fee.
The wapentake of Langbergh, worth 20s., held of the King in chief, by fealty only, for all service.
Three messuages and 3 bovates of land in Nunyngton in Ridale, and 23s. rent in Appulton in Ridale, held of the Abbot of St. Mary’s, York, by fealty only; the clear yearly value is only 20s., because the messuages are waste, and the bovates of land are poor and lie near the moor.
Manor of Hynderwell, and 8 bovates of land there, worth 33s. 4d., held of Henry Percey, Earl of Northumberland, by fealty only.
Five knight’s fees and 3 tofts parts of a knight’s fee, viz.:—
A fee in Erneclif, Heslarton, and Welbery, which Edmund Maulleverer, and John Wandesford, held of her, formerly belonging to John Colvile, chivaler,—
A moiety of a fee in Bolby, which William Cotome, held of her, formerly Robert Bussell’s,—
A moiety of a fee in Maltby, and Nunnyngton, which …. Maltby held of her,—
Three parts of a fee in Boythorpe on the Wold, which William Bolmer held of her,—
A fourth part of a fee in Pothow, which the heirs of Robert de Pothow held of her,—
A fourth part of a fee in Appilton, which the heirs of John Faucon-berge of Bilton held of her,—
A moiety a fee in …. lofthouse, which the Prior of Gysburn, William Hudson, and William Wiles held of her, late William Homet’s,—
A moiety of a fee in Berton in Richmundshire, which William Ingulby, knt., and Thomas Laton held of her, formerly John Grymbald’s, and Richard Hodilston’s,—
A fee in Edilthorpe, Barkthorpe, and Usburne, which the heirs of Reginald son of Peter held of her,—
A moiety of a fee in Ingilby Loryng alias Cald Ingilby, which the heirs of Henry, late Lord Fitzhugh, and Henry …. held of her, formerly William Gower’s; all which fees and parts of fees the said Joan Faucon-berge (sic.) held of the King.
Manor of Withornewike, within the liberty of Holdernes, worth 20 marks, held of the manor of Brustwike, now in the king’s hands, by reason of the minority of Edward, Duke of Buckingham, by service of 1/3 of a knight’s fee.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (22.)
613 JOHN AUDELEY DE AUDELEY, knt.
Writ 24 Oct., inq. Saturday, 6 Nov., 6 Hen. VII.
By his writing dated the last day of March, 15 Edw. IV, having obtained licence from the King, he enfeoffed James Baskervyle, knt., Hugh Egerton, esq., and William Martyn, esq., who survive, together with others now deceased, of the under-mentioned manor and lands, to the use of his last will.
He died 26 Sept., 6 Hen. VII. James Audeley, aged 27 and more, is his son and heir.
DERBY. Manor of Marketon, 35 messuages, 11 cottages, 400a. land, 100a. meadow, 33a. pasture, and 100a. wood; also 2 water-mills, 66s. rent, 2 messuages, and 2 gardens, in Marketon, Makworth, Alcestre, and Derby, worth 20l., held of the Earl of Chester, service unknown.
C Series II. Vol. 6. (23.)
614 ROBERT RYTHER, knt.
Writ wanting; inq. 3 Aug., 6 Hen. VII.
He died seised of the under-mentioned moiety of the manor of Harwod in tail male, by the gift of Thomas Thwates, and William Barker, made by way of fine, with the King’s licence, to one William Ryther, knt., and Sibyl his wife, thereof, in tail male, with remainder in default to her right heirs, he being cousin and heir male of the said William and Sibyl, viz. son of William, son of William their son.
He also died seised in tail male of the under-mentioned manor and advowson of Ryther, by virtue of the gift thereof made by John son of Robert Roos, by way of fine and with the King’s licence, to one William Ryther and Lucy his wife in tail male, with remainder to the right heirs of the said William, he being cousin and heir male of the said William and Lucy, viz. son of William, son of William, son of William, son of Robert, son of Robert, son of Robert their son.
He died the last day of June last, seised of the other under-mentioned manors and lands in fee. Ralph Ryther, esq., aged 40 and more, is his brother and next heir.
YORK. A moiety of the manor of Harwod, in Harwod, Dunkyswyk, and Helthwayt, worth 24l., held of the King in chief, by service of 1/4 of a knight’s fee.
Manor and advowson of the parish church of Ryther, in Ryther, Ossendak, and Stokbryge, worth 100 marks, held of the King, as of the duchy of Lancaster, as of the honor of Pontfrett, by service of 1/8 of a knight’s fee.
Manor of Skarcroft, worth 10l., held of Henry Wavasour, knt., by the rent of a rose in the time of roses if required.
A moiety of the manor of Kyrkeby Overblowers, worth 4 marks, held of Henry, Earl of Northumberland, as of the manor of Spofford, by fealty, other services unknown.
Three messuages and 40a. meadow and pasture in Kyrkeby on Wharffe, worth 40s., held of the King, as of the duchy of Lancaster, by fealty only.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (24.)
615 HENRY FALWELL, ‘gentilman.’
Writ 9 Oct., 4 Hen. VII; inq. 15 June, 6 Hen. VII.
He enfeoffed Thomas Gresell, citizen and draper of London, and Ralph Wygge of Leddeburn in the parish of Mentmore, of the under-mentioned messuages and land who being seised of the premises accordingly in fee demised them to Agnes his wife for the term of her life.
