Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward III, File 48

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J. E. E. S. Sharp. E. G. Atkinson. J. J. O'Reilly, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward III, File 48', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 8, Edward III, (London, 1913) pp. 25-31. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol8/pp25-31 [accessed 20 May 2024].

J. E. E. S. Sharp. E. G. Atkinson. J. J. O'Reilly. "Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward III, File 48", in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 8, Edward III, (London, 1913) 25-31. British History Online, accessed May 20, 2024, https://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol8/pp25-31.

Sharp, J. E. E. S.. Atkinson, E. G.. O'Reilly, J. J.. "Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward III, File 48", Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 8, Edward III, (London, 1913). 25-31. British History Online. Web. 20 May 2024, https://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol8/pp25-31.

Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward III, File 48

54. EDWARD DE BOHUN.
Writ of certiorari de feodis &c. 9 November, 10 Edward III.
WILTS. Extent Thursday after St. Nicholas, 10 Edward III.
Nuthercote. A moiety of a knight’s fee held by William Pipard.
Wekelescote. A quarter of a knight’s fee held by Lucy Bluet.
Both held by the said Edward of the king in chief, as of the manor of Wotton Basset.
Wotton Basset. The advowson of the church.
Sherston. The advowson of the church, which is worth nothing beyond the taxation, because it is a pensioner to the dean and chapter of St. Mary’s, Salisbury.
He held no other fees or advowsons in the bailiwick.
C. Edw. III. File 48. (1.)
55. JOHN DE BOHUN, EARL OF HEREFORD AND ESSEX.
Writ, 26 January, 10 Edward III.
Similar writ, 27 January, 10 Edward III.
BUCKINGHAM. Inq. 20 February, 10 Edward III.
Agmodesham. The manor (extent given), including the land of Braynford, and a rent of 53s. 4d. yearly from a certain land called ‘Stokelery,’ which William de Waledon holds for a term of years, held of the king in chief, as of the honour of Mandevyll, as parcel of the earldom of Essex, by knight’s service.
Humphrey de Bohun, his brother, aged 27 years, is his next heir.
HERTFORD. Inq. 18 February, 10 Edward III.
Nohthampstede. The manor (full extent given) held of the king in chief, as of the honour of Mandevyll, as parcel of the earldom of Essex.
Heir as above, aged 27 years and more.
MIDDLESEX. Inq. 18 February, 10 Edward III.
Enefelde. The manor (full extent given) held of the king in chief by knight’s service.
Heir as last above.
MIDDLESEX. Inq. Tuesday after St. Peter in Cathedra, 10 Edward III.
Doune. The manor (extent given) held jointly with Margaret his wife, who still survives, by the grant of Ralph Basset of Drayton, to hold of the said Ralph to them and the heirs of their bodies, by service of a rose yearly.
Heir as above, aged 26 years.
ESSEX. Inq. 15 February, 10 Edward III.
Farnham. The manor (extent given), including lands in Brokslade and in a place called Malmedane, and a custom called ‘gavelerthe,’ held of the king in chief in free exchange for the lands of Hareford in Wales.
Heir as above, aged 27 years.
ESSEX. Inq. 15 February, 10 Edward III.
Dunmawe. The manor (full extent given), including woods called Litelepark, Heghewode, and Nattok, held of the king in chief, as of the honour of Clare, by knight’s service; and there ought to be paid to the manor of Berdefeld 26s. 8d. yearly.
Heir as above, aged 27 years and more.
ESSEX. Inq. 16 February, 10 Edward III.
Fobbyng. The manor (extent given), including a rent called ‘wardpeny,’ held of the king in chief, service unknown. The advowson of the church pertains to the manor.
Heir as above, aged 27 years.
ESSEX. Inq. 17 February, 10 Edward III.
Queneden or Quenden. The manor (full extent given), including a rent called ‘wardepeny,’ customs called ‘wodehan,’ ‘hundredeshot,’ ‘sherrevestorn’ and ‘mordram,’ held of the king in chief, service unknown. The advowson of the church pertains to the manor.
Heir as last above.
ESSEX. Inq. 17 February, 10 Edward III.
Badewe. The manor which is of ancient demesne (full extent given) held of the king in chief by service of a knight’s fee.