He died 12 Aug., 3 Hen. VII. John Falwell, aged 5 and more, is his son and heir.
BEDF. Two messuages and 40a. of land in Eyton and Toterno, a close of 3a. pasture in Wipsnade, and 1 1/2a. in Bellyngdon, worth 3l., held of Reginald Bray, knt., as of the manor of Eyton, by fealty and 13s. 4d. yearly, for all service.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (25.)
616 RICHARD WARRE, cousin and heir of RICHARD WARRE, esq., deceased, viz. son of JOHN, son of ROBERT, brother of JOHN, father of the said RICHARD.
Writ de Ætate probanda 15 March, probatio œtatis the Monday before Midsummer day, 6 Hen. VII.
SOMERS. He was born at Chippeley and baptized in the church of Nyned Florey, which is the parish church of Chippeley, on the feast of St. Edmund the King and Martyr, 7 Edw. IV, John Kyng, Richard Wykes, esq., and Sybil Kigeley being gossips. On the same day Robert Chilcote’s daughter Christine was born, John Shepherd bought a tenement in Milverton a mile away from Chippeley, Richard Houper began a pilgrimage to the chapel of Our Lady of Clyve, &c.
His lands of inheritance were in the custody of James Seyntleger, esq., John Brok an, and Richard Feldyng, merchant, by grant from King Richard III.
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617 HENRY FALWELL, gent.
Writ 9 Oct., 4 Hen. VII; inq. 18 June, 6 Hen. VII.
By deed dated 1 May, 12 Edw. IV, one Ralph Falwell, his father, enfeoffed John and Richard Stevons, now deceased, and Thomas Gressell and Ralph Wygge, who survive, of the under-mentioned lands.
His death and heir as in No. 615.
BUCKS. Three tofts, 100a. land, and 3a. meadow in Ivyngho Aston, worth 4 marks, held at the date of the above feoffment of George, late Duke of Clarence, as of the manor of Quarenden, by fealty and 4d. at Michaelmas and Lady-day yearly, for all service.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (26*.)
618 RICHARD LYRAR.
Writ 29 Jan., inq. 26 Feb., 6 Hen. VII.
He died 20 Dec. last, seised of the under-mentioned lands in fee. John Lyrar, aged 17 on Lady-day next, is his heir.
BUCKS. A messuage and 60a. land, meadow, and wood in Horton, worth 40s., held of the King in chief, by service of 16d. yearly and by hidage, and duplach’, to the value of 5s. yearly.
Certain lands and tenements held of William Danvers, one of the King’s justices, of William Forthe, ‘gentilman,’ and of Thomas Danyell, ‘gentilman,’ the nature, value, and tenure of the said premises being unknown to the jury.
An acre of land, worth 18d., held of the Prioress of Ankyrwyk, by service of 18d. yearly.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (27.)
619 HENRY SCUDAMORE, esq.
Writ 10 Nov., inq. Saturday after the Epiphany, 6 Hen. VII.
John Scudamore, knt., being seised of the under-mentioned manor of Mockas in fee gave it, together with other manors, lands, and tenements to Eustace Whiteney of Whiteney, esq., Urry de la Haye of Wyrkebroke, esq., and William Rose of Brockebere, gent., to the use of his last will, and by his said will directed William Rose, the surviving feoffee, to make an estate of the said manor to the said Henry Scudamore in tail, with remainder to his own right heirs.
He died without issue 4 Oct., 5 Hen. VII. James Scudamore, aged 19 and more, is his cousin and heir, viz. son and heir of Thomas, son and heir of James Scudamore his brother; the said James is also cousin and heir of the said John Scudamore, knt., viz. son and heir of Thomas, son and heir of James, his son and heir.
HEREF. Manor of Mockas, worth 10 marks, held of the Earl of Hereford, as of the honor of Kyngton, service unknown.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (29.)
620 JOHN ELMES.
Writ 16 May, inq. 14 June, 6 Hen. VII.
By deed dated 12 April, 36 Hen. VI, John Elmes the elder of Henley on Thames, co. Oxford, gave the under-mentioned hostel to him, and Elizabeth his wife, who survives, in tail.
He died 4 May last. William Elmes, aged 27 and more, is his son and heir.
BERKS. A tenement, or hostel, called ‘le Antelop’ in Wallyngford, worth 20s., held of Peter Courtney, Bishop of Winchester, by service of 7 1/2d. yearly.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (30.)
621 JOHN COPELOND.
Writ 16 May, inq. 10 June, 6 Hen. VII.
He died 8 May last, seised of the under-mentioned manors in fee. Mary, Elizabeth, and Joan Copland, aged 8 and more, 6 and more, and 5 and more, respectively, are his daughters and heirs.
CUMB. Manors of Santon, Bolton, and Cletter, in Copland, worth 20 marks, held of Thomas Lord Gray, Marquess of Dorset, by knight-service.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (32.) E. Series II. File 114. (1.)
622 JOHN QUYDHAMPTON.
Writ 20 July, 5 Hen. VII; inq. 3 Oct., 6 Hen. VII.
He died on the day of the translation of St. Swithin the Bishop and Confessor last, seised of the under-mentioned manor and lands in fee. Margaret wife of Edward Cowdrey, Anne wife of John Conewey, Elizabeth wife of Thomas Morley, and Iseult Quydhampton, all over 21 at his death, are his daughters and heirs.