Heir as above, aged 27 years and more.
ESSEX. Inq. 18 February, 10 Edward III.
Dependene. The manor (full extent given), including a wood called Rowenhey, held of the king in chief, as of the honour of Mandevyll, as parcel of the earldom of Essex; and the rector of Depedene shall have fines for certain transgressions made in his fee. The advowson of the church pertains to the manor.
Heir as above, aged 27 years.
ESSEX. Inq. 18 February, 10 Edward III.
Hatfeld and Bronesho. The manors (full extents given), including a park, a forest called Hatfeld forest, whereof the hunting pertains to the king and the wood and soil pertain to the earl, and it is common to all tenants but the lord shall receive fines for transgressions made, a market every Saturday, and fairs on the feast of the Nativity of St. Mary, and in Bronesho customs called ‘hevedshot,’ ‘wardshot,’ ‘wodeselver,’ ‘foderkam,’ ‘bedesele,’ and ‘bederip,’ held of the king in chief by service of a knight’s fee.
Heir as above, aged 26 years and more.
ESSEX [rectius HUNTINGTON] &c. Inq. 18 February, 10 Edward III.
Kenebauton. The manor (full extent given), including lands in Stanylond, Hachweycroft, Stockyngg, Wormediche, Tillebrok, Neuton, Stouwe, Stonlee, and le Hoo, a park, woods called Contassetayl and ‘le Hay,’ customary tenants called acremen (akermanni), a market every Monday, and a fair on the feast of St. Andrew, held of the king in chief, as of the honour of Maundevile, as parcel of the earldom of Essex, by knight’s service.
Heir as above, aged 27 years.
ESSEX. Inq. 18 February, 10 Edward III.
Waleden. The manor (full extent given), including lands, pastures, &c. in or called Franeleshamstal, Farlegh, Hallegrene, Kybewortheheye, Beriapelton, Pourceput (?), Fouleslodich, Bukenhoheg, ‘la Doune,’ ‘le Hallecroft,’ Mulledich, ‘le Mucheldich,’ and ‘le Beriegrene,’ a park 2 leagues in circuit, a market every Saturday and a fair on the feast of the Nativity of St. Mary, held of the king in chief, as of the honour of Mandevyll, as parcel of the earldom of Essex, by knight’s service.
Heir as above, aged 27 years and more.
ESSEX. Inq. 19 February, 10 Edward III.
Great Waltham. The manor (full extent given with field names), including lands in Little Waltham, 2 parks, a grove called Moumesseye, 3 mills, a fishery between Warve, Lampol and Wynkeford, and divers customs, held of the king in chief, as of the honour of Maundevill, and now held as parcel of the earldom of Essex, by knight’s service.
Heir as above, aged 26 years and more.
ESSEX. Inq. 20 February, 10 Edward III.
Plasset. The manor (full extent given), including a castle, parks called ‘le Plees,’ Bradeleys plees, and Gerardes plees, a market every Saturday, a fair on the feast of SS. Peter and Paul, a garden called ‘le Impetoun,’ and a capital messuage, lands and rents (extents given) at Berywyk and High Estre, held of the king in chief by knight’s service.
Heir as above, aged 26 years.
ESSEX. Inq. 21 February, 10 Edward III.
Writele. Two parcels of the manor (full extent given with field names), including a wood called Horsleygheg, and customs called ‘lyepselver,’ ‘leseselver,’ ‘gavalcherth,’ ‘byenerth,’ ‘bedeweding,’ and ‘custumebedrip,’ and tenants called acremen and molmen, held of the king in chief by service of a knight’s fee.
Heir as last above.
WILTS. Inq. 29 February, 10 Edward III.
Wockesey. The manor (full extent given with names of tenants), including woods called Cladhangre, ‘le Park,’ Northwode and Westwode, held of the king in chief by knight’s service, quantity unknown.
Humphrey de Bohun, aged 25 years and more, is his next heir.
GLOUCESTER. Inq. made at Gloucester, 19 February, 10 Edward III.
Whitenhurste. The manor (extent given) held of the king in chief by knight’s service, quantity unknown.
Heir as last above.
Writ to the justice of South Wales, 27 January, 10 Edward III.
MARCHES OF WALES. Inq. 19 February, 10 Edward III.