HANTS. Manor of Wodecot, worth 60s., held of the King, by service of keeping the prisoners of the King’s gaol of his castle at Winchester.
A messuage and 8a. land in Bramden, called ‘Jenettes lond,’ worth 5s., held of the President and Scholars of the College of St. Mary Magdalen, Oxford, by service of 1d. at Michaelmas yearly, for all service.
Two messuages in the city of Winchester, worth 6s., held of the King in free burgage, by service of 2d. at Michaelmas yearly, for all service.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (33.)
623 JOHN KNYVET, esq.
Writ 25 Jan., 5 Hen. VII; inq. Wednesday after All Hallows, 6 Hen. VII.
He died 1 Jan. last, seised of the under-mentioned manor in fee. William Knyvet, knt., aged 50 and more, is his son and heir.
NORF. Manor of West Bradenham, worth 4l., held of the Earl of Arundell, as of the castle of Castel Acre, by service of 1/6 of a knight’s fee.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (35.) E. Series II. File 606. (5.)
624 JOHN KNYVET, esq.
Writ 25 Jan., 5 Hen. VII; inq. Friday after the feast of the Apostles St. Simon and St. Jude, 6 Hen. VII.
Richard Bienamour gave the under-mentioned manor to him, and Alice his wife, who survives, with remainder to his heirs.
He died 1 Jan. last, when the reversion of the said manor descended to William Knyvet, knt., aged 50 and more, as his son and heir.
SUFF. Manor of Mendelesham, worth 20l., held of the King, as of the duchy of Lancaster, by fealty and 1d. rent yearly.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (36.) E. Series II. File 606. (6.)
625 JOHN KNYVET, esq.
Writ 23 March, 5 Hen. VII; inq. 25 Nov., viz. the feast of St. Katharine the Virgin, 6 Hen. VII.
Findings as in No. 623.
CAMB. Manor and advowson of Boxworth, worth 40s., held of the King, by service of 1/4 of a knight’s fee.
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626 JOHN KNYVET, esq.
Writ 23 March, 5 Hen. VII; inq. 25 Nov., viz. the feast of St. Katharine the Virgin, 6 Hen. VII.
Findings as in No. 623.
HUNT. Manor of Hamerton, worth 100s., held of the Lord Morley, by fealty.
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627 THOMAS MAYHEWE.
Writ 20 Jan., inq. 3 Feb., 6 Hen. VII.
He died 9 Jan. last, seised of the under-mentioned annual rent, or fee farm, of 7l. 10s., in fee. Richard Mayhewe, aged 25 and more, is his son and heir.
CANTERBURY. A certain annual rent, or fee farm, of seven pounds ten shillings to be received yearly, viz. fifty shillings at Easter, and one hundred shillings at Michaelmas, by the hands of the Bailiffs and citizens of Canterbury, out of the annual rent, or fee farm, of the said city, for his share of a yearly sum of 30l. given by King Edward III. by letters patent to one William son of John Cundy, and his heirs, and to which he was entitled as cousin and one of the heirs of the said William Cundy, viz. son of Henry, son of Joan, daughter of Constance, his sister; held of the King in chief, by fealty in lieu of all service.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (39.) E. Series II. File 507. (1.) Writ to the escheator to deliver seisin of the said rent to the said Richard Mayhewe the son, dated 26 Feb., 6 Hen. VII. E. Series II. File 507. (2.)
628 RICHARD WHALLEY.
Writ of Mandamus, 8 Oct. inq. 20 Oct. 6 Hen. VII.
One William Hawton being seised of the under-mentioned manor and land in fee married at Dorlaston one Ellen Fitton, by whom he had issue Thomas, who succeeded him, John who died without issue, and Elizabeth who inherited the premises on the death without issue of her brother Thomas. She being seised of the said manor and lands accordingly in fee, had issue the said Richard Whalley, a bastard, begotten and born out of wedlock. Afterwards she married, at Donifront, one Christopher Whalley, by whom she had issue, after marriage, Gilimot and Elizabeth, the former of whom married, at Berry, co. Lancashire, one John Talbot, and the latter died without issue. After the death of the said Elizabeth the mother the said Christopher, who survived her was seised of the premises in his demesne as of frank tenement, as tenant by the curtesy, and died so seised, when the said John Talbot and Gilimot his wife, in her right, entered on and were seised of the premises in fee. And being so seised the said John and Gilimot demised the said manor and land to the said Richard Whalley for the term of his life, who was seised thereof accordingly in his demesne as of frank tenement; and being so seised, by deed dated 1 Aug., 17 Edw. IV, he enfeoffed Thomas, Lord Stanley, knt., Thomas Vaughan, knt., and others, thereof, to the use of his last will, and by his last will dated 27 July, 2 Hen. VII, directed that the said John and Gilimot should enjoy the premises, to them and the heirs of their bodies for ever. On his death the said John and Gilimot entered into possession of the premises, and have taken all the issues and profits thereof, from that time to the present. They have had issue a son John Talbot, who survives.
Richard Whalley died on the feast of St. Luke the Evangelist, 3 Hen. VII. Thomas Whalley, aged 6 and more, is his son and heir.
STAFF. Manor of Dorlaston, and 3 messuages and 100a. land in Aston and Annesley, worth 10l., held of the Abbot of the Monastery of St. Mudwina, Burton on Trent, by knight-service.
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629 HENRY CANTELOWE.
Writ 16 Dec., inq. 1 April, 6 Hen. VII.
He enfeoffed Richard Foxe, Bishop of Exeter, Nicholas Alwyn, citizen and mercer of London, William Hariett and others, of the under-mentioned manor and lands.
He died 19 Nov., 6 Hen. VII. Richard Cantelowe, aged 11 and more, is his son and heir.
BEDF. Twenty messuages and twenty acres of land in Dunstaple, worth 5 marks, held of Prior of the house and church of St. Peter of the canons of Dunstaple, by service of 55s. 2 1/4d.
Manor of Wypsnade, in Wypsnade, Eyton, Stodeham, Houghton Regis, and Billyngdon, worth 4 marks, held of Reginald Bray, knt., as of the manor of Eyton, by service of 2s. 6d., fealty, and suit of court of the manor of Eyton, for all service.
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630 HENRY LONGE, esq.
Writ 29 April, 5 Hen. VII; inq. 28 Oct., 6 Hen. VII.
He died 3 May last, seised of the under-mentioned manor in fee. Thomas Longe, aged 40 and more, is his cousin and heir, viz. son of John his brother.
GLOUC. Manor of Combe beside Wotton under Hegge, worth 8l., held of the Marques Barkeley, as of the manor of Wotton aforesaid, service unknown.
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631 LAURENCE REYNSFORTH, knt.
Writ 18 Oct., inq. 20 Jan., 6 Hen. VII.
One Robert Howet of Beamond was seised of the under-mentioned tenement called ‘Weylottes’ and ‘Clerkes,’ and one Thomas Woodehouse of lands in Maintre, to the use of the said Laurence and his heirs.
Edward Reynsforth, esq., John Tynte, Thomas Woodehouse, Richard Barker, Thomas Cristemesse, Master John Irby, clerk, and others, were seised by separate feoffments to some or one of them, of the under-mentioned tenements in Dedham and Colchester, to the use of the said Laurence and his last will.
He died 18 Sept., 6 Hen. VII, seised of the under-mentioned manors, and tenements called ‘Chaunterelles,’, ‘Fetz,’ and ‘Margeries,’ in fee. John Reynsforth, esq., is his son and heir.
ESSEX. Manor of Bradefeld Hall, worth, together with the under-mentioned manor of Nether Hall, 20 marks, held of John, Earl of Oxford, service unknown.
Manor of Nether Hall, held of Elizabeth, Queen of England, as of the manor of Parkehall, by service of 2d. yearly at Easter and Michaelmas.
A tenement called ‘Chaunterelles’ in Ramesey, worth, together with the under-mentioned tenements called ‘Fetz’ and ‘Margeries,’ 40s., held of Thomas Helbek, esq., by fealty and 6s. 8d. rent yearly.
A tenement called ‘Fetz’ in Misteleigh, held of Elizabeth, Queen of England, as of the manor of Parkehall, service unknown.
A tenement called ‘Margeries’ in Misteleigh, held of John Roydon, esq., by fealty and 6s. 8d. rent yearly.
A tenement called ‘Weylottes’ and Clerkes in Ramsey, worth 13s. 4d., held of the said John Roydon, by fealty and 3s. rent yearly.
The lands, tenements, rents and services in the borough of Maintre, which formerly belonged to John Licter, Richard Stacy, and Denyse Baker; also a tenement and a curtilage, called ‘Colegardeyn,’ in Lalleford, worth 20s., held of the Prioress of Canowghlee, service unknown.
A tenement called ‘Pigewelles’ in Dedham, worth 6s. 80d., held of the Prioress of Camsey, by fealty and 3s. rent yearly.
A tenement and 60a. land called ‘Rovers’ and ‘Fenhouse’ in Dedham, worth 40s., held of John, Prior of St. Botolph’s, Colchester, service unknown.
A tenement lately belonging to John Derby, notary, and 3a. land at ‘le Bourne pondes’ in Colchester, worth 10s., held of the Bailiffs and cominalty of the town of Colchester, by fealty and 12d. rent.
A tenement and 3a. land late John Bisshop’s in the parish of St. James, Colchester, worth 13s. 4d., held of Thomas Skypwith, the Master, and the confraternity of the Hospital of St. Mary Magdalen, by fealty and 20d. rent yearly.
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632 WILLIAM COPLEY.
Writ 25 Oct., inq. 23 Nov., viz. the feast of St. Katharine the Virgin, 6 Hen. VII.
He enfeoffed one John Broughton, esq., Bartholomew Grey, Thomas Elyot, and others, of the under-mentioned manors and lands to the use of his will.
He died 20 July, 5 Hen. VII. Lionel Copley, aged 69 and more, is his brother and heir.
CAMB. Manor of Boxworth, called ‘Over Hall,’ with its appurtenances in Boxworth, worth 6l., held of John Frevell, esq., service unknown.
A messuage, 3 cottages, 49a. land, and 20a. meadow, in Swanesey, or Swasey, worth 20s., held of the Earl of Urmond, service unknown.
A manor in Iklyngton, worth 30s., and 26s. 8d. rent in Iklyngton, held of the Earl of Oxford, service unknown.
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633 WILLIAM COLCLOGH
Writ 21 July, 5 Hen. VII; inq. 3 Nov., 6 Hen. VII.