La Hay. The castle and manor (full extent given), including a fair, toll of the market, a custom called ‘tolcestre,’ a rent called ‘rynglith,’ rent of a ferry, and a rent every second year from the Welsh [tenants] of 8s. and 22 cows with their calves for ‘Treet Calemay’ at the feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross, held of the king in chief by knight’s service, quantity unknown.
Heir as above, aged 26 years on the feast of St. Nicholas last.
WALES. Inq. 12 February, 10 Edward III.
Breghenok. The castle and manor (full extent given), including 4 water-mills, a fulling-mill, a forest called ‘Forest Vahan,’ a market town the commonalty of which has the town at fee farm from of old, a rent from the bond men of Lamvas, Waketon, and Benny, a yearly rent of Welshmen for the great forest, a custom called ‘leyrwyte,’ ‘Claekadow’ and other free rents, an iron mine yielding 4 loads of iron yearly, works of customary tenants of Benny and Waketon, a custom of 90 cows with their calves given by Welsh tenants to the lord for ‘Treet Calamay’ every second year on the feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross, a custom called advoc’, and redemption of felony, held of the king in chief by knight’s service, quantity unknown.
Heir as above, aged 26 years and more.
MARCHES OF WALES. Inq. 20 February, 10 Edward III.
Breghenok. The castle and manor &c. to the same effect as above.
MARCHES OF WALES. Inq. 18 February, 10 Edward III.
Huntydon. The castle and manor (full extent given), including a park, three foreign (woods), viz.—Kyngwodd, Bradenore, and Bromleie (?), two little woods called ‘le Hay’ and Snellesleie, a rent called knights’ ward (warda militum), 26s. 8d. rent of the Welsh woodward, a quarry, a custom called toll of Brumleie (?), a custom called ‘Treet Calemay,’ viz.—that all Welsh tenants there should pay to the lord every third year, at the feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross, four cows with their calves, and the pannage of swine which is called ‘wormtak’,’ held of the king in chief by knight’s service, quantity unknown.
Heir as above, aged 26 years on the feast of St. Nicholas last.
WALES. Inq. 23 February, 10 Edward III.
Caldecote. The castle and manor (full extent given), with the hamlet of Neutone in the Marches of Wales, held of the king in chief as parcel of the earldom of Hereford. The manor is charged with 18s. 6d. yearly to be paid to John de Sapy and William Derneforde. The hamlet of Neutone is charged with 3s. 2d. yearly to be paid to the prioress of Usk.
Heir as above, aged 25 years and more.
Writ to Reginald de Conductu, mayor of London and the king’s escheator there, 1 February, 10 Edward III.
LONDON. Inq. Thursday, the feast of St. Ambrose, 10 Edward III.
A tenement called “la Blauncheapelton,’ and 12s. quit rent from the underwritten tenements, viz.—6s. 8d. from the tenement of Nicholas de Bowre in the parish of St. Olave by the Tower of London, 16d. from the tenement called ‘la Goutere’ in the same parish, and 4s. from the tenement of John atte Sole in the parish of All Saints Stanynggecherch, held of the king in chief without doing any service.
Heir as above, aged 24 years and more.
Writ to William Trussel, the king’s escheator to return into the chancery without delay all the inquisitions ordered to be made, 4 March, 10 Edward III.
C. Edw. III. File 48. (2.)
56. JOHN CARBONEL.
Writ of plenius certiorari to John de Shardelowe and others, because by an inquisition taken by John de Blounvill, late the king’s escheator, it was found that the said John Carbonel held on the day he died certain lands &c. called Popesmede, Goreslond, and Grenecroft in Waldyngfeld and Aketon, co. Suffolk, of Andrew de Bures, as of the manor of Aketon, by service of 20s., that he did not hold any lands &c. of the king in chief, and that Alice his daughter is his next heir and of the age of 10 years; but nevertheless, the king understands that the said lands &c. are, and were, parcel of the manor of Aketon, which is held of him in chief by knight’s service, and that the wardship with the marriage of the heir, ought to pertain to him; 8 February, 10 Edward III.
Writ of venire facias to the sheriff of Suffolk, to summon jurors, 8 February, 10 Edward III.