He died the Sunday after Midsummer day last, seised of the under-mentioned manor and land in fee. George Colcloughe, aged 6 and more, is his son and heir.
SALOP. Manor of Calverhall and 4 messuages with their appurtenances there, worth 4l., held of George, Earl of Shrewsbury, by service of one knight’s fee, and by payment of 7s. silver to the said Earl and his heirs.
MARCHES OF WALES. Divers lands and tenements in Francketon, worth 40s. yearly, tenure and service unknown.
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634 RALPH BABTHORP, knt.
Writ 29 April, 5 Hen. VII; inq. Monday, the last day of February, 6 Hen. VII.
He died 5 March last, seised of the under-mentioned lands in fee. Isabel the wife of John Hastinges, knt., aged 16 and more, is his daughter and heir.
LINC. A messuage, 3 tofts, and 8 bovates of land in Gokby, worth 10s., held of Leo Pershay, esq., service unknown.
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635 RALPH BABTHORP, knt.
Writ 29 April, inq. 13 May, 5 Hen. VII.
He died 8 March last, seised of the under-mentioned manor and lands in fee. Isabel the wife of John Hastynges, knt., aged 15 and more at his death, is his daughter and heir. She was married before her father’s death.
HERTS. Manor of Sawcompe, worth 14l. 11s. 4d., held of the King, by service of 1/20 of a knight’s fee.
Forty acres of land and 10a. wood in Epcome, worth 6s. 8d., held of Thomas Bawd, esq., as of the manor of Melkeley, service unknown.
Forty acres of land, 3a. meadow, and 12a. wood in Stondon, worth 15s. 4d., held of John Tendringe, and Elizabeth his wife, daughter and heir of Nicholas Ellerbek, in her right, service unknown.
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636 RALPH BABTHORP, knt.
Writ 29 April, 5 Hen. VII; inq. the last day of September, 6 Hen. VII.
He died 7 March last, seised of the under-mentioned manor and lands in fee. Isabel, wife of John Hastynges, knt., aged 15 and more at his death, is his daughter and heir.
YORK. Manor of Babthorp, and 2 messuages, 150a. land, and 6a. meadow in Brakenholme, worth 4l., held of John, Bishop of Durham, as of the manor of Hoveden, by service of 1/4 of a knight’s fee.
Two messuages in Hemyngburgh, worth 6s. 8d., held of the rector of the parish church of Hemyngburgh, service unknown.
A messuage, 2 tofts, 20a. land, 14a. meadow, and 4a. moor in Estofte, worth, together with the under-mentioned premises in Selby, 19s. 6d., held of the Abbot of St. German’s, Selby, as of the manor of Estofte, service unknown.
Six messuages and 26 1/2a. land in Selby, held of the said Abbot, as of the manor of Selby, service unknown.
Two messuages and 44a. land and meadow in Kirkeby on Wharffe, worth 26s. 8d., held of the King, as of the duchy of Lancaster, service unknown.
Half an acre of land in Osgodby, worth 1d., held of Henry Langley, and others, his co-feoffees, as of the manor of Osgodby, service unknown.
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637 JOHN CONYERS, knt.
Writ 21 March, inq. 21 May, 5 Hen. VII.
King Edward III by letters patent in the 15th year of his reign gave a pension of 40l. to John Darcy ‘le Fitz,’ which descended (as in No. 441), to Elizabeth the wife of James Strangways, and Marjory wife of John Conyers, knt. The said John and Marjory had issue a son John, who survived his mother, but died in his father’s lifetime, leaving issue William, his son and heir. The said John Conyers, knt., the father, died 14 March, 5 Hen. VII seised of a moiety of the said pension in his demesne as of frank tenement, as tenant by the curtesy after the death of the said Marjory, with reversion to the said William, who is aged 21 and more, as her cousin and heir.
MIDDX. A moiety of 40l. payable half-yearly at the King’s Exchequer, the whole being held of the King in chief, by service of 1/20 of a knight’s fee.
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638 JOHN CONYERS, knt.
Writ 21 March, inq. Monday, 26 July, 5 Hen. VII.
He was seised together with Margery his wife of the under-mentioned manors and advowson in fee, in her right, and being so seised, by deed dated at Horneby, 4 March, 5 Edw. IV, they charged their moieties of the manor of Belforth and the hamlet of Yesyngton with an annuity of 10 marks in favour of Richard Conyers their son, who survives, for the term of his life.
By deed dated 20 March, 9 Edw. IV, the said John and Margery gave all the said manors, advowson, and lands to John Pikryng, Thomas Tunstall, William Tunstall, Richard Conyers of Cowton, knt., and Cuthbert Lightfote, who survive, and others, now deceased, to the use of their last will. She subsequently died intestate in respect of the said premises, and the said John after her death, by a certain indenture, dated 20 April, 9 Edw. IV, declared his will, viz. that the said feoffees on due request made to them should enfeoff the heir of the bodies of the said John and Margery thereof in fee.
He died 14 March, 5 Hen. VII. William Conyers, esq., is his cousin and heir, and heir also of the said Margery, viz. son of John their son. The said William was aged 21 on the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle last before Christmas.