Mandate from John de Shardelowe &c. to the sheriff of Suffolk to bring jurors before them at Hennowe, on Wednesday in Easter week, 8 March, 10 Edward III.
Endorsed by the sheriff that he has made return of this writ and of the king’s original writ to Ralph de Bokkinge, steward of the liberty of St. Edmund’s, who has the return of the writs and the execution of the same, and he answers with the annexed panel.
Mandate from William Trussel, the king’s escheator, to his sub-escheator in Essex and Suffolk, sending a copy of the preceding mandate and commanding him to be there present with memoranda and all things touching the king’s right, 10 March, 10 Edward III.
SUFFOLK. Inq. taken at Henhowe before the said John &c. in the presence of the sub-escheator on Wednesday in Easter week, 10 Edward III.
Popesmede, Goreslond, and Grenecroft, are not, nor at any time were, parcel of the manor of Aketon, but they are, and have been time out of mind, held of the same manor by service of a clove gillyflower and of a root of ginger; which manor Andrew de Bures holds of the king, as of the honour of Peverell, by service of two parts of a knight’s fee. John Carbonel held the same tenements on the day he died in form aforesaid.
C. Edw. III. File 48. (3.)
57. EDWARD DE WODEHAM, BROTHER AND HEIR OF WILLIAM DE WODEHAM deceased.
Writ to the escheator to take the proof of age of the said Edward, whose lands &c. are in the wardship of Oliver de Bohun, knight (chivaler), by the king’s commission, 10 May, 10 Edward III.
ESSEX. Proof of age, 19 May, 10 Edward III.
Thomas Gobioun, knight, aged 60 years, says that the said Edward, who was born at Chigewell, co. Essex, and baptised in the church there, was 21 years of age on Sunday next after St. Luke last; and this he knows because on 15 November, 8 Edward II, after the birth of the said Edward, he received a commission as steward to Humphrey de Bohun, then earl of Hereford, and by the date of the said commission, he well remembers the age of the said Edward.
William de Staunford, aged 50 years and more, agrees, and knows it because on the day the said Edward was baptized, he was in the said church of Chigewell at a concord made between Sir Robert de Hageham and William Gernoun, and a bond was made there to observe the said concord, which remains with the said William, and by its date he well remembers the age of the said Edward.
William de Wodeham, aged 46 years and more, agrees, and knows it because on the day the said Edward was born, his own mother died, and her death was entered in the missal of the said church of Chigewell.
John de Wytonville, aged 50 years and more, agrees, and knows it because he was at the house (hospicium) of the said Edward’s mother on the day of his birth, and in going towards his own house (domum) fell among thieves, and was robbed and badly wounded.
John de Purlee, aged 44 years and more, agrees, and knows it because on the same day he was at the castle of Hagelehe with the father of the said Edward, when news came to him of the birth of the said Edward; and King Edward II, in the 8th year of his reign, lifted the said Edward from the sacred font, and he (the said John) was present.
John de Holton, aged 46 years and more, agrees, and knows it because on Saturday next after the birth of the said Edward he came to the house of Thomas de Wodeham at Chigewell, and paid him 100s. in which he was bound, and was acquitted thereof.
Thomas atte Cleye, aged 50 years and more, agrees, and knows it because on the day of the Invention of the Holy Cross next after the birth of the said Edward he purchased 20a. land in Lambourn by Chigewell.
Adam Smyth, aged 60 years, agrees, and knows it because he was bailiff of Thomas de Wodeham at Chigewell, and at Whitsunday next after the birth of the said Edward, he rendered his final account, whereof he has the acquittance.
John Ivot, aged 50 years, agrees, and knows it because, on Monday in Whitsun week next after the birth of the said Edward, he took his journey for Santiago, and made his will on the same day, which he has in his possession, and by its date he well remembers the age of the said Edward.
Laurence Sharp, aged 50 years, Adam Scublard, aged 62 years, and Robert Gyneyn, aged 48 years, agree, and know it because, when the said Edward was baptised, they were in the church of Chigewell, to render account of the will of Roger Gerard, chaplain, whose executors they were; and, by the date of the acquittance, they sufficiently know the age of the said Edward.
Oliver de Bohun, warned to be present, came not, but Thomas de Berdefeld his steward was present, but shewed nothing against the proof aforesaid.
C. Edw. III. File 48. (4.)
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