N’TH’L’D. A moiety of the manor of Belforth, a moiety of the hamlet of Yesyngton, parcel of the said manor; a moiety of a moiety of the manors of Wollor, Hethpole, and Hedreslawe; a moiety of a messuage [lying] waste called the ‘forest of Chyvyot’; the advowson of a moiety of the hospital of St. Mary Magdalen, Wollor, belonging, to the said moiety of the manor of Wollor; and a rent of 40s. out of certain lands and tenements in Brankeston and Bollesdon, held of the King in chief, by knight-service; the clear yearly value is 10 marks and no more, because a great part is ravaged by the Scots.
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639 JOHN CONYERS, knt.
Writ 21 March, inq. 26 July, 5 Hen. VII.
The said John Conyers of Hornby, knt., and Margery his wife were seised of the under-mentioned manor and advowson of Knayth, manor of Suthorp, and lands in Kesby, Upton, Dunstall, Ganesburgh, and Gate Bureton, in fee in her right; and being so seised, by their deed dated 20 March, 9 Edw. IV, gave the said manors, advowson, and lands to John Pikryng, knt., and others (as in No. 638), to the use of their last will. He survived the said Margery.
By deed of even date with the above he gave the other under-mentioned manors, advowsons, and lands, whereof he was seised in fee, to the same feoffees, to the same use.
Also by deed of even date he gave the under-mentioned rents in Lincoln, Ritforth, and Stowe, to Robert Conyers, his son, who survives, for the term of his life.
He died 14 March, 5 Hen. VII. William Conyers, esq., aged 21 on the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle last, is cousin and heir of the said John and Margery his wife, viz. son of John their son.
LINC. Manor of Knaith, worth 10l., with the advowson of the church there, worth 4l., held of the Bishop of Lincoln, as of the manor of Stowe, by service of 5s., for all service.
Manor of Suthorp, worth 60s., held of the King, as of the duchy of Lancaster, by homage and foreign service.
A messuage, 4 tofts, 20a. arable, 8a. meadow, and 20a. pasture in Kesby, worth 10 marks, held of the Prioress of Henynges, by fealty only.
Lands and tenements to the yearly value of 40s. in Upton, and to the value of 13s. 4d. in Dunstall, held of the said Prioress, by fealty only.
Lands and tenements in Ganesburgh, held of Thomas Borrowe, knt., by a rent of 8s. yearly, for all service; they are of no value over and above the said rent.
Lands and tenements worth 20s., in Gayte Burton, held of the lord of Leey, by service of 14s. yearly, for all service.
Manor of Ryby, worth 20s., held of the King, as of the duchy of Lancaster, by service of 5s.
Manor of Alesby, worth 12l., held of Robert Hilyerde, knt., by fealty only.
Manor and advowson of Swalowe, worth 60s., held of the said Robert, by service of 11s. 8d. yearly, for all service.
Manor of Kelstren, worth 40s., held of William, Viscount Beamont, ut de rer[agiis] comitie sue Lincoln’, by service of 12d. yearly, for all service.
Manor of Wathe cum Brigesley, worth 40s., held of the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln, by service of 12d. yearly, for all service.
A moiety of the manor of Malberthorp, worth 10l., with the advowson of the church of Malberthorp, worth 10 marks, held of the King, by service of 2s. yearly, for all service.
A messuage, 23a. land, and 20a. pasture in Thredilthorp, worth 40s., held of Thomas Fitzwilliam, knt., as of the manor of Stane, by service of 1/2d. yearly, for all service.
A messuage [lying] waste and 5a. land in Caburne, worth 5s., held of the said Robert Hilyerd, knt., by fealty only.
Four acres of land in Laceby, worth 5s., held of the said Robert, by fealty only.
Two messuages, 3 tofts, and 4a. meadow in Stamyngburgh, worth 11s. 4d., held of William Thirwhite, knt., by service of 2d. yearly, for all service.
Four shillings rent of assise issuing from a messuage in Lincoln, late in the tenure of Emma Dixson.
A rent of 6s. issuing from a messuage in Ritforth, late in the tenure of John Kendale.
Two shillings and sixpence rent of assise issuing from a toft in Stowe.
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640 THOMAS, son and heir of RICHARD WYMBLETON.
Writ wanting;probatio œtatis 29 Nov., 6 Hen. VII.
SURREY. He was baptized at Cassalton church on the feast of the Annunciation, 9 Edw. IV, Thomas Wakefelde, and Joan, wife of Edmund Tothe (a juror, aged 50) being gossips. Nicholas Gaynsforde was asked to be godfather, but declined. On the same day Margaret daughter of Richard Godman (a juror, now aged 50), was born and baptized at Cassalton; Maud the wife of John Attwell (now aged 47), was churched there after the birth of John her first child; John Edmonde (now aged 53), had livery of a messuage and 6a. land beside Cassalton church which he had purchased of Ralph Gunter; George Abbot (now aged 49), rendered his account as churchwarden there, &c.
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641 THOMAS BELLYNGHAM.
Writ 24 April, 5 Hen. VII; inq. 20 Nov., 6 Hen. VII.
He enfeoffed John Chambre, clk., John Coke, esq., John Wode the younger, John Palmer, John Wapeham, clk., Richard Belfeld, clk., and Richard Frankeleyn, of the under-mentioned manors and messuage.
He died on the feast of the Annunciation last. Ralph Bellyngham, aged 20 and more, is his son and heir.
SUSSEX. Manor of Yapton, worth 5 marks, held of the Prior of St. John of Jerusalem in England, by fealty, for all service.
A moiety of the manor of Iryngeham in the parish of Olde Shoreham, worth 5 marks, held of Thomas Weste, Lord la Warr, as of Brambre Castle, by fealty, for all service.
A messuage in Petteworthe, worth 10s., held of the rector there, by fealty only, for all service.
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642 WILLIAM PYRTON, knt.
Writ 4 July, 5 Hen. VII; inq. 4 Nov., 6 Hen. VII.
One John Selman, Thomas Warden, John Erwyn, Richard Copcheff, and Thomas Aleyn, chaplain, being seised of the under-mentioned manor and advowson of Little Bentleigh in fee, gave them to William Pirton the elder, esq., and Agnes his wife, both now deceased, for the term of their lives in survivorship, with remainder to William Pirton the younger, named in the writ, the son of the said William Pirton the elder, and Katharine, wife of the said William the younger, who survives, and the heirs male of the body of the said William the son, with remainder in default to Thomas Pirton, brother of the said William the father, in tail male, with remainder in default to the right heirs of the said William Pirton the father.
A fine was levied on the morrow of All Souls, 16 Edw. IV, between the said William and Katharine, querents, and John Stephyn of Elmested Market, ‘gentilman,’ and Anne his wife, deforciants, of the under-mentioned messuage and land in Elmested, whereby the said John and Anne, in consideration of 40l., gave the said messuage and land to the said William and Katharine, and his heirs.
Thomas Holbek of Ramsey, gave the under-mentioned messuage called ‘Moyses’ to the said William, now deceased, and to Katharine his wife, and John Holbem, clk., who. survive, and their heirs.
He died 1 July last, seised of the under-mentioned manor of Elmested in fee. William Pirton, aged 30 and more, is his son and heir.
ESSEX. Manor and advowson of Little Bentlegh, worth 20l., held of the Bishop of London, as of Stortford Castle, co. Herts, by fealty and 19s. 4d., for all service.
Manor of Elmested, worth 20 marks, held of John, Earl of Oxford, service unknown.
A messuage, 100a. land, 6a. meadow, 30a. wood, and 70a. heather in Elmested Market, worth 40s., held of the said Earl, service unknown.
A messuage in Little Bentlegh, called ‘Moyses,’ worth 40s., held of the said Bishop, service unknown.
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643 GEORGE HOPTON, knt.
Writ Ad melius inquirendum, 1 March, 5 Hen. VII; inq. 1 Nov., 6 Hen. VII. Cf. No. 589.
He died 6 July last, seised of the under-mentioned manors in fee. Arthur Hopton, aged one year and more, is his son and heir.
SUFF. Manor of Westleton, worth 5l., held of John, Duke of Suffolk, as of the castle of Eye, service unknown.
Manors of Westhale aud Thoryngton, worth 10 marks, held of the Lady Thomasine Hopton, widow, as of the manor of Wyssett, by service of 12d. yearly, for all service.
Manor of Eston Bavent, worth 5l., held of Thomas Mountgomery and Roger Towneshend, knts., and William Pykenham, clk., as of the manor of Bylorough (sic), service at present unknown.
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644 JOHN, son and heir of GEORGE HOPTON, knt.
Writ de Devenerunt 1 March, 5 Hen. VII; inq. the last day of October, 6 Hen. VII.
He died 20 January last. Arthur Hopton, a year and a half old and more, is his brother and heir.
SUFF. Manor of Bliburgh, otherwise called ‘West Woode,’ with its members, hamlets, and other appurtenances, worth 40l., held of the King in chief, by knight-service, and in the King’s hands by reason of the death of the said George, and the minority of the said John.
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645 MAUD BRABSHEN, widow.
Writ 22 Oct., inq. 2 Nov., 6 Hen. VII.
One Nicholas Jerves of Hardby, ‘gentilman,’ gave the under-mentioned rents, messuages, and land, to John Brabesshon and the said Maud his wife, daughter of him the said Nicholas, in tail. She survived the said John, and died 14 Oct., 6 Hen. VII. Roger Brabesshon, aged 14 and more, is the son and heir of the said Roger (sic) and Maud; he is in the custody of the Lady Elizabeth, Duchess of Norfolk, because the said Roger (sic) his father was seised at his death of 10 messuages and 10 virgates of land in Estwell, co. Leicester, which he held of the said Duchess by knight-service.
LEIC. Fifteen shillings of quit rent, viz. 22d. issuing from the lands of Nicholas Cawnte of Hardby, 5s. issuing from the lands and tenements of John Rose of Hardby, 5s. from the lands and tenements of Gabriel Harbyof Stathern, 16d. from the lands and tenements of John Gee, and 22d., from the lands and tenements of John Chace, both of Stathern.
Six messuages, ten virgates and a bovate of land, and three cottages in Hardby, Stathern, Knypton, and Scalford, worth 5l., held of the Lord de Dalaware, by suit of court held at Hardby twice a year, for all service.
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646 RICHARD DARELL, knt.
Writ 6 Feb, 5 Hen. VII; inq. 27 Oct., 6 Hen. VII.
He gave the under-mentioned manor and lands in frank marriage with Margaret his daughter to James Audeley, knt., with remainder in default of their issue, to Constantine Darell in tail. He died 6 Aug., the feast of St. Donatus, 4 Hen. VII. John Awdeley, aged 6 and no more, is his cousin and heir, viz. son of the said Margaret his daughter.
HANTS. Manor of Palton, worth 40s., held of the Bishop of Bath, by service of a pair of gloves.
A messuage called ‘Wade,’ 40a. arable, 20a. pasture, 40a. pasture (sic), and 40a. wood in Romesey and Elyng, worth 5 marks, held of the Lord de la Ware, by 12s. 9 1/2d. rent, for all service.
A messuage, 20a. arable, 20a. meadow, 10a. feedings (pascue), and 20a. pasture in Testwode in the parish of Elyng, worth 40s., held of the said Lord de la Ware, by 3s. 8d. rent, for all service.
Forty messuages in Romesey, worth 40s., held of the Abbess of Romesey, by a rent of 39s. 3d., and suit of 3d., for all service.
A toft and 10a. arable in Schirveld, worth 15s., held of John Coterell, by 5s. rent and suit of court, for all service.
A toft and 20a. arable in West Weloughe, worth 20s., held of the Abbot of Nettle, by 2s. rent, for all service.
Three messuages, 15a. land, 5a. pasture, 10a. meadow, and 10a. feedings, also a toft, 15a. arable, and 10a. wood in Est Weloughe, worth 10s., held of the said Abbot of Netteley, by 20d. rent, for all service.
A messuage, 8a. arable, and 10a. heather in Dibbden, worth 10s., held of the Prince, as of the honor of Wallyngford, by 5s. rent, for all service.
A messuage, 40a. arable, 10a. meadow, 40a. pasture, and 10a. feedings in Leckefford, worth 20s., held of the Abbess of Romesey, by 6l. rent, for all service.
A water-mill lying at Saveston, worth 10s., held of Nicholas Lysle, knt., by 6d., for all service.
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647 ELIZABETH, late the wife of WILLIAM CHAMBRE.
Writ 18 June, 5 Hen. VII; inq. 30 Oct., 6 Hen. VII.
One William Aldewyncle, esq., being seised of the under-mentioned lands in fee, enfeoffed Richard Pittes the elder thereof to the use of his last will; and by his last will, dated 27 Aug., A.D. 1463, directed that the said Elizabeth his wife should have the premises for the term of her life, with remainder to Thomas Lenton, his cousin and heir, viz. son of John, son of William, son of Margaret, sister of William Tychemersh, father of John, father of him the said William Aldewyncle, to hold to the said Thomas Lenton, his heirs and assigns for ever. In accordance with the said will the said Richard Pittes after the testator’s death gave the premises to the said Elizabeth for the term of her life, with remainder to Richard Burton, esq., otherwise called Richard Pyttes the younger, John Chaumbre, clk., and John Chaumbre, rector of Tychemersh, to the use of the said Thomas Lenton and his heirs.
She died 10 June last. John Dutton, esq., aged 50 and more, is her brother and heir.
N’HAMP. Six messuages, 300a. land, 40a. meadow, and 80a. wood, called ‘Southawe,’ ‘Boughtwood,’ ‘Phillypis,’ ‘Sale,’ ‘Oxonhaw,’ and ‘Collyswode,’ and 100a. pasture in Aldewyncle, worth 10 marks, held of the Lord de Roos, service unknown.
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648 WILLIAM BREWESE, esq.
Writ 29 Nov., 5 Hen. VII; inq. 19 Oct., 6 Hen. VII.
Upon a proposal of marriage between him and Elizabeth one of the daughters of John Hopton, esq., Thomas Brewes, knt., his father in consideration of 700 marks paid him by the said John, agreed that the under-mentioned manor, whereof he was seised in fee tail, should descend immediately on his decease to the said William then his son and heir apparent, in tail, and he accordingly enfeoffed William Calthorpe and John Hevenyngham, knts., and others now deceased, thereof to the use of the said William and Elizabeth in tail.
He survived his wife, the said Elizabeth, and died the last day but one of October, 5 Hen. VII. Thomasine wife of Thomas Hansard, knt., aged 30 and more, and Anne wife of Roger Towneshend, son and heir of Roger Towneshend, knt., aged 15 and more, are their daughters and heirs.
LINC. Manor of Ludburgh, worth 20 marks, held of Bever Castle, service unknown.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (61.)
649 EDMUND CORNEWELL, knt.
Writ 11 Dec., inq. 8 May, 5 Hen. VII.
Findings as in No. 545.
SALOP. Manor, or lordship, of Burford, worth 40 marks, held of the King in chief, by service of one knight’s fee.
The hundred of Overs, worth 4 marks, held of the King in socage, viz. by 6s. 8d. rent yearly, for all service.
MARCHES OF WALES. A moiety of the manor, or lordship, of Leyntwardyn, worth 4l., held of the King in chief, by service of 1/2 of a knight’s fee.
The castle, town, and lordship of Stepulton, with the hamlets of Frog Strete and Wylleley, worth [16]l., held of the King in chief, by service of 1/2 of a knight’s fee.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (62.)
650 WILLIAM CONYERS, of Sokburn, esq.
Writ 22 Sept., inq. Friday after St. Luke the Evangelist, 6 Hen. VII.
He died 8 Sept. last, seised of the under-mentioned manor in fee. Christopher Conyers, aged 22 and more, is his son and heir.
LlNC. A third part of the manor of Great Carlton, worth 12l., held of the King, as of the honor of Bolyngbroke, by service of 1/20 of a knight’s fee and 8d. rent yearly, for all service.
C. Series II. Vol. 6. (63.)
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